this one was weird. again it was like a bunch of conventional animators trying to buck conventions, i think. like, the animation world is more or less starved for content like this episode, so in this respect, i can see the value in it. but it was a bit much. i genuinely do think the brothel scenes more or less felt like The Boys
and the scene with the princess proving her worth and her cunning, that felt really contrived to me. like, it went exactly how i expected it to go, and im getting tired of that. im not even consciously predicting the show, its just where my brain naturally falls and the show plays right into it
i thought it was great how the main character killed the chick and considered killing the child to preserve her stealth. that was good, both caught me off guard in a good way
the villains are unimposing and lame. theyre like, still being developed sure but they have no presence. theyre torturing a guy idc about, theyre being uncleverly brutal. its boring
the animation continues to be the best thing about it. also the fat sidekick wasnt so in my face in this one, which was great. finally getting a chance to breathe
a lot of minor moments that rubbed me wrong but not necessarily worth docking points for either
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