Spice and Wolf (light novel)
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| While Lawrence is out there doing business, Holo is taking her beauty sleep. Classy. Tense episode from Lawrence's side but it goes to show his wit and intelligence again. Lawrence and Holo's relationship dynamics still remains relevant and interesting with their various small talks. Truly, I believe this season adapted them really well and always made me invested into their relationship. Holo's behavior also continues to blend a boundary between human and animal. |
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| You know, if you’re curious and wanna gather information about an area, asking people around in a bar is the most ideal and safest way lol. I mean with how unfiltered people become after drinking, nobody would see the intention with a sceptical lens. By the way, makes sense why those people in town and that church girl make those kinds of faces whenever someone asks something about the village church. As a church in a village which serves a pagan god is as strange as it sounds. I would give it to Lawrence btw, man was, and is doing, everything to get anything out of these villagers and even Evan when it comes down to those documents and the abbey he’s after. They would find everything eventually, I mean love the determination Lawrence has, which Holo approves of xD |
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| Ah yes, the wise wolf's biggest enemy she's faced up til now. Something so powerful that it could make someone "who has been drunk for a hundred years sober". Berries..... LOL. It's nice to know that nor matter how hard the path may be, Lawrence will stick with Holo through this journey across this bridge. Holo clearly liked him saying that, with her teasing manner on Lawrence lols. |
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| Another week not being married to holo sigh. Really interesting episode though. Remember folks if you wanna learn the truth, get someone drunk. Last week Lawrence couldn’t get anything out of the townspeople but going to a pub and doing a bit of social engineering got him on the right path. It’s cool to see a pagan town and the tensions that exist in this world between the church and pagans. The snake deity in Tereo is also interesting. So far we’ve only seen Holo, the other wolf from the end of the first cour and the alchemist who was a bird goddess, but it seems there’s a lot of variety in the deities of this world. It kinda makes me want to know more about the history of the church and these gods’ relationship. I really feel for Holo wanting to just hear ANY news from Yoitsu or stories about her home. It drives home just how isolated she’s been for so long.. that said, idk how he didn’t fold today. With Holo looking at me like that there’s no way I’m resisting This town’s pretty interesting, hopefully we get to see more of Elsa and learn about Yoitsu next week. |
Marinate1016Aug 26, 2024 12:25 PM
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| I suspect that Holo has some fox/vixen blood. She is definitely crafty and flirtatious beyond Wise Wolf level. |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| Lawrence and Holo can integrate into any community, and Tereo is no different in that regard, being dunked on alcohol and governed by Lord Truyeo, the snake god. And one of the dungeons that was in the partway between Tereo and Enberch is at the discretion of the latter's Church, to pay for heavy punitive taxes on top of that, Lawrence definitely learnt a lot of the confict between both towins, though his role is just to be merry wherever he goes as a traveling merchant. Another morning, and Tereo is still the same laid-back nature as it is, aside from the "miracles" of the Church, and Lawrence still has to find information on the abbey...by seeking Evan, since he has relations with Elsa. It's a mutual exchange between both Tereo and Enberch for their business trade, though Lawrence doesn't lose track trying to reap any info out of Evan in the slightest way possible. The inscription that the village church IS the abbey, despite its people now worshiping a pagan god that wasn't the case with Franz in the past, it all diverges with Tereo's church and Enberch, and the unkempt relationship behind it that all adds up to a dangerous endeavour. Holo is the same, wanting to know stories of the pagan gods, even if it meant a story about her Yoitsu hometown. This dangerous encounter, Holo wants to endure it with Lawrence, and it's quite the gamble entering unknown territory this time. What secrets will be learnt in this dangerous village? |
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| A lot of exposition and explanations this week. We now understand that the village is (and was) in conflict with the bigger town that we saw in the first episode of this arc. It seems both religious and financial/trade reasons are at the root of the conflict. We do not know the details yet, other than the former church's head being the reason of the favorable position the village is currently in. Elsa position on the other hand seems unfortunately precarious, as a woman leading a church is frowned upon by some. Some cute moments, like when Evan explains that Elsa tells him how many time times she sneezes a day haha, they're clearly very close. Holo and Lawrence do have the possibility to just leave and avoid the potential problems looming on the horizon, but Lawrence accepts to stay, for Holo, and that's very adorable. Decent episode. |
