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Deku brought up a genuinely good point that makes him wanting to save Eri not look like just a reckless endangering of the mission. I get that Mirio is all for not looking suspicious, but even Overhaul is aware that Eri does not look happy about being even near him. The fact that Mirio was cheerily talking to Overhaul and didn't immediately try to get Eri away from him obviously raised red flags in Overhaul's mind, because what hero wouldn't save someone who is in danger? Ironically, after the initial shock from Deku, he was the far less suspicious one later in the interaction.
The most suspicious thing a person does is whatever they do trying not to be suspicious. It’s like saying “act natural.” No one EVER makes it through that conversation naturally
I disagree deku brought up a good point but sometimes people can just be a loof and not notice anything and other times kids are over dramatic like he told them their highschool kids so he wouldn’t expect them to pick up on anything that seems suspicious
@@lachareiaphilogeneNeither one of them are wrong though, that's kind of the tension in the scene; the tragedy comes with whether or not they should have gone for the save there
I really like deku's reasoning for not just letting eri go from a writing perspective, it would have been too easy to just have him not back out bc he cares so much that he can't foresee that it would tip him off or make him not care about it
there is ONE thing I can give overhaul credit for, that he is really good at his job : being a menacing villain , to a point that him being on the screen is enogh to send shiver down my spine like the opening scene of this episode gave me as much chill as magne's death scene , that says A LOT
I have to disagree, he is certainly evil, but villains that kill their followers, like the Joker and Overhaul here, is unsustainable. Who would ever want to work for them?
@@RLucas3000 i like how the series answers this question some of them are just brainwashed some of them are just super loyal and sacrifical some of them are there since before the beginning of overhaul's terrority amd so on
Also, Kellen is great at playing him. I saw him on the Ink Tank channel and he acts and sounds nothing like Overhaul so it says a lot about his acting skills
We don't get full context of Eri until a couple episodes later, but just like with Todoroki's backstory back in season two, this episode is a case when this show gets BRUTALLY serious. 😰
Even with a fanbase as twisted and controversial as My Hero Academia's, I like to think that Eri represents its ONE clear bright spot, the ONE character that everyone unilaterally loves.
As someone who’s been unable to save a kid I know was in an abusive household, realized it too late, and then suffered sleeplessly for three days before I had to finally accept I couldn’t do anything as I was just the night babysitter for a friend of the kid. And had no way of acting without making things worse for the kid. Anyway the next couple of episodes hit so close to home. But also cathartic to see a rescue actually happen. All I can do is pray to the gods and universe that the kid is safe now. And maybe a couple years down the line I’ll see them in public, safe and healthy.
We get an interesting glimpse of both Allmight and Sir Nighteye's iron wills here. They're both fanatical in their ways, Allmight to the symbol of peace, Sir Nighteye to Allmight and practicality. I find it interesting that we indirectly get a hint that Sir Nighteye's a better teacher than Allmight. Unlike Allmight, he refuses to empower a friend's self-destructive path (he's determined to stop Allmight from hurting himself and point out how self-destructive his path is, when you compare that to how Allmight reacts to Deku's constant limb breaking...). No matter how hard it is or how much it hurts him Sir Nighteye is at least willing to seriously TRY and stop him.
I'm really dating myself with this reference but, when I was a kid, I used to watch this cartoon called "Toxic Crusaders". The main villain (Dr. Killemoff) had a henchman, named Psycho, who had the ability to predict the future. A running gag in the show was that Dr. Killemoff would explain his evil plan to his underlings, and then Psycho would chime in with a prediction of how The Toxic Crusaders would thwart it. Dr. Killemoff would ignore him, and his plan would inevitably fail the way Psycho predicted; leading to Psycho smugly saying "I told you so". As serious as this scene is, I can't help but picture Night Eye saying something similar to All Might in that tone; and can't stop myself from laughing, as a result.
