Iron Man Episode 3: Reap the Whirlwind
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EPISODE REVIEWS
The weather-manipulation plotline feels like a direct homage to classic tech-conspiracy thrillers. The EMP combat integration provides a nice, grounded mechanical limitation to the suit instead of relying on infinite lasers. Solid, self-contained action in this episode.
Another action-packed episode, me likey! The villain introduced in this episode is a little corny though 😅. However, the overall presentation is well done, with a balanced shift between Tony and Nanami's scenes. It gives you a chance to slow down and catch your breath from the amount of action being thrown at you. Plus, you also get some nice world-building!
Once again the city of Tokyo Is under threat from an enigmatic terror. I must break from my original thought to address the way Dr. Chika Tanaka treated Nanami. She was unprofessional, and unacceptable; her jargon filled explanation was made to belittle Nanami's intelligence just for asking questions (which is her job). If the writers wanted to write Dr. Chika into a you know what they succeed. The point of tension wasn't so climatic seeing as Iron Man was not in danger going by the continuity that was established in this very episode. Earlier we see Iron Man survive something that should have killed him, but the rule of cool, and anime logic reign supreme here.
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