Was SpyxFamily Season 3 kinda boring for anyone else? Is the show losing its appeal?

I just finished the most recent season, in a bubble most episodes are fine, but taken as a whole (and with the previous seasons), I feel the show is losing its appeal. Yor as an assassin is still very underused (and even in general Yor barely appears in most episodes), and a lot of the school stuff with the classmates isn't all that interesting to me besides a few moments here and there.

I did like the plot where the hijackers took over the bus with the bomb, and I liked the backstory of the 2-parter in the past showing the war, but overall I feel like the show is losing its appeal. I understand it's not meant to be a plot-driven shonen and its more slice of life with isolated action plots, but it is what it is.

I'll continue to watch next season till the anime adaption is over, but it's not really "must watch" anymore. Anya is still adorable though.

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Nova-Redux2026-01-22 03:59

Personally I thought it was a great season. We got some backstory on Loid, some actual stakes, some movement in the plot with Yor getting closer to whatsherface, Anya getting closer with whatshisface, and Loid doing his spy stuff. Different strokes for different folks, but I thought this season was fantastic.

p-a-n-t-s-2026-01-22 04:01

I thought it had more plot than ever before. Higher tensions between countries, sound intrigue with Damien's family (what's up with his mom?) Yor's brother getting dangerously close to Lloyd, etc.

pokeboy6262026-01-22 04:02

I dropped it in season 2

kurokitsune912026-01-22 04:03

Not at all. I love it. You do have to keep in mind it's a slice of life series first and foremost. Anya's doing well in school, and her relationship with Damian are the primary missions of Operation Strix.

Stetscopes2026-01-22 04:04

I thought s3 was its strongest season by far. The very core of the story is built more and the answers we needed from s1 were answered here.

For me I found s2 the weakest, but then again, if looked at from a different perspective, built the base for whats to come in the future.

ScarRufus2026-01-22 04:05

I thought S3 was waaaaaay better than S2. The arcs were interesting and it was not just Anya stuff (but I think her moments were still funny, the bus stuff got me).

S2 I was losing interest and I didn't even bother with the movie, but S3 got me again.

CrimsonGear802026-01-22 04:05

Cavalish2026-01-22 04:06

I think some of the greatest character work was this season.

The scene where Anya just unexpectedly breaks down crying upon seeing Yor after the bus jacking was only earned after the last couple of seasons of character building. Yor and Lloyd having the “fight” over griping is a subtle way of them telling us that they’re both inadvertently taking the relationship a little more seriously than expected now.

Not everything is going to be bombastic set pieces and fights and maybe that’s why they put Code:White in as a bit of a thrill.

But I think we’re getting to the crux of what this story about which is about a found family, and the connections between them.

bowbiternj2026-01-22 04:06

I read the manga for a while but actually stopped around s3. I liked the bus hijack arc but don't remember how much further than that I got. I did get further but I definitely stopped sometime soon after too.

IMO there were fewer and fewer Anya antics. And craziness to amuse me. I could care less about the spy missions if they dont accidentally get the family involved. I could use more assassin stuff. It got too serious. Or at least I think that is what I remember.

(I still haven't finished s3 either)

ActualRound76992026-01-22 04:06

I loved it. I like the manga too, and I really enjoy it for what it is.

MathRockEnjoyer4202026-01-22 04:07

I thought it was the best season lol

Mutant_Fool2026-01-22 04:07

It was the best season till now imo. Loids's backstory, then bus hijack arc and then finally Mole hunt arc. So many things were happening. This stories were not slice of life but were meant develop characters and do world building. We just got a long Ship Cruise arc last season which revolved around Yor so I think it is perfectly fine if for one season, we have Anya and Loid in the spotlight. I do not agree with you but it's your opinion ig and you are entitled to have it.

VariousMeet2026-01-22 04:08

I dropped it for that reason. I feel like we were baited into a story with a lot of depth/progression but it's 90% SoL by this point and that's just not my cup of tea.

Waiting404Godot2026-01-22 04:09

I haven’t watched season 3 but I did drop the manga around where season 3 picks up. I felt like the manga just wasn’t delivering on the comedy or character drama and the events were becoming more and more outlandish.

Maybe the animation breaths so much needed life into the series but, I wouldn’t be surprised if things felt the same.

Deadaghram2026-01-22 04:11

I thought season 3 just started? Where am I!?!?

Xepherya2026-01-22 04:17

It ended like two weeks ago

CrimsonLotus2026-01-22 04:13

I love SOL shows and I love plot driven shows. I hate when shows try to do both though. I feel like S1 of SpyxFamily baited us into thinking it was a plot driven show, then over the course of the next 2 seasons slowly became more of an SOL. I really like the plot of the show, and S1 did a really good job of setting up the clear objectives and main story points.

So each SOL episode feels like a bit of a waste of time to me. Though I don't think I would felt this way if it was clear that it was more of an SOL show from the beginning. Anyway, all that to say I agree with you, and actually dropped S3 early on because of this.

Xepherya2026-01-22 04:16

Very much agree with this. I dislike it when we get two episodes in one time slot. It feels like filler.

Salty1452026-01-22 04:14

I liked it. Didn't lean so heavily into the drama as to jump the shark and we got some nice backstory and character moments. Not as good as S1 p2, but still pretty solid.

Foreign_Tax94092026-01-22 04:14

I felt that way for season 2, even had dropped it but binged it with season 3. Season 3 had some good storylines so felt it was back on track.

Playest_42472026-01-22 04:20

I had the same reaction, I felt like this season was trying to be more serious and less silly and that's just not what I come to the show for.

Latro272026-01-22 04:21

I agree, wasn’t terrible but I found myself waiting until a few episodes had built up instead of watching weekly. I just wasn’t as excited to watch it.

tehy992026-01-22 04:55

S3 had two big arcs with sort-of anticlimactic endings (bus arc, spy arc) which is unfortunate. Otherwise a good season though

tenkakisuihou2026-01-22 05:54

Yeah it had too many "serious episodes" in my Anya Show.

Katween_2026-01-22 12:30

i still enjoy it for casual watching, however i feel like it’s getting repetitive in its storytelling. each episode it the same formula, loid is a badass spy not able to trust anyone, yor is a bumbling naive woman who sometimes gets drunk and hits people too hard, anya is a kid who can read minds but has no sense of the real world. i like the show and still enjoy the characters, i just wish there was more development and we could get to the part where everyone knows each others secrets and loid and yor just kiss (properly) already and we see an actual spy family 😭

Boris-_-Badenov2026-01-22 15:17

a slice of life show being boring?

*surprised Pikachu*!