Signals all Around!
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Dr. Stone’s 4th episode was pretty intense this week! The initial first few minutes were comical as we learned how Senku planned on making gunpowder (which we then were told don’t mimic as it really is the real way to make it) but as the process continues Taiju ends up making the gunpowder explode into a giant smoke signal. It is then we learn that others are out there in this stone world as more smoke signals begin to go off from possible survivors but the smoke itself also helps Tsukasa find our trio! After an epic standoff between brains and brawn (though you have to admit Tsukasa is pretty smart himself) to save Yuzuriha’s life, Senku tells Tsukasa how to make the miracle fluid. Our episode ends with Tsukasa admitting if they had met 3700 years before the two might have been friends and then we hear what sounds like Senku’s death! We doubt Senku is actually dead but its a nice cliffhanger that made our eyes open wide and our hearts drop a bit. Senku...please be alright!
Officially Adding to the Familia
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As the Hestia familia prepares for the upcoming war game, Hestia and Bell’s friends craft a mission to rescue Lili from her imprisonment with the Soma familia. Though it doesn’t end quite as expected, Lili is freed and even allowed to join the Hestia familia, along with a couple of Bell’s other friends! This episode was a real surprise to those of us who have not read the light novel. I honestly thought Hestia would never have other members join her familia, since she is so infatuated with Bell, but I was so happy to see both Lili and Welf want to join! It looks like we will also get to see Mikoto join, and Ryu seems to be mysterious outside help that the gods’ council has allowed. This war game is shaping up to be really promising, though the Hestia familia still has a huge disadvantage going in. It’s so amazing to see how far Bell and Hestia have come from when we first met them! Bell is stronger in his adventuring skills, as well as in the comradery he has found with his fellow adventurers. This is easily the most important part of his growth, as his friends are what give him the confidence to move forward in situations like this war game. There are so many people, adventurers and gods alike, who have lent their strength to help the Hestia familia this season, and it’s heartwarming to see Bell and Hestia’s family grow as a direct result of that kind of friendship.
Fate is a Sleeping Slave
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It’s been mentioned in passing that Tohru’s mom Kyoko and her friend Uotani used to be delinquents, but now it’s time to learn the whole story. In middle school, Uotani distracted herself from her deadbeat alcoholic dad by joining a violent girl gang and lashing out against anyone who looked at her funny. She came to idolize a former member of the gang, the “Red Butterfly”, who turned out to still be living in town with a young daughter. Of course, when Uotani actually met Kyoko and Tohru, she was horrified by how domestic and friendly they were. We’ve only ever heard about Tohru’s mother through her own recollections, so it’s interesting to see Kyoko actually show how she was a positive influence on her daughter and the young delinquent. Since she went through the same kind of adolescence as Uotani, she knew that her first reaction to the family-oriented Kyoko would be disgust. But through subtle actions and kind words, Kyoko eventually made Uotani realize that getting into pointless fights and robbing people wouldn’t patch the hole in her heart. The only way out was unconditional love. Moving Uotani’s backstory earlier in the narrative was a smart move on the studio’s part (in the manga, it happens about 20 chapters later), since it gives Kyoko more of a real presence in the story and ties in well with the grave visit from a few episodes ago. It keeps us guessing – do Kyo and Yuki have some kind of connection with her? How exactly did she die? We’ll just have to wait and see...
Mafuyu Joins the Band
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With Kei not wanting to break protocol, Tilarna heads to confront Dennis all by herself. Despite her disdain for criminals, Tilarna turns to O'Neill and Kenny to get her into Dennis' club in exchange for some of her jewelry. Once she is inside, Tilarna heads to Dennis’ office and confronts him about using the fairy. Dennis is able to easily defeat Tilarna and brings her to the facility where he is making the Fairy Dust bomb. Thanks to some surprise help from Kei, Tilarna is able to escape, defeat Dennis, and save the fairy. They also capture Zelada temporarily before he is saved by Kei's Chief Roth. With the revelation that Roth was working with their enemy fresh in their minds, Kei and Tilarna continue their chase of Zelada unsure of who they can trust. Overall the third episode Cop Craft was filled with some great moments. The Roth reveal was shocking and it was the best reveal the series has done thus far. The episode was let down by the worst looking action scenes the series has put out thus far. Neither of the Dennis and Tilarna fights looked great and it was kind of distracting with just how weird they looked. Despite that, the Roth and Kei showdown was still cool and the story more than makes up for the lack of quality action.
Finale
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