Review of Spy x Family Season 2
It kind of blows my mind that there’s been such a massive switch up on Spy x Family recently. It’s one of the few massively popular series to me that completely lives up to the hype and deserves the praise. This latest season encompasses everything that’s great about this series and is a must watch. From comedy, cute family moments to some really awesome sakuga, Cloverworks and WIT brought their A-Game to this one! I really feel like Spy x Family part 2 cour 2 is the best instalment of the series so far. The cruise arc alone is better than anything we’ve had in thisstory to this date. We start to see Yor and Loid question their jobs and what they want from their futures, Anya is well, still just as dumb and loveable as ever, but it feels like the story is actually starting to progress. Now granted, this is a slice of life story at its core, so don’t expect too much, but I definitely can say I’ve seen a change in the two main leads since season 1. The family dynamic has began to shift from a pure business/mission related thing to a proper family as well. There’s so many sweet moments with the Forgers in this season that I enjoyed. Just seeing their day to day activities and everyone hiding their true abilities from one another never gets old to me.
Now a few common critiques you’ll hear in regards to Spy x Family is that it sort of wanders aimlessly from mini arc to mini arc without addressing Loid’s goal to prevent a war and Damien’s father, etc. That’s not completely wrong, there’s definitely some episodes that feel a little out of place or where nothing substantive happens, but that’s not surprising for a series that’s billed as a slice of life comedy. Additionally, stopping the war isn’t Loid’s only job. The other big task he’s got is creating a makeshift family to continue his espionage.. which, as I touched on earlier, we see happening in this season. The forgers are going from a make believe family to a real one right before our eyes. Yes, that means the plot moves slow at times, but for a character driven slice of life, what do you expect?
The production values are awesome in this season. The last two episodes of the cruise arc were really well directed and featured some great fight scenes complimented by really cool camera angles. I was genuinely impressed. Of course we’ve got all the crazy Anya facial expressions we’ve come to know and love too!
I don’t know man, at the end of the day, Spy x Family is just a good old fashioned family fun watch. It’s not going to blow anyone away story wise, but it’s not really trying to. I love all these characters, so even the most mundane episode is enjoyable to me. It’s slice of life at its purest. We really do get a nice insight into the lives of these characters and feel like we’re part of the family with them. I’ll miss this anime and can’t wait for the movie!
Spy x Family season 2 part 2 gets 9 out of 10