After the last episode which was so beautiful and so sad, this one feels almost like a break. But for me, it's a really good episode, made mostly for the relationship between Joel and Ellie. Okay, for sure, the moment with Bryan, with Ellie saving Joel and Joel being forced to kill the guy, was really important, but all of the other little moments between them are as important. The fact he wants to reassure her, she wants to make him laugh etc.
It was interesting to meet Kathleen in this episode and it was well done to not explain stuff, to not push it through one big discussion. For what I understood here : Kathleen and these guys took control of the city, killed people from FEDRA and are after all of the ones who collaborated with them, including Henry who might have done something which pushed FEDRA to kill Kathleen's brother. And I think Henry is the big brother of Sam, because of the Superman drawings.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
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After the last episode which was so beautiful and so sad, this one feels almost like a break. But for me, it's a really good episode, made mostly for the relationship between Joel and Ellie. Okay, for sure, the moment with Bryan, with Ellie saving Joel and Joel being forced to kill the guy, was really important, but all of the other little moments between them are as important. The fact he wants to reassure her, she wants to make him laugh etc.
It was interesting to meet Kathleen in this episode and it was well done to not explain stuff, to not push it through one big discussion. For what I understood here : Kathleen and these guys took control of the city, killed people from FEDRA and are after all of the ones who collaborated with them, including Henry who might have done something which pushed FEDRA to kill Kathleen's brother. And I think Henry is the big brother of Sam, because of the Superman drawings.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I still don't know if Makima is a good or a bad person, but I believe even more after this episode that the girl is a Fiend or a demon. Because no, she can't be dead just like that, just killed by a gun on that train. Too easy. And we saw after how Himeno really died at the end, that this anime is gonna create real intense scenes if they have to erase a main character. The music was sublime during this moment, and that conclusion was beautiful. Sacrificing herself for Hayakawa, like "if I can't have your heart, I'll have your tears"...
We had a lot of informations during this episode : we knew demons were targeting Denji, but right there someone hired humans and demons to kill all of the members of this squad, to have Denji's heart at the end. The Gun Devil ? That girl summoned the Snake Devil, a little like Hayakawa can summon the Fox Devil, but she also helped the first demon to come back to life. I mean, the first demon, I'm not sure, since the Fox Devil said that it was not a human or a devil…
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I was not so afraid for Denji fighting this demon when I understood that he could drink its drink to heal (can he do it against each demon ?). In fact, the most interesting thing during that moment was to learn that Himeno is a Devil Hunter also for chasing the Gun Devil, that everyone seems to know that Public Safety can't kill it, that they need someone as crazy as Denji to do that. And I learnt other stuff during this episode : all of them made a deal with a devil (a contradiction, no ?), a fiend can't do it etc.
And I'm not the only one who has some suspicions against Makima. I don't see the girl as a bad person, but she might be a fiend and I have trouble reading her real intentions. For me she's here without really being there, involving herself in stuff. Clearly here, I don't think she was mad at Denji for his first kiss with Himeno. Even more for how it ended… No, I'm not gonna talk about it.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
After the last episode which was so beautiful and so sad, this one feels almost like a break. But for me, it's a really good episode, made mostly for the relationship between Joel and Ellie. Okay, for sure, the moment with Bryan, with Ellie saving Joel and Joel being forced to kill the guy, was really important, but all of the other little moments between them are as important. The fact he wants to reassure her, she wants to make him laugh etc.
It was interesting to meet Kathleen in this episode and it was well done to not explain stuff, to not push it through one big discussion. For what I understood here : Kathleen and these guys took control of the city, killed people from FEDRA and are after all of the ones who collaborated with them, including Henry who might have done something which pushed FEDRA to kill Kathleen's brother. And I think Henry is the big brother of Sam, because of the Superman drawings.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I'm sorry but this is the first episode of the season, no ? Like, during the first episodes of the last seasons, we had a graduation of these characters killing each other, willingly or not, that right here to have all of them killing each other during the entire episode, I'm like… First, this is the first episode of the season. Second : I need to give up, right ? On searching for a logic right there, on trying to know who are the original ones, on thinking that what happened here is gonna have consequences later.
I didn't have a lot to say in review about this episode because clearly, we can understand that none of that happened for the real family. Even that sweet moment of Rick saying that he's sorry to Beth… I'm just glad that, inside of the real one, at least we know that he felt the same.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I'm still really confused about Mr Nimbus as a character : he was described as Rick's nemesis, but it's a strong word for someone like him, no ? He looks like a fool, he's not dangerous or what, he acts in a stupid arrogant way, he only thinks/acts with his di**... I really didn't take him seriously. So he had a past with Rick, they fought against each other and he misses that, but they also fought together at some point ? The only interesting stuff about him it's the fact we learnt Rick's wife was named Diane and also that Rick was around a Kyle kid ? Who is Kyle ?
