Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-3261234-20150305115751/@comment-24757127-20150310065010

FunbucketNarutoNerdOncer wrote: I actually enjoyed the episode, it was something different. It also showed that Team 8 isn't just a team that wins all the time, they also lose sometimes. I mean, if they had won that fight, there would have been no substance to the Chunin exam. Everyone has a moment when they win, and that moment when they lose. Team Kurenai had to lose a fight because if they didn't they wouldn't be seen as true characters, because they would have in no way gotten emotion out of us. The reason for episodes like this are to give us those little looks into characters we normally don't get to see. I also feel like we shouldn't complain about filler episodes because those are put in so that they have time to make the regular episodes better.

I agree with having the protagonists lose to get the audience on their sides but this is terrible. We are already on their side. My big problem is throughout the whole Anime and Manga we get to know each of Konoha 11, some more than others. We know they are better than this, Even as genin. It's just disgusting seeing Team Guy and now Team Kurenai being fooled and defeated so easily when each team has an extremely smart, calculating teammate.