Left with no other option, Elle faces off against the architect of her suffering. 

The animated Blade Runner sequel concludes in a fashion that’s in line with previous instalments – namely another battle and the vanquishing of a foe. The difficulty here of course is that we know Wallace must survive as we see him in Blade Runner 2049.

Elle squares off against Water Lily, completes her work with Wallace and flies off into the sunset. No surprises, no twists, just an inevitable conclusion. Looking back, at around the halfway point in this 13-episode run, the show became very formulaic. Surprises became few and far between and the computer game aesthetic (which was never far from our minds courtesy of the animation style) was even more evident. It became less a credible extension of the Blade Runner world than a regular cyber-punk story set in Ridley Scott’s universe.

Verdict: Somewhere in this 13-episode season is an exciting 8-part event series, but in its current form it’s too self-repeating, regardless of how nice it is to see the franchise’s vehicles and locations on screen. 6/10    

Nick Joy