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| I didn't find it as enjoyable as either of the first 2 seasons for some reason. |
| "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Douglas Adams |
| Shittest crap i ever watched. |
| Kinda screwy. It tread into kinda Evangelion-style territory with the talk about remaking the world to spare everyone pain and the protagonists' resistance of this, but it didn't make a lot of sense. This was the funniest of the first three Slayers TV series, but the main plot kind of fell apart at the end, so it sadly kinda balances out to mediocrity. Filia's predicament is kind of interesting, though. She continues to be wracked with guilt over her people's genocide of Valgaav's people, but she is completely unable to make it right in any way. She's even eventually forced by circumstances into finally completing that genocide (not mentioning the cop-out of Valgaav somehow being reborn). It's a pretty cynical story of Filia's attempt to "do the right thing" being completely impotent and useless. Lina's more primal, immediate, and selfish "fight, live" philosophy comes out looking more sensible. But don't tell Amelia! |
FronzelJun 20, 2011 7:19 PM
| The ending sequence of this episode was kind of cute. Other than that, I enjoyed the previous seasons more than this one. It was not that bad though. 7/10 |
| The animation of the final spell to destroy Darkstar was pretty damn epic. Overall Try was more plot-oriented than the previous two show's. Personally i enjoyed the first two show's more, because they had a lot more gag-episodes. But i did enjoy how after the first few episodes, things really started to move fast plotwise. I was surprised that halfway through the show we almost see the world destroyed. The end wasn't as good as the first show's, mostly because in the original and Next, the battles were much more personal to either Lina or the whole gang, but now it was mostly about Filia and her part in a genocide. I had this nagging feeling that Filia was a filler character so i don't need to care about her or something. Overall, after the few slow episodes, this is not so bad compared to the others. Pretty much on the same level. 8/10 |
| Hmm. After some thought I didn't like this as much as the others really either. The enemies and what not were the only interesting things really and you only got to know them so much. Xellos is one of my more liked characters from this show. Good that he had quite a bit of parts in this season. Guess Amelia (DUB) was the other character I liked in this. I probably watch more of the other seasons and what not eventually. I was thinking of giving this a 7. I don't know. A lot of it was really pointless to me and hard to keep watching. The end didn't really redeem either. I think I will give this a 6 overall. Just the last season seemed better. |
| Not a bad ending: Valgarve gets reincarnated, Philia opens a pot shop with the Jirasu, Goury gives up on the Sword of Light (wut), and we get a glimpse at the delicious legs of Zellos' new boss. I liked the first 2/3rds of the season, because the mood reminded me of the first season: full of adventures with an unconstrained plot. But the last third was a little more confusing. Even if the overall plot made sense, the complex twists (mostly delivered as new knowledge about the world) stalled the action a lot. I feel a simpler plot could have allowed more character interactions -- because let's face it this a character driven franchise and it's why I love it. |
EratiKApr 3, 2013 5:39 PM
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| Disappointing opinions above. Anyways I liked it.. and that's all that matters for me. A surprise was that Hellmaster is a female [o.O]. Overall the season was good. It was a great re-watch. |
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| i didn't get the part with the talismans. why did it stop working? lina used the magic enhancement spell with the talisman's evolution-r so it seems like it was temporary? |
 今はどんでん返しの時代ではない★너와 함께 했던 일상은 어느샌가 작은 영화속 풍경이되고 ☆ |
ao_no_exo said: Same here. I think I even liked it more than first two series :-)Disappointing opinions above. Anyways I liked it.. and that's all that matters for me. ao_no_exo said: Yes, quite a big surprise :-) I wonder if we see Hellmaster again :-)A surprise was that Hellmaster is a female [o.O]. |
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| Unfortunately this season wasn't nearly as enjoyable as Next id say its probably equal to the first season for me. The ending was really nice and the English in the song was far better then most English songs inserted into anime. |
| Watched it, i feel Try is more enjoyable than Next... the addition of Filia, Monster/Dragon's lore and Xellos & Filia's opposite attract are quite interesting. Liked the first part more than the rest... there are some bad episodes as well, i thought the story will revolve around Xellos (with Filia) looking at the premise but not really, about Valgaav i didn't actually care about him as i see he's just a typical disposable edgy villain. The ending was ok 7/10 for me. |
roppuriMar 30, 2020 3:15 AM
| Although I didn't care much for the plot, climax was hella epic, I'd say. And overall a very enjoyable season again. Became also really touching at the end, gotta love these characters. Hope the seasons that were produced a decade later still got that charm and fun vibe. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Fun stuff, but I also echo what many others in this thread have said. This fight wasn’t as personal to Lina as the fights in S1 and Next were, which made me feel a bit less invested. Still, I enjoyed the season overall. The epilogue was pretty cute too considering that this was the “end” of the Slayers anime series for a long time. Hopefully Revolution and Evolution-R live up to the original run. |
| Some episodes were hit and miss for me but damn it if I didn't cry at the ending there... Slayers can be really quite fantastic. 8/10 |
Ericonator said: By definition, everything is retro since by the time you realize something has happened it's already in the past.  |
fedaykin said: I didn't find it as enjoyable as either of the first 2 seasons for some reason. I feel the same way, maybe there was too much focus on Xellos and Filia? Dunno, but I have to drop the score a bit. 5/10 |
| If you finish this WHOLE series, you should get a medal, because seriously, the entire second half is ridiculous and you have to be tough as hell to really finish it. Every episode is a lark. Yeah, the first half had momentum but it died horribly with the filler adventures. The end kind of makes up for it. Anyways, this is an oldtaku series before my time. It's just kind of too bad they couldn't keep the momentum from S2 going, because that's a classic. Good season, not on the level of one and two. |
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| Great climax and strong conclusion to this season! I still like Next better the best but Try was super enjoyable too. The filler episodes after the first climax were very weak though, which was a real shame. I liked Fillia's dilemma and Lina's speeches a lot. Seriously, Lina is so badass, what a great character, I loved having her be the one who can control both light and darkness, considering how much she destroys and how many people she has saved as well lol. Valgaav was a good antagonist too, and I'm glad Fillia and his goons ended together! Slayers, even if it's a light hearted adventure and comedy series, is generally soundly written and very satisfying to watch. Now I gotta finish the movies and then move on to the modern seasons, can't get enough of Lina and her gang. |
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