Compelled to write a review after some time. This series has been fantastic however, as a finale, this absolutely does not work. If you're a fan of Marvel Comics, the 'big bar' Easter Eggs are aplenty throughout the series. If you're not, then it will definitely feel as though the end villain comes out of nowhere.
Kang talks about something about plot moving and going somewhere etc. (I'm paraphrasing of course, but he refers to story tropes at one point in this exposition heavy episode) and ironically, the episode doesn't actually go anywhere in terms of characters. There is near zero payoff and all the ep serves is to set up the multiverse of madness. Which is great but, remember your characters? Their motivations? Bar Silvie (maybe), all the characters are left on a cliffhanger which'll frustrate rather than satisfy.
The Empire Strikes Back (the only story that comes to mind at the moment) managed to balance character development and payoff whilst still keeping the ending open, perfectly.
This alas seems to fail to do that.
I'll need to return to the episode to see if my opinion changes but as Kang himself says, "it's a swing and a miss"!
Oh the irony.
Kang talks about something about plot moving and going somewhere etc. (I'm paraphrasing of course, but he refers to story tropes at one point in this exposition heavy episode) and ironically, the episode doesn't actually go anywhere in terms of characters. There is near zero payoff and all the ep serves is to set up the multiverse of madness. Which is great but, remember your characters? Their motivations? Bar Silvie (maybe), all the characters are left on a cliffhanger which'll frustrate rather than satisfy.
The Empire Strikes Back (the only story that comes to mind at the moment) managed to balance character development and payoff whilst still keeping the ending open, perfectly.
This alas seems to fail to do that.
I'll need to return to the episode to see if my opinion changes but as Kang himself says, "it's a swing and a miss"!
Oh the irony.
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