Just to give you some info in the manga, the King of Spades chose to kill all the players because he thought it was the only way to end their suffering swiftly. He even buries the bodies of the players he kills. It is only slightly alluded to in the netflix series but that scene for his backstory was one of his dear friends asking him to end his suffering. When he says he is sorry he seems to be hallucinating in the manga thinking that Aguni is his friend that he killed.
It was a twisted form of compassion really, because i sort of understand his thought process, he doesn't want people to go through despair so he makes it quick By participating in those games you risk like getting burned alive, maimed and dismembered, eaten by an animal, or worse looking into the dark side of humanity like on Heart games and see people being the worse they can possibly be And what faster way there is to end your life than a quick bullet? Other than the lasers of course
@@Predestinated1 the king of spades died but, at what cost? If I were to weigh my options, I'd rather construct a better plan of ganging him up after luring him into the alley. Arisu's plan to fill the drugstore with gas using a few cans of air freshener was just too impractical. It took way too long to set it up and for the gas to disperse in the entire room. And what's worse, it smells so it's easy to notice especially for a highly trained combatant like the king of spades whose senses are honed. If it wasn't for Aguni's follow up, the whole plan would've failed miserably. Regardless, I'm still mad he missed the shot up close from behind the target.
@@Predestinated1 yeah… thanks to AGUNI who pushed him in. dude was about to leave cause he smelled the obvious bs. and AGUNI ultimately killed him too.
Putting aside any problems I had with this episode, the fight vs Super Soldier is legitimately one of the best I’ve ever seen. The choreography and sound design was top tier for that entire sequence.
@@coldfury2652 i mean the biggest problem was the lack of content. The manga definitely needed more games + content for the live action to truly strive. The second problem is the rush content from the live action itself. This could have definitely been three seasons before making it to the queen of hearts game. And lastly they fucked up the parallels and didn’t let certain character get all their good moments
@@coldfury2652 All this being said, I know what happens next episode but these were my thoughts for this episode. And I am not super mad about all this since overall I still thought the episode was fine, but I just didn’t like some writing decisions. My biggest problem is just Niragi overall as a character, that scene with him shooting Chishiya and not dying after being shot through the chest with a shotgun was annoying. The King of Spades pretty much killing all my other favorite characters by himself after all the stuff they’ve survived was not good imo but part of that is just me being mad at him destroying Kuina and Ann that way. Arisu in general this episode was just not good and it wasn’t good for his character. Everyone just bleeding out forever and not dying to certain things this episode didn’t make much sense but considering next episode I’m back and forth on that one.
@@Kite7th probably because, maybe (spoilers)... they don't die easily due to them being a survivor in the real world. like how one on a brink of death suddenly stabilizes their condition and lived thru it.
it wasnt just the stabbing. her screams man. for a actress those were gut wrenching screams that made it seem she was actually struggling in a fight for her life.
@@jerseyjackrabbit2829plus when it comes to stabbing I get that same feeling of how you can feel another person get injured by their nuts, I’ve never been stabbed but I feel that shit when I see it
@tunderdiamant Even with explanation at the end, I don't care for how much it looked like the characters with extent of injuries physically should've died (bow and arrow girl in particular).
You just made me realize that I've been watching them for awhile too. Years. It all started with their re zero reactions, for me. Glad i found this channel
I appreciate yall having an appropriate reaction to Kuina getting shanked, which is to scream at the top of your fcking lungs cause that was so damn disrespectful
Fun fact: In the manga the King of Spades was showing mercy and sparing everyone from suffering in the borderlands by giving them a swift death. that was his logic...he actually buried all of his victims in the manga.
Having little mounds of dirt in the background for seemingly no reason would've been some good story telling or running through an area that the king of spades left and someone realizing there are no bodies out in the open. That would've been awesome.
In a lot of Japanese shows they try to show the viewer that some bad guys escape. Besides I think this season is one long character arc for Niiragi, so he may serve a purpose in the final season.
@@sweepingtime there is no final season this is the end. They adapted the rest of the manga the only thing they can do is adapt the sequel manga about arisu being sent to the borderlands before usagi gives birth to his kid
@@SossboyOG Yea I read that one too, that shit was short but it satisfied that AiB itch I had, there's also a spinoff manga as well that I need to finish
@@rocklee9387 How do they disrespect her like that. Give her the 9mm and Alice the shoty, wtf? Mf only hit once and that's after the Krispy corpse shot 50 f*cken times standing still, give literally anyone else the shoty, anyone, give it to the kid in ep 3 dude.😂🤣
In season 1 episode 2, Arisu and Karube went in the game arena and searched for a doctor for Chota. Chishiya was there but he didn't step forward to help. It wouldn't matter because Chota would have died in the hearts game anyway but he didn't try to help. That's what he wanted to tell Arisu before Niragi showed up
The show King of Spades was the terminator lol In the manga, the only advantage he had over Aguni (who's part of Special Forces) is that he had better guns. In hand to hand, Aguni wrecked him.
@@ShervierJ well, for me it is kind of unexpected on how they explained or shows on why those people are in the borderland. It is not that stupid to me either. In fact, I find it amusing.
@@ShervierJ i think the ending was brilliant **SPOILER ALERT plot twist explanation** . . . . . . . . Borderland is basically a limbo/purgatory. They are fighting for their lives in the games just like their bodies irl at the hospital are fighting to survive. It's all about how strong your WILL is. Like two comatosed people at the hospital yield different results depending on their bodies' resiliency. For example, Heiya's backstory proved how much of a fighter she is, who will do anything to survive at any cost (crawled her way out with injured leg, made the doctor cut it in exchange of her virtue, called out the man who hanged himself because he chose the easy way out). She just refuses to give up and die easily, that's why she lived until the end.
