When it comes to Disney cartoons such as Star vs The Forces of Evil and Gravity Falls I am now reminded of the final quote from the joker when Batman was about to leave Arkham Asylum in Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, "parting is such sweet sorrow, dearest. Still, you can't say we didn't show you a good time. Enjoy yourself out there . . . in the asylum. Just don't forget — if it ever gets too tough . . . there's always a place for you here"
I think that quote applies to this show now because the show is now starting to become slowly more dramatic because this episode has been about Marco and Star making a choice, Marco making the choice of his own future career and the latter confronting the fear of a future being planned for her. This episode still had its random humour that the show is known for and Marco is now aware the famous ship name for the pair "starco" (BTW I knew that the smooch buddies scene from the trailer was a prank because its too soon and the creator couldn't get rid of their main selling point for the show).
Both episodes (this episode and Red Belt) are now connected in some way because in season one episode would have only one story plot that was dramatic while the other would be weird and random. Not that theres anything wrong with that but dramatic stories are more memorable and have heavier impacts whereas weird and random plots can be memorable but they wouldn't be as good as drama.
Overall I would say that this episode was ok but not the best episode however it is a sign that the show is slowly becoming more serious because it is dealing with a real life subject... choosing your future and the fear of wasting your life. If you have watched the series and Mr Candle Cares then you know that they have gotten rid of one of the antagonists from season one (albeit one of the lesser known ones and he is in the intro) probably because he wasn't a serious enough threat and was interpreted as a spanner in the works when it comes to the shippers for Starco however I'd have to say that Candle Cares is a bit too similar to Into the Bunker from Gravity Falls because they had the same running aesop.
In conclusion, this episode is ok at best but it's a start of drama for the series because it's handling an adult subject (probably for the first time).
Mr Candle Cares review
When it comes to Disney cartoons such as Star vs The Forces of Evil and Gravity Falls I am now reminded of the final quote from the joker when Batman was about to leave Arkham Asylum in Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, "parting is such sweet sorrow, dearest. Still, you can't say we didn't show you a good time. Enjoy yourself out there . . . in the asylum. Just don't forget — if it ever gets too tough . . . there's always a place for you here"
I think that quote applies to this show now because the show is now starting to become slowly more dramatic because this episode has been about Marco and Star making a choice, Marco making the choice of his own future career and the latter confronting the fear of a future being planned for her. This episode still had its random humour that the show is known for and Marco is now aware the famous ship name for the pair "starco" (BTW I knew that the smooch buddies scene from the trailer was a prank because its too soon and the creator couldn't get rid of their main selling point for the show).
Both episodes (this episode and Red Belt) are now connected in some way because in season one episode would have only one story plot that was dramatic while the other would be weird and random. Not that theres anything wrong with that but dramatic stories are more memorable and have heavier impacts whereas weird and random plots can be memorable but they wouldn't be as good as drama.
Overall I would say that this episode was ok but not the best episode however it is a sign that the show is slowly becoming more serious because it is dealing with a real life subject... choosing your future and the fear of wasting your life. If you have watched the series and Mr Candle Cares then you know that they have gotten rid of one of the antagonists from season one (albeit one of the lesser known ones and he is in the intro) probably because he wasn't a serious enough threat and was interpreted as a spanner in the works when it comes to the shippers for Starco however I'd have to say that Candle Cares is a bit too similar to Into the Bunker from Gravity Falls because they had the same running aesop.
In conclusion, this episode is ok at best but it's a start of drama for the series because it's handling an adult subject (probably for the first time).