Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (light novel)
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| uuuuhhh the ending with rem smiling was so sweet! it makes me sad to see how low her self-esteem is I can relate to her feelings but I think she deserves to be happy after everything she has been through. Her character has been very interesting so far. Subaru apparently confirmed his date with Emilia :) I hope we get her backstory too. |
| I still ship SubaruXEmilia full throttle XD OTP <33333333333333333333333 |
| So, I bet this episode was only for start of love triangle. Who attacked demon's village? Another "Who knows? Just watch how Rem is cute with smile and tears". MC once again made impossible thing - used magic right even though it was his second attempt only, if author was smarter then he would explain such luck by more deaths of MC, so he learned everything by living the same day time after time but no... and of course MC can jump higher than any Olympic athlete. In overall anime becoming "your average time filler" which is funny because even such typical events are much better than laughable pretentious episodes before that implied that this anime is serious and worth of special attention. |
| Rem and Ram are so cute in this episode. <3 I can see why this series has ship wars. I don't really care much who ends up together. The suspense. I think it works well as a deconstruction/satire about the isekai genre though. I'm entertained. |
| so seems ram is lords XXX toy Toxic_Mongoose said: Rem and Ram are so cute in this episode. <3 I can see why this series has ship wars. I don't really care much who ends up together. The suspense. I think it works well as a deconstruction/satire about the isekai genre though. I'm entertained. well i can end the ship war cause i did some reading so i know who wins u already know but other don't |
Sugram22Nov 8, 2017 6:56 AM
| So, Rem and Ram were almost killed by their own kind when they were a baby because they both only have one horn (which I think is frowned upon to their kind), but Ram as a baby (damn) showed them her power, so they became like national treasures (haha), though it's more like Ram is the national treasure. Pfffft. Should stop using that word, but can't find a better word to use. Haha. Rem used to be in Ram's shadow not until Ram lost her horns. Glad she didn't turn into one of those rebellious sister type of character and she remained a good sister. Aww. They're so freaking cute when they're so little. Goddamnit. Poor Ram and Rem, so their entire village was burned by some sort of cult or whatever. Hence, Ram lost her horns since she was caught off guard. And Ros-sama arrived and took them in the manor. I admire Subaru's courage when he decided to be the decoy, so Rem and Ram can get away safely. Damn glad that fucking puppy died. Hahaha. Thanks, Ros-sama! Rem was so happy she cried seeing Subaru alive and well. Awww. Rem: I am very weak. Me: What are you talking about? You're a freaking badass, gal. *hugs* Subaru became like her big brother cheering her up and shit. Hihi. I wonder what's really the relationship of Ros-sama and Ram. So, he's been wanting to be the next King, too? Why am I having a feeling that Emilia is in danger when he's around? Jeez. I wonder what's with the 'when I kill the dragon' thing. Mhmm. FINALLY, A HAPPY ENDING FOR SUBARU. He finally managed to ask Emilia on a date. Yaaaaay! :) |
     "Maybe he's trying to take a shit, but the shit just won't come out." Captain Levi, 2014 (／^-^)／☆♪  ♪☆＼(^０^＼) |
| Now that we know both Rem's and Ram's past, it's clear why Rem hated the scent of the jealous witch which Subaru got. (No wonder she kill him off for the past few lifes) Those attackers are probably related to the witch. After many trust issues and hateful moments, finally... Subaru can finally see the pure loving face of Rem after so many tries for a couple of lifes to get both Rem and Ram to trust and like him... Wait a sec... Did Roswaal said that he wants to kill the dragon!? |
ShadowkillZJan 8, 2018 3:13 AM
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ShadowZ_AnimeZ said: Yes, he did say that. But don't expect any answers regarding that in the anime. Arc 4 (which starts where anime ends) might give you few ideas why he wants to do it.Wait a sec... Did Roswaal said that he wants to kill the dragon!? |
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mozgow said: ShadowZ_AnimeZ said: Yes, he did say that. But don't expect any answers regarding that in the anime. Arc 4 (which starts where anime ends) might give you few ideas why he wants to do it.Wait a sec... Did Roswaal said that he wants to kill the dragon!? So I've got to read the Light Novel or manga to know more? Well, I first need to finish the anime first. |