MeguSae38Aug 26, 2024 12:25 PM
| Damn. Tereo Village does sound like it's trouble. It's too bad Holo and Lawrence have business there. Otherwise, they'd have no good reason to stay there. If Father Franz is the head of the abbey then how would Holo get more information about Yoitsu? He's dead. Unless he left behind writings of pagan stories it doesn't sound like staying in Tereo village would be very useful. Lawrence's detective work really shines in this episode. He could figure out so many things and explain them so clearly. I really wonder what's Holo's plan tho. It has to be something interesting. Would like to see more of Elsa and Evan being close. They seem like a cute couple. |
| Drinking with the locals is always the best ways of forging bonds and getting intel. Sour food are the perfect cures for being drunk. Being a tax collector must had been a unique exp for Lawrence. Still thats quite the deal they have with Enberch. Looks like this village is in quite the precarious situation though. Curious to see what Lawrence would do to find the truth. |
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| Ah, what kind of devilment is our dear Holo up to now? Cliffhangers like this suck. |
Reply to LordCrueltyV
I suspect that Holo has some fox/vixen blood. She is definitely crafty and flirtatious beyond Wise Wolf level.
| @LordCrueltyV I still remember being pissed realizing Holo wasn't a fox. It's in the title, but even now I'm kind of in denial and see her more as a fox rather than a wolf, even when it comes to her animal form. :D |
| Okay build up episode for next week. GJ. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
Reply to Sheol01
Kind of felt weird. Like stuff is happening, though nothing seems to be. If it were me, I'd be for moving on to the next town!
| @Sheol01 Bah, I would be diving straight into it. Maybe Holo is going to confer with a snake spirit? They are commonly fertility gods. |
LordCrueltyVAug 26, 2024 4:23 PM
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| This Tereo village has turned out to be very intriguing, while at the same time being a dangerous place to stick around with all that Lawrence learned in this episode. And I really gotta give it to Lawrence too, I definitely had some ideas but I didn’t fit together the pieces of the puzzle as well as he did, he pretty much figured out what’s up with the abbey that no one wants to talk about, and why Elsa had a stick up her ass when they first met, as well as why she’s in a better mood now, he really got a lot out of those drunk villagers and Evan who was just talkative on his own lol. It’s also very cool that the pagan god this village worships is a snake god, and the situation regarding the cave and a curse associated with it is really giving me Higurashi vibes, kinda like I mentioned last week with the RE4 vibes just from the look and location of the village, but once again I know this probably won’t go the spooky route as cool as that would be. And I was thinking “okay, they worship a snake, but that stuff about it making a cave is BS right?” but then i remembered Holo is a god and we’ve seen another massive wolf before, we may see a giant snake Harry Potter style before this is over lol. And now the question is do they hightail it out of there, or stick around to uncover those stories? Well Holo made a pretty convincing argument Lawrence couldn’t refuse at the end lol, so I’m looking forward to seeing how this situation progresses. |
| It's weird I recall that bar scene so fondly despite having read it a few years ago. I guess it was a nice and wholesome scene with the town backstory. Anyway looking forward to seeing this arc play out. |
| Gathering intel was Lawrence's top priority and that was made rather easy simply by joining the local villagers in the tavern and enjoying a nice meal and plenty of beers. It was a pretty fun atmosphere to be in, seeing everyone having a good time conversing with each other and also learning about the tavern lady's origin story of her brewing skills. The main thing to take here was the village having a somewhat tense relationship with the larger town, Enberch, and their church. Another thing to take note of was the local village deity being a snake, which was rather interesting to learn about. I enjoyed the talk that Lawrence and Evan had, where he happily talked about Elsa and how he stayed with her at the church due to how cold it gets during the Winter as well as her personality being a bit all over the place, although he does emphasize that she's a nice lady at heart. Lawrence and Holo's talk at the end of the episode about whether to risk taking the "dangerous path" shows the difficulty of what awaits them, but it's nice to see Lawrence showing conviction in wanting to help Holo in anyway that he can. They might've chosen the risky path, but I do hope that this pays off for them in learning more about the village amongst other things. Great episode overall today. =) |
