> I still occasionally hear criticism of the show as being unrealistic, that it papered over things or was shallow or ungrounded I really don't understand this

> I still occasionally hear criticism of the show as being unrealistic, that it papered over things or was shallow or ungrounded I really don't understand this criticism. On a first-principle basis alone it does not make any sense, because the same is true for any children's cartoon. I know this is anecdotal, but wanting to act out the fantasy in Transformers, Thundercats and whatnot certainly affected the playground in my childhood, why would the opposite part be any different? Also, why would people worry about the violence in those series, but not appreciate the better world depicted in this one? Fiction matters.