I havent read the whole article but I want to say one thing... The trailers looked like a pretty faithful adaptation. The returning Voice Cast also looked like Netflix wanted to actually do the franchise justice.

> women way out of their league

That’s exactly how I saw it, including personalities. If Nega Scott is a really nice guy, what does that mean for regular Scott?

I’m pretty sure I’m going to enjoy this, but it’s pretty tone deaf of the creators to have this be the first adaptation of Scott Pilgrim in forever. Fans of the comics have probably been wanting a more direct, faithful adaptation for forever, fans of the movie probably aren’t interested in something that looks like…

This reminds me of the backlash that Star Trek: Into Darkness got when it turned out that it was more of a REMIX of Wrath of Khan instead of a REMAKE. Most of it stemmed from fans figuring it out ahead of time and the movie creators going NO MAN BENDICT ISN’T PLAYING KHAN IT’S A TOTALLY NEW CHARACTER TRUST US BRO.

I…

That’s not the same as standing on its own. That is a “previously on”.

It does give him a kickstart, but New Timeline Scott just, doesn’t get a chance to make his own mistakes. It’s like showing Episode 3 Anakin a picture of Luke and a brief explanation of why Padme really died, and he goes like “oh, ok, then I guess I’m no longer evil”.

For what it’s worth, I’m really enjoying the series so far (about half way through.) But I think I would have liked it better if it was called “Ramona Flowers Takes Off.” I’m all for a good meta twist; in fact, I love them. But as another commenter said, this feels specifically designed to bait viewers into…

Ehhhh, it’s arguably closer to a sequel than an adaptation. The first episode is an adaptation, everything after is a sequel taking place in the same chronological space, like, the present day scenes in Back to the Future 2

I mean, I didn’t see the “I wish that hadn’t been spoiled in the trailer” crowd for Marvel’s What If, a show that hinged completely on what if stories. I feel like if you tell people it’s gonna be a what if, people show up to the what if and enjoy the what if. 

I have the opposite issue, I think this cuts out all of Scott’s character growth. It does leave a solid chunk of Ramona’s, but Scott had to basically speedrun his growth from a two-timing loser to a mature individual who is worthy of Ramona’s affection in the space of two sentences to Knives (who, was actually reduced…

I made a bigger comment elsewhere but, I would be fine with it if it stood on its own tbh. It’s a great sequel (or sidequel) but there is no jumping on point for people who haven’t seen the original. 

My thinking is, it does not stand on its own, and as the only animated media we have, that sits alone on a streaming service, it should.

To echo my sentiments from the review thread - I absolutely enjoyed the Netflix series and its changes, it fleshes out a bunch of characters that were only broadly sketched out in the original. I can sympathize with creators who want to shake things up and not rehash the same story over and over.

Nega Scott, a physical manifestation of all of Scott’s flaws, down to short gags

I agree. I wish they’d just acknowledged that the original Scott Pilgrim text was a shitty loser character that deserved to get buried in the past and let the losers who liked and identified with him unironically to rot along with their original copies (as you yourself called them, they’re angry white guys who hate…

Subverting expectations isn’t necessarily a bad thing, like any trope though it can be overdone to the point of annoyance.

You guys are getting to the point where it seems like deliberate ignorance of what’s happening.

It says Scott Pilgrim on the package - no one enjoys having the old switcheroo on the main protagonist. That’s 101 stuff, guys

“It turns out he didn’t lose the fight against Matthew, but instead was pulled out of it by a 37-year-old future version of himself who’s going through a messy divorce with Ramona.”

This reads like a terrible fan fic story.