Critical Review of Big Hero 6 Series

That is real. Okay? That is real. You may think it's fake. You may think that's like some fan art or some Rule 34 shit, but no. No. That is real. That is officially from the Big Hero 6 television series. A show meant for kids on Disney Channel. And it's real. I mean, you can see now why I'm making a video about it. Because butts. What's up everybody, my name is Joseph Blade, and I have a pretty interesting relationship with Big Hero 6, don't I? I mean, I've already made two videos on Big Hero 6, this is my third video on Big Hero 6, and given the fact that this series has a second season- on its way, I think it's safe to say this might not be my last one. So, let's just briefly recap my feelings on Big Hero 6, shall we? I don't hate Big Hero 6. Okay? Let's just get that out of the way. I don't hate Big Hero 6. You guys understand me, right? I don't hate it. Alright? Do I think it could have been way better? Yes. Do I think it's vastly overrated? Yes. Do I think it deserves the Oscar and won? No. But by the end of the day, it's fine. Okay? It's okay. It's an okay movie. It's at best okay, and at worst... Very mediocre, okay? I don't hate the movie. In fact, there's nothing really to hate at all in Big Hero 6, the movie. All except for that one line from that feminist chick. Stop whining. Woman up. Yeah, that line can burn a hill, but outside of that, yeah, I don't hate the movie. In fact, I don't really want to hate anything, okay? I want a movie to be good. Why wouldn't I want a movie to be good? Why would I want to hate something? That's the question. So, out of curiosity, since I've already made two videos on Big Hero 6, I figured I'd give the TV show a chance. And so... Why not? I'm sure it could be good, right? Right? I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that Big Hero 6 got a television spinoff. I mean, it only makes sense. The movie itself was a gigantic success. The movie made nearly $900 million worldwide, it has an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, it won an Oscar, albeit a bit unfair if you ask me, and it even took part in one of the biggest video game releases in years. A game that was honestly a bit disappointing. Yep. But outside of that, yeah, it shouldn't be a big shock that the TV show exists. In fact, I'm honestly surprised a sequel hasn't been made yet, or is even being made. Doesn't that surprise anybody? I mean, the sequel could be good. It could fix the first one anyway. Whatever, shut up. So when the show was greenlit, Disney gave the job to Mark McCorgill and Bob Schooley to produce the show. Who are they, you may ask? That's right! They gave the job to the creators of none other than Kim Possible, Disney Channel's second most successful animated show only running behind Phineas and Ferb. And they're also the writers behind that god-awful live-action movie. Oh my god! Thank you, Kim! No problem! Clearly masters of their craft! So, yeah, given the fact that Big Hero 6 is one of Disney's most successful franchises as of late, and they also gave the series to two of their most successful writers, it only makes sense that the show itself would actually be pretty damn good, right? Right? Wow. I mean, wow. I mean, I'm honestly impressed. I don't know what I expected, but I'm honestly impressed. I had no idea that these guys, Disney, behind one of their biggest franchises and stuff right now. now, Big Hero 6, could actually take the show and make it fucking awful. I mean, it's impressive. It's actually amazing. I'm legitimately impressed, guys. They took something that was very mediocre and kind of blah. land and actually made it kind of despicably unlikable inconsistent ugly to look at and frankly just a complete waste of my fucking time i mean i know i said big hero 6 the movie was a waste of my time but that was kind of a joke okay that was a joke but this not a joke not laughing anymore let's just get out the way big hero 6 the series season one is It's actually awful. It really is. So, let's sit down and talk about it, shall we? Because there's a lot of shit to dig through. So, let's talk about Big Hero 6, the series season 1. So if you've seen my video on the Land for Time television series, then you know that I can't necessarily review a television series the same way I review a movie. Because if I were to review it like a movie, I'd end up basically picking apart every single little issue with every single episode, and that would take literally hours on end, and I don't think anybody wants to see that. So when it comes to reviewing a television series, I prefer instead to just have an overall analysis on the aspects of the show, like the animation, the characters, the writing, all that good stuff. I might pick apart certain moments and episodes that stood out to me that need to be talked about to help emphasize my points, but outside of that, yeah, it's mostly just talking about the show in general, okay? Some episodes will be better than others, some episodes are genuinely good, while others are absolutely awful and cringeworthy, but again, we'll go into that more as the video goes on. However, there is one major difference between Big Hero 6, the series, and Land for Time television series. Land for Time, for example, is a very episodic show, as in, there is no real overarching story, there's no development like that. It's a pretty episodic show. You can watch one episode of the show and virtually understand how the entire show functions. Big Hero 6, on the other hand, is completely different, as there is an overarching story, there is continuity, there is character development and stuff like that. So, yeah, in order to understand how that show works, how the story works and everything, you have to sit down and watch all of it. all 22 episodes, including two hour-long specials. So if any of this video seems a little different than what I'm used to, then you know why. I'm just putting that out there so you guys get a little context as to where I'm coming from, okay? On with the review. So I guess the first thing we should talk about is obviously the most important aspect of an animated show, the animation. For the last decade, Disney has given us some pretty damn good looking animated TV shows, like Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Star Wars Rebels, Tangled the Series, The Lion Guard, and that's not including all the other really good animated shows that come out this decade, like Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, The Legend of Korra, Harvey Beaks, The Loud House, Troll Hunters, and Bojack Horseman, just to name a few. and they all look absolutely stunning, whether it be from high quality animation or simply having a very unique style. So, can somebody tell me, just, why does Big Hero 6 the series look so fucking cheap? Like, really? I mean, like, the movie made like 900 million dollars, but the show literally looks like it was spent on like a two cent budget. Like, come on Disney, you can give us three cents, okay? It's not gonna hurt your pockets that much, okay? Three cents is not asking much, right? I mean, just look at it. Look at it. take a good long look and tell me this is just not some cheap-ass flash animation. I'll admit the art style itself isn't that bad. I mean the characters do look like the movie and I will admit some of the original character designs are actually pretty good. Like I like this mother and daughter duo named High Voltage, although if I were the writers I'd be very careful about ACDC lawsuit coming in the future. I like Noodle Burger Boy and I especially like Obake's design. He looks awesome. He has this sort of glowing face thing going on, and I think it just looks really eerie, but in a good way. The backgrounds themselves are also really good, too. They look a lot like a sketchy comic book in itself, and I think it really pops a lot of times. And, yeah, I think for a comic book adaptation, that really fits. I also like the fact that given how a lot of animated shows have a very roundish kind of design, I'm actually really glad there's an animated show that's not afraid to admit that corners exist. But the art style is one thing. The execution of the animation is another thing. For starters, let's talk about the character animation and how stiff and lifeless it all is. I mean, look, I know they're working with flash animation and shit, but come on. Do the characters really have to move around like this? They just look so janky and choppy, almost like the animation isn't even finished. I mean, okay, sometimes the episodes get a bit of a budget increase and they look a little better. They're a little more smooth around the time. But even then... It's still not good. Most of the time though, it just looks really unfinished and like, yeah, they just threw it through some cheap flash animation program on the internet and that's really all they did. It really wasn't that good. Just look at the way GoGo walks here. It literally looks like she shat herself and doesn't want her friends to know. She walks like that all the time in the show and it just looks weird. The characters from the movie were pretty grounded to reality. They didn't move around so spastically like this. There's also some serious lip-seeking issues, and when you see them, oh man, they are really bad. What happened to letting me do the talking? Now you and I both know that was never gonna work. I don't think I need to talk that much about the action sequences because, as I've already said before, the stiffness and the choppiness of the animation really just doesn't work for what they're going for. I can never really get over- ...over the fact that this is just some really cheap looking Flash animation and I can never truly get immersed in the fight scenes because it just looks so bad and lazy. Like, yeah, just look at this fight scene. It looks awful. I'm just scared. But I use that being. I'm falling robot, you can be. The movie's fight scenes weren't that creative, but at the very least they looked good, but this is borderline just painful to watch. So overall, the animation, despite having a very nice art style and some decent backgrounds here and there, is just janky, lifeless, lazy looking, and lacks the quality that makes all the other TV-grade animated shows so beautiful to watch. Then we have, of course, the characters. And trust me, I have a lot to say about the characters. So we'll start with each and every one. Starting with... with Hero, of course. Now, when it comes to young boy geniuses, they're nothing necessarily new. We had Dexter from Dexter's Lab. We had Jimmy Neutron from Jimmy Neutron. Yeah, we've had tons of them. So, Hero in itself as a concept is not necessarily new, but the concept itself doesn't matter. More or less, it's the execution. And let me say, I'm actually really surprised how stupid they made Hero in this series. Like, I'm actually surprised. It's one thing when you make a character like him seem really cocky and... very confident of his skills to the point where he just ends up getting himself in trouble, but no, the stuff Hiro does in the show is surprisingly really stupid. Take the first episode, for example. In the very first episode, Hiro is rebuilding Baymax after the events of the end of the first movie, and he's trying to keep it a secret from everybody else. Why? I don't know, I guess he just wants to surprise everybody. Okay, fair enough, but then Yama, the Asian stereotype from the first movie, and yes, he is an Asian stereotype, I get we're in San Francisco, but really, does anyone else look and act and talk like him? No, that's what I thought. Anyway, Yama kidnaps Baymax and tries to make a deal with Hiro, saying that if Hiro can steal this rock from his teacher, he'll trade Baymax back. So, what does Hiro do? He does exactly that. He steals the rock from his teacher and expects to get Baymax back, even though he's obviously working with a criminal who he fucking fooled in the first movie. Like, no shit that's gonna go down south, dumbass. We had a deal! Oh, Zero. Did you really think I was going to give you back your robot? That was my understanding. Did nobody else think that? No! Nobody thought that! Really, it just blows my mind. I get that Hiro is confident and kind of cocky, but seriously, wouldn't it make a lot more sense if Hiro actually talked to his friends who are a group of superheroes to try and get Baymax back? Is it really more important to keep it a surprise rather than save the robot he really cares about? I'm just saying, that seems a little stupid in my opinion. Then there's another case in episode 9 where Hiro tries to fight this group of villains called the Mad Jacks while he's sick, by himself, again, like with no weapons or anything like that, and