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EP. REVIEW: Goblin Slayer [2018-10-14]

Small correction. he's a lizard. His name in the story is literally Lizard Priest and a dragon is what he aims to become.

Im surprised no mention was given about the Hero appearing.

Now sure, I could snark about how the Goblin Slayer was defined by the adventuring world at large not respecting his work, only to see this insanely powerful figure specifically request his assistance.

Edit: Ok so apparently it was a mistake by CR as the end credits were supposed to play during the canary stare scene. Thats interesting

Here's what the credits scene should have been if CR hadn't messed up, much more effective:
https://files.catbox.moe/f1rjtf.webm

Anyway, I did like this fight as it did have that sense of desperation in it, which has sort of been lacking a bit since the first episode. I was wondering if the blind sword priestess was going to show up (what exactly is she doing anyway, aside from hang around the church?).

I'm curious about the lore behind goblins and their different classes. Do goblin champions start out as normal goblins and then "level up" to become huge beefy monsters? Or are they a variant of goblin that is born special and grow up that way from the start?

Edit: Ok so apparently it was a mistake by CR as the end credits were supposed to play during the canary stare scene. Thats interesting

It's all supposed to be tied into their belief in the momentum of the Goblin Slayer himself,

It's a pity that the anime didn't explicitly mention that Priestess's chain mail saved her arm and her life, but it's not like that's impossible to discern either.

So it was explained that the goblins are rape lovers because that is how they reproduce. Do champions no longer reproduce? It just seemed odd that every other goblin just can't wait to start raping female adventurers being so focused on raping that they will let a dwarf smash their heads in one by one, but the goblin champion immediately tried to inflict a quite potentially fatal wound. I was thinking perhaps it was related to intelligence, but even the ogre (who seemed to have more intelligence than the gob champion) intended to spare the girls so the goblins could rape them.

I didn't have a problem with the scene. My reaction to seeing what looked like a chunk get ripped out of her was stronger than it would have been otherwise so I think this was more effective. It just seems odd that the show constantly shoves the fact that goblins will rape women at every opportunity in your face again and again (even when the goblin faces substantial risk of death) then this one time, this one goblin does not care.

There are a lot of things that don't add up. It feels like he was set up from the start. Like, the Sword Maiden has some deal and they were never supposed to succeed. Just give the appearance that she's doing something. I could be way wrong. Also, he very well could be dead. It's time for that 7th episode show changer. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if the remaining episodes are prequel ones that show his origin, life as a boy, etc, then he still gets resurrected in the end.