Episode 4 really felt like they didn’t have the time and/or resources to do what they wanted, so they had to dial the animation back a lot. I only watched it once but some of the big offeders I remember is
A long sequence of Nolan flying slowly through mostly empty space, barely moving
A long sequence of Debbie walking through mostly empty cityscape
A medium sequence of Donald standing in front of a mirror barely moving, including several seconds of staring at a knife (I’m still not clear what he was looking at)
The scene with Mark and his new stepmom standing in a mostly empty cave barely moving
All of these existed to run down the clock without taxing the animation resources.
I’ve seen a lot of praise for the climactic fight scene because it was “true to the comics” in that it utilized lots of still frames reminiscent of comic panels. I think this was the one instance where they were able to use the constraints they were under somewhat effectively. I would have much prefered an animated fight since I’m watching an animated show, but it at least felt like it worked stylistically as opposed to the rest of the episode which was lots of frustrating filler.
Episode 4 really felt like they didn’t have the time and/or resources to do what they wanted, so they had to dial the animation back a lot. I only watched it once but some of the big offeders I remember is
All of these existed to run down the clock without taxing the animation resources.
I’ve seen a lot of praise for the climactic fight scene because it was “true to the comics” in that it utilized lots of still frames reminiscent of comic panels. I think this was the one instance where they were able to use the constraints they were under somewhat effectively. I would have much prefered an animated fight since I’m watching an animated show, but it at least felt like it worked stylistically as opposed to the rest of the episode which was lots of frustrating filler.