Is Scott Pilgrim Takes Off MISSING Something? 

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I can't believe Scott the Woz has a anime series

Fun fact for those who don’t know. To note Mark’s comment about the movie’s rushed ending, the comic wasn’t finished when the movie was made. So Edgar Wright and writer Michael Bacall created that ending presumably off Bryan Lee O’Malley’s notes. But O’Malley liked their ending so much that he basically reinterpreted it as the comic’s ending. So in a way, the ending of the comic couldn’t exist without the movie ending

Mark I feel like you might have missed the parts where it's mentioned that they were only separated 12 to 13 years AFTER the honeymoon so when old Scott kidnapped Scott it had only been around a year or two into the separation. Only after he became even older Scott did it become more than 10 years and it had only devolved to this point because old Ramona asked for space and when Scott knowing Ramona's tendencies thought they were permanently over. It's also revealed that all she wanted was for him to reach out again which implies that in that time she very much could have just tried to get back in contact with him but she didn't because as even older Ramona was telling Ramona that she should let go of it meaning to run away she too ran away from the responsibility of communication necessary in all good relationships and doubly necessary when she knows Scott's a bit of an idiot who also isn't good at communication.

20:28 I disagree with this. The show made a point to show that both Scott and Ramona were at fault. Both fell back into old habits. Scott thought they were divorced, while Ramona says they were on a break. Neither of the seem to have communicated on what their relationship was, Scott fell back on his immaturity, and Romona ran away like she did with her exs. Future Romona could’ve stopped this just by talking w/Scott, but instead she tried fixing the problem in a round-a-bout way by giving young Neil a script about Scott’s life.

I like Scott being the one that gets sent to the future. I really like the scene where Scott meets future Romona and tells her that he’s been watching everything that was going on in the past while he was gone. How there’s a different Romona that’s not running away from her past due to her care for Scott. It shows future Romona that she can change and to stop running away from her past, which she inevitably does when she saves them from future Scott by confronting him after 10 years. I also really like how all of the robots mannerisms were a lot like Scott, and that’s because it was actually Scott all along. Makes for a for a fun rewatch, it’s like Scott isn’t there but he is you know.

I think you missed the part where Knives points out Ramona cheated on the twins simultaneously, similar to how Scott did the same to Ramona and Knives. It explains why Ramona didn't react to finding out Scott cheated on them both because she did the same thing.

I like how they focused more on the ex’s in the show it gave them more depth then just “evil ex bad”. It’s always nice to have a backstory to a villain even if it’s something small

One one hand, I can understand the disappointment of some fans for not getting a 1:1 adaptation of the source-material, but I can also understand why Brian didn’t want to tell the same story for a third time. For me this approach worked well enough.

I really do like that they used this iteration of the story to focus on Ramona and her relationships with the exes, and also giving the exes their own characters, it was nice

Scott may have missed out on the development he had in the comics and movie, but it’s exactly that we’ve seen that development that I like this series. Instead of seeing the same character development for a third time, we actually get to flesh out the exes and other side characters.

I feel like older Scott fans wouldnt feel as weird about this show if they advertised it to be what it actually is, I get it was on purpose but that still doesn't make it any less bitter sweet.

I think if they made future Ramona "the problem" and made it clear that her own lack of character growth was the reason their relationship didn't work out, then the scene at the end where ramona accepts her and hugs her and they morph together would be a really cool parallel to Scott accepting nega scott in the graphic novels.

I love this ending for basically showing us what happened to Scott and Ramona after the end of the comics (even if things in this version didn’t end well). I really wish we’d have gotten to see “Old” variants of other characters and see what they’re up to. I wanna see what Kim and Stephen and Knives and the other exes are up to :(

I think the point was that Ramona was a part of the problems with the relationship. Because she does get called out for running away a lot in this series alone. But I wish it was conveyed more clearly.

I think it would be sweet if we got a season 2 with a little more scott that does help him grow more and learn from his mistakes to show how his relationship is with all the characters

This series is definitely going for the Evangelion Rebuild movie route. Where it starts off like the original story but takes a huge left turn and diverges from it later on.

I fell in love with the Scott Pilgrim story (I'm pretty sure) my freshman year of high school when the movie came out. It was as you described a sensory experience I have not gotten before to since from a movie. Then I went on to the graphic novels and feel in a deeper love with the story and deeper themes. It left a little bit of disappointment that the movie couldnt in a way live up to the novels, but this show hit that same narrative/characterization nerve. After I realized what was happened I felt myself falling in love with the series again.

