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Our Flag Means Death (2022)
Absolutely Incredible
I don't even know where to start with this review, so my apologies if it is a bit jumbled. First, the series' art style and sets are beautiful and detailed in every way. Second, this series' incredible, comedic, diverse cast play off amazingly from one another and the diverse cast allows many stories to be told realistically. The main cast members that seem to stand out every episode are Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Nathan Foad, Con O'Neill, and Vico Ortiz. The shows plots are also very well done and intriguing, considering its unique premise of a queer pirate rom-com. More on that, in the first season, there are 3 or more canon queer couples, countless queer characters, an INCREDIBLE nonbinary character named Jim, and a general gay vibe. It also uses classic '70s music to dramatize other scenes, such as The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, Perfect Day by Lou Reed, and Strawberry Letter 23 by Shruggie Oats. Overall, I very much recommend this series to people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community or are a fan of period piece romances in general. One of the few 10/10 gay shows available right now. Stream this series now on MAX.
The Legend of Zelda (1989)
Bad, but fun-bad
There are two types of bad in television. Cringe-bad and Fun-bad. The Legend of Zelda (1989) definitely fits into the second category. It is based on the Nintendo video game of the same name (1984). While watching this absolute mockery of Zelda lore, I would constantly find myself laughing at the atrocities of the dialogue and plot. The animation and music are both ok, but not as good as some '80s classics. If you somehow don't know this already, Link's catchphrase is "Well, excuse ME princess!" This catchphrase is basically everything wrong with the show. It turns Link into the most unlikable a$$hole in history and he is one of the worst parts of all of this.
But, as I said before, it's ok because this show is fun to watch. Fun-bad but fun.
If it were unironically bad this would be 3.5/10 but because it is fun-bad I rank it as 7.2/10
If you are a Zelda player then this will appeal to you for how bad it is, but if you are not you will be completely miserable.