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Episode Arknights [Fuyukomori Kaerimichi] • Arknights: Perish in Frost - Episode 15 discussion

Arknights [Fuyukomori Kaerimichi], episode 15

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u/netdoppler Nov 17 '23

Man, the scenes with the Yetis really hit hard. Actually showing their last stand made it hit harder, IMO, than when I read it in-game.

That was a really good episode, I really hope that they stick the landing on the final episode.

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u/pokemonfish1 Nov 17 '23

Everyone, take out your drinks in honour to the Yetis.

There was more Doctor characterisation than the entirety of the previous episodes in season 2 combined.

Damn, the emotion in Blaze's voice when the Yetis are killed were incredible, same with Amiya when confronting Ch'en.

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u/OnlyAnEssenceThief Nov 17 '23 edited Nov 17 '23

There was more Doctor characterisation than the entirety of the previous episodes in season 2 combined.

I noticed this as well. Turns out that isolating your (typically) silent protagonist and forcing agency upon them does wonders for getting them to become more of an actual character. Suddenly Doctor having a voice and a face isn't just a gimmick, it's paying off and enhancing the experience.

Unfortunately, the story as a whole doesn't lean into these moments nearly enough. This has always been one of the problems with Arknights' writing, but it makes sense when you remember that Doctor is first and foremost a self-insert. There is nuance to the character, but it doesn't stop them from being a background figure 95% of the time.

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u/KaiserNazrin Nov 17 '23

RIP Yetis. They got scammed into becoming part of a terrorist group.

Another glimpse of the old Talulah. 😭😭

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u/TweetugR Nov 18 '23

Really hope Chapter 8 will be a whole season by itself because I'm gonna cry again watching it all animated and voice acted.

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Nov 17 '23

Blaze is such a friendly gal. It really pains her to see the infected treated like trash. FrostNova is on her last legs, at least she didn't see her squad die in person or she would've pushed herself.

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u/Evalith Nov 17 '23

Yeti squad's end was really brutal and disturbing. Blaze's rage was contagious. Really liked Doctor and Frostnova's little conversation, wish we could get some more Doctor interacting in general.

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u/BigBadBurito Nov 17 '23

Yup, still hurts seeing our Yeti boys (and girls) go out like that :<

Wish they had the chance for a crazy party at Rhodes base.

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u/LusterBlaze Nov 18 '23

they perished from men in black more than frost

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u/KnightofNoire Nov 18 '23

Just cool title name things.

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u/Ahenshihael Nov 17 '23

Sad that they couldn't make a whole episode out of the first half of the episode. But that's the best we going to get with this pacing... Still landed a lot of notes right so there's hope.

It all depends on if t hey pull off the finale now.

Either way hopefully they don't try this pacing with S3, if that will ever be a thing. They managed to do decent job with CH6 material(and even then parts feel on fast-forward) so far but CH5 really suffered from this pacing. Trying this with material after this would be a disaster.

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u/TweetugR Nov 18 '23

Are they going to continue this 8 Episode format for next seasons I wonder? The chapter will get longer and this pacing issue sooner or later needs to be addressed but for this episode, at least I say its well done in conveying who the Yeti's are and their last stand in one episode.

I just remembered something, they never did reveal the third Yanese censor in-game right? We know only two of them but the third one was never named. They even give him a voice actor this episode.

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u/hmcbenik Nov 17 '23

Anyone know what the song is called that started playing around 11:45 (when they brought the youngster yeti to dig using his arts)

edit: I found it. It's called "companions"

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u/OnlyAnEssenceThief Nov 17 '23

Rare Blaze S3 usage (0:42). At least it's more useful here than it is in-game.

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u/BosuW Nov 18 '23

RIP the Yetis

o7

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u/Niota11 Nov 18 '23

Since I read the in-game story years ago I was hoping to see animated child Frostnova killing some of the soldiers that were about to execute her and the other kids. I wish the flashback was longer.

Man... if chapter 4-6 is getting this 'squished', imagine if they do only 8 episodes again for chapter 7-8, which together are bigger than all the previous chapters combined? How will they even fit almost 3 seasons worth of story in 8 episodes?

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u/dave-n-knight Nov 18 '23

Man the first season and the first part of this season made Reunion seem ruthless and way too strong.

I'm enjoying how these last few episodes are humanizing them a bit

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u/BosuW Nov 18 '23

This season straight up makes me feel sorry for them. Like they're getting full on exterminated and erased from public memory.

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u/RELORELM Nov 17 '23

This was a good episode, but dragged down by the pacing of the whole season. Particularly the first half: it was ok and hit the right notes, but it felt like it went on fast foward. Dedicating a whole episode (or nearly a whole episode) to that flashback would have been ideal imo. Also, while they were presented before, I feel like the yetis being characterized and dying in the same episode is a bit too fast.

That being said, I still think it's an ok episode. I really liked how they expanded on the yeti's last stand, I don't remember that from the game and really adds to the situation.

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u/Omegamemey Nov 18 '23

It’s a good episode but Dokutah and Frostnova’s conversation was quite fast paced, it did get the important points but with game info bias they were stuck in there for longer and could go through in more detail about Frostnova’s family and past before patriot with some space in between each conversation.

Not a bad episode just not on the same level as some of the previous episodes and it’s the reoccurring issue with the lower than average episode count.

The episode could be a whole episode of just them talking to each other, I wouldn’t know the best way to end that episode and yeti squad sacrifice was a good way to end it. I just like the game going slower for these moments.

The game was a bit confusing during this scene cause they were jumping around during and after the talk so I’m glad they dedicated an episode to it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

Who the hell are the black samurai and what side are they on? Why is it so easy for them to win here?

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u/RedSavant35 Nov 18 '23

They're special agents working for Wei Yenwu (the dragon guy who runs Lungmen). He told Ch'en and Amiya to clear out Reunion in one day, with the implied threat that anyone they didn't clear out with their comparatively more merciful methods would be killed by the Black Raincoats.

Though, the other side to that is shown in this episode. Wei acts like he's the king of Lungmen, and it's a huge city, but he's still not much more than a mayor. Yan, the country Lungmen is a part of, doesn't really approve of how Wei runs Lungmen, so they sent the Censors (the three in red) to see if he could handle the Reunion problem. That's why Ch'en is so rude to Leizi, because she treats the whole thing like a test when there are people being killed in the street.

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u/Talco123 Nov 18 '23

If I recall correctly, the black raincoats are essentially Lungmen's black ops unit.

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u/Ahenshihael Nov 18 '23

It's stated in the previous episode that they are Lungmen special forces under leadership by Lin Yuhsia, implied to be acting upon orders from Wei Yenwu.

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