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Nov 29, 6:27 AM
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Finally back at school again. Even though I've seen it many times, Yor and Anya's chemistry is so sweet and adorable to watch.

Some of the students including Anya were also awarded for their courage. They deserve it tbh. Yeah, pretty much the transition episode from the bus hostage arc. I like the variety of emotions expressed in the aftermath of all this.
Nov 29, 7:11 AM
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Great to see Anya and the others being rewarded for being so brave during the hijacking. So sweet seeing Yor being loving and protective of Anya they have such a loving and caring dynamic together.
Nov 29, 7:32 AM
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What a great end to the bus hijacking arc omg 😭 this season has easily been the best of the show so far idc and it’s just getting better and better!!

So proud of Anya, Damian, Becky etc., very well deserved stella awards, but I feel like surviving a terrorist attack probably warrants more than ONE star, especially given Anya’s performance in the face of what seemed to most people to be sure death lol.

People will really call Yor a bad mother and here our queen is running to check up on Anya and make sure she’s ok! peep how Anya breaks down and hugs Yor because the place she’s most comfortable and happy is in her mommy’s arms 🥹 they might not be a conventional family, but that doesn’t make the love any less real. Damian is the same way with Melinda, but holy shit why does the mention of her husband get her so riled up. Does she hate him? Is she bipolar?(don’t spoil I’m anime only for now) I always kinda got the vibe from his dad that he could never really love someone romantically so it wouldn’t be too surprising.

I really like how Loid expresses how much he cares about Anya in his own way. He lost his parents so young so these moments with Anya are so special to him. The way he wanted to take her to school to avoid anything happening to her again was sooo cute. Anya trying to take advantage of his kindness by getting gifts is killing me lmao.

Speaking of Anya trolling, not her getting a big head because of the Stella ceremony and becoming a celebrity at school lmaoo. Loid really birthed this girl too because why is she doing twilight esque internal monologues and over analyzing things now lol. Poor Damian getting a little jealous and had to bring her down to earth a bit.. I love them sm. Great end to the episode and arc. Can’t wait for Twiyor moments next episode!!
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Nov 29, 7:41 AM
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It was sweet with Yor and Anya being reunited 😭

I still don't know what's going on with Damien's mother, but it was nice that she seemed to love him at first before having the crazy switch-up 😅 and returning to her "Villa" (to I guess be the drunk solialite mom).
Nov 29, 8:05 AM
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If Damian just realized that Melinda really dislike when his father is brought up, he probably would see her more.

Becky is just great keeping Anya in check.
Nov 29, 8:11 AM
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Anya is really precious in episode, a little too precious, it got into her head and grown into horns.
Nov 29, 8:16 AM
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Baka, baka, bakas!
As adorable as Anya was, the cutest thing in this episode was Yor blasting in, and immediately falling into "Mom Mode." She's made for it.
But what is up with Damian's mom?
Nov 29, 8:18 AM
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Oh, Anya. The comedic heart and soul of this series.
Nov 29, 8:25 AM
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Congrats to Becky for getting her first stella and Anya for getting her second. In the end im glad that no one was hurt during the busjack. That scene where the kids left with their parents was heartwarming. Damien blushing from the praise was so cute. His father aside i expected Melinda to come running to check on him. Still the two sides of Melinda's personality was pretty scary. In the aftermath Anya sure got much more famous on campus. Though her attempts to sound cool ended up having the opposite effect.
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Nov 29, 8:39 AM
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very pretty Anya vvvvvvvvvvvvv
Nov 29, 8:40 AM

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Ultra waku waku. So much Anya, Damian and Eden this season, I'm so happy.

And Jeeves finally on-screen.
Nov 29, 9:01 AM
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The bus jacking situation had so much going on that I didn’t even think about the possibility of Anya getting a stella out of this, that’s pretty awesome, same for Becky, Damian and Bill. We also got a bit of the aftermath of the bus jacking, it was nice seeing all the kids go home with their parents, as well the reveal that not only Yor arrived on the scene, but also Loid who was there in secret, I shoulda known he’d find a way to be there lol. And Melinda coming to pick up Damian was wholesome at first, but Anya peeping into her thoughts after Damian mentioned his dad was very interesting, so is it conflicting thoughts or were the bad ones her true thoughts? Not sure exactly, but I’m glad that it was a good moment for Damian at least.

