And this shows the hints that Serie cared about Flamme, but because of how fast humans age and die compared to her, she keeps herself at a distance to avoid the loss. But still remembers her favourite spell and how she looked when she was little and her wishes.
That image of little Flamme walking hand in hand with Serie looking up at her happily talking about her ideas and smiling always makes me feel like I'm about to tear up. I don't understand how anyone could watch this show and take Serie's comments at face value and conclude that she didn't actually care about that little girl who looked up to her with clear adoration. If Serie didn't love Flamme and she hadn't shown it to her in many ways over the years, that little girl wouldn't have looked at her like that or held her hand that way and adult Flamme wouldn't have given off that clear "Oh, mom. You and your mean old lady act. What am I gonna do with you?" throughout that scene when she introduced Frieren to Serie for the first time. Serie's there talking trash about how Frieren lacks ambition and Serie-ing up the place and Flamme just disagrees with her, but always with a little smile on her face because she knows the real Serie and that there's a lot more to her than this hardass almost omnipotent immortal mage.
According to Fern, Frieren said basic spells are enough to fight mages of this era, and true to that statement the first time we see Frieren using fancy attacks is against herself (a mage of another era).
At the same time tho, she doesn't dismiss zoltraak. I think the reason she doesn't use it against herself much is because she herself doesn't have as much practice with it yet, compared to the other spells. If she can "defend against them without thinking", youd assume this also goes for casting them. Also when frieren shows "her opening" and actually gets injured by her clone, the spell thats uses is the original zoltraak. With the same black colour as Qual's.
Its such a great symbolic shot of Serie turning her back on the sun, while Frieren facing it with a grin accepting the new. Its fitting their characters and phylosophies of viewing magic
this is the episode i remember the best....not because of the epic animation or the intense fight...no, this is the episode that i had to drive to McDonald's in the pouring rain to watch, because the storm knocked out my wifi, and my phone couldn't handle rendering the animation in 1080p on my data. i ordered cookies and watched this episode in the corner with my hoodie over my head, soaking wet. great times. this episode brings back a ton of memories.
Serie's words are so harsh, but her non-verbals and the flashback of little Flamme happily holding her hand and running around tell a very different story.
I love how people react to this episode, the display of power that Frieren shows when fighting her copy, but can we talk about how both Frieren and her copy vaporize a boulder the size of a house falling on them with Volzanbel? That spell is just for casting a flame. How much mana and force did that flame have behind it to destroy that boulder?
Serie refused to lead Flamme's magic school and work for the emperor. She instead founded her own international organization that stands above the empire and its imperial mages. Now she can fulfill both Flamme's wish to teach magic to humans and her own values of keeping magic for the worthy.
She put off her decision to honor Flamme's request for 1,000 years just like she told Frieren, and despite having already said she refused. She just needed to find a way to do it that didn't compromise her own principles about who she would or would not teach. And she did.
Someone mentioned an interesting analogy about Frieren’s weakness. It is like looking at the shift lever for a moment when changing gears while driving.
I love that line about how Fern can fire off Zoltraak without thinking. My side job is teaching Microsoft Office at an Adult Education Center. Older generations who were born before home computing was a thing have to remember basic Operating System paradigms like folders and file systems in order to do things like drag and drop files. They have to think and then do it. It's almost reflex for folks who grew up with that as a child.
0:20 I like that they consider the option of all going in together and discard it because, yeah, they'd win, but the Frieren clone would absolutely kill a bunch of them first.
I see people not happy with the exam arc, because it does not fit the show' pace so far. But this arc provides so much - from character development to world building and further understanding of the magic system. Also it has something Jungian about Frieren facing her shadow - incorporate the shadow to become more complete person. Also there is comparison between how demons works together (system based on power) and how humans do it (by sharing weaknesses to overcome challenges).
@@benagon There are such claiming either this arc does not fit the ideas in the show, or the change of pace, or that it was too long. For me this arc is perfectly fitting. Whatever this show does it always stay in tune with the themes it represented throughout the whole show. Just adding extra layer or PoV on those themes.
aside the visuals being that great, i love the flashback so much. Serie casually talking about the dawn of humanity as something she witnessed, puttin her in the tens of thousand of years. Also in the end she decided to comply with Flamme's request (after thinking for a thousand years like she said in the flashback), she became the head of the continental magic association, even tho she's still only teaching people with talent, cause talent is indeed a requirement. Being a mage with no talent will probably lead to an early death as well, as you would lack the necessary skills and power to face demons and monsters, and Serie knew that not many humans actually have this power, so she only teaches a select few, that have the chance to become great mages. Turns out that such a powerful being with such a long life has a pretty good insight on what to do, at least if we're talking about magic related topics. Also i loved that Serie talked about how Frieren could die, but said nothing about how she could die, which makes me think she can't even imagine her own death, as expected honestly.
