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Contested Sequel

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Contested Sequel	comment	Sometimes there's a sequel that attempts to address complaints viewers had with the original, or build upon the original's perceived strengths. Sometimes, in its attempt to do so, though, it may lose track of what made the original so great for many. If that happens, there may be a huge split in the fanbase, with some fans saying that the sequel is an excellent improvement, with others saying that the sequel's improvements aren't worth the other changes made. This can result in large flame wars when someone who prefers the original argues with those who consider the sequel to be superior. Such installments can have worse long-term consequences than a sequel that is considered universally inferior. Sometimes, the company will try to fix things with the next installment in the series, only to make more friends and more enemies. This may lead to an Unpleasable Fanbase. Quite often, if they try to fix something, half the fanbase will be glad that it was fixed, while the other half will accuse the creators of Pandering to the Base. See also First Installment Wins, and Critical Backlash. Notes: This is not for sequels where fans overwhelmingly agree that the sequel is bad. It's for sequels where some fans think it's inferior, while others think it's as good as or better than previous entries. Also, it's generally not for sequels which fans do not regard as part of the series. Even well-received sequels can still be subject to some Fanon Discontinuity (often due to character deaths or Ship Sinking), so it stands to reason that contested sequels inspire this even more, but because Sequelitis isn't in play, the installment generally has a fair share of defenders. Additionally, this is definitely not for sequels where fans consider it better than the original, unless there are also other fans who disagree. Sometimes, Canon Discontinuity can apply when the creators become dissatisfied with a contested sequel and retcon or ignore it in later installments. Other times, Canon Discontinuity doesn't happen because the work is poorly received, but whoever owns the rights to the franchise thinks they have a better idea about what to do next, causing a divergence from the established story. Please keep examples from degrading into complaining about the side of the fanbase you disagree with. Give both sides a fair representation. As this is a sub-item to Broken Base, the same rules apply here as well. There is a mandatory six month waiting-period after the work comes out to add examples. Audience reactions can be all over the place when a work first releases, so some time and perspective is needed to see where consensus (or lack thereof) lies.
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Contested Sequel / int_10b219a9	comment	The first Cooler movie and the first Broly movie are generally loved by the fans, but the sequels are more controversial. The second Cooler movie had serious Off-Model problems and plot points that heavily contradict with the canon story and they don't make even that much sense in the movie itself, but it also had an intimidating villain with a cool concept and some fun, explosive fights. The second and third Broly movies are both reckoned to be pretty bad, the former for its terrible pacing and boring, repetitive story, the latter for shifting the character focus to members of the cast besides Goku and Vegeta, scaling back the collateral damage, and using a disgusting mutant instead of the original Broly. On the other hand, when they aren't just arguing about which one is worse, both films have their fans, since they let side characters (who normally get Demoted to Extra so the main two saiyans can hog all the limelight for themselves) actually do things and be cool on their own.
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Contested Sequel / int_12300cc3	comment	Watchmen: The prequels quickly fell into this, even before they were released. One of the main complaints is that they were being released at all, in the face of the known feelings of its creator, Alan Moore. However, some have pointed out that he himself has been using other authors' creations for his own stories, such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Lost Girls, while DC is using Moore's creations for their own purpose. The only difference is that Moore primarily uses characters from authors who are long dead, so it's hard to see Moore being on the high ground in this particular regard. Moore's side is even harder to get behind when you find out that almost all of the major characters in Watchmen were based on superheroes from Charlton Comics that DC prevented him from using. So he just ripped them off by creating new versions of them. However, some think that this made these characters more memorable than their original counterparts, but if the original idea had been used Watchmen might have been a Contested Sequel itself. Fan regard for works set after the original graphic novel are even more complicated. While the HBO series has won over many (with some even agreeing with critics that it's one of the best TV shows of the decade), there are some who still favor the also-acclaimed comic sequel. Then there are those that favor both and try to fit them in the same continuity. Then there are others who agree with Moore and completely ignore anything without his name on it.
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Contested Sequel / int_1360c1cf	comment	Finding Dory is an odd case among Pixar movies. Its Rotten Tomatoes score is in the mid-90s, putting it nearly on par with Finding Nemo and Pixar's other acclaimed classics, but the reviews themselves frequently note that the movie isn't as good as its predecessor. If one looks at Metacritic, its score is a respectable 77, whereas the first film has a score of 90. In any case, it's considered the best-reviewed Pixar sequel that isn't a follow-up to Toy Story, and still seen as a worthy sequel and a good movie in its own right. And there are many who feel it's an Even Better Sequel for the deeper story, faster pace, superior humor, and Hank.
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Contested Sequel / int_158b0cbb	comment	While Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and its' spin-off Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood are adored by many people, the fans of those shows are split on whether the second Mister Rogers' Neighborhood spin-off, Donkey Hodie, is good or bad. Deractors say that the show is nothing like the series it was based on and lacks the charm of it, while those who like it praise it for the good puppetry and special effects, as well as doing its' own thing rather than being exactly like Mister Rogers was.
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Contested Sequel / int_160c1407	comment	Everything Metallica have done since, depending on your point of view, either Master Of Puppets, ... And Justice For All or the Black Album.
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Contested Sequel / int_17293dfa	comment	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony ended up being praised for its improved gameplay mechanics and bonus content, but criticized for the last chapter's plot twist (and to a lesser extent, for killing off the first female protagonist in the main series in the first chapter), as well as for a general inability to break away from or subvert the traditions set by the first two games.
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Contested Sequel / int_19b7bfc4	comment	A Court of Silver Flames. Many see it as an improvement over A Court of Frost and Starlight due to having a plot with actual stakes, and enjoy the book's focus on fan-favorite Nesta, her journey of recovery and her relationship with Cassian. However, others have criticized how unpleasant many of the main characters act, especially towards Nesta, and the main villain being considered a weaker antagonist compared to Amarantha and the King of Hybern. The plotline involving Feyre's pregnancy also proved divisive; some enjoyed it and felt it was a great way to complete Nesta's arc, while others unfavorably compared it to Breaking Dawn and felt it was disappointing and problematic due to Rhysand's behavior (which reminded some people of Tamlin), Nesta giving up her powers to save Feyre and her baby, and Feyre becoming rather passive and helpless.
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Contested Sequel / int_1a4b3ea2	comment	If it's a series of Digimon that's not Digimon Adventure, it qualifies. Although there are plenty who say Digimon Tamers should fall under Even Better Sequel (disregarding Adventure's second series). Digimon Frontier is the most highly contested due to its significant departure from the Mons premise; Digimon Fusion also gets this for similar reasons, though it's generally regarded higher than Frontier. Digimon Tamers and Digimon Data Squad get it for being Darker and Edgier (and in Tamers's case, not being another direct sequel to Adventure), and Digimon Adventure 02 tends to get criticised under It's the Same, Now It Sucks!. All of them have their supporters, especially 02 and Tamers; Broken Base fun ensues. Adding another layer to the 02 Broken Base comes the fact that most of the cast from Adventure (that is, anyone who's not T.K. or Kari, or their respective 'mons) got Demoted to Extra. Although 02 had only become officially cracked at the epilogue. No matter who you were, you had something to complain about the epilogue.
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Contested Sequel / int_1dd9862b	comment	Both sides of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School are polarizing: Actionized Sequel Future Arc is praised for its Darker and Edgier tone and the innovative killing game format, but criticized for the wasted new characters, fake deaths and, specially, for its disappointing villains. Prequel Despair Arc is praised for the returning characters and the Big Bad's villainy, but criticized for pacing, the Retcons to pre-established lore, and the Flanderization of most of the Danganronpa 2 cast. The concluding Hope Arc is even more divisive; you'll see opinions ranging from "deserved happiness" to "cheap pandering" and everything in between.
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Contested Sequel / int_2250e67e	comment	Star Trek: Enterprise was done primarily because fans had complained about the stationary nature of Deep Space Nine and the constant technobabble of Voyager. Setting it in an earlier time period allowed the scary nature of space travel to be more constant and the technology wasn't always the savior. There were fans who loved it from the start, fans who hated it from the start (usually due to the excessive fanservice and poorly-received episodes like "A Night in Sickbay" and "Dear Doctor"), and a third group who felt it had a hard time at first, but found its voice just before it was canceled (with a further subdivision based on whether the beard was grown in season 3 or 4).
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Contested Sequel / int_227431b6	comment	Runaways fans were not very keen on accepting their beloved characters as C-List Fodder in Avengers Arena. For that matter, neither are Avengers Academy fans. Or Sentinel fans. Or fans of any of the pre-existing characters that ended up in Arena... There are some that liked that the series averted Death Is Cheap and liked the plot, but there were also just as many that would rather not see their favorite teen heroes die in a The Hunger Games/Battle Royale Follow the Leader book. The counter argument usually is that none of those characters were particularly popular to begin with (both Avengers Academy and Runaways received positive reviews but were cancelled due to poor sales), and that the fact that the characters were so obscure (thus meaning they were unlikely to get a quick resurrection) made the story much more tense than the usual superhero fights.
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Contested Sequel / int_22d74b2e	comment	Redwall went on for a very long time, and almost every fan can agree that, at some point, the books started a sharp decline in quality. Getting them to agree exactly which book marks the point of decline is impossible, and every fan has at least one or two books during the Audience-Alienating Era that they still enjoy.
