
โWe really put these children through the ringer.โย
That line is said by the Shame Wizard, a character voiced by David Thewlis in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth Season 5 trailer โ and it couldnโt be more true.
Created by Nick Kroll, Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg and Mark Levin, Big Mouth has become one of Netflixโs most popular shows. Its depictions of characters in classic puberty challenges will make viewers laugh โ and cringe โ at the accuracy of those infamous middle school years.
With a Nov. 5 release date, the new season will contain 10 episodes. Itโs expected to cover similar topics as previous seasons with more nuance. Here are three things to expect from season 5 of the well-known show.
Love bugs and hate wormsย
In the form of love bugs that twirl with characters and hate worms that slither into their souls, the new season will personify two of the strongest emotions that rule us.
Nick, one of the showโs main characters voiced by Nick Kroll, gets a love bug who encourages him to act on his crush for Jessi Glaser (Jessi Klein), who is busy with her newfound feelings for Ali (Ali Wong). When Jessi doesnโt reciprocate Nickโs interest, he meets the hate worm โ and all hell breaks loose.
Meanwhile, main cast member Missy (newly voiced by Ayo Edebiri) starts an affinity group that Jessi and Ali co-opt, which brings her own visit from the hate worm.
Political angle
Big Mouth has covered topics such as toxic masculinity in previous seasons, and the upcoming one will show more character development. Itโll โexplore a little bit more about kids advocating and becoming political,โ according to Mark Levin.
The writers discussed a range of topics from revenge porn to female friendship, although itโs unclear which made the final cut. Either way, weโll see the main cast change for better or for worse when they encounter these topics.
Christmas specialย
After having made Valentineโs Day and Halloween specials, Big Mouth will be giving us a Christmas themed episode. The season 5 trailer teases a stop-motion special complete with puppets of the main cast and dirty jokes about Santa.
It looks like a promising season with the usual rowdy, topical, and gross Big Mouth charm. That said, we wonโt know whether reality will live up to anticipation- that is, not until November 5th.
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