Review: Star Vs. the Forces of Evil

Star Vs. the Forces of Evil

DisneyXD

Monday night saw the premiere of Star Vs. the Forces of Evil, created by Daron Nefcy on DisneyXD.  I have to admit that the theme song is quite catchy and easily gets stuck in your head. The opening is manic, bright, and filled with rainbows and puppies. The show is 22 minutes with two eleven minute episodes with single plots.

The show is about Star Butterfly (voiced by Eden Sher) a princess from another dimension called Mewni. She is exiled to Earth by her parents and quickly falls in with Marco Diaz (voiced by Adam McArthur). Star wields a magical wand, one with powers she has yet to master, and Marco is a safety nut who knows karate. Also, there are puppies with laser eyes.

The first episode introduces the main characters, the main settings, and the main plot. For some reason, a little bird like creature named Ludo (voiced by Alan Tudyk) wants to take over the universe, and to do so he needs Star's wand. He has a bunch of animal lackeys that help carry out his misdeeds. Of course, the villains are completely inept.

In the second episode, we are introduced to the rather brash Flying Princess Pony Head (voiced by Jenny Slate). She is basically a floating unicorn head with dimensional scissors - scissors that can cut into any dimension. Pony Head is full of bad advice, jealousy, and is rather selfish. Star just wants her two besties, Pony Head and Marco, to be friends which leads to dimensional travel with some minor consequences. 

The show is colorful, has some fun art design, and has a cute end credits sequence. I'm hoping there is more of a story arc to the episodes that tie them all together. I like that magic is readily acceptable in the Earthly dimension, rather than something that needs to be feared or hidden. With only the first episode, it's hard to make any judgement calls now. But my first impression is that of a fun, cute show that goes for big visual jokes. Let's hope this show will be a star in the DisneyXD line-up as it grows.

Should you tune-in for episodes? That's up to you. I'm a little indifferent after the first episode. I wasn't impressed or turned-off to it. It just needs to grow a little, just like it's main character.