One of the most beautiful animated series of the year: ,,Scavengers Reign“

Joseph Bennett and Charles Etner's work in 12 episodes brings the whole miracle of discovery. The joy of discovery. And that means confusion, fear, admiration, learning - and changing, against what awaits some adventurers and pioneers beyond that last border, where a new horizon awaits. And changing that new world, of course. The main character of the animated series "Scavengers Reign" is precisely that world. A whole planet of wonders, that is called Vesta Minor.

"Scavengers Reign", which premiered on Max this October, offers an atypical approach to a familiar premise: A group of space travelers crashes land on an unknown planet. We begin several weeks after their arrival, introducing a handful of disparate survivors.

In "Scavengers Reign", you will quickly realize that the "four and a half" are the main characters - the essential aliens in the whole story. And on the other hand, they are not just a few, or even dozens of well-designed and thought-out creatures of one planet but entire ecosystems, which are revealed in all that terrible beauty by the end of one of the episodes. Well, in the next one again, someone else. And yes, some of those creatures directly immediate and influence the story.

What can we expect?

Sam (Bob Stephenson) and Ursula (Sunita Mani) have developed creative ways to interact with the plants and animals of the surrounding wilderness. They hook their machinery to bioelectric vines and use a local crustacean to filter the air in a toxic cave. Crossing a more barren part of the land on her cool-as-hell futuristic motorbike, former cargo worker Azi (Wunmi Mosaku) tries to grow food with help from her lovely robot friend, Levi (Alia Shawkat). Meanwhile, the self-centered Kamen (Ted Travelstead) starts a toxic relationship with a psychic predator, which feeds him blobs of hallucinatory gloop in exchange for fresh prey.

Many of the organisms we meet are lovely, even awe-inspiring. A few wouldn't look out of place on a Pokémon lineup. In one amazing scene, Ursula slips upon an important moment in a plant's lifecycle, where a tiny creature awakens from its slumber to pollinate a constellation of glowing pods. Later on, she can't explain why she felt compelled to stay and watch. This moment encapsulates the magic of Scavengers Reign's worldbuilding, where virtually nothing is explained out loud. It doesn't need to be. They talk about their plans and feelings, but they don't lean on traditional exposition, because we can see what's happening for ourselves. If we don't understand something, we're not meant to do so. We're unknown to this planet as well.

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Post By: Vanessa F.