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View Poll Results: Higurashi Kai Episode 23 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 27 | 30.00% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 23 | 25.56% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 27 | 30.00% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 8 | 8.89% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 1 | 1.11% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 2 | 2.22% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 1 | 1.11% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 1.11% | |
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2007-12-16, 17:04 | Link #81 | |
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Of course that would raise the question of why the Yamainu aren't aware that the mountain is full of traps. After all, they've been working in Hinamizawa for years and have been monitoring Rika, and by extension the shrine and the area surrounding it, so you'd expect them to have come across Satoko's traps in the past. |
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2007-12-16, 17:07 | Link #82 |
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Hahaha, some parts of this episode gave me a good laugh, especially the tone and replies Otonogi gave Takano when they failed.
It's so sad seeing such an excellent series end. I'm glad I was able to experience it since the first season aired. I had a fun time watching it while it lasted. |
2007-12-16, 17:16 | Link #83 |
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There, now I'm finally caught up to episode #23 of Kai. I can now comment in these threads.
I really didn't have too much to complain about in this episode. Wasn't perfect and a bit too silly in certain places, but it's not something to take too silly in certain parts. Overall, a solid 8. Gotta say, I like Kasai and Tomitake a lot more than I did in the past. |
2007-12-16, 17:50 | Link #84 |
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It has kinda bugged me that the main cast has gone out of their way to avoid killing or even injuring these members of a hostile group that is actively working to kill them and everyone in their village. I guess them seeing the whole thing like a club game makes this make more sense. I suppose it's probably better for them to avoid killing them and ending up with blood on their hands in the final world anyway, though I can't say I'd definitely do the same were I in their situation.
That aside it was a great episode, I also thought Otonogi's replies were great. His casual smile, shrug, "Mission failed" was hilarious. Kasai is also very awesome. |
2007-12-16, 18:51 | Link #86 | |
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2007-12-16, 19:25 | Link #87 | |
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2007-12-16, 21:45 | Link #88 | |
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Shion has been the only bright spot in the last two episodes.
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2007-12-16, 21:56 | Link #89 |
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Well yeah, this is supposed to be Higurashi's good end, and if you have played some Japanese visual novels you know that good ends tend to be a little in the convenient side. Enjoy the story for what it is: a reward for all the struggles the characters have gone through, so in this side luck is finally on their side. Of course even I, the endlessly optimistic guy who only look on the bright side thinks that it could have been handled a little better, but hey, I think at how this is the orginal author first work and remember to cut him some slack, he will get better with endings on the future so for the moment let's give him the praise he deserves.
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2007-12-17, 00:36 | Link #91 |
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I don't see what everyone's complaining about. Of course there are plot devices everywhere and logical fallacies and such. Sheezh!!! It happens in Shakespeare and Hollywood movies all the time. You're just being too nit picky to enjoy it. I've enjoyed the humor intertwined in the serious moments. It prevents from the audience from becoming numb to the tension.
Everything's a cliche people, get over it. I give this episode a 10 out of 10. The series has been a roller coaster ride for me and I can't wait for the finale. |
2007-12-17, 01:20 | Link #92 | ||
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Finally, Satoko is doing her SERIOUS TRAPS business only on very rare occasions, and the "mine field" in the forest is one of them. IIRC, she didn't show this to many people nor several times. Sorry, but Dai's track are nowhere near of "overly synthetic"...
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2007-12-17, 04:53 | Link #95 |
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^ indeed, this is the reason why Okonogi does snarky jokes about her being the "princess", and dating with Tomitake.
Takano is obviously completely ignorant about battlefield and such, just conceit and ordering stuff because of her "generous" payement towards the yamainu. Considering how she is using them as tools and she don't exactly care much of what they do as long there is result, no wonder why Okonogi is quite nonchalant.
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2007-12-17, 05:48 | Link #96 |
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It's the rapid mood changes that get to me. When we're at this stage of a dramatic series, you don't want to see a bunch of supposedly trained military men treading logs in a comical fashion. I'm so disappointed that, when a series has done so well with tone and atmosphere for two seasons, that the penultimate episode would have almost none.
I have no qualms about the plot (other than the numerous conveniences in this arc, but I've swallowed those, since one can explain them with the probabilistic nature of the universe), but the execution in this ep was, at stages, really bad. Some of those scenes with the Yamainu were really tacky. I'm a trained mercenary, lol. I'm gonna run away with the radio screaming like a girl.
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2007-12-17, 09:29 | Link #98 |
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Not it didn't have any of these.
That said, Satoshi's screentime was utterly short in S1. At least this mentions proves they are trying to not drop too many details.
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