Dead Boy Detectives (TV Series) The Case of the Dandelion Shrine (2024) User Reviews

Bags of camp fun.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 5 May 2024]

The Dead Boys and Crystal come to the aid of neighbour Niko Sasaki, who they believe is possessed by a parasite.

Another thoroughly enjoyable, fun and loud episode, I've read several comments about it ticking every box, and yes it's 2024, so that's inevitable, but who cares, they're a fun bunch of characters.

Before it started, I joked at how The Cat King was going to be super hot, and that a repressed Edwin would fall for him.....step forward Lukas Gage, he was really good, so camp and over the top, but lots of fun.

There are lots of layers, who was that woman with the two assistants? Some sort of big authority figure, I'm already thinking ahead to an epic finale. We're still waiting to see what David has in store.

The parasites were intriguing and fun, I had Doctor Who/Torchwood vibes, which isn't surprising or bad.

8/10.

The Case of the Dandelion Shrine

[Prismark10 · 5/10 · 1 May 2024]

The episode introduces the campy Cat King. He wants to punish Edwin for putting magic on a cat, which is forbidden.

A caging spell leaves Edwin trapped in Port Townsend until the Cat King decides to let Edwin go. Only Edwin does not want to pay the price demanded by the Cat King. So he is left counting cats as a possible means of escape.

Edwin and Charles also find another supernatural case in Port Townsend. Crystal Palace has the hots for her neighbour Niko.

In fact the hots are more than colourful. There is something wrong with Niko as she passes out.

Edwin and Charles think Niko has been possessed by something parasitic.

After an interesting opening with plenty of camp and cats. The rest of the episode was dull and stodgy.

The special effects are good, some quirky humour. The episode should had been light and sprightly.