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jenzel · 1 year

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SPOILERY PRIME THOUGHTS

Actually obsessed.

For one, I can't wait for the real premiere on Netflix because I need and want to go through it all again in high def. And for a 40 minute long episode it absolutely flew by.

My one issue was with the back-and-forth between the pre and post shatter scenes. I would have seriously loved all that characterisation up front so that we knew more about these characters before meeting their New Yolk versions (ESPECIALLY with Amy). There's a whole sequence where Sonic floats through shatterspace and we see characters saying lines that they definitely haven't said yet. However I Get It, from a production perspective, because that'd probably take a whole episode alone and I imagine a pilot episode without any shatterspace antics is a hard sell. You do you, Sonic Prime team.

Also it meant the episode ended on the single most beautiful shot of the show so far.

The animation is stunning and expressive, everyone looks fantastic, no notes. I'm a fan of what Sonic's arc is shaping up to be, I like the angle of him having to confront the fact that he often takes his friends for granted. Not only is it a great arc for Sonic, but it's great for the rest of the cast too. As an Archie/IDW comics fan I live and die on an expanded cast and this show is going to feed me.

Already, Nine reveals so much about Tails - about the kind of person he becomes when he's forced to fend for himself, without Sonic or anyone to show him unconditional friendship and support. He's still the same whip-smart kid, he's still inquisitive and determined to solve problems, but he's turned all of that energy on himself. He's shut away, he doesn't seem to be actively fighting for anything, his artificial tails literally hide his natural ones. He doesn't even fly! He's sworn off anything that could leave him vulnerable. I can see the New Yoke shatterspace being his arc as much as Sonic's.

Oh my god, does this mean that each character gets their own shatterspace to shine in?

Hear me out!

I can see the pirate space being all about Knuckles, given that he's the Captain and. Y'know. That one shot from the trailer.

I'm also calling the Jungle space for Amy. Her relationship with the environment, and animals in particular, has always been a big part of her character.

All of this is just a hunch, I guess we'll find out for sure on the 15th!

Misc Thoughts:

Rouge my beloved. You always deserved a comeback.

I wonder if Tails has a lab in every shatterspace - gimme that pirate lab.

I wonder if there are extra shatterspaces that we haven't seen yet. So far everything seems to line up with the concept art, but we might still get some surprises.

There's a quick, flashback type shot of Shadow punching Sonic in the face that isn't the same punch as the one that ends this episode. This means Shadow punches him at least twice. I love that for him.

This is the best shot I've got. It's beautiful.

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