Something that struck me on repeat viewings is just how "street" this part is. There's a couple of public parks and plaza type places, but for the most part there's almost always pedestrians around, and often he has to dodge them. That's just London I guess. So densely populated. I just find that a lot more relatable and impressive than an edit with mostly California school yards.
I feel like there was something more that I'm missing about the Ben Raemers tribute at 6:47. Did Ben used to skate that spot maybe?
Another thing that I wonder about is how much filming/editing contributes to a skater's SOTY chances. Jacob Harris's Atlantic Drift edits are always gold and have such a distinct style to them. Watching Mason's Nike part, I thought the song didn't live up to the skating and having only one angle on the ender was weak. Doesn't take away from Mason's absolute tear of a run this year, he's one of the best out right now, but I wonder if his edits weren't as corporate clean, would he have an even better lead?