@lexicon1742
Frieren and Serie are family. They may resent each other, but they share a singularly unique bond through Flamme, as their mother and daughter respectively.
@quigonkenny
Serie and Frieren's walk is probably my favorite scene of the entire series. The way it so beautifully weaves in Serie's memories of (the absolutely adorable) child Flamme and gives the antagonistic and to this point fairly one-dimensional Serie some welcome depth epitomizes the series' mastery of flashback, characterization, and heartstrings pulling. For someone who she merely chose to teach "on a whim", Serie gives Flamme the kind of eulogy that anyone would be envious of.
@DarwinAwardWinner
It's funny to think about how Frieren is the stereotypical "young upstart" in Serie's story.
@CoyotesOwn
One thing to remember about Serie: she her words often contradict her action. She regards as Frieren's favorite spell yet chamber is a field of flowers. Her "on a whim" is much like Frieren's "only ten years". He picks up disciples "on a whim" but remember what each of their favorite spell is. She discards Flamme's will, yet a thousand years late (notably the time an elf can delay making a decision according to her) she picks up her disciple's legacy. Serie is a study in contradictions.
@anonsansama8231
I loved the addition of imagination to the magic system. The scene in the labyrinth where Fern is doubting whether she can defeat clay Frieren. Frieren already knows how strong Fern is and could imagine herself losing, but it's when she tells her that Fern also can kinda see it too. I eat stuff like that up.
@Credemis
4:18 to expand on when Serie comments on Frieren’s “lack of ambition”. Sense says something similar to Fern in the Ruins of the Kings Tomb a couple episodes later. “I’ve never met a mage as gifted as you at your age, but I don’t sense any determination from you”
@youwonderwhat
you just casually drop a life lesson "Life isn't about control, it's about influence, learn to steer" thank you for changing my perspective about life
@zzz-u7h6o
Bro pumps out content like there's no tomorrow, and I am HERE FOR IT
@lexicon1742
What I love is how Serie's and Frieren's approach to their relationships is presented. After a 1000 years, Frieren decided to whole heartedly open herself up to connecting with others after losing Himmel. Serie began taking apprentices 70-80 years before Frieren did. Even then, she hasn't fully opened up to others yet, even after losing many apprentices. Frieren is definitively moving forward. Serie is stuck. But both wouldn't have moved at all if it weren't for someone in their lives pushing them forward: Flamme.
@Chrysanthemum-l9g
“…Frieren has so much agency in her life because she does not need control…”. Thank you for this wonderful eye opener of a concept! ❤
@TheCatsMe00w
I love when Frieren and Serie interact cause, outside the magic philosophy, they are exactly the same. I won't say anymore cause I do not want to spoil the manga, but I am hoping we get more flashbacks of what happened to the elves. With what info we do have, i conclude the demon king led a genocide against them resulting in a few left. That trauma of losing their community has resulted in them emotionally distancing themselves from other short lived species. They both seek connection with others, but are also guarded to protect themselves. Frieren physically isolates while Serie emotionally isolates. I look forward to them forming an actual connection with each other as the series progress.
@kavtix
i love serie as an antagonist in this anime because the way she’s portrayed is villain-like and the menacing all-knowing elf. yet, she’s not. all she is to frieren is an obstacle like what pey said and a huge part in why frieren travels around
@davaanyamgerelkhuu1513
I’ve been studying your video essays for a long time now. I’m nearly a grad student and has to take big exams like ielts or national enrollment after in less than one year now. But I’ve came to this state that i dont have to worry about essays and anything similar just because i was so inspired by your videos and learned from it a lot. Thank you
@Wilks228
Something that i only just realised, after having completed my second watch of the series, is that in the final episode there’s a great emphasis on the idea that Serie’s intuition is always right. It’s Frieren herself who repeatedly tells us this, and in a kind of self-deprecating way, as though Serie was right to be disappointed by Frieren. But i’m realising now that this is intentional misdirection. As we see in that scene of Frieren’s first meeting with Serie, Serie’s first impression of Frieren, her intuition, was to be extremely impressed, and it was only after she’d spoken to her that she became disappointed. Another fantastic subtlety in the show’s writing.
@JeffDvrx
I am so glad Youtube kept pushing your videos in my recommended. For some odd reason it took me a while to start watching them, now I saw you uploaded this 15 minutes ago and clicked it immediately
@g83f5h9now
Challenge: Rewatch Frieren every time pey uploads a Frieren video
@sittingstill3578
It’s interesting that I never realized that Flamme as the first disciple of Serie did not spend her whole life serving her but was able to set off on her own. Yet at the current point in the story, Serie’s current disciple is nearing the end of his life having spent its entirety in her service. It puts Serie’s offer to Fern in perspective as she would be casting off her old toy in favor of a new one. This also demonstrates the difference between the two. Serie states that none of her disciples have been capable of surpassing her while Fern is referred to by Frieren as already surprising her and is instrumental in defeating her clone. Frieren believes that Fern will continue to surprise her which means a couple things first that Fern delights her like thoroughly searching a dungeon or learning a new folk spell and second that Frieren expects Fern to be able to beat her fair and square in the near future given how quickly she masters new techniques.
@folcwinep.pywackett8517
This series by pey is beyond brilliant. It is so spot-on, one cannot even see the underlying spots. One must play the cards that are dealt to them, which is all that any of us can possibly do. It exists in Himmel who will not deny the person's needs who is right in front of him no matter how trivial. Frieren, Heiter, and Eisen all learn that lesson from Himmel "because "that is what Himmel would have done" " which is a self-recursive statement which echoes throughout the story.
@TheAMaazing
Hey Pey, just wanted to drop a comment to say that you've very quickly become one of my favourite anime youtubers. Great stuff man, keep up the good work!!
@magic_cfw