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| What a amazing episode. This was amazing I’m so glad I watched this. S2 better happend |
| If there's a hole there's a goal-Master Oogway |
| So I watched this knowing there’d be a season 2, so it changed my perspective when watching this. I’m sure season 2 was planned way ahead of time because of the crazy ending of this final episode! Throwing in some new villain, was not what I expected. Poor Emma still had to die huh. I really wish there could have been some more hints that there was a secret bad guy in the shadows instead of dumping it on the viewers at the very last moment. It comes off as cheap shock value, so that viewers will watch the second season I can’t say I enjoyed this anime as much as others have though. If it weren’t for these discussion threads, I’d be so confused with almost every episode lol. I think if you really tried to critique this show, you could find plenty of plot holes and contrivances with it. The characters were very flat, didn’t help that the voice acting was pretty mediocre. CX was the only character who had any depth to him. But the show was really about him imo. I kept waiting for the moment when we’d get LG’s backstory, but it never happened. Hopefully it’ll happen in season 2 as long as he doesn’t die. Which I’m sure he won’t, because that would be such an awful writing choice. I probably won’t even watch season 2 if he stays dead xD be nice if the second season gives some explanation to how everyone’s supernatural powers work, especially now with this bad guy in control. When this show first started, I was so ready to ship LG and CX, but I have very mixed feelings about their relationship? The show implied they were close, but barely showed for it. Their interactions with each other were mostly arguing with each other during the mission focused episodes, with LG always getting frustrated with CX who didn’t want to follow the rules of the mission properly. And we only got snippets of their past through flashbacks. So for me personally, it never felt to me that they were really close friends. Speaking of flashbacks, I think the show went overboard at times with using so many flashbacks to tell the story, I found it irritating at times. But even with all my criticisms, I still enjoyed it. Just not blown away by it. I’d argue that a show like ID:Invaded that had slightly similar themes to this show was much better in terms of writing. I’d give Link Click a 7.5/10 hopefully we don’t have to wait more than a year for season 2, because id likely lose interest by then… |
| wow that really was a big brain episode and I think I need to rewatch the episode to fully grasp what just happened. one thing I can't seem to wrap my mind around is the blonde guy...like he was paralyzed right so how is he able to move? I mean he should not be able to move in the current timeline it doesn't make sense or does it? maybe someone can explain xD |
| just saw this on twitter, it was info given at a convention: https://twitter.com/SunsetsFour/status/1413454525629796353 direct text, will spoiler just in case: |
ilalochezia said: Meruru-tan said: wow that really was a big brain episode and I think I need to rewatch the episode to fully grasp what just happened. one thing I can't seem to wrap my mind around is the blonde guy...like he was paralyzed right so how is he able to move? I mean he should not be able to move in the current timeline it doesn't make sense or does it? maybe someone can explain xD In the basketball episode, Cheng Xiaoshi dives into the body of the photographer, who has myopia or some other issue with the eye. However, Cheng Xiaoshi found out that wearing the photographer's glasses made his vision worse, indicating that Cheng Xiaoshi, in the photographer's body, maintained good vision. From this, we can infer that the antagonist who infiltrated the blonde guy's body can move because the antagonist is not crippled. It's like the person who dives into a body overrides the body's traits, kind of how the eyes of the person being dived into turns gold. Unrelated but the director of the show has hinted that the antagonist is pretty hot. Pretty interesting I guess. AAAH thank you so much for explaining... can't believe how cleverly written the show is, I didn't even pay attention to that scene because I simply thought "ah yes okay so the killer was probably there with him all along" but I didn't even pick on the hints about Cheng Xiaoshis eye sight and that being relevant to the case! I just realized that's also why they showed the little boy having such a strong punch because yeah obviously he wouldn't normally be able to know that technique nor have the physical strength for that?! Now I understand so thank you for pointing it out =) Being able to possess someones spirit seems to be way too overpowered honestly haha. I'm really curious to see how Cheng Xiaoshi wants to clean up this mess... Also I'm super hyped for the real villain as well haha. I found Blondie to be quite hot as well honestly, in a weird crusty way lmao. I gotta feeling that the character might be like a very slick, stoic type of guy that no one would suspect but we'll see! |
