La ley de Milo Murphy

The only reason I watched "Milo Murphy's Law" is because of a YouTube channel called 2nd Dimension (formerly Phineas Flynn's Law). He mentioned that this is set in the world of my favorite show when I was a kid: "Phineas and Ferb." I also found out that there's a crossover episode. Since it gives more P&F content, I decided to watch with it caution: I had to expect that it may or may not be as good as P&F because it wasn't renewed for season 3. For better understanding of the story, I watched the show based on their production order just like what I did with P&F

SEASON 1: (8.45)

AN ADVENTURE WITH PERFECT HIGHLIGHTS YET TOO MUCH "OKAY" PARTS

First half of season one:

It's.....pretty good. I love that there are some story arcs in this show. While not great enough to get me excited, these arcs still manage to tell a fun story. Also, as a huge Phineas and Ferb fan, I appreciate the easter eggs, callbacks and voice actors lending their voices in the show (Vincent, Alyson, Olivia, Dan). These references just make me smile. However, the episodes themselves and the jokes can be hit or miss. Some were really good while most were okay. Good thing the characters are really likeable.

Second half:

The second half of the season really kicks of with episodes like "Missing Milo" and "Fungus Among Us." Sadly, the highlights are not enough to save the episodes that were mostly okay and not very funny. I am not a huge fan of the guy with the stop sign. He isn't funny yet he got an episode focused on him. Also, I am not a fan of Diogee. I like him but I do not think he is funny.

BEST EPISODES:

"Murphy's Lard" - I appreciate the "Phineas and Ferb" pilot episode reference. Also, this episode's really funny

"Secrets and Pies" - Chop Away at My Heart is a great song. Also, I love it when we learn something new with these characters. Now I finally get what that "Candace Against the Universe" reference is.

"Missiong Milo"- WOW! What a fun, funny and action and science fiction-packed episode. I am now more excited to watch this show! This really proves, along with all of the Phineas and Ferb specials, that Dan, Swampy and their staff can do and tell terrific, fun and amazing stories if they're given more time.

"Fungus Among Us" - As a Milo Murphy's Law viewer, this is my second favorite episode so far. It is very creative with its story and I just fun. I kinda wish we had more Melissa and Zack this episode. Also, Dakota and Cavendish are both hilarious!. As a P&F fan, I feel mixed about the contradicting details the episode gives regarding the P&F timeline.

WORST EPISODES:

"Love Toboggan" - It has a date subplot that is not funny! I love to the song, though.

SEASON 2: (7.95)

A FUN BUT DISAPPOINTING SEASON

First half:

As this is the main reason why I started to watch the show, I'll start with the crossover episode:

I wanted to love "The Phineas and Ferb Effect." I love Phineas and Ferb and I've enjoyed most of Milo Murphy's Law, but I can't help but feel that the Phineas and Ferb characters are the ones that brought this crossover down. It's still good but not great like "Missing Milo"

First, the good stuff: Cavendish and Dakota's scene in the island is touching. It just shows the love and friendship these two have. Next, the "Melissa-Zack" couple joke. I now ship them but I am still okay if they don't end up together. Third, I am a Phinabella shipper and any time Phineas worries about / shows love and care for Isabella (or vice versa) is just a win for me even if it's just for 1 second of a 45 minute special episode. Fourth, Doofenshmirtz. No explanation necessary. Lastly, the introduction of the Phineas and Ferb characters (especially Buford and Baljeet when they sing Zack's song)

