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Man, “Hidden Emotions” is a bizarre episode of Blue Exorcist. I perceive that we’re nonetheless making ready future acts on this storyline. However primarily based on all of the drama final week with Renzo returning and the hints we received about Yukio’s questionable loyalty, I believed the subsequent logical step can be to place some stress on these concepts and take care of the attention-grabbing messiness that comes with it. of all these double and triple crossings that the Illuminati have launched into the story. This episode…sort of Is that appropriate, I believe? I imply, technically it comprises scenes the place Renzo acts shady, Yukio lets Lucifer’s phrases plant the seeds of doubt, and the remainder of the gang all spends a variety of time overtly questioning who they will belief. However I do not know, y’all. It simply would not come collectively in a approach that feels coherent.
As soon as once more, I’ve to place a few of the blame on the middle that has haunted lots this season. A scene like a flashback to Yukio’s assembly with Lucifer on the Illuminati base is an ideal instance of this. Firstly, its placement within the episode is awkward – final week’s total ‘cliffhanger’ was simply there to arrange this measly little scene the place Lucifer reveals as much as make Yukio really feel insecure and paranoid. This alone would not be that dangerous, since I do know we’re nonetheless enjoying the lengthy sport, however the flashback itself is simply…boring. There isn’t any different method to say it. The modifying, the digital camera angles, the flat colours and the washed out lighting; all this collectively varieties a scene that ought to be crammed with ominous portent in one thing that would nearly put you to sleep.
Then Yukio’s not so compelling internal battle is given a single scene Shura to drive house the entire thought of ”deceiving your loved ones” earlier than the episode utterly switches gears and is concerning the gang letting off some steam in an indoor pool, the place they’re harassed by these bizarre little monkey demons who power Rin to scream about his true earth. emotions for Shiemi. It is someway a downgrade from a seaside celebration filler episode, as a result of at the least we get an entire episode to idiot round and possibly have some enjoyable, as a substitute of making an attempt to do all of the methods in simply to cram in about ten minutes. Once more, I would not even thoughts the sitcom nonsense with the Sanzaru ghosts if it was put collectively correctly, however all of the animation with the children messing round by the pool appears to be like so awkward and half-baked that you could’t assist however can then watch all of it out earlier than it is performed.
I would like to provide “Hidden Emotions” at the least one praise: I am an enormous fan of Izumo lastly warming as much as Shiemi and permitting her into the Woman Buddy Group. The bit the place Izumo casually tries to remind Shiemi that there can be extra women’ nights for them sooner or later is cute, and the smile it placed on my face was the one emotional response from every sort of the place I come from Blue Exorcist of this entire endeavor.
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Crispy roll.
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