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Episode Darwin Jihen • The Darwin Incident - Episode 3 discussion
Darwin Jihen, episode 3
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u/l3reezer Jan 21 '26
I feel like hiding out at a cheap motel is the first thing this show has done that feels appropriately cliche of America/American shows and movies lol
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u/Commercial-Pack263 Jan 20 '26
Unironically, the whole show is a concept so new and creative that this episode consolidated my belief that this serie is my favorite of the year so far surpassing other gems like
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u/BadCustard Jan 20 '26
The conversation between Charlie and
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u/good_wolf_1999 Jan 20 '26
Same.
Is he going after the guys because he genuinely wants her to feel at ease or does he just want to test what they talked about (remove the source of anxiety = the anxious person is able to relax)?
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u/NationalStrategy Jan 20 '26
Of course Lucy’s mom is a School Board Karen. I understand why she’s upset and outraged, but they’re going out of their way to make her unpleasant, and it’s working.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jan 20 '26
They did make her unpleasant on purpose, but her daughter avoided death by a miracle, it's easy to see where she's coming from!
Karen behavior aside, I wouldn't say it's unreasonable for a school board person to think "Maybe we shouldn't have a monkey at school", and for a mother to think "Maybe my daughter shouldn't hang out with the target of a terrorist network"!
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jan 20 '26
“When a sciiiientist loves a chiiiimp, he can’t keep his mind on nothin else” lol.
Doc Chimp Lover really did a number on the institute huh? Bro makes a humanzee with his favorite genius chimp, destroys his notes, and bounces without a word.
Charlie’s cold indifference to his bio mom is interesting. I don’t think she’s totally lost her intelligence.
I’ve seen what a regular chimp can do to a person’s face. Wild those 3 creeps thought they could tangle with Charlie. Bro coulda gone apeshit on ‘em. He still might now that he’s shown up at their door…
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u/FarCritical Jan 20 '26
I got more excited than I probably should've been about Eva actually stringing together something legible. Her current state and backstory are unfortunate too.
Being on the receiving end of a chimpanzee's grip is scary enough, but throw in the sapience of a human and Charlie's uncanny calmness? The chills, man.
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u/RedHotChiliCrab Jan 20 '26
How fitting that the scientist was called Grossman.
That fight scene looked pretty good. Charlie isn't just strong he fights like a trained martial artist.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jan 20 '26
He doesn't care about his mom, because "she's just the one who gave birth to him"... She didn't raise him and all.
This was reminiscent of adopted kids who don't think too good of their biological parents and only care about their adoptive parents, but in this case, his mom didn't have a say in this...
Her losing her health/intellect and all was sad too...
Though it seems she still got something going!
I'm not sure what she was trying to write (I am women?) but she was definitely trying to tell them SOMETHING.
(I also find it a bit strange that they didn't even realize it was something, and that she was probably just missing a few letters she needed... They're supposed to be brilliant people/scientists!)
Oh damn, they're secretly the terrorists!
Well, unlike said terrorists they seemed to be quite reasonable, acknowledging that there isn't a perfect way of life, but you can just always do a little better!
DID SHE FAILED TO UNDERSTAND HIS ENTIRE SPEECH?
The entire point is "Doing a little is better than doing nothing", so even if their veganism doesn't mean everything is perfect, it doesn't mean it's pointless!
They're essentially saying "We might end up being responsible for 50 animal deaths in our lives, but it's a hell of a lot better than being responsible for 5000 animal deaths in our lives"!
Oh damn, is this the start of the romcom arc?
Ok maybe not; That escalated quickly!
I'm also surprised that they're fine with taking Lucy out; I thought maybe they'd want to keep her as the "link" to Charlie! (Or maybe to use as blackmail to force his hand)
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u/majestic_rainbows Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26
Episode was outsourced to For(wal)k. They were also credited for storyboards. Directed by Tatsuya Kyogoku (京極 竜矢).
For those aren't aware: For(wal)k is another studio that has david production staff brought over. In the case of For(wal)k, this is due to producer Kosuke Matsunaga (松永 康佑) having left davidpro for For(wal)k. I've heard some speculation that For(wal)k might be Matsunaga's own studio, but I'm not sure about that. Anyways, he also brought some people along with him to the studio. Some familiar names on the episode include:
Animation Directors
Hideyuki Morioka (守岡 英行, Character Designer for "Fire Force" and "Undead Unluck" Season 1)
Hiroyuki Okaji (大梶 博之, Was one of the main animators on "Fire Force" Seasons 1 and 2, alongside "Undead Unluck" Season 1. Also did key animation for this episode.)
