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EP. REVIEW: I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

It's not often we get an episode where the main character isn't even there, but it's a great opportunity to spotlight the supporting cast and show the MC's influence on the world and people around them.

A Villainess doesn't need to give charity, making you self-sufficient is better in the long run.

I think Alicia's dad is probably one of the better Villainess dads. He means well and when he's already lost two sons to Liz, you can see where he's coming from. He just didn't reckon for how hardcore his daughter is...or how that would put him in the doghouse with his wife.

Liz is slowly but surely brainwashing the entire school. Which is kind of ironic because now she has girls acting catty and dismissive of Alicia which is exactly what a Villainess would do to the Heroine. Though the real question is whether she's doing this consciously or it's just a natural byproduct of her Saint powers.

"Fait accompli" "I don't want anyone else to know her as well as I do" - Jeez Duke, simmer down. Maybe it's for the best that she's basically aged up to an adult woman now before their relationship escalated even more.

But Liz's time-skip design is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.

Good on Jill for being more than a yes-man. He immediately calls Alicia on her BS for how she treated Duke.

Alicia truly has become a Villainess that will go down in history, Already flexing her skills, giving away an eye to her beloved grandfather so he can finally see his loved ones again and how far Roana village has become, winning several verbal joust with Liz and her brainwashed flunkies, and even rejecting the prince!

I'm starting to think Liz is genuinely so caught up in her status as a Saint and the way the world just seems to bend itself around her to work in her favor that she has virtually no self-awareness or can't even understand her own feelings. I really think she didn't realize how much she might actually resent Alicia, or might have unconsciously put her in danger, until Alicia put the idea into her head. But obviously the Saint isn't supposed to feel these things...I wonder if there's still a way she and Alicia can come together. Deep down it doesn't feel like they should be enemies even though they keep ending up in opposition.

Alicia's relationship with Duke is probably one of the more controversial and least explored dynamic in the series. I mean, he was coming off wayyyy too strong and possessive, and Alicia is right that they don't really have that kind of relationship, but she has been in denial about Dukes' feelings constantly and may have realized that his affections matter more to her than she realized.

have a feeling that this rejection will be the turning point of the series. aka, allow liz to use her abilities to charm duke into submission while he's at his lowest mentally and emotionally.

Will Alicia and Liz ever get along? Are they forever destined to be rivals? I mean, that's what Alicia wants, but is she being too hard on Liz when it seems like Liz is genuinely trying to connect with her? Although I get that Liz is the type of girl that Alicia hates, but it seems like a part of her refuses to understand or meet Liz halfway.

I know Alicia claimed Liz might secretly hate her but I feel like she's pretty much genuine in her intentions to get along with Alicia but that she unconsciously channels her negative emotions in ways she doesn't expect like into her groupies or unconsciously controlling Alicia and not the thug who could attack her.
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I'm curious why there are some students who aren't brainwashed while most are. Like Carol seems like a genuinely nice person who is immune to the effects of Liz and doesn't seem to understand why people are acting this way.

Alicia entering the Heroine's class like a boss!

I know Alicia claimed Liz might secretly hate her but I feel like she's pretty much genuine in her intentions to get along with Alicia but that she unconsciously channels her negative emotions in ways she doesn't expect like into her groupies or unconsciously controlling Alicia and not the thug who could attack her.

Will Alicia and Liz ever get along? Are they forever destined to be rivals? I mean, that's what Alicia wants, but is she being too hard on Liz when it seems like Liz is genuinely trying to connect with her? Although I get that Liz is the type of girl that Alicia hates, but it seems like a part of her refuses to understand or meet Liz halfway.

If Alicia is going to entertain the idea she has romantic feelings for Duke, then she's going to act on them in a way befitting a Villainess. Even if she still acts like a maiden in love otherwise.

A Villainess Condemnation event! And an attempt to frame Alicia in a way she can respect!

I'm curious why there are some students who aren't brainwashed while most are. Like Carol seems like a genuinely nice person who is immune to the effects of Liz and doesn't seem to understand why people are acting this way.

Alicia and Duke being open and honest with each other might be the best thing to happen to their relationship.

Alicia has gained a fangirl and Liz has a hater!

What a surprise that Will is Duke's uncle! Even if they'd kind of been spoiling it the whole time...

• Wild speculation #2: The world (or a similar outlying force) is rejecting what has happened and forcing the story back toward how things should go.

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• Wild speculation #2: The world (or a similar outlying force) is rejecting what has happened and forcing the story back toward how things should go.

Even though we haven't seen any indication of it so far, I'm leaning towards this explanation. It's a similar approach to what Villainess Level 99 did earlier this year, but instead of being more obtrusive (like in 99), this could be a case where the story only corrects if the characters' independent actions go beyond a certain breaking point.

Either way, this is a pretty big twist for how late in the season it is. Curious to see how the season's going to end with this in play.