[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by IXRollOutIX

The themes and concepts in Ghost are SO strong that it kind of dulls the mediocrity of the rest of it for me.

During the first quarter of Ghost I remember thinking it was on the fast track to becoming an all-time favorite for me, but then as it moved along I started to have some of the same problems other people were. I never stopped liking it, but I ruled out the possibility it would ever be very high on my list.

I see the problems, you know? I see Fake!Makoto show up to fight Real!Makoto every episode because neither of them would have anything to do otherwise. I see Onari being a moron. I see a million side-plots competing for attention in a juggling act no writer should be insane enough to attempt. But ever since I started thinking back on the show on a broader level while making all these counterarguments and whatnot, I've come to the conclusion I just don't care.

Ghost has an incredibly strong core of ideas that keeps it really focused despite its messier elements, and I really do believe it to be more than the sum of its parts. Not to mention a lot of those parts are actually pretty good to begin with.