TEKnician wrote:meleechampion wrote:Elena needs more back story (mainly cuz i think she is "Mirror" from episode 7).
That's some great speculation. Gonna have to try and connect those dots.
...here's the thing though, EVERYONE needs more back story. I'm having great difficulty connecting with any of these characters. I mean, I'd like to think I can connect with Ao (just lost my girl too, fuckin a, go get her back! broke my heart that scene where he reached out like renton and got nothin in return) but in all seriousness he's just not thinking. I get it though, he's just a boy. Nobody is making decisions I can get behind. It turns out they're all acting strangely, to me, mostly because I don't know them. I'm not sure if this is better or worse than the stereotypical "anime characters don't have depth" one-dimensional style... but I just don't even know anymore.
I just don't see ANYWHERE NEAR the depth with this cast like I did with the original E7. I'm not being down on AO but... they're just being mysterious for the sake of being mysterious. No answers, just more questions. The governmental/political stuff is out of place too, except I expect it will have something to do with the plot... later... but for now it's boring.
Luckily for them, they get the full season from me. I'll watch every minute... but I get the feeling casual viewers have probably already lost interest in the show.