>>106725534Because it couldn't juggle ordinary storytelling with Samurai Jack's brand of storytelling. This is coming from someone who enjoyed Season 5 a lot, despite its many issues.
Genndy should have stuck to Samurai Jack's roots, and by that I mean, barely any dialogue, lots of long takes and a lot of action. Adding Ashi wasn't such a bad move, I believe, because she was the foreign element that managed to break the stalemate between Aku and Jack. It makes sense that her inclusion is what shatters their status quo, but they could have done her better. I think that having her as a mute would have helped immensely; Jack communicating with here using body language would have resulted in a much more memorable scene. I would have ditched the romance too, but that's just me. Either way, it would have been entirely possible to translate the classic contained storytelling of classic Samurai Jack into a series depending on continuity, but they would have had to be smart about it. Have each episode be a stand alone adventure that leads to the next; it could have worked so much better if only they had followed the original material closer. I might be speaking arrogantly, I don't know, but then again, criticizing is easier than creating.
