Aku no Hana 08 — Walking Home

Aku no Hana,

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I get that this episode was trying to build up the tension for when the vandalism is revealed. But to do so it spent an entire six minutes on Nakamura and Kasuga walking home from school. Not even saying a word to each other, just walking home. Later Kasuga spends an additional two minutes silently walking back to school. That’s eight minutes out of a twenty-something minute episode. I understand the idea here, but it’s not like I have all the time in the world. Continue reading Aku no Hana 08 — Walking Home →

Shingeki no Kyojin 08 — Turning the Tide

Shingeki no Kyojin,

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As usual, pretty great episode. Some excellent fighting scenes. I particularly enjoyed the part where they descended on the elevator and attacked the Titans from behind. My favorite scene was when the Titans’ heads crash through the walls of the headquarters, the leader is staring at them in fear, and Eren’s fist comes out of nowhere and punches them out of the way. The grappling hooks are awesome, but seeing giants fist fight isn’t too bad either. Continue reading Shingeki no Kyojin 08 — Turning the Tide →