Dear Internet,
"Eyeshield
21" and all that stuff. Do I really
need to tell you that it is not over yet?
The
show continues through the Christmas Bowl, which is nice but it is moving
slowly. From episodes 46 to 60, the show
goes through four and a half games. Three
of these are the Devil Bat's, one for the White Knights, and one is for the Chameleons. Now this might seem like a lot of bang for
your buck with a match completed on average every three episodes, but it
actually feels a bit unnecessary and is attempting to stretch out the
tournament.
The
first match for the Devil Bats is against a team that is composed entirely of
aces from the various other sport teams of the opposing school. So, that means that none of them specialize
in American football. Needless to say
that the Devil Bats beat them easily until the regular players are substituted
back in, and even then they still win the game.
The one thing that I was expecting of this matchup is some sort of comparison
to the earlier days of the show when the Devil Bats themselves were more
composed of members from other sports teams than regular players. There was the recognition that a team
composed of regulars will always beat a mix match bag of assorted members. But there was no realization that the Devil
Bats had now become a regular team like those that they had become used to playing
against. Perhaps it is because with a
lack of a kicker, the members do not wish to think of themselves as a complete
team, but that would seem like a denial of their own accomplishments so far.
What
really is making this batch of episodes seem slower than the rest is the Poseidon
team. There feels like no point to have
them around than to make filler or padding.
The show totes their larger than average stature as a strong point,
especially against the much shorter players Monta, Eyeshield and Komusubi. But was there a point of doing so when the
White Knights are just about as tall?
If it was a matter of Eyeshield getting past a tall individual,
would not have Rui of the Chameleons been just as good since he was an
established character? It would not have
taken much to show some growth on his part in attempting to stop
Eyeshield. On the matter of height, this
has been covered before numerous times in other matches. When Sena played against the adult tryouts in
America, there was an immediate understanding that he was small in comparison
to others. Here it feels like height is receiving
too much emphasis for an entire team and arc to be made for it. It makes me wonder how the show will try to
make it seem fresh when the White Knights passing/catching combination is
brought forth again, which has already been established as strong because of
height as well.
For now I will try to grin and
bear it, Internet. I suspect that this
arc will only last another two or so episodes.
Perhaps then the show will try to express the more complex relationships
that the characters have, like the Scorpions match which aimed to explore the capacity
of the team without Hiruma guiding them.
Yours in digital,
BeepBoop
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