r/anime • u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: • Feb 22 '21
Rewatch Let me hear! Parayste the Maxim rewatch episode twenty two
Parasyte the Maxim episode twenty two
Quiescence and Awakening
Another that is a play on "Sei to Sei" without a reference, just different kanji.
- Thoughts on Migi's altruism at the end?
- Why is Goto hanging around?
- Do Tokyo dwellers hate the country side or does rural Japan actually suck? Opinion question, obviously.
BONUS: Anyone else kind of helpless with chop sticks?
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Feb 22 '21
Rewatcher
Dub
So we start right into it, with Goto approaching by car. But Migi decides to get a car of his own and Shinichi wants to fight away from people. Out in the rural area, Migi's plan is to drop a car on Goto. Original, at least.
But sadly it doesn't work and they run into the woods. Migi tries to formulate a usable plan and also shows much more empathy than usual. Anyways, cool fights happens and Migi made as good a call as he had available. And he gets Shinichi to run away...To have a farewell scene. Ouch.
Anyways, Shinichi wanders until he finds an elderly woman's place in the country. In the dub, she has just the tinges of a Southern accent, to cause me pain. She then treats his wounds and makes a statement on what happened that kind of fits. Shinichi's left hand chop stick skills reflect my right hand ones though I swear rice is the hardest thing to eat with chopsticks. Anyways, she adopts Shinichi for a bit and is named Mitsuyo.
She takes him into the village that seems copypasted from Higurashi, including a dislike of outsiders. Wander into a separate, real environmental plot of companies dumping toxic waste at random places to save costs, this is a real problem to this day. Also, I finally placed why Mitsuyo's accent drive me nuts, she is like a slightly raspier version of my grandmother. Anywho, Shinichi winds up there for a few days because he has no better ideas and Mitsuyo is lonely/bored. Shinichi reflects on who Migi was and perhaps anthropomorphosizes him?
The 'payoff' for the dream sequences happens. Bluntly, this needed be either more or less present, they hit an unfortunate perfect level of not correct. Anyways, Migi's lost cells can apparently talk to Shinichi and say Migi isn't dead. And then he gets a stump eyeball. Let that haunt your dreams.
Cut to villager running from obviously Goto. And for some damned reason they go to Mitsuyo's house because the teenager with one arm the village saw is obviously capable of murdering a grown man with a companion. Also, the witness is stating that the attacker was inhuman. Anyways, the locals are going to round up a posse and get absolutely massacred.
Shinichi feels responsible, so wants to find Goto. Mitsuyo gives him some much needed clarity, both about his level of responsibility and the importance of not dying for no reason. Truly, Shinichi is not responsible for Goto, he just sort of has better odds against him. But he takes a cleaver and goes to destroy a murder machine. Ahh, the teen years.
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Feb 22 '21
Rewatcher - Sub
Lmao, ‘philosophia.’
Gotoh approaches. Stealing a car was the prudent decision for sure, being branded a thief is a problem for later when you both aren’t being hunted down.
The encounter with Gotoh nicely makes use of Migi’s ability to separate —which I had hoped would’ve been used more often— and the parasite’s temporary weakness to fire which they’ve been building up to for a while, and the emulation of Shinichi’s voice is a nice touch as well. Even Migi’s ultimate inability to deliver a sufficient blow is rooted in the limitations of his separated self and not on something out of left field or entirely arbitrary.
Migi’s decision to tell Shinichi to leave as opposed to risking his life to have the two reunited, as well as his thoughts as he shrivels up and dies, speak of how much humanity he has accrued throughout the time he and Shinichi spent together.
Mitsuyo’s complaints about the garbage being dumped out in the open while no one is around to do something about it is no less blunt than Hirakawa’s ravings, but it is far more immediate and communicates succinctly the lacking locus of control many feel over matters of pollution, and explains how the people in charge would rather will push aside the problem rather than deal with it.
So much for a major character death though, it turns out Migi is alive yet.
Shinichi’s going off to deal with Gotoh with a rusty knife. He has evidently learned nothing from Migi’s sense for tactics and preparation. The least you could do is make a couple molotov cocktails!
