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The autistic obsession with explaining every little thing about a sequence that has happened, even though visually it was pretty f****** clear about what the f*** has happened or what went down.
The Venture Bros started to seem less fun to me from season 4 onwards. Because the show became more focused on the character dynamics, and felt less episodic compared to seasons 1-3.
The show has always focused on character dynamics and the underlying story, even in the early seasons, but the episodes felt more self contained in the early seasons. They started focusing on the overall story/plot really hard from season 4 onwards, and the episodes didn't stand out as much as a result imo.
I still enjoyed the show, but I can't watch a random episode from later seasons like I would an episode from seasons 1 or 2.
I wouldn't call it a flaw with the show, I just happen to prefer episodic shows where each episode is it's own thing, that way I can throw on a random episode instead of watching an entire season.
There seems to be a trend where movies/shows just can't let some things be left to the imagination. It's like in the movie The Matrix, they would talk about the human city. The characters would talk about it, leaving the viewers to fill in what such a city would look like in a destroyed world. Then, the sequels rolled out and they shown the city, and ya kinda wish they didn't
Sometimes it's better for your world building if you don't show or explain things, it gives the audience something to wonder about and makes the world/story more interesting.
It allows people to use their imaginations, makes them think about the world you're trying to create, and gives them something to speculate about with other people. If people have something to talk about, then it will help your movie/show/book stay relevant and keep people interested long term.
You need a bit of mystery in your fictional world, it's helps the world feel bigger. Like there's more to see/explore than the main story showed you. But then some sequel or spin-off comes along and shows the thing, and it's nowhere near as cool or interesting as people imagined.
DUDE! I just finished watching Invincible season 4 and that was exactly what I was thinking!
They completely fucking RUINED Viltrum by showing it off. In season 1, Omni-Man explains how Viltrum was like. And it leaves a lot of room the imagination to how the planet is like. Your expectations are huge because it's a planet full of superpowered flying supervillains. And they're extremely fascistic as well. The stakes are SUPER high.
Season 4 finally shows it off and it's extremely underwhelming. So boring, generic, and forgettable. And most disappointingly, it feels so small. It feels like the entire planet could fit into one single town.
That alone completely took the wind out of the show for me.
Pollix said: There seems to be a trend where movies/shows just can't let some things be left to the imagination. It's like in the movie The Matrix, they would talk about the human city. The characters would talk about it, leaving the viewers to fill in what such a city would look like in a destroyed world. Then, the sequels rolled out and they shown the city, and ya kinda wish they didn't
Franchises often end up suffering from "advertisement for itself" syndrome. Like the original Star Wars trilogy thrived by setting up the Force and the Jedi and the Sith to be very mysterious but the specific imagery and stuff gets detailed and expanded upon in other parts of the franchise and not only is stuff not left to the imagination but stuff is always revolving around what made the original trilogy popular.