@@soulscyther666 this comment gave me more of an appreciation for the ending I suppose, I honestly just felt like it was kind of a cop out ending when they could of had a more interesting idea behind borderlands
Everybody: Let's jump the King Of Spades Two seconds later: Oh no! He's jumping us So apparently, in the manga, the rivalry between Niragi and Chishiya is played up a lot more. Niragi makes the plan that Arisu came up with in the first game of this season. He's a genius of sorts in the manga. And Chishiya stated that he burned him because he felt they were similar. Which is why this episode culminated in them getting into a battle. Also in the manga, the group is a lot more reluctant to forgive Chishiya after he attempts to leave them to the wolves and bounce back at the beach. The show makes it seem like they're all cool after that incident, so it's definitely a bit more confusing when Chishiya accuses Arisu of hating him because their relationship is still pretty positive in the show. Aside from that, this episode hits so hard. We've seen these characters go through games and slowly become accustomed to them or witnessed their struggles. To the point where they've learned to adapt and overcome. But then the King Of Spades comes along and slowly manages to overcome each and every one of them. That struggle for survival, the desire to protect their friends but also the desire to live is so raw. Especially when we see that a lot of them considered their former lives to be undesirable and even wondered if it was worth it to escape. But they all found their own reasons to want to leave. Their own things they wanted to protect. Right when they've all decided to live, they get pushed to the brink in this seemingly impossible situation. And THAT, is powerful.
I feel like things could've been dragged out a lot more with the relationships between the cast. Especially in Chishiya and Niragi's case. Niragi is just kinda there and to me seemed like a pointless villain with no real depth to him and at a point he was just straight up annoying. But then I heard a bit more about how he was like in the manga and I feel like if they adapted those things it would've made more sense. Especially his dynamic with Chishiya. Also The whole thing with Arisu not liking Chishiya or atleast being reluctant to, seemed weird to me because they made it seem like they were cool with each other. So thanks for explaining that, it makes more sense now. So yea overall a dope adaption in my opinion but I do feel the characters relationships with one another could've been explored a lot more.
@@Crispifordthe3rd515 nah aguni had some great writing this episode, the entire part of the episode with the king of spades was incredible. Chishiya and niragi were just kinda forgotten about kinda lazy yeah but the latter half of the episode was amazing
That fight scene between Aguni's Angels and the King of Spades was one of the most epic scenes. My emotions were all heightened that I thought I was about to transition to become a Vampire. But in all seriousness, it was a rollercoaster of emotions for me.
How y’all was watching and reacting is exactly me lmao that entire action scene everyone getting clapped up was insane and choreographed incredibly well. Some of the best I’ve seen as of recent.
This episode got me on my TOES!!! When Chishiya sacrificed himself I literally paused the screen and took a whole 7 minutes to process cause there was no way my man was about to die a petty ass death like that.
Those last minutes of the episode had my jaw-dropped the entire time as I just couldn’t believe what was unfolding in front of me. Had me on the edge of my seat. lol
if anyone didn't know in the manga the King of Spades was showing mercy, basically sparing everyone from suffering in the borderlands by giving them a swift death. That was his logic. He actually buried all of his victims in the manga.
I think they could've added little random mounds in the background or having someone notice there are no bodies in the open. That would've been great storytelling.
I love the shock directors give us when they leave you so attached to a bunch of characters and then just get them clapped in craziest way (in anime too)
This episode had me Emotional, from my anger that Niragi was alive this long to sadness on how the King of spades was taking everyone out. This show is the definition of a roller coaster.
“I think what makes Chishiya so dope is that after everything his clothes aren’t dirty.. he’s unscathed” BAM! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 meant to comment on this minutes after y’all uploaded but I had a near death experience from laughing so hard 😭
Theres a lot of things I kinda viewed as "plot armor", like characters like heiya getting shot 6 times and not dying instantly, but When you watch the final episode, I guess it kind of makes sense in a way?? Like, theres a reason for it, beyond just "main character plot armor" 😂😂
@@Karthig1987 my Theory/ logic is, and ((( spoiler alert))) In the final episode they state that the entirety of borderlands took place within one minute, episode 7 and 8 take place within maybe like, 4-5 hours? In the real world, this would only be like, what, a millisecond, more or less? All of their hearts had stopped for a minute, why would a milisecond even matter? The whole goal of borderlands was to fight as hard as u could to go home, even anns flashback of her discovering the young girls dead body, the guy says "she fought till the very end" I guess this could be cope but - at the very end of episode 8 they hint at there being a supernatural entity who obviously controls the games, perhaps he allowed all the players who fought intensely to the end to live.. I mean, think about it, Ann lives, heiya lives, kuina lives.... but theres also an entire hospital filled with people.. implying they must of also participated in the games, right? Whether they lived or died to the final king, im guessing if ann lived, then so did anyone who fought in the end(obviously speculation). They all fought so hard till the end, they fought harder then most of the players, and they all discovered reasons for living, a purpose. Think about it, pretty much every single player, besides the psychopaths, had VERY BAD issues irl. Borderlands was an option to give the players a second chance, and test if they REALLY do want to live, but they had to FIND what they wanted to live for first. They fought for each other, and not just for themselves. They were quite literally in real time, fighting for their lives, unknowingly. -Each game specifically is designed to test specialties, like endurance or intelligence, but even arisus friend in the last episodes states that "theres not a single game he could of finished all alone". I mean, think about it, there definitely were SOME games where people could of finished alone, like episode one, arisu 100% could of finished that puzzle alone, and even kuina fought an entire game alone. But those were games they were specialized in. I think the whole point of borderlands is to emphasize that alot of people put their value in what theyre good in, or stupid things that dont ultimately matter in the long run, as opposed to who they are as a person, their morals, or the relationships they have. Arisu was smart irl, but couldnt do much of anything else, therefore he felt like he didnt have a purpose, vs his friends, who all had established jobs and relationships. Arisu wins the hide and seek games cause his friends sacrificed himself, if he had gone in the game alone with a bunch of strangers, he probably would of died. It was his friends sacrifice and love that helped him live. And them getting placed in that games, was simply, the cruel game of life and fate. Chisiya literally wins a game with the game master because he persuaded the game master to find his humanity, and even the little kid, who lets be honest, wouldnt of lasted in a single fucking game alone, survives in the end. The joker made games of all types of variety, but logically, no one is good at everything, its quite literally impossible to survive every single game alone. Its rigged, and very unfair, and the one game master even says he tries to make HIS game as fair as possible, because ultimately, life is incredibly unfair. Plenty of other players fought insanely hard, but still died. Life is unfair and unjust, but alot of people died for each other, rather than themselves. I think the people who died for themselves lost the game of life and luck, and the people who died for someone else, chose to help their loved ones "game". Usagi is a fast runner but she wouldnt of survived without arisu, Kuina is insanely strong and a good fighter, but she couldnt of survived without chisiya. You could finish some of the games alone, but to LEAVE borderlands, and finish ALL of the games, you ultimately needed people by your side, helping you. You do not need to be good at everything, you dont need to be smart, strong, athletic, brave all in one. The Games are a culmination of luck, strategy, and purpose, because life literally throws everything your way, its its INSANELY HARD. You could not survive borderlands if it werent for other people(like when the lawyer game master remembers the man who saved him). He didnt know the value of life, but he realized the importance of other people and their morals. And perhaps Chishiya's constant use of "luck", is just a parallel to IRL. Some things are simply up to fait, destiny, luck, maybe a deity who controls the games. etc (again, could totally just be cope). Life is like a game, you cant be good at everything, but that doesnt mean you arent deserving of a life you feel purpose in, because itll come to you eventually, just like usagi says in the last episode. They all sacrificed themselves to save each other, and fought hard till the end, so much so that they couldnt imagine their REAL lives without each other.
