Hotel Inhumans

That final episode was just kind of sweet, honestly. Not very much action or intense things happening, just sort of wrapping up how things were left off with everyone involved in this four-parter, and introducing a new member of the hotel. The lesbians have my heart, honestly, they deserve the world, I love my girls. Apart from that, though, I think they did a good job of rounding off the season without making it feel rushed or janky, and I appreciate the extra bit of insight we got into Sara - very nice. This may not be the most perfect series to ever exist, but I definitely got my time's worth out of it. Satisfied.

Well, colour me surprised that this is a four-parter considering I thought this episode ended basically perfectly. The action climax was great to watch,, and the emotional aspect to the rest of the episode was very much appreciated. The way in which this episode wraps itself up was so satisfying, from the girls to the boy to the traffickers. I just hope the final episode of the season can effectively wrap it all up without being too convoluted, or adding unnecessary elements and details that don't need to be there. No clue how the season will end without seeming random and abrupt, but I have faith they can think of something.

Dear our doomed lesbians, please don't be doomed. The two girls are so sweet, it's just adorable to watch how much they'd do for one another. This mini-story hasn't ended with this episode so we're still very much continuing it next episode, and it could go either way at this point. The pacing with this one felt a little slow and uneventful at times, but it did provide context as to the girls and their relationship at the same time. The plot is progressing, the escape is underway, and we'll all suffer emotionally if something goes wrong.

So we get a bunch of set-up for next episode, which seems to be the most sort of action we've gotten in a while. We follow two girls that have grown up to rely on one another in a way that no one else does, and now we get some trouble unfolding that they need to figure out a way to solve, even though it seems hopeless. Honestly, even though it was a little boring at moments, I didn't not enjoy my time watching. The girls' dynamic is sweet, they have compelling stories behind their actions, and this whole storyline is essentially testing how far they're willing to go for one another. I guess we'll see just how this unfolds next episode.

Even though I've never had any personal experience with the topic of this episode, it still managed to hit quite a bit emotionally. We take a look at something that hasn't been explored thus far - what happens to contract killers when they grow up and out of the profession - and I really appreciate it, oddly enough. I keep being surprised at just how many different things this show can touch on from episode to episode, since I keep (in my head) reducing this to "killers stay at a hotel", so it's always nice to see varying storylines while still keeping it all centred around that one thing.

I very much liked this episode. We took a different angle to all the criminal ongoings and the hotel itself, and that fresh perspective was really interesting to watch play out. Hoshi impressed me this episode, I liked how he did things and created a good atmosphere for the stuff which was happening. On top of that, we even got hinting of overarching plot details which are undoubtedly going to come back at some point. Despite the episodic nature of this show, I think one can find themselves immersed in what the world itself has to offer.

I think this episode very evidently struggled to find things to fill up its run time, and it does reflect a little in my enjoyment of it. So many scenes felt drawn out unnecessarily, things were there that didn't really need to be, and not much even ended up happening. The secret ingredient was nice - I enjoy such convoluted logic sometimes - and the revelation of what Ringo spent the money on was simply sweet. With this show, I do appreciate them showing so many sides of the underground circles and those people's emotions and experiences. That being said, despite the pacing being the worst in the series so far, the message and emotions it conveyed was still good.

The first of a two-parter centring around a girl who wants to eat a dish she hasn't had in a long time. Might not sound that interesting or engaging, but I think the whole story behind it is really sweet - well, as sweet as it can be, I suppose. I wonder what we're going to do next episode other than try and figure out a way to make this desired food, and I wonder how successful they're going to be given what we know about the food and the girl.

This was a fun one. Another episode focused on conflict of interest and selfish desires, except we focus on a regular couple that happen to arrive at the hotel with no background of being criminals. I liked the resolution to their little arc quite a lot and I like the way it was tackled. It's hard to write reviews without spoiling for these sort of things when it's basically a self-contained story, but the main conflict was done in an interesting way for me. Hasegawa was a strong character to follow who had unique struggles, and the resolution of it all was a delight to watch play out.

One of the less interesting episodes so far for me. We follow a woman who's supposed to kill an idol she happens to be a fan of, the idol of which doesn't even seem to be that special, I'm sorry (I'm not). The insert idol song they had in this episode was awful as well, I hated it so much and it really distracted me from the rest of the story. I mean, it was a nice little story depicting conflicts of interest and the like, but it didn't really hit as much as the prior stories - maybe because it's a lot more fanatical, in a sense, than something that you could see potentially happening to you.

I really liked this episode. I didn't know how a part two would make sense given Kase pretty obviously died last episode, but we focus on the funeral and his wife a good amount, so it's a nice thing to see. I notice the soundtrack in this show a lot just because the usage of orchestra instruments is so interesting, but it makes so much sense given the tone of the show. The dissecting of people's processes of thinking is a nice thing to watch, and the final scene of Kase's wife really struck a cord with me.

So, based off of this episode and the last, I think this may be following that one-shot style of storytelling, where the main characters are the hotel staff rather than a character with whom we explore the world and their individual story. Of course, this may prove false in coming episodes, but I wouldn't mind something like this, not at all. I'm sure characters from the past would appear here and there, but we'll see with future episodes regardless. This episode's storyline was rather interesting to watch play out, and those last five-ish minutes really engaged and captivated me, and the use of orchestral music feels really intentional in an almost haunting way. I'd say I'm interested in where this is going to go, and I'm looking forward to seeing that.

While I'm still a little confused and/or uncertain about what this show's going to be about exactly, I'm intrigued to see where it goes. Without saying too much, Siao is our main character who's involved with some less than ideal things, and he visits a hotel where they exclusively deal with those who are involved with less than ideal things. I don't know if this is going to be a mystery, a slice of life, an action - I don't know anything, I like going into shows blind - but I'm rather hopeful that it'll be pretty decent. I don't believe this'll be particularly revolutionary or anything like that but, as of the first episode, it has the capability to be interesting at least.

A solid end to the first season. Honestly, the premise of this show is so broad that the writer can do so much with the source material. This season has been consistently good. I wouldn't even say it has ups and downs. Some episodes are stronger than others, sure, but that's mostly down to minor preferences rather than anything significant. Definitely recommended!

Can't lie, I think Chetana might be my new waifu LOL. Anyways... this episode keeps up the same level of quality as the previous one. Might be because this is the longest arc in the anime so far, so there's a lot more to the story that's best experienced for yourself!

We all should know this one still following where the last episode picks off, so still the same thing implies here. Tough the plot thickens here, things went south, the "tense" bar are definately raised here, really good episode out of the bunch for sure.

Things got dark real fast in this show, I'm tellin' ya. It went from what we had in the last episode to this gritty setup straight away. Gotta say, the first kill shown here was very satisfying, mostly after learning what the target had been doing. Definitely one of the darker episodes so far and i like it~

Kinda relates to this episode a little bit not even gonna lie, dealing with people with dementia can be frustrating, but you have and need to do it, not that its their choice to be like that anyways right? Much much slower paced that previous one, leans more into psychology more than anything. But still a solid watch with good setup and decent casts!

Not as good as the last setup, but still a good watch in my opinion. They did give us a shock therapy at the beginning though, lmao, I wasn't expecting that at all. Peep the funky soundtrack during certain sequences throughout this episode; it's so out of theme, yet it fits perfectly for me! Oh, and I would never look at Hoshi the same way again after this episode 🥶

It picks up right after the previous episode, this time jumping straight into the action, a refreshing pace change for sure! The action sequences here are serviceable. I just wish they could've been a bit longer, but I guess they fit the context of the scenes. The ending is really touching too! 😭