| I wonder what Holo/Lawrence plans to do. It'll be interesting to see. This is always a great comfort show, especially when it's a fairly relaxing episode like this one |
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| HOLO IS SAVING THE WORLD! HOLO IS LIBERATING THE WORLD! HOLO DRINKING! HOLO DRINKING! DID YOU SEE HOLO'S EARS MOVE WHEN SHE IS SLEEPING! Holo has plans Holo has plans. Holo is going to use her power Holo does not like that fruit, Holo wants apples Happy Holo  |
| An interesting episode with several intriguing unknowns. Tereo appears to be a village caught in a significant conflict with the Church of Enberch, and it seems Elsa is carrying a heavy burden following the death of Father Franz. I wonder what kind of pact she made exactly. Additionally, this village is intriguing because it does not believe in the church and has its own pagan god. I suspect that Evan might have some kind of connection with Elsa, which could cause them trouble with the church. With only a few episodes left before this anime concludes, I just hope they announce a second season. |
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| This village storyline is definitely intriguing, there's something going on here for sure. |
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Reply to IzanaSolos
Ah yes, the wise wolf's biggest enemy she's faced up til now. Something so powerful that it could make someone "who has been drunk for a hundred years sober". Berries..... LOL.
It's nice to know that nor matter how hard the path may be, Lawrence will stick with Holo through this journey across this bridge. Holo clearly liked him saying that, with her teasing manner on Lawrence lols.
It's nice to know that nor matter how hard the path may be, Lawrence will stick with Holo through this journey across this bridge. Holo clearly liked him saying that, with her teasing manner on Lawrence lols.
They were pomegranates. She was eating the skin which you don't do. |
| Loved that bar scene in the beginning! And it just goes to show just how much of a drinker Holo really is! π and I understand what that one guy was saying to Lawrence, but let’s face it, nobody could beat Holo in a drinking contest! π€£ not in this series anyway. Interesting backstory for this village. They worship a pagan snake God, and even the local church deals with pagan documents. Maybe that’s the reason why the church in the other village and this village don’t get along? And just when it looked like that Holo was going to give up, Lawrence reassured her, and after they cut to black and came back, the plan for whatever they’re going to do was laid out. And I would expect that we see some of what that was about next episode. 5/5 |
| It was nice to learn more about the village that now worships a snake god and the issue it creates with the village's church when the other village wants to remove the contract that allows them to live peacefully... Holo and Lawrence scenes are cute, she knows she can count on him for anything. |
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| Lots of exposition here in this episode, some interesting and some boring enough to slow the pace down significantly for me. Felt like a real drag at times. At least the setting itself and the politics involved with the town here does give the arc something different and positive to potentially look forward to if well done and entertaining to watch. |
| This village is kinda weird. There seems to be a big secret that everyone knows and yet no one is willing to talk about. I hope we learn about it soon. (7/10) |
| Calling a Wolf deity "evil" while worshiping a SERPENT god is crazy lol. Man, Lawrence's social skills sure shone this episode. Dialogues as well as overall character interactions felt super organic this time around. Not to mention that exchange between him and Holo at the end was simply delicious. |
| A wolf god of harvests, a snake god of harvests... Medieval folks sure were versatile in their pursuit of large yield of crops. This situation could get ugly pretty quickly with Enberch. Whatever Holo the wise wolf is scheming, it's sure to be good! |
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| Wasn't Holo eating Pomegranate there? They are sweet and not sour. Was hilarious watching her though. The village continues to be sus af, hopefully the two won't get in any big trouble. Holo prolly came up with another devious plan. |
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| It looks like we have some more information on this village and what's going on here. Now, Lawrence has to do his job as he assured Holo at the end of the episode. |
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| The village hides a great secret, a deadly secret! kekeke |
| I like how holo just manipulates the lad, she even admits he is too much of a good guy. Ironic how she says he might devour her whole when she already has. |
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| Unlike the cities they had visited before, in Tereo, the villagers were shocked when they heard Lawrence mention God—they worship a snake god. There, it appears the Church isn't respected. Then, what about Father Franz? We can clearly see that the whole village also considers him as someone who has done a lot of good. But still, he's connected to the Church... |
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