AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. The voice acting was superb this season and ruled. The emotions Steven Yeun was able to portray, man. I felt like this was a lot more emotional and personal than the first season, which has me putting it above the first season. I do think the first season had the best overall cohesive story and conclusion, but the dud episodes in there brought it down (granted I skipped episode 2 of this season). Angstrom Levy was only in like 2 episodes, so having him be the final episode villain wasn't satisfying since he wasn't built up much. His story was still cool, but it did not compare at all to the first season's finale.
Mark's character arc of trying to not be his father was cool and seeing Debbie deal with the aftermath was also neat. Amber was much better this season, but I am still glad that Amber and Mark are no longer together. Mark seems like he is going to finally start focusing on being a superhero, and things look like they are going to start going DOWN.
Another thing that was a bit annoying was all the stakes in the one episode that had Kate and the shrinking girl die were completely taken away as everybody was revived. It was annoying for me because the stakes and shock made that the best episode season. Nevertheless, I can see Invincible becoming one of my favorite shows as time goes on.
At Time of Review:
Season 2: Solid 8/10
Story and Characters: 8/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
This show was a ride. I am not going to touch on every season because I do that for every season basically. In fact, I might even keep this review on the shorter side compared to my other reviews. I just wanna spill out my general thoughts. First, I will kinda touch on the seasons. The first was the best, and it focused on the main cast of the show. The second, however, does not falter at all. It is very close to the first season and has the higher highs. I just think some of it was a bit rough. Third season has really bad and really good moments. The final season, didn't hit a single high in the show, but it hit tons of lows. None were horrendous, but when compared to the other seasons, comes off as very disappointing. As the show went on, the focus on too many characters made it very flawed. I think the first 2 seasons focused on a good amount of characters. Then season 3 focused on like fifty more, which was worsened in season 4. Sometimes the sexualness of the show is a bit offputting, but it doesn't take away from the overall experience. I absolutely adore character dynamics like Otis and Eric, and I also love other characters like Adam and Jackson. Maeve was also very good and I liked seeing her and Aimee interact. Also, Ruby was so fucking good in the last 2 seasons. I love the development of characters and the characters themselves on this show. I will never forget this show, despite its disappointing end.
At Time of Review:
Sex Education: Low 9/10
Story and Characters: 9/10
Presentation: 9/10
Enjoyability: 9/10
Damn. This is unfair as it's an hour long, but that is the best first episode of any show. EVER. Anime, regular shows, whatever, it is 100% the best. There is so much good in it. I'm going to touch on the first hour only for starters. Endearing characters that engage you in this series are alongside some magnificent animation. Production is insanely high on this anime, and it is some of the best I have also ever seen. The sound is also fucking fantastic. The little dynamics between certain characters like the siblings or the director and Aqua are great. There is so much that is served on the platter already off the bat in terms of enjoyment. It is amazing, but it also leaves everything up for future episodes to take over and deliver even more; essential for a first episode. It's already around a 9 for the rating. But the last 20 minutes push it further into a staple. An impactful death sets up new goals for our 2 characters and for so much potential. It was emotional, maybe not as impactful to me personally as many other episodes of anime or 10s that I gave, but it was impactful. But, despite my mixed feelings on whether it was a 9 or 10, I'm going to focus on what it provided as a whole. Sorry for this rambling mess, but I just wanted to jot down a bunch of stuff. I mean I also got goosebumps near the end for what was to come. This series can do so much. God, it is exciting. I really hope it dives deeper into the entertainment industry while still having that mystery in the background. I mean, with this 1 hour and a half-episode, it was basically an entire movie. So much greatness and potential to come for this series. Mystery, characters, story, and a lot more will set this up to be a potential anime of all-time contender. It'll be very, very hard to go up from here.
