Knuckles Series Review | Starring Wade Not Knuckles! 

I knew we were in trouble when I saw that thumbnail...

If it’s not about Knuckles, then they didn’t know da wae 💀

With the amount of knuckles and echidna lore that they had on their hands to make a show it’s disappointed that they did absolutely nothing

You’d think they’d learn from Halloween Ends that people expect the character who’s on the poster to be…you know, the main character

Knuckles is one of my favorites. I will still watch, but my hype levels are non-existent.

I’m still gonna watch it out of mild curiousity

The sonic verse has great potential hope this won’t damage it

Well, at least we can still look forward to Sonic 3, that is heavily focused on Sonic Adventure 2 so we know that'll be focused on the characters we care about 😮‍💨

I heard that Knuckles is the most present in the first few episodes, probably finale too. Episode four though…

I swear Paramount Plus is always a swing or miss with their shows

I think it still sounds like a lot of fun because I like Wade, but I am a bit disappointed that Knuckles isn't in it a lot

I’m still going to watch it, I really hope I can enjoy this one.

You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. They’ve made two movies that actually did a solid job focusing on Sonic as the main character (minus the wedding scene from Sonic 2) and yet they couldn’t make a show focusing on Knuckles as the main character? 💀☠️ It’s sad because Knuckles is such a cool character with tons of great stories to tell and they pull him in a lame one where he gets sidelined for half of it apparently. I didn’t come for Wade Whipple and his family drama I came for KNUCKLES. Despite my initial mixed reaction from the trailer I was willing to give this show a chance because if it didn’t have the Chaotix and what not at least it could’ve focused on Knuckles and his past. If anyone enjoys this show more power to you. As for me I’m just disappointed.

So when the producers of this show were making this,they were like " do you think kids would actually like a show about sonic and his friends?" And they respond with " no. Let's make the show about that bad comic relief from the previous 2 movies." Glad to know I didn't waste my time with this show.

Huh. Looks like this is the biggest subversion of expectations since a Jurassic World film decided to focus on human cloning, locusts eating crops, and espionage plotlines instead of dinosaurs. Let’s hope this kind of thing doesn’t become a trend to do with IPs.

Let’s take a moment to remember that the critics once said “sonic 2 focused too much on sonic characters” 🙃 soooooo what is it ? More sonic characters or less sonic characters ?

They should have called this "& Knuckles."

I've never been so disapointed about a show than this one. I've been waiting for this show since it first got announced, I got my family to set up a movie night together, we cleaned up, we made chilidogs for dinner, we sat down all together for knuckles, and we got wade. I feel cheated, I feel clickbaited, I am very disappointed. Why is wade the star in knuckle's show? However, I will say the parts we got with knuckles and the stuff we got with the gun agents, were VERY interesting. I was on the edge of my seat with excitement when the focus was on them. I was grasping on that excitement, hoping to see more or what we were promised, and we barely got that. The show feels like a gross mix of extremely boring scenes with extremely interesting scenes.

So this show and its expectations are like if I went to eat some hamburgers at Five Guys, but it turns out there are only TWO Guys and they're only serving cold salami sandwiches.

I guess I had a very different experience with the Knuckles series. I was looking forward to this because I've enjoyed the Sonic films so far, although it didn't seem necessary, but it was still on my watch list, and I certainly wasn't thrilled about its multiple delays. I knew that Wade was going to be a prominent character, and I had heard about complaints about him having too much focus, but I wanted to go into the series knowing as little as possible aside from what was shown in the advertising. Now having seen the full series, I really found myself enjoying it overall. I enjoyed Wade as a minor character in the films, and I imagine that one's enjoyment of the show depends a lot if one is invested in his character arc, and I definitely was, so much so that I honestly was ok that it got as much focus as it did. Yes, I get if there are people who really feel like Knuckles was sidelined in his own spin-off, but I was alright with it, and I get what they were doing with him seeing Wade as a potential apprentice. The structure of the series felt a lot like the first Sonic film compared to the second, and I find that it worked. In all honesty, episode 4 was the big highlight for me, as I found the low-budget style musical journey Wade experienced to be very humorous, and the episode's conclusion was very satisfying. Despite my enjoyment of the show, it wasn't without a few shortcomings. I found Wade's sister to be kind of a pain in episode 3, in which she was such a jerk to him, and she didn't seem to grow enough by the end. But the real problem I have with the series is the lack of closure, which is a big problem for any show. With all the setup in the first episode, there really should have been more of a proper ending. I actually thought there was potentially going to be a big change with Knuckles at the end, but it didn't seem to confirm anything yet. But we never see when he returns home, which is disappointing considering how things were when he left on his journey. It was nice to see Sonic, Tails, and Maddie in the first episode, but they really should have appeared in the last episode as well. Despite the abrupt ending, I still really enjoyed the series, even though I totally understand why others would be disappointed by it. At least I've still got the third film to look forward to before the year is over.

