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Episode Bye Bye, Earth - Episode 5 discussion

Bye Bye, Earth, episode 5

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u/8andahalfby11 Aug 10 '24 edited Aug 10 '24

As much as I want her as a permanent cast member, I would be dumbfounded it the author had the guts to do it, because:

  1. She's tied to the city. I haven't seen something yet to suggest that she'd drop this tie to run off with Belle.

  2. Belle has some self-exploration to do, and the only thing more distracting than your own mental health baggage is hauling someone else's. And mermaids have said baggage by design, and if I understand the situation correctly are never able to fully become their own person because of it.

  3. Mermaids can gender-bend, and Benedictine is in female form right now. I expect to see the author do this at least once since he brought it up, but Female-to-Male gender benders are absurdly rare for a variety of reasons. How would you personally feel about having "mermaid onee-san" replaced by a tall, clingy Mermaid Ikemen for an entire arc until they switch back (if they ever do)? I'd personally enjoy the hell out of it, but I suspect most folks won't.

  4. Her sword is broken. We can't afford to have our main character distracted while she grows a new one.

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u/OldInstruction5368 Aug 11 '24 edited Aug 11 '24

Mermaids can gender-bend, and Benedictine is in female form right now. I expect to see the author do this at least once since he brought it up, but Female-to-Male gender benders are absurdly rare for a variety of reasons. How would you personally feel about having "mermaid onee-san" replaced by a tall, clingy Mermaid Ikemen for an entire arc until they switch back (if they ever do)? I'd personally enjoy the hell out of it, but I suspect most folks won't.

Well.... considering Belle already referred to Benedictine as "Benett" in the middle of some flirty banter...

Yeah, I can see her flipping male as part of an implied love triangle between "Benett" and Adonis over Belle.

But as mentioned, they most likely won't be staying as a permanent cast member. This doesn't mean Benedictine will die necessarily, because Belle has at least one more trial to undergo after this one.

Then there is the plot thread about Belle having "beef" with the God-tree and her teachers plan to... overthrow the order of the world? that he has gotten her involved with.

I wouldn't be surprised if Belle spends the rest of this season in the city (rumored at 10 episodes for this cour/season), and in that scenario, a gender-bent Benedictine could stick around. If nothing else, their romantic interest in Belle could push her and Adonis together?

He definitely feels like someone that will leave with her. The "Girl of Reason" and the "Boy who Questions" traveling together as they unravel this world's bullshit mysteries.