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| This episode didn't have the tone-deafness of the idol one, but it just kind of meandered all over, and mostly in really boring ways. The majority of the episode was spent sitting around in a circle, talking, and even that wasn't done well. The bowling alley scene was especially bizarre. Sometimes, Purgatory-Garden is instead a bowling alley/arcade/laundry, apparently. It's like they couldn't think of a way to fit in a different background and just tossed it in anyway. The only trips to Hellworld were two essentially cutaways, solo done by Got-Stabbed. One for a runaway, taken in and presumably raped, the other was a bit less clear. A girl haunted by hair monsters who was sad that nobody would call her pretty anymore, I guess? I think we were supposed to take that as self-mutilation from societal pressure on one's image, but it could also have been "had hair cut by bullies." Anyway, the 'content' of the conversations weren't that interesting either. The first was explicitly calling out and repeating the implication that the school counselor (apparently Momoe's uncle) was in a relationship with the bullied girl, and the second, an out-of-nowhere particularly strange infodump about the still-hasn't-really-had-an-episode-about-her Indian CEO girl whose sister apparently gruesomely stabbed her before killing herself. But… that's the whole bit. Also, you'd think that would have been in the news. Local billionaire 14 year old corporate tycoon attacked by suicidal family member. Not news? whatever |
eastsip said: I do also believe the show beats plot points over and over, in different ways each time, on people's heads. Still, I don't think Rika's character is the one at fault for it, but rather it's a writers' room decision - either because they're not sure people got it (which yes, it would be patronizing as you said) or because they're throwing red herrings and lampshades around a bit too hard, which would also be a fault to a lesser extent than the former. Kosmonaut said: Hm, I see what your complaint is and I don't exactly think it's completely unwarranted. I wouldn't say she's exactly a plot device to explicitly tell the audience what's going on. Rather, I'd say she seems to be the carrier of red herrings and throw-away lines that don't go anywhere, precisely because of her impulsiveness in spur-of-the-moment interactions. She basically uses the other girls as sounding boards for whatever came up in her mind, to gauge others' reactions, they could very well be anyone, sure. In a way, I guess one could see that as 'being whatever the show wants or needs her to be at the moment', however I'd have to disagree, because that impetuous, borderline brazen 'rudeness' has been the focal point of her personality from the start, as a means to distract others from how she actually feels and thinks. Not all spontaneous characters are necessarily a sign of poor character writing, specially when there's in-universe reasons for it to believed fake or exaggerated. I mean, isn't that the character flaw that lead her to overreact to finding out about her fan's shoplifting? It might be annoying to you and others, but it isn't exactly far from her estabilished character so far. Rika is spontaneous and whatever but how she is and what she says is up to the writers to decide... And they decided that she is going to spell things out for the audience because they don't think the audience is going to understand otherwise. It is patronizing and she is the main tool they use for it, not the only one. A tool for cheap exposition and repeating info they already gave through other means but don't think stuck with viewers. It is like explaining a joke makes it no longer funny. Making her "rude", "brazen", "impetuous" is only an excuse. Her personality can't be 'only an excuse' when it both has estabilished story ramifications and influences the way she interacts with the plot. Having a trait pop up in a character just for writing convenience is something that 1) hadn't been properly implemented or hinted at beforehand at all, 2) conflicts directly with what either the character did before or how they behaved before, and 3) changes to status quo right after it stops being useful or relevant. The traits of Rika's character are weaved into both her backstory, into her motivations and into her agency within the plot, setting up a possible character arc - if she survives that long, that is. |
| This show is very good, one of the better non sequels this season. It's both very charming and very harsh, the characters really interact well together. |
| loved the episode. i enjoyed having these little bits and pieces about the characters finally being revealed to us, i think it’s an interesting way to tell a story. it adds that level of mystery. it’s almost like we’re also a part of their friend group, so fresh that they have a hard time opening up to us. trauma and feelings can be a hard thing to talk about and i think that’s what’s trying to be portrayed with this mystery we see with the main characters, we don’t know them as well as we tend to know other characters. one thing i hope is that rika’s little prediction isn’t true, i feel like koito’s death has a lot of potential and the whole idea that she killed herself over this teacher just seems like a let down. we see this whole teacher student dynamic a lot, even in an anime as random as hibike! euphonium. it just seems odd, and is it really so common that it’s everywhere in anime? hell, kuzu no honkai completely was about these two kids that were in love with their teachers. i see i’ve gone off on a tangent but it’s just a storyline i feel is overplayed and it’s just soemthing i dislike. other than that i’m looking forward to the coming episodes, i really liked how we got some more on neiru’s story. one of this episodes highlights was definitely getting to see her laugh like that. rika plays devils advocate as always, i do agree with her on some parts but we all deal with things differently, if they want to fight, let them fight. i know i’d probably do the same if i was given the chance. |
