episode guide
episode 1 -| Review Score – 3/5
Episode 2 -| Review Score – 3/5
Episode 3 -| Review Score – 4/5
Episode 4 -| Review Score – 3.5/5
Episode 5 -| Review Score – 3.5/5
Episode 6 -| Review Score – 1.5/5
Episode 7 -| Review Score – 3/5
Episode 8 -| Review Score – 3/5
Episode 9 -| Review Score – 3/5
Episode 10 -| Review Score – 2.5/5
When subversive shows and movies blaze with all guns and reinvent genres, people will stand up and take notice. Not just people. creative people. Studio heads and producers scramble to get the right talent to try their hand. Now that the first mover advantage is gone, they try to run faster next. Some have thrived as quirky bests, not one or two, and Farzar’s creator falls perfectly into the latter category.
Unfortunately, their eccentric best works are far too short, confined to their own luscious universe, not very accustomed to the outside world. It would have worked, but this messed up show with lazy, dirty jokes and deliberately dented storylines to provide “fugazi” for unsuspecting viewers. If you want to protect your brain cells and keep eating right, you need to stay away from this scary show.
Adult anime shows are all the rage these days. Widespread acceptance is part of the reason, but ergonomics is a completely different reason for commercial benefits. BoJack Horseman and Rick & Morty are probably the least likely to benefit from this trend.
Farzar’s creators (Roger Black and Waco O’guin) were fairly successful with this brand of comedy and embraced the idea before it became trendy. Brickleberry was a huge success with a wide audience. Somehow the belated humor hit the perfect note for them. They were successful, and further experiments with Paradise PD yielded a relatively mild response. Usually the third attraction, but unfortunately Farzar has none.
The show is set in space on the planet of the same name, with Emperor Renzo ruling over a human city guarded by a dome. Bazarak is his arch-nemesis, the only alien near an opposition leader. Attempts to wage war are doomed when extraterrestrial clowns take center stage.
Renzo’s ‘failed child’ Fichal raises hopes of carrying on his father’s tarnished legacy to create a legacy of his own, but his stupidity knows no bounds. He can’t tell the difference between day and night, but he’s kind-hearted and a complete idiot. Renzo gives him his SHAT his team to complete his side his quest and the great goal of defeating Bazarac. The episode mostly revolves around explicit shenanigans in which the characters participate. From survival games in facilities like Jurassic Park to quelling the robot revolution. There’s no overarching plot story, other than a barely touched alien-to-human tangent midway through, but it gets very lively towards the end to entice the second season.
The beauty of Farzar is that he’s shameless and knows what he wants to do. There is no change in tone or tenor in any episode. The quality, albeit bad, is consistent throughout. Black and O’Guin are quirky and brazen but stay true to their style. The treatment put into the story isn’t as special as the individual jokes, and some jokes are continuously run against the same characters.
Flammie’s dementia is often the subject of jokes. So are her sexual “prowess” and urges. Fichael himself is a caricature and everything he does is just a joke. Bazarac’s feminine and dramatic tantrums are ever-present. He’s also used to breaking the fourth wall, albeit poorly. But he was one of the characters I really liked seeing on screen.
The two creators have a clear vision of what they want to do. The fact that the vision itself is so confusing and nonsensical that they can’t really help the point. It seems that. It’s a pop culture thing today that people like and follow. But again, there aren’t many redemption points for this Netflix original.
The streaming giant has once again made a disastrous mistake in commissioning content that it thought would make for a decent niche service. Instead Farzar is an attack on the threshold of intelligence and BS. If that’s not enough, I’m sure the first episode will get you through. Farzar will likely be a once-a-month shot for fans of the creator’s previous work. Beginners have to sit this down. Even for those who love Black and O’Guin, this is the lowest point.
