Finally, we're at journey's end. The gang has made it to Egypt, and they're finally going to find and defeat Dio... After making it through a huge gauntlet of new Stand users, of course.
For as fun as a lot of the episodes can be, I'm sure the one problem every JoJo fan has with the entirety of Part 3 is that it drags on for far too long. You could probably cut more than half of the Stands, as very few of them are actually important to the greater story, but like I said, a lot of them are fun. If the pacing was tighter, it would have been a lot more enjoyable.
The characters, much like the first half, are pretty great. I wasn't a fan of Iggy, the newcomer in this second half, but he got some good redeeming moments near the end. What I'm most disappointed by is that Kakyoin was put out of commission at the beginning, and he didn't return until the final quarter. It's not like he was so powerful that they had to nerf him. They just ditched him for, like, twenty episodes, which doesn't make any sense. Also, the Opening for this half is definitely the weakest one we've gotten so far. The visuals are just as good as the OP for the first half, but the song itself... It's as if the singer hadn't read the lyrics before recording, and started singing them like a karaoke session. It's really weird, and kind of off. Too bad, since every OP up to this point has been a banger.
All that being said, there are no bad episodes here, and there are only a few great episodes. But there are a lot of episodes that are just 'pretty good'. The villains have Stands that have far more creative power sets, and the heroes use their Stands in far more creative ways to defeat them.
Top 3 BEST EPISODES:
I've always described JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Overprepared: The Anime. You know, where characters are constantly saying to each other, "I knew you would do that, so I did this ahead of time to stop you."
This episode is a distillation of that whole concept. The entire two-parter taking place at a gambling table, it feels very small-scale, but the stakes have never been higher. With so many hilarious moments, this might just be my favourite episode of the show so far.
I'm so glad we got the epic finale we were promised. We haven't properly seen Dio since the end of Part 1, and the characters have hyped him up so much. I don't want to say too much, but thankfully, they delivered on it.
Boingo's Manga is my favourite Stand I've seen so far. The fact that whatever is written in it is always right makes for some great ironic moments. All around, it's a great episode. Plus, the unique ED is really catchy.
(Honorable mention to D'arby the Gamer for giving us the "Yes! Yes! YES!" meme)
Top 3 WORST EPISODES:
Yeah, this one is a little problematic, what with showing a fully nude kid and all. Plus, a villain who enjoys beating up children? No thanks. It's a nice bit of character development for Polnareff, though.
It's a shame that two great characters the gang has fought before makes for a pretty bad duo. Even though the conclusion was kind of neat, it wasn't nearly as satisfying as the first Oingo/Boingo episode. At least this one also has a unique ED.
Ah, yes, the first truly horny episode of JoJo. It had its moments, but a lot of the silly, pervy situations made me cringe more than they made me laugh. However, it's neat that the events of this episode take place at the same time as Anubis.
Just like the first half, it's a lot of 7 out of 10 episodes, with a handful of episodes that are a point higher or lower. However, the highs are much higher this time around, so I'm glad this slow-as-molasses season managed to stick the landing.
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