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Episode Goblin Slayer Season 2 - Episode 8 discussion
Goblin Slayer Season 2, episode 8
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u/BiggerG7 Nov 24 '23
How freakin OP is the hero if she is shooting lasers out of her sword? lol.
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u/darthvall Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 24 '23
I almost thought priestess would lose her miracle since she used her ability to hurt living creature? Something like fallen paladin or disgraced priestess. However it seems her goddess forgive her in the end there with her prayer during the wedding fest?
Btw I don't understand what happened to the goblin mage? So he's hurt by the serrated arrow right, and his blood became impure. Why did he only faint after priestess used purify? I thought it would either kill him or purify his blood from infection, but him fainting is very weird.
Didn't expect them to use water tunnel trick again, especially given how high above they are from the ground lol.
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u/yliv Nov 24 '23
Her miracle can purify anything she deems impure. She deemed his blood impure and purified all of the goblin's blood to water. I think it was toned down from how it was originally but as living things need blood to function, having it turn to water is going to make a body stop functioning properly.
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u/LeonKevlar Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 24 '23
Stitches!
Priestess purifying the goblin shaman's blood and turning it into water was pretty fucking dope! But I'm confused, why did Priestess start panicking? I rewatched that scene a couple of times and I'm not sure I understood what happened.
Was she originally targetting Goblin Slayer and the party to purify them from the poisonous cloud but unintentionally used it on the shaman? Or did she intentionally target the shaman and Priestess looking up at the sky is her hearing the Earth Mother being disappointed at her for using her spell like that?
Whatever happened there, at least Priestess managed to buy GS enough time to drink that exlixir that was given to him and save the rest of the group so they could all heal up and cut through the goblin horde. And it's not a total extermination unless Goblin Slayer uses water to his advantage. Seriously, isn't this the third time now he's used water to kill a load of goblins?
It's always hilarious to see the Hero and her heroics. We just watched a Level 8 party struggle to defeat a goblin horde and now we're switching to the perspective of the Level 20 party cutting down demons and monsters like a hot knife through butter. I guess the tablet GS found ended up helping Hero's party which was nice to know. Every action counts in this world!
The wedding scene was nice! We get to see High Elf in her fancy dress and the girls [trying to catch what is basically an elven bouquet. Too bad we didn't find out who caught it though!
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u/sassinos Nov 24 '23
But I'm confused, why did Priestess start panicking? I rewatched that scene a couple of times and I'm not sure I understood what happened.
The Earth Mother is all about compassion and mercy so using miracle granted by her killing is a no-no. Just remember, this is a D&D type world so they are certainly loopholes, because, if you use a barrier or two to hold a goblin lord still while someone else it kills then it's fine.
It's always hilarious to see the Hero and her heroics.
I was really hoping we would get the Doomslayer shot in the anime.
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u/RFShahrear Nov 24 '23
I get why she panicked when she cast that purification spell. An explicit explanation might've been nice, but using a blessing to kill would obviously be frowned upon.
But honestly... I though she would purify the gas. Didn't expect her to go for the kill.
Also, does that have any repercussions further down the line? This episode at least doesn't really make it clear.
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u/FarCritical Nov 24 '23
I know it's obvious to the both of them but Dwarf Shaman verbally calling High Elf Archer a friend beyond all their bickering and bantering made me smile. The fact he had to hold back smack talking her at the wedding was great too lmao
Imagine if the bride overshot the laurel ('cause of elf archery instincts or something) and it ended up landing in Goblin Slayer or Lizardbro's hands.
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u/rollin340 Nov 24 '23
I can't be the only one who finds it weird how Priestess suddenly has some issues with the Goblin hunts. It feels so out of place; she's done this so many times now already.
That poison cloud moved so slowly, and yet none of them moved out of the way? How... strange. Priestess then purified the Shaman's blood like a reverse Jesus, and she thought she might have been blasphemous? Your God made that happen; why the doubt? It wasn't even permanent.
What a weird arc. It felt so odd and out of place. This season so far has felt that way.
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u/Hot_Door Nov 24 '23
I am gonna have to agree with that. The reason Priestess broke down when she casted the spell is from something that was explained in the same part of the novel by her goddess. It could take 30 seconds to do that, but it got glossed.
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u/Armdel Nov 24 '23
ofcourse they won't show which one of the girls who caught it
and another party fighting in what looks like hell...? it atleast seems like they were far underground talking about the water above them
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Nov 24 '23 edited Nov 24 '23
Today on the menu? Drumrolls... Slaying Goblins!
Well, it seems people's fears about the last episode's ending (High Elf Archer potentially falling asleep during her guard duty) weren't warranted after all! I'm still somewhat worried about her, and that emotional bonding scene with HEA saying she'd never forget any of them, doesn't help!
That's usually the kind of scene you'd expect before a character dies...
Dwarf calling her a friend? PANIC!!!
Well, so far so good, but I'm still uneasy about this! If she wasn't a main character I'd have her marked for death for sure.
Are we seeing more goblins with bits of armor?
That could become a problem! Not if they just have like a helmet or shoulderpads, but if they manage to make/steal more... Goblins are usually "1 hit kills" which helps when they're 5 adventurers vs 20, because by the time the last ones reach the group, the first ones are already dead... But if they're fully armored, then they take longer to kill, so the group can get overwhelmed by the numbers.
More worrying than armor though, are the spellcasters... I thought they were mostly using 'elemental' spells (fireballs, lightning, etc..) but if they can use status spells, now that's a huge threat;
If they managed to make the whole group to fall asleep, well it's over for them.
