diff --git "a/matching/handlabeled_only/summaries.json" "b/matching/handlabeled_only/summaries.json" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/matching/handlabeled_only/summaries.json" @@ -0,0 +1,2482 @@ +[ + [ + "arcane", + 1, + "Young sisters Vi and Powder are seen amidst the aftermath of a devastating battle which took place upon the Bridge of Progress connecting Piltover and Zaun. The corpses of their parents lay among the fallen. Vander, who had led the Zaun revolutionaries into battle, takes pity on the two children and carries them to safety. Some years later, Vi leads Powder alongside their adoptive brothers Mylo and Claggor on a heist that begins upon the rooftops of Piltover. Powder, the youngest of the group, is afraid to jump a gap between buildings but Vi assures her that she's ready. Still, she nearly falters. They make their way to the balcony of an affluent Piltover penthouse, later revealed to be Jayce's study. Vi forces the door open and they begin filling a bag with whatever valuables they come across. Powder discovers a cache of what she doesn't recognize as hex crystals, but Jayce arrives outside the entrance. Mylo bars the door with a chair while Vi rushes the group to grab what they can and get out. Powder pockets the crystals, but drops one in her haste. After rolling across the floor, it collides with a wall and shatters, resulting in a massive explosion which causes a portion of the outside wall to crumble and collapse onto the ground below. The children flee the scene, pursued by a squad of Piltover enforcers, though they make their escape by jumping into a garbage chute. On the way home, they're stopped by another group of urchins led by a boy named Deckard. Deckard insists they share some of the loot, but Vi swings the heavy bag of valuables into Deckard's face. She then tosses the bag to Powder while she, Mylo, and Claggor engage in a fist fight with Deckard and his thugs. With the three of them distracted, one of the boys attempts to seize the bag from Powder, prompting her to run away on her own with the older boy in pursuit. Vi, Mylo, and Claggor successfully defeat Deckard and the others, but Powder is backed into a dead end alone. She attempts to deploy a homemade grenade (which she calls \"Mouser\") in order to halt her aggressor, but it ends up being a dud. She is ultimately forced to discard the bag of loot into the deep waters below in order to distract the boy while she escapes. Powder regroups with her siblings a short while later, where Mylo bemoans the rotten luck of having lost their entire haul and accuses Powder of \"jinxing\" every job. They take an elevator down into Zaun and begin walking home. Meanwhile, Vander is tending bar at The Last Drop, where he lives with the four adopted children. He pours a pair of drinks for a patron named Huck, who sits down with a man named Verne and his associate, Jules. Verne declares that his business with Huck is concluded, and throws Huck a small sack of money. Huck is furious, stating that the sum is far less than what they agreed upon. Verne insists that his price is fair, and Jules makes a show of intimidating Huck by brandishing a short blade. Vander intervenes, asserting that Jules and Verne would not be allowed to leave his bar in one piece unless they honored their word to Huck. Vi, Powder, Mylo, and Claggor arrive home moments later. Though Vi insists that Vander not learn of their failed heist, it becomes apparent that he already knows. Vander scolds Vi for her foolishness, reminding her that Piltover is off limits. After their argument gets heated, Vander tells the other kids to leave so that he and Vi can speak in private. He reprimands Vi for not understanding the gravity of her leadership role in the family, saying that she is ultimately responsible for the fates of her younger siblings. Vi wants to stand up for Zaun, but Vander insists that meddling with Piltover will only lead to more problems. He tells her that she'll have to lay low for a while. Vander takes Claggor and goes to have a word with Ekko, or \"Little Man,\" who tipped Vi off to Jayce's penthouse in the first place. Powder discovers that she still has several hex crystals in her pockets. She then overhears a conversation between Vi and Mylo in which Mylo belittles Powder once again. However, Powder leaves before she can hear the next part of the conversation, in which Vi defends Powder and criticizes Mylo's own performance during the heist. Vander and Claggor arrive at Benzo's pawn shop, where Ekko works. Benzo tells Ekko to step outside so that he can speak with Vander. There, Claggor asks how Ekko found Jayce's penthouse, and Ekko informs him that he followed Jayce home after Jayce made some purchases at Benzo's shop. Two enforcers, Marcus and Grayson, suddenly approach from down the street. Claggor leaves in haste and Ekko acts natural. The enforcers enter the shop and declare their intention of hunting down whoever caused the explosion. Benzo and Vander play coy, to which Marcus reacts angrily. Grayson tells Marcus to take a walk and cool off, and he does so. Ekko climbs up to the building's second floor, where he is able to spy on the ensuing conversation. He is surprised to learn that Grayson and Vander have a pre-established deal: Vander keeps his people off of Piltover's streets, and in return, the enforcers stay out of his business. Grayson beseeches Vander for information, saying that things will only escalate if she doesn't apprehend a suspect tonight, but Vander refuses. She gives him a capsule meant for a pneumatic messaging tube, saying that it will reach her (and only her) if he changes his mind. Vi finds Powder brooding and berating herself for \"ruining everything.\" When Powder rejects Vi's attempts to comfort her, she brings Powder up to the roof and points out several locations around the city where Vi, Mylo, and Claggor failed spectacularly in the past. Most notably, she points out her favorite childhood toy, a stuffed bunny, hanging from a power line. She says that they've all had bad days, but the important thing is that they learn and stick together. Powder reveals that she still has the hex crystals, which Vi offers to keep their \"little secret.\" She assures Powder that she's stronger than she thinks, and that one day, this city will respect them. Meanwhile, in a reclusive laboratory, Deckard is manhandled by a group of adult thugs. Silco criticizes the boy's performance, saying that he was supposed to follow Vander's children without interfering. Deckard lies and says that he was the one ambushed. Silco implies that he would sooner kill Deckard than allow anyone to tie the boy back to him, but Deckard saves himself by revealing valuable information: that the children were behind the explosion in Piltover. The thugs escort Deckard away, leaving Silco alone with Singed. Silco asks for a demonstration of Singed's latest work: a bright purple liquid, later to be known as \"shimmer.\" Singed places a cat inside the cage of a lab rat whose drinking water has been replaced with shimmer. While the cat initially prowls, meaning to kill the smaller creature, the rat frantically drinks shimmer and displays drastic physical changes as a result. Its eyes turn purple and it grows dramatically in size, easily killing the cat in one swift blow and even cracking the glass of the cage in the process. Singed asks if Silco has a subject in mind, to which Silco implies that he means to further test shimmer on Deckard." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 2, + "Jayce and Caitlyn arrive at the penthouse only to find it in the process of being robbed. Jayce attempts to force the door open, but the explosion triggered by the hex crystal knocks him unconscious. We flash back to a scene from Jayce's childhood. He and his mother, Ximena, are stranded alone in the wilderness in the wake of a brutal blizzard. Ximena succumbs to the cold and collapses in the snow, prompting Jayce to cry out desperately for help. A hooded figure approaches and begins weaving a fantastical arcane spell. Soon, the blizzard disappears, and flowers bloom as though it had never been snowing. Ximena begins to regain her strength. Jayce is baffled by the mage's power as the hooded figure leaves him with a now-depleted hex crystal inscribed with a magical rune. Returning to the present day, enforcers are searching through the remains of Jayce's half-destroyed penthouse. Grayson and Viktor question Jayce regarding the myriad of dangerous and illegal items found throughout the premises. Viktor explains that he is the assistant of Heimerdinger, dean of the Academy and head of the Council, and that he was sent to ensure that anything dangerous is removed safely, including Jayce himself. Jayce is incarcerated in a Piltover jail, where Heimerdinger visits his cell and inquires into the nature of his research. Jayce reveals that he was attempting to create magic, and Heimerdinger admonishes him, stating that the arcane is dangerous and cannot be controlled through science. He advises that if Jayce simply owns his mistakes before the council and speaks nothing of magic, he'll be let off with a \"slap on the wrist.\" Vi, Powder, Mylo, and Claggor take up residence in what appears to be an abandoned arcade, marking it as an ideal spot to \"lay low\" since enforcers \"never\" come down there. However, Marcus and a team of enforcers arrive just outside and begin questioning locals about the children. One man spits on Marcus's shoe, prompting the enforcers to violently throw him through the stained glass wall of the arcade. When Marcus sees the children within, he orders them searched. Mylo taunts the enforcers, claiming that their search will be fruitless, but Powder anxiously clutches the pouch of hex crystals at her side, attracting the attention of Marcus. Claggor flips the light switch, darkening the arcade as the children begin their escape. After a brief altercation, they flee out the back door, only to find themselves surrounded in the alley. Luckily, Ekko appears, offering a ladder leading up into a dark passageway. The kids kick down the ladder behind them, with Vi and Powder agreeing that they need to hide the crystals. Councilor Mel Medarda pores over various handheld puzzle boxes presented by a craftsman, intending to present one to Councilor Hoskel for his birthday. She discusses business, as well as Jayce's upcoming trial, with her assistant, Elora. Mel laments that she needs something \"revolutionary\" to \"put Piltover on the map.\" Finally, she settles on a specific puzzle box, which the craftsman hesitantly calls a \"child's toy.\" Mel simply responds, \"Good.\" Caitlyn and her parents, Mr. Tobias Kiramman and Mrs. Cassandra Kiramman, discuss their responsibility to defend Jayce in his time of need, as they are his patrons and have sponsored his work thus far. At The Last Drop, an impromptu community meeting has begun. A woman named Sevika argues that Zaun should fight back against the enforcers, while Vander encourages peace and solidarity, saying that this will all \"blow over.\" Sevika calls him weak and leads her people out of the bar. Vander's kids all agree that fighting is the best course of action and wonder why their father is so reluctant to act. Vi notices a guilty expression on Ekko's face and pressures him into revealing what he knows: Vander has a deal with the enforcers. The seven councilors (Councilors Medarda, Heimerdinger, Kiramman, Hoskel, Shoola, Salo, and Bolbok) convene within the Council chambers in preparation of Jayce's trial. As a birthday gift, Mel presents her puzzle box to Hoskel, falsely claiming that it was \"built only for the sharpest of minds.\" Hoskel is none the wiser and thanks Mel for the gift. Grayson arrives with Jayce in tow and the trial begins. Mrs. Kiramman reads the charges against him: illegal experimentation and endangering the citizens of Piltover. Jayce admits that his work was dangerous, asking for the Council's forgiveness and permission to continue his studies. In the ensuing discussion, the Council hammers him with questions and judgments until he can bear no more and admits his true purpose: trying to create magic. The Council is dumbfounded, but Jayce pleads his case: he believes magic can be created and controlled through science. However, Heimerdinger opines on the horrors that arcane power has bore throughout his lifetime. Bolbok states that the Ethos is clear: Jayce must be banished from Piltover. Ximena comes forward from the audience. She claims that Jayce is not in his right mind and pleads with the Council to let her son come home. Heimerdinger moves that Jayce be expelled from the Academy and remanded to the care of his parents in place of banishment. Councilors Kiramman, Medarda, and Hoskel also vote in favor of the sentence, and thus the motion passes with a 4-3 majority. Silco orchestrates a meeting with Marcus. Though Marcus is suspicious of the stranger, Silco implies that he can help him find who he's looking for. Ximena laments to Jayce that if she had not spoken, he would have been banished. Jayce reminds her that magic saved her life. Still, Ximena urges him to abandon his hopes of creating it. He remarks that if his own family won't help him, he'll find someone who will. Viktor helps Heimerdinger consolidate Jayce's research with the intent to destroy it, but he expresses fascination with Jayce's findings. Heimerdinger leaves Viktor to lock up, which only allows him to examine Jayce's work in greater detail. Silco offers Deckard a vial of shimmer. Deckard is reluctant, saying it'll kill him. Silco attempts to convince him, giving a speech about how true power only comes to those will do anything to achieve it. At last, Deckard drinks the vial and undergoes a vast physical transformation, growing in size and strength, eyes and veins an unnatural purple. He shrieks in pain, overwhelmed. Jayce visits the Kiramman estate, where he encounters Caitlyn through the front gate. Caitlyn begrudgingly explains that her parents have forbade her friendship with Jayce. Her mother beckons her to come back inside, and Jayce tries to apologize, but Mrs. Kiramman dismisses him. Grayson and Marcus meet with the Council to update them on their progress with the investigation of the explosion. Grayson is reluctant to push the people of Zaun too hard, but the councilors pressure her to find the perpetrators no matter the cost, with Bolbok telling her to \"turn the undercity upside down if you have to.\" Marcus brings a pair of enforcers into The Last Drop, confronting Vander and urging him to give up his children. He commands one officer to search the place. Vander reaches under the counter to get Marcus a drink, discreetly pressing a red button while he's at it. The button triggers a cymbal-banging monkey toy in the lower room, alerting the children to the presence of danger. When the enforcer enters the room, they find it dark and seemingly empty. Vi, Powder, Mylo, Claggor and Ekko hide in the rafters above while the enforcer searches the room, though Powder struggles to keep her grip and very nearly loses it. She finally falls from the ceiling just as soon as the officer closes the door and leaves. They report back to Marcus, having found nothing. Enraged, Marcus threatens Vander and everyone in the bar, shattering his drink with a police baton before leaving. Vander goes to check on the kids and Vi angrily insists that the enforcers won't stop coming and that they need to fight back. Vander brings Vi to the Bridge of Progress, where her parents died. Vi continues to assert that she's willing to fight for change and that she wants a better life for Powder. Vander stresses that he felt the same way once, but that if hadn't started a war, her parents would still be alive. He admits that he doesn't know what to do, but that he'll figure something out. Jayce returns to the wreckage of his study. He gazes from the gaping hole in the wall onto the streets below and contemplates throwing himself from the edge. Viktor interrupts, a book of Jayce's notes in hand. He says that he's intrigued by what Jayce said at the trial and wants to help complete his research. Jayce is taken aback by Viktor's encouragement, saying that he doesn't even know the man's name. He tells him, \"It's Viktor.\" Vi returns to The Last Drop and finds Powder working on smoke bombs and nail grenades for the enforcers, confident that her creations will work this time. Vi gives her the stuffed rabbit, apparently having retrieved it from the power line. She tells Powder that what makes her different makes her strong, and then departs. Grayson reprimands Marcus for going into The Last Drop, berating him as a fool, while Marcus argues that he was getting results. Grayson insists that a violent outbreak is now inevitable. In the midst of their argument, a pneumatic messaging tube delivers the capsule that Grayson gave Vander. Grayson remarks that it may not be too late. Powder takes the stuffed rabbit to the bar, where Vander pours her a drink. He sees the toy and silently comes to the realization that Vi is attempting to give herself up to the enforcers. Led by Grayson, enforcers march down the streets of Zaun. Vi breaks into and sits alone in Benzo's shop, waiting for them to arrive. She hears footsteps outside, the door opens, and her eyes widen in surprise." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 3, + "Silco recalls a story of when Vander tried to kill him via drowning: the incident which led to his deformed eye. He reflects on how it changed his perspective, and contemplates his gratitude towards Vander for doing it. Vander and Benzo arrive at the pawn shop to find Vi sitting alone and waiting for the enforcers to take her. Vander shoves her into the back room and locks the door, where she begins banging and screaming to be let out. Grayson and Marcus arrive moments later, waiting for Vander's response. In Vi's place, Vander offers himself up to be arrested. Grayson argues that she needs Vander to remain and keep the peace, or else \"it all falls apart.\" He retorts that Benzo will handle things, saying that \"it's the only way.\" Marcus handcuffs Vander while Vi continues her protests. Vi hears undue commotion and tries to look out a small window. Marcus shouts for someone to stop, and a sudden splatter of blood obscures Vi's vision. Grayson and several other enforcers lie dead on the ground, killed by a shimmer-crazed Deckard. The monster disappears as quickly as it had arrived, leaving Marcus, Vander, and Benzo confused and on high alert. Finally, Silco reveals himself and Benzo steps forward to attack him, but Deckard emerges once again to kill Benzo with inhuman strength and speed. Marcus is stunned, shouting that \"this wasn't the deal.\" Silco dismissively replies that the deal has changed and tosses Marcus a sack of coins. Deckard knocks Vander unconscious with a punch to the face and drags him away, following Silco, leaving both Marcus and Vi to stew in distress alone. Jayce and Viktor are deep in study and arrive at a calculation that could stabilize the hex crystals. Jayce laments that they could test it if only they had access to his equipment, which is currently locked away in Heimerdinger's lab and is set to be destroyed the following day. Viktor brandishes Heimerdinger's keys, but Jayce fervently disapproves of stealing back his equipment, as he knows it would put both of them at risk of banishment from Piltover. Viktor provides encouragement, stating that \"this hextech dream of yours\" has the potential to make the world a better place. Inspired, Jayce corrects him: \"our hextech dream.\" Ekko arrives to free Vi from the pawn shop, declaring that he saw everything. Both in tears, they embrace, and Vi asks where they took Vander. The effects of shimmer wear off on Deckard, returning him to a normal yet nauseous state. Vander begins to wake up as a thug drags him across a catwalk overlooking a workshop where Silco's workers are forging metal weapons and mass-producing shimmer. Silco and Vander vehemently argue the merits of a violent revolution. Silco explains that violence is a crude but necessary tool to liberate Zaun, regarding Vander as a traitor the cause; Vander retorts that the sacrifices of war aren't worth the reward. The pair also reflect on Vander's betrayal of Silco, with Vander claiming that he's never forgiven himself for what he did. In the end, Silco's thug takes Vander to be locked away, but before he goes, Vander sees that Sevika is here under Silco's employ. In the black of night, Viktor and Jayce arrive at Heimerdinger's lab. Viktor begins unlocking the door when a flashlight ignites on them, wielded by Mel, who seems impressed at the mens' \"conviction.\" They scramble to convince Mel of hextech's potential while a security guard is heard approaching. Mel relents, telling them that they have one night to impress her or to expect exile. She then moves to engage the guard in conversation and steer him away from Heimerdinger's lab. Finally, Viktor unlocks the door. At The Last Drop, Mylo and Claggor are ready to fight the enforcers while Powder is on her bed with the stuffed rabbit, depressed. Vi then returns and explains to her siblings that Benzo is dead and Vander has been kidnapped, describing the horror of the monster she saw. She resolves to help Vander, revealing that Ekko followed Silco to his workshop. As the kids get ready to join her in saving Vander, Vi tells Powder that she can't come along because it's too dangerous. Powder argues, but Vi is adamant, telling her she isn't ready. She gives Powder a flare, instructing her to run if someone comes for her, and wherever she lights it, Vi will find her. Then, she departs along with Mylo and Claggor. Jayce prepares the machine that will activate the hex crystal. As it whirs to life, he expresses doubts that it will hold, but Viktor assures him that it will stabilize. The crystal emanates a blue glow, bright enough to become visible to the enforcers on the streets below. Powder suffers a mental breakdown, screaming and sobbing in pain and rage, and throwing a cymbal-banging monkey toy at the wall and breaking it. She throws a bag to the ground, and several hex crystals roll out. Gradually, she begins to calm down as she realizes that one of them was responsible for the explosion at Jayce's apartment and comes up with a plan to help her family. Vi, Mylo, and Claggor stealthily scale the side of Silco's workshop and drop inside through a broken ceiling window. Back in Heimerdinger's lab, The crystal stabilizes and begins to levitate a small distance from its casing, which Jayce remarks it's never done before. He turns a dial and several metal panels inscribed with runes begin to rotate on the machine. The crystal levitates higher and higher until suddenly, it releases a pulse of force powerful enough to make Jayce and Viktor put their arms up to shield themselves. The force continues, and Viktor shouts for Jayce to disengage, whom struggles to reach for the switch under the intensity of the force. Another pulse shatters the laboratory's windows, glass exploding outward, and yet another pulls the glass back in. Shards fly towards the two men, one cutting Jayce's cheek as he finally deactivates the machine. Vi, Mylo, and Claggor sneak across the catwalk and come to a small room where Vander is locked to a chair via padlocks and metal restraints on all four limbs. Mylo begins picking the locks and Vander asks how they managed to get in with so many guards everywhere. Vi explains how easy it was, and they both realize that they've walked into a trap. Silco appears, welcoming them from the other side of the catwalk with a large group of henchmen at his back. Vi instructs Claggor to find another way out as she straps on Vander's metal gauntlets to, against Vander's wishes, fight Silco's henchmen. Powder arrives outside the workshop. Peering through a crevice, she sees Vi hold up her fists as the first of Silco's henchmen approaches her and climbs up on an outside wall. The man strikes out with a knife, but Vi blocks and retaliates with an uppercut to the jaw that puts him on his back. The other henchmen begin to swarm towards Vi, but she deftly defeats several of them in succession. Mylo cracks the first lock, freeing Vander's leg. Claggor discovers that one of the walls leading outside is structurally weak. Powder stops at a ledge where she's level with the catwalk and can see into the workshop through a hole in the wall. After seeing Vi knock out numerous henchmen, Sevika moves to join the fray, but Silco stops her. He retrieves a vial of shimmer and gives it to Deckard who drinks it down greedily. Once again, he transforms into a hulking monstrosity. Barely able to control himself, he throws another henchman off the catwalk with impossible ease. Vander urges Mylo to hurry. For a moment, Deckard looks dazed. Vi takes the opportunity to go in for a forceful blow with both gauntlets, but Deckard grabs her by the neck with superhuman speed. Vander pleads Silco to spare Vi but Silco rebuffs. Deckard throws Vi to the ground, knocking off one of the gauntlets. She crawls back to the room with Vander, slides the metal door shut, and locks it in place. Two enforcers, backed by Heimerdinger, attempt to force open the doors to the professor's lab, but Viktor has barred them together with his cane. With no time left to spare, Jayce closes his eyes and recalls the motions of the mage who saved his mother, dialing the switch accordingly. Several runes lock in place as one final, massive pulse of energy lifts Viktor and Jayce from the floor. Viktor's cane snaps in two as the enforcers force the doors open. Heimerdinger and the officers enter the lab to see a dazzling display of soft blue light filling the space. Jayce, Viktor, and numerous objects are suspended in midair as if floating in water. Heimerdinger can hardly believe his eyes: they've succeeded in creating magic, but he asserts that this is not what Piltover's future looks like. Mel appears in the doorway and retorts that it is for the Council to decide, and that perhaps it's time for the era of magic. Jayce corrects her: \"the era of hextech.\" Powder shovels multiple hex crystals into the body of the cymbal-banging monkey toy, while Deckard is beginning to make dents in the door. Claggor is slowly dismantling a weak wall with a metal pipe, and looses a single brick, giving him a tiny window outside. Powder winds up the monkey toy, reaches through a hole in the wall to set it in place. It walks toward Deckard, steadily clapping a crystal between its cymbals. Deckard notices the toy and pauses to examine it, befuddled. Mylo cracks the final lock to release Vander, and Claggor pushes away bricks until there's a human-sized hole in the wall. One final time, the monkey claps, and the gem explodes. Powder is knocked from her ledge. Sevika rushes to push Silco out of the way and gets caught in the explosion, losing her left arm. A flammable trail of shimmer residue ignites all the way back to Singed's lab, consuming him in flames. One of the crystals ricochets into the ceiling of the room, propelling metal shrapnel into Mylo and Claggor's bodies and burying them under debris as the roof collapses on top of them. As Powder is falling, she is in awe of the explosion. Marcus sees the explosion in the distance. Vander is trapped under debris, but alive. Deckard gets back on his feet, merely stunned, and Silco orders his remaining henchmen to kill Vi and Vander. Vi is sobbing, crushed beneath the collapsed metal door. Vander summons all of his strength and pushes the debris off of himself, quickly knocking a henchman senseless as he approaches. He retrieves two metal hooks and dons them as improvised brass knuckles, dispatching a second henchman easily and makes his way to Deckard. Vi sobs more upon seeing Mylo and Claggor dead and the head of the monkey toy, knowing it was Powder's. While Deckard's strength is immense, Vander holds his own until Silco stabs him with a dagger from behind. Vander whips around and takes Silco by the neck, but Silco stabs him again and his strength fails him. He goes limp, and Silco gently pushes him off the catwalk. Vander crashes on top of a crate full of shimmer vials, barely able to move, though he weakly reaches for a vial of shimmer right after Silco orders Deckard to find Vi. Deckard easily lifts the metal door off of Vi and tosses it aside. However, Vander reappears, now transformed by shimmer and much larger than Deckard. He grabs Deckard and pins him to the wall by the throat, squeezing until his body goes limp and discarding him to the side. He then screams out Silco's name, but the flames engulfing the building are reaching dangerously close to Vi. Rather than pursue Silco, he swiftly grapples Vi and crashes through the wall with her, plummeting to the ground below. Vi holds Vander's head in her hands. He tells her to take care of Powder before his eyes loll back, presumably dead. Vi shrieks in agony at the loss of her adoptive father. Moments later, Powder appears, excitedly proclaiming that her monkey bomb finally worked. However, she sees Vander's body and Claggor's bloodstained goggles on the ground, and slowly realizes what happened. She begins crying, pleading that she only wanted to help. Vi is furious, reminding Powder that she told her to stay away. She hits Powder and after Powder asks and screams why she left her, she tells her she's a \"jinx\" and that Mylo was right. Powder merely unravels into tears and fragmented begging. Realizing that she's gone too far, Vi walks away to burn off her anger, Powder calling her name all the while, and collapses against a wall in exhaustion. Believing Vi abandoned her, Powder goes into another mental breakdown, sobbing. Silco turns a corner and finds Powder. When Vi sees Silco standing over her sister, she attempts to rush back to her side, but Marcus catches her from behind. He holds a drugged cloth over her nose and mouth, lulling her unconscious and dragging her away as he assures her that Silco will kill her if he sees her. Silco's remaining henchmen meet up with him and one of them is carrying an unconscious Sevika. Silco asks Powder where her sister is while hiding a knife behind his back. Powder responds by leaping into Silco's arms so forcefully that it knocks him to the ground and makes him drop the knife. Still crying, she says that Vi left her and that she's not her sister anymore. After a moment of hesitation and realizing her situation is similar to the one he had once when Vandar betrayed him, Silco wraps his arms around Powder and comforts her, saying, \"It's okay. We'll show them. We will show them all.\"." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 4, + "Several years after the events of the previous episode, Jayce enters Heimerdinger's office. They speak of the upcoming Progress Day, a holiday marking the anniversary of Piltover's founding. The city is about to turn 200 years old. Jayce inquires about a statue of a man named Stanwick Pididly, to which Heimerdinger explains that Stanwick is remembered not for his own work, but for the contributions of his students. Heimerdinger informs Jayce that while typically, he is the one to give the Progress Day speech, he and the Council want Jayce to deliver it this year, opining on how Jayce's hexgates (devices that allow airships to travel at speeds previously thought impossible) have revolutionized the city. He wonders if Jayce has anything he could reveal at the ceremony, and Jayce invites Heimerdinger to his lab later that afternoon to see what he calls \"the next chapter of hextech.\" At the Progress Day festival, Mrs. Kiramman introduces Jayce, her \"famous protégé,\" to a group of attendees. He excuses himself to banter with Caitlyn, now an enforcer, who is guarding her family's tent which she hated it because it was her mother's idea. On a nearby airship dock, Silco's henchmen (led by Sevika) prepare a large shipment of shimmer. They are attacked from above by Firelights, a gang of masked vigilantes known for their flying hoverboards. The Firelights subdue the henchmen using grenades that imprison their target within a shell of amber-colored crystals. The Firelight leader starts a stopwatch, saying that the crystals will only hold for five minutes. Poring over the vast quantities of shimmer, the leader remarks that Silco's operations are expanding. He orders the Firelights to check for more shimmer below deck, and to \"burn it all.\" Two Firelights descend below deck and trigger a tripwire that locks the door shut behind them. Seeing a crude drawing of a monkey on the door, they realize that this is the work of a teenage Powder, now known as Jinx. Another device activates, dangling a doll in front of the Firelights which attaches several grenades to each of their bodies. They explode, killing the pair. Jinx emerges onto the top deck and begins dispatching the remaining Firelights. One of them moves to set the shimmer ablaze with a flare, but Jinx grabs her arm and pistol-whips her, dislodging her mask. Revealed to be a human girl with pink hair, the Firelight bears a resemblance to Vi, causing Jinx to become frozen stiff by a sudden surge of traumatic memories. In Jinx's stupor, the Firelight drops the flare, igniting the shimmer, and breaks free of Jinx's grasp. Jinx responds by firing her shock pistol, killing the girl. The Firelight leader cries out and rushes to shake the girl awake, but she doesn't move. He checks his stopwatch, realizing that his five minutes are almost up. Enraged, he makes a wild attack against Jinx, but is quickly grabbed and carried away by another Firelight on a hoverboard. Jinx erratically fires her minigun, Pow-Pow, at the fleeing Firelights, pincushioning the ship's hull with bullet holes and wounding one of her allies, but the Firelights escape unscathed. Sevika finally breaks free from the crystals and angrily confronts Jinx for failing to guard the cargo. Heimerdinger arrives at Jayce's lab, where Jayce and Viktor display several new inventions. First is a newly fortified hex crystal: unlike normal crystals which are extremely volatile and dangerous, these smooth, marble-like crystals can withstand great force and are completely safe. This allows them to design portable devices, such as the Atlas gauntlets, a pair of robotic hands created to assist miners, granting the wielder strength enough to crush boulders. In addition, Viktor demonstrates the hex claw, a mechanical arm equipped with a powerful laser, designed to assist artificers. Heimerdinger is impressed, but estimates that these devices will need a \"decade\" of additional research before they can be released to the public, since putting that type of power in everyone's hands would be dangerous without safeguards. Viktor is disheartened, eager to start improving lives immediately. Caitlyn sneaks aboard the nearly-destroyed airship where the Firelights attacked, now an active crime scene. She takes photographs and examines the wreckage carefully. Following a trail of blood below deck, she discovers the henchman Jinx mistakenly shot, collapsed on the ground. She uses a cloth to stem his still-open wound as she begins questioning him. Marcus arrives, now the sheriff, and reprimands Caitlyn for interfering in this investigation while she's supposed to be guarding her family's tent. He punishes her with a graveyard shift and orders his officers to take the wounded henchman to Stillwater Prison. Sevika returns to The Last Drop, transformed by Silco into a raucous nightclub. In Silco's office, she blames Jinx for the lost shimmer, but Silco defends Jinx, saying it was Sevika who failed in her responsibility. Sevika storms out in frustration. Silco asks Jinx, who had been listening from the rafters, for her side of the story. Jinx explains her trauma response to the pink-haired girl, and Silco stresses that she needs to move on from the past. He says that Sevika will \"clean up today's mess\" and instructs Jinx to take some time off and focus on her gadgetry. Just as Sevika did, Jinx storms off in a huff. At a lavish cocktail party, Mel is standing alone on a tall balcony. Elora approaches, asking if she's tired of mingling. Mel bemoans that the only person worth her time is Jayce. As if on cue, Jayce arrives, asking to speak to Mel in private. After retreating to Mel's study, he explains that Heimerdinger thinks Jayce's inventions need more time and asks for her advice. Mel urges him to \"give people a glimpse of the future,\" saying that investors and representatives from all over the world will be present at Jayce's speech and that Progress Day is the perfect time to reveal new creations. Jinx returns to her lair, fashioned from the remnants of a massive engine hanging over a cavernous fissure. She vents her frustrations to crude effigies of Mylo and Claggor, complaining that Silco now thinks she's weak. However, her mood gradually improves as she starts to come up with a plan to prove herself. Jayce prepares to deliver his Progress Day speech. He invites Viktor onstage with him, but Viktor declines due to the large crowd. After Mrs. Kiramman introduces him, he walks onstage to rambunctious applause. He compares his humble origins as a stonemason's scion to his current status as the creator of the hexgates, which have brought incredible prosperity to Piltover. Viktor prepares to unveil their latest inventions, but Jayce doubts himself and says that he'll be ready to reveal them at a later date, to which the crowd seems disappointed. However, he finishes by claiming that his creations will bring an end to the people's hardships, and that Piltover's future is bright. The crowd applauds once again, but Jayce sees that Mel and Elora have gotten up to leave. Afterwards, Caitlyn and a group of enforcers relax on the steps of the capitol building as they guard the now-empty festival setup late at night. The others are teasing her for her background of wealth and refinement when a fire breaks out in a nearby building. They rush to the scene and hear the voice of a young girl crying for help from within. Some enforcers leave to notify the fire brigade, others start deploying extinguishers, and yet others begin searching for the child. However, they find that the child's voice is coming from a portable speaker hanging from the ceiling alongside numerous explosives. The artificial voice sours, becoming Jinx's voice, and Caitlyn sees a drawing of a monkey, nearly identical to the one she saw on the destroyed airship. She realizes that it's a trap, but it's too late, and the bombs detonate, collapsing the building. Six enforcers die in the blast, while others, including Caitlyn, are injured. Caitlyn sees Jinx leaving the scene before she loses consciousness. The following morning, Jayce and Viktor inform Marcus and the Council that the perpetrator of this crime also stole one of the fortified hex crystals and some of their research papers. When asked if the undercity could create a weapon with the stolen crystal, Jayce admits that it's possible. He recommends suspending all hextech operations, including the hexgates, until the situation is resolved, but the Council is reluctant to halt foreign commerce. Mel proposes that Jayce be given a seat on the Council so that he'll have the resources to assist in this investigation as he chooses. Heimerdinger seconds the motion, prompting Mel to call a vote. Back in her lair, Jinx is hard at work on new gadgets. Silco arrives, furiously reprimanding her for destroying a building and killing enforcers. However, she gives him the fortified hex crystal she stole, setting off a fireworks display and hugging Silco to earn his approval. Finally, he seems pleased. In her bedroom, Caitlyn is attempting to make sense of recent events via a sprawling, interconnected display of evidence and photographs pinned to a map of Piltover and Zaun. Jayce arrives with flowers, but Caitlyn is uninterested, tossing them in with the many other flowers she's received during her recovery. She explains her findings: she believes that the perpetrators of the failed smuggling operation were also responsible for the recent attack. Nearly all of the undercity's ongoing violence, she reasons, can be traced back to a single source. Jayce is unsure if any of her theories can be proven. He reveals that he's been made a councilor and asks her to join his security team, since her parents have now had her discharged from the enforcers. She rejects his \"charity\" and tells him to leave. Caitlyn takes a ferry to Stillwater Prison and asks to speak with the henchman she found aboard the airship, inmate 2135. The warden reveals that the inmate was assaulted and is unable to speak due to his injuries. Instead, Caitlyn goes to talk with the prisoner who attacked him. Alone in a cell on the fortieth basement level, she finds this prisoner: Vi." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 5, + "We flash back to a scene from Caitlyn's childhood. She charges through a forest with a rifle, quickly but carefully shooting small wooden targets as metal arms thrust them into view, racing against Grayson to see who can be faster. Finally, she shoots the last target, but sees Grayson taking aim and holding her shot against the same one. Later, a party celebrates Caitlyn's victory, but she leaves her trophy on a set of stairs and confronts Grayson outside, asking if her parents paid Grayson to let her win. Grayson is coy at first, but admits that while she wasn't paid, she did let Caitlyn win, simply because she thought the child deserved it. She explains that, as an enforcer, learning to shoot allows her to protect people, which is reward enough, and asks Caitlyn what she's shooting for. Back in the present day, Caitlyn interrogates Vi, but Vi answers all of her questions sarcastically, giving her nothing. Frustrated, Caitlyn starts to leave, with Vi telling her to \"give Silco a kiss.\" Caitlyn returns, asking about Silco, but Vi remains obstinate. Hesitantly, Caitlyn steps over a red line on the ground, getting close enough that Vi can reach her through the metal bars. She shows Vi a picture of Jinx's monkey drawings from the crime scenes. Suddenly interested, Vi asks where Caitlyn got this. Caitlyn asks if inmate 2135 worked for Silco. Vi is incredulous that she didn't already know this, saying \"they all do.\" Caitlyn asks for proof, and Vi says she can get it, but not from within a jail cell. Caitlyn is reluctant to trust Vi and goes to leave. Later, she returns with orders from Jayce for Vi's release. Marcus delivers a somber speech at the funeral of the six enforcers killed by Jinx. He and his daughter, Ren, also visit Grayson's grave. Later, in Silco's office, Marcus furiously argues with Silco over the deaths of his enforcers. He wants to arrest Jinx, arguing that Silco can't control her. Silco instead suggests that he pins these crimes on the Firelights. Marcus is reluctant to play along, but begrudgingly accepts. Jayce goes through the hexgate logs and finds far more discrepancies than he anticipated. Viktor is wholly uninterested in Jayce's politics and wants him to refocus on science, reminding him that the people who need their help can't wait. Marcus arrives, and Jayce is aggressive in his push for Marcus to take this corruption seriously, providing him with a list of suspicious transactions. Marcus tells him that the Firelights are their chief suspect. Viktor loses focus, coughing up blood as his vision becomes hazy. Jayce asks if he's all right, but Viktor brushes him off and returns to the lab. Jinx prepares a hextech device based on Jayce and Viktor's notes, but as she activates it, it emits a powerful pulse of light and energy, somewhat resembling the explosion that killed her family. Unable to bear the painful reminder, she flees the device in tears. Caitlyn brings Vi to a train leading down into Zaun, but Vi says the train would be \"too risky.\" She begins leaping across rooftops, deftly freerunning into the city below. Reluctantly, Caitlyn follows her, but isn't nearly as light on her feet, navigating the climb slowly and clumsily. On the ground, a pair of street thugs confront Vi, but she dispatches them before Caitlyn finally catches up with her. Vi dons one of the thugs' jackets and tosses the other's clothing to Caitlyn so that she can change out of her enforcer uniform. Back in the lab, Viktor theorizes that hextech can be made to learn and adapt rather than be bound to a single function. He tinkers with a levitating device covered in interchangeable runes, later referred to as the \" hex core.\" Jayce asks if he's sure this is safe, to which Viktor responds, \"Of course not.\" Vi takes Caitlyn to a food stall run by a man named Jericho and voraciously wolfs down a bowl of cooked fish covered in sauce. She asks Vi what information Jericho can offer, but Vi reveals that she was simply hungry. However, Jericho slides Vi a napkin on which he's drawn a sigil. Vi takes the napkin and the pair depart. Jayce and Mel attend a theatre performance, sitting in a mezzanine box while a musician plays a unique-looking hybrid instrument. Mel warns Jayce that by tightening security, he's made himself an enemy of various merchants, including the other councilors, who had previously been able to use their wealth and influence to break certain trade laws with impunity. Jinx revisits the abandoned arcade from her childhood, which appears to have remained untouched in the years since her last visit. She restores a punching machine whose scoreboard is covered in Vi's name. Memories of her sister bubble to the surface once again as she furiously takes out her frustration on the machine. At last, her name appears second on the scoreboard, just short of Vi's high score. Vi sees that The Last Drop has been taken over by Silco and is moved to anger. Caitlyn remarks on how shady the place looks, but Vi rebuts her, saying, \"You don't know anything.\" Back at the theatre, Jayce is reluctant to compromise the safety of the hexgates for what he views as the other councilors' corruption, but Mel assures him that he'd simply be doing \"favors amongst friends\" and as a symbol of the future, he has the potential to shape his own destiny. Amara, one of the merchants he inadvertently crossed, arrives at Mel and Jayce's box, bemoaning how she'd been confronted by enforcers that morning. Mel assures her that Jayce is willing to reinstate former trade privileges to those who \"share his vision.\" Finally, Jayce plays along, striking a deal with Amara. Jayce agrees to restore her trade privileges as Mel suggested and further entices Amara with exclusive perks from his Hextech enterprise as a partner in exchange for her financial and political support. One by one, he visits the other councilors (except Heimerdinger) in their boxes, making similar arrangements with each one, much to Mel's pleasure. Vi and Caitlyn visit a brothel whose door is marked with the sigil given to them by Jericho. Caitlyn, clearly out of her element, asks Vi what her plan is. Vi suggests Caitlyn pretend to be a prostitute, but Caitlyn scoffs at the idea. Vi advises her that the way to make people talk to her is to act like you have what they want. Caitlyn asks what she has, to which Vi responds, \"You're hot, cupcake.\" She grabs a patron by the arm, who introduces himself as Pim, and leaves him to mingle with Caitlyn. She enters the office of the brothel's madam, Babette, who is shocked to see her. Marcus visits Silco's office, warning him that Jayce is now a councilor and is on the path to discovering Marcus and Silco's relationship. Silco offers him one of Jinx's grenades, suggesting he pass it off as proof of the Firelights' guilt. Marcus laments that \"this has gone too far\" and imagines himself pulling the grenade's pin, killing himself and Silco. Silco dares him to do it, but in the end, he simply walks away. Silco tells Jinx, who is once again listening from the rafters, that she needs to weaponize hextech soon. Jinx asserts that she is unable due to her trauma association with the hex crystal, but Silco is insistent. Babette tells Vi that no one has been able to stop Silco since Vander's death. Vi asks about Powder, but Babette knows nothing. However, she reveals that Sevika is a regular at the brothel and offers to have one of her staff, Miguel, tell Vi where to find her. As Vi leaves the brothel, she sees Caitlyn chatting with another patron, looking far more comfortable and relaxed than when she arrived. Mel commends Jayce for his work at the theatre and they fondly discuss the future of hextech. Suddenly, Mel kisses him. Meanwhile, Viktor continues experimenting with the hex core, unable to figure out why it isn't working. His assistant, Sky, offers to walk him home, but he rejects her, saying he's going to sleep in the lab tonight. He resumes his work, eventually getting frustrated and throwing his notes in the air. At that moment, his vision becomes hazy once again, and he coughs blood onto the table. Mel and Jayce go to bed together. Viktor collapses, unconscious, as his blood reacts to the hex core. It begins pooling towards the core until a single drop levitates off the table and begins weaving itself into the fabric of the device. All the while, Mel and Jayce have sex. Silco takes Jinx to the waters where Vander tried to drown him. He explains that he let a weak man die on that day, and a new one was reborn. If Jinx wishes to overcome her pain, he says, she needs to let Powder die. He tells her to be strong, saying that \"Jinx is perfect.\" Finally, he submerges her in the river as if baptizing her. Vi finds Sevika gambling over a game of cards. Marcus ponders the grenade given to him by Silco, alongside a framed drawing by his daughter. Enraged, he shatters his drink. Mel wakes up alone, realizing that Jayce is gone. Jayce sits next to a hospital bed, where Viktor lies unconscious. As Viktor wakes up, Jayce struggles to explain what the doctors told him. Viktor fills in the gaps, asking how much time he has left. Vi interrupts Sevika's card game with a knee to the face. Sevika's opponents grab a handful of coins and run. Sevika removes her cloak, revealing a mechanical prosthetic arm, able to her inject her with shimmer on command. They fight relentlessly, Vi eventually pinning Sevika to the ground. She asks where her sister is, and Sevika says that Jinx works for Silco now. This shocks Vi enough for her to let her guard down momentarily, and Sevika stabs in her in the gut with knife-like mechanical fingers. She's about to kill Vi, but takes a shot to the shoulder from Caitlyn's rifle and flees. Caitlyn helps Vi to her feet and the two hobble away. Jinx finally solves hextech, creating a machine similar to the one Jayce built when he first unlocked its potential. A wounded Sevika shuffles back to Silco's office, leaking shimmer on the floor. She tells Silco that Vi is back. Silco is dumbfounded, having believed the girl was dead." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 6, + "We flash back to a scene from Viktor's childhood. While other children swim in the water, Viktor winds up a mechanical toy boat. He is seen briefly by Sky, but the girl soon returns to playing with the other kids. Viktor sets the boat in the water and it begins sailing downstream. As it picks up speed with the current, Viktor is unable to keep up with it due to his bad leg. It descends into a cave, but Viktor follows it. When it finally comes to rest, it is found by Singed, who is sitting in the cave with his pet waverider, Rio. Viktor inquires about the creature, and Singed explains that Rio is a rare mutation he cultivated, and that while she is dying, he is working to save her. Viktor offers to help, and Singed accepts. Back in the present day, Viktor sits on a ledge overlooking the same pool of water from his youth. Heimerdinger approaches, remembering the day he first met Viktor here, and offers his condolences for Viktor's prognosis. Viktor expresses envy for the professor's long and remarkable life. Heimerdinger tells him that he should be proud of his accomplishments, but Viktor believes his work will be short-lived. Jayce walks in on Mel painting a picture of the Immortal Bastion from her home nation of Noxus. He apologizes for disappearing the previous night, but she remains irate. After a moment, he breaks the news that Viktor is dying. He theorizes that his illness is due to the gases he was exposed to while living in Zaun, lamenting that he wants to solve real issues, not just trade disputes, and hates feeling so useless. Mel admits that she's an exile from her family, having fallen short of \"Medarda standards.\" She tells Jayce that he should be with Viktor, saying that while we can't change fate, we don't have to face it alone. Viktor stares endlessly, pondering the hex core. He begins to notice how it's changed after absorbing his blood. He touches it with his finger, and it reacts violently, causing his consciousness to slip once again. Jinx visits the bar at The Last Drop. The bartender, Thieram, seems terrified of her, but pours her a drink as she pries him for information. He reveals that Silco's henchmen are searching for two women who \"did a number\" on Sevika. Jinx thanks him by attaching a grenade to his back, though it only explodes in glitter. Caitlyn and Vi continue to elude the henchmen, but Vi can barely walk due to her wound. They come to the edge of a cliffside with an abandoned water tower situated at the bottom, metal supports reaching all the way up the rock wall. Vi jumps across the beams to reach the bottom, though her condition makes her sloppy. Caitlyn follows slowly. Standing on a distant structure, the Firelight leader sees them descend. A group of henchmen sprint past the water tower, not thinking to check the hiding place below. Sevika enters Silco's office, saying, \"We lost her.\" The chair swivels around to reveal Jinx in Silco's seat, and she asks who they lost. Sevika steps forward, stumbling into a tripwire and releasing a noxious green gas. Jinx dons a gas mask as Sevika attempts to reach her, but passes out. Some time later, Jinx slaps her awake; she's tied down to Silco's chair. Jinx subtly threatens to cut off her remaining arm, but Sevika is unfazed. She explains that Vi is back in town alongside an enforcer, claiming that it's only a matter of time before Jinx \"implodes\" and Silco \"gets the message\" that she's unreliable. Jinx feigns crying, but sneezes in Sevika's face, exclaiming that she knows \"just how to deliver that message.\" Marcus returns home and goes to check on his daughter, Ren. He finds her building a tower of blocks with Silco and two of his thugs. Silco reveals that Vi is loose in Zaun with an enforcer (he had been under the impression that Marcus killed her, not locked her in prison). Marcus identifies the enforcer as Caitlyn and promises to \"fix this.\" Though it goes unspoken, all adults in the room are aware that Silco means to harm Ren if Marcus fails him. Silco misplaces a block, bringing the tower tumbling down, unconvincingly pretending it was an accident. Viktor demonstrates to Jayce that the hex core responds to organic matter, causing a small plant to experience massive growth, multiplying in size in a matter of seconds. Viktor theorizes that the hex core could lead to healing magic, which could augment physiology and extend life. Jayce surmises that it may be the key to saving Viktor's life, but the plant withers and dies moments later. Viktor explains that he's had the same result with every plant he's tried, but doesn't know why. He fears he may be running out of time. Trying to remain hopeful, Jayce offers to ask Heimerdinger for help. Caitlyn helps Vi to her feet. They stand before a large encampment of vagrants, all of whom appear malnourished or deformed, shying away from Caitlyn's flashlight. They turn away, retreating into the house at the base of the water tower. Caitlyn helps Vi onto a bench and reaches to dab her face with a handkerchief, but Vi swats her away. Vi is fading, and begins to see visions of her childhood, when she and Powder lived in this house with their parents. Caitlyn wants Vi to trust her, not seeming to understand why she hates Piltovans so much. Eventually, Vi allows Caitlyn to stem her still-bleeding wound with the handkerchief. Viktor and Jayce introduce Heimerdinger to the hex core. They explain its various functions, but Heimerdinger is distracted. He says that he's seen nations destroyed by arcane forces which looked \"exactly like this\" and insists that the hex core be destroyed. Jayce vehemently opposes him, saying that the hex core could save Viktor's life. Heimerdinger claims that this is a violation of the Ethos and vows to have it destroyed one way or another, storming away in anger. Viktor says he knows someone else who could help, but Jayce says he needs to get ready, to which Viktor asks, \"For what?\" Vi starts to lose consciousness entirely. Caitlyn exits the house but is startled to find Huck standing there, asking if Vi is all right. Caitlyn trains her rifle on Huck, but he assures her that he's a friend, owing his life to Vi's father. Caitlyn tells him that Vi needs a doctor. Huck explains that doctors are scarce around here, but he may know someone who can help. He beckons Caitlyn to follow him into the camp, where they arrive at an apothecary's stall. Huck explains that the apothecary makes potions to help with \"this,\" shamefully gesturing to the deformed purple growths on his body caused by the overuse of shimmer. The apothecary brings forth a potion, asking for a trade. Caitlyn empties the bullets from her rifle and passes it to the woman. In response, she adds a single drop of shimmer to the potion and slides it to Caitlyn. Caitlyn invites Huck to meet Vi, but Huck doesn't want Vi to see him \"like this.\" She embraces him in a hug before returning to the house. Marcus gives Jinx's grenade to Jayce, falsely stating that he found it on one of the Firelights and that he has reason to expect more attacks, though he's unsure how to stop them aside from \"searching everyone who crosses the bridges.\" Jayce says that that's exactly what they'll do. Marcus is hesistant, but Jayce insists. He also inquires about the prisoner Caitlyn released on Jayce's order, asking if there's anything he can help with, but Jayce dismisses him, saying he's \"got it covered.\" Later, at a Council meeting, Heimerdinger waxes poetic on how Piltover has lost its way, saying that greed and complacence have divided the once-united city. He urges the councilors to hold each other accountable, but Jayce retorts by asking who will hold Heimerdinger accountable. He berates the professor for failing to contain shimmer and violence in the undercity, accusing him of obstructing others' plans but never formulating his own. He continuously attacks the professor until at last, he moves that Heimerdinger be expelled from the Council. Such a motion must be unanimous, but in the end, every other councilor supports Jayce's proposal. Heimerdinger appears incredibly hurt and betrayed as his days on the Council come to a halt. Caitlyn feeds the potion to a barely conscious Vi. She screams awake, eyes briefly turning purple from the shimmer, and notices that her wound has stopped bleeding almost immediately. Caitlyn refocuses on finding Jinx, the name given to Vi by Sevika. She leans against a support beam, but quickly stands up straight as the entire tower creaks unsteadily. She notices that the beam is marked with various heights labeled \" Violet\" and \" Powder,\" realizing that Vi used to live here. She asks who Powder is, and Vi explains that it's her sister whom she needs to find. The conversation leads to Vi revealing that her parents were killed by enforcers. A commotion stirs, prompting Vi and Caitlyn to follow the noise outside. Silco is standing there with his thugs, holding vials of shimmer over a small crowd of vagrants. He drops the vials, leading the addicts to imbibe the drug voraciously. They begin to transform, marching towards Vi mindlessly. Caitlyn starts pushing on the support beam in an attempt to bring the water tower down. Vi promises to save her sister and destroy Silco's empire, turning to slam her fist into the beam, finally beginning the tower's collapse. From atop a distant tower in Zaun, Jinx holds the flare that Vi gave her when she was a child. She ignites it, sending blue smoke skyward, determined to attract Vi's attention. Vi and Caitlyn escape in the chaos as the water tower falls apart. Enraged, Silco sends his henchmen after them and kicks Huck into the dirt until he stops moving. Vi and Caitlyn reenter the city proper, and Vi spots Jinx's plume of smoke. Marcus erects a blockade upon every bridge between Piltover and Zaun, illuminated by floodlights, with the intent of searching all who pass. Back in Viktor's childhood, the boy arrives at Singed's lab with a crate full of flowers to feed Rio. However, he finds Rio in severe pain, flailing on the ground, her body hooked up to a series of tubes. He embraces Rio in empathy, horrified at what Singed has done. Singed says he \"thought [Viktor] understood,\" and that the mutation must survive. Disgusted, Viktor absconds, trampling over the flowers as he goes. Returning once more to the present day, Singed has contained Rio within a massive glass jar full of green liquid, her unmoving body still connected to various tubes. An adult Viktor limps into Singed's lab, saying, \"I understand now.\" Singed turns to face him, his visage scarred and burnt by the fire set by Powder all those years ago. Silco retreats to his office, venting about how many problems \"one girl\" can cause. He sees a dagger stuck in his desk: on it, an arrow pointing upward, drawn in crayon. He looks up. Dangling from the ceiling is Sevika's unconscious body, vandalized with crude graffiti, including the word \"liar\" numerous times. Eventually, Jinx's flare burns out, prompting her to angrily throw it to the ground below as she examines her stolen hex crystal. Finally, Vi arrives. Reunited at last, the sisters embrace in tears. The crystal slips from Jinx's grasp and clatters to the floor. She tells Vi that she's changed since Vi left, but Vi assures her that she still loves her deeply. Caitlyn catches up a moment later, prompting Jinx to draw Pow-Pow, pointed at Caitlyn. Jinx realizes that Sevika wasn't lying about Vi being with an enforcer, while Caitlyn sees the crystal and realizes that Vi's sister is Jinx. Vi attempts to calm both parties down, but Jinx becomes hostile, surmising that Vi is playing a cruel trick. Vi continuously refers to her sister as Powder, causing her to angrily assert that her name is Jinx now. She accuses Vi of manipulating her in order to obtain the hex crystal, but Vi insists she doesn't even recognize the gemstone. Jinx hears a strange noise in the distance, and suddenly, the Firelights appear. Jinx opens fire on the masked hoverboarders, with Vi covering her back and fighting to fend them off. Caitlyn seizes the hex crystal before it can roll off the tower, but is then knocked unconscious by a Firelight. As the battle continues, Vi is disturbed at how unhinged and violent her sister has become, and while Vi is distracted, a Firelight knocks her out as well. Another Firelight slashes at Jinx's leg, leaving a gash. Finally, the gangsters deploy a smoke bomb and disappear with Caitlyn and Vi. Having lost her sister once again, Jinx cries out in agony." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 7, + "Caitlyn and Vi wake up handcuffed to metal pipes and blinded by burlap sacks over their heads. They argue briefly until someone enters the room and takes Vi away, leaving Caitlyn alone. One of the Firelights removes the sack from Vi's head and leaves her alone with the gang's leader. The leader removes his mask, revealing himself to be Ekko. Ekko explains that he thought Vi was dead and begins to question her, still unsure if he can trust her. Vi is adamant that she knows nothing about the hextech gemstone and that she isn't working for Silco. Eventually, she shirks off her handcuffs and embraces Ekko in a hug, saying that she missed him. After realizing that she's still the same Vi he used to know, Ekko reciprocates, shedding a single tear as he does. After examining Viktor's research, Singed offers him a vial containing a variant of Shimmer, which he claims will allow him to survive a \"violent transition.\" However, he warns Viktor that taking this path will cause the Topsiders to despise him, revealing that he parted ways with Heimerdinger for similar reasons. Viktor takes the shimmer, telling himself that Jayce will understand. Jayce is hard at work at the forge when Mel approaches him. He shows her the grenade given to him by Marcus, showing disbelief at the quality of its engineering. He also expresses guilt for having betrayed his former mentor, Heimerdinger, but Mel assures him that he did the right thing. Sevika informs Silco that Marcus has shut down the border between Piltover and Zaun, and that the Chem-Barons have called for an assembly. Silco says he needs to find Jinx, but Sevika suggests that she'll reappear \"when she's ready.\" Jinx returns to her workshop and begins stitching the gash in her leg while arguing with the voice of Mylo in her head. Mylo berates her, but Jinx tries to stay positive, telling herself that Vi came back for her, not the crystal. Ekko introduces Vi to his new home: a small, sequestered settlement centered around a massive tree (a rare sight in Zaun). He explains that the settlement has become a refuge for victims of Shimmer. He shows Vi a large, painted mural commemorating their dead. It prominently features Violet, Powder, Mylo, Claggor, Vander, Benzo, and numerous others. Someone is in the process of adding the pink-haired girl that reminded Jinx of Violet. Ekko tries to convince Vi that Powder is gone and that Jinx can't be saved, but Vi refuses to give up on her sister. A riot has broken out at the border, with enforcers struggling to hold the line. Viktor sits on the Piltover side, and Jayce arrives on Marcus's notice. Jayce admonishes Viktor for the optics of his own partner violating the blockade, but Viktor is baffled that Jayce is the one who ordered it. Viktor explains that he was visiting Zaun in search of someone he knew who could help save his life. Jayce asserts that people from the undercity are dangerous, but Viktor angrily reminds him that he's from the undercity. He also lies, saying that \"this friend of [his]\" was unable to offer any assistance. The Chem-Barons hold their assembly: Finn, Smeech, Chross, Renni, and Margot. Finn bemoans that with the border shut down, the Barons are bleeding money, and he decries Silco for \"losing control.\" Finally, Silco arrives with Sevika. Finn and the others question him, suggesting that they cut a deal with Topsiders and return the gemstone. In response, Sevika dons a gas mask, turns off the ceiling fan, and drops a metal tank which begins filling the room with an invisible gas. The other Barons begin coughing and choking, but Silco seems immune to its effects as he distributes gas masks to everyone except Finn. He lectures the Barons, reminding them that the undercity had nothing before he \"gave them a taste of Topside.\" Eventually, Finn collapses on the floor, begging Silco for the final mask. Silco takes a deep breath through the mask before finally bequeathing it to Finn. At last, Sevika restarts the ceiling fan and swings the doors open, airing out the room. Having made his point, Silco takes his leave. Elora brings a letter to Mel, and Mel instantly recognizes the binding wax seal as her family crest. A masked child removes Caitlyn's restraints and offers her a bowl of water, but she swats it from the child's hand. Ekko, sitting in the doorway, dismisses the child. Caitlyn begins to negotiate for Vi's release, but Vi appears behind Ekko, free and unharmed. Ekko explains that Vi has vouched for Caitlyn, and so he'll allow her to return to Piltover. Jinx reappears before Silco, seizing the device he uses to inject Shimmer into his deformed eye. She confronts him for lying about Vi, using the needle to create tiny stab wounds across his face. Silco claims he only wanted to protect Jinx, accusing Vi of returning only for the crystal, not for her sister. He reminds Jinx that he found her and gave her a home after Vi left her. Visibly distressed, Jinx finally uses the device for its intended purposes, injecting Silco's eye with Shimmer and storming out of the room. Ekko and Caitlyn get into a heated argument. Ekko claims that Silco pays the Enforcers to hunt his people \"like animals,\" but Caitlyn doesn't believe it. He confronts her about the gemstone, and she explains its purpose: that it can be used to build any hextech device. Ekko wants to use it to fight back against Silco, but Caitlyn believes she can bring an end to the conflict if she can present the crystal to Jayce and the Council. After some convincing, Ekko agrees on one condition: that he deliver the crystal himself. Viktor carefully dismantles Jinx's grenade. Mel theorizes that someone in Zaun may be weaponizing hextech and suggests that Jayce and Viktor build their own weapons. Viktor passionately rejects the idea, arguing that they invented hextech to improve lives, not to take them. Jayce, however, is conflicted. In his distress, Viktor nearly sets off the grenade, but cuts a wire and deactivates it. Heimerdinger dons a cloak and sails across the river to Zaun. Ekko says his goodbyes to the Firelights and leaves along with Vi and Caitlyn. They see a swarm of insects which glow with an eerie green light. Vi tells Caitlyn, who has never seen them before, that the creatures are called \"Firelights.\" Jayce discovers a drawing he made as a child, depicting himself as a hero wielding a large mechanical hammer. He hugs his mother, lamenting that he may have to do something he never thought he would. Viktor retrieves the vial of Shimmer he received from Singed, hidden in the handle of his crutch. He carves runes into his leg brace as well as his own skin. Finally, he injects himself with the drug and cuts open his hand, feeding his blood to the hex core. He screams in pain as Shimmer and magic infuse into his bloodstream, beginning a violent transition. Ekko, Vi, and Caitlyn begin to cross the Bridge of Progress back to Piltover, but Vi stops. She says that she needs to go back for her sister, and leaves Ekko and Caitlyn to go ahead without her. Jinx is perched high upon the bridge's supports, watching them with great interest through a spyglass. Ekko and Caitlyn encounter the blockade, Enforcers commanding them to halt. Caitlyn sees Marcus and flashes her badge, saying she has proof that Silco is behind everything. Not seeing any other option, Ekko brandishes the canister containing the gemstone. Marcus steps forward and shoots Ekko in the torso, training his pistol on Caitlyn and picking up the canister as the boy collapses. Hearing the gunshot, Vi doubles back to rejoin her friends. Marcus seems to struggle internally, knowing he needs to kill Caitlyn to protect himself, but appearing unable to do so. Mysteriously, a swarm of firelights descends on the scene. Closer inspection reveals that the insects are mechanical replicas, and without warning, they explode, wreaking havoc on the blockade. Jinx arrives in the wake of the false firelights, which were apparently by her design. With her shock pistol, she executes a struggling enforcer. Many others lay dead. Caitlyn attempts to stand, but her leg is wounded. Marcus begins to speak and dies mid-sentence. Vi rushes to Caitlyn's side and helps her to her feet. Jinx retrieves the canister and slings it over her shoulder. Upon seeing Vi and Caitlyn, she is enraged, believing Caitlyn to be a corrupting influence bent on turning Vi against her. She fires Pow-Pow at the pair, forcing them to jump out of the way. Ekko appears on his hoverboard, having survived Marcus's shot via a metal plate hidden under his clothes. He knocks the minigun out of Jinx's hands and steals back the canister, throwing it to Vi and Caitlyn and telling them to go. Reluctantly, the pair shuffle away, leaving Ekko behind to fight Jinx. Jinx fires her shock pistol, but Ekko remembers a game he played with Powder when they were kids, and uses it to predict and dodge Jinx's shots. He tackles her, pins her to the ground, and beats her viciously. However, seeing Jinx's bloodied nose and frightened expression causes him to momentarily hesitate, taking pity on the girl he once knew. Jinx takes the opportunity to pull a grenade's pin. Both of them are engulfed in the resulting explosion." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 8, + "We flash back to a scene from Mel's childhood. She stands amidst the wreckage of a crumbling throne room. Her mother, Ambessa, joins Mel in the room and begins lecturing her, extolling the virtues of war. Moments later, two Noxian guards enter, escorting a young woman as their prisoner, apparently a member of the newly dismantled royalty. Mel encourages her mother to show mercy, but Ambessa beheads the prisoner with one swipe of her blade. Back in the present day, Mel awakes from the apparent dream, startled by the painful memory. Above her bed is a large painting of the prisoner's necklace on the ground and covered in blood. She sees Jayce next to her, still asleep. Caitlyn and Vi make their way back into Piltover, evading squads of enforcers as the police rush to the Bridge of Progress. Caitlyn opens the canister and realizes that the hex crystal is missing. Silco arrives at the bridge sees Jinx's body lying amongst the wreckage. He rushes to her side, finding the hex crystal in her limp hand. He carries her back to Zaun. That morning, Jayce and Mel arrive at the Bridge of Progress. Upon seeing the enforcers' many corpses, Jayce vomits into the water below. While bent down, he sees the remnants of one of the mechanical firelights. Vi and Caitlyn sneak into the latter's bedroom through the window. Mrs. Kiramman kicks the door down, pointing a rifle at the pair as if she were expecting intruders, but is surprised to find Caitlyn instead. Mr. Kiramman embraces his daughter, relieved to see her safe. Mrs. Kiramman asks to speak to Caitlyn in private. Mr. Kiramman begins to remove the shrapnel from Caitlyn's leg. Mrs. Kiramman reprimands Caitlyn for her recklessness, but Caitlyn admonishes her mother, a councilor, for her role in creating the squalid conditions she witnessed in Zaun. After some convincing, Mrs. Kiramman agrees to allow Caitlyn and Vi to make their case before the Council. Silco bursts into Singed's lab carrying Jinx, still unconscious, and they strap her down to an operating table. Singed claims that he can save her, but that the process will be \"demanding.\" Silco assures him that Jinx can handle it, and implores him not to let her die. Singed surprises Silco with a syringe to the neck, anesthetizing Silco for the sake of his \"sanity.\" As Silco fades, Singed claims that he too once had a daughter. Sevika is sitting alone in The Last Drop, drinking and repairing her prosthetic arm. Finn sits across from her and strikes up a conversation. He expresses disappointment in Silco's performance and asks her to consider turning against him. Sevika is resistant to the idea, but Finn leaves her to think about it. Ambessa arrives in Piltover on a Noxian ship, accompanied by a host of soldiers. Mel and Elora meet her as she deboards. Ambessa attempts to frame her arrival as an innocent family visit, but Mel is suspicious of her mother and still harbors anger since Ambessa banished her over a decade prior. Ambessa informs her that Mel's brother, Kino, is dead, having \"crossed the wrong man.\" She reveals her ulterior motive: she wants her hands on hextech weaponry, but Mel refuses to oblige. A young male escort arrives, and Ambessa departs at his side. Caitlyn returns to her bedroom, where Vi had been waiting, and informs her that they'll present their case to Council that night. Vi laments on how badly she misses her younger sister and expresses regret for failing her, while Caitlyn simply listens intently. Jinx wakes up in Singed's lab, wracked by incredible pain. Singed injects her with shimmer, and Jinx begins to see vivid hallucinations of Vi, herself, and Caitlyn. In the visions, Vi betrays Jinx and replaces her with Caitlyn. Singed remarks that the pain will only get worse, and Jinx conflates him with the image of Caitlyn. She screams in agony. Later, Silco, comes to his senses. He groggily examines Jinx's operation table: the girl is gone, but the table is still covered in dirt and blood. He holds a scalpel to Singed's neck, asking what he did to her. Singed replies that he saved her life. A cloaked Heimerdinger walks through the streets of Zaun, taking in the depth of the city's poverty and violence. A young child approaches and gives him a handful of nuts and bolts as a gift. Hoping to impress her, Heimerdinger performs a sleight-of-hand trick to \"magically\" replace the scrap metal with a spinning top. However, the girl's mother angrily takes her away from the stranger. He returns to the Bridge of Progress and discovers Ekko's hoverboard on the ground, remarking on its \"ingenious\" design. Ekko is sitting against the bridge's supports, clutching an injured leg. He recognizes Heimerdinger, asking what he's doing on this side of the bridge. Heimerdinger bemoans that after losing his councilorship, he wanted to offer Zaun his assistance, but that he's \"not welcome.\" Ekko laughs, saying that he's having the exact same day. Heimerdinger tells Ekko that his wounds look serious and that he requires medical attention. Ekko replies that the professor is holding his ride. Jayce meets Ambessa, who is enjoying a hot bath at a bathhouse. She strongly encourages him to build hextech weaponry. Though he is initially dismissive of her advice, she seems to convince him of the real dangers posed by the undercity, and implores him to listen to the experience she has gained through age. The Council convenes, processing the revelation that Marcus had been secretly working against them. Caitlyn and Vi arrive, informing the Council that Silco is behind everything and is working to achieve Zaun's independence. Jayce presents Jinx's grenade, asking who created it. Caitlyn hesitates, but Vi admits it was made by Jinx. Jayce proposes the use of force, but the other councilors are unwilling to start a war until all diplomatic avenues have been exhausted. Vi angrily asserts that there can be no diplomacy with Silco, but the Council is unwilling to listen, prompting Vi to storm out of the room. She walks out into the rain, but Caitlyn tries to stop her. Vi insists that their efforts to reach the Council have failed and that she was naive to think things could change, but Caitlyn believes there must be another way. Vi compares Piltover and Zaun to \"oil and water,\" saying her relationship with Caitlyn is the same. She tells Caitlyn to forget about her, and walks away. Viktor stands at the docks and lets his crutch clatter to the ground. His bad leg has been completely transmuted into a purple metal. He begins to walk, and though he nearly stumbles, he breaks into a run, something he'd never been able to do before. Back at his lab, Viktor prepares to continue transmuting himself into metal, carving runes all across his body. Meanwhile, Sky is approaching, nervously rehearsing ways to ask Viktor to take a look at a project she'd been working on. Once again, Viktor attempts to inject himself with shimmer but after examining the vial, he realizes he's run out of shimmer. Viktor slices his hand open, feeding his blood to the hex core, and attempts to go through with the procedure anyways. Sky walks in on him shrieking in pain as the hex core violently transforms his flesh. She rushes to his side, attempting to pull him away, but the magic of the hex core disintegrates her into ash. Viktor faints. He wakes up a short time later, only his hand having been transmuted. He sees that Sky has become a pile of dust on the ground, and is heartbroken. In addition, the hex core has taken on a fleshier, more organic appearance. Jayce begins forging a hextech weapon: what will eventually become the Mercury Hammer. Vi appears unannounced, and Jayce threatens to have her arrested. She berates him for his readiness to throw strangers into a criminal justice system whose consequences he doesn't fully understand. However, they agree that they both want to make Silco pay. Vi dons one of the Atlas gauntlets; despite being designed for mining, she seems to reckon that they would make decent weapons, likening them to Vander's gauntlets. She suggests that they go against the Council's wishes and attack Silco's shimmer manufacturing facilities. Later, a squad of enforcers helmed by Jayce (now wielding the finished Mercury Hammer) board a train carrying numerous barrels of shimmer and force it back to its station. The enforcers quickly take control of the production facility and begin arresting workers, many of whom are children. One red-haired boy escapes an enforcer and presses a button triggering the alarm, waking up a squad of chemtanks: people in full-body mech-suits enhanced by shimmer. The chemtanks begin killing enforcers with superhuman speed and strength, eventually surrounding Jayce. Vi appears, wearing Atlas gauntlets on both hands, and destroys a chemtank with one massive punch. Together, they begin dispatching the remaining chemtanks. Jayce switches into cannon stance and fires furiously, but in his fervor, he mistakenly strikes the red-haired boy. The child falls over a railing and plummets to the ground. A short time later, Jayce and Vi find the boy just in time to watch him die. Caitlyn takes a shower, seemingly unable to take her thoughts away from Vi. Eventually, she emerges into the bathroom. Looking into the large, foggy mirror, she slowly realizes that someone has scribbled Jinx's trademark monkey symbol into the condensation. In the reflection, she sees that Jinx—eyes now pink from the effects of shimmer— is standing behind her." + ], + [ + "arcane", + 9, + "Jayce quietly mourns the red-haired child. Vi attempts to console him, but Jayce decides he won't be attacking any more of Silco's facilities. Vi protests. He commands her to return the Atlas gauntlets, but she refuses. He nearly attempts to seize the gauntlets by force, but simply walks away, saying she \"won't make it alone.\" Once he's gone, Vi destroys a large machine at the heart of the facility, spilling vast quantities of shimmer onto the ground. Some time later, Silco, Sevika, Renni, and Finn examine the wreckage of the destroyed facility. Renni hunches over the corpse of the red-haired child in grief; the boy was her son. The group bemoans Piltover's sudden boldness, saying that this never would have happened if Marcus was still alive. Renni furiously condemns Silco for allowing this to happen, criticizing his over-reliance on Jinx, who killed Marcus in the first place. Finn gives Sevika a knowing glance, silently encouraging her once more to betray Silco. Viktor grieves over Sky's remains, weeping and poring over the stack of notes she left behind. Eventually, he resolves to destroy the hex core, lifting a stool over his head with the intent to smash it. However, he finds himself unable to follow through. As he walks away, the hex core sends a pulse through his body that causes him to fall to the ground, seemingly of its own free will. Ambessa luxuriates on Mel's balcony, accompanied by a single guard and receiving a massage from her escort. Mel storms up to her and knocks the glass of wine from her hands, commanding the escort to leave. Ambessa dismisses him and the guard. Mel berates her mother for stirring Jayce to violence. Ambessa informs her that the man who killed Mel's brother \"doesn't believe the score is settled,\" and that she came seeking to weaponize hextech in order to protect herself and the Medarda family. Mel is appalled, insisting that she is no longer part of the family since Ambessa banished her, and asks why she did it. Ambessa confesses that Mel \"weakened\" her: she couldn't endure the look in her daughter's eyes when she made the \"necessary decisions\" to keep the family safe. She remains resolute in her quest to weaponize hextech, offering to take Mel back home if she cooperates. Viktor sits on the ledge overlooking the pool of water from his and Sky's childhood. He scatters her ashes, saying he's unsure where she would've preferred. He begins to walk away, but turns back, contemplating throwing himself from the edge. Jayce interrupts. He reminsces about their time in the Distinguished Innovators competition, lamenting that \"everything made sense then.\" Viktor pleads with Jayce to destroy the hex core, saying that he's unable to do so himself. He ruminates on the terrible mistakes that the pair have made, saying that they need to make it right. Sevika, Finn, and Renni barge into Silco's office. Finn lectures Silco for his decline, saying that today is the day he dies. Silco lectures him back, calling him a parasite and berating him for his lack of loyalty. A long, retractable blade emerges from Sevika's prosthetic arm, but instead of killing Silco as planned, she slices Finn's throat. Renni flees in terror. Silco asks if Sevika had been tempted to kill him instead. She responds, \"not for a worm like him.\" Silco examines a letter on his desk, sent from Jayce. Silco meets Jayce on a rampart overlooking the ocean. He gives Jayce a list of demands, including free trade routes, blanket amnesty, unrestricted access to the hexgates, and sovereignty. Jayce balks at the list, retorting that Silco wouldn't stand a chance in a war between Piltover and Zaun and claiming that he wants to save Zaun from annihilation. Silco refuses to budge, prompting Jayce to make demands of his own: discontinuing the production of shimmer, returning the hex crystal, and handing over Jinx. Silco's only problem is with surrendering Jinx, but Jayce is adamant that if he complies, he'll have his \"nation of Zaun.\" Ekko and Heimerdinger return to the Firelights' alcove. The professor is astonished at what Ekko has accomplished in such a brief period, and Ekko reveals his secret, saying, \"It's not enough to give people what they need to survive, you have to give them what they need to live.\" Silco visits a statue of Vander, bemoaning that \"it all makes sense now.\" He grapples with an impossible choice, between his dream of an independent Zaun, and Jinx, whom he views as his daughter. Unbeknownst to him, Jinx stands behind the statue, listening to Silco's every word, enraged at the notion that Silco might betray her. Vi appears at The Last Drop, looking for Sevika. Sevika orders the bar's patrons to clear out, and moments later, Vi and Sevika are left alone. They fight for a long while, tearing up the bar in the process. Sevika reveals her blade, which is capable of firing heated waves of energy. Eventually, she pierces through one of the Atlas gauntlets, severely damaging it, and knocking Vi to the ground. Vi is nearly spent, but a memory of Vander convinces her to get back up again as she sheds the damaged gauntlet. As the pair continue to clash, Vi realizes that the gauntlets are capable of producing a magical force field. Sevika doesn't anticipate this, and it gives Vi a window to rip off Sevika's prosthetic arm off and finally knock her out. As Vi recovers, however, Jinx appears behind her, pistol-whipping her unconscious. Viktor accompanies Jayce to a Council meeting. Jayce tells the Council that he is not fit to govern the people of Zaun, nor are any of them. Viktor announces that Jayce has brokered a peace with Silco in exchange for the undercity's independence. The other councilors, with the exception of Mel, are furious at the proposal, many leaping from their seats in indignation. Vi wakes up tied to a chair in Silco's old workshop, the abandoned cannery where Mylo, Claggor, and Vander died. Jinx explains that, while Silco believes he created Jinx, it was actually Vi's voice in her head that drove her to become what she is now. Vi assures Jinx that that the only thing that sustained her in prison was the thought of getting back to her, and promises that they're \"still sisters.\" Jinx brings Vi's chair to a dinner table and lights the candles, revealing a macabre mimicry of a lavish meal. Silco sits across from Vi, bound and gagged. Jinx's effigies of Mylo and Claggor, as well as the stuffed bunny from their childhood, are also in attendance. Jinx berates Silco for his various lies and betrayals. She brings out a cupcake topped with the stolen hex crystal, and wheels Caitlyn to the table, also bound and gagged. She states that Vi will decide where Jinx sits, referring to one chair labeled \" Powder\" and another labeled \" Jinx.\" She sets her shock pistol in Vi's bound hands, pleading that if Vi kills Caitlyn, she can \"have Powder back.\" Vi refuses, prompting Jinx to retake the gun and aim it at Caitlyn's head. Frantically, Vi promises to take Jinx away and leave all of this behind them. Silco attempts to speak, and Jinx removes his gag. He accuses Vi of lying and promises that he wasn't planning on betraying Jinx. Jinx hears Mylo laughing and shoots the Mylo dummy in response, breaking a glass. Caitlyn discreetly reaches for the broken glass, hoping to cut herself loose. Silco continues to speak, assuring Jinx that she's his daughter and that he'll never forsake her. Caitlyn breaks free. She picks up Pow-Pow and aims it at Jinx, commanding her to drop the pistol. After much hesitation, Jinx places her gun on the table and puts her hands in the air, feigning surrender. Then, empowered by shimmer with superhuman speed, she rushes Caitlyn, knocking her unconscious and seizing back Pow-Pow. Vi pleads with Jinx to \"wake up,\" listing off the names of her family: Mylo, Claggor, Vander, and their parents. However, this only serves to torment Jinx with twisted, monstrous hallucinations of the people she'd lost. Seeing how Vi is hurting Jinx, Silco furiously struggles to break his bonds. Finally, he grabs the shock pistol and takes aim at Vi, prompting Jinx to blindly fire Pow-Pow at Silco, mortally wounding him with a bullet through the chest. Jinx hurries to Silco's side in tears, apologizing profusely. One final time, Silco promises he never would've betrayed her, telling her \"you're perfect\" before he dies. Vi attempts to comfort Jinx, but she stops crying and becomes stoic. Slowly, she walks to the chair labeled \"Jinx\" and sits down. She explains to Vi that the two of them will never be able to love each other like they used to. Then, she takes the hex crystal and walks away. She loads the crystal into a massive rocket launcher, Fishbones, and fires a missile into the sky. Caitlyn wakes up, too late to stop her. Mel removes her family ring and votes for Jayce's proposal. Sevika sits in Silco's office, recovering from her battle with Vi. Ekko and Heimerdinger converse avidly. Singed fondles a locket containing an image of a young girl, and looks up to see a bearded man hanging from the ceiling of his lab. Ambessa sees that Mel has vandalized her own painting of the Immortal Bastion using gold paint. Caitlyn frees Vi and the pair watch in horror as the rocket sails through the sky. One by one, every councilor votes to support Jayce's motion. Finally, the rocket crashes through the window of the Council chambers." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 1, + "Determined and hyperactive, a young student named Taiju decides today is the day he will confess his true feelings for his long-time friend, Yuzuriha. He goes to the school's science laboratory to tell his best friend, Senku, about the decision. Senku tells him he'll cheer Taiju on from the science lab and even offers him a love potion. Taiju refuses and storms off to reveal the contents of his heart. Senku's classmates ask about the love potion, which Senku reveals is just gasoline created from plastic. He was 10 Billion % sure Taiju would never take the easy way out of this. Taiju has long feared to profess his love would ruin his friendship with Yuzuriha. No longer a coward, Taiju finds his future love trying to repair the damage done to a tree using a red bow. Some of the other students bet on how badly he'll get rejected, but Senku truly believes the girl will receive his feelings well. Just as Taiju is about to confess, a dazzling green light encompasses the sky. He tries to protect the girl from the effects, but he, along with every other human in the world, are petrified in stone. All the humans of the earth find themselves trapped in stone. Everything goes dark, but Taiju stays focused on confessing his love for the girl. For thousands of years, the young man survives on willpower alone until one day the stone covering his body crumbles away, setting him free at last. He awakens from a long slumber and realizes the entire world has been affected. Many are still trapped in stone and eventually, he happens upon the love of his life. Yuzuriha is still trapped in stone, still next to that same tree, which has grown exponentially larger in the time. He finally tells the girl he loves her and apologizes for not saving her. Instead, she saved him, allowing his mind to be focused on her in all of that darkness over time. He finds a hidden message by her body, instructing him to head upriver. Taiju eventually encounters his best friend, Senku, who is amused to see the big oaf has finally awakened. He's ecstatic to see that Senku is in good health. The smug young scientist reveals the day is October 5th, 5738 and it has been about 3700 years since the world was turned to stone. Senku counted and remained focused while frozen in stone until springtime six months ago when he began working. Senku takes Taiju to his treehouse and claims he needs more manpower to restart civilization. He knew Taiju would survive no matter what because of the strength of his heart and love for Yuzuriha. Together, these two high school kids will try to rebuild humanity from scratch. Using his enhanced stamina, Taiju spends his days searching for food, despite Senku deeming half of the items he brings back inedible, he brings back a large haul. During Taiju's small expositions, he finds the strongest highschooler trapped in stone, as well as some grapes and some sort of contraption collecting droppings in a cave. At first, the boy believes there might be another human around, but Senku disproves his theory and reveals it was his doing. Senku believes nitric acid from bat guano was the key to unlocking them from their stone prisons. By experimenting with the effects of nitric acid on stone-clad birds, Senku believes he can find a way to dissolve the stone minerals. He wants to increase its potency using alcohol, so Taiju suggests they create wine using grapes. Over the course of a year, Senku and Taiju experiment using nitol distilled from wine and the bat droppings. They distill enough potent nitol and one day, free a bird from its stone prison. Senku teaches Taiju that there is nothing that can't be proved scientifically. Science is simply the processed used to explain anything, even this phenomenon. With their first major breakthrough since awakening, Senku expresses his excitement to defeat fantasy using science." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 2, + "Having successfully released a Stone Bird from its petrification, Taiju asks Senku what they'll do next with the cure. Senku simply replies they'll have to free all of humanity eventually, although it would be unfortunate to awaken a murderer first. He gives Taiju the choice of who they will free first, and his choice is obvious. Taiju leads Senku to the giant Camphor Tree where Yuzuriha is still holding onto after all these years. He apologizes to her for not saving her and plans to set her free from the stone. Senku hands him the cure, but he refuses to free her while she's still naked. Taiju tries to carry her back to camp to place clothes on her, but a lion suddenly appears! Senku explains lions who escaped from the zoo has become the top of the food chain in the Stone World. As the boys run away through the forest, Senku adds that the lions haven't seen bipedal creatures yet and are likely being cautious. However, without a proper way to fight back, it's only a matter of time. Taiju decides he must be Senku's shield, but the latter tells him to keep running because humanity needs brains and brawn. Out of options, Taiju leads his friend to the number one strongest primate highschooler, Tsukasa Shishio. The lions corner them, but Senku frees their new ally with the cure. Tsukasa asks for the situation and immediately kills one of the lions with his bare hands, scaring the rest away. Taiju says he's amazing and Tsukasa promises to do all the fighting. Senku remains skeptical, however, believing he's too strong to be tamed in the Stone World. Tsukasa decides to use the lion and pay respect to the circle of life. The trio returns to home camp where Taiju tells a still petrified Yuzuriha he will save her as soon as they make more of the cure. Senku takes Tsukasa to the laboratory where he properly introduces himself. Tsukasa learns the boys have rarely been eating meat and immediately puts himself in charge of hunting. Senku and Tsukasa work together to preserve plenty of meat, including that night's fish feast. They eat on a beach and Tsukasa abruptly breaks a boulder to free a petrified person underneath. Later, Senku asks what's the most important thing for a technological situation. The answer is calcium carbonate or lime. Taiju collects dozens of seashells and smashes them into powder. Calcium carbonate has four immediate uses including upgrading soil, creating mortar, and soap. Tsukasa admires Senku for his amazing intellect, but the latter believes the strongest human currently alive has ulterior motives. Taiju returns with seaweed to collect more calcium carbonate from and asks what the fourth use is. However, Senku retracts his previous statement and says there are only three uses. The next day, Taiju continues collecting seashells while Tsukasa stares at the water. He says that seashells never belonged to anyone. The same goes for the land and the sea. A long time ago, a boy tried to make a seashell necklace for his sick sister but never got to because of a cruel, drunk adult who claimed he owned that land. Tsukasa punches the head off a statue, effectively killing a man. Tsukasa claims they can't bring back a world tainted by evil adults. The Stone World is a paradise and only the chosen youth should be freed, as this is a chance to reset the world. However, Senku refuses and replies he'll use the power of science to save every single person trapped in stone." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 3, + "Although Senku refuses Tsukasa's offer to purify humanity, he still knows the strongest highschooler is too much of a threat. He hopes Tsukasa will stay under control until he learns about the revival fluid. Taiju abruptly arrives on the beach and reveals the batch of miracle fluid for Yuzuriha is ready, stunning Senku with his horrible timing. Tsukasa asks about the liquid and Senku tells him he'll get an explanation back at camp. Back near the Camphor Tree, Senku reveals they're just short of enough liquid. Taiju volunteers to go get more but Tsukasa decides its better if he goes instead. Senku used this as a diversion to get Tsukasa away, even at the cost of revealing the location of the cave. He acts quickly to formulate the proper liquid, confusing Taiju. Senku explains he doesn't have an interest in Tsukasa's pure world and Taiju understands that something happened between them. Tsukasa isn't just a good guy, he's a murderer. Senku makes Taiju pour the liquid on his crush's stone body. He explains the liquid takes time to react, but when it does, it creates a cascading effect that release Yuzuriha's entire body from the stone. They have a heartfelt reunion but Senku interrupts because the couple must choose between either running away somewhere far or staying to fight back against Tsukasa. Tsukasa suddenly returns and claims he's culling the tainted adults and not murdering them. In reality, he's not even hiding his murderous intent from Taiju and Yuzuriha. Taiju decides he must stop the strongest highschooler here and now. He charges for him, forcing Senku to back him up with a crossbow he developed in secret. Tsukasa snatches the arrow out of the air and delivers a powerful knee to Taiju's head. Somehow, Taiju is the first person to remain on his feet after taking one of Tsukasa's hits. Taiju claims he doesn't hit people and offers to let Tsukasa hit him in exchange for sparing humanity. Tsukasa doesn't understand the bargain and the fight comes to an abrupt end when Taiju suddenly passes out. Senku decides they must pretend to run away while searching far and wide for weapons of science to fight back against the strongest human currently alive. They must develop weapons before Tsukasa finds them or its game over. They travel for over six hours but get slightly lost while searching for there girl. Without proper GPS or landmarks, it seems improbable to find the current path. However, Yuzuriha recognizes the Great Buddha Statue that remained since it was built from bronze. Senku decides to take some bronze from the Buddha, to Taiju's chagrin. They take the night to rest and continue traveling in the morning. Meanwhile, Tsukasa becomes aware of the stakes after seeing through Senku's ruse. Senku and the group eventually reach hot springs and he reveals that they're going to make gunpowder to fight back against Tsukasa." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 4, + "Sitting in the hot springs separated by a fence, Yuzuriha asks Taiju what he was going to say on that day 3,700 years ago. Taiju replies that he couldn't live with himself if he revealed it now in the Stone World. He asks Yuzuriha to wait until they have rebuilt civilization and she agrees that they will save humanity. The next day, Senku gathers the three materials needed to make gunpowder and now all they need to mix it. Ingredient one is sulfur, which is plentiful at the hot spring. The second ingredient is charcoal, which can easily be made by burning wood. The last and most difficult ingredient is potassium nitrate but Senku made some ahead of time. Taiju recognizes nitrate from the miracle fluid they make. To make viable gunpowder, they need to mix the ingredients with a pinch of sugar. Taiju prepares to pound the mixture with a large rock to finish the process, but Yuzuriha is concerned it may cause an explosion. Senku reassures her that stone on stone won't cause an explosion, but flint and stone will, only to remind himself of the iron present in the pyrite boulder Taiju is using. Everyone moves in time to avoid the detonation and Senku calls this test a resounding success. Yuzuriha asks if they plan on using gunpowder to fight Tsukasa, but Senku replies that he plans to bargain with him. Senku plans on killing Tsukasa if negotiations fall through and Tsukasa plans on killing the former if he's already made gunpowder. Senku laments over having likely revealed their location due to the smoke from the explosion. However, Yuzuriha points out a responding smoke signal in the distance, which has undoubtedly been lit by other humans. Senku is faced with the choice of putting out the fire to conceal their location or lighting it to reveal themselves to potential allies. The young scientist goes with his gut and chooses the future by relighting the smoke signal. Tsukasa rushes through the forest chasing after Senku's trail. He knows Senku withheld the fourth usage for seashell powder as a safety precaution. He eventually stumbles upon the smoke signal and finds Yuzuriha soon after. Tsukasa takes the girl hostage and confronts Senku, demanding he stops tainting the world by reviving weapons of science. Senku taunts him for being so gracious about this death sentence, but Tsukasa says he needs to know the recipe for the miracle fluid first. Senku tries to bluff as if he doesn't care for the girl, but Tsukasa abruptly cuts her hair and tells him to stop stalling. Tsukasa called his bluff because he knows the most logical thing would've been to bury Yuzuriha while she was petrified. He claims victory because Senku has people he holds dear, while Tsukasa thinks no human precious. Yuzuriha suddenly points Tsukasa's blade to herself and begs Senku not to reveal the recipe. Rather than allowing the girl to come to harm, Senku reluctantly reveals the recipe for the miracle fluid. Tsukasa no longer has a reason to keep Senku alive, but promises to spare him if he sacrifices science for the rest of his life. Senku recalls learning about science and how it connected him to his best friends from childhood, Taiju and Yuzuriha. With those memories weighing on his heart, Senku replies that giving up science is the one thing he could never do. Disappointed, Tsukasa promises to give Senku a merciful death and even says they could've been friends if not for the circumstances. Taiju returns to the scene too late and sees his best friend slain." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 5, + "Staring Senku down, Tsukasa states if he and the others had met before the stone world, perhaps they could have been friends. In the current age, however, Tsukasa kills Senku right in front of his closest friends. They mourn over their fallen friend and Tsukasa fears Taiju may act recklessly and force his hand. Taiju angrily lifts a large stone but Yuzuriha calms him by reminding him of their promise to Senku. Taiju launches the boulder in the air and while Tsukasa's eyes are locked on him, Yuzuriha grabs the gunpowder and hurls it at him. They promised to fight together with Senku, using the weapons of science he left behind. The boulder crashes into the cloud of gunpowder and detonates it. The explosion allows Taiju and Yuzuriha to get away with Senku's body, while Tsukasa is mostly unscathed, save for his clothing. Tsukasa believes there's no point in running because Senku can't be healed in a world without doctors. Taiju and Yuzuriha rack their brains and recall Senku's attitude about saving everyone even in a hopeless situation where he must choose. They know Senku must have left a clue behind and they realize he left some petrification on his next and has been cracking it to fake a new habit that Tsukasa wouldn't catch onto. They believe Senku's broken neck will be repaired when the petrification is undone. They pour the revival fluid on him and Taiju passionately begs the last hope for humanity to wake up. Back when Senku originally woke up, he knew he needed to do so on the 3,700th spring. When the petrification fell from his body, he collected all the pieces and records the day as April 1st, 5738. At first, he was unable to create a fire using only his hands and sticks. But he recalls the scientific method, to learn and try everything until he creates a tool that sparks his first flame. He did the same for stone tools and hunting a deer. Senku knew that humans are the only species capable of using science to their advantage. Before long, Senku builds his own shelter and makes his own clothing. He introduced himself as the Stone World's first human and claimed that would be the new starting point for civilization." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 6, + "Following a long day in the new Stone World, Senku has his basic necessities met, but he requires additional manpower to progress further. Senku finds and dig sup Taiju's statue and tests nitric acid on him. When the nitric acid is initially ineffective on Taiju, Senku deduces the depetrification must require some additional factor. He tries and tests everything that comes across his brain until he finally realizes staying awake for those centuries allowed him to break out of the stone. Senku continues to experiment until eventually, Taiju awakens. Back in the present day, Taiju calls for Senku to awaken in the same way Senku did for him that short while ago. Senku suddenly awakens and is embraced by his friends. Unfortunately, their time together is short and they decide that Taiju and Yuzuriha will spy on Tsukasa's new empire while Senku leaves to build a \"Kingdom of Science\". A newcomer confronts Tsukasa in the mountains. He realizes that she is of a generation far after the humans that were petrified. She witnessed Tsukasa attack Senku and the others. Despite her considerable skill, Kohaku is overpowered and trapped beneath a tree by Tsukasa. His top priority is securing the revival fluid, so Tsukasa leaves her behind to get back to the cave before Taiju and Yuzuriha. Senku eventually happens upon Kohaku and asks her if he wants him to blow up the tree quickly or take his time. Senku promises to free her with time, so Kohaku agrees to wait beneath the tree. After several hours, Senku creates a system of pulleys that lifts the tree gently off the girl. Amazed, Kohaku admits she's taken a liking to Senku the \"sorcerer\"." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 7, + "Kohaku admits she likes Senku as a person but he rejects the idea of ever getting into a relationship. That night, Kohaku rest with her knives as a way to protect herself, but it makes Senku uncomfortable as he asks her to go to sleep. The girl asks about Senku's fight against Tsukasa and says she won't back down from him either. Senku reveals he wants to build the Kingdom of Science to defeat him, and Kohaku invites him back to her village to gather allies. Kohaku collects water from a hot spring for a bath back in her village. The bath is for her sister, who has been sick recently. Moving the water this way helps train Kohaku's body. Even so, she stumbles with the large jar and Senku helps her keep her balance. He asks her to hand it over, but he's completely incapable of lifting it. Senku builds a makeshift car to roll down the mountain using the pulley from the previous day. They reach a cliff that overlooks Kohaku's modest yet beautiful village that has more people than even Senku expected. They reach the entrance only to be confronted by two guards, Kinro and Ginro. They refuse to let Senku in because he's outside, but they're afraid when Kohaku threatens them with violence. Senku breaks up the skirmish by mixing his soap with some of the water they collected to create soap bubbles. Laughably ignorant to the idea of bubbles, both boys are astonished by Senku's \"sorcery\". Senku believes he'll get all forty members of the village on his side using science alone. The two guards call their ally, Chrome, a self-proclaimed genius sorcerer and the man Kohaku mentioned to Senku before. Chrome challenges Senku to a battle of sorcery and they head to his remote shed. He creates fire and changes its colors with his \"sorcery\" called Rainbow Bridge. However, Senku sees right through his trick and says he threw salt, copper, and sulfate in that order using blue crystals from a cave. Next, Chrome brings out a ball of sulfur he uses to create a static charge. Senku uses his leather flag to make much stronger and zaps Chrome with it. Senku is impressed by Chrome's intellect despite clearly being inferior to his own. He asks Chrome about the collection in his shed and the latter explains he's been trying to create sorcery with his collection since he was a kid. This reaffirms Senku's belief that even if the world or Tsukasa resets science, there will always be someone out there willing to try anything. Chrome challenges Senku to one last duel in a battle of numbers where he bets everything and loses. Senku and Chrome both geek out over his collection of rocks while Kohaku heads back into the village. Senku breaks apart some of Chrome's cinnabar and heats it up to create mercury. He melts some gold dust into it and dips Kinro's in it to make a shiny gold spear. At first glance, it doesn't appear that Kinro is impressed as he refuses to allow Senku into the village. Kinro strolls off and admires his spear, showing Senku and Chrome he just needs another push. Senku checks out Chrome's collection of plants and notices they're mostly used for medical purposes. Chrome says he began studying sorcery so he could heal Kohaku's older sister Ruri. Meanwhile, Kohaku brings the water to Ruri, the Priestess of the Village. They speak in private and Ruri is concerned about her sister's safety. Back in Chrome's shed, Senku shares everything about the world 3,700 years ago. He tells him about the technology, different inventions and even the potential of the world's technological advancements before the world collapsed. Chrome is saddened by the revelation that the civilization humanity spent millions of years building up was destroyed instantly by the Petrification. However, Senku refuses to back down and claims humanity isn't finished yet. Two million years of history live in both of them and they can bring it back to fruition. Chrome agrees to build the Kingdom of Science and asks Senku if there is a way to defeat Ruri's illness. Senku believes they can create the ultimate medicine of science, the antibiotic." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 8, + "The people of the village question where this mysterious stranger could have come from. Kokuyo, father of Kohaku and Ruri asks if his youngest daughter brought the stranger. Jasper tries to cover for her but Turquoise reveals it was Kohaku who broke the rules. Ruri notices her father's rage and falls on the floor from her sickness. Just outside the village, Chrome and Kohaku get pumped about working with Senku to cure Ruri. Senku plans to cure Ruri and win over the village by creating the antibiotic. He explains they can take the biological route by making penicillin or go the stone route and create sulfa drugs from rocks. Confused, Kohaku asks how they can make medicine from those things. Senku replies that making penicillin from moss is the more famous route, but its too risky. Chrome agrees they should go the stone route because Senku knows it can work with the right amount of manpower. Senku shows them both the roadmap that will allow them to skip two million years straight to the cure-all drug. Chrome wants to start by making iron but Senku says it's not that simple. He tells them about magnets and the earth's rotation including the north star. Kohaku says the star isn't true north and Senku realizes the planet has moved slightly in the last three thousand years. Chrome uses a magnet and a leaf on top of a bowl of water to create a more accurate compass. The next morning, Senku and the others go to the river to collect iron sand from the bed of the water. Senku claims they need more manpower but Kohaku claims the villagers won't help strange sorcerers. A mysterious watermelon floats down the river and it turns out to be Suika from the village. She wants to help prove she's useful and Senku agrees to let her help despite her obscured vision. Senku also learns that the villagers were taught about animals and stories from his time from Ruri, piquing his interest in the girl. They try to get to work on making iron, but burning wood doesn't provide a high enough temperature for iron-making. They try to use hand made fans to increase the temperature with wind inside a funnel, but they exhaust themselves well before they can even manage to melt the iron sand. Ginro wants to check out whats going on but Kinro won't allow him to leave his post. The blonde guard asks to switch spears with Kinro but he refuses again. The next morning, Senku and Chrome notice they've nearly roped Ginro into an ally. Senku believes they need better bait for roping the villagers into helping them. Suika volunteers to gather intel about what the villagers want and earns Senku's trust. Suika hides in her watermelon and spies on all the villagers. She learns that many of the villagers want better food and this gives Senku an idea about how to win them over. They collect foxtail millet and break it down into flour using the science of cooking. He adds eggs and potassium carbonate and molds it into noodles before combining it with other tasty ingredients. Chrome and Kohaku are invigorated by the smell and Senku reveals this incredibly good food is called ramen. Chrome, Suika, and Kohaku all think the ramen is amazing. Meanwhile, having tasted real ramen from his time, Senku thinks this ramen taste horrible by comparison. They prepare a large portion of the fox millet ramen and brings a truck to the edge of the village where the smell captures the attention of all the villagers. Senku believes he can colonize the village using the scientific food of ramen." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 9, + "A mysterious man approaches through the woods. Just outside the village, Senku is serving fox millet ramen that many of the villagers are enjoying. Chrome tries to share it with Kinro and Ginro but the latter refuses despite accepting a golden spear. Word of the foot even reaches the village chief. Senku plans to work with everyone who eats so they can power his furnace. The mysterious man from earlier sits down and has a bowl too. He mentions it's making him thirsty for a cola. Senku notices he uses a term from his time and Kohaku calls him out as an intruder. Kohaku, Kinro, and Ginro surround him with their weapons and question's if he's with Tsukasa. The boy claims he's been alone ever since he was unpetrified. Senku recognizes the man as Asagiri Gen, the mentalist who used to write books. The magician apologizes for taking some ramen and asks the guards to lower their weapons. Kohaku doesn't believe a word he says as Asagiri tries to explain himself. Senku says it doesn't matter and makes everyone work on the iron mill furnace. While Asagiri is working hard, Senku takes advantage of his exhaustion and asks him about Taiju. Asagiri admits he's with Tsukasa and claims thing have changed now that he's seen them create iron. Asagiri admits Tsukasa's side looks better for now and he simply sides with whoever will win. Senku believes he can win him over and starts working to prepare a generator. A thunderstorm hits and Senku gets his group ready to catch some lightning. They start the process but are interrupted by the untimely arrival of Magma, the village brute. Asagiri manages to turn them back around by using some convincing magic. Senku's group travels to the bald mount and prepares to harness the lightning to create a magnet. The lightning closes in faster than expected, so they don't have time to build a tower. Kohaku steals Ginro's speer and turns it into a lightning rod. Lightning strikes the rod wrapped in copper and successfully transforms it into a strong magnet. Kohaku holds the poles backward and mistakenly thinks they failed to make magnets. Senku corrects her and Chrome gets pumped to make electricity. Asagiri asks what kind of generator Senku plans on building and isn't surprised to learn it's going to be man-powered. Together, they spend today creating a dual crank power generator. Asagiri convinces Ginro and Kinro to power it for them because they need a pair in perfect sync. Despite sticking around this long, Asagiri really questions if Senku can use electricity. Senku asks Chrome if he's afraid at night because of its dark. Edison created the lightbulb and conquered the 24 hour day. Senku believes there is no darkness in him time and humanity defeated the night using science. He uses a bamboo string to imitate a lightbulb and lights up the night for the first time in 3,700 years." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 10, + "After 1 year and four months, Senku has finally rediscovered electricity and taken the first big step to revive civilization. Proud of himself, Senku admits he's off to a good start and even smiles. Chrome hypes himself up while Gen mentions Tsukasa to himself. He, Kohaku, Chrome, and Suika discuss the possibility of Gen being an enemy. Chrome tries to convince Gen to side with them, but the mentalist claims he's just too superficial to decide. Gen leaves and recalls when he was revived by Tsukasa. He was one of the first of many to be revived. Gen knew Tsukasa's face from an interview they shared. Tsukasa revealed his intentions to build an empire without old people. He also warned him about Senku's intelligence as well as the scientist's ambition. Suddenly, Gen is assaulted by a group of men and they appear to brutally murder him. Senku and the others find him and discover that he faked his death using bags of blood. He's still injured by the attack and Suika dedicates herself to finding out who did it while the others treat his wounds. Magma and his groups were the culprits and the brute plans to go after Kohaku next. Kohaku explains to Senku that Magma tried to win the village's grand bout in order to wed her sister. Enraged by his despicable attitude, Kohaku won the bout just to stop him. That was just one of the reasons she got herself disowned by her father. Chrome realizes they can't allow Magma to win the bout this year and become village elder. It will be more difficult to cure her if someone who wants to take her place wins the event. Kohaku needs someone who cars for her sister to win, and also someone powerful enough to defeat Magma. She decides to train Kinro and Ginro and they agree to help save Ruri's life. Chrome seems to be bothered at first and Kohaku admits that she'd rather train him over anyone. However, Kinro and Ginro possess better physical abilities and Senku teases him over his feelings for the girl. Chrome recalls his childhood with Rui when she first got her sickness and how he promised to cure her. Prioritizing her life over anything else, Chrome says that he's fine with it because he'll invent the cure-all drug. He even calls himself a \"sciencer\" rather than a sorcerer. The Kingdom of Science's team in the grand bout will include Kohaku, Kinro, and Ginro. They plan on doing whatever it takes to defeat Magma. Gen is going to take a while to recover and Senku believes it'll be only a short time before Tsukasa comes to kill him. That night, Senku and Gen share a very quiet conversation. The next morning, Gen disappears and rushes back to Tsukasa. Chrome and Kohaku are spooked and believe they need to go after him or else he'll tell Tsukasa everything. Despite his injuries, Gen rushes through the forests and arrives back to the cave of miracles, where Tsukasa has set up his empire. However, Senku believes Gen is interested in science and has made up his mind since they made light. Last night, Gen asked Senku if it was possible to create a cola soda in this stone world. Senku promises Gen that he can make a bottle of cola, even if no one else can. Senku's trust pays off and Gen tells Tsukasa that the scientist is dead for sure. Senku and his allies believe they've won the first battle by gaining Gen on the side of the Kingdom of Science. Gen sits down and says the cola better be especially cold, at the same time, Senku decides he'll make the soda extra chilled using science." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 11, + "Kohaku continues training Kinro and Ginro for the grand bout. She calls their hits too shallow and reminds them they must win so they can save Ruri. While Gen is out distracting Tsukasa, Senku tells Chrome and Suika they must continue their pursuit of the cure-all drug, but first, they must create the cornerstone of chemistry: glass. Senku suddenly snatches the watermelon off Suika's head, revealing her face. Despite being adorable, Suika has terrible eyesight and her face is contorted by a terrible squint whenever she tries to see. Suika explains that the watermelon helps her see slighly better, and Senku explains that this is due to the pinhole effect. The villagers recognize this as the \"fuzzy eye disease\", but Senku debunks that and reveals there is a simple cure for bad eyesight from his time. Senku reveals that in the old technological civilization, bad eyesight was fixed using eyes made of glass called glasses. Emotional, Suika asks if it's possible to see the world and meet her friends through the eyes of science. Senku, Chrome, Kohaku, and Suika set off to collect quartz sand to start the process of making glass. They journey to a mountain top where Chrome found a clear quartz crystal as a kid, and here they mine plenty of quartz sand before taking it back to chrome's shed. They use the kiln to mix it with a bunch of ingredients that Taiju helped collected when they created soap. After applying lead, Senku creates a see-through lens glass. They use a polishing tool and corundum to tune the lens glass to Suika's proper prescription. After completing two working lenses, Senku places them straight into the eye holes of Suika's watermelon helmet, and lets her see clearly for the first time in her life. Training for the grand bout continues but Kohaku easily defeats Kinro over and over. For some reason, Kinro's hits are too shallow during his spear fighting. In reality, he can't properly tell the distance between them because he suffers from the \"fuzzy sickness\" himself, and Ginro is the only one who knows. Now that Suika's labor potential has risen, Senku decides to get started on making glass instruments. They make a glassblowing furnace and an iron pipe to try and create instruments. However, they don't have theexperience to properly craft the instruments. Senku says it could take months to correct, but Chrome and Kohaku don't believe they have that much time. Chrome kidnaps the village's craftsman, old man Kaseki and begs him for help. Annoyed after getting tied up, he refuses. Suika returns his lacquer, as she had taken it prior for making the magnet, and Senku realizes this is the man who crafted Kohaku's shield. Kaseki explains that he made it for her father, Kokuyo, when he won the previous generation's grand bout and became chief. He eventually passed down the shield onto her. He also created the suspension bridge and says he'll never help Senku, who pulled planks out of it. Kaseki is surprised to see the mysterious translucent material and Senku hatches his plan. He forces the craftsman to watch as they mess up creating glass items over and over, torturing his internal desire to craft perfect works of art. Unable to stand watching them ruin this new material, Kaseki's pride as a craftsman takes over and he breaks out of his restrains. He knows the boys are provoking him, but he decides to help anyway to show off his skills. The muscular old man shows his well honed craftsman skills and creates perfect glass instruments despite it being his first time glassblowing. Within a few days, the Kingdom of Science completes their science lab, complete with all-new glass instruments. This takes Senku back to the time his father purchased a lab's worth of equipment for him as a child. Proud, the group looks around to find they've greatly improved the Kingdom of Science. Senku claims they've only made the bare essentials so far, but he knows they'll catch up eventually. While training, Ginro suggests that they ask the sorcery team to make them shiny spears to help them fight in the Grand Bout. Clearly missing his gold spear, Kinro agrees. Despite knowing the brothers just want shiny new spears, Senku agrees to go on a great adventure to find chemistry's greatest treasure. He tells Ginro that the silver spear they are making may as well cost him his own life, as they will be seeking the most difficult material to obtain." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 12, + "As he promised, Senku creates a silver spear, using native silver, a mineral Chrome had mistaken for some kind of plant roots. Happy, Ginro monologues and even taunts his brother. Kohaku shuts up him up while Senku explains they need it to get the maximum danger materials. They finish the silver spear and Senku reveals that Ginro must be the team's bodyguard. Senku, Chrome, Kohaku, and Ginro walk past the hot springs, and Senku reveals the silver spear is actually a sensor. If it turns black, that means danger is imminent and the holder must flee immediately or die. Senku says their opponent will kill them after just one mistake and this is the greatest hurdle to making sulfa drugs. The group ends up at a river without a single fish and moves upstream from there. Ginro is too scared to fulfill his job as a bodyguard and walks far behind them. Senku and Kohaku make him walk ahead of them until they end up at a large pool of what appears to be an emerald green spring. Beautiful at first, Ginro walks toward it until his spear reacts to the hydrogen sulfide and turns back. Senku yells at Ginro and Kohaku saves him in time before the gas kills him. This makes them all realize how deadly the spring actually is. Senku explains to everyone that the spring is made from Sulfuric Acid. They return to base and try to develop a plan to get the material. Kohaku wants to try and use her speed to quickly gather it, but Senku quickly debunks that, as people have been killed in an instant by the gas. To properly fight the chemicals, Senku gets Kaseki to craft gas masks. Senku tells Chrome that he can't come with him to get the acid. The gas masks aren't a guarantee and Senku says he can't let both of the scientists die. He wants to pass down all his knowledge to him, but Chrome outright refuses. He refuses to allow Senku to put his life on the line unaided and promises to drag him back alive. They agree to raid the poison gas together after Chrome argues his point that with him as support, Senku has a migh better chance of surviving after an accident. Kohaku recalls her father trying to get Ruri to pass down her knowledge to her. Kokuyo had planned to make Kohaku her successor but she refuses to accept a plan that's okay with Ruri dying. In response, she decided to become unworthy of becoming a priestess, determined to upset their father. Drawing the parallel in her head, Kohaku decides to tease Chrome by suggesting he marries her instead, since Ruri will be taken and they look similar. Chrome turns down her offer, bringing up their personalities are too different, and calling her a gorilla once again; he is promptly punished, but he retorts saying that she just proved his point. Senku shows everyone how to make gas masks and the duo of scientists prepare to move out. They leave without the cowardly Ginro, taking his spear with them. The blackened spear is turned back into shiny silver by cleaning it with an alkaline, and they return to the poison spring. They put their faith in the gas masks and try to act quickly. They can't freak out and waste their air, yet even Senku is slightly nervous. Kaseki encourages Ginro to face his fears and embrace them because that's what keeps humans alive. No one is immune to fear, not even his brother Kinro. The old man gives Ginro the last gask mask and he's inspired to help save Ruri despite his fear. Meanwhile, disaster nearly strikes when Senku's air hose is damaged by some drips of acid that splashed on. Chrome warns Senku, and he quickly takes care of the issue. As this is happening though, the exhaltated Chrome stepped on a weak spot in the bank of the lake. It crumbled, sending Chrome on his way to a deathly plunge. Senku runs after him, though from where he was he would never make it in time. Ginro arrives in the perfect moment to save Chrome from certain death. Chrome grabs on to Ginro's spear, but he's still too afraid to control his breathing and can't pull Chrome back to safety. Senku reassures him that they can win against nature if they use their hearts and mind. Inspired, Ginro overcomes his fear and helps Chrome get back to a safe area. Together, the trio manages to obtain sulfuric acid." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 13, + "Senku, Chrome, and Ginro return successfully with sulfuric acid finally obtained. With the greatest obstacle hurdled, Kohaku asks if they can finally make the cure-all drug. Chrome says the road map was way too long but Senku confirms that they've obtained all the necessary materials and now all they have to do is light up the road map one by one. He grabs their glassware and admits he's excited to start up chemical cooking all day. First, they heat up the sulfuric acid and add some salt before using a water dripping machine to create hydrochloric acid. Senku adds sinters from the springs to it and creates chlorosulfuric acid. Then he separates the saltwater using electricity to make sodium hydroxide. With each acid he creates, Senku menacingly explains the dangers and frightens young Suika. Confused and angry, Kohaku asks if they're planning on forcing Ruri to drink such dangerous chemicals. Senku calms her down and explains they still need alcohol to complete the ultimate cure-all, sulfa drug. Kaseki reveals the winner of the grand bout tomorrow will receive plenty of alcohol. Inside the village, Ruri and her father discuss the preparations for the grand bout. They allow Kohaku to compete but also learn that Senku wishes to enter as well. Senku and Ginro's skeevy sides reveal that they're trying to rig the games by having Senku lose on purpose. They put their faith in Kinro to win the event and Kohaku agrees as long as its to save Ruri. The next day, its nearly been half a year since Senku arrived and he finally steps foot into the village. Ruri hears Senku's name and confronts him. She tries to ask for his surname but collapses before she gets the chance. Chrome decides to enter as well but their plans go south when Kinro and Magma get paired up in the first round. Despite their rotten luck, Senku has a backup plan in the form of a power-up drink. Ginro drinks all of it and Suika goes out to get more. Just as the grand bout is about to begin, one of Magma's goons named Mantle crosses the bridge and claims Suika is drowning. Chrome and Senku don't believe the idiot but Kohaku runs to save her friend anyway. The first match begins and Kohaku must return before round three or else she'll be disqualified. In spite of all the chaos, Kinro refuses to back down to Magma. Thanks to all Kohaku's training, Kinro is evenly matched with Magma in a fight. Meanwhile, Suika's been tied to a tree but she gets free and heads back toward the others. Kinro's proven to be a serious thread to Magma, however, his blurry sight becomes a problem. Suika returns and notices Kinro has the sickness in his eyes. Magma overpowers Kinro and knocks him down. Determined to save the day, Suika launches her watermelon hide and gives it to Kinro. With the eyes of science, Kinro is able to evade Magma's blows and even block his attacks. He pummels with ease and reveals that if he had embraced science, he would've surpassed Magma long ago." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 14, + "Obtaining the eyes of science, Kinro beats Magma, causing the group to be sure of their victory. Magma explains he can no longer fight, but wonders if Suika's mask is considered interference and if not, he accepts his defeat. Kinro turns to Jasper, stating that he chose to wear it even if it wasn't against the rules. Jasper states since it wasn't used as weapon, but just clothing, it doesn't break the rules. However in that moment, Magma gets up and attacks Kinro from behind, knocking him out for the victory and breaking the mask. Magma was sure that Kinro will ask Jasper and give him an opening. The second round of Chrome versus Mantle is about to start. Learning that Kohaku went looking for her, Suika wants to go look for her, but without her eyes of science she easily trips. Chrome and Mantle's fight causes the audience feel like they are watching kids fight. Magma sees Kohaku returning from distance and orders Mantle to lose immediately and Mantle admits defeat. In the third round, Kohaku returns a bit late and Senku is announced as winner. As Kohaku returns, she hugs Suika, being glad that Mantle lied. Ginro chomps down all the remaining leaves from Senku's doping medicine. In his fight against Argo, his self-image is of someone super strong, giving him confidence boost and even though he got pretty beaten by Argo, he somehow manages to win. However, eating that many raw leaves disturbs his stomach and he ends up quite drained after going to the toilet. The semi-final between Chrome and Magma starts, but in just a single blow, Chrome is down. Magma continues to toy with him and beat him while he is on the ground, intending only to stop after Ruri begs for it. Determined to save Ruri, Chrome sees Suika's broken mask and takes it and point it at Magma. Magma stops for a moment, but states he isn't scared of it. Senku realizes that Chrome intends to use the lens to start a fire on Magma's clothes, but is sure it won't happen due to the lens not being concave. Seeing Chrome is sure of himself, Senku realizes he made the lens concave literally using his sweat and tears. Gen Asagiri shows up to everyone's surprise, wondering how many seconds Chrome needs to start the fire. After a complex calculation, Senku reveals its sixty seconds. Gen then decides to put on a show and calls Magma, thanking him for killing him the other day. Magma and Mantle are surprised that he is alive and Gen makes some gestures stating he put a curse on him and if he moves, his heart with explode. Magma complains this is outside interference, however Senku states its may be just a taunt and he is free to move and see if he explodes. Chrome joins the act and explains he can't move as well, while Gen states he can only hold the curse for sixty seconds. Chrome manages to stablize his hands and starts a fire on Magma's clothes. While he attempts to put the fire out, Chrome hits him in the balls and knocks him out of the ring and into the water, obtaining the victory. With Senku, Chrome and Ginro as remaining fighters, the Kingdom of Science obtain victory." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 15, + "Ginro tells Ruri that Senku and he will forfeit their fight and Chrome will be the winner, just as she would prefer. However, being in that position, Ruri states she would marry the winner, no matter who he is. Ginro misunderstands it like she had no preference. As the second semi-final between him and Senku starts, Ginro takes Senku seriously as he had imagined himself as the village chief and quickly turns the crowd against him with his fantasies. Chrome throws Suika's mask to Senku. Seeing that, Ginro decides to act quickly before he uses some crazy sorcery, however Senku uses the mask as leverage and smacks Ginro in the balls, knocking him out and taking the victory. Next is the final and Senku intends to lose on purpose, so Chrome can marry Ruri. However, Chrome is unconscious and unable to fight. Everyone is shocked, but having no choice, they announce Senku as the winner, and the man that will marry Ruri and become the village chief. Senku agrees to do it and asks them to bring the wine. Ruri coughed up blood and Senku realizes they are almost out of time. He wants to make antibiotics, but the villagers explain he first need to celebrate all night. Hearing that, Senku then announced his divorce and takes the alcohol with him and heads to make the medicine. Returning to their base, Senku leaves Kaseki and Gen Asagiri watch over a spinning bamboo at a waterfall. At their base as first step Senku takes burned coal and wash it with hydrochloric acid, then adds ethyl acetate made from alcohol and vinegar to get aniline. They proceed to do 25 more steps. In the morning, Gen is eager to see what is inside the bamboo and is surprised its carbonated water. Happy that Senku may indeed be making cola, he returns to their base to find Senku and the rest lying on the ground with as experiment seemingly went wrong. Senku explains how he mixed some things and it caused a small explosion. Taking the carbonated water, Senku mix it with sodium hydroxide and created baking soda. After mixing the last ingredients, after six months of hard work, Senku created the sulfa drug. The group heads into the village, but as Gen isn't allowed, he has to stay out. Senku tells him to stay and wait for them in the lab. Gen is disappointed he can't see Ruri getting better, but entering the lab, he sees a bottle of Senku's cola on the table and happily drinks it. Senku's group meet with Ruri and he gives her the medicine. As he examines her, he sees a dead mouse and takes it back to his lab. Making an autopsy, Senku confirms the mouse also has bacterial infection and explains that depending on the bacteria his cure may not work. Moments later, Suika calls them as Ruri got worse. Seeing Ruri's condition getting worse, Senku admits it may be due to his medicine and explains the bacteria is getting serious and is making allies by spreading its toxic genes into the harmless bacteria around it. That is pneumococcus bacteria's special move, making him realize Ruri has pneumonia, but his medicine completely destroys pneumococcus bacteria. If they keep giving it the medicine, she will recover. With everyone support, Kokuyo and the rest accept. Soon Ruri makes a complete recovery. Kokuyo announces Senku as the village chief of Ishigami Village. Hearing Ishigami name surprises Senku and Ruri tells him she is aware his name is Senku Ishigami." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 16, + "After Senku is declared chief of Ishigami Village, he is stunned to find out that the village is named after him. Trying to find out why, Ruri approaches him and reveals the reason why she was interested in him, as she tells him everything. Back in the past, an 11-year-old Senku wonders why the moon has been following him even after going so far. His father Byakuya jokes that it might have a crush on him, which Senku rudely brushes off. Byakuya then reveals that the distance between the moon and Earth plays a big factor, as it's far away, which he then laments that his dream was also far. It is revealed that he tried to become an astronaut, but failed at the clothed swimming test. This prompts Senku to go to space for himself, promptly declaring to go there the next day at school, to his classmates' laughter and the teacher's skepticism. He then starts building rockets day after day with Taiju's help. Meanwhile, at the college, Byakuya sees that the JAXA is hiring astronauts, which he then smiles. Back at school, Senku and Taiju steal a model of the human body and experiment with it at his house. Soon enough, they develop a suit for Byakuya to wear as training for his swimming test. However, as soon as he puts it on, Senku kicks him into the pool, then turns it on, electrocuting him to the point of being motionless, with the intention to have his muscles learn how to do swimming movements but little by little, he begins to swim easily and faster, thus helping him pass the test. Finally achieving his dream, Byakuya prepares to go to the International Space Station, but before boarding the rocket, he grabs the microphone from a reporter, and broadcasts a message to Senku, now 16. He thanks him for his training and perseverance and promises to bring back tons of gifts for him once he gets back, to which Senku brushes off slyly. Through the Russian rocket Soyuz, Byakuya makes to the space station, marveled at the sight of space. Once inside, he sees 3 crew members already there. Byakuya introduces himself, as well as introducing Shamil, the Russian cosmonaut, but before the 3 introduce themselves, they are interrupted by a foul-mouthed blonde woman who claims that she spent millions to buy a seat and brags about being a space tourist and believes that the team have no respect for her. As one of the crew members tries to calm her down, Byakuya laughs, trying his best not to, leaving the team confused and Shamil sigh in annoyance. Soon after, the blond woman joins in and begins playfully pushing Byakuya away, saying that she would have got it nailed if he didn't laugh so early, to which Byakuya counters by saying that no person would speak like that. Shamil sighs in annoyance. After apologizing for the prank gone wrong, she introduces herself as Lillian Weinberg, an American celebrity singer, who reveals herself as easygoing. She is then introduced to Dalia and her husband, Yakov, both doctors from Europe. Byakuya then notes aside that Yakov is in space for the 2nd time, much to Dalia's and the Shamil's irritation. Afterwards, Dalia introduces Connie, an American crew member from NASA who is a big fan of Lillian's. After some encouragement from Yakov, she was able to get Weinberg's autograph. In celebration, Byakuya declares that they will play Connie's CD of Lillian's songs on repeat for the duration of their stay, much to the crew's delight and Lillian's dismay. Later that night, Lillian sings to the world from space, with people watching from various points on Earth (Shibuya-Tokyo, the United States, Paris, the Middle East, and Yuzuriha from school being examples). After the show, she starts inquiring about every crew member's past. Shamil remains quiet, and Byakuya explains that he has no family and his past is a mystery, while revealing Senku to them, comparing him to Shamil, and accurately predicts that he's involved with research. Down to Earth, Senku is investigating reports of swallows being petrified in Eurasia and North Africa. A few hours later, Lillian is humming to herself staring at Earth, waking up Byakuya. She then reveals her past to him as a poor girl from a downtrodden area of America who possessed a record player with one vinyl record which she played everyday singing to it, eventually learning to sing herself when it broke down. Much to her chagrin, Byakuya fell asleep and threatens to punch him, but he was able to calm her down by asking that she sing to Senku one day, to which she happily obliges. The next day, Byakuya brings out packets of miso ramen for everyone to enjoy. Though hesitant, Shamil eventually agrees to try some, but whilst eating it, he sees Earth going through some phenomenon. Byakuya looks out in awe as he sees South America being petrified. Realizing what is happening, he calls out to Senku as he himself sees Tokyo being petrifed from the science lab. Taiju tries to protect Yuzuriha to no avail, and all 7 billion people in the world are petrified as Senku watches in horror before being petrified himself. All of Earth has been turned to stone. Back in ISS, the crew try to find out what happened, but to no avail. Byakuya eventually gets access to the internet, but finds all the social media sites empty. The crew suggests the security cameras, and he accesses them, and sees in horror what happened on Earth. Everyone was turned to stone, and they're the only survivors of humanity left. While Yakov tries to calm the crew down, Byakuya decides to take an enormous gamble: return to Earth despite near-impossible odds and help all life to recover. Back in Ishigami village, Senku confirms Ruri's suspicion, and confirms that the village was formed by his father." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 17, + "After seeing Earth become petrified, both Senku and Byakuya begin investigating what exactly happened. Senku was able to think about the exact time that the phenomenon happened despite being turned to stone, while Byakuya was able to pinpoint the location where the petrification originated: South America. He suits up and prepares to head back to Earth, despite the protests of the crew and Shamil punching him in the stomach. 6 hours after petrification, the solo crew members touch down in the Pacific Ocean, missing by a great distance from their target, and upside down. Knowing that they will drown in a couple of hours, Byakuya decides to help them out despite Yakov's protests. Both he and Senku start counting time to measure how long since the petrification has started and for the latter to revive in the right season. Meanwhile, down in the ocean, the trio desperately start to panic and try to conserve oxygen to survive when suddenly Lillian starts singing. Surprised and angered by the sudden reaction, Shamil sees that Byakuya has made it to Earth and was rescuing them via rowboat. They make way to a seemingly remote island where Dalia and Yakov are waiting for them. Once there, they decide to look around for any survivors, and seemingly find one, only to find out that the person has been petrified, leaving everyone in shock and Connie somewhat distraught. Later that night, Byakuya finds the Soyuz tool kit and decides to make dinner, with Connie finding food, Shamil joining her. Days turn to weeks, weeks turn to years, and 3 years later, Connie and Shamil celebrate their wedding, with Byakuya throwing a party, with Yakov on drinks, and Lillian singing. However, in the middle of a song, she remembers her traumatic past and runs away, Byakuya chasing after her. Finding her by the coastline, she fears that all of music would just fade away after the petrification. Byakuya assures her that it won't, as long as Senku is out there alive, being so confident as claiming that he will succeed in life even if he isn't alive to see it. However, he laments that Senku will need friends in order to succeed and decides to leave something for him. But it was not to last. Some time after, Connie is gravely ill and succumbs to pneumonia, this infection itself being an ancestor of the one that would nearly take Ruri's life thousands of years later. Soon, Shamil falls ill with it too, and derides him for looking so glum, ironically flipping the tables on Byakuya. In his deathbed confession, he reveals that he always had fun since he went to space with him and saw him play around the space station. He never thought of starting a family until he met him and had kids with Connie. He reveals that the ramen Byakuya brought onboard was delicious, and he saw the petrification coincidentally at the same time, in his view, it was \"hilarious\". He dies soon after. Dalia and Yakov decide to go to the Japanese mainland in the small boat to find supplies in hopes of saving Shamil, but they are never heard from again. Shamil passes away soon after. Another long time passes, and Byakuya and Lillian are the only survivors left. Having adopted and raised the children on their own, the couple are at the beach, trying to write on the sand, but Byakuya has trouble writing any stories in English. Lillian suggests him writing them in Japanese, and her desire to learn it has Byakuya pondering what to write. He decided to write 100 stories about everything on Earth there is to find, and the first one was to find Senku in Japan. He finishes them all, but experiences another tragedy as Lillian dies in his arms soon after he was finished writing them. 3700 years later, Senku is revived. After all he went through in the previous years, from reviving Taiju and Yuzuriha, from fleeing Tsukasa, his ambitious plan around science, and recently, his inductment as chief of the village, he has a lot to take in. Ruri takes him to the forest to privately share Byakuya's last message, leaving the party and the gang. Senku deduces that Chrome took an interest in his late father's stories due to his own experiments with science and the old man helped him in some part, despite the village's ousting of them both. Ruri then shows Senku the village cemetery, and he saw a mountain of graves circling to the top, with Byakuya's on top. Having told the hundredth tale as known to the village through history, Ruri tells Senku a last part of it, which she's kept to herself all this time, a message from his father. Widowed and lone survivor, he fulfills his promise to Senku in the form of people he will befriend on his journey to make the world even better than it was before (in a way, the village). Suddenly, Senku sees a vision of his father telling him that he will succeed in his goal and make it better than he ever could. After shedding some tears, he returns to the village, where he grabs Gen and interrogates him. Gen reveals that Tsukasa and his army is coming to destroy Ishigami Village, much to Kohaku and Chrome's horror, but to Senku's delight, as he finally has a chance to show Tsukasa his scientific accomplishments." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 18, + "Gen Asagiri warns Senku that Tsukasa Shishio's army is coming and that there is another \"bad news\" man Hyoga, who have been revived recently. Guarding the bridge, Kinro notices enemies and tells Ginro to run to the village and warn them and if he ends up dying, to cut down the bridge. Being outnumbered, Kinro gets on the bridge, so that he can fight them one on one. He beats a guy, but then Hyoga appears who immediately realizes Kinro has bad eyes. Senku and the rest arrive to see Hyoga stabbing and defeating Kinro, who manages to grab Hyoga's leg and hold him for a moment, while telling them to cut the bridge down. Ginro tries to do it, but can't bring himself to cut it down. Senku decides to use his last gunpowder as bluff and seeing that, Gin asks Magma to throw a rock at the enemy. As Senku's \"rifle\" fires, Magma throws a rock, hitting the cliff. Gen runs back to Hyoga, yelling that they have guns and the enemy decides to retreat. Hyoga realizes this must be Senku and Senku confirms that he is still alive. They pull up Kinro and Senku gives him some medicine. Gen suggests they attack while there is a storm, which will make their guns unless and Hyoga's men agree. However, Hyoga knows that Senku will predict that easily and they will just march into his trap, so it is better to return to Tsukasa and gather a bigger army. But his men find him scary and still insist to attack during a storm and Hyoga decides to let them, as even losing they can see the enemy plan. Senku expects Gen to suggest an attack during a storm and he starts preparing for it. In the next days, a storm comes and Hyoga's men attack. Senku lures them on the bridge, pretending that he can't use his gun, but Kinro, Ginro and the rest then show up wielding katanas and easily cutting down the enemy weapons. Senku explains he had Kaseki make them and with modern science they can make them faster than the old days. Hyoga guesses that Senku tried to break their spirit by showing them katanas, however, the katana is no match for his kudayari and his Kanryu-style spearmanship. Gen explains that Kinro, Kohaku and Magma are the strongest ones, making them realize the three of them must take on Hyoga. While they attempt to fight him, his spear snaps and he sees a cut too precise for a stone age tools and realizes it was Gen and that he betrayed them. Senku had secretly sent Suika to look for Gen as he knew he would leave traces for them. When Suika found him, she gave him a small blade. Gen reveals his betrayal and returns to Senku, giving him back the small blade." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 19, + "Some days earlier, Tsukasa Shishio finally finds the petrified Hyoga. He revives him and explains the situation. Some of the men find Hyoga to look weak and Tsukasa suggests they spar with him. Hyoga accepts and wants to fight ten men if he has his favorite weapon. As he defeats them, Hyoga states that the only man he doesn't want to fight is Tsukasa himself. Tsukasa takes him around, explaining that the world in which they were born, every centimeter of it belonged to someone, but now nothing is claimed. Hyoga agrees with Tsukasa, that if the privileged class is revived and have weapons, they will try to make the world the same again. Tsukasa wants to create a new world built by the young. He tells him about Senku Ishigami and his science knowledge and that he had to kill him to prevent the old world from being revived. Having lost his weapon, Hyoga congratulates the teamwork of everyone, but comments that Senku failed to see this was a distraction. Senku then turns towards the village and sees it burning. Hyoga reveals his right hand, Homura who snuck into the village and set it burning. Homura avoids Kokuyo and Kohaku attacks and crosses the bridge returning to Hyoga. The villagers escape to the science shed, where Homura sets another fire. Suika decides to act as decoy. As Hyoga's plan is to capture a child and use it as hostage, his men go after Suika. Hearing about it and that she headed down the mountain towards the poison lake and a wind appearing, Senku and Kohaku manage to get to Suika in time and save from the poisonous cloud blown by the wind. Hyoga and the rest climb a tree to escape the poison gas. They wonder if Senku created it and Senku decides to play it that he did. Having gas masks, Senku leaves with Kohaku and Suika. Hyoga decides to test if the gas is gone and pushes his men down, who then immediately die from the gas. Hyoga comments Senku and his allies are frightening as they have control over variety of metals and chemicals, meaning they will need to overwhelm them with great numbers and powerful fighting force. Senku knows that Tsukasa will realize he can't create more gunpowder and he can't use guns even if he has them. As more time passes, Tsukasa is only expanding his army, while Senku has been unable to revive a single person. Because of that, Senku decides they need to attack first using a technology that turned the tides of the modern bettlefield: Communications; and that they will create a cellphone in the stone world. Gen is shocked at this prospect, while the Ishigami villagers have no idea what is he even talking about. They soon learn that the cellphone will allow two people to talk despite ebing in places far away, and that they can use it to secretly coordinate their attack and target weak areas in the enemy defense, and then reveals the roadmap for the construction of a cellphone. Hyoga returns to Tsukasa, informing him that Gen's reports were lies and the village has considerable scientific power and that Senku is alive." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 20, + "Senku and Gen start to think what Tsukasa will do. They perfectly predict what Tsukasa is thinking. Tsukasa knows that in time, he will gain bigger army, but it will give time for Senku to create more gunpowder and other weapons. Given that their fortress is on an island in a lake, they have the defense upperhand and it will be hard during winter. Tsukasa tells Hyoga that he will place men watching Taiju and Yuzuhara in case they are spies and is concerned if Senku decides to attack preemptive. Hyoga tells him he left Homura watch over Ishigami Village, but finds it ironic that they lack communication technology, which is needed in such war. Tsukasa decides they attack after winter ends with Senku guessing their time limit is spring. Chrome and Kaseki are wondering how the phone works and Senku explains that the voice creates vibrations which pointed at diaphragm, create small electrical current in rhythm with the vibration. Using a vacuum tube, they increase the current power. Sending it around and around in a circle creates radio wave and the listening side does the opposite and receives the message. As first step into making phones, they need to create cotton candy machine. Creating the machine, Senku explains that putting sugar and rotating it, causes small sugar threads to come out. But if they replace the sugar with gold, they will get gold threads. As gold is precious, Senku decides to test it with sugar first. They take sugar crystals from the burn wine in the village. They make cotton candy and the villagers end up loving it as its their first time tasting a food like that. Senku asks Gen what type is Homura with Ginro guessing Senku is interested in her romantically, but Senku explains she is watching them. Gen explains Hyoga only trusts her and she follows his orders and is unlikely that she will betray him and join them. Senku makes a stand closer to Homura and leaves cotton candy. The others wonder why he did it, and Senku reveals that it may help making her join them. Ruri guesses he also just wanted to share cotton candy with a girl. Initially Homura refuses to eat it, but recalling how Hyoga told her that they won't leave anyone behind, she ends up tasting it. Ginro can't understand why Gen and Senku are discussing the balance of the cotton candy, but they explain it had lumps, which means the gold will also have lumps and they need to find the reason and fix it. Making cotton candy again, they see that the rotation speed drops when the ropes change and that causes the lumps. Unable to use more people as the winter is coming, Senku decides to make a gear. He finds Kohaku's shield to be perfect for that, which causes Kokuyo to recall how he won it and gave it to his daughter, but believes it will be precious to Kohaku as he gave it to her, however Kohaku doesn't think twice and immediately agrees to use the shield as gear, crushing Kokuyo's soul. Seeing the gear in action, Chrome gets and idea and shares it with Kaseki, which super excites him. Senku reveals the wire needs to be long enough to reach the top of the mountain, which shocks everyone. After three days of work, Chrome tells Senku that he is ready. Senku is surprised to see they made a waterwheel without any knowledge about it. He immediately combines it with their generator and creates a hydroelectric power plant." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 21, + "Having acquired the hydroelectric power plant, Senku decides to make batteries to store the newly created energy. He easily makes a battery using the sulfuric acid and two sheets of lead. Ginro realizes he no longer needs to turn the generator manually and he and Kinro get happy about it. Using the energy and gears, Senku builds an air-blowing machine for iron making, which makes the villagers happy as they no longer need to blow air manually. That gives more time for the villagers to prepare and conserve food for the winter. Senku focuses on creating light bulbs. Chrome wonders how will they keep them from burning like the first time and Senku explains that if you want something to burn you add air, and if you don't, you need to remove it. Using mercury, they remove the air of the light bulbs and then seal them. It starts to snow, but Senku wishes to finish the test today. He turns the light on a tree which reminds Gen of the modern world and that today is Christmas. Having new equipment with lights, Chrome realizes he can go deeper into the caves and obtain new rocks and material. He asks Senku what he needs, but Senku tells him they already have all the materials they need for the phones. Ginro guesses that Chrome just wants to explore and Senku suggests getting more copper as it would be useful. While Chrome goes out, Kaseki asks Senku what is the next thing they will do and Senku tells him its vacuum tubes, which are harder to make compared to light bulbs. They start working on them, but the metal line going through the glass expands from the heat and breaks the glass. Chrome returns with copper and Senku creates copper tubes, which would not expand and break the glass, but then the bamboo filament burnt out instantly. They continue trying, but fail over and over. Senku states that there is no better material in this age than the bamboo filament and as he can't think of anything else, they are stuck at the moment. Chrome wonders if he got any new rock that may be useful, but they don't find any. Suika does the same and go through the rocks Chrome collected. At night, Gen wakes up Senku telling him its new year and they should observe the sunrise together. Everyone gathers on a cliff before the sun rises. The rock Suika carries starts to glow and Senku realizes its scheelite, a gemstone that glows blue when exposed to ultraviolet light. Excited, Senku explains its used in modern filaments, Tungsten. Chrome guesses there must be more further inside the cave. Having only one more set of lights, Senku decides the third member would be Magma as they would need brute force to collect it." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 22, + "Senku, Chrome and Magma prepare to head to the cave. Before going, Magma knows that it he will be alone with them and no one will be watching and Gen approaches him and whispers something. Getting inside the cave, Chrome wonders if this is really a good idea as Magma may try to kill them and take over the village. And if Senku is gone, Tsukasa may not even attack the village. Senku explains there is no other choice and doubt that Magma was thinking that far ahead. They reach an area will of mica rocks, which are quite brittle and break easily and end up in a natural pit traps. Hearing some cracking, Magma pushes Senku away and the ground collapses under him, but Senku manages to grab his hand. Chrome tells him to release him and let him fall as Magma tried to push Senku into the pits and if he doesn't let go, both may fall. Magma states that he came to kill them and that they are weak. In this world the strong rule and if Senku didn't came that day, he would have been the village chief. In that moment, the ground under Senku collapses and they both fall into the pit. While stuck in the pit, Chrome pours some water over Magma, which only annoys him. Chrome explains that little by little he can pour water from the nearby lake and they will float on it and escape the pit. As that may work, but take forever, Senku calculates the length of the gas mask tubes and then tells Chrome what to do and has Magma throw him the gear. Moments later, water starts pouring into the pit. Senku explains that in his world, both brain and muscle were necessary and they can escape this due to all of their strength. While water rises, Senku starts to get cold. Magma grabs him by the feet and explains that he doesn't care if he is the boss until they defeat Tsukasa, but he better not show him anything lame. Magma then throws Senku up and he lands outside of the pit. Magma manages to escape too and they start a fire to warm themselves. Senku comments due to Magma's strength they escaped the worst case scenario in which they had to hug and keep themselves warm with Magma. Continuing further in the cave, Senku sees a skarn deposit, a natural rock formation that has variety of rocks in it. They give Magma an axepick and he explains that he didn't want to attack them head-on as they could use science weapons against him. However, they wouldn't be alarmed if he raised a weapon while digging for treasure and he intended to attack them now. Senku knew he would be doing that and that's why he saved Senku at the mica hole. Realizing that, Chrome apologizes to Magma, but Magma no longer cares as he indeed was thinking of killing them. They start digging and obtain variety of rocks. Recalling what Gen told him and to bring Senku back in three days, Magma forces them to leave. On their way back, little before the village, Magma ties Senku's eyes and bring him to the rest. Senku guesses they finally realized they can give Tsukasa his head and he won't attack, but Gen reveals that isn't the plan and takes his blindfold off. Senku then sees an astronomy telescope and an observatory they have made for him for his birthday. Senku wonders how they knew about it. Gen reveals that their previous talk, Senku said he was alive for 6268 days and even earlier at the miracle cave, he found engraving by Senku on the day he got himself un-pertrified. Gen comments even before he met Senku, he was already fond of him." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 23, + "Having obtained tungsten, Senku's goal is closer. While he comments they need to extract it, Magma starts smashing it and Senku confirms that is a way. As they turn it into dust, he will use chemistry and make it in a toothpaste state. To get rid of the rust, they will place it into a glass and with hydrogen and warm it up to 1000 degree. Kaseki and Chrome find that easy, but Senku reminds them that glass will melt at 700 degree and will need a pinpointing heating mechanism to just warm the tungsten inside. Senku decides they split work and he will be doing the toothpaste. Chrome wonders who will be doing the heating mechanism and realizes that Senku intends to let him think of it and create it. Kaseki recalls how he was making everything himself and wish he had a maker buddy too. Chrome states he has two and points to him and Senku, making Kaseki happy. Senku pulls Gen to assist him in chemistry as a modern person, he must know a bit at least, which is more than the villagers. Meanwhile, Chrome uses everything he had learned from Senku to create a pinpointing heating mechanism. Little by little he increases the heat and reaches 1000 degrees, but recalls Senku stating the warmer is, the stronger tungsten will be, he decides to continue and increase the heat. Senku finishes the toothpaste and Chrome states he is done too. However, Senku is surprised of what he had build as its too big, but it thinks it may be for the better as it will involve everyone in working on it. They successfully manage to create tungsten filament. In the next step, Senku isn't sure Kaseki will be able to make the glasswork they need as its a bit more complicated. Kaseki doubt it, but as he sees the blueprint, he is shocked. Senku wants Hickman pump, a vacuum pump. Gen tries to fire him up, stating that only the most talented craftsmen were able to build that pump and there is age difference as well. Kaseki explains complicated things excite him, but he wants to get a high five as maker buddy like Senku and Chrome did. Senku agrees and leaves the pump to him. Kaseki takes Gen to help him out. Meanwhile, Suika and the kids decide to help by making the wire. Senku and Chrome proceed in making plastic using chemistry and makes formaline. Seeing the kids and older people having hard time working in the cold and needing coal ash, he turns to Ginro and Kinro. Chrome leads them to get some coal, while Senku works to make a heater. He creates heaters for each house, and while they burn the coal, the villagers can stay inside and work in the warm houses. Seeing that, Kokuyo confirms to himself that making Senku the chief wasn't a mistake. Senku wants zinc-carbon batteries and tasks Gen with making them. He provides him the materials and instructions and Gen starts to work. Gen happily sings while he works, surprised by how easy the work is, until he learns they need 800 which crushes his soul. For making microphones, Senku takes the crystal formation in wine barrels, mixing them with some seaweed in hot water, he gets Rochelle salts, which can turn sound into electricity. Adding them to a plastic megaphone, would create a microphone. Working together, they manage to finish all tasks and create a cell phone." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 24, + "Senku has obtained a cell phone. As others wonder how the others will hear them, Senku plays dumb, pretending he forgot to mention two units were needed. Gen realizes he intentionally hid it, so that the others wouldn't feel discouraged about this arduous crafting project. Senku explains that if they want a cell phone, they do need two, but if they run a cable they can use it as a (landline) phone. They run a cable from the village to the storage shed. As they prepare to make this first telephone call, Ginro suggests Chrome that he can use this historical moment to confess his true feelings to Ruri, who is on the other end; however Chrome just talks about how awesome science is. Magma is impressed by how such a tiny device can talk, on this remark, Ruri comments that it's almost like a speaker, then a few children cheering that the telephone receiver is a bee, which surprises Senku and Gen, since the fact they know the word is as unusual as its association with bees. Confused, and asking if a speaker is not a type of bee, Ruri then explains that the 14th of the hundred tales tells about a talkative bee named Speaker, who can poke a gravestone with it's needle and speak the voices of the dead. Senku wonders what's the point of this tale as it doesn't teach any valuable information, Gen then remarks that the usage of the word \"speaker\" obviously is meant to be interpreted by humans that were revived from petrifiation, and furthermore, tale 14 can be seen as 1-4, the date of Senku's birthday, implying it may be addressed at him. Senku then has an epiphany and rushes to the village cementery. Observing the grave marker that was said to be Byakuya's, and picking it up, much to the shock of Kinro, Senku admits that he's overlooked something that should have been obvious. The grave marker is no such thing, it's a time capsule made of concrete. Chrome asks if something is inside of it, and Senku explaining that he expects there to be glass, has Kohaku break the concrete apart with her speed and precision. The marker cracks open, revealing a silvery lump inside; an object wrapped in aluminium foil as senku explained. He dissolves the foil by washing the object in hydrochloric acid, revealing a glass disk, made from the bottom of a bottle as Gen noted. He is still confused about what this item is, to which Senku refreshes his memory by asking if a disk and speaking with needles reminds him of anything. Senku confirmed the conclusion Gen suddenly arrived at, the glass disk is a record with the voices of Byakuya and the astronauts. The concept of an object storing sound boggles the mind of the villages, who inquire about it. Senku explains that making a record is very simple. By vibrating a needle with sound as it cuts a groove into the spinning record, the sound is recorded. By placing a needle in the finished record as it spins, it will vibrate and produce the same sound that cut it. The villagers are much amazed by Senku's dad, but he explains that Byakuya probably didn't make it himself, but rather the astronauts; however the idea was likely his. Back in time, Byakuya finds a glass bottle washed ashore on the beach, he takes it with him and cuts the bottom. He tells his friends that he thinks they could make a record from it. The crew agrees, noting that a glass record could last for thousands of years. Byakuya admits that he didn't think of that, but people are still onboard with the idea, so they start collecting electronic parts from the Soyuz and the stuff that came down with them in it, such as the electric motor from a shaver. Senku tells everyone that with all they've made so far, making a record player is pretty easy. The vacuum tube, as well as the gear made from Kohaku's shield go into it, and for playback, a bone needle Ruri brought over. Senku notes that it's perfect for playing, but for cutting a glass record, a very hard material must have been used, such as diamond or corundum, as Chrome suggested. In another scene from the past, Darya and Yakov offer a stylus to cut the record: Darya's wedding ring, specifically its diamond. With this, they finish a record cutting lathe. A shot of them experimenting with it fades into a shot of the Kingdom of science building the record player so many thousands of years later. The machine is finished, and Senku signals Ginro to start spinning the disk. The needle is placed on the record, and a few moments later, Byakuya's voice emanates from the speaker. He introduced himself, but then quickly starts talking casually, as he is sure Senku is the one listening. After a short monologue, Byakuya tells him that if he still hasn't won over the hearts of the villagers, they should listen to what he's now providing. Lillian then starts singing, amazing everyone with her voice. While Lillian's song, One Small Step is playing, a final scene from the past shows Byakuya explaining his motives to Lillian herself. A desire not only to keep the knowledge and fun things humanity created, but also to leave something that Senku would be excited to have someday. This is followed by a montage showing Senku's progress from being depetrified bare naked to where he is now. the villagers can barely contain the emotion brought by hearing music like they've never heard. Chrome wonders if there is other amazing music like that and Senku explains that due to science, there is much more modern entertainment such as Games, TV, Comics and Movies. Senku will let them see all of it, once they beat Tsukasa and revive the rest of the statues, where all those things remain, despite being lost for thousands of years. there and then, the entire village gets excited and motivated to win the war, and experience all those things. Gen posthumously congratulates Senku's dad on his skill, managing to bring the entire village together on one cause, while also inquiring whether Senku feels any remorse from plunging the villagers into a war, an idea he calmly dismisses. Kohaku then joins Senku apart from the crowd, and notes on how he realized the promise he made on the day they met, the whole village was turned into a nation of science, they are finally ready to fight the Tsukasa Empire. They are joined by Chrome and Gen, the former is excited to have the second phone built, while Gen notes that it's finally time to reconnect with the kingdom's final two isolated members. Senku agrees on that it's time to bring the entire kindgom together as one. Elsewhere, Taiju and Yuzuriha are quietly standing near a wooden cross driven into the soil. She notes how long it's been, almost a year, and they are excited to meet Senku again. Tsukasa and Hyoga comment that the winter is almost over and the final battle with Senku will soon start." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 25, + "Gen tells a story about the modern world before the mysterious petrification event occurred to a group of children at the Ishigami Village. When Gen asks for Senku's thoughts on what he calls the \"Stone World Foundation Story\", he sarcastically praises it and orders Gen to get back to work. He, however, only works for a brief moment and then continues his story leading up to the current events. Curious to know what the village will reinvent next, Senku answers that it's \"Space Food\", which leaves the children confused as to what it is. On the other hand, Gen is perplexed as to how that could be recreated in the Stone World. The Ishigami Villagers are informed about Senku's next reinvention that would improve the village's Ramen. Kokuyo gets the wrong impression that they'll be using it for space artillery purposes, however, Ruri denounces that notion. Senku then explains the purpose and practicality of Space Food to the villagers. Due to Tsukasa not wanting to invade the village in the winter due to the environment, Senku plans on taking advantage of Tsukasa's setback with science. The blue print on how to create Space Food is laid out and wasting no time, the villagers get to work. Kaseki is tasked with creating a vacuum, Kohaku cooks Ramen with the help of Suika and is bothered by Ginro. Right when Kohaku was going to warm up the ramen in soup, but Senku intervenes and informs them that they'll actually be freezing it. Afterward, Ginro and Kinro build an igloo and, eventually, all of the necessary ingredients for the \"Space Food Ramen\" is prepared. From there, Senku reveals to Gen that what they'll really be reinventing the old age convenient snack Instant Ramen. Senku goes onto explain the process of how they'll freeze dry the Ramen to Gen and the others as they head back to the village. Upon returning to the village, Kaseki and Chrome reveal that they've finished the Freeze Dry Machine. Immediately, Senku tries it out and then shows the newly reinvented Freeze Dried Ramen/Space Food to the villagers. At first, the response is tepid, but after Senku adds warm water to the Ramen, Chrome volunteers to try it and he euphorically approves of it. Everybody else in the village then tries the Ramen and a flashback involving Byakuya and Senku creating their own freeze dried Ramen is shown. Ruri asks Senku if there is a way to win the upcoming war without violence and Senku details to her that the basis of the war is simple. The one who captures the Cave of Miracles will be the winner. Kaseki interrupts their conversation asking about Taiju and Yuzuriha's well-being and Kinro also states his concern for them too. However, Senku isn't worried for them at all, as he's confident they're both alright. Just then, Chrome plays for the village kids the recording of Lillian's song, which gives Gen an epiphany about sound quality. That night, Gen visits Senku in his mini observatory, and proposes a plan to help out on the so called \"Bloodless Siege\" of the Tsukasa Empire. Below them, Chrome eavesdrops on their conversation, and Gen elaborates how they can topple the empire with an even more popular figure than their charismatic leader. That person in question would be Lillian Weinberg and Gen briefly mimics her voice revealing he can for a short time, mimic a woman's voice. This leads to Gen's idea of replicating the low quality voice from the recording left by the original settlers to trick the invaders of a false hope that ships from America will rescue them. Impressed with the idea, Senku agrees to it, but Chrome then crashes his head through the floor screaming that he didn't comprehend any of it. As Senku and Chrome mend the floor, Gen explains to Chrome the new plan from the top. Although impressed by the plan, Chrome points out the fatal flaw of when the empire citizens figure out the projected hope was a lie, they'll retaliate again. But Senku and Gen figure it'll all work out on its own in the end. When asked by Senku to not inform the other villagers about their plan, Chrome claim's he's an accomplice in their plan and will help them with it. Meanwhile, Tsukasa visits the statue of a young girl at the beach. After dawn, Senku assigns assigns a 3 person task force: Chrome for engineering, Magma for transportation, and Gen for navigation. Kohaku states that there's still the problem with Homura acting as a spy in the outskirts of the village. If she were to learn about their plan and worse, about their acquisition of cell phones, they'd be doomed. To solve their spy problem, Senku reveals that they'll place the newly invented \"Sonic Bombs\" around the periphery to distract Homura. With that, the Stone Wars has officially begun." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 26, + "As Magma, Gen, and Chrome take advantage of the detonating Sonic Bombs, Magma complains that it'd be easier if they simply capture/kill Homura. To that point, Chrome snaps that if they knew her location they'd be able to do it. Gen details that the Tsukasa Empire's main concern is gun powder and the explosions from the detonated Sonic Bombs would distract Homura long enough to investigate. From the observatory, Suika spots Homura and briskly Kohaku sets off to tail her. Immediately when Homura arrives at a spot where the bombs were detonated, Kohaku ambushes Homura with a sword attack, but with her adroit reflexes dodges the move. Homura's adroitness were a product of her years of training in gymnastics. Pursued by Kohaku, Homura refuses to give in and plans to exhaust her pursuer by keeping her talking and draining her energy; but is left astonished by how she can keep up with her. The pursuit leads the two closer and closer to the village, and when this is learned, the villagers are order by Kokuyo to take shelter. It's then that Senku intercepts the two and uses his newest invention, the Flash Grenade to blind Homura. An explanation of how Flash Bombs are made is given by Mecha Senku. Senku then captures Homura, but moments after escapes and evades being captured again. Once at a safe and high point atop of a tree branch, she names off all of the villagers in her sight. She then suspects the missing Magma, Chrome, and Gen are taking something to the empire and storms off. With Homura gone, Chalk is tasked with trying to track her scent, but is unable to do so. The villagers are panic stricken over the consequences if Homura would capture Magma, Chrome, and Gen and then destroy the cell phone they're carrying, as the plan would fail. Therefore, Senku reveals another new invention of his to help track Homura. Using powdered scheelite that he secretly covered Homura on, Senku uses his new invention, a \"Black Light Gun\" to shine ultraviolet light and exposing homura's path as fluorescing spots on the snow and branches. As the pursuit group follow Homura's tracks, Kohaku asks if she could have permission to kill Homura, but Senku asks if she ever has killed a human before. In response, Kohaku answers that she never has and can't bring herself to do so by her own accord; she only considers herself capable if she's commanded to do so. On the other hand, Senku has faith in those entrusted with the Cell Phone, those of whom, continue their venture to the Empire making sure to do routine maintenance check ups on the Cell Phone to make sure it still works. During a check up, the phone's bell did a single short ring, A signal from Senku to the group, telling that Homura is on her way. While camping overnight underneath a small cavity on the side of a hill, Senku explains Kohaku and Kinro about how they'll perform a pincer attack against the unsuspecting Homura. Meanwhile as dawn starts to break, Homura sitting atop a tree notices the scheelite glitter placed on her and the tracks she left from it. Because of this discovery, she washes herself off by a local river, making it impossible for Senku's group to track her anymore. Gen also sends ringtone morse code to Senku's group detailing their current location. Cross referencing this new information, it's suspected that Homura has already caught up to Gen's group and is tailing them. After sunrise, and when Senku's group is almost caught up to Homura and the phone team, they execute the pincer attack. Homura is led to the top of a dead tree with a decoy of the phone's coil and aerial. Senku's team then shows up, Magma and Kinro chop the tree down very quickly causing Homura to lose her grip and fall. She thought to herself that it was the end of the line, but her life was spared when Kohaku caught her fall, much to her relief. With Homura recaptured, Gen's group continue to the Empire. Once the group reaches their destination, they find a large gathering of petrified statues with numbers written in blood on their foreheads. The lowest number written on the statues is 33 and Gen figures that the empire currently has 32 people in their Empire. Magma comes up with an insidious idea to break the arms and legs of the statues to make them incapable of fighting. Right as magma was about to execute this plan, Gen stops him. Understanding how savage Tsukasa is, Gen considers himself weak for being unable to kill or allow someone to kill other humans. Chrome then speaks in defense of Gen, claiming he's not weak and that their goal is one of a higher purpose. By dusk, Gen's group reach the trade off point which is at Senku's \"Fake\" grave, and into nightfall set up the cell phone. Because of Magma's impulsive nature, he creates a loud noise that draws the attention of Ukyo whose astute hearing picks up the sound and pursues Gen's group. The following day, Senku waits in his hut with Suika and Kohaku, until Taiju and Yuzuriha anwser it on the other side." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 27, + "At the Tsukasa Empire, people are loudly eating some cooked meat by a campfire, including Taiju and Yuzuriha (though Taiju is being more orderly and Yuzuriha is eating out of a bowl with a spoon). As this is happening, they are being glared at by a woman named Nikki. The morning after, Nikki follows them at a distance to Senku's fake grave site. As this is happening, Yuzuriha notes that the ground has been disturbed in an unusual way, like something has been buried there. By sheer force, Taiju buries his hand into the crumbly dirt, and out comes having discovered the telephone receiver. Once they recover from being overcome with emotion after finally contacting Senku after over a year, Senku requests that they bring someone over from Tsukasa's empire. Although the villagers are anxious over Senku's haphazard plan, Taiju inquires if Senku's plan is the best to avoid any bloodshed, which Senku confirms. Taiju agrees to do it, and Kohaku compliments the trust between Senku and Taiju. With that settled with, Senku asks Taiju if he's gotten any other messages from Gen's group, to which, Taiju answers he hasn't, and all he found was the receiver buried deep in the ground. Meanwhile, Gen's group hide in some bushes to avoid the incoming arrows shot by Ukyo. Gen tells Chrome and Magma about their adversary, Ukyo, and that he lured them into a trap. After an intense and loud argument between Magma and Chrome; Chrome remembers a spare battery he's carrying, originally a spare for Taiju and Yuzuriha, but he couldn't deliver it. With a spare wire, he short circuits the battery causing it to get hot and ignite as he tossed it into the tall grass, creating a smokescreen. Running and yelling through the smoke, Magma and him create a diversion for Gen to make an escape. At this point we are brought back to Taiju and Yuzuriha, as they approach an apprehensive looking Nikki.At the village, Kaseki creates a Clock Spring, which allows the record player to be upgraded to a wind-up spring motor rather than having the record to be spun manually. Most importantly though, this upgrade allows the music of Lillian Weinberg to be reproduced much more faithfully and convincingly. All this effort could be pointless however, as Gen and his voice mimicry haven't yet returned from their secret mission; fortunately he shows up completely winded and exhausted at the last moment. On the other side of the telephone, Taiju and Yuzuriha confront Nikki and try to convince her to hear them out. She initially refuses, pointing out that she was assigned to watch over them for any suspicious behavior; her stubborness condensing into violence against the greater stubborness of Taiju, who doesn't fight back, but also doesn't stop insisting. Intrigue ends up overcoming her as Taiju demands she talks to their friend, while visibly from Nikki's perspective, they were both alone. Afoot of the cross shaped grave marker, they dig out the telephone's receiver and microphone out of the soil, Nikki being rightfully surprised by the realization of what she's witnessing, and only exacerbated when the voice of no other than Lillian Weinberg spoke on the other side. Acting as Lillian's translator named Sebastian, Senku translates everything Gen's english-speaking fakery says; about how the United States have recovered from the stone, and are on their way to Japan to rescue them. Although Nikki initially questions if the Lillian she's hearing is an impostor, Gen lies, and Nikki chooses to believe it, revealing how big of a fan she is. On the other hand, Nikki proclaims that if someone really is impersonating Lillian, she'll kill them. To prove that the person she's talking to is the real Lillian, Nikki asks a couple of questions only Lillian would know the answer to. Thanks to Senku's insightful deductions, Gen manages the first question correctly, however, the 2nd question was a trick question. To avoid a confrontation with Nikki, they play the song left by Lillian. Overcome with emotion, Nikki recognizes that she was being played by an imitation, Senku confirming her final question, about whether Lillian was long gone from the world. Senku refuses to lie to her about the possibility of using science to bring back more of her recorded music, pointing out that only the glass record could survive that long. Instead he makes the promise to protect the record of her last remaining song for Nikki, and under those terms, she joins the side of the Kingdom of Science." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 28, + "Through the Cell Phone, Nikki didactically informs Senku and Gen that their Lillian impersonation is at best 55% accurate. However, with her on their side she can help them perfect it, but she still worries about Tsukasa and his followers. The two of whom they should keep their eyes on the most are Hyoga and Ukyo Saionji. A brief explanation of Ukyo's capabilities are given by Nikki and his backstory is elaborated on by Gen as a submarine sonar operator. Meanwhile, Chrome and Magma continue to try and evade Ukyo's arrows being fired at them. Magma, figuring that he's already pin pointed Ukyo's location, rushes off to where he believes Ukyo is located at, and is put on a wild goose-chase. On the other hand, Chrome realizes that all of the arrows shot at them are from varied locations which is a tactic to make use of the smokescreen the two tried to use again Ukyo. Thinking scientifically, Chrome tries to figure out Ukyo's angle by firing off random arrows from different positions and concludes that his motive is to capture and interrogate them. Therefore, Chrome raises a white flag and surrenders himself to Ukyo, who then leads him back to the Empire to meet with Tsukasa. Once there, Chrome is questioned by Tsukasa, mainly about his relation to Senku. Magma rushes back to the Village and informs them all of Chrome's capture. In light of this Kohaku tries to run off and rescue Chrome, however, Senku stops her with a megaphone. With the Kingdom of Science flag in arm, Senku proclaims that all of the soldiers will mobilize and go after Chrome. Gathering and consolidating all of the kingdom's supplies in the center, Senku reveals that they're going to build a car. The first step to creating the car is by melting beeswax in order to carve the shape of the parts for the car (also using a basic lathe), so then moulds can be made from them and the parts made of metal using the moulds. Next a stove is fitted with a boiler and a steam engine. Senku explains that it works like a pump in reverse. Although Kohaku is worried about Chrome, Senku is not worried about him, so long as he doesn't talk. Kohaku then rebuts that Senku's last comment is contrary to Chrome's personality, making Senku and everyone around him realize how doomed they may be. Meanwhile, back at the Tsukasa Empire, Chrome messes up and is held by a spear over a cliff by a waterfall. Hyoga holds the spear and presents Chrome with two choices, speak or die. Tsukasa also tries to reason with Chrome claiming science tainted and corrupted the old world and offers him a chance to join his empire. Despite sounding interested in the offer, Chrome still declines it and is dropped down the ravine below. At this moment, Tsukasa signals Ukyo to shoot an arrow that pins chrome to a nearby tree log, stopping the fall. Tsukasa then launches another log by hand, which lands near where Chrome is hanging in order to make a route to retrieve him. Ukyo is then asked by Tsukasa where he originally found Chrome, but he lies that Chrome was found when he was investigating the Cave of Miracles. This leaves Chrome astounded by Ukyo's motives. Returning to the village, the villagers complete a functioning steam powered vehicle." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 29, + "With the newly created Steam Engine running out of control, Magma steps up to the plate to try and stop it, but is instead knocked unconscious by it. Senku dubbing the Steam Engine a \"Steam Gorilla\" plan on invading the Tsukasa Empire. At said empire, Chrome is imprisoned and Hyoga inquires Tsukasa why is their prisoner's prison fortification so inadequate, to which he realizes something's up. Meanwhile, Gen tries out the prototype car to which he proclaims the handling and the car itself is far too shaky. Wanting to know why he was the test driver, Senku details that it was because before the petrification, Gen was the only one with a drivers license. Stating that they won't be driving on paved roads, the village children weave bamboo tires. Once they're finished, the Automobile is created. As everyone in the village is impressed by the Automobile, Kaseki is sad that Chrome isn't there. Not just because they miss him, but also because he's not around to help build it. Once they're ready, Senku orders the villagers to load up the automobile with the science supplies and elderly. An old man by the name of Natri, speaking on behalf of the elders says they'll stay behind, and they know Senku mostly built the automobile because of their limited mobility. Although the villagers are worried that the empire might invade in their absence, they're confident that Senku will defeat them. Wasting no more time, the villagers in fighting condition march forth to the Tsukasa empire will the Kingdom of Science flag in hand. On route to the Empire, everything progresses smoothly until they reach a steep hill which everyone has to try and push the automobile up the incline. From a conversation with Kaseki, Senku gets an epiphany on how the single cylinder engine they built does not deliver power continuously, and relies on inertia to complete every other half turn; therefore the automobile is unable to continuously power up the hill without assistance. Eventually, the group reaches a fortified cliff area where they make camp. Acting as a look out for the camp, Kohaku lays at a cliff edge observing the empire through telescope. She is shocked when through the scope she spots Suika, who's decided herself to go on a reconnaissance mission to locate where Chrome is being imprisoned. Arriving at the camp, Chrome spots her in the distance and makes a scene to expose his location. Knowing where Chrome is located within the empire, Suika reports her findings back to the camp. Following Magma's suggestion by charging into the camp, Senku compliments the idea, and reveals they're going to upgrade the Steam Gorilla to become a tank. Initially, Kaseki is against the idea, but is persuaded after learning the automobile will power up because of it. Instead of using iron, paper will be used to fortify the tank. The women then collect weeds in the surrounding area, which are then boiled in sodium hydroxide to loosen their fibers up. They're then washed, pressed and dried. Now with paper, Senku creates a paper shield and orders everyone to fortify the Steam Gorilla with paper shields. Kinro then opines his dissatisfaction with paper shields protecting them when they're so flimsy compared to what they're going up against. To prove his point, Senku fights against Kinro using a single paper shield against his spear. Amazingly a single powerful thrust from the spear doesn't break the paper shield whatsoever. This was due to Senku using plastic on the shield as an adhesive, creating a laminated shield that was flexible, durable and lightweight; effectively a primitive version of modern carbon fiber reinforced plastics. Soon, the upgrades to the Steam Gorilla are made and the invasion into Tsukasa Empire is near. Back at the empire, Chrome learns that several pitfall spike traps are now laid across the area and that Tsukasa is aware that Senku would create a tank to use rescue Chrome. To help Senku and the others, Chrome plans to make a breakout from his prison." + ], + [ + "dr_stone", + 30, + "Before they charge into the Tsukasa Empire, Senku reviews over the plan, which is in fact really short. In preparation of an ambush made by Senku with a tank, Tsukasa enlists the help of Yo to deal with the situation. Yo before the petrification was a police officer with a natural talent with using a police baton. Chrome in the meanwhile, contemplates a strategy on how he can escape from his imprisonment, but fails to think of anything. It's then that Chrome sees his new jailer Yo disciplining a Tsukasa Empire goon, and after he's finished, he reveals his story as a failed police officer. Yo was fired from his job because of his reckless and loose cannon attitude. Furthermore, Yo plans on becoming a 4th head honcho of the empire and he hopes to use his newly assigned task garnish favor with his superiors. Another thing to note is his crush for the beautiful Minami, who he hopes will be impressed by his accomplishment allowing him to court her. One of the goons then points out that Chrome listened to everything Yo stated, but he thinks nothing of him. Frustrated by his predicament, Chrome re-vows to break out of his imprisonment. During a bathroom break, Chrome collects a bunch of items for him to try and use to help with his escape. Nearly all of the items are worthless except for a bunch of sticks, which he tries using to start a fire without success. Later that night, Chrome gets a battery from whom he suspects was Taiju and Yuzuriha. Rigging the battery to his cage, Chrome unintentionally alarms the guards and is knocked backward by Yo. Chrome was terrified that Yo and the guards were going to figure out that he was in possession of a battery. Yo and the guards instead misinterpret Chrome using twigs and sticks to try and start a fire as an attempt to escape his cage. Afterward, while contemplating an alternate strategy to escape, Chrome realizes he could use sodium hydroxide, to melt the ropes of the cage. He remembers that it can be made by electrolyzing salt water, but not having any at his disposal, he starts working out intensely, drinking a lot of water and collecting the sweat. He runs electricity through it, and gets a strong alkaline solution. As his guard sleeps, Chrome pours the concoction onto the cage ropes, causing them to loosen and break. Chrome then makes his escape out of the prison and using a single bamboo stick, catapults himself to avoid any of the pit fall traps. He then manages to circumnavigate around all of the other hidden pit falls traps too. Eventually, a panic-stricken Yo learns about Chrome's escape and pursues him to a cliff by a waterfall. Having the upperhand against Chrome, Yo gives him two choices, return to his cell dead or alive. Left with no other choice, Chrome answers that it doesn't matter as he's going to die soon anyway and then vomits a bunch of blood. In his own words, Chrome confesses that he has pneumonia, a disease as good as a death sentence; and he sprays his blood onto Yo. Taking advantage of Yo's flustered state, he makes use once again of his grand bout training by taking a shot directly into yo's crotch with the bamboo pole. Yo now incapacitated, Chrome makes his escape back to the camp where he reunites with the people of Ishigami Village. It's also revealed there that the blood Chrome vomited was fake blood." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 13, + "Hayasaka sneaks into Shuchi'in's Student Council to replace a instant coffee mix with a decaf instant coffee mix. Kaguya serves Miyuki the coffee, Miyuki drinks the coffee and falls asleep. His head falls on Kaguyas shoulder and Hayasaka comes running in the Student Council Room after he hears Kaguya shout. Kaguya tells Hayasaka to keep everyone out of the Student Council Room. Hayasaka makes all of the people who were about to enter the Student Council room turn away. She enters the Student Council Room again to check up on Kaguya and Miyuki. She sees that they're still in the same position they were before. Tsubasa asks Miyuki if he could give him more love advice. Miyuki sees that Tsubasa has turned into a different person. His hair has changed ,he has an earring and his personality is not the same as before. Ishigami thinks Tsubasa is gloating, and later gets mad and wants to tie Tsubasa with toilet paper. Kashiwagi walks in the Student Council Room and asks the three boys if Kaguya is in the room. Kashiwagi and Tsubasa are left alone in the Student Council Room when Ishigami and Miyuki walk out of the room. Chika and Kaguya see Ishigami and Miyuki sneaking on Kashiwagi and Tsubasa. They don't think they have reached Nirvana yet, but they want to see if they have. Chika and Kaguya join in,they see that Kashiwagi and Tsubasa are holding hands, kissing and Tsubasa is kissing Kashiwagi's neck. After hearing Miyuki say that holding hands is on the first date, kissing is on the third date, and sex is on the fifth date, Kaguya collapses. Kashiwagi then reveals that she and Tsubasa were just messing with them. Chika invites Miyuki, Kaguya, and Ishigami to play a game she made in the Tabletop Gaming Club. Miyuki and Kaguya decline the invitation, which makes Chika sad. Ishigami shows interest, so Kaguya and Miyuki then agree to join. Chika sets the game and explains the rules. Ishigami gets run over by a car and dies, Kaguya becomes a billionaire, Chika gets married to Miyuki and have 9 kids. Chika and Miyuki then have a divorce and later in the game, Miyuki marries Kaguya ,but Kaguya has a Distrust all Men card and she ends up marrying Chika. Kaguya realizes that in four days it is going to be Miyuki's Birthday. Kaguya can't forget about what happened in the past about her saying that she would never celebrate Miyuki's Birthday. Chika comes up to Kaguya and asks if something is bothering her, Kaguya responds with yes. Chika tells Kaguya that she is going to see her fate and future in a Fortune-Telling app. She listens to Chika explaining what she's supposed to do in the app. Kaguya hears that your supposed to enter your birthday which makes Kaguya want to do it. After Chika and Kaguya have done the Fortune-Telling, Kaguya asks Miyuki if he wants to participate. He declines the offer and says he's not interested in that kind of stuff. Miyuki recalls the time when Kaguya said she will never celebrate Miyuki's Birthday, which made Miyuki kinda sad. Kaguya asks again, Miyuki says no but even madder than before. Kaguya gets angry and turns around. Kaguya then realizes that Miyuki probably doesn't want to say his date of birth because he just wants Kaguya to celebrate it. Kaguya has decided to throw a party for Miyuki,she walks away from the Student Council Room gleefully." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 14, + "The episode starts with Kaguya, Fujiwara, Moeha and Kei going out shopping. The plan had been to go out during the summer break but was constantly pushed back. But now that it was finally happening, it was right before Miyuki's birthday. Kaguya saw this as an excellent opportunity to get close to Kei and also ask about their family gifting traditions. Unfortunately for her, Fujiwara was paired up with Kei, and Moeha stuck with Kaguya. Kaguya was very uncomfortable with Moeha and wanted to switch places as soon as possible. But throughout the day, she couldn't get close to Kei. Finally, when they were picking out clothes, Kaguya decided to wait for them outside the shop as Hayasaka is responsible for picking out her outfits. It was at this moment that Kei too decided to join Kaguya outside. They were seated on the same bench and Kei struck a conversation with Kaguya, startling her and causing her to call Kei, 'little sister'. Kei corrected Kaguya and insisted Kaguya simple call her Kei much to Kaguya's awkwardness at using a person's first name despite not knowing much about them. The conversation having moved on, Kaguya decided to ask Kei about their Christmas gifts, to which Kei replied that they only get a bookstore gift card as spending money on gifts is considered a waste in the Shirogane household. Kaguya is surprised but then enquires about birthdays to which she receives the same reply. Kei then continues and tells her that she doesn't like Miyuki because even though the family decided not to give gifts, he secretly slips her some cash on her birthdays and feigns ignorance when asked upfront about it. Kaguya realizes that Miyuki is the same at home as he is in school. As they were talking, a little girl tripped and fell but Kei quickly leapt forward and saved her from any serious injury, though she did scratch her knee. Kei quickly applies some water on her newly bought handkerchief and wraps the little girl's wound. Upon Kaguya's questioning, Kei simply says that it was the best way to make use of the handkerchief and walks on. Kaguya is mesmerised by this act and realizes that Kei is the mirror image of Miyuki and feels as if she's on a date with Miyuki himself. Finally, at the end of the shopping trip, Kei expresses her thanks to Kaguya and mentions that they should hang out again sometime, just then Fujiwara embraces Kei causing Kaguya to berate Fujiwara mentally. Back at the Kaguya mansion, Kaguya gives her report to Hayasaka and tells her that an expensive gift would likely not be accepted by Miyuki. To this Hayasaka responds by wrapping a ribbon around Kaguya's body and tells her to present herself as a gift, needless to say, she received an earful from Kaguya for this. Kaguya wins. The next day, Bakaguya presents her custom order cake to celebrate Miyuki's birthday to Hayasaka. Hayasaka takes one look at it and calls it repulsive and labels Kaguya an idiot. In the student council room, after Ishigami and Fujiwara leave, Kaguya decides that now is the best time to celebrate the birthday but realization hits her about her massive cake and she fights her two personas mentally on whether on not the birthday should be celebrated. After a long mental courtroom session, she finally decides to celebrate it regardless of how it may seem. She switches off the council rooms lights and asks Miyuki to close his eyes, which he does, perplexed as to why she would ask him to do something like that. A few moments later Kaguya presents him with a slice from the cake, hands him a hand fan with the calligraphy done by herself and wished him a happy birthday. Embarrassed, she runs out of the council room where Hayasaka consoles her and tells her that she did well Shirogane, back in the council room is flustered at Kaguya's actions but is extremely happy at the cake and gift he received. Shirogane wins. The next day in the student council, Shirogane is rummaging his mind as to why Kaguya would take the trouble of celebrating his birthday alone and going to such lengths to get him a cake and a gift. He assumed it was maybe her way of confessing to him. Fujiwara and Kaguya enter the council room and Fujiwara enquires about the fan. Shirogane believes that if he mentions that Kaguya gifted it to him, Fujiwara would realize that Kaguya is in love with Miyuki, but he stops because he feels that it would be wrong to use someone's kindness against them and instead tells Fujiwara that \"a friend\" gifted it to him. To this Fujiwara gives the complete opposite reactions and accuses Miyuki of loving Kaguya. This was Kaguya's plan all along. She informed Fujiwara beforehand that they had celebrated Miyuki's birthday the other day and that it was surprising that the President didn't inform anyone else of his birthday. Miyuki is furious and once again is reminded that all is fair in love and war, and retorts by pointing out that he never mentioned his birthday to anyone and that it was Kaguya who found out his birthday a year ago when she was going through the Council Room Roster and hid it from others for a whole year. Fujiwara now turns to Kaguya for answers but Kaguya's mind is thrown in disarray as she notices how cute Miyuki looks using her fan. Miyuki seizes his chance and further presses a now useless Kaguya into a corner. Just then Ishigami enters and is happy to see that Miyuki is using the pen that he gifted Miyuki the other day. Kaguya jumps on and points out the Fujiwara that it is bad to make false accusations and when Ishigami realizes that only Fujiwara didn't know it was Miyuki's birthday, he berates her causing her to run out of the Council room apologizing for her mistakes. Kaguya genuinely thanks Ishigami who believes that he has made a mistake. Fujiwara loses." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 15, + "The episode opens with Miyuki being excited about that night's stargazing session. This comes as a surprise to the council who were unaware of such a plan. Miyuki has all the preparations ready and has the permission to use the roof and requests the council to join him. Ishigami agrees, saying that this may be one of the last few times that the council will be together before it gets disbanded. With this in mind, the rest of the council agrees. On the roof, Kaguya doesn't understand the joy of stargazing but is willing to use this opportunity to make Miyuki confess, she cleverly makes Fujiwara and Ishigami go to another spot on the roof to deal with the preparations while she gets to be alone with Miyuki. She decides that asking him for his jacket would be a good starting point and would make him squirm in discomfort, but to her surprise, he simply hands it to her and even offers her some hot tea, she drinks from it and asks him to do likewise knowing very well that he would not be able to drink from the cup she just drank from, but he downs the tea without a second thought. She finally comes to realize that at that moment, he was completely lost to the moon and did not care about their little battles. She decided to fake interest in the constellations and would then compliment him to make his feel awkward, but the plan backfires as Miyuki grabs her close and starts explaining everything to her in detail, Kaguya growing more and more embarrassed by the moment frees herself from Miyuki's grasp. Miyuki, on a serious note, asks her if the moon reminds her of Princess Kaguya from the tale of the bamboo cutter, she agrees and says that she hates the story and how it ends. Miyuki agrees and adds that the man in the story did not pick up on Princess Kaguya's message and that if it was him, he would have never given up on Kaguya, he would've gone to the moon and brought her back even if it took him several lifetimes to accomplish it. Kaguya no longer able to control her embarrassment at Miyuki's honest words, flees the roof. Shirgane loses. The next day Miyuki realizes all the embarrassing things he said and regrets it immensely. It is finally time for the 67th student council to disband, they go through the room and collect their belongings and finds several artefacts collected throughout the year such as decorations from the French student meet, Fujiwara's various games, Movie tickets, The confiscated magazine etc. Ishigami points out that they haven't checked one last place and reveals a hidden chamber behind one of the shelves. With everything accounted for and settled, the council leaves the council room behind for the last time. On their way out Fujiwara gets emotional and the council bow and bid a teary farewell to the room. To celebrate the end of a successful year, they head over to a family restaurant for some drinks Miyuki thanks everyone for their hard work throughout the year and finally removes his golden cord and jacket. The discussion moves on to who will lead the next council. Miyuki suggests Ishigami try his luck, but he refuses. When Fujiwara considers the position, everyone laughs much to her displeasure. Kaguya tried to ask Miyuki something by referring to him as \"President:\" but was instantly told to drop the honorific as he is no longer the President. Kaguya is troubled as to how she should address him now and rules out calling him by his name as it would be too embarrassing. Fujiwara on the other hand openly calls Miyuki by his name and receives a mental insult from Kaguya. Ishigami then addresses Miyuki by a nickname, which encourages Kaguya to think of one as well but fails to use it due to her embarrassment and instead goes to get a refill. At the refill station, Fujiwara claims that all would be alright if Miyuki steps up for President for another year, but Kaguya states that it would be selfish of them to ask him of that and that he already has the letter of recommendation from the school board. and that Miyuki had worked tirelessly between his position as the President, his academics and his several part-time jobs. On their way back, Kaguya imagines a student council where she could be the President and Miyuki the Vice President but drops it as she realizes that he would still work too hard even if the roles got switched. When Miyuki finally drops off Kaguya at her house, she can't hold it back any longer and asks Miyuki to continue being the president for another year. Miyuki waiting for this exact moment reveals to her that he had been planning on applying regardless but was only waiting for her to state it outright. Kaguya is flustered but decides to remain silent. This was what she wanted after all. Miyuki was bluffing himself though, he had only filled the form and had no intention of turning it in unless Kaguya asked of him. The election arc has begun! A new contestant has entered the show!" + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 16, + "Kaguya wants to see if Miyuki could fall for Hayasaka. Hayasaka 'bumps' into Miyuki at a bookstore and tells him some stuff that has happened to her. Kaguya spies on them to see if anything interesting has happened between Miyuki and Hayasaka. Hayasaka grabs a Computer Magazine and asks Miyuki that he would probably have a better choice, she invites him to sit with her in the cafeteria inside the bookstore so Miyuki could tell Hayasaka some stuff about computers. Hayasaka sleeps for 3 hours, Miyuki constantly tries to wake her up, even though Hayasaka has been taking glances at Miyuki for quite a while. Hayasaka wakes up and tells Miyuki that he could've left her alone. Miyuki tells Hayasaka, he couldn't leave a defenseless girl alone. Hayasaka then asks Miyuki if they could go out. Miyuki says he has somebody he already likes. That made Hayasaka mad, she was mad at Kaguya mostly. Miyuki and Fujiwara are in a room talking about Miyuki's speeches for the election. Miyuki thinks Kaguya is the one for the job. He wants to pull Kaguya out of class to talk to her about the speech, but he is too embarrassed. Hayasaka comes up to Miyuki and asks him what he's doing. He tells Hayasaka that he wants to speak to Kaguya, Hayasaka tells Kaguya that Miyuki wants to talk to her. Kaguyas class are shocked and confused if Miyuki is going to confess to Kaguya, they spy on them to see what Miyuki is going to ask Kaguya. Miyuki asks Kaguya if she could be in charge of the speeches. Kaguya agrees to do the speeches. The school runs after Kaguya and Miyuki. Miyuki, Fujiwara and Ishigami meet Miko Iino. Miko argues with Miyuki and Ishigami, Miko then asks Fujiwara if she could be her Vice President after Miko becomes the President of the Student Council. She tells Miyuki and Ishigami that Fujiwara is a fitting-person to take the place of Vice President. Miko says she won't back down and she will be a successful President to Miyuki. Miyuki takes a look at the flier Miko gave him, he sees that it is full of nonsense and things that people will hate." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 17, + "Miyuki finally free from his responsibilities from the student council was able to get a good night's rest and his glare was gone. His look changed so drastically that it shocked Fujiwara and Ishigami when they met him the next day at school. But due to his kinder look, people who usually avoided him, came up to Miyuki and made small talk. Miyuki realized that he could probably use his new look to entrap Kaguya, but all his attempts were turned down by Kaguya who gave not even the slightest reactions. This troubled Miyuki but Kaguya was barely able to control herself, she couldn't understand why Miyuki would change his look. Kaguya liked his glare more than his new look. Troubled by this, she decides to turn to Kashwagi for help. Kashiwagi immediately realizes that it's about Kaguya and Miyuki and tries her best to help Kaguya. but when Kaguya mentions 'True Love', Kashiwagi loses her composure as it's an embarrassing topic to talk about. Fujiwara, hearing something about love, comes over and gives her opinion that love that can be swayed by looks alone is FAKE and cheerfully walks away. This distraughts Kaguya and turns to Ishigami for help as well, who says that thereares no such things as true love in this day and age and people should realize that the love within their hearts is the True Love. Kashiwagi is deeply troubled by their answers but goes along with Kaguya and says that everyone has their own way loving and that is true love. During one of the morning assembly anthems, Fujiwara realizes that Miyuki has been mouthing the words, and scolds him afterwards for his incompetance. Miyuki defends himself by saying that he knows the words, but he is a bit tone-deaf and hence is unwilling to sing. Fujiwara gets flashbacks to her volleyball training sessions, but since music is something she excels in, decides to help Miyuki anyways, though she quickly regrets her decision as she finds out that Miyuki is completely tone-deaf and aks him to just sing normally, Miyuki recalls how in his middle school competition he was requested by the students to mouth the words so as to not lose, ever since then he has been mouthing. Moved by this Fujiwara trains Miyuki relentlessly and at the very next morning assembly, Miyuki sings loud and clear causing Fujiwara to burst into tears. Later that day, Hayasaka hands Kaguya intel about Iino and also warns Kaguya that she may not be able convince Iino to withdraw her name from the council election. Kaguya claims that she's dealt with tougher people before and invites Iino to the student council room and offers to help Iino win the election the next year if she accepts to step down for this year. Iino accuses Kaguya and Miyuki of being corrupt and that they are meant for each other. Kaguya interprets this in a romantic sense and loses track of her thoughts and fails to convince Iino to step down" + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 18, + "Ishigami wants to defeat Iino by a landslide in the election, while on the other hand, Iino is trying to calm her nerves before the final presentation in front of the school body. Osaragi is called first to present her speech followed by Kaguya, who makes clever use of visuals and past achievements to draw the maximum amount of attention to herself and her speech. Miko is already aware of how well received Kaguya's speech was compared to Osaragi's. Its finally Miko's turn to give her speech, but upon reaching the podium she freezes in panic, because of her stage fright. Ishigami then reveals that the reason he wants Miyuki to defeat her by a landslide was so that she gets dissuaded from trying running for elections again because every time she goes on stage, she freezes and makes a fool of herself, people laugh at her despite her hardest efforts and this pisses Ishigami off. We also get to see Miko's past from Osaragi's perspective and it matches with Ishigami's statements, that losing hurts Miko more and more every time even if she doesn't show it on the outside. Miyuki understands the situation and interrupts Miko's speech and initiates a debate, thus completely drawing her attention to himself and away from the crows. Miko steels her resolve and the two contestants go on to have a long and drawn-out debate about the state of the school and how it should progress ahead. The election ends with Miyuki's victory by a small margin. Miko is disheartened once again but this time people come to congratulate her for her efforts and thus instilling confidence in her once again. Relieved that Miyuki has won after all her hard work, Kaguya is consoled by Hayasaka, but when Fujiwara makes a sudden appearance, Hayasaka runs away, pushing Kaguya on the way, who trips and falls down making Fujiwara believe that she has an upset stomach and takes her to the infirmary. Meanwhile, Miyuki meets up with Osaragi and Miko and offers them a place on the new student council. Osaragi refuses, claiming she was only in it to support Miko, but Miko asks for some time to think about it. Miyuki agrees and tells her that she is welcome anytime. Fujiwara and Ishigami who were eavesdropping on the conversation were afraid that Miyuki would not select them for the council again as they have \"dysfunctional personalities\". Miyuki immediately addresses them by their council titles and instructs them that the first job of the new council is to put away the chairs. Back at the infirmary, Kaguya throws a tantrum at Hayaska, complaining that Miyuki didn't even come to visit her despite knowing about her condition, and then starts to worry that maybe he doesn't care about her at all and was just using her to get elected once again and has now disposed of her. Hayasaka realizes that Miyuki has finally come to check up on Kaguya and quickly dashes out of the window. Kaguya throws a blanket on top of herself and lies down. Miyuki sits down on a stool next to the bed and apologizes for not being able to come to meet her any sooner. He also apologizes for throwing away all her hard work when he decided to help Miko on the stage. Miyuki then adds that when he is with her and the others, he feels that he can accomplish anything but when he alone every task seems impossible and with that being said he requests her to be his vice president once again and that he needs her. Kaguya is too embarrassed to say anything and simply shows him an OK sign with her hands. Miyuki, elated runs out of the infirmary. The next day, the council once again assembles in the council room and this time they are joined by a new member." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 19, + "The narrator talks about underwear briefly. Fujiwara and Kaguya, entering the Student Council, open the door on Ishigami in his briefs. After Fujiwara panics, Ishigami explains he hadn’t changed after PE, as he had to put things away. Fujiwara then teases him about wearing briefs rather than boxers. Ishigami passionately exclaims that boxers are worn by “man whores”. Kaguya learns what this means from Fujiwara and soon wants to find out if Miyuki is a “man whore” from the underwear he wears. Kaguya initially plans to spill tea on his trousers and offer to dry them, exposing his underwear, but decides that this suggests an abnormal desire. She resolves to casually ask him, so that it goes unnoticed. After asking what tea he prefers, she asks what underwear he wears. Miyuki obliviously replies that he likes colorful underwear. Suddenly he realizes what she has asked and misinterprets it as an offer for Kaguya to wear the underwear of his choice. Miyuki prefers her to wear black panties, but thinks he must choose something less lewd to avoid embarrassment. He thus responds that they are material-laden, thin and tight-fitting. Kaguya interprets this as Miyuki wearing boxers and thus being a “man whore”. Miko stumbles in as Kaguya calls Miyuki a “man whore” and rushes out. Miyuki rashly exclaims that he likes black panties to appease Kaguya. Miko misunderstands this comment as Miyuki trying to hit on her. It is revealed that Ishigami gave up wearing briefs on that day. The next day in the Student Council, Kaguya apologizes for calling Miyuki a “man whore” and offers to give him a hand massage. It is revealed that Hayasaka advised her about how to prevent Miyuki from sleeping with other women. Hayasaka originally recommends Kaguya to sleep with Miyuki but she protests so Hayasaka suggests a massage. This is claimed to cause “positive feedback” as physical contact is said to make “prevent-men-from-cheating hormones” which inspires the creation of “love” hormones. Miyuki is eventually swayed by the prospect of touching Kaguya’s hands. However, Kaguya gives a very forceful massage, causing great pain for Miyuki and, according to the narrator, releasing large amount of stress hormones. On the other hand, Kaguya is said to experience a great flood of love hormones. Kaguya admits that she has never massaged anyone before and Miyuki feels a twitch of compassion. Meanwhile, Miko tries to rationalize what she saw the other day, and barges into the Student Council once again. She sees Kaguya tending to Miyuki on the sofa and misinterprets it as something sexual. Kaguya absentmindedly proposes Miko should join in and Miko runs away shocked. At the Shirogane abode, Kei is crying over a manga. Miyuki similarly reads the manga and cries over it. He resolves to make Kaguya read the manga so that she strongly desires to fall in love and confesses. He tries the manga out on Ishigami, an avid manga reader, and he also cries over it. Suddenly Fujiwara and Kaguya enter, and Fujiwara recognizes the manga, “Go Sweet”. Kaguya picks up the book, hearing the praise from the others, but puts it back down, acknowledging that she is not a manga reader. The others try to convince her to read it, explaining the plot: the main character is an untrusting girl and meets a foul-mouthed boy. Fujiwara blurts out that the boy has uncurable illness and dies near the end. Wishing to prevent further spoilers, Miyuki and Ishigami cover Fujiwara’s mouth with tape. Miko arrives once again at the Student Council door, is horrified by the sight and runs away. Kaguya is still not convinced by what she hears so Miyuki tries again: an anorexic, untrusting girl makes friends for the first time at the start; only eats canned food after her parents attempted to poison her food in the middle; and eats her boyfriend’s curry before his death at the end, bittersweetly exclaiming “It’s sweet!” Fujiwara thinks they have revealed too much and so also covers their mouths with tape. Miko returns to save Fujiwara, but sees that Miyuki and Ishigami have also had their mouths covered. It is revealed that Hayasaka and Kaguya end up reading “Go Sweet”. After the closing credits roll, after Kaguya reads “Go Sweet”, she experiences “Shojo manga brain syndrome” – Miyuki and Ishigami seem more handsome and everyone is more willing to fall in love and acting strangely, including the narrator. Kaguya indicates two tickets to the aquarium that she has secretly placed with the box of puddings. Ishigami surprisingly wants to go with Kaguya to reward her for helping him study, and revealing his knowledge of fish. Miyuki counters, offering to go with her, and revealing his knowledge of penguins. Fujiwara enters before Kaguya is unable to cope with their affections, boasting about the sumo wrestling she saw yesterday. Miyuki grabs the tickets before Fujiwara launches into the box of puddings, leading to Kaguya feeling optimistic. Kaguya starts blushing and Ishigami suggests she should go to the infirmary. Miyuki and Ishigami compete over taking Kaguya to the doctor, but Miyuki eventually escorts her. Miyuki tries to invite her to the aquarium as they walk, but she obliviously rejects him, lovestruck, stating “for me, this place is an aquarium”. Miyuki is shocked, but in the end Miyuki and Ishigami go to the aquarium instead." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 3, + "The Fire Ferrets are practicing early in the morning in the arena's gym when Butakha, the owner of the pro-bending league, comes to pay them their winnings from their last match. However, because of debts that Mako and Bolin owe, such as Korra's equipment, apartment rent, gym equipment, and groceries, neither of them receive any of the money. He also tells them that they need to pay thirty thousand yuans in order to be eligible to participate in the tournament. After discovering that none of them, including Korra, have any spare cash on hand, Bolin suggests having Pabu do circus tricks on the street to raise the money. Mako dismisses his idea and says he will take care of the problem himself. Bolin takes Pabu to Central City Station anyway and puts him on show, but only manages to earn one yuan. A gangster whom Bolin recognizes as Shady Shin pulls up in his flashy Satomobile and offers him a job helping the Triple Threat Triad with \"security\". Though Bolin is initially reluctant, stating that Mako had told him to stay away from the Triads, Shin is able to easily bribe him with a large sum of yuans. Meanwhile, Mako has found a job at a power plant that requires him to generate lightning. When he gets home he finds that Bolin is absent, and assumes that he must have gone to visit Korra upon seeing Air Temple Island. On Air Temple Island, Korra is in the middle of a more successful airbending practice session than her earlier trials. Just as she finishes, Jinora and Ikki notice Mako approaching and start prodding Korra with questions about him, especially whether she has a crush on him. Embarrassed, Korra quickly earthbends them away before turning to face Mako. While the two girls land safely with their airbending, Mako asks Korra if she has seen Bolin, but Korra answers negatively. She insists and subsequently offers to help Mako find Bolin with Naga's tracking skills. Together, they go to Central City Station, where Bolin usually hangs out. Mako approaches one of the street kids, Skoochy, who only gives information for a price. After Mako gives him some yuans, Skoochy tells them that he saw Bolin leaving earlier with Shady Shin and mentions that other criminal gangs are preparing for a turf war. Fearing that Bolin will be caught in the middle, Mako, Korra, and Naga race to the Threat Triad's headquarters. On the way, they find Pabu, but upon arriving, they notice the building mysteriously deserted and the furniture broken. They hear a sound, exit through the back, and spot a group of masked individuals carrying off several triad members in a truck with Bolin in tow. Korra and Mako chase them on Naga, but are stopped when two thugs block their chi, leaving them motionless on the ground. Naga and Pabu scare off their attackers, and Mako explains to Korra that the assailants were Equalists, a group that wants to end all bending in order to create equality. The two continue looking all night until Korra decides to seek out the Equalist protester she saw in the park when she first arrived in Republic City. While they wait for him to arrive, Korra asks Mako about what happened to his parents, to which he answers that they were mugged by a firebender when he was eight, and now Bolin is the only family he has left. The two later fall asleep against each other. They are abruptly awakened in the morning by the protester's usual Equalist propaganda. Korra interrogates him and learns that Amon, the leader of the Equalists, is holding a rally known as \"The Revelation\". When a policeman comes by to investigate the commotion, the protester claims that the Avatar is oppressing him, so she and Mako flee with a few leaflets. At a trolley stop, they try figuring out where the Equalists are holding the rally, but there is no location listed. Mako quickly realizes that there is a clue on the back of the leaflets matching the map of the city, pinpointing the rally's location. That night, Korra and Mako go to the rally disguised as a couple so as not to draw attention. They show the leaflet to the doorman, who allows them inside the building. The rally begins as Amon and his followers reveal themselves on the stage. Amon begins by sharing his life story with the audience, saying that he and his nonbending family lived normal lives on a small farm until they were harassed by a firebender. His father tried standing up to him and was cut down, along with the rest of his family. The firebender subsequently burned Amon's face, forcing him to wear a mask for the rest of his life. Amon also tells the crowd that the spirits have granted him the ability to take away a person's bending permanently. Amon demonstrates this ability on the leader of the Triple Threat Triad, Lightning Bolt Zolt, causing his lightning to slowly degrade into fire, and finally stopping it completely. With this, he declares that the era of bending has come to an end and that a revolution has begun. Unwilling to let this happen to Bolin, Mako comes up with a plan to save him. He tells Korra to create a distraction using the steam from the nearby boilers while he rescues his brother. Just as Korra works her sabotage, she is spotted by the doorman and, when questioned about what she was doing, weakly claims she was looking for the bathroom. Seeing as her opponent does not believe her, Korra quickly subdues the doorman by hand-to-hand combat, ending the fight by slamming him against the boiler, which consequently releases steam. She quickly waterbends the steam toward the stage, creating a cover which catches the Equalists off guard, just before Amon can use his technique on Bolin. As the two brothers make their escape, they are attacked by Amon's second-in-command, the Lieutenant, who subdues them with his electrified kali sticks. As he declares that there is no place in the world for benders anymore, Korra earthbends him into a wall. Naga promptly runs by to scoop up the trio. The Equalists try giving chase, but Amon calls them off, ordering them to let the trio go, stating that the Avatar is the best person to spread word of his power. Korra later returns to Air Temple Island. Tenzin tells her he was worried and was about to send the Order of the White Lotus to find her. He also asks if she had found Bolin. Korra replies yes, but tells him what she saw at the Equalists' assembly. Though at first Tenzin finds the thought of Amon possessing such an ability impossible, as only the Avatar had mastered it, he quickly believes Korra and becomes clearly concerned, ominously stating that \"the revolution is now more dangerous than ever. No bender is safe.\"" + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 4, + "While asleep in her bed, Korra is awakened by a strange noise. Moments later, an Equalist chi-blocker jumps through her bedroom window, quickly followed by his teammates. Despite putting up a fierce fight, Korra loses to the chi-blockers. As she collapses, Amon appears out of the shadows, threatening to remove her bending abilities. Korra, terrified of losing her powers, awakens with a scream in her bedroom on Air Temple Island, realizing it was all a nightmare. At City Hall the next morning, Councilman Tarrlok requests permission from the United Republic Council to form an anti-Equalist task force led by him. In order to convince the other Council members, he uses Avatar Aang's defeat of Yakone as an example of the initiative that needs to be taken. Tenzin argues that such a task force would only further divide benders and nonbenders and that Tarrlok is only making this proposal in an attempt to gain more power. Tarrlok defends his idea by stating that Amon will not stop at the triads and will continue to target all benders, their friends and family included. Tarrlok vows to rid the world of Amon's threat if the council will allow him. Despite Tenzin's objections, the rest of the Council votes in favor of Tarrlok's proposal. As Korra is practicing her airbending technique while listening to the radio, the music is interrupted by a message from Amon. He uses the formation of the task force as further evidence of oppression from benders and claims that the Equalist movement is gaining more members every day and cannot be stopped. He goes on to announce that nonbenders no longer have to live in fear and concludes that it is time for benders to experience fear. Korra stares at the radio in fear during the entire broadcast. The next day, while crossing the boulevard after leaving the power plant to catch a trolley, Mako is hit by a young woman on a moped. Though he is initially angry, he quickly forgives her after witnessing her beauty. She introduces herself as Asami Sato and, realizing who he is, reveals that she is an avid fan of pro-bending and invites him to dinner at Kwong's Cuisine. When Mako admits that he does not have nice enough looking clothes, Asami tells him that she will handle it, and they make a date. As she drives off, a love-struck Mako watches her go. That evening, Tarrlok visits Tenzin and his family during dinner on Air Temple Island; he interrupts Tenzin in the midst of a prayer, and after pointing out that airbenders never send away a hungry guest, Tenzin reluctantly lets him stay, much to Pema's irritation. Tarrlok introduces himself to Korra and flatters her before asking her to join his special task force. To his and Tenzin's surprise, she refuses. Tarrlok again tries to persuade Korra to accept his offer; however, Tenzin states that it is time for him to leave, to which he concedes. Mako arrives at Kwong's, only to be met by a man who greets him and provides him with an upper-class outfit to wear for the dinner date, courtesy of Asami. Mako, however, refuses to remove his scarf and meets with Asami. At her prompting, he tells her of his struggles with money and how the Fire Ferrets will not be able to play in the next Pro-bending Tournament. When the waiter mentions Asami's surname, Mako realizes that she is the daughter of Hiroshi Sato, inventor of the Satomobile and the most successful industrialist in all of Republic City. Asami asks if he would like to meet her father, to which Mako enthusiastically agrees. Over the next few days, Tarrlok sends a page to deliver Korra various extravagant gifts to persuade her to join his task force, including a large gift basket and a racing-type Satomobile that Ikki and Meelo pretend to drive. Korra speaks with Bolin about his encounter with Amon and is reminded of her deep-seated fear. Tenzin also speaks to Korra, telling her that he is always there for her if she wishes to talk about her fear of the Equalists. Meanwhile, Asami Sato introduces Mako to her father. Hiroshi is sympathetic to Mako's money troubles, telling him he began as a poor shoe-shiner who received a loan from a wealthy banker, and offers to sponsor the Fire Ferrets, much to Mako's joy. Finally, Tarrlok, seeing that his gifts are not prevailing in persuading Korra to join the task force, organizes a gala in Korra's honor at City Hall. She and Tenzin's family attend, but Tenzin is very suspicious of Tarrlok's motives. Mako, Bolin, and the Satos attend as well, and Korra becomes slightly jealous of the new recipient of Mako's attention. Mako and Bolin tell Korra that Mr. Sato is willing to sponsor the Fire Ferrets in the Pro-bending Tournament, though Korra does not seem to be ecstatic at the news. Chief Lin Beifong is also there, still in her police uniform, and revealed to have no higher opinion of Korra than at their last meeting. At the end of the gala, Tarrlok exposes Korra to a number of journalists and photographers who bombard her with questions and accusations about her refusal to join forces with Tarrlok and fight the Equalists. Unable to muster Tenzin's reasoning of trying to avoid worsening the division between benders and nonbenders in the face of the paparazzi, Korra announces that she will join Tarrlok's task force and that she was not afraid of Amon. Later on, Tarrlok's task force invades a secret chi-blocking training facility and captures many chi-blockers-in-training and other Equalists. The raid is successful and, in front of a large group of press, Korra publicly challenges Amon to a one-on-one duel at midnight on Aang Memorial Island. That night, Mako and Asami ride in a carriage together through the park. After she asks him why he is not wearing the new scarf she bought him, Mako explains to Asami that his scarf used to belong to his father and is the only remaining part of him Mako has. In return, Asami tells him that she lost her mother when she was very young as well. Tenzin attempts to persuade Korra not to go through with her rash decision, and Tarrlok claims that he also tried to talk her out of it, but she goes to meet Amon on Aang Memorial Island despite his warning. There, after Korra's anxious waiting, Amon ambushes Korra with many chi-blockers and decides not to take her bending away, explaining that doing so now would only serve to make her a martyr. Therefore, she will be the last bender to fall as part of a mysterious plan. She is subsequently struck unconscious and sees visions of an adult Sokka, Toph, Yakone, and Aang. Tenzin arrives to see what has happened, but the young Avatar believes that he is the older Aang. Korra, terribly shaken by her frightening experience, embraces Tenzin and starts sobbing, admitting that she had never felt so terrified before, because she had never felt so helpless. Tenzin tells her that admitting her fears was the first and most difficult step in overcoming them." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 5, + "The Fire Ferrets are practicing together before the start of the tournament in the Pro-bending Arena's gym by barraging each other with their respective elements to test their reaction times. Their skills matched, they are all knocked down by one another simultaneously, much to their amusement. The team utters their pleasure in being able to practice again together, causing Bolin to point out that Korra joined their team before she entered the task force. They huddle together for a pre-tournament inspirational talk from Mako. Just as they exclaim that they are ready to win the tournament, Asami contradicts them, pointing out that they would need the new team uniforms with the Future Industries logo in order to be completely ready. Mako greets her lovingly, the two rubbing their noses together. Korra cringes at this in disgust, but regains her composure before anyone notices, and gives a friendly wave off to the couple as they leave for their lunch date. Being the only two remaining in the gym, Bolin emphasizes to Korra that they are currently alone together in an attempt to get closer romantically to her. However, she quickly leaves with the excuse of airbending practice with Tenzin, much to his disappointment. That night, while giving Pabu a bath, Bolin casually asks Mako what he thinks of Korra as a girlfriend. Responding that she is great, Mako tells his brother that he thinks Asami makes more sense as a girlfriend for him at the moment. When Bolin points out that he was asking on his own behalf, Mako rapidly attempts to rectify his statement, claiming that he knew that, and proceeds to say that he does not think Korra was great girlfriend material, but more like a good \"pal\". Shocked by that statement, Bolin exclaims that he and Korra are perfect for each other and gives multiple reasons to back up that claim. When he ends saying that he will ask Korra out despite what Mako thinks, his brother tells him that dating a teammate just is not smart, especially not during a tournament, since they would all need to focus on the matches at hand. Seemingly agreeing with his brother's statements, Bolin mutters to Pabu that he was talking about real love, something he did not think Mako understood. Meanwhile, at Air Temple Island, Korra, Jinora, and Ikki are feeding the ring-tailed winged lemurs, when Jinora suddenly inquires about Korra's romantic progress with the \"tall, dreamy firebender-boy\" as they had been spending a lot of time together lately. Trying to act casual, Korra brushes the question aside, claiming that she is not interested in Mako at all, hiding behind the excuse that he is dating the \"prissy, beautiful, elegant, rich girl\". However, her tone of voice and body language reveal that she does care about him, and she asks the children for their opinion on what to do next in the hypothetical case that she would care about Mako. Jinora gladly offers some of her book-gathered wisdom about a heroine who burned down an entire country and committed suicide by jumping into a volcano after her love remained unanswered. Jinora proclaims the story to be \"so romantic\", a feeling shared by neither Korra nor Ikki. Ikki immediately utters that she knows a better way to win a boy's heart, namely to brew a love potion of rainbows and sunsets. When Korra answers that the \"volcano is starting to make more sense to [her] now\", the threesome is startled by Pema's laughter. Slightly embarrassed, Korra turns around, inquiring how long Pema has been standing there. When she states \"long enough\", the pregnant woman proceeds to share her own relationship experience, telling the story of how she was in love with Tenzin while he was still in a relationship with another woman. Stating that it was unbearable to see her soul mate spend his life with the wrong woman, she had confessed her love to him, leading to the start of their own relationship and family. Korra ponders about Pema's story for a few seconds, a smile donning her face. After Shiro Shinobi expresses his excitement for the start of the Pro-bending Tournament, the Fire Ferrets face off against the Red Sands Rabaroos in the opening match. The Fire Ferrets manage to defeat their opponents with ease, displaying a high level of collaboration and much improvement since the first time they fought together. After the match, Mako states that they were really \"connecting out there\", an opportunity Korra seizes to talk to Mako about her feelings for him. She casually answers that she feels like the two of them have also been connecting very well out of the ring. Sensing Mako is not entirely catching her drift, Korra lays her feelings out on the table, blurting out that she really likes Mako and that she feels like they were meant for each other. However, he gently says that he does not see her romantically the same way and that he is with Asami. Embarrassed, Korra states that he should just forget that she said anything and moves away from him. That moment, Asami enters, congratulating the team on their amazing victory and giving Mako a kiss on the cheek, saddening Korra even more. As she moves to leave the locker room, she is halted by Bolin, who invites her to go on a \"sort of date situation\" with him. She initially declines, stating she does not feel really date-worthy, something he immediately refutes by claiming that she is the \"smartest, funniest, toughest, buffest, talentedest, incrediblest girl in the world\". Flattered, Korra accepts his offer, seeking to have some fun. The two leave on their date, much to Mako's annoyance, who glares after them. The two take Naga toward Narook's Seaweed Noodlery, where they heartily enjoy their authentic Water Tribe noodle dinner. Bolin uses the fact that they both adore Water Tribe food as another reason that they would be so great together as a couple. However, Korra misses the intent of the comment as she notices how Tahno, the White Falls Wolfbats' waterbender, glares at them from another table. Asking about his identity, Bolin tells her who he is and advises her not to make eye contact with him, something she blatantly ignores. Tahno reacts to Korra's challenging attitude, and he comes over to the two. Bolin warns Korra not to mess with him as he is \"a nasty dude\", but as soon as Tahno and his gang of followers reach their table, he starts to provoke Korra. Annoyed by his suggestion that he could give her some \"private lessons\" on how to bend like a pro, she stands up, threatening to fight him. Bolin whispers her a warning to ignore Tahno's provocation, since fighting out of the arena would disqualify the team from the tournament. Following Bolin's warning, she whistles for Naga instead, who promptly sticks her head through the restaurant's window, growling fiercely at Tahno, severely scaring him, forcing him to cower back. Trying to maintain some of his composure, Tahno and the rest of his posse leave, much to Bolin's amusement and admiration. After Tahno's interference, the two continue their date by having a drink and a good laugh in a bar, and going to Harmony Tower where they could spot out several sites of Republic City. When Korra makes her way back to the Pro-bending Arena for their quarterfinal match, she finds Mako awaiting her on the stairs at the entrance. He asks her what kind of game she is playing with Bolin, as he is convinced that she is only going out with his brother to get back at him. Korra honestly refutes that accusation by pointing out that they are only having fun, while wondering why Mako would care anyway. Mako says that he is only watching out for his little brother and does not want his feelings to get hurt for dating a teammate. Something starts to dawn on Korra and she calls his reaction out to be sprouting from his jealousy, claiming that Mako does have feelings for her. Attempting to get him to admit to his true feelings, their argument quickly gets out of hand with them shouting at each other before storming off inside the arena. The argument has an effect in their next match against the Boar-q-pines as the team does not connect well anymore with each other, not feeling the pace of the game nor the rhythm of the movements of the teammates, and they quickly lose the first round. Noticing this, Bolin tries to motivate his teammates and steps up his attacks, narrowly notching the second round. After the third round ends in a tie, Bolin, seeing Mako is not focused, overrules Mako's decision to be the fighter in the tiebreaker and takes his place instead, thus choosing earth as the element with which to fight. In a quick but fierce match, he successfully defeats Chang, the Boar-q-pines' earthbender, clinching the match for the Fire Ferrets, and securing a place for the Fire Ferrets in the semifinal. After the match, Korra was standing by herself on a dock just outside the Pro-bending Arena, where Mako finds her. He addresses her, stating they need to talk. When he starts to tell her how infuriating she can be sometimes, Korra halts him midway, telling him to save his breath as she felt that he had already made it clear to her how he felt about her. However, he refutes her, saying that he had not and proceeds to say that he thinks Korra is pretty amazing. When Korra asks point-blank if he does like her, Mako answers positive, but also adds that he is confused as he likes Asami as well, and describes the entire situation as \"complicated\". Korra, however, takes this opportunity and launches forward, passionately kissing him. First taken aback, Mako settles in the kiss and returns it. When they break, they both look rather pleased, however, the feeling quickly subsides as they notice that Bolin had been standing there with a bouquet of flowers in his hand, watching the entire scene. Heartbroken, Bolin bursts out in tears and runs off. Mako, blaming Korra for the entire ordeal, becomes angry with her and chases after Bolin. The next morning, Mako goes to Narook's Seaweed Noodlery, to see if Bolin is there. He asks Naruk, an employee of the restaurant if he has seen Bolin, he points to the table by the window. He sees Bolin slumped over a table sleeping between stacks of empty noodle bowls with Pabu sleeping in one of them. Which makes it obvious that he has spent the night. As Mako tries to comfort him and places a hand on his shoulder, the ill-stricken Bolin shrugs it off and hysterically cries out exclaiming that Mako is no longer his brother, but rather a \"brother-betrayer\". Wallowing in his sadness, he states that Pabu is his only remaining trustee and the only one who still loves him. Mako reminds him that the upcoming match is one of the most important matches in their career, however, Bolin keeps refusing to come with him, calling him out to be a traitor. Fed up, the older brother simply carries Bolin over his shoulder and exits the restaurant, blaming Bolin for the entire ordeal as he had told him that dating a teammate was a bad idea. Later that night, Korra finds the two brothers already dressed for the match in the locker room, though Bolin is hunched over in sadness and Mako is completely ignoring her. Shiro Shinobi predicts the semifinal to be a \"pulse-pounding\" match, as he could not think of two teams more evenly matched when it came to age, size, and strength than the Fire Ferrets and the Bau Ling Buzzard Wasps. However, his statement is quickly proven wrong as the Fire Ferrets are quickly pushed back into the third zone due to poor group communication, lack of teamwork, and internal struggles, but they only manage to avoid a total knockout due to the time running out. After losing the second round, during which Mako accidentally hit Bolin in the back with a fire blast, causing the earthbender to lose his focus and being knocked off the platform, and Korra performing a foul on the opposing firebender and bending at the referee in anger, earning herself a yellow fan, Mako and Bolin give up hope. Before the third round, Korra attempts to bring back some of the former team unity and motivate her teammates for one last effort, fearing that they would regret it later if they would not give it their all now. However, the brothers are quickly knocked back a zone, and after Bolin takes an earth coin to the shoulder and ends up injured, they are both knocked out of the ring, leaving Korra to fend for herself. As Bolin struggles to get out of the water, he is lent a helping hand by Mako. On the way up in the elevator, the two brothers apologize to each other for their divide over the Avatar, and watch Korra continue to keep their slim hopes alive, dodging every element the Buzzard Wasps throw at her. With ten seconds remaining, Korra finally starts gaining some ground by strategically aligning the three Buzzard Wasps in a single file using some swift attacks, before hurling one final torrent at them, which sends the entire rival team out of the ring, winning the match for the Fire Ferrets with a spectacular knockout. When Korra rejoins her teammates in the locker room, Bolin praises her for the knockout, claiming it to be the coolest thing he ever saw, and Mako thanks her for not giving up on them. The team subsequently forgives each other's mistakes, and agree to remain on friendly terms. Though Korra acknowledges that things were confusing between the three of them, she utters her hope that they could all still be friends, something of which her teammates reassure her. As they reconcile, the White Falls Wolfbats enter the locker room for their match, with Tahno taunting the Fire Ferrets. Korra confidently tells him they will defeat them in the finals if they would get that far, a statement that did not impress Tahno in the least. While the Wolfbats fight it out in the ring, Asami enters the room to congratulate them, and Korra thanks her and her father for their sponsorship and the ensuing chance to play in the tournament at all. As Bolin writhes in pain, asking for medical attention, Korra comes to his aid. As she touches his injury, he screams out in pain again, jokingly stating that Korra has hurt him enough already. Korra laughs it off and mentions that she had been taught the art of healing by Katara, and proceeds to take care of his injury. Reluctant at first, Bolin settles in the soothing feeling Korra's healing powers bring with them, and he listens to her apology for hurting his feelings. As they just cleared the air between them, Shiro announces the end of the match, declaring the Wolfbats to be the winners with a brutal first-round knockout. Korra and the rest of the team are shocked by the quick knockout and the sight of the opposing team members who are all seriously injured and are lifted from the ring by paramedics." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 6, + "Korra, Mako, and Bolin are training for the pro-bending championship match by using pictures of Tahno as target practice when they hear Amon's voice on the radio. He commands the United Republic Council to shut down the Pro-bending Arena and cancel the finals, threatening \"severe consequences\" if they fail to comply. Not waiting to find out the Council's decision via the media, the Fire Ferrets head down to City Hall on Naga. When they barge in, Korra calls upon her status as the Avatar and a pro-bending player to be heard. However, Tenzin and Tarrlok explain that the Council had already unanimously voted to close the arena. Korra does not understand, as she surely thought that Tarrlok would want to take a stand against Amon. He informs her that while he is still committed to bringing Amon to justice, he is unwilling to risk innocent lives just to let them \"play a game\". Mako counters that pro-bending might be only a game to him, but it means much more to the city, as the arena is the only place in the city where benders and nonbenders alike come together in peace. Bolin finishes Mako's argument that everyone comes peacefully to watch benders \"beat each other up in peace\" and thus declares pro-bending to serve as an inspiration to everyone. Their plea falls on deaf ears, however, as Tarrlok dismisses their \"naive idealism\" for ignoring the reality of the situation. Korra argues that the reality of the situation is that closing the arena down is the equivalent of letting Amon win, but Tarrlok ignores her statement and readies his gavel to proclaim the meeting adjourned. However, much to the surprise of everyone, Lin Beifong intervenes by destroying the gavel with her metal cable and sides with the Avatar. The chief argues that it is time the benders of the city opposed the Equalists and offers to provide extra security with her officers during the match, since their armor is impervious to chi-blocking. Upon Tarrlok's prompting, Lin also takes full responsibility for the spectators' safety if the Council would keep the arena open. Tarrlok states that it is hard to argue with Lin's excellent track record and that she has his support if the chief is confident she and her officers can protect the arena. Much to the Fire Ferrets' pleasure, every Council member, except Tenzin, changes their vote and the tournament is allowed to continue. Once the decision has been finalized, Tenzin invites Lin to have a talk with him away from the others. In the hallway, he expresses his concern for her safety, stating that Tarrlok is simply playing her. When Lin bluntly states that she knows what she is doing, Tenzin announces that he will accompany her during the match. Albeit annoyed, she allows him to do so. When Korra comes up to the duo and passes Lin, she thanks her for her help; however, the metalbender completely ignores Korra. This urges her to ask Tenzin what Aang did to make Lin hate the Avatar, believing that was where the source of Lin's annoyance lay. Tenzin explains that her attitude had very little to do with Aang and the Avatar, but more with himself. Remembering what Pema told her the other day, Korra realizes that Lin and Tenzin used to be romantically involved. Taken aback by the statement, Tenzin begins to explain their story but stops halfway through, saying that it was none of Korra's business and that they had moved passed it since it had happened. Korra retorts that Lin certainly has not, considering she had tried to have Pema arrested. Meanwhile, in a warehouse somewhere else in the city, Amon supervises the loading of four trucks with wooden crates. The Lieutenant approaches him and enlightens him about the Council's decision to ignore his warning and keeping the arena open. Amon is pleased with this news, stating that \"everything is going according to plan\". That night, the Metalbending Police Force has deployed a multitude of boats, airships, and trucks to secure the arena. Before the match begins, several officers execute a security sweep of the building, including the stands. As Lin is finishing the check, Tenzin inquires how things are going. Annoyed, she brashly answers his questions and asks him to leave her to do her job. However, Tenzin does not back away and states that it would be nice if they could help each other out \"like old times\", even if it was only for one night. Lin complies, stating that she would try to be \"less abrasive than usual\". As the match begins, the arena fills with spectators. Right before the start of the match, Bolin gives Pabu a pep talk, stating that the fire ferret would do great. The trio is subsequently called to the stage by the ring announcer. As the team approaches the playing field under the loud applause of the spectators, Asami, from an exclusive platform, blows a kiss to Mako and winks to him, which the firebender returns, much to Korra's annoyance. The moment they arrive on the field, Bolin and Pabu begin performing a trick as a way of introducing the team, which involves Pabu walking on his front legs and jumping through the middle of an earth disk; the trick only receives a mediocre response from the crowd. The reigning champions, the White Falls Wolfbats, are introduced shortly. The team has donned themselves in capes and wear wolfbat masks. Their introduction is accompanied by an excessive display of fireworks around the stadium, performance that an astonished audience applauds. Dismayed, Bolin dismisses their entrance, saying \"anybody can howl\", and commenting that they have nothing on him and the fire ferret. Korra is gravely annoyed by Tahno's extravagant entrance and proclaims that she is going to knock Tahno's \"stupid hair off his stupid head\". As the match begins, it immediately becomes apparent that the Wolfbats are not interested in playing by the rules. Tahno displays an obvious \"hosing foul\" against Bolin, but it is not called by the refs. Capitalizing on this, the Wolfbats trip up Bolin by earthbending a disc under his feet and outside their zone which is again ignored by the referees, prompting even Tenzin to exclaim his outrage. Lin snarkily remarks that she would not have thought him to be familiar with the rules of pro-bending, to which he responds that Korra's participation had him brushing up on it. Thanks to the referees favoritism, the Wolfbats manage to push the Fire Ferrets back to zone three and eventually off the playing field. However, Korra manages to hold up herself and Mako on the edge of the ring with one hand. With an incredible effort, she tosses him back onto the playing field while letting herself plummet down into the water. Before landing, Mako knocks the celebrating Tahno down with a fire blast to the back, just as the buzzer sounds to end round one. Before the start of round two, the Fire Ferrets briefly communicate on their best strategy against the unfair tactics of the Wolfbats. Korra suggests that if their opposing team is going to play dirty, they should do the same; however, Mako refuses to do so, as the only explanation for the Wolfbats ability to play as they were doing was that the referees had been paid off, and thus the Fire Ferrets would not be able to disobey the rules. Reluctantly, Korra agrees. After a fierce round two with some illegal ice moves and fire shot to the head by the Wolfbats, the round ends in a tie. The Fire Ferrets win the coin toss and Korra immediately decides that it would be a water against water battle. Tahno taunts Korra, inviting her to give him her best shot. He evades her seemingly lackluster blast, but the Avatar delivers another one with her foot, striking Tahno in the chin. The impact is so strong that Tahno's helmet is sent flying into the audience and caught by some Fire Ferrets fans, and he is knocked off the platform. In return, Korra taunts him by calling him a \"chump\". From the stands, Lin and Tenzin are viewing the match. Upon witnessing Korra's easy victory, Lin expresses disbelief at the fact that the soft-hearted Aang was reincarnated into the tough as nails Korra. Tenzin remarks that Korra reminds him of a young Lin and that they would likely get along if the chief would give her a chance. After taking the round, the Fire Ferrets regain some hope to win the finals. The teams are more or less matched, but Ming tips the scales in the favor of the Wolfbats when he scatters an earth disk and Tahno sends three water blasts containing pieces of rocks at the Fire Ferrets, knocking them off the ring and into the water. Although Shiro Shinobi proclaims that there would be no way that the knock out would be called legitimate, the referee pronounces the Wolfbats as the winners and the champions for the fourth time, provoking equal applause and heckling. As the Wolfbats celebrate, numerous spectators in the audience cover up their faces with a cloth that bears the Equalists insignia, the typical red circle. They each retract an electrified glove out of their popcorn cartons and use it to take out Lin, Tenzin, and all the policemen in the arena. Korra and her teammates emerge from the water, and their attention is immediately drawn toward electricity waves that are visible in the audience. The Lieutenant appears at the side of the pool and, just before Korra can hit him with a waterspout, he knocks out the Fire Ferrets by sticking his charged weapons in the water. Meanwhile, Shiro Shinobi comments on the strange events happening in the stands, giving running commentary up to the moment he too is shocked into unconsciousness. As his henchmen take out the security all around the stadium, Amon and some other Equalists appear in the middle of the ring. The Wolfbats attack them, but after a short duel, they are overpowered and Amon takes away their bending. The Equalists kick the defeated Wolfbats into the water and simultaneously, Equalist banners appear all around the arena. Meanwhile, Korra, Mako, and Bolin are being dragged out of the pool to be tied up to one of the playing field's support beams. While teetering on the brink of unconsciousness, Korra has another vision of an adult Toph and Aang as they face Yakone. Amon makes a speech to the entire audience, commenting that it seems fitting that they would all celebrate the victory of \"three bullies who cheated their way to victory\" as they do the same every day to the nonbenders of the city. He states that the fate of the Wolfbats should serve as a warning to all the other benders of the world; everyone who stands in his way would suffer the same fate. Amon called out to his followers as well, stating that they now had the numbers, the strength, and the technology to overthrow the bending regime and replace it with a fair minded Equalist government. He ends his speech by openly declaring that the revolution has begun. After waking up during Amon's speech, the team sees Pabu swimming toward them, so Bolin immediately instructs him to chew through the ropes binding them. However, while the ferret is still gnawing at the ropes, Amon and his followers are already ascending to the roof, preparing to escape via airship and blow up the pro-bending ring as they go. The moment Pabu succeeds in freeing the Fire Ferrets, Korra sets out in pursuit of the Equalists, riding a waterspout to the top of the arena. The water does not hold enough power, and Korra plummets down. As she is falling, she is suddenly caught by a metal cable thrown by Lin, who is swinging from the top of the arena and uses her own momentum to launch Korra toward the escaping Equalists. Korra succeeds in knocking some Equalist fighter off of the little platform they were standing on while being hoisted into the airship. She briefly glances around and sees that the wreckage of several burning police vehicles are scattered all across the bay. Although the Avatar fiercely attacks Amon and the other Equalists with her firebending, the Equalist leader remains outside her grasp and she is knocked off the platform soon after. A battle ensues on the glass dome of the arena between Korra, Lin, and several Equalists. As Lin attempts to pull herself up toward the airship with her metal cables, she is knocked over by an electrified attack from the Lieutenant. However, before he can finish her off, Korra comes to her rescue and forces the Lieutenant on the run with her firebending. A one-on-one battle commences between the two while Lin immobilizes the other fighters and hoists herself up toward the airship. Korra manages to overpower the Lieutenant and knock him off the arena; however, the strain of the fight proves to be too much for the glass dome and it caves away underneath her. Lin sees that Korra is falling to certain death and ceases her pursuit of the Equalists. She uses her metal cables to propel her down after Korra and manages to catch the Avatar in midair, the two landing safely in the stadium's bleachers. Korra thanks Lin for saving her life. As they both watch the Equalist airship fly away from the arena, Korra is welcomed back by Mako and Bolin, who each hug her in relief. As Tenzin walks over to them, Lin expresses her annoyance and disappointment of having played right into Amon's hand. Tenzin comforts her by stating that he had not only played her, but everyone. He concludes by stating that Republic City is now at war." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 7, + "With the closure of the Pro-bending Arena, Korra excitedly tells Mako and Bolin that Tenzin has allowed them to stay on Air Temple Island. However, they inform her that Asami has already invited them to live at her father's mansion. When Asami shows up, she and Bolin, the latter pretending to speak as Pabu, convince Korra to visit them at the estate. Korra finally accepts the invitation and leaves the arena. Meanwhile, Chief Lin Beifong and the Metalbending Police Force raid Cabbage Corp's headquarters, where they find large numbers of Equalist posters and weapons, namely electrified gloves. The owner, Lau Gan-Lan, who is adamant that he is innocent, is arrested in front of the cabbage merchant's statue where Lin Beifong subsequently announces the official closing of the company to the media. Korra arrives at police headquarters where she sees Tahno, miserable on account of the failed attempts to restore his bending. After a short conversation and a promise to take down Amon, Korra sees Hiroshi Sato conversing with Lin Beifong and Tenzin before leaving the establishment, demanding the Equalists pay for what they had done. Later, she visits the rest of the Fire Ferrets in Asami's house, where Bolin proudly explains of all the perks that come with living in the Sato estate. After Korra and Asami participate in a Satomobile race, the Avatar goes to the restroom. Following a slight run-in with some make-up powder, she leaves the restroom and overhears Hiroshi talking on the phone of how the investigation of Cabbage Corp has bought them time and how he will be ready to strike soon. Korra quickly leaves the estate with the excuse that she remembered she is supposed to babysit Tenzin's children and goes to Tenzin and Lin, telling them of what she heard. Although quite disbelieving at first, they realize that Hiroshi's hatred for benders may be a result of his wife's murder by a member of the Agni Kai Triad in 158 AG, during a break-in and robbery at the mansion. Mako and Asami grow annoyed as the interrogation of Hiroshi continues; however, the businessman gives them permission to search all of Future Industries. This search proves to be unsuccessful, as no Equalist material is found. That all changes, however, when what appears to be a warehouse worker slips a note into Korra's hand, telling her where to meet him under Silk Road Bridge to learn more about Hiroshi's potential ties with Amon. As Lin, Tenzin, and Korra meet him, their contact admits to being an Equalist, now repentant over Amon's desire to create war between benders and nonbenders. He reveals that Hiroshi Sato is working for the Equalists, producing equipment for them in a secret underground facility beneath his own estate. The former Equalist also reveals that there are rumors about Sato planning something big involving the Equalists. Lin and her metalbenders, with Korra and Tenzin alongside them, enter the Sato estate with intentions of finding and eliminating any threat. Under the pressure of losing her job because of Tarrlok's recent speeches criticizing her, Lin uses seismic sense to discover a secret tunnel from Hiroshi's workshop to the secret underground factory. Lin orders Officer Song to stay behind to make sure Bolin, Mako, and Asami do not come down, and she enters, followed by her men, Korra, and Tenzin. As they come to the bottom, they witness the machines produced by Hiroshi. They are subsequently locked in by a wall made of platinum, something that metalbending cannot control or manipulate. Lin correctly guesses that the informant was nothing more than a setup. Unable to get out, the metalbenders, Lin, Tenzin, and Korra are all forced to face Hiroshi and the Equalists; however, the mecha tanks play their part in giving the Equalists the advantage. In the meantime, Mako tricks Song by purposely \"sneezing\" a breath of fire as Bolin uses his earthbending to trip the officer. The brothers tie up the man and enter the hidden factory, leaving Asami behind. All of the benders in the factory are easily defeated by Hiroshi's mecha tanks, and Hiroshi orders the chi-blockers to round up their captives to be brought to Amon. As Mako and Bolin enter and try to save an unconscious Korra, Tenzin, and Lin, they are spotted by Hiroshi and the Lieutenant. Mako realizes that Hiroshi sponsoring the Fire Ferrets and supporting the Avatar was merely a ploy to gain their trust. Using an electrified glove, the businessman confirms it and states that it broke his heart watching Asami fall for a \"firebending street rat\" like Mako. At that moment, he notices that Asami has entered as well and heard his statement. Seeing her disbelief and shock, Hiroshi asks her for forgiveness and tells her that he is doing this because of the loss of her mother, who was killed by a firebender. He offers his daughter a glove and tells her to join him and Amon in making a world a better place, free of benders. As Asami takes up the glove, the Fire Ferrets look up in disbelief and despair. However, to everyone's surprise, Asami stuns her father and the Lieutenant and helps her friends escape before the Equalists can stop them. Back on the police airship, Lin tells Tenzin that Tarrlok was right in saying that she has failed her duty as chief of the police force, stating she will resign the next morning. When Tenzin tells her not to give up, she replies that she has not given up, but that she is going to look for her men and face Amon \"outside the law\". Meanwhile, Mako apologizes to Korra for not believing her earlier, justifying himself by noting that Hiroshi being an Equalist just seemed so surreal. When Korra in turns extends a general apology for the entire situation going down like it had, Mako asks if her offer to live at the air temple still stood. The Avatar instantly notes that it does and extends it to Asami as well. As Mako thanks her, Korra guides his attention to his girlfriend, stating that she will need him after everything she went through. Mako promptly goes over to Asami, who, confused and hurt, embraces him as the airship slowly approaches the Republic City coastline at night." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 8, + "Mako, Bolin, and Asami arrive at Air Temple Island via the Air Temple Island ferry, where they are greeted by Korra, Ikki, Jinora, and Meelo. Meelo remarks that Asami is beautiful and affectionately asks for some of her hair to which Mako jokingly states that he has competition. As the group heads to the temple, they learn that men and women reside in separate sections. Meelo and Jinora show Mako and Bolin to their room, while Korra and Ikki show Asami to hers. On the way, Ikki inquires about Asami's knowledge of Korra's liking Mako, much to the Avatar's horror and Asami's surprise. Korra quickly slams the door on Ikki to prevent her from entering the room, evoking a brief fit of rage from the young airbender. Korra notes that the room is more \"rustic\" than what Asami is used to. Asami openly admires the room for its charm, adding that there is nothing to remind her of her father. When someone knocks on the door, Korra assumes it is Ikki and yells at her to leave only to grow visibly embarrassed when Tenzin enters. Tenzin greets them and does not take offense from Korra's actions. He informs her that a new police chief will be inducted, an event they should attend. Upon arriving, they witness former Captain Saikhan assuming Lin Beifong's place as chief of the Metalbending Police Force. He announces that all information concerning the Equalists and their revolt will be directly passed down to Councilman Tarrlok, which angers both Tenzin and Korra. Korra and Tenzin confront Tarrlok during which the Councilman expresses his excitement and wish for Korra to rejoin his task force with the pro-bending season now over. Korra, however, rejects his request, telling him that Tenzin had been right about him all along and further emphasizes that she does not need his help, since she is the Avatar. Unfazed, Tarrlok denounces her statement, noting that she is merely a \"half-baked Avatar in training\" who cannot even airbend, asking both rhetorically and mockingly if she has made significant progress with her training. Korra reacts with dejection to these words, believing herself to be a failure. A smug Tarrlok leaves and warns Korra to stay out of his affairs if she does not return to his task force. As she and Tenzin leave the ceremony on Oogi, Tenzin's sky bison, Korra asks her instructor why she cannot airbend, despite having memorized most of the forms. When he annoys her by telling her that she merely has to work through her block, Tenzin clarifies that Aang not only had his bending teachers but also the guidance of the past Avatars. However, Korra laments that she is a \"spiritual failure\" as well, as she has never managed to contact her past lives. When Tenzin points out that the connection may have been subtle, Korra admits to having had hallucinations of Aang, which she is advised to meditate on. After some time to herself, Korra is approached by Mako, Bolin, Asami, and Pabu. The Avatar confesses to her friends that she feels alone and believes herself to be \"the worst Avatar ever\". They encourage her by reminding her that Aang had not mastered all four elements while he was battling the Fire Nation and that he had the support of his friends. Together, they decide to patrol Republic City with Bolin deeming them the new Team Avatar. Meelo interrupted by jumping down and passing gas on their hands much to their disgust and horror. He enthusiastically agreed with them, although he had no idea what they are doing, making them all laugh. After Naga's refusal to carry all four members, Asami decides to use one of her father's Satomobiles as a means of transportation. Using police scanners Hiroshi installed on the Satomobile, the team easily locates and captures an escaping group of Equalists. When Tarrlok, his task force, and the police arrive, multiple reporters are already taking photographs of the team and their success. Korra subsequently mocks Tarrlok for his tardiness, prompting the Councilman to warn the Avatar to stay out of his way. The next day, he proposes a new law prohibiting anyone to join the Equalists and imposing a curfew on all nonbenders. Tenzin opposes the law, arguing that it restricts the rights of the nonbenders. Nevertheless, the rest of the Council votes in support. After hearing reports of an Equalist threat, Team Avatar arrives on the scene only to discover that the Councilman had cut the power to the Dragon Flats borough, leaving an entire block inhabited by nonbenders without electricity. The pleas of the people for help prompt Korra to discuss the issue with Tarrlok, though she is completely ignored; furthermore, Tarrlok starts arresting the people, claiming they are Equalists. When Korra opposes him, he arrests Asami, Mako, and Bolin. The Avatar lifts two huge slabs of earth and aims at Tarrlok, who threatens to arrest her in response if she does not stop and go back to Air Temple Island. At Mako's plea, Korra reluctantly drops the earth slabs and assures her friends that she will talk to Tenzin and resolve the entire issue. When Tenzin arrives, he immediately seeks the release of Korra's friends and the innocent nonbenders, saying that they are entitled to due process of law. Chief Saikhan directs him to Tarrlok, explaining that he is the one he would need to address to resolve this issue. Korra denounces Saikhan as the worst Chief of Police ever, a statement affirmed by Tenzin. That night, Korra rides Naga to City Hall, where she confronts Tarrlok, saying that his actions are exactly what Amon claims is wrong with benders, namely using his power to oppress and intimidate people. Tarrlok retaliates by pointing out that she is doing the same thing by trying to intimidate him to make him release her friends, claiming they are similar in their determination to gain what they want, though Korra instantly refutes the idea. Tarrlok offers to release Korra's friends if she heeds his demands in the future. Korra refuses and declares the councilman to be \"just as bad as Amon\". Outraged, Tarrlok lashes out at Korra, forcing her back against the wall away from him with his waterbending. To shield herself against the razor sharp icicles, Korra creates a wall of earth and manages to gain the upper hand by earthbending the fountain wall against Tarrlok, pushing him out of the room and down into the main room of City Hall. With no available water to bend and with Korra preparing to firebend at him, Tarrlok resorts to bloodbending, despite the absence of a full moon, telling a stunned Korra that there are many things she does not know about him. With a swift motion, Tarrlok slams Korra into a building column and towers over her as she starts to black out. Korra subsequently has another vision of Aang, Toph, and Sokka at Yakone's trial, which had been seen in previous visions. When Sokka appears to be incapacitated and in severe pain, Toph attempts to attack Yakone with metalbending cables, but is prevented from doing so. The vision quickly shifts to Aang, with several people behind him being subdued by bloodbending. He reaches his hand out toward Yakone, but struggles in doing so; the vision ends on a close-up of Aang's face. Tarrlok subsequently ties up Korra and throws her in the back of a truck, telling her that he is taking her somewhere far away from Republic City, where she will never get in his way again. She is barely able to let out a breath of fire before Tarrlok shuts the door and starts driving toward parts unknown." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 9, + "After Tarrlok arrives at a cabin located within the mountains near Republic City, he uses bloodbending to levitate Korra and lock her in a metal box. He leaves her imprisoned there. The next morning, Tenzin's telephone rings as he is sleeping with Pema and Meelo. When Meelo picks up the phone, he states his displeasure with the earliness of the call and states that it better be important. Tenzin takes the phone from him and is horrified when he hears the news. As the airbender arrives at City Hall, he finds Tarrlok having his arm treated by a healer and conversing with Chief Saikhan along with reporters on the scene. As Tenzin questions him about the events, Tarrlok lies, stating that Korra was captured by the Equalists after she came to his office demanding her friends be released. A flashback reveals, however, that it was in actuality Tarrlok who fabricated the entire scene as an Equalist attack himself, planting weapons to make it appear convincing and even going as far as to purposely electrocute himself on the arm. When Lin Beifong, who is currently in the hospital, hears of the events on the radio, she metalbends her armor back on, takes off her Metalbending Police Force chief badge, puts on a coat and sets out to the police headquarters. There, she frees Asami, Mako, and Bolin from prison. As Bolin suffered from the lack of privacy while urinating, Lin relays the message that Korra has been abducted by Amon. The three are horrified, especially Mako, who is stunned and refuses to believe that she is gone. When the four approach Tenzin, the Councilman is surprised that Lin decided to forgo her stay at the hospital as well as the fact that the three teenagers are out of prison. Lin reminds Tenzin that finding Korra is more important and they decide to look for the Avatar together. Lin theorizes that in order to find Korra, they might have to search underground, to which Asami agrees, bitterly remembering her father's underground factory. Bolin shares his idea that the Equalists might be using tunnels to move underground, recalling how it sounded like the Equalists drove through tunnels when he was abducted along with the triads. Struggling to escape the metal box set up by Tarrlok, Korra is shouting for help and pounding the sides with her fists in the vain hope that someone will hear. Upon realizing the futility of her actions, she sits down while Tenzin's idea of meditating to learn Aang's message enters her mind. She meditates and successfully has visions of Aang's past. In her vision, she sees Aang and Toph Beifong talking alongside metalbending police officers. Toph tells Aang that he does not need to be here as she can handle this. Aang replies by saying that if the statements from witnesses are true, they are not dealing with a normal criminal, making his involvement in this situation a necessity. Toph submits to his request calling Aang by his childhood nickname of \"Twinkle Toes\" at which he becomes displeased, saying that he is far too old to be called that anymore and asks her to stop with the nicknames, though Toph casually responds that she cannot do that. The vision progresses to that of Aang and Toph in Kwong's Cuisine, arresting Yakone of his alleged crimes per witness statements. Yakone claims that he has beaten every charge against him before and can do it again. The vision ends with Korra pleased that she is finally able to connect to her past life. As Lin, Mako, Tenzin, Bolin, and Asami locate the tunnel in the snowy streets of Republic City, the former police chief leads them through the dark passages using her seismic sense. Noticing Mako taking the lead, Asami feels his strong determination to find Korra as abnormal and she becomes discomforted. She later asks Bolin if they have shared feelings toward each other. After some pressuring, Bolin tells her that they had in fact kissed once during the tournament, but that it is \"no big deal\" and she has nothing to worry about, much to her dismay. Asami is not convinced by Bolin's reassurance and becomes saddened. The group spots two Equalists on motorcycles entering a secret passage and follow them. The team eventually reaches a large underground facility. They board a small tram cart, which they take through a tunnel to the other side. Scanning the prison with her seismic sense, Lin Beifong finds and frees her officers, though learns that they have already lost their bending due to being imprisoned in metal bars that she has easily opened. In the hallway, Mako angrily interrogates an Equalist about Korra's whereabouts, threatening him with his firebending, only for the man to tell him that they neither have the Avatar nor attacked City Hall, and that Tarrlok is lying. Lin confirms this by saying that she searched the prison and did not find Korra. When Mako asks why Tarrlok would make up a story about being attacked, Tenzin deduces that Tarrlok is the one who had abducted Korra all along. The alarm sounds, forcing the team to make their escape. Bolin uses earthbending to delay a rail cart of pursuing Equalist chi-blockers, but Lin spots the Lieutenant, chi-blockers, and mecha tanks that arrive at the end of the tunnel to block the fleeing team. Lin, however, evades them by using a metal pipe as a ramp, piercing a hole in the roof with her earthbending and piercing another leading to the streets. Meanwhile, Korra dives deeper into her vision, witnessing Yakone's trial. The prosecution attorney announces that despite his control over the criminal empire, he has managed to stay out of the law's reach until now. Chairman Sokka and the rest of the United Republic Council hear out the accusations toward Yakone. The prosecution is accusing Yakone of resurrecting bloodbending, a technique that has been tabooed all these years, supported by statements from witnesses. The defense attorney counters by reminding them of the rarity of such a skill and that a bender can only perform it under the full moon, which is contradictory to the witnesses claiming they saw Yakone bloodbending every day save for during the full moon. After a period of time, Sokka announces the verdict of the Council. He explains how in his day, he had fought a firebender able to produce fire from his head, defeating him with his \"trusty boomerang\" and how before Toph Beifong had discovered metalbending, everyone had thought that such techniques were impossible. He rules that while bloodbending is indeed a rare skill, his past experience has taught him that there are people capable of doing feats many consider impossible to do and that Yakone is one of them. Thus, the Council finds Yakone guilty of all charges and sentences him to life in prison. Outraged at the loss of the trial, the defense attorney crumples a piece of paper and throws it on the ground. After the verdict, Yakone takes a stand while his eyes appear to bulge. At this time, Sokka is bloodbent, with his body contorting to Yakone's will. Toph tries to intervene with metalbending, but she too is overpowered. Yakone goes on to bloodbend everyone in the room, even Aang who was struggling to reach him. As Tenzin, Lin, Mako, Bolin, and Asami arrive at City Hall, they meet with the rest of the Council and Chief Saikhan, with Lin and her former captain sharing a cold greeting. When Tarrlok arrives, asking if they have news of the Avatar, Tenzin states they do and accuses him of having been the one who kidnapped her. Tarrlok denies and reiterates that the Equalists attacked and took Korra, but Tenzin refutes his story and accuses him of planting the evidence of the alleged attack. Tarrlok dismisses their accusations, but the council page confirms Tenzin's story as he witnessed Tarrlok placing Korra in the back of a truck. Tarrlok denies it once again and calls the page a \"squeaky-voiced liar\". When Lin asks the page why he waited until now to disclose this information, he admits to being terrified of Tarrlok's bloodbending abilities, which he saw him use to subdue Korra. Despite the group's initial shock, they confront the councilman, with Tenzin advising him not to make it harder on himself and to tell them Korra's location. Tarrlok, foregoing all pretenses, knocks out everyone through bloodbending and makes his escape. As the group at City Hall recovers, Bolin states that he had an awful dream in which Korra was taken by a bloodbender, though Asami quickly notifies him that really happened and the power-mad bloodbender knocked them out. The group resolves to go after Tarrlok in order to find Korra. Korra dives even deeper into her past life's experiences, and witnesses Yakone force Toph to unlock his handcuffs through bloodbending. Once his hands are free, he knocks everyone, except Aang, unconscious. Yakone lifts him into the air and laughs at his helplessness, to which Aang replies that he will not get away with it. Yakone laughs again, promising to return one day and conquer Republic City, and throws him into the steps to knock him unconscious. He leaves City Hall and climbs into an ostrich horse-drawn carriage. As he rides away, Avatar Aang enters the Avatar State and chases after Yakone, using an air scooter. Aang airbends the carriage, causing it to crash across the street. As he closes in on the carriage, Yakone jumps up and bloodbends Aang to stop his attack. An enraged Yakone states that he is going to finish Aang's life once and for all, levitating him and trying to break his neck. When he was just about to die, Aang enters the Avatar State and breaks free of Yakone's control. Aang earthbends Yakone, preventing his movement, and uses energybending to remove the criminal's waterbending abilities for good. As Korra's vision comes to an end, she understands that her visions were Aang's way of trying to warn her about Tarrlok. Tarrlok arrives at Korra's cell, telling her that his life had been ruined because of her. Korra deduces that the fact that he is a bloodbender has been discovered and that he is Yakone's son, which is how he could bloodbent her without a full moon. Tarrlok does not deny her accusation and states that while he was his son, he became someone else in order to win Republic City by becoming its \"savior\", rather than through its criminal underworld like his father. He tells her of how perfect his plan was before Korra intervened; of controlling the city through winning over the people, contrasting with his father's failed attempt to rule Republic City through its \"rotten underbelly.\" As Tarrlok tells her that he will start a new life, taking her as his hostage, he heads upstairs and sees Amon, alongside some of his chi-blockers and the Lieutenant. The mysterious man behind the mask tells the chairman that it is \"time for him to be equalized\". Tarrlok retorts by saying that they have yet to face bending like his and proceeds to use his bloodbending to put down the chi-blockers and the Lieutenant. However, Amon remains standing and starts to advance toward Tarrlok. Tarrlok tries once again, but Amon continues to move toward him, albeit with some difficulty. Gasping in horror, Tarrlok asks Amon what he is, and as he responds by simply saying he is \"the solution\", Amon restrains Tarrlok and subsequently takes his bending. As Amon orders his men to electrocute the box as a safety precaution and take Korra, the Avatar slings her armband over the bars at the top of the box and hoists herself up to avoid the electrical current, faking a cry of pain. As Lieutenant opens the box finding what seems to be an unconscious Korra, the Avatar attacks them with firebending and incapacitates them with earthbending, allowing her to escape. She rushes out of the cabin and, from a distance, manages to get a glimpse of Amon abducting Tarrlok. Korra waterbends sharp icicles at Amon to give her time to escape. She slides down the mountain with Amon overlooking from behind and reprimanding the Lieutenant about their underestimation of her. However, on her way down, she trips on a root and slides several feet through the snow before slamming into a tree down the mountain, where she is later found by Naga, who brings her back to the city. When Tenzin, Lin, Mako, Bolin, and Asami find her, Tenzin and Lin begin to question her on how she escaped and where Tarrlok was. Mako pushes them aside and demands they give her some space. He lifts her off Naga and carries her toward Oogi, where he tells her how worried he was and asks her if she is okay. Korra responds with a smile and says she is fine, and that she is glad that he is here. Mako carries her up and lays her down at the back of Oogi's saddle. He brushes her hair out of her face and brushes the cut on her face with his hand, reassuring her that she is safe now." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 10, + "After her escape from Tarrlok's imprisonment, Korra is taken to Air Temple Island to recuperate. She is seen sleeping peacefully in her bed, with Mako sitting at her bedside as Asami looks on at them, disheartened at Mako's apparent attraction to Korra. Korra eats lunch with Tenzin's family and her friends that day. She thanks Pema for the food, and says she is feeling like her old self again. Pema and Asami clean up the table and go into the kitchen, while Tenzin inquires Korra about what happened to Tarrlok and Amon. Korra tells Tenzin and Lin Beifong that Tarrlok is actually Yakone's son and recounts that Amon suddenly appeared to take away Tarrlok's bending and nearly captured her. Lin deduces that being a direct descendant of Yakone was how Tarrlok was able to bloodbend them without a full moon, but she and Tenzin express shock at Amon's audacious decision to capture a council member and remove his bending, and almost capture the Avatar. They fear that Amon is reaching his endgame. In the kitchen, Asami and Pema wash the dishes when Mako comes in asking for hot water to make tea for Korra. Asami angrily states that he is a firebender and can boil the water himself. Pema proceeds to awkwardly exit the kitchen to avoid conflict, hoping that Asami and Mako will talk through their problems. An argument ensues in which Asami accuses Mako of having feelings for Korra and reveals that she is aware of the kiss he and Korra had shared. When a surprised Mako resolves to discuss their relationship problems later, Asami angrily leaves, saying that there \"might not be a relationship to worry about later\". Tenzin asks Lin to guard his wife and children while he attends the upcoming council meeting, to which she agrees. Pema arrives shortly after and hands her Meelo, stating that he needs a wash, eliciting a displeased reaction from Lin as he needs to \"poo\". Tenzin leaves on Oogi to meet with the other council members. The Equalists initiate their plans to attack the city, beginning with the capture of the council members. The Fire Nation councilwoman is captured by the Lieutenant, disguised as an exterminator. When Tenzin arrives in City Hall, he is ambushed by Equalists on the roof disguised as cleaners; however, he manages to successfully elude his abductors. The council page informs him that all the other council members were captured, leaving Tenzin in charge of Republic City, which is subsequently bombed by Equalist airships. He visits the police headquarters to talk to Saikhan. Relieved to see that Councilman Tenzin was not captured, the Chief of Police informs him about the worsening situation of the city and that his forces are spread too thinly to be able to successfully repel the ensuring Equalist attacks. Tenzin asks him to send a wire to the United Forces for further reinforcements. At this point, the telephone lines are sabotaged by the Equalists and the headquarters are sprayed with nerve gas, rendering most of the police force unconscious. Tenzin manages to evacuate the rest of the police force in a protective globe of air, only to find mecha tanks surrounding the precinct. The tanks capture all the metalbender cops, including Chief Saikhan, via magnets on their arms that attract the officers' metal uniforms. Tenzin tries to stop them, but is incapacitated and overwhelmed by their successive attacks. However, before he is apprehended by Equalists, Korra and her team arrive. They are able to destroy many of the tanks, while Asami fights Equalist ground troops and frees Tenzin and the metalbenders. They destroy the remaining tanks while Hiroshi Sato looks down on the scene from an airship, expressing disappointment and disgust at seeing his daughter fight alongside benders. Amon, who is by his side, assures him that he shall soon have his daughter back. Tenzin, Korra, and the others suddenly sight an Equalist airship approaching Air Temple Island. There, the Lieutenant leads ground troops as the White Lotus sentries prepare to repel their attacks. Lin urges Pema and the kids to hide inside and remain calm. Pema suddenly cries out in pain and announces that her baby is coming. Two Air Acolyte midwives usher her inside to deliver the baby. The Lieutenant and his Equalist forces exit the airships. Lin is able to fight off some of them, but is knocked out by the Lieutenant. However, Jinora arrives on her air fan, defeating the Lieutenant, while Ikki and Meelo are able to incapacitate the rest of the Equalists. Tenzin, Korra, and the rest of Team Avatar arrive at the island. Tenzin initially shows disappointment at Lin for allowing his children to fight, but she tells him that he should be proud of his children for teaching them well, as she would have lost if it were not for them. Tenzin goes to Pema, who has given birth to a son. Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo come in to see the baby, whom Tenzin and Pema name Rohan. Their peaceful family moment is cut short, however, when more Equalists arrive on the island. Tenzin decides that he and his family must flee. Lin tells him that she is going with them, stating that she must protect the last airbenders in the world. Tenzin tells Korra to hide in the meantime until the United Forces arrive in three days. He promises Korra that they will return with reinforcements and that, when they do, they will be able to turn the tides against the Equalists. Korra, Bolin, Mako, and Asami climb on Naga. The White Lotus sentries tell them that they will hold the Equalists off while Korra and her crew flee. The guards, however, are overwhelmed by the Equalist forces as Korra makes her escape. The Lieutenant chases after Korra and her friends, but Naga swats him away in mid-air. They dive into the water and head for the mainland. Tenzin, Pema, their children, and Lin all ride on Oogi, fleeing the island. They are pursued by two Equalist airships. A net is launched at the sky bison, but Lin rips it to shreds. She tells Tenzin to not come back for her, no matter what happens. He looks back as she grapples onto an airship. She is able to rip a large section of the roofing off, triggering an explosion that causes the airship's downfall. She jumps to the next airship and begins to do the same; however, she is stopped when Equalists climb up top and knock her unconscious. Meelo, looking on, states that she is his hero, to which Tenzin solemnly agrees. Korra and her friends are able to make it safely to shore, where she watches Air Temple Island sadly from the distance. Meanwhile, the island has been completely overrun by the Equalists. Lin is shown tied up and confronted by Amon. He tells her that she can keep her bending if she tells him where Korra is. However, she chooses to remain silent rather than compromise the Avatar, and Amon proceeds to remove her bending. A young United Forces general named Iroh is told that he has received a message from the Avatar, saying that Republic City has been overrun. He tells the telegrapher to relay her a message that he will be there with his forces in three days' time, and that he looks forward to retaking the city with her." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 15, + "In the Southern Water Tribe capital of Wolf Cove, many troops from the Northern Water Tribe march through the streets, telling the citizens of the South to return to their homes. When the Southerners in the street stand there and glare at the soldiers, the Northern waterbenders make short barriers of ice and push the civilians out of the way, while other waterbenders in their battleships form large walls of ice around the harbor. At this time, Unalaq is explaining to Korra that his soldiers are there to protect the now-open spirit portal at the South Pole. He also informs Korra of another spirit portal at the North Pole that can be opened, allowing both spirits and humans to pass from one pole to another at will. Seeing the potential to reunite the tribes, Korra favors the idea. Meanwhile, at the Southern Air Temple, Tenzin and Pema are relaxing while Kya is sitting on a rock, feeding lemurs. Bumi shows up in his underwear, ruining his brother's relaxation. Tenzin brings up how this reminds them on when they would vacation with their father as kids. Kya and Bumi rebuff this, stating that they were not there. Tenzin beings up more instances, which are all rebuffed. Tenzin, his elder brother, and sister are suddenly bickering about how Aang had spent much more time with Tenzin rather than with Bumi or Kya. Tenzin assures them that he could have sworn they joined them on their vacations, but is soon interrupted by Jinora and Meelo, who have been riding around on air scooters. Pema soon realizes that Ikki is nowhere to be found and chastises her eldest daughter and son for teasing Ikki and causing her to run off. Tenzin is determined to find Ikki and reluctantly lets Kya and Bumi accompany him. In Tonraq and Senna's home, there is a meeting regarding the recent activities of the Northern soldiers. Varrick and other Southern waterbenders are determined to start a rebellion against the Northern Water Tribe for not letting them live in peace and live their own customs and views, despite Korra's attempt to explain Unalaq's actions. Tonraq tells Korra that she must talk to her uncle to put a stop to the civil war that is stirring between their tribes. In the streets of Wolf Cove, Bolin is pulling a cart carrying Desna and Eska, while the twins discuss their hatred for the South. As the three and Pabu arrive at their destination, Bolin sarcastically comments to Eska that he will miss her when she is gone, but much to his dismay, Eska reveals her plan to move back to the North with Bolin, where they will live together in \"icy bliss\". Bolin decides it would be best to break up with her after receiving Mako's counseling. Korra confronts Unalaq and tells him that a lot of Southerners feel like their tribe is being invaded and that there could be a civil war. Unalaq explains that a civil war would further disrupt the balance between both tribes, the rest of the world and the spirits. Unalaq assures her that only the Avatar can prevent the war between them all and reunite them as one tribe, but Korra is not so sure. Meanwhile, in the streets, passing Northern Water Tribe soldiers become agitated when three native children drop snowballs on them, and the soldiers waterbend the children off the roof in retaliation. Adult Southern waterbenders intervene, causing a standoff, until Korra arrives and attempts to alleviate the situation. Seeing this, they accuse Korra of siding with the North and a young waterbender girl throws a snowball and calls her \"the worst Avatar ever\". Realizing his daughter is having no success, Tonraq arrives and settles the matter by telling the Southern benders to return to their homes. He attempts to talk to Korra, but she storms away on Naga. Back at the air temple, Tenzin, Kya, and Bumi are searching for Ikki, though in vain. Kya points out that Tenzin is not spending enough time with his children because he is too busy with his other duties, similar to how their own father had been. Tenzin walks away to avoid the subject, as Kya mentions the fact that they did not have a perfect childhood, despite what Tenzin believes. In the Southern Water Tribe, Korra approaches Mako, explaining her frustrations with her Avatar duties. Mako responds by suggesting that she forget about everything for the time being and that they have a nice dinner. However, the dinner ends up being quite awkward, since Bolin, Desna, and Eska join them. As soon as the twins go to get some food, Bolin confesses that he could not break up with Eska due to her threatening to freeze him in a block of ice and feed him to dolphin piranhas. Returning to Ikki's search party, Bumi is telling a story from when he was in the United Forces, though Tenzin does not believe his tale. Tenzin doubts that it can help him, while Bumi replies it is supposed to inspire them. The three come across a large waterfall, and Bumi starts climbing down rather than taking the path, insisting that it will be faster. Tenzin and Kya do not trust that it will be easy, though after Bumi challenges them, they easily reach the bottom using their respective bending abilities. They tease Bumi in turn, saying that he had been right by saying descending the waterfall was faster, though grow worried when he slips and falls, hitting his head on the way down. At the Southern Water Tribe, Korra runs into her mother, Senna, who asks how she feels about the tensions between their two tribes, and specifically between her and her father. Korra tries to explain that all she had ever really wanted was to be the Avatar and that she is still furious with her father for having lied to her about his banishment and about his and Tenzin's keeping her confined in the Southern Water Tribe as a child. Senna tries to assure Korra that she and Tonraq merely wanted her to live a normal life until Korra was ready to fulfill her duties as the Avatar. Korra insists that she cannot standby and let their tribes go to war. Senna reminds her that the North and South have been at odds for decades before she was born and she cannot expect to undo them in a day. Korra storms off angrily, ready to stop the growing rebellion Varrick is leading, of which she believes her father is a part. When she arrives at Unalaq's residence, she sees Northern soldiers tied up and rushes to find her uncle, but she sees masked men have taken her uncle captive. After a futile attempt to negotiate with the rebels, Korra chases them, doing everything she can to slow them down without hurting them. She finally catches up to the man who she thinks is her father, but it turns out he is not and her father did not actually join the rebellion. Korra convinces Unalaq to give the rebels a fair trial rather than throwing them and Varrick in jail. Meanwhile, Kya is busy healing Bumi of his injury, while explaining to him that she cannot do everything a bender can, but he immediately objects, reminding Kya that she is not his mother. The three continue to bicker about Kya moving all over the world, Tenzin going on vacation with Aang, and Bumi acting immature. Kya brings up that she was the one who moved to the South Pole to comfort Katara after Aang died. Tenzin, fed up with the conversation, finally tells his siblings to check for Ikki back at the temple and continues looking by himself. Korra approaches her parents and apologizes to her father for thinking he was involved with the rebels and for the pain she caused her parents. Tonraq subsequently apologizes for holding Korra back, and Senna reveals her and Tonraq's initial plans to have a normal life, which changed when they found out Korra was the Avatar. Senna stated that they had always knew that there would come a day when the world needed Korra and Korra would no longer need them. However, Korra denies it, claiming that she would always need them and gives her parents a hug. But their family moment is interrupted, as Unalaq enters the hut with several Northern soldiers and arrests Tonraq and Senna for allegedly plotting against him, much to Korra's surprise." