Which is to say: I genuinely liked this episode.
Woohoo! I almost tagged you saying to try this one out but wasn't sure if it would be your kind of show or not. I actually thought it might be a bit like Kaguya when i read its synopsis but maybe not entirely.
I don't know what the heck we're gonna get from it, week after week, but I'm excited to see what's in store.
This is my current mindset. I'm honestly not sure how this will play out in the bigger picture or if it will have enough to keep me as entertained but i am certainly happy with the start and hoping they maintain this momentum. The duke and Alice make a pretty fun couple to watch as a bonus, i love her teasing against his reactions.
Alice is great, bringing the vampy goth girlfriend ara ara mama energy that I had no idea I needed,
I equally back this! I didn't actually consider her vampy goth element but now you mention it, she just got better!
Not entirely on topic but somewhat, i also love Alice's commitment to him! Like, sure her teasing is great and all but she sticks by his side despite his condition.
Also, was it ever confirmed they love one another?
In the end the guy says about loving her or if she would/could love him (I forgot what it was now!) which implied they already established they love one another... i don't remember this development!!!
Then again, Alice did admit this "service" is especially for him so there is that. Nothing like your maid/servant lifting her skirt just to see your reaction... Man i needed to be rich!
and I love that he treats his top hat like a protective totem.
This!!
Honestly i kind of enjoyed his attachment to that hat even before it explained it but it just made me smile seeing he sleeps with it in the bed with him and pretty much puts it on, even just to eat. What a guy!
Made me want to find my top hat out! And no, i don't own a top hat because i am British... it was for a costume party, but i still like wearing it!
..the mom is the one who put the curse on him, right? That's gonna be the twist?
This would be a fun twist!
I guess red twin tail girl plays a role too, she is present at the table
and slightly on the ed... kind of.
The tree dies because his gloved hand touched it.
Not the strongest way to establish the rules.
Yeah, i mean, i will over look it if the story stays strong, i get the touch killing things is more of just a plot device over a ideology that he is a walking nature killing machine (though props to Alice on the withered rose thing, damn she is good!).
I'm more here for the romance and the death touch thing is just a bonus barrier. Though i am unsure what to make of the touch killing through clothes, i mean, the simple fix it to wear gloves if it didn't apply via clothing which is a simple but not so fun method but killing via clothing means as you say, he in theory should kill through his shoes too, meaning he could never leave the house!
I wonder if it's just his hands or if its him as a whole... I would assume its his skin but Alice pushes her luck on them lips being close. All the show synopsis says "touch" but i guess they doesn't expand on if its his hands or his body coming in contact with another life form, I should stop over thinking things!
I'm not a fan of his, of course, but it's hard to be angry at him for reacting like he did.
I certainly don't blame him, and do get his position, it's just hard not to dislike him when we see this guy so happy to see a old friend and that's the friend he got. Of course i still wish Phillip tried a bit more, if nothing else than to create small talk about old times or pretend to be interested, instead he remembered everything (his words) about Alice but not the bug comment from MC... his words sting!
Still, i hope Phillip isn't a reoccurring character. His fear aside, it's pretty hard to see him beyond what he was this episode and his parting words.
Even if MC was cured, to me i can't help look past his friend isn't a friend in his time of need but he is when he is fine. Again, I can appreciate Phillips position and am not writing him off for his fear but collectively, i just don't care to see him anymore.