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Contested Sequel / int_2bb84c17	comment	For Casteel Series, Heaven and Dark Angel are considered some of Andrews' best work (if not her best work period) by fans, but everything after her death varies from person to person. Fallen Hearts is mostly seen as decent, but Gates of Paradise and Web of Dreams aren't too well liked (mostly for repeating plot points from the previous books, and for the former having an annoying narrator).
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Contested Sequel / int_2e1df124	comment	The sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph Breaks the Internet, became considerably divisive not very long after it was released. While a good number of folks like the sequel just fine and find it a worthy follow-up to the first movie, some others find it inferior for varying reasons. The most popular points of contention seem to be the premise itself note that takes place away from the arcade and other video game characters, its sense of humor note some finding it hilarious, others found it lackluster and/or cringey, and how Vanellope's character arc was handled note with some thinking it worked well and led to a meaningful lesson in not getting in the way of your friend's dreams and aspirations, while others absolutely reviled it for allegedly going against the message of the first movie and painting an unpleasant picture of Vanellope's character. There are also some people, even Disney fans, who see the whole movie just as a marketing ploy from Disney to push their various brands. Some even suggest that the reason this film isn't panned as much as The Emoji Movie even though they have similar premises is due to the reputation Sony Pictures Animation had at the time and the large brand loyalty people have towards Disney.
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Contested Sequel / int_2f427f2d	comment	Everyone agrees that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for not being written by the series' creator, "feels like fanfic" and should be at most be given a Broad Strokes treatment. But does it work as a sequel for its wonderful emotional beats and bringing back all their old nostalgia, or is it a worthless Cliché Storm rife with convoluted plots and questionable characterization?
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Contested Sequel / int_3018c949	comment	Bambi II is one of the most divisive Disney sequels, largely because while it is one of the most lavishly made of Disney Toon Studios' efforts, it is also an Interquel for one of Disney's first and most iconic films. Fans of the first film complain the Interquel lacks the same artistic direction and nuance, with over focus on dialogue and cliche family plots, while fans of the second film prefer the warmer story and broader Character Development over the deliberate vagueness of the first film for natural perspective.
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Contested Sequel / int_341a1fd2	comment	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Some people like how it was grittier than the other Scooby-Doo cartoons and gave the characters flaws, while others thought the show was too dark and the characters too flawed. Fred and Daphne, and Shaggy and Velma, are now together and some viewers (usually shippers) like this, while others thinks it makes the show too emotional (especially with Shaggy and Velma, since it often leads to Scooby getting jealous). In addition, Velma is made into an Insufferable Genius, and some viewers think this is funny, while others think it's obnoxious.
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Contested Sequel / int_353b7af3	comment	Star Trek: Discovery ran into this as soon as details about the series were announced, ranging from the decision to set it ten years prior to the Original Series, to the Abrams-esque redesigns of the Starfleet uniforms, the Klingons, the ships and other elements, and the decision to make the show much more serialized as well as Darker and Edgier, as opposed to the Lighter and Softer episodic format that had predominated (and grown tired) on both Voyager and Enterprise (and adding more and stronger profanity). If anything, the severity and vehemence of the Broken Base has only intensified after the first season began airing, with a large hatedom passionately dedicated to savaging everything about Discovery for not immediately living up to their ideas about "what a Trek series should be".
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Contested Sequel / int_36a99a80	comment	Shrek While both Shrek 2 and its predecessor are widely loved, there are those who prefer the second movie for its better pacing, humor and character development, and there are those who prefer the first for its "grittier" feel, more streamlined plot and greater impact on pop and Internet culture. And on the other hand there's Shrek Forever After, which is either a Surprisingly Improved Sequel after the letdown of Shrek the Third by having a better plot and villain, or an even worse follow-up that completely abandons the actual characters.
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Contested Sequel / int_36d1798b	comment	A Goofy Movie's Direct to Video sequel An Extremely Goofy Movie. Because Roxanne was removed, Max and Goofy got Aesop Amnesia, and there was an Extreme Sports Plot, many people didn't like the movie at all. However, because the animation was really good, Bobby became a Breakout Character, Goofy got a Love Interest and PJ, The Woobie, earned his happy ending (which even some people who had less context were happy to see because it showed a sympathetic fat character getting a girlfriend based on his personality), other people thought it was amazing even if they hated the first one. The audience's reaction spans "awesome but the first one sucked", "even better than the first one", "as good as the first one", "not as good as the first one but still awesome", "not as good as the first one in most ways but better in some", "okay", "not very good but with some redeeming qualities" and "completely horrible".
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Contested Sequel / int_3aeb1c75	comment	Dragon Ball: Dragon Ball GT. On one hand, there's Akira Toriyama's relative lack of involvement, questionable character design choices, Pan's portrayal as a Bratty Half-Pint, and the fact that the My Kung-Fu Is Stronger Than Yours got so unbalanced that Goku became the only relevant character. On the other hand, it didn't suffer from the Arc Fatigue of Dragon Ball Z, had some pretty intense battle scenes, and a Tear Jerker ending to nicely wrap everything up. One half of the fanbase worships it. The other half will strangle you for mentioning it. The first Cooler movie and the first Broly movie are generally loved by the fans, but the sequels are more controversial. The second Cooler movie had serious Off-Model problems and plot points that heavily contradict with the canon story and they don't make even that much sense in the movie itself, but it also had an intimidating villain with a cool concept and some fun, explosive fights. The second and third Broly movies are both reckoned to be pretty bad, the former for its terrible pacing and boring, repetitive story, the latter for shifting the character focus to members of the cast besides Goku and Vegeta, scaling back the collateral damage, and using a disgusting mutant instead of the original Broly. On the other hand, when they aren't just arguing about which one is worse, both films have their fans, since they let side characters (who normally get Demoted to Extra so the main two saiyans can hog all the limelight for themselves) actually do things and be cool on their own. Dragon Ball Super. Its fans tend to like its many new Ensemble Darkhorses note Beerus, Whis, etc., but its critics tend to dislike its controversial writing decisions note The Future Trunks Saga's sheer Happy Ending Override of the Androids/Cell Saga, etc.. After the series concluded, most of its fans ultimately ended up agreeing that the series was too inconsistent in quality to really be superior to Z, but argued that the show's peaks were on par with Z's peaks.
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Contested Sequel / int_3b73c4a0	comment	And for fans of the reboot, there's Caprica, which is a Contested Prequel. Many fans of the reboot thought the series was overly melodramatic and slow as molasses with little of actual significance happening until close to the end, while Caprica fans praise the show's character-heavy storytelling as being superior and more meaningful than what the reboot provided.
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Contested Sequel / int_3e8962b5	comment	Fans of the original Sushi Go! are divided on the expanded re-release Sushi Go Party!. Those who like it enjoy how the new cards and menus offer new possibilities for play, especially if they feel that the original has got stale, or want to play the game in a setting the original wasn't really suited for (e.g. with a player count of 2 or 6-8). Those who don't like it feel that it sacrificed the original's simplicity (just bring the small box, shuffle up and play, while Party! has a bigger box and may require you to sort cards) for little gain, and that the new card designs aren't that good.
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Contested Sequel / int_43916a48	comment	All Dogs Go to Heaven 2. While most fans of the first movie consider the second to be inferior because they say that it mostly lacks everything good from the original, others say that it's a superior followup to the original because it's not as depressing and it has a good story with catchy songs.
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Contested Sequel / int_44fe781e	comment	Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Rebuild of Evangelion movies get this from fans of the original series. Some fans and critics praised the films (especially the first two) for making a more coherent and condensed plot, as well as avoiding the original series' penchant for gratuitous Stock Footage, while others complained about the Big Budget Beef-Up leading to more action at the cost of character development. Many fans of Asuka were particularly annoyed at the second film for putting her in a coma for the big finale. The third movie is so polarizing that it caused another split among fans of the previous Rebuild films. Some praise the film for being the darkest and most daring entry in the franchise (it's the first entry not to be based off any existing arc of the original anime), while others criticized the massive Continuity Lock-Out, the mean-spirited nature of the movie, and the fact that most of the cast ended up being Demoted To Extras.
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Contested Sequel / int_47dfc6f	comment	Total Drama: World Tour, big time. Some fans love it for the addition of new contestants Alejandro as an awesome Big Bad and Sierra as a hilarious Ascended Fangirl, the focus and development given to Ensemble Darkhorses who had been left out of Action (like Noah, Cody, Ezekiel, and Tyler), the catchy and entertaining musical numbers, and the Character Development of former Big Bad Heather into a mild Anti-Hero. Other fans despise the season for its mistreatment of longtime fan favourites (like Izzy, Bridgette, Leshawna, and DJ), poor handling of the returning favourites (Noah and Tyler were eliminated halfway, Cody became an Elimination Houdini, and Ezekiel got turned into a monster), Alejandro being an Invincible Villain and Sierra being an annoying Stalker with a Crush, and the continuation of the Courtney/Duncan/Gwen Love Triangle, a plot which many found tiring even during the season before (it doesn't help that the reason as to why it was continued this season was a result of Executive Meddling). Not to the same extent as World Tour, but Revenge of the Island was, of course, getting this long before it aired due to replacing the entire cast of contestants with newcomers. Some say that the change gave new life to a series that was clearly running out of things to do with its old cast and thus adore the newcomers and their quirks, while others say that throwing away the old characters like that is what ruined the show and thus see the newcomers as poor man's replacements. Not helping was the shortening of the season's length from 26 to 13 episodes, which doubtlessly annoyed many fans. Pahkitew Island either did many things right or was yet more proof of the series losing its touch. Those who believe in the former say the third batch of new contestants saved the show after the much-hated All-Stars season, saw the change of setting and increased focus on wilderness survival as a nice change of pace, and enjoyed the overarching mystery around the island. Those who hate the season despise the new cast as one-dimensional and gimmicky, feel its story arcs to have been poorly handled, and believe its villains to have been among the worst in the show's history.
