There is no way to provide redemption for this show. It fails completely at storytelling basics. For example; in stories plots are the goals characters are pursuing. Therefore, plots are character motivations. When plots intersect, like the one of the protagonist and the one of the antagonist, conflict arises.
The problem thus with the series is that the antagonists don't have a single rhyme or reason to do anything. They are just mean and give the idea that they have borderline or something. Oh, and there is a gigantic Transformers-outcast called Captain Slaughter that wants to kill all the puppies. Why you may ask? Never explained! And the daughter of the main villain, I think she is around age 10, has a crush on that guy. I wish I was joking here.
The story itself is also completely unclear; I found it very hard to understand what was going on. That is really bad, since clarity is very important in storytelling, namely that the audience understands why things are the way they are and why characters are behaving a certain way.
The characters themselves are also completely forgettable. Nothing makes them interesting, except perhaps for Whopper's fantasies.
Fortunately though, the creators realized that they didn't have a story whatsoever, so they started trying to improve the series in the second season, with new designs and whatnot. The problem here is that nothing connects anymore with what came before. The villains first wanted to destroy the pound, now they suddenly rule over it and try to frighten every puppy just because. All without any explanation whatsoever. And they don't have any motive. They removed captain Slaughter though, so that is why I'm giving them a 2 instead of a 1.
Oh, and the puppies? They're not normal quadruped dogs. They are anthropomorphic dogs with clothes on. How does that connect in any way to the toy franchise it was supposed to represent? Isn't that what these kinds of series are for? You know, create a context children can get lost in that they then want to have toys based on that? Like they did with Transformers, G.I. Joe and My Little Pony?
And the lore itself feels like someone was smoking marijuana. For some reason there is 'puppy power' which allows dogs to talk to children with pure minds.
So, yeah, it's bad. Stay away from this.
The problem thus with the series is that the antagonists don't have a single rhyme or reason to do anything. They are just mean and give the idea that they have borderline or something. Oh, and there is a gigantic Transformers-outcast called Captain Slaughter that wants to kill all the puppies. Why you may ask? Never explained! And the daughter of the main villain, I think she is around age 10, has a crush on that guy. I wish I was joking here.
The story itself is also completely unclear; I found it very hard to understand what was going on. That is really bad, since clarity is very important in storytelling, namely that the audience understands why things are the way they are and why characters are behaving a certain way.
The characters themselves are also completely forgettable. Nothing makes them interesting, except perhaps for Whopper's fantasies.
Fortunately though, the creators realized that they didn't have a story whatsoever, so they started trying to improve the series in the second season, with new designs and whatnot. The problem here is that nothing connects anymore with what came before. The villains first wanted to destroy the pound, now they suddenly rule over it and try to frighten every puppy just because. All without any explanation whatsoever. And they don't have any motive. They removed captain Slaughter though, so that is why I'm giving them a 2 instead of a 1.
Oh, and the puppies? They're not normal quadruped dogs. They are anthropomorphic dogs with clothes on. How does that connect in any way to the toy franchise it was supposed to represent? Isn't that what these kinds of series are for? You know, create a context children can get lost in that they then want to have toys based on that? Like they did with Transformers, G.I. Joe and My Little Pony?
And the lore itself feels like someone was smoking marijuana. For some reason there is 'puppy power' which allows dogs to talk to children with pure minds.
So, yeah, it's bad. Stay away from this.