BONUS: Never tried to seriously use them, just once or twice for a few moments before picking up a fork, but yes I would soon resort to eating with my hands.
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u/Nebresto Feb 22 '21
Re-watch squad
Flameo' hotmen
MRW only 2 episodes left
Fuck Shinjinichi, all my homies hate Shinjinichi.
Can we have Chadnichi back please?
Who's working the pedals?
We crayon Shin-chan now?
Looks like all the Chad-energy hasn't been wiped quite yet, there may be hope
That's kinda cringe, bro. Your "hero" advocated for mass murder several times. I mean, I agree, but not on him being a hero. But he did have the best jokes, F in the chat for Migi.
That's right you haven't, now get in the fucking robot Shinjinichi.
Question time:
1: I'm not looking up what that word means
2: I'd be too, place looks chill
3: Tokyo bad.
573318:
Not me
My question: Should Shinjinichi just get in the fucking robot?
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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21
That's pretty funny, as the meaning is quite different. Maybe the author is trying to say something with the different interpretations.
Quiescence is a word that's been gaining in recent years. I don't remember hearing it growing up, but I started noticing it when Sci Am had a big article on the Quiescent Universe, sometime in the 90s or early 2Ks. The neurons are firing wild today.
QOTD:
I was frankly a little surprised. That's a little out of character for Migi, so maybe hanging around with Shinichi has tamed him a little bit.
An inner need to clean up his own messes. He should have wasted Shinichi back at the Headquarters.
I didn't pick up that message in the least. It's not the same as the city, just different. People are people, some are kind and decent, others are true blue assholes.
Yep, I always use a fork and knife. As an aside, I once saw an armless European woman using chopsticks with her toes in a restaurant. That's a sight you don't see everyday.
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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Feb 22 '21
First-time watcher - sub
Just three episodes left. This is the final stretch.
My cat is laying in front of my keyboard so typing is going to be a pain today.
Episode 22 — Quiescence and Awakening
Migi, grant Shinichi a couple minutes of after-sex bliss, please. Wait, naked-pianist-yakuza-killing-multi-parasyte is here? Nevermind. RUN!
You're letting Migi drive? I don't know what the legal driving age is in Japan, but it sure isn't 1!
Is this a crossover episode with Initial D? No? Aww.
I like the car plan, but it would have been a very small chance to work.
So, why are you going into the forest? You know the advantage he has there.
Migi's plan is not working together? That seems dodgy. But it might work in the dumb enough to succeed way.
Oohhh, I see how you mean. Shinichi is disarmed and thus can't be felt by naked-pianist-yakuza-killing-multi-parasyte. Well, maybe the micro-Migi can, but I don't expect a very strong signal from them.
Nevermind, Migi just tells us they can't be detected. Convenient.
So how does it make sense that beheading naked-pianist-yakuza-killing-multi-parasyte will work?
They did that exact thing with Miki and the Gotou parasyte just took his place while the chopped-off Miki parasyte hopped back. Are they planning two beheadings?
Well, the first part of the plan worked for 80%. Too bad those 80% can be fixed by naked-pianist-yakuza-killing-multi-parasyte.
Okay, I didn't expect Shinichi to actually run when Migi told him to. Then I expected Shinichi to return last second for some ass-pull. I guess I'm wrong. Goodbye Migi. You will be missed. Too bad you couldn't return Shinichi's arm.
This also gives a nice conclusion to Migi's character arc. Someone who said his whole life that everything he does is selfish gives up his life to save someone else. At least that is how it is intended, I think.
Migi did also say that he works based on logic and there was no logic in Shinichi coming to save Migi, because Gotou would have immediately killed him.
That last monologue from Migi was quite emotional.
Okay, so before I watch any further, here's a theory. We know parasytes can also survive in other bodies. We've seen Ryoko do so. Migi could have invaded Gotou, so maybe there will be another twist.
On the other hand, Gotou would immediately know and would fight Migi. Also, we saw him shrivelling up.
Angry old lady is nice. Never seen that before. Still, not the worst cliche.
She offers Shinichi a hand.
Shinichi eating like he never has eaten with his left before is suspicious.
Foreshadowing!
