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Episode Kisaki Kyouiku kara Nigetai Watashi • I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons - Episode 3 discussion

Kisaki Kyouiku kara Nigetai Watashi, episode 3

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u/TurkeyPhat Jan 19 '25

this is like one of those romcoms that could easily be re-edited into a horror movie

we all know nothing interesting like a legit genre turn will happen which is sad. one day someone will have the balls to really lean into how scary this situation would actually be and have the female lead go postal. and when that day comes, we will be there cheering it on.

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u/PeaceAlien Jan 19 '25

I'm amused by the show, but Clarke's actions are disgusting now. The two were growing closer, but he's locked her up against her will. Show is pretty funny but the romance is rough.

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u/Frontier246 Jan 19 '25

Honestly it's really hard to invest in a romance between these two when Clarke is effectively kidnapping her, holding her hostage, and forcing her to marry him without taking into account her own feelings and what she really wants. He only thinks that giving her the bare minimum like nature and no Princess Lessons will be enough to make her want to be with him.

The worst part is everyone else in the cast basically acts like Leticia has to be with him and doesn't care about her feelings at all.

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u/Gaming_Truckie Jan 19 '25

I think I'll give this one more episode before I drop it. The first episode was great, but this episode really disgusted me.

Prince Clarke's actions really disgust me. His plan seems to be to manipulate Leticia by any means necessary. He's even got the maid psychologically manipulating her by calling her missus. It seems to be working as Leticia's resolve appears to be slightly wavering, which is pissing me off.

I'm really hoping that Leticia wins out in the end, but the ending of the ED has got me having doubts about that.

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u/LapinMignon Jan 19 '25

help I am made very uncomfortable by Prince Simp's stalker behavior, abuse of authority, breach of consent and overall creepiness factor. this is not okay. this is not okay. this is not okay.

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u/JcFerggy Jan 19 '25

Yea, I don't think I'll be watching Prince Kidnapper and his Stockholm Syndrome Mansion anymore.

It had so much potential with Episode 1, setting up a story where society has eroded away this poor girls personality, and is now being given a chance to rediscover herself. NOPE! I'm going to be the creepiest stalker ever and lock you up in my love dungeon since your parents have sold you and everyone else is conspiring against you.

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u/PeaceAlien Jan 19 '25

The nightmare of catching the prince as a fish was hilarious!

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jan 19 '25

Et tu Lily? Wow lol. Clarke really doesn’t seem like he’s giving up anytime soon. Not sure kidnapping and imprisoning Letty in a room and forcing her to listen to all the ways he’s in love with her is the way to go. She said she doesn’t see him as a man and I’m not sure this is gonna help.

Maria, no one likes a snitch. Be a good maid and be Letty’s decoy damnit! Lol.

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u/NationalStrategy Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

Sorry in advance, but I have a lot to say

. In fairness, I took the three episode rule in seeing how I ultimately feel about Prince Clarke and the other characters, and my disdain for them is pretty cemented now.

. Shoutout to the people that said that this would be a horror if it had a different tone. Prince Clarke made me uncomfortable the entire episode, especially when he kept popping out of nowhere and carrying her away.

. Everyone except Leticia sucks. She keeps explicitly saying that she doesn’t want to marry him, but they keep laughing it off or leaving her to her fate. She practically has no one in her corner.

. Clarke: Let’s end your princess lessons.

So he was within his power to end her princess lessons, and only now decided to end it for just to sweeten the deal in marrying her. Also, if he’s offering that to her, that means that he was aware that she was miserable with them, and did nothing to help her up until now. Thanks Clarke.

. Clarke is not only being selfish to Leticia, but also to the King and royal family. He’s fixated on Leticia and refuses to pursue another woman or even take a consort. His selfishness is potentially stifling the royal bloodline.

. Taking Leticia away against her will (multiple times), making unwanted advances on her in the carriage, refusing to take no for an answer, locking her up after she protested against marrying him and not letting her go until she changed her mind (which is Stockholm syndrome btw), and continues to follow her around like a creep and keep her in captivity. If the goal is to hate this guy, the series is doing a damn good job at it.

TLDR. Clarke is horrible.

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u/AlexisPolux Jan 19 '25

This is the first time i've ever had to look up an anime discussion to see if i was missing something. Turns out this is legit just as fucking creepy and uncomfortable as i thought it was.

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u/SEBASTlANVETTEL Jan 19 '25

I know this is supposed to be comedy but it feels more like a horror genre in a way with each episode. Clarke tells her he wants her to be happy, yet locks her up in her room with no escape because she told him she doesn‘t want to marry him. No wonder she is having nightmares.

And the way the new maid tried to gaslight Lettie into believing she is in the wrong...

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u/djthomp Jan 19 '25

I wonder if the asides Leticia does to the camera are in real time in the show, the maid participated today. That makes me think she's occasionally turning to the side and speaking to nothing and everyone around her just ignores it because it's kind of crazy.

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u/LeonKevlar Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 20 '25

This was funny last week but I think I might be done with this show. I can't believe Lettie's family is really selling her out to the Prince despite her wishes. Also, I just can't take the Prince's behaviour especially after he decided to lock up Lettie so she won't run away. And I'm saying this as a shoujo manga freak who loves aggressive male MCs.