| WOW that was an incredible last episode, I didn't even notice it was 30 minutes long until I finished it. My heart was pumping hard the entire time. I cried while Cheng Xiaoshi was talking about his life-learning experiences with Emma (I haven't cried watching any anime for over a year) but my heart dropped when the killer took over her body. I knew she was gonna die somehow, but still, Cheng Xiaoshi having to witness her die and Emma jumping off the building structure when she didn't even want to was heartbreaking. Overall, I got to give this series a solid 9/10. Finally, my first anime of the year that I've given a score higher than an 8/10. The show is truly incredible at capturing human emotions, even more so with portraying the essence of family/friends relationships. I rarely see any anime focus on depicting family bonds and the love & struggles many parents go through for their children, yet this show does it so well. Bravo. The OSTs are amazing as well, even the OP and ED are perfectly matched. This anime is way too under-watched. What a thrilling ride. I'm definitely going to re-watch this again sooner or later to see all the hints and be able to piece everything together more clearly. I love these kinds of shows that have so many hints and foreshadowing spread out. Can't wait for season 2! |
XiaoJul 9, 2021 6:41 PM
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
lizzziziz said: TEARSSSS REAL ASS FUCKING TEARS FROM THAT SCENE WITH CHENG XIAOSHI TALKING TO EMMA. FUCKKKK Same, I suddenly felt tears running because it hit me hard. |
| The stain of red that colors the pavement Painted with blood of somebody you love Is this the sacrifice for the broken Losing the purest of what's in your heart |
giveup-the-ghost said: So I watched this knowing there’d be a season 2, so it changed my perspective when watching this. I’m sure season 2 was planned way ahead of time because of the crazy ending of this final episode! This is a wrong assumption, just because a writer "plans ahead" does not mean that he can't write a series for just a single season without continuation. Good writers do this, they don't expect opportunities to appear, they plant the opportunities that they'll use later. Just this week Gen Urobuchi talked about this, in an interview after Thunderbol Fantasy S3 ended. There was something in the last episodes that was only possible because when he was writing the first season he established the premise/planted the seed because he wish he could do something in the story if he had a change. But at that time Thunderbolt Fantasy existed as a single season only, he didn't knew if would be more. I believe the same goes for Link Click, the writer may have well just written this season as "the villain wins" and it may very well end like that. But he must have thought more than it was necessary about back story and how to create this mystery, work that will be useful for the next season. This don't diminishes this season, nor makes it better, it's just "normal", what should be expected from any good story. giveup-the-ghost said: Throwing in some new villain, was not what I expected. Poor Emma still had to die huh. I really wish there could have been some more hints that there was a secret bad guy in the shadows instead of dumping it on the viewers at the very last moment. It comes off as cheap shock value, so that viewers will watch the second season Don't know if you followed the threads but there where suspicious since almost the beginning, at least since from episode 3 was some solid reasons to suspect the framing was trying to tell us that something was looming in the shadows. |
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Wusel-chan said: lizzziziz said: TEARSSSS REAL ASS FUCKING TEARS FROM THAT SCENE WITH CHENG XIAOSHI TALKING TO EMMA. FUCKKKK Same, I suddenly felt tears running because it hit me hard. "One more thing..." that I can praise are those dialogues in the series. Anime frequently frustrates me with how it can't make speeches and have good dialogues. When it gets to the big moment when protagonist needs to spill all out, put his emotions to words, debate the antagonist, it's almost always disappointing. The japanese are generally very bad in writing these moments, but this whole scene with Emma was perfect, every word between Xiaoshi and Emma felt right and natural to me, it didn't felt like Xiaoshi was just talking "something" to save her because the plot needed it to happen. |
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PaninaManina said: "One more thing..." that I can praise are those dialogues in the series. Anime frequently frustrates me with how it can't make speeches and have good dialogues. When it gets to the big moment when protagonist needs to spill all out, put his emotions to words, debate the antagonist, it's almost always disappointing. The japanese are generally very bad in writing these moments, but this whole scene with Emma was perfect, every word between Xiaoshi and Emma felt right and natural to me, it didn't felt like Xiaoshi was just talking "something" to save her because the plot needed it to happen. Yeah he genuinely told her what he thought because of his experiences through jumping into other peoples' bodies and what kind of experiences it were, to make her understand that is there is so much more. It's literally like 'You don't know how someone feels until you are in their shoes.' and that makes it feel so real and intense even for us watchers. It's not just the cliché-talk. That's why it hits us hard. Just amazing writing on that part. |
| The stain of red that colors the pavement Painted with blood of somebody you love Is this the sacrifice for the broken Losing the purest of what's in your heart |
| I don't know where to start but... I think that just make one of my favorite anime ever. The ending was surprising, though I was already sceptic about something bad or fishy will happen. Now.. well... I'm just gonna stay tuned for the next season. and suffer. |
