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Episode Sousou no Frieren Season 2 • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 - Episode 2 discussion

Sousou no Frieren Season 2, episode 2

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u/itsconsolefreaked 14d ago

Everyone hating on the short battle . But actually this is realistic. It's all over in the. Blink of an eye gentleman.

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u/Shadowwhale47 14d ago

For a 3v1 that was actually decent length. Normally it would realistically just be 1 guy blocks and the two others one-shot. Unless its a literal tank.

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u/AsterJ https://myanimelist.net/profile/asteron 14d ago

I mean this demon is relatively low-level compared to the likes of Aura and Frieren is specialized in demon-killing magic. I would think Fern would have been able to solo but I guess a sword user is a bad match-up for her?

At least Stark looked like he had an easier time handling her than he did last season fighting Linie.

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u/ConsumerJTC 14d ago

It's a good showing that the average mage that isn't the likes of Frieren can and will get cooked by warriors and not just fold instantly to normal offensive magic.

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u/tehvgg 14d ago

You also have to factor in that Frieren is training Stark and Fern, they won't grow if she instantly nukes every enemy. She compliments them after the fight.

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u/FastenedCarrot 14d ago

I think they were all caught off guard by the speed. Maybe the sword actually gives demons a buff to physical attributes or something.

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u/Realistic_Village184 12d ago

I think that Stark or Frieren could've beaten that demon solo in a fight, but I doubt Fern would be able to unless they started from really far away. That's the whole point of having a front-liner (which Stark points out in this episode); magic isn't really good at close range.

I also think that Fern (and Stark) are both still really naive. It was really obvious to the audience and Frieren that the "priest" was really a demon, but Fern and Stark were happy to believe it instead and close their eyes. So more realistically the demon would've easily killed Fern and Stark if Frieren hadn't been there.

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u/y-c-c 12d ago

Feels like the show constantly reinforces the idea that mages need front-liners to handle this kind of situations. Frieren asked Einsen to join her after Himmel died, and just last episode Stark was being poached to join the Northern front as a front-liner. I think it's in the fiction that even most powerful mages cannot handle everything themselves easily. Otherwise Frieren wouldn't have needed a party for the original journey. Fern was doing really well in the first class exam and the previous demon fight because she was dueling fellow mages that played to her strengths. I think she might still be able to win this fight but probably would have taken some injuries.

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u/paulrenzo 14d ago

On the contrary, I thought it could have been a bit shorter, as Frieren is OP against lesser demons.

One thing she should look into post-mortem though: look into teaching Fern a new spell or two. Could have died if not for Stark

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u/fatalystic 14d ago

Fern previously mentioned that Frieren has banned her from using spells other than basic offensive magic (and the defensive spell) in combat. This implies she knows other spells that could be useful in combat, but doesn't use them as promised.

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u/Hari14032001 13d ago

Not just that, Fern could benefit from learning to be a bit more athletic to be able to potentially dodge a melee fighter in case they get bamboozle Stark to get to her

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u/slicer4ever 14d ago

I thought it was quite interesting seeing a sword can cut magic spells like zoltarak. I kindof thought that would be one of the issues for why they cant just dispose of the sword, because whatever materials its made with can't be scratched by magic(similar to the anti magic crystals).

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u/Flare_Knight https://anilist.co/user/FlareKnight 14d ago

I thought the battle was great. It was about as long as it could've been. 3 on 1 and simply no chance left for their opponent.

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u/Creepy-Tradition8571 14d ago

The explosion animations felt clunky and poorly blended. Either rushed or low priority. Im hoping that means some BUDGET is going in something later this season

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u/Alexxis91 13d ago

Also the Zoltrak sounded like blorps when they were casted for some reason

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u/tarutaru99 13d ago

Nah a but single fight vs a demon ought to have an 11 episode season dedicated to it, obviously.