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EP. REVIEW: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

WTH, Ino?! Taking Sakura to a spot that reminds her of her missing man, who apparently doesn't even call from time to time, and then just leaving her alone there?

What are the chances of another lost plush toy—one wrapped in the same cloth, no less—being taken to the lost-and-found and claimed within the time it took Sarada to get there?

Wow. I thought Sakura was a terrible character in the original series, but in one episode Boruto convinced me that she's much worse than I thought.

At least in the original she was just one-dimensional and lacking in all substance! Watching her sham of a marriage and a best friend parade it about her while the show demonstrates all the tonal appropriateness of an ornithopter in an attack damage convention was friggin' intolerable. Why do the author(s) bother writing about a character they clearly don't care enough about to treat like a real person?

What are the chances of another lost plush toy—one wrapped in the same cloth, no less—being taken to the lost-and-found and claimed within the time it took Sarada to get there?

It kinda bothers me how Sarada jumps off the train when Boruto and the guys are about to find her. I mean, I know she doesn't want to do "childish" things like Boruto and is afraid the guys might make fun of her, but is it really that big of a deal? Come on Sarada, that little girl misses her teddy bear

As for Sakura, her marriage makes perfect sense to me. She's always been in love with her image of Sasuke rather than the reality of him, only had a crush on him because he was cute, bad-boy broody, and top of the class, and never spent enough time interacting with him to actually know him. So she's essentially having a marriage with the fantasy person of her dreams, without ever having to deal with the moody jerk of a man on a daily basis. Nothing has changed except she's got a trophy kid from him to dote on in his place. It's the perfect marriage, since Fantasy Sasuke can't make mistakes and will always be exactly as she imagines him.

they didn't focus on the part of it that bothers me most--Boruto & co are bumming rides they can clearly afford.

That makes a lot of sense. I just wish they framed it more as a bad thing.

[b[Ep 17[/b]: Very meh, slightly below average in story & character interactions. But there were some interesting reveals:
--Sarada is the more mature person in the household. The implication seems to be that Sakura works so much, Sarada is in charge of things like cooking and scheduling by default. Sakura wouldn't mind just getting take-out, but Sarada's mature (for her age) sensibility is against that.

I'm not all that happy with the only working mother household in Konoha being depicted like that, but it works for these particular characters. Just wish there were other types of moms around for balance. Does Temari still work as a diplomat?

--Worst. Girl's Trip. Ever: WTH, Ino?! Taking Sakura to a spot that reminds her of her missing man, who apparently doesn't even call from time to time, and then just leaving her alone there? It's amazing Sakura didn't cry. But...
--Sakura is in Denial: Sasuke's wandering the world. He doesn't call, he doesn't write, he doesn't send Sarada cards on her birthday, he's basically gone. Your marriage is in utter limbo. But she's still so optimistic about it...oy. She needs a therapist, or at least friends who can gently help her break through this illusion...
Illusion--maybe she's been under a genjutsu all this time!

That makes a lot of sense. I just wish they framed it more as a bad thing. Right now, are we supposed to sympathize with Sakura for being delusional, Sarada, for having to deal with a single mom who won't admit she's single? Both? I hope we're not supposed to sympathize with Sasuke, for basically having an heir he's not spending any time with.

I read their relationship as Sakura pursued Sasuke until he gave in, literally going along with him on his travels. She got pregnant and he married her to save face (which is incredibly important for clan respectability reasons, and since he's basically the only one left in his clan, that part is non-negotiable). She decided to go back to Konoha after the baby was born so that she wouldn't have to raise the baby on the run. They've been living separately ever since. That's really incredibly sad.