what's worse- the show itself is aware of that. Taking Mad Jack's on alone, that is surprising. And it got it. Like, no, I don't care if it's self-aware. It's not funny, it's just kind of annoying how Hiro thinks he can do this on his own. Like, I get it. He wants to prove himself. I get it. He's cocky. But again, what? You wonder what made Dexter and Jimmy work? They were kids, like little kids, like at least 10 years old or younger. Okay. Hero is 14 years old. He's in college, not just college, but apparently one of the most prestigious colleges in San Fransokyo, I believe, or the world or however this works. And again, he got in. Very easily, like, just like that. So, I expect Hero to just be a little smarter than how he acts in the show. Outside of that, though, he really doesn't do much in the show outside of just serve his role. I mean, he learns a few lessons here and there about needing limits and stuff like that, but it's actually pretty basic stuff. Nothing truly that grand or interesting to listen to. It's pretty basic stuff he learns, but yeah, outside of that, Hero's just an idiot. Then we have Fred, who makes me ask a really serious question. Does every comic relief character in the world have to be a goddamn idiot? Like, seriously? Every. Single. Last. God. Damn. One. Of. Them? ALL OF THEM? Like, god, it really blows my mind how literally every comic relief character in animation these days has to be a fucking moron. The only one I can think of that's pretty good is Toby from Trollhunters. That's the one that comes to mind right away. But, all of them? Nah, just brainless fucking idiots who fart, piss, and shit all the time. Okay, maybe not exactly that, but you get where I'm coming from, and Fred is no different. The sad thing is, is that the show itself is I'm pretty self-aware of the fact that they're treating Fred like nothing more than a joke. Being self-aware of what you're doing and being funny about what you're doing are two completely different things. I'd be fine with it if, again, Fred was more than just an ongoing joke. He was actually a character. But no, he's nothing more than just a T.J. Miller character and nothing more. And yes, I'm well aware that T.J. Miller didn't come back for the role, but to be fair, they did bring back a really damn good sounding T.J. Miller sound-alike, but that doesn't change the fact that he's still just a T.J. Miller character and nothing more. The sad thing is, I think there's actually a really good story arc designed specifically for Fred. I mean, just hear me out for a second. We know that Fred's parents are really rich, right? They're really rich, they're very pompous, they're very sophisticated and stuff. They also have Stan Lee for his dad, who also came back for the show, God may he rest in peace. Yeah, think about this for a second. Fred acts nothing like his family. He himself is a bit of a comic book nerd, he dresses like a normal everyday kid. Think about this. Wouldn't it make more sense if he got into constant arguments with his family? Like, he never really got along with them that well, and his parents are wanting him to be more like them. Like, they want him to be more sophisticated. They want him to dress more sophisticated. They want him to act more sophisticated. You know, that kind of stuff. But Fred just wants to be happy? You can work with that. You can actually have something really cool here. Like, have Fred be super distant from his parents because his parents keep trying to make him into something he's not. And his parents have to start learning the lesson about... having to accept his son for who he is and stuff like that. You can give Fred some serious depth here. You can make him a real, realistic character, because we've all been there before. We've all had people that think we should be something we're not. And again, it would make Fred a really identifiable and relatable character. It would give him some depth, and it would turn him into more than just a fucking fart joke. But no, no, just the TJ Miller character is perfectly fine. That, that works, I guess. Yeah, that's, that's totally fine. Yeah. Okay, fine. I get it. I'll never measure up to my dad, who is so awesome, it's actually in his name. Whatever. You don't have to be him. You be you, Freddy. Yeah, no, that was great. No, yeah. You can really feel the heart in the show, yeah. What could have been an entire story arc, what could have been its own episode, multiple episodes, maybe even stretched for multiple seasons, and you completely make it okay in four lines. Yeah, that's, again, you can really feel the heart in the show. Yeah, who cares about just actually sitting down and actually talking about how you feel when just having the main character just kind of... spell it out for you with four fucking lines is all you need to teach the lesson and drive it home for kids. Yeah, Fred is such a great relatable character. You can just really feel for him. Oh my god. Oh god. Fuck this guy. Then we have Cyborg aka Wasabi aka Cyborg because let's face it guys, the writers made the comparison just like everyone else did and that means it works so fucking well, doesn't it? When it comes to Wasabi, I'm not gonna lie, he is probably the most useless character in the entire show. Outside of one episode where he's only the co-star to Hiro, he's mostly just in the background, often making a joke about his OCD or something. Oh look, he's squeamish! Oh look, he's scared! Oh, did you hear that? He screamed just like Kevin Hart! It is a perfect extension of-Sorry, let me help you-AHHHHH! I'm busy too, Fred. I'm reorganizing my...organizer. Fred, be serious. The mustache doesn't make the man. It's what's inside...the mouth. I cannot stress enough the importance of dental hygiene. This isn't vegan by any chance, is it? I'm trying to watch my dairy. Sorry! These tomatoes are overripe! Gross! I'm guessing this isn't vegan either! Nope, it is. Heights, speed, cholesterol, loud noises... I've got issues. You do not want to be Wasabi. Seriously? Is this all that he's good for? He's almost as bad as Fred! But unlike Fred, who has some potential for being a good character, I honestly don't know how to make Wasabi a great character. Outside of his OCD, what is his character? Who is he as a person? Who is his family? Where did he come from? How did he meet everybody? What is his real name? Yeah, these are questions that I still have for all of these characters. I still don't know! don't know who any of these people are outside of Hiro and Baymax, and apparently the writers just don't give a shit, even though they themselves said they would develop these characters and even acknowledge the fact that they barely had any screen time and development in the movie like I said in my review. More of the modern Disney movies do lend themselves to that open-endedness, but we really love this one, and we wanted to see more of the other characters, you know, Go-Go, Honey Lemon, Fred Wasabi, they're all great characters, but they probably all had about 10 minutes of screen time because you know, the film was so much hero story. So adapting it was just an opportunity to really explore what were fun launching points for characters and to take them in new directions. But the Big Hero 6 encompasses more than just the two of them. Even from just the first two episodes, So out this weekend, issue 188 and Big Roommates 2, it seems clear that you guys are working hard to dimensionalize the other four heroes to central roles with more backstory and character growth. Backstory? What backstory? There is no backstory yet! We still don't know anything about these characters outside of really pretty much one-dimensional traits like, oh, Honey Lemon likes art, oh, Wasabi likes yoga, oh, Go likes to birdwatch. None of this stuff is substantial, guys. What about their real names? What about their families? Why are they in college in the first place? What are they hoping to get out of going to college? Why did they become superheroes to begin with? Shit, how about their connection to Tadashi? We still haven't- figure that out yet. I don't know anyone outside of Hero and Baymax and you Hacks had 22 episodes to make these characters feel like characters. How do you give us practically nothing from 22 episodes outside of some really basic shit that doesn't even work anymore for developing a character? Maybe this shit would have worked in the early to mid 2000s, but animation nowadays on television has evolved so far beyond what this show is pulling off. We want to pretend that none of this eb- happened you think I'm just a mistake you're not a mistake you're just a byproduct of a mistake I just never thought of this as you know this is your fault you didn't build this place I'm sorry amethyst you're the one good thing that came out of this mess always thought you were proud of that It's not that I want Big Hero 6 and series to be like Steven Universe or Star Versus the Forces of Evil or something. I just want what they're doing to be fucking good. All right? Wasabi isn't identifiable as a character. I get that this is only the first season, but at the same time, you guys have had 22 episodes of an entire season. And again, all the other shows and stuff like that, they were able to establish and even begin to grow their own characters in their first season. And you assholes aren't even fucking trying. This bullshit is completely unacceptable. And then we have Go-Go. So, time to piss off the feminist. A favorite hobby of mine, that's for sure. I'm just gonna come out and say it. I hate Go-Go. I fucking hate GoGo. Every time I see her face, it just fills me with anger. I don't know why, there's just something about GoGo that rubs me off in just the wrong way. Maybe it's the fact that every time she's on screen, she's always got that bitch face on, like she's annoyed to even be there. Maybe it's the fact that every time she walks, she looks like she shat herself and doesn't know what to do about it. Or maybe it's due to the fact that I still have no idea what she's about. But hey, give her some credit. At least she doesn't say that stupid feminist line in the show. I mean, I guess it makes sense that people behind Kim freaking Possible, of all people, know that to make a strong female character, you don't need some stupid catchphrase. So it was actually a really smart idea to just throw that stupid line right out the window. Oh. never mind she she does say the line in the show that's fucking that's that's fucking great yeah that's fucking wonderful yeah Seriously? Didn't these guys make Kim possible? Isn't Kim possible a great female character? Do we really need to give this girl a catchphrase revolving around the fact that she's a girl? Shouldn't her actions be enough to convey that? Or is giving her a vague, empty catchphrase just your really lazy way of trying to hide the fact that she has no real character behind her one-dimensional personality? Baymax, Dr. Trengrove is like a science rockstar! He's okay. For a male scientist. And you have virtually no character or personality outside of being a stone cold bitch! You know, for a strong female character. You know, it's kind of funny. GoGo is actually kind of similar in personality to Vegeta from Dragon Ball. But you wanna know what makes Vegeta work and Gogo not work? We understand Vegeta. We know what he's been through, how he got here, and why he is the way he is. He was originally the Prince of the Saiyans, he was enslaved by basically Space Hitler, and was once a villain himself. But after staying on Earth for a while, he began to adapt and like life on Earth. He met Bulma, he had a family, and it even got to the point that he was willing to die for all that. Farewell, Bulmax and Kakarot! Vegeta! God! The warrior who challenged the light of the light has disappeared. His name is Hokorito. He's actually a terrible character. He's an alcoholic, he's a manipulative liar, and at one point he even attempted statutory rape. That is fucking awful. But what makes BoJack so interesting to watch is that we understand why he did it, why he tried to do these terrible things. We don't have to agree with what the character does, we just have to understand. And that is how a lot of great animated characters are like these days. I didn't understand Hiro when he took Yama's deal, but I understood Jin when he went into the Darklands by himself. I don't understand Gogo when she acts all tough and quiet, but I understand Midoriya when he broke both of his arms trying to save Coda. It's not about agreement with a character, it's about understanding a character. Understand- Understanding a character is what makes us like them, and root for them, and attach ourselves to them, even if they're not necessarily good people. I