I stopped watching RvB after season 15. It felt so different from the show I fell in love with and I really didn’t like the direction the season was going in. I want to try RvB Zero but I’ve also seen a lot of negativity surrounding it. Is it really as bad as people are saying?
Depends on what you like about the show. I would say for someone who stopped at s15, dont watch. Its a completely different show IMO. The only things that connect Zero to OG RvB are halo, action, wash, lina, and tucker. Other than that, the comedy, characters, tone, music, animation, etc are incredibly different. It’s not absolutely terrible - its what youd imagine from a starting cast: pacing issues, some VA stuff that’s off, a little trying a bit hard - but the issue is it doesnt feel like RvB at all.
Im a person that initially disliked s15 too, but after the Shisno Arc was completed, found myself liking it much better. Now Temple and the Grif and Simmons arc are some of my favorite scenes. S16 is still bad for me, but, to be VERY honest as a long time fan S17 felt the most RvB that RvB has been in a while. Even with the components of S16 (the gods and shit) it felt so much… snappier, dialogue driven, comedic, and heartfelt. Lot of good character moments - especially for donut - in there. Only issue is Simmons labyrinth.
That being said for you, Id say… hm. No. But maybe try episode 1, see if youre curious, then maybe try ep 2-3. If youre not into it by then I highly doubt you’ll make it to the end without being kind of disheartened. Especially by Tucker’s appearance.












