Major spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, so be warned!
When news first broke that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’s expansive cast would be reprising their comic-based roles for a Netflix anime series, fans understandably had questions, with the biggest arguably being, “Erm, but why?” Thankfully, the first episode proves the new series isn’t just a rehashing of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s source material, nor of Edgar Wright’s live-action film, but rather a Sliding Doors-esque alt-approach to the initial narrative, in which the titular Michael Cera-voiced slacker goes missing. It’s only after watching that the title Scott Pilgrim Takes Off takes on its intended meaning, but co-creator BenDavid Grabinski told us he was extremely nervous that fans would guess the big twist way ahead of time.
