#primal s2

I finally watched Primal S2.

I didn't hate it. In fact i think 90% of it it's great. I just think it had a lot of pacing problems.

First of all, "The Primal Theory". Good ep, even if the ending was stupid ('And there you have it'. wtf? how do you end an episode so violent and dramatic with a punchline?) But it would have worked better as a stand alone episode rather than as a part of S2.

Then there's the Chieftain. Make no mistake, the first episodes with him are awesome, and him being turned into a fire breathing, water-walking fiery beast of destruction is amazing. But after his transformation, he is kinda forgotten. Again, not necessarely bad. Him coming back at the end of The Colossaeus part III was a great come back.

Now that we're talking about it, The Colossaeus episodes were great, from beginning to end. Nothing bad to say about that. I like that they had a villain protagonist and how Spear, Fang and Mira are stuck in a situation were simple brute force won't work for them. And this extends for months!

I think (just an opinion), that it would've been great if the Chieftain and the Queen joined forced for the ending. That would've made a full circle of the season.

Now, off to the final episode. TOO. MUCH. INFO. I'm a fan of compressing information when the storytelling is good but i feel they have too much in their hands to show in just 20 minutes. Spear's origins, Mira's reunion with her tribe, Spear's feeling of alienation from the tribe, the Chieftain reintroduction, the fight with the Warchief, Spear's final death and the flash forward at the end... ITS JUST TOO MUCH, and since its too much it feels rushed and i can't fully connect with everything that is happening. Damn, the building off of the Chieftain is ruined with how short the battle actually is.

Aside from that, i like the controversial ending. Look, its Gendy Tartakovsky. The man lives for drama and violence. I'm not dissapointed Spear died. Primal is all about survival, and he'd reached the end of his rope. As for Mira, well, i think that not only does she likes Spear enough to mate with him, but also i think she wanted to carry something from him. A memento to remember him. A way to keep him in her life and add him to the tribe. And thats when the kid comes into the picture.

SO, those are my thoughts. Again, i'm super late to this party but i wanted to give my opinion (that's its not worth much, everyone's opinions are valid).

step off bitch