"Sink or Swim"
Kid and Black Star fight off Asura and manage to defeat his giant monster form. But anyone who has played any RPG ever knows that the final boss always has more than one form. So they manage to get him into his more human form.
Maka sees past the black blood demon's trickery and saves Soul. The demon shrinks down in form, but Soul accepts the demon as a part of him, by swallowing him. Maka and Soul make it back to "reality" only to find that their friends knocked-out and Asura gloating.
"The Word is Bravery"
There's is no opening theme. The credits just run while Maka and Soul prepare for battle.
Soul and Maka try to fight. They even manage to use a technique called "Kishin Hunter" but that doesn't work (mostly because of some quasi philosophical jargon that Asura spouts). Soul is knocked out, leaving Maka on her own. At one point, she tries to fight unconsciously, and since she has weapon blood in her (apparently) she was able to battle with scythe blades coming from her body. This concept probably wasn't developed well in the preceding 50 episodes. But even that doesn't work. What does work? Expositing about "bravery" and punching Asura IN THE FUCKING FACE!!! Sure, that kind of thing seems like something out of Friendship is Magic, but if there's any abstract concept that I would believe being turned into some weaponized form, it would probably be "bravery". Better that than having "friendship" being used over and over and over and over.
And so Asura is dead and gone, everyone else has survived, and the epilogue is shown during the end credits while "I Wanna Be" plays one last time.
I've heard that people didn't like the ending to the anime. Maybe it's the "bravery" thing, but me, I feel somewhat satisfied. And also a little sad. I mean, yeah, there's the manga, with so much more material, but even that ended recently. And there's Soul Eater NOT!
It's strange. I've finished it, and it was a helluva journey. In a way I should be happy there's an end, but I'm also sad that I may not get more (unless they make an NOT! anime).
It just makes me wonder, "what do I do now?" I guess trying to write more. That seems like a start.
Goddamn I love this show.
Happy Halloween.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Soul Eatober - Episodes 48-49
Holy shit...
"Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe"
The goofy ending to the last episode, in which the Death City robot swallows Asura, was actually Lord Death bringing the Kishin into his Death Room. Asura and Lord Death (wielding Spirit in his scythe form) battle in the Death Room, with Kid, Liz, Patty, Azusa, and Excalibur watching from the sidelines. Asura explains his ideology in the heat of battle. Something about imagination being the source of humanity's fear. Actually, that is a pretty interesting way of looking at things. The battle ends with Asura attacking Kid, and Death protecting his son, but he is injured. "Injured", THE FUCKER LOOKED DEAD!!! But then again, how do you kill Death?
Meanwhile, Tsubaki and Black Star help Mifune find Angela. Angela gives Black Star a good kick in the nuts. It's great.
Asura talks a little with Excalibur, and he explains that Death's defeat came from him caring for others, but then he immediately thinks of Arachne. He returns to Arachne (the relationship becomes more spelled out here), and because of his fear of feeling (I think. I started quoted The Grinch at this point.) he kills her and eats her soul.
"Asura Wakes"
Asura begins to put up a barrier to regenerate, but the Seven all make it in. The final battle begins. As it seemed like Maka was about to finish Asura off, Soul is then swallowed by the red demon as he was playing the piano in his mind. Yeah, I still have no clue how this works. Black Star, Kid, and the others hold off Asura while Maka goes into Soul's mind to help him. She goes down a long corridor of stairs, being followed by Black Blood, until she reaches a door that looks too much like the door to the TARDIS (pretty sure it's the same shade of blue) and finds a black-and-white version of Soul who closes the door.
Two episodes left. Tomorrow, it's finished.
"Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe"
The goofy ending to the last episode, in which the Death City robot swallows Asura, was actually Lord Death bringing the Kishin into his Death Room. Asura and Lord Death (wielding Spirit in his scythe form) battle in the Death Room, with Kid, Liz, Patty, Azusa, and Excalibur watching from the sidelines. Asura explains his ideology in the heat of battle. Something about imagination being the source of humanity's fear. Actually, that is a pretty interesting way of looking at things. The battle ends with Asura attacking Kid, and Death protecting his son, but he is injured. "Injured", THE FUCKER LOOKED DEAD!!! But then again, how do you kill Death?
Meanwhile, Tsubaki and Black Star help Mifune find Angela. Angela gives Black Star a good kick in the nuts. It's great.
