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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 11, 2020 14:36:21 GMT -5
A couple of weeks ago I decided to watch this on a whim after seeing praise (no spoilers please, just finishing season 4) for it.
It's really damned good.
It's a case where there are all sorts of little nods to the original while creating something wholly new. The characters this go round are much more 3 dimensional and it adds a lot to the lore. It also has a lot of little fun asides.
I also wasn't prepared for it to be as thematically about toxic relationships as it is--be they friendship, parental, or romantic, a major theme through the show is the danger of those types of relationships. It deals with heady stuff for what is generally a children's toon.
I went from thinking "hey this is pretty clever" to being fully invested.
It's just really well done.
I hope the coming He-man show is at least half as good.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jun 11, 2020 15:57:17 GMT -5
And it has Heather from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on top of all that!
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Post by thechase on Jun 11, 2020 16:09:43 GMT -5
I'm not too hot on it personally (prefer the original), but I do catch the odd episode on the CBBC Channel, nice way to spend a Saturday morning.
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Post by eJm on Jun 11, 2020 16:31:40 GMT -5
We have a thread about this Kevin! It is long and extensively full of me geeking out!
And yeah, Season 5...pretty nuts, man.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 11, 2020 16:47:10 GMT -5
My bad.
ADVENTURE!
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Post by eJm on Jun 11, 2020 16:49:17 GMT -5
I mean, we can absolutely turn this thread into a Sea Hawk quotes thread.
Basically, the best rebooted sea-based character since Aquaman.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 16:51:34 GMT -5
I mean, we can absolutely turn this thread into a Sea Hawk quotes thread. (contains season 5 spoilers) |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 11, 2020 16:53:24 GMT -5
I stand by my stance that they flubbed the landing.
the whole Toxic relationships and some people are just flat toxic and you don't owe it to them to have them in your life.
I think ending the way it did kinda goes entirely against it.
Goes without saying but that's just my opinion, it's fine if you disagree.
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Post by DerktheDerk on Jun 11, 2020 17:02:02 GMT -5
A female He-Man?!? Not in MY household!
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Post by Cyno on Jun 11, 2020 17:04:05 GMT -5
I love it when Catra does cat-like things.
There's so much I love about Season 5 I want to say but I'm not going to spoil. But aaaaaaah.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 17:29:15 GMT -5
I stand by my stance that they flubbed the landing. the whole Toxic relationships and some people are just flat toxic and you don't owe it to them to have them in your life. I think ending the way it did kinda goes entirely against it. Goes without saying but that's just my opinion, it's fine if you disagree. I think it's a bit of a minefield to try to navigate. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}On one hand, if Catra did die in a heroic sacrifice or something, it'd basically be doing the whole, "The gay couple has to end in a tragic demise," cliche that is really probably way worse than the abusive relationships thing. Hordak is a lot iffier and I probably wouldn't have redeemed him on any real level, but I do think there is at least something to be said for them trying to leave it up to interpretation just how forgiven he is by not really having anyone but Adora and Entraptra really interact with him and having Mermista question it.
Though my personal interpretation on Shadow Weaver is that she didn't mean a word of what she was saying - since she had been shit-talking Catra earlier in the same scene even - and was just saying that because she recognized it was what she needed to hear to save the day. I don't think the show handled it great exactly (though I think the season itself is great) but I think they kind of wrote themselves into a corner on it, if only because they'd really just gone too far in earlier seasons by that point. |
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Post by Chiral on Jun 11, 2020 21:50:29 GMT -5
I stand by my stance that they flubbed the landing. the whole Toxic relationships and some people are just flat toxic and you don't owe it to them to have them in your life. I think ending the way it did kinda goes entirely against it. Goes without saying but that's just my opinion, it's fine if you disagree. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Agree completely and it's really made it hard to watch the show, because of personal business I was really into the message of letting go of toxic people who hurt you. But then... |
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Post by thechase on Jun 12, 2020 3:25:32 GMT -5
I mean, we can absolutely turn this thread into a Sea Hawk quotes thread. Basically, the best rebooted sea-based character since Aquaman. In the original, Sea Hawk and Adora were meant to be endgame. It bums me out this version wasn't so lucky. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2020 10:27:53 GMT -5
A female He-Man?!? Not in MY household! I never knew my step dad posted here until now. |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jun 12, 2020 13:42:27 GMT -5
I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't watch Netflix. I'm waiting for it to hit Blu-ray but I am looking forward to seeing it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2020 14:03:06 GMT -5
I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't watch Netflix. I'm waiting for it to hit Blu-ray but I am looking forward to seeing it. Do streaming services even put stuff like this in a physical format anymore? This is a legit question, I'm not insulting your preferred viewing method. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2020 14:57:02 GMT -5
I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't watch Netflix. I'm waiting for it to hit Blu-ray but I am looking forward to seeing it. Do streaming services even put stuff like this in a physical format anymore? This is a legit question, I'm not insulting your preferred viewing method. Looking there's a DVD listing for seasons 1 through 3 on Amazon and they also sell the show digitally on there, though can't find any sign of a Blu-ray release. Maybe now that the series is finished though. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 12, 2020 22:11:42 GMT -5
I thought the ending was earned. Yeah it was about toxic relationships, but that's not to say those can't be mended and forgiven sometimes too. I thought that's what happened here, first with the parental one&them the romantic one. Especially with the latter, watching this all within a week or so, they were building to that from the get go. The one thing I would have changed is not to have one more last 'you don't want me' thing in the middle of season 5.
Other than that though felt they stuck the landing.
Entrapta, the silly clearly on the spectrum genius was my favorite character, followed by Sea Hawk, Swift Wind and Wrong Hordak. Really good stuff.
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Post by DerktheDerk on Jun 12, 2020 23:27:42 GMT -5
A female He-Man?!? Not in MY household! I never knew my step dad posted here until now. Yes, it is I. Please pick up some bread and bring it over. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2020 0:45:55 GMT -5
I never knew my step dad posted here until now. Yes, it is I. Please pick up some bread and bring it over. Well now I know it's not him. He would have asked for cigarettes. |
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