Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian Episode 10 Discussion

Why the hell episode 10 discussion thread is open?

Why the hell episode 10 discussion thread is open?

@Sahilnoor For people who watched it on Tencent

@geospliced its available on pirated sites..... with eng sub

@rektatron with AI sub, so not really worth watching it right now. Some ppl seeks attention by uploading such bad translations

They FINALLY mentioned that Arcbishop and 0-08. I was a bit worried they might not mention him at all.

But now everything seems obvious. With the translucent feather that appeared since episode 2. And 0-08 being a quill. And with the music when they talk about 8-08, I think everyone could guess who's the mastermind behind all of this.

And Derick also got introduced this episode. Kinda sad that they cut almost all of Derick's screentime from Volume 1. But its better this way to not ruin the pacing of the last few episodes of the season.

@Jfs_ Yeah, that makes it kind of obvious who JUST MIGHT be manipulating our MC from the shadows. Well, I'll just hazard a guess. First part was hard though, everyone still hurting after You-know-what happened last week.

They FINALLY mentioned that Arcbishop and 0-08. I was a bit worried they might not mention him at all.

But now everything seems obvious. With the translucent feather that appeared since episode 2. And 0-08 being a quill. And with the music when they talk about 8-08, I think everyone could guess who's the mastermind behind all of this.

And Derick also got introduced this episode. Kinda sad that they cut almost all of Derick's screentime from Volume 1. But its better this way to not ruin the pacing of the last few episodes of the season.

By everyone, do you mean the non-readers, too?

I never thought we would see the best boy this season—Derrick "Sun" Berg!
His summon has changed slightly compared to the original, but I don't recall anything particularly negative about it.

I really liked the atmosphere in this episode. It creates the feeling that everything around the mc-kun is interconnected, complex, and confusing. It also creates the feeling that everyone else is dealing with their own concerns and not waiting for anyone. Azik has left, Alger is looking for Qilangos, and Audrey is busy with her exam. Klein and Nighthawks have their hands full as well—now Miss Sharon has appeared.

I hope those who haven't read the original understand everything correctly, although this episode wasn't particularly complicated or ambiguous.

wait are we getting a voyage arc?

Everyone’s crying, sobbing, grieving, wailing, remembering, and crying again under sad music, and the sobbing just keeps going and going. The MC wasn’t scared of people in the hallway 30 seconds ago, but now he’s suddenly listening and freaking out about people in the same hallway. So, what, the MC opens the office door, a random metal cylinder-can rolls to his foot ignoring the fact they’re underground where there’s no draft, let alone one strong enough to blow metal cans around—he picks it up, goes to put it on the desk, and on that desk is the old man’s diary. Panicking from footsteps in the hallway, he grabs the diary, and a “wanted” poster falls out, which becomes the topic of the next plot conversation.
Oh, sure, the puppeteers planned it all again, or maybe it’s fate, as usual.

So, this priest lost control but didn’t turn into some half-sentient slime-bee? Alright. Sweet iced tea in a steampunk world with no refrigerators? Fine.

How much time has passed since the old man’s death? They buried him so fast it’s like it happened the same day. And how long has the MC been a clown? It feels like he became a clown yesterday, buried the old man the next day, and now the church has already sent a delivery with tarot cards. The church clearly cares about this guy, making him silver combat throwing cards at his first request without any questions. And, as always, the MC, for the sake of flair, damages public property by throwing cards into walls.

The MC’s brother absolutely loves baboon jokes. So, there are baboons in their world, good to know, probably another Chekhov’s gun. “Oh, they told me to expect a new magic teacher at 10 p.m., and he’s due any minute. I’ve got nothing to do, so let me summon a secret magical messenger that no one’s supposed to know about.” No one in this show can show up without over-the-top dramatic flair. By the way, they finally threw in a flashback this episode! Problem is, there haven’t been any other 6-meter giant skeletons in the plot to forget about, and the flashback just shows the same walking skeleton again, with no hint of its connection to other characters, for viewers who might’ve forgotten what the skeleton was or didn’t catch the professor’s Chinese voice in the letter. Seems like the isekai element here is just for the MC’s cringey RPG mechanic quips.

Mmm, the psycho was thrashing in chains maybe all damn day, but the moment the MC shows up, he breaks them like it’s nothing and starts fighting—what a vibe. Good thing the MC’s new cards are way tougher than metal chains and can hold the guy. They taught the dude a soul-contact ritual literally a minute of screen time ago, and now he’s using it on this nutcase. By the way, if it’s a ritual, meaning it’s available to everyone, why did the captain have trouble performing it? Where do they even get the info that the clown spec is strong in something specific if the church never dealt with him before?

Spirit world, funny cinematic chase. The MC returns to the real world, where the psycho, who was just chained up under the captain’s watch, lunges at him. The psycho’s hand is a millimeter from the MC’s eye, but then—bam—a bullet hits the psycho from the side, fired by the captain, who, it turns out, was standing between the psycho and the MC.WHAT? And everyone there knows what the True Creator looks like? I thought the MC looking at him and miraculously surviving was some kind of trade secret. Wow, another flashback—director’s finally learning how to use them.

Just a second ago, the guys were in an asylum, and now—poof—they’re randomly in some noble’s house where a fat lady is slapping another woman in the face, and everyone around doesn’t care. The MC’s only surprised that the adopted son hands the mom a mirror. The fat lady’s furious, raging, and looks scarier than that fish monster from episode 8. The mayor’s dead, they discussed it. The scene instantly shifts to a magical foggy dimension, as if the MC decided to jump into it right from that bedroom. “Oh no, the mayor being tied to the cult and dying during our investigation of said cult is definitely not a coincidence,” says the MC after divining the question, as if it wasn’t already obvious to everyone.

Five-minute post-credits scene. Why not put it in the main runtime?

So, the red stars are followers of the gray fog? The guy didn’t seem to be praying to the fog.
It’s weird—every level 8 kid can pull off a domain expansion with a magical rose garden and petals under a full moon, but these two dimwits are shocked by a couple of floating red streaks, like that’s god-level magic. The guy lives in some god-knows-where country where everyone speaks some ancient half-forgotten language, but he still knows the names of tarot cards and instantly picks one for himself. No wonder they stuck this scene after the credits—otherwise, it’d look like completely random nonsense right after another random scene change.

Haven’t cringed this hard in a while. No wonder I take such long breaks between episodes.