Season Review: Gary And His Demons Season Two

The politics that goes into getting any television series on a streaming service is really a sad thing because the two most important parts of any program’s success, the fans and the producers, are usually the first to get screwed over. We’re seeing now purges from the likes of Netflix, AMC+, Paramount+, and HBO MAX where not only are series getting canceled left and right, but they are getting eliminated from the service entirely making it impossible for late-comers to maybe check a series out as a nascent streamer grows its audience.

Prime Video isn’t one of those. Right now, the company is in growth mode, and they are even beginning the process of specializing in focusing on content made in various parts of the world. Netflix is doing this, but lately has been getting lazy in dubbing all of the content for English, thereby ruining the experience for most of its audience.

Originally produced as part of the now dead VRV streaming service in 2018, Gary And His Demons may have been written off as a Rick and Morty clone by some, but what’s wrong with that? It’s really no different than say The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and The Flintstones having similar themes, aesthetics, and premises, but ends justifies the means in making different experiences for each. Since Rick and Morty, we’ve seen the likes of Solar Opposites, Inside Job, and Little Demons. Heck, even Adult Swim Canada got in on the action with the English dubbed adaptation of Professor Zarbi. Gary And His Demons is by far Canada’s best attempt at finessing the Rick and Morty formula to the point where the show is just now, in it’s second season premiering more than four years after the first season wrapped, is starting to take off in its own world of sophistication and excellence.

For those that don’t know, the quarter-hour animated comedy, Gary And His Demons follows demon hunter Gary who wants nothing more than to retire from his life’s work but is unable to do so because he needs to find a successor first. For the show’s first season, we see Gary find the likes of Tucker who seems to have some promise, however, season two will show a more Star Wars influence that sees a slightly different route for the young stalwart. Better yet, Gary also gets a new

Gone are the days of Solis Animation producing the series, with Blue Ant Media’s own Look Mom! Productions taking over sole reigns in the look and feel of the show, and quite frankly, you would never know there was a change except for the fact that I feel like the animation pace seem to move a bit quicker and the character designs, especially for the demons, seem to be quite a bit more stylish and sexier than before.

Show creator and lead voice Mark Little has officially won me over as both a voice actor, a writer, and a producer for adult animation. If I was waffling before, he’s got me now. Mainly because his growth is quite a bit more evident in Gary And His Demons season two showing an increased affinity in tone, maniacal ideas, and a more potent season that quite literally levels me with its story-telling. The last two quarter-hour episodes are in the realm of can’t miss adult animation. Do yourself a favor, if you are in an area of the world that doesn’t get to see this series, write to your Senator.