Sunday, July 24, 2005

   Oh right, this thing!
I have 10 visits?!! O_o Woah....now when did that happen??!

Anyway....I notice I never use this. I think I'll use it to...ramble about TV, since I try not to do it anywhere else. ^ ^;; Hopefully, no one really comes here anyway---so the ramblings won't even get on anyone's nerves. :P ^ ^ 10 visits though....that's...bizarre. o_o Ha....probably robots. I like robots....

Hmm....so TV from last night...


*SPOILER-IFFIC!!!!*




JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
Season Finale: "Epilogue"
^Although it was originally written to be the series finale....
...and what a finale it is. Oh my goodness. To quote The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy: "There is no emoticon to express what I'm feeling!!"
O_O <--Well, maybe that'll do. Anyway....Oh my goodness. This episode is a Batman Beyond fan's dream come true. I am a Batman Beyond fanatic. I think my inner-nerd just broke loose and exploded after watching this. o_o Ah....well....I'll just go on now and list the good and the bad.

THE !WOAH!
+It's Batman Beyond.
+It's BEYOND Batman Beyond!! o_o
+Excellent (and shocking) character development for Bruce and Terry McGuiness.
+Phantasm??!!!! My goodness, I think the internet exploded at that moment. Not to mention several other moments in this shocking finale.
+Terry's thoughts being portrayed in hyper-letterboxed black and white was awesome.
+Surprisingly great story.
+Waller, and her little speech on fate and God. Woah, I never expected to be saying this, but...Waller rules. o_o
+THE MUSIC. Oh man....Whoever directed the music for this, (Karter and/or Ritmanis, maybe?) they're amazing. I was seriously getting chills.
+THE ENDING. The last few shots were absolutely wonderful. There was just no better way they could've ended that. Replicating the opening scene of "On Leather Wings" was just genius.

THE LESS-WOAH...
-At first, I was a little skeptical about the whole "clone" thing, but it was pulled off surprisingly well overall. (So, I guess it's not a less-woah anyway?)
-The Flush Gang flashback felt just a teensy-bit out-of-place, but it was still very well done.
-I guess it's not quite as meaningful if you're not a Batman Beyond fan. ^ ^;;

OVERALL....
Batman Beyond fans, rejoice!!! At long last, this series has finally gotten the superb finale it deserves.



SAMURAI CHAMPLOO
"Gamblers and Gallantry"
I thought everything on TV that night would just pale in comparison to JLU's "Epilogue", but this wasn't too shabby! Not too shabby at all!

THE NOTTOOSHABBY!
+Finally, some character development! Well, for Jin anyway.
+Roderiguez. Wow. I think I have a new favorite character. XD Mugen training a fighting beetle named Roderiguez is just priceless.
+Serious plot involving prostitution was handled very delicately and seriously--instead of just making me feel uncomfortable, like this stuff usually does.
+Surprisingly decent romance between Jin and Kohana. I was really rooting for them!
+I really liked seeing the characters doing some serious interaction, finally. Even Mugen seemed to give a crud about what was going on, even with Fuu's feelings.

THE SHABBY...
-I hope they don't overuse the scratch-edits. They're usually hilarious, but it's happening in every episode lately....
-Fuu's acting seemed just a little irksome when she was getting serious with Jin, but it was fine otherwise.

OVERALL...
What a nice surprise! This is the best episode since "Tempestuous Temptations". I feel like I was finally sensing that good 'ol Bebop "heart" that I feel is often unfortunately absent from this series.


INUYASHA
"Enter Bankotsu: The Leader of the Band of Seven"
Well....let's see....

THE GOOD
+The art is really looking nice lately.

THE LAME
-Fairly boring episode...Is it right that I find the filler episodes far more interesting than the actual plot?
-I feel like the humor's been getting awkward lately. Like Kagome's weird tantrum from last week. That just confused me...
-Remembering all these Kotsu names is getting annoying....

OVERALL...
I just wasn't thrilled. Well, I haven't exactly been thrilled by this series in a long time....oh well.


s-CRY-ed
"Shellbullet"
Not as entertaining as last week's, but let's have a look...

THE SHINY
+Kazuma's new and improved arm!
+Cherise's infatuation with Ryuho is creating an interesting romantic conflict.
+That dude from Ryuho's past.

THE NOT AS COOL AS SHINY
-It just wasn't as fun as last week's.
-A lot of dragging moments.

OVERALL...
We get some interesting plot progression and Kazuma's shiny new arm, but it's nothing to write home about.


PARANOIA AGENT
"Etc..."
Woah. Nothing like a nice little head trip before you go to sleep!! :D

THE FUN-TRIPPY!
+Li'l Slugger. I find him so eerily cool...well, at least for now...
+Fairly easy to follow, for those who can't take PA's usual high-level trippiness.
+Some very funny (yet scary) moments.
+Amusing romance-anime parody in one scene. I just loved how the art suddenly looked all typical anime style....XD
+This episode gave me a crazy dream later that night...It felt so bizarre. But like...awesome bizarre. Thanks, PA! :D

THE BAD-TRIPPY...
-Some awkward comedic moments. (The "sitcom" scene in particular...)
-Repetition of "Of course not, of course not!" got a little annoying, but it's no biggie.

OVERALL...
One of the more enjoyable and funny episodes--hypnotizing to watch, as always--with delightfully eerie Slugger moments abound!


Aaah...I guess that's it for now? ^ ^