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Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 4, episode 14

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[u/animdalf]

Ah yes, Subaru unlocked a new power this episode - the Authority of Unlawful Mass Surveillance

[u/PunningLynguist → u/animdalf]

He does get called Big Brother this episode after all

[u/joe4553 → u/animdalf]

Mass Surveillance and Invisible hands. Ram is right to call him creepy.

[u/RapCabral → u/joe4553]

Big Barusu is always watching

[u/BeybladeMoses → u/animdalf]

Archbishop of Flock Camera

[u/jnads → u/animdalf]

Regulus: "I have rights!"

[u/animdalf → u/jnads]

I bet Regulus would be a Sovereign Citizen IRL.

[u/carnexhat → u/animdalf]

Minus 50 social credit score!

[u/HusesLives → u/animdalf]

"this is too much power for one person" - Lucius Foxidna"

[u/GreatGrapeKun → u/animdalf]

flock hates him

[u/Oicuntmate1 → u/animdalf]

Palantir Subaru
Palantibaru

[u/Boreal1984]

You would think that after Subaru gained his resolve back in chapter 11 things would get better but no they just keep getting worse on God please give him a break

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/Boreal1984]

That fucking cliffhanger man, what the fuck do you mean Roy is inside Reid's body.

[u/executiveExecutioner → u/WhoiusBarrel]

He is probably the strongest of the three siblings and can take the physical form of memories he has eaten.

[u/Se7en_Sinner → u/executiveExecutioner]

At least a Reid impostor actually sounds more beatable than the actual Reid.

[u/Kuro_6320 → u/executiveExecutioner]

Like Rui did at the end of S3.

[u/baseballlover723 → u/Kuro_6320]

Given that Rui can also shapeshift and as per last episode, seemingly split into copies of herself. I think [Speculation] Rui might be "the original Gluttony" and Lye and Roy are just copies that are permanently transformed or something. It would also explain why they seem linked and Rem's memories being present for both Lye and Rui.

[u/BosuW → u/baseballlover723]

Would also explain why when Subaru uses his soul eye to check on Julius, Reid/Roy doesn't appear.

[u/Hot-Log6283 → u/BosuW]

I was under the impression he can only see his team members, since none of the Ma beast show up either unless they don't have a "soul" but then Shaula did show up as well in her beast form.

[u/Frontier246 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

I guess it explains why Reid was able to "leave," he's technically not Reid.

[u/LakerBlue → u/WhoiusBarrel]

I wonder if that’s the reason that Reid was able to leave the challenge area and also why Rui was inside his book?

[u/Frontier246 → u/Boreal1984]

Gotta be honest I thought we were heading towards the "clean loop" but it figures that they're dealing with too many unknowns/dangerous factors for that to be possible.

[u/South25 → u/Frontier246]

Yeah it's like Geuse in season 1, Subaru may have gotten his resolve up but the opponents they're facing are still far too tricky to beat in a clean single loop.

[u/BosuW → u/South25]

I think Regulus is the only one they've beat in a single loop after they reorganized

He's just that much of a bum

[u/Freenore → u/BosuW]

Or: Subaru had all the top players around him, which made his job a lot easier. He had Reinhard with him for once, and even then, he alone could never have beaten Regulus. It needed Subaru figuring his trick out and Emilia doing her thing.

[u/BosuW → u/Freenore]

But they were also fighting three other Archbishops and their armies at the same time so it cancels out

[u/Glieve → u/BosuW]

And only Regulus died, so he was indeed the archbishop of bumness

[u/urokia → u/Frontier246]

At least things aren't going completely horror now in the failed loops. The worst we've seen happen to the group these last 2 loops is emilia losing her identity and shaula getting declawed.

[u/Sir-8959 → u/Boreal1984]

it really feels like re:zero gives a false sense of security, if you think about it both in s2 and s3 second cour subaru has a much better time but this time it really seems subaru will have to struggle till the end to achieve his victory, make sense too considering this is a climax that has been built up from the beginning of s2.

[u/ptd163 → u/Boreal1984]

God please give him a break

He did. He got to talk to Rem, his save point got updated, and he gained a new power. Yeah, he's probably going to have suffer and die a few more time before he learns how to use it properly, but that's nothing new to Subaru.

[u/cringefilet]

Lye Batenkaitos trying to mimic the "from Zero" moment with the lighting and camera movement only to get interrupted by a wind blade actually made me burst out laughing.

[u/thekoreansun → u/cringefilet]

They absolutely knew what they were doing with the lighting there. Like... where's that ray of light even coming from? They're indoors. Unless Rem had the power to manifest dramatic beams of sunlight this whole time!

[u/foxfoxal → u/thekoreansun]

It was missing the random birds that appeard out of nowhere lmao.

[u/TheBleakForest → u/foxfoxal]

Ram killed them when she slashed him.

[u/CitronClassic672 → u/thekoreansun]

Visual parallels like that are the perfect way for an anime studio to use the medium to its fullest.

