L-Ryoshi said: Why are there so many idiots in this show?
First, the dumb bullies who don't take warnings to heart, even when it's been shown that they have no chance in beating even Shinichi, much less Shimada (whom Shinichi specifically warned them not to cross paths with before). I get the feeling that those guys are still dumb enough to not listen and to try and get themselves sliced up later on in this show.
Well, this is fairly ridiculous. If thugs listen to reason, the world will be a better place and there won't be any thugs or bullies. Mitsuo, moreover, has beaten Shinichi pretty bad in the past. The fact he didn't succeed the second time could hardly be explained in terms of reason or recognition of power - Shinichi stopped him, it's nothing one would call 'beating". Mitsuo brought a whole gang against Shinichi the second time around, namely because he wanted to be sure they would get Shinichi good.
Second, that dumb Murano, seriously, you realize there's something wrong with Shimada, your brother tells you that there are human-murdering aliens who can shape-shift into other people, you've literally seen your classmate do the exact same thing with your own eyes, and yet for no good reason, you have to see him in a private classroom on like the fourth floor with no place to run and escape, to ascertain that he's a murderous alien and actually expect that if he is that he'll listen to your humanistic pleas to leave and never kill again? Maji-de? Are you a friggin' idiot? Nevermind, it's rhetorical.
That's not Murano, it's Tachikawa, and in fact the first time her brother denied the sketch was of a suspect. The authorities were looking for a serial killer, not an alien, but because of the strange stories, surrounding these murders (Tachikawa and Shinichi's school included after the incident with Mr. A), they make sketches and gather as much information as they could. One can hardly believe an alien is behind all those murders, hence the TV show that coined the "Big Mouth" chara.
Third, those investigators. So you're having a conversation about a certain extra-terrestrial species who happens to eat humans, why did you not post people up on guard so that innocent people, ala Shinichi, wouldn't walk in on this "sensitive" conversation? Why the hell would Murano's brother even TELL her about the case? He could have just shrugged it off as some practice assignment instead of spilling the beans right? Do you REALLY want to keep the matter under wraps and NOT spread panic to the general populace? Yeah, I can totally see that, you cops are doing a "GREAT JOB" of that.
::Que sarcastic slow applause::
Seriously, apart from the new Shinichi, Migi and the aliens, every else in this show has been acting like monkeys with pea-sized brains here.
I'm sure that in the beginning they acted as the local police, where Nobuko was killed, but during the conversation with Shinichi's father, it's clear that they know a lot more, albeit having no living sample to hard-proof the aliens' involvement. In its due time, it would become clear why they searched in the wrong direction, as hinted in episode 1. Unless you're saying that if someone comes to tell you "The aliens did it" and you will believe him ... -_-
Anyway, the police has been investigating disappearance of people along with the murders, which is to note they had problems to identify who was the victim and who was the murderer. It's quite serious situation NOT to warn your family members, although Tachikawa's brother alert was rather lenient, making the same mistake Migi made about the distribution of the "monsters" across Japan, when Shinichi's parents decided to go on their trip despite the increasing reports about the murders Shinichi's dad had been following since episode 1.
We all know that Tachikawa should have told her brother and his colleagues about Shimada, and this is undeniable truth, especially after seeing his head deformed and his face changed. Maybe she still believes she can reason with Shimada, because, fake or not, he looks human to her. She is completely unaware of how much different Shimada is, but that's because she hasn't read the manga :D |