This is, in many ways, quite similar to the original because Bakarina is so stupid she can't really come up with any real plans to avoid the flags. In fact she can't even recognise if the flags still are there or not. So, much similarity is unavoidable. However, I appreciate how some side characters that had a minor role or didn't exist at all in the original are actually playing a role here. Of course people like Keith are totally different, so that helps as well. All in all I don't dislike this spin-off at all.