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Digimon Adventure: 2020 – Episode 33: The Hikari Of Dawn (Review)

Thoughts on the thirty-third episode of the Digimon Adventure reboot series.

I thought this was a pretty decent episode. Definitely not as good as last week’s, but better than the previous Taichi-centric episodes.

The episode opened well with the Vademon being creepy and cult-like. I prefer this method of informing the audience, versus Koushirou just spouting exposition out of nowhere.

Oh, I spoke too soon. Here Koushirou is again going off about his forever-in-the-background ISS plotline . . . XD;

LMAO at Jou and the conveniently placed Gomamon. XD; Gomomon: “They [the digimon] must really like you, Jou.” Jou: “What do they like?!” WE HAVE NO IDEA, JOU, YOU TELL US. I really liked Jou in his introduction episode, but ever since then, he’s grown into the most unlikeable cast member in the Adventure franchise . . .

The small snippets with the “other” kids are much too brief and really add nothing to the plot. This series really needs to get all the kids back together ASAP and let magic happen between them. I’m so tired of The Taichi Show feat. Bits of a Few Others.

LMAO Hikari did it again! Taichi: “Hikari!” Hikari: *Turns to look at him.* Taichi: “Hikari! I’m coming to save you right now!” Hikari: *Turns . . . away.* XD; Man, this girl. It makes me laugh too much for me to hate her for it, though, lol.

Hikari has never been more creepy and evil-looking than when her eyes are glinting blue while covered in that blue energy/power. XD;

The whole Millenniumon resurrection plot is cool and interesting. But it diminishes SkullKnightmon’s role in the series (where he has lasted “this long” over the other villains, and super evolves to DarkKnightmon). His whole purpose was to be a tool for Tailmon to play hide-and-seek in, so she and Hikari could be sacrificed to resurrect Millenniumon? OK, cool, I guess. It does feel very random, too. :P

How fucking creepy was Hikari when she was disappearing into the black hole/vortex? XD; What did she mouth to Taichi as she sunk back into the hole? “Bye, Bitch.”? XD;

Sora and Garudamon destroy SkullKnightmon’s “horse”, lol. That’s their level of epicness. Forever side-lined. :P

The whole sequence of Hikari finding Tailmon inside DarkKnightmon was cool . . . but super weird? Just the idea of it. Why was Tailmon locked inside of some random digimon? Because they were both “chosen” by Millenniumon to be sacrificed for his resurrection? That’s it. And it just seems so random. Could the writers not come up with something better? :P

Ghost!Tailmon looks creepy. Thus she makes the perfect partner for our creepy li’l Hikari-chan! :D

Oh look, the super uncommon, tiring, miraculous Mega evolution of WarGreymon is happening . . . again. :P Toei really should’ve just stuck to alternating the Mega evolutions for the kids here (a la their rushed Ultimate evolutions), instead of giving us WarGreymon three times within four episodes . . . it’s just so stale. Give me the other children and their Megas!

Hikari: “I’m sorry, but I believed in you [Taichi]. I knew you would definitely come!” That doesn’t excuse you just flat out ignoring him and turning your nose up at him though, lmao. Oh, Hikari. (I get it, though. I’m completely fine with her excuse. But I still think it’s hella funny. XD;)

The Vademon chanting reminds me of the aliens from Toy Story. XD;

Welcome to the team, Tailmon! Now can we please move the plot along and reunite all the kids already?! I have 33 episodes left of this show and I demand to see Yamato for all 33 remaining episodes. XD; Seriously, though, I really need all the kids together for as many episodes as possible. Please?

Taichi got a little bit more personality this episode, I guess, so that’s a plus. I guess. I still think he’s rather dull and generic. And the Yagami reunion paled so hard in comparison to the Takaishida reunion - I think because the latter siblings actually do have more interesting personalities than the former siblings . . .

So we are officially half-way through the entire series (if it really does have 66 episodes in total)! Wow. That’s scary. Yeah, I really don’t think this series can pick up in the last half of its run and become better than the OG - it’s just too late. XD;

But it can still become better than its own first half! It can! Please, Toei! REUNITE THE KIDS AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. :D

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