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DOES THIS SHOW EVER SLOW DOWN?? this episode was so scary and emotional, i feel like he gathered a ton of information but somehow every run something completely new goes horribly wrong 😭😭😭

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DecoMorreno

Yup, the story about the Red and Blue Oni is a real thing. It’s an old Japanese fairytale referencing demons from Japanese folklore. Onis are a type of demon , but they could also be translated as ogres. The Crunchyroll translation is pretty inconsistent about it. In the last episode, when he mentioned he liked demons and Rem smiled, he also used the word “Oni”. After getting killed by Rem, Subaru’s mental state really took a hit. Especially since he wasn’t sure if he’d respawn again, he was so afraid of dying again. In the novels, he even stabbed and scratched his arms with a quill to stop himself from falling asleep, but as we saw, when he did fall asleep, he was tormented by nightmares. The pain of death is one thing. But dying by hands of someone you thought you could get along with, while learning they completely distrust you, and they’ll probably do it again… Not to mention, he found out he can’t tell anyone about Return by Death. Speaking of, it’s really strange how that power works. At this point, it’s hard to tell whether it’s a gift or a curse. But what’s interesting, when he spoke about the power, his heart was grabbed by a shadowy hand. It looked sorta similar to the shadowy depiction of the witch in the story book he was reading. Not only that, but both Rem and Beatrice told him that he smells like the witch. It’s starting to look like the source of his power, and maybe even the reason he was summoned to this world, have something to do with that witch that everyone hates. This episode was what made Subaru my favorite fictional character, and even 6 years later, nobody can beat him. This is just the beginning of his journey, but that selfless resolve to try and save everyone, even when he wasn’t sure if he’d respawn again, was what really made me fall in love with the show, and Subaru as a character. Now, as for the mysteries, who killed him in the first loop, who killed Rem now… There are very subtle hints in bits of dialogue that could point you in the right direction. Re:zero is a show where NOTHING is said or shown without a reason. EVERY piece of information can be a crazy foreshadowing. Now, I’m not telling you to rewatch the episode. I wouldn’t expect anyone to get this invested. Everything will become clear eventually, but all we can be sure of now is that, other than Rem killing Subaru out of distrust, there is a second perpetrator. The shaman.

DecoMorreno

Btw, I guess it’s as good a time as any to mention the IF routes. The author of the Re:Zero novel publishes a special story every year on Subaru’s birthday. They’re known as IF routes, because they explore alternate paths the story could take if Subaru made different choices. One of them, the Wrath IF, branches out during the cliff scene. In jt, Subaru doesn’t sacrifice himself to save Rem, and instead accepts Beatrice’s help and escapes Roswaal’s domain. Similarly, the story known as the Pride IF follows what would have happened if Subaru never called for Reinhard’s help, and instead tried to solve the whole mess in the capital on his own. These routes vary INSANELY from the main story, and they’re so cool! There are translations available online, if you’re ever interested. Though, for these two, I’d check them out after finishing season 1, since there are some spoilers.

Tarvo27

As you can tell, the Witch is very taboo. People all have distain towards the Witch and there's no other person people mean, when they say the word Witch, other than Satella. Goes to show how much the Witch is hated that some people don't even want to talk about her. Same goes for the Witch's Scent and Witch Cult. The word Witch here refers all to Satella. Imagine you spend like a week with someone and you manage to become friends and then they end up killing (and torturing) you. I can't even begin to imagine the feeling that Subaru was feeling there. Even worse afterwards when you know that they could kill you again. You probably put the two and two together already, but it's worth mentioning that the one that finished him off (and cut off his leg) was not Rem, but Ram, with the wind magic. That's why Rem said there that "My sister is too kind". We also saw Ram use wind magic in the 7th episode as well. We also find out how his power works. At least partially. Where the line is for what he can say about and what he can't. Here's how I see it: He can't directly mention his power or the fact that he's dying and coming back to life, but he can mention things that he has found out in the previous lives, like how Felt is the one who stole the insignia or where they would be trading it at. I don't think there's clear defined lines though and that's why he probably hesitates to say anything to Ram and others about what might have killed Rem. It also takes some real courage to jump to your death like that, without knowing what might even happen. But instead of taking the easy way out by having Betty protect him and leaving Rem dead, he chooses to go through the hard path, living through the whole thing again, but also saving Rem in the process. This is why he's the GOAT! There is something that is technically cut from the show from this episode/next episode entirely. After jumping off the cliff and dying, before respawning, Subaru finds himself in a dark ethereal realm, in which a humanoid shadow appears to him, and someone voices the words “I cannot meet you. Not yet.”

System

nice

Nakama Forever

I love re-watching re zero, but sometimes it can be so hard to watch. That episode of Rem torturing him is so heartbreaking 💔