Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (light novel)
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Aug 19, 2020 9:48 AM
#51
I think subaru going more crazy, like how he laughing even though he crying, like the episode where puck kill him |
Aug 19, 2020 9:50 AM
#52
Adorelis said: Yes, it gets stronger each time he re-spawns/reloads at the save-point. That's what Beatrice told him in season 1 too.but wait, before the deaths Gar wasn't this agressive with him. could it be that the stench gets more intense with each death? |
Aug 19, 2020 9:54 AM
#53
Pretty mediocre episode.. feels like they rush the series to finish a certain amount of material in the shortest time possible. They didn't mention anything about Subaru's mental state, he's basically a robot throught the episode. In the LN, he was pretty crushed mentally after being locked up for 3 whole day.. but they made it look like he just came back of vacation .-. |
Aug 19, 2020 9:55 AM
#54
Probably me just seeing spooks, but i found that kinda cute how Subaru tried to act like a dick so that Otto wouldn't miss him too much when the next dirt nap inevitably happens, then in the end just played along because the waifu factor was too strong |
Aug 19, 2020 9:56 AM
#55
Aug 19, 2020 9:57 AM
#56
Emillian said: Maruseru93 said: Emillian said: It feels odd but i wanna ask. If the mother of Frederica and Garfield was a human and their dads were both half humans, how Garfield doesn t have the same blood ratio as her sister (him being 1/2 but she being 1/4)? I had an argument with a friend about this and i wanna figure this out. ^_^ they have the same mother a human BUT garfiels father was pureblood beastman so thats why he is half and fredericas father was halfblood so half beastman half human that why she was even less then half and could pass the barrier OMG....the pureblood factor....i didnt took that into consideration...i thought there are half humans and humans but not purebloods...wow. Thanks bro ^_^ Remember Mimi, Hetaro, Tivey and Ricardo? those are beastman |
Aug 19, 2020 10:01 AM
#57
BasebaII said: shane_nichols said: Who is your favorite if not Subaru?Great fuckin episode. Subaru is slowly becoming my favorite Isekai Protagonist. Sucks its split cour, but I can understand. God I hate waiting for good shit.:( Rudeus Greyrat... coming soon |
Aug 19, 2020 10:03 AM
#58
I feel like this episode was a little weaker than the same material in the light novel (the scene where Subaru is trapped in particular,) but it wasn't bad. I'd already figured a scene with heavy internal dialogue like that one would be pretty difficult to adapt. Overall, I have no complaints about how they are choosing to adapt the light novel series; this series is one of the most faithful adaptations I've come across. It's also entirely possible that I'm confusing scenes, since the order of events gets jumbled in my mind. Return by Death does no favors to the reader trying to remember what happened first. |
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Aug 19, 2020 10:09 AM
#59
Note: Please don't answer any of the rhetorical questions I present with confirmation or denial based on the source material. I am simply thinking out loud here. There are going to be random theories galore here, if you don't want to read them, please don't read my post. Alright, so I guess Beatrice did let him in on purpose. It wasn't that Subaru just bypassed her spell himself subconsciously. Weird how she saved a human, which she apparently loathes and discriminates against, and let everyone else die, that's she's probably know for longer and aren't fully human. She was a bit unnerved when Subaru asked her why she didn't save anybody else. The expectation of saving people seems to be a sensitive topic to her. Maybe because it makes her feel more like a tool that people can use? She was also taken aback when she realized Subaru was mad at her for saving him. It could've been because she didn't understand, or maybe because she was frustrated that the one time she decides to save someone, he doesn't want to be saved. It's like she doesn't involve herself in the outside world's affairs because she's afraid of doing something wrong, and now she's done just that. When she says that his reason for leaving has disappeared, does that mean Rem was killed or that since she took over her room, Rem was pushed into oblivion? I guess she was the Maiden from last week's episode title, "Maiden's Gospel". For so long we have seen a calm, composed, confident Beatrice, now we see her sound and act exactly like the child she looks like, who just wants her mother and nobody else to die around her. Is it just me or is her Gospel a lot bigger than Petelgeuse's? Is it just because she's small? Or maybe because it was the property of someone bigger, like her Mother? We've only seen Beatrice mention her Mother once before. In the Memory Snow OVA, surprisingly, when she told Roswall her mother told her not to drink