[DreamSword]

FINAL THOUGHTS ON GODZILLA: SINGULAR POINT

I could very easily see this show being divisive.

It's a very specific style of storytelling that I imagine won't work for everyone, especially those who watch Godzilla media to see the King himself blow stuff up.

The pacing lends itself more towards binging rather than casual viewing, the show itself is more based in the Godzilla multiverse rather than being about the monster itself, and the characters are very much in service to the heavy plot.

Heck, the characters themselves, for the most part atleast, are just serviceable. It was clear from the outset that the show's' primary focus was on the atmosphere, the mystery, and lots and lots of heavy science talk that makes people like me do double takes.

And yet... I think it all came together pretty well? The show is very honest about what it is and what it wants from the outset, and the way in which it's all presented managed to draw me in. And hey, speaking on a personal note here, I actually found it to be a refreshing change of pace from the media I've been experiencing recently.

Having lead characters who are actually smart for once is especially a big standout given that alot of the more recent stories I've gone through have been full of either muscleheads or characters whom the story insists are smart and yet are never actually shown doing any thorough thinking about anything. The heavy use of Indian and Hindu themes was also something that I don't think I've ever seen before, making for even more of a unique experience.

Serviceable or not, I also did at the very least like all of our main cast. Are they super well developed with arcs that span the whole show? No, but their personalities and the way interact with both eachother and the world forming around them really did endear me to them. I never found any of the characters annoying, or stale, or even a waste of space. They have their roles to play, they play them well. And heck, at the very least alot of them are proactive, something a certain other show I've been watching recently fumbles hard on.

Beyond that though, the score is nice, the animation is great for the most part, and the action, when it shows up, is always great fun to watch. Biggest plus goes to the overall atmosphere of the show though. They absolutely nailed it for me on that front, and it's what kept me hooked all throughout the show.

Maybe one day I'll look back and go "Eh, Singular Point was just fine." But right now, with the headspace I currently have, I come out liking it and feeling it as something refreshing to watch experienced. As such, I give the show a 4/6. It's not some perfect show that'll absolutely blow you away, but if you recognize what it's trying to do and are down with lots of science talk and Kaiju investigation(and Jet Jaguar being the best like he always has been), then I think people will find stuff to enjoy. I sure did.