Nighteye vs. All Might, the age old debate of fatalism vs. free will. While of course I know the outcome in this particular story I'm incredibly curious to see Montana's full take on this age old debate. Is the future set in stone or is it shaped by each decision we make? Does knowing the future allow one to alter things to create a new outcome or does that knowledge only ensure that it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy? I absolutely love these types of hypotheticals and the philosophical debates they breed and now I feel like going back and replaying the Soul Reaver games for the millionth time lol
This episode is my absolute favorite of the season. Not knocking down the other big hitters because we all know how great THOSE are, but this one episode just goes SO far as to change everything. It’s not just pivotal on what’s to come but it is just perfect at showing us so much context behind the scenes of previous events too. Starting off with Mirio and Deku just chatting on patrol. I’m not exactly sure what Mirio knows regarding Deku’s Hosu circumstances but DOES know he was in Hosu AND near the mess. Nighteye likely knows Deku DID basically defeat Stain and got more nuance info. But I LOVE how their interaction goes in sub. Especially when Deku says his hero name. Mirio IMMEDIATELY stops and says Deku? And you’re ok with that? Mirio might be Mr. Sunshine but he heard Bakugo’s bullying taunt just like everyone NOT Uraraka. And Deku of course decides to NOT clarify. Literally anyone OTHER than Uraraka only hears him say worthless is his hero name. And Deku wears it like a badge of honor that worked its way to make him a hero….but I still think you need a healthier hero name there, kiddo. Might want to sit down with your girl and think of something NOT publicly confusing/conflicting and has a similar meaning. I’d go with “Willpower.” Personally to be like the “I can do it” title. Since no one knows Uraraka’s new take on his name when people call him Deku on the field, they are essentially calling him hero. And that’s why no one BUT Uraraka calls him Deku outside of the field because it’s still basically their special secret of sorts. Not even Iida. Then we just dive right into the single largest question that is posed by this season. What kind of hero are you. The kind who waits and looks for the best possible opportunity to corner every last loose end possible at once or the one who charges forward when there’s trouble the moment you see it because nothing should be gambled? And it’s not much to see where Deku and Mirio lie…and by the same token, where All-Might and Nighteye stand as well. What’s the best choice? And to have this internal debate over a child that they technically have no proof she’s in true danger despite EVERY MOMENT of body language is just SCREAMING she is. What would have been the choice here? Sadly…it’s the one Deku was prevented from doing. It’s true there was no evidence, but this is a situation that by now the Nighteye agency has enough probable cause to get her away considering the surrounding crime scenes they investigate. And if Overhaul lashed out the moment they try, it’s all the more proof. Deku and Mirio are both CRAZY fast. And this field is beneficial to them both before Overhaul. I don’t think this could ever be the POSSIBILITY of a CPS wellness check let’s put it that way. Especially since they feel the need to show Overhaul blowing a guy inside out IN FRONT of Eri without even acknowledging her as she starts to have a breakdown AFTER SHE ESCAPED. What thought process to RETURN to this environment. And worse, when he DOES acknowledge her, he’s guiding her to an operating table. AND he’s bringing Shigaraki into her environment from the sounds of it. And he’s blaming HER for how he got his hands dirty. Machiavellians aren’t considered as well known as Psychopaths and Narcissists are but they are all right around the same danger level. Overhaul is a prime example why they are so freaking dangerous. Sir Nighteye is NOT of this logic though. Both Mirio and Sir Nighteye are the wait and see type quirks AND mindset. And both are detective class heroes. And I would even say that’s their primary hero class despite them being other classes. It’s all about evidence and a smooth arrest. And while Nighteye scolds about how he can’t save whoever whenever, it’s more accurate to say YET. All-Might COULD just do that because of how fast he was and how invulnerable he was to nearly EVERY quirk. Even quirks that can hurt him are just simply nowhere fast enough. Theres more to it BECAUSE of the evidence factor. But Deku does NOT like this circumstance. 2 details for Sir Nighteye to remember. 1 is he said he should have used foresight on the two of you. Deku and Mirio both. And the other is Bubble Girl and Nighteye are hilariously normal in this conversation and investigation. She’s perfectly ok being around him after that last interaction and there’s no humor in practice while they investigate. I’m not going to claim this is fact but I wouldn’t be surprised if the two of them were actually close altogether. Just a hunch. But I do know him sending Deku and Mirio together is his way of showing there’s nothing that Deku can show Mirio about being a hero but Mirio can show him everything. The irony is that Deku’s personality of being protective of Eri is exactly what made everything feel much more exposed and got new intel. Gang Orca TOTALLY beat the tar out of Todoroki and Bakugo. I just have ZERO doubts. I think he’s the main hero involved in the provisional license program altogether. While it’s rough to see Todoroki all bandaged up it IS satisfying to hear Bakugo struggling and him being forced to hear that OF COURSE Deku got a work studies and is now field active. He has to show it in the way of aggression towards Deku because OF COURSE. But at least Deku is winning. I HAVE to point out Deku here as he’s more and more focused on Eri’s predicament and what went down between Nighteye and All-Might for him to be scolded so thoroughly for WANTING TO HELP. He’s not ignoring Mineta, that’s not how Deku functions. His eyes turn cold and his face is blank. He’s apathetic. I won’t say the EXACT nature of this circumstance but the natural enemy of empathy is apathy. And for an empath, that’s EXTREMELY rare and quite frankly can be seen as dangerous BECAUSE of how empaths function. He’s getting trapped in his head as he loses concentration. This isn’t like Deku. While it doesn’t last it IS a major warning flag for a certain condition. I’ll leave it at that and say this isn’t the last time this is seen. But he does find one of the methods out by venting his frustrations at long last with All-Might. This conversation is a LONG time coming. All-Might has to answer for his terrible teaching. Not just because of his UA teaching…but because this man is just NOT teaching Deku like a successor. That alone is a VERY special circumstance and you don’t get the leeway of looking at it from the perspective of a father figure. Your successor always has to answer for your mistakes as well as your relationships. And in this case your enemies as well. All-Might hid this whole circumstance from Deku and now he’s getting scolded up and down for following his ideals that All-Might has helped push him towards. There was no warning because ALL-MIGHT didn’t want to talk about it. Nighteye is taking his frustration out on Deku BECAUSE of their circumstances. Deku is understandably FURIOUS. And worse, there’s an even bigger secret waiting at the bottom of this. All-Might makes a reveal that both explains his actions across the show but also makes his bad teaching moments even WORSE. It’s not that I don’t get where he’s coming from. Getting your body completely internally rearranged and then told by the guy whose quirk foresees an unavoidable future that you are GUARANTEED to die an UNSPEAKABLY gruesome death…I don’t blame his hesitancy with information. When you look back at his old conversations he is treating every single one of them like they are his last conversation with this person. Like he’s making his peace and insuring their final memories of him are uplifting and supportive. And of course he doesn’t want to admit to anyone he knows he’s dying. And that’s what makes his last stand with AFO even BETTER. The layers of torture in that fight make him think how is this going to get worse? Each and every layer he attacks. And only when AFO calls out Izuku Midoriya as the 9th does All-Might just ROCKET back into the fight screaming NOT HERE NOT NOW, I WILL NOT LET THIS HAPPEN IF HE’S IN THE WARPATH. And then that just makes his pleading with Inko to be his father even MORE impactful. And she tells him don’t give up. That’s not an option with how much we need you. HE needs you. EVERY heroic speech, EVERY hesitant conversation and EVERY time he’s watching Deku just BEAMING with pride. This declaration of his demise makes All-Might 1000x better. That being said, his moments when he just…DOESN’T give Deku the attention he needs, or goes even FURTHER out of his way to teach and inform his successor is EVEN MORE aggravating. ESPECIALLY in Deku’s exploding arm era. It took him not 1, not 2, not 5 but over 2 DOZEN BROKEN BONES before All-Might gets a MAJOR scolding from Recovery Girl WHY AREN’T YOU SAYING ANYTHING TO HIM?! He could have said something after the 1st time and gone with higher urgency on such a MASSIVE time crunch! But all he said was “The way to control OFA is to FEEL IT!” The fact Gran Torino who IS NOT a holder got him full cowling in an EVENING just…All-Might WHY?! And he’s STILL withholding information! We KNOW he is because of the shadows in Deku’s OFA vision! He COMPLETELY diverted that conversation! And thank GOD Deku is calling him out and FINALLY getting angry at him. And of course also understanding his position to be so concerned. What an absolute masterpiece episode. This is easy top 10 episodes overall for me.