Asura talks a little with Excalibur, and he explains that Death's defeat came from him caring for others, but then he immediately thinks of Arachne. He returns to Arachne (the relationship becomes more spelled out here), and because of his fear of feeling (I think. I started quoted The Grinch at this point.) he kills her and eats her soul.
"Asura Wakes"
Asura begins to put up a barrier to regenerate, but the Seven all make it in. The final battle begins. As it seemed like Maka was about to finish Asura off, Soul is then swallowed by the red demon as he was playing the piano in his mind. Yeah, I still have no clue how this works. Black Star, Kid, and the others hold off Asura while Maka goes into Soul's mind to help him. She goes down a long corridor of stairs, being followed by Black Blood, until she reaches a door that looks too much like the door to the TARDIS (pretty sure it's the same shade of blue) and finds a black-and-white version of Soul who closes the door.
Two episodes left. Tomorrow, it's finished.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Soul Eatober - Episodes 46-47
Last disc...I can't believe we're almost done.
"Warrior or Slaughterer?"
Black Star and Mifune begin their final fight. Mifune talks about the path of the warrior and the path of the demon, and asks Black Star which path he chooses. Mifune sees the look in Black Star's eyes, and recalls his battles with White Star, Black Star's father. White Star was an assassin so determined to win that he became a kishin. In the end of the episode, Mifune thinks that Black Star chose the demon path, and deals a lethal blow.
Meanwhile, the final magic tool turns out to be Eibon's soul, and we're given Eibon's backstory. Excalibur shows up to help explain and is simply there to observe.
I'm astounded at how much Black Star has grown on me. His bull-headed determination, while at times a flaw (what isn't), is pretty damn inspiring.
"The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip"
Black Star chooses neither the path of the warrior or demon, but his own, and defeats Mifune. Mifune asks why Black Star doesn't finish him off, and Black Star reminds him of Angela and the Tsubaki's idea of him teaching at the academy. And yes, they did do the "samurai charging at each other and finishing each other with a final slice" thing and it's awesome. And I like that Black Star helps Mifune out.
While that happens, Eibon unlocks Brew, which gives someone the ability to do basically whatever they wish. So Lord Death uses it to turn Death City into a giant, walking, fighting mecha. Yes, I just wrote that. And guess what? Mosquito reveals that Arachne's castle is also a moving robotic bug. And they fight.
Kid: "What? This is insanity!"
Liz: "This can't be happening!"
Patty: "This is SO COOL!"
Just sums everything up. And in the end, Lord Death gets Asura and eats him, as a giant robot. This is a thing that happens.
I can't believe it took me this long to realize that this show gives almost no fucks.
"Warrior or Slaughterer?"
Black Star and Mifune begin their final fight. Mifune talks about the path of the warrior and the path of the demon, and asks Black Star which path he chooses. Mifune sees the look in Black Star's eyes, and recalls his battles with White Star, Black Star's father. White Star was an assassin so determined to win that he became a kishin. In the end of the episode, Mifune thinks that Black Star chose the demon path, and deals a lethal blow.
Meanwhile, the final magic tool turns out to be Eibon's soul, and we're given Eibon's backstory. Excalibur shows up to help explain and is simply there to observe.
I'm astounded at how much Black Star has grown on me. His bull-headed determination, while at times a flaw (what isn't), is pretty damn inspiring.
"The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip"
Black Star chooses neither the path of the warrior or demon, but his own, and defeats Mifune. Mifune asks why Black Star doesn't finish him off, and Black Star reminds him of Angela and the Tsubaki's idea of him teaching at the academy. And yes, they did do the "samurai charging at each other and finishing each other with a final slice" thing and it's awesome. And I like that Black Star helps Mifune out.
While that happens, Eibon unlocks Brew, which gives someone the ability to do basically whatever they wish. So Lord Death uses it to turn Death City into a giant, walking, fighting mecha. Yes, I just wrote that. And guess what? Mosquito reveals that Arachne's castle is also a moving robotic bug. And they fight.
Kid: "What? This is insanity!"
Liz: "This can't be happening!"
Patty: "This is SO COOL!"
Just sums everything up. And in the end, Lord Death gets Asura and eats him, as a giant robot. This is a thing that happens.
I can't believe it took me this long to realize that this show gives almost no fucks.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Soul Eatober - Episodes 40-45
I was at AkiCon and the hotel didn't have free wifi, so this is gonna be long.