Although the show does take a focus on Wade I’m glad that Knuckles still has involvement in the overall story

You know those first 10 minutes of the boys and Maddie? Those were a treasure! What were they thinking?!

Book of Boba Fett did a similar thing and everyone thought those episodes without him were the best ones

Knuckles showed us da WADE

I'm not even a Sonic fan, and that sounds insulting.

I just finished the series. I actually really liked the Wade storyline. I enjoyed the rock opera dream where he turns into Knuckles and reenacts Knuckles’ story. I liked the wacky characters. I liked the bowling tournament. Honestly the scenes that focus on the human characters were far better in this show then they were in the two films.

1. The best kids movies do include jokes written for the parents. 2. Chances are the pitch for this show was "we want a sonic spinoff, but you're getting the CGI budget for 10 minutes of Knuckles per-episode" and so the rest was sitcom filler.

Great Review Dude and By The Way, I Cannot Wait To Watch This Show When It Comes Out On Paramount Plus.

“People either know the WAE, or no the WAE”-Sun Tzu

I think the only reason why it’s mostly wade is due to a money budget and it’s truly sad it’s mostly wade not knuckles

I would watch the actual show see what they think

I seriously really enjoyed the Knuckles show in spite of its issues and eagerly hope for sn2. Hopefully sn2 will have more KNUCKLES. Edit: Eeeeh...i do hope Wade is removed and doesn't return in sn2. Give a like if you also liked this show.

Loved it.

That's too bad, so much trash comes out now but both Sonic movies were a nice surprise, and Knuckles steals the 2nd movie. I'll still check it out but that is disappointing that it's more about Wade and I hate how Hollywood does that trend of sidelining the character being sold as the main and the show is even named after them.

Exactly what I thought would happen but luckily I’ve talked to the writer of sonic who also wrote violent night and hopefully they’ll fix this

Really worried for this show. But maybe ill be surprised. Great review sean!

Remember SONIC 3 … coming out this year im so ready for this

A special about Knuckles, but Knuckles is sidelined for most of it? OK, then... (cracks knuckles) Time for a knuckle sandwich.

I knew it wouldnt be 3 hours of pure CGI Knuckle. That would be too expansive. But we get at least 1 good Battle per episode. And i still enjoyed Wade more than the 2 humans in the Sonic movies. And then the final boss is basicaly a Sonic Adventure 2 boss.

Thanks for letting us know. Do you know in the last episode there’s a post credit scene that leads to Sonic The Hedgehog 3?

Despite his review of the show, I'm still gonna see it and decide for myself. At least it ain't gonna be as bad as VELMA S2

They should make a Wade spin off series! Oh wait..

Any post-credit stingers or any reason to check this show out before Sonic 3?

The first frame of this video says it all

That is some heartbreaking news, my friend.

Hey Sean, what do you think is worse Alien 3 or Game of Thrones Season 8?

I don’t care, as long as it’s fun and funny I’ll be there 👍

this is like how in the transformers movies where they focus on the humans and a little bit of the transformers

Disappointing news for me. Was really looking forward to more Knuckles action 😭 these 6 episode formats ain’t working and are such a curse fam 💀

“Make my day, know de wae-“ sun tzu

I am genuinely shocked by this to be honest? The first two Sonic the Hedgehog films are actually rather good! They really got it right. I’ve heard nothing but positive things about this series so it surprises me to hear that the show is NOT actually about Knuckles! This sounds an awful lot like the studio ignored what the fans liked the most about the films which of course was the hedgehogs, but ultimately decided to focus more on the human characters. That makes no sense! This makes me a little worried for Sonic 3…

How you make Knuckles the side character in his own damn show?! They WANTED this shit to fail 😭

It's the whole webbing thing from sonic 2 all over again, we come for the SONIC CHARACTERS the human characters come second that's how it should

The Ted show literally proves that this isn't a budgetary issue since while yes the plot still heavily focused on the human, Ted still get as much spotlight and is on screen 90% of the time.

Sonic 3 is gonna be peak still guys 🫡

Wait how is everyone seeing this already?? Isn’t it out on Friday? Or is like early access reviews lol. Asking for a friend

If only I had paramount +

Iblis being killed off by Wade/Knuckles is perfect because Sonic 06 is a DUMPSTER FIRE IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD!!!!!!!! If you liked Sonic Movie 1, then (IN MY OPINION) THIS IS Sonic Movie 1, But ABOUT Knuckles and Wade. (AND BETTER THAN SONIC MOVIE 1 BUT NOT BY MUCH)

I had never heard of it!!