And then the whole bit where Anya let the popularity go to her heard happened, she definitely took things way too far but Becky (not on purpose) and Damian ruined her whole career, I love how everyone just walked away when Anya and Damian got into it lol, I guess that’s the end of the two of them being heroes to their fellow students, they did have that one good moment tho where Damian apologized, it just didn’t last long lol.
Nov 29, 9:06 AM
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I'm so happy to watch how loved is Anya by Twilight and Yor, but it contrasts a lot with Damian's situation which made me sad, to witness his loneliness really hurt! It seems Damian is really happy at school with his pals and even with Anya.
Nov 29, 9:25 AM

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Dayum what's wrong with Damians mom?
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Nov 29, 9:32 AM
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So it seems Damian's mom loves her son but is totally nauseated by his father.
That tremor at the chance of losing Anya... oh my dear Damian...
Nov 29, 9:37 AM
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oh my his mom is insane, its like she's got two voices in her
Nov 29, 9:39 AM
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What's up with Damian's mom? Her mood seemed to change drastically when Damian mentioned his father...

Aside from that I really hope to see Anya and Damian growing up in the future, their dynamic is always funny and it would be interesting to see how they'd interact as adults, but yeah that's at best end of series material.
Nov 29, 10:19 AM
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Last couple eps have been pretty good, first half of this ep was pretty nice as well and then they had anya and other students yapping for 8mins lol, aight episode but felt dragged at the end ngl
Nov 29, 10:29 AM
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Lol, so did they mess up with the time of day? We left off during a bright ass day, then this episode starts at the same point but everyone is being arrested at night. Did they jack up the time or did they realize that bad CGI vehicles look even worse when completely lit by broad daylight? Either way good episode, I find myself liking Damian x Anya more than Loid x Yor because Anya and Damian actually develop their relationship often. Like there's actual forward movement... Damian and Anya actually Held Hands in a moment of weakness before Loid and Yor did lol - the adults of the show are less touchy than the kids...

And on the subject of adults, I think it obvious that Melinda is one


I hope she gets that problem fixed soon for her own good.
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great episode again. It was interesting to see the contradictory emotions that Melinda feels ( maybe bipolar?) and also kind of suggests that she may not be a character that this show puts beyond redemption. Also, love that they're progressing Anya and Damian's dynamic.
Been kinda missing Yor, so I'm glad to see that the previews suggest that next week will be a Yor focused episode and possible more Yor x Loid content.

Episode Rating: 7.5/10
Nov 29, 10:49 AM
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the mom of damian has split personality?

also anya is funny again

Nov 29, 10:57 AM
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Yeah Damian's mother is too creepy she has two personalities
Nov 29, 11:06 AM

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best episode since season 1 for me
Nov 29, 11:12 AM

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A stella!!!

"Were you stabbed or shot or crushed or ripped apart at all?!"
Not that kind of cartoon.

That Malinda is a whack job, or should I say, two whack jobs.

Jeeves the butler, huh, that guy sure gets around.

Anya's ego experienced some inflation.
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Nov 29, 11:28 AM
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One thing I can say that anime is doing much better than the manga in these chapters. I didn't enjoyed the manga much + Damian's Mother double personality scene felt better in anime
Nov 29, 11:29 AM

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That insert song was so sweet 🥺
For anyone wondering, it's (K)NoW_NAME (again) and the song is called Bus Stop.
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Nov 29, 11:32 AM

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A much lighter episode than last one, but it still had some interesting revelations.

To start, it was really cute to see Yor running all the way home to pick up Anya (being even faster than Melinda's car xD). Anya crying when she hugged Yor was so cute. It was also as cute to see Loid rushed back from his mission to save Anya, although when he arrived the situation was already resolved.
Even so, Loid felt guilty for not being able to save Anya, and was worried that she would end up resenting him for that. Anya used this opportunity to get cake, and honestly, she deserved that cake.
Also, Anya got her 2nd Stella! Only 6 more to go! (Unless she gets the 8 Tonitrus Bolt first)

The end of the episode with Anya and Damian's bickering was also really cute. The love story between these 2 is so cute, the author really knows how to explore this relationship between 2 kids. I wish we could see Anya and Damian being together when they were already older, by the end of the anime!
Becky trying to save Anya from being labeled a liar again (flashbacks to season 2), but Anya didn't understand Becky's motives, and thought she was trying to steal the spotlight to Yor xD

Also, Anya's "B Plan" was hilarious. She discovered gunpowder when she realized she could just invite Damian to her house instead.