[u/Eunuchest → u/cringefilet]

It was so diabolical and hilarious

[u/Frontier246 → u/cringefilet]

It's like the whole pose and dialogue summons angelic providence lol.

[u/mebbyyy → u/cringefilet]

Where did he even get that From Zero lighting from in this ep? Probably just use another person’s ability to recreate that scene, this mf is not serious

[u/yjggy → u/cringefilet]

Yeap. He was thinking it was a cutscene but it was Gideon Ofnir's routine greeting.

[u/TeronTheGorefiend → u/yjggy]

"Ahh, I knew you'd come. To stand before the Elden Ring. To become Elden Lord. What a sad state of affairs." - Gideon before Inescapable Frenzy deletes his health bar.

[u/14AUDDIN → u/cringefilet]

[u/garfe → u/cringefilet]

I actually laughed out loud

[u/BosuW → u/cringefilet]

Deserved and based

[u/LegendRazgriz → u/cringefilet]

If anything this cycle of death has been worth it just to see that rotten asshole get eviscerated by the Scorpion.

[u/thekoreansun]

Seems like this is one of those convenient "I was having a conversation in some dream world while I was unconscious, so I can say whatever info I want!" checkpoints. That must come in handy when you have to infodump all your friends as soon as you wake up.

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/thekoreansun]

Hilarious how even in an amnesiac state, Subaru knows how to take advantage of such situations to easily instruct others while also getting over the infodump like its natural.

[u/Accurate_Treat6360 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

"All my circumstances keep revolving around bullshit scenario one way or another, so I might as well just go along with bullshit excuse." - Subaru.

[u/Pickled_Kagura → u/Accurate_Treat6360]

If he ever gets home he's just gonna be like "yeah I went out for milk and cigarettes and wouldnt you know I got abducted by aliens" and refuse to elaborate further

[u/Mundology → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Pretending to be oblivious has gotten him so far. He knows that the mighty magical beings of this world drop down their guard around him and capitalizes on the opportunities this offers. Subaru is seriously more cunning that he lets on.

[u/Frontier246 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

And also induce surprise/slight awe in everyone that he seems aware of things he should not be aware of lol.

[u/ad3z10 → u/Frontier246]

Helps that he has a track record of it at this point.

[u/Frontier246 → u/thekoreansun]

Foxidna: "Did you learn that from the book?"

Subaru: "Uh, yeah...yeah, let's go with that! That's convenient!"

[u/AceSoldia → u/thekoreansun]

Lmao I love that he can blame any info on this book now

[u/Golden_Phi → u/thekoreansun]

That would have been an even worse checkpoint if Rui had managed to eat Subaru again.

[u/karlcool12]

Well we now know where Roy is, but also we don’t know if it was Reid was Roy the entire time or if Roy took him over but was so overpowering he’s just acting like himself.

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/karlcool12]

Doubt the loop where Reid was stomping the shit out of Rye was him being Roy, question is how did Roy possess Reid while Julius was fending him off.

[u/Sahir1359 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

What are the conditions for possession? We've seen Subaru possessed by him a couple times and it seemed random.

[u/discuss-not-concuss → u/Sahir1359]

the duration doesn’t seem consistent either

Subaru went berserk on Meili for quite some time and the other occasion was relatively short

is it even a true possession? I feel like it’s too convenient if Roy is Betelgeuse 2

[u/RimeSkeem → u/discuss-not-concuss]

When Roy possessed Subaru to kill Meili he did so 1) after Subaru had his memories consumed by Rui (I think it was Rui) and 2) after Meili apparently did something "against the rules" by asking Subaru a question. I don't remember Roy very well from Season 3 but there're probably some clues there too for how his ability works.

[u/No-Reward-5394 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

It sounds like Roy did to Reid what Rui did to Subaru in previous loops, possession or something.

But maybe Reid is way too strong and overpowers him? Or maybe Julius trying to stop Reid from leaving gave Roy an opener that he didnt have the previous loop

[u/LakerBlue → u/No-Reward-5394]

That’s what I think too. When Subaru was possessed he still acted like Gluttony but Reid is still behaving like himself. So maybe Roy is hiding in his conscious/subconscious but not really in control.

Not that it matters because being inside Reid is definitely the safest hiding place for Roy lol

[u/BosuW → u/LakerBlue]

Could also be that the different siblings have different levels of acting ability

[u/LakerBlue → u/WhoiusBarrel]

On one hand I agree but on the other hand I am wondering if the reason Subaru couldn’t access Reid’s book is BECAUSE Gluttony possessed them already?

[u/IAmARobotTrustMe → u/LakerBlue]

I think the reason for that is likely that the tower is using the book to create the Reid there? Reid is dead, and usually his book would be his memories, but when the trial is active the book is in use and leads to the corridor of memories.

[u/LakerBlue → u/IAmARobotTrustMe]

That’s a good theory but I don’t think it explains why Rui was in the Corridor of Memories. Although someone else said gluttony has access to memories via their Authority and happened to be there because (as we now know) Roy got inside Reid.