Now for the things that really disappointed me: First is Candace. She is very out of character here. I know that this takes place after the finale of P&F, but I just don't think that the Candace in the finale would be this....calm. Also, her "arc," which pretty much lasted for one scene, was rushed. Next, the lack of Isabella. She's my favorite female character from P&F (only third to Doofenshmirtz and Phineas) and it makes me sad that she only has two lines this episode. Third, the show became P&F's shadow. What I mean here is that there isn't enough MML elements and this episode feels like "a not great P&F special that's slightly better than The OWCA files". Fourth, the stakes were high but I don't feel the danger. Fifth, the action scenes were meh except for the third act. Sixth, it feels like this should have and could have been a Disney Channel Original Movie like "Across the 2nd Dimension." Some elements just feel rushed (like Candace's story, the plot, action) and cut for time (Isabella might have had a separate storyline, Zack and Melissa might have had more screentime that focuses more on them and not with the P&F gang). Lastly and most importantly, except for the introduction of P&F characters, I don't think the episode was fun. It has a "here is Phineas and Ferb after 4 years off air" vibe. The unfortunate thing is that I started watching this show after seeing/rewatching all of the Phineas and Ferb episodes.

As for the rest of the first half of the season, I felt the fun the crossover was missing. Episodes focused more on the characters surrounding Milo and I loved them, especially Cavendish and Dakota. There are still some problems (Diogee) as well as a couple of forced/shoehorned characters (Perry and Monogram)

Second half

The second half of the season is pretty much on par with the first half. Some episodes were pretty good, some are okay. Also, I officially prefer the first season's and the crossover's villains over the aliens. It's sad to know that this might be the final season. I enjoyed the show and I think that it wasn't given enough time to shine.

BEST EPISODES

"Doof's Day Out" - It's a Doffenshmirtz-centered episode. What could be better?

"Managing Murphy's Law" - A terrific and fun episode even though I am not on the Milo-Amanda ship yet (But I am shipping Melissa-Zack)

"Field of Screams" & "Spy Little Sister!" - I love that these episodes were paired with each other. Both are fun episodes that focus more on Milo's friends. Also, I caught Amanda's line "He's mine. He's mine." but I am still not on board with that shipping mainly because I don't know much about Amanda.

"Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space" - a wild adventure that could've been better if it was 45 minutes long. I love the action, the touching friend moments between Perry and Doof and Cavendish and Dakota as well as the developing relationship between Melissa and Zack. Also, I love Cavenpuss.

WORST EPISODES

"Agee Ientee Diogee" - Doofenshmirtz is funny, but I am not a fan of Diogee. The episode showed a small role from my least liked Phineas and Ferb character, Major Monogram. The episode also makes me think that they just want to make this show more like Phineas and Ferb and less like Milo Murphy's Law. Sadly, the show loses its identify and the attempt itself is not quite successful.

"Cavendish Unleashed" - Terrific cliffhanger aside, the episode had too much of the joke that I disliked in "Candace Against the Universe." It's where characters say some things, an obvious joke is coming and we wait for it, then the comes or doesn't come, lastly, repeat.

Once again the team of Povenmire and Marsh have created a fun and lighthearted world for us to enjoy. As they did with Phineas and Ferb, they incorporate original songs that would be right at home in any Broadway production. The group of actors that they brought together to voice the characters is amazing. We would highly recommend watching Milo. This is definitely one of our new favourite shows.

I have to say, I did not expect to enjoy this show THIS much. After rewatching Phineas & Ferb, I had no idea what cartoon could be as enjoyable to get into. That's when I heard of Milo Murphy's Law. I had no idea that the series existed. I had no idea that the characters are fantastic. I had no idea that actual important plot points from Phineas & Ferb were being continued in this.

Admittedly, I had little idea what was going on in the first couple of episodes. Especially with the pistachio people. I thought they would be some weird comic relief serving characters who'd appear in each episode to protect some nuts. Oh, how wrong I was! I was blown away by their overlapping story arc and the chemistry between those two characters became more and more fantastic.

And then there's Milo Murphy himself. I know of one rule to create the perfect character: have bad luck put them in trouble, and have them use their own wit to get out of it. A perfect example of a character that does the exact opposite is Jar Jar Binks: he gets in trouble because of his own stupidity, but gets out by pure luck. And what a coincidence it is that Jar Jar Binks is the most hated character of all time! But I don't like making too many comparisons, which is why I'll just say this: Milo is a great, optimistic boy who is a lot of fun to watch. And so are the incredibly daring, yet human side characters.

