megalo box 05
This show is very ugly. It has gotten to the point where I found it extremely distracting and it is difficult to find positive aspects to the show's presentation when everything is muddy, rough, and lacks expressiveness. Even from a storytelling perspective the approach here is just misguided. The circumstances around this particular match do make it more interesting than what we've been getting in the last episode or two, but we are getting a clearer and deeper view of the background for a non-essential side character when the main cast still just has a bunch of question marks surrounding how they wound up where they are. There is no context yet for why Nanbu was driven to the slums and the story kind of just skates around that while doing a deep dive into someone from his past. Joe himself is also just proving to be paper thin. Limited on screen presence. No real style in fights. Almost a stand in during most conversations.
And it is hard to be excited for next week when the story writes itself into a corner like this. The no gear stuff isn't being handled well at all, particularly when Joe just always seems like a schlub in the ring. Also we are like five episode in....please...have some dignity and think of a way to create tension without someone dropping early and hitting a nine count to get back up.
This show is very ugly. It has gotten to the point where I found it extremely distracting and it is difficult to find positive aspects to the show's presentation when everything is muddy, rough, and lacks expressiveness. Even from a storytelling perspective the approach here is just misguided. The circumstances around this particular match do make it more interesting than what we've been getting in the last episode or two, but we are getting a clearer and deeper view of the background for a non-essential side character when the main cast still just has a bunch of question marks surrounding how they wound up where they are. There is no context yet for why Nanbu was driven to the slums and the story kind of just skates around that while doing a deep dive into someone from his past. Joe himself is also just proving to be paper thin. Limited on screen presence. No real style in fights. Almost a stand in during most conversations.
And it is hard to be excited for next week when the story writes itself into a corner like this. The no gear stuff isn't being handled well at all, particularly when Joe just always seems like a schlub in the ring. Also we are like five episode in....please...have some dignity and think of a way to create tension without someone dropping early and hitting a nine count to get back up.