alcohol. So we knew that the one person she cared about was her Mother. But then why save Subaru, even though he wasn't in her Gospel? Why now, and why in Episode 7 of last season? What is it about him that appeals to her, despite him being a human? How is Subaru such an anomaly? How is he not showing up in any of the Gospels? Do the Gospels not rewrite themselves as the future changes? Is that why Subaru was brought into this world, because everything in this world is dictated by the Gospel and she needed someone who wasn't from this world to go undetected by the Gospels? I can't believe she followed everything in that Gospel to the letter. Everything she ever did was because of that book, which apparently does have some future-telling abilities, that's pretty much confirmed now. (Theory) Is it because her Mother is guiding her through the Gospel? Is Beatrice's Mother the creator of the Gospels? Is she a Witch? Satella would make sense because Petelgeuse followed the Gospel too, and was head over heels in love with its writer, and Beatrice and Petelgeuse both share a bond. But then why did Beatrice not want to smell the scent of the Witch oozing out of Subaru if that was the case? Or maybe it was because of that smell she decided to save his life. (Theory) I wonder if all the Witches are sisters and the Mother of All Witches is Beatrice's mother too, and she just decided not to become a Witch, or was just not able to. Was Subaru going in for a hug when she bashed him with the Gospel? Awww... Wow, Elsa actually managed to get in. This is the first time we see someone else besides Subaru in the Forbidden Library with Beatrice. I guess Beatrice was too distracted to manage the spell? Or did Elsa open all the doors in the mansion, so that the last door had to be Beatrice's? And how does anyone know Beatrice exists? Subaru is using his RBD how we expected him to use it in Season 1 now, he's gathering information, and not letting things get to him as much. But is his desensitization a bad thing? I noticed Ryuzu looking at Subaru the same way Rem did when she suspected him. I chalked it up to him acting too "knowing" and not being surprised enough at the events. Ryuzu's mouth is revealed! She looks adorable. Oh, I didn't expect Frederica to not be a true half-blood, so she could've been going back and forth but she chose not to for 10 years, so then what were her personal reasons for leaving the mansion? Guess it had something to do with who she is contracted with. I think everyone but Subaru knew that Garfiel would've never brought him to a desolate place just to relax and talk with Ryuzu lol, I expected him to die, but looks like we finally get to see what happens when he is imprisoned and isn't allowed to die. I guess this is what Ram was warning him about, since she could smell the Witch's scent, and she probably knew that Garfiel could smell it too. Makes sense that a beast would be able to smell that scent. And now every time he dies, it will just get stronger, and harder to explain away. It will take a lot of trust and sacrifice to explain why he smells like that. I wonder if they were also hurt by Witch Cultists? Fall of the Tesla Fortress? Is that just another translation glitch or is it a clue to something? I'm assuming there's such a name as Tesla in that world too. Wait, so does that mean that Elsa will only start killing when Subaru arrives? Is that what he said? Does that mean Subaru has time to go through the trials, and have everyone he saved (Emilia, Puck, Garfiel, Ryuzu) help him defeat Elsa? I totally expected Otto to take the bribe. Sorry Otto. Looks like Otto is the real MVP, he basically has more ears and eyes across the forest than Ram has eyes. He could definitely come in handy as a scout or spy. So Otto is the friend from the Episode title, this may be Subaru's first real friend since childhood. Aahh! Don't laugh at Otto! Just noticed something in the ED, the butterfly is landing on everybody else's fingers, why not Beatrice's, especially when she has the most butterfly-ish character design (butterflies as pupils and butterfly bow tie on her dress). Strengthening my theory that she was some black sheep of the family and she has been trying to earn her mother's favor ever since. Oooh, that transition from ED to last bit of episode was cool. Are we going to see Garfiel's full beast transformation or just partial? I guess he's stronger than Frederica because he has more beast blood than her. Should've known we wouldn't get that much action after an action-packed episode last week. I don't mind too much, but I'm worried other people will. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:13 AM
#60
The Witch's scent is causing trouble again. I guess it becomes stronger if he keeps restarting in the same checkpoint. I hope that by next episode, we finally get some answers. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:20 AM
#61