may just be a white male, but there's plenty of female characters I can relate with and look up to, and Goh is just not one of them. Ignorant and irresponsible and small-minded. But predators shouldn't suffer because of my mistakes. I have to fix this. In his heart, Broly's just a confused boy. I can't sit around and let him die. He's a pure, kind-hearted Saiyan whose only friend in the universe was an animal. We can't let this be his end! Even though she is for a lot of people, and it's all because of that damn stupid line she says. She doesn't even try to grow and change in the show. Take this for example. In one episode, it is revealed that she goes off on her own sometimes to go birdwatching. Let me just go ahead and make this clear right now. Birdwatching is not character development. Let me say it again. Birdwatching! is not character development. I mean, granted, it can be development if used in the right way, but as I said earlier, GoGo doesn't even want to grow or change. It's established earlier in that episode that when Fred asked her about where she goes, she basically threatened him not to ask her again. Where did she go? No one, no one dares ask. Actually, I asked once. Regretted it. Immediately. But later in the same episode, Wasabi asks her the question, and she just comes out with it. Just right there on the spot, just tells him what's up. So, that's fun. She can't even stay consistent with what little character she has. So after telling her friends the truth, her friends accept her for who she is, but then she just kind of blows them off like it was no big deal. Ooh, that sounds fun. Maybe I could come sometime-No. It's my alone thing. If it was that easy to tell them the truth, then why did this episode even happen? Oh, it was so that Hero and Fred could get trapped in the woods with a crazy person after following you in there without your permission. Kinda creepy when you think about it like that. So yeah, overall, Go-Go is probably the second worst character in this show by far. And not because I'm part of the patriarchy that wants to keep women down, it's because she is so fucking bland and that damn cat tray is a fucking lie. Also, she still uses those- fucking frisbees as her weapons. Why is she still using fucking frisbees as her weapons? They're so fucking useless, I swear. Moving on. Next we have Honey Lemon who, out of all the characters in the show, is probably the best developed. But after everything I said so far, you know that really doesn't mean a lot. But I will say that she currently does have a foundation for further development. development, if that makes any sense. For example, in one episode, the main characters plan to pull a prank on an art school that rivals theirs, but as it turns out, Honey Lemon goes to that school as well because she's passionate about her art. By the end of the episode though, her friends find out the truth, and guess what? Guess what happens? She actually feels relieved that her friends accept her anyway. She doesn't just brush it off like it's no big deal. She actually has something that resembles an arc in the show. So out of all the characters next to Fred, she actually- has the potential to grow, and while she is on the right path, there are unfortunately a few more hiccups along the way. For example, it's a recurring theme in the show that Big Hero 6 has to keep their identity a secret because... because... well, it's the cliche, so good enough! However, in one episode, she's seen refueling her chem purse at lunchtime. At the school's cafeteria. In front of everybody! Kind of putting a bit of a kibosh on the whole secret identity thing, doesn't it? That'd be like... like if Superman entered a phone booth to change but didn't even bother closing the door. And this isn't even the only time the team ignored this big rule. Fred walks around with his head off in front of cops and at school. Hero wears his costume to school. Go-Go literally takes her mask off. up in front of somebody and yet the show just has that person conveniently ignore that. Sure, GoGo has her mouth tied up and that person was just trying to help, but still, how would that person just ignore who she is and let the plot run or two? It's so stupid and inconsistent. You're not gonna tell anybody, right? If people knew it would be dangerous. Then stop fucking around with it! Or better yet, how about you just throw the whole secret identity concept out the window, huh? The Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't do that shit anymore. My Hero Academia doesn't do secret identities. Unless your character has a good reason to keep a secret identity, and it can be a silly reason like Hero has, he just doesn't want to get in trouble, then maybe just flat out not worry about it. The characters are only going along with the secret identity thing because the plot demands it again, which wouldn't be that big of a deal if the characters didn't break that rule so constantly throughout their show! Be it for a quick joke or just straight up negligence. How do people even defend this shit? There's also this one line that bothered me. I mean, call it nitpicking if you want, it probably is, but it just kind of irked me. Well, you wouldn't like my place. And it's a sketch neighborhood. There's no such thing as a bad neighborhood, just bad attitudes. Uh, you were literally almost killed multiple times in the movie by an actual sociopath who had no regard for human life. I mean, I get she's the optimist who tries to see the good in people, but that line just sounds a little too naive from her. She should know by now that there are bad people in the world, and the last movie is proof of that. But outside of all that, she's fine. She's tolerable, I guess. Probably the best character in the show so far. Then, of course, we have Baymax. That's it, really. There really isn't much to say about Baymax. Baymax is still the best part of the movie, best part of the show. It's got a few funny lines here and there. Not much else to say. Moving on. Then we have Aunt Cass, who is almost exactly like Fred and is treated as such in the show. She's just an airheaded idiot that is too stupid to catch on to the obvious fact that Hero is a superhero. I don't really hate her that much, as she's really not in the focus that much. She only has like two episodes about her, one that actually has fucking Gordon Ramsay of all people starring in it, and as a result, automatically becomes one of the better episodes in the show. Although, I would be lying if I said that I was a little disappointed that he didn't swear once in the episode. I mean, could you imagine? Excuse me, Mr. Gramercy. I just wanted to say, I am a huge fan. You're cooking in a burnt pan, you fucking dick! Um, no, not, I just, well, I just wanted to make sure you're- you're enjoying your meal. Blow fire in your face, you fucking donkey! Where's the lamb sauce? But outside of those two episodes, she's mostly just in the background not doing a lot. Whether the show just needs a quick joke or some two-second emotional moment, she really doesn't serve that much the show outside of just another comic relief. Wonderful. Then we have Professor Granville, who is one of the new original characters made for the show and is the replacement for Callahan from the movie. Now, out of all the characters in the show, she and one other person who I'll talk about in a minute, I actually kinda like in this show. Now, don't get me wrong, she's kinda just your basic authoritarian principal that's, in her own words, tough but fair. but there's actually a bit of death behind her. Huh, so the characters that are original creations actually have death to them, but the characters that had no death from the movie still don't. That is so sad. I mean, seriously, there was basically nothing to these characters already. You could have done literally whatever you wanted with these characters, and no one would complain because, well, there was nothing to complain about in the first place. We actually get to learn why Granville is the way she is. Now, sure, it's nothing amazing or groundbreaking by any means, But it does what it's supposed to do when developing a character helping us understand them I actually understand Granville and why she's being so hard on here throughout the show now sure again It's nothing great, but it's at least something and given how shallow the main characters are I might just be scrounging around for whatever I can get at this point But hey at least the villains great Oba K is this show's saving grace. He is an awesome villain. He looks badass, he sounds badass, he's clever, he's dastardly, he is everything that Callahan from the movie wasn't. Callahan did his job as a villain fine, but he didn't really leave a lasting impression on people. He was just a vengeful asshole looking to hurt people and that was it. While I won't spoil the twist on who Oba K is and why he's doing what he's doing, I'm not going to spoil it. I will say that it does make the villain both kind of tragic, but also even more dangerous. They definitely took a page out of DC when making this kind of villain. Imagine the Joker fused with Lex Luthor. And done way better! It's funny though, isn't it? When this show is focusing on the characters from the movie who didn't have a lot going for them, it's surprisingly not that interesting or fun. But when the show is focusing on the original characters, it's actually pretty good. It's just that the show focuses about 80% of its screen time on those characters from the movie. Oba-kei is just delightfully evil, and it kind of reminds me of Bill from Gravity Falls, or even Frieza in a weird way. He just enjoys doing what he does and he's not afraid to go places. For example, in one episode, he uses holograms to actually fool Hiro into thinking that his brother Tadashi is alive. Yes, he actually uses Hiro's dead brother to his advantage. That was a dark turn I didn't think the show actually had the balls to do. But he did it, all to get what he needed for his ultimate plan. God, that's just awesome. I guess the only real problem that I have with Obake would be that his reveal was a little weak. When the show first began, he was often in shadow. You never really saw his face, you only heard his voice or saw his minions like Yama doing his work for him. But then out of nowhere, he just shows up. Like, no, really, he just shows up and there he is. Like... Seriously? All that build-up and you just go and give up on it? Really? Outside of the weak reveal though, Obake is honestly the best part of the show. He's cunning, he's delightfully both evil and tragic, he's the one good thing that this shit show shat out. Although to be fair, he did give us the scone daddies. Don't look up scone daddies unless you want to be really weirded out. Then we have Carmy. Here's the deal. Stay out of my face, stay out of my space. Uh, um, what happened to hanging? Of course you'd ask that. You'd think you're some special white blood cell, but you're nothing but a common red blood cell. It's okay, DJ. It's okay. You prepared for this. You wanted this. So you guys remember my Sahara review? Yeah, you remember Gary, don't you? Well, guess what? We have another one. Yeah, we got another fucking Gary here. Okay, to be fair, she's not exactly like Gary, but basically we have a Gary-like situation here. When it comes to the fanbase of the show, who I'm pretty sure I've pissed off immensely with this video, Karmie has split them down the middle. Some fans absolutely adore her and everything she does, and the rest of them absolutely despise her. And I think you guys can figure out which side of the spectrum that I'm on. I fucking hate Karmie. Now, that's not to say I hate the concept of her character. Her concept actually makes sense to have. Karmie was the youngest student at the college that Hiro goes to until he showed up. And now she's jealous of him, so now the two have this rivalry going on. Along with that, it's pretty obvious that they're going for a will-they-won't-they-get-together kind of relationship. Trenngrove kicked me out. Sorry. Thanks. It's pretty cringey when they try to put these two characters together, especially when Kami herself is a massive fucking cunt of a character. I mean it. She is just a complete and total bitch. And yet, for some reason, this show just loves to blow sunshine up her ass like she's the greatest thing ever. Take this for example. In one episode, this scientist by the name of Liv Amara comes to the college specifically to meet Hiro and Baymax. Remember that. She specifically went there to meet Hiro and Baymax. No other reason. But when she finds out that Hiro didn't create Baymax exactly, she kind of just says, oh, you're not that important then, and then just