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Contested Sequel / int_4965fb90	comment	Some have criticized Incredibles 2 for having a plot similar to the first movie but with Helen's and Bob's jobs reversed, and saw the villain as an inferior replacement to the well-received Syndrome. The Immediate Sequel status of this film didn't help either. On the other hand, a significant number of fans see the film as even better, as the movie significantly develops Helen's job life (in contrast to Bob's job life in the first movie, which was mostly covered in a montage) and Bob's home life was given significant focus as well.
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Contested Sequel / int_49ebb569	comment	Code Lyoko: Evolution is this to Code Lyoko for a multitude of reasons, with the most blatant one being that the real world outside of Lyoko is now live-action, replacing the 2D traditional animation of the original. The divide isn't helped by the showrunners of the first series not only having little to do with the sequel, but also outright disowning it due to the new creative team completely ignoring any input they gave.
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Contested Sequel / int_49ff762	comment	Torchwood ran for two normal series and then moved to the highly-acclaimed Children of Earth five-part epic. This was then followed by Miracle Day, which was equally ambitious and an attempt to co-produce between America and Britain, but unfortunately the most polarizing installment of the series for dragging on longer than necessary, as well as the one that stopped more series from coming out, at least on TV.
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Contested Sequel / int_4d2a48c1	comment	Mako Mermaids: An H₂O Adventure has its fans, but the majority of the crowd would say that H₂O: Just Add Water was better. Part of the crowd that did like Mako Mermaids say it should have been a standalone show unconnected to Hâ‚‚O's lore, thanks to continuity revisions that were done to reconcile the fact that Mako Mermaids takes place in the same location as Hâ‚‚O, but almost a decade later.
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Contested Sequel / int_4d773e6	comment	How to Train Your Dragon: Some people who dislike How to Train Your Dragon 2 criticize it for slower pacing and less Show, Don't Tell and heavier dialogue (or for killing off Stoick the Vast). Others felt that it was a worthy sequel that explored dark themes such as war and death in a mature manner for a family film. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World also gets this. Some find it an excellent Grand Finale to the How To Train Your Dragon saga that sent the characters off in a heartfelt way. Others find the movie's themes to be completely disconnected from all installments of the series before it (in particular feeling like the movie goes out of its way to justify Hiccup and Toothless parting ways and everyone releasing their dragons to go to the Hidden World with Toothless and his Light Fury mate at the end of the movie to the point of throwing continuity with and characterizations/character development in/over the first two movies and the various TV shows/specials out the window), and that the ending was unnecessary and nonsensical (not to mention potentially worrying if the implications of said ending are taken into account).
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Contested Sequel / int_4dd54482	comment	Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien made the franchise Darker and Edgier, making the characters far more mature and competent and putting heavy emphasis on serialization. Detractors of the two shows believe such changes didn't feel like a natural progression for these characters, and that they came across as entirely different people; especially Kevin, a major villain who underwent a Heelâ€“Face Turn in Alien Force's first episode. The two series also contradicted many things from the original series, with some getting explained away, and others not, which only served to break the fanbase even more.
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Contested Sequel / int_4f9064f7	comment	Kung Fu Panda 3 is either a good movie, but not as good as the first two, or an Even Better Sequel. That said, you'll be hard-pressed to find any fans that outright disliked it.
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Contested Sequel / int_500bac67	comment	Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion. There are those who consider it an Even Better Sequel that takes the themes of the series in a new and even more interesting direction with an absolutely fascinating conclusion... and there are those who see it as a massive middle finger to everything that made the show good and absolutely hate the direction it takes at the end. Then there's those who think the movie as a whole is good but that the ending really drags it down, and those who like the ending but think the rest of it is overly padded... Basically the movie's divisive status is roughly on par with End of Evangelion. The fact that it ended in a Sequel Hook of sorts (that leaves the movie virtually needing a follow-up) that still hasn't been resolved isn't helping matters...
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Contested Sequel / int_5540bb6c	comment	Machine Head became a victim of this trope with their 2018 album, Catharsis. This is due to its heavy Nu Metal sound compared to the band's previous four releases note Through the Ashes of Empires (2003), The Blackening (2007), Unto the Locust (2011), and Bloodstone and Diamonds (2014); all of which received universal acclaim which had their usual Groove Metal and Thrash Metal combination. The fan reaction to the preview tracks grew worse and worse with each track (particularly "Kaleidoscope", which was absolutely savaged by the fanbase), and the critical reception wasn't much kinder. The general mood before it was even released was along the lines of "how on earth did Robb Flynn think this was a good idea", which was further intensified when Flynn attacked one of the more scathing reviews. Many believe that Flynn and the rest of the band did not learn their mistakes from releasing The Burning Red and Supercharger.
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Contested Sequel / int_5c208620	comment	Its sequel series, The New Batman Adventures. Airing on a new station, the creators and cast returned, for the most part, and the art got revamped for the sake of smoother animation and to match the style used for Superman: The Animated Series. But controversy was afoot; all the characters got a redesign, either minor or major. Batman, Robin and Batgirl looked fairly similar, and the new grisly Scarecrow was loved by everyone, but Joker, Two-Face, Croc, Baby Doll, Poison Ivy and Riddler weren't received nearly as well. The tone of the series is said to have suffered as well, with the focus widening to include Robin and Batgirl in most episodes. However, the series still produced some very memorable episodes, such as "Over the Edge", "Old Wounds", and "Mad Love".
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Contested Sequel / int_5e150650	comment	The developers of Exalted Third Edition are pretty unashamed in their hatred of many decisions made in second edition from a design and storytelling perspective. During the promotion for their Kickstarter, White Wolf's Community Manager asked a /tg/ user to please not play 2E and just wait for their new one.
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Contested Sequel / int_5f606afa	comment	The sequels to Flowers in the Attic get this treatment. Petals on the Wind is either better or not as good as the first book, while If There Be Thorns (wherein Cathy's sons Jory and Bart take over as the narrators of the book) and Seeds of Yesterday (Cathy is the narrator again, but not a whole lot really happens) are seen as inferior. Garden of Shadows is generally considered an improvement, despite being completed by Andrew's ghostwriter after her death. The ghostwriter-penned Diary series however is almost universally loathed by fans.
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Contested Sequel / int_605dd875	comment	Stargate-verse: Stargate Atlantis. Many people thought it was just copying the Deep Space Nine model and you'll find frequent comparisons to those two series. On the other hand, others thought it was a decent series that did well to separate itself from the original with a new cast of characters and setting as well as changes in plot formulas that nonetheless stayed true to the spirit of the original. Stargate Universe. In addition to the complaints about simply ripping off Voyager (after ripping off Deep Space Nine through Atlantis), the other major argument mirrors the Battlestar Galactica remake: was it an honest attempt to breathe new life into a franchise that had been going on for a dozen or so years on largely the same formula uninterrupted, or was it a botched attempt at making it Darker and Edgier that went straight into the series' Audience-Alienating Era and thus became the Franchise Killer, all in an attempt to mine the success of Battlestar Galactica?
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Contested Sequel / int_6321a082	comment	Jewelpet Kira☆Deco! suffers from this, largely because most complainers belong to the Periphery Demographic and they are disappointed with how much more childish this fourth season is compared to previous seasons, which often went out of their way to appeal to the otaku crowd. Meanwhile, younger viewers generally prefer this one over the season immediately before it.
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Contested Sequel / int_63e91040	comment	Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World did something that none of the others dared to try: permanently break up the main couple. As a result, many Pocahontas fans hate it. However, given how divisive that film is, many who don't like the original think that the sequel is an improvement, noting that it is more historically accurate and gives Pocahontas herself a stronger character arc.
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Contested Sequel / int_68c7e5cd	comment	While not nearly as over the top as its predecessor mentioned above, there are a good number of people who consider Macross Frontier to be fairly controversial in its own right, especially in regards to the two movies and the Love Triangle (and its resolution... or lack there of, depending on the continuity).
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Contested Sequel / int_69085a0	comment	Macross, being a long-running franchise, inevitably has some of this: Macross 7 took the idea of a song being the key to saving the world and ran as far and as fast with it as possible. Instead of the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross's portrayal of a sad, desperate struggle for humanity's survival, the result is a rock star fighting space vampires with The Power of Rock. While the original SDF had a lot of silly moments, it wasn't to the extent of Macross 7. While not nearly as over the top as its predecessor mentioned above, there are a good number of people who consider Macross Frontier to be fairly controversial in its own right, especially in regards to the two movies and the Love Triangle (and its resolution... or lack there of, depending on the continuity). Macross Delta further split the fanbase between wanting to see the original mecha fights interspersed with a love triangle drama and newer fans who deeply appreciates the idea of an Idol group with mecha as its backup dancers.
