Review: Vampirina ”Home is Where the Hauntleys Are”

Overview

When the Scare B&B is selected to receive a prestigious award by Edna and the historical society, the Hauntleys rush to prepare the house…


Our Take

For the final episode of this show, I can understand the appeal as much of the situational humor and characters feel like a kid-friendly equivalent to The Addams Family or “The Munsters” with its gothic fish-out-of-water jokes in terms of how the supernatural family interacts with the humans amongst them.

But after years of keeping what the Hauntley family really is a secret, (Despite the wacky nature of this family almost never making an effort in hiding their true nature) sooner or later, one screw-up can completely change everything…

Overall for a series finale, this was smartly written in such a way that it tugs at the heartstrings despite its far from subtle message about acceptance and being yourself. At the very least it was harmless and didn’t annoy me watching it. I’m surprised the animators also crammed so much storytelling and character progression within a half-hour while ending on such a wholesome note that should excel for all ages even if the proceedings felt a bit rushed.