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  1. azrael
    This could have been done earlier or as Roy suggested, Frejya could have been there to represent us, the audience. To take Roy's analogy, the 3 reminiscing is like the mother and father saying "Remember when you ... Oh yeah." If Frejya was there, it would feel more like a "How I Met Your Mother/Father" story. At this point in the series, this history lesson does not change my like/hate for Walkure. It does nothing to advance the story. It could have been done earlier. My question to this episode isn't "What is the point of learning Walkure's history?", it's "What is the point of learning Walkure's history THIS late in the game? ". I'd wish they fleshed out Kaname/Messer/Arad back when Messer died. To call back to them now, even if it was briefly, just felt a bit awkward. 7 had the advantage of more episodes and could spread itself out more where Fire Bomber's rise to fame could be chronicled from being nobodies to somebody. Here, Walkure is already famous. The issue we come back to is pacing. Especially now as we're coming to the end of this series.
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    That doesn't help the story as we near the end of the series. If we didn't have patience, none of us would be here now. The issue we have is much of what has taken place over these recent episodes could have been spread out into the previous episodes. Instead of feeding this information from episode to episode, the info is dumped on us all at once. As we near the end, the focus should be the ending, not an info dump at the end. Protoculture were a bunch of dicks. And the universe keeps spinning.
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    Yes...What ever did happen to that dancing Battroid pilot who got shot out of the sky? There was so much potential there...
  4. azrael
    Unfortunately, the logical part of me says that should be the last thing Xaos does.
  5. azrael
    At least Walkure is sounding better these days.
  6. azrael
    Not sure how it works in Japan, but that's how it usually works in Hollywood. Someone pitches an idea (or writes up the outline) for an episode and then someone goes about writing the script. Who pitches the idea and who writes it varies from a writer to the executive producer (the EP being Kawamori in this case). Then the executive producer and/or director approves. In Hollywood, the pitcher is supposed to write his/her episode. Again, not sure how this works for animation.
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    The last few episodes will be different because obviously, the series is heading toward its finale. The problem is the road were taking to get to that finale. It's not a good one. Since we got past the halfway-point (perhaps even earlier), this show has been a narrative mess. They could have used parts of other previous episodes to incorporate what we have been seeing for the past few weeks instead of as they've done, drop 3 weeks of info on us. I'm sure this show will end in grand Macross-fashion, but that doesn't excuse the story dragging we've been through for the past 8 episodes.
  8. azrael
    This special is so worth your 40 minutes if you love Build Fighters.
  9. azrael
    Yeah. Sorry. But no.
  10. azrael
    Part of that wasn't needed at that point yet. BUT...
  11. azrael
    Quick-viewing (since I have to you know...do real-life things. Like eat). My thumb has moved up 45-degrees from straight down but it's still in negative territory. Three straight episodes of pure info-dumping with next to nil action is not good pacing. The Messer parts of this episode could have appeared back when Messer was still alive. Now for spoiler-ish commenting.
  12. azrael
    Welcome to the Macross Delta Episode 21 Talkback Thread Guidelines: Macross Delta episode file requests, file offers or any audio/video sharing links of any kind or format are not permitted anywhere on the forum except by Boinger in the iMacross thread. This is 2016, not 2007. They know about us and how the 'Net operates now. This includes, but is not limited to BitTorrent files/links, YouTube, Nico, related video-sharing or video streaming site links, File sharing links, full audio soundtracks, etc.. Any user-post in violation of this rule will be deleted without notice. Repeated offenses may result in a ban. DISCUSSION ONLY. Send a PM to Boinger with a link to the file to be added to iMacross. This thread only covers the episode listed in the subject. Do not post comments about another episode not covered by this thread. (i.e. References are OK, but do not post a critique about episode 1 when this thread covers episode 999). This thread(s) is about current episodes only. Please reserve mecha talk and news talk for their respective threads. Do not cross-post. Please reserve all talk about future episode spoilers for the News thread. Do not ask when an episode will be aired or released (this includes fansubs). Raw files will be release shortly after broadcast. Subtitled versions will be released when they are ready. Please use spoiler tags for the first 24-hours after an episode airs. There will be consequences if you don't New episode threads and polls opens Sundays, 9:00AM EST/6:00AM PST (22:00, i.e. 10:00PM JST), 30 minutes BEFORE the broadcast. Broadcast schedule: Sunday: Tokyo MX, 22:30 JST Monday: TVQ Kyushu, 26:30 (2:30 AM) JST Tuesday: MBS, 27:00 (3:00 AM) JST / BS11, 24:00 (midnight) JST Wednesday: d anime store, 12:00 JST / TV Aichi & Television Hokkaido, 26:05 (2:05 AM) JST (Broadcast times subject to change, Check listings.)
