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It may not be a nerdfest of Silicon Valley proportions, but – like the best games themselves – Apple TV+’s new comedy starring Rob McElhenney will soon have you hooked
It hasn’t been around for very long, but Apple TV+ has already gained a reputation for substandard first episodes. Plenty of people were turned off by the rote prestige of The Morning Show, for example, which meant that they missed out on a great series. And the first episode of See was also very bad. Admittedly, that’s because that entire series is bad, but still.
And now to that list we can add Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. At first glimpse, Mythic Quest seems like a generic workplace comedy. Set in the office of a hit streaming game, we quickly meet a megalomaniac boss played by Rob McElhenney, his put-upon chief coder, his pompous story designer, a couple of testers and a 14-year-old YouTuber whose whims dictate the life and death of the games. On the basis of the first episode, it could be set anywhere – an advertising agency, a TV show, a paper factory. Continue reading...