The happy twist to it all was that the man didn’t actually care and made a special request to Decim that they be able to have a date together – within Quindecim – before they pass on. In other words, it’s not that big a twist, and certainly not the bombshell that the slow and foreboding buildup was making out like it would be(In all honesty, I was anticipating a reveal that the woman had murdered that other childhood friend and stolen her identity) yet that, too, is what really made the episode for me. The man assumed he was reuniting with what we can assume is a first love – only to realize it was someone different all along. That moment came when it was revealed that the childhood friend the woman thought she was had actually been a different person who had moved away, and she was a different childhood friend entirely…one who had undergone plastic surgery. Forget the creepy ‘pulse inside the bowling balls’ thing – my pulse was actually racing as I waited for whatever penny was going to drop. Even in the scenes of the two having fun and growing increasingly fond of each other, there’s an offputting sense of foreboding and a steadily growing atmosphere that grew more and more tense. The show definitely wanted us to think that the twist was going to be an awful one though. I think that a show like Death Parade is going to be at its best when it doesn’t go how we’re expecting it to go – that’s what it’s been doing so far, and that’s why it’s been such an amazing watch to me three episodes in a row now. I didn’t expect that good ending, and it was a surprisingly pleasant twist. I understand where they’re coming from – it’s true that this episode may have been better after a few less happy ones so that happy ending could be more of a surprise as a deviation to an ‘established norm’, but I also disagree that it’s placement is a bad thing.
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Apparently, the fact that the ‘rule breaking ‘ of showing something we didn’t expect (ie, things not ending badly for the couple) shouldn’t have happened so early in the series was a sentiment shared by quite a few viewers.
It seems like this episode was a pretty polarizing one, and I can see why – it had a happy ending. Can’t say I expected such a carefree game so early. While Decim assumes this truth is something that will make their game end on a sour note, he is surprised yet again. The mood becomes happier still when they realize that they are childhood friends…however, there’s an eventual truth that they both realize last. The weird twist to the game this time is that their bowling balls contain (realistic) representations of the other person’s heart, allowing them to feel each other’s pulses in real-time.Īlthough nervous at first, the two start to have fun playing the game and start to develop obvious feelings for each other, and eventually their memories return piece by piece.
Decim tells her that she may regain her memory during the game – which turns out to be bowling this time – so the game goes ahead. However, the woman actually has no memory at all, and is disturbed to find that she can not actually remember who she is, including her name. Again, it’s a young man and a young woman with no memory of the events that happened before. For the record, I’ve given up on trying not to spoil each story in this show so be warned – spoilers ahead.ĭecim and Kurokami, now quite used to Quindecim, welcome two new arrivals to play a game.
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