What did you think of this episode?
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.2
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This episode was good! The part where that guy grabs Sara and brings her into that room, sure creeped me out. Also, I really hope Hamdo dies. |
| I'm not really sure what the weapon was that they used to destroy the enemy ship. Wonder if there''s any radiation involved. |
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| This is quite the show, mainly about the horrors of war and excessive military power but it doesn't seem cliche. |
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Kayro said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This episode was good! The part where that guy grabs Sara and brings her into that room, sure creeped me out. i felt the same way. |
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| The eerie mood and the dramatic warfare sure brings out the type of anime it is. However, I could've done without the intended raping scene... Still trying to figure out what was it's purpose other than to show how grotesque the lifestyle in the warring nation is... |
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kanaka said: The eerie mood and the dramatic warfare sure brings out the type of anime it is. However, I could've done without the intended raping scene... Still trying to figure out what was it's purpose other than to show how grotesque the lifestyle in the warring nation is... The purpose, eh... to denounce such things too, not just show the grotesque lifestyle of a nation at times of war. This is a common occurrence everywhere even when there is no war, so I don't think the 'war' part is important here. Sara is damn unlucky; get's confused with Lala Ru so she's taken away. Then they find out she's not Lala Ru, jail her up, and find the real person (along with the kid). She still doesn't know why she's here, etc. It's starting to become more tense in Hellywood and they decide to take it out on Sara. They found a purpose for her, since they couldn't just send her back to her home and tell everyone about her experience since there would always be at least 1 curious soul to believe her (doubt they have memory-erasing technology). This anime is far darker than I had expected, very nice surprise and the story is developing itself well for now. |
HakoriaJul 29, 2009 5:36 AM
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| When sara enters that creepy dude's room a flower comes off representing her innocence taken away, very well directed. |
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| i really love this anime!! very intense and darker than I thought... |
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| Poor Sara. Who was that guy in the shadows anyway, some random dude who likes to rape 13-15 year old girls?! |
| Poor Sara. Who was that guy in the shadows anyway? Some random ex-soldier who has resigned from the battle field and likes to rape 13-15 year old girls nowaday?! |
TuzoAnime said: When sara enters that creepy dude's room a flower comes off representing her innocence taken away, very well directed. Same thing I thought. I thought that was quite a well thought touch, since it all tied in together. That scene where he pulled her into the room... Talk about creepy as Hell... |
| Man, I hope Sara is okay... this anime is pretty brutal. |
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| This anime is great, it shows the harshness and reality of war and what these kids have to go through. It deals with survivability and it has a very intense and dark atmosphere that shows the cruelty. If only some newer series that try to replicate the same elements were this good, but unfortunately they have to throw in cute girls and fan service to ruin it all. Thats why i will always enjoy these classics. They masterfully directed. |
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| Good show... though every episode I need to take a break and watch something silly and ridiculous to even out from soul-crushing depression. |
| Oh my. I'm mad. How dare they? How dare they /rape/ Sara. I'm mad. |
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| Why...? They already had her locked up... |
Onii said: My heart dropped when Sara was grabbed. That was terrible. ;-; I tried not to believe it, but then all the torn buttons on her shirt really ruined it for me. D: It's a good show, but I really wish they didn't show that part...I wish I had an undo button for my brain. |
Kipcha said: TuzoAnime said: When sara enters that creepy dude's room a flower comes off representing her innocence taken away, very well directed. Same thing I thought. I thought that was quite a well thought touch, since it all tied in together. That scene where he pulled her into the room... Talk about creepy as Hell... I missed it the first time around but going back it is very well done, the rape is a little much though :\ |
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| Whew, talk about heavy. Anyway, this series has been really well directed so far and how that rape scene was handled was probably some of the "best" stuff so far. It's amazing how disturbing that was without even showing anything. But, you know what really bothered me? How Nabuca and Boo just tossed Sara in the room without any hesitation at all, which makes me wonder "how many times have they done something of this nature for them to show no remorse at all?" |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Dat ending! Poor Sara... great episode and what power but really fuck that king... |
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Kayro said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This episode was good! The part where that guy grabs Sara and brings her into that room, sure creeped me out. Hell yea. That was a little much for me too. |
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| That old creepy fuck just raped Sara. RAGEEEEEEEEEE. TuzoAnime said: When sara enters that creepy dude's room a flower comes off representing her innocence taken away, very well directed. I caught that too and despite what was happening that scene was done well. |