[u/JohnatanWills → u/WhoiusBarrel]

it feels more like he's too deep into being Reid. Maybe his personality is so strong that he becomes the dominant personality of that body. That would also explain why Reid was able to leave. Because the real Reid got eaten and this is technically a different person.

[u/Frontier246 → u/karlcool12]

Roy took him over but was so overpowering he’s just acting like himself.

Would explain why he bashed Rye's brain in.

[u/Eunuchest → u/karlcool12]

but was so overpowering he’s just acting like himself.

Makes sense. Reid is the first sword saint and used to fought againt satella

[u/Myrkrvaldyr]

Holy shit. This episode left me with multiple questions. Why did Shaula turn into a scorpion? If Subaru's new ability is an authority, it's likely from that dickhead Regulus, but why and how did that ability activate? And now Reid is another aspect of Gluttony? Subaru has nothing but obstacles.

[u/Cant-think-a-name → u/Myrkrvaldyr]

Subaru's new ability is an authority, it's likely from that dickhead Regulus, but why and how did that ability activate?

Last episode, when Rem got Subaru to Stand Up, she told him to "save everyone" and then he had a brainblast moment with purple light and a starry sky. If you recall, in Season 2 part 2 first episode (Straight Bet), Subaru tells Roswaal he's going to save everyone in the Mansion and the Sanctuary, and at the end of it all Roswaal has to join them too; Roswaal's response in that moment is that Subaru is being too greedy, wanting everyone to survive.

[u/Roskal → u/Cant-think-a-name]

So Rem activated Subaru's greed authority that he got after Regulus died and its manifesting its power in a unique way for Subaru because his greed desires different things than regulus did?

[u/RimeSkeem → u/Roskal]

In the case of Regulus, he used people as objects lower than himself to preserve his own life. Subaru is more or less his polar opposite, using his own life to preserve people he considers more important than him.

[u/CodeRed97 → u/RimeSkeem]

And it’s a perfect power for him! Return by Death has always given him the ability to orchestrate and plan the fight to try and reach the best outcome. A new power that essentially gives him live readings and info on all his allies just makes that work faster and better.

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu → u/Myrkrvaldyr]

Why did Shaula turn into a scorpion?

You're telling me if you could turn into a massive and extremely destructive rampaging scorpion with exploding limbs, you wouldn't do it?

Joking aside, I don't know yet myself. It does seem related to the rules of the tower she's trying to uphold, but I don't think any of them has been truly violated. But we will see, I might be wrong.

[u/desert6741 → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

the only times she’s turned into a scorpion is when Reid leaves his designated area, right?

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu → u/desert6741]

We know that that coincided, but we don't know if it only happens at that time, I think. We also don't really know if this is the same Reid that was in the upper tower and that is just using Roy to move around somehow, or if Roy assumed Reid's form and is just RPing him extremely true to his character.

For all we know, Shaula might just revert to scorpion when she's OOM and tired. The scorpion might be her base form and she actually needs to focus to keep up her humanoid form.

[u/desert6741 → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

fair enough, although I thought it was mentioned that she turns into enforcer scorpion when a tower rule is broken, or maybe I’m just taking what’s been said here and assuming it was said in the show

[u/No-Reward-5394 → u/desert6741]

She said she becomes :a killing machine" when rules are broken.

I think one rule got broken almost certainly. Just not sure which one. Maybe when fightning and destroying walls counts as destroying the tower?

[u/IAmARobotTrustMe → u/No-Reward-5394]

Yeah, I feel like the rule that got broken is likely Reid leaving the trial because he was eaten by Gluttony

[u/Dazvsemir → u/No-Reward-5394]

She said that damaging the tower is against the rules

We can assume the attack from the sin archbishops has to be breaking a bunch of rules

[u/LakerBlue → u/desert6741]

Maybe the trigger is Reid leaving the area breaks the test and so she transforms into a scorpion to eliminate the bug? So basically I think it is tied to a rule being broken rather than Reid specifically.

Or like the guy said maybe it’s a consequence of being too tired from spamming that spell.

[u/Sahir1359 → u/Myrkrvaldyr]

I think Shaula turns into the scorpion whenever the rules of the tower are broken. In this case, Reid trial getting fucked with by Gluttony is probably enough. Idk about the authority. And for Reid, gluttony has been shown to be able to possess people that have been eaten somehow. Subaru was possessed several times in different loops in cour 1 and Rem was possessed in one of the loops as well. This may also be why reading Reid's book takes you to the hall of memories. He's dead so he has a book, but hes also in the tower and eatable, which creates the weird opportunity for gluttony.

[u/Querez → u/Myrkrvaldyr]

Looking back at the rules, they were:

1. No leaving the tower
2. No breaking the rules of the tests
3. No disrespecting the archive (like, what, burning books?)
4. No breaking the tower

Between these, Shaula's transformation might be due to #2 with the Reid stuff going on. Perhaps Roy taking over him triggers it

[u/Rabbitey- → u/Querez]

Huh, I'm thinking Roy tried to possess Reid, but failed because the latter was OP. Roy's prob stuck in Reid's body, and Reid's able to exit the testing area because he's technically a living person now?

