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I love that the evil exes got actual character arcs. The broship between Gideon and Lee was really wholesome.

As someone who read the comic/graphic novel and saw the movie the Netflix show ended things in a satisfying way. Ramona learns not to run away from her problems, Scott learns to take accountability, Roxie gets closure , Matthew Patel gets to have a standing ovation , Lucas Lee and Ramona get closure and protected each other from the paparazzi which was an awesome fight montage imo, Knives jamming with Kim was sweet. I loved that the characters grew into better people.

Finally here was me thinking i was only one who actually enjoyed and appreciated the show i never understood why it got so much hate just because of a altered storyline

Honestly, a different storyline is something I didn't know I wanted. It made Ramona and Scott less toxic characters, and fleshed out a lot of side characters. As a critique, I'd say there definitely should've been more Scott, maybe include some scenes vaguely showing where he is throughout the series or something like that.

As someone who read the books, watched the movie, AND played the video game, I was like "why would watch an anime adaption if I've already seen basically the same story 3 times?" And for me I was so glad they changed it up and didnt just regurgitate the same story for a 4th time

Considering we've seen Scott's story 3 different times now, I'm genuinely kinda shocked people are upset when they learned the show wouldn't be a 4th retelling. Instead we got to explore and appreciate all these characters and ideas in a new light. I'm a MUCH bigger fan of art that builds off what came before instead of regurgitating the same old stories.

The creator made the comic when he met his gf/wife. This series was made around the time of his divorce. I think the story pretty much reflects what is going on in his life. I think what we got is better as in it works with the other content and adds more instead of taking away. Bryan says it's a totally different universe, but c'mon, he's just saying that as damage control. Older Scott is pretty much the Scott from the movies. I started following Melonie many years ago and she was just a happy gamer. In recent years I see she's turned into such a hate monger literally having a stinkface every video. She was really misinformed about Scott Pilgrim...

You have no idea how glad I am to see this video, I had the dumbest smile on my face the whole time I watched the show, and made the terrible mistake of looking up people's reviews of it after it was over. Legitimately could not understand why people hated it so much 💀

This was actually the first time I known of Scott Pilgrim. At first I am expecting more of Scott, I thought they won't just remove the character that has his name on the title of the show, then I fell in love with the colorful myriad of characters this whimsical world has to offer so I checked who voiced them and I am surprised of who are the casts, why are there so many big names on the cast? So I searched more about Scott Pilgrim and that's how I knew Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World exists,and then the comics. So yeah, I experienced Scott Pilgrim backwards and don't see why there are some who doesn't like it?

As someone who’s been of the comics, movie and game I absolutely adored the show for exploring a new take on the universe I love so much so although it wasn’t what I expected, I don’t think I would’ve been as hooked as I was if it wasn’t for that fake out

I actually think what they did here was a really cool idea. Ramona as a character kind of got done dirty in the movie, she just hangs out while Scott deals with her dirty laundry and then gets kidnapped at the end. Don't get me wrong, I really like the movie and i understand why they did it like that, but theres a lot of potential in somebody facing their past and making amends for their mistakes, especially with Mary Weinsteads awesome performance as Ramona.

12:38 To add, I don’t think the series wanted to replace the comics to begin with, rather, it wanted to supplement it with something new to say. It asks you to not just be a fan of the original story, but to be a fan of the world, the characters beyond the inner circle, and, arguably most importantly, the themes that Scott Pilgrim as a whole stands for.

perfectly said. i was so shocked at the end of the first episode that i had to rewind it and watch it again to fully process what was happening. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and felt probably the closest i’ve ever felt to reading the comics for the first time again.

I only saw this as the altered timeline where Scott finally became one of the “evil exes”, of Ramona Flowers which I think is a really unique idea. I’m sure others may have theorized what it may be, but also pretty accurate towards the anime style and how Scott pilgrim is, which they can go hand in hand (only shooting my own opinion). Seeing it in real time, is nice. (Though the thing that irked me the most was Envy doing.. A WHOLE SCENE AT THE FUNERAL? THAT I WAS NOT OKAY WITH.

