Can't Stop

Yes, I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Yes, I like the song. And hell yes, I love Love, Death & Robots.

But what the hell was that? What was the point of this episode? It would've worked better as a music video by them than as a full episode in this series. That was just a waste of time for me.

Sure, the visuals and animations looked amazing, no doubt about that. But the entire episode was just one single song. That has nothing to do with Love, Death & Robots in my opinion. The episode felt pointless, without any meaning.

Fine, let the band members appear in an episode, but at least make it one that has some kind of storyline. Not just a music video.

Thanks, but no thanks, no matter how great the concert may have been.

If I wanted to see a music video I would've watched something on YouTube, this is a waste of a spot that could've gone to a wonderful studio instead we got this .. it's long for no apparent reason and the animation although some sections were cool was rather a bore and basic, no individuality instead opting for a realism style that doesn't add anything to the episode, they just chose realism to for the sake of it. The puppetry was cool but besides a couple of sections nothing was done with it instead it just there. Just like this episode, it's just there. Disappointing especially as a season opener.

I'm disappointed with the first episode of Season 4 of Love, Death & Robots, as it failed to live up to its potential. "Can't Stop" felt like a straightforward recreation of a puppet show with CGI, without any meaningful depth or exploration. The episode's potential was wasted on a predictable and unoriginal narrative. A twist, such as the puppets realizing they're being controlled by strings and experiencing an existential crisis, could have elevated the story to something more profound. Alternatively, if the goal was to replicate the concert experience, the episode could have benefited from a more dynamic animation style, blending different techniques and styles to keep the viewer engaged. Unfortunately, this episode felt like a weak start to the season.

As much as I love RHCP I didn't want this. I want to watch Love Death and Robots for the story telling and the animations behind it. If I wanted to watch a concert I'd go to YouTube, only reason why I gave 2 stars is for my love of RHCP, honestly it feels like a waste of an episode, all they did was just animate the concert and gave it to us as if YouTube doesn't exist or CD's or Vinyls don't exist. If they wanted a vanity project or something they could have use the animation style with a different story. Did they do this because they ran out of stories or what? Side note I'm more mad at the produces than at RHCP.

I really enjoy the Red Hot chilli peppers but why is this even an episode? It really doesn't fit with the overall themes the show brings up and other than just liking this song it doesn't really do anything for me. This could just be a cool music video which it basically is. For that reason, I just cannot rate it very high because it really just shouldn't be here at all. If you like the band, I definitely say give it a watch tho.

P. S. David Fincher please stop spending your time on this if you can travel back in time so that you can work on another movie. I understand that this could be a pretty fun getaway that's easy but even if it only took a month that is one month too long.