Moon Girl and her sidekick Devil Dinosaur focus on protecting their local community, which sometimes gets overlooked. Meanwhile, on the more fantastical side of the episode, a new antagonist is literally made of hair. Another episode focuses on the insecurity Lunella feels over comments about her hair, which opens the episode up to a frank discussion about the discrimination Black women sometimes face over their hair. That more realistic issue is paired up with a matching villain who's also obsessed with stealing power from the neighborhood. That approach - which evokes a bit of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer formula while being way more kid-friendly - allows for the show to approach topics like Lunella's neighborhood feeling overlooked by traditional authority. Each episode also focuses on a superhero conflict that resonates with a more grounded conflict. Judging from the three episodes I've screened, the show puts a lot of emphasis on both its hand-drawn style and its high-energy soundtrack, which makes some sequences feel like a music video. "He comes from a very harsh place in time and space and now he's at this place that's not built for him," Tatiasciore said, adding that Lunella is able to help him adjust while he provides the muscle for their Lower East Side patrolling.
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