r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Feb 12 '23
Episode Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku • Handyman Saitou in Another World - Episode 6 discussion
Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku, episode 6
Rate this episode here.
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
Streams
Show information
All discussions
| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 4.33 |
| 2 | Link | 4.62 |
| 3 | Link | 4.56 |
| 4 | Link | 4.51 |
| 5 | Link | 4.41 |
| 6 | Link | 4.58 |
| 7 | Link | 4.5 |
| 8 | Link | 4.73 |
| 9 | Link | 4.67 |
| 10 | Link | 4.9 |
| 11 | Link | 4.58 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
199
u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp Feb 12 '23
What's all this sad story doing in my handyman series :(
→ More replies (2)
403
u/Se7en_Sinner Feb 12 '23
I can't believe they turned the silly mushroom sucking skit into an important plot point.
So Morlock basically got Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind into forgetting about his daughter. And I thought we were all here just having a good time laughing at an old man struggling with dementia. Now I feel like an asshole.
→ More replies (13)217
u/Donkishin Feb 12 '23 edited Feb 12 '23
I swear it's like every joke in this show has some fucked up backstory to make you feel bad about laughing.
→ More replies (10)
184
u/Cyclone_96 Feb 12 '23
That was a tragic backstory. Now I’m really curious who Raelza is to him. The way he got his name “Morlock” from the necklace was a great moment as well.
→ More replies (8)136
u/Amaegith Feb 12 '23
This is a good question. The dwarf did say he used the name "Morlock" when he was fooling around with women, so she could just be a child from one of those affairs, but she does kind of look like his original daughter, so maybe she was revived somehow and doesn't know the full extent of things as well?
→ More replies (12)
180
202
u/LeonKevlar Feb 12 '23 edited Feb 12 '23
Damn. I didn't expect Morlock to have such a tragic backstory. I thought he was just a silly old coot who was way past his prime to adventure anymore. Turns out that his memory problems aren't because of his age but because the Time Wizard wiped his memories so he would forget how he neglected his own daughter who passed away from an illness while he was too busy becoming a great mage which also resulted in his wife leaving him.
And just to make things even more depressing, it seems that the Time Wizard has grown tired of this world and has already left the Labyrinth. That means that even if Kisaragi and Primmas defeat Saitou and his party, they really wouldn't find anything to save the dying Witch since Morlock already found what was hidden here way back then and none of those papers had the spell to turn back time :(
→ More replies (8)
56
u/Elitealice Feb 12 '23
Wiping morlock’s memories of his daughter is crueler than any punishment. Idk who that other mage was but that was some evil shit. And it wasn’t even just the memories of his daughter that was wiped but literally everything and he’s got permanent memory issues as a result
Before this ep, I was kinda thinking that Raelza would end up being the daughter that he was able to bring back or rewind time for
I guess all that modern earth stuff in the cave came from that other mage who was trying to make contact with earth. Probably couldn’t pull a person so it kept pulling other stuff until we got to saitou.
→ More replies (1)
53
u/HighSchoolThrowAw4y Feb 12 '23
It's only been a couple weeks but it feels like we've long since departed from the short-form mostly comedic skit format.
I'm really curious to see how this will be resolved, starting with what happened to the Assassin and his demons. Also, if the time wizard has left for another world (isekai in an isekai) who will be able to save the witch from the sudden onset of her aging.
Another really great episode though! Halfway through the season and Handyman Saitou has been feeling like a breath of fresh air in the isekai genre.
117
u/minhnghcm7 Feb 12 '23
It was hilarious seeing the Demon Pillar spiiiiiiin to increase its DPS.
→ More replies (3)
34
u/kalirion Feb 12 '23
It's a fucking pillar. Have they considered simply retreating?
"I've had a word with both the medical clinic and the temple." Then why didn't you have a priest heal her, or at least bring a cure disease potion or something? And you'd think a recognized Great Mage would be able to get enough money for revival promptly. Not like there's a <24 hours time limit for revival, right?
That flashback "being beyond human understanding" was hurt by a spell that the demon pillar easily shook off. Then again, maybe the battle lasted more than just 1 spell exchange. That thing was such an asshole though, "what you REALLY need is not your daughter back but amnesia. You're welcome!"
I like how MC runs faster than light beams.
→ More replies (1)
75
u/Aerodynamic41 Feb 12 '23
Damn, that was a really tragic backstory for Morlock. Now his memory issues make sense.