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Contested Sequel / int_694ab80	comment	Later, Batman Beyond. On the one hand, it had a distinctive aesthetic, an excellent soundtrack, and a neat "What If" style look at the future of Gotham. On the other hand, it had a real tightrope to walk between leaning too hard on Bruce's past and classic villains and introducing new characters and conflicts that had a bad habit of feeling a little... high school. Of course, it was doomed to be hated by some segment of the fandom from the moment they made the decision to put someone besides Bruce Wayne in the Batsuit.
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Contested Sequel / int_6956d9bf	comment	The second and third The Swan Princess films. On the one hand, they're direct-to-video and feature almost none of the original voice cast (save for Odette and Puffin). But on the other, the plots are more original and interesting than many of the Disney DTV sequels. The second devotes a lot of screen time to the entertaining Queen Uberta, while the third features a very charismatic villain and has a surprisingly dark climax. Plus the animation is still pretty consistent across all three films. The latter two CGI sequels on the other hand...
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Contested Sequel / int_6ac55ec7	comment	The fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons has this in spades. All previous editions built on the same basic structure created back in the 1970s, but 4th Edition rebuilt the game from the ground up. Half the fanbase loves it for its tightly defined rule set, tactical depth, strong support for the DM, ease of play and giving every class, even former Low-Tier Letdowns like the Monk a fair shot at being as awesome as Wizards. The other half hates it for its reliance on Gameplay and Story Segregation, its heavy focus on battle mat combat, the shoehorning of all classes into the same mechanical structure, and a lot of gratuitous changes to D&D lore. Other editions saw similar arguments, but none were quite so contentious as that one.
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Contested Sequel / int_72e68fc6	comment	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney â€“ Spirit of Justice is also rather divisive, even compared to the other games in the Apollo Trilogy. Those who praise the game consider it one of the most entertaining games in the series and vast improvement from the previous mainline entry Dual Destinies. Common points of praise include the vastly more consistently written and intelligent mysteries which don't resort to constant hand-holding or constant uses of Contrived Coincidence, the much grander and epic storyline, the interesting and likable new characters for the cases themselves and giving Apollo a proper epic case to handle. Of them, "The Magic Turnabout" is especially beloved by fans due to finally giving Trucy proper Character Development and overall being one of the best cases in the series in terms of construction. The critics for the game, on the other hand, are far harsher to the story (with the pointed exception of "The Magic Turnabout"), and consider the game one of the worst in the series. Common complaints include the Kingdom of Khura'in being a gimmicky and implausible setting, Nahyuta being a poorly written and incredibly unlikable rival with a nonsensical character arc, Maya being an Advertised Extra and the story suffering from immense pacing and focus issues due in large part to splitting the story across two separate countries with different characters. The final case espcially attracts complaints due to the heavily convoluted nature of it that rather clumsily attempts to make Apollo the main protagonist, and for the rather underwhelming nature of Ga'ran as a villain.
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Contested Sequel / int_73d7930f	comment	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The odd thing about Deep Space Nine was that its Contested Sequel status occurred after Growing the Beard - prior to that nearly everyone agreed it was simply too slow and literally too "stuck" in its stationary premise. Once the Dominion War arc occurred, many proclaimed that it was the best of the Trek series - however, others felt that it was a complete betrayal of Gene Roddenberry's vision of humanity's goals for the future while still others claimed that it didn't just copy but outright plagiarized Babylon 5, with fans of that show still to this day providing "proof" that the writers directly plagiarized from a treatment J. Michael Straczynski had shown Paramount.
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Contested Sequel / int_7559ae0b	comment	The Dune series has this in two regards: For many, the books stopped being good when they became more about overturning the archetypes established in the first book, culminating in the introspective God-Emperor of Dune. Others feel this was the logical extension of the themes in the original and ultimately made the universe reach its intended conclusion. Many fans detest the sequels and prequels by Frank Herbert's son Brian Herbert and co-writer Kevin J Anderson for bucking the complicated sociological and philosophical themes of the original novels in favor of light action stories, while their fans see them as more exciting and easily understood.
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Contested Sequel / int_76e539c2	comment	Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS: It was a Contested Sequel even before it aired due to the Time Skip aging the nine-year-old main characters to adulthood; some were relieved that people might finally stop judging them for watching lolicon bait, others saw it as an insult to the original. Later accusations came from the copious amounts of screentime shafting resulting from the franchise's large cast, the heavy reliance on the Expanded Universe to explain many minor events, and the return to the slow pace of season one rather than a quick-moving plot like A's had. It appears that the people behind Nanoha noticed how splintered the fandom became as they're making money out of both factions. On one hand, they've released a lot of StrikerS side materials and created The Movie to make the first season more StrikerS-like. On the other hand, they started a whole new video game series which is an Alternate Continuity centered around A's where the heroines had yet to grow up and the phased out characters are still prominent (and playable). Force is a good example as well. While there were fans who liked it for maintaining the Sequel Escalation of StrikerS themes (increased cynicism and Anti-Magic), a lot of other fans dislike the new characters, the slow pace, the overall Darker and Edgier feeling, the somewhat questionable writing, the ridiculously overpowered villains, and Signum suffering The Worf Effect. It was so hated that it was actually Quietly Cancelled before it could finish telling its story.
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Contested Sequel / int_773a398d	comment	The short-lived second prequel series Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome saw almost precisely opposite responses to Caprica, with virtually the same groups of fans respectively condemning it as a dumbed-down spectacle for lowbrow fanboys, or celebrating the return to space battles.
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Contested Sequel / int_791f9a4a	comment	Bubblegum Crash! is considered one for the original Bubblegum Crisis series, due to being a compressed version of the plot of the remaining five episodes.
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Contested Sequel / int_81692f99	comment	All the Star Trek series after Star Trek: The Next Generation have some form of this. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The odd thing about Deep Space Nine was that its Contested Sequel status occurred after Growing the Beard - prior to that nearly everyone agreed it was simply too slow and literally too "stuck" in its stationary premise. Once the Dominion War arc occurred, many proclaimed that it was the best of the Trek series - however, others felt that it was a complete betrayal of Gene Roddenberry's vision of humanity's goals for the future while still others claimed that it didn't just copy but outright plagiarized Babylon 5, with fans of that show still to this day providing "proof" that the writers directly plagiarized from a treatment J. Michael Straczynski had shown Paramount. Star Trek: Voyager is regarded by many fans as being a bland continuation of The Next Generation in all but name, all the while over-exaggerating the technobabble that people had come to associate with Trek (or they thought Captain Janeway was too morally-ambiguous, Neelix was too goofy, and/or Chakotay was too much of a Magical Native American). Others think it was an enjoyable series that, while flawed, still delivered on decent action plots and interesting concepts. Many fans also cite Executive Meddling as a reason for the show losing momentum and going all over the place later into its run. Star Trek: Enterprise was done primarily because fans had complained about the stationary nature of Deep Space Nine and the constant technobabble of Voyager. Setting it in an earlier time period allowed the scary nature of space travel to be more constant and the technology wasn't always the savior. There were fans who loved it from the start, fans who hated it from the start (usually due to the excessive fanservice and poorly-received episodes like "A Night in Sickbay" and "Dear Doctor"), and a third group who felt it had a hard time at first, but found its voice just before it was canceled (with a further subdivision based on whether the beard was grown in season 3 or 4). Star Trek: Discovery ran into this as soon as details about the series were announced, ranging from the decision to set it ten years prior to the Original Series, to the Abrams-esque redesigns of the Starfleet uniforms, the Klingons, the ships and other elements, and the decision to make the show much more serialized as well as Darker and Edgier, as opposed to the Lighter and Softer episodic format that had predominated (and grown tired) on both Voyager and Enterprise (and adding more and stronger profanity). If anything, the severity and vehemence of the Broken Base has only intensified after the first season began airing, with a large hatedom passionately dedicated to savaging everything about Discovery for not immediately living up to their ideas about "what a Trek series should be".
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Contested Sequel / int_8192fc03	comment	It's common for fans to call Encore! the worst album ever, or at least have some extremely negative words for the run of stupid comedy songs in the middle. However, a few people and even professional critics find it better than The Eminem Show, due to it being much funnier and more self-deprecating, and with a heavily Dre-driven production.
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Contested Sequel / int_822aaa02	comment	The Equestria Girls series, namely the four films that precede the latter specials and shorts, are all over the place with this. The second installment, Rainbow Rocks, is often considered one of the best entries in the series, thanks to its character development for Sunset Shimmer and interesting villains in the Sirens. The third, Friendship Games, has the most varied reactions; Some people view it as the best of the bunch, due to Sunset's continuing character development and for formally introducing the human world's Twilight Sparkle. Others view it as the worst of the bunch due to the main antagonist, Principal Cinch, coming off as completely underwhelming in comparison to the Dazzlings, and for wasting the potential of the Shadowbolts, who were built up to be the counterparts of the main cast, but ultimately the film proper gave them little focus, which irked the fans. Then there's yet another batch of people who say it's not as good as Rainbow Rocks but better than the first movie. Meanwhile, Legend of Everfree is often an afterthought, with no strong opinions surrounding it.