| it's not just a phase, mom! |
| Please, please, don't kill anyone. Just please! |
| A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide is no better than a murderer himself - Kudo Shinichi |
| Nice... that is all. |
| I don't really get why people like Neiru, she doesn't really seem to have a personality besides being a badass? Rika is definetely the most interesting and complex of the girls, Momoe is probably the most likable and reletable and Ai is just lovable and wholesome. Neiru is just kinda bland and boring as of yet. We still know almost nothing about her tho, I hope they could make her character work later on. Sawaki-sensei is def a creep. Ai's mom seems to like him, but bearing in mind his supposed history of relationships with schoolgirls it also seems pretty possible that he is actually after Ai? Something f'd up is going on. |
guhehehe i'm thinking different things! anywayz, once again visually stunning! |
| This episode started off peacefully! They had fun time playing, chatting and visiting Ohto-San's house! And looks like Momo-San really is Sawaki-sense's niece! But then, Rika-San proposes the idea of not collecting eggs anymore as they found good friends. But Neiru-San declines and keeps collecting eggs. Looking forward for the next episode!! |
| Wow, why didn I noticed this before? I never knew, Momoe Sawaki was Sawaki-sensei's niece. Well nevermind, what I want to know is what happened with Koito and Sawaki-sensei in the past. They could be dating, I guess! Woah, now it looks really scary of looking at Neiru's huge scar on the back. This is gonna be interesing for us to learn more about her. Looking forward for the next episode. |
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| I found Rika entertaining before, but now I'm starting to really appreciate her, if nothing else because she thinks like a real person and not an anime character. Of course she'd bring up a lot of the same points and theories that fans have been talking about, that's because a lot of them are just the most obvious conclusion anybody would draw from presented facts, it'd be weirder if not a single person in the show reached the same conclusions. That being said, it doesn't mean what she says is true and after this epi I'm starting to think that the paedo vibes the teacher gives off are maybe really just a read herring. The show has just been extremely overt about it all this episode, to the point that I really can't believe anymore that there isn't something more there. On the other hand, it almost certainly has to do with the teacher still, he's been a central figure in this conflict all along and if the real reason Koito committed suicide has nothing to do with him, it'll just feel cheap. I'd rather have a plot twist I saw coming than one that hasn't been properly set up at all. And while on things not being true (and also returning to Rika), she made some points huh? Everything she said is true, undeniably so even, "you don't know what she would've wanted", yeah, nobody can argue with that, and I think she knows it. She knows these are all logical arguments that well support what she's saying ....the problem of course is that she's lying. And i think she knows it. I don't think she believes her own arguments and this entire rant felt more for her own benefit than anybody else's. At this moment, it won't change anything anyway and surely, there she is, buying eggs with the rest bare minutes later. (as for that "i'm a woman i got swept away by my emotions" line, it honestly feels like just more misdirection, especially when said in the same breath as a bunch of stuff that clearly shows she's thought this thru. Can't accuse her of caring when she's only doing it on an impulse, right?) |
| I think the episode proved Nairu is the best girl and Rika is GARBAGE. Sawaki is trash too, I know he's up to some shit especially with Ai's mother. I was very intrigued when "Pregnency" was brought up. Everyone talking about it was questioning it while Neiru was more concerned about it. As the episode went on she mentioned her sister stabbed her so i thought Neiru might have been pregnant but Neiru was stabbed in the back. So Maybe her sister was pregnant? I don't know but I am curious how it will play into the story. I also want to know more about Neiru's weapon. Yeah it is a gun but what is it based off of and why? |
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| Best episode so far can't wait for next ... |
Shirase-san said: Damn, Neiru was really cool and I think Neiru's weapon is really cool. It was great to see the four of them getting close and Ai's mother seemed very happy , and it turns out that Momoe is the teacher's niece.. Ngl I laughed when I saw their faces like that lol I did too, to be honest |