Season 1 and 2 of this show has had some of the best live action anime style fights I've ever seen. Remember the dropkick from season one? Whoever did this needs the Street Fighter movie.
I was reading the comments and it upsets me to realize that so many people don't get why some of them are still alive, is just becouse they really want to survive
the manga made the showdown between arisu v chishiya v niragi way better. arisu becomes a pacifist after killing so many of his friends which is why he chooses to save niragi and not want to participate in the game in the first place. and also despite the choreography and whole fight between spade king amazing to watch, it infuriates me bc no one dies so it just looks like ass pulls to reactors but in actuality it was just a fight between aguni and spades.
@@intothefrayyo oh yah💀 i was watching it w someone who didnt read it so when i watched it for the first time i was hyped but then so dissapointed bc everyone pretty much stayed breathing all day since the Queen game took all day
To be fair, Arisu was unlikely to be hearing wtf was going on outside - he had multiple aerosol products on and he was actively coughing. wth would anybody be hearing under these conditions? Also, him missing multiple times is actually fine by me from a storytelling perspective - he had no training with a weapon, let alone an old weapon like the one he was using - my dude just played videogames and that doesn't mean you're good at handling weapons in real life. It would've been less believable for him to be good at it. Notice how those who did have training, were far better at it?
Exactly, honestly sometimes reactors expect too much from the characters. Shoot! Why u miss! They only care about epic moments but they don’t dive into the characters on what they can or cannot do.
Thank you for saying this! Also Arisu would be almost useless in that fight, he isn’t as physically capable or skilled as the others were so it made sense he was setting up the trap or else he would’ve just been in the way
@@ubesan496 exactly - like from a storytelling perspective they didn't even just reduce it to a matter of taking him out of the way bc he's useless, it's just that physically, he wasn't gonna be helpful, but his smarts were needed elsewhere (the idea of the drugstore was his), so everybody contributed the best they could
@@noxfior right! I think there are only a few of us who understand the plot choices and characterizations of the show 🥲 arisu being called lame bec he’s not the gung ho, macho, perfect genius everyone expected him to be. And seeing how his character was developed throughout the series up to that point wasn’t clear enough for everyone else i guess
Am I the only one not mad at Arisu? It has been made clear throughout the show that he is not a killer and no matter the situation he will try to save people.
I couldn't wait for yall to react to this episode, because yall basically said and did everything I did reacting to this episode. Dude was one of the most unstoppable villains ever.
You can tell the director is also a video game maker. 15 inch health bar. Arisu blast from shotgun at close range while the fight was on? Intense fight though!
what we witnessed was the henchmen/NPC/Canon fodder POV in every action movie/game, "its just 1 guy!" is probably something that goes through all of thier heads lol
Why don’t you people understand that first Arisu is not trained with a gun, second he’s shown all throughout this show how empathetic he is and does not want to kill or leave anyone behind third HE IS JUST HUMAN WITH EMOTIONS. Like yall expect too much for the main character to be some bad ass shit and as if it’s so fucking easy to shoot someone and kill them, no matter who the person is bad or evil. Like your solution is always kill that person shoot!! Like come on now. Did u even watch the show n get to understand the characters? Guessing not.
Finally someone said it. Like he did what he had to do precisely because everyone is fighting for their lives outside. So that explosion cause of the spray didn’t matter? I was annoyed by the reactions tbh. Why he miss why he didn’t shoot 🤡 he’s literally just a gamer that was stuck in his rm all day what u expect.
Omg was gonna write something like this too! Its supposed to be Arisu’s character to be empathetic, esp after all the death he’s experienced. While Niragi should’ve been dead a long time ago, the writer keeps him throughout the series as part of the plot. Its fleshed out in the manga more. And Arisu was never physically or combat skilled so makes sense he wasn’t near the fight. And a little late but didn’t he shoot Niragi anyways?
I mean, tbf if I saw my mans Chishiya get shot, I would shoot on sight lol Plus, the show still has one episode left, so their final opinion on Arisu and the show in general counts the most. This was a very stressful episode fam! I was yelling at Arisu the same way as well lol
I think the thing that was kinda annoying is that he was standing there yelling Usagi with Niragi shooting at her. So either do that or defend Usagi, the girl you love, before you lose her.
yo that fight scene was one of the most intense things i've seen in a min.. and the shock of fuckin Terminator T1Miillion killing all the main characters was a lot to take in..
I like how they tried to make Niragi and Chishiya be Arisu’s rivals but Niragi is not properly fleshed out or made likable enough to be the other rival
I genuinely believe that I'm enjoying the show far more by watching you guys react to it than I would watching it on my own. It still looks like a great show, but your reactions are even better.