Beatrice's last-minute ass-pull decision to save Subaru episode was seen as a troll in his eyes, and the sight of anger and despair vs. desperate hope (with the Sin of Sloth Petelgeuse's memories ringing in Subaru's head) was an attempt to follow tradition. To follow the Gospel vs. leading your own ways, it was frightening to see Beako finally snapping under Subaru's inquisitions. I'd think at this point, Subaru's "Return by Death" power isn't such a novelty, but a statement that it is now A DOUBLE EDGED-SWORD, to work for AND against his wishes of his stubbornness to the overall issue. Whatever the means, this boy will NEVER understand a thing (until he actually does). Going into calm mode with Otto and Garfiel, things seem as per normal. But Garfiel and loli hag Ryuzu's side of the story to trap Subaru, DAMN THAT WENT FROM 0 TO 100 VERY QUICK. Honestly, I don't blame Garfiel if he thinks that Subaru is in cahoots with the Sin Archbishops (more than just scent alone), since the betrayal was one sudden fell swoop. Otto's decision to save Subaru from Garfiel's kidnapping is just about the most BRUH moment, even form a stranger-turned-friend's perspective. Subaru DOESN'T DESERVE someone like Otto, what a loyal friend to help in times of need. The madman's laughter of friendship puts a smile on my face A LOT. Otto, you are our MVP, our BRUH! The escape plan's just about getting started! |
Aug 19, 2020 10:26 AM
#62
For someone who's been doing everything for the sake of others to get their approval, hearing Otto say he did it because he was his friend really made Subaru realize what he had done till now was not for naught. Man Otto is the wingman this season. Now let's just get to the bottom of this arc. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:33 AM
#63
mozgow said: I thought it would end a little bit later, but it's a good place to end an episode :-) If I remember correctly this is the first time Beatrice mentioned Mother in the anime, right? She was mentioned in the Memory Snow OVA when she said that her mother told her not to drink alcohol. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:33 AM
#64
So her book has been telling her how to interact with Subaru? That sounds like it'd suck, having everything predetermined like that. The witch's scent is getting Subaru in trouble once again. I think he just needs to explain that whole debacle first before introducing himself, otherwise, he's gonna keep getting hurt. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:35 AM
#65
PendragonX1 said: This episode had a lot of good things going for it. First off we learn a lot about Beatrice especially how she actually feels about Subaru she looked visibly sad and disturbed by his death and his action showing that she really actually cared for him. My question is why she ultimately let him get killed there I mean unless I am wrong no one can get into that room unless she lets them in. So she let the killer into the room to kill Subaru thus fulfilling his wish at least that's what I think. Second, Otto is now best man if that's even a thing for that save. And subaru looks actually happy to have a friend. They skip some scene in the WN but this what happened in the Archive Room, I dont know if this is a spoiler In that scene where esla killed subaru and beatrice did nothing, in the WN subaru died from suicide and later he respawn back inside to the tomb. This is from WN Seeing wounds that shouldn't be there, scars which shouldn't have carried over, Subaru's throat whines in shock. Subaru: “The Forbidden Archive... wh, y...” ???: “—Finally awake, I suppose.” It's the voice Subaru least wants to hear. Beatrice slams the book shut and slowly descends the stepladder. Beatrice: “Your stupid actions have truly caused me trouble, in fact. I healed your arm wounds, shoulder, hip, tongue, all of them together, I suppose. Should be no malcontent, in fact.” Subaru goes silent. Beatrice: “Nothing to say about having your life salvaged, I suppose. Well, if this taught you your lesson, then don't you do stupid things anymore...” Subaru: “You... do you understand, what you've done?” Beatrice: “Ha?” Subaru: “Do you understand what you've done!? Because of you, everything's ruined! Everything,everything, everything I was meant to be able to do something about is on a fresh slate because of you! Why didn't you just let me die!? I survived, and then what... and then fucking what! Then what!?” By being lenient with his life, Subaru should have procured the right for a do-over. But because of this girl's interference, that wish was not granted. All that remained in Subaru's hands was an indescribable sense of loss, and unending anger toward Beatrice. Subaru: “Save me on whim, heal my wounds... are you all satisfied now? You want my gratitude!? Well, thank you! Your brilliance has saved my life! Even if it means everything except life, that every single thing is lost, you have saved only my life!” Beatrice: “B-Betty was only... only...” Subaru: “Too late, I've got endless gratitude to voice! Now, like