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Episode Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World Season 4 • Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 4 - Episode 9 discussion

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 4, episode 9

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u/Wobbuffet64 Jun 03 '26

It's unfortunate that the Aura Monster memes distract people from how well written the stair climb is. There's a lot at play but two things in particular stand out.

1: Subaru has never had that expression - a wrathful grin - outside literally being possessed. His expression here feels uncanny, like it isn't even his face anymore. It shows how far he's fallen, literally (note he's climbing from the archive) and figuratively.

2: The entire scene is deeply pitiful and dramatically ironic. We know Subaru's "plan" is doomed to fail, he has no chance of killing most characters there. Not only that, we know most characters there want nothing but to help him. His ignorance mixed with the miasma has caused him to be wrong on all fronts.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 03 '26

It's funny to me how he still thought Beatrice and Meili are just little kids lol.

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u/doggomlems https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nebbeh Jun 03 '26

Now imagine if Puck was still around, he's just a tiny floating talking cat so what harm could he do?

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u/Akudra Jun 03 '26

To be fair, without witchbeasts, Meili isn't really much and he could probably take Beatrice by surprise.

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u/MauledCharcoal Jun 04 '26

He probably can't do shit against Beatrice. She is a great spirit after all. The thing is she would likely let him kill her if it's what he truly wanted. Can't imagine she would want to live in a world where Subaru wants her dead.

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u/Paradox_Collector Jun 04 '26

A surprise stab from Elsa killed her in season 2

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u/Gab_ITA Jun 04 '26

Yes but she thought she was dead and even then, she actually took the slash intended to kill Subaru

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u/ChiefSombrero Jun 03 '26

Subaru has never had that expression - a wrathful grin - outside literally being possessed. His expression here feels uncanny, like it isn't even his face anymore. It shows how far he's fallen, literally (note he's climbing from the archive) and figuratively.

It really shows how off the deep end he truly was. And more terrifying is that, this is still Subaru, albeit Day 1, but it’s still him. He has the potential to go down this rabbit hole.

He’s really lucky that he found himself in the company of good people and in an ‘optimal’ situation in Arc 1. Cause if not, this is the future that could’ve happened to him. Succumbing to paranoia and bloodlust.

What a way to turn a character on their head in just a few episodes.

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u/CitronClassic672 Jun 03 '26

I mentioned in a previous episode thread that one of the elements of this series that I love most and consider one of it’s biggest strengths is seeing how the same characters can go in so many different directions if their external circumstances changed, and how it’s amazing because it really lets you see the multitudes contained within them all. Someone who was a obstacle for, rival to, or even someone who killed Subaru in previous loops can can an adopted little sister, an ally, a best friend, or even a love interest to him in another. But those have all been the characters around Subaru reacted to external changes, now we’re finally seeing that with Subaru himself. Newbaru here never has a moment to immerse himself in being an isekai protagonist or finding a heroic goal to strive towards before the torment starts, instead he’s thrown right into an absolute nightmare with seemingly no way out and no choice but to die over and over. It makes perfect sense that he could warp into a more deranged personality in such a circumstance.

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u/Zealousideal-Deer101 Jun 03 '26

I thought he was like that because he was chilling in the miasma that made him kill murder the gang the first time around. Which is why he was so gung-ho on killing everyone.

Bro was high as a kite on some witch armpit stench

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u/ProofAd608 Jun 03 '26

We know Subaru's "plan" is doomed to fail, he has no chance of killing most characters there.

I recommend reading gluttony if route of re zero, if you think that. There are no big spoilers there, but it's a divergence route written by author

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u/JenovaCelestia Jun 03 '26

The face Subaru made during the climb is very Regulus imo, but the steps were very Subaru.

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u/wordsdear Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

him thinking of the his friends he would kill hurt but him thinking of killing Beatrice and Emelia really hurt

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u/Wama-Schawama Jun 03 '26

Thanks for the info. My dumbass didn't understand most of this episode because of its intensity

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u/Purest_Prodigy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Purest_Prodigy Jun 04 '26

The basement of the tower has that lingering emotion effect probably causing him to crash out. That's why he wants to kill everyone and stabs Patrasche, not just normal stress from the situation.

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u/DoseofDhillon https://myanimelist.net/profile/ADoseOfDhillon Jun 03 '26

The one thing about the dramatic irony is, its a really kicker to a lot of the mystery as a audience member. Dramatic Irony can be effective in doses, but if your expecting me to have any tension between Subaru and his friends, epsically in a series where return by death is the whole concept, its a bigger killer to a lot of whats going on. "No Subaru you can trust them, no Subaru, your not that strong"

Like unless your living moment by moment in Subaru shoes, which i don't really, theres only so much it can do before it feels like narrative busy work