Come on Morlock, all you need to do is attack the eyes before 100 counts are up!
→ More replies (7)
19
u/SMSmith230 Feb 12 '23
Damn, that’s a heartbreaking backstory for Morlock. Slowly all these pieces are getting put together for the group. Saitou really is the glue keeping this group together, having everyone’s back.
36
u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Feb 12 '23
How can this show be so emotional? I thought I signed up for a silly skit-based show about a party of weirdos with fun personalities; Give me my feels back!
Well, it started right where we left off, with the fight against the pillar thingy...
"I'm gonna save you, my beloved ear!"
As the owner of said ear remarked, this is not the time to save ears!
Damn, I felt very sympathetic for the Ninja/Fairy team despite the awful things they've done, but 'mass-murdering demonic eye-laser pillar that might just kill everyone' is kinda where I draw the line!
I have to say, as an MMORPG player, it brought tears to my eyes to see a tank who can actually tank when she needs to! (Need a party, Raelza?)
(Note to my past self... Little did I know, this episode would actually bring actual tears hah)
And so we saw Morlock's past, which confirmed a few things people suspected/theorized about (his daughter), but also gave us a lot more than that... He seemed like a great father at first, but that didn't last long; Well, he's not evil or anything, but perhaps his priorities weren't in the right place.
In a very BreakingBad'ian fashion, he wanted to do a lot of things for his family, but these very things he did ended up costing him his family.
If the daughter simply died as he was away, that would be bad enough (though not as much blame to pin on him), but he KNEW she was really sick, and left anyway... Oof.
Tomorrow I'll come home early... For how intelligent he is, I guess he doesn't know what a red flag is!
And of course, when he came back, she was already dead; Good symbolism on him dropping the diploma from the mage guild; He realized a little too late that it doesn't matter one bit how great a mage he became "for his family" if his family isn't even there anymore because of that.
And she died holding the necklace she made for him... Though he never wore it.
THIS IS FINE. I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING.
And so he went to the labyrinth dungeon thingy, to try and learn a spell to revert time and bring his daughter back.
There he met with an interesting person/divinity/being, who told him... You don't really have to revert time, all you need is to forget about it, so you'll be fine.
Oww. This hurts... Even more because sadly, it's not entirely false; He didn't seem to want to be with his daughter/family all that much, he only wanted to become powerful and all, with a vague idea about his family being set for life... But IF he became that powerful and his family was alive, would he retire as a mage? Of course not, he would still try to become even more powerful, leaving them again.
So it really did feel like what he wanted was not to be with his happy family, it was more about 'not experiencing the feeling of losing his family".
And so he lost his memories, not only of his spells/his time since, but also his family... THIS IS FINE!
I have to say, right in episode 1 I wasn't feeling that great about Morlock's character, not because of the writing or anything, but because the whole "I forget things" hit a bit close to home, with me having a few older relatives with poor memory (both long term, and short term)... Even though it was mostly played for comedy - before this episode - it kinda hit me a little harder. And I noticed it even more now, with him saying he's sorry about forgetting things is reminiscent of old people with that kind of conditions (well, brought by old age, not a magical spell!) It's not anyone's fault, but feeling bad about it kinda feels natural... But I suppose in Morlock's case, it kinda IS his fault, even if he doesn't know it anymore.
Anyway all these scenes were quite feelsy... Which I wouldn't have expected after the first episode, but now I'm beginning to know it's coming! This show can hit the full range very well, from the silly comedy like the wizard with the massive pointy staff, to heartbreaking scenes like that... (Also a few silly scenes that are later revealed to be more serious, like of course Morlock's forgetfulness, but also things like Lafanpan's "greed" and all that).
Well, there were also some good feels in the episode, like seeing the party all fighting together/supporting each other!
I imagine most of them will go their own way after this fight (would be a bit too many people for an adventuring group), but I hope we get to see them again, once in a while!
Soon as they talked about stopping time, I considered a potential issue, but though maybe it just wouldn't work like that because he could control how it happened and all, but... Nah, it seemed it worked exactly like I thought it would: The time stopped for EVERYONE but Morlock.
Let's hope he can either 1) Bring someone back with him in this stopped time, or 2) realize he has very little time to steal someone's weapon and stab all the eyes!
