Review of Shiki

Glaring inconsistencies in plot and characterisation. Writers that draw from the well of idiocy far too often for any form of internal consistency or logical story to be maintained - in a two word phrase, "contrived stupidity" Poorly executed attempts at gravity in subject matter and problematic pacing both secondary to the poor writing. 1: Another two episodes and the idiocy compounds. Frequency and quantity of "Why didn't they do X?", "Why did they do Y?" and "Wait, Z doesn't make any sense" moments now exceeding critical annoyance threshold. Series is now actively irritating. 2: The final epsiodes had a certain drama to them: they were almost entertaining. One sees wherethey were trying to take the series, but the execution is ultimately very unsatisfying - a real pity, given the kind of incredible zero-sum feeling it could have achieved.

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and just imagine how they could have avoided all that nastiness with the tiniest amount of communication and a well managed blood bank.