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Gina Szanboti
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I'm probably alone in this, but I felt like Yor's big moment dealing with Keith got short-changed, animation-wise. Because they animate the fights so well usually (see Yor's awesome attack last week), with weight behind the kicks, I wanted to see Yor land dramatically on the street. But they suddenly cut to Keith's pov instead (so she was so tiny it wasn't very satisfying to see her distant landing). I wanted to feel the impact when she kicked the damn car, but they went for style instead and it felt like she missed it, and he just swerved to avoid her. I had to replay and look at it frame by frame to even be sure she made contact. And then when the camera angle changed, there was no damage to the side of the car that was previously bashed in from her kick (which damage again, I could only see in the couple of blink-and-you-miiss-it still frames they showed). So I felt a little cheated on that whole scene, though her hilariously polite call to the police somewhat soothed my chagrin.
I am still wondering why Anna didn't read Bond's memories of his time in the lab, but I'm glad she missed out on that. Otherwise, very nice arc. Welcome to the family, Bond! I hope your future missions are all as easy as eating everything and pooping in the right place. |
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tintor2
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For a second I was scared that the comedy would decrease in favor of drama especially with possible death of Lloid/Twilight but thankfully it was solved well. Anya keeps having insane expressions thankfully with that one from the latest episode when trying to tell the classmate about Bond being amazing.
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tintor2
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Now that you say it, this is kinda general. We have always seen Lloid/Twilght in action doing stuff but we barely got to see Yor doing her job. Guess it might not fit the series' demography |
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ab2143
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Dunno why but I found this scene to be better in the manga. However, I do agree that Kensho Ono did a great job with it! |
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NeverConvex
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Maybe her job becomes the focus of a later arc? Does seem left in the background so far, except for when it fits into a Lloid/Anya storyline gag. |
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Princess_Irene
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Yes, but I'm not sure this season will adapt that far. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Yes, but at least those times we have seen her in action, it's usually been very satisfying in the way it's been presented, with solid execution of her skills. This time I was anticipating that ambush, but left wanting in how it played out on screen. I agree with the review that they did a nicer job with the lethal cooking trope, giving it more weight and character development beyond "cooking with love makes it taste good," but it's still a lethal cooking trope, and if I never see one again, it'll be a blessing. It's visually funny, I guess, but I'm left wondering how she ended up with fish bones etc. in her dishes if Camilla was watching her at all. Anyone else notice that in the ED Lloyd drinks two full bottles of wine at dinner? Yor can't be drinking even a quarter or she'd be passed out on the floor.
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Kirki
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Seconded. It's a very old trope, and not an especially entertaining one if you've seen it coming or if it drags on for far too long. Also it makes zero sense that she raised her brother by herself without knowing how to cook at least something edible. Ok it's comedy we're not supposed to be taking everything at face value, but Spy x Family has a really bad habit of pushing the boundaries of credibility even within the logic of its own universe, just to put its characters into the family situations that it wants. I hope we get back to Anya-centric episodes again soon. |
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Philville
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I feel that way about Yor, but as you say it's a comedy resting on the suspension of disbelief, and that naiveté is obviously meant to be endearing. I suppose "disconnect" is a pretty accurate way of describing the underlying dynamic of the comedy in this series. On some level it's a show about missing, and making, connections. |
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Hiroki not Takuya
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Loving how the show keeps balancing (sometimes over-the-top) comedy with a lingering sense of drama. Setting up for the climax when the mission ends and the scene with Loid accompanying Franky in his sadness, thinking of how he sad will be, was a little touching. A little because there is no way he or Yor will let that happen...Too bad Bond can't tell us...
P.S. I just realized that if Yor is pronounced in Japanese as "Yoru" as I think I am hearing, that means "night" if Tower of God is to be believed. Interesting tie-in to Twilight, what comes after... |
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One-Eye
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Well, that was torture.
There is nothing sadder than a woman who can't cook...or hilarious! 
Please, please Japan let this trope just die already. Its just feels lazy and that's 20 odd some minutes of my life I can't get back. Ok, ok maybe I did snicker a bit at the end with the desert. The lead up and timing was good. However, everything before that was old hat and not particularly fun for me to watch. |
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poltroon
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I think my very favorite moment in this episode was Anya using their combined powers to ask Bond-san what's for dinner. It's just the best and truest throwaway kind of thing a small child would do with that power.
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Philville
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Yes, that was very in character and somehow true to life (as absurd as that sounds).
It's definitely a tiring trope but to be fair it's still pretty present in Western entertainment, too. It's just that the "comedy" is framed somewhat differently because of differences in cultural sensitivity and humor. |
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tintor2
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Man, this episode felt like a nice change of pace after the dog story. It sure felt nice to see Damian from a different perspective. The last segment from Yuri and Yori was probably funnier than I expected considering how the former's actor had to change his tone a bit yet the joke was intact.
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Gina Szanboti
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"I can't see the original shape of the pasta! Amazing!"
 I think this is maybe the first time I've seen anime vomit that wasn't rainbow colored. Really, it's a miracle Yuri survived his childhood.
I do not like tsunderes, but I think I like Damian anyway. Also like the idea of a jet-powered griffin (it can still fly even without wings! Sort of Gamera-esque, as mythical monsters go). |
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