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Contested Sequel / int_85a70c03	comment	Rugrats (2021): Some people think that it's good to bring the show back, while others hate it for the art style, making Grandpa Lou zen, and/or making Betty a stereotypical Butch Lesbian and in the process adapting out Howard.
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Contested Sequel / int_85d1a843	comment	Some people who dislike How to Train Your Dragon 2 criticize it for slower pacing and less Show, Don't Tell and heavier dialogue (or for killing off Stoick the Vast). Others felt that it was a worthy sequel that explored dark themes such as war and death in a mature manner for a family film.
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Contested Sequel / int_87ffda3d	comment	Final Crisis is one to Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis, as the last part of the "Crisis Trilogy". To some, it is a masterful deconstruction of storytelling in superhero comics that is a poetic acknowledgement of all of the DC Universe, using high-concept ideas to tell a story about good winning over evil. To others, it is a pretentious, unfocused mess that lacks any cohesion as a story, and the embodiment of Continuity Lockout in a way that actually makes the story indecipherable.
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Contested Sequel / int_8f06307a	comment	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Some viewers like it for the running gags such as Red Herring and "Velma said jinkies!", while others dislike it for being even more cartoonish than the original, because they feel the Spinoff Babies trope is a cliche, or because they feel like some episodes like "Scooby Dude" were too anvilicious.
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Contested Sequel / int_8fda4aad	comment	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, a sequel series to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, has its fans, who say that the show is cute and it's nice that a new generation is getting a Mister Rogers-style show, and its detractors, who either say that writing a sequel at all was wrong, or that it should have been live-action and/or slower paced, that the main characters are annoying, and/or that Lady Elaine was too different.
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Contested Sequel / int_90ab7fe1	comment	Recess - Taking the Fifth Grade is either a decent movie or mediocre compared to Recess: School's Out. General consensus is that the film is pretty good, but not as good as Recess: School's Out, and that it's a good film by Disney's Direct to Video standards.
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Contested Sequel / int_90b916ba	comment	Batman: The Animated Series: Its sequel series, The New Batman Adventures. Airing on a new station, the creators and cast returned, for the most part, and the art got revamped for the sake of smoother animation and to match the style used for Superman: The Animated Series. But controversy was afoot; all the characters got a redesign, either minor or major. Batman, Robin and Batgirl looked fairly similar, and the new grisly Scarecrow was loved by everyone, but Joker, Two-Face, Croc, Baby Doll, Poison Ivy and Riddler weren't received nearly as well. The tone of the series is said to have suffered as well, with the focus widening to include Robin and Batgirl in most episodes. However, the series still produced some very memorable episodes, such as "Over the Edge", "Old Wounds", and "Mad Love". Later, Batman Beyond. On the one hand, it had a distinctive aesthetic, an excellent soundtrack, and a neat "What If" style look at the future of Gotham. On the other hand, it had a real tightrope to walk between leaning too hard on Bruce's past and classic villains and introducing new characters and conflicts that had a bad habit of feeling a little... high school. Of course, it was doomed to be hated by some segment of the fandom from the moment they made the decision to put someone besides Bruce Wayne in the Batsuit.
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Contested Sequel / int_90e2f673	comment	BattleTech's been feeling this one ever since they introduced the Jihad storyline and the Dark Age, as well as the click-based figure sets. Does the click system streamline the often slow process of play of the original tabletop game while providing fully colored, highly detailed models that represent the units they're supposed to, or does it deviate too far from the Humongous Mecha-dominated setting of the original Succession Wars and introduce a confusing set of inconsistent and easily exploited rules while also removing the unit customization that was central to a player's preparation? While the events of the Jihad and Dark Age are accepted as canon, the acceptance of the click-base game as a sequel to the original wargame is something fans have disagreed on heatedly for some time. A few fans have been shown to Take a Third Option and use the more visually appealing Mechwarrior Dark Age models to play classic Battletech.
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Contested Sequel / int_91e45f5	comment	And then came Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Some people loved the improved graphics and animation, the plot's focus on the weaknesses of the legal system and international politics, and the decreased emphasis on an increasingly complex continuity. Other people felt Apollo is an unworthy replacement for Phoenix, Klavier is too nice compared to the prior games' prosecutors of questionable morality and the middle two cases are goofy and poorly written with unmemorable villains.
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Contested Sequel / int_9284ad43	comment	Those who praise the game consider it one of the most entertaining games in the series and vast improvement from the previous mainline entry Dual Destinies. Common points of praise include the vastly more consistently written and intelligent mysteries which don't resort to constant hand-holding or constant uses of Contrived Coincidence, the much grander and epic storyline, the interesting and likable new characters for the cases themselves and giving Apollo a proper epic case to handle. Of them, "The Magic Turnabout" is especially beloved by fans due to finally giving Trucy proper Character Development and overall being one of the best cases in the series in terms of construction.
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Contested Sequel / int_92916f5b	comment	While both Shrek 2 and its predecessor are widely loved, there are those who prefer the second movie for its better pacing, humor and character development, and there are those who prefer the first for its "grittier" feel, more streamlined plot and greater impact on pop and Internet culture.
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Contested Sequel / int_932dba19	comment	In The Stalking Zuko Series, Not Stalking Firelord Zuko, the third and final installment, fell into this trope. Its popularity is comparable to the other installments and it's liked for the same reasons (worldbuilding, Character Development and the Zutara romance). On the other hand, it has drawn criticism for the pacing (particularly how long it takes Zuko and Katara to get together), as well as how some characters, like Mainote While her getting back together with Zuko only to break up with him is inevitable, viewers are divided between whether the fic treats her well in spite of that, or reduces her to a snarky, emotionally manipulative jerk and Jetnote who survived his "death" in Lake Laogai and returns just as obsessed with Zuko as before, are portrayed.
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Contested Sequel / int_93542e0c	comment	And on the other hand there's Shrek Forever After, which is either a Surprisingly Improved Sequel after the letdown of Shrek the Third by having a better plot and villain, or an even worse follow-up that completely abandons the actual characters.
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Contested Sequel / int_946f58c1	comment	All Grown Up! is divisive among Rugrats fans — some like seeing the main characters as preteens and like how Angelica is less of a brat, while others think the show is boring and too similar to shows like As Told by Ginger. The changes to Kimi are also a point of debate — some think she's better than she was in Rugrats, while others think that turning such a bubbly, happy character into a grumpy Deadpan Snarker was just annoying.
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Contested Sequel / int_985ad25d	comment	Dragon Ball Super. Its fans tend to like its many new Ensemble Darkhorses note Beerus, Whis, etc., but its critics tend to dislike its controversial writing decisions note The Future Trunks Saga's sheer Happy Ending Override of the Androids/Cell Saga, etc.. After the series concluded, most of its fans ultimately ended up agreeing that the series was too inconsistent in quality to really be superior to Z, but argued that the show's peaks were on par with Z's peaks.
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Contested Sequel / int_986e857e	comment	Every follow-up to Ben 10 falls under this, with no two fans really agreeing on the quality of each successor series. Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien made the franchise Darker and Edgier, making the characters far more mature and competent and putting heavy emphasis on serialization. Detractors of the two shows believe such changes didn't feel like a natural progression for these characters, and that they came across as entirely different people; especially Kevin, a major villain who underwent a Heelâ€“Face Turn in Alien Force's first episode. The two series also contradicted many things from the original series, with some getting explained away, and others not, which only served to break the fanbase even more. Ben 10: Omniverse was created in order to feel more like the original series in tone, while also working to fix any continuity issues that Alien Force/Ultimate Alien had. While there were fans who enjoyed this iteration, there are others who felt that Omniverse had gone too overboard in the Denser and Wackier department. The 2016 reboot, which puts its focus on comedy rather than action/adventure and is also far more episodic than every other installment, receives the same criticism.
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Contested Sequel / int_98dc652b	comment	Dragon Ball GT. On one hand, there's Akira Toriyama's relative lack of involvement, questionable character design choices, Pan's portrayal as a Bratty Half-Pint, and the fact that the My Kung-Fu Is Stronger Than Yours got so unbalanced that Goku became the only relevant character. On the other hand, it didn't suffer from the Arc Fatigue of Dragon Ball Z, had some pretty intense battle scenes, and a Tear Jerker ending to nicely wrap everything up. One half of the fanbase worships it. The other half will strangle you for mentioning it.
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Contested Sequel / int_9cefc9f8	comment	Macross Delta further split the fanbase between wanting to see the original mecha fights interspersed with a love triangle drama and newer fans who deeply appreciates the idea of an Idol group with mecha as its backup dancers.
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Contested Sequel / int_9d41fc3c	comment	Despicable Me 2. Some fans loved it as much as the original, while others were disappointed that it barely gave Gru and/or his adopted kids, Margo, Edith and Agnes anything new to learn about them (e.g. how they ended up in the orphanage before Gru adopted them).
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Contested Sequel / int_9d47a2a2	comment	Fans of A Song of Ice and Fire are divided with the fourth and fifth books, particularly adding new POV characters who merely described the setting of the series and the Arc Fatigue on Daenarysâ€™ mission to reclaim the Iron Throne and the incoming Zombie Apocalypse. Others seemed to be fine with the new characters and pointed out that the series doesnâ€™t have a Myth Arc.
