>>92111625>First three episodesJack in tense situations as he slowly examines his character in mostly dialog-free scenes that showcase a fantastic visual style, tense action sequences and unique designs for both the landscape and the characters. Jack's action sequneces are a mixture of multiple weapons that showcase off his unique abilities and the humor is kept where it's appropriate and has the most impact. There are tangible mysteries that are intriguing and interesting and all sorts of ways the show can go.
>Episodes after thatA lot more focus on Ashi, Jack starts quipping a lot more, reacting a lot less, and there's entire episodes of very little save Ashi discovering the world that we, having gone through four previous seasons, have seen. The action becomes a lot simpler, Ashi VS the army was the most bland so far, and the mysteries revealed aren't exactly mindblowing or anything. What's that strange second personality who Jack talks to? It's just a usual "Dark side" manifestation. Who's the scary fellow on the horseback? He's a scary ghost. That's it. Where did Jack lose his sword and his way? In a hole, he just kind of gave up after that. How does he get it back? He stares hard at his 'evil side' until he goes away.
The buildup was pitch perfect but devoting an episode to Ashi wandering about really cut into Jack's journey to be Jack again, then they cut into it further to have Ashi fight some mooks, then they cut into it further and further until there was very little left for it, and as a result the crux of the story, Jack getting his sword back, felt rushed and sad compared to even Birth of Evil, which was only two episodes.
It should have been about Jack's journey but it wandered away from that.
It's forgotten it's purpose.
