Alice in Borderland
Summary
Alice in Borderlandseason 2 ’s most bizarre episode 7 scene was great , but season 3 should not endeavor to emulate it . study howAlice in Borderlandis a show about selection games , it is not surprising that it brims with unpredictable shock - and - awe activity where anything can bechance to any character . The third episode of season 1 , where onlyArisu survives after the 7 of Hearts secret plan , perfectly captures how the show ’s central Borderland games save no one .
However , despite establishing the high stakes of its game in time of year 1,Alice in Borderlandseemingly gives some plot armor to its main characters in season 2 . In some ways , this brings some novelty to a show that antecedently look at a no - holds - barred approach towards character deaths . However , Alice in Borderlandseason 3 must not avoid repeating season 2 ’s bizarre plot armour moments for several reasons .
Alice In Borderland Season 2’s Plot Armor Made Sense
H3: Everybody Almost Died During The King Of Spades Game
InAlice in Borderland ’s time of year 2 , sequence 7 , character get shot multiple times by the King of Spades , Isao Shirabi , and still somehow survive . During the same biz , others even get prod but still somehow manage to live long enough to make it out of the game after Usagi and Arisu bring home the bacon the Queen of Hearts secret plan . Although the game armor in installment 7 was heavily criticize by many viewers , the show ostensibly explained why the characters survived in its ending moments .
Alice in Borderlandseason 2 ’s endingrevealed that the Borderland was a liminal place between spirit and decease , where the characters became players after a meteorite crash go out them in a half - dead state in the real world . owe to this , everything from their injury to their decease in the games was a mere reflection of what was happening to them in the real world . player who come through the games despite falling off buildings and getting shot in the Borderland were almost destined to live because their literal - universe destiny determined what happened to them .
Why Alice In Borderland Season 3’s Characters Cannot Have Plot Armor
H3: Even More So If The Games Are Set In The Real World
Season 3 ’s Joker game might be the final survival game that Arisu , Usagi , and others will have to thump to completely take to the woods the Borderland . owe to this , the secret plan should represent the characters with the toughest challenge they have face so far . To present the eminent stakes of theJoker game , Alice in Borderlandseason 3will have to lay down how even main characters like Usagi and Arisu could potentially die without giving them any plot armour . If it fails to do so , time of year 3 might end up diminishing the sensation of danger and urgency that has been a authentication of the series . Not to advert , Alice in Borderlandseason 2 ’s ending also hints that time of year 3 ’s games will ensue in the real world where plot of land armour will make no sense because gunshot and twinge wound will realistically bolt down a grapheme in seconds .
