My main thought while watching this season was "wow".
Season one was good, but in season two everything gets better: The funny bits are funnier, the clever bits are cleverer and the sad bits are freaking heartbreaking. It's clear this was made by people that cared about their story and took their audience seriously (then gave their work the sugariest title possible, but anyhow).
The animation, music and designs create a good atmosphere (or a bad one where required), but the real strength of this series lies with the characters and the story. While season two also starts with a few Monster Of The Week episodes, the plot continues to move fast and quickly takes over. Expect lots of "Holy shit what just happened"-moments. Nothing is how it seems, fairytale tropes are deconstructed and played with until the show reaches true unpredictability and the main characters are so earnestly human (the archetypes went out of the window too) you can't not care about what happens to them.
I recommend this show to anyone that's able to deal with the whole ballet-thing, since it really has a lot to offer and is a really clever take on the fairytale genre.
Season two
My main thought while watching this season was "wow".
Season one was good, but in season two everything gets better: The funny bits are funnier, the clever bits are cleverer and the sad bits are freaking heartbreaking. It's clear this was made by people that cared about their story and took their audience seriously (then gave their work the sugariest title possible, but anyhow).
The animation, music and designs create a good atmosphere (or a bad one where required), but the real strength of this series lies with the characters and the story. While season two also starts with a few Monster Of The Week episodes, the plot continues to move fast and quickly takes over. Expect lots of "Holy shit what just happened"-moments. Nothing is how it seems, fairytale tropes are deconstructed and played with until the show reaches true unpredictability and the main characters are so earnestly human (the archetypes went out of the window too) you can't not care about what happens to them.
I recommend this show to anyone that's able to deal with the whole ballet-thing, since it really has a lot to offer and is a really clever take on the fairytale genre.