I actually hated that first bit. You'd think Hae-in would've just told Hyun-woo something happened (something like, "I had another lapse in time" or whatever), if it it was a white lie... But no, she instead heads off with the guy that ruined her family's life... Wtf?!
"What kind of woman wouldn't want to date you? You're handsome, kind, smart but not arrogant. Plus, you're a good cook. There's no man like you. Even if I was reborn a hundred times, I'd still marry you every single time" AAAAAAAA :sneezing_face:
VINCENZO?!?!??!! oh that was a surprise! :')
It's so funny that Joong-Ki popped up after I was thinking about how both Kwak Dong-yeon (Soo-cheol) and Lim Cheol-soo (Hyun Woo) are both in Vincenzo as well. It's a really neat tie-in, but I've seen that Joong-Ki is only in this episode, which is a shame. I mean, I know it's not his show but he'd be damn useful with the Queens family situation right now!
Genuinely one of the whackiest, stressful episodes I've seen. The owner went from not being assertive and a leader to literally just yelling at everyone, smh :')
I realised about 20 minutes into this episode that the entire plotline to this is almost like Taming of the Shrew, lol
Also omggg wdym THEY MET WHEN THEY WERE KIDS??????
Hae-in: I just told you that I had a serious matter, too. Aren't you curious?
Seon-hwa: You always know what to do, whether it's big or small.
Hae-in: ... Right... I'll take care of my business. You should go. This is my workplace.
Seon-hwa: Hey, don't mind me. I'm here to see Hyun-woo anyway.
OH THIS LOWKEY HURT :sob:
Great season finale. It tied off things well enough for it to be a standalone season, even if a few new complications arose in the last few minutes. I'm glad I took the time to watch it all.
This episode goes to prove that Fagin could be completely taken out of this show and it would be just as amazing. I don't care for Fagin, don't think I ever will - the drama with the position of Head Surgeon and all the medical discoveries/progress is SO much more interesting to watch.
Also, Jack in those clothes at the party was both cute and ridiculous. But sheesh, Belle's clothes (especially in the past 2 episodes) have looked so pretty on her!
While any show needs an antagonist, I just don't really like Fagin - like, at all. He's annoying at best, and just really not at all entertaining in the least. Up until the very end of this episode, he was just a nuisance and I couldn't care about him.
I'm much more interested and invested in Belle and Jack's hospital shenanigans and that ongoing plot. In fact, there could be some sort of exchange between the two that could've gotten Jack his money back since she's wealthy anyway, instead of him having to deal with Fagin in the first place.
Still, I'm enjoying this as a casual watch, and it's cool to see how they've artfully filmed in the same couple of locations while still making it look like a big part of a city... Let's see what the next couple of episodes hold!
Ok, I may have cried A LITTLE when Nezuko was reunited with Tanjiro...
But that's all to say, I do think this season was probably my least favourite compared to the others so far:
I think my main issue for the whole thing is the power creep/dynamic between the humans and the demons - there didn't feel like there were any big stakes in these fights this season. Yes, the demons are difficult to beat because they're upper rank, but Uzui had to literally retire after becoming essentially disabled (he lost an eye and a hand!) during the fight with a slightly weaker (or lower level) demon... And all our protagonists were at least on his level by the time we got to this arc. Nothing of the sort really happened this time around, even though we got very close w/ Kanroji.
All this to say, I'm still keen to see how this goes in the next season. While the quality of the writing has gone down, the animation is still on-par and it's at the very least enjoyable to watch/binge.
Tanjiro, Nezuko and Genya all just STANDING THERE at the end while the main body flees YET AGAIN... Like stfu, stop yelling and just KILL HIM lmao
Also once again, just a huge chunk of flashback narration. It's getting tedious at this point, couldn't they have done this particular one when we'd met Kanroji earlier this season?!
RENGOKU :sob:
Really starting to miss Inosuke and Zenitsu, so hopefully they're back in the last 2 episodes of this season!
Every slayer has a different technique and it's really cool to see it being reflected from their personalities. I also really love Kanroji's style of fighting, with the cutesy flips and her sword being more like a ribbon, reminds me of rhythmic gymnastics.
I don't mind a few flashbacks every now and then because they're a great way to tell a story, but we just had a full episode 2 episodes ago with the same thing, which meant actual story progression was put to a halt and nothing really happened this episode. Don't get me wrong, LOVE that we're diving into each important character more deeply and exploring their past to explain why they are the way they are now, but... Too much, too soon, at least for my taste.
