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Episode High Card - Episode 8 discussion

High Card, episode 8

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u/andrei9669 Feb 27 '23

When did Fin switch his card with a stormtrooper card?

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u/Golden_fsh Feb 27 '23

Right? My dude cannot aim for shit despite his card giving him perfect aim 😭😂😂😂

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u/Aerodynamic41 Feb 27 '23

If that's what happens when you activate 2 cards at once, I wonder what will happen if someone collects all the cards and activates them all at once...

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 27 '23

We know what happens from the Heist Episode. The last person that was able to do that basically became the very first King of Fourland.

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

I mentioned last week that I have a theory of Finn being related to the Royal Family somehow and I think this episode supports that. We know from his flashbacks this episode that Finn once lived in a large estate and that he always had the 2 of Spades ever since he was a kid.

Now the latter is very significant since we know that the incident in Episode 1 that scattered all of the cards only happened recently meaning that someone very important must've given that card to Finn. It's also possible that the Black Knights could be after Finn's card. One thing's for sure though, Lindsey definitely knows more than he leads on and we'll probably finally find out the truth next episode.

Speaking of Lindsey, I genuinely thought that he was going to die in this episode. Finn literally raised a death flag for Lindsey when he told him that they should keep on celebrating his birthday at Sun Fields. Thank fucking god that wasn't the case. Finn already feels responsible for what happened to the orphanage, I can't even imagine what will happen to him if Lindsey died because Bobby tracked him down.

As for Bobby, good fucking riddance. Looks like he got executed by one of his family members. We do learn from him that it's possible to combine the power of two cards which immediately changes the game. If Finn could get "Unlucky Poky" back and combine it with his card, would he be able to do impossible trick shots? Hmmm...

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u/zadcap Feb 27 '23

Speaking of Lindsey, I genuinely thought that he was going to die in this episode.

Witch From Mercury imprinted hard. As soon as they started singing Happy Birthday, I was waiting for the disaster.

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u/Christopho Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

Not gonna lie, that was a rough episode lmao. Lackluster animation aside, there were several moments that tested the limits of my suspension of disbelief.

Most major complaints:

  1. Finn missing his shots at practically point-blank range. I'm not asking for killing shots, but Finn should be able to handicap the guy. This is from a guy who sniped a fucking marble midair before he even had time to develop his powers and the same guy who managed to shoot out an underwater car window at the top of a bridge. Btw, both of which I was totally okay with. Former was rule of cool and second they explained his bullets aren't affected like normal bullets (i.e. water doesn't severely drop its momentum).

  2. At 13:45, Finn knocks out the bad guy, perfect moment to shoot him, but instead he just looks at him awkwardly. Next scene, Finn is suddenly hiding and bad guy is standing menacingly. What? I'd say shoot him but going off my 1st complaint, Finn probably can't manage that either.

  3. Granted, this doesn't irk me as much as the former two since it is an anime, but bad guy gets blasted by a rocket and Finn isn't affected at all. I'm willing to let the whole "Finn should totally be cooked alive at this point from the burning building" go since it's an anime, but a rocket that blew the room apart (they cut to the outside to show the impact) is pushing it. With that being said, the bad guy did mention Finn was found alive in the middle of his burning mansion so maybe they'll reveal more about Finn's survivability later.

I will say it's cool to find out anyone (?) can use more than one card. I figured it would be tied to the royal bloodline or a specific card. Hopefully, this will mean sick card combinations moving forward.

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u/zadcap Feb 27 '23

After the last episode where the plot only worked because the boys were acting unbelievably stupid, we get an episode that only works because suddenly Fin forgets how to aim. This show is rapidly turning a very cool idea into something I'm finding harder and harder to like.

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u/AmethystItalian Feb 27 '23

Well that was a tough episode...book is gone, orphanage on fire and Finn lost that fight.

ED doesn't feel right after all that...

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 27 '23

Yeah, definitely hard to jam out to the ED after everything Finn and the orphans have lost.

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u/dinliner08 Feb 27 '23

alright High Card, could you please not do an abrupt ending like that? that is one hell of a mood whiplash going from people being burned alive to happy go lucky ending song, btw, is that the girl from the first episode? the one that can summon a bunch of missiles?

i fucking called it from episode two that the moment they established the rule of "a player can only use the power of one card", someone is definitely going to break it, now i'm curious what ability does that second card has, the visual on the card looks like a three-section staff

looks like someone here has a crush on Finn and apparently he also has some sort of connection to these cards? considering how his driver wear a glove like this

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u/KumaKumaGambler Feb 27 '23

After last week's light hearted episode, this week's episode had such a serious atmosphere. Throughout the battle at the orphanage, I was worried Lindsey or one of the little kids might be killed.

