Was hom-o-segguality that big if a deal in 16th century Japan? Or is this just hitting a nerve from our modern perspective? I'm just assuming it's a period story, and don't really care either way. But. Seems to be an issue for a lot of conversations.

@@3Kings_Industries I don't know if it's still the case, but they are pretty tolerant of it on young people, but when they grow up they're expected to be "proper". I was just clarifying the scene because Taigen doesn't know about Mizu's sexuality and it's interesting to see him have an attraction to someone he perceives as male.

​@3Kings_Industries There was a sort of greek-esque pedastry amongst samurai and Buddhist monks in Japan called Nanshoku or Shudo between young apprentices and masters. Shinto and Zen Buddhism didn't have any particular anti homosexuality ethos at the time either. However adult male relationships were considered shameful and were expected to be kept on the down low.

@@patrickwaldeck6681oh gross, you’re telling me my badass samurai’s are also pëdo’s? History sucks lmao

@@gdadder Roman and Greek soldiers did the exact same thing. Turns out the military has always been kinda super gay.

Also my favorite soundtrack

I didn't catch this the first time, but she put in Akemi's small knife too. So she's including all these things she's collected from those people she's interacted with - Ringo's bell, Akemi's knife, Swordfather's tongs.. the meteorite metal..

@@Mr.Maryland_ are you sure that was Akemi's knife. Mizu made that knife, and hundreds others just like it. Have you noticed nearly every small knife in the show was made by Mizu? How can you be sure it's not a symbol of Mizu's childhood?

@@SoloRenegadeif you go back to episode 4, it’s the knife that mizu took from her when akemi tried to stab her in madam kaji’s tea house.

@@chance757 I know what knife you're trying to claim it is. Mizu also used the knife from Ringo's Father's noodle/tea shop. How do you know Mizu didn't keep THAT knife. both are the same type of knife, both made by Mizu. Or, how do you know it wasn't one that was still at Swordfather's hut, a mere symbol of her childhood.

@@SoloRenegade because they’re different knives if you’ll actually go back and check. we’ve seen plain and clear that she collects things from people that meant something to her, why are you fighting so hard to say it wasn’t? everything in this show tends to hold some kind of meaning. it’s akemi’s knife. get over it.

I wouldn't exactly call Fowler evil for what he did back then. He seemed to care for his sister, to try to keep her alive as long as he possibly could and safe guard her body after she passed so the other starving wouldn't eat her. He ate her kidneys out of pure survival, not because he enjoyed it. When he said that his mind goes back to that time, he said it like he refuses to ever be in such a hopeless and helpless situation ever again.

@@Sweet_Venom0027 He wasn't intrinsically evil because of what he did, i think he turned out deeply wrong because he was put in a position where he had to do unspeakable things to survive. I'm sure being forced to cannibalize your own family warps your perception of human worth.

The story sort of reminded me of Kaz Brekker, btw Angela should definitely watch shadow and bone

I dunno, I think Fowler's catacombs full of infant and child skeletons might outdo that.

Dare I say, that’s a mercy from Fowler.

@@bridgethaines7127 worst currently fathering father

I have the tiny niggle that the passage of time is so understated that asking "did you notice the time skip?" is a reasonable question. The creators are giving the audience credit for being able to notice such things, which is good, on balance, I think.

late, but, yeah, they were out for long this also matches up with the real event of Edo burning down which i searched if it was real and yeah it was in march 1657

And don't forget about the peaches! The peaches are important as well. 😂

I'd missed this. Great insight!

Great reading, very probable.

I can’t take all the credit, some one called him that in the comments and I thought it was perfect!

Same thing for me.

Same. Everyone raves about episode 5, but to this one is my favourite!

Nice! For Arcane, I took that as meaning they were both moments of creation - Viktor's blood giving something to the hexcore... possibly Mel and Jayce conceiving. Here, Mizu giving items of meaning to the forge, and perhaps Akemi and Takayoshi conceiving?

@@Hohum37 I read it more about being fusionnal, comparing what Viktor was doing to how to individuals connects on a fundamental level in sentimental or primal sex. There is a unity in that moment, that reciprocated in Viktor's experiment, forging something new, a very deep and primal bond between him and the hexcore, fusing themselves.

Oh it's definitely rotoscoped. Those movements are too good.

What's Lovm?

@@myjams7180 Legend of Vox Machina. 😃 If you haven't seen it there're two seasons so far, it's excellent, and Angela has done reactions for them as well. It's how I found her and Xander.

@@billberndtson Thanks, I'll add it to my list!

Sorry, Angela 😅😅

My vote would be for Scavenger's Reign.

@@Hohum37 I wasnt able to watch that one yet, but its on my list.

Someone in the comments said that’s how he knew she was a woman and I wasn’t convince Taigen knew that. I just wasn’t sure if he was hot because of the moment or because he secretly knew

@@funnylilgalreacts you have it right. This show is fantastic (or as you say, just phenomenal). They do a very good job with the "show don't tell" method for the most part. While some aspects are definitely written from a Western perspective, they've still done an excellent job of representing Eastern culture and the Edo period in a fictional work of art overall. We've been shown in plenty of brothel scenes that some people openly enjoy the "pleasurable company" of members of the same sex/gender.

I find it interesting that his story if told by another may be taken as a horrible plight they have had to endure but we already hate him so much we look on his story in disgust & it gives you no sympathy. It gave me understanding of how he became what he is but is taken as no apology for it

There is plenty to hate about Fowler, but the cannibalism of his sister is more pitiable than hateworthy, for me.

True, but you can't over analyze these things. Just enjoy the show.

@@Mr.Maryland_ I can do both.

@@jachyra9 Good luck with that lol.

She did have the piece from the hilt that was in her hand when she jumped out the window. It also included a the part that was the tang inside the hilt. There would be enough with the tongs and bell and extra iron sand to make another sword. It’s not a large plot hole since only the tip would be missing, not the whole sword.

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I am wondering where she got that necklace. It is nice and shows the four elements of the ATLA and TLOK universes.

You're reading it wrong. Akemi's alternative is to become a courtesan at Madam Kaji's whorehouse. Do you think she'll just be reciting renga to all her clients? To Mizu's calculation, being married to a shogun's son is the better option.

@@Mr.Maryland_ Akemi was only there to find Mizu, there's no chance she would have stayed there. But that's beside the point anyway. Mizu's path of revenge is an inherently selfish and destructive one, something the show's been pretty blunt about honestly, and this is just another in a string of choices and actions shes taking which is bringing her down a dark path. As Taigen is risking his life and enduring horrific pain just to protect Mizu's identity, Mizu is walking away from a woman in need because it would inconvenience her to help. However Mizu wants to rationalize it to herself, that is what happened. Moreover both Taigen and Akemi are only in these situations in large part because Mizu barged into the dojo to start with and made demands of total strangers in their own home. Like as far as Akemi is concerned, Mizu literally ruined her life just as passing collateral damage.

@@troikas3353 Mizu entered the dojo politely, and asked politely to talk to the master. All of the bad manners were from the dojo. They escalated to three of them trying to kill her with naked swords after she pushed a hand away with her shoulder. Otherwise, I agree.

I strongly recommend you also watch Arcane; and then you can come back here and watch her reactions to it too!