• PunchingBag@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Man, I had such high hopes for Anthony Mackie. He’s been great in everything else. Can’t out-act bad writing, though.

    • identity-disc@lemmy.villa-straylight.socialOP
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      11 months ago

      Yep, definitely wasn’t Anthony Mackie’s fault. The first season did a great job following the book up until the last 2 or 3 episodes where they went off on their own. Then the second season decided to completely ignore the source material and just make up a story in that world. It didn’t work out.

      But still, the Resleeved anime has nothing to do with the live action show and I think it’s worth watching.

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        11 months ago

        Not to mention they ruined the setup out of the gate, making the Envoys a part of Quell’s forces instead of the Protectorate. Made sure they couldn’t use the next two books. The producer didn’t have any faith the work could be successful, so didn’t care what she changed.

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    11 months ago

    I started watching it, but it immediately started a standard anime magical girl trope and I noped out of it.