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    The worst episode of Frontier is still better than most episodes of Delta.
  14. azrael
    Next episode preview is up. Plot summary
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    Yes. Even Frontier's bridge bunnies had more screen time than Delta's.
  16. azrael
    Purty pictures.
  17. azrael
    I think that's going to be something that plays against this series rather than a highlight. This episode really hasn't helped the overall picture of the show. Looking back at episode 20 of Frontier, we were pushing more than 4x the number of posts in 1 day on Frontier than we are with Delta, and that's even without subs (Michael also died in that episode). Commercially, the show has been good. Critically, this show, especially this 2nd half, has been a narrative bore. And for all the reasons we've been yapping for weeks now. I think this show will finish up in the remaining episodes, but we're not going to like the rest of the ride.
  18. azrael
    I think that's what we're missing. Those "A-HA!"-moments. I would say since they left Ragna, the show has been lagging. They could have sprinkled moments into the past 7 episodes instead of shoving into the past 2 episodes which is likely causing that dragging feeling.
  19. azrael
    Quick-viewing. Just some general comments. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... This is mostly a character episode for Frejya and Hayate. The pacing of this second half of the series has been ridiculously slow.
  20. azrael
    Welcome to the Macross Delta Episode 20 Talkback Thread Guidelines: Macross Delta episode file requests, file offers or any audio/video sharing links of any kind or format are not permitted anywhere on the forum except by Boinger in the iMacross thread. This is 2016, not 2007. They know about us and how the 'Net operates now. This includes, but is not limited to BitTorrent files/links, YouTube, Nico, related video-sharing or video streaming site links, File sharing links, full audio soundtracks, etc.. Any user-post in violation of this rule will be deleted without notice. Repeated offenses may result in a ban. DISCUSSION ONLY. Send a PM to Boinger with a link to the file to be added to iMacross. This thread only covers the episode listed in the subject. Do not post comments about another episode not covered by this thread. (i.e. References are OK, but do not post a critique about episode 1 when this thread covers episode 999). This thread(s) is about current episodes only. Please reserve mecha talk and news talk for their respective threads. Do not cross-post. Please reserve all talk about future episode spoilers for the News thread. Do not ask when an episode will be aired or released (this includes fansubs). Raw files will be release shortly after broadcast. Subtitled versions will be released when they are ready. Please use spoiler tags for the first 24-hours after an episode airs. There will be consequences if you don't New episode threads and polls opens Sundays, 9:00AM EST/6:00AM PST (22:00, i.e. 10:00PM JST), 30 minutes BEFORE the broadcast. Broadcast schedule: Sunday: Tokyo MX, 22:30 JST Monday: TVQ Kyushu, 26:30 (2:30 AM) JST Tuesday: MBS, 27:00 (3:00 AM) JST / BS11, 24:00 (midnight) JST Wednesday: d anime store, 12:00 JST / TV Aichi & Television Hokkaido, 26:05 (2:05 AM) JST (Broadcast times subject to change, Check listings.)
  21. azrael
    That existed in Frontier. Except they had the habit of appearing in the brain, not the gut, which caused a slow death.
  22. azrael
    For me, the issue isn't about forcing it in with Star Trek when it's been there all along. I have an issue about making a big stink about it. I don't see what the big deal is when Star Trek has done this before in some form or another.
  23. azrael
    Regarding the diversity issue, I agree with Mechinyun. Star Trek has it embedded in its DNA. It's always been there. We don't need it announced like Star Wars. It should just be a given.
  24. azrael
    Notes from TV Critics Association panel
  25. azrael
    The correct term is "crossing swords". Hey, their runes look like swords.
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