The Dragon Prince (Netflix, Season 1)

While some of the Avatar creators were making Voltron, the rest of them decided they weren’t done with Asian-inspired complicated fantasy magic worlds. The elves got freaked out that humans were using life-draining dark magic rather than one of the six natural sources, so they split the continent and set the Dragon King to guard the border. Humans managed to kill the king, but there is the small matter of his heir…

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Overall: Clearly they have another five or six chapters planned (Sun, Stars, Earth, Sky, Ocean and possibly Dark). I’ll be interested to see where this goes.

Star vs. the Forces of Evil (TV Series, Season 3)

This season was a hell of a ride. We open with Ludo possessed by Toffee, magic falling apart all over Mewnie, and Star and her mother on the run.

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Overall: Wasn’t sure I’d be back, but I appreciate the building mythology and tight use of detail / callbacks / references. Also, it’s often cheerful and funny.