always, you just sit there with that nice nonchalant expression of yours and come look down on me as if that's all normal. You're good at that, right? You enjoy that, right? Looking down sneering at these lowly humans, that is——au,” Packed to the limit with hate, cheeks twisted in an ugly grin, Subaru pours insults upon Beatrice. The ghastly behaviour is to bury the objection, disappointment, and loss filling his heart. But he abruptly aborts it. Beatrice: “—hk,” Aborts it, because he sees the fat tears spilling from the eyes of the girl directly before him. From the perspective of a Beatrice ignorant of RETURN BY DEATH, all she did was heal a dying Subaru's wounds. Of course a lifesaver deserved gratitude—there should not be any reason she be insulted. Subaru understood this logically. Subaru: “No, I... S-sorry. I didn't mean to say... It isn't your fault at...” TLDR; Subaru died from suicide but beatrice save him and subaru blamed beatrice why she save him when everything is ruined. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:42 AM
#66
Tenshi163 said: Anime is adapting the LN. There were no skipped scenes. This episode pacing is literally 1/1 about as good as it gets. PendragonX1 said: This episode had a lot of good things going for it. First off we learn a lot about Beatrice especially how she actually feels about Subaru she looked visibly sad and disturbed by his death and his action showing that she really actually cared for him. My question is why she ultimately let him get killed there I mean unless I am wrong no one can get into that room unless she lets them in. So she let the killer into the room to kill Subaru thus fulfilling his wish at least that's what I think. Second, Otto is now best man if that's even a thing for that save. And subaru looks actually happy to have a friend. They skip some scene in the WN but this what happened in the Archive Room, I dont know if this is a spoiler In that scene where esla killed subaru and beatrice did nothing, in the WN subaru died from suicide and later he respawn back inside to the tomb. This is from WN Seeing wounds that shouldn't be there, scars which shouldn't have carried over, Subaru's throat whines in shock. Subaru: “The Forbidden Archive... wh, y...” ???: “—Finally awake, I suppose.” It's the voice Subaru least wants to hear. Beatrice slams the book shut and slowly descends the stepladder. Beatrice: “Your stupid actions have truly caused me trouble, in fact. I healed your arm wounds, shoulder, hip, tongue, all of them together, I suppose. Should be no malcontent, in fact.” Subaru goes silent. Beatrice: “Nothing to say about having your life salvaged, I suppose. Well, if this taught you your lesson, then don't you do stupid things anymore...” Subaru: “You... do you understand, what you've done?” Beatrice: “Ha?” Subaru: “Do you understand what you've done!? Because of you, everything's ruined! Everything,everything, everything I was meant to be able to do something about is on a fresh slate because of you! Why didn't you just let me die!? I survived, and then what... and then fucking what! Then what!?” By being lenient with his life, Subaru should have procured the right for a do-over. But because of this girl's interference, that wish was not granted. All that remained in Subaru's hands was an indescribable sense of loss, and unending anger toward Beatrice. Subaru: “Save me on whim, heal my wounds... are you all satisfied now? You want my gratitude!? Well, thank you! Your brilliance has saved my life! Even if it means everything except life, that every single thing is lost, you have saved only my life!” Beatrice: “B-Betty was only... only...” Subaru: “Too late, I've got endless gratitude to voice! Now, like always, you just sit there with that nice nonchalant expression of yours and come look down on me as if that's all normal. You're good at that, right? You enjoy that, right? Looking down sneering at these lowly humans, that is——au,” Packed to the limit with hate, cheeks twisted in an ugly grin, Subaru pours insults upon Beatrice. The ghastly behaviour is to bury the objection, disappointment, and loss filling his heart. But he abruptly aborts it. Beatrice: “—hk,” Aborts it, because he sees the fat tears spilling from the eyes of the girl directly before him. From the perspective of a Beatrice ignorant of RETURN BY DEATH, all she did was heal a dying Subaru's wounds. Of course a lifesaver deserved gratitude—there should not be any reason she be insulted. Subaru understood this logically. Subaru: “No, I... S-sorry. I didn't mean to say... It isn't your fault at...” TLDR; Subaru died from suicide but beatrice save him and subaru blamed beatrice why she save him when everything is ruined. |
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Aug 19, 2020 10:46 AM
#67