I felt that this episode was almost a goodbye to Jessica's character : Morty finally had a chance with her, they kissed, she even intervened to save him, but then she's saying that they can only be friends. And Morty seems to accept it. Jerry and Beth ? I don't want to talk about it. It's like my parents : they can have se*, but I don't want to hear/see anything about it.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I think that my reaction at the end of this episode proved something I knew inside of me : yes, I already love the character of Hayakawa. At first because I thought that his evolution would be one of the most interesting to follow, coming from that background and that desire of revenge and working so close to demons and fiends. Then we discovered that memory, his relationship with his brother, and we saw him evolving a little by being next to Denji. His calm and his seriousness, also the fact he loves good coffee… And right there, him being hurt ? I went mad. So that's it, I love this character.
About this demon : I was not surprised to learn that he's the Eternity Devil but I was more shocked that he knows who Denji is and targets him directly ! Like, how do you know about him, what do you know, why do you want to eat him, you want it or someone gave you that mission ? I'm not sure of Kobeni being a Devil Hunter for a long time, she's not there for the right reasons. I love the fact Hayakawa defends Denji so much, because he knows he needs him to kill the Gun Devil.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I knew it ! I knew that Hayakawa could be one of the most interesting characters. I felt it first because I saw the man is a walking contradiction, like he hates that much demons and wants to kill them all but he works with some, he's okay to make contracts with others… Like, at the end of the day, you just agree with the fact that not all demons are bad, see ? And they said that we had a revenge story in his background. So to discover that flashback when he was a kid, it was a really sweet memory, but also a sad one… A little brother ? For sure, they got me with that.
I'm not sure I want to talk about the first part of the episode, with Denji discovering what b**bs are. I just want the guy to grow up at some point and here I thought that by reaching that dream, he would find a better one. But Sneaky Makima asked him to risk his life in exchange for more with her. The girl is clearly manipulating him, and in a way, it's okay, I think he knows it, but what disturbs me, it's the fact that I can't read her. And it's not like "oh, she's such a mysterious woman", no, it's more like I don't feel she is really present, really with them, in all of these discussions. She's here, but she's not really here, like she doesn't care about anything… I don't think she's someone bad, but I think she hides something, another intention.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I felt that we would have the answer about Clone Beth in the final episode of this season. So I was shocked but not surprised to see a new Beth appearing at the beginning. But you also quickly saw that I didn't want to choose between these two : one accomplished what Beth always wanted and went on what seemed wonderful and heroic adventures, the other one managed to find a real balance into this family and worked a lot on her relationship with Rick.
I don't agree at all with Rick's conclusion about the memory he discovers : first, he erased that memory from his mind because he didn't want to be tempted to say what truly happened to the Beth staying with him and he wanted to live fully the moment with his daughter, whoever she was truly (with that idea that at the end he would merged them both in one unique Beth). And it's for the same reason that he mixed up the bodies, to not know. For me, for once, he acted like a dad and loved her daughter no matter what. When Beth, at the beginning, made a mistake : you never let anyone decide what your life is gonna be.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
This episode was not for Joel and Ellie, not really. What happened to them ? They walked, they talked, they gathered stuff and took a car to go on a journey we already guessed before this episode. No, here, everything was made for Bill and Franck. And I loved it. All of it.
We had all of their story, from how one created this safe place, how they met, how they fell in love, how they lived, how they were together and with strangers, how they survived, and how they died. I didn't know I would cry that much. In the third episode of a new show. And for characters I didn't even know before. And for me, it's a good sign : because it means these writers know how to write characters and relationships, emotional scenes… And even more because I can suppose all of that was not in the original game.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
This episode was not for Joel and Ellie, not really. What happened to them ? They walked, they talked, they gathered stuff and took a car to go on a journey we already guessed before this episode. No, here, everything was made for Bill and Franck. And I loved it. All of it.
We had all of their story, from how one created this safe place, how they met, how they fell in love, how they lived, how they were together and with strangers, how they survived, and how they died. I didn't know I would cry that much. In the third episode of a new show. And for characters I didn't even know before. And for me, it's a good sign : because it means these writers know how to write characters and relationships, emotional scenes… And even more because I can suppose all of that was not in the original game.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
This episode was good, don't get me wrong, there were a lot of funny ideas and it was well done, but I'm not sure it was an episode for me. Clearly, I hated to see everyone being so mean to Jerry : first, Rick putting him behind into the car at the beginning, saying no one needs him in this family and nobody responds ; then, that camping with his kids where he just wants to spend time with them and Summer being so mean ; him being considered "unproductive" by the machine, aka by Rick and Beth's way to see the world etc.
And I'm not talking about that parenting machine which is giving all of what kids need in life, according to Beth and Rick. The fact they can't see that, by trying to stay and be there for these kids, in fact they are not there at all for them, to spend time with them, to teach them stuff, to really share a life, memories with them… I'm desperate for these two and their relationship. You worked together and you both wanted to create a family, yes, but based on a bad idea of what a real family is.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I was surprised by this Disney movie : it was not a musical one, but it was clearly one totally written and built around the messages they wanted to share with kids watching it. And they are good ones ! We have an entire narrative arc around the harassment you can suffer when you're a kid, no matter what kind it is. The fact it impacts you for life, with Judy who decides to use it to give herself more strength and Nick who is going in the bad path because of it. The conclusion being that the bully can understand his/her mistake and apologize at some point, and that no matter what, the victim can try to not let that change who he/she is and still "try to make the world a better place".
