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On Betrayal
I wanna preface this by stating that Jack & Joker absolutely was one of my favourite series in 2024. The things I'm about to say come not from a place of hate but of love and the subsequent disappointment I had watching this because it was like watching a loved one ruin their life in front of me while I remain helpless and unable to change anything.
Because, yes, if I'm honest, maybe some plots in Jack & Joker could've been even better if they'd had a little bit more time but, all in all, the series wrapped up pretty nicely.
It's true capitalism and evil rich people can't be defeated in the blink of an eye and sure Jack and Joke were still up to have some issues in their relationship bc they've got baggage, it's also true, but we didn't need to see that. We could imagine it and trust it would happen in a way that made sense to the kind of series we'd been offered.
A wedding could be fun, though.
But this whole thing? Was this new plot and potential new season necessary? Do these characters need to suffer more? Are there enough lose threads that they can explore here? Is there an arc here that would be narratively fulfilling to explore?
Honestly? I don't think so.
For what was meant to be a passion project, I just can't help but think they went very cash grab about this special and this hinted at season 2.
And it saddens me, you know? That something good seemingly lost its core. And for no good reason.
I'll still love Jack & Joker, of course, but when it comes to this entire thing here... I'll ignore it, I think. It's for the best.
Because, yes, if I'm honest, maybe some plots in Jack & Joker could've been even better if they'd had a little bit more time but, all in all, the series wrapped up pretty nicely.
It's true capitalism and evil rich people can't be defeated in the blink of an eye and sure Jack and Joke were still up to have some issues in their relationship bc they've got baggage, it's also true, but we didn't need to see that. We could imagine it and trust it would happen in a way that made sense to the kind of series we'd been offered.
A wedding could be fun, though.
But this whole thing? Was this new plot and potential new season necessary? Do these characters need to suffer more? Are there enough lose threads that they can explore here? Is there an arc here that would be narratively fulfilling to explore?
Honestly? I don't think so.
For what was meant to be a passion project, I just can't help but think they went very cash grab about this special and this hinted at season 2.
And it saddens me, you know? That something good seemingly lost its core. And for no good reason.
I'll still love Jack & Joker, of course, but when it comes to this entire thing here... I'll ignore it, I think. It's for the best.
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