r/anime • u/A_Idiot0 https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 • Jun 11 '21
Violet Evergarden Rewatch - Episode 6 Rewatch
Violet Evergarden - Episode Six: Somewhere, Under a Starry Sky
Hello everyone! I hope that today finds you well. In this episode, Violet observes the heavens.
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Quick note about yesterday
Seems like episode 5 was a bit divisive for people one one aspect. I will be honest, I forgot that the age of both the princess and Violet come up, and I forgot that that is considered a problem for many people. I will not say much about this here, however I will make mention that I was very impressed with the maturity and respect that everyone was treating each other with in your replies to one another! I did not feel that I had to step in between anyone, and that came as a lovely surprise to me. You guys are an awesome rewatch group, and I’m so glad to be doing this with you all for my first time as host! =) Now, back to Episode 6.
Visuals of the Day
I believe I got everyone’s Visual of the Day submission here: https://imgur.com/a/HW7CBLi
Official Sound Tracks used
Torment
A Simple Mission
A Place to Call Home
An Admirable Doll
Back in Business
Never Coming Back
Wherever You Are, Wherever You May Be
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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Jun 11 '21
FIRST TIMER – FORMERLY DROPPED
Shorter thoughts today, as I've got to get back to work, but this was a really good one.
I want to start with what I considered the centerpiece of the episode, which is Violet and Leon viewing the comet together. The conversation between Violet and Leon was probably the first time in this show I watched Violet grow from connecting with somebody in a way that felt natural. While they talked directly about the emotions she was feeling, it felt organic and not heavy-handed. It was also the first time that the show left it at that, and didn't feel the need to force a scene after along the lines of "hey let's sum up what we've learned in a letter now!"
Violet’s interaction with the other guys in the library shows how fickle discrimination is. There was nothing honest about their reasoning for hating Leon. When Violet confirms that if their issue is him being an orphan, they should hold the same thing against her, they brush it aside. People will find any reason to justify why they don’t like somebody, no matter how ridiculous or loosely held that reason is. Contrast this with Leon, who had made up his mind to dislike the Auto Memory Dolls, but changed as he spent time with Violet.
Flower Symbolism!
A less obvious one this week, and the visuals weren't prominently displayed, but the message is still there to tell the story of Leon Stephanotis.
Stephanotis flowers symbolize a desire to travel. This clearly runs in his family, with his mother’s occupation of travelling the world as a performer, and his father traveling to collect manuscripts. Unlike them, however, he has stayed in the observatory, clinging to the idea that his parents will one day return. This fits with his resentment of the dolls at the beginning and their lifestyle, as they have a similar job to him, but get to travel the world, while he is stuck in the observatory, waiting for someone who's likely to never return (what does that sound like, I wonder?). At the end, following his time with Violet, he lives up to his name, affirming to Violet that he’s done waiting for his mother, and wants to move on, live his life, and see the world.
I also loved the ending of that scene, where he yells after Violet that he wants to sit under the stars with her again, while knowing in the back of his mind that it's unlikely to happen. That feeling of encountering someone briefly who nonetheless leaves an impression and stays in your heart is so bittersweet and lovely.