They definitely call out Ramona for running away from her problems, the last episode has Ramona admit that she runs away from everything she loves while Scott takes her love for him as a given

Maybe because Im not a die hard scott pilgrim fan and stuff, but I actually really liked the show, the animation, the music, the quirkiness that we see from all the other characters was amazing, and felt like a fresh of breathe air from a stale cartoon era, every show doesn't feel like something that's really good. Hard to explain, but i was actually laughing, and jaw dropped to the animation, and everything just felt nice, like when your parent tries to get you something that they think you'd like, and you actually feel it warm and thoughtful.

Binged the entire thing, had the dumbest smile on my face the entire time. It was really interestingwhat they did with it. This show is awesome and I hope it gets more seasons.

Agreed, the marketing was a terrible idea. I think it would’ve been much more appreciated given proper representation because it’s not a bad show. I just can’t see the future conflicts or need for a season two

As someone who was super into scott pilgrim as a teen, honestly the shift in tone and story with scott being put to the side and letting the other characters really shine was super awesome! Especially giving a bit more humanity to the exes, and plus the art style and animation is SO GOOD and SO CUTE like god

I would argue that Scott did get his nega scott moment, even though it isnt as strong as the books, when he met his future self. Also knives was in her battle outfit in the final scene because everyone was in their game costumes with their game weapons (everyone pulled them out of ramonas bag) My main problem with the show is the fact that Scott is meant to have a bad memory of the past because of the glow and only think of himself in a good light, but kim retells the past as scott remembers it. Its a small change but its one of the biggest things that paints scott as a bad person

At first I was caught off guard by how different it was but then I grew to love it, it gives the other characters more depth than the movie had

I think the trade off was well worth it. Sure, we could have gotten the same story again but anime, but would that really be worth more than getting more backstory on the ex's, giving Ramona the arc she deserved, seeing a bunch of cool new fights and so much more? Like I just can't imagine how "the same story but again in animation" would in any way be better than brand new content that rewards long time fans.

An explanation for how scott grew as a character even though he was gone for 6 episodes is that he got a speedrun version of experiencing the story through the eyes of current timeline Robot from the future which is how he was able to grow and learn even if he wasnt there. Or at least thats how i took it when he saw the past in the vr chamber

Also I do believe it was implied that it was Ramona's tendency to run away when facing a difficult point in a relationship was the reason that Scott became like that. As said in one of the episodes she told him she "needed space" and that plus the question of whether or not Scott is implied to be on the autism spectrum

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was my first introduction to the series and I really enjoyed it.

I appreciate the series creator expanding on the characters and all but damn, most of us just wanted to see Scott fight Ramona's exes in high quality animation man. The lack of seeing Scott fighting definitely left me wanting more. Otherwise as a "dlc/what-if/psuedo-sequel", this is good.

I really hope there's going to be adaptations of O'Malley's other works like Seconds or Lost At Sea, because I'm all Scott Pilgrim'd out for the time being. BUT considering this is a re-telling I'm more on bored with it, the one thing I wish I got more was characters just hanging out and living their best lives (The closest to that has to be the small Kim comic strips O'malley made)

I thought it was a refreshing thing to have the show do a plot twist that caught me off guard, like three episodes in realising that the plot twist was sitting there in the title. It's genius. It also did a lot in making a lot of these one-dimensional boss and supporting characters feel more fleshed out, which is pretty damn impressive in 8 episodes. Plus it looks like they're going to do a second season so you'll definitely get more Scott Pilgrim in your Scott Pilgrim show there

I like the idea that this older future version of Scott is the one specifically from the movie and not from the book and he fell out with Ramona because the whole story and what it meant for both of them went by too fast. Like, Scott has WAY WAY WAY more character moments and reconciliation in the book and the book took place over the course of over a year instead of the movie where it took place over a few weeks. Maybe the reason this other timeline happened was because it was literally doomed by the format of the narrative where they had to fit so much in that it wasn’t given enough time to sink in properly.