I dont see the issue here. I like wade

It is still 7/10 ok

IT is clear they greenlit the thing long before even thinking about the script

I may see Knuckles eventually, I no longer have Paramount+.

Should’ve called it Wade instead of Knuckles if this is the case

So keen

How’d that plot line get approved for a show called knuckles. That makes no sense.

My excitement for the show now decreased.

What is out?

I was really excited for this but finding out that Knuckles isn't in his own show that much its really ruined my interest :/

It’s such a shame but naturally in every franchise there come bad projects hopefully sonic 3 will be a treat compared to Knuckles

This is absolutely ridiculous whoever is directing the show needs to be fired

I loved it

I found myself asking out loud the last 4 episodes, "WHERE'S KNUCKLES?!" Very disappointing.

someone edit the whole thing to be only about Knuckles with a little bit of the other guys, so that it is instead a 90 min movie

A série é tão boa que a melhor coisa dela é o Sonic

Is this a must watch for sonic 3? Disappointed to hear it’s not good I was looking forward to this. I hate it when movies do this. They market stuff in the trailer that’s not even a big part in the movie or they just decide to put focus on certain things that the audience does not care about. Perfect example is something like Jurassic world dominion from a couple years back

Well thanks for the honest review. What a disappointment for that show. Glad I didn’t waste my money to get paramount plus. Still curious about Sonic 3.

When I paid money for the paramount+, I paid to watch Knuckles, not Wade. I do not care about Wade’s family or tournament shits. I want to watch knuckles action and his songs from the games, more references. Truly disappointing and now I feel less hopeful for Sonic3😢

Imagine they referenced Ugandan knuckles

Many people agree 👍. Animation is always popular. Going for gold at the cinema. And this looks impressive!!!!!! #2024

So it's not "Knuckles", but "Wade-dles"?

If Paramount could not give a bigger budget for this series then why make it?

It seems to me that they greenlit and announced this before they had a concrete story in mind, and the reason why it's focused on Wade instead of Knuckles is definitely budget limitations. Oh well.

Oh dear, I hope this dosen't damage the Sonic franchise that much. I knew something bad gotta happen when I saw the thumbnail. Haven't watch the show yet, hopefully I can still appreciate it. If it's not all about Knuckles they could have just retitle to Wade or Mr. Whipple or just change to a Knuckles origin story.

Movie/TV executives are so stupid. They want content for their streaming platforms but refuse to invest money or talent to make them a draw for viewers. This is why you fail. And it’s so obvious.

I wasnt trying to make you mad im sorry if i did i meant no disrespect

I liked it when it actually focused on Knuckles and the Sonicverse lore, and I loved the anime-esque feel to the final battle (even if it was just a cut and paste of Sonic 1.) Problems were focusing too much on Wade and being way too jokey. The Sonic movies are jokey too, but they know when to reign it in and focus on the drama of the plot. This is just non-stop jokes and cheesy one-liners that often fall flat on their faces and often end up ruining otherwise tense scenes. And don't even get me started on the annoying, immersion-breaking product placement. People shouldn't expect too much though and just take this for what it is: A stop-gap spin-off before Sonic 3.

Episode 3 & 4 kinda dragged for me tbh the others were decent tho

The first and 2nd episode wasn’t too bad but then it drifted off to crap. I’m on episode 4 and I’m like wtf am I watching?

This show was definitely written by Chat Gpt

First 3 episodes- Great Episode 4- Kinda Painful Episode 5- Eh, the ending is good Episode 6- Mediocre

It’s still fun and action-packed.

That disappoints me a lot. Wade was always the unfunniest character to me in the entire franchise.

I wonder how much the fans are going to tolerate the live action universe before looking back and realise just how overraed it is.

I think Knuckles is the main character in the way that Sonic was the main character in Sonic 1. It was more of a balance between the two characters. It couldn’t be all knuckles all the time that would be too expensive.

Oh noooo, very disappointed to hear this

Sounds a bit like Sonic 2, i.e. the worst parts of the movie was when they focused on the human characters, aside from Jim Carrey, and the best parts were when they focused on the Sonic characters.

Just finished watching it, I dont want to say It's bad, But the disappointment is just awful, How the hell did they not consider that making wade basically the main character is FUCKING STUPID "OOOO lets make quirky n goofy wade a redemption arc story!!!", I hope to god that the third movie makes up for it. (Note: Im aware that I might sound like im shitting on the show, But I did get some enjoyment out of it)

This is why the Mario movie will always be better than these Sonic movies. Even the first 2 movies, focused too much on the humans. This series even more so. They’re too obsessed with the human actors. Whereas Mario actually focuses on the core videogame characters. And that’s why it’ll always be a better adaptation.

Man I was really looking forward to this and now I’m not