"The Cards Are Cut"
After Medusa's surrender, Lord Death and Spirit think that she's up to something (well no shit). Spirit tries interrogating her, but at first she does an innocence act (considering the child's body she's inhabiting), to the point where we get to hear Luci Christian's Hunny-sempai voice. It made me pretty happy, especially when it was directed toward Spirit (Vic Mignogna). Medusa is brought up to Lord Death's office, and she tries to strike a deal for certain information (like that they now have the real Brew and Arachne has the fake one), but she keeps getting mocked because of her cute, diminutive form. Actually, that whole scene was hilarious.
Then Arachne releases Asura's madness wavelength across the world by....cuddling with him? Like, the generator is attached to a bed, and she's in bed with him and comforting him like one would their significant other. I'm not making this up.
Anyway, because of all this happening, Lord Death accepts the deal of the giving information in exchange for her freedom, so no DWMA forces are allowed to harm because if this deal. And at the end, Dr. Stein goes missing.
This is also when the final ending theme appears. "Strength" by Ablingon Boys School. Now both opening and ending themes have a "End is nigh"/"Shit's hitting the fan" sort of feel.
"Twirl 'Round and 'Round"
Stein spends the entire episode hallucinating, and it's pretty fun to see these creepy visuals and maybe try to analyze what they could mean, like why they would imagery like that, or something. But in the end, he finds his way to Medusa.
This show has a habit of cutting to black, having a character say the last line, and then rolling credits. Habit or fetish, I really can't tell.
"Charge Baba Yaga's Castle"
Stein joins Medusa, the DWMA are trying to get to Arachne's castle, Crona and Marie are out looking for Medusa, Maka and Soul decide to go after Crona, leaving Black Star and Tsubaki to deal with Aranchophobia, Giriko and Justin are fighting again, and they found a location of a new magic tool.
So yeah. Lots of plot.
"The Last Magic Tool"
Kid, Liz, and Patty go a mysterious city called Sarcophagus to find the magic tool that will be used to power Brew. The town is known for its disappearing population, so Kid tells Liz and Patty to stay outside and wait for him. Kid finds the tool and is then attacked by two Clown robots. When things look grim, Liz and Patty come in and they finish off the clowns. Kid still isn't sure about trusting his father with the tool, since what they intend to do with it is not known.
I like this team a lot, so I like this episode a lot.
"Weakling Crona's Determination"
Marie and Crona make it to Medusa's hideout. With Stein going insane, Marie tries to snap him out of it and Crona tries to finally end things with Medusa. Medusa brings up that physically hurting her would also involve hurting Rachel, the girl she's possessing. When things look grim, Maka and Soul arrive like the Big Damn Heroes they are.
Apparently, Marie's last name is Mjolnir. Norse mythology enthusiasts and Marvel Comics fans would know that "Mjölnir" is the hammer of Thor. So Marie is a badass hammer.
"Anti-Magic Wavelength"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CRONA'S MORTALLY WOUNDED, MEDUSA'S DEAD, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE DAMN KISHIN TO DEAL WITH!!!! Sure, Stein is alright now because of Marie, but STILL WHY DO THAT TO CRONA?!?!?!
Also, Black Star gets to the castle like a boss.
"The Cards Are Cut"
After Medusa's surrender, Lord Death and Spirit think that she's up to something (well no shit). Spirit tries interrogating her, but at first she does an innocence act (considering the child's body she's inhabiting), to the point where we get to hear Luci Christian's Hunny-sempai voice. It made me pretty happy, especially when it was directed toward Spirit (Vic Mignogna). Medusa is brought up to Lord Death's office, and she tries to strike a deal for certain information (like that they now have the real Brew and Arachne has the fake one), but she keeps getting mocked because of her cute, diminutive form. Actually, that whole scene was hilarious.
Then Arachne releases Asura's madness wavelength across the world by....cuddling with him? Like, the generator is attached to a bed, and she's in bed with him and comforting him like one would their significant other. I'm not making this up.
Anyway, because of all this happening, Lord Death accepts the deal of the giving information in exchange for her freedom, so no DWMA forces are allowed to harm because if this deal. And at the end, Dr. Stein goes missing.
This is also when the final ending theme appears. "Strength" by Ablingon Boys School. Now both opening and ending themes have a "End is nigh"/"Shit's hitting the fan" sort of feel.
