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7/12/2025, 5:28:52 AM
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It's because it didn't fall into a predictable pattern, which would have been far less appealing to watch or read. Ainz's adventures as Momon were good because we got to learn about the New World alongside him. He was also a more active participant. We also got to see him witness and react to things. As Ainz, he made his own decisions and impacted the New Worlders who came to witness this new entity (both Ainz and Momon).
The Overlord falls when the Floor Guardians decide what's next for Nazarick. That by itself isn't bad, but it's frustrating to watch Ainz constantly accommodate their misunderstandings and allow them to mess things up without any foreseeable consequences. It was fun again when Ainz went to the Dwarf Kingdom because we got to see him take action. However, Ainz raising that one kingdom felt meaningless because there won't be any consequences. It's supposed to take place canonically after the Holy Kingdom arc in the novels, but despite this, I doubt we'll ever see Neia find out about the genocide and question her beliefs in Ainz.
The story continues as an edge-power fantasy, but the main character is too weak to do anything. Anyone saying it's about his internal struggle is full of shit. That stopped being a thing early on. The series emphasizes that he can't feel bad about this stuff for long because of his race's internal limiters. Although he grew to like and respect Zanac, his anger about the beheading is only skin deep. He doesn't know anyone else in the kingdom, so he doesn't really care about the situation when he gives the okay to kill everyone. Princess Calca's lore tells us that she's truly a holy maiden who would have made peace with the undead or demons if they showed potential. However, the tragedy of Ainz's decision to murder her and kill half the Holy Kingdom won't ever come up. Like everything else, it's just an arc that happened.
Overlord started good and had the potential to stay that way. It didn't.
It's because it didn't fall into a predictable pattern, which would have been far less appealing to watch or read. Ainz's adventures as Momon were good because we got to learn about the New World alongside him. He was also a more active participant. We also got to see him witness and react to things. As Ainz, he made his own decisions and impacted the New Worlders who came to witness this new entity (both Ainz and Momon).
The Overlord falls when the Floor Guardians decide what's next for Nazarick. That by itself isn't bad, but it's frustrating to watch Ainz constantly accommodate their misunderstandings and allow them to mess things up without any foreseeable consequences. It was fun again when Ainz went to the Dwarf Kingdom because we got to see him take action. However, Ainz raising that one kingdom felt meaningless because there won't be any consequences. It's supposed to take place canonically after the Holy Kingdom arc in the novels, but despite this, I doubt we'll ever see Neia find out about the genocide and question her beliefs in Ainz.
The story continues as an edge-power fantasy, but the main character is too weak to do anything. Anyone saying it's about his internal struggle is full of shit. That stopped being a thing early on. The series emphasizes that he can't feel bad about this stuff for long because of his race's internal limiters. Although he grew to like and respect Zanac, his anger about the beheading is only skin deep. He doesn't know anyone else in the kingdom, so he doesn't really care about the situation when he gives the okay to kill everyone. Princess Calca's lore tells us that she's truly a holy maiden who would have made peace with the undead or demons if they showed potential. However, the tragedy of Ainz's decision to murder her and kill half the Holy Kingdom won't ever come up. Like everything else, it's just an arc that happened.
Overlord started good and had the potential to stay that way. It didn't.
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