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| Nice trip, visiting Rin's homestay parents gave some sweet feelings and he confessing his hardships at Sydney The kingsize bed moment at the hotel was hilarious When they were swimming with the national team I had to facepalm due to that Aussie telling all the cliche things before diving in I'm glad Haru has found his dream thanks to Rin |
| Makoto x Haru shippers gonna hate this episode. (5 votes of hating ahahaha) OMG that Engrish. HaruxRin is pretty cute. They should stay more time together. |
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| auSTRAAAAAAAlia |
| Australia... down under... :3 |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| Wish they showed Haru swimming? Haru's attitude changes really fast in general. He was mostly really irritable and annoying this episode, then suddenly is super happy? No, but that face with the glistening eyes, though. "I found it, too." *sparkle sparkle*. Don't think they will wrap it up too well. Rin is best guy. |
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| This episode did wonders for my Rin/Haru ship! |
| "If you can eliminate all the other choices, the remaining choice, no matter how improbable, it is the answer."- Sherlock Holmes |
| I'm gonna confess that I'm one of those haters who voted 1/5 because: - No Makoto no fun; - English (I had to skip English dialogues cause I somehow hate it when I hear it in anime); - Rin/Haru fanservice was a bit excessive. It's not that I want to keep that drama queen Haru for Makoto, it's just that I kinda hate that kind of straightforward fanservice. I mean sharing a bed was kinda cheesy and stupid, because obviously one of them could sleep on the floor (AFAIK Japanese people don't really mind sleeping on the floor, I've seen it in other animus LOL); - Haru's mood changes. But I totally don't mind another season full of this stupid crap because I love Free! kek |
BiscuitRoot said: It was a disappointing episode for me. Don't get me wrong, it had some cute moments, but overall I felt bored. Ugh Haru, so much drama. His resolution at the end of the episode felt like it was slapped together at the last minute. My thoughts exactly. This episode was really adorable, though I can definitely feel some sympathy for Haru, who, as Rin did when he was younger, finds himself in a completely foreign place...shall I say, like a fish out of water? Though we don't have confirmation on this, I'm presuming that he's only ever been in Iwatobi his entire life, with a few excursions to other towns. So when he goes to Sydney, not just another town but another city, a grand one much more than the little town of Iwatobi, where everyone behaves and speaks in a completely alien way, I imagine that it would be pretty stressful. He seems pretty anxious about being in Australia; Rin is his only connection to stop him from losing his sanity in the country. It's just like when he gets out of the pool- he's no longer in a place where his existence is melded by comforting waves. Though I'm not Japanese or Australian, I'm guessing life in either country is very different from life in the other. For the introverted Haruka, it's a blessing that he has Rin there with him, or he might just curl up into a little ball and wither away because he's too shy to reach out and doesn't have much mastery of English [ on the website, it's mentioned that his worst subject is English, so he probably feels quite self-conscious about it]. I don't blame him. I think if I went to a country, even with a friend, that had a language that I didn't know and customs I'd never heard of, I would be quite overwhelmed. I've been to many countries all over the world, and each new one is at once delighting and slightly anxiety-inducing, trying to figure out where you belong, trying to integrate with the locals and not stand out, but also reveling in the sights to see and the enjoyment of being in a world that's new. The receptionist at the hotel was so rude. Though, to be honest, I've had to deal with plenty of rude hotel receptionists, and I think the Asian countries are more inclined to hospitality in hotels, so that might be why Rin gets so angry. Ah, I'm sure the Rinharu fans went wild when the two of them were sleeping in the bed together! Yet despite that, there's something more I want to discuss. When Rin says that he's always looked to Haru to guide him, I believe that's quite surprising. Rin seems like a dominant character, one who leads the way, paves his own path, while Haru meanders off to the side, sometimes deviating from the path, sometimes choosing to follow others. Yet what Rin says puts him in a different light. Now, Haru knows that somebody has always looked up to him. People depend on him. He can't just swim for himself anymore; he's never really been able to swim for himself because so many people have been inspired by his swimming, and that puts some pressure on him, though he may not have realized it. When he did, when Rin said what he said, I was slightly worried that Haru might get angry again. Actually, though, it appeared to have led him to reexamine himself. But this is the part that's probably going to make many people angry, and the thing I really wanted to say about this episode is that I was a little bit disappointed. Was just standing on a starting block that key to Haru being able