Frieren Season 1 Episode 10
Added 2024-07-09 16:34:34 +0000 UTCAURA VS FRIEREN WAS SO PEAK the lenses of the camera couldn't stop shaking.
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The way this show handles flashbacks is the best I've ever seen. I went into this episode expecting a huge epic fight but instead I got deep insights into Frieren's character and I'm so glad for that.
looweewoo
2024-07-17 17:26:21 +0000 UTCI love how much we can revisit now that we've learned about Frieren's past. First, Lugner's line about despising geniuses since they "lack the beauty of accumulated effort" becomes quite ironic as Frieren is the ultimate example of doing such. For around 1,000 years she has been honing such a fundamental and basic aspect of magic that any mage could improve (albeit at different rates, as talent is a factor), not something exclusive to geniuses. I also really like how this gives us so much context in understanding Frieren as a character. Initially I had assumed she was cold and distant due to her vastly different perception of time and also perhaps growing numb/used to outliving her comrades throughout the years. However, it's not only her different perception of time and it had nothing to do with my second speculation that explain how Frieren came to be who she is; Flamme's strategic advice to live in obscurity until becoming strong enough to defeat the Demon King adds so much context. While I don't know Frieren's age when her village was attacked, it seems that the relationships she had there and the one she develops with Flamme were really the only meaningful ones in her life up until that point. Then, she lives hundreds, if not around 1,000 years alone without any meaningful interactions or relationships. So of course, when she is then recruited by Himmel and his party, she isn't going to fully appreciate or understand the importance of her "mere" 10 year journey with them right away. I think the rapid shots we get of that journey which flash by in a mere second or two is a way to represent how Frieren perceived that journey. So it's not only that her perception of time is different, she didn't have much experience with meaningful relationships to begin with. Plus, I can't imagine being able to easily change a mindset you've grown accustomed to having after 1,000 years of solitude. Lastly, this is more speculation, but it would be very painful to try and live in the moment more after all those years alone, as it could remind her of the significance and pain of losing her family and Flamme, a defense mechanism perhaps (I think you guys touched on that point on how growing attached to things you know you'll lose can be painful). I really enjoyed your reaction and thoughts, thanks!
Russell Gambardella
2024-07-14 04:18:04 +0000 UTC
