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#adam doesnt deserve an eve or a steve
gayfordevil · 3 years
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sk8 the infinity, the last ep. why.
i have so many mixed feelings. let's skip past not getting canon renga/matchablossom, because c'mon. just story-wise the last episode (and the last 4 episodes) didn't deliver on the plot-lines that they spent time on:
1. tadashi. just tadashi. after he joined the tournament to beat adam and make him less of a monster, i was waiting for a proper face-off between them. especially considering all the "you're my dog" treatment he's received his whole life from adam. but then, they just made him forfeit the race???? okay??? and then he went back to *blushing* at adam's "you'll be my dog for the rest of our lives" comment. are you kidding me! it feels like tadashi was introduced just for adam's redemption arc, and not to be a full character on his own.
2. the police raiding adam's house/adam being a corrupt politician - nothing happened with this. they just transferred her away. what was the point of all that. i am not asking for adam to go to jail (that would be nice tho), but a redemption arc? it felt forced: all the tension built around adam being arrested, just fixed with him realising skating is fun again? (i will say that adam is an excellent villain, apart from the pedo stuff (which if you can't overlook, i totally understand). but how extra he is with his costumes and his motivations and his lil dancey dancey on the skateboard. hilarious)
3. adam just dominated the latter half of the season. WHY. they spent maybe an episode each on miya and shadow. and spend so much time on adam's childhood/family/day-job etc. and just end it with him transferring the policewoman out??
4. the race between langa and adam was kind of boring, apart from the scene with langa's dad (that was heartwarming as fuck :')). reki's race with adam was more exciting to watch, but idk if that's just my opinion
5. lazy writing to make literal assault one of adam's "moves" and then using it over and over again. i dont think i have to explain this.
6. no way in hell is adam one of the gang now. joe and cherry were literally cheering for adam to get beat in the last race. and then they accept him? just like that? coolcoolcool
things i liked about the last episode (and the anime overall):
1. langa learning how to skate + finding joy after his dad’s death + his relationship with reki (source: his face when he looks at reki).
2. reki’s arc - i think this was done very very very well. anyone who has played a sport/done something competitively will know his ‘i am not the best at this but i still like skateboarding and it’s fun’ struggle.
3. skateboarding as a hobby and as a sport for people of different backgrounds/ages (we got to see less of the second, but hopefully more will come in s2 (manifesting))
4. langa’s mom.
tldr this is still an enjoyable anime for me, up to the 11th episode (i hope we get more episodes/movie/season 2, they can explore the other plot lines more - like competitive skateboarding/miya's story). excellent animation, good character design, power of friendship TM. the ending was just lukewarm. Extra note: the references to yuri on ice with that post-race hug and korrasami horizon moment were not lost on me. they know how to keep the queers engaged lol.
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