10/10
Chuck and Blair improved massively over the season. Especially Chuck, though I am pretty sure the first episode is now canon since he apologized to Jenny. Chuck and Blair honestly make me constantly think about people in life; they are such complicated characters. Like Chuck literally sexually assaulted Jenny. I didn't really think about forgiving him and just brushed it off because it was the pilot episode. But he then brought it up to Jenny, so it confirmed it happened. Jenny eventually forgave him, but I still don't know why the show treated that situation so lightly. It made me very confused about my morals (The show isn't going for this I think but it still affected me this way). Also, when the victim forgives the person who did it, is it really right to forgive the person who committed the act? They were the victims, but can people not have their own thoughts? It is similar to when a person is being hated by somebody else or discriminated against but doesn't care if the person discriminates against them. But what if that person that is discriminating or manipulating is very evil? I feel like I am not describing this well enough. Anyway, this season Chuck and Blair really made me think about these questions: Can a person really change after doing some very awful things? How often should one be forgiven? How far is too far to be forgiven? These two characters also made me think about being more tolerant towards assholes and trying to deal with different types of people in different ways. Like should I still be friends with an asshole? I personally wouldn't, but Serena is still best friends with Blair. Ig that is just her as a person? This show is helping me be more aware of who I am as a person. It helps me create these questions, but the show doesn't focus on them or explore them. Instead, it focuses on the drama. Now back to that drama and the other things in the show, some of which really pissed me off. Serena x Dan this season were annoying af. They kept getting back together and splitting, and it felt like it was going nowhere. Also the Blair x Chuck stuff was getting annoying after being so repetitive. Seeing Chuck fail so many times was pretty funny and satisfying, though. Rufus and Lily also kept getting back together and then not. Also, some of the ways things get figured out are so corny and convenient. Some of the best plotlines were Nate and his homelessness, Jenny and her fashion stuff, Cyrus and Elenoar, and Chuck's development and attempts to get with Blair (and failing many times). Despite some of the writing being worse than last season, this season was more entertaining and intriguing to me.
At Time of Review:
Season 2: High 7/10
Story and Characters: 7/10
Presentation: 6/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
"How am I supposed to heal if I cant feel time?"
Wow. This movie is one of the best I have seen in a while. First, the format of this movie is geniuinely insane. It's not good because it is complicated. The entire way things are set up helps create tension and bits of info. The tension in that one scene where he had his arm tattooed to not answer the phone... It is also good because it not only fits with what is happening and the themes, but it also makes for some great reveals and moments. For example, when Natalie is manipulating Lenny because she knows she can. It made my jaw drop and actually furious. The movie also made me pity Lenny so bad. It was very difficult for me to watch him deal with all the bullshit. The fact he was also being used by two different parties against each other was also insane. The entire story itself is also tragic when you realise he tried to force himself to believe his wife was killed by somebody. He tried to get rid of this guilt, but he ended up making himself believe that somebody had killed his wife. It was fucking devastating. He tried to convince himself he didnt kill her in some way, but with that came his own delusions forcing him onto a dangerous path where he ended up murdering people and fucking up his life and others' lives. The movie was also gripping due to this constant movement and pace building up. It made for a very enjoyable journey. If I have to say one thing that disappointed me, it was the ending. The ending is still good, but it also left me wanting more. I know adding more to the movie wouldn't have made much sense. However, it still made me mad that Lenny went off course, though he did it to himself when he lied to himself once again. This could eventually cause his life to derail even more, but it was still sad to see. Another extra little thing I wanna talk about is memory and how memory is a very dangerous part of humans as many things can be misremembered. I can really relate to this as a lot of the reviews I write are to remember how I felt about the thing right after instead of romanticizing certain things over time. Overall, what I will remember this movie for: The tragic story of Lenny. The perfectly structured story and its unique way of portraying events and using Lenny's condition. Finally, the gripping part of piecing together different information and thinking about how each information was given to Lenny (questioning every piece of info he had). It was a great movie that is super unique and will be pondering on for some time.