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Contested Sequel / int_a0ae471	comment	Toy Story 4 was already met with skepticism that it would stack up to the standards set up by the first three movies (especially the third movie, which had been regarded as the perfect Grand Finale to the series). Following the release of 4, reception was mostly positive among fans, critics, and audiences, who regarded the movie as a suitable and quality cap-off to the series. Despite this, some still took issue with the movie and found it a weaker grand finale than 3, with the biggest points of contention being two main things: Bonnie (unwittingly or not) forgetting her promise to Andy at the end of 3 when Woody ultimately has become The Unfavorite among her toys a year or two later and the ending where Woody parts ways with long-time best friend Buzz and the other toys and joins his long-lost Love Interest Bo Peep and her friends in their mission to help toys in need wherever the carnival goes; aspects fans who still swear by the ending of 3 feel cheapens or outright ruins that movie's heartwarming but bittersweet conclusion.
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Contested Sequel / int_a441b454	comment	The second of the My Little Pony TV Specials, Escape from Catrina, gets this. It lacks the dark atmosphere of the previous special, none of the ponies from the previous special appear, Megan got a Girliness Upgrade combined with her becoming the leader, the animation style isn't as realistic, and it has A Very Special Episode feel. It's still considered far above My Little Pony 'n Friends though.
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Contested Sequel / int_a4a6b86a	comment	Code Geass R2 is definitely base-breaking. Opinions vary if you considered the sequel as the best with cooler Knightmare frames or a heaping load of trainwreck particularly on the last episodes. And the ending was even more divisive.
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Contested Sequel / int_a609791a	comment	Scooby-Doo: A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Some viewers like it for the running gags such as Red Herring and "Velma said jinkies!", while others dislike it for being even more cartoonish than the original, because they feel the Spinoff Babies trope is a cliche, or because they feel like some episodes like "Scooby Dude" were too anvilicious. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Some people like how it was grittier than the other Scooby-Doo cartoons and gave the characters flaws, while others thought the show was too dark and the characters too flawed. Fred and Daphne, and Shaggy and Velma, are now together and some viewers (usually shippers) like this, while others thinks it makes the show too emotional (especially with Shaggy and Velma, since it often leads to Scooby getting jealous). In addition, Velma is made into an Insufferable Genius, and some viewers think this is funny, while others think it's obnoxious.
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Contested Sequel / int_a9a634e4	comment	Love Never Dies, the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Is it a musically schizoid mess, or just a more modern show? Was the London production better than the Australian one? Does it really give the characters more depth, or just erase all the development they gained by the end of the first installment? Is it canon? Were the changes justified? Any opinion will start a flame war in the phan community, with very few outright defending it but many admitting it has some strengths, while the others hold it as a travesty that should be forgotten about and hated.
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Contested Sequel / int_aaa65d7e	comment	The Rebuild of Evangelion movies get this from fans of the original series. Some fans and critics praised the films (especially the first two) for making a more coherent and condensed plot, as well as avoiding the original series' penchant for gratuitous Stock Footage, while others complained about the Big Budget Beef-Up leading to more action at the cost of character development. Many fans of Asuka were particularly annoyed at the second film for putting her in a coma for the big finale.
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Contested Sequel / int_adbcd3ce	comment	Suicide Silence thought it was a good idea to experiment with the most controversial metal genre in existence for their 2017 self-titled album. Unfortunately, sitting around without Mitch Lucker recording clean vocals did nothing for the band and Suicide Silence received polarizing reviews from critics, and ended up performing much worse than the previous record, You Can't Stop Me. It's kind of funny since there's another band that was successfully able to switch to nu metal compared to Suicide Silence.
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Contested Sequel / int_af583f46	comment	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney â€“ Justice For All is quite contested. On the plus side, the addition of the Magatama makes the investigation segments more interesting, while the trials are constrained to two days instead of three. The negatives are the unevenness of the cases, ranging from "Farewell, My Turnabout" - generally accepted as one of the best of the Ace Attorney franchise - to "Turnabout Big Top" - featuring several of the most hated one shot characters in the series, as well as almost no relevance to the surrounding cases.
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Contested Sequel / int_b1cd847c	comment	Muppet Babies (2018): Some people think the show is too childish and too dissimilar to Muppet Babies (1984), while others think that the show is cute and that its childishness makes sense because it's a kids' show.
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Contested Sequel / int_b3710357	comment	A strange case pops up with TRON. Disney wasn't all that interested in making a sequel, but Steve Lisberger got permission to shop around the idea of a video game. This became TRON 2.0, a First-Person Shooter that, despite getting released in the same summer as Final Fantasy X and Knights of the Old Republic, was still a modest success. The game spawned a comic book miniseries by Slave Labor Graphics. Between the two, it helped convince Disney there was enough interest in a sequel. Cue TRON: Legacy, the Betrayal comic, the ARG, and TRON: Uprising that put 2.0 into Canon Discontinuity. Some fans prefer 2.0 to Legacy, citing 2.0's attempt to translate modern computer systems, and feeling the look and tone are closer to the original. Some prefer Legacy's Darker and Edgier take. Others will just shrug and say both could be canon by making a few tweaks to both timelines. (It helps that Flynn vanishes in both, and that no one knows Tron's fate in 2.0's continuity)
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Contested Sequel / int_b37304ba	comment	A few reviewers felt this way about The Heroes of Olympus. While the book is generally thought of as good, many believe that Rick Riordan should definitely end Percy Jackson and the Olympians with this series, and not a third Great Prophecy. Thankfully, Rick has stated that he's going to be careful not to go overboard with the sequels.
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Contested Sequel / int_b56da2f8	comment	Disney's Winnie the Pooh sequels are often considered the most worthy contenders to their original film, namely The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Even some of the Disneytoon Studios' sequels have gained a cult following with fans of the franchise. However many still prefer the first film due to more closely adapting the original novels and their laid back, comedic but still sentimental tone, while some appreciate the sequels for taking on more ambitious, Darker and Edgier original storylines that allow for deeper Character Development (particularly cases such as Pooh's Grand Adventure and The Tigger Movie). The character focus is also a point of contention, since while the original film focuses more on the same primary cast as the novels, the later films often give limelight to some of the more minor characters such as Roo while placing mainstays such as Owl and Christopher Robin Out of Focus.
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Contested Sequel / int_b637553	comment	Fans are still divided between those who think The Lion King II: Simba's Pride is decent in its own right and those who remain unhappy that Disney didnâ€™t use the book series spin-off from the original film as its basis.
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Contested Sequel / int_bbc1f9dc	comment	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is quite contested; some consider it an absolute disaster, while others call it the best of the series.
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Contested Sequel / int_be0d8ec6	comment	The Sponge Bob Movie Sponge Out Of Water, depending on whom you ask, it's either better than The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, worse than The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, or good, but not as good as The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Most agree it's an improvement over seasons 6 through 8 of the show, though. However, it takes place before the events of the first movie.
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Contested Sequel / int_c0aa8ea9	comment	Stargate Universe. In addition to the complaints about simply ripping off Voyager (after ripping off Deep Space Nine through Atlantis), the other major argument mirrors the Battlestar Galactica remake: was it an honest attempt to breathe new life into a franchise that had been going on for a dozen or so years on largely the same formula uninterrupted, or was it a botched attempt at making it Darker and Edgier that went straight into the series' Audience-Alienating Era and thus became the Franchise Killer, all in an attempt to mine the success of Battlestar Galactica?
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Contested Sequel / int_c4282b71	comment	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 5 in general is seen as this to Season 4, which was seen as a return to form for the show. From the aforementioned characters, Starlight Glimmer, and the Season finale, Season 5 is a hot point of contention because of the lack of much of the interesting arcs and stories Season 4 had, as Season 4 had the Rainbow Chest/Rainbow Power overarching plot, Weird Al guest starring in a Musical Episode, the Power Ponies, the Equestria Games, the Breezies, weird bat transformations, the continuation of the Discord arc, etc. The mid-season hiatus didn't help matters either.
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Contested Sequel / int_c4343335	comment	Is Fantasia 2000 a worthy successor in modern style to the original Fantasia, or a commercialized trainwreck brought down by cheesy celebrity appearances? It is an ongoing debate among Disney fans.
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Contested Sequel / int_c43df4d8	comment	This almost always happens whenever Doctor Who tries to reinvent its villains to squeeze new life out of their future appearances, most famously with the New Dalek Paradigm, who didn't even get to fully display their purposes in the series because fans ridiculed their designs to death.
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Contested Sequel / int_c5763157	comment	The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Frank Miller's sequel to the seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Many dislike it for being an ugly self-parody of the original work. Some like it for exactly that reason.
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Contested Sequel / int_c8847d6	comment	Peter and the Starcatchers: Some people like "Bridge to Neverland" for being Lighter and Softer, and journeying to modern times. Other fans dislike it for its Trilogy Creep, leaving some loose ends unresolved, being less quick-paced than previous books, and leaving behind the original supporting cast without even featuring their direct descendants. Adding to the controversy is how it retcons the original novel by having Captain Hook still alive long after the Victorian era. While this twist is appreciated by those who don't want to see Hook eaten by Mr. Grin, it is less pleasing to those who like how effective a build-up to the events of the original book The Sword of Mercy is.
