I watched Season 2 over this past week. Overall, I don’t quite like it as much as the first. The running gag of Olaf fooling everyone with a flimsy disguise has worn thin by now. I’m not that taken with the darker tone, either. Now perhaps it’s just the writers staying faithful to the source material — I haven’t read the books yet, so I don’t know — but it rankles, regardless.
Those nits picked, the acting and direction and dialogue remain amazing.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
I only watched season one, but I didn’t care for this series. Olaf feels like a fan trying to do an impression of Jim Carry and failing. Pretty much every aspect of the movie works better in my opinion.
Sometimes I think you want to fail.
You’re just denying the fact that when Jim Carry’s Olaf is disguised, he’s genuinely frightening, but in this he’s just a silly TV villain. The kind whose “evil plans” of wasting water without paying for it are foiled weekly by those darn kids.
Strike that, reverse it. Neil Patrick Harris’ performance is inconsistent, but much of the time, I find his Olaf genuinely evil. Carrey’s Olaf’s about as creepy as Mr. Burns, and I like Carrey’s Olaf.