EDIT: I KNOW SHE’S NOT 6 SHE WAS PROBABLY 5 OR 4 AND LIED TO LOID THANK YOU
Honestly my biggest takeaway from SPY X Family is that Anya Forger is really damn smart.
The series has turned more to comedy lately and it’s a running gag for her to be bad at schoolwork, but I stand by what I say for a couple of reasons:
Intelligence and scholastic success aren’t strictly related despite what society will tell you.
Her pre-story upbringing was split between shady science experiments and living in the crappiest, worst-run orphanage Loid could find, which probably wasn’t great for her basic education.
Eden Academy is supposed to be the best of the best and a lot of what we see the kids working on, at age 6, is really high level stuff. Struggling but passing in a class for the smartest kids is not a failure.
And most importantly:
Anya is doing this while putting in more work than any other character.
I’m not joking! She is the real protagonist here, imo, despite the story starting from Loid’s perspective. Anya, a child, is keeping the entire operation together, going for goals that Loid is unable to ask of her due to the risk, keeping the family together, protecting Yor’s identity, helping both parents keep up their individual and shared fake stories, and hiding her own identity in the process.
Now, between Anya and Bond, it seems that psychic abilities are rare to the point of nonexistent in this setting - so most adults are not going to naturally jump to the serious conclusion of “this child is psychic”. However, the other kids did almost guess and she had to cover up (not the most gracefully but again these are children, her included).
Anya is juggling so many lies. She’s juggling Loid’s, Yor’s, her own (psychic AND her mission, which she’s not supposed to know about), and then that of Yor’s brother and Agent Frost and just about any adult she runs into. She repeatedly protects identities that the holders don’t think she knows about, while also hiding that she knows about it.
That is exhausting. That would be difficult for a regular adult, let alone a small child! The sheer amount of mental effort involved in all of this has to be draining. I suspect that as a psychic, she can actually handle a significantly higher mental workload than most people her age, but much of that bandwidth is eaten up by the telepathy itself so it doesn’t really help in schoolwork.
Anya Forger is carrying the series and her family and she’s a lot smarter than I think some people realize.
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Weekly dose of my independent queen Rishe 🙏🏾 Finally time for her to meet her old friend Kaine for the first time in this life.
Gotta feel weird to see someone you were so close with before using all this formal language and standing on ceremony. That first round of negotiations was never going to go anywhere.
Rishe sneaking out and meeting Kaine at a more appropriate venue, a bar, was a good idea to show her willingness to get a deal done. Kaine is a very results oriented guy and won’t commit to something unless it benefits him. I like it. Rishe’s business acumen was on full display in this episode. Being able to read Kaine like a book because of how close they were also helps. Not to mention giving him medicine for the hangovers people will have after they wake up.. well played Rishe.
The one thing she hadn’t considered was Arnold waiting in her room for her return lol. What I love about that scene in addition to the immense sexual tension, is that Arnold reaffirms his commitment to support Rishe in her endeavours. He doesn’t even try to pry in her business or limit her movements. He just wants her to be safe when doing so considering her position both as future Queen and his fiancé. Understandable. “ I said you’re free to do as you like, not put yourself in danger” cute 😩
The best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. No better way to diffuse the situation than by offering to cook Arnold some food. Despite her humility, Rishe’s soup was more than enough to satisfy Arnold. Guess when you like someone anything they cook tastes good lol. The added medicinal herbs didn’t bother Arnold at all.
Ah yes, Prince Theodore is here. I can already tell he’s a very interesting character. His introduction scene showcases his ability to go between the innocent persona and the more devilish and conniving one. He says he wants to save Rishe, but how does he know Rishe doesn’t want to be there lol!? I’m very much looking forward to that secret he has to tell her next episode.
Arnold arguing with his military advisor about sending the military to help the nobles was a great scene. It seems from everything we’ve seen so far, that Arnold is a very considerate person and loves both his people and close servants. Prioritising the commoners safety over that of nobles who already have private armies isn’t the usual mark of a tyrant. I wonder what makes him go down that dark path in every previous loop.
Really seems like Rishe and Arnold meeting is the big X factor! They’ve both always gone through life alone in these previous loops. The scene of Rishe giving Arnold a fist bump and telling him to do his best was so cute. When you got someone that sweet supporting you, how can you fail!
Great ep
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HAPPY UNDERTALE 7TH ANNIVERSARY
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Happy 7th anniversary to the game that started all of this incredible madness. I can't thank Toby Fox enough to inspire all of us to create and motivate each other.
Here's to another year of determination!
Cheers, fellas!
-Revolvius
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The clean version of the poster :)
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I got on the wrong train and ended up in a dark tunnel and there were ghouls and spiders and Oscar Isaac and I had to fight our way back to the station. I finally arrived at my destination and ran into my boss, Nick Fury.
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How to impress a girl with random facts?
Oak point lighthouse one of america's BIGGEST pieces of shit to impress people, well, its not workong on me
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