#daryl mcgee

Daryl, halfway through the second jug: I did, Mom!

Sharon: You. Drank. Three liters. Of milk. Why?

Daryl: To prepare my bones for the skeleton war!

Okay, I just watched the first two episodes and I am in love with this show. The world, overarching plot, and relationships were set up really well, and I wanted to talk about them.

Spoilers!

The Curse

This episode was great. The ghost council were fun characters, and I loved how much of a lazy bum Scratch was. The miser-o-meter, or whatever it’s called, was interesting, and coupled with the ending shot of the episode showing it ticking upwards is something that’ll probably come back for a season finale.

The McGees are all wonderfully designed, and their voice actors are great. I love how the dad is the only one without the little point at the edge of their eyes, it’s a nice detail. Also, apparently Grandma Nin lives in L.A. where Amphibia Season 3 will be, so that’s interesting and allows for some crossover ideas. The reason for their moving all over was also interestingly thought out, and makes me wonder if we’re going to get any episodes of his job.

Scratch is wonderfully designed, but I have a few questions about his powers, and Molly’s. Molly can apparently stretch and squash him, but could anyone do that? He’s also conditionally invisible in the next episode.

The end solution of the little ghost house, or  San Phra Phum, was nice. It helps set things up, and apparently Scratch likes tacos and soda. Is that why tacos were in the opening?

First Day Frights

This one was also good, but The Curse a little more so. I like the setup in here, but I liked the parents. I think the school episodes will get better later on, as this was a setup.

Daryl’s definitely being set up to do something incredibly dangerous by the end of the season. If he starts making ghost tech, that’ll be hilarious.

Apparently Andrea’s an ‘influencer’, which is just hilarious. I hope they go into detail about what causes her to have such a stranglehold on the school. I liked how she was initially nice to Molly, but that got flipped around the moment Molly made a single mistake. The teacher was also hilarious throughout this, with how little she wanted to be involved in the shenanigans of this episode.

The song, with everyone avoiding Molly, was interesting. Libby’s character will also be pretty interesting, as she was the only character other than Andrea to get a name, and I look forward to how her relationship with Molly develops to the points in the Megamix.

Scratch apparently does have possession powers, so that will most likely come into play. Andrea’s also set up quite effectively as an antagonist, as she probably can’t directly contradict what ‘she’ said, but she’s aware that something is going on, and she found some ectoplasm in her ear, which might clue her in to the potential of ghosts.

So on the LGBT+ front Daryl’s like off Atomic Pink strikes me as a little interesting but I don’t really get vibes off the character that they are LGBT+ and one stereotypically feminine interest is hardly proof of anything. So interesting but seemingly irrelevant on the LGBT+ rep front, but who knows it could prove relevant in future so it is noted.

*Ten minutes later*