Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24918045-20150403200943/@comment-3290441-20150415002832

My honest to goodness opinion? It's different, a lot different, than the other series. But it has a lot of good points.

First and foremost is the fact that it uses the past and present style of story to sow up a lot of the plot holes from the past series. It balances comedy, action and plot so that it doesn't look too serious, too talky or too ridiculous. Each season contains a self contained story arc that provides a completed beginning, middle and end that delivers a satisfying story.

Secondly Characterization, Ben acts immature and unintelligent yes but there is a intelligence underneath that. It's not cunning like with Kevin, or smart like Gwen, it's more like a experienced "this is what needs to be done and it needs to be done now." He's been doing this for over half a decade and it shows especially in the "Frog's of War" arc.

As for the other's characterization, replacing Gwen and Kevin with Rook is unfortunate yes, but necessary. Their story for the most part has been told, with Gwen having developed into a wise, mature and independent heroine, and Kevin having moved passed his "Bad Boy" status into stable and serious relationships.

Rook provides a necessary shot in the arm of new material for the plot. The developing relationship between him and Ben is a major plot point throughout the series and provides a outlook on his life that simply isn't human. That has worked out greatly in other popular Sci-Fi franchises.

My one low point is the animation, OS Animation is by far the best, that is not up for debate in my opinion. UAF, iffy but suited for the mature audience that it was pointed at. OV has us taken back to the show's roots, this was a Franchise that was made for kids, and now we have a show that was written and drawn for kids, by someone who specifically does kids.

Without giving outright spoilers, which you have no doubt found on this wiki, if you were a fan of the original series, watch it and you won't regret it.