I think the hate for the new My Hero Academia season is totally wrong

Last week at the local anime club in Denver, everyone was trashing the season for being 'too slow'. I watched the same episodes and saw them building up the villains in a way we haven't seen before. The focus on Shigaraki's past in episode 4 actually made me care about the conflict more. Has anyone else felt like the popular take is missing the point?

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gavin_kelly912mo ago

That episode with Shigaraki's backstory was the best one this season. People calling it slow just want constant fights. The show is taking time to make the villains feel real, not just bad guys to punch. I'm way more into the story now that I get where he's coming from. Why do you think everyone is so impatient with this arc?

lane.cameron2mo ago

Maybe people got used to the pacing from earlier seasons and forgot this is a story first. The show is building up to something big, and you can't do that without slowing down sometimes. It's like they want the payoff without the setup.

max4152mo ago

My buddy sat me down and showed me that episode last week. He's not even into anime but by the end he was just staring at the screen, didn't say a word for like five minutes. That's what happens when a show actually makes you care about the bad guy instead of just making him look cool. People getting impatient probably got hooked on the flashy fights from earlier seasons. They don't realize that without moments like this, those fights would just be noise. You can't have the big emotional payoff if you skip the part where you actually understand the character. Shigaraki went from this weird creepy dude to someone I actually felt sorry for. That's good writing, plain and simple. The show is doing exactly what it should be doing right now.