A lot of shows try to be more than one thing. It makes sense, letting them find appeal on some tracks even if others fall through. And all too often, reaching for more than was necessary causes the work to fail on all marks. Similarly, you sometimes get shows that aren’t smart, but want you to think they are, resulting in a pretentious mess that didn’t need to be one and could have worked if it embraced a simple core. These are pretty common results.
Arpeggio of Blue Steel is exactly the opposite of that.