Am i the only one who feels the criticism of s3 a bit unfair ?
i have a feeling this isn't going to be a very popular opinion here, but oh well lol.
Want to start by saying I understand the criticism of the chibis, and they can definitely look awkward in certain areas, but i'm not sure if that alone is enough to dislike an entire season.
Initially, i saw a lot of people complaining about the slow pacing of the episodes, but li haoling himself mentioned that the first part of s3 would be relatively slow before the pace starts picking up. He also explained that part 1 would mainly focus on connecting different plotlines from the previous seasons, so i feel like the slower pacing is understandable.
I also think the overall plot was planned from the beginning,we know that lx was the one who gave the emma job back in s1 ep1, that suggests s3 was always meant to go in this direction. Then, about people saying the show is becoming too focused on powers, the premise of the show was already about two characters with supernatural abilities, and s2 and the bridon arc explored that side of the story further,i feel like this direction makes sense considering what the story has established so far.
I've also seen people complaining about the new character designs, but some of the characters, like jae lee, were already introduced back in may, so it's not like his design came completely out of nowhere. i also saw someone say that the show is doing fanservice because "jae lee was the only one getting injured and showing more skin" 💀pretty sure thats coz vein was the only one carrying the weapon? And i bet if vein hadn't done anything to jae lee, people would be complaining that they're trying to tone vein down instead lol.
And about the change in directing roles, from what i've read, the general director generally has more creative and production authority over the artistic direction of a project than the executive director, though correct me if i'm wrong. So wouldn't li haoling still have a significant amount of creative control over the show?
Maybe i'm just looking at things differently, but i genuinely don't think some of these criticisms are fair. anyway, what do you guys think