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| Hell of a fucking cliffhanger that was lmao. |
giveup-the-ghost said: just saw this on twitter, it was info given at a convention: https://twitter.com/SunsetsFour/status/1413454525629796353 direct text, will spoiler just in case: Basically, her post says the convention revealed: 1) Season2 will dive deeper into Lu Guang's story. 2) A crowd-funded extra will include some cute stuffs and no knives (maybe). 3) The part about Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang going abroad is a relevant clue that will be expanded on. 4) The new character with supernatural powers is HOT. Thanks for the link. Lin Min also finished his education abroad. Maybe all their powers comes from the same origin. |
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| I was gonna give this a very fair score, and then THAT horseshit at the end happened and was like "fuck all your hard work". Animation is nice, concepts were quite well presented, and the individual stories were nice, though I can't say I found myself really enjoying it as much as most people. Everything was set up quite well, but I question the need for that ridiculous wrist-slap by "Being X"-looking ass party pooper at the end. Why that cliffhanger? That was unnecessary. I get the need to leave a last hook to continue on the plot to a s2, but you did not need such a nasty method to end things right here. Not to mention that, like I mentioned before, it's basically a big middle finger thrown at the very last moment, even if people claim it was foreshadowed. 7/10 majority, 1/10 ending, 5/10 overall. |
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| My 154th completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it a 7/10 rating. |
ilalochezia said: PaninaManina said: This is a big question that remains. Do these "nodes" really exist? A dead person can't really be brought back from death? Lu reacted surprise when it looked that Emma would really survive, but it's because Xiaoshi managed to overcome the "node" or just because the Mystery Killer would force her to kill herself? In the original timeline, Emma would not have died, so there was no such 'node'. However, all that photo-diving gave rise to an altered timeline and created the node of Emma's death. So once a node is created, it cannot be overcome? Y'know, i think with everything we know now there's an argument to be made that Emma was always destined to die. Like cheng xiaoshi himself said, her case was different from the start, she was a personal grudge of liu min's, he attacked her of his own volition for the whole "money stealing" business and chances are he would've done so regardless, whether lu guang and cheng xiaoshi got involved in her life or not. i think cheng xiaoshi might've had less of an impact on her death than he thinks - lu guang didn't foresee her death in the next 12 hours, but that doesn't mean liu min would've never gotten around to attacking her. That being said, till this point i was under the impression that nodes shouldn't be changed, for time paradox reasons et al, but if they can't be changed then that's a very different thing. |
| w0w impressive! i'll wait for S2 for sure! and damn 8.81 score? is that the highest chinese show we have ranked on MAL!?!? |
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Oyashka said: I didn't understand how the guys sent the suspect a hint to find a photo studio. The subtitles said it was done with Emma's phone, but I think it's a mistake because she threw her phone off the bridge. Who understood how they did it? Hihi yes the subs is mistaken, what they actually said is the hint in <Qiao Ling's> phone aka the message that QL sent, "did you go to the interview yet" From the killer's side, he'll see this message with QL's name, go to weibo and see that Shanshan had hung out with QL at the photo studio the previous day, and connect it that the photo studio is where he needs to go. The reason he has Shanshan's phone is because he took it from when he kidnapped her. |
svzuuJul 10, 2021 4:05 AM
| I was kinda expecting a closure with cheesy ending (probably coz not expecting a second season) but what the heck, it escalated even more! The moment Lu Guang got stabbed I'm like damn, this is definitely getting a season 2. Doesn't seem like the villain can time travel (only the possessing part is similar). He was analyzing and only deciphered that Cheng Xiaoshi can teleport by clapping hands, showing that his ability is different from his. They didn't took any picture either and yet Qiao Ling was suddenly possessed. Man, I wonder when S2 will be out. |
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| Everyone talking about Emma's death. Emma's death is something that Will happen no matter what. Luguang has said it, these things can't be changed. The reason he was surprised is because he Thought Xiaoshi might be able to change it. /Might/ It's like seeing something you already know to be true, but even when you're watching it, you're like "Maybe it won't actually happen" Emma was meant to die, she was already prepared to die before Xiaoshi came but with Xiaoshi intervention, Being-X (someone called him this and I unironically love it) came to ensure the job was done. The only question is why - what's Being-X's motive? Why do they work with Liumin, is Liumin their boss or are they just using Liumin as a puppet like what Luguang said. If we take it that Being-X is working with Liumin in any way or form, Emma surviving would be bad for Liumin and also the company (run by Liumin's dad) - She knows too much and poses a threat, Liumin