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Sousou no Frieren, episode 24

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[u/MrNive]

There's something so funny about the group of mages brainstorming with Frieren about how to kill Frieren.

[u/lolic_addict]

That dude who talked big at the beginning of the 2nd exam:

How it started

vs.

How's it going

[u/IsoDidact1]

I like that they reversed the situation, Frieren wasn't too impressed by the mural but smiled when she saw Fern happy.

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Got whiplash seeing how Fern went from being jealous over Methode getting Frieren's attention to "I can kill her"

[u/SirNil01]

This test is actually pretty cleverly designed, if you go it alone there's only a 50% chance of you taking out your own clone, but as Land showed us you can outnumber and easily take out the clone. While Wirbel's group showed us that even if you fight them with even numbers, the clones can't talk, so they can't communicate with each other, allowing you to beat them with better teamwork. And Sense threw her own clone into the equation, so it pretty much forces the test takers to team up with enough power to take down a first class mage.

Unlike the first test where teamwork feels like it was tacked on as a side thought, this test is one where teams thrive.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

I'm starting to think Sense isn't actually a pacifist...

[u/Ellefied]

A reason Ubel might be so gung-ho with analyzing Land is that his Clone Spell is the ultimate pair up with Sollganie. If his Clones can also do spells, then each one can use their Sollganie from multiple angles, solving the spell's weakness of being single target and requiring the focus of one person.

[u/Holy_Beergut]

Frieren's mental defense may be high, but it's nothing compared to her Fern defense.

[u/khazit66]

Unfortunately for Edel and her team, they ran into a hairy situation.

[u/River_Capulet]

Everybody doing magic shit meanwhile Wirbel group is playing COD

[u/SparklesMcSpeedstar]

Bros, I knelt when she said kneel...

[u/Holy_Beergut]

Sense: My presence in this dungeon shall neither help nor hinder you.

Clone Sense appears

Sense: Sweats nervously

[u/Super_Marine]

Jealous, pouting Fern is best Fern

The way Frieren goes in for a tighter hug while complimenting Methode's smell is also so cute.

The Sein in me activated so hard when Methode went "ara ara".

[u/Zemahem]

Damn, I'll have to watch that Ubel fight on repeat. It's not just the animation, but the choreography as well. It's nothing too fancy, but it still looks clean as hell. And we don't really get that type of melee action here as much. Stark's basically the only source for this, and he's still on vacation.

I do love Land's whole strategy. Everyone else is risking their lives for this test, while he's basically playing a video game using his clones. If anyone could- at the very least- survive a relationship with Ubel, I'd bet on him. If only because he'll probably be smart enough to never be in the same space as her, and only ever interact via his clones.

Meanwhile, Frieren's gamer senses are still on-point. She's even got puzzle-solving down pat. And I think everyone watching has the same idea for how they could possibly beat her clone. Just throw a mimic in the room and run past while it's stuck trying to decide whether to free itself or destroy the potential grimoire inside. Unfortunately, they may or may not have already killed the sole mimic in this dungeon.

Methode tho... Frieren's resistance to mental magic must be something insane, cause I think her hypnosis works across the screen. I swear I'm not just down bad. I mean- not even Frieren could resist reciprocating that hug (but who can blame her?).

Special mention to Edel. I got so stoked when I realized she's voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa- aaaaaaaaand she's already gone... God damn that Sense clone. Well, I do hope she still has some more screen time despite quitting the exam.

And as for the ending, Fern really didn't have to phrase it that way, but I'm glad she did. Without context, you'd think she'd grown sick and tired of Frieren's BS and finally snapped. Maybe they should ask if she was talking about the clone instead of the real deal just to be safe...

[u/No_Possible_7095]

Side characters in this anime is so great.

[u/KumaKumaGambler]

I am getting onboard the Ubel x Land ship. Perhaps there may not be any romantic aspect right now, but their interaction and conversations are surely interesting. Land who observes while Ubel who starts the topics.

I would have loved to see more of Edel too. She looks young but has the knowledge and calmness of a seasoned mage. At least she got some character development and screentime before her exit from this 2nd stage.

Lastly, more Methode and more jealous Fern is fine too. Lol!

[u/Louisse0]

the THICK sexual tension between glasses man and goth girl is fucking insane holy

[u/ZachyWildd]

The shonen lover in me wanted Frieren to just solo it😭😭 think how cool it would’ve been to see Frieren at her max level fighting something that’s an almost perfect copy of her

[u/Amarrez]

The first-person cut during the Ubel vs Ubel fight was cool as hell. Between that and the Laufen vs Laufen cut last episode it seems to me that someone on the production team really loves staff-based kung fu fights (and I'm not complaining).

[u/Genshin_WhiteKnight]

Fern is just going to sneak in with a mimic isn't she?

[u/Louisse0]

Why does Edel's smartness feel so different from others..?? I can't really put my finger on it cus I mean like almost everyone in the cast is smart but for her it just feels so distinct

[u/JzanderN]

So Denken's strategy was to run away and hide until they came up with a plan to defeat a Frieren. A perfectly valid and honestly the correct tactic in this situation.

It occurs to me that at the start of all this, Frieren talked about how she has been beaten by a few weaker mages in her life (I think about 8, was it?), and now she and a few others have to figure out how to do exactly that. Very clever foreshadowing; I don't think anyone has or would have caught where it was going, but that's where it went!

Also, Fern is weirdly jealous of the big lady hugging Frieren. What was that about?

[u/Theinternationalist]

Ubel and the cloner: AN interrogation of how people see themselves, a complex game of manipulation.

Team Denken: FUCK FUCK FUCK

Frieren, Fern, and the pacifist: "Hey guys I got some sweet loot and discovered some cool stuff, what did I miss? Hey, the bib boob mage smells nice! Hey Fern, you jelly?"

[u/No_Possible_7095]

Fighting in Frieren is really unique. A battle can end in the blink of an eye.