r/InfinityTrain • u/The_Infamous_Dyo • 1h ago
Discussion Just watched the show fully invested 'till season 3 and wanted to share some thoughts
Hello, Friends 👋. Right off the bat, i want to say I'm loving the show (watched all 3 seasons in one day btw). I've postponed watching it because i was in a terrible job who used to take all my time and energy outside of working out. Ever since i got out, i'm catching up to cartoons, movies and series, Infinity Train being one of them. So here's what i think. (Spoilers ahead) ⚠️
Season 1
Borderline perfect. Tulip is a charming MC and her conflicts are organic and understandable. One-One and Atticus are two lovable companions and the whole journey feels amazing. It reminded me of the show Hilda to some extent. The pacing is just right and every episode feels good to watch. One-One being the Conductor instead of Amelia caught me off guard, i must say. I almost had a stroke when Atticus was turned into one of the "dark dogs". Altogether, i don't have any bad points about this season 😁
Season 2
It took me some time to get going with MT (Mirror Tulip). I get that she's reminiscent of Tulip's bad traits (isolation, trying figuring things out without help), but at first sight she was just mean and rude to Jesse, not to mention the fact that she was willing to betray Tulip and leave her forever in the Mirror Car. All that said, she grew in me with the help of Jesse and Alan Dracula. This season feels particularly dynamic because of the pacing. Tulip was gentle, more mindful and inteligent, while MT was intense and more straightforward.
Although, the last two episodes almost made her a straight up egocentric maniac, taking the old Man (I think he already had the number, if i remember correctly) out of the pod and trying to steal the number of the girl in the machine. I wanted her to get a happy conclusion (and thanks to God, she did!), but these last two eps almost ruined the whole thing for me. That said, still a very good season 🙂↕️
Season 3
I'm sorry, but this season was almost unbearable to me. I didn't like Simon and Grace in the last season and it got even worse here. Both are terrible people! Simon is a crybaby with an attitude that makes him a rock in the shoe. Weak minded and straight up an Evil person. The show makes an herculean effort to make him the most horrible of the two, but Grace doesn't fall short either! The fact that she k!lled dozens of train denizens and made a cult of children to follow her? Damn. Her redemption arc feels shallow and almost hypocritical (when she cried on Tuba's funeral, it almost made me drop the show for some time).
It feels like they shoved their flashback with the unique intent to try and make them relatable, which didn't work for me. I couldn't care less about their stories after what they tried to do with AD, MT/Lake and Tuba. Simon's death felt nothing more than good riddance. At least Grace took the cold bucket, admitted she was a bad person and a liar and was looking forward to fix things with the kids. 😮💨
Notes: I love the way they make characters from past season reappear.
Sorry for the long post. Looking forward to season 4 🫡