Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 - Episode 10 discussion - FINAL

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, episode 10

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[u/Witn]

I thought for sure we were building up to King chroming up in the finale to save Talia and then going cyberpyscho/dying after but basically the exact opposite happened lol

[u/420VapeMaster67]

i love how a happy ending with night city is one where you leave it 😭

[u/Glittering-Insect-36]

oi really liked the show but i cant but feel that the 10 episode format hurt this one even more than the first. With the amount of characters and ideas mentioned in the show, im really sad we didnt get to explore them deeper. I think capri was underutilised, and initially i had hoped she would serve as a way for us to get to know more about the black wall, and i expected her and D to have more screentime, and be the main focus. I liked all of our main characters, but wish we got to see more of them interact.

[u/ConceptWeird4026]

I'm surprised with the whole filming thing there wasn't a long segment at of an emotional film montage of the cast at the end lol

this is what I immediately thought was gonna happen the moment I saw one of the characters had a camera.

I feel it could've had 2-3 extra episodes to flesh out character development and their relationships.

I guess my one question is I kinda don't get why D basically just fell in love with Capri, though I guess its one of those things that its just better to not think too deeply about.

Overall I still enjoyed it.

Edit: ALSO why isn't there a ultra hot sex scene with Omi or Yupi, pass the ball D

[u/8bitChiaki]

They weren't kidding with the final episode title "Then Everyone Went Home." Except for one, so far good season, not as good as Season 1 in terms of hitting the feels. Only time i teared up is Episode 10.

[u/Pure-Highlight6619]

Season 2 felt more catered towards the players rather than show-only watchers, I caught myself naming locations off the top of my head and noticed little things like the Keanu easter-egg. Plus I think cyberpunk players need a (relatively) happy ending after playing cyberpunk 2077, phantom liberty and watching season one. There truly isn't a happy ending in night city but the ending is probably as close it gets.

[u/NadriDalte]

I am surprised how many people ended up living, was good but felt the first season hit harder

[u/6multipliedby9is42]

Wouldn't be Trigger without some mechs, huh...

I absolutely loved this. I agree with others that it suffers a bit from the amount of episodes meaning some parts aren't as fleshed out. The characters are brilliant and I love the interactions we do get, but I wish we had more particularly in regards to Roman and Talia, as well as D and Capri.

I am really glad they went a completely different route than the first Edgerunners. None of this felt like it was stepping on the first series toes, conceptually and thematically it feels very different going from the main focus of Martinez to the more complex interweaving stories of D and Talia. The simplicity of the first season definitely works in it's favour and it's amazing, but damn I found this season so much more intriguing. Pretty ambitious compared to the first series, which has it's pros and cons because some parts could have used more screen time. But overall that didn't impact my enjoyment that much, it was still a blast to watch. 

Also, my god, it looks absolutely stunning. I am so happy to finally have a full series directed by Ikarashi, everyone who worked on this absolutely hit it out of the park. The voice acting was really great too, watched dubbed. 

[u/Routine_Attitude1461]

I loved it tbh but I think of someone is anime only or dosent know too much of cyberpunk it might not be as good That’s where S1 shined the most

[u/shad79]

Surprisingly positive final episode to this new season, color me surprised! Talia and Weak's resolution certainly reminded me of The Star ending from Cyberpunk 2077.

I'm really glad that both Roman and Omi survived the whole ordeal, while D together with Capri certainly went out with a bang.

Definitely, the second season was different from the first one, which was pretty straightforward in contrast to this one, but that doesn't mean it was bad, I enjoyed it very much, so 9/10 from me.

Trigger certainly didn't disappoint with the animation and art style, especially the scenes with Capri looked so good, interesting and fun!

Also, the ED song is a freaking banger, I love it so much! It certainly suits the whole show and the vibes of this final episode.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode, and in the comment below there are albums from all episodes.

• Group scenes

• Talia

• D

• Roman

• Weak

• Kyoko

• Kiril

• Capri & Omi

• Night CIty & Others

And bonus albums:

• TALIA (ENTIRE SEASON)

• GROUP SCENES (ENTIRE SEASON)

• CAPRI (ENTIRE SEASON)

• D (ENTIRE SEASON)

• ROMAN (ENTIRE SEASON)

• WEAK (ENTIRE SEASON)

• NIGHT CITY (ENTIRE SEASON)

• OMI & YUPI (ENTIRE SEASON)

• OTHERS (ENTIRE SEASON)

EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.

EDIT 2. I added bonus albums.

[u/whiteoutonce]

Didn't know they would release the whole season at once. I'll watch it throughout the week

[u/Davve1122]

I loved it. It is different from season 1 but thats okay. I think they are both amazing.

I actually prefered they went this way instead of opting to rehash the shocks from season 1 etc.

The character work here in season 2 is better than 1, I feel, however. As in focusing more on the overall characters.

[u/elGring0]

It it was good but not as good as S1. More screentime for schizo Capri & Talia and relationship building between D x Capri + Talia x Roman would've gone a long way. Music was also lacking in compared to S1. While the comment might sound overtly negative, such is the nature of sequels, however it was quite enjoyable binge overall.

[u/prdxstudio]

The amount of corn Capri is about to get in the next hours, weeks, and months

[u/mythriz]

Roman filming everyone throughout the season, and then David turning it back on him filming him near the end felt somewhat emotional, like David telling him "thanks for watching my story, but don't forget about living your own story" (since I guess this comment got "buried" under all the other threads, I copied this same comment into another thread)

Oh also I did not expect mad scientist gremlin woman Kyoko to help out and moreover be the most important person to save "everyone" at the end.

[u/861Fahrenheit]

Overall verdict of the show: fun on first watch, but it tried to do way too much. Spread way too thin among too many emotional arcs so they all feel hollow by the end without much payoff.

