I did not like the show from the start. But I read somethings about the source material, that made me curious, and I stuck with it. Episode 4 changed things significantly. Or at least it changed perception of things, which made this show one of the best this year (at least for me).
The goofy start of the show, and the way it changes reminds me of “Madoka Magica” and “Gakkou Gurashi”, in a sense, that it subverts expectations. It takes a bit longer than both of those shows, but it still does. If I would watch the 1st 3 episodes today, I would probably still fast-forward a lot of stuff there, because it simply is not that relevant to the main plot.
And the main plot is pretty good. Despite …