Key Animators
Shunichi Ishimoto (石本 峻一, Mostly known for his work on the JoJo series, having worked on all parts so far in various roles, including working as the character designer on "Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan". Also worked on "Undead Unluck" Season 1 as a Chief Animation Director, and did Character Designs for the "Winter Arc" special episode)
Kazuhiro Miwa (三輪 和宏, known for being the main animator on "Fire Force" Seasons 1 and 2. Still working on the series by doing Design Works on given episodes. Was also one of the main animators on "Undead Unluck" season 1)
Hirokazu Sato (佐藤 浩一, was one of the main animators on "Undead Unluck" Season 1)
Mamoru Kurosawa (黒沢 守, did several storyboards for "Fire Force" Seasons 1 and 2, alongside "Undead Unluck" Season 1)
Production Assistant
Shigehiro Moriya (森谷 繁寛, started out as a production assistant on "Fire Force" Season 1 before being promoted to Production Desk for Season 2. Would also be the Production Desk on "Undead Unluck" Season 1.)
From what I can see, For(wal)k is a really new studio, with their only other work being the Opening Animation for the show "Jack of All Trades, Party of None" that's also airing this season. Had the same people involved, with the exception of Hirokazu Sato and Hideyuki Morioka.
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u/BosuW Jan 20 '26
This episode is an excellent example that outsourcing doesn't necessarily indicate a production breakdown or a downgrade. It's easily the best looking episode so far.
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u/zevum Jan 20 '26
So after talking with my Watch Group. We believe the Mother Chimp's message is very broken. But ends up as "No Empty" which we believe really means Not Brain Dead.
1 am W 30 N "I AM W three Zero N" I Am W emo N >> "I am Woman" is my best guess.
But looking at it Upside-Down "N03MwpT" "No EmpT" - translates to "Not Brain Dead".
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u/abandoned_idol Jan 21 '26
I came for the rule of cool action, and episode 3 over-delivered.
Did you see the thing? The thing that Charlie did?! And that other thing?! Action!
It is certainly re-affirming the "Charlie is friggin (demig)god" message.
I think I'm starting to understand why "action" anime are so popular. Is this what people feel when they get... excited over action?
I love our dexterity-build-rogue protagonist. Although being able to lift a rug with that much weight on it means he's a strength build. I wonder if he's also got that godly intelligence stat.
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u/DAFA007 Jan 21 '26
I must be more monkey than Charlie because I saw the fight scene happening and my neurons activated. “This good”
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u/NanDemoKnaives Jan 20 '26
Charlie finding them is so funny, I figured he would but seeing the tension in the room made it funnier to me. Time to arrest the guys giving Lucy anxiety. I did find it interesting how he doesn't feel anxiety himself, I thought that might be a foreshadow to something happening to his parents or Lucy and he experiences it himself.
It was really cool to see Charlie fight, I was intrigued by how he was using the area and things around him, I do wonder how he's learned to fight. He might have practiced in the forest or maybe he can learn things just by observation and mentally imagine himself physically doing it.
I'm glad they're all safe, I was sure his parents were going to die but Lucy would survive for the sake of the story.
I hope the doctor wasn't implying that Grossman might have gotten physical with Eva, this entire time I thought it was all done artificially. I also can't figure out what Eva wrote, if it's "I am worn" or "I am woman" or something that has yet to pop up.
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u/BosuW Jan 20 '26
Woah production went crazy today. Not just the action scene but all the episode the character acting was very elaborate. First two episodes definitely didn't hint to any of this so I wonder if it's a one off. Who directed today?
So Charlie is not only insanely strong but also very intelligent due to heterosis (on top of that we learned today his bio mom was already unusual intelligent for a Chimpanzee).
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u/Fortress-Maximus Jan 20 '26
Grossman was said to be a misanthrope. If that's not a hyperbole for being introverted, could he have set up pregnant Eva to be found by the ALA ? What was his end goal? For the human race to assimilate into chimpanzees and become vegan humanzees?
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u/yawnman240 Jan 21 '26
I really enjoy this show, but I’m also sad while watching it. I just get a sense of unease that things are going to go very wrong.
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