Review: Royal Crackers “BroDown”

Overview

Darby can’t make time to hang out with Theo because he’s got a new girlfriend whom he’s infatuated with, even though she might want to murder him.

Our Take

We’re nearing the halfway point of the second season of Royal Crackers and one of the takeaways I have about this series is that the voice cast is super underrated. Perhaps no longer Andrew Santino (“Theo”) because he’s slowly turning into a venerable comedy star, that together additional heavyweights like David Gborie (“Darby”) and Jason Ruiz (“Steve”) are showing an increased sophistication of their craft.

The writing is impeccable. This week we get a rather captivating crime dramedy with an unexpected twist that could have ramifications on the future of the series. Whether or not Royal Crackers is the type of series that does that sort of thing, it remains to be seen, but the fact that I’m still wondering about it shows how the scripts are just up a notch compared to other animated comedies on television right now. Add in the drabby aesthetic of the presentation afforded to us by one of the real gods of the animation industry, Titmouse, and we get a series dense with layers of artistry that really hasn’t been seen since early Rick and Morty. 

The always reliable Rachel Dratch checks in as the crazy “Doris” and delivers like always and adds to an already impressive list of guest stars this franchise has had already which includes the likes of Gilbert Gottfried, Kyle Dunnigan, Eric Bauza, and a slew of others. Royal Crackers doesn’t quit and we’ve still got a back-half of the season to go.