At Time of Review:
Solid 9/10
Story and Characters: 9/10
Presentation: 10/10
Enjoyability: 9/10
This movie is an amazing movie with lots of detail and heart put into every part. I'm going to get the first, undeniable thing out of the way. The animation, art, details, voice acting, and similar things are all 10/10. They are fucking brilliant. Many unique art styles; when Gwen hugged her dad and her world became much brighter, it made me smile. I liked a few new characters like Miguel and Hobie, though I felt they were not explored much. We have a brief insight into Miguel, so I personally don't think he is an amazing character or anything. The two stars of the show here are Gwen and Miles. I really liked the intro with Gwen, and I liked her as a character in this film. However, there were points where I was pissed at her and her decisions, but at the end of the movie, I come to see her ways. Miles was incredible in this film, and the best character. I really liked the entire idea of him challenging fate and fighting for his own life; "I'm gonna be myself". This writing of having the fucking multiverse against him and an entire group of spidermen against him was awesome. It was him versus everybody, and he managed to escape. He could have disappeared during that entire chase scene, but whatever. I really loved the part on the rocket against Miguel where he was the original anomaly. He was never supposed to be bitten. It was very interesting, but it shows how he got to the point where he is. I love how his entire thing of being himself, which I am guessing is a part of Miles and his character since I played the PS5 game, is connected to the multiverse and anomaly stuff. This Miles was never even supposed to be a Spiderman. He was supposed to be a regular guy, or maybe even turned into the Prowler. Anyway, I am basically saying Miles and his role as a person who challenges fate was my favorite part of the movie honestly. Eventually, he gets sent to the wrong dimension, which is a cool concept. At the end of the movie, it is implied (I think) that Gwen realized the canon can be broken. Her dad quit being a captain, so I am pretty sure Miguel's entire thing is wrong. How was the universe Miles set in also not sestroyed. I know they say that is why the other Spiderman died or whatever, but I still think Miguel's assumption is wrong. Anyway, the biggest flaw for the movie in my opinion was the ending. I didn't feel satisfied or hyped, I felt disappointed. At least the movie won't come out in 5 years. Before I say one last thing, I also want to mention how this actually felt like a sequel since a lot of things like Spot and Kingpin's interactions affected the future. It actually felt like there were consequences. Speaking of Spot, it was cool how he became more powerful overtime. Finally, I wanted to point out why my enjoyability score was low (for this movie at least). That is because, well, I didn't enjoy watching the movie as much as I did when compared to other movies. I really wanted to like the movie more in parts, but I don't know why I did not. This could be because there were annoying kids and a fucking baby at my screening. The kids were yelling and making noises at some parts. Maybe a rewatch would change that, but for now, I'm leaving it.
At the Time of Review:
Low 9/10
Story and Characters: 9/10
Presentation: 10/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
!!!!!!!! Spoilers for the entire series: !!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, what a show this has been. I literally binged this entire show in less than a week, which is crazy. Not only is this a super entertaining show, but so many personal and touching moments spread throughout the season. Instead of going in-depth with each one, I will skim over each season and talk about the things I liked most about each season. Season 1: I love the focus on the trio of Maeve, Otis, and Eric for the first seasons. It had small subplots, but for the most part, the focus was on them. Eric and Otis's relationship was the best part of the season for sure, I love the both of them together so much. Every scene they're in together is charming, exciting, and fun. It is also the most consistent season in terms of quality as well. Season 2: This season expands the cast and explores them. I liked Rahim, though he was a bit emotionless and dry at times. It also has the peaks of the show for me, especially Adam (kinda) and Jackson's development. It was satisfying to watch him open up a lot more. He tried new things and opened up to his mom as well. I also love Jackson and Viv's friendship and when they hang out together. Aimee was another highlight of the season and she rules. Of course, Otis and Eric still have a fantastic friendship. Season 3: The highlights of this season were Adam and Michael for sure. I won't even lie when I say I teared up just a little at the very end for Adam. It was a small moment of victory, but I felt so proud of him for some reason. He was improving in so many areas throughout the entire season. I will say that I don't like Eric's behavior this season, but his friendship with Otis was still amazing. Speaking of Otis, I liked him a lot more this season. He felt way more mature, and I actually really enjoyed his small relationship with Ruby at the beginning. The Hope plotline was dumb.
Entire Show: To start with the negatives, I am not sure I like all the sex in it. Sometimes I think they go too overboard, but that does not really matter too much to me. I also think that the school itself is a little cliche sometimes. For example, people during the assemblies and all the bullying stereotypes. The stuff with Jean was repetitive and felt like the same plotlines were repeated throughout the first 3 seasons. I also think they introduce too many characters at times. Some characters I did not care for were Issac and Cal. I also didn't care for Ola and Lily, but I thought they were appropriate additions at least. For the positives, I listed a lot of them already, but I will revisit them quickly. Eric and Otis's relationship is the heart of the show. I also love the visitation of more characters in the seasons after the first as it helps flesh out all of the characters. Jackson and Adam are my two favorites in the show, and I love their development. I also really liked Maeve's story with her mom and all of those developments over the three seasons. By the end of season 3, Maeve ended up as one of my favorite characters. I think the characters are the best part of the show (duh), and they made me really connect with them. I also like the cinematography and all of the shots.
