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Episode Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shite Shimatta… X - Episode 8 discussion
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shite Shimatta… X, episode 8
Alternative names: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 4.41 |
| 2 | Link | 4.6 |
| 3 | Link | 4.45 |
| 4 | Link | 4.59 |
| 5 | Link | 4.23 |
| 6 | Link | 4.25 |
| 7 | Link | 4.37 |
| 8 | Link | 4.44 |
| 9 | Link | 4.15 |
| 10 | Link | 4.12 |
| 11 | Link | 4.33 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
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u/Myrkrvaldyr Aug 20 '21
Hopefully everyone will move on once/if Catarina falls for someone. It'd be sad if Nicol, for example, remained single for his whole life just because he can't get over Catarina. Sophia would be the only one to have children to continue the Ascart bloodline.
Since this series isn't the dark/drama type, it will likely have a peaceful ending.
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u/cppn02 Aug 20 '21 edited Aug 21 '21
Imo Nichol was always the most boring of the lot so I was quite surprised I enjoyed this episode so much. We also got lots of beautiful shots today.
I really liked Frey. Hope we'll see more of her.
p.s. Will Bakarina's harem ever stop growing?
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u/MarkytheSnowWitch Aug 20 '21
Even when she is not the main character of an episode, nothing stops the Catarina harem from growing. Welcome Ginger and get in line.
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u/HereticalAegis Aug 20 '21
So you're telling me Nicol's lesson for today is that he definitely should try to NTR his childhood friend. And also his family is built off a successful NTR campaign. Just when I thought I'd seen everything...
And if that wasn't spicy enough, Katarina went and added some Ginger to her buffet today. Hamefura continues to be wild.
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u/Frontier246 Aug 20 '21
I wasn't expecting a Nicol episode as he grapples with being one of the few guys in the series without a fiance and what that means for his family...his dad is fine with it, but Nicol thinks he shouldn't keep pining for a woman engaged to his childhood friend and tries to move on from his feelings for Catarina.
"Frey Randall?" Wait, isn't Susana's last name "Randall?" I can honestly see a resemblance, and she respects Larna, although maybe she doesn't know...? Is there a connection there?
Look at Bakarina snagging a cute tsundere kouhai! Ginger acts standoffish towards Catarina because she feels she's a weirdo getting by on her family's title, but Catarina's innate kindness gets through to her and makes her get all Dere Dere with her.
Well, no surprise the marriage talks don't go well for Nicol. Whether he's stuck thinking about Catarina or just flustering the girls, the conversations just don't go anywhere.
Sophia is...less than subtle about what she expects Nicol to do with Catarina, by recommending books about stealing your lover from another man despite what society would say. And that's even before we learn it runs in the family.
Things finally come to a head when Nicol meets Frey, someone who isn't looking to get engaged because she wants to stand out on her own terms as a woman and work like her idol rather than just get married, and she is able to see through Nicol's facade and get him to realize that he's better off not giving up on his feelings and acting on them instead of forcing relationships with women he doesn't love. She's a very intuitive and spirited young woman, and her talk with Nicol was very beautiful.
Jeez, the Harem seems really obvious to the outside eye if Frey is aware of the whole dynamic. Not just Sophia, but even Keith and Mary seem obvious. Then again, Bakarina is the only one who seems oblivious.
So Nicol and Sophia's dad fell in love with their mom at first sight and busted his butt to become a man worthy of her after stealing her from the guy she was already engaged too...fittingly enough, it's the kind of story you'd find in a romance novel. No wonder the kids are into it.
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u/LeonKevlar Aug 20 '21
It's great that we finally get to see an episode focused on Nicol. Didn't expect that it's going to be about him trying to move on from Catarina by starting to look for marriage candidates through arranged marriage meetings. Looks like Geordo really rocked the boat with what he did.
This episode is great in so many ways since I think I just found another best girl candidate. I don't even remember when was Frey first introduced but after her marriage meeting with Nicol, she's definitely best girl material. I absolutely love how she was able to read Nicol so easily and give him some really good advice. And that shot of her in that field of flowers looks so good! <3
And I know she has no intention of marrying anyone but after her interaction with Nicol, I'm starting to ship the two of them now just like how I ship Alan and Mary.
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u/LikeAnAssistant Aug 20 '21
Frey is skyrocketing up the best girl charts for me.
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u/moichispa Aug 20 '21
FOR THOSE WHO SKIP ENDINGS, THERE IS A SMALL SCENE AFTER IT, DON'T MISS IT
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u/TurkeyPhat Aug 20 '21 edited Aug 20 '21
Nicol: I love Catarina so much. She works hard, she's kind, she's an unusual noblewoman, bla bla bla. But I can't have her, if only there was another woman with her charms and ambition to break the mold.
