Red vs Blue: Zero Ep 1

[cinaed]

Going to be posting my thoughts on the newest season of RvB! For some reason the cut tag isn't working for me, so I'm just going to post the first episode reaction here right now. 

 

Red vs Blue: Zero Ep 1: Viper

 

• Really enjoying the music already just for the introduction.
• Re: Agent Washington, "they fixed that a long time ago using robotics and old kitchen appliances," I'm not sure how I feel about Wash's injuries being completely fixed, but also great shoutout to Grif and Simmons cyborg fun and Sarge being saved by CPR. But also I really wonder where this is in the RvB timeline. Has it been a couple months? Years? Maybe we'll find out.
• I was joking with some friends that the other Reds and Blues are on vacation (Grif, Simmons, and Kai are visiting Hawaii, Sarge took Lopez home to meet his mom, Doc and Donut are doing a galactic road trip, and Tucker and Caboose are visiting Junior) but this is Wash and Carolina's idea of vacation, a supposedly low-key security mission. That's my story and I'm sticking to it until otherwise contradicted by canon.
• I really like the fight scenes so far! They feel very fluid and easy to follow, at least for me.
• Also I am kind of obsessed with the female villain's weapon. A knife that can like teleport you??? That is so cool. (Imagine if Tucker could do that with his sword. Or Simmons got a hold of one.) It's just a neat concept, and I cannot wait to see more fight scenes with it included.
• CAROLINA! I love her so much. "A fan? Do you want an autograph or something?" Love her and Wash working as a unit.
• Villain: "Don't get distracted." No, get distracted, love that the female villain is a fangirl of Carolina because who wouldn't be.
• I really like the introduction to the new characters. They're called the Shatter Squad? It gave us their personalities right off the bad, with a rookie and a race. Looking forward to learning more about them! Love One versus East's rivalry, Axel's long-suffering attitude because he knows One is going to get too competitive, and the poor newbie (Raymond, I think?) puking in his helmet.
• I will admit, I am not sure about Wash in peril yet again. I love Wash, but I am a bit tired of him being constantly hurt or in danger, you know? But I am willing to see where it goes, and I do like the concept of Carolina raising hell to get him back from these guys.
• "Where's the temple?" "He knows that the alien artifacts are keys to the temples that hold the ultimate power!" Hm, so is this like Forerunner stuff or whatever, like the stuff they found on Chorus? Or stuff like Tucker and Locus' swords? Will be interesting to see where they're going with this, because Chorus' temples did have some very powerful stuff going on.

Comments

[anneapocalypse]

I personally love the idea of the Reds and Blues being on a real vacation and personally I think a great way to show us that without needing any of the voice actors would be Carolina getting a postcard that's a goofy picture of them all on a beach or something. Just sayin', it'd be cute.

Carolina's so good!

[cinaed]

Oh, yes, I love the idea of a goofy postcard! Everyone wearing Hawaiian shirts over their armor or something. :D

I am loving what they're doing with Carolina and can't wait to see what happens with her the rest of the season!

[hokuton_punch]

I love your thoughts! Especially everyone being on vacation - and this being Carolina and Wash's idea of a vacation. XD

So far this is the only episode I've watched, but I'm definitely feeling hopeful about the season already! I can't wait to see how it develops. *fingers crossed*

[cinaed]

Poor Grif, he tried so hard to teach Carolina to relax and just failed.

I am feeling hopeful too! I have already watched ep 2 but Dreamwidth is being wonky with my attempts to spoiler cut so I'm probably going to just post each ep as they become available to non-FIRST members.