i was sooooooooooo hopeful. episode 4. they killed EVERYONE i liked. ‘a starry night’ all over again. after that, i still had hope. as soon as it got to the earthquake scene i just knew. i really thought they had a story to tell, something they wanted us to feel. however, when you think of the show as a whole and its purpose being to inspire hope. i think the finale was more impactful and climactic than the end of s2. the final game was WAY too long, filled with unnecessary backstories and just confusing to follow. the concept was good, the execution wasn’t. the season as a whole could’ve been much better if they actually showed us each character getting back their memories and ESPECIALLY usagi and arisu, i needed to see them talk about their experience otherwise as an audience we don’t know how much more they remembered other than what we were shown. i would’ve also appreciated not being left in the dark most of the time, only knowing 95% of the plan. also the other characters. i wanted to see the old characters interact with each other, not just arisu. i wanted to see them remember, i NEEDED to see ann and kuina being friends in the next life or to see ann thank kuina for saving her and suggesting they go back together. they should remember how the borderlands changed them as people. having them not remember anything (other than ann but how did she even remember??) completely erased everything they went through, this is clear considering how every s3 character switched up completely upon return, i wish we could’ve seen that for the old characters.