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Feb 10, 2021 10:33 AM

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Awesome episode. And so begins Guese's path.

Finally the OP is here, and it's awesome!



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Feb 10, 2021 10:33 AM
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expired_0 said:
Finally, half way through the season and we got the OP. I guess it was worth the wait, I enjoyed listening to it.

Was anyone else confused on what Roswaal and Subaru were talking about? Maybe I didn't follow everything.


Subaru pretty much told Roswaal that Otto was his trump card because not even the Tome Of Wisdom accounted for him.

Also, he gave Otto an audience with Roswaal (remember that was the reason why Otto was with Subaru in the first place)

Then afterwards Subaru revealed to Roswaal that the reason he came to talk to him was so that Roswaal would surrender their bet since he knew the real reason why the Sanctuary was created.
Feb 10, 2021 10:34 AM

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BromWalar said:
Gilgameshuu said:


Well.. bad news for you ig? Arcs in the future will also be around the same length as Season 2.


Question for you regarding this, if you can spare a moment. Are those next arcs happening in one place too or will they me more "all over the place" (in a good sense)? The guy you answered might like season 3 more if that is the case. I heard it is more action packed. I did not read arc 5 or six 6 so I will ask to avoid spoilers.
arc 5 and 6 are both in one place. Arc 5 is a lot more action packed like you said and arc 6 is similar to this arc
Feb 10, 2021 10:46 AM

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In my opinion the best episode in the second part of the season.

White fox really milked the white surrounding for those contrasting scenes with lots of blood. The fight itself was very well thought through and animated. When Pandora slapped "Emilia" and then it was revealed Pandora was just toying with her, my jaw dropped.

Emilia is a good girl to keep that promise. Rarely you see a kid in the anime not budge when there put in the corne. Emilia has some real guts.

I liked the first op more, both song and visual wise, but still like it a lot. My ranking for openings is probably this right now: 3) second opening 2) first/forth opening 1) third opening

Aaaaand, they and on a cliff-hanger... damn...
‘It may be admitted that if it were possible for us to have so deep an insight into a human's way of thinking, as it shows itself both through inner and outer actions, that every, even the least incentive to these actions and all external occasions which affect them, were so known to us, then his future conduct could be predicted as certainly as the appearance of a solar or a lunar eclipse.’ Critique of Practical Reason, p. 230 of the Rosenkranz.
Feb 10, 2021 10:54 AM
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Very good episode, by far the best after ep 3, but some face looked weird and kinda distracting. The OP? Basically spoilers and average animation, but i don't care too much. Waiting for Hector next episode and i hope they dont ruin the design :)
Feb 10, 2021 11:00 AM
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Hmm a new opening for the last part of the season huh. A pretty good one as well. Its uncanny how Pandora can maintain perfect politeness while dealing with enemies though. Still her skill at deception and misdirection sure proved to be brutally effective. Damm Geuse ending up killing the one he loved in error sure was tragic. The transformation of little Emilia into killer Emilia was certainly understandable as was the creation of the great storm that ended up freezing the village. Emilia's belief though really is optimistic to the extreme. Even if the villagers survived they would have lost a lot of their lifetime being frozen. Still at least Emilia managed to overcome her first trial. Overall an excellent ep that did an excellent job of concluding Emilia's first trial by showing her acceptance of the painful past that cost Emilia her adapted mother and Geuse's past self. The tide certainly has turned full circle against Roswaal though.
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Feb 10, 2021 11:06 AM
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BromWalar said:
Gilgameshuu said:


Well.. bad news for you ig? Arcs in the future will also be around the same length as Season 2.


Question for you regarding this, if you can spare a moment. Are those next arcs happening in one place too or will they me more "all over the place" (in a good sense)? The guy you answered might like season 3 more if that is the case. I heard it is more action packed. I did not read arc 5 or six 6 so I will ask to avoid spoilers.


