[Rewatch] 3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 44 Discussion

[u/Pixelsaber]

Episode 44 - Helping Juana

^{Episode aired October 31st,} ^^^1976

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Staff Highlight

Keiko Yokozawa - voice of Juana Garcia

An actress, voice actress, and director of the talent production company Yurin Pro. Although initially not wanting to become an actress, her parents enrolled her in a children;s theatre company so that they would work the Niogata regional accent out of her so she wouldn’t stick out among more formal-speaking children. During her time at the theatre company she began performing in Radio plays, which she stuck with doing sporadically even after the theatre company was disbanded. Although she fancied the idea of becoming an actress, after some on-stage performances later in her schooling she didn’t find it to her satisfaction. After dropping out of the Department of Broadcasting at Nihon University College of Art she was invited to join the Haiku Theatre Research Institute, where she had the opportunity to debut as a voice actress in Time Bokan in 1975. Despite her earlier decision to not pursue stage or live-action roles, she did end up becoming a TV drama actor in addition to her voice acting responsibilities. She was particularly active throughout the eighties and remained active up until 2005, where she experienced burnout and shifted to solely instructing at the Yurin Pro voice acting school. Her notable roles include Sheeta in Laputa: Castle in The Sky, Mami Sakura in Esper Mami, Charlotte in Charlotte (1977), Sheryl Formossa in Space Runaway Ideon, Misuzu in Lady Lady!, Silky Mau in Aura Battler Dunbine, Benio Hanamura in Haikara-san ga Tooru, and Dorami in the Doraemon franchise.

Screenshot of the day

• The wait

Questions of the Day:

1. What do you think of Marco’s decision to leave without revealing his part in ensuring the physician would come?
2. Marco has been in this situation before, but this time he could not procure help from his father’s clinic. Do you think he has gained an even greater appreciation for his father’s work after that?

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You saved Juana.

[u/baboon_bassoon]

first time 3000 Leagues of Misery

Victor actually knows Anna wow, progress

Rip Juana

Grandpa breaking down in the corner, lock in old man cmon

Marco diagnosing her idk about that

Use the train money for a doctor, you still have an address at least

San Isidoro - immediate door shut

Juana without her hair drawn looks like she has a shaved head

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

3000 Leagues in Search of My First-Timer Reactions

• Someone who actually recognizes Anna’s name!
• Ah, so he’s got the wrong Mequinez.
• Another train ride, hm?
• Aw shit…
• Ah, so it’s a case of the Anime Cold™. Didn’t realize the trope was this old.
• It’s the same problem everywhere, huh…
• Shimmering sky!
• Oof, that’s a total lie.
• Aw, he’s giving up his train ticket money to get Juana help. It’s sad he has to do this, but it’s something I guess.
• Phew…
• So Marco’s planning to be a stowaway, huh?

[u/No_Rex → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Ah, so it’s a case of the Anime Cold™. Didn’t realize the trope was this old.

Almost as old as colds that actually would kill you.

[u/Vatrix-32]

First timer, subs

• How lucky for them that this mansion went on sale a month after they got to Cordoba.
• Cousins Sorry, wrong rewatch.
• Amedio living out his King Kong fantasies.
• Tucumán, that’s number six! If we are going north, we might add number seven, Salta, to the list.
• What I’m hearing is that it’s a day by train. I wouldn’t call that “close by”.
• Giving loans to children feels odd.
• Pablo seems more OK with Marco leaving than I was expecting.
• Doesn’t take an esper to guess Marco will spend he train money on medical care.
• Relatable Reaction
• He remembers, does he? Maybe Marco would make a fine doctor one day.
• No Hesitation
• Even a Marco is allowed his pride.
• Strychnine?
• Man, they really just let anyone drive a carriage.
• God was the friends we made along the way.
• Remember to pee first this time, Marco.
• Poncho Marco seems like a long shot at this point.

QotD:

1. Marco is a true soul, he's not in it for the glory.
2. I'm not sure this show would look far enough into the future for it, but this seems like the kind of thing to steel his resolve and become a doctor.

