@d34ddud3
Man, every time I see Frieren cry at Himmel's burial I remember how stoic she is throughout the rest of the show and realize how effective it is that they made her show a strong emotion early and let it ferment in her stoicism the rest of the way. That technique ages like fine wine.
@Koenig_Michi
I honestly didn't even realize that you were analyzing the episodes one by one, really nice to hear that there's more to come
@molybdaen45
In four minutes, bro talked about a principle, made me realize he was applying said principle, and basically proved what was for him an established truth to a profane mind. truly peak writing.
@JacobZimmerman0
I never realized that the butterfly hairpiece ties into Fern’s flashback for the blue butterfly spell that was the reason why she chose to learn magic… that’s wild 🤯 I flippin’ love this show
@Nekuro2
Small note that often gets overlooked. Qual says “So you can fly?”. Definitely when during his era flying wasn’t fully understood and studied. Flying humans was only recently developed only 50 years before present time, as its was native to only demons/monsters, and birds. Very small detail to really show how behind Qual of the humans.
@hiimshana
“Create a hook” -> talks about Frieren -> win
@__dane__
I’d argue that it’s not the first three episodes, it’s the first four episodes. Which makes even more sense considering they released the first four episodes together. We aren’t introduced to the greater quest that will span the entire show until the second half of episode four when Frieren returns to open Flamme’s notes and set out for Aureole
@ImFrelled
It's nice that a reactor noticed and understood the significance of Fern reading the Magic History Tome while sitting on the back of the wagon. I've only seen two other people notice it and comment on it. She was shown, not told by Frieren, why learning the history of magic is so important. Fern got to work! lol
@Lilithlun
Even in hindsight, I really like how the show portrays Qual. Despite his very short screentime and quick demise, I think they did him justice and gave solid hints about how powerful he actually was. For example, he witnesses their defense spell only once before gaining a basic understanding of how it works; he just had the misfortune of being so terrifying that most magical advancements of the last century were inspired by his own and were designed to harness and neutralize his power. He’s not just fighting against Frieren or Fern, but the whole (modern) history of human magic.
@zellegoodwin9046
This show had me crying twice in the first two episodes. Needless to say I was instantly hooked.
@normILL
I don't have an exact date, but I can confirm as someone who's been in the community since the mid 2000s that the three episode rule predates Madoka, despite it being an excellent example for it. It in fact might have had that tone shift reveal by episode three because the team were playing to the three episode rule that was already prominent at the time.
@MavikBow
Dude, you have 70% of people still watching after 30 seconds?! That's outstanding. Goes to show how awesome your videos are, really.
@Seluecus1
I'm curious how many people noticed (during the 50 year skip) the fact that MH actually animated the slow growth of the trees and the erosion of the stone on the hillside behind them.
@owencmyk
I know I already talked about this in a previous comment, but that last part you mentioned with Zoltrok (or however it might be spelled) is genuinely one of my favourite scenes in the entire show. I don't 100% know why it hit me so hard, but that scene is amazing. I also love pretty much everything to do with the escape golems, but I'll get to that more when we get there I'm sure
@reaperandyel
9:27 Bruh, I didn't even noticed the hole on the cliff behind Qual when I watched it.
@charliemoody7168
Frieren is a masterclass in visual storytelling You’ve earned a subscription
@ChandravijayAgrawal
Frieren reminded me of Spice and Wolf, the wolf just like Frieren lived for Hundreds of years, both experienced companions die, both had peaceful world and helped other character become remarkable in their life, Spice and wold focused on economy and Frieren focused on magic, the difference is S&P had more words and conversations, and Frieren had more silent moments and more characters that know Frieren so she is less alone, fulfilled her purpose
@ShadowDrakken
the three episode rule LONG predates Magika Madoka. It was a thing in the 80s, and it had a lot to do with how slow paced anime used to be
@ObiwanNekody
Qual - particularly Frieren's conversation with him - is what sold me on show.
@ChrisH43