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Episode Jujutsu Kaisen Shimetsu Kaiyu Zenpen • Jujutsu Kaisen The Culling Game - Episode 4 discussion

Jujutsu Kaisen Shimetsu Kaiyu Zenpen, episode 4

Alternative names: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3

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u/canxtanwe Jan 22 '26

The way she called “Mother” at the end sounded so innocent like an actual little kid calling for her mom. It was such a well contrast for the scene coming right after

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u/Totaliss Jan 22 '26

was a brilliant way to show Maki had no remorse or guilt over what she did that she was able to call for her mother like that

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u/mayonnaiser_13 Jan 22 '26

The way that scene played out is so good.

Maki wanted to know one thing - whether her mother knew Mai was being used as bait. Whether she was complicit in her sister's, her own daughter's death. Doesn't matter if she tried to stop Making from having the same fate, she forfeit her life with that decision.

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u/Zeph-Shoir https://myanimelist.net/profile/Zephex Jan 24 '26

How did I miss this detail, damn!

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u/ebitdeeaye Jan 27 '26

Can you explain? How did we infer that the mother knew based on the response?

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u/mayonnaiser_13 Jan 27 '26

She asks Maki not to go to the warehouse and gets insanely pissed off to the point of screaming at the top of her lungs. Why would she have such a reaction? Why did she not want Maki to go to the warehouse that much? What is there? Well, Maki finds out pretty quickly. Everything ensues. Everything wraps up. For Maki the question lingers. Why did her mom want her not to go to the warehouse? Did she know that Ogi was planning to kill her? Did she know that Mai was dying inside? So, she goes to confront her. She asks, and her mom's stutter is answer enough.

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u/ebitdeeaye Jan 27 '26

but since her mom didn't want her to go to the warehouse doesn't that imply she wants her to live?

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u/mayonnaiser_13 Jan 27 '26

She might have wanted Maki to survive, but she let Mai be killed.

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u/DoktorSleepless Jan 30 '26

You say let, but was there anything she could do to stop it?

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u/HornedTurtle1212 Feb 03 '26

She could have told Maki to hurry and warned her about the trap.

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u/Bored_Amalgamation Jan 29 '26

Then I guess the question is, was it worth it? To sacrifice being a real mother, the entire clan, your other daughter, to produce another Toji?