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TowardsTheStars said: I'm trying to figure out why she wears a bear suit. lol, why not? |
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| I'm.... not sure I understand this episode... |
| Buy grown-up clothes for lain? What's she, like 10? |
| This show is as weird as I remember it being. I watched a few episodes here and there when it was on toonami years and years ago . . . kind of remembering why I put it on hold. It's weird and barely interesting to not be boring. Going to take me a while to finish this, unless of course it becomes more interesting later on. |
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| Holy shit, Lain is a fucking beast. I love Lain |
| Quite the life foreshadowing here, isn't it? "It doesn't matter where you go, you'll always be connected". Something new happens.. we got a girl involved with the Wired who looks like Lain and a man who knows her for some reasons. This guy goes nuts and kills two people after taking a drug called "Accela" who accelerates calculating and processing capacities and when he sees Lain, who seem to have a change of heart and makes herself look like she knows more than she actually declares. Lain continues to have this "visions" of a girl and an unknown man starts to follow her. I don't know how to try to connect the dots yet, so let's keep going with the watch because I am intrigued nonetheless. |
| Rock dad. Gave her daughter a beast rig. It's progressing really slow. The background art looks gorgeous. The music is atmospheric and a little bit creepy. Now all I have to do is let Lain embrace me. |
| i dont think anyone knows whats going on |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| well gotta give lain some credit she has huge fucken balls |
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| Very interesting and informative episode. Now we know that everyone is connected somehow. It's probably through the "wired". My two theories are that 1. everyone is literally connected on a physical or spiritual level to the "wired" or 2. it's all just a metaphor for the fact that everybody uses navis all the time. That guy ,that actually kind of looked American rather than Japanese, who was creeping behind that electrical pole, was probably also from the "wired" In this episode,we came across more hints at how the wired world is connected to the real world and Lain. We saw those black figures come out of the wall in front of Lain in the middle of the episode. They were also related to that person in front of her that they showed last episode. I believe that that person is the embodiment of all the people that died that went to the wired world. I think this because that person always has those changing horrified expressions it it's face that seem to be from different people. I also think that Lain is either the only one who can see the people of the wired world, or she can see them more easily than most others. In the final scene, we see that guy shoot people after taking that drug. I believe that that drug might link people to the "wired world" more or give them a feeling of what its like to be in the "wired world." This is because your brain speed accelerates which could be similar to how fast wired speed is like the internet. He probably saw things from the "wired" and they freaked him out and he couldn't take it so he just went on a rampage. I think he freaked out more when he saw Lain because she has the strongest link between the real world and the "wired" so she might have looked different or seemed more scary to the guy because he could see further beyond the normal world. When she told him the unfortunate truth, which is that everyone is connected, he simply couldn't live with it anymore and he was driven to suicide because of this reality shattering realization he had, which is that all the crazy things he was seeing were all a real thing and that they were part of the world which probably shattered his mental state completely. Overall, very informative episode. Also, on a side note, this a bit of a stretch, but when it showed that movement panel at the beginning of the episode when the screen switched from Lain to the school girls and her sister, it was shown for an abnormal amount of time which could be hinting at the fact that Lain feels distant from them. |
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Meronpan_Chan said: same with meI can't stop watching this. I don't understand much yet, but it's strangely interesting. |
| I really shouldn't watch this in the middle of the night with the lights off. That "girl" with the weird face really, REALLY creeps me out. |
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| "the wired shouldn't interfere with the real world" heh |
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| i like shows that give me the creeps. and this is one of them. UnoPuntoCinco said: "the wired shouldn't interfere with the real world" heh everytime they say "the wired" i cant help but think of the wire though. |
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| dat bear suit |
| I swear, at the end of this series I'm going to just kill my self |
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| "no matter where you go, everyones connected" huh? interesting episode, lots of questions |
| Lain's got a double personality, whether it's a conscious change or not. Sorta confirmed at this point with the multiple hints from her friends and the obvious change to her voice at the end of the episode. She's also incredibly involved with the suicides, which we now know are related to the Wired infiltrating the real world. She may even be the one causing people to kill themselves, hence the almost guilty hallucinations she has about them. But her regular self has little knowledge of this, especially with the way she acted towards the mail from Chisa-chan. Really interesting so far. Still many questions to be answered. Hope the series will deliver. |