So some background info, taken from an interview with the creators of the show: The reason for changing things up the way they did was because Brian Lee O’Malley didn’t know where else to go with the series. This idea is what pulled him out of a creative block. Understandable, since so many of the most memorable characters were killed in the original. And he said he didn’t want to just retell the same story yet again. The reason the show was advertised the way it was is simply because they considered “90% of the show to be spoilers” Also, when Edgar Wright emailed all the actors asking if they’d reprise their roles, they all accepted within mere hours. It was basically an automatic yes from everyone, which makes me think they must’ve had an absolute blast making the movie. Mary Elizabeth Winstead didn’t even know about the change to the plot until she was practically in the recording studio, months after accepting the role.

I think I like that a season 2 would be a logical next step for both the book and the show, with the show being an alternative retelling but more suited to those who have also read the book. Requires a bit of homework but it's kinda satisfying.

As someone who watched Takes Off as a complete newbie to Scott Pilgrim, then went back to the comics and movie, I love the show. While I definitely do understand the disappointment of not having a straight adaptation (especially when it comes to characters and plot points like Scott’s exes that don’t have proper on-screen representation), I like the approach they took because it felt like each iteration was building on the same set of characters, even if events transpired differently. There’s a real sense of progression in seeing the same characters make more mature decisions under different circumstances. Ramona especially being forced to confront her own emotional business from a lover leaving, and her exes learning to move on in a world without anyone to take revenge on is fantastic. Also the anime style definitely fits better with the energy of the series overall. Cooler fights, cuter designs, and able to inject the serious moments into fun scenes without feeling cheesy.

personally i think when they fuse ramona has the realization that it was partially her fault she avoided the problems in the future and needed to fix it just as much as her past self needed a reminder not to bail expecting scott to wise up at some point, and that to do that she may need past scott to have future scotts realization that that is a problem and if he wants to avoid being like future scott that, he'll need to both wise up and reach out. its just a framework thing that doesnt really make it obvious cause ya got the obvious man child big boss guy calmed down by ex machina future ramona acting comparatively calmer but you still sit there and think, wait he was in a garage for 10 years after the first time she had to time travel? Didn't talk to him or nothing till the fight went down?

Honestly watching through the vid, I agree with your points. It’s so weird, I love this show, but also get why others dislike it or feel something is missing. Great video man!

I always liked that scott and ramona were both like kinda terrible people. it was interesting and in a way they sorta deserve eachother, Scott and Ramona both used the people around them, we get 6 whole books of scott mostly doing this and it's heavily implied and even directly stated how badly ramona treated some of her exes. I was really REALLY excited to finally see the series as an anime then heard all the shenanigans about it being different and now i'm just kinda bummed. Even if the series does look pretty good i have to accept that the series i was hyping up in my mind the last few months doesn't exist so i might watch it eventually.

I think the show indirectly caused Scott to seem like a much better person by making his ex's not really important to anything. if its from the complete dismissal of Envy and honestly removing any depth she had in the first place to Kim's backstory with Scott being rewritten in a way which makes Scott never guilty of anything and also just the actual understanding of why Knives and Scott even became a thing and how bad of a mindset he had at the time to even go through with it.

I think you’re missing that Ramona’s dealing with her evil exes on her own, sort of helps show that Ramona didn’t go through the growth she needed to in the “original timeline.” Like, she didn’t really have the conversation she needed to learn that she needs to stop running from her relationship when they get difficult. It seems like a lapse in communication, Ramona wasn’t really willing to explain what the problem was so she left Scott, which lead to Scott growing bitter and evil. But just because Scott wasn’t the soul person at fault, doesn’t mean he didn’t contribute to the breakup. I feel like the show is kinda realistic about. Whenever I’ve broken up or taken a break from a partner, it hasn’t always been “their fault.” Now that I think of it, that’s kinda Scott’s Achilles heel. Whenever he breaks up with someone he immediately blames all his problems on them instead of reflecting, or he just forgets and assumes it all went fine. Hope that helps! Edit: also I do think it’s fair to ask, even if this was Scott from the original timeline, would it be unfair that he struggles with being better? I don’t think so. Again, I think that’s kinda the reality creeping it. Problems don’t begin and end with you acknowledging them, you have to actually take steps to improve yourself. In all endings of Scott pilgrim, I’ve never been entirely convinced that he would be able to do that smoothly.

In the game you have different endings based on which character you choose to play as. I like to look at the anime in that sense. It’s like a fun little “what if?” spin on the story.