I love this episode with Serie and seeing what Frieren can actually do. I think Frieren you could see Frieren's love of magic returning with the prosspects of new spells to discover. And I don't think Serie isn't bothered by Flamme's death as she's trying to convince herself with the "She's only a student I decided to teach on a whim"... yeah right. You're hurting girl.... Still... would have liked to have seen them push a mimic into the room to see what would happen....
Everybody says mimic traps, but Frieren has already systematically -experienced- cleared out all of the mimics in the dungeon. Excepting of course the inaccessible final treasure room.
Manga readers, the fight with the Frieren replica, did it have that odd cut the way they ended off episode 25 going into 26 or was that fight just straight through? Watching it going into episode 26 felt like more that took place before Fern shot that first shot.
The anime follows the manga exactly here. Fern's attack is the end of Chapter 53, and Chapter 54 picks right back up with the immediate aftermath of that shot, just like the next episode of the anime.
And next episode we'll get the usual reaction of "Wait, I thought Fern killed Frieren's replica last episode!" Honestly it is easy to see why someone would make that assumption.
And this shows the hints that Serie cared about Flamme, but because of how fast humans age and die compared to her, she keeps herself at a distance to avoid the loss. But still remembers her favourite spell and how she looked when she was little and her wishes.
That image of little Flamme walking hand in hand with Serie looking up at her happily talking about her ideas and smiling always makes me feel like I'm about to tear up.
I don't understand how anyone could watch this show and take Serie's comments at face value and conclude that she didn't actually care about that little girl who looked up to her with clear adoration.
If Serie didn't love Flamme and she hadn't shown it to her in many ways over the years, that little girl wouldn't have looked at her like that or held her hand that way and adult Flamme wouldn't have given off that clear "Oh, mom. You and your mean old lady act. What am I gonna do with you?" throughout that scene when she introduced Frieren to Serie for the first time.
Serie's there talking trash about how Frieren lacks ambition and Serie-ing up the place and Flamme just disagrees with her, but always with a little smile on her face because she knows the real Serie and that there's a lot more to her than this hardass almost omnipotent immortal mage.
According to Fern, Frieren said basic spells are enough to fight mages of this era, and true to that statement the first time we see Frieren using fancy attacks is against herself (a mage of another era).
At the same time tho, she doesn't dismiss zoltraak. I think the reason she doesn't use it against herself much is because she herself doesn't have as much practice with it yet, compared to the other spells.
If she can "defend against them without thinking", youd assume this also goes for casting them.
Also when frieren shows "her opening" and actually gets injured by her clone, the spell thats uses is the original zoltraak. With the same black colour as Qual's.
Its such a great symbolic shot of Serie turning her back on the sun, while Frieren facing it with a grin accepting the new.
Its fitting their characters and phylosophies of viewing magic
this is the episode i remember the best....not because of the epic animation or the intense fight...no, this is the episode that i had to drive to McDonald's in the pouring rain to watch, because the storm knocked out my wifi, and my phone couldn't handle rendering the animation in 1080p on my data. i ordered cookies and watched this episode in the corner with my hoodie over my head, soaking wet. great times. this episode brings back a ton of memories.
OMG dude, what a story. 😮
That seems like such a vibe tbh…besides the soaking wet part 😂
Core memory lmao
I love how every reactor immediately thinks of mimics when it comes to what Frieren is weak to 😂
Serie's words are so harsh, but her non-verbals and the flashback of little Flamme happily holding her hand and running around tell a very different story.
I love how people react to this episode, the display of power that Frieren shows when fighting her copy, but can we talk about how both Frieren and her copy vaporize a boulder the size of a house falling on them with Volzanbel? That spell is just for casting a flame. How much mana and force did that flame have behind it to destroy that boulder?
I forget what the spell's name specifically translates to, but I'm pretty sure it's no normal flame, more like a supreme fire of some sort.
@@Ryodraco I could be wrong, but I think it was basically straight up Hellfire
Serie refused to lead Flamme's magic school and work for the emperor. She instead founded her own international organization that stands above the empire and its imperial mages.
Now she can fulfill both Flamme's wish to teach magic to humans and her own values of keeping magic for the worthy.
Her own magical association, with blackjack, and hookers.
She only took 1 millennia to make that decision but that's trifling 😂
All after spending about 1000 years sulking that Flamme asked her to do that.
She put off her decision to honor Flamme's request for 1,000 years just like she told Frieren, and despite having already said she refused. She just needed to find a way to do it that didn't compromise her own principles about who she would or would not teach. And she did.
Someone mentioned an interesting analogy about Frieren’s weakness.
It is like looking at the shift lever for a moment when changing gears while driving.