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 16, + "In the outskirts of Wolf Cove, Tonraq and Senna are being taken away in a prison truck that is waiting outside of their house. Korra is standing outside trying to convince Unalaq that he is making a mistake, but Unalaq assures Korra that there is nothing to worry about due to the fairness of the trial that will be assured by Judge Hotah. Meanwhile, Mako, Bolin, and Asami are waiting for Varrick in his mansion to close the deal with Future Industries. Just as Bolin comments that Eska cannot find him there, she, Desna, and several Northern waterbenders walk in looking for Varrick and inform the three members of Team Avatar that Varrick is a traitor as well as Korra's parents and they all are to stand trial. Eska, Desna, and the waterbenders leave finding no trace of Varrick, but before Eska walks out she insists that Bolin bow to her as she leaves, which he unquestioningly does while referring to her as his sweet koalaotter. Asami tells Bolin that he has to stand up for himself and tell Eska the truth about how he really feels. Varrick's voice suddenly interrupts, claiming that Bolin should disappear rather than be honest, like he did. Varrick reveals that he is hiding inside his stuffed platypus bear, Ping-Ping, along with Zhu Li, but he refuses to come out until he knows it is safe. Mako leaves to find Korra while Varrick gives Bolin some cash by means of the platypus bear's backside, noting that Bolin can use bribery to win the trial for the rebels, since it is most likely rigged by Unalaq, to which Bolin agrees. At the Southern Air Temple, Tenzin is still looking for Ikki while being bothered by ring-tailed winged lemurs. He hears Ikki's voice from a nearby cave, where she is having a \"civilized breakfast\" with four young flying bison. Ikki is in the middle of saying a blessing, showing her thanks for the food, her new best friends and that Jinora and Meelo are not there, when Tenzin walks in and asks to join her. He takes a seat next to Blueberry Spicehead and is introduced to the other three, Princess Rainbow, Twinkle Starchild, and Juniper Lightning Bug, whom Ikki introduces as her new brothers and sisters. They also become Tenzin's new \"brothers and sisters\" after Ikki asks them if it is all right. In a courtroom in Wolf Cove, Bolin explains to Asami that he gave some people all the money, told them to \"take care of it\", and winked at them. Asami notices the ordinary men in the crowd to whom he is referring and, knowing his mistake, slaps her forehead with the palm of her hand. When the bailiff called the court to order and presented Judge Hotah, Bolin realizes that he should have bribed Hotah, earning him a sarcastic agreement from Asami. The trial begins as Unalaq steps forward, informing everyone that he was attacked by rebels in the night while he was sleeping and that he awoke to find that Avatar Korra had saved him. Korra is questioned about the rebel meeting that had taken place to discuss a civil war. Korra answers honestly, explaining that all of the people on trial had attended the meeting, including her mother and father. In between Bolin's objections, she reveals the information that the meeting took place in her parents' house and was led by Tonraq and Varrick, but immediately objects afterward, claiming that her parents are nonetheless innocent. The judge retires from the courtroom, stating that he will return with his final decision. Bolin steps out to try once more to break up with Eska, explaining that the spark they had is now gone. Eska agrees that there is a chasm and plans to fill it with marriage, marked by the betrothal necklace she gives to him with spikes and a skull charm on it. Judge Hotah returns and declares Senna's innocence, but informs the others that they have been found guilty of treason and each of them is sentenced to death, including Tonraq. Enraged, Korra threatens to kill Hotah if he carries out the sentence, but Unalaq interrupts saying that he will talk to the judge, and as a result he has their sentence commuted to life in prison, for which Korra thanks her uncle. Back at the air temple, Tenzin and Ikki are still in the cave as Tenzin is enjoying not being yelled at or told that he is delusional. Ikki wants to invite Kya and Bumi, but Tenzin insists that they would \"spoil [their] good mood\". Ikki objects, commenting that Kya is nice and pretty, and that Bumi is funny. Tenzin takes this opportunity to explain to Ikki the difficulties of being part of a family by explaining that Meelo is funny too, and Jinora can be sweet and gentle. Ikki realizes that family will always be there when needed despite these difficulties and they both agree to go back, but also to return to visit the sky bison. Korra and Senna enter Tonraq's cell at the Southern Water Tribe prison and are relieved to find out that he is all right. Korra wants to break her father out of prison, but he objects, informing her that saving him would start a war, in which case the North would crush the South. He assures her that he will be all right and makes her promise that she will not do anything rash. Korra and Senna return to their home, where Korra comforts her mother, who feels helpless. On a nearby mountainside, Korra chases down Judge Hotah while riding Naga and forces him out of his car, insisting he release her father from prison. The judge reveals that he cannot do that because he was simply following Unalaq's orders. Korra angrily demands that Hotah explain himself, but the judge tries to evade the question, stating that he has already said too much. He relents, however, after Korra threatens him by placing his head inside of Naga's mouth, informing the young Avatar that Unalaq had told him what to say but needed the trial to appear fair. Korra also finds out that Unalaq had only freed her mother and changed her father's sentence to keep her on his side while still getting his brother out of the way. Judge Hotah also blurts out that Unalaq was the one responsible for her father's banishment. Inside the statue room at the Southern Air Temple, Bumi is talking to his father's statue, apologizing for not being an airbender and seeking his father's approval for trying to keep the world safe. Kya, after secretly listening to Bumi, assures him that Aang would most definitely be proud of him and comforts him with a hug, for which Bumi is thankful. Back in the Southern Water Tribe, Korra tells Mako, Asami, and Varrick what she found out from the judge about Unalaq. She explains to them how Unalaq hired the barbarians to attack the Northern Water Tribe and told them to hide in the spirit forest, knowing that his brother would attack them. This got Tonraq banished, so that Unalaq could become chief himself. Korra asks Mako, Asami, and Varrick to help her bust her father out of jail, to which they willingly agree. Bolin and Pabu appear at the door, wearing formal Water Tribe robes, and Bolin angrily announces that he is getting married to Eska. Korra points out that the boy is supposed to give the girl the betrothal necklace, and Varrick assures Bolin that he will help him out of his relationship. Asami, Mako, and Korra infiltrate the prison, stunning a guard with an electrified glove and approaching Tonraq's cell, only to realize that he is not in there. Unalaq appears, telling Korra that she will never see her father again, since he is on a ship headed to the Northern Water Tribe to serve his sentence. Korra threatens to take out Unalaq and his army if he does not bring her father back, but he reminds her that she is the Avatar and, therefore, cannot threaten war because she must remain neutral in order for the tribes to be unified. Korra accuses Unalaq of never wanting unity, only power, and theorizes that he has always been jealous of Tonraq, pointing out that he must have been greatly upset to find out that his brother had fathered the Avatar. Unalaq still insists that he only wants to help Korra realize her destiny, but she does not buy it and tells him she does not want his help anymore. Unalaq goes on to tell Korra that the dark spirits will destroy the South if there is a civil war, but Korra continues to demand that Unalaq bring her father back and leave with his troops, thinking she has the advantage, since she is the only one that can open the Northern spirit portal. Unalaq taunts Korra by informing her that he does not, in fact, need her and that she has already served her purpose. Korra, enraged by this comment, sends several balls of fire whirling toward Unalaq, which he tactfully blocks with water that he bends from a water skin at his side. Unalaq retaliates, while Mako joins in with a fireblade, only to be blasted in the face by Unalaq. Korra dodges Unalaq's attacks and bends a blast of air down the corridor, sending Unalaq flying against the back wall. Team Avatar takes this opportunity to escape to Varrick's yacht. On the street, Bolin and \"Ping-Ping\" are walking down the street when a Northern Water Tribe soldier asks Bolin if he has a license for the animal. Varrick and Zhu Li, who are still inside of Ping-Ping drop money out of the backside of the Platypus bear, causing an uproar in the crowd, which causes a distraction for them and Bolin to slip onto Varrick's yacht. Korra, Mako, and Asami arrive on the yacht and plan to catch up to the ship that harbors Tonraq, realizing that the Northern Water Tribe ships are in the way. Korra mentions that she could waterbend the ships out of the way if she had a plane. Varrick responds by opening a hatch on his yacht, revealing a biplane, but there is no runway. However, Korra develops the idea of having Asami pilot the plane, while she and Mako supply sufficient thrust using firebending. The plan is a success and Korra clears a path for Varrick's yacht by going into the Avatar State and waterbending a huge wave that pushes the ships that form the blockade out of the way. Varrick drives his yacht through, while still in the platypus bear, with no problem and the three in the plane continue on to Tonraq's ship. They crash the plane into the water after jumping out and Korra waterbends them onto the ship, taking out the Northern soldiers while they are distracted by the plane crash, also using waterbending. Korra freezes one of the guards in ice and demands he tell her where the prisoners are. Korra finds and rescues Tonraq and the other prisoners, but her father questions her actions along the way. Everyone escapes onto Varrick's yacht and they get away. Back at the air temple, Tenzin and Ikki return, much to Pema's relief, and Meelo and Jinora apologize at the prompting of their mother. The siblings make up and run off to play airball. Tenzin also apologizes to his siblings, admitting he had overlooked Aang's flaws. Kya and Bumi apologize in return, as Kya pulls out a picture of their family that she received from Katara. They all agree that, despite the imperfections in their family, they are indeed a happy family. Meanwhile, Korra explains to her father everything that Unalaq did. Tonraq comes to the decision that he has to put his brother in his place. The other prisoners pledge their support, along with Korra, but Tonraq tells her that she can help by getting the United Forces on their side. She agrees and states that she will get all of the help that her father needs. Her father and the other prisoners depart from the yacht and return to coast, while Korra leaves with Mako, Bolin, Asami, Varrick and Zhu Li on the yacht. Bolin thanks Korra for making the break-up between him and Eska official, but Varrick announces that they have company. Bolin informs everyone that it is his \"darling Eska\" speeding toward the yacht in a heartbroken rage of waterbending, prompting Varrick to increase the speed of his yacht, saying \"Why do you think I built this boat?\" and they easily outrun Eska." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 17, + "After a long journey from the Southern Water Tribe, Avatar Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami, and Varrick finally arrive in Republic City. Lin Beifong is waiting for them on the docks and informs them that there will be a peace march that night in support of the Southern Water Tribe; she tasks Mako with being present at the event to maintain peace. Korra volunteers to go as well, but Mako warns against this, advising her that, as the Avatar, she should maintain neutrality in the matter. Varrick informs Korra that he was able to secure an appointment with United Republic President Raiko. She decides to learn more about the peace march while Asami goes to check on Future Industries. Meanwhile, Bolin accompanies Varrick in experiencing \"Republic City at night\". Down in the South Pole, Unalaq is told by his military advisor that the rebels are hiding in the mountains, but he dismisses them as non-threatening and tells his adviser to focus on the security of the spirit portal. As the adviser leaves to carry out his orders, Desna and Eska enter, Eska still in her wedding gown and her hair and makeup messed up from her pursuit of Bolin. When questioned, Unalaq reveals that despite telling Korra otherwise, he needs her to activate the Northern portal. Eska, believing that Korra stole Bolin away from her, swears to get her back and only reluctantly acquiesces when Unalaq insists that he needs her alive. Meanwhile, at the Southern Air Temple, Meelo is trying to train Poki to roll over by demonstration, eliciting Tenzin's disapproval. After Meelo undeservingly rewards Poki, Tenzin walks up and offers to teach him how to be a master trainer to which Meelo excitedly agrees. In the streets of Republic City, citizens of Southern descent are marching outside the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center, led by Korra, and holding candles and signs. They are met by angry citizens of Northern descent at the side of the streets. Mako is standing guard nearby when two men exit the cultural center and try to get away inconspicuously. When one of the men steps on a can, Mako turns around and orders them to stop in the name of the police. The man simply turns and pushes a button on a remote he is holding, setting off an explosion inside the cultural center, which Mako tries to control using firebending. Back at the protest, those present stare at the explosion in disbelief, most notably Korra and Lin Beifong. Mako chases after the men and uses firebending to try to stop them, but one man blocks the attacks, proving to be a firebender himself. The man is hit by one of the strikes, causing him to drop the remote, and hastily climbs into a motor vehicle with the help of his accomplice, while another man drives the both of them away. Mako picks up the remote and subsequently meets up with Korra, who is trying to extinguish the fire with waterbending. Korra states that the North is out of control, but Mako suggests that the North might not be responsible for the bombing, as he saw a firebender fleeing the scene. Outside the Pro-bending Arena, Bolin and Varrick arrive in a limo and are immediately photographed by the Republic City press. As they proceed inside the arena into a reserved box seat, a fan notices Bolin and points him out, causing an uproar in the crowd. Shiro Shinobi calls Bolin to his booth for a quick interview, and though the young earthbender loses the crowd several times, he quickly manages to regain their support by saying a few words in an exciting voice. Upon Bolin's return, Varrick states that he has figured out his young friend's true calling. The next day, Korra and Varrick go to see Raiko. After hearing about Unalaq's occupation of the South, Raiko states that he cannot bring the United Forces to fight the North, believing that such a dispute can be solved diplomatically between the two tribes. Korra begins to protest, but Raiko stands behind his decision, even after Varrick brings up the event at the cultural center the night before to reinforce the increasing aggression coming from the North. Raiko simply states that he is urging the police force to apprehend the culprits responsible, but nonetheless reasserts his position and dismisses the two from his office. Following this, Korra goes to Mako's apartment and vents her frustration regarding the president's decision, which Mako justifies as it is not his war to fight. Korra is angered by Mako's apparent agreement with Raiko, but he insists that he is not taking sides or working against her. She points out that he is not helping her get troops to the South, but he refuses to continue arguing, stating that he is just doing his job as an officer, which prompts Korra to storm off. On Varrick's yacht, Korra and Asami both approach Varrick for counsel on how to garner support from the United Forces and save Future Industries from bankruptcy, respectively. After a brief brainstorming session, Varrick proposes for Korra to approach the United Forces directly behind Raiko's back, while suggesting for Asami to ship mecha tanks to the South as a means of supporting the war efforts while also increasing sales. Varrick reveals that he is creating a series of propaganda films to incite opposition against the North, featuring Bolin as a Southern hero named Nuktuk. Back at the apartment, Bolin tells Mako about Varrick's plan while the firebender scans through criminal records in search of the man he saw at the bombing. Apparently ignoring his little brother, Mako only pays attention when Bolin mentions that Korra is going to try to get Iroh to bypass Raiko and support the South directly, an idea which Mako thinks is terrible. Bolin flips the page in the records, and Mako recognizes one of the culprits before running off to Chief Beifong. At the Southern Air Temple, Tenzin is teaching Meelo how to train Poki by establishing dominance, but it does not go so well at first for Meelo, as he is tickled by the ring-tailed winged lemur. Later Meelo realizes the loneliness that comes with being \"alpha lemur\", to which Tenzin says he can relate. President Raiko is in the middle of a meeting with Lin Beifong inside the police headquarters, when Mako walks in and reveals his breakthrough about the bombing case. He receives bad advice from Lu and Gang to take the information to Beifong right away, for which he is reproached. Mako gives the information to the two detectives about the culprit being a member of the Agni Kai Triad, and he asks if they found out anything about the remote that he found, but they dismiss his inquiry, convinced that the North is responsible. Mako returns to his desk as the president walks out and is approached by him. Raiko recognizes Mako's efforts as a rookie and asks him if he has any information about anything the Avatar and Varrick are plotting. As Raiko begins to walk away, Mako calls him back and hesitantly reveals that there is something that he should know. Korra visits General Iroh, who initially agrees to provide military support for the South until he is interrupted by Raiko, who reminds him that he will be court-martialed if he leaves without direct orders. Raiko also reminds Korra that the Avatar does not command the military of the Republic and warns her not to go behind his back again. Iroh gives Korra an alternative and suggests for her to go to the Fire Nation and talk directly with the Fire Lord, since she and his grandfather have always been close friends with the Avatar and the Southern Water Tribe. Varrick is busy filming \"Nuktuk\" when Korra shows up, asking for Bolin to watch Naga while she journeys to the Fire Nation. Korra explains how Raiko showed up and ruined the plan to get General Iroh to help, insisting that someone tipped the president off. Bolin reveals that he had told Mako, prompting Korra to conclude that he must have told Raiko, much to Bolin's disbelief. The Avatar storms out of the room in anger. Meanwhile, Meelo is showing his whole family, including his aunt and uncle, how he trained Poki. They are all impressed, when Meelo reveals that he had actually trained all of the lemurs, demonstrating the fact by commanding a whole troop of them. Tenzin tells Meelo that he should forget the training for now and just have fun with Poki. At the police headquarters, Korra busts through the door, enraged by Mako ratting her out. Mako tries to explain, but Korra points out that he betrayed her and her family and blasts his desk out of the way with airbending. They both state how they each have a job to do and that the other one is inhibiting them from doing it, and Mako reluctantly breaks up with her, leaving Korra to flee the scene in tears. Beifong walks out of her office and, upon seeing the wreckage, asks what happened. After Mako tells her that he broke up with the Avatar, she tells him that he got off easy compared to what she did to Air Temple Island after Tenzin broke up with her. En route to the Fire Nation in a speedboat, Korra is pursued and attacked by Desna and Eska, who are riding jet skis, the latter who is angry at her for \"ruining her wedding\". As she fights them off, a dark spirit suddenly appears and the twins back down to watch as it attacks Korra. She tries to dodge the spirit's attacks, but the spirit is too fast, and she is knocked into the ocean. She enters the Avatar State and attempts to purify the spirit, but her attempt fails, and the spirit proceeds to swallow her whole, she defends herself by attacking the spirit with a blast of fire, but her plan failed as the spirit swallowed her in whole. After watching the Avatar and the spirit disappear below the surface, the twins fled the scene with their waterbending." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 18, + "A cargo ship is traveling south, when suddenly bombs are thrown on board. When the captain alerts the crew of the attack, waterbenders ambush the ship. The crew manages to escape, defeating the waterbenders whilst commenting that \"Varrick [will] not be happy\". Outside the Southern spirit portal, Desna and Eska wait for their father, Unalaq. He emerges from the spirit portal, prompting Desna to question whether he was in the Spirit World. He brushes his son's question aside and asks his children the Avatar's whereabouts. Eska claims that she was in their grasp, until a dark spirit attacked her, while Desna comments that the dark spirits were out of control, leaving Unalaq disappointed. Eska says that the Avatar is dead. In Republic City, Varrick is airing his propaganda film, The Adventures of Nuktuk: Hero of the South. The warm reception leads Varrick to declare Bolin a star, and announce that the movers will allow them to garner support against the Northern Water Tribe and eventually persuade President Raiko to aid the South in the Water Tribe Civil War. The success leads to Bolin comment on the major chemistry between him and Ginger, who instead tells him that their chemistry existed only on screen, before walking away. Meanwhile, Zhu Li tells Varrick that a shipment was captured, before he leaves the scene. At the police headquarters, Asami is distraught at the attacks and worried of her company's future. Mako consoles her by telling her that Chief Lin Beifong was questioning the ship's captain. Inside the questioning room, Lu and Gang insist that the cargo theft was the work of the North, to Lin's agreement. When the captain of the ship mentioned that the bombs had no fuses but were rather remotely detonated, Mako linked it to the bombing of the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center. Meanwhile, Varrick enters the room to console a worried Asami. Mako shows Lin and the captain the remote detonator and the bombing suspect, but the captain identifies neither of them. Mako suggests an operation to arrest the people responsible; however, his idea is shot down, as he is a rookie. Outside the headquarters, Mako describes his operation to Asami: set up a bait ship and capture the perpetrators. He is, however, discouraged due to the lack of support from Beifong and states that he could be expelled if he were discovered to be working behind her back. With Asami's insistence, Mako decides to carry out the operation, with Varrick providing the ship. Outside Future Industries, empty crates are loaded onto the ship. Mako mentions requiring extra manpower and Asami suggests Korra. He becomes uneasy at the suggestion and makes excuses about how the Avatar is unavailable to help them. Deciding to enlist his brother, he returns home and asks him, though Bolin refuses to help, recalling past instances where Mako refused to help him when he asked for it. As a last resort, Mako decided to rope in the Triple Threat Triad, with the promise of Korra restoring Shady Shin's bending and Asami providing the triad brand new, top-of-the-line vehicles. On the ship, Mako and Asami have a conversation with a talkative Two Toed Ping. The conversation eventually turns to Mako dating the Avatar, which Mako uneasily brushed aside. When Ping could not stop talking, Mako mentioned that he broke up with Korra, to Asami's surprise and disbelief and the Triple Threats' humor and mocking. Meanwhile, Bolin is filming as Nuktuk and saving a captured Ginger who is close to death. Instead of following the script, Bolin began to ad lib, instead kissing Ginger, much to her disgust. Varrick criticized Bolin for not following the script, but soon changed his mind and followed Bolin's plan. Bolin flirted with Ginger, suggesting that she liked the kiss too, causing the disgusted girl to leave and state that she loved Nuktuk and not Bolin, despite the earthbender's plea and insistence. Back at the ship, Ping revealed to Mako and Asami that his nickname, 'Two Toed', was due him having two extra toes. Mako was wondering why the attack had not occurred and decided to check on the other members. To his shock, he discovers that they were double-crossed: the Triple Threats were paid to keep Mako and Asami distracted. Mako told Asami of the triad's betrayal and both escaped on speedboats, with the Triple Threats pursuing them. Both rush back to Future Industries, only to find the entire warehouse empty. Asami has given up, despite Mako's persistence. When Mako states that he has not given up on her, a touched Asami impulsively kisses him, only to snap out in shock and apologize. Shrugging off the awkward moment, Mako leaves to find evidence. The next day, Mako threatens Ping, forcing him to reveal the person who hired the triad. Ping confesses that they were only approached by a middleman, who claimed that his boss would pay them to keep the duo distracted. Mako later approaches Bolin, wanting to question him about Varrick, but is ignored until he calls Bolin Nuktuk. The earthbender tells his brother that he has a pyrotechnics scene to act, before rushing off to scene. While filming, Mako noticed the explosions and asked the technician how the explosions were rigged. The technician replied that the explosions used a remote detonator, while showing Mako the remote, which was similar to the one used by the Agni Kai Triad during the bombing of the cultural center. Back at Future Industries, Mako enters Asami's office, announcing that he discovered the person who set them up. However, he soon realizes that Varrick has bought Future Industries' controlling interest, saving her company from bankruptcy once more. Asami asks him who the perpetrator was, which the firebender, knowing he would need more proof to accuse Varrick, replied that he was real close and he would fill her in later. Korra washes up on a beach, waking to find three members of the Bhanti surrounding her. She defensively throws them aside with airbending, but drops to her knees in exhaustion. When the head sage tells her they are there to help her, the Avatar has no idea of her stated identity. The tribesman questions her further on how she ended up on the island, but Korra reveals that she has no memory of who she is or what has happened, before collapsing on the sand." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 21, + "At the Eastern Air Temple, Jinora plays with a number of dragonfly bunny spirits, one of which she has named Furry-Foot. Tenzin arrives and tells her that everyone is waiting in the courtyard. Unable to see the spirits, he inquires if Jinora was playing with someone, to which she responds that she was merely playing with some imaginary friends. As Tenzin turns around, a dragonfly bunny spirit appears on his head, making Jinora laugh. The two return to a courtyard where Bumi is trying to convince Kya that he defeated an earthbender in a rock throwing contest, asserting that he has the trophy to prove it. Tenzin excitedly tells his family of the day ahead, noting that there are a lot of ancient sites for the family to visit, much to Ikki and Meelo's boredom. At that moment, Korra arrives at the temple, much to everyone's surprise. Tenzin asks Korra why she was not in the Southern Water Tribe continuing her training, unaware of events occurring elsewhere due to his decision to stay out of touch with the outside world during the family's retreat. Korra outlines the events that have transpired since the family's departure from the South Pole, informing them of Unalaq's true nature, the outbreak of the Water Tribe Civil War, as well as her realization of the repercussions of opening the Southern spirit portal by meeting Wan, the first Avatar, while being unconscious at the Bhanti Village Temple. While everyone stares at her in shock, Tenzin comments that he knew something like that would happen, earning himself looks of disbelief from his siblings. Tenzin and Korra go to a nearby garden, where they discuss Avatar Wan's imprisonment of Vaatu in the Spirit World and Unalaq's attempts to free him by having Korra open both spirit portals. Tenzin admits that he has always known about Unalaq's power-hungry nature but never realized how far he is willing to go in order to achieve more. Korra blames herself for her part in furthering Unalaq's intentions, to which Tenzin disagrees, asserting that it is all Unalaq's doing. He tells Korra that they must shift their focus to setting things right before Unalaq can inflict more damage. Aware that it would be difficult to close the portal in the South Pole due to Unalaq's army, Korra concludes that she must close the portal from within the Spirit World and tells Tenzin that she must find a way to enter the realm. Tenzin decides to help Korra enter the Spirit World. Back in the South Pole, Desna and Eska enter the Spirit World through the Southern spirit portal along with their father, who tells them that they must help him open the Northern spirit portal, due to their failure to bring back Korra. Desna appears confused, stating that only the Avatar was capable of opening the portal. Unalaq tells his children that he believes there is another way, before beginning to make his way to the sealed portal. In Republic City, Bolin hangs inverted for a scene in an upcoming mover. After a single take, the film crew heads out for a lunch break, leaving Bolin alone on set. Asami arrives, stating that Varrick invited her to watch some of the filming, and inquires if the mover was filming at the moment, confused over seeing the relatively empty set. Mako arrives and tells both Asami and Bolin that it was Varrick who masterminded the raid on Future Industries' warehouses, convinced that the business mogul wants Republic City to enter the war and have control over the businesses that would profit the most from the nation's involvement. Asami and Bolin remain unconvinced, and Bolin asserts that his brother's claims are the exact reason he decided to move out of their apartment. Upon hearing this, Asami comforts Mako, prompting Bolin to conclude that the two have already rekindled their relationship, despite the fact that Mako broke up with Korra a mere week earlier. The two deny this accusation, and Mako tries to convince Asami and Bolin once more that Varrick is responsible for the attack of his own ships and the raid on Future Industries. He tells the two that the explosives Varrick uses in his movers are identical to the ones described by the captain of one of the ships ambushed at sea, and that the detonators used are identical to the one he found outside the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center just after it was bombed by the Agni Kai Triad, but they tell him that the explosives are the kind anyone could have gotten their hands on. Exasperated over Asami and Bolin's reluctance to accept the truth, Mako storms off, but is confronted by two of Varrick's guards before he can leave. Back at the temple, Tenzin tells Korra that she is lucky, as the Eastern Air Temple is the most spiritual of all the air temples. He takes her to a garden near where Aang first met Guru Pathik. Tenzin and Korra make their first attempt to enter the Spirit World while the others watch. They are unsuccessful, which Tenzin attributes to Meelo's inability to ring the meditation bell at the proper intervals, prompting them to try something else. Meelo is upset over ringing the bell wrong, until Korra assures him that his performance was \"just fine\". The two attempt to enter the Spirit World for a second time, this time on top of a cliff carved with the face of an Air Nomad. They are unsuccessful again, which Tenzin attributes to too much smoke coming from the incenses that Kya is burning. He tells his sister that she must be burning them incorrectly before storming off to find another location, ignoring Kya's annoyed protests that she merely followed his instructions. On the way, Jinora sees a number of dragonfly bunny spirits floating around Korra's head, before flying off deep into the wilderness, away from the temple grounds. Jinora calls for Furry-Foot and the other spirits to come back, prompting Kya to ask her what she is chasing. The young airbender assures her aunt that it is nothing, before running off to catch up to Korra and her father, which makes Kya suspect that her niece is hiding something. Tenzin takes Korra to a hall of statues and the two begin to meditate underneath a large sculpture of Avatar Yangchen. Tenzin urges Korra to focus and feel the energy of the universe and blames her for interrupting his meditation, despite having been the one to initiate the conversation. Puzzled by her mentor's unusual behavior, Korra asks Tenzin what is going on, to which he responds that nothing is feeling right. Korra reminds Tenzin that there is little time to waste and asks the airbender to do what he did back when he first entered the Spirit World. Tenzin reluctantly reveals that he has never been to the Spirit World, much to everyone's surprise. Korra and Pema express their disbelief, with the latter recalling the days her husband spent meditating in the temple. Tenzin admits that those were all failed attempts and labels his inability to enter the Spirit World his greatest shortcoming as an airbender, spiritual leader, and son of Aang. Bumi laughs, welcoming his brother to the \"I Disappoint Dad Club\". When Kya asks how he plans to help Korra cross over into the Spirit World if he has never done so himself, Tenzin announces that he can still help Korra due to his years of studying the way of ancient spiritual leaders and asks Korra to trust him. However, Kya muses that there might be another way and asks Jinora if there is something she wants to tell Korra. Confused, Tenzin claims Jinora is too young and untrained to be knowledgeable of spiritual matters, though Jinora tells her father that she might know where Korra needs to go and, after he asks her how she would know that, admits that her spirit friends showed her. To prove her point, she calls upon them to reveal themselves, noting that it is all right for them to do so. At that moment, a number of dragonfly bunny spirits appear, much to everyone's amazement. The spirits begin to fly away from the temple grounds, with Korra resolving to follow them despite Tenzin's reluctance. When Tenzin inquires as to how long she has been able to communicate with the spirits, Jinora reveals that she is unsure, as she has always been able to do it. Back in the Spirit World, Desna and Eska express the futility of attempting to open the Northern portal, asserting that the spirits have already tried to do so for ten thousand years. Unalaq reasons that by entering the Spirit World through the portal, they have brought along with them the ability to bend. The three begin to use waterbending to try and open the portal, which eventually unleashes several bolts of energy in response. The resulting discharge wounds Desna, much to Eska's concern. Unalaq asserts that opening the portal is more important than tending to Desna, prompting Eska to leave the Spirit World to escort her brother to a healer. Nevertheless, Unalaq continues to assault the portal with a torrent of water, to no avail. In Republic City, Mako is taken to Varrick. The business magnate tells Mako that he has heard of the young officer's investigations regarding the ambush of ships headed to the South. He tells Mako that the world can be a dangerous place and offers the firebender a place on his security escort, suggesting to Mako that he needed him on his side to \"protect\" Asami and Bolin. Despite Varrick's subtle threats, Mako declines the offer and leaves. Tenzin and his family make their way down into the wilderness surrounding the mountains near the Eastern Air Temple on Oogi. Bumi names one of the dragonfly bunny spirits \"Bum-Ju\" as a shortened name for \"Bumi Junior\", much to Tenzin's indifference. Jinora suggests that her father is angry at her, which Kya dismisses, reassuring her niece that Tenzin's pride is \"simply bruised\", as he is incapable of seeing spirits. Korra adds that Jinora's ability is a natural gift and tells her that she is lucky. Jinora replies by saying that Korra is luckier, as she was able to meet the first Avatar. Korra expresses how amazing it was to see how the Avatar came into existence, recalling how Wan fused with Raava to create the Avatar Spirit. Jinora concludes that the Avatar is partially a spirit and comes to understand that the wooden carving she saw in the Southern Air Temple sanctuary was a depiction of Wan and Raava. She reveals that she was drawn to the statue during the winter solstice, the day when Korra opened the Southern spirit portal. After landing, the dragonfly bunny spirits lead Korra, Tenzin, Bumi, Kya, and Jinora to an ancient airbender meditation circle, which had remained unused and covered in overgrowth for the past century. Jinora immediately senses unusually strong spiritual energy within the circle. Tenzin resolves to perform a spiritual cleansing, which would help strengthen the site's connection to the Spirit World. He bends smoke from an incense around the site, which immediately causes the dragonfly bunny spirits to leave. Suddenly, a colony of dark spirits in the likeness of bats appears from underground and begins to attack the group. Korra and Tenzin initially attempt to ward them off with bending, but are unsuccessful. Despite not having been capable of successfully performing the technique, Korra attempts to calm the spirits using spiritbending. She successfully performs the technique, and the spirits begin to disappear in a flash of bright light. As the light dissipates, the vines and overgrowth covering the meditation circle begin to disappear. Tenzin tells Korra how far she has come in her training. She states that although Unalaq had misguided intentions, he is more than knowledgeable in spiritual affairs. Tenzin expresses inadequacy as a spiritual guide, as he has been unable to guide Korra into the Spirit World while Unalaq had already taught her how to transform dark spirits into light spirits. Korra tells Tenzin that all of Unalaq's guidance has been for his own benefit, whereas Tenzin has always looked out for her well-being. She apologizes to Tenzin for dismissing him as her mentor and tells him that she needs him now more than ever. The two reconcile, and Tenzin begins another attempt to enter the Spirit World. In Republic City, Asami goes to Mako's apartment to make sure that he was fine, due to the fact that he was extremely agitated earlier in the day. Asami convinces Mako to take a night off and have dinner at Kwong's Cuisine, where they had their first date, and the two exchange in a brief kiss before being interrupted by Chief Lin Beifong, Lu, and Gang. After the two detectives tell Mako that members of the Triple Threat Triad identified him as an accomplice, he admits to hiring the triad to help conduct a sting operation. Lin tells Mako that the Triple Threats told the police that he helped in the raid of Future Industries' warehouses, and that she must follow up on the lead despite the triad's lack of credibility. After searching his apartment, the two detectives find a pile of yuans and explosives hidden in Mako's closet and proceed to arrest him. Asami tells the detectives that the ordeal is a misunderstanding, and they tell her that Mako is nothing more than a \"crooked cop\" who used her for his benefit. Mako denies the accusations, and once again tries to convince Asami that it is Varrick who is responsible for the theft of her production line, though Lu and Gang do not believe him. Back in the Eastern Air Temple, Tenzin becomes increasingly frustrated over his inability to enter the Spirit World. Kya tells Tenzin that it is not his destiny to guide the Avatar and urges him to allow Jinora to try. He refuses, asserting that Jinora is not ready for the dangers of the Spirit World. Korra tells him once again that they are running out of time, and Jinora reassures her dad that she could guide the Avatar into the Spirit World and remain out of harm. Tenzin concedes and accepts that he might never have the connection to spirits like he always wanted. He tells Korra to go with Jinora into the Spirit World and states that he will remain to watch over their bodies alongside Bumi and Kya. Soon after meditating, Korra briefly enters the Avatar State, before entering the Spirit World with Jinora. In the place where the two realms meet, Unalaq apologizes to an imprisoned Vaatu for failing him, believing the Avatar to be dead. The spirit tells him that he has not failed him yet, as the Avatar still lives. When inquired as to how he knows, Vaatu reveals that although his connection to Raava had been severed, he can still feel her presence. With this knowledge, Unalaq resolves to find the Avatar, to which Vaatu replies that she will find him instead. He reveals that Korra has just entered the Spirit World, much to Unalaq's surprise." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 29, + "While aboard the Future Industries airship, Jinora, Asami, and Naga watch a friendly airbending spar between Bumi and Kai, with the intention of teaching the two new airbenders the stances associated with the art form. Jinora reminds Bumi to remain quick and evasive, but he reassures his niece that his experience in fighting will guarantee an easy victory, even going so far as to minimize Kai as a threat by referring to him as a youngster. Before he could finish his statement, Kai knocks Bumi off balance by sending an air swipe in between his feet, prompting Jinora to remind Bumi to work on his stance and compliment Kai on his form. Shortly after, Bumi realizes that Kai has taken his wallet and attempts to retrieve it to no avail, much to Jinora's amusement. While watching the training from the balcony, Korra expresses her excitement over traveling to Ba Sing Se in search of airbenders and asks Tenzin what the Earth Queen is like. Tenzin reveals that he does not personally know the Earth Queen but has heard of her demanding disposition. Upon approaching the walls of Ba Sing Se, Bolin runs to the balcony and calls Mako over to take a look at the view, excitedly declaring that it was where their dad had grown up. As the airship passes over the Lower Ring, Korra, Mako, and Bolin recoil in disgust at its pollution and state of disrepair, with the young Avatar remarking how terrible it looks and Bolin adding his understanding as to why his dad left the city. Passing the Lower Ring, Bolin excitedly greets the people of the Middle Ring, before the airship passes over the second set of walls within the city and enters the Upper Ring of the city. As the zeppelin docks at the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace, Korra and her party are greeted by Grand Secretariat Gun, who is quick to instruct the members of Team Avatar as to how they should conduct themselves around the Earth Queen. Kai notices a citizen of the Upper Ring laden with jewels and sneaks away from the rest of the group as they are led to their quarters. Gun escorts Korra to the Earth Queen, Hou-Ting, who is overseeing a garden expansion on the palace grounds from a balcony. Hou-Ting frigidly addresses Korra, whom she suspects of being in her palace for a favor, and scorns her as well as her own father for ceding Earth Kingdom territory to create the United Republic of Nations, whose legitimacy as an independent state she refuses to recognize. The Earth Queen proceeds to list a number of problems that have manifested in her nation, from roving bands of barbarians in the countryside to her subjects' refusal to pay taxes. Korra attempts to reason with the queen but is unable to do so as Hou-Ting begins to yell at her servants. Back at Team Avatar's quarters, Jinora notices Kai's absence, prompting Mako and Bolin to search for him under Tenzin's request. In the palace, Korra appeals to Hou-Ting for help in recruiting newly discovered airbenders in Ba Sing Se, but she refuses to even consider providing her assistance until the Avatar has completed a favor of her choosing. After Korra reluctantly agrees, Earth Queen Hou-Ting instructs her to retrieve a tax shipment from a vault located in a town just outside the city walls, two of which have already been stolen by a band of the aforementioned barbarians. Bolin and Mako search for Kai in the Upper Ring and find him using his airbending to rob unsuspecting residents. Having been discovered, Kai hurriedly flees the scene with the two brothers following close behind. The duo eventually encounters Kai in a monorail cart at which point Mako corners Kai and grabs him by the collar. Kai, however, easily escapes his grasp, sends the two brothers back with an air blast, and slips out of the cart just before the doors close, leaving them stranded in the cart on the way to the Lower Ring. Mako and Bolin attempt to catch a train back to the Upper Ring but find themselves unable to do so after realizing that Kai has stolen their money. Without a means to purchase tickets, the brothers decide to sleep in the streets until they find a way back to the Upper Ring. Back at the palace, Korra and Asami decide to take the airship and retrieve the tax shipment without Mako and Bolin. Asami expresses concern about the fact that they were unaccompanied, but Korra reassures her by stating that royal guards stationed at the vault will keep them protected. In the Lower Ring, Bolin expresses concern about Kai's condition, unaware that he used the money he collected to rent a servant and a luxurious home in the Upper Ring. The two brothers walk by a fruit stand, and Bolin attempts to coerce Mako to help him with the \"fruit stand scam\" they used to execute in the past. The firebender refuses to take part and expresses his disgust at the state of the fruit on display, prompting a wary Tu to appear from behind the stand. He interrogates the brothers and attempts to intimidate them, eventually tackling the two to the ground after concluding that they are planning to steal his fruit. Tu's father, Chow, appears shortly after and recognizes Mako and Bolin as his brother's children, much to their surprise. Zuko and Tonraq visit Desna and Eska at the Northern Water Tribe and ask the siblings to accompany them to a secret ice prison in the western tundras of the North Pole. Both agree at once, declaring that ruling the tribe has left them exceedingly bored and eager for something interesting to happen. In the Lower Ring, Mako and Bolin meet their father's family, including their grandmother, Yin, who is particularly elated to meet her grandchildren. She promptly inquires about her son and daughter-in-law but is disheartened to hear from Mako that the two were killed while he and Bolin were still young. Korra and Asami arrive to collect the tax shipment but become immediately wary of their surroundings after noticing residents fleeing indoors. As the guards bring the shipment out to load in the airship, they are attacked by a group of barbarians on motorcycles, prompting their guards to flee. The leader instructs Korra and Asami to leave the shipment but the two refuse, causing a fight to erupt in which Korra and Asami quickly take the upper hand. The leader, Gombo, calls his men to retreat, telling Korra that she is fighting for the wrong side before fleeing the scene. Watching them go, Korra discloses to Asami that she suspects Gombo to be correct. Back in the tundras of the Northern Water Tribe, the twins are surprised that there was a secret prison that they did not know about. Zuko tells Desna and Eska of how he built the secret ice prison along with Tonraq and Unalaq in order to contain P'Li, a firebender who can use combustion to create explosions with her mind. He recalls, with a sense of irony, his hiring of Combustion Man, who was capable of the same technique, in a failed attempt to kill the previous Avatar, Aang. Eska responds by recalling the time she attempted to kill Korra for ruining her wedding with Bolin. They arrive at the cell, much to P'Li's amusement, who concludes that Zaheer must have escaped to prompt the arrival of visitors. Bolin is grateful that he and his brother now have a huge family. Mako inquires as to why his father left Ba Sing Se and discovers that his father aspired to achieve things greater than working the fruit stand. However, his goals of leaving conflicted with his father's wishes, resulting in tensions between the two which caused Mako and Bolin's father to sever all communication with his family, save for a single letter he sent during his birthday. Yin brings Mako and Bolin to a room and shows them the letter, which includes a photo of them as children along with their mother and father. Yin remarks that Mako has his mother's eyes, prompting Mako to give her the scarf that used to belong to his father, claiming that his father would have wanted her to have it. Gun escorts Korra to the palace and announces that Korra has returned with the tax shipment. Having fulfilled her part of the deal, Korra inquires once more about any airbenders in Ba Sing Se. The Earth Queen claims that the Dai Li have searched the city but were unable to find any airbenders, declaring that Korra and the rest of her team may leave the city at their leisure. Angered by her manipulation, Korra launches into a tirade, criticizing Hou-Ting for extorting her own subjects to sustain her own lavish lifestyle. She does not believe the Earth Queen's claims and states her intention to stay until she finds airbenders. Upset at the Avatar's defiance, Hou-Ting orders her to leave, which Korra does, though not before assuring the queen that she is far from finished. Tu's father exclaims how proud his brother would have been with Mako and Bolin, considering that they are assisting the Avatar in her travels. Mako expresses their need to return to the Upper Ring to help Korra in her search of airbenders in Ba Sing Se. Upon mentioning them, the family members gasp and reveal how Dai Li agents have apprehended airbenders in the city for the Earth Queen, supposedly for use in experiments. Yin reprimands Tu for speaking negatively about the Queen, before blowing a respectful kiss to a portrait of her. Mako and Bolin decide to return to the Upper Ring to inform Korra, with Bolin once again wondering where Kai might be. In the streets of the Upper Ring, Kai robs another resident. Taking off into an alley, he is surprised to find himself cornered by several Dai Li agents. They attack him using earthbending, capture him, and throw him into an underground cell containing other airbenders, after which he is told by the Dai Li sergeant that he is now a member of the Earth Queen's army." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 34, + "In Zaofu, Wei and Wing train Bolin and Korra in the art of metalbending. Wing launches several chunks of metal at Korra, who dodges them and retaliates by sending a metal cable snaking toward him. Wing avoids it and, by taking control of the attack, manages to knock Korra over, capturing her with her own cable. He expresses excitement and disbelief that he is sparring with the Avatar, while Wei voices his disappointment over being stuck with Bolin, who is unable to metalbend a meteorite despite his efforts. Fed up, Wei crushes Bolin between two metal plates before sending a meteorite at his head, announcing with amusement that the best way to learn is by practice. Defending himself, Bolin ducks underneath the meteorite and retaliates by striking his opponent in the middle of his forehead with a pebble, earning himself a compliment from Mako, despite his emphasis on the fact that the purpose of the session was to practice metalbending. While Bolin tells his brother that learning metalbending takes time and considerable effort, Korra manages to get back on her feet, wrapping her cables tighter around her before unleashing them with more force, sweeping the feet from underneath Wing and winning her match. As she smugly announces that she is the \"metalbending champion\", Bolin dismisses her success with annoyance, attributing it to her being the Avatar. Asami remarks that it is almost time for Opal's farewell dinner, causing Bolin even more distress. In the dining hall, the chef presents Opal with her favorite meal and expresses how much he is going to miss her, as she is the only one who appreciates his raw vegetable wraps. Bolin dismally remarks that he will think of Opal every time he sees raw kale, expressing how unfortunate it is that Opal had to leave just as they were getting to know one another. Opal reassures Bolin that they will be reunited soon enough, and the two share a vegetable wrap while gazing into each other's eyes, a moment which Varrick interrupts to offer Bolin some relationship advice, which he promptly declines. Varrick is unfazed by Bolin's choice and orders Zhu Li to bring his new invention, an \"airbender finder\", which he shows Asami. Curious to see whether the invention works, Asami tests the device on Korra, but is ultimately disappointed when the device fails to respond. Varrick grabs his invention in frustration, stating that it only works when an individual is airbending. On the other side of the table, Mako attempts to join Varrick and Asami's conversation, but is frustrated over not being seated near his friends, leaving him unable to hear anything. Suyin calls for everyone's attention and expresses how proud she is of Opal's decision to leave for the Northern Air Temple, causing Wei and Wing to become emotional, much to Huan's annoyance. After a brief toast, Suyin and the others bid farewell to Opal and watch as she leaves Zaofu aboard an airship. Once the airship takes off, Kuvira uses a radio to instruct the other guards to seal the city off for the night, while Lin tells the others that they will be departing the following morning. It is not a peaceful night, however, as Zaheer and his associates manage to infiltrate the city and make their way to the guesthouses by Suyin Beifong's estate. Despite their efforts to remain undetected, the four startle Pabu, who begins to cry out in distress; his high-pitched screeches are dismissed by a tired Bolin. Outside of Korra's room, Ming-Hua uses ice to cut a small circle from the window. Zaheer fires three shirshu-spit darts at Naga, subduing her, but not before the polar bear dog manages to growl, waking Korra. She becomes aware of the group's presence and attempts to use firebending to attack her opponents, but is quickly shot with a dart, paralyzing her instantly and allowing Ghazan to carry her over his shoulders without opposition. Outside of Bolin and Mako's room, Pabu notices the four criminals again, and cries out enough for his owner (who thinks his pet is trying to play with him at first) to become aware that Korra is slung over Ghazan's shoulders. Waking his brother, Bolin races outside with Mako to attack the four criminals and are immediately overwhelmed by a continuous barrage of bending attacks. However, the commotion draws the attention of the guards, and the entire estate goes on high alert. As several spotlights transfix the four criminals, Ming-Hua remarks dryly that the group's attempt to utilize the element of surprise has failed. Ghazan calls to initiate the back-up plan, inciting P'Li to blow up the spotlights with her combustionbending before targeting the two brothers. Bolin and Mako are thrown back by the impact of the blast, with the latter asserting that they could not allow the four criminals to leave the city with Korra. Asami attends to the two brothers and remarks that they will not be able to escape easily, as Lin begins to surround the four with metal panels. Suyin and other members of the Metal Clan begin to follow her lead, effectively trapping Zaheer and his associates inside a makeshift metal prison. Kuvira orders the four to surrender and release the Avatar, just as the ground surrounding the makeshift prison begins to turn into a moat filled with lava. Bolin expresses his excitement over seeing a lavabender, but soon realizes that Ghazan's ability will make it more difficult for them to retrieve Korra. Zaheer attempts to use airbending to cover himself and his associates with a cloud of smoke, but he is restrained with metal cables and pulled away from the moat. Several guards attempt to subdue the airbender, to no avail, but they are able to keep him from rejoining the others. The Metal Clan and Team Avatar make numerous attempts to cross the moat, but this is made difficult by Ghazan's lavabending and constant suppressing fire from P'Li. Suyin and Lin resolve to drop down from the top of the metal dome on cables if the others can take out P'Li. Despite issues with their timing and communication, Bolin manages to block P'Li's chi while the two metalbending sisters retrieve Korra, much to Zaheer's outrage. Despite the airbender's attempt to pursue Lin using his airbender staff, Zaheer is eventually grounded by Suyin, who uses metal shards to pierce his glider. Realizing that they failed, Zaheer conjures a large air dome, which gathers enough smoke to cover his, and his group's, escape. Back in Suyin's estate, Aiwei administers an antidote to neutralize the shirshu toxins in Korra's systems, allowing her to regain mobility instantaneously. Lin reprimands Suyin for allowing a breach in her city, though the latter denies any involvement in the incident. Aiwei insists that someone from inside the city must have helped Zaheer and his associates enter the city, to which Korra agrees, insisting that it must have been one of the city's guards. Per Suyin's orders, Aiwei interrogates everyone from the guards to Varrick, whose description of his nightly routine leaves his interrogators annoyed and more than a little disgusted, and he finds them all innocent. At Lin's insistence, Suyin herself is also interrogated and is found innocent, too. Finally, Aiwei interrogates a young guard named Hong Li, whom he accuses of lying. A furious Suyin berates Hong Li for betraying the clan and demands he tells them everything he knows about Zaheer and how his group got in to the city. Aiwei suggests searching the guard's home, where a note from the four criminals and a copy of the guards' logbook is found. Convinced that Hong Li is guilty, Mako suggests confronting the guard with the evidence, but he is surprised when Aiwei announces he intends on delaying the interrogation. While examining the crime scene, Mako begins to question whether Hong Li is responsible for aiding Zaheer and his gang, as it is improbable for him to have been involved with the group due to his relatively young age. Korra reiterates that the evidence against Hong Li is overwhelming, prompting Varrick to suddenly appear and remark that it is almost \"too overwhelming\". Bolin greets Varrick and asks why he is exploring the crime scene. The mogul replies that he is collecting pumice stones, intending to treat his calluses by having Zhu Li rub his feet with the lava rocks, much to Team Avatar's disgust. Mako urges Varrick to expound on his comment about the evidence, prompting him to reply that the case is clearly a conspiracy. He remarks that accusing someone and planting evidence in that person's apartment is a guaranteed way of setting him up. Mako compares the current situation with what Varrick did to him and deduces that Hong Li is merely the fall guy for the only person capable of keeping secrets in Zaofu: Aiwei. Team Avatar heads to Aiwei's residence and proceeds to search it for evidence, intending to compromise the official and prove his involvement with Zaheer. When Bolin picks up a jar from a shelf, Mako orders him to put it back, knowing they do not want to leave any traces of their visit. The earthbender cannot remember the exact placement of the object, however, prompting Mako to return it to what he believes to be its rightful place himself. By doing so, Mako notices scuff marks on the floor and theorizes that they were made by the bookshelves sliding open. Testing his theory, he pulls at the side of the furniture, successfully revealing a hidden staircase leading down to a door behind it. Before the group can explore the premises, Asami warns them that Aiwei is on his way home, and Mako hastily closes the bookcase. Entering his home, Aiwei is surprised to find the foursome waiting for him, and demands to know the reason for their break-in. After Bolin tries to cover their intentions with a transparent lie, Korra explains that things were not adding up, and that they came to his house looking for more satisfactory answers. Aiwei invites the group to sit, declaring that if they desire to talk, they should do it while drinking tea. Pouring the teenagers a cup each, Aiwei walks away from them, asking what exactly was not adding up, reiterating that Hong Li was \"clearly lying\", referring to the evidence found in the suspect's apartment as proof. Mako counters by placing emphasis on the guard's age, explaining that his youth, compared to the age of Zaheer and his group, implies no clear link between the two parties. Walking further away from the team, heading toward his bookcase, Aiwei muses that the link could have come from a family tie, or possibly a bribe, and concludes that they will find out Hong Li's reasoning in time. Understanding that they do not suspect Hong Li, Aiwei asks them who they suspected of committing the crime instead; after the team exchanges a few uneasy glances, Asami answers that they do not know. Aiwei subsequently asks whether or not they think he had something to do with it, while placing the jar Bolin had picked up earlier back in its rightful place. As Korra glares at Bolin, she answers that they are merely looking for answers. Aiwei asks if they think they found something, noticing that his bookcase is slightly out of place. Glancing over his shoulder toward them, he warns Korra that she has no idea what is coming for her. Suddenly and unexpectedly, Aiwei lifts a metal wall between himself and the others; Mako quickly sends a fireball in his direction, but it dissipates against the thick metal. Korra surges forward and punches the metal, denting it. As Mako urges her to work faster, Korra snaps at him to \"back off\", and after a few more tries, she tears a hole in the wall large enough for them to walk through. They descend the stairs to the door they found earlier; as they enter the room, they trigger a barrel which Aiwei has rigged with explosives, causing it to detonate. The large explosion that follows decimates everything in its path, and is noticed far outside Aiwei's house, alerting the patrolling guards. Inside the basement, Korra has managed to protect herself and her friends from the inferno by surrounding them in a ball of air. Venturing further inside the now destroyed room, the team concludes that Aiwei has escaped through a tunnel. As Korra and Bolin clear out the path, Lin and Suyin, having been alerted by the explosion, run inside the room and ask what happened. Korra explains that Aiwei lied about Hong Li to hide the fact that he allowed Zaheer and his team to enter the city, and that when confronted about the matter, he \"bolted\" through the tunnel in the room. Lin, using her seismic sense, deduces that Aiwei must have collapsed the tunnel on his way out. Mako adds that the truth seer also rigged an explosion to destroy any evidence that might have been in the room to corroborate their suspicions. Korra concludes that this room was Zaheer's passage in and out of the city, and labels Aiwei definitively as the traitor, leaving Suyin heartbroken. As Kuvira runs in, asking if everyone is all right, Lin announces that Aiwei is a fugitive and orders her to assemble all available guards to search the mountainside and discover where the collapsed tunnel exits. When Kuvira leaves, Lin places a comforting hand on her sister's shoulder. Later that night, Kuvira returns to report that they had found the exit of the tunnel, though there was no sign of Aiwei beyond some fresh tire tracks, leading Mako to deduce that he had a plan prepared in the event that he was discovered. As Kuvira leaves, Suyin, devastated by his betrayal, laments that her trust in Aiwei was misplaced, realizing that one of her most trusted advisors has indeed betrayed her. Mako expresses how this incident and the fact that Zaheer and his associates had a mole in the ranks proves that whoever they are they are more powerful and dangerous than they thought. Korra agrees and decides to hold off the group's search for airbenders in favor of tracking Aiwei via Naga. Asami agrees, noting that they will find Zaheer's group as well, but Lin sharply disapproves, insisting that Korra returns to Republic City for protection. Korra protests, noting that if she is not safe in Zaofu, she is not safe anywhere, leading Lin to reiterate that she cannot, as it would be more dangerous to pursue him. Korra snaps that Lin needs to stop trying to protect her, as it is her job as the Avatar to deal with people like Zaheer, and Lin responds angrily in turn that Korra should not lecture her about jobs. Suyin breaks up the argument, telling Korra to listen to Lin, who is simply looking out for her, and promises Korra that Aiwei and his allies will be found and brought to justice. Korra reluctantly relents, and agrees to retire to her room for the night while her friends with her friends. Some time later, Suyin visits Team Avatar at their guest house. Asking for confirmation that Naga can really track down Aiwei, she provides the group with a key to a jeep parked outside of the city. She explains to the group that her earlier support of Lin was a distraction to buy them time, and that she wants nothing more than to have Aiwei tracked down and returned to Zaofu. She urges the group to leave, promising to deal with her sister herself in the morning. After thanking Suyin, Korra and the others head out in search of Aiwei." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 35, + "Searching for signs of Aiwei in the Earth Kingdom, Naga leads Team Avatar to a desert village. They enter a tavern, where Bolin notices a poster with his image, which he believes to be a promotional shot for his movers; Mako corrects him, realizing that it, and the three others next to it, are wanted posters issued by the Earth Queen herself. The firebender reads aloud the poster's declaration: they are wanted for crimes against the Earth Kingdom, namely, the group's liberation of the airbenders. Korra angrily remarks that the airbenders are not Hou-Ting's property and verbally threatens the queen before Asami stops her; she has noticed several of the customers eyeing them suspiciously, and urges them to leave the tavern. Meanwhile, at Suyin Beifong's estate, Lin approaches her sister and demands to know the whereabouts of Team Avatar, remarking that she has been ready to leave for half an hour. Suyin casually remarks that the Avatar is searching for Aiwei, much to Lin's frustration. Suyin urges her sister not to be overly dramatic and insists that it is impossible for her to control Korra's every move, prompting Lin to storm off and angrily assert that she can try. As Team Avatar heads deeper into the Earth Kingdom, Naga finds Aiwei's abandoned jeep behind a boulder in a vast rock quarry. Korra thanks the polar bear dog, but sheepishly admits that she forgot to bring treats as a reward, prompting Naga to turn around and slap her in the face with her tail. Mako decides to investigate the nearby Misty Palms Oasis with his brother, while Korra and Asami wait by the jeep in order to minimize the risk of drawing too much attention. Bolin excitedly pulls out a pair of yellow ponchos for him and his brother to wear as disguises, and launches into an overly detailed description of their undercover identities. He narrates his story as a United Forces operative named Ting-Ting, but is interrupted by Mako who reroutes the former's focus on searching for Aiwei. Upon entering the Misty Palms Oasis, Bolin and Mako approach a tavern owner and inquire about Aiwei. Although the tavern owner recalls encountering Aiwei the night before, he denies knowing where the man headed afterward, prompting the two brothers to search elsewhere. Back by the jeep, Asami asks Korra whether she is okay; Korra replies that she is frustrated by not knowing what Zaheer and his group want from her. Asami expresses her uncertainty about the ordeal as well, but presents Korra with a note she found stashed away in the jeep; the note requests that the recipient rendezvous with the writer at Xai Bau's Grove after sundown. After concluding that the grove is the location of Aiwei and Zaheer's meeting, the two begin to search for the grove on a map, but are interrupted by a number of bird-like spirits, which they hurriedly swat away. Outside another tavern, Bolin notices two individuals eyeing him from a distance and tells Mako that they seem to be bounty hunters. Assuming that they have been discovered, Bolin and Mako flee and hide in an alley; while hiding, Bolin sees Aiwei, and they follow him to the Misty Palms Inn. Mako returns to inform Korra and Asami of Aiwei's whereabouts, while the two reveal Aiwei's plan to rendezvous with Zaheer at Xai Bau's Grove. Asami expresses her frustration over not being able to find the grove on the map, prompting Korra to suggest that they directly confront Aiwei for answers. Mako reasons with her and recommends a stakeout, which would allow the group to follow Aiwei to Zaheer. Team Avatar enters the inn and Mako requests a room, but is immediately denied by the innkeeper, who reasons that a room had been trashed by the last teenagers accommodated. Shortly after, the two alleged bounty hunters appear, prompting the members of Team Avatar to prepare for a confrontation. However, the duo reveals that they are merely seeking out Bolin, as they are big fans of The Adventures of Nuktuk: Hero of the South. The two urge Bolin to sign autograph their mover poster and give the earthbender a handmade Nuktuk doll. Unaware that the group included a mover star, the innkeeper retracts her decision and offers Team Avatar any room. Mako insists on renting the room across from Aiwei's, despite the innkeeper's warnings that it is too small to accommodate four guests. In the overcrowded room, Mako and Korra begin to watch Aiwei's room for any signs of activity, watching him peek from his window. Bolin and Asami play Pai Sho to pass the time. The latter two immediately begin to disagree about the nature of gameplay involved in Pai Sho: Asami prefers a slow, methodical approach, while Bolin relies more on a fast-paced, random chance. The two consult the rulebook and find that there are multiple ways to play the game, as a game of strategy and chance, prompting Bolin to insist that Korra, as the Avatar, standardize the rules. Korra sarcastically promises to consult the issue after she restores the Air Nation and figures out the motives of her pursuers. Mako asks Korra how she would act if they should confront Zaheer, to which the latter states that she would \"make him talk\". Mako remarks that the four criminals remained silent during their thirteen years of imprisonment, and expresses his uncertainty over Korra being able to intimidate them with her bending. He suggests that the group spy on them instead, noting that Zaheer and Aiwei are more likely to talk freely if under the impression that they are not being watched. Bolin remarks that the plan bears similarity to the objective of Pai Sho, particularly in knowing one's opponents in order to defeat them. He proceeds to play numerous games of Pai Sho with Asami; much to Bolin's frustration, Asami wins most of them. After several hours, Bolin is nearing a move which would finally allow him to win a game, but Pabu runs across the board and scatters the tiles before he can make the final move, much to his ire. Restless over waiting for Aiwei, Korra decides to confront him directly only to find him meditating in his room. She concludes that the spirits she and Asami encountered earlier were trying to tell them that Xai Bau's Grove cannot be located on a map: the grove, she realizes, is located in the Spirit World. Korra decides to meditate into the Spirit World to search for Aiwei herself, while Mako and the others watch her body to ensure it remains safe. In the Spirit World, Korra watches as Zaheer berates Aiwei for the group's failed kidnapping attempt in Zaofu. Aiwei assures the airbender that all incriminating evidence was burned in a fire, but Zaheer merely dismisses him as a loose end and hurls him into the Fog of Lost Souls. Zaheer returns to the grove, where he confronts Korra; to her great surprise, he promises to answer any questions she might have for him. She asks who Zaheer and his group are; he responds that they are members of the Red Lotus, a secret society dedicated to restoring freedom to the world. When Korra asks if they are related to the White Lotus, Zaheer explains that the Red Lotus is a reflection of what the White Lotus was intended to be: The Red Lotus was founded by a former White Lotus member named Xai Bau, who felt the White Lotus had lost its true purpose after the Hundred Year War when they came out of hiding to openly serve the Avatar, seeing this as essentially reducing itself to a group of glorified bodyguards who served \"corrupt nations\". Brushing off the explanation as a \"great story\", Korra notes that it does not explain why they tried to kidnap her as a child. Much to her shock, Zaheer reveals that it had been Unalaq's idea. While he talks to Korra in the Spirit World, Zaheer's physical body rests in a hideout with his three companions. Without leaving the Spirit World, Zaheer speaks to them, telling them where Korra is and instructing them to ambush her. P'Li instructs Ghazan and Ming-Hua to go in search of the Avatar, while she remains to safeguard Zaheer's body. Back in the grove, Zaheer recalls that he met Unalaq as a teenager after they both joined the society, and they learned about Raava and Vaatu as well as Avatar Wan's decision to split them, an act he describes as \"foolish\". Korra defends Wan by pointing out that he was attempting to restore balance in the world, prompting Zaheer to reference the closing of the spirit portals, a decision with which Korra herself disagreed. Processing the new information, Korra concludes that the Red Lotus intended for her to open the portals and release Vaatu, an assertion which Zaheer confirms. He adds that the order could also have taught her so much more, though Korra dismisses the notion as an attempt to brainwash her into following their orders. Zaheer insists that all he wanted was to show the Avatar a better path for the world. Back at the inn, Mako notices Ming-Hua and Ghazan searching the grounds and orders Asami to get Korra to safety while he and Bolin occupy the two benders. Ming-Hua notices Asami flee the inn on Naga and attempts to pursue the mount, but finds herself quickly under attack by Mako. Bolin attacks Ghazan with a series of earth columns, which the latter seamlessly melts into lava, forcing the two brothers to back away. Still skeptical about her uncle being a Red Lotus member, Korra asks Zaheer why, if his story is true, Unalaq was not imprisoned. Zaheer reveals that Unalaq was not with them the night of the attempted abduction and covered up his involvement afterward, leading Korra to note that Unalaq betrayed them both. Zaheer agrees, recalling that the Northern Chief allowed their imprisonment to further his own pursuits; while it had been part of the Red Lotus' plans to free Vaatu, they did not intend to create a Dark Avatar by merging with the spirit. He claims that the true mission of the Red Lotus is the same as Korra's: to restore balance to the world by bringing the spirits back and eliminating the existence of nations and governments. As proof of their worthlessness, he references Korra's recent experiences with a \"moronic president\" and a \"tyrannical queen\". While Korra admits that she does not necessarily agree with the decisions of certain political leaders, she maintains that eliminating them is not the answer either; Zaheer promptly recalls the Air Nomad genocide at the hands of a Fire Lord whose insatiable desire to dominate the world nearly destroyed it. He states that true freedom can only be achieved once oppressive governments are removed from the equation. Korra remarks that Zaheer's plan will only plunge the world into chaos, and he replies that chaos is their goal, as disorder itself, he claims, is the natural order of the world. To support his point, he recites a quote—\"New growth cannot exist without first the destruction of the old\"—and asks Korra if she knows who said it; she is unpleasantly surprised to learn that its source is Guru Laghima, an airbender. Back at the inn, Ming-Hua pursues Mako, while Bolin attempts to defend himself against Ghazan's attacks. Mako slices one of Ming-Hua's water tendrils and attempts to fire a blast, but is pinned against a wall and promptly slammed into a room. Meanwhile, Ghazan fires three lava projectiles toward Bolin, who jumps into a pool of water for safety. Ming-Hua tells Ghazan to pursue Asami as she is capable of handling the two, before using waterbending to trap Bolin in an orb of water and clutch Mako with an ice claw. Outside the Misty Palms Oasis, Asami is suddenly trapped in an earth prison, halting her escape. In the Spirit World, Zaheer claims that he is destined to destroy the world and plant the seeds of a new world. Korra urges him to make a positive difference in the world as an airbender. Zaheer compliments Korra for being a wise woman, but states that change is inevitable and thus cannot be stopped even by the Avatar. Frustrated, Korra asks Zaheer what he plans to do with her if he does manage to capture her. Zaheer ambiguously replies that she will know that for herself soon, believing that the Red Lotus has captured her by now; having said this, he disappears. Alarmed, Korra also returns to the physical realm, only to find herself restrained by a straitjacket and muzzled. She is being held in a room with Asami, who reveals that they were captured not by Zaheer, but by the Earth Queen's forces, who intend to take them back to Ba Sing Se. Back at the Red Lotus' hideaway, Ghazan tells Zaheer that the Earth Queen's forces apprehended the Avatar before he could reach her. Zaheer orders Ghazan and Ming-Hua to load Bolin and Mako, now their hostages, into their truck; he intends to follow the Avatar to Ba Sing Se." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 36, + "Leaving Fort Bosco, the Earth Queen's soldiers take Asami and a straitjacketed Korra aboard an airship, intending to bring them to Ba Sing Se. Korra tries to persuade the soldiers to let her go, warning them that the Red Lotus poses an active threat to her, but the captain deems her to be insane and ignores her talk of the Spirit World and terrorists. As the airship takes off, Korra, still in her straitjacket and muzzle, is chained to the wall in a room by a guard, Arik. He moves to chain Asami to the floor, but she persuades him to chain her to a railing on the wall instead; deciding that as long as she is tied up, he need not worry. After denying a request from Korra for water to drink, Arik adds that he will not be bringing her any fire or earth either; he briefly muses on how they might deny her air and still keep her alive, deciding in the end that it cannot be helped. He tell them that their compartments will not be opened until they reach Ba Sing Se. As he leaves the room, Asami and Korra wonder how Mako and Bolin are faring. At that moment, the Red Lotus are driving to Ba Sing Se with Mako and Bolin, their prisoners, in the back. Mako insists to his captors that he and his brother cannot be used as effective leverage against Korra, and although Ming-Hua tells him to be silent, the firebender persists, asking why they want Korra. After Ghazan casually brushes off the question, saying all they need to know is that the world will change for the better, Bolin wonders aloud as to what being in prison for thirteen years was like and imagines it must have been boring. The lavabender explains that he spent his time renaming the constellations and enjoying rain, while Ming-Hua reveals that she imagined the minutiae of her guards' personal lives. Deciding to give Ming-Hua's method a try, Bolin looks at Ghazan and makes three quick guesses about him: that Ghazan was raised by an older sister, his mustache grew in at the age of ten, and that he and Ming-Hua have \"an unspoken attraction\". After receiving a dirty look from the waterbender, an amused Ghazan tells Bolin that he got two of his three guesses correct. Annoyed by his brother's behavior, Mako tells him to stop befriending the \"bad guys.\" Zaheer interrupts them, stating that they are nearing Ba Sing Se, and tells Ghazan to gag the brothers. On the airship, Korra is struggling in her prison and claims that they must escape before reaching the Earth Queen. Asami assures Korra that she has a plan to free them, explaining to the Avatar that this particular airship was built by Cabbage Corp. As such, she asserts that the quality of its design and construction are pathetic compared to that of Future Industries airships and proves her claim by pushing herself off the wall, leveraging her weight against the railing and dislodging it from the wall with ease. Now free to move around, Asami checks Korra's restraints and realizes that she cannot undo the locks on Korra's restraints without the keys. Using the railing to pry open a floor panel, she tells Korra to call for help only after five minutes have passed. In the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace, Gun informs the Earth Queen that the Avatar is in the custody of her forces and is being transported from a fort in the desert to the city by airship as they speak. The queen demands that Korra be brought to her immediately upon her arrival. Gun also informs her that there is a group of people who wish to speak with her, claiming to have captured friends of the Avatar. Hou-Ting reminds Gun that she does not negotiate with bounty hunters, he replies that he told them exactly that, but the group claimed, in addition, to have information concerning the location of her airbenders. As Zaheer's group, as well as Mako and Bolin, are brought before her, she tells the brothers that they will be thrown in prison. The queen then turns her attention to the Red Lotus, asking them if their story about the airbenders is a ruse. Zaheer counters by telling her that, rather than monetary payment, they want the Avatar as payment for their services. Angered, Hou-Ting asks them how they know she has the Avatar, and Zaheer replies that it is unimportant. What is important, he continues, is the secrecy of her actions; he states that if he was able to find out, others will know as well, and that if the other nations were to find out that she kidnapped Korra, the Earth Queen would find herself in an uncomfortable position and international incident. By allowing him to take Korra, Zaheer argues, the queen would avoid any such embarrassment, in addition to regaining custody of her airbenders without any problems. Curious, the monarch asks Zaheer what he plans to do with the Avatar.He claims that he has unfinished business with her and that she will not bother the queen again. The queen finds these terms agreeable and orders the Dai Li to throw Mako and Bolin in the dungeon, and Gun escorts the Red Lotus to a waiting room. Having waited five minutes as Asami asked, Korra calls the guard for help. As he looks through the slot in the door and sees that Asami is gone, Asami knocks him out from behind, with a blow to the back of the neck. Taking the guard's keys, she quickly removes her own handcuffs, opens the door, and frees Korra from her restraints. On the bridge, Korra uses her metalbending to break down the door, knocking both the captain and the helmsman out with airbending. In the process, however, she destroys the airship's flimsy controls and radio. Despite Asami's best efforts to keep control, the airship careens downward and crashes heavily into a mountain of sand. After climbing to the top of the ship to assess its condition, Korra asks Asami if she can get the ship in working order. Asami is not certain she can; the ship is badly damaged, and its front half is buried in the dune. While they talk, the crew, all uninjured, catches up to them. When Arik explains to the rest of the crew that Korra distracted him and Asami knocked him out, Korra replies that there are more important things to worry about than the Earth Queen's airbenders. The captain tells everyone not to worry; another ship is on its way to pick them up, but it will take a few hours to reach them. Asami says that they can get their own ship to fly again if they work together, but the captain assures her firmly that cooperation between the two parties is not going to happen. As Korra and Asami are prisoners, he still intends to transport them to the Earth Queen. Matching his resolve, Korra replies that she is the Avatar, and that picking a fight with her is unwise. However the captain does not waver. Asami suddenly sees a sand dune move in the distance. While the captain discards it as a mirage, his theory is quickly disproved. As the hidden mass comes closer, the ship's engineer, Kong, tells them that since the return of the spirits, they have been haunting the desert. Korra sarcastically asks if she is to blame for that as well and asks the crew to make a choice: help her fix the airship, or wait for whatever is moving the sand to come for them. The crew unanimously decides to fix the ship, with even the captain reluctantly agreeing as well, and Korra immediately sets to work airbending the bow of the ship free of the sand. Meanwhile, in the Earth Queen's jail, Mako's pleas for the guards to release him go unheard. The prisoner in the cell next to them asks if he could go with them and tells the brothers that he has been locked up for four years; while not seeing his large family for the first several months of his incarceration meant he could finally get some sleep, he now longs to see them again. Mako, ignoring his neighbor, devises an escape method which would require Bolin to metalbend the cell open. He tells Bolin he has total faith in his metalbending abilities; however, when their neighbor asks if he really can metalbend, Bolin tells him he cannot. Mako starts motivating the other prisoners to cheer for his brother, and Bolin finds the confidence to try, but much to everyone's disappointment, he fails. In her jeep near the Misty Palms Oasis, Lin searches for signs of Korra and her friends. She finds the tracks left behind by their jeep and follows the tracks to their abandoned vehicle. As Lin investigates further, Naga appears behind it and roars at her, but after realizing who it is, the polar bear dog starts licking her instead. An equally excited Pabu jumps on her as well, and she quickly grabs him, putting him on Naga. Lin gives them both a snack to keep them occupied and contacts Tonraq to let him know she found the jeep but not Team Avatar. She asks him to meet her at the Misty Palms Oasis. Finishing cleaning the engine room, Korra and Kong make their way out of the ship, now freed from the dune and floating level, while Asami makes a few final adjustments to the rudder. Korra asks her if she thinks the ship will fly again, and even though Asami still has doubts, she is hopeful that it will work. She asks Kong to start the engines again, but as the engines are firing up, the group feels the sand beneath them begin to move. A sand shark large enough in size to easily dwarf the airship bursts through the sand and snaps the ship in half with its jaws. Terrified, the crew, Asami, and Korra run from the doomed ship as the monster lands, sending a large cloud of dust outward as it drags the large halves of the ship beneath the sand. As it vanishes, Korra comments that the beast is definitely not a spirit. While Arik is worried by their lack of supplies, all of which were on the ship, the captain calmly tells him that their relief ship is still coming and that it will find them if they stay put for a few hours. Asami reminds them with concern that they might not have a few hours, and Korra asks the captain how far they are from the desert's edge. When the captain replies that it is too far to walk, Asami suggests that they try building a sand-sailer out of broken airship scraps. Korra thinks it is worth a shot, and the captain agrees. As the Red Lotus is waiting for the Avatar's arrival in the Earth Queens antechamber, they see a Dai Li agent walking by at a brisk pace. Zaheer, becoming suspicious, decides to follow him. Aided by his airbending, he sneaks into the throne room unnoticed and listens in as the agent's informs the queen of the airship's crash and Korra's escape. Zaheer returns to his group, and the four of them craft a new plan: rather than pursuing Korra any further, they will force Korra to seek them out herself. Armed with this new idea, they walk into the throne room unannounced, angering Hou-Ting. Zaheer further infuriates her by telling her he knows the Avatar has escaped. When she gives them one final chance to tell her where the airbenders are, threatening to imprison them, Zaheer calmly remarks that was not the deal. The queen then orders the Dai Li to arrest them for their disrespect, and the Dai Li surrounds them. The fight that follows is very short, as it takes the four surrounded benders mere seconds to dispatch all the agents opposing them. A terrified Gun runs from the scene as Hou-Ting seeks shelter behind the throne. As Zaheer approaches her, the monarch steps forward, declaring that they would not dare to attack a queen. Jumping onto the throne's overlarge frame, Zaheer tells her he \"[does] not believe in queens\". He bends the air from her lungs and surrounds her head with it, slowly suffocating her as he talks to her about the nature of freedom. Allowing the air to diffuse into the throne room as the Earth Queen, gasping for air, reaches a shaking arm after it, Zaheer tells her that, without air or freedom, life cannot exist, and that, in the absence of life, \"there is only darkness\" as the Earth Queen dies. Zaheer, Ming-Hua and P'Li then move to a broadcasting tower; the operator is upset by the unwelcome intruders at his post, but Zaheer calmly asks him how he might make an announcement to the entire city. When the operator mocks his request incredulously, Ming-Hua lifts him into the air, informing him that Zaheer has just killed the Earth Queen and threatens to kill him as well. Zaheer, who has no intention of harming the man, stops her and calmly repeats his question. The operator complies, and Zaheer speaks to the city, announcing to Ba Sing Se's residents that the Earth Queen has died at his hands. He assures them that he is not there to take the throne but rather to liberate the city back into the hands of the people. As he finishes his announcement, Ghazan, positioned near the wall separating the Lower and Middle Ring, uses lavabending to weaken it, bringing it down with a single move. As citizens swarm into the Middle Ring, Mako tries to burn his way out of the prison cell. He tells Bolin that they have to break out of there, realizing that the Earth Queen's fall means that dealing with Korra is likely next on Zaheer's agenda. Hearing the airbender's name, their neighbor happily tells them that Zaheer is his hero, and Mako tells him unpleasantly to shut up. Mako tries to motivate Bolin into metalbending again. Still doubting his ability to do so, Bolin rises to his feet and tries once more. As the earthbender makes his move, every single cell door except their own flies open. For a moment, Bolin thinks he bent the doors open, but as Mako discards the notion, Zaheer steps in front of them. Both brothers try to attack him, but he effortlessly deflects their moves and hurls the brothers harshly against the back wall. The airbender says he plans to release them from their cell but wants to talk to them first; he has a message for Korra, which he wants the brothers to relay to her. Back in the desert, Arik puts the final touches on the improvised sand-sailer, and Asami remarks that it should be able to do the job. As the sand shark steadily approaches the sailer from behind, Korra tells everyone to board the craft and airbends into the sail, propelling the sailer forward. The shark jumps from the sand and lunges at the sailer several times, but is unable to reach them, and disappears back into the ground. As the crew looks back, Arik cheers that they have lost the beast, but suddenly the sand shark attacks again from directly beneath them. As the sailer falls deep into the shark's mouth, Korra firebends into the back of the shark's throat. The blast incapacitates the creature, which falls away from them, motionless, allowing the crew to escape from it. Arriving at the Misty Palms Oasis, they pull to a stop at the dock, at which point the sailer falls apart. Some sandbenders watch them arrive from a sand-sailer of their own, and Asami asks them if they would like to buy the \"slightly-used\" craft. As the crew disembarks the sailer, the captain thanks Asami for her engineering work, remarking that she has a good head on her shoulders. Korra apologizes for stranding the crew in the desert and putting them in a precarious situation. The captain accepts her apology and shakes her hand, assuring her that her conflict with the Earth Queen is above his pay grade. As the captain turns his attention to the crew again, Arik points to Druk, who is tied to a nearby tree, and wonders if the dragon is real, believing that exposure might be causing him to hallucinate. The captain glances at the dragon, dismisses it, and goes with the crew to get drinks. Meanwhile, Naga smothers Korra, clearly excited to see her owner again. Korra laughs and embraces her pet. Making their way to a tavern Korra and Asami find Tonraq, Lin, and Lord Zuko gathered around a table in the corner. Tonraq is relieved to see Korra and warmly embraces his daughter. He also reintroduces the Avatar to Lord Zuko, who states that he met her when she was very young and that it is nice to see her again. Lin interrupts and sarcastically thanks Korra for abandoning her to pursue Aiwei. Korra apologizes and wonders how she was able to find them, to which the chief replies simply that she is a detective. Just as Tonraq asks his daughter if she knows about the Earth Queen, the music on the radio broadcast is interrupted by an announcer, who summarizes the day's events: the Earth Queen's death has hurled the city of Ba Sing Se into chaos, with rioters and looters swarming the palace. Angrily telling the others that it was the work of the Red Lotus, Korra informs her father of the group, warning him that the conflict has only just begun." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 37, + "Having been released from their cell by Zaheer, Mako and Bolin stumble from the palace onto the main porch, where they witness the chaos that has fallen on the city: great swathes of the Lower and Middle Rings are aflame and citizens are looting everything, even entering the palace to find valuables, and the royal guards, rather than try to stop them, are opting to join the citizens instead, as they know where the most valuable items are kept. Rather than join the looters, Mako and Bolin choose to follow Zaheer's order, to give Avatar Korra his message. Needing an airship to find her in the desert, they commandeer an airship, the last one on the ground, but find people already on board, trying to tear out the controls. Bolin yells out directions to a random room in the palace, claiming the Earth Queen's gold is stored there, and the people eagerly swarm from the cockpit. The earthbender takes control of the airship and, although the takeoff is rough, he manages to get them airborne. As the two fly over the Lower Ring, filled with rioting and spreading fires, Bolin notes that their family is still on the ground. Mako takes the controls from Bolin, certain he can fly better than his brother; finding the house, uncomfortably close to a roaring fire, they touch down on the roof of their family's house, and Bolin enters it to direct the family to climb aboard. However, Yin stubbornly refuses to abandon the home in which she raised her entire family; unable to convince her to leave, Bolin takes her over his shoulder and carries her out. Before they exit the apartment, Yin grabs her portrait of Hou-Ting. As their house is destroyed by the fire, the entire family escapes, and the airship flies out of the city. Mako tells his family to help him look for any sign of Korra in the Si Wong Desert, trying to track where the airship carrying her had crashed. By the time Tu locates the wreckage, most of the family has become bored of searching; however, they become slightly intrigued upon hearing the news. Bolin notices some tracks that lead away from the wreckage, which they follow to the Misty Palms Oasis. As they arrive, almost flattening Zuko's dragon with the airship, Bolin instructs his family to split up and scour the town. As he speaks, Pabu climbs on his shoulders, causing Bolin to tell him that they would need his help as well. Mid-sentence, Bolin suddenly realizes that he is talking to Pabu, who was not with him on the airship, and becomes ecstatic to be reunited with his pet; twirling the fire ferret around, he hugs him warmly, before giving him a kiss, much to his grandmother's confusion and disgust. Tu suddenly warns his family that a \"giant dog-beast-thingy\" is approaching them, causing them all to scatter. Mako, however, who is disinterestedly watching his brother, is caught off guard and tackled to the ground by Naga, who immediately starts to lick his face. Having heard the commotion, Asami and Korra come running out of the nearby tavern and are instantly noticed by Bolin. The brothers run up to the girls, with Bolin enveloping Asami in a bear hug, lifting her off the ground in his enthusiasm, while Mako warmly hugs Korra. He suddenly releases her, apologizing for his actions and saying that he is relieved to see her again. Tonraq, Lin, and Lord Zuko quickly emerge from the tavern as well. Mako and Bolin are excited to meet Zuko, while Yin mistakes Asami for the Avatar. Mako corrects his grandmother that the Avatar is Korra, prompting Yin to ask Mako why he is not dating either of his nice friends. An awkward silence follows Yin's question; after a short moment, Asami breaks it, asking Mako and Bolin what happened to them. The firebender informs them that they were captured and imprisoned by the Earth Queen, only to be freed by Zaheer. Mako then relays Zaheer's message to Korra: the Red Lotus is traveling to the Northern Air Temple, planning to exterminate the new airbenders unless she hands herself over to them. Tonraq muses that Zaheer could be bluffing, but Mako is adamant that Zaheer does not bluff, reiterating that the Red Lotus leader has already assassinated the Earth Queen. Korra declares that they need to radio Tenzin to warn him about the impending arrival of the Red Lotus. After Lin reveals that Zaofu has a radio transmitter strong enough to reach the temple, the team sets course for the Metal Clan and radios Suyin from their airship to inform her of Zaheer's plan. As they arrive at Zaofu, Suyin informs them that they have a strong signal to the Air Temple, but no one is answering. Suyin begins to worry about Opal, but Lin calms her down by telling her that everything is going to be all right. Korra tries to contact Tenzin again herself, and is unsettled to receive no answer. Suyin recommends sending an airship filled with Zaofu's full force security to back-up Tenzin and the airbenders; however, they realize any airship they sent would be far too late to help. Korra suggests that she meditate and visit the Spirit World, knowing that Zaheer likes to do the same. Though Lin protests, she is certain that Korra will be all right, and Asami volunteers to guard her. In the meantime, while Tonraq helps Suyin ready the airship, Mako and Bolin keep in touch with the radio to wait for a response from the Air Temple, and Yin takes a nap. Korra enters the Spirit World and calls out for Zaheer to face her and leave the airbenders out of it; seeing a silhouette nearing her, she initially assumes it is Zaheer, but is surprised to discover it is Iroh. Korra asks him why he is there, to which Iroh says that he was just looking for a new teapot for his collection, and happened to stumble upon Korra in his search. Iroh asks her why she looks troubled, and Korra tells him about the airbenders' situation. After Korra tells Iroh that she has no idea what to do, and that she desperately wants to somehow consult her past lives for guidance, Iroh advises her to talk to Zuko; during Aang's life, Zuko was one of his closest friends and advisors. Korra is thankful for Iroh's wisdom; before leaving, she tells him that she was glad to find him, rather than the person she intended to look for. Returning to the physical world, Korra seeks out Zuko, who is preparing to return to the Fire Nation to protect his daughter, who will be high up on the Red Lotus' hit list. When Korra asks him for help, he tells her that he often advised Aang and that he would love to do the same for her. He informs Korra that rebuilding the Air Nation was Aang's biggest dream and that he would have done anything to protect the new airbenders. When Korra asks if he would have given himself up, however, Zuko also remarks that in troubled times, Aang knew better than anyone that the world needs the Avatar. Korra thanks Zuko for his guidance and tells him that his uncle was right about him; Zuko is surprised to learn that Iroh is in the Spirit World. Interrupting suddenly, Mako informs Korra that they finally made contact with the Air Temple; specifically, Meelo has picked up the receiver on the other end, and Bolin is unable to convince him to find Tenzin. Only when Korra takes the microphone and addresses Meelo as his \"commanding officer\" does Meelo finally put Tenzin on the line. As soon as Tenzin answers, Korra warns him of Zaheer's imminent arrival, only to discover seconds later that it is too late and Zaheer has already arrived. Tenzin goes to warn the others to evacuate; he finds Bumi and Kai, and orders them to round everyone up immediately and head for the bison stables, but the airbenders, Tenzin and his family included, are cornered by the Red Lotus in the courtyard. Zaheer tells them that they will not be harmed if they cooperate. He also offers his compliments to Tenzin, the first true airbending master he has had the chance to meet. Tenzin realizes he and the other airbenders are being used as leverage against Korra, and he rejects Zaheer's offer. Zaheer says they do not have a choice, but Tenzin, begging to differ, attacks the Red Lotus unexpectedly, momentarily stunning them. While they are down, Tenzin orders Jinora to lead the airbenders to safety while he, Bumi, and Kya keep Zaheer, Ming-Hua, and Ghazan at bay. After almost being shot by P'Li's combustionbending, Tenzin, while he and his siblings prepare for battle, tells the other airbenders to avoid her line of sight. While Tenzin, Kya, and Bumi engage Zaheer, Jinora and the other airbenders try repeatedly to try to cross the bridge leading to the bison, but each attempt they make is blocked by a blast of combustionbending by P'Li. Back at the courtyard, Tenzin and Zaheer's duel seems evenly matched initially, but Tenzin, as a fully trained master, begins to overwhelm Zaheer. Kya, in the meantime, struggles to do the same to Ming-Hua, whose agility and experience give her a clear advantage over Kya; although she manages to counter some of her attacks and blast Ming-Hua off the edge of the balcony, she finds herself outmatched when Ming-Hua reemerges with six water tendrils as opposed to her usual two. Bumi is absolutely no match for Ghazan: the novice airbender is able only to dodge the lavabender's attacks. Even when he ultimately resorts to wrestling and even hair pulling and biting Ghazan, he is still unable to gain an advantage. Standing back to back, Kya and Bumi realize that they are going to lose. Kai decides to distract P'Li by flying around on Daw's glider, attempting to buy time for the airbenders to reach the bison. While his method works for a short while (he is even able to land a blow against her), he is shot by P'Li and falls limply downward and out of sight before the eyes of a horrified Jinora. A combustionbending blast close to the remaining bison spooks them, leading them to fly away on their own and stranding the airbenders on the ground. Forced to the edge of the stone courtyard, Bumi and Kya are thrown off the side of the cliff by Ghazan; Bumi manages to grab a hold of a ledge and catches his sister, but P'Li sees them and prepares to fire at them. Kya tells Bumi to let go, knowing the chances of dying in the fall, while significant, are still better than those of taking a direct hit from P'Li. Bumi lets go, and they plummet down the face of the cliff; while they are battered into unconsciousness by rocks and branches, they survive the fall. Bumi's and Kya's narrow escape leaves Tenzin as the only one still in the fight. He battles Zaheer throughout the temple, maintaining the upper hand in the fight, but before he can land the final blow, P'Li attacks him, as do the rest of the members of the Red Lotus. He manages to fend off the entire Red Lotus team for a short while, but is quickly worn down, becoming severely injured. Although he is wounded and exhausted, he refuses to surrender: Zaheer tells him to quit, knowing that Tenzin has no chance of defeating them all, but a battle-weary Tenzin defiantly states that, if he must, he will continue to fight them until he dies. When the master tries to resume his attack, Zaheer and his companions brutally pummel him with blow after blow, intending to beat him into submission. Hanging by his foot from a tree on the cliffside, Kai is awoken by a baby sky bison. Freeing himself and jumping onto the bison's back, he thanks it for saving him, and the two fly back toward the besieged temple." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 41, + "A battered and bruised Avatar Korra, dressed in Earth Kingdom clothing, stands at a sink in a bathroom, staring at herself in a cracked mirror. Opening the faucet, she bends the water to her elbow in order to heal a wound she sustained. Her concentration is broken by insistent knocking and a shout for her to hurry out. She leaves the bathroom, allowing the man responsible for the disturbance to enter. Lost in thought with her eyes trained on the floor, Korra walks on the street and barely avoids being run over by a Satomobile, diving out of the way at the last second. She stumbles to a nearby alley and leans on the wall to steady herself. Breathing heavily while clutching her head, she notices someone standing at the end of the alleyway. Focusing on the individual, she discovers that it resembles herself as she appeared during her battle with Zaheer; the figure is in the Avatar State and dressed in her old Water Tribe clothes, with a length of broken chain wrapped around the right arm. When Korra calls out to the apparition, it attacks her with the chain. Although she retaliates with a firebending blast, she ends up knocked down with the chain ensnaring her left wrist. Korra yells for the apparition to leave her alone as it stalks closer before engulfing the alley in flame with a large blast of fire. As the fire dissipates, she realizes that she is alone. When several bystanders who witnessed her outburst offer her help, Korra turns them down. Walking away, Korra's thoughts turn to the last time she saw her friends. After Jinora's anointment ceremony, Korra, having changed back into her normal attire, sits in her wheelchair at the dock on Air Temple Island. Bolin, imploring her not to take his statement the wrong way, announces that he cannot wait for her to leave. When Mako reprimands him, the earthbender clarifies that he looks forward to being pen pals with Korra and immediately gives her a letter. When Asami asks if she is sure she does not want any company at the Southern Water Tribe, emphasizing that she would be happy to accompany her, Korra declines the offer and assures her that several weeks by herself to recuperate will be beneficial. Tenzin assures her that she need not worry about anything but her recovery as he, Jinora, and the other airbenders can handle the rest. As her friends wave goodbye, Korra leaves on a steamship with her parents, Naga, and Kya. Three weeks later, while sleeping in the Southern Water Tribe Royal Palace, Korra suffers a nightmare in which Zaheer asphyxiates her. She wakes up, severely distressed and breathing heavily. In a wheelchair, she makes her way to the balcony for some fresh air and gazes at the spirit lights. She is found by her mother, who asks her if she is having difficulty sleeping again. Senna notes that she and Tonraq have tried to give Korra all the space she needs, but fearing for her daughter's well-being, she urges her to seek help from Katara. Korra agrees to visit the elderly healer, prompting Senna to hug her daughter. Despite her mother's hopeful reassurances that she will get through her hardship, Korra sheds a tear. At the healing hut, Korra lies in a healing pool. As Katara tries to heal her, she notes that the poison caused considerable internal damage. When Korra asks if the elder can fix it, Katara admits that she can help guide Korra's healing process, but that recovery itself is entirely dependent on Korra's efforts. Empathizing with Korra's traumatic experience, Katara promises her that, if she dedicates herself to the process, she will be able to recover stronger than she was before. When Korra earnestly expresses her desire to heal, Katara urges her to concentrate on her big toe and visualize it moving. After a moment, she manages to shift her right toe, much to her delight. Over time, Korra moves to the parallel bars in order to try walking. Katara states that the mind can be a powerful ally or greatest enemy. Leaning heavily on the bars and exerting considerable effort, she manages to keep herself standing, but before she can take a step, she is overwhelmed by the memory of being poisoned by the Red Lotus and collapses. Katara comforts her, assuring Korra that she is safe even though her body still believes it is in danger. The elderly healer urges her to use her mind to overcome the pain, but Korra refuses to try again that day. One night, Korra sits in bed and reads several letters written by her friends. In her letter, Asami expresses how much she misses Korra and notes how Republic City is not the same without her. She also reveals that Future Industries is thriving, having recently secured a contract to redesign the city. Mako prefaces his letter by noting that he is not skilled in writing, before jokingly describing the weather in Republic City and wishing Korra well. He subsequently reveals that he is back on duty with the force, staking out the Red Monsoon Triad's hideout. In contrast with the others, Bolin's letter is written in formal language but expresses the same sentiment of missing Korra. He also reveals that he has begun working with Varrick and Kuvira to help stabilize the Earth Kingdom. Korra keeps up her intensive physiotherapy, but nearly six months later, she has failed to make any significant progress. During a session, Korra laments her inability to take more than a few steps without collapsing. When Katara tries to calm her down, she snaps at the elder in frustration over being dependent on others for everything while her friends are actively helping the world. Yelling that she is \"stuck\" with Katara whom she accuses of being incapable of healing her, Korra realizes that she should not have addressed the elder in such a manner and immediately apologizes. Katara simply empathizes with Korra's disillusioned state of mind, encouraging her to release her pent-up anger and frustration. Having calmed down, Korra laments her situation and the senselessness of it all, prompting Katara to comfort the Avatar by reminding her that she is not the first Avatar forced to overcome great suffering: Aang had to deal with the loss of his people but never let that destroy his spirit. He chose to find meaning in his pain and eventually found peace. While Katara admits that she does not know what Korra will find if she perseveres through her ordeal, she poses that it would be interesting to find out. Korra subsequently tries to walk again with the aid of the parallel bars and manages to bridge the short distance to Naga, falling happily against the polar bear dog's chest. In the present, it nears twilight, and Korra walks down a street alone. As something passes behind her, she whirls around but finds the street deserted. Korra turns back to find, much to her surprise, a white puppy in the middle of the road and squats down to pet it. Wondering where it came from, she looks up and finds the Avatar apparition blocking the path ahead. However, Korra's glare at the figure shifts to a look of surprise when she notices the dog growling and barking at the apparition. She is put at ease by the fact that the dog can also see the apparition, concluding it means that she is not going crazy. As the creature continues to bark, Korra stands to face the apparition, which suddenly vanishes. She turns to the puppy in disbelief, asking how it dispelled the vision. The dog runs off and barks at her, prompting her to follow it. In another flashback, Tenzin arrives on Oogi at the Southern Water Tribe compound. As the flying bison lands on the ground and Tenzin descends, Korra runs up and launches herself at the airbending master to embrace him warmly. Upon being complimented that she looks good, Korra drags Tenzin off toward the training grounds, eager to show him how much she has improved. She spars against three White Lotus firebenders, and although she starts strong, she is defeated after being overcome by another vision of Zaheer flying down toward her. Helped back to her feet by Tenzin, who declares the sparring match to be over, she angrily states that she believed she was ready. Tenzin tries to put her at ease by pointing out that there is no shame in taking time to fully recover, adding that her duties as the Avatar can wait. Unconvinced, Korra asks about the Earth Kingdom, knowing that the nation is still in chaos. She is disheartened to hear that Kuvira's efforts have largely stabilized the situation, feeling guilty over the metalbender doing the Avatar's duty. Tenzin tries to lift her spirit by emphasizing that everything is under control. Before he can tell her that she needs to be patient, Korra glares at him and threatens to \"water-smack\" him in the mouth if he voices the thought. Tenzin alters his advice, telling the Avatar instead to be grateful for the progress she has made rather than worry about the future. Without replying, Korra throws her helmet away in frustration and leaves the sparring ring. For two years, Korra continues her training and recovery in and around Wolf Cove, practicing her bending and meditation. At one point, she writes a letter back to Asami, in which she apologizes for not having written before, admitting that her previous attempts were unsuccessful due to her uncertainty about what to write. She reveals that the past couple of years have been the hardest of her life; even though she has recovered physically, she still cannot enter the Avatar State, and memories of Zaheer and the Red Lotus attack still haunt her. She also admits that she worries that she may never fully recover, despite her best efforts. Korra implores Asami not to tell Mako and Bolin that she wrote to her; while she does not want to hurt their feelings, she finds it easier to confide in Asami and fears that the brothers would not understand. While having a meal with her parents, Korra absentmindedly plays with her food until Senna inquires about her well-being. She expresses her desire to return to Republic City, believing that, as it is a place of action and closer to her friends, being there will aid her recovery. Tonraq announces that he will have the White Lotus prepare a boat for her, but Korra declines the offer and insists on going alone, wanting a chance to clear her head. Shortly after, she leaves the South in a small, single-person catamaran, waving to her parents and Naga as she sails out of the harbor. En route, Korra briefly stops at a coastal village to purchase supplies. Upon asking a local fishmonger for two lobster crabs, he immediately recognizes her as the Avatar and excitedly asks her to pose for a picture for his \"Wall of Avatars\", showcasing an image of an excited adult Aang spinning two sushi pieces between his hands. Despite noting that she is in a hurry, the man forges ahead and searches for his camera, rambling about Aang having been a fan of his seaweed wraps, which he has since renamed \"Aang rolls\". After taking her picture, the fishmonger admits that he would have loved to meet Avatar Kyoshi, as she is rumored to have taken down a shark squid with one hand. Another vendor suddenly shouts about a robbery in progress, prompting the fishmonger to urge Korra to intervene. She intercepts the thieves, but the two men easily defeat her with a single attack before escaping. As Korra lies on the beach clutching her head in pain, the vendors loom over her and question her identity as the Avatar. Korra makes it to Republic City, but as she sails into Yue Bay, she sees a vision of herself in the Avatar State standing atop one of the rocks near Air Temple Island and glaring back menacingly. Realizing that she is not ready to return, she steers the boat out of the bay, instead docking somewhere in a deserted area where she obtains Earth Kingdom clothes, sheds all her Water Tribe identifiers, and cuts her hair. Korra travels to the North Pole to enter the Spirit World via the northern spirit portal. She makes her way to the Tree of Time to meditate in its hollow. Her presence is discovered by spirits, who begin debating among themselves whether or not she is the Avatar, as they cannot sense Raava's energy around her. Her concentration broken, Korra verifies her identity as the Avatar, noting that she is merely wearing different clothes and has cut her hair. When a light spirit asks where she has been, she admits to having lost touch with her Avatar Spirit due to sustaining severe injuries in battle. She further explains that she had hoped to reconnect with Raava and access the Avatar State by meditating in the Tree of Time but that it is not working; while Korra saw a myriad of visions during her last meditation inside the hollow, she cannot see anything this time. The spirits offer their help, but Korra declines, adamant that she needs to solve the problem on her own, and departs. During her travels, Korra writes to her parents in order to keep them from worrying about her. She falsely tells them how pleased she is to have returned to Air Temple Island and reunited with her friends. In reality, however, Korra is roaming the physical world by herself—crossing icy seas, hiking up volcanoes, and traversing the desert—all the while seeing the apparition of herself in the Avatar State. While wandering a desert, she sees Raava atop a nearby dune. Ecstatic to have found Raava again, she scrambles to the dune's peak, only to have her hopes dashed by the realization that it was a mirage. Six months after having left the South Pole, Korra makes her way to a small Earth Kingdom town at night, where she once again sees the apparition of herself in the Avatar State. When the figure turns into an alley, Korra follows it, determined to end the encounters once and for all. The vision leads her into a crowded warehouse in which earthbending cage fights are being held. Seeing the apparition standing in the ring, Korra asks the organizer how to enter the ring and is subsequently permitted to fight. She is paired with a female earthbender, though during the battle, her opponent takes the form of Korra in the Avatar State. Korra is barraged with several rocks and pushed around with an earth pillar. Panting heavily, she taunts the apparition, which spurs on her actual opponent to intensify her attacks. Although Korra tries to retaliate, she is knocked down by a direct hit. Struggling to get back on her feet, she stares at the apparition, who morphs back into her earthbending opponent. As the announcer declares the match over, Korra slips into unconsciousness. Memories of the following moments blur together, jumping from Korra standing in the public bathroom, to being nearly run over by a car, and to meeting the dog in the middle of the road. As the flashbacks end, Korra is following the dog down a sandy path out of the town. By the time the sun is well into the sky, they arrive at the Foggy Swamp. Once under the cover of the trees, the puppy transforms into a light spirit, one whom Korra recognizes as one of the spirits she met during her last visit to the Tree of Time. Although she expresses displeasure at having been deceived, she acknowledges the spirit's reasoning for its concealment, as she would likely not have followed it had she known. As Korra asks what she is supposed to find in the swamp, the spirit clarifies that they are there for a \"who\", not a \"what\", before flying off into the thicket. Korra gives chase, eventually bursting out of the vegetation and falling into a shallow pond where her Avatar apparition awaits her. She fearfully backs up, telling herself that the figure is merely a figment of her imagination, but the vision hurls Korra into a tree with a powerful firebending attack. Barraged with water, fire, and earth attacks, Korra is forced to run. As she tries to escape into a tree, the apparition hooks its chain around her leg. A pool of mercury appears around the apparition, and it starts to sink, pulling Korra down with it. Unable to free herself from the mercury sticking to her body, Korra desperately calls for help before sinking completely into the pool. Sometime later, Korra awakens to find herself in a dark cave and is subsequently asked if she is feeling better. She sees an old woman stirring a pot nearby and asks the elder where she is and what happened to her. Without turning around, the woman deflects the question back to Korra, stating that she knows nothing beyond the fact that she found the Avatar lying unconscious in the mud. When Korra asks how the woman had known where to look, the latter states that she is aware of her surroundings and asks Korra what she was doing in the swamp in the first place. Korra tells the woman that a spirit urged her to find someone in the swamp, whom she now believes may be the elder. Not confirming nor denying that to be true, the old woman urges Korra to listen to her Avatar senses if they led her there, surprising the Avatar and prompting her to ask how she knew of her identity. Korra lights a flame in her hand and approaches the elder, who admits to having been good friends with her predecessor before turning around. Korra recognizes the old woman as Toph Beifong, who, in turn, addresses her as \"Twinkle Toes\"." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 42, + "The day before his coronation, Wu and Mako travel to City Hall. Unfazed by Wu's enthusiasm, Mako asks the prince how much he has prepared to rule the Earth Kingdom. Wu waves off the question, assuring Mako that his ministers will deal with that, while the two of them \"live the life\" in the capital. As President Raiko joins their conversation and inquires how Wu is holding up, the prince runs off to scold a Metalbending Police Force officer for erecting bleachers where dancers will be performing the \"Dance of the Badgermoles\". As Wu begins performing the moves of the dance, Mako asks the president if he feels comfortable leaving the Earth Kingdom in Wu's hands. The president assures him that more experienced people will handle the governing. Raiko inquires if Tenzin has received any word on Korra's whereabouts, prompting the airbending master to report that they cannot locate her, even though airbenders all over the world are searching for her. Tenzin also expresses concern about Kuvira's growing military forces and her increasingly dictatorial methods. Raiko tries to reassure him by noting that she promised to step down after Wu's coronation. As Mako voices his doubts about Kuvira's willingness to hand over power to Wu, Raiko assures him that the metalbender knew from the start that her position was only temporary and that he had her word that she would step down. An unconvinced Tenzin concludes that he would feel more comfortable if Korra were there. At the Foggy Swamp, Korra asks Toph to help her get back into \"Avatar fighting shape\", as she believes she is currently unable to serve the world, which needs her. Toph promptly tells her to get over herself, assuring Korra the world does not need her at all. The Avatar becomes offended and brags that she has defeated several powerful villains during her time. Toph counters by pointing out that although she worked hard as Chief of Police of Republic City, crime did not disappear. Dispirited, Korra asks if all that means that Toph will not train her. Toph responds that she had planned to soak her feet in mud for a few weeks, but she also cannot stand seeing the Avatar \"so pathetic and getting [her] butt kicked all the time\" and thus agrees to help. As Korra excitedly surges forward to give the old woman a hug, she slams face-first into a slab of earth bent by Toph to block her advance. Entering the Republic City Four Elements with the rest of Kuvira's delegation, Bolin expresses joy over being back in the city, though he is mortified to notice Eska is also staying at the hotel. She approaches and congratulates him on having replaced her with a threatening-looking girlfriend, referring to Kuvira. Bolin corrects her, clarifying that the metalbender is his boss, though Eska sees no difference between the two. Cam shows up, apologizing to Desna and Eska, as he assumes they were mistakenly booked in the same room with one bed. Eska claims that it is no mistake and that her brother sleeps in the tub. As Zhu Li, who is carrying Varrick's considerable load of luggage, catches up to him in the lobby, Varrick bemusedly laughs that President Raiko must have turned purple when Kuvira forced him to pardon him of his \"alleged\" crimes. When Zhu Li calls him an upstanding citizen, he readily agrees with her, before whispering to her to fill his extra bag with as many little, lavender-scented soaps as she can find. As Mako and Wu also enter the lobby, the two brothers greet each other by trading a mock punch before sharing a hug. As Mako compliments Bolin about his position in Kuvira's forces, the earthbender admits that he is not used to seeing himself as important. Mako asks him what working for Kuvira is like, and Bolin excitedly relays that, while Kuvira can be tough, they are helping people across the Earth Kingdom, turning around the nation, and cites the improvement of their family's neighborhood in Ba Sing Se as an example. In return, Bolin asks about Mako's job and is surprised to learn that his brother has spent his time working for Wu, rather than fighting crime. He quickly changes the subject, asking if Mako has seen Korra yet, and is worried to learn that she has been missing for months. As Suyin checks into the hotel, she is greeted by her eldest son. He smugly notes that she must regret choosing not to go with them, after seeing all the good they have accomplished. Suyin responds that she does not know if she would call marching all over the Earth Kingdom and forcing people to bow to Kuvira \"doing good\". Baatar Jr. states that she will need to change her view of Kuvira soon, as she is now his fiancée and will soon be an \"official\" member of the family. Unfazed by the announcement, Suyin merely notes that she is pleased that Kuvira is stepping down the following day. Somewhat insulted, Baatar Jr. questions if she would rather be ruled by \"that royal idiot\", turning his attention to Wu, who is trying to chat up Kuvira by complimenting her beauty. When she ignores him, he says he will use his status as a long term, beloved guest to procure her an upgrade at the hotel. Kuvira promptly declines his offer, deeming his help unnecessary, as she already booked the Presidential Suite herself. Wu laughs it off as impossible, considering he is staying in that room, until Kuvira informs him that she had him moved to another room. Shocked, Wu grabs Cam by his collar and asks where his stuff is, to which the front desk clerk responds that he has been moved to a \"very nice junior suite\" on the seventh floor. Kuvira smugly tells Wu that he should remember that she always gets what she wants. The following day, Mako and Wu wait in the hall of City Hall for the arrival of Gun and the rest of the royal cabinet. When they arrive, Wu is shocked to learn that the delegation consists of only three people, who inform him that the only object they managed to safeguard is a single golden earring, which Gun dubs the \"Royal Brooch\" and will replace the stolen crown. The prince becomes angry upon realizing that his coronation will be much simpler than he had planned. Korra faces Toph in a sparring match; Toph easily evades all of the attacks and knocks her down with a mud pillar. As Korra gathers her bearings, Toph asks her to reflect on what she did wrong. Korra explains herself by saying \"I was thinking\", and Toph immediately interrupts her, declaring her thinking to be the issue. When Toph turns her back on the Avatar and orders her to try again, Korra subjects the elderly earthbender to another elemental barrage; again, Toph easily evades all the attacks and defeats Korra with a single countermove, launching her in the air with a mud pillar once again. While Korra gets back on her feet, Toph pulls a leech off her arm and berates her \"pathetic\" performance and declares her to be, by far, the worst of the two Avatars she ever worked with. Korra defends herself by pointing out that Toph is just enjoying having someone to beat up, an assessment with which the elderly woman agrees. Changing the subject, Korra inquires why Toph has chosen to disconnect herself from the rest of the world. Toph, somewhat offended, promptly declares that she is more connected to the world than Korra has ever been: through the vines in the earth, she is able to see everything, including her own children. Korra tests the claim by slyly readying a water whip behind Toph's back but is knocked down with a wave of mud before she can execute her attack. Toph declares that of the two of them, Korra is the one who is truly blind. In Republic City the coronation begins with numerous dignitaries and world leaders in attendance, including Lord Zuko and his daughter, Fire Lord Izumi. Gun decorates Wu with the Royal Brooch and declares him \"king of all the earth lands and Glorious Defender of Ba Sing Se\". In his speech, he thanks his countrymen for having worked hard to restore him, their \"beloved leader\", to the throne. To express his gratitude, he calls forth Kuvira and awards her the Kyoshi Medal of Freedom. She asks to speak to the crowd, and Wu gives her the floor. Blaming the \"pathetic\" rule by Earth Monarchs for the state of disarray in the Earth Kingdom, Kuvira declares that it has taken her three years to stabilize the nation, and that she will not allow it to descend into chaos once again. As such, Kuvira denounces Wu's authority and dissolves the Earth Kingdom, appointing herself as the leader of what she now calls the \"Earth Empire\". Warning the world leaders not to stand against her, she emphasizes her threat by tearing off and crushing the medal she has been given. As Kuvira receives a standing ovation from a cheering crowd, Wu slumps his head, muttering that it is the \"worst coronation ever\". After the ceremony, Kuvira's delegation returns to the Presidential Suite. Sitting in the living area with Varrick, Bolin expresses his surprise about Kuvira's declaration, fearing it will turn the world leaders against them. The conversation is cut short when Zhu Li enters the room, presenting a spirit vine to Varrick. He orders for it to be taken to their lab and stabilized immediately. As Varrick leaves to conduct experiments, Bolin is approached by Kuvira, who comments on his worried expression. He admits that he has some misgivings about her ambush of the world leaders with her speech. Although he affirms his belief in the work they have done, he voices his doubts about the \"empire\" and Kuvira's aggressive pledge to crush every person who dares to oppose them. Kuvira assures him that her choice of words was nothing but tough rhetoric, intended to show people they are serious about their cause. Noting that conflict is the last thing she wants, she implores Bolin to stand by her. After a moment, he reaffirms his loyalty to her cause. When Suyin enters, Bolin leaves the room at Kuvira's request. Once they are alone, Suyin announces that she is there as the representative of the world leaders. Kuvira promptly declares Suyin's interest in world affairs as overdue, reciting her refusal to stabilize the Earth Kingdom after Hou-Ting's assassination. Suyin counters that she did not want to seize power for herself, as Kuvira has done, and adds that Kuvira stepping down as leader of the Earth Empire is for the greater good. Kuvira rebuffs her statement, pointing out that she provides stability and equality in her nation. She reiterates her refusal to recognize Wu's reign. When Suyin denounces Kuvira as \"another tyrant\", asserting that she knows what the latter has done to cities that refuse to surrender to her, Kuvira, unfazed, warns Suyin that the same fate will befall Zaofu if she will not follow her. Having retired to Wu's junior suite, Mako begins to pack his clothes, listening to Wu lament about losing his suite and throne. Answering a knock at the door, Mako finds Bolin on the other side and, against Wu's order to dismiss the \"Kuvira associate\", steps outside of the room to talk; he shuts the door, leaving Wu to hover near the door and eavesdrop on the ensuing conversation. Mako tells Bolin that he cannot keep working for Kuvira, now that she is defying the wishes of the entire world. Bolin tries to explain that Mako has a wrong view of Kuvira. Due to Mako's continuous skepticism, Bolin invites him to join their cause, so he could witness their operations first-hand, see how they are doing good and making history. Mako declines the offer, musing that they achieve their goals by crushing their opponents. Bolin waves the insult off, relaying Kuvira's explanation that it is merely tough rhetoric. He defends Kuvira by drawing a parallel between her and Korra: they are both hard to deal with though passionate about their beliefs. Mako, annoyed by the comparison, plainly labels Kuvira as an oppressive and controlling dictator, prompting Bolin to retaliate by asking Mako if Wu will be a better leader than Kuvira. Although forced to agree with Bolin, Mako continues to refuse to join Kuvira, frustrating Bolin, who blames his brother for wasting his time as a \"glorified butler\". Irritated himself, Mako mock-apologizes for his unwillingness to work for a \"glorious emperor in her military dictatorship\". Storming off, Bolin yells that he will return to Kuvira's train while Mako stays behind to \"lick the king's boots\". Reentering the room, Mako expresses his shock over his confrontation with Bolin. Wu gives his condolences and offers to cheer him up by taking him to the Little Ba Sing Se Fashion Mall, an offer Mako passively accepts. Walking through the swamp with Toph, Korra states that she has been tossed around like a rag doll by Toph for an entire day. Toph excitedly agrees with her assessment and compliments herself on retaining her abilities, despite her old age. Disheartened by the comment, Korra states that she does not understand why she cannot recover her own abilities. With a hint of sarcasm, Toph mentions that carrying around metal in her body probably is not helping. Stunned by the revelation, Korra mentions that she was under the impression that Suyin had removed every trace of the poison, to which Toph replies that her daughters never mastered the finer skills of metalbending. Relieved to finally know the reason for her weakness, Korra excitedly makes her way over to Toph and grabs her by the shoulders, declaring that she has to get it out of her system and asking Toph if she can do it for her. Slurping their smoothies at the mall's lower ring, a disinterested Mako listens to Wu rambling about their shopping plans. The royal suddenly cuts himself short, spitting out his drink all over Mako and runs over to two females wearing T-shirts with Kuvira's face printed on the front. Offended, he asks them where they have purchased the item and is directed to a small shop selling Kuvira merchandise. Angered, he runs over to the vendor, yelling that such goods cannot be sold in the Little Ba Sing Se Fashion Mall, as he is the \"Little King\" there and they need to respect his position. Upon being booed by the crowd, he throws his smoothie at the customers, hitting one of them. Mako is alarmed by the angry crowd and drags Wu away. With the mob close behind them, he bends a wall of fire to block their pursuers' path and uses its cover to vanish into one of the mall's alleys. The two seek refuge in the Upper Ring of the shopping mall, where they find a replica of the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace, which is in reality a restaurant. Wu excitedly runs inside, pushing people out of his way in his mad dash for the throne. He pulls the royal scepter out of the hands of a child sitting in the chair and snatches the royal robe away from the child's mother, yelling that while the young boy will have a birthday next year to celebrate, he will never have another coronation day. Donning the crown and other royal artifacts, the king sits down on the throne and bursts into tears. Hearing this, Mako says that it is not surprising the people favor Kuvira over him; even though she is a \"power-crazed dictator\", she has worked hard to better the Earth Kingdom's citizens, whereas Wu has not done anything of the sort. As Wu regains his composure, Mako apologizes for speaking out of line, though the king agrees with him. They are forced to flee again, however, when Mako spots the angry Kuvira supporters. Returning to Toph's home, Korra lies down, and Toph tells her to relax in order for her to be able to successfully remove all the residual mercury. Despite Korra's insistence that she is relaxed, Toph comments that Korra's body is tense like a \"twisted tree trunk\". The Avatar snaps at the elderly woman to begin the extraction anyway. The moment Toph starts, however, Korra shoots up and grunts in pain, and Toph immediately berates her for not relaxing, ordering her to stop fighting her. Korra hotly denies the accusation, but when Toph tries again, Korra is plagued by another vision of Zaheer trying to asphyxiate her. Gasping in pain, she curls up again, and Toph abandons her attempt to remove the metal, declaring that Korra will have to do it herself, as she is apparently adamant about holding onto it. Perplexed, Korra asks why she would want to keep poison in her body but manages to only halfheartedly reject Toph's theory that she is using it as an excuse to forsake her duties as the Avatar out of fear for being injured again. As Toph walks away, unwilling to deal with any more of the Avatar's issues, Korra asks what she is supposed to do now, and the elderly earthbender defers to the spirit that brought her to the swamp in the first place, adding that if Korra's wish is to find a place where she can disappear, she came to the right swamp. Tenzin returns to Air Temple Island, where he gathers his three eldest children in the meditation pavilion and tasks them with bringing Korra home, as the world will need its Avatar to face the conflict rising in the Earth Kingdom. He asks if he can trust them to find her, to which Meelo readily answers that he can be counted on, though adds that he is unsure about his sisters, earning him annoyed looks from Jinora and Ikki. As Kuvira and her army leave Republic City on the train, Varrick and Zhu Li are busy conducting tests on a piece of spirit vine contained in a glass cylinder. Kuvira watches their progress, instructing Varrick that the development of this new technology is to be his number one priority. Looking at the capsule, the inventor declares excitedly that it is \"going to change everything\"." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 43, + "On Air Temple Island, Meelo and Ikki are preparing Pepper. A worried Pema asks Tenzin if there is any way he can accompany them, and he explains that he cannot, since President Raiko, who has asked him to stay in the city, wants help finding a diplomatic solution for Kuvira's actions. Overhearing her parents' conversation, Ikki tries to ensure her mother that they will be fine. Reassuring herself that at least her children will not starve to death, Pema gives them a large bag of food to take on their journey. Meelo quickly rejects the provisions, however, declaring that they will have no need for them, as they are going to be living off the land. When Pema reveals that she has prepared his favorite snacks, sweet buns with happy faces, Meelo drops his attitude and accepts the food. While Pema hugs Meelo and Ikki goodbye, Jinora embraces her father, who asks if she has been able to hone in on Korra's spiritual energy. While Jinora admits that she has not, she assures her father that once they are on their way, finding Korra will be easier and that they should be able to complete their mission within a few days. After hugging her mother goodbye, Jinora seats herself atop Pepper's head, taking the reins, while her siblings sit on the saddle. Watching them depart, Tenzin hugs Pema in comfort. The siblings make a stop at a mountaintop stupa near a village, where a desperate Meelo uses the opportunity to go to the bathroom. Jinora uses the time to attempt to find Korra again by meditating, though her concentration is broken by Ikki. Irritated by the interruptions, Jinora tells her younger sister that her talking is preventing her from concentrating and sends her off to play with the resident spirits before resuming her meditation. Ikki sighs in resignation and, upon Meelo's return, informs him that Jinora's \"spirit-y powers are broken\", rendering her unable to track down the Avatar. Jinora retorts that her powers are not broken, but that she simply needs time and silence to concentrate. Uninterested, Meelo announces that, while Jinora \"pulls herself together\", he and Poki will venture into the Earth Kingdom town nearby to ask about Korra. Ikki readily agrees with this idea, but Meelo tells her to be silent and minimizes her role in his operation to carrying a picture of Korra he has drawn. Looking at his lifelike portrait of the Avatar, Ikki comments that she never knew Meelo could draw, to which he replies that there are a lot of things she does not know about him. In town, Meelo asks an old woman, among others, if she has seen Korra, directing her attention to the drawing Ikki is holding. The woman merely comments that Meelo is \"adorable\". He tries to correct her, attempting to convince her that he is dangerous, but she pleasantly labels him \"dangerously cute\", pinches his cheeks, and leaves. Embarrassed, Meelo orders Ikki to forget the encounter, and the two siblings separate to cover more ground. Their search for the Avatar yields no results, and the three siblings move on to the next town, where a man wonders if they still even have an Avatar, apologizing for not having seen Korra. During one of their searches, Meelo finds a young girl selling flowers to passersby. Soaring down from the roof he is on, he lands near her and asks if she can be trusted. Receiving a positive answer, he leans toward her in a conspiring manner and whispers that he is on a top-secret mission to locate the Avatar, inquiring if the girl has seen her. Although she has not, the girl is impressed by his quest, leading Meelo to brag about the many dangerous and crazy things he has encountered. He introduces himself and asks flirtatiously what he may call her besides \"beautiful\". As the girl introduces herself as Tuyen, Ikki interrupts them, chanting in a teasing manner that her brother has \"found a girlfriend\". Against his yelled requests for her to leave him alone, she approaches the two and tells Meelo that Jinora has been looking for him because they are moving on to the next town. Before Meelo leaves, Tuyen offers him a flower and wishes him good luck on his mission. Walking away, she caresses his head as she passes. Meelo momentarily stares after her with a love-struck expression before rounding on his sister, accusing her of chasing away the \"love of [his] life\". The trio makes their way to a small fishing town, where they repeat their divide-and-search routine. As Meelo saunters past a fishing shop, he notices a picture of Korra hanging on its wall and excitedly calls for his sisters. An enthusiastic Ikki comes running but has her excitement crushed when Jinora realizes Meelo has only found a picture of Korra. Offended, Meelo defends himself by pointing out that it is something at least. The fishmonger notes that Korra came by about six months prior, and Meelo smugly turns to his sisters, saying that he has drummed up a \"good old-fashioned lead\". When the fishmonger tells the siblings that he does not know where Korra went after posing for the picture, Meelo rounds on his sisters, blaming them for not pulling their weight on the mission. As he storms off, Ikki asks Jinora if she remembers when Meelo was \"nice and sweet\", to which Jinora bluntly answers \"no\". Two days after meeting Toph in the Foggy Swamp and doing nothing, Korra grows restless and asks Toph, who is relaxing, what their plan is for the day. When the elder hints that they will not be doing anything, Korra asks Toph to tell her how she taught Aang to earthbend. Toph dismisses the question, claiming there is no story beyond that she \"threw some rocks at the Avatar, he got all whiny, and Sokka fell in a hole\". Undeterred by the dissatisfying relay of the story, Korra asks to hear about how the old Team Avatar defeated the Fire Lord, exclaiming in excitement that it must have been epic. Toph sarcastically meets the Avatar's enthusiasm before once again relaying the story in a few sentences. Unimpressed, Korra tells Toph she is terrible at storytelling, and Toph quickly retorts that Korra is terrible at listening to them. Irritated by the Avatar's restless action, Toph sends Korra away to collect mushrooms for their dinner. Meanwhile, the three airbenders have moved to yet another location. While Jinora meditates, Ikki asks Meelo where the food is, which their mother had packed for them, and he answers that he has thrown it in a river. Ikki berates Meelo, shouting the food was supposed to have lasted them for two weeks. Jinora interrupts them, asking to stay quiet so that she can meditate, and Meelo quickly agrees with Jinora, specifically telling Ikki to keep quiet. Exasperated by Meelo's actions and attitude, Ikki reiterates that he threw away all their food, to which he responds that from that moment on, they will hunt for their meals. Ikki reminds him they are vegetarians and that, as such, they do not hunt, but Meelo ignores her, saying that he and Poki will go find food. Ikki screams in frustration and stalks off in the other direction on her own. Wandering through the forest, she does bitter imitations of her siblings, straying far from camp after chasing a sugar glider. Abruptly, two soldiers from a nearby Earth Empire outpost tell her she is trespassing and order her to remain where she is. Ikki immediately breaks into a run, prompting one of the soldiers to attack her with his earthbending. Although his first two traps narrowly miss their target, his third attack latches on to Ikki's feet the moment she tries to take flight. Dragging her down to the ground, the soldier encases her arms as well, rendering her completely immobile. After taking Ikki to their small headquarters, the two soldiers tie her to a chair and begin interrogating her, demanding to know if she is in the Earth Empire to spy on them. She frantically explains that she is traveling with her brother and sister on their first important mission: finding the Avatar. With tears in her eyes, she adds that her father, Tenzin, is counting on them to complete it and would be disappointed if they were to fail. The first soldier takes his partner aside for a moment to talk privately, telling him they should capture the three airbending children and bring them to Kuvira, in the hopes of getting a promotion and escaping their current, undesirable assignment. The other soldier agrees, and they return their attention to Ikki. They apologize for their harsh introduction and ask her politely to tell them the location of their campsite. Ikki wonders why they want to know, and they tell her that they would like to reunite her with her family. The second soldier elaborates, saying they could all sit down and have some macaroons. Recognizing the treats, Ikki asks in suspicion where he found them. The soldier enthusiastically answers that he found a large sack full of food by the river, and each of the treats comes with \"a lovely handwritten note\". Ikki shouts that her mom wrote the notes and claims the food to be destined for her and her siblings. The first soldier, running out of patience, demands to know where her siblings are, but Ikki answers that she does not care, as she has no desire to see them and would prefer to stay with the soldiers. Emphasizing her conviction, Ikki asks the second soldier to throw her a macaroon, which he does to the first soldier's deep displeasure. As Korra walks through the Foggy Swamp, she experiences visions of her past enemies. She screams and frantically looks around though finds herself mentally back in the swamp. Jinora's meditation is interrupted when a groaning Meelo and Poki stumble and crawl back to the campsite, the boy holding a purple-stained sack with one hand and his stomach with the other. She asks if he is okay. Despite his purple-stained mouth and overall sickly appearance, Meelo tells her with some difficulty that he is \"totally fine\", adding that he hopes she is hungry as they have found some berries. Gagging, he offers the purple-stained bag to Jinora. As she examines its contents, Poki throws up a purple substance, and Meelo does the same seconds later. Jinora easily discerns that the berries are inedible, throwing the sack away, but Meelo weakly disagrees, noting that the berries are fine and that his condition is just caused by eating too many of them because they were delicious. She ignores him, asking if he saw Ikki while picking his poisonous berries, but Meelo's answer is negative. He asks if Ikki ran away, and when Jinora confirms, he angrily adds that the mission is getting worse by the day, as he now has to find the Avatar and Ikki. Angered by his outburst, Jinora reminds him that the mission is not his alone but something they are meant to complete as a family. At the outpost, Ikki notes that it seems rather lonely at their station and asks where the other soldiers are. The first soldier refuses to answer, but the second one explains that his friend is upset that Kuvira took a large number of her troops to Zaofu while they were assigned to hold their post. The first soldier, frustrated, adds that the whole empire will finally be united after Zaofu falls, which will be celebrated with a party that they are now going to miss. Ikki sympathizes with the first soldier's feelings of being left out, telling them that her brother and sister also have the tendency to neglect her, giving their search for the Avatar as an example. Hearing this, the second soldier suggests that they help her search instead. He shows her a map, asking her where they have looked for her. Ikki easily frees her arms from the rope tying her to the chair and points out on the map that they have been traveling down the west coast based on the only lead they have, which was given to them by a man who saw the Avatar six months prior. The first soldier tells her that Earth Empire troops are stationed all over the area and that any sightings of the Avatar would have been reported. Ikki asks about a large green area on the map. Identifying it as the Foggy Swamp, the first soldier disregards it, claiming that no one goes there. The second soldier tells Ikki not to be discouraged, deeming her to be a valuable member of the team with a big heart. Confident that she will find the Avatar, he moves to untie her from her chair, but before he can, Meelo blasts down the door of the outpost, and he and Jinora attack the two soldiers, throwing them against a wall with their airbending, which knocks them unconscious. As Meelo casually tells Ikki, \"You're welcome\", she exasperatedly asks them why they attacked the soldiers. Jinora, with slight irritation in her voice, answers that they are saving her, ordering her to come with them. Ikki explains that she already had everything under control: not only did she find their food, she also has an idea where Korra is. Surprised but excited, Jinora insists that they go, but Ikki, noting she has something to do first, apologizes to the two semi-conscious soldiers for her siblings' attack, thanks them for their conversation, and leaves them each a sweet bun while taking the rest of the food with her. Toph finds Korra sitting alone on an arched tree root and asks her if she has her dinner. Korra answers negatively, explaining that the Swamp made her see visions of her enemies hurting her. To Korra's displeasure, Toph says she thought something like that might happen. Sitting down beside the Avatar, Toph's voice mellows as she explains that she knows that Korra wants to get better. Similarly, she continues, the Swamp desires the same; it senses that Korra is out of balance and will teach her what she needs to learn if she is open to listening. When Korra asks how she can move on, Toph, sighing that Avatars need a lot of hand-holding, orders her to follow her to the banyan-grove tree. As they fly over the Foggy Swamp, Ikki explains to her siblings that her captors mentioned there were no troops stationed there and that she believes Korra might have come to a spiritual place like the Foggy Swamp to heal. Meditating for a brief moment, Jinora agrees that there is an enormous amount of spiritual activity in the swamp, but she still does not feel Korra. Against Ikki's insistence that they look around, Jinora and Meelo decide to move on to search somewhere else. As Jinora turns Pepper around, a number of vines grab suddenly grab the bison, pulling them down into the swamp. As Korra and Toph reach the banyan-grove tree, Korra comments on the beauty of the tree and its surroundings. Toph explains that the roots of the tree spread out for miles in every direction, connecting the entire swamp. Korra's problem, she says, is that she has been disconnected for too long, from the people who love her and from herself. Korra kneels down and touches the tree. Focusing, she manages to form a connection with her surroundings, which manifests itself in a golden light that starts from her hand in contact with the tree and soon snakes through the swamp. The sudden, new connection is instantly felt by Jinora, who excitedly tells her siblings she knows where Korra is. Equally excited, Korra tells Toph she saw the airbenders, and Toph drily responds that she hopes they have come to take Korra away from her. Pepper races through the swamp in the direction of the banyan-grove tree, and as they near their destination, the airbenders bridge the remaining distance by themselves with their wingsuits. As Korra brushes away her tears, the four are locked in an embrace. Teary-eyed, Ikki tells Korra that she missed her very much, and Korra tells them she has missed them, too. She asks them how they found her, and Ikki says Jinora sensed her energy, to which Jinora adds that they would never have been there without Ikki, and Ikki clarifies that she would not have found those soldiers if it was not for Meelo, who tells Korra it was a team effort. As Ikki compliments Korra's new haircut, Toph hawks, and Korra introduces the three airbenders as Aang and Katara's grandchildren. Toph tells them their grandfather was a \"pain in [her] butt\", and Meelo quickly identifies the \"cranky, old, blind\" woman as Toph, much to Toph's amusement. Jinora tells Korra she needs to come home, explaining that Kuvira has taken over the Earth Kingdom. Ikki adds that Korra has to stop her. Korra is hesitant, saying she is not the Avatar she used to be, citing her inability to enter the Avatar State as an example, but the children plead with her to return, as the world needs her back. Korra, Toph, and the children return to Toph's abode underneath a tree, where Korra announces that she is ready. However, Toph tells Korra she will not bend the poison out of her; Korra will have to do it on her own. When Korra prepares to do so, Toph instructs her to close her eyes, clear her mind, and keep her composure. She finds the metal and starts to move it through her body. Due to a renewed onslaught of crippling visions, Korra loses her concentration, but Toph reassures her that the fight she witnessed was over and she needs to release her fear. Korra resumes her position and with repeated movements, successfully draws out the remaining mercury from her body through her skin pores, bending the substance down her arms and off her fingertips to coalesce into a single globule hanging in the air. Bending it to Toph, who safely seals the mercury away in a hollow stone orb and congratulates her, Korra enters the Avatar State, much to the excitement of the young airbenders. Korra, commenting that she feels much lighter, thanks Toph for her help and requests permission to embrace the earthbender, to which Toph begrudgingly agrees, saying that Korra has earned it. Korra and Tenzin's children mount Pepper and bid Toph farewell as she returns to her house, pleased to once again have peace and quiet." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 44, + "As morning breaks, the Earth Empire marches its way up the wide valley housing the city of Zaofu. A guard, overlooking the still dormant city from a crowsnest, spots the army at the far side of the valley and radios in the imminent danger. Suyin, Baatar, Wei, and Wing quickly board a train to the front of the city. Baatar proposes contacting President Raiko in hopes of receiving assistance from the United Forces. As Suyin looks out the window of the train at the horde of soldiers below, she dismisses the effectiveness of the idea, as nobody would reach the city in time now that Kuvira has already arrived. On Kuvira's train, Baatar Jr. expresses his excitement over finally uniting the Earth Empire. Kuvira tempers him, however, reminding him that securing his hometown will not be like every other city. Baatar Jr. bitterly denounces Zaofu as his hometown and declares his readiness to conquer the city by force. Kuvira shoots down the idea of a hostile takeover, explaining that, with the eyes of the world on them, they will need to find a diplomatic solution. She intends to entrust Bolin with that task, reasoning that Suyin trusts him and will listen to what he has to say. On the last car of Kuvira's speeding train, Varrick and Zhu Li tape their experiment. Upon his order, Zhu Li brings him a stasis capsule with a fragment of spirit vine within, which he places inside a machine. As Zhu Li finishes connecting the capsule to the machine, Varrick pulls a lever, powering it up, and explains that he believes spirit vines to be a material form of pure, unstable energy, which he aims to transfer into a battery. However, the energy from the vine overloads the machine, and a blast of escaping energy throws Zhu Li against a wall. Diving out of the way, Varrick orders Zhu Li to shut the machine down. Zhu Li pulls the lever to power down the machine, but the contraption fails to respond. Seconds later, the battery explodes, releasing a blast of pure energy through the back wall of the train, violently shaking the last several cars. While Varrick slams into a piece of the wall, stopping him, Zhu Li tumbles out of the railcar though manages to grab the edge of the floor to keep from falling to her death. With great difficulty, Varrick finally manages to pull her back onto the train, throwing them both backward. Zhu Li, off balance, lands onto Varrick, and the two look into each other's eyes. Her voice laced with emotion, she quietly admires Varrick for saving her. Pushing her off him, he orders her to grab a broom, and she glares at him in frustration. Kuvira and Baatar Jr. enter the car, asking what happened. Varrick informs them that they were not attacked but \"spirit-vined\" though assures them not to worry as he is ceasing work on the project. Kuvira tells him to continue his work, asking him if he knows the potential power of the technology. Varrick answers that he is fully aware of it, citing it as the reason for his objection, worrying about the possibility for it to fall into the wrong hands. Baatar Jr. asks him when the well-being of others began to matter to him, and Varrick agrees with him that it is an out of character development for him. Varrick remains adamant that he will not continue the project, but before he can finish his sentence, Kuvira metalbends his metal shoulderplates around his neck and floats him out of the train through the hole. As he dangles in midair, she tells him that a voice in her head is telling her to drop him on the tracks and asks him if she should listen. Varrick, begging for his life, assures her that he will continue the project. Kuvira smiles and throws him back inside the train, tossing him to the floor. Zhu Li rushes to Varrick's side, and they both stare angrily after the retreating forms of their superiors. In Republic City, Asami visits her father in prison. Surprised to see her there, he sits down at her table. Asami, who has a small stack of unopened letters in front of her, slides them over to Hiroshi, clarifying she is only there to return them, and tells him to stop trying to contact her in any way. As she stands to leave, Hiroshi begs her to listen to him one final time, after which he will never contact her again. Asami sits down again but does not look at him, and Hiroshi says that he cannot forgive himself for all his horrible actions and does not expect Asami to do so either. He recognizes that he tore their family apart and destroyed their good name but notes that, as he retrospects on \"a life of regret\", she is the only thing that makes him smile. He tells her he is proud of her and that she is \"the greatest thing [he] ever created\". As tears roll down her face, she silently stands and leaves. Back in Kuvira's train, Bolin is wondering why he was brought before Kuvira and Baatar Jr.. The former tells him they want him to be a part of their \"inner circle\". Bolin is ecstatic about the news but asks what it means exactly. Kuvira asks him to persuade Suyin to join the Earth Empire. As Bolin assures them he can do it, Kuvira bends the armored plates on the car's windows open, revealing to him the army massed in the valley. When Bolin inquires as to whether a show of force will send the wrong message, Kuvira counters by saying that the army is meant to project strength, while he is there to present peace. When they enter Suyin's office, the Beifong clan is waiting for them, not one of them pleased to see Kuvira, Baatar Jr., and Bolin. By contrast, the latter is happy to see his girlfriend, but she spurns him angrily, saying that he has chosen his side. Bolin's attempts to ease the palpable tension fall utterly short, and Suyin turns her attention to Kuvira, stating that she will not give up Zaofu. Kuvira tries to convince her the army is not here to threaten her but rather to show her what she and Baatar Jr. have accomplished. Addressing their son, Suyin states that everything he has done with the Earth Empire goes against what she and Baatar Sr. tried to teach him, and Baatar Sr. adds that he belongs in Zaofu. Much to his father's shock, however, Baatar Jr. expresses bitterness at the thought of returning to live in Baatar's shadow. Suyin claims that Kuvira has brainwashed him, but Kuvira laughs this away, saying that she set Baatar Jr. free so he could accomplish more than he ever would have if he had stayed with his parents. Bolin urges everyone to let go off their painful past and focus on the future, which he describes to be bright; he regales them with his experience regarding a town he visited a month prior, which lacked any luxuries but now had access to cars, running water, and a magnet train due to the intervention of the Earth Empire troops. Opal angrily interjects that, while the people may be happy with their liberators initially, they are forced into slave labor the moment the bulk of the army moves on, and those who dissent are sent to prison camps. Bolin counters that her assertion is wrong, expressing full confidence in the ability of Kuvira and her army to make the Earth Empire a better place. Suyin ignores his claim, further berating Kuvira for trying to use Bolin to convince them to surrender. Infuriated, she orders Kuvira to leave. Kuvira issues an ultimatum, much to Bolin's shock: Suyin has twenty-four hours to willingly join the Earth Empire or the city will be taken by force. Meanwhile, Pepper has finally reached Zaofu. After landing, Korra and the three airbenders rush to Suyin's office, where Suyin hugs Korra, relieved to see her again, wondering where the Avatar had disappeared to. Korra gently brushes the pleasantries aside and asks if there is anything she can do to help her stop Kuvira. Inside Kuvira's tent at the army camp, Bolin asks Kuvira if she was bluffing about attacking Zaofu, to which she responds that alternate methods must sometimes be used to convince the uncooperative. Bolin asks how many times these \"other ways\" have been used, only for Kuvira to deflect the inquiry. He nonetheless presses the issues, asking what really happens to all the towns and villages after they leave, as he realizes that he has never gone back to ever check on them. Kuvira asserts that those people are her loyal subjects, contributing to the Empire however she sees fit. She adds that, as a member of the inner circle, he will need to accept some hard truths. When he suggests they leave Zaofu alone, Kuvira angrily advances on him, questioning his loyalty and even considering sending him to a reeducation camp. Panicking, Bolin quickly reaffirms his loyalty, though his panicked salute fails to impress Kuvira. In the Zaofu courtyard, Korra asks Suyin what tore her and Kuvira apart, as she thought Kuvira was the matriarch's protégé. Wistfully admitting that Kuvira was more like a daughter to her, Suyin recounts their story to Korra: She had given Kuvira a place in the city when she was only eight and nourished her talents. Smart and a natural leader, Kuvira quickly rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the captain of Suyin's security detail. Suyin tells Korra that Kuvira reminded her of herself. Three years prior, after the fall of the Earth Queen, Tenzin and Raiko wanted Suyin to become the Earth Kingdom's temporary sovereign. Honored by their offer, Suyin turned them down regardless, as \"imposing [her] ideals on an entire nation\" did not interest her. Cautiously interrupting the talk, Kuvira urged Suyin to reconsider the proposal; she stated that Zaofu was a beacon of progress and that taking the position would allow them to share their progress with the Earth Kingdom. Suyin could not be swayed. However, Suyin failed to realize that her refusal created a rift between them. Kuvira managed to turn Baatar Jr. against his mother's ideals, and together they worked in secrecy to garner sufficient support from the security force of the Metal Clan, Varrick, and a number of Zaofu's richer citizens for their quest. While they were readying four airships, Suyin confronted them about their intentions and warned that if Kuvira left, she would never be welcome in Zaofu again, but Kuvira waved the threat away, declaring that if she would return, it would be on her own terms. Kuvira stabilized Ba Sing Se shortly after her departure, prompting the other world leaders to make her the provisional head of the Earth Kingdom. Suyin finishes her tale by saying she knew that Kuvira would come to conquer Zaofu after openly refusing to surrender her position. Korra assures Suyin that she wants to resolve the problem, and Suyin tells her that she can help by entering the Avatar State to annihilate Kuvira's entire army. Korra wishes to act more diplomatically, however, believing she can reason with Kuvira, but Suyin firmly insists that she will fail. Back in Republic City, a distraught Asami is sitting on a bench at Avatar Korra Park. However, her mood brightens as she spots a father playing Pai Sho with his daughter. Meanwhile, Varrick is in a state of panic, having been locked into the research car of Kuvira's train, in contrast with the calm, collected Zhu Li, who is preparing tea for him. Bolin opens a hatch in the roof of the car, whispering to get Varrick's attention. Varrick momentarily believes the voices in his head have returned, but Zhu Li points to the hatch. Bolin drops into the car, and the men grab each other by the shoulders, both exclaiming that Kuvira has gone mad. Varrick informs Bolin about her forcing him to build a superweapon, and Bolin tells Varrick that she threatened him too, as well as Zaofu and the villages they annexed. The two quickly conclude that deserting the army is their only option, and they escape through the open hatch. Down in the camp, Baatar Jr. escorts Korra to Kuvira, who expresses her surprise upon seeing the Avatar again, having been under the impression she was still healing in the South Pole. After a short exchange of pleasantries, Korra asks her to remove her army from Zaofu, but Kuvira makes her unyielding position clear, noting that she was tasked with bringing stability to the Earth Kingdom and that she does not understand why she should treat Zaofu different from any other state. Korra tells Kuvira that what she is doing is wrong, but an aloof Kuvira tells her off, as she will not stand for Korra coming to her as she is on the verge of reuniting her nation and telling her to stop. Reminding the Avatar that the world was descending into chaos in her absence, Kuvira states that she had to make some tough decisions to bring back stability to her nation. Korra relates, saying she has felt anger directed at her over decisions she has made, and Kuvira offers Korra a temporary truce, giving her an opportunity to negotiate a peaceful surrender by Suyin. Baatar Jr. walks up to Varrick's car and asks the guards posted outside if they have seen Bolin. They inform him the lavabender came to see Varrick, but they sent him away. Becoming suspicious, Baatar Jr. orders them to open the door. Inside, they find an empty car and an open ceiling hatch waiting for them, at which point Baatar Jr. declares that they have some fugitives to catch. Outside the camp but not far from it, Bolin, Varrick, and Zhu Li, each having commandeered a mecha suit, are making their way uphill. Overlooking the army camped in the valley, Bolin stops and suggest to go up and around the mountains in order to sneak into Zaofu from the rear. Varrick announces his intention to escape to Republic City in order to warn them about Kuvira's spirit-vine superweapon. While Bolin ponders their best option, he is suddenly zapped by a bolt of electricity from Baatar Jr.'s mecha suit, who, along with the two other guards, has caught up with the runaways. Varrick panics, but Zhu Li comes to his defense and holds off the other two suits quite ably while Bolin takes on Baatar Jr. The lavabender is quickly forced to abandon his suit moments before Baatar Jr. lands a crippling blow, destroying the machine, but he continues the fight with his earthbending and manages to gain the upper hand by toppling a tree atop Baatar Jr.'s suit. Meanwhile, Varrick has engaged the electric weapon of his own suit but accidentally knocks down Zhu Li. Without her protection, one of the soldiers manages to ensnare his suit, forcing him to flee on foot. He climbs up a hill, chased by one of the suits, but manages to reach the top safely since Zhu Li comes to his aid. She struggles to hold off her two opponents, but Bolin creates a gully of lava, which melts the guards' suits and allows Bolin to trap the escaping pilots with his earthbending. Baatar Jr. emerges atop the cliff and forces them to surrender by dangling a captured Varrick over the edge by his head. Varrick promptly blames Zhu Li for his predicament, enraging her. In the Republic City Prison, Hiroshi is being escorted to Asami's table. When he sits down at the table with her, surprised to see her again, she tells him she initially intended to visit him to tell him personally that she never wanted to have anything to do with him again; she wanted to hurt him as badly as he hurt her. When she actually saw him, she admits that she felt sadness rather than the expected anger. Hiroshi apologizes and desires to make amends, and Asami tells him that, despite not knowing if she will ever succeed, she should try to forgive him. She pulls a small Pai Sho board from her bag and asks Hiroshi to play a game with her, as they had in the past. Hiroshi smiles, saying that nothing would make him happier. Back in the army camp, a handcuffed Bolin, Varrick, and Zhu Li are brought before an enraged Kuvira. Bolin and Zhu Li are to be sent to the reeducation camp for their most severe dissenters, while Varrick has to continue his work on weaponizing spirit energy, this time under \"close, armed supervision\". As Kuvira turns her back on them, Zhu Li falls to her knees and begs Kuvira to forgive her and take her back. Turning around, Kuvira asks Zhu Li why she should do so, and Zhu Li explains that her only mistake was being loyal to the wrong person, much to Varrick's shock. She adds that she was blindly devoted to Varrick because of his brilliant mind but has come to realize that he is a fool compared to Kuvira. She expresses her belief in her vision and the desire to devote her life to Kuvira instead and pledges her allegiance. After a short moment, Kuvira remarks that Bolin and Varrick could learn something from Zhu Li. Varrick begs her to reconsider, but Zhu Li bitterly retorts that he has never appreciated her despite her following his every order. She orders the guards nearby to \"do the thing\", and they drag Varrick, yelling in despair, from the tent. Returning to Zaofu, Korra runs to Baatar, who is anxiously pacing in the courtyard garden. She asks him about Suyin's whereabouts, telling him that she needs to talk to her. To her horror, he tells her that Suyin, Wing, and Wei have left the city to infiltrate Kuvira's camp." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 45, + "In the middle of the night outside Kuvira's camp, a guard making his way around the perimeter is ambushed and bound by Suyin. She and the twins pull themselves up on a tree branch, surveying the camp. Wing asks his mother whether assassinating Kuvira is a good idea; Suyin answers that most of the army's soldiers are there against their will, and that taking out Kuvira will remove their reason to fight. As they enter the camp, skillfully dodging patrolling mecha suits and searchlights, Suyin uses seismic sense to confirm that Kuvira is indeed asleep in her tent; they burrow into the tent from underneath, only to discover Zhu Li sleeping in Kuvira's bed; the tent falls away around them, revealing that they have walked into a trap. Kuvira steps forward, tells Suyin that she has always been a coward, and orders her troops to take them prisoner. In Zaofu, Jinora and Opal argue over whether Korra should stop or help Suyin; Korra objects to both ideas, saying that they have no idea where Suyin is, and that charging into Kuvira's camp will only make things worse. They are interrupted by Kuvira, who speaks through the Zaofu speaker system. She announces to the city what Suyin has done, and gives the remaining leaders of Zaofu one final chance to offer the unconditional surrender of the city at dawn. Opal urges Korra again to do something, declaring that they must attack Kuvira's camp and free her mother and brothers. Jinora sternly reminds her of the oath of nonaggression she took upon becoming an airbender, but Opal disregards it, desperate to save her family. Korra agrees with Jinora, pointing out that it was Suyin who attacked Kuvira, who was merely defending herself from an ambush. Hearing this, Opal snaps at the Avatar, declaring that Kuvira plans to attack Zaofu, and expresses incredulity at Korra's refusal to fight back. Meelo and Ikki join them, awoken by Kuvira's message. Korra decides to face Kuvira in the morning, and to take Opal and Jinora with her. She asks Meelo and Ikki to stay with Baatar and Huan in Zaofu, and tasks Baatar and Huan in turn with escorting them back to Tenzin in case the meeting goes poorly. In Kuvira's train, Varrick and Bolin are imprisoned together, the former of which is having a nightmare; muttering about a life devoid of luxury and assistants, Varrick jumps awake in terror, screaming Zhu Li's name. As he takes in his surroundings, however, he sits up and dejectedly realizes that his assistant really is gone. Baatar Jr. and two metalbending soldiers enter the room, having come to coerce him to continue his work on the spirit vine project. Varrick reminisces pleasantly that Zhu Li always greeted him in the morning with a hot cup of tea; as a guard grabs him roughly, Baatar Jr. tells him that he will get his tea when he starts working. Varrick responds to this by pointing out that he is only productive for fifteen minutes every day (\"usually in the afternoon around 3:45\"), a comment which leads Baatar Jr. to have Varrick slammed against the wall and told to show how the device works. The noise wakes Bolin, who asks what is happening and is told by Baatar Jr. to go back to sleep: he will need to save his energy, Baatar Jr. claims, for his time in the reeducation camp. Varrick complains that he cannot work without an assistant, declaring himself to be helpless without Zhu Li. When Baatar Jr. assigns one of the guards to be his assistant, however, he spooks the guard by recounting the uncontrollable blast of energy created by the experiment the last time it was run, pointing out that the man may lose his hands. At the terrified guard's suggestion, Baatar Jr. acquiesces, appointing Bolin to assist Varrick. The earthbender's unhappiness with this new development goes unheard by the dispassionate guards, who grab Bolin and forcefully drag him off of the cell. Back at Zaofu, Korra, Opal and Jinora approach Kuvira, who stands before her army. Suyin, Wing and Wei, imprisoned in metal cases and displayed for the representatives of Zaofu to see, are also with her. Opal demands their immediate release, but Kuvira refuses, reminding her that they tried to take her out during their truce. Upon hearing this, Wei furiously snapped at the Earth Empire leader, saying that threatening Zaofu was not the peaceful, but his subsequent objections are ignored by Kuvira. Opal asks about Bolin, and Kuvira lies to her, saying that he is working on an important project, and is in agreement with her. She gives them one last opportunity to turn over Zaofu, and Korra refuses, saying that Kuvira has given her no choice but to fight. Jinora is worried that Korra is not ready, but she assures the airbender that she has a lot of built-up rage. Opal warns Korra not to mess around and to use the Avatar State immediately, but she states that she only wants to use it as a last resort. As the fight starts, Kuvira evades Korra's attacks and quickly manages to land some blows of her own, battering the Avatar as her soldiers roar in approval. Varrick, as instructed, continues his work on the spirit vine project, closely supervised by Baatar Jr., though Varrick deems Bolin a lesser assistant than Zhu Li, since he needs to have what \"the thing\" is explained to him. When Baatar Jr. curiously ordered Varrick to walk him through every step of the project, the eccentric inventor pushes the second-in-command back, and starts telling that he envisioned the spirit vine energy as a potential source of clean, unlimited energy, rather than a weapon of mass destruction. Bolin readily agrees with this assessment and requests they make that instead, but Baatar Jr. denounces the notion, noting that it is their responsibility, as scientists, to push the boundaries of the possible once a discovery is made. Varrick mocks him, inferring that he could not \"discover a wolfbat if it was building a nest in [his] butt\", much to Bolin's amusement. Baatar Jr. labels the inventor \"pathetic\", and states that wolfbats do not build nests; Varrick mocks Baatar Jr.'s correction of him, and tells Baatar Jr. that he will \"never know how it feels to give birth to genius only to have it kidnapped and raised by fools\", but is cut short by Baatar Jr. threatening to order the guards to roughly force him to continue his work. At Zaofu, the duel begins to turn against Korra, who gradually loses more and more ground to a confident, taunting Kuvira. Back at the train, after an argument with Bolin, Varrick fires up the machine; when it begins to emit a beeping noise, Baatar Jr. inquires about its origin, and Varrick reveals that he has turned the spirit vine machine into a bomb, which will blow up anyone and everything within range when it detonates. Baatar Jr. attempts to arrest Varrick, but backs off when the latter, pulling a remote detonator out of his pocket, tells them he will blow up the train himself if anyone removes him from the bomb. At Suyin's urging, Korra finally allows herself to go into the Avatar State, and the tide of the battle changes instantly. Preparing to finish the duel, Korra hurls Kuvira to the ground and raises herself in the air on an air spout, lifting a giant boulder above her. When Kuvira lifts her face to look at Korra, however, the Avatar does not see Kuvira's face; to her horror, she sees the vision of herself in the Avatar State. Shocked, Korra exits the Avatar State and falls to the ground. Kuvira mocks her weakness, traps her in an earth prison, and prepares six sharpened metal bands from her uniform to kill her. Jinora and Opal intervene, blasting her away before she can execute her attack; once she recovers, Kuvira screams for her troops to attack, as the two airbenders have broken the terms of the agreement. The airbenders create a tornado to hold the charging army back, and Jinora uses her spiritual projection to call for Meelo and Ikki, who, at that moment, are with Huan, who has them painting self-portraits. Huan approves of Ikki's childlike, colorful painting, and reprimands Meelo for his extremely lifelike self-portrait. Jinora's spirit appears in the room and asks them for help, Meelo kicks down his easel in excitement. Heeding Varrick's threats, Baatar Jr. evacuates all the cars in front of the lab. When Baatar Jr., as a parting shot, infers that Varrick is insane, he brushes it off, saying that they knew he was crazy when they hired him. Bolin unhooks the cars, and the rest of the train slowly pulls away from them. The lavabender lets out a relieved laugh, and compliments Varrick on his deeply convincing act, adding that even he believed Varrick was truly intending to blow them up. He subsequently asks the inventor how to disarm the bomb, to which Varrick responds that he is not lying; the bomb really is on the verge of detonating, and he cannot stop it. Terrified, Bolin frantically looks for some way to disarm the explosive. When that fails, he finds a way out, spotting a hatch leading out through the floor of the train. He walks up to Varrick, who is poetically coming to terms with his imminent death, glares at the inventor, slaps him in the face, and tells him he hates him. He proceeds to grab ahold of Varrick and jump out through the hatch, sinking them deep into the ground through the concrete between the tracks[1] with earthbending mere moments before the train explodes with devastating force. Having witnessed the massive purple blast himself, Baatar Jr. is shocked to realize that Varrick was not bluffing. He declares the inventor to be \"crazier than a sewer pipe elephant rat\" and orders his men to return the train to Zaofu. Having survived the blast, Varrick and Bolin tumble through the side of the deep crater left by the bomb's detonation, coughing and gasping for air. Varrick starts to laugh, ecstatic that Bolin finally \"did the thing\", and kisses him on the forehead. Bolin simply glares at him, wondering aloud how Zhu Li was able to work for Varrick at all. Kuvira's mecha suits, struggling against the strong headwind created by Opal and Jinora, manage to break through it. Meelo and Ikki's arrive on Pepper, and after Opal and Jinora lift Korra onto the bison, they take off. Although Opal wants to try to free her mother and brothers, she is held back by Jinora and Ikki; Suyin yells after Opal, assuring her that they will be fine. Tearfully, Opal promises that she will come back for them. Kuvira watches Pepper fly away and claims her victory over the city of Zaofu. Inside, Kuvira gathers the citizens of Zaofu and declares that she will deal with them as full citizens of the Earth Empire, so long as they bow to her. If not, they will be considered traitors, like Suyin and the twins. The entire city bows, save for Baatar and Huan alone, who are the only citizens of Zaofu to refuse to acknowledge Kuvira as the rightful leader and even refuse to bow, much to the chagrin of Baatar Jr. Infuriated by his family's refusal to bow, Baatar Jr. confronts his father and demands him to bow to his rightful leader. A calm Baatar refuses; before he and Huan are taken away on the orders of Baatar Jr., Baatar simply tells him that he is disappointed in his son. Later, in Suyin's garden, Baatar Jr. informs Kuvira of the deaths of Varrick and Bolin, as he is certain there is no way they could have survived the explosion. He also tells her he believes he can replicate Varrick's work with the spirit vines, but only with the help of an assistant. Turning to Zhu Li, Kuvira asks her if she would like to help Baatar Jr. build the \"most powerful weapon the world has ever seen\". Zhu Li answers that it would be her honor to do so, and Kuvira orders the dismantling of the domes of Zaofu." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 46, + "At Air Temple Island, Pabu approaches a sleeping Naga and starts to play-hunt her tail, biting it in the process. Hearing Pepper groan upon its descent, Naga immediately perks her head and, seeing Korra enthusiastically wave at her, takes off in pursuit of them, with Pabu hanging off her tail. As soon as Pepper lands, Korra jumps off welcomes Naga with open arms; the ecstatic polar bear dog momentarily lifts Korra in the airs with her snout before they start to cuddle. While the three airbending children run up to their parents, with Meelo loudly announcing that they have returned with the Avatar, an excited Bumi, now donning an airbender wingsuit, is the first to greet Korra; running up to her with Bum-Ju in tow, he engulfs her in a bearhug and tells her that both of them missed her. Tenzin compliments his children on their work, and Meelo asks if he could have his tattoos in exchange. To Pema's amusement, Tenzin immediately declines and drops the subject. He approaches Korra and hugs her, welcoming her home. Asking them what happened in Zaofu, a downcast Korra glances to the side, and Opal tells him Kuvira, who had brought her entire army, has captured her mother, father, and brothers. Korra adds that she thought she was strong enough to defeat Kuvira but now feels like a failure. Tenzin tries to comfort her, saying she was not expected to face Kuvira alone, and ends by saying they are all just glad to have her back. Bumi asks Opal where Bolin is, not believing he would still be on Kuvira's side. Opal answers that she believes he, after seeing Kuvira's actions against her family, would abandon the Earth Empire army but admits that they do not know where he is. Meanwhile, an exhausted Bolin, panting with exertion, carries a disheveled-looking Varrick on his back through a forest. He suggests that Varrick walks on his own for a while, to which Varrick responds that, upon his escape from the Republic City Prison, Zhu Li carried him twenty miles in one day, even after she sprained her ankle. Angrily reminding Varrick that Zhu Li is not there, Bolin dumps him on the ground, where he remains. He despondently tells Bolin to leave him for the worms to eat, believing himself to be deserving of death. Bolin scolds Varrick for wanting to take the easy way out and reminds him that he is responsible for the creation of the spirit-energy weapon, which has the capacity to cause mass destruction. Varrick yells back that he does not want to be reminded of it, declaring himself to be a horrible person for having invented it in the first place. Bolin, calming down, tells Varrick that both of them were fooled into doing Kuvira's \"dirty work\" and that they have a duty to return to Republic City to warn the citizens of the impending threat the weapon poses. Varrick, inspired by Bolin's speech, takes his hand and gets to his feet, telling him that he has a way with words. He even offers to carry Bolin for a while. Bolin, relieved, jumps on Varrick's back, and Varrick, struggling under Bolin's weight, takes one slow, painful step but immediately triggers a booby trap on the ground, and they are pulled high into the air. As they come to rest hanging from a tree limb, trapped in a hanging net, Bolin shouts in disbelief. Asami sits in a waiting area at a restaurant in Republic City, reading a magazine with a Future Industries advertisement on the back cover. Korra walks up to her and says that she hopes Asami has not been waiting long. Immediately putting her magazine away, Asami stands up and embraces Korra tightly, telling her that she \"only\" waited three years. They both tell each other how good it is to see the other again, and Asami compliments Korra's new hairdo, earning herself a compliment about her general appearance in return from a blushing Korra. Asami leads Korra into the restaurant, where Mako stands leaning against a wooden pillar near a booth, waiting for them. Mako and Korra embrace briefly, but their reunion is cut short by the sudden appearance of Prince Wu, who immediately begins flirting with Korra, much to her dismay. He leads her into the booth and orders for everyone. Meanwhile, Asami and Mako seat themselves opposite from Korra and Wu. Asami, in a heated whisper, asks Mako why Wu is with him, to which Mako replies unhappily that he could not get Wu to leave him alone. He adds that Wu promised to behave cordially, but at that moment, Wu leans over to Korra and asks her to enter the Avatar State so he can see her eyes glow. He is put out by Korra's immediate refusal, and Asami takes control of the situation by asking Korra if she can enter the Avatar State again, telling her she was worried when Korra told to her she could not. Before Korra can answer, Mako, suddenly suspicious, asks how Asami knew that. The two women share a look, and Korra confesses that she wrote letters to Asami while she was absent and asked her not to tell Mako and Bolin, a revelation that deeply frustrates the firebender. Korra apologizes for not staying in touch and changes the subject, asking Asami and Mako what has been going on with them. Asami tells them that she has visited her father in prison for the first time, as he had been writing her letters and she finally felt ready to try and forgive him. When Korra wonders aloud if she can trust Hiroshi, fearing that he might try to manipulate Asami again, Asami snaps back that she knows what her own father is capable of and that Korra, having vanished for three years, has no right to act like she knows what is best for Asami. Feeling conscious about her absence, Korra says that she never planned to be gone for three years; it was just something she needed to do in order to heal. Wu interrupts the trio's tense exchange by announcing he needs to go to the bathroom and snaps his fingers to spur Mako to action, desiring him to stand guard. Mako adamantly refuses, telling Wu to go on his own \"for once\". Korra asks if he always follows him, to which he begins to explain only to end with \"I don't want to talk about it.\" In the bathroom, an attendant offers to freshen Wu up with a spritz of cologne. Wu requests a double dose, and the attendant covers his mouth with his towel before spraying Wu with knockout gas. Yelling to Mako for help, Wu drops unconscious to the floor. Back in the Earth Empire, Bolin and Varrick are still trapped in the net. Failing to break out, Bolin notes that he wished Pabu was there with him, as the fire ferret could have chewed through the ropes for them. Varrick, feeling melancholy, tells him that Zhu Li could have done the same thing. That moment, they are found by a group of escaped prisoners, who were responsible for placing the trap. Bolin asks them to release them, but Ahnah, the leading woman of the group, wonders why they would free a couple of \"lowly Earth Empire soldiers\". Varrick objects this assessment and tells them they were part of Kuvira's inner circle. Bolin is quick to emphasize the past tense of that loyalty and reiterates his request for freedom. Baraz, the male leader, says he has a plan for \"Kuvira's top men\" and cuts them down using his firebending. Back at the restaurant, the food is served, and Mako wonders about Wu's longer-than-usual absence. Commenting that the prince is not one to miss out on lunch, he goes to check on him in the bathroom. Korra and Asami stand outside the bathroom, and Korra, noticing the bathroom attendant walking past with a cart full of laundry bags, decides to follow him. As he dumps the laundry into the back of a van, she asks him if he has seen Wu, and he tells her he has not. His casual denial is debunked by a semiconscious Wu rolling out of the laundry bags. The attendant attacks Korra by surprise, launching her against the ceiling with his earthbending, and jumps into the van. Mako and Asami come running outside, and Korra, having regained her bearings, shouts that Wu has been taken in the van now speeding away with screeching tires. Telling them to get the car, she goes after them on foot. The van leaves the alley next to the hotel, and Korra bends a fissure in its way, but the van jumps over it and keeps driving. Asami and Mako pull up next to her with a sports car; Korra jumps in, and Asami speeds off after the van. Asami expertly swerves between the other cars and quickly gains on the van. However, the van turns down another alley and the attendant bends up a wall, blocking the way. Asami continues straight, and Mako tells her to turn right at the next block. She disregards his suggestion, saying she knows the streets better than he does, having built some of them. Driving up a bridge, they catch up to the van again, riding parallel to it on the elevated street. Korra stands up in the car, jumps with airbending onto the van, and metalbends the roof open, but finds the van to be empty save for the bathroom attendant, who is now driving. She tears him away from the driving seat with her airbending and stops the van next to a couple of spirit vines. Korra drags the attendant out of the van as the others join her and tells them the attendant was the only one left inside the truck. Mako grabs the attendant and slams him into the van, demanding to know where the prince is. The driver answers that Wu is halfway to Kuvira. A police car comes and Mako instructs the driver to relay the news of Wu's kidnapping to Lin Beifong. The car leaves and Asami and Mako are worried about where Wu could be. Korra touches the spirit vines, using them to search for Wu's energy; catching a glimpse of him, she tells the others Wu is being taken to the train station. Asami wonders how she knows that, and Korra tells them she will explain on the way, jumping in the car and telling her to drive. Back in the Earth Empire, Bolin and Varrick's captors have the two bound as the waterbenders of the group refill their water skins by a river. Bolin asks what firebenders and waterbenders were doing in one of Kuvira's re-education camps, and Baraz and his friend, Ahnah, clarify that it is more of a prison, one to which Kuvira had been sending anyone not of Earth Kingdom origin. They are confused to realize the two of them are not aware of what she was doing, as they were a part of her inner circle, but Bolin reiterates that they were only part of the inner circle for about a day. Varrick demands to know where they are going, and the escapees explain that they intend to use the two of them to get past the security detail at the border; only then will they consider letting them go. Varrick shoots Bolin a quick look, and as the former dives away from his captors toward the latter, Bolin knocks them down with earthbending, then lavabends to separate them from the fugitives. He apologizes to the fugitives for what Kuvira has done, but restates that he and Varrick are no longer aligned with Kuvira; Varrick adds that they cannot risk crossing the border checkpoint without himself or Bolin being recognized. Baraz tells them that the checkpoint is the only way out, as the wall surrounding it is constantly patrolled. Ahnah objects to their allying with Bolin and Varrick, telling Baraz that she does not trust them, but she relents when Baraz reasons that if Bolin could have buried them in lava, killing them, if he wanted. Having heard Baraz's argument and plan, Bolin chooses to trust him out of necessity, and asks where the border crossing is. Back in Republic City, as Team Avatar drives the streets, Mako asks Korra how she was able to discern Wu's location. She explained that she learned it from Toph Beifong herself, who learned to connect with the outside world using spirit vines in the Foggy Swamp, to her friends' amazement. Mako asks what she was like, causing Korra to claim she was \"a cranky, more miserable version of Lin\", to Mako's disbelief. Arriving at the train station, they split up to find Wu. Meanwhile, Bolin and Varrick lead the escapees to the border checkpoint, telling the guards that they captured the group of fugitives and are taking them to a secure facility. The checkpoint guard asks where the prisoners escaped from, and Bolin names Camp 14, which, the guard promptly points out, is in the wrong direction from them. Bolin lies that he is acting on Kuvira's orders, and the guard asks for his transfer papers. Varrick, pulling the guards' focus away from the papers, promptly goes into a tirade, ranting about all the wild animals he has had to face (one of which, he asserts, ate the papers), his poor hygiene, and the size of his blisters, and threatens to report the guard to Kuvira if he does not let them pass. The guard finally acquiesces, signaling the other guards to open the gate; as they are walking through, however, Bolin and Varrick are recognized as wanted deserters based on several wall-poster mugshots, and the Earth Empire soldiers quickly surround them, sparking a fight. Varrick sneaks away from the melee; spotting a generator inside the guard station, he manages to fashion a makeshift electromagnetic pulse device, disabling the guards' mecha suits. Varrick subsequently calls to Bolin to flee with him, but the latter refuses to allow Baraz's group to be captured, and uses lavabending to drive the soldiers away from them. Baraz, knowing that Bolin did not need to come back for them, thanks him for his help. At the Central City Station, Korra again uses Toph's spirit-vine technique to find the train Wu is on. Team Avatar is able to board it as it departs; as they pass through the passenger compartment, Mako asks Korra if she is sure that Wu is on the train. Irked, Korra yells at him for not keeping a proper watch on Wu, as was his job, unaware that Kuvira's agents have overheard them. As Mako and Korra make their way into the baggage car, they find Wu stuffed into a suitcase, but two of Kuvira's agents attack them. Korra deflects their metalbending attacks before airbending them into the roof of the car; as two more agents approach from opposite ends of the train car, Korra shuts the doors and metalbends a hole into the roof. Wu refuses to go outside, forcing Korra to airbend him out; Kuvira's agents promptly begin to metalbend the roof of the adjourning car, peeling it back toward the Avatar's group and intending to trap them between themselves. Seeing no other option, Korra yells at her friends to jump over the side, which they do; Korra airbends them roughly, but unharmed, to the ground. Once safe, Wu emphatically thanks Mako for saving him, stating that he will probably get a raise; the latter insists he thank Korra for his freedom. In exchange for her efforts, Wu offers to take Korra on a date, and again, she bluntly refuses. She turns to Mako and Asami and the three of them turn nostalgic, remarking that their adventure was \"just like old times\". They share a group hug, in which Wu tries to include himself, but Korra holds him back at arm's length. She asks what they should do about Wu, thinking it to be too dangerous to return him to the hotel, a sentiment Wu wholly agrees with. Mako decides to hide him at Asami's mansion, where his family has been staying since the fall of Ba Sing Se. Upon bringing him there, Mako's grandmother Yin swoons upon seeing Wu, who desperately runs to find a bathroom, having been unable to relieve himself all day. Bolin and Varrick's group, having left the border behind, reaches the shore of the Mo Ce Sea. Bolin apologizes to the escapees for what Kuvira has done to them, and Ahnah offers to give him and Varrick a boat ride north, toward Republic City. Varrick, noting the dingy, rickety-looking boat they are using, initially declines the offer, but a nudge from Bolin prompts him to change his statement. Having traveled with a portion of the army to the Foggy Swamp, Baatar Jr. uses a probe to test the spirit vines of the banyan-grove tree, and determines that they are more powerful than the samples taken from Republic City. When he relays this information to Kuvira, who stands near him, she orders her men, equipped with mecha suits, to harvest every last vine, leaving nothing behind." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 47, + "At the Sato estate, recalling his kidnapping, Mako attempts to teach Wu how to protect himself from his enemies. The prince, however, is knocked down after Mako lands a gentle punch on him; Yin enters the room with Tu and runs, worried, to the young royal, scolding Mako for injuring him. When Mako makes a remark about how weak Wu is, the prince justifies himself by saying that he \"wasn't raised by a pack of cops in the woods\" like Mako. The firebender states that Wu knows nothing about him because he has never asked, but the prince responds by asking him a number of questions, including if there is a special lady in his life. Mako answers that he has not dated anyone since he and Korra broke up; the prince, his interest piqued as she is the Avatar, asks to know everything that happened between them. Mako begins his story, explaining that he and Bolin grew up poor and that he wanted to become a pro-bender for the fame a riches, until he was introduced to Korra, courtesy of Bolin, at the Pro-bending Arena. He explains to Wu how Korra joined their team, the Fire Ferrets, and how she had inspired him with her bending skills, as a Pro-bender and a loyal friend. Wu asks him if they had kissed, but Mako answers negatively, countering with the story of how he and Asami had met when she hit him with her moped. They had started dating, but that made Mako's relationship with Korra very complicated because they had kissed, something on which Wu, Tu and Yin all offer opinions: the prince takes Mako's side, but Tu and Yin believe it was wrong because he was dating Asami at the time. Mako continues saying his feelings became clearer when Korra was taken by Tarrlok, leading to his breakup with Asami. Mako says that he and Korra defeated Amon together and after that, he was finally able to declare his feelings for her, starting their relationship. Yin asks Mako if they were able to live happily ever after, causing Mako to remember the rough stretches their relationship endured, as Korra repeatedly asked him whose side he was on. Finally, an angry Korra confronted Mako at his his workplace; after an furious argument, in which they both decided that their jobs were interfering with their relationship, Korra broke up with Mako, with the former leaving the room in tears. Their breakup allowed Mako to focus more on his work. A sudden rash of attacks on supply ships heading to the Southern Water Tribe, which was having a negative effect on Asami's company, led him and Asami both to carry out a sting operation with the help of the Triple Threat Triad in an effort to uncover the culprit. He says it was the perfect way to help him get his mind off Korra, recalling that it was an intense night. After discovering that the triads had double-crossed them, they barely escaped; when they returned to Asami's warehouses, they found them completely emptied. He remembered that Asami was ready to give up, but he assured her that he was not giving up on her, and she kissed him. Mako says he knows what he had done was wrong, but Wu objects: Mako had already broken up with Korra, giving Mako, Wu says, the right to choose what he wanted. Mako counters by continuing his tale; when Korra, suffering from amnesia, returned, she had forgotten their breakup and kissed Mako in front of Asami, angering her. Making things worse, when Korra asked him if their fight was bad, Mako had lied and assured her it was not. Wu voices his disapproval of Mako's behavior, stating simply that Mako should have told her the truth about their breakup; Yin again points out that Mako is just like his grandfather, but Mako points out that he and Asami were never officially back together. Tu says that it seems Mako is so afraid of disappointing anyone that he ends up disappointing everyone; while his assessment annoys Mako, Tu gets a high-five from Wu, who opins that \"truer words have never been spoken.\" Mako clarifies that he did end up telling Korra eventually, but by the time he did so, she had already regained her memory, and thus knew he had lied. He had justified himself to her by saying that he did not want to hurt her, and that a part of him might have wanted to forget about the breakup. Korra bluntly reinforced that their relationship would not work, bringing it to an end. After Harmonic Convergence, Mako remembers, Team Avatar left Republic City in search of airbenders. He recalls that being around Korra and Asami was awkward, but that he realized he needed to figure out who he was without a lady in his life. Wu says that he knows what needing distance from women is like, claiming that he is consistently pursued by them; Mako, after a moment of un-enthused silence, continues his story. He was able, he tells them, to help Korra defeat Zaheer and save the airbenders, and to do so not as her romantic interest, but as her friend. He says that Korra taught him the importance of putting others before himself, and that she continues to inspire him when he thinks of her. As Mako finishes his anecdote, Wu, getting to his feet, comments that the story was amazing, and that he really learned a few things: he really did not know anything about Mako, and that, while not intending to offend Yin, \"ladies are complicated\". Wu further says that he intends to focus simply on being a better king; getting into a fighting stance, he tells Mako to attack him again, believing he can withstand it. Mako's first, soft punch causes Wu to collapse straight to the floor, shouting \"Wu down!\" As Mako stands over the fallen prince, Yin sharply slaps his arm. At Air Temple Island, Korra watches the sunset with a serious expression on her face. Asami brings her a cup of tea; sensing something is wrong, she asks if she is okay, and Korra repeats to her the sentiment of Toph regarding their current situation: the world does not need the Avatar, and confronting Kuvira is purposeless. Asami tells Korra Toph's assertion is ridiculous, but Korra tells her Toph is right; despite everything she has done, the world is still in imbalance. She explains herself through a flashback of her own, telling Asami her own history. When she learned she was the Avatar, she remembers, she greatly anticipated her future, believing that she \"was really gonna change things\", but she had been naïve. When she saw Amon remove Lightning Bolt Zolt's bending, she was utterly terrified, and when he did the same to her, her worst nightmare was realized. Asami interrupts Korra's train of thought for a moment, reminding her that after Korra exposed Amon and stopped the Equalist Movement, the free elections that followed in the United Republic gave nonbenders a voice, and people had found their hope again. She states that good things came of her struggle; Korra counters by reminding her that, although she had beaten Amon, Unalaq followed soon after, and his threatening Jinora's life led her to betray Tenzin and open the portals, which further threw the Spirit and human worlds into chaos and led to, not only the fusion of Unalaq and Vaatu, but a temporary separation from Raava and a permanent loss of her connection with her past lives. Asami retorts that, by the end of the conflict, she had become more stronger, as UnaVaatu had been, and that by opening the portals, she brought back the Air Nation and caused a positive shift in the world. Again doubting herself, Korra moves on to Zaheer, who also received airbending; besides nearly killing her with his newfound power, he had thrown the Earth Kingdom into chaos by killing the Earth Queen, and nearly done the same to the rest of the airbenders. In the wake of his defeat, Kuvira gained power, and the world was, again, thrown out of balance. From the beginning of her recollection to the present, she notes with frustration, nothing has changed. Tenzin, silently joining the two, interrupts them and, to the surprise of both of them, agrees with Korra's assessment of the world. He continues by stating that she should learn from her enemies and conflicts, adding she has changed a lot since he first met her, from a selfish person to a thoughtful young woman who cares about others and puts their needs before her own. He claims that her sacrifices for the new Air Nation serve as a testament for that. Korra thanks them both for their encouragement, and says that, no matter what happens in the future, she will do whatever she must to restore balance to the world. As Baraz and Ahnah's boat makes its way across the Mo Ce Sea, Bolin and Varrick, along with the rest of the escapees, listen as Baraz tells a story about eating bark-onion soup. Everybody is very bored by the tale; Bolin asks if anybody else wants to throw themselves overboard. Varrick, jumping to his feet, replies that he does not; while the others have been telling \"incredibly boring stories\", he tuned them all out, crafting, he claims, the most exciting tale ever told, \"soon to become the greatest mover ever made!\" He presents Bolin to them as Nuktuk, Hero of the South, to be the lead in Bolin, Hero of the World; he labels it as Bolin's \"incredible true story\". Bolin, confused, asks whether he is playing Nuktuk or vice versa, and Varrick responds that both will be true: it is his true story, but they will use the popularity of Nuktuk to boost its profitability. Bolin, suddenly downcast, asks how he could be labelled a \"hero of the world\", having abandoned his family and friends and joined the ranks of a psychotic dictator, who imprisoned him and he was now running home with his tail between his legs. Varrick, persisting, tells Bolin to stop \"emphasizing the wrong story beads\". Varrick launches into his story. In it, Zaheer, a resurrected \"Zombie-Amon\", Vaatu, and Unalaq all participate in a conference call, expressing their willingness to join forces to take out their common nemesis, Bolin, deeming him to be \"way too powerful and awesome\"; although the former three repeatedly try to drop Unalaq from the talk, they soon discover that the Chief of the North has been listening in on their conversation, at which point the three companions hang up on him. Nuktuk eventually defeats the villains by destroying UnaVaatu, whose dissolving form becomes the stars, and trapping Zaheer in a tornado, turning him into wind. Amon's fate, however, remains unresolved and unaddressed. As Varrick hastily wraps the story, making Bolin turn into a dragon, go into the Spirit World, and save the Avatar, he receives a standing ovation from the fugitives, much to Bolin's displeasure. Varrick grows slightly annoyed when Bolin starts to point out the plot holes in the script, such as the discarded storyline of \"Zombie-Amon\", but jovially tells his friend to \"never let the truth get in the way of a good story.\"" + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 48, + "In Republic City, Ryu prepares to guide a group of tourists into the Spirit Wilds. Among the tourists are his parents; his mother proudly declares how happy she is that he is an airbender, and that he is doing \"important Air Nation stuff\", while his father is less than impressed. Annoyed and embarrassed by both his parents, Ryu begins his tour. Inside the wilds, Ryu tells the tourists about the vines being the result of Korra's battle with UnaVaatu, but the tourists seem to be rather dim about it; Ryu is slightly annoyed by the questions one particularly dim tourist poses to him. When the tourist points out that a vine is moving toward them, Ryu is unsure of how to address the issue; the tourist decides to poke it with a stick, despite Ryu pointing out the stupidity of such an act, and the vine suddenly wraps around him and lifts him in the air. Ryu tries and fails to free him, and, as more vines begin to accost them, the rest of the group is quickly taken as well; Ryu is the last man to be dragged away. On Air Temple Island, Korra is playing with Naga when Opal walks up to her. The airbender expresses frustration that no one, besides her, seems to care that her family has been imprisoned; Korra tries to reassure her that they do care, and that they will get them back safely, but they are interrupted by Jinora, who urgently tells them that she has felt a weird surge of energy coming from the city's Spirit Wilds and that something is wrong. The three immediately go to the city to investigate; Opal doubts Jinora, but Jinora is absolutely certain of what she has felt. Korra also has her doubts, but decides to feel the energy of the vines; the vines show her that Kuvira's army is cutting up the banyan-grove tree. After Korra relays this information to Jinora and Opal, the latter proposes that telling President Raiko may help him convince the other world leaders to take action against Kuvira. She and Korra leave to find Raiko, while Jinora continues searching for Ryu. At City Hall, President Raiko is meeting with Chief Lin Beifong, Fire Lord Izumi, Tenzin, and Earth King Wu, discussing what they should do about Kuvira. Wu offers several far-fetched suggestions, none of which are taken seriously by the other world leaders. Raiko opines that preemptive action against her forces is needed, but Tenzin disagrees, stating that Kuvira has shown no aggression against the Republic itself. Lin sides with Raiko, claiming that she can no be trusted after refusing to turn over power. Korra and Opal burst into the meeting unannounced. Korra is surprised to realize they are having a meeting, and even more surprised that she was not invited to it, while Wu was. Tenzin tries to explain their reasoning, but they are interrupted again, this time by Bolin and Varrick. Raiko, offended by their presence, orders the guards to remove them, but they desperately explain that they have defected from Kuvira's army and have \"top-secret\" information about her super weapon. Korra guesses that it makes use of spirit vines, surprising Varrick; she explains her vision, leading Raiko to worry that Kuvira might use the weapon against Republic City. He again presses for a preemptive strike; not only does Tenzin oppose this, but so does Fire Lord Izumi, much to Raiko's surprise; the former refuses to allow his airbenders to be part of an unprovoked attack, while the latter wishes to keep the Fire Nation from fighting another \"nonsense war\". Raiko reluctantly agrees, and he and Izumi compromise on fortifying the borders of the United Republic together. Opal leaves the building and Bolin follows her, trying to apologize; Opal, while glad that Bolin is okay, tells him it is too late for a simple apology. Lin comes out as well, interrupting the conversation, and takes Opal aside. The chief tells the airbender about Raiko's decision, and informing her that they will have to save their family by themselves. Opal wants to seek outside help, bu Lin refuses as it is an unsanctioned and dangerous mission into enemy territory. Meanwhile, Korra and Mako approach Bolin and greet him. They all hug, and a happy Bolin apologizes for his 'idiotic' involvement with Kuvira. Korra sadly puts the blame on herself, telling him that losing to Kuvira in the Battle of Zaofu has led the world leaders to doubt her ability. Mako tries to cheer her up by pointing out that her friends are still there for her, before turning to Bolin and saying that they know he just did what he thought was right. Touched by his brother's words, Bolin instigates another group hug. Back in the Spirit Wilds, Jinora finds a camera which one of the missing tourists dropped. Out of nowhere, the vines attack her as well, and, although she is able to avoid them for a few moments, they eventually take her. She uses her last few moments of consciousness to create a spiritual projection of herself, which appears abruptly in front of a shocked Korra and Mako and urges them to help her. When they reach the entrance to the Spirit Wilds, Lin has already cordoned off the area. Korra tells Lin she wants to help; while Lin initially thinks it a bad idea, Korra manages to convince her, and she and Mako enter the Wilds to look for Jinora. The vines, as with the others, attack them, but Korra and Mako manage to dodge them with firebending and escape into a building, where they find a collection of green, glowing cocoons with people within them. Korra recognizes one of them as Jinora and tries to free them with spiritbending, but it fails; she then tries meditating into the Spirit World and freeing them from the other side. As she tries to meditate, however, she is accosted by a vision of Zaheer trying to kill her, and abandons the effort in terror. Mako, shocked by her reaction, asks her what happened, and Korra explains that Zaheer has been haunting her, preventing her from entering the Spirit World. They return to the police roadblock and find Tenzin has arrived; Korra tells him she wants to face Zaheer in person, and Tenzin sharply disagrees, believing Zaheer to be untrustworthy. Korra tries to convince him, but he persists, suggesting they call her father to lead an expedition to the Southern portal. Korra is saddened to see that Tenzin has lost faith in her, a claim the latter denies. Korra again insists that she confront Zaheer; this time, Tenzin relents, informing her that Zaheer's prison is located deep in the mountains outside the city. Korra thanks him for helping her and departs. Back on Air Temple Island, Bolin searches the grounds for Pabu; eventually, the fire ferret descends from a tree and races to him. Bolin hugs him, saying that he missed him very much. The earthbender informs Pabu that Opal is mad at him, and asks for his help to win her back. Pabu responds by chittering excitedly, and Bolin concocts a plan. Moments later, Opal is approached by Pabu, who has a pink ribbon around his neck. When Opal greets him, she notices the ribbon and finds a note attached to it. Opal reads the note and becomes panicked, running off immediately with guidance from Pabu. When she reaches Bolin, she finds him sitting down and pouring tea in a picnic setting, looking relieved that she has arrived. When Opal asks him what she is looking at, Bolin tells her that it is a picnic for both of them; he adds he also invited Pabu. Opal responds by pointing out that the note that Pabu brought her told her that he had broken both of his legs, and accuses him of lying to her. Bolin admits that he has, but persists anyway, saying that, since she has come, she can sit down with him, relax, eat some homemade steamed buns made by Pema, and watch Pabu do some \"world famous\" backflips. Opal replies with cold sarcasm, saying that steamed buns are her favorite, and that they will obviously make her forget that Bolin ever worked for Kuvira, who captured her family and, she surmises, is probably torturing them. As Bolin listens to her words, his guilt increasing, she continues, with more and more sarcasm and anger in her voice, stating that having a picnic is a great idea, as the two of them are \"so in love\". Apologizing to Pabu for his having to watch the confrontation, she leaves a saddened and guilt-ridden Bolin alone, and Pabu helps himself to a steamed bun. In the president's office in City Hall, Raiko, Asami, and Varrick hold a meeting about Kuvira's super weapon. Varrick is happy to be welcomed back with open arms, but Raiko clarifies that his presence is only due to necessity. The president goes on to state his open dislike for the eccentric inventor, especially after his attempted kidnapping. Varrick flippantly retorts that he only \"allegedly\" attempted the kidnapping, a statement that angers Asami; she retorts that everything he does is \"allegedly\". She accuses him of taking control of Future Industries through his manipulation and bombing the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center, but Varrick replies that he owns the building, and has the right to blow it up. Raiko interrupts their argument, asking both parties to put aside their differences and work together to find a defense against Kuvira's weapon. Varrick enthusiastically offers a hand to Asami, asking to be partners again, and Asami grudgingly takes it before putting it in a joint lock. As Varrick squirms in pain, she menacingly warns him to never again double-cross her, and he nods weakly in agreement. Outside Zaheer's prison, Mako asks Korra if she really is ready to face Zaheer, having not seen him in three years; she insists, and they continue onward. A White Lotus Sentry takes Korra and Mako down a lift to Zaheer's cell, located deep underground and specially designed to prevent his escape. Mako wants to come in with Korra, but she tells him this is something she needs to do alone. When she enters the cell, she finds Zaheer floating in midair, with long chains shackling his arms and legs. He tells Korra he has been expecting her, and wonders how desperate she must be to have visited him. Korra says she wants to look him in the eye and declare that he is not a threat, but the airbender, contorting his expression, suddenly lunges for her; only his chains keep him from actually attacking her. Utterly terrified, Korra stumbles away from Zaheer, who is mildly amused by her persistent fear. Korra, unnerved by her fear and thinking coming to his location was a mistake, turns to leave, but she stops when he informs her that he knows she has not been to the Spirit World in quite some time. Korra blames Zaheer for her weakness, claiming that he destroyed people's confidence in her, but he brushes the accusation aside, saying that she is holding onto her fear to comfort herself and use a crutch. She realizes, and tells Zaheer, that she may never be the same, a sentiment that Zaheer agrees with. He explains that they are both different than they were: he learned to fly and is bound in chains, and Korra, conversely, though she possesses vast power and the freedom to use it, chooses to hold herself down. When Korra declares that her powers have limits, Zaheer completely discards the thought, pointing out that she was able to fight off the lethal mercury poisoning, and asserts that her powers are limitless. Korra brushes off his remark by informing him of what his quest for chaos and freedom brought the world: he killed the Earth Queen, an awful and abusive leader, but that action only led to the rise of the \"worst dictator the Earth Kingdom has ever seen\", and sarcastically thanks him for his work. Worried by the news of Kuvira, Zaheer informs Korra that the dictator's actions are against his intentions; finding himself momentarily allied with Korra, he offers to guide Korra into the Spirit World, but she refuses until Zaheer reminds her that, if she had any other options, she would not be visiting him. As they begin to meditate, Korra finds herself in the memory of Zaheer suffocating her. Korra begins to panic, but Zaheer instructs her to let it play out and accept what happened to her, rather than dwell on what could have been. She enters the massive air vortex and falls to the earth; when she hit the surface, she breaks through the ground and emerges in the Spirit World, across from her former enemy. Korra asks Zaheer if he knows where to find Jinora and the others and he claims he does not but she does, before returning to the physical world. Raava lights up inside Korra, surprising her; telling Raava she missed her, Korra asks where she was, and Raava replies that she was always within her. Korra asks Raava if she can help her find Jinora, and Raava transports her across the Spirit World to the missing tourists; their spirits are held captive within a large, green bubble. Korra thinks that she is powerless in the Spirit Realm, but Ravaa informs her that she is most powerful there and connected to all spiritual energy. With Raava's help, Korra frees them using energybending; as she does, their bodies are released from their cocoons in the physical world. Jinora leads the group out of the Wilds, where she tells Tenzin that it was Korra who saved them. Outside Zaheer's cell, Mako asks Korra if she will finally be able to forget Zaheer's attempt on her life; she replies that she will never forget it, but that she has finally accepted it, which has made her stronger. Back on Air Temple Island, Lin and Opal are loading their luggage onto a sky bison when they are approached by Bolin. He says that he understands her anger toward him, and will do anything to try to win her back. He acknowledges that Opal might never forgive him, but continues that he will never stop trying, since he loves her. Touched, she thanks him for his heartfelt apology, and stops the earthbender from leaving in sadness, informing him that there is something he can do to win her back: joining her mission to save her family." + ], + [ + "legend_of_korra", + 50, + "In Zaofu, Kuvira gives an speech to her soldiers, reminding them of their victories together over the past three years and emphasizing their power and apparent invincibility—not even the Avatar was able to stop them. She announces to the soldiers that their quest to truly reunite the Earth Empire is not yet complete, as the United Republic of Nations, which she believes was stolen from the Earth Empire by Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko following the Hundred Year War, remains unconquered. The soldiers salute Kuvira, chanting \"All hail the Great Uniter!\". Out of the soldiers' view, she talks to Baatar Jr., asking him if he is prepared to show the world the true strength their army possesses. He replies that he is, and as they express their love and talk about their future wedding and empire, they take each other's hands and embrace. At City Hall in Republic City, President Raiko, Korra, Wu, Mako, and Tenzin sit at a table, in the middle of a conference. Korra inquires about the status of the evacuation of the city, and Wu answers that only eighteen families have been evacuated — a tiny percentage of Republic City's millions of citizens. Mako explains that, due to the evacuation being voluntary, many citizens do not feel the threat to the city is serious enough, and have decided to stay. Bolin abruptly interrupts the meeting, bringing a newly freed Suyin and Lin with him, much to the Avatar's surprise; Korra apologizes for her failure at Zaofu and hugs Suyin, asking how she and the rest of her family escaped. Bolin explains that he, Opal, and Lin rescued them, having a \"way too close\" encounter with Kuvira's spirit energy cannon in the process. Tenzin asks if she is planning to use it against Republic City, and Zhu Li enters, answering that she knows Kuvira will attack the city in two weeks. Bolin explains to the group that Zhu Li never truly switched sides; Zhu Li herself adds that she was never loyal to Kuvira, regretting that her attempts to sabotage the weapon failed. Lin postulates that due to the spirit cannon's size, Kuvira will come by rail in order to transport the weapon, and Korra suggests cutting the rail lines leading into the city as a deterrent. Raiko agrees, ordering Mako to announce to the city over the radio that the evacuation order is now mandatory. Korra assures Raiko that they will not let Kuvira take the city. At a factory in Republic City, in his typical fashion, Varrick addresses the workers assembling the hummingbird mecha suits he and Asami invented, noting that they have a timespan of two weeks to complete the work. Bolin enters the room and asks Varrick if he can talk to him for a moment. He informs Varrick that he went to Zaofu with Opal and saved the Beifong family; on cue, Zhu Li enters the room, to Varrick's shock. Going first, Zhu Li apologizes for her past actions and expresses her feelings toward him, as she only joined Kuvira to save him. Varrick forgives her, but instead of reciprocating her feelings, he orders Zhu Li to man the assembly line. Deeply angered by his callousness, she tells Varrick that she is no longer his assistant, and that he should treat her as his equal, before leaving. In Republic City's communications room, Mako attempts to inform the city of the now-mandatory evacuation. However, his over-technical delivery sparks a panic, and the phone lines are overwhelmed by confused citizens' calls. Prince Wu quickly takes Mako's place and gives a speech of his own, saying he understands the fear the people are feeling, referring to his former fear of using the bathroom alone; he tells them that they will lose if they succumb to fear, asserting that the people of Republic City are \"winners\", and instructs them to gather their family members and neighbors and evacuate calmly. Upon finishing his speech, the citizens cease their calls; Lin and Mako are impressed by Wu's actions, with the former stating that Wu might be a good king after all. At Air Temple Island, Tenzin informs his family that Rohan is leaving the island on a boat with the Air Acolytes, and asks why none of them have packed. Pema informs him that they have decided to stay and help him. Grateful, Tenzin embraces them, then asks Pema to aid Wu with the evacuation of the city, and his children to join the other airbenders, who are acting as lookouts to spot Kuvira's approaching army. A series of montages show Wu and Pema directing people at the train station, along with the United Forces and the metalbending police force standing guard over Republic City. Back at Air Temple Island, Raiko is less than pleased, as he has been forced to abandon his office and take shelter in the Air Temple, but Lin insists that the location is ideal. At that moment, Team Avatar come up to the attic and announce their decision to try and stop Kuvira's super weapon; while Tenzin is worried by their decision. He notes that General Iroh is already on his way with his army to prevent an all-out war. Team Avatar wants to take out the weapon beforehand to even the playfield and Raiko agrees, wishing them luck. At an outpost in the mountains outside the city, two soldiers hear a noise. Peering through binoculars in the fading light, they discover the noise is Kuvira's army, which has arrived a week earlier than predicted. Realizing this, one orders the other to alert the city, but they stop when they hear another, louder noise. They look again and are horrified to see the silhouette of a massive human-like figure in the distance; it aims the weapon, its long metal barrel mounted on the machine's right arm, directly at them and fires it, releasing a beam of raw purple energy. It directly impacts the outpost, killing everyone within and reducing it to a smoldering ruin. The next morning, Team Avatar takes off on a flying bison, planning to try sabotaging Kuvira's super weapon; when Bolin spots Kuvira's army marching through the mountains, along with the monstrous mecha, their hopes are shattered. Mako demands to know if he knew about the creation of the Colossus, and Bolin, sarcastic even while terrified, retorts that he would have mentioned it. Meanwhile, Kuvira, in the cockpit of the massive machine, is alerted to the presence of the sky bison; realizing that the Avatar is nearby, she aims the spirit cannon to attempt to obliterate her. The only one present to have seen it fire before, Bolin immediately warns Korra to take evasive maneuvers: the cannon fires at the bison twice, missing both times by narrow margins. Team Avatar barely escapes, and Kuvira decides not to pursue them, confident that her forces are unstoppable and knowing she will reach Republic City soon. When Korra returns to the city and meets with Tenzin and President Raiko, both ask her about her early return. Korra informs them of the spirit cannon, the Colossus, and that Kuvira has nearly reached the city. Raiko orders Lin to inform General Iroh that attack is imminent, while Tenzin immediately orders his wife to find Wu and move the remaining citizens out of harm's way. Asami comes up with the plan to go to her factory in order to get some hummingbird suits. Meanwhile, Korra heads out to the front lines, intending to assist Iroh. As Raiko's army stands watching Kuvira's army position on the battlefield, the Colossus appears before them, shocking them all. Raiko radios Kuvira, ordering her to stand down, but Kuvira replies that Raiko is in no position to make orders, and is unaware of the power she possesses. To demonstrate, she uses her spirit cannon to destroy several warships in the bay before aiming the weapon at the United Forces infantry at the feet of the Colossus. Varrick notes that that is the reason that he did not want to build it. As General Iroh requests President Raiko's permission to engage, Kuvira gives him three seconds to decide between ordering full-scale attack, risking tremendous casualties on his army and city, or surrendering and saving the lives of hundreds of Iroh's men. Raiko chooses to surrender the city to Kuvira before his three seconds have elapsed. In the meantime, airbenders rescue the survivors from the warships. Kuvira orders Raiko to turn his army and the Avatar over to her, and also orders him to give her his location, meaning to settle the terms of surrender with Baatar Jr. Meanwhile, Korra, refusing to surrender herself, escapes back to the warehouse, desperate to find a way to stop Kuvira's takeover. Korra informs the team of Raiko's surrender, and tells them stopping Kuvira's crusade has become their responsibility. Realizing the futility of trying to attack Kuvira's army and the Colossus head-on, Asami suggests that they could cripple it instead, and asks Zhu Li if she knows any vital intel on the suit. Zhu Li, however, replies that she never knew Kuvira was building it in the first place. Korra realizes that Baatar Jr. is the one responsible for creating the giant mecha suit; she promptly resolves to capture him unnoticed. She recruits Tenzin, Bumi, Jinora, and Kai to assist her, not telling Raiko of their plans. Meelo asks to go too, but Korra apologetically explains that as stealth is needed, his flatulence is too random. He exclaims that he can be quiet, but then loudly farts and concedes the issue. While Baatar Jr. is taking an airship as the Earth Empire delegation to meet Raiko at the Air Temple, following high above it from a flying bison, the airbenders use their wingsuits to follow Korra on her airbender staff down to a roof hatch. Korra metalbends off the lock and she and the brothers slip inside, leaping down the long shaft as Jinora and Kai stay outside as lookouts. Quickly sneaking through the corridors, Korra spots Baatar Jr. entering an office secured by key code and she metalbends the doors from automatically closing. He hears this, but Bumi and Tenzin rush in and take down Baatar Jr. before he can make too much noise; bound and gagged, Bumi secures him in a sack, which is airbent back up through the roof hatch to be caught by the teens. The brothers grasp the sack between them and the team glides away to a Future Industries' factory, completely unnoticed by the airship's crew. Once there, Korra removes the bandana from the enraged Baatar, Jr., who taunts them for making a mistake and tells them that when Kuvira learns that they have captured him, Team Avatar is finished. Korra tries to force Baatar Jr. to give them information regarding any weaknesses the Colossus may have; she goes into the Avatar State and hoists him into the air with one hand, threatening him, but Baatar Jr. calmly refuses, confident that she does not truly intend to harm him. Meanwhile, the airship arrives at Air Temple Island, where they are awaited by Raiko and Lin, and it is only now that the soldiers discover, to their unpleasant surprise, that Baatar Jr. is missing. As the soldiers whisper among themselves, Lin and Raiko quickly lose their patience and demand to see Baatar Jr.; they are just as surprised to learn that Baatar Jr.'s men do not know where their leader is, causing Raiko and Lin to look at each other in surprise. At the warehouse, Suyin tries talking to Baatar Jr. He lets her know that she is mistaken if she thinks he will spill any secrets to her. Suyin responds that she know he wanted to make the world a better place, but this is \"madness\". He claims that is is madness to let others take what you have and to accept it, calling the United Republic Earth Kingdom property. Suyin goes further, asking how many lives will it cost before Kuvira is satisfied and Baatar Jr. responds that no one needs to die if they all surrender. She apologizes for whatever she has done to make him feel rejected, and explains to her eldest son that ever since he left Zaofu, it broke her heart, and his departure took a heavy tool on his family. Suyin asks him to rejoin his family and stop the damage Kuvira is causing. Baatar Jr. resolutely refuses to concede, however, coldly responding that Kuvira is now his only family; Suyin is heartbroken by his rebuttal. Hearing Baatar Jr.'s words, however, Korra tells Tenzin that she has realized their tactics have been aimed in the wrong direction. She approaches him again, admitting that he was right to call her bluff on harming him, but she asserts that there is something she can do that would be more painful: removing from him the one thing he cares for most, Kuvira. Surprised, Baatar Jr. asks for an explanation, and Korra declares that if they are forced to flee the city, she will take him with her wherever she goes, and dedicate the rest of her life to ensuring he never sees Kuvira again. Shocked and horrified, Baatar Jr. denies that her assertion is true, but Korra insists that she is not lying, and offers him a way to avoid that fate altogether: he must agree to convince Kuvira to leave Republic City. She assures him that they will be allowed to keep their Earth Empire territory, so long as the United Republic is left in peace, causing Baatar, Jr. to look at her in shock and disbelief. A radio operator on Baatar Jr.'s airship receives a message from Kuvira, who intends to talk to Baatar Jr., and takes the radio to where Lin and Raiko are waiting. When the soldiers are unsure what to do, Raiko, peeved by the unexpected delay, demands that they give him the radio. He asks Kuvira what game she is trying to play, assuring him Baatar Jr. would come with the terms of his surrender and telling her he was not on the airship she sent. Kuvira is surprised to learn that Baatar Jr. has disappeared, asking where he could be, if not on the airship. At that moment, a call from Baatar Jr. breaks into the transmission; he tells her of his capture by the Avatar, who is refusing to release him unless she backs down. Learning that Korra is with Baatar Jr., she briefly cuts off her microphone and orders one of her soldiers to trace the source of Baatar Jr.'s transmission. Baatar Jr. tries to convince Kuvira to abandon their conquest of Republic City, as they would never be allowed to see each other again. Adamant that he cannot live that way, he urges her to forget about the United Republic; he tells her they already have their empire and each other, and expresses his desire to return home and get married. At that moment, Kuvira's radio operator informs her that Baatar Jr's position has been pinpointed; Kuvira reopens the connection and, concurring that taking Republic City is not worth sacrificing their future together, she tells Baatar Jr. she loves him. Korra unties Baatar Jr., telling him that, once the agreement is settled, he will be freed; at that moment, Mako, glancing out a window, sees the Colossus swivel its torso around and raise its arm, training its weapon on the warehouse. Beginning to panic, he yells a warning to the others; the news shocks Baatar Jr., unable to believe Kuvira would willingly kill him. As the spirit energy cannon begins to charge, Korra yells at them all to evacuate immediately; the weapon fires before they can escape and scythes through from floor to ceiling behind the fleeing group, destroying the Future Industries building. From Air Temple Island, a horrified Raiko watches the attack as it happens. Lin charges one of her guards with the President's safety and leaves immediately to check for survivors. Taking a deep breath and easing her mind about what she has done, Kuvira returns her attention to the conquering of Republic City." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 15, + "A man arrives at Spirits and Such Consultation and asks Reigen to place a curse on someone, to which Reigen initially refuses. Still, upon the man’s insistence, he hesitantly agrees and cooks up a fake curse. The man is pleased over this but tells Reigen that he will place a curse on him if it turns out to be a ruse before leaving. After the man’s departure, Mob voices his concern for the man to Reigen, who is surprised that Mob is voicing his own opinion for the first time. Reigen then receives a call from a woman seeking help, and the duo soon head to the client’s location. The woman informs them about an inhuman figure, whom she believed to be a stalker originally, that stared at her through the window, making her worried. Reigen starts investigating the scene and requests Dimple’s assistance, who reports that he has found nothing. Mob says that he sensed a faint presence. As they start discussing the stalker, the room starts shaking, and the woman sees a figure outside the window. Reigen asks Mob to exorcise it. However, Mob discovers that the stalker is a human. Reigen tries to catch the stalker, but it slips away. Mob senses a familiar presence in the next apartment, and the group head out to apprehend the stalker, who is revealed to be a man with a crush on the woman. The man confesses his love for her, begs for forgiveness, and begins to threaten them, but is rejected by the woman who calls him creepy and hands him over to the police. Mob begins to wonder why the woman treated the man differently after learning that it was not a spirit, but Reigen quickly changes the topic and heads back to their office to have soba. The duo encounters a trio of students at the door, who request Reigen to accompany them on their visit to a haunted house. Upon reaching the destination, the students ask Reigen to take a photo of them, and when Reigen asks for the payment. However, they brushed it aside, stating that they didn’t make any use of his services before leaving. Mob and Reigen are left stranded, and the duo hitch-hikes their way home. The next day, Mob is approached by some high schoolers, who try to bully him into giving them money. Dimple and Ritsu attempt to help Mob by possessing one of the highschooler's bodies and using psychic powers on them respectively, but Mob asks them to stop. The Body Improvement Club members come to Mob’s rescue when one of the high schoolers tries to bully Mob again. The trio of students returns to Reigen’s office, seeking his help in exorcising the spirit they found in their photo, and Reigen agrees to help them after they decide to take the most expensive plan. The group heads to the haunted house again, along with Mob and Dimple. Upon their arrival, Mob senses the presence of three spirits. However, he mentions that the spirits aren’t evil. Mob raises his hand forward to exorcise the spirits but is requested not to do so by one of the spirits, who reveals that the three are a family and that they mean no harm and wish to live peacefully. Mob tells the group that there is no need to exorcise those spirits, only to receive a series of complaints from their clients, who ask him to hurry up with the exorcism. Dimple then attempts to instigate the spirits into attacking them, but this fails as the father kneels on the ground and begs Mob to ensure they stay together if he decides to exorcise them. After hearing this, Mob is hesitant to exorcise the spirits, and he starts shivering due to nervousness. Noticing his dilemma, Reigen tells Mob that they are skipping the exorcism this time. Reigen then splashes salt on the students and tells them that the exorcism is done. Sometime later, Dimple asks Reigen if he is okay with taking the money for free, to which Reigen replies that it would be more suspicious if he hadn’t taken the money. Reigen asks Dimple if he is sure that the spirits aren’t evil, and Dimple responds affirmatively. Dimple then notices a minor curse placed on Reigen and eats it upon Reigen’s request." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 16, + "Mob and Reigen are hired to do an exorcism for a rich man named Masashi Asagiri. Upon arriving, they see that he has hired many other psychics, including Banshoumaru Shinra and Kirin Jodo, the Sun Psychic Union leader. Asagiri described how his daughter, Minori, was possessed by an evil spirit, and he had been forced to lock her up. They do rock-paper-scissors to determine what order the psychics get to go in and see her in. Reigen wins and goes in to talk to Minori. It seems she is not possessed at all, leading many psychics to believe that Asagiri was abusing her. Still, Reigen notices inconsistencies in Minori's conversation with him, causing the spirit to reveal itself. Dimple recognizes the spirit as Keiji Mogami, a former psychic. While the psychics go in to exorcise the spirit one by one, Dimple explains who Mogami is, warning Mob and Reigen not to get involved. However, Mob tries to exorcise Mogami from Minori's body anyway. Eventually, Mob realizes that Mogami is rooted too deeply in Minori and decides to use an out-of-body experience to go inside Minori to chase the spirit out. Succeeding in leaving his body, Mogami attempts to possess Mob's body, but Dimple is already inhabiting it, allowing Mob to enter Minori's body while Mogami is distracted. Mogami explains to Mob how they are in a mental world, and he can bend it to his will. He demonstrates this by making Mob think he can damage him while there before taking away his powers and defeating Mob. Mogami explains that emotions fuel psychic powers and that negative emotions are stronger. He crafts the mental world into an exact copy of Mob's life, except that he has no powers, friends, or family." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 17, + "Keiji explains that he was a psychic like Mob. When he was alive, his mother had fallen ill. Keiji undertook extreme jobs (ex: not sleeping enough to kill people) to pay for his mom's treatment. His mom died of unknown reasons, but she blamed Keiji for her death. Keiji then committed suicide and became an evil spirit. Keiji, disguised as Minori, also transfers into his class, and she leads her classmates in constantly bullying Mob. The high schoolers that bullied Mob earlier also show up, and Mob is powerless to stop them. Even Ritsu is a stranger in this world, and he does nothing to help Mob. Over the course of 30 minutes in the real world, Mob experiences 6 months in the mental world with all of his negative emotions building up. After an incident where Mob is powerless to save a stray cat from Minori and her friends, Mogami explains his backstory and why he despises people who use others. Dimple manages to use Mob's powers to open the door and let the other psychics go free, but he stays and decides to go into Minori's body and save Mob. Meanwhile, Mob gets beat up by Minori and her friends, so Mogami gives him his powers back. Mob immediately turns the tables and is about to kill one of the bullies. Dimple shows up and brings Mob's memory back. Mogami then reveals that the people in this world are actually all of the spirits he had absorbed. They start attacking Mob, who is determined to save Minori at least. Mob unleashes the power of his courage on Mogami and defeats the army of spirits. Mogami's defeat releases a mass of spirits that even he cannot control, which proceed to destroy Mob's body. Mob is eventually overwhelmed by the monstrous conglomeration of spirits, but reaches ???% and blasts the entire mental world apart. Mob wakes up in his own body. Mogami leaves Minori's body and attempts to leave the Asagiri residence, but Matsuo captures him into a flask, renaming him Pudding-chan. Minori wakes up and walks up to Mob. She could see everything that happened in her head and saw how Mogami portrayed her. Mob asks her if she actually acted like that in real life, which she confirms. Minori starts crying and apologizing over and over again. Mob says it was okay because now he sees that people could change." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 18, + "After hanging out with the Body Improvement Club and Telepathy Club more, Mob starts to feel joy like he'd never felt before. One day while he's having fun with them, he gets a call from Reigen, spoiling his fun. Mob asks Reigen to stop summoning him so suddenly, and Reigen just handles the situation in his usual overbearing manner. And because of something very minor, a gap forms between them. Reigen is forced to go on jobs without Mob, forcing him to reassess himself. With Mob torn between his friends and his work as a disciple of Reigen, he finally realizes that Reigen has just been using him for his psychic powers. As Mob and Reigen go their separate ways, Reigen also realizes, after a night at the bar, that he has no friends and that his life is a little miserable. Even though Mob left him he reminds himself that he himself started this business and can go on without Mob's help. As he is by himself he starts to change. He begins to film the process of exorcising and uploads it to the net, giving free courses to prevent people from getting tricked by fraud and giving people advice about their life. Reigen's reputation increases, and he soon becomes known as \"Seasoning City's bro\". A few days later, Reigen is interviewed by magazines and even offered to be on a television show. He gladly accepts as it could make him even more famous. However, the show is actually a set-up by Kirin to exploit Reigen as a fraud due to Jodo having a grudge after discovering that Reigen kneed him in the face while possessed by Keiji." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 19, + "After splitting up with Mob, Reigen starts doing a lot of the jobs on his own. He then gets an offer to appear on a TV program. Reigen is ecstatic and accepts the offer, but this was all a trap set by Kirin Jodo, the president of the Rising Sun Spiritual Union. Jodo confronts him during the live filming of the show, and the fact that Reigen is a fraud comes to light. Reigen gets bashed from all sides and ends up having to hold a press conference... Due to the hoax, Reigen is revealed to be fraudulent and is mortified by the predicament. Rumors about him being a fraudster increase, and his old customers even create a group of Reigen's \"victims\". Mob eventually hears the news, but doesn't get worried as he believes it was part of his master's plan to get even more famous. Eventually, Reigen is hunted down by reporters and detectives hired by TV and magazines. From there, he is forced to explain himself at a press conference. The night before the conference, he tries to build up a plan to confront the media. Even so, when the conference finally gets underway, he finds himself backed into a corner and begins to mock the media, claiming that they have no proof that he was not a psychic. After a while, he is asked the question of why he entered the supernatural business at all. Reigen thinks back three years to when he first met Mob, realizing that Mob's psychic powers inspired him. Regretting that he had only used Mob he smiles at the camera and says, \"You have grown up,\" whereupon the whole conference building starts to shake, and cameras begin to hover. The media is freaked out, believing it was Reigen's doing, and accuses him. Afterward, Reigen meets up with Mob and Dimple, asking why they came. Mob answers that there was no particular reason, but Reigen still asks him if he now knows his true identity, after what the media discovered. Mob simply answers that he knew Reigen's true identity all along, that he was a \"good person\"." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 20, + "The day for the annual marathon at Salt Middle School was drawing nearer. Mob proclaims that if he places in the top 10, he'll tell Tsubomi how he feels about her. Everyone around him cheers Mob on, and he starts training hard every day until the day of the event. Meanwhile, Tsubomi and her friend Miki go to Reigen's Spirits and Such Consultation Office with a request. Ritsu happens to be at the office, helping out in Mob's absence, but he hears Tsubomi say something rather surprising. A flashback shows a young Mob and Ritsu chasing after a toy airplane, where despite their mother's protest, they do, and Mob faints and hurts himself. The pain from the scrap on his knee would cause, Mob's psychic powers to go haywire, much to his mother's concern, but to his father's amusement. Mezato visits the newly established Psycho Helmet Cult HQ with 700 members strong, with new recruits joining periodically. There is no scripture or clue how to run it; their only cause is the belief that their leader is an Esper that Mezato knows the cult's leader is Mob. The Cult's popularity is also gaining traction on the net, and with it, Mezato believes if Mob appears before the cult, it'd have a massive growth in people who wants to see it.. just for fun. At Salt Middle School, it's announced that the 5km marathon is coming up, and the students in Mob's class cry foul over it. After class, Mezato approaches Mob and asks to meet her on the rooftop around lunchtime. Dimple appears behind Mob and comments on how another girl will ask him out again. However, Mob thinks she only wants to talk, and that Dimple was being melodramatic. On the rooftop, Mezato suggests that Mob use his powers to win the marathon and impress a religious cult that are all fans of his. She'd go on to explain how avidly interested they are in Mob, who nearly deduced his identity and have located what school he goes to thanks to a candid photo of him they procured. On the other hand, Mob wants to participate in the marathon without using his powers and hopes to impress his crush Tsubomi after his string of mishaps in the past. His main goal is to be one of the top ten runners in the marathon that year. Afterward, Mob informs his Telepathy Club friends about his goal, and they learn that last year he placed 291st out of 300. To try and help him, the boys try and give Mob helpful advice; however, they're all shot down by Tome's pessimistic realism. Out of nowhere, Onigawara appears, gives Mob a motivational speech, and loans him his running shoes. Despite this kind gesture, Goda, accompanied by the other Body Improvement Club members doing squats outside, reveals that the running shoes are the wrong size for Mob. Tome then comments on how the remark was uncalled for. After school, at the office, Reigen learns from Dimple about Mob's goal for the upcoming marathon and decides to do training exercises with Mob to prepare him for the marathon. During their first training session, Ritsu learns from Dimple about Mob's goal and has apprehensive feelings about it. However, Ritsu would also cover for Mob doing some household chores due to Mob being exhausted from his training. As Mob continues his training, Ritsu and Teruki assist Reigen with his work at his office. Just as Reigen was going to assign the two tasks, Tsubomi and a friend of hers entered the office. Their appearance makes Ritsu hide because he doesn't want Takane to figure out that Mob is associated with a shady business. Tsubomi's friend Miki tells Reigen she's there seeking relationship advice, so Reigen has her fill out a questionnaire. After Miki does, she and Tsubomi are served tea by Teruki, and as Reigen reviews the questionnaire, he realizes they go to the same school that someone he knows goes to, much to Ritsu's agitation. While Reigen continues reviewing the questionnaire, Tsubomi finds a picture of Mob on the Satisfied Customer Board. Once Miki's advice session was complete, Tsubomi asked for relationship advice about a person she was interested in from her cram school. After her explanation, Reigen suggests that she ask the person out immediately and believes she won't be rejected by doing this. With that, the two leave as Reigen warmly says they're welcome back whenever they want. Meanwhile, Mob continues his marathon training, and at a park bench, Miki and Tsubomi enjoy some soda from a vending machine, and Tsubomi reveals that she lied about her question. In truth, she wanted to test if Reigen was legit or not and her impression of him, in the end, was favorable, while internally remembering the picture she saw of Mob and Reigen on the board. On the day of the marathon, Mezato hopes that Mob succeeds in impressing his cult fans, while his parents worry for Mob will do well or not. Although Mob was nervous about the race, his fellow Body Building Club members cheered him up. After the race starts, Mob faints and scrapes his knee, but continues onward despite Dimple offering to possess him to help him meet his goal. Eventually, Reigen appears jogging beside Mob and informs him and Dimple that Mob's current placement in the race was 74th, but soon Mob faints due to extreme exhaustion. When Mob finally wakes up in the school infirmary, his teacher Mr. Koga informs him about the race results for him and Ritsu. As Mob decides to walk home, his mom prepares a celebratory dinner for her kids as the doorbell rings and Ritsu answers it to see Sho, one of Claw's espers. Finally home, Mob finds his home ablaze. Entering it, Mob processes the situation until despite Dimple's protest finds what appears to be his family's charred bodies on the ground causing his emotional state to go ???%." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 21, + "With his house up in flames, Mob and Dimple find something that resembles his family burnt within the fire. They immediately go to find who's behind this and run into members of the mysterious group known as Claw. Unable to control his rage, Mob disposes of them immediately, but then Koyama and Sakurai from the 7th Division appear before him. They end up meeting up with Teru and Reigen, who were also attacked by members of Claw, at a secret lair. What could Claw be plotting? On the verge of exploding emotionally, Dimple calms Mob down and reveals that the bodies were fake. Mob starts looking for espers, only to find two Scars from the main branch of Claw looking for him, none of whom know what has happened to his family. Koyama and Sakurai suddenly show up to unite Mob with the rest of the gang, including the esper kids from the Awakening Lab, most of the former 7th Division's Scars and Reigen. It turns out Claw was going for an all-out attack against the city, whilst getting rid of all obstacles that might pose a threat. Mob falls asleep after Reigen's comfort. Elsewhere, the boss of Claw gets ready to mobilise their forces with Hatori of the Ultimate 5 hijacking the signal in order for the boss to announce Claw's plans of world domination. Meanwhile Sho and Ritsu plan their move to take down Claw's boss, Toichiro Suzuki, who turns out to be Sho's father. Later on, Toichiro orders Shimazaki of the Ultimate 5 to capture the prime minister, which he does effortlessly. However, Teru intercepts him and tries to save the prime minister but, despite Teru's great progress and best effort, he is no match for Shimazaki's teleportation ability and ultimately ends up being defeated." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 22, + "The boss of Claw, Toichiro Suzuki, barricades himself into Seasoning City Culture Tower after declaring war on the world. After instantly getting rid of the police barriers, they make their next move. Meanwhile, back at the hideout, Reigen and the others were making their move as well. The former members of the 7th Division and the Awakening Lab head to the tower under Reigen's instruction. Sho and Ritsu also make their move to stop Suzuki's plans. While the rest of the gang are on their way to infiltrate the tower Claw had taken over, Toichiro sends Shibata of the Ultimate 5 and a group of espers to find and eliminate Mob, who is still asleep. Reigen manages to take out the group of espers but also inadvertently turns Shibata into an implacable juggernaut hell-bent on crushing Mob in the process. Dimple takes possession of Mob's body and escapes, but is forced to fight back when Shibata is about to hurt a crowd of people including Tsubomi. After Shibata hits Mob's body into the Body Improvement Club, they attempt to stop him but are massively overpowered, leaving only Musashi left to protect Mob. Musashi states that it was Mob's determination and tenacity that gave them the courage to go on, and that he will protect Mob. Dimple takes possession of Musashi and releases the full usage of his muscles, surpassing Shibata's psychically-augmented muscular strength. Mob finally awakens and defeats Shibata for good." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 23, + "Teru's team successfully defeats some Claw soldiers. Shimazaki appears before Sho and Ritsu. Sho enters the Cultural Tower, while Ritsu was making him busy by throwing fire extinguishers at him. Shimazaki doesn't intend to run after Sho, and starts beating Ritsu. Sho meets Hatori on his way, who is beaten in one blow. During that time, Mob and Dimple meet Claw soldiers stealing from local shops. Mob gets angry and wants to teach them a lesson, but Minegishi appears, who starts to fight with Shigeo. Mob, on his way to the tower, is forced to fight an esper group of Claw, until Minegishi of the Ultimate 5 arrive to stop him. Matsuo comes to Mob's aid but loses the flask he used to seal Mogami to the esper group. Despite his warning, the espers shatter the flask, releasing a very angry and seemingly unstoppable Mogami. When Mogami is about to crush Minegishi, Mob pleads for Mogami to let him live because of how Minegishi can still become a better person. Mogami leaves, giving Mob the advice to be more strict towards others, as this would make Mob unbeatable. The rest of the gang gets intercepted and are quickly defeated by Shimazaki. Shimazaki, who then intercepts Sho and Ritsu, lets Sho pass only to focus on Ritsu but before he can deal the finishing blow, the entire group shows up to assist Ritsu. Despite their best effort, it seems impossible to defeat Shimazaki. However, with Teru's prompting, the group takes the advantage until Shimazaki goes all-out and quickly takes them all of them down. In his heightened state, Shimazaki notices Mob's presence and gets ready to confront him, only to be defeated by Reigen." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 24, + "Mob meets Serizawa on his way to the top of the Cultural Tower, who refuses to let him pass. During their fight, Mob send his feelings to Serizawa, showing him that he was in the same situations. Because of that, they become friends. During that time, Sho is beaten up by his father. Then Mob appears, without any intentions to fight. However, Toichiro, after seeing that Shigeo has the same power as him, starts punching Mob. The beating is interrupted by Reigen, who threatens to shoot Toichiro with Sakurai's gun. The shot is not effective, so Reigen tries to talk with the boss, and then suddenly punches him. Unfortunately, Toichiro evades the attack by using ethereal clone, and uses one of his powers to blow Reigen up. Serizawa appears at last moment, saving Reigen. At that moment, Mob hits 100% (Rage), and decides to actually fight with Toichiro, who tries to kill Reigen, Serizawa and Sho. All of them fall out from on top of the Seasoning Cultural Tower, but they are saved by Minegishi. Then Toichiro starts to shoot against Mob's friends. Shigeo starts to fight with the boss and isolate himself and his opponent using Telekinesis, by lifting up the entire top of the tower. Meanwhile, Sho effortlessly takes down Hatori and finally confronts his father, Toichiro Suzuki. The fight does not go as Sho had planned when he finds out how his father's power works and Sho is soundly defeated. Before defeating Sho, Toichiro reveals that when he was young, Toichiro's immense ESP powers made him superior to everyone else. Toichiro explains his plans to take over the world, and reveals his ability to store and transfer psychic energy between beings, and demonstrates by taking back the energy he gave to the now-defeated Claw soldiers strewn about the area. Mob frees the prime minister and meets with Serizawa, the last and most powerful of the Ultimate 5. It turns out Serizawa was a social shut-in because of his power incontinence, but Toichiro Suzuki offered him a job and a way to control his power. Serizawa firmly believes in his boss' ideology, but Mob convinces him through his own emotions that Mob is just like him, and Mob can be his friend. Mob eventually confronts Toichiro and sees the kind of person he is, beginning the battle between the boss of Claw and the powerful middle schooler. Mob, despite his best efforts, is unable to convince Toichiro, who is completely power obsessed and delusional. Before Toichiro can kill Mob, Reigen arrives and tries to punch Toichiro, but Toichiro dodges and prepares to blow up Reigen, who is barely saved by Serizawa. Mob reaches 100% emotional state, and during the chaos Reigen, Serizawa and Sho land on the ground with Ritsu and rest of Claw. Toichiro berates Mob as a weakling, but Mob states that now that his friends and allies are away, Mob can finally go all out in his rage." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 1, + "Arataka accepts Hanako's request to exorcise a spirit, showing her the prices and explaining that it's hard to remove a spirit entirely. Her boyfriend Taro suspects Arataka is a fraud and doesn't believe he is a real psychic. Reaching Hanako's place, a spirit shows up, shocking everyone, and Arataka tries to use salt on him, but it has no effect as it is ordinary store-bought salt. Arataka then decides to call his secret weapon, his student Mob, who comes in and defeats the spirit with ease. Later Arataka pays Mob, who wonders why Arataka called him for such weak spirits, but Arataka tries to explain he is too powerful and would melt everything. Mob eats dinner with his family, where he bends a spoon unconsciously, and his mother tells him that if he keeps bending them, they will replace them with his allowance. The next day, Mob goes to school, where he sees Tsubomi, the girl he likes. He does badly in his math and physics classes, and after school, Arataka calls him to the station for a big job. They head out to Honeido Tunnel, located along the old highway. The tunnel has been closed, but people keep disappearing. Thirty years ago, a biker gang died, and Arataka believes the hatred from those people may be swirling around the tunnel. Arriving at the tunnel and entering, Arataka quickly runs back, asking Mob why didn't he enter. Still, Mob explains that he felt Arataka had everything under control and that the place felt scary, as he felt something from the tunnel. Entering, Mob comments that he feels the presence of spirits and that they are surrounded, and Arataka tells him to deal with the weak ones. Arataka then runs into a big spirit, mistaking him for a wrestler, but it is the Boss of the Biker Gang. He explains that he slipped on a banana peel and crashed, resulting in his whole gang crashing and dying. He attacks Arataka, but Mob protects him. Arataka hits him with salt in his fist, but Boss doesn't feel anything. Mob then starts melting Boss, who asks them to stop, saying they were forced to attack people. Mob leaves him in a degraded state, and Boss explains that there is a hundred of years old spirit down the tunnel responsible for all the deaths. Arataka doesn't believe him, but Mob feels that the creepy aura has not disappeared and decides to go and check. He faces a more prominent and vital spirit, who eats him, but using his psychic powers; Mob melts him from the inside. Mob returns to Arataka and Boss, commenting that the spirit wasn't that powerful. He gives a photo of Boss's gang to Boss, making him cry and allowing him to pass on peacefully. Heading home, Mob asks Arataka why he didn't do anything in the tunnel and Arataka, shocked, explains that he told him he was leaving the weak spirits to him." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 2, + "Reigen explains to a customer that he has a digital curse from one-click porn sites, that cursed his shoulder and made him keep clicking and start performing a massage. The client didn't want to pay for such a thing, but as he ended up enjoying it, he decided to continue and wants to return later. Mob wonders if it is really okay to keep living like this, but he doesn't have anything else he wants to do. The Telepathy Club loses a member, and Hikaru, the Student Council Vice President, immediately arrives and informs them they need to have five members until Friday, otherwise, he will disband the club and give their room to a different club. Tome and everyone else starts looking for a fifth member, but everyone turns them down, saying their club sounds creepy. Mameta recalls Mob wasn't in a club and calls him, and Tome almost convinces him to join. Mob calls Reigen, asking if he could be late, and as he explains, Reigen ends up arguing with Tome for stealing Mob. Reigen manages to convince Mob not to join, and before leaving, Mameta explains that he just wants to goof off, and they manage to create a paradise for themselves with this club. Tome explains that Mob is their last hope, and he agrees to think about it. Reigen and Mob head towards the Highso Private Girls' Academy dressed as girls, but are stopped at the gates. The guards don't allow Reigen to enter, calling him a pervert, but don't realize that Mob is a boy and let him in. Mob goes to the roof, where he meets the clients, who explain that various supernatural phenomena have occurred and they go around looking for the spirit. Mob eventually traps him in the basketball hall, which makes the spirit angry, revealing himself and attempting to take a hostage, but Mob easily defeats him. The spirit explains that Mob feels like him and regrets that finally, he was able to have some fun in the afterlife, but Mob defeated him. Before disappearing, he asks Mob if he is living to the fullest. That night, Mob thinks about his life, and the next day, he decides to join the Telepathy Club. But before he fills out the form, Vice President Hikaru arrives to show the Body Improvement Club their new club room. As he sees Mob wanting to join, he starts questioning why he wants to join a club he isn't interested in and that he shouldn't allow himself to be goaded into doing things he doesn't want to do. After some thinking, Mob realizes he wants to confess to Tsubomi and improve himself. He requests to join the Body Improvement Club, and they gladly accept him, shocking the Telepathy Club members." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 3, + "Mob starts training with the Body Improvement Club, but collapses easily. The Telepathy Club has been allowed to stay in the room as the Body Improvement Club only needed it to store their equipment. Musashi Goda brings the collapsed Mob in and asks them to look after him. As he wakes up, he explains he joined that club as he wanted to improve himself, making Tome Kurata realize he is trying to become popular, but tells him he won't be able to. Mob demonstrates his power, and Tome starts asking him to help her out, looking for extraterrestrials with telepathy, but Mob declines, saying he has other things to do. He goes to Arataka, who realizes Mob is troubled with love and tells him it is understandable as even he wants to be popular. Going home, a woman stops Mob and starts guessing why he looks sad and eventually guesses that it's about love and tells him he can become popular if he goes with her. Hearing that, Mob agrees and goes to a secret religious meeting (LOL). He is brought to the scene, where he meets a classmate, Ichi Mezato. The cult leader Dimple shows up, making everyone laugh, and explains that he wants to make everyone laugh and be happy. He makes one of the people on the scene put masks on Mob and another man. Ichi thinks this religion is suspicious and reveals herself to be from Salt Middle School newspaper, and thinks that he is using some hypnosis to brainwash people. But as Dimple removes the man's mask, he starts laughing, making Ichi wonder how it is possible. Ichi wants to leave, but Dimple doesn't let her go and puts a mask on her, making her start smiling and laughing. Meanwhile, Mob has also put on a mask, but it doesn't affect him, and he wants to leave. Dimple tries to convince him to stay and, in the end, challenges him to a milk-drinking content with the (LOL) leader, and whoever laughs first loses. Loving milk, Mob accepts, but all three leaders fail and laugh, making Dimple realize it because he was making them laugh. He then challenges Mob, but puts something in the milk, making Mob spit it out. Dimple says he laughed, but Mob denies it, and annoyed, releases psychic energy releasing everyone from the hypnosis, but Dimple manages to reapply it quickly. Dimple tries to use his psychic powers on Mob, but it still has no effect, and Mob explains that even if he wanted to, he couldn't laugh. Dimple then mocks him because he has no emotions; because of that, he won't be able to enjoy a laugh with the one he loves or cry with her, and he will be forever alone. Realizing Mob has psychic powers, Dimple decides to get rid of him, making Mob comment that he is glad he isn't a good person, but an evil spirit. Dimple commands his people to stop Mob, and having kept his emotions back for so long; they have risen to make him reach 100%, which releases his rage. Dimple reveals himself and attacks Mob, but none of his attacks have any effect, and he is easily defeated by Mob. Mob later explains what happened to Arataka and regrets that he made a whole group of people stop having fun. Still, Arataka explains that only Mob could save them due to being hyperdense and unable to laugh. At the (LOL) meeting, people start to return to normal and think that Mob may be the faithful messenger of God. In the morning, Mob wakes up to find a weakened Dimple greeting him in his room." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 4, + "Tenga and his men from Salt Middle School face Tsuyoshi and his men from Black Vinegar Middle School. Tenga easily beats them, but they call Teruki, who then easily beats Tenga and his men. Dimple greets Mob, who smashes him into the ground to see if he is dreaming. Realizing this is the spirit from yesterday, Mob prepares to erase him, but Dimple begs Mob not to kill him and explains he has a dream of becoming a God. He wants to team up with Mob to accomplish this goal, but as Mob is not interested and prepares to kill him, Dimple begs him not to do it and promises he won't do anything bad anymore. Mob agrees, and Dimple follows him the whole day at school. Mob takes Dimple to Arataka, explaining that he is his master and he will help him decide what to do with Dimple. Dimple sees that Arataka is fake, but decides not to tell Mob. Arataka can't see Dimple and comments that he must be a really weak spirit and tells Mob to do what he wants. Ichi speaks with Ritsu, explaining what happened yesterday with Mob and that they started a Psycho Helmet Religion looking for him, and wants to know more about his psychic powers. Still, Ritsu says that Mob's powers aren't a sideshow and then leaves. Later, Ritsu attempts to bend a spoon, but can't. On the next day, he goes to school with Mob, asking him why he doesn't use his powers more often, but Mob explains that he doesn't get opportunities and there are things he can't achieve with his powers. Dimple gets annoyed and tries to tell him he can achieve many things, but hearing that Mob wants muscles and wisdom leaves him speechless. Tenga approaches the Body Improvement Club and asks them to help them fight the Black Vinegar Middle School, but Musashi Goda refuses. Tenga sees Mob and forms a plan, sending a fake love letter to Mob, who believes it even though Dimple tells him it is fake and a guy wrote it. He sends a challenge message to Tsuyoshi from Black Vinegar, who goes to the arranged place and sees Mob, and decides to take him hostage. The Body Improvement Club gets a message, too, about Mob being taken hostage, and they rescue him, beating the Black Vinegar students with ease. The Black Vinegar Middle School students realize Mob was a landmine, but can't let the Body Improvement Club just walk away. They attempt to fight them, but get easily beaten. Tsuyoshi had called Teruki, who came at that moment and told Tsuyoshi he wasn't fit to be a leader. He figures out Tenga's plan and makes him reveal himself. Teruki then attacks Body Improvement Club and Tenga and easily beats them using his psychic powers. Teruki then notices Mob, who also uses psychic powers to untie himself, and tells Teruki that he must not use his powers to fight other people." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 5, + "Teruki is shocked to see another esper and comments that he has a lot of questions, but first needs to establish hierarchy. He attacks Mob, but his attack has no effect. Mob tries to reach out for a handshake wanting to be friends, but Teruki is on his guard and backs off. Mob tells Dimple that he won't fight as Arataka Reigen had taught him that people shouldn't use their psychic powers on others as they could hurt others, just like you shouldn't point a knife at a person. Teruki keeps his distance and eventually continues to attack Mob, slamming him to the ground. Dimple asks Teruki if he can call this a draw, as Mob has no desire to fight and continues so he will only get hurt, but Teruki refuses. Having no choice, Dimple uses the remainder of his power and turns it into his usual form, but Teruki erases him easily. Mob recalls the time he spends with Dimple, but decides he is okay with it. As Teruki keeps calling him insignificant and that he won't achieve anything, Mob recalls how Dimple was encouraging him all the time, telling him he could be great, and tells Teruki that thinking about it. Dimple was an okay guy and a better person than Teruki. Teruki decides to fight him using his full power and starts slamming Mob into the ground and the school building. He eventually pushes him to the home economics room and takes out some knives. He points them at Mob and shoots them, but Mob deflects them protecting himself. A knife flies wholly, and back shaves the top of Teruki's head. Teruki gets angry, turns his tie into a sword, and starts attacking Mob, who keeps protecting himself. Mob explains that he won't use his powers, doesn't want to hurt him, and that he figured that Teruki is a loser like him. If he doesn't use his powers, he will have nothing and be just like Mob. Teruki gets angry, stating they are different, and gets close and starts choking Mob, blaming him for taking his world from him, where he was super popular. Mob still refuses to use his powers and starts lightly punching Teruki, recalling a time he used his powers that hurt his bullies and brother. Mob eventually passes out, and Teruki decides to leave, but at that moment, Mob rises up as his emotion has reached ???%. Teruki is happy that he finally decides to fight, but Mob easily breaks Teruki's barrier. He starts laughing that Mob broke his words and used his powers, but then realizes Mob is unconscious. Seeing all the power Mob had, Teruki wonders what he had awakened as the whole school crumbles, and rubble starts flying. Teruki starts crying, saying he is sorry and won't be using his powers against other people, but all the rubble and Teruki are sent above the clouds, where he realizes he is just an average person. Mob awakens and realizes he can't change as he uses his powers against a person. His emotions of sadness reach 100%, and he reconstructs the entire school building from the rubble. Tsuyoshi Edano and the other Black Vinegar students awaken, and after seeing Teruki, they run in fear, not wanting to lose their hair too. Teruki tries to say they are nothing without powers, but the Body Improvement Club members awaken and check on Mob to see if he is okay, making Teruki realize he is completely lost. Mob spends three hours looking for Dimple, but can't find any trace of him. Going home, Ritsu gives him a towel to dry himself from the rain. Mob explains he doesn't remember it well, but apologizes for the incident in which he hurt Ritsu, but Ritsu tells him the thugs got him and it wasn't Mob. Ritsu then watches TV, seeing footage of the rubble in the sky and recalling him in that incident, Mob lost consciousness, and the thing that appeared wasn't his brother." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 6, + "Reigen performs a seance with a client named Hitoshi. He connects with Hitoshi's father, but learning that he is American, Arataka explains that language is automatically translated for an extra fee, but Hitoshi was fine speaking in English. Arataka still proceeds in Japanese, and Hitoshi asks his father for the password of his safe. As Arataka can't guess that and Hiroshi points a knife at him, he knocks him out and explains that it was self-defense. Mob wonders if he can use his powers in self-defense, like shaving someone's head, stripping him naked, making him lose his friends, and destroying his school. Arataka comments that's too much for self-defense, but encourages Mob by telling him that his powers are helping people. Ichi Mezato speaks with Mob, figuring out that Teruki is also a psychic, and they had a battle at Black Vinegar Middle School, but Mob refuses to speak about it. Tome overhears this and asks Mob if there are other psychics like him and Mob confirms it, although he hasn't seen any other psychics and he can't sense his master as his powers are supernatural, not psychic. Tome wants to go out with Mob, and they look for other telepathic people. He ends up going out a couple of times with her, and he eventually sees an adult psychic, but as he feels dangerous, he doesn't tell her about it. Meanwhile, Tenga looks for the one that beat the shadow leader Teruki and wants to make him their shadow leader. Goda refuses to tell him who did it. He later meets Mob and apologizes for the trouble he got him in with Black Vinegar Middle School, but Ritsu sees their encounter and thinks that Tenga was bullying Mob. At the Student Council meeting, he proposes that they discipline the delinquents and make a peaceful school, and his idea is accepted. Going home, Ritsu is approached by Kenji Mitsuura, who mistakes him for Mob and invites him to his Awakening Lab to amplify his psychic powers. The next day, Ritsu goes to the Awakening Lab, where he finds five other psychics, but he is disappointed at how weak and useless their powers are. At home, Shinji, the student council president, is mocked by his brother and mother at how useless he is compared to his perfect brother. The next day, he calls Ritsu and plants a girls recorder on Tenga's desk, explaining that they will get rid of the delinquent and then displace all the other recorders. Meanwhile, Tenga is with Musashi Goda, who attempts to change Tenga, and he accepts the challenge. In the classroom, the students were getting upset as someone messed with their recorders, and Shinji explained they would look into it. Tenga enters the room, and Ritsu finds parts of the recorders on his desk. Shinji blames Tenga and Ritsu finds more recorders in his bag. Tenga tries to deny it, but everyone starts calling him a pervert. Consequently, Tenga loses his perfect attendance. At the Awakening Lab, Ritsu recalls how Shinji laughs seeing Tenga's face in that situation. He gets frustrated at himself for doing that and leaves, saying he doesn't have psychic powers. He meets Arataka Reigen, who explains he will exorcise a spirit and asks Ritsu if he wants to come too, but Ritsu tells him he doesn't have psychic powers like his older brother. Kenji sees the spoon Ritsu threw twisted and realizes he has psychic powers. Reaching home, Ritsu sees Dimple and wonders what he is." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 7, + "The rumors of White T. Poison defeating the shadow leader Teruki spread, and gang leaders from various schools decide to take him on. Meanwhile, Ritsu is surprised to see Dimple, who explains how he managed to come back, but he is much weaker now and can't even enter the house. Dimple explains that since Ritsu can see him, he has psychic powers and wants to team up with him to make him stronger than Mob. He manages to trick him and let him enter Ritsu's body, but in such a weak state, he cannot control Ritsu. With Dimple controlling the output, Ritsu uses his psychic powers, and his strength grows. At school, Shinju and Ritsu keep framing delinquents for stealing and being perverts. One day, a few of them face Ritsu, knowing that he framed them, but using Dimple's help, Ritsu efficiently manages to defeat them with psychic powers. Teruki shows up, saying that he reminds him of his old self. Dimple tries to tell Ritsu to run, but wanting to test himself, Ritsu decides to take on Teruki, but in an instant, realizes he is weaker than him. As the wind blows, Teruki grabs his wig to hold it as Ritsu and Dimple see an opportunity to escape. A woman invites Mob to show him an expensive vase, but tricks him into breaking it and then, along with her friend, demands Mob pay its full price. Arataka comes looking for Mob and quickly understands the situation and acts as if they injured him, did psychological damage, and ruined his suit, asking them for the same amount they want from Mob. The con artists tell Arataka that breaking the vase means a curse will fall upon them, but Arataka comments on a haunting spirit he removed earlier and will send after them. They start laughing, but then the lights break, and paintings start falling, scaring them. Later, Arataka congratulates Mob for scaring them, but Mob explains it was the cursed spirit he sent after them. Shinji and Ritsu keep going after Tenga, but one day a gang leader from another school shows up at the school's gate. Ritsu takes him on and beats him. While going home, Shinji gets beaten by different gang members, wondering if he was White T. Poison. As he gets beaten the next day, Shinji also stops attending school. One day, Ritsu gets surrounded by multiple gangs wondering if he was White T. Poison. Teruki sees them and realizes Ritsu is pretending to be Mob, so he goes to call him. Meanwhile, another man sees the upcoming fight, commenting that he found him, and decides to watch the fight first. Ritsu takes on all of the gang members and easily beats them. As he finishes them, Mob shows up, asking Ritsu what he is doing." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 8, + "Teruki finds Mob and brings him to Ritsu, who has been using his name. Still, as he learns Ritsu is his brother, Teruki decides to leave and not watch the brothers fight. Mob can't believe that Ritsu beat all those guys, but Ritsu explains now that he has psychic powers, he is no longer afraid of him as until now, he was always trying to be friendly and not stress Mob, since he can't protect himself from his psychic powers. Dimple knows he can't win and runs away, while Ritsu attacks Mob. Seeing him using his powers, Mob congratulates him. Mob goes and apologizes to the beaten guys, who asked him to grovel, and he does. Yusuke had broken into Awakening Lab and obtained info on Shigeo Kageyama, who they believed to be Ritsu, and had sent Koyama after him. As Megumu confirms that Shigeo is in front of him, he goes and attacks Ritsu. Megumu proceeds to beat everyone up and make them grovel before him. Megumu attempts to leave with Ritsu. Mob starts fighting him, but using his psychic powers, Megumu easily breaks through Mob's barrier. He starts beating him badly, and Ritsu attempts to stop him, but he also gets beaten. Mob's animosity reaches 100%, and he starts beating Megumu, who can no longer break Mob's barrier. Megumu still stands and uses his trump ability Energy Bomb, but that still has little effect on Mob. The gangs realize that Mob is the White T. Poison and start cheering for him. Megumu takes out something from his pocket, and the gangs think it is a knife. Mob blocks it, but it is a special spray that Megumu sprays on Mob that makes him fall unconscious. Having seen his face, Megumu decides to kill all the gang members, but Mob stands up, making Megumu realize he can't beat him, so he grabs Ritsu and escapes. The gang starts thanking Mob for saving them, but Teruki shows up and tells them to stand back as it is still dangerous to be around Mob. Mob wakes up at Teruki's place, who tells him that that guy was from Claw, an organization started by dangerous espers with a membership of over a hundred. They take young espers and brainwash them, making them their own soldiers. They wonder why they are after Ritsu, and Dimple guesses that it is due to Awakening Lab and that information was likely leaked from there. Going there, they see the place was attacked and find Kenji Mitsuura. Questioning him, they realize he invited Shigeo, but Ritsu pretended to be him and that the other espers from Awakening Lab were also kidnapped. Megumu and Yusuke lead Ritsu and the other espers through a forest to a secret facility." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 9, + "Entering Claw's 7th Division building, Yusuke is surprised that Ritsu managed to hurt Megumu, but Megumu explains it was another much stronger esper kid. He had to use the spray on him and escape as he wasn't a match for him. Yusuke gets annoyed as their orders are to capture the strongest espers, and he lets that one go. Terada overhears them and tells them he will help them and make sure the division leader doesn't find out. As Terada heads out, Yusuke wonders if he can beat the kid, and Megumu explains that he is stronger than Terada, but doesn't take Mob seriously. If he did, he could have beaten him easily in the beginning, but guesses Terada will go fully prepared and won't underestimate the situation. Teruki offers his help to Mob, explaining that a Claw member will be coming for them soon, and at that moment, Terada shows up. But he ends up letting his guard down and is easily defeated. Teruki ends up torturing him, and Terada spills everything. Meanwhile, the Upper Echelon members of the 7th Division have a meeting, and their division leader informs them that the boss will be returning to Japan in a month and will take some of them to the HQ base, but that won't be Megumu due to how much he screwed up today. Ritsu and the other espers are talking with Muto, who tries to convince them to join Claw. As they refuse, he takes one of the twins, Kaito, and kills him in the other room and shows them his body. Ritsu wants to escape, and Daichi explains that his brother Kaito is alive. He was shown that the rest are dead, making him believe that Muto uses some hypnosis ability. Ritsu forms a plan, and he manages to get out of the cell and go into the camera's blind spot as he defeats the guards. They proceed to look for Kaito using Rei's ability. Terada takes Mob and Teruki to their base, but manages to escape. He attacks them, and Teruki takes him on, but Terada manages to catch him with his whips. Mob then smashes Terada between two trees and defeats him, making Teruki comment that the moment Mob considers you an enemy, you are done and that the battle will only last one night. They knock out two guards, and Dimple takes over one of them. The Upper Echelon leaders realize they have intruders, and Megumu heads out to face Mob and kill him this time. As he finds them, Mob says he doesn't have time and uses his powers to stop him and start smashing him against the walls, until he is knocked out. As Megumu doesn't respond, the Upper Echelon members realize they are against someone strong." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 10, + "Ritsu and the rest manage to find Kaito and sneak in to free him, but they get caught. But a man decides to let them go, explaining that they don't stand a chance against psychics. But he still stays with the organization, as one day they will rule the world, and even lackeys like him will be rewarded. Teruki, Dimple and Mob decide to split up. Dimple ends up in a strange-looking door, and some men come out of it, but they figure he is an impostor. They try fighting him, but he easily beats them. Entering the room, one of the men explains it is the awakening room where they use pain to try and awaken the powers in someone. Upper Echelon member Matsuo appears and comments that it is rare to see a ghost enter their building and wants Dimple for his collection. Teruki beats some men and asks one of them to bring Ritsu and the others, but he informs him they got out and are not in the cell. As he continues to look for them, Miyagawa appears, engulfing everything in flames, and says he will show him real pyrokinesis. Teruki defends himself using his barrier, and Miyagawa thinks he has already won as Teruki couldn't do anything. As he provokes him to burn him even more, Teruki uses his barrier around Miyagawa, making him burn himself, defeating him. Yusuke appears, and while distracted, Muraki knocks out Teruki from behind. Ritsu takes out some weaklings, but Sho appears, and Ritsu decides to take him on, while the others escape. Meanwhile, Mob had been found by Mukai's dolls, but as he destroys them, she calls Tsuchiya, who starts fighting him. As she beats him, Mob starts crying as he doesn't want to fight a woman, due to his master telling him that only the biggest losers hit women. Tsuchiya says that he is a gentleman, but wants to fight him equally. Elsewhere, Dimple faces Matsuo, who uses spirits as pets. Dimple figures that he can't protect himself, so he calls the spirits back to him after each attack. Dimple then starts charging at him, but he falls to the ground as a diversion leaving the body and heading out. Matsuo sends his spirits after him, but as they get stuck in the door, Dimple returns and possesses the body again. Thinking he got him, Matsuo releases more evil spirits. Tsuchiya gets defeated, and Ishiguro sends out Takeuchi, but Mob defeats him easily. As he continues, he finds Ritsu defeated, and Muto appears to be using hypnosis on him, making him see Ritsu bleeding and dead. Mob's rejection emotion reaches 100%, and he knocks out Muto and faints. Sho reveals himself and comments that Mob manages to amplify and reverse Muto's illusion. Sho brings Ritsu and Mob to the division leader, and moments later, Matsuo arrives as he had captured Dimple too and says that he threw him in a jar with a hundred evil spirits, where they will devour each other, and only one will come out. Hoshino and the rest of the espers manage to reach the front gates, but see the guards bowing and sense a strong esper power, guessing the boss is coming. Reigen then enters the building." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 11, + "A dream depicts Mob when he got lost in the forest with his brother Ritsu, and how Ritsu figured their way out. Awakening in a room with Ritsu and Teruki, Mob is glad that Ritsu is fine. Teruki says they can't use powers in the room, but Mob is sure that Ritsu can think of something. The Upper Echelon members plan on making Mob and the others their new members after brainwashing them, but Sho tells them they will be recruited to the HQ. Meanwhile, Arataka follows Mob's GPS and finds the building he is in. The guards stop him as he looks suspicious, but as he acts important and bossy, saying he is there to talk work with his subordinate, they assume he means the 7th division leader and that he is Claw's boss. Entering the building, he sees the kids trying to escape and scolds the guards for their actions. They take him to Mob's group, and everyone is shocked to learn that the \"boss\" is Mob's master. He tells them to release them and starts heading out, but the Upper Echelon shows up, hearing that the boss has come. Seeing Arataka, they wonder who he was, and he introduces himself. Ishiguro attacks him, but Teruki creates a barrier. As the guards were in the attack range and assumed they were following Arataka, he informed them to leave and save themselves. Mob heads to fight Ishiguro, but seeing he intends to use psychic powers, Arataka dropkicks Ishiguro, reminding Mob of his rule to not use powers on humans. Having no choice, he decides to fight the Echelon members himself and punches Muraki. His plan backfires, making the enemy angry with Ishiguro for releasing his powers and destroying a part of the facility. The other members then engage Mob, Ritsu, and Teruki in a fight. Arataka keeps telling Mob not to fight them and run, while Teruki and Ritsu tell him only he can fight them using his full power. Witnessing them all get hurt and not wanting them to die, Mob's murderous intent reaches 100%, but Arataka slaps him bringing him back to his senses and telling him not to do it as he will suffer later. Mob recalls how he met Arataka. Seeing his sign, he comes to his office, saying he has psychic powers. Arataka thought someone wanted to joke with him, but invited Mob and explained that espers are like ordinary people and he needs to be a good person. As he drops his cup of tea, Mob catches it using his psychic powers. Arataka then realizes Mob has powers and invites him to start coming daily to show him how to exorcise spirits. Back in the present, Yusuke gets behind Arataka and slashes him with his sword, making Arataka fall in front of Mob." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 12, + "Seeing Arataka lying in front of Mob, Ritsu feels something bad will happen as Mob won't be able to handle it. Mob comments that he doesn't want to hurt them, but if he doesn't do anything, they will be killed, so he decides to leave everything to his master. Arataka then stands up, wondering if Yusuke's katana is indeed plastic, as it feels like that. Yusuke tries to cut Arataka's head, but he can't, so Arataka takes his sword and breaks it. Matsuo then uses his ultimate spirit, but Arataka barely feels it, wondering if it is a plushie, and then blows it up with a punch. Muraki sends copies of himself, but Arataka dispels them easily. The moment Arataka told Mob it was okay to run, Mob temporarily transferred all of his power to Arataka, leaving only gratitude in his heart for his master. Arataka, at 1000%, goes against Ishiguro, who uses black holes, but Arataka pops them like soap bubbles. Ishiguro charges Arataka, using his gravity to land some heavy attacks. However, Arataka still stands up, making Ishiguro realize how dense a barrier Arataka has and that his black holes are taking more energy than they can hold, which is why they are bursting. He grabs Ishiguro and throws him, taking off his mask and slamming him into a wall. Yusuke and Muraki try attacking Arataka, but it has no effect. He starts to scold them, breaking their dreams and making them realize they are just commoners. Ishiguro tells him he rejects what he said, surprising everyone that he is actually an old man, not a young girl. Ishiguro, unable to accept that, starts releasing his power, but Arataka and Mob are exhausted. Sho then attacks Ishiguro and easily beats him. He tells Mob he is disappointed in him and explains that the 7th Division was to be dissolved and he should have taken anyone useful to the HQ, but as there are no such people in the 7th Division, he leaves. Matsuo says that only one spirit is left in his poison jar and his ultimate creation would be ready, but Dimple emerges and knocks him out cold, saying that he regained some of his powers and that he can help now, but Mob tells him that everything is over. Shinji tells Ritsu that Mob spoke with him, and he decides to reveal that he framed Tenga and the others. Speaking with Tenga, he tells them he already knew, but didn't care as he realized everyone hated him, and they just waited for something like that to get him and then continued his training with the Body Improvement Club. Teruki calls Kenji, and the kid espers from Awakening Lab, asking them if they want to become strong with him, and they accept. Dimple visits Arataka to inform him that Mob has collapsed from exhaustion due to his training with the Body Improvement Club, and he won't be able to come to work. He is surprised that Arataka can see him due to Mob's abilities, and Arataka decides that Dimple can help him. Sho returns to the 7th Division HQ to find his phone and explains that outside espers destroyed the 7th Division. He informs the boss, his father, that he needs to return to Japan soon and that his organization isn't the strongest anymore. Arataka sees there is a reward for a tsuchinoko and calls Mob. They head into the forest looking for one, but he finds matsutake mushrooms and decides to collect them. A large monster appears, and Mob defeats it, making it spew all the mushrooms it ate and shrink. Happy with the number of mushrooms collected, Arataka decides to leave, saying that the tsuchinoko doesn't exist, without realizing the defeated monster was one." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 13, + "A farmer calls Arataka Reigen, explaining that for the last three years, his harvest crops dying and that he saw something strange. He tells Arataka that he can't afford to pay him much due to needing to pay for his son's school, and Arataka proposes he give him 30% of his harvest. Arataka then calls Mob, and he feels a presence from the scarecrow and destroys it. Roots emerge from the ground revealing the real body of the spirit, who manages to capture Arataka and make Mob surrender. Mob realizes the spirit isn't possessing the roots, but just controlling them and decides to do the same and overwrites the spirit's commands. The spirit takes control of other roots and faces Mob, but it gets easily beaten by Mob, who gives the plants stronger comments. Later, Arataka paid Mob with some seeds as the harvest was ruined, and the farmer could only pay with soil, fertilizer, and seeds. Shinji decides to step down from being the Student Council President. Knowing that Mob can't currently lead the Psycho Helmet Cult, Ichi convinces Mob to run for Student Council President as that way, the girl he likes, Tsubomi Takane, would be interested in him. Mob agrees and starts preparing, but on the day of voting, he completely freezes on the stage and doesn't even say a word for the five minutes he got, and Shinji is re-elected. Mob receives a love letter in his locker room, and a girl, Emi, confesses that she likes him and wants to date him. They start to walk home daily with Mob, saying that his part-time job is at a book store, and Emi confesses that she wants to be a novel writer. A week after going out, Mob reads Emi's novel and likes it. She tells Mob that she knew he was returning to school after they walked home and is still happy that he walks with her even though he rejected her. She explains that she took a bet with her friends and lost and had to ask him out because of it, but since Mob spent time with her, her friends didn't learn she was rejected. Not wanting to lie to him anymore, Emi returns to her friends, who see her novel and laugh about it; Emi explains she wrote it while bored. Her friend then rips the novel to pieces, but Mob shows up and asks her to stop. He starts collecting the pieces of paper, commenting that this isn't trash for him, and he decides to consider his feelings more. Emi decides to join him and tells her friends to go without her. Mob and Emi collect almost all the pieces, but then a gust of wind blows them all. Emi tells him she will just write it again, but Mob uses his powers, gathers all the pieces together, and tells Emi that he is an esper. Mob tells all of this to Dimple, who wonders why he didn't tell him sooner if something fun like this was happening. He asks Mob if Emi fell for him due to his esper powers, but Mob says no way would happen. Meanwhile, Emi starts to think that Mob is amazing and gets an idea for a story about a middle school student with psychic powers." + ], + [ + "mob_psycho_100", + 14, + "Not getting jobs, Reigen decides to take Mob and head to a place where recently a lot of rumors about urban legends started. He knows the urban legends are fake, but knows that he can get people to believe in the supernatural more. He stands, but Banshomaru Shinra, another psychic, shows up and tries to chase him off. A woman approaches them and explains that she has a spirit next to her, which Mob confirms. Realizing they are genuine psychics, she asks them to eliminate the urban legends, and Reigen gladly accepts. Banshomaru is surprised Reigen took the job for just 20,000 yen, while he typically starts from 200,000 and would have taken 500,000 for this job. Reigen manages to convince him to help him, and as they split, he asks Dimple to follow Banshomaru for his safety. While investigating, Banshomaru finds Red Raincoat, who is just a pervert wanting to flash himself in front of kids, but he ends up running away from him. Meanwhile, Reigen finds the Human-Faced Dog, knowing it was just a prank, and washes its face. Banshomaru continues to chase the Red Raincoat man and finally catches up to him, but the man uses a stun baton, saying he is enjoying his rising popularity. It starts to rain, and a woman appears, who happens to be Kuchisake-onna. The Red Raincoat man tries to use the stun baton on her, but it has no effect, and she knocks him out. She starts to drag him into the water, but Banshomaru gets up and uses a spirit hold, which she quickly escapes. She easily defeats and starts dragging him, but Dimple possesses him and starts fighting with her. He manages to call Reigen and inform him that he is facing the Kuchisake-onna. Mob and Reigen arrive just in time to save Dimple. Reigen tries to take a picture of Kuchisake-onna, but she can't be seen on camera. Dimple explains she is neither natural nor fake and is born from the masses' imagination, fear, and curiosity, with her appearance and strength all decided by humans. Banshomaru explains that she feeds on their fear and power, and since they feared her long ago, they won't be able to face her. As she attacks again, Mob takes her on with Dimple realizing that Mob never knew any of these urban legends, so he doesn't fear her or know her. Mob then easily defeats her. Later, the police arrest the Red Raincoat man, and Banshomaru goes with them. Reigen decides to check the last urban legend about Dash Granny. They enter a long tunnel and see a running granny. Reigen tells Mob to exorcise her, but he fails, commenting that she is much stronger than Kuchisake-onna. They start to panic and run away from her. The granny manages to catch up and run past them, making Reigen realize it is just an old woman running. Mob starts to cry, commenting that he runs every day, yet a granny beats him. Reigen decided to make his own website, excited to get more jobs." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 1, + "After the death of one of their diplomats in a car accident in Ostania, the heads of Westalis meet to discuss the situation. They believe it wasn't an incident, but an assignation by the East's far-right political party. Believing they plan a war against Westalis, and needing to learn of their plan, one of them suggests they send their best agent, Twilight. Elsewhere, a man provides proof that the foreign minister wears a toupee as its being blown by the wind. Disguised, Twilight takes the pictures and the negatives, stating they can now force him to resign and leaves in a car. A moment later, the real person, Edgar, comes to take the pictures, causing the first man to realize he was \"played\". That evening, Twilight is out on a date and Karen, his date. complains that her father was in a bad mood, since someone had stolen the toupee pictures. As she sees a man proposing to a woman, she wonders if they will get married as well, but Twilight interrupts her stating they should break up as he doesn't sense any intelligence in her conversations. Twilight then leaves, apologizing in his mind as after obtaining the pictures from her father, he has no use of her family anymore. He throws away his \"Robert\" disguise, stating he got rid of marriage aspirations, as well as his identity, the day he became a spy. The next day, Twilight receives a newspaper containing information about his next mission. They congratulate him for the success of his last mission and explain that his new mission involves the leader of the National Unity Party, Donovan Desmond. Since he is a threat to the truce between East and West, Twilight needs to get close to him and probe any seditious activities. But to achieve that, he will need to get married and have a child. As Donovan is cautious man who only appears at social gatherings held at the elite private school his son attends, Twilight will need to enroll his child there and infiltrate the gatherings. As the deadline for enrollment is near, Twilight has one week to pull it off, which shocks Twilight, but he ends up accepting the mission. Twilight look out for a family apartment. After inspecting it and not finding any wiretraps and it has good escape routes, he decides to take it and signs the documents as Loid Forger, a psychiatrist. Twilight then goes to an orphanage and tries to tell a story, but the man being drunk and not carrying, tells him to take whichever he wants. Twilight states he prefers a child that can read and the man points out at Anya, since she is the smartest there. He states she doesn't talk much and is a good kid, but in reality he finds her creepy and wishes to get rid of her. Looking at her, Twilight recalls that the enroll, she needs to be older than six. Anya then states she is six. Twilight finds her a bit short, but Anya then tries to make herself taller. Anya takes a crossword. Twilight believes it would be hard for her, but as its child play for him, he starts solving the crossword puzzle in his mind. Anya then handles him the crossword, all solved, surprising him. He gets excited she would pass the exam easily and decides to take her. In reality, Anya is a telepath, able to read minds and gets excited to be in a spy mission. Heading home, Twilight tells her that she must say she was always his daughter and to call him father. Entering their apartment, Anya turns the TV and sees Spy Wars, and states its her favourite show. Having to get some stuff and forge an ID for her, Twilight states he will be going out, but Anya decides to go with him. As Anya gets overwhelmed in between the crowd, a woman tells Twilight he must keep his daughter's arm. Holding it, he thinks that it will be hard for him to prepare for an enemy attack and being able to read his mind, Anya panics and goes to hide. To achieve his mission and keep the peace, Twilight thinks that he must start to understand her and a good relationship with her. Hearing that, Anya states that she likes peanuts, but not carrots. She then states she likes crispy bacon pointing out at a sign, but Twilight corrects her that is a bakery and they don't sell bacon. Anya attempts to buy a Spy Wars poster with 10 pent coin, but the shop owner states it costs 1 dalc. Looking at her, Twilight starts to wonder if she is actually stupid and the crossword was a fluke, and that maybe he can get another child. Anya then starts crying, asking him to not get rid of her. As she causes a scene, he offers to buy her peanuts and she calms down. Before heading home, he ends up buying some books about child raising. The next day, Twilight wants to see how smart Anya is, but she refuses to study, stating she will look at the other child's work Annoyed, Twilight goes out and tells her to stay home. Anya still attempts to follow him, but he keeps finding her easily. In order to keep her home, he ended up barricading the front door. Twilight meets with Franky Franklin and explains why he was late. Franky gives him an application, ticket for the exam and exam questions. Franky then gives him all the information he could find for Anya, but the only info is from the last year, where she was adopted four times and returned each time. Bored, Anya recalls that Twilight locked all of his spy equipment and goes to play with it. Finding a transmitter, she sends a message that she is Twilight and mocks them to find her. Returning home, Twilight notices the front door barricade isn't like he left it. Entering inside, he gets ambushed, but manages to beat all the men. Unable to find Anya, he believes she is kidnapped and its due to him being compromised. While thinking of running away, a man attacks Twilight from behind. The men bring Anya to Edgar, stating that she was in the room from where the message was transmitted. Edgar wonders if she is Twilight's child, but decides to use her as a hostage to make Twilight steal the toupee off of the foreign minister. One of the men suggest they give up on the toupee, but Edgar shoots him, explaining that transparency is essential in government and the minister is a traitor, who secretly backs up the West. The rest of the men return, having captured Twilight. Edgar then removes the bag from Twilight's head, but sees its his man, Nguyen, and the fake Nguyen is gone, along with Anya. As Twilight runs with Anya, she starts crying. Twilight recalls he probably hates kids crying because it reminds him of his own past, where he was alone and helpless, able to only cry. After getting out of the building, he gives her a note and tells Anya to run to the police. Twilight doesn't think he is a failure as a spy, but made a mistake to put a little girl in danger, and regrets forgetting that he became a spy in order to create a world where children won't have to cry. Twilight then returns in the building and set up traps. As Edgar men come and activate the traps, releasing flour everywhere, Twilight takes them one by one. He then points a gun at Edgar's head and asks him how is Karen, making Edgar wonder how he knows the name of his daughter. Twilight explains he is a spy and knows everything. Twilight then threatens Edgar to leave him alone if he wishes Karen to have a normal life. Walking out of the building, Twilight sees Anya waiting for him. As she comes to him, he acts like he doesn't know anything and wonders why she is outside the house. Anya explains she played tag with some old guys, but was a bit scary and wishes to go home. Recalling she was returned each time after adoptions, Twilight agrees and takes her, but explains they have to change apartments as they found a snake in theirs. He tells her that she will need to study, but he has the answers, so she only needs to remember them. On the day of the exam, Anya tries to read the mind of the other kids, but they all are panicking as neither of them knows the answers. She then remembers what she studied with Twilight and writes it down. After the exam, he and Anya look at the board with the passed students and Twilight sees Anya on the list. Happy about it, he relaxes and all of his exhaustion hits him, making him fall on the ground. At home, Twilight is passed out on the couch. The mailman comes and Anya takes a letter from him. She tries to give it to Twilight, but as he doesn't react, she ends up lying next to him. Twilights wakes up, surprised he ended up asleep in front of someone. Anya then gives him the mail and reading it, Twilight learns that the second phase of the admission process is a family interview, and both parents must be present." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 2, + "Needing a wife for the interview, Twilight calls Franky and dresses him as a woman. However, he doesn't like the result. Franky complains stating that Twilight could have done a better job with the makeup, but Twilight explains this is the best he can do with the physique and height. Recalling the Operation Strix mission, Twilight has no choice but to look for a wife. At Berlint City Hall, Camilla gossip that a thief may have entered the office, but it only searched the drawers with information about the girls. However, Millie finds the section chief to be way creepier as he always ogles her. Sharon states its due to the short skirts Millie wears, but Millie explains its because her boyfriend likes them. They see Yor making coffee for the section chief and suggest adding boogers, but Yor wonders if that will make the coffee taste better. Seeing how aloof she is, they comment the guys are probably staying away from her, but she has a nice body and face and if uses better clothes and make up, she will be quite attractive. Yor is fine with her job, but Camilla points out she is 27 and single. And with the increase spies, people have started reporting anything that is a bit suspicious, including a recent case where neighbors reported a single woman in her late twenties and she was taken for questioning. Camilla states she is having a party this weekend and invites Yor to come with a partner. Later that night, Yor receives a call from her brother Yuri. How is worried about her, since she is a bit unusual and wonders if it isn't time for her to get married. Yuri explains there is a chance he will be promoted and will become even busier, but is worried leaving Yor alone. He suggests to introduce her to someone, however, Yor explains that won't be necessary as she is going to a party this weekend with her partner. Yuri is surprised she has a boyfriend, but is relieved. However, hearing its Camilla's party, Yuri explains he will be later asking Dominic about what type of guy is Yor dating and if he is some looser, Yuri will chase him away. As she hangs up, Yor starts to wonder on what to do and if Yuri finds she lied, he will lose even more trust in her. The phone rings again and Yor rushes to pick it up, and immediately tries to explain to Yuri that she was joking, however, its the Shopkeeper, who states he has a client for the \"Thorn Princess\" at Royal Hotel, Room 1307. Yor then heads to the hotel and on room 1307 floor, guards tell her the floor is reserved and she needs to leave. Yor states she heard there are traitorous scumbags staying there and takes out a blade and kills the guards. Entering the room, she explains she is there to kill Vice Minister Brennan from the auditing department and proceeds to kill everyone. Yor is an assassin with a code name Thorn Princess, who has been taught since young age and have been doing dirty works since then. As she washes the blood off, she sees she ruined her only good dress. Looking at the people she killed and recalling she needs a partner, Yor states the only homemaking skills she has are cleaning. Franky gives Twilight copies of all files of unmarried women from the city hall. Finding a woman who doesn't care he is divorced with a kid, is refined enough for a prestigious school and willing to get married within 48 hours, will be a miracle. Meanwhile, Franky isn't picky, yet yet he himself can't even get a date. Anya wonders if a child is a problem, but Twilight assures her it isn't and tells her to go watch TV. Franky wonders why Twilight doesn't use a female agent from his work, but Twilight states he couldn't find a good match as a lot of them got caught in recent spy hunts. As they don't have enough agents, Twilight has another mission, where he needs to eliminate a certain smuggling ring. While they go over the files, Franky suggests the fastest way would be to find a woman with bad circumstances who will cooperate with him. However, Twilight wishes to avoid any risks. Franky then points out that Anya is risky herself as she doesn't look \"rich\". Agreeing with that, Twilight decides to buy Anya some new clothes. Going to a tailor and while Anya is getting measured, Twilight recalls the files of some of the women there. Suddenly, Yor passes behind him without he noticing, bringing the dress she ruined and wanting it fixed. Twilight recalls her file, a single woman with both parents deceased and a younger brother, with both working as civil servants with clean records. Yor notices that Twilight have been staring at her and asks him why. Surprised she noticed his gaze, Twilight states he was admiring her beauty. Hearing he likes her appearance and needing a partner, Yor is about to ask him out, but Anya returns, stating she now knows how tall she is. Seeing, he has a child, Yor backs off, as she heard that women have been killed by wives for trying to steal their husbands. Reading her mind, Anya learn that Yor is an assassin and standing next to a spy, Anya gets super excited. Anya then reads Twilights mind that he was considering Yor for a wife and Yor's mind that she was considering Twilight for a partner at a party, but is backing off now. Anya then starts acting that she is lonely because she has no mother. Yor then wonders where is Twilight's wife and he explains she died two years ago. Learning that, Yor then decides to ask him to be her partner at a party. Explaining the situation with her brother and that she needs someone to pretend to be her boyfriend at the party, Twilight agrees. However, he then explains he needs someone to pretend to be his wife during an interview as he wishes Anya to enter a good school, admiring that, Yor agrees too. The two then agree to meet again at Saturday's party. While shopping, Twilight receives instruction for his other mission in a fake coin change from the cashier. Deciphering it, he learns he needs to retrieve stolen art pieces and eliminate the smuggling ring, and he must carry the mission at 18PM on Saturday, when the target meets the buyer. On Saturday, he decides to take Franky with him to finish faster the mission and be able to attend the party. Franky is against it, because he isn't good at fighting and Twilight had capped his tab, however, Twilight states that there are 78 pieces of art that are worth couple of millions and no one would notice if one or two go missing. Hearing that, Franky gets motivated for the mission. They manage to retrieve the items, but face large numbers of enemies, however, Twilight manages to handle them. As back up comes, they get into the van and run. While Franky wonders which item will go missing, Twilight sees a diamond ring and decides to take it, but while Franky argues that its an expensive item, the reinforcements catch up to them and causes them to crash. Meanwhile, Yor have been waiting for Loid, however, as he didn't come, he to keep her relationship with her coworkers, she decides to attend the party alone. There Yor apologizes for being late and that her partner wasn't able to come. The women then gossip that they were sure her boyfriend didn't exist. Dominic is sorry that he couldn't meet Yor's boyfriend. Yor asks him if he can tell her brother she was with a kind gentleman, however, Camilla disagrees and states she will make sure that Yuri will learn that she came alone. Yor then sits alone, looking at the crowd and guessing that this is what \"normal\" is. The women gossip that she had the nerve to come alone and is still there. Hearing that, Yor decides to leave, but in that moment Twilight comes. As he bleeds, he apologizes for being late and introduces himself as Loid Forger, Yor's husband, mixing his and her mission. Loid explains that he is a psychiatrist and one of his patients had a violent episode. Camilla is surprised to hear that Yor is married and wonders why she haven't said so. Loid explains its was probably hard to bring it up, as its his second marriage and he has a child from the first marriage. Camilla gets angry, not wanting to believe that Yor has a handsome husband. Wanting to embarrass her, Camilla takes the hot gratin and acts that she trips and throws it at Yor. However, Yor manages to capture the plate with her feet. Loid admires her dedication to not waste food, but points out she must not use her feet to capture the plate. Camilla then tries to tell Loid that Yor did some questionable work before working at the city hall, where she was called into hotel rooms to give \"massages\". As that was a cover up for her assassinations, she attempts to explain it to Loid, but he interrupts her stating it was wonderful. Loid then explains Yor lost her parents at young age and did everything to care for her younger brother, and having to sacrifice yourself for someone else, requires an incredible amount of dedication. Loid and Yor then leave and Loid apologizes for saying he was her husband. The van gets attacked by some of the remaining reinforcements, which causes Loid to wonder if there was a tracking device in the art pieces. He explains that some of his patients still haven't recovered from the psychotic episodes and they need to run. They leave the van and then Loid manages to knock out two men, explaining that he is using concussive recovery method. Two more men attack Loid and he manages to knock the first, but as the second was about to hit him, Yor knocks him out. She apologizes for helping with the recovery and that she is a self-defense expert. They continue to run and defeat more men. As they run, Yor suggests they should get married, which shocks Loid. Yor explains that she is considered suspicious for being single and they can remain together for both of their sakes. Loid agrees and wishes they to go to the city hall right away. He realizes his pocket has a hole and had lost the ring. As more men appear and they hide behind cover, Loid takes a grenade and pulls the ring and throws it at the men. At the same time, he uses the grenade ring to propose to Yor and she agrees." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 3, + "Yor moves to Loid's house. He explains that they will have different rooms, but will share one for appearances anytime they have guests over. Anya is happy to have a mother now and helps with the unpacking of Yor's luggage. Loid states he had a friend judge, who made them a marriage certificate from one year ago, and will think later of a reason why they lived separately until now and what to tell Yor's brother. Anya then shows Yor around the house and eventually Yor's room. Loid wonders if Yor likes the furniture arrangement and states he cleaned the room a bit. Yor likes the arrangement and Anya tries to explain she helped with the cleaning, but Loid states she just tipped over a bucket of water. After Yor takes our her things from the boxes, Loid notices a picture of Yor and her brother and states he should introduce himself once Anya's exam is over. Yor explains she doesn't have anything suitable to wear for the interview, but Loid tells her they will go to the tailor. Wanting to help, Anya sees an unopened box and tries opening it, but Yor stops her as it contains her weapons and poisons. Loid makes some cookies, while Yor prepares coffee. As they eat them, Yor ends up liking the cookies and Anya states she helped making them. However, Loid explain she just got covered in flour and just ate peanuts after that. As they are done, they practice for the interview in Eden College, where Loid explains its a prestigious school that evaluate not only the child, but the parents too, about their social standing and how cultured they are. Loid acts as the interviewer and asks Anya her name and address. Anya gets her name wrong and for an address says its Anya's House. Loid then asks her what is she spend her days off and Anya states her father orders her to stay home, so she ends up watching TV all alone. Loid states that gives a terrible impression and turns to Yor, asking her why she choose Eden College and how she plans to pass the exam. Yor thinks of how people \"pass away\" and gives few reasons from what a person can die. Loid proceeds with the next question and asks her to describe her parenting methods. Wondering, Yor states you should strike first to be victorious. Loid feels he should give up and passing the interview would be impossible at the moment. He suggests they should go out and learn more about what is normal for an upper-class family. They go out and Anya wishes to hold hands with Yor. As they do, Yor is reminded of how she held her younger brother's hand, but thinks she should be more careful as one time she hugged him and broke two of his ribs. As Anya read Yor's mind, she got shocked and ran away to hide from Yor. Loid then takes them to an opera to enjoy some first-class music. After that, he takes them to an art museum, where Yor gets fascinated about a painting of a guillotine. Anya sees Kids Place, where kids can draw and wishes to do so as well. Loid agrees and lets her draw, while they take a break. Anya decides to draw her family, but once she is done and Loid comes, she realizes that if he sees it, he may figure her ability and tries to cover it. Loid figures she drew him, but ends up believing its due to the spy series she is watching. Next, Loid takes them to the tailor, who suggest making a dark blue semi-formal dress for Yor. Yor finds the color lovely, but usually prefers black or red clothes as the cover blood splatters more easily. After ordering a couple of outfits and leaving, and since Yor is a regular at that tailor, Loid suggest that next time they should tell the tailor they are married. Next, they go to a photographer and take a family picture. Since patriotism is important within Eden College, Loid takes them to Nationalist Party rally, who speak of a possible peace with the West. Since Anya can read the minds of the crowd, she hears a lot of negativity of people wanting to kill people from the West and feels sick. Seeing that, Loid takes her away. As they get away from the crowd, Anya stops hearing them and states that she is hungry. Loid takes them to a restaurant, where Anya picks and eats the nuts from her place using her hands, while Yor gets fascinated by the knife, causing Loid to start loosing heart over the success of the mission. Although he notes its due to being expected to rely on others and maybe he should list every possible question the interviewer can ask and make them memorize it. Seeing Loid thinking a lot, Yor suggests they get some fresh air. She takes them to a park on a hill that has a good view over the town. As they enjoy the view, they see a man robbing an old woman. Yor jumps in and start chasing the man, but quickly loses him. Loid tries to track him, but as he gets into a crowded street, he ends up losing him too. Anya then uses her ability and reads the minds of everyone, but starts feeling sick. As Loid is making her feel better, she locates the thief and points it out to Loid who notices that the man changed clothes but his walk pattern is the same. Yor joins them and Loid leaves Anya to her and jumps in to capture the thief. As he knocks him out, he takes the purse he stole and tells the crowd that he is a purse snatcher and to call police on him. Loid and the rest then return the purse to the old woman and escort her to a hospital. The woman explains the money in her purse were for a gift for her grandchild. She then thanks them for helping her out and states they are a good family. After returning home, Loid decides they do the mock interview again. He asks Anya how she spends her free days and Anya states she goes to opera, museums, and restaurants. Loid confirms this as the right answer and tells her if she get asked this question to talk about today. Loid then asks her what she will do if she sees her friend doing something naughty. Anya states she will jump on them and beat them, essentially the thing Loid did to the thief, but Loid tells her to forget about that moment and makes him feel the interview is still impossible. Anya states that Loid was cool and Yor confirms. Looking at them and recalling what the old woman said, he feels that one percent of his preparations are complete." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 4, + "Loid and his new family are ready for the exam. They head to Eden Academy, but the moment they enter the school yard, both Loid and Yor feel like they are being watched. Loid quickly figures out that instructors are observing them and the exam had already started, and instructs Yor and Anya to act properly. The instructors are failing and passing people based on their elegance. The Housemaster, Henry Henderson, is disappointed at this years candidates as all families lack true elegance. However, he notices the Forgers stopping and paying respect to the school founder statue, and finds it very elegant. The instructors tell him that's K-212, the Forgers, and Anya barely passed the exam with 31 points, which Henry doesn't find elegant at all. As Loid had remarried, an instructor wonders if they are an impromptu family for admission purposes, but Henry isn't certain and wants to investigate. The Forgers and those that pass, are send to Hall 1, while the rest to Hall 2. On their way, they see a boy who had fallen into the gutter and requests help to get out. Loid realizes its an obvious test and decides to deal with the situation. He gives Anya a signal, and she states they need to help the boy. The boy is made to do this for merits and Henry states that anyone who is going for an interview, won't dare to sully their clothes. However, Loid steps into the sewage and pulls out the boy, ruining his clothes. Henry is shocked, but disappointed, telling the instructors to fail them. However, he is shocked to see that the Forgers anticipated something like this and had prepared change of clothes just in case. As they feel Loid looks better in the new clothes, Loid thanks the boy for giving him a reason to change clothes, causing Henry to be moved of how brilliant and elegant that was. The instructors state they should be testing the child, but Henry states that children learn from their parents, so he must expose that Loid is also worth 30 points. Continuing towards Hall 1, an alarm rings, informing the people that the animals has escaped the farmhouse and are running wild. Henry wonders who gave them the order to go that far, but as the instructors are also unaware of it, Henry realizes this is an actual incident and orders the instructors to help out the people as some of them are quite important people. As they run from the animals, a CEO of a bank leaves his kid behind and Loid saves him, but ruins his clothes. Loid notices the leading cow, but before he can do anything, Yor attacks the cow, hitting pressure points and immobilizing it and stopping the whole herd, much to Loid and Anya’s shock. Anya then pets the cow, telling it there is no need to be scared and the cow and the rest of the animals calm down and return to the farmhouse. Henry can't believe this elegance and runs outside to meet the Forgers. He thanks them for avoiding a crisis and admits they bested him today. As the believes the Forgers deserve to reach the interview, he announces they will be delaying the interview and it will give them time to tiddy up themselves. However, Loid states they anticipated something like this could happen and bring out another change of clothes. The interview starts and Loid had planted a listening device in the room and hears how the previous families fail, and feels nervous like never before. As its their turn, the Housemaster of Dorm 5, Walter Evans, decides to ask the first question and asks Loid how he me this second wife. Loid explains he met her in a tailor shop. He was hesitant to pursue a relationship while having a child, but the more he spoke with Yor, the more he felt she was a kindred spirit. Yor states that Loid is a wonderful person who truly cares for his daughter and is very considerate of her. The Housemaster of Dorm 2, Murdoch Swan, asks Yor why would a beautiful girl like her marry someone with a baggage, but Henry states that was uncouth. Loid recalls Murdoch to be an arrogant and greedy person, who got divorced last month and lost custody of his daughter. All his previous interview questions to other applicants indicated he was jealous of other families and takes out his frustrations on them. Walter asks why they choose this school and Loid explains that there is no better than Eden. Walter asks how will they describe Anya, and Loid explains that she is a curious child, but intelligent and sometimes he feels like she sees through him, but she is also a picky eater. Walter asks Yor about her parenting style. Yor states as she isn't her biological mother, she spoiled Anya at first, but hopes to become more stricter for Anya's sake. Walter then asks what kind of meals she cooks for Anya. Loid then states he is doing the cooking, but when he is busy, Yor will do the cooking. Murdoch is disappointed to hear that she isn't cooking for Loid, and states she should be more stricter to herself first. Loid explains everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and Yor is very good at keeping the house spotless. But Murdoch states that was already expected of the wife and as he can't stand lovely couples, he decides to make sure they fail. Walter decides to continue with Anya and asks her name and address, and what she does on her days off. He then asks her what she plans on doing once she enters this school. As she couldn't remember what she had to say, she read Loid's mind and states she needs to find what the boss of the organization is planning. Walter wonders if she meant the headmaster and Loid confirms, which impresses Henry, thinking she has desire to learn from the predecessors. Henry asks her if she knows the name of the principal and reading Loid's mind, she states its Benedict Ivan Goodfellow. Henry then wonders how hard you must work to succeed like him. Anya then thinks of her spy cartoon and states the training of the main character, going through the jungle with no supplies and dancing with death over and over to get brave. However, Henry finds that as incredible resolve and starts to think he underestimated her. Walter asks Anya what her father works, and Anya almost states he is a spy, correcting herself saying he’s a spychiatrist. Walter wonders what she thinks of Yor and Anya finds her to be very nice, but scary at times. Walter then asks her to score her parents and Anya reveals its perfect 100 points as they are fun and she wants to stay with them forever. Murdoch gets annoyed and asks her to compare Yor to her first mother. Anya starts to cry and Murdoch states its natural that she likes her first mother more. Both Loid and Yor are barely holding themselves, but as Murdoch states that they don't need a child crying over trifling stuff, Yor loses it and was about to attack him. Loid was about to lose it too but he controlled and tried to calm Yor down, but as soon Murdoch tells Yor she shouldn’t take it out on him for losing to Anya’s mother, Loid lost control and tried to punch him. A the end he punches the table, breaking it. He apologizes, stating that there was a mosquito and starts leaving. Murdoch states the interview isn't over, but Loid tells him that if making light of a child's feeling is part of Eden's education, he feels they chose the wrong school for Anya. Murdoch gets angry for Loid disgracing the school and starts yelling as Loid leaves. Henry states its enough, but Murdoch threatens him to watch his mouth as his father still have influence in the school. Recalling Loid's word of the instructors being the best, Henry asks Murdoch who truly disgraced the school, and then punches him. At home, Loid feels they failed again as spy as he led his feelings get in his way of the mission. Anya apologizes for failing, but Loid states there is no need for an apology. Knowing that failing to join the school, the \"family\" will break, Anya states she wants to go to school. Anya and Yor believe that Walter and Henry are good people and they will vouch for them. Loid decides to believe a little and they have a toast over the bright future of their family." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 5, + "Twilight's chief is informed by his secretary that the admission results for Eden Academy will be announced today. However, the chief isn't worried as he knows Twilight is the best spy and will soon contact them to say he got in. Meanwhile, on their way to check the results, Loid and his family run into a series of \"bad luck\" events. Getting on the admission board results, Loid is unable to find Anya's name. Realizing they failed, the Forgers are depressed. Henry Henderson approaches them and shows them a confidential waiting list of successful applicants with Anya being on top of it. Henry explains that if someone of the successful applicants decide to withdraw, Anya will get in the school. Loid is surprised considering what they did, but Henry states that the mosquitoes are the number one human killers and Loid saving Murdoch Swan from it, boosted their points. Yor realizes that if no one withdraws. For a moment, she imagines killing an applicant's father so Anya can get in, but decides not to as she mustn't kill an innocent person. Henry tells the Forgers to wait for a call as usually few applicants withdraw each year. However, he explains that due to his actions against Murdoch, he may not be a teacher for long. Loid wonders who will be more useful between Henry and Murdoch, but is ready to destroy Murdoch if he stands in his way. Three days later, the Forgers are still waiting for a call. As the phone rings, Loid rushes to it and picks it up. When he hangs up, he informs Yor and Anya that Anya is in, making everyone happy. Few moments later, Franky, who already knows that Anya is in, comes and brings booze for them to celebrate. While they celebrate, a bit drunk Franky slips that he sold Loid the test answers, but being drunk, Yor didn't hear it right. Franky tells Anya that Loid will be her anything she wants as a reward. Anya states she doesn't want he to buy her anything, but do wish to do something. Anya shows Spy Wars and wants Loid to save her from a castle. Loid refuses, but Franky explains that the castle from the show is remodeled as a theme park and can be rented. Franky then persuades Loid to reward Anya and Loid ends up accepting. Loid then contacts WISE agency, informing them that he got into Eden. He also requests a plane and believing its an emergency situation, they immediately send him one. The Forgers and Franky then get on the plane and head towards the castle. At the castle, Anya and Franky are excited and run around, but soon Anya stops, saying that without enemies or servants it's not fun. Franky agrees with her and tells Loid to step up. Loid then contacts his agency again and requests as many agents they can send. WISE then calls all agents in Ostania for an emergency over SS rank mission at Newton Castle. As the agents arrive, they get excited to see the famous Twilight. Loid then thanks them for coming and helping out, but secretly gives them a Morse code message, that this is a mission related to Operation Strix. Franky and Anya then explain that Anya will be the princess, while Loid will play Loidman, a spy that came to save her, and Franky will play Count Scruffy Head, the big bad guy. Franky tells the agents that they are his subordinates and they must do everything they can and want to get in Loidman's way. As the play starts, Franky takes Anya and tells Loid that he must answer the quiz that Anya made and if he doesn't answer correctly, he will have to put Bondman costume. Franky then asks what Anya likes about Bondman. Loid guesses his face, but Anya reveals its the fact that he has a pistol with a silencer. Loid gets the second question right, saying that Anya's favorite food is peanuts. For the final question, Franky asks what Anya wants right now. Thinking about it, Loid says its Bondman's spy gear, but Anya explains she is thirsty and wants some water. As he got two of the three questions wrong, Loid is forced to put on the Bondman costume. Proceeding, Loid enters a room with large balls and agents and Franky explains that he needs to pass through them. Loid manages to pass through them and reaches a tower, but to reach the top, he needs to pass through more agents who has guns shooting balls. Loid manages to know one and take his gun and proceeds to shoot the rest and make his way up. From the top of the tower, he zip lines to a room, where Franky has Anya, who asks Loidman to save her. As there are agents in the room, Loid feels embarrassed having to act out, but for the mission success, he decides to do it and asks Franky to hand over the princess. Franky then introduces the most powerful witch in the world, Yorticia, played by Yor. Drunk, Yor takes it seriously and starts attacking Loid, giving him a hard time, but ends up breaking her shoe heel and falls asleep on the ground. Loid then faces Franky as the final boss, but beats him with ease. Loid tells Anya that he came to save her and that makes her happy. The agents are happy as well. They activate fireworks and congratulate Anya for getting into the school. After everyone leaves, Anya stays with Loid watching the sky and she tells him that she had so much fun after leaving the orphanage and its all thanks to Loid, and she will do her best at school. Loid smiles at her and congratulated her for passing the exam, and as they looked at the sky, Anya leaned on him while. The next day, WISE receive invoice for expenses for a shocking amount." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 6, + "The Forgers go to the tailor to take Anya's measurements and make her a school uniform. Since Anya had grown a bit since last time, Loid suggest they make her uniform a bit larger. The tailor is surprised to learn that Yor is married, but is happy for her. She asks Loid if he is Eden Academy alumn and upon learning he isn't, she warns him that there is a wall between those who are Eden alumni and those who aren't, which causes discrimination and bullying among the children. She also heard that kidnappings of commuter kids are on the rise, since they are from rich families. Hearing that, Anya gets scared and doesn't want to go to school anymore. The tailor apologizes and states that there are many fun things about school too. Leaving the tailor, Loid suggest they eat out today and Yor agrees. At the restaurant, Loid receives a secret message with his food, informing him about a briefing in five days at 1300 hours at safe house D. Five days later, Loid receives a call that Anya's uniform is ready. However, since he needs to attend his mission briefing, he asks Yor to go and pick it up with Anya. Going to safe house D, he meets with WISE Handler, Sylvia Sherwood, who yells at him for his recent expenses, however, Twilight gives her even more invoices, stating that school is expensive. Sylvia proceeds with briefing Twilight for Phase 2 of Operation Strix, which will require a social gathering. Sylvia reviews how Eden works, explaining that there are around 2500 students ranging from the ages of six to nineteen, with the curriculum covering all thirteen years. Those who shine more than their fellow elites are the honor students known as the Imperial Scholars. Donovan Desmond only attends a social gathering that is only opened to Imperial Scholars and their parents. To become an Imperial Scholar, a student must earn eight merits known as \"Stella\", which are awarded for exceptional grades and contributions to society. At the same time, poor grades and bad behaviors get demerits called Tonitrus Bolts, and receiving eight of them will result in student being immediately expelled. Meanwhile, Yor and Anya go pick up Anya's school uniform. Anya likes it and Yor finds her cute in it. Anya decides to keep wearing it on their way back and as they stop at the park, she goes around to show her uniform to various people. While watching Anya, Yor knows they are pretend family but believes she could be more of a mother to her. Yor then suggest they go to the supermarket to buy products and prepare dinner since Loid will be late. Some men notice that Anya is in Eden uniform and believe that Yor is a maid. As they are almost done shopping, Anya rushes outside, while Yor pays at the counter. Going outside, Anya is captured by the men, who plan to exchange her for the money Yor has on her and to sell her uniform. Yor comes out and kicks one of the men. As they want money, she explains she just used them all in the supermarket. Yor then smashes one of the vegetables, saying she is Anya's mother. Scared by Yor's strength, the men decide to run. Yor feels she is a failure of a mother as she let Anya get out of her sight and smashed the products for dinner. Anya comforts Yor, saying that she loves she is strong and cool. Anya request that Yor trains her as her new life in Edne would be dangerous and this way she won't be scared. Yor agrees and they head home, where she starts Anya's training. The Forgers attend the welcoming ceremony in Eden. Loid is happy they made it that far, but since the school is full of elite kids, he had mostly given up on making Anya part of the elite. The announcer then reveals the houses and their housemasters. Anya wonder in which class she will be, but Loid already knows as he messed with the lineup to get her in the same class as Damian Desmond, Donovan's second son. Loid notes that if Plan A, making Anya an Imperial Scholar fails, he will proceed with Plan B, Friendship Scheme. Being in Damian's class, Anya would become his friend and then be invited to his house, bringing Loid along, which will get him in direct contact with Donovan. Loid guesses that since Anya grow up in orphanage, she would have good communication skills with the other kids. Anya gets called in and as she gets close to Damian, she starts staring at him. Damian notices and thinks that she realized how amazing he is and had fallen for him. Reading his mind, Anya gets annoyed and moves, making Damian think she is playing hard to get. Becky Blackbell greets Anya, and seeing her, Loid realizes is the daughter of the CEO of the major military contractor, Blackbell. He also sees the daughter of the vice president of parliament and the son of a key member of the secret service. As that way he can gather a lot of intel, he hopes that Anya becomes friends with them as well. Becky introduces herself to Anya, thinking that Anya looks like a baby and she could take care of her for a bit, but reading her mind, Anya gets annoyed and ignores her. The class housemaster is Henry Henderson. Loid realizes they didn't fire him, but demoted him to teach the new students. Henry shows the kids around and explains the Stella and Tonitrus Bolts system. Damian reveals who his father is, making the other kids gasp in awe. He asks Anya who her father is and depending on who he is, he will allow her to be his friend. Anya reveals he is a \"feelings doctor\", which disappoints Damian. Anya states she wants to play at Damian's house, but his friends push her away, saying she is a peasant. Angry, Anya wants to unleash her killer punch she learned from Yor, but recalls Yor who tells her to control her emotions and if someone is mean, she should laugh to make herself look cooler bigger girl. Becky tells Anya to say something, but Anya states she doesn't care and tries to smile, but her smirk only annoys Damian, who thinks she is mocking him. Meanwhile, Becky is amazed, thinking she is so mature and compliments her how grown-up she is, which makes Anya happy. Henry then scolds them, telling them to keep quiet. As they proceed with the tour, Damian throws a paper ball at Anya. Becky threatens to tell them on the teacher, but Damian comments she can't prove it was them and passed by, pushing her. Damian goes to Anya and tells her that he will be bullying her each day. Damian and his friends them mock her a bit more. Anya looks away and then turns and punches Damian, who starts to cry. His friends tell the teacher, but Anya states that he ran into her hand himself. They explain she lies and even checked if the teacher was watching. Anya asks for proof, but they point out her first imprint on Damian's face. Henry finds the act disgraceful, but Becky tries to explain that they bullied her the whole day, but Anya was holding back the whole time. As Henry now knows Anya punched him for sure, she recalls Yor telling her that its okay to use force only if you are protecting a friend. Anya reveals that when they passed Becky, Damian stepped on her foot, which made Anya mad. Becky is moved that Anya did this for her and thanks her. Henry finds it elegant that she kept her anger, but stood out for a friend. At the parents gathering, Loid sees that Donovan isn't there. Henry comes and calls him and reveals that Anya punched a boy. Loid is shocked to learn it was Damian. Henry explains that usually such act of violence would receive three Tonitrus Bolts, but he at his discretion it will be lowered to one. Yor apologizes, saying its due to her training her. Loid notes that on day one, both Plan A and Plan B are already failing." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 7, + "While preparing breakfast, Loid recalls that he successfully managed to get Anya in Eden Academy. As it won't be easy to make her an Imperial Scholar, he made Plan B, but it failed as Anya punched Damian. However, Loid decides to not yet give up. Yor and Anya join him for breakfast. Both feel bad about what happened yesterday, but Loid cheers them up. They send Anya to school and Loid tells her to apologize to Damian. Arriving at Eden, Anya sees Becky arriving in a car and realizes she is rich. Becky learns that Anya came with the school bus and suggest she could make her driver pick her as well. They see Damian and his friends and sparks fly. Anya attempts to apologize, but Becky pulls her, saying that class is starting soon. Meanwhile, Loid was worried and infiltrated Eden to spy on Anya, and gets annoyed at Becky. He recalls that Blackbell and Desmond Group are business partners, and wonders if Becky has orders to stop their mission, but in the end decides that shouldn't be possible. In the classroom, most of the kids are talking about Anya and stand away, afraid of what she did. Meanwhile Damian looks at Anya, recalling that no one ever defied him and that even his brother had never hit him. During the first class, the teacher teaches them math, but Anya falls asleep. The teacher notices, but doesn't have the courage to wake her and feels she indeed is a delinquent. As it ends, Becky wakes Anya as next is science class. Anya wonders about Damian, but Becky tells her he left already. Anya heads out looking to apologize to Damian, stating that the peace depends on it and Becky thinks that she means her school life peace is in danger as its unknown what Damian may decide to do. Becky hugs her, stating that she will protect her. Using her mind reading ability, Anya hears Loid's voice and realizes he is disguised as a janitor. Next, Anya has science class outside. Loid uses a mirror to reflect light and show Anya a message that today is a good day to apologize, making Anya think its message from God. Next up is language class. The kids read from the book, where the character John in the end doesn't apologize, but in Anya's book, its corrected and John apologizes. Heading towards the cafeteria during lunchtime, Anya sees the bushes being cut to spell \"sorry\", and then a student with \"sorry\" sign on his back. At the cafeteria, the students are told they can order anything and Anya orders omelet rice, which ends up having \"sorry\" written with the ketchup. Anya sees Damian and wants to go to apologize, but Becky stops her. Loid then decide he needs to get Becky away from Anya, and uses the school's announcement system to call Becky to the student hall in Tower A. Anya uses that chance and goes to apologize to Damian, who has some weird feeling standing in front of her and is unable to talk. His friends start to wonder what insult he will come up with and guess in their head, but as Anya can read their mind, she feels offended and starts crying and apologizes. That moves Damian, who seemingly falls for her and his face turns red. Damian states its because he is angry, but starts to realize that's not the case. Not wanting to believe it, he runs away, stating he will never forgive her. Loid saw it all and thinks that he rejected completely her apology and Plan B is done for. At home, Loid decides to proceed with the original plan and improve Anya's academics. He gives her a math problem and tells her she won't watch her favorite show if she doesn't solve it. Anya attempts to read his mind, but as he is thinking about other things, she gets overwhelmed. Anya then decides to ask Yor for help and read her mind, but Yor makes division analogy with cutting bodies to pieces and then gets distracted. That shocks Anya, who then runs in her run, stating she doesn't want to study. Loid states that she needs to study to become an Imperial Scholar. Yor wonders if that is what Anya wants and states that she would like Anya to enjoy going to school. Loid agrees, noting that Anya is young and probably doesn't worry about grades. They make some hot cocoa, but Anya still refuses to get out. Loid guesses that due to his job, Yor's brother must had brilliant academic record and wonders if Yor helped him with homework, whoever, Yor states that Yuri was more capable child than she was and he probably taught her more. Every time they studied together, he was teaching her something and it seems that he enjoyed it. Loid realizes that his motivation was likely earning her praise and Yor wonders if they can do the same with Anya. Loid doesn't think he has been acting as ideal father, but Yor reminds him that Anya thinks otherwise. He tells Yor that she is the mother and he would love if she can help out with the homework too. Loid decides to understand Anya better. He goes to her room and tells her that her spy show is starting and she is free to watch it. As he doesn't get a reply, he enters the room and sees Anya sleeping over her textbooks while have been trying to study herself. He moves her to her bed and decides to record her show. Dominic meets Yuri Briar, who asks him about the party the other day and the guy his sister went with. Dominic is surprised he haven't met him and congratulates him, telling him that his sister is married, which leaves Yuri in shock." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 8, + "Anya is in math class and her teacher has called on her to answer the question he's written on the blackboard. She confidently announces that it's three-thirds, to the amazement of Becky and irritation of Damian, but the math teacher then tells her that her answer was completely wrong. In the city, Loid and Handler have met up and the latter is asking the former if they can expect his daughter's grades to improve since HQ is planning around eight Stella Stars in four months. A visibly tired Loid smirks and says that that won't be a problem, and Handler comments on how bad he's become at lying recently. Moving on, Handler tells Loid that one of their informants at city hall was arrested and warns Loid that the enemy has been cracking down hard so he should be careful, especially since Eden is in the middle of the city. At Berlint City Hall, Millie explains to Yor and Sharon that Jim Hayward was arrested today by the SSS for espionage. Sharon says that she heard he was from the financial department and had been selling official documents on the black market. A sleepy Camilla then walks in and greets the three, then turning to Yor and tells her that after hearing from Dominic, questions if she's told her brother about her marriage yet. A shocked Yor exclaims that she knew she was forgetting something and asks what she should do, Camilla just saying that Yuri said he'd be calling the office later as Yor remembers that she never gave him her new house's phone number. Yor frets as she forgot about him after being relieved that her marriage went through. Millie asks if Yor's brother is hot and Yor shows her a picture of her and Yuri and they both comment on how cute he is, Yor then going on to tell them how he would always call her \"Sis\" and refused to leave her side. Millie then rebounds, saying she'd give him a hard pass if he was one of those types and another commenting that if he loves Yor that much it's even more awful that she forgot to tell him. A Lieutenant is interrogating Jim at the SSS Headquarters, asking him information on the documents and who he gave them to. Jim asks to be released and the SSS lieutenant stubs his cigarette on Jim's hand in response. Yuri then enters, saluting as the Lieutenant greets him and saying he'll do his best as he walks into the interrogation room to swap places The SSS Lieutenant pats Yuri's shoulder as he exits the room, sitting down on a bench next to another member who promptly asks him why the boss let someone as young as Yuri on the team, despite his talent. The lieutenant tells him that it's because the boss said Yuri was cute like a puppy. The lieutenant says that every organization needs a member like him, and that Yuri can get the job done indiscriminately. In the interrogation room, Yuri takes his hat off and greets Jim, the latter quickly steeling himself and saying that he has nothing to say to the SSS. Yuri just ignores him, beginning to excitedly tell him about Yor and that he's going visit and congratulate her on her marriage after he's done with work for the day. Yuri tells Jim that he'd appreciate it if they could finish up quickly, asking him to spill everything he knows. Jim feigns innocence, and Yuri produces three photos of Jim dealing the documents to another man which greatly shocks him, then tells Jim that he'd be better off being honest. Jim admits that he gave his clients the papers for cash and that he doesn't know anything about his client aside from him being from the West. Yuri asks for more details but Jim doesn't remember. Yuri's face turns cold as he asks the man if he's heard of \"Twilight\". When Jim says that he doesn't know who that is, Yuri explains that he's a dangerous spy from the West who is the natural enemy of the SSS. Jim asks if he'll be let off the hook if he can help catch \"Twilight\", and Yuri asks him again if he remembers anything about the man, reminding him that if he feeds the SSS nonsense it will only be added to his crimes. Jim says that he just wanted cash to fool around with girls, saying that Yuri should relate as a man when he reminds Jim that he has a wife. Yuri puts on his gloves and starts telling Jim that he keeps his job a secret from his sister because he doesn't want her to know about his dirty work, later to slam Jim's face into the ashtray on the table. He says that what he's done is treason and that, unlike Jim, Yuri loves his family and will do anything to protect the country his sister lives in. Anya is watching Spy Wars at home, Loid sitting behind her and wishing she could pay that much attention when they're studying. Anya turns to Loid and asks how many shots Bondman's pistol has on the show, and Loid replies that it should have eight, then looking at Anya in surprise as she calls out \"two-eighths\" when referring to the amount of bullets he has left. Loid exclaims that she got it right and notes to himself that she learns better with the cartoon. Yor then comes home, worriedly announcing that Yuri is coming over to visit that night to congratulate her on her marriage, much to Loid's surprise. She asks Loid what they should do and he replies that it's exactly the occasion they prepared the \"lovey-dovey marriage\" set for, decorating the house with stereotypical things a loving married couple would have. After Loid and Yor share glances when in front of an over-the-top bed, Anya says that they're flirting, and her now flustered parents say that they're not. While waiting for Yuri to arrive, Anya asks Loid when Yor's brother will be coming, Loid corrects her saying that he's her uncle and tells her to go to bed since it's getting late. Anya protests that she wants to meet her uncle as Yor comments that he must be working late, then falls asleep on Loid's lap. Yuri is skipping down the street to the Forger abode with a large bouquet of roses in one arm, abruptly stopping when a rib Yor broke through a hug during their childhood begins to ache. He thinks about how overwhelmed he must be by her love, then wonders why she never told him about her marriage for a whole year and concludes that she married such a terrible man that she can't possibly have told him. As he makes his way to their apartment, Yuri thinks how he will eliminate anyone that poses a threat to Yor, even if it's her husband, then stopping and reminding himself to calm down as she mustn't find out about his job. As Loid and Yor prepare for their guest, he thinks about the fact that the closer Yuri is, the easier it is for them to let their secret slip, and must not lose the family he worked so hard to create for his mission. Yuri arrives and the couple welcomes him, Loid and Yuri both hiding their dark looks. The television plays footage of ministers from Ostania and Westalis talking over normalizing relations between their countries as Loid greets Yuri as he enters the Forger household as he wonders if Yuri will be a threat to his fake family or not. At the same time Yuri wonders if Loid is truly worthy of being his sister's husband. Loid tells them that he'll go and make a quick meal while Yuri and Yor catch up. Yuri thinks to himself that he wouldn't want to eat something Loid made as Yor remarks that his face is scary, commenting that he must be nervous. Yuri worries that he accidentally let his hostility show since he hasn't calmed down since the interrogation, pledging to act as a diligent civil servant in front of Yor as she herself pledges to act as a loving wife in front of Yuri, not wanting to tell him that she got married so she could continue with her assassin work. Yor thanks Yuri for the flowers which prompts him to say that he hasn't accepted Yor's marriage yet, asking her why she kept it a secret from him for a whole year. Loid, watching from the kitchen, thinks to himself that that's a natural question as he replays his and his wife's earlier conversation in his head. The flashback begins with Loid asking her if it would be okay just to tell Yuri the truth: that she married to avoid the stigma and suspicion of being single at her age. Yor says that it wouldn't work since Yuri is sensitive and would probably lose it if he heard that she married someone she wasn't in love with. She knows she's making things difficult but she doesn't want her brother to worry and says that she has the perfect excuse to tell him. In the present, Loid is counting on Yor to handle the situation. When Yuri asks for an answer, Yor looks him straight in the eyes and confidently says that she just forgot to tell him. Loid is dumbfounded and Yuri, confused, brings up the phone call the other day during which a partner was mentioned, asking why she didn't just tell him then. Yor says, again with confidence, that she forgot that she forgot to tell him. Yuri says that it must be true then, losing all reason when dealing with his sister, as he laughs and apologizes to his sister, says that she can be such a klutz sometimes. Loid is shocked that Yuri is satisfied with that answer, wondering if this is normal in the Briar family. Loid returns as he brings a plate of lemon marinade over, Yuri takes a bite and is shocked at how good it is, taking a few more as Yor comments on how good Loid's cooking is. Yuri thinks that he won't be won over with his food as he produces a bottle of wine that he brought, deciding to get Loid drunk in order to expose him. Loid whispers to Yor that she shouldn't drink if they don't want a repeat of last time at the castle. Yuri asks the two how they met, and they explain their first meeting at the boutique. Yor says that Loid was staring at her, with him saying that he could not help but look at how beautiful she was. Realizing that this topic is dangerous territory, Loid decides that he needs to change the topic, so he tells Yuri that after a few dinners together, they eventually hit it off. Yuri starts asking specific questions about their relationship and Loid feels that this has turned into an interrogation. Loid is asked what he calls Yor, and he simply replies with just \"Yor\". Knowing that he himself hesitates to call her by her given name, a panicked Yuri asks Yor what she calls her husband, suggesting nicknames like \"Loidy\" or \"Loi-Loi\". Yor is too embarrassed to speak and Yuri assumes it is true, picking up the wine as he starts to drink away. Yor vehemently denies this, saying she just calls him \"Loid\". Loid asks Yuri if he's okay and brings him water. Yuri takes the glass while wondering what his sister likes about him. He thinks to himself that Loid is a good cook, tall and handsome, seems considerate, and is even a doctor. Realizing that he just brought up Loid's good points he drinks away in anger, Yor telling him to calm down and Loid wonders if all Briars are bad drunks. Loid changes the topic, asking Yuri about his career and tells him how much Yor boasts about him. Yor tells her brother that she heard from Dominic that he went to Hugaria. Yuri explains that it was for work, and tells her about how nice the city is, wishing that he could have shown her. He mentions a café said to be the Empress's favorite back in the day, which catches Loid's attention, and he asks Yuri if the café was in the capital city of Obda, saying he went there when he was a medical student. They talk about a restaurant called Kalpatia which is run by an old man, and Loid asks if the wine was also from Hugaria. Yuri tells him that he found it on a shop on Hedger Street. Loid hopes that it wasn't too expensive and Yuri says that it cost around 200 dalc. Loid, who had predicted Yuri's replies, reveals that the responses are from a manual used by Ostanian intelligence agents. He explains that they are a template used to fabricate details of non-existent travels abroad, meaning that Yuri's trip was a lie. He also reveals that the information in the manual is outdated, pointing out holes in his story. He has been wary of Yuri ever since he heard that he worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, saying that foreign service is one step away from espionage. Asking Franky to look into his records, Loid found that he was working at the Ministry until about a year ago, which he predicts is when Yuri was recruited by an intelligence agency. He deduced that Yuri is involved in domestic counter-intelligence, which is none other than the SSS, WISE's greatest enemy. Despite this, Loid thinks that as long as his true identity isn't discovered, maintaining a relationship with Yuri is not a bad idea, as he could serve as a valuable intel source on his enemies. Loid also notices that Yuri is hiding his real job from Yor and thinks that he might be easier to manipulate. When Yor asks Yuri if he is happy to have such a nice brother-in-law, Yuri reiterates that he doesn't recognize both the marriage and Loid as his brother-in-law. He tells Loid that the reason he has an important job and can buy expensive bottles of wine is all because of Yor. Yuri flashes back to his past when he and Yor and were orphaned and living poor. Yuri waited for his sister to come home and Yor, soaked in blood, announces her arrival which shocks him as he asks what happened. Yor brushes it aside and gifts Yuri an encyclopedia that he wanted, saying that her payday was big at work, so she bought it for him. Yor continued to come home covered in blood while she brought Yuri things, leading him to believe that she was working herself to death for him, unaware of her assassin job. Yuri then resolved to become a successful man so that he could protect his only blood relative. He asks Loid if he can understand how it feels to have the most important person in your world be taken away by some stranger. He says that he always wanted Yor to marry someone and be happy, as long as that someone is more capable of protecting her than him, asking \"Loidy\" if he can do that. Loid states that he loves Yor as much as Yuri does, if not more, and that Anya loves her as well, saying that Yor is already a part of the family. He lies in an utterly shameless fashion, declaring that whether it's from spears or meteors from the sky, he would risk his life to protect her. Yuri is stunned to hear this, and wonders if Loid is that powerful. In denial, he accuses Loid of being a liar, and spills some water on the table. Yor and Loid both reach out to clean the mess and their hands end up touching, and they pull back awkwardly. Yuri sees this and asks if that really is their reaction after living together for a year, and questions their marriage. The couple try to dissuade his suspicions and tell him that they really are in love. Yuri doesn't buy it and demands that the two prove their love, ordering the two to kiss. Yor is not sure about kissing in front of her brother, but Yuri tells them to do it just once and he will believe them, or he will go to city hall to have their marriage annulled. Loid thinks about how the situation has escalated, but in 0.1 seconds, reminds himself that he is Twilight, Westalis's greatest spy, who has faked relationships with countless of women before, so a kiss or two is nothing for the sake of the mission. Loid agrees to Yuri's demands and tells Yor that they will just do what they always do. On the other hand, Yor is unprepared for her first kiss, blushing furiously as Loid moves in closer." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 9, + "Loid Forger leans into kiss a panicked Yor Forger which leads her to down the bottle of wine as she can't kiss him sober. Loid whispers that they don't have to do this, which leads Yuri Briar to ask why they're whispering and whether they're actually in love or not. Yor throws a fork at Yuri to shut him up, grazing his cheek, and pushes down Loid to kiss him. As Yuri watches, he flashes back to his past with Yor raising him and him wanting to marry her. Yuri decides to leap in to stop an embarrassed Yor, who tries to slap Loid. Loid dodges her slap and Yuri ends up being slapped. Yuri flies across the room before crashing and momentarily waking up Anya Forger before she returns to sleep. A bloody Yuri gets up with and misinterprets the slap as Yor being mad that he tried to stop them. Yuri concedes defeat, telling Loid that his sister's lips are Loid's for now and an embarrassed Yor hits him again. Both siblings try to stand up, but are drunk and start swaying. Luckily, they are caught by Loid who holds them both up and tells them how much he admires how wonderful of siblings they are. Loid thanks Yuri for all the work he has done to protect his sister and assures him that he'll do everything he can to support her as well. Yuri recognizes Loid's good nature but he slaps Loid's hand away and says he's going home. Loid tells him that he's welcome to come visit anytime for Yor and also to meet their daughter Anya. Yuri declares that he will come back to prove that Loid tricked Yor into this marriage and warns Loid that if he makes Yor cry he will have him executed, but cuts off before saying the executed part. Yuri then rushes off as Yor wishes him a safe trip home. As Loid and Yor clean up, Loid proceeds to search the apartment to make sure that Yuri didn't plant any listening devices, and finds nothing. Yor thanks Loid for tonight and how he was willing to accept Yuri as family. Loid comments how he envies them as someone who doesn't have any other friends or family to rely on apart from Anya, and even she isn't his actual daughter. Most of all though, he's just glad that Yuri didn't find out about their pretend marriage. Yor agrees and says that she wants to go to bed to which they remember the shared love bed they had set up for Yuri's visit, and say they'll sleep separately. Anya and Yor sleep, while Loid reads an issue of Spy Wars. He contemplates when the last time he felt envious of someone was before deciding to head to sleep. As Yuri heads home, he asks two scary-looking men which direction the station is in and they tell him to go to the hospital. Anya wakes up and says good morning to their plant, thinking it's Loid, who tells her to wash her face to wake up. Yor greets her good morning and says that it was too bad she couldn't meet Yuri last night. Anya asks who that is before remembering that he's her uncle. She reads Loid's mind and finds out that Yuri is a member of the Secret Police. She questions what the Secret Police are and concludes that they're something exciting. She cries out to Loid asking why he didn't let her see Yuri who's surprised that it meant so much to her. Loid on the other hand is relieved that he's gone so he can return to helping Anya study. They begin eating breakfast while Loid questions his safety, now knowing that Yor's brother is a member of the SSS. WISE found nothing suspicious about her, and she seems to not know about her brother working for the SSS, but he decides that he should still remain cautious. Anya, who was reading Loid's thoughts, chimes in to tell him what Yor is before pausing and saying she's a bad cook. Yor is shocked that Anya could tell that she made breakfast today and apologizes, saying she did her best. As the family prepare to head out. Loid calls out to Yor and wonders if planting a bug on her is going too far. He decides it would be best so he can prove Yor's innocence. He pretends to wipe off some gunk on her neck while planting the bug on her. Yor thanks him but is flustered, thinking he was going to kiss her after what happened the previous night. She reflects about how she can't cook, how last night only went well due to Loid, and her performance as a proper wife. She determines that Loid must have been disappointed in her, which is why he seemed distant this morning. As Anya is about to get on the school bus, she looks back at her parents and tells them to get along. They tell her they're fine and Loid tells her to get along with her classmates. Loid thinks to himself about how intuitive children can be before telling Yor they should be off too. At the SSS headquarters, the SSS Lieutenant asks about Yuri's injuries since he was going to visit his sister's new family last night. Yuri says he barely remembers it and the Lieutenant assumes Yuri got drunk and picked a fight with Loid. Yuri tells him that Loid doesn't deserve Yor and is asked if Loid is a bad person. Yuri says that Loid seemed nice but it could all be an act and he's secretly a spy that he needs to lock up. The Lieutenant questions if he has any proof and Yuri realizes that he should've planted bugs. He stops himself, thinking that if he heard his sister's voice in those situations, his heart wouldn't be able to bear it. He slams his head against his locker thinking about it, making the Lieutenant question if the wounds were self-inflicted. The Lieutenant tells Yuri that he needs to get over his sister so he can focus on his work and catching Western spies, Twilight especially. Yuri agrees, but if Loid makes his sister cry it'll be a different story. At Berlint City Hall, Yor is typing at her desk while holding back tears. Camilla questions what's with her and Millie tells her that Yor has been telling herself she's a failure of a wife the whole day. Sharon comes into the office and and learns that Yor wants to know how to be a good wife. She asks if they're not getting along and Yor explains that she is unsure of how to act since this is her first relationship. On top of the city hall roof, Loid is listening in on her conversation and confirms that Yor has never been with a man before. Yor worries if their relationship can go on since she can't even cook and Loid realizes that Anya's comment must have cut deep. Loid sees that Yor is trying to seem more wifely for the sake of their pretend family, but suspects that it could also be her trying to deceive him. Camilla says that it must be rough having a husband who is better than her, and Millie tells Yor that she should just break up with him, Yor responding that she can't. Hearing this, Loid thinks about the toxicity of Yor's relationship with her coworkers. Section Chief Barnes interrupts their discussion and tells them to get back to work, then asks if Yor can run a letter down to the post office for him. Loid considers that he won't figure out if Yor is suspicious without taking matters into his own hands. Yor drops off the letter at the post office and on her way out, notices a sign about married couple bank accounts and thinks about how her and Loid have separate bank accounts. She wonders if the money she earns as an assassin could make her useful to Loid but also realizes it might end up being suspicious and that he probably doesn't need financial support. As she is thinking about this, she gets stopped by Loid and Franky disguised as secret police officers, who tell her they have some questions for her and take her to an empty alleyway. A bit earlier, Loid is getting Franky to help him with questioning Yor. Franky asks why he is being made to do this and Loid tells him to shut up and follow his lead. Loid tells her that in their mail inspection they noticed that the letter she just posted had a coded message to the West. They ask her if the \"Barnes\" on the letter is her superior which she confirms. When she tells them her name is Yor Forger, Franky laughs and tells her that her name is written as a collaborator in the letter. Loid says that she's part of the conspiracy and Yor denies this, saying that there must be a mistake. Loid and Franky then tell her about someone they caught in the finance department who was tortured so intense he killed himself in his cell. Franky tells her that there was also a woman around her age who was the secretary of a parliament member who was caught last month. Loid adds that she had an SSS family member so they let her go. Franky replies that it's a perk of the job to make those doubts disappear. Loid tells her that they'll need to take her back to the station, thinking to himself that if she knows Yuri is in the SSS all she needs to do is say his name to resolve this. She has no reason to hide his identity from his coworkers and it will only further their suspicions if she resists. Yor tells them that she works hard for her country every day and would never participate in espionage. Franky tells her not to play dumb and to come quietly as he lunges at her but gets interrupted by Yor throwing him to the ground, who reminds him that she's a married woman and asks not to be touched. Loid tells her there are consequences for resisting that may affect her family. Yor tells them that her husband and brother are respectable men and if they are going to harm them she'll show them no mercy, getting ready to fight. Seeing that she is telling the truth, Loid asks Franky, whom he calls \"Second Lieutenant Mop\" if he's sure he deciphered the code correctly. Franky then says it was coded in the \"Caterpillar Cipher\" and not the \"Raccoon Cipher\". They tell her it appears to be a letter from Mr. Barnes to a hemorrhoid treatment specialist and had it encoded because of the subject matter. They apologize for the misunderstanding and tell her she's free to go but ask her to keep the contents of the letter a secret. As Yor leaves, Franky says they confirmed that she's not connected to the secret police while Loid removes his mask. Franky asks if Loid is feeling guilty and Loid denies it. Franky tells him to keep his emotions out of this and to never trust anyone if he values his life. Loid rips off Franky's disguise, irritated at being lectured by Franky with that disguised face. Franky complains since he was hoping to get some girls with that face. Loid tells him that getting women through deception is wrong and Franky retorts at the obvious contradiction. Yor walks back home concerned about the events of today. She then runs into Loid who asks her if she wants to walk home together. He again pretends to get some gunk off her collar as he removes the bug. Yor apologizes for being a failure as a wife who's not even able to keep her clothes clean. Loid tries to comfort her by telling her that there's no correct way for a wife to act. Trying to live up to an ideal is admirable but they can constrict you from being who you are and utilizing your true strengths. He tells her that many of his patients struggle with that problem because having to perform all the time is exhausting. He tells her he just wants her to be who she is and how it would make Anya happy to see her smile. Yor thanks him for saying that and tells him she's glad she married him. Loid thinks back to Franky's comment about doubting her before crushing and throwing away the bug. He then tells her they didn't do anything to celebrate their fake one-year anniversary and should get some cake to which she agrees. Anya returns home and is welcomed by Yor. Anya reads her parents' minds and is happy to see them getting along and Loid says that they were never fighting. They tell her they have cake and she begs for some to which they tell her to stop jumping around so she doesn't bother the neighbors downstairs." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 10, + "At 5:34 AM, Henry Henderson is taking a jog around Eden Academy. After completing his jog, he heads to Cecile Hall's dormitory to take a shower. After completing his shower, he puts on his suit and starts making some tea. The dorm tutor walks in and the two wish each other a good morning. Henry invites the tutor to have tea and the tutor gladly joins. Henry pours hot water into the kettle, puts his tea blend into their teacups, and then pours water from the kettle into the cups. The tutor comments how it has been a while since Henry was in charge of the grade school children and asks how they are, and Henry says they have promise. The tutor then mentions how Henry had to give Anya Forger a Tonitrus Bolt on her first day. Henry admits that it was a rare occurrence for their school and only did what was necessary; good deeds shall be praised and misconduct will be met with punishment. The tutor says he has much to learn from Henry, while Henry says that as the elementary students continue to learn true elegance every day, the school traditions will live on. In the dorm common room, Damian looks solemnly at the group photo taken during orientation, where he stands alone. Ewen and Emile run to him with a photo album. They show Damian a photo of his older brother and find more photos of him in the album, awed by his accomplishments and status as an Imperial Scholar while Damian wears a sad look. Ewen tells Damian that he is sure that Damian will become an Imperial Scholar even faster and be the first to get a Stella in their grade. Emile mentions that they still have a while until exams and says that his first opportunity will be in P.E. class next week, where there will be a dodgeball tournament with the other classes. Ewen then discloses that he heard from his friend who heard from their friend that the MVP of the game will be rewarded a Stella. At 7:58 AM, he reads a book on the history of Eden while listening to music on his phonograph. He finishes reading and looks out the window, ready for another elegant day at Eden Academy. However, he is instead greeted by Damian Desmond, Emile Elman, and Ewen Egeburg fighting with Anya Forger and Becky Blackbell. Henry gives a look of disappointment having to deal with this so early in the day. Anya returns home to tell Loid a rumor she heard from Becky that she has a chance to earn a Stella Star in P.E. class. Loid doubts this, but determined to help Anya do well, Yor and an excited Anya train for the dodgeball game. Yor puts Anya through several training methods and teaches her a \"killer move\". On the day of the game, Anya, Becky, and Damian's gang have a bit of an argument before they go line up on the court. Henderson announces that he will be overseeing the interclass dodgeball match between Cecile Hall and Wald Hall as Coach Bobby is out sick. Damian throws the first ball of the game, aiming for Bill Watkins, a large muscular student from Wald Hall, who easily catches it. Bill throws the ball back at Cecile's team, eliminating 4 of its members. Bill is confident in his victory and thinks back to his training for the game, remembering his father's words of encouragement. Becky attempts to take him out, but he ends up catching the ball and throwing it right back at her, eliminating her. Damian, Ewen, and Emile try to take out Bill together, but Ewen and Emile end up getting eliminated, leaving Damian, Anya, and another student left in the Cecile Hall team. While Damian plans to survive and stand out, Bill decides to go after Anya next. He throws a low ball at her, but she reads his mind and jumps to avoid it. He throws 3 more shots, but they all miss her, with the final one hitting the unnamed student. Damian compliments her dodging skills, while Anya inches closer to out of bounds. Becky notices this and yells at Anya to watch out for the people out of bounds. Anya tries to step back but trips and falls. Bill sees his chance and hurls a ball toward Anya, yelling: \"Die!!!\" Damian looks at her pitifully but ultimately jumps in the way of the ball and tries to catch it. He ends up failing to do so and eliminates himself. Damian realizes that he cannot get MVP now, which upsets him. Anya acknowledges Damian's selfless act and announces that she will get revenge for Damian's 'death.' After thinking back to Yor's training, Anya uses her \"killer move\" and throws the ball at Bill. However, the ball hits the ground and bounces toward Bill, who throws the ball right back and hits her. Bill and his team are excited, thinking he was going to get a Stella Star. However, Henry informs them that they do not give out Stella Stars for a simple P.E. game, but he may need to give Bill a Tonitrus Bolt for his improper language. Damian rushes over to Anya and yells at her for wasting his sacrifice. As Ewen, Emile, and Becky join in and start to argue, Henry considered the children worthy of a Stella Star for their teamwork, but he changes his mind." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 11, + "Loid sees Anya's grades and realizes she failed all the tests. Loid calls out to her but she tells him she's busy because she's watching Spy Wars. He decides to turn off the TV and picks her up and carry her away from the TV so they can go to study as they promised at 5 o'clock, but Anya starts throwing a tantrum. They begin studying and Loid scolds her for being unable to spell correctly. Yor joins them, takes a look at Anya's test, and compliments her for her score being not bad despite still being a failing grade. Loid tries to help her learn idioms by referencing idioms used in Spy Wars, but Anya, however, only had difficulty with the idiom’s test because she read another student's mind who also failed. She plans in the future to learn who is the best at each subject so she can read their mind for tests. Loid considers having her grades changed in the school's records but realizes that would be suspicious if she didn't also have some real improvement as well. He also believes that if he does that, her classmates will resent her for her unearned accomplishments. Anya reads his mind and contemplates whether it's a good idea or not for her to cheat by reading her classmates' minds. Loid decides maybe he's being too strict with studying and decides instead to have her switch to doing some drawing. She tries drawing a cow but it turns out poorly so Loid gives up on her drawing skills. He tries to get her to do music and sports as well but she fails horribly at both of them. Yor instead gives Anya a jumping rope to try playing with. While she does this, Loid contemplates his mission and the hopes that the organization has of her getting 8 Stella Stars in 4 months. While he contemplates this, Anya gets herself tangled up in the jump rope. She tells him she's going to work really hard before asking him to untangle her. After untangling her, Loid asks if she'll go with somewhere tomorrow and she agrees. The next day, they go to the hospital to do some community service in hopes to earn her a Stella Star that way. Through his intel, Loid knows that outside of academic achievement, Stellas can be awarded for long-term community service and heroic acts like life-saving and police assistance. The nurses assign Loid and Anya to start by cleaning the locker room by the pool. Anya ends up breaking 2 flower pots while cleaning so the nurses decide to reassign her to tidying the books in the library. Instead of cleaning though, she ends up just reading manga. Anya tells them she's tired of cleaning and runs off to find a surgery room so she can assist a doctor by handing them tools, but ends up bumping into a nurse The nurse yells at the two of them and tells them they are excused from service. They dejectedly begin to leave the hospital with Loid realizing she won't be able to get a Stella Star this way. Ken, a patient at the hospital, passes by them in the hallway alongside his mother and heads to the pool. Her mother leaves him near the pool for a while since she told him she was going to change. He reaches his hand in the pool to check the temperature of it, but ends up falling in. His mother looks around for him but doesn't see him and assumes he's still changing. Ken, unable to swim, begins to drown in the pool. Anya hears his cries for help through her telepathy and is about to tell Loid about it but realizes he won't believe her. Instead, she rushes off the pool herself, stating she wants to be a pro-swimmer and passes by Ken's mother who tries to stop her. She frantically looks around for where Ken is before hearing more cries for help and diving into the pool after him. Anya is unable to swim as well, but almost reaches Ken. Loid dives into the pool as well and saves both of them. Ken's mother is shocked because she didn't know he was in there and the people around the pool are shocked as well as they heard nothing. Loid tells them that's how children usually drown as it makes little sound so it's best to keep your eyes on kids around a pool. Loid praises her and Ken's mother gives her thanks for coming to Ken's rescue. The next day of school, Anya is awarded a Stella Star for saving Ken's life. Becky congratulates her for getting the first Stella Star in the grade while Damian scoffs at her for getting one before him. Ken and his parents went to the Forger residence to thank them for saving Ken’s life, and after they left, Yor gives Anya a hug and Loid pats her on the head because he's very proud of her. Anya realizes that she can use her powers to help people and gets very happy. Yor proclaims that she's going to make a special dinner but Anya rejects the idea because she doesn't want Yor's bad cooking and wants Loid to cook. Sylvia and Loid, while disguised, discuss Anya's recent earning of a Stella. Sylvia poses the idea of using WISE agents to get her more stars, but Loid rejects the idea as it would look suspicious and endanger the agents. She encourages him to try to get Anya to get as many stars as possible quickly regardless as Donovan has been making moves with money recently. Anya arrives at school proudly wearing her Stella Star on her chest. Several students begin talking in awe about how she was apparently the fastest student to get a Stella Star. Becky greets Anya who instructs her to call her \"Starlight Anya\" from now on. Becky states that with this fame, Anya could probably make 100 friends just today. An image pops into Anya's mind of Damian asking her to be friends and Loid praising her for helping to complete his mission. However, Damian instead greets her by telling her to not get too full of herself before walking off which disappoints Anya. Becky and Anya head to their class where the students immediately begin to badmouth Anya for wearing her Stella Star in class. Other students try to assert that the whole incident was faked and she didn't deserve the Stella Star. Two girls looking for support in this ask Damian what he thinks. Instead of support though, he tells them that Eden Academy isn't a third-rate school that would give out Stella Stars without merit. The girls worriedly try to take back their words before Damian cuts them off telling them to transfer if they have a problem with Eden. However, these words only hurt Damian because he knows that he has lost to Anya. Becky and Anya head to lunch where Becky asks Anya what she got as a reward for earning a Stella Star. Anya thinks maybe she could get peanuts but Becky pushes her to think bigger like the gifts she's gotten of dresses, tiaras, and a tank. Seeing all the things Becky has gotten makes Anya frightened at the amount of money the Blackbell family has. Anya decides that she wants a castle but Becky tries to get her to lower her request size. Becky brings up the dog that she got which makes Anya curious. Anya sees Damian and his gang walking by so she asks Damian if he has a dog. Damian shrugs off the question but Anya reads his mind and sees him playing with his dog Max. Anya envisions a future where she tells Damian that she got a dog which makes Damian want to compare the cuteness of the dogs. Loid and Anya then head to Donovan and Damian's house where Loid asks Donovan to end this war. When Anya arrives home, she tells Loid and Yor that she wants a dog as a reward for her Stella Star. Yor tells Anya that taking care of an animal is a big responsibility but Loid tells Anya that he'll give the idea some thought. Loid envisions a guard dog that can be used to protect Anya whereas Yor envisions a dog that would attack and kill Anya. After reading their minds, Anya tells the two of them that she wants a small cute dog which makes Yor envision a small dog slashing Anya's throat with a knife in its mouth. Loid decides that they should go to a pet shop over the weekend to see what's available. Meanwhile, two men are discussing the sales of the dogs they have in holding. They plan on selling them to some revolutionaries who are going to use the dogs as bomb dogs. They look over the dogs and see that some of them aren't doing well. One of the dogs sees an image of Loid, Anya, and Yor welcoming him, and this makes him stand up." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 12, + "Loid visits a subway store and purchases a drink. The woman working there is a WISE contact, who gives him another mission. As Loid leaves, the woman wonders if a day would come where they won't be needed anymore. Loid completes his new assignment and meets with a man from WISE, who thanks him for completing the mission so quickly. The man asks him how is Operation Strix going and Loid explains its going smoothly and have secured a wife and a child. While smoking, Loid coughs, making the man wonder if he quit smoking and Loid confirms, since he got a child now. Back at the Forger's home, Yor comments that Loid said he will be late and suggest they eat out tonight and Anya agrees. Yor thinks to herself that doctors are busy. Anya who read Yor's mind, knows that Loid isn't a doctor, but a spy and went to take out an arms dealer. Yor washes the dishes, but is still able to smell the blood on her hands from the yesterday's kill. Tired, Loid heads home, commenting that he keeps getting side missions even though he is busy with Operation Strix and that would mean HQ have personal shortage. Entering his building, Loid overhears some ladies gossiping about him, wondering if he is saying he is working late, but is cheating or he got fired and can't confess to his wife. As he doesn't want to attain more suspicion around them, Loid returns home and announces they will be going out as a family next weekend. He sees Anya had draw a penguin and suggest they go to the aquarium. Yor finds him tired and suggest that he rests a bit, but Loid explains that in order for their pretend family to continue, they must do what normal happy families do. The weekend comes, but Loid have been working hard to complete his extra missions and is quite tired now. The moment they go out, they meet some of their neighbors, who comment its rare to see them all three together, but Loid explains they are going to the aquarium. When they get to the subways, Loid notices there is a mission for him. Loid decides to buy some drink and tells the woman working there that he can't take on the mission. She tries to explains its directly from WISE HQ, but Loid still refuses it, stating he is on an important mission for Operation Strix. As the woman overhears Anya mentions the aquarium, she tells Loid that his mission location is exactly at Berlint Aquarium. Loid still attempts to decline it, but the woman proceeds to explain the mission and that some important intel will be traded at the aquarium. An instructions on making a new chemical weapon and if a terrorist obtains that intel, many people could die. Having no choice, Loid ends up taking the mission. At the aquarium Anya is excited to see all the animals. Loid is glad that he at least showed his neighbors that they are a good family and can focus more on the new mission, however, one of his neighbors then sees him, making Loid realize he can't relax at all. Yor then suggest they join them, which makes Loid mission ever harder. Loid recalls that the intel is smuggled by a capsule inside a penguin and suggest they should go and see the penguins. As they go, Loid sees there are 200 penguins and wonders which one is his target. As he can't check each one of them and can't just wait and see if someone will try obtaining the capsule, Loid wonders if there is some mark to recognize the right penguin. Seeing that Loid is troubled, Anya decides to try and read the penguins mind. She manages to focus and finds a penguin who have a hard time swallowing. She points it to Loid, who then suspects he could be the one. Loid excuses himself, saying he is going to buy some drink and goes to disguise himself as a newbie staff in order to get close to the penguins. A senior staff then takes Loid to the penguins, to show him how to feed them. He asks him if he started learning their names. Loid states he glanced at the list with their names, but gets scolded as it takes a lot of time to actually learn all 200 names and be able to recognize them. However, Loid quickly recognizes the penguins around them, which surprised the senior staff, but also annoys him as even he still have trouble recognizing all of them. Loid spots Parles, his target penguin, but then realizes he is surrounded by other penguins, who wish to eat. The senior staff wants to show Loid what each penguin species eat and how to feed them, but not having time for that, Loid express desire to try figuring it himself and recalls what veteran aquarists have done before. Figuring it all out, Loid easily controls the penguins and feeds them, opening his path to Parles. He goes and picks Parles, stating that he doesn't seems hungry, so he might be sick and decides to take him to the treatment room. The senior staff is shocked at Loid's skill. Taking the penguin elsewhere, Loid notices there is something stuck in his throat. He also notices a red dot on his left foot. A man the shows up and asks Loid what he is doing and Loid explains he is taking him to the treatment room. The man states he will take him, but Loid tells him only staff is allowed to do so. The man apologizes and introduces himself as \"Hurry Taylar\", a professor from the Berlint University's marine biology research lab, and explains he is in charge of the marine animals. Loid takes his ID and smells it. He then wets his fingers and smudges the ink, stating its a fake ID, not even well made. The man is surprised and takes out a gun, but Loid disarms him with a bucket. The man runs, but Loid states his priority is to take the capsule and as he doesn't know how many enemies are there, he must give up on chasing him. Anya secretly observes Loid and decides to chase after the man. The terrorist wants to go outside and inform his comrades, so they can kill Loid. Anya manages to grab on him and tells Yor that she is being kidnapped. Yor rushes in and kicks the man, knocking him out. Loid's mission is a success, obtaining both the intel and information from the captured man. As Loid haven't returned from getting the drinks, the neighbors gossip and tell Yor that he is probably cheating. Loid then shows up with a large stuffed penguin, which he explains was the prize from a penguin name-guessing challenge, and he played over and over, until he manages to get it for Anya. The neighbor ladies comment that Loid is actually a better father than they were thinking. Loid wants to complain to HQ for overworking him and get some vacation, but seeing the smile on Anya, he realizes he can't sit idly if he wants a world without war, where children don't cry. Meanwhile, the newbie that Loid disguised as, is getting promoted to Chief as the senior staff Chief has nothing else to teach him. At home, Anya introduced Penguin to Director Chimera, the boss her secret organization P2. She then accepts Penguin as a new recruit known as agent Penguinman. Anya then shows Penguinman around the hideout and shows him the TV, from where they obtain intel each day. She introduces him to Agent Papa, who can do anything and Agent Mama, who is strong, but fails at everything else. Anya proceed and shows Penguinman around. She then shows Penguinman the most secret spot in the hideout, her Papa's room and Mama's room. Anya attempts to enter Loid's room, but he captures her, scolding her as he told her to not enter his room without permission. Anya starts to cry, saying she hates both Loid and Yor and will run from home. Worried about Operation Strix, Loid picks up Penguinman and pretends to be him, saying they should wrap up the tour and head out for their next mission. Yor picks a robot and supports Loid. Anya stops crying and tells them to follow her as bad guys have taken over the candy store on 2nd street. Anya then takes them to the candy store, where after they buy her some, she gets happy." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 13, + "A group of men hauls dog cages one by one into a van before a man shuts the door and prepares to flee. Soon afterward, the arrival of Minister Brantz of Westalis in Ostania, for the purpose of arranging a summit between the two countries, is broadcasted on the news. The Forger family eats breakfast and Anya is in a hurry to finish, encouraging Loid and Yor to hurry as well. Later on, the three walk to Kemono Park, a local pet shop, to find Anya a dog as a reward for earning a Stella Star in school. Loid wants a guard dog for security, but Anya disapproves of the ones she views and claims that they look scary and tough. The shopkeeper suggests that they drop by the adoption center for an ongoing pet adoption event, but a WISE contact appears to hand over a new mission. Loid pretends to have stomach problems and excuses himself for the meantime, while Yor and Anya go ahead to the adoption center. On the way to the WISE headquarters, Loid learns that there exists an assassination ploy on Minister Brantz that had been organized by a contingent of students from Berlint University. WISE managed to detain one of them, but Kris, the detainee, would not respond to the interrogation. Moments later, at the WISE headquarters, Sylvia Sherwood informs him that WISE has successfully caught their leader, Keith Kepler, and that he is no longer of any use to them. Meeting each other in the hallway, Keith frames Kris as the leader of the plan, urging Kris to eventually divulge the whereabouts of his comrades. While under interrogation, it is revealed that Loid was disguised as Keith all along. Apart from their hideouts, Kris informs WISE that they plan to assassinate Minister Brantz by strapping explosives to dogs and commencing the operation while the minister is on the move. Sylvia orders for this information to be subtly leak to avoid unnecessary trouble. While out in public, two men who are part of the assassination plan hold two dogs in leashes. Suddenly, the white dog runs away to save a young boy from getting hit by a falling sign down the street. At the adoption center, Anya and Yor look around in wonder at the pets. Yor tells Anya to not leave the dog area and asks an employee for advice on what breed to adopt. Meanwhile, Anya meets eyes with the white dog from earlier and momentarily sees a vision of her, Loid, and Yor from the dog's point of view. The dog, alongside the two men, disappears inside a building across the adoption center. Anya imagines telling Yor about the vision she saw, and decides to merely follow the dog on her own after concluding that Yor would not understand her. Anya sneaks inside a building alone and enters a room where she finds four dogs in leashes. She attempts to talk to the white dog, but immediately retracts once she hears other voices echo from elsewhere. In another room, Keith and his comrades discuss the assassination plan. He hopes that Minister Brantz's assassination will instigate a war between the two countries and bring back Ostania's dominion and glory over Westalis. Anya is shown to be listening just behind the door, but is then caught by one of Keith's subordinates. As her presence is made known, Keith comes forward to kill her, but she is saved by the white dog interrupting the scene. Back at the adoption center, Yor wanders around in worry after realizing that Anya has disappeared. After concluding that she is no longer in the building, she speculates that Anya had either been eaten by a dog or abducted and forced into marriage. WISE has raided two of the locations, which Kris claimed to be their hideouts, but were left empty-handed. Loid finds a lead through a car rental that used one of Keith's comrades' name and forwards this intel to Sylvia. At the same time, Sylvia informs him about Project Apple, a long-abandoned experiment held by Ostania to artificially breed animals with high intellect for military gain, and its possible connection to Keith's acquisition of the dogs that will be used in Minister Brantz' assassination. Back at the warehouse, the dog passes another vision to Anya about Keith and company getting distracted by an incoming telephone call. As the telephone rings, Anya is dragged away by the dog, and they escape the building together. Before realizing that Anya and the dog have fled the scene, the group is informed that two of their hideouts were recently raided. They then chase after Anya, who rides the dog on her way out of the building. As they escape, Anya realizes that the dog can predict the future and has special abilities like her. Yor hears Anya's voice and goes after her. While Keith and his subordinates plan to evacuate the hideout, Keith orders Kurt to rent another dog in replacement for the escapee. Anya orders the dog to head for the police station, but they run into Keith and Kurt after going around in circles. They are cornered and Kurt is ordered to kill Anya, but Yor arrives just in time to rescue her. Still under the assumption that Anya was abducted for the intention of entering a forced marriage, Yor prepares to get revenge on Keith." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 14, + "Keith Kepler is stunned after Yor Forger defeats Kurt and orders the German Sheperd to kill her. The dog snarls at Yor, who does the same, scaring it and Anya Forger. After the dog runs away, onlookers gather around the alleyway, and Keith decides to escape. He tries to pull the white dog with him, who refuses to budge, so Keith kicks him and runs. Yor is about to give chase but stays with Anya to ask what happened. Anya explains the plot with the bomb dogs and how the white dog saved her. After Yor searches the dog for explosives, Anya apologizes for running away. Yor is glad Anya is safe and decides to report the incident to the police, asking Anya what she remembers. While Yor makes her call, Anya sees the dog looking into the future and reads his mind. She witnesses the first vision, which changes with Loid Forger disappearing. She then sees another premonition where a clock tower rings, followed by an explosion in the city that kills Loid. Then, a news broadcast announces that the terrorists succeeded in their assassination plot, with a war bound to happen. Anya is shocked by this and wonders what to do. She thinks about telling Yor but does not want to expose her or the dog's powers. Anya decides to run off with the dog to save Loid. She tells Yor that she needs to bring Loid toilet paper before rushing off. Yor wraps up the call and runs after her. Yor's report reaches WISE and Handler, who use the information to capture the remaining members, except Keith, who sees this and decides to carry out the assassination himself. The WISE agents attempt to interrogate the members about Keith's location and the bomb locations, but they refuse to answer. Handler enters the room to interrogate the students. One of them says they want a war to exterminate Westalis and for Ostanian supremacy and Handler responds by kicking him in the face. She criticizes the students for their ignorance and points a gun at them, asking if they learned nothing of war at their university. Elsewhere, Keith attaches a bomb to the German Shepherd and tells it to go after Minister Brantz. Keith believes now that his Plan B positions are compromised, the clock tower will be swarmed with security. However, he decides to use this to his advantage so he can lure them into a trap and eliminate them. As this happens. Handler sends out WISE agents to each of the four potential locations they have for Keith, with Twilight and two other agents heading to position B1, which is at the clock tower. After Handler gives out the orders, Twilight agrees with her viewpoint on war, saying he is done with it. Meanwhile, Anya and the white dog rush to the clock tower to get there before Loid and save his life. Anya and the dog arrive at the clock tower plaza, where Anya tries to figure out when the explosion will happen. Anya tries to remember the positions of the clock hands in the vision but realizes that she cannot tell time. She asks a nearby man when the clock tower bell will ring, who says it will be less than 30 minutes. The dog picks up Keith's scent and drags Anya around a corner to hide. The German Shepherd smells and spots the two but does not alert Keith. Before driving off, Keith thinks about how he hopes the bomb he planted works and rationalizes the potential casualties as honorable sacrifices to his cause. Having heard all this, Anya and the dog rush to the bomb, located inside a room. Anya reaches for the doorknob, but the dog barks at her to stop, reminding her that opening it would trigger the explosion. Anya climbs through a small window by the door and prepares to disarm the bomb. As she does this, she realizes this is nothing like her cartoons, as all the wires are black. She notices some ketchup on a table and decides to use it to leave a warning about the bomb for Loid to find before leaving. When Twilight and the other agents arrive, they are confused by the warning. The older agent decides to ignore the message and reaches for the doorknob. Anya waits anxiously outside, hoping Loid got her message. The time of the explosion arrives, and the white dog's premonition returns to a future with Loid alive and well. Back inside, Twilight stops the agent from opening the door, wary of the message. He uses a glass shard to peer through the window and sees the bomb. They wonder who left the message but decide to leave it to the State Security Service, who have also learned of this hideout and is on their way. They change plans to head to where Minister Brantz is, as Keith might attack him directly. At Brantz's location, he is informed by his secretary that he will be expected at the reception hall shortly and that there is a contingent from Ostania's foreign ministry here to escort him. He complains about not being able to go anywhere in this country without being watched by the state and how useless WISE is for not having taken care of the terrorists. As he says this, a WISE agent enters the room. Later, Brantz leaves the building and gets greeted by Yuri Briar, who says his car will be leading the escort. After Yuri leaves, Brantz drives off on his own, to the shock of everyone. Watching from afar, Keith gives chase. Meanwhile, the real Brantz is still inside the building with his secretary. Earlier, Twilight had come to take his clothes as part of his disguise. Brantz complains about being 'mugged' to Handler, who explains that they needed it to lure out the enemy. Twilight makes several turns, confusing Keith as they drive in circles. The two other WISE agents follow close behind, providing information on Keith. Loid heads towards the river, something Keith appreciates as it's away from the crowds. The agents catch up with Keith and start shooting at him. However, Keith slams his car into theirs' before throwing a stick hand grenade at them and flipping them over. The WISE agent warns Twilight that Keith still has explosives and is coming his way. Keith catches up to the minister's car and sees it abandoned. He then sees Twilight running off and sends the German Shepherd after him. Loid pulls out his gun to shoot at the dog, but it moves too quickly for him to shoot. Twilight keeps running and uses parkour to get over a wall. Keith is shocked by his movement, as the real Brantz is 60 years old. The dog continues pursuing Twilight, and they end up in an alleyway. Twilight pulls out his gun and removes his mask, stating it is time to end this." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 15, + "Loid fires at the dog, shooting off the strap holding the bomb on it. The dog pounces on Loid and pushes him to the ground, prompting Keith to detonate the bomb. However, Loid had already thrown the bomb into the river behind him, leaving him unharmed by the explosion. Loid pulls the dog up and throws it into the dumpster next to him. Keith is surprised by all this and sees that the man in the distance is not Minister Brantz Keith realizes that his plan is in trouble, so he attempts to escape. Nearby, Yor frantically looks around for Anya, who has once again run off on her own. While crossing a footbridge, she spots Keith driving away and jumps onto the road in front of him. Keith tries to go forward, but Yor kicks his car off the road, causing him to crash and fall unconscious. She calls the police about finding the terrorist in an accident and resumes her search for Anya afterward. Back at Kemono Park, the pet shop run by WISE, Loid, Handler, and the other two WISE agents discuss all that went down that day. Handler states that they will let the Ostanian government handle cleaning up all the mess. One agent asks if that includes giving them the dogs, but Handler says they will keep them for now until they get further orders. Afterward, Loid takes his leave, telling them that he needs to get back to his family. However, outside the shop, he runs into Anya, Bond, and Yor. Anya and Yor make excuses to Loid about why they were not at the adoption fair before Loid asks about Bond. Yor explains their side of the story, shocking Loid, who realizes they got caught in the terrorist crisis and apologizes for being stuck in the restroom. Loid yells at Anya for running off, then confirms her safety, and Anya tells him Bond protected her. Loid recognizes the dog as a Project Apple test subject and cannot let him run free, so he looks over to Handler, who acknowledges this. After Loid thanks Bond for protecting Anya, Handler and another WISE agent disguised as SSS agents approach the family for questioning. After the family answer the questions, Handler says they will need to take the dog because of its connection to the terrorists. However, Anya refuses the idea, telling them that the only dog she wants is Bond. Loid attempts to convince her to pick another dog, but Anya is too attached to Bond after he saved her life. She tells them that if she cannot keep Bond, she will never go to school again, shocking Loid and Handler. Handler relents, shocking Loid even more. Yor asks if that would be okay, and Handler tells her they will sort things out. Loid tries to change Handler's mind, but she is set on the idea as she does not want to endanger Operation Strix. Anya asks Handler if they will treat the dogs well, and Handler assures her that they will. After talking about Anya with Loid, Handler mentions having had a daughter around the same age and smiles, relieved that peace won the day. She tells the family that they will take Bond overnight to have him examined for any health issues and will bring him to their home tomorrow if there are no other issues. Walking back home, Yor and Anya proudly think about how they saved the day while Loid just painfully sighs about narrowly saving it. In the morning, Anya anxiously moves around the apartment, waiting for Bond to arrive. She hears a buzz from the door before a WISE agent brings Bond into the room. Anya excitedly welcomes Bond to his new home while Loid and Yor smile at him. Bond remembers his past life in Project Apple, where he was experimented on and abused by scientists. Anya and Yor wonder if he is okay and tells him that he is now part of the Forger family. He excitedly barks at this, and Anya gives him a big hug. The next morning, Anya learns she will not be getting a Stella Star for helping to stop the terrorists, as Loid says they must keep it a secret for the sake of East-West relations. Anya decides to continue with the plan of befriending Damian. She plans to tell him she got a dog in the hopes that he will invite her to his house so they can compare dogs. In class, Anya tells Becky about getting a dog, and Becky invites her to a playdate. Hearing this, Anya believes her plan will work and dashes into the hall to find Damian. She tells him that she got a dog, but Damian is indifferent to that information. Anya, feeling the world is doomed because her plan failed, drops to her knees in despair. Emile Elman and Ewen Egeburg compliment him for being able to easily take her down but Damian is confused. Deciding to indulge her, a bashful Damian asks for her dog's name. Anya enthusiastically gets up from her knees but realizes she has not given him one yet. She says the dog's name is \"Dog,\" and Damian leaves, telling her she is unfit to own a pet. At lunch, Anya struggles to find a name for her dog, and Becky tells her to let her parents handle it. Anya arrives home and gets trampled by an excited Bond, who is happy to see her. Loid suggests taking Bond for a walk, and Yor mentions a dog park by the library. On their way to the park, Anya wants to walk Bond, but Loid tells her to wait until she's older, so Bond doesn't end up walking her. Loid explains to her that a dog needs constant discipline and that she has a responsibility to care for him for his whole life. When Loid gives Anya tips on how to name their dog, Yor mishears him and imagines herself talking to Bond about causes of death. When they arrive at the park, Anya enthusiastically wants to play fetch with Bond. She throws her shoe in the hopes that Bond will go after it but ends up doing it herself. She wonders if it is because he does not have a name yet, so she goes around the park asking dog owners about their dogs' names for inspiration. While watching Anya play, Loid thinks back to his lecture and realizes he is not one to talk about such things, as once he completes his mission, he will abandon the family and let WISE handle them. He reminds himself that the \"peace\" between East and West is thin, using the recent crisis as an example. He tells himself that he needs to end this cold war, believing it to be the best possible future. After Loid tells Anya it is time to go home, Anya realizes her favorite gloves are missing. Bond sniffs for the gloves and finds them in a bulldog's mouth. Anya tries to get the gloves back, but the bulldog growls at her, seeing them as his possession. Bond intimidates the bulldog into dropping the gloves, allowing him to pick them up and return them to Anya. Anya imagines a similar scene from Spy Wars where Bondman recovers Princess Honey's stomach warmer from the League of Evil, making her realize the perfect dog name. When they get home, Anya wraps a bowtie around the dog's neck and introduces her parents to \"Bond.\" The whole family, including Bond, approves the name. Anya gets out Bond's food and pours it into a bowl for him. While he eats, she sneaks a bite but realizes it does not taste that good. She notices Bond fidgeting, so she takes him to his \"toilet,\" where he uses the litter box to poop. The two then head to the TV to watch Spy Wars. While they play, Loid tells her to be ready to study once he is out of the bath. After his bath, Yor eagerly beckons him to look around the corner, to which he sees Anya and Bond curled against each other on the floor while fast asleep. Charmed at the sight of it, Loid and Yor agree to give Anya a pass from studying for the night." + ], + [ + "spy_x_family", + 16, + "Loid Forger notices that Yor Forger has been coming home late recently, which makes him suspicious. Anya Forger asks when they will have dinner, and Loid says when Yor arrives home. Anya then turns to Bond Forger and asks to know what their dinner is. Yor arrives home with a grim face and hands covered in cuts and bandages. Loid asks if she would like dinner, but she declines and tells them to eat without her as she is not hungry. Anya reads Bond's mind and sees the future where Yor is crying, and she wonders why. In her room, Yor looks at her hands and thinks that if she fails \"this,\" she might lose her family. The next day, while Yor and the others are finishing up their work for the day at Berlint City Hall, Millie invites Camilla out for a drink, though she declines. After leaving, Yor goes to a store to make a purchase, then goes to a house with a grim face. Camilla opens the door with a worried expression, asking if they are really doing \"this\" again, to which Yor nods. Camilla then yells at Yor for squashing the tomatoes, which have begun to drip from Yor's paper bag. Dominic welcomes Yor and Camilla yells at him for starting this whole thing. Three days earlier, Yor told Camilla, Millie, and Sharon that she wanted to learn how to cook because a breakfast she made put Loid on the toilet for a whole day. Yor worries that if she cannot learn to cook, it will endanger her marriage (and her secret work). The girls do not offer much help, but Dominic overhears the conversation and tells Yor that Camilla is a great cook. Yor asks Camilla to teach her to cook, but Camilla tries to decline. However, Dominic pushes for her to teach Yor at Camilla's house. Back in the present, Yor excitedly puts on her apron and prepares for another lesson. Camilla yells at Dominic and says he will be on poison-testing duty, but he tells her he invited someone over for that. Yuri Briar cheerfully opens the door, happy to eat his sister's cooking again. He greets Camilla and thanks her for looking after Yor before asking about the purpose of their get-together. Yor explains that she is learning to cook for Loid in secret, which makes Yuri upset. Deciding to cook minestrone for the night, Yor presents to Camilla all the ingredients she bought, who complains that Yor keeps buying too much. Camilla tells Yor to start peeling the potatoes, but Yor ends up cutting herself and covering the potatoes in her blood. Camilla is shocked that anyone could be this bad at peeling, to which Yor replies that she is much better with a knife. She begins chopping up some ingredients on the cutting board but ends up cutting right through the board. Camilla gets angry at Yor and asks how she even got married, upsetting Yuri. She then tells Yor to divorce Loid, and Yuri silently agrees. Yor pleads for Camilla's help as she does not want to get a divorce, and Camilla relents. Dominic compliments Camilla for having a hidden soft side, which Yor never saw as hidden. Yor finishes her first dish of the day, a minestrone soup filled with various ingredients, including bones and the head of a fish. Dominic tells Yuri to eat up, so he enthusiastically digs into the dish. Yuri screams at how fantastic it is while constantly eating and throwing it up. Camilla and Dominic curiously decide to take a bite and fall to the floor. Camilla yells at Yor for messing up the dish so much that Yor apologizes. Camilla suggests trying something easy, like meatballs. Yor presents her finished meatball dish, which looks just as horrid as the soup. Yuri digs in once again and proclaims how his life is flashing before his eyes, and Dominic worriedly tells him to stop eating. Camilla remembers that Yor and Yuri grew up orphaned and deduces that the siblings' tastes must have been warped since they only ate Yor's cooking. Camilla asks them if they remember any dishes their parents used to make. Yuri remembers a stew their mom made with a fried egg on top. Camilla tries to help her make it by walking her through the steps and figures that it must have been a southern stew with a simple base. As Camilla carefully helps and watches Yor cook, she points out that she has been a lot less robotic lately. Yor asks if it was maybe because she got married, but Camilla dismisses the possibility and insists that it was something simple like a makeup change. Dominic compliments Camilla on being a beautiful woman, before also complimenting the smell of Yor's stew. Camilla takes a spoonful and tells her it is not bad this time. Yuri takes a spoonful himself and tells them that it is not quite as he remembers. Camilla asks them where the siblings are from, and Yor tells her East Nielsberg. Camilla notes that they put sour cream in their stew there, so she adds a bit. Yor and Yuri both take a spoonful of the stew and look at each other realizing that this is the stew they had as children. After the Briar siblings leave, Camilla says she is exhausted. Dominic stares at her, and after she asks what he is doing, he tells his partner that he was just admiring how cute she was. Flustered, Camilla tells him to shut up. At the Forger household, Loid goes through obedience training with Bond and sees how bright he is. As Anya complains that she is hungry due to her stomach growling, Yor arrives home with a bag of ingredients. She proclaims that she will be making dinner tonight, to Loid and Anya's shock and worry. While Yor starts making the stew, she explains how she was taking cooking lessons and apologizes for keeping it secret. She serves them both a plate of the stew, and they worriedly take a bite of it. They are both surprised and tell Yor that it is good. They continue to enjoy eating the dish, and Yor begins to cry out of happiness. She realizes that this marriage is not just to protect her contract-killing job, but also because she likes making her family happy. Loid tells her that he cannot wait to see what she makes next, so she presents them a \"Yor Forger original\" dish. They both excitedly eat the dish before collapsing to the ground. Franky calls Loid to tell him that he has fallen in love with someone. Uninterested, Loid turns around, wishes him good luck, and starts walking away. Franky stops Loid and asks him for help to which Loid tells him the secret is effort before walking away again. Franky threatens to sell Loid out to the secret police and receives a look of killing intent. Franky tells Loid he was joking and promises to make a smaller listening device for Loid in exchange for his assistance. They stop by a coffee shop, where Franky tells Loid about the woman named Monica McBride, an employee at the cigar club on Fifth Street. Franky proceeds to divulge lots of personal information he has collected on her. Loid gives him a face of disappointment, calling him a stalker, which Franky complains about as Loid researches others too. Loid fires back, saying that it is part of his job. He asks why Franky even needs his help if he has already gathered this much information on her. Franky loudly whispers to him that information gathering and analysis are two very different things and that he is only good at the former. Franky begs Loid to help him, as he keeps buying fancy cigars every day just to see Monica. Loid decides to help Franky out and proceeds to make a large conversation flowchart for him to memorize. Franky tells Loid that it is too complicated and asks for a surefire solution. Loid shoots off the idea that he could sit behind Monica and give Franky hand signals, but Franky shoots down this idea as he does not want Loid to hear their conversation. Loid then suggests that Franky practice having a date with him, which Franky initially refuses to, but quickly changes his mind. Loid throws together a disguise of Monica, and the two of them practice having a conversation. Franky, feeling satisfied, thanks Loid and heads out to go ask out Monica, while Loid worriedly believes Franky will fail. Franky arrives at the cigar club, and Monica greets him. Franky tries talking to her but stumbles over his words. The Forger Family goes out for a walk, and Anya tells Yor she wants to go on the playground obstacle course, which Yor says would be fun. Loid notices Franky across the street, and Anya says hello to him. Loid asks Franky how it went, and he relays the excuse Monica gave for why she could not go on a date but adds that she promised to watch a movie with him someday. Reading Franky's mind, Anya gives him a consoling pat. Franky sobs at the bar and asks for another cheap drink. However, he instead gets an expensive drink provided by Loid. They greet each other, and Franky asks why Loid is not with his family, who tells him that Yor is taking care of Anya. Franky believes that Loid just came to mock him, but Loid tells him that people like Franky and himself cannot afford to have feelings for others in their work. Franky yells at Loid since he has a wife and daughter, which Loid comments are part of his mission. Franky tells him that he is going to get drunk on Loid's tab, and Loid says he will join him." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 26, + "For just over a hundred years, humanity lived in peaceful ignorance within the Walls safe from the threat of the Titans until the day the Colossal and Armored Titans came to Shiganshina District, breaching Wall Maria and reminding humanity of the hell beyond the Walls. Five years later, humanity discovers that some of their Titan foes are hiding among them as humans, and in Stohess District they capture the first of these Titan spies: Annie Leonhart. As Annie's crystal is restrained and carted away by the Scout Regiment, several soldiers look up at the ruined section of Wall Sina where the Female Titan attempted to scale the Walls. In an exposed portion of the Wall, a Colossal Titan peers down at the humans below. Section Commander Hange Zoë stares at it in shock until they are met by a fatigued Pastor Nick, who warns Hange and the others to keep the Titan out of the sunlight at all costs. Elsewhere in Stohess, Commander Erwin Smith is informed of the Scout Regiment's measures to cover the Titan in the Wall. Meanwhile, Marlo and Hitch start cleaning the wreckage from the aftermath of the battle between the Female Titan and Eren's Titan, suspicious and bitter towards the loss of innocent lives. Atop Wall Sina, Hange and the Scouts finish covering the exposed Titan as Nick observes their work. Hange questions Nick as to his knowledge of the Titan and why his followers said nothing of it in the past. Nick ignores Hange's questions, demanding restitution for the damages to his church, and Hange loses their temper. Holding Nick over the edge of the Wall, they remind Nick of the many sacrifices the Scouts have made for the sake of learning the truth while Nick's church can afford to stay quiet. Nick insists that neither he nor his followers will answer to questioning and encourages Hange to let him fall, but Hange spares his life while claiming their anger was not serious. Hange's assistant comes to their side as they muse on how long it has been since they last felt such terror. Suddenly, a bell rings out in Stohess as a Scout arrives with urgent news for Commander Erwin. Twelve hours earlier, the recruits of the Scout Regiment are kept under watch in an outpost in the southern region of Wall Rose. Sasha and Conny express their boredom, suggesting they should sneak away to their home villages. Reiner takes their suggestion seriously, offering to help them escape. He notes that their situation is an abnormal one, given their orders to wait on standby in plainclothes without weapons while their superiors keep watch in uniform with ODM gear. Sasha tiredly puts her head on the table, but jolts back up at the sound of thuds in the distance. As Sasha explains herself, Section Commander Miche Zacharius detects the presence of Titans in the distance. He immediately sends out Tomas to alert Commander Erwin in Stohess of the incoming Titans while Nanaba joins the recruits below to alert them of the situation. While the recruits ready their horses, Nanaba joins Miche on the rooftops, expressing her lost hope at the thought of Wall Rose being breached with no clear cause. Miche comforts her, stating that as long as they continue to fight, their battle is not lost. The Scouts ride out from the outpost, and Miche orders his squad to split into four teams to spread word of the invasion in all directions. He asks if any soldier or recruit is familiar with the terrain, and Sasha states that she has good knowledge of the northern terrain near her village. She speaks for Conny's knowledge as well, but Conny realizes that the Titans are coming from the direction of his own village. He offers to join the south team but requests to visit his village once the news is spread, and Miche allows it. Reiner chooses to join Conny, and asks Bertholdt to join him. After some reluctance, Bertholdt agrees. Nanaba reminds the recruits of their dire situation and encourages them to give their mission everything they have got. At the edge of the distant forest, the Scouts notice the Titans starting to run erratically towards them. Miche breaks away from the group, placing command of the southern team in his subordinate Gelgar. The other Scouts worry for Miche, but Gelgar insists that his skill is second only to Captain Levi. The Scouts continue on their route as Miche attacks the Titans. In Stohess, Eren awakens from a memory where his mother scolded him for picking a fight, telling him to show restraint for Mikasa's sake. Eren gets up from his bed, noticing that Mikasa has fallen asleep sitting at his bedside. She stirs awake as her scarf slips from her hand, which Eren picks up for her. He proposes finding her a new one when there is an opportunity. Suddenly, Armin bursts into the room to inform them of the Titan invasion in Wall Rose. While the Scouts in Stohess prepare to ride out, Levi visits Erwin. Erwin asks if Levi is fit to join them, and Levi states that he has little choice. A Scout comments on the wise decision to have Miche watch the recruits, and Erwin hopes for the best. Earlier in Wall Rose, Miche kills the fifth of the nine Titans present in the nearby group. Believing he has bought the other Scouts enough time, he calls for his horse, though a nearby Abnormal Titan covered in fur catches his attention and he begins to worry. As his horse approaches, the Beast Titan grabs it off the ground and sets its sights on Miche. Before Miche has enough time to process the situation, the Beast throws the horse at Miche with alarming precision, sending Miche falling off the rooftop where a large-eyed Titan catches him, crushing his legs in its bite. Miche screams in pain, but the Beast Titan tells the Titan to wait. As ordered, the Titan holds Miche steady as the Beast Titan kneels down to see him face to face. The Titan bites down on Miche's legs a second time, and the Beast seems irritated with its disobedience. He crushes the Titan's head, and Miche slips to the ground. Staring up at the talking Titan in horror, he is unable to speak. As the blood evaporates on the Beast Titan's hand, the creature asks Miche what the name of his equipment is, though Miche is too terrified to answer. He notes this, as well as the swords and remarks that it is fascinating. The Beast muses on his silence, having thought that they spoke the same language. Unwilling to wait for an answer, the Beast reaches down and takes Miche's ODM gear, leaving him where he sits as he takes his leave, further unharmed. Miche panics, but regains some hope as he remembers his words to Nanaba that morning. He lets out a battle cry, but the Beast Titan turns to the three remaining Titans and lets them know they have permission to move again. In horror, Miche desperately tries to escape their grasp, but he is caught as all three Titans begin to eat into his flesh at once. Hearing Miche's cries for help, the Beast remarks that he was right about the Scout's ability to speak. The Beast Titan takes his leave of the scene, commenting on the creativity of the gear humanity has created. Meanwhile, Miche continues to scream in pain and terror as the Titans eat him alive until their feasting tears his body to pieces." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 27, + "In Trost District, a soldier of the Garrison arrives to warn Commander Dot Pyxis and Captain Hannes of Wall Rose's breach. That night in Stohess District, the Scout Regiment prepares to venture southwestward to assist in dealing with the Titan invasion. Armin joins Eren and Mikasa at their carriage, wondering if Titans would be able to breach the Walls with Titans within them. Eren reminds Armin of the fall of Shiganshina, but Armin points out that a gate and not the Wall itself was breached. Recalling the strange structure of the Walls and Annie Leonhart's Titan hardening ability, he wonders if the Walls were made with a similar hardening power. Indoors, Section Commander Hange studies something through a microscope while Moblit reminds them of their imminent departure. Hange continues to study the object, pausing in a moment of deep contemplation until Captain Levi calls for them to join the rest of the Scouts. Hange obliges, grabbing a small crystal from the table. Shortly afterward, Hange, Levi, and Pastor Nick join Eren's carriage outside of the Stohess District inner gate. Armin wonders why a priest from the Order of the Walls is being brought with the Scouts, but Hange insists the makeup of their group is strange enough as it is. The Stohess inner gate is opened, and Commander Erwin briefs the Scouts on their mission to head to Ehrmich District before joining the rest of the Scout Regiment in Wall Rose's territory. As they depart, Armin muses on the fact that Titans have been defending humanity from the Titans all along. On the roads, Eren learns of Nick's knowledge of the Wall Titans, and Hange informs him that they plan to bring Nick to Ehrmich where he can see the full consequences of the Titan invasion. Eren grows angry at Nick's insistence to remain silent, and Levi proposes using threat of violence to get Nick to talk. Hange insists that Nick will not be moved by violence, and wonders if his knowledge is more important to him than humanity's survival. Earlier that day, Sasha leaves her commanding officer to bring news of the invasion to her village. As she rides for her hometown, she recalls life with her father over three years ago. Much to his displeasure, she had been eating from their winter rations. While Sasha ate her rations, her father asked her if she ever wondered why their life had been changing so much. She believed that the influx of new people from Wall Maria had been taking their game from the forest, but her father notes that the others had no choice after losing their homes to the Titans. While Sasha blamed the refugees for their loss of livelihood, her father bitterly agreed that clearing forests and planting fields fed more people than hunting as their family had done for generations. He considered leaving their old way of life behind and taking up horse breeding, changing their ways to meet the needs of the many, but Sasha strongly opposed his idea. Sasha's father accepted her stubborn beliefs, but warned her of the dangers of the selfishness she expressed. In Wall Rose, Sasha spots the footprints of a Titan much further into the land than she had expected. After riding some distance, she comes across a new village that she does not recognize. Within one of the homes, a small Titan eats at the leg of a helpless woman as her daughter sits silently in shock. The girl turns towards her mother as Sasha comes in with an ax, swinging desperately at the Titan's nape. Unfortunately, the ax is unable to damage the nape sufficiently enough to kill it and eventually slips from Sasha's hand from the blood spilled from the Titan, landing out of her reach above the door. With no means of killing the Titan, Sasha takes the girl and escapes to safety, apologizing to the dying woman at the Titan's mercy. Sasha takes the girl to her horse and attempts to talk with her, but the horse becomes restless and runs off before either could mount it. Sasha calls desperately for her horse and frantically attempts to comfort the child until the Titan emerges from the house. Taking a bow and handful of arrows, Sasha grabs the girl and runs for the main road. As they run, the girl explains that her village was aware of her mother's bad legs but did not come to save her when the Titan arrived. Escaping over the drawbridge, Sasha thinks back to her days in the 104th Cadet Corps. Some years ago, Sasha was approached by Christa Lenz and her freckled friend Ymir, who confronted Sasha about the abnormally polite way Sasha spoke to her fellow cadets. Ymir rightly guessed that Sasha was ashamed of the dialect used by the people of her village and criticized her aimless way of living. Christa attempted to stop Ymir's diatribe and defended Sasha, saying that she can be who she wants to be. Ymir continued to berate Sasha, telling her to speak as her true self without shame of what others think of her. Christa scolded Ymir, insisting that there was nothing wrong with Sasha's way of living regardless of whether or not she lived as her true self. Ymir still thought of Sasha as annoying, and Christa reminded Ymir that not all people are as insensitive as her. Fleeing from the Titan, Sasha wonders why she is remembering trivial memories at such a time. She turns to the girl as they run, telling her to keep running until she finds help. Letting go of the child and drawing her bow, Sasha orders the child to get running. The girl runs, and Sasha fires an arrow at the Titan. She considers buying them time by blinding the Titan and climbs a short incline for a better shot. Her second shot misses, leaving her with only two arrows. Her third shot is a direct hit in the Titan's eye, and Sasha prepares to fire her last shot, reminding herself that failure would mean putting the girl's life at risk. She throws her bow away, taking the arrow and charging at the Titan to stab it directly in its other eye. The Titan attempts to grab her, but Sasha manages to shove herself out of its grip thanks to the blood soaking its chest. She runs down the road in search of the girl, eventually coming across a group of civilians on horseback, spotting the girl and her own father. Sasha joins her father and his group, and he explains that they have been delivering horses to the refugees to assist in the evacuation. He lets Sasha know that he heard of her fight against the Titan and is proud of who she has become. Sasha smiles as she finally feels at home. Elsewhere in Wall Rose, Conny rides ahead of his team as Reiner urges him to be cautious. Coming to his village, Conny frantically calls out for anyone nearby who would hear him, but only finds ruined houses and empty streets. He makes a desperate ride for his house, hoping that his parents and siblings are safe, but upon arriving at his house he finds a Titan laying atop the ruined structure on its back. Reiner arrives at Conny's side, pulling him away from the scene as Gelgar comes to investigate. Taking a closer look at the Titan, he notices that its limbs are much too small for any means of mobility. The Scouts nearby are left to wonder how this small-limbed Titan ended up atop Conny's house." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 28, + "In the ruins of Ragako, Conny stands by his house where the small-limbed Titan lies. Reiner and Bertholdt join him, asking if any survivors were found, and Conny tearfully informs them that no one was found. Reiner comes to his side to comfort him while Bertholdt stands aside. Gelgar joins them and asks if any bodies were seen, and the three recruits admit to seeing none. Gelgar wonders at this while Lynne proposes the idea that they escaped to Wall Sina before the Titans arrived. Conny's mood is lightened at this possibility, though Gelgar remains secretly skeptical considering the houses were all destroyed despite there being no signs of blood or gore, and furthermore the horses remained tied up at the town stables. With no further investigation needed, the Scouts depart, but as Conny mounts his horse the Titan atop his house speaks at him, saying \"Wel...come...home....\" Conny stares at the Titan in shock until Reiner comes to his side, urging him to join the rest of the Scouts. Conny tries to explain himself, mentioning his mother, but Reiner reminds him of the urgency of their mission and the lives at risk. Conny agrees with Reiner and joins him and Gelgar's squad. Elsewhere in Wall Rose seven hours after the Titan spotting, Nanaba's team concludes its task of sending out warnings to the towns in the area. Their next task is to head for the Wall and locate the point of the breach where the Titans are coming from. Ymir requests for her and Christa to withdraw from the front lines, but Nanaba denies the request, stating that the recruits may be needed to send a report to the interior if the need arises. Christa tells Ymir that she is content with the risks of fighting on the front lines but wonders why Ymir chose to join the Scout Regiment alongside her. Ymir brashly states that she did not do it for Christa's sake, but Christa reminds her of the fact that Ymir would have been the more capable candidate for the tenth highest placement in the 104th Cadet Corps but allowed for Christa to outrank her. Christa wonders if Ymir's interest in her is related to her family, and Ymir admits that it is true, saying that she fights for her own sake. Christa is relieved. Two hours later at the eastern defensive line established by the Garrison, Captain Kitz Woermann leads a blockade of cannons in stopping the Titans from passing eastwards, crippling them as Captain Rico Brzenska lands the killing blows. The Garrison troops rejoice in their success, though Rico states that their defense will not hold if a swarm of Titans approaches. Rico admits that something about the invasion does not seem right, and elsewhere Captain Hannes feels the same as his team rides alongside Wall Rose in search of the breach. The lack of Titans in the area stands out as a cause for concern. Later that night, 11 hours after the sighting, Gelgar's team slowly investigates Wall Rose for a breach, the tension thick in the air as the threat of Titans lurking the darkness grows with each second. Suddenly, Gelgar's team spots Nanaba's team approaching. Nanaba asks Gelgar for the location of the breach, which they could not find, but Gelgar tells them that his team found no breach either. They consider if the breach could have been missed, though Henning says that a breach large enough for Titans to enter would not be easily overlooked. The teams consider searching again, though the tiredness of the recruits and the horses leaves them in need of a night's rest. Seeing the ruins of a castle nearby where they can rest, the Scouts decide to continue their search in the morning. In Wall Sina, the Scouts from the assault on Stohess continue on their ride to Ehrmich District. Levi notices Hange eyeing a crystal and asks if their hobbies are dull enough to make rock-collecting entertaining, and Hange agrees. Hange explains that the crystal is a fragment of the Female Titan's hardened skin, which did not evaporate with the rest of Annie's Titan form. Hange recounts their earlier research where they discovered that a fragmented piece of Wall Sina bore the same overall composition as Annie's crystal. With this information, Hange concludes that the Walls must be a barrier of humongous Titans, just as Armin had theorized himself. Armin attempts to propose an idea, but Hange abruptly asks him to let them finish their train of thought. Given the connection between the Walls and Titan hardening, Hange proposes that Eren could use his Titan form to harden its skin and seal the breach in Wall Maria. Armin additionally proposes the idea of holding an expedition at nighttime when the Titans are not active. Eren seems unsure of his ability to carry out the task in the future, but Levi states that they are not left with a choice as to whether or not Eren can do it, and that he must for humanity's survival. Eren accepts the task, thinking back to his father's basement where the secrets of the Titans presumably lie. Shortly afterward, the Scouts arrive in Ehrmich. In the streets of Ehrmich, Nick witnesses hundreds of refugees wandering the streets. Levi reminds him that the sight before them is the result of a lost Wall and a direct result of the silence from the Order of the Walls, and that such a fate will fall upon all of humanity if the church continues in its silence. Afterward, Hange asks Nick if he will remain silent, and Nick admits that his vow has not changed. He does, however, inform the Scouts that there is an individual who joined the Regiment in that year who has the right to speak the truths of the Walls that the Order is unable to. As he informs them of the individual's identity, Sasha returns from Wall Rose with a message for Hange. Eren, Mikasa, and Armin recognize the name Nick speaks, and Hange realizes that any recruits in the Scout Regiment would be on the front lines at that time. Before they depart, Sasha delivers her message to Hange and receives a steamed potato as a reward. Hange asks the other recruits about the individual Nick spoke of, and they tell Hange that the person is a short, young, blonde girl who is often seen with Ymir. Despite not knowing of the girl, Hange does recognize the name \"Ymir.\" At Utgard Castle, Reiner confronts Ymir in a storage room, discovering something about her as she stares at him with a look of dread. Their conversation is cut short when Lynne wakes up the recruits. From the top of the castle, the Scouts look down to see a horde of Titans inexplicably moving in the absence of sunlight. Conny spots the Beast Titan among them heading for Wall Rose, and the others look on in shock. On the ground, the Titans begin to attack the tower. Meanwhile, in Ehrmich, Hange concludes delivering a plan of action to the other Scouts. Before their departure, Levi speaks with the recruits present. He tells Armin to cooperate with Hange by combining their intellect to form a plan, and he tells Mikasa to invest everything in protecting Eren, whom he turns his attention to. At Utgard, Gelgar begins to panic as Titans attempt to break through the front door of the tower. He draws his blades in a rage, blaming the Titans for his inability to have a drink for the night, and the other three Scout Regiment leaders join his side. Nanaba tells the recruits to stand aside while the leaders put their ODM gear to work, and the Scouts begin a battle against the Titans as the Beast Titan climbs Wall Rose. In Ehrmich, Levi tells Eren to restrain himself in the battles to come in order to avoid any mistakes. In the wilderness of Wall Rose, Hange sets a course for the Scouts to assist in the locating of the breach, and they ride for Utgard Castle." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 29, + "Under the moonlight, two Abnormal Titans play-fight with each other as the Beast Titan ascends Wall Rose. Nanaba draws her blades alongside the head Scouts atop Utgard Castle, telling the recruits to stand aside as they put their ODM gear to good use. As the recruits watch on, the Scouts leap into the fray. Two hours earlier, Nanaba's and Gelgar's team set up camp within Utgard as the horses rest and drink. Henning observes that someone had been at the castle recently, and Lynne proposes the possibility of bandits. Gelgar joins them with a bottle of alcohol, though he cannot read the writing on the label. Gelgar tells the recruits to rest as the top soldiers keep watch, though little trouble is expected from the Titans at night. Christa begins to wonder where the Titans are coming from if no breach was found in Wall Rose, and Gelgar tells her that they will investigate the issue tomorrow. Christa and Henning observe that Titan activity has been surprisingly low near the Wall given the possibility of a breach. Ymir asks Conny about his village, and he tells her that no one was found, but he believes that they survived. While all the homes were destroyed, no signs of blood or remains were at the ruins. Conny begins to wonder aloud about the Titan he found on top of his home, believing that it strongly resembled his mother. Reiner begins to question him until Ymir laughs out loud, pointing out the absurdity of his mother being a Titan when he is so short. She jokes that his father must have been a Titan as well in order for his parents to \"do it,\" and Conny loses his temper. Some hours later, Reiner visits Ymir as she searches through the supplies found within the castle ruins. Ymir jokes that Reiner does not seem like the sort of man interested in women, and Reiner replies that Ymir does not seem like a woman interested in men. Ymir informs him of her search for food, which may be their last meal. Reiner brings up Conny's concerns and asks for Ymir to continue joking about his worries in order to take his focus away from his missing family. Thinking little of Reiner's request, she finds a can of herring among the supplies and hands it to Reiner. He is surprised that she found canned food in such a place, but pauses after realizing that he cannot read the writing on the can. Reiner looks to Ymir in shock, and she stares back at him as she realizes her mistake. Before Reiner can ask any other questions, Lynne wakes up the recruits to alert them of a dire turn of events. Atop the castle, the Scouts spot a horde of Titans inexplicably moving in the moonlight. The four officers leap into the Titans with blades drawn, and Gelgar cuts the fingers from a Titan reaching up for him. Nanaba lands the killing blow, telling Gelgar that the move was unnecessary and simply damaged his blades. Gelgar insists that it is his way of doing things and demands for the kill to be counted as an assist. Nanaba is amused by his \"heroism.\" Below, Lynne kills a smaller Titan attempting to crawl out from beneath the corpse of Nanaba's felled Titan, and she notices the door has been broken down. She maneuvers to the top of the castle and warns the recruits of the breach, telling them to take any measures necessary to barricade off the Titans before they infiltrate too deeply into the tower. The recruits descend the tower, and Reiner takes the lead as he rushes ahead of the others. Bertholdt tries to stop him, explaining to Conny that he has a bad habit of taking the most dangerous jobs. Further down, Reiner cautiously opens a blocked door to check for the Titans' advance. Through the door, he sees one has already made it up the stairs, and he frantically blocks off the door again. The Titan begins to bang on the door as Reiner calls for help, and he begins to wonder if his death is near as the Titan's arm breaks through the door. He remembers a time five years ago when he and Bertholdt were escaping from the Titans, and Reiner was nearly caught. A friend pushed him aside and was caught by a Titan, eaten alive as Reiner and Bertholdt could do nothing to help him. Reiner moves away at the last second as Bertholdt comes to his side with a pitchfork, stabbing the Titan in the face to hold it back. As they keep the Titan back together, Reiner reminds Bertholdt that they will soon return to their hometown and they will not die this way. Further up the stairs, the other recruits arrive with a cannon, but with no gunpowder or cannonballs. They shove the cannon down the stairs, sending it rolling towards the door until it crashes into the Titan as Reiner and Bertholdt jump aside. The Titan is immobile beneath the cannon, but the recruits are left with only a small knife in Conny's possession. Reiner tells him not to use it against the Titan, with the risk of injury still being too great. Christa proposes retreating upstairs, but another Titan climbs over the cannon and approaches Conny. The Titan lunges at Conny, but Reiner manages to push him out of the way in time. The Titan instead bites down into Reiner's arm, its grip too strong to break out of. Reiner takes the Titan and hoists it over his head, making his way for the window to jump out. Conny comes to his side, using his knife to cut the jaw of the Titan in order for Reiner to break free. When the Titan's bite loosens, Reiner backs away as Ymir kicks the Titan out the window. The recruits begin to barricade the door properly as Christa uses Gelgar's alcohol to treat his injury. She apologizes for the string and notes that the bone is most likely fractured. With no bandages to cover Reiner's wound, Christa tears off a part of her skirt to treat the bite, leaving Reiner somewhat aroused. She apologizes for the lack of proper treatment, but Reiner insists that she is helping. In his mind, he insists that he must marry her. Ymir tells Christa that her finger got hurt in the fight, but Conny tells her to spit on it. He apologizes to Reiner for putting him in danger, and he points out that both he and Annie have had to save his life in the past, saying that he must repay him some day. Thinking back to the day his friend saved his life, Reiner tells him that he was simply doing the right thing as a soldier. Conny asks Bertholdt if Reiner has always been so selfless, but Bertholdt says that in the past Reiner was more of a \"Warrior,\" leaving Reiner somewhat confused. Ymir looks outside and sees that the Scouts have slain many Titans in the meantime. Nanaba and Gelgar catch their breath on the tower as Lynne heads to the top to check on the recruits, but a sudden whooshing sound catches their attention. Suddenly, an impact hits the stables, leaving all the horses dead. A second sound is heard soon after, and a boulder strikes the top of Utgard Castle, killing Lynne and Henning instantly. The recruits join Nanaba and Gelgar at the top of the tower, and Conny realizes the Beast Titan is responsible for their deaths. As he looks down from the tower, he spots dozens more Titans approaching. Nanaba observes that the attack seems much too strategic for a normal Titan assault, and that someone has been toying with them from the start. From atop Wall Rose, the Beast Titan roars at Utgard Castle before descending the other side of the Wall. Nanaba and Gelgar do their best to fight off the new horde of Titans as their gas and blades run low, and Gelgar notes that the tower's structural integrity is taking a toll. They examine their remaining equipment: Gelgar is out of gas and blades, and Nanaba is on her last pair of blades with little gas left. Gelgar prepares himself for death, having seriously injured his head and quickly losing blood. He regrets not having a drink before his death, and he lets himself fall. Nanaba kills the Titan which catches him, but her blades shatter and her gas runs empty. As Gelgar falls into an opening in the tower wall, Nanaba is surrounded by approaching Titans. Within the tower, Gelgar finds his alcohol bottle and opens it for one last drink. As he holds it above his mouth, only a few drops hit his chin. He regrets his cruel luck while a Titan grabs hold of him, and he cries out in anguish demanding to know who drank the entire bottle. His head smacks against the wall as he is pulled out, knocking him unconscious. The recruits watch helplessly from atop the castle as their commanding officers are caught. Christa throws rocks down at the Titans until Ymir stops her, warning her that she may fall from the tower. Below, Gelgar is eaten by a Titan as a horde fights over Nanaba, who has lost a leg. Delirious and terrified, Nanaba cries out for her father to stop hurting her until her screams are swallowed by a Titan. Conny begins to despair as their future looks grim, and Christa expresses her desire to fight to the death. Ymir scolds Christa, seeing that she wants to use her superiors' deaths as an excuse for herself to die as a hero. Ymir approaches Conny, asking for his knife. She tells him that she wants to fight, though she is not sure of what she plans to do. Ymir returns to Christa, asking her to remember the promise they made to each other during their training days years ago. Ymir says that while she has no right to tell Christa how to live, she wants for her to live her life with pride. Conny's knife in hand, Ymir runs from the tower and leaps into the horde of Titans. She takes the blade to her palm and cuts, triggering the power of the Titans and transforming into her Titan form." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 30, + "Some years ago, the cadets of the 104th Cadet Corps complete a snowstorm training exercise, arriving at a base at the foot of a mountain. After some brief discussion among the cadets, Reiner announces that Christa is missing. Mikasa says that Christa had chosen to stick with Daz, who was performing poorly, but Reiner says that Daz as well as Ymir have not returned. Marco suggests that she may be with Thomas' squad, but Reiner points out that his squad just completed their course with Ymir, Daz, and Christa nowhere in sight. Worrying for their safety, Eren proposes organizing a search for them, and their training instructor says that a search will begin the next morning. Eren insists that it will be too late if they hold off on the search, but the instructor says that more cadet lives cannot be risked in the snowstorm. Elsewhere in the storm, Christa and Ymir make their way through a forest with Daz unconscious in a cot pulled by Christa. Ymir says that they will only survive if they abandon Daz and head for base together, but Christa insists that they can all survive if Ymir goes ahead alone while Christa takes Daz. Ymir notices that Christa has not asked for help during their entire course, and she realizes that Christa has no intention of saving Daz nor herself. She says that it would be very against Christa's character to bring about Daz's death while searching for her own heroic end, but Christa insists that such is not the case. Ymir brings up the fact that she is aware of Christa's true past, a daughter of a nobleman's mistress whose life was at risk. Recalling her days before training, Ymir reveals that while in the interior she overheard the Order of the Walls discussing Christa's existence. Since an illegitimate child could not properly succeed the head of the family, they had considered ending her life, but in the end it was decided that it would be enough to give her a new name and an inconspicuous life, eventually leading to her joining the Cadet Corps. Christa wonders if Ymir joined the Cadet Corps in order to find her, and Ymir proposes that it may be due to her own past being similar. Christa wonders if Ymir originally wanted to befriend her, but Ymir says that they are nothing alike. Unlike Christa, Ymir kept her old name after starting a new life, and abandoning her name would be to admit defeat. By living for herself, she robs her enemies of their power. Ymir scolds Christa for looking for death rather than directing her feelings towards her enemies, and Christa says that there is no longer any way for all three of them to survive their mission. Ymir leads Christa to a cliff overlooking the base at the foot of the mountain and proposes tossing Daz over the edge so that she and Christa can make it to base alive while Daz can be searched for later. When Christa objects, Ymir takes matters into her own hands and throws her aside into a snowbank. Ymir wanders off while Christa is submerged, and there is a flash of light in the distance. When Christa escapes from the snow and returns to the cliff, Ymir and Daz are nowhere to be found. Back at base, Eren prepares to head outside in search for the others, and Mikasa and Armin decide to help. Reiner and Bertholdt also decide to join, bringing more equipment for the trip. Conny, Marco, and Sasha agree to come along as well. Suddenly, a loud crash like thunder is heard outside, and the cadets head outdoors to investigate. In the distance, Sasha spots Ymir dragging Daz through the snow. Some time later, Christa arrives and spots Ymir outside the base. She asks about Daz, and Ymir shows her that Daz is safe indoors. Upon looking at the cliff from the ground, Christa sees that such a descent would be impossible without rope. Ymir decides to reveal to Christa how she saved Daz, but only if she promises to live by her true name when her secret eventually becomes known to everyone. Years later at Utgard Castle, Ymir leaps into the horde of Titans below. Ymir thinks to herself that she and Christa were the same in their youth, hated by the world and believing that things would be better had they not been born. To bring happiness to many people, Ymir gave up her life, but upon receiving a second chance she decided to live only for herself. Slitting her palm with Conny's knife, she triggers the power of the Titans and transforms into her own Titan form. Ymir's Titan descends into the horde and begins slaughtering Titans one after another. From atop the tower, the other recruits look on in disbelief at the scene. Reiner and Bertholdt stare in horror as they recognize Ymir's Titan as the one that ate their friend five years ago. Ymir's combat shakes the tower and Christa nearly falls, but Reiner catches her in the nick of time. She thanks him, but in a moment of dissociation he keeps his grip on Christa's ankle, unconsciously squeezing her. After Christa and Conny eventually snap Reiner out of it, he asks Christa if she was aware of Ymir's powers. She claims that she never knew despite how close they were, and Reiner realizes that Ymir possesses knowledge the rest of humanity in the Walls does not. Conny says that Ymir was seemingly aware of her powers, unlike Eren when his Titan form first appeared in Trost. The recruits begin to wonder where Ymir's allegiances lie and what her goals are. Ymir's fight with the Titans begins to go downhill as she is overpowered. She clutches to the bricks of the tower, but lets go after the bricks begin to slip. The others realize that Ymir does not want the tower to fall, and that she is protecting them rather than escaping. Christa cries out to Ymir, scolding her for her selflessness. She tells her to live for herself and destroy the tower if that is what it takes to defeat the Titans. Hearing Christa's words, Ymir begins to tear the tower apart, throwing bricks and rubble at the Titans. As the tower begins to collapse, Ymir leaps to the top and tells the others to grab onto her if they want to live. Ymir's Titan finds a safe position atop the tower as it collapses on top of the horde, crushing many beneath the rubble. After the dust clears, some Titans begin to emerge from the rubble. Ymir returns to the fight, but her Titan is quickly overpowered and outnumbered as more Titans climb out of the stone. The Titans rush her and begin to eat away at her Titan, tearing it apart as the recruits stand by unable to help. Christa begins running to Ymir, calling out to her and reminding her of their promise. Christa stops in her tracks when a Titan turns a corner in front of her and reaches out, when suddenly a Scout flies by and slices the Titan's nape. The Scout, Mikasa Ackermann, tells the other recruits to stand aside while the Scout Regiment finishes the fight. The Titans are overwhelmed as the Scouts from the assault on Stohess finally arrive at Utgard with Section Commander Hange leading the charge. Hange tells them to disperse and canvas the area and for the rest of them to follow them to the Titan's gathering and cut them down. Eren flies ahead against orders and slices the nape of a Titan, his first official kill as a human soldier. Keiji scolds Eren for rushing ahead, and the other recruits rush to Eren's side to reunite with their friend. In little time, the ruins of Utgard are cleared of all Titans. When the battle is over, the newcomers are shocked to learn of Ymir's Titan powers. Christa comes to Ymir, her limbs missing and her body grievously wounded from her Titan battle, and she keeps her promise. Christa reveals her true name, Historia, and Ymir slips into unconsciousness with a warm smile." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 31, + "A steady rain begins to fall as the Scout Regiment regroups atop Wall Rose. An unconscious Ymir on a stretcher is carefully raised to the top of the Wall. Eren asks about her condition, and Keiji informs him that her right limbs are missing and her internal organs are scrambled, injuries which would render a normal person dead. Eren helps Reiner reach the top of the Wall as Historia speaks with Section Commander Hange, insisting that Ymir is not a threat to humanity despite keeping her Titan powers hidden for so long. Hange is open to the possibility of allegiance with Ymir, noting that her knowledge of the Titans would be an invaluable asset. Hange asks if Historia is indeed from the Reiss family as she claims, a family of nobles in the interior, and Historia states that it is the truth. The two approach Moblit and Nifa who are watching over Ymir, and Moblit informs them that Ymir is comatose but appears to be healing her wounds. Hange plans for Ymir to be sent to Trost District for further medical care while the Scouts continue in their plan to locate and seal the breach in Wall Rose. Elsewhere on the Wall, Reiner is overcome with stress over his encounter with a Titan within Utgard. He explains that this is his second near-death experience in the Scout Regiment, recalling with Armin when he was nearly killed by the Female Titan's grip during the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission. Reiner worries that he will soon be dead at this rate, a soldier's life wearing down his mind faster than his body. Eren acknowledges that both Reiner and Bertholdt have been away from their hometown for a long while and his stress is understandable. Bertholdt becomes strangely enthusiastic, encouraging Reiner that they should return to their hometown soon. Reiner agrees, though Eren and Armin are confused by the sudden turn in the conversation. Nearby, Conny joins the others atop the Wall and informs Mikasa and Sasha of the situation Reiner and Ymir are in. Hange assures them that Ymir will be dealt with, and that a deployment of Scouts would soon be sent to investigate Conny's village. In the meantime, the mission to seal the Wall would be their primary focus. As Hange worries over the probable Titan issue, Captain Hannes and the Garrison advance squad arrive with news of the breach situation. However, when Hannes ascends the Wall, he informs the Scouts present that no hole was found in the Wall from Trost to Krolva. Additionally, the Garrison ran into no Titans throughout the duration of their search. Armin insists that they had found Titans within Wall Rose's territory, and Eren asks if Hannes was drunk during his search. Accepting the strange circumstances, Hange announces that the Scouts will depart for Trost District, and Hannes bids Eren, Mikasa, and Armin farewell. While the others depart with confusion, Reiner calls Eren aside to talk. While Hange and Moblit discuss the possibility of a Titan that could dig beneath the Walls, Reiner pulls Eren to the side and nonchalantly tells him that five years ago, he and Bertholdt began an attack on the Walls to wipe out the human race. Reiner is the Armored Titan, and Bertholdt is the Colossal Titan. Both Eren and Bertholdt are confused at Reiner's sudden revelation, but Reiner continues to say that their goal was to exterminate humanity, but this aspect of their mission is no longer necessary. Reiner promises that if Eren comes with him and Bertholdt, the Walls will be left alone. Eren asks Reiner where he plans to take him, and Reiner explains that it could be considered his \"hometown.\" If Eren agrees to go with them, Reiner promises that the Titan crises can be averted. Mikasa watches the conversation from a distance as Armin calls out to the others. Eren looks up at the sky with exhaustion, thinking to himself that his mind was already racing the previous day. Twelve hours earlier in Ehrmich District, Hange had explained the details of Sasha's message to the other Scouts. The files acquired contained information on Annie Leonhart's background and revealed that two other cadets originated from the same region she claimed to come from: Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover. Further records revealed that during the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, both Reiner and Bertholdt possessed false information about Eren's location in the scouting formation, the details claiming that Eren was in the right flank when in reality he was positioned in the center rear of the formation. Armin realized that the Female Titan attacked from the right flank, suggesting that one of the two may have passed their information on to Annie. Eren remained skeptical, and Hange admitted that this information alone was not enough to confirm conspiracy. Asking for further information, both Eren and Armin said that while Reiner and Bertholdt claimed to be from the same hometown, the two did not speak with Annie much. Sasha said that Annie often ate alone, though she did have a secret craving for sweets. Mikasa could not think of any useful information. Eren insisted that though Bertholdt was a quiet one, Reiner acted as a big brother of sorts for the other cadets. While Armin recounted Reiner's courage in facing the Female Titan, he realized that the Female only changed its direction in the search for Eren after Reiner escaped from its grip. At Hange's inquiry, Armin realized that Eren's location had only become a matter of discussion during the scouting mission when Reiner asked about him, and Armin realized that while in the Female Titan's grip, Reiner must have carved Eren's true location into Annie's hand. Addressing all of the Scouts present, Hange gave orders for everyone to feign ignorance about Reiner and Bertholdt's true identities until the two could be confronted underground, and under no circumstances would Annie be mentioned around them. With the matter settled, the Scouts set forth for Utgard afterward. Atop Wall Rose, Eren dismisses Reiner's words, claiming that he is exhausted, and Bertholdt agrees with him. Eren goes on to point out the absurdity of Reiner asking for Eren to come with him after revealing his Titan identity. Reiner agrees with Eren, wondering if he really has gone crazy. As Eren walks away, the wind picks up and a flagpole shatters, sending the flag down the Wall. The other Scouts stop to look back at the others, and Reiner remains silent as sunlight peeks through the clouds. Mikasa keeps a hand on her blade, ready to strike. Reiner openly regrets the past three years he has spent \"surrounded by idiots,\" claiming that he and his comrades had once been clueless children. If he had not heard of the others within the Walls, he claims he would not have become a \"half-assed piece of shit.\" As Reiner's mind breaks, he removes the sling around his arm and exposes his wound. As he uses his Titan powers to heal himself, he says that he will face the consequences of his actions and stay true to his duty as a Warrior. Bertholdt panics, asking Reiner if they are really acting now, and Reiner says that the time has come, and moves to capture Eren. Mikasa springs forward, cutting into Reiner's arms as he defends himself and slicing Bertholdt's neck open. She tells Eren to run as she goes for a killing blow at Bertholdt, but Reiner shoves her from the Wall while Eren watches in shock. The Scouts rush to Eren's aid and Armin tells him to escape, but Eren can only watch helplessly as energy begins to surround the two Warriors. Bursts of energy explode atop the Wall, knocking everyone back as the Armored Titan and Colossal Titan emerge in the chaos. The Armored Titan takes Eren in its hand while the Colossal Titan grabs Ymir as Historia cries out. The Armored Titan descends Wall Rose with Eren in its grip, and Eren tearfully thinks back to the days of their training together. Bitterly accepting that his two friends are traitors to humanity, Eren transforms into his Titan and lets out a roar as he prepares to battle with Reiner." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 32, + "Three years ago, Reiner and Bertholdt wander through the forest outside the 104th Cadet Corps training grounds, discussing their reasons for joining the military with Eren and Armin. Reiner states his need to return to his hometown, and Bertholdt wants to join the Military Police to live safe in the interior. Eren says that he wishes to slaughter all the Titans beyond the Walls. Coming to a cliffside, the moonlight shines through the clouds, illuminating a large lake in the valley below. Reiner is surprised that Eren's will was not broken by the attack of the Titans. Reiner states his faith in Eren's ability to complete his training. Now, at Wall Rose, Eren bitterly transforms into his Titan form, outraged at the traitors Reiner and Bertholdt have revealed themselves to be. With a powerful but ineffective punch, Eren and the Armored Titan plummet to the ground below. Hanging from the Wall, Mikasa scolds herself for being unable to decapitate Reiner and Bertholdt when she had the chance, a chance which would likely not come again. Atop the Wall, Hange orders all Scouts to jump from the Wall as the Colossal Titan swings its arm forward. Historia cries out for Ymir, still unconscious in Bertholdt's grip, and Keiji sees another Scout has been caught. The Colossal Titan opens its massive mouth, throwing Ymir and the soldier inside before snapping its jaw closed. Section Commander Hange orders an attack on the Colossal Titan, and all Scouts spring into action. The Colossal Titan's punches are narrowly avoided by the Scouts, maneuvering behind the monster with great agility. Hange's soldiers soon acknowledge the Colossal Titan's incredibly slow movement speed, leaving it at a great disadvantage compared to their quick maneuvering. All soldiers line up for a strike at the Titan's nape, but at the last moment Bertholdt unleashes a massive continuous burst of steam and scalding-hot air, forcing the Scouts to fall back. Hange wonders if Bertholdt is attempting to disappear as he did at Shiganshina and Trost, but Armin notices something different about his strategy in this case. Rather than vanishing instantly, the Colossal Titan is now standing in place while emitting a continuous cloud of steam, preventing any soldiers from grappling to it with omni-directional mobility gear. Hange decides that for the time being, the Scouts will wait, then orders Third Squad and Fourth Squad led by Rashad to take position behind the Colossal Titan while Lauda's Second Squad will stand guard in front. Hange decides that once Bertholdt inevitably leaves his Titan, they must kill him without hesitation, an order which does not sit well with Armin. In the meantime, Hange leads First Squad to the base of Wall Rose to assist in Eren's fight with the Armored Titan. Staying with Second Squad, Historia and Conny carry wounded Scouts away from the combat while Nifa orders them to keep their distance. Historia is convinced that Ymir was not killed by the Colossal Titan and asks for the Scouts rescue her however they can. Conny grows worried for Reiner and Bertholdt's lack of equipment, unaware of their Titan identities and concerned for their safety. At the base of the Wall, Reiner delivers a devastating punch to Eren's Titan, sending him falling a great distance away. Recovering from the blow, Eren's mind stews with anger towards Reiner's false attitude towards his fellow cadets years ago, and Eren regrets wishing to be as strong as him. Mikasa strikes at the Armored Titan's nape, but it leaves no damage. She recalls that in the first moments of Eren's fight, his Titan's punches were useless against Reiner as well. Unlike the Female Titan, Reiner's Titan is completely covered in impenetrable armor. Healing his wounds, Eren thinks back to the fall of Wall Maria a direct result of the unforgivable actions of Reiner and Bertholdt. As Mikasa attempts to cut through Reiner's armor to no avail, Eren's Titan rises up with disgust and fury, determined to exterminate the Armored Titan. He lands a punch aimed at Reiner's face, but the blow is soon returned in ever greater force and Eren's Titan is once again knocked back. In a training exercise, Eren collapses on the ground from one of Annie's throws. Eren is upset with Annie's brutal force, but Annie insists that she is only returning what strength is being used against her. She suggests that Eren is supposed to be gentle with someone so delicate, but Eren says that if strength alone decided their battle he would not be the one on the ground. Annie explains that her maneuvers use the strength and size of the opponent to her advantage, skills which Eren could afford to learn. She demonstrates her throw against Eren, locking her arms under one of his own and around his head while tripping him from behind. Eren is unable to escape from her lock and yields, but Annie says that before he yields he must learn to make use of his strength and learn how to speak to girls. Eren insists that he will learn, but before their conversation can continue Reiner suddenly falls on top of Eren. Mikasa approaches the group, telling Annie to teach her the maneuver she has taught Eren. Annie says that the throw is meant for humans, though she is curious if it will work on a beast. As the two prepare to spar, the other cadets gather to watch the long-awaited brawl. Eren wonders who will emerge the victor. Back at Wall Rose, Eren wonders why he would think back to that moment in his training at such a time, and wonders if his life is flashing before his eyes. Armin calls out to Eren, saying that he will not win in any fistfight against Reiner's Titan and he should retreat to the Wall. Eren's Titan lets out a roar, and the others worry that he has lost control. However, when the two Titans square off for a cross-counter, Eren dives beneath Reiner's arm and uses Annie's grapple against him, throwing the Armored Titan to the ground and holding it in a lock. Eren thinks to himself that the traitors' greatest flaw was teaching him how to fight, and as Reiner attempts to gain the upper hand Eren grabs his arm and locks his head between his legs, squeezing with enough force to crack Reiner's armor. He swings his legs around to lock around Reiner's arm and pin him to the ground, holding him down as he tears an arm off of the Armored Titan. As Reiner recovers from his dismemberment, Armin suggests Eren should fall back and escape before Reiner or Bertholdt can capture him. Eren retreats to the Wall with the Scouts while Captain Hannes and the Garrison regroup with the others atop the Wall, wondering why the Colossal Titan has appeared. Asking about the situation, Historia points out Eren and the others at the base of the Wall. Hange approaches Eren's Titan, telling him to find a way to prevent Reiner from pursuing before they make their escape, suggesting he should take out Reiner's legs by some means. Eren's Titan nods in response to her orders, causing Hange to blush with awe. Armin gives Mikasa his remaining blades so she can assist in the fight. Eren gains some hope in the situation, noting that Reiner and Bertholdt are in fact the ones who are cornered. Suddenly, the Armored Titan sheds the hardened skin at the back of its legs, gaining enough mobility to charge Eren head-on. Eren is knocked over and is nearly overpowered, but manages to throw Reiner aside. The others wonder how the Armored Titan is suddenly so fast, but Hange states that armor of any kind must have exposed areas to allow for mobility. Recalling armor used in ancient wars, Hange notes the unarmored areas of the body are typically the armpit, groin and behind the knee. Realizing he will be unable to stay on his feet when Reiner is more mobile, Eren allows himself to be charged and instead grips Reiner's head beneath his arm and locks his legs around Reiner's torso. With Eren holding Reiner in a lock, Mikasa maneuvers to their position and cuts at the flesh behind Reiner's left knee, crippling his mobility. Eren uses the advantage to squeeze Reiner's head with all his might, and the armor at his nape begins to shatter. Using what mobility he has left, Reiner drags himself forward with Eren for a short distance. The Scouts cheer Eren on, believing Reiner's actions to be useless. However, Reiner stops moving after a moment before letting out a roar. Hange orders for the others to be on the lookout for summoned Titans, but the area appears to be completely clear. As the Armored Titan's nape plating shatters and sprays blood, Conny and the others atop the Wall notice the Colossal Titan beginning to move. Suddenly, the rib cage holding the Colossal Titan to the Wall breaks on one side, causing it to topple over right above Eren and Reiner. A Scout cries out a warning to the others below, but they are unable to react in time as the Colossal Titan plummets to the ground below." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 33, + "In the last moments of their struggle, Eren gains the upper hand over Reiner. Suddenly, the Armored Titan lets out a roar, and above on Wall Rose the Colossal Titan begins to topple over. A soldier cries out to the Scouts below, but they cannot react in time as Bertholdt's Titan comes crashing down on Eren and Reiner, exploding in a ferocious burst of steam. Sasha shields Armin from the wind as the rest of the Scouts at the base of Wall Rose are hit head-on by the storm, pushing them all away. The soldiers atop the Wall are unable to assist, held back by the mighty winds. The Armored Titan, able to withstand the wind, pins Eren's Titan to the ground and bites him out of the nape. Once the storm settles, Bertholdt emerges from his Titan, equipped with new ODM gear and carrying an unconscious Ymir. He grapples onto Reiner's shoulder as the Warriors make their escape. Unable to pursue, Armin cries out for Eren. At Trost District, an inebriated Dot Pyxis sleeps atop Wall Rose. His assistant wakes him up, scolding him for his recklessness, and informs him that few Titans were spotted after their advance upon the defensive lines ceased. Pyxis expects that Hannes' advance team, likely doubling back after running into either a breach in the Wall or the advance team from Krolva, will be arriving with news soon. However, the presence of a breach would likely alter the situation. Commander Erwin Smith arrives atop the Wall, and Pyxis congratulates him on catching one of the spies. Pyxis is pleased at the thought of what the higher-ups in the interior must be thinking after receiving news of such infiltrators. Erwin agrees, pointing out how the Military Police Regiment has joined them in their mission to end the crisis. In the city streets, the Scouts discuss the surprisingly low amount of Titans found within Wall Rose. Jean nonetheless worries for his friends. The MPs nearby grow complacent towards the state of the emergency, and Levi sarcastically apologizes for the lack of Titans. He offers to have the MPs assist the Scout Regiment in a future exterior scouting mission, but the policemen claim their interior work keeps them busy. Suddenly, a Scout announces the arrival of the Garrison advance team. The soldiers gather to hear the news from Hannes' messenger, who informs them that no breach was found in Wall Rose. He tells the others that after running into Section Commander Hange's squad, three of the recruits from the 104th Cadet Corps were in fact Titans. Jean is in disbelief that even more of his comrades were Titans, but Erwin presses the messenger to continue his report. He informs them of the battle which occurred against the Colossal and Armored Titans, but he says that by the time the Garrison joined the fight it was already over. Back at Wall Rose, Armin watches over Mikasa who had fallen unconscious after the battle. Hannes regrets the outcome of the situation, with many of the Scouts who had witnessed Eren's battle now heavily injured from the Colossal Titan's explosion. He asks for Mikasa's condition, and Armin speculates that she may have suffered a concussion. Hannes leaves Armin to gather some rations. Five years ago in Shiganshina, Armin informed Mikasa that Eren had gotten into a fight with a trio of bullies who had stolen Armin's bread. Eren confronted the bullies, starting a fight in the marketplace while the drunken Garrison soldiers watched in amusement. Mikasa arrived soon afterward and joined the fight while a vendor owner began a fight with Hannes and the other soldiers for their lazy inaction. Both fights continued for a short time until a Military Police officer broke everyone up. The bullies fled after seeing the authorities arrive, and Eren chased after them despite Armin's insistence that it was not worth the trouble. Unable to pursue, Mikasa cried out for Eren. Atop Wall Rose, Mikasa wakes up and surveys the aftermath of the battle. She immediately questions Armin about Eren's fate. Armin informs her that Eren and Ymir were taken away by Reiner and Bertholdt, and five hours have passed since the Titans' battle ended. Mikasa is shocked to hear that no one is pursuing them, but Armin shows her that they must wait for lifts to bring their horses over the Wall, and additionally all of the Scout Regiment officers were heavily injured by Bertholdt's Titan, meaning reinforcements are needed. Mikasa's head begins to ache, but she insists that it is from her concussion. She recalls how she and Levi were able to rescue Eren from the Female Titan some days ago, but hope for Eren's rescue is now bleak since five hours have passed. Putting on her scarf, Mikasa wonders why Eren always ends up far from his friends. Armin believes that it is natural, but Mikasa expresses her desire to simply be close to him. Hannes returns with some rations, giving some to Armin and Mikasa before he begins to eat one. Mikasa and Armin leave their rations unopened. Hannes remarks that they are often the ones to get Eren out of the situations he finds himself in, whether it is neighborhood bullies or Titans. Hannes recalls that Eren has always charged head-on into his fights, regardless of how outnumbered he was. However, while Hannes had never seen Eren win a fight, he never saw him give up when beaten. He insists that succumbing to his fate without putting up a fight would be against Eren's personality, and that he will be fine on his own until they can arrive to help. Hannes grows nostalgic for the days he used to share with the others before the fall of Wall Maria, days which he believes Eren would consider a false peace. Desiring to return to those peaceful days, Hannes agrees to join Mikasa and Armin in their mission to rescue Eren from the traitors. Their hopes restored, Mikasa and Armin begin eating their rations to regain their strength. Shortly afterward, Commander Erwin arrives at the scene with the necessarily lifts and reinforcements from the Scout Regiment and Military Police. Armin insists that Christa should not endanger herself in the rescue mission, but she is determined to see that Ymir is brought back. Conny also decides to join the mission, refusing to believe that Reiner and Bertholdt are traitors until he hears it from their own mouths. Moblit meets with Erwin and informs him of their condition when Hange, still grievously injured, suddenly grabs his leg and calls for a map. Once all the able-bodied soldiers are gathered, Hange proposes the most favorable plan of action. Speculating that the Titan Warriors will need to recover their strength and wait until nightfall to travel beyond Wall Maria, Hange believes that they are resting in a Forest of Giant Trees in the southwestern lands of Wall Maria. As Hange speculated, Eren wakes up in a forest of giant trees, his arms missing. Ymir is awake nearby and recovering her own missing limbs. On an adjacent tree, Reiner and Bertholdt greet and watch over their captives. Descending from Wall Rose, the allied soldiers of the military ride for the Forest of Giant Trees, determined to rescue Eren before nightfall." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 34, + "The Scout Regiment, Garrison Regiment, and Military Police Regiment set out from Wall Rose. Meanwhile, Hange attempts to search for a horse, determined to ride for Ragako to investigate the Titan found at Conny's house. Moblit, refusing to let Hange roam around while still heavily injured, agrees to ride for Ragako while Hange stays behind and recovers. At the head of the troops, Commander Erwin establishes a long-distance enemy scouting formation as they head for the Forest of Giant Trees. Over in the forest, Reiner and Bertholdt see that Eren has finally woken up. Eren sees that he is missing both his arms, and Ymir shows him that she too is slowly recovering lost limbs. Reiner apologizes for Eren's dismemberment, saying that he was in a hurry to tear him out of his Titan form and did not take his arms into account. Eren attempts to transform again, but Ymir stops him, showing him that they are in no position to fight. Being in a Forest of Giant Trees, they are far from both Wall Rose and Wall Maria, and a significant number of Titans can be seen lurking around their position. Ymir then notes that Reiner and Bertholdt have the advantage of ODM gear, Reiner having stolen Eren's gear while he was unconscious. Reiner informs the two that neither of them could transform into Titans in the first place while still recovering from their injuries. Eren, still outraged at the traitors, disregards the claim. Ymir takes their word for it and asks what Reiner and Bertholdt plan to do with them now that they have been captured. Reiner tells them that they will be taken to their hometown, but only after nightfall after they have recovered their strength and the Titans have become inactive. Ymir wonders why Reiner did not simply continue running for Wall Maria as the Armored Titan, but Reiner gives no definite answer. Eren begins considering his options. He believes transforming into a Titan and escaping would not be difficult unless Reiner's claim that he is unable to transform is true. Additionally, a weaker transformed Titan could be caught and eaten by the Titans lurking below. Eren also considers that Reiner and Bertholdt will make their next move before nightfall itself, while he and Ymir are still recovering and the Titans are asleep. Recalling the end of his battle with Reiner, Eren worries for the safety of the Scouts who might be searching for him. Ymir speaks with Reiner, recalling the Titans at Utgard who could move around at night and wondering if the Titans around them will also move at nighttime. Reiner guarantees that these Titans cannot move at night, claiming that Ymir should already be aware of this. This causes Eren to question what Ymir knows and where her allegiances lie. Recognizing his disadvantage, Eren decides to suppress his emotions and wait for further information. Erwin's scouting formation comes across a Titan on the right wing, but he orders the troops to merge with the center and stick to their straight-forward route towards the forest. Hannes calls for Mikasa to slow her advance before she merges with the vanguard, which would throw off the formation. He understands her concern for Eren's safety and reminds her of their earlier conversation, assuring her that Eren will be fine on his own until they arrive to save him. Back at the forest, Ymir becomes parched and asks for water, but Reiner says that they are unable to care for anyone's needs in their current situation. Reiner realizes that all of them have been working constantly since the previous day's morning when the Titans were first spotted, and he suggests that they should all receive promotions once the situation is over. Ymir and Eren are confused, and Bertholdt begins to grow worried. When Ymir questions his strange behavior, Reiner thanks her for finding the cannon back at Utgard which saved him. He also recalls Christa treating his injuries afterward, wondering if she has feelings for him. Eren brings the moment to a halt, demanding answers for Reiner's sudden change of character. Seeing Bertholdt's concern, Ymir realizes that this is not a new occurrence. Bertholdt addresses Reiner, telling him that they are Warriors and not soldiers. Reiner begins to panic, suddenly recalling a moment from the Struggle for Trost in which he restrained Marco Bodt, feeding him to a Titan. Bertholdt and Annie were also there, watching him die with tears in their eyes. As Marco was eaten alive, Reiner suddenly became unaware of the situation, wondering why Marco was being eaten. Reiner collapses with stress after remembering his true self, and Ymir realizes what he is doing. Overwhelmed by the stress of living a soldier's life for the humans of the Walls while also working as a Warrior to destroy them eventually split Reiner's mind into two personas where the soldier does not recall the actions of the Warrior. Ymir's analysis hits too close to home, and Reiner demands that she stop talking. Eren speaks up, demanding to know what the two traitors were thinking three years ago when Eren told them how his mother died when they attacked Shiganshina. Bertholdt admits that he truly felt sorry for Eren when he learned of this. Eren, having lost all sympathy for the two, labels them as murderers of thousands of innocent lives and can no longer be considered human. Reiner breaks, telling Eren that they are aware of what they are and that reminding them of their sins will not accomplish anything. With nothing left to say, Eren assures them that he will eventually kill them in the most excruciating ways he can make possible. Ymir is tired of Eren's emotional outbursts and asks for him to stop. Ymir changes the subject, asking Reiner and Bertholdt about the \"monkey\" that appeared at Utgard, whom they must know well considering their awestruck reactions to its appearance at the castle. Ymir believes that the monkey, the Beast Titan, was responsible for the recent Titan invasion, possibly as a means of testing humanity's strength. She also claims that if Reiner and Bertholdt are able to find the Beast Titan, they will be able to return home. Eren demands for Ymir to tell him everything she knows, but Ymir says that killing Reiner and Bertholdt will in no way solve the crisis brought against the Walls. Eren wonders who humanity's true enemy is, and Ymir considers an answer. Reiner interrupts her, claiming that the world in the Walls has no future. Reiner says that given what she knows, it may be possible for her to join them given the fact that both her and the Warriors share a concern for \"Christa\" for their own reasons. Reiner says that even though Ymir's own safety might not be guaranteed, Christa may have better chances of surviving future conflicts if she joins them rather than staying with Eren. Still confused over the turn the conversation has taken, Eren demands to know who their enemy is. Ymir is unsure. Reiner and Bertholdt prepare to take Eren and Ymir and move out when suddenly a line of signal flares is spotted on the horizon, heralding the arrival of the Scout Regiment much sooner than expected. Eren is dissatisfied with the conversation, noting that only an hour remains until sunset." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 35, + "Coming to Ragako, Moblit discovers that the scene is as the reports had said: rampant destruction, yet no signs of any blood or remains. Moblit is skeptical of the idea that the residents evacuated to Wall Sina while leaving their horses at the town stables. A fellow Scout leads him to the Titan atop Conny Springer's old home while another recovers an item from the wreckage: a portrait of Conny's father and mother. He drops the portrait when the Titan suddenly stirs, and upon closer examination he is stunned to realize that the Titan atop the ruins bears exact resemblance to Conny's mother. In the Forest of Giant Trees, Reiner leaves Ymir with the choice of ensuring a safe future for Christa or saving her own life. Still confused over the turn the conversation has taken, Eren demands to know who their enemy is. Ymir is unsure. Reiner and Bertholdt prepare to take Eren and Ymir and move out when suddenly a line of signal flares is spotted on the horizon, heralding the arrival of the Scout Regiment much sooner than expected. Bertholdt stops Reiner, making sure that he is in his \"Warrior\" state of mind, and Reiner assures him that his mind is clear. Bertholdt is skeptical of Reiner's trust of Ymir, who ate their comrade Marcel five years ago, but Ymir's self-serving life until encountering Christa is reason enough for her to join their cause. Reiner clarifies that Christa's family's connections with the Order of the Walls make her a valuable asset, and having her with them will make their goal much easier if Eren is not the \"Coordinate\" they are searching for. As the soldiers approach, Bertholdt assures Reiner that their time in the Walls will be over once they can deliver Annie, Christa, and the \"Coordinate\" to their hometown. Reiner suggests that once they return home, Bertholdt should confess his true feelings to Annie, something that has become noticeable with how much he stared at her. With the two being murderers with short lives ahead, Reiner believes the risk is worth it. Reiner maneuvers to Eren's branch and prepares for any fight Eren will put up. Eren claims he is unable to resist given his current state, but he mercilessly assaults Reiner shortly afterward anyway. While Reiner strangles Eren, Bertholdt approaches Ymir and asks her if she remembers who she ate when she returned to her human form five years ago. Ymir admits that she does not remember, but realizes that it must have been one of Bertholdt's companions. She apologizes, but Bertholdt tells her that the memory loss was the same for himself and his friends as well, and Eren does not seem to remember who he ate either. As Eren slips into unconsciousness from Reiner's chokehold, Bertholdt asks Ymir how long she wandered beyond the Walls as a Titan. Ymir recalls that it was about sixty years, a nightmare that would not end. Approaching the forest, the military formation encounters many Titans on the front lines, but Commander Erwin insists that they must press forward. At the forest's edge, Reiner and Bertholdt escape on their ODM gear, searching for an area without Titans to hinder their escape. Ymir wonders why they have hastened their plans until she spots the smoke signals for herself, realizing the Scouts are approaching. Reiner wants to avoid confrontation with Erwin, but Ymir feels a strong intuition that Christa is with the Scouts approaching them. Reiner brushes off Ymir's demands for them to retrieve Christa, saying they will return for her another time, but Ymir believes she will be fed to another Warrior before that can happen. If they do not wait for Christa now, Ymir will likely never see her again. Bertholdt apologizes for their inability to retrieve Christa, and Reiner assures Ymir that Christa's safety is a high priority for them as well. Accepting their words and recalling her distant past, Ymir regrets her decision to lie to herself once again. Over sixty years ago, Ymir was a nameless orphan beggar in a civilization beyond the Walls. After being found by the leader of a cult, he gave the girl the name \"Ymir\" and declared that she possessed the \"blood of the king\" which could grant the cultists immortality. Ymir's life took a turn for the better; she received good food, good rest, and the cultists worshiped her as a goddess. Ymir's role brought happiness to those around her. However, one day the cult was discovered by a force of authorities who arrested them all at once. The leader of the cult pointed the blame at Ymir, claiming she had lied to them of her blood of the king. When cornered, Ymir chose to abide by the role that brought others happiness and kept her name. Afterward, the arrested cultists were brought through the streets and stoned by the onlookers. They were taken to remote borderline, and there the cultists were all given injections and thrown from the wall, transforming them into Titans. As a mindless Titan, Ymir wandered the world beyond the Walls. Ymir believes that her punishment was not for her deception of others, but for her reliance on others' approval. After some time of wandering, Ymir's Titan rested in the earth which settled over her as the decades passed by. One day, Ymir's rest was disturbed by the arrival of the Warriors who were setting up camp. Ymir's Titan came for Reiner, but grabbed Marcel when he pushed his friend out of harm's way. As the other three Warriors fled, Marcel was eaten by Ymir. That night, Ymir awoke in human form under the cloudless stars. With a new chance at a free life before her, Ymir promised to live a life for herself free from the lies of others. However, after hearing of \"Christa Lenz\" from the Wallists, a girl who entered the Cadet Corps whose life some wished would never have happened, Ymir dedicated her life to finding this girl who shared a past so alike to her own. After meeting Christa, Ymir came to realize Christa was living a life of lies just as she had. With her mind made up, Ymir interferes with Bertholdt's maneuvering, threatening to take Eren and escape to the Scouts if they do not stop and wait for Christa. Reiner reminds Ymir of their situation, and Ymir admits that she is willing to risk Christa's future if it means they can meet one last time. She claims that he may be able to buy them time to escape, or they could also fight to the death if Ymir's demands are not met. The pursuing soldiers finally reach the outskirts of the forest. Noticing the light of a Titan transformation, Commander Erwin orders the troops to disperse and enter the forest. As the MPs face significant difficulties against the Titans, the rest of the soldiers avoid combat in favor of seeking out Eren. A scream is heard deeper in the forest, and the Scouts pursue until they come across Ymir's Titan. Conny stops the others from attacking her, asking her where the others have gone. As more Scouts gather around her Titan, Ymir avoids conversation and looks at each soldier's face. Armin wonders what Ymir is doing until Christa arrives at the scene, immediately catching Ymir's attention. When Christa approaches, Ymir's Titan lunges at her and catches Christa in her mouth before making a quick escape. The others pursue her, realizing that Ymir's allegiance has changed and they were lured into a trap. When Ymir nears the edge of the forest, Reiner transforms into the Armored Titan and begins their escape. Bertholdt carrying an unconscious Eren grapples onto the Armored Titan's back alongside Ymir's Titan. The others watch in disbelief as Eren is once again carried away by the Warriors, but Hannes rallies them into action. The soldiers return to their horses and begin a final pursuit for Eren's rescue. Hannes is determined to rescue Eren, even at the cost of his life." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 36, + "Ymir escapes the Forest of Giant Trees carrying Historia in her Titan's mouth. When Ymir nears the edge of the forest, Reiner transforms into the Armored Titan and begins their escape. Bertholdt carrying an unconscious Eren grapples onto the Armored Titan's back alongside Ymir's Titan. The others watch in disbelief as Eren is once again carried away by the Warriors, and Commander Erwin spots the Armored Titan's departure. Immediately formulating a plan, Erwin rallies the Scouts, Garrison and Military Police into action, urging them to follow his lead with the pursuing Titans. Despite initial outrage and hesitation from the MPs, the soldiers follow Erwin's lead as Hannes leads the recruits in pursuit of the Armored Titan. On the chase, Mikasa decides that she will not hesitate in killing whoever prevents her from rescuing Eren. Meanwhile, Ymir removes Historia from her Titan's mouth, partially emerging from her nape to speak with her. Ymir explains that she has joined Reiner and Bertholdt for a better life beyond the doomed Walls. Historia is doubtful that the world beyond the Walls could be a better place to live and wonders if Ymir is being forced to carry out her previous actions, but Bertholdt tells her that Ymir is in fact the one forcing them to take Historia. The Scouts closing their distance and Ymir's fickle allegiances worry Bertholdt. Ymir confesses to Historia that she only brought her for her own sake, desiring to have a chance of survival by pardoning the murder of their comrade from five years ago. Due to her family's close ties with the Order of the Walls, Historia is a valued asset for the Warriors. Despite Ymir's selfish motives, Historia assures her that she will always be on her side. As Eren begins to wake up, the Scouts attempt to slow the Armored Titan. Ymir keeps them away until Mikasa arrives and slashes her eyes, going for a killing blow against the terrified Bertholdt. Reiner shields Bertholdt against his neck, and Mikasa breaks her blades trying to get Bertholdt, glaring at him between the Armored Titan's fingers. Ymir swings at Mikasa and she, prepared to kill Ymir, turns her attention towards her until Historia comes between them, claiming that Ymir is being forced to join Reiner and Bertholdt. Mikasa shows no sympathy, stating that she will kill Ymir if the two prevent her from rescuing Eren, ordering Historia to choose. Listening to Historia's pleas and seeing Mikasa's resolve, Ymir stands down. When the other recruits catch up with the Armored Titan, Jean attempts to convince Bertholdt to come out; Conny and Sasha are still in disbelief of their betrayal. Jean recalls the years they trained together, and starts joking around about Bertholdt's absurd sleeping positions, which the cadets would use to predict the weather. But Jean's usual coky attitude soon disappears as his emotions get the better of him, asking how Bertholdt could sleep so soundly next to his victims. Conny reminds Bertholdt of their plans of growing old and remenising over drinks once it was all over, asking if it was all a lie. Mikasa shows no compassion, reminding the others that he must die for them to rescue Eren, stating that it was their choice to do this. Hearing this, Bertholdt breaks, telling the others that he never wanted to commit the atrocities he has done against humanity. He admits that, despite their deception, he and Reiner truly thought of the others as comrades; their time as soldiers was the one bright spot in their lives, and he begs for someone to find them afterward. Mikasa demands for him to hand over Eren, but Bertholdt sadly insists that he cannot give Eren up, saying that their duties must be carried out. Hannes interrupts their conversation, warning them of an attack ahead: Erwin and the Scouts are drawing a horde of Titans straight for Reiner. As the recruits remount their horses, the soldiers disperse at Erwin's orders and the Titans approach Reiner. Bracing for impact, the Armored Titan charges into the horde. Ymir and Historia escape as Reiner is swarmed by Titans, unable to move. Commander Erwin immediately rallies the troops for a final charge, urging them to dedicate their hearts and rescue Eren at all costs. The Military Police do not follow, though their leader is soon caught and eaten by a Titan. Overwhelmed by the horde holding him down, Reiner begins to shove the Titans aside to create an opening, exposing Bertholdt and Eren in the process. Jean uneasily notes it will be hard for them to slip through the horde of Titans to reach Eren, when Erwin suddenly has his right arm snared in a Titan's jaws. The Scouts falter on seeing their Commander taken, but Erwin continues to bellow his order to advance and rescue Eren, even as he is dragged away. Following Erwin's final command, the Scouts charge head-on into the Titan horde. Many are caught and killed in the attack, though Mikasa navigates through the Titans and reaches Reiner. Her attack against Bertholdt narrowly misses, and she is caught by a Titan which crushes her ribs in its grip. Jean comes to Mikasa's aid and blinds the Titan as other Scouts attempt to close in on Eren, though Reiner tosses them aside. Bertholdt insists that they are taking Eren to their hometown. Eren notes that people are dying just to save him. Armin approaches Bertholdt, wondering to himself what he must sacrifice to resolve the situation. Recalling Bertholdt's affection for Annie, Armin formulates a cruel bluff. He asks the Warriors if they are willing to abandon Annie, who he claims has been taken to Utopia District in the far north to be tortured. He pries further, claiming that Annie is enduring every kind of suffering imaginable since her capture. Bertholdt snaps, calling Armin a \"spawn of the devil,\" and prepares to attack, but in doing so he exposes himself. Suddenly, Erwin (despite having lost his right arm) lunges upward and slashes Bertholdt across the chest, cutting through Eren's bonds. Mikasa catches him as he falls, despite her injuries. With Eren rescued, the Scouts immediately retreat. Historia kills a Titan overpowering Ymir's, and Conny catches her in their retreat. As Ymir follows, Historia urges him to let her go, saying that she and Ymir must go with Reiner and Bertholdt for Ymir's sake. Sasha believes that Ymir must be lying, and Conny agrees, saying that Ymir has only ever acted when Historia's safety was at risk. Suddenly, a Titan soaring overhead crashes ahead of the Scouts. In the distance, Reiner throws Titans at the soldiers in a last resort attack, and Eren and Mikasa are dismounted in the chaos. Mikasa attempts to stand, but her injury is worsened from the sudden attack. In the distance, a Titan advances through the clouds of dust, and Eren recognizes it as the same Titan which killed his mother five years ago." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 37, + "Memories of his mother's life and death flash through Eren's mind then the smiling Titan that killed her five years ago appears on the battlefield. Elsewhere, Reiner continues to throw Titans at the retreating Scouts. Ymir brawls with the Titans, outraged at Commander Erwin's hand in her plan's failure, and the commander is dismounted when she attacks a Titan pursuing him. Erwin's Scouts attempt to defend him, though Erwin places Eren's life above his own for the sake of the mission. When the smiling Titan reaches for Eren and Mikasa, Hannes comes to their side, eager to avenge Carla for his inability to confront the Titan five years ago. Jean and Armin attempt to assist Hannes, but Reiner's Titan-throws prevent them from approaching. Meanwhile, the turn of events has Ymir questioning whether she is better off staying with the Warriors or the Scouts. While she believes the future of the Walls is bleak, now is her only chance to hand Historia over to the Warriors. Historia approaches Ymir, saying that she believes that her actions were to protect her and not Ymir as she had been told. Historia reminds Ymir of her own words and urges her to live for herself, admitting that Ymir's presence inspires courage in her. Together with Conny and Sasha, they team up against the Titans while Hannes continues to fight the smiling Titan. Mikasa, too injured to continue fighting, unties Eren's restraints so that Eren can transform and fight the Titan. However, when he bites his still-healing hand, he is unable to transform. Scouts continue to defend Erwin as the Armored Titan throws more Titans, dismounting Jean. Armin comes to his side, carrying him away from the combat. Eren desperately attempts to trigger his transformation while the Titans devour the Scouts, and Hannes nearly gains the upper hand over the smiling Titan. Suddenly, the Titan catches Hannes in its grip, and Eren and Mikasa are unable to stop it as it brings Hannes to its mouth, biting him in half. Eren collapses in anguish, laughing and screaming hysterically at his inability to prevent the tragedies around him. Mikasa consoles him, assuring Eren that he has done much for her. She thanks him for being by her side, showing her how to live, and for giving her his scarf. Finding his resolve, Eren promises that he will wrap her scarf around her as many times as she needs. As Eren's hand finally heals, he lets out a scream as he swings his fist into the hand of the smiling Titan. Suddenly, Reiner, Bertholdt, and Ymir feel a surge of power emanating. As Eren screams, a newfound power comes forth and a Titan tackles the smiling Titan. The other Titans nearby redirect their attention from the Scouts to the smiling Titan, charging and swarming it before tearing its body to pieces. As Eren carries Mikasa away from the scene, the other Scouts continue their retreat. Understanding the situation, Ymir realizes that there may yet be a future for the Walls. Reiner runs for Eren, recognizing that Eren indeed possesses the \"Coordinate\" the Warriors have been searching for, who Reiner believes he is the worst possible person to possess its power. Eren cries out to Reiner and Bertholdt, ordering them under threat of death to stay away from him. The \"Coordinate\" comes forth again in response to Eren's scream, and the Titans devouring the smiling Titan turn their attention to Reiner and Bertholdt, charging towards them. Armin brings a horse for Eren and Mikasa, and Commander Erwin orders for a full retreat. As the Titans rush Reiner, Bertholdt cries out in fear as he is unable to defend himself. Ymir hears his cries and stops to look back. Turning to Historia, she gently caresses her hair and apologizes before running for Reiner and Bertholdt. As Historia looks on in confusion, Conny turns her away to join in the retreat. Meanwhile, Ymir aids Reiner in fending off the Titans, and the two Warriors are shocked by her sudden change of mind. As the Scouts ride for Wall Rose through the dusk, Armin is unable to understand Ymir's choice, and Eren thinks back to his childhood with Hannes in peaceful times. At night, the Warriors and Ymir arrive in the ruins of Shiganshina, exhausted from the past few days. Reiner asks her why she chose to come with them, and Ymir says that she wanted to return the favor for their hand in giving her a second chance at life when she stole the Titan power from their friend. Furthermore, she believes that she is the only one who understands the situation the two are facing. Bertholdt thanks her and apologizes, and Ymir muses that it was not a bad life being a goddess. Refugees from Wall Rose had been sent to the underground city in Wall Sina at the outbreak of the Wall Rose invasion. However, food supplies only guarantee proper treatment for the refugees for one week before the risk of civil conflict began. To prevent this, the military declares Wall Rose Titan-free one week after the start of the outbreak. At this time, Erwin recovers from his injuries in Trost District, accompanied by Commander Pyxis and Captain Levi. They are visited by Section Commander Hange, who brings Conny to inform the others of the Scout Regiment's recent findings in Ragako. Elsewhere, Eren comes to terms with the fact that over half of the Scout Regiment's veteran soldiers died in the attempt to rescue him from the Warriors. However, during their final retreat, the Scouts went unhindered by the Titans that continued to chase after Reiner and Bertholdt. Armin informs Eren that he and Jean believe that Eren could be the only one responsible for the sudden power which made the Titans obey his will. Jean pities Eren's responsibility, and he reminds him of the effort he must show to prove that the lives lost for his sake were not in vain. Eren understands, vowing to master his power over the Titans and to exact his revenge on the Warriors. In Erwin's room, the officers learn that all evidence suggests that the citizens of Ragako were the Titans which invaded Wall Rose, meaning that the Titans are in fact, humans. Levi worries at the notion that he has spent his years in the Scouts killing humans all along. Hange says that they do not have any real proof of the claim. Strangely, Erwin cannot help but smile at the news, which disturbs Levi further. When asked about his behavior, Erwin stoically states that humanity has come one step closer to the truth. Levi worries that no one will be left to see the full truth in the end, though Erwin is confident in the step they have taken towards breaking down the walls barring humanity from the truths of the world. Across the land, the Beast Titan waits in Shiganshina. A bespectacled man stands on his Titan's shoulders, patiently anticipating the conflict to come." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 38, + "At an unknown time, Eren Jaeger looks out over the sea as gulls fly overhead. His hair has grown long and shaggy, and he reflects on how, though Armin Arlelt always told him there was a sea beyond the Walls, he has always wondered what was beyond it. In the present day, Eren and the remaining members of the 104th Cadet Corps settle into a remote rural cabin. They bicker over cleaning, Sasha Braus stealing food, and Mikasa Ackermann working out so soon after having been grabbed by a Titan. It reminds them of their time together in the Cadet Corps, but times have changed. The group of them have been organized into the new Levi Squad to protect Eren and Historia Reiss. As the group confronts Sasha to get her to put back the stolen bread, Levi arrives and swipes his hand underneath the table, revealing the dirt beneath. He notes with disappointment that they should have had enough time to clean, but postpones that discussion for later, instead taking the squad out to work on Hange Zoë's experiment regarding Eren's powers. The experiment goes poorly, with Eren exhibiting increasingly less control over his transformations, to the point his Titan no longer appears at its full size and has lost significant muscle mass. Additionally, most of Eren's body is hanging out the back of the nape. When he does not respond to Hange's shouts, Mikasa jumps off her horse and runs up to him with her blades drawn. Hange also comes down to Eren and tries pulling his body from his Titan. Eren's face has withered away to Hange's excitement and they ask Moblit Berner to make a sketch. Mikasa cuts him free though, giving Hange another look at him, and Hange apologizes, realizing that they had gotten carried away. Seeing Eren in this state, the Scouts conclude that they are a long way from using his hardening ability to seal Wall Maria. Hange announces that the experiment is done and Keiji informs the Scouts to make sure there are no witnesses. However, in the distance, two people are watching the smoke from Eren's transformation. That evening in Trost District, Erwin Smith reads the report Levi has brought regarding Hange's failed experiment. Levi believes the problem is that they lack information about the hardening ability. He wonders if they could get the information they need through Historia. Erwin says he looked into her background and she is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Reiss, and muses on why a regional lord like him would know the secrets of the Wall. After sleeping for a full day, Eren comes into the kitchen of the cabin to help his fellow squad members prepare food. He is disappointed that the plan to repair the Wall has been shelved because of him. Conny Springer admits that all he cares about now is getting a chance to fight the Beast Titan. Realizing that he is getting caught up in his anger and the memory of his mother being transformed into a Titan, Conny says it is about time to change the lookouts and he and Mikasa go to relieve Jean and Sasha, leaving Eren and Historia alone. Historia comments that it is nice that Eren and the others have goals, even if they are not easy ones. Now that Ymir is gone she no longer knows what she wants. At first, she wanted to save her, but then she realized that Ymir leaving was her own choice, and she has no right to change that. Eren is glad that Historia has started speaking again, but she apologizes that the good-girl Christa that everyone knew no longer exists. However, Eren admits that he never liked her previous self, because it felt forced and unnatural. Now she is like a normal, honest girl. As he also remembers Ymir, a memory of her and Bertholdt Hoover comes back to him. Eren and Historia are called to join everyone else, and Hange informs them of the death of Pastor Nick. He was tortured and then killed earlier this morning in the Trost District barracks by the First Interior Squad of the Military Police Regiment, a group that normally operates in the capital. Hange was not able to get more than a glimpse of the body, but it was enough to see that all his fingernails had been torn out. From this Levi is able to conclude that Nick had not talked before being killed, which means the Military Police does not know the Scouts are looking into the Reiss family. Nifa arrives with a message from Erwin. On reading it, Levi orders everyone to move out, and to leave no trace that they were here. By sunset, the cabin is swarmed by Military Police, but Levi and Hange's squads are already outside in the woods. Levi reveals that the government has ceased all Scout activity outside of the Wall and demanded that Eren and Historia be handed over. Nifa adds that after she received the message from Erwin, the Military Police came to arrest him. Levi decides to take everyone to Trost District, because it would be safer than the interior and they can use omni-directional mobility gear in the city. Hange decides that they and Moblit will go after Erwin, but leaves Abel, Keiji, and Nifa behind to assist Levi. Before climbing on their horse, Eren hands Hange a note covering the conversation he remembered between Ymir and Bertholdt. The next day in Trost District, Conny notices that the royal family's flag is hanging everywhere due to the anniversary of the King's coronation. The Military Police takes the opportunity to distribute rations from the royal family's reserves to the population of Trost and build public favor of the King. Levi notes that this is a calculated move by the King and his court. Lord Reiss tells the other advisors assembled that the more important thing for them is to obtain the power and the vessel. They already have a plan in motion. Meanwhile, Levi Squad makes their way through Trost when a wagon appears out of nowhere, barreling towards the Scouts. The people inside grab what appear to be Eren and Historia, but they are really Jean Kirschtein and Armin in disguise, while Eren and Historia are being transported in a different, enclosed wagon by Keiji. Levi and his squad chase after the kidnappers. Due to one of them molesting Armin, Mikasa warns Levi that their disguises are not going to last. Noting that the kidnappers appear to be amateurs, he leaves the situation in his squad's hands while he goes to Eren. As the lead kidnapper and his henchmen enter the warehouse where Jean and Armin are being held, they notice the guard is missing. Mikasa and the rest of the squad, including Jean and Armin, attack the remaining kidnappers. The kidnappers are quickly restrained and Mikasa informs the rest of the squad that after tying them up they are to meet with Levi. Elsewhere, Levi joins Nifa on a rooftop where they have a good view of Keiji's journey through the city with Eren and Historia. However, even though the body double decoy was a success, Levi realizes that using such amateurs does not feel like a Military Police operation. He asks Nifa if she has heard of Kenny the Ripper and assures her that the legendary mass murderer is a real person. Levi grew up with him, and this operation feels like something Kenny would do. He realizes too late, that in Kenny's place, he would have two groups tailing the wagon from the rear, from a high place with a view, just like where they are now. Levi tries to warn Nifa, but is too late as a man blows off part of her head using ODM that has been modified to carry a shotgun instead of a blade. More soldiers appear, of a unit that has not been seen before, and one of them kills Abel. The mysterious man taunts Levi, claiming that he hasn't change much at all, as he stalks up the rooftop and reloads his guns, and Levi screams as he draws his blades to retaliate: the man is Kenny himself." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 39, + "As Kenny prepares to fire his guns at Levi, Levi throws one of his blades at him. Kenny deflects the blade away and fires a retaliatory shot, but Levi manages to avoid getting hit by hiding under his cloak. Seeing his squad mates dead, Levi makes a hasty getaway from the scene while being chased by Kenny and his squad. On the wagon, Keiji hears gunshots and sees members of Kenny's squad approaching their position. He tells Eren and Historia to stay in the carriage and speeds up, but their pursuers are already in range. They fire grappling hooks at the carriage, tearing off its top and exposing Eren and Historia. Eren picks up a rifle to return fire, but both Historia and himself are hit with tranquilizers and knocked out, before Keiji is shot and killed as well. Levi arrives on the scene just as one of their pursuers takes over the wagon, and chases after it. However, he is quickly intercepted by other members of Kenny's squad and forced to retreat. With Kenny and his squad chasing him, Levi dives into a nearby bar to hide, shocking the patrons. Thinking he has Levi cornered, Kenny swaggers into the bar confidently to confront him. The two converse briefly about their past and motivations for joining their respective factions, before Levi uses the bar owner's gun to shoot Kenny from under the bar counter, blasting him out of the building. Thanking the bar owner for his gun, Levi throws a chair out of the window as a decoy. This draws fire from members of Kenny's squad outside, before Levi jumps out of the window himself and fires a grappling hook at one of the soldiers, using him as a shield against a barrage of shots from the two other soldiers present. Before they are able to reload, Levi rushes between them, slicing them apart with his blades. Hearing the gunshots from Levi's fight, Squad Levi heads towards the source of the fighting. Outside the bar, Kenny slowly gets up, lamenting to Caven how he forgot that bar owners are allowed to carry guns for self-defense, and comments on how much Levi has grown since they last met. As Squad Levi joins up with Levi himself, Levi orders them to rescue Eren and Historia, and kill any enemies who would stand in their way. In the ensuing fight, Armin and Jean briefly take control of the wagon, with Armin killing the previous driver in order to save Jean. However, when more members of Kenny's squad show up from behind, Levi and Sasha are forced to rescue Armin and Jean, and they abandon the chase. In the royal capital of Mitras, the royal officials discuss the retrieval of Eren and Historia in the palace's throne room, deciding to deal with the matter using the power of the law as they always have. Afterwards, a messenger arrives from Rod Reiss with the news that he has successfully captured Eren and Historia. With this, the royal officials conclude that there is no longer any need to take action. In the military barracks, Erwin is visited by his old comrade Nile Dawk, who was in charge of confiscating his personal effects. Erwin muses about their past and voices his distrust of the government in securing the future of humanity, to Nile's horror. After Nile leaves, Hange and Mobilt approach Erwin with the news of Eren and Historia's capture by the Military Police and their suspicion that Eren might get eaten. Outside the abandoned building where Squad Levi is holding Dimo Reeves and his men, Armin is trying to come to terms with the fact that he killed another person. He asks Mikasa if she had gone through this when she killed a human for the first time. She does not reply, but simply comforts him. Inside the building, Levi comforts Armin as well, telling him that Jean would not be alive if he had not dirtied his hands. Afterwards, Levi and Mikasa talk to Dimo Reeves, and Levi manages to convince him to lend them a hand, in exchange for their help in ensuring the survival of the people of Trost District. Under the pretense of being on the side of the MPs, Dimo Reeves leads two Interior Squad members, Ralph and Sannes, to the location of Levi's hideout. It turns out to be a trap set by Levi's squad, and the two MPs are knocked out and imprisoned by the Scouts. Sannes is tortured by Levi and Hange, but he refuses to reveal what he knows on account of his loyalty to the King. It was only after Levi and Hange tricked him into believing that Ralph had betrayed him that Sannes finally relented, revealing that the Reiss family is the true royal family. The Scouts realize that Historia is the true successor to the throne, and that both her and Eren would be where Rod Reiss is. Elsewhere, Kenny finds and kills Dimo Reeves for his defection to the Scouts, while his son, Flegel, silently witnesses the act from around a corner. Before leaving, he states that Levi would show up even if they did nothing, as he knows Levi's personality, having raised him himself. In a windowed room at an unknown location, Rod Reiss reunites with his daughter, Historia. He gives Historia a hug and apologizes to her, while a bound and gagged Eren watches from the side." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 40, + "Historia Reiss remembers how she told Squad Levi about her upbringing. As a young girl, she grew up on a farm doing chores and other tasks, while her mother ignored her, spending her days reading. As Historia learned to read herself, she began to realize that her situation was not normal, as parents were supposed to care for their children. One day, Historia tried to hug her mother like she had read about; however, her mother vehemently shoved her away, and lamented the fact that she was not able to kill Historia. Even so, Historia was happy to have gotten any attention at all. That was the last time she saw her mother in a long time, as she went to live elsewhere for a period of time. Five years ago, after the fall of Wall Maria, Historia met her father for the first time. He was Rod Reiss, the lord who ruled the land they lived on. Rod said that she would be living with him from now on, but before he could leave with her and her mother, he was approached by men in black suits, including Kenny Ackermann. Kenny grabbed her mother and when Historia called for her, her mother denied that Historia was her child, saying that she had nothing to do with her. Hearing this, Kenny asked Rod for confirmation and Rod reluctantly agreed. Historia watched as Kenny killed her mother, whose last words were wishing that she had never given birth to her. Kenny would have killed Historia as well, but Rod intervened and had her sent away to live a quiet life under the new name, Christa Lenz. In the present, Rod hugs Historia and apologizes, saying that he had no choice in order to protect her. He tells her that she is special and has royal blood. The Reiss family is the true royal family and because of that she is the only person who can save humanity. He takes her with him to the place where it all began. Meanwhile, Djel Sannes is reunited with Ralph in a prison cell. He attacks his comrade, thinking that he betrayed him, but Hange Zoë admits that it was a ruse and Ralph had only been reading from a script while being threatened with a knife. Sannes breaks down on learning that his betrayal of the King was his fault alone, but warns Hange that the role he plays is one that another will step into to start the act all over again, so humanity will never be done with the sort of work they have. He wishes them luck. After leaving the prison, Hange lashes out at the nearby furniture over their frustration with Sannes. Hange blames it on a cockroach when Levi Ackermann walks in on them. He brings Hange over to the rest of the squad where they fill them in on how Eren Jaeger will likely be eaten. According to the conversation Eren wrote down, Hange speculates that Ymir used to be a Titan until she ate a comrade of Bertholdt Hoover and Reiner Braun. A Titan that eats a human with the power of the Titans will turn back into a human and inherit that power. Thus, if the government has their own Titan, Eren will be eaten and his Titan power will be transferred to someone else. That same night, Dot Pyxis meets with Erwin Smith. He apologizes for the visit and says that he read Erwin's letter. Pyxis asks if Erwin is serious, and Erwin confirms that if they want to retake Wall Maria they will have to overthrow the government, but his plan will not require military forces to take action if his guess is correct. While they wait for news to arrive, Erwin tells Pyxis a story about his father. Shortly thereafter, Hange and Moblit Berner arrive, bringing news of Historia's lineage. Erwin informs Pyxis of the true royal family and how Squad Levi is currently trying to rescue her. Once they do, they will install her as Queen and force the fake King to relinquish the crown. Pyxis agrees to back his plan. After Pyxis leaves, Erwin hands Hange the results of his investigation into the Reiss family. One of his soldiers also comes in to inform him that the First Interior Squad is making a ruckus out in the city, claiming that Erwin organized a murder. Erwin orders Hange to get away from here while he acts as the face of their organization. He informs Hange that they will be the next commander of the Scout Regiment and places the Scouts under Hange's command. It is dawn outside when Erwin arrives to find Dimo Reeves's grieving family around his body. One of the MPs addresses Erwin and explains a story about how Reeves kidnapped Eren so that the Scouts would not have to turn him over to the government. Then the Scouts killed Reeves to keep him from talking. The MP charges Erwin and the Scouts with a violation of clause six of the Humanity Charter; prioritizing one's gain over the safety and longevity of humanity. For this, all Scouts are to be apprehended. Hange and Moblit get away, but the rest of the Scouts at headquarters are arrested. As he is taken away, Erwin reflects on the story he told Pyxis. Erwin's father was a teacher and Erwin asked him a question in class one day that he declined to answer. At home, his father privately explained to him that the government history books were filled with contradictions and mysteries. Erwin shared this information with the other kids he knew and eventually the Military Police came asking about his father. His father died in an accident that same day, and Erwin realized that the government had him killed. Erwin's father had a theory that the King altered the memories of humanity when they entered the Walls in order to make them easier to rule. It would justify killing his father for getting close to the truth. However, Erwin has come to realize that the government is not interested in protecting humanity so much as their land and wealth, and that they will kill anyone who threatens that authority. In the end, there was no justification for his father's death aside from human greed. In Stohess District, the Military Police hand out fliers for the arrest of the Scout Regiment. Jean Kirschtein takes one before he, Armin Arlelt, and Mikasa Ackermann leave the city for their camp in the woods. Armin tells Levi that if it is true, the Scouts will be disbanded and he heard that the Military Police are searching for them and covering all the roads. Levi says the wagon with Eren and Historia will take a day to reach Reiss territory so they will have to use that time to come up with a plan. Before they can discuss further, Sasha Braus announces that she hears footsteps." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 41, + "Hitch Dreyse and Marlo Freudenberg search the forest near Stohess District for rogue members of the Scout Regiment. They find Armin Arlelt collecting water from a stream and tell him to turn around while they point their rifles at him. But before they can take him into custody, Levi and Mikasa Ackermann ambush the two of them and take them captive. In Trost District, Roy and Peaure interview Commander Nile Dawk about the civilian who was supposedly murdered by the Scout Regiment. Nile says that the evidence points to that conclusion, but they cannot be certain yet. Peaure realizes that this admission likely means the involvement of the Interior Police, which causes Roy to take away his notebook and apologize for Peaure being a rookie. Roy promises Nile that they will not write anything about the Interior Police or their new ODM gear. Nile thanks him and notes to himself that the new ODM's buckshot ammunition is useless against Titans, but would be perfect for killing people. He further worries that, since the ODM gear was kept secret from him and the rest of the Military Police, it is possible that it may be used on them in the future. Elsewhere in Trost, Flegel Reeves being pursued by the Interior Police before being rescued by Hange Zoë. Hange correctly concludes that Flegel is being pursued because he knows the truth about his father's death. However, Flegel does not want to speak out, since taking on the Royal Government will likely get him killed. Hange tries to force him to think about what is truly in his own best interest and takes him along with them. Back in the forest near Stohess, Levi has Hitch and Marlo stripped of their gear with that idea that two members of his squad will infiltrate the Military Police Regiment in disguise and figure out where Eren has been taken. Levi says that they will have to be rid of them but doesn't mention how; Hitch, believing that she will be killed soon, takes to moment to fearfully and angrily lash out at him over the hundred lives lost in the battle in Stohess District. She blames a Titan pulverizing her roommate, Annie Leonhart, who she never got to know. Levi corrects her and reveals that Annie was actually the Female Titan in hiding, which shocks both Hitch and Marlo. Levi is bothered by how little anyone outside of the government knows and says that he will release the two MPs once they get out of here. Marlo asks Levi to let him help on the grounds that he will do whatever it takes to correct injustice. Levi declines, being uncertain whether he is truly ready to make an enemy of the government, and tells Sasha Braus to tie them up. Jean Kirschtein asks if he can do it instead and Levi allows him. Jean leads them away and informs Hitch and Marlo that the plan has changed. He draws a knife and says he will kill them because it is too dangerous to let them run free. The two protest, but Jean lunges at them. He trips, dropping his knife, which Marlo grabs as he tells Hitch to run. Jean jabs a stick under Marlo's chin and pretends to have a gun that he will shoot. He asks Marlo why anyone would want to join them given their present circumstances. In return, Marlo asks Jean why he is fighting. Marlo confesses he feels he joined the wrong regiment and that he will trust the Scouts as long as they keep fighting, throwing the knife away. Jean is visibly relieved, only to be struck a moment later by Hitch who has attacked him with a branch to save Marlo. Marlo quickly stops Hitch, explaining that Jean was just testing them. He asks Jean why he was so willing to trust them, and Jean explains that he reminds him of someone. Satisfied with their dedication, Jean informs them that Levi should be willing to work with them now. Hitch and Marlo lead Squad Levi to the least manned checkpoint, which the squad then charges with the use of horses and a wagon. He tells them to return to their posts before their crew gets suspicious and thanks them. They break through and Levi captures a member of the Interior Police. Later that day in Trost, Flegel is chased into a dead end, surrounded by heavily damaged buildings. Roger, who is leading the Interior Police in pursuit of him, laughs at Flegel for running into such a dump. Panicked, Flegel asks why they killed his father, saying that he wants to know before he dies. Unimpressed, Roger tells Flegel that Dimo Reeves betrayed them by siding with the Scouts, and admits that Flegel's father had been forced to participate in the kidnapping. Roger also explains that if Reeves had refused to help, he would have been killed for knowing too much. To Roger's surprise, Flegel's cowardice vanishes as he talks about the lesson his father had left him about following his merchant's nose, because that brought him to people capable of avenging him. Hange and Moblit Berner then attack the Interior Police and quickly subdue them. Hange asks if everyone heard that, and Roger looks up to see that the damaged buildings are actually heavily populated. However, he sputters that the witnesses do not matter because the government will decide the truth. Flegel shuts up Roger's ranting by sitting on his head. He declares himself the new boss of the Reeves Company, which will protect this city. The witnesses applaud and Hange congratulates him on his new job. The reporters Roy and Peaure are among the onlookers. Night has fallen and Levi interrogates the Interior MP regarding the location of Eren and Christa. The man is uncooperative, even in the face of Levi's beating. He tells them that if they do not turn themselves in that every Scout who has been captured will get the noose, starting with Erwin Smith. Undeterred, Levi puts his arm in a painful lock and continues his interrogation. This time the soldier admits that he does not know. Kenny Ackermann is too cautious. Both Levi and Mikasa Ackermann take note of Kenny's surname, but before Levi can continue his questioning, Sasha tells them that someone is coming. Everyone prepares to fight and the MP tells them that it is no use. The Scouts are done, one way or another. The previous evening, before Hitch and Marlo's capture, Nile visits Erwin in his call and tells him that he has an audience with the King. That is when they will sentence him and decide how to dismantle the Scouts. Erwin asks Nile where his family lives and if they are doing well. Nile admits they are, but he has not been home in a while. They live in around the eastern part of Wall Rose. Nile asks him about all the strange questions and Erwin reveals that he entrusted something to Commander Dot Pyxis. When the time comes, Erwin will only watch and it will be up to Nile and \"them\" to decide. The following morning, concurrent to Flegel's problems in Trost, Deltoff, Gerald, Aurille, and Roderich meet. Gerald reports that Erwin must not have learned any secrets from Pastor Nick. Historia can make any claim she wants about her name, but Gerald believes it will amount to nothing. An aide arrives and informs them that Erwin has been brought for his audience and the group departs for the throne room. Aurille declares that once they execute him, the Walls' secrets will remain safe and the peace within the Walls will be protected. In the throne room itself, Aurille asks Erwin if he has any last words." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 42, + "The heads of the military meet to dismantle the Scout Regiment as the gallows are publicly erected in the city for the impending execution of Erwin Smith. In the throne room, Erwin tells the King and the assembled nobles about how the Scout Regiment serves as a spear to protect humanity. If Wall Rose was breached, its residents would take refuge in Wall Sina again, but the earlier evacuation decimated their stockpiles. This time the residents would be forced to fight for resources and a civil war would erupt between Wall Rose and Wall Sina. Furthermore, Wall Rose is always suffering from a food shortage, so the best way to avoid war is to reclaim Wall Maria. It is the duty of the Scouts to charge at the enemy. When the nobles are unmoved, Erwin asks if they have a secret plan of their own to overcome this issue. Aurille deflects the question and redirects the conversation to the Charter of Humanity: \"Thou shall not prioritize one's own gain over the longevity of humanity.\" Gerald brings up how Erwin has refused to hand over Eren Jaeger multiple times and calls that a violation. Deltoff adds that Eren is too risky to allow a single commander to control, even if Erwin finds him critical to regaining Wall Maria. The nobles ask Dot Pyxis for his opinion, seeing as both the Garrison and the Scouts risk their lives on the front lines. Pyxis says that he is disturbed that they would suggest that the Garrison would align itself with the Scouts. He wishes to avoid humans killing other humans. If the Scout Regiment is a spark that would start a fire, then it must be smothered. The nobles confer, and then Aurille announces Erwin's judgment. He is sentenced to death for his violation of the Charter of Humanity and his execution will be carried out immediately. Nile Dawk is visibly disturbed at how the audience has gone, and how Pyxis does not seem to be reacting. As Erwin is brought to his feet to be taken away, Anka Rheinberger bursts into the throne room and declares that Wall Rose has been breached. She announces that the Colossal and Armored Titans have broken through both gates of Calaneth District. Refugees are currently heading this way for safety. Aurille shakes visibly as Pyxis calls for the establishment of an evacuation route. But after Pyxis rouses his soldiers, Aurille countermands his order and calls for the closure of the gates to Wall Sina. Nile is shocked and protests that it would mean cutting off all the residents of Wall Rose. He asks if they plan to watch as half of humanity dies, but Aurille is only concerned about the possibility of a civil war and is willing to take no chances that one could happen. Aurille claims that things must remain the way they are, in which their authority is absolute. Pyxis watches the conversation and discretely nods to Anka, who dashes out of the throne room. Meanwhile, the nobles speak quietly to each other. Deltoff is upset about the timing, but Aurille says they have a silver lining, in that the power has already been found. It is just a matter of the vessel taking it. One of the MPs says they should close the gates as ordered. Nile tells him to wait, but another of his soldiers says it will be too late if they do. Noticing the delay, Aurille asks him what he is doing and to hurry it up. Disobeying would be treason. However, Nile refuses. He calls himself a human of Wall Rose and he will not allow the gates to be closed. At that moment, Dhalis Zachary arrives and announces that he will stand behind Nile. Zachary is escorted by multiple soldiers, all equipped with rifles. Pyxis asks Zachary if he is surprised by the nobles' response, and he is not at all. Zachary goes on to explain to the nobles that the report they had just heard was a false alarm. Pyxis confesses to be the mastermind behind this plan, and while the Garrison is not aligned with the Scouts, neither is it aligned with the Royal Government. He would have been happy to leave things to the government if that was the better choice for humanity, but even though the military knows less about Titans than they do, they can save more people than the government ever would. Pyxis declares their actions a coup d'état and Anka arrives to inform Zachary that the Interior Police have been restrained, to the horror of the nobles. Zachary informs them that soldiers will obey their superior officers over the King, and Pyxis adds that in the place of the false king they will put a new ruler of their own. Erwin informs Aurille that if the false disaster had actually happened, the nobles' decision would have violated Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity. He asks if installing a false king to personally control the government is not a crime punishable by death. Zachary's soldiers escort the nobles away and Erwin is freed. Nile is puzzled that he is not happy since he won, but Erwin says that humanity has started down a new path more dangerous than the one before. The night after Erwin's audience, Squad Levi prepares for an ambush, but the cloaked newcomers turn out to be Hange Zoë and Moblit Berner, who bring news of the coup d'état's success. Zachary has taken control of the capital and for the moment the nobility is not rebelling. Hange also reveals that the newspapers have printed the truth about the false charges against the Scouts, thanks to help from Flegel Reeves. The Scouts are free people now. While the squad cheers, Levi Ackermann apologizes to Hange that he lost the three people they loaned him. The leader of the Interior Police, as well as Eren and Historia Reiss are still out there. Hange says they may be able to help with that and holds up the book Erwin gave them. Earlier that day, following the audience, Zachary makes an announcement regarding the ousting of the previous government from atop the gallows constructed for Erwin. Nile speaks to the press, reassuring people that they are not trying to establish military rule but to install a new ruler from the true royal family. As Erwin rides away in a carriage with Zachary, he expresses doubts about the road they have chosen. After all, the government had managed to keep humanity alive up until this point. Losing half of humanity is better than all of it. Zachary tells Erwin that dying would have been the easy option and asks him why he did not do it if it bothers him so much. Before Erwin can reply, Zachary tells him his own answer. Zachary explains that he has always hated the government and calls them pigs. He had been dreaming of this day for ages and had planned to give it a shot if Erwin had not done it first. Zachary does not care whether the coup is good or bad for humanity and says that Erwin is no different. That is why he did not want to die. He prioritized himself over humanity. Erwin does not disagree and tells Zachary about his childhood dream. Returning to evening that same day, Hange explains the contents of the report Erwin gave them to Squad Levi. Five years ago there was an incident with the Reiss family on the day Wall Maria was breached. Some bandits raided and set fire to the only chapel in the area, while the Reiss family was inside. The entire family, save Rod Reiss, was killed. This was only a few days before Historia's mother was killed by the Interior Police, which means that Rod sought Historia immediately after losing his family. Levi concludes that there must be something special about her bloodline. Hange is still uncertain, but what concerns them is that parts of the chapel were completely wrecked despite having been made of stone. Destroying it would take a lot of effort, especially for bandits interested in robbery. And then after the chapel's destruction, Rod used his own fortune to rebuild it. Because of that, Hange thinks it is worth checking this place out. In the Underground Chapel, Eren has a vision of a dark-haired girl brushing her hair in a mirror. He wakes to find himself in a large crystal cave on a raised platform. Eren is restrained by chains on all four limbs and a gag in his mouth to prevent him from biting his own tongue. Elsewhere, Erwin prepares the Scouts to move out, but Hange suspects they will not have enough time. Hange, Levi, and their squad members head for the chapel to prevent Eren from being eaten. Armin then wonders if a Titan gains the powers of a person who can change into a Titan by eating them, then when did Eren become a Titan and who did he eat. In the crystal cavern, Eren is struggling to free himself from the chains. Historia walks up beneath the platform. She is wearing a white robe and looks up at Eren." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 43, + "In the Underground Chapel, Eren Jaeger struggles to free himself as Historia Reiss approaches. She tries to reassure Eren and says that her father is an ally to humanity, and that they were wrong about him. Historia says that her father had no choice when it came to the orders he gave regarding the Scouts and the killing of Pastor Nick. Rod Reiss arrives and says that he will explain the rest, causing Eren to remember his kidnapping and wonder how much time has passed. He notices the unusual glowing crystals that form the walls of the cavern and realizes that this place seems familiar to him. Rod picks up on that and explains that though this is Eren's first time here it would not be strange for him to recognize it. Rod and Historia place their hands on Eren's bare back, causing him to experience memories of being here before. He sees Rod and his family in the underground cavern, a Titan, a burning chapel, a Scout, his father's key, and himself as a child, turning into a Titan, and eating his father. Rod asks Eren if he now remembers his father's sin. Years ago, Historia would be visited at the farm by a girl with long black hair, who helped her learn to read. She encouraged Historia to be more ladylike, like a girl in one of her books named Christa. Christa is kind and always thinks about other people. Because the world was in pain, the girl with black hair suggested that Historia become someone who was helpful and loved by everyone. Historia then asked if she could be like her, to the delight of her companion. The girl then apologized because she had to leave and wipe Historia's memory until they could meet again. In the present, Historia reels as her lost memories come back to her. She realizes that she was not alone throughout her childhood as she had thought. There was someone else who had always been with her. Rod concludes that this was Historia's elder half-sister, Frieda, and that she must have erased Historia's memories to protect her. Touching Eren must have returned them to her. When Historia asks where Frieda is so she can thank her, Rod informs his daughter that she is no longer of this world. Five years ago, Grisha Jaeger killed Rod's wife and five of his children, including Frieda. Grisha possessed the Power of the Titans and came to the Underground Chapel to steal the power of the Reiss family that resided in Frieda. Frieda should have been able to defeat Grisha with her Titan, due to its superior ability, but she was not experienced in using it. She was eaten by Grisha, who stole her power. Grisha then stamped out and killed the remainder of the Reiss family. Only Rod escaped alive. Historia asks her father why Grisha would do such a thing when they are interrupted by Kenny Ackermann. Kenny informs them that a coup d'état happened and all regiments of the military have switched sides. The assembly has been captured and the public knows that the King is a fake. He suggests Rod wrap things up because the Scouts will be here soon. Rod understands and sends Kenny and his Anti-Personnel Control Squad to guard the entrance. Kenny obeys, but leaves with a derisive snort. In Capital Mitras, Dhalis Zachary puts the finishing touches on his torture of Aurille. The noble is suspended upside-down, almost entirely naked, and informed that he will be digesting everything he eats from the bottom up thanks to a tube that runs from one end of his body to the other. Zachary also announces that he plans to parade Aurille in public like this once a week, to humiliate him in front of the people he once tyrannized. Uncowed, Aurille tells Zachary that his blood is \"slave blood\" and different from that of the nobles, so he will lose his memory soon. Elsewhere, as Erwin Smith prepares the formerly imprisoned Scouts to depart, Dot Pyxis informs him that all the officials are saying the same thing as Aurille. The Reiss family must be able to alter memories as Erwin's father suspected. Only certain bloodlines are immune, which means that if Rod gets a hold of Eren's \"Scream\" the coup will amount to nothing. Pyxis also tells Erwin that unlike him, he does not have a fondness for gambling. He values the number of remaining humans over his own life. The only reason he backed Erwin's plan is because he believes it is the better choice for humanity. He would have fought against Zachary, had the government been the superior choice. Realizing that his words are bleak following a successful coup, he asks about a song in which humans one day stop fighting. One of the Scouts runs over to alert Erwin that they are ready. Before he leaves, Erwin tells Pyxis that humans will fight until humanity is one or less, causing Pyxis to laugh. Erwin then leads the Scouts towards the chapel in Reiss territory to rescue Eren and Historia. As the bulk of the Scouts head out under Erwin's command, Squad Levi continues their journey to the chapel. Levi Ackermann warns his squad that Kenny will be their biggest obstacle and they should regard him as Levi's equal, or an even deadlier enemy given his gear. The squad expresses concerns about whether they can actually beat him, but Armin Arlelt thinks there is a possibility since training and combat experience are two different things. Hange Zoë and Levi discuss Kenny's name, and he asks Mikasa Ackermann if Kenny might be a relative of hers. Mikasa says that she heard from her parents that the Ackermanns were once persecuted in the cities, but she never learned the reason. Her father did not seem to be a different race like her mother. Levi asks her if she ever experienced a moment when she felt a power awaken in her, and Mikasa thinks back to when Eren was grabbed by one of her kidnappers. She picked up the knife in order to save both of them and something changed in her. Mikasa tells Levi that she has, and he explains that Kenny also had such a moment. Kenny had felt an absurd amount of strength surge through him and he knew exactly what to do. Levi himself has also had those moments. In the cavern beneath the public chapel, Kenny remembers a conversation with his bedridden grandfather. His grandfather asked him if he was out killing Military Police again, which Kenny freely admitted. He let his grandfather know that a branch of the family had moved down near Shiganshina District, but someone had been interfering with their business so they were still poor. Kenny asked his grandfather why this was happening if they used to be warriors who protected the King. His grandfather told him that they were not hated by the King so much as they were feared. The King's power would allow him to alter the memories of all of humanity, except for a few bloodlines. Among them, two turned their backs on the King, the Ackermanns and the Oriental clan. Kenny correctly concluded this was the reason for the persecution. He also informed his grandfather that he found his sister, Kuchel Ackermann, in a brothel and that she had gotten pregnant by one of her customers. She planned to keep the child. Above ground in the publicly known chapel rebuilt by Rod Reiss, Hange, Levi, and his squad search the interior. They find a trapdoor under a rug that leads into the crystal cavern below where the Anti-Personnel Control Squad waits for them. Caven informs the soldiers with her that they should expect to face at least seven enemies, with Levi among them, and this time they will not have the advantage of an ambush. They cannot count on the other Interior Police or the government. Caven reminds them of why they joined Kenny and sought meaning in lives they otherwise found meaningless, and asks them to continue trusting in Kenny and his dream." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 44, + "Rod Reiss returns with a satchel in hand. He is relieved that there is finally no one here but him, Historia Reiss, and Eren Jaeger. Rod tells his daughter that her sister, Frieda Reiss, is not entirely dead and that her memories live on, and asks if she would like to meet her. When she agrees, he kneels and takes a syringe out of his satchel. Eren recognizes it as the kind his father used on him. Elsewhere in the Underground Chapel, the Anti-Personnel Control Squad hunkers down and prepares for an attack. The doors leading above ground burst open and barrels of gunpowder, augmented with bags of oil, roll down the stairs to the floor below. Levi Ackermann, Hange Zoë, and their squad members charge in after them. Sasha Braus fires a flaming arrow from her bow and into one of the barrels, causing it to explode. Other squad members fire signal flares into the air. This creates a smoke screen for Levi and Mikasa Ackermann to begin their attack. Levi counts out a total of thirty-five Anti-Personnel Control Squad members and calls out their location to the other Scouts. Meanwhile, Caven shouts for her squad to spread out and surround their enemies one at a time, but the smoke makes it difficult for the Anti-Personnel Squad to fight. Their Anti-Personnel ODM requires that they fire in the same direction they intend to shoot their anchors, so they are unable to attack someone directly behind them. Once they have closed the range gap, swords have the advantage. Jean Kirschtein and Conny Springer both take out enemy soldiers as Sasha and Armin Arlelt provide covering fire. Caven realizes that when the Scouts are able to get close to them, their swords give them the advantage. The Anti-Personnal Squad is at risk of being wiped out when Kenny Ackermann arrives and shoots at Levi to draw his attention. Kenny tells Levi that even if he gets past here, it will all be for nothing, and the two engage in combat. He manages to wound Levi, who throws a bag of oil at him. Kenny shoots it, causing a fireball that Levi leaps through to attack him. He takes a slice to the gut, which is enough to wound but not incapacitate him. Seeing Hange approach, Caven fires wildly off target to feign a weakness and create an opening. Hange falls for the bait and chases after her. Caven lands on a wall and shoots one of the anchors from her Anti-Personnel ODM into Hange's shoulder. This allows her to swing Hange across the field until momentum tears Hange free and throws them against one of the crystal cavern's pillars. Hange falls motionless to the ground. Taking advantage of the Scouts' collective shock, Caven calls for the Anti-Personnel Squad to fall back to their final defensive post. When they pass through a mouth of the cavern, one of their squad members cuts down a large net to prevent the Scouts from immediately following. Kenny goes on ahead to guard the ritual. Hearing the ruckus from all the combat, Rod tells Historia that they need to hurry. Eren tries frantically to communicate with her through his gag since he knows what the syringe means for her, but she does not understand why he is so upset. Rod tells her that it is because Eren knows that they intend to return the power his father stole to its rightful place, inside her. He explains that a hundred years ago, this cavern was created by the power of a particular Titan. This power also built the three Walls and altered the people's memories. Some bloodlines were excluded from this, but their descendants and that of the rest of humanity no longer retained any memory of the world prior to a century ago, with one exception. Eight years ago, when Frieda was fifteen she ate her uncle and inherited the Founding Titan and the memories of the old world. This process had been done for a hundred years, passed down through generations of the Reiss family. Rod tells Historia that with Frieda's power there would not have been any problems. She probably could have eliminated the Titans if she chose, but Grisha had stolen that power away and now it resides in Eren. Since Eren does not have the blood of the Reiss family, Frieda's power cannot be properly used while it is in him. Hearing this, Kenny interrupts and asks for confirmation that Reiss blood is a requirement. On receiving it, Kenny is upset to learn that it will mean nothing if he eats Eren himself. He grabs Rod and points his gun at his face. Kenny dislikes that Rod has been using him this whole time while knowing what he was after and that he would not be able to get it. Undaunted, Rod tells Kenny that he is still grateful for his service and calls him a stray dog that his younger brother took in. Kenny defends Uri and threatens to blow off half of Rod's head, but Historia interrupts and yanks away Kenny's gun. She tells Kenny to let her father go and Kenny regards her with exasperation. He calls her pitiful and spells out how her father intends to turn her into a monster so she can eat Eren. Historia does not back down and says she will eat Eren and inherit her sister's power and memories. Kenny asks if she remembers everything Rod has done to her. The only thing Rod cares about is her blood because he does not want to become a Titan himself. However, Rod defends himself, and finally struggles against Kenny, saying that he must not become a Titan and asks Historia not to believe anyone else. Kenny drops him and Rod frees him from his service. He tells Kenny to go find another purpose and live out the rest of his years. Unmoved, Kenny says that would bore him to death. He climbs the stairs up to the platform where Eren is restrained and says he will no longer interfere, but he will not give the Reiss family any advantages either. Kenny removes Eren's gag and cuts his forehead so Eren is injured. This way he and Historia can fight as Titans. If Historia wins, they will have peace. If Eren wins, things will stay as they are. Rod panics and puts the syringe into Historia's hands. He explains that it will turn her into a powerful Titan and then she must bite Eren's spine and consume his spinal fluid. Kenny pulls back to watch the show and Rod steps back as well, as he urges Historia to hurry. Historia's expression is fierce as she points the syringe at her arm, her hand shaking, but then she looks up and realizes that Eren has yet to transform. She asks him why and he tearfully explains that this situation should not have happened. They would not be in this position if his father had not come here five years ago. Eren remembers everyone who had died because Frieda was unable to act; Armin's grandfather, several of their classmates from the Cadet Corps, the original Squad Levi, many people in Stohess District, and the soldiers who died saving him from Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover, including Hannes. He can never atone for it all. Eren tells Historia that he should not have happened, causing her to remember her own relationship with her mother, and he asks Historia to eat him so she can save humanity. Historia lets him know about the time he called her a normal person and how it made her happy. She prepares to inject herself, but she recalls how Ymir would badger her whenever she tried to do something \"nice\" for the sake of other people rather than herself. She asks her father why the Reiss family did not do anything about the Titans in the last hundred years. Rod explains that it was the wish of the First King that humanity be controlled by the Titans, believing that it was the only path to peace. He does not know the reason itself because it is only known to those who inherit the world's memories. Years ago, Rod and his brother Uri tried to convince their father to free humanity from the Titans, but he would not. When Uri in turn inherited the Founding Titan, Rod understood. His brother had become a higher being, a god, which is necessary in order to govern the foundation of their world. He calls it his mission to bring that god back into their world and takes hold of the syringe to guide it to Historia's arm. Historia remembers Ymir's words on top of Utgard Castle and her wish for Historia to live a life she is proud of. This causes her to slap away the syringe and it shatters on the crystal floor as Rod looks on in horror. He lunges at Historia, but she throws him over her shoulder and he lands on the floor with a sickening crack. Historia calls him out for being manipulative and refuses to let him kill her. She grabs his satchel and runs up the stairs to Eren. Seeing this new change in developments, Kenny cheers this on as Historia takes the keys out of her father's bag and begins to free him to his dismay. He urges her to hurry up and eat him so everyone will stop suffering, but she punches him and tells him to shut up. She pulls the first set of chains free and tells him that she wants nothing to do with exterminating the Titans. Let humanity get wiped out. Historia calls herself humanity's enemy and the worst girl who ever lived. She wants Eren to escape and then she will destroy everything else. Down below, a crippled Rod pulls himself across the floor to the remains of the syringe and laps at the spilled injection fluid, causing him to transform into a Titan." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 45, + "The Scouts pursue the Anti-Personnel Control Squad through the Underground Chapel only to encounter the net the Interior Police had dropped during their retreat. On the other side, the Anti-Personnel Squad prepares for their last stand. However, the bright light from a Titan transformation shines from the back of the cavern, drawing the attention of Scout and MP alike. Rod Reiss's transformation to a gargantuan Titan begins to cause the cavern to collapse. It is so large that there is not enough room for it to stand. Levi Ackermann orders Armin Arlelt and Moblit Berner to take the wounded Hange Zoë to safety. Further inside the cavern, the partially restrained Eren Jaeger urges Historia Reiss to escape and let her father eat him. Since Rod is part of the royal family, the Founding Titan will go back where it belongs. But Historia refuses to leave him, stating that she cannot accept someone saying that they are not needed when that is not true. No matter who or where that person is, she wants to rescue them. She manages to open the locks around Eren's ankles, but is blown back by a blast of hot air from her father's Titan. Mikasa Ackermann manages to catch her before she slams in the wall behind her, and shortly after, the rest of Squad Levi arrives. Levi asks for the keys, and he, Jean Kirschtein, and Conny Springer work to free Eren. Eren protests that they should leave him, but Jean tells him to shut up. They pull Eren free as part of the ceiling collapses and lands on the platform where Eren was chained just a moment before. Kenny Ackermann swings away from the rising Titan, realizing that for all of Rod's boasting, he did not know much more about the Titans than anyone else. Caven calls out to him, and Kenny realizes to his horror that his squad has come further into the cavern. He shouts for them to get out of here. Squad Levi finds themselves pressed back against the cavern walls with no clear way out. Eren stares at Rod's Titan in shock since it was supposed to eat him. He wonders if he should transform but realizes that his Titan could not survive the cavern's collapse. Eren apologizes to everyone and calls himself useless. Jean does not accept it though, pointing out that Eren has never accomplished anything by himself. Conny chimes in, reminding him that collectively they have been through worse. The group plans their escape using omni-directional mobility gear and carrying both Eren and Historia. Eren does not think it is possible, but Historia refuses to do nothing. Levi grudgingly tells Eren that he needs to make a choice, reminding him of the choice he had made previously on whether to trust the original Squad Levi when the Female Titan pursued them. Chagrined, Eren grabs a bottle labeled \"Armor\" on the ground and charges at Rod's Titan. He breaks it between his teeth as he hopes he is allowed to believe in himself. When he transforms, pillars of crystal rise up from the ground around his Titan, reinforcing the structural integrity of the cavern around it. Levi orders his squad to get underneath Eren. The Anti-Personnel Control Squad is not as fortunate. Caven is struck down by debris and so is another soldier. Rod's Titan finally rises to its feet, breaking open the ceiling above it. Outside, Armin and Moblit hurry away with Hange as the ground around them collapses and the surface chapel sinks into the earth. The rest of the Scout Regiment, led by Erwin Smith, arrive in time to see the mammoth Titan crawl out of the ground and drag itself away on all fours. They estimate it is twice the size of the Colossal Titan. Inside the cavern, Jean and Mikasa break Eren out of his Titan, which has completely turned into crystal. Once freed, he looks at the remains of his Titan in shock as Levi calls the effect \"hardening.\" Even after cutting Eren out, his Titan has not gone away. Eren credits the bottle for the effect, but Levi points out that it was Eren who devised the means to save them by stabilizing the cavern. Levi suspects that the Walls were originally made this way as well. With this, they can now plug the hole in Wall Maria. Conny and Sasha Braus descend through a hole in the ceiling to announce they have secured an exit route. Armin and Mobit help everyone out of the hole and Eren sees the destruction caused by Rod's Titan for the first time. It leaves a trail of scorched earth in its wake. One of the Scouts with Erwin reports that the Titan is behaving like an Abnormal and they are not able to get close to it. Another announces that they have made contact with Squad Levi and they have succeeded in rescuing Eren and Historia. Levi informs Erwin that Hange is their own casualty. Hange is lying in a wagon, bleeding, but conscious. He also lets Erwin know that the Titan is Rod Reiss. Erwin decides that they will head for Orvud District, since that is the Titan's likely destination. On their way there, Hange listens to Eren and Historia's recounting of what happened in the cavern and the restrictions in place for full use of the Founding Titan. Hange wonders if this is the First King's idea of peace. Eren says they still have the option of letting Rod Reiss eat him and return to being a human. Levi acknowledges that if they do that and capture Rod immediately afterward, they might have a chance to undo the First King's brainwashing. Historia, however, reminds them of their other option. Now that the Founding Titan has been taken away from the Reiss family they have an unprecedented chance to change things for humanity. She believes that Eren's father was trying to save humanity, and took away the Founding Titan and murdered the Reiss family because he had no other choice. Eren remembers that when his father injected him, he told him that he would have to learn to control his ability if he wanted to save everyone. Mikasa adds that there must be another way to save humanity, and that is why his father left him the key to the basement. Hange agrees with this plan, but asks Historia if she is all right with what it means, because they will have to kill her father. They cannot allow a Titan that large to roam free, nor can they restrain it. Historia thinks about it and then apologizes to Eren, saying that she really did consider becoming a Titan and eating him, not to save humanity but because she wanted to believe in her father. However, now she realizes it is time to say good-bye. It is still the middle of the night when the Scouts arrive in Orvud. As they prepare for a strategy meeting, Levi informs Historia that under Erwin's orders she is to become the new Queen. Though the coup d'état was successful, the general public will not follow the military so they need a story about how the true heir took power back from a fake. The rest of the squad protests, not wanting Historia forced into another role just after she has broken free of her father, but Historia agrees. She says that it is up to her to decide whether or not she was forced into this, and she will do it under one condition. When Historia attends the meeting she arrives geared for combat and takes her place among the rest of Squad Levi. Mikasa tells her she can punch Levi after she becomes Queen. One of the Garrison soldiers confirms that the Titan is approaching them from the southwest and will arrive by dawn. Carsten asks Erwin what his plan is, and to his dismay, Erwin announces that they will not be evacuating the civilians and that they must stay where they are." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 46, + "As the Titan form of Rod Reiss drags itself towards Orvud District, Carsten, the captain in charge of the local Garrison panics and asks Erwin Smith why he will not evacuate Orvud's citizens. Hange Zoë explains that the Titan is Abnormal and drawn to high concentrations of people. It will ignore a small village in favor of a highly fortified city, and that if they were to evacuate Orvud, then the Titan would change its heading to follow them, which would eventually lead it to the greatest density of people in Mitras. That would be a devastating blow for humanity. Hange explains that Eren had tried to control the Titan like he had done before while they were heading to Orvud District, but this time there was no reaction. Erwin uses this to justify why they must make their stand here and use Orvud's citizens as bait. However, he acknowledges that they must protect civilians and they will take measures to save them should the Scout Regiment fail. They will have the citizens participate in an emergency evacuation drill so everyone will be ready to leave at a moment's notice. Reluctant, Carsten agrees. Dawn arrives and the Garrison executes the \"practice\" evacuation on the pretense that this is a large scale drill where cannon fire will be used against dummy Titans. The citizens are restless though and mutter about how the military is throwing its weight around as a show of power now that they overthrew their previous government. On top of Wall Sina, Cartsen orders the first round of artillery fire at the gigantic Titan. The Titan emerges through it unscathed and the Garrison fires a second round of artillery from the ground at the base of the Wall. From on top of Wall Sina, Erwin and Levi Ackermann note the general ineffectiveness of the cannons regardless of where they are being fired from. The Orvud Garrison consists of a mishmash of soldiers, whatever cannons they could scrape together, and they possess superficial leadership. On top of that, they are in a northern region so they have no front line experience with Titans. Levi calls Erwin's strategy a gamble. Hange arrives bringing barrels of gunpowder, ropes, and netting. Hange also has two carts loaded with gunpowder with the handles and triggers of omni-directional mobility gear strapped to either side. The triggers are tied down so once the grappling hooks are fired they will reel in like regular ODM. Erwin sends Levi, Jean Kirschtein, Sasha Braus, and Conny Springer to the other end of the Wall and walks over to where the rest of Squad Levi is helping Hange with the barrels and netting. He spots Historia Reiss and reminds her that if they survive she is to become Queen. Thus, it would be a problem for her to remain on the Walls. Historia disagrees and asks him if he really thinks the people will bow to a figurehead. As she explains her plan to Erwin, Eren Jaeger watches her, marveling at how far she has come. He used to think she was weak, but realizes that he was wrong and that he was the one who was weak. Eren had come to think of himself as special, and that it was natural that other soldiers died for him. He did not even think about what it meant becoming a Titan, even though he hated them so much. Eren wonders where he should go from here and whether plugging up the hole in Wall Maria would be enough to save humanity. He feels sorry for humanity having to rely on him as its trump card. Eren looks down into the city at a group of kids below and remarks on how they remind him of himself and his friends on that day when the Colossal Titan appeared. Armin Arlelt agrees, but reminds Eren that there is a difference this time. Now there are soldiers who stand on the Wall to face the Titan, and they are those soldiers. Eren turns and watches Mikasa Ackermann stack barrels of gunpowder at Hange's direction, and remembers how they tried to free his mother from the rubble before the Titan came. Mikasa tells Eren to keep moving since they are running out of time. Eren realizes the mental state he has put himself in and punches himself repeatedly to knock himself out of it. Mikasa and Armin are immediately concerned about his well-being, but Eren dismisses it as a need to beat a useless brat. Meanwhile, the Garrison prepares another round of artillery at the nape of the approaching Titan, which has almost reached the Wall. Though they riddle its head and upper body with holes, the wind changes, causing all the hot air blowing off the Titan's body to wash over the defenders on top of Wall Sina. The Garrison soldiers are no longer able to see and fire blindly straight down at the Titan below. The Titan's hands reach up and land on top of the Wall as it pulls itself upright. Its face and belly have been scraped away from all the dragging it has done on the ground, and its entrails spill on top of the Wall, scattering the soldiers below. Panic grips the city, as Orvud's citizens see the Titan and flee for safety. Cartsen orders his soldiers to retreat and laments that the city he grew up in is doomed. Levi claps him on the shoulder and tells him to stand back. The Scouts will handle it from here. Jean, Sasha, and Conny soak themselves with water to help withstand the heat. On the other side of the Wall, Eren transforms into his Titan form as Armin, Mikasa, and the soldiers with them, similarly throw buckets of water over their heads. Armin declares that they are good to go. Both Armin and Sasha roll out the carts loaded with gunpowder and Erwin fires a signal flare to announce the commencement of their attack. Armin and Sasha fire the grappling hooks and the triggers reel the carts and accompanying barrels of gunpowder into the Titan's hands, where they explode due to the sheer heat of its body. This causes the massive Titan to lose its grip and slump forward so its head rests just above the Wall. Erwin calls for Eren, who sprints forward in his Titan while carrying a sack woven out of netting and stuffed with barrels of gunpowder. Following a prearranged plan, he charges at the Titan and hurls the sack into its open mouth. With the heat, the gunpowder does not need a detonator and combusts in a chain reaction that causes the entire top half of the Titan to explode, including the nape. On Erwin's order, the Scouts use their ODM gear to leap into the air and finish off Rod Reiss's Titan by cutting up the chunks of flesh that could possibly be the nape. Historia is among those soldiers. She had told Erwin earlier that she finally understood the duty she was meant to fulfill. Though Erwin did not approve, he reluctantly admitted that he could not stop her. Historia mentally apologizes for being selfish as she tracks a falling piece of the Titan. This is the first time she has ever had a fight with her parents. She cuts a chunk of the Titan in half and hears the cry of her father. Historia sees a vision of him in the past, arguing with his own father about exterminating the Titans, being reassured by his brother Uri and later his daughter Frieda, and seeking comfort with his mistress Alma. The nape explodes and the onlookers below see Historia fall. She lands on a padded wagon, which cushions her landing, and the citizens of Orvud crowd around, wondering if they have been saved. They ask her if she is the one who dealt the finishing blow. Historia rises, questioning if this is what she really wants to do, and declares herself the true ruler of the Walls. Sunset falls, and not far from the Underground Chapel, a grievously wounded Kenny Ackermann walks away from the rubble. Kenny remembers when he first met the people in his life; Uri, Levi, Djel Sannes, and Caven. He removes his Anti-Personnel ODM and slumps against a nearby tree, wheezing for breath. To his annoyance, Levi is the one who finds him there and he informs Kenny that all of his comrades were crushed in the cave-in. Kenny appears to be the only survivor. Levi sends the soldier accompanying him away and notes that Kenny's injuries are fatal, but Kenny smiles and shows Levi a syringe, much to Levi's shock." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 47, + "In Capital Mitras, the Military Police Regiment begins construction on an outdoor platform for Historia Reiss's coronation ceremony. Meanwhile, Levi Ackermann searches the ruins of the Underground Chapel. He finds the remains of the Anti-Personnel Control Squad, crushed by falling debris. A Scout runs up to him and announces that they have found Kenny Ackermann. Some years ago, a much younger Kenny Ackermann encountered someone stronger than him for the first time. It was a man, Uri Reiss, with the power of a Titan, which he used to partially transform and grab on to Kenny before he could kill him. Uri's brother Rod wanted to shoot Kenny, but Uri asked him to wait, noting that whoever told Kenny about them was likely part of their council. When Uri could not compel Kenny to divulge information, he correctly concluded that he was a descendant of the Ackermann family. Upset by how much Uri was reading into him and his motivations, Kenny threw his dagger at him, but Uri blocked it with his human arm. Rod said he would kill him, and Kenny began whining about forgiveness, that Uri is the true King, and wanting to escape. However, his expression changed, making it clear that Kenny was not remorseful and simply wanted another chance to kill Uri. Despite his ranting, Kenny was well aware that Uri could kill him in a moment, and he could do nothing about it. To his surprise, Uri set him down and tore himself free of his Titan. Rod asked what Uri was doing. Since Kenny was an Ackermann, Uri would not be able to erase Kenny's memory. Shaking, Kenny drew a gun he still had on his person, but Uri knelt in front of him and apologized for the persecution of the Ackermanns. He could not allow himself to die either. Uri bowed to Kenny and asked for his forgiveness. Kenny was deeply moved by the fact a King with so much power would bow down to someone like him, and offered to help him. He replaced the person on the council who had ratted out the truth about the Reiss family. It became his new job and ended the persecution of the Ackermanns. With fewer enemies, he was able to visit his sister, Kuchel, only to discover she had passed away, leaving behind a young son, Levi, who did not go by anything else. Kenny understood why she did not give Levi their family's name. He introduced himself to Levi as \"just Kenny\" and explained that he knew Kuchel. Kenny took the boy in, and made sure that Levi was fed, but he did not consider himself fit to be a parent. What he did though, was teach Levi how to survive, with lessons like learning how to hold a knife, how to handle himself around the neighborhood, and how to cut a deal. At a meeting of the Order of the Walls, Kenny met Djel Sannes of the Interior Police and apologized for killing so many of his compatriots. Sannes was unbothered though, because Kenny now served the King. It was because of Sannes's own reverence for the King that he was able to do his job. He asked if Kenny was any different, and on thinking about it, Kenny supposed he served Uri simply because he was the strongest around. As Kenny watched a slightly older Levi beat down another man, he reflected on that statement and how the one on top is the one who is the strongest. Or at least, a person who would not end up like his sister, Kuchel. Kenny chose that moment to leave Levi behind. Years later, Uri told Kenny that he did not have much time left and Kenny noted that despite being a monster, Uri was no match for age and disease. Uri corrected him though, saying that his power would be passed on to Rod's children and he would live on in their memories. Their world would be crumbling in the near future, and Uri wished that he could have built a paradise for humanity, but he found violence to be an unavoidable truth. However, despite that, he and Kenny had managed to become friends. Kenny did not understand how their friendship happened either, but admitted that if Uri had not grabbed him with his Titan he would surely have killed him. Uri did not disagree, but chose to believe that a miracle had happened then. Kenny never agreed with Uri on that, but saw the result of him passing down his Titan in Frieda Reiss, who had taken on his demeanor to the point Kenny could see from looking at her that Uri was inside. Frieda even talked about love and peace in the same way that Uri had. Kenny wondered if being powerful was what gave them the freedom to talk about such things, and if it would work for someone else, possibly even him. Two years after the fall of Wall Maria, Kenny introduced himself to the newly formed Anti-Personnel Control Squad as their captain. He acknowledged that it did not make any sense that a former serial killer with no military experience was their new boss, but Caven informed him that it did not bother her at all. Since the Wall fell people have been fighting over the land that remains. That would be the reason for the existence of their new squad. Following the rules and climbing the ranks got them here, and she found it all pointless. Her response pleased Kenny and he assured her that their squad's reason for existence, to counter the Scout Regiment, was not legitimate. It was just his excuse to get it approved. He told his startled and confused squad members that they were truly here for a grand dream, to obtain the power rivaling a god. In the present, Kenny wonders if he could ever see the world the way Uri had. Levi then finds him and realizes that Kenny's wounds are fatal. However, Kenny shows him a syringe that he swiped out of Rod Reiss's bag. If he injects that in himself he will become a Titan, though unfortunately it would be one of the dumb ones. Still, it would extend his life. Levi asks him why he did not do it already, and Kenny muses that perhaps he was afraid if he did it wrong, he would become a messed version like Rod Reiss. Kenny admits that he does not want to die and that he wanted power. He reflects on Uri and thinks he finally understands after all this time why he spared him that day. Kenny begins to laugh and tells Levi that everyone he met has all been the same; whether it was through drink, devotion, family, or power. Everyone had to be a slave to something in order to keep going, even Uri. As Kenny begins coughing up blood, Levi drops his gun and grabs him by the shoulders, demanding that he tell him everything he knows, starting with why the First King does not want humanity to survive. However, Kenny does not know any specifics, only that the reason is why the Ackermann family opposed him. Levi then asks what Kenny's relationship was to his mother. Kenny laughs and tells Levi that he was Kuchel's brother. He left because he was not meant to be someone's father. Kenny shoves the box with the syringe into Levi, who looks down as he takes it. When he raises his eyes again, Kenny has passed away. In the capital, Historia receives her crown from Dhalis Zachary before a crowd of people and high ranking members of the military. The story of her slaying the Titan in Orvud District and overthrowing her father has spread throughout the crowd. As he kneels before the newly crowned Queen, Erwin Smith remembers their argument on top of the Wall at Orvud. Historia had asked to deal the killing blow to the Titan, so they can unite the Walls and stabilize the political situation. He admires the fact she actually did it. After the ceremony, her squadmates walk with Historia, asking if she is really going to follow through on Mikasa Ackermann's suggestion to punch Levi. Eren Jaeger tries to get Mikasa to acknowledge it as a joke, but she doubles down and tells Historia to dare Levi to punch her back. Historia says she needs to be able to do this to call herself Queen, and Jean Kirschtein eggs her on. When they finally see him, Historia psyches herself up and punches Levi in the arm. She asks him how he likes that. Unbothered, Levi smiles back at his squad and thanks them, to their surprise. Elsewhere, Reiner Braun's Armored Titan lies face down in the ruins of Shiganshina District. His armor has been torn in places and he does not appear to be conscious. Bertholdt Hoover runs up to him, calling his name. He pulls Reiner out of his Titan body and turns to see the Beast Titan squat beside them. The Beast Titan declares that he won their duel, so saving Annie Leonhart will come later, and retrieving the Coordinate remains their priority. If they wait, it will come to them." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 48, + "On a rural farm, Historia Reiss chases after a pair of children as Eren Jaeger, Armin Arlelt, and Jean Kirschtein watch. It has been two months since she was crowned, but she seems better suited to run an orphanage than a country. Armin says that people are affectionately calling her the \"Cattle-Farming Goddess.\" Jean comments that at this rate, no one will remember the chump who plugged the hole in Trost District, but to his disappointment, Eren does not take the bait and talks about how this is what Historia wished for, to take care of the orphans and the needy. Historia then runs up to them and tells them to stop slacking since it is getting dark. Jean and Armin reluctantly obey. Eren does not seem bothered though, and walks alongside Historia. He confirms that his hardening experiments are going well, but they need to hurry before they return. She asks him what he would do if he had to face Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover again. Eren replies that he would have to kill them. Downcast, Historia tells him that she does not want to regret what they have done. The children from the underground are smiling and she cannot see that being the wrong choice. Eren says she has been doing great, to her embarrassment, and mentions that she was originally the one who said humanity should get wiped out. She protests that she was merely getting carried away, but before the conversation can proceed further, Mikasa Ackermann shows up with a scary expression on her face. She takes away Eren's load of supplies, saying that he is tired from his experiments, and carries it away herself. Eren complains that she should stop treating him like an old man. Meanwhile, the military has undergone a purge, following the coup d'état, but humanity has also gained things in return. The glowing ore from the Underground Chapel can now be used as a light source, and thanks to Eren's hardening experiments, they were able to create a new anti-Titan weapon, which Hange Zoë calls the executioner from hell during a public demonstration. It works by luring Titans into a narrow corridor to try reaching a human blocked by strands of Eren's hardened Titan material. Once the Titan is wedged into place, the Scout Regiment drops a log on the nape, killing it. Hange is overjoyed to see that the weapon works, since this will allow them to kill Titans day and night without risking the lives of any soldiers, but when turning to share their excitement with Eren, Hange sees that he is bleeding out from his nose. Levi Ackermann tells Hange that he has probably been overusing his powers with all the hardening experiments and Hange apologizes. Eren dismisses it though. He wants these weapons made so they can hurry on to Shiganshina District. Later on, in the Scout Regiment mess hall, Marlo Freudenberg shares his exuberance with members of Squad Levi. He is confident that the new weapons will allow them to eliminate the Titans. Unimpressed, Jean says Marlo is the only person who would be this excited over joining the Scouts. After Sasha Braus questions Marlo about why Hitch Dreyse did not try to stop him, Marlo wonders why she would. But he does recall that she told him pretty adamantly not to join and he said he was wrong about her. Jean, Armin, and Sasha all comment on how thick-headed he is, with Eren being the lone outlier who does not understand what Marlo did wrong. Steering the conversation back to work, Jean informs Marlo that the only people who are getting worked up by their progress are the new recruits like Marlo, who have no prior combat experience. From another table behind him, Floch Forster asks if Jean thinks of himself as a veteran now. He comes over to Jean's table along with a couple other recruits and says that they are not the only ones who are excited. Everyone in the Walls is looking forward to taking back Wall Maria. But looking at his fellow graduates of the 104th Cadet Corps, Floch realizes there is something different about them. There is something in their faces that makes him wonder what happened to them. Jean asks him if he would like to know, and Floch decides to decline. After Floch and his companions leave, Conny Springer gets up, saying that he is going to visit his village in the morning. Sasha supposes that it is not possible to make Conny's mother human again and Armin agrees. This causes Eren to remember Ymir and what she said it was a like being a Titan. He wonders if Titans are simply people tormented by nightmares. Before he can wallow too deeply in the memory of when he was a Titan himself, Mikasa snaps him out of it and tells him to finish his food. Jean also complains about Eren's morose mumbling and tells him that he should focus on remembering the Scout he saw in his father's memories. Eren feels that he has met that man before, but cannot remember where. Jean tells him that maybe what he needs is a headbutt from the commandant, which causes Eren to realize that the Scout in his father's memories and Commandant Keith Sadies are the same person. Keith Sadies was the 12th Scout Regiment Commander and led them before Erwin Smith. Hange, Levi, and the Special Operations Squad go out to meet him on the training grounds. When they are seated inside, Sasha insists on standing, still terrified of the time she spent in training. Keith notes that even though it has only been months since they graduated, he barely recognizes the 104th anymore. Hange asks if Keith understands why they are here. Rather than answering, Keith looks at Eren and says that he resembles his mother, but the fangs in his eyes are from his father. Eren asks that Keith tell them everything, and Keith admits that in the grand scheme of things he does not know anything, but agrees to tell them what he knows in his personal history as a bystander. Keith met Grisha twenty years ago outside the gates of Wall Maria. Both were shocked to find the other outside the Wall; Keith because Grisha somehow got outside, and Grisha because that meant Keith was trying to fight. Grisha could not remember how he got outside, but Keith brought him in. Once there, Grisha was detained by the Garrison since it is a crime for ordinary people to go outside the Walls, but Hannes was ambivalent about keeping him because it was not as though Grisha had hurt anyone. Hannes suggested not reporting Grisha and Keith agreed. Grisha claimed to have lost his memories, but in addition to his name, he said he remembered being a doctor and asked if he could be introduced to a hospital where he could find work. He also asked if Keith could teach him about this world and the Scouts. Keith taught him, but was surprised that Grisha truly did not know anything about the state of the world. While they drank at a bar, Grisha expressed relief that the people of the Walls did not live in fear of the Titans, but Keith was unhappy with the sentiment. Unlike other people, Keith did not think it was enough to live safely behind the Walls. There was a world out there and he affirmed that exploring it was what he and the Scouts do. Keith asked if Grisha thought that was foolish, but Grisha found it admirable, calling the Scouts the pride of humanity. Carla interrupted them, asking if Keith was trying to recruit for the Scouts again, and Grisha politely said that was not the case as he was unsuitable for it. Only a chosen one could do that kind of work, a notion that Keith took to heart. As the Scouts suffered repeated failures under the 11th Commander, Keith began to think he would achieve results if only he was in that role himself. Sometime later, a plague gripped Shiganshina and Carla caught it. Keith brought her to Grisha for medical care and when she said her parents were sick too, Grisha assured her he would care for everyone. Keith could see her growing closer to Grisha, and his own promotion to Commander of the Scout Regiment was overshadowed by the marriage of Carla to Grisha. After returning from an expedition, the Scouts talked around Keith's back about him being a moron who charges into death and wishing that they could change commanders for Erwin, since his squad did not suffer any casualties. Keith reminded himself that he was special, chosen, as he walked through town and eventually bumped into Carla with an infant Eren. She asked Keith if he intended to keep this up until he died and began to suggest that he should retire, but this struck a chord in Keith. He launched into a tirade about how most people live and die without changing a thing. Normal people cannot accomplish greatness. And this caused him to, years later, ask Erwin to take over for him as commander. Keith became certain that special people did exist, but after all of his failures, it was clear he was not one of them. He just did not realize it. Keith was in Trost District when Wall Maria fell and while there, met up with Grisha. When the refugees eventually arrived, Grisha and Keith found Eren and learned about Carla's death. Grisha then told Eren that he would have to avenge his mother and took him away. He told Keith not to follow, but Keith asked Grisha why he would not avenge Carla himself. Though Grisha was special, Eren might not be. Grisha informed him that Eren was different from Keith, because he was his son, and again asked that Keith stay out of it. Keith did. When dawn came, Keith saw a lightning flash in the woods and heard thunder. He found Eren by himself, unconscious, and he carried him back to the shelter where he put him in bed beside Mikasa and Armin. That was the end of his story. Hange is disappointed to learn the real reason for Keith's resignation was not to atone for the soldiers who died under his command, but because he felt he was not special. Hange calls out his inferiority complex and tells him not to run from reality. Though Hange gets worked up, Eren asks them to calm down. Eren feels that Keith is right, and that he, Eren, was never special either, but he knows he is the son of a special man. Keith offers Eren one final memory. When he had ranted about specialness to Carla, she asked him if it was wrong to not be special. She did not think so. Carla did not need her son to be better than anyone. He was already special just for being born into this world. As Eren and company leave, Keith remembers how he sabotaged Eren's training gear when he was a cadet so he would not be able to balance, but despite that Keith could not force Eren to flunk out of the Cadet Corps. He was merely a bystander." