The most well-known of the 02 arcs is well-known with good reason: it takes up nearly half the season. This arc introduced the new Digidestined, the Control Spires, the concept of Armor Digivolving, and the first human villain of the Digimon tv show. While Armor Digivolving was an interesting concept, it often felt like it could've been taken further. Making the villain a human was a smart choice, as it forced the characters to actually think about how they could fight another Digidestined, instead of a standard Big Bad Digimon.
Unfortunatly, the characters this season really suffered. While the original Digidestined do bring a welcome prescence when they appear, the current generation is pretty meh. Davis, the apparent 'leader', is a hotheaded idiot, and extremely annoying. He undergoes no character development, and the pitiful attempt at it when he had to unlock the Digiegg of Friendship made no sense whatsoever. Yolei was a mixed bag, sometimes bringing a welcome intelligence, and sometimes being an annoying sugar queen. Cody brings a welcome addition to the group, being wise beyond his years, but still having to cope with his limitations. Kari remains the bland, selfless girl she was in Adventure, but at least now she's a bit more engaging than in the previous season. T.K. seems to have undergone a massive character shift, but it makes sense that he would be a much stronger person four years after the events of Adventure. He can be bland sometimes, but he often fills the Matt role of giving good advice on keeping the team safe.
The Digimon tend to come off like their partners. Veemon is annoying, Hawkmon is meh, Armadillomon is charming, and Patomon is his adorable self. However, Gatomon seems to have gone through a massive shift, now acting like a housecat much more. It's a bit annoying. Ken is decent as a villain, never boring or stupid, but sometimes a bit cliche. Wormmon is by far the best Digimon, and everytime he was onscreen, I couldn't help but fell bad for the little guy.
The begininning of the arc was intriguing, and the end was exciting, but it was the middle, while they were searching for more Digieggs and knocking down control spires, where it got boring and repetitive. Yolei and Davis got no character development, and Ken's plan was strecthed out way too long. Overall, this was a mixed bag, but engaging.
Ep. 1-21 The Digimon Emperor (English Dub)
The most well-known of the 02 arcs is well-known with good reason: it takes up nearly half the season. This arc introduced the new Digidestined, the Control Spires, the concept of Armor Digivolving, and the first human villain of the Digimon tv show. While Armor Digivolving was an interesting concept, it often felt like it could've been taken further. Making the villain a human was a smart choice, as it forced the characters to actually think about how they could fight another Digidestined, instead of a standard Big Bad Digimon.
Unfortunatly, the characters this season really suffered. While the original Digidestined do bring a welcome prescence when they appear, the current generation is pretty meh. Davis, the apparent 'leader', is a hotheaded idiot, and extremely annoying. He undergoes no character development, and the pitiful attempt at it when he had to unlock the Digiegg of Friendship made no sense whatsoever. Yolei was a mixed bag, sometimes bringing a welcome intelligence, and sometimes being an annoying sugar queen. Cody brings a welcome addition to the group, being wise beyond his years, but still having to cope with his limitations. Kari remains the bland, selfless girl she was in Adventure, but at least now she's a bit more engaging than in the previous season. T.K. seems to have undergone a massive character shift, but it makes sense that he would be a much stronger person four years after the events of Adventure. He can be bland sometimes, but he often fills the Matt role of giving good advice on keeping the team safe.
The Digimon tend to come off like their partners. Veemon is annoying, Hawkmon is meh, Armadillomon is charming, and Patomon is his adorable self. However, Gatomon seems to have gone through a massive shift, now acting like a housecat much more. It's a bit annoying. Ken is decent as a villain, never boring or stupid, but sometimes a bit cliche. Wormmon is by far the best Digimon, and everytime he was onscreen, I couldn't help but fell bad for the little guy.
The begininning of the arc was intriguing, and the end was exciting, but it was the middle, while they were searching for more Digieggs and knocking down control spires, where it got boring and repetitive. Yolei and Davis got no character development, and Ken's plan was strecthed out way too long. Overall, this was a mixed bag, but engaging.