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6/21/2025, 2:10:10 AM
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>Yeah, good. So like, fucking talk about that in the context of GQuuux?
I'm still waiting on episode 12 for my final judgement but I don't think that the usage of previous UC material is inherently wrong. I like the redesigns from an aesthetic point of view at the very least. Of course, the main nostalgic moments are really what's been happening with Lalah and the Zeknova stuff, so while I have stated I find the idea of Lalah forming a mental universe interesting from a metaphysical viewpoint, I can't make my full judgement until the show ends.
Overall, I think the new UC designs and homages are rendered with care, and the show is actively doing more with characters like Kycilia and Challia which I appreciate. The alternate setting is engaging without the multiverse shit and I like where it's going with the whole "paying homage to the UC's immense shadow versus being trapped by it" which the show is going for. IMO it is selling that angle well: the setting's iconic mobile suits are being used for cheap battles among populations that feel apathetic, Challia is working against both Gihren and Kycilia out of a desire to free Newtypes, and Char even says a one sided love can feel suffocating IIRC. It seems to me that, despite the clear affection towards the original Tomino run that the show has, it's sending a message of not getting obsessed with it and letting it dominate the rest of Gundam. The universe itself is a stagnant one where people have few new ideas and aspirations, and I feel that they're trying to do a metacommentary on UC's ubiquity in Gundam, the good and bad.
If it doesn't stick the landing or you disagree that's fine, but I don't see the usage of UC or even the clear multiversal stuff as soulless garbage. To me, they're not riffing on the original work with disdain (I mean look at their near shot for shot recreation of MSG's first episode sequence) nor are they just piggybacking on it to avoid any actual substantial ideas.
>Yeah, good. So like, fucking talk about that in the context of GQuuux?
I'm still waiting on episode 12 for my final judgement but I don't think that the usage of previous UC material is inherently wrong. I like the redesigns from an aesthetic point of view at the very least. Of course, the main nostalgic moments are really what's been happening with Lalah and the Zeknova stuff, so while I have stated I find the idea of Lalah forming a mental universe interesting from a metaphysical viewpoint, I can't make my full judgement until the show ends.
Overall, I think the new UC designs and homages are rendered with care, and the show is actively doing more with characters like Kycilia and Challia which I appreciate. The alternate setting is engaging without the multiverse shit and I like where it's going with the whole "paying homage to the UC's immense shadow versus being trapped by it" which the show is going for. IMO it is selling that angle well: the setting's iconic mobile suits are being used for cheap battles among populations that feel apathetic, Challia is working against both Gihren and Kycilia out of a desire to free Newtypes, and Char even says a one sided love can feel suffocating IIRC. It seems to me that, despite the clear affection towards the original Tomino run that the show has, it's sending a message of not getting obsessed with it and letting it dominate the rest of Gundam. The universe itself is a stagnant one where people have few new ideas and aspirations, and I feel that they're trying to do a metacommentary on UC's ubiquity in Gundam, the good and bad.
If it doesn't stick the landing or you disagree that's fine, but I don't see the usage of UC or even the clear multiversal stuff as soulless garbage. To me, they're not riffing on the original work with disdain (I mean look at their near shot for shot recreation of MSG's first episode sequence) nor are they just piggybacking on it to avoid any actual substantial ideas.
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