{"id":8705,"date":"2020-05-20T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=8705"},"modified":"2024-09-13T23:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:43:32","slug":"tower-of-god-episode-8-khuns-strategy-of-deception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2020\/05\/20\/tower-of-god-episode-8-khuns-strategy-of-deception\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower of God Episode 8 &#8211; Khun\u2019s Strategy of Deception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Well, there goes our theorized episode structure \u2026 But Rak\u2019s chocolate bar supply has rebounded!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Crunchyroll describes episode 8 as:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team A is awed by the overwhelming power of the Ranker.<br><\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Regulars are attacked one after another in the dark, will Anaak make it to the exit? <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Khun&#8217;s next plan?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rhythm and structure of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tower of God<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s story leads to an interesting choice of pacing. This is the first Korean webtoon to receive a complete anime adaptation, and the length of most webtoon chapters don\u2019t fit neatly into the standard 24-minute anime episode. As a result, the anime adaptation often feels better suited for binge watching compared to weekly viewing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were admittedly confused by a few things on our first watch of episode 8, following a week-long break after episode 7. After rewatching last week\u2019s episode, however, many moments we had initially failed to notice suddenly stood out to us and clarified the following episode\u2019s events. This could mean <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tower of God<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has high rewatch value, but it could also mean that the story will just leave audiences confused.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The character interactions in the modified game of tag are enjoyable. As usual, Khun is scheming, Shibisu tries to be cool, and Bam is generally useless. Khun\u2019s whole game is to make sure Bam passes, because Bam probably couldn\u2019t do it on his own merit. Without the magic talking sword, he has little left going for him. Even on the sidelines, Rak is as entertaining as ever, having full confidence in his teammates\u2019 abilities. Blue Turtle <\/span><b>SMART<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2020\/05\/20\/tower-of-god-episode-8-khuns-strategy-of-deception\/tower-of-god-episode-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tower-of-God-Episode-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8706\" width=\"174\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=1068%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?resize=747%2C420&amp;ssl=1 747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tower-of-God-Episode-8.png?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Not to sound like a broken record, but once again Kevin Penkin\u2019s compositions perfectly complement the fighting and trickery going on during the game. It seems that every new episode has a new shiny track for us to listen to. The string sting in the moment between Hoh and Serena especially stands out, reinforcing the ominous tone set by the cinematography.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tower of God<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is currently streaming on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/tower-of-god\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crunchyroll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, there goes our theorized episode structure \u2026 But Rak\u2019s chocolate bar supply has rebounded!&nbsp; Crunchyroll describes episode 8 as:&nbsp; Team A is awed by the overwhelming power of the Ranker.As the Regulars are attacked one after another in the dark, will Anaak make it to the exit? What is Khun&#8217;s next plan? 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