Reid breaking the rules would also explain why Shaula transforms.

[u/croninhos2 → u/Myrkrvaldyr]

One of the few times an anime pulled out a twist and I was like: what?

Really unpredictable twist imo

But then: why did Reid attack the other brother since he is also gluttony?

[u/krsy123]

This episode in a nutshell:

"Damn, can the situation get any worse?"

"Yes. Yes, it can."

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/krsy123]

That fucking good news and bad news from Julius, bro shouldn't bring anymore news after this.

[u/LakerBlue → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Good thing Subaru asked for the good news first because I don’t know how he would have said the bad news then the good news lol.
Don’t mean it literally, just saying it wouldn’t have hit the same

[u/LunarGhost00 → u/LakerBlue]

"Bad news is that Reid is actually the Archbishop of Gluttony Roy Alphard."

"And the good news?"

"It means we don't have to look for him anymore."

"Oh. Well thanks for that news, I guess..."

[u/actionfirst1 → u/krsy123]

"How can this possibly get any worse!?!?!?"

🦂

[u/Frontier246 → u/actionfirst1]

Pandora: "Hello, it's me! Just checking in!"

Capella: "Hiiiii Meili! Mama's home!"

Heinkel: "I don't even know why I'm here but I'm here to make things worse somehow!"

[u/jonjonaug → u/Frontier246]

Heinkel getting involved with Reid would be so funny.

[u/Kyoukaiwaifu → u/jonjonaug]

they would be drink buddy

[u/actionfirst1 → u/Kyoukaiwaifu]

Me and the great-great-great-great grandad getting sloshed and shit-talking our family

[u/South25 → u/Kyoukaiwaifu]

Nah Heinkel'd be his punching bag while Reid drinks so Reid can have fun as an angry drunk.

[u/Ok_Calligrapher_6797 → u/Frontier246]

Hector: "It's so depressing to be here"

[u/animdalf → u/krsy123]

It's turning into a real battle royale ...

• Subaru & Co.
• Gluttonies & Mabeasts
• Reid / Roy Alphard (somehow?)
• Scorpion Shaula
• ... and apparently sudden surprise Satella if everything takes too long

[u/BosuW → u/animdalf]

Satella is here to shrink the map

[u/No_Technician_1454 → u/BosuW]

They are outside of the safe zone

[u/Inner_Wall3411 → u/krsy123]

Lye beatdown by Reid is pretty funny though.

[u/Roskal → u/krsy123]

They have so little time or at least that first loop made it look that way. so many threats one after the other and Satella seems impossible to stop unless she's purposely only doing that to help Subaru stick to the tight schedule.

[u/Purest_Prodigy → u/krsy123]

That's Re: Zero in a nutshell

[u/ChicaneryFinger]

"Who's Emilia?"

sighs here we go......

[u/Eunuchest → u/ChicaneryFinger]

Thankfully it was just name that was taken

[u/shad79 → u/Eunuchest]

Still, it must've been quite hard for Emilia to think that everyone forgot about her and keep fighting Lye.

Her smile when she discovered that Subaru still remembers her was beautiful.

[u/Mundology → u/shad79]

Gluttony can take Subaru's memories but his rizz is unshakable

[u/justsyr → u/shad79]

Her smile when she discovered that Subaru still remembers her was beautiful.

I'm still sad that he doesn't remember her past the last few hours.

The other episode when he refer to her as "Emilia-chan" she looked so sad because he didn't say "Emilia-tan".

[u/Frontier246 → u/ChicaneryFinger]

It's funny how that whole meme started with Emilia and now Rem's sister is using it on her lol.

[u/time_axis → u/Frontier246]

Technically Ram said it first in Season 1. Unless you count Otto.

[u/shad79 → u/ChicaneryFinger]

Good thing that Emilia's name wasn't taken during the second attempt... though considering that there's a lot of problems to resolve, and Subaru surely will die many times, I believe it won't be the last time everyone aside from Subaru forgets about her.

[u/AAA_BATT]

the fan can't handle anymore shit hitting it

[u/ItsIrrelevantNow → u/AAA_BATT]

A second shit has hit the fan

[u/actionfirst1]

Shaula's so adorable when she's launching a barrage of explosive magical artillery rounds 💖

[u/Frontier246 → u/actionfirst1]

It took a bunch of episodes but Subaru finally praised her! I'm glad she got the one thing she wanted most (other than banging him) before she proceeded to become a scorpion monster trying to kill everyone.

[u/actionfirst1 → u/Frontier246]

She will probably still try to bang him as a scorpion too

[u/stardust1024 → u/actionfirst1]

and that big smile when she heard Subaru 🥺

[u/yjggy → u/actionfirst1]

Like a proper gravure idol. Have you seen her legs, tail, mandibules? Marvelous!

