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As a person that expected a bad show this was a good surprise. I am tired of show that so the oposite ("coff blood" She-Ra and MOTU Revelations my bood bois in anger for this show that lied to me)
@@WeRNotAlive i envy you so much. I realy REALY wated to love those shows. But they where not for me. She ra had amazing ideas but i did not like the execution, thats a show that i did not like but there is so much to talk about. Sorry for my crap english. And MOTU revelations felt like an expesive middle finger to me... I just wanted a holesome himbo adventures is that too much to ask?
She-Ra's execution would of course be varied, since it's a multi-season cartoon (and seasons 2 and 3 show an obvious lack of polish) but if you made it to the end, I'd argue you don't actually dislike it that much. As for your opinion on MOTU, you should never think of an any piece of media as an attack on you. It's never true and not productive. From the first trailer it was clear that it would be intense and action-packed, not the "wholesome himbo adventures" which can be found in abundance in the Filmation era. Kevin Smith didn't set out to hurt your feelings, he was was making a fanservice-packed over-the-top story with one of his favorite toy lines. He's a huge nerd, not an emotional terrorist.
Wammawink is the best freakin' foster mom!!! She's the foster mom that understands what her kids are going through and knows how to handle them She's got the special boy that needs to be guided, the flamboyant gay kid that she fully supports, the rough kid that's still acting out a bit, the meek one that steals stuff but is never shamed for their coping method, and the new rebellious one that needs her help~ I want a plushie of this woman!
I don’t think Zulius is a Zebrataur. I think he’s a normal horse type centaur that painted himself with stripes because he tries to be extra in every way he can. There is a scene near to the beginning of episode 5 when it starts to rain and his stripes begin to melt off along with his makeup; I also think that it would perfectly match his personality for him to do this. (Edit: after reading all the replies and watching most of season 2, I’m pretty sure he is a Zebrataur)
He doesn't have the right tail for a horse, although he might braid/trim it to mimic a zebra's tail. What would be hilarious though, if he is, in fact, actually a donkeytaur trying to mimic a much more fashionable equine.
@@herpderp3916 If this becomes canon then his disguise has to be stripped away at some point and he has a mental breakdown over his appearance only for the herd to still accept him and love him for who he is-
Maybe it was just a magical thing? Their cartoonish physics tend to be an actual magical spells. Like how there is a spell to melt your face. So maybe getting wet gets him stressed that his stripes wash away as a visual display.
@@DeathKitta plus, we’ve already seen Zulius’ stripes change shape in the past. If I’m remembering correctly, Zulius and Derpulton both have a spell that can change their stripes/spots into the shape of food (wasn’t it pies?) So it wouldnt be that outlandish to think that Zulius’ stripes ‘melting’ in the rain wasn’t just a visual gag in the form of a spell, one that maybe reflected his mood momentarily. Going with the Wizard of Oz theme in the vid, the scene of the Wicked Witch melting in water comes to mind.
ngl, one of the reasons I started watching Centaurworld was because Rider was pretty and from the clips I had seen she seemed to be in the "strong female lead" type of character. While that wasn't exactly the case, I still found myself really enjoying the show; gradually getting to know each character, that they're more than just happy-goofy personas. Also, the choice to move character development and plot along with song/a musical was amazing. Side note, I'm pretty sure Zulius is my favorite character, then rider of course.
@@Quartz_111 oh no. Yea she's definitely strong female lead, but from initial trailer I thought that maybe rider would've been the main protagonist, not horse. It was a pleasant surprise nonetheless 😌
I can't believe I didn't get what was happening until Horse finished her song. I was sitting there speechless just like the herd. And then I was screaming for the entire rest of the episode. It caught me so off-guard I stopped after episode 8 to process that, then finished the show on a different day.
its my favorite since My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It really tops even other really good shows like Shera, Kipo, Avatar, the Dragon Prince, etc...
Let's also throw in the idea of the Humand world and the Centaurworld to symbolize "serious" adulthood and innocent childhood joy. While the world tries to seperate the two, they are connected. There is always some found in the other too. Centaurworld has to face the truth and not hide. But the otherworld had to accept the optimism and bewilderdered joy. They need each other.
Comfortable Doug is best boy.. But lemme tell you why nobody was reacting to it. People saw images of it before it came out and assumed it was an adult animation parody of MLP by netflix.
@@gektoast4968 weird, when I looked it up I saw the opposite. Centaurworld objectively is more outright violent while the new MLP movie is less about physical violence and more about emotional reactions to different things. No one truly fights. I don't see how the Nowhere King is less scary than the Hitler pony lmfao. Last Centaurworld episode freaked ME out, definitely would have been scared as hell as a kid. Nothing in the new MLP movie that would have made me legit scared as a kid.
This show is so fucking good, I’ve made so much fanart and goddammit I can’t stop listening to the soundtrack. Durpleton is a mostly hated character but I love him and he’s voiced by an amazing songwriter/singer. My favorite shaman in Johnny Teatime bc of his the message he sends despite not speaking u til the every end of the episode.
I wish Durpletone has less fart jokes, I like his childish naivity. And I liked Ched he wasn't AS goofy as others and I liked his dry humour and responses. Plus his uncalled anger at Horse were very funny to me xD
I don’t hate Durpleton or Ched, I just think they need more screen time and their backstories explored. Thankfully from season two’s trailer I think that’s going to happen and probably more people will like them.
I remember seeing the image of it scrolling through Neflix and writing it off as another bad cartoon comedy. So basically I'm glad you're talking about it, because I probably wouldn't have watched it otherwise.
I watched the entire season now and omg I'm so glad I did. I really hope they make another season at least because I'm very interested in Nowhere King and that one lady (I don't think they said her name, but maybe it's in the credits?). I also really like how they embrace and use different animation styles in their story telling.
The way I describe this show is: It's a child of a 3 way relationship between MLP: Friendship is Magic, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and SpongeBob SquarePants. It has relatable characters, emotional complexity, thrilling action, and a fart joke during a major plot point.
I had been following Megan for a while so I knew this was coming out, and her unhinged quality of her chaotic and hilarious doodles perfectly carried over to the show! I watched it pretty soon after it came out and i LOVED it and im so glad other people are getting into it. This show has a lot of love and skill in it. It is one of my favorite brands of intentional stupidity, with just the right amount of sincerity.
The only downside of more people watching Centaurworld is that I anticipate at least some people (ie Lily Orchard) stirring up needless drama, like whether or not it’s ‘ethical’ for people to ship Horse & Wammawink. [For the record, both characters pass the Harkness Test but I also understand why people would prefer them as platonic friends]
@@wavesofbabies There are a few things to consider. I did a quick Google search but couldn't find any official source confirming Rider's canonical age, so the jury's still out on whether Rider's a minor. I tend to err on the side of 'assume teen character is a minor unless proven otherwise,' so that's already a solid reason not to ship em. Even if Rider is an adult, she treats Horse as a pet in the events leading up to Horse's transportation to Centaurworld. This is understandable since Horse can't initially speak, but is still a significant power imbalance that would put any romantic relationship on a very shaky/iffy start even after Horse's upgrade in intelligence. Not to mention their dynamic gave off a more sibling vibe, with the opening scene of Ep 1 implying that Horse is the closest thing to family that Rider has. I personally wouldn't ship it, but I'm not going to throw around any horse-f*cker accusations at someone who does in a post-Brony world.
