So I finished Camp Cretaceous the other day. It lost some momentum in the later seasons. There's only so many ways to escape dinosaurs, and ultimately them trying to stop evil plots is less compelling than a fight for survival.
All that said, it remained a strong show. Always having strong action, and managing to find clever ways to keep things novel. The romance is solid but not overbearing. However the true strength is the character work. The kids are all fully realized characters, whose reactions feel true without diving too much into angst. They are clever and grow and bond and it is all so great. Every one of them gets their own heroic solo moments (I am a big beliver that all main characters deserve one Wolverine in the sewers moment). But I also feel like I got a good handle on the relations between each of the characters as well as the broader group dynamics. The CampFam bonds than cracks than bonds than cracks than binds some more under the pressure of the situation but manage to come through it all. Some really fine work doomed by the binge bomb model of Netflix. Would reccomend it.
Shoutout as well to the small but consistent group of fans following my watch here on Tumblr.
