Kelson<p>Consolidating some links to commentary I'd read on the 2010 movie, <em>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World</em> (and the drastic difference in reaction between the target audience, general audience, and critics) got me thinking about last year's spinoff/remake/reboot/AU cartoon/anime <em>Scott Pilgrim Takes Off</em>, and how it jumps off from the original premise with a new perspective focusing on Ramona Flowers, and somehow manages to be <em>both wackier and more introspective</em> than either the original comics or the movie.</p><p>Review on my website: <a href="https://hyperborea.org/reviews/tv/scott-pilgrim-takes-off/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: ★★★★★</a></p><p>(It also spells out, since some audiences missed it, that the various ways Scott is problematic <em>are intentional character flaws</em>. He's a protagonist, not a hero, and his journey is from being problematic to...well...slightly less problematic.)</p><p><a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animation</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/scottpilgrim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottPilgrim</span></a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/scottpilgrimtakesoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottPilgrimTakesOff</span></a></p>