I absoloutely loathe, detest, hate with a passion the character archetypes of garfiel and the old loli, i cannot stand them, the whole kidnapping and dicatating what other people cn and cannot do while at the same time forcing them to do things (in this instance remoe the barrier) without discussion or consideration. I understand their plot purpose, I just freaking hate them. And a big part of that is that when all is said and done they get no consewuences for their actions, just a (I am speculating here) a different timeline where everything lines up and the barrier gets removed so they pat their bums and go about their businiess. In the current situation I would want to murder garfiel. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:50 AM
#68
Though she did it with the best of intentions saving Subaru while his friends are still out there is like rubbing salt into his wounds. That suicide attempt though sure was a tense scene. The revelation about Beatrice and the book sure was quite surprising. The OST also paired excellently with it too. Its nice that we got more info on the barrier. To think that the key was race. Given the nature of sanctuary its to be expected that they will be sensitive to the witches cult. Otto though sure is proving to be the perfect friend for Subaru. Subaru's reaction though was hillarious. Overall an interesting ep that while lacking in action made up for it in the amount of revelations that it revealed regarding Beatrice's connection with the cult as well as how the residents of Sanctuary see the witch cult. Can't wait to see what happens next ep. |
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Aug 19, 2020 10:52 AM
#69
This is directed beautifully. After the Gospel incident with Beatrice, I started to suspect almost everyone who wasn't fleshed out to have ulterior motives. Then I saw Otto getting bribed and I was like "Well, another unexpected event means another respawn" then we get the most endearing scene with Otto, and I'm left feeling like a fool. The mass majority of the cast are just normal dudes living their lives, Otto saw his friend in danger and is trying to help him. It gives you hope, and makes you understand why Subaru wants to protect these people. They're good people in a bad situation. My theory is the Gospels were either made by Subaru or someone who has been with subaru(Satella) in the past after some time travel mumbo jumbo, which is why it's written so strictly to be followed so Subaru has less obstacles to deal with to get to the end goal. I really like this anime 10/10 |
Aug 19, 2020 10:55 AM
#70
What an episode, absolutely loved it. So I'm beginning to think that Beatrice's mother has to do something with the Witch's Cult, since she's following what's written in the Gospel, and probably knows Elsa from the way Elsa talked to her. So needless to say, I'm looking forward to finding out her backstory. Well we now got the team of Subaru, Ram, and Otto, which seems like pretty rad team if you ask me. And we're most definitely going to be seeing Garfiel's beast form next ep which should be pretty cool. Really looking forward to the next ep, and hopefully Emilia will be able to pass the trial in the next one too. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:55 AM
#71
fullofregrets09 said: I know. Someone else has already mentioned that :-)mozgow said: I thought it would end a little bit later, but it's a good place to end an episode :-) If I remember correctly this is the first time Beatrice mentioned Mother in the anime, right? She was mentioned in the Memory Snow OVA when she said that her mother told her not to drink alcohol. Mother has been mentioned in the LN before (first time in arc 3) but I wasn't sure if it was in the anime or not. |
Aug 19, 2020 10:56 AM
#72
mozgow said: fullofregrets09 said: I know. Someone else has already mentioned that :-)mozgow said: I thought it would end a little bit later, but it's a good place to end an episode :-) If I remember correctly this is the first time Beatrice mentioned Mother in the anime, right? She was mentioned in the Memory Snow OVA when she said that her mother told her not to drink alcohol. Mother has been mentioned in the LN before (first time in arc 3) but I wasn't sure if it was in the anime or not. Oh ok, guess someone beat me to it then. Darn, for once I wanted to know a little bit more than you do about this anime! |
Aug 19, 2020 10:57 AM
#73
Not gonna lie, Subaru's initial reaction to Otto's speech made me think he was undergoing some type of out-of-nowhere memory loss lol. That scene also made me think we were going to get an interesting plot twist regarding Otto, but it was just a wholesome bro scene. Next episode they're going to feel the wrath of Garfiel. |
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Aug 19, 2020 11:07 AM
#76
I guess Subaru realised how he was thinking of everyone more and more as pawns in this game he is part of. Like he almost lost what defined him. This makes me think me back how Beako suffered when hearing of Betelgeuse's death. He might have been just corrupted slowly by the witches gifts. Could the same happen to Subaru? She really suffered when Subaru tried to kill himself as if this has happened again and again with others in his position. Not so sure anymore if all of this ends with a good old happy ending... The theme throughout this episode was really good, I almost held my breath and the plot really thickens. |