Also just functionally, LOVE the conversation as a standalone and not just a game changer for the past and present. The voice acting is just PHENOMENAL. Nighteye is SO desperate to get All-Might to stop so the conditions of his future aren’t set in stone. But the complete surrender of the inevitable for All-Might because it simply doesn’t matter AFTER LOSING MULTIPLE BODY SYSTEMS. To give EVERYONE the comfort he can…it hurts those closest to him. Selflessness at its rawest sense is incredibly hard to watch. To give THAT much of yourself with nothing to gain. It’s painful. I get why people get suspicious around it because they assume there’s strings attached. And when they aren’t, it goes from suspicious to scary when you care about them. Someone willing to break themselves for others is ROUGH. And just like his successor, All-Might is one of them. I love that Gran Torino who ALSO looks like he got mild injuries from the 1st AFO match says nothing because he knows nothing will change even if he does. Even if they ALL do. All-Might HAS to be All-Might. And it just leads up to Deku being ALL-MIGHT’S game changer. I may know I’m going to die but I’m going to insure I’m with you and live with and for you. I’m not done and I won’t let anything stop me from being there for you AND others. (I couldn’t fit this paragraph in the comment.)
Love how you called Ururaka "your [Midoriya's] girl." ☺️ You've given me a TON of new insight in Ururaka as a whole and how much she actually affects things, even in episodes where SHE ISN'T HERE.
@@HaydrogenBomb Uraraka is my 2nd favorite character. Even when you don’t think she’s there, she is always giving such a quiet impact. You don’t have to be loud to be sentimental and have a lot of depth. Dragon ball rules don’t apply in MHA. Scream power is not your power and importance. She’s a real one.
@Kaempfdog Yeah, that's a great scene. Nighteye's VA kills it, and it's in his more desperate tone of voice that I can start to here Gyutaro from Demon Slayer (same VA).
@@Kaempfdog Ochaco's your second favorite, huh? I wanna try and guess who you #1 is. Okay, is it someone we've already been introduced to (as of this episode)?
Funniest thing out of this is that the Dub voice actor for nighteye is quite literally the same as Gyutaro from Demon slayer. That psycopathic breaking voice against this smooth as butter art. Now that is real voice art
And this now connects to episode 33 where All Might couldn’t bring himself to tell Deku that by the time Deku was strong enough to face All for One he’d already be gone as per the Foresight prediction All Might knew he’d die either this year or next.
Not much to say. Just a fantastic set up episode. The scene with Overhaul is tense in all the right ways. Can't wait to see how Montana reacts to a scene in a later episode when they are explaining the plan with other hero agencies. She didn't seem to read Mirio quite right here, though he may not have been the focus anyway.
May e it’s a silly theory, but when Almighty says that deku changed him, I feel like that impacts Nighteye’s foresight. If you’re not the same person you once were. If something comes along that radically changes how you normally would have behaved, then the future is now possibly changed too. If Almighty has Nighteye use his power on him again, may e he’d see a different outcome.
Deku likely would've died tbh. Mirio would've been forced to protect both him and Eri, and in that split second start a single tap would've been enough to paste Deku.
Maybe, but at that point in the story, Deku (and probably Mirio) don't know what Overhaul's quirk is, either. Him leading them into an enclosed ally was no accident, he was leading them somewhere where he would have a multitude of easy ways to kill them. The moment Deku or Eri are put in mortal danger, Overhaul has his ticket out of there. And if Mirio can't beat him right there, Overhaul will go back underground and Nighteye Agency will lose him.
@@somono5116 Deku would have Eri in his arms and keep his distance, obviously. Overhaul's not going to move fast enough to reach him. He's really not any more dangerous than Shiggy is.
@tiredidealist Deku and Mirio were both following Overhaul into the alleyway. Mirio has the reaction time to activate Permeation on time and avoid getting touched, but Deku would've gotten killed nigh instantly because he wouldn't have been able to pop Full Cowling in enough time to evade. Deku wasn't ready for the smoke in that situation at ALL, and Overhaul would've been the one to make the first move, which is the reason why Eri went along with him in the first place. This is the man that could blitz Rappa, remember.