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ShadowZ_AnimeZ said: Or you can wait for season 2, which is bound to happen sometime in the future.mozgow said: Yes, he did say that. But don't expect any answers regarding that in the anime. Arc 4 (which starts where anime ends) might give you few ideas why he wants to do it. So I've got to read the Light Novel or manga to know more? Well, I first need to finish the anime first. |
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| OSSHAAAAAAAAA!! Balse did get get his date yet again. And he didn't even Return from Death? Is this even real life? |
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Meritas said: OSSHAAAAAAAAA!! Balse did get get his date yet again. And he didn't even Return from Death? Is this even real life? Well, it's the calm before the storm. |
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| Awesome episode. And Rem's smile.. Aww, so touching <3 |
| So this is where Rem solidified herself as a top-tier waifu eh? Great episode btw. |
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Rubella_ said: Nope. This is not the episode where it happened.So this is where Rem solidified herself as a top-tier waifu eh? |
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Piegoose said: .... so that's it, that's the mystery? All those episode of buildup and needless confusion to kill some german shephards in the forest??? Rem was actually as bloodthirsty as she was portrayed earlier when she revealed herself before killing Subaru AGAIN? I assumed it had to be some shape-shifting entity otherwise Subaru would clearly feel differently towards her. This arc is somehow underdeveloped and overdeveloped at the same time. I should drop, but I need to know what that meme image is all about. I think it's silly to complain about who or what culprit was especially when they are goddamn monster that literally curse people and feed on their lifeforce. They aren't just regular dogs and they certainly kill you a lot easier than normal one can. The length of mystery is hardly relevant and where their was multiple things going on that intertwined with it that had to be figure out until source of problems could be found. Like any good ole mystery. Moreover I don't know how got Rem had to be some shapeshifter to have Subaru change his opinion towards her. Have you not been paying any attention to what she said in ep 7 and what part of her backstory in this episode? The Witch Cult destroyed her home! Those very same people who had the same scent that Subaru does! That is why she saw him as an enemy. It's not like she was always bloodthirsty to him she and Ram also treated him with kindness and provide things necessary for him to live this world along with Emilia actions. Those important key points that made Subaru realize that they were not bad people, just ones acting within their knowledge to protect themselves and highlight fact that himself is still very ignorant about aspects of this world so he can't judge Rem's action by face value. The story of her past and the revelation about the Witch's scent ties that altogether. It doesn't mean that her actions weren't rash or terrible, but they were understandable. Which why forming trust with her was important, something that start happening until ep 8 when Rem witnessed his breakdown. But mabeast attacking Subaru is what led chain of events that made this possible. Beyond that it was attempt on Emilia just like in the first arc by a unknown third party like Roswaal and Subaru speculated. Not to mention the true prep who let the mabeast inside the village has already been hinted at. If the climax wasn't to your taste \I cna understand that but everything that needed to be explained and developed certainly is. The stuff left out are clearly loose ends of part of greater plot for us to speculate about. It serves us no purpose to know about all about them now nor, interesting to do so. The anime is based off a still ongoing story afterall. |
Iron_MawFeb 3, 2019 3:31 AM
Piegoose said: [ The mystery put too much time in making his death seem like a highly coordinated act. When Subaru is supposedly leaving the mansion (from the maid's perspective too) we grow confusion as to why Subaru is being targeted. We're told by Rem at the moment, supposedly, that she is killing him out of the suspicion that he's going to do wrong to Emilia, yet Subaru ends up putting a lot of trust in Rem afterwards when he realizes something else killed her in his next life, which only strengthens this feeling of a great mystery that could be tied to the stealing of the pendant earlier. I assumed Subaru must have grown doubts that Rem actually was the sole person hunting him down since he started to feel devoted in understanding what's actually happening. Except no pendant was involved not did he steal anything. The sickness never posed the biggest threat to him though. The night he got out of bed barfing, he wasn't aware that he was going to die no matter what and believed could be saved. So the biggest threat in his head seemed to be towards his killer and the motive, until we were told the source of the curse which cancels that whole aspect of the mystery in favor of a simple uninteresting "monster" in the forest supposedly picking him at random to kill. It's just boring and such a blatantly short answer to such a long question. Never poses any threat? the curse killed him twice! We only saw how in he 2nd loop, it just how which only just conflated with Rem killing him then for the first time. Also Subaru prepared to die, he just didn't expect because he stayed think he catch the killer. Answers to most mysteries are short and simple stuff. There nothing wrong with that, all matter is execution and journey it took to find. You may not have found the culprit interesting but I did. It alos din't change that Subaru and those at mansion where deliberately targeted. It doesn't matter if some beast was used as proxy for it. When Rem says why she's killing him, she says it's because of her duty as a maid to protect Emilia. No that just surface reason, not real behind her intense hostility to him. She spells out during the torture when she asking about the cult. She bring up her sister and how she disgusted that he even talking to her. Rem flashback further expand on this. Subaru could have been from any group targeting her, but Rem specifically asked about the cult. It was far from doing for just Emilia. If that was the case Rem wouldn't gone after him herself and not notified Roswaal and Ram. But why did his curse have to align with when Rem goes to kill him, and why did it happen to also affect Rem when she goes to the village on her own? She had shown surprise in how Subaru treated the villagers, so am I expected to think she'd suddenly changed and start playing with the kids like he did (in order to get bit)? It's just needless confusion in my eyes with no payoff. Because the 2nd lop was reenactment of the first loop with only major change was him being awake this time. The witch scent flares up becomes active whenever RBD is used and Rem noticed that when he sneaking a round at night and heading for Emilia's room. For that matter there several hints that Rem didn't trust him because of the scent, the biggest being the 2nd loop when Ram had to cover for her staring so intently at him. Rem get bitten becasue she goes to village to reveal everyone in mansion is a target and main reason that anyone them go to village at all was buy supplies because they were running low. Ram even mentions this in the last loop after Subaru convinces them to leave a day early. There nothing confusing about it, unless you not paying attention. If you don't care then of course it's gonna be an issue and you miss those details. Everything happened for a reason that arc. I get that too, but that isn't a direct relation to the happenings of this secluded mystery. We're left with it being a chain of mostly coincidences. It's the entire reason of why the mystery happens the first place. The mystery is Subaru's own death why it happened. It just also caused a chain events occurred that related to it because the story doesn't take place inside his head head. People who don't know what he knows are going to react according to their own beliefs and histories. Until he can figure out how align problems. He's never not trying to find out the killer is and the method of killing. His simply mistaken for most of the loops, but gradually coming closer in each one. He only assumed Rem and shaman were the same in one loop where she revealed herself becasue he didn't understand at the time he died from two different things. It doesn't change the fact the Rem killed him, but she was not the original murderer and had that one never occurred Rem would not have been suspicious of him to eventually do that. Rem is red herring for the true culprit and that is entirely common in murder mysteries. It's also nicely done irony that in end she helps track down and comfort the true prep after gaining her trust. |
Iron_MawFeb 3, 2019 7:15 AM
Piegoose said: Jagd84 said: Except no pendant was involved not did he steal anything. I'm assuming you've already seen the whole show, but I'm speaking from the perspective of watching up to this episode. At this point we don't know much of the reasons for why the pendant was even important or why Emilia is being targeted, or if she even was at all. However, in this second arc we have another killing occurring near Emilia, which we can safely assume is more than likely due to her being there rather than an unknown person like Subaru. So while the pendant isn't directly involved, it's safe to assume that this is some assassin from some organization against Emilia's household, but even that would be just a possibility. Jagd84 said: Never poses any threat? the curse killed him twice! I said it didn't pose the "greatest threat", as Subaru was more concerned with why Rem was killing him. When he decided to kill himself, he did so wanting to understand the reasons behind why all of this was happening, which is revealed there isn't really any reason. Even if it's revealed further a bit later that some guy controlled the dog to bite Subaru to curse