[FreshToku]

I have to imagine the big reason why someone might dislike a more formulaic show is when the show itself promises or dangles some kind of intrigue but then either never follows up on it or waits until the literal end. Wizard, and Lupin VS Pat are both shows that seem to set up a lot of cool threads but then either wait too long or literally never picks them back up, and those stuck out to me as reasons to criticize them.

Compare something like Dekaranger or a lot of older Ultraman shows. Those are entirely episodic, but I never minded that at all because they never tried to make me think they had something up their sleeves and made me wait for it.

Also Shyguy, if you think you were tired of the two-part format, imagine watching it every week for seven years!