Ep. 02 (2.1 pt. 2, Inazuma Archon Quest Special): "I Will Never Change, I Will Never Improve, That is a Promise"

In this special episode, the churls go hard on Inazuma, the 2.1 Archon Quest, and their new problematic fave, Raiden Ei. What has Mihoyo learned since designing Mondstadt and Liyue? How do you turn your season antagonist into a marketable character without making her lame? And how can the churls possibly defend "The Ei Date"? 00:00  What If It Was Purple?: The level design of Inazuma 08:11  2.1 Characters: Kujou Sara 11:15  Raiden Shogun: Leaked expectations 16:25  An Archon Antagonist 19:16  "Even the Blossoms Scatter": Lightning can never know Eternity 25:05  Tangent Time: "I haven't seen a body" 26:53  How we got a complex character & Mihoyo got a cash cow 34:00  Yae Miko: MVP (Most Valuable Pet) 36:21  Fatooey! 41:06  In defense of The Ei Date 43:22 "I will never change, I will never improve, that is a promise" 48:03  The Trinary Raiden Shogun: who Ei is, and what Ei isn't   Recorded on September 18, 2021 (ver. 2.1) - Tangent Time theme: Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-b... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Ending theme: Purrple Cat - Neon Tiger - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/dx3wKApuVRQ - Download/Stream: https://fanlink.to/SoothingBreeze Ending SFX by Vecteezy