tripleaamin
All Star
Pretty much. In a lot of shows these SoL arcs can be a good way to give characters development and in a series like this be able to focus on the world building and lore.Agreed. I was going to say, while s2 Rudeus is a bit more..likeabletolerable... than in s1, there's still a number of cringe-worthy themes going on, and beyond just him. i.e. The slutty elf who has to sleep with every man or she'll die from a curse... and we see her groping and seducing teenage boys at the wizard school... that in and of itself is problematic. But to compound it, the only sorrow Rudeus feels for her subplot is that he can't take advantage of it himself. Any (heroic) thoughts of finding a way to dispel the curse just isn't a thing. The scene with the enslaved girl was another cringe. Him still praying to the pair of panties is another.
But yea, the series does certain things very well that keeps your attention. I wasn't wow'd by s1 but i thought it was good and how it ended was a high point. You definitely have to turn your brain off to certain things that they try to casually throw at you.
But in a case like MT it points to how fukked up the world is along with the MC. Usually I am all the for these type of arcs, but here I am more disgusted to where I want the SoL arc to be gone sooner then later.