Swallowed Star 2nd Season

A decent script destroyed by bad screenplay and direction to improve the visuals. The show takes place in a fantasy future of earth where humans are powered and animals are monsters and advanced mecha tools are used to protect human civilization. Animation - 8/10 This is what the hype of the show is about. Fights and overall visuals are great. Screenplay - 5/10 This is the weakest part. The show keeps suffering from plot holes, plot nerfs, plot armor as needed to drag the fight or end the fight. The basic concept which starts the sci-fi fantasy show is flawed and inconsistent in the show. The power leveling is inconsistent. The rules,politics literally change on whim of director to drag some arcs or end some quicker. Monsters are inconsistent. The people become dumb or smart as per plot convenience. Characters - 5/10 The 1 extra mark is only for Hong. Only sensible, wise and consistent character in the show. Rest of the characters are single dimensional tropes and inconsistent including the MC. There is no character growth in any characters. Direction - 3/10 This show has a source web-novel and manhua. Any major disappointment can be compared to them and you will find the director botched it up for fake cinematic tension and visual experience. Beta version of an LLM AI chatbot can direct the show better. Apparently S3 onwards it gets better. Watching onwards for that single reason.