Depends on whether you have seen the Anime version or not...

I waited expectantly for this TV series as I'm up to date with the Anime version. I even watched it without subs as I could understand mandarin (but not fully).

While I knew that it won't be able to fully adapt the story to the anime version, I was rather disappointed with the ending.

I could accept the change in ages (young XW & TS) and that the time at Shrek School was the most compelling to the story line. Even the changes to include a mystery of the feng duoluo behind Cang Hui was intriguing and not found in the anime; kept me interested to skip the subs.

However, the last episode was rather disappointing. I know that we cannot compare the fight sequences with those in the anime but too many are stationary and not doing anything during the battle. Also, both Oskar & Rong Rong were used sparingly with only 2 actions in most fight sequences - use stick to release smoke, throw incendiary balls and ignite them. Oskar & RR's special abilities were seldom used to the point where they could just sit out the fight.

Then, the many feng douluos that fight with Bibi Dong at the end were dispatched with just a wave away and fell into a goop of liquid. One would expect after seeing the feng douluos as being badasses, that they would at lease put up a fight.

Finally, the biggest gripe was when Tang Hao appears and throws his hammer at BBD....and cut, they are out of the battle and TS, XW & TH are talking...huh? What happened? This cliff hanger is nothing short of lazy editing with no payoff for the audience. It might be due to budget constraints!

If they had ended Season 1 with Tang Hao escaping with XW & TS while the others all pledge to go their separate ways and return & meet after 5 years (as in the anime), I think most of the viewers would still want to see more, find out about the story and still get a pay off that Shrek School won and got some prizes (bones of soul animals). Unfortunately, they missed an opportunity.

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