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Jul 14, 2021 2:25 AM
Supreme Tsundere

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Ashhk said:
Holy shit that end of episode with Satoko suiciding and killing Rika with her, so many things that are happening right now, I just can't wait to see the next episode...


Rika deserved this.
That bitch promised it to Sakoto, she knew she would not like it there, she knew she would reach to it again, yet decided to trust Rika one last time, only to be betrayed like this.

That scene at the end was very well much deserved, surely Sakokto kinda pushed her way, but was a single push all that those promises amounted to?
I m on Sakoto side here, and I want to see some blood for sure!
Jul 14, 2021 2:39 AM

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Remember kids, if your friends break some childhood promise, kill them.

If possible again and again along with all your other friends.
Aug 25, 2021 10:03 AM

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Higurashi and Umineko teach you two things: don't break childhood promises and blondes are crazy bitches.
Sep 2, 2021 6:43 AM

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Doing that in front of the whole school, now that was a blast! Take that! I find Rika's socialite friends really irksome!

She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did!
Oct 10, 2021 3:05 PM

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So if I'm correct, the loop only works in the perspective of one person, otherwise Rika would've known about her previous life in the academy.
Meaning the Rika we see in Satako's loop is a new Rika every single time.

Playcool said:
Ashhk said:
Holy shit that end of episode with Satoko suiciding and killing Rika with her, so many things that are happening right now, I just can't wait to see the next episode...


Rika deserved this.
That bitch promised it to Sakoto, she knew she would not like it there, she knew she would reach to it again, yet decided to trust Rika one last time, only to be betrayed like this.

That scene at the end was very well much deserved, surely Sakokto kinda pushed her way, but was a single push all that those promises amounted to?
I m on Sakoto side here, and I want to see some blood for sure!


Rika could've done a lot more to help her but to justify her actions ...
I don't see how you could side with Satoko here.

Rika had a dream and she wanted her best friend to join, she had the option to say no but instead forced herself to go through with it.
She's tried to help her with the hardships but as Rika explained herself she pushed her away despite being handed help from Rika.
Satoko's being selfish af here, intentionally using the loop because her mind is stuck in the past, she doesn't want to let go of her easy life in Hinamizawa and blames Rika for having a dream.
A dream she had because she had to sit through 100+ years of memories, good ones and a LOT of bad ones!
PrOxAntoOct 10, 2021 3:16 PM
Nov 21, 2021 7:50 AM

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vegeta8639 said:

God, I hope Rika goes full Bernkastel and comes up with some plan to get rid of this crazy bitch then moves on with her life instead of any kind of "Oh I'm so sorry we should be besties again." bullshit. Fuck.


That would be lovely but, alas, we al lknow that ain't gonna happen and Rika is gonna forgive her and basically give up all her independence and freedom and dreams to keep on being in some codependent, obsessive dailylife with Satoko, right back where she had been for the past 100+ years.

SIGH Just so infuriating how Rika has alwaysbeen a good friend and reaches out over and over and over again no matter how many times Satoko is an unredeemable brat, and YET.
Nov 27, 2021 4:19 PM

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Wow Satoko is such an awful person.

I know this has a sequel where Satoko is alive, but I really hope it will end with Satoko either in prison or in a psychiatric hospital. Probably not, but still.
Dec 8, 2021 2:00 PM

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Too bad the ending spoiled this whole arc, but at the same time waiting for it was the best part so i dunno
Dec 24, 2021 7:00 PM
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Damn, that demon lady is so sexy. If I was there, I'd assault her in a blink of an eye. Rance style. hehe

Hmm, in short Satoko just wants Rika all to herself.

I think Oyashiro didn't want to let go of Rika as well. She's using Satoko's desire to keep bringing her back to Hinamizawa. Hanyuu has no power now so that's why Satoko has full control of the looping at this point even to the point of Rika losing her memories all the time, up until that point where Hanyuu used her last power.
Sep 12, 2022 6:20 AM

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"I believe what you said"... that line from the opening makes so much sense now.

I sort of understand where satoko's coming from but that doesn't justify her actions... not one bit.
the future she's suffering from her own mistaken choice is the one that rika fought so hard to attain, so holding her back in the prison called hinamizawa is not very different, actually it's far more cruel than the the prison that's called st. lucia for her.

what's very different between them is that rika had no choice but to go through all those timelines to save herself and her friends, while satoko could choose her own future for herself. she just made a mistake by making that decision heavily relying on her feelings to stay together with rika, when there could be other ways to go about it.
Jan 23, 2023 2:38 AM

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Oh wait, that's not Hanyou then? Since she mentioned that she's much more powerful. Interesting episode though, Rika is really being a bit selfish there, spending so much time with other friends instead of Satoko.
Jun 18, 2023 6:53 PM
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It's about time this season started to get interesting. Shame that it took over 20 episodes to get to that point.
Sep 21, 2023 12:15 AM
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Ruined Satoko and Rika
Sep 30, 2023 9:28 AM

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Here's the most toxic friendship you can have.
For a licence which was all about friendship to make it through hardship it's really sad how it went.
Feb 20, 2:59 PM

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People siding with Satoko is crazy to me. She litterally admitted to not taking Rika's help because she didn't want to be pitied, she did this to herself. Rika said she would be there to help her and when Satoko is offered that help she says no. I get why some people might sympathize with her but not all out agreeing with her actions. Rika obviously doesn't remember her life in the school because in the start of the season she has no memory of it and who killed her. Satoko could've said no and that's that, never go to the school. With age friends grow apart and barley get to hang out together, and that's natural. Satoko is too stuck in the past so she'd rather kill her friend over and over again to try to get what she wants, without thinking that maybe she should just let Rika fufill her dream.
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