Okarin continues to be peculiar to say the least. While I’m now use to his paranoid exclusions, chiefly him contacting a third party via a switched off phone, I’m still dying to know exactly how much is delusion and how much is real, at this point Steins; Gate could go either way. It’s great that they are tethering in between these possibilities and not selling Okarin out as a madman straight away. The dynamics between the lab group are still interesting to behold. On the one hand I was concerned that being merely accustomed to Okarin, there might be a degree of humouring from the other two, then again one doesn’t just hack SERN (CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research) on a whim. Not only does the show introduce the term Steins Gate to its characters, it also introduces the evil organisation (supposedly).
As for the time travelling plot, there is little headway other then the inclusion of Kurisu. Upon entering the lab she is shortly granted temporary membership and in turn Okarin beings to regard her as his assistant even after she leaves. However for a paranoid man, Okarin can change his tune pretty sharpest. Initially extremely distrustful of Kurisu to the point of believing she might be hiding an explosive, it doesn’t seem hard or indeed take long to convince him Kurisu is not working for the enemy (whereas in reality she probably could be). It’s a tiny oversight, I know, but Okarin has such a suspicious nature, it almost doesn’t make sense that he would drop his guard so suddenly.
Another point to mention is Kurisu reaction to the successful experiment. Why did she become so distressed? I thought that as the sceptical genius she might be able to fathom a more rational explanation, for instance, the phone mixed up the dates, or the pair were playing a prank on her. So I’m curious to know why this affected her so.
The pace continues quite leisurely despite the subtle drama with a focus on the dialogue. For now the show is working on deepening our knowledge of time travelling concepts and theories, there’s plenty of room for action later on in the series, if at all. At the moment the hefty discourse is more then enough to keep me watching.
Verdict: Great
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