At first, as a yuri fanboy i was :-(
Then, as they discuss various things, i was :-|
And then when lyrics of Magia suddenly allude to Mami, (have i mentioned that i'm a yuri fanboy?) i was (^_^)
And then... i... >____>
And now i ;_;
Spoiler for eps3 summary:
- Sayaka visits that Kamijo guy. It seems that she's a fan of him. Normally this kind of thing makes me HHHNNNGGG, but since my OT3 is Sayaka x Madoka x Homura...
- Sayaka and Madoka discuss just what kind of wish they want to present as an exchange for a life of magica girl.
- Madoka's mom comes home drunk. When Madoka asks to her dad just why her mom keep going through all those corporate shit, Madoka's dad says that it's because the mom is someone who likes to do her best. Madoka compares her with her own situation.
- Homura tells Mami to quit it with those two girls, since this magical girl has nothing to do with them. Mami responds by saying that because they're Kyubey's chosens (%$%@#%$), they're no longer "unrelated people".
- Barrier outbreak in Kamijo's hospital. Sayaka stays behind with Kyubey to keep watch of things while Madoka gets Mami. IMO, that's a serious case of Idiot Ball.
- Mami and Madoka dispatched to the barrier. When Homura appears, Mami paralyze her. Goddamned Idiot Ball...
- Madoka tells Mami about her thoughts about being a magical girl. It's mostly silly things, like how she akogare Mami. Mami's facade breaks. We see Mami's tragic past and the reason she lives alone. When Madoka tells Mami about how she will stay by her side in her bitter struggle, Mami actually shed tears and honestly smiles. My yuri goggles broke.
- They confront the Witch (Adelbert, isn't it?). Mami fights with newly gained resolve. The Witch goes One Winged Angel... and gruesomely kills Mami. Sayaka and Madoka is horrified. Kyubey politely offers either or both of them to make the contract. But Homura, now free from Mami's bind, fights and defeats the Witch.
- <Homura> (to Sayaka and Madoka) "This is the world of magical girl."
- ED animation actually appears. And whoo boy, ain't that GRIMDARK.
Spoiler for cold comfort:
Mami's body is never found. And we don't see her actually being fragged.
Now, will you excuse me, i need to cry in a Fetal Position in my Corner Of Woe somewhere.
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Want more worrisome stuff? Have a close look at the ED.
Spoiler:
Essentially, we see Madoka walking past the shapes of Sayaka, Hitomi, Mami and Homura... Homura turns around raising her hand as if she was trying to call out to Madoka, holding her back. But Madoka starts to run, faster and faster, into the darkness. At the end, in a fast zoomout, we see how Madoka is in the eye of Mephisto.
So much for the weather forecast...
Did I mention that Kajiura Yuki is a musical genius? What an awesome, powerful and compelling song.
Want more worrisome stuff? Have a close look at the ED.
Spoiler:
Essentially, we see Madoka walking past the shapes of Sayaka, Hitomi, Mami and Homura... Homura turns around raising her hand as if she was trying to call out to Madoka, holding her back. But Madoka starts to run, faster and faster, into the darkness. At the end, in a fast zoomout, we see how Madoka is in the eye of Mephisto.
So much for the weather forecast...
Did I mention that Kajiura Yuki is a musical genius? What an awesome, powerful and compelling song.
Spoiler:
Are you sure the second silhouette is Hitomi? I thought it was the red haired girl in the OP who nobody knows about yet...
Is it right to guess that between ep 6 and 7, the whole picture regarding magical girls would be revealed and 8-12 will be about finding a way out of the contract?
This episode, and any further ones, will be where I stop watching, until I hear that she's brought back to life. I was hoping it would be a few more episodes before they started this sort of thing, so at least I could enjoy watching the series a bit more before it tried to kill me.
How likely is this to turn out having a happy ending? Seems pretty unlikely right now. If all this will be is a descent into hell with no return, there's nothing here for me.
Is it right to guess that between ep 6 and 7, the whole picture regarding magical girls would be revealed and 8-12 will be about finding a way out of the contract?
More like 8-10 it's going to be only Homura and Madoka left alive. Ep. 11-12 Madoka stands alone, trapped in her contract with Kyuube.
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Originally Posted by Random Wanderer
Well, it's a good thing I read spoilers.
Spoiler:
This episode, and any further ones, will be where I stop watching, until I hear that she's brought back to life. I was hoping it would be a few more episodes before they started this sort of thing, so at least I could enjoy watching the series a bit more before it tried to kill me.
How likely is this to turn out having a happy ending? Seems pretty unlikely right now. If all this will be is a descent into hell with no return, there's nothing here for me.
The ED pic has Mephistopheles in it. That's a hint as to where we're going to be descending here.
There's almost certainly going to be a happy ending, but it's going to come after an awful lot of struggle, and probably more people dying. The night is darkest before the dawn and all that.
As for Mami's body, we didn't actually see it, but we see a broken teacup spilling a red liquid next to the grief seed. And it's pretty obvious what that's symbolic of.
There's almost certainly going to be a happy ending, but it's going to come after an awful lot of struggle, and probably more people dying. The night is darkest before the dawn and all that.
As for Mami's body, we didn't actually see it, but we see a broken teacup spilling a red liquid next to the grief seed. And it's pretty obvious what that's symbolic of.
I think the red liquid was just tea... but I'm not entirely sure. ^^;
The ED pic has Mephistopheles in it. That's a hint as to where we're going to be descending here.
The "with no return" was the important part of that. Descent into hell WITH a return into the light is entirely different from descending into hell and ending there.
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There's almost certainly going to be a happy ending, but it's going to come after an awful lot of struggle, and probably more people dying.
So long as everyone important gets brought back, I can live with that.
Did anyone notice how nearing the end of the ED animation, the Madoka changes from short-haired to long-haired?
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