Alice in Borderland - Episode 2

   In episode 2, Chota is in quite a lot of pain from his injury. In trying to escape from a dangerous fire in the previous episode, his leg was badly burned and he has difficulty walking. His two friends (Arisu and Karube) try to help and encourage him, but they have to leave him in the care of a fourth survivor who joined their group, Saori Shibuki. Her motives are not altogether trustworthy because it’s eventually revealed that she has a habit of using people for her own selfish goals. Nevertheless, she and Chota are left behind to watch out for each other as Arisu and Karube decide to enter another game so that they can increase the amount of time they have on their visa. This is the main motivation for all the players in the game. They are forced to compete/play. Otherwise, they will be killed.  This is the chief dilemma of the TV show. The characters can either choose to play and risk death or choose not to play and be killed.

   In this game, Arisu and Karube, along with other players, are in an apartment building racing against time to prevent a bomb from exploding. They face even more pressure, because one of the players, dressed in all black, is carrying a machine gun and murdering any player they find. Arisu tries to get everyone to work together because he believes that through cooperative action more people can survive. Usagi, an experienced mountain climber in her previous life, cooperates with Arisu and they are able to prevent the explosion. However, along the way, Karube gets stabbed in a fight. In the final scenes of the episode, the group find a clue that suggests that other players are gathering at a place called “The Beach”.

Japanese words that I recognized: 近くに　Used when Shibuki warns others in the building about the location of the player with the gun | ごめんなさい　Shibuki says this just before she abandons a middle-aged lady who is immediately killed