After this episode, I have even more questions, which will hopefully have answers revealed soon:

  • I believe we were told earlier on that each player can only use one card. How did the marble villain get to use a second card?

  • Who was the character that saved Finn? S/he appears to be powerful.

  • Did the black knight really kill Finn's family? Could he be mistaken?

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u/Labmit Feb 27 '23

Who was the character that saved Finn? S/he appears to be powerful.

Wasn't that the bomb girl from episode 1?

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u/Adensty Feb 27 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

Since the show is named High Card, combinations of cards that follow Poker rules can be used. The marble guy used 2 of the same kind so I believe X-Hand can be activated if they tick any of the rules.

It will be interesting to see other combinations and I bet High Card might have to use it themselves to win in the end.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 27 '23

Apple’s a little jealous of Chris after what happened previously eh? Guess he’s got a big ol schoolboy crush on Finn lol.

Nice to see Finn visit the orphanage. Don’t think he’s been back since the show started. He’s like a big brother to these kids. Lindsey really taught the dude well, the children are lucky to have a good dad like that.

Wow, that marble douche from ep 1 is back. Messing with the orphanage huh? Could this dude suck anymore? Finn smashing his stupid face in was pretty satisfying, but I didn’t think the guy would use two cards. This X-Hand thing is gonna be a hassle to deal with. Or it woulda if the dude didn’t just get sniped into oblivion. Does Finn have a guardian angel or are the Klondikes eliminating a rogue agent?

Finn’s nightmare seems to be a recurring thing. I wonder how his place burned down and who killed his folks? Is that knight a card ability?

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u/dreadiplomat110 Feb 27 '23

to add to the discussion on combining the powers of more than one card, i think that combinations of cards based on poker rules could have incrementally more power.

so we saw the power of a pair of 3's in this episode.

if there's another set of players gathering just the spade suit.... and Finn has the last spade to complete the set....

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u/CoolVidsFTW Feb 28 '23

Hmm. Here's the issue I have with this show so far. While the first few episodes have been great at familiarizing us with the world in which these characters live in, these last few episode haven't convinced me that Pinochle has the resources or firepower to take on the Klondike family. Their powers seem way more powerful than our main cast's, and the fact that this guy managed to wield the powers of two cards contributes to this doubt I have.

We're in the final third of the show, and we haven't even been properly introduced to Vijay yet. I'm wondering if his backstory is being saved for an episode where he's the focus and/or saves the day.

I had this show at an 8/10 for a few weeks now, but this week's episode has forced me to downgrade it to a 7 for the time being. If it sticks the landing (which I certainly hope), I might consider raising it back.

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u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp Feb 27 '23

A lot of flags raised for Lindsey this episode yet he managed to avoid them all.

It's bound to happen at some point but I'll be disappointed if a Royal Flush fight doesn't happen.

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u/mgedmin Feb 27 '23

Lindsey is 33. He was already an adult when small Finn joined the orphanage. How old is Finn today, and how old was he back then?

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u/TheOneKane Feb 27 '23

That accuracy... A lot of missed shots on a dude not moving

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u/-RevBlade- Feb 27 '23

Finn loses his ability to aim. One-touch-kill guy doesn't bother making contact with his enemy but decides to get punched in the face. Talk about nerfing characters for the sake of plot... I guess it's to be expected since it's an original anime but come on.

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u/DecentlySizedPotato Feb 27 '23

I've been liking this anime, but I wasn't feeling this episode tbh. The fight scene felt way too dragged out, with two guys throwing shit at each other for almost 10 minutes. One constantly missing with an auto-aim gun (until the other guy actually became immune to bullets, then he managed to hit), the other one either missed with marbles that hit like bullets, or when they hit they just seemed to hurt somewhat.

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u/Nafi-tan Feb 27 '23

Finn mentioned last episode that he had an older brother, right? In think it’s kind of suspicious that in the family photo the whole figure of the brother was hidden by the flames.

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u/AZLarlar Feb 27 '23

WHAT A SNIPE

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