All good points. There are a ton of moral wrinkles to sort out and I find it completely fascinating trying to sort through it. Not saying I ship it or against shipping it. I just got the feeling that it might be where the show is heading (way more than Wammawink/Horse, which feels more parent/child than anything). It certainly would make the half dozen songs of Horse pining for Rider make a lot more sense. I think another moral wrinkle is how sentient was Horse prior to going to Centaurworld? If she had Earth horse level intelligence or just couldn't talk (or do any of the cartoony movement) until being introduced to magic? And if she wasn't sentient before Centaurworld, do you take into account her age or just the time from becoming sentient? I do believe an "adult" can be not mentally mature enough to be considered one (as opposed to the disgusting vice versa). Does Horse fall into that area? And if Rider and Horse are *both* not adults, is that okay? Is the relationship of them before her sentiency has an effect on the morality of a relationship between them afterwards (again have to consider the power dynamic). Again, huge amounts of moral wrinkles that would have to be ironed out and grey areas where the show would have to take a stand on, maybe to the detriment of some's enjoyment of the show. It would be, however, an incredibly bold for a show to attempt to pull off. Especially in one as, in the end, wholesome as this.
I love Wammawink! She touches me with her love and care for the herd so much so I cried a couple of times during my viewing of the show. And like damn her line in response to the mysterious woman's song sums up her so well. Even to an enemy who is the opposite of Wammawink in that she views love as something bad, Wammawink is still pleading to think of the fragile things. Love is fragile but it's also gives strength and Wammawink knows it through her own experiences.
God the streaming glut is so real and I feel like Netflix got the short end of the stick. It used to be where everyone put their movies, so people would go there for their moana, their DC and all the other stuff, but as other streaming services opened i feel as if they got labeled as "The one that used to have to have good stuff" But netflix not being tied to any studio structure like disney+ is or HBO is, i really feel as if they have given voices/chances to smaller studios to make amazing shows that can say alot. I love the 80s cartoons, the marvel movies, the star wars, but these smaller shows are amazing.
Centaurworld along with Kid Cosmic Season 2 is Awesome! Netflix is killing it with its animation line up including the upcoming Bone series from Jeff Smith.
This video couldn’t have been timed any better. I just finished the show about three days ago and I’ve been OBSESSED since. Everything from the fun designs, great music, interesting world and heartwarming characters makes it such a *comfortable* and lovely watch. I was a little unsure at first, but after episode three, I was hooked. I actually learnt about the show, like assuredly many others from the video Saberspark made on it. Luckily, I went in COMPLETELY blind and was able to be surprised by all it had to offer. The bit on searching for shows in an ever expanding market is SO true. It’s easy now to ignore or skip over a potentially amazing show just because “hurr durr big studio didnt make it.” That’s exactly why I checked it out.
I was going through upcoming shows on Netflix when I came across this show. I read the description and decided to give it a shot. Can't lie, it's pretty good.
Ya know, a little something about your rant at the end. I got into Amphibia last year, a month or so before the release of season 3. I had previously written it off, but bumping into more clips (and let's be honest, 'True Colours' was an attention grabber) drew me in. And I fell absolutely in love with it! And not just the 'epic' moments, I love the characters, the humor, in season 3 I actually found myself kinda missing the overabundance the 'stupid-silly-fun' episodes the previous two had. But enough about Amphibia in and of itself. I dread the day that show ends. I have a bit of a depresion and hyperfixations have helped me find footholds in the muck of it all. So I was watching some behind the scenes stuff when I thought: 'How funny, like, 5 years ago or something this didn't even exist.' And than a realization struck me. Every few years, I'll find something that invigorates me. And while I find it, someone else is hard at work creating the next thing I love. And every new interest I find I seem to love more and more, as story tellers get more mature, and work harder to make quality content for ALL ages, and projects near to their own hearts as well. The next thing that I will love to bits is already being made, I just have to stay open and alive to see it. That realization actually made me weep with joy.
When you commented about how the aesthetics of the show makes it seem like a small children show, that's legit how I found out about this show. I was babysitting my 5-year-old niece and she was watching Centaurworld. I started paying attention to it and realized that it isn't a simple kids show, to the point that my niece stopped watching the show when season 1 ended and I was the one that wanted to keep watching. I was the one laughing and almost crying because I got the themes and jokes while she saw cool colorful characters, in a show aesthetic I wouldn't watch on my own volition (without recommendations from friends or video-essays about it)
I am so glad people are finally watching centaurworld. I remember after immediately watching it, wanting to go read comments on it, and watch "wammawink being the mum friend for 5 minutes" compilations. to only find nothing except Netflix features on youtube with the comments turned off. Seriously I love this show with my whole heart, the themes, the messages, Episode 8..... The quirky animation!! all of it.. so seeing more and more people talking about it on platforms like youtube has been awesome!!
(Spoilers for all of Season 1) When Horse began slowly adapting to the cartoony centaurworld art style, I assumed it was a simple effect of the environment. That just being in one world or another, any character would eventually fit whichever world they were in. But this is contradicted by the existence of the mystery woman. She's still got that angular, detailed human-world style, and she's not a recent arrival. Pairing that with the fact that Horse's transformation is coupled to her character growth, and especially an I Want song, and it implies art style changes are a function of mentality and perspective, not place. So in Season 2, we might see Waterbaby become more realistic in the human world as she helps plan for war, or we might not, if she retains her reliable optimism. But we might ce the centaurs become more realistic as Horse prepares them for war and they have to face the realities that they have been actively denying with flash and glitter. Also it recontextualizes the Sudden Anime Faces. Yes, those are still a joke, but they're consistent with the idea of form being function and style change indicating a change in approach and mentality.
@@Wolie318 very effectively set up too, hearing the tune a few times Then when they're in void and I heard it again, instant terror!!! And fear as Horse doesn't realise who's she talking to So powerful
Currently going through She-ra, but I think I’ll check this out next. (Edit: I have now finished both She-ra and Centaur World and they are both absolutely amazing)
I will say that I do kin Wammawink. Some of the reasons would be; trying to overcome fears and insecurities to be better at looking out for others, while still being very sweet and protective, more or less being the parental figure of my friend groups.
So very happy the show is finally picking up momentum, it deserves to be seen by all. So much to unpack in such a short season. Sent chills down my spine. Probably my favorite animated thing airing right now.
"The new needs friends" I just wish someone had said something like that about Final Space, now it's gone... I'll give Centaur World a try, it sounds amazing and I wouldn't like it to be cancelled like my favorite show, no good cartoon should go throught that.
"he's... Derpleton" I can't tell you how much I smiled when I heard that hahahaha And yes, I LOVE WammaWink! "Fragile Things" being reprised by both Horse and WammaWink later on brings me to tears every single time. I have to have gone back to those parts like... 50 times now.
I have a couple unpopular opinions on Centaurworld, the show is amazing and I love it but I just have a couple small things. 1: Wammawink is the absolute BEST character in the series and she was wronged ever so slightly at the end of season 2 (you cannot change my mind) 2: The no one talks about Waterbaby enough 3: Backstory Magic was not used to it's fullest 4: ...Comfortable Doug is only an OK character. (Yes, the video is correct in the symbolism and his role, I believe, but I just didn't find him to be a favorite of mine)
Great review. I love the show and its darker undertones, and how they are explored by trusting the audience subtext. Small correction tho; Glendale is a gerenuk, not an antilope.
