KingofPhantoms
The Spook Factor
Agreed. Mako's a very strong character, but in the second film she felt both underutilized in the screentime she used and just poorly utilized in general. Her death served as little more than shock factor for the audience, and as a device to motivate for Jake (himself a less compelling protagonist, as you said), but it was so sudden and anti-climactic in a film where she wasn't granted nearly as powerful of a role that it even failed it's motivational purpose and ultimately just came off as a massive disservice to the character.
That's my main gripe with the film, as everything from that point on just spiraled downward into a confusing and largely disappointing mess. The way they had Newt get brainwashed was also confusing and not remotely compelling, but it's just adding insult to injury when compared to the above.
I've heard some people say a Metroid show would work out nicely if it had a formula similar to Samurai Jack. Little dialogue, quiet, compelling scenes that focus on Show, Don't Tell, and plenty of dynamic action scenes when the time is right.
It'd be nice to see, though I don't use Netflix much, so it's not like I can really speak for any of those shows, as popular as they are.