I loved this take on the story. I agree, the exes getting more development was amazing. Now, I really want an animated adaptation of Bryan Lee O'malley's "Seconds". Fantastic book!

The main idea of the comics was changing yourself for the betterment of others And it’s ironic that the fans can’t except the change of a different storyline I’m currently typing this after just finishing the comics, and though I think it would be cool the see a 1 to 1 adaptation, the series is still great, and, if I remember correctly, still holds the same lessons of change and self improvement, while still having that Scott Pilgrim feel.

Honestly, I was looking forward to the show since it was first advertised, but the ending of the first episode was when I really got into the show. Up until that moment I was enjoying it enough, but I found myself comparing it to the film and what I remember of the comics for most of the episode. Then that ending happened and I was actually hooked. I love what they did with the story and I am so glad it wasn't what I expected.

Look man as someone who has never consumed any Scott pilgrim media before this anime I absolutely fucking loved it like in itself it’s awesome. I have very little context about what happened in the comics but I was still able to enjoy it it to the fullest!

Rly only grew up with the Game and Movie and found out bout the books later on in life and seeing this show made me so happy cuz I’m a big fan of animation and seeing it come to life was a great feeling even if there’s a part of me that wants a book adaptation this show fs gave me the other thing I wanted and that was just more development for the other characters and it was enjoyable, saddening and dumb funny watching thro it I hope we get more tho

The show wasn't bad, I love the world building/lore expansion, but you honestly can't be mad at fans for wanting to have seen Scott fight Ramona's exes in beautiful animation

"Fans waiting years for more Scott Pilgrim" Same fans after literally getting MORE (and good) content: "BETRAYAL"

I very much enjoyed the new scott pilgrim, i think scott being gone was dragged on too long, but because he was gone, we got lots of new character development and story changes because of it Im honestly very glad it wasn't just a 100% faithful adaptation because it was a nice addition to what already existed

wow great video and you definitely hit the nail on its head explaining how this show actually gives us more Brian is such a genius for wanting to keep us on our toes and not know what's going to happen next

I loved this show, i genuinely had lots of interest and was kinda confused and freaking out until it was over. After I had finished I really began to appreciate it. My mom had introduced me to the world of Scott Pilgrim by showing me the movie in middle school and years later I had finished the comic series and even played the game. So watching this really made me appreciate everything from the references to the characters and overall message.

Dawg. You are an absolutely spectacular content creator. Excellent analysis, incredible music choice, and completely sound editing. You may have 8k now, but im certain you'll break 100k by next summer if you continue to stay consisted. Nothing but praises for you, man.

So glad I found your RU-vid channel. You are truly such a well spoken individual. And of course you are, you're literally him with the pointy glasses

When I watched the Anime Adaption I was so surpised what actually happend and I think it´s good. Just as you said Bryan Lee changed over the time and views things that he wrote back then in a new perspective. I can´t understand how the people can hate such a adaption, eventhough you can see in ever moment of the Show how much fun the creators had to make this project possible.

POV people when characters that aren’t Scott are humanised and given extended emotions and character arcs: 😡😡🤬

I loved it! Like everyone else, I went in expecting it would closely follow the comics, but I'm so glad for something new! I remember after watching the movie and reading the comics how desperately I wanted more of this one-of-a-kind-magic-realism-indie-rock world and feeling certain there'd never really be more of it. I was excited by a new, expanded animation coming out, but what I got far exceeded what I expected. I'm so glad we got to see more of Ramona, and that so other many characters got to live and breathe. And I loved the theme of reconciling your own past that runs through it both with Ramona, and especially with Old Scott being the ultimate antagonist. I got very emotional at the end, I think from a mix of the storytelling and the nostalgia. It leaves me wanting to be better

Your new vids are legit really good and this one is too, I look forward to what you have for us in the future, hope you have a good day ^^

The Anime is so good and your missing out if you didn't watch it. The bait and switch honestly made me shocked and happy. Seeing all the ex's in a different light for longer just made me love them so much more

I love that this adaptation lets every single character get their personality fleshed out, whilst also having an interesting and new plot. And furthermore, the artstyle is AMAZING.

