#and a solid season of games with no human nature explorations and interpersonal politics would NOT have been as good i promise

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Lord, if I see another character from Alice In Borderland post from you imma binge it tonight—

if it’s not too much to ask, could you give me a nutshell?

...Very likely, seeing that this is an Alice in Borderland sideblog.

Here's my elevator pitch:

Alice in Borderland is a Japanese horror/sci-fi drama that is very (and I do mean very) loosely based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. It follows a young man, Arisu, as he and his friends get mysteriously transported to an alternate universe where they are forced to participate in deadly "games" in order to survive.

Even though it is a show about "death games", at its core, Alice in Borderland is an exploration of life, death, and morality. The value of life, the complexity of relationships, and the effects of mental illness are just a few themes that are covered in the narrative; there are very little black-and-white assertions about humanity and show that circumstance does have quite an important influence on a person's decisions.

It is often compared to Squid Game. I think they are somewhat similar to a point, but they differ pretty drastically when it comes to the main focus. Squid Game is more of a critique of capitalist society, while Alice in Borderland is more about the triumphs and tragedies of the human spirit. That being said, they're two completely different shows, but since they often get lumped in together for being about death games, I figured I'd give my two cents just so you know what's up.

While I can't say it's a show for everyone, I do believe that it's got a good mix of excitement, mystery, and character development while being clever and well-paced. And at 8 episodes in the first season, it's just the right of material to binge over a few days.