| Theory: Saving their friends will make them forget what happened and have a normal life with the ones they saved from those days. That would explain why Neiru´s scars are disappearing |
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| Great episode. The arcade part was nice haha. Who would have guessed Rika caused the group to start thinking more realistically. Neiru showing some of her strange past too, damn. |
| All the girls in the show have a different feel about em. One's happy go lucky, a capable elite, a handsome gal and a sunflower. This episode mostly focused on Neiru and she has a lot going on. That scar on her back is terrifying. Wonder what her EGG PRIORITY is? |
| When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| Neiru's past was explored a bit but a lot of things are still unclear. Some of the dialogue, especially in the last part was hard to grasp. Especially when Neiru was talking about her sister. More context is needed but I feel that it will be further explored in the next episode. We also got more information about Ai's teacher. How he is Momoe's uncle and how he wanted to pursue painting as a career. Great episode overall. Production value was off the chart lol. |
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| Amazing episode, as always. It was great to get some character development and to know more about their way of thinking and their motives. The story is well-written and progresses little by little. It's a very interesting show, so far. |
| Interesting how Neiru's sister committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, and Neiru's fight took place on a bridge. I wonder if her sister was planning to do a joint suicide and only stabbed Neiru when she refused. The black-haired girl's suicide method was curious too, as judging by the way she's talking, she wanted to remain beautiful forever? But suicide by jumping off a tall place hardly leaves a good-looking body. Similarly, I guess the battlegrounds are related to the victims' deaths, or at least to what pushed them to commit suicide? Momoe is also a bit strange. She's a girl who dresses and presents masculine, yet is overjoyed when people compliment her femininity? (like being happy when people don't mistake her for a boy) Rika makes good points about not being directly guilty — though, from what we know so far, she's probably the one most responsible for her girl's suicide. I wonder if her "women are just more emotional" excuse is just used as a facade to not have to take responsibility for her own actions. Anyway, great episode. Enjoyed seeing the girls relax for a bit, and the focus on Neiru. |
Pande91Feb 13, 2021 10:17 AM
| Rika's questions is the major highlight of this episode. Breaking the ice like that will add substance to everyone's purpose. Also, Neiru's 2nd fight issue is about narcissism right? I find it intriguing, if suicide and narcissism have factors in between them. Ura-Acca & Acca roles are slowly showing. I can feel that big series mind-shocker of the story is coming. Thoughts summarized here. https://thatlazyfan.wixsite.com/anime/post/wonder-egg-priority-episode-5-thoughts |
| Never knew a slife of life-style episode could be so wholesome and gloomy at the same time. This episode is my favorite so far |
| I still don't know wtf is going on, but nice episode |
| Well, Rika's hypothesis may be true. Koito probably killed herself because of her fling with their teacher. Of course, Momo will not easily accept that, they're relatives after all. Rika's argument is quite plausible. Why would risk your life for someone who took their own life, plus you are not sure if they really wanna go back to life? I guess, the answer is to satisfy yourself and answer your questions. The story is getting deeper. This is getting more fascinating! |
| Neiru Action Scene this episode was Cool and Great, especially the sniper scene. So Neiru Goal to meet her sister is to know the reason why she tried to kill her and maybe take some vengeance to her. And WOW... that Really Big and Massive Scar that Neiru have, Must be getting stab by her sister over and over. Really Dark Backstory that Neiru have, I wonder if gonna be more darker in future episode. Momoe have some Family Related to Sawaki Sensei as Her Niece and Looks like from Momoe Perspective Sawaki was a Good Person which Popular with Girls around school and Adopt a lot of Cats in his house. But, that explanation make me more Suspicious to Sawasaki Sensei. The reasons because Girls pretty much like him, Possibly one of them are Koito that tried to to closer to Sawasaki, after that maybe something bad to Koito happen that related to Sawasaki (Like Getting Sex with Koito then Koito get Pregnant OR AI having more Sawasaki attention than Koito itself) and that make Koito Suicide. Plus Another Red Flag to Sawasaki Sensei that having a lot of Cats, in my opinion that have 2 Possibility. He is a Really Cat Lover that enjoy petting them OR He is a Psychopath that like Tortured Cats and Most of the Cats are Died. The Sign of Red Flags related to Sawasaki Sensei keep getting Bigger, I gonna keep an eye to Sawasaki. The Girls are having a good time having fun at Ai House and Bowling Alleys Plus having a Therapy Session was pretty good too. But, Rika is questioning why we all still want to save someone that close from suicide?. In My opinion The Main Reason was not to Save him/her, but rather to knowing the reasons why their Suicide in the first place. So their can leave their feelings that haunt them and Can Continue living their live. I Know the reason Rika Questioning that in the first place was "It's their own Choice and Action that end their own life, It's not Our Duty to making decision to their life". But the problem is their friend want to know the reasons why him/her do Suicide, For Better or Worse. ACCA And URA-ACCA looks like slowly but surely having a Indirectly Control that related to The Girls about The Egg that make some Dark Stuff behind it. Kind like what Kyubey did in PMMM, Hope can have some Great Payback (Plot Twist or Serious Effect that gonna happen to The Girls) related to the scene. |
