tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post6049313402513538598..comments2024-01-20T12:42:28.972-06:00Comments on Digimon:SR: Xros Wars Episode 70: A Thrilling Horror Experience! The Spirit Hunter's Shout!!A. R. Pulverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09577517752912942056noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-87299096340301643042017-10-31T11:38:57.319-05:002017-10-31T11:38:57.319-05:00Also - Ken never behaved nastily in the real world...Also - Ken never behaved nastily in the real world? OH RLY? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqCLnLKtiE (Seriously, WTF was that, Ken!?)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293895522576883137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-91830707365039609372017-10-30T22:14:44.703-05:002017-10-30T22:14:44.703-05:00Yeah - this is BS. "Too vile"? For one ...Yeah - this is BS. "Too vile"? For one thing, she's just a CHILD, she still needs to grow and mature. And for another thing, again, she did NOT almost kill Yuu, that's you making the situation darker than it was intended. You want "an awfully deep hole to start crawling out of"? Try killing Leomon and absorbing his data so he couldn't come back. Yeah, if you can buy Beelzemon's redemption after that, you can buy Airu's.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293895522576883137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-19290506097966338382015-11-09T17:52:42.673-06:002015-11-09T17:52:42.673-06:00That's a good insight into the subtle change h...That's a good insight into the subtle change her character goes through, but I think she comes from too vile a starting point for it to really have the impact of even a semi-redemption. Compare her, for instance, with Ken or Yuu, who were both dangerous antagonists, but who were at least partially convinced that they were inside a glorified video game with few if any moral consequences. Airu, on the other hand, was so demented and callous that she not only behaved nastily in the real world as well as DigiQuartz, but kidnapped and almost killed Yuu, and only Damemon's return saved him. That's an awfully deep hole to start crawling out of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404146364649730945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-53832241334835387312015-10-20T13:30:17.893-05:002015-10-20T13:30:17.893-05:00Also, you forgot another "Yuu should have pun...Also, you forgot another "Yuu should have punched Tagiru in the face" moment...when, after all his cowardice when he thought they were dealing with a ghost, Tagiru conquers his fear the moment he learns it's actually a Digimon and he gets to beat it up. I again must note how astounding it is that Airu, one of the villains, can learn her lesson while the alleged main hero NEVER DOES. >_<Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293895522576883137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-1004941900360856072015-10-20T13:27:11.254-05:002015-10-20T13:27:11.254-05:00"but it's hard to figure out what we'..."but it's hard to figure out what we're supposed to pull from it."<br /><br />I think what we're meant to pull from Airu here is that this episode begins her semi-redemption arc, and I say semi because the show sadly doesn't explore it as much as it should (though still more than Ryouma's turn) because they obviously thought they'd be a getting a fourth Xros Wars season given how this one ends.<br /><br />After this episode, Airu's appearances are all non-antagonistic toward the heroes. We get her teaming up with them to stop Bestemon, teaming up with them against Dagomon, teaming up with them against Golden Okuwamon, and teaming up with them against Quartzmon. She also gets more mellow in her attitude and, above all, actually does what others should do and LOSES INTEREST in the Hunt and capturing/fighting Digimon, especially shown in the last few episodes of the show: when other Hunters show valid distrust of Team ARR, Airu just sits and accepts that while Ren is his normal asshole self about it and sneers back, and later she is the ONLY one among her team to flat-out refuse to take part in deciding the strongest Hunter because she doesn't want her a Digimon to be hurt, showing that she's finally gotten a sense of empathy for Digimon.<br /><br />That's why her being a horrible person caused the conflict of this episode: because she couldn't possibly begin redeeming herself until she crossed a line where the consequences of her actions forced her to start re-evaluating herself: this was that moment. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293895522576883137noreply@blogger.com