And of course, then there's season two, which had me completely hooked. It's not a secret that Doofenshmirtz is my favorite character from Phineas & Ferb, but I didn't expect he would STILL be as enjoyable to watch in a different series. I mean, he has perfect chemistry with almost every character. Milo's sister even has a more interesting sibling-rivalry with Doofenshmirtz, a random old guy who just showed up one day, than with her actual brother! It's crazy how Dr. D after all this time, all his SCREEN time, still manages to be so much fun to watch.

I really hope this show will continue on Disney+. I don't think it's really a kid's show, though. I'm in my twenties and I enjoyed Phineas & Ferb more at my age now than I did when I was twelve, and Milo Murphy's Law seems to be even more mature, for the most part. I know there's a Phineas & Ferb movie coming out soon as well, but honestly? I'd rather have a next season of this gem.

(That doesn't mean I'm not excited about the movie, though. Keep up the good work!)

Hell, in my opinion, this is BETTER than Phineas and Ferb. Even though I still love Phineas And Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law is a far superior show with more jokes, interesting plots, a few clichés that aren't that bad to be honest, and TONS of Phineas And Ferb references and jokes (Not even counting the recent crossover). The story stars Milo Murphy, a descendant from the man whom Murphy's law (the law that states that anything that can go wrong will) is named after, navigating through his normal life and school life as Murphy's law causes pure chaos to happen around him and everyone around him. His two friends, Melissa and Zack, also have to navigate through the utter chaos that happens around Milo whilst simultaneously hanging out with him and looking out for him. Each character in the show is full of life and personality and general likability. I love Milo's care-free and can-do attitude whilst everything goes wrong behind him. He seems to have something to help stop the calamity that happens at all times so he doesn't show much concern when something awful happens. He sees everything as a fun adventure and that's why he's the only main character I've liked more than the others in any form of media for a LONG time. Zack is slightly cowardly but likes hanging around Milo, and Melissa is very supportive of Milo and Zack and also has her share of funny lines. Not only does the show reference and sometimes even make fun of Phineas And Ferb but it's also set in the same universe, allowing the recent Phineas And Ferb crossover to actually be a logical thing to happen unlike most crossovers. The shows jokes come from either clever word play, cutaway jokes that Family Guy WISHES it could have, making fun of Phineas And Ferb, ridiculous misunderstandings, slapstick (which isn't used as much as the shows predecessor), and the constant foiling of the plans set up by these two guys who own a Pistachio selling business, who basically act as butt monkey characters who never really are actually hurt but rather just have their missions ruined, so they aren't really sent through a living hell but rather a slight misfortune which is something that Spongebob should take note of. Overall, really good show. It takes Murphy's law and turns it into an entertaining cartoon that has sort of put Disney XD back on the map after Gravity Falls and Wander Over Yonder ended (not counting how Star vs. the Forces Of Evil has turned from a good show into an amazing one in the span of 2 years). The characters are likable, the jokes constantly punch, and it's just in general a very enjoyable show. Hope it goes just as long, if not longer than Phineas And Ferb, and since they can do anything with the Murphy's law concept, that means it won't get as stale as Phineas And Ferb after 4 seasons. Rock on Dan and Jeff!

As "Milo Murphy's Law" was coming from the creators of "Phineas & Ferb" I had high expectations for the show, and it easily met them. Similar to "Phineas & Ferb" it revolves around a gimmicky concept (in this case Milo's bad luck) but does not allowed itself to be constrained by it.

The show is just as well written as "Phineas" and quite funny with great callbacks and deadpan humor. The animation and voice acting are both very good and it never lets itself drag -- the A-plots are quick paced and interesting and are well complimented by a fun B-plot revolving around bumbling time traveling pistachio "protectors".

The only real issues with the show are that the song scenes so far are not as good as "Phineas & Ferb" (which is not a huge issue as they are far more infrequent), and that every once in a while the delivery on certain punchlines is really awkward.

Overall the show it has a lot of potential and is a great addition to DisneyXD's cartoon lineup, which was already gaining momentum from "Star vs The Forces of Evil's" cult following.