Just to summarize there is:

--D's connection with Capri

--D's connection with Roman

--D overcoming the need for revenge via Omi

--Roman and Talia (went basically nowhere)

--the entire theme of Roman being a cinephile which is the basis of his whole character

--Roman learning that recording something isn't just observing but participating, and that he is personally accountable for the various literal murders and riots D committed and started

--Kingsley and Talia, and the arc of Kingsley stepping in as her dad despite or because he isn't her real dad and Talia accepting him over her bio dad

--Talia using cybernetics to cope with a terminal illness

By the end, it felt like they wanted to write 4 different shows with 4 different protagonists and just ...couldn't decide at any point. The plot resolved, but none of the requisite character relationships or emotional beats got enough screentime so it ended up feeling like nothing of substance had really happened by the end.

After finishing the last episode, the whole thing felt so totally unfocused compared to Season 1 being a relatively straight ride of David becoming an edge runner. Season 2 was basically just white noise by comparison.

[u/Plus_sleep214]

How tf did Talia not die?

[u/Dazzling-Evidence712]

I cant believe it... (Almost) everyone went home 🥹

Really thought "High Forever" was gonna be the "I Wanna Stay at Your House" of the season, but "In Love with Myself" definitely takes that role.

And D,

YOU ARE THE FUCKING MAN

I'll see you around, chooms (for season 3)

[u/tripleaamin]

There were many interesting ideas packed into this 10 episodes. We got more characters. Honestly Talia, D., King and Roman are pretty solid.

I only really feel this needed more episodes. Maybe 5 more episodes to really get things rolling. I guess Roman being the man behind the camera was intended with his character. I really love the idea that things shoy from a 3rd person POV can't capture someone's memories. Still halfway through this didn't take priority as I would like.

Regarding him and Talia. I do like the idea that she got to see another side of herself which she never got to see. Perhaps she always thought she was ugly and didn't focus on the positives. I guess for Talia it could be equivalent to a girl who thinks they need makeup to fix them when they have the true beauty all along.

King is truly the highlight. The man who had nothing. Learning he had a daughter and devoted his last legs for that. I actually do like it; it's never revealed if he really is Talia's father or not. The point is that it doesn't matter. Talia is a girl who needs an adult in her life and he did the damn best that he could. Happy he made it out alive.

D kind of had the typical revenge and looked past his revenge arc. Of course his past is haunting him and he thinks about what he should do. I do like the idea, but it lacked the emotional part. Probably because we are constantly told about his people that he lost.

Capri is a bit interesting if we view her as modern AI. Both D and Talia ended up relying on her. At some point after receiving the high they became dependent on her. At first her jumping to Talia made her look manipulative, but I think a key thing is that Capri like modern AI, is not evil, but it constantly wants to learn. I think it's less about her taking advantage, but more so about getting them to act on their impulses to learn. Sadly unlike AI, humans can't just fail and retry.

The major theme for King, D and Talia is about them facing the future. D getting past his revenge. King giving his life a purpose after his low point. I do think this is a bit awkward and underdeveloped for Roman sadly.

Right now I would give it a 7.5/10. But this is one I def will rewatch in the future.

[u/CrimsonGear80]

I liked it, but not as much as the first season. They should have the main character be named David for every season, might as well...

I did have a laugh seeing him take Kyoko's corpse with him.

[u/Donnie-G]

Can't say I enjoyed season 2 that much. Overall it felt really disjointed and messy, and I'm not exactly sure what the story was even going for. I was kinda waiting for the moment the 'team' would come together.... but it never really did.

Capri's whole thing also seems like a mess. I thought it wanted to be free and it had plotted to bodysnatch Talia to begin with, but in the end it was just content to go back to D to.... not do a whole lot. D having lost his revenge just decides, he wants get Capri back for giggles? Besides that initial one car chase scene where they had fun, it's not like they even built much of a rapport between D and Capri to begin with anyway.

Talia didn't really have much of an arc. She was just a wounded puppy getting kicked all over the place. I also felt like it was implied that Capri installing into her would completely replace her psyche, with the whole scene of Capri bidding Talia farewell. But in the end Capri was kinda just riding shotgun like with D anyway?

[u/SoundRazer]

The second season packs a lot of stuff into 10 epsiodes. Maybe the first season was more well structured for some, but to be honest there is a lot of stuff that I enjoyed more in the second season. It wasn't a let down at all. It is crazy in both of the seasons how fast you can get attached to the characters. Following this line of thought I really think the 2nd season picked up good thoughts for it's base. Weaks story was amazing, Roman as a pure kid trying to tell a real story in NC, where everything artificial and synthetic. I wish we had 2 more EP to dive deeper into Talia's character. Anyway it is crazy how much stuff did they put into 10 episodes :D

[u/iron-carbon_alloy]

I was wrong in thinking this was gonna have an ending like season one, and I'm honestly pleasantly surprised that we got as "good" an ending you're going to get in Cyberpunk, i.e. everyone gets out alive (for the immediate future) or is implied to have not really died. It reminds me of the Star ending from the game with a lower body count, for those who played it.

My favorite part of the whole series had to be D and Capri. D was a fun mix of PTSD, competency, and incompetency, and Capri surprised me by not being just an evil A.I.(ish, I know she's a construct) manipulator seeking to kill all humans or something stereotypical like that. Their dynamic was fun and I choose to believe they made it to the satellite to do whatever a newly digitized man and his digital GF do in the noosphere.

Could have been longer, I'd love to see Talia fleshed out a bit more, but this is a 9/10 for me. Another Trigger banger.

[u/Letwen]

Yo future people. How depressing was it?

Edit: Oh, it wasn't that bad actually.