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A very satisfying ending to an excellent series.

So many shows botch their endings these days that the bar is fairly low for a final season. I was very happy to see Castlevania deliver. Don't get me wrong, it's not amazing or even that unique. But it is incredibly satisfying. Characters get closure, loose ends are wrapped up, there's no gotcha twist, and it isn't so happy or sad that you feel scammed. All of the characters get their time to wrap up their arcs and none of it feels forced or contrived.

One thing I really enjoyed was the palpable sense of weariness for Belmont and Sypha. They've been on this journey a long time and it's finally taking its toll. From Episode 1, there's a sense of unmaintainable pace, constant bruising, and increasing fatigue. At one point, Belmont states, "All we've been doing for weeks is reacting, being bounced from one thing to the next." And it really feels like that, which makes a satisfying ending all the more desirable. The characters need rest and you, as the viewer, desperately want that for them.

One nitpick I have is the amount of action. I get that it's fantasy and it's the final season so you want it to go out with a bang but I felt like they could have shortened a lot of the action sequences. Not even remove them, just shorten them. Also, I had to laugh a little at Hector's love and devotion to Lenora as if she didn't manipulate and imprison him. Especially since Lenora shows little, if any, remorse and even seems like she believes she did good for him. But these really aren't enough to detract from the season as a whole.

Overall, an excellent ending for an excellent series that I will definitely revisit at some point.

MY THOUGHTS ON SEASON 4:

-WARNING: Spoilers Below-

This was honestly such a good final season and I'm really going to miss this Anime. It was so enjoyable to watch, the action was perfect and the characters were all amazing. With this season in particular they finished off previous plotlines and adventures fairly well and left no questions unanswered. We got to find out everything we needed to know about all main characters and in my eyes there was nothing more we needed.

Season 4 offered us a lot of laughs, tears and bloodshed all throughout the season, showing us exactly we love Castlevania. There were some incredible fights that kept me on the edge of my seat. There was also surprisingly some amazing romance. I still struggle to associate Castlevania with romance but they managed to pull it off so well especially in this season with the ending being the most fitting for the characters involved.

Season 4 was a brilliant way for the show to end and I'm glad I got to watch all 4 seasons of this. Hopefully we get to see some more from the creators of this, if you're reading this review before you watch it then all I have to say to you is.. Watch it!

My personal ranking for this season:

Hang the DJ
USS Callister
Black Museum
Crocodile
Arkangel
Metalhead

Overall I thought the season was not as great as the last Netflix season but still very well done. Some episodes felt a little similar like Arkangel and The Entire History of You. And metalhead felt like a total filler episode, nothing special about that one.

Do not waste your time on this awful show.

Sometimes very emotionally heavy; even for this show - but it really worked, and it worked well. Great writing!

The usual Bojack: sometimes it's great, sometimes it's decent, sometimes it's amazing.