The end of Poppy and Ian as Mythic Quest is cancelled

Christina and I watched the last episode of Mythic Quest yesterday.

As a matter of fact, we had watched this last episode of Season 3 before, fully expecting a Season 4. But, during the week, the show was cancelled and the last episode was lightly edited to end on a nice note. This is what we (re)watched yesterday and, while we are a bit sad that we won’t see Poppy and Ian anymore, we liked the new ending.

Mythic Quest is about the video game industry. Or it is about “the head of a successful video game development company and his troubled staff struggle to keep their hit game on top”. Or, maybe, more simply, it is about Poppy Li, the head programmer, and Ian Grimm, the lead creative, clashing every day. And it’s fun!

The cast was great and, for me, Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li (the lead programmer) and Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm (the lead creative) steal every scene they are in. They are not only funny but also very touching as they behave like real human beings (and this is not very common in TV shows these days).

The other cast members are very over the top but in a good way: David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee (the inefficient manager), Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi (the money guy), Jessie Ennis as Jo (the frightening assistant), Imani Hakim as Dana (the rising star programmer), Ashly Burch as Rachel (the one who should not speak), Naomi Ekperigin as Carol (the HR lover) with a special mention for F. Murray Abraham as C.W. Longbottom (the outdated writer) and Elisha Henig as Pootie Shoe (the growing gamer influencer).

Farewell Poppy and Ian. We will miss you.