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 49, + "Dhalis Zachary meets with Dot Pyxis, Erwin Smith, and two of his Scouts to discuss the syringe left behind by Kenny Ackermann. Hange Zoë explains that its contents seem to originate from some sort of human bodily fluid, but it evaporates when exposed to open air, making it difficult to study. Hange suspects that whoever made this had access to a higher level of technology than they do. Since they cannot tamper with it without ruining it, Pyxis suggests they use it for their current objective, and the syringe is entrusted to Levi Ackermann, who Erwin points out as having the best chance for survival. He tells Levi that they cannot predict when it would be best to use it, so they will be relying on Levi's ability to make a decision on the fly. Levi agrees to take it. Later, Erwin meets with his officers to go over the operation to retake Wall Maria. He tells them that Grisha Jaeger likely came from outside the Walls. Hange notes that like Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt, Grisha possessed the Power of the Titans, but unlike them, he was supportive of humanity. One of his final words to his son Eren was that the truth lay in their basement. Erwin suspects that the basement holds things that Grisha would have been unable to tell them, even if he wanted to; things that the First King had wiped from humanity's memory. He announces that their operation will start in two days. If they want to know what is in the basement, they will go see for themselves. It is what Scouts do. This places his officers in good spirits and they make preparation to spread their enthusiasm to the younger soldiers, even suggesting serving meat to their squads. Dirk asks if they should do something about Keith Sadies keeping secrets from them, but Hange tells him to forget about him. As they leave, Marlene teases them, saying that Hange used to adore Keith. Once everyone is almost through the door, Levi shoves it closed, pushing Hange outside. Now that they are alone, Levi asks Erwin what he intends to do after retaking Wall Maria, aside from making defense plans. Erwin replies that there is someone outside the Walls who wants to see them all eaten by Titans. He would eliminate them. Their identity is probably in the basement, and he will make any further plans after they get there. Levi makes it clear that he is asking because he does not know if Erwin will live that long, reminding Erwin that he is now handicapped following the loss of his arm. Levi suggests letting Hange lead the mission, but Erwin thinks back to his childhood memories about his father and refuses. This operation is critical to humanity, which is why he has put so much effort into planning it, and if he is not there to lead it, their chances of success will plummet. Refusing to budge, Levi argues that if Erwin dies out there they truly will be doomed, so it would be better for him to stay at his desk. He threatens to break Erwin's legs to keep him at home. Erwin reluctantly agrees that Levi's logic is sound, but he wants to be there when they learn the truth about their world, and that is more important to him than his legs or humanity's victory. Finally, Levi relents and decides to trust Erwin's judgment. The night before the operation to retake Wall Maria, Harold delivers a speech in the soldiers' mess hall to the Scout Regiment's rank and file. Conny Springer and Sasha Braus are amazed that they are receiving meat for dinner. As Harold's speech ends, the mess turns into a madhouse as all the soldiers scramble for meat. Sasha jams a large roast in her mouth as Jean Kirschtein yells at her and Conny tries to pull her back without killing her. Shocked, Marlo Freudenberg asks if the Scouts were never fed any meat and gets punched by Sasha, who Conny is still trying to control. Mikasa tells him to knock her out, but she is too strong. From another table the officers watch the chaos and wonder if it was such a good idea to give everyone meat. Harold apologizes, but says they now know what happens when they blow two months of the food budget in a single night. Eren and Conny eventually restrain an unconscious Sasha. Conny reflects on her current behavior and how she once offered to share meat with everyone when they were servicing the cannons four months ago. Eren remembers that was right before the Colossal Titan appeared at Trost District. He can hardly believe it has only been four months. Back in the mess hall, Jean explains to Marlo why he is being placed in the rear guard. If the Scouts threw their recruits into the vanguard they would be dead before they would receive a chance to learn. In the back, the recruits will have a chance to study what works and make it home in one piece. Jean uses this discussion as an opportunity to take a dig at Eren, calling him a \"suicidal maniac,\" and Eren rises to the bait. The two begin a fistfight, to the amusement of the other soldiers and disappointment of the officers. They take potshots at each other, about Eren needing to be bailed out by Mikasa Ackermann and Jean not getting along with his mother. Armin Arlelt asks if they should stop them, but Mikasa tells him no. Eventually both Eren and Jean begin to tire, and Levi interrupts their fight, knocking them both to the floor for being too rowdy. As the group breaks up for the night, Eren is helped away by Armin and Mikasa. He asks them why they did not help, and Armin replies that he knew Eren would heal and he is glad that Eren is feeling better. The three of them sit down on a long set of steps outside and Eren confesses that he is glad they went to meet Keith. He used to wonder why he could not be strong like Mikasa or Levi, but now he knows that no one does anything by themselves, and it is joining together that makes them powerful. The three of them see a Garrison soldier walk past who reminds them of Hannes and Mikasa asks if they reclaim the Wall and defeat all their enemies, if the happier days they lost will come back. Eren says they will, though some things have been changed forever, and they will make them pay for it. Armin adds that there is more beyond the Wall than just Titans. He wants to see the ocean, a lake so large that a merchant could never obtain all the salt within it. As Armin tries to infect Eren with his enthusiasm for the outside world, Levi listens to them from a nearby building. The next day, just before sunset, the Scout Regiment prepares to leave Trost. Led by Flegel Reeves, the town's citizens shout their thanks and good wishes to see them off. Hange is disappointed everyone found out, but is not surprised given the ruckus they made the night before. Harold confesses that they bought all the meat from the Reeves Company. Though their officers are embarrassed, Jean, Conny, and Sasha express no such restraint and cheer back at the crowd. Erwin smiles, realizing that this is the first time the Scouts have ever had a send-off like this. He roars at the crowd and basks in their enthusiasm when they return his cheer. Turning, he then draws his blade and announces the commencement of the operation to retake Wall Maria. The Scouts depart down the other side of Wall Rose and begin their ride for Shiganshina District where Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover await. In the indeterminate future, Levi, Eren, and Mikasa stand on top of a roof in a ruined town. Levi asks a visibly distressed Eren and Mikasa if they have any idea what they are doing. He punches Eren hard enough to knock him over, prompting Mikasa to attack Levi in retaliation with her blade drawn." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 50, + "The Scout Regiment travels towards Wall Maria under the cover of night to begin their operation to reclaim the territory they lost five years ago. Along the way, they stumble across a Titan, but it appears to be asleep and does not react to their presence. Hange Zoë speculates that it is not one of the new types that can move at night, but it could be inactive simply because they are traveling on a moonless night when the sun's light cannot reflect off the surface of the moon. The Scouts leave the Titan alone and Eren Jaeger begins to feel the pressure of the operation, and how everyone is counting on him. Mikasa Ackermann and Armin Arlelt pick up on his nervousness. Though Eren denies his fear, Armin tries to comfort him by showing him that he is shaking as well, and asks if Eren has ever been afraid of Titans. Most people would be terrified of them, and Armin himself was almost eaten by one, but Eren was able to pull him out of a Titan's mouth with no regard for his own safety. Armin asks Eren how he was able to do that. Eren replies that he remembered when Armin showed him the book about the outside world and he realized that they were trapped by the Titans. He does not know why, but when it comes to taking back their freedom, he feels a strength flow through him. Feeling better, he thanks Armin and tells him that by this time next year he bets they will be looking at the sea. Mikasa then stops, recognizing the woods they are in as the place she and Eren used to gather firewood. Ahead of them, one of the Scouts calls out that they have found a trail, and Eren, Mikasa, and Armin realize that they have finally come back to their hometown. As day breaks, the Scouts charge on horseback for the Walls of Shiganshina District. When they get close, they switch to omni-directional mobility gear and scale the Wall. Erwin's plan involves sealing two gates; the inner and the outer of Shiganshina. This will isolate the town, allowing the Scouts to exterminate any Titans remaining inside. To avoid their enemies singling out Eren for an attack, all one hundred of the Scout Regiment soldiers are wearing hoods to cover their faces. Eren is briefly overcome with emotion after landing on the Wall and seeing the town inside, but Levi Ackermann tells him to hurry, and Eren and his squad follow after their captain. However, Armin pauses, noticing a sooty residue on the top of the Wall; the remains of a fire. He flags Erwin's attention, realizing that Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover must be nearby. Around the outer Wall, Hange notices that there are no Titans around. Hange finds it strange, but Levi says they have to continue with the plan. Hange agrees and fires a green signal flare to announce that they have arrived at their destination. Eren hurtles over the Wall and dives down to the breach below as he bites his hand to transform into a Titan. Nearby, inside unknown locations, Bertholdt and Reiner are able to see the light from Eren's transformation. Eren's attempt at hardening his Titan is successful in plugging the breach, and Mikasa retrieves him so he can rejoin the rest of their squad. Though his ODM gear is fine, he lost his cloak so Mikasa gives him hers. The Scouts signal their success and Hange has them head for the inner gate, continuing to hide their faces. Eren cannot believe he plugged the outer gate so easily, but Levi warns him that their enemies can always break it again as long as they live. The operation will not end until they kill Reiner, Bertholdt, and any other enemies. Erwin and Dirk look at the green flares signaling the sealing of the outer gate and Dirk remarks on how they have yet to see a single Titan. He wonders if their enemies were unprepared, but sounds doubtful. Before Erwin can fully reply, Armin arrives to elaborate on his discovery. Armin found signs of someone camping; cooking supplies and several lights were scattered on the ground below the Wall. From the cups, he could tell the campers were drinking something like black tea. Since there were three cups along with the pot, there had to have been at least three people on top of the Wall. Erwin is surprised that Armin said the pot felt cold, because that means even though the Scouts had charged here at full speed on horseback, using ODM gear, the campers still had enough warning to hide that their pot could grow cold. By Erwin's estimates, the campers should not have had more than two minutes to react if they had spotted or heard the Scouts from atop the Wall, which is too soon for the pot to have already cooled. Armin concludes that there must have been more than the three on the Wall. They must have had a scout as well. He realizes that the Scout Regiment should assume there could be many more enemies in hiding. Recognizing Armin's gift for insight, Erwin has him take as many soldiers as he needs to locate their enemies. The gathered soldiers acknowledge their new directive and ask an increasingly uneasy Armin for his orders. After Armin and his impromptu squad depart, Dirk notices that Eren's group is approaching. He asks if they should wait to seal the inner gate until they find the enemy, but Erwin says they will continue. The Scouts would lose a prolonged battle in enemy territory. Even if this is a part of their enemy's plan, they will simply have to live with it. Erwin reminds him that their enemies are not the only ones hiding something. Meanwhile, Armin agonizes over why their enemies have yet to show themselves and why the Scouts have been unable to find them. He thinks to himself that they keep getting attacked in unpredictable ways because they know so little about the Titans. While hanging from the Wall, he glances up and remembers the Wall Titan in Stohess District and has a flash of insight. He fires a signal flare to recall the soldiers working with him and instructs them to search inside the Wall itself in search of potential spaces where a person can hide. Hearing this and Armin's reasoning, Erwin fires a red signal flare to let Hange and Levi's squads know to halt the operation. Hange has the soldiers from the outer gate scatter and hold position as Erwin tells the soldiers around the inner gate to listen to Armin. Those at the inner gate split into two groups to search either side of the Wall. As the search continues, Conny Springer wonders what the other soldiers are doing and Jean Kirschtein acknowledges that this is no longer a surprise attack. Nearby, Eren wonders if Armin figured something out. Armin believes that if their enemies are keeping tabs on them and are able to watch everything that Eren is doing, it has to be from a place within the Wall, particularly if their enemies have no idea that the Scouts are aware of the Wall Titans. Without that knowledge, they would not expect the Scouts to consider an attack from within the Wall. One Scout signals that he has found a cavity, but the Wall quickly opens to reveal Reiner Braun, who skewers the soldier with a blade. Reiner emerges from the opening only for Levi to dive down at him, slicing into his neck. With his other blade, Levi stabs into Reiner's torso as the two of them hurtle towards the ground. Surprised, Levi sees that Reiner is still alive. He pulls out the blade in Reiner's chest and lets Reiner hit the ground alone. Levi wonders if it is another Titan power keeping Reiner alive. Though grievously wounded, Reiner's body contorts and he transforms into the Armored Titan. Erwin calls out for the soldiers to look for Reiner's allies when the flash of a Titan transformation thunders behind him. He turns around and sees that the Beast Titan has appeared, along with a small army of Pure Titans. The Beast Titan hefts a boulder and throws it in a perfect arc at the Wall. It plugs the hole in the inner gate, preventing the Scout Regiment from bringing their horses through. With the horses trapped on the Titan side of the inner gate, their enemy will be able to take them out to prevent the Scout Regiment's escape and then annihilate the Scouts themselves. Erwin remarks that this gives both sides what they want; a chance to settle everything once and for all." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 51, + "The Beast Titan and its companion Titans stand outside Shiganshina District as the Scout Regiment awaits them on top of the Wall. Behind the Scouts, Reiner Braun hardens the fingers and toes of his Armored Titan to begin climbing the Wall. Erwin orders the Scouts to avoid fighting the Armored Titan and to stay away from it. A little further down the Wall, Eren Jaeger asks why Erwin does not give the order to attack. Hange Zoë replies that he is watching the enemy's movements, because Reiner and the others clearly have something prepared for them. Meanwhile, Erwin notices that there is a quadruped type of Titan next to the Beast Titan that is carrying some sort of cargo on a makeshift saddle on its back. It is not one of the newly transformed Titans. He suspects that it might have been the enemy's scout. It could have seen the Scout Regiment's approach and reported it to Reiner, which would mean that it is also an Intelligent Titan. Erwin does not want to discount the possibility that there could be even more. The Beast Titan roars, and the smaller two- to three-meter Titans to either side of it charge in towards the Wall. Erwin realizes that the Titans intend to go after the horses first, which are trapped on the Titan side of the Wall. Their enemy's primary objective is to capture Eren, but they can do that by taking away the Scouts' only means of escape. Wall Maria is still deep in Titan territory, so the Scouts have no means to get back or resupply without horses. Then the Titans can simply wait them out until the Scouts are too weak to fight back. The fact that the larger Titans are standing in formation in a semi-circle in front of the Wall is proof that their purpose is to cage in the Scouts. Armin Arlelt informs Erwin that the Armored Titan is getting close and they still do not know where Bertholdt Hoover is. Erwin acknowledges this, and concludes that at this point in time, his worst fear is that the Scouts will lose their horses, so he orders Dirk Squad and Marlene Squad to join Klaus Squad at the gate. He then instructs Levi Squad and Hange Squad to take down the Armored Titan. They are to use their Thunder Spears at their discretion. As the Scouts move to carry out their orders, Erwin calls back Levi and Armin. He asks Levi to stay to protect the horses rather than Eren, and to take down the Beast Titan when the opportunity comes. Levi understands and jumps down to join the other squads at the gate. Erwin then tells Armin his plan for the Armored Titan. The Armored Titan reaches the top of the Wall and oversees the smaller Titans fighting with the Scout Regiment. Reiner notices that the horses are all tethered in one place, and figures it will be easy to kill them before making a break for it. The flesh inside his Titan removes Levi's blade from his neck and Reiner realizes if he had been any slower moving his consciousness from his head to his body, he would have died. He then spots Erwin standing alone and vulnerable on the Wall, but tells himself not to get distracted. Behind him, there is the sudden flash of a Titan transformation and he sees Eren's Titan standing in the streets below. Eren then runs deeper into Shiganshina District, forcing Reiner to choose between Eren possibly escaping over the southern Wall of Shiganshina or taking out the horses. As a Titan, Eren could escape all the way to Trost District regardless of whether he has a horse. Even if the Warriors slaughtered the entire Scout Regiment, it would still be a loss if they let someone who mastered hardening in two months back inside the Walls. He worries that they will lose completely if he masters the Coordinate ability. Reiner comes to the conclusion this is a feint, because if Eren was truly trying to escape, he would not have transformed until he used his omni-directional mobility gear to scale the Wall. By transforming early, the Scouts are forcing Reiner to choose between the horses and Eren. Reiner is frustrated and slides back down the Wall to go after Eren. Minutes before, Armin relayed Erwin's instructions to use Eren as bait to Hange. Mikasa was skeptical, but Hange said that if Reiner ignored Eren, Eren could circle around behind the enemy Titans and attack the Beast Titan, forming a pincer with Levi and the rest of the Scouts. Even if Reiner did not follow the plan, it would confuse the enemy enough for them to break ranks. Hange agreed to follow Erwin's plan, but before they and the rest of Levi Squad went to execute it, Armin reminded them that Bertholdt is still hiding somewhere. To avoid Eren losing like the last time he fought the Armored Titan, when the Colossal Titan fell on him, Armin suggested they fight away from the Walls. As Eren waits for Reiner to meet up with him in the middle of Shiganshina, he reminds himself that even if it was a fluke, he beat Reiner before. He is certain he can defeat him one-on-one, as Annie was much better than him. Eren hardens the backs of the fingers on his Titan's hands and Reiner charges towards him. The two tussle and Eren draws strength from the fact they are fighting in the town he once called home. He manages to strike his hardened fist into the side of Reiner's head, cracking his armor and knocking him to the ground. Outside Shiganshina, the new recruits of Klaus Squad move the horses to better protect them. Floch is visibly upset as he asks Marlo Freudenberg where to put them, and Marlo replies that they are supposed to spread them out. Overhead, the veteran Scouts move to fight off the Titans. Marlo gets his first look at a Titan as Levi swings through to kill the two chasing the recruits. Seeing that the recruits are safe, Levi yells at the veterans to clean up the small Titans before the Beast Titan makes another move. As he looks over the battlefield, he finds it pathetic. Up on the Wall above, Erwin is of a similar mind. He sees that the Scouts are struggling with three- to four-meter Titans and there are too many casualties. They have lost too many veteran soldiers, but without their sacrifices, the Scouts would never have made it this far. Erwin thinks back when he was a cadet and told others about his father's theory. He thought that once he was a Scout, he would prove it, but after he joined the Scouts he stopped talking about it. Unlike the other Scouts, who were fighting for a greater purpose, he realized that he was only fighting for himself, for his specific dream. Before he knew it, he was in a leadership position where he had to give orders and inspire others, so he had to fool his comrades and fool himself into making sacrifices. But still, he finds himself drawn to the basement. Even if this plan fails, he might be able to reach it before he dies and learn the truth that Grisha Jaeger left behind. Eren and Reiner continue fighting, with Eren clearly holding the upper hand. By focusing all his hardening on one spot, Eren finds that it gets even stronger. Since Reiner's armor is spread across his whole body, Eren can now smash it easily. But Eren gets overconfident and misjudges Reiner's counterattack. Reiner grabs Eren's Titan by the ankle and swings him overhead into a building. Seeing that Eren appears to be in distress, Mikasa Ackermann wants to help, but Hange instructs her to wait for Eren to give them an opening. Prior to the Scout Regiment setting out for Shiganshina, Hange had a new weapon developed, the Thunder Spear, using technology that had been kept hidden by the Interior Police. She wanted something that could be used against the Armored Titan since their blades do not work and they do not want to rely solely on Eren's Titan. Though plugging the Wall is important, they have to stop Reiner and Bertholdt who are responsible for breaking the Wall in the first place. In the present, Eren and Reiner grapple with each other and Eren manages to throw Reiner off of him. As Reiner realizes that he cannot take Eren on by himself, Hange leads their squad and Levi's to attack the Armored Titan. Reiner is surprised, not expecting that they can actually damage him, when Hange and Mikasa fly towards him armed with their new Thunder Spears. The rod-like projectiles impale Reiner in the eyes and then explode, blinding him. From behind, the rest of Hange and Levi Squads attack, firing their Thunder Spears into the Armored Titan's back and disengaging before they can get caught up in the explosion. Jean Kirschtein shouts that it worked, the armor around Reiner's nape is peeling off. Hange calls for them to attack again to finish him off, but Conny Springer and Sasha Braus hesitate at the idea of killing Reiner, their former friend. Jean rallies them and the three move in to attack with the rest of the Scouts. Multiple Thunder Spears pierce the Armored Titan and Reiner panics just before they explode." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 52, + "Months ago, during the Struggle for Trost, Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover watched Eren Jaeger prepare to plug the breach in Wall Rose with a giant boulder. Bertholdt was concerned that Eren would be eaten before the two of them could learn anything about him, and Reiner agreed, saying that if it came to it, he would have to do something with his Titan. Though Eren's success would undo the work they did to open the hole, Reiner said it would not matter since they finally found a clue after searching for the past five years. Just then, Marco Bodt came across Reiner and Bertholdt and asked them what they were talking about, particularly regarding Reiner's Titan and Bertholdt's reference to the hole they opened. Reiner tried to pass off their conversation as a joke and Marco left after reprimanding them to focus on the battle. But as Marco left, he thought about how Eren could transform into a Titan, and pieced together that the Colossal Titan must also be a human due to how it was able to appear and disappear so quickly. Before Marco could get far, Reiner attacked him, pinning him to the roof of a building. Marco called for help from a weary Annie Leonhart when she landed on the roof in front of him and asked what was going on. Reiner explained to her that Marco overheard their conversation and they cannot let him live. As a Titan approached them, Reiner ordered her to take off Marco's omni-directional mobility gear. Frustrated and upset, she asked why she had to do it, and Reiner questioned her loyalty, due to the fact she had risked her life to save Conny Springer in the supply depot. Reiner ordered her to prove she had not become attached to this \"evil race.\" Despite her misgivings, Annie removed Marco's gear, and he realized from one of their earlier conversations that Annie had always been on the side of Reiner and Bertholdt. Their work done, the Warriors abandoned Marco alone on the roof. Once they were far enough away, the three of them turned around in time to see Marco being devoured, and Reiner changed to his soldier persona, wondering why Marco was being eaten. Months later, at night on top of the Wall in Shiganshina District, Bertholdt and Reiner wait for the Scouts' arrival along with the holder of the Beast Titan, a man named Zeke. Zeke assures Reiner and Bertholdt that Annie is doing fine, and it is unlikely that she is being tortured. Reiner and Bertholdt are still doubtful, and regardless, Annie's identity was still revealed. Zeke then questions whether the two of them are fully committed, reminding them of the deal which they made in the past and questioning if he had gone through all that trouble for nothing. He tells Reiner that they can fight again if he wishes, but warns him that if they do and Reiner loses, then he will have to give up his armor to another Warrior. When Reiner backs down, Zeke tells him to pull himself together so they can focus on their goal of recovering the Coordinate and putting an end to this \"cursed history\". Bertholdt agrees, believing that no one else should have to go through the pain they have experienced. Thinking of Marco, Annie and Reiner, Bertholdt affirms his desire to end all the fighting. From the ground below, the quadruped-type Titan calls up to War Chief Zeke and warns him that enemy troops are approaching. With this news, the Warriors prepare to settle matters once and for all. Reiner kicks their cooking supplies off the Wall and calls for Bertholdt to head off with him. They go over their plan, which will have them in different positions, so Reiner tells Bertholdt that he will have to be able to act on his own, without necessarily waiting for Reiner to signal. Even though Bertholdt is supposed to have the greatest ability among the Warriors, he has always left it up to others when it really matters. Bertholdt agrees with Reiner's appraisal. However, Reiner feels that things have changed now, and they are truly going to end everything. Bertholdt takes on a determined expression and agrees. Reiner then teases him about how even Annie would likely fall for a guy who rushes in to save her, and he tells Bertholdt that they will still save Christa no matter what, as part of their promise to Ymir. The two Warriors part ways to opposite sides of the Wall and take their positions. Later on, the battle has begun and from his hiding spot, Bertholdt is aware that it has been a while since Reiner has transformed. However, Reiner has not signaled him and Bertholdt is worried about his friend's well-being, unaware that the Scout Regiment is currently cheering over having blown Reiner's head off with their Thunder Spears. The nape of the Armored Titan has been blown open with Reiner's partially decapitated body protruding from the back of its neck. Though Jean Kirschtein nervously laughs in relief, he notices that Conny Springer and Sasha Braus have begun crying and he yells at them to try to get them to accept that they are the ones who killed Reiner. Worrying that Reiner may have survived the initial onslaught, Hange Zoë prepares the troops to get ready for another round of attack. Meanwhile, Mikasa Ackermann notices that Armin Arlelt is being quiet, and he tells her that they did not have any chance to negotiate. Their side lacks so much information and they do not have the power to capture someone who can turn into a Titan, so there was nothing they could do. Suddenly, Reiner's Armored Titan lifts its head and lets out a roar. In a barrel on the quadruped Titan's body, Bertholdt recognizes it as the signal. The Beast Titan picks up the barrel containing Bertholdt and hurls him over the Wall into Shiganshina as Hange calls for their squad to blow Reiner's body to bits. However, Armin quickly deduces that the roar was a signal for Bertholdt and spots the incoming barrel. He warns Hange that they need to get away from Reiner before Bertholdt transforms into the Colossal Titan and blows them all away. The Scouts retreat from Reiner as Bertholdt prepares to transform, but he spots Reiner's Titan and sees that the body of his friend is exposed. Abandoning the plan, Bertholdt bursts out of the barrel, and uses his ODM gear to reach Reiner, landing on the Armored Titan's shoulder. He discovers that Reiner is still alive, thanks to redistributing his consciousness from his head to his Titan's body as a last resort. Bertholdt asks Reiner to do something for him, which is to \"move a little\" and to prepare for the worst if he is unable to comply. Then he approaches the Scouts to finish the fight. Moblit Berner calls out Bertholdt's impending arrival and Hange lays out a strategy to eliminate them both, only for Armin to approach them and ask that they try to negotiate. Armin uses his ODM to rush ahead of Hange and calls out to Bertholdt, asking that they talk this over. In response, Bertholdt lays out the Warriors' terms. The Warriors want two things; Eren and the demise of humanity within the Walls. When Armin pushes him for who decides those conditions are necessary, Bertholdt replies that it is his own call. Armin tries to deceive Bertholdt again with a story about Annie being tortured, but this time Bertholdt refuses to listen and calls his bluff, claiming not to care about Annie's situation. Armin tries to leave, but Bertholdt lands on the roof in front of him, cutting him off. Bertholdt asks if Armin tried talking to him about Annie again because he thought it would work a second time, since Bertholdt is supposed to be meek and timid. He understands that Armin is trying to buy time, letting the Scout Regiment soldiers surround them and allowing others to finish killing Reiner. Armin asks why Bertholdt bothered talking with him if he knew what they were doing, and Bertholdt admits that he needed to know whether he would break down and start whining and begging for forgiveness if he faced his old comrades again. He discovers that he no longer feels conflicted about his duty, and tells Armin that, though he still considers the Scouts his comrades, he has no qualms about killing them all. Armin asks if Bertholdt still believes that they are the spawn of the devil, remembering their last encounter. Bertholdt acknowledges that they have done nothing wrong, and they are not devils either, but all of them still have to die. Without warning, Mikasa leaps up behind Bertholdt and tries to go for the killing blow, but Bertholdt gets his blade up fast enough to block her, only losing an ear as he kicks her off the roof. He tries to finish off Armin, but Mikasa throws one of her blades and forces Bertholdt to retreat. She warns Armin not to chase him because they do not know when he will transform. Armin is doubtful, believing Bertholdt would not transform now as it would likely kill Reiner, and suggests that they could take Reiner hostage. Mikasa wonders if the person they just saw was really Bertholdt, because he seemed like a completely different person, as he has a plan and was more determined. Meanwhile, Hange's squad approaches the Armored Titan to finish off Reiner, but they find the Titan laying on its back with its nape protected, so they are unable to get to him. Bertholdt zips through Shiganshina using his ODM gear, and ponders the emotions flowing through him. He is surprisingly unafraid, feeling as though he can see everything around him. As Bertholdt ascends high into the sky, he thinks to himself that no matter how all this ends, he will be able to accept the outcome; no one was in the wrong, but there was nothing they could have done anyway, as the world is simply that cruel. Seeing Bertholdt's ascension, Hange orders their squad to get away, but there is not enough time, and Moblit moves to grab Hange as Bertholdt finally transforms. The Scouts can only watch as a massive explosion results from Bertholdt's transformation, blowing buildings and houses away and leveling the central portion of the district, leaving a mushroom cloud over Shiganshina. Eren and Levi Squad try to recover as Mikasa and Armin rejoin them where they are perched on top of Eren's Titan. When Jean asks where Hange Squad is, Armin realizes they were too close to Bertholdt's transformation. The group watch in horror as the Colossal Titan looms over the town, and realize with a shock that the only ones to survive the blast are the six of them. Jean asks Armin for a plan as the Colossal Titan begins throwing around burning debris, setting fire to the district. When Mikasa reminds Armin that he is in command, he suggests they fall back to Erwin Smith for new orders, but Jean points out that it will be a disaster if Bertholdt approaches the Wall. If the Colossal Titan throws burning homes on the other side of the Wall it will trap the Scouts there between both fire and the Beast Titan. To his horror, Armin realizes that they have no choice but to defeat Bertholdt right now, with only the people they have. On top of the Wall, Erwin looks at the Colossal Titan and then over his shoulder at the Beast Titan, wondering what the Warriors are planning next." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 53, + "The Colossal Titan scoops up homes in Shiganshina District and hurls them into the air where they scatter across other parts of town as flaming pieces of debris. Mikasa Ackermann realizes from his Titan's actions that Bertholdt Hoover does not yet know where they are. Conny Springer and Sasha Braus pressure Armin Arlelt for orders, but Armin recalls how he misread Bertholdt's intentions and freezes up without any ideas on how to proceed. He asks Jean Kirschtein to take command in his place. Though visibly distressed, Jean orders everyone to the river by riding on top of Eren Jaeger's Titan to conserve gas. He tells Eren that they are going to have to get Bertholdt's attention eventually, but until then he will have to stay hidden. Jean then tells Armin that even though he has a good read on their current situation, he does not have a plan to get them out of it. Armin will still have to come up with something. Outside Shiganshina, Dirk informs Levi Ackermann that all of the small Titans attacking their forces have been eliminated except for the ones at the very front of their line. However, the Beast Titan is still sitting far out of reach without any buildings nearby for the Scout Regiment to use. They mention that he does not seem to have any intention of leaving his spot and call him a coward. As Dirk's squad leaves to mop up the rest of the small Titans, Levi looks at the smoke coming out of Shiganshina behind him and wonders what the explosion was and what happened Hange Zoë and the other soldiers. As he thinks about rejoining his squad, chunks of stone fly by his face and he turns in time to see the front line of buildings being shredded and the Scouts being wiped out by debris. Zeke is disappointed in his throw, and has the Cart Titan deposit boulders beside him in easy reach. He picks up a boulder and crushes it between his Titan's hands, calling the first pitch a warm-up, and winds up for another throw. On the Wall above Shiganshina, Erwin Smith spots the incoming salvo and warns the remaining soldiers to take cover. Levi manages to land between buildings, but the majority of the Scouts are not so lucky, and the air is filled with a bloody mist as wave after wave of Scouts are ripped apart. He finds the recruits guarding the horses and orders them to retreat up to the Wall as the bombardment continues. As they arrive, Erwin comes down to join them. He informs Levi of the situation: the front line of houses has been completely destroyed by the Beast Titan's throws. It will only be a matter of time before the Beast Titan levels the rest, and then the Scouts will have nowhere to hide. They cannot even go to the other side of the Wall because the Colossal Titan is heading their way. Aside from that, scaling the Wall would mean leaving the horses. Erwin realizes now that the Beast Titan had directed the smaller Titans so that the Scouts would group in a single location, which would make them easier to kill. He does not know the status of Hange and Levi's squads, but as a result of the bombardment, the only Scouts remaining on their side of the gate are the recruits, Levi, and Erwin. The recruits panic as debris from the rock bombardment strikes above their heads, and Levi asks Erwin if he has a plan. Inside Shiganshina District, Jean directs Eren to get Bertholdt's attention and draw him away from the Wall. Eren roars, and Bertholdt pauses momentarily to look, before resuming his march towards the Wall. Seeing that they are being ignored, Jean has Eren chase after the Colossal Titan. Sasha reminds them that their omni-directional mobility gear is useless thanks to the Colossal Titan's steam emissions. As they approach, Mikasa asks for Conny's Thunder Spear so she can attack while the rest of the squad distracts Bertholdt. Jean tells Armin to stay back and observe the battle so they can find a way to beat him. The squad scatters and Eren is enraged at seeing the Colossal Titan up close. He grabs onto the Titan's foot in an attempt to shove Bertholdt back. He initially seems successful, but then the Colossal Titan pulls its leg further back into a kick that launches Eren to the top of Wall Maria. Below him, on the other side of the Wall, Levi and Erwin realize that Eren is still alive and must have been hurled up there by the Colossal Titan. Mikasa is horrified that Eren is not moving, and Jean tells her to focus on Bertholdt, since Eren is not dead yet. Jean recognizes that this is a result of them rushing in without a plan, but if they do not turn things around somehow, they and the rest of humanity are doomed. He calls the rest of the squad together and has them go on the attack. Since Bertholdt does not know about the Thunder Spears, he has Conny and Sasha assist him in distracting Bertholdt in the hopes that Mikasa can land a critical blow on his nape. However, Bertholdt notices her before she attacks, and he emits a blast of steam which keeps Levi Squad at bay and blows away the Thunder Spears, which explode behind Mikasa. The squad lands on the buildings below, Conny coughing due to inhaling some of the steam and Mikasa bleeding due to shrapnel from the Thunder Spears. She asks Armin if he has come up with a counterattack yet, but to his distress he has not. Worse, the squad sees that the Armored Titan has recovered and is rejoining the fight. Meanwhile, Levi suggests that if Erwin does not have a way to counterattack, the Scouts should prepare to flee. Erwin could wake up Eren and then escape with as many soldiers as his Titan can carry. That way, at least a few people would survive. Among the recruits, Marlo Freudenberg yells at Floch for letting a horse get away, but Floch has a nervous breakdown. He does not see how horses matter when so many more talented soldiers than them have already died: no one will be riding these horses home. Floch had answered the recruitment call to join the Scouts, knowing that Titans could get to humanity even inside the Walls. He wanted to be a brave soldier who would protect people, but he never thought that being sent to his death could be so meaningless. Ignoring the dropping morale among the recruits, Levi suggests they could use them and whatever remains of Hange's squad as a distraction by having them ride away on horses while Erwin and Eren's group escapes. Levi says he would remain behind to draw away the Beast Titan. Erwin counters that Levi would not be able to get close to it, and Levi agrees that is probably true, but he says that if Erwin and Eren return home, then humanity still has hope, and that is the best they can ask for at this point. Realistically, Levi does not expect any of them to make it out alive. However, Erwin reluctantly reveals that he has a plan, but it will require him and all the recruits to sacrifice their lives. As Levi had said, they are all likely to die, so Erwin will stake their deaths on the chance of victory. Given the mental state of the recruits, they will not volunteer to die if Erwin is not leading the vanguard. This means that Erwin himself will be the first to die, and he would do it without ever learning what was in the basement. He slumps against a nearby wall and confesses to Levi that everything he has done has been in anticipation of this day, when he could check if his father's theories were right. Now the answers are finally in reach, but he feels the burden of all the soldiers who died before them, expecting that others would carry on in their place. He asks if his dream was a childish delusion and Levi kneels before him, saying that Erwin has fought well, and that the Scouts have only come this far because of him, but now Levi is going to make the choice. Levi tells Erwin to give up on his dream and lead their recruits into hell. In return, Levi will take down the Beast Titan. Erwin seems surprised, but he smiles and nods. The recruits take word of their final mission poorly, with Floch saying that whether they die fighting or die disobeying orders, it does not mean anything, and to Floch's horror, Erwin agrees. No matter their dreams or who they are, they all die the same way when shredded by rocks, but that does not mean their lives are without meaning. Just as they give the lives of the soldiers before them meaning, they will entrust the meaning of their own lives to those who follow in their place. Zeke prepares another bombardment, but is surprised to see the Scouts riding toward him on their horses. He claims he did not think they would go down without a fight, but had not expected a suicide charge. Erwin and the Scouts make themselves ideal targets for the Beast Titan's attention. As Zeke prepares another barrage, the Scouts fire signal flares to reduce his accuracy. While his comrades act as a decoy, Levi approaches the Beast Titan by using the larger Titans standing around it. Since they are positioned in a semicircle with the Beast Titan in the middle, they serve as a path for him to attack using his ODM. As Erwin rallies his soldiers, the Beast Titan's bombardment strikes them, decapitating one of the recruits. A rock tears into Erwin's horse, and another catches Erwin himself in the abdomen, causing him to fall from his saddle." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 54, + "Floch cries out when Erwin Smith falls from his horse, but Marlo Freudenberg urges him to continue the charge. Ahead of them, Zeke finds their efforts pitiful, and deems it a tragedy that King Reiss stole their memories of the world, since it is causing them to repeat mistakes of the past. In his frustration, Zeke crushes the rocks in the Beast Titan's hand to dust, startling himself. He wonders what has gotten into him and reminds himself not to get worked up like his father as he prepares another set of rocks for bombardment. As he prepares to throw, Marlo calls out the next volley and the remaining recruits in the Scout Regiment fire more signal flares to obscure the Beast Titan's vision. Marlo can see the arc of the Titan's arm though, and wonders if this is how he is going to die. He find himself wondering what Hitch Dreyse is doing at that moment, reasoning that at this hour, she is probably still asleep. He wonders why he would think about such a thing at a time like this, only to be struck in the head with a rock moments later. Zeke cheers as his volley kills Marlo and many of the remaining Scouts, but to his surprise, a few of them still survive and fire another round of signal flares. Irritated, he asks why they bother and what good continuing to fight will do them. His third barrage takes out the remainder, and he calls them \"poor things\" before noticing that the Titans on one side of him are now lying dead on the ground. The grappling hook of an omni-directional mobility gear pierces his shoulder and an enraged Levi Ackermann bursts through the haze of signal flares that have formed around the Beast Titan. Zeke tries to stop him, but Levi dodges his thrust and cuts a long spiraling wound around the Beast Titan's arm, tearing it to pieces. Zeke then remembers that Reiner Braun had warned him to watch out for a single soldier; Captain Levi, who may pose a threat to him. Realizing who he is fighting, Zeke covers his nape with his Titan's hand, but Levi's next attack takes out the Beast Titan's eyes, followed by its legs and remaining arm, sending Zeke crashing to the ground. Levi taunts him, as Zeke begins to panic. Zeke tries to harden when he realizes Levi is going for his nape, but does not have enough time before Levi tears into the Beast Titan's form with such force that Zeke is ripped out of his Titan. Levi jams his blade into Zeke's mouth, taunting him by reminding him that he cannot transform while his body is regenerating. Though he would like to kill Zeke, Levi first wonders if there could be anyone else left alive. Even if that person is dying, the Titan injection could save them and allow them to obtain Zeke's Titan power, as he remembers Erwin. However, before he can take things further, the Cart Titan charges in behind him. Levi jumps out of the way and the Cart Titan grabs Zeke in its mouth and carries him away. Zeke shouts for his remaining Titans to kill Levi, counting on the fact that Levi's weapons and gas must be nearly used up. Frustrated that he was not able to kill the Beast Titan, as he had promised Erwin, Levi readies his last pair of blades and engages the oncoming Titans. Meanwhile, Floch, having fallen from his horse, gets up, surrounded by the bodies of the other recruits, and wonders why he survived the suicide charge. He wanders through the carnage, calling out for other survivors. On the other side of the Wall, Jean sees that the Armored Titan has recovered, and reluctantly tells Armin that escaping with Eren is their best bet at survival. However, Armin notices that the Colossal Titan has gotten thinner since they started fighting it. As Hange Zoë had theorized, the Colossal is weak in a battle of attrition. It eats up a lot of its own body mass when it uses its attacks, particularly the steam emission, and given that Eren could only transform three times in succession, the Colossal Titan, being much more massive, would be unlikely to transform again for quite some time. This gives Armin an idea and he asks the rest of his squad to draw Reiner's Armored Titan away while he and Eren Jaeger handle Bertholdt Hoover themselves. Leaving Reiner to them, Armin heads up the Wall and lands on Eren's unconscious Titan. He shoots his ODM into the Titan's body so he cannot be thrown off and prepares to stab Eren with one of his blades. Armin realizes that if this plan works, he will not be able to look at the sea, but thinking of the outside world gives him courage. He drives his blade into Eren's Titan and calls out to him, waking him up. Armin then explains his plan. Jean Kirschtein leads the remainder of Levi Squad towards the Armored Titan with a plan to fight conservatively and keep Reiner away from the battle with Bertholdt, but Reiner completely ignores them and runs past the squad in pursuit of Eren. Mikasa Ackermann declares that they will have to kill Reiner and changes direction to follow him. She cripples his Titan with a Thunder Spear to the back of the knee so he falls to the ground. Though Jean is initially upset with her, he agrees with her assessment that distracting Reiner is no longer an option. However, their squad has only three Thunder Spears left. Reiner looks at them in confusion, wondering what took out his knee. His memory of everything that happened since he left Bertholdt on the Wall is foggy, but looking around he can see Eren's Titan sitting on the Wall, so the Warriors can still win if they capture him. Reiner decides he will hurry up and finish off the rest of his former comrades before running to help Bertholdt. Closer to the Wall, Bertholdt finds it strange that their former comrades from the 104th appear to have been the only ones who survived his explosion. He hoped to have killed everyone with his initial transformation, but finds he has gotten used to things being harder than expected. Bertholdt sees Armin talking to Eren ahead of him and wonders what Armin hopes to accomplish when Eren is so clearly in a weakened state. Meanwhile, Armin tells Eren that their success depends on how long he can hold out. Sensing Eren's unease, Armin assures him that he cannot let himself die until he looks at the sea, so he will back off if things get too intense. He smiles and asks Eren if he has ever lied to him. With a final reminder for Eren to stick to the plan, Armin jumps off his friend's Titan. The two of them wait for Bertholdt to approach, but part of the Wall crumbles beneath Eren and he slides off the Wall, landing in a motionless heap by the gate. Bertholdt is unsurprised, thinking to himself that with a fall like that, Eren probably has a concussion and cannot even stand on his own. Deciding to end it once and for all, he lifts an arm and swings at Armin. Armin dodges and grapples on to the Colossal Titan's body with his ODM, propelling himself up to its face. Bertholdt acknowledges that Armin has fought well, up until the very end, and emits a blast of hot steam. Mikasa sees the blast, and though she worries over Eren and Armin, she focuses on facing Reiner. Jean has come up with a plan to finish Reiner off. He goes in first himself, acting as the decoy, and leaving Reiner open to attacks from Conny Springer and Sasha Braus, who are to strike either side of his jaw with their Thunder Spears. Once his mouth is open, Mikasa can send the third and final Thunder Spear straight down his throat, hitting Reiner from the inside. Though it initially seems to work, Sasha is knocked away by some of the debris from Reiner's attack against Jean, and only Conny's Thunder Spear hits. Though Mikasa is temporarily rattled by the plan going awry, she resolves that she still must try to kill Reiner. By the wall, Bertholdt is puzzled by the fact Armin has not been blown away by the steam, but is still tethered to him somehow, held up by the blast of scorching air. Armin has in fact anchored himself to the Colossal Titan's teeth, correctly concluding that they would not be consumed like the rest of the Titan's body. More importantly, while the Colossal Titan is emitting so much steam, Bertholdt is unable to move. Despite the pain from his body roasting in the heat, Armin struggles to hold on and buy more time. Bertholdt is perplexed by the idea that getting himself cooked like this is the best plan Armin could come up with, given Armin's intelligence. He wonders what Armin is trying to accomplish and if this could be a diversion, but when he looks through the steam cloud, Eren is still lying unconscious where he landed, and the others are busy fighting Reiner. Bertholdt decides that if this really is the end for Armin, he can at least make it quick; he turns up the intensity of his steam, causing Armin's clothes, hair and skin to burn away. Armin holds on as best he can in the face of the Colossal Titan's increasing temperature. As his body withers around him, he entrusts everything to Eren; his dreams, his life, and his hope of reaching the sea. When he can no longer hold on to his ODM, his burned body falls to the rooftops far below. In the battle with Reiner, Conny tries to get Mikasa to stop her attack, thinking it too risky. But out of nowhere, a lone soldier arrives with another Thunder Spear, and hurls it into the other side of Reiner's jaw, which detonates and causes his mouth to fall open. Mikasa recognizes Hange, who shouts for Mikasa to take her chance. Mikasa lands right in the Armored Titan's mouth and fires her Thunder Spear inside. It explodes, sending Reiner flying out of the back of the Titan's nape, putting him out of commission. Now that Armin has fallen away, Bertholdt moves on with his previous plan, taking care of Eren and the horses. But when he looks down at Eren, he realizes that where Eren's Titan was lying before, now there is only its hardened shell. Behind the Colossal Titan, a human Eren flies up on his ODM, blades out, and cuts into the Titan's nape. He pulls out a shocked and dismembered Bertholdt, who realizes too late that Eren was just pretending he could not move and that Armin was a diversion so that Eren could harden and make a decoy while hidden by Bertholdt's steam. The Colossal Titan collapses and smolders now that Bertholdt is no longer inside it. In the aftermath of the battle, Eren drags Bertholdt behind him as he walks along a rooftop. He realizes that he should have known that Armin was up to something. When they were kids, Armin would not fight back against bullies, and while he would get beat up, Armin would never call it losing, because he never ran. That was why Eren wanted to know him in the first place. Eren finds Armin's charred body and says he knew Armin was more of a hero than anyone else." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 55, + "Eren Jaeger stands momentarily speechless over the burned body of his childhood friend, Armin Arlelt. He realizes he should have known what would happen, but had no choice but to rely on him. Eren hears the weight of a Titan landing in the distance, and turns around in time to see the Cart Titan, carrying Zeke on its back. The Cart Titan gallops across the rooftops to reach Eren, who quickly moves to hold the unconscious Bertholdt Hoover hostage, placing his blade at the Warrior's throat. As the Cart Titan stops, Eren gets a better look at Zeke and sees that he has marks around his face that shows he can turn into a Titan. He realizes that he is probably the Beast Titan. Zeke looks at Eren in shock and asks if he is Eren Jaeger. He says Eren looks nothing like his father and tells him that he knows what Eren is going through, as they are both victims of Grisha Jaeger. As Zeke tells Eren that he has been brainwashed by his father, Eren realizes that Zeke resembles Grisha. However, Zeke looks up with consternation when he sees that Levi Ackermann has survived his battle with the remaining Titans and has climbed to the top of Wall Maria. Being in no shape to fight him again, Zeke calls their fight a draw and apologizes to the unconscious Bertholdt, saying that it is the end for him. The Cart Titan turns to leave and Zeke tells Eren that one day he will be coming back to rescue him. The Cart Titan gallops away with Zeke in tow. Levi lands on the rooftop near Eren after using the last of his gas. He demands the rest of Eren's blades and gas so he can pursue Zeke. Eren begins to comply when he hears Armin gasp for breath. Elsewhere in Shiganshina District, Hange Zoë asks a conscious, but dismembered, Reiner Braun about a metal case that was in his chest pocket. He tells Hange that it is a letter written by Ymir, and that the Scouts need to deliver it to Christa. Hange agrees, but only after they inspect it. They would like to ask him more questions, but draws their blade, feeling that he is not inclined to talk. Reiner does not disagree. However, when Hange begins to cut Reiner's throat, Jean Kirschtein asks them to wait, thinking they might be able to steal his power. Prior to beginning the operation, Erwin Smith had laid out guidelines for the use of the Scout Regiment's one syringe of Titan injection, with the expectation that they could possibly take the Beast, Armored, or Colossal Titan's powers. Not only could the Scouts gain valuable information regarding Titan powers, but they could also revive a single soldier on the brink of death. However, Hange does not feel that all the conditions have been met. Levi has the injection, but they do not know his status and they are uncertain they have the time to find out. Even if Hange cuts off Reiner's head, they are not certain if that will actually kill him. Jean argues though, that this is not like Hange, and asks how they are supposed to beat the Titans if they back down because they lack the knowledge. Hange considers and asks Mikasa Ackermann to meet up with Eren and Armin to check out their situation, then to refill her gas and retrieve the injection from Levi. If she cannot, then she is to fire a signal flare as a signal to end Reiner. Mikasa agrees and flies off to find Levi. Mikasa arrives to find Eren bent over Armin, desperately encouraging his friend to breathe. Eren hurriedly asks Levi for the syringe so they can have Armin eat Bertholdt. Levi, after a moment's hesitation, agrees and pulls out the case with the injection. Seeing this, Mikasa fires a signal flare as directed, but before Hange can kill Reiner, the Cart Titan gallops up behind them. Jean quickly fires his omni-directional mobility gear and pulls Hange out of the way before the Cart Titan can eat them. Hange gets back up in time to see that the Cart Titan has picked up Reiner in its mouth, and it runs away with him and Zeke. Jean curses and blames himself for intervening when Hange was about to kill Reiner, but Hange reminds him that ultimately they made the call. Hange decides that they should regroup with the others. As Levi is about to hand Eren the Titan injection, Floch climbs up on the rooftop, carrying Erwin on his back. Erwin is severely wounded, but still alive, and Floch has been looking for Levi in hopes that the injection could save him. Seeing this, Levi takes back the injection and has Floch bring Erwin onto the roof. Levi inspects and confirms that Erwin is still breathing, then announces that Erwin will receive the injection. Eren is horrified, reminding Levi that he had already agreed to use it on Armin. Levi responds that he will revive the one who can save humanity. He hears a blade being drawn and turns to see that Mikasa has drawn her weapon, tears in her eyes. On the Wall, Zeke surveys the wasteland of Shiganshina and notes that Reiner was incredibly lucky to have survived. Realizing what Eren and Mikasa intend, Levi asks them if they understand what they are doing. He reminds them that Erwin is their commander, and to stay out of his way. Eren grabs onto the serum in Levi's hand, and Levi orders him to keep his emotions in check. Eren then furiously asks why Levi did not use the serum on Armin right away. Levi admits that he was considering the possibility of Erwin still being alive, and now that Erwin is here, he will receive the injection. Eren tightens his grip on the Titan injection, and Levi, losing his patience, strikes Eren with his fist, knocking out several of his teeth and sending him flying. Outraged, Mikasa lunges at Levi and puts her blade to his throat. She realizes that Levi has been weakened from his previous battles, and she is certain that she can take the injection from him by force. Both Levi and Floch appeal to her sense of reason and the need to save Erwin so they can use his talents to save humanity. Though Eren is barely able to speak, he counters that it would be no different if they lose Armin. Armin discovered Annie Leonhart's identity as the Female Titan, he was the one who came up with the plan to save Trost and thought of moving soldiers at night, and it was thanks to Armin that they found Reiner and defeated Bertholdt. Eren believes that Armin will be the one who will save humanity, not Erwin or even Eren himself. Mikasa renews her efforts to take the injection from Levi, but Floch stands up to her, saying that she is not the only one who has had it rough. Floch lets her know that all of the Scouts that were on the other side of the Wall are dead, killed by the Beast Titan's barrage. Erwin came up with a plan to fight back against the Beast Titan, and Floch's comrades were all slaughtered just as planned. When Floch found Erwin, he thought about killing him, but decided that would have been too easy. He wants Erwin to endure more of this hell, but then he looked to his left and saw Levi killing the Titans, and is reminded of the Titan injection. It takes a devil to fight the Titans, and Floch believes he was spared from dying so that he could bring Erwin back. Floch tries to take the injection and Mikasa moves to intercept him, but Hange grabs her first and manages to pull her away before she can strike him. The rest of the squad has arrived now, and is able to see the choice that must be made. Levi gets up and opens the injection case, preparing to inject Erwin. Mikasa screams and Hange reminds her of how much they need Erwin and that they know what it is like to lose people. Hange is only here now because Moblit Berner had died pushing them into a well to escape the Colossal Titan's transformation blast. Though there are countless people Hange wants to bring back, there comes a time to say farewell, and they have no choice but to keep moving forward. Hearing this, Mikasa finally relents and Levi prepares the injection. However, Eren weakly pulls at Levi's leg and asks him if he knows about the sea. Despite Floch's intervention, Eren tells Levi about Armin's dream to look at the sea, and admits that, though he was only ever driven by hatred of the Titans, Armin is not like him, and has dreams of his own. Levi glances at Armin's body and then gives the order for everyone to clear out so he can have Erwin eat Bertholdt. The group relocates, with Floch taking Eren away so he cannot intervene, and Levi is left alone. Levi drags Bertholdt into position as he thinks about Erwin and Armin's respective dreams. He takes Erwin's arm and prepares to give him the injection when Erwin suddenly lifts it out of his grip and raises his hand, apparently believing himself to be back in his father's classroom. Delirious, Erwin asks his father how they can know for sure that there are no more humans outside the Walls. Levi regards him with surprise and remembers how he asked Erwin to give up on his dream, and how his uncle Kenny Ackermann had spoken about how people could only keep going if they were drunk on something. Remembering Erwin's gratitude to him, Levi makes his choice. Bertholdt wakes up in time to see a small blond Titan looming over him. He begins to struggle and notices his former friends watching from several rooftops away. Bertholdt panics and cries out for help, but to no avail. As he screams for Annie and Reiner, Armin's Titan closes its jaws on his head and devours him. Floch asks Levi why he changed his mind as Levi and Hange sit beside Erwin's body. Levi explains that Erwin only became a devil because that was what was needed of him. He had been set free, but they were about to drag him back for more, and Levi decided it was time to let him rest. Levi apologizes to Erwin that he was not able to kill the Beast Titan like he promised, so he will have to wait. Hange inspects Erwin and lets Levi know that he has passed away. Behind them, the blond Titan collapses to the ground. Eren, Mikasa and the other 104th cadets surround it as Armin Arlelt emerges from the Titan, unharmed and healed." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 56, + "In a dream, Armin Arlelt hears Bertholdt Hoover sobbing and opens his eyes. He sits up and sees the head of the Colossal Titan looming over him, though the face is more skeletal than usual. As Armin watches, the Colossal Titan sheds a tear. Armin wakes up on top of Wall Maria. He finds Sasha Braus laid out beside him, severely injured. Armin asks what happened, since the last thing he remembers is Bertholdt's transformation, and Levi Ackermann has Eren Jaeger bring Armin up to speed. Armin is shocked that the Scout Regiment has been reduced to just nine soldiers, and he struggles to come to grips with the fact that he was given the Titan injection over Commander Erwin Smith, and that he ate his former comrade Bertholdt. When Armin asks why he was given the injection, Levi explains that Eren and Mikasa Ackermann were willing to draw blood to save him. Hange Zoë says they will be disciplined for their insubordination, which the two of them accept, but Levi admits that regardless, the final decision was still his, and he chose this place to be where Erwin would die. Armin has misgivings, and Hange admits that they believe Erwin would have been the better choice, but Erwin was the one who had entrusted Levi with the injection in the first place, and Levi has made his decision. Armin will have to accept that he bears the burden of Erwin's life and a Titan's power. Levi assures Armin that he does not expect him to be Erwin's replacement, but says that Armin has something special about him that no one else does, and the least he can do is ensure that Eren and Mikasa do not regret standing up for him. Hange consoles Armin, saying that as the next commander of the Scout Regiment they are in a similar position, and they will both have to accept their lot. Now that Armin is confirmed to be all right, Hange takes Levi, Eren, and Mikasa to investigate the Jaeger family basement. Eren remembers how he was never allowed to go inside because his mother told him that his father kept his work tools down there. He and Mikasa remember happier times in Shiganshina District, as well as what happened the last time they had run home during the Titan invasion. They come to their former home, which is now overgrown. Eren, Mikasa, and the two officers clear away the debris blocking the hatch to the basement and the four of them head down the stairs. To Eren's surprise, his key does not open the door at the bottom of the steps, so Levi simply breaks down the door himself. Inside, they find a room that appears to be a normal doctor's study, and Hange comments that everything looks exactly as it should, to the point of thinking that was the impression Grisha wanted people to have. Levi agrees, noting that if Grisha had anything that the Interior Police would have wanted, he would not have left it in the open. When Mikasa accidentally knocks over a cup, she bends down to pick it up and discovers a small keyhole in the side of Grisha's desk. Eren tries his key in it, and opens a secret drawer with a false bottom. Beneath it, they find three books. Eren and Mikasa open the first of them together, and find a portrait of a family fastened on the first page. Eren takes it out, and Hange asks to look at it. Hange finds it far too detailed to have been drawn by a person. When Mikasa points out that there is writing from Grisha on the back, Hange reads that the portrait is not an illustration, but an imprint of reflected light burned onto special paper - a photograph. Back in Trost District, Nile Dawk reminisces about Erwin's childhood questions and subsequent search for answers. While the two of them were in the Cadet Corps, Erwin had insisted that the government was trying to hide the truth, but Nile had not taken him seriously. Now it looks like Erwin was right. Dhalis Zachary tells Nile that he will simply have to apologize once Erwin gets back. Anka Rheinberger then bursts into the room to notify the officers that the Scouts have returned, after having successfully taken Wall Maria. The people of the Walls celebrate the Scouts' victory. The Scouts stand above Trost on Wall Rose; Hange is carrying the three books from the basement. The portrait is explained to be a photograph, one of many technologies not available to people within the walls. According to Grisha's own words, he had come from a place beyond the Walls where humanity lives in elegance and has not perished. One day, years ago, Grisha and his sister ran out of their house to see the airship, almost forgetting their armbands. Their mother warned them not to go outside the walls, and when the airship sailed far enough that it went past the wall of their neighborhood, they stopped, unable to follow. Fay hoped that one day if she was rich she would be able to ride on one, but Grisha was more realistic and said that neither of them would ever be rich. Sensing his sister's disappointment at losing sight of the airship, Grisha grabbed her hand and ran for the security gate. He knew from his teacher that the airships landed nearby and the two of them could go see it. Fay expressed concern about going outside the walls against their mother's instructions, but Grisha barreled through the gate, telling a guard in uniform that they would be right back. In his later writings, Grisha would say that particular day was when he learned the truth of this world." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 57, + "Grisha and Fay Jaeger find themselves in a larger part of the city beyond the security gate of their neighborhood. They bump into a man who curses them as \"devil-bloods\" and comments on Eldians going where they please. Fay is uneasy, but Grisha distracts her by showing her the way to where the airship would land. They climb a short set of steps to see a river stretched out before them with a hanger on the other side. As Fay admires the airship, one of two men from Marley Public Security ask if the kids have come to see the airship and whether they have their exit permits. Grisha panics, knowing they do not and have entered the city without permission. Faced with the choice of doing labor or receiving a beating, he chooses a beating, to avoid getting his parents in trouble. He also offers to take on Fay's punishment since he forced her to come with him. The officer's partner tells Kruger to go easy on Grisha and informs Fay that he will escort her home. He leads her away while Grisha is beaten. After dispensing Grisha's punishment, Kruger sits on the grass by the river, smoking, and tells Grisha that he and his sister were smart to have kept their armbands on. Eldians without one would be sent to \"paradise\" regardless of whether they are children or not. Grisha manages to get up and says that he will go home, but Kruger tells him that he came all this way to see the airship, so he might as well see it. The next day Fay's body washes up in the river, and the officer who had escorted her tells Grisha's parents that he took her back to the Liberio Internment Zone and then went on his way, claiming that he was busy. The man places the blame of Fay's fate on the kids, who should not have entered the city without a permit, and then their parents, for not having taught them correctly. However, Grisha is aware that the man is lying. Though Grisha's mother is devastated, his father dutifully thanks the officer for his guidance and promises to do better with his son. Grisha begins to hate both men, as well as cursing his own foolishness. Grisha is told a story by his father about Ymir Fritz, who 1820 years ago made a contract with the Devil of All Earth and obtained the Power of the Titans. Upon her death, her spirit was split into the Nine Titans who formed the Eldian Empire. They defeated the nation of Marley and ruled over the continent, thus beginning the Dark Ages, when the Subjects of Ymir oppressed the other races. However, Marley was able to steal seven of the Nine Titans and bring them under their control, emerging victorious in the Great Titan War that ended eighty years ago. The Eldian King at the time retreated to the island of Paradis where he erected three Walls, taking many of his people with him, but Grisha's ancestors were abandoned on the continent, and can only live there by the grace of Marley. Rather than taking his father's storytelling to heart, Grisha sees a man willing to debase himself on his master's orders, even though he had just lost a daughter. Grisha insists that the man from Public Security was lying about Fay. Because the truth was inconvenient for him. Grisha's father warns him that the walls are thin, but Grisha pushes ahead, speculating that the officer himself was likely the one who took Fay. His father yells at him to be quiet and tries to reinforce that their ancestors did horrible things, but Grisha exclaims that he and Fay did not do any of that themselves. Exhausted, his father asks what is wrong with him, and if Grisha wants to get all of them shipped off to paradise. Grisha, shocked, looks at his mother in tears. This, at last, causes Grisha to hesitate and he looks at his crying mother; Grisha's father finally admits that none of the modern Eldians have done anything, but to those who have been victimized for generations, the Eldians are considered devils none the less, and tells Grisha that they should be grateful that the Marleyans let them live at all and begs his son to not do anything which would cause his family to share Fay's fate; Grisha accepts this reality. Grisha grows up, and at eighteen he takes over his father's clinic, which is when he notices an odd scar on a patient of his. The man calls it proof that he is a patriot, and reveals that he knows Grisha's history and how Fay died. The patriots have an informant in the government and the man tells Grisha that there are some things he should hear. From the patriots, Grisha learns the truth about Fay's death which was being torn apart by dogs. He is in tears and pormises himself that he will show the Marleyans revenge. He joins the resistance in order to correct the world and restore Eldia. Their informant, \"the Owl,\" leads the Restorationists from the shadows, never showing himself, and sends them old documents, detailing their lost history; how Ymir cultivated the wild and built roads. She helped develop the continent rather than conquer it. The Restorationists see it as proof that the history taught by Marley is a deception. Grisha's companion is impressed that Grisha is able to read such an ancient language, but Grisha admits that he cannot understand most of it. Rather, he believes in Ymir. As his comrades cheer in agreement, the door to their hideout opens and a man announces that the Owl has sent them someone. A woman enters the room, introducing herself as Dina Fritz, a descendant of the royal family. She is the last descendant that remains on the continent, and provides the Restorationists with information about the Titans that only the royal family knew, including that the King took the Founding Titan into the Walls with him. Grisha tells the other Restorationists that if they can take it back, they can control all the other Titans and annihilate Marley. The next year, Grisha and Dina marry, and the year after that they have a son, Zeke, who Grisha says will lead them to victory. A few years later, Marley begins recruiting Subjects of Ymir for its Warriors, who will receive one of the seven Titans under Marley's control. The families of those chosen would become Honorary Marleyans. According to the Owl, Marley is preparing for a resource struggle as technology advances and the dominance of the Titans begins to wane. There is a large cache of fossil fuel beneath Paradis that they can no longer ignore, despite the fact the Eldian King had warned that he would send millions of Titans within the Walls to flatten the earth if his island was ever interfered with. Grisha is bothered that Marley now has the same goal as them, to infiltrate the Walls and capture the Founding Titan. The Restorationists are disheartened that Marley could beat them to their goal, but Grisha comes up with a solution. He will have Zeke become a Warrior. To do this, Grisha and Dina drill Eldian history into their son, so he will be aware of his people's true heritage even as he hides everything from Marley and follows their orders without question. In retrospect, Grisha realizes that he was doing to his son, as his father had done to him, and wonders if he had ever thought of Zeke as simply his son, rather than the hope of Eldia or a child of royal blood. In the end, Zeke chooses to protect himself and his grandparents, by turning in Grisha and Dina to Marley Public Security. In their custody, Grisha is tortured for the identity of the Owl, and in agony Grisha says he already told them everything, though he is not believed and loses his fingers as part of his ordeal. Later, he is taken to a wall by the ocean, where he finds himself facing inland at a desert when his blindfold is removed. Grisha realizes that this is \"paradise.\" The man behind him confirms that this is Paradis Island, the penal colony for Eldian traitors, where Grisha will serve his life sentence here as a Pure Titan. However, Grisha realizes that he recognizes this man as the officer who beat him by the river when he was a child. Kruger seems surprised that Grisha remembers that, but Grisha finds it unbelievable that he could ever forget. Behind him, Grice is led sobbing by another officer. He calls out to his friend and Grice asks why Zeke betrayed them. Grice calls himself an idiot for trusting Grisha, the Restorationists, and Dina. Sergeant Major Gross finds Grice's breakdown to be lively and kicks him off the wall. He tells Grice to run north, and if he is lucky he will make it to the Wall. Gross explains to one of his newer subordinates that if they let Grice run, the newly formed Titans will chase after him and leave the area. As he talks, Grisha recognizes Gross as the man who had killed his sister. Gross orders his men to hurry up since they have a lot of prisoners to get through, and the security officers begin injecting their captives. The Restorationists are kicked off the wall and land on the ground below where they turn into Titans and chase after Grice. Grisha shouts at them in horror and Gross tells Kruger that his prisoner is being too noisy, but Kruger says that he would like to interrogate Grisha a little more. Then, to Grisha's horror, Dina is led out on the wall. He says that she should not be here because he told them about her, including that she is a royal, but before he can say more, Kruger tackles him to the ground and orders him to shut up. Grisha realizes that Kruger must be trying to cover up Dina's heritage. As she watches Grisha struggle, Dina tries to comfort him, and assures him that no matter what form she takes, she will come and find him. When she falls from the wall, she becomes a familiar Titan. In the present day, Eren Jaeger wakes up with a scream, realizing that Dina became the smiling Titan who had eaten his mother and Hannes. Confused, he looks around his cell, wondering who and where he is. Armin Arlelt informs him that he and Mikasa Ackermann are in the stockades for insubordination. In the cell next to him, Mikasa asks if he was having a nightmare. Eren admits that he was and it feels like he woke up from the longest dream ever, but it was actually not a dream. He was connected to his father's memories. Eren cries, tears running down his face as they had Grisha's, as Dina joined the other Titans in pursuit of Grice. In the past, Gross taunts Grisha about Dina leaving him, and Grisha tells him to shut up. He confronts Gross about killing Fay fifteen years ago. Annoyed, Gross stops the officer escorting the last prisoner and most of his men go back to their ship, not wanting to see their superior partake in his idea of fun. Gross says that if Kruger is done with Grisha, he would like to make him dance. He has decided not to make Grisha a Titan and instead have him fight the other prisoner, who Gross will turn into a small 3- or 4-meter Titan. Numb, Grisha asks if Gross enjoys watching people getting eaten by Titans. As he prepares the injection for the last prisoner, Gross philosophically explains that he takes it as a lesson in times of peace, when people might otherwise lose touch with life and death, so he will be ready to accept it when his own death comes for him. He claims it was educational to have Fay eaten by his sons' dogs. It is not that Gross does not understand Grisha's point of view, but Grisha and his sister are Eldians. He points to the Titan newly formed from the last prisoner, and tells Grisha that is the true form of the Eldians, a gigantic monster. Because of this, Gross is unbothered by what he does. Eldians should be wiped out since in his eyes, they are the murderers. He asks Grisha what the Restorationists would have done to Marley and if Grisha feels any remorse over that. Grisha does not rise to the bait though, and recalls everything he learns about Eldian history through the Restorationists. Gross tells him he can share it with the Titan down below and tries to push him over the edge. Before he can succeed, Kruger intervenes, and shoves Gross off the wall where he lands next to the Titan he created. Kruger asks Grisha if he finds it interesting to watch Gross get devoured, and reveals that he is in fact the Owl. He tells Grisha to watch closely and see how one of the Nine uses their power. Kruger cuts his hand and transforms into a Titan, which then breaks the Marleyan ship over its back." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 58, + "The Owl's Titan kills off the remainder of the soldiers from Marley Public Security in front of a shocked Grisha Jaeger. As he squeezes the life out of one, he tosses his remains to the sea. He then explains that the sea is a large body of saltwater that covers 70% of the world. After they are all dead, he leaves his Titan and climbs back on the wall where he cuts Grisha free of his bonds. He introduces himself as Eren Kruger and explains that he possesses one of the Nine Titans. Like Grisha, he is a Subject of Ymir. He pretended to be a Marleyan and infiltrated Public Security, passing the blood tests with help from a doctor. Kruger says that Grisha had done well, though Grice was right to lament his results. Grisha admits that he has been a poor husband and father, and wonders how it is that he is the only one of the prisoners still standing as a human. He grabs Kruger with the mangled stumps of his hands hard enough that the wounds begin to bleed through his bandages. Grisha demands to know why Kruger did not save his wife Dina since she was of royal blood. If Kruger had gone on his rampage sooner, none of the Restorationists would have been turned into Titans. Kruger sags to his knees and admits that it was not just fellow patriots he had tortured. He had cut the fingers off the hands of thousands of Subjects of Ymir, including women and children, and had them transformed into Titans. He believed it was all in service of Eldia. Kruger informs Grisha he does not have much time left, and so he is entrusting him with his final task. He tells Grisha that if not for that day they first met, Grisha probably would not have hated Marley as much as he does. His hatred was part of the reason Kruger chose him. He recognized Grisha's hatred as a child because it was similar to Kruger's own. When the King left, the royal family members who stayed behind staged a revolution and Kruger's father was a part of it. However, they failed and Kruger survived by hiding in a closet as a child while his family was burned alive. Ever since, he wanted revenge on Marley and to restore Eldia, but all he found himself doing was cutting off the fingers of fellow patriots and then casting them from the wall to be turned into Titans. Due to this, his true identity was never discovered. Grisha asks about this final task and Kruger explains that he wants Grisha to infiltrate the Walls and retake the Founding Titan, using the Titan he will inherit from Kruger. Grisha realizes that this means he will have to eat Kruger, and the Owl does not deny it. The Founding Titan will have to be taken the same way. Kruger cannot do this himself, because those who inherit one of the Nine Titans will die in thirteen years and he had inherited his power thirteen years ago. In the present day, Eren Jaeger calls this the \"Curse of Ymir.\" That was how long Ymir Fritz had lived after awakening to the Power of the Titans. Armin Arlelt realizes that this means he has only thirteen years left while Eren has less than eight. Mikasa Ackermann is saddened by this and refuses to believe it. Eren also brings up the fact that if one of the Nine Titans dies without the power being passed on, the power will be inherited by a baby yet to be born to a Subject of Ymir. All Subjects of Ymir are connected by something they cannot see. According to Eren, one inheritor called them \"paths.\" The paths allow the transfer of the blood and bone that makes up a Titan's body. Sometimes, thoughts and memories can be transferred as well. All paths cross at a single coordinate, the Founding Titan. In the past, Grisha asks the Owl who Ymir really was, and Kruger admits that no one really knows. Everyone has a different answer, from her being a pawn of the devil or a god-given miracle. Some believe that she touched the source of all life. All that matters is what people believe. Dina's royal heritage was not a convenient lie though. She truly was a member of the royal family, which was why Kruger hid her heritage from Marley. He did not want her to spend her life giving birth to royal children for their enemies. However, Grisha is reluctant to take on Kruger's mission. Watching the death of the man who had killed his sister was unbearable, even knowing what he had done. If Grisha had known the price of freedom, he never would have paid for it. Kruger tries to motivate Grisha with a photo of his family, and when that fails to work he prods at Grisha's pride and sense of worth, but Grisha says that it is pointless to make him recall his hatred. All he has left are his sins, and the Owl says that is enough. The main reason he picked Grisha was not because of his hatred, but the fact that he left the walls that day as a child. If Grisha had not, he probably would have inherited his father's clinic and his sister would have grown up and married, but the fact remains that he went outside the wall. Both he and Kruger have sins to atone for and they must push on until the price for their actions is paid. Grisha turns in anguish and sees the photo of himself, Dina, and Zeke. He takes the photo from Kruger, and Kruger explains that each of the Nine Titans has a name. Throughout history, this Titan has always pushed forward, seeking freedom. Its name is the Attack Titan. Back in the present, Hange Zoë comes to let Eren out of his cell and finds him muttering to himself about the Attack Titan. She wants to know why that is, but Levi Ackermann passes it off as a symptom of Eren being fifteen and going through a phase. To Eren's surprise, Levi opens his cell and lets him out, even though he is supposed to be confined for another ten days as punishment for insubordination. Armin adds that it was cleared by Premier Dhalis Zachary and Hange says it would send a bad message if they jailed the heroes who defeated the Armored and Colossal Titans. After Eren and Mikasa are out of their cells, Levi tells them to get dressed for an audience. In Trost District, Historia Reiss reads the letter Ymir left her via Reiner Braun. Ymir apologizes for leaving Historia behind and explains that it will not be long before she dies. She wishes that she had no regrets, but there is one; that she was unable to marry Historia. On touching the letter, Historia gets a sudden flash of memories, from Ymir's past up until a vision of Ymir chained in a white gown in a chamber similar to the underground chapel used by her family to transfer the Founding Titan. Surprised, she asks Hange if that is all to the letter, and Hange confirms that it is. Though Hange doubts Ymir was able to leave them any useful information through the letter, Jean Kirschtein asks if there could have been a secret message that only Historia would understand. Historia doubts that Ymir would have tried something like that and laments that Ymir never allowed her to get close to her. She brushes away her tears as Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and Levi are shown into the room. Her former squadmates bow before her and call her \"majesty,\" embarrassing her. She feels she did not get to do much while they were on their last mission, but Armin assures her that it is an important duty just for her to stay alive. The military hearing begins as the senior officers go over the revelations discovered in Grisha Jaeger's journals. Hange summarizes the mission to Shiganshina District and that they can no longer consider Titans as their only enemies. Unfortunately they must consider another civilization, possibly the world, as their true enemy. The people of the Walls are members of a special race that can turn into Titans and there is a belief outside the Walls that they may try to rule the world again, and this belief makes others wish to eradicate them. In the past, Kruger tells Grisha that the Eldians are done if Marley ever gets a hold of the Founding Titan. Though the King threatened the rest of the world if it interfered, in truth, it was a bluff to buy a period of peace, and the King has no intention to fight. He made a vow to renounce war together with the Founding Titan and would willingly allow his people to die if Eldia sinned again. Kruger does not consider such a man to be a true King, which is why they need to take back the Founding Titan. In the present, Hange discusses Grisha's mission and how he ultimately achieved it, handing the Founding Titan over to his son, Eren. Only someone who is of royal blood can fully utilize the Founding Titan. However if such a person possesses the Founding Titan, they are enslaved by the King's ideals and are unable to act against them. Since Eren was able to command Pure Titans once, Hange suspects that it is possible for someone not of royal blood to use the Founding Titan's power. Just then, Eren remembers what happened when he commanded the Titans, and that he had punched the Titan form of Dina Fritz, who was of royal blood. He suddenly stands and shouts in the middle of the hearing as he realizes why he was able to control the Titans. The other members of the Scout Regiment stare at him, but he says it is nothing and sits back down. Hange passes it off as Eren going through a phase, but in truth, Eren realizes that if he touches someone of royal blood while they are a Titan then he might be able to use the Founding Titan's powers. It is only a possibility, but he does not want to think of what the military might do to Historia if they knew. In the past, Kruger prepares the Titan injection to give Grisha, and tells him to have a family again. Even if most people lose their memories shortly before the time they transform into a Titan, that is not always the case, and it is possible someone else may see them later; a wife, a child or a neighbor. Grisha should love someone within the Walls so the pattern of violence does not repeat. He will have to see his mission through, if he wants to save Mikasa, Armin, and everyone else. Grisha asks who Mikasa and Armin are, and Kruger admits that he does not know, nor does he know whose memories those are." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 59, + "The military discusses the facts revealed in Grisha Jaeger's journals and the Military Police Regiment is largely against sharing their contents with the general population of the Walls. However, Dot Pyxis points out that doing so would make them the same as the previous Kings, ensuring that the population stays docile and ignorant. Queen Historia Reiss decides that they will announce the truth, reasoning that they would simply be returning the memories that King Reiss had taken away. All of the people of the Walls will share the same fate, so she wants them to unite. As the news goes out, Hange Zoë and Levi Ackermann meet with Roy and Peaure, who are trying to digest the truth that the rest of the population is now learning. Peaure is concerned that they will be invaded in the near future by an enemy that wants to obtain their land and resources, and that their attack actually started five years ago with the arrival of the Colossal Titan. Roy is more concerned about the credibility of the Scout Regiment's information, but Hange finds it consistent with what they already know. According to Roy, the general population's reactions have been all over the place; some people accept it, some people do not, and others think it is a conspiracy. The situation inside the Walls is now chaotic. Hange is sympathetic, but acknowledges that it is the Scouts' job to report their findings and it is up to the taxpayers to decide what to do with it, and that is one thing they are doing better than the previous King. Roy finds that admirable, which embarrasses Hange. Levi asks him to write an article that pats them on the back next time. More seriously, Roy wonders what will become of them now that the rest of the world looks at them like they used to look at Titans. At a military ceremony, Hitch Dreyse greets several of the surviving Scouts, calling them the heroes of the Walls. They are surprised to see her and Jean Kirschtein tries to tell her a few comforting words about Marlo Freudenberg, saying that he was brave up until the end. He encourages Floch to corroborate, but even though Floch acknowledges that Marlo was an inspiration in his final moments, he suspects that Marlo must have regretted his choices in the end. Upset, Hitch leaves, saying she will laugh if Floch screws up the ceremony. Jean admonishes Floch for his insensitive remarks, but Floch defends his actions, saying that someone has to tell the truth. It is the same thing as the choice between saving Erwin Smith and Armin Arlelt. Floch tells Armin that he believes the commander should have been saved, and he is not the only one, claiming that most of the people who have read the Scouts' report agree with him. Eren Jaeger tries to defend Armin, asking Floch what he knows about him, but Floch explains that that is why he does not trust his choice. He does not know Armin and he is not Armin's childhood friend. Floch believes that Armin was only saved because Eren, Mikasa Ackermann, and Levi allowed their feelings to get in the way. Eren begins to escalate the situation, telling Floch to shut his mouth, but Floch refuses to back down and accuses Eren of thinking that he is always in the right, and that is why he never gives up. When Mikasa tries to calm Eren down, Floch praises Mikasa for acting more like an adult compared to Eren, because at least she backed down in the end; this statement and realization shocks Mikasa and causes her to back down. Jean shoves the two apart before their confrontation can go any further and asks Floch to not do this at a funeral for their fallen comrades and Conny Springer tries to calm the situation down by stating that dredging up the past will not help, but Floch is not done, and points out that while Jean and Conny may not have acted against their superiors, they made no effort to actually stop Eren and Mikasa; all they did was watch and this realization shocks them both. He asks why they are getting medals and who this funeral is truly for. Floch wants the Scouts to tell the truth before more recruits like him are enlisted. He understands that someone like him is expendable, but still believes that he has a right to call it as he sees it, and to decide whether this cause is worth dying for. Armin quietly agrees with Floch, and that Erwin should have lived. Eren tries to bring up Armin's spirits with talk about what is beyond the Walls; things like the sea, the fiery water, and lands of ice. He starts to say that beyond the Walls is freedom, but abruptly stops as his father's memories come back to him and he remembers what happened to Fay. Levi then interrupts and tells his squad that it is time to line up. The nine surviving Scouts kneel before Historia who present each of them with a medal. As she hands them out, Eren wonders what they truly found in the basement, whether it was hope or despair. He knows he could sacrifice his own life if it would make a difference, but he cannot do the same with Historia. Eren does not know what he should do, nor does he feel like he can talk about this with anyone. After Historia places his medal around his neck, he kisses her hand, triggering another of his father's memories. He sees the Reiss family in the Underground Chapel as Grisha announces that he is an Eldian who has come from outside the Walls. Grisha asks the King of the Walls to kill the Titans attacking them before he loses his wife and children and the rest of the people of the Walls are killed. Eren reels from seeing the memory and Historia and the other Scouts notice something is wrong. Time passes, and by the time winter arrives, the giant sledge crushing the Titans outside of Trost District grows silent. In spring, the military announces that the Titans inside Wall Maria have been eradicated, and a year after the attack on Trost, the refugees are allowed to return home. Now, a full six years after the first time the Colossal Titan appeared, the Scout Regiment is finally able to explore the land outside Wall Maria. As Hange suspected, nearly all the Titans had moved inside Wall Maria when given the chance, so the land outside is largely devoid of them. But as they ride, one signal goes up, setting the regiment on alert. When they get to it though, the Titan is largely immobile due to the size of its limbs. They can see the depression it made in its wake, but its movement has been so slow that grass and small shoots have grown in the groove behind it. Eren walks up to it without fear and touches its head. He lets everyone know that it was a fellow patriot who was shipped to paradise. He tells them to continue, and that they are close. Floch remarks that they should kill the Titan. The Scouts leave the Titan without killing it and follow its trail until they come to the sandy dunes of Grisha's memory. There they see the wall where the Restorationists had been pushed off and transformed into Titans. Hange leads them around it, taking them to an overlook with a view of the sea. All of them are stunned to see a body of water that goes out as far as the horizon. They go down to the shore, where Armin spots a seashell. Conny splashes water at Sasha Braus while Jean complains about how salty it is. Hange is amazed that the entire sea is composed of salt water and spots something that Levi warns them away from, on the suspicion that it might be poisonous. Even Mikasa smiles as she gets used to standing in the surf. Delighted, Armin tells Eren that it is just like he said; the sea is a salt lake that merchants could spend their whole lives harvesting and still not get all the salt. Armin's dreams about the outside world were not all unfounded. Eren, however, is pensive. He recalls that he used to believe that on the other side of the Wall, they would find freedom. But now, having explored beyond the Walls and seen his father's memories, all Eren can think of are the enemies that await them. Eren points out into the distance and wearily asks: If they kill all their enemies on the far side of the ocean, will they finally be free?" + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 60, + "It is the year 854, and Marley has been at war with the Mid-East Allied Forces for four years, and as a result, has been forced to put its mission to retrieve the Founding Titan from Paradis Island on hold. The Marley fighting force consists mostly of Eldians under the command of Marleyan officers. To finally win the war, Marley's forces intend to capture Fort Slava, which will allow them to invade the port where the Mid-East Allied Forces' fleet is currently residing, and destroy it. A young soldier named Falco is injured on the battlefield and has to be carried to safety by his brother Colt. Arriving in the safety of a nearby trench, Falco's comrades begin giving him first aid as Colt reports to his superior, Commander Magath. Colt reports that digging another trench will be impossible due to the artillery fire, but his superior is unwilling to listen to him. As the delirious Falco receives medical attention, one of his fellow soldiers, Gabi, reminds him of their mission to capture Fort Slava. Falco asks why they, as candidates, are fighting on the front lines, and Gabi explains that they are being tested to see who will become the next Warrior. The battle is being used to determine who will inherit Reiner Braun's Armored Titan. Fellow candidates Udo and Zofia muse that Gabi will most likely be chosen, due to her high scores, but Gabi insists that her scores are not the reason why she will be chosen. She will be chosen because she is determined to exterminate the evil Eldians living on Paradis Island, and prove that the Eldians living in Marley are good ones, whom she desires to free from the Liberio internment zone. Colt informs Magath that the soldiers will not have the power to destroy the fort's rail tracks, and that if they do not move soon, they will be wiped out by artillery fire. Magath asks Colt if he has any ideas, to which he suggests releasing their two Warriors Galliard and Pieck, the Jaw Titan and Cart Titan respectively. Magath rejects the idea, not willing to risk using two Warriors yet. As the two are discussing, Koslow informs them that the fort is bringing out the Mid-East Allied Forces' new weapon mounted on an armored train: the anti-Titan artillery, a 150mm-shell cannon that can kill any Titan, including one of the nine original Titans, with a single shot. Colt argues that Galliard and Pieck's Titans are fast enough to evade any shots, but Magath, unwilling to risk losing more Titans after the loss of the Colossal and the Female Titans, orders the 800-man Eldian unit to prepare to fight. Colt tries to protest, but Magath stops him, reminding him that he will need to change his attitude if he hopes to inherit the Beast Titan. The traumatized Eldian unit are prepped to rush the enemy trenches, to blow up the armored train. As the armored train begins to move closer to their position, Gabi asks Magath to allow her to destroy the artillery herself. Although Magath is reluctant at first, Gabi convinces him to allow her to try out her plan. As part of her plan, Gabi takes off her uniform and armband before leaving the trench in plain clothes. As Gabi approaches the Fort, two Allied soldiers spot her, but fail to notice the small bomb she has tied to her ankle. Afraid that Gabi might be an Eldian with the power of the Titans, the Mid-East soldiers hesitantly prepare to shoot her, but are surprised to see her collapse on the ground. Gabi waits for the anti-Titan artillery on the armored train to draw closer before throwing her bomb onto its tracks, derailing it. Enraged, one of the soldiers begins firing at her. Seeing this, Magath gives Galliard the order to transform. Falco, seeing Gabi is in trouble, leaves the trench to stop her. However, as he reaches Gabi, Galliard appears on the battlefield, using his Titan to physically shield the two from fire, before charging forward and destroying the outpost the two Mid-East soldiers are in. After receiving word that Fort Slava's armored train has been disabled, Zeke and Reiner are ordered to begin their plan to parachute into Fort Slava. Marley's Eldian unit begin to advance upon Fort Slava, and the Mid-East Allied Forces begin to retreat in terror as Galliard uses the Jaw to massacre them. Mid-East soldiers begin firing at the approaching Eldians, but are dispatched by Pieck, whose Titan has been outfitted with machine guns allowing four soldiers riding her back to fire upon their enemies. As Pieck and Galliard continue fighting, Falco drags an injured Mid-East soldier to safety, to his superior's ire. Gabi assumes that Falco intends to use the soldier to prove that he follows international law, in order to earn the Armored Titan, which Falco denies. He asks Udo to translate what the injured soldier is saying, and his Marleyan superior laughs when Udo reveals that the soldier is calling the Warrior candidates \"devils.\" A flair signaling the order to withdraw is shot, and the Eldian soldiers on the battlefield begin to retreat as Zeke's forces exit the airship flying above Fort Slava. After all of the captive Eldians inside the airship are parachuted out, Zeke lets out a roar, causing them all to turn into Pure Titans. Dozens of Titans rain down on Fort Slava, crushing soldiers and buildings alike. Although roughly half of the Titans die due to the impact of the fall, those remaining begin to rise and devour the remaining Mid-East soldiers inside the Fort. As the Warrior candidates and their superiors watch, one of their superiors muses that many Marleyans were devoured in the same way that the Mid-East force are being annihilated before their eyes. As he parachutes into Fort Slava, Reiner takes note of where the remaining anti-Titan artillery is stationed, before noticing the wall that surrounds the Fort. Recalling his time on Paradis Island, Reiner angrily adds that he has had enough of walls, and transforms into the Armored Titan, destroying a large section of the wall upon landing. He begins attacking the remaining artillery, but quickly comes to the realization that even his armor is vulnerable to their shells. He is caught off-guard when his left arm is severed at the elbow, courtesy of a second armored train. Reiner then changes his target and goes after the train, successfully derailing it (though he loses the remainder of his left arm in the process). He is almost shot with regular anti-Titan artillery, but Galliard comes to his aid, destroying one cannon and becoming a target for the others. With the soldiers now focused on Galliard, Reiner grabs the derailed train and uses it as both shield and spear, deflecting multiple anti-Titan shells before annihilating the remaining soldiers and artillery cannons. With the targets destroyed, Reiner waves to signal Zeke. Zeke, noting Reiner's signal as he parachutes in, reflects on the fact that the Warriors' defeat on Paradis Island was the reason for the war between Marley and the Allied Forces. After transforming into the Beast Titan, Zeke gathers up some unused artillery shells and hurls them in the direction of the Mid-East fleet. However, he is caught off-guard when the fleet turns their weapons on him and return fire. Zeke is unable to react in time to dodge the barrage of shells, and is only saved when Reiner uses his own Titan as a shield to protect him. With some ships still operational, Zeke launches a second barrage of artillery, successfully sinking the remaining Mid-East fleet. Having lost their fleet, the Mid-East Allied Forces agree to a peace treaty with Marley, bringing the two nations' four-year war to an end. However, the revelation of weaponry capable of destroying even the Warriors' Titans makes it clear that Marley now needs the power of the Founding Titan more than ever, as their power will soon be eclipsed. In a city in Marley, civilians celebrate the victory over the Mid-East Allied Forces, as a mysterious man takes to reading a newspaper." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 61, + "Following Marley's victory at Fort Slava, Theo Magath, Zeke Jaeger, and Colt Grice attend a meeting with their general, who is displeased to hear that the rest of the world is spinning the near defeat of Marley's Titans into a positive for the Mid-East Allied Forces. When asked for his opinion on the matter, Magath is forced to admit that the era of Titans is coming to an end. Their complacency and reliance on Titans have caused them to be underdeveloped. As aircraft advance, the Titans will be unable to do anything but watch. Zeke suggests that they resume the Paradis Island Operation to recover the Founding Titan as a way to buy time for Marley to restructure and develop better weaponry. The general listens to him and inquires if Zeke only has one year left on his term. Zeke confirms this is the case and that he is concerned that Colt will not inherit the full power of the Beast Titan from him. Before his term ends, Zeke wishes to make up for his failure on Paradis Island four years ago. After the meeting, Colt marvels at Zeke's ability to be heard by the general, despite his Eldian heritage. He notes that Zeke is unlike any Beast Titan before, reminding him of the Founding Titan, and wonders why Zeke is so special. Zeke plays dumb, but tells Colt that he might find out his big secret someday when he inherits his memories. The two are interrupted by Magath's arrival, and he asks Zeke if he thinks he can conquer Paradis within a year. Every ship Marley has sent to Paradis for the past three years has failed to return. Magath wants to know what Zeke thinks of that. Considering Marley lost a total of 32 ships, Zeke believes that the work could not have been done by a single Titan, so Paradis must have at least two of them. Marley will require Titan support to attack the island, and have to watch out for the Scout Regiment as well. Meanwhile, Reiner Braun wakes up from a nightmare, where he was still in the battle in Shiganshina District. At a nearby desk, Porco Galliard drily informs Reiner that he let him sleep since he seemed to be have a good dream. Reiner attempts to thank him for saving his life back at Fort Slava, but Galliard brushes him off, saying that if he had been the one to inherit the Armored Titan nine years ago, none of this would have happened, including the death of his brother. Galliard has not been able to see his brother's memories for himself, but he has seen enough through Ymir, who had the Jaw Titan before him. He asks what Reiner thought he was doing on the island, since Ymir's memories showed Reiner trying to portray himself as a reliable guy, the kind of person that Galliard's brother actually was. Pieck enters the room, using a crutch for support, and telling Galliard not to pick on people who took cannons to the face. It has been two months since she has been a human and it has been long enough to forget how to walk on two legs. She tells Reiner that he should see Gabi and the others, since they are worried about him. In the harbor, Udo wonders what will happen to the Warrior unit and Eldians in general if Titans are no longer useful in battle. He spots some of the defeated Mid-East soldiers boarding a boat and fears that when they go home they will spread more stories about how inhumane Titan warfare is, making things even worse for Eldians. The other Warrior candidates do not share his level of fear or disgust though. Upset, he begins kicking a mooring post until Reiner arrives to calm him down. The kids run up to Reiner, happy to see that he is all right following the battle, and Gabi shares the news that they will be returning home to Liberio soon, and suggests that they walk around until then. Before she can drag Reiner away, Falco Grice protests, saying that Reiner should be resting, but Reiner says he is all right, spurring Falco to join up with the rest of the group. As he watches the four of them, Reiner is uncomfortably struck by how much they remind him of his fellow Warriors at that age. That night, on the train ride back to Liberio, a drunken Colt and the surviving Eldian soldiers praise Gabi for her hand in destroying the armored train during the battle at Fort Slava. As Reiner and Falco watch the festivities unfold, Reiner notes that Gabi will likely inherit the Armored Titan from him. Falco, dejected, notes that this will mean that Gabi will live to be only twenty-seven years old, assuming that she is not killed by cannons first. He asks if Reiner is fine with that. Reiner harshly reminds Falco that it is an honor to inherit one of the Nine Titans and what the consequences would be if his dissatisfaction is reported. Falco, terrified, quickly reaffirms his commitment to Marley, and his desire to inherit the Armored Titan over Gabi. Reiner, satisfied, asks Falco to work hard to inherit his Titan, so that Gabi will not have to. Arriving at the outskirts of Liberio, an ecstatic Gabi celebrates returning to their hometown while the other Warriors and Warrior candidates disembark for the walk home. Falco looks at Reiner and wonders if he can trust him, and if he also wants Eldians to be free of war. As the Eldians return to their ghetto, Galliard tells Falco he can take it easy for a while, but Falco intends to return to training tomorrow, which Gabi misunderstands as an attempt to boost his grades. Ahead of them, the others reunite with their families. Zeke meets with his grandparents, who are proud of him, though Zeke says that he has not done enough yet. Reiner and Gabi are greeted by their relatives, and Falco is distracted by the sight of a large number of wounded Eldians who are being escorted away. Koslow explains to Falco that they were left traumatized by the war. As Koslow happily begins tormenting the soldiers with a mock shelling, Falco tries to help those who have fallen in shock, assisting one soldier who has his Eldian armband on the wrong arm. Later, Reiner and his extended family have dinner at their house. Gabi recounts how she single-handedly destroyed the armored train, and Reiner's mother, impressed, asks her son if she will become a Warrior. Reiner assures her that it is almost certain that she will inherit the Armored Titan. His mother is delighted to hear that a second member of their family will become a Warrior, noting that all that is keeping them from being happy is the inhabitants of Paradis Island. This prompts a question from his uncle about the island. Though Gabi says that Reiner would not want to talk about his experiences on the island, even if they were not classified, Reiner says that he is allowed tell to them some things. He frames his story as one which they want to hear and consistent with Marley's propaganda, rather than how he experienced it, beginning with a story about how each was \"more hopeless\" than the last: an Eldian who had eaten a stolen potato during their entrance ceremony and attempted to bribe her instructor when she was caught. He describes the people he met during his time on the island: an idiot who would forget why he went to the bathroom, an insincere jerk who thought only of himself, and an oaf who only cared what other people thought. Reiner makes special mention of a single-minded Eldian who charged ahead and all the \"chumps\" who followed him. He concludes by saying that there were \"all sorts of people there\", which made his days a true hell. Gabi is puzzled by Reiner's choice to describe the people of Paradis Island as \"all sorts of people\" when they are all bad. Reiner's mother, realizing the implications of Reiner's statement, quickly agrees and reminds her that the \"island devils\" turned their world into hell. It is up to the good Eldians like them to ensure that the people of Paradis never leave their island. The next day, Reiner and Gabi walk through the streets of Liberio's internment zone. She tells him that his mother noticed that he has changed since coming back from the island. Reiner attempts to explain it away as a natural change since he left as a 12-year-old child and returned a grown man, but Gabi suspects he is lying. Zeke holds a meeting of the Warriors plus Colt in his room. Galliard asks where the Marleyan officers are, and Zeke obliquely tells him they are not in this room, asking why they cannot meet just for tea. Despite the casual pretense for their gathering, Zeke makes it clear they must obtain the Founding Titan and Paradis Island's resources to secure Marley's future, and thus the future of the Eldians living in Marley. Someone needs to sell the story of the threat from Paradis, and Zeke says it will be the Tybur family. They hold the War Hammer Titan and were influential in driving King Fritz away during the Great Titan War. The world would listen to them, but Galliard is skeptical about why they would want to come out and play that role. Unlike most Eldians, they live well in huge mansions. Zeke understands Galliard's point, but says the Tyburs are also concerned about Marley. He goes on to explain that there will be a festival in Liberio soon, with dignitaries invited from abroad. The Tyburs will announce the plan to capture Paradis there. In another room, Marleyan officers take note of the Warriors' conversation. Most of them have no complaints over the Warriors' words, but Magath notes that Zeke mentioned that the brass were \"not in this room\" which could have tipped the others off that their conversation was being monitored, which, coincidentally, Reiner seems to have deduced and glances suspiciously at the phonograph while repeating \"not in this room\" in his mind as he leaves. The next day, Reiner watches Gabi and Falco train while contemplating whether having to return to Paradis Island." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 62, + "Karina Braun sat next to young Reiner Braun, explaining to him why his father was not around. Reiner's father was a Marleyan, and since relations between Eldians and Marleyans were strictly forbidden, he could not be with them. Karina tearfully wished they were Marleyan. Back in the present, Reiner lies in his old room and recalls how he strove to become a Warrior so that he and his mother could be Marleyans. One day after training, Zeke Jaeger, another candidate, announced to his fellow candidates that an attack on Paradis Island was being planned to commence in a few years, and that the time for the next Warriors to be chosen was drawing near. However, only six of the seven candidates would be chosen to inherit their Titans. Reiner was ecstatic to hear that he would soon become a Marleyan. Porco Galliard, annoyed at Reiner's optimism, reminded him that the only positive trait he had demonstrated as a candidate was his intense loyalty, which would not be enough to gain one of the seven Titans in Marley's possession. Reiner, believing Porco to be making light of the Warriors' mission, threatened to report him to the commander, resulting in Porco angrily striking him. As Marcel Galliard separates the two, Porco mocked Reiner before leaving, and Marcel apologized to Reiner. Bertholdt helped Reiner up, who despaired at the thought of not being chosen for one of the Titans. Bertholdt reassured him that there was still a chance for him to be chosen based on his loyalty. As the two went to catch up with their fellow candidates, Bertholdt asked Reiner if he was okay with becoming a Marleyan if it meant he only gets to live thirteen more years. Reiner replied that in thirteen years, he would be a hero for having defeated the devils living on Paradis Island and would make his parents proud. Elsewhere, on Paradis Island, a young and bored Eren Jaeger watched the sky and hoped that something interesting would happen, as his friend Armin Arlelt approached with a book in his hands. As the newly-chosen Warriors used their Titans in battle, Marleyan officials observed from a safe distance. They observed the abilities of the Female, Armored, Jaw, Beast, Cart, and Colossal Titans, and one official admitted to feeling bad for the inhabitants of Paradis Island, the future victims of the Colossal. Magath conceded that the new Warrior unit outperformed their predecessors, but worried at the idea of sending children to retake the Founding Titan. An incredulous Porco was furious to find out that Reiner had inherited the Armor, despite being the \"worst\" candidate. Reiner responded mockingly that it was actually Porco who was the worst candidate, and Marcel had to restrain his brother to stop him from attacking Reiner, advising Porco not to defy the military's decision. Porco broke down crying, and Marcel once again apologized to Reiner. A parade was held for the four Warriors, during which Reiner spotted his father among the crowd. He followed the man to his kitchen. Reiner explained that, since he and his mother were now Honorary Marleyans, they would be able to live together with his father. He was interrupted by his father, who demanded that he leave, angrily telling him that should Reiner's heritage be revealed, his entire family would be killed as a result. After arriving at Paradis Island the Warriors traveled to the Walls on horseback. While camping in the middle of the night, Bertholdt wondered whether it was true that the King of the Walls would not unleash the Founding Titan if they broke the Wall, but Reiner told him to believe in Marley's research. Marcel was similarly dejected, and Reiner began to worry that his comrades were having second thoughts about their mission, reminding them of all the harm the devils of Paradis Island brought to the world. Ignoring Reiner's words, Marcel apologized to him again, confusing Reiner, then revealed that Porco was the one supposed to inherit the Armored Titan, and that Reiner was only chosen after Marcel had criticized Porco to the military while talked favorably about Reiner, all in order to keep his brother safe. Reiner was left dumbfounded, to the point that he was unable to react when a Titan, awoken by the rising sun, rose up out of the ground and lunged at him. He was only saved by Marcel, who pushed Reiner out of the way and was grabbed by the Titan instead. The remaining Warriors fled as Marcel was devoured. After running for some time, Reiner stopped at a tree to catch his breath. Noticing that he was all by himself, Reiner freaked out, fearing that Annie and Bertholdt had also been eaten. His thoughts were interrupted by a sudden kick from Annie, who observed that this had been the first time Reiner had outperformed her in a foot race. Annie told Reiner and Bertholdt that, had they not fled, the three of them could have captured the Titan and kept the Jaw Titan's power in their possession. Annie ordered the two of them to follow her back, with the intention of retrieving the new holder of the Jaw Titan, and then returning back to report their mission as a failure. Reiner protested that they could not return. Annie corrected him, saying that he was the only one who could not go back, as he would be forced to give up his Titan to another Warrior for his failure. Reiner pointed out that all three of them might be punished for their failure, before arguing that it would be pointless to pursue the Jaw Titan's new owner, as none of their Titans would be fast enough to catch them in their new Jaw Titan form; when Bertholdt asks how any could learn how to use its power that quickly, Reiner yells back that Bertholdt needed only one try to master the Colossal, shocking Bertholdt. He also argued that the only way to ensure that none of them were punished would be to return with the Founding Titan, that they have no going home without it. Angered at Reiner's attempt to manipulate her and terrified at the thought that what he said may in fact be true that her own life is not guaranteed without the founding Titan, Annie lost her temper and brutally attacked Reiner, repeatedly kicking him in the face. She ranted that Marley does not care about them; they are seen only as weapons, that they have been manipulated and that she did not care about Eldia or Marley, and simply wanted to go home. When she finally relented, Reiner retaliated by knocking Annie to the ground and began strangling her, declaring that \"Reiner\" was dead and that he would become Marcel if they needed it. He then told them that that all they had to do was finish their mission; then and only then could they go home. After using his Colossal Titan to break a hole in Wall Maria, Bertholdt exited his Titan and was terrified to see a Titan approaching him. Strangely, the Titan ignored Bertholdt. As Reiner made his way through Shiganshina District in his Armored Titan form, he reflected on his motivations for becoming a Warrior and on Marcel's decision to sacrifice himself to save him. Deciding that he did not want the mission to end while he still understood nothing, Reiner charged at Shiganshina's inner gate, ready to destroy it. Annie awoke in a refugee camp inside Wall Rose with Reiner and Bertholdt. Reiner embraced his companions, vowing to become a true Warrior. While with the refugees, the three met a man from a small village in the southeast of Wall Maria that was destroyed by the Titans. At dawn, he suddenly heard the Titans' footsteps and opened a window to find one staring at him. He claimed after that he did not remember anything aside from escaping on his horse, leaving behind his three children. The man was later found hanging from a tree, having apparently committed suicide. The three eventually joined Paradis' military, being placed in the 104th Cadet Corps. On his first day, when asked by his commandant why he had joined the military, Reiner declared that he was going to save humanity. One day Annie tailed a member of the Military Police Regiment. She was quickly discovered, and attempted to convince the man that she was his illegitimate daughter, coming to reconnect with him, but the man easily saw through her ploy. Lashing out in self-defense, Annie fled and managed to escape the man through the sewers. The next morning, the boys of the 104th Cadet Corps attempted to use Bertholdt's bizarre sleeping position to predict the weather, before Reiner sent them on their way lest they miss roll call. That night, Annie informed Reiner and Bertholdt of her encounter with that man. Fearing that her face was seen, Annie suggested that the three return to Marley and turn over what little information they had found. Reiner disagreed, arguing that what they had uncovered would not justify the five years they had spent on Paradis Island. He proposed to destroy Wall Rose instead, noting that it was the only way to smoke out the Founding Titan. Annie told Reiner that his friends would die in the process, but Reiner insisted that he did not care for any of his fellow cadets. As the three headed back, Bertholdt revealed that he was having a recurring dream about the suicide victim who told them his story years ago. Sometime later, during ODM training, Reiner noticed Eren losing control of his gear. He tried to convince Eren to take a break before he got himself killed. Frustrated and despairing, Eren asked Reiner what he must do to improve himself. Recalling his own struggles as a Warrior candidate, Reiner simply told him to not get discouraged and continue moving forward. He helped Eren to his feet and encouraged him by stating he would be the one to exterminate the Titans. Back in the present, Reiner loads a rifle and sticks the barrel in his mouth, preparing to commit suicide. Before he can go through with it, however, he is interrupted by the sound of Falco training outside. As he watches Falco leave, Reiner realizes that the new Warrior candidates are his reason to keep on living. On his way back from training, Falco walks nearby a hospital, where the soldier whose armband he adjusted, invites the boy to sit down next to him. The soldier confides to Falco that he actually does not suffer from mental trauma like the other patients. He asks if Falco will rat him out to the staff, which he denies. The man asks Falco about his injuries and training, and Falco shares his fears that he will not be able to inherit the Armored Titan. The man points out that it is good Falco will live a long life and not have to die young, but Falco insists that he wants to save his friend's life, lamenting that he likely will not be able to, given her achievements during the war. The man begins pondering his experiences in Marley. Noting the crippled and mentally broken soldiers around him in the hospital, he muses to Falco that the people who push themselves into hell see a different hell from the rest of them and that anyone able to throw themselves into war must be able to see something beyond it, be it another hell or another hope, and that only those who keep moving forward would know." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 63, + "Reiner Braun runs into a breathless Falco Grice out in town. When asked where he is going, Falco says that he has left something behind at the headquarters and is going to retrieve it, but in actuality he is mailing a letter outside of the internment zone for Mr. Kruger, the disabled soldier he had met upon returning to Liberio. In the evening, Theo Magath learns from Koslow that the entirety of the Tybur family has come to visit. As the two go to meet their visitors, Koslow notes that the Tyburs' personal guards are not part of the Marleyan military. They are greeted by the family's current head, Willy Tybur, who introduces them to the rest of the family. Speaking privately, Willy asks Magath if he is able to tell which Tybur is currently holding the War Hammer Titan. Magath says that he cannot and wonders if it is even here at all. Amused, Willy assures him that it is. He tells Magath that he came here to see the statue of Helos, the Marleyan hero who slew the Devil of All Earth and became renowned as a hero who saved the world. When Willy admires the craftsmanship of the statue and its status as a symbol of the Marleyan spirit, Magath agrees, but because it is empty inside. Willy laughs and calls him a tough critic before asking Magath about his plans to reinstate Marley's conscription system. Magath feels that war is too distant for the average Marleyan, whose battles are being fought by Titans or conquered armies while Marleyans only read about it in the news. If Magath could say something to someone controlling Marley in the shadows, he would tell them that it is too late. Noting Magath's insinuation, Willy reveals that the Tybur family is, as Magath suspects, currently in control of Marley. However, he insists that Marley's penchant for war has always existed, and that the Tyburs gave the nation the power and freedom to do so as atonement. Willy acknowledges that the negativity between Marley and Eldia is the Tyburs' responsibility, but assures Magath that he intends to reveal the truth to the world at the upcoming festival. He is not lying about coming to see the statue, as he believes Marley needs a hero once more, and entreats Magath to work with him. At a military meeting, Reiner explains possible methods of invading Paradis Island, going into detail concerning benefits and weaknesses of the various options, but the strategist listening to him is unhappy that Reiner does not have a decisive plan and concludes it was not worth letting an Eldian talk. The Warriors then head outside to contemplate the merit of their leadership while watching the candidates train in the yard. Falco manages to overtake Gabi Braun at the end of their race and the candidates celebrate afterward, though Colt does not believe his brother will be able to surpass Gabi at this point. As the candidates depart for the day, Gabi expresses her frustration with Falco's determination to beat her, pointing out that the Grice family will be made Honorary Marleyans anyway once Colt inherits the Beast Titan, and demands to know why he is trying so hard. Unable to keep from snapping back, Falco admits that he is doing it for her, which confuses Gabi, who cannot understand why he would get in her way if he is doing it for her. Falco runs off in embarrassment, and the remaining candidates visit the festival stage under construction in the Liberio Internment Zone, where the Tybur family will announce their plan for war against Paradis in front of ambassadors from other nations. Udo is skeptical that the world will join forces with Marley as easily as planned. Given his experience coming from an internment zone abroad, hatred for Eldians is even worse outside of Marley. Even so, Gabi is hopeful that choosing to have the event here might help the rest of the world understand Eldians. Near the stage, Magath hands Willy a small book, which causes the latter to note that a large-scale demolition is required. Willy congratulates Magath and tells him that the military is his. However, Magath corrects him and says the military serves the nation, and the nation's commander is Willy. Willy is uneasy being labeled as such, and admits that he understands now why previous Tyburs did not try to properly steer the country. He laments that he has to be the one who carries this out now. At the hospital, Falco pays Kruger a visit, who congratulates him on beating Gabi. He notices a baseball mitt by Kruger's side and asks if it was sent from his family. Kruger says they thought it would make hospital life less boring, but it is hard in his current state. He tells Falco that after the festival he will be going back to his hometown. Spotting a doctor coming, Falco decides to leave and the doctor sits beside Kruger. The doctor introduces himself as Jaegar, a physician for the internment zone who comes here sometimes to drink tea. He tells Kruger about the history of Falco's family and the ties the boy's uncle had with the Eldian Restorationists. Colt and Falco agreed to train as Warriors to protect their family from retribution. Jaeger urges for Kruger to stop sending Falco on his errands, because if Falco falls under suspicion it will all have been for nothing. He also suggests Kruger should return to his family if he is truly healthy, because someday he will not be able to see them anymore and he should not live with regrets. Suspecting Jaeger might have regrets of his own, Kruger asks him about it, and Jaeger admits that he regrets everyday. Believing that he was responsible for his children's fates, which included forcing his son to become a doctor just like him, Jaeger suddenly starts to scream and two staff members of the hospital arrive to escort him away. Left by himself, Kruger tosses a baseball upward. That night, on the eve of the festival, the Warrior candidates prepare themselves to serve as waiters to the many ambassadors who have come to Liberio. Udo becomes frustrated upon hearing a few of them speak ill of Eldians, and he accidentally spills wine on the kimono of an ambassador from Hizuru. Worrying for Udo's safety, the ambassador plays it off as if she had spilled it on herself, telling Udo to keep quiet. Elsewhere in the dining hall, Willy greets ambassadors Ogweno and Nambia, along with other old childhood friends. The loose chatter comes to an end when the Marleyan ambassador greets the gathering with a crude and awkward speech. He is gracefully sent aside by Willy, who gives his own speech to the ambassadors. Expressing his desire to rid the world of the Titan scourge which has been the cause of concern for many nations, Willy announces that he will declare his solution for the crisis tomorrow night following his theater production. The next morning, Gabi wakes up to a ruckus outside. The internment zone has been opened to outsiders who have set up food stalls and she joins the other Warrior candidates in exploring the festival. Reiner, Pieck, and Galliard join them and Reiner spends much of his money paying for food for everyone, but he smiles when he sees how good a time Gabi is having. By the end of the day, Gabi is stuffed to the point where Reiner must drag her away. That night, the group that explored the food stalls joins Colt and Zeke Jaeger at their seats near the festival stage. Colt notices Falco is missing and Udo explains that Falco ran off when he saw someone he knew. A moment later, Falco runs up and calls for Reiner, asking him to come with him. He leads Reiner away to a basement where he introduces him to Kruger, who remarks that it has been four years since he and Reiner had last seen each other. Reiner immediately recognizes Kruger as Eren Jaeger." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 64, + "Backstage, Willy Tybur is informed that it is almost time for his theater production to begin. He is greeted by Kiyomi Azumabito and her bodyguards, and comments that he must look terrible due to his stage fright, but she says that he looks courageous and her entire clan is aware of his bravery. She wishes him luck, which he appreciates. In a dimly lit basement, Eren Jaeger tells Reiner Braun to sit down. Eren mentions that they can hear the stage very well from where they are, even though the building is located behind the stage. The housing above them is full of people waiting for the curtains to rise. As he says this, Eren points directly above them, revealing that the palm of his hand is already injured, to Reiner's horror. He again tells Reiner to sit, and this time Reiner does so. Elsewhere, Kiyomi and her bodyguards leave town, and Karina Braun meets up with Mr. Leonhart in the audience in front of the stage. They talk and Mr. Leonhart mentions he heard that Hoover had passed away. Karina confirms it and says he never failed to say how proud he was of his son's sacrifice. When Karina begins to suggest that Annie's fate was the same, Mr. Leonhart disagrees, saying that his daughter promised to come back alive. The Warriors and Warrior candidates marvel at how much of the Marleyan military is present at the theater, along with the sheer number of dignitaries and reporters from around the world. Pieck compares it to being in the world's spotlight. As the trumpets announce the start of the play, a soldier approaches the warriors saying that Theo Magath has called for them. Underground, Falco realizes the play has started. Reiner asks Eren why he is in Marley. When Eren replies that he is here for the same reason as Reiner and that he does not have a choice, Reiner starts to break down and tremble. Eren tells him to listen in to the theater production. Willy comes on stage and tells the story of the bloody history of the Eldian Empire. The Eldians ruled the world by utilizing the Power of the Titans and their Titans killed enough people to have eradicated humanity three times over, wiping out numerous ethnicities and cultures. The Great Titan War began once the Eldians ran out of enemies, and the families holding eight of the Titan powers warred against each other. The Marleyan hero Helos used this to his advantage, allowing his enemies to kill one another, and he joined forces with the Tybur family to force King Karl Fritz to flee to Paradis Island. However, he kept the powers of the Founding Titan in his possession, along with tens of millions of Titans ready to trample the world. Marley sent four Titans to the island to try to eliminate this threat, but they were defeated and only the Armored Titan returned, leaving the Eldian Empire alive and well. Meanwhile, the soldier escorting Pieck, Porco Galliard, and Zeke Jaeger orders the latter to go to the gate and has the other two follow him. Pieck feels like she has seen him before, and the soldier replies that he came from out west near Lakua, but is uninterested in talking with Eldians. On their way, Pieck spots her Panzer Unit, the soldiers who man the guns on her Cart Titan. She a takes a moment to enthusiastically greet them before coming back to follow the soldier. Eventually, the soldier escorts them inside a building. When Galliard asks where Magath is, the soldier takes out a knife and cuts a rope, triggering a trapdoor, trapping both Pieck and Galliard underground. In the basement, Falco Grice is confused about Reiner's fear of Eren since they are supposed to be friends, and wonders how long ago they could have met. If it was more than four years ago they would have met on Paradis Island, and Falco does not like where that line of thinking brings him. On stage, Willy shifts from telling the established story known by the rest of the world, to the truth passed down through the memories inherited by the Tybur family's War Hammer Titan. Rather than Helos or the Tyburs, Karl Fritz was the one who ended the war and saved the world. Appalled by the violence, the King took pity on Marley and aligned with the Tybur family and fabricated a hero, Helos. The King then moved as many Eldians to the island as he could and closed the gates. Though the King threatened to unleash thousands of Titans if the island's peace was disturbed, in practice he made a vow to renounce war so his ideology would be carried down through his successors. But if the day came when Marley would come for his life or the Founding Titan, he would accept it, believing that the Eldian sins could never be atoned for. Meanwhile, far from the theater, Magath takes a report that the Warriors and the soldiers sent to get them have gone missing. He has a search team look for them and wonders if it has begun. Beneath the trap door, Galliard wonders aloud about the pit he and Pieck find themselves in and Pieck suspects it was created to restrain Warriors, being too cramped for them to transform without being squashed to death. The crowd murmurs as they absorb Willy's story and he goes on to explain that there was an uprising on Paradis Island and the Founding Titan has been stolen, undermining Karl Fritz's wish for peace. There is a new threat to the world: Eren Jaeger. The vow renouncing war prevents the royal bloodline from fully using the Founding Titan, but this restriction does not apply to Eren, who is capable of activating the millions of Colossal Titans at any moment. Should that Rumbling happen, there would be nothing the world could do. In the basement, Eren apologizes to a horrified Falco and explains the letters he sent went out to his comrades. He tells Reiner it is as Willy describes: he is the bad guy who might destroy the world, but he also remembers when from his perspective, Reiner and his friends were the bad guys as well. He asks Reiner why his mother was eaten by a Titan and questions why he broke the Wall. Reiner reveals that it was in order to infiltrate the Walls by taking advantage of the chaos. He wanted to see how the King would react, and ultimately retake the Founder to save the world. Eren seemingly agrees with his reasoning, and Reiner asks him if he has come to \"make you guys suffer and die in the worst way possible,\" as he had said back on the island. Eren seems almost disappointed in the memory and says that while he initially saw everyone on the other side of the sea has his enemy, he now understands Reiner's point of view, having lived and shared food with his enemies just as Reiner had done. He has seen that there are good and bad people both within the Walls and across the sea, but Reiner was taught since childhood that the people within the Walls were devils, and as a kid he could not have done anything about it. Reiner falls to his knees and exclaims that Eren is wrong. He tells him about how he forced Bertholdt and Annie to continue with their mission after Marcel Galliard's death; all because he wanted to be respected and be seen as a hero, so it is his fault that Eren's mother was eaten. He asks Eren to kill him. Meanwhile, Willy admits that he resented his own blood and hoped for the extinction of the Eldians, but conversely, he does not want to die, because he was born into this world. He acknowledges the diverse races and nations in the audience and asks them to join together against their enemy. He believes if they work together they can overcome any obstacle. Hearing the applause, Eren stands up and concludes that he and Reiner are the same. He holds out his wounded hand to Reiner and helps him stand. Eren thinks they were born this way and goes on to say that he will continue moving forward until his enemies are destroyed. As he says this, he begins to transform in front of the terrified Reiner. Reiner turns to grab Falco and protect him. Just as Willy shouts out his declaration of war against Paradis Island, the Attack Titan emerges from the building behind the stage and crushes Willy with its hand, flinging his broken body into the air." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 65, + "Before Willy Tybur leaves for the festival, he calms his kids down and bid his final farewell to wife and children. Some time before the festival, Willy discusses with Theo Magath about the possibility that Willy will be attacked during the event. Willy explains that the Tybur family has been making efforts to improve the social standing of Eldians around the world while focusing their attention on movements on Paradis Island, but they realized too late that their enemies had crossed the ocean and arrived at Liberio. Willy suspects that there are conspirators aligned with Paradis Island; although their identities are still unknown. He explains his plan for using himself and the Marleyan military leadership as a bait to lure their enemies out during his speech in the internment zone. Magath is concerned about the magnitude of the bait and the number of lives that will be lost if the plan is enacted, but Willy replies that they will mostly be Eldians and if Magath is concerned he can put the useless Marleyan officers in the danger zone in order to minimize the damage for Marley. Willy questions Magath's sudden concern about the lives of the \"descendants of Devils\" given that the commander has sent countless more to their deaths in battle. Magath is still hesitant about risking such an important asset as Willy, but Willy points out that if he does not go out there and speak, there will be no gathering of militaries, journalists, and ambassadors from various countries. He adds that it is important that Eldians, including himself, assume the role of victims of an \"unseen attack\" in order to gain the sympathy of the rest of the world. With this, they shake hands and agree to the plan and the fact that both Eldians and Marleyans are devils. In the present, after killing Willy, Eren in his Attack Titan form eats him and proceeds to attack the stands in front of the stage, as the crowd flees in panic except for Calvi, who watches immobile and is quickly killed. Colt hurries Gabi and Udo to get up and run, but they get distracted at the sight of Zofia's corpse crushed under a piece of debris. As Colt grabs Gabi to take her out of the danger zone, Udo tries to rescue Zofia despite Colt's hurries, unaware of the human stampede rapidly approaching behind him. Udo is then swallowed by the stampede and gets trampled to death, much to his friends' horror, who take refuge behind a rock. As the Attack Titan continues to wreak havoc, Lara Tybur watches the situation, and thanks her brother for his work as the head of the Tybur family. She then transforms into the War Hammer Titan in order to battle Eren; before she can attack, however, Eren lands the first blow by punching her in the face and knocking her down. Watching from afar, Commander Magath is informed by his men that the War Hammer Titan risks defeat, General Calvi and the rest of the military command are presumed dead, and that the Warriors are still missing. His men urge him to order the evacuation of the VIPs. However, Magath instead fires a rifle to signal the counterattack from Marley, and orders his men to get ready for the battle. The fight between the Attack and War Hammer Titans continues, with the latter using its power to make a large spike emerge from the ground, impaling the Attack Titan from the abdomen and raising it several meters above the ground. On the streets far enough from the zone of the battle, Colt and Gabi stop running, with the former carrying Udo's badly injured body. Colt is uncertain whether or not Udo is still alive, but says that they should hurry up to the hospital regardless, and laments not knowing where Falco is. From the pit they are trapped in, Pieck and Galliard feel the rumblings caused by the battle. Pieck deduces that Titans are probably fighting and that this is probably the reason why they were led away. At that moment, the Panzer Unit comes to their rescue, and Pieck reveals that this is because she decided to take measures after noticing that the soldier that would eventually lure them into the trap was suspiciously following them. The two Warriors are taken out of the trap and informed by their rescuers about the battle between the War Hammer and the Attack Titans. Pieck orders them to prepare the armor for the Cart Titan, and as Galliard attempts to join the fight, Pieck stops him and asks him to observe the situation a little more. They are then shocked to see a group of people advancing over them with anti-personnel omni-directional mobility gear. The Attack Titan releases itself by breaking off the end of the spike that was impaling it, and barely avoids an attack by the War Hammer Titan which attempted to strike it in the head with a hammer made of a hardened Titan substance. The Attack Titan then prepares to charge against its enemy, but it is hit by the cannons of the Marley soldiers. Koslow is readily to kill the Founding Titan but Magath refuse to kill the Founding Titan as it only delay Paradis' plan to start the Rumbling. Lara manages to uses her hammer to attack Eren, ignoring the hardened fist and destroying the Attack Titan's head. As Lara prepares to execute Eren, he calls for Mikasa Ackermann and the Scout Regiment soldiers to attack the War Hammer Titan, destroy the artillery and kill the Marleyan soldiers. Hiding inside a building, Commander Theo Magath makes a call to order an entire Marleyan army division and the off-shore fleet to gather at the battlefield and seal off the internment zone, emphasizing that none of the \"island devils\" of Paradis Island should be allowed to escape; and especially the holder of the Founding Titan, Eren Jaeger. After this, he reflects that the fates of the invaders are sealed, since they have earned the wrath of every major nation that lost government officials during the massacre, and that the whole world now knows of the threat of the Eldian Empire; all in accordance to Willy Tybur's plan. However, he realizes that the enemies are probably already aware of this, and as he tries to figure out what they are planning, a bomb enters through the window and explodes near him. As the room is blown up by the Scout Regiment, the Marleyan soldiers located on the roofs try to shoot them, but the Scouts retaliate by shooting them with pistols attached to their anti-personnel omni-directional mobility gear. After throwing a soldier off the roof, Jean Kirschtein notices that another building has been exploded, and goes to scold Floch and other Scouts who are preparing more explosives, reminding them to keep civilian losses to a minimum; but Floch replies that all people in the internment zone are enemies, since they have killed many more of the people of the Walls. He states that Eren is an example of what they need to do. Atop of the headless body of the Attack Titan, Mikasa questions Eren if he has an idea of what he has done, as he has killed civilians, including children, and there is no way to undo that. However, Eren does not answer the question and instead points out that the War Hammer Titan is still alive. Mikasa is shocked to see the Titan standing up, since she is sure that she destroyed its nape completely, and the War Hammer Titan then fires a pike of its hardened substance towards them. Mikasa quickly grabs Eren and flees away from the Attack Titan's body, barely avoiding getting struck. Eren comes up with a plan to defeat and eat the War Hammer Titan, and asks Mikasa to distract the enemy enough for him to enact it. Outside a hospital, Colt begs a doctor to take a look at the badly injured body of Udo, but the doctor refuses, stating that their beds are full and Udo is already dead. Disheartened, Colt puts Udo's corpse on the ground and asks Gabi to stay with her family and get as far away from the plaza as possible while he goes to look for Falco, ensuring her that the Warriors will defeat the invading Titans. However, Gabi refuses, and says that she will go to fight too, because she cannot understand why Udo and Zofia were killed. She then runs towards the battle zone, as Colt vainly tries to stop her. Finding a convoy of reinforcements, Gabi requests to be allowed in one of the cars, but the gate guards order her to go home. At that moment, the area is attacked by the Scout Regiment, who strike the soldiers with bombs and bullets. As one of the guards tells Gabi to run, he is also killed by a sniper and Gabi spots his killer, Sasha Braus, atop a nearby roof. Conny Springer comes to Sasha and announces that they have finished blocking that street, but Sasha reminds him that he has forgotten to light his lamp. Conny then places a lamp in the corner of a roof and the two go to find their comrades. Watching them flee and infuriated even further by the killing of even more people whom she knows and loves as she looks at one of the fallen guards' bodies, Gabi grabs the rifle left by one of them. Conny, Sasha, and other Scout Regiment members join Jean and Floch, reporting that they have taken care of the enemy reinforcements, while Jean says that they have done the same with the enemies of that area. Sasha adds that the lights are in place too, and Jean concludes that the plan is moving forward for now, as long as they can disable the War Hammer Titan in time; but whatever happens after that is unknown and they will only figure it out if they survive the battle. As Mikasa fights the War Hammer Titan, Eren remembers that this Titan's body materialized from its feet up rather than its nape, and deduces that its human body is located underground, in the point where it originally appeared. Transforming back into the Attack Titan, he sees a hole in the street from where a long cable of flesh comes out, attached to the War Hammer Titan's left heel. Eren puts his hand through the hole and grabs the crystallized body of Lara's connected to the other end of the cable, who has been controlling the Titan from there. Eren severs the connection and the now inanimate body of the War Hammer Titan falls to the ground. As his allies look on, Eren attempts to devour Lara but is interrupted from behind by Galliard as the Jaw Titan. Galliard attempts to retake the Founding Titan and kill Eren but his cheek is slashed before he can bite down fully on the Attack Titan's nape. He looks at his attacker and sees it is Levi Ackermann, the Scout that nearly killed his mentor Zeke. Eren attempts to grab Galliard, but he nearly escapes on a building, only to be stopped by Mikasa firing a Thunder Spear, sending him falling. On the ground, he is shocked as the Scout Regiment regroup and fly towards him and is confused at their lack of fear of him as a Titan. As the soldiers encircle him, he ponders at how can these mere humans charge towards him with murderous intent and proclaims them as the devils of Paradis, as Levi flies in to finish the fight." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 66, + "Pieck arrives in time to drive the Scout Regiment away from Porco Galliard, using gunfire from her Panzer Unit. Meanwhile, Lara Tybur uses the power of her War Hammer Titan to impale Eren Jaeger as he holds the hardened crystal she is using to protect herself. Though Eren manages to block the attack against his neck by hardening the arm of his Attack Titan, the rest of his body is lifted into the air in a tree of hardened Titan flesh. The Warriors and the Scouts regroup as the Beast Titan arrives. A short distance away, Falco Grice climbs out from between the hands of the Armored Titan, having survived the building collapsing on him and Reiner Braun. He witnesses the battle between the Warriors and the Scouts and on spotting Eren, he remembers the deception Eren had pulled over him and how he arrived in his current circumstances. Falco climbs back between the Armored Titan's fingers to apologize to an unconscious and unresponsive Reiner. Confused since Reiner should have healed with the Power of the Titans, Falco realizes that Reiner's weakened will to live is impacting his regenerative abilities. He asks Reiner to wait and tries to reassure him that he has friends around him and not just enemies. As the battle continues, Eren tries biting into Lara's crystal only to break the teeth of his Attack Titan. He recognizes that the hardening is similar to Annie Leonhart's and that he will not be able to break it himself, but he also realizes that Lara must be exhausted, otherwise she would have finished her attempt to stab him through the nape. Eren concludes that she must be out of options, but he is not. He abandons his current Attack Titan's body and jumps down to create a new one. Porco despairs that Eren still has enough fight in him to create another Titan body, but Pieck assures him that the Warriors are the ones currently controlling the battlefield because their opponents are limited in weapons and fuel, having arrived using omni-directional mobility gear without a supply line. Marley should have the area surrounded by now, cutting off any escape. Porco is still worried with the Founding Titan being present, but Pieck tells him to focus on protecting the Beast Titan from Levi Ackermann. While looking for help, Falco runs into Theo Magath and lets him know about Reiner. Before he can bring Magath to him, Gabi Braun catches up with the two. Out in the harbor, the Marleyan fleet is attempting to dock in order to get reinforcements to Liberio. One ship's captain notices a small fishing boat next to him in the harbor and orders it back to shore. The sailor removes his hood, and is revealed to be Armin Arlelt. He stares tellingly at the ship before transforming into the Colossal Titan, triggering a gargantuan explosion visible from the internment zone that annihilates the Marleyan fleet and port. Seeing the stolen Titan put into action, the Warriors realize the Scout Regiment did not come unprepared. This spurs Porco into a charge towards Eren, and the Scouts attack Pieck and Zeke while they are separated from him. Zeke falls suddenly from an attack to the nape from Levi, landing in front of Magath, Falco, and Gabi. Levi lands on the Beast Titan's head, ready to ignite an explosive, and Magath pushes down the two kids to cover them. Meanwhile, Pieck and the Panzer Unit struggle against the Scouts and one of the Cart Titan's machine guns is silenced when Sasha Braus shoots Carlo in the head. Pieck tries to avenge him, but Jean Kirschtein leaps over the lip of the roof and manages to fire a Thunder Spear into her Titan's eye. He then directs the rest of the squad around her to attack. They follow up with a barrage of Thunder Spears, killing the remainder of the Panzer Unit. Pieck scrambles out of the carnage and falls over the edge of the roof, crashing down in front of Magath, Falco, and Gabi. Jean swoops down to finish her, but Falco runs in between them shouting for him not to shoot. He is clearly bothered by the interference, but decides to fire regardless. His Thunder Spear misses its mark, and Jean is uncertain whether it was because of the steam from the damaged Titan or his own conscience. Pieck emerges from her Titan, badly wounded, and tells Falco to run away. The Scouts attempt to use this moment to finish her, but Magath rallies the soldiers around him to protect her. He sends Gabi to help Falco and the two of them carry Pieck to cover. Out at the port, Armin looks around at the apocalyptic devastation he caused, including the human casualties, and sadly wonders if this is what Bertholdt Hoover once saw. He exits his Titan and lifts the handle of his ODM gear to grapple to a point above him. Seeing that his comrades are down, Porco flies into a rage and lunges towards Eren, biting off the Attack Titan's hand and swiping at its face with his claws, ripping out one of its eyes. Eren blocks the second attack using Lara's crystal, and to his surprise, the Jaw Titan's claws leave deep scratch marks in it. Inside a building, Pieck's regeneration goes slowly and Gabi asks about Reiner, who is still underground behind the stage. Falco, knowing what Reiner has gone through, suggests leaving him out of the fight, which Gabi does not understand, given how many people Eren has killed, including their friends Udo and Zofia. Above Liberio, an airship follows the guide lights set up by the Scouts. In the cockpit, Hange Zoë plans to pick up their soldiers, but they have only one shot. Any stragglers are out of luck. Hange finds the plan reckless and asks Armin if he was possessed by Erwin Smith. Spotting the airship, Porco tries to attack their method of escape, but Mikasa Ackermann catches him off-guard and slices off the legs of his Titan, leaving him stunned in front of Eren. Eren further batters his Titan, ripping off its arms before jamming Lara's crystal into the Jaw Titan's mouth. He then lifts the Jaw Titan high into the air and uses its jaws to crush the crystal, killing Lara. The resulting blood and spinal fluid flows into the Attack Titan's mouth, and Eren gains the power of the War Hammer titan. He then incapacitates the Jaw Titan by brutally slamming its head into the ground. Realizing that Porco will be eaten next, Gabi and Falco desperately call for Reiner to help. Across the battlefield, within the hands of the Armored Titan, a barely conscious Reiner hears their screams, and is frustrated when they do not stop. Angered that they will not allow him to die in peace, Reiner transforms into the Armored Titan, getting Eren's attention and saving Porco's life." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 67, + "Reiner Braun attacks Eren Jaeger with his Armored Titan, and though he is repelled and his jaw destroyed by the Attack Titan's hardened fist, he manages to pull away the Jaw Titan, preventing Eren from eating it. Eren emerges from his Titan's body and remarks that they are done. Mikasa tells Eren that they should go home as Reiner attempts to stand up. She grabs Eren and they leave using her vertical maneuvering equipment. The Scout Regiment retreat to their airship and Jean orders the soldiers grappling their way to the airship to protect if from below. Seeing that her enemies are leaving, Gabi Braun takes a rifle and runs out of the building, claiming that she will kill Eren. Eren and Mikasa Ackermann climb the netting onto the airship controlled by the Scouts and Armin Arlelt helps Eren aboard. Insulting Eren's filthy appearance, Levi kicks him before having him restrained. Eren offers no resistance, saying that he explained everything in his letters. Levi is unsympathetic and tells Eren that everything happened the way he wanted anyway. Outside, Jean Kirschtein orders the soldiers defending the ship to board and since the Marleyans have nothing strong enough to take down an airship. Former Garrison commander Lobov tells Jean to go ahead and stays to defend the rear. Connie Springer and Sasha Braus help Jean aboard and inform him that the Scouts have confirmed six fatalities. Floch tells them to compare this to the damage dealt to Marley and then leads a rousing cheer for their soldiers, saying the New Eldian Empire has had its first victory. Jean wonders how long they will have to continue fighting and how many more will die. Connie comforts him, saying to Jean and Sasha that they are special to him and that he is grateful they all survived. On the ground, Gabi rushes after the airship on foot, as Falco chases after her, trying to get her to stop. After catching up with her, Gabi emotionally recalls the deaths of Udo, Zofia, and the two gate guards. She explains that people would spit on her just for being an Eldian, and the reason she strove to improve herself is to show the world that Eldians are not bad people. Gabi is unable to forgive those who trampled her home, and rejects Falco's notion that the enemy is acting in retaliation to a similar invasion of their land by the Marleyan Warriors. She calls them devils threatening world peace and Falco remembers Eren's words to Reiner, that they are the same, as Gabi returns to chasing the airship. As Lima Squad enters the airship, Lobov calls out that airship is free to ascend. He spots Gabi running below, but hesitates to shoot when he sees she is a child. Gabi fires her rifle, killing him with a shot to the head. Lobov's corpse drops to the ground, though the wire from his omni-directional mobility gear stays attached to the airship. Testing the gear's trigger, Gabi asks Falco to tell her family that she fought until the end and prepares to board the airship. Colt Grice arrives and rushes towards the two, causing Gabi to hurry and activate the trigger. Falco remembers Reiner telling him that he would have to save Gabi, and grabs on to her as the wire reels them up. Lobov's body hits the airship with a thump and Jean calls for the celebrating Scouts to quiet down, but before they do, Gabi rolls inside the cabin and fires into the group of soldiers. The bullet strikes Sasha's torso and she falls limply on her back, to the horror of Jean and Connie. Jean and Gabi take aim at one another, but Falco tackles Gabi to the floor, causing her bullet to go astray and for Jean to miss his mark. An angry group of soldiers restrains the two children as Jean and Connie rush to Sasha's side. Bleeding out and in shock, Sasha makes a delirious comment about whether they will eat soon, ending on \"meat.\" Floch explains to Jean that the two children made it onto the ship using Lobov's gear, and says he will toss them out. Jean rhetorically asks if it would stop the killing. Meanwhile, Commander Theo Magath is informed by Koslow that Gabi and Falco have run away and have not returned. Magath addresses Pieck, who says that she remembers the soldier who had trapped her and Porco Galliard. She remembers meeting the bearded soldier three years ago as a woman serving in the first scout fleet to Paradis Island that went missing since Reiner came back. The soldier was a devout follower of Zeke Jaeger. Inside the airship, Levi has Yelena take off her fake beard. In the room next door, Gabi screams at the Scouts, cursing the \"devils\" while declaring that they have not lost yet. Zeke's will would be carried on by the rest of their comrades. Tempering himself, Jean brings the two candidates to the room where Zeke sits by Eren, regenerating his limbs. Surprised, Zeke asks Gabi and Falco what they are doing on the ship. Falco questions Zeke's presence while Gabi asks why he let himself get captured. Jean explains that the children killed Lobov to get on board and Gabi shot Sasha. He does not expect her to survive, causing Mikasa and Armin rush out to see her. Hange Zoë leaves the piloting to Onyankopon and enters the room, asking Zeke if all has gone according to plan. To the shock of the Warrior candidates, Zeke answers that it mostly done so, barring a few miscalculations, specifically the candidates who are themselves shocked by what Zeke's answers and the situation strongly suggest. Jean angrily asks Yelena about trapping the Jaw and Cart Titans, whose escape complicated their mission, and she takes the responsibility for that. Levi explains that it led to the Beast Titan throwing more stones than planned, and insincerely flatters Zeke for his dramatic improvisation. Zeke jokes back that Levi must have wanted to kill him, to which Levi replies with a vague threat. Eren believes that killing Marley's military leaders and destroying their port and naval fleet will have bought them time. However, Hange disagrees, finding it likely that the world will unite in a global offensive against Paradis Island. Hange expresses disappointment in Eren. Despite knowing that the Scouts must sacrifice lives every time he is caught by their enemies, Eren put himself in a position where the Scouts had no choice but to come to his aid. Zeke argues that now they have both the Founding Titan and a Titan of royal blood, which will make all of the sacrifices worthwhile by granting freedom for Eldia. At this time, Connie comes through the door to break the news of Sasha's death. While Mikasa and Armin cry over her body, Eren asks Connie about Sasha's final words. Being told \"meat,\" Eren lets out a tense, unhinged chuckle and recalls Sasha's wish to recover the lands lost with the fall of Wall Maria so they could raise more livestock. Jean blames Eren for Sasha's death, saying she died because Eren had dragged the Scouts into battle." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 68, + "Three years ago, a Marleyan ship approached Paradis Island and sent a team ashore. After not hearing from them for two hours, the captain prepares to send two additional teams, but before he can the Attack Titan lifts his ship into the air and carries it ashore. Hange Zoë then welcomes the Marleyan soldiers to Paradis, saying they are already friends with one of the soldiers who arrived as part of the earlier team. Nicolo is terrified, however, and does not play along, shouting for his captain to go ahead and shoot. Even though the Attack Titan is watching their ship, the Marleyan captain is undaunted and prepares to shoot Hange, but is stopped by Yelena who shoots him first. Half the Marleyan crew turns against the rest, preventing them from interfering, and Yelena accepts Hange's invitation. As Hange and Yelena meet in a tent, the other Scouts linger outside, distrustful of Yelena and wondering about her motivations. Armin Arlelt is hopeful though, finding Yelena's willingness to share information as lucky for them. Eren Jaeger agrees that they are lucky, because they stopped this landing by pure chance. Inside the tent, Hange marvels over the mechanics of a pistol and Yelena briefs them on the size and scope of the Marleyan military, including aerial capability. Surprised that Marley could attack from the sky, Hange asks why they took so long to return. Yelena explains that the Pure Titans that had previously been unleashed would have hindered a land assault and that Marley is currently already at war with multiple countries. She is impressed that the people of Paradis seem to have rid themselves of all the Titans surrounding their Walls, and because they captured the Colossal and Female Titans, Marley's enemies took notice and declared war. Hange guesses that Yelena and Onyankopon must be secret agents that have infiltrated the Marley army from conquered nations, but Yelena corrects them, saying that they were forced to become soldiers for Marley. They were close to losing hope when they met Zeke Jaeger. Yelena describes the moment like meeting a god, and under his command they shot their superiors. They call themselves the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers and their goal is to free the Eldian people. Back inside the Walls, Hange formally reports Zeke's request to Historia Reiss and the rest of the military. There is immediate resistance, given Zeke's history as a Warrior, but Hange continues their report, relaying the requirements of Zeke's plan to save Eldians; the Founding Titan and a Titan of royal blood. However, he will only reveal the plan itself if his conditions are met. Eren believes Zeke is telling the truth because the only time he was able to use the Founding Titan's power was when he touched a Titan of royal blood; Dina Fritz. Zeke must have figured out that it is a way to work around the vow renouncing war, and with that power they could wake the millions of Titans sleeping within the Walls. Levi asks Eren why he did not let them know about this before, and Eren replies that he was protecting Historia, and did not want to risk her being turned into a Titan based on a hunch. He apologizes for the omission and Levi agrees to discuss it later. Hange, on hearing this, realizes that if what Eren says is true, then Zeke's plan holds up. The military is against housing Marleyan soldiers on the island, but Hange says they need the Volunteers to protect Paradis. Later, the Volunteers use their wireless radio to bait incoming Marleyan ships into a trap, allowing Armin's Colossal Titan to destroy their ships and the Scouts to capture the surviving soldiers who jump and swim to safety. The Scouts learn that their world is more complex, and though they have enemies across the sea, they have allies as well. Among their discoveries is seafood, prepared by Nicolo, who Yelena describes as a master of Marleyan cooking. Sasha Braus devours multiple lobsters with gusto and declares Nicolo a \"food genius,\" much to his shock. As Eren practices shooting with a rifle, Armin informs him that the port is almost done, thanks to the help of the Marleyan engineers. It was difficult at first due to the lack of trust, but Armin is encouraged to see that given time, it is possible for both sides to see the other as people and they can understand one another. Eren asks if Armin is able to see Bertholdt Hoover's memories and Armin admits that he can, but has not seen anything helpful. Zeke has less than three years left, and Eren is concerned that they are running out of time. Armin agrees and asks if threatening to use the Rumbling is the only way to protect Eldians. That would make them into the devils that the rest of the world already thinks of them as. He would rather talk first to clear up misconceptions. Eren, however, does not see any misconceptions; the world is not wrong for seeing them as monsters who can turn into Titans. Mikasa Ackermann says that there are some Marleyans who like them, and begins to suggest that given time there could be more. Eren agrees, but to buy them the time, they need to keep the world at bay. In the present, ruminating over the loss of Sasha, Armin wonders if there could have been another way. He thought he understood Eren, but does not know anymore. Meanwhile at her grave, Jean Kirschtein and Conny Springer stop Nicolo from being beaten by a member of the Military Police and ask if he is okay. Nicolo is broken up by her death and the two plus Mikasa explain what happened. Jean apologizes for letting his guard down and Nicolo wonders why he bothers since all he did for her was cook food. Conny comforts him, thanking him for letting Sasha eat such wonderful food. Their gathering is interrupted by the arrival of the Braus family, who have also come to grieve. Nicolo introduces himself to Sasha's father, telling him how much Sasha loved his food, and invites her family to dine where he works, on the house. Her father agrees. Elsewhere, Zeke and Levi ride a carriage through town, and Zeke notices that the press is calling their recent battle a victory. He calls ignorance a scary thing and asks about meeting Eren. Levi tells him not to be in a hurry, and that they have a fine hotel for him. In Dot Pyxis's office, Yelena has laid out all the Titan serum the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers were able to steal from Marley, and says that Paradis will have trouble reproducing it. However, Pyxis believes that it is enough for them to manage. He wishes he could properly thank them, but with Zeke present he needs to keep him on a short leash and has the Volunteers detained. The \"hotel\" for Zeke turns out to be a forest of giant trees devoid of boulders for him to use in his titan form and helpful for omni-directional mobility gear. Zeke asks if he may should Gabi and Falco this natural wonder to which Levi responds that whether they get to see the sights depends upon him. Meanwhile, while she and Falco are being detained in a cell, Gabi vows to kill Eren with a hateful face while biting her right thumb. At this time, Armin concludes that whether they helped Eren or not, the worst would have happened regardless. Still, they killed a lot of people, including civilians, but unless they destroyed the port in Liberio, Marley would have been able to retaliate. Because of what they did, there is no longer any hope for peace, but they did not have a choice. Armin compares it to what it must have been like for Annie Leonhart as he speaks to her in her crystal. In his cell, Eren tells himself that the only way to win is to fight." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 69, + "As Eren Jaeger looks into a mirror in his prison cell and repeatedly tells himself to fight, Hange Zoë asks him what he is fighting. When Hange changes the subject to compliment his new hair style, he demands to know why they came here. Hange replies that it is to talk and that they never believed that Eren would sacrifice Historia Reiss. Two years ago, Eren and others of the Scout Regiment meet with Yelena and the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers at the port on Paradis Island to welcome their first outside visitor. It is Kiyomi Azumabito from Hizuru, the lone nation on friendly terms with Paradis. When Kiyomi meets the Scouts for the first time, she shows a crest to Mikasa Ackermann and asks if she recognizes it. Mikasa does, and at Eren's encouragement, removes a bandage wrapped around her wrist and shows a tattoo of the same crest. She says it was passed down to her from her mother and her mother expected her to pass it on to her own child. Seeing this, Kiyomi reaches out and clasps Mikasa's shoulders, calling it an admirable deed. She explains that a century ago the shogun's son came to Paradis since he was on friendly terms with Karl Fritz. After the Great Titan War, Hizuru was defeated and in the resulting confusion, a child of the shogunate was left behind on the island. Mikasa is the lost descendant of Hizuru's leader. During a break from the meeting, the military is having trouble understanding the concept of a nation, but understands that they now have leverage with Hizuru. They are uneasy, and Dot Pyxis acknowledges that the world is coming to them while they are still new at understanding it. He suggests remaining quiet and listening to what others have to say. As the military prepares to return to discussion, Historia is curious about Mikasa's crest, but is happy that she is not the only one who was born to bear a heavy burden. As the meeting resumes, Kiyomi discusses how Zeke Jaeger made this arrangement possible, and that Hizuru agreed under the condition they would be able to meet Mikasa. When she met with Zeke, he gifted her with the omni-directional mobility gear he had taken from Miche Zacharius and explained that it needs a special fuel that is unique to Paradis in order to work: Iceburst stone. Zeke suggested that by helping Paradis, Hizuru might be able to build an industry that would restore it to its former glory. Though Zeke was not able to provide Kiyomi with an estimate of how much Iceburst Stone Paradis holds, Kiyomi says that a resource like that would be worth its weight in jewels and treasure. Hearing this, Mikasa wonders if she is bring used as a pretext and Hange remembers Yelena telling them that the talks would go well since the Azumabitos are greedy. Historia asks Kiyomi precisely what is her arrangement with Zeke. Kiyomi then explains Zeke's three points to protect Paradis. The first is a test run of the Rumbling to show the world a sample of its power. The second is Hizuru's cooperation, to strengthen the military of Paradis until the threat of the Rumbling is no longer necessary. Lastly, the Founding Titan and a Titan of royal blood must be passed down. Zeke would pass on his Beast Titan to someone of royal blood and until their 13-year term ends, they must bear as many children as possible. Though weaponry advances, the Rumbling is still powerful, making inheriting Titans necessary for generations to come. Hange wonders if it is right to push this problem on to their descendants to save Paradis in the present and decides it is not. However, Historia agrees to inherit the Beast Titan as long as the Rumbling is tied to their survival. Angry, Eren stands up, against the plan and the idea of breeding like livestock. He says if that is the price of living, Zeke can shove it. The Rumbling is too dangerous to gamble on and they should explore other options. In the present, Hange says they felt the same urgency Eren did, but they still do not understand why Eren went off on his own and put the island in danger. Eren tells them that he ate the War Hammer Titan and explains how its powers work, concluding that there is no prison that can hold him. He can leave whenever he wants and they cannot kill him since he has the Founding Titan. They similarly cannot kill Zeke. He grabs Hange through the prison bars and demands to hear what they can do or if they have anything up their sleeve. Hange's eyes widen in fear as a light crackles around Eren. They manage to pull free and call Eren a perv and an idiot before marching towards the stairs. Once away from Eren, Hange laments that Erwin Smith made only one mistake, and it was naming them commander. At a distant farmhouse, a young man comes out to see Historia, who is sitting on the porch, heavily pregnant. He tells her to come inside, saying that she needs to take care of her body. Meanwhile, several officers of the Military Police have dinner. Roeg says they should have fed Zeke to Historia as soon as he got to the island. He also gossips about Historia's pregnancy, saying that she played around and is a low-bred girl who is Queen in name alone. Nile Dawk tells him to stop and that the Queen is free to choose her partner. The Military Police confirmed the father is not working for someone and both he and Historia grew up in the same area. He started helping out at her orphanage out of guilt for throwing rocks at her as a child, and Historia was the one who approached him first. Roeg does not care about how their relationship started though, considering Historia's pregnancy a problem. He suspects someone, possibly Yelena, told her that if she was pregnant she would not be turned into a Titan, and as a result, Zeke gets to live another day. Belligerent and drunk, Roeg is in favor of turning her into a Titan regardless of her pregnancy, but Nile is against it. Her child might die and if anything happened to Historia, the plan would fail. Undeterred, Roeg says such a sound argument could ruin their country, and he calls a Marleyan over for more wine. Greiz heads down below to the cellar where he meets Nicolo, who holds up a bottle and asks if this is the one. A year ago, Jean Kirschtein and Conny Springer complain as they work on building a railroad, blaming Eren for getting them put on this task. They are waiting on Hizuru, who is acting as a mediator between Paradis and the rest of the world, and hoping there is a way to avoid the Rumbling and save Historia. Hange and Levi Ackermann catch up with the group, bearing news of Hizuru's reply. It is not good. Hange says they cannot count on Hizuru since it seems they want to monopolize Paradis Island's resources and will not help them trade with other nations, and the rest of the world wants Paradis to be evil. It unites the other countries and brings stability. Eren is angered at the thought this means they will have to rely on the Rumbling and sacrificing Historia, and Armin Arlelt is dismayed at being judged without the world knowing their true intentions. Mikasa concludes the people of Paradis are feared because the outside world does not know who they are, and Hange agrees, saying they should go meet the people outside. The group rides in a cart behind a steam engine on the way back, discussing the plan to infiltrate Marley. Eren wishes they had more time, since he has only five years left and they are going to have to decide who inherits his Titan. Mikasa volunteers, but Jean says it should not be her since they do not know what the Ackermanns are and it might ruin their relationship with Hizuru. He instead volunteers himself and talks up how he is smarter and wiser than Eren, but Conny says they would not want to lose that kind of a person in thirteen years. Jean should become a regiment leader, so Conny offers to inherit Eren's Titan. This causes Sasha to interrupt that they cannot leave the Titan to an idiot, so she offers to inherit it, though Conny calls her an idiot as well. Eren says that he does not want any of them to inherit it, because they are more important to him than anyone else and he wants them to live long lives. In the present, Eren's friends gather and discuss Pyxis's detainment of the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers. The Scouts had not been informed in advance since they worked so closely with them and Eren seems to be on board with Zeke's plan now. Conny says that Eren did not seem like himself and if he means to side with Zeke over them, they need to be prepared to cut him down if necessary. Mikasa says she will not let him and Eren cares about them more than anyone. Jean says that is not true. Eren used to try keeping her off the front lines, but he made Armin destroy a port and pulled Mikasa and the rest of them into the raid on Liberio. Mikasa suggests that is because Eren trusts them. If they had not gone, he would not have succeeded. Conny chimes in that if they had not gone, Sasha would not have died. He asks Mikasa why Eren laughed when Sasha died and she is unable to give a response. Armin says he and Mikasa will talk to Eren and find out what he has in mind. Jean is skeptical though, and asks what will happen if his goals are the same as Zeke's. Armin says they have options, especially now that they have their own supply of Titan serum. They could turn someone they trust into a Titan to inherit Eren's Founding Titan. In a Forest of Giant Trees, some of the Scouts guarding Zeke share a drink of wine while Levi stares pensively at his charge." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 70, + "In their cell, Gabi Braun feigns illness so Falco Grice's shouts of concern are able to draw in a Garrison guard to look at her. When the guard approaches, Gabi suddenly attacks him, beating his head with a cloth-wrapped brick. Falco expresses doubts about their escape, but Gabi believes that staying will result in them being killed. In Marley, Reiner Braun awakens in a hospital with Pieck Finger and Porco Galliard by his bed. He asks where Gabi and Falco are. After running all night, Gabi and Falco take a break by a river. Falco suggests Gabi take off her armband to avoid standing out, but she says no ordinary person will know what it means anyway. Falco is concerned the soldiers will though, and they already do not know if they will make it back home. However, Gabi does not care, planning only to make it far enough to get answers out of Zeke Jaeger before she is killed. She tells Falco he does not have to follow her. He agrees and tears off her armband, prompting Gabi to knock him to the ground to demand it back. She feels the armband marks her as a good Eldian and without it she is the same as the \"island devils.\" She takes her armband back and tearfully asks Falco why he came with her to the airship. Before he can answer, they are interrupted by the arrival of Kaya who asks where they came from so early in the morning. Gabi says they ran away from home as she reaches for a rock to throw, but Kaya accepts her answer and invites them to eat at her home. When they arrive at the rural house where Kaya lives, she asks them to wait outside. Gabi notices the corralled horses nearby and suggests escaping on one before the soldiers catch up with them. She also does not want to eat alongside \"devils,\" but Kaya quickly calls them in and Falco tells Gabi to let him do the talking. Falco introduces them to the Braus family as siblings Ben and Mia and offers to work if the family will let them stay for a few days. Artur Braus welcomes them and says there is no need for them to bow. They can stay as long as they like and he invites them to breakfast. They sit down and Lisa Braus tries to pat Gabi on the head, only for Gabi to push her arm away in horror. Though the other children at the table are shocked, Lisa apologizes, saying that Gabi must have been through a lot. Falco apologizes as well and digs into his breakfast in an attempt to break the tension. He tries to get Gabi to eat as well, and she reluctantly takes a bite. At the port, Kiyomi Azumabito congratulates Dhalis Zachary on the military's successful raid on Liberio. She has brought along with her an observation craft; the world's first flying boat powered by Iceburst Stone. Outside of military headquarters, members of the public, including Flegel Reeves, ask Hange Zoë about rumors that Eren Jaeger and the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers have been detained. They also ask about the orders to evacuate Shiganshina District. Hange pushes aside their questions, deferring them to the Military Police, but Peaure insists that all Eldians should have a voice in how Eren is handled, given how he has secured a victory for them. Similarly, Roy reminds Hange of their push for everyday people to get involved during the coup d'état. He asks if they have changed their views. Frustrated, Hange says the situation has changed now that their Walls are open and pushes Peaure out of their way. Flegel says he understands Hange's situation and asks them to look in his eyes and tell him that he can trust them. Hange looks over their shoulder and tells him this is for the Eldian people, before heading inside the gate. Inside, Hange meets with the members of the Scout Regiment who leaked the information about Eren's imprisonment. Floch Forster says they did it because Eren has not done anything wrong and should be freed. He views Eren as a savior, but Hange does not believe that the Rumbling is a guaranteed safety measure. Undeterred, Floch presses for Eren's release, saying that their victory will be squandered if they waste time. Hange considers that Floch may be right, but they will not tolerate disobedience and plans to try him and his collaborators for leaking information. The four dissenters are confined. As they leave, Hange is reminded of Djel Sannes's role as part of the secretive Interior Police, and his warning about how someone else will eventually take his place. The thought of being in his position aggravates Hange and they leave the room to do more investigation. From inside her cell, Louise, one of the dissenting Scouts, asks Mikasa Ackermann if she had ever been in this cell herself. When Mikasa answers in the negative, Louise is briefly disappointed, but perks up and says she does not regret what she did. The rules will not matter if they win. When Mikasa is unmoved, Louise tells her that she is still the same person she saved that day. Seeing Mikasa kill a Titan made Louise realize that she cannot protect things without power, and she has wanted to get closer to Mikasa ever since that day. She asks Mikasa why she joined the Scouts and begins to suggest that if it was for Eren, she should be interested in freeing him, but Mikasa tells her to keep her mouth shut and starts to walk away. She glances back though, to see Louise saluting at her, and the sight brings on a headache and memories of when Eren rescued her as a child. Elsewhere, Dot Pyxis meets with Yelena. He brings up an event ten months ago when there was a celebration for the opening of the Trost railway. At that time, the guard watching her changed to Floch, and he escorted her to her lodgings. Now Floch has been detained for leaking information. At the same time, Eren began doing movements of his own. At the Braus Stables, Gabi and Falco clean the stables when Gabi is unfortunately bitten on the head by a horse. Falco doubts there is a horse that would let her ride it, and she retorts that she was not trained to ride one anyway. Gabi does not like staying here because she does not feel they will learn anything, but Falco thinks it is better than roaming around. They can wait for help since he believes that eventually the outside world will attack the island. Kaya calls them to lunch and says they are quick learners. When Falco asks, she explains that the reason so many of the workers here are young is because they are all orphans, having lost their parents four years ago. Gabi takes this moment to say that Kaya has not accepted her guilt and asks if she has forgotten the atrocities committed by the people of the island. Falco tries to get Gabi to stop pushing the issue while Kaya asks if that is what they teach in Marley. Startled, Falco asks how she knows and Kaya says they have been yelling it out loud. Gabi grabs a pitchfork and prepares to attack Kaya when Falco intervenes, trying to get her to stop. When other farmhands notice the two struggling, Kaya covers for them, saying that \"Mia\" is jealous and thinks Kaya is trying to steal her brother. When Falco asks why she helped them, Kaya takes them to the village that used to be her home. Four years ago the villagers fled the Titans, leaving behind her mom, who could not run. She shows Gabi and Falco where she sat and listened to her mom being eaten alive. Kaya knows that the outside world considers the people of the island \"devils,\" but does not understand why they are hated so much. She asks the two of them what her mom did to deserve that. Gabi launches into the story of how Eldians had ruled the world and slaughtered people for thousands of years, but Kaya points out that her mother was born and raised on the island and never did any of that. When Kaya keeps pushing about the Eldian people in the present versus those in the past, Gabi brings up the recent attack on Liberio, but Kaya says as her mother died four years ago, that could not be her fault either. Kaya becomes more distressed as Gabi's fanaticism is unable to provide a reason for her mother's death that is not tied to inherited sin until Falco finally explains that her mother was a victim of reconnaissance-in-force as part of a staging for a larger attack. He says her mother did not do anything wrong and apologizes. As Kaya comes to terms with this, Gabi takes Falco to task for leaking secrets to the enemy. Kaya thanks him for the information and finds it strange that he would apologize for Marley since he was just born there. He asks her how she survived the Titan attack and she explains that a girl grabbed a hatchet and started attacking the Titan, allowing her to escape. Kaya tells them that her family has been invited to a restaurant where a Marleyan works. If they come along, they might be able to find a way home. When Gabi asks why she would help them, she says she wants to become a person like that girl. Back in Marley, the military completes its investigation of the Beast Titan's corpse and discovers that they have only found partial remains of Zeke, specifically his arms and legs. Realizing he only pretended to be killed, they believe Zeke has sided with Paradis Island and escaped on the airship. Theo Magath informs the Warriors that in six months' time, the world plans to launch a global offensive against the island. Colt is aghast that they would wait that long to rescue Gabi and Falco, but takes care to frame it from the perspective of their worth as Warrior candidates. Magath does not chastise Colt, but says if Marley attacks alone they will be driven back as before. However, Reiner points out that Zeke is expecting that they will wait given how much damage they have taken, and by then he will have a plan to defend against them, so Marley has to launch a surprise attack." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 71, + "Underground, in Annie Leonhart's holding chamber, Hitch Dreyse calls out Armin Arlelt for trying to touch Annie's crystal, much to his chagrin. He tries to explain that Titan memories can transfer via touch and pleads for Hitch not to ban his visits. With a smile she says she has no intention of doing so. After the two of them leave Annie's chamber, Hitch hands Armin a newspaper where he reads the headline claiming that the military is clinging to power by detaining Eren Jaeger. The military is losing the public's trust by not providing answers. As they enter the courtyard at military headquarters, they see protesters outside the compound, calling for Eren's freedom. A member of the Military Police calls Hitch away to help control the crowd as Mikasa Ackermann runs up to Armin. As she leads him away, they notice a few Scout Regiment recruits at headquarters and speculate what they could be doing here. Elsewhere, Dot Pyxis sits down with Yelena and she admits that she did meet Eren on the day of the railway celebration. She kept quiet about it because she felt the people of Paradis were ignorant of the world and if they argued about it and put it off, it would be too late. Yelena claims that Eren felt a similar urgency, but she did not specifically tell Eren to infiltrate Marley. She merely wanted someone to apply pressure to the administration. Though Pyxis is suspicious that she would risk a secret meeting for a request that broad, she insists there was nothing else to it. But after reflecting, she admits that Eren inflicted severe damage to Marley just as they hoped. She tells Pyxis they are witnessing history changing before their eyes. Yelena confirms that she met Eren primarily out of curiosity and that the other Anti-Marleyan Volunteers are unaware of it. She agrees that she deceived everyone, but claims she did it for the sake of Eldia. Pyxis says he would like to believe her as Anka Rheinberger sits down to take notes. He asks for details about Yelena's meeting with Eren and if she knows how to tell a good lie, noting that it should have elements of the truth mixed in. Meanwhile, Hange Zoë and Onyankopon play a game of cards. Onyankopan is appalled by the suspicion levied against the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers after the three years they spent helping Paradis. Hange apologizes and tells Onyankopan about Yelena's secret meeting with Eren. Onyankopan confesses he did not know anything about it, and Hange surmised as much, but notices that Onyankopon does not deny Yelena's behavior either. They ask Onyankopan to tell them what he knows about her. Onyankopan explains that Yelena was the one to organize the volunteers and at first it did not go well, but eventually she proved her loyalty to Zeke Jaeger and the rest of the group, but there were \"accidental\" deaths and friends that doubted them died. Hange finds it strange that Onyankopan makes Yelena sound merciless towards Marleyans, but at the same time she pressed Paradis to give the captured Marleyans certain rights. Mind made, Hange tells Onyankopan to come with them. At headquarters, Mikasa and Armin meet with Dhalis Zachary, who denies them the opportunity to meet with Eren on account of the ongoing investigation into Eren's raid on Liberio. The military does not know the full extent of who was involved and Eren has not been forthcoming with information. They currently believe that Eren is being manipulated by Zeke. Mikasa begins to ask what will happen to Eren when she notices a peculiar chair in Zachary's office. He dismisses her curiosity and tells her he had some recruits bring it in since there was nowhere else to store it. After looking at the chair, Armin returns to the previous conversation and suggests that if Eren is not talking, he and Mikasa might be able to help, but Zachary says the situation is too delicate and denies them again. As the two of them leave, Armin suspects that the military has given up on Eren and if true, they may be selecting someone else to be the next Founding Titan. Mikasa says she will go back to listen at the door, where Zachary is now meeting with a few MPs, but Armin stops her. A moment later, Zachary's office explodes, hurling the body of the premier out into the courtyard where it lands in front of the Military Police and protestors outside. Both Mikasa and Armin are unharmed, and run down to the courtyard where they meet up with Hitch. Zachary's death invigorates the protestors, who begin shouting the Scouts' slogan \"Give your hearts!\" At the briefing following Zachary's death, Roeg concludes a bomb was placed in the special chair that was delivered to the premier and the culprit is unknown. Hange says that the volunteers are on house arrest, barring Onyankopan who was with them, clearing the group as suspects. Armin brings up the Scout recruits he and Mikasa saw at headquarters, recalling that Zachary had said recruits brought the chair. Nile Dawk adds that he heard that it was the Scouts that leaked the information about Eren's arrest. The door to the meeting room flies open as an MP reports that Eren has escaped from his cell. Nile mobilizes the Military Police to go find him as Mikasa reels in shock. Outside, Eren meets with Floch Forster and a small crowd of his supporters. Floch says there are more of them hiding in the military, including those who killed Zachary. He says Eren is the only one who can save the Eldian Empire. Eren tells the group to find out where Zeke is being kept. The next day, the military reconvenes along with Kiyomi Azumabito. Roughly a hundred soldiers and guards disappeared from the prison and are thought to have defected with Eren's escape. Nile decides to call the group the \"Jaegerists.\" Hange believes their goal is to reunite Eren and Zeke and then reform the military with Eren as its head. The Jaegerists were provoked by the rest of the military scheming to take the Founder away from Eren without telling the Scouts. Nile counters that they knew what would happen if they did, and many of the Jaegerists come from the Scouts themselves. Hange admits that is their fault, but resigning now would be irresponsible and there could be more Jaegerists in hiding. Roeg is still distrustful though, and argues for detaining the Scouts as a whole. Pyxis arrives and puts an end to the argument. He asks who is aware of Zeke's location, and Hange replies that it is only themselves, Levi Ackermann, the 30 soldiers with him, and three soldiers who deliver supplies. Pyxis orders Hange to bring the three supply soldiers here before asking Nile about Historia Reiss's residence. Nile says only a few soldiers know its location, but he will check on it. Pyxis believes Eren will try reaching both of them, so protecting the two is the military's top priority. With Zachary's death, Armin says that Pyxis is the only one who can lead them. He asks what they should do. After a moment's thought, Pyxis lifts his hands and suggests surrendering to Eren. He elaborates, saying that their hands are tied while they have potential traitors in the military. Flushing them out would be costly and they do not have the time. He does not plan for a complete submission, but to use Zeke's location to negotiate with the Jaegerists. In order for this to work, they need to overlook Zachary's murder, and he does not think Zachary would mind. As the meeting breaks up, Pyxis apologizes that Kiyomi had to see that. He suggests she wait at the port until this is over, for her own safety. She agrees and asks Mikasa to come to her ship if anything happens. Mikasa appreciates the concern, but considers herself Eldian and wants the place she was born to have a future. When Kiyomi tries framing her as the sole reason for her visit, Mikasa points out that Kiyomi also wants Paradis Island's resources. Kiyomi reluctantly agrees, saying that her family will lose power without them, but they still believe in the pride of their clan and wish to protect Mikasa. The Scouts gather outside, discussing mixed feelings about their current circumstances. Hange suspects that Zeke and Yelena are prepared for this situation and likely took precautions, so they need to figure out Zeke's intentions before they come to light. They are going to start by looking into the Marleyan prisoners who obtained jobs through Yelena. Meanwhile, the Braus family along with Falco Grice and Gabi Braun arrive at the restaurant where Nicolo works. As the Scouts travel the streets, Pieck sits in disguise nearby holding a newspaper, having infiltrated the Walls once more." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 72, + "Zeke Jaeger explains the circumstances of how he used his spinal fluid to transform the villagers of Ragako into Titans four years ago to Levi Ackermann. He says he did not want to do it, but it was necessary to prevent Marley from discovering his allegiance to Eldia. Levi is still distrustful of him though, because Zeke does not appear to feel guilty about it. Changing the subject, Zeke asks when he and Eren will begin their test of the Rumbling, and Levi tells him it is up to headquarters. A soldier then interrupts to provide news of Zachary's death. Levi learns that the Jaegerists have taken control of the Walls and that the military suspects it is part of a plan Zeke put together with help from Yelena and Eren. Levi thinks back over all the times he saved Eren, and how many comrades he lost, because he believed Eren was the hope for humanity. He is unhappy with where his beliefs have led him. Meanwhile, the children of the Braus family marvel at the fancy restaurant they find themselves in. Gabi Braun and Falco Grice look around nervously, which does not go unnoticed by Artur Braus. Nicolo welcomes the family and leads them to their table while Kaya points him out to Gabi and Falco as the Marleyan who invited them. She explains how Nicolo wanted to treat Artur to the food his daughter loved, and that Nicolo was probably in love with her. As Nicolo works to prepare their food, he is interrupted by Greiz who says the Scout Regiment wants to see him. When he goes to tell them that he is busy with customers, Hange Zoë says they can talk once he is done. Onyankopon explains that the Scouts are investigating the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers' detainment and are hoping Nicolo can help. He shows them to a room where they can wait and Conny Springer speculates that it is normally reserved for the Military Police. Jean Kirschtein picks up a bottle, wondering if it is the wine the soldiers have been talking about. He discusses sharing a sip with Conny when Nicolo charges over and snatches the bottle from him. Jean tries to calm him down, saying that he and Conny did not mean it. Upset, Nicolo tells them that it would be wasted on Eldians. Jean is disappointed by Nicolo's racist remark, but Nicolo does not apologize and leaves, taking the bottle with him. Seeing Nicolo return, Gabi prompts Falco to fake a stomachache. He leaves the table under the pretense of needing to use the restroom and Gabi goes with him, saying that she will help him. They follow Nicolo into the restaurant's cellar and tell him that they are Warrior candidates from Marley. The two of them ended up on Paradis because they boarded an airship during the raid on Liberio. Horrified, Nicolo asks if they killed a female soldier. Falco recognizes the significance of the question, but before he can stop her, Gabi excitedly tells Nicolo that she did. Realizing Sasha's killer is in front of him, Nicolo grabs the bottle of wine and attacks her. Falco pushes her out of the way and the bottle shatters over his head. Shaken, Gabi tries to rouse him, but Falco does not respond. Nicolo punches her and carries the two back to the dining room where the Braus family is. He throws Gabi to the floor and tells Artur that she is the one who killed Sasha. Nicolo offers him a knife and says that if Artur cannot kill Gabi, he will. Just then, Armin Arlelt enters the room, and uncertain of what is going on, he calls for the rest of the Scouts. When they arrive, Jean recognizes Gabi and asks Nicolo what is going on. Nicolo tells him to stay away and that he is avenging Sasha. He holds his knife to Falco's throat, using him as a hostage. Gabi asks Nicolo to stop, and he turns on her, asking what Falco means to her and explaining that he had someone he cared about too. He pours out his feelings for Sasha, ending with the fact that Gabi took her from him. Gabi shouts back that Sasha killed people she cared about first, but Nicolo does not care who started it. Artur quietly interrupts and asks for Nicolo's knife. He gives it and Artur begins to explain how Sasha grew up a hunter. Artur knew that eventually that way of life would end for them, so he sent her out into the world where she became a soldier, shot people, and got herself shot. Though she left the forest, the world is simply a bigger forest where everyone is still fighting for their lives. He hands the knife to his wife who puts it on the table and tells Nicolo that he believes Sasha died because she wandered in the forest too long. Adults need to keep children out of the forest, and it is up them to shoulder the sins of the past. Seeing that Artur is getting through to him, Lisa asks Nicolo to put Falco down, and she and her husband look after him while Jean and Conny restrain Nicolo. Artur also asks Gabi if she is okay, and she is shocked that he does not hate her. Kaya, however, sprints around the table, grabbing the knife, and aims it at Gabi. Mikasa Ackermann stops her before the blow can land. Kaya shrieks, calling Gabi a murderer and saying how she thought she was a friend, as Artur and Lisa pull her away. Mikasa and Armin take Gabi out of the room. Now that the danger is over, Nicolo tells Hange to rinse out Falco's mouth because some of the wine got in it. He thinks it has Zeke's spinal fluid. When Jean forcefully presses him for information, Nicolo admits he does not have proof, but the first Marleyan scout fleet was packed to the brim with that wine, more than any mission would have needed. As a Marleyan soldier, he is familiar with the power of Zeke's spinal fluid. When he got his job at the restaurant, he was told by Yelena to serve that wine to high-ranking officers. As far as he knows, Yelena is the only volunteer in on it. Jean concludes that the reason Nicolo grabbed the wine earlier, was to protect the Scouts from drinking it, but Nicolo himself is not certain. His feelings are mixed up. He does not think he can be as forgiving as Artur, and wonders what was wrong with him to contemplate killing a child. In another room, Gabi asks Mikasa why she protected her when she killed their comrade and attacked a guard. Mikasa says she has no reason. Gabi asks them to kill her instead of Falco, but Armin says they do not plan to. Disbelieving, Gabi insists that they want to and Armin quietly refutes her, noticing that killing is all Gabi thinks about, and compares her to someone he knows. Eren then walks up to the table and holds up his hand to show that it is bleeding. In another part of the restaurant, Hange and Jean are bathing Falco, trying to clean the wine off of him, when they hear Onyankopon cry out. They return to the dining room to see Floch Forster holding a gun at Onyankopon. Several Jaegerists point rifles at the Scouts. Floch says he will have Hange take them to Zeke. When Hange says they have no intention of fighting with them, Floch says they will not negotiate with the military. Eren knows that Dot Pyxis will not give them control of the island and is probably already plotting to take the Founding Titan from Eren. Jean wonders how the Jaegerists knew they were here and Nicolo sees Greiz among them. Greiz says Nicolo is too obsessed with Eldians, which is why he never told him how to reach the Jaegerists. Hange tries to get Floch to stand down by explaining that Zeke's spinal fluid is being spread through the military as part of a plan, but Floch does not care saying that it will just make the MPs bigger idiots. Having never said anything about MPs drinking it, Hange realizes that Floch is in on the plan. Floch knocks on the closed door to the room where Eren is and says he and the others are going ahead. Eren sits at the table with Armin, Mikasa, and Gabi, and says that he wants to talk." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 73, + "Mikasa Ackermann and Armin Arlelt sit with Gabi Braun at a table, who asks them why they protected her after she killed their comrade and bludgeoned a guard with a rock. Gabi asks for Falco Grice to be taken as a prisoner and for them to kill her. Armin muses that her ideology reminds him of Eren Jaeger, who unexpectedly appears in the doorway. He silently raises his right hand, showing his palm has been sliced open and bleeding. Eren tells Armin and Mikasa that he wants to talk in a quiet setting and that Eldia's problems can be solved without any conflict; he does however request that they have their hands on the table at all times. Armin questions Eren if Zeke Jaeger and Yelena were the reason behind him launching an attack on Marley all by himself. Eren merely replies that he is free and did it of his own free will. Mikasa claims that he is being controlled and recalls how he saved her from the kidnappers who killed her parents. Ignoring this, Eren claims that he learned a lot from Zeke while in Marley and asks Armin if he is still visiting Annie Leonhart. He adds that if memories play a role in forming who a person is, that means part of Bertholdt Hoover's memories have become part of Armin too. When Mikasa interjects, Eren claims that the Ackermanns were intentionally designed to protect Eldia's King. An Ackermann awakens their instincts once they recognize an individual as their host. When Eren ordered Mikasa to \"fight\" in the cabin, all the necessary conditions were fulfilled and her instincts were awakened. This heightened her physical abilities, all because she accepted Eren as her host. Finally, he claims that Ackermanns find themselves fighting their true self at times, which can manifest as severe headaches. Armin sees Mikasa is too shocked to react and tells Eren to stop; ignoring him, Eren reminds them that he hates anyone who is not free, they are like livestock. Calling her both, he vehemently tells Mikasa that he has hated her since he was a kid. As Mikasa starts to cry, Armin lunges over to attack Eren, only to be stopped by Mikasa and slammed against the table: both are horrified by this and Eren merely repeats that it is due to Mikasa's lineage. Armin punches Eren in the face and is sent into a shelf. After Eren beats him and mentions he would never last in a fight, he orders all of them to be taken and travels with them to Shiganshina District. In the Forest of Giant Trees, Levi Ackermann meets with several members of the Scout Regiment up in the trees and learns of Dot Pyxis's plan. He tells the two Scouts they will capture a Jaegerist and transfer Zeke's power to them. Levi orders them to go inform Pyxis and descends from the tree. Barely looking up, Zeke asks if there is any wine left at the camp. Levi replies there is not, prompting Zeke to bemusedly state Levi comes up with the worst punishments. Levi walks away and grimly steels himself to kill Zeke, confident that he will not get away with the numerous Scouts in the trees. Composing himself, Levi internally tells Erwin Smith that he will finally be able to fulfill the vow he made all those years ago, when he notices Zeke running into the forest. Suddenly, Zeke lets out a piercing scream; horrified, Levi can only look as the numerous Scouts above him begin to fall out of the trees and transform into Titans. A numbing sensation ripples through several officers of the military due to Zeke's scream. It is powerful enough to cause Pyxis to drop his cup in bewilderment. Those affected are in both the Garrison and the Military Police Regiment. In a carriage driven by the Jaegerists, Falco wakes up, saying that he feels like electricity shot through his body. Hange Zoë realizes from his words that Nicolo's suspicion about the wine is correct and that Zeke must have used his power. In the forest, Zeke leaves Levi behind to face the combined might of the Scouts who have been transformed into Titans. He taunts Levi and asks him if he would truly cut apart his own men when they have done nothing wrong. Levi realizes that Zeke's spinal fluid must have been in the wine, which his soldiers had been all too happy to drink. He also pieces together that what Zeke had told them about people becoming numb on coming into contact with his spinal fluid is also a lie. The former soldiers move more quickly and intelligently than ordinary Titans, which Levi theorizes is probably because of Zeke's influence, and he is initially taken back by their quickness and increased ferocity. Forced to fight his subordinates in order to survive, Levi ponders if his subordinates are aware of their actions, as he is surrounded by them mid-air. As he departs, Zeke laments their present circumstances, which cannot be properly called a battle or a war. He states to be disappointed that he and Levi never learned to trust each other, but chalks it up to them coming from different worlds and that Levi does not truly understand what it means to have the world preparing to attack Paradis Island. Zeke lets one of the Titans carry him away as he considers how his half-brother, Eren, is the only person who is capable of understanding him. He wonders if Eren remembers where the two of them are supposed to meet. However, before he can escape the forest, a bloodied and angry Levi catches up to him, now armed with Thunder Spears. Zeke uses one of his remaining Titans to attack him, but Levi slices through it. In horror to have to face Levi again, Zeke bites his hand to transform into the Beast Titan and tears apart his last remaining Titan to use pieces of its skull as ammunition to throw at Levi. Noticing that there are no more Titans around, Zeke asks Levi if he really killed all of his own men. Levi leaps through the trees, cutting down branches far above the Beast Titan's head to use as diversion. He says that all Zeke needed to do was sit back and read, and asks him what made him think that he would not kill his own men. Levi supposes that Zeke simply has no idea how many friends the Scout Regiment has had to kill just to get where they are now. He fires his Thunder Spears into the Beast Titan's nape, severely wounding Zeke and blowing him out of his Titan entirely. Levi grabs Zeke's broken body by the head and drags him away, saying that he will not kill him yet. In Shiganshina District, Keith Sadies prepares the 109th Cadet Corps for a practice defense against invading Titans. However, some of the cadets find this a useless exercise given that their enemies are no longer Titans, but other humans from outside the Walls. One of them whispers to his companions that they should be training to use guns and form an Eldian army. The cadet feels that their commandant is stuck in the past. Another cadets adds that their best chance is for the Jaegerists to seize power. He feels that they should want a leader willing to make tough decisions. Their training exercise is then interrupted by the arrival of Floch Forster and the Jaegerists, who are also leading a captive Hange with them. Floch points his gun at the group and says that they will now be following his orders. Keith tries to take him to task, but Floch fires a warning shot near his foot to shut him up. Floch explains that this has nothing to do with Keith personally, but calls on the Cadet Corps to join the Jaegerists. He asks them if they are willing to save Eldia and join them with Eren as their leader. A few step forward and salute, pledging their hearts to Eldia. Floch then orders them to beat Keith until he can no longer stand, as proof of their resolve, since Keith represents the old order the Jaegerists are trying to get rid of. Anyone who does not participate will be sent to jail. Horrified, Hange tries to get him to stop, but Keith says to let it go, as he claims that the cadets will be no match for him. A short while later, Keith lies battered on the ground and Floch congratulates the Cadet Corps on a good job. He then tells Hange to lead them to Zeke. Elsewhere, the members of the Scouts who were detained at the restaurant are waiting in prison. Inside a building with elegant windows, Eren takes a look outside. Zeke wakes up to find himself lying gravely injured in a wagon with Levi sitting on a bench beside him. Levi tells him not to move and informs Zeke that the Thunder Spear impaled in his stomach is tied to a detonator around his neck. One wrong move and he will be blown in half. Zeke looks over his own body and vomits, and Levi almost pities him as he draws his blades. He cuts off half of Zeke's foot and when Zeke screams, Levi tells him to shut up as he cuts off more chunks of his legs. Levi explains that he has to do this otherwise Zeke will turn into a Titan. In agony, Zeke asks about his now missing glasses and where they might be. Levi is unsympathetic and tells him that he no longer needs them. As he falls unconscious, Zeke remembers when he was a boy playing catch with another Eldian, Tom Xaver. He asked Zeke if he was going to become a pitcher when he grew up. Zeke replied that he had a mission to do." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 74, + "Grisha Jaeger and Dina Fritz take their young son Zeke atop one of the towers outside the Liberio internment zone and show him the city they live in. Grisha tells Zeke that as Eldians they are forced to live their lives inside what amounts as a birdcage instead of being able to see the rest of the world, and asks him if he would not like to leave that place, with Zeke replying that he does. They are then found by a maintenance man who douses them in water upon seeing their armbands, reproaching them for the Eldians' alleged past crimes and telling them that they should have been exterminated instead of giving birth to more children. As they walk through the streets, amidst more hostility from the Marleyan citizens, Grisha hugs his son and tells him that the outside world is like this, and if he cannot stand it, he is going to have to change it. The newest batch of Warrior candidates are seen training while two men watch from afar. One of them, Tom Xaver, asks if his successor will be among them. After noticing Zeke trailing behind the others, the other man, Theo Magath, comments that he does not seem to have the guts to be a Warrior. After the training, Zeke is taken to his grandparents by his mother and father, who ask him how his training went. He admits it was really tough, but they are confident that he can become a Warrior, since he has a special power, and most of all, he is their son. As he enters the house with his grandmother, Zeke overhears part of the conversation between his grandfather and his parents. Jaeger asks them if those \"social dancing club\" meetings they go every night to are really that important to prevent them from spending more time with Zeke, but Dina trusts that one day Zeke will understand what they are actually doing for him. Jaeger tells Zeke the story of the tragic fall of Lago, a large Marleyan city that was destroyed by Titans 1200 years ago, continuing with the devastation of Monte and the ravaging of Valle; all of which were wiped out by the Eldian Empire over the course of a single day, resulting in hundreds of thousands of Marleyans killed. Zeke interrupts the story in annoyance, and his grandfather wonders whether Grisha has been really teaching him Eldia's true history. Zeke replies that Grisha has been telling him the same things he learns at school. Jaeger asks him if he wants to become a Warrior and fight for Marley, and Zeke concurs without conviction. He is taken to his bed by his grandfather, but before leaving, he stares at a picture of his deceased aunt Fay. A few days pass and after getting his training done early, Zeke notices a father and son playing in the street while walking home. Hoping to do the same with Grisha, Zeke goes to see his father, who instead has him study more about their history. After he gets belittled by both Magath and several other candidates, Zeke leaves the training area in low spirits. He spots a baseball rolling towards him and Xaver calling him to pitch it back. Xaver notices how talented Zeke is in throwing and offers to play catch with him, introducing himself as a Titan researcher as well as the holder of the Beast Titan. Zeke smiles for the first time that day after Xaver continues to remark on his pitching and plays catch with Xaver for the rest of the day. That night, Zeke overhears part of a plan made by both Grisha and Grice and is transcribed to become part of it to try to become a holder of one of Marley's Titans. He goes back to the training area, but still falls behind the others: Zeke notices his parents there observing but starts to cry as they leave after seeing him struggle to keep up; unknown to Zeke, Xaver notices this as well. Zeke overhears his parents arguing about his performance and later tells Xaver about this. Xaver mentions that Zeke did not seem to truly want to be a Warrior and mentions how pointless it would be for him to become one due to the numerous drawbacks; he goes on to say that he became one just so he could understand the mysteries behind the Nine Titans and that as honest people, they are not fit to be fighters. After overhearing the Marleyan authorities are close to discovering the Eldian Restorationists and a harsh reaction from Grisha, Zeke becomes conflicted and goes to Xaver for advice. Xaver then decides the best thing for Zeke is to go to the authorities and report his parents, citing their poor treatment of Zeke for all these years. After Zeke eventually does so, he is accepted by his peers. As time passes, Xaver's health begins to fade, and he revealed to Zeke that he had discovered through his research that the Founding Titan, in addition to memory alteration, is capable of changing the very body composition of Subjects of Ymir as well. Zeke suggests that if that is true, the Founder could be used to sterilize all Subjects of Ymir and eradicate the Subjects of Ymir in about a hundred years; after a brief pause, Xaver then told Zeke about his own son's death. Xaver had a Marleyan wife who, upon discovering his Eldian heritage promptly killed both their son and herself in shame. Xaver goes on to say that he tried running away from his sins by using the power of the Titans and tearfully wondered how much better it would have been if he was never born into this world. Zeke promised Xaver that he would inherit his Beast Titan and use it to take the Founder away from both Eldia and Marley, so he can free the people of the world from the terror of the Titans. Later on, Xaver reveals how to get around Karl Fritz's vow of renouncing war. If a Titan of royal blood comes into contact with the individual who possesses the Founding Titan, they will be able to draw out its power. However, Zeke would not be able to use the power himself. The decision would remain with the individual who possesses the Founder. Xaver tells Zeke to think of himself as a key and to find an individual he would trust with the Founding Titan. Some time afterward, Zeke ate Xaver and became the new inheritor of the Beast Titan. He put on Xaver's glasses and called him \"Father,\" promising to find a suitable person for their plan. Zeke learned from Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover that Eren Jaeger possessed the Founding Titan and that Eren's father, a doctor, was missing. Zeke realized that Grisha had not died when he was sent to Paradis Island, and that his father had done the same thing to Eren that he had done to Zeke, and so Zeke promised Eren that he would rescue him. Years later, Zeke met up with his half-brother, Eren in Marley while he was pretending to be an injured soldier. Eren told Zeke about how he obtained his father's memories and how Grisha had killed the Reiss family to ensure he could take away the Founding Titan. Eren understood that if any of the Reiss children remained alive, he could have been fed to them so they could regain the Founder, and that they were able to live because those children died. However, Eren told Zeke that he disagreed with Grisha's plan and that if the Eldians had never been born, none of them would have had to suffer. Eren agreed to cooperate with Zeke's euthanization plan. Back in the cart, Zeke finishes recalling his memories of Xaver; Levi Ackermann overhears part of his muttering and brushes it aside as delusions. He muses that Zeke being eaten by a Titan seems to be a merciful fate for him after killing so many of his comrades, but Zeke says that he saved the lives of the children they would birth from this cruel world. As Levi stops the wagon and goes to continue cutting off Zeke's growing legs, Zeke suddenly screams out Xaver's name: then, without warning, he jerks his head back and activates the triggering mechanism of the Thunder Spear lodged in his abdomen. Levi is blown into the air as Zeke's body is split in two by the resulting explosion." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 75, + "As Floch Forster and the other Jaegerists escort Hange Zoë, they hear an explosion off in the distance. As they ponder what it could be, Hange recognizes it as an explosion caused by a Thunder Spear. Nearby, a mutilated Zeke Jaeger slowly succumbs to his wounds from Levi Ackermann's Thunder Spear. After dying, one of the Titans Zeke had created regenerates and crawls up to his body. It rips open its abdomen and picks up Zeke's corpse, shoving it into the wound. At Shiganshina District, Yelena and the Jaegerists have rounded up Commander Dot Pyxis and the other Eldian military members and tied different colored cloths around the arms of the military. Pyxis assumes this is to reveal who drank the tainted wine and who could be deemed as a threat. After some banter, Yelena glares at Pyxis and, due to them not trusting Zeke, claims they must be punished for their actions. Meanwhile, several Scouts have tea inside their prison cell along with Nicolo and the Braus family. Conny Springer asks Armin Arlelt if he can use his Colossal Titan to get out, and Armin replies that he could, but if he did so, he would blast the entire town and that his Titan is not very precise. Jean Kirschtein asks why Eren beat Armin up back at the restaurant, and Armin explains that Eren verbally hurt Mikasa Ackermann, so he attacked Eren. Though Jean pushes for details, Mikasa refuses to let Armin elaborate. Jean suspects that Eren would not do what he did without a good reason and wonders if there is something else that Eren has in mind. Yelena, Onyankopon, and Greiz arrive outside their prison cell and Yelena greets them as the heroes of Shiganshina. Conny yells at Onyankopon for siding with Yelena, but Onyankopon is unsympathetic, considering that he had been under house arrest and in about the same situation not long before. Jean suspects that Yelena is feeling good considering that so much has gone according to Zeke's plan. They attacked Marley, they got the support of the Eldian people, and they used the wine spiked with spinal fluid to control the military. With the Founding Titan, they can destroy Marley and get revenge for their homelands. Jean calls this the real reason why they came to Paradis Island. Onyankopon says they civilized this island, which was a century behind the rest of the world. Greiz mocks them, and Nicolo calls him a rat who sold them out. Greiz is unrepentant though, expressing his dislike for repeatedly hearing about Nicolo's affection for Sasha Braus and starts insulting her. Yelena ends Greiz's frustration by swiftly shooting him in the head. She bows as she offers an apology to the imprisoned soldiers. She has no use for anyone who would curse the Eldians as devils and clarifies that the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers' goal has never been about revenge. Instead, they wish to save both Eldia and Marley from the chain of hate. Yelena then explains Zeke's euthanasia plan to them. In a prison cell, Gabi Braun is surprised when Eren Jaeger appears with two Jaegerist members. He orders her to cooperate with him if she wants Falco Grice to survive, but then one of the soldiers plunges a knife into the throat of the other; the soldier is revealed to be Pieck and holds Eren at gunpoint as she closes the cell door. As Pieck aims her pistol at Eren, she orders Gabi to take the dead soldier's rifle and point it at Eren. She then tells Eren to take his hands out of his pockets or she will shoot him. Eren calls her out, saying that if she truly wanted to, she would have already done so, but Pieck's mission is to capture the Founding Titan, which means that she cannot kill him without eating him. Violating her mission would doom not just her, but her entire family. Pieck makes a show of raising her gun and giving up but says that she had another reason why she could not fire. If Eren has the Founding Titan, he might be able to defeat Marley. Pieck explains to Eren why she became a Warrior, and how she would like to show her father a bright future before her term is up. For that to happen, she needs to crush Marley, so she would be willing to help. Beside her, Gabi grapples with the fact that Zeke masterminded the attack on Liberio, and now Pieck is also talking about becoming a traitor. She asks what they have been fighting for. Pieck asks her if they are Marleyans or Eldians, and when Gabi says they are Honorary Marleyans, Pieck corrects her, saying they are Subjects of Ymir, which is the one inescapable truth. No matter what they say that they are, they will always be people who can turn into Titans but as both of them saw at Fort Slava, Titans being used in warfare will soon be obsolete and when that happens, Marley will have no use for the Eldians in the Internment Zone and they all will be killed off without a second thought. They can keep proving that they are \"good Eldians\" all they want, but Marley will exterminate them long before they ever set them free so they must secure their own future even if they must get their hands dirty. All this shocks Gabi. Hearing this, Eren asks Pieck to prove that she is willing to help him and his cuase. She then offers to show him where the other infiltrators are in this town, but they will have to go on the roof for her to point at them; Eren accepts this. In their cell, the captured Scouts absorb what the euthanasia plan means for the Eldian race. Yelena calls it a peaceful end. When Jean points out that the population will eventually dwindle to nothing more than the elderly, leaving their country unprotected, Yelena says that they will still use the Rumbling as a deterrent. The royal family and the Founding Titan will be maintained, and Historia Reiss already has a successor. The Founder will only need to be passed around until the end of that child's lifetime. Jean is skeptical that plan will work, and Yelena admits that there are no absolute guarantees, but she is certain that Zeke and Eren will end the threat of the Titans, leaving an impact on human history, long after they are gone. As Armin breaks down and cries at the nobility of the plan, a soldier runs up to Yelena to notify her of enemy infiltrators. The Jaegerists suit up in anti-personnel ODM gear, making enough noise that Nile Dawk notices the commotion in his cell where he is being held with Falco Grice and a number of other dissenting soldiers. Eren leads Pieck and Gabi upstairs through the main hall, where Pieck waves at the crowd of Jaegerist soldiers below, which includes a disguised Porco Galliard. As they continue up the building, Eren reveals that Falco is also being held here and that he has been affected by Zeke's spinal fluid. Pieck asks Eren if he knows why Zeke has that special ability and if he might know any other secrets. She does not feel that Zeke has been entirely upfront with his fellow Warriors. They reach the roof before Eren answers, and Pieck and Gabi head outside while Yelena warns him not to trust Pieck. Eren says he does not, and the feeling is mutual. He then tells Pieck to point to the enemy's position. Pieck clasps Gabi's trembling hand and smiles at her, before turning around and point at Eren. The roof beneath him rumbles and jaws emerge through the stone in an attempt to eat him. Galliard's Jaw Titan fails to capture Eren, severing his legs at the knees, and Eren transforms into his Titan before Galliard can attack him again. Galliard lands on the roof and protects Pieck and Gabi from the force of Eren's transformation. Gabi is surprised that Pieck did not actually betray Marley. Pieck tells her that while she does not trust Marley, she does trust her friends. She has Gabi look up, and above them is a fleet of airships led by Magath. Magath sees the smoke signal from Pieck and Galliard, notifying the Marleyan military that they have found the Founding Titan. He says that it is time to get revenge for Liberio, as Eren prepares to face them." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 76, + "Hange Zoë and Floch discover the shattered wagon and Levi Ackermann's motionless body with a Titan nearby. A Jaegerist offers to shoot Levi, but Hange says he is already dead. Skeptical, Floch asks to take a look himself, but before he can, the Titan begins sucking in steam. Wary, since this is not the way Titans normally die, the Jaegerists point their guns at the Titan and wait until it dissolves into a skeleton, revealing Zeke Jaeger in the remains of its belly. As the Jaegerists stare in shock, Hange takes the opportunity to grab Levi and dive into the nearby river to escape. Most of the Jaegerists pursue, but Floch remains behind to ask Zeke what happened. Zeke is uncertain, but explains he was in a strange place where a girl built his body out of soil. Time had no meaning there. He suspects he was in the Paths. Since the Scouts guarding Zeke have all been turned into Titans and slain, he says there is no longer anything in their way. Zeke and the Jaegerists move out to join up with Eren Jaegar. Meanwhile, in Shiganshina District, Eren finishes his transformation into the Attack Titan. As Porco Galliard's Jaw Titan shields Pieck Finger and Gabi Braun from the blast, Gabi is surprised that Pieck is not the traitor she appeared to be in front of Eren. Pieck admits that she does not trust Marley, but she does trust the comrades she has fought alongside. In the skies above, Theo Magath guides his airships towards the blast in order to capture the Founding Titan and get revenge for the raid on Liberio. Marleyan soldiers parachute from the airships, bringing arms and equipment with them. On the rooftop of the headquarters, Pieck lifts the hand manacled to Gabi and asks Galliard for help. He swipes at her arm with his Titan's claws, taking off the hand and splitting the pair apart. Pieck screams in pain and throws herself off the roof as Galliard lunges to attack Eren. He only keeps Eren busy for a short while before running away, and by then Pieck has changed into the Cart Titan. Gabi hides in its mouth, and Pieck escapes along with her. Eren looks at the airships and suspects Reiner Braun is behind Marley's sudden appearance, since they would otherwise have too little information to act on. Below him, Yelena calls for him to leave his Titan and escape underground using the War Hammer Titan. Instead Eren jumps off the roof and walks his Titan into the city where Reiner is able to see him as Reiner comes down on his parachute. Reiner transforms into the Armored Titan and Yelena orders the Jaegerists to hurry and protect Eren. As the two Titans engage, Magath calls Pieck over and she spits out Gabi, who is reunited with Magath and Colt Grice. Gabi explains that Falco is still being held at the military headquarters and that he got some of Zeke's spinal fluid in his mouth. Pieck adds that there are three hundred captive soldiers who have drunk the fluid as well. She suspects that the Founding Titan is Eren's trump card, but the conditions are not right for him to use it since he has not already done so. Gabi remembers overhearing a conversation after her capture on a Scout airship and realizes that Eren's plan needed a Titan of royal blood and that Zeke is the key that Eren needs. Though surprised, the group realizes that Zeke's heritage is not impossible, and they will have to keep Eren and Zeke apart. Pieck gears up for combat and Magath climbs on the mobile artillery platform on her Titan's back. Magath tells Gabi that they do not intend to kill the Founding Titan and leave the problem for another generation, but to capture it and end the two thousand years of malice. Eren and Reiner continue fighting each other. Though the Attack Titan's hardened fists shatter the faceplate around the Armored Titan's head, Reiner does not go down immediately. Galliard launches an attack at the Attack Titan's back and breaks the spikes Eren grows from his spine to defend himself. Eren struggles with Reiner in front of him and Galliard at his back, but finally manages to free himself by stabbing the pair through with massive spikes from the ground. By now the Jaegerists arrive with Thunder Spears and Pieck and Magath fires a shell through the head of the Attack Titan. The blow takes out his Titan's motor skills, allowing Reiner and Galliard to work on freeing themselves. Before the Jaegerists can take them out, Marley's forces open fire. Between the soldiers on the ground and airships in the sky, the Jaegerists suffer heavy losses. Yelena watches, staring, from the roof of the headquarters and Onyankopon leaves the group in a hurry, saying that the Founder is going to get eaten. Though immobile, Eren continues to defend himself from Galliard, who has broken free, by using the War Hammer Titan's power, but is shelled again by Magath. The Marleyan general knows that the War Hammer Titan exhausts its power quickly and intends to wear him out. He reminds his soldiers that Willy Tybur sacrificed himself to make this attack possible and give them space for a new Helos. Reiner breaks free and runs Eren through with the spike that had previously impaled him, saying that Eren has lost and everyone has suffered enough, including Eren himself. Inside headquarters, Onyankopon sets the imprisoned Scouts free, explaining that they are currently under attack from Marley and the Armored, Cart, and Jaw Titans are here. He is afraid Eren is going to lose, and asks them to help. However, once free, Conny Springer grabs him by the collar and demands to know why they should listen to him. After all the betrayals he has experienced, Conny is sick of it. Before Conny can hurt him, Armin Arlelt intervenes and suggests they hear him out. Onyankopon says he did not know about the wine or the euthanization plan and Nicolo confirms this, saying that the Marleyan prisoners of war were instructed not to speak of them to the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers. The reason Onyankopon joined was to have an ally with which to fight against Marley, and he says he believed that there would be a future for Paradis Island, which would include children. If the euthanization plan went through, there would be no point to his efforts. Armin chooses to believe him, and Jean Kirschtein does as well, but points out that helping Eren and Zeke means the euthanization plan will come to pass. Onyankopon says they can stop the plan, but they need Eren and Zeke to keep the island safe. He suggests showing off the Rumbling to the world. When Armin asks Mikasa Ackermann what she wants to do, she says she wants to help Eren, but as she looks morosely at her scarf she supposes that is likely because of her bloodline and not her own will. Wanting to believe in Eren, Armin suggests that he made that up, but Mikasa admits she does get headaches from time to time, and when Armin asks the others if Eren really would sterilize the Eldian population, they are noncommittal. Armin suggests that Eren might be going along with the plan to prevent Yelena from acting out, since ultimately he is the one who controls the Founding Titan's power, but the response is silence." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 77, + "Armin Arlelt asks Mikasa Ackermann if she wants to help Eren Jaeger and she admits she does, but is concerned that it is simply because it is in her blood. However Armin thinks both the story of the Ackermann lineage and Eren's agreement with the euthanization plan are a lie because it does not sound like something he would believe in. Jean Kirschtein agrees it is out of character, but does not find it that unbelievable, and Conny Springer demands to know why Eren does not oppose Zeke Jaeger and Yelena if he disagrees with them. Armin insists that it is because Eren does not have to. He is the only one who can control the Founding Titan so he is playing along to keep them from acting out and to protect Paradis Island with the Rumbling. Armin's reasoning gets through to them, and though Jean and Conny are unhappy about Eren's behavior, they agree to go out and save him. As Eren's friends, Nicolo, and the Braus family escape up the stairs, Mikasa asks Armin why Eren would lie and push them away. Armin has some ideas, particularly for the story about the Ackermanns that he told Mikasa, but says they can ask Eren after this is over. Outside, Eren's Attack Titan is pinned against a building by Reiner Braun's Armored Titan. It roars and then summons additional spikes through the War Hammer Titan's power to drive Reiner back. Porco Galliard takes the opportunity to attack the weakened Titan, but Eren punches his smaller Jaw Titan and hurls it away. Reiner manages to pin the Attack Titan to the ground and prepares to bite into its nape when Eren reaches up and grabs the Armored Titan by the upper jaw to fend him off. A boulder knocks the Armored Titan off Eren, heralding the arrival of Zeke and his Beast Titan. Zeke proceeds to take out a Marleyan airship with a shot of broken boulders and Theo Magath calls for Pieck Finger to reorient her Cart Titan so he can get a shot at him. She turns from her perch on top of Wall Maria to face Zeke, only to abruptly dodge another of the Beast Titan's rock barrages. As she hangs off the side of the Wall, the Jaegerists led by Floch Forster move in to flank her. Inside Shiganshina District, Eren gets up and begins limping towards the Wall to meet Zeke. Gabi Braun says they have to stop him, but Colt Grice tells her to head towards their escape airship while he looks for his brother Falco. She refuses, saying that it is her fault Falco is involved at all. In a cell with members of the military who drank Zeke's spinal fluid, Roeg demands to know what is happening outside. Nile Dawk tells Falco that the Marleyan military might be here to save him. Falco doubts that they would come to rescue an Eldian, but Nile puts the situation a different way, suggesting this could be Falco's chance to go home and see his family. Nile doubts that he will get a chance to see his wife or daughters again, because one scream from Zeke will turn him into a Titan. Elsewhere in the Shiganshina military headquarters, Surma tries to stop Armin and those with him from leaving, but Jean grabs him by the shirt and demands to know if he is going to risk his life to stop them from helping Eren. Surma stands down and Conny calls for all the cells to be opened up. As other members of the military walk free, Conny finds a battered Keith Sadies in a cell. Despite Conny's concern, Keith tells the young man to leave and not to worry about him. Meanwhile Armin and Jean reunite with Dot Pyxis, who says he is all right aside from a small drinking problem, indicating the black armband that shows he drank the spinal fluid. Pyxis organizes the freed soldiers, and prioritizes giving the limited omni-directional mobility gear to those without black armbands. He will personally lead those who drank the tainted wine. Louise expresses joy at fighting together again as Mikasa puts on her ODM gear, but Mikasa is indifferent. She puts down her carefully folded scarf, to Louise's surprise, and walks out without it. Outside, Armin, Jean, Mikasa, and Conny find Yelena standing with her arms spread wide, ecstatic with how Zeke has managed to bring down the Marleyan airships. She says the moment that history will change is at hand. As they watch, Reiner tries to stop Eren from reaching Zeke, but is blown back by a barrage of rocks. Jean is shocked that Zeke is here, because that means something must have happened to Levi Ackermann. Yelena says he and Hange Zoë must have been beaten by Zeke, who promised to meet Eren at a certain time and place. Armin says they have no choice but to help the Jaegerists unite the two brothers. His friends' faces turn to shock and he looks behind him to see Yelena regarding him with a severe expression, but she relaxes and tells them to help Zeke and Eren. Down below, Gabi and Colt make their way to headquarters to look for Falco. Colt explains that the unusual weapon he carries is an Anti-Titan rifle, but it is difficult to kill a Titan with it without a direct hit to the nape. The two hide as soldiers come out of headquarters, only to be shocked when they see Falco walk out along with them. Nile notices Falco react to something and Falco says he saw his brother. Loud enough for others to hear, Nile orders Falco to come with him as a prisoner. He tells the other soldiers that he will tie up Falco in a house, but instead leads him over to Colt and Gabi. Colt readies himself to shoot, but Gabi holds him back. Once Nile sees the two, Nile tells Falco to go home and hands him to his brother. Falco runs away with them and looks back to say thank you. Nile waves and returns to the rest of the soldiers. As they regroup, Colt asks Gabi why she trusted the enemy, but before she can answer, they are interrupted by the arrival of Nicolo and the Braus family. The three of them hide and overhear the Braus family hoping that Gabi and Falco are safe. Gabi is shocked and stands up to possibly reveal herself, but stops when she hears Kaya ask why they should care about the person who killed Sasha Braus. Colt tries to get them to move once the family is gone, but Gabi is in silent tears, concluding that there are no devils on the island at all; just people. She finally realizes what Reiner had gone through years prior. She apologizes to Falco for dragging him into this, and out of guilt he shares his involvement and how he unknowingly opened the door to Eren's raid on Liberio. He considers himself responsible for the deaths of Zofia and Udo. Falco then confesses his love for Gabi and how he became a Warrior candidate because he did not want her to inherit the Armored Titan, so she would live a long life. Shocked, Gabi asks him why he is telling her this. Falco explains that he might turn into a Titan soon and does not want to leave it unsaid. Gabi suddenly stands up and rips the black armband from his arm, telling him they need to go. Colt agrees, hoping Zeke might not use the scream if he knows it will turn Falco. Meanwhile, Zeke continues to fend off attackers to allow Eren to approach him, and the Marleyan army is keeping the freed Paradis military from getting to Eren. Zeke notices steam rising from further down the Wall and sees the skeleton of the Cart Titan, still with the artillery platform on its back. He concludes Pieck must have fallen as the Jaegerists cheer beside the body. Floch arrives and asks the cheering soldiers who took them out, but no one landed a shot. Magath's soldiers shoot the Jaegerists from under the smoking skeleton and Pieck's smoke screen gives Magath's cannon the one shot he needs for a sneak attack against the Beast Titan. The shell strikes the Beast Titan in the shoulder near the nape, toppling Zeke from the Wall and to the city below, but it is not enough to kill him. Magath urges Pieck to hurry and reposition them, because if Zeke has any strength left he will use it to scream. On the ground, Falco, Colt, and Gabi hurry to Zeke." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 78, + "Eren Jaeger limps his Attack Titan towards his brother Zeke's fallen Beast Titan, but is interrupted by a bite to the leg from Porco Galliard's Jaw Titan. He smashes the Jaw Titan's head and back before his Titan's arm is blown off by an artillery shell shot by Theo Magath. Before Magath can shoot again, Floch Forster and his squad attack the Cart Titan and its artillery crew. On the ground, Paradis Island's military spreads to avoid taking the Marleyan forces head-on. Armin Arlelt suggests to his friends that they sneak around behind their enemies. As Zeke rouses, Eren grapples with Reiner Braun's Armored Titan and Galliard receives a memory from his brother Marcel about why Reiner was chosen to become a Warrior. Magath notices Zeke rise and Eren reaches out, wide-eyed, as the Beast Titan inhales for a scream, but it is Colt Grice whose shout Zeke actually hears. Colt pleads for Zeke not to scream since his brother Falco has swallowed some of Zeke's spinal fluid. Zeke listens to Colt in horror, and admits he knows what is it like to care for the well being of a brother, but he refuses his request and uses his Titan's scream anyway. Falco screams for Colt to get away, but Colt holds on, saying that he is there for him. Throughout Shiganshina District, soldiers transform into Titans and begin attacking the Marleyan army. Zeke commands the newly transformed Falco and sends him at Reiner, knocking him away from Eren. Reiner manages to pin both Falco and the weakened Eren, but realizes he cannot handle them both and he does not want to kill Falco. When Eren temporarily breaks free, Reiner grabs him by the ankle to bring him down again, though this leaves him open to Falco, who bites at his nape. Having defeated most of Floch's soldiers, Magath fires another shot at the Beast Titan, blowing a hole into its nape. He then turns his attention to Eren, but is disrupted by an explosive attack from Armin. Mikasa Ackermann arrives as well and begins attacking the artillery crew. On the ground, the Beast Titan dissolves to a skeleton. Realizing that Eren can no longer use the Founding Titan without Zeke, Reiner ponders whether it is okay to let himself go and for Falco to eat him. However, Falco lets go of his nape, to Reiner's surprise, and he sees Galliard has left his Jaw Titan. Galliard says he no longer has the strength to heal his body, but he will not die for nothing. He knows now that Marcel was trying to protect him and that is why Reiner became a Warrior instead. As he always suspected, Galliard was better than him. Falco devours Galliard, leaving Reiner free to focus on Eren, who hardens his Titan while the Armored Titan's fist is trapped in his Titan's mouth. Eren escapes through the nape and runs on foot towards Zeke, who is actually alive and only allowed his Titan to wither in order to pretend to be dead. Reiner breaks free, but is forced back by dual attacks from Conny Springer and Jean Kirschtein. However, before Eren can reach Zeke, Gabi Braun shoots him with the Anti-Titan rifle she has taken from the now deceased Colt. The blow decapitates Eren and sends his head flying towards Zeke. Back when the two brothers reunited in Marley, Zeke confirmed his stance about Eldian euthanasia and asked if Eren agreed. Eren recalled the memories he had received of when his father killed the royal family. If Grisha had not killed the royal children, they could have reclaimed the Founding Titan, dooming humanity behind the Walls. However, Eren told Zeke he disagreed with Grisha's actions. If Eldians had not been born they would not be planning the attack they were now, that would result in mass casualties. There would be no greater salvation than never being born. Moved by Eren's agreement to work with him, Zeke offered him a baseball in lieu of shaking his hand since it was best for them to not make physical contact yet. He tosses it to Eren who fails to catch it, calling himself rusty. In the present, Zeke catches Eren's head in his outstretched hand before Eren loses complete consciousness. Memories spill out and the two brothers emerge in the Paths. Eren is standing and turns to find Zeke sitting, chained to the sand beneath him. Zeke explains that those with royal blood come here to use the Founding Titan. He has been waiting in this timeless land for Eren to wake up ever since they made contact, since they managed to do so before Eren passed on. Now they have succeeded in unlocking the power of the Founding Titan. A young girl approaches them and Zeke says she is Ymir, the Founder, because that is the only person who would make sense in a place like this. He explains how she rebuilt his body and this must be where she makes Titans. Zeke tells Eren to command Ymir. He is unable to move freely himself because the chains that bind him are the vow to renounce war. When Eren is silent, Zeke urges him to ask her to make Eldians unable to bear children, saying that the Rumbling can wait. However, Eren refuses, saying that he could never go along with such a plan. He just manipulated Zeke to get himself here. Eren walks up to Ymir and asks her to lend him her power. Ymir walks right past him though, continuing on towards Zeke, who is grappling with Eren's betrayal. She stops in front of Zeke and drops to her knees. Zeke explains that he learned a lot while waiting for Eren to wake, including that Ymir can make anything as long as one of royal blood wills it. He stands, breaking the chains he had created by his own command, and says that he is here without being tainted by the First King's ideals so he has managed to nullify the vow to renounce war. Zeke describes Ymir as being a slave with no will of her own and says she will accept those of royal blood as her master, thus giving him all the powers of the Founder. Eren was simply a key he needed to unlock them. Zeke is glad to know Eren's true feelings, but does not blame him, saying that it is the fault of their father. Now he intends to save Eren the way that Tom Xaver saved him. Zeke plans to fix Eren by using the Founder's power." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 79, + "Inside Grisha Jaeger's memories, Eren and Zeke watch their father pick up a crying baby Eren. Zeke notes that Grisha looks happy for a man who has lost his previous family and friends, and is resentful of that fact. He is showing this to Eren in hopes that Eren will understand that his father has brainwashed him into thinking the way he does now. Zeke takes Eren a little further into his father's memories and shows how Grisha uses his profession as a doctor to get close to people in power in order to track down the king and the Founding Titan. This places his family at great risk should he ever be discovered, and Eren reaches the conclusion that Zeke expects; that Grisha would throw away his family in order to restore Eldia. Though Eren says he is no longer brainwashed, Zeke says there is no rush and continues to take him through their father's memories. They watch how Grisha conducts his investigation, which eventually leads him to the church built above the underground chapel. Both of them are shocked by how quickly Grisha finds it, since he will not take the Founding Titan until the day Wall Maria falls, but this is a much younger Grisha and the Eren in his memories is still a toddler. Grisha locates the trap door leading to the cavern below, but apprehensively closes it and leaves the church. He returns home and hugs Eren. Zeke is stunned to learn that Grisha delayed the completion of his mission out of love for his second son. In the Jaeger family basement, Zeke and Eren continue to observe Grisha, who has fallen asleep at his desk. Eren is standing behind Grisha and Zeke is in front of the desk, looking at his father's bookshelf. Zeke supposes that Grisha has learned from his past mistakes with him, but insists that Eren is still moving exactly the way Grisha would want him to. Eren notices a photograph by the sleeping Grisha and sees it is the one of Grisha and his first family. Grisha stirs, mumbling an apology to Zeke, and opens his eyes. Suddenly, he stands up and looks directly at Zeke in confusion. He asks if that is really him. Grisha looks to either side of him, still confused, and then slumps back into his chair. He tells himself that the bearded man he sees could not possibly be Zeke and that this must be a dream. Eren opens the door behind him and tells Zeke they should go on to the next memory. By the time they get to memories when Eren is nine years old, Zeke admits that Eren does not appear to have been brainwashed by Grisha, and was allowed to grow as he wished. Because of this, Zeke does not understand why Eren betrayed him. Eren was forced to inherit a Titan and despite knowing nothing, followed Grisha's plans anyway. Zeke asks what Eren is planning to do with the Founding Titan. As they come to the memory where Grisha discovers Eren has rescued Mikasa Ackermann by killing her kidnappers, Eren tells Zeke that he mistakenly assumes that the two of them are the same. Rather than letting someone steal his freedom, he will steal theirs first. It was not something his father taught him, but something he was born with. He is not going to be the weak little brother Zeke was hoping for. Eren sees Zeke as a man unable to move past his dead father's dream, but Zeke says he is grateful, because he can now save the world from Eldia. Zeke walks away, ready to move on, but Eren stops to look at his younger self, who has wrapped his scarf around Mikasa. In another memory, as Grisha medically examines a child, Zeke says he can carry out the euthanization plan at any time, since he is already connected to the Founder, but before he saves the world, he wants to save Eren. They return to the basement and Zeke stands behind Grisha, watching him write the message he will leave behind for Eren, saying that humanity outside the Walls has not perished. Grisha puts the photo of his first family in his journal and locks it away in his desk drawer. As he lifts the key, he looks straight ahead of him and stares. Eren is directly in front of him. In the ground floor of the Jaeger home, a younger Eren and Mikasa come in with firewood. They put it away as Carla Jaeger cooks and Grisha sits at the table. As the family eats, the children learn that Grisha will be away for a couple days and Mikasa reveals Eren wants to join the Scout Regiment. Rather than being upset like Carla, Grisha asks Eren why he wants to go out there. Eren says he wants to know what the outside world is like rather than being ignorant, and he does not want the lives of those who died exploring to have been for nothing. Understanding, Grisha says when he returns he will show Eren the secret in the basement that he has been keeping, but as he speaks he is not looking at the younger Eren, but at the one from the present day. As Grisha leaves home, he is haunted by a terrible vision. The day Wall Maria falls he returns to the underground chapel where the Reiss family is gathered. Grisha announces that he is an Eldian and Subject of Ymir who has come from outside the Walls. He begs the current king to stop the Titans from attacking before his family and everyone else is eaten. Though pained, the vow to renounce war asserts itself on Frieda and she coldly states that they must not escape their sins. The Power of the Titans, especially the Founder's power, must not fall into other people's hands or a hell like that of the Great Titan War could happen again. In order to save the world, they need to accept their sins and welcome their destruction. Zeke realizes that he and Frieda are on the same page, but also that she and her family will be killed by Grisha. He remembers that Eren said he was disgusted by this memory and turns to ask if that was a lie, only to be shocked by the intensity on Eren's face. Undeterred, Grisha pleads for his family, since his house is near where the Wall broke. He argues that the people she is leaving to die do not know anything of their ancestors' sins because the king has erased those memories, so how can that be atonement? Frieda says nothing they do can be enough repentance, so her focus is preventing any deaths of those outside the Walls. If they remain ignorant and accept the world's hatred, only Eldians will need to die. Grisha is horrified and turns to look over his right shoulder where Eren is smoldering with rage. Not noticing this, Frieda continues to say that arguing with her is pointless and even if he took the Founding Titan from her he could not use it. Grisha knows this. Each of the Nine Titans has a special trait, and the Attack Titan has never bowed to anyone. He believes that is because the Attack Titan is intended to fight against the king's self-righteousness. The Attack Titan can catch glimpses into the memories of its future inheritors, and through them, know the future. Those memories are what led him here today. Frieda has never heard of that before, and Grisha is aware. He also knows that the vow to renounce war is preventing her from using the full power of the Founding Titan, so he is going to eat the Founding Titan and end the royal bloodline. The future has already been decided. Grisha takes out a scalpel to stab himself and the Reiss family scatters, but he sees the panicking children and the implement drops from his grasp. Groaning, he falls to his knees and says he cannot kill children. He is a doctor and he is supposed to save lives. Zeke is shocked, because this is not what happens and the past cannot change. Meanwhile, the Reiss family urges Frieda to transform and kill him. Reluctant, she musters her courage and prepares to bite her hand. Eren looks down on Grisha and tells him to stand. He asks if Grisha has forgotten what he came here to do; to avenge the deaths of his sister, his first wife, and his comrades. Grisha needs to keep moving forward. After all, he is the one who started this story. Grisha picks up the scalpel and stabs himself with a scream. The Reiss family dies. These details had been revealed to Eren when he had kissed Historia Reiss's hand after the Battle of Shiganshina District. Zeke is aghast at Eren's manipulation of Grisha through their shared memories and Grisha flees the destroyed chapel. He exits his Titan and staggers away, carrying a syringe of Titan spinal fluid with him and horrified by what he has done. Grisha falls to his knees and shouts that he killed all of them except for the father, just as Eren wanted. He asks if Eren is happy, and if this will really save Eldia. Grisha wishes Eren had shown him everything, but he knows about only the Wall falling and the day which it happens, and not if Carla is safe. Grisha, still looking at the ground, suspects that Zeke is near and asks if he is there. He tells Zeke that things will not go his way, and that Eren will get everything which he wants. Grisha knows what the next stage of Eren's plan is, and it is terrible. He looks up, and to his surprise, he sees Zeke standing in front of him. Sobbing, Grisha apologizes for being an awful father and tells Zeke that he loves him. He embraces a startled Zeke and tells him that he wishes that he had spent more time with him. Moved, Zeke tears up and calls him \"Father\". Grisha asks Zeke to stop Eren, but as he does, Zeke sees Eren standing behind Grisha, staring intently at him. Suddenly, Zeke is knocked off his feet and they are back in the Paths. Though Eren is chained, he looks calmly down on Zeke." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 80, + "Grisha Jaeger remembers how he killed the Reiss family with his Attack Titan and laments that Eren would not show him everything in store for the future. He warns his son Zeke Jaeger that things will not go his way and that the future Eren has foreseen is terrible. Grisha begs Zeke to stop Eren. After he does, Zeke is thrown out of Grisha's memories and back into the sandy terrain of the Paths where he sees Eren still chained nearby. Zeke asks if Eren pushed their father into fighting the King of the Walls and thus the rest of the world. Using the power of the Attack Titan, Eren could have shown Grisha specific memories in order to influence his behavior in the past. Grisha could not use the Founding Titan, so the primary reason he stole it was to entrust it to Eren in the future. Eren thanks Zeke, because this plan was only possible through Zeke bringing him into Grisha's memories. He goes on to explain that he saw his own future through Grisha's memories four years ago. Zeke recalls Grisha saying how things will not go his way, but knowing he still has control over Ymir he orders her to make Eldians no longer able to have children. She turns and walks towards the Coordinate as Zeke tells Eren that their father wanted Zeke to stop him. Eren struggles against his chains to run after her and Zeke says he does not know what future Eren saw, but he knows Eren did not see everything. For instance, Eren did not expect that he could not use Ymir's powers himself. Eren screams and rips the chains off, severing his hands, which regrow, and he chases after Ymir. Zeke believes this effort will be useless since the command has already been given so nothing will stop her. In the distant past, Ymir is a young girl living in a small village when invaders come. She and the other survivors are enslaved and their tongues cut out. One day a pig escapes its pen and Fritz, the tribal leader, declares that if one of them does not confess, all of the slaves will have an eye cut out. Ymir is selected as a scapegoat. Unable to refute the others, she kneels in front of the chieftain and he tells her that she will be \"free.\" Ymir is set loose to be hunted by men on horseback. Injured from arrows that have struck her, she tumbles down to find a large tree with a hollow entrance at the base of the trunk. She walks inside and slips, falling down a long tunnel and landing in a pool of water below. As she sinks into the water, a spindly fluorescent creature swims up from the depths and aligns several of its tendrils along her spine. A light flashes and a massive Titan rises out of the forest. Years later, she is now a prized possession. Fritz is pleased with how she has built roads and cultivated the wilds for them. His tribe has grown with her support and as a reward he intends to have her bear his children. He then has her attack Marley. She has three children with him, and Eldia is raised from a tribe in wooden homes to a kingdom with buildings of stone and trappings of riches. When enemy soldiers kneel before Fritz in surrender, one of their officers rises to his feet with a spear. He manages to throw it before being killed himself, and Ymir hurls herself in the way, taking the blow through her heart. She falls to the ground, unmoving, and does not rise when Fritz commands her to. Determined not to lose Ymir's power, Fritz has their daughters Maria, Rose, and Sina, consume the body of their mother. He declares that they should have children to continue the bloodline and when they die their spines should be fed to their own children, and so on down the line so Eldia will continue to dominate the world. As the Eldian Empire continues to rule, Ymir carries a bucket in the paths and builds Titans in the sand at her descendants' command, expecting to do so for all eternity. In the present, Eren embraces Ymir and tells her that he will end her slavery, saying that she is not a god or a slave, but a person. She has a choice. Seeing that she has stopped moving, Zeke begins to panic and runs towards them as Eren asks Ymir if she is the one who led him here, suggesting that she has been waiting for two thousand years for someone. In Eren's arms, Ymir trembles and tears run from her eyes. Outside the paths in Shiganshina District, a long translucent spine connects Eren's head with his body. It is similar to the creature Ymir had encountered in the pool. Then the light of a Titan transformation flashes and the Walls crumble, interrupting the fight between the Paradis Island military and Marley. Hundreds of Wall Titans are revealed and they begin to march, crushing anything in their path. Eren leads them in a new Titan form, that is so gigantic it dwarfs even the Wall Titans. Armin Arlelt realizes this means Eren has won and taken control of the Founding Titan. The Wall Titans are likely heading out to crush the global alliance forming in Marley. Mikasa Ackermann struggles to accept that this could mean Eren really did come home to them, but Armin then realizes that the number of Wall Titans is excessive for that purpose. As he talks to Mikasa, all Subjects of Ymir, no matter where they are in the world, are briefly pulled into the paths. Eren speaks to them and explains that he is talking to them through the power of the Founding Titan. He has undone the hardening on all the Walls and sent the Titans out to march. Eren intends to protect the people of Paradis Island. Since the outside world wants to exterminate all Subjects of Ymir, regardless of whether they live on Paradis or not, he will instead use the Titans to trample every inch of the world beyond the island until nothing is left alive outside of the Island of Paradis." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 81, + "As the Walls crumble, revealing the Wall Titans, Eren Jaeger uses the power of the Founding Titan to speak to all Subjects of Ymir. He says he will use the Titans to trample all life in the outside world in order to protect the people of Paradis Island. In Liberio, Eldians come to their senses after having heard Eren's words. Annie's father realizes that the Titans are coming to kill them all. Back in Shiganshina District, an injured Reiner Braun limps after Gabi, who is looking for Falco Grice amidst the rubble. Reiner expects Falco to be unconscious and without memories of recent events due to the trauma of being changed into a Titan. He tells Gabi that Falco was carried away, probably by Jean Kirschtein and Conny Springer due to his value as someone who can transform into a Titan. As he falls to his knees due to his wounds, he tells Gabi that his armor was undone when the Walls came down and a chunk fell on him. Reiner laments not being able to stop Eren from destroying the world. The two of them take refuge in a house and Reiner tells Gabi to go to the Marleyan airships in the south to escape. Someone needs to warn the world of what is coming, but Gabi asks him what the point is since they would have nowhere to run. She worries about their family getting killed and says they have to stop Eren, but Reiner has given up. Gabi, however, refuses to abandon hope and decides she will start by finding Falco. On a rooftop outside, Jean and Conny meet up with Mikasa Ackermann and Armin Arlelt. They have Falco with them. Though Jean is uncomfortable with Eren's actions, he tries to rationalize it by suggesting the outside world provoked them by labeling them \"devils.\" Armin feels that this is going too far, but Jean points out how much Eren has done things in their favor, from protecting them from Zeke's euthanasia plan to refusing to sacrifice Historia Reiss to obtain the Founding Titan's power. The Eldians on the island are the only group who will benefit from the mass genocide. Sounds of battle disrupt their conversation and they notice that the Titans Zeke transformed from former soldiers are fighting their own military. Armin is surprised since Eren should be able to control all the Titans with the Founder's power. Jean wants to go help and suggests that they may be able to feed Falco to a soldier to bring someone back since Falco probably holds the Jaw Titan. He begins to suggest Dot Pyxis, but Conny interrupts to say they should save his mother, who is still in Ragako. Against the idea, Armin reminds the two that Falco is like a little brother to the Warriors. Killing him would invite more conflict between them, and there will be no point in continuing to fight them after Marley is destroyed by the Titans. Conny does not take the suggestion well, turning it around to insinuate that his mother does not matter to Armin. He reminds Armin that he is here only because he ate Bertholdt Hoover. Before they can reach any resolution, their argument is interrupted by the arrival of a Titan. Conny uses the opportunity to escape with Falco, leaving everyone else to handle the oncoming Titans. Inside the military fort, the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers panic because of the Titans climbing on the walls to get to them. Onyankopon tries to get Yelena to move away from the window, but she watches the Titans with interest, noting that even though they were created by Zeke Jaeger they do not appear to be controlled by him. Outside, the Braus family and Nicolo flee from one of the newly created Titans. Most of them turn into a narrow alley to escape it, but Kaya, watching over her shoulder, misses the turn and instead trips through an opening in a wooden gate and falls down a set of stairs. The Titan crashes through the gate to get to her and she has flashbacks of her mother being eaten. She calls out for her big sis to save her when a shot from an anti-Titan rifle tears through the Titan's neck. Gabi picks herself up off the ground and shouts for Kaya to get up as she charges forward at the still living Titan. She jams the barrel of the rifle down the Titan's throat and fires, blowing the Titan's head off. Lisa Braus comforts Kaya as Nicolo marvels that Gabi has not already left. She tells him that she is looking for Falco. Just then, Scout Regiment soldiers find them and speculate that Gabi is the escaped Marleyen captive because she is holding the anti-Titan rifle. Kaya finds her resolve and answers for Gabi, saying that she is not, and they are a family who runs stables. Nicolo takes the rifle and claims that he was the one who killed the Titan, since as a former Marleyan prisoner he had the training. The rest of the Braus family quickly changes the topic to finding a path to safety as Gabi marvels at how they are protecting her. Artur Braus tells Gabi to stay with them for now, but to escape with Falco once she gets the chance. As the soldiers escort the family, Gabi asks Kaya why she saved her. Kaya counters her with the same question, given that Kaya tried to kill her. After all, in Gabi's view, Kaya is a devil. Gabi is unsure of the reason, but says that she herself is the devil, since she killed so many people just to earn praise. Nicolo remarks that there is a devil inside of everyone and that is why the world is the way it is. When Gabi asks what they can do, Nicolo says they will have to escape the forest. Back at the fort, Surma is nearly eaten by a Titan when Keith Sadies arrives and cuts down the Titan. He chastises the frightened cadets and tells them to get old sets of omni-directional mobility gear so they can follow him and live. As Jean, Mikasa, and Armin arrive outside the fort, Jean shouts for those inside to gather on the top floor and bring all the Thunder Spears they have. They gather with the collected soldiers on the pinnacle of the fort and collectively jump off and fire their Thunder Spears into the gathered Titans. Meanwhile, Keith leads the cadets through Shiganshina District. Using themselves as bait, they lead the city's Titans back to the fort where they can be slain along with the others. As the group at the fort rearms, Armin, Jean, and Mikasa recognize one of the Titans as Pyxis. Knowing they cannot save him, they still head into battle. Armin acknowledges that they only made it this far because of Pyxis as he shoots one of the Thunder Spears into his Pure Titan's nape. The soldiers then proceed to clean out the rest of the Titans. After the battle, there are no remaining Pure Titans and the Marleyan forces have been wiped out. As Onyankopon and Jean watch the Wall Titans march away, Onyankopon asks if this means his homeland is doomed, but Jean does not answer. A soldier brings Floch Forster in. Floch is happy that Jean took care of the Titans, though Jean is less pleased to see that he survived. He walks up to Yelena, who is sitting dejectedly in a chair, and points a gun at her head, telling her to summon the Volunteers for detainment. Elsewhere, Artur Braus has managed to find Armin and Mikasa and leads them to his family and Gabi. Noticing their surprise, Gabi quickly explains that she just wants to find Falco and then they will leave. Seeing the distress on their faces though, Gabi realizes that something must have happened. She learns about Falco's kidnapping and why Conny wants him, but find herself unable to give up on Falco. She asks if Eren could turn back Conny's mother with the Founding Titan, but Armin suspects he cannot, otherwise he would have turned back the Titans that had been recently transformed by Zeke. Undeterred, she pleads with Armin to talk to Eren, to ask him if he could just take out military bases instead of killing everyone off the island. She mentions that this should be possible since Eren stripped Reiner of his Titan's armor, which surprises Armin. He asks her when Reiner's armor came off and she replies that it was as soon as the Walls came down. Armin realizes that Eren undid all the Titan hardening, not just that of the Walls. In a basement, an uncrystallized Annie Leonhart lies on the floor and takes a few ragged breaths of air." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 82, + "The Military Police are busy rescuing survivors in Trost District following the collapse of the Walls and the march of the Wall Titans. Hitch Dreyse tends to an injured woman who laments the destruction of her house which was destroyed due to the rumbling. Nearby, people argue over whether Eren Jaeger's actions are justified given that people have been killed by the falling Walls. Another MP notices the trouble brewing and Hitch agrees that the two sides are going to clash. Hitch goes to organize riot gear for the Military Police when she spots damp footsteps coming out from the basement. She follows them to a room where she is ambushed by Annie Leonhart who threatens to cut her throat. Hitch throws her though and comments on how weak Annie is compared to how she used to be. Only then does Annie realize she attacked her former roommate. While calling for help Hitch realizes that Annie is injured and Annie threatens to transform into the Female Titan if Hitch does not do as she asks, but Hitch says that she is too weak to do so. Annie suggests they will not know until she tries, leaving Hitch in a quandary over whether to call her bluff. She ultimately does not, and takes Annie to the stables so she can leave town. Hitch says that this way she will no longer have to look at Annie's face in the basement, and Annie in turn says that she will no longer have to listen to Hitch rant about the men she has seen, revealing that Annie has been conscious while inside her crystal, though she describes it as more of being in a far away dream. Annie asks if Eren is serious about destroying the world. The two ride out on a single horse and Annie marvels at the sight of the Wall Titans marching. Hitch turns Annie's attention to the ground below, where the Titans have trampled the town around them. She tells her friend that the only meaningful job she has had as a soldier has been picking up bodies and debris, cleaning up after people like her and Eren. Now that she can answer, Hitch asks Annie how she feels seeing all the bodies crushed in pursuit of her mission. Annie realizes that the Warriors were callous and tells Hitch how they were praised for killing outsiders, civilians and soldiers alike, but says that saving the world never mattered to her. Annie explains how she was abandoned by her birth parents and adopted by a foreign Eldian who wanted a child to become a Warrior and earn a better life for himself. He trained her in martial arts and according to her, her only value to him was as a potential Warrior. When she grew older she became strong enough to defeat him, and in repayment for the brutal training she beat him so badly he would not be able to walk straight anymore. Despite this, he was happy and told her that now she would be able to kill even without a weapon. Because of her upbringing, Annie found herself uncaring about whether people lived or died, including herself. But before she left for Paradis Island, the man who adopted her fell to his knees and apologized for everything he put her through. He said the things he taught her were wrong and pleaded for her to come back. Annie says she knows now that a father is waiting for her and that there are others who also have people who are important to them. The things she has done are unforgiveable, but she would do them all over again if it meant going back to her father. Hitch thanks Annie for confiding in her, but given present circumstances, all Annie is going to find is rubble and a corpse. In Liberio, the Eldians in the internment zone try explaining the coming rumbling and their shared dream to the Marleyan guards at the gate. The guards are concerned, but skeptical, claiming that the Eldians are using it as an excuse to escape. Leonhart points out that Eldians in all internment camps will be saying the same thing, but the guards refuse to listen. They point their weapons and prepare to arrest the gathered Eldians. One of them kicks an already kneeling Leonhart, and he remembers his request for Annie to come back and her subsequent promise to do so. He turns to fight the guard. Back in Shiganshina District, Surma warns Keith Sadies that the fort is being taken over by the Jaegerists and he should escape. However, Keith refuses, saying that the military he had known is already dead and there is no longer a place for him. He foresees the Jaegerists gaining control of the island, and people like him will be purged. Surma and the other cadets insist on protecting him after what he has done for them, but Keith refuses, telling them to do what the Jaegerists tell them to do so that one day they might be able to have the fight they want. Elsewhere, Armin Arlelt prepares to chase after Conny Springer even though Mikasa Ackermann does not think he will get to Ragako in time. Armin, however, feels that he has to do everything in his power to try, even if he ultimately fails. It is the only way to earn Gabi Braun's trust and through her they will be able to reach Reiner Braun and the Cart Titan. As long as the Nine Titans exist, they run the risk of another war over the Titans and their power. He is tense and exhausted, but if he has a chance to prevent that, he will, even if it means telling Conny that it is better his mother remains as a Titan. As he prepares to leave, Mikasa asks him what she should do, and he tells her to go help Jean Kirschtein and to think of how on her own. When she asks what to do about Eren though, Armin hits his breaking point and snaps. He has no idea what they can possibly do about him, and it is not helped by the fact they do not know if Hange Zoë and Levi Ackermann are alive or if Floch Forster will point a gun at them. The military has fallen apart and everything is in chaos. He tries to explain that there is so much going on that he cannot afford to think about Eren right now. But seeing that Mikasa has been hurt by his words, he apologizes and says that Erwin Smith would not have snapped at her. Armin believes that he was the wrong person to have been saved and having said that, he leaves. Mikasa turns around after his departure and notices that her scarf is no longer where she left it. As Armin and Nicolo prepare horses, Artur Braus tries comforting Gabi, telling her that even if it was for his mother, Conny would hesitate to sacrifice Falco Grice's life. Kaya tells her to take care as she rides off with Armin. On one of the fort's upper floors, Floch shoots the hand of one of the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers and tells Jean that he is helping the man understand their situation when Jean protests. Floch is unwilling to tolerate backtalk. When Jean asks who made him king, Floch announces to everyone present that Eren explained his plan to him ten months ago. He has always known that Eren intended to manipulate Zeke Jaeger in order to obtain the power of the Founding Titan and Floch formed the Jaegerists to help him with that. He tells the gathered Volunteers that they have lost both their leader and the military who backed them, and soon their homelands will be destroyed as well, but if any of them wish to aid the new Eldian Empire, they will be welcomed as fellow Eldians. When the man he previously shot announces that he would never join him, Floch kills him and tells the other Volunteers that pride is not worth dying for. He suggests that living in submission would be better than that, and then has the remaining Volunteers locked up so they can think about it. Just then, Mikasa arrives and asks a shaken Jean what happened. Floch answers for him, and says that he is working on Eren's behalf. While Eren is solving problems outside the island, Floch is handling the ones within it. He tells the two of them that after surviving the hell of four years before, freedom is finally in their grasp. They will no longer have to fight and can live as they want. He appeals to Jean's old dream of living in the interior as part of the Military Police, and tells him he could do that now and as a hero, but Jean breaks out of his stupor on hearing Floch's description of his old self and notices Onyankopon giving him a look. Mikasa asks Floch what happened to Hange and Levi, and Floch claims they were killed by Zeke. As the sun sets, Falco tells Conny that he appreciates his help, but does not understand why they are going north. Conny says it is safer than the south and he is taking Falco to a hospital for his amnesia. He claims that he found Falco by himself and doing this is a soldier's duty, which reminds Conny of how he tried to become a soldier his family would be proud of. He knows he can no longer save the rest of his family, but it is still possible to save his mother. Oblivious, Falco thanks Conny for being helpful even as he thinks about how he has to get back to the south since he does not remember what happened to Gabi and his brother Colt Grice before he passed out. He also has the uneasy feeling that he has met Conny before. Outside Shiganshina District, Pieck Finger remarks that it looks like the airships are heading back to Marley. She suspects they have been left for dead, but Theo Magath believes the airships are making the right call, heading home to warn the motherland. Pieck asks if there is any way to stop this now, and Magath begins to say that there is not, when Hange approaches them, scaring Pieck into nearly devouring Hange with her Cart Titan. She stops short though as Hange protests they are unarmed. Seeing they are still concerned, Hange gestures to the makeshift cart nearby and tells Magath and Pieck not to worry. The fellow in the litter there is harmless and too stubborn to die." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 83, + "A half day before, Hange Zoë discreetly kills a Jaegerist when he comes to look for his friend, in order to keep their hiding place with Levi Ackermann safe. Hange assures a motionless Levi that those were the last of their pursuers. As Hange sutures his face they speculate that the only reason he is not already dead from his wounds and escaped his unit being transformed into Titans is because he is an Ackermann. Disheartened and unaware of changing circumstances, Hange sits and mulls over all their problems since the Jaegerists took over. Flashing back to Djel Sannes's words, Hange wonders if it is now their turn to be locked in a cell even though they thought they did the right thing. They half-heartedly suggest to Levi that they remain living isolated out in the woods, which is when Eren Jaeger informs Eldians across the world about his intentions. Levi stirs following the announcement, and after making him lie down again, Hange briefs him on what he missed while unconscious. Levi laments losing Zeke Jaeger again, not having foreseen the man's readiness to die. Hange understands this means Levi has lost another chance to avenge Erwin Smith and begins to lay down their situation, but Levi asks them what would be left if they ran and hid. Besides, he knows Hange would not stop, and asks them about the makeshift litter they are crafting and if it is for him. In the present, Levi and Hange talk with Theo Magath and Pieck Finger to discover that their two groups are similarly interested in tracking down Zeke. Hange believes he is being held by Eren and the Founding Titan to make use of his royal blood. As Conny Springer and Falco Grice camp overnight in the woods, Conny tries to think of how best to feed Falco to his mother without accidentally causing Falco to learn about his new power. Guilt begins to eat at him as he realizes that Falco has been very well behaved and trusting around him despite Conny's suspicious behavior. In the morning, they arrive in Ragako and Falco reveals that he saw Conny before when Gabi Braun killed Sasha Braus. After overhearing Conny muttering Sasha's name the previous night, Falco knows that Conny must have brought him here for a reason with full knowledge of who he was. Conny says he is not interested in revenge, because things like that happen in battle, and he draws back the curtains covering the house his mother's Titan is trapped inside. He reassures Falco that the Titan cannot move and makes an awkward suggestion that Falco join him in cleaning the Titan's teeth since this is an unusual opportunity. Just then, Gabi and Armin Arlelt ride up with Gabi shouting for Falco to get away because Conny is going to feed him to the Titan. In response, Conny quickly takes Falco hostage with a blade at his throat. As Conny climbs the ladder beside his mother's Titan, Gabi tries to explain to Falco that he has the Jaw Titan now. As she fears for his life, Armin remembers his personal feeling of not living up to Erwin's legacy and charges in on his omni-directional mobility gear. He lands on the beam above the Titan's mouth and prepares to throw himself in. Realizing Armin is about to sacrifice himself to save Falco, Conny drops the boy and saves Armin. As Gabi catches Falco up on the previous day, Conny wonders what Armin's backup plan would have been, and Armin says Conny's mother becoming human would have been the backup. Conny also knows that she would not want to have become the Colossal Titan. He feels as though he has let her down now, having almost killed a child and his friend, but he realizes that he still wants to be the kind of soldier she would be proud of and suggests that they go save some people. In Shiganshina District, Mikasa Ackermann finds the mortally injured Louise in an infirmary. Louise asks if she came looking for her or for her scarf, which Louise is wearing around her neck. Mikasa makes it clear she is there for the scarf, to Louise's disappointment. Louise says she spoke to Eren about her and Eren wanted to have the scarf thrown away. On hearing this, Mikasa immediately requests her scarf back. As she leaves, Louise reminds her that she became a soldier after being inspired by Mikasa, and she does not regret any of it. At the fort, Floch Forster rallies the Jaegerists with Jean Kirschtein standing solemnly behind him. A soldier asks Mikasa if she is going to join their group and she declines. Outside, with the last of the Wall Titans having departed and rescue operations resolved, the city is festive with food and drink being made widely available in celebration. Armin, Conny, Gabi, and Falco take advantage of the opportunity to get food rather than immediately meeting up with Reiner Braun who Gabi expects will still be unconscious for a long time. While eating, they bump into Annie Leonhart who leaves Hitch Dreyse a note that she will be joining them. At sunset, on top of the fort, Floch announces the executions of Yelena and Onyankopon for opposing the Eldian Empire. He details her crimes and asks Yelena if she has any last words. She drily asks if he is going to shoot already. Despite the jeers from the crowd, Floch declines to do so immediately and moves on to Onyankopon. Since Onyankopon did not know of the euthanization plan, Floch gives him another chance to avoid death by accepting the rule of the Eldian Empire. Onyankopon cracks at this. Though he was trying to free his homeland from Marley, he genuinely wanted to help the Eldian people when he joined the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers, and now because of it, his homeland will be crushed by the Rumbling and his family slain, leaving the xenophobes on the island as the only surviving people. Appealing to their generosity is not worth it. He tries to get the Jaegerists to understand how insane it is to massacre the entire world, but finds no sympathy. When he attempts to get through to Jean, Jean shoots his gun to cut him off and then fires three additional bullets in a steady rhythm. However, Onyankonpon is still alive and Floch notices with irritation that all four of Jean's bullets have landed in the ground between Onyankopon and Yelena. When Floch asks what is going on, Jean deadpans that he missed. Answering the signal, the Cart Titan barrels up the side of the fort and lunges through the group. Jean pushes Floch out of the way and is caught inside the Titan's jaws along with Yelena and Onyankopon. Floch initially buys the deception as the Cart Titan runs away, and shouts for someone to send Mikasa after the Titan, but then he realizes that he does not know where Mikasa is. Inside the ground floor of the fort itself, Mikasa, Armin, Conny, and the rest of their group have loaded carts with supplies. With Pieck distracting everyone as the Cart Titan, they escape with their haul out the other side of the fort. As they leave, Annie notices that someone is watching them go. Once outside the city, as they heave from being inside the Cart Titan's mouth, Onyankopon asks when they joined forces with Marley and Jean reveals it was only the night before. Onyankopon is surprised because Jean could have had a nice life with the Jaegerists, and Jean knows that, but if he did, a pile of bones would not leave him alone. Apart from them, Yelena wonders why she was spared, and Hange reveals that it was a request from the Marleyans to secure their cooperation. Elsewhere, Annie rudely awakens Reiner; he discovers his former comrades have found him although Gabi and Falco assure him that they are all allies now. Conny tells him that they are going to save the world." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 84, + "The night before, while most people are asleep, Hange Zoë interrupts Jean Kirschtein's fantasy of a pleasant life in the interior to call him out for a meeting. Despite his misgivings, he goes out to meet Hange and Mikasa Ackermann, who brings them up to speed on Levi Ackermann's condition and their new alliance with some stragglers from Marley. Hange plans on stopping Eren Jaeger's plans for genocide, but first they will need more allies. Mikasa is immediately in, but Jean is concerned about the aftermath, since even if they stop him, the world will still hate Eldians and Eren will only retain the Founding Titan for another four years. They have been looking for a peaceful solution for years and failed, which is why Eren is taking this path in the first place. Hange acknowledges the shortcomings in hoping to buy time against the rest of the world, but refuses to believe genocide is the answer. They acknowledge their own shortcomings might have pushed Eren on to this path, but as commander of the Scout Regiment they still feel responsible for carrying on the dream of all their fallen comrades, many of whom never got to learn the truth of their world. Hange believes that the fallen Scouts would not have supported the philosophy that the rest of the world could be trampled as long as the island remains free. Remembering Marco Bodt's death, Jean agrees to follow them, acknowledging that he will always be a Scout. In the present, it is evening and the mixed group of Scouts and members of the Marleyan military are gathered awkwardly around a campfire. Theo Magath is curious as to why the Scouts would work to stop Eren, since his success would give them their ideal world: a paradise. Hange reiterates that they are against genocide. Magath interprets that as them finally finding a sense of justice, which provokes Jean, who demands to know if they are devils for merely trying to avoid being devoured by the Titans which Marley left wandering about Paradis Island. Magath, however, does not back down, pointing out that as people feared, the rumbling became true, and now the world over is in danger. The two reach further into history to justify their positions until Hange interrupts to say that it is silly to talk about a past none of them witnessed. They explain to Magath that for a few months the Scouts lived in the outside world so they can no longer go back to being ignorant island devils. Changing the topic, Annie Leonhart asks the Scouts if they are capable of killing Eren. Mikasa and Armin Arlelt insist they would talk with Eren first, but Annie pushes for an answer in the event that diplomacy fails. Annie believes that if Marley then moves to kill Eren, the Scouts will defend him and two teams will fight. She accuses Mikasa of being unable to think of anything as being more important than Eren. This provokes Mikasa enough for her to take a combative stance, and Annie readies her ring blade, but she tells Mikasa that she understands her feelings, because the only reason she wants to stop Eren is to save her father in Marley. If Mikasa and the others can change Eren's mind, Annie would be content with that, and asks they do not fight each other until they have a chance to try. Mikasa agrees. As the group eats, Hange explains that it will be five hours via horseback to the port where Kiyomi Azumabito has a flying boat that is intended to be used to observe the rumbling. They should be able to use it to get close to the Founding Titan, but they would need to figure where Eren is going to avoid running out of fuel. Though the group questions Yelena, she insists she has no idea where Eren would go. When Conny Springer suggests that she might want to help the homeland she was trying to free from Marley, Magath and Pieck Finger reveal that Yelena is actually a disillusioned Marleyan, who spun a story about saving the world with the man she believed in after meeting Zeke Jaeger. Yelena does not deny it and asks if there are any sweeter words than saving the world. She reminds Reiner Braun of how he broke through Wall Maria, causing countless Eldians to die in pursuit of saving the world, and brings up Armin's transformation into the Colossal Titan in Liberio, and how it killed both military and civilians alike. But after she lists a number of crimes on both sides, Jean exhales in satisfaction and asks Hange for another helping of stew. He thanks Yelena for putting everything out in the open, so they can sort through their differences. Undeterred, she brings up Marco and Annie's involvement in his death. She suggests that Jean may want to ask for the truth about it. Annie begins to say that she took away Marco's omni-directional mobility gear, but Reiner interrupts to say she did it on his orders: He explains that Marco overheard him and Bertholdt Hoover and he figured the best way to prevent Marco from spreading what he had learned was to have him eaten by a Titan. Numb, Jean asks if Marco had any last words, and Reiner tells him it was that they had not talked things through. Jean understands. It has been the lack of talking which has placed them at war with each other for so long. Hange says they are making progress though, because they are talking now. Reiner goes on to explain his conflicted feelings on the matter, and how he ended up killing the Titan that was eating Marco, but Jean does not want to hear about Reiner's guilt. Undeterred, Reiner insists that what he did was unforgivable and apologizes. Now agitated, Jean punches Reiner onto the ground and begins beating him until he is pulled off by Conny and Armin. He kicks Reiner twice, but ends up hitting Gabi Braun instead when she tries to protect him from Jean's second kick. Gabi apologizes in Reiner's stead, emphasizing how they hoped the destruction of the island would lead to the world forgiving them. She begs the Scouts to help them, because she wants to save her family still back in Liberio. Falco Grice joins in her plea and Jean calms enough to ask the others to let him go. He walks off without explanation and Gabi despairs that her hopes have fallen on deaf ears. In the morning, Jean rouses Gabi, who is surprised he returned. He tells her he is going to help, and then moves on to rouse Reiner, saying the man should have healed by now. The group sets off by wagon for the port. On the way, Jean apologizes to Gabi for kicking her, but tells Reiner that he will not apologize to him for what he did. Reiner is fine with that. The wagons are then brought up short by the arrival of the Cart Titan. Pieck has scouted the port and it is in control of the Jaegerists. They must have gone ahead using the steam engine and they are currently prepared for battle, with soldiers equipped with anti-Titan gear. Inside the harbor, Floch Forster stands behind a captive Kiyomi with a pistol in hand." