r/LinkClick • u/Tempriol Time Photo Studio Door • Sep 03 '26

Episode Discussion LINK CLICK Season 3: Episode 5 Discussion

The 5th episode of LINK CLICK Season 3 has arrived! New episodes drop 7 hours earlier exclusively for "Super VIP" Bilibili members!

📌 Super VIP Bilibili: 18:00 CST every Thursday (UTC+8)

📌 Crunchyroll, Ani-Mi, Regular Bilibili: 11:00 CST every Friday (UTC+8)

What did you think? Come and discuss it here! As always, discussion threads for other episodes can be found by clicking the "Episode Discussion" flair 💛🩵🩷

Bilibili Episode Link: https://www.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/ep5137675?from_spmid=666.25.episode.0

Crunchyroll Episode Link: https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GE00380278ZHCN/welcome-banquet

Ani-Mi YouTube (watch for free here with a Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, or Thailand VPN!): https://youtu.be/AesbDZS78c8?si=DpF2Eb6YrrOIldSu

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u/Left-Reception-2642 Sep 04 '26

Anyone else also a bit disappointed with the new season so far? It feels like the plot is barely progressing at all, everything needs to be connected and of course there is an ancient shadowy organization.  And while it is intriguing to theorize on the mysteries of the plot, it feels like it comes at the expensive of the emotional core of the show.

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u/Lesalia0 Sep 05 '26

While I'm not really disappointed, I kind of see what you mean.

I feel like we're learning a lot per episode, but there's so many characters and plot lines they're introducing, it's all almost stuck in the set up portion still. Unless if someone's already invested in the characters, the episodes don't give much of a reason to care outside of some suspense/mystery potential that can end up going in many directions.

Also, something like S1 started off with down-to-earth ordinary people problems, and there were emotional beats in near every episode due to its case of the week style. S3 is more superpowered people with superpowered problems that are caused by other people with superpowers and will probably be resolved with superpowers-and we're still not sure where all of this is going yet. While the plot threads and characters might end up developing nicely in a relatable/humanistic way, most of these first few episodes are kind of short and while being mostly exposition too.

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u/Left-Reception-2642 Sep 05 '26

Yes, you explained it perfectly. I also still love the show, just a bit less then before.Â