"Twirl 'Round and 'Round"
Stein spends the entire episode hallucinating, and it's pretty fun to see these creepy visuals and maybe try to analyze what they could mean, like why they would imagery like that, or something. But in the end, he finds his way to Medusa.
This show has a habit of cutting to black, having a character say the last line, and then rolling credits. Habit or fetish, I really can't tell.
"Charge Baba Yaga's Castle"
Stein joins Medusa, the DWMA are trying to get to Arachne's castle, Crona and Marie are out looking for Medusa, Maka and Soul decide to go after Crona, leaving Black Star and Tsubaki to deal with Aranchophobia, Giriko and Justin are fighting again, and they found a location of a new magic tool.
So yeah. Lots of plot.
"The Last Magic Tool"
Kid, Liz, and Patty go a mysterious city called Sarcophagus to find the magic tool that will be used to power Brew. The town is known for its disappearing population, so Kid tells Liz and Patty to stay outside and wait for him. Kid finds the tool and is then attacked by two Clown robots. When things look grim, Liz and Patty come in and they finish off the clowns. Kid still isn't sure about trusting his father with the tool, since what they intend to do with it is not known.
I like this team a lot, so I like this episode a lot.
"Weakling Crona's Determination"
Marie and Crona make it to Medusa's hideout. With Stein going insane, Marie tries to snap him out of it and Crona tries to finally end things with Medusa. Medusa brings up that physically hurting her would also involve hurting Rachel, the girl she's possessing. When things look grim, Maka and Soul arrive like the Big Damn Heroes they are.
Apparently, Marie's last name is Mjolnir. Norse mythology enthusiasts and Marvel Comics fans would know that "Mjölnir" is the hammer of Thor. So Marie is a badass hammer.
"Anti-Magic Wavelength"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CRONA'S MORTALLY WOUNDED, MEDUSA'S DEAD, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE DAMN KISHIN TO DEAL WITH!!!! Sure, Stein is alright now because of Marie, but STILL WHY DO THAT TO CRONA?!?!?!
Also, Black Star gets to the castle like a boss.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Soul Eatober - Episode 39
"Crona's Escape"
Well that wasn't as painful as I thought it would be.
Crona is obviously feeling incredibly guilty about what he did to Dr. Stein, and his friends are starting to notice how much weirder he is acting around them. He and Maka have a conversation in which he asks about her mother. Maka explains that her mother is always traveling and sending postcards, but Maka doesn't know exactly where she is most of the time. When Crona asks what Maka's favorite memory of her mother is, she says "that's easy, the divorce!" Crona deadpans that Maka has a weird family dynamic. Crona, the child whose blood is literally another person and whose mother is a snake witch, is calling someone else's family weird. This is the best fucking thing.
Deciding that he doesn't belong with his friends or his 'mother', Crona runs off into the desert, but Maka and Soul catch up to him. Crona confesses about what he did and Maka immediately forgives him (considering that he was pushed into it). I'm actually kind of glad they didn't go full Lion King 2 on this. Granted, you could call it lazy writing to throw in a plot thread that seems like it would be a big deal but then gets taken care of swiftly, but really I don't care.
So they confront Lord Death with the information and he thinks that Crona should be expelled, but Maka wants them to give him a second chance. Spirit (Oh hey! Haven't seen you in a while!) tells her that they can't because of how serious the crime is, but then Maka shoots back by pointing out the amount of chances Spirit got when he cheated on her mother. "You're one to talk about loyalty!" She says. She then says that she would rather give a second chance to someone who will actually keep to it. I mean, DAMN, that was fucking pro. I mean sure I was kind of rooting for him to get back on good-ish terms with his daughter, but they dropped that little plot thread a long-ass time ago.
Also, some other shit happens with other characters, like Arachne getting Asura to join her team, and Medusa 'surrendering' at the end, but whatever.
I'm honestly wondering how Maka's family works. Was her mother traveling to get her head clear from the divorce, or was she always traveling? Was Spirit left to take care of Maka most of the time? And then when she enrolled in the academy, and after he became a Death Scythe, did he just have more time on his hands and so went back to his womanizing ways since his wife was always away? But why would a top-tier meister like her not wanna be on Death's beck-and-call?
If any of that is true, Crona does have a point in calling Maka's family weird, even if him saying so would be like his blood calling the kettle "black".
Well that wasn't as painful as I thought it would be.