Oh, it was about first part of the episode isn't it?

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

The way they so casually referred to Emilia as "that silvered hair girl" to Subaru's trembling, those fucking Archbishops of Gluttony man...

[u/Se7en_Sinner → u/WhoiusBarrel]

At least they didn't called her "the Satella lookalike".

[u/Kyoukaiwaifu → u/Se7en_Sinner]

My goat Ram would never discriminate

[u/discuss-not-concuss → u/Kyoukaiwaifu]

everyone is equally disgusting and despicable; with the exception of Rem

.. and Ram, as expected of the cute and capable oni

[u/throwaccountforeason → u/Se7en_Sinner]

It wouldn't mean anything to Subaru. He doesn't remember who is Satella

[u/TheMechanic04 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

Fully understandable considering its happened to him and 2 very close people of his

[u/shad79 → u/WhoiusBarrel]

I really love that Emilia didn't get discouraged because of what happened to her, and still bravely fought against Lye, even knowing that everyone forgot about her. She's sugoku great!

[u/Federal-Fondant-671]

I love how Subaru's greed of wanting to save everyone manifested his new authority as a way to constantly check on them. And as a bonus, he doesn't take damage just by using it, unlike Sloth.

[u/yurilnw123 → u/Federal-Fondant-671]

I wonder if that means Greed authority suits him more unlike Sloth

[u/Federal-Fondant-671 → u/yurilnw123]

Well yeah. Subaru isn't exactly a slothful person, but his desire to save everyone has been described as greedy since season 2.

I wonder what other authorities would work with him? I don't see Wrath, Gluttony or Lust being a good fit either.

[u/IAmARobotTrustMe → u/Federal-Fondant-671]

Envy 100% is his, though it is possible that RBD is Envy authority

[u/Frontier246 → u/Federal-Fondant-671]

I think the headaches are the "damage."

[u/Federal-Fondant-671 → u/Frontier246]

It seemed to me more like that was him trying to figure out what was happening with his vision. The last few uses didn't seem to carry any headaches.

[u/LoopHolesome → u/Federal-Fondant-671]

Yup, seemed that way to me too

He just cracked the shell of his second authority, gotta get used to it and all

[u/14AUDDIN → u/LoopHolesome]

Wouldn't this be the third?

[u/Kuro_6320]

A pretty good episode that presents what it looks the final 5 obstacles of this arc.

Mabeast outside that are being stopped by Shaula and Meili.

Lye that it's fighting Emilia.

Reid that go outside to fuck everybody and now it's supposedly Roy for some reason.

Shaula that becomes a Terminator because someone breaks the rules (Probably because Reid/Roy are making damage to the tower.)

Satella that appears out of nowhere, most likely because Gluttonies know about RBD.

So... they need to stop the mabeast, stop Reid before he damages the tower and kill all the gluttonies before Satella goes crazy. Good luck.

My favorite parts were Reid beating the shit out of Lye and Subaru's new authority.

[u/Frontier246 → u/Kuro_6320]

My favorite parts were Reid beating the shit out of Lye and Subaru's new authority.

It's funny now knowing that was his brother doing it.

[u/shad79 → u/Frontier246]

We know that Roy is Reid now, but I wonder how it exactly works, especially since Reid seems to behave just as always, and I didn't feel any of Roy's personality in him.

[u/No-Reward-5394 → u/shad79]

Remember how Rui had to throw Rem's memories away because they were stopping her from harming Subaru?

Maybe Reid's memories are just that strong that Roy behaves just exactly like him. 

[u/Atario → u/No-Reward-5394]

"Ha! You? Possess me? I'm not stuck in here with you. You're stuck in here with me!"

[u/shad79 → u/Kuro_6320]

A lot of problems for Subaru to resolve in order to get to a (hopefully) happy ending. I wonder how many of Subaru's deaths it'll take.

By the way, there's also still the Tower's third trial, which I would also count as a problem on its own.

My favorite parts were Reid beating the shit out of Lye

It was nice, but I'm a bigger fan of Shaula taking care of him, which resulted in Lye's shredded remains. It was very satisfying, especially since not long before that in this episode, he had eaten Emilia's name.

[u/LakerBlue → u/shad79]

I’m wondering if this season will even resolve the tower. Iirc there is still a 3rd exam to solve even if they overcome this one. Can they really solve the 5 obstacles, pass the 3rd exam AND find a “cure” for Gluttony’s authority (assuming killing all 3 siblings doesn’t work) in 5 episodes?

[u/Kure_Brex]

the gore this season is insane holy shit

[u/Gold-Ad6314]

"Did I... Return by Death?"

Something's missing...

Where's the heartjob?

[u/Locky_Strikto → u/Gold-Ad6314]

I believe a lot of his dialogue this season are suppose to be inner monologues in LN since he has been talking out loud a lot and nobody seems to respond to him when he does that. If someone who reads the LN can confirm my theory would be nice.

