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Even Better Sequel

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Even Better Sequel	comment	The rule usually holds that the second work in a series, decent though it may be, simply can't stand up to the glory of the first. Indeed, for many a series, when all is said and done, a consensus forms that First Installment Wins. The exception to this conventional rule is the Even Better Sequel, which are largely (if not unanimously) thought to top the already-good original. In many cases, this is either the result of or comes along with a genre shift, as instead of just trying to top the original, the makers will be trying something entirely new (see the Alien and Terminator examples). In addition, this seems to be common with sequels to superhero films. This may be because genre conventions demand (or at least, strongly encourage) a Super Hero Origin story in the first movie, which takes up a good chunk of the plot and screen time with a relatively uninteresting everyman character before we even get a chance to see any super-heroics. Sequels tend to work well if any change is organic, or a plot was built up in the previous installments. It's possible that in the musical world, Even Better Sequel is the rule rather the exception, considering that an artist's first album (though still good) may have been recorded when they were still trying to figure out their style. Or it's simply that their first album was produced cheaply: all in one take using cheap instruments and cheap equipment. If a label isn't sure that a musician is a good investment, they aren't going to give him/her the best stuff to work with. A successful first album can mean access to better equipment, an instrument upgrade and getting more studio time: all of which can contribute to the second album just having better quality sound and therefore being better, even if it's essentially the same as the first one. Also relatively common in video games, where the sequel is often built on the technological and fictional foundation of the first. This significantly reduces the time needed to come up with or adapt new technology or build the game's world, and allowing the developers to focus on enhancing the things that work and prune the things that don't. Not to mention having a library of visual, sound and script assets stored up, making development more like putting together a puzzle than like creating a world. Sequels in any medium may also benefit from the higher budget and greater creative freedom that are afforded to a proven franchise, provided the beancounters have the good sense to refrain from executive meddling. This also applies to literature, where an author's work is generally regarded to improve after their first published efforts. In fact, prejudice against sequels typically applies only to film, whether or not such an attitude is justified. If the sequel becomes so influential and successful that it shapes future installments afterward, then you have a Franchise Codifier. Not to be confused with Surprisingly Improved Sequel, where the sequel is "better" only because the original wasn't good. When it happens within individual seasons, that is Growing the Beard. Compare Sequel Displacement, Sequel Escalation, More Popular Spin-Off. Contrast Contested Sequel, Sequelitis, Sophomore Slump. See also Remade and Improved. A No Recent Examples rule applies to this trope. Examples shouldn't be added until six months after the sequel is released, to avoid any knee-jerk reactions.
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Even Better Sequel / int_1253f289	comment	Dream Theater's first album was recorded with Charlie Dominici on vocals. Then after he was fired, the band hires James LaBrie. Then, they record Images and Words, which is considered even today a masterpiece of Progressive Metal. It also contains their first (and ATM only) number 1 hit. After that, the band kept on the road and released many great albums as well. And one of DT's songs was called "Metropolisâ€”Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper"". After firing Derek Sherinian, the band went to record their second masterpiece, a Concept Album called Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, one of the best concept albums of the genre.
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Even Better Sequel / int_1360c1cf	comment	Some feel that Finding Dory managed to top Finding Nemo due to having Dory as the main character, its even more emotional story, and being one of the funniest Pixar movies overall.
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Even Better Sequel / int_160c1407	comment	Metallica's debut Kill 'Em All is a classic, but most consider Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets to be better. Which one is the best is the subject of many a Flame War.
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Even Better Sequel / int_16d7010a	comment	Tales From Alcatraz: Despite the Trilogy Creep nature of the fourth book and a few popular characters being Demoted to Extra, many fans feel that the fourth book is on par with the rest of the series and even slightly better than the reasonably popular third book.
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Even Better Sequel / int_19c9d11e	comment	Caddicarus provides an in-universe example with his retrospective on the first three Sly Cooper games. He feels the third game is the best, because it distills the elements he enjoyed from the first two and largely eliminates almost everything he disliked about the first two. He also feels that the characterization and writing are a lot tighter, with Sly, Bentley, and Murray feeling more like friends.
