Lupin III (2015) Specials

I think there were a lot of interesting dynamics from these two episodes, but I think it wraps up Da Vinci's story a little too fast. It's only at the very end that we become aware of any physical ailment, and while I know that's there largely just to end his story more neatly, it's also rushed and somewhat anticlimactic. Notably, MI6 is entirely absent in the end, since Nix was removed from it prior to these events, which is also surprising given that he killed Percival not too long ago. I can also more easily buy Da Vinci figuring out how to implant himself ... in the minds of others than I can Lupin suddenly figuring it out and replicating it across so many people, even if it's really the only way for him to combat a personality like Da Vinci's. In any case, the visuals for this one were still fantastic, the central conflict pitting Lupin against Da Vinci was entertaining and intriguing, and the whole idea of putting everyone in a mental prison and having them use their greatest skills to get out were all pretty great. I think this one takes bigger swings than the rest of the series, and in doing so, manages to put on quite the spectacle.