Manw0name
Since: Mar, 2015
06/21/2015 00:00:00
1. Maybe that's because it would be a bit boring too focus too much on their personal lives. If nothing else, they did have to go through a good deal of hoop jumping to keep their activities secret (e.g. when Cody had to lie to get Joe's help). 2. I don't see what's wrong with their group dynamic. 3. Yolei had a good share of moments in which her nerdiness was helpful, such as in Giga house or in Russia. 4. The dream world being in the finale actually makes sense. It kind of helps to emphasize the "follow your dreams" point of the finale.
Really, even when the plots lacked coherency as a whole, there was still plenty of heart and characterization to make up for it. Just check out the tearjerker and heartwarming pages.
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Oh boy...
It's widely accepted that 02 became worse as it went on. They did the Kaiser arc then shoehorned in a million villians and subplots that never amounted to anything substantial. The Dark Ocean was wasted, the kids' character development (aka what made the first season so good) was choppy or non-existent, and the epilogue was a huge slap in the face.
Just to throw in my two cents, here are a couple problems that are pointed out less frequently: 1. For being a Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World season, it doesn't put a lot of focus on the kids everyday lives. Last season the families were featured for a whopping 8 episodes and they still played a bigger part in the story. I want to see a Yolei who's stressed out from the Digital World fighting with her siblings or a Davis who's so tired he can't even make it through soccer practice. These kids sacrifice nothing in order to be Chosen Children and one has to wonder how high the stakes really are. 2. DNA digivolving. Cool in theory but it segregated the kids into tag teams when their team dynamic and friendships as a whole already sucked. 3. Yolei never fulfilling her role as the team’s Smart Guy. Kick Izzy out and let Yolei be the new computer whiz. As it stands she was dead weight, and her character development episodes were choppy little epiphanies after she tried to be an Action Girl. Let her be the Smart Guy. 4. The Dream World was so cool. Why was it only in the finale? They could've made this whole season about world hopping, and it would've been great. Kaiser arc, Dark Ocean arc, Dream World arc, done.
Despite all that, I love 02. The premise is wonderful: The Big Bad is human, they have to deal with the Real World as well as the Digital World, the Dark Ocean exists. It's just that the execution sucks. Sure, there were moments where the heart of the first season appears (Ken reuniting with Wormmon, TK giving up his seat in the car to Ken) but most of it is nonsensical plots to waste time and sell toys.