A Review by Joseph Anthony MontecilloOh my god, what have I gotten myself into? Well, this is part one of my seventeen-part Aaron Stone review. This review will cover the first episode: Hero Rising (Part 1). Let's get this over with.
The show starts out in Tokyo, Japan. We see an ad for a game called Hero Rising. The game's slogan reads: IT'S NOT JUST A GAME. Subtle, guys, real subtle. We are shown one of the villains of the game: Souljacker. Do I even have to make fun of that name? Anyway, a second after we're shown the game version of Souljacker, the real Souljacker steps into the shot.
He's running away from a secret agent or something because he wants to infect the city with some kind of toxin. The secret agent then has a short fight with Souljacker and loses, and presumably gets killed. Well, this show isn't so bad after all. I mean, it's just a minute into the first episode and already we have a deadly assassin and the murder of a secret agent. Okay, not bad.
Mr. Hall, the boss of the secret agent, orders a guy named Stan to get him Aaron Stone, who's apparently the final hope of the human race.
Lets examine this. We're only about two minutes into this show and the plot holes are so big that you could sail the Queen Mary through them. Firstly, there's this video game called Hero Rising that is apparently based on real life villains and technology. And yet, these villains who don't exactly blend in, are still willing to try and carry out their plans of world domination as well as sending hitmen with noticeable tattoos on their face carrying around sticks trying to infect Tokyo with a toxin. BRILLIANT!
Seriously, we're just three minutes into this thing and it already makes no sense. I mean, two men are having some kind of martial arts karate fight thing out in the public and no one even stops to look or even call the police.
Then, we're introduced to our hero, Charlie Landers, playing a basketball game. Yeah, he misses a shot just as the game ends. Ladies and gentlemen, the savior of humanity.
Oh my god, we are all screwed beyond belief.
We see Charlie start playing Hero Rising. He plays as an avatar named Aaron Stone, and is apparently the best player in the world. Hero Rising is apparently a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) because Charlie plays with two nerds from India for some reason.
He looks through his window and realizes that there's a new girl who lives in the house across from his named Emma Lau. This is obviously not going to turn into a romantic angle.
I despise Disney's predictability.
The next day, after school Charlie is followed by Stan and they have a short chase scene that is completely irrelevant to the plot and just there to show off Charlie's rad parkour skills! Yeh mehn! This scene does absolutely nothing to further the plot. And I would have been fine with that had it been done awesomely. But this scene was FAR from awesome.
We get another scene of Charlie playing Hero Rising, this time online with a two guys from India. One of whom plays with a female avatar. Okay...
While taking out the trash, Charlie's approached by Stan. Stan explains that he needs Charlie to go to Austria. So he sucks up Charlie into a Supersonic Jet and takes him to Austria.
At Austria, Charlie and Stan meet up with Mr. Hall. It turns out that Stan is actually a robot and that he can do some pretty weird stuff with his head. Actually, the effects for the scenes where Stan takes off his head are pretty cool. They're some pretty good effects for a Disney production.
Anyway, Mr. Hall tells Charlie that he needs to save the world. How did Mr. Hall come to this decision? Well, it turns out that Mr. Hall designed Hero Rising and based it on the people who really are trying to take over the world and the technology they have. Then, he takes the best player in the world to try and turn them into his next superspy.
GENIUS!
Do I even have to make fun of this plan? I mean, what if the top scorer was a scrawny little cosplaying nerd? What then you dumbass? Huh? Are you seriously telling me the safety of the world relies on someone's high score? BULLSHIT. This is the most idiotic plan to save the world EVER.
Must...stop...the Iraq War!
The show starts out in Tokyo, Japan. We see an ad for a game called Hero Rising. The game's slogan reads: IT'S NOT JUST A GAME. Subtle, guys, real subtle. We are shown one of the villains of the game: Souljacker. Do I even have to make fun of that name? Anyway, a second after we're shown the game version of Souljacker, the real Souljacker steps into the shot.
He's running away from a secret agent or something because he wants to infect the city with some kind of toxin. The secret agent then has a short fight with Souljacker and loses, and presumably gets killed. Well, this show isn't so bad after all. I mean, it's just a minute into the first episode and already we have a deadly assassin and the murder of a secret agent. Okay, not bad.
Mr. Hall, the boss of the secret agent, orders a guy named Stan to get him Aaron Stone, who's apparently the final hope of the human race.
Lets examine this. We're only about two minutes into this show and the plot holes are so big that you could sail the Queen Mary through them. Firstly, there's this video game called Hero Rising that is apparently based on real life villains and technology. And yet, these villains who don't exactly blend in, are still willing to try and carry out their plans of world domination as well as sending hitmen with noticeable tattoos on their face carrying around sticks trying to infect Tokyo with a toxin. BRILLIANT!
Seriously, we're just three minutes into this thing and it already makes no sense. I mean, two men are having some kind of martial arts karate fight thing out in the public and no one even stops to look or even call the police.
Then, we're introduced to our hero, Charlie Landers, playing a basketball game. Yeah, he misses a shot just as the game ends. Ladies and gentlemen, the savior of humanity.
