The creator of perhaps my all-time favorite cartoon Owl House launched her next project: Knights of Guinevere. The cartoon’s pilot episode premiered on Sept. 19 and so far, it’s about a lost princess in a creepy amusement park. (Note: It gets pretty dark, and not a typical kids cartoon.)

Dana Terrace is back with a giant middle finger to Disney after her experience creating Owl House from 2020-2023. Disney canceled the series in 2022, forcing its third and final season to condense into three 40-minute episodes instead of the full season that Terrace planned.

In 2022, Owl House broke barriers when it featured Disney’s first queer kiss. Fans have speculated that Terrace’s desire to push boundaries may have led to the show’s early cancellation.

This time, she teamed up with an independent Australian animation studio Glitch Productions. Glitch advertises a “fully self-sustained” operation who’s previous projects include The Amazing Digital Circus in 2023.

Terrace has consistently been outspoken about her experience and even told fans to unsubscribe from Disney altogether. So, good news: you can find the pilot episode for Knights of Guinevere on YouTube. For just the trailer, click here.

Right now, the show is still waiting for the green light to produce an entire season, according to fans on Reddit. All there is to do now is show support, buy merch and wait for more episodes.

One of my biggest regrets leftover from my time in Boston is never seeing local treasure Bad Rabbits. The band’s most recent album, Garden of Eden, got me through significant parts of the last year and a half.

One song that I couldn’t get enough of is “Love and Plane Crashes,” and I’ll leave you with this lyric, plus the ever-so-subtle suggestion to just listen to it:

“In love and in plane crashes
You put the mask on yourself
Before you try to help somebody else
You can’t carry love if you can’t bear the weight of your health
And love’s the only
Weight worth carrying”

It somehow remains upbeat and fun (above all, they are an R&B and funk band), while still reminding you to hold your head up high in the face of obstacles. As someone who still listens to full albums, I do recommend listening to the entire album — start to finish — at least once. You’ll be glad you did.

I absolutely love this book and as soon as people hear it’s set on death row, their eyes glaze over because that’s “too depressing.” Don’t be like them, and check out The Enchanted.

Just because something is sad doesn’t mean we should avoid it. I get it, there’s so much to be sad about right now, but that’s why I find catharsis from art about tragedy and grief.

The Enchanted is loosely inspired by Rene Denfeld’s firsthand experience as a death penalty investigator. While it is fiction first and foremost, the humanity seeps through to show readers both the flaws in the justice system and compassion for people sentenced to die behind bars.