Board Thread:Fan Fictions/@comment-16059609-20140312214851

So I went into this with really low expectations. I mean, it's just a couple of fans, right? Well I should hae known from experience what "a coulpe of fans" can do ;) And after about two parts, I raised my expectations to Adventures-in-Odyssey-level good, because it was. Nearly. But they're getting there.

[SPOILERS]

So we've got part one of episode one, "Into the Stars," which has Mother Earth talking to herself and the.. stars. I felt it could have been more clear as to what she was doing (watching her globe as catastrophies from all around the world in all different times appeared, catastrophies that she hadn't planned), but I got the gist of it. The actress was pretty good. Then the stars came in, and for the life of me I couldn't understand a word they said. The effect made it inaudible. And this is coming from someone who can almost always understand what people are saying. The exception? Those stars. But the gist of what they said was the Mother Earth needed these four people who would bond to the elements Earth, Air, Water and Fire and fight for her against... IDK the plothole? We actually don't know what they're fighting yet, so I'm not the only one who's confused.

Then we have part two, in which we are introduced to Jack. Eh, his voice actor's okay. Not AIO-level, but at least Jonathan-Park-level. And the sound-effects and lines were well-placed so that you could visualize the scene without it sounding like Jack was narrating what he was doing like a nutcase. Then Mother Earth shows up and tells him to get his butt back in time and help her find the other three. She gives him a magical.. pendant, I guess, and it takes him back in time.

Part three: Berk! We've got Hiccup and Astrid chasing Toothless through the forest. Astrid's voice actress is pretty good, Hiccup's is.. he's really good, but I got the impression that he was insecure about his cues, was that just me? Well, Toothless pins Jack up a tree and sets him on fire. Jack survies (how? DreamWorks magic), and Astrid and Hiccup manage to calm down Toothless. Jack tells Hiccup that he needs his help because he is bonded to the element of Earth. Astrid wants to come too, but Jack can only take Hiccup and Toothless. Why? IDK ask Mother Earth. So Jack, Hiccup and Toothless go through a magic portal via that pendant thing to find the next person. The scenes with Hiccup, Jack and Astrid are in-character and there is some really funny dialogue.

Part four starts out with Elanor and Merida. Okay, I do not like Elanor's voice actress. She is unemotional and sounds nothing like Elanor. But Merida: Oh my Big Four. Every time Merida speaks it's like music. The accent is perfect, she's in-character, and she's Merida how can you not love her? So Jack and Hiccup land Toothless nearby and, via Jack's brilliance, decide to scale the castle wall in search of the princess. Merida catches them and aims her bow, and this scene is very well done as well, though I couldn't tell when Jack and Hiccup climbed down, it was not clear. Then Merida takes Jack in to explain things to her parents while Hiccup watches Toothless. Scene change: Jack comes back and flashbacks a little to Hiccup. Very well done scene. The next scene had Elanor and Merida discussing whether or not Merida should leave, and they mention that DunBroch has had lots of flash-floods lately.

Part five is just, like, one scene, where Merida decides to go with Jack and Hiccup and they ride away on Toothless. Again, well done scene.

Part six begins with my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PART WHICH I WILL PROCEED TO FANGIRL OVER. The Scene is between Rapunzel and the queen of Corona. Both voice actresses are phenominal and sound like the characters from their movies. And the scene is perfect. Flawless. Rapunzel shows her mother a painting, and reminisces about Gothel. Then she admits that she still has good memories, or what seemed to be good memories at the time, and she is confused about what to think. Then they talk for a little while longer, and the scene ends when Rapunzel leaves to walk around in the gardens, and they end it with:

RAPUNZEL: You know I love you, right?

QUEEN: Yes.

RAPUNZEL: Good.

And then she leaves. Holy crap I love this scene. If you only listen to one scene pick this one. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF TANGLED LISTEN TO THIS SCENE, EVEN IF THIS IS THE ONLY PART YOU LISTEN TO. PLEASE. DO IT.

Okay, continuation of part six. Jack, Hiccup, Merida and Toothless arrive in the garden and stumble upon Rapunzel. The scene is well-written and the interactions between Rapunzel and Toothless are hillarious. There are a lot of funny lines in this audio drama, but I'm not quoting any of them so that I don't ruin the joke when you actually listen to it. Then Jack explains the situation and asks Rapunzel to help.

Then Rapunzel does something unexpected.

She says no.

asdfghj what////??

Okay, her reasoning is actually realistic. She has just fought for this life that she had been kept from, and she doesn't want to loose it again. But then they are interrupted by screams from the castle, and Rapunzel runs off to help.

Here is where I am at a disadvantage. Here is where I stopped. I will have to wait like twelve hours before listeneing to the rest!!!

[END OF SPOILERS]

But so far is is really good. Most of the acters are okay, a few of them are phenominal, and only one of them is bad. The plotline is excellent. It is okay for younger listeners, except Mother Earth swears twice. They also use the phrase OMG a lot, which made me a little uncomfortable but I could deal with that. I would reccommend this hightly to ROTBD fans! 