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Jordy267 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Arthurian Legend in 5A made it pretty clear they are not doing "just Disney movies". Oh please, they even show part of Disney's The Sword in the Stone at the beginning of 5A, which I kind of laughed at. Once has only ever made story arcs based on films made by Disney (Fantasia in 4A confirmed it for me). I know they stuck more closely to the original legend but they haven't used very much mythology that hasn't been in a Disney movie e.g. Egyptian or Norse. I don't mind this, I like all the hidden implications that they're using Disney's stuff but expanding more and appealing to an older audience. I think you're sort of seeing it backwards forward. Looking from  season 1 to 5, it's clear that they weren't doing that.

They are using legends, literature, etc, and use a little nods at Disney, not the other way around. They had king Midas, Biblical allusions, prince and the pauper, etc. Simply saying they expand Disney is ignoring their creative genius. It's like saying they did Wizard of Oz because of Disney, although they referenced it before the movie came out and they do absolutely nothing like Disney, because there has been like 55 Oz variations.