Review: Lazor Wulf “Prolly For The Best; Keep It Moving”

Infectious episodes that keep things moving.

Overview

In “Prolly For The Best,” Lazor Wulf invents a new dance called the Gillie Wet Foot, which is infectious to everyone who witnesses it — literally. It turns out that Wallace had sent down the blueprint for a disease that God had been working on so that Lazor Wulf could turn it into some slick moves. Feeling slighted, God takes Lazor Wulf to court for copyright claim, where Lazor Wulf willingly hands over the rights after the dance had reached over 4,000,000 views. God claims the dance for his own, redistributes it, and finds that everyone thinks it’s lame now. The only people who like it live in Milaukee.

In “Keep It Moving,” Lazor Wulf gets a nostalgic VHS movie stolen from him, which features “Action Jackson.” In an attempt to get it back, Stupid Horse power walks after the thief, but to no avail. A nearby, not-so-inconspicuous smuggler named Phil Jackson solicits Stupid Horse to join his smuggling business — which Stupid Horse agrees to, under the assumption it would make him a better power walker. Lazor Wulf and his gang decide that the most “Action Jackson” thing to do is save Stupid Horse from the smuggling business. Stupid Horse defeats Phil Jackson by swallowing him whole (as he had been doing to smuggle things the entire episode) and manages to find the Action Jackson VHS (which was in his butt.)

Our Take

If there’s one thing Lazor Wulf really nails down, it’s its dedication to its aesthetic. There’s no other show that has quite the style and humor that Lazor Wulf has — but even with its staple looks, it’s proven that it’s unafraid to branch out and showcase different kinds of art and animation.

“Keep It Moving” is the biggest example of this. The entire team-up sequence featuring Stupid Horse and Lazor Wulf nearing the end of the episode was a fun visual change of pace — and narrative pace, for that matter. It was kind of nice to see the pair working in tandem willingly, instead of watching a sad, one-sided friendship on Stupid Horse’s part. The upside-down credits was also a nice, wacky touch. Plus, it’s definitely refreshing to see low-brow concepts be tackled in a palatable way. The “bubble” visuals for Stupid Horse’s farting was as unique as it was on-brand to the show’s cute style. No character in Lazor Wulf even curses without some sparkles being thrown over the dialogue.

Also, who doesn’t love a good sampling of the AOL Dial-up noise? Aside from the Gillie Wet Foot dance itself, “Prolly For The Best” had a pretty chuckle-worthy court scene. While not as artistically diverse as “Keep It Moving,” both episodes showed several snippets of animation/art styles — even if they were just for seconds-long gags.

There’s the question of if/when the characters will ever actually use their weapons for anything in the show (we literally see Yeti polishing a sickle sword on the couch in “Prolly For The Best.” Are all these characters just weaponized for no reason?)

Perhaps that’s just “the joke.” After all, one of the sign gags in “Keep It Moving” was verbatim:

“ANYONE KNOW THE PREMISE OF THE SHOW?”
“IT’S A WOLF WITH A LASER”
“I’M SOLD”

Additional point proven: the sign gags are getting funnier and funnier.