Darling in the FranXX Episode 13 Discussion

AddiTeacha2 said:
Guys I'm confused. Why would you guys even like zero two when she saw hiro as a foddler since episode 1? I know he was her darling all along but what if he wasn't? She would've straight up betray him like the others

Admiral_Akbar said:


Since EP 1 is arguable. We know that 02's ultimate goal is to "become human". Which she believes she can only do by killing all the Klaxosaurs. We also know from EP 11(Right? Maybe 12?) that during her time with Hiro, her "klaxosaur-ification" has accelerated rapidly, you can see it in her horns and fangs getting longer, plus them just saying it outright.

Additionally, after Hiro gave her the hand mirror as a gift, you can see a very clear and steady decline in her mental state, almost assuredly brought about by self loathing. You can see her shattering all the reflective surfaces in the dorm/barracks/child solider resort or whatever they live in. Additionally, you can see a SUPER clear difference in how she treats Hiro starting in EP 10 (which is after she gets the mirror).

I think she had a crush on Hiro from eps 1-9, then when she started to believe that she was running out of time to "deklaxosaur" herself (eps 10-12) she decided to try and distance herself from him emotionally, since she believed that she was running out of time to save herself, and was prepared to sacrifice Hiro to try and delay that.

I think 02 views her klaxosaur-ness the same way most cancer victims view cancer. Something that they can learn to live with for a time, but need to find treatment (killing klaxosaurs), and can even go into remission, but it will always be there, waiting for a chance to come back (we know from EP 13 that she used to be full on Oni mode,but later toned it down to essentially human. We don't know how this happened, but we saw in eps 10-12, that it certainly wasn't permanent), and ultimately, if not treated, it can be very deadly (I think 02 views a failure to become human as a fate that might as well be worse than death). I think in EP 12, 02 was willing to sacrifice Hiro to try and "enter remission" if just temporarily, or if not to "enter remission" I think she, in her frantic mental state, at least believed that she could draw closer to her goal of saving herself by sacrificing Hiro.

I might be totally off the mark, but that's the vibe I'm getting. We'll have to wait for EP 14 to know more.

AddiTeacha2 said:
Good analysis and thanks for the respectful response. The thing is that I now find her to be an unlikable character since I learned the truth. She was really the reason i become interested in this show because I felt that She genuinely cared about hiro who is a human. If they made it a way that she knows it was him since episode 1 then I would understand because it would actually means she was trying her best to make him remember but of course they can't understand each other due to hiro memory loss.

mrexillustx said:
I did not expect this episode to be so emotional. It’s my favorite so far.

I made a sad AMV out of Episode 13 of Hiro and Zero two :)

mrexillustx said:
I did not expect this episode to be so emotional. It’s my favorite so far.

I made a sad AMV out of Episode 13 of Hiro and Zero two :)

Deku6339 said:
Ichigo ruined everything..

EpsilonX said:
Dude, what is this, Elfen Lied? Random kid is the only one nice to the weird girl with horns, and they spend a whole day together making her feel normal. But then they're split apart and when they meet again, they don't recognize each other somehow? How many girls have horns dude? Now, in Darling, not only does she have horns, but he names her Zero Two and starts to say he'll be her darling. So when he starts hanging out with a girl named Zero Two who has horns and calls him "darling," why the hell doesn't he recognize her? Are you kidding me? I'm still going to keep watching it, but man my faith in this show has really dropped with this one.

(edited for clarity)

SNDT said:
Are you retarded? Watch the end of the episode again...

SoraSenpai said:
If anyone has the title of the song where Hiro is feeding Zero Two the candy...that would be clutch! I love that song.

duchung1 said:
it makes all senses now even why zero two has the habit to lick other people. The reason for her habit lies in the past cuz of hiro. One of the best episodes Ive ever seen.

btw. does anyone notice that zero two was the one, who actually proposed to hiro?

EpsilonX said:


Watch the first half of the series again.

DonTrumpolino said:


You know I never really got the whole AMV thing. Not just the motivation (which is kind of obvious, but I couldn't describe it without any 'hurt' "feelings"), but also how this could be even the slightest bit legal, since probably noone that does anything on youtube has any rights to do anything with content they didn't make or own...

SoraSenpai said:


He gets his memories erased after they recapture Zero Two. Which is why he forgets abut his promise to Mitsuru as well.

EpsilonX said:


Wait, really? When did they say that? I think I missed it lol because that explains a lot.

Stark700 said:
The past life of Zero Two is quite harsh and lonely tbh.

xxmbmxx said:
I didn't watch this show last season and now I'm doing a binge. This was the best episode to date and basically confirms that the adults are the real enemy here and the klaxosaurs probably will end up being the good guys, or at least they are not the children's enemy.