I know, I knowwww, I'm late! I know! Life gets nuts and it still kinda is but it's about damn time we talk some Star Wars. So huzzah a third season of Visions has been unleashed with a blend of new, continuations, and whacked out insanity! It's still kinda hard to sum up all my thoughts for a series as eclectic and varied as this but needless to say I really loved it! Animation regardless of studio is gorgeous and has so much unique personality that goes beyond mere art styles, the voice acting in japanese was just what I expected and gave so much personality to new beloved characters, and the stories themselves for the vast majority were fun, inventive, and even heartfelt at times. Now I'll give you my top three favorites and believe it or not none of them are continuation stories! That's not a slam against them by any stretch, it was very nice to see an expansion on stuff like The Duel, The Ninth Jedi, and The Village Bride and those are tales worth exploring more. But let's start of with my maaaaaybe #1 pick of the season, with The Song Of Four Wings. Now can I even articulate why this was my most joyous favorite? Abso-friggin'-lutely NOT! I don't know if it's the art style, the imagery itself presented, the characters, the so cute I want to punch a dank farrik wall moments, I have zero clue! But goddamn did I love it! My second favorite was Yuko's Treasure solely based on the characters of Big Papa Bear BILY and Little Princess Yuko, they stole my heart and I have no intention of asking for it back, couple that with really good humor, some kinda heavy ass emotions that crushed my heart at moments, and a story I will gladly revisit in the future really was duking it out with The Four Winds as my favorite! Last but far far from least is The Bird Of Paradise, in my humble opinion a masterpiece of Star Wars storytelling concerning a padawan who gets Rahm Kota blinded in battle and goes on a spiritual journey with nothing but the Force as her ally, God fuck almighty this was an all timer episode with so much beauty, an emphasis on the Living Force something we hear so much about for us hardcore nerds but to see it visualized was kinda breathtaking, and at one particular point gave me goosebumps the likes of which I haven't felt in considerable time! I do feel like I honestly need to rewatch the whole thing cause for unknown reasons my ADHD mind was going ballistic (and still kinda is to an almost overstimulating degree, a very rare occurence in my life), but hey we had to write this thing eventually. I don't think the last episode helped, worst acid trip I have ever been on and I don't think I want to revisit that again for a good whiles. But another great season that has something for everyone even if you didn't suspect it at first. I give it a solid 3.5 stars, 8.5/10! Go check it out and hopefully I've calmed the hell down cause we are buckling in next week so stick around and may the Force be with you!
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