These colors remind us of the beautiful art style in the Legend of the Three Caballeros. 🦆🐓🦜 At first glance, the vibrant colors of the show, along with the marriage of the ’90s and the current animation trend, will capture your curiosity.
Aside from that, our initial reaction was “meh.” With episodes that appear to be random for the sake of it, the show can easily be excused as a series with flashy colors and excess motion for children to gaze at, leaving nothing for the adults to enjoy. As a fan of the original 1944 classic, we had a sense of nostalgia as the show perfectly recaptures the feeling of the Caballeros. However, the tone of the trio clashes with the fast pace videogame-Esque supporting characters pulled right out of an iPhone.
Everything quickly changes about six episodes in, when they introduce the central story arch. Nods to "older" characters can be seen throughout the show, and they're able to sew in a timeline that expands on how Donald Duck is such a skilled adventurere in any "universe" he's a part of. So the next time you see him do a fantastic feat in Ducktales, there is an explanation for that besides him being in the navy. Over time, side characters that seemed arbitrary and flat develop into love-able and excitable mainstays of the team.
Having loved the art style, I am ecstatic to say that it's not just eye-candy. The episodes come together to create a cohesive conclusion to an epic first season. We are now fans that are looking forward to new adventures with the Three Caballeros as "we sing, and we samba" our way to season two!
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