Alice in Borderland
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Heading into season two,Alice in Borderlandhas much to live up to.
Who is running the game?
by giving them human foes for each face card.
In video-game terms, these arethe final bosses.
Its a two-pronged attack, leaving those stuck in the roaming gameplay zones with little chance of survival.
The chase itself, though, is breakneck and boldly shot.
In a convenience store, they pick out questionable instant soba, and Arisu fondly remembers his friends.
She wonders to Arisu if the old world is even worth returning to.
But these quiet moments of maybe-rest are only coming-up-for-air, gasped breaths between the sprinting.
He leads the group to the outskirts of Tokyo to start a new game with the King of Clubs.
The organizers of a game will not interfere with another game.
Also, club games emphasize teamwork, and Arisu has a team he trusts at his side, right?
Enter Niragi, the trigger-happy psychopath we met at the Beach in season one.
Yep, hes alive and so is his fierce giraffe-print fashion game.
So much for having a team you trust.
Arisu and friends are understandably not excited about the development, but Usagi is done with the discussion.
In some ways, its a simple motivation, but its also a highly moral and relatable one.
Time to level up.
Things cant get worse, right?
In season one, this is where our story begins.
In season two, this is a flashback.
I appreciate the reminder andAlices prudent use of flashbacks in general.
The characters are as interested in finding out her deal as I am.
Season one said skimpy bathing suits, and season two answered with full-on naked dude.
Im showing my generational affiliation here, but did anyone else getScreamvibes from the King of Spades?
Im fighting because I dont know how to do anything else.
But isshortcake-flavored yakisobaany good???
The show better not leave me hanging on this important plot thread.
Usagi tells Arisu her dream is to work in a convenience store and get really good at scanning barcodes.
Usagi, babe,you dont have to dream of labor.
Acting, its a thing!
Living life in our natural state is humanitys true form.
That is spoken like a man who has never cooked anything splatter-able on a stovetop.
