I have not read the manga of Alice in Borderland, so I don't know half of the detail involved - in my mind, having forgotten much of S1 in the years since it was released, this came off to me as maybe an early version of Squid Games, combined with some other movies and elements. I read a few more articles and watched a few spoiler videos after finishing S2 and more fully understand how this was essentially a purgatory/simulation that took place within a mere timespan of a minute after the meteor destruction - then throwing players into a chaotic game world with some Alice in Wonderland death matches that determines whether they die or are able to return to the real world. Such a unique idea in a lot of ways, it's very clever. I do think there are some points to detract from the series, as being ignorant of the source material it felt to me like they glossed over so much detail that maybe it could be assumed the viewer already knew. I didn't know, combined with feeling like maybe the dubbing took away further detail, but a lot of times being left primarily with just watching glorified violence. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty glorious violence and fun to watch. But some of the dialogue was left feeling incomplete or dull, maybe due to translation. Still, overall a pretty awesome series.
Review of Episode 8
