Hunter x Hunter (2011) Episode 132 Discussion

a_cloud said:
Great episode. Loved the explanation why Meruem hadn't asked Pouf or Yupi about what they hide from him. No Gon this ep, i really want to see how he ended up. 4/5


Yupi's nosebleed at the preview, wonder why even though i want it to be because he found the messed up Pitou.

R- said:
The King's En is truly terrifying, the fact that Knuckle gave up the moment he felt it really shows it

Vanser said:


What? Gon was in the episode, look closer at what Killua is carrying. :p

Anarei said:
I thought Gon and Killua would end up severely injured after that explosion...

TonyTonyStark said:


That was just the blast from Gon's paper.

Jkky said:
That Gon hair tho... :>

and now the long agonizing wait until next week :'( and does anyone know if the anime is going to be going on hiatus or something, cause i heard it was :'(

AsukaTenjyoin said:
How does Ikalgo drive the truck? His legs are plainly on the seat o.O

Humza_96 said:
I wonder who's gonna deal with the king now.

Maybe Hisoka, he was so desperate to fight someone strong and he missed out on this whole arc LOL

They'll probably just drop a few bombs on the palace

Humza_96 said:
I wonder who's gonna deal with the king now.

Maybe Hisoka, he was so desperate to fight someone strong and he missed out on this whole arc LOL

They'll probably just drop a few bombs on the palace

AsukaTenjyoin said:
How does Ikalgo drive the truck? His legs are plainly on the seat o.O

cantius said:


Far fetched to say this was a 5/5

MrAM said:
I really loved this episode, even if not much took place. In traditional HunterxHunter fashion, last week’s massive, epic episode was followed up with this slower, quitter one, that’s great in its own right. The pace was really relaxed, and most of the episode was just the King and the Royal Guards talking, which was fine by me because their dynamic is fascinating. Meruem especially is interesting to watch, because he’s now a subtle mixture of Meruem before he met Komugi and the Meruem after. He’s harsh, brutal, and has no problem with the thought of eating humans, and yet shows a modicum of mercy towards both the Royal Guards and his enemies.

Two things here stuck out to me. First was that little scene with Knuckle and Meleoron, when they were discussing running away. Knuckle’s utter hopelessness and fear was striking, especially after how fearlessly he fought Youpi. This scene is superb, though, because of the contrast between Knuckle (the human) and Meleoron (the Ant). Earlier in the invasion, Knuckle almost ran away with Shoot, after the latter had been injured, but stopped in order to avenge his friend. At the time, the right, rational thing to do would have been to retreat; for the sake of his duty, which was the defeat of the Ants, that’s what he should have done. Knuckle, however, for the sake of revenge, stubbornly attacked the enemy once again, out of a very human desire. Now, though, he’s doing what he should do; retreat and call for help. It’s his duty.

Guess who wants to stay anyways and try to get at the King, out of a desire for vengeance. Meleoron, of course, as the narrator points out. It’s the classic switch Togashi has been doing throughout the whole arc. Knuckle, the human, is doing an Ant-like thing by prioritizing his duty above all else, while Meleoron, the Ant, is doing the human thing by wishing to stay so he can enact his revenge, which was to get at the King for killing Peggy. It’s subtle and clever.

Another equally subtle and brilliant moment was when the King gave his own proposal to Pouf: if they win, he grants them each a wish; if he wins, they tell him what they’re hiding from him. Basically, he will grant them their desires if they emerge victorious; if they lose, though, they confront their worst fears, telling the King about Komugi. It’s a psychological tactic, one very familiar….

I quote Meruem from episode 105:
"Fear and desire hold the power to disrupt one's rhythm. Desire clouds one's vision, while fear stills one's step."

It’s the same thing he did with Komugi! It harkens back to his board games with Komugi, his “contests” with her. And isn’t this a contest where the memory of Komugi is at stake? More so, it shows that the King has retained much of what he learned during the board games against Komugi, subconsciously. It’s affecting his behavior without him realizing it.

Finally, after seeing the King this episode, I really hope the kind-of-unlikely theory of the King acquiring radiation poisoning is true, just so Netero’s final sacrifice can have SOME worth to it; as it stands now, he died in vain. I don’t quite like that idea.

Anarei said:
I seriously think every episode deserves a 5/5 because I feel the content is structured and paced perfectly with each episode. In any case, you can't really expect there to be super exciting stuff going on in every single episode anyway.

Ugh, I miss Pitou already. ;_;
Pitouuu..... *weeps*