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EP. REVIEW: Shadows House

I feel a bit cheated, because I was saying the theory that the Shadows are made of soot several weeks ago, and I was told that it could not be the case. Them being "fairy" like spirits made of soot seems like a technicality.

Something tells me this isn't the whole story, because Kate started with defiant thoughts about the system, something that doesn't match Emilico's personality.

...Current wild theory without really anything to base it on, perhaps Kate already met someone in the past, and already formed the part of a person, that black doll might have been a gift from that person and is thus very important to who she is as an individual. Kate might then be aware that what Shadows do is not right in stripping freedom away or something, and thus wants to bring it down, as she treasures Emilico as an individual.

The infodump was as clumsy as it was in the manga however (if they were going to do it like that might as well narrate it straight without the "as you know" framing) but at least it gives many answers going around in circles teasing them. Further down the line there are a couple other infodumps like this (with a lot of repeated information) but at least those are given to characters without any/all the information.

Yuvelir wrote:

The infodump was as clumsy as it was in the manga however (if they were going to do it like that might as well narrate it straight without the "as you know" framing) but at least it gives many answers going around in circles teasing them. Further down the line there are a couple other infodumps like this (with a lot of repeated information) but at least those are given to characters without any/all the information.

Yes, the infodump seemed honestly unnecessary. It's confirmation of things that most people paying attention would have guessed as one of the most likely possibilities. Was it really necessary to confirm them in dialog right now instead of waiting to show the facts when relevant?

Yes, the infodump seemed honestly unnecessary. It's confirmation of things that most people paying attention would have guessed as one of the most likely possibilities. Was it really necessary to confirm them in dialog right now instead of waiting to show the facts when relevant?

Emilico’s face at the end is absolute nightmare fuel. I’m so glad that wasn’t used for this week’s review thumbnail.

That, as it happens, is the truth about the Shadows: they are a type of soot-based fey who learned how to become solid, and the entire living doll system is one designed to consume the “dolls” so that the Shadows may become them. If you needed any more proof that this story draws directly from Hans Christian Andersen's “The Shadow,” this would be it.

How come the living dolls like Sarah don't seem soot coffee drugged?

jenthehen wrote:

How come the living dolls like Sarah don't seem soot coffee drugged?

Sara isn't a living doll.
And why would they notice anything wrong when they've been literally brainwashed? Like that's the whole point of brainwashing: making people NOT notice that they're being manipulated to think and act as somebody else wants.

Sorry, I meant Mia - the one that's the face. She obviously isn't brainwashed, she gets angry/upset when she sees Sarah has come into her room and messed it up. She also acts normally.

Maybe the soot coffee is used sparingly for special occasions (like making the newly debuted dolls forget about the failed dolls/shadows so to not worry about it).

jenthehen wrote:

Sorry, I meant Mia - the one that's the face. She obviously isn't brainwashed, she gets angry/upset when she sees Sarah has come into her room and messed it up. She also acts normally. Maybe the soot coffee is used sparingly for special occasions (like making the newly debuted dolls forget about the failed dolls/shadows so to not worry about it).

Oh, you'll see how it works exactly.
The thing you know so far though is that Mia 100% believes she's a doll, for instance.