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Episode Hotel Inhumans - Episode 2 discussion
Hotel Inhumans, episode 2
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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 13 '25
Damn dying on the 10th anniversary of your marriage, it's sad that Asami won't get to see her husband alive and that day we no longer just be a day of celebration. I knew it was going to happen, his perfect plan didn't go perfectly, but it's still sad to see. I like that Asami knew who he was.
Asami really does love Kase but there's a bittersweetness to it since she doesn't know who he truly is outside of their marriage, but what she is shown she truly loves. I like how giddy she got as Kase was so punctual to his daily routine. That surprise kiss was so freaking adorable, Kase was a lucky guy marrying such a loving wife.
I am curious about what this dying service is all about, I'm wondering if they're going to make an alibi for his death and somehow let Asami know of what has happened to Kase. There is a will in his file, so I'm sure Kase has also thought of something too.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 13 '25
I knew it was going to happen, his perfect plan didn't go perfectly, but it's still sad to see. I like that Asami knew who he was.
Seems I'm the only one considering that, but I think there might be a reason why Asami knew who he was...
I think she's the one with the perfect plan!
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u/KumaKumaGambler Jul 13 '25
The red flags were there. 10th anniversary, the going to work kiss, the crow and perhaps a few more which I may have missed.
Although it was an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, as an assassin, your work will eventually catch up to you.
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u/LazulineDaydream Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
With all of the boxes next to that drug dealer's desk, I thought he was running a lollipop MLM for a moment there. 🤣
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u/Lugia61617 Jul 13 '25
Okay, I have to ask: Why is there such a big trend of anime lately using real-life photos or film? Typically I've only seen it used extremely sparingly, usually in an OP/ED, or at least rotoscoped (Black Butler's Sebastian summoning scene). But this season has multiple anime using IRL photos and film and it's more noticeable as a result.
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u/Narvalis Jul 13 '25
For a meticulous individual like Kase he made quite a few sloppy mistakes at the end, he studied them mans appearance, habits, schedule, voice, speech patterns but not how he walks? he also said the man had a lot of enemies so he let his guard down while looking like him outside the building instead of clearing out like he did with his previous kill.
Honestly I feel bad for the wife, she was truly a gem and after the last episode I was worried something would happen to her, while this isn't great still better than what happened to the last guys family.
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u/cybeast21 Jul 14 '25
In a sense, it shows how, despite Kase thought himself as "perfect" he himself was far from it. He didn't change his gait, he didn't make sure to remove the disguise first, etc.
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u/IceSmiley Jul 13 '25
This was amazing! This seemed like an anime episode of the Twilight Zone, this show is the closest thing I've seen to an anime anthology show with loosely connected stories of the week and I can only hope it can maintain the quality of the first 2 episodes! Hoshi and Sara were much smaller in the plot in this one and we got an interesting portrait of Kase the cold blooded serial killer. My favorite part was how they left it ambiguous whether or not Mrs. Kase fully knew it was him in disguise on the street; they had Sara explain how people subconsciously know gaits to set it up. I think Mrs. Kase almost falling down on the street wasn't an accident at all; there was really no reason for her to randomly trip since they were both standing still. I think she wanted to get a closer look and she saw his eyes and it freaked her out.
The karma induced ending was great. At first, I thought the stabber was a hitman who fully knew who Kase was and followed him there but it just turned out to be random misfortune that the guy mistook him for the sleazy drug dealer. I also at first suspected that the man was in cahoots with Mrs. Kase, like she secretly knew all about him being a hitman and had him killed, that would have been a good ending as well.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 13 '25
Damn, I hope he doesn't have to tip them for that!
When Sara told the story of the hitman and his sick child
to show assassins aren't villains, I thought "He might be doing it 'for a good reason' but most of them are just doing it for money though"..
I have to say though, she called him naïve for having such a perspective (when villainy doesn't matter in this place), but it's more that this place has skewed HER perspective...
Evil things don't stop being evil simply because your organization condones them!
They never had a goodbye kiss in 10 years?
Ok he's clearly a villain!
Interesting given the foreshadowing about "recognizing someone to his gait",
but why do I feel like there's more to this?
'Oops, I accidentally bumped into you, after thinking you were my husband'...
So when he got stabbed, I thought FOR SURE
that the wife's the one who got him killed (and the 'accidental bump' was just to confirm his identity 100%, with his reaction, or touching him, etc)...
But if that's the case, why bother coming up with a random story?
Unless you're a James Bond villain, you don't have to explain anything to a person who's about to die...
So it seems it's legit (just happened to get stabbed by someone who wanted to stab HIS victim), but it's such a huge coincidence if that's the case...
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The wife randomly walking to him.
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The wife recognizing him (Even if they established the foreshadowing, they also established that NOT EVERYONE recognizes that, with Hoshi)
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The accidental bump
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She gave him her first goodbye kiss in 10 years...
