I loved everything about the KOG pilot: the immaculate world building, stellar pacing, and incredible storytelling. But throughout it all, I could just feel this sense of grief pulsing with its every heartbeat.
There was just this… bittersweetness about the way the creators dissected and tore down Disney (and all major corporations in general- let’s be real here, this series is about how corporate entities as a whole are bleeding society dry) and how it portrayed it’s actions.
It felt like: “You gave me irreplaceable memories, magical moments that shaped my life and who I am, characters that gave me hope when it felt like the world was ending, friends to imagine and play with when I was alone, you were my heroes… so I hate who you’ve become.”
it felt like: “I hate who you’ve become, but I still love you and all you do for me and all you do for future generations. You continue to inspire artists, to give kids a bright future to look for in a world full of fear, to teach others love and acceptance where everyone else is hateful.”
it felt like “I love you for that, but then you turn right back around and do those exact things to me and your other workers. We just want to help support this legacy, but you’re killing me slowly. You’re hateful and fearful and hurting so many people and this can’t be right.”
It felt like: “this can’t be right, but then you make a child smile-you make me smile-and I can’t find it in myself to say I hate you. Because I don’t and I never will, but wouldn’t it be easier if I could?”
it felt like: “So now I’m just going to have this gaping wound in my chest forever more, because I can’t seem to stop loving this legacy you’ve built. So it hurts to see what you’re becoming, and how you’re destroying it all piece by piece, and I hate it… but I don’t hate you. I never could. But I’m not sure I can say I love you the same way”
…and if that didn’t sum up how I feel about Disney right now too…
gosh I already love this show