Stories about princesses used to exclusively be stories about romance. Today, they’re more likely to be stories about adventure. Disenchantment, the new Matt Groening princess cartoon on Netflix, wants to be about both. The hard-drinking, disobedient, buck-toothed princess Bean has a love interest and a narrative that pushes her into action and excitement. But the show doesn’t make her a fully realized character: the conflict between the romance and adventure plots leaves her uncommitted to either. And the way the show is handling it highlights a specific conflict between the traditional princess fantasy and the ongoing attempts to modernize it.
Like so many past princesses, Bean has status and a chance at a luxurious life, but they...
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