Never more, always less

pluto absorbs (cause hes a black cat brings bad luck etc)

duke shines (cause hes a performer)

lenore reflects (cause her mirror powers)

shows how Lenore has actually thought through her Leo disguise. gives further evidence to annabel's expectations for her in nevermore. shows a little more of the relationship between ira and anabel.

cons:

we already know that Anabel says yes to the proposal, so a lot of the second episode is just building up to her sweeping back a strand of hair. also more 'this is crazy' complaints that we already heard from Anabel when they first reunited.

wasn't sure if I wanted to make this its own post since I really just wanted to hear your thoughts. personally, I think the flashback could've ended after the first part, but it is nice to know Lenore didn't kill anyone lol.

Yeah this flashback could definitely fit into one episode. It doesn't help that we waited a week longer for the previous ep only for it to turn out to be a filler. I mean yes of course I understand-problems with the schedule and deadlines; a story like Nevermore takes a huge amount of time and effort; webtoon can go fuck itself etc etc but I just see where this frustration comes from. We've known for a long time that Annabel would wear pearls, why escalate a non-existent intrigue?

I think another problem is that wild hunt arc was full of action and generated a lot of new subplots, none of which have been developed yet. Fans have a lot of questions, and we're wasting our time to watch Lenore makes sad puppy dog eyes because, "oh no why didn't Annabel wear pearls". Berenice has a deal with the devil, Will died, and Duke still hasn't read the letter, but hey look Annabel is calling Lenore crazy again and Lenore is bragging about it.

I mean. What I'm trying to say is. They are the main characters of course they should be given more attention than the rest but I'm hungry for something new, not getting stuck on an already established dynamic for the umpteenth time (okay, "umpteenth time" is an exaggeration but you get the idea)

And I can't blame her.

I remember doubting Lenore's plan to pretend to be her non-existent cousin and I was sure she hadn't thought of a lot of little things. And then they give us this scene.

Not only she writes a letter in advance, faking her father's handwriting, but also calculates a realistic distance from the door?? Besides she actually has unknown cousins that she could pretend to be because of the cold relations in the family???

Lenore is known for her impulsiveness-the last time this woman ran away from home she was caught in a storm and I bet she barely had any supplies and money with her. But she's learning from mistakes, especially now that the well-being of another person, a very important person, depends on her plan.

Could this behavior be the reason why Nevermore!Annabel was so sure that Lenore would definitely figure out how to get them out of the academy? Because Lenore she remembers was actually far-sighted and attentive to small things, and despite her quick temper she took her planning seriously?

episode 120

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To be honest I don't have any special emotional attachment to them. I just really like rarepairs and crackships in general, and Eulabel look nice together.

As for their chemistry it would be great for Annabel to have someone as open and spontaneous as Eulalie around. They can both be very passionate but Annabel constantly looks back at the people`s opinions so as not to seem "too much." There is no such problem for Eulalie though. There's as much of her as she wants. Such loud sincerity annoys Annabel but imagine that it's about envy. Imagine Annabel looks at this strange, open-minded girl and dreams of having at least a drop of the same courage (which Eulalie does not consider courage at all).

Now imagine how Annabel initially listens to Eulalie`s chatter out of politeness, not paying much attention to her words (like in a Christmas special) but eventually realizes that Eula is very intelligent so Annabel finds herself thinking listening her is interesting. If we talk specifically about Nevermore, Annabel, when communicating closely with Eulalie, would very quickly realize the paranormal detective is quite a valuable asset in the afterlife academy. She wouldn't underestimate my girl!.. Okay at first she would, but AFTER SOME ACTION TOGETHER–

Annabel is much more socially adaptive than Eulalie. Anyone who dared to call Eula "weird" would instantly be gracefully silenced by Annabel (while Eulalie wouldn't even immediately realize that they were trying to bully her). This is Annabel's love language. She is very protective about her loved ones.

Not to mention that Annabel seems to have a very sensitive view of friendship. She and Eulalie may be on opposite sides of morality, but she would understand Eula`s idea of "friends don't leave friends behind".

Have a nice day~~~

I understand why. We have so many Chekhov guns and reserves for further subplots that there is no room for many little things, especially if these little things do not critically affect the global plot. But you kind of expect someone like Morella to be very disturbed by the spiritual death of two of her friends at once. The last time they met with Ada, they had a fight and it never came up again.

There's something about the way she's drawn in these chapters that makes me melt. She's different, but gods.

Also yeeeaaah I understand why Lenore looked in the mirror and saw Theo there.