After reading the synopsis and/or watched the first episode, one may get the impression this was a parody of Nineteen Eighty-Four or a similar story, or it was a satire about oppressive and controlling governments. Chocolate Underground could have been parody if it was funny, but it was not. Chocolate Underground could have been a satire had it been keen, but it was not. There are things did not quite make sense in the show, such as government solders thinking that school kids blocking their way are actually a barrier to them. Or why there are robots that can identify chocolate with great accuracy, and yet their programming does not allow them to avoid large buildings. It only highlights that this show was too fluffy and lacking in sophistication to have been able to deal with serious Orwellian themes in a comedic or insightful way.
It is not that I was bothered by the short episodes, but why was not the show released as movie? Each episode averaged around five minutes and had all the episodes been strung together, it would have made for an hour and five minute movie.
Chocolate Underground was an experience that was lacking in nutrition and delivered in bite sized pieces, kind of like chocolate itself.
