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1* BrokenBase: It's either first or second series, no middle ground. Fans either hate Kathy or Alex and Katrina.
2* 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). It also avoided being as formulaic and {{anvilicious}} as [[FairForItsDay the first series]], so it aged better.
3* 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-fiction.
4* {{Fanon}}: Based on the fact that there is [[spoiler: Alt!Australia in Series 2]], fans mostly agree that Paul's world and Kathy's world aren't the same universe and neither is "ours", too.
5* 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 relics of the decadent, feudal past) and with nobody to look after them post-1989.
6* 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]] would make the same error.
7* 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.
8* 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.
9* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: To TheNineties. Just recall the girls' shopping scene in the first series.

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