him, why would anyone know Subaru's important? It's not like in the inn fight he was the most threatening. Jagd84 said: Answers to most mysteries are short and simple stuff. Yet they usually reveal deeper lore, maybe a story, maybe some added hidden characterization/hatred etc. With Rem it was all a misunderstanding, and her character comes off as really insensible to me which makes me not like her very much. Why should we even be worried about her demon form when she's equally capable to do just as worse in her normal form? Jagd84 said: She bring up her sister and how she disgusted that he even talking to her. If this is the case, why doesn't she still hate Subaru? Subaru never did anything wrong, yet Rem randomly decided to start dedicating herself to him rather then murdering him just because he was helping people in a slightly different way. Jagd84 said: Rem get bitten becasue she goes to village to reveal everyone in mansion is a target If this is true, why didn't she notice when she was with Subaru? What I don't get it how she got bitten in the first place because she's clearly more of a reserved type than Subaru. Jagd84 said: had that one never occurred Rem would not have been suspicious of him to eventually do that If she was just reacting to Subaru's behavior, why didn't she notice him crawling and barfing and yelling for help, which obviously wouldn't be a good way to sneak up and kill someone? It doesn't make sense to me. Emilia & Roswaal in episode 4 explained why the pendant was important and reason why she would been targeted from their perspective. The rst of your point is already assumed by the character in show named Subaru when puts-two & two together and figures that shaman is hiding the village and later Roswaal. Suabru only becomes concerned with Rem in ep 7 because he believe she and shaman was same person who killed him. He later learns he both right and wrong, but still needs to deal with Rem's trust issue with him before victims appear. Subaru is juggling multiple threads not just one hence the difficulty. In fact the only time you claim he's full focused on Rem is ep 7, but oin very next ep 8 he goes back to finding leads on the shaman through Betty. And the mystery did build the world and gave characterization characters. We learned about the state of country (the death of royal family, succession event etc), the legend of Witch of Envy, the existence of Witch Cult and their potential relation to Subaru, the introduction to mabeasts inhabitant areas between towns and barrier mana stones that keep them out, the explanation in magic, intro to manison residents and twin circumstances which went a long in explaining their behavior. You may not have been interested in it, but that stuff was all there. As she literally said, she thinks he part of Witch Cult. A group which has person history with whom are related to Witch of Envy the most detested existence in that world. It's like letting a follower of Satan into your home. Your are not care how he looks if he part of a organization that terrorized and inflicted massive trauma on you. It doesn't help that Subaru is still a stranger who aided Emilia under mysterious circumstances and as far she knows he's trying to gain their trust to betray them alter. Notice what? When Subaru got bitten she wasn't even there. When she saw the wound she thought it was a normal bite mark. That should tell she can't see the curse mark (which Betty later say out right only she and Puck can detect curses), so her getting bitten would not strange. Even the kids in the last loop state that dog is not known for biting people. For last bit you assuming she could see him all that well, moreover the witch's scent is active, so clearly not taking chances. |
| great episode. Now I see why a lot of people are saying that Rem is best girl, however I'm still kind of leaning to Ram's side. Emilia is decent too. So Roswaal is actually kind of a bad guy since he wants to have the throne and kill the dragon? |
| Can Emilia be my EMF too? |
| -C'mon Subaru, there was no way you were going to be able to kill that mawbeast... For someone who's been rather calculating, he has a tendency to make inane decisions. -So insecure and guilt-ridden is Rem, causing her to have such low self-esteem. She needs a hug :3 She has such an over-inflated view of her sister and doesn't realize that there are aspects of here that are superior where the horn is an absolute non-factor. -Sad backstory :( They didn't specify what group committed the massacre, but looks like somehow Roswaal was there to rescue them. So he's sort of like an adoptive father, and also one that has had an attraction to little girls as well apparently... Also that innuendo with that horn scar when she was on his lap. -Curious what Roswaal has against the dragon. -Happy for Subaru that all the curses are lifted, but for me it felt rather awkward to see him ask Emilia out on a date after that emotional and heartfelt talk with Rem that had more romantic than platonic undertones. -New arc next episode yay. |