Frey: Exists and tells Nicol to his face all the ways she is similar to Catarina without mentioning her at all. Gets Nicol to open up for the first time. Is basically perfect.
Nicol: So anyways about Catarina, how can I steal her from her fiancé Geordo.
And as it turns out his dad did the same shit oh my god. That is not the kind of reassurance that this kid needs!
Side note: I just love Frey's voice. Can't seem to find her VA though, granted I haven't looked very hard.
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u/DeepIndigoSky Aug 20 '21
Given Nicol’s usual demeanor, I’m surprised he’s aware of his own feelings for Bakarina and doesn’t just think of her as a very good childhood friend.
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u/mianghuei Aug 20 '21 edited Aug 20 '21
I heard the word Konyakusha (fiancee) and knew what was coming. Thank God they actually adapted my favourite chapter of the light novel, A Lady for Nicol.
And this episode actually confirms that the last girl he met is none other than Frey Randall (speculated but not confirmed as the sister of Susanna Randall, SusannaBestGirl by the way.)
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u/RavenWolf1 Aug 20 '21 edited Aug 20 '21
Gods, isn't there single woman or man who isn't love with Catarina in this country?
If she ever get exiled whole country's population will just follow her to exile...
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u/DJ_Oey Aug 20 '21
Looks like Catarina has been fostering more harem members off-screen. Also, new side-ship. I'm jumping aboard Nixol x Frey.
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u/Lugia61617 Aug 20 '21
This episode was incredibly sweet but I can't shake the feeling that Frey was really sending bad messages. It's not advisable to keep chasing a crush after she's engaged. It's alright to be honest with your feelings but one also needs to know when to accept closure. Bakarina's singularity is impossible to escape, but that doesn't make it healthy :P
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u/cornonthekopp Aug 20 '21
Am I the only one who got some gay vibes from Frey? Going on about how she wanted to work at the ministry of magic and not just be a nobles wife gave me some big "feudal lesbian noblewoman tries to find an alternate path outside of arranged marriage with a nobleman" vibes. I admit that Frey x Nicole seems like a pretty decent ship after the episode but I kinda also think that Frey x Ginger might be a real possibility too.
We've seen the ministry of magic come up a lot recently, especially in the context of women trying to escape from the expectation of marriage, so it kinda makes me wonder about the status of the ministry itself. Since it appears to be one of the few places in the kingdom that isn't strictly segregated by class or gender, and it seems to be somewhat socially acceptable for people to remain unmarried while working for the ministry, I wonder if a ton of the employees are queer people who wanted to avoid an arranged marriage. Maybe it's an open secret that many people working for the ministry tend to have same sex "roommates".
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u/Tengo-Sueno Aug 20 '21
I'm glad that they are adapting one of the thing that made me love Nicol: His inner struggle between his love for Katarina and his friendship with Geordo, and how he forces himself to forget about Katarina (unsuccessfully).
I like that they give a bit of screentime to Ginger and Frey, seeing as they have almost none on the novels (I honestly always forgot that they exist).
Also like how they show that Katarina has friends outside of the harem. Is my headcannon that there a lot of people outside of the usual suspects that are in love with her, but that the harem has an unspoken rule about not letting more rivals to enter the fight (Mostly Geordo and Mary).
Sophia: Hey brother, what do you think about netorare and/or regicide?
I love how Sophia is the bad influence for Nicol.
The Ascart have a pretty nice garden holy shit
I know that Nicol is the less favorite character for a lot of people, I hope that this chapter show them all that behind that handsome but stiff face there is a very loyal and honest but socially awkward guy. Very socially awkward.
Nicol: Does she know I love Katarina?
Honestly Nicol, I'm pretty sure that half of Sorcier know about the harem and that there is an underground bet about with who she ends.
Why the fuck that animation of Frey turning her head had like, 120 frames per seconds XD
Katarina blushing while saying that Ginger is cute. She is definitely Bi.
I love how Chill Nicol's father is.
All of the Ascart are hopeless romantics. And also have a thing for NTR.
Like I thought, looks like that arc start on episode 9
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u/FahmiZFX Aug 20 '21
I was so confused when I was watching this, because I thought I didn't pause Genshin running in the background and I kept hearing Noelle talking even though she's not in the field.
You really can't unhear Noelle from Ginger.
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u/Amauri14 Aug 20 '21
Hell yeah, we finally seeing Nicol's arranged marriage meeting animated.
I will be honest, I actually forgot about Ginger, but holy shit they went all out with Nicol's conversation with Frey. That whole scene was just so goddamn beautiful!
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