Sunday, November 25, 2012

Zetsuen no Tempest - Episode 8


Seems like something straight out of a horror movie

And yet another series utilizes the idea of time travel as part of its story. But the thing is, in this particular situation, it seemed to me like it was only used as a failsafe approach—when there wasn't any other logical reason for Samon to not bring Hakaze back. Depending on how you look at it though, the use of time travel here can be either beneficial or detrimental to the story. For the former, it adds a new twist and shows that, despite her unworldly powers, Hakaze too is vulnerable to something almost every living being fears: death. However, on the other hand, the confusion and paradoxes that time travel brings with it begs the question of whether it's worth using in the story. Will viewers have a tough time wrapping their heads around the situation? Or will unintended plot holes be created as a result? Personally, I found the whole paradox to be slightly confusing at first so I would've preferred it if time travel wasn't used in the story.

Regardless, what's happened cannot be changed, save for via more time travel. And so, looking forward, it'll be interesting to see how Hakaze chooses to handle this. Not only that, but Yoshino and Mahiro must be equally as shocked (and possibly confused) by this development. Samon clearly has the upper hand now (although he looks bewildered in the preview), which is amusing considering Hakaze seemed so confident that it was all over. Putting aside the Kusaribe clan's problems, the more interesting conflict in the next episode appears to involve Yoshino and Mahiro. And it is not their physical clash that I'm interested in, but the resulting aftermath of when Yoshino tells Mahiro about his relationship with Aika. I'm really anxious to see how Mahiro the Siscon will react to this.

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