IN DEFENSE OF ARISU: 1) he doesn’t shoot niragi because he decides to stop being weak and selfish in order to survive; chaotic good; because if he had this mindset in the 7 of hearts he could’ve saved his friends instead of freaking out and crying , that’s the WHOLE culmination of his character since season 1 he wants to be a GOOD person and will only shoot until he is very forced to; Chishiya realizes this and wants to be more like this which is why he doesn’t shoot niragi and instead jumps in front of usagi . Arisu doesn’t want to kill or be violent out of hate and revenge because that leads to all the suffering they faced in the borderlands 2: he moves niragi behind the car because he doesn’t want to actively contribute to someone death; remember episode 1 when he tries to save a random person? Yes arisu is working from a an idealist good moral viewpoint 3: the whole point of his arc and maybe even the show is that if people stop being weak and selfish and commit violent acts out of hate/revenge/fear we would all be better off, able to work together and think of a solution !! And this way you not only save yourself but can save everybody else too !! Damn I love this show..it’s not hopeless and dark and cruel for the sake of it.. it’s to show we (humanity) don’t have to be this way!! And yes it’s idealist , stupid, but like the king of diamonds said, “I died for my ideals,” meaning that if it going to die anyway I might as well go out a good person/someone who lives up to their ideals/morals than being selfish and cruel !! This blew my mind.. Especially when I watched the king of diamonds episode , this is like a religious story/parable where you hear of people such as Jesus who died for their ideals !! And we’re tortured !! Why? We always think that’s crazy and why would anyone do that.. this show gave me that perspective and understanding !!
honestly that fight scene was unlike anything I've watched before. the emotions and edge of your seat feeling it gave me the entire time was incredible. loved it so much but gd.
Alice in Borderland? Or the Raid 3? Which one is this lmao
LOL. Ikko kuwais coming i bet😂
Who made these bullets fam? Lol fire these manufacturers 😂
I’m upset no one aimed for the head
Both
It can be both of them
5:50 so this where the "shooooot him" of the intro originated 😂😂😂
Just to give you some info in the manga, the King of Spades chose to kill all the players because he thought it was the only way to end their suffering swiftly. He even buries the bodies of the players he kills. It is only slightly alluded to in the netflix series but that scene for his backstory was one of his dear friends asking him to end his suffering. When he says he is sorry he seems to be hallucinating in the manga thinking that Aguni is his friend that he killed.
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It was a twisted form of compassion really, because i sort of understand his thought process, he doesn't want people to go through despair so he makes it quick
By participating in those games you risk like getting burned alive, maimed and dismembered, eaten by an animal, or worse looking into the dark side of humanity like on Heart games and see people being the worse they can possibly be
And what faster way there is to end your life than a quick bullet? Other than the lasers of course
@@JoyfulStyle bruh he stabbed the shit outta kuina. That shit hurts more than a gun shot
@@SossboyOG to be fair he was getting jumped, the adrenaline would've gone crazy, besides in the manga he didn't stab her and only used the gun
@@JoyfulStyle what chapter does the episode leave off
arisu's friends: fighting for their lives
arisu: playing with air-fresheners and hairspray
Arisu's plan worked out. The King of Spades was K.O. 'd by the explosion. After one shot, he then died. Idk what you would have done lmao
@@Predestinated1 the king of spades died but, at what cost? If I were to weigh my options, I'd rather construct a better plan of ganging him up after luring him into the alley. Arisu's plan to fill the drugstore with gas using a few cans of air freshener was just too impractical. It took way too long to set it up and for the gas to disperse in the entire room. And what's worse, it smells so it's easy to notice especially for a highly trained combatant like the king of spades whose senses are honed. If it wasn't for Aguni's follow up, the whole plan would've failed miserably. Regardless, I'm still mad he missed the shot up close from behind the target.
@@Predestinated1 yeah… thanks to AGUNI who pushed him in. dude was about to leave cause he smelled the obvious bs. and AGUNI ultimately killed him too.
Yes!. I hate arisu
To be fair, Arisu been carrying this entire series by coming up with the plans. He’s the mvp.
Putting aside any problems I had with this episode, the fight vs Super Soldier is legitimately one of the best I’ve ever seen. The choreography and sound design was top tier for that entire sequence.
I’m curious what problems I wanna see if we had the same ones
@@coldfury2652 i mean the biggest problem was the lack of content. The manga definitely needed more games + content for the live action to truly strive. The second problem is the rush content from the live action itself. This could have definitely been three seasons before making it to the queen of hearts game. And lastly they fucked up the parallels and didn’t let certain character get all their good moments
@@coldfury2652 All this being said, I know what happens next episode but these were my thoughts for this episode. And I am not super mad about all this since overall I still thought the episode was fine, but I just didn’t like some writing decisions.
My biggest problem is just Niragi overall as a character, that scene with him shooting Chishiya and not dying after being shot through the chest with a shotgun was annoying.
The King of Spades pretty much killing all my other favorite characters by himself after all the stuff they’ve survived was not good imo but part of that is just me being mad at him destroying Kuina and Ann that way.
Arisu in general this episode was just not good and it wasn’t good for his character.
Everyone just bleeding out forever and not dying to certain things this episode didn’t make much sense but considering next episode I’m back and forth on that one.
@@Kite7th probably because, maybe (spoilers)...
they don't die easily due to them being a survivor in the real world. like how one on a brink of death suddenly stabilizes their condition and lived thru it.
@@OmegaDenz96 yeaaa I considered that exact thing myself lol, which is why my thoughts about it are kinda complicated.
5:49 So this where that line comes from😂😂😂
"shoot him now, shoot him" I didn't know that iconic sound is from here lol
yea same I finally found it 😂
yall reacting to kuina getting stabbed is such a mood.
We all felt that when watching.
I told you so. This episode is madness.
it wasnt just the stabbing. her screams man. for a actress those were gut wrenching screams that made it seem she was actually struggling in a fight for her life.
@@jerseyjackrabbit2829plus when it comes to stabbing I get that same feeling of how you can feel another person get injured by their nuts, I’ve never been stabbed but I feel that shit when I see it
I panicked at that scene, I thought "ain't no way they're killing off best girl"
20:50 that girls body composition went from 70% water to 70% bullets and she was still alive that's so fucking crazy
well no it makes perfect sense with how the finale of the series works lmao ... the show techniqually has zero plot armor
All will makes sense in the last episode. And yes, that includes each character's "resilience".
