This is a review of the first six episodes and the final episode of Carol& The End of The World, an animated series that was released on Netflix on Dec 15, and I finished watching it the same damn day!
I love love love the style of animation. It's simple, sufficient and quite befitting the material and themes of the show. The titular character Carol is beautifully animated, and I propose this is the most realistic.. portrayal of a middle-aged average white lady who might be an office assistant at a middle school. Nay, let me go a step further... this show has one f. the most realistic and diverse portrayal of people living in America of all the shows I've watched, animated or not. There's latinos, black folks, Sikhs, Indians, folks from East Asian and 5E Asian backgrounds and so forth, and the amazing thing is it doesn't make a big deal out of those representations, just like that character with a skin disease that makes it patterned who's just another guy.
Since we know the eventual ending of the plot( season 2 perhaps), as the title suggests, all the episodes become fillers until it comes crashing down, which I guess is all series too.. But I love how the show doesn't take itself too seriously despite the broody theme and a philosophy at handling attitude towards life that's-honestly a bit novel and refreshing for my current times.
Nine out of ten stars, yes of course this will be my comfort watch hereon!
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