High School of the Dead #02 — HEY GUYS! STAY VERY VERY QUIET!
July 12th, 2010
WHAT!? I COULDN’T HEAR THAT!
Impressions:
On the upside, there were very few panty shots this week, and almost none of them totally gratuitous. On the other hand, the nurse is just a complete disaster. Literally, every time the camera even focuses on her, there’s a giant sound of… something bouncing. I expect it’s supposed to be her breasts, but it also made that sound when it zoomed in on her ass and for some reason, her thighs. What I’m taking from it is that she’s made out of jell-o, or perhaps flan. That would explain why the flesh eaters haven’t tried to go after her yet. The episode was mostly spent on introducing her and Saeko, with the other lion’s share on Tubso Hirano Macgyver and Takagi. Those two were particularly unintentionally funny because Takagi spent the entire time shouting ten feet away from zombies, then they turned around and tried to reveal that zombies are attracted to sound… only for her to start screaming around them again. The writers and director apparently aren’t on speaking terms.
At the moment though, this is starting to feel extremely empty. The story is moving so glacially slow that it’s hard to get excited about much when I think back on the episode, particularly given the limitless horde of zombie grunts and the knowledge that none of these characters are in any major danger thanks to the magic of being in the OP. Even without the panty shots, there’s plenty of other random stuff that feels totally gratuitous and out of place. Yes, Rei and Takashi’s super special combo attack that hits a zombie in the stomach is technically well made, but… why is it even there? Or pushing a few zombies down the stairs with a hose? Saeko’s mercy kill or Takagi flipping out are things that the show needs to have more of, and while people running at a zombie and then hitting it was interesting once, now that we’re onto about the ninth time in two episodes, it’s wearing thin. Toss in a smoker, or zombie squirrels, or a zombie attack that lasts more than 15 seconds to add a little actual drama here. The living dead should not be treated like extremely fancy interstitials, unless you’re watching Pretty Cure, in which case, full steam ahead.
Preview:
Finally leaving the school.
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The title and the first sentence together was so lolz.
“HEY! STAY VERY QUIET!”
“WHAT?! CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“MIND REPEATING THAT!”
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Reminds me of that old Spongebob ep where he’s yelling at Patrick (starfish) to quiet down to prevent an avalanche while shouting at the top of his lungs.