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Production Code Episode 64: Love At First Sprite

Welcome back old followers, and welcome new readers! After a very long hiatus, I’m back doing my Aladdin liveblogs. I’m starting back with a title I meant to do for a long time, and I have a few more lined up in its wake for future posts. This one is a Carpet-centric episode, of which there are very few, and this also introduces the Sprites, who will appear in one other episode later that’s pretty relevant to Mozenrath’s timeline, hence why it’s important to get this one out of the way. I do remember really liking this episode when I was a kid, so we’ll see what comes up here. 

Note that all posts for this episode will be under the following tag: 

dvdfairy: love at first sprite 

Want to see more liveblogs? Check the updated Episode Masterlist with all currently-finished episodes. 

Production Code Episode 35 – Some Enchanted Genie

I am actually really excited about this episode. Eden’s first appearance and arguably one of the funnier Abis Mal episodes, this has always been one of my favorites. I like Eden as a character and wish they’d done more with her. Her second appearance is kind of “meh” because the jokes were poorly written and the animators were not up to the task of illustrating her energy as it shows here. (And this is all very sad also because it’s a Mozenrath episode and it’s kind of all-around disappointing as an outing.)

But we’re not doing that episode today! Or for a while (because it’s like Moze’s second to last episode EVER). Today we’re doing this one, which is awesome! I haven’t decided what episode will come next, but probably Love at First Sprite. As always, want to back read? See some previous episodes. Have a look at the Master List!

I will also at some point be doing Act 2 of Return to Oz.

Genie, if you could grow to his size WHY DIDN’T YOU DO THAT BEFORE YOU TRIED TO ATTACK HIM?

Also? The segue into this scene implies Samir came to this city because he just got out of a bad relationship and needed to think things over about his life. 

Can we just – I WANT TO SEE THAT EPISODE, OK? 

Production Code Episode 8 – Never Say Nefir

One I decided to tackle because I tend to stay away from silly episodes – and this is one of them. It’s also one I’ve referenced before. Aladdin mentions (and heavily embellishes on) the events of this episode in My Fair Aladdin, which, yes, is well after this episode in terms of production order. This to me says that, in some cases, even if an episode was written first, it probably doesn’t get finished first. In terms of airing order they’re much closer at hand. 

This is from earlier in the series where Jasmine didn’t feature as much and Genie was still flip-flopping between being willing to show himself to people and pretending to be human for the sake of appearances. This is also the first episode to feature the Imps, or the Aladdinverse’s definition of them. More on this as we go! 

Production Code Episode 71: The Wind Jackals of Mozenrath

I mentioned in my introduction to “The Secret of Dagger Rock” that I’m reviewing these two episodes out of production order, because even if Dagger Rock was produced after this one (as Episode 74), the way they’re written suggests they were always meant to air the way they do in the actual airing order, with Dagger Rock as Mozenrath’s second appearance and this as his third. The way that Jasmine operates in this episode and the way that Mozenrath interacts with her makes no sense if Dagger Rock happens afterward, and vice versa. That’s the most I really have to say on the matter, and we’ll have much more interesting things to cover, like:

1. Jasmine and Aladdin going on secret spy missions for the Sultan.

2. Jasmine being a badass in general.

3. Our first introduction to Mozenrath’s anti-magic items and his magic-detecting crystals.

4. A conflict for Genie that isn’t totally contrived and/or insufficiently explained.

So tune in with me, and enjoy the ride! For those that are curious and want to see other episodes and liveblogs, here is a link to the Episode Masterlist.

Production Code Episode 54: Dune Quixote

This is Sadira’s third appearance in the series. Some things to bear in mind as we jump into this that need be remembered:

1. No one but Iago, Abu, and Rajah remember what happened in Sandswitch. 2. It may have been long enough that at least Iago and Abu have cooled off. This is one I haven’t seen in a few years, and the last time it was purely for icon-making purposes. What I do remember is that Jasmine had a slightly more active role (compared to Sadira’s first appearance, anyway), and this episode kind of attempts to flip that “other woman” bullshit on its head. …Eventually.

So off we go!