Yunohi-kunFeb 14, 2021 9:41 AM
| Excellent episode as always so far for this show. Anticipating where the show is going and what happens next keeps me glued to the story. |
To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| I'm interested in the girls' individual stories and personal motives, but not in their bonding as a group. Disappointing episode imo, with almost no feeling of progression. |
| Sensei seems a pedo. I don't like him. I understand Rika but the guilt won't go away like that, it's better to do something than to forget the trauma. I like Momo but not his unlce! How many egg they need? It seems that it's no end. |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| This episode is really good, and the literary scenes are also very wonderful, with such a large amount of information but a good pace. I think it's second only to the first episode. Ai's characterization has been basically perfected, so has Rika's. In this episode, she played a bad guy, saying some reasonable words and using heavier ones, but when she said these words, she often paused and became lack of confidence, which was very expressive. Momoe's characterization is not complete yet. I thought she might not want to be treated as a male, but in this episode she seems to show a less disgusted feeling, so is it because of the battle that led to her change of heart, or did she think it would be good to be a little masculine to cater to the female friends around her? Moreover, the teacher still has a connection with her, and now I increasingly feel that the teacher has a big problem. The briefcase and the cats are a bit suspicious, and the look he gave Ai's room is not very good. Neiru is even more mysterious, and in this episode it's even necessary to "hurt" the person in the egg to escape. Also, her conversation with the long-haired woman is also quite interesting. Thinking of her buying a lot of eggs at once, it feels like she herself is on the road to a kind of "death". Currently there are mainly three puzzles: Koito's death, Neiru's ideas, and the system of the resurrection game. I dunno if the feelings between the four girls are only friendship, and I dunno if there will be deaths in the next battles, but I think they will have a good ending. It is not a particularly difficult theme, and I am very optimistic about this work! |
| I hope the ending will be great. I did not expect the stabbing part at all, though thanks to that, it made the anime better tbh. Staying in that garden feels so good, everything looks comfortable. |
| Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| Ai is Jayce, Rika is Katarina, Momoe is Fiora, Neiru is Tristana. |
| And let's go for another great episode. For now it's my "anime of the year". Neiru's scar is so big that I find it strange that she survived the attack like this. I kind of suspect that. And if she says "is she doing it for herself?", She is in doubt as to whether she really is the sister she wants to bring back. I didn’t expect Momoe to be the instagirl of the group and she also likes it. And Rika as a "villain" is great, she brought important counterpoints to debate what they are doing and if it really is necessary. And I feel that the mannequins manipulate the girls too much. |
| Very interesting monster to the victim of this one. Neiru's "I'll blow your mind" is badass |
| Finally the topic of responsibility and personal choice got brought up. I was wondering when if ever this would be something these character's would realize. Also the acknowledgement of their circumstances, prior to this they've been so nonchalant about their venture into another dimension to essentially reverse reality. Which didn't necessarily need to be a point of contention with only 12 episodes to work with. |
| Wow i really like the Villain Unique and Colorful Design... Even though they are Ugly lol And we literally have Ugly Bastard in this Episode.. The Sakuga in this Anime is Amazing... So all the CloverWorks budget are going into this, that's why TPN Season 2 was shit? Lmao More sensitive topic getting discuss among the girls.... |
nibelungsgold said: Neiru is just kinda bland and boring as of yet. We still know almost nothing about her tho, I hope they could make her character work later on. nope they did not. |
| Nice to see the four of them getting closer as friends, at least until Rika kinda ruined it there by playing the devils advocate. Teacher is pretty suspicious so far but perhaps its the reverse where Koito fell in love with him and he rejected her, curious to see whats the truth. I'm also really curious for whats the case with Neiru and her stabbing sister. |
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