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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 2 Critique
We begin season 2's episode 2 with Geto making and drinking tea. Geto using one sugar could just be personal taste or perhaps it's intentionally boring because he is pretending to be a character motivated by cliches. Or perhaps it's due to his curse technique. Last episode he told us how disgusting curse energy tastes imagine how much worse it would taste after tasting large amounts of sugar. Having something really sweet and then having something bitter or disgusting will enhance the bitterness or disgustingness. I think that's why Geto did not have a sweet cola like Gojo did last episode I think his whole eating and drinking habits are about the bare minimum taste to make food bearable but no more than necessary curse don't taste worse. I will pay close attention to his eating habits from now on anyone else thinks the one sugar tea scene was to intentionally elude to what I am getting at?
Potential For Growth
I don't think any of us could forget the purple hollow that Gojou in season 1 but now we get to see how it came to be. Curse energy is blue and reversal curse energy is red so Purple Hollow is a combination of curse and reverse curse energy. It's nice to see Gojo develop. I think that Geto's fight mirrors Gojo's future. During Geto's fight, his opponent assumed Geto didn't have hands. Geto was aware of his perceived weakness and used it to lure the opponent in. Although Gojo gave us some explanation of how his power works I think the main benefit in his explanation is of how he could progress. He said limitless was exhausting so he is aware of his weakness. They are aware of the bounty so I wonder if like Geto he will lure in the big fish.
I am sure everyone remembers the curse bear training from season 1. I think Gojo may have developed if not at least used the same kind of training to master his own limitless. The bear hits you the second you stop channelling curse energy and in this episode, we see Gojo does not like to be hit at all.
Geto mentioned he cannot share his sense with curses like Mei so I think this incident will incentivise him to find a way.
The Animation Is Alive
In the last episode, I read some comments on my post and also on discussions I was educated about the change in animation style as a benefit for more consistency and backgrounds. Now that I am looking for it I have to say I took a couple of double takes. This image of the water rippling and the scenery's reflection made me feel so natural about the scenery it was subtly immersive.
Another Reference
Although neither Gojo nor Geto seemed to pay little to no attention to Amanai's speech about assimilating and being assimilated to become Tensen I think it's a crucial point. Gojo wants to reject many of the old ways of the power structure and Geto although he will not admit it to himself wants to be the power structure. I think neither of them paid attention to her speech because it was completely useless to either of their ideals, and Inoue Waka.
Sorcerer Killer
Very interesting hobby and design. I have read in some discussions people expected his character to have a deeper voice but as anime, only this is my first encounter so I have no expectations. This sorcerer killer has a scar on his lip and is referred to as a sorcerer killer so clearly he is experienced. H bets on a race of six boats but does not bet against Gojo who has six eyes he takes no chances. He is very professional in every killing of Jujutsu Sorcerers and negligent in every other part of life. Whoever Megumi is and they sound like someone he should know is forgotten by him.
Even this early Gojo is the strength ceiling Geto said there was another reason other than the bounty for people coming for the girl. Maybe like in real life, they want the status of defeating Gojo.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 1 Discussion Questions
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 1 Discussion Questions
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The animation quality, style and quality of season 1 is phenomenal season 2 so far is a seamless transition a little different but very aligned with the era and the story. I don't know if it is a budgeting issue, animation issue or simply the machinations of a younger less powerful Gojo but one thing I did notice was the diminishment in the detail on Gojo's eyes compared to the season prior. Has anyone seen Vin Diesel's Riddick? A Minor talking point, only in this episode did I draw a parallel between Riddick and Gojo although I don't think Gojo is sensitive to light, I think he is sensitive to limitless curse energy.
Although as an anime only I don't know.
MAPPA choreography for the Kaisen has been phenomenal and I am sure they will produce the same level of quality but if I had an animation fear it would be choreography.
If I had to put my finger on it the animation style makes me feel like season 2 is younger than season 1, perhaps an intentional alteration, does anyone else feel that way?
The Group
Gojo is untouchable if he wants to be. He accepted the discipline on behalf of the group. They are tight and know that Gojo is such an asset his punishment is relatively small. Ieiri Shoko playing with Gojo'shades is a nice touch although the scene was small. It highlights just how comfortable around each other they are especially when she puts Gojo's shades back on. Remember Gojo can only be touched when he allows he knows when to be vulnerable. How dark do you think Gojo's shades are? Shoko could not see anything with them on. Most of us put on shades to keep the sun out Gojo puts on shades to keep the sun in.
Give Me A Better Geto Quote
Gojo walks like he owns the place his overzealous walk is exactly like his personality, he does not like rules.
This may seem unimportant and may it's just how I saw it. To me, it looks like Gojo pressed both buttons at once and only one activated. This would be typical Gojo rule-breaking trying to get to Cola's for the price of one. By avoiding Dogma's Gojo may have come up with unconventional effective ways of doing things.
One parallel I drew between Gojo and Geto is that Gojo does not say what is thought to be correct he says exactly what he thinks. Geto says what he's supposed to say merely parroting the narrative, perhaps his defect was never really a betrayal but rather him reverting to his true self finally authentic. You can't betray ideals that were never truly yours. Young Geto walks slouched as though he the weight of the world on his shoulders full of tension. It's a non-reactive stance the stance of someone who is suppressed from the inside or out.
In his opening monologue, Geto says how horrible eating curses is you have to be committed to eating them. I think his true desire is power and the monologue is illustrate what he is willing to do the get it. Let me know if you have a more appropriate quote to pinpoint young Geto's motives.
A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. J. P. Morgan
Information Age And The Digital World
I don't know how much more Jujutsu Kaisen's 1st episode of season 1 could have done to make it clear that this is the Naughties era. The flip phones, VCR recording and that legendary Digimon reference.
I loved the Digmon reference for a few reasons first it's Digimon, secondly SkullGreymon was a direct consequence of Tai or Taichi's negative emotions which is fitting considering curses energy is negative energy. Thirdly Digimon came out as the digital age was in its very early development, dial-up and that.
Jujutsu's Kaisen's world is nothing like Harry Potter's they use laptops and phones and are up to date. It's very how things came to be with the speed of access to information increases the speed at which curses can develop. One thousand years ago an earthquake halfway across the world one never make the first page of Reddit worldwide. Someone seeing the effect of Curses would have spread rumours and even urban myths that contribute to curses but there is no way a cursed spirit like Hanami could have been born so quickly without the information era.
Intentional Irony
I think the first mission is intentionally designed to show us how things came to be and the second mission specifically for Geto and Gojo is specifically designed to challenge their philosophies. Gojo who wines about protecting the weak is forced to protect a weak defenceless girl for the sake of a pillar of the Jujutsu girl.
Geto claims he is using power for moral reasons to protect the weak but with a twist. The weak girl he is protecting will allow Tengen to maintain the current power structure, Geto is protecting the weak to help power structures more powerful than himself. I think this contradiction will lead him to put down the burden of his false moral narrative.
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