Can't Stop

While I'm adittedly not a massive RHCP fan, I do like some of their output. The problem here isn't an issue of liking or disliking their work. It's that this episode was misguided from the very start. It offered us nothing that a team of animators working for a music video programming network couldn't have conceptualized in a half-hour discussion with the Chili's legal team over a serving of late in some boardroom. It's basically advertising on an MTV scale. It was pointless in the context of "Love, Death & Robots" since, unless Flea dropped dead of a heroin overdose just as it faded to black, it had none of those thing.

For what it was, it was fine, and I'm sure hardcore RHCP fans will enjoy it. It just made no sense as a LDR episode.

I never thought I'd be this let down by Love, Death & Robots, but Season 4 kicks off with a total misfire. Episode 1 isn't really an episode at all - it's just a glorified Red Hot Chili Peppers music video. Seriously.

There's no story, no characters, no dialogue, no twist - none of the things that made the previous seasons so memorable. It's just a four-minute CGI trip set to a track that, while decent on its own, has absolutely no place masquerading as part of an anthology known for groundbreaking animation and provocative sci-fi.

I get that the show likes to experiment, but this feels lazy and self-indulgent. It's not "artsy" or "bold." It's a bait-and-switch. We waited years for a new season, and this is how they open it?

If this is a sign of what's to come in Season 4, then we're in for a rough ride. Here's hoping this is just a one-off stumble - because right now, this show looks like it's losing its edge.

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.

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.