Movie #4 was a capable restructuring of a medium story. The original plotline wasn’t super interesting and suffered from too many epilogues, but you did a good job of putting it together and made the right call in shifting the Salvor/Gaal epilogue to movie #5. A perfectly decent step towards what comes next.
Movie #5 was excellent - really exciting, well polished, and well paced. I’ve not seen the original season two but this felt perfect in its subjects and execution. I can feel the show getting better and deserving the improved critical recognition, and I’m really glad I had your season one movies to get me to this point. Really good job, please keep at it!
Thanks again!
Yes, I also believe that my decision to remove Gaal’s return on Synnax from Film 4 and place it as the opening sequence of Film 5 significantly benefits both film cuts.
To be honest, going into Season 2, I wasn’t as confident about how I was structuring my film cuts as I was with Season 1. In my not so humble opinion, every film in Season 1 works perfectly both narratively and as a chapter in a greater story, and I truly love each film equally. However, I can’t say the same for the following instalments. There is definitely a variation in tone, pace and length between the films, but looking back, I think I did the best I could. That said, I always believe there is room for improvement.
I need to take some time to gather my thoughts about Season 3 now that it’s finished, and provide updates on my thought process on how I’m going to continue this project. The truth is that I have already started working on Films 9 and 10, but — spoiler alert — they won’t be ready any time soon. In fact, I am considering waiting until Season 4 arrives to start working on Volume 3 again.