You are someone that fills in the time before scamboli reviews uploads and I thank you for that

that sneaky bastard, I had no idea that Bryan actually wanted the trailers to be misguiding us. I love this show more than anything else I've seen so far, to the point it made me want to get all the volumes. That was an amazing video man, keep talking that talk

I loved this show and I honestly didn’t even know there was hate around it

My issue with Scott Pilgrim is that if you watched the movie, and wanted to know more you could read the comics. but since Takes Off was released Scott Pilgrim just has this awkward group of adaptations where if you watch Takes Off, then your required to watch the movie since it takes so much from it, and if you watch the movies you now have to read the comics to even understand the stuff that was only lightly touched on in the movie like "Subspace" and Scotts past relationships like with Kim. It feels like the real reason they took Scott out of Takes off is so that the Grade A voice-cast could have a reunion and more lines to say, which is nice and all but they really should've adapted the Original story first into an Anime before making Takes off, I Think Takes Off is great but they need to make the SP series more digestible to new people, no matter how outdated or cringey it was the Scott was dating a highschooler.

I hella enjoyed Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Its the first Scott Pilgrim media to get me to shed a tear (the epilogue did it). Its my favorite media of 2023.

Your channel is so underrated bro

2:24 “disrespected the source material” O’MALLEY LITERALLY WORKED ON THE SHOW WHAT-

I’m wasn’t a Scott pilgrim fan before the anime but I see this as a way for new and old fans to be interested in this as well as a new way to get new interactions with the characters

I just love how old scot and especially the even older scott resemble nega scott. I mean even older scott is pale and has red eyes and is all of his negative atributes dial up to its highest. With the difference being he can be defeated.

Love the songs you use in your videos. I was so surprised to hear salve maria from soul eater

WHAT DUDE IT WAS AMAZING I understand some of the backlash but its just different also the intro kinda sounds like the theme in Scott pilgrim vs the world game and I think that's really cool

When I'm a so-called Scott Pilgrim fan and I get mad at Bryan for not wanting to revisit himself at 25 and I get upset that my mysoginist and pedophilic main character is actually a decent character and so is everyone else

ngl, I didn't read or watch Scott before this so the bait n' switch didn't even cross my mind

I think it's a pretty good show

thank you for doing some justice to this amazing show

You deserve more subs, great content as usual!

I hated the show because I felt it was taking a needless jab at the movie... But then I watched the rest of it and the last 2 episodes had me do a complete 180 since it delved into things like owning up to past mistakes and not trying to forget that you were shit but rather moving ON from being the awfulness you used to be, and it turned out it was in fact celebrating it all. I'm glad I stuck with it.

Your video touched on something I was feeling going into the series. I was expecting the proper retelling of the original books going in, and I was worried about that because they were so much a product of their time, and for a personal note, they also really reflected with me because of the age I was when they all came out. So I wasn't sure if doing all of that over again would be able to resonate. Suffice to say, I was pleasantly intrigued when I saw what we actually got, and as it unfolded, it really answered both of my concerns. So I'm in the camp of folks who really like this adaptation and am glad we got it. It's a great compliment to the rest of the versions of this story.

I don't know how a fan of the comic should hate this show. It is complementary, to the original material , going deep with characters that had been left as one shot apparences.

how does this video only have 1k views THIS IS FIREEEE

nice video homie, im happy you enjoyed it, as for me, i felt the bait and switch in my bones so im not touching it and just like you said i was expecting a scott pilgrim series not a Ramona flowers and company series, tho im happy for those who enjoyed it!

I love this video to its core. Thank you for defending the series the way you have, people who are upset by it are legit just missing the point and it hurts me to see that. Because how must the creator feel? Probably pretty betrayed.

I smoked the anime in one night (while I should had been studying for finals). It is not a betrayal of the original series. It is a different flow of possibilities that shows way more maturity in the storytelling and way more character development. It does not replace the original series, but enhaces it beautifully.

