>yfw you realize that Jack is older than his parents

The only thing that bothered me was that when he returned his dad was still the same age as in the flashbacks even though in the very first ep hes old and skinny as fuck. other than that it was a good finale.

So was there any reason at all for the show to take place 50 years later?

>>92823756
To show Jack's mental deterioration.

>>92823756

It's all about isolating and despiriting Aku and ESPECIALLY Jack. Genndy knew from the days of the movie that he wanted to explore a story where Jack had really and truly lost his way, and settled on this to do it. Why? Well, for starters, 50 years is a literal lifetime. We know Jack can handle a tremendous mental burden, so Genndy needed to pile on decades of failure, death, and horror that would be too much even for him. To isolate him not just from people he had helped but from the concept of even being properly human. To make him even more of a stranger, even more alone. The second reason is even more cruel: immortal Jack has to face his perceived failure FOREVER. He cannot go back. He cannot kill Aku without the sword. All he can do is watch Aku's filth crush everything he does and has ever done, again and again and again and again. Nothing could be worse for him, it's hell on Earth, and it's why he needed an outside perspective to save him.

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>yfw you realize Jack is only a day younger than Aku

>>92823756
I feel like it was just their to have extra drama.
The whole 50 years thing would have had more impact if everybody he helped through the first four seasons were gone and that Jack became more of a myth type character.

>>92825609
>The whole 50 years thing would have had more impact if everybody he helped through the first four seasons were gone and that Jack became more of a myth type character.
But then he'd have to be rescued by people who never met him at all. I wouldn't mind that much, but can you imagine the shitstorm if all these "literal whos" showed up out of nowhere to save Jack?

When you start thinking about it, we don't even know if Jack's aging was restored to normal. For all we know, he might still not age even after returning to the past.
So he'll spend an eternity of grieving for his dead wife, watching everyone he loves or cares for dying, while he stays the same, eventually living to see the good future and meeting the good versions of the friends he made in Aku's future, eventually meeting the alternate version of Ashi, falling in love, marrying, and watching her die again. Like mayflies. Soon again, he'll be alone, unable to die unless by sudoku, which he'll commit at the same old graveyard where he almost did it in Aku's future. And thus, ends the tale of Jack the Ageless, damned to live.

>>92825412
>Jack's father created Jack
>He also created Aku with the poison arrow

WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS SAMURAIIII, ONLY CLOSER

>>92826017
>Jack tried to marry his niece
WACHA

>>92826057
Well, this is Japan.

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>>92825412
>>92826017
>>92826057

>>92827108
This is why you weren't invited to the wedding, Aku.

>>92823693
Maybe the timeline somehow changed?

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>>92827108
10/10

>>92823693
His mom colored in her hair and used wrinkle cream as well.

>>92827149
>a few years
>sudden freedom always makes things go better and if it doesn't it's real easy to fix gaiz!
found the libcuck

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>>92827108
Jack can never not know suffering, can he.

>>92825659
Well not if they're descendants like The Scotsman's daughters and the Spartans.

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>>92825742
When are you going to realize Ashi wouldn't be born in an Aku less future?

>>92827149
>A few years
>To fix a reality destroyed across space by a tyrant whose authority spans galaxies
>Not to mention those that're still loyal to Aku
>Or the fact that most of the people loyal to you are all dead after fighting Aku

The stench must be abhorrent with your head so far up your ass.

>>92831719
yeah im sure all those robots that are still loyal to aku wouldve been hard to deal with as an immortal samurai warrior, an aku-lite assassin, and an immortal ghost celtic warrior, not to mention the giant army they commanded, a fraction of which was at the final battle.

>most of them are dead

wrong

>>92825742
Okay maybe this time stuff is magic and most of the characters will exist, but Ashi can't, it's impossible

>>92831985
why do pastfags always come up with these elaborate headcanons

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>>92832127
WTF? What is this new ship? Is this from PPG episode I do not know of?

>>92832197
idk

>>92832197
>What is this new ship?
oh anon... my sweet summer child

>>92831801
>A fraction of this was at the final battle

Got any proof of this, or is that your headcanon?

>We're going to go decide the fate of the universe and rescue our only hero, better bring a couple of guys, instead of, you know, everybody we can

Funny

>All those robots that are still loyal to Aku would've been hard to deal with...

Galaxy's a big place, buddy. And they're not all robots.

>wrong

Did you miss the part where Aku rained spears down on everybody?

>>92832786
>any proof

Nigger not even everyone who was in the ashi flashback episode was at the final battle. And thats just people we know. Jack's been saving the world for 50 years, not everyone who he's saved or touched was at the final battle.

>they're not all robots

Jack was killing Aku's followers for 50 years and only killed humans this season. You're retarded. They're literally almost all robots.

>did you miss the part
did you miss the part where people were shielding them?

>>92832961
not sure why you're wasting your time with pastfags, they literally are not capable of a single iota of capable thought.

So what are the odds of this coming to DVD? I know CN is shit about releasing DVDs that aren't throw away "12 episodes in random order" garbage that nobody wants, but Adult Swim is actually good about it, right?

>>92832961
>Not everyone in the flashback episode was there

Oh, so only the people that can competently fight.

>Jack's been killing for 50 years

Pretty sure he was moping around for those 50 years in depression. You know, the whole point of the first two thirds of the season.

And the universe is still a big place. It doesn't matter how good Jack is or how big his rebellion is, that's not a very simple task.

That's an understatement, since I don't think you made that connection.

>Did you miss the part where people shielded them?

Guess I did, because that didn't happen.

The Scotsman protected his daughters who followed him into Aku'a lair, and the Centurions shielded themselves, but that's about it. Safe to say that the majority of them got wiped out.

>>92833256
Not an argument. But keep trying to keep that hugbox of yours secure.

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>>92833725
>so only the people that can competently fight.

How is that even remotely true? Even the fucking dogs pitched in somehow.

>Pretty sure he was moping around for those 50 years in depression

nice headcanon. Also, even swordless depressed jack was saving people and killing aku's minions in the beginning of the season so no, wrong again

>
And the universe is still a big place. It doesn't matter how good Jack is or how big his rebellion is, that's not a very simple task.

hes immortal, his best friend is immortal, they could've had plenty of time. Also, hes not trying to save the universe, just earth.

>because that didn't happen.

damn you're retarded, blind, or perhaps both

>>92833256
yeah they all seem to completely miss shit that a toddler would be able to put together