Anime News Network's Monday episode reviews landed, and three ongoing series got the critical treatment with mixed results.

The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 reached episode 54, and the reviewer walked away with one practical takeaway, writing that "if you meet someone named Maomao, keep a close eye on your fish." The series continues its run as one of the season's steadiest performers.

Blue Box Season 2 hit episode 5 with a full-on Christmas celebration — in the first week of November. ANN's reviewer jokingly called the timing "a heinous crime against humanity," while still engaging with the show's holiday-flavored romantic beats. Yuletide episodes in autumn are an occupational hazard of simulcast season.

Overgeared fared worse at episode 7. The review takes aim at the episode's attempt at a message about revenge, concluding that if the show thought it was saying something meaningful with its PSA, it didn't succeed.

Two solid entries and one stumble — a fairly typical Monday for the fall season's weekly grind.