Alright, I think this BL review is going to be a conflicting one, so let’s just get in to all things Pit Babe.
Just like Last Twilight, I didn’t realize how many episodes still needed to air when I started tuning in, but just like Last Twilight, I did find myself anticipating what was going to come next in the world of Pit Babe. Upon reflection, I do believe a lot of that intrigue was to see if this series actually was ever going to get better. The story was interesting, but the execution was subpar. It had all the makings to be the next KinnPorsche, at least in style and tone, but maybe they just didn’t have the same budget available? What we got just came across kind of hilarious in most cases. But before I get into all of that, let’s talk about the actual story.
Pit Babe, at a high level is a story about a racing team, Monster X, and their most prized racer, Pit Babe. He’s had a rough past though, escaping from an abusive foster-type home. Okay. That about covers the normal parts of this story. Then we get into the Omegaverse, which admittedly, I know almost nothing about. Some research on the text that this series is based on led me to some wackadoodle plot points, a lot of which were blessedly left out of this adaptation. So for that, I am grateful. Pit Babe happens to be a “special alpha,” which means he has some special senses. I guess in the actual Omegaverse it also means he can get pregnant. No thanks. Anyway, his abusive pseudo-father uses the senses of Pit Babe, along with other alphas and enigmas, to sell to sicko millionaires to turn a huge fortune.
It appears that many of his best brood escaped his home, including millionaire Pete. He gets entangled in Pit Babe’s quest to take Tony down for good. A little less on his side is his best friend, Way, a fellow racer. He’s also been madly in love with Pit Babe for as long as he can remember, and he’s even more displeased when Charlie enters Babe’s life. Charlie changes Babe’s life from the get go, and though Charlie’s got some big secrets that threaten their relationship, he really is a good guy. Luckily, Charlie has his best friend and “brother,” Jeff to lean on. Jeff manages to become a part of the Monster X team, and earns the attention of Monster X’s lead mechanic, Alan.
A lot of the first half of the season is all about the racing, but the second half of the season almost drops it entirely. Which is fine really. Racing does not interest me, but at least the story there was a little smoother. This series does get my respect with two insane plot twists a little more than halfway through, but as I said earlier, the execution of this series’ more dramatic and action-packed bits were not it. The fight scenes looked clunky, the dialogue was downright silly at times, and though I found the cast to have excellent chemistry off-screen, their on-screen acting was a bit stiff. I really wish this could have just been a lighter affair focusing on Jeff and Alan. Those actors had real chemistry! I actually found that the actor who plays Pit Babe to be really good, but Charlie’s actor lacked in experience, I think.
Though this series was not my favorite, I don’t regret watching it. I hope to see some of these pairs work together in the future, because I think they deserved better than what this series gave them. The main cast was too large for only thirteen episodes, and their plotlines weren’t given any time or attention. I think this is skippable, honestly.