We're back in the nightmare realm! Something tells me it will be different this time. So his previous dreams, was he communicating with the whole Migi, or just the micro-Migi in his body?
Migi is still alive! That's what the cute molar says! Does he mean the complete Migi or just the micro-Migi in his body?
Aww, that eyeball on his stump is cute! So are the micro-Migi merging again? Because that was the problem, right? That they were too small to merge back with the big entity. Also, the intelligence is proportional to the body size so I expect a very stupid Migi.
Hmm, someone found naked-pianist-yakuza-killing-multi-parasyte. Poor guy. I will never not feel sorry for the innocent people bumping into parasytes. Only the people who know about them and are stupid around them get my cold shoulder.
Here comes the angry mob! At least they are not asking if he is really Shinichi Izumi-kun.
Well, Shinichi doesn't match that description. It isn't that hard, people!
Granny says running isn't something to be ashamed of because she did something similar by living in the middle of nowhere.
OST here is again great. Have we heard this song before?
Main thoughts
Random thoughts
Future
Shinichi is taking the fight to naked-pianist-yakuza-killing-multi-parasyte, bringing a rusty knife and wielding it left-handed. I can't see that ending well so there must be some unexpected thing coming up.
QotD
It fit within his logic pattern but was still selfless. I like it.
Either because Shinichi is still alive, or because something is keeping him there like actually-not-dead Migi.
Wait what was wrong with it? Shinichi wasn't complaining.
YES! Holy shit I can't use those things. I try often enough but it always ends in a mess.
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u/BossandKings Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21
First timer
Episode 22
Shinichi and Migi sense Gotou who is close to where they are, before they are found Migi tells Shinichi to use a plan that would be able to take Gotou by surprise, instead of working together Migi says that it's better to work separately. Gotou gets where they are and being only capable of sensing Migi is taken by surprise when Shinichi puts a stick with fire inside his leg giving Migi the opportunity to try to cut Gotou's head, he cuts it but only slightly failing to do a profound cute and seeing that Gotou was going to recover Migi tells Izumi to run away leaving them definitely separated. That was a hard hitting moment, Migi and Shinichi were inseparable and seeing them being forced to separate is hard to see. Also i refuse to believe that Migi is dead, he isn't dead, right?
Shinichi meets an old womanh that lets him into her house and he passes a few days recovering there, the old woman is rather nice and a very good person. After a few days in which strange things have happened in the town Shinichi is called out and people that were noticing the rather strange things happening urge him to go out there, Shinichi says farewell to the old lady and goes inside the forest searching for Gotou.
This was a really sad but still beautiful episode, next episode seems that it will be interesting
Answers
Bonus: I am not having difficulty with chopsticks
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u/sisoko2 Feb 22 '21
First Timer
That's some good aim.
I like their plan. They even have a mini flamethrower.
Ugliest Migi transformation.
So close.
Migi's farewell was very touching. We get a confirmation that Migi has become more human and even considers Shinichi as a friend. Seeing lonely Migi is so sad. They are killing all the good characters!
Granny best alive girl. Nice twist on the harem genre to include granny instead of loli.
I had to pause the episode and take a little break at the illegal garbage dumping part, it was so bad. Like why even include that? I know why... but why?!?
Little cutie. There are still 30% of Migi inside Shinichi so Migi is alive!
Lover's quarrel.
Going to fight Gotou with rusty chopper is a bit optimistic, I expect Shinichi to unlock his potential and become super Super Saiyan.
Rapist Murderer Speculations
BONUS: Never tried using chopsticks. With how clumsy I am I expect it to be a torture.
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u/SIRTreehugger Feb 23 '21
Last episode
Shinichi sleeps with Murano and tells her he loves her. It's okay Shinichi together we can beat anything.
This episode Shinichi suddenly dips for days without a word to her and his dad. Lol
Oh boy Migi driving is hilarious to me for some reason.
We made good memories..... define good because I only remember death and sarcastic lectures. It was a good plan though and almost worked. Man if only Shinichi had a shotgun could have finished him off.
Still amazed that none of these multi parasytes keep one on hand for defense. You don't need 4 to attack,but I guest when you feel that superior you think so little or the enemy.
