| first time a side character's death made me this emotional ;( |
MyNameSans said: I FUCKIN HATE THAT THIS AIRED ON FATHERS DAY I bet they planned this all along to make the show even more controversial than it already is. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| It's the reason why Volume 12 is one of my favorite books I've read, as well as this being my favorite of Mushoku Tensei (although there are more hype ones and more beloved ones to still come). Such an emotional rollercoaster reading it and the stuff from today's episode impacted me so much with the books too. But goddamn the anime did a great job with its version in today's episode in portraying the emotions from the books. Paul's not perfect whatsoever and it is okay for people to still dislike him for what he's done in the past, but as a character, he is so great and one of the best from this series. And as a father, while he is not perfect again, he protected Norn during his mentally worst times while still trying to have her be alright, he protected Rudeus and he rescued his wife after years of depression and struggle for 6+ years. Even at the cost of his life. He showed growth as a character while still being Paul Greyrat to a tee and the action from this week's episode showed his determination to do whatever he can in highly desperate and dangerous times without fear. God his character is so damn good, regardless of how he can be viewed ethically. Bind were truly evil and so great for having this episode this day though. And for Sylphie being a mother on Mother's Day in real life. In a way, Mushoku Tensei could not have picked a better 'season' to air this cour. |
| Fr man. Sacrificin' his life to save his son on a journey to rescue his wife...what a man you're Paul, you have my utmost respect. He'll be always remembered. They really planned on releasing it on Father's Day. Successful of makin' hundreds and thousands fans feel excruciating pain |
GeoXsf9Jun 16, 2:53 PM
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Fr man. Sacrificin' his life to save his son on a journey to rescue his wife...what a man you're Paul, you have my utmost respect. He'll be always remembered.
They really planned on releasing it on Father's Day. Successful of makin' hundreds and thousands fans feel excruciating pain
They really planned on releasing it on Father's Day. Successful of makin' hundreds and thousands fans feel excruciating pain
| @GeoXsf9 I legit called my dad after the episode lol, I took no chances after how this episode left me by the end on Father's Day like you mentioned. |
animejas said: @GeoXsf9 I legit called my dad after the episode lol, I took no chances after how this episode left me by the end on Father's Day like you mentioned. W man. My dad's currently asleep in the next room. Well whatever I don't feel even an ounce of desire to wish him. The relationship between me and my dad has worsened over the recent years and especially this month. Wish I also had a loving dad. |
| I was just telling my friend right before starting this episode how this show resonates with its unparalleled capability to hit us deeply emotionally, and how there are very far and few, if any, anime series that can do it at this level. And then I watched this episode… Goddamn, this really fucking killed me. I felt my eyes getting watery but I held back. I wish I hadn’t. What an episode, so powerful and moving yet so hard to be happy about. Just masterpiece. |
The only thing I can think of right now is this.. |
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GeoXsf9 said: animejas said: @GeoXsf9 I legit called my dad after the episode lol, I took no chances after how this episode left me by the end on Father's Day like you mentioned. W man. My dad's currently asleep in the next room. Well whatever I don't feel even an ounce of desire to wish him. The relationship between me and my dad has worsened over the recent years and especially this month. Wish I also had a loving dad. at least you have one that is still alive. mine died this year and it's still surreal thinking of him, especially with this episode airing. the hollow sadness feels endless. he's just gone forever, missing from my life. Paul did nothing that bad, overall. sure he fucked around but that's not so bad all things considered. his crime was being a stud, he still loved all his family. |
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GeoXsf9 said:
W man. My dad's currently asleep in the next room. Well whatever I don't feel even an ounce of desire to wish him. The relationship between me and my dad has worsened over the recent years and especially this month. Wish I also had a loving dad.
animejas said:
@GeoXsf9 I legit called my dad after the episode lol, I took no chances after how this episode left me by the end on Father's Day like you mentioned.
@GeoXsf9 I legit called my dad after the episode lol, I took no chances after how this episode left me by the end on Father's Day like you mentioned.
