Dark Gathering Episode 13 Discussion

Out of all the series I'm currently watching, this is definitely the most interesting one. I'm glad some people in early chapters encouraged other people to keep watching it, definitely worth it. The new visuals in the op took me by surprise, really cool!

I love how everyone here agrees that Eiko is such a freak lol. Poor Keitaro, that bite scene was scary af, fortunately Yayoi is always prepared. Can't wait to see the next episode.

Great episode but I do wish they would stop randomly regressing the characters.

@MasterHavik They're not regressing the characters though. Keitarou is still faithful to his word about helping Yayoi on her ghost hunt, but his reactions will stay relatively the same since he is just a normal dude experiencing terrific supernatural cases.(He does become a bit more used to it and shows more courage as the series goes on).

@CrimsonTome I just feel sometimes the show can just be contradicting itself. One moment he is stepping up...the next moment is bitching and crying about having to do again. It's like the character forgets he agreed to this. Fear is understandable but there is a way to do it with internal monologues instead of him verbally saying this. Eiko has the same issue where it seems she picks and choose when to take this serious. Yayoi is the only one that isn't doing this. I just feel a more skilled writer would know how to handle Eiko and Kei better because in horror this isn't how you write main characters. Like think about it. You're playing Resident Evil and Jill is still afraid of zombies despite surviving two outbreaks. Or that Ada is suddenly afraid of evading zombies? Each of our main characters in RE go through that shock of seeing zombies for the first time but they aren't going, "Oh my god Zombie!" Every 10 fucking minutes. Yes, I know they are military trained but I'll just point to characters like Claire and Sherry. I don't hate the show but they gotta get out of this cycle as it holds it back. There is growth and progress but doing this just feels like maintaining a bizarre status quo.

@MasterHavik I have to respectfully disagree with you there. We can't forget that they're not dealing with creatures made of flesh, but with non corporal supernatural entities that don't have the same pattern of behavior nor do they possess the same weakness. They also have different abilities and curses that can end you in a moment. Furthermore, some of these spirits can trap you in loops or in another dimension so to speak. Also, giving an example, let's say that you're a part of a group that goes to supposedly haunted locations to try to catch supernatural activities on camera. You've already experienced your fair share of scary situations, but everytime there's a loud noise or voices that don't belong to you or your friends coming out of darker corners, they ask you to go investigate. Fear will automatically kick in no matter how many times you went through something like this, and you will complain your fair amount of times about having to do it. I think Keitaro's behavior is more on the realistic side since as an average person one would never really get used to those situations, but I do understand your point.

@CrimsonTome And I get your point that fear never leaves us. I don't hate the show but do feel this can be better handle at times. I just feel like as much as I like Yayoi I don't like how she seems to be a babysitter at times for both characters. I know she's the expert but come on guys you're giving her extra work to do. Unless Yayoi enjoy using them as bait as even with their desire to take mroe action they are still seen as bait to me.