Do we? Do we treat the future Ramona as in the right? She admits to running away, merges with current timeline Ramona and turns to Scott, ADMITS FAULT and asks for his help to improve as a human being. Is this 'perfect being portrayed as being right'? If anything the series clearly shows Ramona did something wrong, and then future Scott Pilgrim couldn't handle it and did bad things about it. It is portrayed as more nuanced as a one sided beef.

This is definitely the best video talking about this show! You summed up most of my feelings about the show really well! Great job as always!

i absolutely loved it. as someone who grew up reading the novels over and over, it was awesome to see a new story being told. it was fun to see these characters have more depth and in full animated color. the ending of ep one was shocking but that was the point and hey. i had fun binging it and i feel like thats what stories need to be, fun! this feels like a passion project from everyone involved and people are getting too demanding from the wrong studios these days. dont get me wrong, it would have been amazing having the books animated but having 3 ways to watch the same story seems tedious and i much prefer the way they went with things. it was fun!

What enjoyed this show mainly for was seeing so much more of the evil exes just being… people. Seeing them just goofing around outside this whole league thing. Like Lucas and Gidion for example :D

I think the best way to view this show is a compliment to the series, its own thing. It highlights certains characters like the exes and Ramona, and shows us more about their life than other media did, and “what-if” Arcs that totally could’ve been plausible after Scott beats them. I would love a mashed-up tl with these two but I know the lore would go all over the place, so i rather treat it as a side thing to show us more depth.

Man you made a LOT of good points with this video- I don’t know if you’ve seen it already, but Johnny2Cellos made a video on the anime and makes a lot of fun points that kind of lean where I am about the anime. but seeing your video gave a bit more perspective- One flaw to me is how reliant the anime seems to be on you already being aware of the SP franchise prior, but at the same time, it wants you to acknowledge the series as it’s own thing- it’s a bit antithetical, when you think about it- A lot of Ramona’s shitty behavior is revealed to Scott in his defeat of all the exes, so getting the opportunity to flip that on its head is a great idea in concept, but does leave me wanting more given the execution; to really see and test Ramona if the relationship is worth investing in- Something that’s consistent with Ramona is that she’s constantly running away- she’s always in control of how the relationship ends, even the movie brings this up- but here? She had no control over this, the relationship ended abruptly- So I find her motivation, that “what could have been” thought process? To be really engaging, and in a way kind of align with how Ramona would act (at least, that’s how she comes off to me) I agree with your point with being at a middle ground, because if a season 2 ever happens (really hoping it does) it allows us to actually see the beginning of that relationship, with Scott being the only one left behind character wise- and even though that future Scott was defeated, it’s not like their timeline was suddenly erased from existence- I’m not sure what logic it runs under, but I’d like to see that Scott, despite facing his inner demons, is still capable of becoming that person- that just because you become aware of your flaws, doesn’t mean they go away- it’s that “awareness” of them that shows a testament to one’s character- that growing takes 100% effort Defeating the exes gave him a chance to be with Ramona, but with the way things are now, it’s more a question of if Scott is willing to stay with Ramona, despite the rough patches. As always, really good video, I really enjoyed it, I think I rambled for a bit longer than desired 😅 Note: I find it funny that everyone’s lives significantly improved the second that Scott left-

I've seen so many ideas of what the original stories trying to say but I like how you put it, good video!

Man I strongly agree with your opinion, I feel the same, maybe if Scott returned in episode 4 or so, we could have had some cool development for him as well as this new take on the story

Something is definitely missing They forgot the goddamn Vegan Police

Had a huge blast watching this anime, really fun and honestly one of the best adaptations I've ever seen

My biggest hope though is that season 2 deals with Scott’s issues but this time with a developed Ramona being able to take a bigger role in helping him deal with his issues and both further develop. If this doesn’t happen I honestly think my rating for the show will go down due to what you’ve said about Scott’s lack of development.

I wish he talked about the ending scene leaving things open for there to be another season of the show. I really hope that is the case and we can be able to move forward with the series and see what could possibly come after the original movie and such. I hope we get to see some fun ideas if it does get a season 2.