@tunderdiamant Even with explanation at the end, I don't care for how much it looked like the characters with extent of injuries physically should've died (bow and arrow girl in particular).
@@tunderdiamant8651 I guess technically it’s “explained” but I hate what they did with the ending
@@raec5426 just shows her will to survive is really strong, compared to Tatta who bled from the hand he was ready to sacrifice/die
I’ve never seen them more mad or stressed in my 3 years of watching this channel
You just made me realize that I've been watching them for awhile too. Years. It all started with their re zero reactions, for me. Glad i found this channel
You know they're in their feels if Roshi screams louder than Sheera and Lupa.
bro fr
@ML STREAMERS don't forget train to Busan
Yea but for Lupa-san it was Demon Slayer fight. Man was sweating lmao
I appreciate yall having an appropriate reaction to Kuina getting shanked, which is to scream at the top of your fcking lungs cause that was so damn disrespectful
Fun fact: In the manga the King of Spades was showing mercy and sparing everyone from suffering in the borderlands by giving them a swift death. that was his logic...he actually buried all of his victims in the manga.
That would’ve gave him more depth if they put it in the series
Yea but in the show though he's the fucking terminator apparently, his ass wasnt dying and he was taking everyone out like a war machine
Having little mounds of dirt in the background for seemingly no reason would've been some good story telling or running through an area that the king of spades left and someone realizing there are no bodies out in the open. That would've been awesome.
What chapter?
@@darryljack6612 who cares
Niragi's purpose in this show must legit be to piss us off cause there's no way.
In a lot of Japanese shows they try to show the viewer that some bad guys escape. Besides I think this season is one long character arc for Niiragi, so he may serve a purpose in the final season.
He’s like Micah from RD2
@@sweepingtime there is no final season this is the end. They adapted the rest of the manga the only thing they can do is adapt the sequel manga about arisu being sent to the borderlands before usagi gives birth to his kid
@@SossboyOG Yea I read that one too, that shit was short but it satisfied that AiB itch I had, there's also a spinoff manga as well that I need to finish
@@SossboyOG They could expand on the story, since it's an adaptation.
This episode hit RIGHT in the guts but next episodes IS going to be even more crazier on a diffrent LEVEL.
It’s straight mental. I questioned myself a lot.
Kuina would agree 😂
@@GirlofGlamour89 fr, I was confused asf 😭
@@rocklee9387
How do they disrespect her like that. Give her the 9mm and Alice the shoty, wtf? Mf only hit once and that's after the Krispy corpse shot 50 f*cken times standing still, give literally anyone else the shoty, anyone, give it to the kid in ep 3 dude.😂🤣
Not really. Didn't care for any of the characters besides naragi
In season 1 episode 2, Arisu and Karube went in the game arena and searched for a doctor for Chota. Chishiya was there but he didn't step forward to help. It wouldn't matter because Chota would have died in the hearts game anyway but he didn't try to help. That's what he wanted to tell Arisu before Niragi showed up
Although unrealistic and plot armored, this is the most well choreographed scene i've ever seen!
This show has like 0 plot armor
@@shuu1931 aguni alone has like 4 layers of plot armor
@@nicosanchez8261 😂facts that’s how you know this show has anime fans there’s always a section that are blond to plot armour
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@@nicosanchez8261 We're just following the story of the winners. If they died halfway in season 1 nobody would want to watch this show
When kuina started getting stabbed I was crying so much 😭😭
nah fr I nearly lost my shit
I didnt
I'm still trying to figure out who tf trained this king of spades? Guile? Punisher? This man is something else...
Man was one of those secret Hydra super soldiers in Captain America Civil War
I'm going to go with the writers
John Wick alongside Steven Seagal. Lol.
The show King of Spades was the terminator lol
In the manga, the only advantage he had over Aguni (who's part of Special Forces) is that he had better guns. In hand to hand, Aguni wrecked him.
Bruh this guy must of been the secret love child of Roberta.
I think you gotta have the "anime imagination" to kinda... accept this episode haha
And it will all make sense anyway in the last episode.
@@soulscyther666 I think it’s pretty stupid
@@ShervierJ well, for me it is kind of unexpected on how they explained or shows on why those people are in the borderland. It is not that stupid to me either. In fact, I find it amusing.
@@ShervierJ i think the ending was brilliant
**SPOILER ALERT plot twist explanation**
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Borderland is basically a limbo/purgatory. They are fighting for their lives in the games just like their bodies irl at the hospital are fighting to survive. It's all about how strong your WILL is. Like two comatosed people at the hospital yield different results depending on their bodies' resiliency. For example, Heiya's backstory proved how much of a fighter she is, who will do anything to survive at any cost (crawled her way out with injured leg, made the doctor cut it in exchange of her virtue, called out the man who hanged himself because he chose the easy way out). She just refuses to give up and die easily, that's why she lived until the end.
@@soulscyther666 this comment gave me more of an appreciation for the ending I suppose, I honestly just felt like it was kind of a cop out ending when they could of had a more interesting idea behind borderlands
Everybody: Let's jump the King Of Spades
Two seconds later: Oh no! He's jumping us
So apparently, in the manga, the rivalry between Niragi and Chishiya is played up a lot more. Niragi makes the plan that Arisu came up with in the first game of this season. He's a genius of sorts in the manga. And Chishiya stated that he burned him because he felt they were similar. Which is why this episode culminated in them getting into a battle. Also in the manga, the group is a lot more reluctant to forgive Chishiya after he attempts to leave them to the wolves and bounce back at the beach. The show makes it seem like they're all cool after that incident, so it's definitely a bit more confusing when Chishiya accuses Arisu of hating him because their relationship is still pretty positive in the show.
Aside from that, this episode hits so hard. We've seen these characters go through games and slowly become accustomed to them or witnessed their struggles. To the point where they've learned to adapt and overcome. But then the King Of Spades comes along and slowly manages to overcome each and every one of them. That struggle for survival, the desire to protect their friends but also the desire to live is so raw. Especially when we see that a lot of them considered their former lives to be undesirable and even wondered if it was worth it to escape. But they all found their own reasons to want to leave. Their own things they wanted to protect. Right when they've all decided to live, they get pushed to the brink in this seemingly impossible situation. And THAT, is powerful.
