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| I just finished watching this in 2021. Ainz's action makes sense. But man.. this is why I personally like Rimuru way more lol. |
| finally the episode we all waited for :) Ainz scared the sh*t out of the magic customer girl Ainz's patience definitely reached its limit. The two dark elves did their job very well :D |
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| It is very hard for me to stomach these past few episodes |
| sadge. Feel so bad for the sisters of the dead girl, hopefully their lives improve in the future. Ainz has truly let loose his evil side now, hasn't he? I wonder how he will wreak havoc in the coming episodes. |
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ps____ said: @sockerdrickaI've felt conflicted at times when watching this show because while Ains is clearly inhuman now, he seemed to retain some humanity. He saved people he didn't need to, and even resurrected others for little real gain. He didn't seem to be needlessly cruel. In this episode he personally leads a bunch of adventures to what he lets them believe is a dead empty tomb with maybe some treasure laying around perhaps guarded by a monster or two, and then kills them all horribly. He acts outraged that anyone would invade his home - that he brought them to - with no way for any of them to know they were trespassing or upon whom. "How dare you enter my home I invited you into!" ... and many of the posts in this thread are calling him badass for this? "That's why you don't mess with Ains!" (?) I feel like I'm just passively watching a documentary or something now. I've sat and thought about it for a few minutes and I can't think of anyone in the show that's worth rooting for besides the kids in the village, but they're ultimately just pawns in some ill-defined scheme to make healing potions for... uh... does Ains need spending money or something? The show's developed that issue most edgy grimdark media does: all character development is exclusively in the service of trying to make you like characters so you'll feel something when they (surprise!) die in a few episodes. It's too predictable. As I write this I've finished the third season; I gave the earlier seasons a 6, this one's getting a 2. I didn't hate this show but it's written about as well as professional wrestling. DKDiabloLicht said: Ugh this is so stupid. His OWN guys invited them there, and now he's punishing them FOR coming into their home? It's just fucked up for the point of being fucked up. I usually like the bad guy, but this is just like beating helpless animals. But worse because YOU brought them here, this episode pissed me off. I DEFINITELY wanted the dude who beat his elf girls to die, that was great. But this is just stupid. If they came on their own, and he was legit defending his castle, then I'd be all about it, vicious and all, but this is just scumbag. he did not inv them, to be precise it was Demiurg's plan/plot what he presented to Ainz to make empire send them there, and Ainz gave it green light to hes plan, but its almost same as him INV them, but this doesn't change the fact that they are grave robbers its same as if ur king told u to go to rob grave in neighboring kingdom so awry way u look at it with this job adventurers that work out side of the guild and guild rules/the workers are criminals in this case, and also pawns in Demiurges plot he suggested that to Ainz also Ainz as Momon asked them why they are doing and they said money and that sealed their fates the question was a test to find ppl worthy to let live second test was mausoleum's outside of the dungeon, if they would have taken the gold from the mausoleum's and left they would have survived (the gold there was enough to start ur own business just 1mausoleum gold was enough), it was to test their lvl of greed and ppl who continue on are not worthy to enough to let live For anyone who says, "but wait, didn't he invite them in," Ainz never made a single person go into Nazarick against their will. You don't get to be an Adventurer/Worker when you know you'll win ahead of time. If it was that easy, everyone would do it and there would be no risk in the job. The anime just leaves out information that details that the Workers did not care what they had to do to get paid. A few Workers, even before they left the Empire were hoping that there would be monsters inside the abandoned ruin so they could show off their skills. They were planning to kill for fun. When they arrived at Nazarick, a few Workers took notice that the property was too well maintained for a supposedly empty tomb. At that point they knew someone was living inside, someone who cared about the appearance of the property. Last, Nazarick is located inside Re-Estize Kingdom territory. Which means that people from the Kingdom have primary legal right to explore new found areas, which makes Workers from the Empire essentially trespassing looters. The Workers even contemplated killing any Adventurers, other humans who might come along and blame it on whatever monsters were inside the tomb. Bottom line, these weren't innocents who went in blind. They had more than reasonable suspicion that the place wasn't empty. The fact that there was so much unguarded gold in the outside mausoleums should have been suspicious enough, but they were too greedy to think clearly. The Adventurers Guild exists to prevent people from going off and doing jobs like this where they will likely do something either too dangerous, or illegal. Being a Worker means gambling with your own fate, and these ones lost. @ichii_1 also made a good point a factual one abo_5aySuS said: About episode 8... I feel a little angry and sad about what happened with that group who were nothing but innocents.. I have a question that made me think that they might be alive, when the band told that little girl to run away after they gave her money and decided to sacrifice themselves from Yes, their companion Ainz was impressed by that and admired their courage. As we know that Ainz is always merciful when it comes to good characters sometimes, he saves them as happened with the lizards and the apothecary, do you think that Ainz did not eliminate that band and kept them in Nazarek, or is it too late and they were killed? It's okay to spoil.. none lived well the cleric lives a bit at least until their experiments on hes faith is done |
