This one is interesting to say the least as this is regarded as one of the worst, if not THE worst Dexter's Laboratory episode ever! As a kid, I loved watching Dexter's Laboratory whenever it came on Cartoon Network. There isn't much to say about this other than what I've said, so can a little bit of science bring some fun into Christmas, or is it as bad as a science experiment exploding? Let's find out!
Story: When it comes to the plot, it's surprisingly dark & mean spirited! After DeeDee messes with Dexter's computer trying to write a letter/Christmas list to Santa, Dexter tries to prove he doesn't exist (through a terrible rap song) by claiming their dad dresses up as him & their mum as a reindeer & use their car as a sleigh! However, despite it being painfully obvious it's the real thing, Dexter persistently tries to prove his theory is right up to the point he beats Santa & rips off the reindeer's antlers off on Christmas Eve & destroys his house! Oh yeah, and the special tops it all off by saying Christmas is all about the presents! What a wonderful message for kids! Not only is there any heart put into this because of the bad message & tone, but it feels rather disgusting thanks to Dexter still constantly believing his theory is right despite it being so so obvious it's not! Oh yeah, and he even tries to shoot down Santa's sleigh to prove his theory right despite it completely going against it! The writing is also very contrived &The characters are all also mean spirited & there is nothing good to come out of it with very horrible & insulting writing & a slapped on message which made me feel disgusted at the end!
Animation: If there is one thing I can give credit for this, the animation is pretty good with the cartoony look fitting the tone of the show along with the character animation being really fast paced, which is pretty obvious for a Genndy Tartakovsky work.. The Christmas-y look really helps rather it be the decorations, the snow...until Dexter's house is destroyed thanks to him! The lab & backgrounds can look pretty good & I will admit the design for Santa & his reindeer are good despite the characters themselves not really being the same & even the rocket Dexter rides is pretty creative even if the visuals themselves can be pretty traumatising with him trying to kill Santa! OK, the animation itself is pretty good for the cartoon despite what we actually see onscreen being the complete opposite!
Characters: One thing's for sure, the characters we know & love feel mean spirited in this! Of course, Dexter is the prime example by still believing Santa isn't real despite all of the evidence up to the point that he beats him up, shaves him & rips off Santa's reindeer's antlers! Yeah, definitely didn't get why we had to root for him in this! DeeDee is now an annoying spoilt brat just to try & make Dexter look good, which doesn't work at all considering he TRIES TO SHOOT SANTA DOWN! His parents are rightfully angry at Dexter for what he did & destroying the decorations & beating Santa (yet they're not for destroying the house & that's pretty much the only thing they're useful for in this special) & Santa doesn't have any character other than constantly saying 'Ho ho ho!' throughout & the so called 'message' for this which gets really grating really fast! None of these characters are likeable which doesn't really help since normally I'd like them in the cartoon!
Yeah, I can kinda understand the bad reputation with this because this is one of the most mean spirited Christmas episodes/specials I have ever seen with a bad message, horrid writing & unlikeable characters despite the nice animation! The only recommendation I can give is to just stay away from this during the holidays! Not even Dexter fans can enjoy this thanks to the mean spirited tone & the characters just feel backwards!
Story: 1/10
Animation: 5/10
Characters: 1/10
Overall: 2/10
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