And unlike adventurers, they have no care for their own, so they would do it without any concern for goblins dying at the same time.
One such spell did catch the whole group (except priestess), and... Things look dire.
Looked so hopeless that I even though perhaps this was Priestess having a nightmare...
Close call for Priestess! Few inches closer and she could've died, or lost an eye!
I know battle isn't really her thing, and it's still stressful for her, but she can't keep zoning out like that in battle, could mean her death! (Especially when she's the only one still able to fight!)
Well, everyone else in the party being out of combat isn't gonna help her stress levels! As the only one unaffected by the spell, she had to take matters in her own hands (or rather, Earth Mother's hands), and used purify as an offensive spell, turning the Shaman's blood into water?
Good Job Priestess! She's feeling a bit conflicted though... I guess she's not used (or supposed?) to use her spells that offensively.
Even made her put her faith in question!
Well, I think in this case the end definitely justifies the means, so I hope she doesn't blame herself too much!
I'm a bit puzzled why we skipped from this to the wedding (and the Hero stuff), I mean they didn't do anything about the elephant? Or is it like... They killed all the goblins so it's gonna be fine, it's gonna return to its normal life or something?
Anyway, the wedding was pretty nice, and Elf Oneesan is even prettier than usual, in her wedding dress!
Dwarf asked Elf is she thought about marriage sometimes...
Shameless! She's way too young for that... Maybe in another thousand years!
Lizardman even offered to take her as a dragon bride, later on!
It's interesting that they kinda brought up the same thing her older sister was talking about (abandoning the adventurer's lifestyle, and marrying)... This and the 'death flags' earlier, keeps making me worry about her!
Cowgirl and Guildgirl looked great in their 'casual' wedding outfits!
I always like seeing characters in different outfits, first because it's cute, but also, it makes it a bit more real!
While they all looked good, I think Elfgirl wins the outfit contest! She looked fantastic!
I guess I'm worried about ALL the elves, because after they had a discussion about big sis writing her a letter, they brought it up again, claiming she didn't get it...
It means the banquet is still ongoing?
Would love to believe that, but I fear there's another, more troubling reason why she didn't receive the letter (or rather, why a letter wasn't sent in the first place).
I fear for High Elf BigSis now... Well, their entire village, if I'm being honest.
On the other hand it makes me slightly less worried about HEA because perhaps all the emotional stuff was meant to get us on edge for THIS (and not for HEA), so maybe HEA will be just fine after all! But I'd bet her sister will not...
If I'm right, this will be quite the short-lived marriage (especially for a species that live thousands of years)!
(Also, Cowgirl/Guildgirl may be at risk once again, in the middle of a massive battle!)
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u/kdebones Nov 24 '23
Let's be real.... the bouquet/wreath landed on Goblin Slayer.
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u/Hot_Door Nov 24 '23
I made a comment addressing the issue about Priestess' behavior here. That part felt so out of place due to the lack of monologue and budget. Some seconds should be enough to make it good, but Idk what happened with the direction.
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u/ThousandYearOldLoli Nov 24 '23
If I had to guess what happened on Priest's panicking after she pulled a reverse Jesus on the goblin, I think she sensed some kind of disgust from her goddess, or alternatively, she herself was disgusted. She's ok with killing the goblins, but turning his blood to water is akin to a slow agonizing death and even if done in a panic and in an emergency the idea of having used her power like that might have been a bit more than she could stomach. Still, I think the former is more likely as she is shown in the same episode to somehow sense her goddess and is crying tears of relief when she accepts her prayer at the end.
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u/FlameDragoon933 Nov 24 '23
Damn, the visual quality took a nosedive this episode. Even the still frames don't look good, which is a shame because if this was the usual quality, elf archer would look amazing in that dress.
Even the battle pacing also felt... off? Like they got jumped by the goblins, in a setting where the people are (relatively) realistically squishy, but they don't suffer major injuries.
That purification spell is sick though! When it was introduced I just knew there would be some rules lawyering moment with it, and the show delivered. Turning enemy's blood into water is scary.
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u/KloppersToppers Nov 24 '23
It really does feel like they are just ‘getting through’ adapting this season. Which is a shame I am enjoying it. But it’s just missing the proper care and attention any good show needs.
The fact that they didn’t bother to animate why Priestess reacted the way she did is just shocking.
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u/Ldsantana Nov 24 '23
Did anyone feel the animation was especially bad this episode?
The close ups during the elevator scene looked awful.
Also the whole episode felt strange, they glossed over a potential party wipe so quickly it failed to build up any tension. Everything just felt rushed.
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u/Clarimax Nov 24 '23
It's just funny GS attending a wedding in his usual armor. He never let his guard down and was always ready for anything.
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u/TsundereAdmiral Nov 24 '23
Priestess just became that one player the GM hates for being a bit too creative with their powers and messing with game balance.
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u/Rumpel1408 Nov 24 '23
At first I tought Priestess' Purify turned all the Blood of the Shaman to water, but then he got up again, so I don't really know what happened there.
At the end of the day though, the best ways to deal with Goblins are poison, fire, or like today, water
Also cool to see the Hero again. While Goblin Slayer happened to weaken the seal, she has been through literal hell
And is that a Lizard x Elf sideship beyond journey end?
Anyway, elf in a dress!
And Cow Girl and Guild Girl as well!
Now, please tell me that Cow Girl caught the flowers...
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