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Even Better Sequel / int_1c2eee99	comment	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a rare prequel example. While The Dark Crystal's reputation has grown over the years to the point of becoming a Cult Classic, its story is still considered weak. Age of Resistance has been widely acclaimed and faces no such criticism, though having ten hours to develop a story vs one hour and a half surely helps.
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Even Better Sequel / int_1d880fd1	comment	The Patlabor: The TV Series (a separate continuity from the first OVA and the movies) was consistently decent, but the second OVA (which followed in the same continuity as the TV show) was much better, upping not just the production values but also the humor and the drama.
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Even Better Sequel / int_247422c7	comment	The first novel of the Honor Harrington series, On Basilisk Station, is a thoroughly enjoyable Military Science Fiction novel, but its sequel, The Honor of the Queen, is where the series really starts to find its stride.
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Even Better Sequel / int_24831ff6	comment	The Secret Life of Pets 2 has been hailed by many to be better than its predecessor. Helps that its audience score is in the low 90's compared to the first film's 62%.
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Even Better Sequel / int_27c708b3	comment	Rosario + Vampire Season II (not to be confused with the anime's Capu2) is regarded as much better than the original manga, thanks to a Darker and Edgier plot, amazing Art Evolution, more Character Development and The Hero Tsukune being more badass than he was in season I.
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Even Better Sequel / int_2a54016d	comment	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the latter being a fun boy's novel with some Coming of Age themes. The former delves more deeply into the world of the Deep South, with biting social commentary and powerful Character Development.
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Even Better Sequel / int_2d8eb4b8	comment	Paranoid (Album) is generally considered the best Black Sabbath album. Guess which number it is.
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Even Better Sequel / int_2e3e7ac2	comment	Justice League Unlimited managed to outdo the awesomeness of Justice League, thanks in no small part to two season-spanning Universe-shattering Myth Arcs. Oh, and The Question's transformation from an obscure DC character to an Ensemble Dark Horse.
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Even Better Sequel / int_2e9e3bd3	comment	Starship Troopers: Invasion, compared to the previous two, at least. The boarding of the John A. Warden manages to feel more suspenseful than the second movie's failed attempt at being Aliens, and even the brief screen-time afforded to the Marauder is better than what the third movie did with them. The bugs haven't looked this good since the original, either.
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Even Better Sequel / int_30a5ebfd	comment	A variant example with the Naruto series. The series itself has been continuous since the beginning, and thus has never had need of a true sequel. However, after the drought of Filler (over eighty continuous episodes, nearly two year's worth) after the animated episodes Overtook the Manga, there was a Retool to coincide with the series' Time Skip, leading into Naruto: Shippuuden. Much like the manga it derives from, it jumps in quality to become much more mature, relying far less on toilet humor and greatly emphasizing Character Development. The producers also learned their lesson from the Great Filler Drought, interjecting a filler arc in between every 1-2 Canon story arcs so that there's no chance of Overtaking the Manga. These filler arcs are worth mentioning, in that they are actual story arcs of fairly decent quality, unlike the pre-Time Skip episodes which were mostly stand-alone slapstick.
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Even Better Sequel / int_39d92b2f	comment	While the first season of the Lyrical Nanoha series was unexpectedly good (given its original premise), it's the second one that remains the most popular among the five televised so far, to the point it's used as the benchmark by which all others are judged.
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Even Better Sequel / int_3a5936e9	comment	Hottie 4: Even Better Sequel, the sequel to Hottie 3: The Best Fan Fic in the World.
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Even Better Sequel / int_3b34143f	comment	The third Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is generally seen as the best, or at least better than the first two.
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Even Better Sequel / int_3c53ffa8	comment	Rush's Fly by Night is vastly more respected than their debut album, largely because of Neil Peart joining the band. Not that the original doesn't still have its charms.
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Even Better Sequel / int_3ccfa555	comment	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney â€“ Trials and Tribulations to Justice For All. Even deeper insight to the character's pasts, have the most epic plot of any of Ace Attorney games with the added novelty of playing as Mia and even the chance to play as Miles Edgeworth in the last case.
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Even Better Sequel / int_41b0198a	comment	The first two books in The Dresden Files were Strictly Formula and didn't do much, even if they were enjoyable reads. As the series continued, it got deeper, began playing with tropes a lot more, deviating from formula, and developing characters beyond the stock modern fantasy character archetypes. Fans of the series will often warn new readers that the first two or even three books can be a rough entry into the series.
