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Marfin critic : Dr Who (Disney 1), Avatar 2, Delicious in...
a year ago
- Avatar the way of water (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avata.....e_Way_of_Water) :
I couldn't watch it in one stay (not because my diaper needed changing) because it was so boring. It's beautiful, I'll agree, but the story is boring, the characters are boring and there is no depths or anything to it. It was true for the first one too, but this is the sequel... so what I gave leeway on the original for those points, I can't give it to the sequel. I believe the third one will be even worse after watching this one. 2.5 barks out of 5
- Campfire cooking in another world with my absurd skill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campf.....y_Absurd_Skill)
A surprise discovery thanks to a friend, I just loved this show. The heavy rpg player i am (currently on 3 D&D 5th edition campaign and some other ones, just bought the FF14 tabletoprpg and of course, i play FF14 and Baldur's gate 3) couldn't not love the rpg based mechanics and storyline, and of course the silliness of the general idea. I was afraid the concept would feel rehashed and reheated after a few episodes, but it wasn't. I just love the interactions between the main character and his fenrir (i'm also currently watching chillin in another world with my overpowered skill, which same has a main character from another world into a mmorpg world, agenre called an isekai i learned yesterday, who befriend a fenrir and a similar concept of an overpowered ability, and it is also really good). I seem to like cooking anime with silly ideas and adding rpg based universes sure is all I want, so 4.25 barks out of 5
- Delicious in dungeon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious_in_Dungeon)
Another mmorpg based universe, with also cooking, just like the previous review, but with even more silliness and a deeper story. There is a really compelling story and characters, who are on a real dangerous and difficult quest with a lot more world building than Campfire Cooking, which make it different once you get past the start cooking-only focus of the start of the season (which is still really enjoyable, loved to see how things would play out). But the quest is enthralling and the world building is great, so I really had a lot of fun and I want to see the second season (I even considered buying the paper manga), so 4.5 barks out of 5
- Doctor Who (Disney season 1) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_series_14
Also called new who season 14, the authors states it's a reboot / restart so it is season 1 to them (and Disney), so I have gone with the authors' intent here. The really different take from the doctor and his companion, the huge references to previous seasons and many others points make it a really different season in general, as is the more magic-tone set from the change in the timeline in the introductory episodes for the 15th doctor. But such a tease about the doctor's family, i really hope more come from that, they have been clearly working on exploring some of the never answered questions of the whoniverse. There has been some really good plot twists I didn't see coming. 4.75 barks out of 5
- Tots (season 2-3) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.O.T.S.
A really cute and nice little show, they brought a bit of a more pre-school theme with the later seasons to bring some fresh new ideas, which saved the show. There is nothing about a 4th season from what I could find, which is a good idea since it was starting to chase its own tail and had troubles finding new ideas. The characters are interesting but have little character development (characters have done the same lesson multiple times), and little recurring characters or follow-up storylines. You can't keep going for too long like that, so it's 3.25 barks out of 5 in the end.
- Tokumei Sentai Go-busters : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokum.....tai_Go-Busters
I finished another season of Super Sentai, and keeping going back in time, here come Go-busters (currently is Goseiger), which I was really looking forward to. I had loved Beast Morphers, the power rangers adaptation of this one, so I was really wanting to see what differences they would be. I didn't expected what I was going to see, a spy sentai fighting really interesting intelligent AI and their development. The main characters are a bit bland but they grew up on me, but the bad guys (especially Enter) have been the highlight of this series. There is a lot of world building and great stories, I mean, the one about an alternate timeline ranger team is one of the best super sentai movie I have ever seen. Another really good sentai series in general. 3.75 barks out of 5
- One-punch season 2 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-P.....h_Man_season_2
The first season was a couple of years ago a surprise hit for me, for the concept of an overpowered super hero that defeat everything in one punch didn't sounded really like something interesting. But the world building, character development and plot was really interesting, sadly the second season doesn't deliver as well on the concept. There is some good world building here and there and great scenes, but the general tone is really boring without much happening. I was interested enough but in the end, nothing really great. 2.75 barks out of 5
- Camp cretaceous : hidden adventure : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_.....sodes#Special_(2022)
I have already reviewed Camp Cretaceous and the sequel series, but it seems I missed that one before. It's an interesting interactive adventure with real good development and fitting well into the storyline as far as i remembered it. It has the same quality as the show and is worth checking out. 3.5 barks out of 5
- Star Wars young jedi adventures : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_.....edi_Adventures
So, the first TV show based in the High Republic Era, yes, the same era as The Acolyte. And canon. But there is nothing important happening there that would interest a star wars fan. Outside of showing kids playing jedis, there is nothing really interesting with this show. It's really by the number tv shows, not using the jedi or star wars universe in general in any way. The ewok-like jedi is adorable and the main reason I watch, but outside of being here to attract babies, bring nothing. 2.5 barks out of 5
- Blood of Zeus : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_of_Zeus
Continuing from the first season ending plot line, what feel a lot like a prequel to the castlevania series by the same guy, this show takes the famous stories from the antiquity and reshape them in different and interesting new storylines. It is still too gory for gratuitous reasons for me, but otherwise is really interesting. i really wonder where it is going. As a fan of mythology, there is many many details that I have been really enjoying in those retelling. 3.25 barks out of 5
