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Post by Mako Crab on Apr 1, 2020 13:17:04 GMT -5
Even on its own, it’s just a poorly paced & sloppily written show with awful dialogue half the time. I gave it more chances than it deserved because it’s Castlevania, not less.
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Post by Mako Crab on Dec 16, 2021 9:08:07 GMT -5
Totally forgot to mention- finished season 4 a while back. Probably a good thing I allowed some time between then and now. The rage and disappointment has simmered.
Real quick:
I liked the happy ending our main characters got. Trevor & Sypha ended up carrying the show for me. While some of it was interesting & there were some good bits, I would not bother rewatching this. It’s just a poorly written mess of a show. And that’s the biggest downfall. The animation, voice acting, and everything else are fine. But the writing… I’m glad Ellis got canned from this show. They’re apparently doing a season 5 or a spin-off without him (set during Richter’s time). So I’ll be checking that out whenever it happens. But man, this show was just not good.
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Post by Greatshot on Dec 16, 2021 20:07:35 GMT -5
Yep, that pretty much nails it for me too. Like you I finished it ages ago and just didn't care enough to post about it. Most of it feels like missed opportunities Without Ellis, I'm VERY interested in what sounds like it could basically be an adaptation of Rondo of Blood into Symphony, which is the absolute pinnacle of Castlevania, so I'm cautiously optimistic, but given the how and why of Drac's resurrection via Shaft and that the entire Lisa backstory comes FROM SoTN and they've already covered that, cuts a big part of Al's motivation out. Also considering wtf they did with Death, and how much a factor HE is in both games, gives me additional concern. I'll check it out but I'm not super hyped for it.
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Post by Optimal Megatron on Dec 16, 2021 23:58:03 GMT -5
Season 4 was kind of a thing where it really was the protagonists that carried it. Even suicidal, almost completely lacking in motivation Dracula had the gravitas to carry it moreso than some of his followers trying to bring him back, which I think was literally the point to distract from the Death reveal at the end. St. Germain's motivation felt kinda ehhhh? but at least he made sure Trevor got his happy ending after killing a god. It felt like it needed someone in the position to actively tempt him more than Death's projection pretending to spout vague details. The sisters ended up about where I expected, and I find it funny that two of them are just like "...Carmilla's nuts. We'll never win and we'll never get to rest, and then what's the POINT?" and just bail entirely. Meanwhile, I like that Hector and Isaac's interactions end up where they did. They both did some growing and ended up in a better overall place. There were quite a few bits of unexpected humor with Isaac's night creatures, too. The primary trio were pretty much the biggest selling point for this overall, and though it came a bit late (I think it could've fit in Season 3 to give a bit more breathing room), I find it bemusing that Alucard and his dad apparently share a type. I felt it had a decent overall finale, but I haven't rewatched it like I did the finale to Season 2 a few times (Drac's showdown and then subsequent breakdown in Alucard's childhood room is still probably THE high water mark for the series). But that same moment is also why I didn't feel the sudden deus ex machina at the end was terrible. I genuinely wanted Vlad and Lisa to get a chance after the tragedy of it all in Seasons 1 and 2, so them pulling alchemical bullshit to give them the ability to have their own time again is something I'm perhaps less willing to critique given how rare "and they all lived happily ever after" happens in most other places. That said, the one vampire with the double flail staff has THE most impractical weapon I've ever heard of, and I say this fully aware of the physics defying nonsense that is Trevor's morning star.
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