Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri 2nd Season Episode 13 Discussion

Arcanine369 said:
Honestly I'm so disappointed in this S2. I enjoyed the first 3 eps case involving House of M, and Ron's backstory reveal was quite interesting and his character development is okay, but that's the only good part for me. Maybe I had my expectation up too high, because after S1 finale I really expected House of M being heavily involved in S2, but after the first 3 eps we instead got a 6 eps filler in the middle that serves almost no purpose to the House of M storyline or to Ron's and/or Toto's character development. Then we got the disastrous 4 eps Auberge case, oh boy where do I even begin...

- First of all, I really disliked how literally no one is suspicious about the lack of staff at the Auberge, or the lack of communication line/signal, or the invitation to begin with. The show also didn't explain most of the invitee's motivation to actually show up, so it felt like they were serving themselves to this suspicious entity on a silver platter.
- Toto was so freaking USELESS and it really annoyed me this time. He's one of the main character, but it felt like he had almost zero character development even after 2 seasons worth of story. He's a "detective" but still doesn't have any deduction skills whatsoever, he's a "cop" but didn't instinctively immediately disarm a gun-pointing suspect, and he's "Ron's friend" but didn't even comfort Ron properly when he was having a emotional breakdown. When Ron gets accused, Toto only defended him with the most pointless argument like "he would never do that because he's my friend".
- I don't understand why Tiger didn't immediately shoot the other attendees after he pulled out his gun. Toto didn't even try to disarm him, and House of M's motive was to toy with Ron's mental, so wouldn't it be more heinous and devastating for Ron if Tiger actually headshot the remaining attendees?
- What the hell was that conversation when Toto tried to save Ron? You're in a BURNING FREAKIN BUILDING! What the hell happened to survival instinct? And that fujobait exchange was the absolute rotten cherry on top. There's a time and place for everything, geez...
- Of course it ended with Spitz conveniently showing up to save the day due to an 'anonymous tipper', how am I not surprised...

Overall, such a disappointing finale. I do still have some curiosity about the House of M stuff and Ron's next move, but with all the problems I've mentioned, I honestly don't have the confidence for S3. I know that maybe I shouldn't be too nitpicky, especially for a show that started off as a casual comedic take on a detective trope. But if the story gets increasingly deep and serious, of course I expect more character development, higher stakes, more elaborate / inconspicuous setups, and character actions that make more sense.

Muzan2020 said:
Terrible ending thats probably will make me stay out of this one for good. I still dont like how the villain just stood there waiting for them MCs to finish their conversation, although at this point it has become a common troupe, but still, standing there doing nothing while listening to Toto screaming RON, and Ron goes uh ah uh ah, 5 minutes later, a doll moving on its own and the girl didnt even found it strange and throw it to the ground, its just so unbelievably cringe.