Dylan
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Fighter/Tutor are awesome
This is a hard series to rate as a whole. Admittedly, the bad was pretty bad. But the good (Fighter/Tutor) was so great it brought the overall rating up. But if you find yourself struggling with it, I recommend just watching the Fighter/Tutor storyline. That's what I do when re-watching, and it's a complete story that is great on its own.
Seriously, I loved Fighter/Tutor so much. I adored both characters individually, and adored them as a couple. My only complaint would be that the ending was rushed. They squished what should've been AT LEAST an episode (I'd argue two or three) into barely ten minutes. Some things shouldn't have worked out that quickly, and even the bits that did should've had a lot more emotional fallout. The F/T story had been so good at depicting emotional turmoil and distress in response to tough situations and inner struggle, so it was sad the same level of attention wasn't given to the resolution of those same problems. Seriously, I had whiplash from how quickly all the problems disappeared. I would've loved them to go deeper.
Still, the rest of the story was so great, the rushed ending didn't detract much. And I understand there were time constraints.
But we have to talk about the acting! The acting was fantastic! Particularly Zee. I cannot praise Zee's performance highly enough. He was brilliant.
As for the rest of the show... not my thing. I tried really hard, but I just couldn't enjoy it. The humor wasn't my taste. I cringed so hard in a lot of scenes. Other scenes felt completely irrelevant and like filler. There were way, way too many side plots for my taste. So, as I said, now I just watch the F/T story and skip the rest, and I kind of wish I'd done that from the start. But I know others enjoy the rest, so I think it's worth trying at least.
If I rate only the F/T story, I'd rate it like this:
Story: 9.5
Acting: 10
Music: 8
Re-watch: 10
Overall: 9.5
If I rate everything else on its own, I'd rate it very low. Overall, not so bad. I really do think the F/T story is good enough to bring the overall experience up a lot. But if you struggle with the series as a whole, just watch F/T and ignore the rest.
Seriously, I loved Fighter/Tutor so much. I adored both characters individually, and adored them as a couple. My only complaint would be that the ending was rushed. They squished what should've been AT LEAST an episode (I'd argue two or three) into barely ten minutes. Some things shouldn't have worked out that quickly, and even the bits that did should've had a lot more emotional fallout. The F/T story had been so good at depicting emotional turmoil and distress in response to tough situations and inner struggle, so it was sad the same level of attention wasn't given to the resolution of those same problems. Seriously, I had whiplash from how quickly all the problems disappeared. I would've loved them to go deeper.
Still, the rest of the story was so great, the rushed ending didn't detract much. And I understand there were time constraints.
But we have to talk about the acting! The acting was fantastic! Particularly Zee. I cannot praise Zee's performance highly enough. He was brilliant.
As for the rest of the show... not my thing. I tried really hard, but I just couldn't enjoy it. The humor wasn't my taste. I cringed so hard in a lot of scenes. Other scenes felt completely irrelevant and like filler. There were way, way too many side plots for my taste. So, as I said, now I just watch the F/T story and skip the rest, and I kind of wish I'd done that from the start. But I know others enjoy the rest, so I think it's worth trying at least.
If I rate only the F/T story, I'd rate it like this:
Story: 9.5
Acting: 10
Music: 8
Re-watch: 10
Overall: 9.5
If I rate everything else on its own, I'd rate it very low. Overall, not so bad. I really do think the F/T story is good enough to bring the overall experience up a lot. But if you struggle with the series as a whole, just watch F/T and ignore the rest.
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