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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#3351: Mar 29th 2019 at 9:19:06 PM

Oh yeah Nick’s TMNT, like that didn’t have its share of problems.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 29th 2019 at 9:19:44 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#3352: Mar 29th 2019 at 9:33:14 PM

[up]Nothing’s perfect, but at the end of the day it was still way more successful.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#3353: Mar 29th 2019 at 9:43:51 PM

I'm in agreement with Lycropath and Slimcoder. Personally came in hoping for a fun action show along what Lycropath described but with some enjoyment of the giant robots, though not to the point that I actually believed this show was actually going to mimic Korra/Avatar directly since what it had in common was the animation studio and some junior staff, not Bryke themselves. I more or less got that, aside from the last season forgetting the meaning of "fun". I think hoping or expecting for the show to become an unpersoned black sheep to the point of mocking it is being extreme and honestly rather ridiculous, and blaming all of its failures on its premise or not pandering to the old fans as opposed to the fact that the showrunners couldn't handle corporate conflict and execute their vision properly is a view that suffers from tunnel vision. After all, it's not as if any of the other iterations ever acknowledged or followed up upon each other, and this version was the most successful iteration when it came to the viewership metric.

It was a show with a lot of potential that wasn't able to utilize a lot of it for a bunch of reasons, but had some very well-done aspects to attach to alongside the bad, and that's the general feeling I get from talking to the casual viewers who don't just see it as So Okay, It's Average. The most intense reactions either way coming from the various flavors of Fan Dumb, and that includes a lot of the more vocal negativity too, since for all these people supposedly hate the show, they sure are oddly obsessed with it and unable to let it go for some reason.

Edited by AlleyOop on Mar 29th 2019 at 12:46:35 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#3354: Mar 29th 2019 at 9:45:58 PM

[up][up] I wouldn’t know because I barely ever saw it.

Nick’s episode scheduling of it was atrocious.

At least I know where to watch Voltron.

Even then “way more”, like how?

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 29th 2019 at 9:47:17 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#3356: Mar 30th 2020 at 5:15:40 PM

I tried watching that video today and whiny tone of it made me quit half way

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight
#3358: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:05:33 PM

Schaffrillas' Critique is much better, IMHO:

Edited by VengefulBale on Mar 30th 2020 at 7:05:49 AM

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Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#3359: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:06:57 PM

The tone may sound a bit whiny but I actually found it well structured and she raises good points.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#3360: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:08:49 PM

Too bad the Schafrillas vid dips into explicitly debunked Klance tinhattery in the second half.

VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#3361: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:10:23 PM

[up] Yeah... But at least I can tolerate his voice and does raises lots of good points without sounding whiny

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#3362: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:15:08 PM

It’s a shame how much this show fell apart.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight
#3363: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:16:10 PM

Right.

Like damn, I'm already enjoying the story course that Defenders of the Universe is taking with the VLD side more than the one the show took

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Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#3364: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:24:03 PM

I've barely even though about this show after it ended till I stumbled on this video.

deuteragonist Since: Dec, 2013
#3365: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:26:17 PM

I dropped this show around Season 6 but I somewhat kept up with the discourse. I was unaware that Shiro was apparently hated by the creators and executives. He was still the best character, though. Sorry not sorry.

I also think it's fascinating that this show will most likely be remembered for its ship wars. Seriously, this show is almost up there with the big ones like Harry Potter, Avatar, and Naruto in terms of shipping craze.

GamerSlyRatchet Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
#3366: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:36:20 PM

[up] Which still baffles me to this day, considering the show itself has very little romance until the final season.

Latest blog update (November 5th, 2022).
VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#3367: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:37:28 PM

[up][up] IKR, It doesn't even have that many beyond Lotura, the brutally rushed and forced Allurance and the last-minute hookups

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#3368: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:40:43 PM

I still don’t get why Lance became the center of so much shipping in the first place.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#3369: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:44:11 PM

He had the (rather one sided) rivalry with Keith, and shippers chase those like a shark that smells blood and he was always into Allura, but beyond that...

Wake me up at your own risk.
VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#3370: Mar 30th 2020 at 6:46:05 PM

[up][up] His tsundere-like friendship with Keith and crush on Allura did that.

I think only Lotor and Keith can give him a run for his money in the Shipping department.

Edited by VengefulBale on Mar 30th 2020 at 7:46:35 AM

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deuteragonist Since: Dec, 2013
#3371: Mar 30th 2020 at 7:21:56 PM

But see, Lance sucked. And looking back Keith did too.tongue

It's weird because I get that people liked this show and I really wanted to be one of them, but I couldn't help seeing that the majority of the characters were pretty generic and done better in other shows.

I mean, the action was great, the animation was great, and there were some plot twists but overall the show didn't do right by its characters at all.

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#3372: Mar 30th 2020 at 8:32:20 PM

Keith and Lance both kind of sucked. Lance was kinda fun as the dumb guy in the Lance, Hunk, Pidge trio, but eventually Hunk and Pidge kinda stopped... Well, like, mattering? They were still there, they just didn't get to have important episodes dedicated to them.

Pidge's arc kinda ended when her dad and brother left for earth, and Hunk never really had one in the first place.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#3373: Mar 30th 2020 at 9:16:20 PM

I felt especially bad for Hunk since they basically made him the fat idiot for the most part.

I wanted to strangle someone every time he kept whining about that time food tried to kill him. Dude food already tries to kill us, it's called living animals.

Stop being such a baby about it.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#3374: Mar 30th 2020 at 9:18:35 PM

Honestly no one was done as dirty as Allura, Lotor and Lotor's Generals.

Like damn, they were so badly sloppily written.

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deuteragonist Since: Dec, 2013
#3375: Mar 30th 2020 at 9:31:44 PM

To me, Hunk was basically Bolin without the badass lavabending and character development.


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