Anyway, with all of that rambling out of the way:
Season 1: High 8/10
Season 2: High 8/10
Season 3: Solid 8/10
Overall: High 8/10
Extra Season 3 Ratings:
At Time of Review:
Season 3: Solid 8/10
Story and Characters: 9/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 9/10
6/5/2023:
I now have the first 2 seasons as low 9/10s, and the entire show as the same as well. I realized that this is an amazing show that deserves to be higher rated, so I changed it.
Alright, that was actually a good horror movie, and a movie that has a lot to talk about. I first wanna say, that the pacing was easily the worst part of the film. I felt like the first 30/40 minutes building up to Charlie's head getting cut off was good. The aftermath of her death and the family drama coming from it was also really good. I did feel for the characters and was invested in this drama. It was almost a tragedy rather than horror. The foreshadowing and hints throughout added plot but also tons of atmosphere and intrigue to the film. I thought that the 2nd part of the movie (until the last 20/30 minutes) was wayyyyyy too slow. It felt like it was dragging out without anything very interesting happening. I feel like there could have been a good 20/30 minutes cut from the film to make it more enjoyable overall. It all builds up to the ending, though, and it was definitely an interesting one.
I sorta liked the ending overall, even though a lot of it was goofy as hell. I do think a direction other than the cult could have potentially been more traumatic and matched the family theme of the movie better and served it further as a tragedy. It would have been obvious, but having the mother go crazy and killing her family would have been more personal and fitting for me, just because it would have been an even bigger tragedy. I mean, it looked like she was going crazy already. I would have also liked them dying in different ways like maybe the son took some shity drugs or just had a panic attack or something that caused him to die. Then the father burned himself somehow, then the mother, just like somebody else in the family, killed herself. If somebody else is reading this and think these ideas suck, fair enough.
Overall, this movie had a lot more enjoyability when you disect what happens and all the clues rather than the actual viewing experience. The different shots and acting were superb, though, so it allows me to go through the movie better. That car decapitation scene is the best scene in the entire film. Period.
At Time of Review:
Solid 7/10
Story and Characters: 7/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 6/10
This season didn't need 22 episodes like damn. Near the ending, it got kinda shaky a bit, but I really liked this overall. The story and premise itself is so cool, and I really love the things Emily gets up to throughout the season. Sometimes characters like Amanda show up that kinda make the show a bit annoying. I am not entirely sure how many things are easily done aswell. How did Nolan hack things so easily sometimes and how did Frank get such easy answers sometimes? There are a lot of issues with realism, which kinda make the show less grounded. The drama and story are still good here, but this show is made great by Emily and Nolan. Nolan is a funny character that is such a goober, and he really remind me of Alfred for some reason. Emily is so amazing in this show, and I really like how she did fucked up things to get to her goal. It showed that this path of revenge might've not been ideal. Also, she is just hot as fuck. Anyway, I am prob not watching anymore after all that :laughing:.
At Time of Review:
Season 1: Low 8/10
Story and Characters: 8/10
Presentation: 7/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
As somebody else said, Ruby, Adam, and Michael all carried the season. Otis disappointed me this season and some of his conflicts with others like Maeve felt forced. I thought the new characters were okay, but I feel like they didn't belong in this last season. This should have honed in on the characters we already knew. I feel like one or two new characters would be fine, but they had like more than 5 new characters. Adam and Michael had a great storyline, and although I liked it, I really wish there were more scenes with them. It didn't feel as satisfying as it could have been looking back at it. Idk if it was the screen time or if it was just all the other things going on. Could have also been my bitterness I guess. Motis had no chemistry together since Season 1 IMO, so I think the ending was alright. The new school itself was also very weird. I was waiting for it to get criticsized a ton, but there was only one scene that felt good. It was then ruined when they started cheering. Like you students are also part of the problem lmao. Anyway, this season was a mess, but it was still enjoyable.
