They were at the top of their game in season one, then they messed it up, but picked up things in season three, then the show became a mockery of itself, and I am not interested in seeing more.
If they wanted to quit while they were ahead (which, I think, is the saying you are trying to remember), they should've done it before season 2 started, or at least at the end of season 3.
Now they just dragged it for so long, they had to conform to the usual TV tropes; suddenly there are cartoony, 100% evil villains, suddenly massive fights erupt all over the place all the time, doujous (long 'o' should be signified somehow, even if english pronunciation makes the 'o' long anyway) are being attacked, everyone's property is being destroyed... it's just a ridiculous mess after what they did previously.
There was a brilliant, delicate balance of 'no one is the good/bad guy', but now there CLEARLY are bad guys and good guys. It's no longer 'an interesting perspective that makes you root for a bully', now it's just another super thin story about cartoon heroes and villains in the most unrealistic settings and situations, where no one ever REALLY grows up as a character, human being or adult..
Daniel never stops being a hothead picking fights everywhere (even in season 3, he's fearful and anticipates an attack when Chouzen enters the picture, when he at least COULD be friendly and welcoming, even if Chouzen is going to attack him.. if he already feeds him bad energies, what does he expect to happen? LEARN TO BE FRIENDLY ALREADY, DAMN HOTHEAD!)..
Johnny never stops being a 'funny bum from the 1980s that's 100% out of touch with modern world in all possible ways', having so much hatred and grudge instead of wisdom that he should already have from everything he has learned and gone through so far...
This show didn't go to where it naturally should've gone, or 'wanted to go' from season 1. It's like someone stopped it from becoming the most amazing thing..
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avortac4 (3751)
2 years ago
..and directed it reluctantly towards the 'normal TV show', where stories need a 100% evil cartoon villain, where story arcs require some rich maniac to constantly bring in more and more characters, whose names you can't remember, and so on. Why so many characters instead of developing the characters we already know and love? (Heck, even Daniel-san's son was unnecessary from the start in my opinion)
Season 1 was pretty brilliant, but it couldn't yet tell the story, it was held back by all the character introductions and starting of the storylines and bringing us all the potential of what could happen and how.
They waited too long to bring Ali (or was it Alli?) back, and that ended up going exactly nowhere, after seeming it could be so dramatic.
The story started to branch into all kinds of useless tangents, like the Mexican trip. Miguel's hairstyle became a mess, his demeanor became soft, unexcited and boring (with his eyes closed most of the time now..for reasons?) and to be honest, he started looking more fat every time. Comparing Season 5 Miguel to Season 1 Miguel you can see a really unappealing change in so many levels.
Tori is another unredeemable character that got her 'sympathy episodes' too late - another case of too little, too late. Reese can't be redeemed, Terry can't be redeemed, the whole japanese cartoon char crew can't be redeemed, even though they have no personalities beyond 'hey, I wear a masonic eyepatch'.
I knew this show was too good to be true.. seasons 4 and 5 prove it.
At least we'll always have season 1 with all the promise that was never delivered, and season 3 with some great Japan-scenes that are powerful and evocative. Besides some good music and jokes, that's about all this show can offer you, besides a paper-thin 'story' (such as it is).
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