Don’t do this. This is such scumbag behavior.
The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt Ep. 5
We meet Togo’s sister, and she’s not punctual like him. He has to pretty much drag her out of bed every morning. The main reason she wants to go to the same high school is for this and this alone. So I’m thinking, Hey, if she’s the opposite of him, does that mean she’s smart? Yeah, that’s all I’ve got. A truly banal take, I know. This show gives me nothing to work with. Nothing of consequence ever happens. One of Poem’s friends has a moment with the health freak, but no couple is going to make any progress in this series. All she gets is a picture with him. I doubt the health freak even knows what love is. As for Poem, Togo says stuff that makes her blush, so she punches him in retaliation. Rinse and repeat for the fifth week in a row. Maybe I should drop this show too. None of the characters are showing any real growth.
LIAR GAME Ep. 5
Is every round going to play out the same way. The villain of the arc proclaims victory, having fooled Nao! I mean, that’s a pretty low bar, but sure, enjoy every little win in life, I guess. Nao then looks shocked and scared! What will she do! She’s going to be in so much debt! By the way, have we mentioned that her father is dying? Finally, a cool and collected Akiyama will explain how he hasn’t lost! I’m sure Akiyama will simply reveal that he was allied with the No. 15 all along or whatever.
Well, “Hitomi” was suspicious from the start. They were the only team member who kept talking to Nao throughout the voting process, so they were obviously trying to quickly gain her trust and build a rapport. The only thing I wanna know is if Nao will ever have any character development, or if she’s just meant to be the same naive scaredy cat from start to finish. Well, I guess the truth behind the organization’s goals would be nice, too.
MARRIAGETOXIN Ep. 5
The first half was pretty neat, because the anime briefly dipped its toe in the horror genre. Basically, the villain of the arc can play some pretty mean psychological tricks on his victims. But after that, the silly, over-the-top moves with silly, over-the-top names kinda ruin my immersion. MARRIAGETOXIN has far more action than I initially expected. I thought I’d be primarily watching a dorky assassin try to find love. Sure, he might have to fight once or twice, but I didn’t think he’d be engaging in a life-or-death battle every single time he meets a new girl. See, this is why you don’t date around or play the field! Stick to one person, you manwhore!
Anyway, Hikaru’s not going to spare his opponent’s life this time, right? ‘Cause his opponent this time seems downright psycho.
I Want to End This Love Game Ep. 4
Despite last week’s cringefest, Yukiya still had a chance to confess his feelings at the start of this week’s episode. To be fair, they both did. But because we’re still in the first half of the season, he wusses out in the end. To be fair again, they both did.
After that, the rest of the episode was a blur. Wake me up when there’s progress.
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Ep. 5
As I expected, replicas can’t really die. Not in the traditional sense, at least. Nao simply disappears, leaving behind her clothes. That cliffhanger was thus cheap. But hey, at least Sunao has gained a newfound appreciation for her replica. Nao gets to sleep in a real bed like a real girl!
More importantly, Nao saw who pushed Aki, and of course it was Hayase. Nao thus decides to put the fear in him. You kinda just have to trust that she scared him straight, because I dunno if there’s anything else she could’ve done as a high school student. A detective might check the surveillance cameras to see what happened. Maybe if they got a clear view of Hayase’s face, they could then pin an attempted murder charge on him. Nevertheless, any sort of investigation is out of Nao’s hands. Even if she went to the authorities about it, she would need to explain what really happened to her that day. “You got pushed but you only lost your clothes? Huh?!” They’d probably just think she’s lying.
I guess I’m just uneasy with the current outcome, because Hayase displayed serious homicidal behavior. Imagine killing someone because they beat you at a pickup basketball game. Killing someone at all is already an extreme act, but over a basketball game? Really? Even if you reframe it as him being humiliated in front of the entire school, it still sounds psychotic. Hayse deserves to be locked up, either in jail or a mental institution. He shouldn’t be free to run around and potentially hurt other people. But all we can do is move on and forget this ever happened, which just doesn’t sit right with me.
The second half of the episode takes a bizarre turn. Nao suddenly has an existential crisis because she didn’t die. She thinks this makes her not human, and thus she should… commit suicide? I don’t get it. Maybe I’ve never had to grapple with my mortality like Nao has, but 1) not dying from a train running over you doesn’t prove that you can’t die period and 2) so what? She claims that she might not even be the same replica as the one that disappeared on the train tracks, but she clearly has her memories, so what difference does it make? Her memories are real. Her experiences are real. Her feelings for Aki are real. Her hopes and dreams of growing old with Sunao are real. Most important of all, if she could truly kill herself by walking into the ocean and turning into foam, the devastation everyone feels would be so real. What could possibly be more human than the impact you have on your loved ones?