also has a personal grudge because he thinks she stole money from them (which technically she did iirc, the money given from her boss). Liumin however, didn't seem to actually want to kill her, as said by him in the police station interview (but how much of this is true idk bc he could be lying about his intention too) The thing I'm really wondering is Why are there /Two/ of him. They show Liumin in two cases - the killer and now in the police station , and the pajama clad version in his home balcony. Is there an alternate timeline running now with two Liumins or is it a before and after - aka Pajama Liumin is just showing us the before possession, before all this happened. He's shown stopping at Shanshan's picture and talking about 'making her famous' and then he gets possessed. Another thing is /how/ does Being-X possess his targets. Xiaoshi ankowledges him as another ability user but is it from photos? Unless they took a photo at any time after Luguang got stabbed, I don't think it's possible - though I wouldn't put this behind either, Xiaoshi does seem like he would try to take a photo then go back in time to prevent the stabbing lmao. But then how did Liumin in the police office get possessed? If Being-X is a member of the police force then that could be possible... Anyway I love this series, I'm super happy to see more cool Donghua around and getting noticed, and also Inplick's poster arts and character design. Chef kiss. If you haven't seen Ep 5.5 yet, I recommend watching it after the main series, everyone could use some fluffy goodness after this cliff hanger ending LOL. Can't wait to see Season 2 and learn of Luguang backstory too, I'm really excited for when they discover each other's abilities cause I can only wonder how that'll happen lmao Everyone's also talking about the BL bait/tease but honestly aside from the one moment of Luguang blushing from Qiaoling telling Xiaoshi about his 'naive' comment, I don't really see it - believe me, I'm trying though LOL I think I ship OT3 here, or Xiaoshi and Luguang then OT3 because they didn't tell her about their abilities until now. Either way, they're all very cute and wholesome~ |
| SHIT LU GUANG WAS STABBED. I DIDN'T EXPECT IT AT ALL. T_____T I didn't even realize it was 31 minutes long lol that was so intense! So we'll get second season? Yay! I really like the mysteries~ (and Lu Guang♡ but look at the ending... duck) |
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| @elany @svzuu The question if Emma was "destined" to die still remains. After she died, yes, she died and can't come back, but this is looking from the angle of the present (timeline), after Xiaoshi sent the message. What I'm really discussing now is if that message is what made she "destined" to die. It's very trick and hypothetical because this isn't about "the plot", what the story is trying to do and where was going have nothing to do with if she "would" died or not. Lin was only able to give her that ride because of Xiaoshi's message. If not for that message she would be at her apartment the whole night, not at the station. Would Lin still keep stalking her as long as necessary to have as good an opportunity to kidnap her or do any harm? The opportunity that message opened to him was golden, late at night with few witness. It's more probable that Emma would have escaped, moving from her apartment, maybe going back home. The doubt here is not if she would have died anyway, would be killed anyway, the question is if she would have eventually committed suicide and the downfall of her boss only accelerated this inevitable end. That's why I said it's very trick and hypothetical, it's something that depends 100% on her feelings. The possibilities are 3: 1- stay at the city, or other city, find another job, any job even a low skill low paying one; 2- too ashamed to stay in the city and find another work, too ashamed to go back home, give up and suicide; 3- too ashamed to stay in the city and find another work, give up, go back home. See? I'm not thinking about the plot/story, my interest is on her character itself. I guess that we can more "hope" than understand and argue which alternative is more probable to happen, because... look at alternative "1". Going that path means that she lives... for a time. From what we see from her life she could also end working herself to death, from disease or a future suicide having "failed in life". And alternative "3" would be very hard for her to choose if not for that reply to Xiaoshi's message giving her courage to face her parents. |
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PaninaManina said: @elany @svzuu The question if Emma was "destined" to die still remains. After she died, yes, she died and can't come back, but this is looking from the angle of the present (timeline), after Xiaoshi sent the message. What I'm really discussing now is if that message is what made she "destined" to die. It's very trick and hypothetical because this isn't about "the plot", what the story is trying to do and where was going have nothing to do with if she "would" died or not. Lin was only able to give her that ride because of Xiaoshi's message. If not for that message she would be at her apartment the whole night, not at the station. Would Lin still keep stalking her as long as necessary to have as good an opportunity to kidnap her or do any harm? The opportunity that message opened to him was golden, late at night with few witness. It's more probable that Emma would have escaped, moving from her apartment, maybe going back home. The doubt here is not if she would have