#ace attorney also has this problem where systemic critiques are eventually found out to be One guys misdeeds

[belladonicbloodsucker]

i did see someone on reddit say mdzs’s criticism of the System was neutered somewhat in the show and i am curious about that

i wouldn’t be surprised if this was the case because the post sunshot campaign arc (until WWX’s death), to me!, seemed to portray the struggle to maintain power/law and order/good reputation after a massively destabilizing event as, like, a bad thing, because it led to the eradication of the wen clan and just generally a culture of fear and gossip among the cultivators. but toward the end of the show it seemed as if everything was somehow jin guangyao’s fault (and nie huaisang… ?? i’ll understand his deal eventually) to the point where it just felt like a cop out.* like. lan wangji is the leader of everyone now which means we’re totally good cuz power womt corrupt him.. sure. just felt strange. so if there was some executive meddling that would explain that.

*important clarification that i don’t actually think they were villanizing JGY at the end i think it’s very obvious that he was not fully in control of everything (just most things) and he had just gone off the rails it’s just that i think the focus on him may have distracted from the focus on the System that privileges some over others based on their birth,,

#og #ace attorney also has this problem where systemic critiques are eventually found out to be One guys misdeeds #so it’s like either the writers actually think the system is fine as long as good people are in it. or the book is different #the system in this case being. the cultivators hierarchy i guess idrk how to define it lmao #mdzs