[DreamSword]

Episode 2: Into the Black

Not gonna lie, I so expected the Kaiju Heart to be in that tank.

Anyway, the thing I dug most about both movies was the Drift sequences, so you'd better believe I totally loved how this episode opened!

Yeah, it's done in a much different style to the movies, but getting to look into Hayley's' psychosis and how she's not just getting over what happened last episode, ontop of the dream-like imagery? Absolutely loved it.

The premise of the episode proper is that Atlas Destroyer is running out of fuel, so our duo needs to go scavenging the ruins of a nearby city to try and find a power cell or two. What follows is essentially a survival horror movie but in the span of an episode.

And for the most part, I felt that it was well done. The atmosphere was solid, the chase sequences, while a bit predictable, were suspenseful, and the episode did a good job at introducing new elements into the Pacific Rim universe such as mini Kaiju and following up on Kaiju Jaegers ala Obsidian Fury from Uprising. Solid stuff.

And... that's about all I can say about this one? It was just a solid ride from start to finish, and I'm interested in seeing how the new kid adds to the cast dynamics, if at all.

Oh, also, good attention to detail on Experiment Kid not being able to move after getting freed, since like, yeah, no duh someone who hasn't properly used their limbs in five years is gonna go immediately limp. Good eye on the power cell not being fully charged, either.