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| Anyone know when the next Arc will hit Netflix? |
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| Laurent loves Edamura let the ship sail |
| Pretty impressive story up to now to be honest, was thinking of waiting until this completely finished and was on Netfli, but I am actually glad to have watched it today. The three stories are really interesting on their own, all have interesting character development in present and past, the conclusions are always really impressive and give it a nice touch for the viewers. Really looking forwards for the next episodes and probably two cases that would be left counting the episode numbers and how they go about it with each case. So yea I really enjoyed watching this up to this and looking forwards for the next cases. The ED itself was also just amazing, from the second I heard Freddy I just knew it was going to be great, and it sure was! Quite lovely anime up to now I must say |
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| This show truly made my day it's a hidden gem , i dont remember how many times i hesitsted before finally giving it a chance, bravo wit studio... |
| This series has truly become one of my favorites! As said above, it really is a hidden gem. I can't wait till the rest of the episodes come on Netflix. |
HagePotPotato said: Not buying it. There was literally NO POINT in having that dude paint a forgery. No point in finding him at all. No point in his backstory with Cynthia. No point to any of it. They could've just sold Coleman the real painting without all the shenanigans and nothing would've changed. I feel like this show loves the "cop out" ending. Soybean is a wuss. Turns himself into the cops and gives away all his money? Intentionally switches the paintings and gives the family he accidentally screwed over the fake one? After keeping the ring for years and finally meeting the man she loved again, their ending was her throwing the ring in the river? Lol wut. That's not funny because it's funny. It's just laughably dumb. As much as I'm enjoying this series and this arc particularly, I have to agree with this. I didn't understand her dynamic with him at the end and she throwing the ring away. And knowing that they sold the real painting to the guy left me thinking that exactly: What was the point in introducing Thomas? Oh, by the way. In the auction Edamame received people at the entrance and Kudo played one of the bidders, but... didn't they show up at Farrah's place days ago searching for termites and shit? What if she recognized them? Pretty risky thing to do. |
HikariShoumeironSep 29, 2020 8:11 PM
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| Lovely conclusion to a pretty fantastic arc in rewatch. Coleman losing everything was damn satisfying to watch, from Farrah to all his paintings and money despite owning the original Snow of London again due to Makoto switching the paintings and giving back Marie and Sebastien the forgery Thomas painted, since he witnessed first hand the amount of affection and dedication Thomas put into that painting to help them out. Cynthia also meeting up with Thomas, getting some closure and throwing the drawing of the ring and the case into a river was a pretty lukewarm and fitting conclusion to her chapter with Thomas and a signal of her truly wanting to move on now, at least she got her revenge against Coleman by making him dish out 100 million big ones for that painting when he had nowhere near that amount of money, especially with Farrah realizing the truth of how Coleman feels about her and pulling out of helping him. |
| That's it?? That's the closure? I hate it :( |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| I loved this anime SO MUCH. I was not expecting anything, but having watched and loved choral anime of the same type like Baccano durarara lupin etc I gave it a chance and im so glad I did. the ending was a cliffhanger so I REALLY HOPE they're gonna realize a season 3 because I need more. |
| So the Snow painting in London that was sold was the original painting. wait, who is Dorothy? I'm more and more curious |
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| What a great way to end the arc! The tension in the auction room with Cynthia and Coleman competing for Snow in London was palpable! I thoroughly enjoyed watching Coleman squirm! He ended up getting the genuine painting in the end because of Makoto's switch, but now he's flat broke and in debt just like Thomas was shortly before. Serves the pompous, gold-digging womanizer right. |
solidss said: Laurent loves Edamura let the ship sail Dude, Laurent and Makoto are at least 10-12 years apart. Besides, the show is clearly pushing Makoto and Abby together. |
| Damn that was a lot to take in. But glad she finally moved on. The past is all great, but we must all move on. |
 Behold of my awesomeness~ controversial and/or sensitive topics likely devolve into the same repetitive, derogatory, abusive, and harassing comments can no longer be posted. But my feels. |
| Great Pretender best "feel-good" anime of 2020? I mean, even Fara managed to get a happy ending with her butler in the end. Overall, best arc of the series so far. Its start was kinda slow but its execution throughout these last four episodes ended up being more than decent in my book and unlike previous cases, I liked how this one didn't have to rely too much on coincidences and luck for its final success. |
| It is really sad knowing that they didn't end up together, but I kind of think that this is just how reality works. Sometimes things just don't end up the way you expect them to be. I could say the ending gave me a bittersweet feeling. |
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| In the end I'm glad Fara was spared, and justice was done on Coleman as it should be! I love Edamame's twist about swapping the paintings too! The character development is really nice in this series and it looks like Laurent is up next! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Interesting and great episode, I was expecting that something with real and forged painting will go down not as planned. That scene in red wall room with all those paintings is most likely a reference to a 2013 film 'The best offer' , because its literaly same but with white walls |
| I could say Cynthia's story has a better conclusion than Abby's story from the last arc. I also appreciate Edamame did the switch after seeing how Thomas worked for that painting. |
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| I’m glad that Fara knew that she was not alone & still had Tim by her side in the end. He’s far better than that pig. FAR better by MILES. Agreed that Cynthia’s past with Thomas really humbled her as a character. They parted ways but got their closure. That was bittersweet. Really enjoyed the Snow of London episodes! |
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| Even though that bastard got the real painting (for 80 mil more than its original worth), I'm glad Edamame swapped out the fake for it considering the off-chance Coleman would've noticed it being a fake and also the sentimental value of Thomas having worked on it. |
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| In the end, the 007 guy got the real painting because Edumame felt bad. I understand the reason for it (They explained it). I'm glad that Thomas and Cnythia could have a proper conversation for the last time. Beautiful ending. Doronthy? What's with our french con artist.. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| This cases is not bad. I like when finally they are being honest. Sadly they can back just like before. Sweet Onee-san and painter guy. |
endless999 said: makuras said: hokkaidou dialectI know this is an episode discussion but I really need to know what japanese dialect makoto uses, so if anyone knows and thank you in advance. I see thank you so much :) <3 |
| Everything got wrapped up nicely, I liked what Edamura did and his overall attitude toward Thomas, he worked hard on the painting for Cynthia sake and glad Colman didn't taint it |
| I loved this arc. Are we finally getting Laurent's arc next? |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| This arc is better than 90% of romance anime which we are getting nowadays. |
| I don't think an intelligent man would bet 30 million higher than he could possibly get his hands on. That was a bit over the top. |
| While I do feel like there may be a few flaws with this arc, it is my favorite thus far. The romance and drama between Thomas and Cynthia was exceptionally well written. Honestly, seeing her at the fancy restaurant having dinner with Thomas, as a now con artist when she was trying to prevent him from doing something similar earlier on felt so strangely realistic. The portrayal of James Coleman as this antagonist you so badly wanted to see being taken down was simple, but well done. Edamame in the end giving him the real painting means that Thomas' last painting was not sold as a counterfeit. Incredible last minute decision, considering Thomas had been making up for his past mistakes. It is unfortunate, however, that Thomas and Cynthia could not be together in the end, but that too felt pretty realistic considering how different their lives were now. Absolutely stunning arc. I haven't seen a subgenre of romance this well done in anime in quite a long time. |
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