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Even Better Sequel / int_41c13dd7	comment	The first two albums by The Replacements usually get lukewarm to positive reviews. Their third album, Let It Be, has appeared on lists of the best albums of The '80s, and it was listed as the twelfth greatest album of all time by Spin Magazine.
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Even Better Sequel / int_43dfe888	comment	Rats, Bats and Vats: Many readers feel that the Courtroom Antics, the villains' comeuppance, and the light shed on the non-battlefield parts of the fictional world make for better reading than the events of the first book.
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Even Better Sequel / int_44127c7c	comment	The various Power Rangers series fall somewhere between sequel and spin off, but in general, while the first few seasons were good, the production team were still trying to hammer out the kinks of trying to write and film a story around already done Japanese source footage. The show hit its stride somewhere around Power Rangers in Space. Power Rangers Time Force had the benefit of numerous seasons before it to hammer out the kinks before the franchise was sold to Disney, making it one of the most solid entries. It was also extremely close to the original Mirai Sentai Timeranger. Although not a hard rule, it's often seen that a beloved Super Sentai season will be a sub-par Power Rangers season while a sub-par Sentai will be seen as a superior Power Ranger Series. This is mostly due to the fact that Power Rangers benefits from having knowledge of what the response to the story in Japan is as well as the reaction and can change the plot to better fit American tastes if needed. Consider, for example, Power Rangers RPM which was well received by U.S. Fans for being a good natured jab at the franchise as a whole, and tossed out the interdimensional storyline from its counterpart's mediocre plot to instead tell a story that is basically Terminator's Robot War settings, vs. Power Rangers Samurai which was widely disliked in the States, despite being similar in story line to its Japanese counterpart, which was widely praised by Japanese and U.S. Fans alike.
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Even Better Sequel / int_44345e0a	comment	While Gardens of the Moon drawns many readers into the Malazan Book of the Fallen, it's agreed upon that the second volume, Deadhouse Gates, has even better writing, characterization and a better developed plot; and for many readers volume three, Memories of Ice, tops the second.
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Even Better Sequel / int_489c93de	comment	DCII is this for the Da Capo franchise. The original was a generic cuteness Eroge. The second one had some surprising twists and turns and a plot that was actually moving.
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Even Better Sequel / int_4ab17360	comment	The first Inuyasha anime was widely loved even with all the filler, but the last part of the manga (that hadn't yet come out when the anime ended) was shown in InuYasha: The Final Act, which was much more straightforward.
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Even Better Sequel / int_4c0debc2	comment	Hotel Dusk: Room 215 was a fun adventure game with some neat character interaction, animations and puzzles with a compelling storyline. Last Window improved on all of that, as well as providing more insight and development into the returning characters.
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Even Better Sequel / int_4f9064f6	comment	Kung Fu Panda 2 has been widely considered to be even better than the original, which is already considered one of DreamWorks's best films to date. This is because, as mentioned in the opening paragraph of this page about Alien and Terminator, it tried something new. The last story was about Po coming into his own and learning to be the Dragon Warrior. This film was about saving the world and finding out about Po's past. It wasn't a rehash of the same thing at all, which helped it a lot. Also, like the Terminator and Alien sequels, it featured a shift towards more action, which was available now that Po had completed the training from the first movie. No Bag of Spilling here! Likewise, there is more drama as Po learns some hard truths about the apparent fate of his family and his people and must struggle to come to terms with it. In turn, it sets the stage for the next with Po's biological father, part of a hidden village of giant pandas, realizing his son is alive. It also gave the Furious Five a much greater chance to actually show off their abilities against actual enemies and help Po in battle, something they didn't get to do in the first movie.
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Even Better Sequel / int_5022a2c4	comment	Xena: Warrior Princess was also a spinoff but was easily more popular than Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, no doubt due to the obscene levels of implied lesbianism. It was also much more willing to be experimental in its stories, and considering how different Hercules could be, that's saying something. Though Xena did suffer from one of the worst cases of Seasonal Rot ever so improved might not be a completely accurate statement. Considering that Hercules was much better at being consistently good Xena may be the only example of a show being a Surprisingly Improved Sequel AND an example of Sequelitis.
