As a fan of the original movie, I had high hopes for the series.

Tragically, I’m sorely disappointed :cry:

I’m at a loss to how Disney could have made such an utter mess.

The original movie is funny, magical and told so well. It’s one of my favourite children’s fantasy movies. But, the series hasn’t captured even 10% of what made it so special and loved by so many.

There’s only two people holding the series together and they are of course Warwick Davis and Amar Chadha-Patel.

I’m also disappointed how grumpy they’ve made the character, Willow and well, everyone. Where’s the light hearted comedy?

They’ve literally ignored that unique charm the original film possessed. It’s tragic :cry:

It’s actually difficult to write this review; I know I’ve not paid attention whilst watching, due to boredom. Although at times, even when I felt I’d missed something and rewinded, it still felt as though the story hadn’t been told properly.

Is it just me? Or have they crammed in too much information in a short space of time? 20 years ish has passed and there’s numerous new characters and so many events passed, such a lot of information thrown at us incoherently. They’ve also failed to build up characters, for the audience to bond with.

This may not be a popular opinion, however I do feel they’ve tried too hard and spent too much time trying to be politically correct regarding the LGBTQ community, rather than on the actual story. The relationships come across forced, there’s no chemistry, it all feels too awkward.

I’ve no objection to them having romance in the show, between whoever, after all part of the original film’s magic was the romance between Elora’s parents. But, it was fun and enjoyable, something they failed on epically. Not only on the romance, but overall. It’s actually depressing!

I could go on and on with my disgruntled rant, there’s so much wrong with the show :cry:

Perhaps, if you’ve not had the opportunity to watch the movie, the series may not seem that bad.

However, I do implore you to find the time to watch the film, you will not be disappointed.

Fingers crossed, if there’s a second season, Disney will make a humongous effort to write the wrongs of season one and make any future seasons worthy to be called Willow.