Hey, speaking of underrated-good-animation-shows-that-have-come-up-recently-on-Netflix, have you seen Brave Animated Series? It's basically humans vs demons but make us humans look like assholes and it's fucking great
This is actually a really good review, and I think your input has on the topic itself was good too. Centuarworld is amazing, but it's so good and so strange that I can't compare it to anything else.
Just in case anyone missed it. They had different companies animate the characters from each world. Just as Wizard of Oz changed filming methods to visually demonstrate different worlds, they did this here too. Horse was animated by a different company through much of the series until being handed over when she wins the Be Best sash. This would be like if the Wiz took it one step further and had Dorothy in B&W until she reached Emerald city. This is the level of detail and pains they took to make this series. Oh. Also. Check out the dubs. They translated the songs (I only understand German and French enough to appreciate, but try it out on Comfortable Doug), rather than just using the English version, or having the dubber (dubster?) sing the English lyrics.
Stopped this video 3 minutes in to watch the show. Genuinely shocking and constantly improving as it goes on, glad I watched this otherwise I would've stayed one of the people initially put off by its concept.
The main reason CW got very little exposure is that it's rated 7+ and Netflix usually only advertises these things to people who watch Netflix Kids. To be fair, the show really is a great show for kids, and at Netflix they probably weren't really expecting it to get any traction for adults. Hopefully it will get enough exposure eventually (the next 10 eps are already in the making, but after that the future of the show is very uncertain).
I ignored centaurworld for the first week thinking it was a dumb show for kids, but then I heard the song for the nowhere king and my brain latched onto it until it pushed me into looking closer at this colorful show to see what messed up lord was hiding
I saw the trailer to this originally and right away thought it looked insulting. LIKE where have cartoons fallen to? I ended up hearing the Nowhere King song not even knowing where it was from. I ended up finding the source marathoning this show and finding a new favorite. Some shows really just need to be given a chance and not judged based on just the cover. This show is as close to a masterpiece as possible honestly. If the second part of this season (which is confirmed I think) is as good as the first half it might just end up being my favorite cartoon of all time. Great analysis as well. It gives a lot of insight into this show.
I actually didn't. I gave it a try and it made all the times i gave things a try and they were not good worth it. Such a good show, i look forward to its future. I also can't stop recommending it to everyone i meet.
I watched this show basically the week it came out. I didnt know a thing about it beyond the bit of the trailer I happened to notice when scrolling through Netflix, and as has become something of a pattern I've noticed, I went blindly into something I ended up really loving.
2001: The sheer number of channels is spreading TV thin and stifling the medium. Either you pay out your nose to support every show you like or have a better service experience by just pirating. 2011: Ah Netflix is here and has all the shows you want to watch, so you can support them and not pay a fortune OR pirate! 2021: The sheer number of streaming platforms is spreading TV thin and stifling the medium. Either you pay out your nose to support every show you like or have a better service experience by just pirating.
Well both Saberspark and Cellspex, both very influential online reviewers, have looked at it and praised it (somewhat indifferently in the latter's case, and glowingly in the former's), so that should give it a hearty bump of viewers
Wamawink is good sure. But have you ever considered the lady with purple hair no one knows the name of (at least i don’t know her name) and The Nowhere King. Like what shared past do they have? How to purple hair lady make the NK (Nowhere king) who he is? That stone wall carving, what if the human and the centaur are them? What if PHL (purple hair lady) were like friends just how horse and rider are, but NK took it to heart when PHL left/ went missing. And he changed for the worse? Or maybe he asked the twin trees to help him bring her back or something , but they didn’t and it made him really made, or maybe they ‘gave him what he needed’ and corrupted him (in hignsight that is not it, but its still on the table. Even if its on that corner of the table no one eats at)
I love this show. Personally, I wish Horse still had her more realistic artstyle, though. I REALLY liked the juxtaposition of her exaggerated cartoon expressions in her original form. I do appreciate that the appearance change has led to character growth... but can't I have it both ways? XD
I've watched the series like 3 months ago And I feel like comfortable Doug would be that one weird friend that rarely invites you to sleepovers,gives you 2 slices of pizza while you're there,tells you random stupid secret like 9 minutes before you go back and gives you a cool item when you're going back
The real actual video about why people didnt watch this starts around12:30. As for why people didnt watch this..well, its not because its only on netflix, but because the style is considered as 'bad' and the trailer didnt show anything about its mature side, this and Gumbals world looks exactly the same in the view many,
I started watching this show because I lost a friend I really REALLY cared about to a very bad falling out. It broke my heart and it devastated me to the point i am still recovering from it. Centaur world was also about a character that lost someone dear to her and how she was working so hard to get it back. I do not regret the journey it took me on, and your analysis put into words how I and horse were both processing the grief of loss of what we thought would bring us happiness by returning to a "normal" that's currently unattainable (And probably never will be, too much has changed). This is a big thing for me because I'm not usually a fan of "adventure-time" style of art and animation. But the animation in Centaur world is EXCEPTIONAL for a netflix series and for the traditional animation styles of this era. It took watching clips of it here on TH-cam to make me want to watch it on Netflix. Esp when it initially lost me when I saw the designs of the centaurs in the trailers that popped up. The music helped A LOT too. I still hope that one day me and my friend can reconcile but in the interim I have a show and a bunch of songs that help me to process my emotions of that loss in a healthy way. And i know that sounds colossally stupid but it helped me find a voice for my grief instead of just screaming into a pillow every night.
"It's great and inspired and there's nothing quite like" so it's another kipo, got it. MAN these netflix original cartoons (ignoring you know what) have been slapping!
Awesome video! It's a common storytelling device for Wammawink to actually sleep... (your title made me think of it) If there's a character that is too powerful/makes things right, getting them out of the picture for a bit makes creating tension easier. Like Gandalf's times off, death, being busy. Moms in shakespeare or Disney are always gone too, they make the world alright and without them there's a sense of unbalance. Wammawink is the cutest... She goes off... But even in her sleep she helps at a crucial moment. I love this show. 💙
I also really love the Comfortable Doug love - his song is far and away my favorite; legit catchy song you can dance with the characters with a goofy smile to, and not *outright* heavy or important and so you can listen to it in any kind of mood (not to downplay heavy songs, of course; one of the other things I appreciate about it is just that “I’m always in the mood to hear the Comfortable Doug song!”)... but it also does have that genuinely good message, and it coming from Doug drives the point home; a weird thing that happened on the Herd’s journey was a genuinely life-changing positive event for another character involved - there are no “side characters” in real life (even if we can feel like side characters ourselves when we’re in ruts, hence the name of the song), wisdom can come from surprising places, everyone has a story of growth/struggle, and therefore, well... yeah. No one is comfortable until we’re all comfortable. No one’s self-actualization is trivial.
Coming back to this video after blasting through the first season and GOOD LORD what an absolute blast the whole show is. Big thanks for the recommendation on a show I'm really kicking myself for passing over when it dropped. SEASON TWO NEXT MONTH BAYBEE LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!
Also I don't kin wammawink but she does remind me alot of my oldest sister. And in an unrelated note I have a very good Glendale impression and I think that's very fun
When I was watching this show and reacting to it w/ my friends who had already seen it, I got to episode 8 and told them that I kin Wammawink because I am also obsessed with merdudes, so that's my answer (Also I love this show so much and think about it every day)
Originally I avoided Centaurworld because from the trailer I thought it wouldn't be great. I thought it would be a very annoying cartoon that I would absolutely hate, but this video finally prompted me to check it out. so thanks for that. It's honestly great.
