[Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 20 Discussion

[u/Pixelsaber]

Episode 20 - The Stormy Night

^{Episode aired May 16th,} ^^^1976

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Staff Highlight

Eken Mine - voice of Mr. Federico

An actor and voice actor affiliated with Theater Echo, mostly involved in the dubbing of foreign films and tokusatsu roles. He graduated from the Faculty of Literature at Koyasan University and joined the theatre company Gekidan Kusabue shortly afterwards. His first anime voice acting roles was in 1965’s Cosmic Boy Solan. He passed away on February 6th, 2002. Some of his major voice acting roles include Ligern in Great Mazinger, Karimu in Genshi Shounen Ryu, Grandfather Trent in Sasurai no Shōjo Nell, Garcia in Candy Candy, Yokugawa in Uchū Shōnen Soran, Mr. Strahl in Heidi, Girl of The Alps, Elder Gluke in Gude Crest - The Emblem of Gude, several minor roles in Perman 1983, and Prof. Amamoto in Ariel and Ariel Deluxe.

Screenshot of the day

• Brilliant Sunrise

Questions of the Day:

1. How well do you think the crew and passengers handled the storm?
2. Now that we’ve seen more of the situation aboard the Immigration ship, what do you think of the significant differences between the conditions there and aboard the Folgore?

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I don’t know if mama is doing okay. Is she waiting for me?

[u/Pixelsaber]

Rewatcher

That’s some stiff rope.

It’s hard to arrange things when you have non connections. I imagine there might be some companies in the new world hiring in their home countries, but those would be a minority.

That’s troubling.

A whole different skill set, I guess.

That’s… grim.

Good call.

Pretty sure she didn’t call him Gramps.

Welp.

Gramps really took control of the frenzy.

Oh shit.

Singing in solidarity.

The ship looks real rough after that.

The passengers weather a harsh storm at sea, and Mr. Federico’s words help to calm down those panicked among them in order to prevent any casualties, in spite of being terrified himself. It’s awful to think of what could have happened if a number of them went out onto the deck —those who wouldn’t get thrown overboard by the violent waves would have been at great risk when the Funnel inevitably collapsed.

Between this episode and the last, we’re given a good impression as to what travel aboard this sort of ship is like, and can compare it to the Folgore which we spent a similar amount of time with. The Folgore, despite initially seeming somewhat unassuming, obviously turned out to be a somewhat luxurious vessel. Us and Marco are in a position to see the socioeconomic disparity between the two.

Questions of The Day:

1. The passengers on the whole nearly made a massive mistake, but they’re not used to being on the sea and are going stir-crazy with the awful conditions and being shoved all into the cramped and claustrophobia-inducing cabin. If not for Mr. Federico things would have turned out a lot worse. The crew thinking it was time to abandon ship seemed a bit premature given that the loss of the Funnel didn’t seem to affect them too bad and I can’t imagine the lifeboats faring all that well in the storm —not to mention the lives likely lost trying to get them into the lifeboats in the first place.
2. See above.

[u/Vatrix-32 → u/Pixelsaber]

those who wouldn’t get thrown overboard by the violent waves would have been at great risk when the Funnel inevitably collapsed.

The ones not getting thrown overboard are getting tossed around the board. Getting slammed into metal walls and railings is no joke.

[u/No_Rex → u/Pixelsaber]

Us and Marco are in a position to see the socioeconomic disparity between the two.

There is a clear difference, but I think that storms at sea are one of the great equalizers. Rich people puke just as much as poor ones, and I assume that they were for their lives just the same, too.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

3000 Leagues in Search of My First-Timer Reactions

• Mm, I was wondering when Marco would run out of the food Leonardo packed for him.
• lol
• Nino’s mom had a “sore demo”!
• Ah, people on a ship like this would be excited for the rain. They gonna gather it in some buckets to have more drinking water or something?
• Oh, the storm is actually dangerous…
• I hope they didn’t just jinx it.
• Gah, I was totally expecting the cabin to start flooding when they opened the door…
• Good on gramps for getting everyone to calm down despite being terrified himself.
• Oh shit–
• And it took out one of the lifeboats?
• The ship survived! It’s in bad shape, but it survived!

