2021-03-10, 02:08 | Link #64 |
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The poem quoted at the end is by 19th Century Frenchman Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, and was quoted by Eugene O'Neill in his play, Long Day's Journey Into Night.
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Make of that what you will. Meanwhile, I have no idea where they're going with this story, but I'm really eager to find out. |
2021-03-10, 10:52 | Link #65 | ||||
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A couple of thoughts from episode 9:
1. Parallel worlds exist? Neiru’s friend Kotobuki sure seemed to think so! Quote:
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2. Something might be pulling the Wonders away from a traumatic death. Quote:
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3. So, I have a theory... I think maybe the Accas are some sort of force for good or at least a neutral force of death. They do say that they are the root cause for girls’ suicides, but look at what they are doing: - They are running the Wonder Egg system that appears to help those that died to suicide move past their trauma. - As part of that system, they are “abducting” girls away from the temptation of death with the promise(?) of innocent sorrow as opposed to being consumed by a horrific trauma? Think of all the Wonders and how they are sad but not traumatized when they ask to be remembered before going poof. That’s Innocent Sorrow, isn’t it? - The Accas are somehow the root cause of girls’ suicides but are working against the worst aspects of those deaths? So much so that they are using science and technology to investigate why girls commit suicide? - And the big one, they appear to have arranged for Kotobuki’s egg to come to Neiru so they could both have closure. And they did so so that Neiru would fulfill Kotobuki’s dying wish that her still living body not be experimented on by adults. This appears to have been an act of kindness by Ur-Acca, who is the same one who previously opened up the arcade or the girls. So... could the Accas be some sort of metaphysical force of death... but a benevolent one working to make suicides less traumatic? ...of course, it won’t take much to push my perception of the Accas back into pure evil territory. A hidden bad motive for the Wonder Egg system, for instance... |
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2021-03-16, 10:56 | Link #66 |
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Episode 10
Whoa. A good Momoe episode. Lots to think about and possibly allusions to chase down because of the ending, but here are some initial impressions:
My theory on the Accas being good looks more confirmed, but was also somewhat incomplete. But only due to a lack of available information, so I’m feeling pretty good about it. Too bad girl talk got in the way of more answers. Overall, another good episode! Here’s hoping the plot and staff can hold out to the end! |
2021-03-16, 20:41 | Link #67 |
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So Love is the opposite of Death. I'm guessing it'll set up the "seduction of death" as something tangible committed by some sort of being, either a literal god of death or something that's calling itself that. And I'm guessing that Death doesn't like giving up his captives; perhaps that's why Panic died: taking a life for the life that was taken from Death. In any case, it sounds like there's supposed to be some sort of big enemy to fight.
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2021-03-17, 01:41 | Link #69 |
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Wow, that was really something. A few thoughts...
"Eros" and "Thanatos" are Greek gods, yes, but they're also terms used by Sigmund Freud, beginning in Beyond the Pleasure Principle and further elaborating in Civilization and Its Discontents. Eros is the life-instinct, which produces creativity, harmony, sexual connection, reproduction, and self-preservation. Thanatos is the death-instinct, which produces destruction, repetition, aggression, compulsion, and self-destruction. At least that's what the internet says, and we all know the internet is never wrong. It's said that the death-instinct is necessary for the life-instinct to flourish. Life needs something to push against. Perhaps killing Panic was something that was going to happen all along, to give Momoe something to push against, and the same fate awaits the other three critters as well. Strange that Sensei only told Ai about his exhibition, and didn't tell her mother, who he professes to love with all his heart. He seems to be on the up and up, but what happened to Koito is still hanging out there waiting to play out. Similarly, the two dummies (hey, they called themselves that first) don't really look especially good or evil to me. They're a couple of dudes pursuing their own interest. Just with really good tools. But there's still time for that to change as well. Someone on reddit is theorizing that Momoe is really a transgirl. I didn't buy it until that last conversation, after the evil kendo teacher was vanquished. Maybe...? If so, she had a really good doctor helping her transition. Really, though, that might be one big twist too many. I'd still call it a remote possibility, but I no longer think it's zero. Others around the net are hoping for a second season, claiming the story can't be wrapped up in two (or possibly three) more episodes. Oh, it most certainly can. They're pulling the triggers at all the right points to wrap up this particular storyline in fairly short order. That's not to say a second season is impossible, but it would be an entirely new storyline. |
2021-03-17, 11:12 | Link #70 |
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Well, there's at least one reason he might have refrained from asking the mother to come. He and Ai's mother previously sought Ai's permission to date, and while she started with "permission" she went on to make it clear that she'd hate them both for it. Given the mother's effort to gain her daughter's approval, it could very well be that she and Sensei have put their relationship on hold until they feel Ai has become more open to the idea. If she's that opposed to the relationship, asking her mother out could backfire, but asking her to see the exhibition and use this as an opportunity to directly convey how sincere he is about her mother may seem a better path to her acceptance.
