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| Yesss!!! That's it Satoko. It will not be a happy ending that easy. Things got more intense when Satoko having memories from other worlds. Maybe the interferences from outsiders. The Satokowashi-hen would be very interesting. |
何それ？意味分かんない  |
jaw201 said: LMAO Just because you didn't see it coming doesn't mean it's bad lol. You are just bad at seeing the clues. You wouldn't understand, even if I told you. |
| remember when /a/ predicted this all the way back in ep8, really came out of nowhere, huh |
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Varjosoturi said: A recap of the previous arcs would be pretty useful. It seems like things are starting to finally escalate, but I'm so out of the loop I hardly get what's going on. I don't honestly know if I can even call what I'm doing watching... The other arcs really don't matter tbh. Nekodamashi-hen is where the actual plot of Higurashi Gou started. |
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| So Satoko was the looper all along? Damn that came out of nowhere. The reveal was great. |
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| So Takano is remembering what she did in Minagoroshi through all these arcs? Rika doesn't even remember Minagoroshi lmao. I thought Nomura was bailing, but Takano was bailing instead. What interested me was already revealed, about what happened in Tokyo. And some people were saying we were still on the question arcs lol. The answer arcs also end up badly. Ngl, Rika was pretty clever this time. She was sus, but needed evidence that Satoko was looping. Now all that is needed is restrain her and hammer down that shard on her neck. They both have weak bodies, but Satoko is at advantage though. I really hope that what happened in St. Lucia is shown at any part of the last arc. Honestly, they should have let Satoko be dissected at the second year. |
| Finally a break of Rika's suffering this episode. A much needed one. I like that Takano goes her way to apologies there, even tho Rika remembered nothing about those. A breather episode with some Rika and Satoko bonding, feels great. Happy Birthday Satoko. But your eyes looks kinda red did you forgot your eyesdrop? Also is that a confetti gun you got there? :pepehide: Some Umineko hints, would love to see more Umineko stuffs mixed in, since I liked Umineko just as much. |
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| Nice play showing the final of some other arc I don't remeber at the beggining, stayed the whole episode thinking somehow Takano would turn back as a vilain but then Satoko's thing happened lol So as a lot of people and myself said, the chances of all that "Rika have to stay in the village" being true were low, since there are a lot of episodes till the show ends, and that sort of morale would be total trash. And right on mark, everything now points that last episode's Satoko was not being a L5, but just acting to enter Rika's mind, as many suspected, points to you guys who never considered the chance of all that Satoko's talk being true. Btw, I missed something or Satoko just took a gun out of nowhere? lol I don't really care and it wouldn't ruin the show for me, just thought it was funny |
| We get an answer to Takano/Tomitake disappearing/running away in each arc on the night of Watanagashi! |
| I wonder who is controlling Satoko's pawn, Lambdadelta? Featherine, or a new character? |
rafaelfserafim said: So Takano is remembering what she did in Minagoroshi through all these arcs? Rika doesn't even remember Minagoroshi lmao. I thought Nomura was bailing, but Takano was bailing instead. What interested me was already revealed, about what happened in Tokyo. Takano doesn't remember Minagoroshi, she just decided to drop all her plans and come clean. The scene at the beginning was more for the audience's benefit. It's really convenient, but we know that Satoko/whoever the fuck is controlling the loops is purposely making the story as convenient for Rika as possible. |
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jaw201 said: I wasn’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯z00nex said: So Satoko was the looper all along? Damn that came out of nowhere. The reveal was great. It didn't come out of nowhere. People were theorizing this since episode 8. |
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| Already 5 minutes in I was so confused I thought I must have definitely missed an episode. By the end I wished it was this one. I s2g I can't remember ever being this angry and frustrated at a plot twist. |
| satokowashi-hen good to see minagorishi at the start. hmmm so Takano remembered minagorishi? Maybe this is why GHD hasn't happened. So many death flags set in this ep. so satoko huh....  |
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| R07: "Newcomers can watch this series." So that was a fucking lie. Other than that, for an old fan, amazing episode. I loved that twist and how, to the very end, you can feel that something is wrong with Satoko, but you can't really be sure until Rika got that box out and Rika reacted to it the way she did. |
Imagine misunderstand Higurashi so much that you think Rika being tortured for 5 episodes is " LITERALLY the best arc in Higurashi". Who is your favorite killer loli? Is is Satok? I personally like Shion. |
