Hello & welcome back A Look at Disney Vs. The Forces of Evil as I take a look at the pilot episode of Star vs. The Forces of Evil. With that out of the way, let's begin.
Episode Title
Star Comes To Earth
The title pretty much tells you what to expect as Star is sent to hone her magical training in a new dimensions called Earth.
The Plot
We open on Mewni on the 14th birthday of one Star Butterfly and she is about to inherit the Royal Family Wand. And we learn that Star is a bit reckless and irresponsible and that is the biggest reason as to why, Star is being sent to another dimension to train. Star thinks that first, she's being sent to St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses. A place that Star truly fears and in tomorrow's review, we will come to understand why.
And we see her on Earth, we first see her at the high school and she seems to be enamored with a light switch. It's pretty funny and at first, the principal doesn't want to seem to take Star in but he is easily bribed after the King and Queen of Mewni bribe him with treasure and this is also when we meet Marco.
We get the sense that Marco is a Mr. Safety type character but that doesn't really seem to be built on throughout the rest of the series. Marco as mentioned in yesterday's article is a bit annoyed with Star's antics at first and doesn't like her that much as she seems to annoy him as he shows throughout school and when Marco arrives at his house, he comes to find out that Star is there too. And this is when we get another funny moment as Marco remarks that they could have gotten the same type of joy that Star brings from a litter of puppies and Star conjures up a litter of puppies. They just happen to shoot lasers out of their eyes.
Marco then shows Star to her new room and she transforms it into a new castle loft. And after Marco says that he loved to have a room like that, Star tries to give him one but ends up sucking his room somewhere else. And Marco decides that if Star is staying, he's leaving.
This is also when we meet Buff Frog, the right hand man to the assumed main villain, Ludo and he informs his leader that Princess Butterfly is unguarded.
And Ludo is pleased by this news.
And he sets out to get the Royal Family Wand as we see Marco at a local gas station drowning in sorrows over what has taken place and Star comes to apologize for invading on his territory because she says, she didn't get a choice about coming to Earth and Marco didn't get a choice about putting up with her. And just then, Ludo and his army of monsters arrive and Star fights them off in spectacular fashion alongside Marco as we learn that Marco is apt at karate. And this fight is awesome and glorious.
And after a brutal beatdown, the monsters retreat in defeat as they know that they've lost. And Ludo berates his monsters and calls them weak and says that this is what happens, when you don't work out.
All in all, this was a great pilot and a great way to set up what to expect from the characters and the show but as I'll cover in my Top 6, one episode greatly changed what to expect from the show and took in somewhere that you wouldn't have expected after watching this pilot episode.
Characters
Main Characters
Star Butterfly voiced by Eden Sher
When I first watched this episode, I wasn't sure what to expect out of Star but as I re-watched it, I grew to love her more and more. She is great and as I covered in the article yesterday, there is a lot more to her than just her over-the-top personality. Sure, her silly side is on full display in this pilot episode but this episode also shows that she can get down and dirty in a fight and the fights with her are glorious.
Marco Diaz voiced by Adam McArthur
Marco as I said is presented as a Mr. Safety but that doesn't seem to be built upon throughout the rest of the season but he is shown to be cautious and organized but not to the extent that he is here in this pilot episode. And I'm glad that they got him being annoyed by Star out of the way in the first episode. From the second segment on out, you can see the relationship and teamwork between these two as they work well off one another.
Villain
Ludo voiced by Alan Tudyk
Ludo is an idiot. I'll make no bones about it, he is not a serious threat in the slightest. And the show doesn't present him as real threat either, they know that he is a buffoon and treat him as such and Alan Cumming playing him as an over-the-top buffoon is what makes him so enjoyable.
My Final Thoughts
I greatly enjoyed this pilot episode and it easily made me a fan of the characters and couldn't wait to watch the next episode. Now, I had to wait a while as this was first previewed in January and then aired again in March. So yeah, there was a wait but the wait was worth it. Join me next time as I look at the episode that focuses on one of Star's greatest fears as we travel to...
St. Olga's Reform School For Wayward Princesses
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