Reviews

One question plagued me while watching this, "what possessed the writers to pace this show in the way they did?" I'm not saying that pacing is the only issue with this, far from it, but it's the first thing that's apparent while watching. I did watch it while it aired which made the pacing feel worse as I had to wait a week just to find out it was another filler episode instead of finally getting back to the plot. This might not have been so bad if they had done the character introductions before the first major arc of the show, but no, the whole plot-twist of there actually being 8 girls instead of 7 was apparently more important. The real kicker is that even if they had switched the order around, I still probably wouldn't have noticed that one of the characters was missing until the reveal, that's how forgettable everyone is. Even now, thinking back, I only really remember three of the girls that well, the main one, the one who senses misfortune, and the one who is impossibly good at disguising herself. If being so bland that I forget everything about them once the show is over was actually an advanced spy tactic, then I guess it worked on me.

The one week break where this show didn't air because of whatever difficulties were going on in production was honestly a welcome breather. I should have used that as an excuse to stop watching but stupidly I thought it would get better as soon as the flashback part of the show was over. Considering the flashbacks take up around half the show, it's my fault for choosing to stick with it. The first two episodes of the next mission almost fooled me into believing that the show was getting better again, however this illusion was soon shattered once the show pulled the most random plot-twist ever and a bunch of other stupid explanations for certain events which felt completely nonsensical. I can't even remember whether it was properly set-up, although if it was in an early episode I can be forgiven for not remembering a minor detail about something I watched a month prior. God knows I'm not going to re-watch it, that's for sure. Some of these "spy skills" are just straight up superpowers, like if superhumans are supposed to exist in this universe just say so, I should have an idea of what's within the realm of possibility before the show pulls random magic on me.

Of course the show had to end with an end-credit scene cliffhanger (also the last episode is another flashback episode because whoever structured this show doesn't understand what a climax is). Honestly, I could not care less about this cliffhanger at all, mainly due to me not remembering anything about the character the cliffhanger was centered around anyway. I have no connection to any of these characters, the show lacks any soul that would make me care if what's her name is in danger or if someone else happens to be secretly evil. If they ever make a second season I won't be watching it, maybe I'll read the synopsis if I ever get curious for some reason. So overall this show is like if Spy X Family and Assassination Classroom had a child, except without any of the charm or competency of its parents.