Hope you are here after Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 episode 19. Minor spoilers ahead
There’s blood, sweat, tears, and regret on Shibuya station’s floor. And the air is filled with Mahito’s malice. If fans had to pick the most gut-wrenching scene in the series so far, some of us would choose Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 episode 20, where Yuji Itadori crumbles and curls up into a defeated ball of blood-soaked mass, struggling for breath and sobbing for failing his friends.
Titled “Right and Wrong – Part 3”, the episode begins with a blood splatter, but soon takes viewers to a fun flashback of Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki having a hilarious conversation over Nobara ruining Gojo’s freshly pressed white shirt by spilling a drink over it. In the present, Yuji is on the verge of giving up, as Mahito’s tactics to batter his morale work out like intended. But an ally steps up in the nick of time to jolt our protagonist and another intense round of fighting ensues.
The pacing of this edition is like a rhythmic slow-fast-slow dance, serious scenes are alternated with lighter moments. After clutching my face in anxiety over Yuji’s awful plight in the first few minutes, I found myself laughing in a funny scene and it felt like it’s been ages since Jujutsu Kaisen gave viewers scenes that could make you break into a laugh. But that’s obviously not true, it only seemed so because those brief seconds of a broken Yuji crying felt like a painful eternity. To see an otherwise cheery-confident character’s spirit ripped to shreds and have it contrasted with the mirthful Mahito (who by the way is simply living his best villain life) is pure climactic energy.
The animation in this episode felt a little raw in parts, but honestly, given that Gege Akutami has written such a solidly entertaining fantasy-action story, as long as MAPPA delivers tightly paced chapters with movements that are able to convey what’s happening, it works! Although some of the action scenes are pretty incredible, probably just doesn’t seem as impressive due to the epic thunderclap episodes.
“Right and Wrong – Part 3” ends right in the middle of a trippy mid-battle scene, so until next time!
You can stream Jujutsu Kaisen on Netflix or CrunchyRoll.
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