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Would put this in the thread, but I don't want to be spoiled on episodes I haven't watched yet, and I've seen people discussing Ex-Aid in here, so I think it's probably ok.

Finally started season 2 of Amazons! To be honest, I'm not quite sold, but episode 2 put to rest most of the concerns episode 1 put in my head. Mainly that I think it was a little too far removed from the first season- yeah, a couple members of the extermination team showed up, and the dickbag from the last season seems to have taken Haruka's mom's job somehow, which will be interesting to see how that happened, but it mostly just seemed to focus on new characters who were mostly kinda eh.

The new head of the extermination team was particularly unlikable. Team X I get, since they were supposed to be unlikable and the end of episode 2 gave them some potential, but I can't figure that guy out at all. Is he like, in a permanent state of just waking up? Why is he so low energy? I'll have to see where they go with him.

And while I do like Chihiro, it worries me slightly that my excitement to see the old cast again is kind of carrying my interest. If they can't stand on their own without the old cast, why have a new cast, why not just continue Haruka's story? I assume they'll get better but yeah.

Also, I hope they don't blow their load on the monster budget too soon, there were like 7 new suits in the first 2 episodes alone, that's crazy. Overall though, not a bad start. I particularly liked the flashback to Iyu's origin- that might just beat out Mamoru eating the one guy's arm as the most disturbing scene in Amazons so far.