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That was my main problem with Black Blood, it was 6 episodes. And they didn't need 6 episodes to tell the story they were trying to tell, and it felt very padded as they tried to try to fill out. The added on story with the couple with the guy running away after running that totally random person added nothing to the over all story. It became even more pointless at the end when the community attacked Rei after getting the offer to not be involved in the black blood ceremony (don't remember what it or the Horror was called) he joined right in. It could have been a perfect redemption moment, to try and Help Rei, Luna and Kain and prove not all humanity was looking after their own skin. Nope, he joined right in trying to save his own butt.

Now I'm not saying Dragon Blood was perfect by comparison, it had it's share of weaknesses too. And I'll agree Alice was one of the weaker aspects of the show. However, despite the MOTW format, it told a more concise main story. There were no detours, like the couple mentioned in BB, and all the backstory of the new characters tied into the main plot in one way or another, so nobody really felt that unnecessary to me.