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This episode was beautifully animated, subtle, emotional, and again - subverts what we expect for Frieren and her battle against Aura! 

There's so much to talk about and discuss in this episode and I am excited to hear what you all think as well about our "powerful mages" Flamme, Frieren, and Fern -- which I'm now realizing are all "F" names, hahaha! LET'S GO!   

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Romania Black - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End! Episode 10 Reaction! A POWERFUL MAGE?!

LINK TO REACTION: https://streamable.com/limlg8 **POWERFUL HEADPHONE WARNINGS** This episode was beautifully animated, subtle, emotional, and again - subverts what we expect for Frieren and her battle against Aura! There's so much to talk about and discuss in this episode and I am excited to hear what you all think as well about our "powerful mages" Flamme, Frieren, and Fern -- which I'm now realizing are all "F" names, hahaha! LET'S GO! Thank you for watching with me and for all the support! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RomaniaBlack My Anime: https://myanimelist.net/profile/RomaniaBlack Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/RomaniaBlack You can mail me a letter or anything (except food, please) at this address: Romania Black PO Box 768 Harrisburg, IL 62946 USA

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L Freya

How fitting Aura chooses to fulfill Frieren's open-ended order of "kill yourself" to the best of her own title. In the prior episode it was discussed if you possessed strong enough willpower you could resist the Scales of Obedience - and that is what lead Aura to getting the name Aura the Guillotine. In order to avoid the chance of anyone turning on her after using the scales on them, Aura decapitates them to secure their eternal servitude in her army.

Russell Gambardella

I love how much we can revisit now that we've learned about Frieren's past. First, Lugner's line about despising geniuses since they "lack the beauty of accumulated effort" becomes quite ironic as Frieren is the ultimate example of doing such. For around 1,000 years she has been honing such a fundamental and basic aspect of magic that any mage could improve (albeit at different rates, as talent is a factor), not something exclusive to geniuses. I also really like how this gives us so much context in understanding Frieren as a character. Initially I had assumed she was so cold and distant due to her vastly different perception of time and also perhaps growing numb/used to outliving her comrades throughout the years. However, it's not only her different perception of time and it had nothing to do with my second speculation that explain how Frieren came to be who she is; Flamme's strategic advice to live in obscurity until becoming strong enough to defeat the Demon King adds so much context. While I don't know Frieren's age when her village was attacked, it seems that the relationships she had there and the one she develops with Flamme were really the only meaningful ones in her life up until that point. Then, she lives hundreds, if not around 1,000 years alone without any meaningful interactions or relationships. So of course, when she is then recruited by Himmel and his party, she isn't going to fully appreciate or understand the importance of her "mere" 10 year journey with them right away. I think the rapid shots we get of that journey which flash by in a mere second or two is a way to represent how Frieren perceived that journey. So it's not just her perception that is different, she didn't have much experience with meaningful relationships to begin with. Plus, I can't imagine being able to easily change a mindset you've grown accustomed to having after 1,000 years of solitude. Lastly, this is more speculation, but it would be very painful to try and live in the moment more after all those years alone, as it could remind her of the significance and pain of losing her family and Flamme, a defense mechanism perhaps.

romaniablack

Yes, I wasn't sure how the "magic" can extend to controlling bodies once they're dead (meaning that they stay in her control even after being beheaded) so that is good to know! Thank you so much for the comment and that information! :D

romaniablack

Ooohhhh, that’s such a good point about Lugner’s line about geniuses since Frieren is a prime example of maximum effort! Yes! I love that! And yes, knowing that Frieren took Flamme’s words to heart to stay hidden, develop her magic, and to not stand out – it really adds another layer to her! It does make me wonder if she interacted with anyone else between Flamme and Himmel - they likely passed and she didn’t think much about it, but it is a great question to ponder that maybe down the line we’ll see an answer to! And it being a defense mechanism to avoid the pain of loss by sticking to isolation? Can SO see that as well! Thank you for the comment and kind words!