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Samurai Jack Season 5 |OT| But Yeah, Im Thinking Im Back.
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Mr. Smiley
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Honestly, I feel that's been one of my minor gripes with the season, mostly the last 4 episodes. Pacing wise it's pretty fast. I mean it's the good kind of fast, one where it doesn't get incoherent in its speed, but at times the editing can be somewhat abrupt during slower scenes. I feel that I'm only bringing it up because pacing and editing was so good in previous seasons. On the rewatch stream, I was amazed how Tale of X-9 felt like an hour long episode in just 22 minutes and it all flowed together with an extended backstory and a slow paced thriller fight at the end.
At the same time, this season is doing many new things for the series (while still maintaining the same style and direction) and it hasn't truly ruined any scene so far. So, minor, like I said.
All this sounds hype af
it's 'synopses'
no we're not talking about this again, and they probably don't mean it that way
GringoSuave89
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And yes we are >
MugiwaraCole
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(It's totally happening lol)
I'd rather this over some of the slower paced stuff I saw last year.
foxuzamaki
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GringoSuave89
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knew this avatar change would pay in dividends haha
Yes we are. And I love it.
GringoSuave89
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Nah, Jack needs some loving to make being stuck in the future forever more tolerable.
GringoSuave89
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I believe I was 11 when I saw the premiere. Damn I feel old...
Heck. For some reason, I'm fine with episode description spoilers for some shows, but with Jack being a limited series, I don't think I like having episode descriptions up to the 8th one. I liked it better when we didn't have anything but the teasers. It might've just been my cable company, but the first 4 episodes didn't have any descriptions other than the episode numbers.
...And in retrospect, the 4th episode was the one that was bumped a week for the Surprise Rick & Morty Marathon. And when the 4th episode actually aired, it suddenly had a description. I wonder if that had anything to do with the lack of episode descriptions early on?
IIRC, I was 9, & I still have to agree.
...And in retrospect, the 4th episode was the one that was bumped a week for the Surprise Rick & Morty Marathon. And when the 4th episode actually aired, it suddenly had a description. I wonder if that had anything to do with the lack of episode descriptions early on?
IIRC, I was 9, & I still have to agree.
this thread is hilarious tbh
I was buggin' out when he showed up this time. In the previous episodes it was like "Ooh, spooky samurai, what's he up to? Just creeping again," but this time I was actually shocked. It was the suddenness of him appearing, then speaking, and then Jack willingly going with him. I had no idea what to expect from ghost samurai and that creeped me the hell out.
TheGreatDirector
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For a while I thought he was just a manifestation of Jack's fear but the illusion Jack seems to be that. I honestly have no idea what it could be.
GringoSuave89
Banned
I'm kinda hyped to see
. Hoping it's emotional as fuck.
Ashi visit and see all the lives Jack has saved/touched.
I thought it was the manifestation of his warrior's spirit or whatever.
Mister Wolf
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I think its good. Jack deserves some love in his life after 70+ years of living. Points for her not being damsel in distress and seeing through her mother's bullshit brainwashing quickly with her own eyes. That plot point did not need to drag on more than one episode.
can't remember but i would be 6 in it's original run
Aku makes the best faces
IIRC Genndy has emphasized that this is the end of Jack's story, probably leaving the door open for a spinoff
Tizoc
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At long last, his time has come
Would be hilarious if he legitimately became ripped and well trained, after taking Jack's advice to heart.
her face in there is amazing. Plus he ain't the pimp of pimps
I'll tell you who it is
Naww son,
when Jack is Back,
he is,
A Pimp Named Slick Jack
I think any of the daughters had the potential to break from mother's teaching if allowed to drift far enough. Unfortunately for them mother probably knew that by the time they figure it out they'd either killed or be killed by the samurai.
He'd still be too old to keep up.
the_batman
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i really hope Jack reverts back to his pure samurai form, with his clean shaven face, hair pulled back, and white gi.
.la1n
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Naww son,
when Jack is Back,
he is,
A Pimp Named Slick Jack
Like a tribe called quest, you say the whole thing.
The Guardian's vision of the future showed Jack with a beard, sooo......yeah.
Nikodemos
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I wonder if they'll make him an Afro Samurai shout-out.
Funyarinpa
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This is incredible. I've been pretty pissed and depressed the last two days (Turkish referandum) and I was spellbound from the word go.
Incredible.
Simply incredible.
Incredible.
Simply incredible.
foxuzamaki
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This is also a reminder that scotsman=jack, and if the scotsman was younger, he could totally have taken aku
Gentleman Jack
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The teaser trailers feature at least one shot of a clean-shaven Jack in the rain with his gi on, so unless that's a flashback he is getting rid of that beard at some point. The Guardian's vision could be from anywhere along the present timeline, as long as it shows a Jack worthy of the portal.
That was from the intro, wasn't it?
That said yeah, I think if the Guardian's vision is accurate, it's going to be temporary.
IT'S HIGH NOON
One adult and one... uh...
I think the green horseman represents Jack's adherence to bushido, and it's calling him back to his hometown to commit seppuku and be with his ancestors in the afterlife. So yeah, I think it's gonna get dark in the next ep or two. Then Ashi will probably snap him out of it, maybe by finding and bringing him his sword.
Admiral Woofington
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Jack already had suicidal thoughts from another representation of himself, he's not going to have two.
This is probably the spirit/magical being of his sword telling him it's time to get back to grabbing it.
Jack probably has been running away from his responsibility after depression and the green ranger is haunting him to remind him of what he must do before he gets rid of his insecurities and turns into the white ranger
This is probably the spirit/magical being of his sword telling him it's time to get back to grabbing it.
Jack probably has been running away from his responsibility after depression and the green ranger is haunting him to remind him of what he must do before he gets rid of his insecurities and turns into the white ranger
Think about what triggered the green knight to come to him and that scene though; Jack sees all the kids "dead", freaks out, knight comes, and Jack gives in and walks away with him with a sense of defeat. I think if he were going to get the sword back, it would be a hopeful, motivated action, whereas this seems like Jack is giving in to his despair.
I agree that it would be a bit redundant, but this is presumably all in his head after all.
SinCityAssassin
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Scotsman never had a Divine weapon, wouldn't matter if he were Jack's equal in combat or not.
No time for romance...all that matters is the mission dammit.
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