Review of The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments

After feeling deterred from the lack of character development from the first two seasons, I was immensely happy when the writer took time showing the backstories of the Sins. It helped explained why the characters acted a certain way, and it also deepened them, especially Meliodas-sama. Any doubts I had about him are swallowed. The show even took it a step further in the last episode, where we see him express his fears and internal conflicts. Unfortunately, other characters weren't developed like the Sins. I'm talking about Elizabeth and the new villains, here. Elizabeth is the same from season one, and since she has no flaws,except from cliché ones, she can't get any character development. I didn't hate her character, but I didn't like her either because she was just there. Her role was just to heal and get groped by our Meliodas-sama.

The story did a horrible job in setting up our villains. When I first heard about them, I thought, "Ooh, we're going to be in trouble" but sadly, there is nothing that makes the villains distinct. They are just the reincarnation of the Holy Knights. All the villains were just standing around and talking *menacingly*, as if that's going to make me feel threatened for the characters.

What makes them even less scary is the fact that they have no motivations except for world domination. Obviously, that motivation is extremely vague and does nothing to help flesh out the antagonists.

Besides the development of the Sins, what the show did right was the pacing. The show has very little inner-dialogue and a bunch of fights, so you can power through the episodes feeling enjoyed. The pace makes you feel pumped up, like all action shows should be. Personally, the fights got better in the later episodes. The over-the-topness of it all gave my enjoyment the a score of 10/10.

Sometimes, the art took a dip in the mid-episodes, but the rest looked fine. The characters still looked vibrant, and the backgrounds didn't really catch my eye.

The VA's also did a good job voicing the characters. Their tone completely matched their attitude and personality.

I heavily recommend this season to anyone who's in the mood for binge-watching.