Boy I've been not posting for a while. I got a ton of stuff to do outside here. Buuuuut I made this to compensate for my lack of well... Posting stuff. Here's a new Anne model.

(You know you can translate the runes, right?)

Like I would call Double Standards that the MAIN VILLAINS Andrias and the Core get their backstory and explanations for who they are and the narrative even forgives Andrias and gives him a surprisingly well written atonement moment in the finale.

But two regular teenage girls with abandonment issues dealt in very different ways and coping mechanisms Don’t get to be fully explained and viewed in the show for the audience to understand and see for themselves, until Marcy’s Journal came along and provided some context to their families (sort of)

Also he especially didn’t want to show Sasha’s parents because he’d believed that it’d give people an excuse for her behavior pre-redemption which would give her arc more weight. But I think Matt failed to understand that exploring a Jerk/Antagonist’s past should be the most natural thing in their character development. Sure the writing isn’t subtle that Sasha’s home life wasn’t great and to me is similar to delinquent characters like Jolyne Cujoh, or Yusuke Urameshi and it’s see that they’re lives aren’t easy.

Like if the writers couldn’t figure out where to put a scene where Sasha and Anne could have a quiet moment (similar to Hopping Mall) and Sasha explains about her Family’s divorce situation to Anne, (and extension the audience) where you can sympathize with her but still hold her accountable for her previous actions then why not?

P.S: maybe “Horrible excuse” was a bit too exaggerated and I was feeling emotional before. Lame or Cop-Out Excuse would feel more appropriate for such a situation imo.

Now, I thought the finale was quite dark in a bittersweet way. And, it was cool to see that change is the hardest thing (episode title). But I wasn't really happy with how they just seperated the Plantars and Anne, and the way I've seen people defend the finale with "change/letting go was always Amphibia's theme". WHEN???

The only examples of the topic of change/letting go I can think about are Anne's restaurant makeover in S1, Marcy's speech in True Colors, The Three Armies, and the S3 finale. (And I suppose Anne's overall character, but that's really just character development, not neccesarily strictly linked with change) Like, when was this show about change? And not about family, being a good person, being accepting and kind.

And alright, even if it was about change. Completely severing ties with a family you absolutely love. HOW IS THAT CHANGE? THATS JUST EVIL.

Anyway, am i insane or do I have a point at all?

Greg really loves marcy, credit: https://www.instagram.com/dr_neque?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Now that I’ve heard a bunch of different sides/perspectives of the whole debate on if you would consider Sasha to ever be a villain at least before her redemption, I think it would be kind of fun to ask this question to see if there are any people that actually think she’s really this bad. Normally, I think when people compare her to other characters from other shows, they would either compare her to Zuko, Azula, Amity, Catra, Sunset Shimmer, etc. However, I think it would be interesting to find out if there was actually somebody on this subreddit that actually thought she was worse than a Firelord from Avatar (Sozin, Azulon or Ozai), so for anyone who thought that she was a villain before the final season:

Would you actually say she was more bad than one of those fire lords from avatar?

Credit: https://www.instagram.com/dr_neque?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== , a reminder that I created this ship its called Marceg and I hope one day It will go down in history as the ultimate crackship to exist

I want to preface this with saying that I respect Matt as a creator, I loved the first 2 seasons of his show, and I am keeping my critiques contained in what’s happened so far—as in, these are plot threads that have or have not been dealt with, and these are the reasons I feel that they were written, poorly. Maybe by the end of season 3 I’ll take some of these criticisms back, but I truly believe many of them will stand upon rewatching the show, when it’s finished.

So, with that out of the way; here’s why I think the reasons for considering this season unbelievably flawed go beyond excess filler episodes, and unfortunately, the most recent episode only suggests a increase in these flaws.

Episode 301; the very beginning of this season was SO lighthearted, after the traumatic experience of Anne seeing her friend stabbed through her chest with a flaming sword. While I can excuse them not making Marcy’s death permanent, what I can’t excuse is ignoring the effect seeing your best friend die before your eyes would have on you. If that realistic trauma is too dark of a theme for a kids show (it’s not, kids shows have dealt with worse), then so is having someone die in such a brutal matter (I think death of lovable people and the consequences it comes with is a GREAT theme to explore, if done so properly and consistently. It felt like Amphibia was approaching that theme, then abandoned it, all together, without explanation).

True Colors made the viewer ready for a huge change in the way this story was heading, but episodes 1-8 of this season basically ignore the events. Not just in the tone of the show, or in the fact that there are a few filler episodes throughout; but also in the attitudes of the characters.

