Alice in Borderland
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From the Queen of Spades perspective, human beings will always choose their own lives over others.
She remembers when Arisu went back, past a panther, pushing a motorbike, for Takusa.
Shes probably heard how Chota and Karube sacrificed their lives for their best friend.
Id forgotten about that until now.
I want to go back and start over there again.
Not only in the future but in the person they will be right now.
These citizens know how to make an exit.
(I say most because face cards will always have the advantage of foreknowledge over players.)
Players have three minutes each round to pick a number between 1 and 100.
The game is played by Kuzuryu, Chishiya, and three red shirts.
However, if two people choose the same number, they both lose.
As Chishiya sums it up: It is a choice between 0, 1, or 100.
Yes, Kuzuryu, who came up with this game, is a lawyer.
Yes, this is the LSAT with acid.
Chishiya is fascinated by the lengths to which Kuzuryu went to make the Balance Scale fair.
Its an institutional logic Chishiya is familiar with.
Before coming to Borderland, he was a doctor working in a university hospital.
The boy dies, and Chishiya lives with it again and again, he accepts this logic.
For my ideals, she tells him.
People have beautiful hearts, and life is precious.
I believe in those things.
Its because I have those ideals I have been able to survive in this ludicrous world.
Momoko believes that her death wont lead to a massacre.
She thinks people will work together to discover the witchs identity without killing each other.
But this episode, this show, doesnt seem to believe Momokos ideals are foolish.
Kuzuryu remembers a man who helped him in a previous game because someone helped him.
He chooses to save Chishiya.
At last, I think Ive been able to decide how I want to live, he tells Chishiya.
Its thanks to you.
The episode ends like a last breath before a battle.
Ann reapplies her lipstick.
Kuina visits her moms empty hospital room and vows to return to the real world.
Heiya grabs her bow and arrow and leaves the woods.
Niragi steps on a flower.
Expired Visas
Oh, did I forget to mention Arisu and Usagi finally kissed?
Then they saw the body of someone who died in extreme agony and the moment was over.
But it was nice while it lasted!
That place totally sucked.
A random players assessment of our world.
One of my favorite lines of translated dialogue.
After the Queen of Spades game, Usagi and Arisu ditch the boy they adopted.
Good luck, kid.
We get a sneak peek into Anns past in this episode.
Sweet, I guess?
Chishiya just watches people melt without batting an eye.
Since we have made it this far, no matter what happens, lets fight to the very end.
