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Oct 19, 2023
Mixed Feelings
I've always been a sucker for post apocalyptic stories, so I've read my fair share of such thematics. As such Heavenly Delusion didn't strike me as "exceptional" as most reviews seem to insinuate.

The first episode did a good job of setting the mood and hooking the audience, the world-building was interesting, and the mystery was captivating. But at some point, all of it seems to stagnate. All the characters have been revealed, the build-up was at its peak but the show kept dragging on while refusing to reveal any further information.

At that point, the novelty of it all wears off, revealing how under all that pretense mystery was the creator's thinly veiled fetishes. All the sexual dark scenes were nothing but the result of the creator's self-indulgence and not the psychological analysis they were trying to pose as.

The ending especially was such a heavy disappointment as it failed to live up to all the build-up leading to it, revolving instead around another useless sexual assault scene that concludes with the infamously clichéd knight in shining armour saving the damsel in distress trope.

In summary, my biggest complaint about the show was how much hype it built up around the world and characters in the beginning, only to leave us hanging at the end; not in the "wow I can't wait for the 2nd season" kind of way and more like "damn they're jsut milking every bit of attention they're getting at this point".
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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