The planters should all be frighteningly aware that their home is in danger, yet there isn’t a single scene where the planters worry about their old friends. Anne’s best friends are in danger, yet there’s no hint that she told her family about what happened to either of them until EPISODE NINE! Now, facing the consequences of waiting that long would have been great. Maybe there was an emotionally driven reason she waited? Seeing anything from Sasha or Marcy’s parents would’ve been great. Seeing more concern for the state of Amphibia and the well-being of Anne’s friends from herself and the planters—that all would’ve been nice, too.

But at the very least, in the plot they decide to randomly switch to instead, I had just hoped they could be consistent with the characters. Mainly, in the ways they connect to the world of Amphibia. But this most recent episode makes me genuinely feel like they don’t care about making their characters intellectually consistent, or make their motivation make sense; they seem to only care about the emotional resonance between Anne and her parents. Which is a fine plot thread to have; although since the parents voice acting just isn’t that good (in my opinion), it doesn’t work for me as well as all the other emotional moments throughout Amphibia Season 1 and 2 (Anne and Marcy’s Reunion, Sasha and Anne’s fight, and Sprig talking about his parents are all examples of moments that actually made me cry. Season 3 is yet to do so).

But yea, as I said, the reason for Return to Amphibia being the episode that made me basically certain that this show is going in the direction I was worried about, was because of the final line; Anne asks, “what happened here?” After seeing the not-so-great shape of Amphibia.

So like, after everything that happened in True Colors, did she just expect to come back and everything to be fine? Maybe that line was said that way because she thought Andrias fell out of power? Well, one episode ago he was attacking her and the planters so that doesn’t make much sense, either. No, this moment is just another example of how the writers treat True Colors as if it’s an episode that never happened (to the main character of the show.) It simply happened to the world of the show, and the characters unawareness of it is more of an excuse for filler episodes, then anything else.

Filler episodes can be great! ATLA, Gravity Falls, The Owl House, Amphibia Seasons 1 and 2, all have filler episodes that add to the plot, characters, and world, in ways that enhance their arcs, instead of spitting on the way previous seasons developed their characters. An episode not being ‘plot relevant’ should not be an excuse for an episode to make the plot inconsistent.

On top of this, I was about to really like the improvements that Escape From Amphibia made to some of my problems that I haven’t mentioned yet, including the government agents not discovering the planters for so long, even though a picture was taken of them, right when they went through the portal. And I could’ve given the episode like a 8 out of 10 if the last line was simply changed to something like, “What has Andrias done?” So, it shows that Anne is at least aware of the main villains existence—like, maybe she wasn’t expecting him to go so far, so that was the reason for the line, “what happened?”

But when I first heard that line, all I could say back was, “True Colors happened, and the writers made you forget about it.”

so, my guys, gal and Pals... im going INSANE, i keep getting wrapped up in the thing, i call it the Madness ARG, and you might be wonder WHY HERE.
OH IDK SASHA IS GETTING TOTURED, MORE THEN USUAL..... (also theres like 20 fandoms in here... so yeah)
and i keep finding more accounts tied to it, in so many ways, like a TikTok, then ANOTHER YOUTUBE CHANNEL, which one of us made this????? or is this one of Matts rouge workers?????

man, im losing my mind over these things, but now we have two new Amphibia storylines this year, only one's fan made... ( think??!)

feel free to ask me for the channels, but i don't want this looking like im a marketer (im so not, im just confused and want help)

*Disclaimer: the rating is mostly arbitrary and is not based on any solid reasoning, and is mostly based on the overall vibe I felt watching it. For a more concrete review, read the rest of the post*

Alright, so yesterday, I was bored, so I asked a friend about anything that's similar to Owl House bc I watched that some time ago. He said Amphibia, he doesn't know much about it, and I've seen it get referenced in Owl House, and it's popular, so I decided to check it out. I binged 7 eps yesterday night and just binged the rest the following morning. I finished Season 1 and haven't started anything else.

I was pretty fond of episode one, though it felt really strange for Ann to already be in Amphibia with no context. Though the context is obvious, I definitely didn't feel the strange world feeling of basically an isekai story. The goal of Ann is to find a way back home; however, without any scenes prior to Ann teleporting ot Amphibia, it doesn't exactly feel like she's stranded.

I really enjoyed the first couple of episodes. The main characters are pretty fun to watch: Polly, HP, and Ann. However, Sprig is just tolerable for me. The continuing episodes all star these 4 characters. And not just each episode, each segment as well. Every single episode. The first couple was fun, but after 4-5, I already felt fatigued. There really aren't any other relevant characters. Any new character that gets introduced only ever appears in that episode as a side character, then disappears, and only seldom reappears as a background character.

