Forum - View topicEP. REVIEW: ERASED [2016-01-15]
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zrnzle500
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The issue was that it was almost too obvious. Many thought it was a mystery (the genre) so when the show dropped hints so unsubtlely, it made them wish it wasn't him. I mean for goodness sake, a buttload of candy fell out of his glove compartment in a show involving a serial killer of children. Might as well have put a big neon sign with the words "child killer" and/or "pedophile". It was to the point where I thought they were just messing with us and it was the biggest red herring ever. Also most didn't want some random unintroduced character to be the murder either, as that violates the norms of the mystery genre, in addition to being an asspull. You could say "It was never meant to be a mystery." Well you coulda fooled us. |
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relyat08
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Crossing off a bunch of narrative check boxes is exactly the wrong way to look at this. It's about execution, not necessarily what the actual outcome is. I'm still not sure how I feel about this show, to be honest. I want to like it, but Satoru's ability to predict exactly what was going to happen on the roof was sort of the last straw for me. |
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rinkwolf10
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I think you misunderstand. I think what the person above was saying is that Kayo could be taking care of Satoru because he saved her life. I felt a bit "cold" of her, seeing as she had nothing to live for (her life was a living hell) and Satoru gave her a reason to live and sparked life back into her. I have to agree with LordMoxy421 and say that that scenario could have been more true to the story then the current one. I just think they wanted to make Airi fit into the story somehow, other wise she is just forgotten. It felt like a cheap plot device to keep Airi relevant. Otherwise, all she did was irreverent. |
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Gina Szanboti
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She was eleven years old. His mother was taking care of him. There's nothing for her to do to repay him, besides live the life he made possible for her, instead of sacrificing it all over again as handmaiden to his comatose body. She was neither ungrateful nor betraying him by going ahead and growing up on her own instead of glued to his bedside.
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CrowLia
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^This very much. In fact, it's extremely likely that she ended marrying Hiromi because they both spent a lot of time visiting Satoru or keeping each other company in grief. What we saw in the series was their developing friendship, we never saw any indications about Satoru having romantic feelings for her. And even if he did, it's not her obligation to reciprocate just because he saved her. An eleven-year-old should not be expected to take care and look after a comatose person, and it's stupid to call her "ungrateful" for that.
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Alexis.Anagram
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After a stellar start, I'd have to agree this series was underwhelming. If it wasn't a mystery, it was a character drama, and most of the characters ended up coming across as tangential.
Speaking of tangents, while I realize it's beside the point, am I the only one who thought Hiromi was romantically interested in Satoru? There was that scene in which Satoru walks Hiromi home and then Hiromi takes his hand and it's rather conspicuous, especially given Satoru's perplexed reaction. Given the framing, I was under the impression that we were meant to wonder about that scene and that it would be referenced later. /missedopportunities Additionally, what was with that scene where Kenya (or maybe it was his evil twin?) and Yashiro were shown talking early on. I suppose Kenya was the show's biggest red herring, but as with most of the thriller elements of the show, it felt pretty unremarkable. Final thought: the real main character of the "The Town Where Only I Don't Exist" was Airi. Talk about erased. |
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HelloBucket
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You're not the only one! That scene made me wonder if there was going to be more to Hiromi's girlishness, but clearly it was not to be. I'm not sure if it's a missed opportunity though, since I'm not sure how well it would have fit in to the overall story. |
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Gina Szanboti
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I think they were arranging for Yashiro to keep Satoru and Kayo after school so the kids could set up the surprise party. |
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