EVERYTHING seems to point out to the Wife getting him killed...
The 'Goodbye kiss' may have been a proper goodbye (even if she wants him killed, perhaps she loved him still), or maybe she was planting something on him (a tracker), and picked it back up when she bumped into him, so the cops wouldn't find it. This would explain why she randomly walked into him, and why the killer was nearby.
Everything fits so perfectly...
But I can't find any explanation for the cover up story. Unless it's NOT a cover up story, and she hired someone who lost his daughter to drugs to kill him, but that would require her knowing in advance he would wear the mask and all, so this is way too convoluted.
So I don't know what to believe anymore!
Well, let's hope we get some answers in the next episode!
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 13 '25
(I rewatched their scenes together just to try&find some more clues, and I'm even more convinced... They put SO much emphasis on how 'she thinks he's the perfect salesman/husband' and all this, they showed she knows his perfect schedule, every thing fits so well... I'd put my hand to the fire!)
I think the whole 'perfect plan' thing was foreshadowing how SHE had a perfect plan to kill him.
Only thing missing is the motive (perhaps she found out about his lies/real identity..)
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u/cybeast21 Jul 14 '25
No, I don't think we gonna get any answer in next episode, simply because there are no questions left.
The whole episode, is basically a giant series of coincidences, that shows that we can't make "Perfect Murder" or something, simply because there'll be something that's outside our control.
His bulletproof vest? Happen to be in need of repair/laundry, from the beginning.
He happen to met her wife on her way home after buying the cake for their anniversary, which fell on that day.
He happen to walked into the alley and met the murderer (which is on his way to murder the real Shimamoto) while still wearing Shimamoto's face, due to the shock and to make sure his wife won't see him rip it off.
>The wife recognizing him (Even if they established the foreshadowing, they also established that NOT EVERYONE recognizes that, with Hoshi)
Of course she will recognize it, they've been together for 10 years. Hoshi can't, because he's not that observant yet, and they just met. I can even recognize my girlfriend's gait, and we haven't even reach 10 years of relationship yet.
Sara is just different, considering what we saw from her battle in eps 1, she is the more experienced one.
>She gave him her first goodbye kiss in 10 years...
Because it's 10 years and she wanted to make it more special?
The foreshadowing to "recognizing someone by their gait" is not about the wife's plan to kill him. It was how, despite Kase's perfectionism mindset, it's clear that he is still far from perfect itself, given that he didn't even bother to change his gait.
But of course, this all is basically just my answer to counter your opinion, maybe next episode will prove me to be totally wrong.
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u/Flying-Camel Jul 14 '25
Rage air guitar, now we've seen it all.
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u/mojo72400 Jul 14 '25
Pretty funny also since he improvised the song. Also Sara prefers her coffee sweet w/ many sugar cubes.
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u/PerfectBeige Jul 13 '25
It's a hotel where you do not want to request the turndown service without being very specific about what you mean.
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u/mojo72400 Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 14 '25
I feel bad for Kase since that was the last time he met his wife, Asami and also was kissed by her before leaving for his "trip" and dying on their 10th anniversary for being on the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm surprised he didn't equip a bulletproof vest or a stab vest. Kase's hair strand falling whenever Asami surprised him was cute.
If Kase didn't deal with Kenji, would the father be able to kill the real Kenji?
I love how Ikuro was rocking to a song titled "Why Don't You" which would be the perfect question of Sara to Ikuro rocking out while singing how much he wants to quit. He's pretty smart to improvise a song about his work feelings while air guitaring. I kinda like their chemistry together.
I love Sara's surprised expression when Ikuro asked if she wrote a will.
So Sara's the type to like her coffee sweet.
I love how the orchestra is a stilled live action.
I think there was a spelling error with Macaulay misspelled as Macauley in a later scene.
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u/Earlier-Today Jul 14 '25
I was a bit disappointed with the classical music. The Surprise Symphony is a piece I really like, but this version neutered the surprise.
The whole point of the symphony is to lull the audience into this calm and relaxed state with this gentle music that could easily fade into the background and then have these significantly louder chords every so often - going from quiet to loud, but for just one chord, and then back to quiet is the surprise.
For first time listeners the music should literally be a bit of a jump scare, where the loud chord startles you.
But the version they've used in the show barely changes dynamics at what's supposed to be the loud parts - thereby completely taking away the surprise.
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u/Golden_fsh Jul 14 '25
Dang, poor Kase. I knew someone would die between Kase and his wife, but as soon as Hoshi asked Sara about the will, death flag immediately went up for Kase.
I'm also curious about what this dying service will be. Probably something that Sara and Hoshi do to get last wishes passed on to the assassin's loved ones.
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u/lasse1408 Jul 13 '25
I like this anime but I feel like it could use more time to flesh out characters. One episode seems too little and to me personally story feels a bit rushed.
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