That one good moment in an otherwise mediocre show/book.

[Gryphon]

What show or book have y'all read or watched where everything was just kind of standard, or even bad, but there was one really good moment that just came out of nowhere that made you keep reading or watching just to see if it returns to that quality, even though you know it never will.

For me it has to be Fire Force. In season 1 episode 2, there was a moment that got me incredibly hooked into the show. At the end of the episode, the crew is called to extinguish an infernal which erupted in a home. So they go out there, and find the infernal just sitting at a table, not attacking, not burning the home to the ground. Nothing. It just sat there. Then the captain looks at the picture of him with his family, and lays it face down, and without a single word being said, I know whats happening and its genuinely saddening and tragic.

The man erupted, and in a last ditch effort to protect his family, he endured the pain and rage from becoming an infernal, just so his wife and kid could escape. He's still fighting when the crew arrive, and doesn't put up a fight against them despite the fact he'll die by their hands. The scene only gets better when the deed is done, and Shinra, who has a defect due to past trauma, smiles when feeling extremely anxious, nervous, or depressed. However, he's not smiling. Instead he keeps a relatively straight face which signals the fact that he's content with the situation, knowing that there's nothing they can do but put him to rest before he goes berserk and endangers or kills people.

Then it's revealed the reason infernal erupted to begin with was because of the main antagonistic group of the series, which both establish them as an intimidating villain, and gives the crew a sense of urgency. There's so much I love about that scene, which is why I was immensely disappointed by how the rest of the show turned out. Cause a few episodes later, they introduce one of the most annoying fanservice characters ever, and the situations the author puts her in is annoying instead of titillating.

Sorry for the essay, but I just was really disappointed by Fire Force. It set up my expectations to be rather high, but then couldn't follow up on the emotional beats.

 

[Ilikewaterkusa]

What show or book have y'all read or watched where everything was just kind of standard, or even bad, but there was one really good moment that just came out of nowhere that made you keep reading or watching just to see if it returns to that quality, even though you know it never will.

For me it has to be Fire Force. In season 1 episode 2, there was a moment that got me incredibly hooked into the show. At the end of the episode, the crew is called to extinguish an infernal which erupted in a home. So they go out there, and find the infernal just sitting at a table, not attacking, not burning the home to the ground. Nothing. It just sat there. Then the captain looks at the picture of him with his family, and lays it face down, and without a single word being said, I know whats happening and its genuinely saddening and tragic.

The man erupted, and in a last ditch effort to protect his family, he endured the pain and rage from becoming an infernal, just so his wife and kid could escape. He's still fighting when the crew arrive, and doesn't put up a fight against them despite the fact he'll die by their hands. The scene only gets better when the deed is done, and Shinra, who has a defect due to past trauma, smiles when feeling extremely anxious, nervous, or depressed. However, he's not smiling. Instead he keeps a relatively straight face which signals the fact that he's content with the situation, knowing that there's nothing they can do but put him to rest before he goes berserk and endangers or kills people.

Then it's revealed the reason infernal erupted to begin with was because of the main antagonistic group of the series, which both establish them as an intimidating villain, and gives the crew a sense of urgency. There's so much I love about that scene, which is why I was immensely disappointed by how the rest of the show turned out. Cause a few episodes later, they introduce one of the most annoying fanservice characters ever, and the situations the author puts her in is annoying instead of titillating.

Sorry for the essay, but I just was really disappointed by Fire Force. It set up my expectations to be rather high, but then couldn't follow up on the emotional beats.

Thought you were talking about fire punch.

 

[AnonUnlimited]

I agree, fire force started interesting but got worse as it went on.

I’d go with Naruto, the first Arc had so much moments I loved when I was a kid then the rest of it after the time skip was meh and disappointing.

also Bleach. After the soul society arc I had a headache with it.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

For me, that's any moment that oozes with brotherly love.