Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 Episode 2 Discussion

@pixelante But given how much time has passed, all the gates that were built should not exist. And if the water level increased at that time, I think it still would have been a good option to create a shortcut. They would even be able to use rivers to cross to the other side of Panama.

@TheColonel76 Efficiency wise, they'd be able to account for the terrain with Chelsea's encyclopedic knowledge, since she'd probably also have updated maps for the present situation versus the Amazon 3000+ years ago. Stanley may just be thinking of taking the same route Senkuu was, I forget, he does speak about it later, iirc.

As for the kite, that probably would involve Ryusui's marine instinct, being able to tell how the wind would shift. The whole crew is basically people with preternatural talents, including Taiju, with not only the stamina, but possibly even a naturally short sleeper, a rarity in humans that normally need 8+ hours, but he seemingly could do 4. Which had me thinking he and Yuzuriha, depending on certain factors, could conceivably do a lot of repopulating (realistically she doesn't have his stamina, but the whole idea really is more fodder for a doujin). And maybe even just get into the implied harem method, but the issue of stabilizing a population comes much later

@holdingnothing Yeah that’s one thing to remember which Dr. Stone, a good amount of characters are basically superhumans in a specific field, which is why typically I don’t get bothered with suspension of disbelief. And Taiju and Yuzuriha repopulating the earth huh? I’m sure that doujin exists somewhere lol.

A great step up from the previous episode which I felt was really bad. Although I still feel it's a bit too fast paced. High potential to exaggerate the emotions of characters in certain scenes through filmmaking techniques and lowering the pace.

We got introduced to the new character hinted in the trailers and opening: Chelsea.
She's an expert in geography, which will certainly be really helpful to the group, especially when they are running from Stanley and don't have any time to lose.

I wonder if Xeno will end up softning up to the group by the end of this arc, since he's still firm on his idea to rule the world, but I think he's having a great time being "brain buddies" with Senku.

And how did Chelsea survive for 1 year alone? She could barely see xD
Kinda funny how she didn't see the signs that Xeno and the others left, so she could rejoin them, and then just decided to go south instead of north, because it would be safer for her.

I'm still curious about the ending, and why it focus on the "attack team", Kohaku, Tsukasa and Hyouga.

Also, at minute 13:58, we can see Hyouga blushing a bit, I wonder if that's a mistake, or was he embaressed of talking or was it because of Chelsea, because it was kinda weird. I didn't even notice before someone pointed it out.

Can't wait to see how this arc will develop by next episode! Stanley is getting closer to the group!

What a tough episode to suffer through; repulsing soundtrack evoking a visual novel, things devoid of science happening covering the whole episode, same stinky lines repeated over and over again, dialogues with a complexity level for toddlers and yet another throwaway character whose only function is to serve its purpose now and then before being left in oblivion until next time. Unnecessary new characters keep getting introduced for the flimsiest functions, each worse than its predecessor. No depth to the characters, just serve the purpose and be demoted to a side character with not much more importance than those bulky delinquents of Tsukasa back then.

We have a ex-police guy with the fancy revolver whose name I don't even remember. What use was he? As far as I recall, he didn't even do anything related to policing. There's the reporter girl whose name misses me, what was she good for? Or say Moz, funnily enough, I don't remember the last time we saw him, where he's now nor what he's doing now. As if it wasn't enough that the team had three top-level fighters, a samurai guy was added to the mix. Matsu-something. Does he even have a purpose? Created to satisfy the need to elaborate about the petrification device, he is utilized currently as a personal serf-bodyguard for the author's favorite, Ginro. That's it. I was hoping that there'd be no 2nd case of the insufferable "capable woman", Luna, whose only function is to repeat one single line about that one quality that's not true about her, but that may have happened this episode. Following the same principles in having an unbearable way of speech and having the intelligence and personality of a bratty little kid, she makes one cower from whoever's coming up next.

Lately, it's more often than not that I find myself on the fence about dropping this anime, deciding thereagainst each time though, because I want to see Senku realize his noble cause of restoring the human civilization; however, it's getting rougher to endure all the rubbish characters and their nonsense. How nice it could have been without them.