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Even Better Sequel / int_50e69bb2	comment	Vision Divine. Their original singer, Fabio Lione, left the band to concentrate on his solo career and on Rhapsody. Then, they've hired the unknown (to the metal world) singer Michele Luppi. The three recordings on his stance are still today regarded as the best the band made in their career, even after Lione's return.
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Even Better Sequel / int_5b77d01c	comment	Trolls World Tour has been considered by fans of the first film to be superior to the original, due to focusing more on world building, more genres of music aside from modern pop, a more well-written story and villain, and having a comparatively less cutesy feel.
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Even Better Sequel / int_6b302cc3	comment	Disturbed from The Sickness to Believe. The debut was considered simple but catchy, loaded with small hits and Signature Songs while Believe had the band stepping into stronger melodies, better writing and deeper, even introspective concepts.
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Even Better Sequel / int_6c9c0e27	comment	Gyakuten Kenji 2, the Japan-only sequel to Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, hits hard and fast with its first case (deliberately trying to set up a "final case" feel to open the game) and then delves into a massive conspiracy that has infected the highest echelons of not just the Prosecutor's Office but an entire nation's government.
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Even Better Sequel / int_6d9a0c36	comment	The original trilogy of Joe Abercrombie's The First Law series is a competent Dark Fantasy work, even if it brings little originality to the world. The three books that follow it, however, create much deeper characters and digs deeper into the setting's unique aspects. Each one is also a minor Genre Shift; while each book retains the Dark Fantasy that the trilogy played straight, Best Served Cold mixes in a swashbuckling action story, The Heroes is a war novel, and Red Country is a Western.
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Even Better Sequel / int_77b7b587	comment	Science Adventure Series: Steins;Gate is this to Chaos;Head. This seems to be the case with every new title, with Chaos;Child being the best entry in the franchise so far.
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Even Better Sequel / int_7d1c83da	comment	It's not an uncommon opinion that the prequel series, Better Call Saul, is actually better than Breaking Bad, which is no small accomplishment considering Breaking Bad is widely considered a television masterpiece, although it's also a common opinion that Better Call Saul is "merely" just as good. Fans will point to its memorable Ensemble Cast, further development of secondary characters in Breaking Bad, and the argument that Jimmy/Saul is a more poignant and likable protagonist whose moral fallings are more complex than Walt's, and thus has a more pathos-filled Tragedy. Since it's conclusion, it has seen comparisons to the above mentioned The Godfather Part II, as a work that follows up a medium-defining masterpiece and, against all initial expectations, manages to be almost universally seen as equal, if not better.
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Even Better Sequel / int_7dcdbde1	comment	The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve is considered a vast improvement on its predecessor. The reason why is that unlike the previous Ace Attorney games which are mostly self-contained stories, the The Great Ace Attorney games are very closely related to one another. The first game very heavily sets up elements that come to fruition in the second game, meaning many of the best plot twists and strongest writing moments don't happen until the midway point of the duology. As a result, it's often recommended to simply play them back-to-back as one extremely long Ace Attorney game. Even Capcom seems to think so, since the long-awaited English port released the two of them as a single game, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
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Even Better Sequel / int_7e5c4c76	comment	Intercom is a considerably rare example of a Fan Sequel being deemed better than the source material. Nonetheless, the story builds on the premise of Inside Out, continues to explore different directions in which to take the many characters, introduces new characters that aren't carbon copies of previous characters, shows the consequences of the film, and has a new premise which isn't just a straight rehash of the original.
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Even Better Sequel / int_81884415	comment	Almost every single member of the Wu-Tang Clan made a great solo debut album, and then failed to make anything as good again. The only exception to this rule is Ghostface Killah; there are plenty of people who say that Supreme Clientele is better than Ironman.
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Even Better Sequel / int_89465e75	comment	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Most fans agree that the series gets better with each book, as there is steady Character Development for the heroes and the plot becomes more complex. The Heroes of Olympus: While the second book Son of Neptune was well-received (especially in comparison to the lackluster The Lost Hero), the third book Mark of Athena is even better with Percy and Annabeth reuniting and the Seven finally working as a group. The fourth book The House of Hades continues the trend and is often considered the best, due to its excellent Character Development, a truly insane Chekhov's Armory pulling from pretty much every corner of the story so far (Think Bob and Calypso), and the journey through Tartarus everyone had been waiting for.