Crona is obviously feeling incredibly guilty about what he did to Dr. Stein, and his friends are starting to notice how much weirder he is acting around them. He and Maka have a conversation in which he asks about her mother. Maka explains that her mother is always traveling and sending postcards, but Maka doesn't know exactly where she is most of the time. When Crona asks what Maka's favorite memory of her mother is, she says "that's easy, the divorce!" Crona deadpans that Maka has a weird family dynamic. Crona, the child whose blood is literally another person and whose mother is a snake witch, is calling someone else's family weird. This is the best fucking thing.
Deciding that he doesn't belong with his friends or his 'mother', Crona runs off into the desert, but Maka and Soul catch up to him. Crona confesses about what he did and Maka immediately forgives him (considering that he was pushed into it). I'm actually kind of glad they didn't go full Lion King 2 on this. Granted, you could call it lazy writing to throw in a plot thread that seems like it would be a big deal but then gets taken care of swiftly, but really I don't care.
So they confront Lord Death with the information and he thinks that Crona should be expelled, but Maka wants them to give him a second chance. Spirit (Oh hey! Haven't seen you in a while!) tells her that they can't because of how serious the crime is, but then Maka shoots back by pointing out the amount of chances Spirit got when he cheated on her mother. "You're one to talk about loyalty!" She says. She then says that she would rather give a second chance to someone who will actually keep to it. I mean, DAMN, that was fucking pro. I mean sure I was kind of rooting for him to get back on good-ish terms with his daughter, but they dropped that little plot thread a long-ass time ago.
Also, some other shit happens with other characters, like Arachne getting Asura to join her team, and Medusa 'surrendering' at the end, but whatever.
I'm honestly wondering how Maka's family works. Was her mother traveling to get her head clear from the divorce, or was she always traveling? Was Spirit left to take care of Maka most of the time? And then when she enrolled in the academy, and after he became a Death Scythe, did he just have more time on his hands and so went back to his womanizing ways since his wife was always away? But why would a top-tier meister like her not wanna be on Death's beck-and-call?
If any of that is true, Crona does have a point in calling Maka's family weird, even if him saying so would be like his blood calling the kettle "black".
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Soul Eatober - Episodes 37-38
I'll be honest, consider the stupid day I had, coupled with thoughts of planning for AkiCon this weekend, I don't really feel like writing this. So if this comes off a bit snippy, that would be why. I'm also pretty damn tired.
"The Detective's First Case"
Everyone seems to be depressed about their supposedly failed mission. Death the Kid continues to snoop around for information about what his father is planning, and confronts and obviously unhinged Dr. Stein about it. Near the end of the episode, they begin to wax philosophical and it's pretty interesting to listen to. Meanwhile, Maka asks Lord Death about the special move that she did in battle called "Genie Hunter", and is told that one other meister has managed to pull it off (her mother a.k.a. Lady Hasn't-Yet-Appeared-In-This-Show). So she and Soul go practice for a while. Yeah. Oh, and Death calls in a technical guy at the end.
I can remember if it was in this one or the next one that Crona finally shows up again. Honestly, this plot thread is either gonna hurt or just be irritating. Not really up to the "He's Not One of Us" spiel, if that's where they're going with it.
"Asura's Temptation"
I have no idea why that's the title.
So Joe, the technical guy is called in to help Death with his magic tools or something like that. This episode mostly focused on Black Star and his decreasing confidence. It was pretty interesting, even if most of his deal is explained by Sid while a fight is going on.
That's one thing that really makes me wonder: Is the info dumping of backstory or outright explaining of things about characters make good writing? Most of what comes from Sid's mouth about Black Star seems like something a devoted fan would write on Tumblr in the alternate universe where the story in the show was more subtle. When it comes to writing, how does one choose what should be left for subtext and what should be explained in dialogue? Or maybe this was aimed at a certain young audience and they thought they might not get it, so they just explain everything? Is that why?
Whatever, time for bed.
"The Detective's First Case"
Everyone seems to be depressed about their supposedly failed mission. Death the Kid continues to snoop around for information about what his father is planning, and confronts and obviously unhinged Dr. Stein about it. Near the end of the episode, they begin to wax philosophical and it's pretty interesting to listen to. Meanwhile, Maka asks Lord Death about the special move that she did in battle called "Genie Hunter", and is told that one other meister has managed to pull it off (her mother a.k.a. Lady Hasn't-Yet-Appeared-In-This-Show). So she and Soul go practice for a while. Yeah. Oh, and Death calls in a technical guy at the end.
