Turkey! Episode 7 Discussion

Since it sounds like you don't actually understand what was happening I will do my best to explain it in a way that might be clearer for you.

Nanase was upset with Natsume because she views her desire for freedom as an inherently selfish act which leaves her younger sister, Sumomo to shoulder the responsibility of the arranged marriage that was supposed to be Natsume's.

From Nanase's perspective, it is entirely selfish and irresponsible for Natsume just to flat out refuse to carry the burden of protecting their homeland through the arranged marriage. This echoes a sentiment she feels about her father, who left her and her mother to pursue his dreams. Essentially Nanase feels empathy for Sumomo and those left behind when a family member they love and rely on decides to leave for their own interests.

We come to find out, though, that Natsume cares very deeply about her homeland and wants to do everything she can to protect it and keep her family together without having to marry off her sisters or herself. Hence being very interested in the future and their technology as it could give them a leg up when it comes to securing their independence.

Lastly, among the interesting things we learned, based off of what Natsume said about the other traveler as well as Nanase's reaction to being called "sweetie" bringing back memories, it is highly likely that the initial time traveler who just left was actually Nanase's father.

@Rsma130 Well, I wouldn't call my sleep particularly restful as I spent a lot of the time with my mind wandering and thinking about all the things I needed to convey to answer your questions. I think that speaks to how much I enjoy discussing anime though, as it occupies a large portion of my thoughts.

As for my feelings on the episode, I did enjoy it, though not as much as last week's. There was solid character building, we learned more pertinent information, and we got a glimpse into Nanase's past. Now, onto your questions regarding this episode specifically:




The answer to this question is yes but with caveats. She is the character who most understands that there is a need to preserve history but as she stated earlier in the show she's unaware of which type of time-travel they've stumbled into. Just by the very nature of them being present they could, and likely have, already altered history. She does want to mitigate that if she can, but she can't control everything and she's also not exactly the best at hiding things herself.



Yes, it was explicitly stated (I believe by Nanase herself) that the eldest daughter is the first to be married off for political reasons such as protecting their land in the Sengoku period. She even asked Natsume for confirmation on this point, and that's what led to further developments on this front.



Whether or not all parties agreed to this is immaterial. Nanase likely knows deep down that she shouldn't speak up and shouldn't get involved in this, but it's not the marriage arrangement itself that rubs her the wrong way. She might feel some of what Mai feels about it, that they shouldn't force Sumomo into a marriage that isn't about love (here's the values of the eras clashing again), but Nanase's objection is Natsume's flippant rejection of her responsibilities. She views it something like a crown prince abdicating a thrown because "ruling a country is haaaaard" and making his younger brother do it while he goes off to get drunk at a vineyard in the countryside. It's not the "I don't like that there's a political marriage" aspect, it's the shirking of responsibilities and forcing everyone else to cover your slack that triggers Nanase's anger.

This also touches upon your third question in this line. Yes, Nanase is genuinely affected by her father's situation because of the very real and justifiable feelings of abandonment she has from him leaving. It's like rubbing salt in the wound to see someone making the same sort of decision that he did right before her eyes. That's why logic doesn't come into play at the moment she understands the situation, because it is actively triggering past trauma for her.



I think you might not have given it enough attention during your initial watch of this episode because everything was detailed fairly clearly to me. True, when we first see Nanase explode at Natsume we don't have the full story, but that's what their later conversation expands upon so we can see and understand what Nanase is feeling and why she reacted the way she did.

Without rewatching the episode and just from memory, I believe it was broken up into 5 scenes.

Scene 1: The girls discuss important information that Sayuri provides regarding Suguri actually being a woman and now knowing they're from the future. This is important because as audience members it would be better to see major information like this be disseminated than assume it gets shared off screen. This also leads into scene 2 as Natsume arrives.

Scene 2: Natsume's return from her journey. We've never met Natsume before and we've only heard about her. Seeing how well loved and respected she is by her family is important. Realizing that she was the one traveling with the other time-traveler is also important.

Scene 3: The exchange of information between the 5 girls and Natsume. They want to get as much information from her as possible because they want to get back to their time and she was in contact with the other traveler. This scene also leads to finding out about Natsume's refusal to shoulder the responsibility of the arranged marriage which leads directly to the next scene after Nanase's yells at her.

Scene 4: Nanase and Natsume have a heart to heart where we learn about Nanase's past, understand why she was hurt, and she grows as a character. Character development is not idle chatter. We also learn how the previous traveler left Natsume's company, and that Natsume is actually very concerned with her homeland and her family, she just values her freedom.

Scene 5: The girls decide to use their future knowledge to try to help. Yes, this might get a bit confusing and contrary to what you think they should be doing if you don't pick up on subtext easily. But their decision follows a logical path if you think about it for a second. They know that this land survives into modern day because this is their home. They traveled through time, but they didn't change their location so in essence, this place is their home as well. One of them also mentions that they remembered learning it had hot springs that served as a tourist attraction during the Sengoku period, but they're here now and they don't see such things. Not only that, but it is heavily implied that each other the girls is a descendant of a different one of the 5 sisters. Even just watching the intro you can see them each paired off with one of the Sengoku era characters during the visuals. Their character episodes also take place with heavy involvement from their suspected ancestor. So it stands to reason that if they're all descended from these sisters, and they all still live in the same place, that the Sengoku era characters must have found a way to keep their family together in the past. Is it bad that they decided to abandon their idea of becoming the air and not causing ripples in the past? We won't know until they return to their time. Personally I think this is the kind of time-travel where what they did was already part of history, and their actions in the past shaped the present day even if they didn't know it beforehand.

Lastly, the second throw line is the team motto. I can see how you might get annoyed by the repetition but mottos get repeated. That's the point of them, actually.


Anyway, I hope all that has at least something to help shape your understanding of what's going on and paints a clearer picture for you.