Yeah, this episode was similar to the latter bits of Memories with Chihiro and Miyako breaking down. I think it's stuff like this that make the ef series stand out from all the other anime out there. It really doesn't hold anything back and much of it is just raw emotions. It's what makes the scenes so powerful.Originally Posted by David75
[Chihiro] Episode 6 (h264)
As always, but maybe up another level this time, an excellent episode. I love the presentation for the drama in this show. Angst in most series is usually quite cheesy or too melodramatic, but because of the way they use symbolism and colours to represent the emotions in this show, it just comes out powerful and enthralling.
Last edited by shinta|hikari; Fri, 11-14-2008 at 06:54 AM.
Peace.
I have to commend Chihiro on this episode. According to their site, they re-timed that scene at least 4 times to get it just right, and they nailed it.
Even more respect goes to the actress playing Yuuko, it creeped me out more and more the further she went on and the faster she got. The similar scene with Miyako last season made me cry by the end of it, this one only filled me with dread.
There's just something about her, even with all the horrible things she's gone through, but I just can't sympathize with Yuuko. There's a huge part of her that seems to have accepted the treatment she recieves from her 'brother' and almosts seems like she wants to return it to everyone around her, especially Himura. There were glimpses of it during her confession, there is a deep, growing darkness within her. She may have said it herself, Himura left her behind, and the girl he used to know died there.
She doted on him, chased him around, tried to become his little sister, but he was still too stricken with grief about losing his other one. Does Yuuko really have the grounds to blame him? Yuuko accepted what she has now become.
Kei's life wasn't nearly as bad, but she was turning into something not unlike Yuuko. Lying, cold, becoming dirty to get what she wanted. She turned it around eventually though, and didn't drag Hirono and Miyako down into her unhappiness. She eventually found the happiness she sought, and even made peace with Chihiro.
This still doesn't explain why Yuuko has his sister's watch.
I just hope they do not tell us Yuuko is responsible for Himura's sister death...
Up to now, they didn't resort to using such lame plots. So I hope they do not take
that route now.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Rather than responsible, I think they are going to go for the "enjoyed" or "celebrated" her death instead. Either way, this was already done with the twins, so its not like ef never chooses to go for the cliche. But I believe everything has been done before, so delivery matters much more than content, and that is what this show excels at.
Peace.
I think "reveled in" is perhaps the most appropriate term for it.
I was going to say that I might have felt bad for the young Yuuko, before she became this twisted, manipulative and possessive Yuuko. I can barely even pity what she has become due to how it appears she has fully accepted what she's become (due to the scene with her 'brother' at home where she seemed quite content around him).
But, if the case is that she was more than happy about finally getting a chance to take Himura's sister's place, then perhaps Yuuko has really been this way all along, and there is no need to ever feel pity for her.
Now I just wish that Nagi would stop deluding herself by being Kuze's girlfriend and admit she has always liked Himura. She let him go in the past so that Yuuko could steal him, and now she is denying it and doing the exact same thing to Mizuki that Yuuko did to her.
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