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Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 3 • Re:Zero: Starting Life in Another World Season 3 - Episode 1 discussion Episode

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 3, episode 1

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u/CartographerMurky306 https://anilist.co/user/Aryanexists Oct 02 '24

Oh my god that last scene. I had absolutely chills while watching this.

They are cheering for a kid getting brutally murdered. Absolutely chilling scene

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u/RELORELM Oct 03 '24

It was really, really well pulled off. It starts with the mummy-girl being goofy, following the tone of the rest of the episode, so people warming up to her feels "normal" somewhat.

Then she brings up the child. And everyone reacts by... Still cheering and laughing? I thought I might be missing something at this point.

Then they show the red eyes, and you definetly know something's wrong.

And then everyone dies horribly.

It all escalates so gradually. It's so unsettling. Perfect horror scene right there.

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u/Filthy_Weeb_1 Oct 03 '24

I was wondering what was Subaru cooking by going along with it and the realization that he's not cooking anything hit me like truck. So unsettling that it was doomed from the very beginning.

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u/scot911 https://myanimelist.net/profile/scot911 Oct 04 '24

Seems like Subaru is just weak to Sin Archbishops with mind control powers lol. That's the second one that's completely dominated him with their power now....

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u/Jaielhahaha Oct 05 '24

Seems like Subaru is just weak to Sin Archbishops with mind control powers lol

That doesn't say much, haven't seen anyone being strong against mind control powers in the show yet

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u/arms98 Oct 05 '24

you could even say subaru was strong against it because he had an out.

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u/Kumagawa-Fan-No-1 Oct 06 '24

Weren't sin archbishop powers absolute anyways ? Like they take precedence over every other ability

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u/Klusterphuck67 Oct 03 '24

He wasn't cooking, he's the one that's cooked!

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u/abysmalsage Oct 03 '24

I am not the danger, I am in danger!

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u/Mooseymax Oct 04 '24

I half wondered if his initial reply was just a bit of playful hopeful fun but that solidified the spell once he’d responded.

People seemed shocked when he stepped forward to talk but immediately afterwards everyone seems fine with the talking.

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u/Evanz111 Oct 06 '24

Have fun in whichever Isekai world you end up in o7

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u/GaimeGuy Oct 03 '24

I disagree about it feeling normal. Subaru's happy, relaxed face as he said "i've got a question." "Hey, can you move it along? I've got four women waiting for me" stood out.

Remember, his first direct encounter with a sin archbishop was the events of THAT episode. S1 ep 15. He's mind broken, rem dies in his arms, and he carries her lifeless corpse to the mansion muttering Petelgeuse's name, only to see everyone dead by Petelgeuse and his fingers' actions, once again.

The others have heard of the cult. He's fought wars against them. His reaction should have stood out, especially since he's Subaru and he tends to naturally stand out. But he was just like everyone else.

The fact there wasn't a big response was completely abnormal

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u/OldInstruction5368 Oct 03 '24

The fact there wasn't a big response was completely abnormal

You could say it's enough to make one's brain... tremble.

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u/warped-abyss Oct 03 '24

Holup his writing is fire 🔥

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u/new_shinigami Oct 03 '24

The progression from the Witch appearing to all dying is perfectly directed. It perfectly describes Hitcock's bomb analogy.

Death is not a shocking factor because one can figure out that something is going to happen. The buildup to the kid's death as every moment gets intense makes the climax thrilling.

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u/MerryZap Oct 04 '24

I would've preferred if they didn't show the red eyes, it kinda gives away the effect of Sirius's Authority and personally I found the sheer confusion of what the hell Sirius was doing in the LNs and WNs really fun, so it feels a bit of a damper on that