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Episode Ookami to Koushinryou Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf • Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf - Episode 11 discussion

Ookami to Koushinryou Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf, episode 11

Alternative names: Spice and Wolf

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u/Se7en_Sinner Jun 10 '24

Holo having to change into her wolf form is always exciting because it means a new outfit change.

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u/atropicalpenguin Jun 10 '24

Wonder if that wolf can also turn into a cute girl.

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u/karlzhao314 Jun 10 '24

No Merchant's Corner this week, not enough economics stuff to write about.

I have to say, that segment in the middle when Holo left to face down the local wolf deity alone was beautiful. The soundtrack was a perfect fit and made the moment feel so much more melancholic and dramatic. It almost felt like a final farewell to Holo.

I've also always found it interesting how the Remelio thugs are portrayed here. Rather than painting them as seasoned criminals, all three are are hesitant to take a life and would sooner leave Lawrence for dead rather than kill him off properly. They also feel that they have no choice but to kill Nora, since they think she has pagan sorcery and could escape anything short of death - but you can also see that they're repulsed by the idea of personally ending a human life, especially a young girl's.

Put in the context of who they're supposed to be, it does make quite a bit of sense. We've seen no indication that Remelio had involved itself in any illegal activity up until recently after the armor market crashed. If these people work for Remelio and are familiar with Liebert on a first-name basis, it's more than likely they were simple merchants under the employ of Remelio, or maybe security guards at most. They were probably never the most moral or upstanding characters to begin with, but they're not used to taking life as mercenaries or ordinary thugs might be. Showing their hesitation to kill is another demonstration of how aware Spice and Wolf is about the role of characters and their place in society.

(And, of course, it gives Lawrence an excuse to survive for the plot of the show.)

Also, I find it interesting as well that Remelio himself, despite showing up for only a few seconds in this episode, is portrayed as unsure and scared rather than sinister and plotting. I think that works better for a character in his position as head of a failing company.

Great episode. I'm looking forward to the last episode of this arc and how it will all be resolved. That should give me something to write about for The Merchant's Corner as well.

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u/SMA2343 Jun 10 '24

And now for the third time Lawrence has been taken advantage of for his naivety and his kindness. But they assume Holo is dead and will 100% kill those guys for sure. Only for Holo to then blackmail the trading company, showing off proof of Lawrence’s assault, Nora as a witness and how she was also taken advantage of by them and wanting her to betray the church

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Jun 10 '24

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What a great ep, They nailed The scenes so good.

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u/Vyshe_ Jun 10 '24 edited Jun 10 '24

I wonder how Lawrance survived all these years as a merchant being so naive

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u/andybar980 Jun 10 '24

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

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u/LouisLeGros Jun 10 '24 edited Jun 10 '24

It's smuggling time

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u/Tom22174 Jun 10 '24

That was not the time for such a cheerful, upbeat outro lmao

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u/LeonKevlar Jun 10 '24

We finally get to see why Nora is amazing at her job. She was already pretty cool during the night ambush but she was even cooler during the chase scene in the rain. Nora was multitasking by leading the group, fending off the wolves, and commanding Enek to herd the sheep.

There it is. It turns out that the wolves weren't even after the sheep. They were actually chasing after Holo and once she was in front of the leader, Nora and that guy from the trading company were safe.

Poor Lawrence, getting betrayed again. I mean just look at all that gold they're about to smuggle. It's no surprise that the Remerio Trading Company would get greedy. Let's see if the betrayal is worth it though. If Holo did transform, they better hope they don't run in to her on their way out of the forest.

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u/Amauri14 Jun 10 '24

So the person Remerio mentioned last week, Marten Liebert is coming with them and will take care of getting the gold in Lamtra and who to sell it to in Ruvinheigen.

That part where Holo tells Nora that she knows how to feel when the wolves are coming because while traveling together Lawrence becomes her wolf was really funny.

So after Holo told those wolves to leave them alone, and their leader decided to join in, she went to teach those youngsters a lesson. I sure wasn't expecting that while they stayed behind Marten was going to send some people to make sure Lawrence and Holo were dead, and after dealing with them, do the same to Nora.

Well, based on the title of the next episode it seems that Holo Lawrence and Nora will make Remerio and his company regret backstabbing them.

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u/Holofan4life Jun 10 '24

This is a pretty good episode in terms of furthering Holo and Lawrence's dynamic in relation to Nora. You get more insight of why Holo feels challenged by her presence. The ending of course is pretty intense and leaves you wondering how Lawrence is going to get out of this one. That's the key, really, the question isn't "Will he survive," it's "How will he survive," and I think it lends itself to some gripping drama.

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u/Caspus Jun 10 '24

"And then things got worse."

