The final episode of RvB Season 16 just went up for first members on the Rooster Teeth website, and I’m curious as to what people have thought about this season. Admittedly I haven’t watched the last 3 episodes yet, but so far this season has been…not great, imo. I’m not a professional storyteller, but I feel like the plot so far has been an absolute mess, almost half the episodes are just blatant filler, the pacing is all over the place and other than Agent Washington, none of the character’s arcs were remotely interesting or fleshed-out enough. I also absolutely hate how they completely threw 15 seasons of character development for Tucker (who is one of my favourite characters) out of the window and turned him back into nothing but an immature pervert like he was during the Blood Gulch Chronicles. Plus, all the Gods and Time Travel affair was really stupid and unnecessary, it feels like this season has completely broken all pre-established rules for the show and turned it into straight-up fantasy. There are things to like about it- the humour is still very entertaining, the technical aspects of the season (animation, special effects etc) were absolutely amazing, and the side-story about Agent Washington where we see how he was affected by the events of Season 15 was genuinely great. But overall, this is easily one of the weakest seasons so far. Still, I wanna know what other people think.
I honestly didn’t know the show was still going.
I only watched the first 8 or so episodes so far but I really liked what I saw. After the epic story lines of 6-13 I can definitely understand why people think it stinks though. To me, it hearkened back to the season 1-5 days of just pure stupidity/hilarity when plot didn’t matter and I don’t really think that’s a bad thing. It makes sense for Rooster Teeth to do this because if they’re planning on ending the show anytime soon setting up another saga like 6-13 would be really difficult. So yeah, it’s definitely not my favorite season (6-13 are just too darn good) but I still think it’s pretty good.
Season 16? How have they stayed relevant this long?
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> Season 16? How have they stayed relevant this long?
They built a name for themselves with the first few seasons and now it’s a recognizable brand. That’s enough to keep new episodes coming. That’s not to discredit the quality of the show though. I’m a few seasons behind, but all the new stuff is just as entertaining as the first few seasons.
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> I honestly didn’t know the show was still going.
Same. I haven’t watched it in about 10 years. I guess I’ll have to binge the whole series one weekend.
I have no idea what’s going on, but I’m still enjoying it. Definitely not as emotional as some of the past seasons, but it’s still funny so I’m not complaining.
Not a huge fan of this season. Felt too ridiculous, even for this series. Things are too complex now. I was fine with the Chorus trilogy as it put focus back on the Reds and Blues and gave them a chance to evolve as characters. But the past two seasons have gotten too complicated and don’t propel the narrative forward in an interesting way.
For me, Season 8 represented the best point to end the series. That said, I still like Seasons 9-10, and Season 10 would have been a good place to end things too. Seasons 11-13 were unexpected but still welcomed, and 14 was a nice artistic expression. Season 15 and 16, though, make me think the series has gone on too long.
Not a huge fan of this season. Felt too ridiculous, even for this series. Things are too complex now. I was fine with the Chorus trilogy as it put focus back on the Reds and Blues and gave them a chance to evolve as characters. But the past two seasons have gotten too complicated and don’t propel the narrative forward in an interesting way.
For me, Season 8 represented the best point to end the series. That said, I still like Seasons 9-10, and Season 10 would have been a good place to end things too. Seasons 11-13 were unexpected but still welcomed, and 14 was a nice artistic expression. Season 15 and 16, though, make me think the series has gone on too long.
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> Not a huge fan of this season. Felt too ridiculous, even for this series. Things are too complex now. I was fine with the Chorus trilogy as it put focus back on the Reds and Blues and gave them a chance to evolve as characters. But the past two seasons have gotten too complicated and don’t propel the narrative forward in an interesting way.
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> For me, Season 8 represented the best point to end the series. That said, I still like Seasons 9-10, and Season 10 would have been a good place to end things too. Seasons 11-13 were unexpected but still welcomed, and 14 was a nice artistic expression. Season 15 and 16, though, make me think the series has gone on too long.
Tbh, I kind of share the nagging feeling that the show has gone on for a bit too long. Season 13’s finale would have been an amazing ending for the entire series, and even though I enjoyed S15 quite a lot, its existence alone takes a lot of weight away from Church’s speech and S13’s ending in general. 15 at least gave a bit more development to characters who hadn’t really got any previously (Grif and Caboose, mainly) but it kinda feels like 16 just exists for the sake of existing.
Haven’t seen the last 2 seasons but I think it should’ve shut down years ago. They’ve said they’ll keep it running untill fan interest is gone but I don’t think the fans are aware that things can go on for to long. They’re doing crazy things with the current season I hear and probably cause they’re running out of ideas.
🤷 Keeps them happy I guess (those who still watch) but for those like me I don’t even see the point.
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> Not a huge fan of this season. Felt too ridiculous, even for this series. Things are too complex now. I was fine with the Chorus trilogy as it put focus back on the Reds and Blues and gave them a chance to evolve as characters. But the past two seasons have gotten too complicated and don’t propel the narrative forward in an interesting way.
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> For me, Season 8 represented the best point to end the series. That said, I still like Seasons 9-10, and Season 10 would have been a good place to end things too. Seasons 11-13 were unexpected but still welcomed, and 14 was a nice artistic expression. Season 15 and 16, though, make me think the series has gone on too long.
I have heard some people say that season 14 wasn’t needed, but I actually like it a lot. While I didn’t care for the episodes that were connected to past seasons (like the triplets) I loved the random stuff like the black and white episode and the training video. But my favorite is the two part “Orange is the new Red” I could watch a whole show based on those guys.
I haven’t watched any of the new season since it isn’t on youtube and I am lazy to go to the site since I watch youtube on mobile.
Involving time travel as a main plot element in ANYTHING is a sign you’ve run out of ideas.
(Or in the case of RVBs earlier seasons you need an excuse to jump to Halo 2).
But they didnt have that excuse this time around so…I dont know. I feel like they’re trying to combine the older “stupid” with the newer “serious” and its just not working out right.
It WAS nice to see the Reds get characterisation though. Especially Griff.
This season is okay, but it’s slowly falling out of my favor. But poor Wash, his PTSD is rough.
I liked some parts of this season but the plot did seem completely all over the place. I liked the new character developments for the lesser characters like Sister, Donut, Griff and …
Doc / O’mally again? I don’t know if Doc’s just crazy now and legitimately has split personalities or if Omega somehow left a bit of himself in Doc’s head instead of leaving with Tex in the end of Season 5. I don’t know but any scene with Doc / O’mally is going to be a good scene.Also,
The cosmic powers / A.I’s don’t seem to be serious villains or even flushed out characters due to low screen time. And Chrovos (I think thats the name of the guy that Donut was following orders from) doesn’t make me feel any danger or tension in the story, he’s just a bunch of gears that wants to be free from prison and do what he wants after that, not as bad seeming as an evil corporate guy or a tragically desperate director (granted in the end he isn’t a villain really).Beyond this though, the series seems to have lost a gripping story as season 13 was the last bit of story that I felt I had to see. Now it is just a show that I watch for a bit of entertainment but I’m not invested in as much.