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 85, + "Hange Zoë and Theo Magath survey the Jaegerist occupied port and find it odd that the Jaegerists have not yet destroyed the flying boat. Possibilities range from no longer thinking Hange's soldiers and the remaining Marleyan forces are a threat to not wanting to avoid losing valuable technology that would be difficult to replace following the destruction of most of the world. However, Hange is certain the Jaegerists will destroy it the instant they learn the combined group is there, and it will be difficult to stop them even with some of the Nine Titans. Behind them, Annie Leonhart emphasizes to the others that they will need to take out all their enemies simultaneously in order to avoid the destruction of the flying boat, but Mikasa Ackermann advocates caution to avoid endangering the Azumabito family. Pieck Finger and Onyankopon agree. While Onyankopon could pilot the flying boat on his own, the Azumabito engineers are needed to service it and prepare it for flight. Annie then repositions her argument, suggesting that the Scouts portion of their group wishes for them to hold off the enemy while the Azumabito prepare the flying boat for take off in addition to not killing any of the Jaegerists. Jean Kirschtein admits he would like that if possible, so Annie pushes them, particularly Armin Arlelt to suggest a plan that allows for it. Pieck says that such a plan does not exist, they either wipe out the Jaegerists or they lose the flying boat, which causes Conny Springer to protest that they did not come here to kill their friends. This causes Annie to conclude with resignation that it is too much to ask of people like them, suggesting that if it had been them sent to Paradis Island instead of the Warriors they never would have broken the Walls. Reiner Braun suggests that Jean, Mikasa, Armin, and Conny wait in hiding with Gabi and Falco Grice so they are not spotted by the Jaegerists and forced into confronting them. This does not sit easily with Jean or Conny, but before more can be made of it, Hange returns with Magath and tells them they will not be spectating. The Wall Titans have crossed the ocean and the world does not have much time. Hange suspects they have already arrived in Marley and the first cities have been destroyed. Magath pushes his way over to Yelena and begins suffocating her as he demands to know where Eren Jaeger is heading. He breaks her arm before stepping back and Yelena gasps that she has changed her mind. She does not want to die before seeing how things end and will consider talking under the condition that they bring her with them. Hange and Onyankopon remind Magath that their priority right now is the boat, and on spotting Gabi watching them, he backs down and apologizes to the Scouts for his behavior the night before. Magath explains that he had been trying to justify his own actions to himself, rather than seeing them as part of the vileness of his own country, and he recognizes now that the Scouts are not at fault for anything their ancestors did. Nor, for that matter, are the Warriors. What they need to do is remember this history and turn away from all this killing so it does not happen again, which is why what Eren is doing is unforgivable. He bows to the Scouts, asking them to overlook the current bloodshed until it is over. Armin refuses, saying that he will not stand by with clean hands. Inside a port building, Floch Forster marvels at the thought of a new beginning for the world to a captive Kiyomi Azumabito. He tells her and her engineers to focus on contributing to the island, at least if she does not want to lose any more of them. Kiyomi, however, warns him that Paradis Island will not necessarily be made safer by the change. The world will be smaller, but people will still kill each other. Floch thanks her and says that he himself has been arriving at that same conclusion, but points a gun at her temple, warning Kiyomi that she could be gotten rid of if they decide that seafaring and flying boats no longer matter to them. He begins to remind her of her place, when he is interrupted by a shout from Armin, who is outside on horseback with Conny. Armin claims he has been chasing the Cart Titan and that it is currently swimming away along with the Armored Titan. He asks that the Azumabito ready the flying boat so they can chase after them. Armin and Conny ride up to the flying boat where they are stopped by Daz and Samuel Linke-Jackson. The flying boat's tarp is strapped with explosives. Armin asks for them to be removed, but Samuel brings up the rumors that the two have joined forces with Marley. They deny it, which Samuel finds a relief, and they continue to press for the explosives' removal. Daz disconnects them from the detonator, but notices Armin and Conny's unease as they wait in hope for the Azumabito engineers to come. After a quick assessment of their story and actions however, Floch is suspicious of Armin's and Connie's claims, noting that it would have been faster for them to come via locomotive rather than horseback if they were so certain of their enemies' destination and questions what they have been up to since their last communication and why they have been in incommunicado. He concludes that he has no proof either way, but decides that this much suspicion with lack of satisfactory answers is troubling and it best to stop trouble before it starts and lifts his gun. Before he can kill the Hizuru engineers, Kiyomi forces him to the floor so his shots go wild. Jaegerists run into the room to suppress her, but Mikasa crashes through a window to stop them. Floch escapes out another window and shouts to the Jaegerists to kill Mikasa, Armin, and Conny as traitors. As the Jaegerists rally, Mikasa hurries Kiyomi and the engineers to the basement, where they cannot be attacked through windows, and they meet up with Magath, Hange, and Jean along the way. At the dock, Daz moves to reconnect the explosives to the detonator. Armin tries to stop him, but is shot by Samuel, who then trains his gun on Conny. He urges Daz to hurry and blow up the flying boat. Conny tries to speak to Samuel, but Samuel is overcome with feelings of betrayal and laments it coming to this. Though Kiyomi worries about being trapped in the basement with no escape after following Magath, he assures her this is for the best so that the others can fight without worrying about their safety. Outside, Reiner and Annie transform into the Armored and Female Titans and begin attacking the Jaegerists. In the middle of the fighting, Conny manages to tackle Samuel and struggles to wrestle his gun away from him. Armin begins to revive and pushes Daz off the detonator, causing the latter to point his gun at him. Samuel protests, asking if they are friends. Conny agrees they are, but seeing Armin about to be killed, he recalls Bertholdt Hoover's words about how sometimes someone has to be the one to stain their hands with blood. He wrestles away Samuel's gun and shoots Daz in the head, killing him. Conny then shoots Samuel several times to kill him as well." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 86, + "Armin Arlelt watches Daz's body sink into the sea after being shot by Conny Springer. As Conny comes to grips from having killed Samuel Linke-Jackson as well, the battle between the Jaegerists and the Female and Armored Titans rages on throughout the port. From their shelter, partially below ground, Hange Zoë learns for the first time from one of the Azumabito mechanics that it normally takes them a full day to prepare the flying boat for flight. With the right equipment they could get it down to half a day, but aside from the enormity of asking the Titans to buy time for half a day, Hange knows that in half a day the Wall Titans could cover 600 kilometers from the coast. That would mean doom for Liberio. Theo Magath also recognizes that even if they get the flying boat into the air, they still need to find Eren Jaeger, which will take even more time. Hearing this, Kiyomi Azumabito has a suggestion. She proposes going to the coastal city of Odiha in Marley where the Azumabito family owns a hangar. They could leave the port immediately, towing the flying boat behind them to Odiha, and service the boat there. Kiyomi believes they can arrive there before the rumbling does, but cannot guarantee it will last more than half a day. Magath agrees to the plan, since it will otherwise remain impossible to use the flying boat, and urges the engineers to get their ship ready in fifteen minutes for the sake of their country and the rest of the world. Hange then runs out to inform Mikasa Ackermann of their plans and Jean Kirschtein goes to retrieve those of their group who are waiting outside the port. Having gotten the message, Mikasa then notifies Annie Leonhart and Reiner Braun of the change in plans and informs them to protect the Azamabitos. Floch Forster spots Kiyomi and the mechanics making a dash to the ship and tries to have them killed, but is stopped by Mikasa and Hange. Annie and Reiner use their Titans' bodies to block the Jaegerists' many attempts to kill the Azumabitos, and after Annie's Female Titan loses an arm, Reiner takes multiple Thunder Spears to the face in order to protect her. Floch figures out that the group intends to service the flying boat on the mainland, and urges the Jaegerists to sink the Azumabito ship. Further away from the fighting, the non-combatant group of Yelena, Onyankopon, Levi Ackermann, Gabi Braun, and Falco Grice has assembled riding Pieck Finger's Cart Titan. Seeing how much the two Titans are struggling, Falco suggests fighting with his new power as the Jaw Titan. Pieck tells him it is a bad idea and that the first transformation never goes well. She says that instead she will join the battle after getting all of them to the ship. Falco is disappointed and wishes Porco Galliard was around instead, since he would not sit around worrying about what to do. Mind made up, Falco jumps off Pieck's back and runs towards the battle. Gabi calls after him, but Pieck lifts her Titan's head to tip her out of sight and tells her that she needs to get them to the ship. Meanwhile, Magath urges the mechanics on board and sees Conny helping an injured Armin walk. Conny leaves Armin in Magath's care while he draws his blades to defend the ship. Pieck then arrives with her passengers and informs Magath about Falco. As Onyankonpon and the mechanics shovel in coal to start up the ship, Hange spots a train with Jaegerist reinforcements heading towards the port, but it is bombed before it can pull in, to the shock of everyone at the port. With his reinforcements gone, Floch is stunned but tells his soldiers to keep fighting. Elsewhere, Jean finds Falco, who is busy scraping his bloody hand with a nail in an attempt to transform. Jean tells Falco to get on the ship and Falco initially agrees, but then he sees the Female and Armored Titans who are being subdued by Thunder Spears. Jean leaves to join Conny and Mikasa in defending them, and Pieck joins the fight as well. Falco then charges into the chaos and transforms into the Jaw Titan. The Jaegerists break ranks in the mayhem and the Scouts realize this is their chance to head for the ship. Seeing the direction the battle is heading, Floch barrels through the Scouts, and past both the Jaw and Cart Titans, in order to aim a Thunder Spear at the Azumabito ship in desperation. However, just before he pulls the trigger, he is shot by Gabi from the deck of the ship, sending his spear off target into the water. Floch himself also lands in the water and sinks below the surface. The tide of battle turns against the Jaegerists and the ship's horn sounds as Onyankopon shouts that they are ready to leave. Falco, however, is out of control, even though there are no longer any enemies for him to fight. He attacks Pieck, pinning her Cart Titan beneath him. Understanding what is happening, Magath runs over with a blade and calls for Pieck to hold Falco still. While she does, Magath precisely cuts open the Jaw Titan's nape and pulls Falco out of his Titan, subduing it. Now that the battle is over, the motley group heads for the ship, former enemies leaning on each other along the way. Magath hands an unconscious Falco over to Onyankopon and tells him to leave immediately. He intends to stay behind to hold the rear. As the ship leaves, Magath runs through the port, eyeing a captured Marleyan cruiser. A couple of surviving Jaegerists spot him and open fire, but are cut down by Keith Sadies, who reveals he was the one who took out the train of reinforcements. When Keith asks why he is still here, Magath explains that he wants to destroy the cruiser in order to prevent any pursuit. Keith agrees to give him a hand. The two of them make it down into the belly of the ship where Magath prepares to light the gunpowder stored in the ship's magazine and suggests this is Keith's last chance to leave. Keith, standing guard at the door, declines, saying that he has been looking for a good time to die. The two men talk about the young people who have been in their charge and how they inspired them. Though Magath refuses to take any credit given what he had put the Warriors through, Keith thinks the children would be proud of him. By now, the Jaegerists have found them and begin pounding on the door. Magath thanks Keith and the two men exchange their names. Then Magath ignites the gunpowder. The Marleyan cruiser explodes and begins to sink, killing them and all the Jaegerists onboard. On the departing ship, those on the deck observe the explosion, and are sad about Magath's sacrifice. Inside, Hange informs Annie and Reiner that their journey will take them to Odiha, and not Liberio, which they will not be able to save in time. Annie collapses, saying that now her reason for fighting is gone and she wants to leave the ship. Hange tries to mitigate this, telling Annie that Magath understood this as well, but still gave his life so they could continue and save others. Dispirited, Annie asks Mikasa one more time whether she could kill Eren, or if she could stand by and watch if Annie tried to do the same. Mikasa is silent, and Annie admits that she is tired of all the violence and does not want to keep fighting her and the other Scouts, not even Eren." + ], + [ + "attack_on_titan", + 87, + "As the group trying to stop Eren Jaeger travels to Odiha, Mikasa Ackermann ponders whether Eren has truly changed. She comes to realize that he may have always been this way, and wonders what she saw in him. Mikasa remembers how the Scout Regiment arrives in Marley for the first time, disguised as ordinary citizens, and how they marvel at seeing a city outside the Walls. Onyankopon greets them and offers to take them to Kiyomi Azumabito's place, but before they can get anywhere, Hange Zoë, Conny Springer, and Sasha Braus are distracted by a car, which they have never seen before. Mikasa asks Eren to stay close to her since they do not know what to expect, but notices that he seems to be staring off into the distance. Armin Arlelt runs up to Eren and also tries bringing him back to reality, remarking on how they are finally in the outside world, to which Eren distractedly agrees that they are on the other side of the sea. Overall, the group does not succeed in not standing out, but Hange is amused and comments on how at least they will not be seen as \"island devils.\" One by one the younger members of the Scouts succumb to trying out ice cream, and Mikasa offers a taste to Eren, who recognizes it from his father's memories. Eldians in the internment zone rarely get to eat any. A pickpocket steals Sasha's purse, but is caught by Levi Ackermann. The boy is clearly an immigrant and unwelcome in Marley, with passersby declaring that he must have snuck aboard a ship. The hostile crowd suggests tossing him into the sea or smashing his hand as punishment. Sasha speaks up in the boy's defense, saying she got her money back, but the mob is set on making an example out of him, adding that he could be a Subject of Ymir. Levi grabs the boy and prepares to leave with him. He tells the crowd that he never called him a thief, and only said that it was not the boy's purse. He says it belongs to the boy's older sister, which he says is Sasha. Hange then steps forward to back up the story and Sasha plays along. The crowd does not buy it, causing Levi and the others to make a break for it. They finally stop running at the outskirts of the city where the boy slips away and waves in farewell, having taken Levi's money. Kiyomi apologizes for what they went through when they finally arrive at her estate. She explains that as blood testing improves, countries are finding more Subjects of Ymir among them. Because of other nations' fear of Eldians, she thinks it will be difficult for the Scouts to establish friendly relations with them. Armin says they need to try regardless, because if they give up on peace then they will have to go along with Zeke Jaeger's proposal to sacrifice Historia Reiss and her children to hold off the rest of the world with the threat of the rumbling. Hange agrees and brings up the Subjects of Ymir Protection Group that is holding a forum the next day. They plan to observe them and see if they could become potential allies for Paradis Island. Hange acknowledges the odds are both difficult and dangerous, but feels they have to try. It is at that moment that Mikasa realizes that Eren has left the room. A tear runs down Eren's face as he looks at a migrant camp beneath the nighttime sky. Mikasa catches up to him, warning him that he is their enemy's primary target, but then she sees what he was looking at. The pickpocket is in the camp below, and waving up to them. When she asks what happened, Eren cryptically replies nothing yet. He describes the camp to Mikasa as a place for people who have lost their homes to war. He compares their situation to that of the islanders. One day their lives changed, and everything was taken from them. Eren asks Mikasa why she cares about him so much; if it is because he saved her when they were children, or because they are family. Mikasa becomes flustered as Eren pushes, asking what he is to her, and she finally stammers that they are family. Just then, an elderly man from the camp invites them to have a drink, and the rest of their companions catch up to them. The entire group goes to the camp, and despite not knowing the language, they enjoy the food, drink, and company of the migrants. When Hange, Levi, and Onyankopon find them, the group is largely passed out on the floor of the main tent. The next day, the Scouts attend the forum held by the Subjects of Ymir Protection Group. Their speaker announces their plan to aid refugee Subjects of Ymir, painting them as victims of the Eldian Empire's forced interbreeding, but also directs the group's hate towards Paradis Island. When he calls the island their true enemy, the crowd applauds. At that moment, Eren leaves the group, and Mikasa in the present refers to that day as the day Eren left them. The letters he sent the Scouts after that said he would trust in Zeke's plan. Mikasa wonders if there was any other choice they could have made, or if everything had been decided from the start. She wonders how things might have played out if she had given Eren a different answer. Elsewhere, Eren wonders where this all began. He recalls meeting with Yelena and hearing about Zeke's euthanasia plan. He also told Floch Forster that the two of them should pretend to go along with Zeke's plan, but in reality Eren plans to destroy the world and all their enemies. Eren then spoke with Historia, warning her that the Miliary Police were pushing to turn her into a Titan to eat Zeke, but Historia did not intend on fighting them or running away. If it was the best chance for the island's survival, she would do it. However, even though she was fine with it, Eren declared that he was not. Historia opposed Eren's plan to use the rumbling on the rest of the world, comparing their deaths to that of his mother. Eren agreed about the senselessness of their deaths, but said it is the only way to end the cycle of revenge and hate. When Historia said she would not be able to live with herself if she did not try to stop him, Eren suggested he would erase her memories once he had control of the Founder. In Marley, Eren met with Zeke and asked about Mikasa's headaches. Zeke had never heard of any illnesses specific to the Ackermanns. He does not believe there is any proof they are driven to protect a host. Zeke thinks Mikasa's devotion to Eren is simply because she likes him. When Zeke asks Eren what he would say to her, Eren replies that he has only four years left to live. However, even after he is gone, he wants his friends to live happy lives. In the present, a global fleet prepares to meet the army of Wall Titans crossing the sea. They fire on the swimming Titans, but it is not enough. When the Titans swim under their ships, the steam is enough to cook the crews alive and hurls the ships into the air. Another line of defense in the form of artillery on the shore greets the Wall Titans as they emerge from the sea, but it is similarly ineffective, and the soldiers manning them abandon their posts and run. As they flee, a few turn around and see an even larger Titan following the Wall Titans, and declare that the Attack Titan has come. As Eren marches into Marley, he remembers his mother's death and the vow he made that day- to keep pushing forward without stopping until he destroys every last one of his enemies in the world, while the Wall Titans make landfall and begin the destruction of Marley." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 1, + "In a monochrome flash-forward sequence, set several months after the events of Breaking Bad, a man named Gene works behind the counter at a shopping-mall Cinnabon in Omaha, Nebraska. He grows tense when a customer seems to be staring at him, but is relieved when he passes by him. That night, inside a modest house, Gene is flipping through channels when he decides to retrieve a VHS cassette from a hidden shoebox. The tape's contents are revealed to be a reel of television commercials from Gene's former life as the flamboyant criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. As the ads play, \"Gene\" begins to weep. In May 2002, Jimmy McGill is a down-on-his-luck Albuquerque public defender representing three teenagers charged with breaking into a funeral home and performing a sex act on a severed human heads. His argument to the jury is that the youths' actions were simply \"boys being boys.\" In response to this, the prosecutor — without saying a word — plays a video which contains footage of the teens' offenses. Several members of the jury, the judge, and the court reporter are unable to look at the tape. After he fails to win an acquittal for his clients, Jimmy gets a $700 paycheck as a public defender — not $700 per defendant, as he had presumed. He complains about the measly payment. While walking to his dilapidated car, a potentially big client calls on his cell phone; Jimmy pretends to be his own British secretary in an office. As he drives away from the courthouse, he gets stopped by the parking lot attendant, Mike Ehrmantraut, because he doesn't have proper validation. At Loyola's restaurant, Jimmy meets Craig Kettleman, the treasurer for Bernalillo County, who has been accused of embezzling $1.6 million and is eager to secure a deal for Jimmy's services. Just as a letter of engagement is about to be signed, Craig's wife Betsy, whom he has brought along, stays her husband’s hand and asks for time to think things over. While Jimmy is driving, he suddenly hits a skateboarder, Cal Lindholm. Cal's twin brother Lars, who videotaped the incident, rushes up to confront Jimmy. The brothers demand an instant settlement of $500, threatening to call the police unless he complies. Realizing that the situation is a scam, Jimmy calls out the boys out for their ruse and choice of victim, upon which the brothers run away. Jimmy drives to his office — the back room of a Vietnamese nail salon — and finds no messages on his answering machine. Opening his mail, he finds a $26,000 check from the law firm of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill (HHM), which he tears up. Jimmy drives to HHM to confront one of the firm's named partners, Howard Hamlin. He accuses him of trying to cheat Jimmy's brother Chuck — a founding partner of the firm — out of his rightful share. He further demands that HHM give Chuck his $17 million severance package. Howard refuses to concede, stating Chuck is still on \"extended sabbatical.\" He tries to pass along some documents for Chuck but Jimmy declines, insisting that he \"doesn't work here anymore.\" As he leaves, Jimmy notices the Kettlemans visiting HHM's headquarters, surmising that they are hiring the firm over him. Jimmy maintains enough composure to reach the parking garage before venting his frustration on a trash bin. Noticing an HHM attorney, Kim Wexler, standing nearby smoking a cigarette, he borrows a drag off it before pleading to her for help. Kim states she can do nothing. Jimmy visits Chuck, who believes himself to be suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity and requires visitors to leave personal electronic devices in the mailbox before entering his house. The power to the house is shut off and he works by lantern light on a manual typewriter. Chuck declines Jimmy’s pleas to demand a payout from his partners, as HHM would probably have to liquidate to raise the necessary cash. Jimmy says his public defender work won't keep both of them afloat, but Chuck replies that the experience of helping people is more important than money. Chuck also reassures Jimmy that he does not have to provide for him, since Howard stopped by to deliver a $857 check, the first of a new weekly stipend. He relates Howard's concern about Jimmy using his name in his law practice, suggesting he change it so as not to confuse potential clients. An infuriated Jimmy leaves. Desperate for money, Jimmy tracks down the Lindholm brothers and proposes a partnership. He explains how, back when his hometown of Cicero, Illinois, he was known as \"Slippin' Jimmy\" — reputed for finding slippery patches of ice every winter, stage a fall, and extort money from people. He enlists the twins in a plan to use a similar gambit on Betsy, staging a slip-and-fall scenario at a certain intersection on her daily commute. One of the twins will be hit by Betsy's station wagon, after which Jimmy will come in, having just \"happened\" to be driving by, and offer his legal services to her. Jimmy will purportedly talk the twins out of suing the woman, later paying both $2,000 for their troubles. In her gratitude, Betsy will then convince her husband to drop HHM and hire Jimmy for the embezzlement case. The twins execute the plan perfectly, but moments after the “accident” occurs, the car drives off. The twins give chase to the station wagon, skitching on the back of a truck. Jimmy sees this as an opportunity to gain more money at the prospect of defending a felony hit-and-run case. The wagon pulls into a driveway, where a Hispanic elderly woman exits the car. Despite knowing that she is not Betsy, the twins attempt to scam the woman anyway and follow her into her house. Jimmy frantically searches for the twins — they were briefly in cellphone contact — and happens across the parked wagon. He knocks on the front door, claiming to be an officer of the court. However, when the door opens, he comes face to face with Tuco Salamanca, who pulls Jimmy into the house at gunpoint." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 2, + "Tuco is preparing salsa in his kitchen when his grandmother returns home, followed by Cal and Lars. The twins, irate, begin to insist on getting money for the injury caused by the grandmother's \"hit and run.\" They begin to argue loudly and insult Tuco's grandmother, which agitates him. After sending her upstairs, he beats both twins unconscious with a cane. While Tuco cleans up bloodstains on his carpet, Jimmy knocks on the front door and is immediately taken hostage. Under interrogation, he reveals himself to be an attorney representing the twins, who called him after the hit and run, insisting that he did not target Tuco's grandmother. Noticing the bloodstains, Jimmy guesses that Tuco has only hurt the twins because he is a \"reasonable\" and \"just\" man. He attempts to barter with Tuco to save himself and the twins. Tuco agrees with Jimmy, and brings him to the garage where they are being held. Just as Tuco is about free them, one of the twins immediately outs Jimmy's role in the scam. Tuco takes Jimmy and the twins, all bound and gagged, out into the desert. Under more questioning by Tuco, Jimmy finally cops to the entire setup - how he put the twins up to the scam as a way to get back at Craig and Betsy for not hiring him as their lawyer. When Tuco threatens to sever his fingers with wire cutters, Jimmy desperately tries to claim that he is an FBI agent. While Tuco initially believes this, his second-hand man, Ignacio \"Nacho\" Varga, quickly sees through this façade and threatens Jimmy into telling the truth. Jimmy admits that he is a lawyer who intended to scam the Kettlemans, and how he was just trying to find a way to climb up from the pit that has become his life before Tuco \"rescued\" him. Tuco frees Jimmy. Feeling that a message still has to be sent, Tuco moves to kill the twins in revenge for insulting his grandmother. Jimmy manages to convince him to spare their lives, and talks him down to merely breaking one leg on each twin to make an exact example of them. After Tuco shakes hands with Jimmy and accepts his proposal, he gets two henchmen to grab the twins. While Jimmy watches, Tuco breaks one leg on each brother. Afterwards, Jimmy drives the twins to an emergency room, insisting (over their protests) that he is \"the world's best lawyer\" for talking their punishment down from \"a death sentence to six months' probation.\" That night, Jimmy goes to a bar with a woman to drown his sorrows in alcohol. Traumatized from the day's events, he is distracted by waiters breaking breadsticks, which reminds him of the sound of legs breaking. Jimmy excuses himself and vomits in the bathroom. Afterwards, he arrives at Chuck's house and thoughtlessly takes his cell phone inside, which causes Chuck to panic and throw the phone into the yard. When Jimmy wakes up, he discovers that his phone and keys are missing. Chuck confronts Jimmy after seeing the hospital bills of the twins, which have exhausted all of Jimmy's funds. He reassures Chuck that he isn't going back to being \"Slippin' Jimmy\" - in other words, he is not scamming people. Jimmy is forced to go back to the public defender’s office and make measly amounts of money per case again. Jimmy defends client after client while earning $700 each time he does it. He becomes increasingly discouraged as he loses case after case, but eventually gets a confidence boost when he finally wins an acquittal. At his backroom office, Jimmy is about to take a nap when Mrs. Nguyen, the owner of the beauty salon, tells him that a client has arrived. The client turns out to be Nacho, who now wants to rob Craig Kettleman of the $1.5 million he has embezzled. Jimmy wants no part in Nacho's plan, insisting that he is a lawyer and not a criminal. Before he leaves, Nacho writes his phone number on one of Jimmy's matchbooks and tells Jimmy he will die if he tells anyone about their conversation." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 3, + "In 1992, Chuck goes to Chicago and visits Jimmy, who is in jail on charges including property damage, assault, and a potential sex offense. Jimmy pleads for Chuck to make the charges disappear. Although originally reluctant, Chuck agrees after Jimmy states that his life is over if he can't get out of this situation. However, he warns Jimmy not to make a fool of him if he gets back out. Jimmy vows to change and do anything for Chuck. In 2002, Jimmy is anxious about Nacho's plot to extort Betsy and Craig. He calls Kim, who is providing counsel to the Kettlemans on behalf of HHM, indirectly warns her about the danger to the Kettlemans. When she presses him on how thinks that, he brushes off the claim and claims it is just drunk speculation. He hangs up, stares at his phone, and states he is \"no hero.\" Later that night, Jimmy calls the Kettlemans from a payphone and leaves an anonymous warning. Concerned, the Kettlemans look outside their house and see somebody in a parked van watching them. The next morning, Jimmy learns from Kim that something has happened to the Kettlemans. After getting into another argument with Mike about parking validation, he rushes to their house to find it surrounded by police: the family has gone missing. Believing that Nacho has kidnapped them, Jimmy uses his phone number to try and deescalate the situation, but only reaches his voice mail. However, while waiting for Nacho's reply, two unknown assailants appear. Jimmy tries to flee, only for police officers to corner him in an alleyway and arrest him. The assailants catch up and reveal themselves to be plainclothes cops. After determining his identity, the officers tell Jimmy that they had picked up Nacho on suspicion of kidnapping the Kettlemans, and that he has requested Jimmy as his legal counsel. At the police station, Jimmy tells Nacho that witnesses have placed him in the van parked outside the Kettleman house, and that blood was found in the van when the police searched it. Nacho maintains his innocence, saying that he watched the house but did not kidnap the Kettlemans. He warns Jimmy that if he does not get his charges dropped, the police might uncover his connections to Tuco, which would result in Jimmy's death. Jimmy tries to convince the police that Nacho is innocent, but they believe that he is covering for his client. He convinces Kim to take him to the house to examine the crime scene. Noticing an inconsistent detail, namely a missing child's doll, he speculates that the Kettlemans staged their kidnapping so they could escape with their stolen money. He privately admits to Kim that he warned the Kettlemans about Nacho, which caused them to go into hiding. However, he has no way to prove his theory. Upon returning to the courthouse, Mike refuses to allow Jimmy back into the parking lot because of the earlier confrontation. Outraged, Jimmy starts a fight with him. Mike blocks Jimmy in one move and effortlessly subdues him, resulting in yet another arrest for Jimmy. The police ask Mike to press assault charges against Jimmy so that they can leverage him to testify against Nacho. Surprisingly, Mike takes Jimmy's side and refuses to press charges, as he believes Jimmy's theory about the Kettlemans' disappearance is correct. Mike recounts a similar case he investigated as a Philadelphia police officer, where a suspect faked his disappearance: the authorities initially believed the suspect fled overseas, but he was really hiding near his own home. Mike tells Jimmy that the Kettlemans are likely still in the area, since it is human nature to stay near home. With the new lead, Jimmy explores the desert wilderness behind the Kettleman residence and finds the family camping in a tent. Jimmy furiously confronts the Kettlemans in an effort to get them to turn themselves in. When they refuse, they get into a struggle over a duffel bag, which rips open and dumps the $1.5 million in cash that the Kettlemans have stolen." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 4, + "In 1992, Jimmy (under the alias \"Saul Goodman\") and a man named Stevie come across an unconscious man in a Chicago alleyway. Jimmy pokes the man with a stick he wakes up, flipping the two of them off and taunting them. Frustrated with the man's rudeness, Stevie takes money from his wallet and Jimmy steals his Rolex watch. Stevie offers a trade of the money in exchange for the more valuable Rolex and eventually offers him an additional $580 to bring the total to $1,580. It is later revealed that this was all a scam set up by Jimmy and the \"unconscious\" man, who is actually Jimmy's longtime friend, Marco Pasternak. In 2002, Craig and Betsy Kettleman plead with Jimmy not to expose them, offering $30,000 as a bribe that he initially refuses. Jimmy retorts with the option of them hiring him as their lawyer, which is in turn refused by the Kettlemans, who claim that he is \"the kind of lawyer guilty people would hire.\" They refer back to the cash bribe. The next day, Jimmy thanks Mike for his assistance in solving the Kettlemans' disappearance. As Nacho is released from custody, he discreetly accuses Jimmy of tipping off the family and warns him that he will face \"consequences.\" Jimmy replies that he warned the family for the children's sake, and that Nacho brought his troubles upon himself since he let himself get identified by a neighbor. At his backroom office, it is revealed that Jimmy took the Kettlemans' bribe as a \"retainer.\" He calculates the fees which he can use to claim the money with, claiming premium rates, travel fees, storage, and other assorted expenses to cover $29,000 of the $30,000 bribe. Staring at the remaining $1,000, Jimmy begins formulating an idea. The next day, Jimmy purchases a new wardrobe from a local tailor, gets a makeover from Mrs. Nguyen at her beauty salon, and posts a billboard advertisement which shares obvious and deliberate similarities with HHM, presumably out of spite. When Kim confronts Jimmy and presents a cease-and-desist order at Howard's behest, he at first playfully tries to shrug it off until he angrily admits that Howard \"fired the first shot\" by attempting to force Jimmy to cease using his name for business. Jimmy claims that Howard doesn't appreciating Kim's talent and that she deserves better. Kim warns Jimmy that Howard is preparing an injunction against him, and that this is a fight Jimmy will not be able to win. Jimmy and Howard argue in a judge's chambers: Jimmy claims to be operating under \"fair use\", while Howard insists that Jimmy is violating HHM's trademarks. The judge sides with Howard and orders Jimmy to take down the billboard within forty-eight hours. However, Jimmy has been banking on this ruling and begins calling local news outlets in an attempt to cover his predicament as a human interest story. When the media fails to show interest, Jimmy organizes a video plea, begging for sympathy to his situation. He hires a group of film students from the University of New Mexico (UNM) to shoot a speech in front of the billboard, portraying himself as a victim. During filming, however, the worker who is removing the advertisement slips and falls, held on only by his harness. Jimmy hurries to the man's rescue and pulls him to safety while his film crew and the public watch. It is revealed that the accident was staged by Jimmy and the worker as a publicity stunt. Seeing the incident on the news, Howard and Kim quickly see through the ruse. Due to his newfound popularity, Jimmy receives numerous new consultations. As Jimmy brings newspapers to Chuck's house, he attempts to hide the Albuquerque Journal, which has covered Jimmy's \"rescue\" in its Metro section, to keep Chuck from seeing it. Chuck, still oblivious to Jimmy's stunt, congratulates him on his success. He notices the Journal is missing, which Jimmy dismisses. After he leaves, a suspicious Chuck painstakingly hurries to his neighbor's house and collects their copy of the newspaper, leaving $5 as compensation. Returning home, he reads about the story about Jimmy." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 5, + "Two cops arrive at Chuck's house after his neighbor, who witnessed Chuck stealing her newspaper, reported him. When he refuses to open the door due to his electromagnetic hypersensitivity, one officer walks around the house to use the back door, finding that the breaker lines have been cut and cans of camp fuel on the ground. The two officers suspect that Chuck is a \"tweaker\" (meth user). As Chuck lectures the officers about probable cause, they kick down the front door and taser him. Thanks to the billboard stunt, Jimmy gets a lot of potential business. He approaches an impressive ranch house to visit a prospective client, Big Ricky Sipes, who offers Jimmy $1 million in cash to help him \"personally secede\" from the United States. Jimmy's excitement at the windfall quickly dissipates when he realizes that the eccentric mogul wants to pay him in his own currency. Next, Jimmy visits an inventor named Roland Jaycocks, who asks for help patenting \"Tony the Toilet Buddy,\" a training toilet that spouts encouraging phrases to kids as they do their business. However, Roland is apparently oblivious to the fact that all the toilet's phrases sound like sexual innuendos. When Jimmy suggests marketing the device to fetishists, an incensed Roland chases Jimmy out of his house. Finally, Jimmy visits Geraldine Strauss, an elderly woman who collects porcelain Hummel figurines. He assists her with estate planning, which mostly consists of allocating various figurines to different friends and relatives. Mrs. Strauss finds Jimmy's moxie charming and pays his full fee upfront. Jimmy's hard work has paid off, though not in the spectacular fashion he had wished. At the nail salon that evening, Jimmy entertains Kim with tales of his eventful day while giving her a pedicure. Now that he has two wills and a living trust under his belt, Kim suggests that he could have a genuine future in elder law. Jimmy considers, but their conversation is interrupted when Kim takes a call from Howard about Chuck. Chuck wakes up in a hospital bed and panics at the sight of the fluorescent lights above his head. Jimmy tries to turn off the various electronics and explains Chuck's condition to his physician, Dr. Lara Cruz. Cruz suggests committing Chuck for psychiatric evaluation, as she believes the condition may be mental rather than physical. This is rebuffed by Chuck himself, who protests the diagnosis. To prove to Jimmy that the condition is indeed mental, Cruz activates Chuck's hospital bed without him noticing - he shows no symptoms whatsoever. She pleads for Jimmy to commit Chuck, as his delusion could make him a danger to himself and others. Howard shows up and is confronted by Jimmy, who realizes that he is concerned about Jimmy cashing in on Chuck's partnership at HHM once he is committed. In a fit of anger, Jimmy vows to have Howard's \"cash cow\" committed, although he admits to Kim that he was only bluffing and intends to take his brother home. After Jimmy brings Chuck home and helps him to the couch, he catches sight of the Albuquerque Journal on the floor - still open to the article about the billboard stunt. He confronts Chuck, pointing out that his symptoms always seem to worsen when he thinks Jimmy has been up to no good. Chuck denies this, but Jimmy continues to plead his case: the billboard was just a bit of showmanship to get the ball rolling on his legal career; now he's ready to embrace the straight-and-narrow, even thinking of specializing in elder law. Chuck remains skeptical, but Jimmy vows that the stunt was a one-time thing. Alone in his office, Jimmy studies an episode of Matlock and carefully makes note of all the details in Andy Griffith's iconic white suit. Soon after, a newly coifed Jimmy visits a retirement home, dressed in a linen ensemble. He works the room, shaking hands and charming potential clients as they snack on cups of gelatin that have his new slogan printed on the bottom: \"Need a Will, Call McGill!\" After another busy day at the courthouse, Jimmy pulls up to Mike's booth. For once, he has all the requisite validation. He cheerfully tells Mike about his new venture into elder law and offers him a business card. As he drives off, Mike stays in his booth. Night dissolves into morning and Mike finishes his shift. After eating breakfast alone at Loyola's, he drives to a suburban neighborhood and parks across the street from a modest house. From inside his car, he watches as a woman exits the residence, headed to work. As she drives by Mike, she slows and he makes no effort to conceal himself. The two lock eyes, but neither says a word. The woman drives off and so does Mike - in the opposite direction. At his house, Mike receives an unexpected visit from a pair of detectives. \"A long way from home, aren't you?\" Mike remarks to them. \"You and me both,\" one of the detectives replies." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 6, + "In a flashback, Mike arrives in Albuquerque by passenger train, travel-worn and carrying a lone duffel bag. He waits inside the train station until his daughter-in-law, Stacey, picks him up. As she pulls the car around, he enters the empty women's restroom to buy a maxi-pad from the vending machine. Ducking into the men’s room, he unbuttons his shirt and reveals a fresh bullet wound beneath a blood-soaked bandage on his shoulder. Grimacing, he applies the pad to the wound, then buttons back up and leaves the station. At Stacey’s house, Mike pushes his young granddaughter Kaylee on a swing set. He takes a break to make small talk with Stacey, who seems to be keeping him at a distance. When she asks how long he’s planning to be in town, Mike tells her that he's going to stay indefinitely, to help out her and Kaylee. Stacey isn't thrilled by the news. Finally, she brings up what’s bothering her: she overheard Matt—her husband and Mike’s son—having a heated late-night phone conversation just a few days before his death. When she asks Mike if he was the one on the other end of the line, he denies remembering such a call and advises her not to dwell on it. Catching a taxi outside the house, Mike finds a veterinarian, Dr. Caldera, who will stitch up his wound without asking too many questions. When Caldera offers to refer Mike for some “work,” he declines and says he’s not looking for that type of work. Back in the present, Mike sits in an interrogation room opposite Greg Sanders and Geoff Abbasi, two detectives from the Philadelphia Police Department. Though he’s not under arrest, Mike demands that Jimmy be brought in to represent him. Jimmy arrives at the police station with a cup of coffee, which Mike instructs him to spill on Abbasi after Mike answers his questions. Realizing that the stunt is a diversion that will allow Mike to steal the detective’s notepad, Jimmy refuses—even after Mike reminds him that Jimmy owes him a favor for his help with finding the Kettlemans. When the detectives begin questioning Mike, Jimmy insists they start from the beginning and explain the events that brought them to New Mexico. Exasperated, Abbasi obliges: Mike was a cop in Philadelphia for nearly thirty years and his son Matt, a rookie, was killed in the line of duty nine months previously. Matt, along with his partner, Troy Hoffman, and his sergeant, Jack Fensky, were purportedly ambushed while responding to a routine call. Hoffman and Fensky escaped the attack but were killed six months later in a similar ambush. Theorizing that Hoffman and Fensky were involved in corrupt activities that might have led to them—and Matt—getting killed, the detectives hope Mike can shed some light on what happened. Mike admits to seeing Hoffman and Fensky on the night they were killed, but claims he doesn't remember anything else and offers nothing more. Jimmy listens to Mike’s story quietly, gaining compassion for the man and his loss. As the group prepares to leave the interrogation room, Jimmy makes up his mind: he pretends to lose his balance and spills coffee all over Abbasi. Mike immediately whips out a handkerchief and dabs at the irritated detective’s jacket, successfully lifting his notepad. After studying Abbasi’s notes about the case, Mike goes to Stacey’s house to confront her about summonng the detectives. Upset, she explains that she contacted them after discovering a large amount of cash hidden in the lining of a suitcase. Thinking Matt must have been involved in something criminal, she begs Mike to tell her the truth about her husband. Mike, livid at this suggestion, roars that Matt was \"not dirty\" before storming out of the house. Three months earlier, in Philadelphia, Mike surreptitiously breaks into a police cruiser parked behind a cop bar. Later on, inside the bar, he downs a few drinks and notices Hoffman and Fensky across the room. He drunkenly makes his way to their table and throws his arms around their shoulders. Pulling them close, he whispers: “I know it was you. I know you killed him.” When the bar closes, Mike is the last patron to leave. As he stumbles home, Hoffman and Fensky roll by in their cruiser and offer to give him a ride. When he declines, they insist, ushering Mike into the back of the cruiser and relieving him of his gun. Jovially, Fensky presses Mike about what he said to them earlier in the night. Still seemingly intoxicated, Mike declares in no uncertain terms what he meant: he’s sure that Hoffman and Fensky were responsible for his son’s murder and he's going to prove it. The cops trade glances. Hoffman and Fensky take Mike to an abandoned building far from the city. As they exit the car, Mike slides a gun out from between the backseat cushions and stashes it under his jacket - the gun he hid there earlier when he broke into the cruiser. The two cops pull Mike from the car, prop him up against a street lamp, then step away to discuss how to handle the situation. Fensky convinces Hoffman to shoot Mike with the gun they took off him earlier and stage the death as a suicide. Mike, who has only been pretending to be drunk, coolly compliments Fensky on his clever plan. The cops whip around to face him, only to find that Mike has already cocked and aimed his gun. Fensky attempts to fire at Mike, but discovers the gun he took from him is empty. Mike quickly shoots both cops, killing Hoffman. Fensky is able to draw his duty gun and opens fire on Mike, hitting him in the left shoulder. Mike returns fire and hits Fensky in the neck. As he tries to crawl away, Mike slowly walks towards him and steps on his leg, preventing him from reaching for his weapon. Fensky begs for his life, Mike finishes him off by shooting him in the head. He collects Fensky's gun and walks off. Back in the present, Mike visits Stacey and tells her everything. He explains his entire precinct, including Mike himself, were corrupt cops, but Matt wasn't. When Hoffman offered Matt a cut of dirty money, he initially refused, calling his father to ask him for advice. During this phone call that Stacey overheard, Mike told his son that not taking the money would cause distrust in the precinct and possibly get him killed. Mike admitted to Matt that he was dirty as well, a revelation which crushed his son. Matt eventually accepted his father's advice, but because of his earlier hesitation, Hoffman and Fensky engineered his killing to protect themselves. “I was the only one that could get him to debase himself like that, and it was for nothing,” a devastated Mike laments as he holds his tears. Stacey, stunned by this outpouring of honesty, asks who killed Hoffman and Fensky. “You know what happened,” Mike replies, composing himself. “The question is, can you live with it?”" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 7, + "Late at night, Jimmy and Mike wait for Abbasi and Sanders inside the police station. Jimmy returns the younger detective’s notebook, claiming that he found it on the ground in the parking lot. Irate, Abbasi confronts Mike about stealing it, asking if there is anything he’d like to say about its contents. They inform Mike that they’re interviewing with Stacey the next day. Abbasi storms out of the station, but Sanders lingers behind and apologizes for his behavior. Mike waves it off – the young detective was just doing his job. He concedes that he doesn’t know what Stacey will tell them; whatever she chooses to say is entirely her decision, and she’s earned the right to decide for herself. Mike leaves the station and finds Jimmy waiting by his car. Jimmy demands to know what Mike said to Sanders. Mike brushes him off, telling Jimmy no longer requires his services. Jimmy is shocked, as Mike will need a good lawyer as the prime suspect for the murder of two cops. Mike shakes his head, saying that it’s in someone else's hands. A few days later, Jimmy stops by Chuck's house and is surprised to find Chuck standing outside in the yard. Chuck counts aloud, struggling to remain outside surrounded by the electricity that he thinks makes him ill. He manages to last for two minutes, then races back inside. Panting, he explains that he has been exposing himself to electromagnetic fields for short amounts of time in an attempt to build up a tolerance, eager to overcome his condition and return to work. Hearing this, Jimmy remembers that he has a couple of boxes of unfinished paperwork that he was hoping to store at the house. Before Chuck can protest, he wheels the boxes in and promises that he’ll be back to claim them soon. On the way to his car, Jimmy peers through a window and sees Chuck sifting through the paperwork, just as Jimmy hoped he would. Jimmy takes Kim on a tour of a high-rise office space that he’s looking to lease. When she is impressed by the office he’s saving for his future partner, Jimmy offers her the job – after all, she did tell him she was interested in elder law. She gracefully turns him down, reminding him that she’s too invested in HHM to leave. In HHM's conference room, Kim meets with Betsy and Craig Kettleman. She advises the couple not to take their case to trial, urging the couple to take a plea deal she’s negotiated which would reduce Craig’s sentence from thirty years to only sixteen months. The Kettlemans refuse and fire Kim on the spot. The Kettlemans subsequently decide to call Jimmy, who is the middle of calling numbers for a bingo game at a retirement home. He meets with them at Loyola's. Betsy apologizes for her bluntness when they last met, and tells him that they have reconsidered Jimmy’s offer to represent Craig. Jimmy is flattered, but tells them he is now specializing in elder law. Betsy reminds him that they have already provided him with a substantial “retainer.” Jimmy dismisses himself to the bathroom, ostensibly to relieve himself, but actually calls Kim. She begs him to persuade the Kettlemans to return to HHM, as the plea deal she negotiated is the best they’re going to get. Although he does his best to point them toward Kim, the Kettlemans’ bribe has tied Jimmy's fate to theirs. With great reluctance, he takes the case. Jimmy stops by HHM to collect the Kettleman case files and learns that Howard has demoted Kim to an office in a distant part of the building - loosely known the \"Cornfield\" in the firm - as punishment for losing the Kettlemans. Feeling guilty, he finds her in the parking garage and apologizes. She shrugs, knowing he did what he could. Kim warns Jimmy that Craig didn’t cover his tracks well and refuses to play the one chip he has: the missing money. In his office, Jimmy pours over the case files, searching for a loophole. Frustrated about finding none, he hatches a plan. Late that night, Mike sneaks into the Kettlemans’ backyard, sprays a banded bundle of cash with a clear liquid, then places the stack on a toy truck left outside by one of the Kettleman kids. He calmly surveys the house and watches as Craig discovers the money when he takes out the trash. The parents scold their kids for playing with the money, then Betsy takes the bundle upstairs. After the Kettlemans go to bed, Mike sneaks into the house. Using a UV light, he follows a trail of fluorescent fingerprints left behind by Betsy after handling the wet bundle. The trail leads him to the bathroom, where he finds all of the ill-gotten money hidden underneath the sink. Mike brings the cash to Jimmy, who returns what he’s spent, rounding out the sum total of his “retainer” to the pile and quoting to Mike that he's doing \"the right thing\". The two then agree that they're even and Mike heads off to the district attorney's office with the money. The next morning, Jimmy visits the Kettlemans and informs them that the money is on its way to the D.A. Betsy threatens to turn Jimmy in for taking their bribe, but he counters that Craig is currently the only one facing jail time; if she reveals that she bribed Jimmy, she would be implicated as well. Jimmy tells the couple that he has \"nothing to lose\" and going to jail wouldn't affect him in any way. Craig implores his wife to let him accept Kim's plea deal so that their kids won’t be left with both of their parents in jail. Betsy tearfully acquiesces. Jimmy escorts the Kettlemans back to HHM, where a grateful Kim is waiting for them. He returns to the aspirational office space he can no longer afford to lease and violently takes out his frustration on the door to the corner office he’d hoped Kim would occupy. Sinking to the floor, he seems at his wit’s end – until his phone rings. He manages to collect himself and then brightly answers the call, again pretending to be his own receptionist." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 8, + "In 1998, a jubilant Jimmy pushes a mail cart at HHM. His smile fades as he reaches Kim's office and holds up an envelope, which he wants her to open. Kim takes the envelope and reads the letter, then kisses Jimmy. In Chuck's office, Jimmy reveals that he has passed the state bar exam, having taken online courses through the University of American Samoa. He asks if he can work at HHM once he is sworn in. Chuck tells him that he has to confer with the other partners, but signals optimism. Later that day, Jimmy celebrates with Kim and his co-workers in the mail room. Howard stops by the party and - after the others have left - informs Jimmy that the firm will not be hiring him. In 2002, Kim unpacks in her office at HHM. After salvaging the Kettleman case, she is back in Howard's good graces and has been allowed to return from exile in the dreaded \"cornfield.\" He convinces her to attend the firm's press conference on the settlement of the Kettleman case. Kim stands demurely in the background as Howard makes the announcement. Jimmy watches the proceedings on television with disdain, thinking Howard is taking credit for Kim's efforts. Shrugging it off, he returns to his task at the reception desk of Sandpiper Crossing, an assisted living center where he has come to visit a client. Jimmy wraps up a meeting with the client, a resident named Irene Landry, concerning her will. Irene realizes that she doesn't have enough money left from her \"monthly allowance\" to cover Jimmy's bill, which piques his interest. Investigating, he compares the bills of several Sandpiper residents and uncovers multiple cases of gross overcharging - the basis for a lawsuit. Jimmy convenes a group of seniors to point out the errors in their monthly statements, which is noticed by Sandpiper's facility manager. Jimmy shares his discovery with Chuck, who has been unable to resist processing the paperwork that Jimmy asked him to store. Chuck is shocked that he missed such egregious errors, but begrudgingly agrees that a class action lawsuit could be brought against Sandpiper if Jimmy can establish a pattern of overbilling. Jimmy returns to Sandpiper but is banned from the premises, as they have enacted a new policy in order to protect their residents from unwanted \"legal solicitation.\" As Jimmy argues with the facility manager, he hears the unmistakable sound of shredding from an adjacent office. He manages to talk his way into being allowed to use the restroom, where he furiously scribbles a \"demand letter\" on toilet paper, informing Sandpiper of pending litigation against them. He thrusts the \"document\" at the facility manager before he is tossed out. At work, Mike recieves a call from Stacey, who has accepted the situation and forgiven him for his involvement in Matt's death. She asks if he could watch Kaylee later on while she is at work, to which Mike readily agrees. There will be no impositions for her; anything she needs, Mike will provide. Jimmy returns to Sandpiper after dark to search their dumpster for the shredded documents. As he digs through the garbage, he receives a call from Richard Schweikart, Sandpiper's attorney. Schweikart also happens to be an old acquaintance of Chuck's and asserts that he's calling Jimmy out of professional courtesy to him. He warns Jimmy not to pursue legal action against Sandpiper. As Jimmy climbs out of the dumpster, he discovers the shredded documents deposited neatly in a nearby recycling bin. At Chuck's house, Jimmy spends the entire night piecing the shredded documents back together. The next morning, Chuck finds an exhausted Jimmy, still up from the night before. He steps away to make coffee and returns to find Jimmy asleep. Impressed by his commitment, Chuck decides to pick up where his brother left off; by the time Jimmy wakes up, Chuck has assembled the \"smoking gun\" - an invoice for syringes from a medical supply company in Nebraska. Energized by the work, Chuck gives Jimmy a long list of case law to pull for research. Jimmy, ecstatic to be working with his brother, hugs him. Outside, he calls Kim and asks her to print the case law Chuck requested and to bill it to his account. Although worried that Chuck's involvement with Jimmy's case could violate his contract with HHM and endanger his mental health, Kim proceeds. Meanwhile, Stacey arrives home from work. Mike, who had been babysitting Kaylee, gets up to leave when Stacey pulls him aside to ask for advice. She shows Mike the envelope of cash from Matt's suitcase, and shares her uncertainty about what to do with it, noting that expenses have been piling up. Mike encourages her to spend the money. Relieved, she thanks him, but mentions that this money is really \"only a drop in the bucket.\" Schweikart receives a fax that includes a new, proper demand letter from Jimmy and Chuck, along with copies of reassembled Sandpiper billing statements. Schweikart and his team arrive at Chuck's house to negotiate with the McGill brothers. Jimmy meets them at the curb, curtly asks them to leave their electronics in the car, escorts them inside, and seats them at Chuck's dining room table. He then ducks into the kitchen to get Chuck, whom he finds in a state of anxiety. Jimmy reassures Chuck, helping him into his jacket as he restores Chuck's confidence and leads him into the dining room. Schweikart concedes that some Sandpiper residents were over-billed because of an accounting error. He offers $100,000 to reimburse the residents and cover legal fees, with the caveat that Sandpiper admits no wrongdoing. Jimmy responds by referencing the syringe invoice, declaring pointedly that the inclusion of interstate commerce puts Sandpiper on the hook for RICO violations, elevating the case to fraud and entitling his clients to much higher damages. After a moment of intense private discussion with his team, Schweikart asks Jimmy what number he has in mind. Chuck, thus far silent, demands \"$20 million, or we'll see you in court\". After Schweikart and his team leave, Jimmy panics over the demand. Chuck assures Jimmy that it's actually a conservative estimate for a multi-state federal class action lawsuit of this kind. Jimmy falls quiet, catching a glimpse of the magnitude of this case. Chuck emphatically lists their next steps; Jimmy's ready to dive in. Mike adopts a shelter dog and visits Dr. Caldera. As the dog is examined, Mike asks whether he still has the \"work\" available to which he previously alluded. Later, Jimmy stops by Chuck's house with boxes of new paperwork. He leaves a box in his car, but is too tired to go and get it himself. Engrossed in a file and impatient to get the documents he needs, Chuck walks out the front door, grabs Jimmy's car keys from the mailbox, and retrieves the box from his trunk. He's out of the house - and not in pain. Jimmy watches from the doorway, amazed. Jimmy calls quietly to his brother. Chuck suddenly realizes where he is, and drops the box he was carrying." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 9, + "Shortly after Chuck surprised both Jimmy and himself by leaving his house unattended, the brothers sit quietly on a nearby park bench. Chuck tries to relax and enjoy the sunshine, but keeps glancing nervously at an electrical transformer overhead. Jimmy redirects Chuck's attention to the grass, successfully encouraging him to take off his shoes. Finally reaching his limit, Chuck tells Jimmy that he's ready to go inside and get back to work building their case against Sandpiper Crossing. He rises and walks gingerly back toward his house, a buoyant Jimmy at his side. In Stacey's backyard, she and Mike watch Kaylee play with the adopted dog that Mike wishes to give to Kaylee. Stacey struggles with the idea of taking on a pet, but Mike assures her that the dog is healthy and worthwhile. Stacey agrees to let Kaylee keep the dog. Their conversation is interrupted when Mike receives a phone call. He steps away to answer it and quietly accepts a job opportunity. Stacey doesn't ask any questions. Schweikart seeks a restraining order against Jimmy on the grounds that his \"loud and flamboyant\" behavior disturbs the routine of the Sandpiper residents. The judge doesn't buy it and rules in Jimmy's favor. Jimmy rides high on his victory all the way to Chuck's house, but finds that Schweikart has sent over boxes and boxes of documents, trying to drown the McGill brothers in paperwork and legal \"softballs\". Chuck tells Jimmy that the Sandpiper case is becoming too big for them to handle alone, and insists they partner with HHM. Jimmy argues vehemently against it, but Chuck eventually convinces him that it's the only way to win the case. That night, Jimmy crashes on Chuck's couch that night. Chuck sneaks past his sleeping brother to retrieve a pencil and an oven mitt. Wrapped in his space blanket, he goes outside and takes Jimmy's cell phone from the mailbox. Grimacing, he turns it on and uses the eraser end of the pencil to dial and call someone. Mike waits in a parking garage with two thugs: a large man and another named Sobchak. The three men have each been hired by Caldera to provide protection for a new client who is in his first drug deal. As they wait for their employer, Sobchak gives Mike a once-over and asks what type of gun he's \"packing\". Mike casually nods to a paper bag sitting on the nearby curb: he packed a pimento sandwich. Sobchak thinks Mike's kidding and presses him, but Mike stands firm. He didn't bring a gun. The employer drives up in a wood-paneled minivan. An unassuming man steps out and introduces himself as Pryce. Sobchak tells him that Mike is dead weight because he didn't bring a weapon. Mike responds that if he needs one, he'll take one of Sobchak's. Sobchak dares Mike to take it from him and tauntingly holds out a pistol. When Sobchak points it at his head after Mike asks him to \"make it not so easy\", he is swiftly and effortlessly disarmed. An enraged Sobchak lunges forward, but Mike incapacitates him with a single hit to the throat, then finds and disposes of all of Sobchak's weapons. He holds up a particularly ostentatious one and offers it to the large man, who flees in terror. Mike dumps the weapons into a nearby trashcan, picks up his sandwich and heads for the minivan. Pryce agrees to pay him the full fee for three men, and the two drive off to the meet. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Chuck prepare for their meeting at HHM. Chuck is apprehensive, but Jimmy reassures him. He helps Chuck to the car and retrieves his electronics from the mailbox, confused to find that his phone is dead. At HHM, Howard arranges for everything electric to be deactivated in preparation for Chuck's arrival. The firm's employees gather in the lobby and shower Chuck with applause when he enters with Jimmy. A cheerful Howard embraces Chuck and guides him upstairs, leaving Jimmy behind to balance a tall stack of files. In the conference room, Jimmy and Chuck bring Howard and his associates up to speed on the Sandpiper case. Howard guarantees Jimmy twenty percent of the common fund share of the final settlement, as well as an immediate \"of counsel\" fee (as high as $20,000) for the referral. Everything is going well until Jimmy implies that he'll be joining HHM as an attorney. Clearing the room, Howard tries to break the news gently to Jimmy: HHM wants the case, but \"the partners\" aren't interested in hiring Jimmy. Shocked and hurt, Jimmy lashes out at Howard and quashes the deal. Kim visits Howard in his office, demanding to know why he refused to hire Jimmy. Howard coldly reminds her that she's speaking out of turn and that this was a decision made by the partners. Shaken, she turns and begins to head out. Howard reconsiders and stops her. Not wanting the rest of the firm to hear what he's about to tell her, he instructs her to close the door. At an abandoned power plant, a nervous Pryce debates the best way to conduct the drug deal. As Mike offers some advice, the buyer, Nacho Varga, arrives along with two henchmen. The deal goes smoothly until it turns out that Nacho's payment is $20 short. Mike demands that Pryce receive payment in full, or the deal is off. Nacho is offended by the idea that he stiffed Pryce on purpose and can't believe that Mike would blow up the deal over such a small amount of money. Mike replies that he is quite happy to believe it was an honest mistake, but insists that Nacho honor the deal. Nacho begrudgingly holds up a $20 bill and drops it to make Pryce catch it in a breeze. Afterward, Mike tells Pryce that he wasn't worried about the deal, because he'd done a fair amount of research before showing up for the job. He knew exactly who Nacho was and, most importantly, he knew that Nacho was doing this deal without Tuco's knowledge, so he was incentivized to make sure the deal went as smoothly as possible. \"If you're gonna be a criminal, do your homework,\" Mike says. Pryce laments that he's not a bad guy and Mike clarifies: being a criminal doesn't mean you're a bad guy. No matter which side of the law you're on, if you make a deal, you need to keep your word. That night, Kim visits Jimmy at the nail salon and urges him to take Howard's deal. Livid, he accuses her of being bought off by Howard. Near tears, she reiterates that taking the deal is the best thing for Jimmy but leaves without going into more detail. Bothered by their exchange, Jimmy retreats to his office and finally plugs his dead cell phone into the wall. As it begins to recharge, Jimmy ruminates - something about the phone's dead battery has gotten under his skin. The next morning, Jimmy visits Chuck and tells him he's going to give the Sandpiper case to HHM. Chuck agrees that this is for the best and offers to put a good word in with Howard. Jimmy points out that Chuck could threaten to leave the firm; with the way the staff applauded his arrival, there's no way the partners would risk his return. When Chuck hesitates, Jimmy reveals that he already knows that Chuck is not remotely interested in bringing Jimmy into HHM. Since he always turns off his phone when he puts it in Chuck's mailbox, he became suspicious when he found the battery dead. A call to the phone company revealed a deleted call to Howard two nights prior, while Jimmy was asleep on the couch. Only Chuck could have made that call. Jimmy accuses Chuck of telling Howard not to let him work on the case, and to not hire him after he passed the bar years prior. He demands to know why Chuck has been working against him. Chuck angrily replies that Jimmy is not a real lawyer, having taken shortcuts like online courses and diploma mills to start his legal career, while Chuck himself has worked hard his whole life. He believes that his brother hasn't changed from his \"Slippin' Jimmy\" ways, and that Jimmy poses a danger if he practices law. Realizing what his brother really thinks of him, Jimmy explains that he's brought over enough supplies to last Chuck a few days - after that, Chuck will have to fend for himself. Heartbroken, Jimmy walks out of the house without turning back." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 10, + "In 1992, shortly after Chuck helped secure his release from jail, Jimmy stops by a local bar to say farewell to Marco, his best friend and partner in crime. He tells Marco that he’s moving to Albuquerque to work in the mailroom at Chuck’s law firm. Marco bemoans Jimmy’s decision, arguing that the move is a waste of Slippin’ Jimmy’s talents – but Jimmy’s mind is made up, and he leaves. In 2002, Jimmy pays Howard a visit to officially hand over the Sandpiper case to HHM. He also gives Howard a list detailing the errands that he’d been performing daily for Chuck. Howard is amazed at Jimmy’s dedication to his brother, and reminds Jimmy that he always had a soft spot for him. In the parking garage, Jimmy apologizes to Kim for lashing out at her when she advised him to take the deal. She gives him a hug, commending him on how maturely he’s handling the situation with Chuck. At the bingo hall, Jimmy calls numbers for a good-humored crowd. When a series of consecutive numbers all come up with the letter \"b\", his composure starts to unravel from the pain of Chuck’s betrayal. He initially rants about the desert environment of New Mexico and then launches into a story about his attempt at a “Chicago Sunroof” - when his ex-wife’s lover stopped at an ice cream store in his BMW, a drunk Jimmy decided to defecate through the sunroof of the man's car, not realizing that his children were in the backseat. This led to trumped-up charges of indecent exposure, which Chuck had to fly to Cicero to clear. “I’ve been paying for it ever since,” Jimmy says before abruptly ending the game and storming out the hall. Jimmy travels to Cicero and arrives at his hometown bar, where he finds Marco dozing. The two haven’t seen each other since Jimmy moved to Albuquerque, but Marco is thrilled to see him. Jimmy comments that he had been in town before for his mother's funeral two years earlier, but didn't have the time to check on his friend. Marco seems to be disappointed that Jimmy did not visit him. After some more conversation, they fall back into old patterns and scam an obnoxious businessman at the bar by concocting an elaborate story to sell him a “rare” half dollar coin for a very high price. Laughing and celebrating their reunion, Jimmy and Marco buy a round for other patrons. Jimmy and Marco spend several days gleefully pulling one scam after another. After a week-long binge, Jimmy wakes in Marco’s apartment to a disappointed waitress who was under the impression that she had gone home the night before with Kevin Costner. As he gets dressed, his cell phone falls out of his pocket, prompting Jimmy to check his voicemail and find he has fifteen messages from clients inquiring about his elder law services. He tells Marco that he’s a lawyer and it’s time for him to go back to Albuquerque. Marco is amazed that Slippin’ Jimmy is a lawyer - it’s the ultimate way to scam folks out of their money. Jimmy explains that he’s not ripping anybody off: he’s building a legitimate practice with clients who depend on him. Marco is unable to talk Jimmy into staying in Cicero for the long-term, but he reveals that he still has the watch from their Rolex scam and convinces Jimmy to pull one last con with him. That night, they repeat the Rolex scam. Marco is waiting in the alley when he hears the signal - Jimmy and their victim howling in the middle of the night. As Jimmy and the victim approach, they find Marco unconscious, just as planned. Jimmy pokes him with a stick, but this time around, Marco does not respond. Jimmy realizes that Marco is really unconscious and tries to call for an ambulance as the victim runs off with Marco's money. Marco then wakes up, suffering from a heart attack. “This was the greatest week of my life,” a smiling Marco tells Jimmy before passing away. Jimmy is devastated. Outside Marco’s funeral service, Jimmy possesses Marco's pinkie ring, which was given to him by his mother. Jimmy takes a call from Kim, who informs him that the ballooning size of the Sandpiper case has led HHM to team up with Davis & Main, a law firm in Santa Fe. She tells Jimmy that the partners at Davis & Main are willing to offer him a partner-track position - contingent upon meeting with him later that week. Knowing that she pulled some strings to make this happen, an appreciative Jimmy thanks Kim. Back in Albuquerque, Chuck tells Ernesto, an HHM employee, on mistakes made during his most recent grocery run and makes requests for the next delivery. Jimmy parks his car outside Chuck’s house but doesn’t make a move to go inside. Chuck catches sight of Jimmy's car, but is unable to gather enough courage to open the door and greet him. After exchanging pleasantries with Ernesto, who Jimmy knows from the HHM mailroom, Jimmy drives off – wounds still too raw to make amends with his brother. At his toll booth, Mike idly contemplates a crossword puzzle while on the phone with Caldera. He agrees to take on another underworld job and jots down a clandestine address. Jimmy drives into the lot and passes by the booth without acknowledging Mike. He parks and gets out of his car, stopping to check his hair one last time in his side mirror. He walks toward the courthouse, psyching himself up for his meeting with Davis & Main - but then pauses. He closes his eyes and fiddles with Marco’s pinkie ring. For a moment, he stands in the middle of the parking lot, deliberating. Jimmy drives back to Mike’s booth. Perturbed, he wonders aloud why they did not take Craig Kettleman's stolen $1.6 million for themselves instead of returning it. Mike reminds Jimmy that it was he who asserted that returning the cash was “the right thing” to do, but Jimmy shakes his head. He needs to know what Mike’s thought process was. Mike simply answers that he was hired to do a specific job, and he was going to complete that job. Jimmy considers, then replies with conviction: he knows what stopped him, and it will never stop him again. With that, Jimmy drives off. As he speeds away, he hums \"Smoke on the Water,\" Marco's favorite song, revealing a small, triumphant smile on his face." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 11, + "In 2010, \"Gene\" heads to the mall dumpster to take out the trash. The door closes behind him, locking him in the room with the dumpster. An emergency exit is available to Gene, but a note indicates that police will be contacted immediately if it's opened. Instead of using that option, he waits 2 ½ hours until a member of the cleaning crew opens the door for him. While waiting for help, Gene carves a little message into the wall with a loose screw: \"S.G. WAS HERE.\" In 2002, as Jimmy is deliberating with himself in the courthouse parking lot, Kim and Howard are waiting to introduce him to his potential employers from Davis & Main. After a moment, Jimmy strides into the courthouse and confidently greets Clifford Main, a senior partner from Davis & Main, and his two associates. Before the conversation can continue, he pulls Kim aside and asks if things would change between them if he takes the job. A surprised Kim responds the two things have absolutely nothing to do with each other, which he accepts. He returns to the group and tells them that he must remove himself from consideration by Davis & Main. He smiles and walks away, leaving everyone stunned. Back in his Suzuki, Jimmy pulls up to Mike’s toll booth and asks him why he didn’t keep the $1.6 million they had stolen from the Kettlemans. Mike coolly replies that he was hired to do a job and he did it. Jimmy considers this, then responds with conviction: “I know what stopped me, and you know what? It’s never stopping me again.” With that vow, Jimmy drives away triumphantly. Glowing with his new lease on life, Jimmy arrives at the nail salon and greets Mrs. Nguyen and her employees. He heads straight to a cucumber water dispenser reserved for “customers only.” After a familiar chiding from Mrs. Nguyen when he grabs a cup, he defiantly drinks straight from the spigot. He strides to his backroom office and tears the sign reading “James M. McGill Esq.” off the door. Later, Mike waits in the parking garage for his next assignment when an outrageously painted Hummer H2 drives up. Pryce is in the driver’s seat, ready to take Mike to a meet with Nacho. Mike admonishes Pryce and offers to drive his car instead, but he refuses. Since Nacho has been coming alone, Pryce feels confident handling the job solo and that he no longer requires Mike’s services. His warnings falling on deaf ears, Mike walks away. At the abandoned power plant, Nacho hands Pryce an envelope and admires the Hummer. Flattered, Pryce invites Nacho to check out the interior while he counts the cash nearby. Once inside, Nacho secretly peeks at the vehicle registration in the glove compartment, noting Pryce’s real name (Daniel Wormald) and home address. Jimmy relaxes in a posh hotel pool. His cell phone rings, but he informs the caller that he no longer practices law. A peeved Kim appears and demands to know why he walked away from the best job opportunity of his life. He explains that he’s simply decided to be himself. Not amused by Jimmy’s behavior, Kim tells him to meet her at the hotel bar. There, Jimmy tries to order shots of the extremely expensive Zafiro Añejo tequila, but Kim intervenes in favor of some more reasonably priced drinks. She urges Jimmy to give Davis & Main a chance, but Jimmy explains that he is going to follow his own instincts instead of living by Chuck’s rules. To illustrate his point, he asks an obnoxious “wealth manager” named Ken to help him settle a debate with his “sister” (played by Kim) about a recent inheritance. Ken offers to consult the supposed siblings, “Viktor” and “Giselle.\" Warming to the charade, Kim asks Ken if he’s ever tried Zafiro Añejo. He orders a round of shots. The “siblings” sign a contract allowing Ken to invest the fictitious inheritance. Jimmy tries to pay the bill, but Ken - playing right into Jimmy’s hands - insists that he cover the drinks. Jimmy and Kim thank him and slip out, leaving Ken to discover the astonishing tab. Outside, the two giggle over their conquest. Jimmy balls up the contract and throws it the trash. They pause by the pool, reflecting on the fun and excitement of the scam. Adrenaline racing, Kim kisses Jimmy. The next morning, Jimmy wakes up in Kim’s apartment. As she gets dressed for work, Jimmy remarks that it would be great if they could have such fun every night. Kim agrees, but maintains that it’s not a viable option. Not wanting to overstay his welcome, Jimmy follows her out. Meanwhile, two cops pull up to Daniel's house, which has been burglarized the previous night. Daniel explains that the culprit stole his expensive collection of baseball cards. Noting his ostentatious vehicle, the cops inquire about Daniel's line of work. Frustrated, he tries to redirect the conversation back to the baseball cards. While he scurries into another room to print a manifest of his collection, the suspicious cops discover a loose baseboard behind the couch. One of the cops kneels down to move the wood aside, revealing a hidey-hole. He shines his flashlight in to investigate… but it’s empty. Floating again in the hotel pool, Jimmy spots an easy mark too tempting to pass up. He leaves a voicemail for Kim, beckoning her to take another spin as his partner-in-crime. Left alone, he seems to lose some of his buoyancy. After a pensive beat, he makes another call to Davis & Main. Days later, Jimmy enters the lobby of Davis & Main, dressed for work. Cliff greets him enthusiastically and introduces him to his new co-workers. Jimmy’s new assistant, Omar, details the firm's many perks. Asked if there is any wall art or office supplies he could order to make him feel more at home, Jimmy tentatively puts in a request for a cocobolo desk - the kind he told Kim that he would put in his office one day. Once alone, he notices a switch on the wall with a label reading, “Do NOT turn OFF!” Jimmy peels back the tape and flips the switch to the “off” position. He braces himself, but nothing happens. He flips it back to its original position and reapplies the tape. Jimmy walks away, not yet ready to live by anyone’s rules but his own." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 12, + "Chuck is playing his piano when Howard arrives with a grocery delivery. Howard delicately informs Chuck that Jimmy has been hired by Davis & Main in a partner-track position to maintain continuity on the Sandpiper case. Taken aback, Chuck asks whether Cliff is aware of Jimmy’s background. Howard says he painted a full, honest picture of Jimmy - but also admits that he didn’t stand in the way of Jimmy being hired. As Howard departs, Chuck sits scowling in silence. At HHM, Kim enters an empty conference room and rearranges seat assignments so that she and Jimmy sit next to each other during a meeting with Davis & Main. During the meeting, Jimmy tries to sneak a game of footsie under the table. Afterwards, they share a cigarette in the parking garage. Jimmy suggests he might buy a house between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and they playfully daydream about the myriad possibilities together. Before he leaves, Kim gives him a travel mug that she has jokingly adjusted to read \"World’s 2nd Best Lawyer.\" Jimmy finds it fits perfectly into his Suzuki's cup holder. Jimmy sneaks a kiss, then heads out. Outside the nail salon, Jimmy watches a tow truck haul away the Suzuki. Grinning, he strolls over to his company car, a new Mercedes Benz. After a frosty goodbye with Mrs. Nguyen, he settles into the driver’s seat, admiring the luxury vehicle’s interior. However, he finds that Kim’s mug doesn't fit into the cup holder. Meanwhile, Mike is working at the toll booth when Daniel rolls up in his Hummer. Mike is unhappy to see him, especially after Daniel inquires whether he’s in the right parking lot for the police station. After Mike steps into the Hummer, Daniel explains that he reached out to the police after his house was broken into, and the detectives want to follow-up with him about a few details. Mike, being an ex-cop, tells him that the police think he's covering up illegal activities and that they really want to sweat him until he confesses to being a drug dealer. Daniel refuses to return home, as he’s too sentimentally attached to his baseball card collection to abandon the search. Seeing that he won’t be swayed, Mike offers to find the cards himself. In his cozy office at Davis & Main, Jimmy pores over Sandpiper documents. He hears guitar music emanating from Cliff’s office, so Jimmy pops in to share a discovery he’s made. Cliff tells Jimmy he plays his guitar to “blow off steam,” and then commends Jimmy on his hard work. Mike tracks Nacho down to his father's upholstery shop. He pretends to be interested in reupholstering his car in order to get Nacho’s attention. When they’re alone, Mike tells him that he knows about his visit to Daniel's house. Nacho shrugs it off until Mike threatens to reveal his dealings with Daniel to Tuco, who will react badly to breaches in loyalty. Seeing that he’s shaken Nacho’s confidence, Mike proposes an alternate plan that will leave both Nacho and Daniel satisfied. When Ernesto drops off groceries at Chuck's house, he finds Chuck putting on his space blanket-lined jacket, ready to venture out. Meanwhile, at the abandoned power plant, Daniel hands Nacho the keys to his Hummer in exchange for the stolen baseball cards. Daniel is devastated to discover that Nacho plans to send his car directly to a chop shop, but is relieved to find his card collection in good order. Nacho hands $10,000 to Mike, unceremoniously concluding his business arrangement with Daniel. Wallowing in his defeat, Daniel looks to Mike for sympathy but doesn’t find any. As they prepare to head back to Albuquerque, Daniel gets a call from the police.Representatives from Davis & Main and HHM meet again to confer on the Sandpiper case. Jimmy begins to report on his client outreach efforts, but his self-assurance shatters when Chuck enters the room. After Kim supportively squeezes his leg under the table, Jimmy rallies. Afterwards, Jimmy tries to leave without acknowledging Chuck, but his brother stops him. Quietly fuming, Jimmy asks why he felt the need to attend the meeting. “To bear witness,” Chuck responds icily. Jimmy is contacted by Mike, who offers him a job if he is still “morally flexible.” Jimmy takes it. At the police station, Jimmy accompanies Daniel to an interrogation room. Daniel nervously explains to two detectives that he no longer needs their help, having used a private investigator to track down his baseball cards. When the dubious detectives press for more details, he begins to flounder. Jimmy cuts him off and suggests he get a little air. Sitting alone with the detectives, he acknowledges the hiding space behind Daniel's baseboards that have made them suspicious. Jimmy claims it is used to store “Crybaby Squat Cobbler” fetish videos for an \"art patron\" who stole them and the baseball cards after a falling out. According to Jimmy, the art patron has returned all stolen property, and Daniel does not wish to press charges. Incredulous that Jimmy would fabricate such an elaborate story, the detectives accept his masterfully orchestrated yarn. As they exit the police station, Jimmy assures Daniel that he’s off the hook, but that he'll have to make a video to back up Jimmy's story. Later that night, Jimmy visits Kim’s apartment. He pulls a stack of pies from his backseat before heading inside. The two gleefully eat one of the pies as he regales her with Daniel's story. Their sweet moment quickly turns sour when Jimmy admits it was the video he and Daniel shot that really sold the lie. Kim is stunned that Jimmy would fabricate evidence, and reprimands him for jeopardizing his new job and risking disbarment. Quietly, she tells him that she cannot hear about his illegal activities ever again. He measures her with his eyes, then affirms: “You won’t.”" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 13, + "In Amarillo, Texas, Jimmy leans against the wall of a run-down building as a bus full of Sandpiper Crossing residents slows to a stop in front of him. The driver, who has been bribed by Jimmy to stop here, hops out, apologizing to his passengers for a \"hiccup.\" Jimmy steps aboard, searching for a Mrs. Alma May Urbano and asking if she received a Davis & Main class action mailer concerning Sandpiper's overcharging. Other passengers overhear their conversation and pepper Jimmy with questions. He explains that Sandpiper may have overcharged them, too, and offers to help get their money back. Shortly thereafter, the seniors file off the bus at their restaurant destination, handing a pleased Jimmy their signed letters of engagement. Back in Albuquerque, Sandpiper's co-counsel meets at HHM, with Chuck again in attendance. Turning to the topic of client outreach, Cliff offers to save Jimmy from having to brag about recently gaining more than 200 new clients in the past few weeks. Suspicious of his success rate in Amarillo from only a single response to their mailer, Chuck asks whether solicitation - which is illegal - was involved. Jimmy insists the residents came to him, not the other way around. As the meeting goes on, he tries to play footsie again with Kim, but this time she pulls away. Realizing that she is also skeptical of his methods, he assures the group that, in order to avoid any impression of impropriety, he will find another way to proceed. After the meeting, Jimmy chases Kim down and admits to soliciting. Frustrated, Kim reminds him that she went out on a limb to get him his job and that his actions reflect back on her. At Stacey’s house, Mike shows Kaylee how to play with a new toy. Satisfied that his granddaughter is entertained, he heads to the kitchen to deliver an envelope of money to help Stacey with her expenses. Mike notes that Stacey appears to be on edge. When he presses, she reveals that she’s been hearing gunshots in their neighborhood late at night. Mike insists on staying over to keep watch, but Stacey firmly turns his offer down. At Davis & Main, Jimmy and Omar review response rates for their class action mailers. Out of the 283 mailers sent to the Sandpiper branch in Colorado Springs, Jimmy is irked to discover that they received zero responses. In the lobby, he catches Cliff as he heads out for a business trip, speculating that Sandpiper staff members in Colorado Springs are throwing the mailers away before residents can see them. He pitches an alternative way to reach clients: a highly targeted television commercial. Cliff acknowledges that the firm produced a commercial for a previous lawsuit, so he'd be open to discussing the idea. Back in his office, Jimmy appraises Davis & Main’s previous foray into legal advertising. Their lackluster commercial leaves him underwhelmed. Jimmy arrives at Mrs. Strauss’s house and meets with the UNM camera crew that previously filmed his billboard stunt. He gives the jaded film students a pep talk, describing his vision for the commercial. They’re interrupted by Mrs. Strauss, who descends from the second floor via her stair-chair. Meanwhile, Mike parks across the street from Stacey’s house and keeps vigil overnight. Hours later, he tenses as a car slowly creeps toward him, but it turns out to be someone innocuously delivering newspapers. The next morning, a sleepless Mike settles into his parking booth, exhausted. He is alarmed when Stacey calls him in a panic. As he pulls into her driveway, she beckons him over to the side of the house and points to a nick in the stucco. Stacey informs him that she heard gunshots again last night, and one of the bullets struck too close to her home. Mike knows firsthand that this is impossible. He gently suggests that it might have been a dream, but Stacey is adamant. Mike vows to move her and Kaylee out of the house and into a safer neighborhood. At his apartment, Jimmy and Kim screen his Sandpiper commercial, in which a somber Mrs. Strauss tearfully admits that her life savings disappeared when she moved to an assisted living facility. Kim is impressed, but is also surprised Cliff went along with it. “Why wouldn’t he be?” Jimmy asks, avoiding a direct response. The following day, at Davis & Main, Jimmy broods over whether to show the commercial to Cliff. He strides toward Cliff’s office with the VHS cassette in hand but stops short. He hastily returns to his own office and calls the ad sales department at a television station in Colorado Springs. Mike visits Caldera to look for more work. Caldera offers him a low-paying bodyguard job, but Mike requires more money. “You want next-level pay? You’ve got to do next-level work,” Caldera responds, mentioning that he knows a loan shark in need of an enforcer. Mike refuses to do any work requiring him to hurt people, and settles for the bodyguard job instead. Jimmy paces anxiously in his office as his commercial is about to hit the airwaves. He confirms with Omar that all calls will be correctly routed and answered. Reassured but still nervous, he retreats back into his office and tries his old “magic fingers” ritual to summon calls. Just as he’s about ready to admit defeat, the phones begin to ring. He heads out into the bullpen, where all of the assistants are taking calls. Jimmy takes this development with pride. Meanwhile, Stacey and her daughter sleep soundly in Kaylee’s tiny bed. Having finally convinced Stacey to let him stay at her house, Mike lies awake on her couch. His phone vibrates; Caldera offers him a “next-level” job from a guy specifically requesting Mike. Jimmy and Kim watch the film Ice Station Zebra over wine and takeout. Their night is interrupted by a call to Jimmy’s cell phone. It’s Cliff, who is furious at Jimmy for airing a commercial without consulting him or his partners. Jimmy tries to smooth over the situation by pointing out the high volume of client traffic the commercial has already yielded. Cliff demands that Jimmy show the commercial to the partners the next morning before hanging up. For Kim’s benefit, Jimmy pretends that Cliff called to congratulate him on the ad. He rejoins her on the couch, doing his best to hide his concern about the storm he’ll be facing tomorrow. Meanwhile, Mike drives up to a desolate meet spot. He approaches his new employer: Nacho. He tells Mike, “There’s a guy. I need him to go away.”" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 14, + "Late in the evening, Mike enters his house. Pained, he stiffly makes his way to the kitchen, pulling a bag of frozen vegetables out of the freezer and pressing it to his face. As he slumps into a chair, he lowers the bag: his eye is swollen shut and his face has been violently beaten. Mike reaches into his pocket and pulls out a silver necklace shaped like a pair of boxing gloves. The morning following the broadcast of his Sandpiper commercial, Jimmy screens it for Cliff and two other partners at Davis & Main. Despite Jimmy's assertion that the commercial yielded a positive response, the partners lambaste him for airing it without their consent. Even though the majority of the partners want to fire Jimmy for cause, Cliff decides to give him a second chance with the understanding that he'll be under greater scrutiny going forward. Jimmy leaves Kim an urgent voicemail asking that she call him before speaking to Howard, unaware that she is already being grilled by him and Chuck about the commercial. Howard reprimands Kim for allowing HHM to be left in the dark in front of their co-counsel. Meanwhile, Mike and Nacho monitor a small Mexican restaurant, El Michoacano, where Tuco settles accounts with his drug dealers and would be an ideal place for him to die in a random shooting. Nacho is willing to take such a measure because Tuco is prone to erratic behavior while under the influence. To illustrate his point, Nacho describes an incident where Tuco shot an associate point-blank in the face with a shotgun, leaving a skull fragment lodged in Nacho's left shoulder. With Tuco now using meth, Nacho worries that his side business might make him Tuco’s next victim. Mike points out flaws in Nacho’s plan and proposes an alternate scenario: an expert sniper hiding in the tree line. He offers to do that work for $50,000. That night, Jimmy goes to HHM looking for Kim and finds her office bare. Initially fearing his actions cost Kim her job, he instead finds that she's been sent to HHM's windowless document review room - the \"cornfield\". Jimmy is outraged that she is being punished for his actions and offers to make things right with Howard. Kim forbids him from intervening; it would only make things worse and she cannot afford to play with fire. She buries herself back in her work as Jimmy exits, chastened. At Chuck's house, Jimmy strides with determination toward the front door. He realizes that he forgot to remove his electronics and begrudgingly heads back to the mailbox. When Chuck doesn’t answer the door, Jimmy uses his key to enter the house. He finds Chuck shivering on the couch, still dressed for work and covered by a space blanket. He is suffering, but refuses to go to the hospital. Jimmy tucks a space blanket around him, then settles into a nearby chair. Meanwhile, in a motel room, Mike meets with Lawson, an arms dealer who offers him a selection of long-range rifles. The men are quietly impressed by each other's knowledge of the arsenal. After Mike declines more ostentatious options, Lawson puts forward an M40A1 rifle - the same rifle used by Marine snipers since 1966. Mike picks it up with familiarity and looks through the scope. After some consideration, he tells the dealer that he’s changed his mind and won’t be making a purchase after all. Lawson respectfully declines Mike’s offer of cash for his time. The next morning, Jimmy confronts Chuck about Kim's punishment. Chuck initially insists that Howard is responsible for personnel decisions. When Jimmy persists, he says that Kim should have told HHM about the commercial. Jimmy replies that she didn't know that he hadn’t received permission, but Chuck maintains that the incident reflects poorly on her judgment: “She knows you, she should’ve known better.” Jimmy offers to quit the law for good if it will get Kim out of trouble. Since taking him up on that bargain would be considered extortion, Chuck refuses to take the bait. Meanwhile, at an abandoned warehouse, Mike meets with Nacho to advise against killing Tuco, predicting that the Cartel would eventually track Nacho down. Mike has a different proposition, and Nacho is ready to listen. The next day, Nacho and Tuco (wearing the silver boxing glove necklace) sit across a table at the restaurant from one of their dealers, Krazy-8. Nacho counts the money more than once; Tuco stares at Krazy-8 for an uncomfortably long time, and eventually allows him to leave. As he does, Tuco snorts a hit of crystal meth. Mike uses a payphone to call the police, anonymously reporting that a man is threatening another man with a gun at the restaurant. He then gets into his car, drives across the street and pulls into restaurant parking lot, deliberately scraping Tuco’s car. Tuco sees this and confronts Mike as he walks in and orders food. Mike denies hitting Tuco's car and deliberately flashes a wallet full of hundred-dollar bills as he collects his food. Tuco and Nacho follow Mike out into the parking lot and demand payment for the damage to Tuco’s car. Mike offers to swap insurance information, but Tuco declines; he wants cash. Mike claims to only have a few dollars on him, but Tuco calls out the lie. Flashing his gun, he forces Mike to hand his wallet over. As Mike acquiesces, the sirens of police cars responding to his 9-1-1 call begin to wail in the distance. Nacho hops into his van and drives off with the drug money, but Mike grabs Tuco by the collar so that he can’t escape. Mike effortlessly disarms Tuco, so Tuco starts punching him in the face. Mike refuses to let go - keeping Tuco’s shirt and necklace clenched in his fist. Tuco lands five punches before the police arrive and demand they stop fighting. Mike taunts Tuco so that he will continue the assault; Tuco laughs maniacally and promptly decks Mike, knocking him out cold. A few nights later, Mike meets Nacho to collect his payment. He shares that Tuco faces roughly 5–10 years in jail for assault with a deadly weapon, as his gun was discovered at the scene. Nacho hands Mike $25,000 and asks why he didn’t just kill Tuco - he would have earned the full $50,000 and spared himself a nasty beating. Mike pockets the money and drives away without answering." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 15, + "In 1992, a hypersensitivity-free Chuck replaces a dead bulb in his dining room chandelier without flinching. He puts on music, then makes his way to the kitchen to help his wife, Rebecca, prepare dinner. Chuck apologizes in advance for the guest they’re expecting: Jimmy, whom he describes as “an acquired taste.” Rebecca isn’t worried, but they come up with a plan in which she will tug on her earlobe if she tires of Jimmy and wants to end dinner early. Jimmy arrives early, six-pack in hand, and is impressed by Chuck's house. Chuck impatiently invites him inside. Over dinner, Chuck boasts about Rebecca’s impressive career as a concert violinist. When Jimmy awkwardly brings up their wedding, she politely changes the subject and asks Jimmy about his first week in the mailroom at HHM. The conversation lulls to an uncomfortable silence, so Jimmy begins telling lawyer jokes. Rebecca smiles, genuinely amused. As Chuck heads to the kitchen to retrieve dessert, she jumps in with a joke of her own. The two dissolve into hysterics, both too preoccupied to notice Chuck pulling at his own earlobe, his fake smile beginning to falter. While reading in bed later that evening, Rebecca tells Chuck that he shouldn’t have worried so much about Jimmy. Chuck takes a crack at a lawyer joke of his own, but it falls flat. Rebecca humors him with a polite chuckle, then resumes reading. Chuck stares straight ahead, jealous of Jimmy’s natural charm and the effect he had on Rebecca - one that he himself couldn’t replicate. In 2002, Jimmy works late at Davis & Main and leaves an excited voicemail for Kim, believing he’s found something that could get her out of doc review. As he wraps up, he’s surprised by a perky associate, Erin Brill. She produces a stack of heavily red-lined pages and explains that Cliff asked her to read one of Jimmy’s briefs. Indignant, Jimmy realizes that Cliff has asked her to “babysit” him. Instead of arguing, he agrees – he’ll meet Erin in her office in just a minute. The second she’s out of sight, Jimmy grabs his things and sneaks out. At HHM, Kim continues her stint in doc review. Jimmy finds her and gives her a formal complaint he has written on her behalf: Wexler v. HHM. He explains that Chuck is clearly punishing Kim to get to Jimmy and urges her to sue the firm for mistreatment. Kim points out that she’s in trouble because Jimmy went behind Cliff’s back, and that Jimmy should have known Howard would punish her just as he did when she lost the Kettleman case. Jimmy disagrees: even if Howard thinks he’s calling the shots, Chuck is pulling the strings. Jimmy offers to quit Davis & Main to appease Chuck, but Kim dismisses the idea: “You don’t save me,” she insists, “I save me.” The next morning, Jimmy arrives at Davis & Main to find Erin already waiting in his office. He apologizes for ditching her and launches into an elaborate excuse. Erin sees through it and cuts him off. Jimmy drops the act and agrees to look at her notes. Meanwhile, inside a stairwell at HHM, Kim spends her lunch break making calls, trying to drum up new business and get back on Howard’s good side. As charming as she is, she strikes out on every lead. Deflated, she returns to doc review to keep working. In his parking booth, Mike chats on the phone with Stacey. She raves about how much she and Kaylee like the hotel Mike has put them up in and asks if he can come visit. Mike puts off a visit, not wanting Kaylee to see his face, which is still badly bruised from his encounter with Tuco. He hangs up just as Jimmy and Erin pull up. Jimmy is shocked to see Mike's condition, but he doesn’t deign to explain the circumstances that led to his injuries. Inside the courthouse, Jimmy approaches the contract administrator, whom he hasn’t seen since his days working with the public defender’s office. He requests a hearing for Thursday morning. The clerk denies his request at first, but warms up when he presents her with a Beanie Baby. Erin snatches the toy away, upbraiding Jimmy for trying to bribe the clerk. “It's a gift. That’s how it works here - you grease the wheels of justice,” Jimmy argues. Erin refuses to budge under the clerk's withering glare. Finally, the clerk gives Jimmy a hearing date on Thursday afternoon - the following month. As they walk away, Erin claims she's not trying to get Jimmy in trouble: she's trying to keep him out of it. He barely stops her from following him into the men’s room, where he runs into ADA Bill Oakley. Oakley has heard though the grapevine that Jimmy is now at Davis & Main. He jealously queries Jimmy about all the perks of working there, eventually leaving Jimmy alone to contemplate the enviable life he’s putting in jeopardy. Kim continues to search for a new client for HHM. At last, she receives a return call from Paige Novick, who works as senior counsel for Mesa Verde Bank & Trust. Kim jumps for joy after arranging a meeting over the phone, her cheer reverberating in the empty parking garage. The next day, Kim and Howard greet Paige and Kevin Wachtell, the CEO of Mesa Verde, in the lobby of HHM. After a successful meeting, Kim offers to draw up a list of associates to assign to the case. Howard informs her that someone else will spearhead that - Kim has enough on her plate in doc review. He heads back inside, leaving Kim disheartened. Howard visits Chuck to share the good news about Mesa Verde. Chuck is impressed that Kim has snagged $250,000 in billings and possibly years of work for HHM, but Howard indicates that he hasn't forgiven her yet. Later, before sunrise, Chuck heads into HHM and works by lantern. He’s interrupted by Kim, who is dropping off paperwork. Chuck explains that he’s trying to work before the office opens, and asks Kim to make them each a cup of coffee. Sitting uncomfortably in Chuck's office, Kim bluntly asks whether she has a future at HHM. Chuck tells her that they have a lot in common - namely being compromised by Jimmy. He describes how Jimmy embezzled $14,000 from their father’s corner store while they were growing up, even though their father refused to believe it was true. When their father was forced to sell the store and died six months later, Jimmy cried harder than anyone else at the funeral. Chuck offers to help Kim with Howard, saying her talents are being wasted in doc review. Mike is eating alone at Loyola's when Hector Salamanca, Tuco’s uncle, sits across from him in his booth. Hector offers $5,000 if Mike tells the police that Tuco's gun was actually Mike’s - a move that would reduce Tuco's potential jail time considerably. Mike argues that he’d then be subject to the gun charge, but Hector points out that the authorities usually go easy on ex-cops. Hector leaves, instructing Mike to think about his proposal." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 16, + "Jimmy lies awake in his corporate apartment. He tosses and turns, but simply can't get comfortable. Giving up on falling asleep, he turns on the TV and starts channel surfing, finding that Davis & Main have used a very plain version of a class action lawsuit ad, with the white text over swirly nebulousness that he hated from the previous one. Jimmy decides to blow off steam by throwing around the straw decorative balls around his apartment. Still bored, he drives to the nail salon and finally falls asleep in his old office. The next morning, as Kim is getting ready for work, she gets a call from Jimmy but decides to let it go to voicemail. Jimmy serenades her with the song \"Bali Ha'i\" from South Pacific, leaving her amused. Mrs. Nguyen enters the office, annoyed at Jimmy's presence. However, he says he is in his right to be there as a rent-paying tenant. She speculates that he has already lost his job, to which Jimmy agrees as he doesn't really want it. Kim moves back into her old office at HHM. As she's unpacking her belongings, Howard asks her to accompany him to meeting with the Mesa Verde. As they walk to the meeting, it's clear from the way he gives her the cold shoulder that Howard is not happy with the pull Chuck used to reinstate Kim. Meanwhile, Mike returns home from his shift with groceries. He finds one of Hector's henchmen, Arturo, sitting on his front doorstep. He tells Mike that Hector wants an answer regarding the situation with Tuco. Mike respectfully declines and continues into his house. Once inside, he goes to work setting up a small trap for any future henchmen: he tapes a couple of sheets of carbon paper to the base of a welcome mat, and places the mat on his doorstep. Howard sends Kim to court by herself at a motion hearing for the Sandpiper case, in which lawyers for Sandpiper Crossing they argue the Sandpiper residents should be required to disclose their medical records as a testament to their capacity to sign agreements. Richard Schweikart, Sandpiper's lead counsel, is impressed at her ability and invites her to lunch. As they wait for drinks at an upscale restaurant, the Forque Kitchen and Bar, Schweikart begins asking her about her career with HHM, and reassures her that he had once been in a position in court similar to hers. He expresses interest in hiring Kim to work for his own firm, Schweikart & Cokely. Returning home that night, Mike nervously looks around in case any of Hector's men are waiting to ambush him. He lifts up the welcome mat to find footprint impressions on the carbon paper, and sees that the lock appears to have been picked. Mike deduces that Hector's men are inside the house. Mike takes out his gun and cautiously enters, searching room to room. Unable to find them, he decides to lure them to him. Not taking his hand off his gun, he grabs a remote and turns on the TV, which begins playing a loud Billy Mays infomercial. A moment later, a door in front of Mike opens and two men emerge from it with guns drawn. Mike takes them by surprise and knocks one of them down by striking him with the door, while pistol whipping Arturo. At gunpoint, Arturo explains that they only have one message from Hector: for Mike to take the $5,000. Mike is outraged that Hector would send two hitmen to deliver such a message, and Arturo admits that he only sent them to scare Mike. Mike sends the henchmen on their way with a message for Hector: \"Try harder next time.\" As he washes blood off his hands, Mike is visibly unsettled. The next day, Kim is at work in her office when Howard's secretary, Julie, comes by with Sandpiper documents for her to review. Howard needs them done in an hour, in spite of the fact that Kim hasn't yet had her lunch break. Meanwhile, Mike is at the motel pool and teaching Kaylee how to swim. At one point, he looks up, and sees Leonel and Marco Salamanca watching from the roof of a nearby building. As Mike watches, Marco does a gun gesture directed at Kaylee, then mimes pulling the trigger. The Cousins then leave. Mike quickly removes Kaylee from the pool, knowing now that she's been targeted. Kim returns to the restaurant and considers making a phone call to Schweikart & Cokely. Her thinking is interrupted by another patron at the bar trying to hit on her by ordering a drink. At Davis & Main, Jimmy goes through paperwork with Omar while being monitored by Erin. He's interrupted by a phone call from Kim, asking him to come to Albuquerque as soon as possible. Over drinks, Jimmy and Kim are able to scam the patron into writing a phony check to them made out to \"Ice Station Zebra Associates.\" That night, Mike is summoned to an ice cream store in a different part of town. The place is closed, but occupied by Hector, the Cousins, Arturo, and Nacho. When Mike enters, he is frisked by Nacho to make sure he is not wearing a wire. Mike carries a pistol, however, but Hector does not care and lets Mike keep it. Hector explains what he wants Mike to do: go to the district attorney and claim that the gun was his own, not Tuco's, and that he didn't say anything before because he was rattled. Mike agrees, but still wants a payment. Hector's $5000 offer is off the table, and he offers to let Mike live if he agrees to the terms. Mike refuses, so Hector threatens to send the Cousins to kill his family. Mike still demands $50,000, figuring that he needs the money more than Hector ever will. When he refuses, Mike produces his pistol, telling the Cartel underboss \"either I get my money, or neither of us walk out of here.\" Impressed with Mike's \"big balls,\" Hector agrees to pay that fee. Later, Nacho drives to Mike's house to deliver the payment. Mike splits the payment and gives $25,000 back to Nacho, explaining that their problem is coming back sooner than they expected. The next morning, after another one-night stand with Jimmy, Kim looks over the phony check they conned from the customer. Kim decides not to cash it, figuring it's better as a souvenir, and plants it in the mirror. Kim takes the opportunity to tell Jimmy about Schweikart's job offer, even mentioning that Schweikart is going to pay off all of her law school loans. Jimmy feels happy for Kim. As they talk, Kim reminisces that, thinking about seeing Jimmy relaxing at the hotel pool, in hindsight, HHM is a dead end for her, while Davis & Main doesn't seem to be the right fit for Jimmy. As Jimmy prepares to leave for work, he finally is frustrated by the cupholder of his Mercedes, to the point that he uses a tire iron from the trunk to remove it, allowing his travel mug to fit." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 17, + "In 1973, a young Jimmy is \"working\" at his father's store, secretly reading a Playboy magazine. A customer comes in and asks Jimmy's father for loose change and medicine, since he's got a sick kid. Jimmy immediately deduces that the customer is actually a con man looking to steal money from the till. He tries to tell his father, but he refuses to listen. When his father goes to retrieve the item the customer is looking for, Jimmy approaches the cash register to handle the man. After receiving his money, the con man tells Jimmy that there are \"wolves and sheep in this world\" and that he must figure out which he's going to be. He then leaves the store. As his father follows the con man outside, Jimmy quietly begins stealing money from the register. In 2002, Jimmy meets with Mike in the lobby of the courthouse. Moments later, Mike delivers the amended statement that Hector had requested him to make. However, the assistant district attorney, Suzanne Ericsen, questions Mike's story, explaining that only Tuco's prints were found on the gun. Jimmy provides a dodgy answer, leading Ericsen to conclude that Mike has been threatened into changing his story. Jimmy promises to make Mike available for the defense if Ericsen charges Tuco. When Ericsen (correctly) suspects that Mike has been paid to change his statement, Jimmy fakes outrage and escorts him out. As they wait for the elevator, Jimmy assures Mike that he's doing the right thing. To illustrate his point, he explains that he once witnessed Tuco break two guys' legs. Offended, Mike tells him to take the next elevator. As he returns to his car, Jimmy calls Kim to see if the offer from Schweikart & Cokely has been finalized. Kim says it won't be until the interview, but mentions that Schweikart is promising to make her partner within two years. Back at Davis & Main, Jimmy begins dictating a letter of resignation to Omar, who points out that Jimmy will forfeit the bonus in his contract if he resigns within a year of employment; he can, however, keep the bonus if he is fired without cause. Jimmy asks Omar to forget about the letter of resignation. While he is driving home, he stops at a red light and happens to notice a skydancer in a colorful suit advertising for a business on the roadside. This gives Jimmy an idea. Jimmy replaces his conservative legal wear with several suits of ugly, garish colors. He shows up the next day dressed in his new wear, introducing himself to everyone he can. He also brings a loud, bulky blender to the break room and proceeds to spray the entire room with ingredients while attempting to make a smoothie. He advises a Hispanic custodian on cleaning techniques in a Mexican accent, much to the annoyance of the custodian (who is from Michigan). He fails to flush the toilets on a constant basis, and details a list of conservation concerns when Cliff relays a group complaint. When Jimmy plays pair of bagpipes to \"blow off steam,\" Cliff summons him to his office. He tells Jimmy that he has won and that he is fired. Cliff admits he knew Jimmy's plan all along, and while he could fight him on the bonus situation, it wouldn't be worth his time. He begs Jimmy to explain his actions after Davis & Main gave him everything he asked for. Jimmy admits that he tried to fit in, but just couldn't, as he felt like a \"square peg.\" When asked why he took the job then, Jimmy apologizes and offers to write Cliff a check for the desk. Cliff tells him to take the desk and go. On his way out, Jimmy delivers a final parting shot: he grabs Erin's juice can from her hand and throws it in a non-recycling trash basket. At HHM, Kim is writing an email to Howard when Jimmy drops by and asks to talk in the conference room. He offers to make her partner in \"Wexler McGill\", in which Kim could be her own boss. Kim worries about making such a big gamble, but Jimmy says that the odds are in her favor because she is an amazing lawyer and deserves more than just a lateral move which Howard and Schweikart represent. Annoyed at the one-sided conversation, Kim asks Jimmy about his position with Davis & Main and learns that he quit. He says that he did not fit at the firm, contrary to how he feels around her. Kim asks whether he will play it straight as her partner. Jimmy knows the answer she is hoping to hear, but states he must be himself due to the negative consequences he and others faced when he tried to play by other people's rules. Kim is perplexed as to why Jimmy needs her, but he corrects her by saying that he wants her. She states that he already has her, just not as a law partner. Meanwhile, Stacey gives Mike a tour of a house she wants to buy. She reports that crime rates are low and the schools are good, but is hesitant because it costs a lot of money. Mike insists that money will not be an issue, and states that the house is hers if she wants it. Stacey tells the realtor that the house is perfect and agrees to meet her to get the pre-approval in order. Relieved that she has a new home, Stacey thanks Mike for everything. At the nail salon, Omar helps Jimmy bring in his cocobolo desk. Appreciative of his help, Jimmy tries to pay him and even offers to buy a drink, but Omar declines as he has a long drive back home to his kids. Before leaving, Omar asks Jimmy what he is going to do now. \"Onward and upward\" is his response. In the backroom office, Jimmy puts his supplies on the desk and looks at the landline phone. Aware that he can resume his practice as \"James M. McGill, Esq.\", he creates a colorful voice mail greeting, speaking in the fancy receptionist tone he used with his old clients. However, he stops himself, probably reflecting on Kim's concern for what kind of lawyer he will be. He starts over, this time addressing his practice as \"the law offices of Jimmy McGill\" in his regular voice. Meanwhile, Mike drives back to the ice cream shop where he negotiated a $50,000 deal with Hector and parks behind a barbed wire fence to spy on Hector and his henchmen. Kim interviews at Schweikart & Cokely. After a lengthy conversation about her law experience, Schweikart wants to change the subject and hear her backstory. She explains that she grew up in a small town near the Kansas-Nebraska border where she had limited prospects, and decided to pursue a law degree at UNM in the pursuit of \"something more\". After the interview, Schweikart tells Kim that she should expect to hear from them by the following day. Both excited and nervous about the offer, she accidentally calls him \"Howard\" when bidding him goodbye. Later, while smoking on the parking garage, Kim looks at Jimmy's Wexler McGill business card and has an idea after she rips it in half, separating the W and M in the logo. Kim drives to the nail salon and is surprised when Mrs. Nguyen tells her that Jimmy is in a meeting. Shortly after, he walks out with his film crew, and it seems like they are planning to make another commercial. Back in his office, Jimmy wants to celebrate Kim's successful interview by ordering out, but is stunned to learn that she hasn't taken the job. Kim admits that Jimmy was right about becoming her own boss, and shares with him her lingering idea: that they share an office space as solo practitioners. This ensures that Jimmy will be free to do things his way while Kim does the same with her own practice. Speechless, Jimmy admits he doesn't know what to say, to which Kim enthusiastically replies, \"Say yes.\"" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 18, + "At the U.S.-Mexico border, hundreds of semi-trucks await their turn to cross. The camera tracks as a Regalo Helado truck crosses the border and is redirected to an inspection station. There, Border Patrol agents comb the truck in search of possible drugs while the driver, Ximenez Lecerda, looks on anxiously. After a while, Ximenez is allowed to go on his way. A few miles from the border, Ximenez pulls to a stop on a rural roadway and walks a short distance to a drop site marked by a loose rock. He takes a revolver stashed in a lockbox hidden underneath, then returns to his truck and drives off. Jimmy and Kim eat hot dogs at the Dog House, celebrating their new partnership in law. Jimmy laments that their cooperation required a proper celebration at a more high-end establishment, but Kim reminds him they have to minimize their costs. He advises her to send a letter of resignation to HHM that night to officially give notice and not break her contract when she calls Mesa Verde the next morning to bring them along to her new firm. Kim replies that she needs to do things in a way that are right for her. The next day, Kim visits Howard's office and hands him her letter of resignation. He shows no surprise, since he heard through the grapevine that Kim would be joining Schweikart & Cokely. When she instead tells Howard that she'll work as a solo practitioner, he deduces that she will be working together with Jimmy. He voices his admiration over Kim's \"fresh start.\" Kim expresses her gratitude towards HHM, especially with regard to her law school tuition, and says that she's willing to pay for the remainder of her loan. Howard tells her that she won't have to pay them back, wishing her good luck as she leaves his office. Outside, Kim overhears Howard order his secretary to get him in touch with Mesa Verde, anticipating her intent to take her client with her. Realizing that time is of the essence, she sprints back to her office and calls Paige to set up a meeting with her and Kevin Wachtell. At the ice cream store, Mike, sitting in his car across the street, observes Ximenez delivering boxes of ice cream. After the store closes, he's about to cancel his observation for the night when he sees Hector arrive with Arturo in his car. Mike takes some notes and continues his stakeout. A few days later, Kim meets with Kevin and Paige in a restaurant, arguing that she knows Mesa Verde's needs in regard to their expansion and that having the bank as her sole client will take up the entirety of her attention. Kevin is visibly impressed by her pitch. Later, she meets Jimmy at a former dentist's office, which he claims is perfect to serve as their new offices: two separate rooms with a mirrored layout, equipped with soundproof walls and sharing one lobby and reception area. Since Kim is visibly absent-minded, he comes to the conclusion that Mesa Verde said no. Kim flings her arms around him, kisses him and says that the meeting \"kicked ass.\" Meanwhile, Chuck is working on a filing for Mesa Verde at his house when Howard drops by to inform him that HHM may lose the bank to Kim. Chuck is rattled upon hearing that she is pooling her resources with Jimmy, comparing him to Svengali. Howard has managed to set up a meeting with Kevin that afternoon to try and keep Mesa Verde, but needs Chuck's help since compliance law is not his strong suit. He for arguments and bullet-points, but Chuck is ready to attend the meeting himself, reassuring Howard that the lights will stay on and he will behave as normal. Meeting with Kevin and Paige at HHM, Chuck initially tells them that Kim is indeed the right and obvious choice to handle Mesa Verde; he himself reads FEC and ISO reports for entertainment, since the rules are always changing and the penalties for even the most honest of errors can be devastating. Slowly but surely, Chuck gets his point across - he is far more experienced than Kim and, no matter how talented one individual may be, the needs of Mesa Verde are too big to handle alone. Kevin is persuaded to stay with HHM. As he leaves, Howard congratulates Chuck on his success. Chuck, however, collapses into Howard's arms, the prolonged exposure to the electricity finally taking its toll on him. Jimmy and his film crew, accompanied by a wheelchair-bound elderly man called Fudge, arrive at a military base and view a B-29 bomber named FIFI. They are accompanied by Captain Bauer, who is under the impression that Fudge is a war hero; in truth, he is merely a client Jimmy once defended for public masturbation. Bauer expresses his admiration for Fudge and asks many detailed questions about his service. To not let him get exposed, Jimmy asks Bauer to get some water for Fudge, to which he happily obliges. While Bauer is away, Jimmy and his crew begin filming another bit for Jimmy's commercial with Fudge standing in front of FIFI. They finish the scene just in time for Bauer to return with a group of soldiers, who wish to take a photo with Fudge. Jimmy reluctantly agrees. After the shoot, Jimmy returns to the dentist's office to sign the lease. Kim is sitting on the curb, telling Jimmy that she lost Mesa Verde because of Chuck's interference. Jimmy assures Kim that they are a team and that \"there will be other Mesa Verdes.\" His expression, however, reveals that he will not let Chuck get away with this. Meanwhile, Mike follows Hector to an auto repair shop and observes the ice cream truck entering the garage. Later that evening, Jimmy is summoned to Chuck's house by Ernesto, who is worried that Chuck isn't getting any better. Jimmy reassures Ernesto, prompting him to go home. Chuck lies on the couch, unresponsive and wrapped in a space blanket. In his study, Jimmy finds the Mesa Verde files and takes out thirteen documents, carefully marking their exact folder of origin. He drives to a copy shop, has the clerk get some supplies, and begins to meticulously alter the address of Mesa Verde's proposed new branch: 1261 Rosella Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona. Making copies of every page, Jimmy cuts out and swaps the last two numbers of the address, changing it to 1216 Rosella Drive. After hours of work, he returns the forged documents to the filing boxes at Chuck's house and falls asleep in an armchair. The next day, Chuck awakens and is surprised to find Jimmy sitting in his living room. On Jimmy's reproach about Chuck swiping Mesa Verde from Kim, he states that HHM simply \"retained their client\" and that he is too tired to fight with Jimmy. He thanks him though for staying with him, claiming that if things were reversed, he would do the same for him. During an afternoon playdate, Mike and Kaylee tinker with a garden hose: Kaylee makes dots at regular intervals, through which Mike drills holes. While Mike teaches Kaylee to use the drill, Stacey comes to pick up her daughter. As they leave, Mike continues the project. After dark, Mike plants some iron nails of what looks like a home-made harrow." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 19, + "On a rural road, a blue sedan is parked behind a decaying billboard to hide it from passing motorists. Nearby, Mike, wearing a ski mask, is busy stringing a rope with a wheelbarrow, fed through hooks and attached to a pair of wooden posts. Meanwhile, Ximenez Lecerda drives down the road in a Regalo Helado truck. Seconds before the truck passes the billboard, Mike yanks on the rope, dragging the garden hose he prepared earlier into the middle of the road. The truck's tires blow upon hitting the strip, causing it to swerve off of the road and drive into a ditch. Ximenez grabs his gun from the glove compartment. He gets a glimpse of the car parked behind the billboard when Mike suddenly puts a gun to the back of his head. Mike disarms him, ties him up, and blindfolds and gags him with duct tape. He then breaks out an electric saw and begins slicing into the truck's tires. Eventually he finds $250,000 in cash stuffed in one of them. Mike loads the money plus his improvised trap into the trunk of his car and drives off. Chuck gets dressed and heads downstairs, where Howard is waiting for him. They are scheduled, along with Kevin and Paige, to appear before the New Mexico State Banking Board to get final approval forMesa Verde's new branch. Despite Howard's offer to attend the meeting alone, Chuck insists on coming along. From the park across the street, Jimmy watches the two drive off, then proceeds to run into Chuck's house with a stack of files. At the courthouse, Chuck almost has an EMS attack while walking through the metal detector, but manages to keep his composure. Before the banking board, Kevin delivers an opening statement in support of Mesa Verde's application. His argument is cut off when an aide delivers a file to the board's commissioner. On request of the board, Chuck recites the address of the proposed branch as 1216 Rosella Drive—the phony address created by Jimmy. The board as well as Kevin and Paige insist that the address is wrong, but Chuck initially refuses to believe them. The discrepancy causes the hearing to break down, leading to a six-week postponement. Upon returning home, Chuck frantically sifts through the paperwork. As he finds that the files all contain the '1261' address, he realizes Jimmy's complicity. That night, Mike sits in his car outside Hector's ice cream parlor. He observes Hector throwing a tantrum upon learning about the hit on his drug shipment. Later, Mike goes to a bar with his newly acquired money and—in a moment of jovialness—decides to order a round of drinks for the house. As Jimmy and Kim work to set up their office space, she gets a call from Paige: Mesa Verde has dropped HHM and is back in Kim's hands, and Chuck is ready to hand over the files. Jimmy accompanies Kim to Chuck's house, but discovers that his key no longer fits in the locks. Ernesto opens the door and tells them that Chuck has had the locks changed. Chuck is brooding in his study when Jimmy and Kim enter. He accuses Jimmy of sabotaging him, laying out an (unknowingly accurate) summation of how Jimmy forged the Mesa Verde documents to humiliate him at the hearing. As Jimmy feigns ignorance, Chuck gives Kim an ultimatum: she must make a full disclosure to Kevin and Paige or risk disbarment. Much to the brothers' surprise, Kim sides with Jimmy. She points out that Chuck has no evidence other than \"knowing his brother for his entire life\", which is merely anecdotal; it is more likely that Chuck—working for hours on end at a typewriter by lantern light—made a mistake and is now trying to blame Jimmy for it. Kim states that Jimmy behaves the way he does because Chuck has always judged him for his past and never wanted him to succeed. After Jimmy helps Kim move the Mesa Verde files back to his car, she suddenly hits him several times on the shoulder; she is quite aware that Chuck's claims are true. She then angrily tells him to \"just drive\". Some days later, Jimmy and his camera crew visit a local elementary school, now accompanied by a makeup artist. Once recess is over, they set up on the playground to film Jimmy standing in front of an American Flag. The shoot is interrupted when the school administrators threaten to remove them for trespassing. Jimmy is able to charm them, claiming he's filming a documentary on the songwriter Rupert Holmes, who he claims attended this very school. Meanwhile, Mike is eating breakfast at Loyola's. His jovial mood changes when he gets a phone call from Nacho, who demands that Mike meet with him right away. Nacho relays how Hector's mule got hit by a hijacker who took $250,000. Nacho states his suspicion that Mike is behind the hit: the driver was found hog-tied on the side of the road without a single mark on him. Nacho claims that he knows only one individual who would rip off drug money but leave a witness alive, only one criminal who is hesitant to kill: Mike. Nacho doesn't believe it possible for Mike to have figured out the truck and the location of the money all by himself, but Mike assures him that the driver had nothing to do with the hit and that he won't recognize him, since Mike wore a ski mask and didn't say a single word. As Nacho prepares to leave, Mike asks him why wasn't the robbery in the papers. Nacho realizes that Mike wanted the police to find the truck and launch an investigation into it, hopefully linking it back to Hector. Nacho is furious, since he would get caught up in the investigation. He comes close to pulling his gun on Mike, but Mike tells him that he's done dealing with Hector. Nacho explains that a good Samaritan came upon the truck driver and cut him loose. He immediately called Hector, who came out with his men and cleaned up the whole scene, shot the Samaritan in the face and buried him in the desert. Mike is very unsettled about this information. Meanwhile, Jimmy, spending the night at Kim's place, prepares to go to sleep. Kim indirectly tells Jimmy to make sure he's covered his tracks well enough for Chuck to find no evidence about his involvement. Jimmy gets back up and leaves. Jimmy arrives at the late night copy shop just in time to see Ernesto get into his car and drive away. As it is only a matter of time before Ernesto will return with Chuck, Jimmy enters the shop and approaches Lance, and explains what's going on and how Chuck will soon be coming in to investigate. As he elaborates, Jimmy produces money from his wallet, offering a bribe. Lance is reluctant at first but happily agrees to lie after Jimmy assures him that he won't get in trouble with the police. For another $200, Lance furthermore agrees to erase the security footage from the surveillance cameras. The bribe complete, Jimmy waits in the shadows across the street for Chuck's arrival. Minutes later, he and Ernesto arrive. Chuck, who leaves his space blanket in the car as he enters the shop, approaches Lance and inquires about Jimmy. Lance pretends not to know about him and Chuck promptly calls him out for lying, since Lance already told Ernesto the exact opposite. Chuck becomes increasingly agitated as he is exposed to the lights and copy equipment. When he inadvertently snaps at another customer seeking help, Lance tells Ernesto to remove Chuck from the store since he's causing a disturbance. Eventually the electromagnetic fields prove too much for Chuck to take: he collapses, hits his head on the counter and falls to the ground, bleeding from the scalp. Across the street, a horrified Jimmy silently watches Ernesto, Lance and the other customers gather around Chuck, pleading that someone call 911." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 20, + "In a flashback, Jimmy and Chuck are sitting beside their dying mother in the hospital, who has been in a coma for three days. While Jimmy leaves to get food for him and his brother, their mother wakes up and asks for Jimmy twice before flatlining. A clearly jealous and angered Chuck refuses to notify Jimmy. When he returns, Jimmy learns of his mother's passing, and when he asked if she had said anything, Chuck lies that she did not. Since Ernesto, Lance and the other customers stand idly by while an unconscious Chuck lies bleeding on the ground, Jimmy rushes inside the Valliant copy shop and orders Lance to call an ambulance before turning off the photocopiers and lights. In the hospital, a conscious Chuck overhears an order for an EKG, but his protests are ignored by the staff. After Chuck is put in stable condition, Jimmy and Ernesto go in to check on him. Chuck immediately accuses Jimmy of bribing the copy store clerk, after deducing that Jimmy was there mere moments after he fell. But Ernesto clears Jimmy, claiming that he called him before they went to the store. Outside, Jimmy asks why Ernesto lied on his behalf, to which he answers that Chuck's increasingly vindictive nature was beginning to alarm him, and he didn't want to see his friend get in trouble. Meanwhile, Nacho has brought the driver of the Regalo Helado truck to Hector, who is waiting with The Cousins at an abandoned shack ranch in the desert. Neither Nacho or Hector appear aware that Mike has been shadowing them and quietly observing the activity. At the hospital, Chuck is given a CT scan to check for any brain damage, despite his extreme objections. Jimmy and Kim wait outside for news regarding Chuck, both of them nervous considering the unusually lengthy wait, but not before watching Jimmy's commercial on the waiting room TVs. Dr. Cruz finally appears, saying that Chuck is otherwise healthy, but has gone into a stress-induced coma as a result of the CT scan. Jimmy, angered by the medical staff's inconsideration for Chuck's health, stays by his bedside and refuses to leave. In the desert, Mike meets up again with Lawson, and test-fires the sniper rifle he examined with him when he was planning his hit on Tuco. After satisfying himself as to the quality of the weapon, he purchases the sniper rifle and ammunition, with which to kill off Hector Salamanca and protect his family once and for all. Chuck finally wakes up the next morning, and Jimmy immediately takes him home, the two of them appearing to have reconciled. Upon his leaving, Chuck immediately goes into his garage. Ready to commence his hit on Hector, Mike arrrives at the shack and takes position. As Hector, Nacho and The Cousins emerge, dragging the still-tied-up driver behind them, Mike prepares himself and takes aim. Inexplicably, however, Nacho suddenly positions himself between Mike and Hector on several occasions, preventing Mike from taking a clear shot without hitting Nacho's position, directly in the line of fire. Unwilling to kill Nacho, Mike is forced to watch helplessly as the cousins shoot the driver in the head. Waiting for Hector to exit a shack where he was last seen entering, Mike then suddenly hears his own car horn blaring in the distance. He finds a branch propped inside his station wagon against the horn, and a note on the windshield with a single word: \"Don't.\" At his office, Jimmy receives a dire phone call from Howard regarding Chuck, prompting him to go see him. To Jimmy's shock and worry, Chuck has lined the walls and ceilings of his living room with metal sheets, claiming that the walls and ceilings did nothing to reflect the electromagnetic rays that led to the deterioration of his mind over time, believing this is what caused him to make the typo in the Mesa Verde documents. To put Chuck's mind at ease, Jimmy admits to falsifying the information in order to revert partnership to Kim again, chastising him further for his dogged attempts to take what was rightfully hers. Chuck appears shocked at this revelation and to Jimmy confessing to a felony, but Jimmy mentions that it made both of them feel better, adding that, \"it's your word against mine.\" Once Jimmy leaves, Chuck unveils a cassette recorder hidden under another metal sheet on the table and stops the recording before locking the recorder in his desk, revealing that all of his actions were simply a ploy to trick Jimmy into confessing." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 21, + "In 2010 in Omaha, \"Gene\" carries on with his job at the local Cinnabon. During a lunch break, he sees a shoplifter hide inside a photo booth. Gene reluctantly tips off pursuing police officers to the shoplifter's location, resulting in an arrest. However, as the shoplifter is led away, Gene is overcome with emotion and shouts at him to say nothing and hire a lawyer. When he returns to work, Gene faints. Following Jimmy's confession to forging the Mesa Verde documents, Chuck hides the tape recorder in a desk drawer while Jimmy phones Howard. When he returns, Jimmy helps Chuck remove the foil covering the walls in his living room. Jimmy finds an old copy of The Adventures of Mabel—a book Chuck read to him when they were young—and the two brothers briefly reminisce about their childhood. However, Chuck cuts the nostalgia short and tells Jimmy that he will neither forgive nor forget what he has done. \"You will pay,\" Chuck states firmly. Jimmy returns to Wexler McGill to give Kim an update on Chuck, and remarks that he had briefly forgotten what it felt like to have his brother not hate him. Meanwhile, Chuck invites Howard to his house and plays him the tape of Jimmy's confession. While Howard is livid, he reminds Chuck that the tape cannot be legally used as evidence against Jimmy, nor can it be used to win Mesa Verde back to HHM. Chuck implies that he has something else in mind. After finding the mysterious message on his windshield in the desert, Mike understands that his hit on Hector has been completely compromised and Mike himself is most likely in danger. He drives at break-neck speeds to flee the reserve in his station wagon. His first intuition is that someone has placed a tracking device on his vehicle. Not easily able to spot it, he stops in a junkyard and begins to meticulously disassemble the vehicle. After hours of unsuccessful searching, and with the junkyard about to close, Mike has an epiphany: he takes apart the wagon's gas cap and finds a tracking device inside. At home, he finds and examines another device hidden in his Chrysler sedan, recording its ID number. At WM, Captain Bauer shows up and angrily confronts Jimmy about fraudulently gaining access to his airbase to shoot his TV commercial. After momentarily cracking, Jimmy defiantly refuses Bauer's demand to take it off the air and raises the possibility that Bauer himself may be punished for letting Jimmy onto the base in the first place. Bauer warns Jimmy that smart little guys like him, who do not play straight, always end up paying. Before leaving WM, he yells at Jimmy's other clients: \"A lawyer you can trust, my ass!\" Mike works his regular night shift at the parking booth until he is convinced that he is not being watched. Quietly shutting down the booth, he covertly removes the bugged fuel cap from his car and hides it in one of the overpass pylons. Confident that his tail has been shaken, Mike drives off into the night. At a railway warehouse, Mike meets up with Caldera, who is upset about being called in the middle of the night. Mike requests a tracking device and monitor identical to the one used to bug his vehicle. Caldera agrees, but warns Mike he will need time and extra money for this job. He also admonishes Mike to keep to \"business hours\" when contacting him. At Mesa Verde, Kim presents the updated paperwork to Paige, who praises her instantly on the quality of the documents. After hearing Paige's disgust at Chuck's \"incompetence\" and arrogance, however, a conflicted Kim asks to hang onto the corrected documents for one more night. Visibly struggling with her professional ethics, Kim obsesses over a single punctuation mark on her final report to Mesa Verde, reluctant to submit it and profit from Jimmy's fraud. During a visit to Chuck's house, Ernesto brings new batteries for Chuck's tape recorder. Feigning not to be able to change the batteries due to his EHS condition, he asks Ernesto to do so. When he finishes changing the batteries, the recorder plays back a small section of Jimmy's confession—it seems that the play button had accidentally been left on. The passage is sufficiently explicit for Ernesto to grasp the gravity of what he has just heard. Chuck pressures Ernesto to never tell anyone else on the pretext of confidentiality. Stunned, Ernesto hurriedly finishes his tasks and leaves. Chuck seems pleased to have managed what appears to be the first step in his gambit against Jimmy. At his house, Mike begins his own move against the owner of the tracking devices. Having obtained his replacement tracking device from Caldera, Mike switches the original device from the Chrysler with his own, and then proceeds to drain the original's battery by wiring it to a transistor radio, while he waits next to a window. Eventually, someone arrives to replace the \"drained\" tracker with a fresh one, unwittingly giving Mike the means to follow them. After arming himself and removing the gas cap containing the newly planted tracker from his car, Mike drives into the night and begins his pursuit." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 22, + "At dusk, Chuck prepares a cup of tea and checks the locks on all of the doors at his house. He is accompanied by a private investigator, Dave Brightbill, who is playing solitaire. After turning down the lantern light, Chuck looks outside. Continuing his pursuit, Mike watches as the two henchmen he followed from his house give the tracker to a courier. Mike follows the courier for the rest of the night as he collects small pallets from remote dead drops around Albuquerque. In the early morning, Mike sees the courier pull into a restaurant and walk inside carrying a knapsack. After he leaves, the readout for the tracker shows that it is stationary, suggesting it is inside the restaurant. As Mike drives away, the camera zooms out to reveal that the restaurant is Los Pollos Hermanos. Jimmy continues renovating Wexler McGill's office when a woman named Francesca Liddy appears for a job interview. During her sit-down with Jimmy and Kim, Francesca goes over her experience as a clerk at New Mexico's Motor Vehicle Division. Jimmy asks Francesca unusual questions and is eager to have her immediately start working as the new receptionist. Kim insists on going through a more thorough hiring process, but Jimmy tells her that he has a commercial airing in a few minutes and that he needs Francesca to handle the incoming calls. Jimmy coaches Francesca as two calls come in, one of which turns out to be from Mike. Jimmy agrees to meet with Mike the next morning. Mike tasks Jimmy with entering Los Pollos Hermanos to observe the courier when he comes inside. After taking an order, Jimmy watches as the courier arrives, collects his own meal, and sits at a booth with the knapsack between his feet. Jimmy tries and fails to act casual while watching the courier. When the courier dispenses with his trash and leaves with the knapsack, Jimmy reaches into the trash bin to see if the courier stashed anything in there. He is suddenly greeted by Gustavo Fring, who asks Jimmy if he needs any help. Jimmy quickly slips off his watch and says that he lost it in the trash. Gus helps Jimmy retrieve his watch and Jimmy leaves. He tells Mike that he saw nothing suspicious in the restaurant, much to Mike's frustration. Gus is outside cleaning litter and looks up knowingly as Jimmy drives away, aware that Mike is onto him. Mike continues his stakeout of Los Pollos Hermanos and notices a black Escalade pull up to the back of the building. When the car—revealed to be driven by Victor—drives off, the readout indicates the tracker is inside. Mike follows the Escalade. A paranoid Ernesto drives to WM, and phones Kim to meet him in his car outside. After learning what he knows, Kim takes Jimmy into a private room and makes him give her a $20 bill to officially make her his lawyer. Now protected by the attorney–client privilege, she tells Jimmy that she knows about his confession to doctoring the Mesa Verde files. Jimmy defends his actions and then assures Kim that it’s his word against Chuck’s. Kim reveals that Chuck taped his confession, which stuns Jimmy. Kim conducts research and, based on what she has learned, figures that Chuck cannot use the confession tape in court and will not use it to win back Mesa Verde and reveals she has strategies ready to get the tape exuded outright in court (almost exactly as Howard predicted in the previous episode). Kim suggests that Jimmy not act and wait for Chuck to make the first move. Instead, Jimmy angrily leaves. In the desert, Mike continues to follow the tracker signal put out by the Escalade, but the pursuit leads him to find a ringing cell phone placed atop a fuel cap at the center of a remote highway. Mike picks up the phone and answers the call. At Chuck's house, Howard uncharacteristically sneaks over several walls to be let in through the back door. Chuck reveals to Howard that he deliberately leaked the recording to Ernesto, knowing he would tip off Jimmy about the tape. Chuck predicts that Jimmy will break into Chuck's house at night to steal the tape, at which point, Chuck can have him arrested for criminal theft and expose him fully. To everyone's shock, an enraged Jimmy shows up at Chuck's house at that very moment. In broad daylight, Jimmy kicks down Chuck's door and screams at him for pulling that \"heartstrings con job\" on him. \"No wonder Rebecca left you! What took her so long?\" he yells before prying open the desk drawer and tearing apart the tape in Chuck's face. He threatens to “burn the whole goddamn house to the ground” to find any possible copies. However, Jimmy has directly played into Chuck's hands: Howard and Dave make their presence known, and declare themselves witnesses to Jimmy's crimes." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 23, + "A Los Pollos Hermanos truck drives towards an intersection in Mexico, near the US border. An old pair of sneakers are seen hanging from the power line over the road. After the truck leaves, the laces snap and the shoes fall onto the road. On the desert road, Mike answers the phone call. It's Gustavo Fring, telling him to expect two cars \"momentarily\". A pair of black SUVs approach from opposite directions. Victor arrives in the SUV approaching from in front of Mike, while Gus and Tyrus Kitt arrive in the car coming up behind him. Mike holds up the note he found on his windshield and asks Gus to elaborate. \"It's not in my interest for Hector Salamanca to die at this time,\" Gus explains. But he will look the other way if Mike robs another one of Hector's trucks. Mike realizes that Gus is Hector's competitor and wants to undermine his supply line. Still harboring a vendetta against Hector, he implies to Gus that he has his own plan. Meanwhile, Jimmy contacts Francesca and tells her to clear his schedule. He sits down on the curb outside Chuck's house, waiting to be arrested for his break-in. Chuck approaches to tell Jimmy he's pressing charges against him for his own good. \"You won't want to hear it, but this is for the best. You'll come out the other side a better man\" he says. In response, Jimmy coldly tells him that some time in the future, Chuck will get sick again and that no one will be around when he dies alone. So, Jimmy was taken into custody to Bernalillo County Detention Center. Then, while Jimmy is booked, photographed and fingerprinted, DDA Bill Oakley shows up to gloat at his misfortune. \"How the mighty have fallen\" he laughs. Jimmy spends the night in jail. The following morning, Kim wakes up in her office and goes to the gym across the street to change clothes and freshen up. When she returns, she encounters Ernesto, who tells her that Chuck has fired him and that Jimmy was arrested. During his arraignment, Jimmy pleads not guilty. Kim bursts into the courtroom to be Jimmy's attorney, but he vehemently refuses and insists he will represent himself in the case. Upon securing bail, Jimmy takes a taxi back to Wexler McGill, where he tells Kim that he wants to deal with the consequences of his actions himself. He doesn't want to involve her in his mess when she has Mesa Verde to worry about. Meanwhile, in Mexico, Mike visits Gus's physician, Barry Goodman, and receives a small package, which he places in the trunk of his car next to his sniper rifle. At the courthouse, Jimmy shows up with a burger and fries and meets Bill Oakley sitting in the hall, chatting him up about his case. Oakley tells him that he's not handling the case and that the whole Albuquerque DA's office has been \"conflicted out\" because they all know Jimmy too well; a prosecutor from Belen named Kyra Hay has been brought in. Back in Mexico, Mike drives to the intersection we saw in the teaser and tosses a new pair of shoes - like the pair from the teaser - onto the power line. Hay visits Chuck for a pre-trial interview and Chuck assures her he'll testify in court, despite his ailments. While Hay asserts that she will not let Jimmy off easy during his trial, Chuck becomes emotional. He tells Hay that Jimmy has a good heart and wonders if, rather than throwing his brother in jail, there might be a \"better solution for everyone.\" Later, from a sniper's nest, Mike sees one of Hector's trucks stop at the intersection and its occupants leave guns at a dead drop. Mike fires his rifle several times into the air, which the drug runners eventually assume is from a hunter nearby. As they leave, Mike shoots the shoes, spraying cocaine—collected earlier during his visit with Dr. Goodman—on the truck's roof and rear bumper. When the drug runners reach the border, they are arrested after a drug sniffing dog detects the cocaine. Meanwhile, Jimmy informs Kim that Hay, at Chuck's behest, has offered him pre-prosecution diversion, which means that Jimmy can avoid jailtime if he joins a rehabilitation program to help remedy the behavior leading to his arrest. In exchange, Jimmy is expected to confess to the felonies and submit his written confession immediately to the New Mexico Bar Association, which will likely result in him getting disbarred. Jimmy laments that Chuck has him \"boxed in,\" because he'll be disbarred if he confesses, and if he takes it to trial and loses, he'll face the bar plus jail time, most likely. Kim takes Jimmy's hand and convinces him to let her stand by him to get around Chuck's scheme. Jimmy finally agrees and says that he'll \"take that PPD and shove it right up Chuck's ass.\"" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 24, + "In a flashback to 1999,[1] Don Eladio Vuente is seen taking a dive in the pool at his hacienda in Mexico. He is visited by Hector and Ximenez Lecerda, who present him with the returns from their drug operation—a bunch of money rolls belted by rubber bands—and a mascot bobblehead from Hector's ice cream store that looks like Eladio and is nicknamed \"Sabrosito\" (\"Tasty\"). Soon afterwards, Juan Bolsa arrives and presents Don Eladio with a Los Pollos Hermanos T-shirt as well as the returns from Gus' operation—a much larger amount, neatly packed in plastic wrapping. Don Eladio teases Hector, who is visibly jealous at Gus having won the Don's favor over him. As he is watching the DEA raid the ice cream store, Mike takes a moment to call Stacey to check on her. She thanks him for moving her and Kaylee to a safe neighborhood and invites him for dinner. Later, while watching a movie and sharing some ice cream, Stacey notices that Mike seems anxious, which Mike denies. Hector is not happy about his supply line being interrupted. So the next day, flanked by Nacho and Arturo, he walks into Gus' restaurant and behaves menacingly towards the customers and staff, helping himself to some soda and lighting a cigar. Gus is summoned from a visit at a fire station across town and finds his workers held hostage. After sending them home, Gus confronts Hector in his back office, who demands that Gus transport his product, now that he has lost his supply line. After the three cartel members leave, Gus cleans up the restaurant and seems very satisfied that his plan against Hector has worked perfectly. That night, Victor drives to Mike's toll booth to give him his payment. To Victor's surprise, Mike refuses, claiming that he and Gus are \"square\". The following morning, Gus addresses his employees and apologizes for the distress caused by the previous day's events. After some silence, Lyle asks Gus who those men were, and he tells them that Hector and his men were extortionists he encountered during his restaurant's early years in Mexico and that he refused their renewed demands for money. After giving a rousing speech about how in America the righteous have no reason to fear and how those men no longer have power over him, Gus wins the moral support of his employees. Meanwhile, Kim and Jimmy have learned that Chuck is going to be hiring a repairman to fix the door damaged by Jimmy's break-in. After working her way through the phone book, Kim identifies the company that Chuck has made the appointment with. Pretending to be Chuck's assistant, she gets the repair company to cancel the appointment and passes the information on to Jimmy, who's just giving his written confession a \"remorse pass\". On Jimmy's behest, Mike visits Chuck's house, posing as the repairman hired to fix his door. After managing to repel Chuck with an electric drill, Mike takes photos of the house's interior with a disposable camera. The next day, when Mike meets with Jimmy at Loyola's to show him the pictures, Jimmy is pleased, especially one depicting a gas lantern sitting on a stack of newspapers. \"Now, that tells the whole story\" Jimmy gleefully says. He asks about \"that other thing\", whereupon Mike hands him a note he copied from Chuck's address book. Despite Jimmy's curiosity, Mike doesn't disclose what he thinks of Chuck, but comments that it was \"nice to fix something for once\", referring to the repair of Chuck's front door. That night, Gus arrives at Mike's toll booth and inquires about his refused payment. Gus comments that Mike's actions greatly benefited him and asks that Mike consider working for him in the future. Mike replies that he might, depending on the work. Before he leaves, Gus reveals that the reason he stopped Mike from killing Hector was because \"a bullet to the head would have been far too humane.\" Jimmy, Kim, Chuck, and Howard meet DDA Kyra Hay for a mediation session over the proposed PPD. They debate on the wording of Jimmy's confession with Jimmy and Kim trying to avoid the phrasing \"destroyed a cassette tape\" in favor of the more vague \"damaged property belonging to the victim\". They also discuss the amount of restitution Jimmy owes Chuck for the door and—on Chuck's insistence—the destroyed tape, after which Jimmy signs a check. However, before the deal is finalized, Hay insists that Jimmy apologize to Chuck for his actions; Jimmy complies, saying that no matter how he was provoked, \"no one should treat his own brother like that, not ever.\" After the meeting, Jimmy storms out without saying another word to his brother. Kim, on the other hand, informs Chuck and Howard that she will move to suppress the tape from Jimmy's hearing before the bar association, having deduced that Chuck made a duplicate before Jimmy's break-in. Chuck reveals that Jimmy destroyed the duplicate while the real tape is under \"lock and key\" and will definitely be played at the hearing, since the bar association's standard of proof is very lenient. As Kim rejoins Jimmy and they both leave the courthouse, she says with a smile: \"Bingo.\"" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 25, + "In a flashback to 2001, Jimmy drops by Chuck's house as he is having workers remove all electronics. Chuck is attempting to reconcile with Rebecca, but wants to keep her from finding out about his purported EHS. The dinner is initially a success, but Rebecca receives a cell phone call from her conductor, making Chuck anxious. He snatches the phone and throws it to the floor. Rebecca, angered, decides to call a cab. Jimmy wants to tell her about Chuck's EHS to salvage the evening, but he vehemently refuses. Jimmy visits Caldera on the pretense of checking on a goldfish, asking if he knows someone with a \"light touch\" who is willing to do a job; Caldera replies that he does, as long as he does not have to fit in a tight space. Meanwhile, after a successful hearing before the New Mexico Banking Board, Kim informs Paige and Kevin of Chuck's allegations that Jimmy doctored the Mesa Verde files. Both Kevin and Paige disbelieve the claims, with Kevin being certain that Chuck is smearing Kim rather than admitting a mistake. Kim assures Paige that Mesa Verde will not suffer any blowback. Chuck and Howard visit the courtroom where Jimmy's hearing before the New Mexico Bar Association will be held. Howard is reluctant to let Chuck testify during the hearing, telling him that they can present a solid-enough case based on the testimony of himself and Chuck's private investigator, Dave. Howard also reminds Chuck that by testifying, he is putting the reputation of HHM on the line. Chuck dismisses Howard's concerns, saying that meting out justice against Jimmy is more important. As Jimmy's bar hearing begins, Kim and the prosecutor, Robert Alley, make their opening statements, with Kim asserting that the real story is of the feud between Jimmy and Chuck. Howard testifies first, giving his account of Jimmy's break-in. Under Kim's cross-examination, Howard tries to claim that Chuck blocked Jimmy's advancement at HHM to avoid an appearance of nepotism, but is forced to admit that he himself is the son of HHM's founding partner. Jimmy is told by Francesca Liddy that someone's flight is delayed, causing he and Kim to use a legal maneuver to stall for time. While Chuck is practicing his testimony at his house, Jimmy's confession tape is played before the committee presiding over the case. Afterwards, the courtroom is cleared of electronic devices in preparation for Chuck's arrival; Jimmy claims to have left his cell phone in his car. Meanwhile, as Chuck and Howard enter the courthouse, Chuck bumps into a man on the stairwell; the man is revealed to be Huell Babineaux. Chuck is sworn in and questioned by Alley about the circumstances leading up to his recording of Jimmy's confession. He also denies hating Jimmy, claiming he doesn't want Jimmy to toy with the rule of law. Chuck is stunned when he sees Rebecca enter the courtroom and greet Jimmy. After asking the committee for a recess, he approaches his ex-wife. Rebecca explains that Jimmy told her about Chuck's EHS, and expresses sympathy regarding his condition. Chuck tells her that Jimmy brought her to attend the hearing as a psychological tactic, and asks her to stay so she can see \"what's what.\" Outside the courtroom, Kim tells Jimmy that Rebecca is going to hate him for what he is about to do. Jimmy agrees. Jimmy cross-examines Chuck, using Mike's photos of the interior of his house to question him about his state of mind at the time he taped Jimmy's confession. Jimmy further confronts Chuck about how close he has to be to an electrical object to be affected by his EHS. He asks Chuck to identify the closest source of electricity and reveals that he has his cell phone in his pocket, but Chuck—calling out what believes to be a bluff—points out that Jimmy had removed the battery. However, his condescension over Jimmy's \"sorry little trick\" is cut short when Jimmy asks Chuck to remove an object from his breast pocket, which proves to be the fully charged battery; Jimmy had Huell plant it on Chuck during their encounter in the stairwell, and although Chuck has been carrying it for an hour and 43 minutes, he has not been affected at all. When Alley argues that Chuck's mental illness is a non-issue, comparing him to a schizophrenic, Chuck finally snaps, claiming he is not crazy, and delivers a rant making it clear to a stunned audience that he resents Jimmy and is desperate to get him disbarred. He angrily lists all of Jimmy's faults—stealing from their parents when he was nine, defecating through a sunroof, orchestrating the billboard stunt, falsifying the Mesa Verde files and then bribing the copy shop clerk to lie about it—and expresses his frustration over the fact that he didn't stop Jimmy when he had the chance long ago, instead of taking him into his own firm. He desperately urges the panel to put an end to Jimmy's legal career, but stops in mid-sentence as he realizes that he has exposed his true feelings. He regains his composure and, to break the silence in the room, asks Jimmy if he has any more questions. Jimmy answers no, having gotten the reaction he wanted from him all along." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 26, + "At El Michoacáno, Nacho is collecting drug money as Hector reads a newspaper nearby. Krazy-8 arrives to deliver his returns, but Nacho finds that he has come up short. He initially allows Krazy-8 to leave, but at Hector's prodding, drags Krazy-8 to the back of the restaurant and beats him. That night, while working at his father's upholstery shop, Nacho feels pangs of guilt and injures himself at a sewing machine. Kim makes her closing argument before the bar association, arguing that Jimmy has made good contributions to society through his elder law practice. She further argues that Jimmy's actions were caused by Chuck's past persecution. Meanwhile, Rebecca takes a taxi to Chuck's house, but Chuck, devastated by the outcome of his scheme against Jimmy, does not answer the door. The state bar rules to suspend Jimmy's law license for a year. While Jimmy and Kim celebrate the verdict at Wexler McGill, Rebecca drops by the office and tells them that she spent an hour trying to talk to Chuck. Rebecca pleads with Jimmy to make amends with Chuck, reasoning that he is mentally ill and vulnerable, but Jimmy tells her that he no longer regards him as his brother. Rebecca realizes that Jimmy never brought her to Albuquerque to help Chuck as he claimed, and bitterly tells him that Chuck was right all along. Mike accompanies Stacey to a support group, where she talks about how she and Kaylee are coping with Matt's death. Outside, Stacey tells Mike that she has volunteered him to help build a playground, recounting a story Matt told her about helping Mike pour concrete for his garage. Meanwhile, Chuck reluctantly lets Howard into the house. Over some 35-year-old Macallan scotch, Howard tries to dissuade Chuck from further fighting with Jimmy, telling him that the effort would be better spent on the future. Chuck seemingly agrees. After he sees Howard off, Chuck removes the battery from his tape recorder and forces himself to hold it. Jimmy and Francesca call all of his clients to inform them of his one-year \"sabbatical.\" For his last call, Jimmy contacts a client who recognizes him from his \"Fifi\" commercial. Remembering that he can't air new commercials while under suspension, Jimmy rushes to contact a local TV station to pull it off the air. Because he pulled out of his station's contract early, Jimmy is out $4,000. Now that Jimmy is suspended, Kim considers closing the office and letting Francesca go. Jimmy refuses to do so, but knows he needs to find a new source of income to pay for WM's expenses while he is unable to practice law. Jimmy approaches the owners of a carpet store, pitching to shoot a commercial for their business on a cheap budget and broadcast for free. The owners briefly consider the offer, but balk when Jimmy explains that he has to shoot the commercial immediately. When Jimmy informs Joey's film crew of the news, he is struck with inspiration after the make-up artist suggests that he shoot a commercial for himself. Jimmy and the film crew drive to the TV station to shoot an impromptu ad in front of nearby antennas and satellite dishes. Unwilling to go from \"Jimmy the Lawyer\" to \"Jimmy the Commercial Salesman\", he opens the artist's makeup satchel exclaiming he's going to \"Karloff this thing.\" At the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm, a truck arrives to drop off restaurant supplies, after which Victor and Tyrus retrieve several pouches of drugs from a false bottom in the truck. Nacho and Arturo are there to collect some of the pouches, but Nacho moves to collect six instead of five, causing Victor to pull a gun on him. When Nacho explains that Hector is expecting for him to collect six, Tyrus calls Gus by cell phone, who gives his approval. Gus is looking at an industrial laundry that is for sale. After browsing the place, he steps into a car driven by Lydia Rodarte-Quayle and tells her that \"it could work.\" Donning a space blanket, Chuck walks into downtown Albuquerque and struggles to make his way through the brightly lit business district. He finds a payphone and tries to contact Dr. Cruz, but is told to leave a message. Back at El Michoacáno, Nacho tells Hector about his encounter with Gus's men. While Arturo takes a phone call outside, Hector tells Nacho that he wants to use his father's upholstery shop as a new front business; Nacho resists, telling Hector that his father has no involvement in the drug trade. Arturo tells Hector that Tuco attacked another inmate and a guard in prison and has wound up in solitary. Hector's anger triggers a coughing fit, but he recovers after being given pills by Arturo. Nacho sees a pill that fell on the floor and conceals it with his foot. At Kim's place, Jimmy explains his new business plan: to air a \"commercial for commercials,\" offering the services of himself and his film crew to shoot ads for small businesses and putting them on the remaining airtime in his contract from the TV station. Jimmy shows Kim a videotape of the tacky commercial, in which he wears a disguise and uses the pseudonym \"Saul Goodman.\" Kim, taken aback, notes that Saul has \"a lot of energy,\" but Jimmy says that it's \"just a name.\"" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 27, + "Jimmy performs community service, consisting of picking up litter under a highway overpass. He uses his cell phone during the excursion, taking a call for \"Saul Goodman Productions\" and making a call to demand a refund of his prepaid malpractice insurance. At the end of the day, Jimmy finds that his supervisor only logged thirty minutes out of his four hour shift; the supervisor cites Jimmy's prohibited use of his phone. Jimmy tries to argue the point, but doesn't find support from the others in his group. Upon returning from his shift, Jimmy hurriedly changes clothes in the parking lot and struggles to start his dilapidated Suzuki. He arrives just in time to shoot a TV commercial for a recliner store, but is unable to convince the store owner to pay him to shoot more commercials. Outside, Jimmy haggles with Joey and his film crew over splitting expenses. That night, Jimmy and Kim go over their expenses. Jimmy gives her a large amount of money from his end, making her wonder if he is depleting his savings. He answers the door and takes an order for Chinese food, paying with all of his remaining cash, which leaves only one dollar change for tip. Meanwhile, Daniel Wormald arrives home to find Nacho sitting in his living room. Nacho asks Daniel to get empty capsules for the pills Hector needs for his heart problems, offering $20,000. Daniel reluctantly agrees, saying he can order samples with an R&D request. At his house, Mike retrieves some money from a cache hidden beneath the floor of his closet. While working on concrete for the playground project for Stacey's church, Mike reluctantly accepts help from her friends in the support group. He also seems to form a connection to Anita, and shows her how to use a broom to add texture to the walkway. That night, as Mike checks into work at the parking booth, he sees Daniel waiting in his minivan nearby. Daniel asks Mike to help him wiggle out of his job for Nacho, but Mike refuses to get involved and tells him to get out of the situation himself. The next morning, Kim drives to Mesa Verde and sets a timer for a five-minute nap. Inside, she meets with Paige, who has read the transcripts of Jimmy's bar hearing. Paige laughs about how Jimmy and Kim \"destroyed\" Chuck, to Kim's visible discomfort. While discussing loan numbers, Kim finds herself lashing out at Paige. Kim quickly apologizes, expressing remorse for helping Jimmy \"tear down a sick man.\" After a brief acknowledgment, the two return to work. After another round of community service, Jimmy races to meet Joey's crew, only for the Suzuki to not start. Jimmy and the crew are forced to take a bus to their next job. At a music store, the owners express doubts that Jimmy is worth their money. They are prepared to abandon the shoot, forcing Jimmy to agree to film their commercial for free. Afterwards, Jimmy is forced to use nearly all the money in his wallet to pay Joey's crew. He then sits down on the curb as the reality of his situation hits him. The make-up artist offers to give back her share of the money, but Jimmy politely declines saying “That’s yours, you’ve earned it”. At Stacey's support group, Anita recounts how she sold off her husband Alan's clothes after mourning him for eight years, mentioning a uniform. Afterwards, when Mike asks about the uniform, Anita explains that he was a former Navy officer and had disappeared while hiking; she never learned what became of him. Anita tells Mike that \"I wish it didn't matter, but it does.\" Outside the church, Mike phones Daniel and tells him that \"I'm in.\" Jimmy meets up with Kim at the back of Wexler McGill and sees that she is exhausted. He takes her to a bar, where they scope other patrons as potential marks. Seeing a customer rudely lambasting a waiter, Jimmy outlines a con to sell the man a worthless credit card for $5,000. Kim is unnerved because it appears that Jimmy is intending to execute the scam, but he backs down, telling her that it's just talk. Kim asks if there wasn't another way they could've handled Chuck, but Jimmy insists that they were backed into a corner and that his current predicament is his own fault. Despite Jimmy's assertion, Kim remains uneasy. At their meeting, Nacho is surprised to find Mike accompanying Daniel. Mike insists on knowing Nacho's plan before giving him the pills, asking how Nacho intends to switch Hector's pills without leaving evidence. Nacho explains that Hector wants to use his father's business to front drugs, which can put his father in danger. After examining Nacho's gas cap, Mike tells him that other people are watching Hector and to make sure he switches the pills back if he goes through with his plan. Mike agrees to Nacho and Daniel's exchange once Nacho shows him the money and gives him \"one more thing,\" which Mike pulls out a pad and pen in anticipation. Jimmy visits his insurer, Santa Rosa Insurance, to see a malpractice insurance agent, Ms. Valco, asking for a refund for the time that his license is suspended. He is told that they don't refund unused malpractice insurance, and that his premiums will go up by 150% when he is reinstated. Apparently reeling from this information, Jimmy begins crying and tells Ms. Valco about his situation, name-dropping Chuck and listing his problems, including his breakdown in court. Ms. Valco grows concerned and begins taking notes. Jimmy feigns protestations about her notes, but when he walks out, he immediately starts smirking, having gotten Chuck in trouble as he had intended." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 28, + "In a flashback, Jimmy and Marco break into the McGill family's abandoned store in Cicero, Illinois. Jimmy retrieves an old metal Band-Aid box from the ceiling tiles, from which he retrieves his childhood coin collection. He finds an Indian-head penny that he hopes to use in a con game. Jimmy explains that he hid his collection after his father tried to give back a rare George Washington half dollar. Marco expresses genuine remorse for Jimmy's parents losing their store though Jimmy doesn't and he goes on to say that his family were better off not owning the store, saying that his father was only popular because he was too generous with money and implies it was solely his fault for its eventual closure (completely ignoring his own role in its demise). As he and Marco leave, Jimmy takes the Band-Aid tin with him. Mike drives to the site of the truck robbery and retrieves a metal detector and shovel from his trunk. He uses these instruments, along with the information supplied by Nacho, to find the body of the Good Samaritan killed by Hector after the robbery. Mike anonymously reports the body to the Tribal police. At his home, Chuck meets with Dr. Cruz, seeking to confront his EHS delusion and live a normal life again. Chuck is eager to recover quickly, but Cruz cautions him not to push himself too far. Chuck explains that he had a public \"incident\" which caused him to realize that his condition was in his head, and implies that the resulting epiphany caused him to reconsider his behavior. Meanwhile, while preparing to film another commercial at the music store, Jimmy gets into a disagreement with the owners about pricing. When they refuse to pay him, Jimmy instructs Joey to keep his camera rolling and pointed at him. Jimmy drops a drumstick to the ground and, after confirming the owners refuse to pay, \"slips\" on the drumstick, falling flat on his back. He then begins his blackmail scheme. While Kim is at lunch with Kevin and Paige, she sees Howard showing up with clients from HHM. Howard makes passive-aggressive small talk with Kim and her party. In response, she writes out a check to Howard for the amount of money covering her law school loans and presents it to him with a similar passive-aggressive interruption. After lunch, Howard confronts Kim and reveals that he has been forced to deal with the fallout from Chuck's performance at Jimmy's bar hearing. Kim points out that Howard withheld information about Chuck's condition from HHM's clients. Howard angrily rips up the check, telling Kim that her debt is forgiven but nothing else. That night, Nacho goes into his father's upholstery shop and crushes ibuprofen tablets into a fine powder, which he carefully plants in the empty capsules that Daniel supplied him. He then practices slipping the pills into Hector's coat pocket. By the time morning comes, Nacho seems to have it down perfectly. When his father shows up, Nacho claims he came to work early to check on invoices. Chuck decides that he needs to confront his EHS on his own. To that end, he walks to the local supermarket without any protection. Though the EHS does seem to kick in, Chuck manages to complete his shopping without incident. When he returns home, he finds Howard waiting outside. Howard is delighted and impressed that Chuck managed to shop by himself, but then reveals he's not here to make a social call: an issue has come up with Chuck's malpractice insurance. Back at Wexler McGill, Kim finds Jimmy lying on his back in his office, playing on a guitar signed by Ritchie Blackmore, which we learn he received from the store owners through his con as well as selling them the remaining seven commercials as he had been trying to do. Despite Jimmy's assurances, Kim still expresses doubts about Jimmy's ability to cover his end of the expenses and considers taking on another client. That night, Nacho climbs onto the roof of El Michoacáno and breaks the air conditioner; the restaurant is hot and sweaty the next day. As Nacho counts Krazy-8's money, he sees Hector take off his coat. Nacho pretends to scrutinize one of the bills in Krazy-8's stack, claiming that it looks \"funny,\" possibly counterfeit or marked. Hector asks him to come over so he can scrutinize it. While Hector looks at the bill, Nacho reaches into Hector's coat left pocket but he doesn't find the pill bottle. He then \"accidentally\" drops the remaining money which allows him to take the pill bottle from the right pocket. Nacho returns to his seat and swaps the pills with the fakes that had been hidden in the satchel containing Hector's rubber-banded money rolls. He keeps the bottle on his lap while counting the next dealer's money, and is unusually short with him. Once this dealer is gone, Nacho performs the switch and tosses the bottle back into Hector's coat pocket as he walks by. While picking up trash as part of his community service, Jimmy is handicapped by his back pain. A member of the work group, Freddy, asks the supervisor if he can take time off to visit his sick daughter in the hospital. The supervisor authorizes him to leave but warns him that he will not be credited with the hours he has worked. Having listened to the conversation, Jimmy instead deduces that Freddy is a drug dealer and that the excuse about his sick daughter is most likely a lie, but offers him a deal: for $700, Jimmy will make sure that Freddy can leave without losing his hours. Intrigued, Freddy accepts the deal. Jimmy then lies on the ground to rest his back and the supervisor immediately reappears. Jimmy threatens to file a lawsuit against him for various, detailed reasons if he refuses Freddy to go see his daughter and Jimmy to rest his back, while allowing both to keep their hours. Panicked, the supervisor relents. Impressed, Freddy pays Jimmy and leaves. Jimmy continues to rest his back, satisfied with his particularly lucrative improvised ploy. Late at night, Mike looks at the money he took from the truck robbery, removing it from the crawl space under his floorboards. Counting the stacks, he realizes there's no way he can spend this money without attracting suspicion. That night, he pays a visit to Gus in his office at Los Pollos Hermanos, asking him to launder the money so that Mike can give it to his family. He reasons that as Gus is running his restaurants for a similar reason, he might be able to assist Mike. Gus cautions that he and Mike can't be publicly associated given their rivalries with Hector, and the consequences that could come of this. After some negotiating, Gus proposes a potentially reasonable offer, upon which he and Mike shake hands." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 29, + "Jimmy visits Sandpiper Crossing to see Irene Landry, the class representative in the Sandpiper lawsuit. Over cookies, Irene tells him that Erin Brill, his former co-worker from Davis & Main, told her that the suit is years from a resolution. When Irene lets Jimmy look at Erin's settlement offer, he is taken aback by the figure and tries to persuade her to accept the proposal right away, against Erin's advice. Jimmy sees Irene off as she leaves with her chair yoga group. As he walks out of the Sandpiper building, Jimmy calculates the numbers and realizes he stands to gain over $1.16 million from the settlement. At the offices of Madrigal Electromotive GmbH in Houston, Texas, Mike meets Lydia to make arrangements for his hiring by Gus as a \"security consultant.\" Mike expresses concern about being exposed if Madrigal were subjected to an audit, but Lydia assures him that he will not attract any outside attention and that his name will be kept off the books. He asks why Lydia is risking her job for a \"drug dealer,\" but she replies that Gus is much more than that. Mike signs off on the deal. At HHM, Chuck and Howard meet with two Santa Rosa representatives. The insurance company want double the malpractice premiums on every practicing attorney at the firm, in light of Chuck's illness becoming public knowledge at Jimmy's disciplinary hearing. Howard is aghast at the proposed fee, at which point the reps offer a compromise solution of a \"rider\". Which is to say, only Chuck's malpractice premiums will be increased provided he agrees to work under the supervision of a co-counsel on any future cases he picks up; however, Chuck is offended by the notion of having to be \"babysat\" and threatens litigation, much to Howard's discomfort. After the meeting, Howard broaches the possibility of Chuck taking a job offer as a college lecturer as a favor to a friend of his at UNM, while becoming partner emeritus at HHM. Chuck becomes irate as he realizes that Howard wants him to retire. Howard firmly insists that he can no longer trust Chuck's judgment, meaning the two cannot be partners. Chuck storms out. At a remote oil field, Kim meets with a prospective client named Billy Gatwood on Kevin's recommendation. Billy fills in Kim about his tax issues, stemming from the fact that his oil field crosses the New Mexico-Texas border. Kim promises to propose a solution to Gatwood's tax problems within two weeks. After he leaves, Kim finds that her car has become stuck in the dirt. Kim uses a piece of plywood to force the car free, but narrowly avoids keeping the car from rolling into an oil well. Kim records her meeting notes in a tape recorder as she drives away. At the parking garage of HHM, Jimmy confronts Howard about the settlement offer, pointing out that HHM stands to gain over a few million dollars from the offer that they want to put off. Jimmy asks Howard to settle immediately, saying it would be the right thing to do for the clients. Howard refuses, seeing that Jimmy is feigning concern for the clients and is primarily interested in his cut of the money. He warns Jimmy against employing any dirty tricks to get the settlement approved. Hector and Gus meet at a remote location, flanked by their respective henchmen. Over a speaker phone, Hector communicates with Juan Bolsa, who tells him that Don Eladio is satisfied with the new \"consolidated transportation method\" of shipping drugs over the border, and wants the practice to continue using Gus's distribution network exclusively. Hector angrily smashes the phone, wanting to have his own distribution method instead of Gustavo's. Hector's heart problems act up, leading him to open the vial containing Nacho's spiked pills. However, the pills have no apparent effect, and Hector curses Eladio, Bolsa, and Gus before leaving. Donning a tacky headband and tracksuit, Jimmy goes to a shopping mall and intercepts Irene as she is walking by with her chair yoga group. Jimmy gives Irene an expensive pair of new track shoes. After this, Jimmy embarks in a prolonged scheme to indirectly pressure Irene into settling by turning her friends against her, telling them that she has taken improper advantage of being the class representative in the Sandpiper suit and citing the running shoes as proof. As a result of Jimmy's demonization, Irene's friends ostracize her, much to her surprise and confusion. Nacho, seeing that the pills have failed to kill Hector, goes to his father Manuel's house and comes clean to him. He admits that he fell in \"again\" with Hector, who will soon be coming to take control of Manuel's upholstery shop. Nacho pleads with his father to do what Hector wants and not do anything \"stupid,\" meaning approaching the police. Manuel refuses and kicks Nacho out of the house, which he obliges. Howard's secretary delivers him an envelope from Chuck, which he assumes is Chuck's resignation letter. He directs his secretary to make plans for a big retirement party. Unfortunately, he's spoken too soon, as he opens the envelope to find Chuck's plans to sue HHM for breach of contract. Howard goes to Chuck's house to confront him, noticing that Chuck has reinstalled some of the electrical appliances. Chuck insists that he is overcoming his EHS delusion, and vows to fight Howard in court in order to retain control of the firm he built from the ground up, threatening to liquidate the firm if he doesn't get his way. After Howard leaves, Chuck is forced to put down an electrical cooking implement, showing that he is still struggling with living around electricity. In the middle of the night, inside his office at Wexler McGill, Jimmy tampers with some of the balls used for Sandpiper Crossing's Bingo game. The following day, Jimmy uses the rigged balls to ensure that Irene wins first prize. However, when no one else in the room applauds her, she flees the room and is reduced to tears. Jimmy approaches her and, under the guise of trying to help, suggests that it is in the best interest of the group and her relationships that she accepts the settlement offer right away. Jimmy returns to WM with a bottle of Zafiro Añejo tequila, telling Kim that the Sandpiper case has been settled and he can now cover his expenses. However, Kim is late to a meeting with Gatwood and is too distracted to listen to Jimmy or share his celebratory mood. After she leaves, a dejected Jimmy shares tequila shots with Francesca. Meanwhile, while driving to her meeting with Gatwood, Kim falls asleep at the wheel and is badly injured when her car crashes into a ditch. Kim stumbles out of the wreck as legal papers litter the ground around her." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 30, + "In a flashback, a young adult Chuck reads The Adventures of Mabel to a younger Jimmy in a tent in their family's backyard in Cicero, Illinois. As he continues reading, the camera closes in on the gas lantern lighting the tent. Kim is taken to the hospital following her car accident and has her broken arm put in a cast. A worried Jimmy comes to her hospital room. That night, the two return to the scene of the crash, where Jimmy tries to pick up scattered Gatwood Oil documents. At HHM, Chuck confronts Howard and the other partners over his threat to sue the firm. Noting that HHM could go bankrupt if the lawsuit proceeds, he suggests they put their disputes aside. Instead of accepting Chuck's offer of a conciliatory handshake, Howard tells the other partners to leave the room. In private, he calls out Chuck for putting his vendettas ahead of the firm's best interest. Howard hands Chuck a check for $3 million (the first of three installments) paid out of his own pocket, eliminating Chuck's leverage over HHM. In the lobby, Chuck is forced to watch as Howard announces his departure in front of the assembled staff. Chuck leaves the building to applause. Meanwhile, Jimmy tends to Kim as she recovers at her apartment. While making her breakfast, Jimmy says that he plans to move out of Wexler McGill's office space and sublet the building. He blames himself for Kim's accident, feeling that the Mesa Verde address swap was the root cause of Kim overworking herself. Kim replies that falling asleep at the wheel was a result of her own decisions and expresses her guilt for putting herself and other people in danger. Jimmy promises Kim that he will \"fix things.\" Hector, with Nacho and Arturo in tow, arrives at Manuel's upholstery shop. Nacho gives Hector a tour of the property and explains how it will be used for Hector's drug business. Hector approaches Manuel and offers him several hundred dollars, but Manuel tells him to get out of the shop. Nacho tells his father to think about their loved ones, persuading him to take the money. Outside, Nacho tries to tell Hector that his father will eventually come around, but Hector replies that he doesn't trust him. At the apartment, Francesca presents Kim with get-well gifts from Mesa Verde and Billy Gatwood. She comments that Kim is lucky to have survived her crash on that particular road, commenting to have seen deadly accidents while driving there. Despite being told that they might be able to meet Gatwood's deadline, Kim tells Francesca to cancel his meeting and postpone her other appointments. The two women go to Blockbuster Video and rent a bunch of DVDs. Kim's words to Jimmy cause him to reconsider his dealings with Chuck, leading him to reluctantly drive to his brother's house to check up on him. Upon entering, he is surprised to see that Chuck has reinstalled the electricity to the house. Jimmy tells Chuck that he regrets how he handled their feud, and signals that he wants to make amends. Chuck rejects the overture, saying that his sentiments are pointless because it is in his inherent nature to hurt those around him, no matter what he says or feels. He further coldly tells Jimmy that he never really mattered to him. Crushed, Jimmy leaves. That night, Chuck, unable to sleep, goes to the circuit breaker panel and switches off all of the breakers. He lies awake in the dark, alone. Jimmy drops by Irene's room at Sandpiper Crossing to celebrate the settlement with balloons and cake. He tries to make suggestions for how Irene can spend the money, but she tells him that her friends remain upset with her. At the shopping mall, Jimmy sits with Irene's chair yoga group and unsuccessfully tries to persuade the other ladies to reconcile with her. They remark that Jimmy is a \"good friend\" and that Irene doesn't deserve him, unaware of his role in manipulating them all into agreeing to the settlement. Meanwhile, Chuck suffers a major relapse of his EHS delusion. He calls the power company, asking why the meter is still running when he has shut off the power to his house. Seeking to find the source of electricity, he goes around the house flipping switches and unscrewing bulbs, periodically checking to see if his meter has stopped. After canceling an appointment with Dr. Cruz, he even disconnects his phone. Chuck combs the walls with his hands, trying to divine the source of the usage. Each time he feels a likely spot, he tears into the wall with a hammer or pry bar. After hours of searching, he finds a piece of wiring hidden in the wall but discovers that the meter is still running. In anger, he destroys the meter with a baseball bat. Nacho sits in his van outside the upholstery shop, with a gun on the passenger seat. When Hector pulls up in his car, Nacho takes the gun and attempts an ambush. However, Arturo and Carlos arrive and prevent Nacho from proceeding. The four watch as Gus and Juan Bolsa arrive to confront them. Bolsa reiterates Don Eladio's position that Gus's \"chicken trucks\" will do all of the cross-border transportation for the Cartel. Hector becomes increasingly enraged and again suffers severe chest pains. He takes Nacho's spiked pills, dropping the bottle and remainder on the ground, where Nacho can retrieve them. As planned, the pills have no effect and Hector collapses. Gus urges Bolsa to leave the scene as he performs CPR on Hector, saving his life. After Hector is loaded into an ambulance, Gus suspiciously eyes Nacho. Jimmy returns to Kim's apartment, where they are watching a marathon of rented movies while she is taking time off of work. Jimmy reports that his efforts to fix the rift between Irene and her friends have kept ending in failure, with his efforts to put in a good word for Irene having the opposite effect. Jimmy finally devises a way to do right by Irene, but tells Kim that \"I really, really don't want to do it.\" The following day, Jimmy shows up at Sandpiper to lead Irene's chair yoga group. Erin Brill appears and demands to see Jimmy outside, where she confronts him about lying to his clients to get an early payday from the settlement. Jimmy confirms her accusations and makes jabs at Irene and her friends, seemingly unaware that they all can hear him back in the yoga room through his wireless microphone. When he returns, Irene and her friends silently rebuke him and walk away. It is revealed that Jimmy engineered the incident with Erin to help Irene and forego the settlement, though Erin says that she was telling the truth when she said that Jimmy is disgusting. Later, Jimmy and Kim move out of their office space at WM. They apologize to Francesca for laying her off, but she says that she will be able to return to her job at the Motor Vehicle Division. Jimmy promises to hire her back if he and Kim restart their practice, but Francesca gives a disbelieving acknowledgement. After she leaves, Jimmy throws away his Rolodex, seeing as he has disgraced himself with his elderly clients. Kim pulls it out of the trash, saying \"you never know.\" After admiring the WM wall mural, the two leave. That night, Chuck has thrown all of his electrical appliances into his backyard. Chuck, broken and alone, sits in the middle of his now wrecked house wrapped in a space blanket, and kicks his desk repeatedly in an attempt to knock over his gas lantern. He eventually succeeds, allowing the house to catch fire with him inside." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 31, + "In Omaha in 2010, \"Gene\" is wheeled out of the Cinnabon by EMTs following his fainting spell. At the hospital, he is given a clean bill of health and prepares to be released. However, \"Gene\" is held up by the nurse at the front desk, who is having trouble entering his fake ID and Social Security numbers into a computer. \"Gene\" becomes nervous at the possible exposure of his true identity. The nurse realizes she has mistyped the numbers, and when they go through, she allows \"Gene\" to leave. \"Gene\" tries to take a taxi back to the mall, but spots an air freshener bearing the logo of the Albuquerque Isotopes baseball team hanging from the cab's rear-view mirror. He further notices the cabbie staring intently at him, as if he recognizes him, to the point that he doesn't drive through a green light. \"Gene\" asks to be let out in a residential neighborhood. As he walks away—at one point kneeling down to pretend to tie his shoes -- \"Gene\" sees that the taxi doesn't drive off. In 2003, Jimmy wakes up in bed next to Kim and begins his morning routine. While he is circling job ads in the newspaper, he receives a call on his cell phone from Howard that he doesn't answer. As Jimmy helps Kim with her arm cast, Howard leaves a message on her voicemail informing them of Chuck's death in the house fire. Jimmy and Kim race to the fire-gutted ruins of Chuck's house, where Jimmy sees the coroner's van carrying Chuck's body drive away. After talking to the fire inspector, Kim tells Jimmy that the fire was caused by a knocked-over lantern and that Chuck died from smoke inhalation. Jimmy notes the electrical appliances strewn in Chuck's backyard and, recalling their last encounter, realizes that something triggered a relapse in his EHS delusion in the time between then and the fire. After he ends his final shift at the parking booth, Mike plays with Kaylee as she tends to the garden in his backyard. Stacey arrives to pick up Kaylee, and Mike tells her that he can pick up Kaylee for her for the rest of the week since he can \"keep his own hours\" with his new job. He receives his first paycheck from Madrigal Electromotive and sees that his net pay is over $10,000. As he watches baseball on TV, Mike gets restless and makes a phone call to ask for Madrigal's address in Las Cruces. Meanwhile, Chuck's death puts Jimmy in a depressed mood. Kim finds him staring blankly at the sink and hands him the phone; Howard is asking for feedback on Chuck's planned obituary. As Howard recites a summary of Chuck's career and accomplishments, Jimmy puts the phone down and sits quietly in the living room. Kim approves the obituary on Jimmy's behalf and sits next to him, offering shots from their Zafiro Añejo tequila bottle. Jimmy drinks one shot and continues sitting silently, while Kim eventually finishes the bottle and falls asleep. Immediately after Hector is driven away in an ambulance, Nacho is left standing in the lot of the upholstery shop with Gus. As Gus makes a call on his cell phone to Juan Bolsa, Nacho sees a broken sewer grate on the ground and moves to covertly drop his vial of tainted pills into it. However, he has to abort when Gus ends the call and tells him that Bolsa wants a word. At the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm, Bolsa tells Nacho and Arturo that the Salamancas will keep their territory despite Hector's apparent stroke and instructs the pair to continue working as before. After Nacho and Arturo are dismissed, Bolsa confers with Gus, who believes that someone will make a move on the Salamancas that will trigger a drug war and draw in the DEA. Meanwhile, Nacho drives to a bridge and dumps the pills into a river. Unbeknownst to him, he is being watched by Victor, who has placed a tracker on Nacho's vehicle. Before he can drive to work, Barry Hedberg, the floor supervisor at Madrigal's Las Cruces warehouse, finds that his car won't start and that his ID card is missing. As it turns out, Mike has broken into Barry's car, drained the battery, and stolen his ID to infiltrate the warehouse. As he drives around the facility on a golf cart, he interacts with several workers, looks over inventory, and ruffles through trash. After he tracks down Barry and returns the ID card, Mike speaks with the office manager and identifies himself as a \"security consultant,\" listing the many potential breaches he has found at the warehouse. When the manager is incredulous, Mike tells him to contact Madrigal's corporate office and ask for Lydia. Jimmy attends Chuck's funeral with Kim, and is offered condolences by Cliff, Rich, Brian, and Brenda. The only people who don't approach him are Howard and Chuck's ex-wife, Rebecca. When they arrive home from the funeral, Jimmy and Kim find Howard sitting on the curb outside their apartment. Inside, he tells them that he thinks Chuck committed suicide, explaining how he was forced out of HHM when he threatened to sue the firm's insurer for raising their rates over his mental illness. Howard, unaware of Jimmy's role in the insurance incident, blames himself for Chuck's death. Jimmy coldly replies that that's \"your cross to bear.\" Howard and Kim are stunned as Jimmy nonchalantly feeds his fish and makes coffee." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 32, + "In a dark hospital room, Barry Goodman and Victor secretly examine Hector as Gus waits in the parking lot outside. When Barry is finished with his analysis, he reports to Gus that while Hector is no longer comatose, there is no telling when he will wake up or whether he will understand what's going on around him when he does. He further says that the hospital is doing the best it can, and that only an institution such as Johns Hopkins could give Hector better treatment. Barry asks whether a man like Hector doesn't deserve to be in this condition, but Gus insists that he alone gets to decide Hector's fate. Kim is woken up early by the sound of Jimmy making orange juice in a juicer. He has scheduled a series of job interviews around Albuquerque all day and is eager to get started, despite having a meeting scheduled with Howard to discuss Chuck's will. Although Kim remarks that Jimmy doesn't have to start his job hunt so soon, he hurriedly leaves after fixing her breakfast. Kim is uneasy with Jimmy's behavior. When Manuel opens his upholstery shop, he finds Nacho inside waiting for him. Nacho tells his father that Hector's harassment is over, but Manuel gives his son the cold shoulder. Manuel silently removes Hector's drug money from a lockbox. Nacho collects it and turns to leave, but Manuel asks his son when he will be able to get out of his life of crime. Nacho tells him that he's \"working on it.\" Jimmy goes to an interview for a sales position at Neff Copiers. In Mr. Neff's office, he notices a Hummel figurine that reminds him of Geraldine Strauss. Mr. Neff tells him that they belonged to his mother and that he keeps them for sentimental reasons. When Mr. Neff asks why he isn't a lawyer anymore, Jimmy deflects by telling a couple of lawyer jokes. The interview ends with Mr. Neff promising to contact Jimmy by the end of the week. However, Jimmy impulsively walks back into the office and makes a theatrical pitch about copiers. Impressed, Mr. Neff and his assistant, Henry, agree to hire him on the spot. Jimmy then expresses anger that they would be so naïve that they would hire him based on the pitch without properly vetting him. Jimmy turns down the job and leaves the store. Mike is at the park with Kaylee when he gets a phone call summoning him to a meeting. He finds himself in a hotel conference room with Lydia, who questions him about his trip to the Madrigal warehouse in Las Cruces. She is worried that Mike's actions raise the risk of exposure, while Mike reasons that publicly performing his duties as Madrigal's security consultant reinforces his cover story. Mike further tells her that he plans to visit Madrigal's other seven terminals in the Southwest and do the same thing each time. Finding herself at an impasse with Mike, Lydia tells him that he still has Gus's respect and warns him not to lose it. At the hospital, Dr. Diseth nervously examines Hector while the Cousins stand guard silently in the room. The visit is interrupted by the sudden arrival of the hospital director, accompanied by Dr. Maureen Bruckner, a specialist from Johns Hopkins who has flown to Albuquerque to treat Hector after a \"generous grant\" has been given to the hospital just today by one of its donors. Dr. Bruckner speaks Spanish to the Cousins and explains she is starting a new form of treatment which involves stimulating Hector's brain. After Nacho and Arturo arrive, Dr. Bruckner encourages the four men present to talk to Hector. The Cousins silently egg on the other two to do the talking. Arturo updates an unresponsive Hector on a turf dispute, while Nacho feigns support and tells him that he will \"get past this and be stronger than ever.\" Gus sweeps trash in the parking lot of Los Pollos Hermanos, waiting for Tyrus to come with an update. He receives a phone call on his burner from Lydia, who complains about Mike, but Gus curtly ends the call when Tyrus arrives. In Gus's office, Tyrus informs him about Hector's current treatment and prognosis, and hands him a manila envelope containing Hector's medical charts. Gus, apparently realizing something, tells Tyrus not to return to the hospital, but instead arrange a meeting with Victor. Kim arrives at HHM, where Howard is finishing his meeting with Rebecca and Julie. Kim learns that Jimmy will be allowed to search the ruins of Chuck's house for keepsakes before the property is liquidated. Howard gives her an unopened personal letter from Chuck, a check for $5,000 (the minimum amount necessary to prevent Jimmy from contesting the will), and a seat on the board of a scholarship committee in Chuck's name. Kim is incensed and, after Rebecca leaves, angrily lashes out at Howard for forcing Jimmy to suffer through these indignities. She further accuses him of being hurtful and self-serving in telling Jimmy about his theory that Chuck killed himself, pointing out that he never said the same thing to Rebecca. Kim tells Howard to stay away, leaving him alone in his office. Jimmy arrives home with Thai dinner, telling Kim that he has found a couple of promising job leads over the course of the day. Kim opts not to hand Jimmy the unopened letter from Chuck, while Jimmy doesn't go into detail about the job he rejected at Neff Copiers. After the two sit down to watch the film White Heat, they spontaneously make love on the couch. Later, Jimmy wakes up and browses through an online store, finding a Hummel figurine similar to Mr. Neff's that fetches for almost $9,000. Jimmy goes to the patio and phones Mike, leaving a voicemail telling him about a potential score. Meanwhile, Nacho and Arturo arrive at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm to collect their next pickup of drugs. Arturo resolves to pick up six bundles, reasoning that it's what Hector normally gets. However, when they go inside, Victor and Tyrus have only laid out five packets on the table, instead of six. Arturo insists on taking six, to which Victor counters that the boss he represents is on life support, so they can either take the five or walk away with nothing. A standoff ensues. Nacho brandishes his gun, at which point, Victor relents and give them the sixth bundle. As Nacho and Arturo walk back to their car outside, Arturo boasts about making Victor and Tyrus \"piss in their pants.\" No sooner does he say this that Nacho sees shadows, realizing that they're not alone. Before he can react, Gus appears and slips a plastic bag over Arturo's head, wrestles him to the ground, and hogties his hands and feet with assistance from Victor. Several more of Gus's men draw their guns on Nacho and force him to watch his partner suffocate to death. As Arturo takes his last breaths, Gus turns to Nacho and tells him he knows what he did to Hector, but the Salamancas are not yet aware. He coldly asserts, \"From now on, you are MINE.\" He then walks away, leaving Nacho to contemplate his dilemma." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 33, + "On a desert road, Victor lays down a spike strip and drives Arturo's car over it, shredding the tires. Tyrus is following in the Cadillac with Nacho, who is driving. Nacho watches as the two men remove Arturo's body from his trunk, place it in the driver's seat of his car, then shoot up the vehicle with their pistols. After emptying two magazines each, Victor puts a bullet in the side of Arturo's head. Nacho is then forced to get in the vehicle, where Victor shoots him in the shoulder. After Nacho exits the car, Victor comes up behind him and shoots him in the gut, which Tyrus says is needed to \"make it look real.\" Arturo's death has been staged to look like an ambush, with Nacho as a witness. As Nacho lies writhing on the ground, Tyrus leaves him a cell phone and advises that he call for help while he still can. At Loyola's, Jimmy meets with Mike and details his latest scheme: he wants Mike to break into Neff Copiers, steal Mr. Neff's valuable Hummel figurine, and replace it with a near-identical knockoff, after which Jimmy and Mike will split the illicit proceeds when they sell the original. Mike passes on this opportunity for \"easy money,\" saying that this job isn't for him or for Jimmy. Mike offers his condolences over Chuck's death. Disappointed, Jimmy leaves the diner. Outside, he phones Caldera's Veterinary Office. The Cousins arrive at the scene of the staged shooting and examine clues. They find Nacho's blood trail and follow it to Nacho himself, who is weak from blood loss and exposure. Inside their own vehicle, Marco examines Nacho's wounds and asks about the shooters, who Nacho claims drove a silver car. Leonel sets Arturo's car on fire before he and Marco drive away with Nacho. Kim returns to work at Mesa Verde with a new paralegal, Viola Goto. During a meeting with Paige discussing Mesa Verde's pending acquisitions, Kevin enters the room. Kevin greets Kim, offers his condolences about Chuck, and asks how Jimmy is handling his death. Kim claims that he's \"getting through it.\" She is then shown a room with architectural models of Mesa Verde's many planned branches and appears apprehensive. In the lobby, Kim feels overwhelmed by her task ahead and asks Viola to get started on the new Mesa Verde filings instead of her. She further asks to be driven to the courthouse instead of home. At Caldera's office, a frustrated Jimmy waits for Caldera to finish a cell phone call in an adjacent room. Jimmy barges into the room and Caldera tells him that his contact is not interested in the job. Despite Caldera's protests, Jimmy breaks protocol by taking the phone and talking to the contact directly, managing to set up a meeting. He leaves Caldera's office with his goldfish and passes Leonel as he walks out the door. The Cousins enlist Caldera into stitching up a delirious Nacho, driving both of them to an undisclosed location. After the procedure, Nacho wakes up to find that Caldera has set up a blood transfusion between him and Marco. Caldera informs Nacho that he had to leave the bullet in his shoulder, advises him to visit doctors with imaging equipment, and gives him instructions on properly healing his injuries. He further tells Nacho that he never wants to see him again, as he doesn't want to get caught up in the business of the Cartel. That night, Jimmy's contact, Ira, uses a credit card to bridge the door alarm at Neff Copiers and sneak inside Mr. Neff's office. There, he manages to switch the Hummel figurines. He is startled when Mr. Neff emerges from a bathroom adjoining the office; he has been kicked out of the house by his wife after he got her a vacuum cleaner as a gift. Ira, trapped, is forced to hide underneath Mr. Neff's desk for hours, listening as he drinks scotch, argues with his wife over the phone, and calls to order pizza. Eventually, Ira is able to phone Jimmy to explain the situation, demanding that he come pick him up. Ira continues hiding under the desk while Mr. Neff eats pizza, plays solitaire, and listens to a self-help CD. Both men hear a car alarm go off outside, which Mr. Neff realizes is coming from his vehicle. He steps outside the store to deactivate the car alarm, but Ira is not able to leave the office. Outside, Jimmy tries to use a clothes hanger to break into Mr. Neff's car, again tripping the car alarm. Mr. Neff, now irritated, leaves his office again and sees his car sliding backwards through the parking garage. As he chases after it, Ira is able to leave the store. In an alley nearby, Ira compliments Jimmy on the trick he pulled with the car. The following day, Gus gets a call from Juan Bolsa informing him of the apparent attack on Arturo and Nacho. Noting the similarities to two prior hits on Hector's trucks (both of which were actually Mike's doing), Gus and Bolsa agree to run dummy loads over the border until the culprits are identified. When Gus tells him that no more than a week's supply of product is left, Bolsa orders him to go ignore edicts from Don Eladio and find a supplier north of the border. After ending the call, Gus walks into a college chemistry lab, where he meets with Gale Boetticher. Gale presents Gus with samples of crystal meth, which he labels \"dreck\" because of their impurity, and asks for an opportunity to produce higher-grade samples himself. Gus refuses for the time being, telling Gale he is meant for \"better things.\" At Kim's apartment, she validates Viola's filings when Jimmy wakes up late. After Viola leaves, Kim approaches Jimmy with some documents from her meeting with Howard, namely a release stating that Jimmy agrees to not contest his $5,000 inheritance from Chuck and the unopened personal letter. Jimmy opens and reads the letter aloud, in which Chuck, writing before the events of the series, expresses approval of Jimmy for turning his life around by working in the HHM mailroom and says he is proud of Jimmy as a brother. Jimmy is not emotionally affected by the letter given that it was written before he became a lawyer and Chuck's final words to him. Kim however breaks down crying and leaves the room." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 34, + "The episode opens in a flashback to the 1970s, as a young boy watches his father pour cement in his driveway. The father allows the boy to sign his name in the wet cement, revealing them to be Mike and his son Matt, respectively. The scene abruptly cuts to Mike at Stacey's support group, which has apparently been stunned into silence. He coldly states, \"You wanted me to talk. I talked.\" At night, a car drives to a dilapidated motel, and a man, Diego, steps out with a suitcase. Diego walks through the motel, which serves as a compound for the Espinosas, a competing drug gang to the Salamancas. He is allowed into the gang's lair, where one of the Espinosas take a packet of drugs out of the suitcase. Diego returns to the car and tells Victor the delivery is done. In the morning, Jimmy gets a call from CC Mobile, a cell phone retailer, and is offered a job as a shift supervisor for their location in uptown Albuquerque. Jimmy turns down the job, saying he's had a \"change of plans.\" Later, while Jimmy is shaving, Kim gives him the contact information of a therapist and urges him to talk to someone, presumably about Chuck's death. Perturbed, Jimmy lies to Kim about taking the CC Mobile job. After she leaves, he calls them back to say he has reconsidered and will take the job. At the courthouse, Kim observes a pre-trial hearing and is asked by the judge, Benedict Munsinger, to visit him in his chambers. Munsinger gleans that Kim is trying to rediscover her love of the law, and tells her about a family that is suing a hospital over a botched childbirth that left the mother brain damaged. Kim realizes that he is describing the plot from The Verdict. Munsinger tells Kim that the cases he deals with every day are much less glamorous and career-altering than the ones seen in movies, and implies he will put her to work for the public defender if he finds her \"trolling in his court\" again. Taking the judge at his word, Kim defiantly returns to the courtroom and continues watching hearings. At Loyola's, Mike is solving newspaper crosswords. Anita steps in and approaches his booth. During their conversation, she asks him to befriend another member of the support group, Henry DeVore, who relates stories of his dead wife, named Judy. Mike says that Henry is making up Judy, pointing to a discrepancy in his story about their purported first kiss at Wrigley Field. When Anita expresses disbelief, Mike advises to her to look for Henry to give a tell—rubbing his wrists—when he talks about Judy at the next group meeting. The two agree to a ten dollar bet on whether he does so. Jimmy begins his job at CC Mobile, but quickly becomes bored when no customers show up. He takes a call from his new boss, Robbie, and asks to be transferred to a store with better foot traffic, only to be told that all of the company's other positions have been occupied. With nothing else left to do, Jimmy begins throwing a rubber ball against the storefront window to pass the time. Meanwhile, Nacho and the Cousins watch a silver Firebird—the type of car Nacho \"described\" as having ambushed him and Arturo—pull into the Espinosa compound. Nacho verbally describes a plan to use a couple of Salamanca crews for a night assault, but the Cousins choose to act immediately. He watches as they kill the guards and enter the compound with guns drawn. A massive offscreen gunfight erupts and reinforcements for the Espinosas arrive. Nacho, still injured from being shot by Victor, reluctantly joins the gunfight. Coming up from behind, he kills one of the Espinosas. Inside the compound, he finds that the Cousins have slaughtered almost everyone. Nacho prepares to rescue Leonel from a couple of gunmen who have pinned him down, but Marco appears and kills them instead, taking a bullet to the left shoulder. Leonel retrieves the packet of drugs—delivered by Gus' men earlier to frame them for the \"ambush\" and the three leave the scene. At an abandoned warehouse, Nacho informs Gus that the Espinosas have been wiped out and that the Cousins have gone south until the heat dies down. Nacho verbally surmises that Gus engineered the situation to his advantage, destroying the Espinosas with the expectation that the cartel will give him their territory. Gus simply tells Nacho to get some rest, as he has some work to do. At the group meeting, Stacey recounts her day with Kaylee, saying that she has realized that she has started going about her daily routines without constantly thinking of Matt. She expresses fear that this means she will forget details about Matt in life, which visibly affects Mike sitting next to her. Henry begins talking about Judy and rubs his wrists, just as Mike predicted. Eventually, Mike can no longer contain his anger and accuses Henry of lying about Judy, pointing to more inconsistencies in his stories and challenging him to show any official record that she ever existed. Instead of denying it, Henry leaves the meeting. Mike then turns his ire on the rest of the group, saying that all they're really doing is feeding on each other's misery. The scene ends with Mike saying his line from the teaser: \"You wanted me to talk. I talked.\" Nacho's father Manuel arrives home to find his back door open. Inside, he finds a bandaged Nacho sitting in his living room. Manuel moves to call the hospital, but Nacho tells him it won't be safe if he does so. He asks his father if he can rest at the house for a while. The following day, Mike is performing another security check at a Madrigal warehouse when Stacey tries to contact him on his cell phone; he ignores the call. However, he is forced to take a call from Victor, who says that Gus wants to meet him that night. Jimmy leaves CC Mobile and drives to a construction business, where Ira is performing his legitimate job stocking vending machines. When Ira hands Jimmy the proceeds he collected from selling Mr. Neff's Hummel figurine, Jimmy is surprised to find out that the caper has yielded more returns than he expected. Ira invites Jimmy to approach him again when he finds another job, and tells him to contact him through Caldera with a new phone when he does, saying, \"You never know who's listening.\" Struck by inspiration, Jimmy returns to CC Mobile and paints the message \"IS THE MAN LISTENING? PRIVACY SOLD HERE\" on the store windows. After dark, Mike drives to the Los Pollos Hermanos factory farm. Gus, flanked by Victor and Tyrus, confronts Mike with the knowledge that he was aware of Nacho's plot against Hector and did not act to stop him. Mike counters that he agreed to not kill Hector, but never agreed to keep others from doing so. He further realizes that Gus has actually summoned him because he has a new job, and asks Gus to state point blank what it is." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 35, + "Shortly after the fall of Heisenberg, at the offices of Saul Goodman & Associates, Saul retrieves a satchel full of cash from the ceiling while Francesca shreds documents. Saul breaks open the wall with the \"We the People\" wallpaper behind his desk and takes out his shoebox, which he places inside his luggage. He hands over two rolls of cash and a lawyer's business card to Francesca, before telling her to take a phone call on November 12. Saul offers Francesca a hug before she leaves to dispose of the shredded documents, but she scoffs and walks out. He then takes out a disposable cell phone from his desk drawer and calls Ed Galbraith, asking for an emergency extraction in coded language. At CC Mobile, Jimmy initially struggles to attract business despite the massive sign he painted on the storefront windows. After an indeterminate amount of time, a pickup truck pulls up and a customer steps into the store. When the customer, the owner of a contracting business, asks whether Jimmy's services can protect him from the IRS, Jimmy offers him a disposable cell phone that he can use to communicate without being eavesdropped or tracked. Jimmy is ultimately able to sell a whole stack of drop phones to the customer. In a parking lot at Denver International Airport in Colorado, a Frenchman steps off an airport shuttle and approaches a rental car. He finds a set of keys hidden in the right front wheel well. Inside, he finds a cell phone in the cupholder. When he picks up the phone, it rings with a call from Mike, who gives him directions to a wooded area in the Rocky Mountains. The Frenchman drives to the location Mike instructed, by a mile marker on the side of a windy road. Here, Mike calls him again, instructing him to don the hood stashed in the trunk and stand on the side of the road with his luggage. After the man dons the hood, Mike and a driver, Nick, put the Frenchman in the back of a windowless van and make a long drive to Albuquerque. The Frenchman, a structural engineer, is not allowed to remove his hood until he is deposited in the Lavanderia Brilliante. He's being hired to conduct analysis on the feasibility and the work needed to excavate a new basement. He confidently concludes that he can do it in the span of at least six months, more time than a long, deep tunnel he once dug under the U.S.-Mexico border. His attitude makes clear he's not suited to Mike's employer's new project and can't be trusted to keep secrets. After receiving a short phone call from his employer telling him to reject the candidate, Mike thanks the Frenchman for his time and unceremoniously sends him home. At the courthouse, Kim is doing public defender work, presumably at the behest of Judge Munsinger. She is defending a teenaged boy, David Estrada, who has been charged with throwing a cinder block through a jewelry store window. Kim negotiates with DDA Bill Oakley, confronting him with the fact that David was arrested based on a statement he gave to police before he was read his Miranda rights. Oakley is forced to agree to her plea agreement giving David four months' probation with time served. Outside the courtroom, when David expresses ingratitude for getting his sentence reduced, Kim urges him to go back to his grandfather, beg for a job, and turn his life around. That night, Jimmy suggests he and Kim watch Doctor Zhivago on television, but Kim tells him she needs to review Viola's paperwork for Mesa Verde. Jimmy tries to watch the film while Kim does her work, but grows restless and turns the TV off. He falsely tells her he has things to do at work despite the late hour. Back at CC Mobile, Jimmy prints out receipts, sorts cash in the register, and takes a large stock of drop phones before leaving the store. Jimmy approaches three youths in his car and offers them drop phones, but they dismiss him as a \"narc\" and tell him to beat it. Jimmy goes to Day Spa and Nail, looks through his stock of tacky clothes, and dons a tracksuit. He walks up to shady characters at the Dog House drive-in restaurant, who prove to be more willing to purchase phones, sometimes in bulk. Eventually, the Dog House's patrons quickly scatter leave as a biker gang rolls in. Although he is intimidated by the bikers, Jimmy approaches them with the last of his supply and manages to convince them to make purchases. After the bikers leave, and Jimmy is about to drive away, he is mugged by the three youths from before, stealing his money. Kim wakes up in the early hours of the morning to find Jimmy in the bathroom, tending to his injuries from the mugging. After she treats him with ice and iodine, Jimmy criticizes himself for misreading the situation and not recognizing the youths as muggers sooner. Jimmy suddenly agrees to see the therapist Kim recommended. The following morning, Jimmy spends the day removing his sign from the CC Mobile storefront. Meanwhile, Kim takes a taxi to the home of a woman named Denise, who is an hour late for her appearance in court over a drug possession charge. While she persuades Denise to come with her the courthouse, Kim mutes an incoming phone call. While Denise changes, Kim receives a second call; it's Paige, who tells her that an error has come up in Viola's paperwork and that Kim is needed right away. After refusing the request, Kim hangs up on Paige before leaving the house with Denise. Later, at Mesa Verde, Paige admonishes Kim for hanging up on her and reminds Kim that she promised to put her focus solely on Mesa Verde. Kim apologizes and promises that it won't happen again. Mike escorts another structural engineer, Werner Ziegler, to Lavanderia Brilliante via the same blindfolded trip in the van as the Frenchman. Werner is much different from the Frenchman; he's more unkempt in appearance, has a nervous disposition and stomach problems, and conducts his measurements by hand instead of by computer. After making much more thorough measurements of the building, particularly an area around one of the laundry machines, Werner explains the logistical challenges of excavating the area beneath the industrial laundry without compromising the building's structural integrity or drawing attention from people above-ground. Gus emerges from the shadows and asks if Werner is saying the job is impossible; Werner replies that it will be difficult, dangerous and expensive, but not impossible. Impressed, Gus introduces himself to Werner and greets him in German, hiring him for the job. Jimmy steps into the courthouse restroom and finds Howard, who is fidgety and disheveled. Despite initially insisting that everything is fine, Howard alludes to suffering from insomnia. Jimmy suggests that he see Kim's therapist, but Howard replies that he is already seeing someone twice a week. After Howard leaves, Jimmy tears up the business card of Kim's therapist and flushes it down the toilet. Later, while submitting to his court-mandated PPD check-in, Jimmy lies to his PPD supervisor, denying that he associates with known criminals. When the supervisor asks what Jimmy plans to do once his PPD is up, Jimmy goes off on a soliloquy about how he will get his law license back, reestablish his legal partnership with Kim, and become a \"damn good lawyer\" who people are going to know about." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 36, + "In a flashback to 1993, Jimmy is delivering mail at HHM and talks to his co-workers about a betting pool for the Academy Awards he has organized. He crosses paths with Kim, who is also doing mail rounds. Chuck enters the office to a big round of applause, having just won a big inheritance lawsuit using his knowledge of obscure case law. When Chuck approaches the pair, he answers Kim's questions on case law, but is annoyed by Jimmy. After Howard collects Chuck, Kim continues her rounds, and Jimmy walks past HHM's law library. He turns around and steps inside, deciding to become a lawyer like Chuck and Kim. In the present, at her apartment, Kim tries recording a brief for Mesa Verde, but is distracted by a bulging dossier of public defender cases. She turns in for bed, where Jimmy is already asleep. Kim frowns when she finds a legal pad where Jimmy has written proposed names for their revived law partnership and has drawn doodles of signage bearing the Wexler McGill logo. The next morning, Jimmy admits that he's decided not to see the therapist Kim suggested, as he feels he needs to move forward and not resort to \"navel gazing.\" Kim reluctantly accepts Jimmy's decision. Later, Kim visits the offices of Schweikart & Cokely, where she meets with Rich Schweikart. Rich thanks Kim for referring Billy Gatwood to him, and asks about how Jimmy has been coping since Chuck's funeral. Kim asks Rich if his firm has a banking division, and when he replies in the negative, she asks \"Would you like one?\" Meanwhile, Mike and Gus enter a warehouse where two double-wide mobile homes have been set up to be used by Werner's construction crew. Mike suggests that Gus set up recreational equipment that the men could use in their spare time, explaining that they need to keep the men from \"climbing the walls\" during the almost year-long \"excavation\" at Lavandería Brillante. Mike also tells Gus that they will need a surveillance camera perimeter on the inside and outside of the warehouse. Tyrus enters to inform Gus of a bad \"infection.\" Gus makes an exit, leaving Mike to explain his list of necessities to Tyrus. At CC Mobile, Jimmy continues drawing WM doodles while talking to a sign company over the phone. He gets a call from Brett Dunst, a nephew of Geraldine Strauss, telling Jimmy that Geraldine recently died. Jimmy is more emotionally affected by the news of Mrs. Strauss's passing than of Chuck's. He asks if her grandson received the \"Alpine Shepherd Boy\" Hummel figurine, learning that he did. Jimmy tells Brett that he isn't practicing law anymore, and refers him to Francis Scheff at HHM. Brett notes Jimmy's last name is in HHM, which Jimmy dismisses as a \"coincidence.\" Back at the apartment, Jimmy watches his Davis & Main commercial for the Sandpiper case in which Mrs. Strauss appeared. As he does so, Jimmy receives a phone call from Kim telling him she is someplace \"very good.\" Jimmy drives to the Forque Kitchen and Bar, where Kim waits for him at a table. She informs him that she has been hired as the head of S&C's new banking division, and that she has been taking overflow cases from the public defender's office. Jimmy tells Kim that he has been considering getting into criminal law too, once his law license is reinstated, and still wants to go back to practicing with Kim. However, Kim explains that her associates at S&C will handle her Mesa Verde caseload and give her time to perform the public defender work her heart is set on, meaning that her plans won't comport with Jimmy's. Overwhelmed, Jimmy excuses himself from the table to take a breath, realizing that his dreams of reforming WM have been dashed. However, when he comes back, Jimmy encourages Kim to pursue her new career path. Mike drives to Stacey's home and knocks on her door. When she answers, he apologizes for the scene he made at the support group meeting, saying it was not the time or place to confront Henry about his fabulism. Stacey accepts the apology, but tells Mike that Anita is not happy and suggests that he call her; Mike thinks it would be better if he doesn't. Stacey assures Mike that she will never forget Matt, and agrees to let him pick Kaylee up from school the following day. Jimmy visits Howard at HHM, collecting the $5,000 check bequeathed to him in Chuck's will. After Jimmy notes that a lot of the cubicles outside are empty, Howard admits that HHM has been forced to lay off staff due to \"setbacks,\" partly because of difficulty paying out to Chuck's estate. When Jimmy asks what the plan is to get the firm back on its feet, Howard doesn't know how to answer. Jimmy tries to motivate Howard, telling him to quit \"wallowing\" and fight to save HHM. When he calls Howard \"a shitty lawyer but a great salesman,\" Howard retorts with, \"Fuck you, Jimmy.\" Jimmy encourages Howard to use this rage to get the firm back on track. Later, at Day Spa and Nail, Jimmy receives a shipment of drop phones, delivered on a pallet and left on the sidewalk. He makes dozens of trips through the salon to move them to his office in the back room. There, as Jimmy is making a phone call to set up a meeting, Mrs. Nguyen asks what he is doing. When she refuses to let him keep the phones in the back room, Jimmy bribes her with one of the phones in exchange for letting him keep them. That night, at the hospital, Gus is sitting in an armchair next to Hector's bed. While Hector remains asleep, Gus tells him that his fever has gotten worse due to a potentially fatal infection, and that he has chosen to wait for Hector to wake despite the belief of Gus's own doctor that he never will. Gus proceeds to tell Hector a story from his impoverished childhood, where he raised a lucuma tree and used its fruit to feed himself and earn a living. One day, Gus saw that a coati had ransacked the tree and eaten most of the fruit. After an unsuccessful attempt to capture the animal, which saw it hide under the shack where he and his siblings lived, Gus waited for hours into the night expecting it to come out. When it did, Gus captured the coati and drew out its suffering rather than kill it. Gus compares Hector to the coati, expecting him to eventually wake up. Werner's team arrive at the warehouse and explore their new surroundings. Mike addresses the group, explaining the living situation in each house. One of Werner's men, Kai, cops an attitude at Mike throughout the meeting. Mike tells the group that their work begins the following night. As he leaves, Werner tries to assure him that they will focus once the job gets started. Mike walks to an industrial trailer outside, where Nick and Arthur are watching the group through the security cameras. Mike tells them to keep an eye on Kai. That night, at the laundromat, Jimmy finds the three youths who previously mugged him. He offers to cut them in on his phone business if they agree to not hassle him. Instead, the youths demand everything he has, with one of them pulling out a switchblade. Jimmy runs away, and the youths chase him. However, it turns out that Jimmy has lured the youths into a trap, as they are blocked in an alley by two armed men wearing ski masks working for Jimmy. The trio are gagged and dragged into a piñata store, where they are hung upside down from the ceiling. As the two masked men bust piñatas with baseball bats, the terrified youths are confronted by Jimmy and agree to leave him alone and warn others against ripping him off. After swinging a bat at the leader of the gang, stopping short of hitting his face, the masked men, Huell and Clarence leave the scene. Jimmy tells them they've had their one warning and leaves them hanging." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 37, + "Through a split-screen effect, the episode opens with a months-long montage showing Jimmy and Kim's diverging paths. Jimmy, using his \"Saul Goodman\" alias, continues his side business of supplying drop phones to Albuquerque's criminal element while completing his PPD. Kim moves her Mesa Verde files to her new office at Schweikart & Cokely and continues aiding the bank's expansion, while working cases as a public defender in her spare time. The montage ends with Kim climbing into bed and waking Jimmy, who stares into space. From first-person perspective, Jimmy greets someone at a residential house that he plans to use as his practice when his law license is reinstated, explaining how he wants to use each room. The person visiting him turns out to be Huell, his partner in the drop phone business. Jimmy asks for Huell's opinion on whether the place would make a good law office, but Huell replies that if he was a lawyer, he would have a high-rise office and a boat. At the hospital, Dr. Bruckner shows cue cards to Hector, testing his awareness of his surroundings. Hector's mobility is limited, allowing him only to tap his index finger to indicate affirmation. When a nurse comes delivering lunch, Hector purposefully knocks a cup of water over so he can leer at the nurse's posterior as she bends over. Hector begrudgingly continues with Bruckner's tests after the nurse leaves. Jimmy and Kim attend a party at S&C, where he introduces himself to her co-workers. Jimmy visits her lavish office, where he looks at trophies, each signifying one of Mesa Verde's new branches, and a framed hand-written thank-you note from one of her public defender clients. Jimmy approaches a group discussion involving Kim and Rich, spitballing potential locales for a company retreat. When Rich invites Jimmy to join in and mentions that he enjoys skiing in Taos, Jimmy suggests increasingly faraway and expensive locations, ending with Vail, Colorado. Jimmy then launches into a monologue and takes over the conversation; he becomes the life of the party, but both Rich and Kim appear uncomfortable. There is tension between Jimmy and Kim as they drive back from the party. At Gus's warehouse, Mike collects Werner and his workers and transports them by van to Lavanderia Brillante. There, the men walk behind a plastic sheathing partition and descend down a shaft leading to the secret basement in progress. That night, at Gus' residence, Bruckner updates Gus on Hector's progress. She shows him videotape of his most recent session, stating how his motor functions have improved. Gus notices Hector knocking over the cup and ogling the nurse, realizing that he is fully cognizant. Gus, seeing an opportunity to draw out Hector's suffering, decides to delegate his treatment to someone else and send Bruckner back to Johns Hopkins, where he has funded construction of a new wing. Bruckner wants to continue Hector's treatment, expecting him to eventually walk and talk again, but Gus tells her they should \"temper expectations.\" Meanwhile, in the excavation, Mike and Werner discuss blasting a section of the basement before Casper, one of Werner's workers, runs a small front-end-loader into one of the support columns and knocks it over, destroying one of the completed concrete forms. This sparks a fight between Casper and Kai, which Mike breaks up by shouting at them in German. While selling drop phones from the back of a cargo van, Jimmy is approached by a man named Platt, who Jimmy identifies instantly as a plainclothes cop. Platt is carrying one of \"Saul's\" business cards, that he collected from a drug dealer using a drop phone. He asks Jimmy if he is bothered that his customers are drug dealers, and orders him to sell his phones to different clientele somewhere else. Jimmy refuses, leading to an argument with Platt. Huell walks up, seeing the confrontation. He is wearing headphones, preventing him from hearing Jimmy's warning and strikes Platt with a shopping bag, knocking him over. Huell sits in the back of a police car while Jimmy tries to barter with Platt to release him. Platt reveals that he busted Huell three years previously for pickpocketing. Jimmy promises to sell his phones somewhere else if Huell is let go, but Platt refuses and Huell is driven away. At the warehouse, Mike approaches Werner at the bar and the two engage in conversation. Werner relates to Mike, pointing to the German meaning of his last name. Kai stops by to make a drink, and lobs a couple of insults at Mike. After Kai walks off, Mike asks if he can be sent back to Germany, but Werner is reluctant to do so since Kai is his best demolition man. Werner defends Kai and the other workers, explaining that the eight months they expected to be in the U.S. is almost up yet their excavation isn't even halfway done. He suggests that the workers get an opportunity for some fresh air and a change of scenery. Meanwhile, at the courthouse Huell has been charged for his battery of Platt and finds he is facing two and a half years in prison. Huell threatens to skip bail, but Jimmy advises him against doing so and promises he will find a way to keep him out of jail. Jimmy goes to S&C and, having found out that Platt has a history of alcoholism, asks Kim to help engineer Platt's drunken meltdown in court and get Huell's case dismissed. Kim, perturbed that Jimmy has been selling drop phones behind her back, refuses to tear down Platt but agrees to look into Huell's case. Kim approaches ADA Suzanne Ericsen, seeking to reduce the charges against Huell down to a misdemeanor. Arguing that the sentence Ericsen is seeking is excessive, Kim confronts her with the fact that she prosecuted five other people charged with assaulting police officers, some of which were more violent in nature than Huell's crime, and she didn't seek the kind of jail time she is trying to get for Huell. Ericsen refuses on the grounds that Huell is a repeat offender and won't negotiate with Kim, dismissing her witness, Jimmy, as a \"scumbag disbarred lawyer.\" Kim tells her she does not know the whole story and leaves. In the parking lot outside, Kim makes a call arranging a meeting with Huell while she is walking up to Jimmy at his car. She informs Jimmy that there will be no way that Huell will avoid at least some time in jail. Jimmy promises to help Kim convince Huell not to skip bail, but cryptically tells her, \"You do your thing, I'll do mine.\" Kim, anxious that Jimmy is about to get himself into trouble, drives to an office supply store and purchases an assorted array paper and writing implements. She calls Jimmy and urges him to hold off whatever he's planning, saying she has found a \"better way.\"" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 38, + "Kim sees Jimmy off as he travels by bus to Huell's hometown of Coushatta, Louisiana. Throughout the journey, Jimmy writes on postcards with different pens and in different styles of handwriting. He also recruits other riders into writing their own messages, paying them a few dollars for each letter. When he arrives in Coushatta, Jimmy gets off the bus and steps into the local post office. After dispensing with his enveloped messages, Jimmy waits out front for the bus going back home. At El Michoacano, Nacho performs Hector's former role of observing cash collections. Krazy-8 counts money from a bling-wearing drug dealer, who has come up short. Krazy-8 initially allows the dealer to leave, but Nacho summons the dealer over to his table. Nacho tears out one of the dealer's earrings and warns him that, \"What you owe, you owe with interest.\" After the dealer leaves, Krazy-8 turns around to affirm Nacho's action, but Nacho asks why he didn't do it himself. Krazy-8 acknowledges Nacho's hint, and right away another dealer enters the diner, while Nacho watches calmly. After dark, Nacho drives a muscle car to an upscale house, where two young women are inside watching TV. Without a word, Nacho gives them small bags of crack and retreats to his bedroom. There, he stashes his drug money in a safe in his closet. As he does so, Nacho looks at fake Manitoba ID cards for himself and his father, showing that he has an exit strategy. Mike and Werner take their workers to a local strip club, where they are entertained by the dancers, particularly Kai. Observing Werner sitting alone, Mike takes him to a more traditional bar for a drink. Werner tells Mike that his father was also an engineer, who devoted ten years of his life to building the Sydney Opera House. When a third patron asks for hefeweizen, Werner politely corrects his pronunciation and pays for the patron's drink. Werner states that he misses his wife and asks Mike what his father was like, leading the two men to reflect on their families and making a toast to home. Nick shows up to summon Mike, leaving Werner behind at the bar. Outside the strip club, Mike finds Nick and Arthur confronting a belligerent Kai, who has been thrown out for making unwanted advances towards one of the dancers. The owner threatens to call the police, but Mike bribes him in exchange for allowing Kai to return home and sleep it off. Kai reacts angrily, but stands down when Mike challenges him. Mike returns to the bar to find Werner socializing with the patron from earlier, drunkenly divulging details about the secret excavation beneath Lavanderia Brillante. Concerned, Mike collects Werner and drives away. At her apartment, Kim is reviewing Huell's assault case when Jimmy tells her that he is going to the Day Spa and Nail to \"set things up.\" There, Mrs. Nguyen finds Jimmy in his backroom office writing on stickers that he puts on the backs of drop phones on his desk. Assuming that Kim is Jimmy's wife and that she's thrown him out, Mrs. Nguyen pours him a glass of alcohol and urges him to take her out to a nice restaurant to make up with her. Jimmy dejectedly replies that he thinks they might be \"past that.\" Mrs. Nguyen lets Jimmy keep the bottle as she leaves. The next day, Kim arrives at the courthouse with a team of lawyers to meet with ADA Ericsen. Kim seeks to have Huell's charge reduced to simple battery and have his sentence reduced to several months' probation with time served. When Ericsen refuses, Kim's associates files several motions to collect evidence corroborating Huell's version of events, signaling that they are willing to begin civil rights litigation on Huell's behalf. Speaking in private with Kim, Ericsen states that she is unimpressed with Kim's \"shock and awe\" tactics and insists Huell is still going to prison. At the warehouse, as Werner and his crew are about to board the truck for the drive to the lab, Mike confronts Werner with a diagram he drew for the bar patron on the back of a coaster. Werner initially claims that he did not blab about the excavation, but, under Mike's watchful glare, concedes that he did have too much to drink. He tries to dismiss the possible concern that the people he was talking to will remember, but Mike counters that a lone German in Albuquerque talking about an illegal dig leaves a long impression. Mike warns Werner to consider how Gus has gone to great lengths to keep the excavation secret, and won't be forgiving to his precautions being ignored. Realizing what he is saying, Werner apologizes and gives his word that nothing like this will ever happen again. Meanwhile, Kim and Ericsen are summoned to Judge Munsinger's chambers, where the letters from Jimmy's bus trip have flooded the judge's desk, demanding Huell's release. Kim denies playing any role in the letter-writing campaign. Munsinger, exasperated by the volume of the letters and the prospect of a threatened contingent of \"yahoos\" from Coushatta coming to pack his court, demands that the two women resolve the case without causing a circus. Ericsen returns to the DA's office and orders her subordinates to comb Huell's file. Reading the letters, she phones one of the purported authors, who claims to know Huell from her church in Coushatta. One of the subordinates finds a website for the church, which is raising funds for Huell and shows photos of him in various social and charitable roles. What Ericsen doesn't know that she's actually speaking to the Drama Girl, speaking to her on a drop phone; she, Jimmy, and the other two members of Joey's film crew are in Jimmy's backroom office, where a bunch of drop phones have been set up to help make the letters look real. When Ericsen calls the \"church,\" Jimmy takes that the call on another drop phone, with an organ music CD playing in the background, pretends to be Huell's pastor, and spins a yarn about Huell rescuing elderly congregants from a church fire. When Ericsen, finally exasperated and fooled by the ruse, stops making calls on the other drop phones, Jimmy gives the film crew instructions on how to answer them as he leaves the office. Jimmy arrives at the courthouse and sees Kim negotiating with Ericsen in a courtroom. Outside, Jimmy follows her into a stairwell, where she shoves him against a wall and passionately kisses him. The following morning, Jimmy and Kim are in bed together post-coitus, with Jimmy giving her an impersonation of his pastor character. Kim tells Jimmy that his scheme with the phones was \"genius\", but Jimmy credits her with devising the whole plan in the first place. It is revealed that they have forced Ericsen to agree to Huell serving four months' probation with time served. Jimmy tells Kim that he plans to spend the day looking at another office space near the courthouse. That day at Schweikart & Cokely, a bored Kim meets with Paige, Kevin, and one of Kim's associates. Kevin, noting that Mesa Verde's Tucumcari branch gets more foot traffic because of the building's \"eye-catching\" design, wants to use a similar design for their planned branch in Lubbock, Texas. However, Kim agrees with Paige that a proposed redesign is not feasible, given that it would require starting the months-long approval process over again. Kevin accepts their opinion, changing the topic to a proposed branch in Wyoming, bringing up Yellowstone as he does so. After the meeting, Kim sits in her office and retrieves her Zafiro Anejo bottle cap, a souvenir from her first con with Jimmy, from a desk drawer and wistfully clutches it. Underneath the laundry, Mike gives Gus a progress report on the excavation, briefing him on the delays caused by Casper's accident with the skid-steer. He also informs Gus that the crew have uncovered one particularly large rock that's obstructing their planned elevator shaft, and its size is enough that they will have no choice but to blast it, which will inevitably mean more time. Gus changes the subject to Werner, having already been informed by Mike about the incident at the bar. Mike assures Gus that it won't happen again and will keep him under guard, but Gus eyes him skeptically. Meanwhile, Jimmy is looking at a potential office space when Kim appears outside and knocks on the door. Outside, Kim tells Jimmy that she has been driving around \"thinking about things.\" Jimmy assumes that Kim is angry about the crimes they committed to keep Huell out of jail, which would have ruined them and Rich's firm if they were discovered, and assures her that they are done with undertaking similar schemes. Surprisingly, Kim tells him that she wants to do it again. Upon driving up to El Michoacano, Nacho finds a nervous Krazy-8 sitting silently near the door. Nacho finds that a new individual has commandeered the back kitchen, cooking Mexican food while listening to loud music. The man introduces himself as Eduardo \"Lalo\" Salamanca, who has been sent to help Nacho run the Salamanca family's drug business. After offering Nacho food, Eduardo walks to the front of the restaurant and sits next to Krazy-8, waiting to take collections." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 39, + "In Lubbock, Texas, Kim—walking on crutches, with a protective boot on one leg, goes to City Hall to visit the Department of Building Safety. There, she tells the clerk that she may have presented a submission with out-of-date conference room dimensions for Mesa Verde's new Lubbock branch, having brought along updated blueprints. While comparing two blueprints before them, Kim falsely tells the clerk that she has an eight month old child whom she's been raising alone with some help from her brother. After Kim and the clerk find that the dimensions on the blueprints are the same, Jimmy, posing as the brother walks into the room without a baby. He calmly claims that he left Kim's \"son\" in the Jeep outside while coming in to ask if a bag of milk seems fresh. Kim feigns panic and rushes out with Jimmy trailing behind, leaving her bags on the counter. As they leave, Jimmy sets the bag of milk on the official blueprint and instantly begins to leak. When Kim comes back, the clerk shows her that the approved blueprints have been ruined by the milk. As Kim panics, the clerk proposes exchanging the official blueprint with Kim's, since they already confirmed that they are identical. When retrieving them, Kim instead switches them for a different copy, hidden in the same container. The clerk then applies the official stamp on each sheet of the drawing set while Kim watches and smiles. Nacho and Lalo visit the Casa Tranquila nursing home, where Hector is sitting in the common room in a wheelchair. Lalo addresses Hector, remembering an incident where the two of them burned down a hotel and tortured the proprietor for showing disrespect. Lalo goes on to say that he went back into the hotel as it was burning, and retrieved a souvenir that he has kept for years. He presents the souvenir to Hector as a gift: the brass bell from the hotel's front desk. Lalo secures the bell to the armrest of Hector's wheelchair, allowing him to ring it with his limited ability. He then sends Nacho away so he can speak to Hector in private about \"The Chilean\". That night, Kim and Jimmy eat at a diner on their way back to Albuquerque. Jimmy is looking forward to getting his law license reinstated in a week, and plans to use the customers from his drop phone business as his new clientele. Jimmy goes on to suggest that he and Kim pull off scams together to get his new clients out of harsh sentences, similar to the scheme they undertook to bail out Huell. Kim suggests that they \"only use our powers for good,\" helping deserving people and not just criminals. Jimmy points out that they have just scammed the city of Lubbock into giving Mesa Verde a larger bank branch, questioning how that fits into Kim's definition of good. When she doesn't reply, Jimmy backs off and agrees to follow her plan. Inside the excavation beneath Lavanderia Brillante, Werner and Kai place explosive charges into the rock obstructing their construction. When ready to detonate, Kai discover that one of the circuits connecting the charges to the detonator is faulty. Werner volunteers to go back into the excavation to check out the problem. However, once inside, he suffers an apparent anxiety attack. After telling himself to get it together, Werner tracks down the fault in the wiring and repairs it. After he returns to the surface, the group arms the detonator while Tyrus drives a large truck outside the laundry. They coordinate so that the truck hits the iron sheeting in the street just as the charges are detonated, masking the sound of the blast. The workmen cheer the successful explosion while Werner and Mike remain subdued. At the warehouse, Werner's men drink beer in celebration; Kai, exhibiting a rare positive attitude, joins the others in inviting Mike to join them. Taking a sip of beer, Mike sees that Werner is withdrawn and approaches him to find out what's wrong. Werner admits that the excavation is taking longer than he expected, and that he has begun to feel homesick after spending many months away from his wife in Germany. He wants to go back home for one weekend and allow Kai to temporarily take over supervising the project. Mike urges Werner to push through until the work is done, but agrees to let him talk to his wife over the phone the following day. Meanwhile, at Los Pollos Hermanos, Lyle visits Gus in his office and tells him that two men—one of whom he has recognized from Hector's visit the previous year—are in the restaurant. Gus greets Nacho and Lalo, the latter of whom enthusiastically compliments Gus for his chicken. Lalo is invited back into Gus' office, where he thanks Gus on behalf of the Salamanca family for saving Hector's life. He also speculates that Eladio enjoys exploiting the \"bad blood\" between Gus and the Salamancas, implying that he's seeking an alliance against the don. Gus replies that he is \"satisfied with the current arrangement\" and shakes Lalo's hand as he leaves. Outside the restaurant, Lalo asks Nacho to drive him to Gus' chicken farm. Jimmy faces a three-person committee concerning the reinstatement of his law license. One of the panelists, Meg, mentions that Jimmy has received several sales awards from his employers at CC Mobile, unaware that the sales came from his drop phone business. Jimmy claims that he has been humbled by the actions which caused his year-long suspension, and promises that nothing like that will ever happen again. When Meg asks what the law means to him, Jimmy admits that he earned his law degree from a correspondence school, but says that he feels passion when he represents his clients. When Meg asks who most influenced him, Jimmy says it was his correspondence school. Both of these answers seem to perturb Meg. The committee promises to send a letter with their decision in the next few days. Jimmy leaves the committee meeting, but struggles to decide whether to go back inside with a pitch as he did at Neff Copiers. Instead, Jimmy waits outside the committee room until the stenographer steps out. Jimmy asks her what the panel ended up deciding, but her panicked reaction leads him to discover that they left through a different door in the room without seeing him. Realizing that they chose not to reinstate his license, Jimmy tracks down the committee chairman and asks what he did wrong. The frightened chairman admits that other members of the committee felt that Jimmy was \"insincere\" in his statements, causing them to keep his license suspended for another year. After the chairman leaves, Jimmy throws his briefcase against a wall in anger. Mike enters the industrial trailer outside the warehouse, where one of his cohorts has been monitoring the phone call between Werner and his wife. After he ends the call, Werner looks at the security cameras set up around the warehouse. In her office at Schweikart & Cokely, Kim is on a conference call with Paige as she prepares gifts for Jimmy, expecting for his law license to have been reinstated. However, upon getting a phone call from Jimmy bearing the bad news, Kim arranges a meeting atop S&C's parking deck. Jimmy drives erratically to the meet, and upon arriving launches into an enraged tirade about the committee's decision. When Kim asks for a summary of the meeting, she learns that Jimmy did not mention Chuck at all, the victim of the crime that got him suspended, to the committee. When Kim points this out, Jimmy becomes angrier at being expected to feel sympathy for Chuck, claiming he does not think about him nor miss him in the least. The two begin trading recriminations: Jimmy accusing Kim of seeing him as \"Slippin' Jimmy,\" and Kim telling Jimmy that he's shown no appreciation for the countless times she's gotten get him out of trouble. When Jimmy tells Kim that she is \"kicking him when he's down\", she replies: \"Jimmy, you are always down.\" Kim walks off and leaves Jimmy alone on the parking deck. After dark, Kim sits drinking in her apartment when Jimmy comes in and, without saying a word, begins packing his clothes. When Kim walks up behind him, Jimmy admits that he \"messed it all up.\" Kim asks Jimmy if he still wants to be a lawyer, and when he says he does, she tells him they will \"start with that.\" The following day, Mike drives up to the warehouse and delivers coffee to his men. He notices dead pixels on one of the monitors, leading Arthur to tell him that the camera flared during an earlier voltage spike. At Mike's behest, they review the other cameras and find that two of them, including one on the outside perimeter, also exhibit dead pixels. Mike takes Arthur inside the warehouse and searches Werner's living quarters, discovering a letter left behind on his bed. Arthur is sent to check on the upstairs stock room, where he finds a couple of doors ajar, their locks cut, leading to the roof and an access ladder. Outside, Mike finds the laser tape measure Werner used to blind the cameras along his escape route." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 40, + "In a flashback to 1998, Jimmy appears with a group of other soon-to-be lawyers before a bar committee. While other candidates are endorsed with flowery language, Chuck simply states he vouches for his brother. That night, a party is held at a karaoke bar celebrating Jimmy's new career. While Ernesto performs, Jimmy convinces Chuck to come onstage and sing with him. As the McGills sing a duet of ABBA's \"The Winner Takes It All\", Chuck takes the microphone and steals the show while Jimmy sits in the background. Later, the two drunk brothers stumble into Jimmy's apartment, where Jimmy states his ambitions of joining HHM as a fellow named partner to Chuck. As the two brothers settle into bed and fall asleep, they finish singing the ABBA song. At Gus' warehouse, Mike rounds up his men and gives them orders to split up to hunt down Werner. As his men leave to search the area, he phones a TravelWire agent and cons them into divulging which location Werner's wife wired him money. He drives off to the TravelWire office. Meanwhile, to mark the one-year anniversary of Chuck's death, Jimmy stands at Chuck's grave, bearing flowers and making a show of seemingly grieving for his brother; other mourners show up and see him, assuming his grief is sincere. This is revealed to be part of a scheme by Kim to aid Jimmy in reinstating his law license, by making him appear to be more sympathetic towards Chuck than he did before his suspension was extended. Jimmy stands at the grave throughout the day, occasionally taking breaks between visitors so that Kim can supply him with food. Meanwhile, Lalo is on a hilltop overlooking Gus's chicken farm. He closely watches the goings-on through binoculars and jots down detailed notes. Lalo notices Gus and his men piling into their cars as they drive off to hunt down Werner. Realizing that something is up, he packs up his equipment and sets off to follow them. Mike reaches the TravelWire office and makes up a story to the clerk, Fred, that Werner is his brother in law who is lost and suffering from dementia. Accepting Mike's story, Fred shows him security footage and transaction logs from Werner's visit, revealing that he has arranged to have his wife flown to Albuquerque from Germany. Victor appears outside and summons Mike to his Cadillac, to meet with a displeased Gus. Realizing that Gus intends to kill both Werner and his wife, Mike takes responsibility for Werner's actions and assures him there is a way he can mitigate the situation before the wife arrives. Returning to the TravelWire office, Mike contacts his men and has a transcript of Werner's phone call read back to him. Realizing that Werner mentioned going to a spa like Baden Baden, Mike collects some travel brochures from the rack and leaves. Outside, Lalo watches Mike drive off and follows him. Howard hosts the dedication of the University of New Mexico's new law library, which has been named in honor of Chuck. Jimmy, Kim, and Rich all attend. Howard is interviewed by Joey's film crew and says that HHM is making a comeback after a tough year, and that the library will be Chuck's lasting legacy. Kim and Joey's crew spread a rumor around the party that Jimmy anonymously donated the money used to build the library. Outside, Kim coaches Jimmy on how to continue the charade. As he drives to Werner's location, Mike notices Lalo tailing him. Mike pulls into a parking lot and collects a ticket from the gate; Lalo follows him. While parked, Mike makes a flat \"sandwich\" of two foil gum wrappers, stuck together with chewed gum. When another motorist approaches the tolling gate, Mike cuts him off, drives to the gate himself, and feeds the ticket machine with the gum wrapper, jamming it. Mike drives away while Lalo is stuck behind the motorist at the gate. Desperate to catch up, Lalo rear-ends the motorist and plows both cars through the gate. However, Lalo angrily realizes that Mike has given him the slip. The following day, Jimmy, having been named as a member of HHM's scholarship committee in Chuck's will, joins Howard in attending a vote on which applicants will receive the scholarship. Jimmy emerges as the lone vote for Kristy Esposito, whom the other board members have voted down because of her prior record as a shoplifter. Reminded of how Chuck looked down on him over his own criminal past, Jimmy catches up with Kristy outside of the HHM building and gives her a life lesson: since the legal community will always treat her with disdain no matter how hard she tries to make up for her past, she will have to cut corners and break the rules when necessary if she wants to succeed as a lawyer. In the HHM parking garage, Jimmy breaks down and cries when his dilapidated Suzuki won't start. Lalo returns to the TravelWire office and tries to talk Fred into divulging the details of Mike's visit. Fred proves to be more suspicious of Lalo than he was of Mike, and refuses Lalo's demands. When Fred takes a phone call, Lalo seems to have left the office. Fred then notices an out-of-place ceiling tile in the lobby, just as Lalo crashes through the ceiling on the \"safe side\" of the glass security wall, wielding a gun. Lalo looks through the security footage himself, while Fred's body lies on the floor nearby. Seeing Mike collecting the travel brochures, Lalo pieces together where he is heading. Meanwhile, Werner is lounging next to a pool at a hotel when he gets a page. He goes to a house phone and ends up talking to Lalo, posing as one of Gus's men. Werner unwittingly gives away some details of the secret excavation to Lalo before Mike manages to reach the hotel and cut the phone call short. Lalo taunts Mike before the latter hangs up the phone. At Kim's apartment, she and Jimmy go over their strategy for his appeal hearing the following day. Jimmy suggests that he recite the letter from Chuck's will during the hearing. Meanwhile, Mike drives Werner to a remote location and phones Gus, mentioning the phone call Werner was making to Lalo. Gus is weary when he realizes Lalo knows what he's up to with the lab. Mike tries one final time to persuade Gus to spare Werner's life, but he is resolute. Werner tries to talk his way out of the situation, but Mike tells him that, no matter what he says or does, no one will trust him again. Realizing what is about to happen, Werner takes Mike's offer of a cell phone and contacts his wife, forcing her to turn around and head back to Germany. After ensuring that she will be spared, Werner walks away, staring aimlessly into the night sky. Mike executes him with a bullet to the back of the head. The following day, Gus and Gale visit the excavation underneath Lavanderia Brillante. Gale is excited at the prospect of cooking in what will become a meth superlab, but Gus stresses that he won't begin work until the lab is complete. After Gale leaves, he runs into Mike, who has arrived to inform him of Werner's death. Jimmy and Kim arrive at the courthouse, where Jimmy is about to deliver his appeal before the bar committee. Outside the courtroom, Kim gives Jimmy some final words of encouragement, assuring him that she is still on his side. Sensing that the committee is inclined to rule against him, Jimmy flips the script and stops reading from Chuck's letter, instead improvising a speech about how Chuck influenced him to become a lawyer, but constantly withheld his approval. Jimmy promises to try to be a better person and \"do everything in my power to be worthy of the name McGill\" if the committee votes to reinstate his law license. Jimmy's speech moves Kim and a couple of the committee members to tears. Outside the courtroom, Jimmy and Kim celebrate his imminent reinstatement. However, Kim's joy turns to confusion and horror as Jimmy reveals that his entire speech was a calculated performance meant to sway the \"suckers\" on the committee; he never meant one word of his comments about Chuck. Kim is further perturbed when Jimmy reveals that he no longer plans to practice law under his own name, saying that he wants to execute a DBA. As a clerk leads Jimmy into an office to sign some paperwork, Kim asks him what's going on. Jimmy turns back and replies: \"S'all good, man!\" Kim is left behind in stunned silence." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 41, + "In Omaha, following his release from the hospital, a terrified \"Gene\" drives home, packs some luggage, retrieves a business card and a cache of diamonds from his shoe box, and switches the license plates on his car. He then drives into Kansas, listening to the police radio frequency through a CB scanner throughout the journey. Gene has breakfast at a diner, but has trouble interacting with a server when he is taken aback by a story in the newspaper. Outside the diner, he phones the Cinnabon to take a few days off work. Gene drives back home and spends that time listening to the scanner and peering outside. When Gene returns to work at the Cinnabon, he is accosted by two men on his lunch break, one of them being Gene's cab driver from the night of his collapse, who introduces himself as Jeff. Jeff reveals that he has recognized Gene, having lived in Albuquerque when Saul Goodman was a local celebrity. Gene initially feigns ignorance, but gives in when Jeff pressures him into saying his \"Better Call Saul\" catchphrase after nervously noticing some nearby cops. Jeff tells Gene that if he ever needs a ride, he should just call the cab company and ask for him before leaving with his friend. Gene goes to a payphone and contacts Ed Galbraith, the \"disappearer\" who originally brought him to Omaha to begin a new life. Ed quickly recognizes Gene, who asks for Ed to extract him again. Ed warns that will be very difficult and will require double the original fee. Gene initially agrees and Ed sets the pickup at 7:00 am on Thursday at the same spot that he first dropped Gene off. After a moment of consideration, Gene suddenly changes his mind and tells Ed that he will instead \"fix it myself\" before hanging up and walking away. In 2004, shortly after the reinstatement of his law license, Jimmy is signing the DBA allowing him to practice under his new name. Outside the licensing room, Jimmy explains to an anxious Kim that, rather than practice law nobly as he misled the bar committee into believing, he plans to take the criminals who know him from his illicit drop phone business and use them as his new client base. Kim, upset by this turn of events, reluctantly agrees to accept Jimmy's new plan. Jimmy returns to the licensing office to sign the final piece of paperwork as \"Jimmy 'Saul Goodman' McGill\". Meanwhile, at El Michoacano, Lalo struggles to figure out who Werner Ziegler and \"Michael\" are and what they have to do with Gus's mysterious construction project. He learns from Nacho and Krazy-8 of a rumor that a competing drug gang has been \"stepping on\" the Salamanca family's business. Lalo decides to investigate with Nacho in tow, driving to a Salamanca hideout where packets of the cocaine from Gus's chicken farm are being kept for distribution. Lalo inspects each packet and determines that some of them are not cartel product. In celebration of his reinstatement, Kim gives Jimmy a new briefcase—erroneously inscribed with his real initials—and a thermos reading \"World's 2nd Best Lawyer.\" Jimmy contemplates throwing a promotional event selling his remaining drop phones and considers offering a 50% discount for non-violent offenders. Kim is concerned that what Jimmy is planning will encourage his clients to continue their criminal behavior and will reflect badly on Jimmy himself. He tells her that he can't go back to being regarded as \"Chuck McGill's loser brother\" and insists that his new identity as Saul will give him a fresh start. Lalo drives to the chicken farm to have a sit-down with Gus and Juan Bolsa over the altered cocaine. Gus falsely admits that he secretly replaced some of the cartel's cocaine with methamphetamine after Werner stumbled upon Gus's drug business and stole the product. When Lalo demands to know what \"construction project\" Werner was working on, Gus shows him and Bolsa a massive structure being built by Werner's men for an industrial chiller. Lalo is introduced to Mike, who is supervising the crew. With Lalo seemingly mollified, Bolsa tells Gus that Eladio is not pleased with the breach and warns him not to keep secrets from the cartel again. Outside the chicken farm, Bolsa confronts Lalo for spying on Gus's operation and murdering the TravelWire employee. Lalo replies that he is simply looking after the interests of his uncle Hector, who believes that Gus is holding a grudge against the cartel after Hector executed his \"boyfriend.\" Bolsa insists that Gus is solely concerned with business, to which Lalo expresses skepticism due to an unspecified past incident in Santiago. Bolsa says that Gus will never be \"one of us\" but that he's a good earner who keeps Eladio happy, which is all that matters. Lalo tells Bolsa that he has no further issues with Gus. After nightfall, Jimmy gives away his remaining drop phones from inside a circus tent, with Huell acting as his bouncer. The city's criminals, misfits, and disreputable characters come out in droves to take the phones, creating a carnival-like atmosphere. Jimmy, donning a brightly-colored suit, takes the opportunity to offer his reinstated legal services to these customers, and eventually gives away his entire drop phone supply. When the crowd begins to leave, Jimmy regains their attention by offering his 50% discount. Huell congratulates Jimmy on a job well done, but Jimmy tells him they're just getting started. Werner's terrified men are transported by truck to the middle of the desert, where they are to take several vehicles to various distant airports and take flights home. Before he hands out the plane tickets, Mike warns the men that there will be consequences if any of them divulges the details of their work for Gus. Kai tells Mike that Werner was \"soft\" and that his killing had to be done, which prompts Mike to punch him in the face and knock him to the ground. Casper tells Mike that Werner was \"worth fifty of you\", which emotionally impacts Mike. Back at the chicken farm, Gus explains to Mike that construction of the excavation will not continue as long as Lalo is north of the border. He further says that Werner's wife has been told that he has been killed in a construction accident and has been compensated, and that Mike will continue to be paid a retainer. Mike, disgusted at the whole situation, tells Gus to keep his retainer and leaves. ADA Oakley is walking through the courthouse when he is ambushed by Joey's film crew, who are posing as TV reporters who are confronting him over a case he has heard nothing about. Jimmy enters the scene as the fictitious defendant's attorney, confronting a confused Oakley and making a speech before the camera. The stunt attracts more potential business from people at the courthouse. Meanwhile, Kim, working in her public defender capacity, tries to convince a stubborn client named Bobby to take a five-month plea deal and avoid trial for fencing stolen mini-fridges. Jimmy appears and, upon hearing about the situation, proposes a scheme to make Bobby take the deal by posing as an antagonistic prosecutor. Kim is unnerved at the idea of scamming her client and orders Jimmy to leave. However, when Bobby and his pregnant wife ask what the argument was about, Kim finds herself going along with the ruse, telling them that Jimmy was a prosecutor who took the plea deal off the table. Bobby suddenly becomes desperate to take the deal, prompting Kim to flee to a stairwell to compose herself over what she has done." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 42, + "Sticky and Ron, two skells who had previously attended Saul Goodman's promotional burner phone sale, go on a drug-induced joyride throughout the city. In the morning they wake up after passing out behind the wheel of the car, which has crashed into the lawn of a suburban house. The two remark that \"It's Tuesday.., which means 50% off!\" and they race off in their car as the bumper is rapidly falling off, feeling confident that Jimmy will get them out of trouble in case the law catches up to them. The camera pans out to reveal a garden gnome the two had stolen broken on the pavement. Nacho is asleep with Jo in bed next to him. All of a sudden, some men led by Tyrus burst into his house, and before he can grab his gun or escape, they pin him down and bring him into a car. They head to a restaurant where Nacho's father is, where he watches as Gustavo Fring and Victor threaten him. Gus gets into the car and tells Nacho that Lalo Salamanca is a problem and that he will have to find a way to earn his trust and sabotage the operation from the inside. In the morning while they're getting ready to work, Kim becomes increasingly annoyed at Jimmy's boisterousness in his renewed law practice. She finds that all of his colorful new suit jackets and shirts are crowding much of their shared closet, and he tells her that he will need even more space. As Kim is about to drive off to her office, Jimmy unexpectedly gets into the passenger seat and requests to show her something for just a few minutes. They drive to an open house, but Kim is apprehensive as she feels it's too early for him to buy a home, but she reassures him that she really likes it. While viewing one of the spacious rooms in the home, Kim abruptly informs Jimmy that she doesn't want him to scam her clients, which Jimmy agrees to reluctantly. He also confesses that he created a 50% off deal for legal services against her advice, but eventually charms her over by showing her the house's walk-in closet and the exquisite multi-shower head system, which Kim playfully uses to get Jimmy soaked. They leave the house with Kim appearing a lot more placated about Jimmy's homeowning ambitions. Lalo visits his uncle Hector Salamanca at Casa Tranquila and discusses Gus' mysterious new construction project. Lalo doesn't buy Gus' cover story about building a new chicken refrigeration facility, and expresses disapproval that Don Juan Bolsa and Don Eladio Vuente seem to believe Gus. An elder care worker reminds Lalo to keep Hector hydrated and hands him a \"very berry\" flavored drink. He then adds liquor from a hip flask into the drink and serves it to Hector. Lalo tastes the drink but just dumps it out and serves straight liquor to Hector. Mike wakes up at his home after what looks like a night of heavy drinking. He receives a call from Stacey Ehrmantraut, who tells him that she needs him to watch Kaylee that very day since she has to work. Stacey also tells Mike that Kaylee needs to do her homework before she helps him build the backyard tree house. Mike and Kaylee review the multiplication table by relating multiples of seven to football scores. However the very conversation inadvertently leads to Kaylee commenting on how her dad Matt was a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and quickly dovetails into an uncomfortable conversation about what he was like as a kid. She also alleges that Mike taught Matt how to be a good officer. Reaching a tipping point, Mike lashes at Kaylee about not placing the grips on the tree house stairs on correctly and then tells her that she's done, causing Kaylee to run back into the house. That night when Stacey gets back home, Mike tells her that she was in her room all day and she hadn't eaten dinner yet. The same two tweakers from the teaser come back to the Fifth Street Apartment looking for more cocaine, this time ordering ten bags rather than their usual two. Mouse sends the ten bags down the rain gutter, but they appear to be stuck. The skells and Mouse yell back and forth, demanding they get their product since they already paid Arlo. Lalo, Nacho, Blingy, and Domingo are sitting around at night playing poker. Lalo bluffs with 7+2 off-suit (the worst possible starting hand). Domingo has a pair of 8s with an 8 on the table, giving him three of a kind, but when Lalo bets big on the river, Domingo folds. Lalo shows his terrible hand and then, after looking at Domingo's cards, says he was crazy for folding and calls him \"ocho loco\" (Spanish for \"crazy eight\"), giving birth to his future criminal nickname. Domingo gets a call from one of the fifth street dealers saying there's a problem. He arrives at the scene and climbs onto a ladder in order to clear the blockage by tapping the gutter at a higher point. Unfortunately for Domingo, a police car shows up, and the four other run off, leaving Domingo stranded at the top of the ladder. Police officers walk onto the scene and one asks him what he's doing, to which he replies that he was fixing the gutter. After tapping on it once more, Domingo inadvertently causes the cocaine packets to finally fall out of the chute. Lalo, Mouse, Arlo, and Nacho sit in a car and survey the scene of the crime from a safe distance as police suit up to raid the stash house. Lalo asks if they were able to save any of the product before the cops came but Mouse says it's still in the house. Nacho, remembering Gus' request to gain Lalo's trust, boldly decides to take matters into his own hands by climbing on the roofs of an adjacent building, then jumping onto another where the gang has their product stored. The others watch tensely (with Lalo eating a snack) as a SWAT team lines up outside the door and prepares to breach it. Nacho climbs in through the roof and salvages several bags of product before jumping out through a window just as the police swarm into the building. He surprises the gang members by coming back to the car and entering the passenger door unexpectedly; Lalo commends his actions in salvaging the gang's supply. Jimmy uses his newfound energy to finesse and sweet talk his way through the Bernalillo County Courthouse. He prepares for a monologue to give before ADA Suzanne Ericsen, but instead he encounters ADA Bill Oakley, who is unimpressed by the film crew's \"candid camera\"-like stunt the last time they met and refuses to budge on a sentencing deal for one of Jimmy's clients. In a long shot scene, he speaks to a clerk and some clients before running to Oakley again, who has just exited the courtroom and is flabbergasted that Jimmy's client had witnesses. Oakley then agrees to commute the sentence. Jimmy encounters Howard Hamlin, who congratulates him on getting his law license reinstated. Howard invites him to have lunch, only to be interrupted when Jimmy spots Ericsen leaving a courtroom and follows her down the hall. Ericson gives an instant retort to \"we have a lot in common\" with \"I hope we don't\" and refuses to discuss any of his 16 cases she is prosecuting, telling him he's just trying to make as much money as possible by taking on too many clients, before stepping into an elevator. Back at the El Michoacáno restaurant, Lalo asks Nacho how long he's known Domingo and whether he's been inside jail before. Nacho replies that he's been family friends for a long time, and Domingo has not been in jail but he will keep his mouth shut. As Lalo stares at him, Nacho asks if he wants him to take care of it. However, Lalo replies that he has something much better in mind for Domingo. Another day at the courthouse, Jimmy follows Ericsen into an elevator, which promptly malfunctions as it begins ascending to the second floor. They both start reading over their case files while waiting, but Jimmy reads off his arguments to himself out loud, prompting Ericson to tell him to stop. He does it again and she eventually gives in as they start discussing the plea deals in his cases. In total they're stuck in the elevator for 20 minutes, and he tells the ADA that she owes him time to discuss his remaining 3 cases with her tomorrow. As Ericson walks out down the hallway, Jimmy thanks the elevator repairman for engineering the accident, revealing that it had been a kind of scam all along. The repairman reminds him to uphold his end of the bargain, which is legal services for his brother. On the street outside court, Jimmy is talking to his clients on his wireless headset and eating a mint chip ice cream cone, when Nacho and Blingy pull up to him on the sidewalk. Jimmy greets Nacho, as the two have not seen each other for over two years, and Nacho orders him to get into the back of the car. Jimmy tries to enter, but Nacho gestures at the ice cream, which Jimmy unceremoniously drops on the sidewalk. The ice cream cone lands at an angle reminiscent to both the broken garden gnome and a mailbox post from the teaser." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 43, + "In a prolonged opening sequence, an ant finds and climbs atop Jimmy's fallen ice cream cone. The cone is soon swarmed and consumed by an entire colony of ants on the city sidewalk. Meanwhile, Nacho and Blingy drive Jimmy to a garage where Lalo is repairing his car. Lalo warmly greets a fearful Jimmy and states that he is impressed with how Jimmy used his communication skills to talk Tuco out of killing the skateboarders a few years previously. Lalo tells Jimmy that he wants him to carry a message to Krazy-8 inside the Metropolitan Detention Center, which would be protected under attorney-client privilege. Jimmy tries to talk himself out of the imposed job by mentioning increased rates, but Lalo hands him over the demanded fee in cash on the spot. At the bar where he and Werner commiserated, Mike is knocking back multiple drinks. The bartender, concerned, offers to call Mike a cab so he doesn't drive home drunk. As Mike surrenders his keys, he notices the photograph of the Sydney Opera House on the wall behind the counter and demands for the picture to be taken down, remembering what Werner said about his father working on the project. As Mike walks home, he passes by a group of gangbangers who demand $20 from Mike, but he refuses to pay them. Their leader attacks Mike, who effortlessly subdues him and breaks his arm, scaring the others into allowing Mike to leave. Jimmy returns to Kim's apartment and finds Kim waiting for him on their balcony. Kim is in a celebratory mood, as her schedule the following day is packed with pro bono cases instead of work for Mesa Verde. When Kim asks how Jimmy's day went, he evasively answers that he met \"some interesting people\" and had a few \"ups and downs\" but insists that he had his best day yet in terms of income. Kim appears to be aware that Jimmy is not telling her the whole truth but doesn't confront him. The following day, Nacho is at home watching television with two of his junkie girlfriends, one of whom is taking apart his belongings in order to clean them; Nacho mollifies her by giving her a puzzle to solve. At that moment, Nacho receives an unexpected visit from his father Manuel, whom he invites inside. Over coffee, Manuel tells Nacho that he has refused an offer to buy his upholstery shop and voices his suspicion that Nacho was behind the offer. Manuel forcefully tells Nacho that he will not flee the city as Nacho wants to do, and that the only way for Nacho to confront his troubles is to turn himself in to the police. At the courthouse, Kim's assistant Stef comes into the courtroom to tell her that an urgent matter has come up, but Kim makes her present pro bono case take priority. The judge rules against Kim's motion to dismiss the case; outside the courtroom, Kim reassures the defendant and her family that they stand a good chance of winning at trial. Stef approaches Kim again, telling her that Rich urgently wants to talk to her. Rich tells Kim that Kevin wants her in Tucumcari to settle a land dispute and admonishes her for blowing off her Mesa Verde work to focus on her pro bono cases. He demands she clear the rest of her schedule and go to Tucumcari; Kim reluctantly acquiesces. At the MDC, Jimmy is in an interview room when a shackled Krazy-8 is brought before him. Krazy-8 is initially perplexed as he never hired Jimmy, though his demeanor changes when Jimmy reveals that Lalo hired him. Krazy-8 insists he hasn't said anything incriminating to the police about the origin of the drugs. Jimmy asks if he's good at memorizing information and hands him a notepad with a written script. As Jimmy sits across the street from the MDC, an unmarked police car arrives carrying DEA agents Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez. As they enter the jail and leave their weapons in a holding room, Hank and Gomez engage in conversation about expired food. They walk into the interview room and meet with Krazy-8, who has expressed a willingness to talk. Following Jimmy and Lalo's script, Krazy-8 gives the agents details about drug dealing procedures and where hidden drug money can be found. Playing his part in the charade, Jimmy loudly enters the room and pretends to have a disagreement with his client about sharing information with the police. Hank immediately sees through Jimmy's \"Saul Goodman\" persona, and he and Gomez are suspicious of the overblown performance. When the agents attempt to leave the room, Jimmy tells them that Krazy-8's information will lead to results; Hank insists that it has to lead to further arrests. Jimmy demands protection for his client as a confidential informant. Agreeing on that, Krazy-8 continues by sharing the exact locations of three dead drops. Kim arrives in Tucumcari and meets Paige on a barren plot of land which used to be a residential neighborhood, where only one house remains standing. The homeowner, Everett Acker, is stubbornly refusing to sell his piece of the land, on which Mesa Verde plans to build a call center. Meeting with Acker outside his house, Kim pragmatically outlines the situation—that Acker merely took out a lease on the land, but did not purchase it—but also tries to empathize with his point of view. She informs Acker that Mesa Verde has raised the contractually agreed sum for buying him out. Acker flatly refuses the new offer, dismissing her overtures as merely a tactical move by Mesa Verde and insisting that no one will ever get him to abandon his property. When Acker calls out Kim on moral grounds, she angrily takes Mesa Verde's offer off the table and tells him to stick to the law like his former neighbors, who sold their homes. Even though Paige thinks Kim has brought the dispute to an end, Kim isn't pleased with the situation. Jimmy and Nacho meet with Lalo at a dirt track outside of Albuquerque, where Lalo is driving laps in his car. Jimmy informs Lalo that their plan has worked and that the DEA is now focused on confronting a competing cartel. He also informs Lalo that Krazy-8 is now a confidential informant for the DEA, meaning that he can give Lalo inside information on the agency's activities. With his task for Lalo now over, Jimmy unsuccessfully tries to talk his way out of any further cartel work and tells Lalo that he has no time on his schedule for whatever Lalo wants. Lalo simply replies, \"You'll make time.\" As Lalo speeds away, Jimmy asks Nacho in what he has gotten himself into. Nacho tells him that he doesn't want to know and there's no way back for him, stating that \"when you're in, you're in.\" Nacho drops Jimmy off outside the courthouse, where Jimmy sees the remains of his ice cream cone on the sidewalk. At dusk, Kim is driving back from Tucumcari while being updated on her pro bono cases by Stef via phone. Uneasy with her encounter with Acker, she decides to turn around and drive back to Tucumcari, reaching Acker's house after dark. Using a plank of wood to gain access to Acker's property, Kim persuades him to speak with her again. Kim tells Acker that she has visited a real estate office and has found some houses in his price range that he might like, even offering to help him move out of her own pocket. Kim is forced to admit that she doesn't know how Acker feels since she has never been a homeowner herself. She further tells him about her childhood, during which her mother often couldn't pay rent and forced the family to move from one place to another. Acker accuses Kim of making up her story in order to cajole him into selling his land and goes back into his house. At a meeting place next to an electrical substation, Nacho tells Gus and Tyrus that Krazy-8 is now a DEA informant. Nacho withholds the names of Hank and Gomez, as they are in Jimmy's hands. Tyrus takes out his phone and prepares a call to shut down the dead drop sites, but Gus and Nacho stop him from going through, with Nacho reasoning that Lalo will know someone talked if the DEA doesn't find the money at the dead drops. Kim returns to her apartment and joins Jimmy on their balcony. Frustrated by the events of the day, she begins venting by throwing glass beer bottles onto the courtyard below. Without saying a word, Jimmy copies her by doing the same." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 44, + "Jimmy enters a thrift shop and begins browsing for large, heavy objects. After handling a series of such objects, he finally comes across three bowling balls that he purchases for $75. Jimmy packs them in a duffel bag and leaves the store. After drunkenly sleeping together the previous night, Jimmy and Kim struggle to wake up and engage in their morning routine. Whilst exiting Kim's apartment, they walk past the shattered bottles they threw over the balcony. Jimmy tells Kim that he has decided to finally take up Howard on his offer of lunch; Kim wants to spend the day \"fixing\" the day before. After Jimmy drives away, Kim sweeps up glass shards on the tarmac and calls in to one of the associates at Schweikart & Cokely, beginning to devise a plan to resolve the land dispute in Tucumcari involving Everett Acker. At the MDC, Jimmy informs Sticky and Ron that their bail has been denied. He negotiates plea deals for them, including rehab and five months in jail with community service, which the pair refuse. On the spot, Jimmy generates a total fee of $4,000 for the pair, which apparently includes his 50% off deal. At this, Sticky and Ron consider a \"free\" public defender instead. Jimmy feigns that he is a bigshot lawyer who they are lucky to have access to. When he gets up to leave, the duo panic and agree to his fee. Sticky promises to have his grandmother wire the money over to Jimmy. A visibly tense Jimmy meets with Howard at the Forque Kitchen and Bar for their lunch appointment. Howard questions Jimmy about using a new name to practice law, to which Jimmy replies that Saul Goodman protects \"the little man\" in a way that Jimmy McGill couldn't. Howard insists that the name-change is tied to Jimmy's history with HHM, seemingly expressing regret at not hiring Jimmy in the past. Jimmy is uncomfortable when Howard offers him a job, expressing doubt about how Cliff Main would feel about it. Howard insists that he has been thinking about the offer ever since Jimmy advocated for Kristy Esposito to get another chance through a scholarship. He asks that Jimmy consider the offer, and answer him when he is ready. Outside the restaurant, Howard awkwardly pulls in for a hug before driving away. The camera pans to show his license plate, which reads \"NAMAST3\". At S&C, Kim attends a meeting with Paige and Kevin concerning the Tucumcari dispute, and suggests that Mesa Verde move construction to another lot and allow Acker to continue living in his house. Paige expresses doubts, but Kim rebuts her with a PowerPoint presentation that she composed ahead of the meeting, trying to convince them that conditions at the alternative lot have become more favorable than Acker's land. Although Kim argues that Mesa Verde faces a \"reputational risk\" if they force Acker off his property, Kevin and Paige insist that the bank is lawfully entitled to the land. Paige tells Kevin that Acker will be out of his house and construction proceeding by the following Friday. Kim is disillusioned by the decision. Mike pulls up at Stacey's house to look after Kaylee, only to learn that Stacey has hired a sitter for the day. Mike offers to apologize for losing his temper at Kaylee, but Stacey says Kaylee has already forgotten about the incident. However, Stacey is worried that \"something is going on\" with Mike emotionally and tells him he cannot babysit Kaylee that night. A frustrated Mike walks away. At the courthouse, Kim walks into a court hearing where Jimmy is arguing a robbery case. Jimmy cross-examines a witness who claims to be certain that the man sitting in the defendant's chair stole money from his cash register. However, Jimmy shocks the court when he reveals that his actual client—the defendant—is sitting at the back of the courtroom. Angered, the judge hastily adjourns the hearing and summons Jimmy to her chambers. Some time later, after the spectators have left, Jimmy meets Kim in the courtroom and tells her that the judge has been forced to grant a mistrial. Kim is impressed with Jimmy pulled off the win, asking him if he could do her a favor concerning her case in Tucumcari. As Los Pollos Hermanos is closing for the night, Gus waits by the phone and vents his anxiety by making Lyle clean the fryer. Meanwhile, Hank and Gomez lay in wait for the final dead drop and engage in humorous conservation about the origins of the word \"culvert\". A suspect approaches the drop and collects the money before attempting a getaway in his car. Hank drives through the culvert in an attempt to intercept the suspect. Hank's plan seems to have worked, but the suspect suddenly—leaving the drug money in the car—runs away on foot. The DEA agents continue to search the area to no avail. The suspect, one of Gus' subordinates, is escorted out of the area in an SUV by Victor. Gomez counts $700,000 from the drop, but Hank is dissatisfied with the fact that the big shot dealers are still out there. Gomez reminds him that three suspects are in custody and Krazy-8 is back on the streets as an informant. Despite his misgivings, Hank cheerfully addresses the DEA and APD officers who helped with the stake-out, inviting them to a bar to celebrate. After receiving word from Victor that everything went according to plan, Gus finally allows Lyle go home. In Tucumcari, Jimmy lets himself onto Acker's property and greets him at his front door, using a picture of \"a man fucking a horse\"—with the man representing Jimmy and the horse representing Mesa Verde—to persuade him to let Jimmy act as his lawyer. As he leaves the property, Jimmy calls a thankful Kim to report the development. That night, Jimmy drives his Suzuki to Howard's house. Donning gloves, he throws the bowling balls he purchased over Howard's gate. Two out of three successfully hit Howard's Jaguar, denting the hood and smashing the back windshield. Jimmy flees before a shocked Howard emerges at his balcony. Mike is walking home and sees the same gangbangers who tried to attack him a few nights previously. As he walks by, they follow and begin to mug him. Although he tries to put up a fight, Mike is soon stabbed in the abdomen and blacks out. After an indeterminate amount of time, he wakes up in different clothes and in a new location. He emerges slowly from bed, still in pain and very confused about his new surroundings. The camera gives us an overview of Mike's location: a rural compound in Mexico." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 45, + "After waking up at the Mexican compound, Mike wanders into the kitchen and asks the cook, Señora Cortazar, where he is, learning that the phone can't make long-distance calls. Mike leaves the property and walks some distance down a dirt road. He finds and sits next to a road marker, where he notices that the battery of his phone is dead. Gus's doctor, Barry Goodman, approaches Mike and states that Gus has tasked Barry with keeping him alive. Mike begrudgingly allows Barry to take him back to the compound. In Tucumcari, a demolition crew is making preparations to empty and bulldoze Everett Acker's house when Jimmy, acting in his capacity as Acker's attorney, approaches them. Jimmy and Acker persuade a sheriff's deputy that the address on the eviction order in incorrect, forcing the demolition to be delayed by a day. Later, at the Albuquerque Country Club, Kevin meets with Kim and Paige and complains about Jimmy's stalling tactic. Kim tries to withdraw from the case, citing the conflict of interest of having Jimmy, her boyfriend, being Acker's counsel. Kevin suspects that Acker hired Jimmy precisely to have Kim removed from the case, and insists that she press ahead with building the Tucumcari call center. Meanwhile, at the Mexican compound, Mike's wound from his stabbing is being stitched by Barry, who tells him that he is free to leave and take a bus back to the U.S. from a nearby town, but warns that he won't survive the journey unless he is fully recovered. Mike remains curious why Gus went through so much trouble to get him treated. Exploring the rustic compound, he encounters a crowd of schoolchildren running past a brand new fountain in a public square. On the fountain is a plaque dedicating the fountain to \"Max\". At Kim's apartment, Jimmy is cooking curry in the kitchen when Howard phones him, asking if he has considered his offer of a job at HHM. Jimmy falsely tells Howard that he is mulling it over and rudely hangs up on him. After doing so, Jimmy strikes and breaks a ceramic object in a duffel bag with a hammer. Kim comes home and informs Jimmy that Kevin has refused to remove her from the Acker case. Jimmy asks Kim to recount her discussion with Kevin in detail, urging her to make a mocking imitation of his sitting posture and drawling accent. Roleplaying the impromptu skit causes Jimmy and Kim to decide to take a shower together. At the compound, Mike tries and fails to contact Gus on the landline telephone. Since the battery for his own mobile phone is still dead, Mike attempts to improvise a means of charging it using various scraps of electrical equipment he finds lying around his quarters. While Mike is in the process of tinkering, Señora Cortazar hands him an actual charger. Mike is able to activate his phone and make a call to Gus, questioning him about why he has been taken to the compound. Gus tells him that now is not a good time to answer him and ends the call. Meanwhile, in Tucumcari, Jimmy has planted the pottery he shattered the previous night on Acker's property and claims that his house sits on a purported Native American archeological site, necessitating yet another delay in Acker's eviction. This becomes the first of many obstacles Jimmy throws in the way of the demolition crew, raising frivolous disputes over obscure state law, staging a radioactive soil contamination, and faking a miraculous image of Jesus on Acker's fence, causing delay after delay. Frustrated by Jimmy's antics, Kevin and Paige meet with Kim and Rich at Schweikart & Cokely. Kim explains that Jimmy is trying to force Mesa Verde back to the negotiating table, while Rich suggests that they follow Kim's plan of building the call center at an alternative site. Despite the prospect of Mesa Verde facing a years-long court battle if he continues to fight Acker, a stubborn Kevin angrily insists on his eviction. That night, Kim and Jimmy discuss the Acker case in bed. Despite Jimmy's assurances that she did the best she could do for Acker, Kim has resigned herself to his impending eviction. Despite telling Kim that the pragmatic thing to do is to take the loss and move on, Jimmy entices her with the idea that there is still \"another play\" to help Acker: \"going after\" Kevin and forcing him a compromise. Jimmy makes a phone call to Mike, who is still convalescing at the compound in Mexico, and offers him a paying job performing \"oppo research\"; Mike flatly refuses. After ending the call, Mike helps Señora Cortazar prevent water from leaking through a window during a rainstorm. The following morning, Mike performs repair work on the faulty windowsill. At the nail salon, Jimmy and Kim meet with another of his criminal contacts, Sobchak, who has done a thorough search of Kevin's background. In Jimmy's back office, Sobchak admits that he surreptitiously broke into and searched Kevin's house, but states that he could not find anything damaging about him. Jimmy is wary of Kim hearing about Sobchak's illegal activities, but Kim insists on getting the full details. Sobchak hands them several photographs he took of Kevin's home office. When Sobchak suggests that Kevin be abducted and taken out to the desert to be threatened, Jimmy ends the meeting and dismisses him. Jimmy apologizes for Sobchak's outburst, but Kim, having noticed something in the photographs from Kevin's house, gives him a knowing smile as she comes up with a new plan. The next day, at S&C, Kim is looking at images of Mesa Verde's cowboy logo when Rich enters her office. Rich suggests to Kim that she temporarily disengage from her work on Mesa Verde. When pressed by Kim, Rich implies that he has seen through her actions and has deduced that she and Jimmy have been working against Mesa Verde on the Acker case. Incensed, Kim follows Rich into the hallway outside and, in front of other staff members, angrily denies that she is throwing the Tucumcari case against her own client. She returns to her office and sulks. At the compound, Mike is about to finish repairing the window when he overhears Gus conversing with Señora Cortazar in the next room. He walks outside to find Gus standing at the fountain in the public square. Gus tells Mike that he does not want Señora Cortazar to know about their association, preferring to keep his criminal dealings as far away from the compound as possible. When Mike further queries what Gus wants with him, Gus replies that Mike faces a choice: that he either continue his self-destructive behavior or return to Gus's employ as a soldier in his war against the Salamancas. Mike balks at the idea of being Gus's \"button man\", but Gus finally tells him why he is so interested in Mike's wellbeing: because Mike understands Gus's need for revenge." