I think it’s pretty safe to assume most people are going to consider this a mediocre episode by Steins;Gate standards – as high as those are – but I’m going to disagree for a number of reasons. Maybe I’ve become so attached to this show that I’ve lost some of […] Read more

So Okarin was indeed faced with a no-win scenario after the events of episode 16. But my speculation was off – it wasn’t whether to save Mayuri or Kurisu, it was Mayuri or Feyris-tan’s father. Mind you, I still sense that things are going to go down that road sooner […] Read more

The theorizing and postulating and guessing and spoiling is going to be gangbusters after this episode – it’ll happen in blog comments and forums and everywhere Steins:Gate is sold. I’m not going to ignore it by any means, but the main point I want to get across here is this […] Read more

Thank goodness, the humor is back in Steins;Gate, even if it’s been suitably scaled back to reflect the gravity of the situation. But I definitely know the way I’m going to introduce myself the next time I’m in Akihabara: “Hello, I am mad scientist. So cool. Sonuvabitch!” Although things are […] Read more

One thing I’ve felt from the beginning is that Steins;Gate series has been exceptionally smart in the way it dishes out information. There’s always enough exposition every week to keep me from feeling completely at sea, but each bit of new information seems to raise two questions for every one […] Read more

Well now, if there were any doubt it’s gone – playtime is really over. It’s becoming obvious just how much the altogether enjoyable first dozen episodes of Steins;Gate really were just the setup. The real show is starting now. I can hardly think of a series where viewers who don’t […] Read more

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes… I’ve had the growing suspicion that something really nasty was coming down the pike for Steins;Gate. After the last couple of episodes that seems more likely than ever – an increasingly creepy and ominous mood has settled over things, […] Read more