Little Demon Premiere Review
Imagine Rick and Morty, but instead of soft science fiction, the chaotic surreality is accomplished with the tropes of modern demonology, and you have the premise of Little Demon. Unfortunately, despite having Dan Harmon attached to the project, FXX's new show rarely if ever captures the stellar writing that makes his collaboration with Justin Roiland great.
Little Demon was created by Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner, and Kieran Valla, longtime TV and film professionals with diverse careers. The primary listed animation studio is ShadowMachine, who has work like Tuca & Bertie and Bojack Horseman in their catalog. The three creators, most of the major cast, and Dan Harmon's Harmonious Claptrap have EP credits on the project.
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Little Demon's grand premiere includes the first two episodes of the six-episode series. It's enough to get a representative slice of what the show's going for but also enough to suggest that it might be less than the sum of its parts. The premise, established in full about five minutes into the first episode, sees Lisa DeVito's volatile 13-year-old girl Chrissy discover that she's the spawn of Satan. Her tough-talking single mother Laura, portrayed by Aubrey Plaza, has been operating as a demon slayer while moving the family constantly to keep the girl out of her father's sight. When Chrissy's powers come in, none-too-subtly synchronized with her first period, Satan, portrayed by Lisa's real dad Danny, informs her of her grim parentage and his plans for their relationship. Before long, Chrissy has worked out a classic divorced parents visitation arrangement, setting up the «typical high-school sitcom but with demons» format for the rest of
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