June 12; Trailers
Stop motion sex and gore from Robot Chicken producers.
Hulu teaser https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6OhF22U3IY
Friday! The reviewer at Slant was triggered, so I'll go with this one.
Crossing Swords Review (Spoiler-Free) https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/crossing-swords-review/
The series centers around Patrick, a passionate and idealistic “brightly colored peg person” who’s always dreamed about doing his nation proud by becoming an honorable knight. Patrick finally achieves this life-long dream, but quickly becomes disillusioned once reality smacks him in the face and he learns that corrupt and careless individuals are responsible for everything that he holds dear. Crossing Swords succeeds with how it pushes Patrick into black sheep territory in whatever scenario he’s in. His altered expectations between his squire position put him at odds with the nation, but Patrick also comes from a family of scoundrels where his kindhearted ways only alienate him from those around him.
Crossing Swords gets a lot of humor from how it juxtaposes heavy ideas like murder, plagues, and war with the cutesy presentation style of the series. It works, but it’s not enough on its own and it can’t routinely rely on this unassuming look to continually cater towards jokes. After certain sight gags provide answers to questions like, “What’s the anatomy of peg people look like?,” it needs to move beyond turning to the same extreme gimmicks for humor. One episode in particular focuses on adult circumcision, virginity, and “period parties” where it’s as if it intentionally tries to skew towards cruder impulses for the sheer shock of it.