Another big message all along this movie is surely about racism, and in fact all kinds of discriminations. They created it around the shops who decide to not serve people because they are not big enough, around the predators who are always considered as dangerous, around the little woman considered as inferior to the big male who roars loader etc. And with all of these situations, we see all of the discriminations, according to your se*, your appearance, the color of your skin etc.
Special PS : for the sloths moment, which is one of my biggest laughs of the month.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I was surprised by this Disney movie : it was not a musical one, but it was clearly one totally written and built around the messages they wanted to share with kids watching it. And they are good ones ! We have an entire narrative arc around the harassment you can suffer when you're a kid, no matter what kind it is. The fact it impacts you for life, with Judy who decides to use it to give herself more strength and Nick who is going in the bad path because of it. The conclusion being that the bully can understand his/her mistake and apologize at some point, and that no matter what, the victim can try to not let that change who he/she is and still "try to make the world a better place".
Another big message all along this movie is surely about racism, and in fact all kinds of discriminations. They created it around the shops who decide to not serve people because they are not big enough, around the predators who are always considered as dangerous, around the little woman considered as inferior to the big male who roars loader etc. And with all of these situations, we see all of the discriminations, according to your se*, your appearance, the color of your skin etc.
Special PS : for the sloths moment, which is one of my biggest laughs of the month.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I guessed that Tess would die because of how they built her character during this episode, but I didn't think they would do it that quick and like that. Her character was totally written to be in opposition of Joel : he doesn't care about Ellie and he's ready to kill her, when Tess talks to her and wants to know more about who she is, and more important Tess is ready to believe into her being a potential "vaccine" when Joel is clearly tired of these speeches. So I imagined her, dying, making her promise to save Ellie. Her end is awful and beautiful at the same time, pictures were good, death is awful.
This episode was interesting, to learn more about the deads. All of the things about the fact they can't see and they can only hear, the fact they're connected and can communicate easily at far distance, some of them who are "dead" quickly and others who can continue to "walk" for decades etc. Pictures were soooo good during this episode, all of the city being destroyed like that.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I guessed that Tess would die because of how they built her character during this episode, but I didn't think they would do it that quick and like that. Her character was totally written to be in opposition of Joel : he doesn't care about Ellie and he's ready to kill her, when Tess talks to her and wants to know more about who she is, and more important Tess is ready to believe into her being a potential "vaccine" when Joel is clearly tired of these speeches. So I imagined her, dying, making her promise to save Ellie. Her end is awful and beautiful at the same time, pictures were good, death is awful.
This episode was interesting, to learn more about the deads. All of the things about the fact they can't see and they can only hear, the fact they're connected and can communicate easily at far distance, some of them who are "dead" quickly and others who can continue to "walk" for decades etc. Pictures were soooo good during this episode, all of the city being destroyed like that.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Even though I totally loved the action moments with Denji fighting that new disgusting demon and how great it looked, truly like one in a superhero marvel movie, I took that episode as an opportunity to know more about this universe and the characters. So Hayakawa made a contract with a demon, to help him on that particular mission against some skin. It was not the first time. That character, I said it before, I think he can be the most interesting to follow for his potential evolution : the guy is all about revenge and killing demons, but he works with some, he has demons in his squad, he saw right there that Denji did good things… Come on, soon, the two of you are gonna be bff.
Even more if they're gonna be roommates and united against Power. I love the girl and I want to know more about her. If I understood right what a Fiend is, it means that a demon took control of the body of someone human, right ? So, before that, Power was a normal human, had a normal life ? And if Pochita can still "talk" to Denji from inside of him, can it be possible that this human is still inside of Power ? Don't answer, it's questions I want to keep in mind for the rest of the anime until they'll tell me.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Big warning (that I explained a lot in intro) : I never played the game and I knew a little of the story. And yes, I was not sure of reacting to it, that it would please me, so I wanted to wait a little. And no, I didn't decide to go for it because it's really hype and all, but mostly because of the casting, because the first reviews talked a lot about how great it was filmed (and you know it's an important aspect for me) and because I thought it would be interesting also for fans of the game, to have the point of view of someone who know nothing about it and would judge the thing for what it is, a show.
So, first, yes, I asked a lot of questions during this episode and no, please, don't answer any of it, so as not to give me any spoilers. This first episode surprised me : it's filmed like a movie, with a lot of slow scenes and discussions, and without really any big music. The first part of the episode got me : we follow a character who is getting killed at the end, so I'm warned now, anyone can die, really quickly and they don't care about how important that character is or not. I think I identified three "game" moments, but I'm not even sure, because everything is really linear, working well together… At the end, I thought it was really promising, and I was just waiting for episode 2 to confirm it.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Big warning (that I explained a lot in intro) : I never played the game and I knew a little of the story. And yes, I was not sure of reacting to it, that it would please me, so I wanted to wait a little. And no, I didn't decide to go for it because it's really hype and all, but mostly because of the casting, because the first reviews talked a lot about how great it was filmed (and you know it's an important aspect for me) and because I thought it would be interesting also for fans of the game, to have the point of view of someone who know nothing about it and would judge the thing for what it is, a show.