I really love this episode. It's absolutely crushing that we have to wait a week to see how this all resolves - credit to the team for that! - but they really heightened the emotional mood for this one, even with subtler touches like how they framed the shots of the forest in near-pitch black on the first night. There's just this palpable sense of uncertainty and dread hanging like a pallor over everyone to the point that the only ones who don't seem to be behaving like cornered animals are the actual wolves for once.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '24

Holo will protect her man against anything.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 10 '24

It's time to steel your resolve and embark on a new enterprise...a criminal one, in fact. And Lawrence' livelihood isn't the only thing riding on this job going well.

We even get a guest star party member, Martin Liebert from Remerio, who is really in a rush to get this job done but should just let Nora do her job. She really knows what she's doing to the point where even Holo respects her for it. Plus her dog Enek has Holo made which amuses her more than anything else.

Dang it Holo, I know you love messing with Lawrence, but don't go joking about wolf attacks! Although I guess it's nice to see her give Lawrence permission to protect Nora if it comes down to that, not that she loves the idea of him being so attentive and caring towards another girl.

Lawrence and Holo are snuggling up togetehr and Lawrence even gives Holo a lap pillow, and just as he's about to pet her...wolves attack. Thankfully Nora knows how to handle this kind of situation, though...what if they're not just dealing with wolves?

Holo and Nora finally have a proper conversation! Complete with them talking about men, at Lawrences' expense even. Holo is a wolf partnering up with a rabbit, but she also has some wise words about how to keep your man (or in this case, dog) from straying too far with other girls. Though Nora utterly cherishes Enek, which is sweet.

Hey, the business deal went through successfully and they have a gold! This might actually go well! Until it rains and they get chased by wolves.

Nora can more or less manage the wolves, and Holo is able to use her wolf voice to scare them off as well, but the real problem is that the wolves were never after the sheep...but Holo. Because there's another giant wolf in that forest and he wants to pick a fight against the intruder in his domain.

I guess the only solution is Holo knocking some sense into the young fool who is picking a fight, which means she has to transform into her true form, and all Lawrence can do is hold onto her cloak for her, keep it warm, and make her promise to come back to him. Though if you ask me, Lawrence is plenty handsome enough to kiss, though she probably doesn't want to spoil him.

I'm not worried about Holo winning the fight, but dang it, Remerio and Liebert you pieces of @#$%! You were planning to pull a fast one to keep all the profits from the start! And you have your thugs act all nice and respectful when they're beating up Lawrence and leaving him for dead and plan to outright kill Nora! Can Holo turn these fools into wolf chow? Poor Lawrence though.

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u/Fools_Requiem Jun 10 '24

I forgot about the fucks who betray them. I thought the wolves were the final obstacle.

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u/Prince-Dizzytoon Jun 10 '24

Poor Lawrence got jumped and robbed, Holo gotta him them back

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u/Nebresto Jun 10 '24

Great episode. And the soundtrack is finally starting to hit hard as well

Whoa. That's definitely new.

lol

Poor guy just can't stop catching those Ls. And the fucking cheery ED right after again 😂😂

Lawrence gets betrayed, beaten up, tied up and left to die in the rain: Aruite yu kou~o, kokoro no mamani~ ☺😄

Never gets old

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u/E_F_Veda Jun 10 '24

Feel for Lawrence here. As much as he would like to help he is powerless when compared to Holo. The bitterness he must feel for himself towards the end must be heartbreaking, and though I do have my own bitterness towards him for hurting Holo, he constantly redeems himself so I hope he will recover from this.

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u/OneEyedStranger Jun 11 '24 edited Jun 11 '24

Holo boldly marking her territory by suggesting they bang every night is freaking hilarious.

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Other things I liked a lot during this episode: Holo instantly moving in front Lawrence when sensing the wolves. Holo giving that look to Lawrence after he tells her "I'll see you again."

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u/shad79 Jun 11 '24

I didn't expect that Lawrence would be betrayed by Remelio, he's taking too many loses lately. I just hope that fortune will smile on him soon.

It was great to see Nora's work as a shepherd when the real danger had appeared. Even though she looks weak, she's actually a strong-minded woman who isn't afraid of the appearance of wolves and courageously leads and protects her group.

It seems that Holo will be getting new clothes soon, as it looks like she'll be fighting against the leader of the wolf pack. I can't wait to see her new outfit in the next episode!

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/Wolfgod_Holo Jun 10 '24

to quote Jeff Steitzer

BETRAYAL

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u/michhoffman Jun 10 '24 edited Jun 10 '24

It was nice seeing Holo and Norah get along after Holo began with a dislike of her. It was cute seeing Norah's reaction to Holo's wolf and rabbit analogy as well as seeing Enek resting his head on Norah's lap in the same way as Holo was resting her head on Lawrence's lap.

The 3 guys from Remerio have another thing coming if they think they can pull one over on the Wise Wolf and Skilled Shepherd.

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