Be honest now: Is it as good as you expected it to be?

>>92174516
The first three episodes were great.

After that it's going downhill. I would wait for the season to end to see where it ends, but for now it's not that good.

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>>92174516
Absolutely.

>>92174516
its better then I thought it would end up being my only issue is that gennedy insist on wrapping everything up in one season with 10 episodes.

>>92174516
More or less, yeah. Really no worse than the original 4 seasons. Just thought there'd be more of the Scotsman and Aku, that's all.

>>92174516
>Is it as good as you expected it to be?
literally yes. It's as good as I expected. Not better, not worst.

and I am happy with that.

It's funny, in a way, this is both Season 5 strength and weakness: Season 5 is a season from a Samurai Jack show.

>>92174516
It's going exactly as I thought, aside from the Scotmans death before seeing jack. Ashi is the last portal.

For the first three episodes it was.

Now? I don't mind the humor, Jack has always had it, I hate that the plot is being rushed and is not well developed, and wasting time with episodes we didn't need to have. It seems like it's going to have the same problem Gravity Falls had.

At this point, yes, I am really satisfied with the new season. I really want to see the finale for a final verdict.

First 3 episodes were GOAT. 4 and 5 were good. Everything after that has been lukewarm. Ghost Horseman was a let down, Ghost jack was a let down, there were 2 episodes dedicated completely to fan service.

Hopefully the next 2 episodes will salvage it.

>>92174516
Yes.
It's all I wanted it to be, and more.

Yep.

I expected it to be great and it has been great. Not flawless, but great.

>>92174516
The pacing is the only bad thing so far, but overall yeah.

>>92174516
alittle bit janky in places but its a solid marathon re-watch for me

Yes

Samurai Jack has always been about pulling random shit out of your ass for an episode

You don't know what you want if you didn't think the last episode was Gennedy's biggest kek

Episode 5 was pretty meh

The rest were great

>>92174516
No.

First three episodes were god-tier.

After that it's been nothing but a slow spiral to disappointment and mediocrity.

The 4 first episodes were far better than i expected, it was some hall of fame stuff, to be remembered for decades.
The following chapters were weaker, but closer to the original series and my expectations.

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So far so good to me

>>92174516
First three Episodes
10/10
The rest of the season
6/10

It's alright, but I'm not as hyped as I was weeks ago and I've been bored with it. The finale might make up for it, but I'm not holding my breath.

It is different from what I expected, much different. I didn't expect any redemption for the daughters, in fact, I expected them to be a much more recurrent group of foes.
I also expected Jack's badass new equipment to last much longer, as well as his use of guns.
I also expected to see him fight more sentient aliens.
I also imagined he'd be alone most of the time and that the characters from the previous seasons would appear all along the season in small cameos instead of having them all into just one.

However, despite this season defying all my expectations, I must say I'm quite enjoying it.
I do have some problems with the pacing as pretty much everyone else; some key scenes can barely be savored. However, the plot is solid, the characters are likable, the dilemmas are interesting and I am much more invested in Jack as a character than I used to be. He's gone from one of my childhood heroes into one of my adulthood heroes. So, I'd say that yes, it is really good; one of the best pieces of animated entertainment I've seen in years.

Yes fuck all of you lol the whole season is good some people are just nitpicking tryhard a who will bitch on everything literally "oh it's not dark anymore fuck this show" "oh there shipping jack and ashi fuck this show" "oh why is it rushed even though I'm too stupid to realize it's a 10 episode season duck this show" God I swear no one is ever pleased

>>92174700

>pacing

Your saying that about a series that put's Jack in a random location every episode

No. It's average at best, no idea why /co/ is creaming itself over this besides the fact that action cartoons are rare.

>>92175137
This is the only correct answer, of course.

(In fact, I continue to advocate for shutting down /co/ and "merging" with /a/ largely because of this.)

I like how the show's been so far. First three episodes were amazing, but while not being as good, the rest are still pretty enjoyable. Only real problem I have is Canon Jashi, but it's far from a deal breaker.

>>92174617
This
It's just as good as the originals, no better or worse.

It's a bit cliche, and it doesn't spend enough calm, quiet time to be like the original one besides the first three episodes.

>>92175066
>wow why does this feel rushed when they could have spent 10 episodes actually resolving the show rather than jamming some shitty faggot romantic forced as fuck rushed sub plot and cutting out the other actual good shit
Makes me think

Hey, guys! I didn't like yesterday's episode, but as soon as I heard Tumblr hated it, I I love it now!

The last two episodes have been really missing the mark super hard. I really don't like where this is going.

Its worse than i expected, its not as inspired as the last 4 seasons and the plot is just really becoming stupid as fuck at this point, theres a real lack of aku also

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Anyone got a MEGA for the new episode?