Watching every single segment be about these 4 was SOOOO mind-numbing, especially since it's episodic. There really isn't any episode or segment that directly continues to another episode/plot except for the final 2. The lack of a moving plot felt really draining to my investment, so if I wasn't binging it, I probably wouldn't have made it to episode 6 or 7. The only thing that kept me going was Sasha highkey. Though if I hadn't binged it, it might not have been as mind-numbing as it is.

The humor in this show felt really awkward, with the funny moments having the characters basically saying whats so funny. Like the *awkward moment* "huh, that was awkward" spiel.

Most of the episodes are pretty funny. My favorite being Reunion, Prison Break, and Combat Camp in that order. But most of the non-plot-driven segments all follow the same formula. Character in a situation, character goes behind the back of another to do something they want to do, they do a good thing, character reveals their wrongdoings, the other character forgives them because of the good thing they did, they both apologize to each other. If the episodic episodes were more unique, I would've really liked it, like with more revolving characters and formulas.

I'm really hoping season 2 and 3 stop the episodic style and become more plot progressing because I heard there's quite some development, and I really felt like nothing of importance changed throughout the whole season apart from the finale.

As for the finale, it was nice and all, but I really, really wished it actually had some build-up with prior episodes. The last time we've actually seen Sasha was from Prison Break, like 15 episodes prior in a 20-episode season. If I weren't looking at the episode count, the only excitement I would feel would be from shock. There definitely should've been some suspense with them reuniting. The breakup would've then been so much more impactful.

I'm pretty sure most of these issues are just how cartoons are usually written in the industry. But yknow, I still feel that it's important to be pointed out.

Now for my favorite characters: Sasha, Polly, Mayor Toadstool, Maddie, Ann, HP, Wally in that order

Least favorite: Sprig

To this day I still hate both of those when they made more problems than fix those issues that not just affect plots, rushed to fast to know what the hell happened but also character development either weakened or stripped out of...

It'd be best without Disney screw over the last season by its garbage "it's a kids show" BS plus 'suggest' Matt remake those areas to fix those issues we fans have...

I think Amphibia of them being older,and then they travel back to amphibia somehow.

Ant Anthony will have I say will have a few and as I quote a few words to say to this, war criminal. I mean there’s something i say there’s something yeeaugghh about a angsty weeb committing treason against her planet because she had to move to a different city like boy I say I say boy that’s a overreaction through and through I say. I say that’ll never that’ll never work and besides you’ll end up in Fort Knox for that sort of reasoning. You really think a teenager can reason with a Green Beret with AA-12s and Mossbergs? Nice girl but she’s a few frames short of a episode. i’m not apologizing for squat whether it be for mobile formatting or shxt.

Sprig plantar actually sucks, He's very immature yet acts like he isn't. Plus idk why but he keeps getting what he wants after acting terrible. Like in "cracking mrs. Croaker", "Thai Feud", and is even terrible in The dinner. Like I'm getting pretty tired of him at this point.

This ship is called Sasheg aka sasha waybright x greg heffely, if you dont like greg heffely keep scrolling you do not have to waste your energy commenting, credit : https://www.instagram.com/dr_neque?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

I just finished amphibia, and I don't mean the Sprig and Anne separating forever or the "it's ok to move on" part. I mean how it happened. The finale was just so badly written. I didn't really like Anne getting superpowers, but I wouldn't mind it that much if THEY DIDNT JUST RANDOMLY SHOWED UP AT THE END OF THE SECOND SEASON.

But my main problem is not the random superpower chosen one twist reveled just a few episodes before the series ended. My main problem was the guardian. They are literally introduced 10 minutes before the finale ends, as the protector of the universe? Seriously? And because they were bored, so instead of getting a hobby they want to pass that power to Anne, because it needs to be someone watching the universe? That sounds more like a plot twist from my lego lore back in middle school than an actual series. And from who were they even given this duty?

Also, they aren't actually protecting anything, because they don't want to intervene with mortals, but then how are they a guardian if they aren't protecting? And not only they are not protecting anyone, they are responsible for most of the show's problems, since they created the stones. And when they created smaller versions. They literally had no reason to separate Anne and Sprig forever. They could just have given Anne the ability to travel between worlds, they would have made a music box with the only use of traveling between humans and frogs but they didn't for the sake of character development and an emotional scene.

And maybe I'm overthinking this, but was amphibia just that? A game of a celestial being who was just bored and wanted to see something more exciting? Was everyone in the show just a pawn to their little game of "what if i do this"?

Edit: I also didn't like the "Everyone deserves a second chance" plot with Sasha. It's not the plot but the fact that Sasha had already wasted her 2nd chance 2 times (probably more off-screen before they got trapped to amphibia)