So, first, yes, I asked a lot of questions during this episode and no, please, don't answer any of it, so as not to give me any spoilers. This first episode surprised me : it's filmed like a movie, with a lot of slow scenes and discussions, and without really any big music. The first part of the episode got me : we follow a character who is getting killed at the end, so I'm warned now, anyone can die, really quickly and they don't care about how important that character is or not. I think I identified three "game" moments, but I'm not even sure, because everything is really linear, working well together… At the end, I thought it was really promising, and I was just waiting for episode 2 to confirm it.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Why do I already feel a certain affection for Power ? First because we have the confirmation at the beginning of the episode that, because she's a Fiend, she's considered even less than Denji : she's not free, she's used, she can be killed in one second if she does something wrong, and she even has to have someone signing papers to get out of the Public Safety building… And, second, maybe because she loves that cat a lot and I'm a cat person.
I love the fact that Denji can relate to that and forgive her really quick about the fact that she took him here to be killed by that demon. Because he loved Pochita, was afraid that he could have lost him and he would have surely done the same as her to save him. I think the girl is still alive inside. If not, I would learn my lesson : it's not because the writers said a lot about a character, enough to create the beginning of a connection with her, that she's important.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
The fact that Harald didn't guess what was happening with Elena… I felt sad for him, but I felt just like we FINALLY reached the point I was waiting for since episodes now. That very end was fun : the writers/producers couldn't make them go to Constantinople (for money reasons ?), so they organized the meeting on that island and we just have the characters seeing it from a far distance, almost just for the viewers to not be too frustrated. Mariam's end was also expected for a long time, but how it was done was really sweet.
Freydis facing Olaf, like a ghost coming back from the dead, it was so good ! I didn't think the combat would be over that quick, but at least he had a good death. On the contrary of Jorundr. For me, it's a big mistake made by the writers here, to kill the character : they created a real background and development for him, we spent a lot of moments with him so we got attached to him, and keeping him could have been so interesting. With the missing hand, the desire for revenge and all, we could have had a deeper and darker character in the show, and we miss one like that.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
The fact that Harald didn't guess what was happening with Elena… I felt sad for him, but I felt just like we FINALLY reached the point I was waiting for since episodes now. That very end was fun : the writers/producers couldn't make them go to Constantinople (for money reasons ?), so they organized the meeting on that island and we just have the characters seeing it from a far distance, almost just for the viewers to not be too frustrated. Mariam's end was also expected for a long time, but how it was done was really sweet.
Freydis facing Olaf, like a ghost coming back from the dead, it was so good ! I didn't think the combat would be over that quick, but at least he had a good death. On the contrary of Jorundr. For me, it's a big mistake made by the writers here, to kill the character : they created a real background and development for him, we spent a lot of moments with him so we got attached to him, and keeping him could have been so interesting. With the missing hand, the desire for revenge and all, we could have had a deeper and darker character in the show, and we miss one like that.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
The story inside of this story totally got me : all of the thing about the machine to make saves in life, it was fun, and the solution was a typical Rick thing, proving again that he's better and smarter than anyone ; but the real deal of this episode for me, it's the entire UP moment. Morty meeting this nice girl, living such good moments with her, and then that big accident, he's ready to die to save her, but he still tries to not use the device to continue his life with her, they are saved and… YES, I KNOW, IT'S JERRY WHO RUINED EVERYTHING. HAPPY ???
I'm a little disturbed by Rick and Morty's relationship since some episodes. We had some episodes with each living an adventure on his own, during the last one the were so nice with each other I even thought it was fake, and during this one they were soooo mad at each other…
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Harald's part of this episode was pretty predictable, I even announced everything during the intro. For sure, they needed to meet the Pechenegs before reaching Constantinople, so Kurya would meet his brother and have his revenge. But for a blind guy to search, find and kill the Kahn… I didn't have a lot of hope for him to survive. But I was surprised by his end, which was symbolic for him but also for Leif who, for once, killed a friend here, and helped him to join his heaven. So we have also the religious aspect here, with also the christian death just before… Everyone accepting and respecting the religion of the other one, directly connected to his/her belief about life after death.
We didn't have a lot of Freydis during this episode (and nothing about England), but I guessed too late that Yorundr would be found by the wrong person. Olaf, coming with his obsession of killing Freydis and his desire of being remembered as God's hand, converting all Vikings to christianity.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Harald's part of this episode was pretty predictable, I even announced everything during the intro. For sure, they needed to meet the Pechenegs before reaching Constantinople, so Kurya would meet his brother and have his revenge. But for a blind guy to search, find and kill the Kahn… I didn't have a lot of hope for him to survive. But I was surprised by his end, which was symbolic for him but also for Leif who, for once, killed a friend here, and helped him to join his heaven. So we have also the religious aspect here, with also the christian death just before… Everyone accepting and respecting the religion of the other one, directly connected to his/her belief about life after death.