leaves. Oh, I actually didn't. My brother did. Oh, well, great to meet you. But then Carmy just kind of comes in and steals the show from us. Now, wait just a minute there, guys. Now, I understand what you're going for. You want Hiro to be jealous of Carmy and learn a lesson about being happy for other people's success. I get that. But, A, she specifically went there to meet Hiro, and then she just snubbed him like it was no big deal. I think anybody would be genuinely pissed off in that situation. Jealousy wouldn't be the problem. The problem would be that Hiro got cheated. And B, Carmie is a stuck-up bitch who never gets what's coming to her. And yet when Hiro talks about Carmie in a negative light, Hiro's friends stand up for her. How does Carmie have negative accomplishments? Because everything she does is the worst. Hiro, are you ever jealous of how awesomely organized I am? Or how fast I am? Or how positive I am? Or how fred I am? No, you guys are who you are. Exactly. And car me is a biotech genius. Uh, yeah, but have you guys completely forgotten the fact that comedy's a complete fucking cunt? She's special in ways that you're not and you're special in ways that she's not so here Okay, talk shit about car me, but it's okay when car me continuously shits on hero every chance she gets So what you're saying is that none of you who are heroes friends are ever gonna stand up for him? The world is cool. Oh, that's right because it's car me that's doing it She's just the greatest fucking person in the world right despite being a stuck-up annoying bitch who is super mean to everyone she interacts with. Oh, but she's lonely and doesn't have any real friends, so that makes it okay for her to be a terrible person, right? God, see what I meant about the whole Gary thing? Just because someone doesn't have any friends doesn't mean they are justified to be a fucking asshole. especially when unlike Gary she doesn't want to make friends she actually likes being alone so why should I feel sorry for her being lonely when she likes being lonely I swear I do not understand at all why the writers for the show just love sucking her dick so much and yeah I get she's a chick and doesn't have a real dick but you know what I meant to make things even worse she's actually kind of a creep with stalker tendencies Speaking of which, I want to talk about this one episode in particular. The episode is called Fan Friction, an episode that even the fans of this show seem to hate, and for very good reason. So the episode begins with Carmi writing fanfiction and is self-inserting herself as Hiro's love interest. It turns out that she has a crush on Hiro's superhero alter ego, whom she calls Captain Cutie. Oh my god, Stutz. Oh my fuck. So despite being all lonely and shit, Everybody at school just loves Karmie's fanfiction and gets super excited over the next chapter being announced. What a load of crap! Now look, I'm not shitting on people who enjoy reading fanfiction and stuff. I just find it really hard to believe that everyone in that school is reading fanfiction. Yeah, the book club is reading the fanfiction, okay? Everybody else in that school is too busy having a life. So Hero, understandably, is... very uncomfortable with being made a love interest to somebody he doesn't like, and yet all of his friends tell him to just go along with it. You know, for carmy's sake. Hey guys, that guy believes that the earth is flat. Even though it's not true in the slightest, we need to just go along with it. You know, for his sake. You starting to see why this episode is so stupid? But it gets worse. So later in the episode, a villain by the name of Momokaze kidnaps Karmie, hoping to lure him Big Hero 6 to a trap. Now, why did Momokaze kidnap Karmie? Well, because she read the fanfiction, of course, and actually believes that Karmie is Hero's girlfriend. Meaning that- she believes the fanfiction is a real fucking thing. Welcome, Captain QG. What a good boyfriend you are. I'm not-My god, that's fucking dumb. And yet, it even gets worse. While trying to escape the death trap, Big Hero 6, for some reason, decides to accept Kami's fanfiction as reality and even goes along with stuff she wrote about, just to make her happy. This includes cringy catchphrases and terrible superhero names that she came up with, including Captain Cutie. Say your line, Chop Chop. Oh, yeah. Time to make Chop Chop! Ready, Flankjumper? Ready, Tall Girl! If you want to rethink my name, I think I'd be okay with that. Things are about to get muy caliente! Can't teach Charles! Why? There's no fucking reason to do any of that! All of you should know, hell, even she should know, that none of that shit fucking happens! She wrote a fan fiction! meaning fictional meaning not fucking real but no carmy is basically god in this show we have to make her happy even in a life-threatening situation her happiness takes all priority god fuck carmy and her stupid ass ponytail fuck this episode and fuck this show writers think about your implications before you write an episode okay i think the message they were going for is if somebody is writing fan fiction and they're not really heard anybody while doing it, then it's perfectly fine for them to express themselves in that way. But what they ended up saying was, if somebody's writing fanfiction, then everybody should just accept it as real, even if it's not real in the fucking slightest. That kind of messaging is at best stupid, and at worst, potentially fucking dangerous. See, it's half-ass crap like this, that's why I wanted to talk about the show. There is no heart put into Big Hero 6 the series. In a modern animated world that has tons of heart, Big Hero 6 the series seems surprisingly devoid of any heart or charm. Yeah the movie was pretty generic but it had heart in some places, but the show? There's nothing. There is so little to no genuine heart in the show outside of, again, Four lines of people talking to each other, or a hug, or some basic shit like that. Not only is this show heartless, but it's got a big black crater where the heart should be. And that crater's fucking name is Motherfucking Carmy, stupid bitch. The rest of the characters in the show are pretty basic. Some are good, some are meh, you get the picture. There's Globby, who's literally a glob that can turn to anything. He's got a few funny moments here and there, but one thing that bugged me is that he went from being a villain to a good guy in the end, and yet didn't get punished at all for being a bad guy in the first place. first place. Then we have High Voltage, who I brought up earlier. They have some pretty cool designs, and I do like the chemistry they have together. I actually really like Noodle Burger Boy. A fast food mascot turned into a killer robot while making condiment puns. How could you not make that funny? Then you got Baron Von Steamer, who is a lot of fun in my opinion. I actually relate to him more than any other character in the show due to his hatred for millennials. Then you have Richardson Mole, who is kind of annoying, but to be fair, he's a kid. Although this kid seriously does need to learn the meaning of no. means no. Then there's Momokaze who, despite the whole fanfiction thing, outside of Obake is the one serious villain in the show. She's genuinely a skilled fighter and even gave us the best fight scene in the entire show, even if it was animated poorly. There's nowhere left to go. That's what I was going to say to you. Uh, they're dead, right? Overall, with all these characters, it's pretty damn lackluster. Some characters are okay, like Grand Villain Honey Lemon, and the villains deal the show at every take, but most characters are either too boring, or missed opportunities, or just plain suck. Lookin'at you, fuckin'bitch. So aside from the weak animation and weak characters, there are also some other things I want to talk about with this show. Mainly it's tone. Now I understand that this is a light-hearted Disney show and it's gonna have a lot of humor and that's all fine and good But I think the show tries too hard to be funny Like I said earlier when the show wants to have a serious moment It's usually just some characters talking for literally less than 20 seconds and then that's about it Compare that to Star vs. The Forces of Evil where the characters actually sit down and have a real conversation. And that too is also a lighthearted Disney show. This show can be lighthearted, this show can have jokes, I just wish it played itself a little more straightforward. Take a minute to actually have these characters interact before just throwing them into the plot. Slow down for a second and breathe. You're not Animaniacs. Sure, the movie had brisk pacing too, but when it wanted to have a moment, it stopped to have a moment. And plus, it wasn't trying to chug out joke after joke after joke like it was the Lego movie or something. And even then, the Lego movie had moments where the characters just slowed down for a minute to talk. There's also this one scene from the show that really bugged me, and I have to get it off my chest. It's the scene where Hiro goes to visit Callahan in prison in order to get information. Now, for the most part, it's a fine scene. All except for one line. I never thanked you for saving me. saving my Abigail. I'm glad she's okay. I never set out to hurt anyone. Excuse me, what? I never set out to hurt anyone. Uh, you want to repeat that for me? I never set out to hurt anyone. You never meant to hurt anyone? Did the writers actually watch the movie before writing this shit? His whole plan revolved around hurting someone. The show acknowledges that Tadashi died because of Callahan's actions, so why in God's name would he say that? I never set out to hurt anyone. All except for Aleister Kray, you and your friends multiple times, all those people in the building that I set on fire, and not to mention the couple hundreds if not thousands of bystanders that I put at risk due to my relentless pursuit of revenge where I was indeed trying to hurt somebody. Outside of that... I never set out to hurt anyone. Like, boy, come on! The theme song is also pretty weak too. I mean, seriously, just listen to it. Talk about the most generic, uninspired opening theme ever. Seriously, take a page from My Hero Academia and put some fucking heart into it. I mean, what the fuck? Didn't Fallout Boy write a song for the movie? Why didn't they just use that instead? Or at the very least some remixed version of it? I mean, sure, I thought the song was just fine, but I'd take that a million ways to Sunday as opposed to this WHOA WHOA CRAP. The jokes are all- also kinda weird in this show. I mean, some of them are alright, but I wouldn't call the show hilarious. But sometimes the jokes just plain don't make any sense. Take this joke for example. Did you go mad scientist again? Oh, it was no big deal. My roommate made lemonade and I tried out a new formula for instant ice. I'm not gonna lie, I'm not gonna lie. Don't worry, my roommate's fine. Look, she's right over there! Hi Regina! Sorry... again. Wait a minute, you froze your roommate? How'd she even get there then? Like, if she was frozen in your room, then how'd she even get there if she clearly has issues with moving at all? God, why are those weird ass chibi shorts on YouTube way funnier and more entertaining than the actual show itself? God, it really makes you think they care more about selling those stupid toy chibis than actually making a good TV show. Oh, I think I get it now. This show is just a cash grab. A cheap, soulish cash grab meant only to pander to the fans who just obsess over Big Hero 6 because it's a masterpiece and woman up and shit like that. God, this sucks. This really sucks. I mean, I wanted to like this show. I really wanted to like Big Hero 6. I really did. It looks like it could have been a really good show. It could have had great characters. a good story, some good comedy, I can seriously see a really good show coming from the movie. It's just that Disney obviously didn't care with this one. It's just a cheap cash grab, which would explain the cheap-looking animation, the bad writing, and the just soulless direction it's going in. I'm not sure if season two will be any better, but at the same time, I didn't think I'd hate season one as bad as I did. So who knows? Maybe season two will help the show turn a corner. Or maybe it'll just become even worse. Only time will tell about how big of a flop this show will truly become. My name is Rizzo Blade, and seriously though, what the hell was up with Goku's ass? I mean, seriously, it wasn't even that big in the movie, but here it's ginormous! Seriously though guys, I think the writers took the term thick thighs save lives a little too seriously. Rock on.

