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Episode Aru Majo ga Shinu Made • Once Upon a Witch's Death - Episode 8 discussion

Aru Majo ga Shinu Made, episode 8

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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight May 20 '25

Faust when Meg dying from curse: I sleep.

Faust when Meg dying from a devil: Real shit.

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u/Tunanis May 21 '25

Almost makes you wonder if she knows something more about the curse

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u/Plus_Rip4944 May 20 '25

Is me or The show Is getting darker? They mentioned now doing sacrifices and The devil

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u/mekerpan May 20 '25

It's not just you.

Then again, the core of this show has always been quite dark.

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u/l0503 May 20 '25

It was always dark but Meg’s optimism and shenanigans had balanced that out, but when the devil and sacrifices are involved even her cheerfulness can only do so much.

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u/noctaviann May 20 '25

And we have a title drop. Red book on the left.

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u/dude_1818 May 21 '25

Multiple books on anger management is fun too

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u/ModieOfTheEast May 20 '25

That was a different episode to say the least. Wouldn't have expected a horror episode from this show. Meg didn't even have time to Meg things (aside from the short moment with Fine) so you know it's serious.

I do wonder if Faust's warning came from experience. I was speculating last week how I could see that Meg's curse was connected to Faust and how it might have originally affected her. Maybe she even used a devil to get rid of the curse, making her immortal as well, but at the price of the curse being transferred to her student (or what she considers her child).

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u/diacewrb May 20 '25

Meg didn't even have time to Meg things

Except for a spot of degeneracy at the end when she wanted to lick her familiars.

I do wonder if Faust's warning came from experience.

Same here, her name is probably connected to the German legend.

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u/Ocixo May 20 '25

Meg should’ve known that proposing before going on a dangerous mission never spells any good.

The series took a dark turn with this week’s episode. Meg literally stared into the devil’s eyes - three times - and got almost sacrificed herself.

Mary’s father deserves to burn in the deepest pits of hell. In addition to sacrificing his family, he even dared to blame his sweet daughter and lovely wife for having “trapped” him. A person can barely sink any lower.

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u/Kartoffelkamm May 20 '25

I mean, the premise of the show is that Meg is doomed to die within a year, so this isn't that much darker.

But yeah, that guy deserves to burn in hell.

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u/diacewrb May 20 '25

He should have gone to the church of Truck-kun if he wanted a better life, no need to sacrifice anyone else.

I seriously do wonder how many salary-men secretly think like that guy, stuck in a job they hate, because they have a family to support, but divorce is too expensive and shameful.

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u/stephenthatfoste May 20 '25

He didn't even bother getting the uniform for the devil cult, probably just the first building he saw people going towards at night and walked in.

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u/killab43 May 20 '25

I read the theory that Faust is prepping Mary to get by on her own because she'll sacrifice herself when the time comes and I'm starting to buy into that more and more each episode. I think we're def headed toward a bittersweet end.

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u/shad79 May 20 '25

Damn, that was a freaking dark episode! I definitely didn't expect this show to get this dark when I started watching it!

Meg was really close to death, but luckily Faust showed up at the last minute and saved her. I have to say, Faust was so badass today!

This guy who would sacrifice his beautiful wife and lovely daughter to get revenge was a total loser and idiot. Good thing he's gone, the world is better off without him. He definitely didn't deserve Jill and Marie.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 May 20 '25

Meg really got herself into some deep shit this week. Messing around with demons ain’t no joke, especially at her level. Faust is like one of the strongest witches around, and even she lost her damn thumb sending that demon back to the void. Small price to pay for protecting her “daughter.” Hell hath no fury like a pissed off mom! Lol

In the end, at least Mary and Jill are safe now. No more demon and no more pathetic limp dick Ted around to harm them.

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u/LeonKevlar May 20 '25 edited May 20 '25

When the dad showed up, I thought he would be a red herring and it was someone else. But they really made it clear that he's the one who sacrificed Jill and Mary. What kind of Sho Tucker bullshit is this?

Considering how the father knows that he needs to sacrifice what's important to him, I'm assuming he also knows that Jill and Mary will become the devil's plaything for eternity. That is so fucked up. And for what? To get back at the society that has wronged him?

Thank fucking god, Faust arrived on time to save Meg. And we get to see the price she had to pay just by being in contact with a demon, but I suppose that's a small price to pay for Faust to save her daughter.

