#plot b (perry and doof) is a case of its own

[lechatonetlacoccinelle]

for a cartoon that goes to terrible lenghts to show that kids and teens (and other groups) are not as stupid as adults often make them to be, some of y'all really do treat some phineas and ferb characters as the most gullible morons ever

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Phineas & Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law?

Interesting, this should be fun.

Which has the better protagonist: Hmm, in terms of actual story structure I’m gonna say Milo Murphy’s Law. I might love Candace, Phineas, Ferb, Perry and Doofenshmirtz more and am more attached to them, but as I just indicated Phineas and Ferb is more of an ensemble cast so it’s harder to break down. Milo is already one of the strongest aspects of his show (and that’s not even taking into account how great Weird Al Yankovic is as him), and the fact that ultimately he is the protagonist does make this easier to answer. If I were to break it down into individual plots then I would definitely say Candace in PnF’s A-plot (or Phineas and Ferb if Candace is in her own C-plot, to which the same feeling applies) and Perry and Doof in the B-plot, but if we’re talking about whole shows then it’s easier to go with Milo because he’s the only real protagonist in the end.

Which has the better villain: Phineas and Ferb. Doofenshmirtz is one of my favourite characters in general, and the fact that his entire villainy is pretty much subverted in the end in that he’s not even really evil just makes that even more interesting. Even when you take into account that Doof isn’t even really evil in the end, I still choose PnF though. They might be one-off villains but characters like Second Dimension Doofenshmirtz, Mitch the alien, the Drill Sergeant from PnF Get Busted and if they count despite being a horde enemy the zombie pharmacists (ESPECIALLY) I still have found more memorable than what MML has offered. We do have recurring villains in the forms of the Pistachions, and King Pistachion himself is fun and they do have a very sinister plot, but I just don’t feel like they’ve really left a mark on me as much yet (even if the whole kidnapping humans and replacing them with themselves plot is pretty creepy). I guess I just find them a bit one-note for being major villains? That’s fine and all if you want to focus more on the protagonists, but it doesn’t necessarily get you villain points.

Which has the better plot: Depends on what you mean by “plot.” If we’re talking about an overarching plot and continuity then Milo Murphy’s Law wins by default because it is a more serialised show and as a result has a more solid continuity. If we’re talking about individual episode plots though, then I still have to pick Phineas and Ferb because “kid with stuff going wrong around him and sometimes there’s time travellers” is compelling enough, but “two brothers build and invent impossible things, their sister wants them busted while struggling with teen life and their pet platypus is a secret agent who fights a not-so-evil scientist, also all of these plots influence each other’s outcomes” is something else entirely.

Which has better cinematography: I’m not really sure to be honest, though if I had to pick I’d probably pick Phineas and Ferb. It being a storyboard driven show as opposed to MML being script driven probably helps a lot, and some of the visuals in later episodes (especially specials) are great.

Which one is more fun: Phineas and Ferb. Of course both shows can be really fun, but I’ve been with PnF for longer and it being more ridiculous in general as well as the characters being more interesting and offbeat to me really helps.

Which one makes me think the most: Phineas and Ferb by far. Maybe i’m biased since I’m Autistic and PnF is my main interest, but there’s just so much stuff out there to explore, and the characters truly fascinate me.

Which do I watch when I want to relax: I rarely go back and revisit shows more than once because I’m lazy, but in general I find Phineas and Ferb to be more that kind of show, even if in my case it’s more images/GIFs and fanart. :P

Which do I watch when I want it to consume me: Phineas and Ferb. Despite Milo being more serialised, I find it easier to watch single episodes of. With Phineas and Ferb, I end up getting so obsessed with even minor details that I need to watch everything to pick it all up.

Which is my favorite: If it wasn’t obvious, Phineas and Ferb. I don’t think it’s going to be replaced anytime soon, because it really was for me a case of the right show for me showing up at the right place at the right time. My affection for the show has had years to develop, and the characters in the show are not some of my favourites out of anything I’ve consumed, but actually for the first time gave me ones I felt I could truly care about and connect with. Milo is already pretty good of course and definitely has a stronger start than PnF and arguably potential to be even better, but combined with sentimental value and the fact that it seems to be aware that it’s going to always live in the shadow of its predecessor (I mean, they wrote the first season KNOWING they were going to end up in a PnF crossover), I do have to say PnF is definitely the better show.