There are a mere handful of shows my kids and I can watch again and again without numbing my brain. I like this show more, the more we watch it. We absolutely love it. It's as lovingly warped as we are. With so much heart.
Gotta give you the credit you deserve here, sir. I enjoyed the CentaurWorld but it left me with a very "weird," feeling. There was something to this show and perhaps its style of humor didn't get to me. I did absolutely adore Wammawink and even seeing the parts of your talk about how Horse changed herself. But the ideas of Comfortable Doug and the way the music had tied itself in even on something simple as the way Horse is fed, are really solid points. I want to give this show another chance and thank you dearly for being the comfortable soul that you are to talk as you did about it. I'll be sure to pass this video and the talk of CentaurWorld to some friends out there. As you said yourself, this show certainly needs more notice from others (even myself, lol).
I watched all of Centaurworld in one sitting after getting an add for the first episode on youtube. I was taken in by the art style of Rider's world and 100% would not have gone for the main art style of this show, but the plot and emotional drives of this show were so compelling I simply could not stop watching. I am so excited to see this video breaking it down because this show feels both timeless and surprising. Furthermore, any musical theater lovers will recognize many of the voice actors and adore the musical numbers. It's not something I normally would watch, but I'm soooooooooo glad I did.
5:58 Like Charlie the Unicorn, that wierd TH-cam series where some annoying colorful horses led an irritable gray horse on nonsensical adventures? I see influences here, is what I'm saying.
The reason why nobody talks about this show is because there is nothing inherently wrong with it. It’s a fun show that doesn’t try too hard to be a single thing, while also giving a healthy dose of dark jokes. Plus, the songs are good. The first few episodes will kind of slap you in the face with the moral though.
It's a bit heartbreaking that none of my friends light up with recognition when I first mention this series. This show quickly rose to be one of my favourite of all times and had me break down in tears more times than probably any other I have watched while still being fun and enjoyable throughout. I just want everyone to experience this too
This show is like an a+ young adult cartoon wrapped inside a d tier kids cartoon. You remember how Steven universe had goofy episodes but looking back, they really fleshed out the character and world of the show and made it better? Centaur world doesn't hit that same mark for me. I totally get that "grim story hidden in childish goofs" is what they were going for but being intentional doesn't make it good, it just makes it frustrating. Overall I think I liked it (and I adored certain parts of it) but don't think I could recommend it. All that said the nowhere king is a crazy-good villain.
Centaur world was absolutely phenomenal. I expected it to be some silly comedy show about a badass war horse who gets sucked into a colorful world and shenanigans ensue, but then I was pleasantly surprised when it was that and SO MUCH MORE. The nowhere King reveal, comfortable doug, the creepy musical cats, wammawink, the merman episode (God that was heavy as hell), and finally meeting Rider/ryder? - It was just so gosh darn cool! I am excitedly waiting for a season 2!
one thing ive never seen anyone else talk about is how horse and rider have va’s who were in the the original broadway cast of waitress. it’s fun to look at the similarities between kimiko glenn in waitress and her in centaurworld, going from a side character who’s main story arc is her learning how to allow herself to be loved and open herself up, to the main character of a story who struggles with similar issues. not to mention rider, who’s voiced by the same actress who waitress’s main character jenna, who’s story is about leaving an abusive partner while pregnant and relying on her closest friends for support as she faces the unknown.
I saw it released last month but didnt bother until I saw thumbnail review from Saberspark as well as seeing people talk about it on twitter. Gave it a look and I love it! I wish more people talk about it, hopefullly they do because its such a good show.
I finally gave in and it's actually pretty good. I did have to skip a few times because some of the jokes don't land with me and I'd rather skip them. Buuuttt, it's really good song-wise and story-wise.
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As a person that expected a bad show this was a good surprise. I am tired of show that so the oposite ("coff blood" She-Ra and MOTU Revelations my bood bois in anger for this show that lied to me)
@@elextrano7597 I actually liked both of those shows XD My reviews of both are in the playlist I linked in the comment you responded too.
@@WeRNotAlive i envy you so much.
I realy REALY wated to love those shows. But they where not for me. She ra had amazing ideas but i did not like the execution, thats a show that i did not like but there is so much to talk about. Sorry for my crap english.
And MOTU revelations felt like an expesive middle finger to me... I just wanted a holesome himbo adventures is that too much to ask?
She-Ra's execution would of course be varied, since it's a multi-season cartoon (and seasons 2 and 3 show an obvious lack of polish) but if you made it to the end, I'd argue you don't actually dislike it that much.
As for your opinion on MOTU, you should never think of an any piece of media as an attack on you. It's never true and not productive. From the first trailer it was clear that it would be intense and action-packed, not the "wholesome himbo adventures" which can be found in abundance in the Filmation era. Kevin Smith didn't set out to hurt your feelings, he was was making a fanservice-packed over-the-top story with one of his favorite toy lines. He's a huge nerd, not an emotional terrorist.
noone has lived til they've met comfortable doug
Come forth and give love to comFORtable Doug.
Some day, I hope we can all reach the level of comfortable dougs comfortableness
Rexistyping, are you _caaampftubble?_
"none of us are comfortable until we are all comfortable"
-Comfortable Doug
Legit best side character
“Don’t worry, we’ll get back to Comfortable Doug.”
*lowers pitchfork*
So happy to be seeing people talk about this show! It's a real sleeper, and it really needs to gain the popularity it deserves!
I dont sleep
Wammawink is the best freakin' foster mom!!!
She's the foster mom that understands what her kids are going through and knows how to handle them
She's got the special boy that needs to be guided, the flamboyant gay kid that she fully supports, the rough kid that's still acting out a bit, the meek one that steals stuff but is never shamed for their coping method, and the new rebellious one that needs her help~
I want a plushie of this woman!
SAME, WAMAWINK SUPREMACY 💓💞💖
What gay kid.
@@sarabaravati5856 Zulius the Zebrataur
It doesn’t stay that they flamboyant guys who are straight
you calles Durpelton special lmao
I don’t think Zulius is a Zebrataur. I think he’s a normal horse type centaur that painted himself with stripes because he tries to be extra in every way he can. There is a scene near to the beginning of episode 5 when it starts to rain and his stripes begin to melt off along with his makeup; I also think that it would perfectly match his personality for him to do this.
(Edit: after reading all the replies and watching most of season 2, I’m pretty sure he is a Zebrataur)
He doesn't have the right tail for a horse, although he might braid/trim it to mimic a zebra's tail.
What would be hilarious though, if he is, in fact, actually a donkeytaur trying to mimic a much more fashionable equine.
@@herpderp3916 Oh My Gosh!! I hope you’re right about that. That would be the best!
@@herpderp3916 If this becomes canon then his disguise has to be stripped away at some point and he has a mental breakdown over his appearance only for the herd to still accept him and love him for who he is-
Maybe it was just a magical thing? Their cartoonish physics tend to be an actual magical spells. Like how there is a spell to melt your face. So maybe getting wet gets him stressed that his stripes wash away as a visual display.
