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Strong moments like “Galileo Hustle” are there but they seem sometimes far and too few throughout the first season. It does highlight the aspect of the series that it lacks the same kind of subtlety that the original had when it came to its message and characters. He’s manic but still in control which doesn’t quite work with the message of the original. So, it kind of explains away a plot point that was more of discovery during the original for us as the viewers and Spike.Įven the “mommy” scene feels less impactful as we see the character act a bit more controlled earlier on in the same episode.

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Spike is his main target, but he feels a bit less in danger than he did in the episode that inspired it, “Requiem for a Clown.” The opening does push him to his limits, which was great to see but the actual one-on-one confrontation loses that appeal when Spike seemingly knows exactly how to solve the impenetrable shield of LeFou. Once he gets his clown-inspired costume, the look is completed even if it feels a bit too short-lived on screen. Though the shot of his shadow hanging over the team until his reveal was well done even if he lacked the absurdity of the original. It’s funny how Western adaptations go out of their way to explain things, as we get a showcase for why he can float. Still, Josh Randall does play the character quite well and he has his quirks from the anime, even if not as “animated” as you would think. Here’s hoping they make up for this action next season, but it seems like an easy way to explain how Spike finds the assassin rather than it being through actual sleuthing.

There’s a reason for the set-up later down the line but it seems a bit heartless from our usual ragtag team. It technically has no true effect on the story outside of our team heartlessly leaving the upper behind. So, the strangest change here is connecting Ein directly to LeFou.

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It’s a bit sudden that Vicious goes out of his way to send out the madman to take on Spike, but it does open the question of whether the show can tackle one of the series’ most memorable villains or lack the subtlety to bring it full circle? It’s fun finding out that one of the first looks we got from the series was for the eighth episode in the series, “Sad Clown A-Go-Go.” As the title points out, we get the live-action introduction of Pierrot LeFou.

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