Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite Episode 6 Discussion

Looks like Badeni will actually be taking the place of Rafal and not Oczy.

I mean, his backstory should just show you that he was as, if not more committed than Rafal was. The dude legit didn't even care what would happen, he opened that book and lost his eye all for the sake of this research.

Not gonna lie, Oczy was getting on my nerves at the beginning of the episode, like, JUST SAY IT. I don't even know how Badeni got to understand it was a big deal and not some kind of prank.
Although Oczy's character gives the anime a really interesting nuance, he does get on my nerves sometimes, because it's seems he doesn't have his own morals, I could withstand a indecisive person (I mean, I'm that type of person too, not that I want to project that into anime characters), but he just doesn't have morals whatsoever, like, I don't know how to explain it.
Anyways, it seems he got some character development this episode, although I also thought the same last episode, and it wasn't really the case.
But the scene when he looks at the sky, after knowing about the new model for Earth, was really well done, and you could see some hope in his eyes.

Let's now talk about Badeni... Such an excentric character, and I love it. The way he was just whipping himself, to be able to say the truths that priest needed to hear, yes, iconic. And let's not forget how he was given the choice of not being punished by reading the herectic book, but he chose to read it, because he knew the world was something more than what the church was telling, and that the church itself needed to start adapting to new times, or it would become outdated and people would lose their faith (which is actually what's happening nowadays). And they just burned his eyes?!?!? They are brutal. Badeni seems to be a bit narciscistic, but it's for sure going to be an interesting character.

The final revelation of the idea of the heliocentrism theory and how it explains most of the problems that the other theories have, was so well executed, eben though for us it's pretty obvious, the anime does a great job at making you understand and feel what people from that time felt and knew. It gave me chills the last few scenes!

Can't wait to see the next episode, because it seems things are actually getting quite fast paced, I mean, we're only at episode 6 of 25, but the setup for them to prove the theory is done, and I'm not sure they're spending all the rest of the 19 episodes proving it, at least with this cast of characters.

Now that I think about it, there's this man that appears in the opening (it seems like some kind of knight honestly) that isn't featured in the ending, so he might be a future main character? Or an antagonist maybe.

And I'm really curious to see how the girl enters this story (the one I think is Nowak's daughter).

Another amazing episode man this is easily AOTS. Like it ain’t even really close

Badeni story was hard to see play out. As a Catholic, it’s so frustrating to see how the church back in this time were so caught up in preventing knowledge and things that defied established norms yet they were ok selling indulgences and doing all sorts of back room deals. Badeni actually correctly predicted the Protestant reformation that would happen as a result of the Church’s failings and corruption.

If you think about it, Badeni went blind from staring at the sun too long. That’s literally what the page he read causing him to be pinned down by the other monks was about. Very poetic reminder of his thirst for knowledge

It’s really remarkable how people were able to solve things like retrograde back in those days with the instruments they had. Truly one of the greatest periods for scientific discoveries despite the oppression they faced. No cell phone and video games does wonders for the human brain lol.

Like Badeni said, God gave this knowledge to humanity and it should be studied. We have brains for a reason. I got a bad feeling about he and Oczy but it’s all for a good cause.

@WaterMage Badeni's characterisation also reminded me of Adam and Eve, but with the roles reverted (or subverted).

Yea nah he specifically mentioned indulgences which was a practice of literally letting people buy their way to heaven which prompted Martin Luther to write his thesis. The split did weaken the church substantially and of course led to war in Europe that was a big part of the 16 and 17th centuries.

That no it'll change the universe scene was neat but otherwise pretty tame considering this was their big reveal to the truth. Not that it was bad but was expecting something grand. Guess I'm still stuck at how wonderful the third episode was.

@MegamiRem this is still the 2nd peak episode tho, idk if there's anything that's gonna hit the same as ep 3.

might be just me but in some of these dark scenes, i can literally only see the subtitles. good episode otherwise.

That's exactly how I feel about the edgy pompous monologues these clowns barf up at any given chance.

I'm starting to think this show is supposed to be a parody or a satire. Badeni's dialogues and demeanor of a chunny protagonist is down right laughable (don't even get me started on his eyepatch and scars).

The night scenes are still a chore to watch while having to crank up the monitor brightness. Hope someone actually gets fired for such a stupid choice.

Just like in the previous episode with the collapsing bridge, this hackjob of a writer doesn't know how to properly create conflict without feeling contrived. Why the heck did Badeni's superior left such an important heretic book outside the locked bookcase at hands reach from anyone outside his window? It makes absolutely no sense that such an uptight conservative superior would pull out a book after punishing his disciple for his lust of heretic knowledge.

These current clown characters make me miss Rafal big time.

Interesting perspective! This could definitely be a tie to Odin.