In the end, this feels like an overly engineered dramatic moment. Aki’s pleas would naturally fall on deaf ears until he finally utters those three magical words: “I love you.” As a result, Nao finally realizes the error of her ways. Meh, I think we could’ve gotten here without the over-the-top existential crisis. At the very least, the existential crisis should’ve gotten an episode or two of build-up. This happened way too fast for my liking. Ultimately, the conclusion to this whole ordeal feels like a season finale. But we’re not even halfway through the season, so what now? A mysterious, bedridden girl, apparently — a bedridden girl who is somehow smiling.
Anyway, it turns out Nao’s status as a replica is a poorly kept secret, because Ritsuko has known all along that she and Sunao were two different people. Also, Ritsuko and Sunao just go back to being close friends. Well, that’s convenient. So who else knows? Maybe their mother? I mean, what kind of mom would you be if you couldn’t tell?
Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home! Ep. 5
I hate these men. Haruma for obvious reasons: he’s a pushy, violent prick and he’s a talentless hack anyway. The fact that he’s even in contention for her heart simply because he draws her favorite manga series is utterly ridiculous. But dudes like Akito drive me up the wall as well. He obviously likes Rinko, so come out with it already. Especially now that Haruma is also gunning for her. The greatest gift he could give Rinko is to keep her away from that loser, so stop pissing around make your feelings known. But of course, he doesn’t. And in hiding his feelings, he’s essentially lying to her which is extra pathetic. “It’s gonna be extra hard to keep up this charade, so…”
*drum roll*
“…let’s come up with a better cover story!” Five minutes in, and I’m already done with this week’s episode. So yeah, I blasted through the rest of it at 4x speed.
Eren the Southpaw Ep. 5
Koichi’s time at the ad agency is about to get worse, but I just… this isn’t what I expected going in. If I had known there would be such a heavy focus on corporate hell — and so little on the actual process of developing one’s artistic skill — I don’t think I would have kept watching. I think I’m going to throw in the towel. I just don’t care about this. And look, this isn’t about me deriding logos or graphic design as “not art.” Rather, we started out with Koichi finally discovering that he has real talent. So I thought we would follow him through his post-high school years and see how he developed. Also, I feel like Eren, the person that the show is named after, would actually have some screentime… but alas, as I’ve said, it’s been nothing but corporate hell, and I get enough of that in real life as it is. This show isn’t offering me anything new in that regard. Sure, dropping the show could very well end up being like the diamond mine meme. Maybe I’m giving up right before the show gets good! But sometimes, you just gotta cut your losses.
Always a Catch! Ep. 6
We already knew Mimi’s father dropped her as an heir as soon as her brother was born, but in this week’s episode, he also has the audacity to disapprove of her engagement to Renato. Yeah, I’d say he deserves to get beaten up by his daughters. Too bad it’s done in a jokey manner. Plus, Mimi is all too happy to give up her status as the family heir simply because she wants to be treated like a girl. All’s well that ends well… so long as you can stand the blatant sexism.
Elsewhere, Renato finally hears about the village daughter in peril, so he immediately jumps into action. He’s mostly excited for a chance to see Mimi, though. Eh…
Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? Ep. 5
Typical beach episode. Typical meet the family episode. Lots of “I wanna get along with everyone!” Also lots of “You better treat my sister right and don’t make a pass at her!” It’s all so boring.
Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ Ep. 5
Fresh off solving the Tatsuya conundrum, Natsuki now has to contend with the Miori conundrum. She hasn’t been attending optional practice, but she still manage to be a starter… or something? Anyway, the upperclassmen are freezing her out, so Miori is hitting back by hogging the ball. This sounds like an issue for a coach to handle, but sure, let’s rope in some random outsider who isn’t even on the team. That’s just how it works in these shows, you know? Everyone, make sure not to overlap your issues! This way, the MC can daisy-chain them back to back in subsequent story arcs! Such organic storytelling.
