(L+CR) Dies irae

[Cosmic Eagle]

Nice touch with the split table shot. That NEET scene was so out of left field though and raises implications for how the latter parts will be handled.

[SPARTAN 119]

Hmmm... well that was different from the Spinne fight in the visual novel. I'm pretty sure Spinne didn't cut down several city blocks worth of buildings with his wires, or cut off all of Ren's limbs for that matter! They also cut out a lot of Kei's "Formation 101" lesson.

[shmaster]

That Spinne power up.
Masada continues to escalate in being a Spinne fan pleaser.

And boo on Kei's lesson. I want to see that scene where she shoots Ren's hand.

[Nivek von Beldo]

Well they finally explained a lot of things about those powers, the enemy(the Thirteen Dark Lances) and about their strange goal, and ending with Nazi Heydrich in his strange ship coming to the town with his troops.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Spinne wrecking city blocks? Ren looking like Finale mode? Eye candy sure is real here.

And Valeria's shadow.....is that supposed to be a swan?

[Roxanne]

I want to know who is Theresia?

[erneiz_hyde]

Theresia is Rea's baptized name (the silver haired senpai). Trifa mentioned this when he first met Ren 2 episodes ago.

[Applehell]

This was the first truly solid episode imo. Because we finally have some idea where all this kind of heading. I still don't get what whole thing with Kasumi was about in the last episode tho.

Thread cutting-bulidings however... was not something I was expecting.

I wonder if this will not inexplicably be reported in the news for no reason like most anime do?.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Applehell

I still don't get what whole thing with Kasumi was about in the last episode tho.

Kasumi was being controlled into committing the murders by a fragment of Ren's Caduceus (the thing symbolized by the caduceus in his eyes....what it actually is, is a spoiler and should be revealed in later eps). Due to her link with Ren she becomes tainted by it and unconsciously wields the Guilotine (that blade weapon/power he wields) meant for him. The murders end when Ren takes the Guilotine away from Kasumi and into himself, making it his weapon.

[Kanon]

This episode stated the the more people you kill, the stronger you get. This made me wonder how Ren will be able to match the top officers who have killed hundreds of people. I guess killing the villains like Spinne will grant him big power boosts (proportional to the amount of souls they have consumed) and he'll need to work his way up the ladder.

[Wandering Soul]

Spinne got quite the up grade. I guess the anime wanted to make him a more challenging tutorial boss.

[Applehell]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

Kasumi was being controlled into committing the murders by a fragment of Ren's Caduceus (the thing symbolized by the caduceus in his eyes....what it actually is, is a spoiler and should be revealed in later eps). Due to her link with Ren she becomes tainted by it and unconsciously wields the Guilotine (that blade weapon/power he wields) meant for him. The murders end when Ren takes the Guilotine away from Kasumi and into himself, making it his weapon.

Okay thanks. I sort of got part of that before you're explanation... I'm just not sure how came be like that. My takeaway from all the episodes to now is the Karl is either controlling Ren to some extent, or maybe he's apart of him, like a reincarnation.

[erneiz_hyde]

Perhaps it wasn't clear because of the translation, but Mercurius addressed Ren as "musuko" (son) during his monologue in the previous episode.

[xeviouses]

Unless Guillotine is really that strong, Ren is gonna have to grind hard just to match the officers. Though, I think his morals are gonna get in the way. Unless he can deal with them tactically.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Applehell

Okay thanks. I sort of got part of that before you're explanation... I'm just not sure how came be like that. My takeaway from all the episodes to now is the Karl is either controlling Ren to some extent, or maybe he's apart of him, like a reincarnation.

You are on the right track there. Karl calling him "son" is a big hint. Also the caduceus being the symbol of Hermes/Mercury.

[Applehell]

Originally Posted by erneiz_hyde

Perhaps it wasn't clear because of the translation, but Mercurius addressed Ren as "musuko" (son) during his monologue in the previous episode.

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

You are on the right track there. Karl calling him "son" is a big hint. Also the caduceus being the symbol of Hermes/Mercury.

Ah, I didn't quite catch that, thanks. Though I feel there is a little more to it however.

[Cosmic Eagle]

There is, but it should be answered later

[MgMaster]

Getting better & better! Looking forward to Shirou & Ren's interactions as they seem to have an interesting dynamic ~ partners in crime ~ huh? Sound's spicy. They remind me of the two main characters(or well, you could say one...) of an old but great movie called Fight Club. One of the two's the more tamed one, while one's a more wild one, with the more tamed one in a way wishing he could live as freely as the other. They're both "partners in crime" though, and don't exactly like to feel restricted. Ren seems pretty aloof at school for instance, and while he talks about keeping his normal life, part of him still wishes to live more freely ~ which seems to be what Shirou's doing, although it seems it's freedom taken to the point where it becomes chaotic.

[shmaster]

...Is it just me, or is the animation got a little better this episode?

[IceHism]

they spent a lot of budget on mercurius and reinhardt scenes. Seems more like they just put more priority on the important scenes which i wouldnt say the early episodes of dies were.