| Even more disturbing is the title of this episode: "A Feast in the Dark". |
| that was dark i loved it |
| Nabuca and seemingly innocent Boo... they... didn't even hesitate... Now it will be hard to see them as good guys, ever... Sara...I'm so sad... yet at the same time I'M SO MAD. BLOODY HELL I WANT TO KILL ALL THESE CHARACTERS. I hate this anime. It shows the sickness in humanity. Makes me disgusted. 5/5 |
| Disgusting. I can't say it was badly handled because it was actually handled quite well. Grrr I'm so conflicted.....I hate it yet it's so good. |
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| King Hamdo...Jeez! Every face he makes is a rape face. Sent with Mal Updater |
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| Torture, rape, and the horrors of war. As gruesome as it is, anime like this needs to exist precisely because of how awful those things are. It's definitely becoming more interesting and drawing me in. |
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| Brutal, cruel yet brilliant. I cannot believe how good this series is. The way they handled what happened to Sara was a masterstroke of writing/direction. We didn't see anything except her being locked in the cell with that brute and the broken buttons/tears afterwards, but it hits you like a sledgehammer in the gut anyway. And after Shu had said to her "everything is going to be allright, everythins is going to be..." OMG. This is is some hard stuff. |
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| Wow! This was a great episode! I wonder what happened to Sara. It creeped me out when she was thrown into that room. |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
MudRune said: Kipcha said: TuzoAnime said: When sara enters that creepy dude's room a flower comes off representing her innocence taken away, very well directed. Same thing I thought. I thought that was quite a well thought touch, since it all tied in together. That scene where he pulled her into the room... Talk about creepy as Hell... I missed it the first time around but going back it is very well done, the rape is a little much though : Not one for symbolism . . . Or rather interpreting it, though I thought the flower represented hope. Because not only did Sarah's position get infantly worse, but so did Shu's. Though, either way, that sucks! And feel bad for Sarah, I can totally see her committing suicide in the next episode. |
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Pirating_Ninja said: MudRune said: Kipcha said: TuzoAnime said: When sara enters that creepy dude's room a flower comes off representing her innocence taken away, very well directed. Same thing I thought. I thought that was quite a well thought touch, since it all tied in together. That scene where he pulled her into the room... Talk about creepy as Hell... I missed it the first time around but going back it is very well done, the rape is a little much though : Not one for symbolism . . . Or rather interpreting it, though I thought the flower represented hope. Because not only did Sarah's position get infantly worse, but so did Shu's. Though, either way, that sucks! And feel bad for Sarah, I can totally see her committing suicide in the next episode. Yeah it could probably be interpreted a couple of different ways, but I interpreted it as Sara being "deflowered." The flower was white to show what was once her purity. Anyways good episode; on to the next! |
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| This was a very difficult episode to watch, it was well directed but a gut wrenching experience. Watching the pain Sara and Shu were going threw and the lack of empathy from Nabuca and Boo. I just had no idea the series would be this heavy, I suppose I should brace myself for worse to come. |
| Well.. dat episode made me really depressed.. I guess Sara got violated.. from the look of her eyes, flowers and tears.. T________T . |
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| sad... but nice series |
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| I wonder what episode they will break the MC's soul. I think it's only a matter of time. |
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| wait... did sara get raped?... |
| Damn poor sara.. |
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| Rage inducing episode. If those adults don't all die in a fire by the end of this anime..... |
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| Man I really hoped those invaders somehow saved Shu, but they got one-shoted so I don't know if anything like that is going to happen anytime soon. Also, what's super fucked up, is I think that Sara was raped by that old weird that pulled her into that room. This show is definitely darker than I think I expected |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| damn, i wish shu, and abelia, could go for five minutes without being a moron lala ru has blue hair, sara has blonde, how can anyone make this kind of a mistake? blue hair is not that common... well, when you've been watching anime and reading manga for a long time, you know rape is not a matter of if, but when. At least this was pretty tastefully done. So we've already got hanging by the ribs and rape for the protagonists in episode 3... hoo boy |
| I can't quite put my finger on it, but the tone/atmosphere along with mad king Hamdo's demeanor builds into something reminiscent of Final Fantasy VI for me... along with faint touches of 1984's. This series is getting progressively darker at insane rates. The rape, the interrogation, the post-apocalyptic, war-torn landscape. Rough shit. TravSavage said: Even more disturbing is the title of this episode: "A Feast in the Dark". Good catch... that hurts. |
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| Ah my heart, poor sara |
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| @LlamaLopez Not to mention the hundreds of child soldiers who presumedly died to friendly fire. |
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