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2021-03-17, 11:43 | Link #71 |
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Yeah. I want the teacher to be innocent. And they’ve done a great job of not showing any actual guilty hints (no maniacal laughter, no creepy looks, no suggestive evil comments) while still maintaining plenty of doubt!
It does feel odd that the mom wouldn’t know about a painting of her daughter given she and the teacher have been in pretty close contact throughout... What do you bet Ai’s question isn’t actually addressed until like the last few seconds of next episode? They seem to do that a lot... like having the girls ignore the Accas... |
2021-03-17, 23:08 | Link #73 |
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damn, I feel really bad for Momoe. Just about everything smacking her in the face.
And not only did her 'child' die, the thing forcefully feeding it to Momoe? Yikes. Surprise, not surprise, that Neiru is in on everything?
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I don't think that's the case. Also geez, just because she's already faced the wrath of lesbians and gays, doesn't mean she also has to complete the B and T part too.
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But ultimately I think you're right that there isn't enough time remaining to devote to the subject, so I expect they'll just leave it ambiguous. |
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2021-03-18, 10:51 | Link #76 |
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We haven't seen anything that I can recall to suggest at all that she's anything but cis. Isn't it enough for her to be struggling with the fact that so many people essentially think she's a boy without her being anything but a cis girl?
On a different note, I can't help but wonder whether there'll be any backlash for having a trans boy among a group that's been clearly established as "only girls". |
2021-03-18, 13:55 | Link #77 |
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I love this show, it keeps on giving.
As for Momoe, sometimes kids are indirectly being forced to play a certain role by their peers. Peer pressure can make people do hilarious things. The thing I notice about momoe is, everytime she is hanging out in this group, she is probably the most feminine character out of the bunch. It is only when people expect her to be a boy, she behaves like one and dislikes it, from my observation, but she is willingly to play the role to make others happy. Last edited by Sides; 2021-03-21 at 18:03. |
2021-03-19, 21:37 | Link #78 |
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Ai got to deal with the bullied, Rikka with the cultist(?) and Neiru with the...weirdos? but poor Momoe have to deal with Special Victims Unit shit. That seems the worst of the bunch.
Also. I'm worried for Rikka. She is the kind of character in this stories that tries to go against the Boss only to get herself killed and increase the stakes...as Kakyoin. Also, I don't think she is going to take well some attack against the turtle. I'm hope I'm wrong in this. |
2021-03-22, 05:21 | Link #80 |
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Episode 10 certainly picked things up after....'time issues' seem to be the reason for 8 being pure recap. 9....certainly progresses the scenario, but...as some others have said, it feels like key moments/significant development gets heavily compressed. Someone else I know who wanted to like this show but didn't said they felt this was trying to be edgy for the sake of it. I don't quite believe that, but...I think they have a point.
This title is more straight up. Without the smoke and mirrors other titles like it have, you really do focus on the characters and their raw emotions. At times, it gets monotone, because each fight follows a similar pattern. Rika overcoming her issues felt like the only significant variation. I'm also getting worn out by every male in this show being scum or it's insinuated they are. I still like this more than anything I saw last year. But...if this is really going to wrap things up in 2-3 episodes, it will feel like something is missing. For a while, it felt like this would be two seasons, but the way ep10 went, seems headed for the endgame.
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