I think it's legitimate to regret we didn't get a full-up animated adaptation. This sequel series (and it IS a sequel; a sequel via time travel and AU and multiverse, but still a sequel) is incredible, and I wouldn't trade it away for anything. So much about it makes you fall in love with these people all over again, from Kim and Knives tender, intimate musical duet, to the rise and fall and rise again of Matthew Patel. It's really incredible. It shows that Scott Pilgrim was always meant to be animated. And that's a little bit of a problem. The 2010 movie has a ton of charm and fun; it oozes it out of every shot. But it was a live-action movie, which limited it in a lot of ways regarding what they could get away with on a low budget with a short runtime. They had 110 minutes to work with, which meant a LOT was getting chopped. If you were a fan of Kim's relentless attempts to maintain sanity and integrity in the face of a universe constantly kicking her in the teeth, if you liked the weird emotional metaphors surrounding Gideon and the Glow, if you wanted all of Envy's rich, complex backstory (not that Takes Off did better here) you were going to be out of luck, because the movie had to throw all that overboard in order to get the story it needed into the runtime it had. A proper, full-up animated adaptation could give us all that and more. (Lisa Miller is just always going to be shanked, isn't she?) We may get that one day, but that day isn't today, and I'm fine being a little sad and regretful over that. Still, it's 2023 and we got a fricking... unlooked for sequel to a movie that did very poorly a decade and a half ago. And it's charming and fun and makes you love it. That's a big win.

i dont get the bait and switch take because the show is literally called Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, they were warned and still somehow upset about it. Its like in the movie when scott realized he got a warning for the seven deadly exes on the little paper with ramona's number on it.

As someone who was first introduced to Scott Pilgrim on the LA movie, I really enjoyed it and wanted more which made me go back to the comics and enjoy it even more. At the end of the day, the anime was a wonderful thing and I was happy to watch it. No one could change my opinion on this. Wonderful video!.

it is absolutely WILD that anyone says this is bad or disrespectful to the source material, fake fan rage bait click farming grifters

Having JUST become a new hardcore fanboy of the franchise, I can say I love all of them. Every version.

They are just yapping... THIS IS SOOO GOOOD

I loved it. I remember shouting to nobody in my room saying “ they deviated from the source material and it’s awesome “

I find it really weird that people were so outraged that their ASSUMPTION that this would just be the movie animated, was wrong.

It’s also the fact that Brian Lee omaly literally wanted this to be different from the movie and comics he made it to allow the characters to live and grow and become there own

I love this new surprise content and me and papa enjoyed it as big fans

love it when i watch a series for the first time purely because of the art style and the presence of an incredibly sassy side character and you end up falling in love with everything about it just to find out it has a comic book and movie counterpart and nobody likes the anime because it doesn't fit the original plot but you find the anime plot much more compelling after reading the summary of the movie so you just sit there awkwardly in the corner like ;-;. Also a young Neil kin 100% as a kid who wants to write but cant write for shit, have ideas but words don't like wording when i try to word the story into words.

I waited 10 years for new content, not an adaptation I was so happy with the show it was really good and an actually new story

I recently got into scott pilgrim because of the show and it makes mee wanna explore more of the media surronding it in my opinion it felt genius what they did

When I watched this series I already watched the movie and read the comics I still loved it and they gave my favorite character “Young” Neil more story and screen time which made me very happy

I loved it; by the end I was very happy it turned out to be it's own thing and not just another retelling of the same story.

In an age of remakes where people are just rewriting the same stories and trying to cash in into nostalgia. I am so fucking happy that Scott Pilgrim did it's own thing and took a risk, it gives hope that art can still exist within this industry

This is one of my favorite shows I’m glad someone gave it a chance!

tysm for this video i hated seeing all the bad reviews by comic readers on imdb.

Great video. Its hard to remember now, but I think the main reason that the movie failed when it was released was Michael Cera fatigue. After Arrested Development and Juno, there was a 3-6 year period where he was the lead in a lot of heavily promoted movies that no one remembers now. By the time trailers came out for Scott Pilgrim, I think general audiences were tired of seeing him, and they weren't willing to look at who else was involved in the movie that might convince them that this wasn't just another movie. Also, thanks for watching all of those bad takes of the show so we don't have to

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First W video Second I was just happy that we got some new content from the series

i was thinking about writing a story which there are 4 main timelines that exist back to back and not simultaneously, where the main two heroes go back and change things in the current timeline and the whole timeline changes and each of the 4 timelines have the same characters but different stories and events. this anime kinda pictures what the story was going to look like, after i saw people complain about it im regreting my choices

I mean all of my IRL friends loved it. The anime even got one of my friends kids wanting to borrow the comics from me

This series was a fantastic take on an amazing series. How could you not enjoy it?

