An Incomplete and Confusing Conclusion
As a fan of the first half of Wonder Egg Priority, I eagerly anticipated the special episode that was supposed to shed light on the confusing and incomplete ending of the original show. However, upon watching it, I was disappointed and perplexed. The special episode, spanning 46 minutes, failed to provide a satisfying resolution or explanation for the unresolved plotlines and character arcs from the original series.
The first 23 minutes of the special episode recap the entire show. This felt redundant and repetitive for people who had already seen the original episodes. While it could have been a helpful refresher for those who may not have watched the show before (you will be very lost if you start here), it added no new insights or clarifications to the confusing ending. Instead, the final 23 minutes of the special episode introduced more confusion and raised further questions, leaving me scratching my head.
The main characters spent the whole show trying to resurrect deceased girls, fighting metaphorical monsters in their dreams. After they defeated the final boss, the deceased girls never returned to life. In this special, they were resurrected in an alternate universe-none of that was explained, we have to assume that's what happened. The deceased girls who were resurrected lost all of their memories, and the timeline reformed around the heroines never meeting them. Does this imply all of the main characters caused the deaths of the resurrected girls? We were left to assume that this is what happened, as no details or context were provided.
Moreover, the resurrected girls lost all of their memories, and the timeline reformed around the heroines never meeting them. This raised questions about the implications of the main characters' actions in causing the deaths of the resurrected girls, but no clear answers were provided. The lack of explanation and ambiguity surrounding this plot point is both frustrating and oddly bewildering. Another unresolved plotline was the protagonist Ai Oto's relationship with her teacher, Mr. Sawaki. In the original series, Mr. Sawaki was implied to have inappropriate feelings towards Ai. In the final episode of the special, he was shown to be responsible for Ai's suicide in an alternate reality. However, the nature of Ai's feelings towards Mr. Sawaki and his actions in the special ending timeline remained unclear and unexplored. The show failed to address this sensitive issue and its consequences, leaving discomfort and unease.
Furthermore, Ai's friend's suicide, which was Ai's initial motivation for fighting the monsters and resurrecting the deceased girls, was never addressed or explained in the special episode. This significant aspect of the story was brushed aside, and the show offered no meaningful insights or commentary on teenage suicide and mental illness. Instead, mental illness was reduced to a simplistic and dismissive explanation that "teenage girls just get depressed sometimes," which was both insensitive and inadequate. Two characters made insensitive remarks about suicide, attributing it to emotion in girls and logic in boys.
Additionally, the supporting characters in the special episode were barely addressed, with minimal development or progression. Neiru's revelation as a robot, Momoe's brief singing scene, and Rika's continued depression were mentioned briefly but left unexplored. Ai's decision to abandon her friends by symbolically throwing away her phone also lacked proper justification or explanation. This lack of depth and development for the supporting characters was disappointing and left their story arcs unresolved.
The special episode of Wonder Egg Priority failed to resolve or clarify the confusing and incomplete ending of the original series. The recap of the original episodes added no new insights, and the additional content in the special episode only raised more questions without answers. The issue of inappropriate relationships, teenage suicide, and mental illness were not adequately addressed in the show. The lack of explanation, unresolved plotlines, and ambiguous character arcs left me frustrated and disappointed.
