QuePasaCasa t1_istxzic wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:00 PM

The problem is that what some people see as "build-up," others see as "going nowhere." What may be a long-awaited and very rewarding "slow burn" to you is unfortunately boring as fuck for people like me who just want some spaceships and laser swords for 30-40 minutes.

reddit455 t1_isu2lyc wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:30 PM

that's what Disney needs to do, attract people outside the "space ship and laser sword" demographic.

MCU got a self deprecating legal dramedy with a Hulk - it's not horrible as long as you don't expect Hulk.

Mandalorian is a spaghetti western, IMO.

Andor is Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

cold08 t1_isuiq0n wrote on October 18, 2022 at 8:13 PM

They do build up wrong. That's why people think it's going nowhere. The antagonists are aimless and have little effect on the protagonists. One antagonists spends several episodes dealing with his mean mom, while the other spends another few episodes dealing with jurisdictional issues. There's no cat and mouse. There's no building of suspense between episodes. We have these characters who are supposed to be important do nothing but go through files coming no closer to catching the protagonist. That's not build up.

QuePasaCasa t1_isukhkg wrote on October 18, 2022 at 8:24 PM

Hard agree. There are entire episodes that left me feeling like I had completely wasted my 30 minutes or whatever because there is no tension. Even the big heist episode fell a little flat for me because it goes off exactly how you expect it to.