I’ll look into that next time I want to cheat, lol. We stayed up last night and saw the finale. She immediately asked if there’d be a second season. We wish!

Definitely liked it overall. My favorite LDW role (some people are more handsome and charismatic when their roles aren’t centered on their being handsome and charismatic). Thought the opening episodes were amazing — so effective at drawing you into the story and getting you invested in the characters. Bale as a villain was a bit one-note, and I don’t know that the mercenary arc needed as much time as it got. It also wasn’t really clear how the shop expanded so much beyond Honda’s small store (poor Honda). How exactly did all these hardened hired guns wind up with microchips in their forearms? (Maybe that could be explained in a second season.) But that’s sort of nitpicking. I appreciate that the show had a story to tell, a tone to establish and adhere to, and it delivered a satisfying ending. (Please take note, showrunners!) It wasn’t heavy on the philosophy, but it gave viewers food for thought on revenge, loyalty, justification of violence, what we owe family and the morality of the shop’s existence. Thought it was excellent technically as well — cinematography, music, sound design, lighting. It showed that more isn’t always better when it comes to episode count.