Arc 5 technically is in one place but many locations of that place, and yes it's full of action, like a fighting shonen arc.

Arc 6 is in one place mostly.
Feb 10, 2021 11:06 AM
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shane_nichols said:
Opening sucked and more of this fuckin flashback shit. This is getting boring really fast. Like no progression. All we've gotten were fuckin backstories and flashbacks.



I recommend you watch Dragon ball. You will not suffer watching character development.
Feb 10, 2021 11:08 AM
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gnze796 said:
But there are so many bad shots all around
Some faces look extremely weird
Not too annoying, but it definetly makes you wonder why
They really made this episode with the lowest budget they could
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Going back to episode discussion, I was not expecting for Emilia to actually not open the seal. I always thought that the seal opening was the reason why everyone went to permafrost. But it was just Emilia going nuts. In a way, both Geuse and Fortuna wish came true.



It must be because of the pandemic. Season 2 was supposed to start on Subaru's birthday and end on Emilia's birthday. They had to work more in less time.
Feb 10, 2021 11:14 AM

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> Emilia will always...always love you Mother Fortuna.

That hurt to watch.

About time we got the new OP song although I kinda understand why they delayed it for so long.
Feb 10, 2021 11:28 AM

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Wow I think this is one of the most static openings I've ever seen in an anime. Most of it are just panning shots , re used animation from the episodes or barely moving characters overlayed with effects. There is barely any actual animation. Couple that with the fact that character models have a single line for ears this season and it's definitely the weakest re zero opening visual wise by a huge margin. But I guess it makes sense that they didn't put much effort since they are almost never using it.
Feb 10, 2021 11:28 AM

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Keep grinding Otto

Well, this episode was quite something. Emilia and "Juice" lost it, but I didn't feel it tbh. Gonna blame it on the fact that I didn't have much of a sentimental day lol.

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Feb 10, 2021 11:32 AM

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No way... we got an opening??!
Feb 10, 2021 11:37 AM
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I don’t get the production complaints, there were many great animation cuts and the art was awesome for most of it too. Voice acting and music choices, top notch. Not every show has JJK’s production guys. Re:Zero has been great, especially since they have less resources this season.

Anyway, onto the episode itself, the feels were real. I teared up, psycho Emilia was a hell of a thing. And geuss going crazy made a lot of sense when you take into account what happened plus the witch factor messing with his mind as well. I’m glad Emilia understood what happened and didn’t hold it against Betelgeuse. And current Emilias resolution and development were phenomenal. Finally, pandora.. what an interesting character. Even I couldn’t tell how genuine she was being. A real mystery that one. But not as big of a mystery as muthafuckin OTTO! My boi, why are you not in the book? Please nerf. Or maybe not XD. Can’t wait for next week!

And to the people hating on the pacing.. this character development and lore is extremely important. Just cause you want nonstop rushing forward of the plot, doesn’t mean that the epsode did something wrong. We clearly have a lot of epic stuff being built up to be dealt with in the present, have just a shred of patience man.
Feb 10, 2021 11:40 AM

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Emilia's trial was bittersweet in the end and I'm so happy she made it through in one piece. She went through some awful things but her past can't hurt her anymore. A lot of questions were answered through the trial but it also created new ones!

The scene where Geuse killed Fortuna by accident and then realized what he had done completely broke me and all the hate I had for him is gone. I can't wait for Emilia to meet Pandora again cause she and Subaru are gonna take that bitch down.
Feb 10, 2021 11:43 AM

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So sad for Geuse who killed Fortuna because of Pandora :(
Feb 10, 2021 11:44 AM
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Let's go we get an opening! Visuals seem heavy on spoilers and might be teasing on something, but let's forget about that. What a freaking banner that OP was and this episode in general.

Emilia's backstory made me cry so much, I can't count how many times this season alone made me cry. Pandora is one of the creepiest characters I've ever met. Her passive aggressiveness, her all white character design, her speech, how she stands and walks, just makes me creeped out. Aw man, I'm guessing she's the final boss huh?

