Steins;Gate 0 - Episode 21 Discussion / Poll

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[SidVicious]

Awesome episode is awesome.

[HtwoN]

The mad scientist is back!!! But he still fails. I wonder why?

[Kakurin]

Great episode. The Mad Scientist is back and on top of that Skyclad no Kansokusha.

But in the end Okarin just replaced Stratfor helicopters with a Russian one.

Originally Posted by HtwoN

The mad scientist is back!!! But he still fails. I wonder why?

I'd say it's because Reyes is still in play.

[Kanon]

He is finally back!! I've been waiting for this for so long. That was a really emotional moment, and made this the best ep of the series. Impressive that he managed to retain his sanity after leaping so many times.

Originally Posted by HtwoN

The mad scientist is back!!! But he still fails. I wonder why?

Same reason he couldn't save Mayuri in the alpha worldlines. Convergence. The machine will be destroyed no matter what he tries. Time leaping was never the solution.

He found evidence earlier that Mayuri and Suzuha may still be alive, which was their bodies not being found in the wreckage. He needs to latch onto that possibility instead.

[GDB]

Hopefully now he'll attempt that whole "deceive the future" thing, since ramming his head into it obviously won't.

[devilo96]

New eps....okari must deceive the world like he did to save makise lol

[Wandering Soul]

The Mad Scientist has made his return. That was a fantastic episode and it was just so satisfying to see Okabe's plan come together, even if things didn't work out in the end.

[FlareKnight]

Yeah, now that he's gotten this far needs to tackle the issue of convergence. No matter how quickly they work it doesn't matter. A helicopter is going to appear from somewhere and fire missiles at the thing. So the question becomes how they can get around that or use it. At least on the right track.

[Jaden]

It bothers me how Okabe seemingly forgot about the malfunctioning time leap machine. Something must have changed in order to enable the last one of his 3,000 leaps...but what?

[GDB]

He probably told them it malfunctioned and had it checked over.

It's implied by Hiyajo's comment to Ruka that it failed because they were too exhausted and messed something up. Thus, Ruka is needed to ensure they're fed, have stuff to drink, etc. Remember, on the failed attempt it was just Hiyajo and Daru, while everyone helped on the initial success.

[noktown]

So I don't get it, the convergence somehow didn't work on 2025 Okabe, because they managed to figure out how he gets captured ? But didn't he also figure out the way Mayuri dies for 1000 times he tried to save her in season one ?

[Mr. DJ]

Bruh...this show is killing me with these swerves xD

I still gotta know though...how the fuck they sneak a Apache helicopter into Japan? lol

[Ruki0089]

To be honest, I actually disappointed to this episode... Geez, i know this is different with VN but still... Sigh*
But still love, how Okarin leap though...

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by noktown

So I don't get it, the convergence somehow didn't work on 2025 Okabe, because they managed to figure out how he gets captured ? But didn't he also figure out the way Mayuri dies for 1000 times he tried to save her in season one ?

It's not that it didn't work, he just managed to delay his capture long enough to time leap.

[4th Dimension]

Originally Posted by Mr. DJ

Bruh...this show is killing me with these swerves xD

I still gotta know though...how the fuck they sneak a Apache helicopter into Japan? lol

And not to mention the Mil one in this episode. Apache was a strech. It could be obfuscated under the pretense of exercise or something maybe since Americans are their allies. But HOW IN THE F did spetznatz smuggle an entire GUNSHIP into Japan?!?

[Dextro]

I find it so appropriate that the opening song was going "There is no god" just as the heli shows up to blow their plan to smithereens.

[DemonneoPT]

This anime has being a trainwreck for quite some time now, but this episode was pure gold. Kyouma gave a new refreshed soul to this show. I was smiling all the time. Absolutelly fantastic. THIS is the Steins;Gate i loved so much. Glad to see it back. It only took 21 episodes xD

[aldw]

Originally Posted by DemonneoPT

This anime has being a trainwreck for quite some time now, but this episode was pure gold. Kyouma gave a new refreshed soul to this show. I was smiling all the time. Absolutelly fantastic. THIS is the Steins;Gate i loved so much. Glad to see it back. It only took 21 episodes xD

My sentiments exactly.

[Cloudedmind]

And I'm in the opposite boat. I'm really just not a fan of Okabe's Kyouma persona. It made watching the first 7-8 episodes of the original series tedious for me back when I marathoned it a few years ago. With that said I did enjoy the episode.