I love that line about how Fern can fire off Zoltraak without thinking. My side job is teaching Microsoft Office at an Adult Education Center. Older generations who were born before home computing was a thing have to remember basic Operating System paradigms like folders and file systems in order to do things like drag and drop files. They have to think and then do it. It's almost reflex for folks who grew up with that as a child.
Serie the tsundere 😂, no matter the whim she said, she did love Flamme, the student she took on a whim...😂😂😂
0:20 I like that they consider the option of all going in together and discard it because, yeah, they'd win, but the Frieren clone would absolutely kill a bunch of them first.
Yesterday was history, Tomorrow is mistery.
But Today is a Gift, that's why it's called Present.
serie'sf "i only trained her on a whim" is just like frieren's "it was only a mere 10-year adventure"
so excited to see this reaction ❤
I see people not happy with the exam arc, because it does not fit the show' pace so far. But this arc provides so much - from character development to world building and further understanding of the magic system. Also it has something Jungian about Frieren facing her shadow - incorporate the shadow to become more complete person.
Also there is comparison between how demons works together (system based on power) and how humans do it (by sharing weaknesses to overcome challenges).
I haven't seen anybody disliking the Exam arc after they have seen it
@@benagon There are such claiming either this arc does not fit the ideas in the show, or the change of pace, or that it was too long. For me this arc is perfectly fitting. Whatever this show does it always stay in tune with the themes it represented throughout the whole show. Just adding extra layer or PoV on those themes.
@@bobislav85I've yet to see these complaints😂
Field of Flowers brings people happiness. I'd argue that makes it a damn powerful spell.
aside the visuals being that great, i love the flashback so much. Serie casually talking about the dawn of humanity as something she witnessed, puttin her in the tens of thousand of years.
Also in the end she decided to comply with Flamme's request (after thinking for a thousand years like she said in the flashback), she became the head of the continental magic association, even tho she's still only teaching people with talent, cause talent is indeed a requirement.
Being a mage with no talent will probably lead to an early death as well, as you would lack the necessary skills and power to face demons and monsters, and Serie knew that not many humans actually have this power, so she only teaches a select few, that have the chance to become great mages.
Turns out that such a powerful being with such a long life has a pretty good insight on what to do, at least if we're talking about magic related topics.
Also i loved that Serie talked about how Frieren could die, but said nothing about how she could die, which makes me think she can't even imagine her own death, as expected honestly.
Ye, "fern did it"😊
Ep 26 is going to be crazy...
9:42 "No one knows better than I do how frightening I can be" has to be one of the best badass boasts I've heard in a while.
IT'S FINALLY HERE, LET'S GOOOO
Now you know why they refer to Flamme as the founder of humanity's magic.
This is imo the best ep of Frieren s1
hearing non germans pronounce the names is so funny xD
I love this episode with Serie and seeing what Frieren can actually do. I think Frieren you could see Frieren's love of magic returning with the prosspects of new spells to discover. And I don't think Serie isn't bothered by Flamme's death as she's trying to convince herself with the "She's only a student I decided to teach on a whim"... yeah right. You're hurting girl.... Still... would have liked to have seen them push a mimic into the room to see what would happen....
Everybody says mimic traps, but Frieren has already systematically -experienced- cleared out all of the mimics in the dungeon. Excepting of course the inaccessible final treasure room.
and serie true to her words postponed Flamme's petition for a thousand years
Manga readers, the fight with the Frieren replica, did it have that odd cut the way they ended off episode 25 going into 26 or was that fight just straight through? Watching it going into episode 26 felt like more that took place before Fern shot that first shot.
The anime follows the manga exactly here. Fern's attack is the end of Chapter 53, and Chapter 54 picks right back up with the immediate aftermath of that shot, just like the next episode of the anime.
The beginning of episode 26 definitely didn't take place before Ferns shot 😂
@@DarwinAwardWinner got it, so either way we were baited at the end chapter 53 to think it was over but it was still going on in chapter 54 lol
Episode 26 is going to be crazy😎
I know you already saw it but the impact of start of next episode must have been exciting i wanna see that as soon as it drops here :D
9:38 remember she said used flashy spell before but Himmel get mad. And now she only used ordinary spell "soul trak"
lets go Fern!! you killed a mage who is a 1000 yrs older than you, a mage who killed the demon king!!!
Delicius in dungeon next please
"Date Hazukashishi"
Frieren using anything but ordinary offensive magic xD and Serie the Clicheé Tsundere xD
tittle of the vid is kinda funny, but its a banger episode
Uhm as funny is the mimic theory is its dumb if you actually think that the clone don't have brain
So it won't have frierens obsession
And next episode we'll get the usual reaction of "Wait, I thought Fern killed Frieren's replica last episode!"
Honestly it is easy to see why someone would make that assumption.
Spoilers!
Fern would get wiped by Frieren in 45 seconds if they actually fought lmao
Hehehe 1v1
Finish Lord of the Rings.