And Subaru declares victory already?! Man I got a bad feeling about it, I feel like he's jinxing it or something. Then again


Anyways crazy good episode, we really don't deserve this series man. Can't wait for next week!
Feb 10, 2021 11:50 AM
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The fact that they introduced an OP just ruined the series for me. For the past 5 weeks I though this season of Re:Zero was the best anime ever just because each episode lacked both OP and ED, which I always skip no matter what. Sad...
Feb 10, 2021 11:58 AM
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J1m1s said:
Wow I think this is one of the most static openings I've ever seen in an anime. Most of it are just panning shots , re used animation from the episodes or barely moving characters overlayed with effects. There is barely any actual animation. Couple that with the fact that character models have a single line for ears this season and it's definitely the weakest re zero opening visual wise by a huge margin. But I guess it makes sense that they didn't put much effort since they are almost never using it.
Agree the starting part sucks but the emilia’s transition and the ending of the op was something else
Feb 10, 2021 12:02 PM
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It was a good episode, kinda underwhelming .
Feb 10, 2021 12:02 PM

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OP is such a bop and the visuals are pretty cool.

:'( FORTUNA NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, so sad and then Emilia crying after her banter with Echidna made me sad too.

Subaru, Otto, and Garfiel trio are amazing, I wanna see more.
Feb 10, 2021 12:06 PM

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Mirod_the_best said:
The fact that they introduced an OP just ruined the series for me. For the past 5 weeks I though this season of Re:Zero was the best anime ever just because each episode lacked both OP and ED, which I always skip no matter what. Sad...
This is the stupidest thing I ever heard
Feb 10, 2021 12:12 PM

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OP was an absolute banger! Makes sense now why they didn't show it till now...would've spoiled new characters and key moments (*cough* like the very first frame of the OP)

Great episode. We got the rest of Emilia's backstory, finally seeing the creation of the frozen forest. Also got to see why Betelgeuse became how we was in S1...never thought he would be a character I'd sympathize so much for, but as the good book says - it is what it is.

Also, basically got a threat from Pandora saying that she'll come back, so we have that to look forward to I guess. What I am curious about tho is Satella. She's the witch that's hidden by the seal I assume. However, from Subaru's meeting with her, isn't she actually not an antagonist? Like, I'm still hella confused as to how I should think of her, but that's the impression that part 1 of S2 left me with. That said, how is that gonna end up working with Emilia's promise to Fortuna? Are Emilia and Subaru going to fight over whether to release Satella? If so RIP.
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Feb 10, 2021 12:14 PM

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Great episode, after this episode I can say Emilia is not a one dimensional dull character, I kinda like Emilia now .

at last we get to see the OP ,and the song is better than the previous one
Feb 10, 2021 12:15 PM

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ExcaliburAO said:
Mirod_the_best said:
The fact that they introduced an OP just ruined the series for me. For the past 5 weeks I though this season of Re:Zero was the best anime ever just because each episode lacked both OP and ED, which I always skip no matter what. Sad...
This is the stupidest thing I ever heard


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Feb 10, 2021 12:23 PM
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Can’t lie that this does not captivate me anymore because damn those 30 minutes just flew by. Also haven’t mentioned this yet but out of the anime I’ve watched so far, this voice acting has been second to none. Visuals are just decent but it’s the va’s that truly elevate this show

Was going to ask about some questions surrounding “Pandora’s box” and what the deal is with the sanctuary that may have gone over my head, but it looks like the answers are either currently unknown or are coming in the future- like the next episode!


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Feb 10, 2021 12:26 PM

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OP is good, the pacing of the show feels so slow.
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Feb 10, 2021 12:31 PM

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I wonder why Pandora, being a Witch, wasn't at the tea party with Echidna and the others last season (s2 part 1).
Feb 10, 2021 12:40 PM
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Lol i like that chess/shogi reference haha haha , best episode so far 😎

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Feb 10, 2021 12:40 PM

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so... The OP is quite spoilerific isn't it?