In other news, Natsuki invites Hikari to the movies, but she immediately asks if anyone is coming with them. Maybe she doesn’t like him that way, or maybe she’s afraid to hurt Uta’s feelings. Either way, it makes me wonder if Natsuki would even be Hikari’s friend if they couldn’t date. Like if she flat out rejected him, what would he do? Would he drop her like a lead balloon? Would he swear to keep trying because the word “no” isn’t in his vocabulary? At the same time, however, Natsuki willingly hops on his phone when Uta wants to Facetime him. He knows how she feels about him, but he’s not sending a clear message. But what can you expect between a teenage girl and an adult man masquerading as a teenage boy?
Oh yeah, remember when I said male anime protagonists have the same boring look over and over? Yeah…
Petals of Reincarnation Ep. 5
More people die. If I knew anything about them, I might have cared. It turns out Caesar was the mole all along. Again, if I knew anything about him, I might have cared. Newton and Einstein survive their encounter with HItler — well, it’s more like the other side didn’t want to keep fighting — but they’re now harboring doubts about Neumann. When they try to confront her about it, Nightingale reveals herself to be a baddie as well. Again, if I knew anything about her, this might have been a huge shocker. Last not but least, the seemingly immortal Funasaka is not so immortal after all. But before he dies, he willingly hands his talent over to Toya. Our MC is now in despair, because he had just made a friend… of like what? One whole episode. Again, if I… well, you get the point.
The Barbarian’s Bride Ep. 4
This setting is more fantastical than I thought. When Serafina meets the elders, she finds an entire menagerie of fantasy races: an elf, a dwarf, a tree spirit (dryads?) and even fairies. She’s been on this expedition for years, but she never knew about the existence of all these tribes? Her kingdom has been trying to invade the east all this time, but no one ever brought back a single story about elves or dwarves? Weird.
Serafina also meets Nyleia, a former soldier of hers. Like other women from the west, she was defeated in battle, then immediately proposed to. So was it her choice to get hitched or what? Plus, what do they do to the defeated men? If the barbarian men keep marrying women from the west, then who do the barbarian women marry? Maybe to avoid controversy, the show is choosing to remain fuzzy on the details. Either way, Nyleia is blissfully happy now. In contrast, Serafina remains proud to be a knight in service to her kingdom, but mayhaps she would be happier if she settled down…? I dunno if I’m totally cool with this message, man. If we meet a western women who assimilated but still remained a warrior, then okay, maybe they’ve got the right idea. But if every women gets captured and end up becoming moms… eeeeeeeeeh.
At the end of the day, Serafina apologizes for being so gosh darn racist. She still doesn’t want to become Veor’s bride, but she no longer thinks it’s the worst idea in the world. Ah yes, the classic tsundere act. Yawn.
Scenes from Awajima Ep. 4
After a couple of really heavy episodes, we get a trio of pretty chill vignettes this week. I kinda hate one of the women’s character designs, though. Her perpetually puckered lips make her look stupid. I’m also not quite sure what to make of the first short story. Two friends seemed destined to be together forever until they were not? Okay? I guess puckered lips lady regrets retiring. Well, I’m probably misunderstanding something. I watch a lot of shows every week on top of juggling my weekly 9-to-5 and other miscellaneous responsibilities, so I’m not gonna get them all right.
In the second story, Wakana’s mother gains a whole new appreciation for the performing arts, and it gets her thinking. If Wakana’s aunt — her sister — hadn’t come along and encouraged the girl to attend Awajima, where would the girl be instead? I guess it makes you wonder as a parent if you’ve been supportive or nurturing enough — if maybe you too quickly assumed that your child would be just like you.
After seeing her mother, Wakana also starts thinking about her attitude towards Awajima. She’s always worked hard, but she’s also always downplayed her accomplishments. Maybe her mother would’ve taken her aspirations a little more seriously if she acted a little more seriously as well.
In the third and final story, Takuto, a young boy, is interested in Awajima and the students who attend the school. As a result, his grandmother gets him tickets to attend a stage play. Unfortunately, she ends up hospitalized. Nothing life-threatening, but she’ll be confined to a bed. Well, you can always just go by yourself. I sometimes go out to dinner or the movies on my own. It’s not a big deal. Nevertheless, Takuto feels the need to invite someone, so he fires off a message to his online friend Sayaka. He assumed that they would be a girl, but dun dun dun, they were not. Obviously, Takuto shouldn’t be making assumptions. Also, there’s nothing wrong with two boys attending an Awajima stage play. Only weird part is that the other “boy” is actually in his mid-thirties. Why are you chatting up a kid online? But this seems to be a Takuto thing, because his next online friend is a housewife. Maybe the kid only bonds with adults.
