Red vs. Blue (2016)

Season 14

Director: Burnie Burns, Miles Luna, Kyle Taylor, Joe Nicolosi, Joshua Ornelas, Freddie Wong, Ben Singer, Allison Baker, Nico Audy-Rowland, Jeremy Dooley, Daniel Fabelo, Matt Hullum
Studio: Rooster Teeth
Starring: Jen Brown, Burnie Burns, Sean Duggan
Episodes: 24

Synopsis:
A look at various side stories and what if scenarios in the greater Red vs. Blue mythos.

Impressions:
With the finale of Season 13, it seemed very difficult to follow up on it, so we get a very different approach this time around, an anthology of various shorts, most of them one-shots. Some of them give us additional insight into the main story and others are just simple entertainment. We get a variety of animation styles, to include live action sequences, and a range of RT staffers get to try their hand writing and directing, which add to the experimental feel of the season. The so-called Mercenary Trilogy, a three-part side story featuring Felix and Locus is my personal favorite and it alone is arguably enough to warrant a purchase in my book, but going hand in hand with the variety is an overall unevenness and lack of consistency that leaves this somewhat weaker overall as a viewing experience. It's still worth seeing and completionists are bound to get it anyway, but I can't endorse it as strongly as I have other seasons. Particularly coming off the surprisingly strong Chorus Trilogy, this is a touch disappointing.

Rating:
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