I'm went into this show with modest expectations. Despite the first series having a hell of a climax I didn't like a lot of the narratives and creative choices the showrunners made particularly in Season 3 and 4. The series had a lot of Game of Thrones envy like Witcher and seemed more interested in having a butt ton of characters (a lot of whom were original) talking about society and politics rather celebrating the monster slaying fun of the games.
Despite my bitterness I genuinely enjoyed this new series and liked the time shift into the Richer and Maria era and got invested in their arcs. I do hope they circle back around to Simon though, you can't ignore the poster boy Belmont.
Annette has a lot of controversy heat surrounding the changes done to her. I think in practice taking a minor damsel in distress and turning them into a real character who can kick ass is great, making her Magneto meets Black Panther meets Storm however is such a overhaul she might as well as be a different character and it's really not fair to say Grant who unlike Annette was a main character but thanks Mr Warren Cancelled Ellis gets thrown to wind. I loved it when adaptations can change something and make it work, when they waste the material or turn it into something lesser then I have problems.
Regardless I loved the animation, fights, voice acting (weird that Maria was British when her mom was Russian tho), loved seeing Juste (hope he comes back), the villains and the setting (even if they could've done more with it). And great to see Alucard as well. Excited to see what these guys will do with DMC.
Despite my bitterness I genuinely enjoyed this new series and liked the time shift into the Richer and Maria era and got invested in their arcs. I do hope they circle back around to Simon though, you can't ignore the poster boy Belmont.
Annette has a lot of controversy heat surrounding the changes done to her. I think in practice taking a minor damsel in distress and turning them into a real character who can kick ass is great, making her Magneto meets Black Panther meets Storm however is such a overhaul she might as well as be a different character and it's really not fair to say Grant who unlike Annette was a main character but thanks Mr Warren Cancelled Ellis gets thrown to wind. I loved it when adaptations can change something and make it work, when they waste the material or turn it into something lesser then I have problems.
Regardless I loved the animation, fights, voice acting (weird that Maria was British when her mom was Russian tho), loved seeing Juste (hope he comes back), the villains and the setting (even if they could've done more with it). And great to see Alucard as well. Excited to see what these guys will do with DMC.