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Jan 2, 2022 12:33 AM

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This epìsode was good, we will see the last!
Jan 3, 2022 10:53 AM

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This episode changed my opinion of the show. I'm excited to see where it goes from here now.



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Jan 3, 2022 12:27 PM

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Strange train of thought from the MC
Jan 11, 2022 2:25 AM
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I am starting to wonder if this show has a low rating because of how uncomfortable people are when viewing certain undesirable aspects of humanity through a protagonist.
Jan 12, 2022 1:56 AM

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nekotan7 said:
I am starting to wonder if this show has a low rating because of how uncomfortable people are when viewing certain undesirable aspects of humanity through a protagonist.


No.

This series is very tame in that regard compared to others, but even then, what are these "certain undesirable aspects"? Self-loathing and guilt complexes? It's very commonplace in many series with any element of drama to the point where the tendency toward derisive self-deprecation and a sense of inferiority turned inward to a pathological extent seems like a cultural fixation. But how a series will fare featuring it depends on how it is executed and what else is on offer - the strength of character writing to make an audience care about said characters and the situations they're involved in in the first place, and the series' assets in every other arena.

In this case, there was plenty to criticize before William's abrupt turn in episode 11 - evident in all the criticisms levied by various users in the discussion topic threads for episodes 1 - 10.

Jul 27, 2022 5:18 AM

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Menel's hair is immune to flames huh.
Apr 30, 2023 4:19 PM

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I feel like Will's self-loathing would have made more sense if they had animated just how charred in the manga Menel was from that attack. You let your first and only friend get hurt like that from a mistake and you'd be crippled with regrets.
Oct 10, 2023 7:32 PM
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This feels like bad writing. He makes one mistake and decides he can't have friends and that no one is his equal? That shiat is the kind if over-reactionary condescension and angst that would be in the flimsy backstory of a villain.
Dec 3, 2023 2:33 AM
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Will is despair at the loss of his party and Menel almost got killed. Doubt set in and he was not sure how to handle things.
Mar 13, 5:04 AM

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Luckily for them, the chimera inexplicably decided to run away the instant it knocked out Menel. Surely the chimera would've continued attacking, given it had both a numerical advantage and no damage done to it?

Will has now adopted a lone wolf mentality in the wake of their party having been in trouble. It's not unexpected, as Will has shown to have insecure breakdowns before, but it doesn't seem like someone as altruistic as him will be able to maintain such a mindset for long, as Will ultimately can't help himself from getting involved in events when he comes across them.


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Oct 22, 12:12 AM

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I think Will took the wrong lesson's away from this...
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