I haven't come back to this episode because it hurts, but I've taken the Mandated Reporter course many times now, that this gives me even more red flags. Even non-heroes would notice that Eri's injuries are not from falling and her behavior is not normal. I work with kids and although some of them give me a headache, finding out they are in danger will eat me up if I don't do something about it.
The whole Eri situation in the street and Deku refusing to leave just goes to show even at the beginning Deku would've reached out to Tenko if he had ever met him.
Lemillion too, cause he isn't counting how many people he saves, I he always strives to save a million no matter how many people he saves, then he is set to save everyone he can as well
Not a great person to quote considering the circumstances, but as Overhaul said before "A goal without a plan is just a wish." You aren't superior or more noble for setting impossible goals, Deku can't and won't save every suffering person in the world, yet alone every suffering person he sees with his own eyes. Mirio's realistic goals don't set him behind Deku, and if anything they prepare him to go even farther than that. Once you complete one goal you move on to the next.
Its weird how against Deku, Sir Nighteye was. It seems like its bc he was quirkless, does he not know that AM was too? Maybe the charisma? Maybe Sir's fanboy-ness is blinding him, bc I doubt that AM was always that amazing, like Deku is only 16... Plenty of room to grow.
Seeing All Might and Nighteye's falling out for a second time made me question something. Did Nighteye not know All Might used to be Quirkless? As such a fan of the hero and having worked alongside him, I wonder if All Might told him.
Cause it was aprt of his sketch that his mom made into his suit, the base of it remains, though with the hope on, he riffs off All Might's looks too much, so he doesn't wear the Bunny mask
@@arielmartinez94yeah I know it was part of the original design his mom made, but buy not wearing it he is endangering his mom since he is showing he face to the villains. One of the should have abducted or killed her by this point. Some people might say All Might did the same, but he didn't since he completely changed what he looked like before he went into battle. It wasn't until the News broadcasted his true form during the all for one fight that anyone other than Izuku and UA staff knew what he looked like.
@@austin-1993 Hero identities are public information in MHA. Villains don't typically go after heroes' families as it draws a lot more heat from heroes and the government alike with not much to gain.
Actually part of overhauls plan, I agree on. If I explain why, I have to spoil later episodes, so I’m not going to do that. But what he is doing to Eri makes me really not like him (good villain though😅)
Kenny already saw it, but Montana would get spoiled on stuff from the first arc of season 5, hence why its best to watch the 2nd movie between episode 12 and 13 of season 5
Spoilers for future season: i watch these series to just to watch because it's been forever since i watch MHA and recently watched the final season. watching the teaser for the next season, i see All Might being in his other form, idk the time laps of current season and from Nighteye's foresight. he saw years now into All Might's future. is there something about to happen or something next season?! or did that thing passed and the future was changed? i don't remember
They would need a list of filler to skip and would have to watch three episodes a sitting to get through it at a decent pace. Probably not the best series for the channel. Though, I half want them to get some Dragonball on the channel. A movie or something.
@@CupOfTaeWithAKookie Oh, I'm sure there would be a lot of characters they would love. And there'd probably be comparisons between some (Kakashi = Gojo maybe?). Really just a question of the sheer number of episodes and how the channel runs.
That's because he's supposed to be collected and machiavellian, the brutality of his actions is what makes him truly terrifying, especially when presented by a figure full of calm. Not to mention, the VA pops off later on.
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Deku brought up a genuinely good point that makes him wanting to save Eri not look like just a reckless endangering of the mission. I get that Mirio is all for not looking suspicious, but even Overhaul is aware that Eri does not look happy about being even near him. The fact that Mirio was cheerily talking to Overhaul and didn't immediately try to get Eri away from him obviously raised red flags in Overhaul's mind, because what hero wouldn't save someone who is in danger? Ironically, after the initial shock from Deku, he was the far less suspicious one later in the interaction.
The most suspicious thing a person does is whatever they do trying not to be suspicious. It’s like saying “act natural.” No one EVER makes it through that conversation naturally
Fully agree😂
I disagree deku brought up a good point but sometimes people can just be a loof and not notice anything and other times kids are over dramatic like he told them their highschool kids so he wouldn’t expect them to pick up on anything that seems suspicious
@@lachareiaphilogeneNeither one of them are wrong though, that's kind of the tension in the scene; the tragedy comes with whether or not they should have gone for the save there
@@relic5752 That's the best part of the scene. Both are right. Both want to save Eri in this moment. That all adds to the tension in this scene.
I really like deku's reasoning for not just letting eri go from a writing perspective, it would have been too easy to just have him not back out bc he cares so much that he can't foresee that it would tip him off or make him not care about it
there is ONE thing I can give overhaul credit for, that he is really good at his job : being a menacing villain , to a point that him being on the screen is enogh to send shiver down my spine
like the opening scene of this episode gave me as much chill as magne's death scene , that says A LOT
Forreal. Watching this series a second time with them made Overhaul my favorite villain. He is EFFECTIVE. 😳
I have to disagree, he is certainly evil, but villains that kill their followers, like the Joker and Overhaul here, is unsustainable. Who would ever want to work for them?
@RLucas3000 Fair enough. Still my favorite, personally.
