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Does this rise to the level of Love, Death and Robots Season One? No. Is it as bad as the critics say? Absolutely not, and quite frankly the opposite. Also, LDR season 1 only got 77% fresh on rotten tomatos, so....

Overall it was a great watch and epscially true to those who are familiar with video game and its history. The series is advertised as "A love letter to gamers and the gaming community", it's not like they hid it from the viewers and in fact, I think the series achieved EXACTLY THAT.

It's also unfair to binge half the series but then look at everything as a whole. For one, it's an ANTHOLOGY, watch every episode and look at them INDEPENDENTLY. There is no overarching plot that threads through the series, so why rate and critic it as if it does? Secondly, the other half of the series just came out. I think people are going to be in for a surprise expecting the same "TOO MUCH ACTION" formula that they complained about the first 8 episodes. The 7 remaining episodes have some truly intriguing and thought provoking themes that were "missing" per the critics and those who don't care about video games. Give it a go and you are going to find something you love in this series.

Have you ever considered why sometimes despite all the efforts, failure feels inevitable? Have you wondered in life some things are just out of your control? No matter how successful you are, there are always regrets, things you wish you had done better. What if EVERYTHING in this world is out of your control? What if all our lives are just part of a written script? We are fated to march towards the inevitable end.

The EP 14, Honor of Kings "The Way of All Things" asks those same questions. By putting forth a debate: If all things are determined, are our choices in life still meaningful? Through the incredible visuals heavily influenced by Chinese culture, using the Weiqi (Go) game as a medium, the episode establishes the conflict between two philosophies about how the world works. It does not provide you with the answer (or does it?), just like in life - YOU are the one supposed to find YOUR answer like the protagonist, Yixing did.

Absolutely masterful piece, compared to all other episodes, this one is not only visually stunning but also thought provoking. During the watch and for quite a while after the episode had concluded, I am left to reflect on my life, the choices I made in the past...and what comes in the future?

P. S.

The only Weiqi(Go) knowledge needed is: The stone pieces are either black or white.

You capture an enemy stone by surrounding it with yours You concede by placing the opponent's colored stone on board.

Why watch a documentary when you can watch the whole trial unfiltered and unbiased on Youtube? You don't have to watch ANY of the content creator's channel. Just a plain court TV recording, or just read the court documents and transcripts, they are all public information. Unless you like and are looking for spoon fed agenda and just into drama and not truth.

No one forced anyone to watch the trial with content creators. The trial stayed the same wether they were reporting on it or not. Unless this ducumentary shows absolute proof that the juries were also watching youtube clips and social media during trial.

The most damning evidences were from the defendant's OWN WORDS and lies, ON THE STAND, in court. How do the content creators control that? Or influence the defendant? How could anyone but the defedant herself?

So then why is anyone else but the defedant responsible for the outcome?