In mandarin we have a saying for anime call 窮得只剩錢, which could translate to all you have is money. This is exactly what I saw this season.
The visuals and the animation in the OP showed us what the production group have and could achieve. Alicization's art style and details is definitely something that is worth applauding for. It had been the best in the series and one of the best this season.
But the story and character development are jokes. Whoever pacing the story must have not read the novel before, cutting things out and expecting viewers to understand. If you are not telling much about the big ass spider in the first place, why bother introduce it later? The anime also turned Eugeo from a likable character into a teenager with boner power.
