This show had so much potential. The writing was very good, the characters were so fleshed out. It was so nice seeing characters interact with one another, how they help and hurt each other, their motivations, their insecurities, all of it was there. I would give most of the show a 10/10
But I cannot do that in good conscience give this show a 10/10. Even if almost all the show was perfect, there are pretty glaring problems with the end.
As mentioned before, what made me interested in the show was the complex characters that you found yourself rooting for even with their at times gray morals. So when I have been seeing that for ¾ of the show, it makes it even more jarring when all that is dropped. Characters do not act how you would expect them to based on their past. The in story logic with the magical world and its relation to the real world dissolves. Suddenly the real world is completely foreign. Its a mess.
Genuinely a disaster. I loved it so much. I love 'dark magical girl' shows and this series seemed to take a fresh new approach to the genre. And then it just. Didnt.
Did not answer any of the questions raised by the show in the first half, answered questions I never thought of, and created more questions. I just want them to continue the show as if those last few episodes never happened. Seeing the jarring disparity in quality shows that these people CAN make a great show, but something stopped them from doing so this time.
But I cannot do that in good conscience give this show a 10/10. Even if almost all the show was perfect, there are pretty glaring problems with the end.
As mentioned before, what made me interested in the show was the complex characters that you found yourself rooting for even with their at times gray morals. So when I have been seeing that for ¾ of the show, it makes it even more jarring when all that is dropped. Characters do not act how you would expect them to based on their past. The in story logic with the magical world and its relation to the real world dissolves. Suddenly the real world is completely foreign. Its a mess.
Genuinely a disaster. I loved it so much. I love 'dark magical girl' shows and this series seemed to take a fresh new approach to the genre. And then it just. Didnt.
Did not answer any of the questions raised by the show in the first half, answered questions I never thought of, and created more questions. I just want them to continue the show as if those last few episodes never happened. Seeing the jarring disparity in quality shows that these people CAN make a great show, but something stopped them from doing so this time.