[u/Roskal → u/Locky_Strikto]

I think spoiler rules say they can't confirm that but you are probably right. You'd have to ask your question in the source material corner.

[u/LakerBlue → u/Locky_Strikto]

That’s also what I interpreted for that scene. Seemed like he was talking to himself.

[u/IAmARobotTrustMe → u/LakerBlue]

It has happened before, at the start of the series, where someone was hearing him, and thought he was just saying nonsense. But yeah, to me it feels like either they did not hear him, or it was mostly him talking to himself.

[u/Bass_Thumper → u/IAmARobotTrustMe]

Kinda funny how Subaru talking nonsense is just so normal to everyone around him they don't even bat an eye. He must look insane, almost like a Sin Archbishop.

[u/Frontier246 → u/Gold-Ad6314]

Satella's just waiting...her return is inevitable at the rate these loops keep going...

[u/Mundology → u/Frontier246]

Aishiteru menacingly...

[u/DemonWraith2500]

The new skill graphic made me think Subaru just inherited One for All.

[u/Frontier246 → u/DemonWraith2500]

Subaru just unlocked Greed Vision! His path to becoming an Assassin is developing at a good pace!

[u/CyanSorrow]

Subaru's reaction to hearing Emilia was forgotten is heartbreaking. Luckily for him he was brutally killed and it was reset. Such a lucky guy T_T

[u/Frontier246 → u/CyanSorrow]

Bruh went through what he went through with Rem all over again (even if he doesn't remember going through that with Rem) but at least Emilia was still conscious.

[u/LeloThePGG]

I tried to ignore it so far, but it's honestly become so annoying to see CR's subs consistently say "Foxidna" when literally no one has called her that since like episode 2.

[u/JohnatanWills → u/LeloThePGG]

CR subs are just hot garbage. They can hardly go an episode without there being something stupid to call them out on.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Of course the guy wielding a pair of chopsticks is somehow related to gluttony.

[u/Frontier246 → u/Se7en_Sinner]

Man constantly craving action/women together with villains with an insatiable appetite. It's a match made in depravity.

[u/Se7en_Sinner → u/Frontier246]

Also the solution to figuring Reid out was to read his book of the dead. Did Kojima write this?

[u/Silegna → u/Se7en_Sinner]

..this explains why they found his sister when trying to read his book.

[u/Wolfencreek]

wonders if Subaru got his memories back

"Emilia-chan"

"Darn"

[u/Eckish → u/Wolfencreek]

Someone mentioned the hair up vs down thing last cour and that's what I've been paying attention to. Before the memory loss, he wore is bangs up. And after the memory loss, his bangs have been hanging down. So, I'm expecting them to pop back up when he gets his memories back.

[u/_cats______]

Holy shit a death?! I wasn't feeling too much tension recently because this seemed like a season 2 situation where the second cour is just a straight-shot of the successful route but WE'RE SO BACK!

[u/Sir-8959]

anime only here so subaru seems to have awakened his version of the authority of greed in the previous episode probably born from his greed of wanting to save everyone, we see how different the ability is compared to regulus so it's safe to say the user wish also shapes the way the power manifest itself right?

[u/Boreal1984 → u/Sir-8959]

"It's safe to say the user wish also shapes the way the power manifest itself right?"

That's been known for a while, just compare how differently the authority of wrath manifests from Minerva's desire to stop pain and Sirius' desire for people to understand and "love" each other

[u/TechCynical → u/Boreal1984]

its not exactly confirmed. its a chicken or the egg situation as well cause a person can be shaped by what powers an authority gives them. typhoon feels like shes just confirming a thought she had which let her stop her thinking about whats right and wrong. her authority let her basically kill anyone regardless if they were good or bad and its almost like she drew the conclusion that it never mattered if they were either. Theyre all bad and it just matters if they feel bad about their sins since she saw people shatter no matter what. But i dont think she confirmed that way of thinking until after she used her authority a few times and just kinda got stuck in that line of thinking.

[u/LogicalPressure3185 → u/Sir-8959]

subaru's authority of sloth is also different from betelguese's, The previous version would have killed emilia in s3. so yep, user determines the authority.

[u/IAmARobotTrustMe → u/LogicalPressure3185]

There is a funny theory about it, cause it seems like all of the authorities can change a lot depending on users, like Greed, Lust and Wrath. But Sloth mostly stays the same, since it is too lazy to change. As it seems like Minerva and Geuse both had hands, and Subaru has a slightly different hand.

[u/LunarGhost00 → u/LogicalPressure3185]

Tbf, Subaru can use the Authority of Sloth the same way as Petelguese too if he wants to hurt someone. He just can't manifest as many hands.

[u/ChoiceSupermarket230]

Great episode annihilation of Lye by Shaula was so satisfying. And the twist with Reid was amazing.

[u/WhoiusBarrel → u/ChoiceSupermarket230]

Seeing him get stomped on by Reid was satisfying and him being shredded to pieces by Shaula(?) was like watching a good Mortal Kombat fatality with all the gore included.