However the most interesting part of the episode was Melinda, Damian's mother. In my interpretation, it seems Melinda does love her son (Damian), but because of him she probably has a miserable life (she seems to be terrified of her husband sometimes, like she isn't supposed to be near Damian), making her have this love/hate relationship with Damian. I just wonder what is Damian's father doing to Melinda, and why does it seem she can't be near Damian (even if she cares enough for him to make him lunch).

This season of Spy X Family is certainly being one of the best seasons we got, as it seems it maintains that chill, wholesome vibe the anime has, while moving more the plot foward, like in Season 1 Part 1.
I'm super excited for next episode, that from the preview seems to be a more "casual" slice of life episode from Spy X Family, like we are used to, but we'll get some Yor X Loid moments, so I'm really curious to see that!

This face brings a lot of mystery to the series:



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Does Damian’s mom have a split personality or what? 🤔
Nov 29, 12:19 PM

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Nice episode, seeing anya cry kinda give me relieve, i dont know why
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Nov 29, 12:31 PM

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Congrats to Becky for getting her first stella and Anya for getting her second. In the end im glad that no one was hurt during the busjack. That scene where the kids left with their parents was heartwarming. Damien blushing from the praise was so cute. His father aside i expected Melinda to come running to check on him. Still the two sides of Melinda's personality was pretty scary. In the aftermath Anya sure got much more famous on campus. Though her attempts to sound cool ended up having the opposite effect.
@Shingster This is actually Anya's second stella.
She got one pretty early by saving a kid drowning.
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Nov 29, 12:39 PM

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You know after SpyXFamily ends I'd live to see a timeskip of Anya and Damian as highschoolers it would be cool to see. I doubt that would ever happen but it would be cool to see, even if the show did just turn into a slice of life. Or a romance I suppose.

Regardless this was a good episode, it was actually cool to see Anya and Damian just break down and cry in front of their parents, shows that even with their circumstances they are still just kids at the end of the day and they still act like it.
Nov 29, 1:52 PM
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Why did becky get 1, she didnt do sheit=(

Yor's entrance made this ep tho. Even anya/cop were shocked rof (+she ran faster than Melindas car lol)l. We need a GIF of that run lol+anya finally breaking felt well timed^

I honestly don't understand why she's getting so little screen time because every time she's on the screen it's golden. I mean I get it you want to keep the moment fresh but even then you could really give her some more scenes. Like I think she appears in 5% of the Show by now


Melinda has a bit of a personality disorder. I feel bad for Lloyd though. Anya always using his misunderstandings x)
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Shingster said:
Congrats to Anya and Becky for getting their first stella's. In the end im glad that no one was hurt during the busjack. That scene where the kids left with their parents was heartwarming. Damien blushing from the praise was so cute. His father aside i expected Melinda to come running to check on him. Still the two sides of Melinda's personality was pretty scary. In the aftermath Anya sure got much more famous on campus. Though her attempts to sound cool ended up having the opposite effect.

This is Anya’s second stella. First one was the drowning incident.

Same with Damian getting his second (i believe his first was fron the final exams)

Becky and Bill’s first though
Nov 29, 1:57 PM

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i'm still after all this time trying to figure out if Anya's psychic powers are a double-edged sword...

is she so stupid because she's reading everybody's minds and her own brain doesn't have to work so hard?

or is she just naturally obtuse because of her orphanage upbringing?

or is too much of her brain busy with reading minds that she essentially has fewer braincells actively making up her intellect than normal humans?
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Why did becky get 1, she didnt do sheit=(

Yor's entrance made this ep tho. Even anya was shocked rofl

Becky was important in sending out the SOS letter.

Making sure to write a lot of information(including the blackbell SOS code) and to think of attaching her ID so that people wont think its fake.
Nov 29, 2:09 PM

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Man that was another great episode.

Anya and Damian getting their second stellas.

Man i just love the depth in this show. You would think that based on the premise that it would just be a chill slice or life show.

The character development of Becky from someone that had an Ojou-sama complex to someone that cares about her friend so deeply.

Then you can see Damian who is a Tsundere slowly breaking down. Being able to compliment Anya saying she’s amazing and also being the bigger man and apologising (twice). He might been born in a great family, but he hasn’t had a great life.

