Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 Episode 2 Discussion

Damn, i had noticed that a twist of fate (or plot) allowed Senku to get a team of super elites in their respective fields to make progress in this manga, and that they wouldn't have made it this far without their expertise. But damn, this time the coincidence is just too baffling. They just so happen to find the one leading expert geographer they needed for their voyage on their way south, in a random stretch of North America. The Chelsea ex Machina is insane here.

Didn't get that either QwQ
Especially cause they have the geography expert.
And if there was a reason why they couldn't use it why wasn't it mentioned?
Makes them seem stupid

Never has spending most of an episode on a boat been so exhilarating lmao, man I had so much fun with this episode. Dr. Chelsea is an amazing addition to the cast, Xeno and Senku continue to be funny af together and my daughter Suika… well, she’s just doing her best 😂

Little convenient to find the world’s best navigator/geography master in the middle of the forest, but hey I’ll allow it. Recruiting chelsea now means they’ll always know where they are and is a nice counter to Xeno team’s radar which tbh is an unfair advantage. Also, smart move by Senku to give her glasses because now she feels indebted to him and won’t even think of working with Xeno. Plus, bringing her onboard gave them the kite idea to outrun Xeno’s team!

They’re doing a good job of keeping these traveling episodes fun, this went by really quickly and now we’ve got a way to find rubber, make bikes and get across South America faster. Can’t wait for next ep.

It's the scientific dream team, the perfect blend of brain and brawn.

We have a new member join the team too. Dr. Chelsea is a geologist and a bundle of enthusiasm more interested in exploring the "new" world than any stodgy dreams of domination.
Makes me wonder though if other small enclaves exist out there.

@Ringmuskel I was curious too and just looked it up. The Panama canal is not just a route carved through bedrock which is what the Suez is (I believe) instead it is a series of locks and dams that require a lot of maintenance to remain functional. So the reason why it wasn't mentioned is because the scientists would know this.
However I feel someone like Taiju or Gen could have brought it up and then we could have gotten a brief explanation as to why it wasn't viable.

Damn so they were planning to circle around South America to get to the epicenter of the stone wave, ain’t no way that was ever happening with Stanley on their tails lol, so Dr. Chelsea really came in clutch here with the alternate path along with a place they can get rubber so they can make tires for motorcycles, ya know I didn’t realize how many things use rubber until they pointed it out here, really cool. Although I gotta say, I’m not completely sold on Chelsea yet (not to mention how convenient it was that they found her when they did lol), she’s serving an important role and all but it’s mainly her personality I’m not super into, like I don’t think we needed another goofy ass character when we already have quite a few lol. She is cute tho, and I really like the pumpkin aesthetic she has going on, hopefully I’ll grow to like her more as we go.

And another thing Chelsea came in clutch with was the kite for the speedboat, that was pretty epic but also something I’m wondering actually works that well, does that speed them up that much more? I can see it helping with fuel but the speed I’m unsure of, but hey it’s cool and it’s Dr. Stone and I like it so I won’t think too hard about it lol, they’ve done more unbelievable things before anyway. But now that the science gang has got themselves a way to not get caught by Stanley immediately, it’s now time to put the motorcycle plan in action, it’s times like these it feels like classic Dr. Stone, I’m excited to see how they pull it off.