Steins;Gate 0 Episode 9: Pandora of Eternal Return: Pandora's Box

Waking up back from the alpha timeline, Okabe finds himself in the hospital, but thankfully he was successful in getting back to beta timeline where the search for what happened and those trying to kidnap Kagari continues. His search leading to only one conclusion after he finds out that World War III could be closer than he ever thought.

This episode felt mellow for me, even though it introduced stakes and major plot points for future progression. The past few episode formats all felt like they were building anticipation for the next one, only for said next episode to fall flat and do the same. It's like a rollercoaster that keeps going up; I feel the lack off tension already because of how dragged out it is.

Suzuha's desperation during the roof scene reminded me of how unpredictable her character is, alongside the importance of her mission. (still kinda confused on why she's in this timeline though) within this beta world line, her story seems to have completely changed.

Government forces having access to time travel was intriguing to think about! I hadn't given it much thought when Suzuha mentioned WW3 earlier, but the subject piqued my interest when the idea of time manipulation came into play. Looks like this series will be turning towards the subject, so future episodes focused on avoiding calamity will be entertaining!

this ep aftermath mode and everyone is processing the show takes a breath which it honestly needs after what just happened good character work throughout its doing more than it looks like on the surface dont try skip this one