Line #3 Series/TheBarbarianAndTheTroll


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3	->''A troll burned his bridge\
4	A warrior lost her crown\
5	I'm not being poetic\
6	That's literally what went down!\
7	Together their journey has begun\
8	Combining might and melody\
9	To quest and smite a demon\
10	And find their true family!''
11	-->-- '''[[ExpositoryThemeTune The opening to the series]]'''
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13	''The Barbarian and the Troll'' is a live-action puppet series that premiered on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} on April 2, 2021.
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15	Evan, a spirited bridge troll prince in search of excitement and a place to perform his songs, finds adventure when he meets Brendar, a fierce female warrior and former princess on a quest to avenge an attack on her family.
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18	!!''The Barbarian and the Troll'' provides examples of:
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20	* AffectionateParody: Of SwordAndSorcery.
21	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
22	** In the pilot when Kyle asks Brendar for her order:
23	--->'''Kyle:''' "What can I get you?"\
24	'''Brendar:''' "Gee, I don't know. I just got kicked out of the Royal Order, lost my favorite sword, had to fight a band of goblins for a new one, haven't slept in four nights, and I don't like a lot of sauces!"
25	** In "Off to See the Wizard", the path to Castle Gnarlia is through the Dark Forest of Torment, through the Black Mountains of Despair, and across the Light Gray River of Mild Inconveniences.
26	* DealWithTheDevil: Kendar agrees to steal Axe from Brendar to get Alvin to leave his family alone.
27	* DidntThinkThisThrough: When the heroes have to entertain Christoph the mapmaking unicorn, Kyle is in charge of food and decides to serve a meat-centric meal, even though equine animals don't eat meat. When Christoph tells Kyle he's a vegetarian, they don't have anything to serve him for dinner except grapes and pudding.
28	* ExactWords:
29	** When Brendar is outraged to find Axe isn't magically bound by dragon tears, she points out that when they first met, after all her boasting on her powers, she did throw in a line on "certain restrictions apply." Brendar lampshades how Axe could have clarified the "restrictions" included not really being magical.
30	** When Horus berates Gnarlia for having turned Stacee into an owl, her only rebuttal is that Stacee was asking for it. Eventually he undstands that Stacee literally asked to be turned into an owl because of the perks that came with such a transformation and Gnarlia simply granted her wish.
31	* GilliganCut: In "Off to See the Wizard", after Evan is allowed to go on the journey:
32	-->'''Brendar:''' We're going to get into a ''lot'' of dangerous situations.\
33	'''Evan:''' You won't regret this.\
34	''[the episode cuts to them in the woods]''\
35	'''Brendar:''' I'm beginning to regret this.\
36	''[Evan is shown stuck in the web of a {{giant spider}}]''
37	* FluffyTheTerrible: The name of the Snowgre name really is Fluffy.
38	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Evan. His father forced him into a role he didn't want, his mother kept trying to eat him and his bedroom ''was a cabinet drawer''.
39	* HopeSpot: PlayedForLaughs. In the first episode, Brendar's princess status is revoked by Queen Shimmerian, making her lose her tiara, her shiny armor, and her sword, but it initially looks like Queen Shimmerian forgot her sword. Queen Shimmerian promptly appears in a vision again just to snatch the sword right out of Brendar's hands.
40	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Aside from the first, all the episode names are related to music in one way or another.
41	* IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance: It's only when fellow warrior Sharon literally laughs in her face that Brendar discovers Axe is ''not'' enchanted with dragon tears but just some random axe Horus bought from a merchant.
42	-->'''Brendar:''' Apparently, those axes are so rare, I don't even know what one looks like!
43	* LiteralMetaphor: After Evan finally gets fed up with his father, he promptly leaves with his stuff, but accidentally burns down the bridge he watched over for most of his life. His father notes that he ''literally'' just burned a bridge.
44	* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Brendar tears a serpent in two in the first episode of the series, with the serpent's response being a casual "Eh, I'm okay."
45	* MoodWhiplash: Used frequently, one notable example being when Alvin threatens to kidnap Kendar again, only this time there wouldn't be any Pizza Mondays!
46	* PreAsskickingOneLiner:
47	** When Alvin the Demon pushes Brendar's last button when she said she sounds like a sleepy walrus, that was the last straw for Brendar and started attacked her.
48	-->'''Brendar:''' "You’re going down...literally!!!"
49	* RedEyesTakeWarning:
50	** Skely has red eyes, unlike the rest of Horus' skeletons.
51	** In "Blood, Sweat, and Fears", the gang's fear selves all have red eyes. It's most obvious on Brendar, Stacy, and Axe, but a bit more subtle on Evan, due to his eyes being orange, and Horus, due to him just having small pupils with no irises.
52	* RevelingInTheNewForm: Stacey was turned into an owl, but she appreciates it a lot because of all the perks, like night vision and being able to poop whenever she wants. [[spoiler:Actually, she wanted her mother to turn her into an owl.]]
53	* TalkingAnimal: All the animals in this show speak perfect English.
54	* TomTheDarkLord: The demon who murdered Brendar's mother and kidnapped her brother is named Alvin.
55	* TrollBridge: Trolls run every toll bridge in Gothmoria, with Evan accidentally burning his down while quitting his job setting the story into motion.
56	* VillainSong: [[spoiler:Performed by the Queen when she reveals her true identity as Demon Alvin.]]
57	* WidelySpacedJailBars: When Evan is on trial for animal cruelty, he can easily walk through the bars but refuses. When he's acquitted, he walks through.

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