This was my first exposure to anything Scott Pilgrim related. I was SO confused. Still great 10/10 already watched twice and recommended it to every living being I've encountered so far.

i loved it. i was really exited for a faithful recreation of the comics and its events and… when i saw it wouldn’t be that, i was shocked. and i like how it ended. it may be incomprehensible if you didn’t already know the comics or the books… but i do and i love the books, so it was nice to get a different story. i feel like i got to see new things with the same characters i really connected to as a teen.

Hi Mark! The series was incredibile!! Cant wait for season 2!

I like how they've handled the adaptions. Most of the time the adaptation can never meet the original, that's why people always tell you to read the source material because it's just superior than the adaptation. So I think them using this as a way to tell another story with the same characters and world is very enjoyable. We got the graphic novels, the movie, the game, and now this Netflix adaptation. You can experience so much Scott Pilgrim without them all retreading the same material. I think if anyone wanted the original source material adapated 1:1, they should just read the graphic novels because that'll never happen. When people try to adapt 1:1, they end terribly.

It’s missing Lisa, fight me on that.

I honestly kinda love the subtly in the title, the titles always mean smth when it comes to mr pilgrim, & as soon as episode one ended i had a big, "Ahhhhhh, I get it", im also super happy it isnt totally just movie or book scott, cuz it was bothering me thinking all that development was kinda thrown away

Kind of wish that Ramona would’ve given Julie a heads up of Gordon. Like they treat him like he’s just a regular ex, but no… The dude wanted to keep Romona as a dang collectible… and did it with his other exes. He has a collection of former girlfriends cryogenically preserved.

I feel like this series has a lot of holes, but my brain automatically filled those holes with what I know from the comics and movie even if it’s not accurate to the story. Also I think Scott going through the robot’s memories kinda compensates for the development he missed out on.

I feel like I'm the only person who was dreading the opposite. I felt I was gonna get bored watching plotlines I already knew from the movie with some added comic stuff they couldn't fit into the runtime of the movie. But once I saw on Twitter that it was a completely different story with the same characters? I got interested in watching it again, and it was fantastic! Maybe my opinions would be different if I liked the movie more (Scott Pilgrim the Movie is my most mixed feelings movie I've ever watched) or read the comics, but I like where they went with this!

“..becoming a fan of a series that looked like it wasn’t getting anymore content” unironically describes my current hyperfixation, it came out in 2017 and i got into it JUST THIS YEAR and I hate myself for it cause now barely anyone remembers it

a faithful retelling of the comic story would've been nice, but i loved the alternate take and still have motivation to.. someday, actually read the comics in full. between the comics, movie, and the game having different endings depending on who you beat it with, alternate takes on the story are just a thing in Scott Pilgrim, and i think i could enjoy another anime series that once again shakes things up. these are really fun characters and i love seeing what they do in different situations, especially now that the ex's are more expanded.

Mark predicted this show, he drew himself as Scott and talks about Sonic, and Scott talks about Sonic in the first episode

I think that Takes Off will get a second season where they adapt Scott and Ramona's relationship from the series just without the accompaning evil ex fights. A slice of life series with these new AU version with Scott and Ramona's relationship as the framing device for a season would be really cool.

The bait n switch of the trailers kinda reminds me of mgs2, where the trailers had you think you were gonna be playing as snake but instead most of the game you play as Raiden

Late to the party but this was an amazing video I can't wait for the next book Scott Pilgrim vs. The Allegations

I didn’t necessarily want a retelling I think the general conciseness was that we wanted an expansion on plotlines that happened in the book that never got expanded on in the movie. Such as fleshing out characters like Gideons whole plot and SUBSPACE!, relationships like Stephen and Joseph, and characters that never got mentioned like LISA, Hollie, Jason, and Joseph. I think the adult swim promo kinda hyped everyone’s expectations up expecting we gonna get something similar... Oh well at least we got Gideon watching anime.

Considering the cost of this production and the talent involved, it's safe to say we're NEVER getting a proper animated adaptation of Scott Pilgrim and that bums me out big time. It's a lot harder to convince someone to read a book over watching a series, and so i was hoping for a version of the story that had the depth of the books instead of the shallowness of the film. I definitely enjoy things about the series but i finished it simply wanting more development that reflected the characters according to the novels, instead of these borderline flanderized versions of the characters. I cant imagine having this opportunity for a proper adaptation of the books and not doing it.