>>92174516
Yeah - not very.

>>92174516
First three was 10/10 and met my expectations
Next 5 were 7~8/10 enjoyable but disappointing

>>92174516
First three eps were some of the best shit I've ever seen out of cartoons.
Rest is okay. The last ep should be a redeemer.

>>92177014
You need to watch more cartoons

>>92174516
Almost as good. I did think Jack and Ashi hooked up a bit too easily, but other than that I'm loving this show.

But I only saw the original SamJack last year so I'm not as nostalgia-blinded as most of /co/.

>>92177118
If you're going to get cocky at least rec

What kind of retard creates expectations over everything?
I take what I can get.

It's been so much better than I ever could have hoped for in this Era of sjws and the evil heterosexual men

>>92174516
Aesthetic wise? Yes.
Story wise? Ehhh, just give me a final fight and we can call this a 7/10.

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>>92174516

Started off well, but has quickly devolved into meme-worthy levels of bad.

>>92174516
Yes. It's not what I expected but that's even better. I love it.

>>92174516
if i get to see jack vs blue nigga next episode, the previous 8 become irrelevant and season 5 is 10/10

otherwise it's a wasted potential

First 3 episodes were great, and it's still good but I think it dropped in quality a little bit episode 4 and on.

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>>92174516
Yes. There's been a couple of moments of "I wish they had done X instead," but probably more moments loving things I didn't expect or which were creatively executed.

I went in with no real expectations

The first few episodes were amazing

Then Ashi came along and derailed the fucking thing

The last few eps were mediocre as fuck and only serve to fuel Genndy's Japanese waifu fantasy's

>>92174516
it alright

>>92174516
They could have made it more edgy overall.
Episode 2 and 3 stick out like a sore thumb now, because the season turned out much tamer than it could have been.
I still liked it though.

>>92174516
no

>>92174516
If you literally cut out every frame with Ashi past her falling down the cliff, it'd be good.

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>>92174516
Hell yes. I'm loving it. I do wish there were more episodes though. It would be the twist of the century if after episode 10 it went "next time.. on season 6..."

I just don't know how Genndy's going to cram all of this in 2 episodes

>>92178094
>>I just don't know how Genndy's going to cram all of this in 2 episodes
Simple he makes a Samurai Jack movie after 10 years with Ashi as the main protagonist

>>92174516
Episodes 5 and 6 were kind of weak but the rest are great.

>>92174516
No because I had no expectations at all,I didn't even expect there to be a continuation at all.But I'm enjoying it so far

>>92177921
>first few episodes
>then Ashi came along
So you mean the first episode where Ashi was named and she and the daughters were introduced? You can shitpost about it, but try and hide the fact that you haven't actually watched the show.

>>92178346
I think he means until the part where Ashi was supposed to die like her sisters yet didn't

>>92174516

Yeah, I've loved the whole thing

>>92174585
I don't think that would have been a problem if it wasn't for the 50 year gap thing. If it was just 'the next season,' it would have been fine. I understand why, but I really wish that people didn't think they had to 'make up' for a hiatus with some grand entry. Just give me the next episode. I don't care about the wait.

>>92174516
Yes it is
But from pure nostalgia I kind of wished it was continued the same way as the previous 4 seasons

>>92174516
Eto
Prosto
Ahuenno

>>92174560
It didn't follow your crappy fanfiction, I'm so sorry

A tiny bit rushed, but I expected it.

Other than that it's pretty much what I hoped for. I get the feeling that people had an idea of SJ as this kind of flawless masterpiece with every episode being the pinnacle cinematography, when the truth is that most episodes were equal to what season 5 is doing.

Also, just because we waited 12 years doesnt mean it took 12 years to make, so why everyone was expecting a flawless thing is beyond me.

I was expecting something much closer in tone and quality to the preseason teaser. I wouldn't feel so disappointed if the first three episodes and teaser had been in a similar tone to rest of season.

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>>92174516
>Is it as good as you expected it to be?
it's even better

>>92174579
holy shit why did I not find this pic sooner ?

>>92174516
I expected nothing and I am still enjoying it. I'm sure there's a correlation to be drawn.

>>92178474
No it followed a teenage girl from deviantart's fanfiction lol

>>92178716
that teenage girl was genndy

Would Ahsi have the same effects as Jack if she were to time travel?

It's definitely as good as I expected it to be, even if it is very different.

It's not as good as I hoped it would be though. I wish they had done something else instead of the Ashi plot, no matter how funny it is.

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Absolutely, jaded shits and cynics always complain about how a show used to be better toward the beginning of it's run near the end. Last episode was classic Jack and people who hated it gotta hold that L and realize that the show has always had silly episodes. Not every episode is Jack quietly stalking through an unknown land.