to find his dream? Even though it's certainly possible, judging by how much he struggled over his dream, I just have my doubts about this. This is probably due in part to standing on the starting block, surrounded by a hypothetical crowd, is a scenario that we see caused Haru great amounts of stress and terror. So why did it work for him this time? I'm a little let down by how fast and easily he found his dream. It just seemed...fake to me. The very scene that caused him pain also caused him to find himself? Even though there were two episodes left before this aired, I wish this had been better planned out. I expected some deep soul-searching, some true consideration of what he swims for, the value of what his friends mean to him. But in this episode, he stood on a starting block, completely uninvolved with friends, or any really deep thoughts, surrounded by his mind's image of something that terrified him, and...somehow, he found his dream? |
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| too much fanservice in this episode. For some reason I already know in that room only had 1 bed and Rin talking about how he admire Haru on the bed not helping either. I understand why people here kinda angry cz haru sudden change attitude in thie ep but maybe its the best KyoAni can do cz the anime only get 2 episodes left. |
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| OMG NO NO NO NO NO!!!! WHY!?!?!?!? I am Australian and can confirm that most of us don't sound like that! RUSSLE AND LORI? It's like they just threw in all the Australian stereotypes they could! That part when haru was about to swim and the guy next to him was all like "Hey mate, HOws IT GOIN" WHO SAYS THAT? *Sigh* oh well it's to be expected (great episode full of rinharu moments btw) |
| best episode yet |
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| One bed <3333 Don't be so shy *o* Mikuo_Chan said: OMG NO NO NO NO NO!!!! WHY!?!?!?!? I am Australian and can confirm that most of us don't sound like that! RUSSLE AND LORI? It's like they just threw in all the Australian stereotypes they could! That part when haru was about to swim and the guy next to him was all like "Hey mate, HOws IT GOIN" WHO SAYS THAT? *Sigh* oh well it's to be expected (great episode full of rinharu moments btw) I work with Australians over the phone and I can confirm that KyoAni has no idea how Australian English sounds LOL |
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| It was really interesting seeing Australia in anime form and recognising all these landmarks lol. The Australian accents were pretty good but it felt like they were trying to squeeze as much stereotypical aussie slang xD I felt like Haru's revelation was a bit sudden due to the build up in the last few episodes but still, the wing metaphor was a nice touch to add substance into this special moment. Like others have said, it did feel a little empty without the others but it was a good for Haru and Rin to spend some *quality* time together since their interactions were usually quite brief throughout the season. Looking forward to the last ep. It's been a fun ride! |
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| Luv this ep One of them could have totally slept on the floor, but they decided to share...wink (but it logically makes sense too since they probably didn't bring covers or anything to cover the floor, and who knows how dirty the floor is) Lori's talking...wink Rin's 'admiration' for Haru...brought up so much to the point of being a bit excessive...wink wink wink wink ty Kyoani for all the fanservice This episode didn't show Haru swimming w/ the national swimmers, and that may have helped him realize his dream too (so it may seem cut off, but it just wasn't in the episode)...imo realizing a dream can be quick sometimes, especially for some (since it just feels right...probably it did to Haru...also since he's so addicted to free) Haru didn't seem out of character...after all he did get into his 'first fight', which was why he might have acted unusual (not having brought trunks, not wanting to swim in sea) LET ALL THE FANFICTION/FANART COMMENCE |
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| all these white people tho... couldn't have asked for more. |
| Man I thought they were actually going to go full yaoi there in that bed. |
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| Pretty decent English! Really shows production and director's quality when they get native speakers. :3 Love the conversations, when Russel asks if Rin has a girlfriend and Rin's reply to hot weather. Hahaha. And little Rin's Engrish. <3 The lady at reception was kind of rude though. |
Shuhan said: I'm pretty sure they did. That would in fact explain a shift in Haru's mind. I'm serious.Man I thought they were actually going to go full yaoi there in that bed. |
