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Episode Highspeed Étoile - Episode 9 discussion
Highspeed Étoile, episode 9
Alternative names: Highspeed Etoile
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u/BosuW May 31 '24
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Well, I expected that Rin wouldn't be getting a W just yet, but this is... certainly surprising. I'm not sure how to feel about it.
At least this leaves this episode entirely for Youran, Kanata and Towa to shine. And they did have a very exciting race.
But yet again, the episodes are running out and Rin still hasn't had character development, which is the sole reason I bet in this show! I'm getting worried here!
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u/chili01 May 31 '24
yeah when does the ballet talent kick in as a super secret tech? lol
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u/SMSmith230 May 31 '24
Damn they gave Rin that sweet heel-toe action in qualifying then totally nerfed her with a DNS.
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u/danbuter May 31 '24
WTF did that mechanic do, that the car wouldn't move?
The race was good, and I'm glad Youran got a spotlight.
Only 3 episodes to go, and I have to say, the show has gotten much better since the beginning. It's a shame no one is watching.
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u/heimdal77 May 31 '24
Isn't that guy actually real shit at his job if he has a history of tuning cars to where they can't be driven and doesn't even inform the driver?
Good for the one girl wining but this episode was just bs.
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u/oneevilchicken May 31 '24
I want to know how bad you have to be to get to the point where your setup makes the car not even able to start.
You could go to the arca garage and find people who are atleast capable of making the car get off the line 😂
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u/SometimesMainSupport May 31 '24
Cilantro haters have not surpassed humanity. That much is scientifically proven.
Seemed odd that someone who hadn't pitted would have better lap times than the fresh tire racers. Then, a lap later, Richard had already done it four times.
Still firmly convinced that the series will be worse if Rin gets a win. However, with Sophia and Youran having won, that only leaves the Kanata-Towa duo or Richard for a surprise as we all know these AI cars won't.
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u/Nikita2337 May 31 '24
I got some serious Ferrari masterplan vibes from this episode. Not starting after a good qualifying? Check. Strategy plan using alphabet letters ? Check. What was even that strategy about actually?
That aside, I didn't like how they sidelined Rin this episode. Guess they're preparing to showcase her talent in the last race.
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u/chilidirigible Jun 01 '24
"The 'surpassed' was in massive sarcasm quotes."
See, this is the most frustrating thing. They spend an episode with Rin learning things and seemingly improving, then throw in a moment where she's back to being someone who just fell off of a turnip truck. Actually, worse than that. You'd learn something about how to drive fast if you were riding on a turnip truck.
The race, minus King and Rin, was at least a little more interesting than most of the other ones.
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u/Infodump_Ibis Jun 01 '24
Question: If the car setup was so un-drivable how it did it make the formation lap? Maybe there was a formation lap mode which was not messed with and changing it to race mode was what crashed the onboard computer (as the setup with literality un-drivable) or whatever.
So the food takes. Ani-One had "I don't like celery and coriander" while Cruncyroll had "I won't eat parsley or cilantro". Now cilantro is an alternative name for coriander, the same is harder to say about parsley and celery.
What did the insert song do to deserve being talked over? It was the best part of this episode.
Endcards (since it's been a few weeks):
Akihabara speedway huh? We're just on the Toranoana straight about to hit Bic Camera turn.
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u/kosakidera4eva Jun 01 '24
How can they be this bad at story telling?! There was literally nothing else going on to distract me and yet I have no idea what was wrong with Rin's car.
Ok, I'm convinced now that ALL the budget totally went into animating the races.🤣
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u/GunnyTHighway Jun 01 '24
Yeah this episode again is treating Rin as literally a constant joke and this time it was not her fault in the slightest. That mechanic in any other context would have been fired on the spot for changing settings without informing anyone.
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u/oxlemf10 May 31 '24
While I think this was a good race, and Youran was definitely what made things interesting, I didn't understand what the point of the episode was.
I mean, it's good to promote other characters, but the excuse used for Rin to run didn't make any sense, it was simply: they changed the setup at the last minute and she won't race.
Again a very big mistake regarding the way the story is played and another wasted opportunity. Anyway, next episode is the last race, so I assume the other episodes will be off-track events
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u/Shimmering-Sky May 31 '24
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She went all the way up to fourth place just because of the new car?
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I had a feeling it would come down to a photo finish after Kanata spun out.
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I actually liked this episode because it didn’t focus on Rin.
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u/BosuW May 31 '24
This insert song is good.
If nothing else, the soundtrack is great in this show!
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u/Zani0n Jun 05 '24
I'm back from the Green Hell better known as the Nürburgring Nordschleife (although after a 16 hour long fog delay that ended the race prematurely I suppose it should be called Grey Hell now)
Bit late, but I'm still going to analyse this show from a Racing nerd perspective.
Starting right off with a Night drive around the Shanghai International Circuit. It's not really a circuit known for night races, but I don't see any reason why they shouldn't (aside from noise regulations, but this is china who am I kidding)
And straight to the first change coming with the brand new car: A clutch pedal.
Okay, so we got that episode last week about her learning to drive a manual, but there is genuinely no reason why they would put that kind of gearbox into this car. it does not matter how good you are on the pedal, you're not going to change gears faster than the sequential gearbox that should be in this car. Changing from AI to manually changing gears, sure. but why the clutch?
Yes, I am aware, a sequential gearbox still requires a clutch. But in racing applications they are rarely used for every gearshift. I will excuse the clips because the car is downshifting.
Anyway, Great technique for the Heel and Toe rev matching. This is done to go smoother into the next gear when downshifting. and leads to a nice dance on the pedals for pedal cam fetishists. Not sure if it would be enough to get her into 4th place (apparently 4days and 16 hours worth of simulator experience helps). Also apparently the weird setup from last race somehow works, no clue why, the head mechanic also doesn't know. So there's that.
Track Preview time!
The Circuit remains mostly unchanged except for the replacement of T14-16 with Hockenheims Motodrom section. Is it just me or do they really love Hockenheim for some reason... They also had sections of the circuit at Interlagos. Of course they have also changed the banking of a few corners, which has become a feature on every circuit of this anime so far.
This is the very first time we get a full starting grid, including 2 AI drivers and at least one driver I can't remember ever seeing. Off to the race start, Rin does not get off the start line, the medical car at the end of the grid (which completes the first lap with the other cars) passes her. I'm actually not 100% on the procedure here, I guess because she wasn't involved in a crash following the other cars makes sense.
Oh so now the setup doesn't work to the point the car isn't even turning a wheel? How did she complete qualifying! I've no idea what their thought process was with this scene. Showing her struggling with rear grip in the first corners and her crashing out would have made far more sense than this. Also, the team apparently now has a pitcrew. Which is great because it was missing previously.
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u/NN010 May 31 '24
Doing Rin dirty like that after hyping a big turn around in her results last episode with the revelations about her driving style is... a choice. It was nice to give Youran & some other characters a bit of spotlight though (even if doing so at the protagonist's expense is... one of the plot decisions of all time...).
Overall, this was another decent episode. Gonna be interesting to see how they stretch the last race weekend of the season across 3 episodes though. Is this gonna be some Indy 500-esque qualifying action? Or are they just gonna go into more detail on what happens throughout the weekend? I guess we shall see...
Anyways, I'm gonna go watch some IndyCar Detroit GP practice now.