The Show:
This episode was quite a good one. Once again we reverted back to a more unstable and violent relationship for our main characters. Both characters did not know each other, and it isn't clear if they both died at the same time.
Honestly, Misaki's personality was annoying and snot-nosed all the way until she finally got sent to the void. Although she did have multiple divorces and multiple children, she doesn't seem to truly love any of her children. In her flashbacks, the older children seem to always have bitter faces, and she is smiling with the younger crew. There seems to be an unequal sharing of the love, if you can even consider it love. While playing the game, the special attack she uses with the children is all things to considered "weak". This time all the children are in the frame, but she still claims that they are weak. Even during her final pleas to Dequim, she was kept talking about herself. She never once mentioned talked about them as if she really missed or needed them. She saw them as solely an essential part of her life that was now coming back to order.
Kousuke' s life a lot less dramatic, but still melancholy and a worthy one to explore. He seemed to deeply regret the fact that he never called his step-mom, "mom". In the end, Kousuke never really was that exciting, and I thought his story was kind of lackluster. Though it's clear he deeply regrets his decisions to reject his step-mother, it is not too clear why he died. Was it because of his regrets? Is it because he couldn't face his step-mother after all the pain he caused? I don't really know?
The Good:
- A fine return to our regular themes of despair and heart-break.
- Animation is still great and the music especially was diverse and fit the scenes well.
- Once again Dequim is showing a more human side to himself. This time is the most direct, but the most unnoticeable. If he didn't actually say that he had pride, honestly, I wouldn't have known it. He is becoming more and more human and less of a robot/flat character each and every episode.
- The part with Misaki smacking Kousuke's head into the screen was amazingly done. I was most certainly not expecting it, and it helped demonstrate her impulsive nature as she immediately regret it.
The Bad:
Although I really enjoyed the episode as a whole, there are a couple things that really urked me.
- Really Kousuke? Really Madhouse? They gave him Crocs. I might just be me, but that was really annoying. Why couldn't they have just given him regular shoes.
- I felt that overall Kousuke had a rather boring and uneventful story, and this showed by the producers. He definitely received a lot less flashbacks and they were often similarly themed.
- The step-mother's jaw is huge and honestly, if you gave her a 10-foot body, she could be a Titan.
The Questions and Answers:
- NONA? --Nope
- Maria? -- I'm still pretending like I never saw it.
- Arbiters?-- Well still no real news about them. I guess Dequim is showing human qualities.
- Otaku/Hikkomori? -- Yes there was one, albeit not a very exciting one.
- Dequim's Character?-- He continues to evolve and show his human emotions and values.
- What is the relationship level for players to meet up? -- Apparently now any opposite-sex players that have died can meet up.
The Questions NEW:
- I honestly cannot think of too many questions that I have for now.
The Conclusion:
I certainly did enjoy this episode more than the previous, though that isn't to say that it was better. It was a highly enjoyable episode that really had me cheering against Misaki the whole time. I'd give it an 8.01 similar to last weeks episode, as although I enjoyed it better, I think it was slightly worse overall. As always don't forget to Follow, +1, Comment, and CYA!
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