@@DeathKitta plus, we’ve already seen Zulius’ stripes change shape in the past. If I’m remembering correctly, Zulius and Derpulton both have a spell that can change their stripes/spots into the shape of food (wasn’t it pies?) So it wouldnt be that outlandish to think that Zulius’ stripes ‘melting’ in the rain wasn’t just a visual gag in the form of a spell, one that maybe reflected his mood momentarily. Going with the Wizard of Oz theme in the vid, the scene of the Wicked Witch melting in water comes to mind.
ngl, one of the reasons I started watching Centaurworld was because Rider was pretty and from the clips I had seen she seemed to be in the "strong female lead" type of character. While that wasn't exactly the case, I still found myself really enjoying the show; gradually getting to know each character, that they're more than just happy-goofy personas. Also, the choice to move character development and plot along with song/a musical was amazing. Side note, I'm pretty sure Zulius is my favorite character, then rider of course.
Horse is a strong female lead, how dear you
@@Quartz_111 oh no. Yea she's definitely strong female lead, but from initial trailer I thought that maybe rider would've been the main protagonist, not horse. It was a pleasant surprise nonetheless 😌
people were meming the nowhere king song. That what brought me here
I love glendale
@@Quartz_111 How deer you
I went into Centaur World totally unspoiled and episode 8 hit like a brick. Such a great show.
I am one of the few people who listened listened the flowers singing and that problem why I binged to episode 8 (episode 4 final song -------- king)
I can't believe I didn't get what was happening until Horse finished her song. I was sitting there speechless just like the herd. And then I was screaming for the entire rest of the episode. It caught me so off-guard I stopped after episode 8 to process that, then finished the show on a different day.
I still get into an hour laughing fit when I watch Wammawink describes Mermaid centaurs.
Glendale's whole delivery in that scene makes it one of the most unhinged and hilarious moments of the show.
@@WeRNotAlive YOU MADE ME DRAW A MAN ON IT, A MER _MAN_ ON IT"
This. This is where I lose it, every time 😂
"Becky Apples Becky Apples!"
Probably one of my favorite new cartoons of the past several years.
It's really great.
its my favorite since My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It really tops even other really good shows like Shera, Kipo, Avatar, the Dragon Prince, etc...
@@shieldgenerator7 I wouldn’t say top, I would say its at the same level, but its ur opinion so eh
Same, this is going along with Amphibia and Hilda for my current favorite shows. Owl house might join soon once I watch it fully.
Let's also throw in the idea of the Humand world and the Centaurworld to symbolize "serious" adulthood and innocent childhood joy.
While the world tries to seperate the two, they are connected. There is always some found in the other too. Centaurworld has to face the truth and not hide. But the otherworld had to accept the optimism and bewilderdered joy.
They need each other.
Comfortable Doug is best boy..
But lemme tell you why nobody was reacting to it.
People saw images of it before it came out and assumed it was an adult animation parody of MLP by netflix.
to be fair, in a way it is, it even has some of the same people from MLP working on it
@@shieldgenerator7 not as much a parody as an homage
pretty ironic, since Centaurworld is age rated LOWER than MLP. Or rather, the new MLP movie.
@@whw148 seriously?
@@gektoast4968 weird, when I looked it up I saw the opposite. Centaurworld objectively is more outright violent while the new MLP movie is less about physical violence and more about emotional reactions to different things. No one truly fights. I don't see how the Nowhere King is less scary than the Hitler pony lmfao. Last Centaurworld episode freaked ME out, definitely would have been scared as hell as a kid. Nothing in the new MLP movie that would have made me legit scared as a kid.
In this house we stan Comfortable Doug, the bi king.
All hail the glorious king comfortable Doug! 👑
I like enjoying a show then watching someone analyze the themes, thereby giving me a new appreciation and making me wanting to watch it again
yesss, exactly. like, ah let me go back and see if i can find these themes. Which then leads me to formulate my own theories/character analysis...etc.
6:22 this sounds like a Princess Carolyn tongue twister straight out of Bojack Horseman.
That's absolutely what I was going for!
@@WeRNotAlive which is funny because the voice actor for Mr. Peanut Butter plays Horse’s Tail.
@@jojothebard6687 that's epic lol
I both hate and love the comfortable Doug song. I'll skip it in the playlist, but it'll always end up in my head somehow.
you must learn to embrace the song, and be comfortable with it.
mood, and same
Lol same. It's definitely the weakest song in the show....and yet......
I’ve always been called
Comfortable Doug
Because
That’s my name.
Comfortable Doug
Comfortable Doug
Comfortable
Comfortable
Comfortable Doug
This show is so fucking good, I’ve made so much fanart and goddammit I can’t stop listening to the soundtrack.
Durpleton is a mostly hated character but I love him and he’s voiced by an amazing songwriter/singer.
My favorite shaman in Johnny Teatime bc of his the message he sends despite not speaking u til the every end of the episode.
my least favorite character was ched tbh but the show really is good
Right?? I love all those babies! I didn't like Ched for the longest time but even he grew on me
I wish Durpletone has less fart jokes, I like his childish naivity. And I liked Ched he wasn't AS goofy as others and I liked his dry humour and responses. Plus his uncalled anger at Horse were very funny to me xD
I don’t hate Durpleton or Ched, I just think they need more screen time and their backstories explored. Thankfully from season two’s trailer I think that’s going to happen and probably more people will like them.
I remember seeing the image of it scrolling through Neflix and writing it off as another bad cartoon comedy. So basically I'm glad you're talking about it, because I probably wouldn't have watched it otherwise.
I watched the entire season now and omg I'm so glad I did. I really hope they make another season at least because I'm very interested in Nowhere King and that one lady (I don't think they said her name, but maybe it's in the credits?). I also really like how they embrace and use different animation styles in their story telling.
The way I describe this show is:
It's a child of a 3 way relationship between MLP: Friendship is Magic, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and SpongeBob SquarePants. It has relatable characters, emotional complexity, thrilling action, and a fart joke during a major plot point.
I had been following Megan for a while so I knew this was coming out, and her unhinged quality of her chaotic and hilarious doodles perfectly carried over to the show! I watched it pretty soon after it came out and i LOVED it and im so glad other people are getting into it. This show has a lot of love and skill in it. It is one of my favorite brands of intentional stupidity, with just the right amount of sincerity.
The only downside of more people watching Centaurworld is that I anticipate at least some people (ie Lily Orchard) stirring up needless drama, like whether or not it’s ‘ethical’ for people to ship Horse & Wammawink. [For the record, both characters pass the Harkness Test but I also understand why people would prefer them as platonic friends]
What about shipping Horse and Rider
@@wavesofbabies There are a few things to consider. I did a quick Google search but couldn't find any official source confirming Rider's canonical age, so the jury's still out on whether Rider's a minor. I tend to err on the side of 'assume teen character is a minor unless proven otherwise,' so that's already a solid reason not to ship em. Even if Rider is an adult, she treats Horse as a pet in the events leading up to Horse's transportation to Centaurworld. This is understandable since Horse can't initially speak, but is still a significant power imbalance that would put any romantic relationship on a very shaky/iffy start even after Horse's upgrade in intelligence. Not to mention their dynamic gave off a more sibling vibe, with the opening scene of Ep 1 implying that Horse is the closest thing to family that Rider has. I personally wouldn't ship it, but I'm not going to throw around any horse-f*cker accusations at someone who does in a post-Brony world.
All good points. There are a ton of moral wrinkles to sort out and I find it completely fascinating trying to sort through it.
Not saying I ship it or against shipping it. I just got the feeling that it might be where the show is heading (way more than Wammawink/Horse, which feels more parent/child than anything). It certainly would make the half dozen songs of Horse pining for Rider make a lot more sense.