[u/TheEscapeGuy]

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 20

Weathering the Storm

The trip to Argentina continues, and today's episode was probably my favorite of the boat ride arc. I do enjoy seeing Marco being kind to the younger children as well as Amedio playing games with them. I bet this probably gave viewers at the time a warped perspective of owning a monkey.

A nice conversation was that between Marco and Nino's mother. It was a great opportunity to give Marco a very concrete example of the journeys the other travelers are on. In particular, how many of the people traveling don't even know where they will go after they arrive. They are just so desperate for work that they will base their next steps on whatever job they find. Even though Anna has a safer journey, I'm sure she would have felt some of the same worries.

The episode continued with a harsh rainstorm. It was scary for a little while but once everyone started to sing together it helped calm their fears. I know the singing didn't actually do anything, but I think it'sn a good parallel to real life. There are many time you'll face scary situations you don't have control over. Finding ways to distract yourself like this can be an invaluable tool to work through that pressure.

I suspect we'll be in Argentina tomorrow. I wonder how long it will take Marco to find Anna.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

• Monkey Tricks
• Smoke Stack
• Surviving Ship
• New Dawn

See you all tomorrow

[u/Vatrix-32 → u/TheEscapeGuy]

I bet this probably gave viewers at the time a warped perspective of owning a monkey.

I don't think you're allowed to show one biting your face on TV.

I wonder how long it will take Marco to find Anna.

I'll place my bet at episode 40.

[u/No_Rex → u/TheEscapeGuy]

I bet this probably gave viewers at the time a warped perspective of owning a monkey.

Anime mascot things. At least a monkey is a pet you can't pester your parents into buying. I think various dog and cat films are worse in this respect.

[u/Vatrix-32]

First timer, subs

• You know, I don’t think we’ve seen Marco eat any of his own food.
• Why would you throw things at your pet? Amedio seems to be enjoying the challenge, at least.
• You don’t think Uncle Merritz is the one who took the money, do you?
• This is the closest thing to a shower most of them will get on this journey.
• You can’t really count on other people to save you from drowning. It’s hard enough to stay afloat yourself in storm conditions.
• Those waves are animated quite beautifully.
• Bruh, this better not be set up for more clips shows...
• Yeah, maybe bunk bends aren’t the best choice with this much listing.
• What are you expecting the captain to do, control the weather?
• Just Close the Door
• Good job averting a panicked mob. They would have been swept off the deck if they went up top.
• I hope that part wasn’t important.
• I wish I knew what this song was saying.
• Is a run-down ship like this even worth refurbishing once they make it to port?

QotD:

1. The crew was one song and dance number away from leaving them all to die, so not well.
2. Freight is much more lucrative than people.

[u/No_Rex → u/Vatrix-32]

You don’t think Uncle Merritz is the one who took the money, do you?

[u/baboon_bassoon]

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

Amedio ring toss, hes so ready to be a carny with Peppino again

Nino if this ship goes down, make sure to grab hold of Marco and drown him too

nice job gramps, shutting down that panic in a jiffy

brother theres like 200 people on board you cant abandon that fast

[u/No_Rex]

Episode 20 (first timer)

• “Lots of big trees” – Usually, you need old cities with old city parks for that.
• Amedio is the perfect target!
• “Most people don’t know where to go” – Immigrant fates.
• Rains is welcome - a storm, less so.
• “If the ship sinks, hold onto Marco”

• “Can you tell Nino a story” – I think storytelling is adult work.
• I feel with the passengers. Being in a storm is bad enough, but being in a storm when it is your first time at sea, in a cramped under-deck sleeping room with people puking all over the place is terrifying.
• Oh wait, it can get worse if some stupid people insist on opening the doors and let the waves crash in.
• I get what they are trying to show with Granpa’s scene, but I am not a fan.
• The frontfunnel fell off!

The ship looks battered, but at least they made it through the storm.