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#2349

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Hm, I thought I watched it and did not like it, but after getting tired of hearing how amazing the show is, I decided to rewatch it (similar to "Gakkou Gurashi!" and Madoka), I think I did not watch it. At least even the first episode did not bring up any memories whatsoever. Probably confused it with something else.

Anyway, for now it's ok. Nothing too outstanding, to be honest, but from what I understand the juicy stuff comes later, and 3 episodes in, the main adventure just started. But slow(er) start makes sense here: the time was not wasted, it was spent on building both characters and the world, which is a good thing. Will see how it goes from here.

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#2355

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Episode 11:

I just have to say that the "curse" does not make sense to me still. Maybe it will be explained better later, but so far it feels... Illogical, I guess. When it was explained originally I thought it meant that when you move from 1 layer to an upper one - you get those symptoms, and then that if you move through multiple layers at once (or in short period of time) - you symptoms worsen. Kind of like decompression sickness.

 

But there have been multiple situations, when even very slight elevation was depicted to be causing the symptoms. And the whole "shock" of episode 10 is that Reg pulled Riko up too high up and too fast. Although, it would be a maximum of 40 meters, which would be a lot under water, but would it be the same under air? I mean, 40 difference of air pressure is, probably, still considerable, but would that cause lungs to collapse?

At least, that's why I think Riko stopped breathing, because nothing else would make sense. Although giving mouth-to-mouth is unlikely to to "uncollapse" a collapsed lung, let alone 2. And if she stopped breathing because of internal bleeding (which the bunny claimed for some reason), then mouth-to-mouth would have helped even less. Speaking of bunny: where did she get surgery skills? And why would she treat poison anally, and not through injection (even if in the butt, although if the poison is in the blood, intravenous injection would make more sense)? We probably need to get Doctor Mike here for clarifications.

But even if I ignore all that, why are there no common routes, if based on what other characters have said travelling to layers up to 5 is relatively common (for higher-level whistles)? I mean, why did they have to travel blindly through those caves on layer 3? Which, BTW, should not have any vegan lifeforms, since it does not look like it has much vegetation. And why did Ozen need to be such a bitch?

These little inconsistences or more like illogical things do bother me. But not enough to not continue watching.

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#2359

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Episode 12:

If the boy got better just by moving him, it's likely something environmental. Something in the air perhaps? Was quite sudden to see this so late in the season, though, especially since it did not seem to go anywhere after the boy got better. Unless it meant to tell, that the curse is spreading.

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#2360

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Episode 13:

A lot of people were affected by episode 10, from what I understand, but I think overall, it's Nanachi's and Mitty's story, that has the most impact. Riko getting hurt was... Well, it was an accepted risk. It might have looked brutal (and probably felt brutal), but it was something, that she signed-up for when she decided to pursue the journey. What happened to Mitty and Nanachi was just plain cruel, because they did not choose that in any way or form.

And, yes, technically, Nanachi becoming a cute fluffy rabbit is better than what happened to Mitty, it's still cruel. Seeing that suffering, unable to do anything, unable to communicate, feeling the crushing guilt day in and day out... People often disregard this stuff, but mental anguish can often cause just as much physical pain. Let's hope healing comes next for her.

Oh, and the rules of the curse still do not make much sense to me. It could have made it more difficult to go up, like extreme fatigue or something, but even with the analogy of a barrier with spikes, it would not have more drastic affect the deeper you went. It would be more or less equal through-out.

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