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Even Better Sequel / int_899a7a9d	comment	The Croods: A New Age earned as good if not better remarks than the original, mostly for giving more focus to the comedy.
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Even Better Sequel / int_8a3a1edd	comment	While the series would try to retcon it into regular episodes' formula of the gang being in Junior High, the general consensus is that Saved by the Bell is this to Good Morning, Miss Bliss due to it being reworked into a Denser and Wackier teen sitcom and Zack being a more interesting protagonist than Miss Bliss.
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Even Better Sequel / int_8d81bb26	comment	NCIS is generally considered superior to (and is far more popular than) JAG. NCIS: Los Angeles as well.
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Even Better Sequel / int_8f6df88f	comment	The band Sugar Ray reached mainstream fame with their second album, Floored. Critics expected the band to fizzle out, having gotten their "15 Minutes of Fame". The band responded with their third album, 14:59 (noticed the title?), which surpassed the first in number of sales, singles, and revamping their musical approach with a hefty dose of Pop. Floored in itself was this trope as well - their first album, Lemonade and Brownies, with its Rap Rock/Hardcore Punk hybrid, never really made too many waves.
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Even Better Sequel / int_92916f5a	comment	While the first Shrek movie is still regarded as a classic animated comedy, Shrek 2 is the most popular of all the Shrek franchise's four main movies. It had a bigger plot, much better animation, more and improved action scenes, several new characters (including Puss in Boots) and was a bigger smash hit during the time it ran in theaters than its predecessor.
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Even Better Sequel / int_972de37b	comment	The End of Atlantis is a good and solid enough Alice, Girl from the Future book, but thereâ€™s nothing outstanding about it. The City Without Memory, its Immediate Sequel, has a much more original premise, gets a Darker and Edgier upgrade from the usual fluffy adventure, and has colorful characters and extremely intriguing plotlines. Not only is it viewed as a ton of improvement over The End of Atlantis, but itâ€™s considered by some the best book of the entire series.
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Even Better Sequel / int_97433ec9	comment	Red Vox fans agree that Another Light is a huge step up from What Could Go Wrong.
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Even Better Sequel / int_9959e0f9	comment	When you hear the name Slayer, what do you think of? More than likely, Reign in Blood comes to mind. This is yet another metal example. Reign in Blood was their third album. While Metallica and Megadeth were experimenting on their own, Slayer nailed their defining sound in one go (according to Kerry King), and it's widely regarded as the one of the best of the Big Four of thrash metal. It helps that they had legendary producer Rick Rubin working with them on it.
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Even Better Sequel / int_9a7088bc	comment	Star Trek: The Original Series was a good television show that had some good lead actors and often made poignant insights into the human condition, but suffered from cramped production time and a low budget. Star Trek: The Next Generation had an actual budget, universally high-quality actors, a chance to use a Story Arc or three dozen, and consistent show continuity, and in fact is the only Trek show to get a Golden Globe nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. TV Guide also considers TNG to be one of the 100 best shows of all time. Things proceeded to escalate even further, in terms of critical reviews at least - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine earned even more critical raves than its predecessor, and pioneered the use of intensive Character Development and Story Arcs spanning multiple seasons in a time well before that became the norm.
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Even Better Sequel / int_9cda0a55	comment	Elvis Costello's debut, My Aim Is True, was hailed as the arrival of a major talent, but as strong as the album was, the sedate backing band kept it from fulfilling its potential. Costello followed it up with This Year's Model, on which the Attractions gave him the kickass accompaniment he needed to put his music over the top. And then came Armed Forces, which was more textured and complex than the first two albums, and also introduced three of Costello's Signature Songs: "Accidents Will Happen", "Oliver's Army", and a Cover Version of Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" that easily overshadowed the original.note "Peace, Love and Understanding" wasn't on the original British version of Armed Forces, but was added to it when Costello got the rights to his catalog in 1993.
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Even Better Sequel / int_9d47a2a2	comment	Many A Song of Ice and Fire regard A Storm of Swords as better than the first two books. The third and fourth seasons of Game of Thrones adapted A Storm of Swords, and are likewise considered the strongest seasons of the show.
