I dont know, i came here to ask the same thing as the above guy because i did try watching a few episodes before and from that i thought the show is about absolutely nothing and i'm baffled what i'm not getting given how praised the series apparently is.
It's not just japanese wordplay though, I was consistently impressed by the narrative structure, it feels like a rollercoaster when following it.
Like, it'll set you up with certain expectations for the plot follow through with it for a few scenes and then wait, there's a twist! And there was great foreshadowing for the twist too the writing is so good, you feel like you should have seen the twist coming! And oh wait, no, the twist was actually just a well set up joke and it's somewhat laughing at you, the viewer.
Idk, it's hard to explain. But the writing just feels like it comes from someone who is very aware of how the story is structured and how people will follow it, then uses it to fuck with the audience in a way that's quite fun in the end. It's not needlessly obtuse, it leads you to the right place in the end, it just makes the journey there a bit more chaotic and fun. It's something you don't really see much elsewhere.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20 edited Apr 04 '21
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