W man. My dad's currently asleep in the next room. Well whatever I don't feel even an ounce of desire to wish him. The relationship between me and my dad has worsened over the recent years and especially this month. Wish I also had a loving dad.
at least you have one that is still alive. mine died this year and it's still surreal thinking of him, especially with this episode airing. the hollow sadness feels endless. he's just gone forever, missing from my life. Paul did nothing that bad, overall. sure he fucked around but that's not so bad all things considered. his crime was being a stud, he still loved all his family.
| @postblitz What got me was the fact that with Rudeus and Paul's relationship, Paul always came out looking like the loser who gets shown up by his son - whether it was with the bullying accusation in season 1 after Rudeus saved Sylphie for the first time, or the cheating situation with Zenith and Lilia or even the situation with Millis with Paul ranting about his son not putting in the effort to save his family despite still being a very young kid. You could always tell that Paul wanted to be a cool dad that his children can look up to and respect but he's done and acted in ways that went against those ambitions. But throughout the journey, we saw how much struggle he went through post-teleportation incident to search for his family and how depressed he got with each day failing to do so, and even here in Begaritt, how much he wanted to show Rudeus his good side by being a cool fighter. He even grinned his ass off the last episode just from Rudeus complimenting him for once. But through all this his flaws, Paul went out in the most heroic fashion you could imagine. He saved his son and showed off his ultimate cool side in protecting Rudeus in this mission as he showcases how much Rudeus also matters to him. His insane efforts against the hydra ultimately led to his wife being saved, regardless of how she ended up in the closing of the episode. He managed to keep Norn safe and have Norn call Paul her hero after what all he did for her after they both got teleported, even with Paul being depressed and being an alcoholic. Ultimately, Paul showcased that he might not be a great human being but he stepped up big for his family and by the end, he might have not survived but he accomplished his ultimate goal - to reunite the family together and have everyone else be alive and safe. It's why despite being a casanova and flawed in a lot of ways, still was an amazing character and there are aspects about his determination that people can respect and admire with his growth. By the end, he really got to look cool af. |
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i was already spoiled beforehand but this episode was honestly amazing. might be my favorite anime episode now
| @Pillsbury_Uchiha I've seen some really good episodes over the last couple years but this is definitely one of my favorite anime episodes of all time. The fact that on a Sunday, I legit could only think of this episode and didn't bother really doing much else besides reflecting on it shows how special it is to me already. Can't wait for the other two episodes after. Even the fact that I nearly threw up with emotions and stress from this is something else. |
| I think we're all broken. I'm still crying. This shit sucks so much. |
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| I read the light novel, and re-read this exact chapter once Paul died, and it still breaks my heart, even when watching the anime I started tearing up. The last minute of them traveling back up and seeing that zenith is in the current state, studio bind did turning point 3 justice. |
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| TBH, I was very shocked when Paul died, not that I cried, But, really shocked. To think that they got the guts to air this episode in Father's Day is really something. But, yes. Paul's death was really heartbreaking and brutal. At least, he died knowing that Rudy is safe. He'll be missed.  |
| it's not too bad for me until we consider zenith's state. |
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I can see why people hated the episode on the poll but god damn was it a good one ✋🏻😭
SenshadouOtaku said: I can see why people hated the episode on the poll but god damn was it a good one ✋🏻😭 Almost every episode of the cour got a hundred 1's from bots after the poll opened. |
| Bruh, this episode was so good, I don't get all the hate on Paul, bro was trying to save his family this wghole time, he loved them and truly cared for them. I noticed people saying he wasn't a good husband nor a good father but to me i don't think he was that bad, I really liked his character, that whole teleportation incident had Paul broken down, he was only with his Norn and did everything in the best of his capabilities to raise and take care of her while searching for the rest of his family and helping other victims of that mass teleportation event. I know he had been butting heads with Rudeus on numerous occasions and people say he's a bad father mostly because of those occasions but you gotta understand, he's just a person as well, he makes mistakes. When Paul finally found Zenith, it got his blood boiling not being able to think straight and just rushed into battle. If it wasn't for their tactical retreat, they all would've died there, the hydra was like a raid boss, it kept on regenerating too but after they all talked about a plan on how to stop it, it seems that Rudeus was the one who was not focused which ultimately cost an arm and his father's life, Paul save Rudeus twice during that final fight with that hydra, it's like he lost his composure and when he did get it back, it was already too late. Anyways Happy Father's Day! |
| What a sad father's day. I knew it was coming but it still hit like a trainwreck. Words cannot describe how devastating Paul's death was. A part of me died witnessing his body cut in half and smiling for the last time. Paul really was a great father to the end. He saved both Rudeus and Zenith. He has my utmost respect. Don't even get me started on Zenith's memory loss. It gave me Casca flashbacks. Watching this episode felt like losing both of your father and mother. |
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| I also got spoiled, but it still hit like a truck. Even more so when accounting for Zenith. |
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