@@RLucas3000 i like how the series answers this question
some of them are just brainwashed
some of them are just super loyal and sacrifical
some of them are there since before the beginning of overhaul's terrority amd so on
Also, Kellen is great at playing him. I saw him on the Ink Tank channel and he acts and sounds nothing like Overhaul so it says a lot about his acting skills
We don't get full context of Eri until a couple episodes later, but just like with Todoroki's backstory back in season two, this episode is a case when this show gets BRUTALLY serious. 😰
Even with a fanbase as twisted and controversial as My Hero Academia's, I like to think that Eri represents its ONE clear bright spot, the ONE character that everyone unilaterally loves.
wellll
@coolsoy4677 "Wellll" what? 🤨
@@HaydrogenBombsome people love her a bit toooo much unfortunately
@@greatstorm3805no.
i refuse.
no way
@@FirethornYT Agreed. ABSOLUTELY not!
As someone who’s been unable to save a kid I know was in an abusive household, realized it too late, and then suffered sleeplessly for three days before I had to finally accept I couldn’t do anything as I was just the night babysitter for a friend of the kid. And had no way of acting without making things worse for the kid. Anyway the next couple of episodes hit so close to home. But also cathartic to see a rescue actually happen. All I can do is pray to the gods and universe that the kid is safe now. And maybe a couple years down the line I’ll see them in public, safe and healthy.
We get an interesting glimpse of both Allmight and Sir Nighteye's iron wills here. They're both fanatical in their ways, Allmight to the symbol of peace, Sir Nighteye to Allmight and practicality. I find it interesting that we indirectly get a hint that Sir Nighteye's a better teacher than Allmight. Unlike Allmight, he refuses to empower a friend's self-destructive path (he's determined to stop Allmight from hurting himself and point out how self-destructive his path is, when you compare that to how Allmight reacts to Deku's constant limb breaking...). No matter how hard it is or how much it hurts him Sir Nighteye is at least willing to seriously TRY and stop him.
I'm really dating myself with this reference but, when I was a kid, I used to watch this cartoon called "Toxic Crusaders". The main villain (Dr. Killemoff) had a henchman, named Psycho, who had the ability to predict the future. A running gag in the show was that Dr. Killemoff would explain his evil plan to his underlings, and then Psycho would chime in with a prediction of how The Toxic Crusaders would thwart it. Dr. Killemoff would ignore him, and his plan would inevitably fail the way Psycho predicted; leading to Psycho smugly saying "I told you so".
As serious as this scene is, I can't help but picture Night Eye saying something similar to All Might in that tone; and can't stop myself from laughing, as a result.
5:35 montana trolly problem means choosing between 2 things to save from. Here its just eri
Nighteye vs. All Might, the age old debate of fatalism vs. free will. While of course I know the outcome in this particular story I'm incredibly curious to see Montana's full take on this age old debate. Is the future set in stone or is it shaped by each decision we make? Does knowing the future allow one to alter things to create a new outcome or does that knowledge only ensure that it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy? I absolutely love these types of hypotheticals and the philosophical debates they breed and now I feel like going back and replaying the Soul Reaver games for the millionth time lol
Mha is so emotional is peak writing
So true' mha has gold writing
This episode is my absolute favorite of the season. Not knocking down the other big hitters because we all know how great THOSE are, but this one episode just goes SO far as to change everything. It’s not just pivotal on what’s to come but it is just perfect at showing us so much context behind the scenes of previous events too.
Starting off with Mirio and Deku just chatting on patrol. I’m not exactly sure what Mirio knows regarding Deku’s Hosu circumstances but DOES know he was in Hosu AND near the mess. Nighteye likely knows Deku DID basically defeat Stain and got more nuance info. But I LOVE how their interaction goes in sub. Especially when Deku says his hero name. Mirio IMMEDIATELY stops and says Deku? And you’re ok with that? Mirio might be Mr. Sunshine but he heard Bakugo’s bullying taunt just like everyone NOT Uraraka. And Deku of course decides to NOT clarify. Literally anyone OTHER than Uraraka only hears him say worthless is his hero name. And Deku wears it like a badge of honor that worked its way to make him a hero….but I still think you need a healthier hero name there, kiddo. Might want to sit down with your girl and think of something NOT publicly confusing/conflicting and has a similar meaning. I’d go with “Willpower.” Personally to be like the “I can do it” title. Since no one knows Uraraka’s new take on his name when people call him Deku on the field, they are essentially calling him hero. And that’s why no one BUT Uraraka calls him Deku outside of the field because it’s still basically their special secret of sorts. Not even Iida.
Then we just dive right into the single largest question that is posed by this season. What kind of hero are you. The kind who waits and looks for the best possible opportunity to corner every last loose end possible at once or the one who charges forward when there’s trouble the moment you see it because nothing should be gambled? And it’s not much to see where Deku and Mirio lie…and by the same token, where All-Might and Nighteye stand as well. What’s the best choice? And to have this internal debate over a child that they technically have no proof she’s in true danger despite EVERY MOMENT of body language is just SCREAMING she is. What would have been the choice here? Sadly…it’s the one Deku was prevented from doing. It’s true there was no evidence, but this is a situation that by now the Nighteye agency has enough probable cause to get her away considering the surrounding crime scenes they investigate. And if Overhaul lashed out the moment they try, it’s all the more proof. Deku and Mirio are both CRAZY fast. And this field is beneficial to them both before Overhaul. I don’t think this could ever be the POSSIBILITY of a CPS wellness check let’s put it that way.
