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Warrior Nun: Ephesians 6:11 (2020)
Better pacing, promising for the season!
In the third episode, Ava finally spends some time in the OCS. This doesn't necessarily mean that the pace picks up dramatically, because it doesn't, so please have some more patience! The pacing still makes sense though, because as someone who's had only bad experiences with nuns and has been dead, it only makes sense that Ava would be distrustful and itchy around nuns and so many religious people. And the nuns, of course, don't really trust her to be the Warrior Nun. So this creates some conflict that may or may not have contributed to her decision by the end of the episode.
Still, this episode offered more background story which is served in a fun-ish manner. The story of how the warrior nun came to be might be a bit boring and droll in theory, but with Ava narrating it with her commentaries, she managed to make it more fun.
This episode also introduced us to more characters in the OCS, such as Mother Superion, and introduces us further to characters we've previously met. It also established Ava's relationships with the nuns.
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Honestly for me I was excited by her finally meeting the OCS, but the ending seemed like a setback since we're now back to having to watch the nuns chasing after Ava like Tom and Jerry. Again. But I digress. It's what makes sense for the story, and it's not like I'm not having fun! I was just getting a little bit impatient that's all.
Warrior Nun: Proverbs 31:25 (2020)
Not much happened, but some things did
The pace is still slow, though understandably so. It is only the second episode, after all, and only the second day after our MC got her life back. So it only makes sense that the majority of the episode revolves around Ava just trying to live her life which doesn't serve much to the main storyline of Warrior Nun, yet. There wasn't a lot of interesting things in the first half, but when we get to the second half (which is when they attended the ArqTech party), things started to get more interesting. We get introduced to these sort of antagonist characters - Jillian Salvius and Kristian Schafer - whose interests might harm the church. The party introduced the main conflict, connected Ava with the OCS, and exposed her to the OCS as well as Arqtech which furthers the conflict.
So, don't let the slow start put you off. Have some patience because this episode consists of a nice build-up the story needed. And we got to see some action too! Still not much but it was fun. All in all a pretty solid episode for me. Not their best episode by far, but the pacing makes sense to me, so I won't be too harsh. Another episode that managed to build up more excitement for the next ones!
Warrior Nun: Psalm 46:5 (2020)
Solid opening
A very solid first episode, it set up everything that's needed for the story without dumping too much all at once. The introduction to everything - the warrior nun and the secret order she belongs to, the main character, and the world in the eyes of the sister warriors - is done in a way that's fun and quite easy to grasp. The main character's inner monologue, while cheesy to some, is refreshing to me. It's fun and in other cases it might be unnecessary but I think it's very much appropriate for Ava. Even more so once more about her background is revealed. The premise itself is really compelling and I was very intrigued.