We didn't have a lot of Freydis during this episode (and nothing about England), but I guessed too late that Yorundr would be found by the wrong person. Olaf, coming with his obsession of killing Freydis and his desire of being remembered as God's hand, converting all Vikings to christianity.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Like the characters said themselves : at the end of this episode, I'm not sure that any of them learnt something during this adventure. Summer saved the day, like a lot of times, but she didn't really have something for herself, to develop her character. Rick and Morty lived stuff, but it was not really them, it was the parasites who took possession of their bodies. Of their mouths also. Yes, it was a really weird kiss. First, the orgy with the dragons, now that…
These parasites are not gonna be seen again, I don't think so, it seems that they totally destroyed that planet and that civilization. And on Earth, Jerry has a new hobby, making honey with bees, and no one considers him, like always. Yup, nothing new. The only thing that I'm really taking from this episode, it's Rick thinking he would die and saying goodbye to his daughter. His daughter. Not the clone of his daughter.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
We didn't spend a lot of time with Freydis during this episode, but everything was sad and broke my heart. For her to be in such a big pain, it hurt me, but to learn after that she could never have another kid, it totally destroyed me. Because it feels so unfair but also because it reminds me of memories from the original show. And at the end, she was so brave to face Harekr like that, but she couldn't defend herself, and finally the people killed him for her. Thank you ! But can someone go and check on Jorundr ?
Harald's story during this episode was not that much important, it was more about all of them having their free will now and deciding still to follow him in this danger. To make them a team and him the leader. The part with Godwyn was way more important : Emma committed a big mistake by focusing on what he planned before, searching for the Bear, when she should have paid attention to what he was doing in the present time, with the Princess. Well played, Godwin, he didn't even ask for her hand, Canute offered it to him directly, to pay a debt.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
We didn't spend a lot of time with Freydis during this episode, but everything was sad and broke my heart. For her to be in such a big pain, it hurt me, but to learn after that she could never have another kid, it totally destroyed me. Because it feels so unfair but also because it reminds me of memories from the original show. And at the end, she was so brave to face Harekr like that, but she couldn't defend herself, and finally the people killed him for her. Thank you ! But can someone go and check on Jorundr ?
Harald's story during this episode was not that much important, it was more about all of them having their free will now and deciding still to follow him in this danger. To make them a team and him the leader. The part with Godwyn was way more important : Emma committed a big mistake by focusing on what he planned before, searching for the Bear, when she should have paid attention to what he was doing in the present time, with the Princess. Well played, Godwin, he didn't even ask for her hand, Canute offered it to him directly, to pay a debt.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
This episode was so beautiful, it's just insane. The fights were truly beautiful, not only because the colors were good and it was amazing drawings, but also because they made all of these movements, all of these different actions so well, so we can see and feel how difficult, impressive, painful, brave, clever, insane each of them is. That moment at the end with all of our guys combining their efforts at the same time to kill these demons, it was soooo great.
But this anime is making it so difficult for its characters to succeed, that I couldn't believe it was done. So that's why you can see me hesitating a little, crossing my fingers, and only being relieved when others are saying it's done ! And after that, I thought we "only" had the poison situation to resolve, but no, no-no, HIS BODY EXPLODED ! Like, at this point, I was getting so hopeless and tired. Like, for me, Uzui has been dead since two episodes, so doing it because of a poison, a sword or an explosion, at this point…
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I was a little disappointed by Makima's attitude with Denji at the beginning of this episode. After being used so badly by these bad guys, I hoped that by working with a governmental agency, he would be treated better but I understand that the fact that he can transform into a demon, it's dangerous, they have to keep an eye on him. But what they offer him, it's to be used again, to be a dog/slave again, to have the fear of being killed each time… He said he misses something, I think he misses for this "normal life" to be real, to have real friends around him, he misses freedom.
I say that, but clearly the guy doesn't understand (or want to understand) that. I don't know what age he's supposed to be, but to be that obsessed with boobs, I would give him no more than 18 years old… For the beginning of a story, it's great, it means that he can evolve A LOT ! I appreciate Hayakawa as a character, his background, the fact that Makima saved his life, the potential friendship he can have with Denji… A lot of things are promising around his character.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I felt so proud of Freydis for having this baby on her own, and also so sad that she lived that alone, without Harald, feeling unsafe. I love that Jorundr chose to help her but I couldn't believe that Harekr would let him take her dead body away just like that, after he felt like his adoptive son betrayed him and that he found himself a new "chosen" son. The end of the episode is the reflection of the beginning : Freydis still needs to find a way to escape, and to have her son with her.
Harald and Leif are continuing their journey to Constantinople and I'm really beginning to think that they're not gonna come back to Norway during this season. Here, they had a technical issue to deal with and a "little" adventure with some villains to kill. All of them working together like that, it was the good way to make them a real crew. Even more now that the girls had their revenge and gained their freedom.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I felt so proud of Freydis for having this baby on her own, and also so sad that she lived that alone, without Harald, feeling unsafe. I love that Jorundr chose to help her but I couldn't believe that Harekr would let him take her dead body away just like that, after he felt like his adoptive son betrayed him and that he found himself a new "chosen" son. The end of the episode is the reflection of the beginning : Freydis still needs to find a way to escape, and to have her son with her.