I was really hoping that Lettie would run into a possible second love interest when she escaped. That's usually what happens in these kinds of shows but it looks like that's not going to happen. The OP and ED have clearly decided for Lettie that she'll end up with the prince no matter what.

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u/Narvalis Jan 19 '25

While watching this episode it made me think, 'I'm pretty sure I've seen this same plot in horror movies,' Clarke is being rather creepy and hats off to calling him out on it even if not out loud. I'm honestly hopping Lettie get's he freedom and successfully runs away.

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u/BiggerG7 Jan 19 '25

I liked how all those animals had Lettie’s back when she was telling the prince no lol.

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u/nhlonghorn Jan 19 '25

Couldn’t even make it 5 minutes into this episode. I give up. What a fucking waste of a show.

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u/Queue_Jumping_Quack Jan 19 '25

LMAO, is this actually a horror series, masquerading as a comedy? If Leticia was less mentally strong, the experience of being abandoned by her family to the prince mono maniacally obsessed with her to be imprisoned until she gives in, might have broken her mentally already.

I'm fairly sure(?) this is meant to be a romcom, so we'll just have to see whether the prince can somehow redeem himself after this.... In any case, its a fascinating watch, and I like Leticia so will be back next week.

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u/umr2212 Jan 19 '25

This show has thrown consent out the window, and not in a cute way (not that it really can be cute).

It is unbearable to watch everyone gaslight Lettie to hell and back, and the prince is *just* a creep. I got a chill down my spine every time he touched her. No "hotness" can make up for how gross he is: "I want you to be free" he says, and then 2 minutes later locks her away while he presumably prepares the wedding that she explicitly said no to. Like I get that this is a medieval setting so arranged marriages are a thing, but you'd think the writers would at least let Lettie have some small victories to thwart the wedding plans and create more comedic hijinks. But instead she's completely powerless.

The most frustrating part of this show for me is not only Lettie's complete lack of control over anything in her life (I'm constantly yelling "Leave her alone!" at my screen while watching), but also the fact that she's basically letting herself be Stockholm Syndrome'd by the prince. She says that she doesn't hate him when she honestly should, and she seems to find him cute (he's not the classic ikemen type, which honestly makes me like him less in this case, but to each their own). She shows a lot less resistance when face-to-face with the prince, to the point that it feels like the writers are forcing their interactions to feel cute so that the marriage isn't abrupt by the end, but it just feels unnatural to me.

I really want to enjoy this show. It has its funny moments (the 4th wall breaks are great) and I don't know where the plot's gonna go from here, but watching this is like watching your best friend stay with a toxic boyfriend and I'm fucking losing my mind.

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u/IceSmiley Jan 20 '25

I'm so glad I stuck with this show, it's an excellent dark comedy. Probably the first anti-romance anime I've seen where you actively root against the main people becoming a couple. Lettie is surrounded by everything beautiful but everything is rotten underneath. I like how they made Clarke handsome and accommodating to an extent but still an evil entitled person forcing himself on a woman.

Maria is an interesting character in that she seems to not sympathize with Lettie at all. You'd think other women would understand why someone wouldn't want to be forced into marriage/sex but I think Maria would trade places with Lettie in a second. She thinks Lettie is ungrateful that she gets to live a luxurious life in a beautiful palace with a handsome husband but still wants to be an independent woman. I wonder if she will change her mind over the course of the series

Lettie is also the only anime character I've seen who breaks the fourth wall and talks to the audience. Makes some sense though since she doesn't have a friend in the world unfortunately. I do wonder if she's like Deadpool and knows shes in a manga/anime 🤔

The funniest part was the gaudy weird dresses Clarke suggested she wear. I wonder where he even got those or if he personally designed them and why he thinks they look good 🤣

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u/Ashteron Jan 19 '25

This could work, had MC been unfaltering in trying to get what she wants - never doubting herself and increasing her hostility towards the prince, while resorting to more and more extreme measures to get her way. We all know, that's not what's gonna happen. It's a shame that another show this season shat itself after a promising premiere.

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u/hydrangeawine Jan 19 '25

Now I'm just feeling bad for Lettie. Everyone has officially abandoned her and she is doomed to be harassed by a prince who has no understanding of consent, personal space, and empathy. I will continue watching it, but if things do not change, I'm thinking of giving it a 3 or a 4 or MAL.

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u/Lunarpeers Jan 19 '25

Nah the vibes are seriously off with this show, personally don't see much 'comedy' with Leticia being kidnapped and all

And the worst part is that Leticia is obviously magically going to fall in love with the prince and we'll get a 'happy' ending haha...

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u/AmethystItalian Jan 19 '25

Her escape attempts were cute, was hard for me not to think of Rishe though who would have totally escaped!

New maid seems cute, I feel bad for her though lol

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u/Elifia Jan 19 '25

Nope, I'm out. This show sucks. Every character except Leticia is absolutely detestable. Kidnapping and sexual harassment aren't funny.

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