Not for Beavis, of course, but for the audience, it is pretty damn good.” The plots of the episodes themselves are equally as imaginative. SEE over 150 interviews with 2022 Emmy nomineesĪlyse Wax of Collider begins by stating that each episode barely has a plot, but the commentary provided by the duo is “where the genius of B&B lies.” “Life is pretty good when Butt-Head catches Beavis grooving to the tunes of BTS. But what exactly is the idiotic duo doing this time around? “Through the two half-hour episodes sent to critics, the answer is that Beavis and Butt-Head are predictably watching a lot of TikTok and they’re rather hilarious doing so.” Feinberg continues, “Best of all and possibly the justification for the entire series’ return is their character-specific and character-appropriate reaction to BTS’ ‘Dynamite.’ In a world in which the percentages of Beavises and Butt-Heads relative to the overall population is only rising, they fit in perfectly.” But what exactly did the critics think?ĭaniel Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter begins by stating that Beavis and Butt-head are essentially “a template for 21st-century trolling that would not exist without Mike Judge.” Truer words were never spoken. The result is a 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and some glowing reviews. They haven’t changed much since viewers last saw them, but their inane adventures have indeed scored with a good portion of critics and viewers alike. Van Driessen, who looks to have learned absolutely nothing, even after all these years, from the agonizing waves of casual torture these guys have inadvertently put him through.The iconic animated duo Beavis and Butt-Head are back to the delight of fans after the Paramount+ premiere of ‘Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head’ on August 4.
Also keeping the old-school flame alive is hopelessly nurturing teacher Mr. Hey, at least they’ll never be caught dead rockin’ a Winger tee. As the boys’ unchanging attire suggests (do they ever wash those T-shirts?), AC/DC and Metallica remain evergreen signifiers of peak performance in their murky, unsupervised little minds. How will our skinny heroes navigate a world that’s changed a bit since they first dorked around their small-town Texas haunts? We don’t know, but time has thankfully stood still at least in the wardrobe department. Like a dim light bulb trapped in a Butt-Head thought bubble, the iconic animated series first flickered to life at MTV all the way back in 1993, winning fast acclaim as a stealthily satirical send-up of 1990s pop culture.
Now going by the slightly-tweaked official name of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, the revived series marks the first time Butt-Head and the Great Cornholio have seen action in regular, bite-sized episodes since 2011, when a Season 8 revival picked up their suspended adventures at MTV.
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