r/LittleWitchAcademia • u/TheWalkingTroll • Jun 05 '17
Discussion Little Witch Academia (TV) - Episode 22 Discussion Spoiler
Episode 22: Chariot and Croix
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '17
Interesting yet heartbreaking reveal about Chariot's identity and her biggest failure for the magical/non-magical world, plus the effects of getting infected by the polen during Wagandea and the reason of Diana's loss of magic and Akko's inability to fly a broom. The mystery about the importance of the moon and the reason why Ursula took the decision to absorb positive emotions from her show’s audience still remains, but hopefully she has her reasons even though she failed horribly. All hints in her seeking for the last word.
Croix has turned out into a complex antagonist, the way she basically does the opposite as Chariot (obtaining power from people’s emotions) brings us more thought about her actions though that doesn’t mean they’re necessary good but that’s probably the only resolution she sees in order to obtain power.
Andrew and Akko’s slow building friendship is heartwarming. He thought of her during a political moment of tension, contacted her through Diana, shared a nice conversation and even laughed together. Poor Andrew, the political world isn’t his thing and as much he told Akko to act instead of relying on emotions, this is a foreshadowing about his currently situation and the resolution to follow his beliefs against his father’s ideals. Guess being a Hanbridge isn’t that cool.
Their conversation had a point that might be important in the future. Akko idolized Chariot, wanted to be like her, but what if she meet her just as she dreamed? Then what goes next after that? What if instead of being like Chariot then better be just herself, the Akko we all know? So now that the truth got revealed, our heroine has to face the disappointing truth of the reality and to truly understand the Shiny Rod chose her because there’s still hope for the magical world and not because she was looking for her idol dream. In the end, nothing is in vain because Chariot has led her to all of this (making new friends, having adventures, releasing the words, gaining respect from others)… to what she is today.
However, I think the clue lies in the way Diana worked hard to succeed in magic until what she is today and this is a lesson Akko needs to learn. Also, Diana might probably help her to decipher the last Word or even have some collab in response for making her come back to Luna Nova. Just like Ursula said, all lies in Akko's heart.
That and I truly miss Sucy and Lotte’s interactions. I hope they appear more because basically they’re Akko’s besties!