Higurashi Episode 23 Discussion / Poll
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Yes I know it is earlier than usual, but I have bunch of stuff to take care of tomorrow. In any case, here's the thread for Ep. 23. Have fun! I hope they do the pivotal scenes right....
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Having not played the game, I don't know if they did them right. But a lot of shit hits the fan this episode.
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Gave it a 9. |
It felt like the story was played in fast-forward until the confrontation scene between Rena and Rina at the dump site, which, I guess, isn't that big of a deal, as long as the major points are delivered.
Now then, the most important scenes in this part of the story were obviously: Spoiler:
In that respect, I think this episode actually did a pretty good job with them (Rena's expressions were very nice throughout it all :heh: ), despite some memorable lines and scenes skipped through: Spoiler:
Other than that, a satisfactory episode. Too bad it ended with me bursting out in laughters at Kura-chan's "Hmph! *cool guy smirk*" :heh: Now, next week's episode is actually going to be quite important, if done right, it should shock and amaze people. Done wrong, and it'll be wtf denpa-talk hell for non-gamers. I'm just going to play "Sheep counts" over the anime's bgm when it begins. :heh: |
Did they go over Rena's past? If not, I'll have to ask LostBlue to add that to the TIPS...
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There was a very short flashback involving Rena's mom becoming pregnant.
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Rena's weapon was upgraded:heh:
Now Rena also has that awesome bonebreaker/saw/axe thing Rena is just awesome that way after all:love::love::love: Poor Rena getting strangled like that.......unforgiveable....kana??!!?!:eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin: Go Rena girl!!!! GO Whack them all!!!!:frustrated: This episode just proves it, you just can't be safe even at your own little secret base at a dump site with lots of cute things without having your trusty cleaver ready to draw at any time:mad: Speaking of secret bases, Rena is more boyish than I thought:heh: having a secret base like that..... ... .. *Khyaaaaaa* Rena is too cute after all:love::love::love::love: (anything about Rena is cute:heh: ) *goes to vote for Rena in character poll* |
Well, even with barely understanding what was happening, it's pretty easy to see why this chapter jolted Kei-chan to the top of the character popularity polls in Japan. The kid can talk.
Also, this was probably the goriest episode of Higurashi yet. Especially Spoiler:
Looks like Oishi is going to be the "Baddie" of this arc, but only because he's on the side of "justice" instead of the side of "friendship". Of course, that will probably change in an episode or two. |
All I can say is, do not trust a kid asking you to some places, like going to the police station or the dumpster, cuz you get "TRANSFER".....
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PS. READ THE TIPS FOR THIS EPISODE! Especially the one called "My Favorite Wine (Ep. 23)". Holy crap. Funny, too. |
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It seems the theme of these two arcs, Onikakushi-hen and Tsumihoroboshi-hen, is trust. In Onikakushi-hen, the trust fell apart and K1 went crazy, but in Tsumihoroboshi-hen it seems that everyone's friendship was stronger. So, was it just luck that led everyone to find out about Rena's crime? I am quite interested in how things are going to go wrong at this point.
So, lets say that a similar event happened in Onikakushi-hen... with Rena killing Rina and Teppei. However, in Onikakushi-hen we didn't "roll a six" and K1 never found out about it. Even worse, Rena hid it from him. Mion, however, seems like she may have found out. Such a scenario would explain a lot of Rena's and Mion's behavior throughout the arc... In particular it explains why they would be upset at him talking with Ooishi considering that they were involved in something that would get them in trouble. There is also that comment Rena made at the end of Watanagashi-hen/ Meakashi-hen about going with "Mion" to surrender to the police. Perhaps those two did the same thing in those arcs as well. Even more interesting is the idea that K1 was involved too... we just didn't see it. And yeah, that "Favorite Wine" TIP is huge. |
I didn't expect Rena's murderous activity to be so swift but I am not going to complain.
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Anyway, with Keiichi being the worst liar in the world I don't see the group keeping the secret for long in this arc. This wine tip is mindblowingly confusing. ;) Oh, well, I guess my theory that the "scenarios" or parallel universes in different arcs are connected only as a means for the viewers to solve the mystery is pretty much dead now. |
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Sushi, you are spoiling us with delicious tips.
I, I think I'm starting to get this now... (crosses fingers) |
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Because of the Watanagashi style torture, it definately seems that the prime suspects for Rina's murder in Tatarigoroshi-hen would be the Gosanke. It makes me wonder if Rena's encounter with Kasai and Shion has something to do with it. Of course, there's no guarantee that they even met at all in Tatarigoroshi-hen. Quote:
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Another thing- the wine TIP also suggests that Rika did die a short time after Onikakushi-hen's conclusion... which would put Rika's death rate as 5 for 5. |
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Unless there are other variables, that would suggest that the Rena-Rina-Teppei events occur in all non-Tatargoroshi arcs. Unfortunately, I can't rule out other small, unknown changes that disrupt the standard permutations for arcs. Seems that Rena moved to Shishibone after Meakashi, and Teppei is still alive, so events are slightly different. But Rina was looking at property in Shishibone in one of the arcs...another possible permutation in their relations. |
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Sushi-Y: was this TIP one of those all-text no character portrait ones? |
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