There are other things you could look into before perusing the card list (or jumping straight to drafting), but I prefer to figure these out for myself or ask after reading the list/starting to draft
The Hive could easily be an Ancient Ziggurat, and the others often end up as overkill once they hit the board
Picture combining it with Coruscation Mage and other spell-pingers for massive burn potential
The iconic cartoon character now has how very own Secret Lair with everything from his most famous memes to some of the animated show's most famous locations being immortalized as MTG cards.Override
Its a pretty cheap way to get cards in the yard starting on turn 1
As noted by Patrick Metzger in an article for The Patterning, it generally takes about 30 years for a critical mass of people who were consumers of culture to turn to the art and culture that helped them achieve comfort and clarity in their world. More importantly, creators will indulge in the new nostalgic trend thats being repurposed in an attempt to revive that same zeitgeist. Its part of the reason why the 1950s were big in 1980s America, why the 1980s were big in the 2010s, and its almost certainly part of the reason were seeing Pokmon re-emerge in such a big way now
