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[MMarston]

Sym-Bionic Titan had romance to it, sure, but it was also a different show with its own tone and style.

Also, with the way Jack and Ashi have been depicted, a romance between them would be creepy. Jack's going to see her as a young kid who's had her life ruined because of him, and that's if he doesn't just end up killing her before finding out. There's not going to be romance, it just doesn't work on multiple levels.

Well okay, what about if we still delved into the complexities of Jack's repressed emotions of not wanting to form anymore social relationships by providing him with daughter fig--

*suddenly remembers all the ridiculous/extremely unneeded Last of Us comparisons in the Logan thread*

You know what? Forget what I said. Carry on.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Well okay, what about if we still delved into the complexities of Jack's repressed emotions of not wanting to form anymore social relationships by providing him with daughter fig--

*suddenly remembers all the ridiculous/extremely unneeded Last of Us comparisons in the Logan thread*

You know what? Forget what I said. Carry on.

Was just about to post something similar lol. Grizzled surrogate dads are so chic right now.

 

[User 73706]

Was just about to post something similar lol. Grizzled surrogate dads are so chic right now.

generation X is sometimes known as the fatherless generation

not really but that's who we've got running the show so

 

[Ocarina_117]

So what's the deal with this being episode 92?

Is there a chance for more episodes should this do well?

 

[caliph95]

So what's the deal with this being episode 92?

Is there a chance for more episodes should this do well?

I think that is a reference for the time passed between the two seasons. To show that there were adventures between them

 

[Rimon-hanit]

I hope the ashi thing was just a red herring and they will end up focusing/building up each of Aku's daughters. Except one they should kill at least one early on.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Christ, just realized that Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) was Scaramouch. He has a lot of range.



Also, if the original series ended on episode 52, why is this new episode 92?

 

[Nikodemos]

Also, if the original series ended on episode 52, why is this new episode 92?

"Fifty years have passed...."

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

"Fifty years have passed...."

92-52=40.

 

[cntr]

It's just a fancy way of saying we've "missed" 40 episodes to get to this point.

 

[caliph95]

Yeah the numbers means nothing just that Jack was doing stuff in between the years.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

What's weird is that the episodes originally weren't titled with Roman numerals. They all were named in the style "Jack and the _____". Only with the reairing on Adult Swim this year did they switch to Roman numeral titles.

 

[Toa TAK]

"Fifty years have passed...."

92-52=40.

I spat out my coffee.

 

[Nikodemos]

92-52=40.

There's probably an in-universe explanation for the difference.

 

[Sou Da]

Christ, just realized that Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) was Scaramouch. He has a lot of range.



Also, if the original series ended on episode 52, why is this new episode 92?

You missed 40 episodes.

 

[Tubobutts]

What's weird is that the episodes originally weren't titled with Roman numerals. They all were named in the style "Jack and the _____". Only with the reairing on Adult Swim this year did they switch to Roman numeral titles.

The episodes always had Roman numerals that would show up right before the end credits.

 

[cntr]

Yeah, the episode title only showed up at the end of an episode, and it was always in the format "Episode XXVII: Chicken Jack"

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

It was a moment of confusion at first seeing the Roman numeral titles in my cable guide on Toonami rather than the "Jack and ___" titles.

 

[Tizoc]

92-52=40.

In other words 3, 13 episode seasons, have occured before this new series

 

[Paskil]

In other words 3, 13 episode seasons, have occured before this new series

And a Christmas special.

Episode was great. Felt just as good as anything from the first four seasons. So hyped for the rest and looking forward to some resolution. Also, didn't really get a good dose of the new Aku voice from the

Spoiler

phone call

in the first episode. Looking forward to that in the next.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

In other words 3, 13 episode seasons, have occured before this new series

I like this.

 

[Speedydonut]

found this

 

[Bronx-Man]

found this

Aku's favorite assassin, babe

 

[cntr]

The master of akustics!

 

[cntr]

e: sorry, double post

 

[Funyarinpa]

The master of akustics!

I JUST GOT THE PUN HOLY SHIT

 

[TheGreatDirector]

found this

Such a creative character. Samurai Jack will easily go down as having some of the most inventive designs in western animation.

