[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I just finished the main show for Geats, and I'll post some more fuller thoughts later.

So, I recently posted a review that compares Geats to another show that I finished watching recently(GARO: Versus Road).

And it's in that review that I spell out pretty much every issue I had with Geats while watching it. But, if you don't feel like reading a super huge post, and also don't want any spoilers when it comes to Versus Road, I'll try to type up a short version here.

Basically, outside of just finding it really boring to sit through, I just felt that Geats got really, really pretentious the farther it went on. It became clear that it was less concerned about being a story and more about sticking it to the audience.

Like, do I agree with the people who go into media just wanting to enjoy drama and suffering and not much else? No, but in the end that's their right and they aren't harming anyone in doing so. People are allowed to indulge in their media however they want. And to dictate otherwise is not only a dick move, it's also really stupid.

It's massively hypocritical in its presentation too, because you have characters constantly talking about how all audiences care about is dramatic suffering, while in turn expecting you to care about the very character drama they themselves implement. Combine that with the same sorts of lines being repeated over and over again for like 20 episodes and the line towards the end of "Oh lots of people like happy endings too!" rings incredibly hallow.

The entire show was just honestly a chore for me to sit through. On every level.