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Aug 19, 2020 11:09 AM
#77
i want to have the bloodiest sex with natsuki subaru after this episode |
Aug 19, 2020 11:14 AM
#78
Nefelupitou said: Patience! She'll be back eventually and way before tr his cour endsI was forced to drop Re:Zero First they introduced Echidna, the best waifu of history and now they don't show her anymore???? It's too much for me to take. I need more Echidna!!! |
Aug 19, 2020 11:17 AM
#79
Between her being sad about betelgeuse and this episode, I'm really curious about what's Beatrice's story here. |
Aug 19, 2020 11:22 AM
#80
Being Subaru is suffering. Poor guy, Garfiel's screaming and voice in general are grating to the extreme. Had to lower the volume to half in order to go through that. |
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Aug 19, 2020 11:24 AM
#81
gnze796 said: The Witch's scent is causing trouble again. I guess it becomes stronger if he keeps restarting in the same checkpoint. I hope that by next episode, we finally get some answers. The closer together he restarts the stronger it gets. It disapates over time. But when he dies 2 or 4 times in a row it becomes really strong. |
Aug 19, 2020 11:32 AM
#82
Noo Betty almost crying while holding on the gospel was heartbreaking. Also Otto is this episode, no probably this arc's MVP u Gotta love Ram <3 Emilia calling for Puck tho... Im super excited for next episode "munch munch" |
Aug 19, 2020 11:33 AM
#83
HueyLion said: MVP Otto is finally making the scene1 Garfiel on the other hand...here we go, we're in for some mix reception for him. I mean... Rem did a lot worse than him when she thought Subaru was a cultist. |
Aug 19, 2020 11:44 AM
#84
guizo- said: HueyLion said: MVP Otto is finally making the scene1 Garfiel on the other hand...here we go, we're in for some mix reception for him. I mean... Rem did a lot worse than him when she thought Subaru was a cultist. I would think, give him time. Im asuming this is why Fredrica warned them about Garf in the 1st place. |
Aug 19, 2020 11:46 AM
#85
Pomeregnade said: BasebaII said: Pomeregnade said: Wait what happened to Subaru's arm? I thought it was completely cut off, not just wounded. Is it because of the censoring? OH, my bad. I thought Subaru had his hand cut off by Elsa just before entering the room. Someone posted that last week. But I paued it on my giant ass TV and even though its shadowed really well his arm and hand are clearly there. Only thing she sliced that swing was the handkerchief in his hand. Which seems to have grown a little in ep7 and looks full size again in his grip. |
Aug 19, 2020 11:48 AM
#86
Maybe otto will now be in isekai quartet now that he is subaru's friend/buddy lol :) |
Aug 19, 2020 11:57 AM
#87
Otto def is the homie! This was an okay episode. It felt like it was missing something that the last six episodes had. I like heavy dialog as well, but it felt like it was just missing that Re:Zero touch. I would say I love the fact that Garfiel is an inconsistent variable in each reset. Subaru just can't save this problem simply by dying. He has to play the game and make all the correct moves. As for Beatrice, I don't know, I want to believe that she cares for Subaru. That she is not a pawn to the words of the grimoire, but it's hard to say. Also it seems like even Beatrice can't stop Elsa. That eventually she will find the her room sooner or later. The process of elimination. Curious to see what's going to happen next episode. I mean I can guess the first half, Garfiel going to turn into his beast form and reset Subaru, but what's the second half going to be about. Especially since we know now that Subaru has the witch's cult smell all over him. 3/5 |
Aug 19, 2020 12:30 PM
#89
I have many questions about Beatrice, I hope they're all answered in this season. Otto became Subaru's friend! This was so heartwarming, especially since Subaru didn't have friends in his 'normal' life to begin with. It's kinda funny how Garfiel always reacts differently in each reset lol I wonder whether his trip with Ram will be more successful this time around. |
Aug 19, 2020 12:33 PM
#90
