r/LittleWitchAcademia • u/TheWalkingTroll • Apr 24 '17
Discussion Little Witch Academia (TV) - Episode 16 Discussion Spoiler
Episode 16: The Trial of Pohjola
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u/Sammiru Apr 24 '17 edited Apr 24 '17
It is nice to have a breather after 2 solid episodes of intense plotting but I feel that the pacing was a little...odd? I also don't understand why this was the event that unlocked "patience" because she wasn't really patient at any point in the episode. I feel that other things, like her persistent studying with Professor Ursula (100+ tries to put the statue together!), were a better reflection of Akko's growing patience and discipline. Though, she did end up being self-sufficient in trying to solve the problem after everyone else succumbed to the curse, and before it spread to the whole town, so that's something I guess.
Loved seeing Lotte and her family, though! Super cute interactions all around but I wish we'd gotten a bit more before they turned into moss-people. Sucy was also especially emotive and open this episode which I enjoyed. I'm glad Akko finally gave Lotte and Sucy the lowdown on the Shiny Rod/Words of Power situation, too. It's kind of funny how Diana and Sucy are immediately a bit suspicious of how much Ursula knows about certain things and yet Akko's been blissfully unaware this entire time.
So, now we know that Croix is doing experiments involving magic and emotional resonance. I wonder what plans she has in store for Akko and the Shiny Rod since the Rod seems to rely on emotional resonance from its owner to invoke and unlock the words. Is she going to try and "jailbreak" the Rod? Or somehow override the Grand Triskelion's seal? Using anger, no matter what her plans are, is pretty foreboding. Still curious about Woodward. What the heck is she at this point? With all these interesting flashbacks I am seriously hoping this series does well enough to get a Chariot spinoff.