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God speed to you, hope your experience is better than mine! 🫡

Ironically if they tried to take a page out of the Lain book a lot of it was actually NOT talking.

This is a great point. NGO characters are incapable of shutting up.

I watched the full season and by the end it was a serious struggle. I think I hated it?

The first episode had me excited. It seemed like it had something interesting to say and a dark mystery to unlock. And I loved all the crazy visuals, especially the OP.

Unfortunately the endless walls of dialogue that felt gripping in the first couple episodes quickly became droning, self indulgent, and well just kinda dumb. The writers like to bring up metaphors and literary references they think make them sound smart but really don’t.

Ultimately the plot didn’t really develop the way I’d hoped and I lost interest. I made myself finish it just in case things got better. There’s an episode near the end, I think it’s 11, that is frankly gross.

I’m not sure how far you are into it; Kache has one “hell yeah” moment but past that her character just kinda ceases to matter, which is odd considering she was kinda the focal point at first.

I’m personally loving the tone and expressiveness of this new adaptation. Her silly faces just make me happy.

This is true, Hidive is terrible. Like I’m not opposed to competition in the streaming market but the Hidive app is incredibly broken.

I second Hell’s Paradise! Season 2 was fantastic.

It’s showtime!

I made the mistake of trying to watch Pluto very soon after reading the series for the first time. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a masterpiece. But I got through two episodes and felt like the adaptation was so 1:1 that I did not feel like I was gaining anything new. It also felt kinda slow to me for some reason. Anyway, probably would enjoy it more if I try again in a few years.

Two shows I adore that I don’t think got a ton of attention are Rock is a Lady’s Modesty and Akiba Maid War.

We watched the first three episodes of See You Tomorrow at the Food Court over the weekend. It’s, honestly, delightful. I love how it blends moments of humor, inanity, and genuine insight so fluidly.

I could watch these two girls talk about nothing for hours.