Deadly in Love may be the only chance where I can talk about TKDB in a (mostly) positive light...
Dear heart. Dear heart. Damn. How am I supposed to pay attention to what you're saying, Elias? 😭 It isn't present in the original JP audio (I think, unless I heard wrong) but there's something in his person that fits the endearment. Definitely one of the localisation moments I love best.
I always complain about how lackluster and underwhelming Waves of Love turned out to be, so for fairness, I'll happily admit Deadly in Love is the opposite. It doesn't shy away from lore drops/info crumbs and fan-service moments. And probably some minor character developments that don't hinge on vibes alone.
There are probably plenty to comment since it's double episodes and, as mentioned, has a lot of new information... I'm curious who put the question about One-Eyed Sleeping Beauty Murder in the box. If it's not Haku, Elias, or Taiga, then we're left with either Sho, Alan, or Ritsu. And there's a good chance it's not Alan. Interesting...
Can't Haku, or any of the ghouls, just bullshit his way out of the Doubt system? 😂 I mean, compared to all the things there are to know vs what Haku knows, it may be fair to say he doesn't know much ⬅️ okay this one is half-joke. Moving on.
The trial where the ghouls had to take turns to guide MC out of perils is yet another fun and interesting scene to watch and think about. Sorry to Alan and Alan fans, but I think I'd die right away, during the first challenge 💀 My heart would burst and the flood would have been instant the moment he was like 'sorry can you go back, it's supposed to be left'. Dude, pls 😭
In all likelihood, this trial was probably written by matching the challenges with the ghouls. But suppose the order was scrambled? What would happen if Haku and Alan switched orders? Haku would probably be able to guide MC through the maze with ease, but I can't imagine having only Alan's voice to guide me through total darkness while certain monster(s) prowl around 😱
In a similar vein, now that the episode has concluded, I really, really want to see how other intellectual-type (?) characters would fare in the same scenario. Jin and Leo are the first that comes to mind. Leo, especially, since his brand of intellect leans towards cunning. This is, very optimistically, assuming the writers have learned one or two things on how to write ore-sama archetype without reducing the character into a joke (sorry Jin fans 😞)
As for the preview of the next chapter... I don't have high hopes but let's just see anyway