My boyfriend showed me the live action Scott Pilgrim movie when we first started dating and I understood why he loved it. I tend to be on the Internet more than him and was actually the one to find out about the anime adaptation and tell HIM about it. He was skeptical at first since he never read the comics but after the show released, we sat down to watch all 8 episodes and we were instantly hooked. I thought everything about it was so great although he had some criticisms about the voice acting and sound effects not being the exact same as the live action movie. He did say a few times "this wasn't in the movie" at which point I had to remind him several times that this is its own thing and we were lucky the original actors came back at all. In the end we loved it and he actually said he was happy that Ramona is more likable. We hope there is more to come and I'm actually planning to get him the original comics for Christmas just so we can say we consumed every telling of Scott Pilgrim except the video game.

the perception of this show kinda makes me feel like I'm losing my mind. Everyone saying that all the exes have way more development here and are finally their own characters is wild to me. Like the twins for instance are almost as underdeveloped in the show as they are in the movie, and in the movie they literally didn't fucking talk

I was so surprised the moment it started shifting focus, but I was REALLY excited and happy. I've seen scotts story nearly 20 times in movie form. So something new was definitely very exciting

the more I hear about this series, the more I wish they'd just... made an actual faithful adaptation. I don't necessarily have an issue with the idea of an alternate take on the story focusing more on Ramona. BUT it seems like it's so dependant on having knownledge of the original story that the better thing to do would've been making a season 1 adapting the original story, and then telling this story as a season 2.

LS mark, your story at the beginning is the exact same story as me, but the first Scott Pilgrim introduction I had was when I played the videogame when I was 9, You probably won't see this comment but you are my favorite movie guy And I am so happy you made this video

*Your review of this produce was spot on 100%. I was sad that Beck didn't get to make the soundtrack though.*

I completely agree that the movie has more heart. I think if I had to decide which I'd rewatch more it would easily be the movie. It's way more fun and the comedy / editing is just perfect.

So apparently this is good but man I hate that we'll probably never get a 1 for 1 comic adaptation

The comics and the anime are my favorites in the franchise because you get to see all the different sides to the characters, including the leads and all of their exes. The movie failed to give the characters more than just a few traits and changed the theme of self-improvement to "Oh, I just have to believe I'm as cool as I actually like I am". That and they cut out basically the second half of the story. The second half is so important because it shows all of the events that caused Scott's relationships to fail and why he needed to improve to even start a new relationship. It also gave Ramona some development as well as she realizes she needs to stop running away from things. Scott and Ramona's character arcs are to be less toxic and to stop running away and over time those two arcs overlap. Scott realizes that he was horrible to the people around him and didn't put in any effort into his relationships. He then realizes that he can't run away from change and can't run away from Ramona because he loves her so much. Ramona realizes that she kept on getting into relationships not meant to last and that every time she abandoned her partners instead of talking things out. She realizes that she needs to be transparent with Scott and to try and make things work as they both improve as she loves him back just as much. The anime has its own take, but without The Glow or Nega-Scott interfering, Scott and Ramona can't face their pasts. Instead, it takes Ramona trying to find Scott for her to acknowledge her own flaws and to make sure her future self stops running away. Meanwhile, Scott is given a look into his own future that he doesn't deserve and decides that he wants it anyways and will try to make things work even if there might be a rough patch or two.

I appreciate the effort of telling a new story. Like... Separating mediums and stories with the same franchise. It kind of feels like the opposite of when a movie or tv show has a book as an accessory.... Scott Pilgrim is a book with a tv show as an accessory and I think that's cool.

I hate the justification people give for the show when others don’t like it. That the creators wanted to do something differently and the comics and movie already exists so it’s fine to do something differently. Except what’s so wrong about finally wanting to see the series animated and moving with the original story. The animation, design, and soundtrack were all great and while the new story isn’t bad it doesn’t make it any less of a bait and switch, with marketing making it seem like an adaptation of the comics, and the creators just saying it’s different before doesn’t even begin to describe how different it is. Not everyone is going to enjoy a twist as large as this, I’ve been patiently waiting to finally see the story in an animated format only to get something completely different. It’s disappointing and irritating. Also Ramona looking for Scott makes no sense. She’s still at the point in her life where she’s running away from her problems, and just because her and Scott has “sparks” still doesn’t justify her being so dedicated to finding him. She hasn’t had the character development to look for him instead of running away again. Again it’s not bad, but people are acting like it’s this perfect recreation when it’s just good. It’s not some piece of media that will change the industry forever. It’s just a solid good series that has its faults and some of the most irritating marketing.