I think another moral wrinkle is how sentient was Horse prior to going to Centaurworld? If she had Earth horse level intelligence or just couldn't talk (or do any of the cartoony movement) until being introduced to magic? And if she wasn't sentient before Centaurworld, do you take into account her age or just the time from becoming sentient? I do believe an "adult" can be not mentally mature enough to be considered one (as opposed to the disgusting vice versa). Does Horse fall into that area? And if Rider and Horse are *both* not adults, is that okay? Is the relationship of them before her sentiency has an effect on the morality of a relationship between them afterwards (again have to consider the power dynamic).
Again, huge amounts of moral wrinkles that would have to be ironed out and grey areas where the show would have to take a stand on, maybe to the detriment of some's enjoyment of the show.
It would be, however, an incredibly bold for a show to attempt to pull off. Especially in one as, in the end, wholesome as this.
What is The Harkness Test?????
@@thehistoryandbooknerd8979 basically the test of the morality of the fuckability of a nonhuman creature.
I love Wammawink! She touches me with her love and care for the herd so much so I cried a couple of times during my viewing of the show. And like damn her line in response to the mysterious woman's song sums up her so well. Even to an enemy who is the opposite of Wammawink in that she views love as something bad, Wammawink is still pleading to think of the fragile things. Love is fragile but it's also gives strength and Wammawink knows it through her own experiences.
God the streaming glut is so real and I feel like Netflix got the short end of the stick. It used to be where everyone put their movies, so people would go there for their moana, their DC and all the other stuff, but as other streaming services opened i feel as if they got labeled as "The one that used to have to have good stuff" But netflix not being tied to any studio structure like disney+ is or HBO is, i really feel as if they have given voices/chances to smaller studios to make amazing shows that can say alot.
I love the 80s cartoons, the marvel movies, the star wars, but these smaller shows are amazing.
I remember some people making fun when Netflix started making original content but man they'd be dead in the water if they hadn't
Me: This looks like a silly, lighthearted show that I can watch a few episodes of before I go to sleep.
Centaurworld: Hush now....
Centaurworld along with Kid Cosmic Season 2 is Awesome! Netflix is killing it with its animation line up including the upcoming Bone series from Jeff Smith.
There's a Bone TV show coming up?!
"Kid Cosmic Season 2"
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
I'm pretty sure the bone thing is just a rumor, unfortunately
I enjoyed I Heart Arlo too.
Also I'm exited for the upcoming shows Deadendia and Inside Job!
They animated Bone?? EEEEEEEEEEEEEE
This video couldn’t have been timed any better. I just finished the show about three days ago and I’ve been OBSESSED since.
Everything from the fun designs, great music, interesting world and heartwarming characters makes it such a *comfortable* and lovely watch.
I was a little unsure at first, but after episode three, I was hooked. I actually learnt about the show, like assuredly many others from the video Saberspark made on it. Luckily, I went in COMPLETELY blind and was able to be surprised by all it had to offer.
The bit on searching for shows in an ever expanding market is SO true. It’s easy now to ignore or skip over a potentially amazing show just because “hurr durr big studio didnt make it.” That’s exactly why I checked it out.
I was going through upcoming shows on Netflix when I came across this show. I read the description and decided to give it a shot. Can't lie, it's pretty good.
Ya know, a little something about your rant at the end. I got into Amphibia last year, a month or so before the release of season 3. I had previously written it off, but bumping into more clips (and let's be honest, 'True Colours' was an attention grabber) drew me in. And I fell absolutely in love with it! And not just the 'epic' moments, I love the characters, the humor, in season 3 I actually found myself kinda missing the overabundance the 'stupid-silly-fun' episodes the previous two had. But enough about Amphibia in and of itself.
I dread the day that show ends. I have a bit of a depresion and hyperfixations have helped me find footholds in the muck of it all. So I was watching some behind the scenes stuff when I thought: 'How funny, like, 5 years ago or something this didn't even exist.' And than a realization struck me. Every few years, I'll find something that invigorates me. And while I find it, someone else is hard at work creating the next thing I love. And every new interest I find I seem to love more and more, as story tellers get more mature, and work harder to make quality content for ALL ages, and projects near to their own hearts as well.
The next thing that I will love to bits is already being made, I just have to stay open and alive to see it. That realization actually made me weep with joy.
When you commented about how the aesthetics of the show makes it seem like a small children show, that's legit how I found out about this show. I was babysitting my 5-year-old niece and she was watching Centaurworld. I started paying attention to it and realized that it isn't a simple kids show, to the point that my niece stopped watching the show when season 1 ended and I was the one that wanted to keep watching. I was the one laughing and almost crying because I got the themes and jokes while she saw cool colorful characters, in a show aesthetic I wouldn't watch on my own volition (without recommendations from friends or video-essays about it)
I am so glad people are finally watching centaurworld. I remember after immediately watching it, wanting to go read comments on it, and watch "wammawink being the mum friend for 5 minutes" compilations. to only find nothing except Netflix features on youtube with the comments turned off.
Seriously I love this show with my whole heart, the themes, the messages, Episode 8..... The quirky animation!! all of it.. so seeing more and more people talking about it on platforms like youtube has been awesome!!
(Spoilers for all of Season 1)
When Horse began slowly adapting to the cartoony centaurworld art style, I assumed it was a simple effect of the environment. That just being in one world or another, any character would eventually fit whichever world they were in. But this is contradicted by the existence of the mystery woman. She's still got that angular, detailed human-world style, and she's not a recent arrival. Pairing that with the fact that Horse's transformation is coupled to her character growth, and especially an I Want song, and it implies art style changes are a function of mentality and perspective, not place. So in Season 2, we might see Waterbaby become more realistic in the human world as she helps plan for war, or we might not, if she retains her reliable optimism. But we might ce the centaurs become more realistic as Horse prepares them for war and they have to face the realities that they have been actively denying with flash and glitter.
Also it recontextualizes the Sudden Anime Faces. Yes, those are still a joke, but they're consistent with the idea of form being function and style change indicating a change in approach and mentality.
I didn't even hear about this until I saw Sabersparks video, then I fell in love with the design of the nowhere king and his theme song.
Hush now...
@@WeRNotAlive absolutely bone chilling. It's an anti-banger. Not in the sense that it's bad, but more like an anti-hero compared to a hero.
@@Wolie318 very effectively set up too, hearing the tune a few times
Then when they're in void and I heard it again, instant terror!!! And fear as Horse doesn't realise who's she talking to
So powerful
Can't wait for 20-30 years from now when everyone who saw this as a child grows up to make more things like it.
Currently going through She-ra, but I think I’ll check this out next.
(Edit: I have now finished both She-ra and Centaur World and they are both absolutely amazing)
I will say that I do kin Wammawink.
Some of the reasons would be; trying to overcome fears and insecurities to be better at looking out for others, while still being very sweet and protective, more or less being the parental figure of my friend groups.
Hey I love homestuck too!
I also agree with what you said about Wammawink, I just know I fall short sometimes
So very happy the show is finally picking up momentum, it deserves to be seen by all. So much to unpack in such a short season. Sent chills down my spine. Probably my favorite animated thing airing right now.
"The new needs friends"
I just wish someone had said something like that about Final Space, now it's gone...
I'll give Centaur World a try, it sounds amazing and I wouldn't like it to be cancelled like my favorite show, no good cartoon should go throught that.