God...damn, Subaru can't catch a break: at this point, he's used to being brutally murdered, somewhat used to seeing his friends die, but finding out one of his good friends is probably a member of the Cult, and, supposedly, has only been befriending him because of the book? Yeah, no one can be numb to that. But Beatrice's dialogue implies it's more complicated than that: I think there's some sort of miscommunication going on. But from Subaru's perspective, based on what Beako has said, it makes sense why he thinks she's never cared for him. Oh, and Garfiel also betrayed him because of the miasma thing, leading to Subaru being locked up for 3 days straight. Just another day for worst car! There was some really good subtlety in this episode: I LOVED the scene where Otto pointed out how calm Subaru is despite Emilia's situation. Now, the anime could've easily pointed out that's because Subaru's used to it (which is actually fucked up when you think about it; not worrying about your friend), but it didn't. This scene seems to be implying that Subaru may possibly get used to his friends' turmoils in the future, if he goes back in time too often, a concept I hope this series explores in the future. It was really good how Subaru was acting noticeably more cheerful after Beatrice's reveal, as a way to cover up his grief, but again, the anime didn't point that out. I also LOVED how Subaru temporarily became distrusting of Otto because of Beatrice but again, the anime didn't point that out. Which was awesome. Like, when he said, "Who's friends with who?" That showed just how fucked this guy was, temporarily. As much of a tsundere I am about it, I think Subaru's finally growing on me: at this point in the series, he's stopped living in his head, stopped acting like a clown, stopped acting obnoxious, and fully accepted that he's living in a real world with real people, and that the world doesn't revolve around him. He's still cheerful and upbeat, but it's much more grounded; he's not making video game or anime references anymore. And after talking about it with someone, and thinking about it, his obnoxious behavior in the beginning of season 1 made sense: aside form being a class clown his whole life, Subaru was a shut-in for years. In the privacy of our own home, we tend to be the weirdest, I think. So when he suddenly got transported into another world, he was still stuck in that private space in his mind, and to top it off, he thought the world revolved around him, that he was special; he did not view the people or world around him as being real. Of course, that doesn't really make his behavior in the beginning of the series any less obnoxious, and it's annoying how long it took for him to get out of that head space, and the anime never discouraged his obnoxious behavior, but I digress. thebrentinator24 said: Not gonna lie, Subaru's initial reaction to Otto's speech made me think he was undergoing some type of out-of-nowhere memory loss lol. That scene also made me think we were going to get an interesting plot twist regarding Otto, but it was just a wholesome bro scene. Next episode they're going to feel the wrath of Garfiel. I mean, when you consider that Subaru just came back after Beatrice, someone he considered a good friend, seemingly claimed she was never his friend, then yeah, I think it makes sense why Subaru temporarily when into a distrusting mode. |
Aug 19, 2020 12:38 PM
#91
Hey Subaru we have to be quiet. *Subaru proceeds to laugh as loud as possible* |
Aug 19, 2020 12:45 PM
#92
Maruseru93 said: Emillian said: It feels odd but i wanna ask. If the mother of Frederica and Garfield was a human and their dads were both half humans, how Garfield doesn t have the same blood ratio as her sister (him being 1/2 but she being 1/4)? I had an argument with a friend about this and i wanna figure this out. ^_^ they have the same mother a human BUT garfiels father was pureblood beastman so thats why he is half and fredericas father was halfblood so half beastman half human that why she was even less then half and could pass the barrier Really seems like an oversight on whoever put the barrier up |
Aug 19, 2020 12:46 PM
#93
This was probably one of my least favourite episodes of Re:ZERO so far. For starters, I'm disappointed that Garfiel was reacting to the Witch's Scent on Subaru and that the potential for him to be part of the conservative faction was a red herring: it makes sense, but I feel like it would have been much more interesting for Garfiel be part of the conservative faction, rather than just being rehashing the early stages of Rem's character arc in season 1 by attacking Subaru because of the Scent on him. That aside, I'm sure the detail about Frederica only being a quarter beast will have some relevance later, but at this point it doesn't feel important enough to justify how much time was spent telling us that fact; all it really does for now it shut people down who would call Frederica's exit a potential plot hole. Seeing Otto get a more important role and help Subaru out was nice, though, as he's been seriously underutilised so far. And then there's the opening scene with Beatrice, which in all honesty just completely confused me. I understand why Subaru was angry at Beatrice in the circumstances, but not to the sheer extent that he was. As for Beatrice, she seemed to be panicked until she found the Gospel lying on the floor, but this is where I (EDIT) become a total dumbass and get confused based on a misinterpretation of the Gospel situation: namely, not realising that Beatrice had her own and thinking that Subaru gave her Betelgeuse's. Even before the mention of this mysterious Mother figure, that whole scene threw me off so much that it completely soured the rest of the episode for me, as it not only confused me but wrongfully felt contradictory based on my misinterpretations of episode 27. I hope Subaru can get back to the mansion again soon and we can get some further clarity on Beatrice's situation; if Subaru could remember that Roswaal told him a way to get Beatrice to explain everything, that would also be great. |
