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| I bet in the end Frieren will get promoted anyway, even if Serie told her that she wasn't. In the end, it was more about being petty to her more than anything else. |
| bruh |
| I thought Serie would've passed Frieren because as Serie herself said, it's Frieren's fault that so many test takers passed the 2nd test. So based on that, and the fact that Frieren is overqualified, that Serie would've passed her. On a similar note I think Serie was upset at how Frieren predicted she would react and Serie followed through with that to a T, probably due to Serie's own stubbornness. While I'm happy that Fern passed, which I think was needed for the group to continue on their journey, I'm curious if anyone else will pass, especially Denken. |
| Oh man, why did they show off Serie's feet. Now the feet-degenerates will get on my nerves xd Same with Übel's pits... Aside from that, great episode as usual. |
| This moment from the flashback was simply beautiful ❤❤❤❤ Funny how this very same "ridiculous" flower magic ended up being the very thing to spell the end of the Demon Lord and the rise of mankind.  |
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| I will miss it so much. I hope we get a season 2. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Incredible how Frieren accepts that she is not implied to be a first class mage, and what is important to her is the time she passed along his teammates, the magic she uses, specially from what her teacher showed her. Serie can't understand the limits that Frieren puts to herself to not have an "absolute monster" personality. 'Cause the time she was feeling some kind of emotion, changed forever in his vision to live. Doesn't care what others think of her. Wandering through the world was something she was used to, and founding someone like Himmel really hit the interruptor to the other way. Now thinks of the next generation, the human one. Fern is what she is proud of, and it will not dissapoint her. Frieren will do everything on his hand, and this applies to Stark too. What Serie consider stupid, for someone powerful like Frieren will be gorgerous, beautiful, fantastic, etc. 'Cause that is what life wants. Something like art. Find beautifulness in life, and you will be satisfied. |
Reply to SenpaiTM
I will miss it so much. I hope we get a season 2.
| @CorayyAnime 1 more ep and it's over. I hope Madhouse give us some kind of hope and not leave this project apart, 'cause it really deserves his second season. It needs it. |
| This was peak anime episode. Unfortunately I cannot imagine this show getting even better. As imagination is fundamental principle in magic I fail. ... |
MiscanthusMar 15, 12:24 PM
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This was peak anime episode. Unfortunately I cannot imagine this show getting even better. As imagination is fundamental principle in magic I fail. ...
| @Miscanthus fyi if S2 is announced by madhouse it will be even better than whole S1 |
| Ehh and there's only one episode left to the end😢 The flashback from this episode was extremely great, now we see why Himmel loved this "cold elf" so much, and it's also beautiful how the "useless" flower magic actually defeated the demon king❤️ |
| well fern was too good cant believe theres only one left anyway frieren and seirie have a strange reletionship |
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I think that was the whole point of the episode, to show that Frieren, despite appearing all powerful and almost godlike, does in fact have flaws and imperfections. I'm almost certain that this was done exactly for the purpose of showing that despite all the power Frieren has, it is herself that is holding her back and limiting her. And that is exactly what Serie saw in her.
| @zamasz I don't think that's the point at all. Serie and Frieren have very different perspectives on magic, and Serie doesn't want to accept Frieren's view in the same way she didn't want to accept Flamme's view. It's not that Frieren can't be a first class mage, it's that Serie doesn't want Frieren to be a first class mage while holding the view that she has. It's why she asks Frieren what her favorite spell is, to give her a chance to say something other than what she considers a useless spell. If it was truly about showing Frieren's flaws then literally no one could be a first class mage. Afterall, how many of Serie's first class mages could imagine themselves defeating Frieren? Not even her first, first class mage felt capable enough to test Frieren himself. If anything, this scene more depicts Serie's flaws in how she views what mages should be. |
| I am become bunny, fluffing of worlds. |
Reply to chanchan988
if you rewatch episode2, when frieren use flower magic, Himmel face expression show that he not first time saw flower magic. This is the little detail.
| @chanchan988 There are many details like that in frieren that you will only notice when rewatching and paying attention to these small details |
| These two parts of the episode combine nicely because Frieren and Seria are similar, one does not understand why Fern's cane is so important to her and Seria does not understand why the magic of flowers is important to Frieren, but ultimately Frieren tries to understand it and Seria does not, this shows even more so that Seria would be Frieren if she hadn't met Himmel Or rather, Frieren did not try to understand it, but despite the lack of understanding, she saw that it was important for Fern and did not want to force her to prove her point like Seria. |
Ba-Cii10Mar 15, 1:31 PM
| Something else I need to point out. Serie blaming Frieren for having too many passing the second test seems silly. In reality, it's Ubel that allowed more test takers to pass because she took down Sense's copy. Frieren only really took on herself along with Fern. Had Frieren not taken the test, the Frieren copy wouldn't have been there either. So Sense's clone would have been the biggest problem. Even Denken likely wouldn't have past had Ubel not been there. |
| I am become bunny, fluffing of worlds. |
| I expected fern to get the 1st class mage at the start of the exams arc and frieren to not get it, but outside of that I didn't expect the final test. I was very intrigued with how they would end the show as it was only 2 episodes left, and we still had the 3rd test. I like how they took a shift from a very brutal and deadly 2nd test to this very opposite test that almost seem anti climatic. Think something really interesting happens in the last episode, but that's just a pure guess. |
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God i love seeing fern stress-eating, she just like me frrrrrrrrr
I noticed that Denken hasn't taken the interview. Is there a chance for GOAT Grandpa?