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Liinah said: Yes, they tried to kill them both because they were "defective" (had only one horn). But then Ram showed a great potential in magic so they were spared.Kinda confused. Was the village trying to kill Rem (as in her dream) and Ram protected her or was it completely different people? Couldn't quite understand. |
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| Roswaal-sama is a pretty dope badass mofo, gotta admit that. Guess he should've relied on him a bit earlier. Looks like he finally gets his date as well. |
| Awesome episode. So like I hoped they showed the past of Ram and Rem. Pretty traumatic especially for Rem. She always thought she's nothing compared to her sister and till now this hasn't changed. I'm glad both sisters showed more of their characters. That made them so much more likeable. Damn Subaru is crazy. He ran straight to these magical beasts. Was a good idead of him to use his shadow magic even if it did nothing to much. Roswaal appeared in the best possible moment and rescued the day. I loved the conversation between Subaru and Rem. I now can understand why so much people like her as a character. It was important to hear that it's no use to worry all the time and being so negative with yourself. Awwwww when she began to cry was just to adorable :3 I'm not sure but did I see it right that Roswaal is trying to help Ram getting back her horn? We also heard about his true purpose. That will be no easy task to kill that dragon. So we got an sort of deja vu situation when Subaru asked Emilia for an date. Hopefully nothing will happen this time. |
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| This is the best episode so far. It made me cry a little. I'ma Rooting for rem from now on. |
| Now this episode, was good and the Flashback was good too |
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| Such an emotional episode. I remember the last scene with Rem's smile very well. And Subaru is such a good guy, dunno why he's getting so much flak when he has a lot going for him. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Rem just needs a hug :'( |
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| Finally that curse was lifted so no more deaths for Subaru. Or is it really over?🤔🤔 As I recall, that incident happened way back when Subaru just arrived in this different world, he can already rewind time after he's killed. In other words, it wasn't the mabeasts that gave him that curse right? |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
KoniginElle said: I don't know if I understand your question correctly. You're asking about return by death and the curse of not being able to tell anyone about it, or about the curse that killed him during the night (and Rem in one of the loops) ?Finally that curse was lifted so no more deaths for Subaru. Or is it really over?🤔🤔 As I recall, that incident happened way back when Subaru just arrived in this different world, he can already rewind time after he's killed. In other words, it wasn't the mabeasts that gave him that curse right? |
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mozgow said: I don't know if I understand your question correctly. You're asking about return by death and the curse of not being able to tell anyone about it, or about the curse that killed him during the night (and Rem in one of the loops) ? Hi! My question would be pointless anyway because I would like to ask you not to tell me. I don't want to be spoiled. So please don't tell me. I'd like to figure this mystery on my own. However, I would clarify this. When Subaru came to the mansion, he had frequent deaths but came back to life. He told Beatrice that the curse came from the village because he went there. But that isn't the case right? I mean...that phenomenon started on the day Subaru arrived in the different world. Where he was killed at the bar but returned back alive. So I thought, the curse didn't start at the village. It started at the bar. ....I think I got the idea now though. Because of what you said there. |
She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
KoniginElle said: OK. I understand now :)When Subaru came to the mansion, he had frequent deaths but came back to life. He told Beatrice that the curse came from the village because he went there. But that isn't the case right? I mean...that phenomenon started on the day Subaru arrived in the different world. Where he was killed at the bar but returned back alive. So I thought, the curse didn't start at the village. It started at the bar. I think you're confusing two things: the ability to "reload at save-point" and the curse that killed him during the night at the mansion. Those two are separate. When he came to this world he got an ability to "reload at save-point" or "return by death" as he calls it - when he dies (and the cause of death is irrelevant) he will go back to the latest "save-point". He really got the curse in the village - the one that killed him during the night. It also killed Rem in the loop when he hid in the forbidden library. |
