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| Lmao I thought they're only holding back their tears there, didn't know they were already hypnotized. My laughter was out of place. VP2003boi said: I remember seeing this part in the manga, and loving most but some parts i just hated, same here tbh. The thing that i hate is just how they just lay out a giant information bomb in the most meh way possible. Its literally what you shouldnt do when you do exposition, especially information as important as this. Besides that tho, the episode was just great, fun at the beginning, super creepy after, its was a very enjoyable watch. Good point! It felt strange to just throw it all in narrative. There are so many ways to make it more thrilling and surprising, and that's where the show obviously failed. |
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| Amazing episode!! Best one so far! So many revelations and twists, and a lot of creepy and fucked up moments. Glad Kate and Emilico were able to pass, though... poor Shirley and Rum... Things are getting more interesting, and it's about to end..! Time to read the manga once it's over. |
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| Wow this episode end too fast. Never expect them using the river as a road, the cart as a boat, and Kate soot controlling power as a booster. Its way beyond my previous assumptions. Nice twist shit over there, and very lucky. Cause their place was a hill, and the finish line on the lower place. If not, well, congratulations to say the least! The banquet to celebrate their success. Ah, Rosemary Shadow, such a wonderful lady resemblance. I knew that coffee was a sus. But, never thought before that they will dump me such an heavy information exposition like that, especially with how Shadow origin began. Even on this suppose to be a happy final of the debut arc, its still very unexpected. But, well, i think its better than nothing, i assume. About Shirley, i feel really bad for Rum. Its already too late, eh, for Shirley to improved? Well, thats it, she failed, and the information was fine enough to explain whats goin on there. However, to think about foreshadowing. Its already showed on this part:  right from the very first episode. So....But first, Kate have the first objective, those coffee. Damn, the soot filling Emilico eyes completely. Lets see how Kate get rid of Lord Grandfather coffee power out of her beloved living doll, Emilico, body. Can it just be wash away by drinking a lot of a mere water? Or need Kate to use her soot controlling power? Really looking forward to the next episode. |
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KANLen09Jun 12, 2021 8:20 PM
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| Personally glad to have an info dump episode. Lot of things needed to be explained and the season is nearing it's end. I'm very scared for everyone right now. Best episode so far perhaps |
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| I didn’t think they were going to reveal that much this early in the series, but I’m glad they did because it adds so much more to the stakes and story. It is a literal gamechanger for this anime and it’s a shame that more people aren’t watching it, because mystery anime like these are always more fun when everyone is reacting to it. |
 Reading this in the manga was one thing, but when I saw Emilico's brainwashed face and her expression was something completely else. I wish for this series to already have a 2nd season announced, but there's no good place in the manga to cut it off for now, and I would really want for CloverWorks not to be ClobberWorks and adapt the rest faithfully. |
MaouNemesisJun 12, 2021 11:19 PM
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| The living dolls' brainwashed faces were amazing, it truly scared me. We really needed the info dumb that they gave in this episode. |
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| Meh, could do without this heavy handed exposition. First minutes of the first episode already spoiled what living dolls are and in previous episodes grown up shadows were showing their hosts faces, so it brought no new information other than the time limit for parasite to develop and take over human body. At this point it would be better to reveal something about the origin or source of shadows than spelling out what we already know. |
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| Fantastic episode! Cart-kun is the mvp right here. Edward, you all laughed when Emilico chose the cart, but who's laughing now. Those soot wings were beautiful, it's very satisfying to see Edward get shocked to the core. RIP Shirley, that was really sad, and now Rum will be turned into one of those veiled dolls. That's some nasty coffee, those black pupils are terrifying. Give us our sunshine Emilico back. Honestly, at the pace we are going I am not sure where the season will end. Hopefully we get a 2nd season, cause it just get even better from here. |
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| Damn this episode dropped a lot of information on us about the underlying evil of Shadows House. Emilico looked so creepy at the end with that brainwashed face. Definitely an unsettling episode. Oh and poor Rum :( she finally started bonding with Shirley but it was too late. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Shirley seemed like an important character, so I wasn't expecting her to disappear like that. Rum got to talk with her once, and only once. Was sad. |
| Finally the debut is finish and it really has a twisted reason behind it. And also I'm sad to see Shirley gone |
| This series is so overlooked it's not even funny. Damn, why did it have to come out in this stacked season...I don't understand Aniplex. |
| It's fantastic that we finally understand just what the Shadows and Living Dolls are (I'm not surprised at all that the Dolls truly are humans, just brainwashed), but what a clunky way to deliver the absolute most important piece of exposition in the entire show. It's just given to us so unnaturally, rather than being earned by the characters themselves to feel natural to the viewers. On the flipside, giving us this information now makes us more sympathetic to Kate's cause as she seems set to fight against the House and, eventually, Lord Grandfather. I'm also pleasantly surprised that my theory about the Veiled Dolls prove true, but it's the only explanation that makes sense as even if they were to erase Rum's memory they couldn't reuse her as the other Shadows would remember and start to realise that something is wrong. Even less surprising is that the Living Dolls are indeed brainwashed humans after all, and seeing even Emilico fully brainwashed was a disturbing moment. I wonder if there's anything Kate can do about that, given that the brainwashing is based on soot powers infused with the coffee. It's bold to give us such a huge exposition bomb with three episodes left, as I have to wonder what else this show can do in one cour as a more natural ending spot than this. |
