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View Poll Results: Madoka Magica - Episode 10 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 294 | 82.12% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 39 | 10.89% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 13 | 3.63% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 7 | 1.96% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 2 | 0.56% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 2 | 0.56% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 0.28% | |
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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2011-03-10, 21:49 | Link #181 | |
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And later, when she's been through more traumatic events and has become even more scarred, what does he do? He comes back to her, spouting off that she may be the strongest potential Mahou Shoujo he's ever seen. |
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2011-03-10, 21:51 | Link #182 | ||
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This. Also, at this point I'm seriously wondering if Homura will die sometime in the short future and possibly send Madoka back in time to stop it all from happening. I actually wasn't too satisfied with this episode. I feel like they're just adding an unnecessary layer of complexity- I would prefer the deal with the issue of QB's system, how to fix it, and give me my happy end :/. On the grand scheme of things, it is arguable whether or not Madoka's angst is greater than those of other individuals. There is something else going on here... Quote:
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2011-03-10, 22:01 | Link #183 |
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Kyubey's already said that young teenage girls are the important part of a Mahou Shoujo. I think it's safe to assume that his... whatever race he's of has ways of detecting energy which we can not perceive, energy which resides in the emotions of young teenage girls. All I'm thinking and running with here is that if a young teenage girl has a decent source of energy in her if she's relatively normal, then one who's in a hell of a situation like Madoka, where her emotions must be flying off in every direction at once, would have considerably more energy.
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2011-03-10, 22:05 | Link #185 |
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Just curious if anyone is still claiming Kyubei isn't evil? Even with episode 10, all excuses made for him still stands eg his morals is different from humans, he doesn't understand emotions, etc. The only difference is he cheerfully waves goodbye as humanity dies completely. So much for benefiting humanity in the long run eh
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2011-03-10, 22:07 | Link #186 |
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Well... that was certainly an exciting ride.
How I wish that Urobuchi had handled Haruhi's Endless Eight a year and a half ago. As a character study, and when it comes to gaining emotional investment, this episode was excellent. A fair bit was revealed about each and every character (especially Homura and Madoka, of course), and it was fun to see so many questions answered in such a short timeframe. Two key questions were answered resoundingly well by this episode: 1. Why does Homura care so much about Madoka? 2. What makes Madoka such a great magical girl? Madoka came off superbly in this episode. She made a fine magical girl. I like how when the shit really hit the fan in Timeline 3, Madoka was the one who kept her head on straight and stopped Psycho Mami from killing the works of them. I'm also impressed with how much was jammed into this episode while it still not being overly hard to follow. On the other hand... I share some of taofd's concerns. I'll make a more elaborate reply tomorrow. But a fun and very interesting watch.
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2011-03-10, 22:09 | Link #188 | |
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Therefore, since Kyubey is not part of human society, there's no real point in labeling him good or evil. |
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2011-03-10, 22:12 | Link #189 |
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ep10 in a nutshell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t3CWk6dSdE
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2011-03-10, 22:14 | Link #191 | |
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Somewhat ironically, I'll admit, I think that what Kyubey is doing is evil. He's basically setting all of humanity up for genocide. That's evil.
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2011-03-10, 22:14 | Link #192 |
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Well it turned out pretty much how "if QB was evil" viewpoint group had suspected all along. Once we had the motive, we can conveniently explain all the plotholes and foreshadowing shown to the viewers. While some people chose to dismiss the bits and pieces of evidence, and even persisted to a certain degree after the revelation of the "MG>Witch" system. All the endless hours of conjectures and piecing together bits of dialogue and scenes have really paid off in this episode. Nearly all the "plot-holes" have been neatly nailed, buried, and shot into the sun. I do not believe there is any shadow of a doubt, no iota of room for "pure speculators" to convince or persuade anyone that QB is not the very definition of evil that must be eradicated entirely.
It's funny now that it reached this point to finally let the cat out of the box. A lot of the conjectures put into framing the narrative behind QB motives was something I have never seen in a very long time. The series has brought out the best and worst of people, but the amount of dedication and effort stitching together a working theory and to be tested and assailed against by the opposing group have really turned the theories into a real piece diamond. Sure the beginning was rough, but the amount of information we had made the speculations and conjecture building much more challenging and ultimately stretched to satisfy our intellectual capacity. As for QB, I'm going to spend the next couple of days brainstorming the most fitting punishment for that ***** little hairball of a devil. |
2011-03-10, 22:15 | Link #193 | |
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To the girls, especially to Madoka and Homura... My toast is for you all. Cheers.
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2011-03-10, 22:21 | Link #194 | |
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Generally, I have nothing against Kyubey sacrificing a few billion human beings, though I do acknowledge that generally, humanity would be against what he does. He's just doing what he does best, without doubting his cause. He's just like the the heroic Crusaders of the Medieval Period, slaughtering thousands of people for the sake of their religion. For me, good and evil have no merit when you realize the people who support and condemn things in their name tend to be bloody hypocrites. |
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2011-03-10, 22:22 | Link #195 | |
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I'm actually still on the fence. While I think that destroying an entire race is almost always considered an evil act, his intentions (from what we can see and take at face value) is not evil. Also his comment at the end is very strange. He asks Homura if she is going to continue to fight (almost with childlike innocence-- as if he cannot understand why she wouldn't continue to fight, even though her race will be destroyed). To him, it probably would be the most logical thing for him to do. |
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2011-03-10, 22:25 | Link #196 | |
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2011-03-10, 22:26 | Link #197 | |
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All right, you have me here. I'm rather grasping at straws now. Well, it was a fun theory to run with. |
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2011-03-10, 22:27 | Link #199 | |
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That did play into QB's hands. He has an infinite amount of times to access Madoka's power.
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