The twist is what actually got me hooked. Had to binge it. Episode 4 is my favorite. So much nostalgia with the skate punk songs. I was last week old when I first heard USW, and “Police Truck” by the Dead Kennedys brought me all the way back to playing THPS on PS1. Unbelievable how entitled people can be these days. To all of those, “Yeah, whatever”.

it is new scott pilgrim content

I loved this series

It being different has just given me more incentive to read the comics *as well* :D

I loved the show but my only issue being not enough episodes to use the plot for also Scott was barely in the 8 eps

"Alt TikTok Girl". This. This is what I was looking for as an alternative to "manic pixie dream girl" 🤣

Lucas and Gordon's friendship was the most wholesome and most relatable shit ever

I enjoy it too, but i love the universe of scott, mostly the comics and game, but a great universe at all . I always see Ramona as a huge red flag in the comics, and i love the aproach on this new series been herself the one that need to heal the relationship of the past with her previous lovers, sadly at the end this plot its overtrown for the regular scot trama, but the mesage was clear. If you put a second thought , evil scot in some way was replaced with future scot, representing similar ideals but in an more impersonal way. If a second season will be realeased i hope the secondary characters has more spotlight, like kim and wallace, mostly because their plot B was left a bit on the shadows, thanks to this new timeline.

it's been a decade. sure, scott takes off most of the episode. but it's totally new timeline where 7 evil Exes doesn't die.

The new series fleshing out the characters that got maybe 5 lines builds so much on the world and makes the comic retroactively much more fun! I now know these people better now and it adds layers to the things they did in the original! I can always read the comic if I want the original story again xd

I like the show as a partner to the movie, and I understand what omalley is saying with this show. It's a reminder that self improvement is a continuous battle. You cant just get better once and be done. It's always happening, yknow? You are something you have to keep tabs on.

Great point of view, you get +1 subscriber.

I think the anime was amazing,and at first I thought it would be 1 for 1 Like the comics but the Reveal Scott Literally takes off surprised me but i was intrigued on what would go on without Scott and young Neil was my personal favorite cause he became a screenwriter while I don’t get why people would be mad at this adaptation sense the title literally says “Scott Pilgrim Takes off” so anyone could just pause for a moment then read the title and hit a realization (but I’m fairly new to the series of Scott Pilgrim) 🗿🗣️

I showed the movie to my daughter, she was kinda interested in it, but wouldn't say she liked it a lot. When the series was announced, I was very excited and I got her on board to watch it together, although she was a little reluctant. BOY, YOU HAD TO SEE OUR FACE BY THE END OF EPISODE ONE! After that we got hooked and she LOVED the series as much as I did. I think it's beautiful. Just perfect.

I liked it a ton. It was cool. Plus, the twist was cool. Although I have never seen the movie

Im happy to see others did like the show. Cause it actually was good🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤thank you for the video🖤🖤🖤

Big True; this entire video :) great video

You're definitely not the only one who enjoyed it, as I loved it. The change-up was insanely fun and refreshing. Even though I have a moreso casual memory of the movie (always wanted to read the comic, never got around to it, still might one day), even I knew the other characters were getting way more fleshed out in Scott's absence. Luckily, Netflix allowed me to rewatch the movie right after the series, to really appreciate both. And like stated in this vid, the story does manage to focus back on the fact that Scott is always the biggest thing getting in his own way. Poetic. In a sea of samey, derivative reworks of media, people really need to open their mind a bit and not rely on the internet so much to form an opinion. I didn't even know about major discourse over this show until today.

12:34 Also Super Sonic debuted in Sonic 2, so Older Scott was actually right the first time.

I love this, and honestly I think I would have been unhappy if it just played like the comics and movie. I LOVE that it is different and adds to the universe of Scott Pilgrim.