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| Double dealing and setting each other up with Ein and Zwei caught up in the middle. Next episode is going to be good. Zwei is a lucky man. It is not often that your voluptuous, sexy boss tells you to borrow her Ferrari F-40 and drive around for an hour or so. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| A set up episode for things to come, it was a nice "cooldown" before things get really serious. The driving, the scene/talk about dreams, the tension between Zwei/Ein/Claudia/Scythe and the overall atmosphere of this episode was cool. Especially that "be careful" exchange at the end. Commence Mission! |
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| Man, Claudia really set the Scythe master up D=. I feel bad for him, and hes trying to help her too! |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
TomPaul15 said: Nice to see a touch of comedy in this episode with Zwei burning the food he was making. I liked that part too. I guess he's still more human than Ein to an extent because he actually still retains some of his personality, and isn't portrayed as being emotionless like Ein. Of course Ein isn't completely emotionless either, since in episode 3 I think, she said she was scared of Zwei. Still, looks like Claudia has a big influence on him, thus why Ein and Zwei have different mentalities. |
| I'm really interested in seeing how Zwei and Ein will continue to interact with each other. On the surface, they're basically carbon copies of each other, however when you look deeper their core personalities are very different. Zwei doesn't view himself as being a mere tool, and he doesn't believe that his future is completely hopeless either. He can kill people while retaining a sliver of his humanity, unlike Ein who has to erase any and all emotions to cope with it. Ein sees herself as nothing but a tool, who's only purpose is to function as its creator intended it to. She actively denounces any outside influence that might have the potential to take her out of that mindset. As Ein continues to influence Zwei, Zwei hardens his heart and will, making it easier for him to cope with his situation and take orders. As Zwei continue to influence Ein, Ein starts to grow minor doubts about her life's philosophy, and starts to show (very minor) displays of emotion. This is probably the first time I've ever been legitimately interested in a pairing of characters, even outside of anime. I'm slightly disappointed, though. I wish this anime had a "romance" tag. Zwei's and Ein's relationship has a really huge potential. |
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| The tension. Separation. Few words are more than enough for them to know they care for each other deeply. Brilliant. I love this series. |
| Claudia's a real cockblocker. As I though lately, they ultimately plan to kill Scythe and Ein and have their own puppet, Zwei. Zwei seem to remember slowly his past. I even more sure than before that they knew each other. Maybe not very, like they just encountered one time, but when he saw her eyes, he seemed to know her. Also, if I remember well, we saw a scene in a park in the first episode where he was talking to a girl who said she was tired of killing people. I don't think that Zwei could be able to separate from Ein. Even if Ein talk like he's replacable, I'm pretty much sure that she couldn't separate from him too. They are a pair, their name are symbolic to that. Next episode, Claudia seem to take a move, but we see Zwei raising his gun, so either 1. Someone broken in the house or 2. He went to help Ein at the drug deal. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| I don't mind if that freak, Scythe Master would die..heck I'm even hoping for it but not Ein too.. no. |
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| Steady development, coming back from a very intense anime it makes this anime rather disappointing but yet intriguing! |
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PrimeX said: I don't mind if that freak, Scythe Master would die..heck I'm even hoping for it but not Ein too.. no. I don't see why she has to die too. She probably wouldn't care if her master died. Plus it's not like she'll ever betray Inferno. |
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| Dam intense episode I wonder whats going to happen next D: I don't want Ein and Zwei to fight each other but i have a feeling that might happen >.> TIME TO WATCH THE NEXT!!!! |
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| The scheming intensifies. |
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| Looks like "Zwei" is starting to get his memories back. I can't tell if McCullen is playing Scythe or vice versa. Sidenote, McCunnen looks damn good in that robe. |
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| (rewatching) It's always bothered me that they play with their guns with the window curtains are open. I guess nobody in that neighborhood cares. |
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| NIce buildup episode. +for some of Zwei's past. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Getting reaal good. Come on Zwei, reach for your humanity and fight against Inferno! I am hoping for this |
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| This was bound to happen. Decent for a setup episode. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Even before he was inducted into the Phantom program it seems like Zwei had a good head on his shoulders, that tactic of using his bootbag as a distraction in order to get the jump on Ein was clever. It seems that Claudia and one of the other higher ups of Inferno are trying to put Scythemaster in a vulnerable position so that they can eliminate him and Ein, making Zwei the one and only phantom (and the one in their corner). |
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