AtavisticAug 19, 2020 1:56 PM
Aug 19, 2020 12:47 PM
#94
Pomeregnade said: BasebaII said: Pomeregnade said: Wait what happened to Subaru's arm? I thought it was completely cut off, not just wounded. Is it because of the censoring? OH, my bad. I thought Subaru had his hand cut off by Elsa just before entering the room. It really looked that way since Petra's hand was already severed from her body when he came to iirc |
Aug 19, 2020 12:56 PM
#95
I wonder which witch is Beakos mom? Big mama Satella or Big mama Echidna or one of the others whose names I dont remember |
Aug 19, 2020 12:57 PM
#96
I was hoping to see Beatrice get stabbed, but oh well, there's always next episode |
This anime shit is addictive |
Aug 19, 2020 1:06 PM
#97
Ngl, I always hated Beatrice from the start. She's really kinda pissing off... (I feel like I'm the only one who wanted to see Elsa to get Beatrice) But Otto... My boii made a name for himself. |
Aug 19, 2020 1:19 PM
#98
Aug 19, 2020 1:22 PM
#99
Atavistic said: This was probably one of my least favourite episodes of Re:ZERO so far. For starters, I'm disappointed that Garfiel was reacting to the Witch's Scent on Subaru and that the potential for him to be part of the conservative faction was a red herring: it makes sense, but I feel like it would have been much more interesting for Garfiel be part of the conservative faction, rather than just being rehashing the early stages of Rem's character arc in season 1 by attacking Subaru because of the Scent on him. That aside, I'm sure the detail about Frederica only being a quarter beast will have some relevance later, but at this point it doesn't feel important enough to justify how much time was spent telling us that fact; all it really does for now it shut people down who would call Frederica's exit a potential plot hole. Seeing Otto get a more important role and help Subaru out was nice, though, as he's been seriously underutilised so far. And then there's the opening scene with Beatrice, which in all honesty just completely confused me. I understand why Subaru was angry at Beatrice in the circumstances, but not to the sheer extent that he was. As for Beatrice, she seemed to be panicked until she found the Gospel lying on the floor, but this is where I get confused. As Subaru keeps angrily probing Beatrice for any answers about the Gospel and the overall situation, she keeps claiming that she's acting based on what the Gospel says and that, more than that, she's always been doing so and never cared for Subaru at all. Now, while I'm sure that's at least partially a lie - as Beatrice has shown tsundere traits before and clearly cares for Subaru on some level (in this very scene, in fact, she not only heals him a little but also stops him killing himself again) - I have to assume there's at least a kernel of truth in it, not least because we've already had strong suggestions about Beatrice having ties to the cult when she seemed to mourn Betelgeuse's death (and get angry at Subaru for causing it). And that's the problem, as I don't see how it can possibly be true that she's always been acting based on the Gospel, or that she is at all. After all, she only just received the Gospel from Subaru at the start of season 2 and, having never left the library in the "successful timeline" (i.e. the timeline everyone besides Subaru is aware of), it's not like she had any means of accessing it beforehand when it was exclusively in Betelgeuse's possession. Even before the mention of this mysterious Mother figure, that whole scene threw me off so much that it completely soured the rest of the episode for me, as it not only confused me but seems actively contradictory to events we've seen. I hope Subaru can get back to the mansion again soon and we can get some further clarity on Beatrice's situation; if Subaru could remember that Roswaal told him a way to get Beatrice to explain everything, that would also be great. Correction, Subaru didn't give Beatrice the Gospel if you check EP27 again. That was a Gospel of her own, hence his surprise. |
Aug 19, 2020 1:22 PM
#100
I loved the scene between subaru and Otto. It showed that subaru always had it in the back of his mind that Otto is indeed someone who tried to kill him in order to save himself. Another solid episode. They REALLY know the perfect way to end episodes don't they? |
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