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| So anyone can explain what Jinshi did at the restaurant and why he needs to go there? |
| “You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.” |
Reply to Devonnius
I hate Lakan so much; he cannot be redeemed.
This was pretty dark, without a case happening. We got some information on Maomao's past and learned about Lakan being her dad.
Lakan also knows who Jinshi actually is, and I think I know, but I'll wait for a reveal to happen.
This was pretty dark, without a case happening. We got some information on Maomao's past and learned about Lakan being her dad.
Lakan also knows who Jinshi actually is, and I think I know, but I'll wait for a reveal to happen.
@Devonnius You are in a great ride mate. Let's see if you will change your mind. The OP already spoiled it a little bit with the expression he had. |
KyouKaiTenFeb 10, 4:44 PM
| “You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.” |
| This episode had a lot happening while not mch happened at all... and I don't even know how that's possible :S Lakan is still creepy and might be among the most unappealing characters I've ever seen. So I was right and he is Maomao's biological father. I feel sorry for her. Both of her parents seem not to be too good people even though I can only imagine her mother had to go though a lot too. Still... it doesn't justify anything. Maomao taking care of her mother after all... At least we got some more background info on Maomao's past. But I'm wondering if her dream was really a memory or if she just dreamed it because she knew what happened. I'd assume the latter given she was way too young to remember. I don't know why but some parts of this episode were rather strange and unnecessary in my opinion. At least Maomao starts to get more curious about Jinshi. I'm not entirely sure what to think about Suirei... She seems strange but we will see. The episode was ok (visually stunning) but I'm kind of missing something and I can't even put my finger on it... |
You're the light shining over The black and gloomy nights So long I've been waiting To run into your arms Oh, my only one desire You're the one I need Through the thousand years ~ Evermore "Midnight Sun" by AleXa |
| lakan overhated, free my boy and let him see his daughter. |
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kuroneko99Feb 10, 6:21 PM
| Lmao nice they just dropped the deduction already about Lakan being Maomao father by blood. Even though i know its a displeasant fact, and Maomao agree with that as well and try her hardness not to meet with those man. Something still amiss there. Especially with those syphilis woman. What's the real deal there? Moreover to the fact that Maomao eagerly want the 'resurrection' medicine. Perhaps the chance to befriend with those military apothecary woman can bring some more answer like what has happen to Lakan? Let's see the next then! |
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| Damn that was an unexpected twist. So that was Maomao's... 🙃 So she's the result of that pregnancy thing. Maomao just showed us a scary face that you don't want to see it again. 😥 Wonder what's the deal with Lakan. 😡 |
| Oppai check! 111 cm: Hancock 110 cm: Zoro 100 cm: Robin |
| Another amazing episode this week we got a lot more questions than answers cant wait for more |
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Don't you think? The man who is the best military strategist of the La clan could not create a better strategy that could guarantee him a happy family life with the woman he loved so much and continues to love and his little daughter... Even the best military strategist couldn't foresee a move that would take him to prison and lose everything... On the contrary, everything ended up being ruined, and now he lives surrounded by torment and in constant despair that destroys his mind and his life, as if he were really dead in life, a cruel way of paying for sins... or rather, promises. unfulfilled to those you love... do you know why our bad circunstance are bad? not for the harm they cause us... but to those around us, but especially when they hurt and destroy the lives of those we love the most and want to protect... it's ironic, don't you think, Lakan? I wonder if Jinshi-sama makes the same mistakes that separate him from that blue in which he so wants to see himself reflected in her... I had not noticed, but when you see OP2, from Uru, the blue not only speaks of Jinshi-sama's gaze towards Maomao, but also of the blue in the flowers that Lakan look at in the OP, remembering Fengxian... and entering into despair when remembering her... the parallel of the blue of a withered promise that was not fulfilled, and the blue of Jinshi's desire to see himself reflected in her eyes...   |
That is a MaoMao below whose bad side I wouldn't want to get on: |
IshitatesoFeb 10, 11:26 PM
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| Tense moments, and then back to silly moments. What a striking balance... I'm honestly a little surprised they just dropped the fact that Lakan was Maomao's biological father is such a straightforward manner, but the reveal came as no surprise really. We also got to see a dark look at the life of a courtesan struck by disease, something that is sadly part of the job. This was certainly one of the darkest episodes of the series so far, and that jumpscare with Maomao's glare when Lakan's name was mentioned was quite shocking. It's honestly bone-chilling seeing such a tense moment, and then seeing Maomao back to her funny self. A really enjoyable episode overall, and probably one of the best in the series so far. |
Reply to Ri-KoRin
The manga did the scene way better. The menacing stance and stare were reduced to a split-second jumpscare.