Killed again, Mr. Detective. Ep. 5
The main mystery in this show is always so stupid. How does Sakuya identify the killer? Before he died, he scratched his name into the killer’s back in legible cursive. Whatever, man.
There’s also a bizarre scene where Lilithea has to kill him, because his head was reattached to the wrong body. There’s always a chance he might not actually come back, right? Nevertheless, Sakuya was willing to risk it all over having an old man’s body.
Anyway, it turns out Yuriu is a villain. In fact, she’s one of the supervillains that Sakuya’s father had put away. Shocker. Look, if a complete nobody like me can tell that Yuriu is suspicious, what’s Sakuya’s excuse? He’s supposed to be an actual detective.
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten S2 Ep. 5
Amane meets yet another former friend from his past. There’s a moment where he thinks to himself (paraphrasing), Oh, we didn’t say “See ya later.” That’s probably because we don’t expect to ever meet again. Which, sure, I guess that’s true. In his shoes, however, I still would’ve said, “Later, man.” Does it imply that I want to meet him again? It doesn’t imply anything, because it’s really not that deep. Just like when you meet someone you haven’t seen in a while, you might say something like, “Bro, we gotta get together again,” and depending on the context, the closeness of the relationship, the last time you’ve seen each other, etc, it could mean all sorts of things. It could be genuine. Or it could just be superfluous small talk. And no matter what it is, you just roll with it.
Anyway, I really tried to watch this episode normally, i.e. not 2x or 4x speed. I really did. But it’s just so inane. By the halfway mark — when they hit up the fireworks festival — I had already cranked the speed back up to 4x. The only thing I really miss out on is the voice acting performance, but there’s nothing special there.
Snowball Earth Ep. 5
Oh good, a stereotypical “walk in on a naked girl” gag. Isn’t that just swell? We later learn that her mother was eaten alive right in front of her. The tonal whiplash, man. The girl knows she can’t defeat a kaiju, but she wants to make it as painful as possible for the monster that murdered her mom to ever eat again. Basically, it has to choose between excruciating pain or starvation. The girl then intends to die, but of course, Tetsuo and Yukio arrive just in time to save her. So then we get this scene. Again, the tonal whiplash.
The problem, however, is that there’s a third faction out there, and they’re not friendly either. In fact, they’re remnants of E-RDE, and they can control the kaiju much like Ao. Worst of all, they intend to steal Yukio. Before you can even say “E-RDE,” we see Yukio blowing up. Wait, what? What the hell just happened? Obviously, the third faction has arrived, but aren’t we rushing things a bit? Between the generic anime gags and the haphazard pacing, Snowball Earth has really gone down the drain this week. Hopefully, the next episode can rein things back a bit.
The Drops of God Ep. 4
Ooof, the amnesiac woman’s husband was her former psychiatrist. I feel like that’s gotta be an ethical violation of some sort. Last week, I thought he was just scared to lose her. Now, I’m thinking he kinda deserves to lose her. In fact, he’s been preventing her from drinking certain red wines, because one of them might trigger her old memories. Yeah, fuck this guy. Unfortunately, she still stays with her husband in the end. So anticlimactic.
Anyway, Kanzaku and Tomine both take different routes to arrive at their respective answers. The amnesiac woman helped Kanzaki nail down the maker of the wine, but he still has to figure out the vintage. Meanwhile, Tomine paid a visit to a bunch of Buddhist monks and tasted, uh, groundwater? Why does a temple have so many fancy varieties of water anyway? In any case, they eventually meet up at the contest 99% confident in their choice. Tomine picks the best possible vintage, because it’s perfect, all the critics love it, blah blah blah. Meanwhile, Kazaki picks the year when France had way too much rainfall. Therefore, this particular vintage is flawed. After all, it’s worth considerably less and money is everything, right? But ho ho ho, imperfections are what make life interesting… or something. The way Kanzaki puts it, the perfect wine’s “story” is too short. He couldn’t keep watching the romantic tale unfold before his eyes. So… wouldn’t that make it imperfect? But whatever, let’s just roll with it. In contrast, the imperfect wine allows him to sprout wings and become a part of the scene!!! Sigh… sure, sure, whatever.
