Shin Sekai Yori episode 4- The Matrix, playing God and still not giving two hoots about any of the characters

So shit has now officially hit the fan, ‘cept I’m nowhere near as excited about the stuff actually happening as I perhaps should be- instead I was far more fascinated by the exposition in this week’s episode and all the various ethical debates it posed. In case some of you didn’t know, my major’s a branch of psychology (forensic psychology), so, naturally, I find any kind of ethical debate centred on the treatment of humans fascinating! It may seem strange to favour exposition of past events over present events- very few seem to enjoy lengthy explanations- but considering that the world of SSY is far more fascinating than its characters- ergo, world building is also more interesting than the events that befall said characters- this really isn’t all that surprising!

Shin Sekai Yori episode 3- Evil minoshiro > all the other characters

Whilst I was disappointed by the lack of a little storytelling segment and by this episode’s flashback (it just wasn’t particularly interesting), this episode did continue to brew that tension rather nicely, and expanded on the world the characters inhabit too, so I can’t really complain- these are also elements of the show that please me somewhat!