Not going to spell out specifics here but will refer to the ending generally and will therefore mark for spoilers.
I love this series for so many reasons, including the animation, the characters, the historical window into old Japan, the original story and the many surprises. What was a sad surprise to me was the ending of this ep & season. Let's just say the nickname of this ep could be "Avatar Part 2, again (groan)," which I assume the creators landed on to I guess ensure there was enough reason to extend this show for another season? Well, I'm here to tell the creators that they didn't need that sorry old trope of faux tension to sustain this incredible story. Everything else worked so well, did you really need to undermine Mizu with that antithetical ending? Everything up to that point felt like you were 100% there, and then when it came to the end you threw in the towel and went on vacation. I'm so disappointed. I mean, why be so groundbreakingly original only to finish by being so derivative?
I love this series for so many reasons, including the animation, the characters, the historical window into old Japan, the original story and the many surprises. What was a sad surprise to me was the ending of this ep & season. Let's just say the nickname of this ep could be "Avatar Part 2, again (groan)," which I assume the creators landed on to I guess ensure there was enough reason to extend this show for another season? Well, I'm here to tell the creators that they didn't need that sorry old trope of faux tension to sustain this incredible story. Everything else worked so well, did you really need to undermine Mizu with that antithetical ending? Everything up to that point felt like you were 100% there, and then when it came to the end you threw in the towel and went on vacation. I'm so disappointed. I mean, why be so groundbreakingly original only to finish by being so derivative?