Most of the episode is still spent on Mark and Amber's relationship status just like the last episode, but I like the development here better even though it's weird to me they still didn't decide to give it a conclusion. I just hope they get over with it fast in the finale and not take up 60% of the runtime giving us another soap opera about these two teenagers.
Unlike a couple of other people here who apparently still hate Amber, I got over the Amber hate when season 2 started and they made her more reasonable and likable. And this episode is like the least you can hate her for anything she does or says. I understand not liking the way the writers are dragging this breakup thing, I don't like it either, but I just don't get how you can still hate her?
The only thing I didn't like about it was them not breaking up here. Like we get it, it was nice to include Amber in this situation too to make it more impactful. I like what they did, or they're still doing, with how Mark and Amber will eventually grow apart despite not wanting to. But not ending it here and dragging it into the finale is weird to me. I guess they want to give it a conclusion in the finale so we'd have a pretty solid finale with a lot of conclusions and new beginnings, so whatever. I just hope they don't drag it into the next season too.
Another thing that has been a disappointment to me this season is Angstrom. We only had half an episode worth of character development from him and he didn't show up for like 4 episodes and then occasionally showed up as the final scene of the episode twist or in the post-credit scenes. They made him out to be more important than he has been in this season. If they conclude his story in the finale I would be super pissed and disappointed, to be honest, but I doubt they'd do that.
One thing this season feels lacking is direction I think. Because in season 1, you knew what the season was leading toward and the overall story arc of the season was somewhat obvious. In season 2, I'm not sure what the big picture still is after 7 episodes. Mark and Amber's relationship status feels more like this season's overall storyline than anything else honestly. We haven't seen much from Angstrom after the first episode, nor have we seen much from Allen the Alien or Omni-Man that much either. So for me at least, this whole season kinda feels like half a season to me than an actual season. Not saying not knowing what's gonna happen and the unpredictability is bad or anything, I'm saying I'm not sure what the goal is here exactly.
Aside from all the ranting about things I didn't care for in this episode or the season, this episode is actually pretty great. Wouldn't've given it an 8 if it wasn't. The stuff with Donald is pretty good in my opinion, and I like how they make even the side characters or the minor characters you thought were unimportant in season 1 feel important and they have their own character arcs.
The last 15 minutes is pretty great too and the show still has the power to surprise you and make some pretty intense scenes where you don't know what's gonna happen next. Though I kinda expected the fight scenes to be more brutal than they were, they were still good. The episode is pretty good but I feel like the first season's 7th episode was way more intense and edge-of-your-seat. Not sure if it's fair to compare each and every episode and every little detail to the previous season, and I definitely don't want them to redo and repeat everything they did with that season, but this episode wasn't as impactful as the last season's.
Also, where the hell is Damien Darkblood? I thought he would be a way bigger character than he was. He was one of the coolest characters in this show and I'm not sure if they will even bring him back, like at all. It's a shame because I thought he was gonna be the one who first found out about Omni-Man (I don't remember if he actually did), and I think they did my boy Demon Detective dirty.
Overall, this episode is pretty good and has the usual intense last 10 minutes and endings you've come to expect from this show, but it still has some disappointing elements to it and we'll have to wait and see if they stick the landing like the last time or not.
Unlike a couple of other people here who apparently still hate Amber, I got over the Amber hate when season 2 started and they made her more reasonable and likable. And this episode is like the least you can hate her for anything she does or says. I understand not liking the way the writers are dragging this breakup thing, I don't like it either, but I just don't get how you can still hate her?
The only thing I didn't like about it was them not breaking up here. Like we get it, it was nice to include Amber in this situation too to make it more impactful. I like what they did, or they're still doing, with how Mark and Amber will eventually grow apart despite not wanting to. But not ending it here and dragging it into the finale is weird to me. I guess they want to give it a conclusion in the finale so we'd have a pretty solid finale with a lot of conclusions and new beginnings, so whatever. I just hope they don't drag it into the next season too.
Another thing that has been a disappointment to me this season is Angstrom. We only had half an episode worth of character development from him and he didn't show up for like 4 episodes and then occasionally showed up as the final scene of the episode twist or in the post-credit scenes. They made him out to be more important than he has been in this season. If they conclude his story in the finale I would be super pissed and disappointed, to be honest, but I doubt they'd do that.
One thing this season feels lacking is direction I think. Because in season 1, you knew what the season was leading toward and the overall story arc of the season was somewhat obvious. In season 2, I'm not sure what the big picture still is after 7 episodes. Mark and Amber's relationship status feels more like this season's overall storyline than anything else honestly. We haven't seen much from Angstrom after the first episode, nor have we seen much from Allen the Alien or Omni-Man that much either. So for me at least, this whole season kinda feels like half a season to me than an actual season. Not saying not knowing what's gonna happen and the unpredictability is bad or anything, I'm saying I'm not sure what the goal is here exactly.
Aside from all the ranting about things I didn't care for in this episode or the season, this episode is actually pretty great. Wouldn't've given it an 8 if it wasn't. The stuff with Donald is pretty good in my opinion, and I like how they make even the side characters or the minor characters you thought were unimportant in season 1 feel important and they have their own character arcs.
The last 15 minutes is pretty great too and the show still has the power to surprise you and make some pretty intense scenes where you don't know what's gonna happen next. Though I kinda expected the fight scenes to be more brutal than they were, they were still good. The episode is pretty good but I feel like the first season's 7th episode was way more intense and edge-of-your-seat. Not sure if it's fair to compare each and every episode and every little detail to the previous season, and I definitely don't want them to redo and repeat everything they did with that season, but this episode wasn't as impactful as the last season's.
Also, where the hell is Damien Darkblood? I thought he would be a way bigger character than he was. He was one of the coolest characters in this show and I'm not sure if they will even bring him back, like at all. It's a shame because I thought he was gonna be the one who first found out about Omni-Man (I don't remember if he actually did), and I think they did my boy Demon Detective dirty.
Overall, this episode is pretty good and has the usual intense last 10 minutes and endings you've come to expect from this show, but it still has some disappointing elements to it and we'll have to wait and see if they stick the landing like the last time or not.