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 46, + "In 1984 Nebraska, a 16 year-old Kim waits outside her junior high school after dark, holding a cello. Kim's mother, who is driving under the influence, arrives at the school to pick up her daughter. Seeing through her mother's claims that she is sober, a frustrated Kim decides to walk home, at which point her mother tells her \"you never listen\" and drives off. At the nail salon, Jimmy tasks Joey's film crew with re-editing an old Mesa Verde commercial in which a young Kevin and his father appear. Jimmy wants to produce the video for the next day, so the crew tinkers with a green screen and hires a few locals to shoot that night inside the salon. Kim visits the salon and pitches Jimmy a $75,000 deal favoring Everett Acker, offering to supplement from her own pocket any amount that Mesa Verde will agree to pay in order to quickly close the case. A surprised Jimmy tries to dissuade Kim, but seemingly accepts the decision. At an abandoned locomotive factory, Nacho meets with Gus, Victor and Mike, the latter of whom he pretends not to know. Nacho informs them of Lalo's latest activities, which are intended to undermine the Cartel's trust in Gus by sabotaging his legitimate and illegitimate operations. Gus informs Nacho that he will report directly to Mike from this point on. After he leaves, Nacho warns Mike about Gus's ruthlessness, but Mike reminds Nacho that he warned him of the risk he took when he tried to kill Hector. When Nacho says that Gus has threatened to kill his father if he doesn't obey, Mike promises to discuss it once they've taken care of Lalo. At Schweikart & Cokely, Kim, Rich, and Marcie attend a conference call with Jimmy and learn that Acker has agreed to settle the case. Afterwards, Kim gives an apology to Rich for the scene she made after he tried to pull her off of her Mesa Verde work. Rich accepts her apology but warns her to never make a dispute with him public in front of his staff again. The two agree to go to a lunch meeting together in order to project unity within the firm. In his car outside a public library, Mike reads the case file concerning Lalo's murder of Fred Whalen and his arson of the TravelWire office. Mike comes across a witness statement by one Lillian Simmons. Inside the library, he purchases a stack of children's books from a bargain bin for Kaylee. Later, Mike poses as a private detective and visits Lily at her place of business, claiming to represent Fred's family. Under Mike's questioning, Lily is able to identify Lalo's 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo as the unusual vehicle she saw near the TravelWire on the day of the murder. At the courthouse, Jimmy has gotten two prostitutes a light sentence of three months' probation. He pays them into acting as his accomplices in another prank on Howard, having them approach him in the middle of lunch with Cliff Main at the Forque Kitchen and Bar and publicly accuse him of using their services without paying. An amused Jimmy watches the unfolding scene from his Suzuki, then makes a cell phone call in relation to an upcoming meeting with Mesa Verde. At a police station, Mike compels an office clerk to deliver an incident report regarding a hit-and-run that Mike had caused while evading Lalo to Detective Tim Roberts. After he receives the file, Roberts and his partner realize that description of the car from the hit-and-rum matches the description that Lily called in of the car that she had seen at the TravelWire on the day of Fred's murder with the motorist's description matching Lily's, giving them a lead linking Lalo to the murder. Meanwhile, Jimmy meets with Kim, Rich, Kevin and Paige at S&C to negotiate Acker’s settlement, stunning everyone in the room by demanding $4 million. When Kevin balks at this demand, Jimmy shows them his video, which consists of rough cuts of television commercials seeking plaintiffs for class-action lawsuits against Mesa Verde, including outrageous accusations against both the bank and Kevin’s father. Jimmy also takes advantage of Kim’s insight into the photos taken from inside Kevin's house: Mesa Verde’s cowboy logo is based on a photo which the bank did not obtain permission to use; on top of the lawsuits, Jimmy threatens an injunction against displaying the logo. After Jimmy leaves, Kevin's legal team struggles to figure out how they can deal with his threats. Kevin excuses himself from the conference room to surreptitiously make a phone call to Jimmy and agree to a deal. Meeting with Kevin in a parking garage, Jimmy lays out his terms: Acker is allowed to keep his house, receives $75,000, and a public apology from Mesa Verde; while the photographer receives $200,000 for future use and credit for the bank's logo. In exchange, Jimmy agrees to never broadcast the commercials attacking Mesa Verde. That night, as Lalo is driving south, Nacho phones Mike and tells him about his whereabouts. Mike uses a radio to tap into the Albuquerque Police Department's frequency and calls in the car. As Lalo is coming to a stop at a light, he's spotted and pursued by a patrol car. Lalo briefly contemplates using his gun to escape, only for several more units to arrive and box him in. Realizing he is outmatched, Lalo surrenders on the spot. At Kim's apartment, Jimmy waits for her to come home, feeling apprehensive over how she will react to what transpired at the Mesa Verde meeting. When she arrives and confirms that Kevin took the settlement offer, Jimmy insists that the outcome was a win for everyone and is a cause for celebration. Instead, Kim angrily states that only Jimmy won from the scheme, denounces him for going back on their previous deal of not using the blackmail video, and says that he made her the \"sucker\" for his con against Mesa Verde. To Jimmy's surprise, Kim insists that they either need to end their relationship — or get married." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 47, + "Jimmy and Kim discuss their impending nuptials outside of the courthouse while waiting to get their marriage certificate. Kim makes Jimmy promise to not hide anything from her ever again. After Huell arrives as their witness, Jimmy explains to him that this marriage is purely a formality. The couple exchange their vows in front of a judge, with Kim appearing very happy while the judge says the vows. After the wedding, Kim leaves for her office at Schweikart & Cokely, promising to return home early. Jimmy gets a call from Nacho, who tells him that he has a new client named Jorge de Guzman. \"De Guzman\" is actually an alias being used by Lalo, who has been charged with the murder of Fred Whalen and is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center. Jimmy pleads not guilty on Lalo's behalf; however, the judge denies bail. Later, as he and Jimmy privately discuss the case, Lalo says that he wants neither a deal with the prosecution nor a trial, intending to be released on bail. Jimmy replies that that will be very difficult since the charges against him are serious. Lalo assures him that he will be considered a \"friend of the Cartel\" if he succeeds in the task. At Stacey's house, Mike is reading the copy of The Little Prince he obtained from the library to Kaylee as a bedtime story. She eventually falls asleep. Mike joins Stacey in the kitchen and helps her wash dishes. She is surprised when Mike casually brings up Matty, a subject he'd been reluctant to discuss in the past. Mike tells her that his emotional state is much better now, deciding to accept the \"cards that were dealt\" to him. Kim, Rich, Paige, and Kevin convene at Mesa Verde's offices to discuss their disastrous meeting with Jimmy. Kim apologizes profusely for the incident, but Kevin is disappointed with how poorly S&C dealt with the situation. Before Kim and Rich leave, Kevin tells Kim she can \"do better than\" Jimmy. She starts to leave with Rich, but then impulsively returns to the meeting room. Kim tells Kevin that for all S&C's slip-ups, Kevin also bears some responsibility for the fiasco by ignoring her legal advice: Kevin decided to listen to Jimmy, even when Kim explicitly told him not to. Kevin is apparently impressed upon hearing Kim's counter-argument, and sets their next meeting for Thursday. Kim and Jimmy return to their apartment while Kim talks about her meeting. When she asks about his day, Jimmy says, \"I got married\"; he carries her to the bedroom. They begin to make love but Jimmy stops suddenly, making Kim ask what is wrong. Jimmy tells her about his new client, mentioning the offer of being a \"friend to the Cartel.\" Kim says that she is glad that Jimmy shared this news with her. Lalo arranges for a cell phone to be smuggled to him inside the MDC. Cooped up in his bunk, he calls Nacho via the phone and orders him to burn down a Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant. Nacho meets with Mike the next day, having decided since Lalo is incarcerated, Mike should help him and his father find a way out of the drug business. When he learns about Lalo's order to burn down a restaurant, Mike points out that this means that Lalo is not really out of the picture yet; Nacho can't get out from under either his or Gus's employ. In Houston, Gus attends a board meeting of the CEOs of Madrigal Electromotive's restaurant chains, chaired by Peter Schuler. Later that evening, after checking into a local hotel, Gus visits an adjacent room where Peter and Lydia are waiting for him. Peter complains about the delays in building the excavation and warns that it will be difficult to allocate further funds, considering how close he has come to getting caught. Gus assures him that things will be smoothed out, reminding him of a dangerous situation in Santiago that the two men escaped from, which resulted in Gus being indebted to Peter. Lydia suggests that they arrange for Lalo to be assassinated in jail, an idea Gus dismisses because such circumstances would cast suspicion on him for the killing. However, Gus realizes that he has to do something to prevent Nacho, his insider in Lalo's crew, from being exposed. At their apartment, Jimmy looks over real estate listings while Kim readies herself for work. After she leaves, he receives a phone call from Mike, calling to offer a job. Jimmy tries to make up an excuse for ending the call as he goes to answer a knock at the door, only to find Mike standing there. Speaking as Gus's emissary, Mike asks for Jimmy to get Lalo bailed out of jail. He refuses to say who he is delivering this request on behalf of, as Gus does not want Lalo to know what he's up to, and hands Jimmy a dossier with the pertinent information from his visit to Lillian Simmons. Under the cover of darkness, Gus and Nacho break into a Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant in Los Lunas. While Nacho vandalizes the seating area, Gus turns up the burners in the kitchen, filling the room with gas, and heats up a fryer full of oil. He then grabs a frozen chicken from the freezer and sets it on the backside of the cooker's cover as an improvised ramp, so it will slowly slide down into the fryer. He then leaves the restaurant, returning to his car. The frozen chicken falls into the fryer and ignites the hot oil, causing a massive explosion that destroys the restaurant. Lalo appears in court for his bail hearing. Jimmy tells the judge that the star witness in the case was coached by a private detective; the prosecutor admits to this fact. Jimmy has also hired actors to perform as Lalo's fake family to prove that he has community ties to Albuquerque. Based upon these factors, the judge sets Lalo's bail at $7 million in hard cash. Lalo says he can arrange for the money, but Jimmy will have to personally drive across the border to pick it up. Jimmy and Howard unexpectedly meet outside the courtroom. When Howard enquires about his previous job offer, Jimmy says that he still has not decided. Howard is apparently aware about Jimmy's pranks and accuses him of throwing bowling balls at his car and sending prostitutes in the restaurant. Jimmy initially denies the allegations but after Howard says, \"Jimmy, I'm sorry you're in pain\", he accepts them and begins a vicious outburst at Howard, yelling at him as he leaves the courthouse." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 48, + "At a Cartel stash house in Mexico stocked with luxury cars and a vault, two men clean a car whose seats are covered in blood. The Cousins arrive at the stash house and silently fill two duffel bags with $7 million in cash, required for Lalo's bail in Albuquerque. After they depart, the manager of the stash house calls someone and informs them about the Cousins' visit. Lalo, still being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, is amused after reading a newspaper report on the apparent arson of the Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant in Los Lunas. He gives Jimmy directions to the site of his rendezvous with the Cousins. Jimmy tries to get out of the assignment by suggesting that they can come directly to Albuquerque or that Nacho can pick it up. Lalo refuses, assuring Jimmy that he is \"the guy for this\". When he is still reluctant, Lalo says that he will find someone else. Jimmy is about to leave, but turns around at the door and demands $100,000 as a commission. Lalo agrees. Kim returns to the apartment and is surprised to see Jimmy taking a bath in the evening. He tells her that he is preparing for an early morning trip the next day. After coming out of the bath, he tells Kim about his assignment in the desert. Kim expresses her strong disapproval, even offering to go with him to the meet. After some coaxing and cajoling, Jimmy is able to convince her to let him take the trip. Having crossed the border into Mexico, a nervous Jimmy stands near a well designated as the meeting spot, practicing his prepared Spanish dialogue as well as straightening his tie and cleaning a spot off his shoe with a water bottle. After some time, the Cousins arrive. Jimmy tells them that he is the abogado (lawyer) sent by Lalo. The Cousins maintain their characteristic reticence and silently place the duffel bags in Jimmy's hands. Without saying a single word, they return to their car and leave. Jimmy puts the bags in the trunk of his Suzuki and checks the contents. During his return journey to Albuquerque, an SUV starts to trail Jimmy. Soon he is surrounded by a convoy of vehicles and is forced to stop. Armed men exit the vehicles and force Jimmy to surrender. The leader of the gunmen snatches Jimmy's keys and checks the trunk for the bags. He orders his men to kill Jimmy, but just before one of the men can pull the trigger, he is shot dead by an invisible sniper. A fierce gunfight ensues as Jimmy drops on the ground and crawls behind his car for cover. The gunmen get picked off one by one by the sniper, but one of them escapes. The sniper approaches from his hideout and is revealed to be Mike. As they are driving home in the Suzuki, Mike tries to console a traumatized Jimmy by saying that he should be happy that he's alive. Suddenly, the engine sputters to a halt. After further inspection, Mike concludes that the alternator was shot. The two men collect all the essentials from the car and wreck it by pushing it into a nearby ravine. They leave the road to avoid the surviving gunman, traveling through the open desert. Jimmy carries the heavy, money-filled duffel bags. When they stop at a spot to rest, Jimmy suggests digging a hole to hide the bags for later retrieval. Mike disagrees, but Jimmy attempts to dig anyway with his license plate. Just then, Mike spots the surviving gunman's SUV in the distance. He orders Jimmy to stop digging since the reflective license plate might attract his attention. After the SUV leaves, Mike states the gunman is doing a grid search for them, suggesting he must have found Jimmy's wrecked car. As the sun starts to set, Mike builds a campsite. Jimmy suggests continuing the journey through the night, which will be cooler than during the day, but Mike dismisses the idea. Jimmy laments to Mike that Kim will be worried at his absence, saying she is probably thinking that his dead body is lying in a ditch, inadvertently revealing that she knows about Jimmy's criminal dealings. Mike is concerned that she might inform the police or spill the secret to friends, but Jimmy vouches for her. Mike then covers himself in a space blanket to protect himself from the cold. He offers Jimmy one, but he refuses. Kim visits Lalo in the MDC, demanding that he divulge the location of Jimmy's assignment. Lalo is irritated to hear that Kim knows about the trip, and is amused upon hearing that she's Jimmy's wife. He tells her that there is no point in her knowing about Jimmy's whereabouts since he has the survival skills of a cucaracha (cockroach), suggesting that she wait a day to see whether he is still alive. Lalo leaves the meeting abruptly, refusing to help Kim and ignoring her pleas. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Mike continue their arduous walk. Mike advises Jimmy to use his Davis & Main travel mug to collect his own urine since his water supply is very low. Later, Mike refuses to give Jimmy more than a bottle cap full of water, again suggesting to drink the urine if he is very thirsty. Unable to bear the heavy load of the bags, Jimmy starts to drag them instead of carrying. After some time, one of the bags tears open and bills fall out. As Jimmy attempts to collect them, he steps on a cactus and injures his foot. He lies down and says he cannot take it anymore. Mike tells him that he should remember the reason why he is doing all of this in the first place. When Jimmy asks Mike what his motivation is, he says he has people who are not involved in the game but depend on him for survival—referring to Stacey and Kaylee. Mike spots the surviving gunman driving on the horizon and orders Jimmy to stay down, but Jimmy is moved by Mike's pep talk. He wraps himself with Mike's remaining space blanket so that the gunman will spot him, ordering Mike to prepare his sniper rifle. He carries the bags toward the nearby road as bait for Mike's target. The gunman spots Jimmy and drives toward him at full speed. Mike takes an initial shot but misses, then takes a second shot that successfully hits the gunman as he was about to run Jimmy over. The car flips over and crashes. Mike approaches the car to gather supplies, but the gunman's water jar has been destroyed in the crash. Thirsty and frustrated, Jimmy takes his D&M bottle and gulps a good amount of urine. Mike and Jimmy continue their trip down the road." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 49, + "Through a split-screen effect, Jimmy and Mike are seen continuing their journey back to Albuquerque through the desert, while an anxious Kim waits in her apartment for any news about Jimmy's whereabouts. The moment the two men finally reach an area where Jimmy's cell phone gets reception, Jimmy immediately calls Kim and assures her that he is safe. Kim breaks down after receiving the good news. At a rural truck stop, Jimmy and Mike, having changed their clothes, are picked up by Tyrus and Victor in an SUV. On the drive back into town, Tyrus and Victor explain that Gus has sent men to clean up the site of the gunfight, but that Jimmy's wrecked Suzuki could not be located. Mike keeps an exhausted Jimmy from dozing off, explaining that he has to think up a story for Lalo explaining why the money pickup took thirty-six hours instead of a single afternoon. Upon returning to Albuquerque, a visibly disheveled Jimmy totes two duffel bags carrying a total of $7 million in cash into a bail office and posts Lalo's bail. As the bail office staff count the money, the prosecutors handling Lalo's case confront Jimmy and demand to know where all the money came from. Jimmy states he doesn’t ask how his clients get their money. That night, Lalo is released and greets Jimmy outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center. Sticking to his scripted story, Jimmy falsely claims he was delayed because of car trouble near the pickup site and walked alone cross-country to not risk losing the money. Lalo dismisses Jimmy's concerns about the suspicious prosecutors, stating that he will have returned to Mexico by the time authorities discover that his identity as \"Jorge de Guzman\" is fake. Lalo commends Jimmy for performing his job well and tells him that they will do \"big things\" together now that he is a \"friend of the Cartel\". Before he is picked up, Lalo unsettles Jimmy by casually revealing that Kim visited him in jail in Jimmy's absence. When Jimmy returns to the apartment, Kim tends to his sunburn and bruises while he tells her his cover story. After she draws him an oatmeal bath, Jimmy confronts Kim about visiting Lalo and sternly warns her to stay away from him. He admits that he feared for his life when he was stranded in the desert and that knowing Kim was safe was the only thing that kept him moving forward; Kim promises to never see Lalo again. When Kim asks Jimmy why he went through all the trouble to collect the bail money, Jimmy tells her to look in a duffel bag containing the $100,000 payout he just earned. Unbeknownst to Jimmy, Kim discovers his bullet-pierced travel mug and realizes that he is lying. At Los Pollos Hermanos, Mike informs Gus about what happened in the desert. When Mike draws a picture of a tattoo that the gunmen wore, Gus realizes they were hired by Juan Bolsa. Gus phones Bolsa at his hacienda and gives him the news that Lalo will soon be returning to Mexico. He realizes, and explains to Mike, that Bolsa organized the attack on Jimmy in order to protect both Gus' business and his own. Gus assures Mike that Bolsa will not be a problem, but warns him that their actions must be unimpeachable with the Cartel going forward. Before he leaves, Mike tries to argue that Nacho be allowed to stop working as Gus' double agent and expresses opposition to threatening his father. However, Gus tells Mike that he does not want to give up an asset and that Nacho must be kept under control as he is prone to betrayal. Later that night, Nacho phones one of Gus' underlings and gives an update about Lalo's status; when he alludes to his work for Gus being over, the underling tells him to \"just do what you're told.\" The following morning, Kim fixes Jimmy breakfast and tells him that she has called in sick in order to help him convalesce at home. Still suffering from trauma, Jimmy becomes agitated when Kim puts peeled oranges through a blender and spills his cereal. Later, as Jimmy sits at the couch with his feet in a pan of water, he and Kim begin watching a movie together. Jimmy, however, remains restless. Soon he receives a call on his cell phone from a client; he initially turns him away but is quickly persuaded to end the convalescence early to deal with a matter concerning a plea deal. Trying to reach out to Jimmy, Kim plainly states that she knows he is lying about what happened in the desert and tells him she will be ready and non-judgmental when he decides to tell her the truth. Jimmy deflects Kim's probing by admitting that he was forced to drink his own urine on the journey back home. Jimmy insists that he is okay and that he doesn't want to talk about the matter again. Kim goes to Schweikart & Cokely and tries to dictate a letter concerning Mesa Verde-related business, but finds herself too distracted to continue. Instead, Kim approaches Rich. Speaking with him in his office in private, Kim announces that she is quitting S&C and will hand over the Mesa Verde account to the firm, keeping her pro bono clients. Before she departs, Kim retrieves the tequila bottle stopper from her office. At Casa Tranquila, Lalo tells Hector that he plans on hiding out in Mexico for up to a year until the police are no longer looking for him, and that Nacho will be overseeing the Salamanca operation until Tuco is released from prison in eleven months. He also assures Hector that his departure will not be the end of the Salamancas' power play against Gus, planning to use with influence with Don Eladio to turn the cartel boss against the \"Chicken Man\". As he leaves Casa Tranquila, Lalo looks back with pity as Hector is made to attend another convalescent's birthday party. Outside, Lalo tells Nacho to drive him to the border. Victor watches the two as they drive away. At the courthouse, Jimmy loses a case against DDA Bill Oakley, who relentlessly gloats about his victory. Outside, Jimmy is picked up by Mike in his car and tries to talk to him about his ongoing post-traumatic condition. Jimmy asks when his symptoms will cease, to which Mike replies that it varies by person; the only way one knows that it's abated is when they go about their daily routine not thinking about it. Mike also states that he isn't bothered by having to kill the gunmen in the desert, since it was a life-or-death situation and they were in \"the game\". Jimmy expresses disgust that he and Mike helped Lalo, who they both knew had killed a civilian and allowed him to get away. Mike cryptically says that that is \"not the end of the story\", leading Jimmy to assume that Mike is going to do something to him. Mike tells Jimmy that the choices both men have made have put them on the road to where they are right now, and that nothing can be done about it. Jimmy is unsatisfied with what Mike says and ends their meeting. At the Mexican border, Lalo has Nacho drive him to the pickup site where Jimmy received the bail money, where both men are expecting a rendezvous with the Cousins. However, at the last minute, something crosses Lalo's mind and causes him to ask Nacho to drive him several miles back from the pickup site. Lalo tells Nacho that he is searching for Jimmy's car, seeking to corroborate what Jimmy had told him about the car breaking down. Lalo soon finds the car in the ravine where it was dumped, and notices that it is pocked by bullet holes. Realizing that Jimmy had lied to him, Lalo asks Nacho to drive him back to Albuquerque. While Jimmy and Kim argue about her leaving S&C, Jimmy begins receiving several phone calls which he declines out of frustration. Kim goes to the door to answer someone knocking, allowing Jimmy to pick up the call. The caller turns out to be Mike, who tells Jimmy to leave his phone on but hidden so he can listen. The visitor at the door turns out to be Lalo, who enters the apartment and asks Jimmy to repeat the story he told him about his desert trek. Outside, Mike has sniper rifle trained on the room from a nearby roof. Lalo reveals he found bullet holes in Jimmy's car and asks him to repeat his story, menacingly pressing him for more information. As Jimmy becomes more and more nervous, Kim intervenes, also blocking Mike's clear sight of Lalo. She tells Lalo that the bullet holes probably came from passers-by who shot at the car for fun. She passionately defends Jimmy, telling Lalo that \"Saul Goodman\" would never lie to his clients or to her, and that if he is so paranoid about whether he can trust his own men in the Cartel, he has bigger things to worry about than if he can trust his lawyer. Seemingly satisfied, Lalo quietly leaves the apartment. He tells Nacho to drive to Mexico, but not the original pickup site." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 50, + "After the confrontation at Kim's apartment, Lalo is driven away in Nacho's car. Jimmy picks up the phone and asks Mike what happens next. Mike replies, \"We'll see\" and remarks that Kim saved his life. When he ends the call and Kim asks him who he was talking to, Jimmy tells her the truth about his ordeal in the desert with Mike. Feeling unsafe, Jimmy and Kim go to a hotel to wait out the situation for a few days. Reflecting on what Mike told him in the desert about Kim being \"in the game\", Jimmy asks if he is bad for her and states that the incident with Lalo would not have happened at Kim's apartment if she wasn't associated with Jimmy. Kim tells Jimmy that he \"crossed a line\" and asks whether he will do it again; Jimmy promises he won't, but he doesn't sound confident in saying so. Kim turns in for bed while Jimmy stays awake, troubled. Mike meets Gus at the burned down Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant in Los Lunas and informs him that Lalo and Nacho have headed across the border towards Lalo's residence in Chihuahua. Mike surmises that Lalo doesn't suspect Nacho of being a double agent and is about to promote him. He tries to make an argument for Nacho to be extracted from Chihuahua and released from Gus's servitude. Gus refuses, revealing that he has sent a team of highly skilled assassins to eliminate Lalo and deciding that Nacho would be valuable to the plot as an inside man. Lalo and Nacho arrive at Lalo's residence, a sprawling hacienda located within a large, walled-in compound. They are both warmly greeted by Lalo's family and staff, including his cook Yolanda. Nacho is taken inside the hacienda while the massive gates of the compound close behind him. Jimmy awakes to see Kim preparing to leave for work at the courthouse. He tries to persuade her to stay in, expressing worry that she might be tracked and attacked by Lalo's henchmen. Kim refuses to live in perpetual fear, telling Jimmy that they \"just need to keep our eyes open and move on with our lives.\" She further points out that there will be a heavy police presence at the courthouse, which will mitigate any danger she might put herself in by going there. Kim leaves the hotel while Jimmy stays behind. At the courthouse, Kim meets with a public defender named Grant and offers to take on twenty ongoing criminal cases pro bono. Grant tells her that she will have to take challenging felony cases headed for trial, not the sympathetic misdemeanor cases she had been handling until this point. He shows Kim a large storeroom filled with backlogged case files and invites her to pick twenty cases from the piles of boxes present. At Lalo's compound, Nacho helps Lalo fix a car engine. Lalo gives Nacho advice on how to address Don Eladio during their upcoming meeting, telling him that the don may bump Nacho up the ranks within the Cartel. Inside the hacienda, despite his cell phone not having service, Nacho receives a call from an unidentified male who tells him to unlock and open the back gate of the compound at 3 a.m. that night. Nacho tries to warn the caller that there are several unarmed civilians in the compound, but the caller ignores his advice. Back at the courthouse, Kim unexpectedly finds herself in an elevator with Howard and two associates from HHM. On her way out, Kim tells Howard she has quit Schweikart & Cokely. Perturbed, Howard follows Kim out of the elevator and takes her into an empty courtroom to talk in private. There, Howard explains that he had previously offered a job to Jimmy and in return was subjected to a series of humiliating pranks, to which Jimmy practically confessed. Suspecting that Jimmy had something to do with Kim dropping Mesa Verde, Howard advises her to stop following Jimmy's lead. Kim bursts out laughing, saying she feels insulted by the notion that she cannot decide for herself. Kim further insists that she knows Jimmy, to which Howard responds that there was only one person who knew him best: Chuck. Jimmy shows up at Mike's house and pounds on his front door, demanding to speak with him; he does not initially notice when Mike pulls up in his car behind him. Inside, Jimmy questions Mike about who he works for and what the situation is with Lalo, demanding that he be kept in the loop so that he is never put into the position of lying to Lalo again. Mike tells Jimmy that he is not allowed to know that information but assures him that \"Lalo Salamanca is going to die tonight.\" Nacho and Lalo arrive at Don Eladio's hacienda, where several other Cartel capos have assembled. Lalo warmly greets Eladio as he and Juan Bolsa are looking at pellets of cash tribute sent by Gus. As his own gift, Lalo presents Eladio with a red Ferrari 308 GTS, which the don recognizes from Magnum P.I., and a giftwrapped box full of money in the car's forward trunk. Lalo introduces Eladio to Nacho, who is to be assigned to handle the Salamanca drug operation north of the border while Lalo remains in Mexico. Speaking one-on-one with Eladio, Nacho elaborates on a plan to expand Salamanca territory by turning outlaw biker gangs against each other and taking over their turf. He further tells Eladio that all he wants is respect and to not \"be looking over my shoulder.\" Impressed, Eladio gives his blessing to Nacho's plans. Back at the hotel, Jimmy packs his and Kim's possessions and, when Kim returns, repeats what Mike told him: she and Jimmy are going to be safe \"this time\". Kim tries to get an assurance from Jimmy that \"there won't be a next time\"; he simply tells her to check out of the hotel and go home, but she replies that they have already paid for the night. After ordering dinner from room service, Kim tells Jimmy about what Howard had told her at the courthouse. Still angered by Howard's comments, Kim gives him ideas for further pranks targeting Howard, with which Jimmy reluctantly goes along. The conversation escalates into foreplay. Jimmy and Kim make love, still talking about getting back at Howard after the act. Eventually, Kim suggests tricking Howard into committing misconduct which forces a settlement in the Sandpiper case; she plays it off as a simple \"spitballing.\" At 3 a.m., Nacho is approaching the back gate of Lalo's compound when he finds Lalo, awake, sitting next to a fire pit on his patio. Looking for a way to distract Lalo, Nacho goes to his kitchen on the pretense of grabbing stronger drinks, pours oil into a pan, and places it over the lit stove. Moments later, when Lalo sees smoke and runs to the kitchen to investigate, Nacho then opens the gate for Gus's assassins, who are brandishing assault rifles. Nacho flees the compound. Inside, Lalo reprimands one of his henchmen, Ciro, over causing the smoke. Glimpsing one of the assassins, Lalo dodges his fire by using Ciro as a human shield. Lalo engages the hitmen and scalds one of them with the boiling oil. He runs to his jacuzzi, which covers the secret entrance to an underground tunnel. Lalo intentionally keeps the entrance open, crawling to a trapdoor located just outside the compound walls, then walks back inside. The assassins find the tunnel; two of them enter it while a third remains as a guard outside. Lalo surprises and kills the third, then takes his assault rifle and empties the full magazine in the narrow tunnel, killing both the assassins inside. At the hotel, Kim revisits her idea of using Howard to force a settlement from Sandpiper Crossing, who Kim says has offered $26 million. She states that she would use her share of the cash to rent an office in the courthouse and open a pro bono practice. Jimmy tries to dissuade Kim from this idea, saying that forcing the settlement would require \"scorched earth\" tactics and ruin Howard's career; Kim dismisses this outcome as \"a career setback for one lawyer.\" When Jimmy asserts that Kim wouldn't really be okay with this plan, she responds: \"Wouldn't I?\" Heading into the bathroom to take a shower, Kim turns around to a disturbed Jimmy and makes gun gestures with her fingers. Back at Lalo's compound, Lalo overpowers the scalded assassin, who is the sole surviving member of his team. Lalo forces the assassin to call his bosses and tell them that the mission was successful. He turns his head towards the liquor glasses at the fire pit, which are undisturbed; he realizes that Nacho has betrayed him. After finding the lifeless body of Yolanda, Lalo storms off into the night as thunder is heard in the distance." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 51, + "Instead of the usual black-and-white segment following \"Gene Takavic\" as previous seasons began, the teaser is all-color and focuses on a team of workers removing personal effects—including expensive clothing, luxury furniture, sentimental items, and a white Cadillac sedan—from a large mansion in Albuquerque. The mansion formerly belonged to Saul Goodman, and the property and everything in it is being repossessed. As a large cabinet is being loaded into a moving truck, the distinctive cap from a Zafiro Añejo tequila bottle falls out into the gutter, going unnoticed by the workers. In 2004, Nacho flees from Lalo's compound in Mexico after allowing Gus's assassins to enter through the back gate. He overhears gunfire as he runs through the wilderness. At daybreak, Nacho is forced to hide in a ditch. He receives a call on his cell phone from Tyrus, who tells him that the hit on Lalo was successful and advises him to travel north and keep a low profile while a safe location is prepared for him. Meanwhile, a wounded and disheveled Lalo turns up at the home of a woman named Sylvia. After tending to his leg wound, she fixes breakfast and explains through exposition that he funded oral surgery for her husband, Mateo. Mateo appears and is told by Sylvia to shave his large beard, but Lalo tells him to keep his mustache and soul patch. After Mateo heads to the bathroom, Lalo takes apart a pair of scissors and fashions one of the pieces into a knife. Lalo kills Sylvia offscreen, after which he visits the bathroom and talks to Mateo—who now resembles Lalo after having shaved himself—before killing him offscreen as well. In Albuquerque, Jimmy lies awake in his bed at the hotel, troubled by his conversation with Kim the previous evening. Returning to Kim's apartment, the couple prepare for work. Kim is short of money for the taxi the couple are planning to take downtown, but Jimmy reluctantly retrieves a duffel bag from the closet and hands her a large bundle of leftover cash from his trek in the desert. Kim also finds Jimmy's bullet-riddled thermos in the duffel bag; as she and Jimmy are about to drive away in the taxi, Kim impulsively throws the thermos in a trash can. Marco and Leonel Salamanca arrive at Lalo's compound, where they are treated fearfully and deferentially by the Mexican Federales investigating the shootout. Inside the hacienda, the Cousins find Mateo's body—which has been burned beyond recognition to resemble Lalo's—lying in the kitchen. Marco respectfully covers \"Lalo's\" body with his suit coat and leaves a Santa Muerte card with an inscription vowing vengeance. Angered by Lalo's apparent death, the Cousins leave. Meanwhile, at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm, Gus receives a call from Juan Bolsa, who reports that Lalo is dead. Fearing imminent chaos, Bolsa says that suspicion for the hit has already fallen on someone within the Cartel and that Don Eladio has put a price on Nacho's head; once they track Nacho down, the Salamancas plan to extract information on who put him up to the plot. In a war conference with Mike and Tyrus, Gus expresses suspicion with the fact that the assassins are all dead even though they supposedly succeeded in killing Lalo. Mike doesn't say so, but is implied to harbor his own doubts. He proposes venturing into Mexico to rescue Nacho, but Gus isn't receptive to the idea. Speaking privately, Mike tells Gus that Nacho successfully navigated a tough situation and is entitled to some respect; Gus curtly replies that he has it. After parting ways with Kim at the courthouse, Jimmy is confronted by ADA Gina Khalil and Det. Tim Roberts, who demand to know the whereabouts of \"Jorge de Guzman\". Det. Roberts explains that the address Jimmy had previously provided for \"Jorge\" has been found to be fake and the family presented at the bail hearing have not been located; \"Jorge\" himself has vanished. Khalil expresses her belief that the family was made up and that Jimmy knew about it. In the ensuing argument, Jimmy accidentally refers to his client as \"Lalo\", which further raises Khalil's suspicions. Jimmy walks into an empty courtroom and sits down, agonizing over his gaffe. That night, Jimmy arrives at the El Camino Dining Room to have dinner with Kim. Hearing about her day at the courthouse, he remarks that it sounds like it was a \"day from hell\"; Kim responds that it was actually one of the best days of her professional life. She remarks that Jimmy's new Ford Taurus and remarks that it isn't showy enough for \"Saul Goodman\" to drive. She suggests they begin looking for office space where \"Saul\" could set up his law practice—or his \"cathedral of justice\", as she terms it. Discussion turns to Kim's plot against Howard; she tells Jimmy that she has come up with a plan that will get the Sandpiper case settled but leave Howard still standing, and that the first step involves targeting Cliff Main. Jimmy hesitantly agrees to hear her plan. In Mexico, Nacho hides inside a large drain pipe when an armed Federales convoy drives by. He arrives at a remote motel and receives a room key from the woman managing the place. Inside the room, he has been left with an envelope containing a pistol, extra magazines, and both Mexican and U.S. currency. He finds a phone and makes another call to Tyrus, who says Nacho will be picked up by men in a passing farm truck in a couple of days and instructs him to lie low in the meantime. Nacho anxiously looks out the window of his motel room. He attempts to call Mike—who is playing with Kaylee—but Mike reluctantly declines the call. The following day, Jimmy and Kim watch as Howard and Cliff play golf at a country club; Kim estimates that Jimmy has forty-five minutes to enact his part of their plan. Jimmy walks into the country club and begins to take a tour. In the main lounge, Jimmy is spotted by Kevin Wachtell, who tries to pressure Jimmy's tour guide, Norm Wakely, into kicking him out. Instead of leaving, Jimmy makes a scene and accuses the country club (on account of his fake surname \"Goodman\") of engaging in anti-Semitic discrimination. Kevin confronts Jimmy and is nearly provoked into punching him. Angered, Kevin leaves. Feigning stress, Jimmy has Norm give him the directions to the men's locker room. In the locker room, Jimmy walks into a bathroom stall and deliberately clogs the toilet. Meanwhile, outside, Kim is alarmed when Howard and Cliff end their round of golf early. After finding Howard's locker number, Jimmy receives a text message from Kim telling him to abort. Ignoring the message, he finds Howard's locker and slips something through the door. He is then forced to remove his clothes as Howard and Cliff enter the room in order to pose as a fellow club member. Jimmy overhears as a small bag of what appears to be cocaine falls out of the locker. The two men quickly chalk it up to a staff member, but Cliff seems suspicious. Outside of the country club, Jimmy and Kim watch as Howard and Cliff walk to Howard's Jaguar. Kim expresses doubt in their plan and says they may have been \"too subtle\", but Jimmy replies that the plan was \"perfect.\" Meanwhile, Lalo is riding in the back of a pickup truck near the U.S.-Mexico border. He is dropped off at a location where a group of undocumented immigrants are being loaded into the hidden compartment of a hay truck. Before he climbs in, Lalo makes a call to the Casa Tranquila Nursing Home, asking to speak to Hector. He informs Hector that he survived the attack on the compound, that Gus was behind it, and that Lalo plans on returning to Albuquerque to exact revenge. Using his bell to communicate, Hector asks whether Lalo can provide proof of his accusations; Lalo realizes that he knows exactly where to find it. Deciding not to cross the border, he demands his money back from the two human traffickers handling the immigrants. When they refuse, a shootout ensues that leaves the traffickers dead. Lalo leaves the immigrants unharmed, steals a truck belonging to one of the traffickers, and drives in the opposite direction of the border." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 52, + "At Nacho's house, his junkie girlfriends Amber and Jo are lazing around when Mike, Tyrus, and Nick walk in unannounced. Mike tells the panicking girls that Nacho isn't coming back and gives them a bundle of money, instructing them to leave town and never return. After the girls leave, Mike searches the house while Nick uses a large power drill to break into Nacho's safe. Inside, Mike finds stacks of cash as well as two fake Manitoba IDs for Nacho and his father Manuel. He puts the money and Nacho's ID card in a sack while pocketing Manuel's ID card. Victor drives a duplicate safe to the house, into which Mike places the money and Nacho's ID card, as well as a sealed white envelope. At Kim's apartment, Jimmy practices a monologue as part of his and Kim's plot against Howard. Their plan is to persuade Cliff Main to take a meeting concerning a phony personal injury case, then have Cliff hear an anecdote about Howard abusing cocaine, building on their caper at the country club. Kim and Jimmy trade suggestions on how to get their story just right to be believable. Kim comes up with an idea, but tells Jimmy that \"you are going to hate this.\" Meanwhile, at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm, Gus and Tyrus look over several documents and crime scene photos connected to the assault on Lalo's hacienda. Tyrus says that the details and the dental records of Lalo's apparent corpse all check out. Gus gets an idea and makes a phone call to Juan Bolsa, telling him that he knows how to keep the peace within the Cartel. Outside Albuquerque, Jimmy drives to a tax servicing business. He admires a large inflatable Statue of Liberty on the property. The owners of the business turn out to be Craig and Betsy Kettleman. Jimmy offers to exonerate the Kettlemans for their past legal troubles, asking the couple to sign letters of engagement barring them from taking on competing lawyers—deliberately name-dropping Cliff—which they initially balk at; however, when Jimmy feigns taking the offer off the table, Craig desperately agrees to sign the documents, much to Betsy's chagrin. Jimmy tells the Kettlemans the basis of a would-be civil suit: Howard, the lead attorney in their case, was impaired in his legal duties by using cocaine. The Kettlemans agree to use the information but refuse to hire Jimmy as their lawyer. Jimmy feigns being upset by their refusal but smirks as he walks back to his car, having gotten exactly what he wanted. At the Motel Ocotillo, Nacho paces around his room and chafes under the anxiety of waiting for rescue. Hearing footsteps outside his door, Nacho draws his gun, only to find that the manager has left food for him on a tray. He peers out the window and watches a man wandering around the property. His attention is drawn to a small building across the parking lot from his room, where one of the boarded-up windows has a hole that can be peeked through. At Davis & Main, Erin Brill approaches Cliff and tells him that the Kettlemans are present, seeking to sue their former lawyers at Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill. The couple tell Cliff that Craig's conviction for embezzlement was due to Howard's alleged cocaine abuse. Cliff refuses to take their case, stating that doing so would be a conflict-of-interest, that reversing Craig's conviction is unlikely, and that Cliff doesn't believe what the couple claim about Howard. The Kettlemans walk out frustrated. However, when he returns to his office, Cliff—having seen Howard in apparent possession of cocaine at the country club—is troubled enough by their story that he is unable to play his guitar. At the Casa Tranquila Nursing Home, Gus and Bolsa visit Hector. While he openly admits that he never got along with Lalo, Gus offers his condolences for the apparent death of Hector's nephew; both he and Bolsa promise to aid the Salamanca family in avenging him. Hector—not telling him that he has already been in contact with Lalo—shakes Gus's hand, but uncharacteristically looks him in the eyes while doing so. Outside the nursing home, Gus—barely containing his alarm—contacts Mike and tells him that Lalo lives. Bolsa's men ransack Nacho's house and use a power tool to cut into the decoy safe. Inside, they find Nacho's fake ID card as well as the envelope left by Mike, which contains information for a Cayman Islands bank account as well as a phone number. Bolsa himself dials the number, which connects him to the motel where Nacho is hiding. The following day, Nacho is monitoring the small building across from his room when he is again left with food by the manager. Just as he opens his door, Nacho sees movement behind the boarded-up window of the building. He collects the food outside his room in a casual manner, in full view of the people watching him, but throws it in anger once he goes back inside. Nacho considers dialing Tyrus, but instead opts to escape the room by kicking out the air conditioning unit in the rear window. Nacho sneaks into the small building, where he finds a Mexican man surveilling the motel room. Nacho forces the man to surrender his gun and demands to know who he works for; the man claims to not know and says that he is just paid to take note of Nacho's movements. Holding the man at gunpoint, Nacho dials his phone to Tyrus, tells him that he is about to flee the motel, hangs up, then turns off the phone. The man's own cell phone then receives a call, leading Nacho to realize that Gus has double-crossed him. Instead of shooting the man, Nacho knocks him out. Nacho breaks into a pickup truck with the intent to steal it. However, just then, a group of Cartel henchmen, accompanied by the Cousins, descend on the motel. The Cousins and the henchmen spread out to search the location, breaking down the doors of every room. Nacho attempts to hide in the pickup but is soon confronted by one henchman, who holds the motel manager hostage. Nacho shoots and kills the henchman, which draws the attention of the others. He is briefly pinned down by another henchman until the Cousins shoot him, wanting Nacho alive. Nacho hotwires the pickup and drives it in reverse, damaging the Cousins' car in the process. A brief standoff ensues between Nacho and the Cousins, which ends when Nacho charges at them with the pickup—with the two parties exchanging fire throughout—and manages to speed away from the scene. At Kim's apartment, Jimmy receives a hectic phone call from the Kettlemans. Jimmy schedules a meeting with them the following morning. As he retrieves another large wad of money from the duffel bag in the closet, Kim asks whether Jimmy will use \"the stick\" on the Kettlemans; Jimmy replies that they are more of the \"carrot types\". To Jimmy's surprise, Kim suggests that she accompany him to the meeting. He is perturbed, but agrees. The following day, at the chicken farm, Tyrus informs Gus and Mike that Nacho's stolen truck has been found while Nacho himself remains missing; Lalo is also missing, and the Cartel believes he is dead. Mike says that none of his men have seen or heard any indication that Lalo has returned north of the border, surmising that he is also looking for Nacho and is planning to use him to turn the Cartel against Gus. Gus struggles to keep his composure, knocking over and breaking a glass of water. Mike tells him that their only option is to send four of Mike's best men across the border to track down Nacho before the Salamancas do. Gus tells Mike to bring him Manuel. Mike flatly refuses, causing Tyrus to brandish his gun at him. At that moment, Nacho calls Mike on his phone; Gus allows him to answer it. After a brief exchange, Mike says that Nacho wants to talk to Gus. Jimmy and Kim drive to the Kettlemans' tax business. Inside, Betsy angrily tells them that the couple have gone to four different lawyers and that they have all told them they have no case, accusing Jimmy of engaging in character assassination against Howard. Betsy turns down Jimmy's offer of money, instead demanding that he make good on his promise of exonerating Craig or else they will tell Howard about his scheme. Overhearing the exchange, Kim resorts to a \"stick\" tactic and makes a call to the Albuquerque office of the IRS, obliquely threatening to turn in the Kettlemans for tax preparer fraud. In a panic, Betsy hangs up the call and gives in. Kim instructs the Kettlemans to give their customers what they are legally owed and forget about Howard, saying she will ruin them otherwise. The couple are left defeated, but they take Jimmy's money. Jimmy is visibly taken aback by the incident; in the car, he remarks to himself, \"Wolves and sheep.\" As Jimmy and Kim drive away, they are followed by a gray sedan." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 53, + "In the desert, a close panning shot closely examines the natural foliage. There is a focus on a blue flower as it begins to rain. Tracking to the ground, broken plastic zip-ties and a piece of glass are half-buried in the mud as they are pelted by rainwater. After the shootout at the motel, Nacho parks the wrecked pickup truck on a dirt road and prepares for a confrontation with the Cousins. However, he elects to hide inside an abandoned tanker trailer in a nearby field. Through a hole, he sees the Cousins and several Cartel gunmen park next to the pickup and begin searching the area. When Leonel approaches the trailer, Nacho is forced to submerge himself in a pool of oily substance at the trailer's far end. Leonel pokes his head in the trailer but does not see Nacho. Once he leaves, Nacho emerges from the pool and sees the Cartel party driving away. He waits until after dark before climbing out of the trailer and unsuccessfully attempts to use his cell phone. He runs away from the scene. The following morning, Nacho washes himself off with a hose at an auto repair shop. A mechanic offers him a rag with which to dry himself, which he accepts. Using a phone in the garage, Nacho places a call to his father Manuel at his upholstery business in Albuquerque. He struggles to contain his emotions as he talks to his father, telling him that he wanted to check in and hear his voice. Manuel senses that something is wrong, and urges his son to turn himself in to the police. The two say goodbye. Afterwards, Nacho cries. After collecting himself, Nacho places his second call to Mike, who is being held at gunpoint by Tyrus at the Los Pollos Hermanos chicken farm. Nacho confronts Mike for knowingly sending him on a suicide mission to Mexico, but Mike replies that it was not his call. Speaking with Gus, Nacho threatens to betray him to the Cartel. Knowing that the only way that Gus survives is if Nacho dies, he agrees to let it happen on one condition: that his father remains safe. Gus and Mike give Nacho their assurances, with Mike pledging that anyone who tries to go after Manuel \"will have to come through me.\" Satisfied, Nacho departs from the auto repair shop and leaves behind his money for the mechanic in gratitude. At Kim's apartment, Jimmy is overlooking a group of post-it notes attached to the back of a picture frame, each detailing a different detail of his and Kim's ongoing scheme against Howard. Their next phase involves finding a mint-condition car of the same make and model as Howard's Jaguar. Kim suggests somehow commandeering the real Jaguar, but Jimmy is initially skeptical as the idea carries too many risks. However, he comes up with a way that the car could be procured: through a \"valet scam\" using Huell as their covert operative. Exhilarated by the scheming, Kim pulls in Jimmy for a passionate kiss. The following day, at the courthouse, ADA Suzanne Ericsen brings Kim to her office. She shows Kim the arrest report for \"Jorge de Guzman\", a.k.a. Lalo Salamanca, a Mexican drug trafficker who secured $7 million with Jimmy's help, jumped bail, and died in a gunfight at his compound. Mentioning his past associations with both Nacho Varga and Tuco Salamanca, Ericsen outlines ADA Gina Khalil's suspicion that Jimmy knew Lalo's true identity and is working as a \"cartel lawyer\". Ericsen believes that Jimmy was deceived into representing Lalo, which would nullify their attorney-client privilege and allow her to question him about the Salamanca operation in Albuquerque. Kim pointedly refers to Jimmy as \"Saul\" and recalls how Ericsen once referred to him as a \"scumbag\". Ericsen states that, while they had their differences in the past, she still believes that Jimmy wants to do what is right. Meanwhile, at the chicken farm, Mike recovers Nacho from a hidden compartment in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos truck. After Nacho is given a meal, he asks, \"When?\" \"Tomorrow\", Mike replies. The two are approached by Victor, who says that Gus thinks that Nacho is \"too pretty\". Victor suggests that he take care of Nacho—meaning to beat him up—but Mike insists that he will handle it himself and tells Victor to leave. Mike retrieves a bottle of whiskey and two glasses from a nearby locker, and shares a solemn drink with Nacho. At the Forque Kitchen and Bar, Howard hands his Jaguar to a valet driver named Tony, who drives it to a nearby parking garage. As Tony runs back to the restaurant he bumps into Huell, who manages to pickpocket Howard's car keys. Huell and Klitch, a criminal lockpick, then proceed to make a duplicate of the keys in the back of a van, operating within a very short time before Tony realizes the keys are missing and returns. They manage to create the duplicate keys and leave the scene; the original keys are left beneath the Jaguar for Tony to find. At the top level of the parking garage, in Jimmy's car, Huell shows him an electronic device attached to the duplicate keys that can remotely lock and unlock the Jaguar. He asks why Jimmy and Kim, being \"legit lawyers\", are going through the trouble of this scheme. Jimmy tells him that what they are doing will help people down the road. Huell expresses skepticism and leaves. That night, Jimmy returns home to find Kim, who is uneasy from her conversation with Ericsen. Kim tells Jimmy that Lalo is dead; Jimmy is relieved. She also tells him about Ericsen's request to talk about what he knows about Lalo. Conflicted, Jimmy asks what he should do. Kim replies that he can do whatever he wants since Ericsen is engaging in a fishing expedition, but says that his next move boils down to one question: \"Do you want to be a friend of the Cartel, or do you want to be a rat?\" Meanwhile, Gus drives to the chicken farm and enters the office trailer, where Mike and Nacho are waiting. Nacho's face has been bloodied by Mike as part of the setup the three men have arranged: Nacho is to tell Juan Bolsa that he was working for a Peruvian cartel in the plot against Lalo and then stage an escape attempt, at which point he will be shot by Victor as he is running away. Mike assures him that, \"It will be over quick.\" Outside the trailer, Mike asks that he be present when Nacho is killed, saying that he is needed in case the plan goes south. Gus reluctantly nods his approval. Inside the trailer, Nacho notices something reflective in the trash can. Nacho is transported in the back of a windowless van with Mike and Tyrus, while Gus and Victor are in the front cab. Mike is left at a ridge near the planned meeting spot, where he will monitor the situation from a sniper's nest. As Nacho's hands are bound by Tyrus, we get a glimpse of something hidden in his fist. At the meeting spot—a small, remote shack—Gus's party is met by Bolsa, the Cousins, and Hector. Nacho is taken out of the van and presented before Bolsa, who tells him that he will have a \"good death\" if he tells them who put him up to betraying Lalo. Nacho contemplates turning on Gus but ultimately sticks to the story, telling Bolsa that he was on the payroll of the Peruvian cartel and that Gus had nothing to do with the plot. Hector, knowing the truth, angrily rings his bell and tries to point at Gus. Nacho launches into a vicious tirade against the Salamancas, stating that he despises every one of them and gleefully admitting to his betrayal of Lalo. Nacho also confesses to causing Hector's stroke by switching his pills, saying that he hopes Hector will think of him for the rest of his life as he wastes away in his nursing home. Having cut through his zip ties with a piece of glass—the same glass seen in the teaser—Nacho stabs Bolsa in the leg before stealing his gun and taking him hostage. Gus and Hector's men both train their weapons on Nacho. Mike, watching the standoff through his sniper scope, quietly whispers, \"Do it.\" Deciding to die on his own terms, Nacho points the gun at his own head and pulls the trigger. Gus and his men drive away while an enraged Hector impotently fires Marco's gun into Nacho's body. Mike, moved from witnessing Nacho's last stand, leaves the scene." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 54, + "A middle-aged couple dressed in track suits, Mr. and Mrs. Ryman, ride their bicycles through a suburban neighborhood. The couple return to their house, where a group of heavily armed men wearing body armor—henchmen for Gus—are milling about. One of the men sits at a makeshift surveillance station in the Rymans' living room, closely monitoring CCTV feeds of Gus's house. Howard drives his Jaguar to his therapist's office. During the session, Jimmy—who has dressed himself as Howard in a manner similar to his appearance on his JMM billboard—carries a traffic cone and Huell's duplicate keys to the Jaguar, using the electronic device attached to the keys to unlock the car. After leaving the traffic cone in Howard's parking spot, Jimmy takes the car to the Crossroads Motel and picks up a hooker named Wendy, who is in on Jimmy's plan. Meanwhile, a nervous Kim meets with Cliff at an outdoor coffee shop. Kim proposes starting a pro bono practice and tells Cliff she has come to him because of his connections to state government; he is receptive to the idea. At the same time, Kim is secretly sending Jimmy text messages via her phone under the table. When she texts \"GO!\", he recklessly drives the Jaguar around the corner, slams the brakes just past where Kim and Cliff are sitting, and pretends to violently eject Wendy from the car, with Wendy cursing him out the whole time. As Jimmy speeds off, a bewildered Cliff looks on. Jimmy drives back to the therapist's office, satisfied that the plan has apparently worked, but finds—much to his consternation—that someone else has moved the traffic cone and parked in Howard's space. Thinking quickly, Jimmy parks the Jaguar over the yellow lines next to the space, wrenches the \"Patients Only\" sign out of the ground and jams it into place in front of the car, just barely managing to finish up and scurry out of sight as Howard approaches. Howard, not noticing the switch, drives away; a few seconds later, the \"Patients Only\" sign falls over. Kim drives Wendy back to the motel and hands her an envelope of money as payment for her participation in the setup. Wendy spots an unmarked sedan nearby and assumes that undercover cops are hassling her; Kim hands over a business card and tells her to call if she finds herself in trouble. However, as she is driving away, Kim spots the sedan following her in the rearview mirror. Eventually the sedan pulls away, but Kim remains uneasy. At Kim's apartment, Jimmy recounts his ordeal with Howard's parking space to an amused Kim. She, in turn, tells Jimmy that Cliff bought in to her proposal. Kim then recounts her sighting of the sedan after dropping off Wendy, expressing concern that she and Jimmy are being followed. Jimmy, speaking from his experience as a con man, tells her that she is feeling anxious because she got away with the setup on Howard and assures her that no one has caught on to what they're doing. The following day, at the courthouse, Jimmy arranges an appointment with a client at the nail salon through his earphone. However, he finds that the staff at the courthouse, including the counsel administrator, are suddenly treating him with coldness. He comes across ADA Bill Oakley and helps him force a packet of food out of the vending machine; Oakley simply walks away upon being given the packet without even giving thanks. Angered, Jimmy confronts him. Oakley explains that Jimmy has become a pariah for scamming the court into releasing Lalo. Jimmy challenges Oakley to present proof of the allegation, but Oakley replies, \"There's proving, and then there's knowing.\" Meanwhile, Kim is having lunch with a client at the El Camino Dining Room when she spots the unmarked sedan across the street. Deciding to confront the situation directly, she walks across the street, writes down the car's license plates, and speaks to the two men sitting inside. The men won't say if they are following Kim or what organization they belong to. Kim threatens to call in the car's plates, prompting the men to drive away. At the courthouse, Jimmy continues to be ostracized by the other lawyers as he is eating his lunch. He suddenly finds himself being contacted by multiple prospective clients through his earphone, prompting him to drive to the nail salon. There, Mrs. Nguyen complains about the large group of shady characters who have assembled inside her business, all of whom have come to get a consultation from \"Saul Goodman\". The first client to approach him is a man named Spooge, who refers to Jimmy as \"Salamanca's guy\"; Jimmy, although perturbed, accepts the moniker. Jimmy meets with Spooge and a friend of his in the back office while he has the other clients form a line outside of the nail salon. Meanwhile, at the El Camino restaurant, Kim is accosted by Mike, who tells her that the men in the sedan were working for him. He explains that, contrary to what she has been told, Lalo is still alive; Kim is quietly horrified by the news. He further explains that she and Jimmy are being watched in case Lalo tries to contact them, even though he considers it unlikely. Kim realizes that Mike is \"the guy from the desert\" who saved Jimmy's life. She asks why Mike is giving her this information instead of Jimmy, to which he replies, \"Because I think you're made of sterner stuff.\" He advises her to ignore being followed from this point on, telling her that the ordeal will soon be over. As Mike is about to leave, Kim comes to another realization: he used to be the parking booth attendant at the courthouse. Mike simply says, \"I was.\" Kim is left shaken. Upon arriving home, Gus, continuing to be on-edge, changes his clothes and reconsiders wearing an ankle holster. He then goes into his basement, which is revealed to contain a secret passage which takes him through a tunnel and into the basement of his next-door neighbors, the Rymans. In their living room, Gus confers with Mike, who warns him that their resources are being stretched thin as Gus' men are made to work eighteen-hour shifts across the city. Gus insists on keeping the surveillance in place as long as Lalo is still alive. With Lalo having not recently resurfaced, Mike wonders where he could be. That night, Kim drives to a strip mall, where Jimmy is looking at potential office space. He informs her that Mrs. Nguyen has kicked him out of the nail salon, but Jimmy is still pleased with how the day turned out because he now has regular paying clients. Kim—who doesn't tell Jimmy what Mike has told her—assesses this new \"temporary\" office space: it's small, dirty and \"smells funny\", but it is conveniently close to both the courthouse and the Metropolitan Detention Center. Jimmy considers Kim's opinion and settles on renting the office. The two decide to visit a taco joint around the corner. As they walk away, Kim cautiously looks over her shoulder." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 55, + "The teaser details the process of a slide rule being encased inside of a block of Lucite for display. The block is inscribed with a phrase in German: \"In Liebe... Deine Jungs\" (\"Love... your boys\"). The block is then placed inside a wooden box. In the early hours of the morning, Kim finds herself unable to sleep. She leaves Jimmy in bed while she checks the locks and peephole at her front door, and looks out the window of her apartment. She takes a chair from the kitchen and props it against the door. Shortly afterward, Jimmy wakes. Kim tries to make it look as if she is simply gotten up to look at a case file, but he notices the chair and deduces that she is as anxious as he has been. Jimmy expresses relief that Lalo is dead, but Kim—having recently been told by Mike of the opposite being true—doesn't correct him. She removes the chair from the door as Jimmy fixes some coffee. Later that morning, Gus is filling out paperwork in his office at Los Pollos Hermanos yet is continuously on-edge concerning Lalo. He tries to distract himself by going to the front counter and taking an order, but tunes out the customer as he nervously scans the restaurant for any potential threat. He is startled when a nearby Pollos employee drops a stack of baking pans. Gus storms out of the restaurant and into the parking lot, becoming overcome by paranoia. At Sandpiper Crossing, Erin is speaking before an assembled group of elderly plaintiffs in the Sandpiper case. Howard and Cliff are at the meeting. When the residents complain that the litigation is taking too long and consider seeking independent counsel, Howard takes over for Erin and tells them that the case's longevity is worth getting them the maximum monetary award. His argument wins them over. However, after the meeting, Cliff confronts Howard over apparently witnessing him kicking a prostitute out of his Jaguar; noting this and other purported incidents, he insists that Howard has a drug problem. Howard is initially flummoxed by these claims. When Cliff admits that the Jaguar incident happened as he was meeting with Kim, Howard realizes that he is the victim of a frame-up by Jimmy. He contacts his secretary and tells her to cancel his appointments for the week, then drives away. Francesca Liddy, Jimmy's former receptionist from Wexler McGill, drives up to his new office and walks past a long line of shady characters outside. Jimmy lets her in and presents her with her temporary work space: a simple folding chair and a table in the middle of a bare room. Francesca questions why he is no longer doing elder law and is now doing business as \"Saul Goodman\", to which Jimmy states that he has broadened the mission of his law practice and says, \"What Colonel Sanders is to chicken, Saul Goodman is to the law.\" Francesca turns to leave, but is enticed to stay when Jimmy promises to pay her double her salary and give her a signing bonus. She agrees on the condition that she gets a say in how the new office will be decorated. At the El Camino Dining Room, Kim shares coffee with Viola Goto, her former assistant at Schweikart & Cokely. Viola, who has been handling S&C's end of the Sandpiper case since Kim left the firm, divulges the name of the person running an upcoming mediation session: Rand Casimiro, a retired judge from Santa Fe. Viola further says that she has grown to admire how Kim shifted the focus of her career to helping the \"little guy\", saying that Kim has made her \"feel better about the law.\" Kim says that she is \"just getting started\". That night, Jimmy drives to a boxing club to meet with a prospective client named \"Mr. Ward\". He finds himself confronted by Howard, who challenges Jimmy to a one-on-one amateur boxing match. Jimmy initially refuses, but decides to give in and accept the challenge. After both men are fitted with gloves and face guards, they spend a round throwing punches at each other. Eventually, Howard hits Jimmy with an uppercut and knocks him onto the mat. As Jimmy writhes in pain, Howard states that he misjudged his kindness for weakness. Outside, Howard steps into a car to speak to a private investigator, asking him to monitor where Jimmy goes and who he talks to. The P.I. watches as Jimmy, holding an ice pack to his face, exits the boxing club and drives away; he follows Jimmy in his own car. Kim is smoking on the patio of her apartment when Jimmy returns home, still tending to himself with the ice pack. Inside, while Jimmy is applying makeup to cover his black eye, Kim shows him a profile about Rand Casimiro in a law magazine. Jimmy admonishes himself for not turning down Howard's challenge to fight, saying that he \"let him suck me into his game.\" Kim replies that Jimmy had his reasons for doing so: \"You know what's coming next.\" Meanwhile, Mike is driven to the Ryman residence in the back of Mrs. Ryman's SUV. He finds Gus obsessively scrubbing at wall tiles with a toothbrush in their bathroom. Mike explains to Gus that they are now in a waiting game, telling him that wherever he is now, Lalo will come to Gus' home sooner or later. Realizing something, Gus says that Lalo \"can't strike\" yet. He instructs Mike to tell his men that they will be going out. Mike and Gus climb down into the excavation beneath Lavandería Brillante, which has been abandoned since the death of Werner Ziegler. Mike assumes that Gus is considering using the excavation as a potential hiding spot. After Mike is excused upstairs, Gus is left alone to survey the excavation. He picks up and examines a power cable, then plants his handgun in the caterpillar treads of an excavator. Seemingly satisfied, Gus climbs out of the excavation and shuts off the lights. At a pub in Berlin, a middle-aged German woman sitting at the bar is accosted by a man: Lalo, who is posing as an American businessman from New Mexico named Ben. The woman remarks that she almost visited New Mexico once; she is revealed to be Margarethe Ziegler, Werner's widow. The two engage in conversation, with Margarethe revealing to Lalo that her husband died in a \"cave-in\" during a mysterious excavation project; that lawyers came to her house to collect \"proprietary\" material related to the project; and that none of Werner's team, who he purportedly saved in the cave-in, attended his funeral. The two walk back to Margarethe's home; she considers inviting him inside, but Lalo tells her that he is flying home the following day. They part ways. The following morning, after Margarethe leaves for work, Lalo returns to her house and makes his way inside. After quieting her dog, he goes upstairs and enters Werner's former workroom, searching his binders for any information related to the project. He is taken by surprise when Margarethe unexpectedly returns home to retrieve her phone. Lalo takes out a gun and fits it with a silencer while the dog barks at the foot of the stairs, drawing Margarethe's attention. As she climbs upstairs to investigate, Lalo notices the Lucite block containing the slide rule on a shelf. He picks it up and notices a label for the manufacturer attached to the bottom. Moments later, Margarethe enters the workroom to find it empty, but sees that the window has been left ajar." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 56, + "In 1984 Nebraska, a 16 year-old Kim Wexler sits in the back office of a department store. The manager enters the office with Kim's mother, telling her that the girl was caught attempting to shoplift a pair of earrings and a necklace. Kim's mother seemingly admonishes her daughter and threatens to take the value of the items out of her allowance, but the manager graciously declines either that or calling the police. Outside of the store, Kim's mother drops the facade and shows that she doesn't care about what has happened, revealing that she herself had shoplifted the same items, and gives them to Kim. As they drive away, Kim looks out of the car window vacantly. In 2004, Howard engages in his morning routine. He makes coffee for his wife, Cheryl, but it becomes apparent that the two are estranged. After agreeing to Cheryl attending a social engagement alone, he tells her about the problems he has been having with Jimmy and, if she sees or hears anything, to remember that he is handling the matter. At HHM, the private investigator shows Howard surveillance photos taken of Jimmy at his new practice, Saul Goodman & Associates. Howard notes a photo of Jimmy visiting a bank, where the P.I. says he made several cash withdrawals amounting to about $20,000. Howard states that Jimmy has \"no legitimate reason\" to need that much money. That night, Jimmy and Kim visit Dr. Caldera, who gives Jimmy a mild psychotropic drug. Caldera reveals that he is about to move away from Albuquerque, expressing relief that he will no longer have to engage in criminality and treat animals full-time. He mentions having a \"little black book\" of contacts in the city's underworld, which Jimmy asks to see. Jimmy and Kim discover that that the book is written in a cypher; between the pages are several business cards, including for a vacuum repair company, confusing Kim as to their purpose. After Caldera leaves the room, Jimmy is incredulous that he would walk away from the money that he is making, while Kim says that \"he knows what he wants.\" Kim looks at Jimmy and, amused, takes him to a mirror, showing that his pupils have dilated. At the courthouse, Cliff observes a hearing in which Kim defends her client on a drug possession charge. Afterward, in the hallway outside, he questions her about how she left things with Howard when she quit HHM. Kim facetiously credits HHM with both her career and her relationship with Jimmy. Cliff brings up the Jackson Mercer Foundation, a non-profit legal group which funds justice reform programs on the East Coast, revealing to Kim that he wants to talk to her about an attempt to bring the foundation to New Mexico. After dark, Kim visits Jimmy's office and is let inside by Francesca. Kim is impressed with the new waiting room, which has a classy and professional-looking appearance in keeping with Francesca's tastes. Francesca, who hasn't seen Kim since the closure of Wexler McGill, congratulates her for her marriage to Jimmy. After she leaves, Kim enters Jimmy's office, where he and Joey's film crew are about to put makeup on an actor impersonating Rand Casimiro, the mediator in the Sandpiper case. Kim tells Jimmy that Cliff invited her to a luncheon in Santa Fe in which board members from the Jackson Mercer Foundation, as well as the lieutenant governor, will be attending. Jimmy is ecstatic, but Kim has misgivings because the luncheon is scheduled for \"D-Day\". He assures her that nothing will go wrong because her presence will not be needed. The two share a passionate kiss. In a forest in Germany, Casper—a former member of Werner Ziegler's excavation crew—is chopping wood when Lalo drives to his cabin. Sensing danger, Casper attempts to hide in a nearby barn. Drawing a pistol, Lalo follows him inside. Casper gets the drop on Lalo and strikes him with the blunt end of his axe, causing Lalo to collapse and seemingly struggle for breath. Under questioning, Lalo explains he tracked Casper down through the Lucite block he gave to Werner's widow, Margarethe. However, he regains the upper hand by luring Casper to a close distance and slashing his face with a razor blade, then using the axe to chop off his left foot. Lalo takes off his belt and tells Casper to tie off the bleeding from the stump, saying that they are going to \"have a talk.\" At Saul Goodman & Associates, Francesca looks uneasily at the collection of ne'er-do-wells in Jimmy's waiting room. She enters his office with a letter of engagement for the client he is currently consulting. Francesca asks for a word, causing Jimmy to excuse himself while they talk in the \"law library\"—the alley behind the strip mall. There, the pair argue over a task Jimmy has assigned her with: calling HHM posing as a relative of a Sandpiper plaintiff. Jimmy coaxes Francesca into dialing the firm on a burner phone. Speaking with an HHM representative, they learn that HHM's offices will host the upcoming mediation session and are given the passcode needed to participate by phone. They return to Jimmy's office to discover his client urinating in a water feature. Jimmy tells Francesca to clean up the mess, but she tells him to clean it up himself. Meanwhile, at Lavandería Brillante, Mike is summoned to a meeting with Tyrus, who questions his decision to pull the surveillance from his own house while still keeping up surveillance at other locations across the city, specifically Alameda Street. Mike replies that he made a judgment call owing to their stretched resources and insists that the surveillance on Alameda Street be kept in place. That night, Mike goes to Alameda Street and enters an empty house that is being guarded by two of Gus's men. The house is across the street from Stacey and Kaylee's address. He dials them via his cell phone and watches as they stargaze through a telescope on their front lawn. Eventually, Kaylee is turned in for bed and Stacey converses with Mike, being under the impression that he is on a lengthy business trip. Mike continues to keep watch after Stacey goes back inside her house. At Kim's apartment, she and Jimmy look over their post-it notes outlining the phases of their scheme against Howard; Kim crosses off the last post-it marking the final phase until \"D-Day\", which is the following day. Jimmy suggests they go out to celebrate the imminent completion of their plot by visiting \"Omaha Beach\". They subsequently go to a grassy area, sit down on a picnic blanket, and share a bottle of wine. After the couple give a toast to \"tomorrow\", it is revealed that they are sitting outside the offices of HHM. The following morning, Kim and Jimmy leave the apartment—Kim to attend the luncheon in Santa Fe and Jimmy to oversee \"D-Day\". Jimmy goes to a wine store to purchase a bottle of Zafiro Añejo in anticipation of the scheme's success. However, he is shocked to see Rand Casimiro standing at the checkout line ahead of him, wearing a large cast on his left arm. A panicking Jimmy calls Kim, who is driving out of town, to inform her that the plot has gone sideways; there is no way they can pass off photos of Jimmy meeting with the actor posing as Casimiro as genuine. Jimmy suggests that they abort the plan and \"fight another day\", but Kim—after much internal deliberation—insists that \"it happens today\". She drives across a highway median and speeds back into Albuquerque." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 57, + "Late at night, in an industrial area of Albuquerque, Lalo—returned from his trip to Germany—emerges from a manhole in the center of a street. After driving to a truck stop to take a shower, he takes a short nap in his procured station wagon. He then returns to the manhole. Navigating the sewer system, Lalo finds a storm drain where he has set up a lawn chair along with food and water. Using binoculars, he surveils the location across the street: Lavandería Brillante. Jimmy drives up to Lenny, the actor who had been playing the role of Rand Casimiro, and offers him $400 if he walks off his job at a supermarket and helps him for ninety minutes. Shortly afterward, he pulls Joey out of a UNM film class he is lecturing, taking him to a grassy part of the campus where the makeup artist is tending to Lenny. Joey's sound technician arrives with photography equipment while Kim arrives with her old sling intended for Lenny-as-Casimiro. Jimmy tells Kim that she can still make her luncheon in Santa Fe, but Kim insists this is where she wants to be. Jimmy coaches Lenny on the updated details of his \"role\", while Kim gives direction as Joey shoots photos of Jimmy sitting at a bench, handing an envelope to Lenny-as-Casimiro. After Joey develops the photos in a darkroom, Jimmy and Kim apply drops of the mild psychotropic drug supplied by Dr. Caldera to the photos. Jimmy runs to a street where Howard's private investigator—now revealed to be on Jimmy's payroll—receives the envelope containing the photos and speeds away. At HHM, Howard is preparing the conference room for the upcoming mediation session in the Sandpiper case. An intern named Cary walks in and, startled, drops canned drinks on the floor. Howard shows Cary a trick he learned from Chuck that would relieve the pressure inside the cans that would otherwise cause them to burst, stating how Chuck made it a practice to always \"prepare for anything.\" Howard's secretary, Julie, informs him that the private investigator, Genidowski, is waiting in his office. Genidowski presents the photos, showing Jimmy handing an envelope to a man with a mustache whom Howard does not recognize. Howard notes that Jimmy is holding the same envelope as when he'd been earlier photographed leaving a bank, concluding that it contained cash. He tells Genidowski to track down the car driven by the mustached man. Howard, Julie and Cliff meet with Irene, the class representative in the Sandpiper case. Irene expresses relief that the lawsuit will soon be over, but Howard and Cliff advise her that the case is likely to continue for at least a year or more. Howard is bothered by residue on his hands which had been left behind from his handling of Genidowski's photos. He also begins to feel increasingly hot as he insists on pushing Irene in a wheelchair to the conference room. There, Erin acts as a compère and receptionist for clients participating in the mediation remotely via conference call. Unbeknownst to her, Jimmy and Kim are listening in on the meeting through a burner phone in Jimmy's office. The last person to enter the conference room is the mediator, Rand Casimiro, whom Howard thinks he recognizes from the photos. Before Casimiro can open the proceedings, an incensed Howard grills him about his whereabouts that morning and asks Julie to retrieve the envelope containing the photos from his office. However, once Howard gets his hands on the photos, he discovers that they instead show Jimmy innocently handing a frisbee to a jogger (actually Joey's sound technician, in disguise). He becomes agitated and his pupils dilate, unnerving everyone. Cliff calls a recess and walks an irate Howard out of the room. In the hallway, Cliff apologizes to Casimiro and is told by Sandpiper Crossing's counsel, Rich Schweikart, that his team is going back to their original settlement offer and that it will be reduced by a million dollars a day if it's not accepted immediately. In his office, Howard has discovered that Genidowski's phone number has been disconnected, surmising that he was in on Jimmy's plan. He raves to Cliff that Jimmy targeted him in order to deliberately torpedo the mediation and thus force an expedited settlement. Cliff explains that \"it doesn't matter\" whether Howard's claims can be proven because the damage cannot be undone. Cliff tells Howard that he will recommend to the class action participants to take Schweikart's offer, which Howard is forced to accept. Cliff announces through the conference call that a settlement agreement has been reached; Jimmy and Kim have sex on Jimmy's office couch. In the storm drain, Lalo records a video message for Don Eladio, telling him what he learned from \"a little Croatian bird\": Gus has built a secret \"mother of all meth labs\" beneath the laundry facility. He then tries to call Hector at the Casa Tranquila Nursing Home. However, he hears clicking sounds in the muzak when he is put on hold and realizes that Gus has the line bugged. After taking out his anger on his lawn chair, Lalo calls the nursing home again and falsely states Hector that he couldn't find proof against Gus and will resort to \"Plan A\", which entails striking at Gus that night. Ending the call, Lalo sees Mike and a group of men exit the laundry and drive away in an SUV. Glancing at a cockroach crawling in the sewer, a thought occurs to Lalo. He walks away from his perch in the storm drain. Gus is making a public appearance, presenting a ceremonial check to a local youth program, when he sees Mike standing nearby. Mike takes him aside and plays him a taped recording of Lalo's call to Hector. He tells him that they cannot rule out that Lalo will attack Gus then and there, regardless of the civilians and children. He advises that they immediately return to Gus' heavily-guarded home. Mike plans to pull all available men from low-priority surveillance duties around the city in order to cover Gus while a contingent led by Tyrus continue to guard the laundry. He assures Gus that \"the trap is set\" and, once all hands are on deck at his house, Lalo will go down if he so much as shows up. Gus nods in agreement. That night, at their apartment, Jimmy and Kim are watching the film Born Yesterday when a disheveled Howard pays an unannounced visit. He presents the couple with a bottle of Macallan scotch whisky to mockingly celebrate their “victory”, calling them out for ruining his reputation \"for fun\". Neither Jimmy nor Kim admit their guilt. Howard continues his rant as Lalo quietly enters the room behind him, to the horror of Jimmy and Kim. They both nervously implore Howard to leave immediately, but he is initially oblivious to his danger until Lalo affixes a silencer to a pistol. Once Howard finally realizes his peril, Lalo shoots him in the head. Jimmy and Kim both scream in horror as Howard's body falls to the floor. Lalo makes them calm down, saying, \"Let's talk.\"" + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 58, + "On a distant beach, a single shoe is swept against the shore by the waves. The camera pans further inland over another shoe, then over a set of footprints, and then finally to Howard's abandoned Jaguar, the driver's side door left ajar. Inside, Howard's wallet and wedding ring have been left on the dashboard. Inside Kim's apartment, moments after killing Howard, Lalo orders a terrified Jimmy and Kim to calm down and sit on the couch. Handing them a written address and a map, he states that he wants Jimmy to take Lalo's car to the address, use a revolver in the glove compartment to shoot the occupant when he answers the door, and take a photo of the body. Eager to prevent her from becoming Lalo's hostage, Jimmy suggests that Kim be sent to perform the task, over her horrified objections. Lalo agrees. Left with no choice, Kim leaves the apartment and drives away in Lalo's car. With Kim gone, Lalo binds him to a chair and tells him of the assassination attempt at his compound. Because he was introduced Jimmy through Ignacio \"Nacho\" Varga, Jimmy's former client, he suspects that Jimmy may have been in on the plan. Jimmy insists he had nothing to do with the plot, but Lalo gags him. He leaves the apartment, telling Jimmy that he expects to be told \"the whole story\" when he gets back. In his absence, Jimmy struggles to escape his restraints and falls over on the floor next to Howard's body. Meanwhile, Kim drives to the address, agonizing over what she is about to do. At a stoplight, a police car pulls up next to her; she rolls down the window and contemplates alerting the officers inside, but fails to do so. Kim finally drives into a residential neighborhood and finds the house–Gus's residence–and reluctantly walks up to the front door, ringing the bell. Just as she raises the revolver and is about to shoot the person answering the door, Mike appears from behind and disarms her, forcing her into the house. Gus watches through surveillance monitors at the Ryman residence while Mike questions Kim. Mike is shocked to learn that Lalo is at her apartment and has taken Jimmy hostage, sending an order for Tyrus to get there immediately. He takes the underground passage to the Ryman residence, tells Gus to stay there with two of Mike's men, then enlists two others to come with him. Meanwhile, Lalo–hiding in Jimmy's rented Ford Taurus–watches Tyrus and his contingent leave the laundry. He climbs onto the roof of the laundry, narrowly avoiding being spotted by security cameras, and begins tampering with a ventilation fan to sneak inside. Back at the Ryman residence, Gus remains restless. Watching Kim through the monitors, he calls Victor, who is standing in the room with her, and asks to speak with her directly. Kim tells Gus that Lalo had originally wanted to send Jimmy to kill him, but that Jimmy had talked Lalo out of it by sending her instead. Gus is perturbed by the fact that Lalo voluntarily changed his plan. He tells the two men guarding him to follow him somewhere. Mike, Tyrus, and several of their men set up a perimeter around Kim's apartment complex. After establishing that the area is clear, they make their way inside the apartment and find Jimmy still tied to the chair. After being assured that Kim is safe, Jimmy tells Mike that Lalo left the apartment immediately after she did. Realizing where Lalo is going, Mike attempts to call to Gus. Meanwhile, Gus, accompanied by several bodyguards, enters the laundry. He sees the broken ventilation fan but reacts too late before Lalo appears and guns down his men. Holding Gus at gunpoint–and coercing him by shooting at his chest, which is blocked by Gus's bulletproof vest–Lalo records a video for Don Eladio on his camcorder. Gus is forced to lead Lalo into the secret excavation beneath the laundry. There, Gus addresses Eladio himself, angrily denouncing the Cartel and vowing to kill off the Salamanca family before Hector dies. He disconnects a power cable and plunges the excavation into darkness. Retrieving the gun he had previously hidden, Gus engages in a shootout with Lalo until he runs out of bullets. Turning on the lights of an excavator, he discovers that Lalo has been shot in the throat; Lalo dies with a smile on his face. Gus collapses, his condition weakened by both the earlier blocked gunshot and by being hit during the shootout. In the wee hours of the morning, Lyle drives up to Los Pollos Hermanos and unlocks the restaurant. He receives a call on his cell phone from Gus, who tells him that he will be out of town for the week and that Lyle will be responsible for managing the restaurant in his absence. Unbeknownst to Lyle, Gus is being treated for his gunshot wounds at the Ryman residence with Mike at his side. Once the two are left alone, Mike admonishes Gus for going to the laundry without informing him, saying that things could have gone down a lot differently. At the apartment, Jimmy watches Mike's henchman, Arthur, emptying the refrigerator. Kim returns home with Mike; the couple tearfully embrace. Mike sits them down and tells them what is going to happen next: Howard's car is going to be driven several states away and abandoned next to the ocean, staged as a suicide; since the car was likely seen at the apartment before his disappearance, Jimmy and Kim are to tell the police that he showed up in a drug-addled stupor and left uneventfully. Mike stresses to them that they are to act casually for the rest of the day and pretend the events of the previous night did not happen. Jimmy sees Howard's body being stuffed in the old refrigerator while Mike's men wheel a new one into the apartment. Later, in the excavation, Tyrus uses the excavator to dig a large hole while Lalo and Howard's bodies are being prepared for burial. Mike removes Howard's wallet, wedding ring and shoes, then looks on sympathetically as his body is dumped into the hole next to Lalo's. Mike climbs out of the excavation as Tyrus proceeds to fill in the double grave." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 59, + "The morning following Howard's death, Jimmy oversees the installation of a sign above his strip mall office while Kim argues several public defender cases at the courthouse. As they go about their day, Mike and his men clean up Kim's apartment and remove any trace of what transpired the previous night. Mike burns items used in the cleanup, including photos of Howard's body, in a barrel in the desert. Jimmy and Kim arrive home to see the apartment as it was before the murder but decide to spend the night at a motel. There, Jimmy—repeating advice Mike gave to him after his ordeal in the desert—tells Kim that one day they will stop thinking about what happened and will then be able to move on. Kim doesn't respond. That same night, Gus drives to Don Eladio's hacienda in Mexico for a sit-down between himself, Eladio, Juan Bolsa, the Cousins, and Hector. At his pool, Eladio explains that Hector claims to have been in contact with Lalo, who survived the assassination attempt and had told Hector that Gus was behind it. Gus refutes Hector's claims. As the Cousins did not witness Hector receiving a phone call from Lalo, and state that they had seen Lalo's body, Eladio dismisses the allegations over Hector's protests. However, before retiring into his hacienda, Eladio tells Gus that he senses \"hate\" from him, which he excuses on the condition that Gus remembers \"who's boss\". Gus stares into Eladio's pool. The following morning, Gus returns home and opens the windows to his residence, apparently at ease. In the basement, he learns from Mike that Jimmy and Kim made their statements about Howard's disappearance to the police, who have assumed that Howard killed himself. Gus asks that work on the excavation immediately resume, though Mike cautions that it will take time to find a new engineer and construction crew. Mike has misgivings about Gus' plan but keeps them to himself. Gus visits a trendy bar, chats amicably with the barmaid, and orders a glass of expensive red wine. He is approached by the sommelier, David, who he is well-acquainted with. The two men exchange anecdotes related to wine—David recalls a past experience visiting French wine country, while Gus recalls purchasing a vintage which David recommended. After David leaves to retrieve a sample of different wine, Gus finishes his glass. A dark pall falls over his previously warm mood. He tells the barmaid to tell David that he has been called away, leaving behind some money and the bottle of red wine at the bar. Upon arriving home, Mike retrieves a lockbox from a hidden compartment beneath his closet and puts his revolver, ammunition, and Manuel Varga's fake ID card inside. He tries to watch baseball on television but becomes restless and retrieves the ID card. He then drives to Manuel's upholstery shop and summons him outside. Mike informs Manuel that Nacho is dead; that his death was quick and painless; and that he had a \"good heart\" despite falling in with bad people. He further assures that Manuel will no longer need to be concerned with the Salamancas, stating that they will soon meet \"justice\". Manuel rebukes Mike, saying that what he is describing is \"revenge\" and part of a never-ending cycle of violence. Distraught over the loss of his son, Manuel tells Mike he is no different than any other gangster and walks back to his shop. Jimmy and Kim visit HHM, where a wake is being held for Howard. They learn from Rich that HHM is massively downsizing, moving to a much smaller office, and changing its name. The couple approach Howard's widow, Cheryl, who is talking to Cliff. Cheryl confronts them about Howard's previous claims to her that Jimmy had been harassing him, demanding that Jimmy repeat the story he told to police about Howard's last purported sighting. Jimmy claims that Howard showed up at the apartment in a drug-addled state, but Cheryl angrily refuses to believe him. Kim makes up a story about catching Howard snorting cocaine in his office. With Cliff reluctant to take her side, Cheryl breaks down and excuses herself to a restroom. In the parking garage, Kim draws Jimmy in for a somber kiss and drives away. Later, at a court hearing, the judge receives a last-minute motion from Kim to withdraw from the case she is arguing. He is perturbed at this turn of events, since the hearing is being held at Kim's insistence and she refuses to state the reason for her withdrawal beyond \"personal reasons\". When the judge asks why they shouldn't proceed with the hearing, Kim informs him that she has given notice to the state bar that she is no longer an attorney. That night, Kim smokes on her patio when Jimmy arrives home, stunned at the news. He desperately tries to persuade Kim to reconsider her decision and get her career back. However, he discovers half-packed boxes and luggage in the bedroom: Kim is about to leave Albuquerque. An emotional Kim tells Jimmy that she has realized that the two of them have to part ways, as they are bad for each other and the people around them. She further confesses that she knew that Lalo was alive long before he appeared at the apartment, having been informed of his status by Mike. In tears, she admits that she didn't tell Jimmy the truth because it would have ended the scheme against Howard, would have ended their relationship, and because she was having \"too much fun\" to stop. Jimmy is left in silence as Kim continues to pack. An indeterminate amount of time later, Jimmy McGill—now Saul Goodman in earnest—wakes up in his ornate mansion next to a prostitute. He embarks on his morning routine, choosing which suits to wear and driving to work, while threatening litigants and complaining to Francesca through his earphone. He arrives at his strip mall office, which has since been redone in the gaudy fashion closer to his tastes, and walks through the packed waiting room. Once inside his office, Saul instructs Francesca through the intercom to bring in his first consultation of the day." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 60, + "In 2010, an elderly woman named Marion rides her mobility scooter around a supermarket in Omaha, shopping for groceries. On her way home, her scooter becomes stuck in the snow. She attracts the attention of \"Gene Takavic\", who is stapling posters around the neighborhood looking for a supposed lost dog named Nippy. He offers to help Marion, deftly disconnecting the wiring of her scooter to ensure that he manually wheels her all the way home. Jeff, the cab driver who accosted Gene at the mall, arrived home to find Marion, his mother, conversing with Gene in their kitchen. He is forced to sit awkwardly at the table as Gene effortlessly charms Marion, who tells her son that he will be staying over for dinner. Later that night, as they are taking out the trash, Jeff confronts Gene about appearing at his house. Gene explains why Jeff hasn't attempted to blackmail or have him reported: because Jeff wants in on \"the game\", i.e. the criminal lifestyle. Gene offers an opportunity to play the game for real; Jeff eagerly agrees. Gene returns to his apartment and mixes himself a drink, listening to the police radio frequency. After a few moments of rumination, he takes out his hidden shoebox and retrieves Marco's pinky ring. Upon putting it on for the first time in months, Gene appears to gain newfound confidence as he turns off the radio. The following night, after closing the Cinnabon, Gene ventures up to the mall's second-floor security office carrying a Cinnabon bag. There, he is greeted by Nick Evans, a distrustful security guard who recognizes him from an earlier incident involving a shoplifter. Gene is allowed inside and meets Frank Danielsen, an overweight guard who mans a surveillance station. Gene presents two cinnamon rolls to the guards in purported gratitude for aiding him following his fainting spell. While Nick leaves for a patrol, Frank talks to Gene about college football while eating his meal. Gene sets his watch to a timer, measuring how long it takes for Frank to eat. Over the course of several weeks, Gene engages in this new routine: after closing the Cinnabon every evening, he takes a pair of cinnamon rolls up to Nick and Frank, gradually developing a rapport with both of them; he keeps up with developments in college football in order to engross Frank in conversation. As time goes on, he finds that it takes about three minutes for Frank to finish his cinnamon roll. Meanwhile, Gene visits the mall's upscale department store and counts the paces between certain racks of items, jotting down his measurements in a small notebook. The data Gene collects allows him to set up a grid in a remote field, composed of sticks and tape, where he has Jeff run to certain points within a three-minute window. The plan is for Jeff to shoplift a massive amount of expensive clothing after-hours, with Gene monitoring his progress through the surveillance monitors. Jeff expresses doubt that the plan will work, thinking that it is \"crazy\"; Gene comments that what really seemed crazy was a broke 50-year-old chemistry teacher entering his office and becoming a multi-millionaire within a year. He persuades Jeff to stick to the plan. Kathy, the manager of the department store, asks for a scuff-marked floor to be repolished as she is taking inventory before closing. She is notified that someone is making an unannounced delivery at the loading dock. There she finds Jeff's friend Buddy, disguised as a delivery driver, with a large wooden crate apparently containing an industrial sprayer. Having not asked for such a delivery, Kathy asks to talk to his supervisor. The number he gives her goes to a burner phone belonging to Gene, who plays the role of the driver's boss while working in the kitchen of the Cinnabon. He persuades Kathy to keep the crate at the loading dock overnight. Later, after closing the Cinnabon, Gene again takes food up to Nick and Frank. Once he is alone with Frank, Gene sends a text message to Jeff, who is hiding inside the crate. Following his training, Jeff runs through the department store, retrieves three of certain items, and deposits them inside the crate; Gene watches him through the surveillance monitors while talking to Frank. However, on the last leg of his run, Jeff slips on the newly polished floor and knocks himself out. Gene struggles to keep his composure in front of Frank when he sees this. Desperate to keep Frank from turning around and catching an unconscious Jeff on the monitors, Gene feigns an emotional breakdown in which he states that he is alone in the world and that no one will mourn him after he dies. He mentions that his parents and his brother are dead and that he has no wife, children, or friends. The sob story distracts Frank long enough for Jeff to come to and put the remaining stolen items into the crate, then run into a men's room to hide. With the heist concluded, Gene leaves the security office and collects himself. The following morning, Kathy opens up the department store; neither she nor the other employees or customers are the wiser to the night's events. Jeff emerges from hiding in the men's room and is briefly approached by Kathy as he pretends to browse for clothes. He overhears a store worker informing her that the \"delivery man\" has returned to pick up the create. A smirk emerges on Jeff's face as he leaves the store, realizing that he has gotten away with the theft. In Jeff's garage, he and his friend open the crate and marvel at their loot, exhilarated by the successful caper. Gene cuts the celebration short by blackmailing them, warning them of the legal penalties for each state and federal offense they've just committed and threatening to turn them in if they betray him. He insists to Jeff that they are not friends, and warns both men against coming near him or the mall again. When Marion comes by the garage on her scooter, the trio pretend to be looking at the engine of an old car to avoid drawing suspicion. Inviting Gene inside, she tells him that Jeff fell in with a bad crowd when they lived in Albuquerque and that Gene is a good influence on her son. Prompted by her questioning, Gene tells her that the fictitious Nippy was found by relatives living nearby. Gene continues working at the Cinnabon, this time working with more enthusiasm than before. Browsing the department store during his lunch break, he comes across a flamboyant shirt and tie, and poses with the items in the mirror. A pained look comes over Gene's face, and he chooses to put the clothing back on the rack and walk away." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 61, + "In 2008, Saul Goodman, bound and with a sack covering his head, is transported into the desert in the back of an RV. The two men driving eventually take Saul out of the vehicle, presenting him with a mock grave. When the sack is removed from his head, Saul turns around to insist to his captors that they are looking for Ignacio. On November 12, 2010, Francesca confronts her two stoner tenants over a clogged sink. Remembering her prior arrangement with Saul, and eager to duck out of her argument with the tenants, she gets into her car and drives through downtown. Along the way, she diverts her route to shake off what she suspects to be a police tail. Francesca soon finds herself at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert, idling near some payphones. Just as she is about to leave, one of the phones begins to ring. On the other end of the line is \"Gene Takavic\", calling from a diner in Nebraska. He gives Francesca instructions on how to find a hidden pouch containing several thousand dollars in cash. Afterward, she updates Gene on what has happened since he left Albuquerque: the feds seized all of Saul's assets and shell companies, Skyler White took a plea deal, Huell returned to New Orleans after being released from DEA custody, and Bill Oakley has become a defense attorney. Finally, she divulges that Kim called to check on her after \"everything went down\", and that she asked about Gene as well. Gene is affected by this last bit of news. He tries to bid Francesca goodbye, but she unceremoniously hangs up on him. Driving back to Omaha, Gene reaches an intersection. Emotionally torn after hearing about Kim, he finds another phone booth and makes a collect call to a business called Palm Coast Sprinkler in Titusville, Florida, where Kim works. The following conversation is barely heard, but apparently devolves into a heated argument. The call ends with Gene slamming the phone down on the receiver and kicking in one of the glass panels of the phone booth. Gene returns to Omaha and works a shift at the Cinnabon, contemplating his next move. The following morning, he visits Jeff's house and is greeted by Marion, who shows him a new laptop computer that Jeff has given her using his proceeds from the mall heist. Jeff returns home to find them together in the kitchen. Gene excuses Jeff and himself from the kitchen, perturbing Marion. In the garage, he asks Jeff to take the night shift at the cab company and to acquire barbiturates. Jeff is confused, as Gene had previously warned him against trying to contact him again. Gene nonverbally tells him that they are \"back in business\". The two men share a toast. That night, Gene — using the pseudonym \"Viktor\" — performs at a karaoke bar. The mark in his latest scam is Alfred, an obnoxious patron who coaxes Gene into a series of bets. At one point, Alfred orders drinks on Gene's tab, to which Gene siphons his out with a tube hidden in his sleeve. Outside, Jeff picks up Alfred in his cab, leaving Gene behind. Gene disposes of the drinks that were siphoned into a rubber bladder hidden under his shirt. Meanwhile, Jeff gives Alfred a bottle of water spiked with barbiturates and gives Alfred's address and time of arrival to Buddy who poses as the taxi company's dispatcher. Jeff drives Alfred to his home, a large house in an affluent neighborhood. As Alfred opens his front door, Jeff covers the lock cutout in the door jamb with a strip of duct tape. When he drives away, Buddy and his dog enter the house. Leaving the dog at the foyer, Buddy finds Alfred asleep on the living room sofa. He removes Alfred's wallet from his jacket and takes out all of his state, credit, and banking cards, snapping photos of their front and back. He then goes into Alfred's office and snaps photos of his checkbook, his bank and tax forms, and his passwords. Buddy quietly leaves the house with the dog, almost forgetting to remove the duct tape from the lock. Back in 2008, after they pay him for his services, Saul steps back into the RV with his would-be kidnappers, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. Saul takes note of the duo's chemistry equipment, realizing that they make the \"blue stuff\" and that Walt is the man known as \"Heisenberg\". Walt tries to turn the RV's ignition, but it stalls out; to avoid overheating the fuel pump, he switches the vehicle off. After an awkward moment of silence, Jesse asks Saul who \"Lalo\" is; he uneasily replies, \"Nobody\". Walt manages to restart the RV and the trio drive off into the night. The shot segues to Gene lying in bed in 2010, hearing a knock at his front door. He goes downstairs in his residence and collects a package, which contains a Swing Master machine. With the aid of Jeff and Buddy, Gene starts a new routine: he befriends well-off bar patrons, sends them home in Jeff's cab, and has Buddy enter their homes to steal their financial information. Jeff sells the information to identity thieves in exchange for money and payments in whiskey; Gene stockpiles his money on top of his hidden shoebox. Gene indulges in some of his other old habits as Saul Goodman, going to strip clubs with Jeff and Buddy and having one-night stands with prostitutes. One night, Gene targets a bespectacled bar patron. After they engage in conversation about the moral consequences of white-collar criminals, the mark's beeper goes off and he begins taking pills; he admits to Gene that he has cancer. Gene initially seems hesitant to go through with the scam and asks the mark if he should still be drinking in his condition; the mark responds, \"You only go around once.\" Gene takes the mark outside and lets him be driven away in Jeff's cab. In 2008, Saul is lying on his office floor with the Swing Master and takes a call from Francesca about his upcoming schedule. Mike, now Saul's private investigator, steps into the office to update him on several ongoing cases the two are handling. Upon Saul's query, Mike divulges the full names and occupations of Walt and Jesse, and the fact that Walt has terminal lung cancer. Knowing about the chemical purity of Walt's product, Saul is eager to go into business with him. Mike advises against it, telling him that Walt is an amateur who will get himself either caught or killed if the cancer doesn't get him first. Mike continues talking about an unrelated matter, but Saul has zoned out of the conversation. In 2010, after settling in to watch TV, Gene receives a call on his earphone from a frantic Jeff. He, Jeff and Buddy reconvene in Jeff's garage, which is seen by Marion from her bedroom. Inside, Buddy tells Gene that he couldn't go through with the scam on the cancer-stricken mark, explaining that his own father had cancer. When Buddy says that he removed the duct tape from the mark's lock, Gene angrily fires him and warns him to not talk about what they've been doing. He quickly enlists Jeff to drive him to the mark's house so that he can commit the break-in himself, dismissing Jeff's own misgivings. As Gene exits the cab, there is a brief scene of Saul entering the science wing of J. P. Wynne High School, walking past Walt's Pontiac Aztek. The episode ends as Gene breaks through a glass panel to unlock the mark's front door." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 62, + "In 2004, Saul Goodman sits alone in his office, bouncing a rubber ball off the wall behind his desk. Francesca calls him through his earphone, complaining that he hasn't seen any clients for the past hour while his waiting room is packed. Saul sits at his desk and takes something out of a large envelope: divorce papers from Kim. Eventually he dials back Francesca and says, \"What are you waiting for? Send her in.\" In 2010, Kim — now sporting longer, darker hair — hosts a cookout/potluck at her home in Titusville, Florida, with her boyfriend Glenn. The following day, she drives to her job at Palm Coast Sprinkler, where she composes sales material. After spending most of the day going through her normal work routine, she is perturbed upon receiving a call from a man calling himself Viktor St. Clair. On the line is \"Gene Takavic\", wanting to touch base after six years. Kim tells Gene to turn himself in; he reacts angrily and challenges her to do likewise. Kim doesn't respond, telling Gene she's glad he is alive and hanging up. She then joins her co-workers in singing \"Happy Birthday\" to a secretary, but her mind is somewhere else. Kim flies to Albuquerque and visits the courthouse, observing places she remembers from her former life. She then visits the Hamlin residence, where she is met by Howard Hamlin's widow, Cheryl. Kim hands her an affidavit detailing Howard's frameup, his murder by Lalo Salamanca, and the staging of his \"suicide\" by men working for Gustavo Fring. Kim tries to assure an emotional Cheryl that Howard \"didn't suffer\", but Cheryl retorts that his reputation was thoroughly destroyed because of Kim and Jimmy's lies. Kim reveals she has given a copy of the affidavit to the district attorney, but it is unlikely she will be prosecuted or that Howard's body will be found. Cheryl asks Kim why she has decided to come clean now after all these years; Kim does not respond. On her way back to Florida, Kim fails to hold back her emotions and breaks down sobbing on an airport shuttle bus. In Omaha, after breaking into the house, Gene finds the cancer-stricken mark laying asleep on his living room floor. He proceeds to take photos of the mark's bank documents and steal expensive watches from his rec room. The mark soon wakes up and uses the bathroom; Gene is prepared to knock him out with a cremation urn when he once again falls asleep. Meanwhile, Jeff pulls up in front of the house to pick up Gene. However, a police cruiser pulls up behind his cab as the two officers inside take a meal break. Assuming that the cruiser is there because of Gene, Jeff tries to speed away and crashes into a parked vehicle. The cops confront Jeff as he stumbles out of the cab. Gene leaves the scene. Back in 2004, Jimmy treats Kim dismissively as they sign the divorce papers. She is disturbed at how callous her ex-husband has become, and by the hardened criminals that he is now taking on as clients; one such client, Emilio, is his next appointment. Outside it is raining heavily. Kim shares a cigarette with Emilio's partner-in-crime, Jesse Pinkman, who recognizes her from when she successfully defended a friend named Combo. Jesse asks if Jimmy lives up to his bombastic advertising, eventually reiterating his question as, \"Is he good?\". After some contemplation, Kim replies, \"When I knew him, he was.\" In 2010, Gene makes his way back to his residence. In the early hours of the morning, he receives a call from Jeff in jail via a burner phone. Jeff explains that he has been arrested for the robbery at the mark's house. Tapping into his skills as Saul, Gene tells him that because he wasn't found in possession of stolen items, he can't be linked to the crime. Gene then calls Marion to help him get her son out of jail. When he explains that bond declarations are looser in Omaha than in Albuquerque — despite having previously claimed to have never been to Albuquerque — Marion becomes suspicious and performs a web search on her new computer. When Gene arrives at Jeff's house, he finds Marion in the kitchen. Hearing noise through her headphones, he seizes the computer and finds she has been watching his old commercials on YouTube; she says she learned his true identity by searching \"con man\" and \"Albuquerque\". Marion tries to call the police, but Gene rips the phone cord out of the wall and fashions it into a garotte, warning her against pressing her LifeAlert button. Marion says, \"I trusted you\", which throws him off long enough for her to press the button and tell the operator that the fugitive Saul Goodman is in her kitchen. Finally exposed, Gene flees the house." + ], + [ + "better_call_saul", + 63, + "In 2004, during their trek through the desert, Jimmy and Mike come across a cistern full of water. While they rest, Jimmy jokingly suggests that they steal Lalo's bail money and flee. This leads to a discussion in which the two men hypothesize what they would do if they used the money to build a time machine. Mike says that he would go back to 1984 and prevent taking his first bribe, then go forward several years to check up on people he cares about. Jimmy says that he would go back to 1965, invest in Berkshire Hathaway on the day it was taken over by Warren Buffett, and come back a billionaire. Mike chides Jimmy for focusing exclusively on money. The two then resume their journey. In 2010, \"Gene\" flees Jeff's house while Marion remains in contact with her Life Alert operator. Returning to his residence, he retrieves his shoebox and overhears information about his car being broadcast on the police radio frequency. Spotting two cops outside, he escapes through a rear window with the shoebox and a burner phone. As police swarm Omaha, Gene climbs into a dumpster and removes Ed Galbraith's business card from his shoebox. As he struggles to open the phone's clamshell packaging, however, he spills the contents of the shoebox. He is discovered by the cops and surrenders. As he is being booked, Gene sees some police officers watching one of his Saul Goodman commercials on a computer. He makes a phone call to the Cinnabon, telling one of his employees that they will need a new manager. Later, as he paces around his holding cell, Gene hurts his hand by punching at the door. Collapsing to the floor, he notices a graffiti message etched into the wall—\"MY LAWYR WILL REAM UR ASS\"—and bursts into laughter. He gets up and demands another phone call. In Albuquerque, Bill Oakley is shocked to receive a call from the man he knows as Saul Goodman. Saul wants Oakley to act as his \"advisory counsel\" as he represents himself in his legal proceedings. Oakley doubts he can mount a successful defense against the evidence that the district attorney and the government have against him. When Oakley asks how he images this scenario ending, Saul confidently replies: \"With me on top, like always.\" As Saul is being led through a corridor of Douglas County Detention Center, he sees Marie Schrader in an adjoining room. Saul and Oakley negotiate a plea with a team of prosecutors, who are offering a reduced sentence of 30 years in prison. Knowing that Marie is watching the meeting, Jimmy asks that she be allowed into the room. Marie sits across from Saul and eulogizes her late husband, Hank, and his partner, Steven Gomez, blaming their murders on Walter White. Saul portrays himself as a victim of Walt, recounting how he and Jesse Pinkman kidnapped him; his actions as their accomplice, he claims, were borne out of fear that he would be killed. Saul reminds the lead prosecutor, George Castellano, that he only needs one juror to believe his story to avoid conviction; Marie warns against making a deal. The next scene shows Marie, angry and defeated, leaving the DCDC. The plea negotiation drags on late into the night, with Castellano's team being forced to agree to a reduced sentence of seven years. Saul successfully pressures the prosecutors to place him in a low-security prison in North Carolina, as opposed to the maximum-security ADX Montrose. Feeling smug, he attempts to dangle one last piece of information in a bid to get his sentence reduced even further: the murder of Howard Hamlin. However, he is stunned to learn that Kim has already disclosed the truth of Howard's murder, meaning that he has no more leverage in the negotiations. Oakley is forced to finalize the plea deal while Saul sits in stunned silence. Eight months earlier, Saul lies on his cot in the basement of Ed's vacuum shop as Walt tries to repair a faulty water heater. Pointing to Walt's former occupation as a scientist, Saul asks what he would do if he had a time machine. Walt is angrily dismissive of the question and recognizes that what Saul is actually talking about is past regrets. He says that his biggest regret is allowing his former business partners to take over the company he co-founded and profit off his discoveries. Saul replies that his biggest regret is an experience from his youth in which he hurt his leg in a slip-and-fall. Walt, incredulous, states that \"you were always like this\" and returns to fixing the water heater, leaving Saul sitting on his cot. In the present, Saul is on a passenger flight to New Mexico, accompanied by Oakley and a U.S. Marshal. Saul asks Oakley what Kim's situation is now that she has disclosed the details of Howard's murder to the authorities. Oakley replies that while it remains unlikely that she will be prosecuted, Howard's widow is planning to sue her in civil court and take her for everything she has. A thought occurs to Saul; he tells Oakley and the Marshal that he has more information to divulge about Howard's murder once they land in New Mexico. In Titusville, Florida, Kim struggles to return to her daily routine at Palm Coast Sprinkler. Eventually she leaves work early and drives to a legal aid office, telling the woman in charge that she wants to volunteer. Working late into the night, Kim is filling filing cabinets when she receives a call on her cell phone from ADA Suzanne Ericsen in Albuquerque. Performing the call as an unofficial courtesy, Ericsen informs Kim that Saul was captured two days previously; what's more, Saul is offering to give testimony that will affect Kim. Kim is shocked by the details of Saul's potential testimony. Wearing a flashy suit, Saul enters a courtroom in Albuquerque for his sentencing hearing; Oakley, Marie, Blanca Gomez and Kim, the latter sitting in the back row, are also in attendance. While Castellano is making a statement to the judge defending the plea agreement, Saul rises and asks to address the court. He initially repeats his speech from the DCDC, recounting his kidnapping by Walt and Jesse. However, he throws the hearing into disarray by confessing that, far from being a victim, he was a willing and indispensable participant in Walt's drug empire. Voice breaking, he admits to the role he played in his brother Chuck's suicide, credits Kim for starting over legitimately after Howard's murder, and addresses himself as \"James McGill\" for the first time in years. His conscience cleared, Jimmy sits back at the defendant's table and looks at Kim while Oakley and Castellano's team begin arguing. In May 2002, the night before the events of \"Uno\", Jimmy delivers groceries to Chuck's house. Chuck expresses interest in hearing about Jimmy's fledgling solo practice; Jimmy clearly finds his clients distasteful, but Chuck tells him that even they deserve a good legal defense. Chuck seemingly wants a genuine conversation with Jimmy, saying that it is not too late for him to change his path, but Jimmy assumes that his brother is criticizing him and rebuffs the attempt. After Jimmy leaves, Chuck, taking his gas lantern and a copy of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, retreats into his study. In 2010, Jimmy is transported by bus to ADX Montrose. One of the prisoners on the bus, sitting in front of Jimmy, initially threatens him but quickly recognizes him as Saul Goodman; despite Jimmy insisting that his name is \"McGill\", the other prisoners recognize him as \"Better Call Saul\" one by one. Eventually the prisoners use the \"Better Call Saul\" slogan as the basis of a chant. Jimmy smiles, amused. Later, while he is fixing food in the prison kitchen, Jimmy is told that a lawyer has come to see him. Taken to a visitation room, he finds that the lawyer is Kim; as her New Mexico bar card doesn't have an expiration date, she is allowed to visit him as an attorney. Evoking their talks together in the HHM parking garage, the two share a cigarette and lean against a wall. It is revealed that the plea agreement was quashed and Jimmy has been sentenced to 86 years. As she walks out of the prison, Kim sees Jimmy watching her from the exercise yard. The two look longingly at each other through the barbed-wire fences; he gives her a pointed-gun gesture. Kim steals one last glimpse of Jimmy as she turns a corner of the prison." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 42, + "In a flash-forward, we hear heavy breathing and see a broken pair of eyeglasses on the floor. Blood drips onto the floor and on to a familiar pair of Wallabee shoes. A man's hand struggles to pick up the glasses. Upon retrieving them, he slowly stumbles away. Walt drives Hank to Los Pollos Hermanos. Hank senses Walt's anxiety and attempts to lighten the mood. Walt retrieves the GPS tracker from Gus' car but refuses to enter the restaurant this time. Back at the Schrader residence, Hank curses when the tracker's data reveals that Gus only made trips between home and Los Pollos Hermanos. Leaving Hank's house, Walt spots Tyrus, who has been following them. He pulls up to Tyrus' car and calls 9-1-1 to report a suspicious man in the neighborhood, forcing Tyrus to leave. Outside the laundry, Walt is mildly taken aback when Jesse says that he has already started the cook. Walt bums a cigarette and sees the ricin still in Jesse's pack. Jesse insists that he still intends to poison Gus, but Walt silently doubts his truthfulness. That evening, Skyler calls Walt from the car wash and reports that the \"profits\" are so good that Walt could begin preparing an exit strategy from his \"second job\". Walt, however, knows that there is no way out as long as Gus is alive. The next morning, Hank calls Walt and proposes that they drive out to what he believes is Gus' meth distribution center. Knowing that Hank means the Los Pollos Hermanos factory farm, Walt feigns illness and convinces him to delay the trip; he then calls and warns Mike. At the factory farm, Mike directs Jesse and other operatives to hide all evidence of their distribution. Meanwhile, at the car wash, Skyler makes false purchases between actual customers to help account for the extra money Walt is giving her. Ted shows up and informs Skyler that the IRS is auditing his business. As his company's bookkeeper of record, Skyler realizes that a criminal investigation would permit agents to monitor her mail and phone calls, and probably open the books at the car wash—a disaster across the board. Back at the farm, Jesse muses to Mike about the potential fallout that offing Hank could give, given his connections to both Walt and the DEA. Outside, a sniper suddenly kills one of Gus' men in front of Jesse. Mike tackles Jesse to the ground and shoves him to cover behind a metal shack. Hearing the commotion, Gus walks outside and straight toward the gunfire as bullets pelt the ground around him. He defiantly raises his arms and stands in plain view. The sniper, Gaff, stops shooting and smirks. That night, Gus receives a call in his office at Los Pollos Hermanos. Mike and Jesse arrive at the superlab to dispose of the shooting victim's body. Walt launches into a diatribe against Gus, whom he assumes ordered the man dead as either punishment or a message. Mike warns him against ever calling the police on one of his men again. Outside the laundry, Jesse asks why Gus did what he did at the farm. Mike explains that he knew the Cartel won't kill him because they need his distribution system. Jesse takes this to mean that he and the rest of Gus' operatives are open season. Mike suggests that he talk to Gus directly about any questions he has. The next day, Ted is being interviewed at the IRS building by an agent, James Picarus. Ted fumbles his way through his audit until Skyler unexpectedly appears. Dressed in a revealing outfit and obfuscating stupidity, she explains Ted's unreported income: she didn't record electronic payments because there wasn't a physical check. Picarus buys the act. Outside, Skyler tells Ted pay the back all the taxes and penalties. That evening, Jesse visits Gus' house. While Gus is cooking, Jesse stands next to a pot of stew with the ricin cigarette in hand but can't bring himself to go through with it. Over dinner, Gus agrees to address Jesse's concerns, but only after he answers if he can cook Walt's formula. Jesse accuses Gus of befriending him under false pretenses so that Jesse can take over after Walt is killed; he says that if he kills Walt, he will have to kill him too. Gus calmly responds that is not what he meant, saying that he needs Jesse's help to prevent an all-out war with the Cartel. Unable to sleep, Skyler looks pensively at the bags of money under the house. The following day, Walt removes a GPS tracker that he has planted on Jesse's car. He examines the data at his apartment, learning about the trip to Gus' house. Meanwhile, Jesse leaves a message on Walt's voicemail that he has something important to tell him. Walt drives to Jesse's house, where Jesse in a panic announces that Gus wants him to travel to Mexico and teach Walt's formula to Cartel chemists. Fearing that he'll fail and be killed, he begs Walt to coach him. Walt asks several times if Jesse has seen Gus, which he guiltily denies. Walt then grabs the cigarette pack out of Jesse's pocket and finds the ricin still there. Walt then produces the tracker and tells him he knows how long Jesse was at Gus's house. Jesse is furious that Walt was tracking, while Walt argues that Jesse has betrayed him. The confrontation escalates into a brutal physical fight. Jesse eventually gains the upper hand, pinning Walt to the floor and punching him in the face, breaking his glasses. When the fight ends, Jesse tells Walt to get out of his house and never come back." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 43, + "Jesse, Mike, and Gus stand together out in the desert. After a long period of silence, the sound of a single-engine plane can be heard. It lands nearby and they board the plane. Jesse's anxiety is palpable as the plane takes off. At the White residence, it's Walt Jr.'s sixteenth birthday. Unable to reach Walt, Skyler surprises Junior with Chrysler PT Cruiser parked in the driveway. Though underwhelmed, Junior politely thanks his mother, which quietly disappoints Skyler. Meanwhile, Ted visits Saul's office and is informed by Saul that his long-lost \"Great-Aunt Birgit\" from Luxembourg has left him $621,552.33—almost precisely the amount of his debt to the IRS. Ted insists he knows nothing about a great-aunt, but on hearing the amount of inheritance is all too happy to ignore the details and keep mum. In Mexico, Jesse, Mike, and Gus sit blindfolded as they are driven to the Cartel's superlab. The lab's chief chemist, Benicio, takes an instant dislike to Jesse, and maligns him when it becomes apparent that he doesn't know how to synthesize phenylacetic acid, a basic ingredient. Jesse takes charge, telling Benicio that if he wants to make a superior product, he has to do it Jesse's way. He also criticizes the lab's dingy conditions and, channeling Walt, announces that no cooking will take place until all contaminants have been eliminated. As the lab's staff begin cleaning the place, Gus and Mike are quietly impressed with how Jesse is handling himself. Junior drives to Walt's apartment and rings the doorbell. Walt initially doesn't respond until his son leaves a voicemail message threatening to call 9-1-1. His face still battered from his fight with Jesse, Walt opens the door in his underwear and lets Junior in. After lying to his son that his injuries were the result of a fight that came out of his \"gambling addiction\", Walt breaks down in tears. Junior comforts Walt and takes him to bed. As he drifts back to sleep, he mistakenly calls his son \"Jesse.\" At the Cartel superlab, workers observe and videotape Jesse as he begins the cook alone, lasting all night. The following morning, Benicio analyzes the finished product in the gas chromatograph. After a tense few moments, the batch tests 96.2 percent pure. Jesse is ecstatic with relief; while his product is not as pure as Walt's (99%), it is still superior to the Cartel's. To Jesse's alarm, however, he is told that he will now be effectively sold into servitude for the Cartel and abandoned in Mexico. Saul visits the car wash and shows Skyler a credit report indicating that Ted leased a new Mercedes-Benz three hours after receiving Walt's money. He won't be able to pay the income tax bill in full—and clearly wasn't going to do so anyway. Meanwhile, Walt wakes up and sees that Junior spent the night on the sofa. Apologizing for his behavior, Walt details how he witnessed his own father wasting away from Huntington's disease; he states that he doesn't want his son to remember him in a similar manner. Junior disagrees, saying that that \"bad way\" to remember him would be \"the way you've been this whole last year.\" Once Junior leaves, Tyrus, who was parked nearby, pulls into Walt's driveway and asks him if there's somewhere he should be. Skyler goes to Beneke Fabricators and demands that Ted explain his lavish spending. Skyler argues that he should use the money given to him to pay his tax bill. When Ted stubbornly responds that his inheritance is his to spend as he pleases, Skyler blurts out that she was the one who gave him the money. Back in Mexico, Mike, Jesse and Gus visit Don Eladio's hacienda; Gus stands next to the pool where his partner Max was murdered years earlier. Gus opens a vial and swallows a pill, which seems to have no immediate effect. Jesse complains to about being left in Mexico, but Mike promises that either they are all going home or none of them are. After being introduced to Jesse, Eladio spots a gift box Gus brought along which contains a bottle of Zafiro Añejo tequila. He has a waiter pour shots for everyone except Mike, Gaff, and (after prompting from Gus) Jesse. Poised for a toast, Eladio warily waits for Gus to drink first; Gus does so as a show of good faith. Eladio and his capos follow suit. Some time later, Gus asks to use the bathroom. Once inside, Gus lays a towel in front of the toilet, kneels, and very calmly forces himself to vomit. Meanwhile, Eladio becomes physically unsteady while each of his capos begin to drop dead. Gaff moves to assist Eladio, but Mike slips in from behind and garrotes Gaff. Gus tidies up and leaves the bathroom, stepping out to confront Eladio next to the pool. Realizing that Gus has poisoned him, Eladio lunges at him but collapses into the pool, dead. Jesse pulls a gun from one of the deceased capos while Mike removes Eladio's necklace from his corpse. Gus begins to falter, the antidote pill he took earlier not counteracting all of the poison. As Mike and Jesse draw their weapons, Gus musters the strength to shout that Eladio and his capos are all dead. Unsure that this will prevent a shootout, Mike and Jesse prop up Gus and proceed through the house as the staff flee with piles of cash in hand. In the driveway, Jesse finds a car with keys in it, and Mike eases Gus inside. Seconds later, Mike is shot in the stomach. Jesse wheels around and fires multiple rounds at the gunman, killing him. With Gus and an injured Mike in the car, Jesse jumps into the driver's seat and floors it out of the compound." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 44, + "At a makeshift hospital inside an abandoned warehouse in Mexico, doctors and nurses hastily prepare medical equipment until a phone call prompts them to wheel out a stretcher. A Cadillac sedan races toward them and screeches to a halt. The staff rush an unconscious Gus into the tent, leaving Jesse to tend to a severely injured Mike. In the tent, the staff focus on saving Gus from his self-induced poisoning. Jesse begs for them to help for Mike, but the lead doctor, Barry Goodman, replies that Gus \"pays his salary\". In the superlab, Walt cooks another batch of meth alone while being closely monitored by Tyrus, who refuses to answer his questions about Jesse and Hank. Later, Walt and Hank sit together in Walt's car, watching the Los Pollos Hermanos factory farm. Hank mentions a big Cartel-related incident in Mexico, which heightens Walt's concern for Jesse. Hank brings up Walt's face, which is still injured after his fight with Jesse, assuming that it is relating to his purported gambling. Back in Mexico, Mike is asleep after receiving a blood transfusion. The whole scenario was planned out from the beginning, with the doctors methodically prepared with the medical history and correct blood types for Gus, Mike, and Jesse. Dr. Goodman says that Mike will need at least a week of rest before he can travel. Gus tells Jesse he'll send for Mike later, and they set off to leave without him. During the six-mile walk to the Texas border, Gus congratulates Jesse on how he handled the situation and says he has proved he can run the superlab on his own. Jesse insists that he won't cook if Walt is killed. At the White residence, Skyler receives a voicemail from Ted, saying that he can't take her money. At his house, Ted gives Skyler a check for the full amount she gave him previously, but she insists that he pay the IRS instead. Skyler knows that a potential IRS audit threatens to unravel Walt's criminal activities and her role in them but is unable to tell Ted why he must comply. Ted says the amount she gave him isn't enough to save his life from ruin anyway, which Skyler interprets as a threat to extort her. Distressed after the meeting, Skyler calls Saul for help. Gus and Jesse visit Hector at the nursing home. Gus gloats about murdering Don Eladio and the other capos in the Cartel, placing Eladio's necklace into Hector's pocket. He further points to Jesse as the man that shot his grandson, Joaquin, during their escape. As Hector's eyes fill with tears of rage and sadness, Gus reminds him that he is the only remaining Salamanca left. His revenge for the death of Max almost complete, he asks Hector once again if he'll look him in the eye. Hector steadfastly refuses but can't hide being visibly crushed. Gus walks out triumphant. Walt sees Tyrus watching the Schrader residence as he picks up Hank. However, Hank unexpectedly asks Walt to go to the industrial laundry where the superlab is hidden; he has uncovered multiple connections between Gus, the laundry, Los Pollos Hermanos, Madrigal Electromotive and Gale Boetticher, realizing that the laundry is an ideal spot to hide a meth lab. In a total panic, Walt drives past the laundry's entrance and deliberately causes a collision by turning into oncoming traffic. At the Schrader residence, Hank tells the family that he has ordered a new car with hand controls, which will allow him to drive unassisted. Walt is concerned at this new development. Skyler receives a call from Saul, who informs her that he will dispatch Huell and Kuby to deal with Ted. The two visit Ted at his home and coerce him into writing a check to the IRS for $617,226.31, telling him they will remain at his house for the entire weekend until the check clears. When Ted tries to flee, he trips over a rug and crashes headfirst into a kitchen island, breaking his neck. Huell and Kuby return to Saul and tell him that the check has been mailed and that Ted's accident was an \"act of God\" beyond their control. Walt returns to work inside a cart full of dirty laundry. Although he took four days off due to the accident with Hank, he soon discovers that someone else was cooking in the lab during that time. That evening, Jesse is hanging out at his house with Andrea and Brock when Walt shows up. Walt implores an irate Jesse to not cook on his own, pointing out that he'll be killed if rendered unnecessary. Jesse angrily points out that the last time he came to Walt for help, he wished him dead. When Jesse goes back inside, Tyrus appears and uses a taser to subdue Walt. The following day, a bound and hooded Walt is taken to meet with Gus in the desert. Gus tells Walt he is fired, forbidding him from coming near Jesse or the laundry again. Walt deduces that Jesse is preventing Gus from eliminating him, but Gus replies that he will come around. In the meantime, Gus now has no choice but to deal with Hank, warning Walt that he will kill his entire family if he interferes. Afterward, Walt frantically rushes to Saul's office and demands the phone number for the man who can make his family disappear. Saul tells him that he will need to pay extra due to being a high-risk client, paying upwards of $500,000. Walt asks Saul to give him a one-hour head start and warn the DEA that Hank's life is in danger. Walt rushes home and enters the crawl space to retrieve the money, only to discover that a large sum of the cash is missing. A frightened Skyler enters the meter room and peers down at Walt, who demands to know where the money went. She nervously admits that she gave the money to Ted. Walt lets out a violent scream and begins to cry, but his tears abruptly turn into maniacal laughter. Marie then calls, panicking after hearing from the DEA that Hank is being targeted. Skyler takes the call while Walt remains in the crawl space, staring aimlessly." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 45, + "Walt and Skyler frantically pack their family's belongings. As DEA agents arrive to take them into protective custody at the Schrader residence, Walt tells Skyler that the hitman is after him and that his presence will only make the situation more dangerous. Skyler reluctantly leaves him behind as she takes Holly to her sister's. Walt sits next to the pool, his revolver at his side, anticipating the worst. He mulls over his options, spinning the gun three times on its side as he does so. The first two times the barrel of the gun stops pointing at Walt, while the third points at a nearby potted plant. Walt continues his musings in sullen silence. Meanwhile, at the Schrader residence, Hank tells Gomez that his pursuit of Gus has resulted in the death threat. Gomez reluctantly agrees to investigate. Gomez arrives at the laundry and talks the foreman into letting him search the facility. When the foreman agrees, Gomez brings out a dog to sniff out the place, to no avail. Beneath the laundry, Jesse shuts off the lab equipment and waits silently with Tyrus. Gus calls Jesse and tells him that Walt is behind this development. Jesse sympathizes, but again refuses to cook if Walt is harmed. Gus answers that he will carry out an appropriate retaliation and hangs up. After Gomez leaves, Jesse continues his cook. Afterward, a laundry truck drops him off near his car on a remote street. Jesse attempts to contact Walt without success, but finds several panicked voicemail messages from Saul. When he arrives at Saul's office, Huell, acting as Saul's bodyguard, pats him down for weapons. Saul gives Jesse the rest of his money that he had stored, and says that he is fleeing for his own safety after Gus threatened Walt's family. Elsewhere, Hank looks at Gomez' photos from the laundry, frustrated at the apparent dead end. At home, Jesse receives a phone call from Andrea and rushes to the hospital, where Brock has been admitted to the emergency room. After he and Andrea visit him in the pediatric ICU, Jesse steps outside to smoke a cigarette. Upon noticing that his cigarette with ricin is missing, he desperately searches his cigarette pack, then runs inside to tell Andrea that Brock may have been poisoned. Andrea begs him to tell her what is going on, but he can only apologize and hurriedly runs off. Jesse goes to the White residence and is let inside by Walt. After Walt lays his gun down, Jesse picks it up and points it at him. Walt tries to talk Jesse into lowering the gun, but Jesse is convinced that Walt has poisoned Brock and angrily demands that Walt admit why. Walt talks Jesse through the evidence, attempting to persuade him that he would have nothing to gain by killing the child. Suddenly Walt pauses, then falls into panicked laughter as he realizes that Gus has arranged this so that Jesse would kill Walt. Jesse finally lowers the gun and is convinced to help Walt kill Gus. At the hospital, Jesse continually attempts to re-enter the ICU, but is stopped by the nurses when Andrea refuses to let him in. The next morning, Tyrus awakens Jesse and orders him to return to the superlab. When Tyrus attempts to strongarm him into moving, Jesse calls security on him. He then sends a text message to Walt, who is preparing a pipe bomb in his kitchen. Later, Tyrus approaches Jesse again and says that Gus is waiting to talk to him. Gus is at first insistent that Jesse follow the schedule but realizes that Jesse might suspect him of the poisoning and allows Jesse to wait in the hospital as Brock recovers. Jesse seemingly manages to lie to Gus that he doesn't know how Brock was poisoned. Gus leaves the hospital and walks toward his car. From a nearby rooftop, Walt holds the detonator and watches with binoculars. As Gus nears his car in the parking garage, he suddenly pauses and looks out over the nearby skyline. He ultimately decides to walk away from the car rather than take the chance. Walt is left wondering how Gus could have possibly known about the bomb - he looks exhausted, panicked and helpless." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 46, + "After Gus leaves the parking garage, Walt rushes to disarm the pipe bomb and remove it from Gus' car. He then enters the hospital and talks with Jesse, asking if he can think of any other place to catch Gus off guard. As they talk, two detectives, Kalanchoe and Munn, approach Jesse and take him in for questioning. At the police station, the detectives question Jesse about his hint that Brock had been poisoned with ricin; Jesse tells them he wants to call Saul. Meanwhile, Walt breaks into Saul's office as part of his own effort to contact the lawyer. Saul's secretary, Francesca, extorts him in exchange for the information. Walt returns to home to retrieve the money but, realizing that Gus may have staked the place out, parks down the street and sends his unwitting neighbor, Rebecca, to check the house for him. His suspicions are right; shortly after she enters the house, two gunmen sneak out through the back gate. After the neighbor leaves, Walt sneaks in the rear patio door and reaches the crawl space. Getting the money, he narrowly avoids the hitmen as he exits the house. Back at the police station, Saul enters the interrogation room and confers with Jesse. Jesse tells him to pass on the only information he thinks can help Walt — that Gus regularly visits the nursing home to torment Hector. After Saul relays this information, Walt decides to use Hector's antipathy with Gus to his advantage. He discreetly enters the nursing home to meet with Hector. After Walt has left, Hector calls a nurse and spells out a message: \"Need DEA\". Later, Gomez visits Hank, who tells him that Hector will speak exclusively with him. However, at the DEA office, Hector spells out vulgar insults before Hank ends the meeting and sends him back to the nursing home. Tyrus, who is monitoring Hank, sees Hector being loaded into a van at DEA headquarters. He informs Gus that Hector has turned informant, unwittingly playing into his and Walt's trap. After Hector is returned to the nursing home, Tyrus enters and sweeps the place for bugs and cameras. Meanwhile, the police inform Jesse that ricin was not found in Brock's blood, meaning he is free to go. However, as he is walking on the sidewalk, Jesse is tazed and abducted by two of Gus's men. Tyrus calls Gus to report both Jesse's kidnapping and Hector's apparent betrayal. He offers to take care of Hector himself, but Gus insists that, \"I do this\". Gus is driven to the nursing home and waits in the car as Tyrus again sweeps Hector's room. Once inside, Gus berates Hector for supposedly ratting him out to the DEA. Tyrus hands a syringe to Gus, who once again challenges Hector to look at him. However, to his surprise, Hector actually does so, his gaze shifting from resignation to pure hatred. He begins ringing his bell, which Gus realizes too late is the trigger for Walt's pipe bomb, affixed under the wheelchair. Before Gus can escape, an explosion rips through Hector's room, killing Hector and Tyrus in the process. Gus survives the initial blast, but he is mortally wounded from having half of his face blown off; he walks into the corridor, adjusts his tie, and drops dead. Elsewhere, Walt sits in his rental car near the airport, listening to the radio. Upon hearing from a breaking news report that three people died in the explosion, Walt smiles and drives off. In the superlab, Jesse prepares for another batch while being monitored by one of Gus' men. Upon hearing the lab's elevator, the henchman handcuffs Jesse to the lab equipment while he investigates. At the elevator, Walt suddenly appears and shoots both the henchman and his partner. Walt cooly enters the lab tells Jesse that Gus is dead. The two open all of the chemical containers in the lab, flooding the floor with flammable chemicals, then rig a timer to a frayed wire and leave. They wipe down the laundry machine at the lab's entrance for prints and pull the fire alarm as the chemicals ignite downstairs. The superlab explodes as Walt, Jesse, and the laundry workers flee on the surface. Walt and Jesse meet on the roof of the hospital parking garage. To Walt's relief, Jesse says that Brock is going to recover, and that he was poisoned by a venomous plant called Lily of the Valley; Gus did not poison him with ricin after all. Walt reassures him that Gus needed to die nonetheless. Walt calls Skyler, who is watching news coverage about the explosion with the rest of the family. When she warily asks if the explosion was his doing, he replies simply: \"I won\". Driving out of the parking garage, Walt passes Gus' car. Elsewhere, the camera closes in on the Lily of the Valley plant next to Walt's pool, revealing that he was the person who poisoned Brock." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 47, + "At a Denny's restaurant, a man served his breakfast: bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns. The man breaks his bacon strips in half, then arranges the pieces into the number 52, referencing the White family's birthday tradition. The man is revealed to be Walter White – in deteriorating health and sporting a different pair of glasses, a full head of hair, an unkempt beard and no wedding band. It is a year into the future. Walt gives a false name and bears a fake ID from New Hampshire. Excusing himself to the bathroom, he meets with Lawson, his previous gun dealer. Exchanging an envelope of cash for a set of keys, Walt asks if Lawson has included instructions; Lawson replies that he printed some pages from the internet. Walt gives his word that \"it\" won't cross the border. He exits the restaurant and goes to his car to retrieve a duffle bag. Then he locates the car that the keys from Lawson belong to. In the trunk, \"it\" is revealed to be an M60 machine gun. Walt looks around cautiously, drops his bag with the gun and closes the trunk. Immediately following the death of Gus and the destruction of the superlab, Walt returns home and disposes of all the evidence linking him to the pipe bomb, then quickly remembers to also throw out the potted Lily of the Valley plant from which he took the toxin used to poison Brock. Skyler and Walt Jr. return shortly after and, although Junior is excited that Gus' death means Hank will be labeled a hero, Skyler warily tells Walt that she is now terrified of him. Walt takes a drink of celebratory whiskey, but suddenly remembers a detail he has overlooked. Meanwhile, Hank and Gomez survey the charred remains of the superlab, noting that it was identical to the designs found in Gale Boetticher's notebook. Gomez remarks that the bodies found in the ruins – who were shot by Walt – have been burned beyond recognition. Hank discovers the remains of the lab's security camera. In Mexico, Mike feeds chickens outside the makeshift hospital where he has been recuperating from the shootout with the Cartel. After Barry Goodman informs him of Gus' death, he immediately drives off in a fury. When he crosses paths with Walt and Jesse in the desert, he immediately pulls a gun on Walt but is compelled to stand down by Jesse. The duo asks Mike where Gus kept the footage from the security camera – reminding Mike that footage would implicate all three of them. Meanwhile, Hank is at Los Pollos Hermanos and watches as the laptop is collected as evidence. Mike fakes a call to the Albuquerque Police, finding out that the laptop has been placed in their evidence room. He tells Walt and Jesse that the laptop is now completely inaccessible and that their best option is to leave the city permanently. Walt suggests that they somehow break into the evidence room, which Mike angrily resists. As they argue, Jesse suggests that they use a giant magnet to destroy the laptop. Acting on this idea, the trio meet with Old Joe at his junkyard to borrow an industrial magnet he uses to move wrecked cars. Mike has doubts about the plan and wants to wash his hands of the situation, but Jesse convinces him the plan can only succeed if the three of them work together. Meanwhile, Saul visits Skyler at the car wash to inform her that Ted had an accident and has just woken up from a coma. At the junkyard, Walt, Jesse and Mike conduct a preliminary test of by affixing the massive magnet to the interior side of a moving truck, wired to forty-two car batteries. After the magnet is activated, Jesse slowly approaches the truck with a laptop. After a few moments, the proximity to the magnet disables the hard drive on the laptop, then causes the laptop to fly out of Jesse's hands and smash onto the side of the truck. Everyone is equally surprised and elated to see that the test is a success, congratulating Jesse for his idea. Meanwhile, Skyler visits the hospital and finds Ted, who is being treated for severe head trauma and placed inside a halo brace. Skyler, her face etched with guilt, can hardly find the words of apology she wants to say. Ironically, Ted exhibits the same fear for Skyler that she now has for Walt, having assumed that she had personally sent Huell and Kuby to threaten him. With that in mind, and mentioning that he has a family, he promises to never speak a word about what transpired. Seeing that the situation with Ted is now resolved, Skyler regains her confidence and replies, \"Good.\" That night, Mike hotwires the gate into the APD parking lot. Walt and Jesse drive the magnet-equipped truck alongside the wall outside the evidence room. The magnet disables the guard's computer, alerting the police. Determined to ensure that the operation will work, Walt cranks the magnet up to its maximum voltage, sending a force so strong it tips the truck over against the wall. Police burst into the evidence room to see all the metallic material stuck to the center of one wall; they head outside to find the truck empty. Walt and Jesse escape with Mike in his car. Mike is doubtful of the ploy's success, but Walt insists that no fingerprints or traceable evidence were left behind. Mike argues why they should be so certain that it worked. Walt, sitting smugly in the backseat, responds: \"Because I say so.\" Mike and Jesse are uneasy with Walt's comment. As police officers clean up the evidence room, they find a smashed picture frame bearing a photo of Gus and Max Arciniega. When they inspect the picture more closely, they find a sheet of paper hidden behind the photo showing a list of account numbers for a bank in the Cayman Islands. The following day, at Saul's office, Saul tries to explain to Walt why Skyler gave $600,000 to Ted. Walt reprimands Saul for allowing his wife to give such a large amount to a man she was sleeping with. Saul, exasperated by this ungratefulness, lambasts Walt for making him hold onto the ricin cigarette and becoming privy to the poisoning of a child. He attempts to sever all ties, insisting \"We're done\". However, Walt rises out of his seat and backs Saul into a corner of the office, menacingly telling him, \"We're done when I say we're done.\" That night, Walt returns home to a frightened Skyler and tells her that he knows what happened to Ted, why she did it and that he forgives her. She hesitantly accepts his hug." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 48, + "At a test kitchen in Germany, Peter Schuler, an executive for Madrigal Electromotive, glumly tastes a variety of dipping sauces. His secretary interrupts to inform him that the polizei have arrived. On his way to his office, Peter walks through the building's lobby while a large sign for Los Pollos Hermanos being removed by a work crew. With a blank expression on his face, he grabs a nearby automatic defibrillator and locks himself in a bathroom. As the polizei pound on the door, Peter places one of the AED contacts on his chest and the other in his mouth after stripping the wire. He fatally electrocutes himself on the toilet. Jesse phones Walt in a panic and tells him that the ricin cigarette is still missing, fearing an innocent bystander might find it. After promising to help Jesse look for it, Walt fills a similar vial with salt and creates a duplicate cigarette. He then stashes the real ricin — which he retrieved from Saul — behind a wall outlet cover in his bedroom. Walt then helps Jesse toss his house in search of the cigarette, planting the fake cigarette in Jesse's Roomba for him to find. Devastated, Jesse apologizes for accusing Walt of poisoning Brock. The duo visit Mike and tell him they plan to start cooking again; Mike refuses to partner up, assessing that Walt is a \"time bomb\" waiting to go off. Hank, Gomez, and ASAC George Merkert meet with several Madrigal executives, some having flown in from overseas. Among them is Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, an executive from the company's Houston office. The head of Madrigal pledges his company's full cooperation with the DEA. Afterward, Hank and Gomez share a drink with Merkert, who is being quietly pushed out of the agency for his personal relationship with Gus and for failing to heed Hank's warnings about Gus' drug empire. Hank tells Merkert that Gus' laptop was encrypted and thus unlikely to yield much evidence, despite the evidence room debacle. Gomez mentions the Albuquerque Police's discovery of Gus's offshore bank accounts as a possible lead. Merkert mentions how Gus was close to him, yet somebody else completely. Lydia meets with Mike at a diner, handing him a list of eleven men who were on Gus' payroll; she surreptitiously suggests Mike kill them before they can implicate Mike or herself. Mike shoots down the idea, vouching for the integrity of his men — they are paid to stand up to the heat, and they will. Meanwhile, a depressed Skyler refuses to get out of bed. Walt suggests she take a shower to feel better, and she wordlessly obliges; after this eerie absolution, she seems like a shadow of herself. As he walks into the DEA office downtown, Mike sees Duane Chow, Gus' chemical supplier, exiting from his own interview. Under questioning from Hank and Gomez, Mike states that he worked for Los Pollos Hermanos as head of corporate security. Hank doesn't buy his story but admits he doesn't have enough evidence to arrest him. Mike gets up to leave, only to stop in his tracks when Hank mentions the money held in the name of Mike's granddaughter Kaylee — the only non-Pollos employee listed — in Gus' offshore accounts. Mike denies any knowledge of the accounts, apparently resistant to the agents' pressure even with the knowledge that the DEA has seized his money. Walt and Jesse visit Saul to discuss finding a new venue for a meth lab, preferably nearby and not in an RV. Saul says an in-town venue will be difficult, but Walt insists that if Gus could do it, they should be able to do it as well. Jesse reports that he was able to find all the precursor chemicals except for methylamine. Walt tells Jesse to keep looking, but doubts he'll be able to scare any up. When Saul advises they pull out of the meth business, Walt shoots him down and claims that he's broke. Meanwhile, Mike is playing with his granddaughter when Chow calls, saying that the DEA threatened to take his money and that he needs Mike to come talk to home at his home; Mike agrees. Chow hangs up and looks at Chris — one of Mike's former henchmen — who is holding him at gunpoint; Chris kills Chow offscreen. When Mike approaches the front door, Chris puts the muzzle of his gun to the peephole. He hears a strange sound and looks through the peephole, where he sees an animatronic toy belonging to Kaylee suspended from the door frame. Suddenly, Mike appears behind Chris and orders him to drop his gun. Chris admits that Lydia was going to pay him $30,000 to kill Mike and $10,000 for each man on her list, starting with Chow. A disappointed Mike shoots Chris dead. That night, Mike travels to Houston, sneaks into Lydia's house and pulls her into a bedroom at gunpoint. Lydia begs him to leave her body in the house so that her daughter won't think she was abandoned. On the verge of shooting her, something stops him. Hesitantly, he asks if Lydia can still get her hands on methylamine. Clearly in a corner, and not happy about the decision he's about to make, Mike calls Walt and agrees to a partnership. Walt, satisfied with how things are turning out, washes dishes. Later, he climbs into bed with Skyler, who refuses to face him." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 49, + "Posing as a paralegal, Mike visits the jail to see Dennis Markowski, the manager of Gus' industrial laundry, accompanied by Dennis's lawyer, Dan Wachsberger. Mike reassures Dennis that the deal he had with Gus is still in place. Dennis swears he's loyal but is fearful that someone else will talk after the feds seized their money. Mike guarantees everyone will be compensated as he's setting up a new operation. Dennis agrees to stay quiet. In the hallway, Mike and Dan go through the list of Mike's guys and where they're being held, planning to visit all of them. At the White residence, Walt is in high spirits as he unpacks boxes in the bedroom; he has decided to move back in. As he's unpacking, Walt comes across the copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass given to him by Gale Boetticher. Skyler arrives home and, seeing Walt unpacking, apprehensively questions whether this is a good idea. Walt insists that it's the way it should be. Skyler's look of worry intensifies. Mike waits outside Saul's office while Huell guards the door. Inside, Walt and Jesse assuage Saul's doubts about working with Mike, who once threatened to break Saul's legs. Upon being allowed into the office, Mike lays down ground rules for their new meth operation: he runs the business while Walt and Jesse cover production. Saul privately asks Walt if he's okay with the arrangement, but Walt is unfazed: \"He handles the business, and I handle him.\" Saul takes the team on a tour of potential lab venues around the city, including a box factory, a tortilla facility, and Lazer Base. Walt, Jesse, and Mike nix them all, spotting logistical problems with each. Jesse and Mike are ready to dismiss the final venue, Vamonos Pest, but Walt, noticing a folded-up fumigation tent on the floor, immediately lights up and declares, \"It's perfect.\" The next day, the four watch the Vamonos workers as they tent an infested house. Walt explains his plan: if they cook inside residences undergoing fumigation using a mobile lab apparatus, no one will bother them or investigate strange smells. Saul explains that the Vamonos crew, run by a man named Ira, runs a burglary operation on the side - they copy the homeowners' keys and sell information about the houses' security measures and valuables to other criminals, or come back to burglarize the places themselves. Mike proposes a vote. Skinny Pete (who is revealed to have a talent with classical piano) and Badger purchase four large equipment cases from a guitar store. While delivering the cases to Vamonos, they ask Jesse to get in on the new business; Jesse — noticing a stern look from Mike — declines. Mike debriefs the Vamonos crew and forbids them from burglarizing houses in which Walt and Jesse conduct their cooking. He also orders them never to engage with the duo without an invitation and to treat them as if they're \"ghosts\". At Jesse's house, he and Walt finalize plans for the mobile lab. They are paid an unannounced visit by Andrea and her son Brock. Andrea invites Walt to stay for dinner. Walt sits uncomfortably with Brock on the couch; it's impossible to say if the boy recognizes Walt as the man who poisoned him, but Walt is visibly uncomfortable in the child's presence. Brock glares at Walt but says nothing, turning his attention to a video game. After the homeowners leave, Walt and Jesse pull up to an infested house in a Vamonos truck. A Vamonos employee, Todd Alquist, approaches Walt and informs him that he has disabled a nanny-cam in the living room. Walt is impressed with Todd's initiative. He and Jesse assemble the lab from the equipment cases and cook in a sealed tent inside the house. During a break, they watch TV and drink beer on the living room couch. Walt manipulates Jesse into ending his relationship with Andrea, implying that he can't continue seeing her if he cannot tell her the truth about his work. At the car wash, Marie tells Skyler that Hank has returned to work at the DEA. She insists that Skyler plan a party for Walt's upcoming 51st birthday. When Skyler takes out a cigarette, Marie begins to chastise her as she hasn't smoked in years. Skyler, already on edge, is pushed into an emotional breakdown and repeatedly shouts at Marie to shut up. Marie, initially hurt, is soon concerned by the outburst. As they leave the house, Jesse sets off the fumigation system to finish the pest control work — the thick fog masks any trace of their own production fumes. Upon arriving home, Walt finds a worried Marie waiting for him. Marie recounts Skyler's breakdown and presses Walt to disclose its cause. Walt, cornered and wanting to deflect suspicion, tells her about Skyler's affair with Ted, who is now in the hospital. He begs Marie to keep it a secret and not mention anything to Hank or Skyler. Marie leaves dumbfounded. That night, at Jesse's house, Andrea notices Jesse zoning out while she and Brock are playing a video game. Meanwhile, back at the White residence, Skyler finds Walt, Walt Jr. and Holly watching Scarface in the living room. She stares silently but disapprovingly as father and son revel in the movie's violent climax. Hearing her son discuss the violence so nonchalantly, Skyler is unsettled. Back at the Vamonos office, Mike divides the profit into three piles — $367,000 each. He takes money from each pile to pay for Ira's crew, distribution drivers, as well as \"legacy costs\" to Mike's men in jail. Walt is outraged that Mike is deducting his money. Jesse, uncomfortable with the confrontation, offers to cover Walt's share. Walt finally relents, insisting he'll pay his own way, but bitterly complaining at his net reduced profit. After Mike leaves, Jesse reports that he has broken up with Andrea. Walt, however, is focused on the money. Bringing up Victor, he surmises that Gus didn't kill him just to send a message." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 50, + "Walt and Walt Jr. visit an auto repair shop, where a mechanic has made repairs to Walt's Pontiac Aztek. Walt offers to trade the Aztek to the mechanic for $100 and immediately lowers it to $50, which the mechanic eventually accepts. Back at the White residence, Walt arrives in a brand-new black Chrysler 300. With some silent prompting by Walt Jr., he further trades Junior's PT Cruiser for a new Dodge Challenger. Father and son beam at each other as they rev up their engines. At the Houston office of Madrigal, Lydia anxiously sits at her desk during a conference call with her superiors in Germany. Seconds after receiving a call from Mike, Hank and the DEA arrive to question her. She leads them into a warehouse and directs their attention to the foreman, Ron Forenall, who is promptly arrested. Lydia calls Mike to tell him that the methylamine transport will be cut off due to Ron's arrest. Mike informs her that he will send someone else. At the White residence, Walt and Junior debate about who between them would win in a drag race while Skyler silently eats. In the bedroom, Walt gives Skyler $20,000 to launder. Realizing that Walt is back in the drug game, Skyler tells him that she wants the kids to leave the house for a period of time. Walt dismisses her concerns, and tells her that he is looking forward to a party and chocolate cake for his 51st birthday the following day. During breakfast the next day, Skyler seemingly forgets to shape Walt's bacon into \"51\", in keeping with the White family tradition. When Junior pressures her into doing so, she reluctantly obliges after taking the bacon from Junior's own plate. At the DEA field office, Hank and Gomez go over a diagram of Gus' drug empire. The agents are concerned that no one in prison is talking and that Blue Sky has reappeared on the streets. Figuring someone is keeping them in line, they decide that Mike is their best lead and agree to follow him. SAC Ramey, visiting from El Paso, enters the room and asks to talk privately to Hank. He offers to promote Hank to the position of ASAC (Assistant Special Agent in Charge) for Albuquerque, but tells him that accepting the promotion will require taking him off the Gus Fring investigation. Hank accepts the promotion. At a house being treated by Vamonos Pest, Walt and Jesse break down their mobile lab. Walt leaves early for his birthday party. When he arrives home, he is disappointed to see Skyler preparing a store-bought meal. Meanwhile, while driving to the White residence, Hank pesters Marie until she reveals that Walt told her about Skyler's affair. As the four sit down for dinner, Skyler continues to be silent and sullen. Walt makes a speech about how grateful he is for the family's support during the past year. As he's talking, Skyler slowly walks into the pool and sinks to the bottom, apparently an attempted suicide. Walt dives in after her. Jesse arrives at the Madrigal warehouse in Houston, sent to retrieve a barrel of methylamine from a hesitant Lydia. While Jesse is lowering the barrel with a forklift, Lydia finds a GPS device attached to the bottom. Meanwhile, at the White residence, Walt, Hank, and Marie sit down to talk after Skyler is taken to bed. Marie and Hank offer to take Junior and Holly for a short time, divulging that this is Skyler's idea; Walt reluctantly agrees. After the Schraders leave, Walt confronts Skyler in their bedroom. Skyler demands that the kids stay away from the house as long as Walt continues engaging in his criminal activity. Walt challenges her to explain her plan to keep them away from home, shooting down each of her ideas. Skyler admits while she isn't as good at coming up with schemes as Walt is, she does have one option left: to bide her time and wait for Walt's cancer to return. The next morning, Jesse tells Walt and Mike about the GPS tracker. Mike, thinking that the DEA would be too sloppy by leaving the tracker in an easy place to find, assumes Lydia put it there herself in a bid to get out of their business. Mike prepares to leave, intending to kill her, but Jesse insists they vote on it. Asked for his opinion, Walt tells them that the cooks must not stop under any circumstances. Shortly afterward, in the parking lot, Jesse gives Walt a new TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph watch for his birthday. Returning home, Walt presents the watch to Skyler and tells her how Jesse wanted to kill him a few weeks prior but came around; he says she will come around too. That night, Walt falls asleep to the watch's ticking." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 51, + "An adolescent boy, Drew Sharp, rides through the desert on a dirtbike. He stops to play with a tarantula, which he then places into a jar. When he gets back on his bike, Drew hears a freight train in the distance and rides off to follow it. Walt visits Hank in his new office at the DEA, where Hank remarks on Walt's expensive new watch. As they talk, Walt breaks down in crocodile tears, stating that Skyler no longer loves him and thinks he's a bad father. Uncomfortable with displays of emotion, Hank quickly excuses himself to ostensibly fetch a cup of coffee. With Hank gone as he had intended, Walt plants an ethernet tracking device in Hank's computer and a receiver within a family picture frame on his desk. In Houston, Lydia is taken into the basement of an abandoned building by Walt, Jesse and Mike. Mike forces her to call the DEA to sort out the origins of the tracker, supplying her with a prepared script. Listening in to Hank's phone communications, the trackers are revealed to have not come from the Albuquerque field office. Mike and Walt vote to kill Lydia, despite her insisting that she hasn't crossed them. Just as Mike approaches her, the bug picks up a call from the Houston field office confirming to Hank that they placed the trackers, vindicating Lydia. Eager to prove useful to the group, she tells them that they can find an \"ocean\" of methylamine in the form of a rail-based shipment that passes through New Mexico every week. Lydia demands a percentage of the profit after providing key transport details for stealing the methylamine, including the exact position of the tanker car carrying it in the freight train's configuration. Mike is skeptical of their ability to complete the heist without killing the locomotive crew, which he thinks is the only viable way to get away \"clean\". At the Schrader house, Hank and Marie play with Holly while Walt Jr., again calling himself \"Flynn\", sullenly refuses to socialize with them. Meanwhile, at Jesse's house, Mike and Walt argue about how to produce meth without methylamine; Mike proposes temporarily using pseudoephedrine, but Walt wants to halt production until they acquire methylamine. The discussion becomes heated, with Walt accusing Mike of being content to merely scrape together the hazard pay for his jailed associates, and Mike in turn suggesting that Walt is hesitant to go through with the train heist. Jesse interjects with an idea: what if they can steal the methylamine and no one realized that the train was robbed? In McKinley County, Mike, Jesse, Walt, and Todd measure 800 feet of railroad track, the length to reach the tanker car carrying methylamine, finding that the length aligns perfectly with a small trestle; the operation can be completed and be well-hidden from the train's crew. Two plastic chemical drums are buried near the trestle. Todd fills one with water, its weight approximately nine-tenths of the weight of the methylamine they intend to steal, and the other remains empty. The plan is to replace the methylamine with water as the tanker drains, giving the appearance that the Chinese supplier watered down the product, and covering up any indications of theft. Walt and Jesse stress to Todd that no one is to ever know that the heist occurred. Back at the White residence, Walt comes home to find that Junior has returned and is refusing to come out of his room until he is told what is going on. Wanting to win Skyler over, Walt curtly tells Junior to return to the Schrader house. After Junior leaves, Skyler insists that she will never change her mind about Walt, and negotiates a deal with him: if he agrees to keep the children away from the house while he's engaging in the drug business, she'll launder his proceeds and act as his accomplice without question. Noticing the dirt on his pants, she asks: \"Out burying bodies?\" He replies: \"Robbing a train.\" On the day of the heist, Kuby blocks the railroad crossing with a dump truck, causing the train to screech to a halt. Mike signals to Walt when the crew leave the locomotive to assist Kuby. Jesse scrambles under the tanker car with a hose and begins siphoning methylamine into the empty tank, while at the same time Todd climbs atop the tanker car with another hose. When a meter indicates that over 300 gallons of methylamine has been siphoned into the first tank, Walt turns on a compressor to pump the water from the second tank. The plan appears to be working until a good samaritan offers to push Kuby's truck off the tracks; Mike warns Walt to wrap things up. Walt waits until the last possible moment to finish the operation, forcing Todd to jump off the moving train and Jesse to lay down flat on the tracks, beneath the train. As the train leaves, Walt, Jesse, and Todd celebrate their flawless heist. However, the mood dampens when the three see Drew Sharp, who has witnessed everything. Without warning, Todd pulls out a gun and shoots the boy dead as Jesse yells in protest." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 52, + "At Vamonos Pest, Mike, Walt, and Todd unload equipment from the train heist. In stunned silence, they unload and dismantle Drew Sharp's motorbike, placing the pieces in a large barrel and dissolving them with hydrochloric acid. They then prepare a barrel for Drew's body. After the grim deed, Jesse smokes outside, anger etched in his face. When Todd joins him and tries to make conversation by remarking that \"shit happens,\" Jesse punches him in the face. Todd argues his case to Walt, Mike, and Jesse, pointing out that they had insisted on there being no witnesses to the heist. The three men dismiss Todd and discuss his future in their operation. Jesse, appalled by Todd's actions, wants him gone. Walt goes over three options: fire Todd, bearing in mind that he would probably need to be paid for his silence; killing him, which all three men are unwilling to do; and demoting him to his prior work with Vamonos, which would keep him close and in the business as a precaution. While Jesse prefers to fire Todd, Mike and Walt vote to keep him on. Mike delivers the news to Todd, but also threatens him against behaving recklessly again. At a park with his granddaughter, Mike is watched by Agents Gomez and Van Oster. Before he leaves, Mike scribbles and hides a note under a nearby garbage can. The DEA agents debate whether to follow Mike or wait for someone to pick up what they assume to be a dead drop. Gomez approaches the note to investigate and finds that it reads: \"Fuck You.\" Back at his house, Mike listens to a bugged recording from Hank's office in which the DEA agents talk about tailing him until he makes an incriminating mistake. Meanwhile, at the Schrader residence, Skyler visits Holly and breaks into tears, telling her sister that she misses her children but needs them to stay safe, vaguely telling Marie that she and Walt are bad parents and that she is keeping painful secrets. Marie begs her sister to come clean anyway. Just as Skyler is poised to confess everything, Marie divulges that Walt told her about Skyler's affair. Skyler realizes that her husband has framed her as the source of their conflict but withholds her anger from Marie. At a house being bug-bombed by Vamonos, Walt and Jesse watch TV as they wait for their current batch of meth to cook. Their program is interrupted by a news report on Drew Sharp's disappearance, which hits Jesse with a wave of grief. Walt, seeing how distraught he is, offers to finish up the cook while Jesse goes home. Whilst leaving, Jesse is unsettled when he overhears Walt whistling, seemingly unaffected by what happened with Drew. He receives a phone call from Mike as he walks out. When he delivers the batch to the Vamonos office, Walt is informed that Mike must leave their meth operation due to being followed by the DEA. Walt is taken aback but has no choice but to accept. Jesse, who is also present, tells Walt that he is exiting the drug business as well; he and Mike are selling their shares of the methylamine to Mike's contact in Phoenix for $5 million each. Jesse pleads with Walt to join them, insisting it is no longer safe and that he should be content with making $5 million. Walt declines, explaining that cooking the methylamine would net up to $300 million. The next day, Mike and Jesse meet with the Phoenix contact, Declan, to discuss the sale of the methylamine. He refuses to buy two-thirds of the lot as the price is too high, and instead demands to buy the whole lot in order to remove Blue Sky from competition and increase his own market share. Jesse visits Walt's house and urges him to join the sale. Walt stands firm and explains his reason: years previously, he sold his 50% stake in Gray Matter Technologies for $5,000; his former partners in the company are now billionaires, and Walt has spent the years since blaming himself for having forgone the money his family would have otherwise been entitled to. Walt states that he isn't in the \"meth\" or the \"money\" business; he is in the empire business. Jesse questions whether a \"meth empire\" is something to be proud of. Skyler returns home and is startled by Jesse's presence. Walt insists that he stay over for dinner, to which she reluctantly accepts. The three have an extremely uncomfortable meal, ending when Skyler jeers at Walt for telling Marie about her affair. After she leaves the table, Walt admits that Skyler removed their children from the house and is waiting for his cancer to kill him. He says the meth business is all he has left and admonishes Jesse for wanting to take it away from him. Later that night, Walt drives to Vamonos Pest to remove the methylamine, only to find Mike already there. Mike plans on detaining Walt for the entire night until he can sell all 1,000 gallons of methylamine for $15 million, without Walt's permission. At daybreak, Walt is zip-tied to a radiator so Mike can run an errand. Walt manages to escape by chewing through the percolator's power cord and uses the wires to burn through the tie, injuring his wrist in the process. During Mike's \"errand\", he and Saul inform the DEA that they have filed a restraining order pertaining to the surveillance. In Saul's car, he and Mike listen to Hank and Gomez plan their next steps. Saul informs Mike that he has at most about twenty-four hours of freedom, which Mike says is enough for what he needs. However, upon returning to the garage, he finds the methylamine gone. Finding Jesse and a smug Walt in the office, Mike angrily pulls out his gun and puts it to Walt's head. Jesse desperately urges him to listen to a plan Walt has come up with, in which Walt gets his methylamine while Jesse and Mike get their buyout. When Mike asks if this is true, Walt replies: \"Everybody wins.\"" + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 53, + "In the desert, Walt addresses Declan and his henchmen about the methylamine deal he had previously arranged with Mike and Jesse. Declan is not pleased to hear that Walt is keeping the methylamine for himself. Walt offers to continue cooking Blue Sky, explaining that the difference in quality between his and Declan's product means Walt's product attains a higher yield, which means he has more control over price and by extension a higher profit margin. He offers Declan the chance to buy out Mike's share and oversee Walt's distribution network, guaranteeing that they will make more money than if Declan produced meth on his own. To reinforce his point, Walt demands that Declan \"say his name\"; Declan resignedly acknowledges Walt as \"Heisenberg\". The scene ends with Walt (now Heisenberg) saying “you're god damn right”. At Vamonos Pest, Mike takes his $5 million from Declan and bids farewell to Walt and Jesse, the latter of whom he advises to watch out for himself. As they share a last handshake, Walt glares at them from behind a window. Afterward, Walt and Jesse retrieve the methylamine from the car wash. Skyler begs to be informed what's going on; Walt tells her to just ignore their actions because he has everything under control. Dan Wachsberger deposits the hazard pay to Gus' former men at Craddock Marine Bank. These include $15,000 into nine safety deposit boxes and a much larger sum into a tenth that's filled to the brim. In the parking lot, Mike thanks Dan and asks if he'll continue with the remaining funds for the nine families; Dan reassures him that he will. Later, after hearing through the bug that Hank has secured a search warrant for his house, Mike dumps his surveillance gear and firearms into an old well in the desert. He then hides a duffel bag in the trunk of a second car and leaves it in a long-term parking lot at the airport, hiding the keys nearby. At home, Mike makes a cup of coffee and waits for the DEA to arrive with the search warrant, personally served by a gloating Hank. He watches The Big Heat as they search his residence and find nothing, much to Hank's chagrin. At Vamonos Pest, Jesse tries to talk to Walt about getting his $5 million so he can leave the drug business. Walt initially pretends as if Jesse isn't leaving, offering to let him set up his own cooking operation. When he still insists on leaving, Walt changes tack and tells Jesse he has nothing else in his life and will turn to drugs again. He acknowledges Jesse's guilt over Drew Sharp's murder and takes offense when Jesse questions whether he feels the same way. Jesse asks how many people will die because of them, and calls out Walt's manipulative promises that no one else will get hurt. He finally gives up and leaves, saying he no longer cares about getting his share of the money. Walt, angered at his slipping control over Jesse, yells after him that he will get nothing. At a DEA staff meeting, Hank is chastised by SAC Ramey for allowing the Gus Fring investigation to distract him from other cases, ordering him to drop the tail on Mike. Hank and Gomez decide to divert their attention to Dan. Meanwhile, Walt and Todd prepare to cook in a bug-bombed house. Todd attentively takes notes and seems to give his full effort. Walt clearly misses Jesse, but realizes that Todd is performing well as his new assistant. When Walt wants to talk money, more so in an effort to boast and impress, Todd refuses a salary until he better knows what he's doing. Dan deposits more hazard pay at the bank, but is soon intercepted by Gomez and the DEA. At the White residence, Walt attempts to have a microwave dinner with Skyler, who immediately walks out of the room. The next day, he visits Hank's office with another bout of crocodile tears, pretending that he is distraught about his marriage. Hank again fidgets and is relieved when Walt asks for coffee. Walt quickly removes the bug and the ethernet tracking device], as per Mike's last command, before Hank returns. Gomez calls Hank out of the office, excited to report that Dan has flipped on Mike. An eavesdropping Walt is alarmed. While visiting the park with Kaylee, Mike receives a call from Dan inquiring his whereabouts. Mike gives his location and hangs up, but is clearly uneasy. Seconds later, Walt calls and tells Mike that Dan has flipped; the police are coming for him at that moment. Seeing a police car pull up across the park, Mike is torn between whether to say goodbye to Kaylee and be arrested or to escape the police and leave her for good. As a second police car appears, he reluctantly decides to flee, presumably leaving behind his granddaughter at the playground. Mike calls Saul's office and asks for Saul to retrieve his duffel bag from the airport. Saul refuses, speculating that he is being watched since the DEA know he is Mike's lawyer. Jesse immediately offers to help, but Mike refuses as he doesn't want him caught. Finally, Walt agrees to do it. Upon reaching the airport, Walt looks inside the bag — it contains some bundles of cash, a passport, and a handgun in a holster. Walt and Mike meet next to a riverbank. Walt demands that Mike tell him the names of his nine men before he gives up his bag. Mike refuses and calmly wrenches the bag out of Walt's hand. Walt sarcastically asks for gratitude, leading to a heated argument where both men trade recriminations for the way things have unfolded. Mike gets into his car while Walt, stewing, retrieves something from his Chrysler. Just as Mike discovers that his gun is missing, Walt walks up to his car and shoots him through the window. Mike attempts to drive away but crashes into a nearby rock. Walt is left agape, realizing what he has just done, then runs over only to find the car empty. Following bloody footprints, he finds Mike calmly sitting next to the river. Walt realizes he could have gotten the names from Lydia and apologizes; Mike tells Walt to \"shut the fuck up and let me die in peace.\" The two watch the river in silence until Mike dies and slumps over." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 54, + "At Vamonos Pest, Walt is observing a fly when Todd informs him that he has disposed of Mike's car. The two open Walt's trunk, where Mike's body is being kept. As they prepare to dissolve the body in acid, Jesse enters and asks if Mike got the money and escaped. Walt avoids giving a direct answer, saying only that he is \"gone.\" Jesse suggests a vote to decide what happens with Mike's men, but Walt tells Jesse that, having quit, he no longer has a vote and Walt will handle them himself. He ushers Jesse out of the garage with a stern glare. The door descends between them. At Metropolitan Detention Center, Hank rejects a proposed plea deal for Dennis. Meanwhile, at a cafe, Lydia defensively refuses to give Walt the names of Mike's men and the now-incarcerated lawyer who paid their families. She states that she has not written the names down and will only divulge them after her safety is assured. Eager to be of further use to Walt, she proposes a new business plan which involves selling Blue Sky in the Czech Republic, using her connections with Madrigal. After negotiating a 30% commission of their joint business, Lydia gives him the names. After she leaves, Walt lifts his pork pie hat off the table and reveals a hidden ricin capsule, implying that he had intended to kill Lydia before accepting her offer. Walt meets with Todd's uncle, Jack Welker, and his neo-Nazi gang. They debate the logistics of killing ten inmates within a two-minute window inside three separate prisons. The next day, Walt paces around his house watching the seconds pass on his watch, while his targets — including Dan, Dennis, Ron Forenall, Andrew Holt, Jack McGann, William Moniz — are shanked, strangled, or burned alive by Jack's imprisoned associates. Walt receives a call from Jack confirming that \"it's done\". Hank is pulled from a public appearance by Gomez and given the news. Three days later, Walt visits the Schrader residence and shares a drink with Hank, who feels dejected from the prison murders. Hank reminisces about his first job in college, which involved walking around forests and tagging trees that were slated for logging. He wonders if that job was better than his current one, which he describes as \"chasing monsters.\" Walt and Todd resume cooking meth, delivering shipments to Declan and Lydia, the latter of whom exports it to the Czech Republic. Over a period of three months, they perform several cooks in various bug-bombed houses while Skyler launders the drug proceeds and Saul watches the wires. During a visit to her children at the Schrader house, Skyler watches as Holly takes her first assisted steps. Marie makes a comment to Skyler that she and Hank feel they might be \"enabling\" her and Walt during their marriage troubles. She suggests to Skyler that it might be time for her and Walt to reunite with the children at their own home, in order to heal as a family. Later that night, Skyler takes Walt to a storage unit she has rented, showing him a gigantic pile of cash that she has created out of his proceeds. She admits that she had been unable to launder or count it all, and asks how big the pile as to be before she is allowed to see her children again. Walt is taken aback by the amount of money he is collected. When Walt goes to the hospital for his routine MRI, he visits the bathroom and notices the paper towel dispenser he punched after receiving news of his remission. He then drops by Jesse's house. In a tense exchange in which Jesse is distrustful of Walt's intent, they reminisce about their old RV. Before he leaves, Walt tells Jesse that he left something for him. Jesse hesitantly edges toward two large duffel bags on his porch and, to his relief, finds they contain the $5 million he is owed. Upon moving the bags inside, he takes out his pistol and switches the safety back on; it is implied he anticipated that Walt would kill him. Returning home, Walt announces that he's \"out\". Skyler realizes he is telling the truth. That weekend, the Whites and the Schraders happily gather around the table beside the pool. Hank excuses himself to use the bathroom. As he sits on the toilet, he looks around for reading material and comes across Walt's copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. He thumbs to the front of the book and finds an inscription in a familiar handwriting: \"To my other favorite W.W. It's an honour working with you. Fondly, G.B.\" Hank recalls his discussion of Gale Boetticher's lab notes with Walt, finally coming to the uneasy realization that his brother-in-law was \"Heisenberg\" all along." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 55, + "In a flashforward, following his purchase of the M60 machine gun, Walt drives up to his former residence, which is now fenced-in and derelict. He grabs a tire iron from the trunk of his car and breaks into the house. Trash and graffiti are everywhere; a group of skateboarders are hanging around the empty backyard pool. Walt notices a single, spray-painted word on the wall of what was his living room: \"HEISENBERG.\" He reaches the bedroom and retrieves the vial of ricin from its hiding spot inside a wall outlet. After exiting the house, Walt notices that he has been sighted by his neighbor, Carol. When he greets her cordially, she drops her groceries in shock. A stunned Hank leaves the bathroom after discovering the inscription in Walt's copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. He places the book inside Marie's bag, then leaves the party early with Marie. On the drive home, Hank has a panic attack and plows onto the lawn of a nearby house. He stumbles out of his car while Marie yells for the homeowner to call an ambulance. Upon coming home from the hospital, Hank assures Marie there is no need for him to see a doctor and makes her promise not to tell Skyler about what happened. He then retrieves the evidence portfolio from Gale Boetticher's murder and lays the evidence out on a table in his garage. Hank compares the handwriting from the Leaves of Grass inscription to the \"Favorite W.W.\" intro in Gale's lab notes; his suspicions are confirmed when he can visually see that both are written in Gale's handwriting. Later, at the car wash, Walt suggests that the Whites purchase a second car wash to launder their money faster. Lydia visits, ostensibly for a wash, and complains to Walt that the quality of the meth being produced has fallen to 68 percent since he left the operation. She wants Walt to return to cooking for at least a few days, but he sternly insists that her problems are none of his concern any longer. Skyler, having noticed that Lydia wants to wash a rental car, asks Walt who she is. He admits that Lydia is a \"former business associate\" interested in seeing him return but reassures her that he will not. Skyler follows Lydia outside, telling her to leave the car wash and never come back. The following morning, Hank tells Marie that he is not going into work. On her way out, she sees two DEA agents delivering boxes full of case files, which Hank has placed into the garage. Now alone, Hank pores over evidence related to Gus Fring, Mike Ehrmantraut, and Hector Salamanca. He finally comes across a crude illustration of Heisenberg, which Hank now realizes bears an uncanny resemblance to Walt. Skinny Pete and Badger visit Jesse's house and get high. Jesse grows tired of their conversation — consisting of Badger detailing his Star Trek fan script — and retrieves the duffel bags containing his $5 million buyout. He takes the bags to Saul's office, but has trouble getting to see him. Since neither Francesca or Huell can help him see Saul early, he decides to light up a joint to attract attention to himself. Eventually, Sual calls him into the office. Jesse then tells Saul that each bag contains $2.5 million: he wants one bag to go to Mike's granddaughter Kaylee and the other to the parents of Drew Sharp. Saul is uncomfortable with the idea, but Jesse is adamant. After he leaves, Saul calls Walt, who tells him to hang on to the money. He takes the call while taking a course of chemotherapy; his cancer has returned. Walt shows up at Jesse's house with the money, asking for an explanation. He tells Jesse to stop focusing on the past, saying that he's out of the drug business himself and says there's nothing for them to do but live good lives. A teary-eyed Jesse thinks Mike's granddaughter needs someone to look after her. He further surmises that, since Mike hasn't come after Walt for organizing the murders of his men in prison, that Mike himself must be dead and Walt must know that. Walter denies killing Mike and tries to assuage Jesse's suspicions. Later, Walt excuses himself from dinner and rushes to the bathroom to vomit. He inadvertently peers above the toilet and notices his copy of Leaves of Grass is missing. He continues to search for the book all about the house. When he turns in for bed, Walt becomes wonders whether Hank may have taken the book; he learns from Skyler that he hasn't come to work all week. Now even more suspicious, Walt sneaks outside in the middle of the night and checks the bottom of his car, discovering a tracking device. That same night, a homeless man knocks on the window of Jesse's parked car at the Dog House, waking him up from a nap. The vagrant asks Jesse if he can spare some change; Jesse gives him an entire stack of cash. The man, though perturbed by this windfall, eventually accepts and Jesse drives off. He drives through an impoverished neighborhood, frantically tossing wads of money into random lawns, desperate to be rid of it all. The following morning, two agents drop off more case files at Hank's house. As they leave, Walt pulls into the driveway. Hank nervously clears his files from the table. After initially feigning normalcy, Walt shows Hank the tracking device, which is similar to the one they used to track Gus. Hank drops the facade, closing the garage door behind Walt and then knocking him to the floor with a punch to the face. He expresses his disgust with Walt for what he has done. After failing to reason with Hank, Walt reveals that his cancer has returned and that he may not live long enough to be prosecuted. Hank looks at Walt in total disbelief, commenting that he doesn't even know who Walt is any more. Walt menacingly replies that if this is true, then Hank should probably \"tread lightly\"." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 56, + "In the early hours of the morning, an elderly man leaves his house and starts his pickup truck. He discovers a stack of cash on his driveway. Investigating further, the man finds more money scattered across his neighbors' yards. Following the trail, he finds an abandoned car at a park,its driver's door wide open, and a duffel bag in the passenger seat still half-full with cash. He then follows a squeaking sound and finds Jesse, listlessly spinning on a playground merry-go-round, lying on his back, staring into the sky. Immediately after the confrontation in Hank's garage, Walt tries to call Skyler, only to learn that Hank has reached her first. Walt rushes to the car wash and finds that she has already left. Skyler meets with Hank at a restaurant, where he asks to be allowed to record everything she knows about Walt's criminal activities. Skyler reluctantly tells Hank she thinks a lawyer should be present before she says anything. He states that their interests are the same — to keep the rest of the family safe. Skyler tries to leave but Hank, desperate for her to implicate Walt, grabs her wrist. She repeatedly shouts if she's under arrest, attracting attention; he is forced to allow her to leave. Huell and Kuby visit the storage locker to move Walt's money. Huell can't resist lying down on top of the massive pile of money, savoring the moment; Kuby reluctantly joins him. Meanwhile, Walt, assuming that Skyler has talked to Hank, goes over his options with Saul. When Saul suggests sending Hank to \"Belize\" — i.e. to have him killed — Walt is outraged that he would propose murdering a family member. Huell and Kuby show up at Saul's office with the money, now contained in seven barrels. Walt gives them a duffel bag of full of cash in return for their services, then drives the van out to the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation, where he spends the night burying the barrels. He puts the GPS coordinates marking the location to money onto a lottery ticket. Meanwhile, at the White residence, Marie questions Skyler about how long she has known about Walt's criminal activities. She eventually infers that Skyler had known since before Hank was shot. When Skyler reluctantly nods in the affirmative, Marie slaps her and attempts to leave the house with Holly. As the sisters fight over the baby, Hank intervenes and tells Marie to leave the child with her mother. In the car outside, Marie tells Hank that he has to get Walt. A dirty and exhausted Walt arrives home and is surprised to find Skyler there. She follows him into the bathroom pleading for him to speak to her, telling him that she didn't tell Hank anything. Halfway through undressing, Walt collapses to the floor. When he wakes up hours later, he promises to turn himself if she doesn't give back the money and make his efforts all for nothing. Skyler tells Walt that Hank has no evidence and that their best course of action is to remain silent. In the Arizona desert, Lydia is driven to Declan's meth lab — a buried bus under a junkyard — and demands that they improve the quality of their product. She suggests they take Todd back, but Declan scoffs at the suggestion. Soon after Lydia presses a button on her watch, Declan and his cook are called to the surface. She then hides in a corner of the bus while gunfire breaks out above-ground. Afterward, Todd helps her out of the lab and suggests that she keep her eyes closed while he helps her navigate through the scattered bodies of Declan's men; Jack executes Declan and his gang takes over the meth operation. At the Schrader residence, Marie urges Hank to take his evidence against Walt to the DEA. Hank tells her that the minute his superiors find out that \"Heisenberg\" is Hank's own brother-in-law, his career will be over; at the very least he wants his last act as a lawman to be personally bringing Walt to justice. Hank finally returns to work at the Albuquerque field office, where Gomez tells him that Jesse has been taken in after tossing away his drug money. Hank goes to the interrogation room and asks the detectives to give him a couple of minutes alone with Jesse." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 57, + "Outside a diner in Arizona, Todd leaves Walt a voicemail about the recent change of management from Declan, requesting that Walt return his call. Inside, he brags to his uncle Jack and his partner Kenny about his role in the train heist, leaving out the killing of Drew Sharp. Afterward, Jack and Kenny visit the bathroom, where Jack nonchalantly wipes blood off his shoe with a paper towel and flushes it down the toilet. The three then leave the diner and haul their methylamine back into New Mexico. Hank enters the interrogation room and tells Jesse he knows that his brother-in-law is \"Heisenberg\", which finally jolts Jesse out of his daze. Hank asks Jesse to give up information on Walt, but Jesse sarcastically suggests beating it out of him. Saul arrives and ends the interrogation. After Hank leaves, Saul scolds Jesse for throwing out the money and landing himself in jail. He calls Walt and tells him about the situation. At the White residence, Walt Jr. tells his father that he's going to visit Marie, as she has requested his help with a computer problem. Walt, realizing that this is merely a ploy to lure his son away, reveals to Walt Jr. that his cancer has returned, prompting him to stay home. When Hank arrives home, Marie chastises him for not telling the DEA about Walt. Meanwhile, Walt sits down in front of a video camera as he begins to film a confession. The Whites and the Schraders have a tense meeting at a taquería. Without admitting anything, Walt asks Hank to stop his investigation, as doing so would devastate his son and destroy the family. Hank insists that Walt won't get off that easily, while Marie suggests that he kill himself in order the spare the family any more suffering. When Walt realizes any further talk is futile, he leaves the Schraders a DVD before he and Skyler leave. Screening the DVD at home, Hank and Marie watch as Walt falsely claims that Hank was Heisenberg, that he had forced Walt into being his chemist, and that Gus Fring was Hank's partner in the operation. He further claims that Hank's shooting was the result of a hit ordered by Gus, and that Hank retaliated by conspiring with Hector Salamanca to kill Gus, using a bomb that Walt was \"forced\" to build. Walt makes one truthful statement: that his drug money covered Hank's medical bills following his shooting. Hank deduces that the video is a threat meant to deter him from investigating. However, Marie confesses that she indeed unwittingly took Walt's drug money; Hank realizes that this gives credence to Walt's story. The Schraders seemingly have no recourse. In the desert, Jesse and Saul catch Walt up on what they know — Hank knows some things but hasn't told the DEA. Walt informs Jesse that Saul can contact someone who specializes in creating new identities for criminals, advising him to start over and have a better life. Jesse, fed up with Walt's duplicity, demands that he admit that he needs Jesse to leave for his own benefit instead of falsely portraying it as a magnanimous gesture, asserting that Walt will kill him the same way he killed Mike if he refuses. Walt walks up to Jesse, who wearily flinches at his approach, and holds him in a tight embrace. Jesse does not hug back but nevertheless breaks down into tears, sobbing in Walt's arms. Walt goes to the car wash and tells an apprehensive Skyler that \"it worked\", assuring her they're going to be fine. Meanwhile, at the DEA field office, Gomez asks Hank why two of his agents are tailing Saul. Hank calls them off, then leaves the office for the day. Jesse is taken to Saul's office, where Saul contacts the Disappearer. Jesse tries to light up a joint, but Saul tells him that the Disappearer will not take him if he's carrying marijuana. Jesse stubs out the joint but refuses to give up his marijuana, placing the bag in his pocket. Thinking about a potential destination, he ultimately chooses Alaska and seems buoyed by the idea. Saul has Huell drop him off at the roadside where he is to be picked up. However, as the Disappearer arrives, Jesse realizes that Huell lifted his bag of weed out of his pocket. He then pieces together that Walt had Huell lift the ricin cigarette from his person months prior and was indeed responsible for poisoning Brock. Jesse walks away from the roadside; the Disappearer drives off as well. An enraged Jesse returns to Saul's office, barges past Huell, and begins to beat Saul. Saul attempts to retrieve his gun from his desk, but Jesse gets to it first and uses it to threaten him into confessing. Saul admits that Walt did indeed ask for Huell to life the cigarette, but that Walt convinced Saul it was for Jesse's own benefit and that he had no idea Walt would poison Brock. Jesse leaves and steals Saul's car. Saul immediately alerts Walt, who retrieves his revolver from the car wash. At the White residence, Jesse swerves onto the front lawn, grabs a can of gasoline from the trunk, kicks his way into the house, and starts pouring gasoline over all the living room." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 58, + "Walt parks down the street from the White residence, seeing Saul's car in the driveway and the front door open. He jumps the wall into his backyard and enters the house through the rear patio door. The living room is soaked in gasoline, but there are no signs of Jesse. Walt checks every room in the house to make sure. Searching the car, he finds used meth; Jesse appears to have been using, but mysteriously changed his mind before torching the house. Walt summons a cleaning crew and a locksmith while Huell takes back Saul's car. Walt is insistent that the cleaning crew remove the scent of gasoline from the living room carpet, but is told this cannot be done. He also leaves a voicemail for Jesse, telling him that they should talk about what happened. As a cover story, Walt soaks his clothes and the driver's seat of his car in gasoline. When Skyler and Walt Jr. return home, he attempts to explain away the scent by claiming that he unintentionally soaked his clothes at a malfunctioning gas pump. Junior urges his father to be truthful, thinking his cancer has caused him to black out again. Walt suggests the family go to a hotel temporarily to escape the fumes. Outside the hotel, Walt meets with Saul and Kuby, urging them to find Jesse. Saul suggests that he put a hit on Jesse, but Walt tells Saul that he never wants to hear such ideas again. In their hotel room, Walt tells Skyler that he just to grab some ice, but she was spying on him and knows he was talking to Saul. Walt reluctantly comes clean, telling her that Jesse found out about something that he did and got angry, prompting him to attempt to burn down their house. Skyler is shocked, saying that she knew someone would eventually attack their home. Walt insists that he and Jesse can make peace. To his surprise, Skyler suggests that they kill Jesse to make sure that this doesn't happen again. Hours earlier, Jesse drives Saul's car onto Walt's driveway. He snorts a line of meth, grabs the gasoline can from the trunk, breaks into the house, and pours gasoline all over the living room. He is about to torch the house when Hank enters the room and points his gun at Jesse, telling him to calm down. Jesse yells that Walt can't keep getting away with the things he has done, mentioning that he poisoned a child as a means to an end. Hank suggests that there is a better way — he and Jesse can work together to take down Walt once and for all. He takes Jesse to his car and they drive off just as Walt parks at the end of the street, missing Hank's departure by mere seconds. Marie meets with her therapist and admits that she has contemplated poisoning a \"family friend\" who betrayed their trust and endangered many lives. Perceiving the therapist's alarm, she tells him that she is only fantasizing. Returning home, Marie notices two of luggage bags waiting for her at the entrance; Hank urges her to leave because he is dealing with something she may not like. After asking what's going on, he tells her that he got Jesse to help him and that he's sleeping in the guest bedroom. Learning this is bad for Walt, Marie insists on staying and helping in any way she can. Jesse's cell phone rings inside Hank's pocket, but he doesn't answer. He listens to Walt's voicemail shortly after. Walt sits by the hotel pool, deep in thought, when Junior joins him and shares his concerns about his father's mortality. Walt stresses that he will survive this bout of cancer and they hug. Junior heads back to his room as Walt decides to leave Jesse another voice message. The following morning, Jesse wakes up and is greeted by Marie, who offers to fetch him coffee. He finds Hank and Gomez setting up a camcorder, which they will use to film Jesse's confession. After showing some initial concern about their approach, Jesse tells them everything that went down between him and Walt, from his murder of Gale Boetticher on Walt's orders to Todd's killing of Drew Sharp. Hours later, Hank and Steve stand silent on the balcony, struggling to process the sheer magnitude of Walt's crimes. Gomez believes Jesse, but they need solid proof to convince the sway the rest of the DEA. Plotting their next move, Hank reveals to Jesse and Gomez that Walt left a second voicemail, asking Jesse to meet him in the plaza the following day at noon. Hank asks Jesse to wear a wire so they can get some concrete evidence on Walt's criminal. Jesse asserts that Walt will try to kill him at the meet. Hank tries to reassure Jesse that Walt will not hurt him, but when Jesse's out of earshot, he tells Gomez that he doesn't care if Jesse is killed — he only cares about catching Walt. The following day, Hank tapes a wire to Jesse and sends leaves him at the plaza; Walt sits nearby on a bench. Jesse approaches him from behind but notices a hulking man staring at him. Jesse flips the script by calling Walt from a payphone, calling off the meeting and promising to get at Walt \"where you really live\". A furious Hank picks Jesse up, but Jesse tells him he has a better plan. Back at the plaza, Walt gets up from the bench and passes the hulking man, who in the end was not associated with him at all — he was merely a passerby. Now convinced that Jesse is a liability, Walt gets in his car and calls Todd, telling him that he has \"another job\" for his uncle." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 59, + "Jack, Kenny and Lydia observe the final stage of Todd's cook at Jack Welker's Compound. Todd measures the meth at 76% purity, but Lydia is unimpressed and complains that the product does not bear the signature color of Blue Sky. Later, Todd brings her tea and says he can get better at cooking with practice. Realizing that Todd is too close to her, Lydia says that she needs to catch a flight. As she walks away, Todd longingly contemplates the lipstick mark she left on the mug. Just then, he receives the phone call from Walt, requesting Jack's services for \"another job\". Walt divulges the name of the target: Jesse Pinkman. Hank and Gomez discuss their options after the failed sting. Jesse tells them that they need solid evidence of Walt's criminal activities, but he got rid of all such evidence except one thing: his money. Jesse admits he doesn't know where the money is, but there may be someone who does. At the Schrader residence, Gomez brings a piece of meat and some new information: Huell has been taken into witness protection. Gomez is worried that Huell will contact Saul; if he does, Gomez will have to stop the investigation. Hank drops the meat onto the floor and tells Jesse that he's up. At the DEA safe house, Hank and Gomez tell Huell that Walt is getting rid of anyone connected to the poisoning of Brock and that Huell himself is next on the hit list. When Huell calls Hank's bluff, he is shown a fake picture of Jesse with his brains blown out. Huell panics and says that he and Kuby collected Walt's money, which was put into seven barrels and left inside a van; after Walt came back, Huell and Kuby cleaned the van and returned it to the rental agency. Hank and Gomez now have information on which van it was and where it was rented. The two agents leave, with Hank giving a warning to Huell not to use his cell phone or to leave the safe house. Walt contracts Jack and Kenny to kill Jesse, telling them that he regards Jesse as like a member of his family and that he wants Jesse's death to be quick and painless. He offers to pay triple of what he paid for the prison job, but Jack forgoes any monetary payment and instead asks Walt to oversee a few cooks with Todd instead. When Jack refuses to do the hit otherwise, Walt reluctantly accepts to do only one more cook, and only after Jesse is killed. Jack and Walt come to an agreement. Jack asks where he can find Jesse; Walt doesn't know, but knows a way to lure him out. Walt pays a visit to Andrea, telling her that he and Jesse got into an argument and that he now can't find him, suggesting that he is using drugs again. Andrea gives Jesse a call and leaves a voicemail asking him to call her back. When Walt returns to his car, he calls Kenny and another member of Jack Welker's Gang, who are staking out Andrea's house, telling them that Jesse may show up soon. He tells them to remove Jesse's body before Andrea or Brock can see it. Hank, now in possession of Jesse's cell phone, intercepts the call from Andrea; he is aware that Walt is attempting to set a trap for Jesse and deletes the call. Inside his house, Gomez tells Hank that the rental agency did not have GPS trackers on their vans. Jesse urges them not to give up on finding the money. Hank says that it is very possible that Walt buried his money somewhere in the desert, and Gomez immediately says that there is no way they can simply find out where it is buried. Hank comments that they know that the van didn't have GPS tracker — but Walt doesn't. At the car wash, Skyler is teaching Walt Jr. how to ring customers up when Saul arrives to have his car serviced. Skyler is quietly furious at Saul's appearance, while Junior is starstruck. Outside, Saul tells Walt that Huell has disappeared, thinking that Jesse killed him; Walt notices that Saul is wearing a bulletproof vest. Having watched the conversation, Skyler asks if they had any \"progress\" with Jesse. When she returns to the cash register, Walt watches her and his son, afraid for their lives. Moments later, he receives a picture message of a barrel full of money buried in dirt, followed by a taunting phone call from Jesse. He says he's going to burn all of the money if Walt doesn't come to meet him. Walt rushes to his car and speeds to Tohajiilee Indian Reservation, where he has buried his money. He demands that Jesse not burn it, insisting that it is meant for his children. He further angrily insists that he only poisoned Brock to have Jesse on his side to kill Gus, and states that he committed other murders — Emilio Koyama, Krazy-8, and the rival dealers — to save Jesse as well as himself. Arriving at the reservation, Walt notices that there is no sign of Jesse anywhere around the area where the money is buried; he has been lured into a trap. Walt sees an SUV approaching through the desert. He hides behind a rock and contacts Jack, assuming that Jesse has sent a hit squad to kill him. Jack signals his men to prepare for combat while Walt gives him the GPS coordinates. Walt then realizes that Jesse has come with Hank and Gomez. Not wanting for Hank to be killed, he immediately tells Jack to call off the assault. As Hank calls out for him, Walt stares in silence and sadness, knowing that Jesse betrayed him and ensured his defeat. Walt emerges from his hiding spot, gun in hand, while Hank and Gomez command him to surrender. He follows each of their instructions until Hank finally handcuffs him and reads him his rights. Walt sees Jesse and calls him a \"coward\", to which he responds by spitting in his face; the two try to fight but are separated by the agents. After putting Walt in the SUV, Hank calls Marie to share the news of the arrest and says that while the following weeks are going to be hard for them, it will get better. Marie is overjoyed that Walt has been caught. Hank hangs up. Inside the SUV, Walt sees Jack's gang arriving in two vehicles. Jack, Kenny, Todd and three other neo-Nazis spill out of the vehicles and draw their weapons; Hank and Gomez draw theirs in response. Jesse takes cover inside Walt's car, while Walt screams at Jack multiple times not to shoot. The agents and the neo-Nazis share a moment of tension before Kenny opens fire, and both parties begin spraying bullets at each other. Hank and Gomez find temporary safety behind the SUV but are badly outnumbered and outgunned. Walt tries to get down as bullets start to rip the SUV apart." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 60, + "In a flashback to Walt and Jesse's first cook inside the RV at the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation, Walt explains the chemical reactions of the cooking process as they wait for the batch to cool. Jesse brushes him off and nearly lights a cigarette before Walt tells him to do it outside. Stepping away from the cook site, Walt calls Skyler and falsely tells her that Bogdan is keeping him at the car wash. The two contemplate the name \"Holly\" for their baby before saying their goodbyes. Walt, Jesse, and the RV all fade to the desert setting of To'hajiilee. Twenty months later, at the same location of the first cook, the shootout between Hank, Gomez, and Jack Welker's Gang ends. Gomez dies, while Hank is shot in the leg. Hank tries to crawl towards Gomez's shotgun, but Jack approaches and stops him from doing so. Upon learning that he and Gomez are DEA agents, Jack prepares to execute Hank; Walt, still handcuffed inside the SUV, yells at Jack, telling him not to do it. He is then brought before Jack, he then pleads for Hank's life. Walt reveals that Hank is his brother-in-law, and offers to give Jack his buried $80 million if they let him go. Hank refuses to cooperate, telling Walt that Jack has already made up his mind. Jack kills Hank by shooting him in the head. Walt is horror struck; he drops to his knees and falls to the ground on his side, crying. Now knowing about the buried money, Jack and Kenny trace the GPS coordinates given to them by Walt and soon dig up all of the seven barrels. As he is lying on the ground, Walt notices something beneath his car. The neo-Nazis load the barrels onto the back of their pickup truck and bury Hank and Gomez in the hole where they dug out the barrels from. Todd convinces Jack to leave one of the barrels for Walt as a gesture of apology; Jack orders his men to load the barrel into Walt's car. After Walt's handcuffs are removed, Jack shakes Walt's hands and says that there's no need for hard feelings over what just happened. Walt tells Jack he still owes him a hit on Jesse, revealing that he was hiding under the car during the shooting the whole time. The neo-Nazis drag Jesse out; Jack points his gun at Jesse's head and Walt gives a nod of approval to pull the trigger, but Todd intervenes and suggests they interrogate Jesse about what he told the DEA. Jack promises to kill Jesse once they are done with the interrogation. While Jesse is being forcibly escorted to the truck, Walt reveals that he watched Jane Margolis die without trying to help her. A horror-struck Jesse becomes limp as he is hauled off. Walt sullenly returns to his car as the gang leaves, taking the SUV with them. Walt takes one final look at the place where Hank was buried, and then drives away. Driving out of the reservation, Walt's car runs out of gas — a bullet from the shootout has pierced his tank. He decides to roll his one remaining barrel through the desert until he arrives at a Navajo man's house and buys his truck with $10,000. Meanwhile, at the car wash, Skyler becomes worried by Walt's continued absence and leaves him a voicemail. Marie, unaware of the drastic turn of events, shows up and tells Skyler they need to talk in her office. There, Marie reveals that Hank, working with Gomez and Jesse, arrested Walt and collected enough evidence to put him behind bars. She tells her sister that she still believes there is good in her, and that to redeem herself she must give up all copies of the slanderous video Walt filmed. She also demands that Skyler to come clean to Walt Jr., saying that she will tell him herself if Skyler doesn't. Some time later, a badly beaten Jesse wakes up in the bottom of a concrete cellar at Jack's compound. As Todd drops down a ladder, Jesse pleads that he has told them everything already — that Hank and Gomez were working alone and his video confession is at the Schrader residence. Todd takes Jesse a warehouse, where Jack's gang have set up their math lab; he is tethered to a hanging wire on a rail to keep him from escaping. Jesse notices a photo on a steel bar on the other end of the lab: it is of Andrea and Brock. Todd reappears, wearing a yellow hazmat suit. At the car wash, Walt Jr., incredulous at what he is hearing, curses at his mother and aunt and calls them liars. They both stress that what they are telling him is true. Junior tries to call his father and furiously storms out of his mother's office. As Skyler cries, Marie tells her to get her kids home, since it's better for them to regroup as a family at the moment. Walt arrives home first and runs into the house, frantically packing suitcases for his family. Skyler and Junior find him throwing his bags inside the truck. Walt frantically tells his family to pack, but Junior demands to know the truth about Marie's accusations, while Skyler demands to know how Walt escaped Hank's custody. Walt tries to evade the questions, saying everything will be all right if they trust him. Skyler realizes that Hank is dead and accuses Walt of killing him. Walt denies this, telling her he tried to save him. Skyler grabs a knife from the kitchen, the death of Hank being the last straw. Shielding Junior, she demands that Walt leave the house and never to come back. Walt tries to persuade her to put down the knife, but she slashes at him and cuts his hand when he makes an approach. This triggers a struggle for the knife between husband and wife, with Junior shouting at them to stop. Walt takes the knife from Skyler, but Junior tackles him and shields his mother. Walt screams at them, only to realize that they are now terrified of him. Junior calls 9-1-1. Walt acts quickly, grabbing Holly from her crib and taking off in the truck. Skyler chases them down the street, screaming for Holly as Walt drives away. Walt, his injured hand wrapped in duct tape, changes Holly in a public restroom. A bloodstained diaper lies on the sink before Walt throws it in the trash. Walt hugs Holly, but she utters one of her first words: \"Mama.\" Back at the White residence, the place is swarming with police while Skyler, Junior, and Marie are sitting in the living room. The phone rings and goes to voicemail: it's Walt demanding that Skyler pick up. Walt, knowing the police are recording the call, seemingly chastises his wife for being ungrateful and not heeding his warnings. Slowly, Skyler realizes he is deliberately giving her an alibi. When asked about what happened to Hank, Walt struggles to recompose himself, saying that they are \"never going to see Hank again\"; hearing this, Marie breaks down. Skyler asks Walt to give Holly back. Fighting back tears, he responds that he \"still has things left to do\" and ends the call. He then leaves Holly at a fire station. Early the next morning, Walt waits on a roadside with his luggage and his barrel of $11 million. When the Disappearer arrives, he packs his belonging into his minivan and is driven away." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 61, + "The Disappearer's red minivan picks up a passenger and drives to a vacuum repair shop. After the Disappearer, a man named Ed, parks inside the rear garage, Saul steps out. Ed takes a photo of Saul and starts working on his new Nebraska ID, saying that he will have to wait at least two days to be transported out of state. In the meantime, Saul will be staying in a downstairs bunker with another client. Knowing the person is Walt, Saul asks how he is doing. Ed shows him a monitor screen with live footage from the bunker, where an impatient Walt paces around the room. SAC Ramey and two DEA agents drive a distraught Marie home; on the way, he promises that they will find Hank and Gomez. They arrive at the Schrader residence to find that somebody has broken in and ransacked the place. One agent drives Marie away from the house while Ramey and the other agent investigate the premises. It is revealed that Jack's gang broke into the house to steal Jesse's confession DVD, which is screened that night at their compound. After they laugh over Jesse's often-emotional confession, Kenny fast-forwards to Jesse's disclosure that Todd killed Drew Sharp. Suddenly furious, Jack prepares to kill Jesse, but Todd wants to keep him alive so they can keep cooking meth; Jack realizes that Todd wants to impress Lydia. After teasing his nephew, Jack decides to spare Jesse. Meanwhile, in his cage, Jesse is now in possession of the photo of Andrea and Brock from the lab. Attached to the photo is a paperclip, which he uses to unlock his handcuffs. In Ed's bunker, Walt plots revenge on Jack's gang, asking Saul for a list of mercenaries. Instead, Saul advises Walt to turn himself in so that Skyler can go free, otherwise the police will pressure her until she gives Walt up — which she can't do since she doesn't know where he is. Ed comes to collect Saul, but Walt insists that Saul is coming with him. Saul refuses, saying that he is now a civilian who will be \"managing a Cinnabon in Omaha\" if he's lucky. Walt tries to threaten Saul into compliance, similar how he did several months earlier, but suffers a coughing fit and collapses. No longer intimidated, Saul tells Walt it's over and leaves. Skyler meets with a U.S. Attorney and members of the DEA, including Ramey, who press her for information on Walt. She tells them she can't help them, as she has no idea where he is. That night, at the White residence, Skyler finds three masked men — Todd and two members of Jack's gang — looming over Holly's crib. With Skyler physically restrained, Todd tells her that they have come to leave a message: to forget about \"the black-haired lady at the car wash\". After Skyler promises to not say anything, the three men leave the house, leaving Skyler severely shaken. The next day, Lydia and Todd meet back-to-back at a café, debating whether to eliminate Skyler. Lydia wants to call the partnership off, but Todd tells her that, with Jesse cooking for them, they have produced meth with 92% purity as well as the signature blue color. Lydia reconsiders. Walt is transported inside the back of a propane truck. Arriving in the middle of a snowy, forested area, Ed shows Walt his new home — a small cabin in the New Hampshire wilderness. Ed says he will visit on a monthly basis for grocery runs in exchange for a hefty fee. He further explains that Walt will inevitably be caught if he leaves the property, as his face is all over the news. After he leaves, Walt stuffs his pockets with bundles of cash and prepares to leave. He opens the property's gate, but stops and looks at the long road ahead. \"Tomorrow,\" Walt mutters to himself, returning to the cabin and lighting a fire instead. Back at Jack's compound, Jesse uses the paperclip to unlock his restraints and tries to reach the cage bars above his head. Hearing Todd approaching, he quickly puts the cuffs back on and pretends to be resting. Bringing ice cream to celebrate a 96% pure batch, Todd tells him they will cook again in the morning. After he leaves, Jesse escapes the cage and runs to the fences, unknowingly running past a security camera. He is quickly caught by the neo-Nazis. Refusing to cook anymore, Jesse tells the gang to just kill him. Instead, they take Jesse, bound and gagged, to Andrea's house. Posing as a friend of Jesse's, Todd lures Andrea outside and shoots her in the head, killing her. Jesse wails in anguish as Jack reminds him, \"Remember, there's still the kid.\" Months later, Walt greets Ed as he arrives for another supply drop. Now sporting a beard and full head of hair, he picks a new pair of glasses and reads through newspapers from Albuquerque. Ed tells him that Skyler is working as a part-time taxi dispatcher, still has custody of her children, and is using her maiden name. He hooks up a homemade chemotherapy rig, injecting Walt with a drip, then prepares to leave. Out of loneliness, Walt asks him to stay a little longer, offering an extra $10,000 for another two hours. Ed agrees to stay for one, and the two play seven-card stud. Seemingly resigned to his fate, Walt asks if Ed would give the barrel of money to his family when he dies. Ed rhetorically asks if Walt thinks he be trusted with such a task. After Ed departs, Walt wakes up to the sound of his wedding ring falling off his thinning finger. After fashioning it into a necklace, Walt fills a box with $100,000 from the barrel. In the morning, he finally leaves the property and walks to the nearest town. At J. P. Wynne High School, Walt Jr. (addressed as \"Flynn White\") is taken to Principal Carmen's office, where he is told that Marie has made a call. Junior discovers that it is actually Walt on the line, calling from a pub in New Hampshire. Walt asks if Junior's friend Louis still lives at the same address and says that he will mail a package containing $100,000 for Junior to pick up. However, disgusted that Walt is trying to send him drug money, Junior yells at his father and wishes him dead before hanging up. Feeling defeated, Walt calls the DEA field office in Albuquerque and asks to speak with the agent in charge of the Walter White investigation; when asked who is calling, he gives his true name and leaves the phone off the hook so the call can be traced. While Walt is drinking at the bar, something on the television catches his interest: Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz are being interviewed by Charlie Rose, who asks them about their recent donation of $28 million to fund drug rehab clinics throughout the Southwest. Rose asks if the couple made the donation as a PR ploy to deflect from their past association with Walt, who helped them launch Gray Matter Technologies. Both deceptively downplay Walt's contribution to the company. As he watches the interview, Walt becomes increasingly angry. Shortly after, local sheriff's deputies raid the pub with guns drawn. However, Walt is already gone, leaving his unfinished whisky, and a $20 bill left to cover it, sitting on the bar." + ], + [ + "breaking_bad", + 62, + "In New Hampshire, Walt finds an unlocked car and climbs inside, searching for something to start the engine. In the glove compartment, he finds a screwdriver. He tries to use the screwdriver to start the car but fails after several attempts. The flickering lights of a police car appear. As a flashlight passes over the snow-covered car, Walt quietly pleads, \"Just get me home. I'll do the rest.\" The police car leaves without further inspection, and after a moment of intuition, the car's keys drop from the visor onto Walt's lap. He starts the car and begins his drive back to Albuquerque. Somewhere in New Mexico, Walt stops at a gas station. At a payphone, he poses as a journalist from The New York Times and gets Elliott and Gretchen's new address, learning that they are returning home that night from their interview with Charlie Rose. After hanging up, Walt leaves his watch — a birthday gift from Jesse — on top of the phone booth. That night, Elliott and Gretchen return to their luxurious residence in Tesuque. They are too caught up in conversation to notice Walt sitting in their garden. As the Schwartzes prepare dinner, Walt closes the main door and follows them into the house. Gretchen is startled upon spotting him in their living room. Walt casually greets the couple, telling them that he watched their interview. He asks for their help in unloading \"something\" from his car. Elliott tries to threaten Walt with a small cheese knife, which Walt scoffs at. Moments later, the three of them finish piling $9.72 million in cash onto a coffee table. Walt instructs the Schwartzes to give the money to Walt Jr. on his 18th birthday, set up as an irrevocable trust fund. He insists that any taxes or legal fees associated with transferring the money be taken out of the stash, and that the Schwartzes not use a single penny of their own money. They reluctantly agree. After shaking hands, Walt turns to the window and signals outside to two \"hit men\", who train lasers on Elliott and Gretchen. Walt warns them that, regardless of what happens to him, the hit men will come for them if they fail to deliver the money. He signals to the assassins to turn off the lasers, then leaves the house. The couple are left shaken. Down the street from the Schwartz residence, Walt stops his car and picks up the \"hit men\": Skinny Pete and Badger. After they hand over the laser pointers and Walt give them their payment, he asks if it's true that Blue Sky is still being manufactured and distributed. They reply in the affirmative, assuming that Walt has been cooking again. Walt determines that Jesse is still alive. In a dreamlike moment, a younger and happier Jesse is finishing a wooden box for his woodworking class back in high school. He is quickly jolted from the daydream, still a prisoner of Jack Welker's Gang and cooking meth at their compound. Jesse is heavily scarred from months of abuse at the hands of Jack and his men. The following day — Walt's 52nd birthday — Walt stops by Denny's to purchase the M60 machine gun from Lawson and recovers the ricin from his abandoned house. Before leaving the house, Walt stops in the middle of the empty living room and reminisces about his 50th birthday, when Hank invited him for a DEA ride-along that catalyzed his journey into the meth business. Later, Walt intercepts Lydia and Todd as they meet at the café, telling them he has a new meth formula that doesn't require methylamine. He offers to teach Todd this formula in exchange for $1 million. Lydia reluctantly agrees and tells Walt that he can meet with Jack's gang that evening. Walt leaves the café. As Lydia stirs Stevia into her tea, she insinuates that the best thing to do is to kill Walt, stating they would be doing him a favor considering his condition. In the desert, Walt's M60 and instruction booklet are laid out as he builds a device with a garage door opener connected to a car battery. He switches on the device remotely with his car lock remote. The contraption starts rotating back and forth and he smiles in approval. He notices his wedding band, hanging from his makeshift necklace, and focuses on his next course of action. In her cramped apartment, Skyler receives a call from Marie, who tells her that Walt was spotted at the house. Skyler asks if Walt has hurt anyone, but Marie states that nothing has apparently happened until now. Marie tells Skyler that Walt is likely searching for his family, saying the police are coming to watch her house and Junior's school. She tells Skyler to be vigilant and safe, then hangs up. The camera pans to reveal that Walt has been in the room the entire time; Skyler tells him that he has five minutes. Walt tells her that whatever happens by the end of the day, he wanted to give a proper goodbye. Skyler tells him about the masked men who threatened her, but he replies that, after tonight, they won't bother her anymore. He hands over the lottery ticket and tells her to give to the police, as it bears the GPS coordinates where Hank and Gomez are buried. Walt admits to Skyler his true motive for cooking meth: he did it for his own sake - he liked it, he was good at it, and it made him feel alive. As a final request, he asks to see Holly. Skyler looks on sadly as Walt lovingly caresses his daughter for the last time and leaves the apartment. Later, watching from afar, Walt gets a last glimpse of Junior as he comes home from school. That night, Walt drives to Jack's compound and parks his vehicle parallel to gang's clubhouse, opposite the window. After being frisked, Walt enters the clubhouse and is greeted by Jack. Jack falsely claims that the gang is no longer in the meth business and declines Walt's purported offer. Todd menacingly tells Walt that he shouldn't have come back as Kenny puts a gun to his head. Before they can take him outside and execute him, Walt calls Jack a liar for partnering with Jesse instead of killing him as he was hired to do. Angered by Walt's accusation, Jack orders Todd to bring in Jesse to show Walt what sort of \"partner\" he really is. Todd takes a shackled Jesse out of the gang's meth lab. When he is brought into the room, Walt sees just how badly he has been treated. Walt feigns anger and tackles Jesse to the floor, using the car remote control to open the trunk and activate the mounted M60. Oscillating on the garage door opener's motor, the machine gun's fire rips through the clubhouse and kills everyone in the gang except Jack and Todd. An M60 bullet shatters a plastic tab on a billiards scorekeeper, and Walt winces as the plastic shrapnel hits him in his side. After the gun runs out of ammo, Jesse takes the opportunity to strangle Todd with his chains, finally snapping his neck. As Walt approaches an injured Jack, in a desperate attempt to save his life, he tries to offer Walt the location of his money. However, this does nothing, as Walt coldly executes Jack by shooting him in the head mid-sentence, in the exact same way he killed Hank. Freeing himself from his restraints, Jesse faces Walt. After an intense moment, Walt slides his gun to Jesse and urges him to pull the trigger: \"You want this.\" Jesse refuses unless Walt says that he wants it; Walt obliges. Still unable to bring himself to shoot him, and noticing that Walt has been seriously injured, Jesse drops the gun and tells Walt to do it himself. Hearing a ringtone, Walt retrieves Todd's cell phone and answers: it's Lydia, who has fallen seriously ill and is asking if Walt is dead yet. Walt tells her that Jack's gang are all gone, and that Walt had spiked her Stevia with ricin at the café. Lydia starts to panic as Walt calmly says goodbye. Outside the clubhouse, Jesse and Walt share one last look of mutual respect. Jesse gets in Todd's car and speeds out of the compound to freedom, relieved to be alive and free. As the police lights approach in the distance, Walt walks into the warehouse and looks at the gang's meth lab. In his final moments, he lovingly caresses the equipment before finally succumbing to his injury and collapsing. The camera slowly pans above Walt, having died content, as the police enter the warehouse and secure the premises." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 1, + "Walking through an intense blizzard with his wounded sister, a young boy begs her to stay alive, promising to save her no matter what. After loading a basket of charcoal on his back, Tanjiro Kamado hears his mother call to him. Wiping the soot off his face, she tells him of her worry for his safety, due to the heavy snow as he’s selling. To this, he explains his desire that everyone in his family eat well for New Year, willing to sell as much charcoal as possible. His younger brother and sister see him about to depart and wish to tag along with him; their mother doesn’t allow them, since he will be walking much faster than them. Dismayed, they both tell Tanjiro of their willingness to help him. He reassures both of them, Hanako and Shigeru, that he will give them his attention after returning. He sees his other younger brother, Takeo, and instructs him to chop firewood for them. Takeo is somewhat annoyed at being unable to join him, causing Tanjiro to gently pat his head in reassurance, to his chagrin and the laughter of his family. As he leaves, he encounters his younger sister Nezuko, carrying their youngest sibling Rokuta on her back. She tells him that since their father’s death, they had all looked up to him as a role model. Wishing him good luck as he leaves, Tanjiro mutters to himself about his family's living. They had always made the most of their uneasy life because life can change suddenly like the weather. Reaching a nearby town to begin selling his charcoal, Tanjiro hears several of the townsfolk commending and thanking him for his past deeds. Suddenly, he hears a hurt young man call to him, accused by a store clerk of breaking a plate. Using his sharp sense of smell, he deduces that a cat had broken it, to the man’s relief. Another man beckons him over for help with heavy luggage. With his basket empty and night having arrived, Tanjiro heads home but is stopped by an elderly neighbour living nearby, warning him not to enter the mountain. Though Tanjiro insists he is safe with his sense of smell, the man sternly tells him to take residence at his home for the night instead, as demons roam about during the night. Treated to dinner, Tanjiro asks the man, Saburo, about what demons are like. He tells them that demons devour humans and are only active in the dark, hence the peril of traversing the mountain at this time. Provided with a futon to sleep in, Tanjiro asks if demons would enter houses, to which Saburo says so. He then states that is the reason Demon Slayers are present to protect them. Saburo, who had lost his family to demons, is pitied by Tanjiro, who wishes to bring his siblings to meet him next time to give comfort. At dawn, he sets out for home and leaves Saburo’s residence. But as he approaches his home, he suddenly detects the scent of blood and hurriedly runs to his house. In the front yard, he catches sight of a bloodied and lifeless Nezuko, with Rokuta in her arms. In shock, he runs over to her body and asks what had happened, before turning his head and looking inside his house. To his horror, his finds his mother and the rest of his family dead, with blood strewn throughout the house. Tanjiro carries Nezuko across the snowing mountain for help in the town, having felt that her body is the only one still warm. As he tries to make sense of what could have possible occurred, the cold air causes his breathing to weaken, and he struggles to carry her through the blizzard. Without warning, Nezuko begins twitching and rears herself up as she groans in an animalistic manner. She grabs Tanjiro and hurls themselves off the mountain path down a cliff. Protected from the fall by the thick snow, Tanjiro looks up and sees his sister standing upright. When he asks if she is able to walk on her own, Nezuko instead attempts to attack him, forcing him to put his hatchet’s handle in her mouth to prevent getting bit. Tanjiro, recalling Saburo’s words, realizes Nezuko is now a demon, but doesn’t believe she was the one responsible for killing everyone else, remembering that another scent was present in the house. Nezuko grows in size and Tanjiro struggles to hold her at bay. Lamenting that his family had died brutally as he slept, Tanjiro begs her to hold back and not be a demon. Hearing his words, Nezuko begins to cry and ceases her attack on her brother. A young man wielding a sword speeds towards the siblings and leaps into the air. Tanjiro notices him and forces Nezuko out of the way of the strike, to the swordsman’s confusion. His blade comes down and only slightly misses Tanjiro’s head; the force of the swing creates a windstorm that knocks Tanjiro and Nezuko away, the latter reducing to normal size once more. Looking up to see their assailant, Tanjiro notices the words “Destroy Demons” etched in the blade. The swordsman asks why he is protecting the demon, to which Tanjiro answers the demon is his younger sister Nezuko. Unconvinced by her growling, he lunges forward and grabs her, too fast for Tanjiro to see and react. With the demon in his grasp, the swordsman informs Tanjiro his job is to kill demons and he will now decapitate Nezuko. Upon hearing his words, Tanjiro tells the Demon Slayer that another scent was present at their house during his family’s murder and it was perhaps the true culprit. Asking how she even transformed in the first place, the Demon Slayer instead informs him that since her wounds were exposed to the demon's blood, she has transformed into one. Tanjiro insists that she doesn’t eat humans, but the Demon Slayer refuses to believe him, since she tried to devour him not long ago. He promises to return Nezuko back into a human, but is told that becoming one is irreversible. As he insists he will find a way, the man raises his sword towards her neck. Remembering his lost mother and siblings, Tanjiro begs him not to kill her and take away the last fragment of his family. Angered, the Demon Slayer reprimands him for begging in the face of others and that he is only creating an opening for others to kill him. He tells Tanjiro that if groveling were the least bit effective, then his family would not be dead and harshly admonishes him for claiming that he could help his sister and hunt down a demon despite being weak, since the fate of the weak is to only be crushed. He tells Tanjiro that perhaps the demons know how to cure his sister and change her back into a human but insists that Tanjiro should not get his hopes up since they will not be willing to help similar to how the Slayer finds his idea preposterous. He tells the boy that his failures led to her capture in the first place and that he could have killed him and her in one strike if he wanted to. Seeing the tears fall of Tanjiro’s face, the Demon Slayer thinks to himself for him to not cry and despair now, despite all the pain he had recently felt. He believes that he could have saved them had he come earlier but the past is now written. As he looks at him, he tells Tanjiro to feel the rage of being unforgiving, as it will drive him to take action; without a strong resolve, he can never heal his sister or avenge his family. The young man stabs Nezuko in the shoulder and Tanjiro retaliates by hurling a stone at him, which is quickly deflected. Thinking quickly, Tanjiro sees his fallen hatchet and runs towards the Demon Slayer in a frontal attack driven by emotion. Seeing his weak effort, the Demon Slayer slams his sword handle into Tanjiro’s back, knocking him unconscious. Suddenly, he notices that Tanjiro isn’t armed. He hears the sound of a spinning object, looking up in time and ducking his head to the side as the hatchet flies towards him, barely missing its mark. Impressed at Tanjiro’s attempt to strike him down regardless of his inferior strength and technique, Nezuko breaks free of the swordsman’s hold in his short lapse of focus. Kicked backed, he sees the demon about to pounce on the unconscious Tanjiro. Instead of killing him, Nezuko stands in front of her brother, ready to protect him. The Slayer recalls Tanjiro’s words that Nezuko would never harm humans and quickly believes them. He remembers that someone else in the past have said the same, only to end up devoured for their nutritional value, as a starving demon will devour even its siblings and parents. As Nezuko fights back to protect Tanjiro, he realizes that she is wounded and spending energy to both heal her wounds and fight him, while fighting against eating her brother for food. Realizing this demon is different, the swordsman opts to spare her, sheathing his blade and knocking her unconscious instead. As Tanjiro lays in the snow, he is visited by visions of his deceased family; his mother apologizes for leaving him and asks he take care of Nezuko. He awakens to find her beside him, with a bamboo muzzle. Having waited for him to regain consciousness, the Demon Slayer instructs him to find an old man named Sakonji Urokodaki, who lives at the foot of Mount Sagiri, telling him that he, Giyu Tomioka, had sent him. Giyu warns him not to let Nezuko get exposed to sunlight before disappearing. After burying his family in the front yard of their house, Tanjiro takes Nezuko’s hand and together, they leave their home and make their way to the mountain." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 2, + "On the way to Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro asks a nearby farmer if he can take his basket, along with straw and bamboo to fix it. The farmer allows him and Tanjiro offers to pay. The farmer denies payment since it has holes but Tanjiro wants to give him money. The man offers the straw and bamboo for free as well but Tanjiro stubbornly offers to give him money. Annoyed, he tells Tanjiro he can take it for free once again, only for him to slaps several coins into his hand, before running away and thanking him as the farmer yelps in pain. Tanjiro finds Nezuko in a nearby dirt tunnel; she has also dug herself into the ground, showing her great reluctance of seeing sunlight. After repairing the basket, Tanjiro asks if she can fit inside, talking slowly as he is unsure she can fully understand him. After shrinking herself to fit inside, Tanjiro straps the basket on his back. Now able to carry her while protecting her from the sun, Tanjiro makes his way to the mountain, asking for directions from a nearby woman; she also warns Tanjiro that people have gone missing as of late and urges him to be careful. Once night arrives, Tanjiro and Nezuko find a temple in the woods. As he approaches, he smells blood and runs inside. Upon opening the doors, he freezes upon catching sight of a demon living inside, eating several corpses. The smell of blood causes Nezuko to salivate. The demon lunges at Tanjiro, who slashes his neck with his hatchet. Somewhat impressed by the cut, the demon showcases his powerful regeneration, healing the deep cut in seconds. With incredible speed, the demon disappears momentarily and suddenly grabs Tanjiro, who is too slow to react. Despite the smell of blood, Nezuko fights the urges and runs to save her brother, kicking the demon's head off. Initially believing she had kill him, the demon's body attempts to grab him, forcing Nezuko to kick the body to keep it at bay. The nearby demon's head begins talking to him, annoyed that he was right about one of them being a demon. The head grows arms and attacks Tanjiro, while his body batters Nezuko about and throws her deep into the nearby forest. With the demon's head attached to his hatchet, Tanjiro attacks by head butting him, stunning the demon with his hard skull. With the head attached, he hurls the hatchet at a tree, pinning the head in place; with one threat neutralized, Tanjiro makes his way to Nezuko. At a cliff's edge, Tanjiro finds the body kicking Nezuko towards the drop. He tackles the body and hurls themselves over the edge. Nezuko grabs her brother before he could fall, while the body lands hard on the rocks below. The demon's head gets knocked unconscious after feeling its body's pain. Armed with a knife, Tanjiro finds the head unconscious but still alive and prepares to kill it. He rationalizes his decision by saying killing it could save others. He grows more hesitant about killing the demon, taking long enough for a man to appear behind him. The man tells him he can't kill it with a knife, motioning Tanjiro's attention to a rock. Now forced to bludgeon the head repeatedly, Tanjiro freezes in the moment. The man catches his scent and believes he is too kind to even kill demons. The demon awakens and tries to grab Tanjiro; at that moment, the sun rises and the light burns the demon away into ash. He realizes the demon is now dead from even little sunlight and runs to find Nezuko. He is relieved to see her inside the basket in the temple, safe from the sunlight. After burying the dead of the temple, the man introduces himself as Sakonji Urokodaki, and he surmises Tanjiro is the boy Giyu had sent for him. Tanjiro introduces himself and Nezuko but Urokodaki cuts him off by asking what he will do if Nezuko devours someone. Shocked by the question, Tanjiro doesn't respond and is harshly slapped in the face, admonished for thinking too slow. Urokodaki criticizes him for his hesitance to kill even a demon, telling him the proper response to if Nezuko kills someone is to kill her and then kill himself, \"That's what it means to travel with your sister who became a demon\". Urokodaki warns him it must never happen, to which Tanjiro now acknowledges the threat. He tests him to see if he is fit to join the Demon Slayer Corps; by carrying Nezuko and following him. In the middle of the day, Tanjiro chases after Urokodaki, who is keeping a steady pace far in front of him. Wonder how old he is and how he is able to be so fast and create little footstep, Tanjiro struggles to keep up. He apologizes to Nezuko since she is being battered about inside the basket as he sprints, asking her to be patient and believing patience is all she had known. As the sun set, an exhausted Tanjiro has reached Urokodaki's house at the foot of the mountain. Struggling to catch his breath, he asks if he had passed the test; to this, Urokodaki only tells him the test will now begin and they will climb the mountain, causing Tanjiro to scream in shock. With Nezuko safe and asleep inside his hut, Urokodaki and Tanjiro make their way up the mountain; the latter continuing to feel the exhaustion of his run and now feeling dizzy. Suddenly, Urokodaki stops in his tracks and turns to Tanjiro. He instructs the boy to make his way down the mountain before dawn before vanishing. Though initially shocked, Tanjiro believes he can descend the mountain with his keen sense of smell before daybreak. As he runs down the peak, his optimism is quickly fades when he learns the mountain contains numerous traps within. After being injured by several, he realizes he won't make it down if he continues to get hit, and his problem is worsened by the mountain's thin air causing him difficulty in breathing. Before embarking on his descent down Mount Sagiri, Tanjiro takes a deep breath to compose himself and isolate the scents of the mountain. With a clear path, he makes his descent and begins to avoid most of the traps. Despite being injured by one made with bamboo without the human scent he had been avoiding, he urges himself to continue for Nezuko's sake. As day breaks, Urokodaki sees a battered and bloodied Tanjiro at his doorstep, who only mutters, \"I...have...returned\" before losing consciousness. Urokodaki recalls the letter he was sent by Giyu. Giyu apologizes for his abrupt request to ask him train someone but tells him that Tanjiro wants to become a Demon Slayer, since he was brave enough to attack him. He adds his belief that Nezuko won't harm humans and that like Urokodaki himself, Tanjiro possesses a keen sense of smell. Asking Urokodaki to train him to be a swordsman, Giyu apologizes for this self serving request, before wishing him good will in his endeavours. Urokodaki sees the exhausted and injured Tanjiro and accepts him as his student." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 3, + "Before embarking on his journey to become a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro creates a journal to log his training for Nezuko to read, who is still asleep. As he worriedly looks at her, Urokodaki tells him the training shall begin. He explains that the Demon Slayer Corps is comprised of several hundred members, and though it isn’t recognized by the government, it has been active since ancient times. Urokodaki goes on to explain demons to him; it is unknown how they first appeared but what is certain is their physical prowess and powerful regeneration. Some can shape shift and other have completely different powers entirely; the only way to kill them is with sunlight or using a special sword. Though humanity fights back against demons with their slow regeneration and higher mortality, they continue to do so to protect others. Urokodaki explains that as a trainer among many, he will guide Tanjiro through his own path unique to get stronger using the mountain, and that he must attend the Final Selection held on Mount Fujikasane to become a Demon Slayer; he alone will decide if he is fit to enter the selection. After days of repeatedly descending the mountain, Tanjiro is now able to dodge and weave through most of the traps hidden, thanks to his greater strength and becoming more adept at detecting scents. Despite this, the traps continue to get more difficult and dangerous, with Urokodaki now deploying them laden with knives and spikes. After being given a sword to simulate real battle conditions however, his movements become hampered and Tanjiro becomes caught in the traps again. For the next several days, Tanjiro is tasked with swinging his blade over and over again, throughout the day, with Urokodaki increasing the difficulty each time. Then, he is explained the mechanics of swords. The blade is strong vertically, but is weak horizontal and can be prone to breaking. Urokodaki demonstrate that applying force along the blade is the correct way to cut, as well as threatening Tanjiro severely should he break the blade. In the next lesson, Tanjiro is repeatedly felled by Urokodaki, with the goal of teaching him to arise quickly in battle. Then, Urokodaki instructs Tanjiro to charge towards him while armed with a sword; despite Tanjiro running at his full speed, he is flipped in the air effortlessly by the old trainer. Next, Tanjiro is taught a special breathing technique called Total Concentration Breathing, and Urokodaki also explains he will then teach him all ten forms of Water Breathing. Told to take a deep breath to allow oxygen to flow throughout his body, Tanjiro takes a long inhale, only to be slapped in the stomach by Urokodaki for his incorrect method. Next, he moves on to the forms to use while using Total Concentration, only to be repeatedly slapped again for being wrong and for not bracing his stomach. Later, Urokodaki instructs him to “become one with the water”, which involves kicking Tanjiro off a cliff into a cold river. It is now six months since his training had commenced and Nezuko is still asleep. Though Urokodaki had summoned a doctor to check on her, nothing is determined to be wrong with her. Scared that he may find her one dead morning, he worries for her wellbeing everyday. Tanjiro now makes his final instructed climb and descent of Mount Sagiri; he is able to traverse the harsh landscape and defeat the traps successfully. All of the sudden, Urokodaki informs him he has nothing more to teach to the boy, telling him his success is now up to him. Walking through the forest, he takes Tanjiro to a clearing, the site of an immense boulder adorned with shide. Urokodaki tells Tanjiro that he will only allow him to enter Final Selection if he is able to slice it. Shocked at the monumental task, Tanjiro calls out to his trainer, but Urokodaki leaves without saying anything else. Taking a stance in front of the boulder, Tanjiro tries to slice it in an initial attempt, which promptly fails. By himself, Tanjiro recalls all the previous lessons he was taught by Urokodaki and trains himself to get stronger. With the basic lessons in his journal, he practices them over and over again in an attempt to accomplish his goal. For six months, he repeatedly attempts to slice it without success, and Tanjiro drops his sword one day in exhaustion, his hands severely callused through swinging his sword incessantly in failure. Feeling hopeless because of his lack of gain in training for so long, Tanjiro yells out his frustration and urges himself to keep going. He is suddenly silenced by the appearance of a young swordsman atop the boulder, wearing a fox mask. The young man tells him that whining is inappropriate, while Tanjiro is stunned by his sudden and unexpected appearance. He leaps off the boulder and kicks Tanjiro, deflecting his sword with his own wooden blade. The swordsman instructs Tanjiro to charge at him; when Tanjiro worries that he has a real blade and he has a wooden practice sword, the young man only laughs at his concern and taunts him by thinking he had a chance of hitting him. He lunges at Tanjiro with incredible speed and informs the boy he is much stronger than him because he has sliced that boulder. He leaps into the trees and speeds around the forest in a display of his skills, before knocking Tanjiro to the ground. The swordsman admonishes Tanjiro for not mastering anything, in particular, the breathing techniques by Urokodaki. Realizing that he knows his trainer, Tanjiro is told he had only known it as a fact and had never properly learned it, much less used it. As he attacks Tanjiro, the swordsman tells him to pound the lessons into his body to never forget them. Tanjiro responds by saying he has been trying for so long without making improvement but the swordsman responds by telling him the only way he can now go is forward. Commanding the boy to attack him again, Tanjiro sprints towards the swordsman with all his energy; the blow is promptly dodged and the swordsman slams his blade into Tanjiro’s chin, knocking him unconscious. With the boy on the ground, the swordsman mutters, “I’m leaving the rest to you\", as a young girl enters the forest. When Tanjiro awakens, the girl asks if he is alright. Tanjiro tells her about the incredible strike he was dealt and how no movement was wasted by the swordsman. When he wishes to be as powerful as him, the girl tells him he can too since she will be looking after him, smiling gently as Tanjiro notes her pretty appearance. The girl’s name is Makomo, while the swordsman of earlier is named Sabito. Makomo corrects the mistakes and nuances Tanjiro has made to better his form. When asked where she is from, Makomo doesn’t respond, only telling him that she and Sabito love Urokodaki dearly. Makomo and Sabito were raised by Urokodaki after they were orphaned, and she tells him that there are other children like them, always watching him. Though confused by her strange, dreamy demeanour, Tanjiro is taught by Makomo the importance of Total Concentration Breathing; it accelerates both his blood circulation and heart rate, causing his temperature to spike and allowing him to match a demon’s strength while staying human. The vital lesson is to expand his lung capacity, in order to flood his body with air and allow his bones and muscles to gain strength. Confused at the mechanics of the technique, Tanjiro inquires how he can gain such power; Makomo only tells him, “Train to death”. Tanjiro works on expanding his lung capacity while swinging his sword, a laborious and painful task. Each time he spars with Sabito to improved technique, the swordsman proves too fast to hit. Six months after meeting the two, Tanjiro and Sabito have a final match, with Sabito now armed with a real sword. As Makomo watches the two ready for their clash, Tanjiro announces that he will win this day. As he takes a long breath to strengthen himself, he notes that head-on battles are simple; the stronger and faster person wins. He and Sabito lunge towards each other but it is Tanjiro who makes the first swing, ending the fight. Tanjiro’s blade slices Sabito’s mask, which falls and reveals his face, curved into a relieved smile. Makomo sees this and smiles gently as well. She commends Tanjiro’s success and says a final message of advice, “Win, okay, Tanijro. Beat that guy, too?”. She and Sabito disappear from the forest in a haze, and Tanjiro realizes his swing, believing had slashed Sabito's mask, has actually sliced the boulder in half." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 4, + "After a final spar with Sabito, Tanjiro has successfully attacked first and made the first strike. After slicing his mask in two, Sabito and Makomo are relieved at his triumph, commending his success before disappearing. The slash, that Tanjiro believed had reached Sabito’s mask, has actually sliced the boulder he was tasked with in half. Tanjiro realizes that his success was due to him finding his Opening Thread, which is a scent he detects and follows to help align the path of his sword to his target. Still in shocked at his accomplishment, he is suddenly met by Urokodaki. He reveals he had no intention of sending him to attend Final Selection, unwilling to see more children die. He was certain the boulder was impossible to slice but is taken aback by his triumph and commends the boy, calling him “a remarkable kid”. He pulls Tanjiro into a hug and asks that he come back alive from Final Selection. Back at Urokodaki’s hut, Tanjiro is shocked by the large amount of food being cooked; Urokodaki sees this as a celebration of his training paying off and tells him not to be shy. As he eats, Urokodaki internally voices that he has nothing more to teach him, and that he will soon enter a world of hardships. For now at least, he can rest easy. While Tanjiro cuts his long hair, Urokodaki asks if he enjoyed the hot pot prepared for him, to which Tanjiro acknowledges his delight. He informs him that just like humans, demons eat to gain strength, and that a demon’s power is proportional to its number of devoured victims. Some devour humans to gain power, transform themselves and even use strange spells. Once his sense of smell sharpens, he will be able to determine the number of victims a demon has eaten. Afterwards, Urokodaki provides him with a fox mask made by himself, with a charm to protect him from harm. In the morning, Tanjiro prepares to leave for Final Selection. Entering Nezuko’s room, he is saddened to see her still asleep and grabs her hand gently, telling her he will return no matter what. Urokodaki tells the boy he has no worry, since he will take care of Nezuko while he is away. Bidding him goodbye, Tanjiro tells his trainer to say hello to Sabito and Makomo for him. Stunned by hearing their names, Urokodaki wonders how Tanjiro knew the names of “those dead children”. By nightfall, Tanjiro has reached the foot of Mount Fujikasane, becoming amazed at the numerous wisteria flowers of the forest. Walking up the stairs to the meeting area, he is surprised to see numerous people his age also in attendance, all of them hoping to survive. The applicants are attended to by a pair of twins speaking as one. They thank everyone for joining and inform them of their goal. The forest contains demons imprisoned in the mountain, thanks to the wisteria around the forest trapping them in, since demons despise wisteria. The end goal is to survive for seven days in the forest to pass Final Selection. During the first day, Tanjiro has nothing but staying alive in mind, as he runs around the forest. He heads east to ensure he can reach sunlight but quickly detects a scent. Unsure of the location of the demon, he is answered when it leaps high above the forest and slams down into the ground, the impact forcing him back. Another demon emerges and clashes with Tanjiro, who manages to parry its claws but is launched back by the attack’s force. The two demons argue over who gets to kill and devour Tanjiro first, causing both of them to attack him at once. They knock Tanjiro back but he quickly regains his composure and begins to breathe deeply. Using his acquired knowledge, he finds the Opening Thread and uses Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide, successfully killing the two demons in one slash. As he praises himself for not letting the lessons go to waste, he remembers that his sword is the key to his success; Urokodaki had explained that Demon Slayers wield a special weapon call Nichirin Swords. As he prays momentarily, he is disgusted by the sudden rotting scent in the air. He hears another applicant screaming in terror and yelling of his regret in joining; Tanjiro sees the commotion but becomes horrified at the sight of an immense, grotesque looking demon. In the forest of Mount Sagiri, at the site of the sliced boulder, Sabito and Makomo converse about the boy they had taught. Makomo, with a worried expression, asks if Tanjiro is able to beat “that one”. Sabito answers with uncertainty, saying it was never enough and that she knows it. The applicant is perplexed at the unannounced appearance of a morphed demon in Final Selection. The giant demon, made up of several green hands, has a dead applicant in his grasp, before opening his mouth and dropping the young man inside to devour. As the applicant and Tanjiro watch in horror, the demon gains strength and grows larger. When the applicant attempts to run, the demon meshes his arms into long appendages and grabs the fleeing boy. Before he can be devoured, Tanjiro composes himself from his initial fear and speeds forward to save him. Saying that unlike last time, he isn’t powerless anymore, he uses Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel and cuts off the demon’s arms. The demon sees his fox mask and becomes delighted that“another little fox has come to me”. When Tanjiro wonders what it means by another, the demon asks what year of the Meiji Era it is now. When Tanjiro answers it is now the Taisho Period, the morphed demon becomes infuriated and scratches himself in frustration, lamenting that time has now passed into a new period while he is still imprisoned. When he screams Urokodaki’s name in anger, Tanjiro asks how he knows his trainer. The demon answers by saying that it was Urokodaki who had imprisoned him on Mount Fujikasane 47 years ago. Tanjiro is surprised to learn it had lived for so long, while the applicant claims that no demon in Final Selection is that old. To this, the morphed demon states that while trapped in the forest, he has eaten 50 applicants of Final Selection, adding that he has personally devoured 13 students of Urokodaki. As Tanjiro hears this in shock, the demon gloats about two in particular: one was a boy of strange hair color and was the most powerful of the ones he had faced, and another was a petite girl who lacked strength but was extremely agile. Horrified to learn that Sabito and Makomo were killed by this demon, Tanjiro reminisces that on his time training, as he saw and spoke to them. The demon goes on by saying that he recognized the texture of the fox masks as the ones on Urokodaki’s own. Mocking the trainer’s warding masks, he gloats about saying that they never worked and that Urokodaki might as well have killed his students himself. As Tanjiro listens, the morphed demon adds that when he told Makomo this, she flew into a rage and lost control of her emotions, leading him to rip her apart. Filled with rage, Tanjiro attacks head-on, driven by intense emotion. Sabito, sensing that Tanjiro is attacking erratically, tells him to calm down and even out his breathing. When he attempts to slice directly in front of the demon, an arm punches him from the side, sending Tanjiro hurtling hard into a tree and breaking his warding mask. Seeing the unconscious Tanjiro about to be eaten, the applicant he saved decides to move on and and flee. As the morphed demon moves in to eat him, he gloats about how Urokodaki must feel that another student of his isn’t returning. Before Tanjiro can be grabbed, he is suddenly visited by a vision of his brother Shigeru, begging him to wake up. He regains consciousness in time and narrowly avoids getting taken, to the demon’s shock. Claiming he can now have some fun in battle, it grows multiple arms and attempts to grab Tanjiro, who runs throughout the forest and slices them off. Tanjiro realizes they grow back quickly, while the demon tells him that cutting his neck is the only way to kill him, remembering that even Sabito had failed to do so and was killed. Stopping in his tracks, he declares that to prevent more lives being sacrificed, he needs to kill the morphed demon. Tanjiro charges head-on once more; he detects a scent from underground and leaps upwards, while arms sprout from the ground to grab him. Seeing him in mid air, the demon morphs its arms into one long appendage to grab Tanjiro. A fearful Makomo worries that Tanjiro too will be killed by the morphed demon. While Sabito answers that it isn’t fully certain if he can win, there is one indisputable fact; Tanjiro has sliced the largest boulder of all. Using his forehead, he head butts the arm away, surprising the demon. As he runs down its arm towards its head, Tanjiro breathes in and empowers him for an attack. When more arms sprout to get him, he slices them all and lunges forward. Believing he will fail, the demon isn’t frightened and thinks that his neck is too tough to slice. Tanjiro uses his Water Breathing and successfully decapitates the demon with First Form: Water Surface Slash." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 5, + "After learning the morphed demon is responsible for killing numerous applicants, including Sakonji Urokodaki's past students, Tanjiro attacks him to prevent more lives being taken by the powerful creature. With his forehead to parry getting grabbed and Total Concentration Breathing to empower himself and reach its head, Tanjiro uses Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Slash to decapitate the monstrous demon. The demon remembers the day he was captured and imprisoned; he was found eating several corpses by Sakonji. While still humanoid in form and strengthened by devouring several victims, the demon proved no match for the Demon Slayer. He was injured and fled the scene, only to be pursued by Sakonji, using his Water Breathing and incredible speed to sneak around the demon and defeat it. The demon sees Sakonji’s image in Tanjiro and becomes shocked seeing his archenemy once again. Decapitated, the demon’s head falls to the floor while his immense body begins to crumble to ash. He becomes angered that the last thing he will see is the face of a Demon Slayer. His soul finds himself in the afterlife, as the demon remembers his regret of devouring his brother soon after transforming. Tanjiro approaches the demon’s fading body and sees a hand extended to him. Detecting the scent of sadness from the demon, he gently holds it, causing the morphed demon to cry. Despite its evil deeds, Tanjiro refuses to rebuke it and prays that the next time the demon is reincarnated, he doesn’t become a demon again. Amidst the dense fog, the morphed demon’s soul sees light behind him and runs towards it, reincarnated as a boy asking for his brother’s hand for comfort. With the death of the morphed demon, the souls of Sakonji’s past students are finally able to depart into the afterlife, including Sabito and Makomo. For the next several days, Tanjiro continues to traverse the forest of Mount Fujikasane in the hopes of asking demons about returning someone back into a human. Instead of answering him, the demons attempt to devour him, forcing him to kill them without gaining an answer. Exhausted, he stops to catch his breath but quickly senses the scent of wisteria around him. He finds himself back at the shrine of the mountain, with the other survivors of Final Selection. He is shocked to see only four of them have survived after the seven days, including one girl; he also laments not being able to see the applicant he had saved from earlier, believing he was killed because he was unconscious. The blond boy next to him becomes scared that he survived, as he believes he would die anyway. The twins who welcomed them to the mountain appear again, congratulated the four on their success. The last boy rejects their applause and asks what becomes of their situation now, demanding his sword. They state that they will first be given their uniform and are assigned the rank of Mizunoto, the lowest of ten ranks in the Demon Slayer Corps. They will then choose the ore of their swords but are told they will actually receive it at a later date. At the clap of one of the twins, birds descend to meet the four. The survivors are given Kasugai Crows to give them to new mission and for communication; the blond boy notices that he isn’t given a crow but a sparrow instead. Enraged, the boy grabs the hair of one of the twins, to the shock of Tanjiro and the blond boy, demanding he be given a Nichirin Sword. Tanjiro intervenes and grabs his arm, threatening to break it if he doesn’t release his hold. When he implores him to try, Tanjiro tightens his grip, hurting the boy into releasing his hand. After the small scuffle, the four are presented with various ores for their sword to be made with. They are confused as they don’t know what to look for in choosing an ore, but it is Tanjiro who makes the first choice by sniffing a sample and selecting it. At an unknown location, a man is informed by a Kasugai Crow that five have survived Final Selection. He is delighted at the news and ponders what kind of Demon Slayers they would become. As he returns to Sakonji’s hut, an utterly exhausted Tanjiro struggles to walk back, using a stick to support himself. He remembers that none of the demons he asked responded to his question and instead tried to kill him, without leaving him an answer to return Nezuko back into a human. As night falls, Tanjiro finally reaches Mount Sagiri. Unexpectedly, the door is kicked down and Nezuko walks outside. Relieved to see her, he tries to run but collapses in exhaustion. When he tries to get up, Nezuko runs to her brother and pulls him into a hug. Embracing his younger sister, Tanjiro cries and asks why she had suddenly slept for so long. Upon seeing the siblings, Sakonji warmly embraces them and is relieved that Tanjiro has returned alive, as tears fall from his mask. Inside, Sakonji is impressed to learn that it was Tanjiro who killed the morphed demon. He then explains that there are several kinds of demons. In particular, there are those that possess spells called Blood Demon Art, giving them supernatural abilities. Tanjiro asks if Nezuko’s long sleep is an example of one but Sakonji doesn’t believe it to be so. He hypothesizes that Nezuko’s long sleep is the alternative of devouring human flesh in order to recover. Several days later, a swordsmith appears and makes his way to Sakonji’s hut. He introduces himself as Haganezuka and states that he has forged the sword for Tanjiro Kamado. When Tanjiro informs him he is the recipient, the swordsmith ignores him and talks about the sword instead. When offered tea inside, he instead talks about the materials for a Nichirin sword, Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Crimson Ore. He explains that the materials absorb sunlight and that they are found on a mountain that is bathed in sunlight all day long. Inside his hut, Sakonji hears the two and becomes annoyed that Haganezuka is once again ignoring others to talk about his swords. He turns to see Tanjiro, shocking the Demon Slayer with his Hyottoko mask. Haganezuka calls Tanjiro a \"Child of Brightness\"; confused, Tanjiro is told he is referring to his eye and hair color, believing that his family must work with fire and calling it lucky and cause for celebration. Tanjiro is surprised to learn about this fact, while Haganezuka believes that the sword will turn red for him. Inside, Tanjiro is provided with his Nichirin Sword, while Haganezuka mentions that they are also known as “Color Changing Swords”, as they change color according to the user. Upon unsheathing his new weapon, the blade turns black. The result surprises both Haganezuka and Sakonji; Tanjiro becomes worried that it is a bad omen but Sakonji calms his concern by stating that black blades are simply uncommon. On the other hand, Haganezuka becomes infuriated since he hoped to see a bright red sword blade; he tackles Tanjiro and locks him in his legs, while Tanjiro becomes confused at his strange antics. At that moment, Tanjiro’s Kasugai Crow arrives and provides him with details for his mission. He must make his way to a town in the northwest, where young girls are reported to have disappeared. In the town, the newest victim has just been taken, a girl taken from her fiancé in the middle of the night unexpectedly. Receiving the information, Tanjiro prepares himself for his first mission as a Demon Slayer." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 6, + "After donning his uniform, Tanjiro prepares for his first mission as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. Urokodaki gives him information now that he is a member. His uniform is made of a special fibre, making it waterproof and flame retardant, as well as strong enough to repel the claws and teeth of a weak demon. He also explains that so little is known about Demon Slayers with black Nichirin blades, it’s believed that they don’t progress far. Despite this belief, Tanjiro reassures him that he will stop at nothing to turn Nezuko back into a human. Urokodaki also provides him with a new box to carry Nezuko during day hours, made with new lighter wood and treated to have greater durability. After leaving Urokodaki, Tanjiro travels to his destination; he asks if Nezuko is fine in the back but isn’t responded to, realizing Nezuko is simply asleep to recover. After some time, he finds the town of the northwest region, the location of his mission. As he walks around, he catches sight of a dishevelled and dazed man. The townsfolk notice the man too, Kazumi, and pity him, as he was with the latest victim, Satoko, during her disappearance. Hearing the rumours of the townsfolk regarding the vanished girls, Tanjiro questions him. Kazumi takes him to the area where she disappeared, an alley in town. When he claims no one believes him, Tanjiro responds that he does, to his surprise, and begins his investigation. Using his sense of smell, he realizes that the area still contains the faint scent of a demon. As he watches the boy figuring out the situation, Kazumi remembers when he told Satoko’s parents; her father had beaten him severely for blaming her disappearance as her simply vanishing, to the anguish of Satoko’s mother. As they continue about the town, Tanjiro remains observant and sniffs around the area, to the confusion of the townsfolk. As the sun sets, Tanjiro reaffirms Kazumi’s words that she really did vanish, hence why he is here. Still searching into the night, Kazumi tries to dissuade Tanjiro from continuing his investigation at dark hours and pick up again during the day, but Tanjiro remains vigilant and continues to smell around the area, telling him that “those things” are only active at night. At first, Kazumi is initially surprised but realizes what Tanjiro is. In another part of town, a girl is told by her mother to stay indoors at night. But as she prepares to go to bed, something dark follows her through the floor of her house. While lying down to sleep, she wonders what became of the girls who disappeared. Without warning, her bedroom floor becomes a dark and swampy puddle and a pair of hands grab her from beneath. With her mouth covered, she is unable to scream and is pulled into the murky water. Suddenly, Tanjiro gets up and begins to run away, to the confusion of Kazumi. Tanjiro tells him the scent is now stronger and the demon is now around. He leaps into the air to run atop the roof tiles, with Kazumi stunned by his high jump and realizing that Tanjiro is indeed a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. Landing in another alleyway, he senses the demon’s presence and a woman’s scent. Determining where the scent is strongest, he stabs into the ground, causing a fountain of swamp water to spurt out. He spots something in the water and grabs it, rescuing the young girl from the demon’s grasp. Remembering Urokodaki’s words about demon abilities, Tanjiro realizes this one is capable of a Blood Demon Art. With the girl in his arms, he asks the demon on the whereabouts of the missing girl. The demon only grinds its teeth in response and returns into its swampy portal. Kazumi appears alongside him and wonders what he saw, as Tanjiro asks him to take the girl in his care. With Kazumi vulnerable, Tanjiro stands in front of him and looks about the area. He notes that even while it’s submerged, its scent isn’t masked. He detects the likely location to strike but becomes shocked seeing three demons now. He leaps into the air to evade their grab and uses Water Breathing, Eight Form: Waterfall Basin in retaliation. Before leaving, Urokodaki mentioned one final piece of information; there is only one demon whose blood is capable of turning someone into a demon, the progenitor. He was the first to become a demon, doing so over a thousand years ago, and he is known as Muzan Kibutsuji. Tanjiro’s attack fails to hit their weak spots and only causes minor damage, while the demons retreat back into their swamp. He notes that all three have the same smell and that demons don’t usually group together. With the realization he is fight three clones to save two people, he steels his resolve and prepares for battle, as well as remaining focused that he will asked them about Muzan and how to turn a demon back into a human. Sensing an incoming attack, he turns around and uses Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel, but the cut is too shallow to cause severe damage. The two-horned clone retreats momentarily and reappears, cursing Tanjiro for interrupting his hunt; the demon claims that the girl is now 16 and will turn stale if she isn’t devoured in time, shocking Tanjiro and Kazumi. The one-horned clone appears behind them and calms its other self, claiming that it has already devoured several girls in the town in satisfaction. The first clone becomes angered and states it wants to consume more. Kazumi asks the demon to return Satoko to him, but their attention is drawn by the appearance of the third, three-horned clone. The one-horned clone remembers Satoko and showcases its collection of hairpins taken from past victims; upon seeing Satoko’s hairpin among them, Kazumi tears up with the realization she was devoured. Tanjiro, upon learning the missing girls are now dead, suddenly reminisces on the murder of his family and Nezuko’s transformation into a demon, becoming filled with rage. The third clone attacks him but Tanjiro slashes its arm off in anger, missing its vulnerable areas again. It escapes and regroups with the two-horned clone, overwhelming Tanjiro. When it attempts to grab him, Nezuko emerges from her box and kicks it away. The one-horned clone is confused at why a swordsman is accompanied by a demon, as he and the two-horned clone back away. Nezuko turns to Kazumi and the girl and gently touches their heads, seeing her siblings Takeo and Hanako within them. While Tanjiro is initially confused by her action, he remembers that Urokodaki had tried to hypnotize her into believing all humans are her family and must be protected, and to never forgive any demon who harms them. With this message, Nezuko sprints towards the clones and raises her leg for an axe kick." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 7, + "After nearly being overwhelmed by the Swamp Demon’s clones, Tanjiro is rescued by the intervention of Nezuko. Hypnotized to think all humans are to be protected, she prepares to fight the clones along with her brother. She attempts to kick the three-horned clone but it retreats before she can make contact. Before she can chase after it, Tanjiro calls Nezuko over to stop and regroup with him. While running to him, Nezuko is nearly grabbed by the two-horned clone; Tanjiro initially worries for her safety but she skilfully dodges the attack and reaches him. Remembering that as a demon, Nezuko isn’t weak enough to need protection from him, Tanjiro believes she can protect Kazumi and the girl while he goes after the demons. Before he can tell her, the two-horned clone emerges again and engages her in battle. With one clone distracted, Tanjiro decides to jump into the swampy portal to battle the other two. Telling Nezuko to protect the two bystanders, Tanjiro is answered by her sister with a nod, to his thankfulness. He jumps into the portal and finds himself in a dark, murky swamp, littered with the clothes of past victims. Enraged at the sheer number of innocent lives lost, he calls their crimes unforgivable but is spotted by the two clones. The one-horned clone taunts him for entering their domain and being disadvantaged, as they swim towards him. Tanjiro mutters not to estimate him as the thin air of Mount Sagiri has helped him fight with little oxygen. As they converge, he raises his sword to attack; seeing this, the clones retreat temporarily, swimming in physically impossible directions. Despite seeing their skill at maneuvering in their lair, Tanjiro deems this irrelevant as all he needs to do is to attack them when they get close. Opting to use an attack that can utilize unsteady footwork and able to use a vortex in the water, he waits for the clones to come to him. As they close in ready to kill him, Tanjiro uses Water Breathing, Sixth Form: Whirlpool and slices the two clones simultaneously. After killing them, he quickly grabs something floating in the water but begins to feel the strain of holding his breath for so long and swims up to reach Nezuko. As the last clone battles Nezuko, it tries to hit her but she evades his blow and punches him hard in the chest, causing him to vomit blood. Noting how powerful she is, the clone believes she must have gotten much blood from Muzan. As he tries to form a portal to retreat into, she chases him and forces him away from his escape. As they continue to fight, the clone begins to get used to her simple attacks and manages to hit Nezuko, cutting her forehead with his claws. Dazed by the attack, Nezuko stands still to soak the pain, allowing the clone to charge in. But before he can kill her, Tanjiro emerges from the swamp portal and cuts off both of the clone’s arms. Held at sword point, the clone realizes that Tanjiro has already killed his other two selves. Tanjiro rebukes the Swamp Demon and angrily asks how many lives has he taken. The demon only responds that girls getting old begins to taste bad and claims they killed them for their own good. Enraged, Tanjiro slashes its lower jaw before it can keep talking. Trapped between the wall and the Demon Slayer, the demon is asked by Tanjiro for everything he knows about Muzan Kibutsuji. Upon hearing the name, the demon suddenly grows terrified. Though Tanjiro is shocked, he threatens the demon further and prods him for information. The Swamp Demon responds he can’t tell him anything, and remembers when he was severely threatened by Muzan and told not to tell anyone anything about him, since Muzan is always watching him. He begins to repeat that he can’t say anything and becomes more erratic, as Tanjiro senses the fear in him. The clone grows him arms back and attempts to kill him, but the Demon Slayer decapitates him, killing the Swamp Demon for good. Annoyed that he still has not gotten his information, Tanjiro runs to see Nezuko and finds her already asleep to heal. He apologizes for getting her injured and reiterates his promise to turn her back into a human. After putting Nezuko back in her box, Tanjiro walks to Kazumi and asks if he is alright. Kazumi retorts that he can’t be, with the knowledge that his fiancée is dead. He tells him to keep on living no matter how many people he has lost. Angered, Kazumi grabs his shirt and asks what someone his age could possible know about losing someone. Tanjiro gently holds his hand to release his grip and offers Satoko’s hairpin in the hopes of finding something in her, before departing. As Kazumi tears up seeing what remains of his beloved Satoko, he looks to see Tanjiro walking away and realizes that he too had endured something similar. Kazumi apologizes to the Demon Slayer for his harsh words and is waved goodbye in response; looking at his hand, he is shocked to see it so rough looking and realizes it was because of relentless training. Tanjiro entrusts the safety of the girl to Kazumi and leaves them as dawn breaks. As he walks through the town, he is hit with the reality that there are more like him that have suffered at the hands of demons, deeming Muzan Kibutsuji the cause and declaring that he will never be forgiven as he lives. Tanjiro is suddenly met by his Kasugai Crow and given details of his next mission in the district of Asakusa in Tokyo; he is shocked to learn that he must already travel again just after finishing his first mission. Upon reaching Asakusa, Tanjiro stares in awe at the bright lights enveloping the area at night, wondering how advanced cities have already become. Staring at the tall buildings and seeing a tram for the first time, he begins to feel dizzy. They enter an alleyway but promptly leave when they see a kissing couple; they run through the city but Tanjiro becomes overwhelmed by everything he sees. Eventually, the siblings reach the outskirts of Asakusa and stop at an udon shop; an exhausted Tanjiro then orders a bowl from the shopkeeper. After receiving his bowl, he prepares to partake in his meal but suddenly detects a scent. In shock, he gets up and drops his meal. Tanjiro begins to breathe heavily and looks at the city, taking his sword with him. As he runs to the source, he wonders why it has appeared so suddenly in the city. He reaches a busy street with heavy foot traffic but is able to run to the source. As he believes it might be Muzan Kibutsuji, he sees the man giving off the scent. Grabbing his shoulder, the man turns around and reveals his red, cat-like eyes. Realizing it is Muzan himself, Tanjiro prepares to draw his blade but hears the voice of a little girl and sees a child in Muzan’s arms. Startled to see him pretending to live as human, Tanjiro freezes in horror. Muzan calmly asks the boy if he can help him and is met by his wife, who asks what is the commotion about. Tanjiro becomes sickened by the woman and child’s inability to sense that Muzan is actually a demon. His wife asks if he has met Tanjiro before, but Muzan denies it, saying he had probably mistaken him for someone else. Muzan silently reveals his claws and slices a passerby in the neck so quickly, no one notices apart from Tanjiro. The man feels the pain from the cuts but suddenly begins to change, worrying his wife. His teeth become fangs and his eyes become dark red, scaring her. Tanjiro attempts to rush in and stop him but the newly transformed demon bites into his wife's shoulder, terrifying the surrounding crowd as Muzan silently watches." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 8, + "In the middle of a crowd in Asakusa, a man has transformed into a demon and injured his wife. Before he can kill her, Tanjiro rushes in and stuffed his hood into his mouth. As the woman calls out to him, Tanjiro instructs her to slow the bleeding of her wound, informing others to help her get patched as he wrestles to control the demon. Muzan and his human family walk away, while Tanjiro can only watch helplessly as his enemy flees. He yells at the Demon Progenitor that he will never let him escape; hearing the threat, Muzan continues to walk away while being asked by his wife on Tanjiro's strange actions. Tanjiro promises to cut off his head and to never forgive what he’s done. Police enter the scene and Tanjiro calls for restraints to secure the demon. They ignore him and attempt to pull him off the man but Tanjiro is reluctant to release his hold on the demon. He is nearly beaten by the officers but they are distracted by the sudden appearance of flower petals and flowing patterns blinding them. It is a Blood Demon Art, Scent of Illusory Blood, Visual Dream. Tanjiro detects a scent he can’t determine but senses it is getting stronger. A demon approaches him, accompanied by a boy; she tells him he can still use the term “person” to refer to even demons. She lends him a hand to save the transformed man. After sensing her, Tanjiro attempts to state her identity as a demon but she reveals it on her own accord, as well as being a doctor and that she too wishes to take down Muzan. Elsewhere, Muzan sends his family away in a taxi, claiming he has a business meeting to attend to. He also intends to talk to the police about the “disturbance”, brushing aside his wife’s concern about the situation. With his wife and daughter gone, Muzan enters an alleyway to walk through. While doing so, he accidentally bumps a drunk man with his brother and friend. He apologizes but the drunkard attempts to confront him for his expensive clothes. The man then talks about his pale skin and claims he looks close to dying, enraging Muzan. He raises a fist and brutally punches the drunkard into the wall, breaking his skull. Upon seeing his brother die before him, the other man attempts to punch Muzan but is swiftly kicked high in the air, vomiting blood and splattering on the floor as he lands. As the last person watches in horror, Muzan approaches her and gets close to her face. Terrified, the woman stays silent as Muzan menacingly asks if she considers his pale complexion looks unhealthy to her. He asks if he looks sickly and unnatural, as if he is about to die. He retorts that he is instead a living being close to perfection and raises a claw. He pierces the woman’s skull and floods her body with an enormous amount of blood. As she squirms in pain, Muzan rhetorically asks what might happen if he continues to flood her body with his blood, answering himself by stating that the human body can’t withstand such a transformation, leaving its cells destroyed. The woman transforms into a demon-like creature but her cells dissolve before it finishes, causing her to melt into a mess of flesh and gore that burns into ash. Muzan summons two demon by his side and instructs them to bring him Tanjiro’s head, describing him as the Demon Slayer with hanafuda earrings. They immediately comply and leave him to do his wishes. Left by himself, Muzan suddenly becomes terrified and remembers a moment in his past; a memory of someone standing before him, a feared enemy raising his sword while also wearing hanafuda earrings. Elsewhere, Tanjiro is admonished by the udon vendor for not eating the udon bowl he gave him. He immediately orders a new bowl and states that he will really eat it. The vendor asks Nezuko if she too will have one but Tanjiro interjects by asking for two bowls instead. After gobbling down his udon, they leave the vendor and continue to the city. As they walk, Tanjiro apologizes to Nezuko for leaving her behind suddenly, but she stops walking and looks on ahead. He sees that she is staring at the boy who accompanied the demon he met earlier, who claims he only waited under her orders. When Tanjiro claims he could have found her with his sense of smell, he responds by stating that she is hidden under a cloaking spell he can’t see. The boy inquires about Nezuko really being a demon as well, calling her an eyesore while doing so. Upon hearing this, Tanjiro angrily retorts that Nezuko was considered the beauty in their town and refuses to let him get away with what he said. Travelling through the city, they end up at an alley’s dead end. Tanjiro is still claiming that the boy is wrong about Nezuko’s appearance, only for him to walk through the wall, instructing him to do so as well. Tanjiro and Nezuko walk through the wall and find a house seemingly where the dead end is. Before entering the house, the boy quickly threatens Tanjiro should he offend the person inside in any way, claiming that though he has no care what happens to him, he only brought him to the house because the woman insisted. They enter in and Tanjiro finds the injured woman from Asakusa on a hospital bed, attended to by the demon from earlier. He apologizes to the demon for leaving her with the job and learns that the transformed man is still restrained in the basement. Tanjiro wonders aloud if she struggles to treat injured people, only to be punched in the chest by the boy. He criticizes Tanjiro for believing that treating humans involves holding back their desire for blood, leading him to quietly apologize. Unbothered by the statement, the woman scolds her assistant for resorting to violence. She introduces herself to Tanjiro as Tamayo and states that the boy is named Yushiro. She answers that treating humans isn’t as unbearable to her as it might be to other demons, as she has changed her body considerably, including removing Muzan’s curse. She takes them to the living room and tells Tanjiro and Nezuko to get comfortable. She continues her statement by saying that by modifying their bodies, they only require small amounts of blood to survive, taking it from blood transfusion. Tanjiro realizes that is why he doesn’t smell anything different from the two despite them not being the obvious demons he has seen. Tamayo adds that Yushiro can get away with less than her as she is the one who transformed him. Seeing his surprised reaction, Tamayo tells Tanjiro that while it is usually Muzan who can transform people, she was able to turn Yushiro into one but only after 200 years. At this, Tanjiro incredulously asks how old she is, only to be jabbed repeatedly in the stomach by Yushiro for asking for her age. Tamayo threatens Yushiro if he hurts him again and he quickly complies while admiring her beauty. Tamayo says that she doesn’t intend to create more demons and only transforms people who are terminally ill or gravely injured, adding that she will still ask them if they wish to live as demons as well. Tanjiro senses that she is pure and honest and someone he can fully trust. Finally, he asks if it is possible to transform a demon back into a human. The two demons tasked with hunting Tanjiro find the alley where they walked through. One of them uses the eyes imbedded in his hands to follow his path, while the second demon asks if he has found them, playing with a temari while doing so. The Arrow Demon finds his footprints and notes that he is followed by two others. The Temari Demon becomes excited by the upcoming fight, feeling the blood Muzan has given her strength. Tamayo claims there is a way to return someone into a human. Upon hearing this, Tanjiro tries in close to receive the answer but Yushiro angrily flips him over for trying to get near Tamayo. Tamayo scolds him again for hitting Tanjiro, though he claims he merely threw him over his shoulder, not hit him. Tamayo tells Tanjiro that for any wound, there is medicine or treatment, and though she concurrently doesn’t know how to, she and Yushiro are dedicated to working on a method that may succeed. She gives him a task; to produce an elixir for treatment, she would need both blood samples from Nezuko and from demons as close to Muzan as possible. Due to Nezuko’s condition of sleeping to heal, Tamayo sees her as extremely rare and unique, since most demons cannot handle not eating for two years. She also explains that by demons close to Muzan, she means demons whose powers are similar to him, making it more difficult. Tamayo asks if Tanjiro is willing to do her request; with the hope others too can be saved, Tanjiro complies. Tamayo smiles at his acknowledgement, causing Tanjiro to blush, though he immediately sees Yushiro’s anger at it. Suddenly, multiple temaris punch through the house, battering the interior and forcing everyone inside to duck for safety. They stop and fly back to their owner, the Temari Demon. As the Arrow Demon wonders how they plan to kill them, she answers, “Vindictively, of course!”. Their powerful presence startles both Tanjiro and Yushiro." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 9, + "After using their powers to follow his trail, the Arrow Demon and the Temari Demon have located Tanjiro's location, tasked by their master to kill him. Using her temaris, she pummels the house, destroying the cloaking spell hiding it. Tanjiro and Yushiro are shocked by the appearance of their new foes, more powerful than he's faced before. The Temari Demon calls on her partner, Yahaba, to state what he senses; he deduces the hidden house is due to the work of a Blood Demon Art wielder adept at hiding objects. He also senses the presence of a demon accompanying their target, confusing him. As she becomes excited at the prospect of killing them, Yahaba chides his partner, Susamaru, for her immaturity and complains of dust on his kimono from the initial attack. She ribs him to stop whining, as they have found their targets anyway. Tanjiro sees it was her who has caused all the damage just through her temari. Yushiro sees her and wonders if she is a servant of Muzan. Susamaru continues her assault and pummels the house with lightning speed, forcing everyone inside to duck for cover. One temari almost hits Yushiro, who stands in its way to protect Tamayo; the temari then swerves unnaturally and smashes into his head, beheading him. Horrified seeing his decapitated body, Tanjiro tasks Nezuko with protecting the injured woman from before and take her outside; Tamayo states the basement is safer instead. As she leaves to do so, Tanjiro stands up and observes Susamaru. He notes that she possesses a completely different scent to past demons; one that is thicker and far stronger. Susamaru sees him and declares he is the one Muzan wants dead. Tanjiro requests Tamayo leave as he is the one targeted but she instead asks that he fights without them in his concern, as they don't need protection as demons. Susamaru hurls a temari at him with incredible speed; Tanjiro watches and determines a form to defeat it. The fastest form at his disposal, he uses Water Breathing, Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve and pierces the temari. Somewhat surprised, she nonetheless summons back to her and the temari slides of his blade on its own. He notes that the temaris move unnaturally without spinning, such as when it struck Yushiro. Tamayo watches as Yushiro heals his mouth and jaws to speak, complaining that he was right not to let themselves get involved with Tanjiro, since his blindfold technique isn't fully working still. He can only masks object and isn't able to completely hide their existence. Tanjiro realizes it was Yushiro's Blood Demon Art that inadvertently hid their attackers until they destroyed the house. Yushiro declares he despises anyone who ruins the time with him and Tamayo, and calls their act unforgivable. Susamaru hears his message and laughs at his babbling. She discards her kimono to fight more freely and reveals they must be honoured to be killed by her, a member of the Twelve Kizuki. When Tanjiro hears this, Tamayo explains they are demons that serve directly under Muzan. She grows two new pairs of arms and forms four new temaris to fight with, now enjoying the battle. She launches all six at the house, forcing Tanjiro to evade them all as one ends up cutting Yushiro's face. Tamayo tries to think if she can cast her spell now but sees Tanjiro would be affected to, while Yushiro needs more time to heal in order to attack again. Tanjiro gets overwhelmed by the greater number of temaris, which injured Tamayo and Yushiro upon striking them. As he wonders how he can defeat them to save the demons, he notices there are two demon scents present. Yushiro tells him to follow the arrows to determine and dodge their path. When Tanjiro states he can't see them, Yushiro irritably gives him a paper talisman imbued with his sight. Upon receiving it, Tanjiro sees that arrows appear to direct the path and trajectory of Susamaru's temaris. He thanks Yushiro for this new insight and sees that Nezuko has returned, asking she join him outside to battle their opponents. He tells her to deal with Yahaba while he fights Susamaru and she complies. Susamaru declares she will bring Tanjiro's head to Muzan and launches all of her temaris. Tanjiro evades them and runs away as the temaris pursue him, waiting for Nezuko's mark. Nezuko finds Yahaba in the trees and kicks him repeatedly. The distraction causes the arrows to fade, stopping the temaris' movement. With his chance in sight, Tanjiro uses Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance; he cuts all the temaris in a fluid dance of movement and quickly slices off Susamaru's arms right afterwards. Tanjiro asks Tamayo if these demons are closely related to Muzan, which she surmises must be true; he then declares that he will extract their blood for sure. Susamaru laughs at his intentions and implores Tanjiro to try and extract their blood. Yushiro warns him that if they truly are Twelve Kizuki demons, they will be more formidable that he's faced thus far. While Tanjiro steels himself for the upcoming confrontation, Yushiro implores to Tamayo that they should decoy Tanjiro and Nezuko and flee. She is horrified at his idea, causing Yushiro to quickly claim he was joking. As Nezuko clashes with Yahaba, he becomes irritated by the dust being kicked up and uses his arrows to launch her away from him. The Temari Demon heals her lost arms instantly as Tanjiro notes that she possesses faster regeneration than any demon from Final Selection. Launched away by Yahaba, Nezuko collides with Tanjiro while the Arrow Demon himself lands to the ground to join Susamaru. She hurls a temari and nearly hits the two, who barely dodge in time. Yushiro informs Tanjiro he need to deal with Yahaba first, while he, Tamayo and Nezuko will battle Susamaru. Nezuko suddenly sees her mother and brother Rokuta's images in Tamayo and Yushiro, invigorating her to fight. Saying he is counting on her, the siblings split up to confront their targets. Tanjiro charges at Yahaba with the intent of extracting his blood to produce the treatment. He senses the Opening Thread but the demon uses his arrows to disrupt his footwork, causing him to miss. Using his arrows, he flings Tanjiro throughout the surrounded area, causing him to slam into the trees and into the ground hard. Yahaba launches him high into the air and disables his arrow to drop the Demon Slayer to his death; in the nick of time, Tanjiro uses Eight Form: Waterfall Basin to stop his momentum and save himself. Susamaru launches her temaris at Nezuko, who evades them all successfully. She turns around to see Yushiro but he suddenly vanishes from view. While invisible, he strikes the Temari Demon with multiple punches and chops, bringing her to her knees. He reveals himself and curses her for hurting Tamayo, deeming her unforgivable. Yahaba overhears his threats and realizes that Tamayo is a fugitive from Muzan. Susamaru gets up and concurs his idea of taking her as well, before launching another temari at Nezuko. She attempts to kick up but Tamayo and Yushiro warn her not too; they are too late and the temari breaks off Nezuko's right foot. With her opponent downed, Susamaru kicks her hard and sends the young demon hurtling into the house. She excitedly asks her partner if four heads would be great to take to Muzan; Yahaba disagrees and sees value in only Tanjiro and Tamayo. Inside, Tamayo sees the bleeding of her lost foot isn't slowing and gives her a serum to accelerate her healing; while doing so, Nezuko again sees her mother's image in the demon. Tanjiro continues to face the Arrow Demon but notices that even sensing the Opening Thread is pointless unless he can strike with pinpoint accuracy. Yahaba sends multiple arrows at him, forcing the Demon Slayer to evade them all. He tries to cut the arrows with his blade but making contact only take him to the arrow's path, slamming him into a wall. In pain, he drops his sword and sees an arrow wrapped around his arm to twist it off. Thinking quickly, he runs up a tree to be mid-air when the arrow spins his arm, saving himself. After recovering his sword, he hears Yahaba commending him for evading his attack, while realizing he needs to change the arrows path without touching them. Now enraged, Yahaba prepares his final assault, launching numerous arrows to kill Tanjiro. He quickly thinks of an idea: use the Sixth Form to trap the arrows and the footwork of the Third Form to close in on the Arrow Demon. As they converge on him, Tanjiro twists himself into a combined attack, Twisting Whirlpool-Flowing Water. With his arrows being spun around, Yahaba loses focus. Tanjiro, despite the heavy weight of the combined attack on his sword, gets close to him and uses Second Form: Improved, Lateral Water Wheel to decapitate the Arrow Demon." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 10, + "After forcing his arrows to bend to his own path and closing the distance, Tanjiro successfully decapitates the Arrow Demon Yahaba. He comments that while the Whirlpool loses force while it's not underwater, the arrows gave it extra power. Yahaba curses Tanjiro for defeating him as all he wanted to do was bring his head to Muzan and gain his approval. He becomes enraged at his head touching the dirt and declares he will kill Tanjiro as he dies. Using multiple arrows, he grabs Tanjiro's body and throws him towards a wall at high speed. Tanjiro realizes the arrows are stronger than before and uses Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide to stop the attack from splattering him against the wall. As he lands, he is pulled by another arrow high into the air, quickly using Second Form: Water Wheel to stop the momentum. He is grabbed by another and pulled towards the house, utilizing Eight Form: Waterfall Basin to stop his descent. Yahaba relentlessly continues his last stand, forcing the Demon Slayer to then use Water Surface Slash, Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve and Whirlpool continuously to save himself. Using so many forms consecutively saps Tanjiro's energy but the Arrow Demon continues his assault while he fades into ash. Tanjiro continues to use various Water Breathing forms to save himself from the arrows until Yahaba finally disintegrates for good. Upon his death, the arrows disappear but Tanjiro plummets to the ground. Exhausted and injured, he is too weak to even grip his sword but Tanjiro is determined to reach his allies and defeat the Temari Demon, biting his sword and crawling to them. As Susamaru continues the fight, she uses her temaris to kick up a dust cloud to hide herself. Yushiro tries to hide himself in the cloud but Susamaru sees where the dust is being moved as he runs through. She quickly hurls a temari at the demon; Yushiro is nearly hit but is saved by Nezuko deflecting it with her healed foot. He admonishes Nezuko for rashly attacking but she sees her brother Rokuta's image in him, patting Yushiro's head to his chagrin. Susamaru hurls another temari but Nezuko kicks it to stop its momentum. Yushiro watches Nezuko's sudden power and asks Tamayo on what she did. Annoyed at thinking she can use her own attacks against her, Susamaru kicks a temari at the young demon, who returns it with considerable force. The two trade kicks and launch the temari back and forth at each other, kicking harder and harder as the temari gains considerable force each time. Tamayo explains that she only used a healing serum on Nezuko, which doesn't increase power. Instead, they are witnessing Nezuko's own strength increasing without even consuming blood. Eventually, Nezuko kicks the temari hard and fast enough to cause even Susamaru to dodge its path to safety. Despite this, Tamayo knows that should Susamaru utilize her true potential, Nezuko would be defeated too; she looks at her arm and thinks of a plan. Somewhat impressed, Susamaru calls Nezuko an \"amusing little girl\" and prepares to go all out. Before she can, Tamayo stands in front of Nezuko and talks to her. Susamaru dismisses her as the fugitive but Tamayo asks if she knows about Muzan's true identity, shocking the demon. Tamayo explains that Muzan is nothing but a coward in constant fear, angering the Temari Demon. She continues by saying the reason demons don't form groups is to prevent them from banding together to attack him, and Muzan himself manipulates demons into acting like this, like her. Susamaru curses Tamayo for insulting Muzan; and as he watches the confrontation, Yushiro sees Tamayo's arm bleeding. Susamaru raves about Muzan's incredible power and declares he isn't petty enough to do such a thing, but while doing so, she says Muzan's last name. Upon realizing, she grows horrified at what she has done; Tamayo raises her arm to reveal her Blood Demon Art and tells her what she's done, trigger the curse. Yushiro sees she has used Magical Aroma of Daylight, a potent spell that weakens a target's brain function. rendering them unable to lie or keep secrets. Seeing the distressed demon, Tamayo says she pities Susamaru but nonetheless farewells her. Susamaru runs away and begs for forgiveness from Muzan but her body begins to change. She hunches over in pain as Tanjiro crawls to the scene, watching what is happening. Without warning, giant demonic arms rupture out of Susamaru's body and mouth. As Tanjiro, Tamayo and Yushiro witness the scene in horror, the arms begin to brutally destroy Susamaru's body. After the carnage, they look at what remains of the Temari Demon; Tanjiro asks if she is dead but Tamayo explains she is still yet to die and will do so momentarily. She states that is the effect of the curse and she was killed by Muzan's cells still inside her. She goes on by saying that while demons are normally unable to harm each other, Muzan alone is capable of destroying demon cells. Suddenly, Yushiro runs over to Tanjiro and pushes a cloth to his nose, warning him not to inhale Tamayo's spell, being harmful to humans, while Tanjiro acknowledges. Tamayo calls over Tanjiro and shows that Susamaru isn't one of the Twelve Kizuki. She explains that they have a number engraved on their eyeballs but points to Susamaru's detached eye and notes that it doesn't possess one. She surmises that Yahaba also didn't have one and believes they are too weak to be true members. Stunned by her statement of them being too weak, Yushiro adds that they were stupid demons, admonishing Susamaru for hurting Tamayo and claiming she deserved her demise. Nonetheless, Tamayo extracts a vial of her blood, hoping it may prove useful regardless. She then leaves to tend to Nezuko, who had accidentally inhaled her spell; Yushiro, unwillingly to leave her, runs away and leaves Tanjiro on his own to assist Tamayo. Tanjiro suddenly hears a voice, a girl asking for a temari. He hears it coming from Susamaru's remains and kindly places her last temari next to it. The voice asks to play with him while Tanjiro sadly notes that despite murdering numerous people, she was still a little girl. The sun then rises to a new day; as Susamaru's remains and blood burn away, Tanjiro laments that she was manipulated into thinking she was of the Twelve Kizuki, manipulated and compelled to fight just to be killed by a curse. He finds no salvation in her fate, as nothing will remain of her and death is the price she paid for killing others. He blames her demise on Muzan and asks if this is how he treats even those who worship him, deeming him, \"a true demon\". With the sun up, the demons have moved to the house's basement. Tanjiro walks down to see them and finds Nezuko all healed. She quickly hugs him in relief but unexpectedly turns to hug Tamayo as well. Yushiro becomes incensed at her touching Tamayo but she brushes aside his concern and states she does not mind. At this, Yushiro denies what he just said and says Tamayo is kind-hearted, while noting her beauty. Nezuko also begins to pat Yushiro's head gently, annoying him. Tamayo comments that Nezuko had been behaving like this since waking up and is worried for her; Tanjiro calms her concern and states she probably thinks of them as members of her family. Surprised, Tamayo notes that Nezuko is bound to believe that all humans are family, not demons. Tanjiro explains that Nezuko simply sees them as humans. He comments that he was initially hesitant to let Nezuko get put under a spell but seeing she retains her own will, he does not mind now. Tamayo suddenly begins to cry; shocked, Tanjiro quickly apologizes and begs Nezuko to stop hugging and move away from her. Instead, Tamayo hugs her closer and tearfully thanks the little girl. Seeing her vulnerable, Yushiro remembers when he was found by Tamayo, terminally ill. She asks if he is willing to become a demon as his illness will soon kill him. But as a demon, he will lose his humanity, causing him pain and grief. Asking the boy again, Yushiro weakly turns to see Tamayo. Tamayo states that having come close to Muzan, she and Yushiro will leave the region. They must conceal themselves again soon or face another risk. She also states that despite hiding her identity, working with people as a doctor, some can determine her true nature as a demon. Tamayo asks if Tanjiro is willing to let them take Nezuko in, while Yushiro shows his disapproval. Though Tanjiro knows she will be safer not engaging in battle, he thanks her for her concern but states they will be staying together, unwilling for them to be apart. Having received her answer, Tamayo wishes them good fortune in battles to come, while Yushiro bluntly states they must now erase all traces of themselves, asking them to depart now. Tanjiro returns the sentiment to the demons. As Nezuko runs away, he chides his sister for running away but is called upon by Yushiro; he admits that Nezuko is a beauty, causing Tanjiro to laugh at his final acknowledgement. Outside, his Kasugai Crow repeatedly directs him to a new mission south-southeast, constantly nagging the Demon Slayer with its continuous statements. Suddenly, they hear a loud \"please\"; they turn to the source and find a yellow-clad Demon Slayer harassing a woman into marrying him, claiming he can die any time and begging her to marry him, as Tanjiro watches the unusual scene in surprise." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 11, + "While travelling to his next mission, Tanjiro encounters another Demon Slayer as he begs a woman on the footpath to marry him. He is met by the guide bird accompanying him, a sparrow, who informs him of what has happened. He pulls him off the woman’s clothes and questions his actions. The Demon Slayer recognizes Tanjiro as a fellow survivor of Final Selection. Tanjiro loudly claims he doesn’t know who he is, but suddenly remembers him as the one who doubted he would survive. Tanjiro clears the situation with the woman, but when the Demon Slayer pesters her again, she repeatedly slaps and rebukes him. She tells him all she did was check on him as he was ill-looking on the side of the road, and that she clearly doesn’t love him since she already has a fiancé. The Demon Slayer asks aloud why he got in his way, only for Tanjiro to look at him with a disappointed and unnerved expression. When he doesn’t say anything, he claims he will die soon and that Tanjiro would need to protect him till he gets married. Instead, Tanjiro introduces himself and the Demon Slayer states his name is Zenitsu Agatsuma. Tanjiro asks why Zenitsu claims the way that he is and questions why he became a swordsman. Zenitsu replies that he was deceived out of all his money by a woman and racked up debt. The person who took him was an old man who turned out to be a trainer. After hellish training, he claims the experience he felt it was so bad he willingly entered the Final Selection to die. Despite surviving, he continues to experience hell every day since and shows his great fear of dying at the hands of a demon to a shocked Tanjiro. After calming down, the two travel to Tanjiro’s next mission. Saying he is hungry, Zenitsu is given an onigiri by Tanjiro. After taking a bite, he asks if Tanjiro is hungry too. Tanjiro says that it is all he has, leading Zenitsu to split it in half for him. While walking, Tanjiro states that while he can respect his fear of demons, Zenitsu can’t use it to trouble his sparrow. Zenitsu wonders how he knows and Tanjiro mentions that his sparrow had said that he whines during each mission, beckons the attention of girls and snores loudly. He is stunned to learn that Tanjiro understood his sparrow but is interrupted by Tanjiro’s Kasugai Crow instructing them to begin running, causing Zenitsu to freak out over seeing a talking bird. Making their way through a forest, Zenitsu tries to avoid going to the location and claims he is tired and will be useless anyway. On the other hand, Tanjiro is focused and senses the demon’s scent getting stronger. In a clearing, they find their location, a large woodland mansion. Tanjiro says he can smell blood and another strange scent. Though Zenitsu cannot smell it, he asks if Tanjiro can hear a strange sound. Tanjiro looks around and finds a pair of siblings near by. When he approaches them, they back away, clearly frightened. To calm their nerves, he shows them Zenitsu’s sparrow. Slightly more relieved, Tanjiro asks if they live in the mansion. Instead, the boy claims the mansion belongs to a monster, adding that their oldest brother was taken from them. They encountered the monster at night and followed their brother’s trail of blood to the mansion, as he was injured. Tanjiro reassures them they will defeat the monster and bring their brother back. Zenitsu then asks if Tanjiro can hear something, a creepy sound like a tsuzumi. Though he cannot hear it, he and Zenitsu look at the mansion’s open window. Suddenly, a bloodied and injured man flies out of the window, landing hard on the ground in a pool of blood and startling everyone. Tanjiro rushes to his aid but the man dies of his wounds moments later. At that moment, an ominous tapping sound erupts from the mansion, scaring the children, Zenitsu and steeling Tanjiro’s resolve. The boy comforts his sister by remembering that their brother wore a different colored kimono to the dead man's. Tanjiro calls on Zenitsu to join him inside the mansion but he vehemently refuses. Annoyed, Tanjiro decides to move on but gives him a spiteful look, making Zenitsu reluctantly join him. He leaves Nezuko’s box in the care of the children and the Demon Slayers enter the mansion. When Zenitsu asks if he will be protecting him, Tanjiro answers that he is still injured from his previous mission. He becomes startled that he will die with him injured. Tanjiro attempts to calm him down but sees that the children have entered the mansion as well, scared by scratching noises in the box. Dismayed they left Nezuko alone, he tells them it is too dangerous in the mansion but is accidentally bumped into Zenitsu frightened by the mansion shaking. Before they regroup, the beat of a tsuzumi changes the rooms they’re in, separating Zenitsu with the boy and Tanjiro with the girl. Each beat changes the location Tanjiro is in until he ends up in a large room. Separated from her brother, the girl cries but Tanjiro gently comforts her, saying she is protected and Zenitsu will protect her brother. Asking for her name, she answers her name is Teruko. Tanjiro suddenly detects a scent and sees an immense demon walking by them, with tsuzumis embedded in its body. He senses that it is the strongest one in the house and surmises it must have devoured a great number of victims. Zenitsu becomes terrified that he is separated from Tanjiro, clutching onto the boy for comfort. The boy admonishes him for acting so frightened with a sword on his belt, shocking him. Nonetheless, he tries to drag him out so to escape the mansion but finds that the door leading outside now opens to a different room. He tries opening multiple doors but ends up finding a room with a person inside, wearing a boar mask. The unknown stranger excitedly yells and leaps out of the room, frightening Zenitsu into hysterics. After he leave, Zenitsu is left with the boy’s disappointed expression. Seeing the giant demon in front of them, Tanjiro instructs Teruko not to scream. The demon curses about “them” ruining his hunt and losing his prey. Tanjiro draws his sword and prepares to attack the demon, introducing himself, his rank and declaring he will kill them. He tries a straight frontal lunge at the demon but is thwarted when the demon beats the tsuzumi on its body, causing the room to turn sideways. As he sees that the shifting rooms are its Blood Demon Art and the mansion is his domain, Tanjiro suddenly senses a new scent that isn’t a demon. Bursting through the wall is the stranger from earlier. After seeing the boar mask, he notices him wielding a pair of serrated Nichirin Swords. The stranger declares he will kill the monster and get stronger, preparing to attack with the phrase, “Comin’ through!”." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 12, + "The unknown Demon Slayer prepares to attack the Drum Demon, charging at the creature with his dual Nichirin Swords. In retaliation, the demon taps a tsuzumi, causing the room to turn sideway and evade the attack. As it does, Teruko lands hard on the upside down ceiling. Tanjiro instructs her to hold onto furniture but is hit by the masked stranger using him as a springboard to leap from. Annoyed, he tells him to focus on the demon, not his own reckless attacks. The demon taps its drum twice, spinning the room right-side up again. Teruko lands on the floor but is stepped on by the masked Slayer, finding enjoyment in the rotating rooms. Seeing this, Tanjiro angrily grabs his leg and flings him away, cursing him for hurting a little girl. In response, he claim no person has ever thrown him like that and attacks Tanjiro with their swords. As he backs away, Tanjiro wonders why he is being challenged by a Demon Slayer. The stranger tells him their swords will hurt him, as they rip flesh to his liking. Tanjiro tries to remind him of the threat of the demon but he charge at him regardless. Infuriated by their presence, the Drum Demon taps the tsuzumi on his stomach, causing giant claw marks to slice in front of Tanjiro and the masked Demon Slayer. The demon begins to attack and rotate the rooms simultaneously; as he spins, Tanjiro begins to see the pattern between the tsuzumis and their respective movements. But as he begins to get used to them, the demon begins uttering something, causing the rooms to change instead. Losing track of the demon in a new room, Tanjiro suddenly detects the scents of multiple demons within the mansion. He then detects the smell of blood; he opens a nearby door, looks into the hallway and finds a corpse. Shocked to find another lost life, he leads Teruko in another direction. While making their way down the hall, he detects a new scent; Tanjiro opens the door and finds the children's lost older brotherholding a tsuzumi. Elsewhere, a terrified Zenitsu holds his companion Shoichi's hand at they walk through the dark hallways. Already on edge, he becomes more scared when the boy suddenly asks him a question. He angrily scolds him for causing him a fright and for not signalling when he was about to speak, claiming he would be branded a murderer for causing his heart to leap out of his mouth. Shoichi, tired of dealing with Zenitsu's fear, mentions he has been shivering and sweating for some time now. He says that him being fearful in turn causes him to be nervous; apologetic, Zenitsu exclaims they need to be quiet so as to not attract demons, though yells while doing so. Suddenly, Shoichi looks at something behind the Demon Slayer and becomes scared. Zenitsu turns around and sees an approaching demon, excited to see them. They run away but the monster pursues; he claims that they taste bad but the demon wants to taste them first, using its long tongue to attack. They are followed into a room, bursting through the wall while doing so. Zenitsu begs the child to make a run for it, claiming his fear is now in his knees. Despite not wanting Shoichi to die young, he struggles to find the courage to fight. The demon then enters the room with them and fear finally overwhelms Zenitsu, knocking him unconscious. Shoichi is stunned to see the Demon Slayer asleep, now cornered by the demon. The demon uses its tongue to try and grab him as the boy desperately yells for Zenitsu to wake up, causing his hand to twitch slightly. Without warning, the demon's tongue fall off at the tip. As the demon becomes shocked by the sudden pain, Zenitsu stands up, to the demon and Shoichi's wonder. The Demon Slayer takes a stance and begins to breathe; the creature looks on, confused at the unexpected and strange sound but notes that he feels different now. Zenitsu unsheathes his sword and uses Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, speeding forward at lightning-fast speed and decapitating the demon instantly. After his strike, he suddenly snaps awake again, just as the defeated demon's head rolls next to him. He reacts with terror and sees the demon is already dead to his surprise, believing and thanking Shoichi for defeating the demon, much to his bewilderment. While travelling through the hallways, the masked Demon Slayer irritably recalls when the Drum Demon had just launched him away, remembering it has been three days of battling it like this. Upon reaching a turn, a hand attempts to grab him but he flip back to safety in the nick of time. A heavy-set horned demon appears, calling him a fresh human and wanting to devour him. The Slayer readies themselves by breathing using a self taught technique; Beast Breathing. As the demon steps forward, he quickly slash off its arms and lunge forward, using both blades in the move Third Fang: Devour and easily slicing off the demon's head. Using the corpse to leap from, the Demon Slayer launches himself with a push and proudly continues his way through the mansion. The Drum Demon continues to mutter about wanting to devour someone with Marechi blood, stating it is worth devouring a hundred people. Upon doing so, the demon says he can then reclaim his place among the Twelve Kizuki, revealing his former place of Lower Rank Six. He remembers when he was found by Muzan in the mansion, who addressed him by his name Kyogai. Muzan sees the corpse he was devouring is unfinished and asks if he is done eating. Kyogai denies this but has his engraved eye slashed by the Demon Progenitor. Kyogai begs for more time but Muzan refuses, stripping him of his rank. Kyogai reminisces on when he first received power from him; the incredible power of his blood left him in awe and he remembers when he first claimed his role among the Twelve Kizuki to devour more humans and get stronger, or so he believed. Teruko rushes to her brother Kiyoshi and hugs him in relief. Tanjiro approaches them and introduces himself to the elder brother. He asks to see his wound; Kiyoshi shows his injury but begins crying from the pain. The Demon Slayer then excitedly reveals ointment he was provided with from Urokodaki, while commending the boy for his survival. After patching his wound, Tanjiro asks what had happened; Kiyoshi reveals he was dragged away by a monster, Kyogai, and nearly devoured. He was unexpectedly rescued when more demons appeared and argued over who gets to devour him; the Tongue Demon and Horned Demon. During their scuffle, the Horned Demon had ripped off a tsuzumi from the Drum Demon's back. Kiyoshi picked it up and tapped it, causing the room he was in to change. Tanjiro remembers Kyogai kept referring to him as \"Marechi\"; his Kasugai Crow answers that Marechi refers to someone with rare blood; explaining that human blood has different rarity and value to demon. Someone with rare blood is more valuable as they can be worth fifty or even a hundred people if devoured. As Tanjiro and the children hear this unsettling piece of information, he senses Kyogai approaching them. Tanjiro informs the children he must leave the room to battle him and instructs Kiyoshi to strike the tsuzumi as he leaves; he promises to find them after the battle and tells them to hold on for a little longer. With Kyogai in sight, he rushes out of the room and gives the signal; Teruko strikes the tsuzumi and changes the room to protect him and his sister. Kyogai spots the Demon Slayer and taps twice, flipping the room upside down; however, Tanjiro is able to predict the change and lands safely on the ceiling. Kyogai repeatedly strikes his tsuzumis to disorient his opponent but Tanjiro remembers the specific movements of each one and moves according to anticipate the change. Despite being flipped throughout the room, Tanjiro stays in sync and lunges at Kyogai, but is forced to stop his attack when Kyogai nearly kills him with his central tsuzumi's claw attack. Tanjiro remembers that despite Tamayo patching his injuries, they have not healed since his last mission. He questions himself on whether he can defeat the demon, as the pain causes him to struggle staying up. When he confronted Zenitsu earlier and yelled at him, the pain was at its worst but he continues to endure it, only able to soak it up because he is the eldest sibling. As Tanjiro lands down to soak up the discomfort of continual movement, Kyogai attacks him again, forcing him on the move once more. He notes that not being at full strength causes the pain to make him stumble, leaving him vulnerable to the claw attack. Looking for help, he remembers Urokodaki's advice on Water Breathing. Water can change into anything; it can take any form, can smash boulders and flow forever. With ten different forms, he can adapt to keep on the move even while injured. He remembers Zenitsu's words that a \"broken Tanjiro's not gonna do any good\"; annoyed at his statement, Tanjiro pushes himself to keep looking forward. He urges himself to give his all and stands up to battle the Drum Demon. He has survived until now and has what it takes to keep going. Raising his sword at the enraged demon, he vows that, \"Even if I am broken, I'll never give up no matter what!\"." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 13, + "Despite his injuries hampering him and Kyogai's endless waves of room rotations, Tanjiro urges himself to keep fighting, unwilling to lose everything he has been fighting for till now. Elsewhere, Zenitsu and Shoichi continue to wander the halls searching for a way out of the mansion, with the former worrying about Tanjiro's safety and the continual creepy sound through the mansion. Shoichi notices that they have seemingly been walking around in circles, with which Zenitsu concurs. As they look around for a door, the hallway flips forward, causing the two to fall down and eventually land back outside through an open window. Kyogai continues his assault, manipulating the room to disorient his adversary and sending waves of slashes in an attempt to kill him. Tanjiro, still feeling the pain of his previous mission, can barely survive the onslaught; he is nearly killed when the room turns forward, leaving him hanging by a light fixture and vulnerable to the slashes till he dodges them in time. Kyogai, irritated by his refusal to die, repeatedly attempts to wear him down, still wanting to devour his target. Tanjiro calls out to the demon and asks for his name; Kyogai responds, and the Demon Slayer calls out that he will not surrender Kiyoshi over to him. Tanjiro's unwillingness to quit reminds the demon of a moment in his past when someone told him to quit. Wanting to reclaim his place among the Twelve Kizuki, Kyogai speeds up the rate of his attacks, spinning the room entirely and causing numerous slashes to rip through. In his anger, he remembers when a musician in his past had denounced his songwriting as boring and uncultured. He insulted his hobby as a waste of pens and paper and mocked him for always being a shut-in indoors while playing his tsuzumis. Kyogai, having hidden that he was already a demon at that moment, unleashes a slash from his central tsuzumi in retaliation, slicing his tormentor to pieces. With the painful memory fresh in his mind, the former Kizuki unleashes Rapid Drumming, playing his tsuzumis faster than ever before and sending the room rotating out of control. Tanjiro isn't even able to land down as the room's gravity rapidly shifts, dizzying him, and his situation becomes even more dire as the claw attack of Kyogai's tsuzumi now has five slashes. Suddenly, as the drumming slows down, Tanjiro lands down gently on the floor and notices something. The Demon Slayer realizes he was able to land without aggravating his wounds and thinks of a new tactic. Utilizing shallow breaths to maintain power, Tanjiro is able to maintain his stance without getting hurt as the room shifts; he then senses a mould-like smell that appears when the claw attack is used. With his newfound knowledge, he is now able to avoid the slashes with little movement, shocking Kyogai. Preparing for a final stand, Tanjiro breathes in and uses Total Concentration: Water Breathing, Ninth Form: Splashing Water Flow, Turbulent. He closes the distance as the room shifts, and Kyogai is unable to retaliate. Finally, acknowledging his Blood Demon Art as incredible, Tanjiro senses the Opening Thread and successfully beheads the Drum Demon. In a moment of relief, Tanjiro accidentally takes a deep breath, injuring him. Kyogai, through his severed head, then asks if he meant his words regarding his Blood Demon Art. Tanjiro restates that it was amazing but adds that he cannot be forgiven for killing others, which the demon understands. Then, remembering he needs to take a blood sample to Tamayo, he uses a syringe-like knife provided by Yushiro and jabs it into Kyogai's fading body, watching as the blood is collected. Tamayo's cat appears before Tanjiro at that moment, surprising him. He gives the cat the sample and watches as the cat walks away and suddenly disappears, before remembering that he needs to locate Kiyoshi and Teruko. In his final moments, Kyogai reminisces on when his song-writing was insulted in his past, and now realizes it is untrue thanks to Tanjiro's acknowledgement. As the Demon Slayer prays for his soul to rest in peace and departs, the former Kizuki sheds tears as his Blood Demon Art and tsuzumi playing have been recognized before fading into ashes. Tanjiro locates the children in a new room, though he sustains a book to the forehead when Teruko throws various objects at him in surprise. As the three make their way outside the mansion, Tanjiro suddenly senses the scent of blood. He quickly runs outside and sees the masked Demon Slayer kicking Zenitsu repeatedly, who is protecting Nezuko's box. Shocked by his act of kindness despite barely knowing him, Zenitsu gives his reason why. After falling outside of the mansion to the ground, Zenitsu and Shoichi remain relatively unscathed, aside from a gash on Zenitsu's head when he landed on it. Suddenly, they hear a voice yelling, \"Comin' through!\" from inside the mansion. Bursting through the door is the masked Demon Slayer. Zenitsu quickly recognizes him as the fifth survivor of Final Selection, the first to enter and leave the mountain before everyone. Having sensed a demonic feeling outside, the masked Slayer sees Tanjiro's box and sprints towards it, only for Zenitsu to block his way. Angered, he reminds Zenitsu they are both Demon Slayers and need to kill what is inside the box, demanding he move once again. When he refuses again, claiming it belongs to Tanjiro, the masked Slayer then decides he will kill both what's inside the box and him; he threatens Zenitsu with his blade, but he remains steadfast. Finally, the unknown Demon Slayer tells him a demon inside, but Zenitsu reveals he already knows. Zenitsu quickly realized that a demon was inside the box on Tanjiro's back when they first met, as it made inhuman noises. But he then perceived Tanjiro as so kind and gentle that it made him want to cry. As all organisms emit a sound, and through his excellent sense of hearing, Zenitsu is able to perceive people's thoughts through the sounds of their bodies. Time and time again, he was deceived by others, but since he saw Tanjiro had such innate kindness, he must have a good reason to carry a demon as a Demon Slayer. Despite his explanation, the masked Slayer refuses to back down and kicks him in the face. Zenitsu tackles him away and shields the box with his body, claiming that what is inside is precious to Tanjiro. Enraged, the masked Slayer repeatedly kicks him for intervening with his attack and the situation is seen by Tanjiro. Zenitsu reminds Tanjiro that he said what's inside is more important to him than his own life. The masked Slayer continues to kick him repeatedly, insulting him for not drawing his blade to attack as a Demon Slayer. Tanjiro sees Zenitsu holding the box and remembers the pain of finding Nezuko's bloody body in the snow. As the masked Demon Slayer decides to stab both Zenitsu and the box, an enraged Tanjiro yells at him to stop and charges toward him to protect Zenitsu." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 14, + "Defending Zenitsu for protecting Nezuko's box, Tanjiro charges at the masked Demon Slayer of Final Selection. With all his might and fury, he lands a punch that cracks the stranger's ribs and sends him flying; he angrily states that Zenitsu isn't drawing his blade because it is taboo for Demon Slayers to harm one another, yet he endured a single-sided beating over his ignorance. The masked Slayer gives a weak apology and decides to fight Tanjiro bare-handed; Tanjiro tries to add that it is taboo for them to fight in any way but the masked Demon Slayer charges ahead and attacks. Tanjiro fights back but struggles to land a blow, with the stranger's low fighting stance akin to a beast; he tries to get down lower to land a hit but the masked Demon Slayer's extraordinary flexibility comes into play, hitting his head by bending his legs forward. He then demonstrates how far he can stretch backwards, with Tanjiro then warning him against doing so due to his wounds. The stranger bluntly says he doesn't care about the future and simply enjoys the now, angering Tanjiro over his lack of foresight. He grabs the masked Demon Slayer by the shoulders and demands he calm himself down, head butting him square in the forehead. Zenitsu hears the sound of the impact and worriedly believes their skulls have fractured. The stranger staggers back in pain and the boar mask falls off. To Tanjiro and Zenitsu's surprise, the Demon Slayer has a pretty and feminine face, in stark contrast to his muscular physique. He asks if they have a problem with his appearance, wondering why Zenitsu is staring at him, which Zenitsu denies. Tanjiro interjects that he has a \"petite, fair-skinned, and attractive\" face, to the stranger's chagrin. He tells Tanjiro his name is Inosuke Hashibira and tells him not to forget it; when Tanjiro asks how it is spelled, Inosuke freezes as he does not know, only to suddenly lose unconsciousness and fall over. Tanjiro believes he has a concussion from his headbutt; an amazed Teruko asks if she can touch his forehead, while Zenitsu is in disbelief that there is no blood on Tanjiro. Sometime later, Inosuke wakes up with a loud scream, frightening Zenitsu. He chases him until he sees the children and Tanjiro burying the dead from the mansion. He asks what they are doing and why, refusing to help out, to Zenitsu's bewilderment. Tanjiro answers that he isn't doing so because he is hurt, to Inosuke's shock. He suddenly yells out that he isn't to be underestimated and can bury hundreds of corpses and beat them all. That afternoon, the children, Tanjiro and Zenitsu pray for the souls of the deceased, while Inosuke remains busy with head butting the trees around him. Tanjiro's Kasugai Crow appears and instructs them to follow him. Tanjiro and Zenitsu begin to leave but are interrupted by Inosuke asking what they are doing; the former responds that they are descending the mountain and asks that he come with them. As they leave, Zenitsu, who still believes that Shoichi had defeated the Tongue Demon, holds onto him for protection, forcing Tanjiro to knock him unconscious in annoyance. Then, the crow instructs Kiyoshi to hold out his hands and spits out a small bag. Initially disgusted, he is told by the crow and Tanjiro that the bag contains wisteria to ward off demons, given his status as a marechi. The children bid the Demon Slayers farewell and they go off on their way. As they travel, Inosuke challenges \"loser\" and believes he can find a way to defeat him; Tanjiro irritably says his name is \"Kamado Tanjiro\", only for Inosuke to mince it into \"Kamaboko Gonpachiro\". The two begin to argue but are scolded by Zenitsu rhetorically asking if they can be any louder. As night falls, the trio arrive at a house with a wisteria family crest on the gate. The crow tells them they are to rest inside to recover from their injuries but the trio remains unsure. An elderly woman then opens the gates and sees them, recognizing the three as Demon Slayers and inviting them inside. In the house, she provides them with a change of clothes and a meal; Zenitsu naively believes she is a monster but is scolded by Tanjiro for his rudeness. As they eat, Inosuke begins to eat his food by hand and creating a large mess while doing so. Zenitsu asks for him to use chopsticks but Inosuke ignores him and continues to wolf down his meal. Later, the woman proves them with futons to sleep on; Inosuke quickly picks one and states \"first come, first served\". Tanjiro happily accepts his choice, to Inosuke's annoyance, and asks where Zenitsu will sleep, only for Inosuke to hurl a pillow at Zenitsu's head. The old woman then introduces them to a doctor to help check their injuries, where they realize that all of them have broken ribs. As they lie in bed, Inosuke then claims that the lump on his head from Tanjiro's head butt hurts more, leading Tanjiro to apologize. Zenitsu takes the chance and asks for Inosuke's apology for beating him, to which Inosuke claims he'll pass the chance, annoying him and Tanjiro for his rudeness. Tanjiro is informed by his Kasugai Crow that the house they are in belongs to a family who was rescued by Demon Slayers in the past; as such, they tend to Demon Slayers for free as thanks for their rescue. He then asks Inosuke about his reason for entering Final Selection. He gives his reason: a Demon Slayer entered his mountain, leading Inosuke to beat him and take his sword. He then learned about the selection process and the existence of demons. Tanjiro states that both of them were raised in the mountains but Inosuke denies this, claiming he doesn't have parents or siblings; instead living in the mountain to test his strength against others. Zenitsu takes the opportunity to ask Tanjiro about his reason for carrying a demon with him. Tanjiro first thanks him for protecting the box, embarrassing Zenitsu with his praise. He states that with his sense of smell, he immediately could tell he was kind and strong, though Zenitsu still remains unsure with himself over that aspect of him. Suddenly, Nezuko's box begins to shake, scaring the Demon Slayer greatly. Tanjiro attempts to calm his friend but fails when Zenitsu grows even more anxious. The box's door open and Zenitsu hysterically attempt to escape the room, leading Inosuke to kick him away. He lands in front of the box as it begins to open; when a hand appears, Zenitsu runs away to a closet, only to see Nezuko crawl out. As Tanjiro calls to her, she stands up and shows her full self to Zenitsu. He subsequently becomes enraged that Tanjiro had been travelling \"with a girl this cute\". Tanjiro tries to reason with him but Zenitsu admonishes him over getting himself injured on multiple occasions just so Tanjiro could have a girl. He claims the Demon Slayer Corps isn't \"something you'd join for fun\" and angrily draws his blade to punish him." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 15, + "After discovering the demon in Tanjiro's box is in fact his younger sister, Zenitsu becomes furious and admonishes him, claiming the Demon Slayer Corps isn't to be joined for fun. He becomes smitten by Nezuko's beauty and chases her around, only for Tanjiro to stop him. Instead, Zenitsu plays nice with him to get close to her and chases him too, as Inosuke sits outside listening to them. Hisa appears next to him and gives him new, clean clothes to wear. She also offers to make them tempura for dinner. Inosuke barges into the room and headbutts Tanjiro in the back. Upon being asked on why, he only laughs in delight and chases him together with Zenitsu. After a doctor's visit confirms they are all fully healed, Tanjiro's Kasugai Crow appears shortly afterwards. The three are informed they must head north-northeast to Mount Natagumo. As they leave, Tanjiro thanks Hisa for taking them in. Hisa sees them off by striking a stone to cause sparks, to bid them good luck. Inosuke becomes annoyed and questions her actions aloud; Tanjiro grabs him in response and Zenitsu tells him she is striking sparks to bid them good luck for their mission. Finally, she tells them to live their lives with great pride and wishes them luck in battle. As they travel, Inosuke wonders what she means by \"good luck\" and \"luck in battle\", shocking Zenitsu with his cluelessness. Tanjiro answers by saying it means one knows their place and behaving in a way to never be ashamed of themselves. Inosuke remains confused and becomes more so when Tanjiro adds that she prayed for their safety, causing him to then ask what is the meaning of \"place\", \"never ashamed\", \"behave properly\" and asking out loud why she would pray for them. Tanjiro is annoyed by his tact rudeness and speeds up to ignore him; Inosuke sees this as a challenge and runs after, while Zenitsu lags behind. As night falls, the three reach Mount Natagumo. Zenitsu becomes frightened and sits on the road while Tanjiro and Inosuke question him. Zenitsu adamantly refuses to enter the mountain and asks if they don't feel creepy vibes from it, as the trio stare at the forest-riddled peak. They ignore his words and Zenitsu claims they are being abnormal for not being scared. Tanjiro suddenly detects a scent and runs off; Inosuke follows and Zenitsu eventually gets up to join them. They find an injured Demon Slayer begging for help but witness him suddenly pulled back into the forest, claiming, \"They were attached to me, too!\" as he is abducted. Seeing this, Zenitsu becomes more frightened but Tanjiro senses the demon scent again, now motivated to enter the forest. Inosuke then cuts him off by claiming that he will lead and Tanjiro can follow. They run into the forest while Zenitsu remains at the forest's border, unwilling to continue. Mount Natagumo's forests are riddled with white spiders, ensnared Demon Slayers and white, spider-like demons. Inosuke and Tanjiro find the forest covered in numerous webs, annoying the former. Unexpectedly, Tanjiro then thanks him; confused, Inosuke is told he is thankful for him joining him in the forest, as the demon scent of earlier had unsettled him. Inosuke suddenly remembers the kind words Hisa said to them and seemingly understands their meaning now. Tanjiro spots something moving in the distance and signals his partner to follow him. They find a nervous-looking Demon Slayer and Tanjiro claims they were sent as back up, then introduces himself and his Mizunoto rank. The Demon Slayer doesn't find comfort in this and claims they should have sent a Hashira instead, stating that adding Mizunotos is pointless. Inosuke suddenly punches him in the face and claims that his existence is pointless instead, criticizing him for his fear. The Demon Slayer informs them that a Kasugai Crow had given orders to head to the mountain and ten of them entered the forest. Not soon after entering, one of them suddenly drew his sword and slashed another in the throat. To his horror, he watches around him as the Demon Slayers suddenly begin killing each other, barely escaping the massacre. Elsewhere, an exhausted Kasugai Crow has reached a man in a shrine and informs him of the massacre.He wonders if they will find the Twelve Kizuki on the mountain and decides to send some Hashira. Behind him are Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu. As they acknowledge his decision, Shinobu asks Giyu about whether demons and humans could get along; Giyu only retorts that it is impossible as long as demons eat humans. Sitting on the road by himself, Zenitsu wonders if Tanjiro and Inosuke actually hate him, believing friends wouldn't leave him behind and would have talked to him into joining them on the mission. Instead, they left him behind to enter the mountain. His sparrow appears next to him and tries to encourage him by chirping that sulking isn't going to help and that his friends need him. Zenitsu dissuades his words, only for the sparrow to begin biting his hand. Annoyed at the sudden change of mood, he criticizes the bird for not being cute, pointing to Nezuko as an example. Suddenly, he remembers that Tanjiro had taken her along and is now in the mountain, motivating him to enter the forest with fury. A strange rattling travels through the air, unsettling Tanjiro. The Demon Slayer informs him that it was after this sound that the massacre began. As the sound continues, they see emerging from the fog are the Demon Slayers, walking towards them. They attack the three but they manage to dodge their blows, with Inosuke scoffing at their inability to understand the taboo of harming them. Tanjiro notices their strange movements and claims they're being manipulated by something. Inosuke decides to slash them all anyway, but Tanjiro claims they're still alive and they can't harm the corpses of their teammates regardless. Angered, Inosuke yells at Tanjiro for denying him each time and headbutts him in annoyance. With the surviving Demon Slayer close to getting harmed, the two work together and pull the attacker off him. Tanjiro senses a strange sweet scent of their back and slashes near it. His blade manages to slice several threads, dropping the Demon Slayer to the ground. He realizes that the others are ensnared too; thinking quickly, Inosuke rapidly slices above the other Demon Slayers' heads, cutting the threads and releasing them from control. As he looks around for the source, the demonic scent appears again momentarily. He then looks down his arm and sees two white spiders. Something from a distance manipulates the threads, pulling Tanjiro's arm, though he cuts them to free himself. He sees the spiders scurry away and realizes they're the ones attaching threads; as he looks up, he see the freed Demon Slayers under control again. A white female demon is responsible, wishing to control them till their arms and legs fall off and calling them her dolls. Tanjiro declares that cutting the threads will be pointless if they'll be reattached anyway. As he thinks of a plan, the scent appears again, carried by the wind. He sees the spiders and leaps away from their range, while Inosuke begins stabbing them with his blade. Tanjiro doesn't see this being helpful since they are small and far too numerous to kill at once, stating they must instead kill the demon controlling them. He asks Inosuke if he can pinpoint the demon's location but is stalled by the Demon Slayers continuing to attack him. With the demon scent continually appearing, his sense of smell isn't helpful now. Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer, Murata, continue to hold their attackers off but he suddenly sees something. High in the trees, treading on the threads in a web, a pale child-like demon appears. It threatens them into staying away from their family's peaceful life. As Tanjiro wonders what it means by \"family\", the demon informs them that \"Mother\" will kill them quickly. Inosuke attempts to attack the demon but it is too high and far from his range, causing him to miss his swing and fall. Helping him get up, Tanjiro believes the demon is perhaps not the one responsible. Inosuke, having heard his instructions to find the demon, stabs both his blades into the ground, crouches down and spreads his arms. Using Beast Breathing, Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness, he scans the forest to search for the demon, detecting trees, vegetation and the landscape far around him. After looking hard and long enough, he finds a demon sitting atop a boulder in the distance to his left. Atop his webs, the pale demon declares that he won't let anyone get in their way, \"The five of us are going to live in bliss as a family\", as he draws a spiderweb in his hands." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 16, + "After scanning the landscape of the forest with his Beast Breathing, Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness, Inosuke locates a demon in the distance. After informing Tanjiro, he is commended for his skills but they continue to get attacked by the controlled Demon Slayers. Elsewhere, Zenitsu has entered the forest in search of Nezuko, exhausted from running hard into the woods. Inosuke prepares to kill them all, but Tanjiro denies his plan and tries to find another way to stop them. When one attempts to slash at him, Murata blocks the blow, instructing them to leave him and carry on. Despite his lesser skill and cowardice earlier, Murata declares he is still a Demon Slayer and will find a way to fend them off, armed with the knowledge of the threads and avoiding the spiders. Appreciative, Tanjiro grabs Inosuke and they run off to leave Murata, though Inosuke is annoyed at not being able to punch Murata first, for insulting him. As they travel further into Mount Natagumo, Tanjiro scolds Inosuke for his behaviour; Inosuke justifies himself by claiming Murata insulted him first, calling him \"Monjiro\", to his chagrin. Tanjiro asks if they are heading in the right direction; as he claims his senses are never wrong, Inosuke runs into several spider webs to his annoyance. They then encounter more controlled Demon Slayers, including a girl who has killed her entire troop. She begs them to not get closer and to summon a higher ranked member. As she continues controlling the Demon Slayers, the female demon finds joy in anyone getting closer to her, as her nearer threads and dolls are stronger. Suddenly, a voice calling her \"Mother\" resounds from behind, startling her. The short pale demon from earlier asks if she is able to kill them. Terrified, Mother initially doesn't answer the demon, Rui. Rui claims she is taking time and asks she hasten her efforts or he would tell \"Father\". Frightened at what might happen, Mother claims she can win and that she will protect him, begging Rui not to tell Father. Rui only tells her to hurry up, before leaving. Now with the threat of punishment present, Mother forces her dolls to fight harder, unwilling to suffer the consequences. The controlled girl yells for Tanjiro to run but she suddenly swings her blade at incredible speed. She states she is being controlled and was never this strong normally; the threads on her body suddenly contort her arms back, breaking them at the joints. As she screams in pain, she continues to attack Tanjiro, who denounces the demon's actions as cruel. Mother then decides to use the rest of the dolls and several more Demon Slayers appear to face Tanjiro and Inosuke. One of them begs for death, as his arms and legs are broken and his bones are piercing his organs, leaving him in agony. As Tanjiro regards this scene in horror, Inosuke runs in and offers to kill him. Tanjiro, still wanting to help him, signals for him not to. Annoyed, Inosuke calls him out for repeatedly denying his attacks, stating he is blatantly wanting to die. He is forced back as the controlled Demon Slayers corner him with Tanjiro. Knowing the threads will only be attached again when cut, Tanjiro thinks of a new plan. He lures the controlled girl by running away, forcing her to chase him. He spins back around and grabs her in his arms. Using his Total Concentration Breathing, Tanjiro uses his enhanced strength to fling her into the high branches, entangling the threads and preventing them from controlling her. Seeing this, Inosuke becomes excited and wants to copy his moves; he lures the other Demon Slayer into running after him and throws him into the branches. Unable to control the tangled threads, Mother deems the controlled Demon Slayers useless and decides to use a different doll. Now too scared to continue walking, Zenitsu feebly calls out to his friends and his sparrow Chuntaro. He apologizes for his burdens and suddenly hears Chuntaro atop his head. Chuntaro turns his head to ignore him but Zenitsu excitedly grabs his friend and thanks him for coming back; he calls the little bird cute but only second to Nezuko and sets out to find her again. With just one Demon Slayer left to restrain, Inosuke and Tanjiro close in on him to tangle threads in the trees; Inosuke had been making their objective a game to beat Tanjiro, seeing who can disable more dolls. Mother curses her humans dolls as useless and manipulates the threads attached to their heads, snapping their necks to Tanjiro’s horror. Inosuke curses the fact they all died despite their efforts but Tanjiro only approaches the closest Demon Slayer’s body. As he kneels down to be near it, he releases his rage and anger without saying anything, startling Inosuke into silence. Tanjiro gets up and states they must go on, to which Inosuke quietly agrees. They continue travelling through the forest; Inosuke leads them in the right direction and Tanjiro finds that his sense of smell is returning. He detects two demon scents and senses something in the distance. Having detected it already, Inosuke charges forward to decapitate the threat. But as he leaps into the air and lands to attack, he finds it does not have a head and narrowly misses getting cut. They see it is a giant headless demon doll, controlled by the threads and weaponized with blades as its arms. Zenitsu makes his way slowly in the forest, calling out to Nezuko and Tanjiro. He becomes frightened hearing something in the distance but sees it is simply a flock of birds. Now becoming frustrated, he promises to find Nezuko and leave the forest; he continues calling her name out loud and doesn’t notice he is being followed. Tanjiro and Inosuke dodge getting hit by the doll, while the latter notes it doesn’t have the usual weak spot, a head. As he wonders how they will attack, Tanjiro states they will slice its body diagonally from its head to its waist with a monk’s hood cut. Inosuke impatiently attacks and lunges forward without waiting for Tanjiro. The doll hits him, cutting Inosuke with minor slashes to his body. Deeming the doll fast but still manageable to attack, he fails to notice the spiders on him and is restrained in numerous threads. Inosuke is nearly cut in half but is saved when Tanjiro parries the blow to the side. Cut free from the threads, Inosuke becomes giddy at the sight of someone getting the better of him. Tanjiro tells him they must work and think together. As the doll prepares to attack them again, Tanjiro crouches down and signals for Inosuke to launch himself off of Nezuko’s box. He climbs atop the box and slashes both of the doll’s arms. Tanjiro then signals for him to get higher; Inosuke leaps upwards while Tanjiro uses Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide, slicing the doll’s legs off. He gives the signal for the monk’s hood cut while Inosuke notes that the whole plan is flowing like water, as naturally as Tanjiro is intending. As he descends, he realizes Tanjiro doesn’t look at the first attack but the entire battle, commending him. Inosuke lands down and uses both his blades to slice the doll’s body in half, killing it, to Mother’s shock. Tanjiro congratulates him for the finishing blow but Inosuke stays still, ignoring his praises. Instead, he sprints towards him and declares that he can do anything Tanjiro can do; grabbing him, he hurls Tanjiro high into the air. As he is launched, he detects the scent of a demon, realizing it is what Inosuke had detected. As Mother becomes scared that even her most powerful doll was killed, she shifts the blame to Rui’s earlier threats and why she panicked. She then looks up and sees Tanjiro descending towards her; he breathes in and positions his blade to use First Form, Water Surface Slash to kill her. She becomes terrified at her impending death but suddenly calms herself, muttering that with death, she can be released and know peace. Seeing that she has fully surrendered, Tanjiro changes his form and uses Fifth Form: Blessed Rain after the Drought, bringing her a peaceful death. Mother notices she feels as if she is showered by a gentle rain, not in any pain at all but instead feeling warm. Never imagining her death could be so peaceful, she states she can be released. Mother remembers a moment in the past, when she was harshly wounded by an immense, spider-like demon, Father. She apologizes to him and asks why he is mad. Rui only taunts her for not knowing what had displeased him. Another demon appears from behind, laughing that “Mom’s in trouble with Dad again”. Mother is then grabbed by the hair by Father and hoisted up, causing her immense pain, as another pale female demon watches the scene. Mother looks at Tanjiro’s eyes and comments on their kind appearance; she remembers that while she was human, someone had looked at her with the same expression. But as she tries to remember her past, she fails to recall the details, instead stating it must have been someone who treasured her. She then wonders what that person is doing now, with tears in her eyes. In her final moments, Mother thanks Tanjiro by informing him that a member of the Twelve Kizuki is on the mountain, wishing him to be careful as she fades completely. Tanjiro, hearing her final words, becomes stunned that a genuine member is on the mountain." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 17, + "With a true member of the Twelve Kizuki present on Mount Natagumo, Tanjiro realizes it must possess a higher concentration of Muzan's blood, reaffirming his goal to extract it for the medicine for Nezuko. He runs back to Inosuke, who asks if he had defeated Mother. Tanjiro tentatively answers so and asks if he is alright, noticing his numerous cuts. Inosuke ignores his \"showering of sensitivity and kindness\", proudly proclaiming he can beat him at anything. Despite this, Tanjiro blames himself for Inosuke's injuries and then remembers Mother's final moments, how she gave off the scent of suffering and terror and how she willingly surrendered. Tanjiro attempts to patch Inosuke's wounds, to his annoyance, and ponders on the strange nature of the mountain, as it has both a Twelve Kizuki member and a demon family within, despite the fact that demons don't group together. Elsewhere, Zenitsu feels a prick on the hand as he continues his way around the forest. Now angry at being lost for so long, he wonders about Tanjiro and Inosuke's whereabouts; he finds a two way fork at the road and becomes more frustrated, as well as annoyed at the terrible smell present and numerous spiders around. With his enhanced hearing, he senses someone behind him and yells at them to stay still; instead, he looks down to see a large spider with a human head. Terrified, he runs way screaming he must be in a dream, unwilling to believe what he has just seen. He begs to wake up on Nezuko's lap and plow fields just to escape his \"nightmare\". As he stops, he finds himself in an enormous clearing in the forest and sees numerous captured humans transforming into spiders. Zenitsu sees a floating house suspended by threads and is further repulsed by the stronger stench of the area, believing it is pungent enough to kill Tanjiro with his sense of smell. He hears a rustling from the house and sees an enormous spider demon emerging from below. Zenitsu runs away at the sight of the monster but the demon taunts him by saying that, \"You're already losing\". He tries to ignore his words but the demon continues talking about his situation becoming dire. Zenitsu asks what the demon is talking about; the spider asks that he look at his hand and he sees it has become contused and blistered. The spider tells him he was poisoned by a bite earlier and will soon transform into one as well. The demon tells Zenitsu he will soon be his slave inside of 30 minutes, commenting he will feel pain, dizziness, nausea, lose consciousness and then become a spider, laughing as he taunts the Demon Slayer over his impending fate. Now even more frightened, Zenitsu runs away and is chased by numerous transformed spiders. The demon reminds him that running is futile, to which Zenitsu yells he already knows, climbing up a tree to avoid the spiders. The spider demon tells him not to worry, as his intelligence will be reduced too. Zenitsu refuses to listen and laments he has no friends, a girlfriend or anyone that likes him; hearing this, the spider instead offers an extra dose of poison to accelerate his transformation. Zenitsu becomes frightened at his fate and hugs the tree, reminding him of when he had climbed up a tree to escape his trainer, admonishing him for running away continuously. His trainer commands him to climb down to resume training but Zenitsu adamantly refuses, sure that he will die by continuing. His trainer tells him he won't at the level they will be at and tells him again to get down. Zenitsu refuses, calling him as \"Gramps\", his trainer commands to be addressed as \"Master\"; Zenitsu then replies it is because he loves him, much to his trainer's surprise. Zenitsu recalls when he first met him; he was with a girl who made him raise money just to start an affair with a different person. Racked with debt, he was rescued by his trainer and subsequently taught to be a Demon Slayer. Though he aspired to meet his expectations, he didn't believe himself to be capable of reaching them. He states that he does regret being so weak-willed and cowardly, adding that he had also been training in secret without getting sleep, yet he still is yet to show any amount of progress. As he laments his inability to do anything, thunderclouds roll in. His trainer attempts to calm him down but as he continues ranting, a lightning bolt strikes the tree, hitting Zenitsu. Recalling the moment as he fell down, his hair turned yellow by the lightning, he reflects on the tragedy that is his life. He was thankful just to be alive, he hated himself more than anything, and he always thought he could hold it in but would always fall apart emotionally nonetheless. Still reflecting on what brought him to this moment, Zenitsu knows he would always do everything he can, angrily asking why he has to turn into a spider now. Watching the Demon Slayer yelling and crying in the branches, the Spider Demon grows more confused at his opponent. As the spiders climb up the tree, Zenitsu tells them to stall and let him speak; as he grabs his head in frustration, clumps of hair come off, to his shock and annoyance, as he wasn’t told his hair would be gone first. The Spider Demon laughs at his impending doom, causing Zenitsu to pass out in fear and lose consciousness. Stunned to see the Demon Slayer asleep, the demon mocks his cowardice, expressing disbelief he was sent to kill his family. As his body slumps from the tree and plummets, Zenitsu begins to breathe. Before he can hit the ground, he twists himself upright and plants his feet against the tree, preparing to attack. He launches himself at the Spider Demon, who retaliates using Poison Sputum, hurling a blob of acidic poison at him. Zenitsu dodges in time and lands safely, as the demon notes that he appears and acts completely differently now. As Zenitsu prepares to attack with his Thunder Breathing, First Form, the demon signals his spiders to attack him. They converge on him and force the Demon Slayer to repeat his stance. The demon then spits another poison blob, forcing him back again. He notices Zenitsu is repeating the same stance and realizes to his delight that he can only do one form. In a previous training session, Zenitsu becomes despondent for only being able to do the first form, but his trainer sees this as cause for celebration, telling the young man he can hone it. Recalling this moment, he remembers that he was initially angry because Thunder Breathing has six forms. His trainer then began hitting his head repeatedly; as he does so, he explains that swords need to be struck continually to remove impurities, to give them better durability. Zenitsu sees this as why he continues to clobber him to improve but states that he isn’t made of steel. As time continues to tick down, the Spider Demon taunts him for calling himself a Demon Slayer despite doing just one form. As his hand begins to shake, Zenitsu remembers his trainer’s encouragement, telling him it is okay to cry and run; instead, he asks that he never give up and to believe in himself. His trainer tells him he can be the most durable blade of all and to hone his form to perfection, as electricity crackles from Zenitsu’s hand. Launching another Poison Sputum blob, Zenitsu dodges it in time but sees himself surrounded by the spiders. As they converge on him again, he remembers another pivotal moment during his training; a fellow student had angrily dismissed him, frustrated by his crying and cowardice. He states their trainer was an extraordinary man and time spent with him is being wasted; when Zenitsu tries to talk about him, referring to him as “Gramps”, the student rebukes him for acting familiar with him, a respected former Hashira. Zenitsu reflects on his life; as an orphan, he had no one to give him hope for the future, no one to be proud of him for doing good. No one believed he could succeed, as his cowardice made people scornful of him, no one but Gramps. His trainer held on and continued to push and reprimand him. Any time he tried to escape, he was there to take him back. Though he was sometime harsh, Gramps never once abandoned him. The Spider Demon signals his minions to poison him even more; with their barbed tongues, the spiders attempt to envenomate Zenitsu further. As he backs away to safety, he vomits blood from the poison, causing him to stop and allowing the spiders to overwhelm him. As the Spider Demon watches in delight, the spiders are all suddenly blown away as lightning envelops Zenitsu. As the demon lands down, watching the Demon Slayer in renewed fear, Zenitsu uses Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, and extends the attack Sixfold. The Spider Demon uses Poison Sputum once more but the poisonous blob is too slow to hit Zenitsu. He speeds around the clearing in preparation to strike, as the demon loses track of the Demon Slayer. Seeing his chance, Zenitsu propels himself at the retreating demon, following it to its house and using one of the threads to launch himself upwards, decapitating the demon instantly. The creature becomes angered at his death at the hands of someone like him, expressing disbelief at the absurdity of Zenitsu’s attack while barely able to move his legs and arms before disintegrating to ash. Zenitsu lands atop the suspended house; as he lies in pain from the poison, he addresses his dream and how he has achieved it; he has now become powerful and can help those in need, as his trainer had taught him. Despite this, he believes his dream to be over with the poison. Chuntaro lands beside his master and tears up. He apologizes to the sparrow but Chuntaro flies away. Remembering his trainer’s words to, “Don’t ever give up!”, Zenitsu uses his breathing to slow the poison’s circulation, unwilling to let his trainer “let him have it” and not wanting Tanjiro to be mad. Elsewhere, Tanjiro hears the sound of a lightning strike in the distance; Zenitsu’s attack. Confused since he doesn’t smell a thunder cloud, he asked Inosuke, who brushes aside his concern. As he is about to cross a river, Tanjiro offers to investigate further and asks if he is descending the mountain. Inosuke asks why he would give up and Tanjiro points out his injuries. Inosuke irritably denies being hurt, to his friend’s bewilderment. At that moment, they spot a pale demon across the river, Tanjiro noting that he was unable to sense her because of the demon scent throughout the mountain. Inosuke gives chase and pursues her, only for her to suddenly call out, “Father!”. Wondering what she means, Inosuke is answered by the appearance of an enormous, spider-like demon, leaping into the water. As Inosuke and Tanjiro stagger back at the sight of the new threat, Father angrily demands they, “Don’t come near my family, stay away!”. As the female demon, Daughter, leaves them to escape, Father prepares to strike a vulnerable Inosuke. Tanjiro responds with Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel, his blade barely able to cut into his arm." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 18, + "Upon reaching Mount Natagumo, Shinobu and Giyu come across the corpses of dozens of Demon Slayers. She asks if he was acquainted with any of them, seeing him so quiet, and believes there are no survivors. Shinobu adds that they were advised that several Mizunotos have joined the battle but believes them to be dead now. As they travel through the forest, Shinobu tries to comment on the full moon's appearance; Giyu ignores her, causing her to say that they should at least get along being on the mission together. He retorts he is only here to kill demons. Ribbing him for acting so callously, Shinobu nonetheless agrees; they decide to split up, with Shinobu branching away to begin investigating from the west, while Giyu continues forward. Father of the Spider Family emerges from the forest to kill the intruders of the mountain. He attempts to punch Inosuke but Tanjiro intervenes with Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel, cutting into his forearm. However, the demon's arm is too hard, leaving Tanjiro stuck in place and unable to slice through. Father tries to punch him with his free arm but Inosuke slices into it to prevent him from attacking. Father flings them away simultaneously; Tanjiro lands on a nearby boulder and tries to think of a new solution. The demon runs towards him, yelling at the Demon Slayer to stay away from his family and destroying the boulder he was atop of. Inosuke leaps from behind and tries to stab Father, only for the demon to punch him away with incredible force. Hurt by the impact, Inosuke mutters that he isn't at full power and feels the bleeding of his wounds is worsening his state. He runs away and is chased by Father; Tanjiro sprints alongside the river and uses Water Breathing, Second Form: Improved, Lateral Water Wheel. He slices a nearby tree and it falls on top of Father, pinning him down. Initially confused, Inosuke sees it was Tanjiro who had done so, amazed at his skills. With the demon pinned to the riverbed, Tanjiro sees his chance to slice its neck with the final and most powerful form. He breathes in to strengthen himself, as Inosuke watches in anticipation of seeing something incredible. He runs towards Father and uses Water Breathing's Tenth Form, only for Father to block his blade using the fallen tree. With Tanjiro stuck to the trunk, the giant demon flings him far away; Inosuke calls out to \"Kentaro\" and Tanjiro begs him not to die till he returns. As he sees his friend hurtling away in the distance, Inosuke is left to battle Father alone. Atop the suspended house, Zenitsu's condition worsens as he continues his attempts to slow the poison. As he struggles to breathe, he becomes unable to feel his arms and legs, as they have withered away. Down below, the transformed Demon Slayers look at the house, worried for their saviour's safety. Zenitsu apologizes to Nezuko; as he slowly loses the battle against the poison, he remembers his trainer's words to \"Don't give up\", giving him the hope to continue. Suddenly, something enters his vision; Shinobu lands down beside him and asks if he is alright. After being hurled a great distance into the forest, Tanjiro uses Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel to slow down his momentum, allowing him to hit the ground without severely injuring himself. Nonetheless, he slams into a tree. As he collects himself, he hears a cry of pain and walks towards it, the voice begging someone to, “Please stop!”. He crouches nearby and watches the situation. Daughter appears on the ground, bleeding heavily and crying, her face slashed by Rui’s webs in his hands. Rui looks to his side and asks why Tanjiro is watching, stating that their debacle isn’t a show. Tanjiro asks if the two are allies; Rui claims their bond is closer than just allies; they are family. He states he and Daughter have a “powerful bond\" and their situation is just between them; he tells Tanjiro not to interfere, “or I’ll carve you up”. Tanjiro claims the demon is wrong; whether a bond is between allies or family, they are equally precious, retorting his statement that a bond between allies is flimsy. He claims that those with a strong bond have the scent of trust, yet all he can sense between him and his sister is terror, hatred and repulsion. He flatly calls their bond forged, surprising Daughter and enraging Rui. At that moment, a Demon Slayer appears. He sees Rui and determines the child-like demon to be an easy kill, seeing him as an easy way to climb the ranks and get better pay. He charges at Rui but the demon flings a web at his attacker, eviscerating his body instantly. As Tanjiro tries to comprehend the sudden and gruesome death before him, Rui turns to Tanjiro and menacingly asks what he had just said. Tanjiro feels the fearsome intimidation the demon is giving off and apologizes to Inosuke, begging him to stay alive and promising to assist him after his new battle. Rui demands he repeat his statement; undaunted, Tanjiro tells him he will say it over and over again, calling their bond forged. Elsewhere, behind a tree, Inosuke catches his breath and watches as Father looks around the forest for him. The giant demon sees a trail of his blood and Inosuke realizes he has been spotted. As Father approaches him, Inosuke tries to think of a plan, barely escaping when the spider demon destroys his cover. As he runs away, he tries to rationalize how he can stay alive till Tanjiro's return. He suddenly stops in his tracks, thinking about how he is retreating since that isn't who he is. He turns back and charges towards Father; leaping into the air, the Demon Slayer slams his right blade into the demon's forearm. Annoyed that his way of thinking is becoming like Tanjiro's, Inosuke hammers his second blade into his first and successfully slices off Father's forearm. Satisfied at causing real damage, Inosuke raises his swords at his opponent. Without warning, Father runs away, to the surprise of the Demon Slayer; Inosuke demands he come back to face him and runs after the demon. Tanjiro attacks Rui but is forced back by the demon's numerous threads, several of which have managed to slice Tanjiro's face. Rui declares his intentions to torture him slowly, but offers an instant death if he takes back his words. Tanjiro vehemently refuses and bluntly states he is the only one not making sense, to Rui's silent fury. Daughter watches in shock as the Demon Slayer challenges him. Running through the forest, Inosuke attempts to find Father. He kneels down from the pain of his injuries but attempts to brush them aside and keep going. Using Spatial Awareness, albeit with some trouble from his injuries, he locates the demon hiding up a nearby tree. Believing the monster plans to \"make me use my head again\", Inosuke then watches as Father begins to shake uncontrollably. Thinking the demon is shaking in fear at the sight of him, he is proven to be mistaken when the outer layer of the demon's skin sheds away, revealing a far more powerful form. Father lands down to meet his opponent; as Inosuke stares in shock at his opponent's new body, he becomes overwhelmed with fear and doubt. Suddenly, he thinks back to Tanjiro's last words to him, \"Don't die until I get back!\", and Hisa's words of advice to \"Always live your lives with great pride\". Motivated to keep fighting, Inosuke declares he is \"Inosuke Hashibira of the Demon Slayer Corps\" and raises his swords to fight. Father suddenly punches him square in the body, sending him flying into several trees and slamming into the ground. The demon quickly finds him and tries to kill him; Inosuke leaps high into the air to dodge the blow and uses Beast Breathing, Third Fang: Devour as he descends. When he tries to slash at Father's neck, his blades snap upon making contact. In shock, he fails to dodge Father's next attack and is violently punched into a tree. Father grabs him by the head and yells at the Demon Slayer to stay away from his family. As he begins to crush Inosuke's head, Inosuke desperately uses Beast Breathing, First Fang: Pierce with his broken swords. The tips stab into Father's neck but the demon remains unfazed. Father holds him outstretched, separating Inosuke from his swords, and slowly crushes him. As his life flashes before him, Inosuke sees a woman apologizing to him and recalls his friends and Hisa; the woman wishes for him to survive as she stands on top of a cliff, calling out to him. Inosuke asks who she is but blood pours out of his mask. Suddenly, something speeds into the battle and slices off Father's arm, freeing Inosuke. Giyu stands before Inosuke, who asks if he had slashed the demon, staring in wonder at the new arrival. Father regrows his arm and charges at the Demon Slayer; unafraid, Giyu uses Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide and instantly slices the giant demon to pieces. In awe at what he had just witnessed, Inosuke comments he has never seen someone as powerful as him. As Tanjiro dodges the threads coming towards him, he senses the odour of the forest is clearing, allowing him to sense the threads once again. Rui notes that his opponent is smarter than he thought and isn't afraid but sees it as irrelevant. Tanjiro runs towards him and leaps into the air; Rui launches a thread at him and Tanjiro responds with Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Slash. As his sword makes contact, the thread slices through the steel and continues its way towards Tanjiro." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 19, + "As Tanjiro attempts to slash the incoming thread with his sword, it slices cleanly through the steel; he is barely able to dodge it and sustains a cut across his face. As he stares in shock seeing his weapon destroyed, Rui looks at his downed opponent. Inosuke watches as Father’s dismembered body fades to ash, amazed by the strength and power of Giyu; he turns and sees an excited Inosuke, giving him a confused expression before leaving. Inosuke demands he stop walking away; he declares to his saviour that since he had beaten a Twelve Kizuki, he will defeat him and then become the most powerful Demon Slayer. Giyu only tells him to go back training, infuriating the masked Demon Slayer. Giyu states that Father is nothing close to a Twelve Kizuki, while unwinding a bundle of rope. Inosuke retorts his statement and claims he was right that Father wasn’t a Kizuki demon. He claims it was Tanjiro who said so but suddenly finds himself tied to a tree. Stunned by his sudden speed, he watches as Giyu walks away and leaves him hanging. He tells him to stay out of battle if he can’t realize his own injuries, causing Inosuke to yell at him to come back. At the suspended house, Zenitsu sees Shinobu asking if he is alright; he mutters “Gramps”, causing her to ask who is he calling to. Zenitsu says he appeared and told him not to give up. Shinobu tells him it was because he is seeing his life flash before him, stating it was probably a way for his body to avoid dying; by going through past memories. Shinobu states she doesn’t know for sure; she instead commends him for slowing the poison’s circulation with his breathing. She injects his now shrunken arm with an antidote. Zenitsu turns his head and sees numerous black-clad workers helping the transformed Demon Slayers. As Tanjiro continues his battle with Rui, he notes that his threads are even stronger than Father’s body, whom he was unable to cut through. Realizing his inexperience had led his sword to breaking, he apologizes to Urokodaki and Haganezuka. Rui launches several threads at him but Tanjiro is able to dodge them. He thinks of a plan but the threads continue to prevent him from getting close. Rui asks if he still refuses to take back his words and Tanjiro shows his defiance. With his answer, the demon goes for the kill and launches his threads in the form of webs, ready to slice Tanjiro to pieces. Before they hit him, something makes contact with the webs; Nezuko appears in front of him and takes the hit, sustaining deep cuts. Tanjiro is shocked and pulls her to safety to inspect her wounds. As Daughter notes that she has the aura of a demon, Rui begins to shudder at what he has witnessed; he asks if the girl is his sibling; Tanjiro answers that it doesn’t matter to him, as he sees Nezuko’s sliced hand about to fall off. Rui realizes that Tanjiro’s sister has transformed into a demon, yet protected him regardless; the younger sibling protecting the older sibling, the genuine bond that he has longed for. Daughter sees his sudden change in personality and tells him she is his elder sister, asking him not to desert her. Rui angrily dismisses her and launches several threads, slicing her body to pieces. Rui claims that, “none of you ever managed to fulfill the roles you were given”, rejecting his family. She claims she became the sister he had wanted, asking for a chance at redemption. Rui decides to relent, giving her the task of killing the Demon Slayers on the mountain and promising to forgive her when she does. Daughter acknowledges his wishes and leaves. Rui calls out to Tanjiro and claims he was moved seeing the bond between him and his sister. With nothing left but death for Tanjiro, Rui gives him an ultimatum; hand over Nezuko and he will spare his life. When Tanjiro states he doesn’t understand what he wants, Rui tells him she will be his new sister, starting now. He vehemently refuses, saying that she isn’t a thing and that she has her own feeling and will. The demon responds by claiming he can make a bond between them, one built on terror, since he is much stronger than him. Tanjiro raises his blade in anger and states that using fear to hold someone isn’t a familial bond. He retorts his lack of understanding will lead him to never getting what he wants. Rui becomes irritated by his loud rebuttal and claims they don’t see at the same level. Putting aside Nezuko’s box, Tanjiro walks out of the bushes and faces his opponent, flatly stating, “I’ll never hand Nezuko over to you!”. When Rui claims he can just kill him and take her then, the Demon Slayer states he will cut off his head first. Rui becomes excited at his spirit and states he can try, then reveals the engraved number on his eye, the mark of Lower Rank Five. Rui thinks about his demon family and their roles; the parents protect the children and the elder siblings protect the youngest sibling, even at the cost of their lives. To him, not understanding that role give you no reason to live. He states that Tanjiro’s role is to give him Nezuko, and he cannot defy it because he cannot kill him. Tanjiro realizes his opponent is a true Twelve Kizuki, thinking how could he defeat him with his broken blade if his neck is tougher than his threads. Rui sees the hopeful glimmer in his eyes, calling him foolish for believing he has a chance at killing him. He pulls on several threads behind Tanjiro and takes Nezuko before his eyes. He grabs her and asks if he now recognizes his own role. Tanjiro demands he let her go, with Rui reminding him that he offered to spare him if he doesn’t fight back; Nezuko angrily claws at his face in defiance. As the Demon Slayer gets closer, Lower Five flings several threads him, forcing him back. He sees that Nezuko has vanished; when a splash of blood falls on his blade, he looks up and sees her strung up in the trees, with horrific cuts throughout her body. Rui tells him not to be shocked, as Nezuko is a demon and she can heal; he then decides to string her up to “teach her a lesson” and let her bleed. As Tanjiro seethes with rage, Rui taunts him by adding his idea to let her burn in the sunlight. Tanjiro attacks the demon but is stopped by several threads slowing his approach. Rui kicks him in the face, launching him high into the air and causing him to vomit blood. Rui smacks him with his hand and Tanjiro staggers in pain, bleeding heavily. The Lower Rank taunts him for thinking he could kill him and openly accepts an attempt to decapitate him. In desperation, Tanjiro attempts to slice his neck but finds his blade unable to cut through Rui’s skin. Rui reminds him again that he has no chance to win and violently kicks him across the forest floor, stating his body is more durable than his threads; Nezuko, watching the confrontation, struggles and squirms in her restraints to help him, as Tanjiro realizes this is the true power of a Twelve Kizuki. Annoyed by her screaming, Rui tightens the threads holding her and they cut deeper into her body, making her scream. Nezuko loses consciousness, to Rui’s confusion, as he notes that something about her is different to other demons. Despite being enraged, Tanjiro calms himself down and decides to use the final and most precise form at his disposal. Lunging at the demon with renewed speed, he successfully parries the threads by gathering momentum in each swing. He uses Water Breathing, Tenth Form: Constant Flux and is able to slice through the threads, giving him the motivation to defeat the demon. Undaunted, Rui reveals his threads aren't at maximum strength and infuses new ones with his blood. Using Blood Demon Art: Cutting Thread Cage, he surrounds Tanjiro in a web of blood threads to shred him, bidding him goodbye as they close in. Surrounded and unable to cut through the new threads, Tanjiro realizes he will die and suddenly sees his life flash before him. In a web of pivotal memories, one moment stands out. In a memory during his childhood, playing and dancing with Nezuko, he sees his father, who tells him to, “Breathe. Get your breathing under control and become Hinokami”. He then remembers being with his mother outside on a cold wintery day, watching his father’s ceremonial kagura. She explains that in a family that works with fire, he performs this ritual to “Hinokami” to ward off disasters. Tanjiro then asks how he can dance for so long in the snow despite being so frail. In another time, his father Tanjuro answers that he uses a special breathing technique; one that can allow you to move without ever exhausting yourself. If he can master it, he can dance forever and even ignore the cold. Tanjuro then asks for his son to, if nothing else, pass the kagura and his earrings down to his descendants, as he had promised before. After gathering the knowledge from his memories, Tanjiro begins to breathe in a different pattern; his Water Breathing ignites into fire as he uses his new Hinokami Kagura, using the form Dance to slice through the blood threads. Seeing his stronger threads cut, Rui deploys more threads and strews them in front of the Demon Slayer’s path. Though he sustains several cuts, Tanjiro continues to press onwards, aware that stopping now after switching between Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura will render him immobile. Pushing himself to rescue Nezuko, Tanjiro attacks Lower Rank Five with renewed ferocity, slicing the blood threads in his way as he closes in on Rui. Shocked, Rui backs away and is forced to defend himself, weaving around the forest to escape. He tries to use more blood threads but Tanjiro is now able to chase him down and cut through them all. He detects the Opening Thread and sees his chance to slice off his neck, ignoring the threads now close to cutting into him. As Nezuko hangs in the threads, she is visited by a vision of her mother. Kie begs her to wake up and save Tanjiro. She says she can do it and do her best. She tearfully asks for her to awaken, “Or your brother will be killed too!”. At that moment, Nezuko regains consciousness and stretching out her hand, causing drops of her blood on the threads to glow. Using her own Blood Demon Art, Exploding Blood, she ignites her blood and the threads burn away. The flames race down the webs, reaching Rui and Tanjiro; the fires burn away the threads in Tanjiro’s path and allows his blade to make contact with Rui’s neck. In disbelief, the demon can only watch as the Demon Slayer proclaims, “The bond between Nezuko and me can’t be severed by anyone!”. As the drops of blood on his blade ignites, Tanjiro slices through Rui’s neck, decapitating Lower Rank Five." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 20, + "In a combined effort using Hinokami Kagura and Exploding Blood, Tanjiro and Nezuko defeat Lower Rank Five, Rui. As the demon’s body falls, Tanjiro collapses in exhaustion, while Nezuko’s body lands on the ground, having burned away her restraints. He knows he had succeeded thanks to his father’s Kagura, yet he remains unsure how its memory had helped him beat Rui. His vision blurs from pushing himself to the brink and his body is in physical agony. He slowly crawls to his sister and remembers that Inosuke still needs help. Suddenly, he detects the scent of blood from behind him, noting that he doesn’t smell ash; the scent present during a demon’s death. To his horror, he hears something walking toward him, despite believing he had decapitated him. Rui taunts him for believing he had won, revealing he cut off his head using his threads to avoid dying. Now deciding to kill both of the siblings, he exclaims he hasn't been this enraged in a long time. As he attempts to crawl away faster, Tanjiro tries to get his breathing under control. Rui mentions that he doesn’t know why Tanjiro didn’t get burned by Nezuko’s flames when he and his threads but doesn’t dwell on it. Angered, Rui declares he can now carve him to pieces without a second thought. As Tanjiro thinks using the right technique can help him despite being exhausted, Lower Five draws a web in his hands and uses Blood Demon Art: Murderous Eye Basket. Blood threads begin to encircle Tanjiro; he desperately tries to calm himself and use his breathing technique but finds he is unable to even raise his arm. As the threads close in on him, they slice both his hands and shred his uniform. Before Tanjiro can be killed, Giyu enters the battle and slices apart the blood thread web, saving him. As Tanjiro weakly sees someone has saved him, believing it to be Zenitsu, Giyu commends him for holding on till his arrival, leaving the battle to him. Seeing him, Rui angrily denounces the Demon Slayers as “an endless stream of lowlifes always getting in my way”. Using Blood Demon Art: Cutting Thread Rotation, he forms a spinning web of blood threads and launches it at his attacker. Giyu responds with Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm and ceases all movement. As Tanjiro watches, not knowing an eleventh form existed, Rui deems his technique irrelevant. As the rotating web reaches Giyu, it suddenly breaks apart before it can hit him. Confused, since he wasn’t moving when the attack got to him, the demon tries again but is easily decapitated by the Hashira in the time he's blinked. Elsewhere, Daughter continues to run away, muttering that this is the only time she had messed up in her role in Rui’s pretend family. She remembers the time when she first met the Lower Rank; she had been chased by several Demon Slayers and cornered at a large house in a clearing. As they prepared to kill her, they see another demon on the roof, Rui himself. He spoke to her and asked if she wanted him to save her, asking her to obey his wishes in return. She quickly agreed to his offer; to become a part of his family. As the Demon Slayers close in on them, Rui takes hold of several threads within the clearing, slicing them to pieces. As she looks behind her, seeing her assailants now dead, she hears something within the house; a large group of spider-like demons. The Lower Rank takes her hand and welcomes the new demon. Inside the house, her initiation to join begins, with Rui and one of his older sisters present. As the most powerful demon in the house, he is the one to give strength to the others through his blood. Using a thread, he draws a drop of blood and adds it into a solution to be drunk. Daughter is offered the liquid by her new sister, who adds that Rui is allowed to share his strength being one of “that person's\" favourites. After taking it, Daughter is suddenly racked with intense pain as the Lower Rank’s blood begins to affect her; Rui asks if she feels it, stating she no longer needs to fear the Demon Slayers. He then gives the “finishing touches”, grabbing the demon’s face and ripping it off as she screams in agony. At the end of her initiation, Daughter sees her appearance has now changed, with Rui congratulating her and recognizing the demon as part of his family now. In her first family \"dinner”, everyone sits down in a candle-lit room and pretends to partake in a meal, with Rui satisfied by the feeling of family. Later on, Daughter’s older sister informs her they all have no blood ties and are all strangers to one another. Outside, she sees Rui torturing a young demon. She apologizes to him and claims she will do better, telling him it is only accidental she reverts to her usual appearance. Instead, the Lower Rank ties a thread to her neck in anger, causing her to bleed. He eventually releases his hold and mutters, “I don’t want to hear your excuses, Mother”, as she transforms back into her spider-like appearance; he tells Mother to play her given role as she should and she quietly obeys his orders. Her sister states they were all scared of the Demon Slayers and simply wanted company, and that they never wanted to be part of his “family”. But those who disobeyed him were met with severe reprimanding. She claims she has had enough of playing his game and offers a plan to escape with Daughter, claiming she is the only one she doesn’t see as foolish and recognizing her as a real sister. The next day, when Rui is summoned by Muzan to descend the mountain, Daughter and her sister run away together to escape the forest. As they make their way down the mountain, they are met by Rui standing in their path; fearing the consequences, Daughter leaves her sister’s side and stands with him. In retaliation, Rui slices his older sister throughout her body with his threads, leaving her restrained at the top of the house to burn in the sunlight. Seeing her bloody body strewn with slashes from head to toe, he only mutters his disappointment in her and coldly walks away, with Daughter following him. As dawn breaks, the demon is hit by sunlight and subsequently burns to death. Daughter remembers that day, admonishing her and all her deceased family members as fools. Regardless, she acknowledges her own mistake, reminiscing on the moment she last met with Rui. She informs him that both Mother and their older brother have been killed, with the Demon Slayers closing in on them. As she proposes they escape, her eyes change back slightly to their original look. Rui notices this and angrily slashes her face, reminding her of his dislike when it happens, leading to Tanjiro’s confrontation with him. As she continues to run through the forest, she catches sight of a Demon Slayer. Murata sees Daughter but she quickly encases him in a web cocoon before he could attack. He tries to stab through but fails to cut the silk; to his shock, acid begins to seep through the silk. She describes how it will dissolve his clothes first, then his body, and she will then devour the remains afterwards. In an instant, Shinobu appears behind her, asking if her silk comes through her palms. In shock, Daughter stands in silence as Shinobu bids the demon “Good Evening”, commenting on the moon’s appearance. She quickly launches ropes of silk at the Hashira but Shinobu skilfully evades her attack and pins her to the ground. Shinobu sees she has no intention to befriend her; Daughter begs her to listen and claims she is being forced by “him”, stating she will be killed if she disobeys his orders. Shinobu seemingly accepts her plea and offers to spare her, only to add that she must ask her a question beforehand. Shinobu calmly asks how many people she's killed; frightened, Daughter quietly answers, “Five”, as she begins to tear up, stating she was ordered to do so. Shinobu tells the demon she does not need to lie, as she already knows how many. She comments on the impressive attack that is her cocoons and claims that she has devoured at least eighty people. Daughter denies this and repeats she only killed five. Shinobu then informs her that as she came from west of the mountain, she saw hordes of cocoons in the trees, mentioning she counted fourteen in one spot alone, all human captives now dead. The Hashira states she isn’t angry but simply getting an accurate toll; Daughter asks what good will it be to be accurate and Shinobu states it is for her to get the proper penalty, “so you and I can become friends”. She threatens to gouge out her eyeballs, disembowel her body and torture her for each of her victims, and that only after suffering will she be forgiven. Horrified, the demon begins to panic, and Shinobu slyly replies she won’t die being a demon. Daughter attacks her with a wave of silk but Shinobu easily evades the attack, pitying her and their inability to become friends. When she attempts to attack again, she sees Shinobu has vanished. Daughter looks up and sees Shinobu lunging at her from the sky; as she gets close, the demon suddenly sees herself engulfed in a flutter of butterflies. One lands on her finger but it begins to bleed, with her body suddenly bleeding as well. Shinobu has attacked Daughter with Insect Breathing, Butterfly Dance: Caprice. Daughter grabs her neck but sees that she isn't beheaded, noticing her blade isn’t shaped to cut and concluding she is too weak to behead demons. As she sees Shinobu as someone she can beat, her body suddenly changes; blood vessels burst and her body begins to convulse. Finally, Daughter is hit by a sudden wave of pain and falls over. Hearing the body slump to the ground, Shinobu tells her not to feel safe when realizing she isn’t beheaded, as there are Demon Slayers who use poison. Twirling her blade in a display of skill, she states that of the Demon Slayer Corps, she is “Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho”; despite being the only one unable to behead demons, she is still “rather awesome” for using poison to kill. Shinobu cuts open Daughter’s last cocoon, freeing and saving Murata. He asks if she will finish off the demon but Shinobu states she is already dead from her wisteria poison. She happily notes that while Murata’s clothes have dissolved, his body is unscathed, leading him to slink away in embarrassment. She then turns her attention to the demon supposedly forcing Daughter, wondering if Giyu had beaten her to it. As Tanjiro makes his way to Nezuko, Rui’s severed head falls, still wanting to kill the siblings. Internally, he sees Mother asking what are his intentions with his “family”. He states he isn’t sure but that he has no human memories. Mother asks if that is why he made them pretend to be his. Rui believed he could regain them if he felt a familial bond. He sees Tanjiro hugging Nezuko and realizes he did everything to get what they have." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 21, + "On a winter day, a young boy watches as children play in the snowy streets. As he approaches them, he falls to the ground and struggles to breathe. He turns over and looks to the sky, shortly as a woman tends to the boy; her son Rui. His mother scolds him as he knows he isn’t meant to be outside. Rui recalls his past; from his birth, he had always been frail. He couldn’t even run as walking was challenging for him, until Muzan appeared before him one night. The Demon Progenitor “pitied” him and offered a way to save him. His parents soon learned what became of their son. Despite now possessing a physically strong body, he could no longer be in sunlight and had to devour humans to sustain himself. He remembers when his father and mother first discovered when he ate someone; his father in utter disbelief and shock, while his mother cried in devastation. Rui thinks back to a story he heard growing up, about a man who died attempting to save his drowning son, and how he was so moved by an act of deep parental love and such a close bond. To him, that man had fulfilled his role as a parent; subsequently, he never understood why his parents tried to kill him. One night, as he slept, his father raised a knife to his son, while his mother did nothing to prevent it and sobbed next to the bedroom. Rui awoke and killed them in retaliation. Afterwards, he sat on the porch of his house as he reasoned that his parents were imposters, not believing they had a bond. As he sat there, he hears his mother’s last words, an apology for not giving him a strong body. When she died, he suddenly remembers his father’s last spoken words to him, “It’s all right, Rui. We’re going to die with you”. Rui was so enraged at his father’s attempt to kill him, he ignored his last message; he was willing to die with him to atone for his murder of another person. Realizing then that they did have a genuine bond, he laments that he had severed it himself. Muzan then came to him and pushed the contrary, telling the young demon it was the fault of his parents for their inability to accept him. Devastated by what he had done, Rui forced himself to believe his words, unable to bear the weight of his act. As he dies, Rui’s headless body walks to Tanjiro; even as he understood that he was solely to blame, Rui missed his parents every single day since. Even after creating a fake family, the feeling of emptiness never left him. And because he was the most powerful demon in his family, no one could protect him. As Giyu watches, Rui’s disintegrating body makes its way to the injured Demon Slayer; Rui states that as he got more powerful, he remembered even less about being human, and as he did, he lost sight of what he wanted; to seek a bond he could never claim. Rui falls just of Tanjiro as he continues to fade, and he tries in vain to reach out to him. Tanjiro looks at the body and senses the scent of unbearable grief. He gently touches the Lower Rank, the demon experiencing the feeling of warm, gentle sunlight. Rui remembers that he wanted to apologize to his parents, hoping they could forgive him. Nonetheless, he knows that killing scores of people will bring him to Hell anyway, denying him the chance at forgiveness from his parents. In the afterlife, a voice reassures Rui, “We’ll be going together even if it’s to Hell”; his father. Shocked to see him, his mother then appears. She comforts her son, “No matter where you go, we’ll be with you”. Rui’s appearance changes back to when he was human as he hugs his parents. He tearfully apologizes for everything he had done, as the fires of Hell consume their souls; the last physical remnants of Lower Rank Five now gone. As Tanjiro watches Rui’s body fade away completely, he is shocked to see Giyu stepping on his clothes. The Hashira scolds him from showing sympathy to a demon, telling him it is irrelevant it looked like a child since it is a hideous monster that has lived for decades. Tanjiro responds that to avenge those killed by demons and prevent more victims, he will kill without mercy, but to demons who despaired and regretted their actions, he would never trample on them because they were human too, begging Giyu to step off Rui's clothes. He claims that demons are not hideous monsters but tragic and hopeless creatures. As Giyu looks at him and sees Nezuko as well, he suddenly remembers the two from their encounter years ago. At that moment, butterflies surround Giyu, though he quickly understands the situation and lowers his stance. From the trees, Shinobu speeds in and attempt to kill Nezuko; Giyu quickly blocks her blade and she becomes confused. She asks why he interrupt her attack after stating himself that demons and humans could never get along, further stating that is why he is disliked. Elsewhere, a transformed Demon Slayer is given a dosage of medication and the poison quickly disappears. The person who administered it, a man wearing clothes titled “Kakushi”, exclaims his amazement at its effectiveness, as it is Shinobu’s own making, while his female partner adds that Shinobu had it determined after one look of the situation. She calls the Hashira amazing but also claims that Zenitsu is too, as he is brought down the suspended house; he had killed the demon responsible and its death had slowed the poison’s circulation slightly. The Kakushi applies a sign to his patient explaining his finished treatment and gladly states that all those affected can recover, while the female Kakushi comments that it is wise to pack up and leave the scene quickly. As Tanjiro looks at Shinobu’s unusual blade, she asks Giyu to move again. He responds that he isn’t disliked by people, to Tanjiro and Shinobu’s surprise. She gives an apology and states she is unaware he has not realized it, to Giyu’s chagrin and Tanjiro’s further shock at the situation. She calls out to Tanjiro and tries to tell him he is protecting a demon; Tanjiro states he is aware but adds that the demon is his little sister. Shinobu’s way of showing pity is offering a gentle toxin to kill her without pain, worrying him. Giyu asks if he can move, then instructs him to take his sister and run. Without hesitating, Tanjiro thanks him, takes Nezuko and flees. Shinobu claims that is against the Corps rules but Giyu ignores her. With Nezuko in his arms, Tanjiro runs far away through the forest, taking his box upon spotting it. Despite being in intense physical pain, he forces himself to keep running. As Nezuko awakens, he wonders if he must quit the Demon Slayer Corps, as they would surely not allow a swordsman to travel with a demon; unbeknownst to Tanjiro, someone is pursuing him through the trees.Shinobu and Giyu clash swords, with her in disbelief at a Hashira protecting a demon. When Giyu doesn’t say a word, she decides to leave him to avoid stalling time, before leaping into the trees to hunt down Nezuko. Shinobu daintily weaves through the forest as Giyu chases her from the ground, sarcastically ask if that is how he will catch up to her. She leaps high into the sky and states she is willing to let him try and stop her; at this, Giyu leaps towards Shinobu with great height, much to her surprise. As Tanjiro continues to make his way down Mount Natagumo, a girl descends from behind him and lands on his back, causing him to fall down and lose hold of his sister. He sees Nezuko but also sees another Demon Slayer has appeared as well; before she can behead Nezuko, Tanjiro grabs the girl’s cloak to make her lose balance. He tells Nezuko to run but is knocked unconscious by the Demon Slayer. She gets up and attempts to behead the demon but Nezuko shrinks down to avoid the swing. Confused at her attempt to escape her, the girl chases her down but repeatedly misses her slashes as Nezuko evades them. She notes that she isn’t attacking back but decides not to think about it, given the one task to kill demons. Meanwhile, Shinobu attempts to talk to Giyu while being restrained by him; she states what she did is a clear and justified attempt to kill a demon and asks what were his intentions when he caused her attack to miss. When Giyu doesn’t say anything again, Shinobu firmly asks again and gives him a warning. He states it was because of something that happened two years ago but Shinobu doesn’t understand it, asking him not to ramble about something in the past. She questions if he is being spiteful because she had pointed out he is disliked by people, annoying Giyu again. Shinobu attempts to escape his hold by deploying a blade in her shoe, but before she can bend back to strike him, a Kasugai Crow announces a message, stopping her just short of hitting his face. The crow gives a message from headquarters; Tanjiro and Nezuko are to be taken into custody and brought back. Another crow announces a description of the two; Tanjiro is clad in a checkered haori, with a scar on his forehead, while Nezuko is a demon wearing a bamboo muzzle. The Demon Slayer chasing the two hears this and asks Nezuko on her identity. Giyu and Shinobu sheath their swords and leave Mount Natagumo, while Tanjiro is found by Kakushi going by his description from the crow. Another pair of Kakushi find Inosuke still tied to the tree, but are wary after seeing his boar mask. They eventually discover he is indeed a Demon Slayer and take him down, while shocked at the extent of his injuries; as he is taken away, Inosuke mutters to himself about his inability to kill even a single demon and begins to doubt himself. Elsewhere, Zenitsu, with Chuntaro as company, has finished his treatment and put alongside the other treated Demon Slayers. He wonders about the Kakushi and comments on their speed and efficiency. He sees the girl giving orders and recognizes her as a survivor in Final Selection. The girl tells the Kakushi to bring the wounded to her place, the so-called Butterfly Mansion, while she hunts demons around the forest to protect them. Zenitsu then remember who the Kakushi are; they serve as clean up crews after battles with demons, and are composed of people without skills in swordsmanship. Dawn breaks over Mount Natagumo as everyone leaves the forest; Tanjiro now asleep on a Kakushi’s back. Tanjiro, still asleep, lies on a stone garden when a Kakushi commands him to wake up. He jolts awake and finds himself before several swordsman; the Kakushi telling him he is in the presence of the Hashiras." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 22, + "In an unknown location, an unconscious and restrained Tanjiro lies in a stone garden. A Kakushi commands him to wake up and he jolts up to see swordsmen before him. One of them speaks of his disappointment in seeing him, having heard a Demon Slayer was travelling with a demon and believing they would be someone flamboyant. Another decides they should all put him on trial. A girl among them is stunned to see him protecting his demon sibling, amazed by their sibling love. When Tanjiro tries to ask who they are, the Kakushi pushes his head into the ground, telling him not to speak as he is in the presence of the Hashiras. Confused at what a Hashira is, Shinobu, who is among them, tells him he is in the Demon Slayer Headquarters and will now be put on trial. Shinobu asks Tanjiro to explain his crime but is interrupted by the loud and proud Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku; he states it is a clear violation to protect a demon and they are allowed to dispense justice. He is joined by the eccentric Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui. He offers to decapitate Tanjiro “flamboyantly” and proclaims he will show “the most flamboyant blood spray you’ll ever see”. Meanwhile, The Love Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji, is hesitant to kill “such an adorable child” and is unwilling to act. Gyomei Himejima, the hulking Stone Hashira, instead sees him as pitiful and pities that he was born. The Mist Hashira on the other hand, Muichiro Tokito, is looking and wondering at the shape of a cloud in the sky, ignoring the situation. When Tanjiro looks around the garden, the Kakushi asks him why is he ignoring the Hashiras, stating they are the nine most powerful swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps. Gyomei decides they should kill him and his decision is joined by Tengen. Tanjiro looks for Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Murata but is unable to see them. One Hashira instead wants to question Giyu; Tanjiro looks into the trees and sees someone, who states he is annoyed at seeing him unrestrained as Shinobu said that Giyu had violated the rules as well. He is the Serpent Hashira, the cold and harsh Obanai Iguro. Obanai asks how can they punish him and asks Giyu if he has anything to say to defend his actions. Giyu, revealed as the Water Hashira, doesn’t respond to Obanai's question. Shinobu, the Insect Hashira herself, insist they can deal with him later since he willingly came along. Instead, she is curious about Tanjiro’s story, wanting an explanation despite the clear violation of the rules. She plainly asks him why he is travelling with a demon as a Demon Slayer. Though he is given ample time to explain, Tanjiro attempts to say who the demon is but then struggles to speak and breathe. Shinobu gives him medicated water to help with the pain; she asks him not to push himself as his wounds have not healed yet. Tanjiro tells his story; the demon is his younger sister. When he was away, his family was attacked by a demon and Nezuko was transformed. Despite this, she has never devoured anyone. Obanai states that if she's family then he will obviously defend her and doesn’t believe his claims. Gyomei, upon hearing that she was transformed, adds that they must kill her too, “so that she can be liberated”. Tanjiro begs them to listen and explains he became a swordsman to heal Nezuko, adding that she has not devoured anyone for two years. Instead, Tengen finds his story drab with him merely stating that her not having eaten anyone and that she will not ever eat anyone. Tengen demands him to prove himself “with max flamboyance”. Muichiro ignores them, instead looking and wondering about a bird he sees flying above him. However, Mitsuri is unsure they can proceed, not believing “the Master” is unaware of the situation and asking if they can act without his permission. Seeing them still unwilling to listen, Tanjiro claims she can fight alongside him in battle and protect people as a Demon Slayer. They are then joined by someone carrying Nezuko’s box. He enjoys the tense situation and insults Tanjiro as \"the moron Demon Slayer with a demon”. The Wind Hashira, the aggressive and brash Sanemi Shinazugawa, bluntly asks what he is trying to do. A Kakushi begs him to put down the box and Shinobu gets up, with Mitsuri seeing her unusually angry. Shinobu asks him not to step out of line. Instead, Sanemi claims Tanjiro’s statement about her fighting to protrect humans is a “total delusion”, manically drawing his sword and stabbing into the box, wounding Nezuko in the shoulder. Tanjiro gets up and claims he will not let anyone hurt Nezuko, Hashira or not. Sanemi mocks his threats, causing Tanjiro to run towards him. Giyu then announces that the Master is arriving; shocked, Sanemi loses concentration and misses his swing, allowing Tanjiro to leap into the air and head butt him square in the forehead, knocking him down. Everyone is shocked to see someone attack Sanemi; Obanai mentally notes that Giyu's outburst was likely a distraction, but Tanjiro still managed to get a blow in and is impressed. Tanjiro protects the box and claims he should quit being a Hashira if he can’t see the difference between good and bad demons. Sanemi grabs his blade and threatens to kill him when they are interrupted by the Master’s arrival. A blind and sickly looking man appears; guided by his two aides, he makes his way before the Hashiras. The Master comments on the nice weather and states he is pleased they have made it to their semi-annual meeting. Tanjiro wonders about the man’s appearance and well-being but is suddenly pushed to the ground by Sanemi. He then sees the other Hashiras bowing to the Master. Sanemi eloquently offers him greetings, pleased about seeing him in good health and wishing good fortune through continual prayers, to which a dismayed Mitsuri mutters that she wanted to offer her own similar greetings to the Master. Sanemi asks him about Tanjiro, who is shocked to see him speak with formal vocabulary when he initially appeared brutish. The Master apologizes to them for the situation but unexpectedly reveals he has sanctioned Tanjiro and Nezuko's circumstances, adding that he would like them to accept it as well. Gyomei states he cannot agree, despite knowing it is the Master’s intention. Tengen concurs with him but Mitsuri quickly accepts his wishes. Muichiro states that he is likely to forget either way, so he will be fine either way. Shinobu and Giyu remain silent. Obanai remains distrustful of the siblings and Kyojuro exuberantly opposes the Master’s decision. Sanemi requests for both Tanjiro and Giyu to be punished. With his answers, the Master asks for one of his aides to read a letter. She explains this letter was given by a former Hashira, Sakonji Urokodaki. Reading an abridged version, the letter explains his wish for permission to be granted that would allow Tanjiro to be with Nezuko. Due to her resilient mental strength, she hasn’t lost her human emotions. Nezuko has never devoured anyone for two years, even while injured. Sakonji explains that in the aftermath of when she does attack someone, Tanjiro, himself, and Giyu will atone by committing seppuku. Tanjiro tears up seeing Giyu after learning of his willingness and devotion to protecting Nezuko. Sanemi rejects their promise and states they can die regardless, adding that it is not guaranteed. Kyojuro agrees and comments that her killing a human is irreversible. The Master agrees that it isn’t sure she won’t attack but adds that it is also unsure that she will, citing the fact that Nezuko has refrained for two years. With three people risking their lives for her cause, the Master implores the Hashiras to try a more convincing argument; at this, Sanemi and Kyojuro grow hesitant. The Master then adds one important fact; Tanjiro has met Muzan Kibutsuji. The Hashira are in disbelief, with Tegnen even stating that they have not crossed paths with him. He asks Tanjiro about his appearance and powers, with Muichiro asking if he fought him. Sanemi’s way of asking involves handling Tanjiro’s head by his hair and bombarding him with questions. When he and Tengen raise their voices in an argument, the Master calmly signals for them to be quiet, leading the Hashiras to remain silent. He states that Kibutsuji had sent demons after Tanjiro; though it may be simply to kill him, the fact that Kibutsuji had revealed himself for the first time cannot go unnoticed. The Master also believes that something happened to Nezuko that even surprised the Demon Progenitor. He asks if the Hashiras understand their importance but they don’t respond. Sanemi speaks up and disagrees; he bluntly states it is completely unacceptable to let a demon live, especially not with the countless lost lives of people. He suddenly draws his sword and slices his forearm, shocking everyone. Sanemi aims to prove a demon’s true nature, concerning the Master. He allows his blood to drop onto Nezuko’s box and taunts her, the blood seeping through the wood and falling on her hand, causing the demon to groan. As Tanjiro calls out to her, Obanai adds that it might not be wise to do it in the sunlight, advising him to do it in the shade. Sanemi apologizes to the Master for his discourtesy and leaps into the Headquarters, before proceeding to stab Nezuko again. Tanjiro calls out to Nezuko but Obanai leaps up and slams his elbow into his back to hold him down. Sanemi stabs her a third time and opens the box. In front of everyone, Nezuko emerges from the box and stares at Sanemi, salivating after smelling his blood." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 23, + "As Sanemi continues to stab Nezuko through her box, Tanjiro yells and begs for him to stop. She emerges from the box, salivating as she stares at the bleeding Hashira. He goads her into attacking him, waving the scent of blood in her face as the rest of the Hashiras watch. Shinobu notices that Obanai is driving his elbow harder into Tanjiro’s back and asks him to ease up, though he claims it is to stop him from moving. She warns Tanjiro not to use breathing techniques while his lungs are being pressed down or his veins could burst; Tengen hears this and happily asks for it to happen, “I like it! Sounds flamboyant!”, much to Mitsuri’s concern. Gyomei calls Tanjiro a weak, pathetic child and pities his soul. As Nezuko struggles to hold herself together, to Sanemi’s enjoyment, Tanjiro forces himself to breathe and successfully breaks his restraints, shocking Shinobu and Obanai. As he runs to his sister, Obanai is grabbed by Giyu to stop him from interfering. As he cannot physically stop Nezuko, Tanjiro calls out to his sister. Nezuko sees herself back in the snowy forest where she transformed, with herself and Tanjiro at Giyu’s mercy. She hears his plea that she is different from other demons. More memories of her family appear and she suddenly hears Sakonji Urokodaki’s message to her; “Protect humans”. She recalls the words as Tanjiro appears to her, “Humans are to be protected and saved. I will never hurt them”. In front of everyone, Nezuko turns away from Sanemi’s blood and resists the temptation, to his shock and Tanjiro’s relief. The Master, being blind, asks what happened; his aide informs him that Nezuko has rejected Sanemi’s attempt, and despite being stabbed three times was able to restrain herself. He is pleased that it is proven she won’t attack humans. Obanai pulls his hand away from Giyu and demands to know what he is doing. The Master then speaks to Tanjiro; he informs the Demon Slayer that there will be those who will still not accept Nezuko and ask him to prove to them, that he and Nezuko can fight as Demon Slayers. Tanjiro quickly bows down as he hears his words, noting the floating feeling and calming voice of the Master. He tells the boy to defeat a Twelve Kizuki and prove his worth, allowing others to accept and take him seriously. Tanjiro vows that he and Nezuko will defeat Muzan Kibutsuji without fail, though the Master implores him to start small with a Twelve Kizuki, still being ill-equipped. Caught up in his confidence, Tanjiro embarrassedly agrees, to Mitsuri and Shinobu’s laughter. The Master tells him that the Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps are phenomenally skilled and have defied death through hellish training and defeating Twelve Kizuki demons. He states they receive special treatment and kindly asks him to mind his manners when speaking. Tanjiro acknowledges their importance and agrees with his message. Finally, the Master addresses Sanemi and Obanai, gently asking them not to torment the siblings too much; though hesitant, the two nonetheless agree to his wishes and acknowledge them. With Tanjiro’s trial finished, Shinobu steps up and offers to take both siblings to her house. She signals for them to take them away, though a Kakushi is hesitant to approach Nezuko. Another one quickly bows to the Master and the Hashiras, before grabbing Tanjiro and quickly leaving the scene, with the second Kakushi in tow with Nezuko’s box. As the Hashira meeting is about to commence, Tanjiro unexpectedly interrupts them and asks for the Master’s permission to head butt Sanemi again. The Kakushi pin him down and demand him to be quiet but he wishes to head butt him as many times as he had stabbed Nezuko, reasoning that it isn’t against the Corp rules. As he continues to struggle against the Kakushi’s hold, three pebbles fly towards Tanjiro without warning, hitting him in the head and knocking him down. Muichiro, who flung them, tells him not to interrupt the Master; the Kakushi repeatedly bow in apology to the Master and Muichiro, while Mitsuri is amazed at him being “so cool”. As Tanjiro is taken away a second time, the Master asks him to “give Miss Tamayo my regards”, stunning the Demon Slayer. As they run away from the headquarters, Tanjiro tells the Kakushi he heard him mention Tamayo’s name. Instead, the female Kakushi demands him to be quiet and punishes him, frightened from being yelled at by the Hashiras. She and the male Kakushi tell him what he has done is unforgivable and demand an apology, leaving him to quietly apologize. The Kakushi eventually reach Shinobu’s house, the Butterfly Mansion, but find no one at the front. They decide to walk to the back; the man carrying Tanjiro tells him to walk on his own, but he responds that his body is still aching. He sees the numerous butterflies giving its name and they eventually see a young girl in the back. The Kakushi see her and realize she is a Tsuguko. Her name is Kanao Tsuyuri; Tanjiro suddenly recognizes her as the sole girl who survived Final Selection. He tells the Kakushi this but he doesn’t believe him, perhaps believing he had forgotten it was Kanao who knocked him unconscious on Mount Natagumo. He tells Tanjiro she is a Tsuguko; a swordsman trained by a Hashira, and that only those with amazing skills and talent get to be chosen. The female Kakushi approaches Kanao and informs her they arrived under Shinobu’s orders. Upon asking for permission to enter, she is ignored by Kanao not speaking a word. Slightly confused, she asks Kanao if she minds but receives no answer again. Suddenly, a loud voice asks who they are, startling the Kakushi and Tanjiro. The girl who called out to them sees they are Kakushi and directs them inside the mansion. Inside, Zenitsu incredulously discovers he must take terrible tasting medication five times a day for three months, to the concern of an attendant. Though he knows his arms and legs can heal by taking it, he demands to know how and why. The girl leading the Kakushi sees him complaining loudly again, while Tanjiro is relieved to see his friend again. The girl angrily reminds him he has been explained numerous times previously to take his medication and threatens to tie him up should he complain again, before walking away. Tanjiro asks if Zenitsu is okay, realizing he truly did enter the forests of Mount Natagumo. Zenitsu loudly retells how he was stung by a spider and is now being yelled at by that girl. Tanjiro looks at him closer and if he had gotten “smaller”; Zenitsu responds by speaking about his near transformation into a spider, as snot hangs from his nose to the Kakushi he had crying on, disgusting him. Tanjiro asks about Inosuke and Murata’s whereabouts. Zenitsu doesn’t know who Murata is but points to Inosuke, who is lying in the bed next to him. Tanjiro gets off the Kakushi’s back, crawls to Inosuke’s bed, and apologizes for being unable to rescue him. Answering in a weak and coarse voice, Inosuke tells him it is fine and not to worry about it. Tanjiro is shocked to hear him speak and Zenitsu answers with how he heard about him losing his voice through being hit in the neck and yelling at the top of his lungs, but remains unsure of the details. He then states that Inosuke being depressed has made him calm and gentle, to Zenitsu’s delight, leading Tanjiro to ask why he is laughing creepily. Inosuke apologizes for being weak, leading both of them to give words of encouragement, Tanjiro stating that he is happy just to see him alive. Suddenly, Zenitsu worriedly asks if they had seen him take his morning medication, unwilling to taste it again and yelling at his misery. With him and his friends in bed and resting, Tanjiro speaks of his thankfulness to see them alive. As night begins to fall, he closes his curtains and opens Nezuko’s box, allowing her to walk out of the room she has been provided with. When he attempts to sit on the bed, Tanjiro hunches over in pain, leading him to realize how severely injured he got on Mount Natagumo. He thanks his sister for protecting him, stating it was not just her but Urokodaki and Giyu risking their lives for them. As he reaffirms his goal to get stronger, he thinks back to the Master, and how his voice seemed so soothing and made his head feel light. Nezuko eventually falls asleep, and Tanjiro promises to turn her back into a human once more. That night, during the meeting at the Headquarters, the Master, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, meets with the Hashiras to discuss the threat of demons; as they have reported, increasing damage caused by them will inevitably lead to human life under threat more than ever. Sanemi comments that the incident on Mount Natagumo has shown that the skill of Demon Slayers has plummeted greatly, deeming most of them useless. When he wonders if someone could at least be competent, Tengen jokingly reminds him that Tanjiro landed “that flamboyant blow on you”, earning his ire. Shinobu adds that as the human population grows, it would become harder to unify them all. Gyomei states that since only those whose loved ones were killed by demons choose to join the Corps, or have done so through generations, they can’t simply have people without the drive or resolve to do so join them. Kyojuro chimes in that Tanjiro encountering a Twelve Kizuki only months after joining could mean he has the power to draw them, envious since even they rarely get to face them. Kagaya notes that Lower Five’s drastic actions mean that Muzan isn’t near Mount Natagumo, referring to the incident in Asakusa and how he draws attention to cover his tracks. Though frustrated at how demons continue to freely devour humans and get stronger, Kagaya expressed his faith in them, believing he has assembled the strongest Hashiras since the feudal era. One by one, he says the names of all the Hashiras and states he looks forward to their success, addressing the swordsmen as his “children”. After the meeting, left alone to himself, Kagaya swears that he will defeat Muzan Kibutsuji, even if it’s the last thing he’ll do, and that they will bring him down without fail." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 24, + "As Kyojuro Rengoku prepares for a mission, he is met by Shinobu. He tells her information about a demon, with several Demon Slayers sent to kill it defeated. With the Corps losing personnel, they cannot stand by and do nothing. Shinobu wonders if it could be a Twelve Kizuki and Kyojuro says it is likely, adding that it could possibly even be an Upper Rank. She comments on the mission possibly being difficult but brushes aside her concern, confident in Kyojuro's abilities. He then asks her on what she will do about Tanjiro, mentioning that she had wanted more Tsugukos. Shinobu jokingly tells him not to worry as “it’s not as if I’ll gobble him up”. Kyojuro agrees and laughs heartily as he departs the headquarters. As she watches him leave, she bids him to be careful. In the Butterfly Mansion, Zenitsu complains again about his medication. The head caretaker, Aoi Kanzaki, reminds him again that he is the most injured and demands that he take it now. Finding his antics unbelievable, Aoi turns to Tanjiro and provides him with his medication, handed to him by an helper. Tanjiro thanks her and drinks it, surprised by the pleasant taste. Zenitsu hears this and accuses Aoi of favouritism by giving him medicine that is easy to take. Tanjiro asks him to be quiet being in a hospital ward but hears a voice commenting that he looks well. Murata appears, to Tanjiro’s relief, and they begin chatting. When asked if he is feeling alright, Murata comments that he was close to melting but is otherwise okay, though he adds that the same cannot be said for them. He tries to talk to Inosuke about his injured throat but Tanjiro tells him to let him be, having been through much. Zenitsu interrupts the conversation and asks who Murata is, to which Tanjiro states he fought with them on Mount Natagumo. Murata asks about his arm and Zenitsu responds with how he nearly transformed into a spider, causing Aoi to jump in and remind him to take his medication, to his plight. Zenitsu tries to reason with her and claims, “there is only so much gross a person can take”, leading Aoi to respond not to come crying to her when his arms don’t return to normal. He responds that she is being too cold but she states that he has it easy; by taking the medication and getting plentiful sunlight, he won’t have to endure lasting effects. Zenitsu runs to Tanjiro, unwilling to take more of Aoi’s verbal lashing, only for Murata to sarcastically say they seem to be having fun, shocking the two with his despondent and frightful expression. He mentions how he was summoned to report the Mount Natagumo incident at the Hashira meeting, claiming that they are too terrifying. He speaks about how they were angered about the weaker new Demon Slayers because some of them didn’t follow orders on the mountain, and how he was unfairly asked so much for someone of his rank. As he speaks about how the Hashiras terrify him, someone appears behind Murata; the Insect Hashira herself. Frightened by Shinobu's sudden “hello”, he quickly greets her and leaves the room in a hurry. Shinobu, amused by his scared reaction, asks Tanjiro about his recovery, and he responds he is feeling a lot better. Hearing this, she states he can now begin his Rehabilitation Training, involving him and Inosuke. Two weeks later, a recovered Zenitsu sits alone in his room, waiting for the two to finish. He comments on Shinobu’s unique voice and how it seems both irregular and slightly scary. Despite this, he remembers when she came to Mount Natagumo and how she seemed like a goddess to the transformed people, who came to her teary-eyed. Zenitsu also comments on her pretty appearance. But as he begins to wonder about the “cute lady” taking his friends to help them regain stamina, he suddenly sees them enter the room, both extremely exhausted and despondent. The two slide into bed without saying anything, scaring Zenitsu as he knows he will be joining them tomorrow. The next day, he joins his friends in their Rehabilitation Training. With the two appearing to dread the next session, Zenitsu is nervous to commence. In a large room, Aoi explains to Zenitsu the three tests to help them rehabilitate. First, he will be stretched out to help his body from being in bed for so long; the process done by three helpers and demonstrated on Inosuke, who promptly tears up from the intense procedure. The next station involves reflex training and Kanao Tsuyuri; on a table with cups of medicated water, the goal is to throw them onto their opponent before they can, but the opponent can block the cup to stop their throw. Tanjiro attempts this but promptly fails, with Kanao proving far too quick to defeat. In the third and last station, the goal is full-body training; simply a game of tag involving Aoi and Kanao Now informed, Zenitsu asks Aoi a question, before calling Tanjiro and Inosuke over. When they don’t move initially, Zenitsu angrily grabs the two and drags them outside the mansion. In the yard, he demands they listen to what he has to say and suddenly punches Inosuke into the wall. When Tanjiro checks over his friend and asks he apologize, Zenitsu instead tells them they need to apologize to him, for acting “like you’d come back from Hell when you were in Heaven!”. He asks why after “frolicking” with girls do they look so haggard, demanding them bow down, apologize and commit seppuku. When Tanjiro incredulously asks why he is saying something so absurd, Zenitsu yells at him to listen and grabs his hair, then proceeds to list the various things he enjoys about girls. Zenitsu goes insane with happiness and Inosuke criticizes him for not making sense, adding his own thoughts by claiming that losing to someone smaller than you destroys your soul. Zenitsu sarcastically pities him for not being with a girl because he lived on a mountain, angering the boar-headed Demon Slayer. Inosuke states he has been with girls, by stepping on them, with Zenitsu furiously telling him that’s how you don’t get girls. Inside the room, the entire argument is heard by the girls inside, much to their bewilderment. Back inside, Zenitsu enthusiastically asks to be trained, enjoying being stretched out as Tanjiro and Inosuke look at him dumbfounded. In the reflex test with Aoi, Zenitsu grabs his cup first but decides not to splash her to be \"courteous\", much to her chagrin. In the full-body training and facing Aoi again, Zenitsu uses his superior speed and grabs her, leading Aoi to punch him in the face; despite this, Zenitsu is satisfied holding her. Watching his success, Inosuke becomes re-motivated; he quickly beats Aoi in the reflexes test and grabs her by the legs in the full-body training, albeit hurting her. With his friends able to best Aoi, Tanjiro begins to lag behind them and continually loses. Despite this, none of them are able to defeat Kanao. For the next five days of training, she continues to beat them without the trio able to challenge Kanao at all, leading Zenitsu and Inosuke to stop attending the sessions. After one session, Tanjiro tries to think about how she is so fast, surmising that even going all-out wouldn’t mean success. He notes that she possesses a scent similar to the Hashira; as he thinks about Kanao, one of the attendants calls to him. He asks what they wanted to call him over for; at first, they seem hesitant, giving him a towel to dry himself with instead. He happily takes it; as he dries his wet hair, she asks if he maintains Total Concentration Breathing all day. Confusing him, she tells him to do so all day and night, even while asleep. Tanjiro states he does not, wondering whether it is even possible. one of them says it is and can make a big difference. He says even using the technique for a short time takes its toll on him; the girls respond by saying the Hashira and Kanao have already mastered it. They all tell him to work hard at it and he thanks them for the information. The next day, Inosuke and Zenitsu still refuse to join Tanjiro in training, with the former sulking over losing and the latter asking him to tell them he got re-injured. Outside on his own, Tanjiro makes the first attempt to use Total Concentration Breathing longer, before promptly collapsing in physical exhaustion. As he feels the agony of using it for extended time, he becomes startled by a loud sound in his eardrums. He thinks back to the basics and continues, with the three girls watching his progress. Later, as he is eating, the girls show him a set of gourds Shinobu had Kanao blow into to help her. Initially believing they are a strange instrument, Tanjiro becomes shocked to know Kanao actually makes them explode, tapping one and noting its very hard structure. He is aghast to learn a petite girl is able to do something so difficult and becomes more so upon seeing the gourds she currently able to destroy, which are nearly as big as him. The next day, a dismayed Tanjiro tells Aoi that his friends won't be training again; though apologetic, she brushes aside his sincerity and tells him not to concern himself. Throughout the entire day, while re-doing the drills Sakonji Urokodaki had given him, Tanjiro works to maintain Total Concentration without stopping. He uses the mansion's obstacles as a training ground similar to Mount Fujikasane. Fifteen days later, Tanjiro's stamina has improved; he is able to run farther than ever before and can feel his lungs getting stronger. On the rooftop of the mansion, he focuses on slow breathing in the night, to counteract his rapid breathing during the day. He meditates to help concentration, as Urokodaki had advised. He thinks of him and his smith Haganezuka, only to imagine the anger of the latter about his broken sword, something he isn't willing to go through. He loses concentration and tries again, only to hear a voice call to him. Shinobu suddenly appears beside him, commending him for working hard while his friends are elsewhere, Tanjiro blushing at the sight of the young woman. She asks if he feels lonely, and he responds he doesn't mind it, wanting to teach his friends after mastering the technique, earning her praise. He asks why she had brought them in; she states it is because of Nezuko's official recognition and due to the three being severely injured. Shinobu tells him she has wanted to entrust her dream to him, for demons to be friends with humans, and believing him capable of accomplishing it. Tanjiro suddenly senses something and turns to Shinobu. He asks if she is angry, shocking her; he says he senses an angry scent off of her despite her smiling. She confirms he is right and says she is perhaps always in a constant state of anger. Since the death of her sister by a demon and seeing the pain of others going through the same thing, her anger has only continued to build. She mentions that she and the other Hashiras all have a deep disgust for demons that they cannot fight. When they saw Nezuko and found she truly doesn't eat humans, they memorized her presence. It is only out of respect for Kagaya that they will not harm her.She talks about her older sister, who like Tanjiro was a kind-hearted person who was sympathetic to demons. Even till her death, she had pity for them; whereas she herself was unable to feel the same, asking how someone can pity for something that kills people. But since it was how her sister felt, Shinobu continues to carry the same feeling today. For her sister's memory, she has always tried to find a way not to kill demons but is exhausted by her efforts, believing demons are completely irredeemable. Shinobu asks Tanjiro to give his all and always protect Nezuko, adding that his unrelenting sympathy for demons in her place greatly reassures her and claiming she can now rest. Shinobu comments his Total Concentration breathing has stopped, surprising him, and she disappears. Shocked by her story, Tanjiro reasserts himself to continue working hard and regains focus on his Total Concentration Breathing. He remembers the murder of his family and uses his pain to push himself, remembering his promise to turn Nezuko back into a human." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 25, + "To help him maintain Total Concentration, Tanjiro enlists the help of the mansion’s three helpers; Naho, Kiyo, and Sumi. He gives the girls carpet beaters and instructs them to hit him if he ever stops his breathing technique whilst he is asleep. The girls agree to help him. Later that night, they watch Tanjiro in his bed and see he is still maintaining Total Concentration. Soon, he begins to snore, leading the girls to enthusiastically beat him awake, startling him. Admonishing himself for stopping, he asks them to try again, which they agree to. While being watched by Zenitsu, Tanjiro tries again to maintain Total Concentration; at first, he succeeds again in doing so whilst asleep, only to end up snoring again, to which the girls beat him awake again as told, causing him to ask for another attempt. In the morning, Aoi is dismayed to see Tanjiro as the only one training; he apologizes and claims he asked his friends to come but his concern is brushed aside by her. He continues to train and feels himself getting used to doing it while maintaining Total Concentration. Even though he cannot sustain it unless he pushes himself, Tanjiro is nonetheless able to do it longer due to his boost in stamina. The next day, in a full-body training exercise and facing Kanao, he is able to keep up with her, much to the Tsuguko's surprise. Despite this, his attempt to grab her hand fails when she dodges in the nick of time, though she is stunned to see him now able to challenge her. At the end of the day, Tanjiro thanks Aoi but she suddenly glances away in discontent; Zenitsu and Inosuke peer behind the doorway at them but walk away to refuse training again when he calls out to them, with Aoi speaking of her refusal to get involved. Training with the small gourd and cheered on by Naho, Sumi, and Kiyo, Tanjiro successfully breaks it open with his breath, to their amazement. With only the large gourd left, he celebrates with the girls and thanks them for helping him; Zenitsu and Inosuke watch him unseen, with Zenitsu shocked to see his friend’s increased strength. The next morning, Zenitsu sees Tanjiro has already left his bed to train, and Inosuke is still asleep. He mutters to himself about persevering isn’t who he is and how it’s draining to do it daily. Chuntaro appears next to him; Zenitsu speaks to him about how despite the feeling of being left behind panics him, he is unable to learn what Tanjiro is doing despite being shown. He claims he and Inosuke are a lost cause; Chuntaro chirps in agreement, annoying Zenitsu. He asks the sparrow if it would kill him to be nice and Chuntaro tells him to work harder. Realizing there is no way around it, Zenitsu takes the first step to improve and takes his medication, albeit still grossed out. Inosuke suddenly awakens beside him and only mutters, “Come on, Monitsu”. The two consult Shinobu and she says what Tanjiro is training to do is a skill called Total Concentration, Constant, and that by maintaining it throughout the whole day, their stamina can skyrocket. She asks them to give it an initial try, only for the two to suddenly collapse in physical exhaustion, with Zenitsu yelling at its seeming impossibility. They ask Tanjiro and he states he can only maintain it by pushing himself; he describes the process of strengthening his lungs but his simple words and use of sounds only confuses the two. Shinobu appears behind him and claims the skill is basic, or even a beginner’s skill, asking why they are unable to do it, though she adds that mastering it takes great effort. One by one, she motivates them in their own unique way. She playfully mocks Inosuke for being unable to do Total Concentration and claims he can’t be helped being unable to do something simple, enraging him and giving him the push just to prove her wrong. She then gets close to Zenitsu, holds his hand, and encourages him by being his “biggest cheerleader”, causing Zenitsu to become overjoyed at being touched by a pretty young woman. Outside, Zenitsu and Inosuke are doing the exercises Tanjiro had been using; sprinting along the fence to build stamina and lifting rocks to gain strength. Kanao watches them from the side and is approached by her master. Shinobu encourages her to train with them; Kanao instead bows to her and walks away. At a well on the other side of the mansion, she watches Tanjiro and Inosuke pushing Zenitsu to lift his weights harder. She takes a coin out of her pocket and flips it. Kanao catches it, sees its flipped side, and reminisces on her past. She was originally a nameless girl from a poverty-stricken household alongside a river. Her parents were incredibly abusive and she had several siblings who also suffered alongside her. Her entire life then was only pain, hunger, and hopelessness. One day, she broke psychologically and she stopped feeling pain and emotions. She was sold into slavery by her parents but was too apathetic to think. Her owner was suddenly met by two girls; Shinobu and her elder sister Kanae. Kanae asks the man why she is tied up, to which he responds it is to prevent her from escaping. She approaches the little girl, introduces herself, and asks for her name, but Kanao only stares blankly at Kanae, shocking her. The man attempts to brush away Kanae’s attempts to talk to her but his hand is hit away by Shinobu, who demands he does not touch her. He becomes irritated and asks for payment if they want to talk to her; in response, Shinobu replies they will purchase her and throws money into the air. As he is distracted, she takes Kanao’s rope and the sisters run away. Kanae is unsure about their brazen theft but Shinobu claims it is fine; while they flee, Kanao has a glimmer in her eyes. At the Butterfly Mansion, Shinobu cleans up Kanao and clothes her. It is only then that the two learn just how emotionally broken she really is. Shinobu relays her frustration at the girl’s inability to make choices; commenting that even if she starves, she doesn’t eat until told to do so. Kanae instead tells her not to act so angrily since she enjoys looking at her smile, to her sister’s chagrin. Shinobu states it is dangerous to have a child who can’t think for even herself; to help this, Kanae gives Kanao a coin to help her decide. Shinobu is irate at a seemingly nonsensical solution and Kanae only replies the reason she is doing it is because Kanao is \"so adorable\", annoying her sister even more so. Nonetheless, she states that given a chance, a person’s soul will eventually open up, telling Kanao that if she ever falls in love, she can change too. Kanao stares at her coin and continues to watch the trio training, looking at Tanjiro. In the end, she decides not to be with them and walks away to let them continue training. Soon, Tanjiro receives a message from his Kasugai Crow; he finds Inosuke and announces that their new swords have arrived. He senses Haganezuka’s scent and runs outside the mansion to greet him, seeing he is accompanied by another person. Unfortunately, the swordsmith is less than happy to see him and attempts to stab Tanjiro for snapping his blade. He tries to defend himself by mentioning he was close to dying and that the demon who did so was incredibly powerful, but Haganezuka only smacks his face and pins all the blame on the young Demon Slayer, claiming his weakness is why it broke. He continues to chase him in the mansion’s yard; Shinobu wonders if it is a new training regimen and Aoi responds it is likely not. Inside, Tanjiro is told by the second smith that Haganezuka is very passionate about his creations; Tanjiro agrees while worriedly looking at Haganezuka staring at him in anger. The man introduces himself as Kanamori and states he is the smith who forged Inosuke’s swords. They watch as the new blades turn blue, to Kanamori’s admiration at the color. Tanjiro tells Inosuke he is glad to see him with new blades but they see him walk outside onto the yard. Kanamori asks him what he is doing and he, Tanjiro and Haganezuka watch as Inosuke picks up a stone and chips gouges into the edge. Kanamori becomes enraged at the sight of his work being destroyed and threatens to kill him. Inosuke is satisfied at the chips in the edge, angering his smith, and he proceeds to chip his second blade in the same way, infuriating Kanamori even more. Outside, Kanamori and Haganezuka leave the mansion, with the former yelling about the audacity of his client to break his swords with a stone, as Tanjiro incessantly apologizes on his and Inosuke’s behalf. That night, Tanjiro sleeps while being able to maintain Total Concentration; the three girls commend his success and they decide to treat him to rice balls when he awakens. Now adept at Total Concentration, Constant, Tanjiro face Kanao in the full-body training exercise once more; he is able to chase her throughout the match without slowing down, claiming he can’t wait to swing his sword. He is able to grab her hand and win the match. Next, they face off in the reflexes test, with both Demon Slayers seemingly neck and neck. Eventually, he grabs a cup of water and avoids Kanao’s attempt to stop him. But as he is about to splash her, he rationalizes that it would be cruel to splash Kanao with the unpleasant-smelling liquid. Instead, Tanjiro puts the cup on her head, effectively achieving the same result. Sumi, Naho, and Kiyo see him succeed and they celebrate together. His victory is seen by Zenitsu and Inosuke, giving them the last motivation to push themselves. Outside, Zenitsu runs on the fences with new vigor and speed, while Inosuke lifts more weight than ever before. In a final medical exam in Shinobu’s office, she determines he is now fully healed and can take missions without any misgivings. Happy that his rehabilitation is complete, Tanjiro takes the time to ask Shinobu what she knows about Hinokami Kagura. To his surprise, she knows nothing about it. He tries to ask if she knows anything about “Fire Breathing”, getting the same response. After being told of what happened to him and how his father influenced him, Shinobu states perhaps his father had used Fire Breathing, which is different from the more familiar Flame Breathing, mentioning it is important not to misname each Breathing Style with the other. She states he can perhaps ask the Flame Hashira, though he is away on a mission. He thanks her for the help and makes his way out, but before Tanjiro can exit, Shinobu tells him that she expects great things from him. That night, in Nezuko’s room, he sees she is still asleep, having been so for the entire day. He sits down on her bed and confides in her about his unease in seeing her asleep for long periods, despite knowing she is simply regaining stamina. He tells her he will be going soon on his next mission now that he has healed and mastered Total Concentration Constant. He mentions how having both Zenitsu and Inosuke give him confidence, rhetorically answering his statement by mentioning how she thinks both of them are good as well. He remembers his goal to bring down the strongest demons and give its blood samples to Tamayo. As he becomes unsure if he can succeed in his goal, Nezuko unexpectedly encourages him, “I know you can do it, Big Brother”. He looks back and sees she is still asleep; regardless, the sudden message is enough to give him hope, thanking his sister. Meanwhile, on a moving train, a woman is killed and devoured by a giant, three-eyed demon on board." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 26, + "Tanjiro and Kanao face each other again at the reflexes test, with the match now very close; Zenitsu and Inosuke noting their incredible speed. She edges out a win by grabbing her cup before Tanjiro can block it. Aoi calls the test finished; Tanjiro compliments Kanao for her sheer speed and Aoi states he now has tens wins and ten losses. Despite this, he claims he is not done; he asks his friends if they can run with him while maintaining Total Concentration, to Zenitsu's reluctance and Inosuke's excitement. A few months ago, in a distorted space containing numerous rooms, Lower Six is summoned by the strum of a biwa. As he wonders where he is, Lower One and Two appear in the space with him. Lower Six wonders if being summoned is the Blood Demon Art of the demon woman in the center of the space, a seemingly infinitely large fortress. He sees that both Lower Three and Four are present as well, realizing that only the Lower Ranks have been summoned, which has never happened before; he then notes that Lower Five isn’t here. At the strum of the Biwa Demon, the Lower Ranks are placed on the floor before her and another female demon. As Lower Six wonders who she is, the woman commands them to bow down and kneel in a familiar threatening voice. Instantly, the demons bow down before her, with Lower Six suddenly realizing that the woman is Muzan Kibutsuji, who had masked his appearance and aura. Lower Four apologizes on the demons’ behalf for mistaking him but Muzan orders her to silence herself, asking why is she speaking without permission and not to presume her “worthless thoughts\". He states they are only here to answer him and nothing else. Muzan tells them about the demise of Lower Five, Rui, and demands to know why they, the Lower Ranks, are so weak. He says being a Twelve Kizuki shouldn’t be enough for them as it is only the beginning point of becoming more powerful, and the starting point of them being useful to him. For over a century, the Upper Ranks have not changed and only they have been successful at killing Hashiras, yet the Lower Ranks continue to change and get replaced very frequently. Lower Six sarcastically thinks to himself about how it seems easy for Muzan to talk about, only for Muzan to say the same words aloud, “That’s easy for you to say, but we-”, telling him to continue. Realizing he is caught, Muzan reminds him his thoughts aren't safe. Enraged, he demands the demon speak his mind. When Lower Six doesn’t respond, he grabs the terrified demon with an enlarged monstrous arm and hoists him up high. Lower Six cries and begs for forgiveness, only for his master to gruesomely devour him alive, shocking the Lower Ranks. Lower Three asks why this is happening, wondering if he will be killed too despite everything he did to become a Twelve Kizuki. Muzan asks if they is more afraid of the Demon Slayers than him. Lower Four denies this but Muzan claims all which she think about when facing them is escape. She states she would fight with her life at risk for him, but he sees her pleading only as refuting what he has just said. With his monstrous arm, Muzan kills Lower Four by crushing her body and absorbing her flesh. Knowing he will be killed despite what he says and that it will be unlikely to battle him and win, Lower Three sees that Muzan is distracted and attempts to flee. With incredible speed, he races around the fortress and tries to find an escape route; Lower One sees his and denounces his actions as foolish. Lower Three manages to gain a considerable distance, only to be suddenly decapitated by Muzan, who states that it would be better if the Twelve Kizuki consists of only the Upper Ranks, hence why he is killing them. Lower Three’s severed head is unable to comprehend how he was beheaded since he didn’t hear the biwa’s strum. Muzan throws his head in front of the last two demons and asks if they have last words. Lower Two claims he can be of use to him and begs for a reprieve. Muzan asks how long of a reprieve is he requesting, how he intends to be useful, and what he can accomplish with his current level of skill. Lower Two asks for a portion of his blood and states he can successfully acclimate and fight as a more powerful demon. Muzan sees this request as an order and asks how he can instruct him to give his blood, denouncing him as shameless. Frightened, Lower Two states he misunderstands his ambitions, only for Muzan to say he misunderstands nothing, “I’m the one who calls the shots. My word is absolute”. He tells Lower Two he has no right to reject what he says and that he alone is always right, telling him he deserves to die for telling him what to do. As Lower Two’s blood spills off the floor, Muzan asks the last demon for his last words. Lower Three sees the interaction in his last moments and believes he too will die, as their lives hinge on Muzan’s mood. Lower One states that the situation is like a dream for him, to die by Muzan's hands. He adds that he enjoyed the dead Lower Ranks’ last gasps, saying he feels blessed from hearing their despair and thanking him for leaving himself as the last to die. As Muzan stares at him, Lower One is suddenly pierced by a giant spine from his master’s arm. The demon is injected with a large amount of blood, before convulsing on the floor in agony. Satisfied, Muzan responds to his answer, “That’s what I like to hear”, telling Lower One he is given an ample share of blood, saying that while he may not withstand it and die, he will undoubtedly become more powerful should he survive. He tells him to make himself useful by killing the Hashira, adding that he can acquire more blood should he kill the Demon Slayer wearing hanafuda-earrings. With the strums of the Biwa Demon, the fortress space shifts, transporting Muzan to the surface and manipulating numerous doors to drop Lower One in an unknown town. The demon suddenly sees something as Muzan’s blood continues to change him; a vision of Tanjiro, and he surmises he can attain more blood by killing the Hashira and him. In the early morning, the trio are awoken by Tanjiro’s Kasugai Crow giving them information about their new mission. The casualties of the Mugen train are increasing, with 40 now missing; they must join Kyojuro Rengoku on-site and travel west. At noon, Kagaya Ubuyashiki speaks to Shinobu about his decision to send Tanjiro and his companions to the Mugen train mission, which he was recommended to do so by her. When asked why she thinks so, Shinobu states it is because of his pure soul and ability to strive hard on a daily basis, adding that he managed to exceed her expectations. Above all, he has one clear goal; to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji. Kagaya concurs with her thinking and logic. Shinobu also mentions that his father had used a “Fire Breathing” style, surprising Kagaya; and though he still has much ahead of him, Tanjiro could possibly be guided by Kyojuro. Kagaya comments on Tanjiro's sister becoming a demon and his encounters with Muzan, believing it may very well be his destiny to defeat him. Inside the mansion, Tanjiro is preparing to depart for his mission when he hears someone approaching him in the hallways. A tall young man walks his way and Tanjiro moves to the side to avoid bumping him; nevertheless, he goes out of his way to shove into Tanjiro's shoulder. Initially dismayed the young man purposely hurt him, he suddenly recognizes him as the quarrelsome survivor of Final Selection, though he is shocked to see him so muscular in such a short time period. Tanjiro calls out to him but the young man ignores him and walks away. Outside, Aoi is told by Tanjiro about his upcoming mission. She states that while it wasn’t for long that they were together, she is glad to have spent that time with him and bids him good luck. He thanks her for looking out for them while being busy and that through her, they can go back out to battle once again. Aoi brushes aside his gratitude, claiming it was because of luck that she survived Final Selection and ended up too afraid to go into battle. As she laments her inability to fight, Tanjiro tells Aoi it doesn’t matter; since she helped him, she is now part of him and he can take her emotions to the battlefield, surprising her. Tanjiro leaves her by asking she look after him should he be injured again, as Aoi stands still, awestruck by his sincerity and kindness. Tanjiro finds Kanao sitting by herself and thanks her for helping in his rehabilitation. She initially doesn’t say anything, confusing him. She then takes her coin, flips it, sees its side, and says, “All I did was follow the Master’s orders”. She claims he has no need to thank her and bids him farewell. Tanjiro is surprised to see Kanao speaking to him; he asks about the object she just flipped and why, as Kanao continues to say farewell. She states the coin is to help her make decisions she can’t make on her own, pointing out that she didn’t want to talk to him but the coin’s result made her. Tanjiro asks why she didn’t decide on her own accord and she states it doesn’t matter; nothing matters to her so she can’t decide. He responds that there can’t be a thing that doesn’t matter. He concludes that the voice in her heart is “really small”. He suddenly has an idea and asks Kanao for her coin; though reluctant, she hands it over to him nonetheless. Out in the yard, he tells Kanao of his intentions; he will flip to decide if she should listen to the voice in her heart from now on. He flicks it but the coin goes too high, making him lose sight of it. He decides that landing “Heads” will make her listen; Kanao appears somewhat concerned throughout the entire situation. Eventually, the coin lands, and Tanjiro catches it, bringing it over so that they can both see the result; Kanao is anxious since she couldn’t see the moment the coin landed. Upon revealing the result and seeing it has landed “Heads”, Tanjiro is overjoyed whilst she is surprised. He gives the coin back; when she stretches her hand to take it, he suddenly puts it in her palm while holding her hand, shocking her. Tanjiro bids her good luck and says it is the heart that drives people. And now made to listen, her's can grow “as strong as you want it to”. He bids her goodbye and walks away, only for Kanao to ask how he made it land on “heads”. She is unsure to feel about the result but knew she saw his hand and that he didn’t cheat. He only tells her it was by chance, and that had it landed “tails”, he would have continued to flip to get the right result. Tanjiro smiles brightly at Kanao and leaves. Visibly struck by his bright personality, she holds the coin close to her. In from of Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho, the trio attempt to break the largest gourd in a final test. Cheered on by the girls, they all successfully break them, signifying their mastery of Total Concentration, Constant. As the girls see them off, Tanjiro suddenly sees Giyu Tomioka in the distance, calling out to him. Giyu sees they are about to embark on a mission and he commends them for mastering Total Concentration, Constant. Tanjiro thanks him for his dedication to helping Nezuko, unaware he was putting his life on the line for her. Unsure of how to thank him, Giyu tells him he can do so by killing demons. Tanjiro suddenly hears the girls crying as they are about to leave, telling them to take care. Zenitsu tears up while Inosuke is giddy over holding the food. Kiyo tells Zenitsu to learn to respect and be considerate to girls, shocking him with her blunt request. He asks whether they feel sad that he is leaving, to which the girls say they don’t, disappointing him. With this, Tanjiro takes the lead and the trio leaves for their mission. At a train station, they see the location of their mission; the Mugen train. Inosuke is in awe at the sight of the “creature”, believing it is the “master of this land”. Zenitsu corrects him and states it is simply a train. Inosuke decides to lead the charge and prepares to draw his blades but Tanjiro stops him, only to erroneously think the train is in fact the “guardian spirit of the land” and that he shouldn’t attack it. An annoyed Zenitsu tells him it is a train to transport people, calling him a “country bumpkin”. In front of all, Inosuke head butts the train’s carriage to attack it, causing police to arrive at the scene. They see the trio have swords and attempt to arrest them. After evading the authorities, Zenitsu explains that the Demon Slayer Corps isn’t recognized by the Japanese Government, hence why they can’t have their weapons exposed in public. Tanjiro is dismayed to learn all their work goes unknown, to which Zenitsu agrees as well. They decide to hide the swords in their back, which does not work on the shirtless Inosuke. At that moment, the train begins to move, forcing the trio to chase it and climb aboard; Zenitsu lags behind, forcing his friends to help him get on. As Inosuke becomes amazed at the train’s speed, Zenitsu asks Tanjiro whether it was wise to take Nezuko with him, believing the Corps’ Headquarters is the safest place. He reassures him and says, “Wherever we go, Nezuko and I will be together. We’re never going to be apart again”, reminiscing on the long journey they had taken together to reach this point. Onboard the train with them are the Flame Hashira and Lower Rank One of the Twelve Kizuki." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 34, + "Remembering Kyojuro Rengoku's battle with Akaza and recalling his final words, Tanjiro begins to cry for his esteemed friend. Zenitsu and Inosuke too burst into tears, Inosuke himself fighting hard and yelling that they would continue to train, while Kakushi arrive to assist them. Kyojuro's own Kasugai Crow reports his death to the Rengoku residence, where his brother Senjuro Rengoku is informed of the incident, causing him to fall to the floor in tears. Another Kasugai crow reports to the Demon Slayer Corps, where Kagaya Ubuyashiki is told of Tanjiro's furious confrontation with Upper Rank Three. Elsewhere, a family talks about their adopted son Toshikuni, praising him for his intelligence and kind nature. The boy, having burrowed a botany book from the library, begins to read it for a certain plant. Suddenly, the room's curtains shake open and Akaza appears, reporting to Toshikuni, in actuality a disguised Muzan Kibutsuji. As his blue eyes turn back into their demonic plum red, Muzan hears Akaza's report of his inability to find the Blue Spider Lily. Akaza also adds that he had killed a Hashira. Infuriated, Muzan takes hold Akaza's cells and causes him to decay and bleed heavily. As Akaza fights the pain, Muzan angrily accosts him for boasting he had killed a Hashira. Since to him it is logical for demons to kill humans, he asks why he feels so proud when three other Demon Slayers were also present and could have been killed as well. Disappointed, he dismisses Akaza for his failure, mocking him for taking a blow from a non-Hashira swordsman. Alone in a forest, Akaza hurls Tanjiro's Nichirin Sword into a nearby tree. Remembering Tanjiro had called him a coward, Akaza furiously punches the sword into pieces, before declaring he would spill his brains the next time they meet, now able to recognize his face. In the Butterfly Mansion, Zenitsu ponders on their situation; he is stunned to think Kyojuro's death brought even the optimistic Tanjiro to despair and hopelessness and had caused the hardened and brash Inosuke to bawl his eyes out. Having stolen some bean buns from Aoi, he tries to give one to Tanjiro, only to bump into a shakened and hysterical Kiyo. She fearfully worries for Tanjiro, who had continued to train despite not recovering fully and is now nowhere to be found. Tanjiro, who had been following Kyojuro's Kasugai crow, arrives at the Rengoku residence. He then sees Senjuro, with a saddened expression from hearing of his brother's passing. Tanjiro arrives to relay him Kyojuro's message, only to hear a drunken Shinjuro Rengoku accuse the message to be worthless. He rants that Kyojuro's worthlessness and lack of talent had gotten him killed, denouncing him as a fool of a son. He angrily tells his remaining son to stop grieving his brother's death, as Senjuro fights hard to stop crying. Unable to believe what he's hearing, Tanjiro steps in and demands he stops insulting his late son. Shinjuro suddenly sees his earrings and angrily tells him he is a user of Sun Breathing. Not knowing what it is, Tanjiro is suddenly tackled to the floor by the former Flame Hashira, who hits away Senjuro for trying to stop the fight. Tanjiro breaks free of his hold, only for Shinjuro to angrily claim he had arrived to mock them as a Sun Breathing user. He explains Sun Breathing is the original and the most powerful breathing technique of all, the others styles had been mimics of it. When Shinjuro tells him not to get cocky for being a Sun Breathing user, Tanjiro breaks down and asks if Shinjuro is unable to see his own weakness has caused him despair from being unable to save Kyojuro. As he sprints towards Shinjuro and readies a punch, the former Hashira grabs him and violently punches his face repeatedly, until Tanjiro headbutts him to stop. Later, Tanjiro apologises to Senjuro for headbutting his father, but he is informed Shinjuro has already left to buy more sake. Senjuro thanks him for defending his late brother, as he believes himself unable to stand up for him. He presents Tanjiro with the records created by the past Flame Hashira, only for both to be shocked seeing the pages ripped when they open it. Senjuro apologizes, believing his father had torn the pages, though Tanjiro dismisses the apology, instead stating he would train harder and master his Hinokami Kagura. Tanjiro declares to Senjuro he will one day become a Hashira like Kyojuro, no matter what it takes. This causes Senjuro to cry, as his brother didn't have a Tsuguko and he himself is not a powerful swordsman, his Nichirin Sword even was unable to change colour. As he sadly states he would cause the long line of generational Flame Hashira to break, he believes Kyojuro wouldn't have been upset. Before Tanjiro departs, Senjuro tries to give him Kyojuro's tsuba. Tanjiro refuses, not wanting to be given such a valuable item, though Senjuro insists. Later that evening, Senjuro attempts to talk to his father about Kyojuro's final message to him. Shinjuro angrily dismisses him, calling it worthless and believing the message is something bad about him. Senjuro relays Kyojuro's message, \"Please take care of yourself\", before quietly leaving. Now by himself, Shinjuro sets his drink down and begins to mourn his son's death alone. As he walks home, Tanjiro suddenly sees his sword's maker Haganezuka, armed with two knives. Angered at him losing another one of his blades, he chases Tanjiro for an entire day, until Aoi rescues him and calms Hotaru down. For the next four months after Kyojuro's death, Tanjiro, Inosuke and Zenitsu continue to train together, in order to able to fight and slay demons once again. Later on, Tanjiro battles a spider-like demon, with Nezuko supporting him, since she is now recognized by the Demon Slayer Corps. They chase the demon out of a mountain temple and corner it into a shed, before Tanjiro defeats it using Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide. Returning from his mission tired, Tanjiro hears a cry for help from Aoi. The Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, had arrived to the Butterfly Mansion and proceeds to forcefully kidnap both Aoi and Naho. As Kiyo and Sumi cry for their release, Kanao panics. Without Shinobu and seeing her superior abducting her friends, she tries to rationalize the situation with a coin toss to decide. Suddenly remembering Tanjiro's words to follow her heart, she unexpectedly stops Tengen in his tracks, attempting to pull Aoi and Naho free. Kiyo and Sumi assist her, though they do little more than inconvenience the far more powerful Demon Slayer. Tanjiro arrives and accosts Tengen for his actions, trying to headbutt him. Without warning, Tengen disappears and lands onto a nearby gate arch, while Tanjiro and Kanao help Kiyo and Sumi up. Tengen tried to announce his title as a former Shinobi and that he is able to take them for his mission without Shinobu's permission. Upon learning Naho isn't a Demon Slayer, he promptly drops her, forcing Tanjiro to run in and catch her from falling. Angered at his actions, Tanjiro refuses to acknowledge him as a Hashira, infuriating Tengen, who believes their \"unflashiness\" is why the Demon Slayer Corps is getting weaker. Tanjiro, still attempting to free Aoi, declares that \"we\" would accompany Tengen for his mission. Not knowing who \"we\" is, he is answered by the sudden appearance of both Zenitsu and Inosuke. Together, they announce they will join him. Satisfied he has the three to accompany him, Tengen warns them not to defy him again, before slapping Aoi from behind. As they leave the Butterfly Mansion, the three stand behind Tengen, waiting for orders. As Zenitsu marvels as his immense stature, Inosuke impatiently asks where they will be going. Tengen answers, \"The number-one spot in Japan that's dripping with lust and desire. A super-flashy place. The Entertainment District, where demons reside\"." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 35, + "Tanjiro and Inosuke are not aware of what an entertainment district is, causing Zenitsu to be flustered at their naivety. The Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui quickly announces himself as a god and addresses the trio as trash, telling them to pound it into their heads as the first thing. Though Zenitsu is unable to believe what Tengen is saying, Tanjiro asks what he is the specific god of, to his friend's bewilderment. Tengen answers he is \"the God of Flashiness\" and \"the God of Festivals\". Inosuke joins and calls himself the \"King of the Mountain\", only to confuse Tengen and infuriate Zenitsu more so at their brash confidence. Tengen decides to lead the mission and runs on ahead, his speed amazing the three Demon Slayers. The party arrive in to their destination; Tanjiro looks on in wonder of everything unfamiliar to him. Though Tengen instructs them not to stray, the three immediately leave him to look around, angering him. He explains they are in the Yoshiwara Entertainment District. Inosuke is ecstatic at the numerous people and Zenitsu becomes infatuated with the women beckoning him, causing the Hashira to chase after them to keep them on track. Tengen explains the district becomes active only at night, making it ideal for a demon to hide in. In a house, Tengen instructs the three to look for his wife while he gathers intel on the potential demon; Zenitsu angrily refuses to cooperate, believing he is sending them out to find a bride, only for Tengen to clarify she has been gathering intel as well. When presented with the letters he's been given, Tanjiro initially thinks she had been undercover for a long time, only for Tengen to correct him by saying he has three wives, infuriating Zenitsu even more and causing Tengen to punch him in annoyance at his antics. Reading the letters, Tanjiro asks what is meant by \"not to stand out\". To this, Tengen informs them their job is to disguise themselves. Tengen states his first attempt to investigate the district was as a customer, proving unsuccessful. He then sent his three wives to three houses to gather information; Suma at the Tokito House, Makio at the Ogimoto House and Hinatsuru at the Kyogoku House. Inosuke suddenly barks out his wives might be dead, causing Tengen to angrily punch him as well. An attendant then arrives with a box of items for Tengen. Tengen presents the three, crudely dressed in makeup, to the Tokito house, hoping one of them would be taken in and begin the mission. Though the owners are shocked at their appearance, the house's madam happily agrees to take one in, taken aback by Tengen's handsomeness. Tanjiro, with the cover name Sumiko, is taken. Tengen scolds Zenitsu and Inosuke for the hopelessness of being put in a house, whereas Zenitsu refuses to talk, angered not at having to be dressed as a girl but by Tengen's attractive appearance. The three witness Tokito House's Oiran Koinatsu and her yūjo courtesans walking to her next client through the process of \"oiran walk/dochu\" (花魁噵中, oiran dōchū?), Zenitsu asking if she is Tengen's wife. Tengen answers with a no and another punch. Inosuke is suddenly approached by a woman, a chaperone to the Ogimoto house. When asked if she is able to take Inosuke, Tengen obliges. Thus, Inosuke, with the cover name Inoko, is the second to be taken, leaving a shocked Zenitsu last. At the Ogimoto House, Inosuke's make up is removed and the attendants are shocked at his pretty face hidden under the ugly makeup. The house is glad they had taken \"her\" at a low price, though they are additionally shocked by his muscular frame. At the Kyogoku House where Zenitsu is, the Demon Slayer puts on a stellar shamisen performance, aided by his Total Concentration, Constant and enhance sense of hearing. The house's girls talk about \"her\" instrumental talent but comment on her ugly appearance, instead being smitten by Tengen, who had brought Zenitsu to the house and given him the cover name Zenko. Despite this, the house's madam believes Zenko would rise quickly, noting her performance is driven by anger \"to get back at the man who abandoned her\". Zenitsu, furious at Tengen's humiliating treatment of him, swears he will become the top Oiran of Yoshiwara. At the Tokito House, Tanjiro is hard at work doing various chores. As he lifts a set of gifts to another story, he overhears some girls talking about the recent death of the Kyogoku house's madam. They also talk to him about 'Ashinuke', the act of a prostitute leaving her house without paying her debts over love, mentioning a recent Oiran named Suma had done so. Tanjiro suddenly remembers Suma is the name of one of Tengen's wives. Koinatsu interrupts their chat, telling them to stop spreading rumors and adding it is uncertain what became of Suma. She thanks Tanjiro for bring her gifts up to her room with an bag of orange ame-honpo candies. He tries to ask if Suma had really commited Ashinuke, causing Koinatsu to be alarmed at such a question. Realizing this, Tanjiro attempts to lie and claim Suma is his older sister, but his honest nature clashes with his lie and causes his face to contort. With great difficulty, he spits out he had entered the district looking for her. Tanjiro assures them Suma wouldn't have left suddenly and Koinatsu confirms this, commenting she was seemingly a grounded girl and without any hint of being in love with a man. Tengen, rearmed and on the rooftops, scans the district for any trace. Though the area is quiet, he cannot shake the feeling of uncertainty, believing the demon they are hunting is an Upper Rank. Elsewhere, Inosuke becomes annoyed at the kimono he is forced to wear hampering his senses. While wandering the halls, he overhears some attendants talking about Makio and remembers she is another of Tengen's wives. They worry about Makio not wanting to leave her room and claiming she is unwell. Inosuke decides to head to the opposite direction of where they came; when one girl calls out to \"Inoko\", he doesn't respond, instructed by Tengen not to speak due to his husky voice. Behind the door Inosuke had walked past, a woman is revealed to be tortured and bound by several long sashes. The demon asks her about the letters she is writing and who she is writing to, addressing her by her name; Makio." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 36, + "In the Edo Era, in a brothel in Yoshiwara, an attendant confronts an Oiran as she puts on her makeup, accusing her for multiple disappearances within the house. The attendant enters the room and closes the door, only for the prostitute to exit moments later, the attendant vanishing without a trace. In the Ogimoto House, a captured Makio is questioned on who the letters are for, the demon calling her by name. Sensing something, Inosuke investigates. In the Kyogoku House, Zenitsu ponders that since entering the house, he has not heard a word about Hinatsuru despite remaining vigilant. The recent death of the house's owner also hampers his mission as everyone is tight-lipped and afraid. Deciding to try again, he hones his hearing and detects multiple voices throughout the house. He suddenly hears someone crying and deduces it is a young girl. Back in the Ogimoto House, the demon detects someone approaching, becoming annoyed at the house's busyness. Makio tries to think of a way to inform Tengen but the demon's sashes rapidly twist and constrict her torso tightly. The demon threatens to crush her organs should she make a commotion. Inosuke looks at the quiet room with food left out for Makio, feeling a creepy vibe emanating from it as he thinks of a plan. Suddenly, he mutters than sitting and thinking without action is not who he is and he barges into Makio's room. Upon seeing it, he becomes shocked at its destroyed and disheveled appearance, with papers and pillows torn and slash marks throughout the walls. He notices the debris floating about despite the windows closed and no wind entering, then hurls a ramen bowl at the attic and angrily shouts he is on to the demon. The ceiling begins to shake and the demon leaves the room, with Inosuke running through the halls in pursuit. He crashes through multiple walls in an attempt to follow it, even punching a client for entering his path, leaving a large hole in the wall. Using his Beast Breathing, Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness, he senses the demon fleeing downstairs, running to the bottom of the house. With the kimono hampering his senses, he loses track of it, angrily saying its escape was because of the people in his way. In the Kyogoku House, Zenitsu enters the room he sensed had a young girl crying inside. Shocked by its destroyed appearance, he loudly questions the girl, asking if she had been in a fight. Shaken, the young girl cries harder, causing Zenitsu to calm down and ask if she is okay. He quietly tells her he is not angry, simply asking if she if in trouble. All of the sudden, he senses a demon behind him, the demon angrily asking what he is doing inside her room. Terrified, he notices she only appeared when she started to speak to him, believing the demon might be an Upper Rank. The demon, revealed to be Kyogoku House's Oiran Warabihime, is told by two young girls that \"Zenko\" only arrived two days ago. Warabihime ignores their words, frightening the girls. Zenitsu apologizes for intruding but Warabihime only mocks him for \"her\" ugly appearance and yellow hair. She approaches the young girl assigned to clean the room, then grabs her ear harshly, ignoring her screams of pain. The girl cries and says she will clean up, begging for forgiveness as her ear starts to bleed. Instantly, Zenitsu grabs Warabihime's arm and demands she stop. In the Tokito House, Tanjiro continues to do chores quickly and diligently. The house's madam becomes stunned at his want to do chores, having run out of tasks for him to do. In the Ogimoto house, the chaperone and two attendants witness the giant hole in the wall recently made by Inosuke. She decides to confront \"Inoko\" for the vandalism, only to be surprised seeing Inosuke with his legs over his head, trying to sense the demon. Zenitsu repeats his words, demanding Warabihime let go of the young girl. Infuriated, she lets go of her and rips her hand from Zenitsu's grasp. Suddenly, she swings her fist back and strikes him in the face. Two days before the mission to Yoshiwara, Kyogoku House's owner, Omitsu, confronts Warabihime, demanding she stop causing girls to get hurt, commit Ashinuke and even suicide, saying she bullied them to death. Warabihime appears ignorant at the accusation, asking Omitsu if she'd taken consideration the girls had simple should not have annoyed her, then scathingly reminds her most of the house's earnings were through her as an Oiran. Omitsu relays a story she was told when she was young by an older woman, about certain Oirans, incredibly beautiful but incredibly twisted. The woman had seen such Oirans when she was young and later when she was middle-aged; the Oirans had \"hime\" at the end of their name and would cock their heads to the side and glare angrily if something annoyed them. Seeing Warabihime doing just that, Omitsu, armed with a knife, angrily confronts her for what she is, questioning if she is even human. In a flash, Warabihime grabs her in her sashes and takes to the sky. Dangling the helpless woman over the ground, she mockingly tells her she should have kept quiet the moment she senses something. While doing so she reveals her true identity as Upper Rank Six of the Twelve Kizuki, Daki. She tells her not to be afraid, as she hates the taste of old, ugly or dirty people, before mercilessly dropping Omitsu to her death below. As people on the street happen upon her corpse, Daki returns to her room, only to see Muzan Kibutsuji inside. Addressing him as Master Muzan, she kneels down before him, as Muzan commends her for eating multiple people and gaining more strength. Muzan advises her to remain vigilant as she gets stronger, as any skilled Demon Slayer can immediately tell demons from humans. Calling her by her demon name, Muzan compliments her for her beauty and strength, as she had previously killed seven Hashira, before telling her she is an extraordinary demon. Zenitsu gets flung through several walls and is knocked unconscious, Daki angrily demanding she isn't touched. The house's master appears, calming asking she forgive Zenko and reminding her customers will soon appear to the house. Daki smiles and calmly states she was perhaps too merciless, asking they treat her wounds. She tells the master she should be apologizing, as things had left her irritated. The master quickly demands the mess cleaned up and nothing to be done that displeases \"Warabihime\". Daki realizes the blow to Zenitsu hasn't damaged him severely and he had quickly went on the defensive, deducing him to be a demon slayer but not a Hashira. As she puts on her makeup, she mutters to herself that \"you did a good job bringing him in\", declaring she would happily devour them all. Tanjiro, still doing chores, suddenly detects a murky scent in the air, a scent that has only appeared at night. Zenitsu wakes up and sees the three young girls glad \"Zenko\" now awake. They tell him he was punched and was knocked unconscious, offering him food and a towel for the mark on his cheek. Hearing the pain in his voice as he tends to his injury, the girl he protected sadly tells him pain is what he got for defending her from Warabihime. Zenitsu dissuades her words, telling her \"Any man would rescue a damsel in distress. That's a given\", though he doubles down on his words and tells them he is the eldest daughter and he can't stand when a younger girl cries. The girls bid him good will and leave him to rest. As he quietly admires their kind attitude by himself, Daki abducts him without warning." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 37, + "In the Tokito House, Koinatsu's young assistants ask her to read them books. Before she does so, she graciously gives the two treasured hirauchi kanzashi hairpins meant for her, saying she wants them to have it. Elsewhere, in the Kyogoku House, a chaperone informs the owner that \"Zenko\" is missing. But the owner angrily refuses to let them search for her, not wanting to do anything that might upset \"Warabihime\". Above the district's rooftops, Tanjiro and Inosuke discuss their situation; Inosuke informs him that there is a demon in his house but his unusual way of describing it only confuses Tanjiro. They are then suddenly joined by Tengen, who states that Zenitsu will not be arriving. When Tanjiro asks what he meant by that statement, Tengen only tells them of his regret in making them join him in his mission; his want to rescue his wives has led to Zenitsu going missing. The Sound Hashira dismisses the younger Demon Slayers, as he believes them incapable of handling an Upper Rank demon, should they face it. When Tanjiro tries to voice his support, Tengen only tells him there is no shame in leaving the mission before vanishing from the two. Tanjiro believes he thinks so as they are the lowest rank, only for Inosuke to inform him they have in fact gone up, the three now three up from Mizunoto to Kanoe. Inosuke then displays his rank by flexing his arm and saying his rank, the mark appearing on his forearm. Told he has one too and that it is a sign they are now Demon Slayers, a remotivated Tanjiro tells Inosuke he must wait for him so they can start investigating the Ogimoto House together. Inosuke disagrees, leading the two to quarrel until Tanjiro clears up his statement by saying the demon in his house is still nowhere to be found and Zenitsu is still missing, believing there is a passageway between the three houses allowing the demon to travel between them. Tanjiro adds that he thinks the demon has disguised itself as a human and it would be careful about killing people to prevent blowing cover. Inosuke concurs, as a murder and bloodshed would be difficult to clean. Due to the district's nightly activity convenient for demons, he believes Zenitsu and Tengen's wives are all still alive. With the plan set, Tanjiro tells Inosuke to look for them and stay alive, Inosuke agreeing to the terms. In the Tokito House, the girls give Koinatsu her tea and she dismisses them for dinner. Left alone, Koinsatsu is suddenly joined by Tanjiro, re-equipped with his uniform and Nichirin Sword. He gives her his payment for the master during his time spent in the house. Seeing her surprised by his uniform, Tanjiro informs her he had to be disguised, only for Koinatsu to tell him she knew all along he wasn't a girl, to his shock. Tanjiro tells her he will be rescuing all who have gone missing. The Oiran visibly relaxes at his words, as she will be leaving the district to be married, to Tanjiro's joy. She mentions she had worried for the missing as she is about to leave, telling Tanjiro to stay safe and not disappear too, Tanjiro bids her farewell and wishes her happiness; she thanks \"Sumi\" and returns the sentiment. As she continues preparing, she hears something and asks if he had left something. Instead, Daki appears before the young woman, telling her she won't forget to devour her before she leaves the district. As Tanjiro runs to the Ogimoto house, he pauses and detects the scent of a demon nearby. In the Ogimoto House, Inosuke becomes angered at Tanjiro not joining him, deciding to take action instead. He jumps up, slams his head into the ceiling and commands \"Hey mice! My swords!\". In the shadows, two Ninju appear, holding Inosuke's blades and walking towards him. Inosuke compliments Tengen for training the mice as his personal servants to call upon. Re-armed, he bursts out his room to battle, to the surprise of a nearby chaperone. In the Kyogoku House, the owner stares at his wife's bloodied kimono only to hear a voice ask about Zenko and Hinatsuru's whereabouts. Tengen appears and threatens the man with a kunai to the neck. Terrified, the owner only states that Zenko had disappeared and Hinatsuru had fallen ill and was taken to the Kirimise, the poorer section of the district. Tucking his blade, Tengen tells him he can be trusted and asks for everything he knows. The owner tells him of the oiran named Warabihime, in the room on the north side without light. With his information, Tengen disappears and leaves the man bewildered at his sudden visitor. Entering the room and seeing it empty, Tengen surmises the demon is now hunting and runs across the district roofs, heading to where Hinatsuru is likely at, reasoning she might still be alive and with information. Tengen believes the demon should return to the room during daybreak, declaring he will kill it. Returning to the now dark Tokito House, Tanjiro opens the windows to warn Koinatsu. Instead, he meets Daki. She asks if he is a Demon Slayer, then asks how many of them are there, knowing Zenitsu is one. Unanswered, she asks if there is a Hashira with them, believing Tanjiro isn't at a Hashira's level, as she stares at Koinatsu absorbed into her obi. She turns to him and says she never eats dirty, old or ugly people. Tanjiro sees the kanjis in her eyes and realizes she is Upper Rank Six. He draws his blade and demands she let Koinatsu go, angering Daki. She swats him away with her obi, sending him into a nearby house. Stunned by the impact, Tanjiro takes a moment to will himself to fight and gets up, steeling his resolve to face her. He realizes her main weapons is her obi; with the ability to absorb people, he realizes it's the reason he was unable to find a secret path big enough for a human, since it only needs a thin crack to pass through and absorb someone. Daki sees he survived the impact, before complimenting his eyes, saying she would gouge and devour them later. The strap holding Nezuko's box breaks, leading him to set it down. Tanjiro tells Nezuko not to leave the box unless her life is in danger. Using Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide, Turbulent, Tanjiro leaps into the air to face her, Daki retaliating by sending her obi sashes. Tanjiro attempts to cut them but the obi initially prove too durable for his blade. Eventually, he slices one but Daki punches him towards the ground. As he slow his fall, Daki lands down too and compliments him for his decent mid-air battle, as well as for separating the one sash containing Koinatsu. As he tries to regain his breath, the demon comments of her fondness of him. Trying to rationalize he is now facing Upper Rank Six, Tanjiro reasons whether he can battle her without Tengen, Zenitsu, or Inosuke. He then declares it's not a matter of could he do it but that he has to do it. Raising his blade, he prepares himself to face Daki alone." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 38, + "Running across the rooftops, Tengen reaches the Kirimise section of Yoshiwara. He quickly sees his unconscious wife Hinatsuru, still bound by demonic sashes. He frees her, gives Hinatsuru an antidote to help recover her as she apologizes. She states that she suspected Warabihime to be a demon but that she soon became suspicious of her too. She adds that she had drank poison in order to leave the Kyogoku house, only for a belt she was gifted by Warabihime to prevent her from contacting Tengen. Hinatsuru quietly begs him to leave her and battle the demon, having heard the battle. When he asks if she will be okay, Hinatsuru silently answers before apologizes for being of no use. Tengen silences her and instruct her to leave Yoshiwara the moment the antidote works, to which Hinatsuru complies. Tengen hones his hearing to triangulate the source of the sound, believing it to be where the demon is. He leaps across the rooftops before landing on the ground and detects the sound of an underground battle. He unsheathes his blades and uses Sound Breathing, First Form: Roar, causing a large explosion. The shockwave is heard by Daki. Annoyed at another interference, she asks Tanjiro how many of them are there, to which he refuses to answer. She offers to spare his life if he answers, noting that their short clash had already damaged his Nichirin Sword. Hearing her mock Hotaru's craftsmanship, he rebuffs her claims and declares he is amazing. Another explosions rattles the district, causing Daki to grow more annoyed and declare she will instead kill him. Realizing subpar usage causes swords to get damage, Tanjiro admits his body isn't suited for Water Breathing and realizes he is simply stronger using Hinokami Kagura. He recalls a moment of training in the Butterfly Mansion. As Inosuke spars with Zenitsu, Zenitsu asks if he could slightly suppress his ferocity, to which Inosuke claims holding back is no way to train. Suddenly, they hear Tanjiro attempting to train with Hinokami Kagura. Though he successfully performs Hinokami Kagura: Dance, swinging again to try Clear Blue Sky hurts him greatly, causing him to drop his sword and collapse. As his friends rush over to his aid, Tanjiro internally voices that he can't slash continuously due to its sheer force. Now facing Daki, he commits himself into using it. Remembering Kyojuro's word to \"set your heart ablaze\". Tanjiro swings at Daki's approaching obi and performs Hinokami Kagura: Raging Sun. Startled by the sudden change, Daki realizes his skills have just sharpened. Tanjiro charges towards the Upper Rank and uses Flame Dance, narrowly missing her neck. Daki retaliates by stabbing her obi through his throat, only for the Demon Slayer to suddenly vanish. She loses track of him as he had used Hinokami Kagura: Fake Rainbow. He senses the Opening Thread at her neck and uses the Hinokami Kagura: Fire Wheel; Daki reacts in time and swats him away with her obi. Suddenly, his body feels the fatigue of using multiple Hinokami Kagura forms and Tanjiro collapses. Seeing him on the ground, Daki rushes towards him, dragging her obi to rip him to shreds. He quickly uses Recovery Breathing, building the strength to parry the attack and escapes. She sends multiple obi at him and he desperately blocks the blows, realizing the overwhelming attacks are preventing him from dealing a clean strike. He surmises he needs to raise his body temperature and breathes in the style of Hinokami Kagura. Previously, Kiyo had worried about his rising temperature and believes consulting Shinobu to be the right measure. Tanjiro tries to calm her down and claims he is alright. Kiyo notes his temperature is 100.4° Fahrenheit, having been so for the past two days. She begins to cry and claims that since something must be wrong, only Shinobu can help him. Realizing his worsening condition is upsetting Kiyo, Tanjiro states that only during when he has a fever can he perform at his best and begs her not to tell Shinobu for only slightly longer. Kiyo relents and allows him to not lower his fever. Tanjiro backs away and realizes his body temperature is indeed rising, giving him the motivation to use his Hinokami Kagura again. In the Ogimito house, a girls screams about a monster boar inside, to the bewilderment of her peers. At that moment, Inosuke erupts out from the floorboards, scaring them. He rips a hole in the floor and spots a hold leading underground, though it is only small enough for only his head. Undaunted, he dislocates all the joints in his body and slithers down the tunnel, reaching a chamber littered with skulls and covered in sashes; the sashes containing Daki's victims. He realizes the people within them are still alive, before spotting Zenitsu's image on one of them. Just them, a sash confronts him for entering the chamber, the sash having a face and mouth. It attacks Inosuke and forces him to defend the incoming blows. He slashes the obi and unknowingly frees the people within them. The sash, unable to deal with his razor sharp intuition and keen senses, halts for a moment and tries to plan something. It hears Daki's voice, instructing it to capture him for his appearance, adding the sash may kill everyone but the ten most beautiful people. It speeds towards Inosuke, who swings his swords to slice it. Unexpectedly, the sash wriggles when his blades touch, preventing good contact. He tries again and uses Beast Breathing, Sixth Form: Palisade Bite but fails to cut it. The sash decides to retake the people he freed, making him realize that he needs to battle it and protect its victims at the same time. Suddenly, knives fly from behind him and stop the sashes, thrown by Makio and Suma. The two slice the sashes up but the battle is set back by Suma's cowardice and Makio snapping at her in annoyance. Learning that the main body of the demon isn't near, Inosuke realizes the battle might not end. To his shock, Zenitsu appears and uses Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, Sixfold, speeding around the chamber and slicing numerous sashes at once. Infuriated by the appearance of another Demon Slayer, the sash remembers it heard two distinct noises, one being Zenitsu's attack. It realizes too late the second sound is from above, as an explosion erupts from the top of the chamber's ceiling. To the relief of everyone, Tengen emerges from the dust cloud and he rushes around the chamber, cutting all the remaining sashes. Tengen apologizes to his wives for being late and says his relief in seeing them. Makio recalls that Tengen previously wasn't like he is now and remembers her past. As a Kunoichi among other Shinobi, dying never scared her since she was expected and trained to give her life in battle. When Tengen first met the three of them, he immediately instructed them to think about their lives, to the shock of the young women. Above all, their priority is to return to him. To Tengen, how they should live their lives is first about them, second is being respectful citizens and thirdly is focusing on him. And to himself, though he knows to protect the public as a Demon Slayer, he places the three of them as more important to him. Unable to believe what he is saying, Makio talks to Hinatsuru about his advice, as she knows it contradicts their line of work. Hinatsuru reassures her that if Tengen is content with it, she is too. Tengen approaches them and playfully pats their heads, complimenting their work as \"flashy\" and happy that, \"You are my wives, all right\". Makio tears up and Suma loudly wails upon realizing Tengen does love them. He flamboyantly spins his swords in a display of skill and mutters, \"Starting now, things are going to get real flashy!\"." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 39, + "Facing Daki alone, Tanjiro uses Hinokami Kagura: Raging Sun to slice her incoming obis. He charges towards her and evades her frontal attack with Fake Rainbow, before using Fire Wheel in an attempt to slice her neck. Daki sees the incoming attack and hits him away, sending him flying into the dirt. He narrowly dodges getting ripped to pieces by the attacking Upper Rank with Recovery Breathing, due to the fatigue from using multiple Hinokami Kagura forms. She then sends blow after blow with her obis, forcing Tanjiro on the defensive. Daki approaches Tanjiro, as he tries to regain composure and order his breathing again. Angrily calling him an \"ugly piece of trash\", she sends her obi ripping across the district, forcing Tanjiro to defend her attacks again. Daki leaps into the air and two sashes suddenly connects to her, to Tanjiro's surprise. From the cave, the obi escape out the hole made by Tengen's Sound Breathing and fly into the sky and reattach themselves to Daki. Wondering if they're the obi he had previously sliced off, he watches as she absorbs them into her body while he tries to compose his breathing. He swings at the demon but Daki vanishes instantly. Reappearing on the rooftops, she exclaims she was right that a Hashira has indeed arrived, as her hair turns white. She proclaims Muzan will now be proud of her. Tanjiro is shocked at her transformation, noting she has grown even more powerful, as well as wondering on Tengen and company's whereabouts. A man confronts Tanjiro for creating a disturbance in front of his House. Tanjiro becomes nervous as civilians begin to notice the battle between him and Daki. He demands they leave their geisha district as they all follow the rules, telling them a brawl isn't allowed and yelling they leave at once. Daki becomes annoyed at the man's commands and prepares to retaliate. Tanjiro sees this and forces the man back to prevent him from entering the attack's path, yelling for everyone to return to their homes. Without warning, Daki's obi slice deep into the district, cutting buildings, slashing the ground and murdering civilians. Tanjiro is too slow to react and is cut deep in the shoulder, the man himself loses his hand to an obi slicing it off. Injured, Tanjiro can only watch in horror as the whole street crumbles to rubble and bystanders become horrified seeing the mangled corpses of innocents lives. Satisfied, Daki begins to walk away but Tanjiro calls out for her to come back and face him. Annoyed, she asks why he wants to continue confronting her, saying that the ugly don't deserve to live and telling him to die and rot together with them. The survivors try to comprehend the massacre before them, crying as they hold their dead loved ones and pulling the corpses free from the debris. The man weakly calls out, asking everyone to return inside. Daki's insults strike a nerve in Tanjiro, causing his eyes to grow bloodshot and making him seethe with intense rage. A few days previously, Shinjuro Rengoku wrote a letter addressed to Tanjiro, apologizing for his errors and thanking him for mourning Kyojuro's death. He apologizes for the way they first met and adding that Senjuro is now much better. He writes that his own incompetence was only the start of his downward spiral, as his wife Ruka's death had caused him even more anguish. Drinking himself into a stupor since then, he says there isn't a fool bigger than him. To him, Kyojuro is a fine son unlike himself. Abandoned, Kyojuro instead trained himself into a Hashira, despite only 3 volumes about Flame Breathing. Shinjuro comments he seemed to have more of Ruka's blood than his own and that Kyojuro and Senjuro are fine boys. He then writes that Tanjiro himself is even more impressive as he must be a Sun Breathing user, noting the mark on his head and that Sun Breathing users are born with such a mark. Tanjiro denies Shinjuro's words about his mark, as his scar came from protecting his brother from being burnt in an accident and an injury during Final Selection, his scar ending up looking the way it is now. He realizes his father was indeed born with a mark on his head but he himself isn't one of those few. Seeing the pain and devastation around him, Tanjiro mutters that despite the odds, there are moments when he cannot back down, as the world has those who lack human hearts and who kill without remorse; Tanjiro refuses to allow such a tyranny to exist and prepares to attack. As Daki begins to escape, Tanjiro leaps into the air and grabs her leg, preventing her from leaving. He tries to cut her head off but Daki dodges the swing, though he manages to rip off her foot. He furiously confronts her about the lost lives, saying they will never come back. As she heals her foot, Tanjiro demands she answer why they, the demons, kill the far weaker humans. Daki suddenly remembers hearing these exact words and a vision appears before her. Instead of Tanjiro, someone else appears, angrily asking what they found entertaining and amusing about taking lives. She realizes the memories are not her own but Muzan's, due to the memories of his cells inside her. Back in the cave, Makio and Suma tend over the unconscious victims, while Tengen ponders on their next move. Inosuke impatiently asks about what to do next, as the obi they were battling had just escaped. Tengen angrily demands he shut up as they have successfully saved everyone captured, telling Inosuke to worship and praise him. Makio instructs Tengen to go after the obi or more destruction might occur, with Suma adding they will be alright. Tengen then grabs Inosuke and Zenitsu in his arms, before leaping out the hold and demanding they follow him. The three run across the rooftops, with Tengen leading. He is far too fast however, and Inosuke and Zenitsu quickly lag behind the speeding Sound Hashira. Seeing the Demon Slayer's stare, Daki asks what is on Tanjiro's mind, to which he responds that she was once human too and have shed tears for pain and suffering. At this, she angrily punches the roof and blatantly says that she had forgotten her human memories. As demons don't grow old and need money to eat, they don't get sick and die, demons have nothing to lose. She angrily proclaims that demons can do whatever they want. Tanjiro quietly accepts her words and accelerates towards her. She quickly uses her Blood Demon Art: Eight-Layered Obi Slash, ready to cut Tanjiro into pieces. Daki happily states that Tanjiro will die, as her obi is weaved and layered without escape and, with her being whole again with all her obi, she is far faster than before. Tanjiro suddenly uses Hinokami Kagura: Burning Bones, Summer Sun, slicing a fiery spiral into the incoming wave. She squeals in pain as she feels as if she's burning from the slash, then realizes she cannot regenerate as quickly, though she notes that with deeps wounds, Tanjiro's violent movements would normally rupture his body. Daki wonders how he was able to slash her in the beginning. Suddenly, she begins to tremble in fear, but realizes it is not her but Muzan who is terrified. Daki tries to overwhelm him again but Tanjiro is now able to rapidly slice and burn her obis. She leaps into the air and onto another house. Tanjiro chases her down and intercepts her incoming obi. He lands down and rushes towards Upper Six, before slicing her neck. As her head seemingly falls, she mocks him for believing he had decapitated her, her head revealed to be still attached by a sash onto her body. Tanjiro notices that with the sash being soft, it had blunted the slash. Daki resolves to prevent him from escaping, growing more obi. He believes that dodging them would create more havoc but becomes shocked at how slow they seem to be. He parries the obi successfully and manages to stab them all at once as they group up in one direction. Pinning them down, he pulls them taut as Daki mocks him for believing he can slice them before she takes control. Without warning, Tanjiro leaps into the air and frees them, before eviscerating the sashes before she could manipulate them and making his way to Daki, who is now too slow to react to his immense speed. As his sword nearly cuts into her neck, a vision of Hanako appears and desperately begs him to breathe. Before his blade can make contact, Tanjiro collapses before Daki in agony and struggles to breathe. Daki takes time to mock him for being human, saying they always struggle doing their best and feeling sorry for him. His visions begins to cloud, unable to see anything barely in front of him. As Daki prepares to decapitate the helpless Tanjiro, someone viciously kicks her head off and sending her body hurtling through the district. Nezuko appears, enraged at the attempt on her brother's life. Tanjiro coughs blood and his deep shoulder wound begins to bleed again. Memories of her family's death cloud Nezuko's mind, infuriating her even more. Daki becomes enraged at Nezuko destroying her head, realizing she is the one Muzan told her about. She recalls when Muzan has visited her in Yoshiwara. As she lies on his lap calmly, he mentions a demon had escaped him, like Tamayo. Muzan instructs her to find and kill the demon, describing her as a girl clad in a kimono patterned with leaves and wearing a checkered belt. Tanjiro eventually collapses from exhaustion. Nezuko prepares to battle her opponent as Daki answers Muzan's wishes to torture her to death. Nezuko charges ahead and tries to kick her again. Daki anticipates this, using her obi to slice off her right foot and left arm, before cutting deep into her torso and sending her flying into a house. Landing in front of the debris, she mocks Nezuko's weak regeneration, correctly believing she hasn't kill any humans. She instead declares she will stop bullying her for as they are both demon, planning to absorb her into her obi and leaving her in the sun to die. Nezuko emerges from the rubble with a new leg, stunning Daki as she notices her torso is also completely healed. As she watches her arm grow back instantly, she realizes Nezuko's regeneration has reached that of an Upper Rank. Nezuko bites through her bamboo muzzle and enlarges herself for battle. Vines-like patterns emerge throughout her body and a horn grows on her head. Nezuko turns to face Upper Six, now emerging fully as a demon; Daki feels intimidated at her new appearance, with the aura of the battle suddenly changing. As an unconscious Tanjiro lies on the roof, he hears Takeo's voice. Takeo recalls that he and Nezuko are both similar, as they are both gentle but can get scary when angered. He recalls when Nezuko had confronted a rough-looking man for bumping a child, asking in his face to apologize and how scary it felt. He adds that people who get angry for the sake of others tend to overlook their own safety, and that they may lose something precious as a result. Nezuko speeds towards Daki and tries to kick her again. Daki mocks her for only being able to kick and slices her leg and arm off. At that moment, they grows back instantly and she slams her foot down onto Daki, driving her body into the ground. As Daki reels from the shock and pain of the impact, Nezuko stares menacingly at her." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 40, + "After healing her leg, torso and left arm, Nezuko emerges from the rubble. She grows in size, attains vine-like patterns in her body and a horn on the right side of her head. She charges towards Daki, who instinctively cuts her leg and arm again. However, she heals instantly and slams her foot hard into the Upper Rank's back. Reeling in pain from the impact, Daki struggles to understand how she healed so quickly, realizing too late that Nezuko's regeneration now exceeds her own as the new demon stomps off her left arm; hearing her scream, Nezuko smiles sadistically at Daki's pain. As Tanjiro lies unconscious from his clash with Daki, a vision of a tearful Takeo tries to get his brother to awaken, saying their sister won't be the same anymore, causing the Demon Slayer to quickly regain consciousness. Nezuko breaks off Daki's other arm, causing her to scream in pain again, only for Nezuko to mercilessly continue her assault. Daki uses her obi to stave off Nezuko, slicing and decapitating her attacker. The Upper Rank backs away and sends her obi towards the young demon, who unexpectedly stops the attack while still not whole, using her congealed blood to maintain form and fight. Suddenly, Nezuko's splattered blood ignites, setting Daki alight. Remembering a horrific incident in her childhood, she screams in agony as she is roasted alive. Seeing this, Nezuko rejoins the pieces of herself and stares in delight at Daki's torment. Nezuko leaps into the air as her Blood Demon Art finishes, slamming her leg down onto the frightened Daki. She forces her down into the earth repeatedly, before kicking her down the road and chasing the hurtling demon with her new speed. Unable to do anything, Daki is forced to watch as Nezuko violently kicks her again, driving the helpless demon through several house with great force. As she approaches her, Nezuko suddenly smells the blood of an injured bystander. As she tries to fight back the urge, her teeth chitter as she loses control and walks towards the wounded girl. She succumbs and moves forward to kill her when Tanjiro arrives in time, using his scabbard as a muzzle. Nezuko tries to fight her brother off, scratching him as he begs her to fight the urge and apologizes for forcing her into the battle. Sensing that Nezuko's blood is strewn around the area, Tanjiro realizes just how injured she is and asks her desperately to stop and sleep to heal. She gets down on all fours and leaps into an upper story of the house with Tanjiro on her back. Still fighting the pain from his lack of breath using Hinokami Kagura, Tanjiro begs her to go to sleep. A horrifically burned Daki enters the scene, her healing still hampered by Nezuko's fire. With innocent lives nearby, Tanjiro is forced to choose between a rampant Nezuko and facing Daki. When she uses her obi to attack him, Tengen emerges into the house and cuts them before they can hit. The Sound Hashira calmly asks if this is truly Nezuko, now \"a flashy demon\". When Tanjiro asks him for help, Tengen can only growl angrily at her new state, in spite of showing her resistance to humans in front of Kagaya and the Hashira. Daki asks if Tengen is here to fight her, but he only tells her to shut up and claims she isn't an Upper Rank. As she angrily retorts this, her head suddenly falls off, sliced in the neck by Tengen earlier. As Inosuke and Zenitsu stand alone on the rooftops, the former rants at losing sight of Tengen. Using his hearing, Zenitsu detects a distant explosion and runs towards it, while Inosuke follows suit. As Tanjiro stares in disbelief seeing Daki truly beheaded, Tengen reminds him the battle isn't over and instructs him to control Nezuko. As he half-heartedly suggest singing her a lullaby, she kicks into the floor and flings herself and Tanjiro outside. Realizing she isn't listening to him, he asks his mother for help and thinks of an idea. Still reining her in, Tanjiro sings a lullaby sung by their mother and holds her hand as she struggles. Nezuko suddenly sees herself not in Tanjiro's arms but her mother's. Kie sings the lullaby and the demon remembers a time when her family journeyed into the mountains. As they walk up the mountain, Nezuko asks about the song she sang, innocently wondering if her brother's eyes were red because her mother had eaten red berries while pregnant, causing Kie to smile brightly at her fun question. Nezuko begins to cry and eventually controls herself, becoming smaller and falling asleep; exhausted, Tanjiro tells their mother she's finally asleep. Preparing to walk away, Tengen hears Daki calling to him, saying he will pay for beheading him. Uninterested, Tengen tells her she is of no use to him and to die \"an unflashy death\". Daki tries to claim she is truly an Upper Rank demon, only for the Sound Hashira to condescendingly ask why she is holding her head. She tries to claim again she is Upper Six but Tengen doesn't listen. Insulted, Daki begins to cry and whines that she is Upper Six and she is amazing. Unable to believe he's witnessing a demon throw a tantrum, Tengen suddenly realizes she isn't disintegrating despite being beheaded. As she rants and pounds the floor in anger, Daki suddenly calls out for her \"brother\". At that moment, something emerges from the stump of her neck and grows out her body. Tengen speeds forwards to decapitate the new threat but the demons vanish before his swords could reach. When Tengen turns around, he stares in horror at the sight of two demons; Daki's brother calms her crying and heals her burns instantly. Tengen attacks the new demon, blocking his blow but sustaining a cut to the head. As they face each other, the demon compliments his face, body and musculature. When he claims Tengen receives much attention from women, he claws himself in envy, telling him to die a horrendous death. Daki tells her brother there are more demon slayers, asking he kill Nezuko who burned her and claiming she tried to do her best but \"everyone got in my way and bullied me\". He calls hurting Daki unforgivable and prepares to exact his revenge, while threatening that Tengen will spin around as he dies, \"Because my name is Gyutaro\". Gyutaro hurls his sickles towards Tengen, causing a large explosion and decimating the house. As Tanjiro watches from below, he sees the flying sickles boomerang back inside and suddenly smells Tengen's blood. To his relief, Inosuke and Zenitsu emerge to assist. Taking Nezuko away, he instructs the two to enter the house and help the Hashira. Having stopped the attack with his blades, Gyutaro sees this and takes time to compliments Tengen as \"a good-looking guy\" and noting the frightened bystanders next to him must believe he is their saviour. At this, Tengen agrees and adds that he even has three wives. Infuriated, Gyutaro angrily calls this unforgivable and infuses his blood into his sickles, before using Blood Demon Art: Flying Blood Sickles to slice him to pieces. Analyzing the razor thin blades, Tengen deploys bombs to blow the demons away and destroy the floor. The Hashira lands to the bottom and urges the civilians inside to flee. Seeing this, Gyutaro causes his blood sickles to bend and chase after him, forcing Tengen to fend them off as they lock onto him. As he fights, Tengen realizes then just how powerful the siblings are and wonders if perhaps they would both die if Gyutaro is beheaded instead. Through his hearing, he scans the house using echolocation and is relieved to see everyone has fled. He hurls more bombs into the air and uses his swords to direct and activate them, destroying the house and knocking Inosuke and Zenitsu to the ground. After the blast, Tengen jumps up to survey the damage and sees a ball of obi land unharmed. As he remarks this mission won't be easy, Daki unfurls her obi while Gyutaro states, \"The thing about us, is that we're two people in one!\"." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 41, + "Running away with Nezuko asleep in his arms, Tanjiro takes her back to her box and whisper for her to sleep tight. Tying the torn strap into a knot, he declares he will fight to the end and carries her box again as he heads on out to fight. Gyutaro sarcastically compliments Tengen for his looks, three wives and confident swagger, further mentioning none of the Hashira he has killed are like him. The Demon makes the claim he was born special, cursing him for being chosen talent and hoping he will kill him quickly. Tengen shoots down his words and declares he isn't anyone special. He mocks Gyutaro and Daki for their lack of awareness living in Yoshiwara their whole lives and that they know nothing. Daki refuses to believe him but Tengen doesn't back down. He states that Japan is a vast country teeming with people that would fill you with awe; people like Gyomei who are complete enigmas, and people like Muichiro, who became a Hashira only two months after first holding a sword. Tengen angrily claims he isn't chosen like them and rhetorically asks how many lives has he let slip through his grasp; internally voicing he can never be like Kyojuro. Gyutaro asks why is he not special when he's still alive, as his sickles are coated in poison, to which Tengen asserts he is a shinobi and has developed resistance to poison. Daki claims the shinobi were wiped out back in the Edo Era, to which he agrees. The Sound Hashira reminisces on his past; as a child he had nine brothers and sisters. Seven were killed when he was only 15, causing his aggressive father to subject the rest to brutal training. The only two survivors were him and his brother two years younger. He had treated his wives as expendables tools to produce heirs; Tengen vehemently refused to be him. When he and his wives met with a young Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the master reflects on the difficult path they had chosen. The shinobi had all rejected the ideologies instilled in them in order to be Demon Slayers, and Kagaya can only question how hard it must be for them. Yet in the face of all this, they persist and continue to protect innocent lives. Kagaya warmly thanks him and calls him a \"remarkable child\". Remembering his words, Tengen declares that for Kagaya, he will always lay his life for him. Gyutaro watches as Tengen begins breathing harder and mocks him for acting tough when the poison is indeed working slowly. Tengen stabs the ground and exuberantly denies this, now fully excited to battle. He twirls his cleaver into Gyutaro, forcing him and Daki back. He separates the two by kicking Daki in the air and slashing at her brother. The two converge on Tengen, who hurls bombs. Though Gyutaro dodges them, Daki is blown away after hitting one, to which Gyutaro realizes they explode with little friction. Tengen swings at Gyutaro, using his fingertips to hold one edge to extend the other's range and slitting the Upper Rank's throat. Daki, realizing she's been beheaded again, angrily curses herself for always being the one hit. Gyutaro claims Tengen he will fail in the end, as the poison will eventually kill him. At that moment, Inosuke and Zenitsu appear to assist him. Daki and Gyutaro stare in wonder at the two but are then joined by Tanjiro. Yoshiwara District is evacuated and everyone leaves, guided by Makio and Suma. Hinatsuru recovers from her ordeal and slowly makes her way out the Kirimise. Tengen applauds the trio for their \"flashy entrances\" while Gyutaro mocks them and claims they will all die anyway. Tanjiro realizes that Daki is indeed alive but Gyutaro is emitting a stronger demonic scent and must be the main unit of Upper Rank Six. Daki claims they can't win with the Hashira poisoned, to Tanjiro's horror. Tengen instead proclaims they will succeed and dares them not to underestimate humans, claiming the three are his brilliant Tsuguko. Tengen reveals he has identified that to kill them means simultaneous decapitation of both, his excitement and will reminding Tanjiro of Kyojuro, to his amazement. Gyutaro mocks their plan, as none of the Hashira they face had ever succeeded in beheading them; Gyutaro personally devouring fifteen and Daki having devoured seven. Daki attacks Tengen without warning, but Zenitsu intercepts her obi and uses the energy of his attack to launch both of them out the house and into the sky. As Tanjiro calls out to him, Inosuke instructs him to ignore Zenitsu, as he and himself will take on Daki, leaving Tengen and Tanjiro with Gyutaro. Landing on the rooftops, Daki realizes he is the one she had struck. Zenitsu menacingly demands she apologize to the young girl she had hurt, claiming that the girls who helped her aren't her belongings. Daki refuses to hear his lecture and claims that in this city, women are merchandise; they are only here to be sold, bought and destroyed. Zenitsu tells her not to push her pain onto others; hearing this, Daki claims he is wrong and begins to speak with her and Gyutaro's voices together. As one, they state they hurt others and benefit from their debts, because they cannot make up for their own misfortune unless they collect it from the blessed. They claim it is their way of life, as Daki reveals Gyutaro's eye on her forehead; they've killed everyone who accused them and soon they will slash the throats of the Demon Slayers just like the others. Tanjiro cannot believe Gyutaro's bloodlust and tries to focus that he is now facing the true Upper Rank Six. Tanjiro plans to protect Tengen by moving as soon as the demon moves, only for Gyutaro to interrupt by speeding forward. He tries to stab Tanjiro in the jaw, but he dodges the blow, allowing Tengen to attack him, while Tanjiro berates himself for being too slow and hindering the battle. As Tengen and Gyutaro trade blows, they are intercepted by Daki's obi punching into the house. With his eye in her, Daki and Gyutaro begin to work as one and sync their attack to fend off all four Demon Slayers. The obi are blocked by Tanjiro but he struggles with the sheer number of them. Having joined Zenitsu, Inosuke hears Daki claim she is now at her true power, to which he tells her to be shut up for her shrill voice. Gyutaro watches Tengen and Tanjiro struggle with the obi, while Daki uses more to attack her assailants. Inosuke and Zenitsu parry them away, to which Inosuke claims if she wanted to prove her strength, she can try to kill them. Daki happily obliges and attacks with even more ferocity. With the sheer number of attacks overwhelming the Demon Slayers, the separate confrontations become one giant battle. Tengen is forced to dodge both the obi and Gyutaro's sickles, using his bombs to free himself from the onslaught. Gyutaro engages him again and quickly overwhelms him with his Praying Mantis-like fighting style, causing Tengen to sustain several cuts. Using Blood Demon Art: Flying Blood Sickles, Gyutaro launches blood blades and they fly backwards to slice Tengen, but Tanjiro blocks them from hitting him. As he struggles with the weight of the blades, he remembers that Water Breathing's flexibility is better defensively and parries the blades away from him, freeing Tengen to attack. The Sound Hashira then retaliates with Sound Breathing, Fifth Form: String Performance, destroying the blades and sending Gyutaro into the streets away from the house; Gyutaro mocks his efforts and decides to assist Daki with more blood blades. With Zenitsu and Inosuke now forced to avoid the blades and obi, the two struggle to get close to Daki; Inosuke adds that he can sense the blood blades are extremely deadly. Tanjiro joins Tengen and Gyutaro's clash by stabbing the obi into the ground. Tengen watches as Tanjiro continues to fight despite his deep shoulder wound, realizing he may not continue for longer. Tanjiro realizes he is losing breath again and switches to Recovery Breathing. Watching Tengen and Gyutaro battle from above, Hinatsuru arrives with a kunai volley crossbow. She fires the hail of knives at Gyutaro, but he blocks them with Blood Demon Art: Rampant Arc Rampage. Amused that some had even stuck into Tengen, he is shocked to see him continue to charge forward and slice both his legs. Gyutaro is then hit by another kunai in the neck and he soon realizes they are laced with something wisteria-based, since his legs aren't regenerating. Using Tengen's attack, Tanjiro sees his chance and rushes in, swinging his sword into Gyutaro's neck, as the Upper Rank commends him for regaining focus in a short time." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 42, + "Deflecting the wave of kunais, Gyutaro watches as Tengen ducks down his swing and slices off both his legs. Struck by a stray kunai laced with wisteria poison, he is unable to heal. Tanjiro and Tengen seize their moment and swing their blades at his neck, as Hinatsuru watches from above. In a past visit to Tengen's family grave, he and his wives pray for them. Tengen, lamenting that he is unable to ever drink with them, pours sake on the headstone and says they can all drink together one day. All four shinobi then sit down for lunch. As he eats, Hinatsuru asks if Tengen still has his siblings in mind. He answers that not a day goes by where he doesn't recall them and it seems only recently that he left his home with his wives. As she, Suma and Makio stare in wonder at his remark, Tengen asks they eat as well. Suma loudly exclaims about the delicious food, causing Makio to berate her despite Tengen's words to \"dig in\". As the girls eat, Tengen mutters that he'll go to hell someday, much to their shock. He takes back his words but reminds them they do not need to berate him again. He stares at the headstone and claims he will live \"the flashiest life possible... for my siblings' sake\" with them. A sudden gust of wind arrives, blowing sakura flower petals from the trees. Tengen gently picks a petal of Hinatsuru's head, causing her to blush. When Makio asks for the same treatment, she is denied and told she put the petals there herself, to her chagrin. Hinatsuru asks for the petal from him, clutching it gently in her hands and thanking him warmly. Suma and Makio see this and asks for a petal from Tengen as well; he remarks they can grab one themselves, causing them to exasperatedly call him cruel, to Hinatsuru's subtle laughter. Hinatsuru watches as Tanjiro and Tengen close in on the Upper Rank. Gyutaro forces the kunai out his neck and regenerates his legs. The Sound Hashira realizes the wisteria poison has already been neutralized. Gyutaro remarks this poison will pack a punch and seeps blood from his arms. Using Blood Demon Art, Rotating Circular Slashes: Flying Blood Sickles, he spins the blood blades around his sickles. Tanjiro narrowly misses the spinning blades, destroying his uniform sleeve; Tengen retaliates with Sound Breathing, Fourth Form: Constant Resounding Slashes, rapidly twirling his swords and dispersing the blood blades. Seeing Gyutaro has vanished, he hears Hinatsuru call to him and sees Daki's incoming obi. As the obi nearly wraps around him, Hinatsuru hurls a kunai at the sash and tells Tengen she will lure them to herself alone. At that moment, Gyutaro appears behind her and wraps his hand around her mouth; Tengen tries to save her but the obi block his path and encircle around him. Seeing his wife in danger causes Tengen to relieve another memory; when he was at a sunset-lit field with his wives. Suma watches the dragonflies in the sky and remarks she would like to be one. Tengen says that is a flashy dream, only for Makio to interrupt their chat and berate Suma for her silliness. As Suma denies her words and tells Makio she hates her, an amused Tengen and Hinatsuru watch their bickering, causing her to laugh subtly. Hinatsuru asks Tengen about them living as ordinary people after he defeats an Upper Rank; she adds that as they were raised as shinobi, they still need to atone for the murders they had committed or live with the regret. She remarks that the day it happens, none of them may be alive and she gently asks him not to take her words too hard. Remembering her words, Tengen angrily rips the obi apart and yells for Hinatsuru to be left alone. His pleas startle Tanjiro and he sees Hinatsuru in Gyutaro's grasp. Unwilling to lose another innocent life , he forces himself to run towards her, despite his severe wounds and exhausted state. Telling himself to stop always being the one to be saved, Tanjiro realizes that Gyutaro doesn't see him as a threat because he is weak and a surprise attack could save Hinatsuru. He fends off incoming obis and comments he can reach her quickly with Hinokami Kagura. As he tries to breathe the style again, it hurts him greatly and he feels he has lost all his stamina. Thinking quickly, he combines Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura in an immense burst of speed, slices off Gyutaro's hand and saving Hinatsuru. Gyutaro is stunned by the lightning-fast move and but sees the exhausted Tanjiro, believing he can no longer move like that. Tanjiro commends himself for blending the two styles and the higher attack power over normal Water Breathing. He comments that the best swordsmen only became great after they thought long and hard and found the style that best suited them. He remembers he was taught by Sakonji Urokodaki to modify the style into any form, and though he can never master it like Giyu Tomioka, he resolves to not let the lessons go to waste. Gyutaro leaps at Tanjiro and prepares to kill him, blocking his sword with his left sickle and attacking with the right. Tengen appears suddenly and exclaims Tanjiro has his gratitude, as he swings his sword into Gyutaro's neck. Elsewhere, Inosuke and Zenitsu struggle with the sheer amount of obis to look out for. Inosuke becomes intensely annoyed that he is also unable to attack them directly, with the obi being too slithery and hard to cut. Launched into the sky by Daki, he panics seeing Tengen about to make contact with Gyutaro; Zenitsu warns him of an incoming obi and he narrowly dodges it. Realizing they would need to get to Daki and cut her head off too, an angered Inosuke begins to charge towards her, erratically swatting the obis away. Regardless, he is forced back again and Zenitsu tells him to calm down, for they still need to attack despite Tengen and Tanjiro beheading Gyutaro, causing Inosuke to exclaim about his friend's sudden seriousness. Tanjiro swings his sword together with Tengen but Upper Rank Six blocks the blades with his sickles, mocking them for believing they could behead him. Flesh from the sickles attaches to their blades and the two are unable to free them. Using his second blade, Tengen tries to behead him again but Gyutaro twists his head around and bites down onto it. With the two locked in place, Gyutaro seeps more blood again into another wave of Rotating Circular Slashes. As Tanjiro and Hinatsuru brace for impact, Tengen pulls himself and Gyutaro away from them, sending the two to the ground, where the blood blades burst and nearly hit Tanjiro and Hinatsuru. With Tengen fighting the demon alone, they call out to him but are suddenly warned by Inosuke as the obi now converges on them. He and Zenitsu fends them off while the two fall back. With Inosuke incensed that the obi is forcing them to change tactics, Zenitsu reminds them that Daki is still weaker than Gyutaro and they can behead her. Asking if Tanjiro can still move, he is answered when Tanjiro escapes being cocooned again with his Water Breathing. Suddenly, blood blades fly and nearly hit him, making Tanjiro realize that Gyutaro is still actively attacking him while fighting Tengen. Hinatsuru retreats to safety, while Daki happily notes that their movements are now slower. Inosuke laments that with Tengen and Tanjiro both badly wounded, it's up to him and Zenitsu; remembering all their training since Kyojuro's death, he angrily states it was all for nothing. Tanjiro tells him it will take incredible speed to take down Daki and they would need to slash her from multiple directions or risk failing. Watching as the obi closes around Tanjiro, Inosuke sees the attack is seemingly slowing down as well. Reinvigorated, Inosuke leaps into the sky and deflects all the obi around him. As he exclaims it is up to him being the dual wielder to attack in multiple direction, he states the three of them will beat her. Tanjiro acknowledges the plan and informs Zenitsu they will both protect Inosuke from the obis. Daki hears their plan and denies that adding one more \"ugly freak\" would mean they could beat her. She launches even more obis towards the trio, sending them back. As Tanjiro calls out to Inosuke, he tells his \"underlings\" not to be late, as he prepares to lead the attack. With the obis deflected by his friends and his path freed, Inosuke breathes harder, strengthens his body and uses Beast Breathing, Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush. As he speeds towards the obi demon, he is saved from getting slashed by Tanjiro and Zenitsu flanking his side. Charging behind Inosuke, Tanjiro uses Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance, while Zenitsu simultaneously uses Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunder Clap and Flash, Eightfold; together, the two eviscerate all the obis in Inosuke's path. He continues the charge to his target and ignores sustaining multiple cuts to focus on his goal. Unable to hit him moving too quickly, Daki is forced to watch as Inosuke swings both his swords into her neck. As she tells him there's no way he can behead her, Inosuke uses Sixth Fang: Palisade Bite, sawing the chipped blades and decapitating Daki. As her head falls, Inosuke catches it and sprints away to prevent her from reattaching it to her body. When the obi chase him, Tanjiro and Zenitsu parry them away from him, while Inosuke instructs them to help Tengen. As he runs away with Daki's severed head, she demands he let her go and tries to grab the Demon Slayer with her hair. He slashes them away and calls her attacks lame, infuriating her. Without warning, Gyutaro appears and stabs him through the chest from behind with his sickle, retrieving his sister's head in the process. As a shocked Tanjiro watches from afar, he realizes Inosuke is now both wounded and poisoned. Wondering how Gyutaro managed to reach him, he looks around for the Sound Hashira and he stares in horror at the sight of Tengen's severed left hand and unconscious body. Too slow to react, Tanjiro hears Zenitsu suddenly calls out to him as the area begins to glow brightly. Daki's obi rip into the surrounding houses as Zenitsu pushes Tanjiro away from the attack's path. Tanjiro tells his friend to forget about him, as he laments his lack of focus has led to Inosuke and Tengen both getting mortally wounded, apologizing to everyone and Nezuko." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 43, + "After seeing Tengen's unconscious body and severed left hand, Tanjiro freezes in shock and disbelief. Zenitsu warns him of an incoming attack and pushes him off the roof, as the obi rips apart their surroundings. Tanjiro apologizes to everyone for his lack of concentration getting everyone hurt, including Nezuko. Tanjiro lands hard on the ground and apologizes again for his mistakes. Drifting out of consciousness, he sees himself back in his home's forest with Nezuko before him, as she appears before her transformation. She begs him not to apologize and asks why he keeps doing so. She reminds him their father had died of his illness but it wasn't his fault. Being human, they can never expect everything to go their way and reminds him what is most important is the now. Transforming back into her demon appearance, she asks that they fight harder and urges him to stop blaming himself, while crying out that she wants him to understand how she feels. Tanjiro reawakens and witnesses Yoshiwara District in flames; seeing the devastation, he can't help but ask if the people living here are fine. He turns back to see Nezuko and is relieved to see her still asleep. As he reaffirms he must do what he can, Gyutaro appears before him, wondering how he is still alive. Upper Rank Six mocks him for his luck, seeing it as the only thing he has going for him, as Daki contently watches them from the rooftops. Gyutaro says he pities him for being the only survivor and tells him of his friends' fates. Inosuke lies motionless in a pool of his blood, Zenitsu is trapped underneath rubble and struggling to escape and he mocks Tengen for being weak and dying to his poison while acting proud. Gyutaro calls the four of them disgraceful, making special emphasis on him for carrying around a demon on his back and asking who she is. Terrified, Tanjiro can only wonder why Gyutaro isn't killing him yet, while realizing he still doesn't have the strength to attack. He gives in to his question and tells the demon that Nezuko is his younger sister. At this, Gyutaro laughs and says he is disgraceful again for not protecting her. Sticking his sickles into the ground, he kneels down to his level and says it's because she is a demon and he is a human. He scornfully pats Tanjiro's head and says it's his job to protect her, not be protected. He grabs Tanjiro's hand and sadistically breaks two fingers; as he reels in pain, Gyutaro laughs at his suffering and demands he listen to him. He viciously grabs Tanjiro's head and insults him repeatedly for being the disgraceful sole survivor and his weakness. Unarmed, he goads Tanjiro into killing him. Released from his hold, Tanjiro takes Nezuko's box and runs away from him, while he and Daki watch dumbfounded. Gyutaro laughs at his crushed spirit and chases him down, before violently kicking him into a burning house. He escapes before the burning rubble can crush him and feebly tries to flee. Gyutaro walks towards him and insults him again for being disgraceful. Tanjiro desperately throws sachets and rubble at him, only for the demon to kick him in the stomach, causing him to vomit blood. Gyutaro states how despite his weakness, he doesn't dislike him, as he likes anything disgraceful, filthy and pathetic. He touches Tanjiro's scar and admires its weird appearance. Gyutaro suddenly has an idea and believes he should be a demon too, saying he will spare Tanjiro if he transforms and threatening to kill Nezuko if he refuses. Daki overhears him and rejects his idea. Tanjiro looks into the sky and claims he has been waiting for this moment. He headbutts Upper Six in the face; Gyutaro mocks him for his weak attempt to attack but is unexpectedly unable to stand up. He sees to his horror that Tanjiro had simultaneously stabbed him with a wisteria-laced kunai. Gyutaro suddenly realizes that Tanjiro had been leading him all along, running away to find the kunai and scattering a courtesan's sachets to mask the wisteria's scent. Gyutaro witnesses Tanjiro about to strike and cursing him for not giving up despite being so injured and weak compared to him. As he uses Hinokami Kagura once more, Tanjiro's blade ignites in fire and he brings his sword down into Gyutaro's neck. Tanjiro hears what he initially believes to be Nezuko calling out to him, only to realize it is actually Daki calling out for Gyutaro. He envisions himself in Gyutaro's place and wonders what he could have been if he hadn't remained a human with Nezuko. Imagining himself as a demon, Tanjiro believes that someone in the Demon Slayer Corps would have the mercy to kill him. Fighting the pain, the Upper Rank attempts to grab his sickle and pull the kunai out, while the blade begins to cut into his neck. Daki sees her brother in danger and sends her obi to kill Tanjiro. At that moment, Zenitsu pulls himself out the rubble with his Thunder Breathing and destroys the obi. Seeing him again, she angrily sends the obi his way instead to kill him. Zenitsu dodges them and prepares to attack, while Daki mentions how she now knows how fast he can attack, seeing it so many times. Instead, he uses Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, Godspeed. He instantly reaches Daki and catches her neck in his blade. Too stunned to react to his new speed, Daki hears the obi in her neck getting ripped by the blade. Gyutaro pulls out the kunai and recovers instantly, seeping blood blades to removing the sword from his neck. Tanjiro fends them off but is viciously attacked by Gyutaro, the two racing across the district with Tanjiro forced on the defensive. As they clash, Gyutaro quickly breaks down the poison and fully recovers. Tanjiro realizes his attacks are speeding up and he forces himself to not give up, as the demon prepares to stab him in the eye. Without warning, Tengen appears and stops the sickle from reaching him. Shocked to see the Hashira still alive, he realizes Tengen had forced his heart to stop, temporarily stopping the poison's circulation. Tengen, still skilled with one hand at using his blades, declares to a stunned Tanjiro that he can now use his Musical Score Technique and that they will win. Gyutaro sends a giant wave of blood blades to kill Tengen, but the Sound Hashira uses his enhanced hearing to see the attack as a song he can read, skillfully destroying the flying blades with his Sound Breathing. Tengen reaches the Upper Rank and slams down his swords in the ground, narrowly missing him. Gyutaro realizes that he turned his Rotating Circular Slashes into a song he can deflect, intensely angered he did so with one arm. The two clash head-on in a giant explosion and continue to attack each other, hurling themselves across the burning city doing so. They repeatedly trade violent blows across the district, speeding up while doing so and attacking so viciously, the city is engulfed in explosions and blood. With his Hinokami Kagura, Tanjiro catches up to the two but realizes that Tengen will reach his limit first, and he steels himself to be ready and decapitate Gyutaro. The Upper Rank stabs the Sound Hashira in the stomach and slashes upwards, cutting Tengen's left eye in half. The Hashira ignores the pain and stabs Gyutaro in the stomach, holding him in place as the two hurtle across the city. Tanjiro leaps up from behind and lunges towards them. Gyutaro mocks Tanjiro for being too slow and stabs him in the jaw, saying he is still a loser despite Tengen's assistance and he will eventually die to the poison. Tanjiro fights the pain and successfully brings his blade down on his neck. Using the last remains for his power, Tanjiro forces himself to fight even harder, the scar on his head becoming a fiery mark. With his new strength, he cuts deeper into Upper Six's neck, who curses himself for being decapitated by a \"brat\" like him. Gyutaro then realizes he can still survive if Daki's head remains in intact. Elsewhere, Zenitsu, with Daki in his grasp, races across the skies, still using his Godspeed's energy to try and behead her. He realizes he no longer has any strength left, while Daki attempts to kill him from behind using her obi. Attacking Zenitsu behind his back, the obi is suddenly destroyed by Inosuke. Surprised to see him still alive despite Gyutaro stabbing him in the chest, Inosuke responds by saying that shifting his organs is easy for him, and that growing up in the mountainside means he cannot be poisoned. Inosuke brings his blades down onto her neck, as Daki desperately begs for her brother to do something. Realizing he needs to fend them off, Gyutaro tries to summon another wave of Rotating Circular Slashes. With the last of their power left in their swords, Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke successfully decapitate Gyutaro and Daki simultaneously. The two demons' head bounce on the ground and unexpectedly stop in front of each other. Suma, Makio and Hinatsuru watch from the roof tops, Suma in disbelief at how they managed to defeat them both. Despite this, Hinatsuru is racked with uncertainty at the situation. With the poison affecting him, Tanjiro's vision blurs and his hearing weakens, and he fails to hear Tengen warning him that the battle isn't over. The Hashira desperate urges him to run but Gyutaro's body suddenly erupts into a giant explosion of blood blades, catching the Demon Slayers in the epicenter and devastating Yoshiwara." + ], + [ + "demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba", + 44, + "In a combined monumental effort, Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke successfully decapitate Daki and Gyutaro; the dual holders of Upper Rank Six. In the wake of the battle, Tengen struggles to breathe and compose himself as the poison begins to take its toll. He sees that Gyutaro's body is preparing to spawn blood blades and warns Tanjiro, but the Demon Slayer is unable to respond due to the poison affecting him too. Tengen yells for him to run but the body erupts with enormous waves of blood tearing apart the district. With her box thrown in the air, Nezuko emerges and uses her Blood Demon Art to burn the blades away, saving everyone. Tanjiro regains consciousness to see Nezuko beside him, and turns around to see the what remains of Yoshiwara District around them, now a pile of burnt rubble and debris. She pushes her head to his side, as he realizes that she had saved him from the poison. He quickly wonders on the whereabouts on the others; when he tries to stand, his legs immediately give out. He suddenly hears Zenitsu call out; at this, Nezuko carries Tanjiro on her back to take him to help. Zenitsu, now awake and panicking over the state of his injured body, sees his friend and worriedly asks if his legs are broken. When Tanjiro assures him he is more or less fine, Zenitsu informs him that Inosuke's heartbeat is getting fainter. Seeing his unconscious body, Tanjiro quickly assesses that the poison needs to be neutralized. He tries to think that sunlight could work to save him, but the moon's shine quickly shuts down his idea. He thinks about sending a crow to inform Shinobu but worries it would be too late. He begins to tear up at the idea of his friend's death, lamenting that he was spared. Suddenly, Nezuko touches Inosuke's chest and engulfs his body in her fire. To his amazement, Tanjiro sees the poison being burn away. Inosuke awakens and asks for something to eat, causing Tanjiro to cry and hug him in relief, much to his friend's bewilderment. Elsewhere, Suma cries out over Tengen's waning life, unable to stop the poison affecting him with their antidote. Makio and Hinatsuru sit beside him in shock, seeing their husband dying. Tengen tries to give them his last words but is drowned out by Suma's loud wailing, causing Makio to angrily scold her and for Hinatsuru to yell at the two to be quiet. Now annoyed, Tengen wonders if he will ever say his last words, just as Nezuko approaches them. She touches Tengen's arm and surrounds his body in her Blood Demon Art's fire, causing his wives to be intensely startled at the sight. Suma grabs Nezuko and furiously reprimands her for cremating him too early. Now healed, the Hashira arises and is relieved to feel the poison no longer inside him, causing the three girls to throw themselves on to him in utter relief. As they cry, he apologizes for worrying them. Tanjiro answers that Nezuko's Blood Demon Art had burned the poison away, though he urges Tengen to stay still. Tengen notes that he himself needs to be still with his wounds, but Tanjiro instead informs him he will look for the demons' heads. Carried by Nezuko around the burnt remains of the district, Tanjiro detects a pool of Gyutaro's blood and cautiously approaches it. Throwing a pebble into it to make it splash, he surmises that the blood is now inactive and takes a vial. Tamayo's cat emerges from the rubble, takes the sample and disappears to return to her. Tanjiro detects the scent of blood getting stronger and soon hears the Upper Rank siblings arguing with each other. Gyutaro berates her for dying to the two \"bottom-feeders\" while Daki insults him for his failure to kill the Hashira. He retorts that he was aiming to kill \"the kid with the earrings\" first and tells her she could have been the one to kill Tengen. Daki retaliates by saying that he could have controlled her to do so but let his guard down and did nothing. Gyutaro insults his sister for claiming to be an Upper Rank and for not killing Zenitsu and Inosuke, calling her an idiot for her failure, as Tanjiro sees the two about to disintegrate while still fighting each other. Daki calls him the true idiot and responds that no one as ugly as him could be her brother, tearing as while doing so. Tanjiro and Gyutaro are shocked upon hearing her words but she continues, insisting they were never siblings to begin with. She states that his strength is his only saving grace and says he has no value when he dies, calling him a worthless, ugly freak. He seethes with rage at her insults and tears into her by claiming she would have been long dead without him, calling her the true worthless one and insisting that she too knows it. As she hears his response, Gyutaro wishes he had never protected her at all and he curses her for causing his life to be what it is now. Daki begins to cry and Tanjiro runs over to the siblings. As he laments always cleaning up her messes, Tanjiro gently closes his mouth when he wishes she had never been born, claiming it to be a lie. Tanjiro insists that all he said was untrue and urges Gyutaro to get along with Daki before dying. He tells the Upper Rank siblings that with all they have done, they will be despised and resented by all in the world without anyone but themselves, lamenting that they shouldn't be cursing each other in their final moments. Daki wails at his message and insists that Tanjiro shouldn't be lecturing them; she becomes scared at her fate and begs her brother to fix the situation before disintegrating completely. Gyutaro sees her disappear and calls out her name, \"Ume\". Gyutaro remembers it as her original human name and curses her demon name Daki, though he also insists that Ume was a terrible name too, being the disease that killed their mother. Gyutaro reminisces on their past. He was born into the Rashomon Riverbanks, the lowest caste of the Entertainment District. Children were considered curses then, since they were looked at as just extra mouths to feed; because of this, his mother attempted to kill him several times over his existence. Born with a frail body, he nonetheless managed to survive, though he was berated and insulted over his appearance, uncleanliness and voice. He was especially despised for living in the Entertainment District, since beauty was a measure of value. When hungry, he devoured mice and insects, and his favourite toy was a customer's forgotten sickle. His life changed when Ume was born. Gyutaro considered her his pride and joy, as her great beauty caused even grown ups to be stunned. He discovered he was skilled at combat and used it in his work as a debt collector, along with his sickle. His appearance and horrid reputation instilled fear throughout the district, causing him to embrace his ugliness; and he was especially proud of Ume's beauty and believed it removed his sense of inferiority. As Gyutaro felt that their life was getting better, that good feeling disappeared when Ume turned thirteen. As he walked about the district, he discovers Ume's charred body lying in a ditch to his utter horror. She had attacked a customer of hers, a samurai, and blinded him by stabbing his eye with her hair pin. In retaliation, she was bound and burnt alive by the man; Gyutaro only happened upon her body while returning from his work. When she struggles to breathe, Gyutaro realizes she is still alive. He tearfully grabs her body and yells for no one to get what he owns. He curses the man who took her sister and yells for Ume to be turned back to normal. Gyutaro angrily threatens to kill the gods but is suddenly sliced across the back. As he collapses, the samurai from earlier is revealed to be the one who attacked him. He is accompanied by Ume's madam, who thanks him for killing Gyutaro, since he was troublesome throughout the district, unaware that Gyutaro is still alive and hearing her words. She laments that Ume is gone but offers another pretty girl as a reward. The samurai pauses and insists on finishing off the two, only for Gyutaro to leap into the air and stab the woman in the face with his sickle, killing her instantly. Shocked to see him still alive, the samurai hears Gyutaro menacingly compliments him on his kimono and skin complexion. He guesses that he eats plenty and has a nice, clean bed to sleep in. He believes that good things is all he knows, even a house to protect him from the weather, angrily calling him lucky. As the samurai takes a stance, Gyutaro states that someone as well of as him shouldn't be one to complain over a lost eye; the man charges towards Gyutaro but the boy slices his face in half in retaliation. Gyutaro carries Ume's body throughout the district, but his efforts are in vain as no one offers them help. He collapses from exhaustion, still carrying his sister in her arms as snow begins to fall on the city. He grieves over the needed help they were never given no matter the situation, cursing the belief that \"fortune and misfortune are intertwined\" over their continual miserable existence. Without warning, the siblings are happened upon by the Upper Rank Six of then, who had been wandering about the district while eating his meal. He calls himself \"kind hearted\" and believes that Ume will die soon. The demon offers to give the two his blood and transform them. Furthermore, he believes that if \"he\" accepts them, they can be demons as well. Dropping the head he was eating, he asks whether they can become a Twelve Kizuki and rise up like him. Gyutaro reflects on the demon's words and his transformation, insisting he doesn't regret being one. He believes that no matter how many times he is reborn, he will always be a demon. Despite his proudness in being \"the Gyutaro who collects\", he has one underlying regret: Ume. He laments over what her life could have been had she been born differently. Had she worked in a better house, she could have been a well-known Oiran. If she was born to normal parents, she could have been a normal girl. Had she been born to a good family, she could have been a respectable young woman. He laments that with her impressionable and pliant personality, he unknowingly shaped her into what she became in the end. Gyutaro admits that his teachings even led to her attacking the samurai, since she could have turned out better had she ignored what she was taught by him. He believes that his only regret in life is her. The Upper Rank sees himself in a dense, foggy void, believing it to be Hell. Wondering at his situation, Ume calls out to him and comments that she hates it here. Gyutaro realizes that though he retains his demonic appearance, Ume has reverted to her looks before she was burned. He turns to walk away from her, causing Ume to ask if he is heading to the exit. Hearing this, Gyutaro urges her to stop following him; when she tries to ignore his words, he angrily repeats them. As he walks away, Ume believes he is angry at her final words before she died and urges him to forgive her, taking back her insults and insisting she was only upset over their defeat. She apologizes for not fighting hard enough, believe they could have won had she been more useful and apologizing for always bring the two of them down. Urging him to listen, Gyutaro instead responds by saying they are no longer siblings, insisting he walk his path while she will walk to the light away from him. Instead of listening, Ume tearfully clings to her brother and refuses to leave him, exclaiming that no matter how many times she is reborn, she will always be his little sister. She cries while urging him not to hate her, asking him never to leave her alone and refusing to forgive him if he does so, \"Because we're always going to be together\". Ume reiterates a promise he had made as they were young, causing Gyutaro to remember that moment again. With just each other, he had insisted that they can't be beaten together and promising they will always be together. As she cries, Gyutaro lifts her legs up and the two enter the fires of Hell together. Tanjiro and Nezuko watch as the last remnants of Gyutaro's head fade into ash; he wonders whether the siblings had made up. Seeing the wounded Tengen, Obanai Iguro commends him for defeating Upper Rank Six, sarcastically offering his praises over the feat. Tengen denies his words but Suma angrily confront him for being late, causing Obanai's snake to hiss at her. The Serpent Hashira asks what he will do now that he's lost his left eye and hand, wondering if he can recover and return to his duty. Hearing this, Tengen announces that he will retire from being a Hashira, believing that Kagaya will accept his choice. Obanai angrily refuses to listen to his wish, retorting that too many new Demon Slayers are dying without reaching their potential and claiming that having someone \"as uninspiring as you\" is still better than nothing. Unsatisfied with his decision, he urges the Sound Hashira to battle till he dies. Tengen ignores him and retorts his earlier statement, stating that \"the young guy you hate\" is reaching his potential. Hearing this, Obanai becomes stunned, unable to believe that Tanjiro had survived the immense battle. When a Kasugai Crow announces that Tengen, Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke have defeated an Upper Rank, Kagaya Ubuyashiki becomes ecstatic. With his condition worsening however, he begins to cough blood, causing his wife Amane to worry at his state. Instead, he tells her that an Upper Rank had not been defeated for a hundred years. Kagaya sees this as an omen that fate is taking a dramatic turn, and it will affect everyone greatly. He states that eventually, they will reach \"that man\". He reaffirms his promise that they will kill Muzan Kibutsuji without fail in this generation, cursing him as the sole blemish in his family. His coughing begins to worsen, causing his children to rush by his side. Amane urges them to help their father, as they worriedly call out to him. Elsewhere, Akaza sees himself inside the Infinity Castle, and he quickly realizes that he is summoned here because an Upper Rank demon was killed. Tengen is supported by his wives on their way out of Yoshiwara. While he comments on the smarting pain he is feeling, Suma expresses thankfulness that he survived the battle. Makio agrees and Hinatsuru is relieved that the four of them will be returning together; Tengen hopes that they would return like heroes and \"be flashy about it\". Hugging Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko, Tanjiro cries tears of relief that they survived. Zenitsu exclaims his feeling of relief that the battle is done and Tanjiro tearfully states he is glad that his friends made it out alive in the end." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 11, + "Lord Commander Jeor Mormont's rangers arrive at Craster's Keep having passed several abandoned wildling villages. Jon Snow, Grenn, Eddison Tollett and Samwell Tarly are repulsed by Craster, who has many wives, most of whom are also his own daughters, but who seemingly has no sons. Craster tells Jeor that he has not seen the missing Benjen Stark and reports that the other wildlings are assembling for the King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder. Jon challenges their host, who is low and crude, but is demanding and demeaning when he is talking to the noble Commander Mormont (who ignores his insulting behavior). When Craster refers to them as southerners, Jon argues with him. Jeor reprimands Jon, noting that Craster may be disgusting, but the Night's Watch needs him. His information and shelter in the harsh conditions north of the Wall have helped them many times before. Mormont asks Jon if someday he wants to lead and tells him that first he needs to \"learn how to follow.\" King Joffrey Baratheon holds a tournament to celebrate his nameday on the walls of the Red Keep. He is irritated by Ser Dontos Hollard, who arrives both late and intoxicated for his bout. Joffrey orders his guards to pour an entire barrel of wine down Dontos' throat with a funnel. Sansa Stark intercedes telling Joffrey that ordering a death on one's name day is bad luck. Joffrey dismisses this as a mindless superstition, but Sandor Clegane seconds her. Sansa convinces Joffrey to instead make Dontos his court fool, for which Dontos is grateful. Tyrion Lannister arrives back in King's Landing, to Joffrey's disdain, but to the delight of Tommen and Myrcella who had worried that he was dead. The small council is in session to discuss the Conclave's announcement that the long summer has ended. Cersei orders the city gates closed to refugees from the war in the Riverlands. When Tyrion arrives with a letter from Lord Tywin, appointing him as acting Hand of the King in Tywin's stead, Cersei becomes livid. She is suspicious that Tyrion is taking power for himself, but he convinces her that he is there to act as an advisor. He criticizes his sister for failing to rein in Joffrey and overseeing numerous bad decisions, particularly the execution of Ned Stark. Their actions have sparked a war, which, he adds, their side is currently losing. He is even more incredulous when he learns that Arya Stark escaped, pointing out how much stronger their position could have been with three Stark hostages. Tyrion hides his lover Shae in his chambers in the Tower of the Hand because he was forbidden by his father to bring her with him. She is initially thrilled at being brought to the capital, and says that big cities make her \"want to fuck\". Cersei tasks Petyr Baelish with finding Arya. She needles Petyr about his unrequited love for Catelyn and he counters by referencing her relationship with Jaime, telling her that knowledge is power. She responds in a demonstration of her control over her guards, ordering them to first seize Baelish and cut his throat and almost immediately rescinding the order. She warns him that power is power. Joffrey redecorates his throne room, hoping to restore the intimidating grandeur it held under the Targaryens. He refuses his mother's suggestion that they ask Tywin Lannister for aid in the search for Arya because he does not feel it is necessary to find her and does not feel it is fitting for a king to ask for help. He blames Tywin for their losses in the war and the capture of Jaime. Having heard rumors about his parentage, he confronts his mother. She dismisses it as gossip spread by his enemies. He questions her about his father's bastard children and insults her by saying that Robert had grown tired of her. She slaps him, and he warns her never to hit him again under threat of death. Lord Janos Slynt leads a city-wide massacre of Robert's bastards. The infant Barra is killed in Petyr's brothel in front of her mother and the prostitute Ros. Tobho Mott is interrogated and reveals that Gendry has left the city as a recruit of the Night's Watch. He says that Gendry can be identified by his bull's head helm. Gendry and Arya are travelling north on the Kingsroad with Yoren's recruits. At Winterfell, Bran Stark suffers through the petty complaints of his vassals, facing unrest at Robb Stark calling his banners and taking the young men south. Maester Luwin guides him in carrying out a lord's duties. Bran dreams that he is his direwolf Summer walking in the Godswood, and when he looks in the pool, he sees Summer's reflection rather than his own, which wakes him. He has Osha and Hodor take him to the pool and is reassured to find that his waking reflection is his own. They discuss the phenomenon of the Red Comet, as many people think it means different things. Osha tells him she believes it signifies the return of dragons to the world. On the island of Dragonstone, King Stannis Baratheon allows his advisor Melisandre to burn statues of the gods of the Faith of the Seven as an offering to her deity the Lord of Light. Maester Cressen is outraged at the affront to his gods and fearful that Melisandre is leading Stannis into a war that he cannot win. Melisandre proclaims Stannis a champion of the Lord of Light, as he draws a burning sword from one of the statues. Cressen asks Davos Seaworth to help him intervene but Davos says that it is not the right time. Stannis has received Ned Stark's letter, informing him that he was the true heir of King Robert Baratheon, so he will send copies of a letter announcing his claim to the throne of the Seven Kingdoms to Lords throughout the realm. He details the incestuous relationship between Cersei and Jaime Lannister and challenges Joffrey's legitimacy. He rejects Davos's appeal to consider an alliance with his brother Renly Baratheon, while Renly is claiming the throne for himself, despite Renly having widespread support, or even with Robb Stark, since while Robb does not seek the Iron Throne, he desires Northern independence, which Stannis sees as Robb \"stealing the Northern half of his kingdom.\" Cressen feigns an apology in an effort to trick Melisandre into sharing a cup of poisoned wine with him. Davos sees him drop the poison in the cup, and tries to stop him. He drinks first and hands the cup to her. Melisandre is aware of what Cressen is doing, but smiling she drinks anyway and is unaffected by the poison, and Cressen dies in vain. Robb receives the letter and interrogates the captive Jaime about his reasons for crippling Bran. Jaime reveals nothing and attacks Robb's decision to keep him in his mobile camp rather than with one of his bannermen as demonstrating a lack of trust. Robb asserts his faith in his men and his concern at the lengths House Lannister would go to in order to free Jaime. His direwolf Grey Wind is almost fully grown and menaces Jaime during the questioning. Robb sends his prisoner Alton Lannister to King's Landing with peace terms. His demands include the release of his sisters, the return of his father's remains along with the remains of all those who served him, and the recognition of the North as a free and independent kingdom. Theon Greyjoy appeals to Robb to send him to Pyke to seek an alliance with his father Balon citing their need for a fleet in order to attack King's Landing. Catelyn counsels against putting trust in Balon because of his history of rebellion. She asks Robb to consider exchanging Jaime for his sisters. She then asks to return to her younger sons at Winterfell but Robb tasks her with seeking an alliance with Renly and sends Ser Rodrik Cassel instead to Winterfell. Daenerys Targaryen leads her diminished khalasar east into the Red Waste to avoid her rivals. She is surrounded by powerful enemies who Ser Jorah tells her will kill her and take her dragons. The deadly emptiness of the Red Waste is her only option. She struggles to make her dragons eat what little meat she has, and her people face starvation. Her beloved white mare, her first gift from Khal Drogo, dies prompting her to halt the march and send three of her bloodriders in three different directions to scout for sustenance and refuge." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 12, + "In the Riverlands, Arya Stark continues to pose as a boy while traveling north with Yoren and his Night's Watch recruits. She urinates privately to conceal that she is a girl. Arya is drawn to the caged prisoners containing Jaqen H'ghar, Rorge and Biter. Jaqen asks her for water and introduces himself. A pair of Gold Cloaks approach the party and Arya hides, believing that they have come for her. They deliver a warrant for Gendry, one of Robert Baratheon's bastard children, but Yoren intimidates them into leaving empty-handed. They promise to return with more men. Arya asks Gendry why he is wanted and he admits that he does not know. He tells her that he was questioned by Lord Jon Arryn and Lord Eddard Stark in the months before he fled King's Landing. He questions why she thought that they had come for her and tells her that he has seen through her disguise. Arya reveals her identity to him and swears him to secrecy. In King's Landing, Varys discovers Shae living with Tyrion Lannister in the Tower of the Hand and makes implied threats about revealing her presence. Tyrion warns Varys not to underestimate him. Alton Lannister delivers King Robb Stark's peace terms to the small council and Queen Regent Cersei Lannister rejects them. Grand Maester Pycelle relays a message from the Night's Watch requesting manpower and warning of wights. Tyrion is the only one to take the warning seriously. Ros struggles to continue her work as a prostitute after having witnessed the murder of Mhaegen's infant daughter Barra, one of Robert Baratheon's bastard children. Petyr Baelish threatens her with a tale about selling an unhappy girl to a depraved customer in order to recoup his investment. He orders her to return happy after a night off. Tyrion has dinner with Lord Janos Slynt and questions him about the massacre of the royal bastards. Janos freely admits his involvement but will not reveal who ordered the attack. Tyrion has Janos arrested and exiled to the Night's Watch and installs Bronn as Commander of the City Watch in his place. Cersei confronts Tyrion about his actions. He warns that she is losing the support of the people but she claims that she does not care. He concludes that Joffrey ordered the massacre, having initially suspected that it was Cersei. He jokes about her relationship with Jaime and she says that he has always been funny. She ends the discussion with the barb that his finest joke was killing their mother when he was born. On Dragonstone, Davos recruits the Lysene sellsail Salladhor Saan and his fleet of thirty ships to King Stannis Baratheon's cause. His son Matthos Seaworth encourages him to learn to read so that he can study the holy texts of the Lord of Light but Davos is happy to put his faith solely in Stannis. Melisandre seduces Stannis with the promise of a son. At first, Stannis hesitates, explaining he has a wife, but Melisandre still manages to successfully seduce Stannis. Theon Greyjoy travels to the Iron Islands on a merchant ship and has sex with the Captain's daughter. He tells her that he is expecting a warm reception and is crushed when there is no one to meet him when he disembarks in Lordsport. A woman offers him a ride to Pyke and he attempts to seduce her throughout the journey. He is further disappointed when his father Balon questions his loyalty and his memory of his roots having spent nine years as a ward of House Stark. He delivers Robb Stark's letter suggesting an alliance against House Lannister, for which Robb will make Balon King of the Iron Islands again. His guide enters and he is shocked to realize that she is his sister Yara when Balon greets her warmly. Balon rejects the proposal and compares Theon unfavorably to his sister. He insists that he will follow the ironborn tradition of paying the iron price (meaning to take something through force) and says that no one will give him his crown. When Theon warns his father that he will not defeat the Lannisters, Balon retorts that he has no intention of fighting the Lannisters. Daenerys Targaryen and her khalasar lie exhausted in the heat, their water dwindling as they wait for the return of her bloodriders. Rakharo's horse returns riderless and Ser Jorah Mormont discovers his head and severed braid in its saddle bag. He surmises that Rakharo was caught and killed by a rival khalasar. Irri is devastated by the death and believes the mutilation will prevent Rakharo from entering the Night Lands, the Dothraki land of the dead. Daenerys promises to hold a funeral for Rakharo. Samwell Tarly rescues one of Craster's wives, Gilly, from Ghost when he bothers her for food. She confides her desire to flee from the keep because of her fear for what Craster will do if her unborn child is a boy. Sam takes her to Jon and she begs him to take her with them on the ranging but will not say what she is afraid of. Jon tells Gilly it is not possible for her to come with them because they are going deeper into wildling country. After Gilly leaves, Sam and Jon argue about the impracticality of taking Gilly with them. Jon notices Craster taking a baby into the woods at night. He follows him and sees him leave the child to the White Walkers. Jon goes to the child but before he can intervene, Craster surprises him and knocks him out." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 13, + "Craster drags his captive Jon Snow back to his keep. He had caught Jon spying on him while he left a baby in the forest for the White Walkers and has beaten him bloody. Craster orders the men of the Night's Watch out of his home, blaming Jon. Lord Commander Jeor Mormont questions Jon about his actions. Jon realizes that Jeor has known all along that Craster is sacrificing his sons. However, Mormont considers Craster too valuable a contact to risk offending, as he is one of their few sources of information and shelter beyond the Wall. Mormont himself is disgusted by Craster's human sacrifices (not to mention his incestuous relationships with his own daughters), but he will not interfere, and forbids Jon from doing so, as Craster has helped many members of the Night's Watch, among them, Benjen Stark. Jon reveals seeing something take the child. Jeor predicts that whatever it was Jon will see it again. Samwell Tarly gives Gilly a thimble that once belonged to his mother. He promises to come back for her when they make the return journey to Castle Black. Bran Stark continues to experience strange dreams where he sees the world from the perspective of his direwolf Summer. He follows Hodor into his own bedroom and looks down on himself sleeping. Later, he confides in Maester Luwin, who is dismissive of their significance. Catelyn Stark arrives in the camp of King Renly Baratheon during a tournament. She watches Brienne of Tarth defeat Ser Loras Tyrell and claim a place in Renly's kingsguard. Renly introduces Catelyn to his new wife, Margaery Tyrell. Renly shows off his 100,000 strong army. Catelyn warns Renly to take the war seriously. Renly tries to initiate sex with his lover Loras but is rebuffed. Loras reminds him of the importance of fathering an heir and goes to fetch his sister Queen Margaery. Margaery fails to seduce Renly. She is pragmatic about his homosexuality, and suggests including her brother in their love making, asserting the importance of producing an heir. Theon Greyjoy is included in his father Balon's war council. Balon reveals his plan to attack the lightly defended North while their armies are fighting against House Lannister. Theon is fuming when he is assigned a single ship to raid the fishing villages of the Stony Shore while his sister Yara is put in command of thirty ships and told to take Deepwood Motte. Theon implores his father to reconsider, claiming that if the Greyjoys attack the North, they face the possibility of total destruction if they lose, but if they ally with the Starks and win, Balon will be crowned King of the Iron Islands and House Greyjoy will be awarded Casterly Rock and essentially the source of the Lannisters' wealth along with it, but Balon rebuffs Theon and chastises him for becoming loyal to the Starks. Theon challenges his father's lack of faith in him and reminds him that he gave him up as a ward. Balon reacts by hitting his son and storming out as Theon shouts at him from behind. Theon considers warning Robb about his father's actions, but ultimately reaffirms his loyalty to his family by being baptised by a Drowned Man. Shae complains to Tyrion Lannister about being confined to his chambers. He liaises with Varys to find her a job that will give her some freedom. Cersei Lannister hosts an awkward dinner for her children and her captive Sansa Stark. Sansa maintains her façade of loyalty to her captors. Shae reports as Sansa's new handmaiden, allowing Sansa to vent some frustration about her inexperience. Tyrion tests the loyalty of the small council by feeding them each a different plan for a marriage alliance involving Princess Myrcella Baratheon. He uncovers Pycelle as an informant to Cersei when Cersei confronts him about the plan he fed to Pycelle. Tyrion insists on pursuing the exposed plan to marry Myrcella into House Martell of Dorne over Cersei's protests. He has Bronn arrest Pycelle for his treachery. Petyr Baelish is furious about being involved in Tyrion's deception. Tyrion placates him by offering him an opportunity to act as an envoy to Renly and Catelyn. Arya Stark struggles with insomnia and takes advice from Yoren about coping with her painful memories. He tells her to focus on retribution. They are interrupted by the arrival of Ser Amory Lorch with a force of Lannister men and Gold Cloaks. Yoren marshals the recruits for a battle. He confronts Ser Amory and refuses to comply with his demands that he surrender the royal bastard Gendry. Yoren dies fighting bravely but his recruits are overcome. During the fight Arya rescues Jaqen H'ghar from a fire near the prisoner wagon. Lommy Greenhands picks up Gendry's helmet and is wounded by a crossbow bolt. Arya is incapacitated by Polliver who takes Needle from her. Gendry and Hot Pie are also captured. Lommy begs Polliver to carry him but Polliver stabs him in the throat with Needle instead. Arya convinces her captors that Lommy was Gendry because he was carrying the helmet. Ser Amory orders the prisoners be taken to Harrenhal." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 14, + "The Northern army under King Robb Stark leads a surprise night-time assault against an encamped Lannister army, which was only manned by Rennick and another Lannister guardsman, with his direwolf Grey Wind causing a considerable amount of damage. The Battle of Oxcross is a smashing victory, following through on Robb's promise to give Cersei \"another Whispering Wood.\" [1] The next day Robb surveys the battlefield as Silent Sisters tend to both Stark and Lannister wounded, while his bannerman, Lord Roose Bolton of the Dreadfort, argues that they should kill all of the Lannister soldiers they took prisoner, because they're having trouble supplying their own army and prisoners will slow them down. Robb disagrees, saying they will fight honorably and follow the laws of war. Bolton concedes that some of the Lannister officers might have useful information they could be tortured into revealing, but Robb refuses, not wanting to give the Lannisters an excuse to torture his sisters, Sansa and Arya. Robb sees a woman battlefield healer treating a wounded Lannister soldier. The prisoner protests when she tells him she has to amputate his leg in order to save his life. Robb helps hold him down as she saws off the leg. The woman, who introduces herself as Talisa of Volantis, criticizes Robb for the need for this war. Robb doesn't want the Iron Throne, just revenge on Joffrey for his father's death. She is shocked to learn he doesn't care which king takes the throne after they defeat Joffrey (having declared for neither of the Baratheon brothers). He just wants them to leave the north alone afterward. She points out that for all the bloodshed they have caused, he hasn't hurt the ones who killed his father, Joffrey and Tywin Lannister. The men they slaughtered were not Tywin's main army but unwilling boy soldiers and conscripts from the Westerlands. Arya Stark, Gendry, and Hot Pie are taken by Ser Amory Lorch's group of soldiers to Harrenhal, a vast but partially ruined castle which was badly damaged during the Targaryen Conquest three hundred years ago by dragons' fire. Arya's group is herded in with many other prisoners the Lannister soldiers have taken, primarily peasant refugees from the Riverlands. The commander of the entire Lannister force is Ser Gregor Clegane, \"the Mountain That Rides,\" previously declared an outlaw by Eddard Stark for his raiding in the Riverlands. Now the positions are reversed, with Clegane having the support of the Iron Throne to brutalize the Rivermen. The stench of corpses is so strong that Arya notices it as soon as they are in sight of the castle. The Lannister soldiers under Ser Gregor - particularly one known as the Tickler–sadistically torture many of the prisoners they have taken. One method used is to tie a bucket containing a rat to a man's abdomen, and then to hold a flame to the back of the bucket so the rat will chew its way through the man's guts. The prisoners are for the most part simple peasant refugees with no knowledge of the war, and the Lannister soldiers are savagely torturing them just because they want to know where they may have hid the few valuables they have. However, some are also asked if they know anything about a group known as \"the Brotherhood.\" Just as Gendry is about to be tortured, Lord Tywin Lannister arrives with the main host of his army, who have retreated to Harrenhal to regroup after their loss at the Battle of the Whispering Wood. The main Lannister army group led by Lord Tywin is settling in to use Harrenhal as their new main base for the ongoing campaign in the Riverlands. Tywin orders an immediate halt to the tortures (saving Gendry), rationally pointing out how disproportionate it is relative to what little wealth the peasants might be hiding, and it would be far more efficient to put them to work around the castle. As a blacksmith's apprentice, Gendry's skills are of particular use to them, and he is set to work. Tywin instantly notices that \"Arry\" is really a girl dressed up in boy's clothing, criticizing his soldiers for being too foolish to notice. When he asks her why she's dressed as a boy, Arya simply explains that it was safer. Tywin is impressed with her intelligence, and takes her on as his new cupbearer while his army is based at the castle. In King's Landing, King Joffrey Baratheon is furious when he hears of Robb Stark's decisive victory against Lannister forces. He has Sansa Stark brought before the assembled court in the recently redecorated throne room, which now boasts iron spikes on many surfaces and roaring fires surrounding the pillars. Lancel Lannister tells Sansa and the assembled nobles that Robb only won the battle with trickery and sorcery. At first, Joffrey sadistically menaces Sansa by brandishing a crossbow at her and openly toying with the thought of killing her right in front of the throne to send her brother a message. Despite being clearly terrified, Sansa refuses to give Joffrey the satisfaction of scaring her and continues to firmly pledge her loyalty. Annoyed, he reluctantly concedes to his mother's insistence that they need Sansa alive, lowering the crossbow and ordering her to stand. Joffrey then sits down on the Iron Throne and commands Ser Meryn Trant of the Kingsguard to beat and strip her as punishment, but instructs Trant to leave her face because \"I like her pretty.\" Ser Meryn punches Sansa violently in the stomach and strikes her in the back of the legs with the flat of his sword, causing her to fall down. He then rips open the back of her gown, leaving her partially naked from the waist up. As the beating continues, the entire court watches in horror, particularly a disgusted Sandor Clegane. But despite the room being filled with dozens of knights and officials, no one intervenes out of fear of Joffrey's wrath. A furious Tyrion Lannister marches in and puts a stop to the spectacle. He orders someone to cover Sansa up and Sandor immediately steps forward, taking off his cloak and proceeds to gently wrap it around her. Tyrion turns his wrath upon Joffrey, berating his actions as Sansa is his future wife and queen that he is publicly shaming (and the fact that Joffrey doesn't pause to think how politically disastrous it would be for their allies to see him having his guards beat a valuable political hostage to a bloody pulp). Furious, Joffrey proclaims that he was punishing her. Denouncing his nephew as a \"halfwit,\" Tyrion points out the absurdity of punishing Sansa for her brother's actions miles away in a war that Joffrey himself started. Now completely enraged, Joffrey bellows that as king, he can do whatever he pleases, but Tyrion again coldly counters that the Mad King thought he could do as he pleased too, which led to him being overthrown and killed. When Ser Meryn tries to support the king, Tyrion silences the Kingsguard by ordering Bronn to kill Meryn if the knight opens his mouth again. Tyrion comforts the shaken Sansa and personally escorts her out of the hall. He asks her whether she wants to end her engagement to the king, but she continues to parrot the lines that she loves Joffrey and will uphold her duty. Impressed, Tyrion remarks that she has learned how to survive around Joffrey and might just make it out of her situation alive, respectfully calling her \"Lady Stark.\" Bronn suggests to Tyrion that as an angry young man, maybe what Joffrey needs is to have sex with a woman, and that they should set him up with a prostitute. Tyrion agrees that maybe this would give Joffrey a chance to release his frustrations away from Sansa. Indeed, he might even be grateful for the gesture: given that he didn't have much of a father figure in Robert Baratheon to set him straight, doing something nice for the boy might even be the second chance Joffrey needs to re-establish a relationship with a male family figure. So Tyrion arranges for two prostitutes from Littlefinger's brothel, Ros and Daisy, to entertain Joffrey. Unfortunately, the attempt fails horrifically: instead of trying to have sex with the prostitutes, Joffrey brings a loaded crossbow into the bedchamber. At crossbow-point, Joffrey forces Ros to beat Daisy unconscious, and then to dump her body in Tyrion's chambers, to send his uncle a message warning him not to interfere with his handling of Sansa again. As Tyrion works in his chamber late at night, his cousin Lancel Lannister knocks on his door delivering orders from Cersei to release Grand Maester Pycelle from the dungeon at once. Despite their blood relationship Lancel clearly holds Tyrion in contempt and openly calls him \"Imp.\" Curious, Tyrion asks why Lancel is so late delivering the message. Blundering into a rather obvious trap, Lancel retorts that he always delivers messages immediately and is never late. Tyrion then simply points out how odd it is that Lancel would be coming from Cersei's bedchambers in the middle of the night. Lancel nervously says Cersei often works tirelessly keeping late hours, but Tyrion also notices that he reeks of Cersei's favorite lavender oil perfume. Tyrion enquires whether Lancel was made a knight before or after he started sharing Cersei's bed. Lancel falls apart, saying that Cersei's father ordered him to obey her every command when he became a squire to King Robert. Tyrion sarcastically asks if Cersei forced him to have sex with her too. Tyrion wonders aloud what Joffrey would do if he found out that Lancel had not only killed Joffrey's father but was also sleeping with his mother. Lancel gets down on his knees and pleads for his life. Tyrion gently instructs Lancel that he won't tell, but from now on, Lancel must report everything Cersei does back to Tyrion. As Lancel leaves, he also casually agrees that he will accede to Cersei's request and free Pycelle if she wants him as a \"pet\", though he doesn't want him back on the Small Council. Petyr \"Littlefinger\" Baelish arrives at King Renly Baratheon's camp as a political envoy from King Joffrey Baratheon at King's Landing. He tries to gain Renly's trust by implying that if Renly does march on the capital, he will help take down the Lannisters from within (it is unclear if he is lying, but he is also ready to jump ship if the Lannisters lose, and Stannis is not an option, because Stannis despises Littlefinger); Renly is tempted by the notion, despite his dislike for Littlefinger. Littlefinger then has a conversation with Queen Margaery Tyrell in which he tries to intimidate her by hinting that her husband is homosexual. He does not anticipate that Margaery seems to already know and not to care. Margaery is not a naive ingenue like Sansa Stark but versed in court strategies: she honestly believes that Renly is the best candidate for king, and voluntarily entered into a paper marriage to secure the political alliance between Renly and House Tyrell. Baelish then meets with Catelyn Stark, who is still furious at his betrayal of her husband to his death. Baelish first tries to kindle a romance with her, saying that now they are both free, it may be that they can be together. Catelyn simply draws a dagger and demands that he stop speaking. Discouraged, he moves on to present Tyrion's offer that the Lannisters want to make a prisoner exchange with the Starks: if they release Jaime Lannister, Queen Cersei will release both Sansa Stark and Arya Stark (Baelish lies about the Lannisters having Arya). Catelyn insists that Robb would never allow the exchange, but Littlefinger tries to manipulate her love for her imprisoned daughters. As a show of good faith from Tyrion, Baelish brings forward a pair of Silent Sisters carrying a box containing the remains of Ned Stark. Deeply grieving, Catelyn tells Petyr to get out. She looks at the bones with pain, but then shuts the box with a look of resolve on her face. King Stannis Baratheon then arrives at Renly's camp, along with the Red Priestess Melisandre and Ser Davos Seaworth in his retinue. Stannis has come to treat with Renly and give him the chance to willingly relinquish his claim and serve his older brother. Renly, along with his Kingsguard members Brienne and Ser Loras Tyrell, counters that no one wants Stannis to be king. Renly also scoffs at Stannis's conversion to the religion of the Lord of Light. Catelyn Stark criticizes both brothers for acting like sulking children. Stannis counters that it is odd that Catelyn is standing alongside Renly, given that her own husband Ned Stark rejected Renly's initial plan to claim the throne and supported Stannis as Robert's rightful heir, even at the cost of his own life. In a display of leniency that is uncharacteristic for him, Stannis offers Renly that if he relinquishes his claim, Stannis will grant him his old seat on the small council, and even name him as his heir (unless Stannis ever has a son in the future). Catelyn reminds Stannis that their common enemy is the Lannisters, but he will not hear it, again asserting his right to the Iron Throne. Renly states that the 100,000 soldiers waving his banners makes him king, and Stannis's small army is hopelessly outnumbered. Stannis says that they shall see the next morning when their armies clash, and he departs. As she leaves Melisandre warns, \"Look to your sins Lord Renly, for the night is dark and full of terrors.\" Renly watches his brother fade into the distance and asks his companions if they can believe that he loved Stannis once. At King Stannis's command, Ser Davos rows Melisandre to some caves located near Renly's camp. Davos knows these caves from his old smuggling days. Melisandre asks him about whether he desires her, and his views on the conflict they are involved in between right and wrong, insisting that she is on the side of good. They find the way through the caves is blocked by metal bars. Melisandre takes off her cloak revealing that she is naked and heavily pregnant and promptly \"gives birth\" to a creature made entirely of shadow, as Ser Davos looks on in horror. On the return of her bloodrider Kovarro, Daenerys receives word that the city of Qarth is nearby, and they are willing to receive the \"Mother of Dragons.\" Ser Jorah Mormont cautions that the desert surrounding Qarth is known as the \"Garden of Bones,\" as those who are turned away by Qarth perish outside the city walls due to exposure and thirst. Daenerys and her Khalasar leave the Red Waste and reach the city of Qarth. The Thirteen, a group of wealthy nobles and merchant princes, the leaders of Qarth, emerge to greet her, guarded by a group of shielded spearmen. One of the Thirteen, the Spice King, speaks for the group. They request that the \"Mother of Dragons\" present her children, but Daenerys insists that her people be fed and sheltered before she reveals her dragons. The Thirteen decide to turn Daenerys' group away and abandon them to the Garden of Bones. Daenerys swears vengeance on Qarth, with \"fire and blood,\" should they not comply. Jorah seems to find these threats rather reckless, but one of the Thirteen, Xaro Xhoan Daxos, chooses to vouch for Daenerys through Sumai, a blood oath by which a Qartheen may vouch for a visitor. Daenerys and her Khalasar are let into Qarth." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 15, + "King Renly Baratheon is assassinated by the Shadow brought into the world by Melisandre and fathered by Stannis Baratheon just after agreeing to an alliance with King Robb Stark. His kingsguard Brienne is mistakenly blamed for the death and she flees the camp with Catelyn Stark. Brienne later swears fealty to Catelyn. Renly's army disintegrates, with the forces of House Tyrell fleeing to Highgarden and the rest of his bannermen joining his brother King Stannis. Lord Petyr Baelish accompanies the Tyrell faction, sensing an opportunity to sway them to Joffrey's side. Ser Davos Seaworth challenges King Stannis on his use of Melisandre's magic and convinces him to leave Melisandre behind when they attack King's Landing to quash rumors of her influence on him. Stannis places Davos in command of his fleet. When he is alone in his tent, Stannis briefly fights against tears, showing he does in fact grieve for his younger brother. Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister brings news of Renly's death to his sister, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister. She is pleased, but Tyrion predicts Stannis's imminent attack. He tries to discuss plans for their defense, but she insists on keeping them secret. From his spy, his cousin Ser Lancel Lannister, Tyrion learns that Cersei has been having extensive meetings with the Alchemists' Guild. He visits Wisdom Hallyne of the guild and learns that they have stockpiled thousands of jars of Wildfire, a dangerously flammable substance, to use as catapult ammunition. Bronn warns that this strategy could be disastrous, and result in panicking defenders accidentally burning down their own city. Tyrion orders Hallyne to answer to him instead of Cersei. Tyrion also passes a street protest that blames him for the ills of the city, as they believe Tyrion to be manipulating Joffrey. Theon Greyjoy takes command of his new ship and finds his crew insubordinate. His first mate Dagmer tells him that he needs to prove himself to the men and Theon plans to raid Torrhen's Square to draw the remaining forces of House Stark from Winterfell. His plan is successful and Ser Rodrik Cassel leads a force of 200 men to relieve his siege of Torrhen's Square. Bran Stark provides well judged counsel to his subjects but continues to be troubled by his dreams. He discusses dreaming of a Three-Eyed Raven with the wildling woman Osha but she declines to interpret the dream. He also confides dreaming of the sea flooding Winterfell and drowning his people, including Ser Rodrik. Tywin Lannister hosts a protracted war council to determine a new strategy to deal with Robb. Arya Stark serves as his cupbearer. Though he does not know who she really is, Tywin realizes that she is of northern extraction and questions her about her origins and opinions regarding Robb. She manages to avoid revealing her true identity. She leaves to fetch water and encounters Jaqen H'ghar, now a Lannister man-at-arms. Jaqen says that because she saved his life, and those of his two fellow prisoners, he owes her three deaths and offers to kill three people of her choosing. She targets the Tickler, Ser Gregor Clegane's torturer. The Tickler is soon found dead in the courtyard, his neck twisted 180 degrees. Arya notices Jaqen on the walkway above and he holds a single finger to his face to signify his responsibility. Lord Commander Jeor Mormont leads his ranging to the ancient Fist of the First Men to rendezvous with the experienced scout Qhorin. Qhorin arrives and warns Jeor that they must change their tactics to combat the wildling army under King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder. He suggests sending a small party ahead to neutralize Mance's lookouts in the Skirling Pass. Jon Snow joins Qhorin's group, while Samwell Tarly takes his task as the steward of the Lord Commander. Daenerys Targaryen has taught her dragons to breathe fire on command and they are now capable of sharing and eating meat on their own. She is enjoying the hospitality of the wealthy noble Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the city of Qarth. He hosts a gathering in her honor in the gardens of his home. She is perturbed by the tricks of the warlock Pyat Pree, who invites her to visit the House of the Undying. The masked woman Quaithe delivers an enigmatic warning to Ser Jorah Mormont about Daenerys's need for protection from those who lust after her dragons. Xaro offers to fund Daenerys's invasion of Westeros in exchange for her hand in marriage. Later, she seeks Jorah's advice about the proposal and he cautions against accepting financial aid. He suggests that she will be able to win her throne should she reach Westeros with just a single ship. He reveals his depth of feeling for her but she does not return his affections." