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Titled “Mission and Family/The Elegant Bondman/The Heart of a Child/Waking Up”, Spy x Family Season 2 Episode 3 focuses on Yuri Briar, Yor’s younger brother, who is also a spy. He is tasked with spying on a former journalist writing seditious articles against their country, so the episode focuses on Yuri’s mission and how the young man is a family oriented guy.
Read: Spy x Family Episode 1 Review for plot overview
This was essentially another filler episode of “Spy x Family” that contributes very little to advancing the plot. Unlike the first two episodes of season two, it’s not particularly humorous or entertaining either. Yuri, of course, remains an interesting character, but he is much more entertaining when he interacts with the protagonist, Loid Forger, his brother-in-law, whom he clearly dislikes. There’s very little of that in this edition.
Towards the end of this episode, the story switches to Anya’s favorite television series “Bondman,” and the animation transitions to hazy retro-style illustrations to establish that viewers are watching an anime within an anime. While this brief animation style shift provided a refreshing change, even Bondman’s adventures weren’t comical, despite their absurdity; Bondman simply goes around flirting with various women and asking them out on dates for world peace, while a wide-eyed Anya watches and concludes, “this is what people call a lovey-dovey story,” making it the only humorous moment in the entire 24 minutes.
Spy x Family Season 2 Episode 3 is probably the most boring edition in the entire anime series so far, and I really hope the next few get back on track and show some progress in Loid’s main mission.
You can stream the anime series on Netflix.
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