What is the best aspect of Spy X Family?
I'd say it's the funny interactions between the family members and everything involving our main plot, the spy stuff. The worst part would probably be Anya's school life. No matter how cute or funny Anya is, her school life is simply not that interesting. And unfortunately, the 2nd cour of Spy X Family heavily focuses on that exact aspect. Most of the episodes are also divided into two different stories, one longer and more important and one shorter that exists simply for the comedic value that would extend the episode. I'm not a fan of this because it simply feels that in those episodes nothing matters too much. It doesn't offer much value other than comedy, which can get repetitive if the main plot is on pause. It feels like filler, and that can't be good.
The parts where the plot is actually progressing are very good, especially the tennis mission that Twilight does in pair with a female colleague of his that is madly in love with him. It also helps that she's a hilarious character that I'd like to see more of in the future. Her rivalry with Yor has a lot more possibilities. Regarding Yor however, I feel she's not used much here. There are no assassin missions shown for her and if we didn't know better, you could mistake her for being just an ordinary woman in most episodes. And that's a shame because she's quite an interesting character that deserves her profession being explored more, and not be just a bizarre label.
Also, you rarely even see the three of them all together doing something of note in an episode. Most of the time it's 2/3 characters going on an adventure together while leaving the remaining member behind. They also get a dog, but other than the first two episodes he's barely even used. His talent, which I won't spoil, is completely forgotten for the rest of the season other than one short comedy skit.
The big story progression in the last episode also leaves a lot to be desired. You simply get the feeling of... that's it? This is the big scene in which the "first contact" happens?
I really like Spy X Family and its characters, but I feel like most episodes here simply aren't up to par with the 1st cour. I definitely want more and I'm anticipating the next season, but I hope they'll get rid of the 2 stories per episode format and pace the series a bit more while setting up its lead characters for more bizarre and funny interactions that we know and love.26.5 out of 35 users liked this review