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the first 4 seasons were fantastic....the serie finale on the other hand was rushed to fill and compete a 10ep 22 min time slot. what started of good a intro to samurai jack for season 5 with the intro of a weathered jack still fighting the good except without his sword which i not on him anymore as he is more gun inclined. and the introduction to the first 3 sub bosses, aku and secondary protagonist character the latter whom i'll get into. but im going to talk about the last 6 episodes and why this season is anything more than a 6.
at the start of ep5 we get the only real look at the scottsman for 3mins before he is killed and gone from the season until the end, more on that later .when jack shows ashi the truth of the world she was raised for years to believe was true she within a day or two has no original doubts of jack intent to "lie" to her cause...it was the last 5 mins of the show
ep6- jack leaves to go with the omen who was portrayed a imaginary as jack internal demons is shown to be true...go figure. so ashi quest for majority of the episode trying to find jack. its a recap episode until the 17 min mark where she finds jack and the now physical ghost of honor. where jack is getting ready to commit seppuku where she has a quick battle with the ghost while convincing jack his life still has meaning...for you geussed it the last 5 mins of the show
ep7 has them looking for jacks sword in the desert looking for brian where it shows jack last instance with his sword that disappeared because hes not worthy of it. so he meditates for most of the episode with no real plot moving conflict....until you guessed it the last 5 mins of the show ashi fight her mom and jack say im not a quitter THE END
episode 8- filler set up for the added character love interest (ashi) to show them flirting with each other. by the end of the episode they embrace each other....you know where this is headed
episode 9- a day later has aku forcibly turn ashi back against him since she is his child. and she cant control herself cause aku is literally one with her. jack unable to kill her, forfeits
episode 10- 15 mins of recap. then they scottsman and all of jack friends deus machina the tower where jack is captured. jack tell ashi he loves her...cause "love conquers all" and ashi break free of akus total dominance over her. then she NOW HAS FULL MASTERY OF ALL OF AKUS POWER as ther is less than YOU GUESSED it 5 mins left in the show. they go back to the past where jack is flung into the future and defeat aku in 3 swings or less no epic final fight.
note ashi is from the future aku has created meaning if aku dies she dies along with him and his timeline she was created. but she lives....okay. so A LOT OF TIME HAS PASSED SINCE AKUS DEFEAT. ashi and jack are prepared to be married when......ASHI REALIZES SHE CANT EXIST IN THIS TIMELINE....GTFOH and she vaporizes for the sad ending plot twist;
But if felt hollow as there was no context for which the viewer can grasp to let our guard down to let the impact hit us the hardest of jack finding happiness and having it taken away. Unless nostalgia is the all you live by and are taken for a ride by anything that has "my childhood" attached to it
this was a piece of my childhood i have shown countless times to kids who have never seen the show. who were not born during this show initial run as i have the entire series on dvd. but this was a sloppy series finally that for me should not have happened. there was not character developemtn beyond episode 4 and the ending that was supposed to be a tear jerker fell flat (unless you live by nostalgia)
its like having a vacuum taken by a neighbor. who after 10 years say " remember that vacuumer i took from you...i going to get you a new one"
to which you reply " hey thanks. but i kind of moved on from carpets i have all wood floors. but okay"
so they get you that new vacuum they had to put together and present it to you. but its missing a hose, the intake is clogged. and the wheel is missing.
you look at them with an uneasy smile searching for words and say " hey thanks....er umm you didn't have to but okay...i guess" as you close the door and put it in the closet of thing you will never use again… Expand
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