Sugram22Jun 24, 2022 11:21 AM
| I was wondering about so many replies in this thread for episode 8, but after watching I can definitely see why. Even if I personally also felt bad for that group they were still grave robbers and got what they deserved. Ainz might not be a "good" guy, but he's definitely merciful if it comes to people who could be advantageous for him and Nazarick. But in that case, no matter how you look at it, all these workers came into Nazarick without his permission. So as cruel as it might look to someone, it was a logical consequence. Telling by what happened at the end, Ainz is without a doubt pissed. With how innocent Aura and Mare look you could sometimes forget how brutal they can be if it comes to things Ainz want them to do. I loved the facial expression of Rune Farlord when all knights were massacred. Should be interesting to see what will happen now. |
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| 10/10 loved every bit of it |
KaiserFGO said: I feel bad for those sisters.. One-chan died and now they are alone.. I like Ainz and when he kills those scumbags and shit like that but killing that group felt a bit too evil, I mean he is a human after all Now I want him to kill the prince, I don't care about him. if you look a little more at the beginning of the story you will understand why he has this insensitivity towards the other species except Nazarik! EDIT: actually I say that but it's an anime from 2018 xD I'm currently watching it and I couldn't resist to answer your comment xD |
| Arche and her group live or not makes 0 difference to the show. The author spent three boring episodes feeding his viewers with characters that will not impact further things on story, neither will change goal, mind or reasoning of previous characters. They are just meaningless and easily disposable with literal no reason for exist besides being a cheap way to create some empathy for those who are watching. The outcome of this episode makes me feel empty not because I feel bad for them, but because I wasted one hour of my life watching random dudes die. Though, I shall admit the brutal way the arc ended is pretty interesting, although would only make any sort of sense if were done with an important character. Example 1: Imagine if, by some absurd reason (after all this is just hypothetical), Climb enters Ainz tomb and is killed by them. What outcomes would happen to Overlord overall lore? Renner would definitely hate everything about Ainz and that's sure; thus you could also imagine Evileye and her party doing some things as well. This only would happen because Climb is an important character here. He is important to the point he could impact and change the course of the story. Example 2: Imagine if Nfirea enters Ainz tomb and accidentally is killed by one of them. First thing that would change is that Ainz's potion knowledge would return to zero. He would lose an important piece of information about the world he is in. ...I don't need to say that this would only happen because Nfirea existence matters, right? Example 3: Read if you want, it is just another hypothetical outcome but with a character that will have some screen time in the next few episodes. Again, this only happens because he is important. His life or death matter to the point he can change the trajectory of this story. His life or death can change other characters perspectives. And so on. Now, in which way, shall I ask, Arche and her group matters to Overlord story or characters? Surprise! Nothing. You just have spent one hour of your life seeing people you don't care doing things you don't care. Would be slightly different if Arche family were important or had some link to influent people. Would be different if Arche death had mentally impactated any of Ainz servants. Why not, just for one last example, Sebas? ... By far, this is the worst arc Overlord will ever have. Nothing can beat this one, I swear. Ah, almost forgot: Try to remember why Clementine death on season 1 was refreshing to see. >Try to remember what happened to Ainz when he saw his party group brutally killed >Try to remember the existence of Tuare's sister and around 60% of what happened on Overlord II Arche? Pff. More gold to her family spend, I guess? ps____ said: In this episode he personally leads a bunch of adventures to what he lets them believe is a dead empty tomb with maybe some treasure laying around perhaps guarded by a monster or two, and then kills them all horribly. He acts outraged that anyone would invade his home - that he brought them to - with no way for any of them to know they were trespassing or upon whom. "How dare you enter my home I invited you into!" ... and many of the posts in this thread are calling him badass for this? "That's why you don't mess with Ains!" (?) This. Accurate as fuck. |
OhmenaAug 17, 2022 11:14 PM
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| ngl I liked those thieves so it's kinda sad that they got a fate worse than death and Arche got ripped apart. Honestly wanted her to live :( In my opinion this is Ainz "Moral Event Horizon" P.S Those elf slaves kicking that assholes corpse was hilarious and satisfying. Their faces pretty much had "R.I.P BOZO" written all over lmfao |
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| Life is suffering. |
| HAHAHAHAHA I LOVE IT The whole episode gave me the feeling of heaviness that no one would leave the Great Tomb of Nazarick, as everyone was already destined to never leave there again and see the despair of the people of the coliseum Btw, how epic is the latest from Mare and Aura |
