Gojo and Geto broke up, press F to pay respects
Jujutsu Kaisen’s second season is about a hunky dad and his giant worm. But it’s also about how he’s hired to assassinate a teenager, who happens to be the vessel of an immortal being, and how that leads to one of the most tragic friend breakups. Which has finally happened: As of Thursday, Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are no longer friends, and the show’s entire world is worse because of it.
[Editor’s note: This post discusses details of season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen.]
But let me slow down for a minute.
Jujutsu Kaisen wrapped up the first section of the second season on Thursday. The popular series is based on the manga of the same name created by Gege Akutami. Usually, the television series follows Yuji Itadori and his class at Jujutsu High as they seek to protect the world from demonic creatures known as cursed spirits. However, the second season takes a break from the mainline story to backtrack in time and tell the story of their mentor Gojo.
The story picks up with Gojo and his high school best friend Suguru Geto, both of whom attend Jujutsu High. Their instructor tasks them with protecting a young woman known as the “Star Plasma vessel,” whose death could endanger humanity. At first, this task seems like a no-brainer, but then a man named Toji Fushiguro (the dad who carries around a giant worm) catches them by surprise and takes them out. Both Gojo and Geto escape with their lives but leave the interaction traumatized. After these events, Geto suffers a quick downward spiral into despair, and starts to harbor negative feelings toward the regular humans who he likens to “monkeys.”
After another peer dies, Geto fully “jokerfies” and uses his powers to kill all the inhabitants of his home village. He has decided to
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