swaggahsaurus said: But this is the part that's probably going to make many people angry, and the thing I really wanted to say about this episode is that I was a little bit disappointed. Was just standing on a starting block that key to Haru being able to find his dream? Even though it's certainly possible, judging by how much he struggled over his dream, I just have my doubts about this. This is probably due in part to standing on the starting block, surrounded by a hypothetical crowd, is a scenario that we see caused Haru great amounts of stress and terror. So why did it work for him this time? I'm a little let down by how fast and easily he found his dream. It just seemed...fake to me. The very scene that caused him pain also caused him to find himself? Even though there were two episodes left before this aired, I wish this had been better planned out. I expected some deep soul-searching, some true consideration of what he swims for, the value of what his friends mean to him. But in this episode, he stood on a starting block, completely uninvolved with friends, or any really deep thoughts, surrounded by his mind's image of something that terrified him, and...somehow, he found his dream? This all started way before him standing on that starting block. Actually, if you watch closely the whole series, Haru has always had the drive that Rin is talking about and there have been hints everywhere that he was going to swim professionally eventually. The fact that they always show his eyes light up when someone would mention going pro, or when he watched Rin swim. His biggest fear was never swimming pro itself, but of the uncertain future and of moving on and going forward. When everyone talked to him about it, all the pressure and his anxiety crushed him and he began to become depressed and angry. He was actually caging himself in. He was at the point that water brought him anxiety and he no longer enjoyed swimming. As Makoto says, he wasn't fine, he was actually becoming worse the more they let him alone. Rin took another approach than simply trying to give Haru advice. He apologized and then told Haru about how he had felt the same things that Haru had when he suddenly entered a new world. By taking him to Australia, he let Haru experience his greatest fear, which was leaving his comfort zone and facing a new world and new future, and allowing him to find out that what he was worrying about was nothing really to be afraid of. And then finally, he challenged him and gave HIM the choice. He offers the recreational pool to Haru, but he also points out the path forward that says he can swim on the same level as a professional team. Would he swim with the best, or would he back out? And it's Haru that makes that very first step forward. This time with no pressure and with his fear of the future assuaged by Rin's words, his "vision" of professional swimming is now in a completely different light than it was back in episode 9. Now, he's able to stand on that starting block and not feel as if it's the end of the world. And then the words of the Australian swimmer seal the deal. They are not words of sterile and caging competition, but one of simply a swimmer who enjoys the sport just like Haru and asks him to come join him. What's good about Rin is how patient and understanding he was of Haru, rather than his usually confrontational self. He had to know how bad Haru was simply from the fact the boy never wanted to go into the water, or that he had actually FORGOTTEN his swimsuit. However, he didn't make a big deal about it and just treated it like it was normal. Rin has ALWAYS believed that Haru would go into professional swimming, he just had to help Haru get over his fears of the unknown. |
Mikuo_Chan said: OMG NO NO NO NO NO!!!! WHY!?!?!?!? I am Australian and can confirm that most of us don't sound like that! RUSSLE AND LORI? It's like they just threw in all the Australian stereotypes they could! That part when haru was about to swim and the guy next to him was all like "Hey mate, HOws IT GOIN" WHO SAYS THAT? *Sigh* oh well it's to be expected (great episode full of rinharu moments btw) Well, I didn't think they were that bad. But according to the credits, they outsourced to America for the Aussie voices in this episode. So, they're Americans doing Australian accents. But at least it's better than barely passable Engrish right? :p |
| Wow, I think I've watched so much anime that I understand Japanese now. Oh wait... In all seriousness, the Australian-accented English dub for those foreigners exceeded my expectations. Though for some reason my eyes were still glued to the English subtitles. The flashback of Rin's time in Australia hit very close to home for me. I remember when I first moved to Canada and how difficult it was for me to speak the language as well as making friends. |
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| That hotel lady was pretty rude. One has to wonder how big of a stick they shoved up her asshole that morning to get her knickers in such a knot. |
In case you didn't notice. |
» Escapism. |
| I absolutely LOVED this episode. It was really cute to see Haru totally lost and out of his element being unable to speak English, and I was excited to hear Rin speaking English as well. Um... I'm not Australian, but the Aussie voices were pretty rad to me. I'm glad they were at least very clear English. I expected something different! Also, the RinHaru of it all was excellently executed omg. Lori gushing about Rin gushing about Haru I can't even. Despite this episode's cuteness, I'm DREADING next week. Honestly, I might cry. Eternal Summer has totally surpassed my expectations. |
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| So much English! This episode and its perfect OSTs playing at the right moments. Amazing as always. Glad they had a background story of how Rin dealt with his first time in Australia. Haru having a huge change of heart as well. The next episode preview almost had me in tears. Each main character saying a line and then simultaneously saying the title... of the last... episode... ;_; |