At Time of Review:
Season 4: High 7/10
Story and Characters: 7/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
I like the idea behind the show, but I feel like its potential isn't fully explored and its world is not expanded enough. It felt like there were not many gods at all in the show, which is weird since it seems like there should be. I really like the group dynamic though, and all the development the characters go through. Yato is a really fun protagonist that I can't wait to see more of. Yukine also went through a lot this season. Hiyori was a nice character that allowed us to view this new world from a more human perspective. It all feels like a family. The parts I enjoyed most about the show were not the action scenes but the character ones. I also feel like the phantom stuff was kinda weird and might have been better not included in the show, to be honest. Although I liked the final episode, I feel like the ending of the first season was very weird. Another thing I thought was weird was how Yato was able to teleport everywhere all the time, or was he not? Like I am confused. Because there are many situations where teleporting comes in handy, so I am unsure of why he didn't teleport in some instances. Overall though, it was an enjoyable show with many character interactions and developments that were intriguing, and despite its flaws, it was a good time.
Started: 5/30/2023
Finished: 6/2/2023
At Time of Review:
Season 1: High 7/10
Story and Characters: 7/10
Presentation: 7/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
Superb acting and moments throughout this film. The best part of the movie is all of the therapy scenes in my opinion. Though the parts outside of it help build character and reveal more about Will, the most interesting and enjoyable parts are the therapy bits. Another great moment is when Chuckie tells Will about his opportunity. This movie actually made me think about being good at something, but not wanting to do it. Though, the movie doesn't really explore it that much because most of the exploring is done on Will and him opening up to others. There are some scenes with Sean and Gerald discussing all of these things, which I also found intriguing, but it stops there and never develops further. I mean I guess it does. Will finally takes his opportunity, but then at the very end throws it away. So, I am kinda confused about how all of that works out. The ending and movie itself are more about Will opening up to others instead of his opportunities and acknowledging his ability IMO. To me, the ending showed Will giving up his opportunity and friends and going all the way over to meet some girl he knew for a little. I guess Will could eventually come back and even get a job there, but it was weird. That is why I am overall confused with this movie. I probably didn't understand it too well, but that was my experience. Despite all of that, I found it very intriguing to think about these different aspects, and it was also a very well-made film.
At Time of Review:
Low 8/10
Story and Characters: 8/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 7/10
It was funny and interesting at times, but it is a huge mess that leaves nothing for me to love from it. Many stupid decisions, many annoying and unrewarding characters, and many confusing decisions regarding treating others in specific ways despite the way they just fucked you over. The way multiple cliches blend together with bad, very very bad writing. The attempt at a comedy horror fails at giving off a good vibe that matches. There are many things to drag this film despite its enjoyability at times. Not rewarding or intriguing really in any way either. It's left so ambiguous and mysterious that I don't feel like tackling any theories and the questions I had regarding the material are gone after 5 minutes. I will only remember this movie because I watched it with friends. Other than that, I genuinely feel I will confuse this movie with similar ones in the future. This mess is jumbled, incomprehensible somewhat just like this review that has things thrown around. I still can't give it anything less than a 4 though due to the scenario and times where the comedy and intrigue hit. Final final thing: The shaky camera was so fucking annoying it was hard to focus on anything, especially when used 100% of the time. And the forcing of it was obnoxious as they had to constantly take the camera for no fucking reason. Bruh.
At Time of Review:
Solid 4/10
Story and Characters: 2/10
Presentation: 4/10
Enjoyability: 6/10
This show was super entertaining that I almost finished it in one day, but I needed to sleep eventually since I had school the next day.
The first episode started off like the movie Kick-Ass, which now has me itching for something very similar. Eventually, it turns into a funky isekai that is actually pretty cool. The anime truly embraces cliches and it is super self-aware. I really enjoyed all of the shenanigans and the acting from Cid and his dominance. However, I do have one big critique, and it is not necessarily with the show itself but in the ln/manga or whatever. Spoilers for ln/manga: That is how Cid never really develops. Now I'm not entirely familiar with this information as I only researched a little, but Cid barely cares for others. I find this a little annoying because I feel like it will eventually get repetitive, and it was already starting to get a tiny bit repetitive. . Overall, it was very entertaining, but obviously not a masterpiece or anything like that. It knows what it wants to be and delivers.
Started: 3/5/2023
Finished: 3/6/2023
At Time of Review:
Season 1: Low 8/10
Story and Characters: 6/10
Presentation: 7/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
6/2/2023:
High 7/10
Edit: Since the anime got less interesting near the ending, I decided to lessen the score because I don't think it was deserving of an 8.