That is real. Okay? That is real.

You may think it's fake. You may think that's like some fan art or some Rule 34 shit, but no. No. That is real. That is officially from the Big Hero 6 television series.

A show meant for kids on Disney Channel. And it's real. I mean, you can see now why I'm making a video about it.

Because butts. What's up everybody, my name is Joseph Blade, and I have a pretty interesting relationship with Big Hero 6, don't I? I mean, I've already made two videos on Big Hero 6, this is my third video on Big Hero 6, and given the fact that this series has a second season- on its way, I think it's safe to say this might not be my last one. So, let's just briefly recap my feelings on Big Hero 6, shall we?

I don't hate Big Hero 6. Okay? Let's just get that out of the way. I don't hate Big Hero 6. You guys understand me, right?

I don't hate it. Alright? Do I think it could have been way better? Yes. Do I think it's vastly overrated?

Yes. Do I think it deserves the Oscar and won? No.

But by the end of the day, it's fine. Okay? It's okay.

It's an okay movie. It's at best okay, and at worst... Very mediocre, okay? I don't hate the movie. In fact, there's nothing really to hate at all in Big Hero 6, the movie.

All except for that one line from that feminist chick. Stop whining. Woman up. Yeah, that line can burn a hill, but outside of that, yeah, I don't hate the movie.

In fact, I don't really want to hate anything, okay? I want a movie to be good. Why wouldn't I want a movie to be good?

Why would I want to hate something? That's the question. So, out of curiosity, since I've already made two videos on Big Hero 6, I figured I'd give the TV show a chance.

And so... Why not? I'm sure it could be good, right?

Right? I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that Big Hero 6 got a television spinoff. I mean, it only makes sense. The movie itself was a gigantic success. The movie made nearly $900 million worldwide, it has an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, it won an Oscar, albeit a bit unfair if you ask me, and it even took part in one of the biggest video game releases in years.

A game that was honestly a bit disappointing. Yep. But outside of that, yeah, it shouldn't be a big shock that the TV show exists.

In fact, I'm honestly surprised a sequel hasn't been made yet, or is even being made. Doesn't that surprise anybody? I mean, the sequel could be good. It could fix the first one anyway. Whatever, shut up.

So when the show was greenlit, Disney gave the job to Mark McCorgill and Bob Schooley to produce the show. Who are they, you may ask? That's right!

They gave the job to the creators of none other than Kim Possible, Disney Channel's second most successful animated show only running behind Phineas and Ferb. And they're also the writers behind that god-awful live-action movie. Oh my god! Thank you, Kim!

No problem! Clearly masters of their craft! So, yeah, given the fact that Big Hero 6 is one of Disney's most successful franchises as of late, and they also gave the series to two of their most successful writers, it only makes sense that the show itself would actually be pretty damn good, right?

Right? Wow. I mean, wow.

I mean, I'm honestly impressed. I don't know what I expected, but I'm honestly impressed. I had no idea that these guys, Disney, behind one of their biggest franchises and stuff right now.

now, Big Hero 6, could actually take the show and make it fucking awful. I mean, it's impressive. It's actually amazing.

I'm legitimately impressed, guys. They took something that was very mediocre and kind of blah. land and actually made it kind of despicably unlikable inconsistent ugly to look at and frankly just a complete waste of my fucking time i mean i know i said big hero 6 the movie was a waste of my time but that was kind of a joke okay that was a joke but this not a joke not laughing anymore let's just get out the way big hero 6 the series season one is It's actually awful.

It really is. So, let's sit down and talk about it, shall we? Because there's a lot of shit to dig through. So, let's talk about Big Hero 6, the series season 1. So if you've seen my video on the Land for Time television series, then you know that I can't necessarily review a television series the same way I review a movie.

Because if I were to review it like a movie, I'd end up basically picking apart every single little issue with every single episode, and that would take literally hours on end, and I don't think anybody wants to see that. So when it comes to reviewing a television series, I prefer instead to just have an overall analysis on the aspects of the show, like the animation, the characters, the writing, all that good stuff. I might pick apart certain moments and episodes that stood out to me that need to be talked about to help emphasize my points, but outside of that, yeah, it's mostly just talking about the show in general, okay? Some episodes will be better than others, some episodes are genuinely good, while others are absolutely awful and cringeworthy, but again, we'll go into that more as the video goes on.

However, there is one major difference between Big Hero 6, the series, and Land for Time television series. Land for Time, for example, is a very episodic show, as in, there is no real overarching story, there's no development like that. It's a pretty episodic show.

You can watch one episode of the show and virtually understand how the entire show functions. Big Hero 6, on the other hand, is completely different, as there is an overarching story, there is continuity, there is character development and stuff like that. So, yeah, in order to understand how that show works, how the story works and everything, you have to sit down and watch all of it.

all 22 episodes, including two hour-long specials. So if any of this video seems a little different than what I'm used to, then you know why. I'm just putting that out there so you guys get a little context as to where I'm coming from, okay? On with the review.

So I guess the first thing we should talk about is obviously the most important aspect of an animated show, the animation. For the last decade, Disney has given us some pretty damn good looking animated TV shows, like Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Star Wars Rebels, Tangled the Series, The Lion Guard, and that's not including all the other really good animated shows that come out this decade, like Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, The Legend of Korra, Harvey Beaks, The Loud House, Troll Hunters, and Bojack Horseman, just to name a few. and they all look absolutely stunning, whether it be from high quality animation or simply having a very unique style.

So, can somebody tell me, just, why does Big Hero 6 the series look so fucking cheap? Like, really? I mean, like, the movie made like 900 million dollars, but the show literally looks like it was spent on like a two cent budget.

Like, come on Disney, you can give us three cents, okay? It's not gonna hurt your pockets that much, okay? Three cents is not asking much, right? I mean, just look at it. Look at it.

take a good long look and tell me this is just not some cheap-ass flash animation. I'll admit the art style itself isn't that bad. I mean the characters do look like the movie and I will admit some of the original character designs are actually pretty good. Like I like this mother and daughter duo named High Voltage, although if I were the writers I'd be very careful about ACDC lawsuit coming in the future. I like Noodle Burger Boy and I especially like Obake's design.

He looks awesome. He has this sort of glowing face thing going on, and I think it just looks really eerie, but in a good way. The backgrounds themselves are also really good, too.

They look a lot like a sketchy comic book in itself, and I think it really pops a lot of times. And, yeah, I think for a comic book adaptation, that really fits. I also like the fact that given how a lot of animated shows have a very roundish kind of design, I'm actually really glad there's an animated show that's not afraid to admit that corners exist.

But the art style is one thing. The execution of the animation is another thing. For starters, let's talk about the character animation and how stiff and lifeless it all is. I mean, look, I know they're working with flash animation and shit, but come on.

Do the characters really have to move around like this? They just look so janky and choppy, almost like the animation isn't even finished. I mean, okay, sometimes the episodes get a bit of a budget increase and they look a little better.

They're a little more smooth around the time. But even then... It's still not good. Most of the time though, it just looks really unfinished and like, yeah, they just threw it through some cheap flash animation program on the internet and that's really all they did. It really wasn't that good.

Just look at the way GoGo walks here. It literally looks like she shat herself and doesn't want her friends to know. She walks like that all the time in the show and it just looks weird. The characters from the movie were pretty grounded to reality.

They didn't move around so spastically like this. There's also some serious lip-seeking issues, and when you see them, oh man, they are really bad. What happened to letting me do the talking? Now you and I both know that was never gonna work.

I don't think I need to talk that much about the action sequences because, as I've already said before, the stiffness and the choppiness of the animation really just doesn't work for what they're going for. I can never really get over- ...over the fact that this is just some really cheap looking Flash animation and I can never truly get immersed in the fight scenes because it just looks so bad and lazy. Like, yeah, just look at this fight scene.

It looks awful. I'm just scared. But I use that being. I'm falling robot, you can be. The movie's fight scenes weren't that creative, but at the very least they looked good, but this is borderline just painful to watch.

So overall, the animation, despite having a very nice art style and some decent backgrounds here and there, is just janky, lifeless, lazy looking, and lacks the quality that makes all the other TV-grade animated shows so beautiful to watch. Then we have, of course, the characters. And trust me, I have a lot to say about the characters. So we'll start with each and every one. Starting with...

with Hero, of course. Now, when it comes to young boy geniuses, they're nothing necessarily new. We had Dexter from Dexter's Lab.

We had Jimmy Neutron from Jimmy Neutron. Yeah, we've had tons of them. So, Hero in itself as a concept is not necessarily new, but the concept itself doesn't matter.

More or less, it's the execution. And let me say, I'm actually really surprised how stupid they made Hero in this series. Like, I'm actually surprised.

It's one thing when you make a character like him seem really cocky and... very confident of his skills to the point where he just ends up getting himself in trouble, but no, the stuff Hiro does in the show is surprisingly really stupid. Take the first episode, for example.

In the very first episode, Hiro is rebuilding Baymax after the events of the end of the first movie, and he's trying to keep it a secret from everybody else. Why? I don't know, I guess he just wants to surprise everybody. Okay, fair enough, but then Yama, the Asian stereotype from the first movie, and yes, he is an Asian stereotype, I get we're in San Francisco, but really, does anyone else look and act and talk like him?

No, that's what I thought. Anyway, Yama kidnaps Baymax and tries to make a deal with Hiro, saying that if Hiro can steal this rock from his teacher, he'll trade Baymax back. So, what does Hiro do? He does exactly that. He steals the rock from his teacher and expects to get Baymax back, even though he's obviously working with a criminal who he fucking fooled in the first movie.

Like, no shit that's gonna go down south, dumbass. We had a deal! Oh, Zero. Did you really think I was going to give you back your robot? That was my understanding.

Did nobody else think that? No! Nobody thought that!

Really, it just blows my mind. I get that Hiro is confident and kind of cocky, but seriously, wouldn't it make a lot more sense if Hiro actually talked to his friends who are a group of superheroes to try and get Baymax back? Is it really more important to keep it a surprise rather than save the robot he really cares about?

I'm just saying, that seems a little stupid in my opinion. Then there's another case in episode 9 where Hiro tries to fight this group of villains called the Mad Jacks while he's sick, by himself, again, like with no weapons or anything like that, and what's worse- the show itself is aware of that. Taking Mad Jack's on alone, that is surprising.

And it got it. Like, no, I don't care if it's self-aware. It's not funny, it's just kind of annoying how Hiro thinks he can do this on his own. Like, I get it.

He wants to prove himself. I get it. He's cocky.

But again, what? You wonder what made Dexter and Jimmy work? They were kids, like little kids, like at least 10 years old or younger. Okay.