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Even Better Sequel / int_a0ae46f	comment	Most people agree that Toy Story 2 ended up better than the original. Many also consider that Toy Story 3 managed to top them both. The first two films have a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while the third one has 99% (although it also received a lot more reviews in total). Toy Story 4 was more contested, though by the series' standards the reception was still positive overall (97%), and many were surprised how much it matched up to its predecessors.
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Even Better Sequel / int_aa819c97	comment	CLANNAD ~After Story~ consistently gets better reviews than the excellent first season of the anime, thanks to a series of Wham Episodes and Character Development in the second half. It also frequently tops lists of the best anime series ever made.
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Even Better Sequel / int_aa9366f9	comment	Nightwish was doing pretty good as a power metal band with Wishmaster. But the point where they really hit their stride was probably around Century Child, when they figured out that the best way to use their opera-trained soprano vocalist was to reduce the amount of extremely high-speed guitar, increase the amount of One-Woman Wail, and back her up with a whole freaking orchestra. Then they topped that with Once, essentially an entire album of the most over-the-top epic music you ever did hear, including "Ghost Love Score," infamous as the song of choice for making everyday things AWESOME.
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Even Better Sequel / int_aaa65d7e	comment	Evangelion 1.0 was very well-received, but a common criticism was the fact that it retreaded familiar territory. While Evangelion 2.0 started off in the same manner, it stood apart from its predecessor by going completely Off the Rails and taking the story of Evangelion in a bold, if frightening, new direction.
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Even Better Sequel / int_abc6c9e7	comment	While Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo is well-liked among Lupin fans, it's the second Lupin film, The Castle of Cagliostro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, that's achieved widespread mainstream critical acclaim on both sides of the pacific.
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Even Better Sequel / int_aef16ca9	comment	The Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots (2011) got good remarks with the main appeal being it stars Puss himself as well as being better than the last two films from the main series. However, its long-awaited sequel, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish surpassed it handily by retaining the same comedy and likeable characters while adding surprisingly deep themes about mortality and death, strong Character Development, one of the greatest antagonists that DreamWorks has ever created, and the occasional Art Shift.
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Even Better Sequel / int_b0af5a0e	comment	The Grisha Trilogy is a well-received and commercially successful YA novel. Its sequel/Spin-Off, Six of Crows, however, is largely considered an improvement in all fronts, with a bit more action and well-developed characters. The second book of the duology, Crooked Kingdom, is considered still an improvement over the first, with deeper character, bolder schemes, and even more action.
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Even Better Sequel / int_b0bc227d	comment	The first of Disney's Winnie the Pooh featurettes, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, received critical praise when it was released in 1966. The second featurette, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, released two years later, was received even better for its larger scope, memorable sequences, and the additions of Piglet and Tigger to the cast, topped off with an Academy Award win.
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Even Better Sequel / int_b8e7bb8	comment	Although not a hard rule, it's often seen that a beloved Super Sentai season will be a sub-par Power Rangers season while a sub-par Sentai will be seen as a superior Power Ranger Series. This is mostly due to the fact that Power Rangers benefits from having knowledge of what the response to the story in Japan is as well as the reaction and can change the plot to better fit American tastes if needed. Consider, for example, Power Rangers RPM which was well received by U.S. Fans for being a good natured jab at the franchise as a whole, and tossed out the interdimensional storyline from its counterpart's mediocre plot to instead tell a story that is basically Terminator's Robot War settings, vs. Power Rangers Samurai which was widely disliked in the States, despite being similar in story line to its Japanese counterpart, which was widely praised by Japanese and U.S. Fans alike.
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Even Better Sequel / int_be0d8ec6	comment	As far as Rotten Tomatoes goes, critics have rated The Sponge Bob Movie Sponge Out Of Water more highly than its predecessor, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, which was also generally well-received.
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Even Better Sequel / int_c1ca6033	comment	While it may not have matched the sales and impact as her first album Pure Heroine, Lorde's second album Melodrama was regarded as this by various critics, even making it on lists of the Top Ten best albums of 2017 by various publications. Allmusic even gave it a 5 out of 5 star review compared to the 3 out of 5 stars of Pure Heroine.
