[Areishia]

The plot of Chronicles is actually supposed to be a continuation of the one from XS so I don't think the plot is that different, it's just that it's not a direct continuation but one that takes place several years after the ending of XS (which is why the 4 original monks are all shoku warriors now instead of it only being Raymundo). Aside from that, the 3 episodes that were aired one after the other were supposed to be more like 1 big introductory episode to the series, I guess that's one of the reasons why their pacing was so rushed, they just wanted to introduce all the important character and what people could expect from the show in general (the shen gon wu, the characters, the showdowns, who are the bad guys/good guys, etc.), I just hope this means that the other episodes won't be rushes pacing-wise since they won't be about introducing everything within the show as much.

Like I said, them adding a shen gon wu with similar powers to another shen gon wu isn't really that odd seeing as they've already done it before in the old series.

I actually like the 3D showdowns xD; also, I think everyone can still watch them, though Dojo curling up during it until it's over does seem rather odd...