But make no mistake: This is not the sort of kids’ entertainment that will richly reward adults watching on their own. There are treats for parents here, including giddy and committed performances by Tony Hale as multiple fixtures within the institution and Kristen Schaal as an administrator who is both rule bound and uncertain of the rules. As things stand, though, the show’s early going does an elegant job of keeping us in a swiftly rushing story but keeping us wondering, too, about the story’s history and larger ramifications. Presumably more looks into the lives of all four children lie beyond the first two episodes. We follow Inscho most closely but come to meet young people played by Emmy DeOliveira, Marta Kessler, and Seth Carr - the latter of whom is given an intriguing and saddening backstory, told in miniature, about running away from parents who exploited his intellect by forcing him into trivia contests. This test exceeds viewers’ initial expectations, delivering confounding questions and witty solutions that will especially please more cerebral or puzzle-oriented kids. The first two episodes are intriguingly paced the first hops more or less directly into the action and drama of … a standardized test, which young Reynie (Mystic Inscho) must pass in order to enter the Society.
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