I'm sympathetic to people who thought the romance lacked enough prior episode buildup but judged on its own I honestly thought yesterday's episode was the best directed in the series.

>>92174516
It's better

>>92175128

That was when the show was episodic and wasn't trying to develop characters.

>>92178939
I don't want Classic Jack, that's the thing.

>>92174516
I've really enjoyed it.

It doesn't feel like the original Samurai Jack but it's still good.
The biggest reason I think is that the story moves very quickly. There haven't been any long quiet pauses that set the tone for a battle.
If they had, say, 15 episodes to work with instead of 10, it's be even better

Still love the show though

>>92174516
Yeah, I'm enjoying it. I'm not some "2deep" kind of person that expects the high octane good writing and moments and shit. First three episodes were great, but I'm enjoying the season so far. Can't wait to see how it ends.

>>92177230
This attitude is incredible to me, because this episode in particular was so clearly written thoughtfully with regards to women.

Ashi walks ahead of Jack in multiple shots. Ashi does the fighting while Jack plays the support role handling the device (and sometimes those roles swap around too). Ashi gets naked and that's funny and all, but then it switches around and actually Jack's essentially naked for far longer. That's just what I remember and I'll have to watch the episode again but the entire episode had an overwhelming sense of a guy who was super fucking aware of all the vaguely sexist writing pitfalls and skillfully avoided every single one.

You're not the first person I've seen with that sentiment and I'm baffled how Genndy's managed to trick you people into thinking he's all anti SJW and shit. The guy very clearly likes women.

>>92174560
This.

>>92174617
bretty much

>>92179701
well you can be anti SJW and still be for better social justice. I'm not saying that sort of nuance is common around here anymore but you might be assuming to much that anyone has been fooled when it could just be people happy that Gendy understands his point of view well enough not to make a mess out of it.

I think it's good but the ending is going to be terrible. The whole Jashi thing will be the thing that ruins the show because it'll cause him to not go to the past or something.

>>92174516
first four episodes were phenomenal

thoroughly disappointed with everything else afterwards

but who am I kidding, it'll probably get better with the last two.

>>92179701
SJW =/= wrtiing a cool female character

the main issue, even with the first three episodes, is that it's way too fast paced. Samurai Jack was never fast paced. It was always slow and took it's time. It took a lot of nice, beautifully drawn, breathers.

This show has always just been balls to the wall fast and it doesn't feel like Samurai Jack. And ever since Jack got his sword back it doesn't even look like Samurai Jack. He looks fucking weird. Like he stands out way too much against the backgrounds and other characters.

The show was clearly made with a distinctive artstyle in mind and they designed Nu-Jack and he blended in, but once the old Jack came back he just looked too out of place.

>>92180239
>is that it's way too fast paced
No, it isn't.

>>92174516
First three episodes far exceeded my expectations. Every episode since then has been dissapointing and worse than the last.

>>92174516
No.

>>92179908
>>92180229
I just don't get you people. Samurai Jack's been way more 'SJW' than say, Gravity Falls. And nobody calls Gravity Falls a triumph for heterosexual men or any of that bullshit.

Part of me is thinking it's the fact she got her clothes eaten off, which if true would be so embarrassingly immature. But what else did I expect from people that use terms like SJW unironically eh?

>>92178643
>The reaction guys are wearing the mook assassin cat shirts spelling out lewd
Absolute perfection

>>92179701
Sure you're looking into a bunch of small things. None of those bother me at all because they could just as easily be nothing. If they are ment to mean somethings thats pretty lame but if it goes no further than small nuances like this I dont give a give desu they arent that bad.

>>92174516
No I wish it didn't come back

>>92179252
Season 5 is a continuation of Classic Jack, so not sure what you're expecting.

>>92181516
This isn't live action where mistakes happen an they just throw it in, or where actors go against things. This is storyboarded and every decision and action is planned down to the line. Of course it was all deliberate. And what could possibly bother you about this? All it could mean is 'they are equals and they respect each other as equals' and that is somehow lame and objectionable rather than a sign of good drama.

People moan about SJWs when these are the real morons right here.

>>92181783
>not sure what you're expecting.

A good series finale that emphasizes the strengths of Samurai Jack without its episodic weaknesses.

I got half of that.

It's even better than I expected

But I still miss the fucking beard

>>92174516
>Bearded, bloodied Jack holding the sword is the most iconic preview image of season 5
>Bearded Jack never wields the sword outside of two seconds before the gods give him a shave an new gi

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>>92182364
That's the only thing that irritates me about the season so far

>>92179701
>This attitude is incredible to me, because this episode in particular was so clearly written thoughtfully with regards to women.

