watched episode 8 & 9.

well, at least they tried making Zuuma into a reasonable villian, even if he turned out a complete disappointment (one more minute of plot and they could have established a decent motive for him... such a shame) and was discarded as if the writers (who are akin to a rabies infected pack of monkeys, I'm sure) realized he wasn't making any damn sense.

episode 9, of course, was a complete bunch of Slayers comedy, it's fun for a while, but it makes you feel dirty afterward.
Really, it's the fourth season (fifth, even), they can't be that dumb. and I know it's been a long time since Slayers, but I can't believe everyone (Lina and Zelgadis, mostly) have forgotten what a jerk Rezo was, and how he actually brought upon the destruction of the world (twice!).

also, every time they speak about a 'new type of magic', I think back to the third season, when they found that jar (again, jar) between those two rivaling cities that was used to cast dark-white union magic. and every time it turns out to be a build up to a not-so-funny joke.

more than that, Pokota and Ozel (as well as anyone who isn't Lina, and Lina herself) are characterless, I'm not expecting ground breaking depth, just that they'll have a personality, and act according to it.