"he's... Derpleton" I can't tell you how much I smiled when I heard that hahahaha
And yes, I LOVE WammaWink! "Fragile Things" being reprised by both Horse and WammaWink later on brings me to tears every single time. I have to have gone back to those parts like... 50 times now.
I have a couple unpopular opinions on Centaurworld, the show is amazing and I love it but I just have a couple small things.
1: Wammawink is the absolute BEST character in the series and she was wronged ever so slightly at the end of season 2 (you cannot change my mind)
2: The no one talks about Waterbaby enough
3: Backstory Magic was not used to it's fullest
4: ...Comfortable Doug is only an OK character. (Yes, the video is correct in the symbolism and his role, I believe, but I just didn't find him to be a favorite of mine)
Great review. I love the show and its darker undertones, and how they are explored by trusting the audience subtext.
Small correction tho; Glendale is a gerenuk, not an antilope.
I know it's been over a month, but episode 8 still ducks me up just a little.
Edit: thank you autocorrect.
That one is rough, buddy.Zuko.gif
You rang?
For very personal reasons, it will always hit hard for me.
Hey, speaking of underrated-good-animation-shows-that-have-come-up-recently-on-Netflix, have you seen Brave Animated Series? It's basically humans vs demons but make us humans look like assholes and it's fucking great
Like Devilman?
@@prisma6799 sorta, but definitely not that dark and it's more oriented to satire
This is actually a really good review, and I think your input has on the topic itself was good too. Centuarworld is amazing, but it's so good and so strange that I can't compare it to anything else.
6:21 I`m impressed by the fact you didn`t stutter once
“Hush now hide all your little ones”
Continue
Just in case anyone missed it.
They had different companies animate the characters from each world. Just as Wizard of Oz changed filming methods to visually demonstrate different worlds, they did this here too.
Horse was animated by a different company through much of the series until being handed over when she wins the Be Best sash. This would be like if the Wiz took it one step further and had Dorothy in B&W until she reached Emerald city.
This is the level of detail and pains they took to make this series.
Oh. Also. Check out the dubs. They translated the songs (I only understand German and French enough to appreciate, but try it out on Comfortable Doug), rather than just using the English version, or having the dubber (dubster?) sing the English lyrics.
I watched this when it came out, and dragged my sisters to watch it and now we are all comfortable
Stopped this video 3 minutes in to watch the show. Genuinely shocking and constantly improving as it goes on, glad I watched this otherwise I would've stayed one of the people initially put off by its concept.
The main reason CW got very little exposure is that it's rated 7+ and Netflix usually only advertises these things to people who watch Netflix Kids. To be fair, the show really is a great show for kids, and at Netflix they probably weren't really expecting it to get any traction for adults. Hopefully it will get enough exposure eventually (the next 10 eps are already in the making, but after that the future of the show is very uncertain).
I ignored centaurworld for the first week thinking it was a dumb show for kids, but then I heard the song for the nowhere king and my brain latched onto it until it pushed me into looking closer at this colorful show to see what messed up lord was hiding
I saw the trailer to this originally and right away thought it looked insulting. LIKE where have cartoons fallen to? I ended up hearing the Nowhere King song not even knowing where it was from. I ended up finding the source marathoning this show and finding a new favorite. Some shows really just need to be given a chance and not judged based on just the cover. This show is as close to a masterpiece as possible honestly. If the second part of this season (which is confirmed I think) is as good as the first half it might just end up being my favorite cartoon of all time. Great analysis as well. It gives a lot of insight into this show.
I actually didn't. I gave it a try and it made all the times i gave things a try and they were not good worth it. Such a good show, i look forward to its future. I also can't stop recommending it to everyone i meet.
Gosh its such a good show, I love how it deals with trauma and anxiety
I watched this show basically the week it came out.
I didnt know a thing about it beyond the bit of the trailer I happened to notice when scrolling through Netflix, and as has become something of a pattern I've noticed, I went blindly into something I ended up really loving.
Bro the Nowhere King lullaby legit a bop, I'd say i didn't like most of it songs but it stand so much out to me, it's a masterpieces.
2001: The sheer number of channels is spreading TV thin and stifling the medium. Either you pay out your nose to support every show you like or have a better service experience by just pirating.
2011: Ah Netflix is here and has all the shows you want to watch, so you can support them and not pay a fortune OR pirate!
2021: The sheer number of streaming platforms is spreading TV thin and stifling the medium. Either you pay out your nose to support every show you like or have a better service experience by just pirating.
6:00
Yeah, everyone over 20 also left.
Well both Saberspark and Cellspex, both very influential online reviewers, have looked at it and praised it (somewhat indifferently in the latter's case, and glowingly in the former's), so that should give it a hearty bump of viewers
Wamawink is good sure.
But have you ever considered the lady with purple hair no one knows the name of (at least i don’t know her name) and The Nowhere King.
Like what shared past do they have? How to purple hair lady make the NK (Nowhere king) who he is?
That stone wall carving, what if the human and the centaur are them? What if PHL (purple hair lady) were like friends just how horse and rider are, but NK took it to heart when PHL left/ went missing. And he changed for the worse? Or maybe he asked the twin trees to help him bring her back or something , but they didn’t and it made him really made, or maybe they ‘gave him what he needed’ and corrupted him (in hignsight that is not it, but its still on the table. Even if its on that corner of the table no one eats at)
I wanted to re watched it as soon as I finished it, and that didn't happened with literally no other show or movie, that's how much I loved it
You beautiful little klepto!
Also, Dorothy is neither a good witch nor a bad witch, but rather, she is a sandwich.
I love this show. Personally, I wish Horse still had her more realistic artstyle, though. I REALLY liked the juxtaposition of her exaggerated cartoon expressions in her original form. I do appreciate that the appearance change has led to character growth... but can't I have it both ways? XD
It’s a masterpiece and criminally underrated
I legitimately watched it three times and could easily watch it AGAIN and enjoy it just as much
A traumatised horse fals OTGW and finds FiM... . dear me that made me laugh...
"Don't worry, we'll get back to Comfortable Doug." We'd BETTER.
I've watched the series like 3 months ago
And I feel like comfortable Doug would be that one weird friend that rarely invites you to sleepovers,gives you 2 slices of pizza while you're there,tells you random stupid secret like 9 minutes before you go back and gives you a cool item when you're going back
The real actual video about why people didnt watch this starts around12:30.
As for why people didnt watch this..well, its not because its only on netflix, but because the style is considered as 'bad' and the trailer didnt show anything about its mature side, this and Gumbals world looks exactly the same in the view many,
I started watching this show because I lost a friend I really REALLY cared about to a very bad falling out. It broke my heart and it devastated me to the point i am still recovering from it. Centaur world was also about a character that lost someone dear to her and how she was working so hard to get it back. I do not regret the journey it took me on, and your analysis put into words how I and horse were both processing the grief of loss of what we thought would bring us happiness by returning to a "normal" that's currently unattainable (And probably never will be, too much has changed). This is a big thing for me because I'm not usually a fan of "adventure-time" style of art and animation. But the animation in Centaur world is EXCEPTIONAL for a netflix series and for the traditional animation styles of this era. It took watching clips of it here on TH-cam to make me want to watch it on Netflix. Esp when it initially lost me when I saw the designs of the centaurs in the trailers that popped up. The music helped A LOT too.