Bullshit.
tumblr name-calling aside, Ashi's literally this newfound "born sexy yesterday" lingo shit to a T.

All of her positive development is a result of Jack's influence on her; nobody else's. Meanwhile she hasn't bonded with anyone else in the season.

She solely exists to be Jack's love interest and the plot device that pulls him out of his depression - little else.

She's trash and the season would've been better off if she had never even existed to begin with.

>>92174516
I'm still hype, but last episode was where it jumped the shark hard. Jack telling 50 years of character development to fuck off while magically transforming into Classic Jack and losing the beard was the stupidest shit.

It's even stupider considering how many promos have his beard + sword (see: OP image) along with his more grim outlook.

The romance shit is just another swing and a miss too, especially if it's going where I think it's going. Personally I'm hoping there's some grand twist in the end that really redeems the whole season. Even something stupid like 'Ashi being dead all along'.

Otherwise I can't see this ending in a satisfying way.

>>92174516
I'm just glad its back

>>92182227
>He said, having not seen the actual finale

I can only hope that sometime later we get the extended directors cut movie. 10 episodes were not enough to time to get this going correctly and it shows. The pacing is so bad between 4-8 that I really end up disappointed. Especially considering how the pacing for the first 3 episodes seemed perfect.

>>92182449
>tumblr name-calling aside, Ashi's literally this newfound "born sexy yesterday" lingo shit to a T.
No, she is not.

she is not innocent. She has not been grromed to trust random people and certainly not Jack. She was gromed to Kill him and her trying to trust him goes against everything she has been taught.
>All of her positive development is a result of Jack's influence on her; nobody else's.
Wrong. She met, many, many people for her to make an opinion on Jack.

>She solely exists to be Jack's love interest
Wrong again. She has developped a real caring about the world around her and a love for nature. She decide to tag along Jack because she has come to the conclusion that Aku threaten that and she want to help him destroy Aku.

Ashi prevent Jack from commiting suicide, but he get out of his depression by facing himself his old demons. During that, Ashi protected Jack and faced her own issues by fighting her mother.

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>>92174516
the first 3 episodes were incredible. i was so excited about the show, i was telling all my friends that if they havent watched it yet they're wasting their lives, etc etc

ever since episode 4 the series has been going fucking down... its still watchable obviously but im not very happy with the way Ashi and even Jack were developed..

>>92181985
I don't think you get it. Its the perception of it not how it's actually happening. They shouldn't jam Ashi doing all these little things in to make them look equal. Jack is the main character and should be treated as such. We don't need her walking in front to prove women are equal. It should just be inherent but not brought to the front as if she is better than him.

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>>92182364
This. I was waiting for this to happen, have him fighting the daughters of Aku during a scene like this. Might of been possible if Genndy just had more episodes to work with. But no only 10 eps.

>>92174516
From fantastic to bad

Honestly people have these insane expectations for source material that was never as deep as these people give it credit for. Yes, the first three episodes are objectively better than the rest, but all of its better than the earlier seasons

>>92183648
I will never know the source of this pic.

>>92184160
It's not. this was the average episode
>jack traveling
>some monster or alien is being a jerk
>jack beats him
>the end

it was cool but not a whole lot of depth behind it.

Not a single episode has lived up to episode 2 in my eyes.

No but still good in its own right.
The problem is that those first 4 episodes where so masterfully done that by comparison it really brings everything else down.

And the reason those 4 episodes were so great was because it had the right amount of time to develop and tell the story it wanted to tell. Pacing is by and far this shows biggest issue, and while the first 4 wasn't absolutely perfect for it, in contrast to the rest of the season the managed to get their point across more well while every episode 5 and onward felt incredibly rushed trying to juggle to many idea's at once.

>>92182364
Ever think if they changed the entire plot of this season? It was supposed to air last year, but it never did

>>92184160
Honestly as odd as it sounds, I think the fact the first 3 episodes were so good is what brought the show as a whole down.

The pilot is meant to create the general atmosphere of the show you're creating. When the initial episode doesn't remotely reflect the direction of the show is going to go, that's going to end up with a lot of people dissapointed.

Hopeless Jack was something that should've been brought halfway into the season rather then from the get go.

>>92184969
It's very much plausible.
My guess is that Genndy spent too much time writing and animating certain episodes and overestimated the amount of time CN gave him so he had to go and right up the rest of the season quick.

>>92174516
It's the best emotional rollercoaster I've ever been on.

>>92174516

episodes 1-3 = GODTIER
episode 4 = eh alright
episode 5-7 = What's this pacing?
episode 8 = Internet AFLAME!

First three episodes were. I'll be rewatching those but not the rest, depending on what the ending is like.

>>92178093
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