The first arc of the show was amazing. Spanning the first 6 eps. Its payoff especially was simply incredible. Unfortunately, the show never managed to reach those highs ever again, and that’s disappointing.
Ohh the time loop arc… It was the literal definition of a soul-sucking experience. 8 straight eps of the same thing happening. Again and again and again. The same dialogue. The same actions. The same scenes. The only difference being the camera angles. It was pain. Okay, the first 2-3 eps. I appreciate how they showed it through different perspectives and camera angles. However, even if one aspect of it changed, doesn’t mean it didn’t stop other aspects from being less repetitive. So by around the 4th ep, it was boring as hell. It’s like we were looking through the eyes of Yuki. Watching the same set of circumstances unfold again and again. This made me feel her pain, in a way. I was in the same position as she was. Trapped in a loop. No way to stop nor change it. Restricted to simply be an observer.
I liked the mystery island arc a wee bit. Especially its concluding episode. Would you believe it if I said I jumped around laughing in my room? Maybe not. The Ace Attorney references were one of a kind. That was classy. Really well done.
When it came to the mystery tho… It just wasn’t strong. Someway or the other, from the beginning, I had a feeling the man of the mansion was faking it. Either because the butler didn’t let Harumi check for his pulse or because it’s related to our esper boy. An event like this occurring next to someone with such close ties to a certain ‘organization’, just didn’t feel right to me.
Honestly, I expected more from the whole show. I wanted it to be like those first 6 eps. I wished for it honestly. Instead what I got was a delusionary girl whose absurd wishes came true. A true fantasy of a person who wants to be God. I don’t enjoy watching selfish people. It was just… so hard at times. If I ever find myself to be in Mr Nice Guy’s shoes. I’d be like, fuck it, let the world end. It’s better to not exist than to live in a world where you’re only but a slave to God.