Hero is 14 years old. He's in college, not just college, but apparently one of the most prestigious colleges in San Fransokyo, I believe, or the world or however this works. And again, he got in.

Very easily, like, just like that. So, I expect Hero to just be a little smarter than how he acts in the show. Outside of that, though, he really doesn't do much in the show outside of just serve his role.

I mean, he learns a few lessons here and there about needing limits and stuff like that, but it's actually pretty basic stuff. Nothing truly that grand or interesting to listen to. It's pretty basic stuff he learns, but yeah, outside of that, Hero's just an idiot. Then we have Fred, who makes me ask a really serious question.

Does every comic relief character in the world have to be a goddamn idiot? Like, seriously? Every.

Single. Last. God. Damn.

One. Of. Them?

ALL OF THEM? Like, god, it really blows my mind how literally every comic relief character in animation these days has to be a fucking moron. The only one I can think of that's pretty good is Toby from Trollhunters.

That's the one that comes to mind right away. But, all of them? Nah, just brainless fucking idiots who fart, piss, and shit all the time.

Okay, maybe not exactly that, but you get where I'm coming from, and Fred is no different. The sad thing is, is that the show itself is I'm pretty self-aware of the fact that they're treating Fred like nothing more than a joke. Being self-aware of what you're doing and being funny about what you're doing are two completely different things.

I'd be fine with it if, again, Fred was more than just an ongoing joke. He was actually a character. But no, he's nothing more than just a T.J.

Miller character and nothing more. And yes, I'm well aware that T.J. Miller didn't come back for the role, but to be fair, they did bring back a really damn good sounding T.J. Miller sound-alike, but that doesn't change the fact that he's still just a T.J. Miller character and nothing more.

The sad thing is, I think there's actually a really good story arc designed specifically for Fred. I mean, just hear me out for a second. We know that Fred's parents are really rich, right? They're really rich, they're very pompous, they're very sophisticated and stuff.

They also have Stan Lee for his dad, who also came back for the show, God may he rest in peace. Yeah, think about this for a second. Fred acts nothing like his family. He himself is a bit of a comic book nerd, he dresses like a normal everyday kid.

Think about this. Wouldn't it make more sense if he got into constant arguments with his family? Like, he never really got along with them that well, and his parents are wanting him to be more like them. Like, they want him to be more sophisticated.

They want him to dress more sophisticated. They want him to act more sophisticated. You know, that kind of stuff.

But Fred just wants to be happy? You can work with that. You can actually have something really cool here. Like, have Fred be super distant from his parents because his parents keep trying to make him into something he's not.

And his parents have to start learning the lesson about... having to accept his son for who he is and stuff like that. You can give Fred some serious depth here. You can make him a real, realistic character, because we've all been there before.

We've all had people that think we should be something we're not. And again, it would make Fred a really identifiable and relatable character. It would give him some depth, and it would turn him into more than just a fucking fart joke.

But no, no, just the TJ Miller character is perfectly fine. That, that works, I guess. Yeah, that's, that's totally fine. Yeah.

Okay, fine. I get it. I'll never measure up to my dad, who is so awesome, it's actually in his name.

Whatever. You don't have to be him. You be you, Freddy. Yeah, no, that was great. No, yeah.

You can really feel the heart in the show, yeah. What could have been an entire story arc, what could have been its own episode, multiple episodes, maybe even stretched for multiple seasons, and you completely make it okay in four lines. Yeah, that's, again, you can really feel the heart in the show.

Yeah, who cares about just actually sitting down and actually talking about how you feel when just having the main character just kind of... spell it out for you with four fucking lines is all you need to teach the lesson and drive it home for kids. Yeah, Fred is such a great relatable character. You can just really feel for him. Oh my god.

Oh god. Fuck this guy. Then we have Cyborg aka Wasabi aka Cyborg because let's face it guys, the writers made the comparison just like everyone else did and that means it works so fucking well, doesn't it? When it comes to Wasabi, I'm not gonna lie, he is probably the most useless character in the entire show. Outside of one episode where he's only the co-star to Hiro, he's mostly just in the background, often making a joke about his OCD or something.

Oh look, he's squeamish! Oh look, he's scared! Oh, did you hear that?

He screamed just like Kevin Hart! It is a perfect extension of-Sorry, let me help you-AHHHHH! I'm busy too, Fred.

I'm reorganizing my...organizer. Fred, be serious. The mustache doesn't make the man.

It's what's inside...the mouth. I cannot stress enough the importance of dental hygiene. This isn't vegan by any chance, is it? I'm trying to watch my dairy.

Sorry! These tomatoes are overripe! Gross! I'm guessing this isn't vegan either!

Nope, it is. Heights, speed, cholesterol, loud noises... I've got issues.

You do not want to be Wasabi. Seriously? Is this all that he's good for?

He's almost as bad as Fred! But unlike Fred, who has some potential for being a good character, I honestly don't know how to make Wasabi a great character. Outside of his OCD, what is his character?

Who is he as a person? Who is his family? Where did he come from? How did he meet everybody? What is his real name?

Yeah, these are questions that I still have for all of these characters. I still don't know! don't know who any of these people are outside of Hiro and Baymax, and apparently the writers just don't give a shit, even though they themselves said they would develop these characters and even acknowledge the fact that they barely had any screen time and development in the movie like I said in my review. More of the modern Disney movies do lend themselves to that open-endedness, but we really love this one, and we wanted to see more of the other characters, you know, Go-Go, Honey Lemon, Fred Wasabi, they're all great characters, but they probably all had about 10 minutes of screen time because you know, the film was so much hero story.

So adapting it was just an opportunity to really explore what were fun launching points for characters and to take them in new directions. But the Big Hero 6 encompasses more than just the two of them. Even from just the first two episodes, So out this weekend, issue 188 and Big Roommates 2, it seems clear that you guys are working hard to dimensionalize the other four heroes to central roles with more backstory and character growth. Backstory? What backstory?

There is no backstory yet! We still don't know anything about these characters outside of really pretty much one-dimensional traits like, oh, Honey Lemon likes art, oh, Wasabi likes yoga, oh, Go likes to birdwatch. None of this stuff is substantial, guys.

What about their real names? What about their families? Why are they in college in the first place?

What are they hoping to get out of going to college? Why did they become superheroes to begin with? Shit, how about their connection to Tadashi?

We still haven't- figure that out yet. I don't know anyone outside of Hero and Baymax and you Hacks had 22 episodes to make these characters feel like characters. How do you give us practically nothing from 22 episodes outside of some really basic shit that doesn't even work anymore for developing a character? Maybe this shit would have worked in the early to mid 2000s, but animation nowadays on television has evolved so far beyond what this show is pulling off.

We want to pretend that none of this eb- happened you think I'm just a mistake you're not a mistake you're just a byproduct of a mistake I just never thought of this as you know this is your fault you didn't build this place I'm sorry amethyst you're the one good thing that came out of this mess always thought you were proud of that It's not that I want Big Hero 6 and series to be like Steven Universe or Star Versus the Forces of Evil or something. I just want what they're doing to be fucking good. All right?

Wasabi isn't identifiable as a character. I get that this is only the first season, but at the same time, you guys have had 22 episodes of an entire season. And again, all the other shows and stuff like that, they were able to establish and even begin to grow their own characters in their first season.

And you assholes aren't even fucking trying. This bullshit is completely unacceptable. And then we have Go-Go. So, time to piss off the feminist. A favorite hobby of mine, that's for sure.

I'm just gonna come out and say it. I hate Go-Go. I fucking hate GoGo.

Every time I see her face, it just fills me with anger. I don't know why, there's just something about GoGo that rubs me off in just the wrong way. Maybe it's the fact that every time she's on screen, she's always got that bitch face on, like she's annoyed to even be there. Maybe it's the fact that every time she walks, she looks like she shat herself and doesn't know what to do about it. Or maybe it's due to the fact that I still have no idea what she's about.

But hey, give her some credit. At least she doesn't say that stupid feminist line in the show. I mean, I guess it makes sense that people behind Kim freaking Possible, of all people, know that to make a strong female character, you don't need some stupid catchphrase.

So it was actually a really smart idea to just throw that stupid line right out the window. Oh. never mind she she does say the line in the show that's fucking that's that's fucking great yeah that's fucking wonderful yeah Seriously?

Didn't these guys make Kim possible? Isn't Kim possible a great female character? Do we really need to give this girl a catchphrase revolving around the fact that she's a girl? Shouldn't her actions be enough to convey that?

Or is giving her a vague, empty catchphrase just your really lazy way of trying to hide the fact that she has no real character behind her one-dimensional personality? Baymax, Dr. Trengrove is like a science rockstar! He's okay. For a male scientist.

And you have virtually no character or personality outside of being a stone cold bitch! You know, for a strong female character. You know, it's kind of funny. GoGo is actually kind of similar in personality to Vegeta from Dragon Ball. But you wanna know what makes Vegeta work and Gogo not work?

We understand Vegeta. We know what he's been through, how he got here, and why he is the way he is. He was originally the Prince of the Saiyans, he was enslaved by basically Space Hitler, and was once a villain himself. But after staying on Earth for a while, he began to adapt and like life on Earth.

He met Bulma, he had a family, and it even got to the point that he was willing to die for all that. Farewell, Bulmax and Kakarot! Vegeta!

God! The warrior who challenged the light of the light has disappeared. His name is Hokorito.

He's actually a terrible character. He's an alcoholic, he's a manipulative liar, and at one point he even attempted statutory rape. That is fucking awful. But what makes BoJack so interesting to watch is that we understand why he did it, why he tried to do these terrible things.

We don't have to agree with what the character does, we just have to understand. And that is how a lot of great animated characters are like these days. I didn't understand Hiro when he took Yama's deal, but I understood Jin when he went into the Darklands by himself.

I don't understand Gogo when she acts all tough and quiet, but I understand Midoriya when he broke both of his arms trying to save Coda. It's not about agreement with a character, it's about understanding a character. Understand- Understanding a character is what makes us like them, and root for them, and attach ourselves to them, even if they're not necessarily good people.

I may just be a white male, but there's plenty of female characters I can relate with and look up to, and Goh is just not one of them. Ignorant and irresponsible and small-minded. But predators shouldn't suffer because of my mistakes. I have to fix this. In his heart, Broly's just a confused boy.