Harald and Leif are continuing their journey to Constantinople and I'm really beginning to think that they're not gonna come back to Norway during this season. Here, they had a technical issue to deal with and a "little" adventure with some villains to kill. All of them working together like that, it was the good way to make them a real crew. Even more now that the girls had their revenge and gained their freedom.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I was fully prepared for Uzui to die : he was already badly hurt, he had poison in his veins, we had an explosion and he was going to protect Tanjiro with his body… Like, that's it, I thought it was done, I even prepared the tissues. I didn't think at all Nezuko could intervene because she already fought before, she went to sleep and last time it happened, she slept for entire months ! So when she protected them from the explosion, I was already surprised but when we discovered she could do something against the poison, I was like "wait, they're all gonna survive ?".
I knew we would have more about the demons' background during this episode but not that much, and yes, the tissues served me well. Their story was awful : the fact his mother tried to kill him so many times, his sister being such a pride but being used quickly in this "entertainment" district, what they did to her, what they tried to do to him, the fact they would have died like that if that Upper Six didn't intervene… And what really got me, it was him regretting his sister's life, trying to make her have a better "life in death"...
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I was so shocked by the final scene that it took me some time to even understand why. A lot because for me, temples are sacred in all religions and to kill people into it, it's just awful. Right there, to know they were praying to the same gods that Harekr believes in, and it was prayers for him, his safe return, it feels even more outrageous. So behind that, to see that intense rage to do it, with racist reasons used… It's worst. And I went so mad to see him threatening Freydis, but stopping his move, sword on his belly, like a promise he would claim her kid.
I felt bad for Aelfwynn during this episode, because I knew inside of my bones that she was innocent, she didn't know anything and she would die. Killed by Emma who was going too far, but also used by Godwyn. The first part of his plan was to gain her trust, but that part ? To make her feel guilty, like she has a debt to pay ? That's my theory for now. And I have another one about Elena, that we discovered during this episode, coming back with my first theory : I think the treasure to be made arrived in Constantinople, it's her.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
I was so shocked by the final scene that it took me some time to even understand why. A lot because for me, temples are sacred in all religions and to kill people into it, it's just awful. Right there, to know they were praying to the same gods that Harekr believes in, and it was prayers for him, his safe return, it feels even more outrageous. So behind that, to see that intense rage to do it, with racist reasons used… It's worst. And I went so mad to see him threatening Freydis, but stopping his move, sword on his belly, like a promise he would claim her kid.
I felt bad for Aelfwynn during this episode, because I knew inside of my bones that she was innocent, she didn't know anything and she would die. Killed by Emma who was going too far, but also used by Godwyn. The first part of his plan was to gain her trust, but that part ? To make her feel guilty, like she has a debt to pay ? That's my theory for now. And I have another one about Elena, that we discovered during this episode, coming back with my first theory : I think the treasure to be made arrived in Constantinople, it's her.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
This episode was a preparation episode for all of the characters. For sure for Harald, who had a mission and because of that he needed to find a boat, then to find a guide, then to compose a crew. All of that weird team, composed of a scholar, a slaver, a future king, a greenlander, a noble, a servant… Yes, it sounds like a joke. Put them all on a boat, on a sled, and it's even funnier.
I was disappointed to discover the truth about the place where Freydis is, but not so surprised. It was really too good to be true, and I felt something was wrong with the way they use the refugees. It's nice that Freydis wants to intervene, to help them, but can she really do it ? In England, I'm more and more sure that Godwyn planned all of what is happening : that guy being the brother of Aelfwynn, it's on purpose… He wanted Emma to fully trust him, so he planned things to make her think she's in danger. And now, with the brother situation, maybe it was to have his "lover" full attention ? I don't know.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
This episode was a preparation episode for all of the characters. For sure for Harald, who had a mission and because of that he needed to find a boat, then to find a guide, then to compose a crew. All of that weird team, composed of a scholar, a slaver, a future king, a greenlander, a noble, a servant… Yes, it sounds like a joke. Put them all on a boat, on a sled, and it's even funnier.
I was disappointed to discover the truth about the place where Freydis is, but not so surprised. It was really too good to be true, and I felt something was wrong with the way they use the refugees. It's nice that Freydis wants to intervene, to help them, but can she really do it ? In England, I'm more and more sure that Godwyn planned all of what is happening : that guy being the brother of Aelfwynn, it's on purpose… He wanted Emma to fully trust him, so he planned things to make her think she's in danger. And now, with the brother situation, maybe it was to have his "lover" full attention ? I don't know.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
Good episode here, I loved that form a little more than the interdimensional cable ones because we have okay the same fast rhythm for the stories and we have A LOT of them, but they are meaningful for the characters and we have a lot of good subjects explored. And a lot of characters are back ! I think I was way too happy to see Stalhitler back, and I think I was way too happy also to see Evil Pottybutthole. Sorry ?
