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EP. REVIEW: Magical Girl Raising Project

Funny, I thought Swim Swim would when we got that line from two weeks ago--when Ruler was surprised that Swim Swim remembered what she said about subordinates emulating leaders--I just didn't think it'd be this soon. I thought it might be Tama due to her poor performance the week before.

Oh, balls. Yes, nobody would seriously believe that Snow White was going to be offed (MC immunity, the universal truth of 99.999% of any show ever made anywhere) but it was by no means obvious that The Ruler was going to be the one to be killed. She had all the hallmarks of an antagonist character who would go a much further distance than she did. I could easily have imagined a magical girl other than her being axed.

Blood- wrote:

but it was by no means obvious that The Ruler was going to be the one to be killed. She had all the hallmarks of an antagonist character who would go a much further distance than she did. I could easily have imagined a magical girl other than her being axed.

Uh, what? You talking about looking from episode 3 and earlier? Because episode 4 starting out with that flash back was one of the most obvious death flags I've seen in a really long time.

Muffum wrote:

I dunno, I thought it was pretty obvious that the instant the episode started with a flashback to Ruler's life pre-magical girl, she was the one that was gonna die. Even then, before this episode I saw a ton of speculation that Ruler would die either next or soon after due to her minions rebelling against her.

Exactly. Doing it like that just blew all of the suspense. With the focus on that, they clearly weren't going to have time to set up any other girl therefore Ruler had to be the one to die. They should have held back on that until later on because not only did it give away a character death like a lot of sudden backstory flashbacks, but the twist of her being betrayed as well because how else does the leader that was shown to be a more competent candy gatherer than her minions end up last.

That said, I kind of agreed with some of Ruler's points in her human form; not the name-calling so much, but wanting to improve the company and attempting to go through the proper channels for it, plus the implication that all she did was make coffee and print copies, acts far below her skill set. But all that sympathy got tossed out the window when she basically brainwashed her cronies into submission, so I guess it evens out.

BTW, calling it right now: La Pucelle will be one of the survivors (at least, for this season) but ends up permanently female.

I wonder what Cranberry's magic is - maybe illusions? Meanwhile Hardgore Alice (if ever there was a name to indicate bad news) probably has some incredibly destructive or cruel power.

I think the hint is in her full name 'The Forest Musician, Cranberry', she probably has manipulation over sound.

Magicloid 44 cracked me up this episode. What a con artist. And considering the general uselessness of her magical power (other than as a means to scam Sister Nana), I wonder how she manages to gather Candies at all.

Maybe it's because most of the shows I watch are more optimistic, but I interpreted that flashback to mean she would see some level of character development and redemption and that this information was necessary to understand her. One Piece, for instance, provides flashbacks for side characters for major turning points for those characters, though for some, they are introduced via flashbacks or receive flashbacks before fully entering the story.

While there are some issues with the heroines, the antagonists are absolutely on point this week. Cranberry makes a great villain, and she's already dispelled most of the doubts I had about killing Ruler off so early in the game. Where Ruler was a relatively petty character with a “look out for number one” mindset, Cranberry seems like she just wants to watch the world burn.