"AREN'T YOU GOING TO BE A HASHIRA?"
oh man, i really didn't understand genya's character until now, and the writers putting all his tragic backstory in moments before his death makes it so much worse :sob:
wtf is it with the weird women's fashion?! why does it have to be nami and robin wearing weird bikini-style outfits yet again, when the rest of the crew are in relatively normal clothes smh these new outfits for them are so cringey... at least lilith has "pants", so why couldn't any of the other female characters have them? or at least mini shorts? :rolling_eyes:
Benedict can't play the violin at all and it's kinda funny seeing him try :joy: Otherwise great ep, worth the build-up!
Damn, that fight scene in the first half was EPIC! Loved how good it looked, animators really outdid themselves with that one, for sure. Despite the overall story kinda being a little lackluster and boring, I'm really enjoying this series as a whole. It's not my up there with my top faves, but it's easy enough to watch, and entertaining at the very least.
Yuji (the main protagonist) still feels a little too generic and the plotline's predictable, both of which are points I think let the series down as a whole. I do like Gojo and Nobara, if not for the slightly quirky personalities that definitely keep it fresh. I also think they could do with a little more variety when it comes to the curses' noises - I feel like this is the 4th episode I've heard that wobbly "eueueueu' cry.
Looking forward to seeing what's next :)
Great to see Zeff's comically large chef's hat :joy: (I also can't unsee him as an OP version of Gordon Ramsay anymore thanks to one of the comments lmao)
The emotional goodbye scene between Sanji and Zeff was great!
Coming from a watcher of the anime series;
Enjoying this a lot so far, definitely a pretty good live action adaptation!
Skipped most of this episode, it's basically filler with a goodbye to the Wano arc. I will admit tho, the reason why Luffy + crew were waiting for Momo was v cute :')
This is definitely the first episode I've felt meh on - which, considering we're 22 episodes in, is not a bad thing at all. But this episode's basically just filler, and nothing really new happens other than learning a little on how Ubel's magic works.
I usually LOVE these double eps, but this was... Predictable. I figured it was Maggie before the first half of this double ep, she was always a little too sus even from the beginning. It was always a little weird she and Jane were that close, imo. I don't really care that she's gone... But the Gibbs reference was great!
Skippable - there's nothing new, just each of the straw hats getting their chance to say goodbye.
You can safely skip at least 95% of this episode. Other than seeing how Shinobu and Raizo are doing, there's a brief flashback to what we've already seen, a decision on what the Minks and Carrot going to do, and Luffy, Law and Kid all head off.
The casting here is absolutely WHACK because if Nancy's supposed to be 19 and Lucy was 17 when she died, that puts Ryan at around 36 years old, and twice as old as George. (Which like... I'm w/ Victoria on asking why tf George was sleeping w/ him in the first place, especially when this happened a bit pre-series as well?! Not to mention Riley is MUCH older than Leah, which makes it even more weird...) Nancy'd also be sleeping w/ someone 6 years older than her, too. Not AS bad, but still.
George technically slept with Nancy's dad... Yikes.
Also, according to what he'd said at the Velvet Masque, Owen was 5 in 1999 - so he should be about 25 years old (from the year 2019), which... he does not look THAT young lmao just say he's in his early 30's
So the Aglaeca wasn't an inhuman spirit, sure, ok. But why drag this out further? What's the point? There's one episode of the season left and I've the feeling it's gonne be a jumping off point for the next season. If it's killed Owen, then it probably has something to do with the ship sinking incident from earlier, right? Almost in the same way the guy who escaped was still haunted, and especially with all the portents being sea-related... Except I've no idea how this connects in any way, and it just feels so jarring.
I'm also just really tired of all the family stuff Bess is going through at the moment. It just feels like they've added in some huge "drama" subplot to a show that's meant to hinge on the fact it's a supernatural detective series. If I wanted to watch people toss and turn in the mess of protecting their social status, I would've turned to something else entirely.
Tbh we could've ended with the reveal of Nancy being Ryan's daughter.
When Ryan storms out of The Claw and Nancy follows, you see it cut while Ryan's talking, between "Is this a business hit?" and "Ryan, are you serious?" In the first shot, they look dry. But somehow in that <5 seconds it takes for the dialogue to happen, both of them are wet. Nancy's hair's drenched. So obviously it took a few shots at least to film and they probably cut two shots together, because Nancy's hair was dry when they were doing the reinactment.
Nancy also taps her phone screen a bunch of times when putting in the coordinates for the workshop in, but on the screen it does absolutely nothing :joy:
It's so cliche, the typical rich man of the house gets arrested for a crime but it's actually his wife that's behind it all and has further plans for the plot. Saw this coming easily.
Ok so I get that Karen was friends with Lucy back in the day so she has genuine interest in solving the murder, BUT how out of character of Nancy is it to just... Leave evidence out there in the open, like that ??? C'mon, that's kinda lazy, writers...
Those 90's school kids had damn good videography equipment with clear audio + visuals, and some pretty up and coming fashion for their time :eyes::joy: