Nine Episodes For Mortal Men, Doomed to Die,
In Mahou Shoujo Mordorka, Where the Shadows Lie.
EDIT: BUT REALLY THIS IS EPISODE EIGHT. I MAY HAVE LIED TO YOU. DON'T GET UPSET CUZ I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
We begin this episode with what is basically the magical girl equivalent of that berserker moment in Eureka Seven where basically any mecha protagonist (you may have seen this happen to Shinji, for instance) loses his grip, defeats his enemy, and basically just pounds his pulp until the ground beneath has been sufficiently softened.
It's hard for me to care when Madoka cries now, because she's spent the entire series crying. I legit feel sympathy for all the other girls before I do for Madoka. Because Madoka mopes without good reason, so why should I care when there IS good reason?
Jeez, Madoka, Blue has JUST TOLD YOU a rather good reason for why NOTHING can make her happy. That whole "I sold my soul to the devil and am doomed to eternal damnation and a life of misery which will end in a horrific and painful way" thing[? And then you go "What can I do to make you happy?" You can fuck off with your moepy face, that's what you can do.
Yeah, if I was Black, the last thing I'd want to do is tell The Devil where I was getting my statistics on anything. Fucking who even let you in here, Lucifer? Oh sure now you want to give us vital information? Oh, and it is just "Blue is turning into a witch"? Well gee who could be responsible for THAT?
Green picked a nice place to confess her love. By a waterfall at sunset? Niiiice. So why does Black want to help Madoka so badly? My guess is that preventing Kyube from getting her soul is her immediate goal, or that stopping whatever it is Kyube requires Madoka's soul for is Black's objective.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaand now the Pimp and Whore comparison becomes more obvious. OH SNAP. Kinda saw this coming, but the real question is whether or not Kyube wanted this to happen as part of his goal. I'm guessing he did. Cuz being a satanic fiend is sorta his deal.
Is it beyond Kyube's power to turn Blue back into a regular girl because it is beyond his power to do this for Magical Girls, or because she just turned into a witch? The most horrifying thing about Kyube, though, is not that he ensnares little girls into a vicious death cycle. Not that he lies or deceives. Not that he intentionally misdirects.
The most horrifying thing is that he implies that he is not in charge. That there is someone other than him who set forth the rules of Magical Girls and Witches, and who has these answers that he does not. Kyube's vague hints toward being a middle man in a much, much larger machine are the most terrifying aspect of the show. Because if Kyube isn't running this, who is? Why? Can they be stopped? At what cost? What if Kyube is just a demon, doing demonic things, for someone who needs this legitimate evil dealt with? What if he was once like the girls, and became warped this way by working with someone even more abusive? Goodness knows Homura has already abandoned enough to make her seem as aloof and apathetic as Kyube at times.
It's hard for me to care when Madoka cries now, because she's spent the entire series crying. I legit feel sympathy for all the other girls before I do for Madoka. Because Madoka mopes without good reason, so why should I care when there IS good reason?
Jeez, Madoka, Blue has JUST TOLD YOU a rather good reason for why NOTHING can make her happy. That whole "I sold my soul to the devil and am doomed to eternal damnation and a life of misery which will end in a horrific and painful way" thing[? And then you go "What can I do to make you happy?" You can fuck off with your moepy face, that's what you can do.
Yeah, if I was Black, the last thing I'd want to do is tell The Devil where I was getting my statistics on anything. Fucking who even let you in here, Lucifer? Oh sure now you want to give us vital information? Oh, and it is just "Blue is turning into a witch"? Well gee who could be responsible for THAT?
Green picked a nice place to confess her love. By a waterfall at sunset? Niiiice. So why does Black want to help Madoka so badly? My guess is that preventing Kyube from getting her soul is her immediate goal, or that stopping whatever it is Kyube requires Madoka's soul for is Black's objective.
This bears repeating.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaand now the Pimp and Whore comparison becomes more obvious. OH SNAP. Kinda saw this coming, but the real question is whether or not Kyube wanted this to happen as part of his goal. I'm guessing he did. Cuz being a satanic fiend is sorta his deal.
Is it beyond Kyube's power to turn Blue back into a regular girl because it is beyond his power to do this for Magical Girls, or because she just turned into a witch? The most horrifying thing about Kyube, though, is not that he ensnares little girls into a vicious death cycle. Not that he lies or deceives. Not that he intentionally misdirects.
The most horrifying thing is that he implies that he is not in charge. That there is someone other than him who set forth the rules of Magical Girls and Witches, and who has these answers that he does not. Kyube's vague hints toward being a middle man in a much, much larger machine are the most terrifying aspect of the show. Because if Kyube isn't running this, who is? Why? Can they be stopped? At what cost? What if Kyube is just a demon, doing demonic things, for someone who needs this legitimate evil dealt with? What if he was once like the girls, and became warped this way by working with someone even more abusive? Goodness knows Homura has already abandoned enough to make her seem as aloof and apathetic as Kyube at times.
The Gospel According to St. Luke said:
HOLY FUCK OH MY GOD FULL OF BULLETS HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HOLY FUCK HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOLY FUCK HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOLY FUCK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT HOLY FUCK THE BULLETS HAHAHAHAHA OH MY GOD HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SHE JUST KEEPS SITTING NEXT TO THE BULLET HOLE RIDDEN CORPSE. OH MY GOD HAHAHAHAHA HOLY FUUUUUUUUHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!
HE'S FUCKING EATING HIS BODY. OH MY GOD. IT'S LIKE THEY SAID "WHAT IS THE MOST FUCKED UP NOT SEXUAL THING THAT HE CAN DO HERE?" AND THE GUY IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM SAID "EAT HIS OWN CORPSE." AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. HE'S EATING HIS OWN BODY.
She's from the future? That actually explains a fair amount. What if Black IS Pink? Also Incubator is an ominous sounding name. OH MY GOD. GRIEF SEEDS ARE WITCHES' SOUL GEMS. WHEN YOU SIPHON YOUR OWN CORRUPTION INTO ONE, YOU ARE FILLING A TORTURED SOUL WITH EVEN MORE ANGUISH AND GRIEF.
And the terrible confirmation that the life of a Magical Girl is the fate of She Who Fights Monsters.
She's from the future? That actually explains a fair amount. What if Black IS Pink? Also Incubator is an ominous sounding name. OH MY GOD. GRIEF SEEDS ARE WITCHES' SOUL GEMS. WHEN YOU SIPHON YOUR OWN CORRUPTION INTO ONE, YOU ARE FILLING A TORTURED SOUL WITH EVEN MORE ANGUISH AND GRIEF.
And the terrible confirmation that the life of a Magical Girl is the fate of She Who Fights Monsters.