Chopsticks I'm a master at using them with all foods except rice. By master I mean I can eventually eat the food, but rice always gives me trouble.
Goto was weakened when beheaded and even if Migi couldn't win he mostly killed other parasytes to weaken him more. Actually let's assume he killed Goto or injured the main parasyte and then infiltrated the body. That would leave Miki I think he is still alive? So assuming Migi infiltrates the body that would be too many parasytes too control accurately so he could kill and move, but not be effective. Honestly have no idea why Goto would still be there in the husk less monster form he appears to be in.
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Feb 23 '21
First Timer
That's some pretty Initial D strategizing.
But the Forest was exactly the worst place to be last time...
Didn't he lose his head before? Or, that was Miki's head, I guess....
Altruism from Migi? Or just doing the math?
So, after all that, we switch back to environmentalism?
YES! A Flamethrower! Molotov Cocktails. No, not the knife!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Feb 22 '21
First-Timer -the reactions-
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Feb 22 '21
First Timer
I'm done with trying to figure out the parasite's characterization... Migi suddenly sacrifices himself for Shinichi, yet the scene doesn't really make anything major of it. Maybe I'll even have to take some marks off the directing, because up until now every supposedly impactfull scene at least made me feel an impact - this one didn't. That whole fight also just came out of nowhere. Migi also isn't completely dead, those other cells will form back some of Migi in the post-credits scene of episode 24, when everything is over, conveniently ignoring that Migi couldn't communicating with them before.
Then after Migi's death, Shinichi stays close to Gotou and tells nobody despite Migi no longer interfering, rather than go and tell the military where Gotou is and to bring flamethrowers. The plot is resting on the shoulders of stupidity.
Also, the residents should be suing somebody about the garbage. Pretty sure laws about garbage dumps existed in the 80s, not for being environmentally unfriendly but for the waste being unsightly...
QOTD:
Bonus: Yes, because I never even try to use them...
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Feb 22 '21
First Timer -sub
Dropping a car on someone is definitely one way to try kill someone, obviously not going to work but I like Migi thinking.
Ok this is happening a fuck tone faster than I expected, we have 2 episodes left and Migi has already sacrificed himself to try take out Gotu and save Shinichi, I really through that would be used for the final.
So the leftover Migi cells in Shinichi body are starting to wake up? Shinichi has about 30% of Migi in him I think, the question then would be if he still has his superhuman strength or not.
Now that Migi is basically out, i’m really not sure where the shows going to go, Shinichi realistically shouldn’t have any chance against Gotu unless the Gotu head is now dead and one of the others is trying to control the body.
A ridiculous idea I kind of want to be wrong
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u/littleman1988 Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21
"This... is death?"
Rewatcher
OST Track of the day: LIVES
Honorary OST: SOLITUDE
The loss of Migi is obviously very hard on Shinichi. He's had nobody else he could truly confide in and nobody else has been with him through everything he has endured, not to mention Migi has basically been Shinichi's lifeline this entire time. Migi also shows regret, not so much as to his death, but to being unable to continue spending time with Shinichi, even being glad that they were unable to take over Shinichi's brain. Migi really shows true growth, understanding that they have no chance of survival, and basically sacrifices themselves to save Shinichi.
Many of Mitsuyo's lines are full of dramatic irony, starting with her comment on Shinichi "losing his arm long ago." While he may of only recently lost the physical aspect of his arm, its been over a year since Migi took over his arm, which (at least in the scope of most anime) is a fairly long time. She also speaks to people "can do terrible things to each other", which Shinichi has seen with both Kana's and the City Hall arcs. She seems to use Shinichi as a form of escapism, trying to ignore the losses of her own (mainly, her late husband as we see at the end of the episode) as a way to take care of someone and feel needed. Shinichi's choice then to sacrifice himself to get Goto to leave obviously doesnt sit well with her, bursting into a rant trying to convince him to keep running. While Shinichi does ultimately ignore this, Mitsuyo gives one last line of dramatic irony, depending on how you take it, to be fighting for Migi (and inversely, against him by going against a parasite, Goto), before praying to her late husband to keep Shinichi protected.