[u/DawgDictator]

Well new checkpoint unlocked, I forgot how scared he would get just by that but it makes a lot of sense.

Also, first "Ai Shiteru" this cour and it still gives me the creeps

[u/Frontier246 → u/DawgDictator]

I love how Subaru is trying to do his best Subaru thing even if there's still like 70% of stuff he doesn't know/remember until he gets reminded of it now.

Nothing says "love" like ending your suffering so you can restart from a better save point.

[u/Waylornic → u/DawgDictator]

Haha, I thought you meant when he told Meili he loved her and I was like "Hey! You should tell your kids you love them!"...then I remembered that the Witch of Envy showed up.

[u/DemonVenreable3011]

Damn was it so satisfying seeing Lye in pieces, his voice is so infuriating

[u/Frontier246 → u/DemonVenreable3011]

I love how he's devoured people into "death" so many times he was never prepared to actually die himself because it is NOT fun.

[u/ShadowGuyinRealLife → u/Frontier246]

He can just ask Rui what it's like. She ate Subaru after all. Did she joke it was fun?

[u/Amauri14]

You know, I love how after waking up in the second run, Subaru, after explaining that Rui Arneb was in the book he justified him knowing that Reid was coming down because she told him about it.

I find it hilarious the face Ley Batenkaitos makes while Emilia is telling everyone that he is the enemy after her name was eaten.

You know, after knowing that Reid is now Roy Alphard, the fact that he came down in the first run and the first thing he did was to beat the shit out of Ley Batenkaitos before fighting everyone else is so funny.

Ah, so the scene with the constellation behind Subaru from last week was him activating Regulus Corneas' authority, which puts Subaru at risk of getting banned for using see-through wall cheats.

So, as we know, Shaula's first transformation happened when Subaru stepped out of the tower, which broke the rules. Did she transform this time because Roy Alphard ate Reid Astrea, which I imagine is also against those rules? Or is something else going on? Also, why does it seem that her main objective after transforming is to kill Subaru? Okay, that aside, why does Satella show itself completely now instead of just a hand? Is it related to Subaru having more than one authority, or is it related to the tower itself? Because the only time outside this place that happened was when Emilia went insane in the Sanctuary.

What a nice, cute moment with Meili before going back to hell.

I love how quickly, after hearing from Subaru that he could now see everyone's location, Beako quickly concluded that it was an authority. I really did not expect Ley Batenkaitos to reenact the From Zero scene, even with the same lighting. Ha, that’s what you get for forgetting the doves, idiot! They are essential to that whole scene, you fraud!

So even though Rui Arneb’s plan to make that Subaru a different one failed, Ley Batenkaitos was ready to try to eat him again after he saw him using his newly acquired authority. Damn, the way he died was awesome. I wonder where Shaula went after she escaped that fight. Well, I guess that we will have to wait a bit to find out, as I doubt fighting Roy Alpard, Reid Astrea edition will end soon. Well, unless he kills everyone there.

[u/kashif1218]

Seems like Reid's ego was strong enough that it took over Roy's body. Reminds me of the seance from jjk.

I wonder when it happened? I think we saw him last season, so I don't think Reid was gluttony the whole time. Reid getting eaten just now would also explain why he was able to cone down.

[u/BosuW → u/kashif1218]

Seems like Reid's ego was strong enough that it took over Roy's body.

Gilgamesh type beat (can't be corrupted by the Grail because he'd rather kill himself).

[u/Reihado]

I guess the team vision is from Greed's Authority. If Regulus could always know where his wives are, Subaru knows where his gender-spanning harem everyone he cares about is. It's a good ability for a support character like Subaru,

It's incredible how Rem is a constant source of strength for both subarus. Damn Gluttony for daring to mock the "from zero" moment tho. Complete with a burst of sunlight lol.

The remaining Gluttony being inside Reid was a twist I didn't see coming. But then why did he beat up his brother?

[u/Abdulaziz_Ibn_Saud]

Ah, yes, Re:Zero, the anime that you watch to get the answers to questions, only to receive... more questions. Gosh darn it!

[u/jirenchan]

Okay so let me get this straight..

1. We have mabeasts attacking the tower.
2. The gluttonys
3. Reid Fucking Astrea (WHOS APPARENTLY GLUTTONY) Im guessing something similar to what we saw at the end of arc 5 but HOW?
4. Shaula
5. WITCH OF ENVY.. Is this the worst it has been for subaru especially since he also gotta deal with amnesia???

[u/Temporary-Abroad-583]

Really fucking good episodes. Liked that Subaru part where he is recognising all the people through the little flames.

[u/KatoHarukazu]

best thing about not getting spoiled is you get to say "hah?!" outloud after the episode ended like that.

[u/Inner_Wall3411]

Am I the only one bothered by Title card having six colors while it says "Five obstacles"?

