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Digimon Beatbreak reactions - episode 34

Yeeeaaah... I've been giving this show a LOT more chances to win me over than I normally wold, since I've got such an affection for the franchise as a whole, but... I mean, there's a REASON it's taking me so long to get around to actually drawing these things. There have been flashes of silly charm in the occasional one-off episode, but pretty much everything connected to the ACTUAL plot of this series just hasn't connected with me at ALL. Don't get me wrong, I'm still gonna keep wringing content out of Beatbreak until the season's over, but this is gonna go down as the least fun I've had watching a Digimon series in a WHILE.

Cool we're getting another Reina-centric episode but my girl looks like she's gonna be traumatized during it, and probably beating herself up for not being useful enough by the end again...

The contrast between Gekkomon happily eating, and Reina and Tomoro just sitting there depressed.

Willing to give Rose something of a pass for this. She's ruthless, sure, but GIFT has killed and Cold Hearted multiple people, nearly blew up a hospital filled with innocent people (and Makoto's family's factory), and has kidnapped people, and now two members of Glowing Dawn have gone haywire and seem to be defending her, so they're aiding and abetting a dangerous criminal that (at this point) will hurt more people.

I thought things got all shoujo for a moment there, but it's just the lesbians showing up to interrupt how fucking creepy Miharu's being with her attempt to recruit Tomoro, caressing his face and holding his hands.

Thank you, lesbians.

I know they redeemed Haruomi, but the blood on his hands was unwilling, and when he tried to get out, he was being actively hunted down. Meanwhile, Miharu seems more willing to hurt people in order to carry out her goals, so I'm expecting her to not get off as easily as he did if they do manage to redeem her.

And while redemption and second chances are a major focus in this series, I do think there is generally a point where the viewers draw some kind of line, so I'm wondering how many others past Klay and Seraphy will hit that point of no return.

Ngl, when she holds Tomoro's hand and puts it up near her chest and leans in, I thought she was about to recruit him with a kiss. 😬 (Also, I wonder how whatever happened to Miharu's sister lead to her becoming a cult leader? I was questioning if she was groomed by that older man that's her second in command, or Mephistomon, or if she had fallen down some extremist path on her own.)

It's sweet how Gekkomon tries to lighten Tomoro's mood by telling him Asuka enjoys the nice sunlight.

Kyo putting his hand on his hip at the end of the meeting like, "Yeah, I was expecting you were gonna be all over this case" 😂 (also her looking downcast at hearing Oblivimon's an Ultimate. Finally getting more of a focus arc where she's feeling left behind since she's the only one that's still stuck at Champion, let's go!)

Stay in the bag and quit complaining, Nebby Gekkomon, or you'll blow our cover.