| @Ri-KoRin I thought so too. I was waiting for this part when it was animated, it succeeded in shocking me but didn't freak me out the same way it did when I read the manga. |
| I think because of the chill and calm premise of the show, I legit got a jumpscare from that scene. It happened so fast, and I was expecting a still image for a couple of seconds. I'm getting uncomfortable from that walking trash with a monocle, and reveals of certain characters are giving a sad and somber feeling. The end with Suiyei for some reason is also giving me a Supernatural/Horror vibe now. |
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| That jumpscare should've been more than just a split second, one could easily miss it with a blink. Either way the story is finally taking shape and delving into the important pieces of the bigger plot, upcoming episodes gonna be good |
| Most of the episode is too mundane for my liking. (Though animating her as a cat is nice.) It is only saved by the revelation that Lakan is 猫猫's father. But what surprised me is that this knowledge is not unknown to her. Lakan probably knew because she resembled her mother. |
patkarununganFeb 11, 6:02 PM
| The way Maomao's expression changed when she heard Lakan's name made me realize she knows wayyyyyy more about him than what Jinshi expects she has |
| This episode had a very strange feeling to it which pervaded almost entirely throughout and it's difficult to put to exact words what it was about it. I don't mean that in a negative way - it was one of the most dramatically intense and best episodes of the season/series so far - I think for whatever reason (just a hunch I have) that that will prove to be especially true upon reflection in retrospect. It was very noticeable and even unsettling in a way because even though the story in terms of individual plot beats picked up immediately where the previous episode left off, the entire air and mood around them shifted violently in favor of a more focused stern approach. There were still moments of downtime and a few lighthearted lines and comic relief, but it would be an interesting experiment to watch both the prior episode and this episode back to back now to see the visceral contrast since I initially watched them around a week apart (like many first-time watchers, I imagine). The actual subject matter of this and the past episode were not very different at all in that both the last episode and most of the past several bunch of episodes have been ramping up focus on elaboration on Maomao and Jinshi's pasts and more complicated private lives, mainly family troubles, away from each other and away from what has hitherto been given any significant screentime, so all the more interesting that they managed to make the episode feel so different in execution despite none of the information within it being either new or particularly out of nowhere. |
WatchTillTandavaFeb 11, 3:48 AM
Reply to 1pyfgcrl0
The eerie silence at 18:00 ish and the lack of background music and only the sound of the environment really reminded me of Higurashi lol
| @1pyfgcrl0 That's it, the last minutes truly felt like a horror anime, i was getting the chills with the last scene. |
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| Holy hell. Maomao's face when Jinshi wants her to meet her father is just terrifying. It's as if she already figured it out. |
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| Ayo bro... This look was legit scary af!! Took me a while to recover from the scare. |
| That split second glimpse of Maomao's look of disapporval from hearing Lakan's name tho And Maomao really just casually licked a powder meant to be delivered to someone else lol |
| tonal shift of this episode was unexpected |
| Can we get some romance progress? Was okay. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Wow...that poor girl with syphilis...and OMG, Laokan is Maomao's biological father!? And I guess she must have known; otherwise, why would she have reacted like that when Jinshi told her Laokan wanted to meet her? Also, the way they showed her jump scare sort of reaction in just a couple of frames was very unique and well executed. I just wondered...what did Jinshi do when offered certain "services" at the pleasure house? I mean, even if he wasn't really a eunuch, he was disguised to appear unfit and all. So, I'm curious how he actually dealt with that, lol. And I hope Maomao's reaction afterwards betrayed some jealousy and not only concern for the ill courtesan. 🥲 |
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| Quite a huge revelation this episode. The music at the end (not the ED) was pretty haunting as well, I wonder what role Suirei will play in the future |
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| I am a bit confused if the courtesan with syphilis is the same woman as in Maomao's flashback who presumably would be her mother who if Lakan is her father it means she probably resented her for "devaluing" her as a courtesan. What a nice herb garden Suirei is managing. She mentioned planning on growing morning glory. It seemed unusual that was mentioned like that. Morning glory seeds contain LSA which is a hallucinogen one side effect is nausea. Though seems it's also used in Chinese medicine as a diuretic and for stomach pain among a few other things, though not by itself usually rather in mixtures. Also in China and Japan it represents love, and I think also adoration and rebirth. |
traedFeb 11, 5:19 PM
| So I kind of missed what exactly Jinshi's reason for going to the pleasure district was. Anyone care to explain? |
Reply to traed
I am a bit confused if the courtesan with syphilis is the same woman as in Maomao's flashback who presumably would be her mother who if Lakan is her father it means she probably resented her for "devaluing" her as a courtesan.
What a nice herb garden Suirei is managing. She mentioned planning on growing morning glory. It seemed unusual that was mentioned like that. Morning glory seeds contain LSA which is a hallucinogen one side effect is nausea. Though seems it's also used in Chinese medicine as a diuretic and for stomach pain among a few other things, though not by itself usually rather in mixtures. Also in China and Japan it represents love, and I think also adoration and rebirth.
What a nice herb garden Suirei is managing. She mentioned planning on growing morning glory. It seemed unusual that was mentioned like that. Morning glory seeds contain LSA which is a hallucinogen one side effect is nausea. Though seems it's also used in Chinese medicine as a diuretic and for stomach pain among a few other things, though not by itself usually rather in mixtures. Also in China and Japan it represents love, and I think also adoration and rebirth.
traed said: Morning glory seeds contain LSA which is a hallucinogen one side effect is nausea. Though seems it's also used in Chinese medicine as a diuretic Can cause vomiting and diarrhea... seems like something that might be good for either quickly purging poison from someone's system, or as a poison to make them terribly ill & hallucinate |
| Mao Mao X Flowers best ship. |
| They put a f-cking jumpscare wtf |
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Reply to Ri-KoRin
The manga did the scene way better. The menacing stance and stare were reduced to a split-second jumpscare.
| @Ri-KoRin Huh?! Sorry, but I don't think it came even close. Maomao's face in the second panel makes it looks like she just pooped herself or somefing. Besides, In audiovisal media, that "Jojo style" overdramatization, often seen in manga, almost never works (with the only excepcion being, well... Jojo). On the other hand the direction of the scene in the anime was just masterful. It was sutle and yet frightening. Just a blink and silence! And that was all that was needed to create that atmospher of uneasiness. |
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