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Since: May, 2014
08/15/2015 00:00:00
I loved XS. It was a very ambitious cartoon. My only two complaints: 1. The irritatingly overused running gag where Omi poorly words a phrase and Raimundo corrects him. The problem is, Omi doing this would be tolerable, but Raimundo spoils it by pointing out the problem. Like a person going to a comedy show and some guy continuously interrupting to point out any incorrect statements. and 2. Jack Spicer devolves into one of the lousiest villains of all time over the course of the series.
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My favourite show from my childhood
I was very gutted when this show eventually finished and left my life forever. It was one of my favourite shows on Cartoon Network as a child, and I'll remember it fondly.
I loved that the show balanced on action and humour. I'm not up for TV shows that only focus on one genre because I find it rather boring, so it was good to see a show that would make me laugh and make me root for the protagonists at the same time.
There wasn't a single character I didn't like in this series. Even though Omi's characterisation change annoyed me a little to the point of making me want to smack him at certain points, I even rooted for the villains as well as the heroes. They were all very interesting people to watch on my television and at least they weren't one-joke characters, because that's not interesting at all (even though there are some cases where it works, but it's rare).
I don't have a favourite episode of all-time because there's too many to count. I do like how the show eventually ended, even though it upset me a lot, because it ended on a sort of open ending, even though I believe that the four Xiaolin Dragons went on to join the other heroes of the world to rid the planet of evil — just the way an eight-year-old would want it to be.
It's a shame that it's no more — it was probably one of the most popular shows on Cartoon Network at the time too. But I am glad that it ended when it did before the plot-lines went into Jumping the Shark territory, and I'm sure that the other fans agree with that too. The other two seasons should be released on DVD, methinks.