Aktrez said:
A lot of people have mentioned Samus and how she got caught too easily so, I thought I would throw out MY reason for playing her how I did.
At this point, the whole world is against us. We are at a dead end. Luigi - who Samus obviously cares about - has just been dart'd and deku'd. We are all enemies of the city. What would be the smartest thing to do? Kill all of the people that the city believes are there to help and then try to convince them we are the good guys or head to the slammer to potentially save Luigi's life and have some time to think without being on the run.
Samus may be a tough bounty hunter but, she's also a pretty smart cookie. I feel as though she would know when to pick her battles.
Thoughts?
Indeed, getting into a fight with the police would be counter-productive to the cause. While they are willing to deal with the denizens of the underworld in order to try and save the Princess and the Kingdom, they will not go too far. Putting up too much of a fight against the police would not have saved Luigi, and would only have caused events to escalate. The shock of the brutality towards Luigi, whom Samus obviously cares for as you pointed out, could be a factor as well.
As far as the episode goes, I enjoyed it. Some people were complaining about the humor, but I appreciated it. As serious as it gets, it's aim is as a dark comedy. It's very well-written in the serious moments, but realistically, it can't be taken all seriously due to the characters involved. The humor did not overshadow anything in my opinion, and was similar to what attracted me to the series in the early episodes. It struck a good balance. A little less subtle than some of the more recent episodes, but still effective.
I only have two criticisms of the episode. The first is the action. As has been said by the others, they could use a bit of work. They're better than the one in Episode 4, but can be improved upon a bit. The one between Mario and DK was the best so far, and the others should take a few more ques from that one in terms of cutting and impact. The other is towards the acting of Matt Key as Luigi. He needs to be consistent on the accent. He uses it in the narration, but on-camera it's rarely present. He was so good about it in the early episodes, but now he uses it on very few lines, and it's becoming more of a problem. He needs to fix the slips, or not use it all, because it's a bit jarring once you notice it.
I look forward to the next installment, and more of Mario, who's a very strong character.
