Episode 81: The Maou’s Decision

[mikagechan]

Episode 81: The Maou’s Decision

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Screencaps came from here! Because I’m horribly lazy… D:

Comments

[glitteringloke]

I think the aristocrats deciding on who is to be maou is a BAD idea. if the writers for season 3 learned ANYTHING about how stuff works in this place, they'd know that SHINOU makes the decisions on that stuff. if you betray Shinou, really bad things happen. so bad, they can't discuss it. this is, unless i'm thinking of the first novel...

[mikagechan]

But seeing as they don't know Shinou's still around (and most of them aren't told and remain unaware later on, if I'm remembering correctly), I guess they just assume they can go and do things like that. Bad idea either way, but I can see why they stepped in. :P I wish they would have given more attention (or at least more than three episodes) to how the line of succession is going to go post-Shinou.

Unless Shinou feels likes stepping in and making himself known again, which it doesn't seem as if he does at this point.

[glitteringloke]

I thought it was Ulrike-tachi's job to know what was going on with shinou and his wishes? But i do like attention on some of the less main yuuri, conrad, wolfram characters. actually, i think I'd prefer my KKM with more supporting cast activities... tho that's just me.

[mikagechan]

Yeah, there's Ulrike to tell everyone everything, but I always figured that Shinou doesn't want very many people to know he's still around. I thought he was going to go away for good at some point anyway (though I might be wrong), and so he's using this opportunity to watch things from the background and see how everything develops without him. And make sure no one bullies Yuuri, apparently...

But I could totally go for more episodes about some of the other characters. Gwendal needs more episodes to himself, and I never grow tired of Waltorana. It would have been nice to have seem more of the other Aristocrats, too. And I don't recall Lady Celi having as much time to be awesome like she used to. D:

[neocloud9]

Wolfram promising to protect what Yuuri left behind.

Aww, that scene. ;A;

I always thought that Yuuri interfered with the Maou trying to kill Wolfram, rather than the Maou changing his mind... I remember thinking that was interesting, because that kinda reinforces the idea of Yuuri and the Maou as separate entities, rather than the Maou simply being an aspect of Yuuri himself on justice-steroids.

I STILL LOVE LITTLE SHINOU. <3

And pfft, that pink shirt! Wasn't there a magazine cover or something of Yuuri and Wolfram, where Wolfram was actually wearing that thing? ADORABLE~

[mikagechan]

Aww, that scene.

I know~! Wasn't it just the sweetest scene ever~? <3

I'm not really sure what happened to make the Maou stop, whether it was Yuuri interfering or not. Maybe the Maou decided Wolfram was just too pretty to kill. :P He sort of had a similar reaction to Conrad way back in season one if I'm remembering right, at the World's Best Fighter Tournament. He couldn't bring himself to lay the smack down on him.

Delving more into who or what the heck the Maou is would have been awesome, but I suppose that's asking for too much. XD;

Wasn't there a magazine cover or something...
Yes. Yes there was. :D It's somewhere on my computer, but... I'm not sure where. I know that's where I got this icon from.

[seamusog]

I've always thought that Wolfram 'knew' that Yuuri would be forced to kill him, which was why he was cold to him and almost as if he was goading him. I don't think he even considered that there would be a chance that Yuuri would pull back. He seemed rather resigned. Murata said this himself that the two Bielefelds are putting their lives on the line. Speaking of Murata, he probably had an inkling that Yuuri would pull back in the end.

Perhaps, Wolfram was betting his eggs on Waltorana pulling back as opposed to Yuuri. Well, if he had been killed, it's not as if Waltorana has any choice but support Yuuri since the 'opposition' would have been eliminated.

[seamusog]

But was their appointment of Wolfram really the right choice?I don't think there really is a 'right' choice or 'wrong' choice. More like a better fit or worse fit. A couple of reasons why they probably don't want to put Gwendal on there is

[mikagechan]

I don't really think the conflict of interest would be too big of a problem for Gwendal. If he'd been chosen, I assume he would no longer rule over Voltaire and that someone from his family would come to take his place while Gwendal himself would rule the kingdom. I guess there's the possibility of him being influenced by his Voltaire roots, but he's always seemed more concerned with the kingdom than his territory, so I don't think that would happen. Also, between the period in which Lady Celi decided to step down and Yuuri came, it seemed like Gwendal had taken over in some respect and had a pretty solid control of things, and no one (except maybe Stoffel, who spent the first two seasons wanting to get his power back) seems to have thought that was a bad thing.

But they probably have less friction with Wolfram than Gwendal.It's always seemed to me as if Wolfram has much stronger opinions than Gwendal. If Gwendal does, he's not always as vocal about them. I can see how the Aristocrats might have bickered in the past, especially

Part Deux :P

[mikagechan]

For Wolfram’s allegiances, I see him being more affected by them than Gwendal, who's proven that the kingdom is more important to him than anything else. The only reason Wolfram considered being king in the first place was to finish what Yuuri started and protect all the things he'd managed to change (because his allegiances had shifted to Yuuri), but he's also very proud of his Bielefeld heritage whether he's the heir to the territory or not (have they ever revealed how the heir to each territory is chosen??), and very much influenced by Waltorana's opinions (not liking humans and such). When Waltorana speaks, Wolfram shuts up, and looking over these first three episodes, it seems obvious to me how hard it was for him to have to diverge with his uncle on a matter of opinion. I feel that Waltorana has had far more influence and control over Wolfram than anyone else (even Gwendal, whom Wolfram looks up to, and definitely his Spitzweg family; somehow I don't think he cares all that much about Spitzweg). Considering also that

[lullachan]

Vive la revolution!
Oh non, pauvre Wolfram, ils vont lui couper la tête! \0/

Wolfram says, “Yuuri, be a good king.”
That was my fav part of this episode. It reminds me of what Murata said in one episode of the first season about Wolfram ("He's trying hard... To make you a good king" or something like that ^^;). It says a lot about his character and his priorities.

[seamusog]

Wolfram: Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.
Effe (la fille la plus mauvaise): Mais la brioche est un mensonge. Buwahahaha!

[lullachan]

XDDDDD
J'ai maintenant en tête l'image de Wolfram déguisé en Marie-Antoinette (perruque poudrée incluse bien évidemment XP)... Le pauvre, décidément, rien ne lui sera épargné! XD

[seamusog]

perruque poudrée incluse

C'est trop drôle. Je pense qu'on a besoin de dessiner cette image. Tout de suite!

[selenas_magick]

As for the engagement
Yeah, idk... it's the same, yet different from the first two seasons. I mean, they kind of act like an old married couple, so I always just think of them as being married anyway. :D

or so he says; this is Shinou, so how much are we really supposed to believe
Um, yeah... probably none of it? :D
Hee! mini Shinou always makes me giggle though, even when he's acting all scary and stuff.

[mikagechan]

so I always just think of them as being married anyway.
I admit, so do I, although at the same time I like that there isn't any firm resolution to the matter. I keeps the fans more invested, I think.

even when he's acting all scary and stuff
I have a hard time taking mini!Shinou seriously. XD;