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| Ros arrival changed the whole route Subaru's take and finally be abled to got out of the crisis on his dead flag. Its because, yeah, its obvious, its okay. Thanks to the story of Rem and Ram in the past how they've met Ros, everything step by step got some light above the dark matter. Subaru's date with Emillia was ofc some reward after his great completions over such a difficult quest. Atleast, now Rem got attached on him, and Ram would get a more link to Roswaal. A solid progression. Now its time to the next arc! |
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| So, this is Rem's character ? A twin weaker than her sister who tried to do everything by herself, accidentally caused her sister's loss of her powers, decided to do everything like her sister due to being the only remaining strong twin, actually doesn't want to rely on anyone, with all of this being now solved thanks to Subaru, making Rem fall in love with him ? I mean, that's touching and makes for quite an interesting character (or should I say made, unless some of her struggles remain) as well as a very good and important message about self-love, but is that really what makes her character worth so much love ? Guess I should just stop believing popular characters have to be amazing ones, I'm always disappointed, it looks like there just needs to be a sad backstory and a cute love story and that's it... (Don't get mad at me Rem fans, I still like her, and I'm still looking forward to something that can make me change my mind.) For now, I find Ram to be a much more interesting character, too bad the show seems to think otherwise. And I still haven't gotten my answer, how does Rem's wild mode work ?! Oh, and a little thing about Subaru : with this episode, I understand a bit better what makes people angry at him. But I still don't believe he deserves so much hatred, at all. |
FafetteSep 8, 2020 1:00 PM
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| @Fafette All of your opinions are subject to possible change over the next 8~ episodes. As for Rem, she shares the demon bloodline but it's a sabotaged version of it (1 horn only, as opposed to two horns). It's more of a berserker form which she taps into when enraged. She uses magic and weapons to compensate for her weaker demon form. |
KreatorX said: @Fafette All of your opinions are subject to possible change over the next 8~ episodes. As for Rem, she shares the demon bloodline but it's a sabotaged version of it (1 horn only, as opposed to two horns). It's more of a berserker form which she taps into when enraged. She uses magic and weapons to compensate for her weaker demon form. Well I'm excited to see all that then ! And thanks for the explanation, that's more or less what I understood but I thought there was something more due to Rem having seemed more wild in last episodes than in earlier ones while in this form, but I guess I just questioned things a bit too much |
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| Cool that we learned some more about Ram and Rem's past. It was nice to see Subaru using shamak to blind his enemies. As expected, Roswaal-sama is really powerful. He destroyed all demonic wolves, including that demonic puppy. So Roswaal also wants to become a king, eh? I wonder what he did to Ram. Perhaps he tries to regenerate her missing horn? |
| Subaru is quite a chad this ep, looks like Rem falls in love 💕 |
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| Backstory episode! Holy, Ram is strong af! From a young age, Rem is constantly being compared to her much superior older sister, Ram. Her parents and the people around them don't see her as Rem but as Ram's sister, and as such believe she will one day awaken a hidden potential like Ram. Try as she might, Rem could never stand up to Ram, the people around her expected her to be like Ram so she wanted to not betray their expectations. Ram was the only one who truly understood Rem. "Just be you, Rem. You don't have to worry about what people say." Rem should not look at herself as merely a failed and inferior version of her sister, she must look at herself as... herself, as Rem, not Ram's sister or what other people think she is. Throughout her childhood, Rem learned and developed much slower than Ram, everywhere they go she witnessed her sister's brilliance, in comparison she is just far inferior, a failed copy of her sister, so she decided if she could not beat her sister in the thing she is best at then she will instead find a different aspect where she will be better than her own sister, but never did. So as time went on, Rem developed an inferiority complex towards her sister. If only I was never born, if only Ram was the one born then everyone would have been more happier, there was no need for me to be here. Ram thought that to herself, but