I can remember if it was in this one or the next one that Crona finally shows up again. Honestly, this plot thread is either gonna hurt or just be irritating. Not really up to the "He's Not One of Us" spiel, if that's where they're going with it.
"Asura's Temptation"
I have no idea why that's the title.
So Joe, the technical guy is called in to help Death with his magic tools or something like that. This episode mostly focused on Black Star and his decreasing confidence. It was pretty interesting, even if most of his deal is explained by Sid while a fight is going on.
That's one thing that really makes me wonder: Is the info dumping of backstory or outright explaining of things about characters make good writing? Most of what comes from Sid's mouth about Black Star seems like something a devoted fan would write on Tumblr in the alternate universe where the story in the show was more subtle. When it comes to writing, how does one choose what should be left for subtext and what should be explained in dialogue? Or maybe this was aimed at a certain young audience and they thought they might not get it, so they just explain everything? Is that why?
Whatever, time for bed.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Soul Eatober - Episode 36
AND ANOTHER THING: Is Soul actually gonna learn how to fight without Maka? That was a thing he was worrying about 9 episodes ago, and it hasn't been touched upon since. Is this coming up somewhere in the remaining 14 episodes, or do I need to read the manga for this? Kind of silly to bring up something and never mention it again.
"Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link"
The Seven, huh? Personally, I prefer Team Black Blood. I guess that name would be them including Crona and Ragnarok
Anyway, Soul starts playing the piano in his soul (I guess?) and does the resonance link thing and basically everyone does their Super Saiyan move and beats the shit out of Mosquito. In the end, he skips off with Brew. OR DOES HE?! While the DWMA thinks they failed the mission, Mosquito brings "Brew" to Arachne with the news that it doesn't work. Arachne says that the information that Arachnophobia has Brew is enough to frighten their enemies. So, kind of like if North Korea said they have nuclear weapons and no one else knew that they don't work. HOWEVER, it turns out Medusa had Eruka and the Mizune sisters pull the Ol' Switcheroo, so she actually has the real Brew.
At one point, Medusa says "I still have Crona spying for me. Have you forgotten?" What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing yesterday.
Also a thought from yesterday I should repeat: What the fuck is going on with the demon in Soul's mind? Is this piano playing nonsense metaphor or not? Or is this like Psychonauts? I guess it would be considering the nonsense Maka went through with Soul and Crona an arc-and-a-half ago. I still have no idea if the red demon is supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing or some necessary evil BS.
Medusa also explains that the magic snake in Marie that speeds up Stein madness is gonna make him bat-shit insane when he goes into battle and has to resonate with Marie. So the plot thickens. Weeeee.
Considering the pattern of episodes, I would be surprised if the next episode isn't a light-hearted comedy thing.
"Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link"
The Seven, huh? Personally, I prefer Team Black Blood. I guess that name would be them including Crona and Ragnarok
Anyway, Soul starts playing the piano in his soul (I guess?) and does the resonance link thing and basically everyone does their Super Saiyan move and beats the shit out of Mosquito. In the end, he skips off with Brew. OR DOES HE?! While the DWMA thinks they failed the mission, Mosquito brings "Brew" to Arachne with the news that it doesn't work. Arachne says that the information that Arachnophobia has Brew is enough to frighten their enemies. So, kind of like if North Korea said they have nuclear weapons and no one else knew that they don't work. HOWEVER, it turns out Medusa had Eruka and the Mizune sisters pull the Ol' Switcheroo, so she actually has the real Brew.
At one point, Medusa says "I still have Crona spying for me. Have you forgotten?" What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing yesterday.
Also a thought from yesterday I should repeat: What the fuck is going on with the demon in Soul's mind? Is this piano playing nonsense metaphor or not? Or is this like Psychonauts? I guess it would be considering the nonsense Maka went through with Soul and Crona an arc-and-a-half ago. I still have no idea if the red demon is supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing or some necessary evil BS.
Medusa also explains that the magic snake in Marie that speeds up Stein madness is gonna make him bat-shit insane when he goes into battle and has to resonate with Marie. So the plot thickens. Weeeee.
Considering the pattern of episodes, I would be surprised if the next episode isn't a light-hearted comedy thing.
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