I just dont understand why people want the same thing over and over, same stories, same characters following the same arcs. Isnt that what everyone complains about these days? The lack of originality? I feel like this show breathed new life into the franchise, and stands seperate but side by side with the comics, movies, and video game

I would recommend revisiting the comic. There are so much more complexities and nuance with the characters. Ramona and Scott’s relationship feels way more genuine and real. Especially with how the relationship grows and develops. Ramona is also a way less cold character. She can be fun and bubbly. The side characters are also far more developed. Especially knives. She has an absolutely wonderful arc in the comic. The comic is 100% the best way to view the Scott pilgrim story.

As someone who only has seen te movie, I really liked the animation, but really as some sort of continuation of the movie. My bf hasn't seen the movie was a bit lost with some characters, because they assume you know them. I think the best experience is to watch it together. Because I really enjoyed the further exploration of the exes and other side characters who I felt like were a bit one-dimensional in the movie, aside from funny quips. (lines in your trailer?). Of course this causes some other characters to suffer screentime and development like Envy and Stacey. Ramona is someone I purely liked for aesthetics in the movie but fell in love with her in the show. For me it felt like Ramona was the bad guy in this story, oppossing what you're saying. It was clear to be that she just runs away from stuff and doesn't consider people's feelings. She doesn't care about her exes or Knives' "heartbreak". Old Ramona doesn't realize her own flaws because she never confronted herself on it, and then she was. The movie explores Scott's flaws and the show Ramona's. TBH I wanted the Scott's to also merge so both Scott and Ramona have a shared knowledge from both timelines and now would be the most mentally grown versions of themselves. Perhaps we even get a S2, seeing the ending!

I honestly enjoyed watching it despite it being a subplot/sequel, it was quite interesting honestly. I think it's nice to see an animation of beloved series with a plot that isn't a lazy copy and paste. We already have the comics, movie, and game that go over the main plot. I hope people do try to give it a chance despite the differences but at the end of the day it's you either like it or don't like it and that's fine.

Personally I think just because they wanted to develop the characters more, doesn't negate the fact that the characters didn't really change

Its controversial marketing aside, I found the anime to be a mixed bag. The art, animation, and music are great, but the story and characters were mid at best. Like I can understand what they were trying to go for, and there were some fun moments, but the execution felt very lackluster.

I literally watched it with out knowing anything about Scott pilgrim and I was so confused but now I love it

Scott Pilgrim cartoon what doesn't have Scott Pilgrim as the main character, what can go wrong? Modern Hollywood in a nutshell.

Im so fucking high rn dude what are u talkin about

0:02 hey its the great clement!

I completely agree with your interpretation of the ending. It's the same problem I have with the new Adventure Time Fionna and Cake's way of handling the main relationship. They say on the surface that the problem stems from both sides of the relationship but somehow they are always hell bent on making one of them be absolved of all wrongdoing. I wouldn't have a problem if both sides were equally in the wrong and had to reconcile in some way.

I personally never watched the movie or read the comics, but it wasn't until this show came along that I decided to watch. So far, I haven't been let down and I'm glad you made a video on it Mark. P.S. ur friend SplashDash must've loved the Sonic reference

Honestly despite how long the wait has been the new anime does a fantastic job of adapting the comic and combining the best aspects of the movie. It’s a brilliant and faithful adaptation of the series and stands on its own. A huge relief.

BRO LS MARK ACKNOWLEDGING CLEMENT??? Goated

Hey for 21:07 That was exactly my take from the evil Scott storyline Old Scott constantly goes on about how he was a good husband and old Ramona actually agrees when talking to young Scott she even says he was the love of my life I took the ending as Ramona choosing to learn to live with her past and future mistakes and realising that running from her Exs is what made them who they are and if she kept it up she would end up hurting scott

I feel the lack of Scott is something they’ll fix in a Season 2. Something I think could happen given how the show’s been trending on social media.

They pull the Masters of the Universe. They should have be honest from the start on what the show is really about. Ramona is cool, but why not name the show after her instead of pull a "Bait and Switch".

Scott pilgrim takes off is literally the "I can't believe it's not butter!" of anime 🤣