Especially since they feel the need to show Overhaul blowing a guy inside out IN FRONT of Eri without even acknowledging her as she starts to have a breakdown AFTER SHE ESCAPED. What thought process to RETURN to this environment. And worse, when he DOES acknowledge her, he’s guiding her to an operating table. AND he’s bringing Shigaraki into her environment from the sounds of it. And he’s blaming HER for how he got his hands dirty. Machiavellians aren’t considered as well known as Psychopaths and Narcissists are but they are all right around the same danger level. Overhaul is a prime example why they are so freaking dangerous.
Sir Nighteye is NOT of this logic though. Both Mirio and Sir Nighteye are the wait and see type quirks AND mindset. And both are detective class heroes. And I would even say that’s their primary hero class despite them being other classes. It’s all about evidence and a smooth arrest. And while Nighteye scolds about how he can’t save whoever whenever, it’s more accurate to say YET. All-Might COULD just do that because of how fast he was and how invulnerable he was to nearly EVERY quirk. Even quirks that can hurt him are just simply nowhere fast enough. Theres more to it BECAUSE of the evidence factor. But Deku does NOT like this circumstance.
2 details for Sir Nighteye to remember. 1 is he said he should have used foresight on the two of you. Deku and Mirio both. And the other is Bubble Girl and Nighteye are hilariously normal in this conversation and investigation. She’s perfectly ok being around him after that last interaction and there’s no humor in practice while they investigate. I’m not going to claim this is fact but I wouldn’t be surprised if the two of them were actually close altogether. Just a hunch. But I do know him sending Deku and Mirio together is his way of showing there’s nothing that Deku can show Mirio about being a hero but Mirio can show him everything. The irony is that Deku’s personality of being protective of Eri is exactly what made everything feel much more exposed and got new intel.
Gang Orca TOTALLY beat the tar out of Todoroki and Bakugo. I just have ZERO doubts. I think he’s the main hero involved in the provisional license program altogether. While it’s rough to see Todoroki all bandaged up it IS satisfying to hear Bakugo struggling and him being forced to hear that OF COURSE Deku got a work studies and is now field active. He has to show it in the way of aggression towards Deku because OF COURSE. But at least Deku is winning.
I HAVE to point out Deku here as he’s more and more focused on Eri’s predicament and what went down between Nighteye and All-Might for him to be scolded so thoroughly for WANTING TO HELP. He’s not ignoring Mineta, that’s not how Deku functions. His eyes turn cold and his face is blank. He’s apathetic. I won’t say the EXACT nature of this circumstance but the natural enemy of empathy is apathy. And for an empath, that’s EXTREMELY rare and quite frankly can be seen as dangerous BECAUSE of how empaths function. He’s getting trapped in his head as he loses concentration. This isn’t like Deku. While it doesn’t last it IS a major warning flag for a certain condition. I’ll leave it at that and say this isn’t the last time this is seen. But he does find one of the methods out by venting his frustrations at long last with All-Might.
This conversation is a LONG time coming. All-Might has to answer for his terrible teaching. Not just because of his UA teaching…but because this man is just NOT teaching Deku like a successor. That alone is a VERY special circumstance and you don’t get the leeway of looking at it from the perspective of a father figure. Your successor always has to answer for your mistakes as well as your relationships. And in this case your enemies as well. All-Might hid this whole circumstance from Deku and now he’s getting scolded up and down for following his ideals that All-Might has helped push him towards. There was no warning because ALL-MIGHT didn’t want to talk about it. Nighteye is taking his frustration out on Deku BECAUSE of their circumstances. Deku is understandably FURIOUS. And worse, there’s an even bigger secret waiting at the bottom of this.
All-Might makes a reveal that both explains his actions across the show but also makes his bad teaching moments even WORSE. It’s not that I don’t get where he’s coming from. Getting your body completely internally rearranged and then told by the guy whose quirk foresees an unavoidable future that you are GUARANTEED to die an UNSPEAKABLY gruesome death…I don’t blame his hesitancy with information. When you look back at his old conversations he is treating every single one of them like they are his last conversation with this person. Like he’s making his peace and insuring their final memories of him are uplifting and supportive. And of course he doesn’t want to admit to anyone he knows he’s dying. And that’s what makes his last stand with AFO even BETTER. The layers of torture in that fight make him think how is this going to get worse? Each and every layer he attacks. And only when AFO calls out Izuku Midoriya as the 9th does All-Might just ROCKET back into the fight screaming NOT HERE NOT NOW, I WILL NOT LET THIS HAPPEN IF HE’S IN THE WARPATH. And then that just makes his pleading with Inko to be his father even MORE impactful. And she tells him don’t give up. That’s not an option with how much we need you. HE needs you. EVERY heroic speech, EVERY hesitant conversation and EVERY time he’s watching Deku just BEAMING with pride. This declaration of his demise makes All-Might 1000x better.
That being said, his moments when he just…DOESN’T give Deku the attention he needs, or goes even FURTHER out of his way to teach and inform his successor is EVEN MORE aggravating. ESPECIALLY in Deku’s exploding arm era. It took him not 1, not 2, not 5 but over 2 DOZEN BROKEN BONES before All-Might gets a MAJOR scolding from Recovery Girl WHY AREN’T YOU SAYING ANYTHING TO HIM?! He could have said something after the 1st time and gone with higher urgency on such a MASSIVE time crunch! But all he said was “The way to control OFA is to FEEL IT!” The fact Gran Torino who IS NOT a holder got him full cowling in an EVENING just…All-Might WHY?! And he’s STILL withholding information! We KNOW he is because of the shadows in Deku’s OFA vision! He COMPLETELY diverted that conversation! And thank GOD Deku is calling him out and FINALLY getting angry at him. And of course also understanding his position to be so concerned.
What an absolute masterpiece episode. This is easy top 10 episodes overall for me.
Also just functionally, LOVE the conversation as a standalone and not just a game changer for the past and present. The voice acting is just PHENOMENAL. Nighteye is SO desperate to get All-Might to stop so the conditions of his future aren’t set in stone. But the complete surrender of the inevitable for All-Might because it simply doesn’t matter AFTER LOSING MULTIPLE BODY SYSTEMS. To give EVERYONE the comfort he can…it hurts those closest to him. Selflessness at its rawest sense is incredibly hard to watch. To give THAT much of yourself with nothing to gain. It’s painful. I get why people get suspicious around it because they assume there’s strings attached. And when they aren’t, it goes from suspicious to scary when you care about them. Someone willing to break themselves for others is ROUGH. And just like his successor, All-Might is one of them. I love that Gran Torino who ALSO looks like he got mild injuries from the 1st AFO match says nothing because he knows nothing will change even if he does. Even if they ALL do. All-Might HAS to be All-Might. And it just leads up to Deku being ALL-MIGHT’S game changer. I may know I’m going to die but I’m going to insure I’m with you and live with and for you. I’m not done and I won’t let anything stop me from being there for you AND others. (I couldn’t fit this paragraph in the comment.)
Love how you called Ururaka "your [Midoriya's] girl." ☺️
You've given me a TON of new insight in Ururaka as a whole and how much she actually affects things, even in episodes where SHE ISN'T HERE.
@@HaydrogenBomb Uraraka is my 2nd favorite character. Even when you don’t think she’s there, she is always giving such a quiet impact. You don’t have to be loud to be sentimental and have a lot of depth. Dragon ball rules don’t apply in MHA. Scream power is not your power and importance. She’s a real one.
@Kaempfdog Yeah, that's a great scene. Nighteye's VA kills it, and it's in his more desperate tone of voice that I can start to here Gyutaro from Demon Slayer (same VA).
@@Kaempfdog Ochaco's your second favorite, huh? I wanna try and guess who you #1 is.
Okay, is it someone we've already been introduced to (as of this episode)?
11:06 i hope you know I’m just staring at your cat here
Funniest thing out of this is that the Dub voice actor for nighteye is quite literally the same as Gyutaro from Demon slayer. That psycopathic breaking voice against this smooth as butter art. Now that is real voice art
In this case the various saying about "when the gloves come off" are rather literal.
And this now connects to episode 33 where All Might couldn’t bring himself to tell Deku that by the time Deku was strong enough to face All for One he’d already be gone as per the Foresight prediction All Might knew he’d die either this year or next.
Lemillion is also wordplay. English word million sounds like Mirio in Japanese.
Not much to say. Just a fantastic set up episode. The scene with Overhaul is tense in all the right ways. Can't wait to see how Montana reacts to a scene in a later episode when they are explaining the plan with other hero agencies. She didn't seem to read Mirio quite right here, though he may not have been the focus anyway.
The end of this episode hits different when you know what happens
Overhaul is such a great villian
May e it’s a silly theory, but when Almighty says that deku changed him, I feel like that impacts Nighteye’s foresight. If you’re not the same person you once were. If something comes along that radically changes how you normally would have behaved, then the future is now possibly changed too. If Almighty has Nighteye use his power on him again, may e he’d see a different outcome.
Overhaul and Dabi are my favorite villains in the show
for sure the coolest looking
I’m really excited to see what yous think overhaul and Eri story I think other than season 6 it was the best story they done
They could've beaten Overhaul then and there tbh. Mirio's quirk would've caught him by surprise and one well placed punch could knock him out.
True but technically they don't have any proof of his crimes yet and Eri doesn't have the will to testify against him yet
Deku likely would've died tbh. Mirio would've been forced to protect both him and Eri, and in that split second start a single tap would've been enough to paste Deku.
Maybe, but at that point in the story, Deku (and probably Mirio) don't know what Overhaul's quirk is, either. Him leading them into an enclosed ally was no accident, he was leading them somewhere where he would have a multitude of easy ways to kill them.
The moment Deku or Eri are put in mortal danger, Overhaul has his ticket out of there. And if Mirio can't beat him right there, Overhaul will go back underground and Nighteye Agency will lose him.
@@somono5116 Deku would have Eri in his arms and keep his distance, obviously. Overhaul's not going to move fast enough to reach him. He's really not any more dangerous than Shiggy is.
@tiredidealist Deku and Mirio were both following Overhaul into the alleyway. Mirio has the reaction time to activate Permeation on time and avoid getting touched, but Deku would've gotten killed nigh instantly because he wouldn't have been able to pop Full Cowling in enough time to evade.
Deku wasn't ready for the smoke in that situation at ALL, and Overhaul would've been the one to make the first move, which is the reason why Eri went along with him in the first place.
This is the man that could blitz Rappa, remember.
im so fucking pumped for the next episode, its fucking amazing!
God almighty do I hate Mineta
I haven't come back to this episode because it hurts, but I've taken the Mandated Reporter course many times now, that this gives me even more red flags. Even non-heroes would notice that Eri's injuries are not from falling and her behavior is not normal. I work with kids and although some of them give me a headache, finding out they are in danger will eat me up if I don't do something about it.