I think I don't know wtf I'm doing. Maybe. Probably.

Feb 10, 2021 12:46 PM

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I wonder why Pandora, being a Witch, wasn't at the tea party with Echidna and the others last season (s2 part 1).


I'm just speculating here but, I think that's because she isn't dead or sealed like the others.
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Feb 10, 2021 12:50 PM

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I'm glad that the OP finally gets shown for the first time this season and even though we're halfway through the second half of season 2, the OP did feel a little too much on the spoilers for my liking. Aside from that, the song itself is solid and I like it. =)

This episodes really shows, once more, just how deceiving Pandora is when she tried to get Emilia to open the seal. Fortuna came back to defend Emilia, but Geuse made his arrival and he was unable to tell between Pandora and Fortuna, so he sadly killed Fortuna. This pushed Emilia over the edge and ended up freezing everyone in the forest, apart from Pandora and Geuse.

Meanwhile, things are heating up with Subaru, Garfiel and Otto meeting up with Roswaal at the end of the episode. Roswaal acknowledging Otto shows how important Otto is in this story. That, and how we're getting into more information about the sanctuary itself makes the next episode really promising. I hope it lives up to the hype. =)
Feb 10, 2021 12:58 PM

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What I am curious about tho is Satella. She's the witch that's hidden by the seal I assume.
What's behind the Seal is unknown. I, personally, think it's not the Witch of Envy.

Anime skipped one, probably important, part about the Seal.
Feb 10, 2021 12:58 PM

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guizo- said:
El-Melloi said:
I wonder why Pandora, being a Witch, wasn't at the tea party with Echidna and the others last season (s2 part 1).


I'm just speculating here but, I think that's because she isn't dead or sealed like the others.


It just brings more questions, why was she left out? Is she simply too OP or is it something else? Now that I think about it, what was the reason for the whole witch sealing thing again? I believe that they mentioned at the beginning of S1 that it was because of something Satella did but I don't remember the details.
Feb 10, 2021 1:01 PM

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We finally got an OP and it's quite a banger!

Oh man, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka bringing Petelgeuse back to live once again, I love the way he voices that character!

Quite the shocker though, to see Petelgeuse murder Fortuna in front of Emilia, simply by Pandora messing with his vision. I can't blame Emilia for losing control of her power. I think I am most surprised about the sheer power Emilia holds, I didn't think she would be this powerful. To think there's still a possibility that all those people are still frozen after all these years.

Amazing episode!
Feb 10, 2021 1:02 PM

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Heyyy we finally get an OP, a banger on too-

Ngl I teared up a little bet when Emilia started crying, pretty emotional scene right there

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El-Melloi said:
I wonder why Pandora, being a Witch, wasn't at the tea party with Echidna and the others last season (s2 part 1).


Because satella didn't kill/eat her or whatever. Do you think they're the only witches ever?
Feb 10, 2021 1:04 PM

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El-Melloi said:
Now that I think about it, what was the reason for the whole witch sealing thing again? I believe that they mentioned at the beginning of S1 that it was because of something Satella did but I don't remember the details.
Anime mentioned this but skipped some details. In the spoiler there is how it was in the LN.

Feb 10, 2021 1:10 PM

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_MushiRock11_ said:
Couldn't help but be bothered by some of the dialogue this episode though, "I killed your mother so the promise is nullified". Like hell it is.

I don't see what's wrong with that dialogue. It makes perfect sense. A promise is between 2 people, but since Mother Fortuna died, then the promise has also been broken. I don't see any other way this can be worded.
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EMILIA IS OP ASF Why smol version is superior in terms of power and abilities?