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CHC said: I'm not sure what this show is going to take us to... So Ainz is fully psychopathic. As other people have pointed out Ainz never cared human lives as much as he should in previous episodes but the way the show handled that aspect of his personality had surely been quite low-key. In the previous episodes and previous seasons the show clearly didn't want us to dig too deep into Ainz's highly questionable morality. But in this episode it has become very hard for any one with a decent sense of morality to identify with Ainz. Is there some Breaking Bad's trick going on? Like, let viewers root for the main character who's on the path of power ascension only to show more and more madness he has committed during his pursue of power, so that the viewers are forced to question their own fascination with power at the end of the show? I hope it is going to be as deep as that and go all the way through to challenge the viewer's expectation from what looks like a power-fantasy show. Unfortunately, this episode made me uncomfortable, and then I checked the forum and it's all "Yay Ainz!" If the storyline is at all dictated by the response of fans, then I doubt it will take a deeper path. Just kill and kill some more, and the viewers will be quite satisfied. I would love for this series to dig deeper and justify this uncomfort I'm feeling, but I'm worried that it can quite easily coast by at this point without regard for a deeper message. Hopefully the author has something in mind and is unwilling to compromise his vision. |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| Very ruthless of him. |
| If you find yourself rooting for a villain, they're neither evil nor a villain. |
| This was a brilliant episode, I feel very sorry for the people that Ainz essentially paralysed the people that we were introduced to not only being reduced to nothing but pretty much had Ainz Oal Gown himself be pissed off at them for basically invading his home, try and steal his treasure and try to lie to him when he has no reason to trust them. Plus Shalltear was pretty sadistic in this episode, god when she started cackling and started killing Arche, that was very chilling. Those poor sisters have no idea that Arche is not with them anymore and probably going to be in for a nasty shock when they find out. The episode really did put me on edge on what was gonna happen next and was probably the best this season has to offer. Plus I won’t lie, that scene after the credits? Pretty awesome to see. |
| Well, now that was cruel. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Wow, this forum has almost 600 replies, hahaha. I mean, this is the most responses on any Overlord forum so far. We do enjoy things like this, huh? This episode had nothing but cruelty and suffering. Those thieves deserved it anyway. Although I feel a bit sorry for Arche and her siblings who are waiting for her return :( since they entered Nazarick, it was only death that would await them at the end. I almost laughed when the purple hair elf and Arche said that Momon would destroy Nazarick lol, it felt a bit like... second-hand embarrassment because we as watchers already know who Momon is :"D also I was a bit surprised when that purple hair elf realized that she was useless. When she said she should die before their leader (her boyfriend? I don't know) because she was useless, I felt like "oh, so she did realize that she was useless huh?" but in the end they all died anyway. So please meet each other again either in hell or heaven or a nameless eternity and talk about the greatness of Ainz! That scene after the credits was wow. In the first season, I thought Aura was much more "powerful" than Mare, but after... the second season? I feel like Mare has his own horrible side that's... really horrible... and terrifying. He was cute and innocent-looking, so it was quite horrifying to see him commit violence so innocently. I still remember the scene where he broke a woman's leg and dragged her while grabbing her hair then said "let's walk quickly, we can't be late you know" or something like that 💀 damn Mare, it's so horrible to say that with your innocent voice after what you did... please continue. Please do the same to that blond emperor/prince. 🙏🏻 |
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| Question: Has Ainz become an undead lacking of humanity, or is he trying to keep the 'dark lord' role that his subordinates expect of him? If it's the latter, it's interesting to think that people can become more corrupt when people expect them to do so. |
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| Those mercenaries are over. I feel sorry for those two little girls waiting for Arche, sad. |
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| Possibly the most cruelest episode of overlord till this date, can't describe how breathtaking this episode was. The sheer cruelty of the overlord of Nazarick put his barbarism into display in this episode to the point of where I also had kinda hard time watching this episode. Shalltear started to moaning after seeing daddy bare bones and getting dragged away by cocyutus was funny lol. That blonde dude and his purple hair girlfriend about to become seedbed for some creepy monsters in nazarick which makes me understand of what ainz said, death is the most merciful act in nazarick from these eternal torture Genuinely feel sorry for arche to end up with such a horrible fate but also feel glad that at least she gets to die and avoid those torture. Hearing entoma describing what they did with her body was sickening but that's just your average day activity for nazarick folks Arche's little imouto's Re still waiting for her to come back home (ToT) Looking at the end of this episode, it's safe to assume is that Baharuth empire fcked up massively and the only way to avoid further incident is to do what mare said, let's see how it goes..... |
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