Clearly, the writers took this episode for them, to push the limits of everything. To tell the viewers to not think that each episode has a message, and that even if they had, maybe it's important, maybe not. To say that really they do what they want, as they want, that they don't want to do easy things with reusing characters for no reason, that they are okay to break the fifth wall and other stuff etc. Loved the conclusion : yes, the God/faith solution is always ruining a story.
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So glad that we're gonna continue to follow Freydis' journey ! Especially because she represents the religious aspect of the show and we need to keep it. And now that she became the Gudija of this new Uppsala, even more. I was so proud of her during this moment, it gave me chills. But still, I want you to check on this refugees' camp, to be sure we can fully relax here, we can trust all of them.
Leif, I said no. Like truly, I laughed during the editing to see me being so annoyed in advance, knowing the guy would take drugs, being afraid of what it would do for him. Turned out that he didn't need it to kill someone. And that in fact his hallucination was there to represent how conflicted he is : he misses his old life, represented by Liv, but he changed and now he believes in the christian god. The boy needs to choose, and right here, he made a big step. Oh, and Godwin ? I think my theory is true and the guy planned all of that.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
So glad that we're gonna continue to follow Freydis' journey ! Especially because she represents the religious aspect of the show and we need to keep it. And now that she became the Gudija of this new Uppsala, even more. I was so proud of her during this moment, it gave me chills. But still, I want you to check on this refugees' camp, to be sure we can fully relax here, we can trust all of them.
Leif, I said no. Like truly, I laughed during the editing to see me being so annoyed in advance, knowing the guy would take drugs, being afraid of what it would do for him. Turned out that he didn't need it to kill someone. And that in fact his hallucination was there to represent how conflicted he is : he misses his old life, represented by Liv, but he changed and now he believes in the christian god. The boy needs to choose, and right here, he made a big step. Oh, and Godwin ? I think my theory is true and the guy planned all of that.
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Wait a minute, another time we have an episode with Jerry living a little adventure on his own ? First, thank you a lot for those writers, and second, thank you again because after the last episode in which he disappointed by following and obeying blindly to a talking cat, here at least, he stood up for himself. Badly, for sure, he was physically hurt, he let his ego speak, but, yes in fact, for once, he let his ego speak ! He tried. Okay, I'm not sure we can consider that he succeeded, regarding all of what he lived and the fact that he ended up on the floor with a broken leg, and surely being responsible for the death of an entire plane but… He tried. And yes, you can mock me with that description : just look at my review, and see someone fighting hard to defend Jerry.
All of the snake narrative arc was fun, but I appreciate it even more just because I love that the writers can create a whole thing around animals who can't talk and still we understand all of the situations. And yes, the time travel situation almost exploded my mind at the end, luckily the writers gave the solution in the post credit scene.
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It feels so good to be back in the show ! With the characters for sure, but also in this environment, so well done with the places, the costumes and here I noticed also really great musics (which is promising for the rest of the season, and bigger scenes). A little time jump at the beginning and right back into the action : Freydis and Harald need to run away, but in different directions. And it's killing me, because clearly they love each other but they know their destinies are leading them in totally opposite futures.
I'm worried for Leif and his mental health, but I think the writers decided for this season to turn it more about his faith. A good choice because the religious aspect is one of the most important for a show about Vikings. That's why I was a little afraid of Freydis disappearing like that, all alone, for a long time, because she truly represents that side of the show. Good to see Godwin again, and I'm still suspecting him of planning something. Even if here he seems to do the right things. I know my guy.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.
It feels so good to be back in the show ! With the characters for sure, but also in this environment, so well done with the places, the costumes and here I noticed also really great musics (which is promising for the rest of the season, and bigger scenes). A little time jump at the beginning and right back into the action : Freydis and Harald need to run away, but in different directions. And it's killing me, because clearly they love each other but they know their destinies are leading them in totally opposite futures.
I'm worried for Leif and his mental health, but I think the writers decided for this season to turn it more about his faith. A good choice because the religious aspect is one of the most important for a show about Vikings. That's why I was a little afraid of Freydis disappearing like that, all alone, for a long time, because she truly represents that side of the show. Good to see Godwin again, and I'm still suspecting him of planning something. Even if here he seems to do the right things. I know my guy.
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YEEES ! Let's begin a new anime together ! On the poll I made on my patreon, some animes were on top of the list and I picked Chainsaw Man among them because for now, it's the one which is fitting the most on my schedule. No worries, the other ones are gonna come this year, just a little after. And clearly, this first episode already convinced me : the story seems great and the main character interesting, but I was really intrigued and excited by how it's done !
This universe and the way to draw things is more realistic than usual, but it's really how they are "filming" the action which is cool and different here. To present things, animes almost always just follow the characters, when here they think of things like they have an actual camera. We are at the place of Denji, we have travelings, we have almost a "drones" sequence to follow him from the sky, we have a fight moment close to marvel scenes… It's refreshing for sure and it's also really cool, because it tells me that for the rest, they're gonna pay attention really to the pictures, the composition of the place, where to put the characters, they're gonna use that also as a tool for the story and all.
