Dimension 20: Misfits and Magic Episode 1 - The Chosen Ones Recap and Review
Let's talk about Dimension 20's answer to Harry Potter - Misfits and Magic! This is a review of episode 1 - The Chosen Ones where it all begins.
The new season of Misfits and Magic is just around the corner. So, to celebrate, we will review all four episodes of the first season over the next few days!
I hope you watched these episodes because this article will contain spoilers! You've been warned! 😄
Let’s dive in!
A New Game System
In this season of D20, the cast is not playing Dungeons and Dragons. The system used in this season is Kids on Brooms — a different yet similar system to Kids on Bikes that requires rolls for six stats: Fight, Flight, Brains, Brawn, Grit, and last but not least — Charm.
Aabria explains the rules in the first couple of minutes of the episode. It’s mostly a device to propel the story forward, so you don’t need to worry about it too much. The GM and players still propel the story forward using words it's just the randomization device is different now.
Character Introductions
This episode was all about introducing the characters and making sure they come together. It seems that in this magic world, there’s this new initiative to bring in Muggle- I mean Namps — meaning non-magical people — into the secret magical world.
Let’s go over them quickly:
Whitney Jammer
Whitney is a basketball player — played by the great Lou Wilson — invited into the magic school in the middle of basketball training. Lou feels like the leader of this team. His Familiar is a basketball.
Dream
Dream — played by fantastic human Erika Ishii — is a goth wannabe who quickly realizes that pink is an integral part of her magic, and it drives her crazy. She’s the kind of kid who prayed to Satan and read Harry Potter cover to cover.
She quickly rests her eyes on…
Evan Kelmp
Played by Brennan Lee Mulligan, Evan is the sadder and lankier version of Gilear. Evan embodies Brennan’s innate need/desire to make people cry , which works well with Evan. He’s involved in comical moments, but his reality is pretty tragic, and he harbors a dark secret.
Sam Black
Sam Black — played by Danielle Radford — is an online mukbang streamer with lots of followers who goes viral when her viewers suspect that someone assaults her live when, in fact, it’s the owl that delivers her invitation to the magic world.
Humble Beginnings
The unlikely team is teleported to the school to meet the headmistress, who instructs them to get three things: a wand, a broom, and a familiar.
Then, they meet a trio that fans of the Harry Potter series will find familiar. Yes, you guessed it! Dimension 20’s equivalent to Hermione, Ron, and Harry: Tallulah (Hermione), Digsby(Harry), and Fergus(Ron).
I have a feeling they’ll be a pretty excellent joke fodder down the road, as well as a direct connection to everything that Harry Potter could have done better.
Dark One
Remember that Dark secret that Evan keeps around? Well, it rears its ugly head in multiple instances during this episode as the team makes its way to get their supplies and familiars.
It seems that shadow is the only negative element of the show, but that’s because we’ve not seen anything of value from Galpany — the magic school. We don’t know the houses, we don’t know how sorting happens, and we don’t know who or what will conflict with our characters in this story.
Conclusion
There is lots of character development and some world-building during this one. That is understandable, considering it’s the first episode of the show. Now, we will hopefully see some significant plot development.
After all, this season is like a short story. There are only four episodes, and we have just seen one! There’s no time for long, flowery descriptions — we’re driving forward fast.
Enjoy!
You can find misfits and magic, Episode 1, on Dropout:
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