Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal

Adult Swim | Release Date: October 8, 2019

8.5	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 50 Ratings

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kuehnauSep 19, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was aware of Primal, but I didn't start watching it until after the last episode of season two. I thought it was an intresting concept, but I also felt as though the concept ran away from the writers far too fast.

We start off in what appears to be an ancient domain, only to be shown that there's also demons, monsters, witches, dinosaurs, zombies and more. The series has a few plot hooks that feel rushed and I personally believe that's because they wasted time with what I'd consider "filler" episodes that don't really add to the other all story in any sort of meaningful way.
Unfortunately, they didn't manage to stick their landing with the end. Spear ends up fighting an unstoppable paranormal force and ends up being badly burned as a result. As he lays dying on his bed, Mira has sex with him. The series ends with Mira and their child riding one of Fang's children.

I understand what they were trying to go with this, I really do. But for me personally, the ending is far too real. The time spent in Primal is a real one, it's deadly and focuses on survival. All you keep doing is walking and hope that sometimes you'll find moments of happiness in between before you die. Genndy Tartakovsky talks about the lashback from the crappy ending of Samurai Jack. The hero spends their life trying to save the past and the future, only to have the love of his life ripped away at the end. How is that any different from Primal?

Let me tell you something, I don't need a constant reminder of how much life sucks, how difficult it is. I already know that, what I need is an escape from reality.… Expand

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TrainspottingAug 23, 2022

I decided to watch this probably like many people did because they like Samurai Jack and of course the guy who did that did Primal.

First of all the animation that everyone is going nuts over in their reviews is so '90s and simplistic.I decided to watch this probably like many people did because they like Samurai Jack and of course the guy who did that did Primal.

First of all the animation that everyone is going nuts over in their reviews is so '90s and simplistic. People must look at shows like Arcane, Love and Death and Robots or Invincible, which are a lot better animation. Since the series is hand-drawn, you can tell that it reuses a ton of drawings from scene to scene.

People also say what a fantastic story Primal has. First of all Primal has no dialogue to help explain or move the plot along which a lot of people see as a huge positive, but I do not.

There are only 4 plot elements in the series

Run Fight Eat and Sleep

So for instance, 1 episode is basically Run Fight Eat Run Run Sleep and then every episode after that is just a variation on these elements.

Oh well, I have stopped watching this series and will not pick it up in season 2.… Expand

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ScienceAdvisorJan 26, 2022

Started off well, but the second half is full of magic and story elements that destroy the world building having established this was set in or around the Precambrian era. At one point I really though they were just going to add in aliensStarted off well, but the second half is full of magic and story elements that destroy the world building having established this was set in or around the Precambrian era. At one point I really though they were just going to add in aliens and mechs, and cannot be sure they did not.… Expand

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