Nah this episode sucked. It had a good fight scene and that was it.
@@Crispifordthe3rd515 this guy gets it 🤙
@@Crispifordthe3rd515 ratio
I feel like things could've been dragged out a lot more with the relationships between the cast. Especially in Chishiya and Niragi's case. Niragi is just kinda there and to me seemed like a pointless villain with no real depth to him and at a point he was just straight up annoying. But then I heard a bit more about how he was like in the manga and I feel like if they adapted those things it would've made more sense. Especially his dynamic with Chishiya. Also The whole thing with Arisu not liking Chishiya or atleast being reluctant to, seemed weird to me because they made it seem like they were cool with each other. So thanks for explaining that, it makes more sense now. So yea overall a dope adaption in my opinion but I do feel the characters relationships with one another could've been explored a lot more.
@@Crispifordthe3rd515 nah aguni had some great writing this episode, the entire part of the episode with the king of spades was incredible. Chishiya and niragi were just kinda forgotten about kinda lazy yeah but the latter half of the episode was amazing
That fight scene between Aguni's Angels and the King of Spades was one of the most epic scenes. My emotions were all heightened that I thought I was about to transition to become a Vampire. But in all seriousness, it was a rollercoaster of emotions for me.
14:14 Sheera saying "This is Clown Shoes." As her only response to the ludicrous action weakened me. 😭😂
This is hands down one of my favourite reactions on the whole channel the way it got everyone heated and jumping up and down 😂
The screaming in this episode is so real, this episode made me mad but I was impressed with the fight sequence and choreo
“FUCK THE TRAP” 😂
5:49 Ah, yes, the birth of the audio meme 💀 Good to see these again!!
Arisu didn't miss the shot when he came out. Bro noticed Arisu and dodged it
They were straight up fighting a super soldier 😂
How y’all was watching and reacting is exactly me lmao that entire action scene everyone getting clapped up was insane and choreographed incredibly well. Some of the best I’ve seen as of recent.
“He just one man”
The man: Solid Snake
infused with the Training of John Wick and adapted from the soul of a John Woo protagonist
This episode got me on my TOES!!! When Chishiya sacrificed himself I literally paused the screen and took a whole 7 minutes to process cause there was no way my man was about to die a petty ass death like that.
Those last minutes of the episode had my jaw-dropped the entire time as I just couldn’t believe what was unfolding in front of me. Had me on the edge of my seat. lol
if anyone didn't know in the manga the King of Spades was showing mercy, basically sparing everyone from suffering in the borderlands by giving them a swift death. That was his logic. He actually buried all of his victims in the manga.
I think they could've added little random mounds in the background or having someone notice there are no bodies in the open. That would've been great storytelling.
15:40 is truly how all of us felt. It was sad yet infuriating.
I love the shock directors give us when they leave you so attached to a bunch of characters and then just get them clapped in craziest way (in anime too)
A lot of people broke down this episode….episode 8 was MY final straw😭😭😭💀
Wednesday.
My mind was broken because of ep 8
I started questioning whether I'm real or not
I literally almost stopped watching lol. :p
this episode was hilarious bcs how ridiculous it was no where near sad
This episode had me Emotional, from my anger that Niragi was alive this long to sadness on how the King of spades was taking everyone out.
This show is the definition of a roller coaster.
Roshi screaming hard asf got me WEAK😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 15:37
Same 😭😭😭
“I think what makes Chishiya so dope is that after everything his clothes aren’t dirty.. he’s unscathed” BAM! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 meant to comment on this minutes after y’all uploaded but I had a near death experience from laughing so hard 😭
I ain't ever seen Roshi scream like that and I been watching y'all for YEARS 😭
Man the last two episodes were driving me insane so many emotions😂
Roshi: He is setting up the trap.
Lupa: YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH, F the trap.....💀
my fav moment too lmao
LMFAOOOO the way Roshi jumped up. Yall was too funny on this episode plus Happy Birthday Lupa
The way y'all screamed, especially at Niragi. I have never laughed so hard at a reaction before. I mean that as a compliment lol
Theres a lot of things I kinda viewed as "plot armor", like characters like heiya getting shot 6 times and not dying instantly, but When you watch the final episode, I guess it kind of makes sense in a way?? Like, theres a reason for it, beyond just "main character plot armor" 😂😂
Ehhhhhh
@@intothefrayyo Yeah lol it doesnt make sense matter what people's cope is
@@Karthig1987 facts yo haha
@@Karthig1987 yikes. Low IQ around here 🥴
If you didn't understand the ending then you have serious problems
@@Karthig1987 my Theory/ logic is, and ((( spoiler alert)))
In the final episode they state that the entirety of borderlands took place within one minute, episode 7 and 8 take place within maybe like, 4-5 hours? In the real world, this would only be like, what, a millisecond, more or less? All of their hearts had stopped for a minute, why would a milisecond even matter? The whole goal of borderlands was to fight as hard as u could to go home, even anns flashback of her discovering the young girls dead body, the guy says "she fought till the very end"
I guess this could be cope but - at the very end of episode 8 they hint at there being a supernatural entity who obviously controls the games, perhaps he allowed all the players who fought intensely to the end to live.. I mean, think about it, Ann lives, heiya lives, kuina lives.... but theres also an entire hospital filled with people.. implying they must of also participated in the games, right? Whether they lived or died to the final king, im guessing if ann lived, then so did anyone who fought in the end(obviously speculation).
They all fought so hard till the end, they fought harder then most of the players, and they all discovered reasons for living, a purpose. Think about it, pretty much every single player, besides the psychopaths, had VERY BAD issues irl. Borderlands was an option to give the players a second chance, and test if they REALLY do want to live, but they had to FIND what they wanted to live for first. They fought for each other, and not just for themselves. They were quite literally in real time, fighting for their lives, unknowingly.
-Each game specifically is designed to test specialties, like endurance or intelligence, but even arisus friend in the last episodes states that "theres not a single game he could of finished all alone". I mean, think about it, there definitely were SOME games where people could of finished alone, like episode one, arisu 100% could of finished that puzzle alone, and even kuina fought an entire game alone. But those were games they were specialized in.
