Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood Episode 5 Discussion

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May 2, 2021 12:39 AM

#51

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Accord2 said:
I think Sawa's next revenge is against the organization, I can't see it going in any other direction. Little sister is a little bit annoying, always saying she will get her revenge when obviously she was saved from terrible parents. I can't understand her logics.

Bad parents or not, it is not a good experience having ones family exterminated, so it is pretty understandable why she wanted to kill her in the beginning.
But after destroying her (not too good) previous life, Sawa is actually taking good care of her, and I don't think she wants Sawa dead anymore, but her revenge on Sawa is the only thing connecting them. Her saying "to get my revenge eat the poisoned food" is just a way of trying to make her eat, cuz Sawa's clearly down in the dumps and doesn't see the point of living anymore.

May 2, 2021 3:18 AM

#52

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God, this show is a ride.

Real talk: the scene where her brother gets crushed by falling debris had me busting a gut laughing so hard. Haven't seen a funnier death in a long time.

I really like the tension between Elena and Sawa, and I hope we get to see more of it, because there's no chance that body bag is her. Like, not even remotely.

This show's predictable, and likes throwing every twist it can think of at the wall, but the fact that it's still going is kind of impressive. I was hoping not to make a Joker Game comparison when this show started up, but now it has to be made, because this is basically Meiji Joker Game. I do love the themes and parallels being brought up through the main trio, and I hope those get fleshed out (Makoto definitely shot the driver first), but there's a whole lot of mystery to a show like this.

I dunno - maybe it's just me reveling in the experience of no one knowing what the hell is gonna happen next, but I'm enjoying this a lot. Definitely still top 5 of the season for me.

May 7, 2021 2:06 AM

#53

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I felt nothing for that blonde woman. In fact, I don't even know her name. Terribly written character. Since when was she seeing that guy? And she suddenly became pregnant? Maybe if they introduced their relationship beforehand or something...

May 16, 2021 8:03 PM

#54

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Elena played a really strong role in this episode. She helped Sawa regain her senses. But it's unexpected that someone as skillful and analytical as her met such an undeserving death. I really hope that Elena is alive because this kinda death doesn't suit her.

What is Tsukishiro up to? I feel like his purpose could be similar to that of Moriarty brothers. And when that driver shot him, it's obvious that Tsukishiro's still alive. As for Sawa, I doubt those pills were actually poisoned. I don't think Tsukishiro will let Sawa die so easily. And Asahi won't be able to kill Sawa. I'm sure Asahi is aware that by killing her parents Sawa actually saved her.

May 25, 2021 5:12 AM

#55

MegamiRem

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I get the feeling the blonde woman is not dead and her death was faked by Jin.

Jun 9, 2021 1:16 PM

#56

Ashhk

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That's sad for Elena, especially that she was pregnant, but well it was to expect at some point.
And that end with Sawa taking the kind of pill, I laugh when Asahi became worried after she ate it even though she's the one who gave it to Sawa... WTF xD

Jun 16, 2021 12:26 PM

#57

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(English) Sawa hesitated to fight, as expected. She experiences difficulties after her brother's death and feels an obligation to take care of Asahi. Even if she holds a sword again, it's still hard to deal with the grief and loss of a relative. It was an episode that didn't have many actions, but that meant more than the others. Nue has no pity for anyone who wants to leave the group, her fighting partner had a tragic end, even though she was pregnant. But this ending was quite troubled, did Asahi really kill Sawa? Would she really die in the middle of the show? I look forward to the following episodes.

(Portuguese/Português) Sawa hesitou em lutar, como era esperado. Ela passa por dificuldades após a morte de seu irmão e se sente na obrigação de cuidar de Asahi. Mesmo que ela segure uma espada novamente, ainda é difícil de lidar com o sofrimento e a perda de um parente. Foi um episódio que não teve muitas ações, mas que significou mais do que os outros. Nue não tem piedade por quem quer sair do grupo, a parceira de luta teve um fim trágico, mesmo estando grávida. Mas esse final foi bastante conturbado, Asahi realmente matou Sawa? Ela realmente morreria no meio do show? Aguardo pelos episódios seguintes.

Aug 5, 2021 5:13 AM

#58

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Tsukihiro got quite the connections seeing how he has Colonel Sanders (KFC) as doctor.
I doubt the three died but still strange that it all happened in this episode (Tsukihiro in that car, Elena in the housefire and Sawa with the pill at the end), I wonder what direction the show is heading to now that revenge is done.

Nov 5, 2021 7:17 PM

#59

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This is strange. What is this?
First, I refuse to believe Tsukishiro is dead. We never got to see her body.
I also don't think that Yukimura died as well. I suppose that was some sort of sleeping pill, and that both will return to fight against the governent.
Who knows? Maybe Asahi will be taken by the government and trained to fight against Sawa.

Dec 17, 2021 2:19 PM

#60

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meh another decent episode

May 12, 2022 5:05 AM

#61

CQLLIST

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So we have a sleeping death situation here and good blondie is dead idc about her anyways

Mar 13, 2023 5:54 PM

#62

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This episode was definitely better than the last episode. I think it’s weirdly sweet that Asahi uses the whole “im going to kill you” method to get close to sawa lol. They clearly care for each other, they’ve both just been burned too badly in the past to act rationally about it.

This series is strange because I have NO IDEA where this story is going, I feel like the whole story changes by the end of each episode and I’m still deciding if that’s a good thing or not…

I’m surprised that people actually believe that Elena committed suicide. It may look like that from the outside but the whole episode Elena was talking about her chance of having a future where she’s in control and you can see her looking out to the distance, talking about the opportunity to actually get to enjoy life. When you saw her burned body at the end of the episode, there was a shot to Jin, looking at a picture of her. It’s clear you can’t peacefully retire from the world of assassins, so it’s unfortunate that she never had a chance to live a life of enjoyment.

Sep 17, 2024 3:15 PM

#63

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Guessing this was the idea of starting the viewers in a narrow hallway with this a simple revenge plot, which has concluded quicker than expected and now brings us into the openness of the ture story.

I doubt the woman in the car was really killed. After all that building in the episode, she wouldn't be taken out quite so easily. The fire was obviously a silencing rather than the 'murder suicide' with the spectale being to bring attention to it from any other members thinking of leaving "you can't just leave this organisation and live". Although with all the twists and double-crossing, as another comment mentioned, even that could have been a fake. A cover up to give them the true freedom from their old lives, but in a way that dissuades others from asking for the same.

Sep 24, 2024 8:37 PM

#64

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When I started to like Elena...
Dam..

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