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| This second cour of higurashi is really stepping the game up. It hasn’t disappointed me in the slightest in the last 4/5 episodes or so. I kinda saw the twist coming at the end. It was pretty obvious Satoko was faking L5 last episode, since she didn’t have the cat eyes. The gun at the end tho lmao completely random Can’t wait to see how it goes |
jaw201 said: LMAO Just because you didn't see it coming doesn't mean it's bad lol. You are just bad at seeing the clues. Nekodamashi is probably the best Higurashi arc PERIOD. "You don't get it!" "Five episodes of Rika being tortured is pure kino!!" I guess Gou is the filter for Higurashi fans who like the writing and the others who just enjoy watching loli torture porn. Anyway, this was a decent introduction to the next mystery. I'm still floored that Rika's only takeaway from the last arc was "I love Hinamizawa," then we jumped right into the next plot. I'm glad she's smart enough to realize this timeline isn't quite right for a few reasons. Satoko retained her memories but only seemed to awaken once Rika tested her. I have no idea where Rika got the idea that Satoko was being possed, but at least new things are happening. |
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| Looks like Satoko is I see... Well I did predict that Takano wasn't the mastermind this time around, but Satoko being the culprit would be too obvious. In fact, I still don't think that she is the culprit. After all, we still haven't even gotten to the answer arcs yet. Not only that, but the fact that she is looping and rolling the dice means that she is the victim here. The mastermind still hasn't been caught. He/She is still out there. I think I get why Takano isn't the mastermind anymore. As I said in the previous thread, it's strongly hinted that Rika is no longer the host. That also means that Takano cannot execute Emergency Manual 34, which means that she has no reason to stay in Hinamizawa anymore. LOL Satako pulled out that gun out of nowhere. The directing still hasn't improved one bit I see. Well, it looks like we are finally getting somewhere. This was definitely one of the better episodes thus far. |
NekoArc666Jan 28, 2021 10:04 AM
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| Calling it right now but they are going to keep the bullshit message that Rika "abandoning" the shitty village that she suffered for a century in and actually wanting to start a new life is bad and that's why she deserves to be sent back. Rika is going to shank Satoko with the magic sword at the end and Rika forgives her for randomly sending her back to her endless torture. Rika wakes up in high school or something and goes back to Hinamizawa because fuck letting Rika start a new life. |
| When is Satoko having flashbacks to regarding the Jack-in-the-box? Is that from an earlier Gou arc or an earlier season? |
Gar_Logan said: When is Satoko having flashbacks to regarding the Jack-in-the-box? Is that from an earlier Gou arc or an earlier season? It was from one of the first episodes of Gou. I think it was right after the "find the marker" game in the beginning of the show. |
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| @jaw201 Imagine ignoring every discussion ever had in the previous episodes just to make a victory lap after nobody won anything.....Only Takano was explained and in the end it amounts to nothing regarding Rika's or Satoko's situation in Gou. I guess Satoko isnt just a L5/insane looper but also a magician.....If that's Satoko at all. Where the hell was that gun hidden? If anyone has to celebrate is me because I was the one saying that Satoko was faking it in Tataridamashi. But noooo, R07 would never do that.... Also RIP again newcomers who have no idea what happened in 80% of this episode and got spoiled even more arcs of the OG. At least it was better than the last two episodes. That isnt hard tho. |
ArcueidBestGirl said: Gar_Logan said: When is Satoko having flashbacks to regarding the Jack-in-the-box? Is that from an earlier Gou arc or an earlier season? It was from one of the first episodes of Gou. I think it was right after the "find the marker" game in the beginning of the show. Such a stupid way to blow her cover. If at least it was shown that it hurt like hell in that episode this reaction would make sense. |
| So, is this a budget Madoka "I'm gonna trap you in a loop forever" plot? |
He was in Matsuribayashi (the VN), so he's not just from Umi |
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jTiKey said: No this is budget Steins;Gate with Mayuri trapping Okabe after getting cucked.So, is this a budget Madoka "I'm gonna trap you in a loop forever" plot? |
Gar_Logan said: When is Satoko having flashbacks to regarding the Jack-in-the-box? Is that from an earlier Gou arc or an earlier season? She got paint on her face after getting pranked by it in the first arc lmao. The ptsd vision and her kneeling over like her uncle is about to curb stomp her is one of the dumbest fucking thing I have seen. |
| Honestly i hated how predictable this episode was, we knew from Watadamashi that Satoko was sus and there was millions of Satoko looper theories and now it's just confirmed?! WTC was never this predictable. And the Takano stuff we kinda knew about too (we knew from Onidamashi that she isn't planning GHD this time). |
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ssjokg said: jTiKey said: No this is budget Steins;Gate with Mayuri trapping Okabe after getting cucked.So, is this a budget Madoka "I'm gonna trap you in a loop forever" plot? oh, I'd watch that. |
