I really don't know. Because, in a lot of ways, Athena is so much better than IRIS - better editing, better music, better cinematography, better flashbacks (ie they're not every five minutes). It's just...NOTHING HAPPENS.

It's like when you meet someone, and they're cool, then you meet their sister who looks awesome and talks awesome but there's not actually anything going on underneath and you make the first person your BFF forever.

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