[GrandComplete]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

You usually don't write an of episode of a toku show so that the main hero loses both fights he's in, least of all so early on, and that's only the tip of the iceberg here. Not only is he failing his partners, he's pretty distinctly failing his friend, too, because Gongsun Zan isn't really wrong about him not having the same level of investment in the whole martial arts thing that she does. He's basically being called out for doing the usual superhero thing of disregarding his daily life in favor of getting wrapped up in bigger adventures, and I like that the show is even touching on that as more than just a fun joke. The plot hinges nicely around this singular central idea that Liu Bei is spreading himself too thin, and it all comes back to bite him at once in the end. As usual, the structure is great, and I'm excited to to see how that cliffhanger plays out.

The show is giving Liu Bei flaws without making them contrived. At heaet Liu Bei is a good person with good intention. But his lack of skills and his one track mind can lead him to failure. But he also learns from this. Liu Bei ponders on what he actually wants and isn't brushing aside the consqeuences of having two Hero Pieces instead he offers Gongsun his in order for them to live and that very telling of his character.