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These first three episodes showcase what I like most about this series, and too much of a good thing can hurt your story. It's all about the intended and unintended consequences that have arisen as a result of Rimuru's actions thus far—most specifically in the fight with Falmuth and at the Demon Lord's Banquet.
The first episode delves into how Diablos (as Rimuru) officially ended the war with Falmuth and set the kingdom up for civil war—a civil war that would certainly make it a puppet state. Tempest's look. This is a solid, fairly focused episode that does a great job of showing how the Falmuth leadership is both tricked and heavily armed to orchestrate their destruction.
The problem with the other two episodes is that they don't. has this focus. Rather, we move from group to group, seeing how they interpret recent events and discussing what they plan to do going forward. This is all good information to have. It helps us better understand Tempest's enemies and their motives. However, it is also very confusing.
It's hard to keep track of what each group knows (as opposed to what we, the viewers, know thanks to our near-omniscient perspective). Following the actual order of events is also difficult, especially during the Walpurgis festival. There's a war, a castle invasion, a royal assassination, and the birth/death of a new Demon Lord. These things happened at almost the same time in wildly different locations.
Then you add in a ton of not-so-important things that get screen time as we check in with each member of Rimuru's entourage to hear about what they've been up to. So much so that you start to feel like you should take notes.
And if all that wasn't enough, we get a big chunk of Hinata's backstory in the middle. It must explain how such a righteous and stubborn person became a servant of the Demon Lord/Vampire. However, the story doesn't have enough time so it becomes “I was defeated in battle so I pledged my allegiance”—even though that doesn't fit with what we see of the character in the flashbacks. . Not to mention that completely ignoring the fight between Hinata and Luminous Valentine would leave us with no idea of how strong they are—both relative to each other and in general. It feels like we get an overly summarized version of Hinata's past without the nuance needed to make it make sense.
In short, almost everything we cover in these episodes feels important — not just as a review of last season, but also as a preparation for what's to come. It's just the way this information is given to us that matters. It's a stripped-down approach to storytelling—like just throwing in enough plot points at random, some of which will inevitably hit the mark. Hopefully we can continue to develop the plot now that we've spent three episodes on this show. And who knows, Rimuru's little coronation party might just be the perfect stage for it all to happen.
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Random thoughts:
Hinata is fighting for a perfect utopia where everyone is equal and can live in peace—except for monsters because, despite having their own society and civilization, they just don't counted as people.
→ Please, keep trying to make me sympathize with Geld and the issues driving his newly acquired slave labor. I stressed the fact that.
I know it's a joke about Rimuru's leadership style (and its effect on others) but surely the idea of people assigning their dirty work to their subordinates and running away is a Will one day come back and bite them in the ass?
→ Have we heard about an impending war with the angels? I honestly don't remember. Hell, I don't even remember if angels were ever mentioned before. (Though, since demons clearly exist, it stands to reason that angels do too.)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 is now streaming on Crunchyroll.