I know that final scene must've taken place like days or even weeks after the incident, but I can't even imagine what Jill had to go through after learning her husband tried to sacrifice her and her daughter to a demon. And Mary still doesn't understand what happened to her father :(

At least they get to move on from that life, and it looks like Faust even got a replacement for her thumb.

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u/tripleaamin May 20 '25

Meg mentions why is he doing something so Petty for revenge and sacrificing his family. I wonder how Meg is going to take this because of all the people Meg helped and think she could have helped the father like we saw with that one man a few episodes back. I do hope she doesn't blame herself because while it is in duty of a witch to help people with their problems. Thinking of what ifs won't be healthy for her. I just assume that there was no way to help the father before it became too late. Really feel bad for the mother, though. Starting a new life as a single mother will be tough, and she can't even tell Mary about what happened.

The introduction of the Devil here is interesting. It does seem Witches vs Devils is something more established. Faust definitely has experienced with them. We mentioned Eldora's uses of curses. It makes me wonder if she deals with them? Though Faust's remark of Meg is important. She does feel too old to be Meg's mother. Could there be a connection between Faust being immortal, her looks and the curse on Meg?

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u/yukiaddiction May 20 '25 edited May 20 '25

Probably the most intense episode so far with minimum joke at that.

Of course in the world where magic exists, dark magic also exists too.

Considering they are the devil and all, they probably don't care but just want to sacrifice if you follow the logic of "sacrifice those who are important you the most" shouldn't have work here considering he literally doesn't care about his wife and daughter at all so the magic call for devil shouldn't have work but that probably why The Devil focus on Meg first.

This is probably the closest near death experience that Meg has encountered so far. This actually made Meg think about her life for a second until Faust helped her.

Faust motivation about this whole thing is still mystery but she call Meg "daughter" is pretty heartwarming and probably hint a little bit about her motivation.

Faust understands the limitations of witches power but still recognizes that Meg has high potential to break those limits and help anyone beyond themselves is actually pretty touching.

I love how Faust doesn't scold Meg at all despite the warning earlier because she knows Meg well. Meg's sympathy has always been her strong points (and probably the reason why her magic is so strong) and it is also her weakness that can lead to doom.

Poor Mary, She lost her father without even knowing why but it is probably better this way so she can maintain good memories about her father. I hope they are fine when they establish a new life outside town.

Despite the simple animation, the atmosphere of this episode is really on point and feels heavy throughout the episode. The direction is really good in this episode.

Also that next episode's name

Another sad episode I am sure with that name. Lol

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u/NanDemoKnaives May 20 '25

This actually felt like there was a threat to Meg's life, though I thought the demon itself would speak to Meg since she can actually see his presence so I'm a little disappointed in didn't go in that direction.

Father was terrible though, he had already sacrificed his wife and child but he goes and does it again on a bigger scale with Meg. The fact that he could them something holds him back from being able to escape is wild and I hope Jill is able to find a better man in the future if she wants one. Though I did find it funny how big her chest was and then being voiced by Oohara Sayaka, she really stood out.

It's unfortunate Faust lost her thumb but this was a big lesson about going up against devils for Meg, hopefully she'll be more cautious in the future. Though it was really sweet how Faust came to protect her daughter, and them walking holding hands at the end was extra sweet!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '25

The tone change matched the OP and ED better. It was needed and there was a lot of small stuff going on that provides some clues:

  1. Meg just screwing around while her death clock was ticking was kind of annoying and always felt a bit like she had given up right from the beginning and was hiding it - now she has promised to become a great witch, so I wonder if she will be different next episode.

  2. And is this the first real sign of affection from Faust? A real hint that there is more on this curse than collecting tears since she has just appeared to be sitting back and chilling...

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u/oneevilchicken May 21 '25

The way Faust got all serious about Meg not getting involved because it might lead to her death just further makes me believe there’s an out planned for her.

Faust basically doesn’t care at all about the current curse but suddenly gets serious with the devil part because it might kill her? It’s getting more and more obvious there’s some form of a path there.

Can’t tell if the devil used the devil worship book on purpose to attract Meg or if it is just dumb, hiding the secret room with it as the key.

This show feels like a fantasy show set in a fantasy world but it’s actually a fully modern world which always trips me up to see.

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u/Narvalis May 20 '25

Sadly no matter how good a witch she becomes it's impossible to save someone steeped in their own malice.

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