The whole Eri situation in the street and Deku refusing to leave just goes to show even at the beginning Deku would've reached out to Tenko if he had ever met him.
I wonder IF all might told nighteye that he was querkless too
18:55 Wdym forshadowing counter?
Thus we are introduced to Eri, the most Woobie Woobie in fiction.
Huh it's kinda weird I thought we met Hawks pretty early on... Guess not. Definitely didn't expect to meet eri before Hawks but yk. Gotta love Eri
The difference is that Mirio has settled for saving a million people, while Deku won’t stop until he’s saved EVERYBODU.
Deku is trash 😂.
Don't you call deku trash!!!
Lemillion too, cause he isn't counting how many people he saves, I he always strives to save a million no matter how many people he saves, then he is set to save everyone he can as well
Not a great person to quote considering the circumstances, but as Overhaul said before "A goal without a plan is just a wish." You aren't superior or more noble for setting impossible goals, Deku can't and won't save every suffering person in the world, yet alone every suffering person he sees with his own eyes. Mirio's realistic goals don't set him behind Deku, and if anything they prepare him to go even farther than that. Once you complete one goal you move on to the next.
Its weird how against Deku, Sir Nighteye was. It seems like its bc he was quirkless, does he not know that AM was too? Maybe the charisma? Maybe Sir's fanboy-ness is blinding him, bc I doubt that AM was always that amazing, like Deku is only 16... Plenty of room to grow.
Seeing All Might and Nighteye's falling out for a second time made me question something.
Did Nighteye not know All Might used to be Quirkless? As such a fan of the hero and having worked alongside him, I wonder if All Might told him.
He knew, but he was frightened of what would happen if All Might's successor wasn't prepared to step into the ring right away the way Mirio was.
@@LordCommander-ui2fw How do you know? Was it ever confirmed Nighteye knew?
@@HaydrogenBomb Considering how close they were, it seems natural to assume that Nighteye knew the truth.
I never understood why izuku has a mask when he never wears it.
Cause it was aprt of his sketch that his mom made into his suit, the base of it remains, though with the hope on, he riffs off All Might's looks too much, so he doesn't wear the Bunny mask
It’s also more or less a representation of how close he is to fulfilling his All Might vision of being a hero.
@@arielmartinez94yeah I know it was part of the original design his mom made, but buy not wearing it he is endangering his mom since he is showing he face to the villains. One of the should have abducted or killed her by this point.
Some people might say All Might did the same, but he didn't since he completely changed what he looked like before he went into battle. It wasn't until the News broadcasted his true form during the all for one fight that anyone other than Izuku and UA staff knew what he looked like.
@@austin-1993 I don't think most hero identities are secret in the MHA universe, anyway.
@@austin-1993 Hero identities are public information in MHA. Villains don't typically go after heroes' families as it draws a lot more heat from heroes and the government alike with not much to gain.
Actually part of overhauls plan, I agree on. If I explain why, I have to spoil later episodes, so I’m not going to do that. But what he is doing to Eri makes me really not like him (good villain though😅)
2:55
You guys should watch the 2nd movie to my hero academia since I believe it comes right after season 3
2nd movie is just after the 1st arc of season 5. The 2nd and 3rd movie are very close canonically.
@@Kaempfdog I think the 2nd movie is the best out of all of them
@@2cluenjar the 1st is my favorite. There’s a lot to like in the 2nd. We’ll get to that one day though.
Wait to watch the 2nd movie until after they finish season 4. They will be spoiled about new things if they watch the movie first.
Kenny already saw it, but Montana would get spoiled on stuff from the first arc of season 5, hence why its best to watch the 2nd movie between episode 12 and 13 of season 5
Spoilers for future season:
i watch these series to just to watch because it's been forever since i watch MHA and recently watched the final season. watching the teaser for the next season, i see All Might being in his other form, idk the time laps of current season and from Nighteye's foresight. he saw years now into All Might's future. is there something about to happen or something next season?! or did that thing passed and the future was changed? i don't remember
02:05
to my fellow manga readers, can't wait for a certain fight in the final arc
*ding* Montana talks through important dialogue....
eri
POV: me waiting to react to the demon slayer S4
Please react to naruto
They would need a list of filler to skip and would have to watch three episodes a sitting to get through it at a decent pace. Probably not the best series for the channel. Though, I half want them to get some Dragonball on the channel. A movie or something.
I already know they'd love Naruto as a character sm
@@CupOfTaeWithAKookiedid they already watched Naruto both of them or just Kenny
@@shabiraman2564 I'm not sure if Kenny has seen Naruto, but I know Montana hasn't
@@CupOfTaeWithAKookie Oh, I'm sure there would be a lot of characters they would love. And there'd probably be comparisons between some (Kakashi = Gojo maybe?). Really just a question of the sheer number of episodes and how the channel runs.
I hope they're react to bleach too
Please do One Punch Man
You guys should watch Sword Art Online next.
Watch cyberpunk edgerunners
Chisaki's EN Va does not sound frightening at all... 😅
Who cares? Let them watch the dub. You haters need to chill
That's because he's supposed to be collected and machiavellian, the brutality of his actions is what makes him truly terrifying, especially when presented by a figure full of calm.
Not to mention, the VA pops off later on.
Don't start 🙄
@@Kimtrovertedyou can sound cool, while being calm and collected.