jaw201 said: Yes of course. Obviously. ssjokg said: @jaw201 I guess Satoko isnt just a L5/insane looper but also a magician.....If that's Satoko at all. Where the hell was that gun hidden? Thigh Holster. Obviously. |
ssjokg said: No this is actually budget re:zero with all the suffering and shitjTiKey said: No this is budget Steins;Gate with Mayuri trapping Okabe after getting cucked.So, is this a budget Madoka "I'm gonna trap you in a loop forever" plot? |
I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. |
ssjokg said: @jaw201 Imagine ignoring every discussion ever had in the previous episodes just to make a victory lap after nobody won anything.....Only Takano was explained and in the end it amounts to nothing regarding Rika's or Satoko's situation in Gou. Was Takano explained? We only know she chose to give up, but as Rika said, the "Takano she knew" would never do that. Unless she has post Matsuribashi's memories, but how? |
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oh really, good to know. |
| These people thinking they are hotshit because they "understand" better the storyline and have better taste, while dissing the people who like this season are just like aot manga fanboys who were complaining and nitpicking about everything. Btw great episode, guess the theory of Satoko being the looper was the correct one. Kudos to them. Also the first segment was a flashback, I don't think it was someone remembering that loop. |
| very good ep, finally we have closure about Satoko being a red herring or not, this is finally getting really interesting |
Jin_uzuki said: I mean her motive for leaving was explained.ssjokg said: @jaw201 Imagine ignoring every discussion ever had in the previous episodes just to make a victory lap after nobody won anything.....Only Takano was explained and in the end it amounts to nothing regarding Rika's or Satoko's situation in Gou. Was Takano explained? We only know she chose to give up, but as Rika said, the "Takano she knew" would never do that. Unless she has post Matsuribashi's memories, but how? Now why she made a 180? Who knows....Seems like the series doesn't really care. Or maybe this is also a trick and after "defeating" Satoko, Takano returns as the true final boss. |
| If Satoko is the antagonist in some way, has she been looping for a while...? Or does she have memories of the 5~ years before Rika got sent back to this loop? I ignore any way Rika acts because she's technically 100 years old, but Satoko is still a child, right? |
Gar_Logan said: Probably, maybe, we will find out. Or not. Who knows?If Satoko is the antagonist in some way, has she been looping for a while...? Or does she have memories of the 5~ years before Rika got sent back to this loop? I ignore any way Rika acts because she's technically 100 years old, but Satoko is still a child, right? This could very well end up as "Satoko was lonely cause Rika went to a proper school and some higher power gave her looping powers", so it is anyone's guess till the series amazes us or disappoints us with an explanation. Maybe we will get that Satoko was always a looper and just misses those good old days when everyone was dying. |
ssjokgJan 28, 2021 11:01 AM
| I fucking knew it. Now the headpat scene makes sense. Man, 2nd cour is really kicking up a gear |
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NANSHIRo said: I fucking knew it. Now the headpat scene makes sense. Man, 2nd cour is really kicking up a gear Sorry my memory is bad, but what scene do you mean? |
Tsukumo_Yuuma said: You said pretty much what I wanted to say, but I had no sleep, so don't expect me to make a lot of sense. It was predictable af. I agree.Honestly i hated how predictable this episode was, we knew from Watadamashi that Satoko was sus and there was millions of Satoko looper theories and now it's just confirmed?! WTC was never this predictable. And the Takano stuff we kinda knew about too (we knew from Onidamashi that she isn't planning GHD this time). ssjokg said: One thing I wasn't paying attention back in time. Ooishi is shown carrying the bat, but there's no blood on his clothes at all, contrary to Satoko. That ends up being not too relevant because it's possible that they forgot to stain his clothes with blood. Yes, I expect them to be that incompetent.If anyone has to celebrate is me because I was the one saying that Satoko was faking it in Tataridamashi. But noooo, R07 would never do that.... Oh and forgot to mention, yeah, that gun coming out of nowhere was ridiculous lmao. |
rafaelfserafimJan 28, 2021 10:50 AM
ssjokg said: Gar_Logan said: Probably, maybe, we will find out. Or not. Who knows?If Satoko is the antagonist in some way, has she been looping for a while...? Or does she have memories of the 5~ years before Rika got sent back to this loop? I ignore any way Rika acts because she's technically 100 years old, but Satoko is still a child, right? This could very well end up as "Satoko was lonely cause Rika went to a proper school and some higher power gave her looping powers", so it is anyone's guess till the series amazes us or disappoints us with an explanation. Maybe we will get that Satoko was always a looper and just misses those good old days where everyone was dying. It would honestly make Satoko one of the most irredeemable characters in this franchise to be honest. I really wonder if R07 can get out of this situation without making you feel like everything in the original didn't matter and Teppei was the hero we deserved. |
Jin_uzukiJan 28, 2021 12:05 PM
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