Mr_Stuff_Doer
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Wild to me the previous episode got rated higher when the execution, payoffs, and emotional catharsis are all significantly weaker.
Season 5 and 6 of this show do not work without this episode. And this show as a whole does not work without Uraraka's speech. The early seasons are strongly hopeful in tone; season 4 is dark, yes, but there was light at the end. Season 5 lacked that, and it made me feel like what made this show so enjoyable had disappeared from it in favor of a darker tone. I like dark stories, but overly drastic tone shifts can damage what initially made something good.
This episode is the reason the show keeps working. The speech isn't just about lifting Deku up. It's not just about saving him. In 10 minutes, a high school girl became the greatest hero ever known, and saved the entire world, through nothing but words.
The speech wasn't just about Deku, at least in terms of its use in the story. It's the rebuttal to Stain. It's the pushback against Dabi. It's a call to action and a reminder to the pained masses. A guiding hand for the broken heroes. It was the ultimate catharsis that had built since season 2. These people looked at their saviors as objects; All Might, for all his greatness, only furthered that. Heroes were actors on a stage. Stain killed heroes blindly, even when they followed his philosophy; when people heard his story, they judged the heroes. Dabi sought to ruin their faith in heroism by showing them the sins of heroes. Since Stain appeared, the story has consistently focused on how people were losing faith because the "actors" failed to play their scripted roll.
In a matter of minutes, in a matter of SENTENCES, Uraraka forces them to look, and see the person who was trying to save them. Not the hero, not the performer, not the power. The person.
This is the payoff to seasons of development that always made me question the writer. They seemed to make those who criticize the heroes always leave the heroes stunned in silence, while no one tried to offer any rebuttal referencing all the good the heroes did. That nagging thought that pesters you throughout the show, finally spilling out through a character who puts it into words better than you ever could. Without this payoff, the story DOESN'T WORK.
This is one of the most brilliant pieces of catharsis in all of media. 10/10. Would cry again.
Season 5 and 6 of this show do not work without this episode. And this show as a whole does not work without Uraraka's speech. The early seasons are strongly hopeful in tone; season 4 is dark, yes, but there was light at the end. Season 5 lacked that, and it made me feel like what made this show so enjoyable had disappeared from it in favor of a darker tone. I like dark stories, but overly drastic tone shifts can damage what initially made something good.
This episode is the reason the show keeps working. The speech isn't just about lifting Deku up. It's not just about saving him. In 10 minutes, a high school girl became the greatest hero ever known, and saved the entire world, through nothing but words.
The speech wasn't just about Deku, at least in terms of its use in the story. It's the rebuttal to Stain. It's the pushback against Dabi. It's a call to action and a reminder to the pained masses. A guiding hand for the broken heroes. It was the ultimate catharsis that had built since season 2. These people looked at their saviors as objects; All Might, for all his greatness, only furthered that. Heroes were actors on a stage. Stain killed heroes blindly, even when they followed his philosophy; when people heard his story, they judged the heroes. Dabi sought to ruin their faith in heroism by showing them the sins of heroes. Since Stain appeared, the story has consistently focused on how people were losing faith because the "actors" failed to play their scripted roll.
In a matter of minutes, in a matter of SENTENCES, Uraraka forces them to look, and see the person who was trying to save them. Not the hero, not the performer, not the power. The person.
This is the payoff to seasons of development that always made me question the writer. They seemed to make those who criticize the heroes always leave the heroes stunned in silence, while no one tried to offer any rebuttal referencing all the good the heroes did. That nagging thought that pesters you throughout the show, finally spilling out through a character who puts it into words better than you ever could. Without this payoff, the story DOESN'T WORK.
This is one of the most brilliant pieces of catharsis in all of media. 10/10. Would cry again.
So last year we had a theatrical release of the start of season 3 that had the last two episodes of season 2. Now we got trailers saying that the finale of the swordsmith arc and the start of the training arc would be combined for a theatrical release.
How the hell are you people still going to this with the assumption it will be an original movie like Mugen Train? Don't hate it because you acted like a moron. This is intended as an event for fans and to give ufotable the big bucks. Normally such obvious cash grabs would frustrate. But this is ufotable, which means I don't care, because they deserve all profits they can get.
As for the special itself, S3's finale can be a bit cheesy but is a visually gorgeous and very tense episode, and looks great on the big screen. The premiere of S4 thankfully has a fair bit of action early on, making the pacing of this work alright and not feel like only conclusion and setup. The setup we get is promising though. I'll be curious how long the training arc is, because frankly I could imagine it being short enough they could do it like the Mugen Train arc, but I haven't read the manga so I don't know. Overall it's an enjoyable package for fans of the series but don't be a moron and go see a movie without looking at literally any promotional materials for it.
Also I liked the new opening.
How the hell are you people still going to this with the assumption it will be an original movie like Mugen Train? Don't hate it because you acted like a moron. This is intended as an event for fans and to give ufotable the big bucks. Normally such obvious cash grabs would frustrate. But this is ufotable, which means I don't care, because they deserve all profits they can get.
As for the special itself, S3's finale can be a bit cheesy but is a visually gorgeous and very tense episode, and looks great on the big screen. The premiere of S4 thankfully has a fair bit of action early on, making the pacing of this work alright and not feel like only conclusion and setup. The setup we get is promising though. I'll be curious how long the training arc is, because frankly I could imagine it being short enough they could do it like the Mugen Train arc, but I haven't read the manga so I don't know. Overall it's an enjoyable package for fans of the series but don't be a moron and go see a movie without looking at literally any promotional materials for it.
Also I liked the new opening.
They were completely upfront in saying that this was the last two episodes of Season 2 and the double length premiere of Season 3. If you are mad that this is that, blame it on your own ignorance.
Seeing that penultimate episode on the big screen alone is worth the price for me. The Season 3 premiere was a solid first episode, but I'm glad they included the last two to give some action, as S3E1 is largely a setup episode. Even if it'd be cool to have seen more of next season, it was cool to get the sneak peek. And the new opening was great.
This was a really fun experience, especially since I'd waited to watch the two final episodes of Season 2.
Seeing that penultimate episode on the big screen alone is worth the price for me. The Season 3 premiere was a solid first episode, but I'm glad they included the last two to give some action, as S3E1 is largely a setup episode. Even if it'd be cool to have seen more of next season, it was cool to get the sneak peek. And the new opening was great.
This was a really fun experience, especially since I'd waited to watch the two final episodes of Season 2.