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Even Better Sequel / int_c32a966f	comment	The original My Little Pony: Equestria Girls wasn't bad, but it had its fair share of Broken Base, with complaints directed at the setting, clichÃ© story, and an underwhelming antagonist. The sequel Rainbow Rocks was better received. Every aspect lacking in the original was improved to some degree; Sunset and Twilight get more character development, the story is stronger, the songs are better (and worked into the story more smoothly), the animation is improved, and the villains are memorable.
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Even Better Sequel / int_c34f83b2	comment	Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair features better cases and more bonus content than its predecessor Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, while keeping all the positive aspects from the original.
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Even Better Sequel / int_c35714d6	comment	The Blackadder series is subject to this, as Blackadder II is generally regarded as being better than The Black Adder. The first season was good in its own right,note It won an International Emmy award in the popular arts category in 1983. just not as good as the second in which Ben Elton took over writing duties from Rowan Atkinson, and the character of Blackadder became the iconic, witty Deadpan Snarker. This could also be considered a case of Growing the Beard. It continued with Blackadder the Third — which some fans consider slightly better than the second series, though others consider it a slight step down — and was definitely continued with Blackadder Goes Forth, which is near-universally regarded as the best Blackadder series.
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Even Better Sequel / int_c55c0e7	comment	Cream was a Super Group whose first album consisted mostly of blues covers and was not as good as people hoped. For Disraeli Gears they added elements of psychedelia and it was better received.
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Even Better Sequel / int_cc9e9cc	comment	Kyuss's first album Wretch is generally seen as little more than a curiosity for hardcore fans of the band. However, their second album, Blues for the Red Sun, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential "stoner rock" albums of all time.
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Even Better Sequel / int_cf69b21e	comment	Beast Wars originally dealt with a huge backlash from the fans that were against animal-themed Transformers (at least those with organic animal modes), but somewhere by the end of the first season almost everyone else seemed to catch on that the series was better than the original in almost every way, and it's still usually considered the high point of the entire Transformers animated fiction. People who grew up on G1 were ready for a Transformers series that escaped the ghetto. The producers knew this, and delivered in spades.
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Even Better Sequel / int_d0e920c5	comment	Dark Tranquillity's first album Skydancer was one of the first Melodic Death Metal albums, but generally not "understood." After trading singer Anders Friden to In Flames, and getting Mikkel Stane in return, they produced The Gallery, which is today considered one of the most influential Melodic Death Metal albums of all time. In Flames' story goes the same. They first published Lunar Strain (which, though brave, wasn't that much of a success) and a couple years later (and with current vocalist Anders Friden) they released The Jester Race, the other Melodic Death Metal Trope Codifier along with The Gallery by DT and Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates.
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Even Better Sequel / int_d22a9a66	comment	Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Mighty Little Defenders is the sequel to War of Invention. People tend to prefer Mighty Little Defenders due to it returning to the normal art style, having a better plot, and having more unique ideas.
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Even Better Sequel / int_d494343b	comment	Iron Maiden recorded their first two albums with Paul Di'Anno, which are regarded as classics. Then he was replaced by Bruce Dickinson, and they recorded The Number of the Beast.
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Even Better Sequel / int_d5505073	comment	David Brin's first Uplift trilogy - Sundiver is decent, but Startide Rising blows it out of the water (no pun intended), and swept the major SF awards.
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Even Better Sequel / int_d7aab7c1	comment	While the first season of Sailor Moon is undoubtedly a classic, Sailor Moon R and Sailor Moon S are the most praised among critics and fans. Unfortunately, they were followed by the panned Sailor Moon Super S and polarizing Sailor Moon Stars.