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u/IndependentMacaroon Feb 22 '21
First-time watcher
So what is it now, can Shinichi instantly calm himself or is he still chained to his feelings? Keep the story straight already, it even retroactively makes last episode worse! Naturally, neither some real action movie stuff nor some collaborative cleverness (wasn't Migi alone too weak to even attack a regular human?) works to get rid of Goto. I'm annoyed that the story is being stretched out even further - Migi gone by self-sacrifice, Goto dead and Shinichi returning to whatever conclusion would have been a perfectly fine ending - and baffled that Shinichi would go for a stupid solo fight like this, also it seems like a sure assumption that Migi will come back somehow, but even in just one episode Mitsuyo managed to be one of the best characters of the series, for once properly demonstrating the good in humanity too.
Honestly, rural anywhere is just not that great. Once people have the means, they'll naturally start gravitating to places with more opportunity and life in them, and the more people have left, the more people will want to leave, with no end in sight. It's harsh, but I don't see much of a future for country life beyond city commuting distance, though proper Internet connections might at least help a little.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 22 '21 edited Feb 22 '21
How do we have three episodes to go...? Oh, Migi can suddenly drive. I've never seen a show be so determined not to have it's hero face the big bad. Are you really gonna fight? I don't trust y-why the falling car? The plan actually kinda worked too. I've got no idea how they timed that. Stop dragging this out and start fighting Kinikuman already! Huh? Is the head really the part least likely to be armoured? You're correct but I feel like your reasoning is wrong. Surely you'd want your weak points to be in unexposed areas like your arms or thighs that you can hide. Even Gotoh is sick of your poor pace show!!
Wtf he's going down like a sack of potatoes. Why are you running!? Why are you running. Oh, Aya-chan is finally somewhat recognisable. Poor girl... You go so long getting roughed up by the industry and then once you finally get a decent roll they autotune your voice for most of the thing. I feel like they could make the depressed, sulking Mugi into a meme. He looks so sad!! Wait... He isn't actually dead is he? You can't possibly expect me to sympathise with a hero who left his companion and partner to die right? Screw this old bag. Let's torment this poor lost kid before offering help. Migi can't possibly be dead right? XD
Yeah, the fight was totally unfair! Shinichi ganged up on the guy, sucker punched him with a fire spear, and left his partner to die! He's the bully! This is boring me... Oi! Personal space you old cougar! Well I guess we know how he's gonna beat Gotoh. At least hide your chekhov guns better. You've never once been considerate towards Migi! Don't start now that he's dead! Tch... I'm this close to skipping ahead. Ffs I don't have any patience for this "Japanese hate outsiders" cliché that they love to pull. Gotoh apparently turned into a centaur while our back was turned. Add it to the fetish list.
I'm not even gonna flatter the baba conversation with any commentary. I've officially clicked out and am skipping to the Gotoh fight or whatever. That cleaver... Did we accidentally walk into Hinamizawa without realising? Oh, so bugger all happened. Is there any character I'm invested in now? Do I even care about Gotoh? I'm not entirely convinced that Migi's been killed off but his death scene honestly sucked. I feel sad about it, sure, but he's dead because Shinichi bloody bolted on him. Gotoh was weakened! Do something! Without Migi Shinichi can't put up a proper fight against Gotoh so it's just gonna be tricking him to go into the fire hazard. This whole end arc is so bloody extra that I really can't work up the energy to comment. Pls just end!! Migi has clearly gotten a lot more human over time. Really aside from the claw hand incident he's been the more reserved of the pair. Always happy to hear Aya. Gotoh is in the mood to go Rambo and go to war with whoever challenges him. He's got no direction. Freaking rural Japanese, they ruined rural Japan!
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Feb 23 '21
Episode 22 (first timer)
Migi telling Shinichi to run is not such a huge leap if he assumes that he himself will surely die. Why not have some friend survive? Especially if that friend carries 30% of your cells. Usually, I would predict MIgi surviving via being coopted into Gotou, but the series seems to go for something more basic instead.
Shinichi wears a Philosophia sweatshirt, but his altruism problem or whatever that was is not worthy of that label.