lola was like "if Komugi somehow is the reason why Mureum gets distracted and loses to netero, ima hate our guys" i feel that lol
Danny
2024-03-07 18:55:27 +0000 UTC
If the eagle was a spy for Netero why would he be surprised to find Komugi?
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-03 13:19:29 +0000 UTC
YES, this and the last one of this arc :)
Rahaf
2024-03-03 11:55:31 +0000 UTC
(a little spoilery) correct me if Im wrong but isnt it hinted that this eagle is controlled by Netero? We see it flying around Netero as he 'prepares' and there is focus on the eagle. It also seemed to be listening into the conversation the king was having with his guards (which could explain how Netero knew the King wanted to know his name and that he was wavering between ant and human) and when the King released all that nen, he overrode Netero's nen on the eagle, making the eagle act on the King's impulse which was, at that point, to kill komugi
Rahaf
2024-03-03 11:51:01 +0000 UTC
Love that explanation
Rahaf
2024-03-03 11:47:34 +0000 UTC
Completely agree! Cannot wait for their reaction to the conclusion of this storyline
Rahaf
2024-03-03 11:46:36 +0000 UTC
such a perfect nickname. I love it
Karabo
2024-03-03 05:15:42 +0000 UTC
Might be my favourite reaction and discussion thus far. This is one of those episodes I’ve been looking forward to from Day 1, and seeing how responsive they are to the themes and emotions here, it’s almost daunting to think of what we have yet to see.
Darrach
2024-03-02 20:56:48 +0000 UTC
Great discussion afterwards!
Tom
2024-03-02 16:11:31 +0000 UTC
You are not ready for what is about to happen in this ark
Stern Cawthray
2024-03-02 13:54:02 +0000 UTC
in my opinion the last scene of this episode is the best scene of the entire manga, so ye they might know at this point
Dario Campos
2024-03-02 13:30:50 +0000 UTC
It’s impossible to know.
Seni Adeyemi
2024-03-02 11:31:52 +0000 UTC
At this point I think they do know lol
Cole
2024-03-02 11:22:48 +0000 UTC
You don’t know it yet but you are watching the most moving story in anime ever.
Seni Adeyemi
2024-03-02 10:50:43 +0000 UTC
moments like this is why the chimera ant arc is just so damn good
Cole
2024-03-02 09:27:13 +0000 UTC
That was a very good point by Lola on how the Guards don't view the King as a person. Komugi was the first person to want to know Who he is instead of What he is.
I think it was symbolic when Komugi gave the King advice on Gungi and he said something along the lines of "I'm not used to making sacrifices"
She's learning his personality without even speaking much, just by seeing how he plays. Every time they speak he either learns something about her or himself and that's not something he gets from anyone else in his life.
The King admitted to himself earlier that he is bad at self-analysis. It's not just Gungi the King is learning from Komugi, she makes him more complete as a person.
Edit: To add what someone on youtube replied to me.
This is the first time Komugi is being treated like a person too.
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 08:13:07 +0000 UTC
Artificial Flavorz, Real Factz
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 07:47:22 +0000 UTC
I love pouf's dramatic ass lmaoooo
StrawHat
2024-03-02 07:14:45 +0000 UTC
The up coming EPs will be on fire ((:
Hussain Ghazaly
2024-03-02 06:58:37 +0000 UTC
PLEASE GIVE US 5 EP IN A ROW <3 😢
Hussain Ghazaly
2024-03-02 06:43:47 +0000 UTC
Pouf is certainly annoying but I love him, the fact that he question the King's decision and tried to do things his own way adds a lot of personality and dimension to him.
Max__
2024-03-02 04:57:12 +0000 UTC
lola is so pure. seeing her already tearing up at the king's scenes, love her
Amber
2024-03-02 04:18:37 +0000 UTC
One of the best episodes so far!
1. The King's identity crisis and teetering between ant and human. All mostly because of Komugi. And her name reveal. Komugi was the first one to even care about knowing his name besides the queen. ♥
2. The king asking the guards about his name was telling of how their personalities. Pouf, reveres the title of king and all it entails. Youpi, doesn't think too much and just minds his own business, and Pitou, prioritizes how the king feels above anything else.
Bonus: I've read an interesting Reddit comment that says the eagle felt Netero's nen and its animosity towards the king and went to the king to attack the king and when the eagle felt the King's nen, it felt (arguably some. He's confused about his feelings about her at the time) animosity towards Komugi and attacked Komugi. I'm not completely sold but it's interesting.