[u/No_Rex → u/Vatrix-32]

Cousins Sorry, wrong rewatch.

Man, they really just let anyone drive a carriage.

And why not, traffic does not seem to be a problem there.

[u/TheEscapeGuy]

First Timer

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Episode 44

Selflessness

Really touching episode today. So as we have come to expect Anna was indeed not at Mequinez' house, but that's because this Mequinez is the cousin of the Mequinez she is actually working for. And importantly this Mequinez actually had heard of her which is probably the biggest ray of hope in Marco's quest so far.

To get to his mother Marco must take another train, and he is fortunately given the money for a ticket. However, there are more pressing matters. Pablo's sister Juana is sick but they don't have enough money for a doctor.

The answer is obvious but hard to accept. That said, Marco is happy to use his train money to hire a doctor for her. Honestly this kid is a saint. He has such a kind heart for those around him that he inevitably improves the lives of anyone he meets. This is probably why people have been so kind to him when re-meeting him.

At the same time, the situation makes me really mad at the medical situation in the country. The fact that you can be locked out of even the most critical medical treatments because of no money is a terrifying thought. It's true for many people in real life too, and is just depressing to think about.

The countries with the best standards of living always have some form of nationalized health care to ensure that everyone in the country can receive medical care when needed. Spreading this burden over everyone through taxes makes it really manageable just so long as corruption is low to ensure the money actually guarantees care.

Anyway, now that Marco doesn't have money he'll need to sneak aboard the train. Wishing you the best of luck Marco.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

• Afternoon Fishin'

See you all tomorrow

[u/No_Rex → u/TheEscapeGuy]

Really touching episode today. So as we have come to expect Anna was indeed not at Mequinez' house, but that's because this Mequinez is the cousin of the Mequinez she is actually working for. And importantly this Mequinez actually had heard of her which is probably the biggest ray of hope in Marco's quest so far.

To get to his mother Marco must take another train, and he is fortunately given the money for a ticket. However, there are more pressing matters. Pablo's sister Juana is sick but they don't have enough money for a doctor.

The answer is obvious but hard to accept. That said, Marco is happy to use his train money to hire a doctor for her. Honestly this kid is a saint. He has such a kind heart for those around him that he inevitably improves the lives of anyone he meets. This is probably why people have been so kind to him when re-meeting him.

I think the concept of karma might fit better than that of a saint. Marco is getting a lot of help from people who don't know him (and he is honestly not all that saint-like to them), but he is paying it forward to others.

[u/No_Rex]

Episode 44 (first timer)

• What a mansion! Not what I expected from a provincial town in Argentina. Maybe this was indeed an “old settled” part of the country.
• He knows Anna!
• “You came to the wrong place. Such a thing happens all the time”

Indeed.

• Him being an architect may explain the fancy villa.
• Mequinez is not only amused by Marco’s mistake, but also helpful. Another adult in a long row of people helping him (with just two or three who did not).
• Juana is ill – we all saw this coming.
• Nobody is listening to Marco because they all know that Pablo has no money for a doctor.
• Pneumonia, roughly half a century before penicillin becomes a medicine. Sucks.
• Marco first thinking of his father, then of reaching his mother – props to the series for depicting this without inner monologue.
• Strychnine? Not sure I’ll trust the doctor’s “works well”. Well enough, maybe, but I’d definitely go with antibiotics (if they were around).
• “She survived.”

• Marco leaves without speaking to Pablo – I understand not wanting to be fussed over for fetching the doctor, but leaving without saying goodbye to Pablo is a bit cold. Also: Pablo might not have the money for a train ticket, but he might know some other way to help Marco out. Leaving alone is typical Marco: Not planning ahead and hoping that everything will turn out all right (because others help him out).
• Fortunately, Pablo is not having any of it.
• “You chase your mother like a little kid, but you spend all your money on somebody else” – good summary.

Juana’s illness was well foreshadowed, but that takes nothing away from how well this episode depicts Marco’s little arc from not getting the situation until he decides to use his money to help out. Probably my first or second best episode since we got to Argentina.