Steins;Gate 0 Episode 3: Protocol of the Two-sided Gospel: X-Day Protocol

Having the opportunity to talk to the person you lost that is the most dear to you can be both a blessing and a curse. Tasked with testing Amadeus, Okabe now has to talk to an AI version of Kurisu, but that is not easy as sometimes the AI can feel more real than it really is.

Things feel like they're ramping up again! After the confrontation with Maho, the series brings back its iconic rapid flashback type sequence. It felt really refreshing after a very filler-esque episode otherwise. It seems like everything is coming back to him across world line now (?) The next episodes will definitely be interesting!

I really got the ick from RIntaro's relationship with Amadeus, or the fake Kurisu felt unnatural and weird.. it felt like the show was portraying it as him getting closure for her death, up until they started having banter like they would previously. Parasocial relationships like this are real unfortunately, and it felt uncomfortable watching their scenes together.

I'm getting confused on what world line this is, cause I'm pretty sure this is the universe where Okabe rescues Kurisu, but somehow she's dead already via the radio building, but still has memories of the lab with the two together?