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Originally Posted by MrProphet

Spoiler:

1) I liked the comparisons between Aael's deadly fighting dance and Nevreel's similar looking flight in that aerodynamic tube. It was as if they were hammering down a point that the Simoun fight is akin to a dance.

2) The last part, with Eri finally entering adulthood was great. They managed to convey the feelings of a totally random girl (it's just a second episode, after all) very nicely. We really got to feel what Eri is going through while becoming an adult: the fear, the anxiety, the hope. Her sobs afterwards only underlined her transformation and her loss of innocence.

3) I am wondering about the Fountain. Do the girls physically change into males after the ceremony? Eri/Erif didn't seem changed at all, but we do see people who look positively male.

Another interesting point here is that most of the adults we've heard from, both male-looking and female-looking, actually have very feminine voices, as if their voice never changed after entering adulthood. Once again I come back to my question: do the girls change their physiology after making a choice at the Fountain?

It would be interesting to find out.

Spoiler for Episode 2:

I really liked the parallel dance between Aael and Nevreel, and I believe Nevreel was redoing that ultimate Remersion while Aael was subconsciously doing it without realizing. And about the fountain, I believe Erif said that she'll be gradually turn into a boy, right before she broke down and started crying.