Noein: Episode 22

SPOILER ALERT. Avert your eyes if you have not seen this episode. I mean it.

Noein is about connection.

Yuu finds his strength in Haruka; Haruka relies on Yuu. Miho freed Atori from self-destruction; Atori repays her by extending his hand. Isami and Ai lost parts of their flesh; They reached for each other, and they become whole again.

Five friends make a circle. If one let go, the others crumble. Noein shows Haruka a future where this fragile bond breaks. Instead of succumbing to Noein’s manipulation, Haruka completes the circle by calling upon on Yuu. A chain reaction overturns a future of misery.

Remember watching Star Wars’ “I’m your father.” bit for the first time. How about that Buffy season two finale where you remain unblinking from staring at the TV screen? Maybe you have seen the twenty-fourth episode of Fantastic Children. The one with the Thoma uber-revelation.

Remember a time when you quietly sit still even as the credits roll. It is a ZOMFG-moment but words temporarily escape you. A glaze look covers your eyes. You do not hear the phone ringing, or the doorbell chiming. It is as if your brain is working too fast while the rest of your body tries to catch up.

Yes, Noein’s antepenultimate episode manages to elicit that rare feeling.

Oh. My. Gawd. How bloody brilliant. This was some friggin’ great television.

Whew. I had to let it out.

Nitpicks will come later. After I return to normal, maybe I’ll see this objectively.

Beware of Spoilers. You have been warned.

06.16.06 @ 10pm

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Phoenix512 06.16.06 / 10pm

That episode was great. It was sad that they would experience all that but they realized that they need each other and the future isn’t absolute. Now Noein needs to realize this and deal with the pain without destroying all of time and space.

kuromitsu 06.17.06 / 2am

I felt exactly the same after this episode, and the last one (that almost made me cry). Noein is one of those shows which are not perfect and, if viewed objectively, have some glaring faults, but I don’t care, because they have such strong emotional impact that it overshadows everything. “Don’t think, feel!”

Ten 06.17.06 / 10pm

I like episodes like this where it’s character-centric. It usually translates to better emotional payoff. I’m not bothering to hide it anymore. I bawled like a baby, complete with runny nose and puffy red eyes.

Of course, now I see some kinks in the episode. I realize the extent of Atori’s connection/bond with Miho but he shouldn’t have been the one who saves her. As much as I enjoy Atori’s character, I think his and Miho’s part in this chapter is the weakest.

But as kuromitsu mentions, “they have such strong emotional impact that it overshadows everything.” Even with very minor nitpicks, this is easily one of my fave eps in television.

torque21 06.18.06 / 2pm

Glad to see you continuing the series.

psgels 06.18.06 / 11pm

I see that I’m not the only one who loved this scene. It indeed had the same level of impact as Fantastic Children 24, and that has to say something! :)

This was one of the numerous possible timespaces. But then again, something like that must’ve happened to the people from La’Cryma, in order to explain the way all of them ended up.

Ten 06.20.06 / 1am

FC’s ep24 was one of the best ep, ever. I loved Junko Minagawa’s Thoma performance, and that scream… Whoa.

Anyhow, Noein is kinda my FC for this year. I’m not sure if this will topple FC, though. It all depends on the finale.

I’m afraid to watch the penultimate ep while the last installment is still left unsubbed. I have an impatient nature regarding cliffhangers.

ysp: duh!

Noein: Episode 22

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