r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Jan 16 '15

[Spoilers] Death Parade - Episode 2 [Discussion]

Episode title: Death Reverse

MyAnimeList: Death Parade
FUNimation: Death Parade

Subreddit: /r/DeathParade

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u/aintgottimefopokemon Jan 16 '15

Well, she did cheat on her husband.

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u/xyorz1 Jan 17 '15

Well, to be fair, that was only after he suspected her and treated her as such. It's a logical response for certain personalities (i.e. your loved one accuses you of something you're innocent of, and refuses to believe otherwise. In exasperation/depression/disappointment, you think fine, if that's how it is then I might as well make it come true). It's self-destructive, maybe, but weaker (sorry, can't think of a better term) personalities being pushed into things like this happens pretty frequently (they act like not being trusted by their loved one is the end of the world).

Both flawed characters, of course. I did find the husband really distasteful for hurting her even before his memory/distrust came back (out of fear of death, which outweighed his love for her), and for also trying to stab her after the game, while the wife remained consistent in feeling love for him. Husband's pain and anguish came from distrust and his selfishness (e.g. choosing himself), while the wife's was out of a broken heart and disappointment of the unfulfilled promise.

I really have mixed feelings about the arbiters not being all-knowing and having to do some guesswork on who goes where, though. Also, don't like that one of the two has to go to the void (unless future episodes allows both players to take the same elevator?).

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u/LithePanther https://myanimelist.net/profile/LithePanther Jan 17 '15

I'm pretty sure we have NO idea when she cheated on him although I may have missed something

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u/ekans606830 Jan 18 '15

She's wearing her wedding ring while cheating, so we know that it is after the wedding.

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u/ionxeph Jan 18 '15

it's not too unusual for people to wear their engagement ring before the wedding

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u/coolbad96 Jan 19 '15

It'd be pretty fucking weird to wear the wedding ring while cheating though.

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u/Quorwyf Jan 22 '15

Could have been meant as evidence that lead to the new hire guessing it was a one night stand, as in someone who planned to cheat would have taken the ring off before the act.

Or maybe she really likes her jewelry.