Netflixs latest animated series, Big Mouth, flawlessly taps into the awkwardness of childhood, warts and all.
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Big Mouth Season 1
Everythings embarrassing.
Everything is so embarrassing.
If that means something to you, youre probably going to love the hell out of this show.
Maurice is essentially a sexualized version of Aladdins Genie.
Hes disgusting, but so were all of we when the hormones first started to flow.
Big Mouthalso succeeds in being a deeply sweet show, in spite of the crude exterior.
Its the series way of highlighting the many weird shapes and sizes that young love can come in.
Only ifBobbys Worldwas much more jaded and adult.
Thats this shows wheelhouse.
All of this amounts toBig Mouthbeing very easy to watch.
Dialogue like, Love dies.
Mulaney and Kroll feel like theyre having so much fun in these juvenile roles.
The shows tertiary characters are also given focus in very interesting ways.
These inconsequential people are shown to have weird, sad lives that get breezed past and never addressed again.
There is no shortage of animated series out there, butBig Mouthgoes for something a little different and succeeds.
Furthermore, the series is typically episodic in nature, but doesnt make this a firm rule.
All of these elements will only refine themselves and grow stronger as the series continues.
May this thing spread as quickly as a seventh grade rumor and there be many more years to come.
Big Mouths entire first season is available to stream, September 29th on Netflix.
This review is based on all ten half-hour episodes fromBig Mouths first season.
Rating:
4 out of 5