I still hope that one day me and my friend can reconcile but in the interim I have a show and a bunch of songs that help me to process my emotions of that loss in a healthy way. And i know that sounds colossally stupid but it helped me find a voice for my grief instead of just screaming into a pillow every night.
"It's great and inspired and there's nothing quite like" so it's another kipo, got it. MAN these netflix original cartoons (ignoring you know what) have been slapping!
Frrr bro. Just started watching Kipo and it’s great. Can’t wait to get to this one next.
@@samescourt3801 yess kipo is such a great show. The creator is amazing as well, he interacts with the community a lot on instagram
Netflix has been doing great animated shows, and i'm really glad
Awesome video!
It's a common storytelling device for Wammawink to actually sleep... (your title made me think of it)
If there's a character that is too powerful/makes things right, getting them out of the picture for a bit makes creating tension easier. Like Gandalf's times off, death, being busy. Moms in shakespeare or Disney are always gone too, they make the world alright and without them there's a sense of unbalance.
Wammawink is the cutest... She goes off... But even in her sleep she helps at a crucial moment.
I love this show. 💙
Thank you!! I was waiting for the introspection on the comfortable Doug song after I saw someone crapping on it the other day
in centaurWOOOOOOORLD
Ok
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Idk how to make the ahh singing not look like screaming lol
I watched like a month ago and it STILL hasn’t left my mind. Like no cartoon stays on my mind like this.
I'm so glad I did not sleep on this show. Truly a hidden gem in Netflix's library
I also really love the Comfortable Doug love - his song is far and away my favorite; legit catchy song you can dance with the characters with a goofy smile to, and not *outright* heavy or important and so you can listen to it in any kind of mood (not to downplay heavy songs, of course; one of the other things I appreciate about it is just that “I’m always in the mood to hear the Comfortable Doug song!”)... but it also does have that genuinely good message, and it coming from Doug drives the point home; a weird thing that happened on the Herd’s journey was a genuinely life-changing positive event for another character involved - there are no “side characters” in real life (even if we can feel like side characters ourselves when we’re in ruts, hence the name of the song), wisdom can come from surprising places, everyone has a story of growth/struggle, and therefore, well... yeah. No one is comfortable until we’re all comfortable. No one’s self-actualization is trivial.
So CentaurWorld is Phinas and Ferb, but with character development and ptsd themes.
There's at least three songs in every episode, so that's honestly a good point of comparison!
Coming back to this video after blasting through the first season and GOOD LORD what an absolute blast the whole show is. Big thanks for the recommendation on a show I'm really kicking myself for passing over when it dropped.
SEASON TWO NEXT MONTH BAYBEE LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!
I'm glad ur also covering this show it desperately needs more attention
Also I don't kin wammawink but she does remind me alot of my oldest sister.
And in an unrelated note I have a very good Glendale impression and I think that's very fun
When I was watching this show and reacting to it w/ my friends who had already seen it, I got to episode 8 and told them that I kin Wammawink because I am also obsessed with merdudes, so that's my answer
(Also I love this show so much and think about it every day)
Originally I avoided Centaurworld because from the trailer I thought it wouldn't be great. I thought it would be a very annoying cartoon that I would absolutely hate, but this video finally prompted me to check it out. so thanks for that. It's honestly great.
There are a mere handful of shows my kids and I can watch again and again without numbing my brain. I like this show more, the more we watch it. We absolutely love it. It's as lovingly warped as we are. With so much heart.
Gotta give you the credit you deserve here, sir. I enjoyed the CentaurWorld but it left me with a very "weird," feeling. There was something to this show and perhaps its style of humor didn't get to me. I did absolutely adore Wammawink and even seeing the parts of your talk about how Horse changed herself. But the ideas of Comfortable Doug and the way the music had tied itself in even on something simple as the way Horse is fed, are really solid points. I want to give this show another chance and thank you dearly for being the comfortable soul that you are to talk as you did about it. I'll be sure to pass this video and the talk of CentaurWorld to some friends out there. As you said yourself, this show certainly needs more notice from others (even myself, lol).
Wonderful video -- this show is very underrated. I hope more people begin to talk about it, it really deserves more attention.
I watched all of Centaurworld in one sitting after getting an add for the first episode on youtube. I was taken in by the art style of Rider's world and 100% would not have gone for the main art style of this show, but the plot and emotional drives of this show were so compelling I simply could not stop watching. I am so excited to see this video breaking it down because this show feels both timeless and surprising. Furthermore, any musical theater lovers will recognize many of the voice actors and adore the musical numbers. It's not something I normally would watch, but I'm soooooooooo glad I did.
I stan Wammawink. She's been my fave since episode one but after her backstory- I WANT TO HUG DAT BBY ALPACATAUR AND NEVER LET HER GO QWQ
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Like Charlie the Unicorn, that wierd TH-cam series where some annoying colorful horses led an irritable gray horse on nonsensical adventures?
I see influences here, is what I'm saying.
I had no idea the show went anywhere as hard as it did.
The reason why nobody talks about this show is because there is nothing inherently wrong with it. It’s a fun show that doesn’t try too hard to be a single thing, while also giving a healthy dose of dark jokes. Plus, the songs are good. The first few episodes will kind of slap you in the face with the moral though.
It's a bit heartbreaking that none of my friends light up with recognition when I first mention this series.
This show quickly rose to be one of my favourite of all times and had me break down in tears more times than probably any other I have watched while still being fun and enjoyable throughout.
I just want everyone to experience this too
This show is like an a+ young adult cartoon wrapped inside a d tier kids cartoon. You remember how Steven universe had goofy episodes but looking back, they really fleshed out the character and world of the show and made it better? Centaur world doesn't hit that same mark for me.
I totally get that "grim story hidden in childish goofs" is what they were going for but being intentional doesn't make it good, it just makes it frustrating. Overall I think I liked it (and I adored certain parts of it) but don't think I could recommend it.
All that said the nowhere king is a crazy-good villain.
Centaur world was absolutely phenomenal. I expected it to be some silly comedy show about a badass war horse who gets sucked into a colorful world and shenanigans ensue, but then I was pleasantly surprised when it was that and SO MUCH MORE. The nowhere King reveal, comfortable doug, the creepy musical cats, wammawink, the merman episode (God that was heavy as hell), and finally meeting Rider/ryder? - It was just so gosh darn cool! I am excitedly waiting for a season 2!
one thing ive never seen anyone else talk about is how horse and rider have va’s who were in the the original broadway cast of waitress. it’s fun to look at the similarities between kimiko glenn in waitress and her in centaurworld, going from a side character who’s main story arc is her learning how to allow herself to be loved and open herself up, to the main character of a story who struggles with similar issues. not to mention rider, who’s voiced by the same actress who waitress’s main character jenna, who’s story is about leaving an abusive partner while pregnant and relying on her closest friends for support as she faces the unknown.
That’s how I got into it . I saw videos about it on TH-cam so I thought it was cool and checked it out .
That tongue twister had me subscribe. Bravo!
Were you just briefly possessed by Princess Carolyn?
I saw it released last month but didnt bother until I saw thumbnail review from Saberspark as well as seeing people talk about it on twitter. Gave it a look and I love it! I wish more people talk about it, hopefullly they do because its such a good show.
I finally gave in and it's actually pretty good. I did have to skip a few times because some of the jokes don't land with me and I'd rather skip them. Buuuttt, it's really good song-wise and story-wise.
‘Fragile things (reprises)’ cheers me up every time.