To make a long story short, Kanzaki wins this round, and thus the rights to live on the estate for now. Is this what they’re going to keep doing? Just trade off who gets to live in the giant mansion depending on who won the last round? What a hassle. I mean, look, they’re basically brothers, right? Not by blood, but certainly by legal definition. Kanzaki’s old man adopted Tomine before he kicked the bucket, so they might as well just live together and start getting along. They have so much in common. Why even bicker over the inheritance? They can just bond over their mutual appreciation for hoity-toity wine. But we wouldn’t have any drama if everyone just got along, so onward with the competition we go.
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Ep. 6
Ehhhhhh… ehhhh, I probably sound like a hater, but doesn’t this show feel emotionally repetitive? I get it, the Spring Village is bad. Uber bad. Here’s another example of why they suck. I get it, Hinagiku really suffered. Here are more scenes of her suffering. She suffered so bad, she dissociated or whatever. I get it, Sakura really loves Hinagiku. It ain’t romantic love, though! We ain’t gay! In fact, it’s even more intense than romantic love!
But seriously, it just feels like we’re retreading the same emotions every episode, but heavier and harder with each subsequent episode. Scenes from Awajima is also full of melancholy and despair, but at least we rotate in different characters with different problems. Meanwhile, the Agent of Spring and her Guard have been hogging the spotlight nonstop. We got one episode with Winter, and one other episode where the attention was split between Spring and Summer. Otherwise, it’s been the Hinagiku and Sakura show.
The only thing I really liked was Hinagiku telling Sakura that her hatred for the Winter boys are irrational. But speaking of the Winter boys, there’s still no action. They just keep standing around, yapping about Hinagiku. I’m not feeling the love, bro. If you truly love this girl, woman, or whatever, then fucking go to her. At least write another letter. Do something — anything! Instead, you are doing nothing but sitting on your ass being pensive. Which, again, is repetitive like everything else about this show. My first impression of the anime was that it felt overly engineered to elicit tears from the audience, and nothing in the past few episodes have challenged those assumptions.
The strongest job is apparently not a hero or a sage, but an appraiser (provisional)! Ep. 6
Ivel claims to be the one who lopped off Claude’s arm, so I guess she’s the big bad…? Well, her name is an anagram for evil. Anyway, it’s one of those anime where the hero magically gets a bunch of power-ups for simply existing. Sure, sure, the gods are favoring him. Doesn’t make it feel any less cheap. Likewise, the character relationships are slap-dash. Lillian doesn’t want Hibiki to return home, because she’s attached to him already. But they’ve only known each other for a few episodes, so this does nothing for me. It’s lazy storytelling like everything else about this show.
Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy Ep. 5
The new transfer student is an angel sent from heaven, and she’s here to protect Youji’s pitiful soul by constantly motorboating him. She doesn’t know what she’s doing, though! Totally! She’s completely clueless, not even knowing what kissing is. Eventually, the denizens from hell corrupt her. The end. I’m more amused by the fact that Aoi Koga and Sayumi Suzushiro have reunited as rivals for this shit tier anime.
Scum of the Brave Ep. 16
I wasn’t expecting much, but Yashiro’s duel against the big, bad boss is ruined by an inane narrator. Then Yashiro wins. He simply wins.
The rest of the episode is stupid other than the predictable plot twist at the end. First, Yashiro is supposed to give each of the girls a performance review, but for some reason, this whole exercise has to take place while they’re naked and bathing. Second, the creepy, rapey priest is still trying to prey on the girls, and the show continues to treat it like some stupid gag. Finally, right before the credits roll, we learn that Aki’s father was a member of Half Dragon. Well, duh. She literally regenerated her missing eye a few episodes ago. Nevertheless, I wonder how Yukine will react when she learns the truth about her friend.
Akane-banashi Ep. 5
Iwa-sensei, Akane’s homeroom teacher, wants her to consider going to college. She even suggests universities that have rakugo clubs. I don’t disagree with the woman, but I think her approach is terrible. She seems to have forgotten what it’s like to be a starry-eyed kid full of hopes and dreams. You never expect to fail. You expect everything to just work out perfectly. As a result, Iwa needs to be more empathetic if she wants to connect with Akane. College and higher education aren’t the end all and be all of life, but it never hurts to have multiple options available to you. But this isn’t the message she’s conveying. Rather, Iwa comes off as an inflexible hard-ass who thinks she knows better. So rather than seeing her teacher as an ally who can offer a different perspective, Akane only sees Iwa as another obstacle to overcome.
