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Mar 2, 2012 3:34 AM
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The start of the episode was pretty emotional with the dream and Lina thinking about her relationship with Gaurry.

Sylphiel finally makes an appearance, so her being in the opening seems justifiable.

And Hellmaster is doing his sick games again. What if Lina would have been killed by Gourry? He was pretty close too before Zangolus(correct spelling?) came along. Maybe he saw Zangolus coming and didn't interfere or maybe he has an off-switch for the sword of light now.

But damn Hellmaster really did power Gaurry up. He took everything they threw at him and gave them all back. I bet Gaav would have been in real trouble if Gaurry would have been this powerful before.
Jul 2, 2012 1:54 AM
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That first part was a lot sadder than we're used to in Slayers, but it was handled well. Even Martina was treading softly around Lina's feelings. I've just raised my rating on this show again--the second season really has been better than the first.
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Nov 18, 2013 5:19 AM
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Awesome episode. The first few minutes were touching.. but we shall see what will happen soon.
Jun 21, 2015 2:45 AM
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Powered up Gourry was pretty badass :-)
I wonder if he will be able to use some of those skills when he is not controlled by Hellmaster.
Dec 15, 2018 12:25 PM
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Huh. I guess Gourry still hasn’t mastered the Sword of Light yet if he was able to power it up this much more when mind controlled. He even managed to match the Ragna Blade with it, which is nothing short of incredible.

I guess the legend of Zanaffar being slain with the Sword of Light makes more sense in this context, if it can do that much even without absorbing a spell. It would be cool if Gourry could get better with it like that.

The start of the episode was great, of course. Sylphiel being back is great too. Zangalus returning was definitely a surprise though.
Mar 17, 2019 3:57 PM
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Damn, this is quite the tough situation for Lina. Although I'm not a big fan of this season compared to the first one, I still gotta appreciate Linas characterisation and development.

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Oct 10, 2019 2:00 PM
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Woah, incredible how much dormant power Gourry has.

I hope he will be able to use it at some point later on in the Slayers story.
Jan 26, 2020 10:26 PM
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Hey Sylphiel's back...and Zangulus too!

Gourry's obviously being held under Compulsion though it seems he still had very, very short moments of resisting/remembering who Lina is.
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Jan 18, 2021 2:38 AM
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A random Sylphiel and Zangulus appear in the last few episodes, feels like fanservice to me. So you're telling me the dude who's as tall as Gourry, has Gourry's sword and blonde hair like Gourry is actually Gourry???? Mind = blown
Sep 13, 2023 12:18 AM

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yo Gourry has been eating his wheaties and shootin steroids. my man is jacked!
Oct 4, 7:54 PM
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Meh, mind-controlled good guy as penultimate boss is not a trope I like.

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