Okay, I have to admit: I may have been giving this show a break, and not giving the ratings I actually thought. I was technically only rating the show in the realm of "The Hollow", if that makes sense. It means that I rated the episodes 3-5 on what I thought would be "The Hollow"'s 1-10. But this episode is different.
It is the FIRST episode of all of them that didn't make me agitated while watching, or think "every minute I watch this is a minute of my life wasted". I genuinely enjoyed this episode. But it's not perfect, so I'll say what I didn't like first.
The zombies. They were only in the LAST five minutes of the show, and even then, they were kinda unimportant. The episode was coming to an end, and then it was like "ZOMBIES!!! Oooooohh!!!" Also, they didn't do a great job of showing the new characters' personalities. I still can't tell if they're jerks or not, or just...neutral? I mean I know this is supposed to be all "Don't trust anyone", but cmon.
Now the great parts. This was amazing. I'm now used to these main characters personalities, and this episode seemed to be a "development" episode for them. The setting was very creative, and the added mystery to the moment when Vanessa hit the moon genuinely surprised me. I showed genuine interest in these 23 minutes, and they actually did a really good job of hooking me to the plot.
Overall, I'm impressed. Almost everyone and everything improved from the last 5 episodes. Even the animation seemed to have improved, even though I know that's not possible. I am really excited for the next episode, and especially the finale. And this time, not just because it's ending.
But I swear, if they're actually in a simulation, I will personally get VR chat, make a Kai skin, and jump off a VR cliff.
Rating: 7.7/10
It is the FIRST episode of all of them that didn't make me agitated while watching, or think "every minute I watch this is a minute of my life wasted". I genuinely enjoyed this episode. But it's not perfect, so I'll say what I didn't like first.
The zombies. They were only in the LAST five minutes of the show, and even then, they were kinda unimportant. The episode was coming to an end, and then it was like "ZOMBIES!!! Oooooohh!!!" Also, they didn't do a great job of showing the new characters' personalities. I still can't tell if they're jerks or not, or just...neutral? I mean I know this is supposed to be all "Don't trust anyone", but cmon.
Now the great parts. This was amazing. I'm now used to these main characters personalities, and this episode seemed to be a "development" episode for them. The setting was very creative, and the added mystery to the moment when Vanessa hit the moon genuinely surprised me. I showed genuine interest in these 23 minutes, and they actually did a really good job of hooking me to the plot.
Overall, I'm impressed. Almost everyone and everything improved from the last 5 episodes. Even the animation seemed to have improved, even though I know that's not possible. I am really excited for the next episode, and especially the finale. And this time, not just because it's ending.
But I swear, if they're actually in a simulation, I will personally get VR chat, make a Kai skin, and jump off a VR cliff.
Rating: 7.7/10