I already wrote an in-depth review of the new Monster High dolls, but I know there's a lot of interest in the individual characters, so I decided to do a short(er) follow-up with the fabulously freaky Frankie Stein!
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| G3 Frankie Stein from Monster High, $24.99. |
I have all of these carefully-laid plans with the blog, I promise I do, but then things keep coming along to derail those plans--often in a delightful way. Two weeks ago my discovery of the DALL-E image generator threw me off track, and then last week it was the much-anticipated release of the Generation 3 Monster High dolls. I knew the G3 dolls were coming out in October, and so I showed up at my local Target bright and early on October 1, eagerly scanning the shelves for the familiar logo, but I didn't see any sign of the new dolls. Then, on October 2, my friend Darcy alerted me to the fact that many of the dolls were available online. And so I ordered one. OK, two. Alright, most of them. Oops. And then, of course, the moment they started to arrive at my house, I had to put aside what I was working on and open them immediately.
Mattel has been very busy over the last few months, trickling out tantalizing Monster High releases like the Haunt Couture collection, the greyscale Reel Drama group (which I love!), and the Boo-riginal Creeproductions of the first wave dolls. All of these dolls look like the original Monster High characters, with the same body and the same face molds. So I was surprised to see that the G3 dolls are completely different! The characters' names and styles are the same, but almost everything else has been changed.
I'll admit that I wasn't too thrilled with some of the promotional photos of the G3 dolls. I could tell who all of the characters were supposed to be, but they looked too mainstream and cutesy to me. They weren't weird enough to be the Monster High that I know and love. But I decided to put my misgivings aside and give them a fair chance. Things change, right? The first doll that I bought, and the one who I'll feature in this review, is none other than my favorite Clawdeen Wolf...if you can recognize her:
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| Generation 3 Monster High Clawdeen Wolf by Mattel, $24.99. |
