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Originally Posted by KholdStare
Also, does anyone else find it funny how the master of unrestricted spells cannot take down/neutralize the effects of Stigma?
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Not really. It simply goes to show how unique and deadly Stigma is. Considering what Margery said, it is also the first time she has to deal with something like this.
Episode 20 thoughts:
I don't know where to start...The action? Wilhelmina? Sabrac?
-Actually, I didn't think the scream was that bad, especially when Yuji finally saw the monstrosity that was Sabrac for what he is. After what I've seen so far,
what I don't want is a sudden calm and powering up for Yuji, because that would be too shounen-ish in nature. Even Wilhelmina stopped him from doing something foolish.
-Speaking of which, Wilhelmina really shone here, because previously all we've seen her is try to kill Yuji, getting beaten up by Bal-Peol (that was justifiable, though), restraining Pheles and constantly battling the mysteries of how to cook a good meal.
Being able to see one of the Flame Hazes NOT taking the upper hand is interesting, and that actually allows us to see Wilhelmina using her capabilities to the max. Although it's a given she will lose eventually, one can't help but cheer for her due to her tenacity and her ingenuity in using the landscape and delaying tactics to try to beat Sabrac.
The way she used the two buildings to try to crush Sabrac reminded me of the superheroes shown in Marvel or DC. Whatever that's around can and must be used.
-Sabrac. Is .Awesome. Kudos to J.C Animation for getting Takaya Kuroda for the role, since his voicing of Sabrac was pretty fitting for an assassin. Interestingly, Sabrac actually has some typical interests of an extremely strong character, like feeling pity at needing to kill off someone as skillful as Wilhelmina, attributing his 'failures' to his own bad habits by admitting them and calmly pondering about the consequences of the battle (wondering how many swords he will lose in the battle this time). Another one would be the fact that he uses others to help fulfil his purposes, so much so that he might not even have to lift a finger to finish the job. Makes me wonder whether the signal for him to enter was the large proportion of POE Bifrons fired, or the death of Zarovee and him.
One unfortunate thing about the episode with him was that despite his monstrous capabilities, the stating of the purpose of Zarovee and Bifrons might actually put him into the category of being a stereotypical villain who 'thinks nothing of the opponent or seeing as they are about to die, decides to humor their questions with a direct answer.' That is just one point of view though, and I'd prefer not to look too much into that.
-Where's the answer, Keisaku? Although we might be hearing that from him in the next episode, I wouldn't blame him if he can find no answer currently. His sole purpose to enter the world of the Guze and experience its dangers was because of Margery, the person who brought him in in the first place.
-Some Shana/Kazumi bonding, though overshadowed by the ongoing battle between Wilhelmina and Sabrac. Nothing much except for Shana's reassurances and the fact that since the two girls haven't really seen and experienced the terror of the Destructive Blade, they can still smile.
-When did Yuji get away, and how?
I get the feeling it was when we stopped hearing Yuji talk (or make some kind of noise) at one point in time that she switched him with a bandage clone, though.
You know what rating this is going to get from me.
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