English Dub Review: Liar, Liar “Soldiers and Friends”

Overview:

Shinohara returns to ASTRAL and puts his plan in play.

Our Take:

Shinohara is back in the game and it’s time to put his plan into action. He enlists the help of Kururugi after besting her. He says she is crucial to defeating Miss 100 Faces. He has to enlist a little more help as well to beat the opposing team.

The commander is the only one left on his team and his plan to defeat the doppelgänger doesn’t go as planned. In fact, his ace in the hole ends up being a huge disappointment and is easily defeated.

It’s unfortunate that this show feels like it’s degrading in quality the closer we get to the climax. The strategies just don’t feel coherent anymore. Not to mention, Shinohara is relying on such unremarkable side characters for help. They don’t feel like they add anything to the show. In fact, they take air time away from more entertaining characters.

Since Shinohara’s original plan doesn’t work out, it will just be him and Saionji against Miss 100 Faces. I hope this last round will be exciting after all of this buildup.