User blog comment:Sniperteam82308/New Writer Announced/@comment-1886172-20170226043656

As I said, the main post up top was more about the news and I didn't want to interject my own personal opinions into it. As for what I think about it, I'm unsure. These 360 shorts have been okay, but I'll be honest I'm not too crazy about them. My favorite seasons tend to be ones that "go back to basics", which these shorts seem to aim at doing; I don't feel like they have the magic that they are trying to capture. It definitely comes off to me as more of a fans attempt at writing Red vs. Blue than they do actual RvB. I also was not a fan at all of Brick Gulch. The 'story' of it wasn't interesting at all, but let's be real here it wasn't a story episode. And that's fine if the jokes are funny, unfortunately, they weren't. I've seen no reaction to the 360 videos, however I remember Brick Gulch as being mixed reception; it seemed you either loved it or hated it.

There are some positives though, with Bitters returning we can assume we will see both the Feds and the New Republic who grew to be very enjoyable characters. While I am glad they aren't just being dropped now that their story has ended, I do hope they don't feel forced into it for the sake of keeping them on the show. I also am interested in the idea of a reporter character, it takes the concept what Blood Gulch was originally going to be and plays with it. I wonder if we will see much of our characters or if the season will be more about chasing them. Either way I can see it working, on one hand there will be a break from our characters that may help to make them more entertaining when they return. On the other hand if the potential new cast isn't good it may not pan out. I can see it as being similar to the beginning of Reconstruction which is a huge plus for me. One final note is that I like them lowering the stakes again. I wasn't too keen on the Reds and Blues becoming the greatest warriors in the galaxy and helping a planet free itself from civil war and an evil corporation, and even if Chorus worked overall I am glad to see they don't continue to raise the stakes.

tldr I'm not a fan of the writer's past works with RvB. The concept seems enjoyable though, but I can see potential flaws with it that I hope can be avoided. Cautiously excited overall.