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Contested Sequel / int_cb49bbf3	comment	Transformers: Robots in Disguise contrasts the more serious tone that Transformers: Prime into a more light tone. Humor has been implemented, making it somewhat compared to the spin-off series, Transformers: Rescue Bots. The story revolves around capturing prisoners that are considered Decepticons which spawned the problem with fans that most of these are Monster of the Week, although the show itself manages to obtain a Big Bad. The fans liked the idea of Bumblebee becoming the central character rather than Optimus Prime since it's established that Bumblebee himself is a character loved by all the kids.
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Contested Sequel / int_cb7392b7	comment	A Court of Thorns and Roses: A Court of Mist and Fury is seen by many fans as an Even Better Sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses (with some fans going so far as to call it the series' peak). Many fans loved Rhysand's characterization and Hidden Depths, especially his support of Feyre and their romantic subtext becoming text, as well as the plotline involving Feyre dealing with and overcoming post-traumatic stress disorder, which most readers found to be a nuanced and realistic depiction. Some fans also appreciated that the book averts Double Standard Rape: Female on Male, instead treating the subject very seriously. That said, there are some readers who took issue with Tamlin's character arc in this book and its knock-on effect upon other characters, and the introduction of a love triangle (which YA fiction of the time tended to be oversaturated in) among other things, with some even regarding it as the 'beginning of the end' for the series. A Court of Silver Flames. Many see it as an improvement over A Court of Frost and Starlight due to having a plot with actual stakes, and enjoy the book's focus on fan-favorite Nesta, her journey of recovery and her relationship with Cassian. However, others have criticized how unpleasant many of the main characters act, especially towards Nesta, and the main villain being considered a weaker antagonist compared to Amarantha and the King of Hybern. The plotline involving Feyre's pregnancy also proved divisive; some enjoyed it and felt it was a great way to complete Nesta's arc, while others unfavorably compared it to Breaking Dawn and felt it was disappointing and problematic due to Rhysand's behavior (which reminded some people of Tamlin), Nesta giving up her powers to save Feyre and her baby, and Feyre becoming rather passive and helpless.
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Contested Sequel / int_cb802e97	comment	Macross 7 took the idea of a song being the key to saving the world and ran as far and as fast with it as possible. Instead of the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross's portrayal of a sad, desperate struggle for humanity's survival, the result is a rock star fighting space vampires with The Power of Rock. While the original SDF had a lot of silly moments, it wasn't to the extent of Macross 7.
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Contested Sequel / int_cf69b21e	comment	Beast Wars is nigh-universally considered one of the best, if not the best, Transformers series ever made. Its sequel, Beast Machines... Not so much. Even then, BM has some fans who claim that, while it's not as good as BW, it's still a good series.
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Contested Sequel / int_d181882f	comment	Steven Universe: Future, the mini series epilogue to Steven Universe. Some fans loved the season, liking that some of the loose ends got tied up, enjoying the new concepts and characters, and viewing Steven's story arc dealing with depression and PTSD as both a great deconstruction of the character and a realistic and well-done depiction of such issues. Meanwhile, others thought that the season was full of wasted potential, with some questions still not getting answered, that Steven's arc was underwhelming at best and insulting to real-life depression and PTSD at worst, and that Future's finale was less satisfying than the (similarly polarizing) finale of the original series, believing the show should have ended with the movie.
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Contested Sequel / int_d1de855a	comment	Homestuck: Beyond Canon has been received significantly better than the infamous Homestuck Epilogues, but it still has received many complaints from Homestuck fans for quite a few reasons. Many fans are upset about Andrew Hussie no longer writing the story, the lack of Flashes, and the directions that certain characters have taken (such as Rose cheating on Kanaya with Jade).
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Contested Sequel / int_d1fbfbbc	comment	The Twilight Saga's fourth book (and the final one in the main series) Breaking Dawn is divisive amongst fans. The Amazon page gives it an average 3-star rating — because most of the reviews are either 5 stars or 1 star. In one camp, people thought it was a satisfying conclusion to the series; all the main characters survive and live Happily Ever After, the Love Triangle is resolved with no hurt feelings, all Bella's dreams come true and readers finally get to see what it's like to become a vampire in the Twilight universe, which had been hyped since the first book. Some readers also enjoyed the unexpected plot twists, such as Bella getting pregnant with a dhampir, especially as it helps expand the lore. In the other camp, readers criticised Breaking Dawn for having very slow pacing in a book that's already a Doorstopper, the lack of a climactic battle, certain plot threads being left dangling while others are tied up just a little too neatly, Renesmee hijacking the plot, Bella becoming (in their view) an Invincible Hero and the twists relying on gaping plot holes and/or retcons. Team Jacob were particularly unhappy with the outcome given Bella chooses Edward, as were those that shipped Jacob and Leah.
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Contested Sequel / int_d5ddd6c1	comment	PokÃ©mon: The Series: Almost every movie after the first is contested for one reason or another, so for brevity's sake not all of them will be listed. One notable example, however, is PokÃ©mon: Genesect and the Legend Awakened. Many, many people donâ€™t like it for using a brand new Mewtwo over the established and popular one from the aforementioned first movie, recycling a lot of elements from previous movies (especially glaring in Mewtwo's origin, which is nearly identical to the original's), and many more reasons.*It doesn't help that this is one of the few movies to be acknowledged as canon in the series itself, alongside the first one. That said, there are those who look past the Mewtwo controversy and see the movie as, if not good, then at least not as horrible as the detractors make it out to be.
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Contested Sequel / int_d63b19b1	comment	The second season of Minami-ke is loathed by a significant percentage of the show's fanbase, caused mostly by the combination of low-budget animation and an increase in fanservice to silly levels. Luckily, the third season met with a lot better reception.
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Contested Sequel / int_d803ecde	comment	Ben 10: Omniverse was created in order to feel more like the original series in tone, while also working to fix any continuity issues that Alien Force/Ultimate Alien had. While there were fans who enjoyed this iteration, there are others who felt that Omniverse had gone too overboard in the Denser and Wackier department. The 2016 reboot, which puts its focus on comedy rather than action/adventure and is also far more episodic than every other installment, receives the same criticism.
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Contested Sequel / int_db96ded4	comment	The Legend of Korra, the sequel series to the much-beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender. The shows differ greatly in character (the main cast of Korra are older teens and adults as opposed to kids), setting (Korra is Urban Fantasy as opposed to High Fantasy), structure (Korra is serialized with distinct season arcs, while ATLA was more episodic with a Myth Arc), and tone (Korra more explicitly dealt with political drama), which is enough to ruffle some feathers. But thanks to some perceived missteps throughout its run, especially during its first two seasons (with even the show's biggest fans tending to dislike Book 2), the fanbase was quickly divided mainly into those who consider it a worthy-but-flawed successor to the first series and those that consider it to have too many failures to be considered a good follow-up. And in the years since its conclusion, there's now a sizable group who believe Korra to be the superior cartoon, with even the divisive first two seasons seen as fantastic in their own right.
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Contested Sequel / int_dc81bc62	comment	The prequels quickly fell into this, even before they were released. One of the main complaints is that they were being released at all, in the face of the known feelings of its creator, Alan Moore. However, some have pointed out that he himself has been using other authors' creations for his own stories, such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Lost Girls, while DC is using Moore's creations for their own purpose. The only difference is that Moore primarily uses characters from authors who are long dead, so it's hard to see Moore being on the high ground in this particular regard.
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Contested Sequel / int_deda2888	comment	Due to Eminem's... polarising personality, it's not uncommon for both the case for worship and prosecution to be made in the same review. "Eminem's best album since The Eminem Show, and the rapping is unbelievable, but his personality and aesthetic is extremely annoying and the rapping is so good that it becomes horrible" has been a common trope to see in reviews of his work since Relapse, especially Revival, Kamikaze and Music To Be Murdered By.
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Contested Sequel / int_e293455a	comment	The Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics, very much so. There are those who like it and those who are yelling that the franchise is ruined because of them.
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Contested Sequel / int_e362fe89	comment	Fans of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West argue it is better than the first movie because it's not as relentlessly dark and heavy focus on the secondary characters offers a more memorable supporting cast (including John Cleese playing a villain). Fans of the original argue that making the sequel more light-hearted completely took away what made the first movie so great in the first place. That the sequel lacked Don Bluth's involvement and feels radically different in art style and tone doesn't help..
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Contested Sequel / int_e3876b26	comment	Digimon Frontier is the most highly contested due to its significant departure from the Mons premise; Digimon Fusion also gets this for similar reasons, though it's generally regarded higher than Frontier. Digimon Tamers and Digimon Data Squad get it for being Darker and Edgier (and in Tamers's case, not being another direct sequel to Adventure), and Digimon Adventure 02 tends to get criticised under It's the Same, Now It Sucks!. All of them have their supporters, especially 02 and Tamers; Broken Base fun ensues.