| Whoa... Much better episode, but still mind-boggling. I have to agree that it sure seems like Lain has two different personalities. So strange, and yet, I'm enjoying it and can't wait to find out where it all leads! ★ 4/5 |
| Amainzing amirite. Very hooked! |
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| This is so exciting! I love how everything's so mysterious! *~* And omg, I really need that nano particle. My exam's are almost here, it might accelerate my brains xD Just kidding. Like this episode a lot. Things just got more twisted! B| |
| And wait, Asian parents don't usually kiss that passionately in front of their child e.e In fact, they don't even kiss in front of their kids. I grew up and knew from my friends how kids arrive on this planet. My parents...well, let's leave 'em xD |
| This was better than the first episode . |
| I'm guessing Lain is more than who she appears to be. There's a guy who keeps saying "present day" in the beginning. I guess that Lain is part of a bigger organization and that guy was fucked over. |
| 臭い- |
| ok, i think i kinda get it...i think in this post futuristic world the dead are sent to that wired thing, and somehow alive people can be contacted by them through it...it kinda made me curious 5/5 |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| This is a dark series, it was interesting and different. Though, I don't understand that man that Lain keeps seeing and what's going on there. And also, why do we need the voiceless text for on a different background? |
| Numbuh 3, you've got to get off the couch, you cannot sit in that tree house, girl you like Rainbow Monkeys so grab your little shit and then swing! Hand tracks be tracking me to different doorways. In a maze, and I don't know what to do. Guaranteed though, Ima find the emeralds. |
| Better than the first episode but that's not saying much. Lain seriously needs to get some better friends, most of their conversation consist of talking shit about her RIGHT IN front of her. |
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| WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!?? Tyestor said: This series is fucking retarded. I second that. |
| mainly some build up. some might have a clue yet already but i do not. Why - that would be the main question right now. I hope it won't stay as unclear as ist is right now. |
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| Eh I don't like how the tech looks. In the first place, I'm not a tech person. But it can't be helped, it's an old series. Only a year older than me. Man the characters are annoying me already. Lain is always staring at stuff, too. That bothers me, tho she's still better than others. Lol that reminded me that I need to upgrade my pc soon, too. As slow as ever. I just hope I remain interested in it until it gets a bit more exciting. I don't like Lain's friends. The last few seconds were interesting. Also I hate the ED song, the singer sounds dead. |
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| I essentially have no idea what's going on, but the presentation and surreality is strangely attractive. It draws you in somehow. |
| Multiple personality or is Lain a clone? |
 Novels I have read/am reading pending approval: since November 10 2022 |
| Even more freaked out by Lain that's for sure. I'm wandering if it really was her, thou it wouldn't make any sense (is it useful or even possible to talk about sense within this series?) it was her cause i don't think she's dealing with memory loss issues. Still, loved how out of everything she was when compared to her friends, kinda reminds me of myself in a sense. I can't believe the last minutes of this episode, i was like WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?!? MOOOOVE!?!?! i was so worried and having the guy commit suicide was wicked. On to the next one. |
 SEIZON SENRYAKU: Hungry 100% of the time.Vzla-IT |
| Still so many questions but I think I understand more than I did after ep 1. Lain is somehow connected to the Wired and she seems to be unaware of the fact. These Accela pills also are related to the Wired. Maybe it allows you to see how everyone is connected like Lain said at the end of the episode. Lain seems to have two different personalities and may be the same person their friends saw. I'm really interested. I hope I'll be able to understand it without looking it up. |
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| What was I supposed to be doing writing all that? ... Was he "chatting" with "someone" ... maybe with his "imaginary friend"?  Or maybe it was just the computer trying to find Mails. (Although he was heard typing) |
FireCrauterApr 2, 2018 1:25 AM
| The question isn't "What anime do you like?" That is merely a list. The question is "Why do you like it?" That tells a story. Your story. |
| Wow what an episode! Lots of mind fuckery. Some of the animation really does remind me of the original Ghost in the Shell. Lain getting that top of the line Navi at that time. It's like getting a GTX 1080ti in current days. It's amazing how technology has evolved in the last 20 years. So now Lain may have unconsciously doing stuff?! Could it be that by the end of this show. She will be the goddess of the net world! Lots of speculations!! Can't wait for the next one! |
| Probably the most weird show i've ever seen and will see... But first i've to finish the season. |
| This episode was so strange and ambiguous that it left me with the intrigue to know what will happen later. This series shows that it will be a bit difficult to understand, but still I will continue to see it. Strangely it catch me. |
| amongst everything, Lain is sure cute in her bear suit. |
| I don't seem to understand this anime, just like the OP song xD Everyone are connected indeed, but he died though.. Does this mean he's still connected like the first episode girl who suicided? |
Rayl1ghtApr 14, 2019 3:49 AM
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| Liking this episode better than the first. Still not sure what is going on, but the wired world seems to have an AI or something that is affecting the real world...maybe? 4/5 |
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