They look and act like they're cheap extras from Space Jam. The humans are all right, but then you have the magical creatures suddenly appearing, and it immediately throws you off on how goofy they look. The character design choices are another reason this show makes me cringe. For example, where did the men who raised the mummy from the dead come from all of a sudden? Where did they get the gem that brought him back to life? Why, despite it being established that he's from ancient Egypt, is the mummy a COWBOY? How does he know about fast food? Why does the episode bring zombies into the equation if they never ACT like zombies or enemies? All of this is never explained, and it served to annoy me even further. Episode 2 is a good example of this, as it jumps from plot to plot without rhyme or reason, and raises a whole lot of questions that go unanswered. How, you may ask? Let's delve into the rabbit hole and see how far it goes.
I'm currently watching this show for research, and I have to say.this show is AWFUL, and annoyed me a lot. As it stands, Juniper displays a cognitive confusion of combining elaborately "Bugs Bunny"-like characters with nary a single joke in sight. Perhaps the creators might have benefited from a more serious presentation, ala Ben 10 or Teen Titans. Despite the comical distortions of the characters, Juniper Lee is surprisingly devoid of humor, augmenting its so-so foundation with an insufferable tendency for taking itself far too seriously. Frankly, the prospect of being rescued time and time again by your own baby brother or even the noble deeds of man's best friend doesn't sound particularly heroic, in my book. To add insult to injury, Juniper Lee herself is far too often relegated to the role of damsel in distress, thereby awaiting the heroic deeds of her little brother or Scottish terriers in order to prevail.
HArdly inclined toward even a broad definition of "butt-kicking", this supposed martial arts expert, more often than not, resorts to simply bouncing her foes into submission, Super Mario Bros-style. Furthermore, despite the best efforts of the production team, the leading protagonist never truly resonates with the impositions of true hero. Hardly worth more than a secondary glance, this half-baked cartoon adventure suffers from a bland, inconsequential presentation, for which the only meaningful reaction subscribes to a perpetually bemused, "What was the point?" Granted, the fact that the creators have gravitated toward such a generically inept slogan as "You can't stop the girl" should be ample warning as to the show's readily-apparent lack of sophistication.
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