Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1018594-20151001190939/@comment-4849011-20151006171705

Before I share my thoughts, let me preface by noting that I haven’t seen any new episodes in a long time, so I can only go by the articles I read here.

There are a number of filler arcs or episodes which are widely perceived as being terrible (I word it that way because we all have our own tastes), and reading these comments about whether this or that filler arc is worse gave me food for thought. I’ve decided that there are three ways in which a filler arc or episode can be bad.

1- It can just plain be badly written (poor plot, unsatisfying conclusion, etc.)

2- It can blatantly ignore established continuity

3- It can be a combination

Comparing bad fillers can thus be like comparing apples and oranges, or at least like comparing different kinds of apples. Filler arcs can be good (I enjoyed some of the filler between Parts I and II), but they have to be well-written and have respect for the source material. I have no problem with some continuity implants (For instance, I didn’t have an issue with the arc showing Kakashi as an ANBU, or with many of the filler episodes in the Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation arc), and when it comes to minor changes, whether or not I mind depends on what the change is. However, what they’re doing in this latest arc, in my opinion, comes off as bad fan fiction, and it’s pathetic.

If anyone wants to talk more about bad fillers and what makes them bad, I can start a new discussion thread so we won’t be hijacking this one.