Is Dis What Enchant Meant?

I just watched the second season--ten episodes--of Disenchantment.  It's been around for a while, but I was in no rush.  Like the critics, I wasn't that impressed with the first season, but hey, it's there on Netflix, so why not? For those not up on the show, it's the creation of Matt Groening, who previously did The Simpsons and Futurama. Disenchatnment is no Simpsons.  It's not even Futurama.

The show is set in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Dreamland.  Princess Teabeanie is the tomboyish daughter of the crude but phlegmatic King Zog.  Elsewhere, naïve Elfo the elf leaves the elf world and becomes friends with Teabeanie.  Also, Luci, a demon, has been sent to pester Teabeanie and send her down the dark path.

The arc of the first season had much intrigue, ending with Dreamland destroyed and Elfo dead.  Season two has Teabeanie and Luci literally going to Hell to bring Elfo back to life and then going on to bring back Dreamland.  After that, they have various adventures.  At the end (spoiler), they're about to be burned at the stake before escaping.

The problems that plagued the first season are still around.  The biggest is it's just not that funny.  Some of the jokes land, but the percentage is low.  Just as bad--in fact, contributing to the problem--the characters aren't very interesting.

Teabeanie, a feisty young woman, is good, but the rest don't amount to much.  And the characters have gotten more blah as they've gone along. The pilot suggested Elfo would be hopelessly optimistic and Luci would be evil, but they've both devolved into friendly sidekicks of Teabeanie with a few quirks.

It looks like the show will have a third season.  Maybe I'll watch when nothing else is on. Or I could read a book. Just kidding.