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The end of this season Reborn as a vending machine, I am now wandering in the dungeon Suffered from a problem that affected the entire plot: pacing. From a story standpoint, this is actually two episodes. First of all, we are the heroes we deal with floor bosses. The second is the sudden appearance of Sulream, followed by Kikoyu’s transformation. However, since they are all squeezed into a 22-minute runtime, there is no time to tell their story correctly.
There is almost no tension for the ogres at both ends. Lammis and Michelle had an attack once, and then our heroes ran away, while Boxxo used gasoline, fire, and finally, Yakiniku Sauce took the ogre. From there, our heroes pondered for 5 minutes of brainstorming and settled down to let the ogre get drunk and kill it in their sleep – everything was planned exactly as planned. It doesn’t doubt the random rock-cannibal personality (nothing but sand). It also doesn’t surprise the last minute with half a minute or something like that.
No excitement at all. Consider how high it would be if it woke up and Lammis needed to go all out, which would have put her in more and more control over her own strength this season, which would have been understood as the subject. But, unfortunately, it is not.
Then there is the second half of the episode, where the snow turns into Neatherlord-Neatherlord Sulream. With Sulream, her appearance is so random that she feels out of the left field. We never told her why she showed up in this place. She is there. On the meta level, she is just a plot tool, that’s all. Through her we see what would happen to Kikoyu, if it weren’t for Tianye, and later met with Bear, Boxxo and the rest of the director. Sulream learns that humans cannot be trusted. Meanwhile, Kikoyu learns that people are individuals-some are good, some are bad.
All of this accumulates in Kikoyu’s “Big Damn Hero” moments, where she grew up, embracing her full strength and forcing Sulream to a deadlock, neither of which can really afford to waste time. The problem here is that this seems to be a waste opportunity as well.
Although we have known why Fairy Snow was hunted for a while, we and any of our heroes know that Kikoyu is the most dangerous era of her life, where the chances of betrayal are the highest. Despite all her speeches, Kikoyu doesn’t trust others enough to tell them that she’s about to turn 18, even if they’re not in how to kill Ogre’s brain. (I mean, if they waited for a day, she might freeze it and let others smash it.)
Knowing that she is about to reach 18 years old will bring extra tension to the story. Of course, we know that Lammis, Boxxo and Hulemy will never kill innocent power. But what about Hevee in his revenge mission? Where are the bandits in the tower? Even if it didn’t work directly until it fought Sulream, her knowledge of age would hang on the story like the sword of Damocles.
Instead, it feels like a Deus Ex Machina. How convenient it is, before she goes all out, Chikoye encounters a twisted mirror that she will force her to reaffirm her belief in becoming an adult. She can then save all her friends from an enemy that may only be defeated without any minimal effort.
Finally, I can’t help thinking that if I split it into two episodes, the story would be much better, even if there were no major changes to the plot. Just spend more time building the threat of big food and further integrating into Sulream as Kiyoko’s dark reflections will improve everything. Not to mention the extra run time can also flesh out the ending of Heeve’s arc and fill in small holes throughout the process.
But, while the episode may be a bit disappointing, it is not scary. Unfortunately, it was unfortunate in a stable and pleasant part of the season. Fortunately, this is not the last time we hear about vending machine heroes and friends, as season 3 is already green.
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Reborn as a vending machine, I am now wandering in the dungeon Season 2 is currently on the air
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