I noticed that Denken hasn't taken the interview. Is there a chance for GOAT Grandpa?
| @IbnAurum Denken is the goat, Serie has the innate ability to see true goats. It's basically written in the stars at this point. |
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| Its weird that first Serie is complaining about how Frieren made so many undeserving mages pass and then lets Frieren fail.... so what if Frieren decides to do the test again in 3 years, wouldnt that lead to a similar situation? why not let her pass and be done with it, or maybe should have just gave her permission to go to the northern territories in the first place without the whole exam.... |
| I wonder why the next episode preview was so cryptic this time. |
| First class mage qualities obtained; did Frieren pass also? Kinda weird if she didn't. |
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Reply to Piromysl
More pouting Fern is always joy to watch.
Author knows what they are doing.
Author knows what they are doing.
| @Piromysl the feet service in this episode was great well hahaha |
| can't believe the next ep will be the last one I really can't get enough of it the show is such a masterpiece that covers everything from the fighting scenes to the emotional scenes and the animation is one of the best. this work of art made my week for the 27th time straight ahead friday has been a special day to me since the first ep release |
Embient said: 0:13 He actually said "every day", not "every time" Lawine is sad, even though she's the one that passed the exam. I SHIP IT. EDIT: No, it was Kanne who passed, sorry for a brain fart. I still ship it tho. Maybe she should take a bit of her old staff, and make it a part of a new one somehow. When you look at them, you can see that Stark and Fern got much closer, I love it. Ah, the wholesomeness... The flashback with Heiter... My heart >_< 12:50 Falsch is incorrect, wrong, false (wow, poor guy) Poor Lernen, why did Serie have to say it like that T_T Ohhhh damn, so her suppressed mana is equal to Frieren's full mana! Crazy. Ah, so it's just an interview. No wonder we got only 1 episode left then lol 15:52 Frieren: "From a long time ago" Fern: "Just how long ago is that?" FERN LET'S GOOOOO The next episode preview was menacing this time, with no text and only voices of a crowd. I guess the gang will continue their journey next episode. And a season 2 announcement right after that pls 🙏 did you have a lobotomy? falsch is the name of the dude |
| I love this show, but let us not forget just how pointless this whole competition is to become "first grade mage". If anything world should recognize Frieren and her old accreditation. Not to mention the idea "whoever reaches bottom of the dungeon passes" and then complaining that too many passed because they bunched together and cooperated. First test was equally pointless. It was as if they are purposely making up wrong tests so as many mages can pass so that we can see this badass girl with boy's voice talk how awesome she is. Which leads us to the pointlessness of accreditation if within few dozens or hundreds of years one can be thrown away and not recognized anymore. Especially in a world where dwarfs and elves live. But like I said, these plot conveniences don't ruin the rest of if which is great. |
| Another great episode. So close to the end now. Fantastic series. For all of Serie's power and talents, she's really petty and unwise. Unless there's a twist next episode it's absolutely nonsensical to make some a first clase mage and not her master who's proven time and time again her power No matter how unconventional she is and the precise details surrounding the matter. Serie has really dropped several notches in my estimation after this. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
Reply to Ba-Cii10
These two parts of the episode combine nicely because Frieren and Seria are similar, one does not understand why Fern's cane is so important to her and Seria does not understand why the magic of flowers is important to Frieren, but ultimately Frieren tries to understand it and Seria does not, this shows even more so that Seria would be Frieren if she hadn't met Himmel
Or rather, Frieren did not try to understand it, but despite the lack of understanding, she saw that it was important for Fern and did not want to force her to prove her point like Seria.
Or rather, Frieren did not try to understand it, but despite the lack of understanding, she saw that it was important for Fern and did not want to force her to prove her point like Seria.
| @Ba-Cii10 that's actually quite nice parallel you drew there which I somehow missed. In essence Seria is a failed mage because she doesn't understand how even smallest of spells can have butterfly effect on the world and cause greatest of achievements. Sure she's powerful, by one metric, but not wise despite her age. In a small way Frieren won this fight but didn't get the medal, because she tried and understood what Seria didn't. |
| Wasn't Fern supposed to be the youngest 3rd class mage ever ? I 'd suppose that this now makes her the youngest first class mage ever as well. Fern casually making History everywhere she goes. I had a feeling from the start of the exam that Frieren would not make it, but that Fern would, but I certainly didn't expect Frieren's failure to be for that reason, interesting. Now we still have several pretty talented mage to see for that last exam part. Interestingly enough, if Denken gets disqualified for any reason, he may try to accompany Fern and Frieren so that he can still go to the North without being a first class mage himself. |
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| I'm a little disappointed in Serie for doing that to Frieren but I'm happy that she took it in stride. Good for you Fern. |
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