The Worst Witch [All series]

Well, I finally re-watched the whole thing yesterday. And by the whole thing, I mean all of the different series, excluding only the Weirdsister College. I might do that as well if I really have nothing else to watch, but so far, I do have some things left. Back to the Worst witch. The 2017 remake is the best. Honestly. Pippa Pentangle and Hecate Hardbroom are the absolute best thing in the whole thing. Bummer Pippa is in only two episodes. Oh well… Nothing to do about it now. I mean, nothing against the original series or the 'New Worst Witch', but the remake is the best. Yes, a lot of the things there are very much different than what's in the original, but I think it actually makes it better. New things for us to see while keeping some of the old. For example, we get more of Mildred's backstory and even get to see her mom and, by season 4, her dad. 

We also get a lot more background for some of the other characters. Including but not limited to Hecate Hardbroom, Enid Nightshade, Ethel Hallow, and Miss Drill. 

I will admit it took a little while when I watched the remake for the first time to adjust to the new first (and in Maud's case last) names, but when I re-watched it for the second time, I decided that I like the new names better. Well, maybe except for Miss Drill. I don't know, Dimity just doesn't feel 100% right to me. On the other hand, she no longer seems like an 'Imogen' either, so... I guess I'll just stick to calling her Miss Drill and forgo the first name completely. 

And I'll definitely have to re-watch at least the two episodes featuring Pippa Pentangle. Heh, I have most of the episodes downloaded, but I'm gonna have to figure out which is which, as I didn't really pay much attention to what I saved them as. 

As for the 'New Worst Witch', it features Mildred's cousin Henrietta 'Hettie' Hubble. She's fun, but honestly, it has nothing on the new remake. Though it did make me think. About what? Well, in the first season of the New Worst Witch, there is this teacher - Miss Nightingale. And I have a feeling that the producers of the remake might have seen it. Because when I started re-watching the New Worst Witch, I started to compare Nightingale with Pippa Pentangle. I mean, Pippa is still better, but Nightingale wasn't bad. Decidedly better than what they replaced her with in season 2. Oh, and nothing beats the original Miss Bat. The one that keeps closing herself in the wardrobe. That's always funny. 

In conclusion? All the series have something great in them. All are worth watching at least once. But! If I had to pick only one to watch and couldn't see any of the others again, I'd pick the new remake. Seriously, great job on it. And the actors did an awesome job as well. I was a little sad about the actress change for the last season for Mildred, but got used to it. Even though I still picture her as Bella Ramsay when reading fanfics. But you can't make me stop doing that. Not allowed.

And with that, I'll see you in the next post. 

Bye.

~AnnElfwind

Written on the 15th of November, 2022