♦Alice♥In♠Borderland♣| Season 2 | Dec. 22
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Superstar
Without the themes behind the card suits, the games aren't as diverse. They just went in on the emotional manipulation games. I honestly didn't mind the suspense but it was lacking action and did move really slow.
And Arisu is cool but Chishiya is the guy. He probably played my 2 favourite games in last season.
ep 1 was kinda cool, but the 15 second recap after a 3 year wait is pitiful. i can't remember shyt. episode 2 is wack.
Zombie game is boring. The show used to have memorable characters now I don't know who anyone is
Zombie game is boring. The show used to have memorable characters now I don't know who anyone is
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Just finished.
They lost me on the last two episodes with all the existential crap, and I don't know what they're going for with the stinger. Borderlands going global like Squid Games? 
This season felt just as long as the previous ones because of the episode length but the 6 episodes were poorly managed. I liked Arisu more this time around and I liked the concept of the games but they felt rushed and his team could have been way more interesting if they gave them more time to cook ie Yakuza breh and the two girls that started acting like BFFs out of nowhere.
Figaro
Superstar
I thought it was cool but I could feel a disconnect with the characters & games without the writers using Manga material.
i fast forwarded a lot of fluff, can’t lie
When dude in the wheelchair swung across is when shyt turned sour for me. Skipped through the whole zombie game shyt too.
That weirdo citizen had better role in season 2. This season he’s obsessed with Arisu for no apparent reason and it’s not explained well.
squid game ending in US and now this one as well?
episode 5 game might br worse than the zombie one.
Rewatched the games and realized Runaway Train is low key the easiest game this season. There were two ways to get through the cars without wasting oxygen canisters.
Before gas release, all the poisoned carriages had agitated birds while the oxygen cars had calm birds. Ryuji's sorry ass fukked the team up with his assumption that the birds were there to let them know what happens after gas is release Which doesn't really help anyone progress the game. Back in the day Miners used birds as an early warning system, somebody like Ann or Chishiya would have pointed this out but the team lost their minds after wasting their first canister. 
Second strategy is how I assumed Arisu stomped his part of the game. There were ads/posters hinting at clean air in the oxygen cars.
Before gas release, all the poisoned carriages had agitated birds while the oxygen cars had calm birds. Ryuji's sorry ass fukked the team up with his assumption that the birds were there to let them know what happens after gas is release
Which doesn't really help anyone progress the game. Back in the day Miners used birds as an early warning system, somebody like Ann or Chishiya would have pointed this out but the team lost their minds after wasting their first canister. Second strategy is how I assumed Arisu stomped his part of the game. There were ads/posters hinting at clean air in the oxygen cars.
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TheNatureBoy
Veteran
Finished up the season today. Agree about the games being 
, way more difficult than something like Squid Game. It's been forever since I watched the previous seasons, but they definitely had a better supporting cast.
The kick the can game might have been my favorite this season.
Usagi definitely had me
at moments throughout the season.
Wheelchair breh was a hater
, way more difficult than something like Squid Game. It's been forever since I watched the previous seasons, but they definitely had a better supporting cast.The kick the can game might have been my favorite this season.
Usagi definitely had me
at moments throughout the season.Wheelchair breh was a hater
Yeah fukk this season. shyt was mid as hell.
All the coolest games they gave the least attention to and focused too much on the boring ass games.
The lasers game needed a hole episode. Even the tower climbing. Got damn zombie game and that last game with future rooms ruined the fukking show for me. Plus the supporting characters weren't interesting like the previous seasons.
The kick the can and the burning arrow game (finally brought that back from the anime) were the best games.
Squid Games season 3 had its faults, but I still enjoyed watching that more than this.
All the coolest games they gave the least attention to and focused too much on the boring ass games.
The lasers game needed a hole episode. Even the tower climbing. Got damn zombie game and that last game with future rooms ruined the fukking show for me. Plus the supporting characters weren't interesting like the previous seasons.
The kick the can and the burning arrow game (finally brought that back from the anime) were the best games.
Squid Games season 3 had its faults, but I still enjoyed watching that more than this.
Yah this season was mid as fukk and ending it to go global
Also usagi bytch ass really couldn’t get over her dad that she had to risk dying
I enjoyed the kick the can game. The previous season had better games though
Also usagi bytch ass really couldn’t get over her dad that she had to risk dying
I enjoyed the kick the can game. The previous season had better games though
Finally finished it.
The season had potential, but just like squid game it felt like it was a vehicle to promote a spinoff because that was some BS.
I think what makes this season not work as well as others is the game, and lack of building connection with the new characters. Maybe they needed more episodes to build on that. I think the show would've benefited if they had more campfire scenes like the previous seasons. I thought they were going to do that after they had the one moment with the fortune game. Also, think some of the characters didn't land. Like Rei (girl with green hair) had a much different personality in the zombie game and just felt like a plot device to make us think she had a cure. I thought they were going to do more with the character after that, but felt like she was just there after. I felt other new characters felt like that. I think the most interesting was the crackhead and yakuza guy. I think they built them up decently and they were interesting characters to follow during games.
The main antagonist in the show felt so pointless, so he was just doing this all for enjoyment? I think it would've been better if he had a motivation rather than just wanting Arisu thee for entertainment. Also, if he wanted Arisu there just for entertainment, then wouldn't he create better games? They should've had Arisu play more difficult games and see how he gets out of it, if he's just there for entertainment.
I think the 2 best games was arrow of fortune and the bomb game. Other than that it didn't feel like games in previous seasons where you had to use wits or make tough decisions to survive. It just didn't feel like these games would break you like in previous seasons.
Lastly, I just felt squid games S3 screwed them over because the whole baby plotline, and games are global really messed up the landing. It felt once baby was introduced, it gave Arisu and Usagi plot armor to survive. I kinda felt they weren't going to kill both them, and I'm still unsure about the purpose of the final game. Maybe I missed something, and I thought the motivation for wheelchair character was meh.
The season had potential, but just like squid game it felt like it was a vehicle to promote a spinoff because that was some BS.
I think what makes this season not work as well as others is the game, and lack of building connection with the new characters. Maybe they needed more episodes to build on that. I think the show would've benefited if they had more campfire scenes like the previous seasons. I thought they were going to do that after they had the one moment with the fortune game. Also, think some of the characters didn't land. Like Rei (girl with green hair) had a much different personality in the zombie game and just felt like a plot device to make us think she had a cure. I thought they were going to do more with the character after that, but felt like she was just there after. I felt other new characters felt like that. I think the most interesting was the crackhead and yakuza guy. I think they built them up decently and they were interesting characters to follow during games.
The main antagonist in the show felt so pointless, so he was just doing this all for enjoyment? I think it would've been better if he had a motivation rather than just wanting Arisu thee for entertainment. Also, if he wanted Arisu there just for entertainment, then wouldn't he create better games? They should've had Arisu play more difficult games and see how he gets out of it, if he's just there for entertainment.
I think the 2 best games was arrow of fortune and the bomb game. Other than that it didn't feel like games in previous seasons where you had to use wits or make tough decisions to survive. It just didn't feel like these games would break you like in previous seasons.
Lastly, I just felt squid games S3 screwed them over because the whole baby plotline, and games are global really messed up the landing. It felt once baby was introduced, it gave Arisu and Usagi plot armor to survive. I kinda felt they weren't going to kill both them, and I'm still unsure about the purpose of the final game. Maybe I missed something, and I thought the motivation for wheelchair character was meh.