I can't sit around and let him die. He's a pure, kind-hearted Saiyan whose only friend in the universe was an animal. We can't let this be his end!

Even though she is for a lot of people, and it's all because of that damn stupid line she says. She doesn't even try to grow and change in the show. Take this for example.

In one episode, it is revealed that she goes off on her own sometimes to go birdwatching. Let me just go ahead and make this clear right now. Birdwatching is not character development. Let me say it again.

Birdwatching! is not character development. I mean, granted, it can be development if used in the right way, but as I said earlier, GoGo doesn't even want to grow or change. It's established earlier in that episode that when Fred asked her about where she goes, she basically threatened him not to ask her again. Where did she go?

No one, no one dares ask. Actually, I asked once. Regretted it.

Immediately. But later in the same episode, Wasabi asks her the question, and she just comes out with it. Just right there on the spot, just tells him what's up. So, that's fun.

She can't even stay consistent with what little character she has. So after telling her friends the truth, her friends accept her for who she is, but then she just kind of blows them off like it was no big deal. Ooh, that sounds fun. Maybe I could come sometime-No. It's my alone thing.

If it was that easy to tell them the truth, then why did this episode even happen? Oh, it was so that Hero and Fred could get trapped in the woods with a crazy person after following you in there without your permission. Kinda creepy when you think about it like that.

So yeah, overall, Go-Go is probably the second worst character in this show by far. And not because I'm part of the patriarchy that wants to keep women down, it's because she is so fucking bland and that damn cat tray is a fucking lie. Also, she still uses those- fucking frisbees as her weapons. Why is she still using fucking frisbees as her weapons? They're so fucking useless, I swear.

Moving on. Next we have Honey Lemon who, out of all the characters in the show, is probably the best developed. But after everything I said so far, you know that really doesn't mean a lot.

But I will say that she currently does have a foundation for further development. development, if that makes any sense. For example, in one episode, the main characters plan to pull a prank on an art school that rivals theirs, but as it turns out, Honey Lemon goes to that school as well because she's passionate about her art. By the end of the episode though, her friends find out the truth, and guess what? Guess what happens?

She actually feels relieved that her friends accept her anyway. She doesn't just brush it off like it's no big deal. She actually has something that resembles an arc in the show. So out of all the characters next to Fred, she actually- has the potential to grow, and while she is on the right path, there are unfortunately a few more hiccups along the way. For example, it's a recurring theme in the show that Big Hero 6 has to keep their identity a secret because...

because... well, it's the cliche, so good enough! However, in one episode, she's seen refueling her chem purse at lunchtime.

At the school's cafeteria. In front of everybody! Kind of putting a bit of a kibosh on the whole secret identity thing, doesn't it?

That'd be like... like if Superman entered a phone booth to change but didn't even bother closing the door. And this isn't even the only time the team ignored this big rule.

Fred walks around with his head off in front of cops and at school. Hero wears his costume to school. Go-Go literally takes her mask off.

up in front of somebody and yet the show just has that person conveniently ignore that. Sure, GoGo has her mouth tied up and that person was just trying to help, but still, how would that person just ignore who she is and let the plot run or two? It's so stupid and inconsistent. You're not gonna tell anybody, right?

If people knew it would be dangerous. Then stop fucking around with it! Or better yet, how about you just throw the whole secret identity concept out the window, huh? The Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't do that shit anymore.

My Hero Academia doesn't do secret identities. Unless your character has a good reason to keep a secret identity, and it can be a silly reason like Hero has, he just doesn't want to get in trouble, then maybe just flat out not worry about it. The characters are only going along with the secret identity thing because the plot demands it again, which wouldn't be that big of a deal if the characters didn't break that rule so constantly throughout their show!

Be it for a quick joke or just straight up negligence. How do people even defend this shit? There's also this one line that bothered me.

I mean, call it nitpicking if you want, it probably is, but it just kind of irked me. Well, you wouldn't like my place. And it's a sketch neighborhood.

There's no such thing as a bad neighborhood, just bad attitudes. Uh, you were literally almost killed multiple times in the movie by an actual sociopath who had no regard for human life. I mean, I get she's the optimist who tries to see the good in people, but that line just sounds a little too naive from her. She should know by now that there are bad people in the world, and the last movie is proof of that. But outside of all that, she's fine.

She's tolerable, I guess. Probably the best character in the show so far. Then, of course, we have Baymax.

That's it, really. There really isn't much to say about Baymax. Baymax is still the best part of the movie, best part of the show.

It's got a few funny lines here and there. Not much else to say. Moving on. Then we have Aunt Cass, who is almost exactly like Fred and is treated as such in the show. She's just an airheaded idiot that is too stupid to catch on to the obvious fact that Hero is a superhero.

I don't really hate her that much, as she's really not in the focus that much. She only has like two episodes about her, one that actually has fucking Gordon Ramsay of all people starring in it, and as a result, automatically becomes one of the better episodes in the show. Although, I would be lying if I said that I was a little disappointed that he didn't swear once in the episode.

I mean, could you imagine? Excuse me, Mr. Gramercy. I just wanted to say, I am a huge fan. You're cooking in a burnt pan, you fucking dick! Um, no, not, I just, well, I just wanted to make sure you're- you're enjoying your meal.

Blow fire in your face, you fucking donkey! Where's the lamb sauce? But outside of those two episodes, she's mostly just in the background not doing a lot.

Whether the show just needs a quick joke or some two-second emotional moment, she really doesn't serve that much the show outside of just another comic relief. Wonderful. Then we have Professor Granville, who is one of the new original characters made for the show and is the replacement for Callahan from the movie. Now, out of all the characters in the show, she and one other person who I'll talk about in a minute, I actually kinda like in this show. Now, don't get me wrong, she's kinda just your basic authoritarian principal that's, in her own words, tough but fair.

but there's actually a bit of death behind her. Huh, so the characters that are original creations actually have death to them, but the characters that had no death from the movie still don't. That is so sad. I mean, seriously, there was basically nothing to these characters already.

You could have done literally whatever you wanted with these characters, and no one would complain because, well, there was nothing to complain about in the first place. We actually get to learn why Granville is the way she is. Now, sure, it's nothing amazing or groundbreaking by any means, But it does what it's supposed to do when developing a character helping us understand them I actually understand Granville and why she's being so hard on here throughout the show now sure again It's nothing great, but it's at least something and given how shallow the main characters are I might just be scrounging around for whatever I can get at this point But hey at least the villains great Oba K is this show's saving grace. He is an awesome villain. He looks badass, he sounds badass, he's clever, he's dastardly, he is everything that Callahan from the movie wasn't.

Callahan did his job as a villain fine, but he didn't really leave a lasting impression on people. He was just a vengeful asshole looking to hurt people and that was it. While I won't spoil the twist on who Oba K is and why he's doing what he's doing, I'm not going to spoil it. I will say that it does make the villain both kind of tragic, but also even more dangerous.

They definitely took a page out of DC when making this kind of villain. Imagine the Joker fused with Lex Luthor. And done way better!

It's funny though, isn't it? When this show is focusing on the characters from the movie who didn't have a lot going for them, it's surprisingly not that interesting or fun. But when the show is focusing on the original characters, it's actually pretty good. It's just that the show focuses about 80% of its screen time on those characters from the movie.

Oba-kei is just delightfully evil, and it kind of reminds me of Bill from Gravity Falls, or even Frieza in a weird way. He just enjoys doing what he does and he's not afraid to go places. For example, in one episode, he uses holograms to actually fool Hiro into thinking that his brother Tadashi is alive. Yes, he actually uses Hiro's dead brother to his advantage. That was a dark turn I didn't think the show actually had the balls to do.

But he did it, all to get what he needed for his ultimate plan. God, that's just awesome. I guess the only real problem that I have with Obake would be that his reveal was a little weak. When the show first began, he was often in shadow. You never really saw his face, you only heard his voice or saw his minions like Yama doing his work for him.

But then out of nowhere, he just shows up. Like, no, really, he just shows up and there he is. Like...

Seriously? All that build-up and you just go and give up on it? Really?

Outside of the weak reveal though, Obake is honestly the best part of the show. He's cunning, he's delightfully both evil and tragic, he's the one good thing that this shit show shat out. Although to be fair, he did give us the scone daddies.

Don't look up scone daddies unless you want to be really weirded out. Then we have Carmy. Here's the deal. Stay out of my face, stay out of my space.

Uh, um, what happened to hanging? Of course you'd ask that. You'd think you're some special white blood cell, but you're nothing but a common red blood cell.

It's okay, DJ. It's okay. You prepared for this.

You wanted this. So you guys remember my Sahara review? Yeah, you remember Gary, don't you? Well, guess what? We have another one.

Yeah, we got another fucking Gary here. Okay, to be fair, she's not exactly like Gary, but basically we have a Gary-like situation here. When it comes to the fanbase of the show, who I'm pretty sure I've pissed off immensely with this video, Karmie has split them down the middle. Some fans absolutely adore her and everything she does, and the rest of them absolutely despise her.

And I think you guys can figure out which side of the spectrum that I'm on. I fucking hate Karmie. Now, that's not to say I hate the concept of her character.

Her concept actually makes sense to have. Karmie was the youngest student at the college that Hiro goes to until he showed up. And now she's jealous of him, so now the two have this rivalry going on.

Along with that, it's pretty obvious that they're going for a will-they-won't-they-get-together kind of relationship. Trenngrove kicked me out. Sorry.

Thanks. It's pretty cringey when they try to put these two characters together, especially when Kami herself is a massive fucking cunt of a character. I mean it. She is just a complete and total bitch.

And yet, for some reason, this show just loves to blow sunshine up her ass like she's the greatest thing ever. Take this for example. In one episode, this scientist by the name of Liv Amara comes to the college specifically to meet Hiro and Baymax.

Remember that. She specifically went there to meet Hiro and Baymax. No other reason.

But when she finds out that Hiro didn't create Baymax exactly, she kind of just says, oh, you're not that important then, and then just leaves. Oh, I actually didn't. My brother did. Oh, well, great to meet you. But then Carmy just kind of comes in and steals the show from us.

Now, wait just a minute there, guys. Now, I understand what you're going for. You want Hiro to be jealous of Carmy and learn a lesson about being happy for other people's success. I get that. But, A, she specifically went there to meet Hiro, and then she just snubbed him like it was no big deal.