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I predicted it, and still I managed to be shocked and cried a little… Yes, I felt that Uzui would die, because of the poison thing. But we know he had an antidote for one of his wives, so maybe just he didn't have any anymore, or maybe he would use one for one of our guys, like they didn't put for no reason that ending scene before with him promising to Rengoku to do everything he could to protect them. So with the two flashbacks with Uzui saying he would join his siblings into death and the promise to maybe one day have a normal life with his wives… I KNEW he would die.
But Inosuke… Even if I predicted one of our guys would be poisoned, I didn't see it coming during the scene, AT ALL. Because it was such an epic fight, impressive with all of their moves, all of them working together, it was beautiful, the music, everything, and they succeeded, so I was cheering, and laughing to see Inosuke just running away with this head… But no, he was stopped in one second, without any warning, with the demon coming from behind, discovering by the same occasion Uzui is on the floor, his hand cut, surely dead, an explosion follows, Tanjiro is falling… Give me a break, yes, I cried.
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First, I misunderstood it during the episode but I talked about it in review : no, the Master is not Uzui's brother, but still this flashback is a mine of informations. We learn that he had the burnt mark on his face, like Tanjiro's dad. Maybe also a birth mark ? So what, he can use the Sun Breathing technique ? He is a member of Tanjiro's family, as a brother, as a cousin ? Or he (or his father) was a part of a group in which Tanjiro's dad was ? And the fact he has know all of his face burnt, maybe it's because he can't master this technique ? We saw Tanjiro having issues with that.
Before this episode, I was already worried for Uzui, but only because of what happened to Rengoku. At the end of the episode, I was just sure he would die : the guy couldn't fight that demon, he was poisoned and maybe he didn't have an antidote or if he had one, he would use it for one of our guys, because he made that promise to Rengoku to protect them no matter what…
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We already knew Morty loved fantasy stuff, but that's a real surprise to see that Rick could also. THAT MUCH. Yes, the scene shocked me, but the writers made it on purpose. Yup, bonding with a dragon can be a se*ual thing, like just that orgy at the end… And yes, it disgusted me because, remember that the three humans involved are from the same family. Go take that shower, Morty, quick !
I was surprised also to have an entire story only for Jerry, and a little disappointed by what happened during it. You know I love Jerry, even if I find him lame sometimes, but I hate the fact we have here an example that he's just following everyone's orders, blindly, without questioning anything. Even if it comes from a talking cat. The only good thing about that moment : Rick came to help him, and protected him by taking out these weird memories from his mind.
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You know I suspected Sweet Boy, like I named him since I met him, because sometimes he was excessively nice and I had the impression it was fake, and because we didn't see his background during season 1. To discover his past during the first scene, it reduced my suspicions about him a lot. To see him ready to sacrifice his hand for saving the team, it totally erased the last doubts I had. But I really thought he would survive ! Like if Nigari did… I felt sorry that I cut myself from connecting to him because of these suspicions, because yes, he was truly nice.
In the second part of the episode, we have Chishiya involved in a new game, a game of hearts. I'm clearly not surprised to see him acting like a total viewer of all of what is happening, people betraying each other and killing each other. We're used to him not involving himself into things, with people, and that's the reason why he is my second main suspect in this show. That and, again, we didn't see his background (yet).
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A real Rick and Morty adventure, with these two adding funny situations and complicated things… It felt a little like the Inception episodes, but here it was more to make fun of heist movies like Ocean's eleven and cie, and clearly it works a lot. With all of these reveals, which are more and more complicated, so less and less logical and realistic, with all of this quick editing which is just annoying at the end… It was fun to have all of these sidekicks here, even if you know how much I hate Mr Poopybutthole's voice and clearly you discovered I'm not a fan of all kinds of Elon MTusk.
To discover at the end that Rick planned all of that to manipulate Morty, to make him give up on his dream of becoming a writer so he would just go on adventures with him… Is it really a surprise ? No, but it's lame and sad, for both of them. Morty who thought his grandpa was nice and supportive, and who is not gonna chase his dream. Rick who is so afraid of being abandoned that he's okay to destroy his loved one's lives.
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When Nezuko transformed during the last episode, I was just impressed by how she looked like, how strong she was, the fact she didn't have her thing on her mouth also, so I was imagining her talking… I know, I can have the palm of optimism. Because clearly I didn't think of the fact that not having that thing on her mouth would mean that she would be tempted by attacking humans.
We had a sweet moment when Tanjiro found a way to connect with Nezuko, through that lullaby, each one just thinking about their mother and how much they miss her. And Tanjiro had that time thanks to Uzui who intervened against Daki and just killed her in one second. I mean, kill her… Not that much now that we discovered that her ugly brother was hiding inside of her body. They talk so much and can become annoying quickly, but I can also laugh a lot with him saying so much how stupid but beautiful his sister is.
I'm still french, so I'm still sorry if my english hurts you.