History YMMV / Spellbinder

* MagnificentBitch: Ashka. Throughout both series she managed to play just about ''everyone'' on her way to get what she wanted, often as {{Unwitting Pawn}}s. But what makes her a really interesting villain is her ability to [[XanatosSpeedChess instantly adopt]] to any changes around her, making it hard for the heroes to keep up with her. She also avoids VillainBall almost completely, so it takes serious effort to bring her down.

** The Spellbinders' Land suffered a ecological cataclysm brought on by a science experiment. Though the nature of the experiment was not specified, it caused earthquakes and volcanoes, likely as a result of a botched attempt to tap geothermal or geomagnetic power. In our world, the early 21st century is starting to see the ecological fallout from hydrolic fracturing.

* BrokenBase: It's either first or second series, no middle ground. Fans either hate Kathy or Alex and [[NamesTheSame Katrina]].

* EvenBetterSequel: ''Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord'' was able to refine the basic idea from the first series, had much better pacing, provided stronger characters and was much more open-minded with its writing (a girl as the protagonist in an action-adventure series aimed mostly for boys just ''opens'' the list of improvements). It also avoided being as formulaic and {{anvilicious}} as [[FairForItsDay the first series]], so it aged better.

* MagnificentBitch: Ashka. Throughout both series she managed to play just about ''everyone'' on her way to get what she wanted, often as {{Unwitting Pawn}}s. But what makes her really interesting villain is her ability to [[XanatosSpeedChess instantly adopt]] to any changes around her, making it hard for the heroes to keep up with her. She also avoids VillainBall almost completely, so it takes serious effort to bring her down.

* MagnificentBitch: Ashka. Throughout both series she managed to play just about ''everyone'' on her way to get what she wanted, often as {{Unwitting Pawn}}s. But what makes her really interesting villain is her ability to [[XanatosSpeedChess instantly adopt]] to any changes around her, making it hard to just keep up with her for the heroes. She also avoids VillainBall almost completely, so it takes serious effort to bring her down.

* HilariousInHindsight: Alex at one point identifies the author of ''The Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey'' as [[BookDumb Homer Simpson]]. Several years later, [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E14TalesFromThePublicDomain Homer Simpson himself]] made the same error.

* HilariousInHindsight: Alex at one point identifies the author of ''The Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey'' as Homer Simpson. [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E14TalesFromThePublicDomain Several years later]], Homer Simpson himself made the same error.

* HilariousInHindsight: Alex at one point describes the author of ''The Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey'' as Homer Simpson. [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E14TalesFromThePublicDomain Several years later]], Homer Simpson himself made the same error.

* HilariousInHindsight: Alex at one point describes the author of ''The Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey'' as Homer Simpson. [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E14TalesFromThePublicDomain Several years later]], Homer Simpson himself makes the same error.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: For a brief moment, the second series ends up in the Spellbinders' world. This is done solely to get Ashka and a power suit from there and it's never mentioned or used for anything else after she, Kathy and Mek escape that world.

* PeripheryDemographic: ''TabletopGame/InfiniteWorlds'' players, for pretty obvious reasons. Some of them ended up playing that particular line of TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} due to watching the series.

* NewerThanTheyThink: Everyone in the Land of the Dragon Lord keeps on repeating how old and ancient their civilization is... being 400 years old. Ashka laughs at this notion, saying that even Spellbinders have ruled her world for longer.

* EvenBetterSequel: Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord was able to refine the basic idea from the first series, had much better pacing, provided stronger characters and was much more open-minded with it's writting (a girl as the protagonist in action-adventure series aimed mostly for boys just ''opens'' the list of improvements). It also avoided being as formulatic and {{anvilicious}} as [[FairForItsDay first series]], so it aged better.
* FanFicFuel: Given the premise of the show ''and'' ending of the second series (The Land of the Dragon Lord establishing two "routes" to other dimensions), you would expect an explosion of fan-fiction. [[SubvertedTrope None of this happen]]. On the other hand, the show predates internet, so there weren't many chances to publicise any fan-ficton.
* HarsherInHindsight: The abandoned hospital set was a real, ruined palace. Back in the 90s, there were (and sadly still are) numerous places like this in Poland, neglected for decades under communist rule (as they were seen as relicts of the decadent, feudal past) and with nobody to look after them post-1989.

* NewerThanTheyThink: Everyone in the Land of the Dragon Lord keep on repeating how old and ancient their civilization is... being 400 years old. Ashka laughts at this notion, saying that even Spellbinders rule her world for longer.

* MagnificentBitch: Ashka. Throughout both series she managed to play just about ''everyone'' on her way to get what she wanted, often as {{Unwitting Pawn}}s. But what makes her really interesting villain is her ability to [[XanatosSpeedChess instantly adopt]] to any changes around her, making it hard to keep up with her for the heroes. She also avoids VillainBall almost completely, so it takes serious effort to bring her down.

* MagnificentBastard: Ashka.

* MagnificentBastard: Ashka.

* MagnificentBastard: Ashka.
* ValuesDissonance: The first episode shows Paul making gunpowder for a school prank; they even show the recipe on screen! Can you imagine how parents these days would react to a show teaching their kids how to make explosives?