 

[Not]

That first episode was awesome

Cool to see Tartakovsky's vision unrestrained like this

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Cool shot:

The letterboxing doubles as the floor

 

[Xe4]

found this

Makes me almost wish GAF had animated avatars again.

And then I remember how awful that looked.

 

[User 73706]

The master of akustics!

I JUST GOT THE PUN HOLY SHIT

I SAID THIS TWO FUCKING PAGES AGO

 

[cntr]

i figured out the pun when you pointed it out actually

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I figured out the pun

When I was born.

 

[LucidMomentum]

LONG AGO

I FIGURED OUT THAT PUN

IT WAS GOOD

 

[Nikodemos]

That pun was orginally made by the evil DJ, in "Jack and the Rave".

 

[Wanderer5]

Bought the season on Amazon and downloaded the first episode for a road trip back home today. Damn Jack came back awesome, and crazy. Jack gives no fucks anymore, and the scenes showing his craziness are so good.

 

[HStallion]

Anyone playing Zelda loving the similarities? I mean outside of hero from the past in the future deal.

More like have you read Berserk and love the similarities. Its basically the Black Samurai wandering around fucking shit up.

Also as to the female assassins they're one and done next episode, all of them even if they don't all get offed. I just don't expect any characters to stick around the entire season let alone any kind of silly romance plot. Jack's going to off most if not all of them by the end of next episode, maybe Ashi as well. However I don't think we'll see her after that.

 

[zeemumu]

found this

Nice

 

[Harpoon]

More like have you read Berserk and love the similarities. Its basically the Black Samurai wandering around fucking shit up.

Also as to the female assassins they're one and done next episode, all of them even if they don't all get offed. I just don't expect any characters to stick around the entire season let alone any kind of silly romance plot. Jack's going to off most if not all of them by the end of next episode, maybe Ashi as well. However I don't think we'll see her after that.

Genndy has described this entire season as being a 5 hour movie. With that in mind, I don't think the assassins are going to just be these minor characters who get killed by Jack and then are done with--or at least Ashi isn't going to be, anyway, after all of the time spent on her in the premiere.

 

[Wanderer5]

Just noticed that Greg Baldwin is the new VA for Aku, who was also the new VA for Iroh. I haven't looked that much into Greg before, but now I see that apparently he was Mako's understudy and student. I feel he did fine with Iroh, so I sure the same will be with Aku.

 

[Rastafarian42]

found this

Percocet molly Percocet

 

[Illucio]

I wonder why Jack never recruited the Scottman's wife to take down the Time Portal Guardian.

 

[cntr]

like she'd accept

 

[NEO0MJ]

like she'd accept

Just tell her he said she was fat.

 

[thecosmicfly]

No love for that baller as fuck title card?

You know a show is on point when it's making pulls from John Carpenter's The Thing.

 

[ffejeromdiks]

No love for that baller as fuck title card?

You know a show is on point when it's making pulls from John Carpenter's The Thing.

Daaaaaaaaaaamn, I didn't make the Thing comparison until now, that's straight up 100% inspired by Carpenter.

 

[TenCentCoast]

I'm probably going to write my thoughts up later in a more fleshed out manner, but having watched XCII a couple of times now, and planning to watch it more, that is 10/10 TV. Period. I'm honestly of the opinion that the comedic timing leading up to Scaramouche saying "Saaaaamuraiiii Jaaaaack" is amazing. The first time I watched the episode, I was almost crying laughing. Tom Kenny nailed that role. It was also the first time in that episode that it screamed "Jack is Back" to me. The juggling of the more serious and light-hearted tones was done extremely well.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Percocet molly Percocet

chase a check
never chase a bitch

 

[B33]

No love for that baller as fuck title card?

You know a show is on point when it's making pulls from John Carpenter's The Thing.

Interesting factoid: The Thing title sequence was created by putting a garbage bag over the letters inside a fish tank. They shone a light through the fish tank to "illuminate" the letters and burned the bag while filming from the "front" of the tank. I believe they also incorporated a fog around the tank to blend it.

 

[zeemumu]

Interesting factoid: The Thing title sequence was created by putting a garbage bag over the letters inside a fish tank. They shone a light through the fish tank to "illuminate" the letters and burned the bag while filming from the "front" of the tank. I believe they also incorporated a fog around the tank to blend it.

Damn, even the title sequence was a mastery of practical effects