I intended to make a clever remark at the beginning, but never mind. My experience with the initial Castlevania was positive. It wasn’t flawless, certainly, but I came to appreciate it and found its animation sequences remarkable, as were the characters themselves. This latest installment, however, doesn't achieve any of that; instead, it functions remarkably well as a sleep aid. The most immediate issue is the disappointing quality of the animation—with perhaps one exception for a single battle scene. The beautiful magic effects from the earlier series are absent. The writing is shockingly poor. It’s evident that the writers were unavailable and the narrative seems to have been generated by an AI program, prompted with instructions to write as if it were a teenager experiencing Tourette's syndrome. To be clear, the title of this review comes directly from dialogue within the show itself. The plot relies heavily on tired tropes, and there are so many instances of contrived solutions and unfortunate character deaths that I stopped keeping track. The French Revolution offered potential for an intriguing backdrop (and a more compelling story), but the series doesn’t capitalize on it. There's some vague concept of a "revolution" supposedly endangering vampires because they listen to a teenage girl, only for everyone to flee when actual conflict arises. The soundtrack is the one bright spot—the music is fantastic and unsettling—but that’s hardly sufficient to redeem this show from being thoroughly average.

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