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"Belfort and Lupin" First Impressions
7 months ago
Happy Valentine's Day!
Let's talk about the current furry *IT* couple, Belfort and Lupin. Belfort is an official royal pet in the palace of Versailles and Lupin is a wolf who lives in the garden. The cartoon just premiered in France and already, cute fanart of the two leads as a couple is like 2/3 of my X/Twitter feed.
I watched a random episode that was uploaded to YouTube. (I think it might have already been taken down.) So it's time to do what drives streaming fans nuts and judge a TV series without watching the whole thing! :D
This particular episode is about Belfort and Lupin trying to clear the name of a cat who's been falsely accused of eating the queen's parrot. The story is very simple and that's both a good and a bad thing to me. The leads have a clear goal and most of the plot is about them overcoming obstacles to that goal. In this age of continuity-heavy miniseries-style TV shows, that's kind of refreshing. It's very sweet how they help each other. The character designs are adorable, especially Belfort with his curly-haired ears, and the setting is warm and inviting, with all the sunlight shimmering through the palace windows. On the other hand, this definitely comes across as a kids' cartoon -- which is fine, that's exactly what it is, but considering all the buzz around this, I don't see a lot of crossover appeal for grown-ups. I don't mean in terms of the furry attractiveness of the leads, but just as a show to watch. A good chunk of the episode is devoted to gags about a goofy little human courtier's stinky feet. So it is actually kind of funny how the smell is so bad that sensitive-nosed Lupin gets knocked-out and assumes a feet-up death pose. But it definitely feels more like something to make little, little kids go "Tee-hee! Stinky feet!"
Well, there is one element to draw in adults...ARE THEY GAAAAAAAY?! Well, this is not the episode to judge that by. They spend most of it running around, with few quiet moments in-between. But I've seen enough screenshots from other episodes on Twitter to tell why people think that and it's sure inspiring some wonderful artwork.
Also, this episode didn't feature Belfort's family at all. I know they don't approve of Lupin, so that could lead to meatier storylines in other episodes.
Also note that this was the English dub. I think it'll probably work better in French with English subtitles.
Let's talk about the current furry *IT* couple, Belfort and Lupin. Belfort is an official royal pet in the palace of Versailles and Lupin is a wolf who lives in the garden. The cartoon just premiered in France and already, cute fanart of the two leads as a couple is like 2/3 of my X/Twitter feed.
I watched a random episode that was uploaded to YouTube. (I think it might have already been taken down.) So it's time to do what drives streaming fans nuts and judge a TV series without watching the whole thing! :D
This particular episode is about Belfort and Lupin trying to clear the name of a cat who's been falsely accused of eating the queen's parrot. The story is very simple and that's both a good and a bad thing to me. The leads have a clear goal and most of the plot is about them overcoming obstacles to that goal. In this age of continuity-heavy miniseries-style TV shows, that's kind of refreshing. It's very sweet how they help each other. The character designs are adorable, especially Belfort with his curly-haired ears, and the setting is warm and inviting, with all the sunlight shimmering through the palace windows. On the other hand, this definitely comes across as a kids' cartoon -- which is fine, that's exactly what it is, but considering all the buzz around this, I don't see a lot of crossover appeal for grown-ups. I don't mean in terms of the furry attractiveness of the leads, but just as a show to watch. A good chunk of the episode is devoted to gags about a goofy little human courtier's stinky feet. So it is actually kind of funny how the smell is so bad that sensitive-nosed Lupin gets knocked-out and assumes a feet-up death pose. But it definitely feels more like something to make little, little kids go "Tee-hee! Stinky feet!"
Well, there is one element to draw in adults...ARE THEY GAAAAAAAY?! Well, this is not the episode to judge that by. They spend most of it running around, with few quiet moments in-between. But I've seen enough screenshots from other episodes on Twitter to tell why people think that and it's sure inspiring some wonderful artwork.
Also, this episode didn't feature Belfort's family at all. I know they don't approve of Lupin, so that could lead to meatier storylines in other episodes.
Also note that this was the English dub. I think it'll probably work better in French with English subtitles.
