And even then I partially blame that more in the inherited sins of Season 4 since while I personally think it's a bit overhated...I still at least agree that it's the weakest season due to a drastically short running time which mean we aren't given enough time to fully develop the new character like Magnus and Abigail, and there's an overall feeling of the story being rushed (looking at you final episode with half of the runtime being an exposition dump). And the special doesn't do a lot to remedy that due to the nature of being a sung through musical (except for MAYBE Magnus), especially with how DIRTY Abigail was handled.

But for what it's worth though, the rest of the special was pretty damn good overall I say. Story is admittedly a bit stock what with his it follows the hero's journey almost to a fault but the animation and music gets full marks here, the former being especially impressive since like the series it was done in Flash and is a far cry from the jankiness from Season 1. And I unironically appreciate the redemption arc aspect (especially if you interpret it as an allegory for overcoming toxic masculinity) albeit if you were to okay a drinking hand for every time they said "brother", you would be dead even if I do love me some found family.

So yeah Army of the Doomstar is easily my most anticipated film of the year!

Brendon Small has delivered yet another symphony of brutal perfection. Together with Jack Black, Malcolm McDowell, and Mark Hamill, he has crafted something so entertaining, weird, and utterly metal, that the word opera barely registers. This is what the spawn of darkness and orchestra would look like as it slithered into your brain, your dreams, your sickest desires. I loved it as much as all of Metalocalypse.

Enjoy!

No idea of why everyone is trashing this movie, but personally I think it was a pretty decent resolution for the cliffhanger at the end of the fourth season.

I guess some people is simply allergic to musicals.