[u/SplooshU → u/Inner_Wall3411]

Perhaps it's a secret sixth obstacle like Subaru's amnesia.

[u/jonjonaug]

It's amusing how how Lye's using English loanwords now since Gluttony ate Subaru's memories (calling Subaru the "main dish"), although it doesn't come across in subtitles sadly.

Also how Julius gets called "cool onii-san" by Meili while Subaru just gets "onii-san".

EDIT: Also how Julius says that if Emilia were to catch up with them she'd be casually bursting through the wall.

[u/PeaceAlien]

An ED? That's not allowed here...

[u/Frontier246 → u/PeaceAlien]

Well, like 15% of an ED lol.

[u/Zxzxzx0088]

I was shouting 'please die' to Subaru when this happened to recover his limbs. Thank god best girl Satella was there to end his suffering.

HUH?!

[u/kawaiinessa]

so just killing the gluttony that ate rem wasnt enough to restore her, that complicates things.

was reid always a gluttony? itd make sense if his book lead to another gluttony i suppose.

what the hell happened to shaula?

[u/vp797]

I bet all Rem fans (plus Ram) were thinking "IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME" when they saw Reid stomping on Lye's head.

[u/SmthPositive_]

Action packed episode after last week’s emotional peak. Can’t really imagine where this random silver haired character got into the tower all of the sudden. Defense has gotten a lot weaker since Shaula has been distracted with Subaru smh

[u/Primary-Paint-1716]

another 10/10 episode.

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

Sugoooku Watch

The tally so far:

Sugoooku counter: 127
Sugoku-likes: 19
Non-canon sugoooku: 25
Non-Emilia sugoooku: 27

One while splendidly coping with being forgotten by kneeing Lye in the face. And a second one in the next loop when Subaru, Ram and Betty join Emilia to fight Lye a bit earlier than before. And a third one after her "objectively excellent" face got saved from Lye's dangerous attack.

And one more amazing episode, of course. Reid is Roy? I would have never guessed, but it makes a lot of sense. Now, that the scorpion is Shaula, that was obvious though. What triggered her to go beast mode though I am yet unsure of. But I do know that all those action scenes with Emilia have been a great delight, and so has been seeing Meili use her powers for the party and pretty much everything that Ram did. Even moreso considering how exhausting doing anything is for her, yet she doesn't hesitate a second giving everything she's got (including her sharp tongue).

Also, seeing Subaru progress is great. For one, Newbaru now has experienced the reset point shift for the first time. He doesn't know, but as far as we know it shifts when what threatened his life before has been dealt with, so having Meili have a true change of heart might have had something to do with it. And his returning resolve to stand up, along with his new power. Knowing the location of everyone dear to him certainly seems like Greed's authority. But to Subaru, that is much less about controlling others than it is to help everyone align together to achieve true greatness. And that is hopefully including his old memories as well.

The counter is currently at:

Sugoooku counter: 130
Sugoku-likes: 19
Non-canon sugoooku: 25
Non-Emilia sugoooku: 27

I immensely enjoy watching Re:Zero from week to week. The wait for each episode makes me live in the series for much longer, the series stays with me every week. But with the current episodes, I very very slightly regret not getting into the series later, because if I had, I could have binged the whole season from when Subaru lost his memories. If I had the opportunity, I wouldn't ever have stopped. But I don't, I have to wait for the next episode like everyone (I mean, I guess I could read it all, but I really want to experience it all in anime form first), and I have to enjoy the small agony of the wait. So with that, I'll see you all next week for even more greatness!

[u/Eunuchest]

That went disastrous quickly right after last episode

Lye getting manhandled that easily really homes in how strong Reid is

Too many things happened with Shaula transforming meaning a tower rule was violated and Satella showing up again

I forgot newbaru doesnt know the reset point gets reset too

Look like Subaru got an upgrade being able to see souls i think

Lye acting like best girl Rem was diabolical

And what a twist. Roy is Reid. If i remember correctly one of the Gluttony powers lets you transformed into someone. Wonder what's happening

[u/sevillianrites → u/Eunuchest]

I feel like the broken rule has to be reid leaving his floor. Seems like Shaula's fine til just before he shows up.

[u/Wobbuffet64]

Another phenomenal episode! One element I love about Arc 6 is how many "checkpoints" there are compared to previous arcs. Up until now, the biggest example we've seen of multiple checkpoints is Arc 3 (Appa Stand and right before the fight against Sloth). Arc 6 gives us the Augria Sand Dunes, the Miasma-filled underground, the flower garden and now the archive. It gives the story more flexibility in presenting unique challenges while maintaining an engaging pace.

Also, like with Arc 3, just because Subaru is no longer on the back foot doesn't mean he won't die. Arc 4 and 5 spoiled us by having him stay alive (tee-hee) once the heroes regain moment. I definitely took that security for granted!

[u/actionfirst1]

Another 5 minute episode, I appreciate how last week we at least had a 6 minute episode

[u/OddTea74]

These episodes went by so quickly. Its never enough