died anyway, would be killed anyway, the question is if she would have eventually committed suicide and the downfall of her boss only accelerated this inevitable end. That's why I said it's very trick and hypothetical, it's something that depends 100% on her feelings. The possibilities are 3: 1- stay at the city, or other city, find another job, any job even a low skill low paying one; 2- too ashamed to stay in the city and find another work, too ashamed to go back home, give up and suicide; 3- too ashamed to stay in the city and find another work, give up, go back home. See? I'm not thinking about the plot/story, my interest is on her character itself. I guess that we can more "hope" than understand and argue which alternative is more probable to happen, because... look at alternative "1". Going that path means that she lives... for a time. From what we see from her life she could also end working herself to death, from disease or a future suicide having "failed in life". And alternative "3" would be very hard for her to choose if not for that reply to Xiaoshi's message giving her courage to face her parents. I don't think any of the three options you listed are even a possibility, honestly, because it's far more likely that the attack itself was already the inevitable part. You said it yourself, he was stalking her, the only reason he was even at the train station was because she'd be there. A new opportunity would've presented itself as long as he was determined to make one. At some point she would've had to leave the apartment, Go to a store. Go the the station. It's not like she'd be on the watch out for a potential assailant and who's the say he wouldn't have followed her to another city, or even home? I feel like by this point we have been given plenty of clues that she was always meant to die, and not a single one to the opposite beyond just plausible deniability. Not saying the opposite is impossible, but ignoring the actually presented clues does seem a bit like wilful ignorance, wouldn't you say? |
PaninaManina said: soughtflower said: the link click discord server is in SHAMBLES. season two has been confirmed, everyone! no set release date or anything, it's just been stated. https://twitter.com/cuchallain/status/1413341607760437248/photo/1 you can also find a new art poster here! an amazing ending, so much sentimental build from all the previous clients then they dropped us right with the sudden ending wwwww  This poster hit in a macabre unexpected way... "Brazillians will know". Hello, I’m curious about the history of the second image. |
Ryuseishun said: That's fair. Still, IDK why people get too personal due to conveniently taking subjective criticism or impressions so factually when there's no such thing as absolute objectivity with it comes to fiction. I'm not totally exempt from this myself, but then there are countless others who take it to the next level.. To be fair, we are also to blame, a bit. Link Click is above else a deeply human and emotional story, people are coming here to cry with others since the first episode. We praise this series so much because it's also well written, but the meat of the discussion here are the emotions, not the logic. |
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| more info pulled from twitter about the special episode that will air at some point, although I think it will need to be crowdfunded to be made? and a couple more bits of info about season two. https://twitter.com/cuchallain/status/1413918076471595010 good news is that the special episode will be light-hearted fluff. bad news is that season 2 may not come out for another year and a half, so I guess sometime in 2023. for folks who don't want to use the twitter link, I'll copy and paste the tweets and put it as a spoiler just in case. |
elany said: I don't think any of the three options you listed are even a possibility, honestly, because it's far more likely that the attack itself was already the inevitable part. You said it yourself, he was stalking her, the only reason he was even at the train station was because she'd be there. A new opportunity would've presented itself as long as he was determined to make one. At some point she would've had to leave the apartment, Go to a store. Go the the station. It's not like she'd be on the watch out for a potential assailant and who's the say he wouldn't have followed her to another city, or even home? I feel like by this point we have been given plenty of clues that she was always meant to die, and not a single one to the opposite beyond just plausible deniability. Not saying the opposite is impossible, but ignoring the actually presented clues does seem a bit like wilful ignorance, wouldn't you say? That's why I said "golden opportunity". Just because you can stalk someone does it mean that you should? Follow someone is easy, but to attack or kidnap is not, not if you're not willing to be seen. She only accepted his offer because she was in a moment of desperation, she was willing to do anything to get to her parents fast, but can you imagine she agreeing to enter a stranger's car in any other day? Now this is a bit unrelated, but I already forgot to write this two times, not a third one. I wish I could ask the writer if the person who hired the main duo get information about the parallel account on Emma's company is relevant for the story. I guess was Lin's father. |
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| Well this was incredible, cried 'bout every episode! See you when season 2 comes around, bois! <3 |
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