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Post by swoop on Oct 29, 2013 12:40:18 GMT -4
I see the few episodes of Xiaolin Chronicles the ascendant Xiaolin Showdown and I am confused. Apparently they are not allowed names of the magical tools they used and their special attacks due to copyright laws. That is like Pokemon not unable to say their names even if they are right there. Fan of the previous show would find this jarring for not only name changes but alterations to the story. As you recall Raimundo was the leader in the final episode but he is no longer that. Wuya is back at being a ghost. They got new member called Ping Pong which I feel too early to judge but he seems the over hyper smart guy with over devotion.
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Post by Agai Lazen on Feb 22, 2014 3:27:49 GMT -4
This new series is mediocre at best, in my opinion. The best part is that the characters are well-represented. The show is otherwise filled with plotholes or plot threads that lead nowhere, many of which are tied to vestigial new characters in a feeble attempt to give the show new life. I mean, Ping Pong, the monk of WOOD? SHADOW, Chase Yung's daughter? Kimiko's dimension-leaping sister? I wouldn't mind if these characters were important, but they're completely and utterly BORING. Ping-Pong is just a 100% Omi clone, changing expression errors with even less-funny language blurbs, Shadow is just a lackey to Chase, even moreso than Jack, and Kimiko's sister is just...completely out of left-field.
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Post by swoop on Feb 23, 2014 21:31:46 GMT -4
True, Ping Pong is suffering Mary Sue Problems. He is supposed to be representing Europe. I do not if they trying cut down the stereotyping or they just want another character to look like their logo. Did he lower or add to the stereotyping? Back to the point it’s the Mary Sue problem. I can take that he is hyper and wants to impress the others. It is when he is considered a super genius and the villains want him since he is very powerful that there is a problem. As for unknown family we have little information to go by. The old they said they didn't or they never asked is in effect. I have to double check if there was ever a mention. Clay’s sister had the rainbow wings item, which now goes by another name, but I lost caring to remember it. It is unfortunate that they never mention it. I blame time anomaly.
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