She's not superior. 1. Adult Emilia's powers are limited due to her contract with Puck. 2. Smol Emilia was furious so her powers were raging within her. It simply ran wild and caused a whole lot of damage.
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Flashbacks boring? Cool, let's forget about character emotions and let's fight with the power of friendship! Oh wait - I just described one anime genre...

That's a cliche, not a genre
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Feb 10, 2021 1:19 PM
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Yo them visuals for the op are fire, great finish for the trial. I do find it strange how Otto wasn’t part of the prophecy, that might be important in the future. Great episode
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Feb 10, 2021 1:45 PM
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ttcchen said:
_MushiRock11_ said:
Couldn't help but be bothered by some of the dialogue this episode though, "I killed your mother so the promise is nullified". Like hell it is.

I don't see what's wrong with that dialogue. It makes perfect sense. A promise is between 2 people, but since Mother Fortuna died, then the promise has also been broken. I don't see any other way this can be worded.


Not only that but it fits with the twisted logic some witches have, like Daphne creating the mabeasts to "help".
Feb 10, 2021 1:51 PM
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I was surprised that the blue eyed loli was a witch herself, I thought she was the Sin Archbishop of Pride and when she mentioned vanity that it was just a synonym, but that she is a witch in her own right, I had to google the difference between vanity and pride and apparently there is a difference. Basically, the difference is, Pride is necessarily a negative emotion, while vanity is. Sort of breaks my perspective of witches just being reflections of the seven deadly sins when there are others that are off-shoots of it.
Feb 10, 2021 2:07 PM

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in the ending Subaru said that Shima told him the reason why the sanctuary was built, was the reason mention in the previous episodes or not? I cant remember.
Feb 10, 2021 2:09 PM

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Will_do_it_later said:
in the ending Subaru said that Shima told him the reason why the sanctuary was built, was the reason mention in the previous episodes or not? I cant remember.

They will show in next episode.
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Feb 10, 2021 2:19 PM

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What an amazing episode.
It explains EVERYTHING I was questioning about, and solve the issue of that Emilia OVA movie.

I actually LIKE Emilia for the first time as a character, and I feel like I finally understand her character trait for the first time.
Her immense power as well as being the key to a seal so important the whole witch cults are after is very interesting too.

I also cry abit during the mother death scene. It also makes me starting to understand/ like Bategues for the first time, why he turned into a maniac and dedicated to love and witch of envy.

Anyway, this is definitely the highlight of this season and this arc. Amazing revolation.
Feb 10, 2021 2:23 PM
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I love the Emillia developement we get this season
also the opening was DOPE, worth he wait
Feb 10, 2021 2:48 PM

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Great episode; we finally get to see what caused Geuse's madness. Atleast in the present timeline we know that Subaru has 'freed' him. We also finally got the OP visuals after waiting 5 episodes, and although I find them slightly underwhelming, I'm sure they'll grow on me.

4/5
Feb 10, 2021 2:48 PM

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Great episode; we finally get to see what caused Geuse's madness. Atleast in the present timeline we know that Subaru has 'freed' him. We also finally got the OP visuals after waiting 5 episodes, and although I find them slightly underwhelming, I'm sure they'll grow on me.

4/5
Feb 10, 2021 2:48 PM

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So that's how crazy Geuse was born, nerf Pandora please, nice ASMIR tho.
Nice to see the pressure is on Roswaal now.
Feb 10, 2021 2:51 PM
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Wow, this episode was an absolute banger, I loved the opening as well, this anime never disappoints with the openings, they are all awesome, the ending song from this season is also really nice.

So about the episode, it was fantastic, this is probably my favorite episode so far, it was pretty emotional and managed to give me teary eyes, when an anime gives me teary eyes then they did it right.

Season 2 part 2 is pretty good, my only complaint so far was episode 2 which was extremely cringey for my taste with that cheesy dialogue between Subaru and Emilia but everything else is great and this episode was simply amazing. I have to rewatch this episode again.

10/10 episode.
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