I think the whole point of borderlands is to emphasize that alot of people put their value in what theyre good in, or stupid things that dont ultimately matter in the long run, as opposed to who they are as a person, their morals, or the relationships they have. Arisu was smart irl, but couldnt do much of anything else, therefore he felt like he didnt have a purpose, vs his friends, who all had established jobs and relationships. Arisu wins the hide and seek games cause his friends sacrificed himself, if he had gone in the game alone with a bunch of strangers, he probably would of died. It was his friends sacrifice and love that helped him live. And them getting placed in that games, was simply, the cruel game of life and fate. Chisiya literally wins a game with the game master because he persuaded the game master to find his humanity, and even the little kid, who lets be honest, wouldnt of lasted in a single fucking game alone, survives in the end. The joker made games of all types of variety, but logically, no one is good at everything, its quite literally impossible to survive every single game alone. Its rigged, and very unfair, and the one game master even says he tries to make HIS game as fair as possible, because ultimately, life is incredibly unfair. Plenty of other players fought insanely hard, but still died. Life is unfair and unjust, but alot of people died for each other, rather than themselves. I think the people who died for themselves lost the game of life and luck, and the people who died for someone else, chose to help their loved ones "game". Usagi is a fast runner but she wouldnt of survived without arisu, Kuina is insanely strong and a good fighter, but she couldnt of survived without chisiya. You could finish some of the games alone, but to LEAVE borderlands, and finish ALL of the games, you ultimately needed people by your side, helping you. You do not need to be good at everything, you dont need to be smart, strong, athletic, brave all in one. The Games are a culmination of luck, strategy, and purpose, because life literally throws everything your way, its its INSANELY HARD. You could not survive borderlands if it werent for other people(like when the lawyer game master remembers the man who saved him). He didnt know the value of life, but he realized the importance of other people and their morals. And perhaps Chishiya's constant use of "luck", is just a parallel to IRL. Some things are simply up to fait, destiny, luck, maybe a deity who controls the games. etc (again, could totally just be cope).
Life is like a game, you cant be good at everything, but that doesnt mean you arent deserving of a life you feel purpose in, because itll come to you eventually, just like usagi says in the last episode. They all sacrificed themselves to save each other, and fought hard till the end, so much so that they couldnt imagine their REAL lives without each other.
King of Spades clearing out the whole lobby
when i tell you this reaction had me on the floorrrrr LMAOOO. Yall had my damn stomach hurting at the 9:37 mark and beyond lmaooo.
That whole sequence took me by surprise. One of the best action scenes I've seen in a long time
That fight was epic AF. The King of Spades is ridiculously OP.
Season 1 and 2 of this show has had some of the best live action anime style fights I've ever seen. Remember the dropkick from season one? Whoever did this needs the Street Fighter movie.
I shed a tear when Chishiya got shot and then they clipped back and he was still alive I was just like wtf
niiragi be like: i don't have much time anymore, and still fckn survive.
I was reading the comments and it upsets me to realize that so many people don't get why some of them are still alive, is just becouse they really want to survive
this episode had us all *STRESSED* 😭😭😭😭
I always love watching people’s reaction to episode 7. I’m just laughing my ass off, knowing everything will make sense in episode 8. 😂😂😂
This is the boost of serotonin I needed. Genuinely let out the ugliest laugh at y’all 😂 i’m so excited to see how y’all bout to react on the last ep 👀
That primal scream when Kuina got stabbed
This is one of the funniest reactions y'all did, 16:09 😂😂
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YALL TO REACT TO THIS EPISODE IT HAD ME LOOKING AWAY SCREAMING.
Explanation: The arrow girl is a very far cousin of 50 cent which is why she wasnt dead :D
the manga made the showdown between arisu v chishiya v niragi way better. arisu becomes a pacifist after killing so many of his friends which is why he chooses to save niragi and not want to participate in the game in the first place.
and also despite the choreography and whole fight between spade king amazing to watch, it infuriates me bc no one dies so it just looks like ass pulls to reactors but in actuality it was just a fight between aguni and spades.
Let's talk my friend
@@intothefrayyo about what
Our brotherhood tied to our infuriation 😂
@@intothefrayyo oh yah💀 i was watching it w someone who didnt read it so when i watched it for the first time i was hyped but then so dissapointed bc everyone pretty much stayed breathing all day since the Queen game took all day
@@shosh5806 but it does make sense after you see the ending.
Just annoying before that cause you think its just ass pulls
BRO I CRIED SO HARD DURING THIS EPISODE 😭... also I love your videos and your vibes ❤️
Niragi and Chishiya survive... LET'S GOOOO! 💕
THIS REACTION IS SO GOOD BROOOOO, ITS LITERALLY HOW I WAS FEELING INSIDE WHILE WATCHING IT!!!
One of the best reactions y’all have ever had, and that’s saying something cuz y’all are HEAT. I screamed so much this fucking episode.
Congrats to Roshi for seeing his “BOY!” Making it another year. Bring back the skits ❤😂
ISTG Niragi be walking around with infinite HP, dude puking blood everywhere and still alive, while Aguni having the veil of luck.
Lol
this episode was INSANE
To be fair, Arisu was unlikely to be hearing wtf was going on outside - he had multiple aerosol products on and he was actively coughing. wth would anybody be hearing under these conditions? Also, him missing multiple times is actually fine by me from a storytelling perspective - he had no training with a weapon, let alone an old weapon like the one he was using - my dude just played videogames and that doesn't mean you're good at handling weapons in real life. It would've been less believable for him to be good at it. Notice how those who did have training, were far better at it?
Exactly, honestly sometimes reactors expect too much from the characters. Shoot! Why u miss! They only care about epic moments but they don’t dive into the characters on what they can or cannot do.