 "Later on, you will become a lively person causing headaches as the shrine-god." |
| At the beginning of the episode, Haru looks so lost and confused... Priceless. Finally more emotions on his ever stoic face! Must applaud Rin. Nagisa: "I hope Haru-chan will come back feeling better." Me: "I hope Haru-chan will come back ._." Haru: "And drop the '-chan' already!" (sorry, I've been reading too much fanfiction lately) Australia... Oh, my feels... Oh, my tears... I'm choking on them. But finally Haru knows what he wants to do. I guess, he truly needed a real challenge. I wonder if he'll come to Australia too, or Mako, Haru and Rin will go in three different directions? Kind of sad when you think about it, but it imitates life... |
| As each episode passes this show continues to draw me in more and more. An absolutely beautiful episode in an equally gorgeous land. I nearly teared up when Rin and Haru were eating dinner with Rin's live in parents. Thinking about the warmth they provided him when he lost his father and how much he's grown in these two seasons was breath taking. That bed scene was gold, both the comedic aspect as well as Haru and Rin's bonding moment. This has been a spectacular journey to seeing Haru find his way and I'm going to sincerely miss this after next week. OG-3 said: When Haru was standing in front of the pool and envisioned competing there, it alluded to how he felt the ultimate sensation of freedom, with his arms serving as wings to let him soar through the water before him.Very different from the previous episodes. Actually, I didn't like how Haru just suddenly had a change of heart. Um, at least show us a reason why he wants to swim again? |
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| Wow, so much English this episode. Haru was persuaded a little bit too easily, but meh. How would Australians know that Haruka and Rin are supposed to be girls' names? (referring to the hotel scene) |
 Thanks, person who gave me this on another site a long time ago, lol. |
| Haru found his dream T___T. Dat English OMG. |
| It was a nice episode! Dat engrish through... |
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| Man, this episode was so enjoyable and really heartwarming. Rin and Haru visit Australia~ I'm actually really surprised that the Australian characters spoke fluent English though even with Australian accents. Sure they sounded pretty stereotypical but how else were they gonna represent Australia? I'd say KyoAni did a good job with that. Rin's Engrish was actually pretty good haha. Rin's life in Australia sure was tough but he has now become who is today because of being in Australia. So glad to see Haru finally smiling when he was at the Aquatic Centre. Haru, go swim FREE!! ;) And lmao, sleeping in a single bed together. Oic what you did thar. |
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The highlight of that episode was Rin's Engrish, Haru's confusion over all the people speaking English, and this: That episode made no sense...after /all/ of Haru's anxiety about feeling pressured to perform, he just looks at an /empty/ international pool and every bit of anxiety went and he found his dream which is to be a pro swimmer...NO. I CALL BULLCRAP. It was too easy. |
| As an Australian the English in this episode made me laugh so hard, they really tried hard to fit in as much Aussie slang in there as possible, but the accents were pretty off XD They weren't as bad as I expected but I doubt any of the English actors were actually Australian. (Also Mamo's English was actually pretty good, not amazing in any sense, but I love hearing Mamo speak in foreign languages anyway.) I'm pretty conflicted over this episode. I LOVED seeing more of Rin and Haru's interaction which has been really desperately missing in this season, but I felt like the ending was solved a bit too easily. I get that this has been a slow build for Haru, and he just needed that final push to find his dream which Rin provided by taking him out of Japan.... but I feel like the end of the episode just lacked a little bit of oomph at the end. If you compare it to the second last ep of the first season, it really feels a bit lackluster. I'll reserve my full judgement of this ep until next week though, cause maybe it'll put this one in a bit more context. |
| Much engrish. Wow! Mamo's charas likes speaking foreign language this season, not to mention Tsukiyama from TG. He's good tho. |
yuucchi said: worst episode ever, thanks kyoani for completely destroying haruka fangirl dream destroyed. lol |