I couldn't watch it in one stay (not because my diaper needed changing) because it was so boring. It's beautiful, I'll agree, but the story is boring, the characters are boring and there is no depths or anything to it. It was true for the first one too, but this is the sequel... so what I gave leeway on the original for those points, I can't give it to the sequel. I believe the third one will be even worse after watching this one. 2.5 barks out of 5
- Campfire cooking in another world with my absurd skill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campf.....y_Absurd_Skill)
A surprise discovery thanks to a friend, I just loved this show. The heavy rpg player i am (currently on 3 D&D 5th edition campaign and some other ones, just bought the FF14 tabletoprpg and of course, i play FF14 and Baldur's gate 3) couldn't not love the rpg based mechanics and storyline, and of course the silliness of the general idea. I was afraid the concept would feel rehashed and reheated after a few episodes, but it wasn't. I just love the interactions between the main character and his fenrir (i'm also currently watching chillin in another world with my overpowered skill, which same has a main character from another world into a mmorpg world, agenre called an isekai i learned yesterday, who befriend a fenrir and a similar concept of an overpowered ability, and it is also really good). I seem to like cooking anime with silly ideas and adding rpg based universes sure is all I want, so 4.25 barks out of 5
- Delicious in dungeon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious_in_Dungeon)
Another mmorpg based universe, with also cooking, just like the previous review, but with even more silliness and a deeper story. There is a really compelling story and characters, who are on a real dangerous and difficult quest with a lot more world building than Campfire Cooking, which make it different once you get past the start cooking-only focus of the start of the season (which is still really enjoyable, loved to see how things would play out). But the quest is enthralling and the world building is great, so I really had a lot of fun and I want to see the second season (I even considered buying the paper manga), so 4.5 barks out of 5
- Doctor Who (Disney season 1) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_series_14
Also called new who season 14, the authors states it's a reboot / restart so it is season 1 to them (and Disney), so I have gone with the authors' intent here. The really different take from the doctor and his companion, the huge references to previous seasons and many others points make it a really different season in general, as is the more magic-tone set from the change in the timeline in the introductory episodes for the 15th doctor. But such a tease about the doctor's family, i really hope more come from that, they have been clearly working on exploring some of the never answered questions of the whoniverse. There has been some really good plot twists I didn't see coming. 4.75 barks out of 5
- Tots (season 2-3) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.O.T.S.
A really cute and nice little show, they brought a bit of a more pre-school theme with the later seasons to bring some fresh new ideas, which saved the show. There is nothing about a 4th season from what I could find, which is a good idea since it was starting to chase its own tail and had troubles finding new ideas. The characters are interesting but have little character development (characters have done the same lesson multiple times), and little recurring characters or follow-up storylines. You can't keep going for too long like that, so it's 3.25 barks out of 5 in the end.
- Tokumei Sentai Go-busters : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokum.....tai_Go-Busters
I finished another season of Super Sentai, and keeping going back in time, here come Go-busters (currently is Goseiger), which I was really looking forward to. I had loved Beast Morphers, the power rangers adaptation of this one, so I was really wanting to see what differences they would be. I didn't expected what I was going to see, a spy sentai fighting really interesting intelligent AI and their development. The main characters are a bit bland but they grew up on me, but the bad guys (especially Enter) have been the highlight of this series. There is a lot of world building and great stories, I mean, the one about an alternate timeline ranger team is one of the best super sentai movie I have ever seen. Another really good sentai series in general. 3.75 barks out of 5
- One-punch season 2 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-P.....h_Man_season_2
The first season was a couple of years ago a surprise hit for me, for the concept of an overpowered super hero that defeat everything in one punch didn't sounded really like something interesting. But the world building, character development and plot was really interesting, sadly the second season doesn't deliver as well on the concept. There is some good world building here and there and great scenes, but the general tone is really boring without much happening. I was interested enough but in the end, nothing really great. 2.75 barks out of 5
- Camp cretaceous : hidden adventure : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_.....sodes#Special_(2022)
I have already reviewed Camp Cretaceous and the sequel series, but it seems I missed that one before. It's an interesting interactive adventure with real good development and fitting well into the storyline as far as i remembered it. It has the same quality as the show and is worth checking out. 3.5 barks out of 5
- Star Wars young jedi adventures : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_.....edi_Adventures
So, the first TV show based in the High Republic Era, yes, the same era as The Acolyte. And canon. But there is nothing important happening there that would interest a star wars fan. Outside of showing kids playing jedis, there is nothing really interesting with this show. It's really by the number tv shows, not using the jedi or star wars universe in general in any way. The ewok-like jedi is adorable and the main reason I watch, but outside of being here to attract babies, bring nothing. 2.5 barks out of 5
- Blood of Zeus : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_of_Zeus
Continuing from the first season ending plot line, what feel a lot like a prequel to the castlevania series by the same guy, this show takes the famous stories from the antiquity and reshape them in different and interesting new storylines. It is still too gory for gratuitous reasons for me, but otherwise is really interesting. i really wonder where it is going. As a fan of mythology, there is many many details that I have been really enjoying in those retelling. 3.25 barks out of 5