Thank you for saying this! Also Arisu would be almost useless in that fight, he isn’t as physically capable or skilled as the others were so it made sense he was setting up the trap or else he would’ve just been in the way
@@ubesan496 exactly - like from a storytelling perspective they didn't even just reduce it to a matter of taking him out of the way bc he's useless, it's just that physically, he wasn't gonna be helpful, but his smarts were needed elsewhere (the idea of the drugstore was his), so everybody contributed the best they could
@@noxfior right! I think there are only a few of us who understand the plot choices and characterizations of the show 🥲 arisu being called lame bec he’s not the gung ho, macho, perfect genius everyone expected him to be. And seeing how his character was developed throughout the series up to that point wasn’t clear enough for everyone else i guess
Am I the only one not mad at Arisu? It has been made clear throughout the show that he is not a killer and no matter the situation he will try to save people.
I wasn't either
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This episode had me crying and gasping for air. I was STRESSED OUT
I can't get over roshis scream at 15:36 man LMAO goated reaction
I couldn't wait for yall to react to this episode, because yall basically said and did everything I did reacting to this episode. Dude was one of the most unstoppable villains ever.
Happy birthday Lupa!
16:08 was a crazy pause though 🤣🤣
Lmfao
Current situation of the characters against Sukuna in manga
5:32 he’s unscathed
The show: let’s rectify that shall we?
15:34 I feel like Ive been waiting for this reaction my entire life.
bruh this reaction is gold, i laughed so much 😂
the fight vs the king was so damn good too!
Not only does this man have Resupply and Scavenger, the blimp also periodically drops one Munitions Box for him
yes!! out of all the reaction videos i watched for the series, this is the best! the wait is sure worth it! 🤣
You can tell the director is also a video game maker. 15 inch health bar. Arisu blast from shotgun at close range while the fight was on? Intense fight though!
Lmao I can't never have enough of your reactions, guys. Thanks for always taking your time and your genuine energy
what we witnessed was the henchmen/NPC/Canon fodder POV in every action movie/game, "its just 1 guy!" is probably something that goes through all of thier heads lol
This was one of the best reactions in this channel.
I could NOT with ur guys' reaction - i was actually LMAO
Why don’t you people understand that first Arisu is not trained with a gun, second he’s shown all throughout this show how empathetic he is and does not want to kill or leave anyone behind third HE IS JUST HUMAN WITH EMOTIONS. Like yall expect too much for the main character to be some bad ass shit and as if it’s so fucking easy to shoot someone and kill them, no matter who the person is bad or evil. Like your solution is always kill that person shoot!! Like come on now. Did u even watch the show n get to understand the characters? Guessing not.
Finally someone said it. Like he did what he had to do precisely because everyone is fighting for their lives outside. So that explosion cause of the spray didn’t matter? I was annoyed by the reactions tbh. Why he miss why he didn’t shoot 🤡 he’s literally just a gamer that was stuck in his rm all day what u expect.
They are just frustrated its not that deep
Omg was gonna write something like this too! Its supposed to be Arisu’s character to be empathetic, esp after all the death he’s experienced. While Niragi should’ve been dead a long time ago, the writer keeps him throughout the series as part of the plot. Its fleshed out in the manga more.
And Arisu was never physically or combat skilled so makes sense he wasn’t near the fight. And a little late but didn’t he shoot Niragi anyways?
I mean, tbf if I saw my mans Chishiya get shot, I would shoot on sight lol
Plus, the show still has one episode left, so their final opinion on Arisu and the show in general counts the most.
This was a very stressful episode fam! I was yelling at Arisu the same way as well lol
I think the thing that was kinda annoying is that he was standing there yelling Usagi with Niragi shooting at her. So either do that or defend Usagi, the girl you love, before you lose her.
yo that fight scene was one of the most intense things i've seen in a min.. and the shock of fuckin Terminator T1Miillion killing all the main characters was a lot to take in..
she was moving like Rem from Re:Zero when she crawled on the ground lol
I like how they tried to make Niragi and Chishiya be Arisu’s rivals but Niragi is not properly fleshed out or made likable enough to be the other rival
Happy Birthday Lupa san 🎂 . Hope you have a great year ahead and your reactions are so hilarious
15:17 lupa was STRESSED 😭😭😭
This nigga had every single call of duty perk
Everyone vs King of spades : best fight since a long long time on tv show. imo
Finally. The episode we've all been waiting for. This episode made me pause the video and take a 5 minute breather. That's how pissed I was
I genuinely believe that I'm enjoying the show far more by watching you guys react to it than I would watching it on my own. It still looks like a great show, but your reactions are even better.
IN DEFENSE OF ARISU:
1) he doesn’t shoot niragi because he decides to stop being weak and selfish in order to survive; chaotic good; because if he had this mindset in the 7 of hearts he could’ve saved his friends instead of freaking out and crying , that’s the WHOLE culmination of his character since season 1 he wants to be a GOOD person and will only shoot until he is very forced to; Chishiya realizes this and wants to be more like this which is why he doesn’t shoot niragi and instead jumps in front of usagi . Arisu doesn’t want to kill or be violent out of hate and revenge because that leads to all the suffering they faced in the borderlands
2: he moves niragi behind the car because he doesn’t want to actively contribute to someone death; remember episode 1 when he tries to save a random person? Yes arisu is working from a an idealist good moral viewpoint
3: the whole point of his arc and maybe even the show is that if people stop being weak and selfish and commit violent acts out of hate/revenge/fear we would all be better off, able to work together and think of a solution !! And this way you not only save yourself but can save everybody else too !!
Damn I love this show..it’s not hopeless and dark and cruel for the sake of it.. it’s to show we (humanity) don’t have to be this way!! And yes it’s idealist , stupid, but like the king of diamonds said, “I died for my ideals,” meaning that if it going to die anyway I might as well go out a good person/someone who lives up to their ideals/morals than being selfish and cruel !! This blew my mind.. Especially when I watched the king of diamonds episode , this is like a religious story/parable where you hear of people such as Jesus who died for their ideals !! And we’re tortured !! Why? We always think that’s crazy and why would anyone do that.. this show gave me that perspective and understanding !!
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The King of Spades is so raw. Dude don't care about nothing but murking people lol
All this ridiculousness made sense when they revealed what really happened to them
honestly that fight scene was unlike anything I've watched before. the emotions and edge of your seat feeling it gave me the entire time was incredible. loved it so much but gd.
this is the reaction i've been waiting for