I decided it would be best to have one post where I put the all the reports (statements). If this is your first introduction to this, it is an AU, so not all the rules are the same as the OG TMA! Hopefully in future posts I'll get some more world building in there.
I love Jack and Lars’ dynamic so much… Jars, anyone?
Poor Christy. It’s not pictured here but I’m glad they made Jack show some remorse over it. I still think 10 years is way too much time in prison (I miss Dante…)
For Save the World (aka World Edition) I will be doing small sections for each case and then a ranking of worst to best cases at the end of the post. As always, if you have any specific questions for me regarding any of these cases, feel free to send me asks!
Case #1: God Save the Prince
Really good intro case, both to Europe as a district and to the season as a whole. Obvious that overarching stories are already going to be important, with the attacks across Europe and the Promethean cult seemingly playing a part.
Case #2: Off with Their Heads
Already a large escalation and a brutal murder. Wish the killer had a better motive though. Prometheans are explained a bit more here but they aren’t exactly at center stage just yet. Also love the theme of politics and the far right being bad.
Case #3: Auf Wieder-Slain
Best case so far. I love Schnee so much and I find the motive here to be really fascinating, especially with the additions of the Prometheans telling him to do it, and Hans actually being the one to kill his brother. Klaus is a fun reoccurring villain/mouthpiece of the Prometheans, really makes them feel real as the tensions rise.
Case #4: Murder’s Cheap
Definitely a bit of a lull during the main chapters compared to the cases before. But at least the Additional Investigation has a lot of fun with learning that the Prometheans are tied to the United Europe in some way. Just feels like a small bit of filler altogether though.
Case #5: When Shadows Fall
A great build-up to the climax. Klaus being a pre-district finale killer is a fun twist in a way, and his immolation in prison only ramps up the tension. The Promethean’s plat to bomb across the continent to scare people into voting for an united Europe makes a lot of sense considering what we learned before, and gives such a great and clear goal for the Bureau to focus on coming into the end here.
Case #6: The Impossible Dream
A hell of a way to close out the district, both the main story and the Additional Investigation! But it’s not exactly perfect… Starting with Dupont being a suspect. Let’s be so real, even if I didn’t know what the story had in store for him, the minimal development he had gotten so far makes it evident that this is not where Dupont’s arc ends. I still think it’s an amazing twist that he’s a suspect in the first place, but that doesn’t mean it still doesn’t remove some tension. Then there’s Gilchrist’s behavior after the arrest. I just so hoped he would get this villain monologue, considering how big the Prometheans have been since case 1, but nope, we just get him explaining how he did the murder and then him being like “It’s too late! We shall take over!” Disappointing considering how built up he was. Chief Ripley getting poisoned, however, is a great way to finish off Europe as a whole. Something I’ve always wanted was a bit more of a through line for WHY we go from district to district and a big jaw dropping moment like that one is perfect to usher us into the Sahara Region!
Alright, here’s a ranking of the Europe cases from worst to best!
#6 - Murder’s Cheap
#5 - Off with Their Heads
#4 - God Save the Prince
#3 - When Shadows Fall
#2 - The Impossible Dream
#1 - Auf Wieder-Slain
That’s it for Europe, and for the beginning of Save the World! A district this action packed serving as the first one in a season seeming bodes well for the rest of the season, but does it hold up all the way through? I guess we will just have to see… Until next time!
people are going to annoy you and that’s not a reason to burn bridges or blow up relationships
some people will even annoy you often! some people aren’t good at social cues and will therefore be frequently annoying! still not a reason to blow everything up!