Iwa-sensei once had a student who aspired to be a comedian, and she supported him. Unfortunately, he crashed and burned, so she’s a bit oversensitive about students taking the non-traditional route. Another student prods her to attend one of Akane’s performances, however, and she is predictably impressed by what she sees. What a ho-hum development. I mean, we’ve seen this same, generic subplot before. Akane-banashi did nothing original with it.
Ghost Concert – missing Songs Ep. 5
The ghost of the week is Florence Nightingale, who almost always comes up whenever an anime loops in historical figures. At least Petals of Reincarnation makes her out to be an evil character. Most shows typically lionize Nightingale when she was both racist and elitist.
Anyway, Seria continues to catch them all like pokemons. Then when she returns from her latest mission, we are told that HQ has lost half of their mediums clearing the way to MiucS. That’s cool. I love it when important stuff happens offscreen.
Mission: Yozakura Family S2 Ep. 4
Ah yes, a spy exam where you have to perform tasks that don’t seem remotely spy-like. For example, all you gotta do in the first stage is touch Shinzo, so a bunch of people stupidly charge at him. Mm-hmm, that’s exactly what James Bond would’ve done too. But seriously, anime is obsessed with exam arcs when actual experience in the field would be far more compelling to watch. And the thing is, Taiyo has already gone on plenty of missions and achieved great results. He should qualify as a spy for that and that alone. Why do you need to pass an exam when you’ve already done the job?
When it’s Futaba’s turn to put the examinees to the test, she starts reflecting on the positive impact Taiyo has had on the family, specifically Mutsumi. Now, if this is actually the true goal of this episode — to highlight all the progress Taiyo has made — then just do that. All this wacky non-spy shit is cringe.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword S2 Ep. 4
Even though Will is fighting the… uh, I’ve forgotten the monster’s name already. It’s the really big, bad one that’s kicking everyone’s ass. Anyway, now that Will is fighting the monster on equal footing, his classmates — the majority of them being jerks who either wrote him off or actively bullied him — are finally cheering him on. ‘Cause, y’know, it’s the least they could do. He’s saving their asses. Also, it’s that anime “mina, lend me your powers~~~~” thing. Nevertheless, Will’s former (and current?) bullies still refer to him as the laggard. I’ve never seen that word used before this anime came along, so I guess we’re just getting our money’s worth. Gotta run it into the ground even in the most dire of situations. This show combines two tropes into one utterly annoying combination: 1) the bullied “dweeb” turning the tables on his tormentors and shows them up, and 2) he is still painstakingly nice to them. “I wanna protect these people who have treated me like complete shit!!!” This thus leads me to my biggest complaint.
The problem with Will discovering that he can cast magic all along — just that his magic is different from everyone else’s — is that he hasn’t proven the assholes wrong. This world is divided into two categories: the haves and the have-nots. If you can use magic, you are special. If you can’t use magic, even if you’re super strong like the dwarves, you are not special. The haves will look down on you. You know what I like? I like upending the status quo. I like it when the have-nots prove that they’re not less worthy just because they weren’t born with some random, inherent talent. Will accomplishing great feats despite not being able to cast a single spell was the one silver-lining about this show. But we now learn that he’s the chosen one (Finn made some pact with the Mage Queen five hundred whole years ago). He was always meant to wield the long, lost fifth magic. So deep down, Will is really a have. As a result, we haven’t upended the status quo at all. We haven’t proven the haves wrong at all. In fact, we’ve reinforced it. All we’ve done is shown that we belong to the very exclusive club. Imagine the leader of a revolution marching all the way up to the palace gates, then suddenly realizing that they’re secretly a prince or princess. Welp, guess I belong on this side of the wall… Fucking hilarious.
Everything else about everything else:
I’m dropping Farming Life in Another Season, which I should’ve done a while ago. I watched the latest episode and literally had nothing to say about it.
I’m still super busy right now, so I don’t want to invest too much time or energy into any game. As a result, I’ve just been casually leveling up an alt in FFXIV. Why an alt? Because all of the jobs on my main character is at least level 90. I’m trying to learn how to play the game on a controller, so I figured it would be best to start over from scratch.
Anyway, this time around, I’m slowing down to speak to every NPC and not just the main characters. This has really helped flesh out the setting, even in the oft-criticized A Realm Reborn. For instance, I never knew that the elezen in Edda’s party actually joined up with the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Or that she was also in love with Avere. If you haven’t played FFXIV or gotten very far into it, this probably means nothing to you. All I’m saying is that you really miss out on the details if you beeline from one story objective to the next.
