I like how it's not okay for her to think she's higher than everyone else even though she's a Magi and probably is, but it's okay for Mogamett to consider the group he happens to be a part of higher than everyone else.Originally Posted by Kraco
For all we know, she just thinks all Magi are better, which would make her exactly the same as Mogamett. It's not her fault there's only 4 Magi.
I said earlier Mogamett and the whole Magnostadt's faults are very obvious. So, don't go jumping to hasty conclusions. Yet it's still marginally better for a person to think a group of people are better than to think he/she alone is somehow divine compared to the rest of humanity. Mogamett is very humble and compassionate when he's dealing with other magicians. Scheherazade doesn't care who you are, as long as you listen to her enlightened vision. If you don't listen to it, you are better off dead to free resources for somebody who does listen. I also don't like how Scheherazade on one hand preaches how humans can stand on their own and achieve anything, yet on the other hand she's looking down on everybody opposing her and pities them. That's just nasty. Aren't they also standing on their own?
Maybe it was just the effect of not being as ridiculous, but these Fanalis seem a hell of a lot weaker than Morg. Sure, they tossed some crazy-sized boulders, but not of them punched through people or broke the stone ground just by leaping.
I hope Yunan transfers Morgianna here to wreck some shit. Judging by episode 1, they're on their way, along with everyone else.
I was kind of appalled at some of the spells the magicians used. Big crispy explosion makers resulting in instant death is one thing (though still pretty bad), but acid rain is just cruel. Irene isn't a nice magician. Sadist for sure.
She specifically pitied the Goi who rely on magicians or protection, who give up their autonomy and freedom to a ruling class in order to get by. To borrow a phrase from a certain maid, they're insects. And Scheherazade pities insects.
I do share some of your feelings regarding this issue Kraco. A lot of it comes from how Scheherazade keeps referring herself as the saikou Priestess of Leam, a title that sounds like it was self-given. That said, she's like a parent - not very diplomatic but not exactly wrong either.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Episode 19 - HS
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I really liked this episode. Despite the pacifism of Aladdin, he managed to be badass with those sand golems that looked all but impossible to everybody else, save Scheherazade naturally. The more mundane battle before his stunt was quite good as well, even if I'm not 100% satisfied by the magicians' performance against the Fanalis. It's kind of strange the Fanalis evaded all of the magicians' attacks on the ground, yet the flying magicians were hit by every Fanalis attack. In any case I'm happy Aladdin is defending the country that gave him more or less all of his current magical knowhow. There's much wrong in Magnostadt but it doesn't deserve to be destroyed. I hope Aladdin manages to set afoot some sort of a reform.
I also hope the Fanalis corps leader is going to attack Aladdin in the next ep, only to be intercepted by Alibaba.
My interpretation was that Alibaba isn't too happy that Aladdin is fighting to defend Magnostadt. He was given the impression by the head of the Fanalis Corps that no foreign students were defending. In actuality, pretty much all of them are.
Alibaba is indecisive during his best moments, totally paralyzed at his worst, but I reckon even he would always block a sword pointed at his friend. In fact that's what has caused him troubles in the past, like in his home town. Thus, even if he was unhappy with Aladdin's decision (in his inherent ignorance), he would still see no harm to befall Aladdin.
So...I mean, it was fine and all.
But is Scheherazade just completely useless or something?
Leam is all "Oh, they have a Magi, it's hopeless. He'll just keep pushing us back." So what the hell is Scheherazade doing while all this is going on?
The cracks on Aladdin concern me. I hope they're just temporary from the stones. But they seem to be growing since he took them out rather than healing.
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A sea away, watching. Remember that she advocates that Leam are people who rely on themselves instead of hiding behind their Magi figurehead.
As for Aladdin's cracks, back when I saw them in the first episode I feared that they were some form of corruption that Mogamett did to him, but now it just looks like Ruhk overload. Perhaps not having any influx of Ruhk for such a long time meant that his body is now not exactly tolerant of it yet.
Alibaba's dilemma is more purely based on the fact that he is now possibly facing Aladdin. As far as he can tell from the outside Magnostadt is this shady country that develops Black Djinns and hands out harmful tools to pirates, and it deserves to be destroyed. If Aladdin's defending it though, it's not that simple and he wants to know why. I think he has more faith in Aladdin than to think than to be disappointed in Aladdin for defending this country. He might be confused. He'll definitely ask Aladdin why he's doing this for such an 'evil' country, but he won't think any less of Aladdin because of this.
Totally with Kraco about Alibaba intercepting that. I think his transformation would probably be cooler if I haven't seen it in the OP so many times already.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Oh. I thought she was on one of the ships.
Just began watching this series, and overall better than what I was expecting going into it, quite enjoying it. Don't like the two main characters all that much, but Morgiana is awesome. I'm 8 episodes in, hope to catch up in the coming days.
That is exactly how I felt about this as well.
It just keeps getting better.
Peace.
Well.. it's better now, but it sure as hell took a nose dive during the Alibaba/Balubad arc. Maybe Bud will be less disappointed since he's marathoning that part now.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I never really felt that because I actually like character development arcs. I am used to seeing pathetic main characters, so I can patiently wait for them to redeem themselves.
Peace.
That's only acceptable in instances like Gurren Lagann where they provide you an awesome character you can pretend is the main character until the pathetic character gets their shit together.
Morgiana was there the whole time.
Peace.
I couldn't have watched through some of the eps if Morgiana hadn't been there. In fact I doubt I'd have kept watching the show. The recent episodes have been good even without her, but I'm sure I'll be glad when she's back again.
I don't get why everyone hates Alibaba so much, he was *very* likeable during the first episodes and I can't say I disliked him during the Balbadd-Arc - the problems came after that (Zogan-arc, or whatever that lifeforce-Djinn is called) because he couldn't let things go past him.
he has his lows whenever he's using that ugly 2h-sword of his though, I prefer his Dagger-King-Style fighting. The fight against Toto proves that imho.
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I hated him in the Balbadd arc, BECAUSE he was like 180 degrees from the way he was in the beginning.
His time in Leam brings back a little of that first episodes magic.
I never disliked Alibaba. I just like Morgiana an infinite times more.
Peace.
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