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Even Better Sequel / int_d88b3248	comment	Power metal band Kamelot's concept album Epica was a beautiful, well crafted piece of music. However, the sequel album, note (a true sequel instead of a follow up), The Black Halo, is a masterpiece.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e11f29a2	comment	Pantera's breakout album was Cowboys from Hell, where they defined their brand of groove/thrash metal (possibly after catching from hints from the likes of Dave Mustaine, if you can believe him), and is by far one of the most popular albums in Pantera's repertoire. It's not the second, the third, or even the fourth album they put out. Yep, Cowboys is their fifth album. You wouldn't believe the same band that did Power Metal in 1988 (they were young) also did Cowboys from Hell and, later on, Far Beyond Driven.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e362fe89	comment	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West has definitely created a Broken Base, but there's a good portion of the fanbase who see it as better than the original An American Tail. It certainly has a lot more going for it than say, the sequels to other Don Bluth classics- it has some very solid animation for the time, and a few genuinely great songs.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e3b75023	comment	Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (2000) got better reviews than the original Vampire Hunter D (1985), and is generally considered to be an improvement.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e4518c0a	comment	Brian Michael Bendis's well-done run on Moon Knight was followed by Warren Ellis and Brian Wood's run which proceeded to basically reinvent Moon Knight from the ground up and is considered by many to be a modern classic.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e4eb306f	comment	The Madagascar films received a giant jump in quality with each sequel installment. This was partly because the main cast's struggle to get home gave the series a structure, allowing it to conclude in an emotionally believable way that builds on the characters' growth and change with the third film.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e5feb1e	comment	Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney â€“ Trials and Tribulations to Justice For All. Even deeper insight to the character's pasts, have the most epic plot of any of Ace Attorney games with the added novelty of playing as Mia and even the chance to play as Miles Edgeworth in the last case. Gyakuten Kenji 2, the Japan-only sequel to Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, hits hard and fast with its first case (deliberately trying to set up a "final case" feel to open the game) and then delves into a massive conspiracy that has infected the highest echelons of not just the Prosecutor's Office but an entire nation's government. The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve is considered a vast improvement on its predecessor. The reason why is that unlike the previous Ace Attorney games which are mostly self-contained stories, the The Great Ace Attorney games are very closely related to one another. The first game very heavily sets up elements that come to fruition in the second game, meaning many of the best plot twists and strongest writing moments don't happen until the midway point of the duology. As a result, it's often recommended to simply play them back-to-back as one extremely long Ace Attorney game. Even Capcom seems to think so, since the long-awaited English port released the two of them as a single game, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e89f120b	comment	While the original Mobile Suit Gundam was an Acclaimed Flop (in fact, it was cancelled due to falling ratings... but became a smash hit on reruns, go figure), six years later, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam was so popular that it spawned a direct sequel just two weeks after it was completed — a feat yet unsurpassed by any other Gundam installment. To this day, many Gundam fans consider Zeta the best entry in the saga.
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Even Better Sequel / int_e8c34944	comment	Mike Oldfield: Although they have never attained universal acclaim (as with all of Mike Oldfield's post Tubular Bells albums sadly), there is more than a few Mike Oldfield fans that consider Tubular Bells II and/or even Tubular Bells III (and/or even other Oldfield albums) lovingly and immensely better than the original Tubular Bells, which still is a universally loved classic itself.
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Even Better Sequel / int_ec28245c	comment	Depending on who you ask, Dragon Ball Z is this to Dragon Ball. Some people prefer it due to the more serious tone, the intense, over-the-top action, and higher stakes that only escalate with each arc, or simply because it gained a following in North America before its predecessor, and was thus the first part of the franchise most fans were exposed to. On the other hand, there are those who prefer Dragon Ball for its humor, its focus on adventure, and its martial arts battles that are more grounded by comparison.
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Even Better Sequel / int_f8df4747	comment	The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye is widely considered to be even better than James Roberts' previous work on The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers.
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Even Better Sequel / int_fd0b756	comment	The Hobbit's sequel, The Lord of the Rings, is much more mature in tone and epic in breath with more dynamic characters and a great deal more at stake. It's partly a matter of genre, as well: The Hobbit was very clearly literature aimed at children, while The Lord of the Rings was a massive enterprise, intended to create an entire mythology.
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Even Better Sequel / int_fe724d7f	comment	Sehnsucht (namely "Du Hast") was what put Rammstein on the map in America, despite it being the second album.
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Even Better Sequel / int_fe83990a	comment	Out of all the various sequels and spin-offs of Saint Seiya, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas is the most well-liked and second most popular after the original manga itself, due to being extremely well-drawn with a tight-plotted and exciting story, as well as improving some flaws the original had, such as making Saori's counterpart Sasha more of an Action Girl and Seiya's counterpart Tenma less of an Idiot Hero.
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