everytime she did, her sister and only her was always there to support her. And so she thought, if she could not match up to her amazing sister then she could just be there with her and walk behind her, she didn't need to do anything, she didn't have to do anything, because it will all result in failure in the end. Then one day... the fire nation attackedThe witch cult attacked the Oni Village, with everyone she knew off gone, burned to death, everywhere filled with despair and agony, everyone but her sister, she was there fighting, fighting against the Witch Cultists alone, she was the only one left, then while protecting Rem, Ram lost her horn. Yet, despite this tragedy, Rem, she was happy, she felt relieved, that her sister's one and only horn was cut off, she thought that after this everything would be better but instead it became much worse. Rem was filled with intense guilt, and blamed herself for what had happened to her sister, so she wanted to imitate her sister, to be like her, she wanted to do the things that her sister can, and walk the path of her sister, the path she stole from her on that fiery night. So she decided to the things her sister could do, all the while thinkinf, if her sister still had her horn she would've done much more, she would've been more amazing, She felt like she was simply just a replacement, afterall, if she can't even do something so simple then she was worthless. "Don't overdo it" "Even if I overdo everything, it will never be enough." Everything she does is not enough, she will never be able to truly match what her sister could have done. That's why Rem alone came back to the forest, all this time, she wanted to do everything alone, no one else has to suffer, if only she was the one suffering and no one else then that was fine for her, afterall everything she has done up to now is what she believed was atonement for her sins. Which parallels to the "Red Ogre who Cried" story where the Blue Ogre showcased his own foolish self-sacrifice so that the Red Ogre could become happy and accepted by the villagers. Then we move onto the cool fight, and they were saved by Ros-chi in the last second. Then we go to Subaru and Rem's talk. "Why was I the one to keep my horn? Wy couldn't be the one to keep her horn? Why was she born with only one horn? Why did we have to be twins?" If she hadn't existed then her sister would have been more amazing, she believed that she was a bother to her, a good for nothing replacement. She continued to think highly of her while bringing herself down in comparison, she thinks of her sister as an almighty goddess when in truth in the present she already far surpasses her, and Subaru brought up this point in their conversation, Ram is the one inferior to Rem, but Rem believed that if her sister still had her horn then would be better than her, but that Ram doesn't exist. I loved the entire speech Subaru made to Rem towards the end. It's a bit too big like in Episode 7 so I don't think I can cover the entirety of it, but this was a great episode to develop Rem's character, with Subaru's help, Rem was able to overcome her guilt and inferiority complex towards her sister and learn to be herself, and look forward towards the future smiling, and laughing. Not going to lie I was not the biggest fan of Rem when I first watched and read the series, in fact I hated her quite a bit. But after a lot of rewatching I started to like her more and more, still not enough to call her one of my favorites, not even close, but my opinion of her has certainly changed. |
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| That was actually a good episode, fair play. For a guy that didn't care much for Ram nor Rem in the watches before this one, I seem to have liked this more than I did in the past. Subaru was pretty good in this episode, the mysteries surrounding the Witch Cult that with more details later on, makes me actually sympathize Rem's situation more and why she was so suspicious of Subaru and his scent. But regardless of all of that, he calmed her down, made her feel like she was her own person and was worth living and he is grateful to her existence while wanting her to live for herself while not putting herself down all the time due to her inferiority complex with Ram and guilt for what happened in the past. The monsters themselves weren't that interesting but the people who influenced them are, and there was solid characterization in this episode with the heart to heart stuff that didn't feel overdone, overacted or underdeveloped. Nice stuff overall, and Subaru despite his goofy and hint annoying self at times when dealing with Emilia, he earnt that date. |
| He did it the curse is lifted Rem isn’t going to kill him and he gets to go on a date with Emilia everything worked out |
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| It looks like Roswaal has some ulterior motives, I'm kinda fond of him, I hope he doesn't switch teams. |
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