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View Poll Results: Shin Sekai Yori - Episode 6 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 8 | 16.00% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 16 | 32.00% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 14 | 28.00% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 7 | 14.00% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 5 | 10.00% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2012-11-03, 18:11 | Link #41 | |
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I consider the first part of this episode to be a rare failure in terms of storytelling, which kills me because I love this show to death. I understand what happened with Satoru's cantus perfectly, but the random minoshiro hallucination went on forever, especially if they're not going to give any information about what we're supposed to be watching.
Also, people mentioned that Saki can't have her cantus given back because neither she nor Satoru know her mantra anymore. However, I had assumed that the only reason it worked on Satoru was because he was tripping balls for no adequately explored reason, and since Saki had come out of it already, it wouldn't work on her now. Unless it's a spoiler I'd appreciate some clarification. The rest of the episode sees us back to the oppressive and eerie atmosphere that made the show so good to begin with, so thank heavens for that. Satoru was right that it would have been folly to turn their backs to the enemy, but everything they're doing still stinks to high heaven of being a Bad Idea(TM). Quote:
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2012-11-03, 18:37 | Link #42 |
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That was one of the mistakes of the anime.
The monk suffers death feedback because he sees the Queerats as humans, but this is a hallucination caused by poison gas (This is clear in the novel). They do not suffer any damage for hurting Queerats. Satoru just too tired because he has used a lot of power. |
2012-11-03, 19:18 | Link #44 | |
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The hallucinations that occurred at the beginning of this chapter were also caused by the gas. |
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2012-11-03, 20:19 | Link #47 | |
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He does not know Saki's mantra. She has forgotten her own mantra (because of the seal), then she can not tell him. |
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2012-11-03, 20:48 | Link #48 | |
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If you know the expression "A rat is never more dangerous than when it's cornered" I think you can apply it to PKs. I think their whole society was designed to never make them feel cornered, because of what its founders knew would happen if they were.
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2012-11-03, 21:05 | Link #49 |
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Besides the confusing way the scene is presented, the biggest problem for me is that the whole power unlocking sequence is made to look trivial. Saki simply does it, it happens to work, both characters instantly move on. The fact that powers can be easily locked/unlocked through hypnosis (or whatever it was) should come as a big shock for the kids, but instead we don't get any reaction from them. Even later on in the episode we don't get a single thought on the matter. The scene ends up looking like a blunt plot device, instead of being the important turning point that I feel it should be.
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2012-11-03, 21:56 | Link #50 |
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Well I understood what was happening in first few minutes of the episode.
Could it have been explained better?...Yea however I won't fault the show too much for that because unlike last week this episode was watchable. Also I don't think Satoru was corrupted or anything he just did what had to be done given the situation thought he did go a bit overboard.
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2012-11-03, 21:59 | Link #51 | |
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The society that Saki, Satoru, etc... are being raised in is one that encourages strict obedience and has very dark currents underneath, but it's not "unpleasant" on the very face of it. It's clearly designed to keep PKers content and docile. The way sex works in this world is very much in keeping with this. Who wants to risk a PKer going out of control due to common teenaged romance issues? So instead you have a society that encourages frequent sexual release in its young, so that such potential romance issues are much less likely to come to the fore (and if they do, they'll likely carry less weight than what might otherwise be the case).
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2012-11-04, 01:36 | Link #52 |
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It could be that when Saki gave Satoru his power's back she inadvertently remove the inhibitors as well, or his current fatigue is the result of the "death feedback". That, or may it is simply just exhaustion from constantly using his PK powers.
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2012-11-04, 01:50 | Link #53 | |
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2012-11-04, 03:06 | Link #54 | |
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That's what I'm talking about. I would have expected both kids to be extremely surprised by what they had just managed to do. The complete lack of a reaction from both of them didn't make sense to me. |
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2012-11-04, 04:05 | Link #56 |
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You know, thinking of all the kinetic abilities PK entails...They could very well have escaped back to base if they wanted....just run back with their speed being boosted. Better than be overhwhelmed through numbers and possible treachery....Oh well, Satoru was never the bright one anyway.
When Saki released the binding on his powers though, that image...I think she'd end up their new leader in event when the smoke clears after the shit hits the fan.
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2012-11-04, 05:36 | Link #57 | |
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2012-11-04, 05:46 | Link #58 |
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The sealing seems more a form of suggestion or brain washing to not use powers rather than something actually removing their ability to generate said powers...
But even so, the society is so hierarchy based and rigid, to the point that Saki has to take on that superiority persona to mimic the unlocking. So yes....it is quite an achievement for her to do it. The way it's portrayed also, carries a far deeper meaning than just a mere technical procedure than the release of a gun's safety.
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2012-11-04, 06:53 | Link #59 | |
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Also, I guess he considers the foreign Queerats a real threat (dared to capture, wound and gas him). Last edited by Konja7; 2012-11-04 at 07:04. |
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