Crime
Prime Target
This math-centric thriller comes with an interesting premise. But Prime Target comes with some primary problems, too.
Like a house, a good story is built from the ground up, brick by brick. In this case, we mean that literally.
Because in LEGO Pixar: BrickToons, your favorite characters from Pixar films are back in LEGO form, embarking on six-minute episodic adventures. The first season’s five episodes ultimately thrust us back into the worlds of Cars, Brave, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo and Coco, respectively. In one episode, Lightning McQueen must race using unconventional car parts. In another, Merida reunites with the local witch, hoping to find a potion that’ll turn her petrified brother back from stone to flesh.
The five episodes of the show’s first season won’t contain any issues that parents wouldn’t have encountered in the films on which each episode is based. Still, we’ll note that Coco does venture back to the Land of the Dead, and the aforementioned Merida uses a witch’s magic to save her brothers.
Because these episodes are self-contained, however, parents will be able to skip over certain franchises if they find them to be inappropriate.
(Editor’s Note: Plugged In is rarely able to watch every episode of a given series for review. As such, there’s always a chance that you might see a problem that we didn’t. If you notice content that you feel should be included in our review, send us an email at [email protected], or contact us via Facebook or Instagram, and be sure to let us know the episode number, title and season so that we can check it out.)
Mater accidentally causes Lightning McQueen to crash, which necessitates new parts just before an important race. However, the parts they find may actually hurt Lightning’s racing chances.
Sentient cars crash, causing a pileup.
After her brother gets turned to stone due to magic, Merida seeks out a witch who can help her restore him to normal.
Merida explains that “henges were once people” who were turned to stone for not respecting the higher levels of magic found in a certain location. We see a couple of people get turned to stone in this way.
Merida follows will o’ the wisps which guide her to a witch’s hut; inside, she finds magical potions. One potion turns her remaining brothers in bear cubs, and the witch is forced to use magic to turn them back.
Mr. Incredible tasks Dash and Violet with watching baby Jack-Jack while he makes dinner. However, a familiar villain shows up and causes havoc.
The villain shoots electrical bolts at Dash and Violet. Meanwhile, Jack-Jack uses his powers to smack Mr. Incredible in the face with pizza ingredients and lights the dough on fire.
Marlin, nervous about Nemo’s safety, enlists himself and Dory as chaperones on Nemo’s field trip—much to Nemo’s chagrin.
A sunken ship’s mast collapses.
Coco returns to the Land of the Dead to partake in the annual Battle of the Bands.
We see various skeletal characters enjoying the competition. One contestant gets literally swept off the stage due to his poor performance.
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
This math-centric thriller comes with an interesting premise. But Prime Target comes with some primary problems, too.
In Netflix’s new anime series Babanba Banban Vampire, a 450-year-old vampire longs for the untainted blood of a 15-year-old boy.
Severance takes us on an unsettling ride—one with few thrilling loops and dips, but strange turns that may still make you a little queasy.
What’s shown here may be reminiscent of what real police officers have seen on the job. I’m not sure the show’s message is strong enough to justify depicting it.
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