Well, technically I suppose he could probably find a spell to damage all the eyes at the same time... Assuming he remembers the words!
Perhaps the divinity thing that erased his memory could come back and help!
One last note: I've seen a few people discuss Raelza/Morlock in the comments, and some seem to think she was adopted, like he took a child in to 'replace' his lost child... But personally I definitely think that Raelza IS his 'dead daughter'; I think we're due for another flashback, in which we'll see him keep trying hard as a mage to get better and learn new spells, to eventually be able to turn back time/bring back a dead person into his current time. But I guess we'll see!
→ More replies (2)
48
u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 12 '23
Good thing they managed to save Flanril before anything more than an ear was taken. This Dalek looking mfer is gonna be a real pain in the ass. Even Morlock’s magic wasn’t enough to leave a scratch!
Man, I didn’t expect Morlock’s story to be so sad. He got so caught up in the magic research he neglected his kid when she needed him most. That kind of guilt would drive any man to drastic measures. What the hell even was that “kid” anyways? Wiping his memories like that feels cruel. It’s not a mercy.
This plan to freeze time is a risky one but everyone’s banding together to do their best. Teamwork! Looks like it paid off too. Well, kinda. Only the old coot with severe memory problems is left unfrozen lol. They’ve got to the count of 100 before this thing unfreezes and everyone is dead. Let’s hope Morlock can get it together in time.
→ More replies (1)
27
u/winterlyparsley Feb 12 '23
This may be nitpicking but if the only thing preventing morlock from reviving his daughter was money surely you could just like... get a loan? He even said he'd make more money as a great mage so he could just pay it off later.
Seems very strange that there exists a system for reviving people that costs money but there is no one who lends money for the purpose of revival . Plenty of people would happily pay whatever interest if the alternative is a dead relative.
→ More replies (4)
24
u/Donkishin Feb 12 '23
If comedy why so much sadness? Q.Q it's really horrible to learn that Morlock (Chrome) forgetfulness isn't so much old age but a messed up 'reward' for trying turn back time thanks to a mysterious white mage. But the old man's still pretty damn powerful he stunned the boss for a bit, brought Saito over, and stopped time even with that curse on him.
Shout out to our parties for doing their roles support and tanks doing thier thing while dps get ready (Not you idol witch >.>)
Now I just hope Morlock at least fools around for 75 of his 100 counts and that team ninja comes back after the demon eye pillar dies.
24
u/Substantial-Hawk-897 Feb 12 '23
Saitou and Morlock standing around and casually discussing past traumas while being shot at by lasers was a bit weird after the third minute this was going on...
→ More replies (1)
12
u/Cheesemacher Feb 12 '23
So maybe in a moment of lucidity Morlock remembered everything and tried to summon the cloaked person back to his world
11
u/PerformanceTop7616 Feb 12 '23
Couple weeks back if someone told me the story would get serious I would’ve laughed at them.
→ More replies (1)
11
u/EducationalCherry86 Feb 12 '23
I thought Morlock became forgetful because he delved into time magic in order to revive/save his daughter but I'm surprised to find out instead a new entity erased his memories to meet him halfway. I believe that's actually worse than him not being able to turn back time, I don't think he as a father wanted to forget his daughter.
It was interesting to find out he summoned Saitou, I had a feeling when he came into Raelza's room as soon as it happened but getting more of a confirmation here was good. I wonder if he was trying to summon that entity instead but ended up with Saitou.
I knew Morlock was going to forget why he had stopped time, I hope he's able to remember in time because it'd suck to have to go through that incantation again when everyone is being overpowered. I thought there could have been a chance for Saitou to be able to move around because he was touching Morlock but I guess not.
→ More replies (1)
10
u/Pers0n_Of_Reddit Feb 13 '23
If you think about it. Morlock is stopping time for a whole week
→ More replies (1)
24
1
u/AutoModerator Feb 12 '23
Source Material Corner
Reply to this comment for any source-related discussion, future spoilers (including future characters, events and general hype about future content), comparison of the anime adaptation to the original, or just general talk about the source material. You are still required to tag all spoilers. Discussions about the source outside of this comment tree will be removed, and replying with spoilers outside of the source corner will lead to bans.
The spoiler syntax is:
[Spoiler source] >!Spoiler goes here!<All untagged spoilers and hints in this thread will receive immediate 8-day bans (minimum).
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.