Disenchantment Part 2: 10 Best Moments

Disenchantment Part Two has recently dropped on Netflix, picking up where the previous episodes left off with a narrative heavy focus. It’s technically Part Two of Season One, with all the episodes being made at the same time, but there’s still very clearly a new direction being taken here.

While Part One had a slower start more focussed on world building, Part Two has a lot more of the core mythology baked into it, spreading out much further than the shores of Dreamland. There’s still a couple of more episodic adventures here, but even then there’s a bigger focus on characterisation than perhaps Part One would have done.

We learn not just about Bean, Luci and Elfo here, but also get a lot more on the wider cast. Oona, Derek and Dagmar in particular, though that does mean a few of the more colourful characters from Part One get less of the limelight.

All things considered, it seems a fair trade.

It still isn’t as good as The Simpsons or Futurama, but it still isn’t trying to be and it still feels like a grossly unfair comparison to make. Part Two is certainly better than Part One though, so it seems like the show is heading in the right direction.

Oona felt very boxed in during Disenchantment Part One. She seemed to be a little bit of a Melania Trump parody, seen but not heard. Her angular face, love for her son but distaste for her husband and a mutual sense of distrust towards the townsfolk all fed into this.

However, there was also her evil step mother angle and feud with the resurrected Dagmar, which didn’t seem to fit into the parody at all. At times, they barely fit into the plot either. It's probably not fair to call Oona a complete misfire in Part One, but she was certainly found wanting.

Having been exiled at the end of Part One, the shackles of her tropes were immediately cast aside. She was no longer a character in relation to Zog nor Bean, but an entity unto herself. Having her become a pirate queen was a wildcard of a character development, but it worked perfectly.

It fit in with what we already knew about her: she's reckless, confident and knows how to give orders. However, it developed her so much more as we saw her thrive by embracing those around her, rather than shunning and being shunned. A shame we didn't get more.