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| LOVED THIS EPISODE SO MUCH!! IT WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN WHAT I EXPECTED!! as RinHaru shipper I was happy with each moment of this episode, RinHaru alone in Australia! alone in walking all over around! alone in talking! alone in hotel!! alone in BED!!!!!!!!!! AND... BED TALKING!!!!!!!!!!!! *BOMB* CAN'T ASKING FOR MORE!!!!!!! ok, enough with this fangirl taking xD talking about the ep: I liked the ost which was playing a the begging of the episode <3 Haru is having a glum face at the passport (though he was still kid) and in the real one xDDD I love how stylish Rin is always <3 OMG he's so beautiful and sexy with every little move he makes *q* the sightseeing in the episode make me want to visit Australia! x3 and I think I'm gonna be so happy as fan of free! if I was Australian! xD I loved how Rin was translate everything to Haru Haru can at least introduces himself in english xD *cute* when Haru couldn't see Rin around.. sure it so frightful lost in a country where he can't even speak its language >< I wished to see Rin and Haru swimming in the ocean x3 I loved the part when Haru tell that it was his first fight with Makoto <3 *cute* Rin is a person with more experience so it was so good of him to talk about them with Haru =) Rin sure is strong with determination to being able in staying in foreign country in that age and without acquaintance! so Rin's homestay parents are saying that Rin used to talk about Haru! *kyaaaaaaaaaaaa* loved the family dinner table part <3 and those parents are really so kind and took good care of Rin =) Rin and Haru are always like little kids when it comes to "who's fault" and goes as: Rin: "your fault" Haru: "your fault" Rin: "your fault" Haru: "your fault” xDDD WHAT?? HARU DIDN'T BRING HIS SWIMSUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BIGGEST TWISTED IN THE PLOT!!! XDDDD for Haru to tend to swim beside the national team wasn’t weird ‘cause if you do remember when Rin once said to Haru "you think no once can beat you in the water, don’t you?” seems that Haru think so! and for being a pro swimmer is a new step to Haru, and Haru don't like changes besides he's stubborn here some examples: - remember years ago when Makoto asked Haru to join iwatobi swimming club Haru refused at first but he joined it later with Makoto - remember years ago how Haru refused swimming in relay when Rin was tying hard to convince him but he did it later with Rin, Makoto and Nagisa so his acting in this case of being a pro swimmer wasn't much different except there were lot of pressures so after all what happened with him once Haru stepped on the real stander (not on the nightmare ones) all of his anxious from this new step and fear from unknow have vanished and he felt so free! beside I think him being with Rin helped a lot, since it seem that Haru don’t like being away from the people he treasure Rin said “his world has kept expanding since he met Haru" but in fact, Rin did the same thing to Haru Rin is the one who convinced Haru to swim relay with him years ago and he’s the one who also convinced him to be a pro swimmer with him now as well from the start I knew that Rin and Haru meant to each other, Rin will alway admire Haru, and Haru will always follow Rin end of the story <3 think the "two birds flying” at the end resemble RinHaru <3 |
poptart said: haru spent the whole damn season being a lil bitch to everyone around him for even suggesting he continue swimming at a higher level outside of high school and for forcing their dreams on him. to then go and want to continue swimming at a higher level outside of high school and accept someone elses dream as his own. what? ... they spent zero time developing haru's supposed change from "i only swim free, and now relay" to "hey this thing i had a full on mental breakdown over in the middle of a race. turns out when i see some blonde dude dive into a pool i wanna so that too" I think it's more like he didn't like to be pushed. I'm like that myself. I hate when someone tells me what to do, even if what they tell me to do is actually what I want to do. I'm stubborn as f*ck. That's why, I think he needed the time away. And Rin didn't push him here. He gave him a choice: go back or step forward. That was the turning point in finding his dream. It was his choice and not the pestering of everyone around him. I can identify with him so much that it hurts. poptart said: to the point that now i hope makoto, nagisa, and rei finish the relay and then drop haru. i hope makoto boards a train to tokyo and they never speak again. haru can go be a water bird or whatever the hell that was about and cry his tears in hell cause he's a crap friend and a crap teammate. haru can go swim for rin or whatever the hell the writers wanted me to get out of this episode and when stuff gets rough he can tough it out by himself since this haru obviously doesn't give two farts about his team or his supposed best friend. I think Haru is an Asperger case. He doesn't really show emotions, and bottles everything inside (again, me.). I mean, remember that photo after they won the relay when they were kids: everyone was smiling except him. That doesn't mean that he doesn't care. He's just... different. And his friends know that and accept him the way he is. All this thing escalated to this level, because they graduate soon, and choices need to be made ASAP. |
| Haruka was so dead set on not being a professional swimmer and now after 1 small moment he did a complete 180. Not too sure about that. |
| OH MY GOSHHHH Slapping my knee so hard this episode and dying of laughter |
| TYBKA This was the best episode of the entire series. The BGM during this episode in particular was incredible. I love you Katou |
| -Nothing can stay unchanged. Even so, can you still keep on loving this place? -Be still my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. |
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