Alice in Borderland
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One does not simply bounce back from chopping ones hand off in a shipping-container door.
As compensation for the death, our behatted Tatta finally gets a flashback.
We learn about this life before coming to the game, which also involves mangled hands.
Tatta worked at a garage, trying to repair cars emphasis on thetrying.
Tatta not only looks down on it but also sucks at it.
Tattas negligence leads to an accident that seriously injures his co-worker, who is forced to quit.
(Though, also, who hired an in-over-his-head Tatta?)
Its an interesting backstory for a character who loves and seems to know cars.
It hurts, right?
Imagine doing that to your entire hand.
Tatta cant do it alone, so he begs a reluctant Arisu to help him.
(Spoiler: He wont be.)
As you may recall, players from opposing teams battle by touching one another.
In this case, a 1000-point change is enough to tip the game in Arisus teams favor.
Still, it would be pretty dumb to risk the lead by shaking Arisus hand.
Since its my rivals final request, I will shake hands with you.
Boys can be so dumb sometimes!
More than that, he wishes Arisu well: I hope you find it soon.
I hope you find your own true reason for living.
Not just someone elses.
But Kyuma and Arisu dont get to make the rules here at least not the big ones.
Kyuma and his band have played their last song and go out with class.
(Except Kanzaki I havent forgotten him chasing after Usagi.)
Like Kyuma, he doesnt seem to have any regrets.
But this episode doesnt just belong to Tatta.
We last saw our Cheshire cat not running fast enough to jump into Tattas getaway vehicle inepisode one.
What emotional manipulation does he face in this one?
On the back of every players collar is a small screen with a suit that changes every round.
People are panicking, scheming, and lying to ensure their survival.
The players dontneedto lie to one another.
But once heads start exploding, people start leading others to their slaughter.
The game strategies fall into three categories: Some join a group spearheaded by saccharine-voiced mean girl Urumi.
And some choose not to trust anyone.
The loners die first.
That is until Ippei succumbs to the stress of the game and lets his collar explode.
This episode is structured nontraditionally, giving us the end of one game and the start of another.
No one can escape the rules of Borderland.
Expired Visa
You act so goddamn righteous.
You and I are the same.
But I fucking hate how youre so full of stupid hope.
The ocean sure is large.
At the end of life, we humans want to see something big.
Remember how you said thank you to me earlier?
That made me really happy.
Tatta appreciated Arisus heartfelt compliment.
Its moments like this one that keep this show from being tonally flat.
I like that this episode communicates that torture and bullying dont often work.
Honestly, regarding how one can die in Bordlernand, a head explosion doesnt seem so bad.
At least its quick.
He remains as mysterious to us as he is to the other players.
He observes so much without taking action and rarely does what the non-manga viewer might expect.
But unlike Niragi, he doesnt go out of his way to be the bad guy, either.