Love that both Yor and Loid are both at the scene. I was bawling out my eyes when Damian described his family situation and when Anya broke down in front of Yor. Melinda seems like a complicated character who loves her son, but the mention of Donovan changed her attitude/personality.

Can’t wait for the next episode as it looks like we are going to get some Loid X Yor moments :D
Nov 29, 2:25 PM

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another great episode

Anya is once again my number one,, she is so funny lol
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Rip Damian, in the future he's gonna get killed by his mom in some accident. (judging by the way she's thinking)

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Also... Anya... your "friendship plan" isn't exactly a "friendship plan"... it's more or less a "seduction plan", lol.

And Anya doesn't even realize it. She's been Rizzing up Damian since the beginning.

Just imagine if Damian decide to confess, and Anya just say, "we're just friends". RIP, lol.

But OFC... it also does seem like Anya might also start to have feelings toward Damian. Since they do playful harassments (for kids, they tend to harass the ones they actually have feelings toward because they want the opposite party's attention without knowing this can be viewed as bullying by others and adults).
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Nov 29, 2:45 PM
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I'm pretty sure Damian's mother reacts that way because she's scared of

Not sure if this season will explore that part of the story, probably not yet, but there's indeed some psychological trauma.
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Nov 29, 2:58 PM
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funny damian tsundere
Nov 29, 3:04 PM
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i love the rivalry between anya and yor
Nov 29, 3:17 PM

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Another stella obtained! Plan B makes another small step forward
Nov 29, 4:03 PM
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And now we have the aftermath of the hijacking and it's always good to see how a new star affects Anya and Damian's relationship (that is, this and the only other time it happened... but you get the idea). In any case, her hilarious smugness somehow made Damian apologize for being rude to her while also making the children who approached her go away. Also, the flashback to the part where Yor picked her up on foot showed another face of Melinda. Is she planning something or...?

Pretty satisfied with this progress. I wonder what we'll see in the coming few episodes remaining.
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Nov 29, 4:03 PM
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chill ep tbh after 3 eps full of problems feel like summer ffs

this ep really was funny and enjoying, laughed a lot, and they did get a star for their great work vs the kidnappers

4 / 5
Nov 29, 4:05 PM
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Shingster said:
Congrats to Anya and Becky for getting their first stella's. In the end im glad that no one was hurt during the busjack. That scene where the kids left with their parents was heartwarming. Damien blushing from the praise was so cute. His father aside i expected Melinda to come running to check on him. Still the two sides of Melinda's personality was pretty scary. In the aftermath Anya sure got much more famous on campus. Though her attempts to sound cool ended up having the opposite effect.

Actually it's the 2nd Stella for Anya
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i'm still after all this time trying to figure out if Anya's psychic powers are a double-edged sword...

is she so stupid because she's reading everybody's minds and her own brain doesn't have to work so hard?

or is she just naturally obtuse because of her orphanage upbringing?

or is too much of her brain busy with reading minds that she essentially has fewer braincells actively making up her intellect than normal humans?

She's actually doing pretty well, considering she's two years younger than everyone else in her class.
Nov 29, 4:28 PM
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Starlight!

This really is a wonderful show and this episode in particular tackled a lot of things. The Anya v. Damian dynamic has gotten even more interesting than it previously was. When their respective mothers show up, Yor is the one with the genuine love for her child. We get this reveal that Melinda resents Damian's existence and has some blunt thoughts about him surviving the bus jacking ordeal. That's a real deep concept to broach. Anya is the character with that knowledge and has to be the one to process it and figure out the value of it moving forward. Of course we get hyjinks on the way to class after this, but that's another insight into the mysterious Desmond family dynamic.
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the first half of the episode was good.
Nov 29, 5:17 PM

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Damion x Anya once again proving to be the cutest thing in the show. They're so adorable together!! I hope we get some more scenes of them before the season ends but something tells me the next episodes will be Yor and Loid focused since we've had an Anya arc.
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HUGE PROPS to whoever animated Anya crying
they really caltured the moment
You go all thw arc thinking she doesnt care or that she doesn't understand the weight of wats happening but like any children shes trying to be brave, shes as week n vulnerable as any other child and the situation was traumatic. when she truly felt safe, with yor arrival, she was able to get all that pent up feelings out.that scene was amazingly directed

also honorable mention to yor's "I saw Melinda's car coming here... tho i passed it" like LMFAO she overtook a lixury car engine running in heel and everyone is ok with that 🤣
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