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View Poll Results: Higurashi Kai Episode 8 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 45 | 47.37% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 40 | 42.11% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 8 | 8.42% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 2 | 2.11% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2007-08-26, 18:47 | Link #81 | |
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Great episode, I had monstrous expectations and expected this to get in the way of me enjoying it which never happened.
I was quite surprised that Rika knew about the Yamainu and that Irie and Takano knew that she knew. But since Irie ordered Takano to contact the Yamainu, this might be a hint pointing at the possibility of Takano twisting the orders for her own benefit and possibly killing Irie and Tomitake. If the police is watching Teppei carefully and assuming this was the case in Tatarigoroshi-hen too, how come Keiichi managed to kill him in without being caught immediately? Quote:
As for Rika suddenly getting so depressed after being so hopeful, I say what's wrong with that? Has it never happened to you? I think she got so depressed exactly because she was so optimistic before disaster struck. As they say, the higher you go, the harder you fall.
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2007-08-26, 19:01 | Link #82 | |
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Plus, the murder was committed in the forest, a place that Teppei wouldn't usually go. |
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2007-08-26, 19:09 | Link #83 | |
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2007-08-26, 19:34 | Link #84 | |
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Almost makes you think that there's someone out there preventing child services from doing anything. Like what every character has said the abuse is obvious to anyone that's seen Satoko in this state. |
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2007-08-26, 19:40 | Link #85 | |
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In my opinion they would be able to do it, but this extra police attention is one bridge too far. They have probably strict orders to protect Rika, we can see Irie was hesitant to order them to take care of Teppei (and we know he is very fond of Satoko) yet this police attention is the borderline they won't cross. |
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2007-08-26, 20:09 | Link #86 |
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Yes, they wouldn't cross that borderline all right...if the police is watching Teppei constantly, that is. If not, I think it should be a piece of cake for the Yamainu to kill Teppei and make it look as if the yakuza did it.
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2007-08-26, 20:27 | Link #88 | |
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Rule X: Someone will be paronoid, suspecting everyone of hiding something (leading to murders) Rule Y: There are some hidden, outside influence. Rule Z: The Sonozaki seems to be center of the "curses," which feeds Rule X. Last edited by Kang Seung Jae; 2007-08-27 at 01:11. |
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2007-08-26, 20:54 | Link #90 | |
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2007-08-26, 21:52 | Link #92 |
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You can read more about the rules in this blog entry.
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2007-08-26, 21:57 | Link #93 | |
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About the rules: Rule X is what has constantly happened in Higurashi, with one character going " mad" and killing someone. Most of the madness was feeded by Rule Z (Sonozaki family is behind the curses), as can be seen in Onikakushi-hen (Keiichi suspicious of the village people), Watanagashi-hen (Shion thinking her grandmother killed the Houjou family), etc. As you can see, in the anime-version of Minagoroshi-hen, almost all of the bad things that happened in the other chapters (Keiichi killing mion and Rena, Shion going crazy, Rena killing Rina) has been avoided. Rika is currently focused on preventing Rule X from happening, not all that concerned with Rule Y yet. Given how most of the events that triggered Rule X has been avoided, RIka is desperate to keep X from happening, clouding her to Rule Y. Dang, that blog above pretty much explains everything. Last edited by Kang Seung Jae; 2007-08-27 at 01:11. |
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2007-08-26, 22:17 | Link #94 |
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Yakusamashi broke this (since Rule X never really happened in that chapter), but perhaps Rika hopes that managing to defeat Rule X before Watanagashi will undermine Rule Y somehow. I don't think she really has any other leads to prevent Rule Y... except maybe latching onto Tomitake the night of Watanagashi and never letting go, which would probably only result in her dying ahead of schedule. I expect she's already tried it in one world or another.
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2007-08-26, 22:30 | Link #95 | |
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2007-08-27, 00:45 | Link #96 | |
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First, Keiichi never goes and kills Teppei on a whim. After Satoko's breakdown, Keiichi couldn't hold anymore, but rather doing a murder, it is an assassination. Keiichi didn't ask random advice, but surely wondered how to perform a perfect crime. As result, with the "no prologue" part, he understood that if Teppei dies under a specific condition that no one would care, it is safe. And guess what? it is the Watanagashi festival, the fated day where "murders become accepted". Keiichi knew it, because of how he deduced from the "curse", which he didn't really believe. (this is even more proved as he was pleading for Mion to "make the curse targets teppei" ) Therefore, That explains how the Yamainu cannot kill teppei and how Keiichi could. Simply, the police is too busy to keep watch on the festival, and many holes can be found. Remember that Takano said they can't move until the police mark is removed, and she said it is probably during the Festival.
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2007-08-27, 02:44 | Link #97 | |
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Thanks for the clarification.
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2007-08-27, 06:14 | Link #98 | |
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well, actually i found Sushi-Y's post of episode 11 from Season 1 which shows very well what REALLY happened. Keiichi's monologue and Teppei's assassination As you can see, Keiichi wasn't going "for satoko" out from the blue, nor he was sane. well, he was sane in some extent, but an anger much more explosive than shion's (damn... the anime looked like "oh ye... why not killin dat bastard then?" OTZ) I completely forgot they also secrewed Keiichi's past, which was another reason why he is so dedicated to his friends in general. Keiichi is anywhere from the usual "cheesy shounen" because of this in fact. *sigh* if only they could redo Tatarigoroshi-hen with the same angst and execution of Yakusamashi... (one of the best arc in term of climax becoming one of the worst... ironic at best...)
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2007-08-27, 09:02 | Link #99 |
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This episode turned me around. Literally. More than Takano's moeness, I was more surprised to see Blak Rika yelling around at the clinic. I will never forget that scene. It was... suberb. I was like "OMG GO Rika!"
Awesome epsiode, (and arc)... the next episode should be even more awesome, and I can't wait for it. Man, this series is being HEAVY. Spoiler:
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2007-08-27, 09:14 | Link #100 | |
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And Tatarigoroshi-hen did seem like it was not that great of an adaptation even without me playing the game but it certainly left the impression that Keiichi did plan the murder well, so that's not what bothers me.
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