Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25201298-20190326043033/@comment-34509063-20190327160857

Yeah, I have to admit that the costumes are among the worse in the franchise, Egret isn't bad, but Bright and Windy... eesh. And yeah, Saki and Mai are visually similar, and the first few episodes it can be hard to distinguish them from Nagisa and Honoka.

Splash Star actually does quite a few things better than the original (a few things worse too of course), and Mai and Honoka actually have very little in common, save for being more introverted. Saki and Nagisa are more similar, but they have a fundamental difference in their outlook on life, Saki being sort of a more typical pink. Anyway, I love them.

That said I actually made a list of my least favorite cures a while ago for fun. I don't really hate hate any of the cures, so idk.

1. Fortune: Hate her so much I love her, if that makes sense. (I love to hate her). She's pretentious, and hypocritical. I liked the moment of Princess giving her cards up, but the whole seen makes them all look like bigger idiots. (Ask Blue for another crystal, revive the kingdom ect.). She could have been okay, I liked the concept. But the way her and princess were handled were a little forced. 2. Ace Same thing. But, I don't hate her. She's rough at first, but she grew on me. I like her relationships, but she suffers from the Mana centricity of DD. Otherwise I think she could have grown up, and could have become more likeable (Seeing as I adore Muse). I love the concept of her and Regina, and think it was a good idea, just maybe if Doki Doki had better pacing and foreshadowing. 3. Macaron: See above. I love her attitude, but Precure are supposed to be selfless to a certain extent and... she's not. Being older she should also be an example to the jr high girls. She's an interesting character, just not a good Cure. It would have been fine if her character arc allowed her to consider others more. I think it would have been interesting if she had developed a "I want to help people, but I don't like to let people know I'm the one doing it" kinda deal, allowing her to be aloof, but show her just... being nice. 4. Chocolate: Just kinda boring. She's boyish, in love with Macaron and is protective of her sick sister. I guess. Good character just.... no flaws? Her arc felt more like supporting Macaron's in many ways. 5. Honey: Boring also. Food with a side of singing is her character. Also nonviolence. And doctors sans borders thing. Admittedly I love out there characters... but they still need a bit of proper substance. Even her wish felt... generic. 6. Heart: Mana Sue for a reason. Would be fine if she didn't take up time from more interesting characters, and if she had a proper character arc about letting other people help. Again, good concept, and all would have been solved if they let her realize the importance of teamwork. 7. Whip: Boring. I mean her mom arc is okay, but... poorly handled. She's there just to be the pink, and be that teammate that the others interact with just so we know that the rest of the team still exists in any given episode. 8. Lovely: Eh, she's okay. Nothing special, but I don't hate her (I realize I say this a lot) We share a birthday (with Oresky too) so there's that. Her and Seiji's relationship was one of the best part of Happiness Cha (-the drama). I liked the idea of generic pink for the anniversary, and being a Precure fangirl. But she suffered from Happiness Charges romance elements the most. 9. Miracle: See above. I love her relationships, her energy. She just lacks a certain... something. Probably a true character arc to actually acknowledge her flaws, and grow. Towards the end they sorta played with the idea that Miracle was attached to Riko, Haa and Mofurun, but refused to face the fact that they might not always be together, and things don't always go the way you want, but it was too little, too late. 10. Parfait. Her relationship with her brother was poorly handled. Bit stuck up. She felt separate from her teammates. Which that was an issue with KK on the whole, and really why it doesn't make for a good Precure season. None of the characters felt like true friends, and her separation of her buisiness and such furthered it.

Bonus: I actually have a high tolerence for annoying characters (porun, lulun, ect). Milky Rose was annoying as Milk, and I totally understand why she is on everyone's lists. But she was flawed, and she did (sorta) learn her lessons at times. Not best executed, but not as bad as others.

I realize 2/3 of the KK team is on here (If I was including Pekorin she'd be here), and it's not that I Hate KK, but it does come close, I think the characters all had good concepts, and interesting civilian designs... but the entire season was poorly executed and while it was individual character focued, it actually made the individual characters suffer and made it a decent enough show, just not Precure. I thought there couldn't be a season I disliked more than Happiness Charge and it proved me wrong, espeically since it was the first one I watched week by week....

Eh, not everything can be a winner, and not everybody likes everything.