Oh my god, we are all screwed beyond belief.
We see Charlie start playing Hero Rising. He plays as an avatar named Aaron Stone, and is apparently the best player in the world. Hero Rising is apparently a MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) because Charlie plays with two nerds from India for some reason.
He looks through his window and realizes that there's a new girl who lives in the house across from his named Emma Lau. This is obviously not going to turn into a romantic angle.
I despise Disney's predictability.
The next day, after school Charlie is followed by Stan and they have a short chase scene that is completely irrelevant to the plot and just there to show off Charlie's rad parkour skills! Yeh mehn! This scene does absolutely nothing to further the plot. And I would have been fine with that had it been done awesomely. But this scene was FAR from awesome.
We get another scene of Charlie playing Hero Rising, this time online with a two guys from India. One of whom plays with a female avatar. Okay...
While taking out the trash, Charlie's approached by Stan. Stan explains that he needs Charlie to go to Austria. So he sucks up Charlie into a Supersonic Jet and takes him to Austria.
At Austria, Charlie and Stan meet up with Mr. Hall. It turns out that Stan is actually a robot and that he can do some pretty weird stuff with his head. Actually, the effects for the scenes where Stan takes off his head are pretty cool. They're some pretty good effects for a Disney production.
Anyway, Mr. Hall tells Charlie that he needs to save the world. How did Mr. Hall come to this decision? Well, it turns out that Mr. Hall designed Hero Rising and based it on the people who really are trying to take over the world and the technology they have. Then, he takes the best player in the world to try and turn them into his next superspy.
GENIUS!
Do I even have to make fun of this plan? I mean, what if the top scorer was a scrawny little cosplaying nerd? What then you dumbass? Huh? Are you seriously telling me the safety of the world relies on someone's high score? BULLSHIT. This is the most idiotic plan to save the world EVER.
Must...stop...the Iraq War!So obviously, Charlie says no. Even though, the world's fate relied on him, I can't fucking blame him. I mean, come on, someone just told him that they wanted him to save the world just because he got a high score on a video game.
But his official reasons are that he needs to take care of his mom and family because his dad died for dramatic convenience. So he says no and Stan takes him back home.
The next day, Charlie's mom gets a job at Mr. Hall's company and Stan follows Charlie on his way to school. Charlie still refuses, but then Stan sucks him up into the SSJ (Supersonic Jet).
And that's the end of part 1 of Hero Rising.
Ugh, the first episode, THE FIRST EPISODE...
IT MAKES NO DAMN SENSE!!! I mean, Disney is investing a lot into this show. This is the first show in a while to have actual sets and filming locations instead of just being shot in a studio. Disney obviously feels that this show will be a huge success. And you know, it probably will be. Because kids eat this shit up.
No, don't be so mean, how dare you? It's made for kids, it doesn't have to be so good!
Being made for kids does not excuse stupidity! I mean, the kids who do watch may not analyze the plot to deeply, but this is just an insult. I mean, there are other spy shows on Disney that make much more sense.
Even this one.
Yes, even Totally Spies makes more sense than Aaron Stone. How? Well, in Totally Spies, they choose their spies based on skill and whatever. But in Aaron Stone, they rely on pure blind luck and hope that the top scorer of some game can save the world.
God help us, this is only the first episode and it already makes no sense.
One down, sixteen to go.
But his official reasons are that he needs to take care of his mom and family because his dad died for dramatic convenience. So he says no and Stan takes him back home.
The next day, Charlie's mom gets a job at Mr. Hall's company and Stan follows Charlie on his way to school. Charlie still refuses, but then Stan sucks him up into the SSJ (Supersonic Jet).
And that's the end of part 1 of Hero Rising.
Ugh, the first episode, THE FIRST EPISODE...
IT MAKES NO DAMN SENSE!!! I mean, Disney is investing a lot into this show. This is the first show in a while to have actual sets and filming locations instead of just being shot in a studio. Disney obviously feels that this show will be a huge success. And you know, it probably will be. Because kids eat this shit up.
No, don't be so mean, how dare you? It's made for kids, it doesn't have to be so good!
Being made for kids does not excuse stupidity! I mean, the kids who do watch may not analyze the plot to deeply, but this is just an insult. I mean, there are other spy shows on Disney that make much more sense.
Even this one.Yes, even Totally Spies makes more sense than Aaron Stone. How? Well, in Totally Spies, they choose their spies based on skill and whatever. But in Aaron Stone, they rely on pure blind luck and hope that the top scorer of some game can save the world.
God help us, this is only the first episode and it already makes no sense.
One down, sixteen to go.
Actually, I think this is Disney letting loose for once, and not sticking to the kiddy teenybopper singing sensation norm it made of itself. It's investing into a different show, thus diving into a different market, and a market similar to the market during the 90s.
ReplyDeleteTherefore pop-culture, cartoons, so on and so forth are reverting back to how they were in the 90s.
Look at this show for instance, I mean if it was released in the 90s it'd be a classic. A serious show that's intentionally funny to people who see the gigantic plotholes. It's like Power Rangers for our generation, and this may be Disney pulling itself out of the shitter. It's going back to the 90s.