I can’t believe spring is already at the door, begging to come in. Maybe someone needs to get kidnapped for another ten years…
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The winter season is finally coming to an end. There were a few good shows, but there were also a lot of really, really bad shows. Well, time for some spring cleaning. Out with the old, in with the new.
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“Actually, I’m not really okay, but it’s fine” is certainly a mood. Chiyo asks Asa an even more pointed question a little later: “Did you think your life was over [after your parents died]?” The answer changes depend on when the question is asked. At the start of the series? Asa probably wouldn’t have an answer for Chiyo. These days, however, it’s an emphatic no: “It’s not over, because I’m alive!” And Chiyo can take solace from that. The sexist university administrators being caught red-handed won’t solve systemic discrimination overnight or even anytime soon. But unless she’s six feet under (or in an urn), she can keep fighting the good fight. She can keep trying to make the world better not just for herself, but for future generations of girls like her. And sometimes, we don’t need to score big wins. Simply going to school shows that you haven’t given up, and that’s a win in itself. A small one, but it’s fine, right?
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Yamada and Nishi have an upcoming date, so the girl frets over what to wear. Maybe she should just put stuff on, then snap pics for Honda to critique. After all, her bestie likes to get dressed up. If she doesn’t want to bug her friend, she still has plenty of other options. But like a typical overthinker, Nishi’s first outfit — her first draft — is… way too much. Too much of everything, really. I guess Nishi’s never heard of the phrase “less is more.” While we’re at it, let’s go with another phrase: “monkey see, monkey do.” She can simply look at what the average girl is wearing on a night out with their beau, then go with that. Or hit up fashion forums. The internet sucks for a lot of reasons these days. Toxic social media and rampant bots to name a few. But it’s still a wellspring of information if you know to filter out the noise.
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Over and over again, this episode features people staring wistfully at the world around them. A dwarf stands proudly before his bridge. Later, Frieren and company drink in the beautiful icy landscape. Elsewhere, Denken steels his determination as he glimpses his lost homeland. What’s certain is that these individuals are ready and willing to risk their lives in these lands. But before we start discussing such serious matters, however, we must set the stage. Right from the get-go, the party faces a 3000 meter deep canyon that they can’t simply fly across. Luckily, they find a bridge after traveling a short bit upstream. In fact, Himmel bought this bridge, knowing that he would never live to see it. He bought it all for his elf crush, too. Sheesh. Well, there’s your “aww, Himmel was the goat!” moment of the episode. In fact, he specifically told the Gehen the dwarf to ensure that the structure would last a thousand years. I’m no architect, but I feel like that’s a tall task for a wooden bridge or any bridge for that matter with such strong winds and nasty fauna in the area. But again, I’m no expert. Plus, the point isn’t to quibble over the practicality of a wooden bridge.
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