Kevin Inoj Perez
2024-03-02 03:27:21 +0000 UTC
rip mean eagle that changed the course of fictional mankind
Ben G
2024-03-02 03:22:33 +0000 UTC
Pitou's face when the king asks about his name is so funny, like "so I have deal with this now, huh"
natan
2024-03-02 03:12:55 +0000 UTC
My hot take is that Lola is more invested in the King's arc than anything else in Hunter right now, and that's prooobably not me projecting!
Ninaly
2024-03-02 03:02:23 +0000 UTC
literally thats my order too lol, killua then mereum are a canyon above everyone else for me
Ninaly
2024-03-02 02:52:10 +0000 UTC
Honestly he's my favorite hxh character too, especially because I hated him so much when he was introduced that I didn't think it was possible for the show to make me like him
The girls had way more faith in him from the beginning than I did lmao
The character development was outstanding 🤌🤌
Miss Mewiththat
2024-03-02 02:09:46 +0000 UTC
same, I love him too!
Harfie
2024-03-02 02:07:25 +0000 UTC
yoooo calling pouf shia labouf kills me LMAO
Harfie
2024-03-02 02:06:16 +0000 UTC
Yeah in a way he's sort of symbolically saving her from his own impulse as King. He's seeing that violence as an onlooker rather than the perpetrator for the first time now, and he's responding with sympathy for the victim.
Payam Sharifi
2024-03-02 02:01:09 +0000 UTC
I was surprised they hardly commented on the eagle.
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 01:55:24 +0000 UTC
This episode truly shows that L&M's hatred of birds in anime was warranted
Kya Colosseum
2024-03-02 01:51:18 +0000 UTC
I like how Lola and Shia LaBeouf where both crying for the king but for opposite reasons.
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 01:50:32 +0000 UTC
"Meruem...the light that illuminates all." was what the queen said!
Harfie
2024-03-02 01:50:30 +0000 UTC
"For so long he has just been the king" probably isn't the right way to put it. It's easy not to think about it, but the guys only about a month old right now. Rather than being so used to being a certain way, it's more the opposite, he literally hasn't had time to become anything other than what he was born as yet.
He basically hasn't experienced anything but killing some ants and farmers, flying to this palace, and sitting in that room playing board games. Plus the 3 people closest to him only really act in ways that reinforce what he's "supposed" to be. This is just the first time it happened to be questioned in his EXTREMELY short life.
ArtficialFlvrz
2024-03-02 01:46:19 +0000 UTC
I’ve been waiting for this moment for forever. I love meruem prob way more than the average person😭😭 he’s my fav character in hxh besides killua & his development is the best thing ever
Amber
2024-03-02 01:34:20 +0000 UTC
It was poetic how the King releasing all that negative energy is what agitated the eagle into attacking Komugi.
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 01:28:31 +0000 UTC
It was great but nothing will beat Milena going from sad crying to tears of joy as Killua saves Ikalgo imo.
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 01:27:30 +0000 UTC
I love how much you both love Knuckle. My sweet, strong, shouty, soft boy 😭 this episode is also a great reminder of how the Royal Guards each have a unique kind of loyalty to the King, with them having different answers to his question
idoleyes
2024-03-02 01:17:57 +0000 UTC
Wow...this might be my favourite reaction so far
Yū Nishinoya
2024-03-02 00:59:48 +0000 UTC
Have fun
Shivering King Banana
2024-03-02 00:59:15 +0000 UTC
Going thru a roller coaster there at the end haha, I was sure you girls were gonna love it these developments
Giancarlo Martinez
2024-03-02 00:53:17 +0000 UTC
Love this episode so much. We really been on a good streak with these episodes and reviews <3
Komikall
2024-03-02 00:44:38 +0000 UTC
This is the first of the "later arc" episodes that I was particularly looking forward to your reaction to, and I'm just so glad you're watching this show. Loving your discussion here so much, you're like the perfect people for this show- potentially the most perceptive and intuitive reactors I've seen watch it so far.
And the best is yet to come, the climax and conclusion to this arc is one of my favorite pieces of storytelling I've ever seen. Hope y'all love it as much as I do. Enjoy the ride!
Colin Huckestein
2024-03-02 00:42:20 +0000 UTC
Been looking forward to this one for a long time!
Carson Gardner
2024-03-02 00:34:45 +0000 UTC
Shi boutta go
Austin Sullivan
2024-03-02 00:27:24 +0000 UTC
Damn I’m about to get drunk but I will be back for this one. But I remember this episode being really good mostly because of the king lol
Jack SV
2024-03-02 00:26:40 +0000 UTC
It's a winner :)
Isaac
2024-03-02 00:24:27 +0000 UTC
YES I've been waiting for this one, one of my favorites of the whole anime