Mythic Quest Season Three Review

Mythic Quest is dead. Long live Mythic Quest!

The last minutes of the third season of Mythic Quest are still fresh as Ian and Poppy declare to David that they are coming back to work at Mythic Quest. During their time away, both Ian and Poppy learn a lot about themselves; going on self-guided adventures, pitch meetings, and most importantly, brunch, not to mention more about each other in a way that helped each realize that divided they are only two halves of a creative whole that thrive by pouring into one another.

Meanwhile, we have also seen the employees at Mythic Quest embark on their own personal journeys that have proven just as entertaining and meaningful as their GrimPop counterparts. David Brittlesbee managed to creatively navigate the company while simultaneously becoming a movie producer (if only for a short time) that somehow overlooked the implementation of NFTs in Mythic Quest leading to a decline in players. Surprising no one, all of this capitalistic change coming at the hands of a supposedly reformed Brad who while serving as the convenient janitor to the Mythic Quest building shaped Rachel in his own image before leaving the company altogether alongside Dana and Jo to start their own game studio.

Naturally, his sole mission is to completely cripple Mythic Quest, and more importantly David, along the way. But it’s Ian and Poppy that are centerstage throughout this season as their journey takes them in separate directions for the majority of the season only to have them collide in the penultimate episode over Ian’s lack of interest in Poppy’s game because it wasn’t his idea. Personally, the blowup between the duo was expertly acted out and written but felt extremely forced and to an extent and unearned, when measured against the rest of the season. Throughout the majority of the season, the separation of the two never resembled or hinted at a deeper issue until the confrontation on the roof where Ian finally reveals his lack of interest in helping. The scene is still a stellar performance by McElhenney and Nicdao but will leave many scratching their heads and asking “why now?” for this specific plot point to develop.

In spite of this choice, the third season of Mythic Quest is every bit as strong as the previous two. Even more, it is easily one of the better products currently on streaming and while on its surface its premise can appear insular and unreachable to a wider audience, it has carved out a wonderful space that speaks to both those within that community and others simply searching for quality humor and writing. This third season stretches the series in various directions, leading to some interesting and highly entertaining plot threads. More importantly, it showcases its ability and confidence in the storytelling and balance required to allow all of their characters to shine throughout various narratives and scenes instead of resorting to main versus supporting cast. All of their characters feel developed, quirky, and worthy of your investment. Mythic Quest continues to build a strong library of episodes and characters in a world that left me wanting to spend more time in it. Entertaining as it is emotional, the show offers growth of beloved characters as well as narrative questions for where it will go from here.

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