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Contested Sequel / int_e3ed54c7	comment	Pretty Cure, not surprisingly for such an ongoing franchise. The second season, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, was this as some thought there was a drop in quality. Then there was Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash★Star, which was either a boring re-tread of the original or an improvement on it. Then came Yes! Pretty Cure 5, which removed the Wonder Twin Powers and became a standard Sentai team of five magical girls. This change was either awful or it didn't matter because the result was still good. 5 had its own sequel season which was contested with the original. Then we get an aversion with Fresh Pretty Cure!, which is generally regarded as good, and then HeartCatch Pretty Cure!, which is regarded as the best one out of all them. Which made Heartcatch a Tough Act to Follow, because when that series ended every other series after it became an example of this. The only post-Heartcatch season that doesn't suffer from contesting is Go! Princess Pretty Cure, and that's only because it's seen to be better than anything after Heartcatch.
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Contested Sequel / int_e4732abc	comment	Stargate Atlantis. Many people thought it was just copying the Deep Space Nine model and you'll find frequent comparisons to those two series. On the other hand, others thought it was a decent series that did well to separate itself from the original with a new cast of characters and setting as well as changes in plot formulas that nonetheless stayed true to the spirit of the original.
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Contested Sequel / int_e5feb1e	comment	Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney â€“ Justice For All is quite contested. On the plus side, the addition of the Magatama makes the investigation segments more interesting, while the trials are constrained to two days instead of three. The negatives are the unevenness of the cases, ranging from "Farewell, My Turnabout" - generally accepted as one of the best of the Ace Attorney franchise - to "Turnabout Big Top" - featuring several of the most hated one shot characters in the series, as well as almost no relevance to the surrounding cases. And then came Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Some people loved the improved graphics and animation, the plot's focus on the weaknesses of the legal system and international politics, and the decreased emphasis on an increasingly complex continuity. Other people felt Apollo is an unworthy replacement for Phoenix, Klavier is too nice compared to the prior games' prosecutors of questionable morality and the middle two cases are goofy and poorly written with unmemorable villains. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney â€“ Spirit of Justice is also rather divisive, even compared to the other games in the Apollo Trilogy. Those who praise the game consider it one of the most entertaining games in the series and vast improvement from the previous mainline entry Dual Destinies. Common points of praise include the vastly more consistently written and intelligent mysteries which don't resort to constant hand-holding or constant uses of Contrived Coincidence, the much grander and epic storyline, the interesting and likable new characters for the cases themselves and giving Apollo a proper epic case to handle. Of them, "The Magic Turnabout" is especially beloved by fans due to finally giving Trucy proper Character Development and overall being one of the best cases in the series in terms of construction. The critics for the game, on the other hand, are far harsher to the story (with the pointed exception of "The Magic Turnabout"), and consider the game one of the worst in the series. Common complaints include the Kingdom of Khura'in being a gimmicky and implausible setting, Nahyuta being a poorly written and incredibly unlikable rival with a nonsensical character arc, Maya being an Advertised Extra and the story suffering from immense pacing and focus issues due in large part to splitting the story across two separate countries with different characters. The final case espcially attracts complaints due to the heavily convoluted nature of it that rather clumsily attempts to make Apollo the main protagonist, and for the rather underwhelming nature of Ga'ran as a villain.
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Contested Sequel / int_e67a7d6c	comment	As the sequel to the popular manga Negima! Magister Negi Magi, UQ Holder! has had a lot to live up to. Opinions on the series tend to vary on how much of a sequel it should actually be, since Negima ended very abruptly and did not resolve many of the major plotlines in a satisfying fashion. While UQ Holder! has addressed some of them, some people feel it should've been a brand new series, a more direct sequel, or is fine the way it is. Moreover, fans have felt at times the series relies far too much on its predecessor and refuses to stand on its own merits and thus allows Negima to overshadow its setting and characters.
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Contested Sequel / int_e7e37776	comment	Meanwhile, the other Whedon series, Firefly has it with the Boom! Studios comics. The Dark Horse comics and Titan books are fairly well liked, but the Boom! comics have become contested due to the Boom! writers not keeping up with previous material and making a lot of continuity mistakes with them.
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Contested Sequel / int_ec2c69cb	comment	TMNT from 2007, which is a sequel to the preceding live-action films or at least the first one according to Word of God, gets a largely middle of the road response. Some finding it to be a dull entry with uninspired original villains that steal the spotlight from the Foot Clan, and others seeing it as a return to form to the tone of the original after the two goofier live-action sequels with some great action and praise in particular for the sub-plot concerning the rivalry between Leonardo and Raphael that comes to a head in this film.
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Contested Sequel / int_ec6862b4	comment	Watchmen (2019) for fans of the comic Watchmen. Aside from Alan Moore's infamous dislike of most adaptations based on his work, there's also a great deal of debate as to just how necessary a sequel was, whether it actually fits with the story originally told, and how well it expands on its themes.
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Contested Sequel / int_ef076a36	comment	Star Trek: Voyager is regarded by many fans as being a bland continuation of The Next Generation in all but name, all the while over-exaggerating the technobabble that people had come to associate with Trek (or they thought Captain Janeway was too morally-ambiguous, Neelix was too goofy, and/or Chakotay was too much of a Magical Native American). Others think it was an enjoyable series that, while flawed, still delivered on decent action plots and interesting concepts. Many fans also cite Executive Meddling as a reason for the show losing momentum and going all over the place later into its run.
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Contested Sequel / int_f2295fa8	comment	For many, the books stopped being good when they became more about overturning the archetypes established in the first book, culminating in the introspective God-Emperor of Dune. Others feel this was the logical extension of the themes in the original and ultimately made the universe reach its intended conclusion.
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Contested Sequel / int_f4313238	comment	Some people think Ender's Shadow is a brilliant switch of viewpoint from Ender's Game. Others think that its main character is a Canon Sue, that it changes scenes to directly contradict the same scene in the original book and that it weakens Ender's victory from the original.
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Contested Sequel / int_f953dbb1	comment	Force is a good example as well. While there were fans who liked it for maintaining the Sequel Escalation of StrikerS themes (increased cynicism and Anti-Magic), a lot of other fans dislike the new characters, the slow pace, the overall Darker and Edgier feeling, the somewhat questionable writing, the ridiculously overpowered villains, and Signum suffering The Worf Effect. It was so hated that it was actually Quietly Cancelled before it could finish telling its story.
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Contested Sequel / int_fa89a1ac	comment	Frozen II. While the movie was well-received overall, there are some people who consider it a decent watch with some good moments, but ultimately paling to the original. Many criticized how the structure of the plot seemed messy while many characters took a backseat to the two sisters (and Olaf). Others consider it to be an Even Better Sequel, due to the stronger character arcs, animation, music and working to fix most problems that people had about the original.
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Contested Sequel / int_fd314ec1	comment	Kamen Rider Decade is either a celebration of what makes Kamen Rider great with an interesting Myth Arc story, or what could've been a great Reunion Show ruined by the use of Suspiciously Similar Substitutes and the few characters who did return being weakened to make Decade look stronger. One thing that fans will agree on is that the show should've had more than 2 episodes per arc - one arc in particular that needed more time was the "World of Faiz" arc, which had a very interesting idea, "Orphnochs can't go to school"...but said arc forgot about that idea due to it also being the arc that introduced the Secondary Rider, DiEndnote granted, the arc's set up was already very similar to that of the "World of Kiva" arc earlier in the show, but still. And then there's the "World of Den-O" arc, which could've served as a Post-Script Season for Den-O, as it was one of two arcs where Decade visited the actual world of said show (as opposed to an A.R. version)note the other arc that Decade visits the actual world of being the "World of Shinkenger" arc, but it instead became a Poorly Disguised Pilot for the Chou Den-O movies.
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Contested Sequel / int_fd7de151	comment	Psycho-Pass Season 2 is deeply contested as it was not written by Gen Urobuchi. Viewers were annoyed with the lack of social commentary, the underutilization of the old characters (Ginoza, Yayoi etc.), Kougamiâ€™s absence, the random deaths of the first half, and the characterization of Mika. Others enjoy the show for having more action, a more dangerous antagonist than Makishima and the Character Development of Akane.
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Contested Sequel / int_fd9bf686	comment	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World also gets this. Some find it an excellent Grand Finale to the How To Train Your Dragon saga that sent the characters off in a heartfelt way. Others find the movie's themes to be completely disconnected from all installments of the series before it (in particular feeling like the movie goes out of its way to justify Hiccup and Toothless parting ways and everyone releasing their dragons to go to the Hidden World with Toothless and his Light Fury mate at the end of the movie to the point of throwing continuity with and characterizations/character development in/over the first two movies and the various TV shows/specials out the window), and that the ending was unnecessary and nonsensical (not to mention potentially worrying if the implications of said ending are taken into account).
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Contested Sequel / int_fe724d7f	comment	The album Liebe Ist FÃ¼r Alle Da is this for Rammstein. Fans are split over whether it's their best album since Mutter, or it's just as disappointing as Rosenrot.
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Contested Sequel / int_fec91a1d	comment	No one actively dislikes it, but there's some frictions about The Rescuers Down Under. Some think it is a Surprisingly Improved Sequel with a more original story and better animation, which replaces the original's "dull" and "cheesy" moments with action and Fantasia-style spectacle, Disney Renaissance oblige. On the other hand, a lot of fans of the first movie think the more lush, computer-assisted style of animation doesn't fit the original's endearing 'sketchy' style, and many dislike the introduction of Furry Confusion to the franchise (with Marahute the Eagle, who is realistically drawn even though all the animals in the first movie, birds included, were talking animals).
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