Frieren 1x25
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I really loved the talk between Frieren and Serie. It was very interesting to get a little bit of insight into Serie's mind. She keeps saying that she trained Flame on a whim, and that she didn't care that she died, but that is clearly not the case. During her walk with Frieren we can see her smiling while remembering holding Flamme's hand as a child and talking about her accomplishments with genuine pride. Would really like to know more about her character. It seems to be a common theme among elves that they are not very aware of their feelings and need to take a very long time to process them. So even when they get emotionally involved in something, they'll deny it and struggle to understand their actions and their underlying emotional motives. Flamme, on the other hand, knew her elves very well. She realized that Frieren could be the person to end the Demon Kind and trained her specifically for that purpose. But she also realized that Frieren craved emotional connection, even though she denied it, and that that would cause her problems in the long term. At the end she also got Serie to help humanity develop its magic. (After mulling about it for a thousand years, of course.) The seeds she was planting protected humanity for a thousand years and gave them the time to develop its magic until they could fight back against the demons. It is crazy how much of this story follows the general plan that Flamme had for this world over a thousand years ago. She really was a legendary mage.
Krul
2024-03-03 20:56:28 +0000 UTCI will keep this short because Iβm not very good at expressing something so abstract, and seemingly so inconsequential but here we go. I have the feeling Frieren is one of the best stories EVER to embody the idea of βWe plant trees that we will never see the shadow of, for our children.β Not only that, but the sheer magnitud of what love and care can do for the world; be it the love of a little girl doing a spell to create flower, or care of that same girl protecting a small and fragile little sapling a thousand years ago created such powerful barriers throughout the continent that kingdoms grew from that little care and love in the world. How the compassion and care of a single man and woman towards someone a small and unassuming elf girl is what saved the world and how she now even after all this time can still perceive them around. Thatβs why for me personally, the most impactful and beautiful scene of this show has been seeing Baby Flamme; that walking grimoire of Serie, as old as she may be and fascinated by progress and thinks of herself as the wisest, is incapable of seeing the thing of beauty that is life itself in its simplest form. That there is as much beauty in a little bed of flowers as there is in the most complex and reality-bending spell to end the world possibly. This show has truly changed my perception of life. Thank you for your reaction to the show because it really is the best of the best and adds so much to the details that I may have overlooked. Cheers mate π
Abi Baez
2024-03-03 08:06:52 +0000 UTCIn the end, they also exploit a weakness against Frieren's replica that all copies have in common. They only have the memories up to the point when they were created. Frieren's replica doesn't have the knowledge that Fern has recognized Frieren's vulnerability and builds her strategy on it. It has become important again who has what information. Otherwise Fern would certainly have been the first target. Frieren is so happy that she realizes that Fern could kill her. When in the past Serie says to Frieren that if she were to be killed it would be the demon king or a human mage. Frieren's response is "I'm looking forward to it". That she will someday see what will become of Flamme's legacy. Then in the present she sees Fern a human mage who can kill her, the result of Flamme's legacy. In a way, Flamme is still alive. Through what she has accomplished in the past, a small part of Flamme still lives on in every mage.
Nameless
2024-03-02 23:22:54 +0000 UTCIt seems, flashback from this episode between Frieren and Serie sheds light on Serie's character. She used to believe in magic exceptionalism, only teaching those she deemed worthy. However, it seems she didn't chose Flamme as an apprentice solely for her magical potential. At walk where we saw her memory of the small Flamme was all over the place. May be she saw her as child not only when she was child, but when she become adult too, like Frieren still see Fern as child as we know. A little possible hint, that sentence "but humans cannot afford to delay" in original Japanese, if i understood it correct, was "but those children cannot afford to delay". Serie's reactions to Flamme's death show her true emotions, despite her attempt to conceal them. She spoke of Flamme's achievements proudly, like a proud parent talking about their kid, even though she claimed to have trained her on a whim. Serie's struggle with Flamme's death is evident, though she didn't want to admit it. The walk with Frieren was her way of coping, reminiscing about Flamme while expressing her grief, those occasional signs of sadness in her eyes. Ultimately, it seems Flamme understood Serie deeply, much like Himmel did understood Frieren. Despite tearing up Flamme's will, Serie honored her disciple's wishes in the end. From the way Series would react upon reading her will to the presence where Serie eventually took over for Flamme's request and found the continental magic association 50 years ago, in current timeline. It seems Serie is ok with mankind learning magic now, however she still believe only special ones deserve to learn the deepest or most unknown part of magic. So organization built by her are teaching magic for everyone, but only first class mages are allowed to request to learn any spell from Serie and are allowed to be by her side, to consume knowledge directly from her. It seems her mindset was a little bit changed by Flamme, and it is huge, because as we can guess Serie is ancient being even for Frieren. Another good detail at the episode, that Frieren taught Fern that basic offensive spells are enough to defeat modern mages, but when faced against herself, an opponent of similar strength, she uses far more destructive magic. It seems, she has to use spells that'll actually go for the kill. Sorry for long comment π And thank you for reaction!
Aidos Smagulov
2024-03-02 22:30:03 +0000 UTC
