Alice in Borderland
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Theres something about archery and dystopian storytelling.
Unlike many of the games in Borderland, the Seven of Spades game doesnt involve much strategy.
Were talking disaster-movie-level destruction.
Heiya was the only person to make it out alive, and she lost her foot in the process.
She has never seriously considered a different option.
It is not more or less admirable; it is a different reaction to trauma.
Heiya and Aguni might not make the most obvious of travel companions, but they work.
Last season, we saw Aguni abuse his power at the Beach to killsomany people.
That guilt stays with him, though now he seems to be using it to help other players.
Whether it is about redemption or something else, Aguni has yet to set himself up for easy success.
His goal is to kill the seemingly unkillable.
Thus far, the King of Spades has come off as an unstoppable killing machine who never falters.
Yeah, its something Wile E. Coyote might come up with, but its worth a try!
Aguni and Heiya survive, too, hiding injured and tired in the muddy darkness.
Unfortunately, so does the King of Spades.
She finds a kind woman who offers her a morsel and a 10-year-old boy.
Theyre not related, and Arisu takes the boy under her wing.
Youll never win with a kid.
Ill get rid of anyone who holds us back, even a kid.
Dont hold it against me.
Um … thanks for the heads-up, I guess?
But youll win, Usagi, says a voice off-camera.
You better believe this reunion had me squealing (internally, Im a silent watcher like Aguni).
The Queen of Spades game is basically team tag.
Whichever team has the most players after 16 five-minute rounds wins.
The rule that makes this game particularly emotionally brutal?
Each team will have a king, a player who can never switch sides.
This means that the Queens team must fail for the boy to survive.
As quickly becomes apparent, the Queen has an edge in this game.
After a few rounds, the numbers have shifted in the Queens Teams favor.
Eventually, however, they take a stab at evade going back.
Its an offer many players cant be bothered to refuse.
(Hes my bang out, she tells her team members.
Maybe she wants a boyfriend and/or fuck buddy?)
These two have been through too much together to let a high-stakes game of tag split them up.
Even so, theres rarely a dull moment.
If this isAlice in Borderlandat its messiest, what a ride.
I at least want to know his name.
Do you think the King of Spades and Queen of Spades know one another?
Do the face cards have, like, mixers?
You know Mira would be up for it.
I respect that Heiya holds onto her bag as the baseball stadium erupts around her.
But, really, this is a good character detail.
Its natural to wonder about ones own chances of survival while watching a show likeAlice in Borderland.
Yuzuha, if I die in a climbing accident, dont you cry for me.
Big ask, dad.
Shout out to the man whose tent Arisu barges rudely into, thinking Usagi is in there.
I hope he makes it.
In this episode, we get a glimpse of Kuina absolutely slaying in a Jack of Spades game.
She wins, though not without accumulating some cuts and bruises.
Im sure well return to the real world.
I appreciate that so many people stretch before games in Borderland.
If I were the 10-year-old boy, I would probably at leasttryto tag some people.
Seriously, what is the budget for this show?
It looks so good.