| Wow, a lot of information surrounding the shadows came to light this episode, including why all the faces seem to be so loyal to Lord Grandfather. Rip Rum :(. Very interesting episode, I wonder what "arc" we will enter in the last three episodes of this season. |
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| RIP my homies Rum and Shirley Kinda don't like the way the soot brainwashing is shown in the dolls' eyes, compared to the manga it's a lot more obvious. tho maybe i just didn't notice it that much in the manga cause i don't focus on character's eyes Still tho the end of the debut arc and this next arc coming up were my favorite parts of the manga so far, so I'm looking forward to it |
JustRitom said: GUYS IF YOU WATCH EP 1's FIRST 2 MINUTES NOW,EVERYTHING WILL COME TOGETHER..THANK ME LATER :> damn everything its actually there |
jc9622 said: Piromysl said: LMAO I'm not the only one who noticed her say the N-word then 😂 😂...I bet you people are going to start making memes about Emilico and Kate both saying the N-word and be like "Japan is Racist CONFIRMED!!" lol. Emilico causally dropped an N-word while drinking coffee. LMFAO Especially since she called the BLACK liquid an N-word. |
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| F for Rum. Poor girl ended up being the scapegoat for the story to explain what happen to a Living Doll and their Shadow in case they fail the Debut. Now seriously, the scene with Shirley disappearing was directed quite well. Well... the exposition could have been handled better but other than that, this was another nice episode. We now know that the Shadows are basically parasites; that the Living Doll who fails the Debut becomes a "Veiled Doll" with no personality nor memories and that Edward's end goal is to sit beside the Lord Grandfather by dethroning the current third-floor higher-ups that accompany him. It was also revealed that Living Dolls are basically brainwashed humans but that could already be speculated since the opening scene from episode 1. This said, Emilico drank two "coffees" in the end so now let's see what Kate can do to help her. |
| They cleared many questions in this episode. Emilico should've listened to Kate and drank the tea instead then at least one would stay sane. So, won't the effects of the soot coffee wear out after some time or is it permanent? I feel like, if Emilico drinks Kate's soot then Lord Grandfather's soot effect might wear off. So, the shadows would disappear if they failed to finish the test, that's creepy. I feel bad for Rum. She was finally opening up to Shirley and this just had to happen. |
| oh no! is Rum out of the game? and did Emilico got possessed or something!?!? 4/5. |
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| This is probably my favorite episode of the season so far. Emilico and Kate are a perfect match for eachother, jeez are they so damn cute together. It really shouldn't be legal how cute they are when they're together. This episode, Kate and Emilico were both able to pass the debut, even with the obstacles they faced with the headmasters doll. RIP rum, and damn was that ending was scary seeing Emilico like that, is she possessed now or what? |
LeEggBreadJun 13, 2021 10:44 PM
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| Omg so many revelations, the boat scene between Emilico and Kate was great, and they managed to pass the exhibition but it's heartbreaking for what happened to Rum and Shirley though... the coffee is brainwashing them and Emilico is in this state, I hope she'll get fixed soon, at least Kate didn't drink it and is still aware, but it seems like she has a lot of secret and I wonder what will happen for her against the other ones, the revelations about the shadow being parasites etc is also very interesting, probably one of the best episode so far |
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| This episode was amazing. I don't mind the info dump. JustRitom said: GUYS IF YOU WATCH EP 1's FIRST 2 MINUTES NOW,EVERYTHING WILL COME TOGETHER..THANK ME LATER :> Holy crap thank you |
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| That "Dark Angel" Scene tho, soo well made! Also that info bomb, I will utterly destroy the manga in one week if they will not announce an S2 just after the last episode! JustRitom said: GUYS IF YOU WATCH EP 1's FIRST 2 MINUTES NOW,EVERYTHING WILL COME TOGETHER..THANK ME LATER :> Dear God, you are right! |
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RickSuarez said: Piromysl said: Emilico causally dropped an N-word while drinking coffee. LMFAO Btw, if a shadow master fails at their debut, they break apart and die? That's dark. WTF?? She said "nigai" which means "bitter" in english and "amargo" in spanish. It seems some people just look for things to be offended, you and that other person claiming "racism!!1!" are looking like ignorants, like seriously. Seriously? Like... Seriously, dude?  |
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Piromysl said: I know right? Never underestimate how stupid the human race can be. RickSuarez said: WTF?? She said "nigai" which means "bitter" in english and "amargo" in spanish. It seems some people just look for things to be offended, you and that other person claiming "racism!!1!" are looking like ignorants, like seriously. Seriously? Like... Seriously, dude? |
| Happy I didn't drop it after the first 2-3 episodes. Build-up was too slow but the payoff is worth it. It has the potential to become something big like Promised Neverland. Probably not THAT big, but still. The ideas and characters are there, the only thing that's left is consisting quality storytelling and I really liked Debut Arc. Let's see what happens next. |
TheMangaManiac said: Happy I didn't drop it after the first 2-3 episodes. Build-up was too slow but the payoff is worth it. It has the potential to become something big like Promised Neverland. Probably not THAT big, but still. The ideas and characters are there, the only thing that's left is consisting quality storytelling and I really liked Debut Arc. Let's see what happens next. Honestly, I thought the first half was more interesting. The build-up of the mystery was more compelling than the actual reveal. Which is pretty common for mysterious stories, tbh. |
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| By good fortune I have never liked coffee. |
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| Kate starting to become my favorite character in this show. She shows kindness to her living doll even if Kate thinks they will never make to the exit. Even if she is a shadow, Kate thinks the Grandfather is evil.. that is also why she is likeable for me. |
| Finally received an explanation of exactly what the shadows are. Parasites, with rather sinister intent. I got Jim Jones vibes when the faces drank the Kool-Aid coffee. Grandfather's soot is better than cyanide. |
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