I think anybody would be genuinely pissed off in that situation. Jealousy wouldn't be the problem. The problem would be that Hiro got cheated.

And B, Carmie is a stuck-up bitch who never gets what's coming to her. And yet when Hiro talks about Carmie in a negative light, Hiro's friends stand up for her. How does Carmie have negative accomplishments? Because everything she does is the worst. Hiro, are you ever jealous of how awesomely organized I am?

Or how fast I am? Or how positive I am? Or how fred I am?

No, you guys are who you are. Exactly. And car me is a biotech genius.

Uh, yeah, but have you guys completely forgotten the fact that comedy's a complete fucking cunt? She's special in ways that you're not and you're special in ways that she's not so here Okay, talk shit about car me, but it's okay when car me continuously shits on hero every chance she gets So what you're saying is that none of you who are heroes friends are ever gonna stand up for him? The world is cool. Oh, that's right because it's car me that's doing it She's just the greatest fucking person in the world right despite being a stuck-up annoying bitch who is super mean to everyone she interacts with. Oh, but she's lonely and doesn't have any real friends, so that makes it okay for her to be a terrible person, right?

God, see what I meant about the whole Gary thing? Just because someone doesn't have any friends doesn't mean they are justified to be a fucking asshole. especially when unlike Gary she doesn't want to make friends she actually likes being alone so why should I feel sorry for her being lonely when she likes being lonely I swear I do not understand at all why the writers for the show just love sucking her dick so much and yeah I get she's a chick and doesn't have a real dick but you know what I meant to make things even worse she's actually kind of a creep with stalker tendencies Speaking of which, I want to talk about this one episode in particular.

The episode is called Fan Friction, an episode that even the fans of this show seem to hate, and for very good reason. So the episode begins with Carmi writing fanfiction and is self-inserting herself as Hiro's love interest. It turns out that she has a crush on Hiro's superhero alter ego, whom she calls Captain Cutie. Oh my god, Stutz. Oh my fuck.

So despite being all lonely and shit, Everybody at school just loves Karmie's fanfiction and gets super excited over the next chapter being announced. What a load of crap! Now look, I'm not shitting on people who enjoy reading fanfiction and stuff. I just find it really hard to believe that everyone in that school is reading fanfiction.

Yeah, the book club is reading the fanfiction, okay? Everybody else in that school is too busy having a life. So Hero, understandably, is...

very uncomfortable with being made a love interest to somebody he doesn't like, and yet all of his friends tell him to just go along with it. You know, for carmy's sake. Hey guys, that guy believes that the earth is flat.

Even though it's not true in the slightest, we need to just go along with it. You know, for his sake. You starting to see why this episode is so stupid?

But it gets worse. So later in the episode, a villain by the name of Momokaze kidnaps Karmie, hoping to lure him Big Hero 6 to a trap. Now, why did Momokaze kidnap Karmie?

Well, because she read the fanfiction, of course, and actually believes that Karmie is Hero's girlfriend. Meaning that- she believes the fanfiction is a real fucking thing. Welcome, Captain QG. What a good boyfriend you are.

I'm not-My god, that's fucking dumb. And yet, it even gets worse. While trying to escape the death trap, Big Hero 6, for some reason, decides to accept Kami's fanfiction as reality and even goes along with stuff she wrote about, just to make her happy. This includes cringy catchphrases and terrible superhero names that she came up with, including Captain Cutie.

Say your line, Chop Chop. Oh, yeah. Time to make Chop Chop!

Ready, Flankjumper? Ready, Tall Girl! If you want to rethink my name, I think I'd be okay with that.

Things are about to get muy caliente! Can't teach Charles! Why? There's no fucking reason to do any of that!

All of you should know, hell, even she should know, that none of that shit fucking happens! She wrote a fan fiction! meaning fictional meaning not fucking real but no carmy is basically god in this show we have to make her happy even in a life-threatening situation her happiness takes all priority god fuck carmy and her stupid ass ponytail fuck this episode and fuck this show writers think about your implications before you write an episode okay i think the message they were going for is if somebody is writing fan fiction and they're not really heard anybody while doing it, then it's perfectly fine for them to express themselves in that way.

But what they ended up saying was, if somebody's writing fanfiction, then everybody should just accept it as real, even if it's not real in the fucking slightest. That kind of messaging is at best stupid, and at worst, potentially fucking dangerous. See, it's half-ass crap like this, that's why I wanted to talk about the show.

There is no heart put into Big Hero 6 the series. In a modern animated world that has tons of heart, Big Hero 6 the series seems surprisingly devoid of any heart or charm. Yeah the movie was pretty generic but it had heart in some places, but the show? There's nothing. There is so little to no genuine heart in the show outside of, again, Four lines of people talking to each other, or a hug, or some basic shit like that.

Not only is this show heartless, but it's got a big black crater where the heart should be. And that crater's fucking name is Motherfucking Carmy, stupid bitch. The rest of the characters in the show are pretty basic.

Some are good, some are meh, you get the picture. There's Globby, who's literally a glob that can turn to anything. He's got a few funny moments here and there, but one thing that bugged me is that he went from being a villain to a good guy in the end, and yet didn't get punished at all for being a bad guy in the first place.

first place. Then we have High Voltage, who I brought up earlier. They have some pretty cool designs, and I do like the chemistry they have together.

I actually really like Noodle Burger Boy. A fast food mascot turned into a killer robot while making condiment puns. How could you not make that funny? Then you got Baron Von Steamer, who is a lot of fun in my opinion. I actually relate to him more than any other character in the show due to his hatred for millennials.

Then you have Richardson Mole, who is kind of annoying, but to be fair, he's a kid. Although this kid seriously does need to learn the meaning of no. means no. Then there's Momokaze who, despite the whole fanfiction thing, outside of Obake is the one serious villain in the show. She's genuinely a skilled fighter and even gave us the best fight scene in the entire show, even if it was animated poorly. There's nowhere left to go.

That's what I was going to say to you. Uh, they're dead, right? Overall, with all these characters, it's pretty damn lackluster.

Some characters are okay, like Grand Villain Honey Lemon, and the villains deal the show at every take, but most characters are either too boring, or missed opportunities, or just plain suck. Lookin'at you, fuckin'bitch. So aside from the weak animation and weak characters, there are also some other things I want to talk about with this show.

Mainly it's tone. Now I understand that this is a light-hearted Disney show and it's gonna have a lot of humor and that's all fine and good But I think the show tries too hard to be funny Like I said earlier when the show wants to have a serious moment It's usually just some characters talking for literally less than 20 seconds and then that's about it Compare that to Star vs. The Forces of Evil where the characters actually sit down and have a real conversation. And that too is also a lighthearted Disney show. This show can be lighthearted, this show can have jokes, I just wish it played itself a little more straightforward.

Take a minute to actually have these characters interact before just throwing them into the plot. Slow down for a second and breathe. You're not Animaniacs. Sure, the movie had brisk pacing too, but when it wanted to have a moment, it stopped to have a moment.

And plus, it wasn't trying to chug out joke after joke after joke like it was the Lego movie or something. And even then, the Lego movie had moments where the characters just slowed down for a minute to talk. There's also this one scene from the show that really bugged me, and I have to get it off my chest.

It's the scene where Hiro goes to visit Callahan in prison in order to get information. Now, for the most part, it's a fine scene. All except for one line.

I never thanked you for saving me. saving my Abigail. I'm glad she's okay. I never set out to hurt anyone. Excuse me, what?

I never set out to hurt anyone. Uh, you want to repeat that for me? I never set out to hurt anyone.

You never meant to hurt anyone? Did the writers actually watch the movie before writing this shit? His whole plan revolved around hurting someone. The show acknowledges that Tadashi died because of Callahan's actions, so why in God's name would he say that? I never set out to hurt anyone.

All except for Aleister Kray, you and your friends multiple times, all those people in the building that I set on fire, and not to mention the couple hundreds if not thousands of bystanders that I put at risk due to my relentless pursuit of revenge where I was indeed trying to hurt somebody. Outside of that... I never set out to hurt anyone. Like, boy, come on!

The theme song is also pretty weak too. I mean, seriously, just listen to it. Talk about the most generic, uninspired opening theme ever. Seriously, take a page from My Hero Academia and put some fucking heart into it. I mean, what the fuck?

Didn't Fallout Boy write a song for the movie? Why didn't they just use that instead? Or at the very least some remixed version of it? I mean, sure, I thought the song was just fine, but I'd take that a million ways to Sunday as opposed to this WHOA WHOA CRAP. The jokes are all- also kinda weird in this show.

I mean, some of them are alright, but I wouldn't call the show hilarious. But sometimes the jokes just plain don't make any sense. Take this joke for example. Did you go mad scientist again? Oh, it was no big deal.

My roommate made lemonade and I tried out a new formula for instant ice. I'm not gonna lie, I'm not gonna lie. Don't worry, my roommate's fine. Look, she's right over there!

Hi Regina! Sorry... again.

Wait a minute, you froze your roommate? How'd she even get there then? Like, if she was frozen in your room, then how'd she even get there if she clearly has issues with moving at all? God, why are those weird ass chibi shorts on YouTube way funnier and more entertaining than the actual show itself? God, it really makes you think they care more about selling those stupid toy chibis than actually making a good TV show.

Oh, I think I get it now. This show is just a cash grab. A cheap, soulish cash grab meant only to pander to the fans who just obsess over Big Hero 6 because it's a masterpiece and woman up and shit like that. God, this sucks.

This really sucks. I mean, I wanted to like this show. I really wanted to like Big Hero 6. I really did.

It looks like it could have been a really good show. It could have had great characters. a good story, some good comedy, I can seriously see a really good show coming from the movie.

It's just that Disney obviously didn't care with this one. It's just a cheap cash grab, which would explain the cheap-looking animation, the bad writing, and the just soulless direction it's going in. I'm not sure if season two will be any better, but at the same time, I didn't think I'd hate season one as bad as I did. So who knows?

Maybe season two will help the show turn a corner. Or maybe it'll just become even worse. Only time will tell about how big of a flop this show will truly become.

My name is Rizzo Blade, and seriously though, what the hell was up with Goku's ass? I mean, seriously, it wasn't even that big in the movie, but here it's ginormous! Seriously though guys, I think the writers took the term thick thighs save lives a little too seriously.

Rock on.

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Critical Review of Big Hero 6 Series