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 16, + "At Winterfell, Maester Luwin frantically sends off a messenger raven. A band of raiders from House Greyjoy, led by Theon Greyjoy, take over the undefended castle. Theon had lured the defenders away with a feint at Torrhen's Square and then infiltrated the castle using grappling claws. Theon tells Bran Stark to surrender the castle to him to save his people. Bran submits in front of his assembled people. Ser Rodrik Cassel is captured by Theon's men as he is returning from Torrhen's Square. He spits in Theon's face, and Dagmer insists that Theon must kill him, or lose face in front of his ironborn raiders. Theon botches the beheading of Ser Rodrik, requiring several hacks and a kick, horrifying the people of Winterfell. Later that night, Osha the wildling woman has sex with Theon, but then sneaks out of his room while he is asleep. Osha frees Bran, Rickon Stark, Hodor, and their direwolves (Summer and Shaggydog). She smuggles them out of the castle and kills one of Theon's guards in the process. At King Robb Stark's army camp, Robb chats with Talisa, who has followed his forces on their campaign. Robb introduces Talisa to his mother Catelyn Stark, who has returned from the Stormlands along with Brienne of Tarth. They are interrupted when Lord Roose Bolton arrives with the terrible news sent by Luwin's last messenger raven. Furious at Theon's betrayal, Robb intends to march his army back to the North to repel the invasion. Roose advises that the few hundred soldiers left scattered in the North can be rallied by his bastard son, Ramsay Snow, who is in the North at the Dreadfort. They could overcome the small Ironborn invasion force. Roose warns that retreating the entire Northern army group would lose everything they have gained. Robb agrees, but insists that Bolton's men take Theon alive so Robb can look him in the eyes and ask \"Why?\" before personally executing him. At Harrenhal, the main base camp for the House Lannister army in the Riverlands, Tywin Lannister berates Ser Amory Lorch for delivering a letter to their enemies instead of their allies, because he cannot read properly. He discovers that his cupbearer \"Arry\" (secretly Arya Stark) can read. Petyr \"Littlefinger\" Baelish arrives at camp and meets with Tywin. Arya tries to hide her face to prevent Littlefinger from identifying her. Baelish discusses the assassination of Renly Baratheon and the subsequent rallying of the noble Houses from the Stormlands under the banner of his older brother Stannis Baratheon. However, House Tyrell of the Reach has retreated its large army back to their capital at Highgarden, and has not joined Stannis. Baelish discusses with Tywin the possibility of forming an alliance between House Lannister and House Tyrell. Later, Tywin questions Arya about her origins. While Tywin is distracted, Arya sees that a letter on his table is about her older brother Robb Stark, so she snatches it. After she asks Tywin about his own father, Tywin sends her to fetch more firewood. She takes this opportunity to read the letter, but unfortunately bumps into Amory Lorch who sees that she is carrying the letter and grows suspicious. Arya runs away and Amory heads to tell Tywin. Arya runs to find Jaqen H'ghar, telling him that Amory Lorch is the second name he owes her, and it must be now. Just as Amory Lorch reaches Tywin's quarters, he falls down dead with a poisoned dart lodged in his neck. The royal court including King Joffrey Baratheon, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister, Prince Tommen Baratheon, and Sansa Stark are at the docks seeing off Princess Myrcella Baratheon as she departs in a ship bound for Dorne. Cersei is heartbroken and warns Tyrion that she will not forgive him for sending away her only daughter. As per Tyrion's plans, Myrcella will stay in Dorne with House Martell until she comes of age to fulfill the marriage alliance to their youngest son, Trystane Martell. The High Septon of the Faith of the Seven offers a blessing for her departure. The streets of the capital city are overflowing with starving refugees from the War of the Five Kings, as Cersei ignored both Tyrion and Janos Slynt's earlier warnings that something had to be done to care for the starving peasants or there would be mounting discontent with her son's rule. As the royal party travels back to the Red Keep through the crowded streets, the starving refugees and commoners of King's Landing plead for bread and hurl insults at King Joffrey, and ultimately, someone throws cow excrement into Joffrey's face. Despite being accompanied by only a few dozen guards facing hundreds of peasants, Joffrey impetuously orders his soldiers to kill the entire crowd. A riot subsequently erupts and spreads throughout the city. The royal party's guards are soon overwhelmed, and Joffrey, Cersei and Tyrion barely make it back to the castle unscathed. The High Septon is literally torn apart by the mob. Tyrion is enraged by Joffrey's shocking stupidity, for massively overreacting to having cow dung thrown at him, and for not realizing that his orders would cause a riot among the starving peasants and endanger the entire royal party. Joffrey, still manically cursing the mob and demanding they all be killed, shrieks that Tyrion cannot speak to him in that way and petulantly reminds his uncle that he is talking to a king. Tyrion then contemptuously slaps his nephew across the face, sarcastically asking if his hand fell from his wrist, but Joffrey does not retaliate. The scant two thousand City Watch guards have difficulty containing the riot, and chaos reigns throughout the city. Tyrion realizes to his horror that Sansa Stark was lost in the crowd. Joffrey petulantly refuses to send his men after her, even after Tyrion points out her importance as a hostage or the fact that if any harm comes to her, the Starks may retaliate by executing his uncle Jaime. Outside, Sansa is dragged away by a mob of angry men and is about to be raped, when Sandor \"The Hound\" Clegane arrives and slays her assailants. He carries Sansa to the castle and orders handmaids to take care of her. Tyrion thanks him for saving Sansa's life, but Sandor bluntly responds that he didn't do it for him. The scouting party of the Night's Watch led by Qhorin has left the expeditionary base, their main force set up at the Fist of the First Men, and continues searching for the wildlings in the Frostfangs mountain range. They encounter a small group of wildling scouts and engage them in combat, killing all except one: a red-haired young woman named Ygritte. Qhorin orders Jon Snow to execute her while the rest of them continue on up the mountain. Jon hesitates, giving Ygritte enough time to make a run for it. Jon pursues and captures Ygritte, but they have become separated from Qhorin's scouting party. With darkness falling, Jon and his prisoner have to settle in for the night, hoping to link back up with Qhorin when daylight returns. In Qarth, Daenerys Targaryen tries to negotiate with the Spice King for ships to return to Westeros. However, he considers it to be too risky an investment – considering that she has no army and has no open supporters in Westeros – and she receives nothing. Returning with Xaro Xhoan Daxos to his mansion, Daenerys finds her guards dead, Irri strangled to death, and her dragons missing. A hooded figure carries the dragons in a covered box up steps towards a tower." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 17, + "At Winterfell, now held by the ironborn, Theon Greyjoy awakens to find that Osha is gone and she has escaped with Hodor, Bran Stark, Rickon Stark and their direwolves. Theon berates Black Lorren for allowing them to escape. When Lorren counters that Theon is also to blame for sleeping with Osha and letting his guard down, Theon furiously beats him. Theon leads the ironborn on horseback to hunt down the boys with hounds to track them. The search leads them to a shepherd's farm, but the farmer says that he hasn't seen anyone. Dagmer finds some walnut shells, so they know that Bran and Rickon were there, but the hounds can't get the scent. Theon tells them the hunt is over and to return Maester Luwin to Winterfell: he knows where they are, and his mercy has been exhausted. Theon returns to Winterfell. He announces that he is going to show them what happens to those who are not loyal to him: he hoists two bodies of small children, burned black and beyond recognition, to either side of the main gate. Seeing them, Maester Luwin cries out in grief and anguish, believing Bran and Rickon have been killed. At Harrenhal, Tywin Lannister is discussing the assassination of Amory Lorch with Ser Gregor Clegane. Tywin is convinced that it was an assassination attempt on himself, unaware that Jaqen H'ghar actually killed Lorch on the request of Arya Stark. Ser Gregor speculates that the Brotherhood Without Banners may have been responsible. Enraged, Tywin orders Gregor to burn out villages and farms in reprisal for this assassination attempt. Tywin later suspects that Arya is highborn, because she doesn't pronounce \"m'lord\" the way commoners do and says \"my lord\" instead, possessing an educated vocabulary. Arya makes the excuse that her mother, whom she said was a handmaiden for years to royalty, had taught her to speak properly like them. In King's Landing, Sansa Stark comes to thank Sandor \"The Hound\" Clegane for saving her life during the recent riot in the city and says that he was very brave. Sandor simply says that a dog doesn't need courage to fight off rats. Sansa is perturbed by his \"hateful speech,\" but Sandor cautions that a day will come when his penchant for violence is all that stands between her and her \"beloved\" King Joffrey. Sansa awakens in her bed from a nightmare, only to find the sheets covered in blood because she has had her first period. As she will be expected to marry and conceive a son with Joffrey when she begins menstruating, Sansa panics and frantically tries to get rid of the bloody sheets to remove the evidence. Shae tries to help Sansa hide the sheets but Sandor finds them. Terrified of being brought to Joffrey, Sansa is instead brought before Queen Regent Cersei Lannister, who in her own way tries to comfort her. Cersei reveals that King Robert Baratheon had abandoned her to hunt as she birthed each of her children, but that her brother Jaime Lannister insisted on being by her side the whole time, noting that Sansa should never expect such devotion from Joffrey. Cersei says that while Sansa will never love Joffrey, she will love their children and advises Sansa to love no one but her children — whom a mother can't help but love — because \"the more people you love, the weaker you are.\" When Sansa asks if she should not love Joffrey, Cersei only answers, \"You can try, little dove.\" Privately, Cersei meets with Tyrion and expresses regret at having children with her own brother Jaime. She wonders if Joffrey's violent personality is the price of her and Jaime's sins. Tyrion earnestly points out that her other two children, Myrcella and Tommen, are good and decent children. Cersei and Tyrion share an odd moment of sympathy. At King Robb Stark's army camp in the Westerlands, close to an unidentified keep, Alton Lannister returns as an envoy giving Queen Cersei's response to Robb's peace terms. Robb is unsurprised that she rejected them and imprisons Alton with his cousin Jaime Lannister. The nurse Talisa Maegyr discusses medical supplies she needs with Robb. Robb suggests she accompany him to the Crag to acquire the supplies she needs. That night, Jaime kills Alton to lure the guard, Torrhen Karstark, into his cell. Jaime strangles Torrhen and escapes but is soon recaptured. Torrhen was the son of Lord Rickard Karstark, one of the major nobles from the North. Lord Rickard demands Jaime's execution in revenge, regardless of his protected status as both a prisoner of war and a valuable political hostage. Catelyn is forced to argue for Jaime's life. Catelyn confronts Jaime and tells him that he has no honor. Jaime bitterly explains that his vows as a knight required him to defend the innocent and serve the king, but his king was slaughtering the innocent. Jaime considers concepts like \"honor\" and \"loyalty\" naïve at best and hypocritical at worst. Jaime asserts that he has only been with Cersei and begins to ridicule Eddard Stark, Catelyn's late husband, by bringing up the shame of Eddard fathering an illegitimate child with another woman. This brings Catelyn to breaking point and she asks for Brienne's sword. Jon Snow is still separated from the Night's Watch scouting group led by Qhorin. He attempts to locate them, traveling with his wildling prisoner Ygritte. She and Jon argue about freedom, his oaths, and who is invading whose lands. Jon tells Ygritte his father was Ned Stark and as Northman, he has the blood of the First Men just like she does, to which Ygritte asks Jon why the Watch fights the wildlings. She states that the animosity of the southerners toward the Wildlings is arbitrary, given that the Wildlings are only distinguished from them by living north of the Wall when it was constructed. She mocks Jon's sexual inexperience, surmising that he is a virgin. She taunts him by offering to teach him how to have sex. She escapes and leads him into an ambush. Ygritte says that Jon should have taken her when he had the chance. Daenerys Targaryen is desperate to find her stolen dragons. Ser Jorah Mormont returns and she orders him to find them. Xaro Xhoan Daxos claims to be distressed at breaking his promise to protect her, fearing that his word will be publicly seen as worthless. Jorah questions Quaithe of Asshai. Quaithe knows that Jorah once betrayed Daenerys by spying on her. Quaithe warns Jorah that the man who stole the dragons is already with Daenerys. Jorah finds Daenerys, in the company of Kovarro, pleading with the council of the Thirteen to find her dragons. The warlock Pyat Pree confesses to stealing the dragons and declares Xaro the King of Qarth. Doubles of the warlock then magically appear behind the other members of the Thirteen and slit their throats, leaving only Pyat Pree and Xaro. Xaro secretly entered into an alliance with Pyat Pree to become king. Pyat Pree urges Daenerys to find her dragons at the House of the Undying as the three flee." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 18, + "Ygritte brings Jon Snow before the Lord of Bones, who orders him executed, because he has already captured Qhorin and doesn't need two \"crows\" for questioning. Ygritte convinces him to spare Jon because of his Stark blood. Qhorin initiates a plan to install Jon as a spy within the wildling ranks. Grenn and Samwell Tarly discover a cache of dragonglass weapons at the Fist of the First Men. Jon's absence has been noted, but Sam refuses to believe that he is dead. Ser Jorah Mormont advises Daenerys Targaryen to leave her dragons and flee Qarth, as he has recently booked passage to Astapor. She insists on attempting to reclaim them and asks Ser Jorah to lead her to the House of the Undying, without knowing what lies in wait. Yara Greyjoy arrives at Winterfell with a small band of men, but instead of bringing reinforcements she offers Theon only advice. Winterfell is too far from the sea, they can't successfully defend it with so few soldiers, and the North is rising against him. She implores Theon to abandon the castle and return home with her, but he refuses to give up his prize. Dagmer tells Theon that after killing the orphans, he also murdered the farmer and his wife. Luwin spots Osha sneaking into the catacombs. He follows her inside, and she explains that after reaching the farm she doubled back, using a stream to mask their scent from the hounds. Luwin urges her not to tell Bran and Rickon about the children Theon had murdered, but Bran is sitting up behind a corner and listening to them. Stannis Baratheon's fleet is closing in on King's Landing. Stannis tells Davos that he admires him and offers him the Hand of the King role once he takes the throne. Tyrion Lannister scours history books seeking inspiration for his plans to defend the city. He takes advice from Bronn and Varys and implies that he has decided to make use of the stocks of wildfire. King Joffrey Baratheon is full of bravado, but his mother is worried about letting him fight. She tries to ensure his safety by kidnapping the prostitute Ros, believing that she is Tyrion's lover, to hold as collateral. Tyrion hides his relief that Shae is safe and ardently vows revenge against his sister. Lord Tywin Lannister is torn between needing to defend King's Landing and wanting to drive King Robb Stark from the Westerlands. His brother Kevan warns that Stannis will execute Cersei and Joffrey after capturing the capital. Tywin decides to march west, leaving Arya Stark at Harrenhal to serve his castellan, Ser Gregor Clegane. Realizing that she has missed her chance to kill Tywin, Arya pressures the assassin Jaqen H'ghar into aiding her escape from Harrenhal. She forces him to help her by giving him his own name as the third death he promised. She will only revoke his name when he agrees to break her and her friends out of the fortress. Arya, Hot Pie, and Gendry walk through the gates at midnight, as Jaqen instructed. They escape Harrenhal, realizing that the guards have been killed. Robb is furious when he learns that his mother has freed his most important captive. He tells her that she has betrayed him and orders her kept under guard. Catelyn has sent Brienne to escort Jaime to King's Landing to exchange him for her daughters. Brienne uses a canoe to evade pursuit. Robb plans to relieve Winterfell by turning Theon's men against him with an offer of mercy, issuing his orders to the bastard of the Dreadfort through Roose Bolton. Robb seeks solace in the arms of Talisa, ignoring his betrothal to House Frey." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 19, + "Tyrion Lannister leads the defense of King's Landing against an assault by King Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of the Blackwater. He spends the night before the expected siege in bed with Shae, telling her she can still leave the city, but she stays loyal to him. Tyrion has Varys provide him with a map of the tunnel network beneath the city. Varys tells Tyrion that he is all that stands between them and defeat. Bronn drinks with the Lannister men and has a confrontation with the Hound. Stannis plans a naval assault aiming to overcome the city's small defensive fleet and land his troops at the walls of the city near the Mud Gate, unaware of Tyrion's plan. From the battlements, Joffrey berates Tyrion, demanding to know why his ships are not meeting Stannis's fleet. Tyrion has anticipated his strategy and does not field his fleet. Instead he sends a single ship filled with Wildfire into the heart of Stannis's fleet, leaking the volatile substance over the surface of the water. Bronn has been awaiting Tyrion's signal outside the city on the shores of the bay, and when Tyrion tosses a torch from the battlements, Bronn fires a flaming arrow triggering a massive, massive aquatic explosion. The ensuing conflagration devastates Stannis's fleet and destroys the ship of his high captain, Davos Seaworth, as well as killing Davos's son, Matthos. Stannis responds by putting his men ashore inside row boats, landing further from the walls to avoid the still burning inner bay. With less protection for his troops he predicts that thousands will die. He leads the assault personally and is the first to reach the walls. Tyrion orders Sandor Clegane to lead a sortie beyond the Mud Gate to repel the attackers. Sandor does as asked but is terrified by the fire and breaks down emotionally. Ser Lancel Lannister accompanies him and is wounded by an arrow. Bronn joins the fight in time to save the Hound's life. The Hound retreats after losing half of his men and refuses to go out again. He demands wine and walks away from the battle and his place in the Kingsguard, after saying in the presence of all, including the king, \"Fuck the kings guard. Fuck the city. Fuck the king.\" Queen Regent Cersei Lannister offers protection to the ladies of the court in Maegor's Holdfast. She was previously given essence of nightshade (which was explained as \"calming\" with one drop in wine; will send one into a deep sleep with three drops, and with ten drops is lethal) by Grand Maester Pycelle and keeps the headsman Ser Ilyn Payne at her side at all times, preparing for the worst. She drinks wine heavily during the assault and seems to simultaneously torment and mother her captive, Sansa Stark, with matter-of-fact descriptions of the rapes that will occur if the city falls. She also begins to question Shae, who seems to her perhaps an unlikely handmaiden. When Lancel comes to tell her that Stannis has reached the walls Cersei orders him to bring Joffrey back to the Red Keep, ignoring his protests that it would damage morale. Joffrey willingly leaves the defensive line with Lancel and charges Ser Mandon Moore and Ser Boros Blount of the Kingsguard to fight in the King's name. The gold cloaks' morale is broken by his departure. Tyrion steels himself to lead a sortie of his own. He rallies his men by telling them to fight for their city, their homes and their women, if not for their king and utters his famous line, \"Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!\" He leads his men through the tunnels beneath the city and is able to defeat Stannis's troops manning a battering ram at the Mud Gate. Tyrion is betrayed by Ser Mandon while fighting against a group of reinforcements. Mandon attacks Tyrion with the intent of killing him but misjudged the distance and only slashes Tyrion across the face with his sword. Before he can strike Tyrion again, Tyrion's squire Podrick Payne kills Ser Mandon from behind with his spear. Tyrion, barely conscious and held by Podrick watches a battle that seems lost before losing consciousness. Lancel returns to Cersei to warn that they are defeated unless Joffrey returns. When Lancel tries to be firm with her, Cersei ignores his counsel, pushes him out of the way (deliberately causing him pain by hitting his injured side), and storms out. Sansa tries to keep up the morale of the other women, frightened by Cersei's sudden departure. She leads the sheltered noblewomen in singing a hymn. Shae tells Sansa to go to her chambers, lock herself in, and await Stannis, as he would not harm her but Ser Ilyn might. Sansa finds the Hound waiting in her room. He offers to take her north to Winterfell, but she says she will be safe there when Stannis takes the throne. The Hound scares Sansa, but tells her to look at him, saying that since the world is made up of killers like Stannis, her father, her brother Robb, and he himself, she better get used to looking at them. Though he promises to protect her, she is still too afraid of him to go with him. Cersei has taken Tommen to the throne room. She sits with him on the Iron Throne, and tells him a story about a young lion and how he did not need to fear other beasts of the forest, the wolf and the stag. As she does this, she readies the poison (the essence of nightshade, mentioned and gifted earlier) for herself and for her son. The forces of Tywin Lannister and his new allies in House Tyrell join the battle. Their cavalry charge is led by a warrior dressed in the armor of Renly Baratheon and he decimates Stannis's army. The survivors flee to their ships. Stannis is dragged from the battle by his guards, screaming for his men to stand and fight. Tyrion collapses into unconsciousness as the battle turns in the Crown's favor. Tywin bursts into the throne room and announces their victory, just in time to stop Cersei from killing Tommen. Ser Loras Tyrell reveals himself as the knight wearing Renly's armor." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 20, + "In new, shabby quarters, Tyrion Lannister convalesces from the wound he suffered during the Battle of the Blackwater at the hands of Ser Mandon Moore. He is informed by a gloating Grand Maester Pycelle that he is no longer Acting Hand of the King, as his father Tywin Lannister has returned to the city and will take over his duties as Hand. Varys visits and tells him that Bronn has been relieved of his command of the gold cloaks and his hill tribesmen have gone home with their plunder; Tyrion has lost all of his power. Varys thanks Tyrion for his part in defending the city, noting that no one else will do so. Shae urges Tyrion to leave with her for Pentos, but he refuses. King Joffrey rewards those who served him well in the battle. Lord Tywin Lannister is officially named Hand of the King and Savior of the City. Littlefinger is awarded Harrenhal for brokering the alliance between Houses Lannister and Tyrell. Loras Tyrell asks that Joffrey wed his sister Margaery to unite their houses. Queen Cersei Lannister and Pycelle make a show of convincing Joffrey to set aside his betrothal to Sansa Stark, given the treachery of House Stark. Joffrey plays along and agrees to wed Margaery. In private, Sansa is overjoyed to be free, until Littlefinger points out that it will not stop Joffrey from tormenting her; however, he does assure her that he will help her escape, for the sake of her mother. Ros is visited by Varys, though she doesn't realize who he is until she discovers his eunuch status. Varys gets Ros to admit she's afraid of Littlefinger, and tells her that unlike her current employer, he protects those who work for him. Following his defeat at the Blackwater, Stannis Baratheon has retreated back to Dragonstone. He rages at Melisandre for not foreseeing his defeat, despite her claims to see the future. Melisandre insists that the Lord of Light only allows her glimpses and that Stannis cannot abandon the war because of a single defeat. Stannis accuses her of lying to him, of knowing nothing about war and angrily begins to strangle her. When Melisandre insists her god is in him, Stannis releases her, realizing she is talking about the creature they created to murder his brother. Melisandre tells Stannis he will betray his men, his family and his beliefs but in the end, it will be worth it; she assures Stannis that he is the Lord's Chosen and he will be king. Stannis is skeptical, but Melisandre has him look into a brazier; Stannis appears to have visions, restoring his faith in the Red Priestess. In the Westerlands, King Robb Stark speaks with his mother Lady Catelyn regarding his love affair with the woman Talisa. Catelyn urges Robb to remember his vow to wed a daughter of House Frey, or face severe consequences. She says that she and Robb's father didn't love each other when they first married, but that he grew to love her over time. She predicts that Robb and his betrothed might build a similar love over time. Robb disregards her advice and marries Talisa in private that night. Traveling east to King's Landing, Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister come upon the bodies of three women, hanged by Stark soldiers for having slept with Lannister soldiers. When the men return, the pair try to lie their way out of the situation. Jaime is recognized and Brienne chose to kill the soldiers. In so doing she reveals her prowess as a fighter to Jaime. When Jaime reminds her that she killed Stark men, Brienne responds that she does not serve House Stark, but Catelyn Stark. In Winterfell, Theon Greyjoy is besieged by a northern army under command of Roose Bolton's bastard son. Maester Luwin tells Theon his chances of holding the castle with only twenty men are negligible. Luwin suggests that Theon join the Night's Watch, gaining a chance to redeem himself. When Theon refuses (fearing that Jon Snow will kill him for his betrayal) and tries to rally his men for battle, they betray him; Dagmer knocks Theon out. When Luwin tries to intervene, Dagmer stabs him with a spear. The ironmen place a bag on Theon and depart Winterfell to deliver him to the Bolton army. Some time later, Bran, Rickon, Osha and Hodor emerge from their hiding place in Winterfell's crypts and find the castle burning. They discover the dying Luwin in the godswood. He insists that the boys must go north to the Wall, as there are too many enemies in the south and Jon will be able to keep them safe and tell their mother of their survival. Luwin affirms his pride at having served the Starks before asking Osha to give him a quick death. Traveling away from Harrenhal, Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie cross paths with Jaqen H'ghar, who has been waiting for them. He offers to take Arya with him to Braavos, where she can learn his skills of killing and find a way to kill those on her list. She declines, wanting to be reunited with her family. Jaqen gives her an iron coin and the words \"Valar Morghulis,\" telling her to speak them to any man from Braavos should she ever need to find him again. Jaqen bids Arya farewell, using her real name, and departs, changing his face to that of a different man as he leaves. Daenerys Targaryen arrives at House of the Undying and is magically separated from Jorah and Kovarro. She finds herself in an empty circular room with many doors. She chooses one and opens it. She is presented with tempting visions. First the snowy, ruined throne room of King's Landing where she turns away from the Iron Throne. She then walks through the gates of the Wall surrounded by more snow, and into Drogo's tent. She finds Drogo and what would have been her infant son Rhaego. They talk about whose dream they are in, and Daenerys silently leaves after touching Rhaego's hair. She returns to the room with many doors and finds her dragons chained to a pedestal in front of her. Pyat Pree appears and explains that she and her brood are the source of his restored magic. Daenerys is also chained by Pyat's magic. The young queen is unconcerned however, and simply regards Pree with a cool, almost lazy gaze. She calmly utters a single word: \"Dracarys\"; after a couple of tries, all three dragons unleash their fiery breath, and Pyat Pree is incinerated. Daenerys knows that Xaro has betrayed her. She returns to his palace to confront him and finds Doreah in bed with him. She takes his key and uses it to open his Valyrian stone vault. She is surprised when it is empty, but observes that this proves something can easily come from nothing. On her orders, Doreah and Xaro are locked into the empty vault to die, their pleas cut off by the closing door. Daenerys salvages enough from Xaro's household to buy a ship. On Jorah's orders, the Dothraki seize Xaro's gold and jewels while Daenerys triumphantly watches with her three dragons. Jon Snow and Qhorin are marched towards the camp of the King-Beyond-the-Wall, Mance Rayder, as captives of the Lord of Bones. Qhorin realizes that he will have to sacrifice himself in order to facilitate the ruse of Jon deserting to the wildlings, so he stuns one of his captors and acquires a sword, attacking Jon with the seeming intention of killing him for treachery. The Lord of Bones lets them fight, and Ygritte gives Jon back his sword. Qhorin enrages Jon by insulting his parentage. After a fierce duel, Jon mortally wounds Qhorin per Qhorin's own instructions, who whispers to Jon \"We are the watchers on the Wall\" before he breathes his last, signalling to him that he has done the right thing and reminding Jon that he must find out all he can about the wildlings' plans and get back to the Wall. By his killing Qhorin, the wildlings believe Jon has betrayed his oath and release him. Impressed, the Lord of Bones cuts Jon free. Ygritte shows him their vast army, gathering in a valley below. She promises to take him to their King and, with no other choice, Jon follows her. At the Fist of the First Men, Sam, Grenn and Edd are foraging for fuel when they hear three horn blasts; the warning call for White Walkers. The three run back to the Fist. Sam is left behind, caught in a sudden blizzard. Seeing shadowy figures moving through the blowing snow, Sam hides behind a rock and watches as dozens of wights walk past him, led by a White Walker riding an undead horse-wight. Sam cowers in fear, but the White Walker seemingly ignores him. Raising a spear with a blade of ice, the creature gives a piercing shriek, and the army of wights and White Walkers, numbering several hundred, advances on the Fist." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 21, + "In a prologue scene, shouts and sword clashes are heard in the darkness as the White Walkers and their army of undead wights attack the men of the Night's Watch off-screen in the Battle of the Fist of the First Men. Samwell Tarly is then seen wandering through a blizzard in search of safety. He sees another man of the Night's Watch up ahead but soon finds that he has been decapitated and his head placed in his own hands. Just then, a wight approaches Sam and is about to attack him with an axe when the direwolf Ghost knocks it down. Ghost continues to tear at its legs as it pulls itself forward inch by inch towards Sam. The wight suddenly burst into flame, destroyed by a torch wielded by Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, killing it. Mormont has managed to rally the few dozen survivors out of his original three hundred men at the Fist of the First Men. Mormont is angry that Sam wasn't able to send off any messenger-ravens in the confusion of the attack. Mormont announces that they must retreat back to the Wall, not simply to save their own lives but because Castle Black and the rest of Westeros must be warned of the coming threat―otherwise everyone they've ever known will die. Meanwhile, Jon Snow is led by Ygritte and the Lord of Bones into the main wildling camp in the Frostfangs mountains. It is not simply an army camp - almost all of wildling society is on the move to escape the White Walkers, including women and children. As they enter the camp, Jon is shocked to see a real-life giant walk past. Many of the wildlings are surprised to see Jon in his all-black Night's Watch clothing and shout \"Crow!\" at his approach. Several young boys pelt Jon with ice and small stones, but Ygritte shoos them away. Jon is led into the tent of King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder, where the Lord of Bones explains that he is Eddard Stark's bastard son to a large man with a heavy beard who is eating chicken by the fire. He says that he doesn't care, but his interest is piqued on hearing that Jon killed Qhorin. As they talk, Jon kneels before the man, whom he assumes to be Mance Rayder, and calls him \"Your Grace\" as he would a king south of the Wall. All the wildlings to burst into laughter; their society does not bother with such ceremony–and because the man actually isn't Mance, but his lieutenant Tormund. Mance himself is an unassuming man sitting in a corner, who then introduces himself and tells Jon to stand, as no man kneels before another among the Free Folk, as they do not recognize a class of nobility in their culture. Mance says he is glad that Jon killed Qhorin, as he had killed many of Mance's wildlings, though he notes that Qhorin was his brother once, back when he was a member of the Night's Watch and Qhorin had a whole hand. Mance asks Jon why he wants to join them. He replies that he wants to be free, but Mance thinks he just wants to be a hero. Jon then explains that when the Night's Watch camped at Craster's Keep, he saw Craster leave his newborn son in the woods as an offering, and the inhuman creature that took it. Jon says that he wants to leave the Night's Watch because he is disgusted that Mormont already knew what Craster was doing but did nothing to stop it. Jon states that the First Men he is descended from defeated the White Walkers once during the Long Night, and that now he wants \"to fight for the side who fights for the living.\" Mance is satisfied and advises Jon to get a new cloak. In King's Landing, King Joffrey Baratheon's forces stand victorious after the Battle of the Blackwater. House Lannister's new allies House Tyrell begin to settle into the capital. Tywin Lannister bluntly tells his son Tyrion that he intends to disinherit him. This comes as a shock, because his older brother Jaime gave up all right to inherit his father's lands when he joined the Kingsguard, and Tyrion is rightfully the next in line of succession. For that matter, despite all evidence to the contrary, Tywin refuses to believe that Tyrion was in any way helpful in the defense of the city or during his months as acting Hand of the King. Instead, Tywin obstinately maintains his belief that Tyrion is a whore-mongering, drunken, \"ill-made, spiteful little creature,\" and that he is lying about all of his accomplishments out of envy. Tywin is particularly insulted that Tyrion brought his mistress, Shae, to the capital when Tywin explicitly told him not to, which makes Tywin convince himself that Tyrion was in bed with Shae most of the time while events spiraled out of control. When Tyrion asks why his father is doing this, Tywin is shocked as if Tyrion insulted him, and says it should be obvious as Tyrion \"killed\" his mother Joanna in childbirth so that he might enter the world. Tywin says that the laws of men say he has to let Tyrion use his family name, but that he wishes he could prove Tyrion wasn't his son, so his very existence would not continue to make a mockery out of the name \"Lannister\" which he stole from Tywin. Tyrion fumes at the situation to his sellsword Bronn, who has recently been knighted as a reward for his service in the Battle of the Blackwater. He now styles himself as \"Ser Bronn of the Blackwater,\" and while possessing no lands, wealth, or title, this drastically elevates his social standing–and in his mind, his pay. Meanwhile, Joffrey's ride back from the Great Sept of Baelor in a heavily guarded palanquin is interrupted when his betrothed, Lady Margaery Tyrell, stops the procession in Flea Bottom unexpectedly. Margaery shocks the guards and bewilders Joffrey by getting out and exploring, eventually arriving at an orphanage and interacting with the children. Meanwhile, her servants pass out bread and toys, earning her the love of Flea Bottom's smallfolk. That evening, Joffrey and Cersei visit Margaery and her brother Loras Tyrell for a small dinner party. Cersei admonishes Margaery's boldness and reminds her that her impromptu charity work took place on the same streets where the royal party was assaulted weeks earlier. When Joffrey naively defends Margaery and criticizes his mother, Cersei realizes that she is on the verge of being outmaneuvered. Cersei only knows how to rule through fear, but Margaery knows how to win the love of the people she rules over, a skill Cersei lacks. Sansa Stark and Shae sit on the docks watching ships arrive and depart. Sansa wants to play a game making up stories about where the ships are headed, but Shae, in typical fashion, is uninterested. Petyr Baelish arrives to speak with Sansa. She displays an eagerness to leave as soon as possible. He suggests that when he next leaves the capital by sea, she might be able to stow away. Sansa advises him not to give her too many details since she is a terrible liar. Meanwhile, Ros, who seems to be acting as Littlefinger's aide, reminisces about the day Sansa was born, when all the bells in Winterfell were rung in celebration. She asks Shae to look out for Sansa, particularly in regards to Littlefinger. Davos Seaworth is rescued from the sea by Salladhor Saan after being thrown overboard by the wildfire blast in the battle. Forlorn over the death of his son Matthos, Davos feels that Melisandre has led Stannis to disaster, and is horrified to hear from Salladhor that she has begun to conduct human sacrifices. After the defeated remnant of Stannis' forces returned to the island, Melisandre ordered any who spoke out against her to be burned alive as offerings to the Lord of Light. Davos convinces Salladhor to bring him to Dragonstone. On Dragonstone, King Stannis Baratheon's shattered forces regroup after being almost totally destroyed in the Battle of the Blackwater. Davos returns and finds Stannis despondent, sitting in the Chamber of the Painted Table alone with Melisandre. Davos openly calls Melisandre his enemy, condemns her for conducting human sacrifices, and says she is leading Stannis astray. She counters that it was Davos who urged Stannis not to bring her to the battle, and implies that it was actually Davos' fault that thousands of their men burned to death, including his own son. At the mention of his son Davos draws a knife on her in a fit of anger, but he is restrained by the guards, and Stannis orders him put in the dungeon. In the Riverlands, the morale of King Robb Stark's army is starting to wane. They have not had a significant victory since the Battle of Oxcross months ago, and the news of the Lannisters' victory over Stannis and new alliance with the Tyrells piles bad news upon bad news. Robb has won every battle he has ever fought, but the Lannisters finally realized it was too difficult to try to attack him head-on, so they have shifted to the new strategy of simply fleeing ahead of Robb's army. Robb's forces have won many small but also insignificant minor victories, as the Lannisters are now determined to simply wait Robb out and exhaust his army far from home while they slowly rebuild their own numbers and gain new allies. In frustration, Robb launches a new offensive to the east which takes the great castle of Harrenhal, which Tywin had been using it as the main Lannister forward base in the Riverlands during the first year of the war. However, Robb does not find the decisive victory he was hoping for: Tywin withdrew his garrison to King's Landing to counter the attack by Stannis, and didn't even bother wasting any men on a token defense of the castle. Robb and his forces are further demoralized to find that the Lannisters massacred two hundred Northern and Riverlands prisoners of war before they left, and the courtyards are choked with piles of bodies. They do find one survivor, a maester named Qyburn. Daenerys Targaryen's ship arrives at the city of Astapor in Slaver's Bay after leaving Qarth. Daenerys's dragons are continuing to grow, and are now about the size of small dogs. They fly about their ship as it approaches the city, plucking fish from the sea and roasting them in mid-air with their fire-breath.She notes that they are still not big enough to use as weapons of war to invade Westeros with, and that she needs an army. Ser Jorah Mormont notes that the elite warrior-eunuchs produced in Astapor, known as the Unsullied, are said to be among the finest soldiers in the world. Daenerys stresses that they are slave-soldiers, a distinction which may make some look on her negatively in Westeros where slavery is illegal, but Jorah says they have no better ideas for how to acquire an army. Daenerys expresses interest in expanding her tiny Dothraki khalasar (most of them are seasick because the Dothraki have never traveled on ships before), but Jorah says that other Dothraki will only join her if they think she is strong, and for that she needs an army. Upon arriving at Astapor, Daenerys is given a tour of the Unsullied barracks by the Unsullied's owner, Kraznys mo Nakloz, with his slave girl Missandei translating his Low Valyrian into the Common Tongue of Westeros for Daenerys. They explain that the Unsullied are trained for battle from the age of five, and that only one in four recruits survives the training. Kraznys also demonstrates that the Unsullied do not fear pain or death by slicing off the nipple of one soldier (much to Daenerys's disgust), who not only shows no sign of pain, but thanks the slavemaster for the opportunity to serve him. Kraznys goes on to explain that the Unsullied are trained to show no mercy or weakness by killing a newborn slave child in front of its mother at the end of their training. Daenerys is outraged by this, but still asks how many Unsullied are available. She is told there are eight thousand soldiers for sale and that she has until the next day to make a decision. En route back to their ship, Ser Jorah urges that Daenerys should purchase the Unsullied, arguing that under her command, these slave soldiers will have a far better quality of life serving her than they would under Kraznys and his ilk. Daenerys is distracted by a playing child following her and Jorah, and neither notice a man in a hooded black cloak following them, armed with a dagger. The child offers a gift to Daenerys - a wooden ball - but as she picks it up, the hooded stranger knocks it out of her hands; Ser Jorah grabs the stranger and their struggle knocks Daenerys to the ground, where to her horror, the ball cracks in half and a manticore emerges to attack. Before the creature can harm Daenerys with its lethal sting, the stranger impales it with his dagger and charges at the child, who hisses in a reptilian manner, baring teeth and features reminiscent of Pyat Pree, and uses magic to escape. Daenerys realizes the assassin was likely an agent of the surviving Warlocks of Qarth. Turning her attention to her savior, Daenerys is surprised when the man addresses her as his Queen and removes his hood. She asks if Jorah knows the man. A stunned Jorah admits he does; the stranger before them is one of the most skilled fighters in Westeros: Ser Barristan Selmy, Lord Commander of Robert Baratheon's Kingsguard. Falling to his knees, Ser Barristan explains that following Robert's death and his dismissal by Joffrey, he has been searching for Daenerys Stormborn, to beg her forgiveness and offer his service, hoping to make amends for failing House Targaryen during and after Robert's Rebellion, when he served in her father's Kingsguard. Barristan hails her as the rightful Queen and asks to serve in her Queensguard." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 22, + "Jon Snow marches slowly South with the Free Folk army of King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder. Mance explains that his army is a diverse force. However, he managed to unite them all by telling them the truth: that they will all die if they remain north of the Wall. Mance brings Jon to one of his scouts, Orell. He is sitting silently with his eyes rolled back as an eagle circles above him. Mance says that he is a \"warg\", and Ygritte is surprised that Jon doesn't know what that is. Mance explains that a warg is a person who is capable of entering the mind of an animal, seeing what it sees and even controlling its actions. Orell controls his menagerie to scout miles ahead. Mance asks him what he has seen, and Orell says he saw the Fist of the First Men - and many dead \"crows\". Lord Commander Jeor Mormont of the Night's Watch leads the few survivors of the slaughter at the Battle of the Fist of the First Men south in hope of reaching the Wall. Samwell Tarly is exhausted and collapses. Rast is annoyed that Sam hid during the battle, and thinks they should leave him because he's slowing them down. Sam is upset that Grenn and Edd abandoned him at the start of the attack, although they refuse to leave him now. Mormont tells Sam that he has to keep moving, and sternly forbids Sam to die. Mormont orders Rast to keep Sam alive until they reach the Wall on pain of death. Bran Stark dreams that he is walking and hunting in the woods; he sees the mysterious Three-Eyed Raven again. As he aims his bow, he relives his memories of when he was practicing archery with Jon and Robb, and hears the voice of his father Eddard. Bran shoots at the raven but misses. A young stranger appears. The boy tells Bran that he cannot shoot the raven, because he is the raven. Bran awakens suddenly, worrying Hodor for a moment but he says that he is fine. Osha says they have enough problems without dark dreams. Bran, Rickon, Osha, Hodor, and the direwolves Summer and Shaggydog continue to head north from Winterfell to the Wall. Later, the same boy from the dream approaches their camp in the woods unarmed. Summer snarls at him initially but then sniffs his hand and turns away. Osha comes up behind the boy with a sharpened wooden spear, only for the boy's sister to surprise Osha and put a knife to her throat. The boy introduces himself as Jojen Reed, and his sister as Meera Reed. House Reed are loyal bannermen of House Stark, and they have been searching for Bran and Rickon so that they can protect them. When they are on the move again, Jojen and Bran discuss his wolf-dreams. Jojen explains that Bran himself is a warg. Jojen says that it starts out as vivid dreams seeing the world through his wolf's eyes, but with practice he will be able to consciously enter the mind of his wolf and control its actions. Bran asks if prophetic dreams are part of being a warg, but Jojen explains that's a different, related ability. \"The Sight\" allows those who possess it to see events that haven't happened yet, or events that happened long before they were born, or events happening now but thousands of miles away. Jojen confirms that Bran's dream of his father Eddard the day he died was an example of the Sight, and that Jojen himself had a similar dream the same day. He says that when he told his father, Lord Howland Reed, he openly wept, for he correctly realized that his son's dream signified that Eddard was dead. Bran says that Howland was a great friend of his father Eddard's who fought alongside him during Robert's Rebellion. Jojen says that Howland doesn't like to talk about the war much. Jojen confirms that Bran wasn't simply experiencing a vision of Jojen in his earlier dream, but that he reached out with his mind to contact Bran in his dream, and that he remembers seeing the Three-Eyed Raven too. At an indeterminate location, Theon Greyjoy has been chained up in a dungeon after being knocked out before the Sack of Winterfell. Men come in, some wearing ironborn clothing, and interrogate him. When he asks what they want, one of his captors says he wants to do \"this\" and starts prying his fingernails off with a knife. Later they use a foot press to torture him, while also slowly turning a screw into his foot until it is bleeding freely, repeatedly asking him why he captured Winterfell, but apparently not caring about the answers he gives. Theon at first tells them the simple truth that he wanted to take and hold Winterfell while the North was vulnerable to impress his father, then starts frantically lying, saying he hates the Starks and is their enemy, desperately trying to figure out what his captors want him to tell them. When the guards leave they put a bag over his head. A servant boy comes over to Theon and unwinds the foot press, and tells him that he has been sent by his sister Yara to rescue him. However, he must wait until nightfall when the castle is asleep, so he puts the bag back on and the desperate Theon is left alone crying for help. King Joffrey Baratheon is being fitted for new clothes in his chambers, in preparation for his upcoming wedding to Margaery Tyrell. His mother Cersei begins to criticize Margaery, saying that she is only charitable to the poor to build up support for herself, and also saying that she thinks she dresses like a harlot. However, Joffrey barely tolerates his mother's chiding and dismissively tells her off. Shae dresses Sansa Stark in her chambers, and warns Sansa about Petyr \"Littlefinger\" Baelish. She points out that Baelish has offered to help Sansa for nothing in return, which probably means that he's after something. Sansa naively says that he's an old friend of her mother's, believing that should be reason enough. Shae suggests that Baelish is actually sexually attracted to Sansa. This disturbs Sansa, but she thinks it is simply impossible, as Baelish is so much older than her. Shae continues to warn Sansa that Baelish is manipulative and men usually only want \"one thing\" from pretty young ladies, and \"love\" often isn't what they're after.Ser Loras Tyrell arrives at the door and escorts Sansa to the gardens to meet with Margaery and their grandmother, Lady Olenna Tyrell. Sansa reminds Loras that they met once before at the Tourney of the Hand, and he takes his leave after introducing her. Lady Olenna bluntly says that her son Mace was a fool for supporting Renly Baratheon's claim to the throne, though Margaery speaks well of Renly. Lady Olenna insists that Sansa tell her the truth about what Joffrey is like, as he is to marry Margaery. Sansa is initially reluctant, but when Olenna mentions her father, Sansa breaks down and, her eyes blazing, angrily recounts how Joffrey had said he would show her father mercy, only to behead him in front of her, and how he then took her up to the wall and forced her to look at her father's head on a spike. Realizing what she has said, Sansa nervously attempts to backtrack. Olenna continues to prod Sansa, and it becomes obvious that she is afraid about being overheard. After enough times of Olenna insisting that she can trust her not to repeat what she says, Sansa blurts out that Joffrey is \"a monster\". Olenna is disappointed, but unsurprised, given the rumors that have been circulating about Joffrey's public outbursts. Sansa is worried that this means the Tyrells will cancel their proposed marriage alliance, but Olenna assures her that her son Mace is too intent on Margaery entering into a royal marriage to cancel it for anything. Shae sneaks into Tyrion Lannister's new chambers. He warns her that his father threatened to kill her if he found her with him again, and that his father follows through on such threats. Undeterred, Shae starts undressing Tyrion, and asks him for a favor; to protect Sansa from Baelish. Tyrion says that he no longer has enough power or influence to attempt to do that, though Shae accuses him of being attracted to Sansa, which he cheerfully denies. It also comes out that Tyrion had sex with Ros back in the North, though Tyrion points out it was before he met Shae. They playfully bicker about it as they start having sex. Margaery is summoned to Joffrey's chambers to see if she needs anything before he leaves on a hunting trip. While Joffrey has previously been easy for Margaery to manipulate, Cersei was apparently able to plant one seed of doubt in his mind; the fact that Margaery was married to his uncle Renly, whom Cersei described as a \"traitor and known degenerate\". When questioned, Margaery says that she was ordered to marry a traitor as her family duty, but Joffrey implies that this still means he must have had sex with her. Joffrey angrily questions Margaery about the relationship and she delicately placates him by feigning demure shyness and painting herself as a dutiful, but frustrated, bride. She uses the rumors about Renly's homosexuality to redirect Joffrey's anger, stating that Renly always found excuses to avoid sex, but, in one instance, drunkenly suggested \"something that sounded very painful and could not possibly result in children\", which draws her new fiance's sympathy. Joffrey tells Margaery he had considered making Renly's \"perversion\" punishable by death. Margaery eventually manages to divert attention to the new custom crossbow Joffrey's had made for his excursion. It quickly becomes apparent that Joffrey is excited by violence and sadism, so she flirts with him by complimenting the crossbow and musing about killing something herself. Easily played, Joffrey offers to take her with him to share in the excitement of killing something. Robb Stark settles into the council chamber at Harrenhal with his wife Queen Talisa. Roose Bolton interrupts them with two messenger-raven missives, each of which brings bad news. First, Robb's maternal grandfather Hoster Tully has finally died after a long illness at his castle of Riverrun. Second, Roose delivers a letter from his bastard son Ramsay Snow, stating that the ironborn torched Winterfell and put all of its inhabitants to the sword, and then fled all before his force arrived there. There has been no sighting of Bran or Rickon, and though Robb hopes that they are still alive, there is a strong possibility that they are dead. Moreover, there has been no word of Theon, and if he took the boys captive the Greyjoys haven't sent out any demands. This double-blow reduces Catelyn to tears and she laments that she had not seen her father in years. She is horrified at the thought that Bran and Rickon are now likely dead. Robb leaves Roose in command of Harrenhal with a detachment of the Northern army while Robb leads his main host back across the Riverlands to Riverrun. Rickard Karstark angrily says that this is a waste of time, though Robb points out that Catelyn's brother and his uncle, Edmure Tully, is now lord of Riverrun and his levies will reinforce their army. Karstark maintains that unless Edmure has been breeding soldiers like rabbits, it will make no difference: with their new Tyrell allies, the Lannisters now outnumber them over two to one. Robb asks if Karstark has lost faith in their cause, and Karstark says he still believes in revenge. However, the fact that Robb lost his home castle makes him seem vulnerable in the eyes of his bannermen, and many no longer believe in Robb as they once did. Lord Karstark asks to speak his mind, and says that he thinks Robb lost the war the day he married Talisa. Talisa notices that Catelyn is making a prayer wheel for the Faith of the Seven, and offers to help. Catelyn explains that they can only be made by mothers who are praying for the welfare of their children. Catelyn reveals that she has only made them twice before, one of which was when she was praying for Bran to wake from his coma, which worked, as he did survive though he lost the use of his legs. Talisa asks after the other time, and Catelyn says that when they were younger, one of the boys had a pox, and Maester Luwin said that if he survived the night he would be all right, but that it would be a long night. Catelyn explains that the boy was Jon Snow, and at first the thought that Jon would conveniently die of natural causes made her inwardly pray to the Seven for his end. However, Catelyn then became horrified at herself for thinking such a thing, particularly as Jon was an innocent child, and the person Catelyn really hated was Jon's unidentified mother. So she made a prayer wheel and stayed up with him all night, praying to the gods that if they forgave her earlier wish that Jon would die, she promised she would urge Eddard to have Jon legitimized as a Stark and she would raise him as her own son. Jon recovered, however, Catelyn did not keep her promise. In grief at the death of her father, her two youngest sons, and Eddard, Catelyn says the gods are punishing her misconduct with this war. Not too far away in the Riverlands, Arya, Gendry, and Hot Pie are heading north from Harrenhal, planning to eventually reach the Red Fork of the Trident River and then follow it west to her grandfather's castle-seat at Riverrun. Off-screen, Arya explained to the boys how Jaqen H'ghar helped them escape because he offered that he would kill any three people she named. Gendry loudly criticizes Arya, in disbelief that she used up two of the names on minor Lannister guards when she could have said someone like \"King Joffrey\" or \"Tywin Lannister\" and ended the entire war, at which Arya gets quite defensive. However, as they advance in the forest, they run into a scouting party of the Brotherhood Without Banners, a group of outlaws, whose leader Thoros of Myr they hear singing as they approach. They recognize them as the group the Lannister torturers were asking about at Harrenhal. Thoros seems a friendly sort, and they make the children come with them. They later give them food and drink at a local inn. Gendry says he used to work as a smith in King's Landing for Tobho Mott, whom Thoros recognizes but says he charged double what the other smiths did; Gendry counters that's because it was double the quality. Arya insists that she knows how to use a sword despite Thoros' disbelief, but when she tries to mock-fence with him he quickly disarms her. Other members of the Brotherhood return to the inn with a captive; Sandor \"The Hound\" Clegane. As Thoros trades insults with Sandor, Arya tries to leave unnoticed, but the Hound stops her in astonishment and asks what they're doing with \"the Stark bitch\", revealing her identity. Finally, Jaime and Brienne are slowly making their way across country through the Riverlands, heading to King's Landing intending to make the prisoner exchange for the Stark girls. Jaime continues to mock Brienne along the way. Brienne is wary enough not to let Jaime out of her sight, even insisting on watching while he urinates. Jaime deduces that Brienne isn't from the North because he would have noticed her at Winterfell when he visited there, so she must be a Baratheon supporter. She angrily denies supporting Stannis, thus confirming that she served Renly. Jaime accurately deduces that she fancied Renly, but points out that Renly wasn't attracted to women so much as he was to Loras. Brienne says she doesn't want to hear his filthy lies, but he says that he knew Renly better than she did, reminding her that both of them spent the last 17 years living in the Red Keep, ever since Robert's Rebellion when Renly was just a child prancing down the halls. Jaime insists that Renly's homosexuality was actually \"the worst kept secret at court\" if she thinks he's lying. He continues to casually mock Renly which makes Brienne grab him, but he relents and says he doesn't particularly care that Renly loved Loras, as he feels people aren't free to choose the ones they love. They come across a farmer with a heavily laden mule, who notices that they're avoiding the major roads, and suspects that they're avoiding soldiers. Jaime tells Brienne that he suspects the man is a scout meant to intercept them, and even if he isn't he can still spread word he saw them. He urges her to kill the man, but she refuses. Later, the pair have to cross a river, which means they can either attempt a dangerous fording or take the bridge, which will probably be watched. Brienne takes the safer route of the bridge, but Jaime manages to distract her long enough to take away her spare sword and cut his bonds. Brienne and Jaime enter into an extended sword fight on the bridge. Jaime starts off very aggressively, putting Brienne on the defensive. However, Jaime's mobility is reduced because his hands are still manacled, and he is malnourished after having spent the past full year chained up in a cell. Jaime begins to tire, and Brienne wears him down further by making body-blows with kicks and punches. After a protracted fight Jaime finally slumps to the ground in exhaustion. Just then, riders from House Bolton arrive led by a man named Locke. Jaime asks if they want to negotiate, but Locke says they'll have his head if he doesn't bring the Kingslayer back to the King in the North, so there's not much Jaime can do to dissuade him from taking them prisoner." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 23, + "Tywin plans to have Baelish wed Lysa Arryn to deprive Robb of allies, and names Tyrion the new Master of Coin. Discovering that, as treasurer, Baelish borrowed millions in gold from Tywin and tens of millions from the Iron Bank of Braavos, Tyrion fears his father will not forgive the debt and the Iron Bank may fund the Crown's enemies. Tyrion also rewards Podrick with prostitutes, later surprised to learn they refused payment. As Melisandre prepares to sail for an unknown destination, Stannis begs her to give him another son, but she says he does not have the strength and her magic requires king's blood, which must be acquired from others who share Stannis' blood. Daenerys negotiates with slaver Kraznys mo Nakloz, offering her ship, followers, and her largest dragon in exchange for the 8,000 Unsullied and boys in training, and the slave translator Missandei. The wildling army finds decapitated horses arranged in a spiral by the White Walkers, and Rayder tells Jon the fallen Night's Watchmen have become wights. Ordering Tormund to take a party, including Jon, to climb the Wall, Rayder says he will signal them with \"the biggest fire the North has ever seen\" to attack the Night's Watch. Meanwhile, the remaining Night's Watchmen continue south and take refuge at Craster's Keep, where Sam witnesses Gilly give birth to a boy. Freed by the cleaning boy, Theon rides east to Yara at Deepwood Motte. However, he is overtaken by his captors. Their leader prepares to rape him, but the boy arrives, deftly slaying the soldiers and freeing Theon. At Riverrun, During Lord Hoster Tully's burial at sea, his son Edmure fails in lighting the pyre and is shamed by his uncle, Brynden \"the Blackfish\". In conference with Robb, Edmure is chastised for engaging Ser Gregor Clegane. Catelyn discusses her pain with Brynden, and Talisa tends to Tywin's captured nephews, Martyn and Willem Lannister. Arya confronts the Hound for killing her friend Mycah, but he is taken away. Arya and Gendry bid farewell to Hot Pie, who remains at the inn as payment by the Brotherhood after proving his skill as a cook. En route to Harrenhal, Jaime convinces Locke that Brienne's father is a rich lord, and Locke stops his men from raping her. Jaime promises that Tywin will reward Locke if Jaime is returned; an offended Locke feigns acceptance, then severs Jaime's sword hand, causing Jaime to scream in horror." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 24, + "Locke and his men taunt Jaime for the loss of his sword hand. They trick him into drinking horse urine and he tries to attack them but is beaten instead. Brienne chastises Jaime for wanting to die, telling him to live and take revenge. Arya, Gendry, and the Hound are taken to the Brotherhood's leader, Lord Beric Dondarrion. He calls the Hound a murderer, and Arya and the Hound argue over his execution of Mycah. In the name of the Lord of Light, Dondarrion sentences him to face him in trial by combat. Varys tells Tyrion of being made a eunuch by a sorcerer in Myr, before revealing that he captured the sorcerer and intends to take revenge on him. Ros informs Varys that Baelish may take Sansa when he leaves to wed Lysa Arryn, and Varys warns Olenna that Baelish may seek to control Sansa for control of the North. Discussing the missing Jaime and the Tyrells' presence with Tywin, Cersei distrusts Margaery for her ability to manipulate Joffrey. Sansa tells Margaery that Cersei will not allow her to leave King's Landing, and Margaery says she would see Sansa wed to Ser Loras. Bran dreams of chasing the three-eyed raven through the woods with Jojen, and climbs a tree in pursuit of the raven, but falls when Catelyn appears. Arriving at what he believes is Deepwood Motte, Theon explains to his rescuer that he never killed the Stark boys, having Dagmer Cleftjaw burn two orphans instead, and reveals his remorse, declaring Eddard Stark was his true father. Theon then realises he has been taken back to the dungeon from which he escaped and is subdued by the guards, to the boy's amusement. Rast declares the Night's Watch cannot trust Craster, and Sam and Gilly discuss her newborn son. After a funeral for a fallen brother, Karl Tanner challenges Craster over their poor food, and Rast enrages Craster by mentioning his bastard parentage. Craster orders the Night's Watch out, but is goaded by Karl, who stabs Craster when he attacks. When Jeor intervenes, Rast kills him. As a fight erupts, Sam flees with Gilly and her son and Rast threatens to kill Sam, if he ever finds him. Exchanging the Unsullied army for Daenerys's dragon, Kraznys continues to insult her in Valyrian. Daenerys, whose first language is Valyrian and has known Kraznys has been insulting her the entire time, orders her new army to kill all slavers and free every slave, and orders her dragon to kill Kraznys. After the battle, she offers the Unsullied the choice to leave or remain with her as free men; none choose to leave, and Daenerys and her army depart." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 25, + "Jon reveals which forts are manned but lies to Orell and Tormund that a thousand men are stationed at Castle Black. Ygritte steals Jon's sword and he chases her into a cave, where she has him break his Night's Watch vows and make love with her. Daenerys’s Unsullied officers select Grey Worm as their leader. On the march, Jorah probes Barristan's motives for joining Daenerys, but he appears unaware Jorah was originally a spy for Varys under King Robert. Captives Martyn and Willem Lannister are murdered by Lord Karstark and his men. Despite Talisa, Catelyn, and Edmure entreating Robb to hold Karstark prisoner, he personally executes Karstark. Soon, the Karstark forces abandon the Northern army, and Robb tells Talisa his new plan to attack Casterly Rock, the Lannister ancestral home, and forge an alliance for troops with Lord Frey, whose daughter he was to marry. Locke delivers Jaime and Brienne to Lord Roose Bolton, who frees Brienne and sends Jaime to Qyburn, a former maester who was thrown out of the Citadel for human experimentation, treats Jaime's amputation. At the baths, Jaime tells Brienne of Robert's Rebellion, and the \"Mad King\" Aerys Targaryen's plot to burn King's Landing with caches of wildfire. Jaime reveals that he killed the Mad King and broke his oath to save the city, its people, and his own father after the King ordered him to bring him his fathers head. Brienne asks why he didn’t tell Eddard Stark the truth but Jaime believes he didn’t have to explain himself. In trial by combat, the Hound is offput by Beric's flaming sword, but overcomes his pyrophobia and kills Beric. Gendry stops Arya from attacking the Hound, and Beric is resurrected for a sixth time by Thoros, who then frees the Hound. Later, Gendry tells Arya he intends to stay with the Brotherhood as a smith. Arya talks with Thoros about taking her to Riverrun to claim a reward from Robb Stark. Stannis is surprised when his wife, Queen Selyse, encourages his infidelity as service to the Lord of Light. His daughter, Princess Shireen, visits Davos in the dungeons with a book; he admits he is illiterate, and she begins teaching him to read. Cersei asks for Baelish's assistance in ridding King's Landing of the Tyrells. Loras’ squire and new lover Olyvar reports to Baelish the Tyrells' plan to marry Sansa. Baelish meets with Sansa to discuss their journey to the Vale, but she decides to stay in King's Landing. Later, Tywin tells Tyrion and Cersei his plan to ruin the Tyrell's plot by wedding Tyrion to Sansa and Cersei to Loras, tersely overruling their objections." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 26, + "In King's Landing, Lord Tywin Lannister meets with Lady Olenna Tyrell to discuss having Ser Loras marry his daughter, Cersei. They trade barbs about Cersei's age, her capability to have more children, and accusations of incest with Jaime, as well as Loras's well-known homosexuality. Tywin is adamant that Cersei, whom he calls the Kingdom's most beautiful woman, should marry Loras, the Kingdom's most handsome and desired bachelor, but Olenna blatantly refuses to consent, hinting that Joffrey is the result of incest. Tywin replies that if that is true, he has no right to the throne and the Tyrells just \"threw a flower into the dirt\". Olenna says she will not risk \"throwing another flower into the dirt\" if Cersei cannot bear heirs for the Tyrells. Realizing her unchanged position on the matter, Tywin threatens to make Loras a knight of the Kingsguard, which would force Loras to give up his right to marriage and to inherit Highgarden. Olenna relents, and consents to the marriage of Loras and Cersei. In the gardens, Sansa Stark tries to get closer to Loras by discussing their hopefully impending wedding. Loras is clearly uncomfortable being so close to her, but brightens when discussing the lavish wedding he's had planned – although Sansa, for once, becomes suspicious when she realizes that Loras seems more excited by the food and the wedding joust than by her. Loras quickly placates her with a compliment and then describes the wedding gown he's envisioned for her. Sansa says she's looking forward to seeing Highgarden, as she's only ever lived in Winterfell and can't wait to leave King's Landing. In this, Loras finds unexpected common ground with her and agrees that the Red Keep is \"the most terrible place there is\". Cersei and Tyrion Lannister observe the couple from Cersei's chambers overlooking the garden. Tyrion sarcastically asks which of the four of them has it the worst. He then finally accuses his sister of trying to have him killed during the Battle of the Blackwater. Cersei, tired of fighting him, remains quiet while he deduces that only two people can command the Kingsguard. Tyrion realizes that while Cersei certainly has the authority to command a Kingsguard, she isn't stupid enough to command Ser Mandon Moore to kill him in public. Tyrion realizes that it was in fact Joffrey who ordered Ser Mandon Moore to kill him, because Tyrion was the only one who stood up to him. Cersei tells him his life is not in danger from Joffrey, as he dare not try anything like that now that Tywin is the Hand. They discuss about Jaime's possible return to King's Landing, with Cersei wondering where he could possibly be. She asks Tyrion which one of them should be the one to break the news to Sansa. Tyrion decides he might as well dash Sansa's hopes sooner rather than later. He goes to Sansa's chamber and asks for a private word, but Sansa declines to dismiss Shae. Tyrion gives Shae a carefully coded apology for not telling her in private before breaking the news to Sansa. Later on, Lord Varys finds Lord Petyr Baelish in the throne room. Varys and Baelish discuss the Iron Throne and the pageantry and propaganda that creates nations and cements dynasties. Varys asserts that he serves the realm, but Baelish scoffs that \"the realm\" is an invention of Aegon the Conqueror. Baelish tells Varys that he is aware of Varys' arrangement with Ros, and that he has given her to \"a friend\" who is eager for a new experience. Baelish revels in the chaos that he has caused, likening chaos to a ladder (for those brave enough to climb) rather than a pit to be lost in, as Varys and everyone else sees it. Elsewhere, Sansa weeps as Baelish's ship departs, both of her plans to leave King's Landing in tatters. Meanwhile, in his bedchamber, Joffrey coldly contemplates Ros's quarrel-ridden corpse. In the Riverlands, the hideout of the Brotherhood Without Banners outside of Hollow Hill, Anguy trains Arya Stark with a bow. Arya spots someone behind her target, which is revealed to be Melisandre and a small group of Stannis Baratheon's men. She speaks to Thoros in High Valyrian, demanding to know what became of his mission to convert Robert Baratheon to the worship of the Lord of Light. He bluntly tells her he failed. Melisandre is brought to the Brotherhood's hideout and is shocked when she learns of the six deaths of Beric Dondarrion, exclaiming that Thoros should not have that kind of power. Thoros counters that he has no power, he only asks for favors and the Lord of Light sees fit to grant them. The priestess seems troubled by his response (or perhaps by the fact that the Lord of Light looks favorably on causes other than her own). Melisandre says the Brotherhood has someone the Lord of Light needs, and soon after has her men take Gendry into her custody. Arya protests, particularly when she sees that Melisandre has given the Brotherhood two heavy sacks of gold in exchange. She confronts the red priestess, calling her a witch. Melisandre ignores the barb and looks into Arya's eyes. She sees many other eyes, of many other colors- eyes that Arya will shut forever. Melisandre abruptly tells her that they will meet again. At Riverrun, Robb and his advisors meet with \"Black Walder\" and Lothar Frey to discuss an alliance for his planned attack on Casterly Rock. The Freys carry Walder Frey's demands for an alliance, which includes a formal apology from Robb, the castle Harrenhal and all of its lands and incomes, and for Edmure Tully to marry Roslin, one of his daughters. Edmure is reluctant to marry a woman he has never met, but is eventually convinced by the group to go through with the arrangement. At Harrenhal, Roose Bolton has dinner with Jaime and Brienne of Tarth. Bolton tells Jaime he will send him to King's Landing as restitution for his lost hand but only on the condition that Jaime swear to tell his father that Bolton was not personally responsible for maiming him. Jaime assumes that Brienne will accompany him, but Bolton intends to keep her with him, under arrest for abetting treason. In the North, tensions rise at camp between Osha and Meera Reed before Bran Stark diffuses the situation. Jojen Reed experiences a seizure while sleeping, and Meera explains they are caused by his visions. Jojen then tells Bran that in his vision he saw Jon Snow \"on the wrong side of the wall, surrounded by enemies.\" Elsewhere, the cleaning boy awakens Theon Greyjoy to continue torturing him. The boy threatens to remove Theon's pinky finger if he cannot guess the boy's true identity and their current location. He gives the impression that Theon guessed right when Theon says he is the younger brother of Torrhen Karstark, Rickard Karstark's son, and that they are in Karhold. But then, the boy tells Theon he was lying, and begins flaying Theon's finger while telling him that he is torturing Theon only for his own amusement. Samwell Tarly and Gilly stop to camp during their journey to the Wall after having fled Craster's Keep. Sam shows Gilly the Dragonglass dagger he found at the Fist of the First Men, tells her about Castle Black, and sings The Song of the Seven. At camp at the base of the Wall, the wildling party led by Tormund prepare to climb. Jon Snow and Ygritte talk about their impending climb and their relationship. Ygritte reveals she is aware that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, but tells him he must be loyal to each other instead. While climbing, Ygritte strikes the Wall and causes a massive crack, which dislodges a large sheet of ice, sending several wildlings to their deaths. Ygritte and Jon hang precariously by their safety rope. Orell decides that Tormund cannot continue climbing with the weight of Jon and Ygritte's bodies pulling them down and begins cutting the rope. Jon sees what Orell is doing and barely manages to swing to his left and plant a hook in the ice, saving himself and Ygritte. They reach the top of the wall, and Ygritte is awed by the view beyond the wall and to the south, before she and Jon share a passionate kiss." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 27, + "After surviving the perilous climb of the Wall, Jon Snow, Ygritte, and the wildlings led by Tormund make their way towards Castle Black to await Mance Rayder's signal to begin the attack on the Night's Watch. Afterwards Jon confronts Orell about cutting his and Ygritte's rope loose on The Wall, nearly killing the both of them in the process. Orell tells Jon that he doesn't see Ygritte complaining about what happened because she is a wildling and understood what needed to be done in a pressure situation, also telling Jon that this is the reason he will never be able to keep her. During the journey through the woods, a clearly jealous Orell confronts Ygritte and says that he would be a better man for her than Jon Snow, while continuing to express his distrust in Jon. Jon also tries to persuade Ygritte that the wildlings' cause is doomed to failure, reminding her that six Kings-Beyond-the-Wall have attacked the southern lands in the past thousand years and all have been repelled. Ygritte refuses to listen and points out that Jon is technically one of them; if it fails, so does he. She renews her passion for him and tells him bluntly that if they die, they die, but before they die they will live in each other. At his prison, Theon Greyjoy is released by two beautiful girls from the cross to which he is chained. The women lay Theon down on a bed and then proceed to dramatically seduce him. They say repeatedly that they have heard that the heir to Pyke is well endowed and are hoping to get first hand experience. Theon is distrustful at first, fearing that this is another of his tormenter's tricks. Theon cannot help himself but be aroused when one of the women who has become naked straddles him and begins a rocking motion. Suddenly, the familiar horn sounds and the boy enters. Theon is terrified and tries to escape, but is struck hard on the head and is flung to the ground. The boy claims he too has heard about Theon's famous body part and announces it must very well be his favorite body part. When the sadistic youth brandishes an odd knife, Theon realizes the boy means to remove his penis. Horrified, Theon begs for mercy, but the boy quips that this is mercy as he's not killing Theon, merely altering him. Two large men hold a screaming Theon down while the boy moves in to emasculate him. In the North, on their way to the Wall, Bran Stark's party makes camp. Osha remains distrustful of Meera and Jojen Reed and reacts with horror when they mention they intend to go beyond the Wall. Osha bluntly refuses to go, explaining that she lost her husband, who then rose from the dead and tried to kill her. She rages that none of them understand what lies beyond the Wall and that there is nothing left for men there. Daenerys Targaryen's army marches on to the next great city of Slaver's Bay, Yunkai. She and Barristan Selmy are confident they can take the city, given that Yunkai are famous for training bed slaves rather than soldiers. Ser Jorah notes with wisdom however that Yunkai's defenders won't fight them in open battle, being more likely to hole up behind their walls and chip away at the Targaryen army through guerrilla tactics. He also advises Daenerys that conquering Yunkai does not help them with their main goal of pressing on to retake Westeros. Dany however is adamant on freeing the slaves of Yunkai, who number in the hundreds of thousands. She orders Grey Worm to send a messenger to the city and inform Yunkai's slaver rulers that they must either surrender or suffer the same fate as Astapor. The Yunkish herald is carried into Daenerys's camp on a litter carried by slaves, along a road flanked by Unsullied. Missandei announces the newcomer as Razdal mo Eraz, one of the ruling \"Wise Masters\" of Yunkai. Daenerys meets the man in her pavilion, flanked by her dragons who vie for her attention and fight over the pieces of meat she tosses to them; they also snarl at Razdal when he gets too close. Razdal declares that Yunkai was an ancient civilization long before the rise of Valyria and that numerous armies throughout history have tried and failed to conquer it. However Daenerys is not threatened, commenting that a hard-fought battle would give her Unsullied much needed practice. Razdal tries a different tact, asserting there is no need for their factions to fight, that Yunkai is willing to overlook her attack on Astapor and will even provide her with the gold and ships needed to transport her army to Westeros. In exchange, they ask that Daenerys leave Yunkai in peace. Daenerys makes a counter-offer: she will spare the lives of Razdal and the slave-masters of Yunkai if every slave (men, women and children) in the city is set free, and given as much food, clothing and property as they can carry in payment for their services. She warns that if her offer is rejected, Yunkai will be shown no mercy. Razdal takes offense, promising that Yunkai will be more of a challenge for her than Astapor or Qarth, and threatens her with the retribution of Yunkai's \"powerful friends\" who he claims will take great pleasure in destroying her army and enslaving the survivors. At that, Drogon and his siblings roar in anger; Razdal protests that he was promised safe conduct, to which Daenerys counters that her dragons made no such promise and take offense to him threatening their mother. After the dragons prevent his slaves from reclaiming the chests of gold he brought with him, Razdal storms out of the pavilion, muttering curses. Daenerys tells Jorah to find out more about Yunkai's \"powerful friends\" before she commits herself to an attack on the city. Traveling back from the Riverlands, a ship carrying Melisandre and Gendry leaves King's Landing and passes through Blackwater Bay. Melisandre stares at the broken wrecks of Stannis's fleet destroyed by the wildfire, asserting that her presence might have turned the tide of battle. She questions Gendry and is surprised to learn he is unaware of his father's real identity. As they pass by the Red Keep, Melisandre reveals to Gendry that he is King Robert Baratheon's bastard son. At the camp of the Brotherhood Without Banners, Arya, disillusioned with the Brotherhood for selling Gendry, takes an opportunity to escape and runs off into the night. Before she gets too far, however, she is snatched up by Sandor Clegane, who was lying in wait for her. In the Riverlands, en route to the Twins, Robb Stark's army is forced to make camp, their progress delayed by heavy rain. Catelyn warns them that the prickly Lord Walder Frey will take the delay as a deliberate insult to him, but Edmure Tully points out that Frey is getting the wedding he wanted; his sister counters that he is getting a wedding, but not the one he wanted, glaring at her son and his wife as she says so, pointing out that Frey wanted one of his daughters wed to a king. Robb retorts that Edmure is the best match House Frey has been offered in its history. Later that night, as Robb and Talisa prepare for bed, she tells him she is pregnant with his child. Robb is gladdened by the news. At Harrenhal, Jaime speaks one last time to Brienne before he leaves. Jaime remarks that he owes Brienne a debt for both keeping him alive on their journey and for giving him a reason to live to rouse him from his suicidal depression after losing his hand. Brienne tells Jaime to repay his debt by keeping his pledge. Jaime promises that he will keep his word to return Catelyn Stark's daughters to her. The next day, Jaime leaves Harrenhal in the company of Qyburn (who is to accompany Jaime to continue treating his arm in the hopes of getting his maester's chain restored through Lord Tywin's influence- Jaime jokes that his father will make Qyburn Grand Maester if he grows Jaime a new hand) and a number of Bolton soldiers under the command of Steelshanks, one of Lord Bolton's captains. Lord Roose Bolton, who is also about to depart Harrenhal for the Twins, under orders from Robb Stark, requests that Jaime pass on his regards to Tywin; Jaime asks that Bolton do the same for him with Robb. Locke, who has been left in charge of the castle in Bolton's absence, can't resist poking fun at the departing Jaime and sneers that he will 'take good care' of Brienne, though Jaime doesn't rise to the bait. When their party makes camp, as Qyburn checks Jaime's stump, Jaime questions how the former Maester lost his chain. Qyburn explains that he lost it for performing vivisections on the sick and dying in a bid to better understand illness. Jaime is disgusted by this revelation, but Qyburn counters what he learned has saved numerous more lives and questions Jaime on how many he has killed compared to how many he's saved. Jaime responds that he has probably killed thousands, but he saved half a million lives when he killed the Mad King to save the population of King's Landing, much to Qyburn's surprise. Jaime then asks about Brienne; Qyburn confirms that they sent a raven to her father, Lord Selwyn Tarth, and he offered a ransom of 300 Gold Dragons for his daughter's safe return. However, Locke refused the offer; still under the misapprehension that Tarth owns every sapphire mine in Westeros, Locke is convinced Lord Selwyn is trying to cheat him. When Qyburn mentions that most of the men would rather get some meager entertainment out of killing Brienne before they die in battle or winter, Jaime, feeling guilty because his lie to protect Brienne has invertantly placed her in greater danger, urges Steelshanks to return to Harrenhal. Though the man initially refuses, Jaime uses the promise of a reward and the threat of Tywin Lannister's retribution to convince him to go back. Upon arriving at Harrenhal, Jaime is shocked and furious to find Locke and his cronies have thrown Brienne into a bear pit, facing an angry bear with only a wooden sword to defend herself, as they all mockingly sing The Bear and the Maiden Fair. Jaime orders Locke to pull her out and offers to pay whatever ransom he wants, but Locke dismisses the offer, getting more satisfaction out of the spectacle of Brienne being torn apart. In desperation, Jaime leaps into the pit to help her; before the bear can harm either of them, Steelshanks shoots it with a crossbow, distracting the beast long enough for Jaime and Brienne to be pulled out of the pit. Locke tries to stop them from leaving, but Jaime angrily tells him that Lord Bolton cares more about getting him back to King's Landing alive than keeping one of his pet thugs happy, and backed up by Steelshanks and his men, Locke is unable to stop them. Jaime then departs Harrenhal with his escort and Brienne in tow. At King's Landing, neither Sansa or Tyrion are particularly happy about their impending marriage. Margaery Tyrell consoles Sansa, reminding her that Tyrion is far from the worst Lannister and that Tyrion might be able to make her happy, given his skill as a lover. Bronn, meanwhile, points out to Tyrion that he can easily wed Sansa and get a son and heir from her to placate his father and keep having sex with Shae in private, thereby getting two women and a kingdom to rule for himself. However, Tyrion is concerned his mistress isn't going to be so willing to go along with that plan and is less than enthusiastic about having a wife, a mistress and the entire North despising him. Bronn points out that Tyrion is wasting his time trying to be universally loved. Tyrion's fears prove accurate as Shae bluntly tells him that she will no longer sleep with him after he weds Sansa. Meanwhile, Tywin Lannister enters the throne room to answer a summons from King Joffrey. After exchanging some false courtesy Tywin asks why his grandson wished to see him. Joffrey wants an update on what the small council has been doing. Tywin informs Joffrey that the king can attend any small council meeting should he desire it. The boy king claims that he is too busy to attend said meetings and demands to know why the location of the council meetings has changed. Tywin says that he is holding the meeting in the Tower of the Hand to save time. When Joffrey complains that he would have to climb too many steps should he wish to sit in on a small council meeting, Tywin silently ascends the steps to stand next to the throne, silently glares down at Joffrey, and then sardonically says he could arrange to have Joffrey carried. A disconcerted Joffrey changes the subject to Daenerys Targaryen; Tywin is surprised that Joffrey even knows about the exiled princess. Tywin admits the reports are apparently true that the last Targaryen is not only alive, but has successfully hatched the first live dragons the world has seen in almost two centuries. Joffrey is puzzled at why Tywin doesn't think they should do anything about her, but Tywin reminds Joffrey that the last Targaryen dragons were stunted inbred creatures who weren't a threat to anyone, and Daenerys' dragons are probably just curiosities at best, not grand weapons of war. Moreover, Tywin says that even if Daenerys' dragons do turn out to be as strong as the dragons of centuries long ago, they are on the far side of the world and no threat to Joffrey's rule. Tywin also warns his grandson that he should heed his advisor's council on matters he does not comprehend. When Joffrey protests that he hasn't been counseled on anything, Tywin says he is being advised at this very moment and says that he will inform Joffrey should he deem it necessary. Before taking his leave Tywin smiles slightly with an even slighter bow leaving a browbeaten Joffrey squirming on the Iron Throne. Their exchange leaves no doubt as to who is really ruling the kingdom." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 28, + "Arya Stark, now a captive of Sandor Clegane after he kidnapped her from the Brotherhood Without Banners, picks up a rock and stands over him planning to strike. She thinks he is sound asleep. He opens his eyes and tells her she has one chance to hit him, and kill him, but if she fails he will break her hands. Later she sits on the horse with him sullen and refusing food he offers her. Sandor points out that for all she hates him, Arya could have been taken captive by someone far worse. He tells her about Sansa and how he rescued her from a group of would-be rapists. Arya disbelieves this, but Sandor says \"Ask your sister if you ever see her again.\" They arrive at a river which Arya initially thinks to be the Blackwater. Rather confused with her lack of understanding he points out that the river is the Red Fork of the Trident. Arya believed he was taking her back to King's Landing, but he reveals that he is in fact taking her to the Twins, where her mother and brother will shortly be attending her uncle's wedding, and he will ransom her to them. He tells her ruefully that if she wasn't so busy trying to kill him they might make it in time for the wedding. Arya has a small and hidden smile as the Hound spurs the horse to a gallop. Daenerys, Jorah and Barristan hide behind a ruined building to spy on the encampment of the Second Sons, a professional mercenary company, the \"powerful friends\" the Yunkish have employed. Barristan explains that although there are only 2,000 of them, the Second Sons are armored and mounted, enough to cause trouble for the Unsullied. Daenerys tells Barristan to organize a meeting with the Second Sons' captains, saying that men who fight for gold \"can't afford to lose to a girl.\" Shortly thereafter, Daenerys hosts the captains Mero, a Braavosi also known as the Titan's Bastard, and Prendahl na Ghezn, a Ghiscari. Also in attendance is Prendahl's capable and striking lieutenant, Daario Naharis. The uncouth and sexually vulgar Mero makes himself at home, states that Daenerys reminds him of a whore he knows in Lys and feels up Missandei, although the surprisingly gracious queen shrugs his insults off. Prendahl and Mero refuse Daenerys's offer of an alliance with her larger army, pointing out they will not get their rewards until she reclaims the Iron Throne, which is still a distant prospect. With aplomb she replies that a fortnight previous she had no army, and a year before that she had no dragons. Smiling gently she gives them two days to make a decision and sends them off with a barrel of wine Mero had demanded. Daario smiles over his back at her as they depart. Once the sellswords are gone, Daenerys drops her pretence of cordiality and while glowering at Mero's back, instructs Barristan that if they must fight the Second Sons, he is to kill Mero first. Selmy replies that he would be glad to do so. At the mercenary camp, Mero fondles a Yunkish pleasure-slave while discussing the situation with Prendahl and Daario. Prendahl admits that the Second Sons cannot defeat Daenerys's Unsullied, so Mero suggests that they assassinate her. Mero gives the slave three coins, one each from Volantis, Meereen, and Braavos, and tells her to randomly give them to the three mercenaries; the one who gets the Braavosi coin will kill the queen. That night, as Daenerys bathes, she is surprised to learn that Missandei speaks no fewer than 19 languages. Missandei says this shouldn't be that odd, since it only took Daenerys a year to gain a reasonable grasp of Dothraki. The khaleesi bristles at the idea she speaks only reasonable Dothraki and switches to the language to teach Missandei a lesson, only to have her pronunciation corrected. Suddenly, an Unsullied enters and hold a knife to Missandei's throat, advising the women not to scream. He removes his helmet, revealing himself as Daario. He explains that he is here to kill Daenerys on orders from his captains, but they ran into a \"philosophical disagreement\" over her beauty. He then produces their severed heads. Intrigued, Daenerys rises from her bath and asks if Daario will swear fealty to her. He bends the knee and swears his sword, his men and his heart to Daenerys. Melisandre finally arrives back at Dragonstone with Gendry in tow. Stannis is less than impressed by the sight of the bastard boy who is technically his nephew and is bemused when Melisandre orders him fed, bathed and clothed. He believes it is pointless as they intend to sacrifice him, but Melisandre reveals it is merely a sham to keep Gendry feeling secure, in much the same way as keeping a sacrificial lamb from seeing the blade of the knife. Meanwhile, Davos Seaworth, still languishing in his cell, is paid a visit by Stannis; Davos is told of the impending sacrifice of Gendry. Davos protests this saying that unlike Renly who was a rebel against his rightful king, Gendry is an innocent who has never done him any wrong. Stannis argues that the sacrifice of one bastard boy will usher in his victory, which Stannis believes is the only way to save every man, woman and child in Westeros from the coming darkness that will devour everything in its path. He asks how Davos can doubt the power of Melisandre's God when Stannis has seen visions of \"a great battle in the snow\" and Davos saw the creature she gave birth to. Davos speculates that the real reason Stannis came is because deep down, a part of him knows what he's about to do is wrong and he knew Davos would tell him the truth he needs to hear, regardless of how it would be taken. After extracting a promise from Davos that he won't act against Melisandre again, Stannis has him released. In Gendry's quarters, Melisandre seduces Gendry long enough to distract him, then promptly ties him to the bed and places leeches on his body. She explains as Stannis and Davos enter the room that Davos wanted a demonstration of the power in king's blood, then removes the leeches and lights a fire in a nearby brazier. As part of the magical ritual that follows, Stannis throws the leeches into the flames at Melisandre's direction, and recites the names of three people he wants dead as they burn: \"The usurper Robb Stark, the usurper Balon Greyjoy, the usurper Joffrey Baratheon.\" At King's Landing, Tyrion speaks with Sansa before their wedding at the Great Sept of Baelor; though he knows the girl is not thrilled at the prospect of marrying him. Tyrion promises Sansa that he will not mistreat her, and Sansa agrees there are worse Lannisters she could be wed to. Prior to the wedding, Margaery Tyrell tries to ingratiate herself to Cersei, commenting they will technically be sisters soon; Cersei responds by telling Margaery the story behind The Rains of Castamere, relating how it refers to the destruction of House Reyne of Castamere after their failed rebellion against House Lannister (implying similarities between the ambitions and position of Houses Reyne and Tyrell and that the same fate may fall upon House Tyrell if they plot against the Lannisters) and concludes by threatening to have Margaery strangled in her sleep if she ever dares call Cersei sister again. The ceremony is a grim affair; Joffrey smugly escorts Sansa to the altar in place of her father and petulantly removes the stool upon which Tyrion was to stand to cloak Sansa in Lannister colors as part of the ceremony, eliciting snickers from the congregation (though the scowl of Lord Tywin quickly silences them). Tyrion in the face of humiliation asks Sansa to kneel and he places the cloak around her shoulders. The new High Septon begins the ceremony. Later as man and wife they have their reception dinner, which also proves a grim and miserable affair. Tyrion spends the wedding feast mostly by getting deeply drunk and making light of his father's insistence that his inebriated state will render him unfit to impregnate his wife. Tyrion, drunkenly proclaiming himself \"the god of tits and wine,\" reminds his father that Tywin has long called him \"a drunken little lust-filled beast,\" so doing his duty in the marriage bed will not pose a problem. At the same time, Joffrey is himself drinking too much wine, and losing what few inhibitions he has, his behavior becomes increasingly offensive to both Sansa and Tyrion. Against Cersei's ineffectual protests, Joffrey gets up and, flanked by his Kingsguard, taunts Sansa that she's still found a way to marry a Lannister. Joffrey then reflects that it doesn't matter which Lannister gets her pregnant, and openly says he might want to rape her after Tyrion is done with her, while the Kingsguard hold her down. Joffrey then declares it time for the bedding ceremony (which involves the men at the wedding stripping the bride and the women stripping the groom before carrying them off to the marriage bed) but Tyrion angrily insists there will be no bedding ceremony. When Joffrey keeps pushing the matter, a furious Tyrion slams his dagger into the table and threatens that Joffrey will \"be fucking [his] own bride with a wooden cock\" if he doesn't let it drop. As the court stands in shocked silence, Joffrey seethes with outrage and Tyrion defiantly glares at his nephew with pure hatred. After a tense moment, Tywin defuses the situation by agreeing that there will be no bedding ceremony, and placates Joffrey by claiming Tyrion's outburst is merely the result of his being extremely drunk. Taking the hint and using it as an excuse to avoid punishment, Tyrion visibly swallows his anger and begins to act far more drunk than he actually is, intentionally humiliating himself, and says he only made a bad joke. It isn't clear if anyone in the room, including Tywin or Joffrey, thinks that Tyrion's outburst was simply due to inebriation, but everyone plays along anyway to help the tension pass. Tyrion, while pretending to be so drunk he can barely stand, escorts Sansa to their bedchamber. Once they are alone in their quarters, a tense moment passes as Sansa nervously and slowly undresses. Tyrion ultimately tells her to stop, deciding that he will not consummate the marriage if she does not want to, and only will if she changes her mind. When Sansa questions what he will do if she never does, Tyrion sarcastically jokes \"And so my watch begins\" - implying that his marriage will be celibate for all time like a brother of the Night's Watch - and then abruptly passes out on a nearby couch. The following morning, Shae notices with a hint of a smile that Sansa's bed sheets are not stained with blood and Tyrion's virgin bride is still a virgin. Samwell Tarly and Gilly continue on their journey to Castle Black, taking refuge in a destroyed cabin next to a heart tree. Before they enter, two crows land on a branch on the heart tree, and begin to squawk loudly. Later at night, Sam tries to light a fire, but is frustrated in his attempts; Gilly tries and does it easily. Meanwhile, Sam suggests that Gilly name her son, but she does not know any boy names. Sam gives her some examples, and also explains the difference between first and last names. Gilly likes the name Randyll, Sam's father's first name, but Sam asks her not to give the child that name. Sam shares the truth about his father and his upbringing marked by cruelty which they both have in common. Suddenly, they are interrupted by a thunderous squawking of the crows. Sam and Gilly go outside to investigate, and discover hundreds of crows filling the nearby tree and on the structure itself screeching violently. Gilly is then horrified to see a White Walker approaching them, and knows that it is after her child. As the Walker emerges from the trees, it is shown to be the same one that spared Sam before the battle at the Fist. Sam draws his sword and orders it to halt its advance, but the Walker simply grabs his sword blade with a resounding clang. There is a crunching of ice and then the sword itself shatters in his grip. The Walker swats the much larger and heavier Sam aside with one backhander, then continues to bear down upon Gilly who refuses to give up her baby. As the monster reaches out to seize the infant, Sam staggers back to his feet, pulls out his dragonglass dagger, and runs at the Walker in desperation. With a mighty howl that mixes with Gilly's screams, Sam plunges the black glass blade into the Walker's left scapula.................. and the Walker lets out an unholy guttural screech of agony. Whirling to face Sam, its face blanches as it recognises him and screeches again, this time in disbelief. It falls to its knees, and shatters, leaving nothing but white dust and the dagger. The dagger is left behind as Sam and Gilly race away in a panic. The crows fly out of the trees and chase them, screaming their hatred." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 29, + "Outside the walls of Yunkai, Daenerys Targaryen and her commanders plan an attack on the city. Her newest captain, Daario Naharis, suggests a plan using a lightly defended back gate, a small group can infiltrate the city and open the main gates for the rest of the army to invade. Though Jorah Mormont is skeptical of both the plan and Daario's loyalty, Daenerys is convinced to try it when she asks Grey Worm if he trusts Daario. Upon being encouraged to speak his mind, he says he does. Daario also touches her on her hand, flirting for her favor to him. As the captains depart, Ser Barristan asks to go along, but Jorah reminds him that a Queensguard's place is at the Queen's side, regardless of his pride. That night Ser Jorah, Daario, and Grey Worm sneak into the city and fight their way through the slave soldiers guarding Yunkai. There are far more soldiers than Daario anticipated, much to Jorah's irritation, but it seems that the three are evenly matched - barely. A few hours later, an impatient Daenerys paces in her tent, asking Barristan how long a sacking of a city usually takes. Jorah and Grey Worm finally enter, covered in dust and gore but grinning widely: Yunkai is defeated. Daenerys is elated, but asks after Daario, who is still absent. After a suspenseful pause by Jorah, Daario strides into the room and kneels before the Queen. He presents Yunkai's torn flag and triumphantly says the city is hers. North of the Wall, Samwell Tarly and Gilly continue on their march south, after barely escaping an encounter with a White Walker during which Sam actually managed to kill the creature using a dragonglass dagger. Sam tells Gilly that they are a considerable distance west of Castle Black, but this isn't a problem, because this means they are close to the Nightfort, the original headquarters of the Night's Watch, which was abandoned centuries ago as the organization's numbers dwindled. Sam explains that he plans to get them across the Wall using a secret sally-port which leads right into the Nightfort. Gilly is amazed that Sam knows so much history just from reading books, insisting that he is a wizard (much to Sam's delight) and is awestruck when she finally catches a glimpse of the Wall. Bran Stark and his group have passed far enough north that they have left the Seven Kingdoms proper, and entered into the Gift: a stretch of land south of the Wall which was gifted to the Night's Watch thousands of years ago by Brandon the Builder, from which the Watch draws support for its material needs. The Reeds are puzzled, because the Gift possesses good arable land but the countryside is empty. Bran explains, to Osha's discomfort, that wildling attacks coming over or around the Wall caused most of the smallfolk to flee the Gift over the centuries. Meanwhile, the Watch's diminishing numbers mean they don't really need that much support from the Gift anymore, explaining why they haven't encountered any brothers of the Watch working the lands either. Bran's group takes shelter in an abandoned mill to get out of a thunderstorm. Nearby, Jon Snow and the wildling party encounter an old man who lives alone at a small farm where he breeds horses for the Night's Watch. They plan to attack him to steal his horses and gold, but Jon insists that the old man is no threat to them. Orell and Tormund intend to kill the man so as to stop him from alerting the Night's Watch to their presence. However, when the party attacks the farmstead, Jon surreptitiously hits a rock with his sword, alerting the old man who flees; Jon also distracts Ygritte when she tries to shoot the fleeing man with an arrow. While in the mill, Bran and Jojen Reed discuss how they plan to cross the Wall, before Meera spots the old horse breeder riding nearby. After the old man is captured by the wildlings, Hodor — scared by the thunder — begins yelling, which threatens to give away their location to the wildlings. Bran uses his warg abilities to enter Hodor's mind and cause him to pass out. Outside, Tormund moves to kill the old man, but Orell tells him to have Jon do it instead to prove his loyalty. Jon is ultimately unable to kill the innocent man, and instead Ygritte kills the man with an arrow. Realizing that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, Tormund orders his men to kill Jon; Tormund restrains Ygritte to stop her trying to help Jon, and soon after Jon battles with Orell. At the urging of Jojen, Bran enters the mind of Summer, his direwolf, to aid Jon. Summer and Shaggydog kill two wildlings threatening Jon as he battles to the death with Orell and finally kills him. With the last of his strength Orell wargs into the mind of his pet eagle, which swoops down and attacks Jon, clawing him badly about the face before he beats the bird off. Jon then jumps to mount a nearby horse and escapes, leaving Ygritte and heading back to the Wall. That night Bran asks Osha to take Rickon (who would be heir to Winterfell if anything were to happen to Bran or Robb) to Last Hearth, the home of House Umber, while he, Meera and Jojen head through the Wall in search of the Three-Eyed Raven. Osha promises to look after Rickon and orders the Reed siblings to do the same with Bran before she, Rickon, and Shaggydog depart in the dead of night. In the Riverlands, en route to the Twins, Robb consults with his mother about attacking Casterly Rock. Robb claims that it is a dangerous move, but if Tywin's castle is taken away from him - the lords of Westeros will realize he is not invincible. Catelyn points out that the plan requires the cooperation of Lord Frey, and in case reinforcements arrive from King's Landing before the castle is taken - the Stark host will be destroyed. She silently examines the map, and finally says in a harsh voice \"Show them how it feels to lose what they love\". Robb Stark's army arrives at the Twins, the castle seat of House Frey, for his uncle Edmure's wedding. Enduring Lord Walder Frey's insults directed at him and his wife, Robb makes a public apology to Lord Frey's daughters and granddaughters for breaking his promise to marry one of them. Frey accepts the apology and offers the Starks and their men his hospitality. That night Edmure is introduced to his bride Roslin Frey, discovering much to his relief that she is a beauty. The wedding and the feast that follows it are quite celebratory and lively affairs, with all the participants in high spirits. Edmure is clearly in love and his attentions are focused solely on his bride. As the celebrations reach their heights Lord Walder calls for the bedding ceremony. Robb agrees and the bride and groom are carried off to their wedding bed, Roslin carried off by the male guests and followed closely by Edmure, who is collected by the Frey women. Brynden Tully, having drunk too much wine, excuses himself from the celebration to \"find a tree to piss on.\" After they leave and the festivities begin to wind down, Catelyn becomes suspicious when she notices Black Walder Rivers close the banquet hall doors and the musicians in the gallery begin playing The Rains of Castamere – the song commemorating House Lannister's decisive and brutal victory against the rebellious House Reyne of Castamere years ago. Walder rises to make a toast to Robb, and Catelyn, seated beside Lord Roose Bolton, notices that the latter is wearing mail under his clothing. Realizing they are in a trap, Catelyn slaps Roose across the face and screams a warning to Robb, but by then it is too late. Lord Walder signals his men to attack. In what becomes known as the infamous Red Wedding, Lothar draws a knife and repeatedly stabs the pregnant Talisa in the stomach, killing her unborn child. Talisa collapses to the ground as chaos surrounds. Before he can react, Robb is shot by the musicians with crossbows several times and falls to the floor. Numerous other Stark men are killed by the crossbow bolts or set upon by Frey soldiers. Catelyn is shot by one of the musicians in the back and falls to the floor. Outside, Arya Stark and the Hound, having arrived at the Twins in disguise, are turned away by Frey guards at the time the massacre begins. Arya gives Sandor the slip and sneaks past the gate guards, only to witness Frey men kill Stark soldiers and Grey Wind, Robb's direwolf. She makes a desperate run for the castle, but is stopped by the Hound, who tells her that it is too late. When Arya won't stop, Sandor knocks her unconscious before carrying her out of the castle to safety. A wounded Catelyn crawls to safety beneath a table as Walder motions the soldiers to cease their slaughter. Walder mocks Robb as he limps to his dying wife. He holds Talisa in his arms as she dies. Catelyn sees an opportunity and limps out from her hiding spot to seize Walder’s cowering young wife, Joyeuse, from under his table. Catelyn holds a knife to the girl's throat and threatens to kill her if Walder does not negotiate an end to the attack. Walder refuses her, recalling the previous betrayed oath made that Robb would marry his daughter. She begs they take her hostage and that Robb, who merely lingers despondent and heartbroken beside his wife's corpse, be allowed to leave. He questions why he should agree to such terms to which Catelyn responds by swearing on her honor as both a Tully and a Stark that if he does not let Robb go she will kill his wife. Walder chuckles and nonchalantly responds, \"I'll find another.\" Robb stands and utters, \"Mother\" as Roose Bolton, who had fled the hall when the massacre began, seizes Robb, whispering \"The Lannisters send their regards,\" before stabbing him in the heart. Robb maintains eye contact with Catelyn as he collapses to the floor. Mad with grief at the death of her firstborn son, Catelyn cries out in anguish and kills Walder's wife, fulfilling her promise. Now catatonic with grief, she stands there and accepts her fate, allowing Black Walder to slip up behind her and viciously cut her throat. She falls to the floor with a thud." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 30, + "At the Twins, the carnage at the Red Wedding continues to unfold. While the Northern lords are being slaughtered in the main hall, outside the walls of the castle House Frey soldiers ambush the Stark army in its own camp. What follows is not a battle but a one-sided massacre as the Northern army is taken completely by surprise due to the betrayal of their supposed allies. The betrayers torch all of the camp's tents, with many men burning alive inside of them. Frey men wildly mutilate the dead and dying. From one of the twin towers of the Frey stronghold, Roose Bolton watches the massacre. Sandor Clegane attempts to slip away amidst the carnage on a horse, along with the unconscious Arya Stark, by casually riding away while carrying a Frey banner. Before they can leave, Arya regains consciousness - as she and the Hound turn to see a group of Frey men shouting as they march through the main gate. The Freys have horrifically desecrated Robb Stark's corpse by decapitating it, then crudely attaching the severed head of his direwolf Grey Wind in its place. Drunk with \"victory\", the Freys gleefully parade the mutilated body around the castle on a horse while mockingly chanting \"King in the North! King in the North! Here he comes, the King in the North!\", which is met with by cheers and peals of laughter from the crowds of Frey soldiers. Sandor is horrified by the gruesome spectacle, while he holds Arya, who looks on with a dead stare. The Hound rides away with her, undisturbed thanks to the Frey banner in his hand. In the great hall of the castle the following morning, as servants clean up the pools of blood left by their former wedding guests, Lords Walder Frey and Roose Bolton gloat over their victory and the rewards their treachery has won them. Frey will become Lord of Riverrun, and the Freys will replace the Tullys as the Lannisters' vassals in the Riverlands. Bolton has been appointed as the new Warden of the North, replacing the Starks - though Tywin Lannister intends to eventually give the position to a future Lannister heir produced by Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark. Bolton expresses his concern that Brynden Tully escaped the massacre, but Walder dismisses his worries, pointing out that the Blackfish - and the remaining Tully garrison at Riverrun - is alone and outnumbered against the combined strength of the Lannisters, Boltons, and Freys, although Bolton is still visibly concerned. Bolton makes plain his contempt for Robb Stark, considering the late boy-king arrogant, politically incompetent, and unwilling to take Roose's advice and make the hard decisions needed to win. Walder questions Roose if he intends to rule the North from Winterfell, and he says that he might move his ruling seat there at some future time, after it is rebuilt. This leads Walder to ask how Winterfell ended up a ruin. Roose explains that his bastard son Ramsay Snow offered Robb Stark's terms that the ironborn occupiers would be shown mercy if they handed over Theon Greyjoy, but when they did they learned that Ramsay, in his father's words, \"has his own way of doing things\". At the Dreadfort, Ramsay Snow eats his breakfast of a thick sausage, taunting Theon about his recent emasculation by pointing to his sewn up and blood-stained trousers, and laughing as Theon finally begs for death as a release from the nightmare. Ramsay tells him that he is more valuable alive than dead so the answer must be no. Ramsay notes that Theon reeks, and decides that that shall be his new name: Reek. Theon refuses to acknowledge the name, twice insisting that he is Theon Greyjoy, but after Ramsay beats him, he finally breaks down and says his name is Reek. On Pyke, Balon Greyjoy reads a message from Lord Bolton's bastard while his daughter Yara Greyjoy cautiously opens a box crudely carved with the Greyjoy kraken. As Ramsay's letter explains the box contains \"Theon's favorite toy.\" The message bluntly says that the ironborn have until the full moon to withdraw from the North or receive more bits and pieces of Theon. In addition any remaining ironborn will be flayed alive - just as Ramsay flayed alive Theon's twenty ironborn followers at Winterfell after they surrendered, even though he had promised them safe passage. It was in fact Ramsay Snow and his soldiers from House Bolton who burned Winterfell to the ground: he simply sent false reports for his father Roose to deliver to Robb Stark which claimed that the ironborn were responsible, as the Boltons were preparing to betray the Starks months before the Red Wedding. Balon acts indifferent to Theon's situation since he defied Balon's orders and Yara's common sense when he stayed at Winterfell. Furthermore, he cannot further the Greyjoy line as the contents of the box prove. However, Yara does not share her father's attitude toward her last living brother. She announces her intention to take her fastest ship with her fifty best men, sail around Westeros, besiege the Dreadfort, and liberate Theon. In the Riverlands, a despondent Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane ride away from the outskirts of the Twins. They pass close to a small group of Frey men, one of whom is bragging about being one of the men who cut off Grey Wind's head and attached it to Robb Stark's body. Arya approaches them and sweetly asks to warm herself by the fire. She offers the coin given to her by Jaqen H'ghar as payment. When the Frey man investigates, she stabs him in the neck. Slightly thrown, the Hound deals with the others before demanding to know where Arya got the knife. She reveals it's his. He admonishes her to let him know the next time she plans to do something like that. As he grumbles and cleans up the bodies, Arya recovers the coin and whispers, \"valar morghulis\". Meanwhile, in King's Landing, Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark walk through the gardens. A pair of passing gentlemen snigger at Tyrion, either for his dwarf status or due to rumors he has not consummated his marriage. Sansa tells him to pay them no mind. Tyrion reminds Sansa that he's used to it, as he's always been a dwarf. He also states that he's not Joffrey, Tyrion would rather bide his time and humiliate them. Sansa playfully follows his line of thinking, and suggests \"sheep-shifting\"- secretly hiding sheep's dung deep within a mattress (as Arya used to do to her), so that the target always wakes up smelling of dung. Tyrion is amused but is confused by the term, though he realizes belatedly that Sansa has misheard the word \"shit\". He is rescued from having to explain his wife's mistake by Podrick Payne, who calls him to a meeting of the small council. In Tywin's chambers Grand Maester Pycelle dithers over giving Tyrion a coded message from Lord Frey. Joffrey jubilantly explains its meaning that Robb and Catelyn Stark are both dead. Tyrion is visibly startled by the news, already foreseeing the long-term problems that the incident will cause, but Joffrey brushes him off and gleefully states that he intends to serve Robb's severed head to Sansa at his wedding feast. None of the small council are able to mask how distasteful they find the concept. Varys points out that Sansa is Joffrey's aunt by marriage now (and it would be unseemly not to give her the basic respect that accords). A deeply embarrassed Cersei forces a smile and insists to the rest of the council that Joffrey was only joking and did not mean it. This puzzles Joffrey, who matter-of-factly states to his mother that he did mean it, and he will have Robb's head served at his wedding feast. Tyrion flatly forbids it and tells Joffrey that Sansa isn't his to torment anymore. Joffrey angrily proclaims that he is the king, and everyone is his to torment. Tywin counters that any man who has to remind his subjects that he is king, is no true king. Joffrey goes apoplectic and tries to fight his grandfather, deriding Tywin as a coward who hid under Casterly Rock while Joffrey's \"father\" King Robert won the real war when he overthrew the Targaryens. The entire small council tenses waiting for Tywin to respond to this shocking insult: instead Tywin coldly and calmly declares that the king is tired and advises the Queen Regent to see him to bed. Joffrey weakly protests that he is not tired but leaves with his mother, and Tywin also asks Pycelle to give his grandson a sedative to make sure he goes to sleep. Tywin dismisses the rest of the council, save Tyrion, who drily notes that the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms has been sent to bed without his supper. He confronts Tywin about his part in the Red Wedding, and deduces that his father must have orchestrated it, as Walder Frey is not brave enough to have carried it out on his own. The Hand blithely confirms this. He dismisses Tyrion's concerns that the Northerners will never forget nor forgive such an outrage, arguing he wants them to remember so that it will make them wary of rebelling again. Tyrion shows his distaste for Tywin's choice of a wedding as the place to inflict the slaughter, but Tywin responds, asking why killing ten thousand soldiers in battle is nobler than killing a dozen guests at a wedding. Tywin again waxes poetic about family, noting Tyrion's failure to consummate his marriage to Sansa. Tyrion refuses to force himself on Sansa to do his duty, and notes that she is hardly likely to warm to him now that the Lannisters have murdered her mother and brother. Tyrion demands to know when Tywin ever put the family's interests above his own. Tywin retorts that he did exactly that on the day that Tyrion was born: he wanted to throw his newborn son into the sea, but instead he spared him and raised him as his son, because he is a Lannister. Immediately after leaving, Tyrion returns to his chambers and calls for Sansa, who simply regards him with a forlorn, tear-streaked face confirming that she was already informed of her family's death. Tyrion backs out, knowing that his sympathy would be rather cold comfort. Elsewhere in the Red Keep, Varys meets with Shae. He tells her that he knows she is genuinely in love with Tyrion - and that is why she should take the diamonds he offers her and leave immediately for Essos to build a new, lavish life for herself. Varys is convinced that Tyrion is the last hope for the Seven Kingdoms' current regime, therefore Shae is a weakness that Tyrion, and thus the realm, cannot afford. Shae confirms that she is in love with Tyrion and that she cares deeply for Sansa as well, but in spite of her pain at seeing them together and the danger she poses, Shae will not leave until or unless Tyrion asks her to. Unknown to everyone in King's Landing, Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, and Qyburn finally arrive; the city folk do not even recognize Jaime after his long absence from the capital. They make their way to the Red Keep, where Jaime immediately calls on Cersei, who regards him with a confused look as she takes in his disheveled appearance and missing hand. At Dragonstone, Davos tests his new-found literacy on Stannis's correspondence, declining Shireen's invitation to read more tales of Aegon I Targaryen. He expresses dissatisfaction about the odd spelling of the word \"night\", before hearing the horns that signal Melisandre's intents to sacrifice Gendry. He argues with Stannis again about sacrificing the boy, but Stannis is convinced by Melisandre that using Gendry as part of her blood magic will give him the power to destroy his enemies and claim the Iron Throne. When he doesn't get through to his liege, Davos takes matters into his own hands and frees the boy, giving him a rowboat and directions to King's Landing. A furious Stannis sentences Davos to death but the Onion Knight produces a letter from the Night's Watch. Davos insists that it is Stannis's duty to assist the black brothers, and that he will need Davos's assistance to rally troops and mercenaries. Melisandre burns the letter and acknowledges the truth: the War of the Five Kings is irrelevant. The true war lies in the North, and evil and death are marching on the Wall. She also agrees that Davos has an important role to play in the events to come. Stannis sarcastically laughs at R'hllor's sense of humor, noting that the god Davos likes to mock has chosen him for a higher purpose. Arriving at the abandoned Nightfort, Meera Reed tells Bran, Hodor and Jojen that the castle is safe to enter. While around the fire Bran tells the story of the Rat Cook, a Night's Watch member who killed a guest under his roof, a sin the gods cannot forgive. Later that night, Bran is awoken by a sound, and wakes his companions in time to see something large climbing out of the castle well; Meera attacks and overpowers the intruder, who is revealed to be Sam, accompanied by Gilly. Sam quickly deduces Bran's identity by recognizing Bran's direwolf and Hodor. Bran asks Sam to take him and his group north of the Wall, and though Sam protests the idea, given the threat of the White Walkers and the undead horde they command approaching, he eventually relents and takes them through the passage. Before they separate Sam gives the group the rest of his dragonglass supply and tells them that it has the power to kill White Walkers. The groups then head in different directions; Sam and Gilly for Castle Black, and the Reeds, Hodor, and Bran beyond the Wall. At Castle Black, Sam and Gilly meet with Maester Aemon, who is furious at the prospect of Sam having violated his vows. Sam defends himself by reciting the Night's Watch oath to protect the realms of men whatever side of the Wall they are on and repeating Jeor Mormont's assertion that a wall of ice 500 miles long and 700 feet high was not built to keep out barbarians. Aemon's demeanor softens upon learning that Gilly was one of Craster's wives, and acknowledges that she is now a refugee and should be sheltered. Aemon then orders Sam to begin writing letters immediately and make sure that all forty-four of Castle Black's ravens are well-fed, as every one of them is to fly that night: the White Walkers have returned, and Westeros must be warned. Stopping to rest and tend to his injuries after fleeing the wildlings, Jon Snow finds himself confronted by a furious Ygritte, who has an arrow nocked to shoot him. Jon tries to talk Ygritte out of shooting him, insisting that he still loves her but that she should have known his loyalty to the Watch was never gone. Though his feelings are clearly reciprocated, Ygritte is still angered by his betrayal and shoots Jon three times with her bow as he flees from her, watching him go with tears in her eyes. Jon is badly injured, but his horse manages to carry him the rest of the way to Castle Black, as he hovers in and out of consciousness. Having reached safety, Jon is brought inside the castle by the guards, where he encounters Sam and Pypar, who are overjoyed to see him and insist that his injuries be taken care of. Outside the walls of Yunkai, Daenerys Targaryen and her advisors wait for the city's slaves to appear. Daenerys frets that the Yunkish slaves, who are better treated than Astapor's might have grown to like their chains and will not welcome freedom. Finally, the gates open and the freedmen pour out. Missandei begins to tell them of how Daenerys the Unburnt freed them, but Daenerys interrupts and says that it is the slaves' own choice to reach for their freedom. After a moment, one of the freedmen stretches his hand towards Daenerys and calls out \"mhysa\". After a moment, another follows suit, then another and another until the entire crowd is chanting \"mhysa\". Bewildered, Daenerys turns to Missandei, who reveals that the word means \"mother\" in the Old Ghiscari language. When the slaves advance on Daenerys, the Unsullied step into formation, but the queen tells them to stand down. Telling her dragons to fly, Daenerys steps out of the protection of the Unsullied and into the crowd, who carry on their chanting. Daenerys is embraced by the former slaves, offering a glimmer of hope in an increasingly darker and hopeless world." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 31, + "Tywin Lannister has the ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword of House Stark, Ice (held by the Lannisters since Eddard Stark's execution) melted down and re-forged into two smaller swords. While he watches the process, he tosses the sword's wolf pelt scabbard on the smith's fire, smiling as he watches it burn. He presents one of the swords to his son Jaime as a gift. Jaime is impressed, as the Lannisters have not owned a Valyrian steel sword of their own for generations. Tywin tells him he acquired the original sword from \"someone who no longer needed it\" and then commissioned a Volantene blacksmith, the best of those who can work with Valyrian steel, to re-forge it. He wants Jaime to be his heir and return home to Casterly Rock, but Jaime insists on remaining in the Kingsguard. Furious at Jaime's disobedience and lack of ambition, Tywin rebuffs him. He tells Jaime to keep the sword anyway. Tyrion Lannister, Bronn, and Podrick Payne wait on a road outside the city for the arrival of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne, who has been invited to the royal wedding. Tyrion quizzes Bronn on the sigils of the Dornish houses, none of which he knows, however Podrick answers perfectly. Lord Blackmont approaches them on horseback and says Prince Doran is in poor health and remained at Sunspear. Doran's brother, Prince Oberyn, will be attending the wedding in his stead, and arrived before dawn. Assigning the reception of the Dornish Lords to the City Watch, Tyrion says they should find Oberyn as soon as possible \"before he kills somebody or several somebodies\". Prince Oberyn and his bastard paramour Ellaria Sand are examining prostitutes in a brothel owned by Petyr Baelish, but currently managed by Olyvar, as Lord Baelish is now in the Vale. They choose the contortionist Marei, and Oberyn orders Olyvar to get undressed also. Oberyn is infuriated when he hears men singing The Rains of Castamere. He confronts the two Lannister soldiers, who insult him and Ellaria. Oberyn moves closer and chastises them for being \"pink little men who are far too slow on the draw\" rather than being \"golden lions\". One of the soldiers reaches for his sword, and Oberyn quickly stabs him through the wrist with a dagger and tells the other that his friend will only live if he immediately gets help. Tyrion and Bronn enter, and Oberyn and Tyrion step outside to speak privately. Oberyn says he wants revenge for the murder of his niece Rhaenys, his nephew Aegon, and the rape and murder of his sister Elia during the sack of King's Landing by Lannister troops during Robert's Rebellion. He wants Gregor Clegane, who murdered Elia, and Tywin, who Oberyn believes gave the order for Elia and her children to be killed. Tyrion, Sansa, Shae, and another handmaiden are sitting in a garden. Sansa is still distraught over the deaths of her brother and mother. Tyrion attempts to console his wife but fails; Sansa has heard the gruesome details of the Red Wedding, how the corpses of her mother and brother were desecrated. Sansa then leaves for the godswood, not to pray but because it is the only place no one talks to her. Tyrion returns and finds Shae in his bed. He scolds her because no one can find out about their relationship. She attempts to seduce him but he resists. She accuses him of trying to bribe her with diamonds and ship her away to the Free Cities, but he doesn't know what she's talking about (Varys did this acting alone). She angrily leaves the room but is spotted by the handmaiden Bernadette, who is hiding behind a pillar and has overheard their conversation. Jaime, Cersei, and Qyburn are in Cersei's chambers. Cersei has had a golden prosthetic hand made for Jaime, and Qyburn attaches it to Jaime's stump. Qyburn asks Cersei about her symptoms, and she says they are gone. After Qyburn departs, Jaime tells her that he will stay in the Kingsguard with one hand so he can stay close to her, then tries to kiss her, but she turns away, much to Jaime's confusion and anger. Cersei implies that she has taken other lovers and that their relationship has changed because of his lengthy absence, a statement that clearly wounds Jaime. Bernadette suddenly enters and says she has important information for Cersei. As preparations for the royal wedding continue, Margaery Tyrell and her grandmother Olenna are interrupted by Brienne of Tarth, (Olenna being delighted to see the truth of the rumors about Brienne) who requests a private word with Margaery. Brienne tells Margaery the truth of Renly's death and vows to one day exact revenge on Stannis Baratheon, whom she holds responsible. They walk past a statue of King Joffrey standing over a dead direwolf, commemorating the victory over the northern rebellion. Elsewhere in the Red Keep, Jaime, Ser Meryn Trant and King Joffrey discuss security at the upcoming wedding. Jaime is clearly irked by Joffrey's arrogance as well as Meryn's sycophantic agreement with the king's bragging that he is responsible for keeping the people fed (Jaime notes that this is more the doing of the Tyrells) and claiming he singlehandedly won the war. Jaime (who had previously noted to his father that thousands in King's Landing alone still want Joffrey dead) points out that the war is far from won; Stannis is still alive and will probably raise fresh armies. Dismissive of the threat posed by Stannis following the Battle of the Blackwater, Joffrey leafs through The Book of Brothers, which details the history of the Kingsguard and those who served in it. He reads Jaime's brief entry and sneers that someone must have forgotten to record all of his uncle's great deeds. He also questions Jaime's ability to serve in the Kingsguard with one hand. Jaime defensively quips that using his left hand makes for more of a challenge. As Sansa prays alone in the godswood, she is watched by Jaime and Brienne; Brienne expects Jaime to uphold his oath to return Catelyn Stark's daughters in return for his freedom, but Jaime counters by pointing out the situation is complicated by Catelyn's death and Sansa's marriage to Tyrion. As Sansa is leaving the godswood, she is approached by Dontos Hollard, who thanks her for convincing Joffrey to spare his life and gives her what he claims to be his mother's necklace as a token of gratitude. Ygritte and Tormund stand outside a stone ravine. Tormund chides her for failing to finish off Jon Snow. Suddenly, their scouts signal that someone is approaching. Styr and a band of Thenns approach them through the ravine. Out of earshot, Tormund comments about how much he hates Thenns. Styr says his party raided a village south of the ravine and gathered meat. He says the meat tastes so much better south of the Wall, and chides Tormund for losing their warg as well as Jon. He reminds Tormund how the Night's Watch are feasting and getting fat at Castle Black. Styr suggests that Tormund taste crow meat before he dies, as a human arm roasts over a fire. At Castle Black, Jon Snow has survived the injuries inflicted by Ygritte and has largely recovered, though he still grimaces while getting dressed and walks with a slight limp. Having been told of Robb's death, Jon shares with Samwell Tarly that he had always been jealous of Robb for having more of their father's affection and for being better than him at riding and fighting, and with girls. Despite all this, he says he could never bring himself to hate Robb. Sam responds by saying he has felt the same way about Jon, that Jon is better than him at everything apart from reading. It turns out that Sam had been sent to retrieve Jon, who has been summoned to testify before a panel of five sworn brothers, including Maester Aemon, acting Lord Commander Alliser Thorne, First Builder Othell Yarwyck, and the exiled former Lord Commander of the King's Landing City Watch, Janos Slynt. Both Thorne and Slynt are openly hostile to Jon, disbelieving much of what he says. At the hearing, Jon admits to killing Qhorin but says that it was not murder, rather Qhorin wanted Jon to kill him to give Jon credibility with the wildlings in order to get a spy into Mance Rayder's army. Slynt dismisses Jon as \"the bastard son of a traitor\" while Thorne, a friend of Qhorin's, reacts with incredulity that Jon would presume to act like he knew the Halfhand. Jon responds by saying that Thorne should know that Qhorin would have done anything to protect the Night's Watch. When Jon refers to the wildlings as \"Free Folk,\" Slynt accuses him of going native, to the extent he even talks like them. Jon snaps back, acknowledging that he talks like a wildling and also admits to living amongst the wildlings, eating with them, and climbing the Wall with them. He catches himself before admitting that he lay with one, but says it anyway. Slynt calls for Jon's execution for breaking one of his vows. Aemon points out the impracticality of executing every ranger who lays with a girl and says that \"the Wall would be manned by headless men.\" Thorne says that there is a difference between sneaking off to the Mole's Town brothel and sleeping with the enemy. Jon does not defend himself at this point. Instead, he says that Mance Rayder intends to attack the Night's Watch with his army of 100,000 wildlings and gives intelligence on Mance's plan of attack. Both Thorne and Slynt disbelieve what Jon has to say. Aemon, however, realizes that Jon is speaking the truth, and the hearing ends with Jon being allowed to keep his head, although after Jon leaves, Thorne expresses his distrust for Jon. Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane are still traveling through the Riverlands on a single horse. They pass by overturned carts and dead bodies, including those of children. Arya asks when she is going to get her own horse, complaining of the Hound's stench. He scoffs at the idea, noting that horses are hard to come by and that he wouldn't give Arya her own horse (even if one was available) as she is the only thing of value he has since he did not take anything of value when he left King's Landing. Arya assures him she has no plans to run off, saying that she would die by nightfall without him as she has no one to go to. The Hound reminds her that she still has an aunt in the Vale, Lysa Arryn, to whom he plans to ransom Arya to. The two eventually come upon a tavern. Both hungry, Arya suggests that they attack the men there, to which the Hound expresses reluctance as there are five men. Just then, two men exit to relieve themselves. Arya recognizes one of them as Polliver, the Lannister man-at-arms who had previously taken Arya's sword Needle and killed her friend Lommy. She also notices that Polliver still has Needle and runs off to get it back. The Hound chases after her, stopping her at the tavern's door, but they are seen and choose to go in anyways. It is clear that Polliver and the other men are making trouble and intend to rape the Innkeeper's daughter. Arya and the Hound go to a table far away from everyone else, but Polliver still recognizes the Hound and walks over to their table and strikes up a conversation. He does not recognize Arya, who he thinks is just the Hound's latest sexual conquest. Polliver implies that he and his men intend to rape and pillage on their way back to King's Landing and invites the Hound to come along. Polliver says that he and his men wear the King's colors and can do whatever they like, to which the Hound leans forward and states emphatically, \"fuck the king.\" The conversation then becomes tense and turns into a standoff. They eventually draw their swords. At first, the Hound fights the five men alone while Arya stands in the corner. He easily dispatches two of them and fights off the rest, stabbing one in the groin. Another, however, gets him on the ground, holding a dagger to his throat. The Hound is able to fight him off, stabbing him repeatedly in the head with his own dagger. Arya then joins the fray, smashing a pot over the head of one of the men and stabbing him with his own long sword. She then slashes Polliver's leg from behind, causing him to fall to the ground. Arya takes Needle from Polliver and stands over his prone form. She echoes what he had said to Lommy just before he killed him, though Polliver still doesn't recognize her and has no idea what she is talking about. Arya then repeats what he had said to her when he took Needle: \"Fine little blade. Maybe I'll pick my teeth with it.\" It is at that point when Polliver recognizes her and becomes frightened. Arya then kills Polliver in the same way he had killed Lommy by driving Needle slowly into his throat. Arya and the Hound then leave the tavern, taking with them a horse for Arya and a chicken the Hound wanted. Daenerys Targaryen sits near the sea with her three dragons, each one about the size of a small horse. Daenerys strokes Drogon's head, while Rhaegal and Viserion fight over a dead lamb, Drogon joins the fight. As Daenerys tries to calm him down, without warning, Drogon snaps at her with a hiss, a warning to not interfere. He then roars and goes to contest the kill. This act, that her own children would threaten her, and that they are outgrowing her influence and ability to rein them, leaves Daenerys visibly shaken. Jorah Mormont approaches and tells her that dragons can never be tamed, not even by their mother. Daenerys returns to her Unsullied army to resume the march to Meereen. She notices Grey Worm and Daario Naharis are absent and sets out to find them after being told they are \"gambling\". She finds the two men sitting face-to-face holding their weapons in front of them; they have been contesting their endurance since midnight. Daario explains they are deciding on which of them will ride up front with her in the vanguard. Frustrated, Daenerys states that the honor goes to Ser Jorah and Ser Barristan as they did not keep her waiting all morning. She orders the two men to ride at the back of the army with the livestock. Daenerys also adds that the last man holding his sword shall find a new queen to fight for and both men immediately drop their weapons. On the road to Meereen, Daenerys speaks with Missandei, who tells her queen that Meereen would be wise to fear her approach. Daario meets them on the cliff side, and Daenerys expresses her annoyance when he shows her flowers he has picked. He reveals that the flowers represent a portrait of the landscape, and serve various purposes, chiefly that knowing her surroundings is important to Daenerys' strategy. The marching army halts, and Daenerys goes to the forefront, discovering a slave child crucified upon a cross. The child is dead, her hand pointing the way to Meereen, and Ser Jorah tells Daenerys there is one for each mile to the last of the great slave cities, 163 in total. Ser Barristan offers to have outriders go ahead to bury them, but Daenerys refuses, ordering that each of them be buried, and their collars removed, but not before she has looked upon each and every face." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 32, + "On the beach of Dragonstone, Melisandre presides over a public burning ceremony, setting three people chained to stakes ablaze as an offering to the Lord of Light. One of the condemned is Queen Selyse Baratheon's own brother Axell Florent, executed for his lack of faith in the Lord's power. Watching the proceedings, Ser Davos Seaworth holds his tongue, though his disgust both for the ritual and Melisandre are plain. Melisandre is surprisingly silent throughout the proceedings; it is Selyse who takes the greatest pleasure in the ritual. Afterwards, Stannis and Selyse eat dinner, with Melisandre as a guest at their table. The royal couple argue over their daughter, Princess Shireen Baratheon; Selyse believes the girl's disfigurement is a punishment from the Lord of Light, but Stannis angrily forbids his wife from trying to physically chastise their daughter for her perceived faults. Selyse switches tactics and suggests that Melisandre speak to Shireen. Stannis doesn't protest, but Melisandre doesn't look particularly interested in the task. Nonetheless, Melisandre does speak with Shireen, who heard the death of her uncle from her bedroom window, explaining in gentle yet matter-of-fact terms that the Faith of the Seven and its holy books are lies: Melisandre insists there are only two gods, the Lord of Light and the Great Other, constantly at war. When Shireen asks if there is any truth to the Faith's belief in seven heavens and seven hells, Melisandre replies \"There is only one hell... the one we live in now\". In the forests surrounding the Dreadfort, the seat of House Bolton, Ramsay Snow hunts a peasant girl for sport, accompanied by Theon Greyjoy (whom Ramsay now addresses by his new name, Reek) and Myranda, along with a pack of savage dogs. The girl is eventually brought down and torn to pieces by the dogs, much to Reek's horror. Soon after, Roose Bolton arrives at the Dreadfort accompanied by a detachment of his army, including Locke and Roose's new wife, Walda Bolton. Ramsay greets his father and his new step-mother (as well as privately congratulating Locke for his maiming of the Kingslayer). Roose wants to see Ramsay's captive Theon Greyjoy. Theon is brought to Roose's chambers, where Roose is disgusted and angered to learn Ramsay has tortured and flayed Theon; as Balon Greyjoy's sole surviving male heir, Theon was a valuable hostage. Roose notes that while he has been named Warden of the North, Tywin Lannister will not help him reclaim the north from the ironborn, and he had intended on trading Theon for Moat Cailin, a strategically placed fortress on the border between the North and the Riverlands currently held by Greyjoy forces, preventing the main Bolton army from returning north. Ramsay retorts that he already sent terms and Balon refused him. Roose is furious that Ramsay did so without his consent, but Ramsay demonstrates that his actions have made Reek docile and unable to betray them. After ordering Reek to shave him, Ramsay cajoles him into admitting that Bran and Rickon Stark are still alive. Ramsay reminds his father that the boys are now heirs to House Stark's rule of the North following Robb Stark's death, and nearly all the Northerners, who are furious at House Bolton and House Frey's treachery against the Starks, will rally behind Bran and Rickon rather than Roose if they learn the boys are alive. Ramsay, knowing how close Theon was to Robb, gleefully taunts him by revealing details of the Red Wedding, particularly relishing the fact that it was Roose who personally murdered Robb. Despite being clearly shaken to know the man he considered a brother is dead at the hands of his new masters, Theon does not openly react. Roose dispatches Locke with orders to find and kill Bran and Rickon; Reek suggests that Jon Snow might either be sheltering the boys at Castle Black or at least may know where they have gone, while Ramsay advocates killing Jon as well, given that the fact he has Stark blood could lead to him becoming a threat, since the Northeners will rally behind him or he will simply seek revenge (although harming Jon would constitute a grave crime since he is part of the Night's Watch and thus legally untouchable by the Seven Kingdoms). Roose gives Ramsay orders as well; to take Theon and an army to Moat Cailin and reclaim the fortress from the Greyjoys. If he succeeds, Roose will give consideration to legitimizing Ramsay as a member of House Bolton. We follow the point of view of a panting figure traveling through a dark, snow-covered forest. It kills a deer. Just as the figure makes its kill, it is revealed that the figure is Summer and that Bran Stark had been warging into Summer. Bran's warging is interrupted by Meera Reed, who says that Bran had been gone for hours. Bran is not happy about having been snapped out of his warging, saying that he was eating. Jojen Reed clarifies that Summer was eating and that what Bran cannot gain sustenance from what Summer eats. Jojen and Meera also caution Bran that warging so long is dangerous for other reasons. Even though it allows Bran the mobility he lost when he was injured, Bran would become trapped, forgetting his friends, his family, his home, and even himself. And if Bran forgets himself, they all lose everything. The group breaks camp and continues traveling through the forest. They eventually come upon a weirwood tree. Bran has Hodor take him to the tree. Bran touches the tree just under the face carved into it and sees a vision. Several images rush to Bran's mind, including swarms of crows, wights (both human and horses), and the fall that paralyzed him. He also sees the Three-Eyed Raven taking flight in a darkened corridor and later land on a tree. Bran sees his father sharpening Ice, in the Black Cells, and being led to his execution; the Red Keep abandoned and covered in snow; and the shadow of a dragon flying over King's Landing. Bran also sees several images of a different weirwood tree located on top of an otherwise barren mountain. During the vision, a gravely voice tells Bran to \"look for me beneath the tree... NORTH.\" Bran snaps out of his vision out of breath, but then matter-of-factly states, \"I know where we have to go.\" Over a meal, Jaime and Tyrion discuss Jaime's gilded steel hand, and he discloses to Tyrion that he can no longer fight, as all of his instincts are wrong using his left hand. Jaime is perturbed that people will find out that he cannot fight so Tyrion tells him that he needs to train with his left hand with someone trustworthy in order to better protect the king, as the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Later, Jaime waits in a courtyard by the sea for his training partner that Tyrion has arranged. Bronn emerges with two training swords. Jaime remarks that he hasn't wielded a sparring sword since he was nine. As they commence training, Bronn uses his usual dirty tactics and gets the better of Jaime, teaching him not only to use his offhand, but encouraging him to fight dirtier. Tyrion finds Varys on his way to a breakfast celebration on the day of Joffrey's wedding. Varys divulges that Shae has been spotted and that his sister, Cersei, has been notified. Varys then says that there is nothing he can do to protect Shae any longer in fear of Tywin Lannister, the Hand of the King, or Cersei finding out that he has been lying to them. Tyrion then says that Shae will not leave King's Landing and is warned that Tywin has threatened to hang the next whore Tyrion is seen with. At the breakfast celebration, Mace Tyrell gifts Joffrey a magnificent golden chalice with seven facets, one for each of the major houses in the Seven Kingdoms and wishes him and his daughter, Margaery Tyrell, a long and happy marriage. Joffrey graciously accepts. Cersei spots Shae and tells Tywin that she is Tyrion's whore, and he commands for her to be sent to the Tower of the Hand before the wedding. Tyrion overhears this and looks vexed, but proceeds to approach Joffrey and Podrick Payne, Tyrion's squire, presents him with the Lives of Four Kings, a book detailing the reigns of four kings by Grand Maester Kaeth. Joffrey accepts the gift, but his sincerity seems questionable. A member of the Kingsguard then presents a Valyrian steel sword and Tywin tells him that it is one of two swords of its kind in the capital, and Joffrey rushes to wield it. He promptly begins to slash at Tyrion's gift despite its rarity, and then asks for suggestions on its name from guests in attendance. He settles on the name Widow's Wail. After the breakfast, Tyrion is visited in his chambers by Shae and he informs her that there is a ship waiting for her bound for Pentos and that their \"friendship\" is at an end. Realizing that Shae will defiantly refuse to flee in the face of danger, he concludes the only way to convince her to leave King’s Landing and save herself is to brutally reject her. So he tells her, at enormous pain to himself as well as to her, that she is only a whore and he cannot love her. When Bronn enters and tries to escort her away, she slaps him and runs out, furious and broken-hearted. When Tyrion later asks Bronn if she is gone, he confirms that she boarded the ship. When Tyrion asks if he saw it sail away, Bronn assures him that no one has been following him while escorting her, that she is gone and no one knows about it except the two of them and Varys. He then advises Tyrion to go and drink until it feels like he did the right thing. Joffrey and Margaery's wedding ceremony takes place in the Great Sept of Baelor conducted by the High Septon and they are wed in front of gods and men. At his wedding feast, King Joffrey speaks to the crowd about contemplating history. Out of a large golden lion, five dwarves ride out, representing Joffrey, Renly Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, Robb Stark, and Balon Greyjoy, each of the five kings in the War of the Five Kings. The dwarves put on a performance, jousting, fighting, and making crude sexual acts. Joffrey, his brother Tommen, and Cersei laugh at the performance. The Tyrells (Margaery, Olenna, Mace, and Loras), as well as Varys, Prince Oberyn, Tyrion and Sansa Stark, make little effort to hide their disgust. Loras leaves in anger after watching the crude depiction of his deceased lover Renly (riding a mount resembling Loras), and Sansa looks on in obvious grief when the dwarf playing her brother Robb is killed after having his wolf's head knocked off. Joffrey expresses his delight with the play and prepares to give the champion dwarf a purse but then mockingly suggests that Tyrion fight him as well. Tyrion cleverly counters this jape by suggesting that Joffrey should fight instead and show the same bravery he displayed at the Battle of the Blackwater, cautioning his nephew to be careful as the champion dwarf is \"clearly mad with lust\" and it would be a tragedy for the king to lose his virtue hours before his wedding night. This draws a few stifled chuckles from their guests. Enraged and humiliated that his uncle outwitted him in front of all his wedding guests, Joffrey petulantly pours wine over Tyrion's head and orders him to serve him wine as his cupbearer. Tyrion approaches Joffrey, who then purposely drops the goblet and kicks it under the table. Sansa hands the goblet to Tyrion, and he fills it with wine and hands it back to Joffrey. The king demands that Tyrion kneel before him but Tyrion refuses. Margaery interrupts the tense moment and says it is time to cut the pigeon pie. Joffrey hands the goblet to Margaery, who then places it at the edge of the table near her grandmother Olenna. Joffrey draws his new sword, cuts the pie, and several white doves fly out. Sansa and Tyrion attempt to leave the feast, while Margaery serves Joffrey a piece of pie. Joffrey commands Tyrion to serve him wine to wash down the pie. Tyrion hands the goblet to Joffrey and he quickly drinks all of it. Joffrey tries to speak, but begins coughing. He grabs his throat, and Margaery and Olenna exclaim that he is choking and needs help. Joffrey collapses face down and begins vomiting and convulsing and is visibly in excruciating pain. Jaime and Cersei rush in and turn Joffrey over on his back. Dontos Hollard suddenly approaches Sansa from behind and quietly says she must come with him quickly, and she does. Joffrey points an accusatory finger in Tyrion's direction, as he examines the wine goblet (though it is not made clear if Joffrey is accusing Tyrion or merely the wine). Joffrey's eyes turn red, blood runs from his nose, he stops convulsing, and dies. Cersei sobs with grief and orders the Kingsguard to seize Tyrion for the poisoning of her son." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 33, + "With King Joffrey dead, Cersei mourns the death of her eldest son with the heir apparent and, still holding Joffrey in her arms, demands that Sansa Stark be found. Her father seals the capital, so no one can leave. Prince Tommen Baratheon, pays his respects to his dead brother in the Great Sept of Baelor. Tywin Lannister, also present, immediately begins instructing the young prince on the qualities of a good king. As Tywin and Tommen leave, Jaime enters to see Cersei calling for the death of the accused Tyrion and his wife, Sansa Stark. Jaime sends the septon and septas away so he can be alone with Cersei. He tries to comfort her through his affections. She refuses initially, but Jaime is aggressive. Cersei insists that the sept during a private viewing of their son's corpse is a highly inappropriate place for sex, and asks Jaime to stop, saying \"It isn't right, it isn't right...\" and Jaime refuses to stop, saying, \"I don't care, I don't care...\". They then have sex next to their dead son's corpse. A flashback to the wedding reveals Sansa escaping with Ser Dontos Hollard from King's Landing to a ship off the coast. As Sansa is taken aboard, she is greeted by Lord Petyr \"Littlefinger\" Baelish. He remembers that he still owes Dontos his fee, but Baelish has two men kill him with crossbows. He explains to Sansa that Ser Dontos was a drunken fool and an unreliable ally who only helped Sansa for money and would turn her in for money. To prove his point, he shows that the priceless necklace Dontos gave her was actually made a few weeks ago on Baelish's orders. Sansa is confused and horrified, but Baelish promises to keep her safe. Tywin interrupts Oberyn Martell and his group sex act with Ellaria Sand and Olyvar to discuss Tyrion's up-coming trial for the murder of Joffrey. Tywin brings up Oberyn's knowledge of poisons and the link between that and Joffrey's death – as some say the King was poisoned – and wonders whether Oberyn had helped Tyrion. The topic changes to the murder of Oberyn's sister Elia by Tywin's \"pet,\" the Mountain, during the Sack of King's Landing. Tywin denies ordering her death, but promises to arrange a meeting between Oberyn and the Mountain so he can have his justice. He also offers Oberyn a position on the small council, if Oberyn agrees to be the third judge at Tyrion's trial. He explains that he is eager to bring Dorne back into the fold, wanting to unite the Seven Kingdoms against more obvious threats; the Greyjoys are in rebellion, a wildling army is advancing on the Wall, and there is a Targaryen girl in the East with a powerful army and three dragons, who will eventually threaten Westeros. Tywin observes that only the Dornish successfully resisted Aegon Targaryen's dragons during his invasion of Westeros three centuries ago; Oberyn dryly notes it must be hard for Tywin to admit he needs the Dornish for help. Tyrion is in a cell in King's Landing. He is visited by his squire, Podrick Payne, who has smuggled in some food and other items for him. Pod has been asked to compile a list of Tyrion's witnesses. He names his wife, Sansa, but Pod informs him that she disappeared moments after Joffrey's death. He cannot speak to Bronn either because, as a close associate of Tyrion, he is also under investigation. Pod confirms that there has been no word of Shae, which Tyrion takes as good news. Tyrion then asks to speak with Jaime. He also warns Pod to be aware of his surroundings and watch out for \"They,\" \"They\" being the spies of Tywin, Cersei, Varys or more or less anyone else. He opines that many people had a motive for killing Joffrey. Cersei is the only person he rules out. He urges Pod to get out of King's Landing as he would be in much danger due to his close relations with Tyrion, especially after refusing to testify against Tyrion, despite the offer of a knighthood. As Pod is about to leave, Tyrion calls him back and tells him that \"there has never lived a more loyal squire.\" Meanwhile, Arya Stark and the Hound, crossing the Riverlands, are spotted by a farmer and his young daughter while making their way to the Vale where Arya can be ransomed to her \"rich\" aunt, Lysa Arryn. Arya quickly fabricates a story that the Hound and she are father and daughter, with Clegane as a knight in service of House Tully. The farmer believes it and allows the pair to stay the night in his home and share a meal. Famished, Arya and the Hound scarf the food down hastily. Arya wakes the following morning to hear the farmer's daughter screaming. Clegane has assaulted the farmer and taken his silver. Confused and horrified, Arya demands to know why Clegane did that. He simply states, \"a dead man doesn't need his silver,\" claiming the farmer is weak and he and his daughter will not survive the upcoming winter. On Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon learns of Joffrey's death and warns Ser Davos that their time to lay claim to the Iron throne dwindles if no army can be secured to wage war again. Shortly after, when Ser Davos begins his reading lessons with princess Shireen Baratheon, he realizes a possible ally across the Narrow Sea, the Iron Bank of Braavos. A village south of the wall is attacked by raiding wildlings under Tormund and the cannibalistic Thenns. While the village is massacred, a lone boy is sent by the Styr as a messenger to Castle Black to relay an account of the massacre and also a warning that more would follow. At Castle Black, Samwell Tarly fears for the safety of Gilly and moves her to a vassal town that frequently services the Night's Watch brothers in bodily vices. Sam is resolute in keeping Gilly safe from all harm however and pledges to visit Gilly as much as possible, instructing the inn at which he leaves her, that she will not be touched. Having received word of the wildlings' raids down south, the Lord Commander states that they do not have the manpower to afford venturing away from the Wall. They are interrupted when Edd and Grenn return to Castle Black after escaping Craster's Keep. Jon reveals he told Mance Rayder that a thousand men armed Castle Black and therefore points out that when Mance reaches Craster's Keep, Rast and Karl Tanner will not hesitate in revealing the truth. Jon then insists the Night's Watch send a party to Craster's Keep to kill their traitor brothers before Mance gets to them first. In Slaver's Bay, Daenerys Targaryen marches on the city of Meereen as she begins her siege of the slave city. She is faced with a champion's duel where a riding knight of Meereen challenges her to choose a champion that will fight for her. Grey Worm, Jorah and Barristan all volunteer to stand as her champion; she refuses all three as too valuable to her. Daario Naharis, commander of the Second Sons, then volunteers to be Dany's champion, and she accepts. As Naharis quickly dispatches the Meereen champion by killing the champion's horse, Dany begins her siege of the city by speaking of freedom to the gathered slaves and then catapulting the broken chains of those she has freed across the city walls, demonstrating her previous successes. As the slaves examine the broken chains, the Great Masters look on, perhaps in fear." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 34, + "Missandei teaches Grey Worm how to speak the Common Tongue, where he reveals that all he remembers since his castration is that he was born in the Summer Islands. Missandei also reveals that she can remember that she saw Naath burning, as she was taken as a slave for Slaver's Bay. Daenerys commands him and several Unsullied to infiltrate Meereen disguised as slaves and convince the slaves to rise against their masters. They visit a slave pen, where a number of slaves are discussing whether or not to rise against the Great Masters. One of the young slaves is already trying to convince his fellow men in chains to fight, but the older slaves argue they have no means to oppose their Masters, who have squashed every previous slave rebellion. Grey Worm arrives and tells them that only they can free themselves, then presents them with weapons. The uprising is a resounding success. With the city hers, Dany orders the crucifixion of 163 of the so-called \"Great Masters\" in retaliation for the 163 slave children crucified on the road to Meereen. Ser Barristan advises her against it, saying that sometimes it is best to answer injustice with mercy. Daenerys shows her Targaryen blood by firmly declaring that she will \"answer injustice with justice.\" The cries of the crucified Great Masters reach Dany's ears atop Meereen's tallest pyramid, where the city's emblem, the golden harpy of Ghis, has been draped in the banner of House Targaryen. Now, she has conquered all three of the cities on Slaver's Bay. Jon Snow and Grenn are teaching several recruits, including Locke and Olly, how to fight against wildlings. Alliser Thorne admonishes Jon and reminds him that he is a steward, not a ranger, trying to provoke Jon for an excuse to have him killed. Jon leaves the yard and talks with Locke, who pretends he is from the Stormlands and genuinely wants to protect the realm. Janos Slynt points out to Thorne that while Jon is well liked, Thorne is not, and when Maester Aemon insists upon an election for a new Lord Commander, Jon is far more likely to succeed Mormont. Slynt convinces Thorne to allow Jon to deal with the mutineers, in the hope that they will remove him from the problem. Meanwhile, Samwell Tarly is fretting about Gilly's safety in Mole's Town with the wildlings loose. Jon sympathizes, telling Sam he knows how hard it is. He confides that ever since Sam told him that his younger brother Bran Stark was alive and going beyond the Wall, he has wanted to go and find him. Sam explains he really tried to bring Bran back with him but Bran was determined to go beyond the Wall. When Sam and Jon think that Bran must have found shelter at Craster's Keep, they are interrupted by Locke. Locke brings Jon to Thorne, who sanctions his mission to Craster's Keep but tells Jon that he must secure volunteers rather than have men ordered along with him. Jon gives an impassioned speech, insisting that not only must the mutineers be dealt with for Castle Black's safety, but Lord Commander Mormont deserves justice. Much to Thorne and Slynt's surprise, Grenn, Eddison Tollett and a group of other men join Jon on his mission, including Locke who asks to say his vows if that is required before he goes north of the Wall. During their sword training, Bronn implores Jaime to visit his brother Tyrion in the dungeon, saying that Tyrion named Jaime his champion in the Eyrie because he knew Jaime would ride day and night to fight for him. Jaime finally visits Tyrion, confessing that Cersei asked him to murder him. Convincing Jaime that he didn't kill Joffrey, Tyrion notes that not even irrefutable evidence and a confession by the real perpetrator would satisfy Cersei. She is out for Tyrion's blood, and he says that the trial is even worse because at least one judge has always wanted him dead. Jaime tells Tyrion that Cersei offers a knighthood to whoever captures Sansa Stark. Tyrion insists that Sansa had nothing to do with the murder, despite having the best motive. Later, Jaime visits Cersei, who is disgusted that, in her view, Jaime is taking Tyrion's side because of his long-held affection for their brother. Meanwhile, Lady Olenna tells Margaery that she is about to leave for Highgarden. She mentions the new and prospective marriage between Margaery and the new king, Tommen. She insists that Cersei will turn Tommen against Margaery by the time they marry if Margaery doesn't act fast. Fortunately, Cersei is well distracted by accusing her innocent brother of the murder of her son. Margaery insists that Olenna cannot be certain of Tyrion's innocence, but Olenna states that Tyrion certainly is innocent and confesses that she would never have let Margaery marry \"that beast.\" Margaery is shocked but her grandmother firmly ends the conversation. That night, Margaery enters Tommen's chambers, slipping past the Kingsguard and charming Tommen. She puts in his mind the idea that one day she will be his and they might as well learn to like each other. She compliments him on his cat and kind demeanor. She promises to visit again and Tommen falls asleep smiling. In the chambers of the Kingsguard, Jaime tasks Brienne with finding Sansa. He urges her to find and keep the girl safe from those who would hand her over to Cersei and provides her with a horse, supplies, and a freshly forged suit of armor. Jaime then gifts her with the sword his father gave him, saying that its Valyrian steel is forged from Ned Stark's sword, and thus should be used to defend Ned Stark's daughters. He also insists she take Podrick Payne with her as a squire, both as a reward for the boy's service to Tyrion and to keep him safe from those who would seek to use him against his former master. Before departing, Brienne names the sword \"Oathkeeper\" and vows to find Sansa, for the sake of Jaime and Lady Catelyn. Sansa accuses Petyr Baelish of having Joffrey Baratheon murdered. At first, Baelish evades the accusation, pointing out that he has been away for weeks and that Tyrion could be the perpetrator. Sansa defends Tyrion, with an innate certainty that he is innocent, and also concludes that Baelish is far too smart to trust a drunk like Ser Dontos to be his accomplice. Impressed with her instincts, Baelish admits that Tyrion is, in fact, innocent, and reveals Sansa's own part in Joffrey's death - Ser Dontos's necklace was the murder weapon, and someone slipped a stone (which was poisonous) into Joffrey's wine. Sansa is bewildered, because the Lannisters have done so much for Baelish, including granting him the seat of Harrenhal. Baelish confesses that while his friendship with the Lannisters was fruitful, it is best to keep enemies confused and his absence from the wedding means that he will never be suspected. Sansa declares that she doesn't entirely believe him: he's too clever to poison a king just to cause confusion. Baelish is again impressed, and confirms that Joffrey was simply too volatile; a king like him as an ally was more a hindrance than a benefit. More importantly, though, Joffrey's death was something that his \"new friends\" wanted very much, and a gift is always helpful to help a new friendship \"grow strong.\" At Craster's Keep, the mutinous deserters are still entrenched there, indulging themselves on the food stored there and raping Craster's wives. Karl Tanner drinks wine from the skull of Jeor Mormont, drunkenly bragging about himself and his skill as a hired killer back in King's Landing before ordering Rast to \"feed the beast.\" At the same time, one of Craster's wives enters with Craster's last son, insisting the infant must be given as a 'gift to the gods. At Karl's orders, Rast leaves the infant on a patch of open ground, then deals with the beast - Ghost, who the mutineers have caged, and whom Rast taunts by withholding food and water from the direwolf. Suddenly, a snowstorm whips up and the temperature drops, causing the water Rast was taunting Ghost with to freeze. Recognizing the approach of White Walkers, Rast flees. Nearby, Bran Stark and his companions hear the child's cries. Warging into Summer, Bran goes to investigate, but Summer falls into a trap just outside Craster's Keep. Meera Reed, sensing danger, urges them to move on, but Bran insists on trying to free Ghost and Summer; before they can, however, they are taken prisoner by the mutineers. Some of the deserters amuse themselves by tormenting Hodor, while the others are taken to Karl. Karl asks who they are and answers their silence by threatening to kill Meera and Jojen. Jojen is suddenly overcome by a seizure and falls to the floor while Meera begs to be let go so she can help him. Karl does so when Bran reveals his true identity. Somewhere in the northernmost reaches of the world, a lone White Walker rides its undead horse towards a shattered mountain, cradling Craster's last son in its arm. When it reaches the mountain, the White Walker strides up a large ring of icicle columns, dismounts and places the child on an ice altar in center. On the other side, a line of dark-garbed White Walkers watch the proceedings. After a moment, one of them strolls forth and carefully picks up the wailing child, who swiftly calms. The White Walker presses the nail of its index finger into the baby's cheek. The sound of cracking ice can be heard as the child's eyes turn a depthless, icy blue." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 35, + "In her new headquarters atop the Great Pyramid, Daenerys learns of Joffrey's death and Tommen's coronation. She is irritated to learn that Daario Naharis has captured Meereen's navy without her explicit orders to do so, but mulls over the possibility of setting sail for Westeros and taking King's Landing with her 8,000 Unsullied and 2,000 Second Sons. Barristan Selmy is optimistic about their chances, believing that old Westerosi families will flock to their cause once Daenerys crosses the Narrow Sea, swelling their numbers. Jorah Mormont is less enthusiastic: while 10,000 troops should be enough to take King's Landing from its exhausted defenders, there's still the rest of the continent to worry about. Her advisors then reveal more troubling news: the Wise Masters have bounced back and re-enslaved every freed man in Yunkai, and although Astapor remains free, the council Daenerys installed has been deposed by a butcher named Cleon. Daenerys dismisses everyone but Jorah and muses that her plans are in shambles. He reminds her that she is the last Targaryen and the Mother of Dragons, but Dany says she needs to be more than that. She laments that if she cannot keep order in three cities, she has no hope of controlling seven kingdoms. She is therefore resolved to remain in Meereen and \"do what queens do\" by ruling. Tommen is crowned king of the Seven Kingdoms, while Cersei makes what appears to be a peaceful gesture towards Margaery, who remains wary. Cersei talks to Prince Oberyn and asks him a favor. She hasn't seen her daughter, Myrcella, in over a year. Cersei asks Oberyn to take her daughter a gift, a ship, since Cersei missed her last nameday. Tywin reveals to Cersei their problem with the Iron Bank of Braavos; they owe 'a tremendous sum,' and the gold mines of the Westerlands actually ran dry three years ago. Therefore, even though Tywin admits the Lannisters can trust nobody except themselves, they need the Tyrells' wealth and resources on their side. Cersei suggests coming to some arrangement with one of the Bank’s representatives, but Tywin dismisses the idea, since the Bank is a monolithic structure that cannot be avoided, lied to or swayed. While on the road, Podrick proves to be a hindrance to Brienne. He has problems with his horse and accidentally sets fire to a rabbit they were cooking. Brienne tries to get rid of Podrick by releasing him from the vow he swore as her squire, but to no avail. They are bound for Castle Black, where Brienne believes Sansa may have taken refuge with her half-brother, Jon Snow. Brienne questions Podrick about his duties as squire to Tyrion. He tells her his job was mostly pouring wine, alongside other menial tasks. Brienne then asks if Podrick did anything related to combat. Podrick reveals how he killed Ser Mandon Moore of the Kingsguard by shoving a spear through his head when he tried to kill Tyrion during the Battle of the Blackwater. Brienne then grants Podrick a bit of respect and allows him to help her remove her armor. Lord Petyr Baelish and Sansa Stark arrive safely at the Bloody Gate, though Petyr has Sansa cover her hair, as auburn is widely known as a Tully trait, and introduces her as his niece, Alayne. Upon arriving at the Eyrie itself, Sansa tries to slip into her alias, but her aunt, Lysa Arryn, tells her not to bother around her own flesh and blood. Lysa laments Sansa's treatment in King's Landing, ignoring her niece's attempts to defend Tyrion's character. Robin Arryn is delighted to see Petyr and to show his cousin Sansa the Moon Door. Lysa, apparently having finally given Robin some independence, reminds him never to reveal Sansa's identity and tells him to show her to her chambers. The instant they leave, Lysa insists she wants to marry Petyr immediately, claiming that they already had a wedding night many years ago. She references poisoning her former husband's wine and framing the Lannisters by writing to her sister Catelyn, using these actions as proof of her love for Petyr. Petyr is unable to deter her, particularly when Lysa reveals that a Septon and witnesses have been waiting outside the main door. A delighted Lysa declares that she will scream so loudly that night that they will be able to hear her across the Narrow Sea. Later that night, an exasperated Sansa attempts to sleep as Lysa tries to fulfil that promise. Later on, Lysa has a meal with Sansa, giving her some lemon cakes. Sansa, relieved to be safe at last, indulges herself, though she becomes a little self-conscious when Lysa begins telling stories of Catelyn's overeating in her youth. Lysa encourages Sansa to keep eating, as she was only telling a story, and anyway, Petyr had three crates of lemons brought from the Crownlands just for Sansa's cakes. Lysa suddenly degenerates from a kindly aunt into a psychotic newlywed half-mad with jealousy and demands to know why Petyr cares so much about Sansa, and if he has slept with her as he has his whores. She also rants about Catelyn's love for Sansa's uncle Brandon and how he nearly killed Petyr. Horrified, Sansa weeps and insists that she is still a virgin and that Petyr thinks she's just a stupid girl who doesn't know anything, and who cannot lie at all so always tells the truth. Lysa immediately calms down and comforts Sansa, assuring her that she believes her, and that since neither Tyrion nor Petyr had slept with her, Sansa can proceed to marry Robin. Sansa seems unsure of what to make of this information, but one thing is clear: King's Landing has made her a consummate actress. On the road to the Eyrie, Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark continue to spar verbally and physically, particularly when Clegane disparages Arya's water dancing and insults Syrio Forel for being defeated by a glorified thug like Meryn Trant. At Craster's Keep, Locke scouts the keep for the party of the Night's Watch sent to eliminate the traitors holed up there; in his reconnaissance, Locke finds the hut where Bran Stark, Jojen, Meera and Hodor are being held captive. Reporting back to Jon Snow and the others, Locke tells them that only eleven traitors are present and most of them are drunk and won't prove much of a threat. He also lies about the hut where Jon's brother Bran and his group are being imprisoned, claiming there are only hounds kept inside and that they should keep away from it to prevent the dogs alerting their enemy. Believing Locke, Jon agrees and tells the party they attack at nightfall. That night, Karl enters the prisoners' hut and attempts to rape Meera, but Jojen distracts Karl when he reveals his possession of greensight and claims to have seen Karl dead before the night is out. At that moment, Rast rushes in to warn Karl the keep is under attack; Jon's party rush through the defenses and start killing their traitorous former brethren. In the confusion, Locke slips into the hut and attempts to abduct Bran, but Bran wargs into Hodor and uses him to kill Locke. Bran spots Jon in the fighting and wants to go to him, but Jojen prevents him from going to his older brother, reminding Bran that they must continue onward to reach the Three-Eyed Raven and that Jon would stop them in an effort to protect Bran as his older brother. Bran reluctantly leaves despite being so close to Jon.​ The Night's Watch swiftly overcome their enemy and Jon confronts Karl in single combat. Karl's use of dirty tactics learned in his criminal past gives him the upper hand. Before he can finish Jon, one of Craster's wives, Sissy, stabs him from behind. When Karl rounds on her, Jon gets back to his feet and drives Longclaw through the back of Karl's skull, killing him. In the aftermath of the battle, four brothers of the Night's Watch, including Locke, are found dead, while all the traitors but one are accounted for. Locke's true intentions are never discovered. The sole surviving mutineer, Rast, runs in terror through the forest until he reaches the cage where Ghost was held. He notices someone has opened the cage but before he can absorb this, the direwolf lunges out of nowhere and kills him. Ghost then finds his way back to Jon, who is overjoyed to see his companion again. Speaking to Craster's wives, Jon warns them that Mance Rayder's army and worse besides will soon reach their location and offers to take them to safety south of the Wall, but the women refuse, preferring to set out on their own. Before departing back for Castle Black, Jon has Craster's Keep burned to the ground, along with the bodies of all those who died there." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 36, + "Yara Greyjoy prepares her troops for their assault on the Dreadfort to rescue her brother, Theon. She reads the letter sent by Ramsay Snow, threatening to flay all ironborn who do not leave the North. While Ramsay takes Myranda's virginity and engaging in rather violent sex, Yara and her troops land and scale the walls of the castle. They quietly take out the guards as they search for Theon. Interrogating a guard, Yara learns of Theon's location which is the dog kennels, and Yara then kills the guard, despite promising not to. There, the ironborn and Yara see Theon sitting in a cage. Yara opens the cage, but Theon refuses to go with her, believing it is another cruel trick played by Ramsay. Ramsay and several Bolton troops enter and a fight ensues, with several Bolton and Greyjoy soldiers killed. Theon tells Yara his name has always been Reek, bites her, and cowers in his cage. Ramsay releases the hounds and Yara is forced to retreat to her ship. When one of the ironmen asks about Theon, Yara says Theon is \"dead.\" Ramsay allows Reek to take a bath, as a reward for his loyalty. Reek fears the bath is another trick but Ramsay assures him it is not. While Reek bathes, Ramsay now plans to assault Moat Cailin and needs Reek to pretend to be someone he isn't: Theon Greyjoy. Stannis and Davos visit the Iron Bank of Braavos in hopes of securing funds to aid Stannis's war effort. At first Tycho Nestoris, a representative from the bank, rejects their request, but Davos entreats him and points out that funding Stannis is the best way they could possibly get the gold they loaned to Tywin Lannister back. The Bank agrees to lend them gold, and Davos uses it to once again recruit his old pirate friend Salladhor Saan to Stannis's cause. On one sunny day outside of Meereen, a goat herder and his son are peacefully tending the goats on a hill while the son throws rocks to pass the time. Suddenly, Drogon (now the size of a horse) appears and burns the field and kills a flock of goats while taking one with him. The goat herder travels to Meereen to visit the queen and lays the charred remains of his flock before Daenerys, hoping to not anger the queen and believes it to be punishment. Daenerys apologizes about Drogon's actions and promises to pay back three times the value of his flock. After he departs, Hizdahr zo Loraq presents his petition: the right to bury his father's remains in the Temple of the Graces, as he was one of the Meereenese Great Masters crucified on Daenerys's orders. She counters that he was one of the masters that crucified the 163 children. Loraq reveals that his father actually spoke out against the crucifixion of the slave children but was overruled, but later was killed due to Daenerys's judgment anyway. Somewhat mollified, Daenerys allows him to bury his father. As he leaves, Daenerys asks how many more supplicants are waiting; Missandei answers that there are over 200 more. At a meeting of the small council, Tywin informs the councilors that Tyrion's trial will begin that afternoon. Lord Varys informs Tywin that the Hound has been spotted in the Riverlands, and Tywin orders a bounty on his head. Varys also informs the council of Daenerys's conquest of Meereen, and Tywin decides to take measures to prevent her from launching an invasion. In the dungeon, Jaime has Tyrion shackled and brought into the throne room to begin his trial. King Tommen recuses himself from the trial, appointing his grandfather Tywin, Prince Oberyn Martell, and Lord Mace Tyrell as judges. Several witnesses are called for the prosecution, including Ser Meryn Trant, Grand Maester Pycelle, Queen Regent Cersei, and Varys, all of whom give testimony backing the accusations against Tyrion. At recess, Jaime asks Tywin to spare Tyrion, offering to break his oath to the Kingsguard and return to Casterly Rock, to be his heir. Tywin accepts, telling Jaime that Tyrion will be allowed to join the Night's Watch after being found guilty of Joffrey's murder, provided he pleads for mercy. Before the recess ends, Jaime speaks with Tyrion and urges him to do so. Tyrion is deeply distrustful of the offer, remarking that Eddard Stark was promised the same thing and yet still lost his head, but Jaime pleads with his brother to trust him, insisting that their father will keep his word, and advises him to \"Keep your mouth shut. No more outbursts\". Returning to the trial, Tywin orders the next witness to testify: Shae. Her appearance astounds Tyrion and Jaime. She testifies that Tyrion and Sansa planned Joffrey's murder together, claiming that Sansa wanted vengeance for the murder of her father, mother, and brother. She tells the judges of Tyrion's sexual desires, embarrassing him in front of the crowd. Before she can continue, Tyrion, enraged beyond sense, angrily demands that he be allowed to confess his crimes. He angrily roars about how he saved King's Landing from Stannis Baratheon's forces and says he should have let Stannis kill everyone in King's Landing, much to the horror and disgust of the people in the court. Tyrion then claims to be guilty. Tywin assumes that he is guilty for murdering King Joffrey Baratheon. Tyrion denies this, saying he is guilty of a \"far more monstrous crime. I am guilty of being a dwarf!\" Tywin scoffs at Tyrion's claims and says he is not on trial for being a dwarf. Tyrion angrily says he has been on trial for his entire life as a dwarf. Tywin asks if he has nothing to say in his defense. Tyrion then says he has nothing to say in his defense \"but only this.\" He then reveals his true feelings about Joffrey, denying guilt in the king's murder but saying he wished to have killed Joffrey himself. Tyrion then turns his full fury towards Cersei and says that watching her \"vicious bastard\" of a son die gave him more relief than \"a thousand lying whores.\" He then turns around to the court and roars that he wishes to have become the monster they thought he was and would have gladly give his life to watch everyone die from drinking poison. This enrages everyone in the court and Tywin orders Ser Meryn to escort Tyrion back to the dungeons. Before he can be escorted out, Tyrion bellows that he will not lose his life for a crime he did not commit and, knowing that he will get no justice from the court, demands a trial by combat." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 37, + "In his cell, Tyrion and Jaime discuss Tyrion's fate and the irony of Lord Tywin striking down both his heirs if Jaime were to die being Tyrion's champion; Jaime declines to be Tyrion's champion as he cannot fight well enough with his left hand. Tyrion then requests Jaime to bring him Bronn, hoping the sellsword will stand for him just as he did at the Eyrie. Elsewhere, Gregor Clegane, known by most as 'the Mountain,' is mercilessly killing prisoners with a greatsword. Cersei approaches him and thanks him for his haste in returning to King's Landing as her champion for the trial by combat. Gregor asks who he will be fighting, Cersei asks if it matters, and he shakes his head. Bronn visits Tyrion in the clothes of a lord, having been betrothed to Lollys Stokeworth, by Cersei's doing. He refuses to fight the Mountain, both for lack of a reward and believing Clegane is too dangerous for him to face, and bids farewell to Tyrion, who while heartbroken by Bronn's decision, understands. Later, Tyrion is approached by Oberyn Martell, who tells Tyrion of his disappointment in their first encounter: as children, Oberyn and his sister Elia were told stories of the \"Lannister Monster\" and his extreme deformities. During a childhood visit to Casterly Rock, Cersei showed Tyrion, with great ceremony, to Oberyn and Elia. Oberyn tells Tyrion that he saw no monster, just a baby. Cersei told Oberyn and his sister that Tyrion killed her mother, and then cruelly assaulted Tyrion until Jaime stopped her. Oberyn says that he and Elia were quite disturbed at Cersei's already strong hatred toward Tyrion, who is disturbed by Cersei's relentless hatred as his eyes tear up. Oberyn tells Tyrion that he seeks justice for the death of his sister, and Tyrion replies, \"You are in the wrong place.\" Oberyn counters that he is in the perfect place; all those he means to bring to justice for his sister's murder are close at hand. Intending to start his revenge with Gregor Clegane, Oberyn offers his service as Tyrion's champion in the coming trial by combat. Daenerys is surprised by Daario in her private chambers. She feigns outrage at the intrusion, but agrees to hear his complaints. Daario laments that he is only good at two things, killing men and sleeping with women, and that he has no opportunities to pursue either strength. Dany counters that the Second Sons are currently acting as Meereen's police force and that there are many women in the city who would throw themselves at him; Daario dismisses the Second Sons' role as unchallenging and says the only woman he wants isn't interested. He begs Daenerys to send him and the Second Sons to make real war. Dany focuses on Daario's other proclaimed talent and orders him to remove his clothes. The following morning, Daario bumps into Ser Jorah. He also says that it's a good time to talk to the queen, as she is in a very good mood, implying that he and Daenerys had just been intimate. Jorah is not amused, but Daenerys dismisses concerns about her intimate life. Daenerys tells Jorah that she sent Daario to take the Second Sons to Yunkai to regain control over the city and kill the masters that have resurfaced. Jorah relates to the mercy shown by Eddard Stark for his dealings in slavery and convinces Daenerys to bring the masters to justice without execution. Daenerys considers for a moment and then tells Jorah to assign Hizdahr zo Loraq as her ambassador to offer the masters a choice: they can live free in the new world she wants to create, or they can die clinging to their old one. The Second Sons will be stationed in Yunkai to enforce whichever choice the masters make. She also says to let Daario know that it was Jorah who changed her mind. Queen Selyse speaks to Melisandre, who is enjoying a bath. She quips that the Lord of Light told her to enjoy it as it was the last time she would have a good bath, but the joke goes over Selyse's head. To cement Selyse's position as Melisandre's most devoted follower, the Red Priestess tells her about using potions and illusions in serving the Lord of Light and that a bit of pageantry and deception in helping converts see the truth will be forgiven later on. Selyse asks her if she used the potions when she slept with Stannis, to which she replies that she did not. Selyse then remarks on her desire to leave their daughter Shireen behind when they go to the North but Melisandre is as dismissive about Shireen's \"heresy\" as she always is, and assures Selyse that Shireen will be needed where they are going. Jon and his fellow brothers return from Craster's Keep. At first sight of his direwolf, Ghost, Alliser Thorne sends his \"beast\" away, outside Castle Black. Afterwards, Jon tries to convince the Night's Watch to barricade the Wall against the imminent wildling invasion by blocking off Castle Black's entry tunnel with ice and rock. He is denied after being reminded of his place in the Watch as Steward, and the First Builder reluctantly agrees with Thorne's assessment that the Watch can defend the tunnel. Jon and Sam are sent to serve as sentries on top of the Wall until Mance arrives. Arya and Sandor encounter a dying man in a ransacked village. Sandor gives the man a gift of mercy by stabbing him in the heart. Sandor is ambushed by Biter, and is bitten on the neck. He snaps Biter's neck and drops him dead in the dirt. Rorge encounters them, and after a short conversation, in which he reveals that Joffrey is dead (crossing him off of Arya's death list), Arya kills him with a quick thrust of Needle to his heart, earning some approval from Sandor. Afterward, Sandor clumsily addresses his wounds from Biter. Arya suggests burning to cauterize his wound, but is rebuffed due to his fear of fire. Sandor confirms the story of his facial scars from burns inflicted by Gregor's wrath and how his father covered up the truth, making him feel alone. Arya offers to clean and stitch him up, and Sandor allows her to. Meanwhile, Brienne and Podrick stop at an inn where they are served kidney pie made by none other than Hot Pie, who proceeds to tell them at length the process in finding the right ingredients. He then asks of Brienne's business, to which she replies that she is in Lady Stark's service to find and protect Sansa Stark. Hot Pie leaves after addressing the Starks as traitors. As Brienne and Podrick prepare to leave the inn, Podrick reminds Brienne that telling people of their quest could be dangerous, but Brienne's honesty is swiftly rewarded when Hot Pie approaches and gives them a loaf of bread shaped like a wolf. He tells them that he knows nothing of Sansa, but has seen her sister Arya alive, along with the Hound. Brienne is surprised because Arya has been presumed dead since she disappeared when her father Ned was executed. They deduce that Arya's captor is probably going to try to ransom Arya somewhere. Having memorized the complex family trees of the Great Houses, Podrick surmises that Arya's aunt Lysa Arryn is the Hound's only remaining chance of a reward for her. Therefore, Brienne and Podrick decide to head for the Eyrie. While wandering the Eyrie's snow-covered courtyards, Sansa builds a snow replica of Winterfell. Robin chances upon her and seems impressed with her efforts. The cousins get along until Robin asks where the Moon Door is. Sansa tells him Winterfell doesn't need a Moon Door. Sansa agrees to add one, but in the process, Robin accidentally knocks over a tower. Robin insists she replicate the tower. This irritates Sansa and Robin throws a tantrum in response, destroying the replica. Unable to control her anger, Sansa slaps Robin. Sansa immediately softens and tries to apologize, but before she can Robin threatens to tell his mother and runs away. Petyr Baelish witnesses the action and assures Sansa that he will deal with Lysa, whom he says should have disciplined her child long ago. Petyr muses on how he should have been Sansa's father, but then tells Sansa that she is more beautiful than her mother Catelyn and kisses Sansa, who is so shocked that she doesn't resist. Unknown to the pair, the kiss is seen by Lysa. Later, Sansa is summoned by Lysa, who delights in telling Sansa the gory details about Moon Door executions. Lysa then grabs Sansa and threatens to throw her through the opening for kissing Petyr. She is stopped when Petyr arrives and swears by everything he can think of that he will send Sansa away. Lysa releases Sansa and embraces Petyr, who assures Lysa that he only ever loved one woman - her sister. Lysa has only an instant to contemplate this betrayal, as Petyr shoves her out of the Moon Door and looks down as she plummets to her death hundreds of feet below." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 38, + "Ramsay Snow sends Reek, forced to reassume his former identity of Theon Greyjoy, to treat with the ironborn garrison holding the northern fortress of Moat Cailin, barring the armies of House Bolton from returning to the North. Theon rides into the fortress to find corpses lying everywhere from constant attacks, and disease is running rampant; the ironborn remaining are sick, under-equipped and outnumbered. The garrison commander, Ralf Kenning, rebuffs the offer made by Ramsay of safe passage in exchange for surrender, and clearly thinks Theon to be an imposter, but he is cut down by one of his men, who accepts it on behalf of the soldiers. The ironborn surrender to Ramsay, but he has them killed and flayed regardless. In the aftermath, Ramsay meets with his father and presents him with the Greyjoy banner that was flying over the fortress. In recognition, Roose presents Ramsay with a decree of legitimization, making him officially a member of House Bolton. Delighted at the knowledge he will succeed his father as Warden of the North, Ramsay and Reek accompany Roose's army as it approaches its final destination: the ruins of Winterfell. In Mole's Town, a whore is arguing with Gilly about her baby who woke her up during the night. Meanwhile, wildlings, including Tormund, Styr and Ygritte, attack the town, killing everyone in their path. Ygritte discovers Gilly hiding with her baby, but urges them to keep quiet, sparing their lives. News from Mole's Town has arrived at Castle Black, where Sam worries about Gilly, blaming himself for bringing her to the town instead of keeping her with him at Castle Black. Grenn is angry at them cowering in the castle instead of helping their brothers in neighboring towns. Jon Snow says they can't go out to fight against the wildlings, as that is exactly what they want. Pypar and Edd try to comfort Sam by saying she might be alive and hiding, as she has survived worse situations, such as living with Craster, making a long march to the Wall, and even surviving a White Walker. This gives Sam hope that Gilly and her baby may have survived. Jon notes they have a bigger problem; if Mole's Town has been destroyed, Castle Black is next, and the few black brothers who remain are outnumbered a thousand to one by Mance Rayder's army. Edd notes that if the wildlings don't kill them all, there is even worse behind them that will finish the job, and asks whichever last man of the group is still alive at the end to burn the others, as he doesn't want to come back after he is dead. As Grey Worm is swimming with some other Unsullied outside Meereen, he notices Missandei and a number of other women bathing naked downstream. She spots him looking at her and returns his gaze, standing up slowly for him to see her before finally covering herself. Later Daenerys asks whether Missandei thinks he was spying on her. She says no, and Daenerys mentions that Dothraki have no taboos against nudity or public love-making. Of course, Missandei is not Dothraki, but she says it doesn't matter, as Grey Worm isn't interested in her – none of the Unsullied desire women. Missandei says he was interested though, surprisingly to both of them. Daenerys inquires whether, when a slave is castrated, the masters take \"all of it\"; both the \"pillar\" and the \"stones.\" Missandei says she doesn't know, to which Daenerys asks if she's ever wondered. Thoughtful, Missandei confirms that she has. In Dany's audience chamber, Grey Worm comes to apologize to Missandei, but she tells him he doesn't need to. He hopes he didn't frighten her, and she says he did not. Addressing her in the Common Tongue, he tells her the lessons she gives are precious to him. Gently correcting his vocabulary, she notes that she doesn't remember teaching him the word \"precious.\" Grey Worm tells her that Jorah taught it to him. She asks whether he remembers his birth name, and Grey Worm says he remembers nothing. She asks if he remembers when they cut him, and he shakes his head \"no.\" She tells him she's sorry they did that to him, and when Grey Worm asks her why, she says it's a terrible thing to do to a boy. Grey Worm counters that, had the masters not cut him, he never would have been Unsullied, he never would have been freed, chosen to lead them, and met her. Missandei is visibly moved by this. Grey Worm apologizes once again, and she stops him while he turns to leave, telling him she is glad he saw her. He tells her he's glad as well. As Ser Barristan Selmy watches the Unsullied taking the bodies of the crucified masters down outside Meereen, a small boy approaches him, giving him a scroll bearing the seal of the Hand. He reads its contents slowly in consternation. He confronts Ser Jorah: the document is a royal pardon signed by King Robert Baratheon. Barristan surmises Jorah spied on Daenerys in exchange for the pardon. Jorah begs to be allowed to speak with her privately, but Barristan tells him that he will never be alone with her again. In an audience before her, a seething Daenerys demands an explanation, and Jorah says it is a ploy by Tywin Lannister to divide them. Dany counters that the pardon was signed the year they met. Asking him whether he claims the pardon was forged, Jorah admits that it was not. He soon confesses to giving Varys information on Daenerys' activities in Essos. Daenerys angrily says that his telling them of her pregnancy by Khal Drogo led to her near-poisoning at the hands of a wine merchant. Jorah then protests that his actions stopped her from being poisoned, but Daenerys retorts this was only because he knew it might be coming. Jorah begs for her forgiveness, but Daenerys rebuffs him, saying he betrayed her, selling her secrets to the man she holds responsible for the death of her family. She spares his life, however, and gives him a day to leave Meereen. She warns that if he is seen in the city after that, his head will be thrown into Slaver's Bay. Jorah is last seen riding from Meereen on a horse. Petyr Baelish is testifying before a tribunal consisting of Lord Yohn Royce, Lady Anya Waynwood, and Ser Vance Corbray. The lords are suspicious of Lysa Arryn's death, which occured so soon after her marriage. Baelish has been attempting to spin the death as a suicide, but the lords don't believe him, given Lysa's devotion to her son. They rebuff Littlefinger's explanations in favor of speaking with the only other witness: his \"niece,\" Alayne. After confirming that Baelish can stay for her testimony, Sansa reveals her true identity and relates the tale of her captivity and escape from King's Landing. She continues, truthfully telling of Lysa's mental instability, jealousy and death, changing only a few details (saying Littlefinger only kissed her on the cheek and Lysa threw herself through the Moon Door). Sansa breaks down in tears and the lords are convinced, but while none of them are looking, she gives Littlefinger a stone-faced look. Later, Baelish visits Sansa and asks why she lied on his behalf. Sansa explains that she has no idea what Royce, Corbray, and Waynwood would want from her if he were eliminated, but that she does know what it is he wants. Littlefinger seems impressed that she made such a calculating decision, but attempts to cast doubt on her certainty, by asking if she really knows what he wants. Later on, as Littlefinger and Robin prepare to depart on a tour of the Vale, a raven-haired Sansa accompanies them, in a feathered black dress with a plunging neckline. At some point, before or after this event, Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark arrive at the Bloody Gate of the Eyrie and are informed of Lysa's death by Ser Donnel Waynwood. The Hound stares in shock, while Arya begins laughing due to the irony. In the last hours before his trial by combat, Tyrion and Jaime share a final drink in Tyrion's cell and reminisce about Orson Lannister, their simple-minded cousin who spent his days smashing beetles with a rock. Tyrion tells Jaime of how he used to observe Orson day after day in an attempt to understand his motives, but in the end he was never able to come to reach any understanding. Tyrion asks Jaime if he thinks Oberyn stands a chance, but Jaime is not optimistic. As a bell rings out to announce daybreak in the city, Jaime takes his leave, wishing his brother luck. Lannister guardsmen escort Tyrion to the arena, where a large crowd has assembled. He grows apprehensive to find a helm-less Oberyn drinking, and wearing very light armor – in comparison to his opponent, Ser Gregor Clegane, clad from head to foot in heavy armor and wielding a greatsword. Oberyn dismisses Tyrion's concerns, noting that he always drinks before a fight and favors speed over protection. As Gregor and his squire make their way to the arena, Ellaria becomes concerned, noting that The Mountain is the biggest man she's ever seen, but Oberyn remains confident that he will emerge triumphant. Grand Maester Pycelle steps into the arena and begins making a long-winded speech asking the gods to favor the innocent before Tywin Lannister cuts him short and begins the trial by combat. Oberyn, after impressing the crowd with a display of acrobatic spear maneuvers, goes on the attack, stabbing out at Gregor and constantly moving out of the knight's reach, forcing Gregor to tire himself out chasing his opponent. As he evades Gregor, Oberyn repeatedly taunts Gregor by constantly bringing up his part in the murder of his sister, Elia Martell, and her children, and demanding a confession, only enraging Clegane further. As the fight progresses, Oberyn manages to seriously injure Gregor, stabbing him first in the chest, severing his Achilles Tendon and then burying his spear in Gregor's stomach, pinning him to the floor. As Jaime and Tyrion exchange a relieved grin across the arena, a furious Oberyn circles the prone Gregor, demanding that before he dies, Gregor confess to murdering Elia and her children, raping Elia, and that it was Tywin who gave the order. However, Oberyn stands too close to his seemingly defeated opponent, and Gregor manages to trip and seize him. Berserk with fury, Gregor grabs Oberyn by the throat and lifts him off the ground, smashing out most of his teeth with a single devastating punch. Climbing on top of Oberyn, Gregor finally admits for all to hear that he raped and killed Elia as he gouges out Oberyn's eyes with his thumbs before crushing the Viper's skull between his hands, which he proclaims having done the same to his sister. As Ellaria screams in horror, a stunned silence sweeps over the crowd. The short joyful moments for Tyrion and Jaime are shattered, as Tywin stands and proclaims the will of the gods is clear: Tyrion is guilty and sentenced to death. Tyrion cannot even reply, shockingly staring in catatonic astonishment at Oberyn's skull-crushed corpse, as does Jaime; the only different reaction is from Cersei, who stares at Oberyn's slaughtered body, listening to Tyrion's death sentence while smirking in vindication." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 39, + "​​Jon and Sam are standing watch atop the Wall, staring out into the darkness of the north and awaiting the imminent wildling invasion. Sam attempts to interrogate Jon about what it was like to be with a woman, stating that as their deaths are looming, it may be his last chance to find out. Sam brings up that the vows of the Night's Watch only explicitly forbid members from taking wives or producing children, and that other \"activities\" are open to interpretation. Jon replies glumly that Alliser Thorne most likely does not care about their interpretations. When further pressed by Sam to describe lying down with Ygritte, Jon attempts to explain but is unable to properly express it, proclaiming exasperatedly that he's \"not a bleeding poet.\" Jon offers to take the watch up alone so Sam can go below. As Sam steps into the wooden lift and begins to descend the Wall, an owl lands on top of the wall and begins hooting loudly. The owl is revealed to be controlled by a Thenn warg who is a member of the garrison of wildlings under command of Tormund and Styr, who have set up camp just outside of the southern entrance to Castle Black. Tormund boasts about a bear he supposedly had sex with, prompting Ygritte to cut him short and cast her doubts on the validity of his claim. She tells him that she only cares about getting as many arrows through the hearts of \"crows\" as possible. She angrily talks about how the people south of the Wall have used it to shut the the wildlings out and hunt them as enemies. She says that now the wildlings are the hunters and the southerners their prey. Styr mockingly replies that Ygritte has more words about killing than she has arrows. She defends herself by saying she killed just as many people at Mole's Town as he, but Styr replies that none of them was her former lover. He further mocks her by saying that when she sees him, she'll likely just serve him a slice of \"ginger minge,\" causing her to jump to her feet in anger. Ygritte stares Styr down, claiming that she wants to kill Jon Snow herself, then looks around the camp and warns the others that she has an arrow ready for anyone else who attempts to kill him. Just outside the camp, a shaded person cradling something passes by the wildlings unnoticed. ​Meanwhile, Sam is caught reading a book about wildlings by Maester Aemon. Aemon correctly guesses that Sam is reading the book because he wants to know what kind of fate might have befallen Gilly if she fell into wildling hands during the sack of Mole's Town. He also surmises that Sam has shown such a keen interest in her fate because he is in love with her, despite Sam's protests to the contrary. Aemon muses about the girl he once loved, stating that he can still picture her as clear as day and that she is more real than Sam is. After being dismissed by Aemon, Sam leaves the maester's chambers only to hear Gilly at the gate begging to be allowed inside, revealing her survival of the Mole's Town massacre and her identity as the cloaked figure approaching Castle Black. Pypar attempts to deny her passage into the castle, saying he is not allowed to open the gate under any circumstances. However, Sam roars at Pyp to allow her in, causing Pyp to relent and let her in. Sam promises Gilly wherever she goes next he will go too, but their reunion is cut short by two blows from the horn, indicating that Mance's wildling army has finally begun their assault. Sam rushes to get Gilly safely inside the castle while other brothers of the Night's Watch prepare for the impending attack by wildlings. On top of the Wall, Jon hears the horn blowing and looks north, witnessing a tremendous conflagration to the North, just as Mance had promised. South of the Wall, the Thenn warg's owl also spots the fire and informs Styr and Tormund that the time has come to attack Castle Black. Jon approaches Ser Alliser Thorne, who finally relents and admits that they should have heeded Jon's advice and blocked the gates. He grimly muses that leadership often means being second-guessed by \"every clever little twat with a mouth\" and when a man in charge second-guesses himself, all is doomed. Steeling himself for the impending siege, Thorne begins barking orders to the archers, preparing them to fire upon the attackers massing below. Sam brings Gilly​ and her baby to a storage room where she can hide. Gilly wants Sam to stay with her as he promised, but he cannot as he swore to defend the Wall as a brother of the Night's Watch. Before he leaves her, Gilly begs Sam to promise her that he won't die and the two finally share a kiss. As Sam and Pypar are preparing arrows at the southern gate, Pypar laments that he has never seen a real battle before or ever even held an edged blade. Pyp asks how Sam is not afraid, but Sam replies that he is, as there are thousands of wildlings about to overrun them. Pyp asks how he managed to kill a White Walker while being afraid, and Sam says that at that moment, he just had to do something or Gilly would have been killed and her baby would have been taken. Sam further explains that at that moment, he wasn't himself; he was nothing, and when you are nothing there is nothing to be afraid of. However, he explains the reason he is afraid now is because \"I'm not nothing anymore.\" Meanwhile, Ygritte spies on the Castle to scout numbers of defenders. She tells the other wildlings that most of the guards are at the top of the Wall and that few are left in the Castle. The group immediately take off towards Castle Black's southern gate, while Ygritte seems to have second thoughts. North of the Wall, the massive wildling army emerges from the woods, their numbers including giants riding atop mammoths. Alliser orders the archers on the Wall to nock their arrows, but they draw instead while Grenn accidentally drops a barrel down the Wall. Alliser angrily drills his men on properly following orders when another horn blows from down below at Castle Black, signalling the unanticipated appearance of Tormund's band of wildlings at the castle's southern entrance. Realizing the dire need for experienced men to defend the keep from the surprise attack, Alliser orders Janos Slynt to assume command of the Wall's defenses and heads below to join the melee. Below, Tormund and Styr's forces charge the gate while Ygritte, acting as a sniper, manages to pick off several men defending the gate with her bow. Pyp is firing a crossbow as Sam assists by reloading another crossbow, but Pyp's aim is poor due to inexperience and nerves so he repeatedly misses his shots. The band of wildlings manage to reach Castle Black's walls and begin scaling them using grappling hooks and ropes, forcing Sam and Pyp to retreat. Alliser Thorne arrives with reinforcements from the top of the Wall via the wooden lift system, which is being operated by Olly. Alliser gives an impassioned speech, promising that the ancient order of the Night's Watch and Castle Black will survive this battle. His speech rallies the black brothers and Alliser personally leads the charge against the wildlings who have breached Castle Black's defenses, causing an intense battle to erupt in the courtyard. ​​On the northern side of the Wall, a wildling strike force led by two giants (one of which is riding a mammoth) charge towards Castle Black's outer gate. On top of the Wall, Janos Slynt, having no true leadership experience, breaks down at the sight of the massive wildling army and begins fumbling his orders. Grenn steps in by falsely claiming that Alliser needs Janos back down below. Janos believes the lie and leaves, allowing Jon to take command of the Wall's defenses. The black brothers continue to rain down arrows on the advancing wildlings, even killing ones that are attempting to scale the Wall. Dongo, armed with a massive bow, manages to fire a huge arrow at one of the bunkers atop the Wall, completely obliterating it and killing the black brother manning it. The force of the giant's arrow carries the black brother off the wall on to the other side where he is shoved into ground with a tremendous amount of force. Down in Castle Black, the battle rages on between the wildlings and the Night's Watch. Styr and Ygritte continue to slay numerous black brothers. At one point, a group of wildlings breach Castle Black's dining hall. One wildling is killed when a black brother throws boiling stew in his face and beats him to death with the pot. Hobb, Castle Black's cook, calmly enters the dining hall and kills a wildling with his massive butcher's knife. Meanwhile, Janos Slynt cowardly retreats to a storage room where he discovers Gilly and her baby. Pyp​ manages to kill a wildling with his crossbow, but is then shot through the neck by Ygritte. Sam comforts Pyp and stays with him until he dies. Sam is forced to leave Pyp's body and as he heads to Castle Black's lift system, but he is spotted by the Thenn warg. The warg charges at Sam as he desperately attempts to load his crossbow, managing to do so and firing a bolt into the warg's head just before he reaches him. Meanwhile, Alliser Thorne is locked in a vicious duel with Tormund on the catwalks of Castle Black, both seem evenly matched in skill. However, Thorne suffers a grievous wound and is forced to retreat, being dragged to safety as he continues to shout orders to his men. The black brothers defending the Wall manage to repel most of the wildlings attacking the outer gate, but one giant manages to make it through, greatly weakening the gate by repeatedly smashing it with his fists and managing to singlehandedly begin lifting the gate. Jon, knowing the inner gate won't hold against the massive giant, sends a group of black brothers led by Grenn to hold it at any cost. Arriving at the inner gate, Donnel Hill cowers when faced by the giant charging at them, but Grenn bolsters his and the others courage by reciting the Night's Watch oath. The black brothers ready their weapons just as the giant slams himself into the inner gate. Sam arrives atop the Wall to ask Jon for more men to defend the castle, and Jon tasks Sam with releasing Ghost from his pen to assist in the fighting. Jon descends the Wall and finally enters the fray, quickly dispatching several wildlings and catching the attention of Styr. The two meet in a single combat where Styr eventually gets the upper hand by knocking Longclaw away and brutally assaulting Jon, smashing his face into an anvil and tossing him into the blacksmith's forge. Styr picks Jon up and begins strangling him, but Jon spits blood in Styr's face and distracts him long enough for Jon to grab the blacksmith's hammer lying next to him and buries it in Styr's skull. Upon killing Styr, Jon turns around to find Ygritte pointing her bow at him with an arrow drawn. He smiles at her, causing Ygritte to hesitate. Before either can say anything, Ygritte is shot near the heart by an arrow fired from Olly, avenging the death of his father at Ygritte's hands during the wildling attack on his village. Jon holds her in his arms as she tells him that they should have never left the cave, and they lament circumstances that prevented them from being together as she succumbs to her wound. Atop the Wall, Eddison Tollett, who Jon left in command of the defenses, orders the men to drop the 'scythe.' A huge section of ice suddenly falls away from the wall revealing a massive anchor-like blade attached to a chain that swings along the Wall, mowing through the wildlings attempting to climb its face. Eddison notices the wildling forces are beginning to withdraw into the Haunted Forest, proclaiming that they have stopped them for now, but that the wildlings still outnumber the black brothers 1,000 to 1 and that Mance was simply testing their defenses. Below, a heavily wounded Tormund is surrounded in the courtyard but continues to fight despite being the only wildling alive in Castle Black. He is finally subdued by Jon with a crossbow and taken prisoner by the Night's Watch for interrogation. Sam returns to Gilly just like he promised and discovers Janos Slynt, who hid in fear during the entire battle. Against all odds, the Night's Watch have repelled Mance Rayder's forces for the time being. The following morning, what is left of Castle Black's garrison begin to regroup and prepare for the inevitable next attack by Mance Rayder. Jon discusses with Sam that he has a suicidal solution to end the wildling threat; he plans to assassinate Mance Rayder, noting that he is the only thing binding the disparate wildling clans that make up the army, and his death will rob them of that purpose and leadership. Sam tries to talk sense into Jon, but to no avail. As Jon prepares to leave via Castle Black's tunnel, they discover the bodies of the black brothers who held the inner gate against the giant. Grenn is among the casualties and Jon tells Sam that all of the bodies must be burned. Before Jon leaves, he remembers the promise he made to Jeor Mormont and decides to leave Longclaw with Sam. Sam tells Jon to come back, and Jon looks at Sam and smiles dolefully before stepping out into the wilderness on the other side of the gate." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 40, + "Jon meets Mance Rayder and tells him he wants to negotiate peace terms, but Rayder quickly realizes that Jon intends to kill him. They are interrupted by a massive cavalry charge led by Stannis and Davos that overruns the wildling encampment. Mance surrenders and is taken captive on Jon's suggestion. A mass cremation is held for the slain brothers of the Night's Watch. At the request of a captured Tormund, Jon later privately cremates Ygritte north of the Wall. As Bran's group reaches the Heart Tree, they are attacked by skeleton warriors. Jojen is killed, but Hodor, Meera, and Bran are saved by a Child of the Forest. The Child leads them to meet an old man, the \"Three Eyed Raven\", who tells Bran that, while he will never be able to walk again, he will \"fly\". Daenerys receives a supplicant who wishes to be sold back into slavery because his life as a slave was safer than as a freedman. She allows him to have a temporary contract of service with his former master. The next supplicant is a grieving father carrying the charred bones of his three year-old daughter, who was killed by Drogon. Drogon has not returned, but a guilt-ridden Daenerys chains the other dragons in the catacombs as a precaution. Gregor lies dying from Oberyn's poisoned spear, but Qyburn says that he can save him. Cersei ousts Pycelle from his laboratory and gives his care over to Qyburn. Cersei rebuffs Tywin's insistence to marry Loras and confirms her incest with Jaime to him. In the dungeons, Tyrion awaits his execution, but Jaime helps him escape. Tyrion, before escaping, sneaks into the Tower of the Hand, where he finds Shae in Tywin's bed. Realizing that Tywin has turned Shae against him, Tyrion remorsefully strangles her to death. He then confronts Tywin as he sits on the privy, and kills him with a crossbow after he repeatedly dismisses his son's feelings. Tyrion escapes on a ship bound for Essos with help from Varys, who boards with him after Tywin's death is discovered. Brienne and Podrick meet Sandor and Arya. Brienne recognizes Arya and explains her oath to Catelyn, but Arya rebuffs her and Sandor is unconvinced of her loyalties. Brienne and Sandor duel, eventually resulting in a brutal fistfight with Brienne knocking Sandor off a cliff and unsuccessfully searching for Arya. After they leave, the fatally wounded Sandor pleads with Arya to kill him, but instead she takes his silver and leaves him to die. She then boards a ship to Braavos after showing the captain the coin Jaqen gave her." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 41, + "A young Cersei Lannister and her wary tag-along Melara Hetherspoon are creeping through the woods of the Westerlands. Melara doesn't want to continue, but young Cersei eggs her on. They reach a hut within the woods, which belongs to a Woods witch named Maggy. Unafraid, Cersei walks in first. Upon meeting this \"witch,\" Cersei demands to have her future read. Maggy is hesitant at first, but after Cersei threatens to have her eyes gouged out, the witch mirthfully relents. She says she will need a drop of Cersei's blood, so Cersei pricks her finger on a dagger. Maggy tastes her blood and offers the young girl three questions. Cersei's first question was if she will marry the prince. Maggy says she will not marry the prince, though she will marry the king, and become queen. She then asks if she and the king will have children, and Maggy tells her that the king will have twenty children, but she will have three: gold will be their crowns - and gold their burial shrouds (indicating that all three will predecease their mother). Finally, she tells Cersei that her reign will not last: she will be queen, but eventually a younger and more beautiful queen is fated to take her place, along with everything she holds dear. In the present, Cersei arrives at the Great Sept of Baelor to pay respect to her deceased father Tywin. Once inside the Sept, she chastises her brother Jaime for freeing their brother Tyrion and indirectly causing their father's death. At Tywin's wake, Cersei is approached by Lancel Lannister. He has become a devout member of the Sparrows, a religious cult, and asks Cersei's forgiveness for their adulterous relationship, as well as getting her husband Robert Baratheon obscenely drunk on the day he died. Cersei mocks Lancel, denies any knowledge of her husband's murder, and shrugs him off. While in bed together, Loras and the male prostitute Olyvar contemplate a birthmark on Loras's thigh which looks a little like Dorne. Margaery walks in on them, complains about his lack of discretion and sends Olyvar away. Loras retorts that since his sexuality is an open secret anyway, there isn't much point in discretion. He also opines that as Tywin is dead, no one will force Cersei to marry him anymore. He points out how this will leave Cersei in King's Landing, free to harass Margaery. Margaery simply replies with \"perhaps.\" Tyrion arrives in Pentos, with the aid of Varys, who lets him out of the crate he’d been hiding in for the entire journey. Varys tells Tyrion that he and Illyrio Mopatis had worked together in secret to restore House Targaryen to the rule of Westeros, but that their errors have left them in Pentos, unable to return to King's Landing. Tyrion has descended into bitterness and self-loathing, seemingly determined to drink himself to death, but Varys angrily snaps him out of his self pity, telling Tyrion that he still has talents that may yet be of use; talents that he could use to seat the right candidate on the Iron Throne. Varys states that Westeros is mired in chaos and on the brink of ruin; the Seven Kingdoms require a ruler, one stronger than Tommen yet gentler than Stannis, beloved by the people, able to please the common folk and keep the nobility in line. When Tyrion retorts that such a man does not exist, Varys points out that he never said this ruler would be a man. Varys offers Tyrion the choice of either drinking himself to death in Pentos, or traveling with him to Meereen to meet and negotiate with Daenerys Targaryen. After a moment, Tyrion agrees. The Unsullied topple the large golden harpy from the top of the Great Pyramid in Meereen to show the Meereenese people they are under Targaryen rule now and their old traditions are gone. One of the Unsullied, White Rat, is seen walking into a brothel and pays a prostitute to lie with him and comfort him. While he lies in bed, his throat is slashed by a member of the Sons of the Harpy, a resistance group operating in Meereen. Upon being presented with the murderer's mask (left at the scene), Daenerys orders Grey Worm to find those responsible, and for the murdered soldier to be buried in the Temple of the Graces as a statement. Hizdahr zo Loraq and Daario Naharis return to Meereen and declare that their mission to Yunkai has been successful, and that the Wise Masters will turn over power to a council of former slaves and former slave owners. In exchange, the Wise Masters have asked that Daenerys consent to the reopening of the fighting pits, an arena where slaves used to fight to the death. Daenerys denies the request. Later, Daario convinces her to reconsider, as his youth fighting in the pits gave him the fighting skills necessary for him to join the Second Sons, where he met Daenerys. Upon hearing that Drogon hasn't been seen in weeks, Daario muses on the irony of a dragon-queen with no dragons. Later, Daenerys attempts to visit Viserion and Rhaegal, whom she locked underground in the Meereenese catacombs to prevent them from killing innocents or fleeing (both of which Drogon did). When she approaches them, they attempt to attack her, forcing her to briskly escape the room. Littlefinger and Sansa watch over Lord Robin Arryn's struggles while sparring with another young boy. While watching Robin spar, Sansa witnesses Baelish receive a message, which he quickly hides. Lord Yohn Royce has agreed to take Robin as his ward and train him to fight, but is not optimistic of his abilities, stating \"he swings a sword like a girl with palsy.\" Though Littlefinger told Lord Royce that he and Sansa would be traveling to the Fingers, they instead head west. Sansa asks if they have anything to fear from Lord Yohn; Littlefinger explains that he doesn't trust the retainers and soldiers who saw them, and is taking Sansa somewhere the Lannisters will never find her. Podrick Payne attempts to plan the next move for himself and Brienne of Tarth, but Brienne tells him that she doesn't want anyone following her. He reminds her of the oath she swore to Jaime to find the Stark girls, but she states that Arya did not want her protection. Brienne also points out that Pod was not safe in King's Landing and now that they are far away from the capital, he is safe and they can go their separate ways. Littlefinger and Sansa's carriage passes them, Brienne unaware of how close her goal is. Jon Snow's attempts at training Olly are interrupted by Melisandre, who has been sent to fetch Jon for an audience with Stannis. On the ride to the top of the Wall, Jon is discomfited by Melisandre's presence and questions. Stannis explains that he intends to retake the North from Lord Roose Bolton, but needs an army, and desires the Free Folk to fight for him. He wants Jon to convince Mance Rayder to bend the knee and have the wildlings fight for him; in exchange, he would set them free and give them their own land within Westeros. Jon relays this message to Mance, but he refuses to bend the knee; to do so would be to show unforgivable weakness in the eyes of his people. Because he will not fight for Stannis, his punishment is death by being burned alive. On the night of his execution, Mance stands before Stannis, and although he cannot bend the knee, he offers him luck in the wars to come. Mance is led to the stake. Melisandre lights the pyre, and Mance slowly begins to feel the agonizing pain of the fire. Unable to watch him suffer any longer, Jon turns and storms off. Others turn away from the scene as well, including Gilly and Shireen. Just as Mance begins to give in and start screaming, an arrow pierces his chest. It is shot by Jon, giving the man he respected an easier death. Mance dies before he feels the agony of the flames." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 42, + "Ternesio Terys and Arya Stark arrive at Braavos, and Arya is at first scared by the horn blown by the man inside the Titan of Braavos. The two then arrive at the House of Black and White on a boat. Arya lingers outside waiting for admittance, but is rejected by an elder man despite showing the coin Jaqen H'ghar had given her and mentioning their prior association. Arya begs the man to let her in, saying she has nowhere else to go. The old man coldly replies \"You have everywhere else to go.\" Arya waits outside the House for days, endlessly reciting the names of the people she's going to kill, but eventually tosses away her coin and wanders off into the streets of Braavos. While hunting for pigeons, she encounters several young thugs who threaten to take her food and Needle. As she prepares to defend herself, the boys scatter when the man from the House of Black and White appears again. After following him back to the House, Arya demands he divulge his identity, and he returns to her the coin she threw in the water before. He peels off his face and reveals the man Arya knew as Jaqen. Stating that \"a man is not Jaqen H'ghar,\" he responds to Arya's question as to who he really is with the answer \"No one. And that is what a girl must become\" as he indicates that Arya may now enter the House. Further south, Tyrion Lannister and Varys depart Pentos in a large wheelhouse pulled by many horses. Tyrion remains despondent, and as he promised, he is continuing to drink himself into a stupor. Varys explains that they are travelling to Meereen by way of Volantis. Varys points out that Tyrion was an effective ruler when he was acting Hand of the King, and that each of them were outsiders due to their deformities (a eunuch and a dwarf). They enjoyed accumulating power, he says, but they also wall themselves off from other people, like hiding inside of a large carriage as they are now - but deep down they were never satisfied being separate from society. Tyrion is unmoved from his depression, and continues to insist that he's tired of being confined in a box of some sort. Varys again warns him that he must remain hidden and that it is unsafe to be seen publicly: Cersei has promised a lordship to any man who brings her his head. Tyrion scoffs and rhetorically asks if Cersei is going to kill every dwarf in the world in the hope of eventually catching him.... In King's Landing, Cersei Lannister is presented with the severed head of yet another dwarf. Her offer of a lordship for Tyrion's head has indeed motivated people to start killing any dwarf they can find and try to pass it off as Tyrion. Cersei is irate, but won't punish the men who brought her the head for fear this will deter other such bounty hunters. She wants the head disposed of, but Qyburn interjects and politely asks if he can keep the head, as it might be of use in some of his \"experiments.\" Cersei summons Jaime to their late father's office and reveals a \"gift\" from Dorne: an ornately carved viper, with Princess Myrcella's unique Lannister pendant suspended from its fangs. She insists it is a threat against Myrcella, a conclusion Jaime can't refute. Cersei lashes out at Jaime for not being a father to any of his children, to which he points out that if he had been, their children would be stoned in the streets. He declares he will fix the situation with Myrcella and ignores Cersei's mocking of his one-handed status. That issue dealt with, Cersei convenes the small council. Sitting in the Hand's seat, she announces that the King has declared Qyburn the new Master of Whisperers and that the position of Hand of the King will remain vacant until Tommen is old enough to decide on a candidate for himself. Tommen has apparently also decided to make Mace Tyrell the new Master of Coin in addition to his duties as Master of Ships, and extends the (just now made up) position of \"Master of War\" to Kevan Lannister. Although Mace preens at his new responsibilities, Pycelle is outraged at Qyburn's promotion (as he was thrown out of the order of Maesters for conducting human experimentation). Kevan is disgusted at Cersei's blatant power play. Refusing the new position, he denounces Cersei as nothing more than the Queen Mother, berates her for abusing her authority to fill the small council with her sycophants. He then walks out, saying he will await King Tommen's own instructions - at Casterly Rock. Further north in the Crownlands at Castle Stokeworth, Bronn is spending time with his somewhat vapid betrothed Lollys Stokeworth. They seem to get on relatively well, but when Lollys reminds Bronn that her older sister will get the castle when their mother dies, he wryly assures her that mean people like her sister usually get what's coming to them, clearly setting his sights on the castle. Jaime finds the couple, and reveals to Bronn that Cersei has reneged on her deal and offered Lollys's hand to Ser Wyllis Bracken instead. Bronn is understandably furious about the change of arrangements until Jaime tells him that if he helps rescue Myrcella from Dorne, Bronn will receive a much better girl than Lollys, who has rights to a much better castle. In the Water Gardens of Dorne, Ellaria Sand rudely demands an audience with Doran Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne. His bodyguard, Areo Hotah, blocks her path, yet Doran tells him to let her pass. She wants to take Princess Myrcella, who at that very moment is enjoying Trystane Martell's company, so that she can send the princess piece by piece to Cersei as revenge for Oberyn Martell's murder. Doran refuses, reminding her that Oberyn had participated in a trial by combat, and therefore his death was legal, and not murder. He states Dorne will not stoop to the level of mutilating children while he rules, even if the Sand Snakes are siding with Ellaria. Sneering, Ellaria asks how long he expects to rule for and storms out. Hotah and the Prince exchange a look as she departs, the former meaningfully indicating his axe, but Doran shakes his head and returns his attention to the Water Gardens as he contemplates his next move. Brienne and Podrick arrive at an inn and dine. Podrick spots Sansa Stark with Petyr Baelish, and Brienne tells him to ready the horses and she confronts them. Brienne mentions her sworn vow to Sansa's mother Catelyn, while Littlefinger points out how she was accused of murdering Renly Baratheon and how both he and Catelyn are now dead. Sansa denies Brienne's request and Littlefinger urges that she stay at the inn as the road is not safe, and seeing this as a trap, Brienne escapes with Podrick on the horses they take. They are chased through a forest as Brienne fights the men and Podrick is thrown off his horse. Reuniting, Podrick mentions how both Stark girls denied her request for protection, but Brienne retorts by doubting Sansa is safe with Littlefinger. Brienne tells Podrick to get his horse as they attempt to further pursue Sansa and Littlefinger. Daario and Grey Worm find a house belonging to a Son of the Harpy allegedly responsible for White Rat's death. Daario explains that he has been using the Second Sons as spies throughout Meereen, since they are far less conspicuous than Unsullied and can indulge in the same vices as their informants; Daario indicates his men's effectiveness by stabbing his dagger through a false wall, seriously injuring the man hiding behind it. Back at the Great Pyramid, Daenerys and her council debate executing this Harpy's Son, but the debate devolves into a shouting match between Mossador and Hizdahr zo Loraq. After the rest leave, Ser Barristan tells her about her father, and confirms that, contrary to what Viserys told her, the Mad King was indeed quite mad, citing how his crimes against House Stark ultimately led to the rebellion that all but destroyed the Targaryen dynasty. Mollified by the revelation, particularly that her crazed father always thought his atrocities were serving justice to his enemies, Daenerys promises Ser Barristan that there will be a trial for the accused. Before the trial begins, Mossador kills the Harpy's Son. Daenerys, hoping to preserve the integrity of law, has Mossador publicly executed, causing the freed slaves to hiss at her and throw rocks at her as she leaves, along with a riot between the former slaves and masters breaking out. Later that night, Daenerys dismisses her council and goes outside. To her relief, Drogon, now the size of a small house, has alighted just above her balcony. Drogon sniffs her outstretched hand, and though he doesn't attack, he flies away again, leaving his mother alone. Shireen Baratheon teaches Gilly how to read in Castle Black's library, apparently to Sam's chagrin. Gilly asks about Shireen's Greyscale scars, revealing that the wildlings don't really have a word for it and that two of her sisters contracted and were driven mad by the disease, before Craster put them out of their misery. Queen Selyse interrupts the proceedings and dismisses Sam and Gilly. She lectures Shireen on the dangers of spending time with any wildlings, since they could conceivably use Gilly to harm Stannis through Shireen. Shireen, however, doubts that that's how things will go. Stannis himself, meanwhile, discusses Jon Snow's recent defiance. Stannis shows Jon a message he received from Lady Lyanna Mormont in response to the demand that House Mormont pledge itself to Stannis's cause. The note refuses, saying that the Mormonts know only one king, the King in the North, and will only follow a Stark. Jon tells Stannis that, like the Wildlings, the Northerners will only follow one of their own. Realizing this is true, Stannis makes Jon an enticing offer: if he leaves the Night's Watch, Stannis will use his authority as king to officially legitimize him as Jon Stark, Lord of Winterfell, so he can rally the North to Stannis's side and resume the fight against the Boltons, Freys, and Lannisters. Jon is visibly moved at the prospect of having his lifelong dream finally come true, but he later admits to Sam that he plans to turn Stannis down: he is a man of the Night's Watch. The choosing for the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch commences, overseen by Maester Aemon. Janos Slynt nominates Alliser Thorne. Another brother names Denys Mallister, Commander of the Shadow Tower. The vote almost begins before Sam interrupts to put forward a third nomination: Jon Snow. When the votes are cast, a tie is called: Snow and Thorne have garnered an equal number of votes. With a wry smile, Maester Aemon casts his own vote for Jon Snow. The black brothers hail Jon as the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 43, + "As Cersei Lannister passes a large crowd on her way to the Great Sept of Baelor, she is increasingly annoyed as people cheer on Margaery, completely ignoring her. Tommen Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell are wed, much to the dismay of Cersei. That night, they consummate their marriage. They are elated and discuss their future together. Tommen thinks that his mother is unhappy in King's Landing. Seeing an opportunity, Margaery manipulates Tommen into thinking that as long as Cersei stays in King’s Landing, she will continue to treat him like a child, watching over him. The next morning, Tommen and Cersei are out for a walk. Tommen tells his mother that he thinks she should return to Casterly Rock if it will make her happy, since she used to talk so fondly of it, but Cersei declines. Deducing that this is Margaery’s doing, Cersei pays her a visit, to find Margaery busy gloating about her “exhausting” night with the King. Greeting her mother-in-law, Margaery is now more confident than ever and subtly rubs her queenship in Cersei’s face. Seeing herself losing, Cersei walks away. In Littlefinger's brothel, the Sparrows attack the High Septon as he engages the services of prostitutes dressed as the Seven. He is forced to walk naked through the streets while the Sparrows proclaim him a sinner. Angered by the humiliation, he wants the small council to arrest the Sparrows and execute their leader, the High Sparrow. Although unsympathetic, Cersei decides to meet with the High Sparrow, who turns out to be a humble man serving food to the poor, barefoot. The High Sparrow makes no efforts to hide the actions of the other Sparrows. Cersei tells him that he will not be arrested or executed, and that the High Septon has been imprisoned instead, which surprises the High Sparrow. Returning to the Red Keep, Cersei has Qyburn send a message to Petyr Baelish. As Qyburn writes, behind him, the body of Gregor Clegane begins shaking under the sheet, but Qyburn shushes him calmly. While being served lunch by Reek, Roose Bolton scolds Ramsay on his recent flaying of Lord Cerwyn and his family on what was supposed to be a routine tax collection. Ramsay points out that he eventually got the taxes, but Roose reminds his son that terror cannot sustain their hold on the North and that they are outnumbered if the other houses rise up in rebellion. With Tywin Lannister's death, the pact between the Lannisters and the Boltons is effectively dead. Roose then declares that the best way to cement Bolton control of the North is through marriage. Sansa Stark is horrified to see Moat Cailin. There is only one reason Baelish could be taking her there - he means to return her to Winterfell, straight into the arms of the Boltons. Recalling their earlier discussion of a marriage proposal, Sansa realizes that the proposal is not for him, but for her, and furiously declares that she would rather die than marry Roose Bolton. Littlefinger corrects her and clarifies that she will be marrying Ramsay Bolton, then calms her down by convincing her that nobody will look for her there, and suggests that this is her best opportunity for revenge. Sansa reluctantly agrees. At Winterfell itself, the Boltons and their households greet Sansa and Littlefinger. After a tense moment, Sansa graciously accepts Roose's welcome, putting on an air of politeness that protected her in King's Landing, while from afar, Ramsay's bedwarmer and secret lover, Myranda, observes with jealousy and anger. Sansa is later shown to her old room, seemingly foreign to her after all this time. To her surprise, the servant attending her welcomes her back and quietly assures her that, \"the North remembers.\" Later, as Sansa explores the castle, Reek hides his face from her, but seems to have difficulty forcing himself not to call out to her. Elsewhere in the castle, Baelish subtly warns Ramsay against inflicting any harm on Sansa, and discusses the situation with Roose, who is suspicious of Littlefinger's motives in betraying the Lannisters. Baelish points out that Tywin is dead, Jaime is one-handed and politically useless, and that Cersei is about to be forced into the background by Margaery, who is quite fond of Sansa. Bolton, nevertheless, demands to read any messages Littlefinger might send off back to the Capital. King Stannis Baratheon tries unsuccessfully to convince the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jon Snow, to accept his offer of legitimization. Jon declines Stannis's offer and reiterates that his place is with the Night's Watch. Jon also reiterates the Night's Watch's neutrality in the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms and asks Stannis when he plans to leave; Castle Black's stores are insufficient to feed the Night's Watch, Stannis's army, and the wildling prisoners indefinitely. Stannis confirms that his army will leave soon enough to confront the Boltons at Winterfell before the winter snows trap them at the Wall. He leaves the fate of the wildling prisoners in Jon's hands, allowing Jon to decide whether to execute them or to see if Tormund is more willing to negotiate than Mance. When Stannis suggests appointing Alliser Thorne as the new commander of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, Jon retorts that \"it is better to have your enemies close by than far away.\" As Davos prepares to leave with his liege, he invites Jon to ponder on the second-to-last stanza on the Night's Watch oath: \"I am the shield that guards the realms of men.\" He also assures Jon that Stannis's leadership advice is offered because the king has taken a liking to him. Later, at the mess hall, Jon asks Sam about Maester Aemon and it is learned his health is waning and entrusts his care in Sam's hands. Jon begins assigning roles to members of the Watch. He assigns one black brother to oversee the digging of a new latrine pit to accommodate the wildling prisoners; he jokes that it 'seems like a good job for a ginger,' which the brother takes with a grin and laughs with the others. Snow also shows respect to Ser Alliser Thorne by appointing him as the new First Ranger, commending his experience. Finally, Lord Commander Snow assigns Janos Slynt with the task of restoring and manning the abandoned castle Greyguard. Slynt refuses Jon not once, but three times. Even after it's clarified to be an order, not an offer, and being warned that he is disobeying a direct order, he flippantly tells Jon that he can take his order and 'shove it up his bastard arse.' Having been publicly disobeyed and insulted by him, the Lord Commander orders Janos taken outside, and calls for Olly to fetch him his sword. Ser Alliser briefly hesitates but then moves out of the way to let Dolorous Edd and others grab Slynt, who angrily protests that he has important friends at court and dismisses the matter as a scare tactic. Jon has Janos dragged out into the courtyard where, obedient to the laws of his father Eddard Stark - that the man who passes the sentence must swing the sword - he prepares to publicly behead him for treason. Slynt's bluster is lost, and the man who once took a baby girl from her mother's arms and killed her starts crying and begging for mercy, saying he will do whatever Jon asks and that he has always been afraid. Jon hesitates for a moment, but then fixes his nerve and executes the cowardly former Commander of the City Watch with a single swing of Longclaw - incidentally exacting small justice on one of the men who betrayed his own father to his death and murdered Robert Baratheon's children. From across the courtyard, Stannis Baratheon sees Jon behead Janos for refusing his orders, and slightly nods in approval. In Braavos, Arya Stark has been put to work cleaning the main sanctuary of the House of Black and White. She watches as Jaqen H'ghar assists a supplicant in drinking from the temple's well. She protests to Jaqen that she wants to learn, but he brushes off her discontent. Later on, Arya is accosted in her room by the Waif, who repeatedly asks her who she is, hitting her when she gives the expected response of \"no one.\" Jaqen eventually arrives and demands to know what is going on, as the Waif has overstepped her bounds. He does, however, point out that Arya cannot be 'no one', as she is wearing Arya Stark's clothes, is in possession of silver stolen by Arya Stark, and was about to attack the Waif using Arya Stark's sword. Realizing his point, Arya binds her old clothing to a rock and tosses it into the lagoon along with the stolen silver. She cannot bring herself to discard Needle so easily, and instead hides it within a seawall nearby. Back at the House, Jaqen allows Arya to progress to an inner chamber where she is to assist the Waif in stripping and washing corpses. The Waif is silent when Arya asks what happens to the bodies after they are cleaned. Meanwhile, further south in the Free Cities, Tyrion Lannister and Varys finally arrive at Volantis. Sick of the carriage they've been riding in, Tyrion again dismisses the dangers and insists they leave to explore. The pair move through the Long Bridge's markets, where Varys explains the meaning of the various tattoos Volantene slaves must sport. Varys nearly loses Tyrion, but finds him observing the sermon of a Red Priestess. Tyrion says he is curious, since Thoros of Myr was the only Red Priest in King's Landing. The Red Priestess evangelizes in High Valyrian, telling the tale of how she was once a slave herself. Like another Red Priestess, she preaches of a prophesied savior, a Dragon Queen. Tyrion's interest in the scene wanes when the Priestess halts in her sermon and stares directly into his eyes. Tyrion next leads Varys to a brothel. Catching sight of a prostitute dressed as Daenerys, Varys tells Tyrion that a woman who inspires both sermons and whores is probably worth meeting. Tyrion woos a dark-haired prostitute, but when she finally agrees to service him, he finds that he can't bring himself to patronize her. He then goes to urinate off the side of the bridge, with Varys losing sight of him. As Tyrion finishes, he is abducted by Jorah Mormont, who declares that he is taking him to \"the queen.\"" + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 44, + "At a small council meeting, Master of Coin Mace Tyrell brings bad news that the Iron Bank of Braavos is starting to call in its debts from Westeros. Mace offers that House Tyrell could front the money for the time being, but Cersei clearly does not want to give the Tyrells more power over the crown. Instead, she says that they will send Mace himself to Braavos to negotiate for more time, because sending such a high-ranking official will show the bank how seriously they take their large debts. Mace is oblivious that this is also Cersei's way of removing him from the capital, and takes it as a high honor. After he leaves, Pycelle bitterly points out that the small council is growing even smaller, but she says it hasn't quite grown small enough yet. Cersei then meets with the High Sparrow, who by her influence, has been elected as the new High Septon of the Faith of the Seven. Cersei points out to the High Sparrow that the War of the Five Kings has devastated much of the countryside, resulting in septs being burned, clergymen attacked, and even Silent Sisters raped. The High Sparrow admits that wars make men obey the sword more than the gods. Cersei points out that before the Targaryens, the military order known as the Faith Militant dispensed the justice of the Seven. The High Septon is confused, as the Targaryens disbanded the Faith Militant over two centuries ago. Cersei explains that, as part of the new alliance she hopes to build between the Crown and the Faith, she will tell her son to repeal the law and allow the Faith Militant to be reestablished and re-armed. She then advises him that there is a great sinner in their midst who has been shielded by gold and power. The High Sparrow replies with a wish for the Father to judge him justly. The new Faith Militant storm the streets of King's Landing, attacking taverns, brothels, and street vendors selling idols from other religions. The City Watch look on, helpless, and do not intervene. They ransack Littlefinger's brothel, dragging prostitutes like Marei out into the street by their hair. Olyvar is struck and ignored as they barge in. Olyvar hears screams coming from another room which he approaches to see the Sparrows have singled out a male client having sex with one of the male prostitutes. The Sparrows had assaulted the customer and prostitute with knives and hurled homophobic slurs against them. One Sparrow approaches one of the men with a knife. Olyvar flees as one of the men screams off-screen. As a sign of their zealotry, the Faith Militant have the Seven-Pointed Star symbol of the Faith carved into their foreheads - including Lancel, who leads a squad of the Faith Militant to apprehend Loras Tyrell while he is sparring in the practice yard. Lancel proclaims that Loras's sexual perversions are sins against the laws of gods and men, and Loras is dragged off. Margaery Tyrell is furious at Tommen for her brother's arrest, then tries to manipulate him by weeping at how hurt she is that he let this happen to Loras. Tommen then goes to his mother and, briefly standing up to her, demands that Loras be released at once. Cersei calmly points out that she didn't arrest Loras, the Faith Militant simply dragged him off and imprisoned him, so he should ask the High Sparrow to release him. Tommen heads to the Great Sept of Baelor with five Kingsguard and several Lannister guards. The path to the Great Sept is blocked by the Faith Militant, who say that the High Sparrow is praying and does not wish to be disturbed. The Kingsguard request that Tommen let them kill the Faith Militant to pass. Tommen is surprised at this and does not want to risk bloodshed escalating matters. As he hesitates, the mob of commoners behind him starts shouting that he is really a bastard and an abomination of incest. Tommen meekly withdraws back to the Red Keep. Margaery is even more upset at how ineffectual young Tommen was, so she leaves saying that she is going to bring her grandmother Olenna back to the capital to deal with this. Jaime Lannister and Ser Bronn are on a Pentoshi merchant ship, which is headed to Oldtown in the Reach. They sail past Tarth, off the coast of the Stormlands, which Jaime mistakenly identifies as Estermont. The captain corrects him, stating that they are sailing through the Sapphire Isle, which reminds him of Brienne. Jaime explains to Bronn that he bribed the captain to let them take a small boat to shore as they pass Dorne, and they will land just outside of Sunspear and the adjacent Water Gardens. Bronn rows the pair ashore at dusk. When they awake the next morning Bronn kills a snake that was near Jaime's head and roasts it up for breakfast. Bronn is worried that the ship's captain will subsequently spread word that a Lannister is in Dorne; Jaime says he bribed him with a large bag of gold, but Bronn still worries. A mounted patrol soon comes by, however, and sees their tracks in the sand. Jaime and Bronn present themselves and try to pass off that they are simple travelers and their boat capsized in the night, but the ruse doesn't work, and the sentries demand that they drop their weapons so they can be taken prisoner and their identities confirmed. Bronn plants his sword in the sand - then quickly throws his dagger in the lead sentry's throat. Jaime and Bronn draw their swords and fight the rest. Jaime can't fight very well left-handed so Bronn kills one sentry's horse in order for Jaime to fight him on foot. Jaime is being overpowered but catches the sentry's sword with his metal hand at the last moment. He then uses the distraction to land a killing blow to the sentry with his left hand. Bronn, having finished off the other sentries, notes that they now have their horses. Jaime says the bodies need to be buried so they won't raise more questions. Bronn says it will take a lot of time to dig holes for them all, though Jaime again points out that he can't really do much digging with one hand. Annoyed, Bronn then drags off the bodies to bury. Meanwhile, elsewhere outside of Sunspear, Ellaria Sand meets with three of the eight Sand Snakes. She informs them that Prince Doran Martell will not raise Dorne's armies to avenge his brother's death. They worry that they have no army to march against the Lannisters, but Ellaria tells them that they don't need one: to start a war, all they need to do is kill Cersei's daughter Myrcella, currently in Doran's possession. Obara then points out that they may have a problem. The Pentoshi ship captain found her in Planky Town, and as Bronn feared, he indeed tried to sell her information about Jaime Lannister's arrival in Dorne. The Sand Snakes, however, were insulted that he wanted to be paid for such vital information instead of offering it freely, so they took him prisoner and tortured it out of him. They realize that they are now in a race against time to see who can take Myrcella from Doran first: Jaime Lannister or themselves. Ellaria asks if the three girls are with her, knowing this will bring Dorne into war. They say yes. At Volantis, during the night, Jorah Mormont knocks out a fisherman and steals his boat, leaving with his captive Tyrion Lannister. Later when they are at sea, Tyrion urges for Jorah to remove his gag. Jorah will not volunteer any information about himself, but from a few observations, Tyrion quickly surmises that he must be Jorah Mormont. He admits to Tyrion that the \"Queen\" he is taking him to is not Cersei but Daenerys. Tyrion recalls from small council meetings that Jorah was spying on Daenerys for Varys. He also accurately deduces that she must have found out he was spying on her and had him exiled - and therefore, he kidnapped Tyrion in the hope that presenting him as a gift to Daenerys will get him back in her favor. Tyrion laughs aloud at his situation, informing Jorah that he was already heading to meet Daenerys, so this is a waste of a kidnapping. Tyrion also points out that there is no guarantee this will assuage Daenerys, and it is just as likely she will remain angry at Jorah. Jorah smacks Tyrion across the face. Jon Snow trains recruits in the practice yard of Castle Black, as Stannis Baratheon and his wife Selyse watch, along with their daughter Shireen. Selyse is worried that Stannis wishes Jon was his son, because she gave him only stillbirths and weakness, but he says that wasn't her fault. Melisandre joins them and appears to quite firmly take Stannis's side, declaring that the Lord of Light doesn't care about Shireen's Greyscale disfigurement, and this doesn't change the fact that she has her father's blood. When Selyse departs, Melisandre discusses the coming battle to take Winterfell from the Boltons. She asks if Stannis intends to leave her behind as he did at the Blackwater, but Stannis assures her he won't this time. As the new Lord Commander, Jon goes over paperwork with Samwell Tarly, letters they have received from minor Houses offering up a handful of new recruits. Jon balks when Samwell hands him a request letter for Roose Bolton, saying he killed his brother Robb. Sam points out that Roose Bolton is now the Warden of the North, and he has the most recruits to send them. He reminds Jon that the Night's Watch has sworn an oath of political neutrality. With disgust, Jon reluctantly signs the letter to the Boltons. As Sam departs, Melisandre enters. She entreats him to assist Stannis in retaking Winterfell, pointing out that even if he doesn't become a Stark, his familiarity with the castle could win them the battle. She also acknowledges that there is a greater war at stake, and asks Jon if he is on the side of life or death, undoing her dress and straddling him as she does so. She encourages Snow to take her, as the Lord of Light made humans male and female for a reason; although clearly tempted, Jon refuses, citing his vows, and the fact that Stannis wouldn't approve. When Melisandre points out that he broke his vows once before, Jon acknowledges that he still loves his now-deceased lover Ygritte. Melisandre adjusts her dress and leaves, but not before uttering the words Ygritte had always told Jon: \"You know nothing, Jon Snow.\" Later, Stannis is in his chambers at Castle Black working on other letters, and Shireen enters. Stannis begins to apologize for dragging her along on campaign with him, as Castle Black is hardly a place for a child, but Shireen cuts him off. She tells him she is happy to have come and expected to be left at Dragonstone, as Selyse had wanted. Shireen asks her father if he is ashamed of her because of her deformity. Stannis gets up from his table and explains that not long after Shireen was born, a Dornish trader arrived on Dragonstone and, having heard of Shireen's birth, gave a wooden doll as a gift for the newborn girl. Unfortunately, the doll was contaminated with greyscale, and by the time that was discovered, Shireen had already contracted the disease. Everyone claimed Shireen would die of it sooner or later, and urged Stannis to send her to the ruins of Valyria to live out her days with the \"Stone Men\" before the disease infected the rest of the castle. Stannis says he told them all to go to hell and summoned every healer, apothecary, and Maester he could to save Shireen. Stannis insists that Shireen is his daughter and he would not send her away because she belonged with her family. Shireen, overjoyed at her father's declaration, runs over and gives him a hug which, after an awkward pause, Stannis returns. At Winterfell, Sansa Stark takes the opportunity to visit her family's underground crypts. She comes to the tomb and statue of her aunt Lyanna Stark. Petyr Baelish arrives and says he thought he'd find her there. Sansa remarks that her father, Eddard Stark, never talked about Lyanna, but she would at times find him down in the crypts lighting candles at her tomb. Sansa never knew Lyanna because she died before she was born, but she notes that people say she was beautiful. Littlefinger says that he actually saw Lyanna once years ago, and she was as beautiful as everyone says. Back when he was a boy living with Sansa's mother's family, the old Lord Whent of Harrenhal held a massive tournament: every notable figure of the time came from across Westeros. Lyanna had already been publicly betrothed to Robert at the time. Baelish remembers how awed he was, a boy from nowhere and with no significant holdings, to see all of these living legends gathered in one place. In the final tilt, Prince Rhaegar rode against Ser Barristan Selmy. Rhaegar won and the entire crowd erupted in cheers - only to suddenly drop dead silent when Rhaegar rode right past his wife, Elia Martell, to lay the victor's crown in Lyanna's lap. Not long afterward, Rhaegar made off with Lyanna, sparking off Robert's Rebellion which overthrew the Targaryen dynasty. Littlefinger wonders how many thousands died because Rhaegar chose Lyanna - to which Sansa says that he chose her, then kidnapped and raped her. Baelish gives her a wry look and moves on to another part of the crypts. Sansa notices that Littlefinger is wearing riding clothes, and he explains that he is heading back to King's Landing, because Cersei sent a letter requesting his presence and it would be best not to make her suspicious by refusing to come. Sansa will be alone with the Boltons but he explains his plan to her: Stannis will have to attack the Boltons soon if he is to beat the winter snows, and he bets that Stannis will probably win, because he is one of the best military commanders in all of Westeros, and the Boltons will be outnumbered by Stannis. Stannis will then make Sansa the new ruler of the North, as the last surviving Stark heir and in memory of her father Eddard's support for Stannis. Sansa asks what will happen on the off chance that Stannis gets killed, and Littlefinger explains that marrying Ramsay Bolton now will at least leave Sansa in a position to insinuate herself among the Boltons and help destroy them from within in future plans. Either way, Sansa will be Littlefinger's powerful \"ally\" in the North. Littlefinger kisses Sansa on the lips, and departs. In Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen is looking down on the streets below from her royal apartments in the Great Pyramid, and Ser Barristan Selmy also brings up Rhaegar Targaryen. He says that Rhaegar actually liked to leave the Red Keep and mingle with the common people on the streets. Barristan accompanied him often to guard him, and says that Rhaegar liked to sing to people. He liked to see how much money he could make, and everyone enjoyed his singing, so he often made quite a lot. Daenerys is surprised, because her brother Viserys only told her that Rhaegar was a great killer. Barristan scoffs that Rhaegar was a great warrior but never enjoyed killing, he was a gentle man who enjoyed singing. She asks what they did with all the money, and Barristan says that they did all sorts of things: sometimes they just gave it to the next minstrel on the road, once Rhaegar gave it all to an orphanage in the slums of Flea Bottom, and one time they spent it to get horribly drunk. Daario Naharis then comes to say that the day's supplicants are waiting in the throne room, chief among them Hizdahr zo Loraq. Daenerys gives Barristan the day off, cheerfully telling him to make some music in the city below. Hizdahr again beseeches Daenerys to reopen the fighting pits of Meereen, because today is the traditional beginning of the fighting season. Daenerys again refuses, but Hizdahr rationally argues that the fighting pits provide a great spectacle that is one of the few things that can bring the city together. As he speaks, the Sons of the Harpy are already mounting a series of large-scale attacks in the streets. A Meereenese prostitute helps them distract and kill some of the Second Sons, and when a patrol of Unsullied arrives, she feigns fear and directs them into a trap by pointing that the Sons of the Harpy ran into a narrow alleyway. The Unsullied give chase, only to be surrounded by a much larger number of the Sons of the Harpy. Brutal fighting rages throughout the streets of Meereen. Grey Worm is among the ambushed Unsullied; he kills many of the attackers, but loses his helmet, is slashed in the leg, and is stabbed in his side. Grey Worm pulls the dagger out of his own chest, stabs a foe in the throat with it, and keeps fighting, though his wounds slow him considerably. Most of the Sons of the Harpy are dead but they outnumber the Unsullied so much to begin with that only Grey Worm is left. Just then, Ser Barristan arrives and saves Grey Worm from certain death by drawing the attention of the remaining rebels. He takes on eight Sons of the Harpy, killing seven of them; the eighth stabs him in the belly. He falls to his knees, but before the attacker can cut his throat, Grey Worm thrusts his spear into his back, killing him. Grey Worm staggers over to the unconscious Barristan before collapsing from his wounds." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 45, + "Missandei watches over the wounded Grey Worm, who is still unconscious from his wounds sustained fighting the Sons of the Harpy. Daenerys and Daario Naharis watch over the deceased Ser Barristan Selmy. Hizdahr zo Loraq enters to extend his condolences. Daario suggests pulling back around the pyramid to use it as a base from which to eradicate the Sons of the Harpy. Daenerys instead opts for rounding up the leaders of each great family in Meereen, including Hizdahr. The leaders are brought to the catacombs where Rhaegal and Viserion are chained up. Daenerys's Unsullied push the leaders slowly towards the two dragons, who can be heard growling from the darkness. Daenerys states that good mothers do not give up on their children; they discipline them if needed, but never give up on them. She nods to Daario to push one of the leaders further forward. A sudden burst of flame from Rhaegal sets the man aflame before he is torn apart and eaten by both dragons. Daenerys suggests that the dragons may determine the innocence of the captives and touches Hizdahr's back as if she wanted to push him but then she pretends she wants not to overfeed the dragons and lets the rest of the men be led away. Grey Worm wakes up later with Missandei sitting beside him. He asks if Barristan Selmy survived the attack by the Sons of the Harpy but Missandei shakes her head. Grey Worm thinks he has failed Ser Barristan, his men and Daenerys – a claim Missandei denies. Missandei tells him he shouldn't be ashamed for being wounded given that he was ambushed and outnumbered, but Grey Worm says he is ashamed that he was afraid when he was stabbed. Missandei says that everyone fears death. However, Grey Worm says it isn't death he fears, it is the thought of never getting to see Missandei again that terrified him. Missandei is noticeably touched and kisses Grey Worm. Daenerys asks Missandei whether she should reopen the fighting pits. Missandei only says that she has seen Daenerys listening to her counselors when her own experience was lacking and ignoring them when she thought they were wrong. Daenerys visits the imprisoned Hizdahr, who begs for his life. Daenerys tells him she has decided to reopen the fighting pits, but only for free men. She also says that she will marry the head of an ancient family of Meereen to forge a bond with the people of the city, and that she luckily has one of them on his knees already. She leaves a very confused Hizdahr to ponder that he will live, and that he will soon be Meereen's prince consort. Sam reads a note from Slaver's Bay to Maester Aemon updating him on Daenerys's situation. Sam praises Daenerys's courage but Maester Aemon worries about his great-niece's safety because she is all alone, under siege, and with hardly anyone to guide her, while her \"last relation\" is useless and dying thousands of miles away. Jon Snow enters to speak with Aemon in private. He needs the maester's advice on a controversial order that half of the Night's Watch will hate him for. Aemon tells Jon that half the men at Castle Black already hate him, but that he should trust in his command. He says that Jon will not enjoy being Lord Commander, but with luck, he may find the strength to do what needs to be done. Jon is told to \"kill the boy, and let the man be born.\" Jon then meets with Tormund and offers to forge an alliance with the wildlings, bidding Tormund to go north of the wall and rally them all. He will open the gates for them and give them land south of the wall in which to settle. In return, the wildlings will fight alongside the Night's Watch when White Walkers arrive. Tormund is initially reluctant and to convince him, Jon unlocks his chains, freeing him. Tormund relents, and reveals that most of the wildlings are up at Hardhome. Jon offers him horses and men to bring the wildlings back. Tormund tells him that they’ll need ships to bring his people back, which Jon says he’ll borrow from Stannis. Tormund's final condition is that Jon accompany him as a guarantee that the wildlings will not fall prey to any traps set by the Night's Watch. The men of the Night's Watch do not take news of the alliance well, citing the countless innocent lives lost due to the wildlings. Even Jon’s friend Edd rejects this decision, stating that the wildlings killed their friends Grenn and Pyp. Nevertheless, Jon decides to go ahead with his plan, insisting that if they abandon the wildlings at Hardhome, the White Walkers will exterminate them all and then raise their corpses as more wights to swell their ranks . In the library, Sam tells Gilly about his wish to go to Citadel and become a maester before he was sent to the Night's Watch, when Stannis walks in. Stannis reminisces about how Sam's father, Randyll Tarly, defeated Robert Baratheon in the Battle of Ashford. Stannis wants to know how Sam killed the White Walker and Sam tells him how he did it with a dagger made of dragonglass. Stannis muses that it is abundantly available in Dragonstone. Sam has been researching dragonglass and how it can kill White Walkers, but has yet to come up with anything. Stannis tells him to continue his research and leaves. Later, Stannis tells Davos that they will march toward Winterfell the next morning. Davos suggests waiting until Jon returns with the wildlings, but Stannis decides against it, as any delay improves the Boltons' chances. He also wants to take Selyse and Shireen with them, as he does not think they will be safe at the Wall, surrounded by criminals. The next morning, Stannis’s army, with Stannis and Melisandre at its head, starts its journey to Winterfell. Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne, still pursuing Sansa Stark, arrive at an inn near Winterfell. Podrick suggests that Sansa may be better off at Winterfell now that she is far away from the Lannisters, but Brienne believes that Sansa will not be safe around the people who murdered her mother and her brother - the Boltons. Their conversation is interrupted by a servant. Correctly assuming that he is still loyal to the Starks, Brienne tells of her allegiance to Catelyn and convinces the servant to get a message through to Sansa; her presence still being something of a secret, the old servant seems to gain strength from the idea of a surviving Stark. In Winterfell, Ramsay Bolton and his bedwarmer Myranda discuss Ramsay’s upcoming marriage to Sansa. Myranda admits her jealousy of Sansa, especially since Ramsay had promised to marry Myranda back when he was a bastard. Ramsay disregards Myranda’s insecurities, causing her to proclaim that perhaps she will marry too. Ramsay is angered and violently tells her that she is his and she is not going anywhere. Further, she is starting to bore him with her jealously, and she knows what he does to people who bore him. Hearing this Myranda swears never to bore him again. Meanwhile, Sansa's maid carries the message from Brienne to her. Consoling Sansa that she still has allies in the North, the old woman tells her to light a candle in the highest window of the Broken Tower if she ever needs help. As Sansa wanders around the castle, inspecting this tower where Jaime pushed Bran out of the window, she is approached by Myranda. Putting on a friendly façade, she talks to Sansa about her mother’s demise. To help Sansa “remember” how things used to be, Myranda leads her down to the kennels, where she finds Reek, formerly Theon Greyjoy, asleep in one of the cages. Awoken by Sansa’s arrival, he just shakes his head when Sansa calls him \"Theon.\" He warns her that she shouldn't be down here. Seeing Reek in such a pitiful condition, Sansa angrily storms away. As Reek helps Ramsay get ready for dinner, he confesses that earlier that day, Sansa saw him in his cage. Ramsay, for his own amusement, makes it seem as though he’s going to punish Reek severely for not telling him earlier and without being asked, but then simply forgives him. At dinner, Ramsay is initially well-behaved, toasting his wedding to Sansa, but is soon back to his old ways as he forces Reek to apologize to Sansa for murdering her brothers Bran and Rickon. With much difficulty, Reek finally mutters an apology. Ramsay then suggests that Reek be the one to give Sansa away at the wedding, since he is the closest thing she has to kin now, and Roose Bolton distractedly accepts the suggestion. Seeing that Ramsay is getting complacent, however, Roose has his new wife Walda announce that she is pregnant with a boy. Ramsay is clearly distressed by the news, which in turn delights Sansa. After dinner, Ramsay expresses his distress at the possibility of the unborn child jeopardizing his claim on the North. Roose reprimands his son for disgracing himself at dinner but seemingly dismisses his concern. He then shares the story of Ramsay’s birth; Roose raped a miller’s wife, who had married without his consent, after hanging her husband. A year later, she showed up with Ramsay, claiming that the baby was his. Roose nearly had her whipped and the baby drowned, but when Roose laid eyes upon Ramsay, he was convinced that he was his son and decided to keep him. He then reveals to Ramsay that Stannis has an army at Castle Black. Stannis plans to take the Iron Throne, and the road to King's Landing passes through Winterfell, which means that Stannis also intends to take the North. He wants Ramsay’s help in defeating Stannis, and Ramsay agrees. As Jorah and Tyrion continue their journey to Meereen, and following Jorah's violent reaction to a previous conversation, Tyrion tries to civilize their relationship and asks where they are. As Jorah stands up to look at the foggy ruins on the horizon, Tyrion deduces that they are going to pass through the remains of Old Valyria, a shorter route to Meereen and one which pirates will avoid because of Valyria's reputation. Tyrion is apprehensive, but still excited to see the ruins of what was once the greatest civilization in the world. As they catch glimpses of domes, towers and aqueducts, Tyrion recites a poem about the Doom of Valyria, with Jorah joining in at the end. Suddenly, through the fog, they see Drogon fly into view. Although he had been hearing about the dragons for some time, Tyrion is still utterly gobsmacked to see one in person. Jorah is struck silent too, as Drogon is even bigger and more majestic than when he left. So distracted are they that they don't notice when the statues on a nearby aqueduct stand up and leap at the boat: they are Stone Men - victims of greyscale so far gone that they have been sent to live out the rest of their lives in quarantine in the ruins. Jorah tells Tyrion not to let them touch him and fights them off. However, as Tyrion is tied up, he is cornered at one end of the boat with a stone man advancing on him while Jorah battles more at the other end. Just before the stone man is able to grab him, Tyrion rolls off of the boat and into the water to escape, where he is then pulled down by more Stone Men under the water. An undetermined amount of time later, Tyrion wakes up and finds himself on a shore, dragged out of the water by Jorah. After confirming to each other that they had not been touched by the Stone Men, Jorah tells Tyrion that he hopes to find a fishing village and get a boat soon, otherwise they'll have to walk all the way around Slaver's Bay to eventually reach Meereen. Tyrion seems up for it and Jorah goes to look for firewood so they can make camp. However, once out of Tyrion's view, he pulls back his sleeve to inspect the cracked skin on his wrist, confirming that he had been infected with greyscale during the fight with the Stone Men. He looks at Tyrion and then glances in the direction of Meereen, knowing that even if he dies, he needs to get Tyrion to Daenerys." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 46, + "Arya continues her training with the Faceless Men. She cleans a corpse methodically, which is then taken away by two men. Arya is obviously curious about what is on the other side of the door through which the corpse was taken. Arya is about to walk through the door when the Waif obstructs her path and latches the door. Arya wants to know what happens to the bodies she scrubs clean, but the Waif tells her that she will know when the time is right. Frustrated at the lack of answers, Arya demands to play the game of faces. The Waif tells her that Arya has already tried playing the game but failed. She again asks Arya who she is, to which Arya replies that she is no one. The Waif simply tells Arya to get back to work and is about to walk away when Arya asks her who she is. The Waif tells Arya a story about how she was the only daughter of a widowed Lord, who remarried, producing another daughter. Her stepmother, in order to secure her own daughter’s future, tried to poison her. The Waif found out about this and sought out the help of the Faceless Men to exact her revenge. The Waif then asks Arya whether she believed the story, surprising Arya. When Arya doesn’t respond, embarrassed that she bought the Waif’s story, the Waif tells her to get back to work, hinting to Arya that to pass the game of faces, Arya must be able to lie convincingly. Later, when Arya is asleep, Jaqen H'ghar comes to test Arya again. This time, when he asks Arya who she is, Arya tells him how she came to join the Faceless Men, trying to slip in a few lies into the story. However, Jaqen is able to tell when Arya is lying and hits her with a switch whenever she does. He strikes her repeatedly when she insists she hated the Hound. Before he leaves, he tells her that she is lying not only to him, but to herself as well. A grieving father brings his sickly daughter, Ghita, to the House of Black and White. He explains to Arya that he has been to every healer in Braavos and spent every penny he had. He tells her that his daughter is suffering and needs to find peace. Arya sits besides the girl and tells her a short false story, about how she was sick too, but her father brought her here and when she drank from the temple's well, she was healed. This persuades the sickly girl to drink the poisoned water from the well. The water gives the peace of death to the sickly girl, and Arya, having successfully proven that she can lie, is brought to the Hall of Faces with Jaqen H'ghar, a great underground chamber that houses thousands of faces. All the faces had been taken from the corpses that the acolytes wash in the temple. The Faceless Man then asks Arya if she is ready to give up who she is to become \"no one\". After a moment of silence, he then states that she is not ready to become \"no one\" (she is too attached to her past as a Stark), but that she is ready to become \"someone else\". On the western side of Slaver's Bay, Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont are still making their way to Meereen (on the far opposite eastern side of the region) on foot, after losing their boat passing through the Smoking Sea and the ruins of Old Valyria. Tyrion is annoyed that they didn't find any villages to steal a boat or supplies from as Jorah had hoped, so they're slowly walking and only have berries and roots to eat. The topic of just why Tyrion was even in Volantis comes up, and Tyrion is surprised that Jorah did not ask earlier: he explains that he actually fled from Westeros because he killed his own father Tywin. He says he did it because his father tried to have him executed for a crime he didn't commit, and then he found his father screwing the woman he loved - Jorah nods, as this seems as likely a motivation for Kinslaying as any. Tyrion then says that despite how miserable Jorah is now, at least he can say that he had a good father. Jorah asks how he could have known his father Jeor Mormont, but Tyrion explains he visited the Wall once and met him: he was a great leader who seemed to genuinely care about all of his men, a rare thing in the world, but now as the eulogy for Night's Watch members goes, \"the world will not see his like again.\" Jorah is shocked to realize he means that his father is dead. Tyrion becomes apologetic and says he thought that Jorah knew already. Jorah asks how he died: Tyrion says he only knows the report he heard, which said that his father led an expedition beyond the Wall, but there was a mutiny, and Jeor was murdered by his own men. Jorah processes this in silent grief, then changes the subject by saying that they have to keep moving. As they walk, Tyrion asks why Jorah would support Daenerys Targaryen and how she would be better than any other rulers , or why Westeros would even support her, given that her father was the Mad King. Jorah explains that he never used to believe in things like destiny and was very cynical, but after seeing Daenerys emerge from the flames unharmed with baby dragons, he believes in her now, and the Iron Throne is hers by right. Tyrion remains skeptical that this doesn't automatically mean she will be a good queen, given that the Targaryens were famous for going insane, just like Daenerys's own father. Spotting a slaver ship in the distance, Jorah pulls Tyrion to the ground. However, the pair has already been spotted before they start hiding, and the slavers emerge from the trees behind them and take them captive. The lead slaver, Malko, intends to return them back to their destination in Volantis. Tyrion, however, manages to successfully persuade him that Jorah is one of the most skilled knights in Westeros, and would fetch a better price being sold to the fighting pits in Meereen, which have just reopened. Though not in the circumstances they hoped, Tyrion and Jorah are once again quickly heading towards Meereen and Queen Daenerys. Bronn and Jaime approach the Water Gardens, wearing Martell disguises from the soldiers they killed. Bronn wonders what Jaime will do once they get inside and find Myrcella, to which Jaime replies that he likes to improvise; Bronn sarcastically remarks \"That explains the golden hand.\" Meanwhile, Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes are already inside the Gardens. Ellaria sends them out to abduct Myrcella, telling them to do it \"for Oberyn.\" Myrcella herself is enjoying another stroll with her betrothed, Trystane Martell, Trystane's father Prince Doran Martell and his bodyguard Areo Hotah watch from above. Doran comments that they look lovely together, but that they don't realize how dangerous their betrothal is, and that he and Areo must protect them. Doran asks if Areo remembers how to uses his longaxe, and Areo assures him that he does. Jaime and Bronn infiltrate the Water Gardens and soon come upon Myrcella kissing Trystane. Jaime tries to convince Myrcella to come with him, but Trystane interferes, suspicious of the bloodstains on Bronn and Jaime's Dornish robes. When Trystane tries to draw his sword, Bronn quickly knocks him down, to Myrcella's horror. Jaime tries to lead her away, but they are suddenly attacked by the Sand Snakes. Bronn fights against Tyene and Nymeria, while Obara attacks Jaime with her spear, driving him away from Myrcella. Obara orders Nym to break away from Bronn and take Myrcella prisoner, but as Nym tries to pull her away, they are cut off by Areo and Prince Doran's guards, who surround them and force them all to drop their weapons. Jaime, Bronn, Ellaria and the Sand Snakes are all taken into custody. Petyr Baelish arrives in King's Landing and is on his way to meet Cersei when he is confronted by Brother Lancel and some other Sparrows. Lancel warns Baelish that they have purged King's Landing of its corrupt ways, and the new King's Landing will not tolerate his prostitution business. Baelish dismisses these threats. Cersei, meeting with Baelish, continues to deny her involvement in Loras Tyrell’s arrest by the Faith Militant. Baelish is not fooled and warns that House Tyrell will not tolerate this insult. Cersei claims that she is the insulted one since Ser Loras, who was promised to her, prefers the company of men. Cersei then explains why she summoned Baelish; she is suspicious where his loyalties truly lie and asks him whether she can rely on the Vale to fight for the Throne if the time comes. Baelish assures her that young Robin heeds his advice and he will always counsel loyalty to the Throne. Baelish then reveals that Sansa is back in Winterfell, where Roose Bolton has arranged for her to marry Ramsay. Cersei is infuriated by the Boltons’ betrayal. To add fuel to the fire, Baelish adds that marrying the last remaining Stark gives the Boltons a stronger hold over the North than an alliance with a hated southern house. Baelish counsels patience and suggests letting the Boltons and Stannis fight each other, and when the victor is still recovering from the battle, step in and defeat him. He suggests that Cersei’s uncle Kevan Lannister muster a force or have Jaime Lannister lead an army to the North. Cersei contemptuously claims that her uncle doesn’t have the courage to lead an army, while Jaime is away on a “sensitive diplomatic mission.” Baelish proposes that the soldiers of the Vale could fight instead but Cersei is unsure of Baelish’s ability to lead an army. Baelish convinces her, stating that he \"lives to serve\". All Baelish wants in return is to be named Warden of the North. Cersei agrees to talk to the King about this. Olenna Tyrell returns to King's Landing after learning of her grandson’s arrest. Olenna tries to talk Cersei into releasing Loras. Cersei sticks to her claim that it was the Faith Militant who arrested Loras and she had nothing to do with it. Olenna warns Cersei that her actions have endangered the Lannister-Tyrell alliance – the very alliance that is supplying the capital with food. Cersei informs Olenna that the High Septon has called for a preliminary hearing to determine whether the charges against Loras have merit and expresses confidence that Loras will be acquitted. The High Sparrow interrogates Loras first, who denies the accusations against him. He then questions Margaery, who also denies any knowledge of it. The High Sparrow then calls in Olyvar, in character as Loras’s \"squire\", who claims that the accusations against Loras are in fact true. Olyvar also testifies that Margaery walked in on them once, but didn’t seem surprised. To support his testimony, Olyvar tells the High Sparrow of a birthmark Loras has that is shaped like Dorne, much to Loras' shock and fury. Deciding that this is more than enough evidence for a holy inquest, the High Sparrow has Loras arrested. Since Margaery bore false witness before the Gods, she is arrested too. As Margaery is forcefully dragged away, she calls out for Tommen, who is paralyzed with indecision, while Olenna contemptuous regards Cersei's barely contained smug expression. At Winterfell, Sansa is joined by Myranda in her room. She offers to help Sansa take a bath, so she is presentable to Ramsay during the wedding. While she is washing Sansa's back, Myranda mentions three other girls whom Ramsay had been with, and how he ultimately victimized them after a while because they bored him. Seeing through her motives, Sansa startles Myranda by asking how long she has loved Ramsay. She coolly informs Myranda that she is a Stark of Winterfell and will not be intimidated by the likes of her, and dismisses her to finish her bath herself, though she is visibly shaken by Myranda's story. Later, when Reek comes to fetch Sansa for the wedding, she refuses to hold his arm, even after he pleads with her to do so, saying that Ramsay will punish him if she doesn’t. Sansa coldly asks if he thinks she cares what Ramsay does to him, and strides past him. Then, in front of the Godswood, Reek gives Sansa away to Ramsay (who actually allows Reek to call himself Theon Greyjoy) during the wedding ceremony, which is officiated by Roose Bolton and attended by many Northern Lords. Later when they retreat to the bedroom, Ramsay first interrogates Sansa about her virginity, then orders her to take her clothes off. Reek turns to leave but Ramsay tells him he must stay, taunting him “you grew up with her as a girl, now watch her become a woman.\" Annoyed by Sansa's hesitancy, Ramsay angrily rips open the back of her dress and pushes her face-down over the side of the bed. As he unbuckles his clothes, Sansa obediently remains still but begins crying softly. Reek is visibly distraught and begins silently crying himself, as Ramsay proceeds to rape her, and forcibly consummate their marriage." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 47, + "Jon departs for Hardhome with Tormund and a group of rangers, after speaking with Ser Alliser Thorne and Sam. Before they leave, Sam gives Jon some of his dragonglass weapons, reminding him of their use against the White Walkers. Afterward, Sam and Gilly visit Maester Aemon, who is bedridden and dying from old age. Gilly brings her baby Little Sam for him to hold and cheer him up a little. Aemon happily notes that her son has a laugh just like his little brother Egg (King Aegon V) had when he was a baby. In a moment of clarity, Aemon gravely warns Gilly that she and her son must leave the Wall while they still can, before winter comes (and the White Walkers with it). The couple stay as Aemon's condition steadily deteriorates during the night, and he fades in and out of consciousness. Gilly urges Sam to get some sleep while she watches over Aemon, as she predicts that he'll have to conduct the funeral in the daytime, but Sam insists on being there for the old maester who's always been good to him. Near the end Aemon wakes up delirious from a dream, still lost in memory from his youth: he calls out to his brother Egg, and says that he had a strange dream that he was an old man. Aemon passes away soon afterwards. In the courtyard of Castle Black, Sam eulogizes Aemon before lighting his funeral pyre, declaring for all to hear that he was the blood of the dragon - \"but now his watch is ended.\" Ser Alliser quietly warns him that one by one, Sam is losing all his friends. Afterward, Gilly is attacked in the dining hall by two brothers, but Sam and Jon's direwolf, Ghost, come to her rescue. Sam is badly beaten, and Gilly tends to his injuries. Still in grief at Aemon's death and impressed by Sam defending her, Gilly climbs on top of him and they have sex. At Winterfell, Reek brings food to Sansa. She begs him for help, telling him how she has been locked in her bedchamber since her wedding and is visited by Ramsay every night and he forces himself on her. Reek simply tells her to obey Ramsay or else he would do worse things to her. Sansa asks what Ramsay did to Reek to break him to such an extent, but he can't bring himself to tell her. He tries to leave but Sansa grabs and reminds him that he betrayed her family, making Reek apologize profusely. Sansa informs him that her family still has allies in the North and tells him to light a candle at the top of the Broken Tower which will signal them that she is in danger. When Reek refuses to do it, Sansa reminds him of his true name, Theon Greyjoy, and makes him promise that he'll help her. Reek hesitantly agrees. He trudges through the snow with the candle, up a flight of stairs and into Ramsay’s room. Later, Sansa is taken to see Ramsay on the ramparts, which are still under construction. While he is distracted, Sansa grabs a corkscrew lying on a nearby barrel and pockets it. Ramsay speaks of his thoughts on how they will easily defeat Stannis's army since their soldiers, unlike Stannis's, are trained to fight in the snow, and how he'll one day be the Lord of Winterfell and the Warden of the North. Sansa reminds him of the unborn baby, who, if a boy, will have a stronger claim on the North since he'll be a true-born. Ramsay tells her that he is Roose Bolton's eldest son, legitimized by the king, who Sansa reminds him is another bastard. Ramsay is obviously angered by Sansa's remarks, but doesn't act on it, simply stating that bastards can rise in the world too, informing her of Jon's appointment as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Ramsay then brings up the reason why he summoned her, and shows her the crucified and partly flayed corpse of the old woman who promised to help Sansa if she lit a candle in the Broken Tower. Ramsay then reveals to Sansa that Reek, who seems miserable to have squashed Sansa's only hope of an escape, came to him and told him everything. Sansa chokes back tears as a gleeful Ramsay orders his men to take her back to her chamber. Meanwhile, Brienne stares intently at Winterfell castle from her room in the inn, waiting for the sign to rescue Sansa. Stannis's troops make camp during a violent snowstorm. Davos Seaworth meets with Stannis and informs him that forty horses died the previous night and more will die come sunset. The Stormcrows, a sellsword company, have fled in the night. Davos thinks that they should go back to Castle Black and wait out the weather since they do not have enough food, but Stannis stubbornly tells him that they will not retreat to Castle Black because he will not risk being known as \"the King who Ran\". As winter will soon arrive, they also run the risk of being stuck at Castle Black for years, during which the Boltons will regain their strength. Seeing no other way to convince Stannis otherwise, Davos leaves. Stannis asks Melisandre if she is sure of their victory at Winterfell. Melisandre assures him, reminding him that he also saw the vision of his victory in the flames, but Stannis is not so sure what he saw anymore. Melisandre reassures him that her visions will come true, but also states that a sacrifice, one with King's blood, must be made in order to ensure their victory, implying that they sacrifice Shireen. Stannis is infuriated by the suggestion and orders her to leave. Prince Doran has Areo Hotah bring Myrcella to Jaime in the quarters where he is confined, as Jaime is concerned for her safety. Displaying a somewhat more critical mind than her brothers, Myrcella is suspicious about Jaime's \"diplomatic mission\" to bring her back to King's Landing, to which Jaime only replies that there are \"complicated matters\" involved. Myrcella flatly refuses to return with him, stating her intent to marry Trystane. Bronn is singing The Dornishman's Wife in his jail cell, while in the adjoining cell, the Sand Snakes listen with a mix of annoyance from Obara and Nymeria and amusement from Tyene. After he finishes, the two parties trade barbs, and Tyene inquires about Bronn's arm, which she cut with her daggers during their earlier fight, with Bronn brushing it off as \"a new scar\". The two begin to talk about Tyene's beauty, which Bronn dismisses until she begins to disrobe. Bronn stares intently, and begins to change his mind about her. Tyene once again inquires about his arm, and then his head, at which point Bronn's nose starts bleeding and his vision blurs. Bronn collapses and tries to play off his sudden illness, but Tyene reveals that her daggers were coated with a slow-acting poison called the long farewell, and her attempts to seduce Bronn were to get his heart pumping faster, thereby allowing the poison to act quicker. She points to an ampoule on her necklace, which contains the antidote, but only offers to give it to Bronn on the condition that he agrees that she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Growing weaker, Bronn barely manages to reply affirmatively, and she tosses the ampoule to a relieved Bronn. Tyene smiles smugly at him and remarks that she finds him handsome as well, before re-robing and sitting down next to her mildly amused half-sisters. In the Great Sept of Baelor, Lady Olenna meets with the High Sparrow to discuss the imprisonment of her grandchildren, Ser Loras and Queen Margaery. Although they briefly bond over the infirmities of age, she demands that he release them and he declines, stating they will be punished for their crimes. The High Sparrow tells her that the Gods' Laws must be applied to everyone equally. Olenna first tries to bribe him, but learning that he cannot be bought, threatens to end the Tyrell support for the capital by ending shipments of food. Again the High Sparrow is unfazed, remarking that the nobility of Westeros have forgotten they are outnumbered by the common folk and tells Olenna to ponder what happens when the many stop fearing the few. Returning to her palanquin, Olenna receives a letter bearing Petyr Baelish's seal. Meanwhile, in the Red Keep, King Tommen rails over his inability to help Margaery. He wants to start a war for Margaery, declaring his love for her to a dumbstruck Cersei. To maintain control of the situation, she offers to speak with the High Sparrow for him and advocate for Margaery and Loras's release. Although clearly suspicious, the still-overwhelmed Tommen agrees. Littlefinger meets with Olenna in his ransacked brothel, where they share a tense conversation. Olenna reminds him of the role they both played in Joffrey's murder, and that, should her House fall, she will have no reason to keep his involvement a secret. Littlefinger explains why he returned to King's Landing - he dared not refuse Cersei's summons, and was obliged to give her information. He tells Olenna that he will give her the same thing he gave Cersei: a handsome young man — implied, in this instance, to be Lancel. In the Sept's cells, Cersei meets with Margaery and brings her food but Margaery refuses, revealing that she knows her mother-in-law is responsible for having her and Loras imprisoned. Cersei, fearful of being overheard, denies this. Margaery mocks Cersei for her unconvincing lies of trying to save her, going as far as to say that while she knows how to lie and scheme, she doesn't understand innocence and decency well enough to fake them, which Margaery suspects is why Tommen loves her, Margaery, and was willing to send Cersei back to Casterly Rock. Cersei, concealing her fury, tells Margaery her trial will soon begin and that her son needs his mother more than ever. Margaery throws the stew at Cersei, and yells at her to get out. Cersei leaves the cell, smiling smugly at Margaery. On her way out, a still gleeful Cersei meets with the High Sparrow in a chapel that predates the Great Sept. The pair briefly discuss the legal process that Margaery and Loras will face. As the conversation goes on, however, it's clear that the High Sparrow is about to turn the tables on Cersei. When Brother Lancel appears, Cersei realizes what is about to happen, and her triumphant smile begins to crack. The High Sparrow has an irate Cersei taken into custody by a group of Septas who ignore Cersei's threats and lock her in a cell. Jorah is sold by Malko to Yezzan zo Qaggaz. Before Yezzan leaves, Tyrion convinces him that Jorah and he are a team, and is also bought. In Meereen, Daenerys and Daario discuss her impending marriage to Hizdahr zo Loraq. After rejecting his suggestion that she marry him instead, Daario advises her that, on the day the fighting pits are reopened, she should gather all the Great, Wise and Good Masters and kill them. Dany is reluctant to do so, as she believes it will give her the reputation of a butcher, to which Daario replies that \"all rulers are either butchers or meat\". Yezzan takes his fighters to Meereen, to test them in the lower pits and seek out those who are worthy to fight in the Great Pit of Daznak. They fight in front of a reluctant Daenerys, as Hizdahr has convinced her that Meereen's ruler occasionally makes the rounds to the lower pits ahead of the main tournament. Jorah enters the Pits early, upon realizing that she is watching and will be repulsed by what she's seeing, and elbows down Yezzan who tried to berate him. Jorah easily defeats the other fighters without killing them, impressing Dany enough to prevent her from leaving. When he reveals his identity, however, her face swiftly twists into a scowl and she orders him taken away. Before the Unsullied can comply, Jorah declares that he brought her a gift, and Tyrion enters the arena and reveals his identity to the astonished Queen." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 48, + "In the Throne Room, Daenerys ponders on what to do with Tyrion and Jorah. She asks Tyrion why she shouldn't kill him, since the Lannisters are enemies to her House. He claims to have killed both of his parents and by that he is an enemy to the Lannisters as well. Daenerys isn't convinced that killing one's own family is a good reputation for someone in her service. Tyrion counters by wondering aloud if she at least is worth his service. Ordered to tell her why he has come to her from the other end of the world, he explains how he learned about her own story from rumors and from Varys. He says that she – a lost girl born in a storm, who with virtually no assistance managed to acquire a barbarian horde, an effective army, conquer three cities, break the slave trade and hatch three dragons – might be worth living for when he lost everything he had lived for until then. He adds that Daenerys needs his advice despite having a powerful army and large dragons, as she lacks both political experience and practical knowledge of Westeros. She eventually agrees to spare his life, but asks what to do about Ser Jorah. She seems poised to fulfill her promise of killing him if she saw him again, as it would not do at all for a queen not to keep her word. Tyrion defends Jorah, commenting that he is clearly devoted to her and quite possibly in love with her, but also that he did not trust her enough to inform her of his mission to spy on her for King Robert and that therefore he cannot be trusted to stand by her side. But, he argues, just as a queen should keep true to her oaths, she should also not kill those devoted to her. Daenerys exiles Jorah from the city. Contemplating his greyscale, Jorah returns to Yezzan zo Qaggaz and offers to fight for him. He promises to lead Yezzan's team to the Great Pit and win the tournament for the Queen – after that Yezzan can make a fortune selling Jorah on the black market. Later, Tyrion and Daenerys sit in her solar and have a talk about ambitions. When Tyrion mentions what a horrible father Tywin was, Daenerys admits that she no longer has any illusions about her own father. Daenerys is curious about the circumstances of Tyrion's murder of Tywin. He wryly promises that if she decides not to kill him then one day he will tell her, but on that day they will need a lot more wine than the large decanter they are drinking from. They discuss the role of Varys in their stories and Tyrion assures Daenerys he trusts him, and that he's probably the reason she wasn't killed years ago. Tyrion was convinced by Varys that she could be a ruler who deserves his support. Daenerys decides Tyrion will remain as her adviser, but confiscates the wine, as a drunk is of no use to her. When Tyrion asks Daenerys what she wants to be advised on, Tyrion nearly rolls his eyes at her desire for the Iron Throne. He suggests that she might want to stay in Slaver's Bay and build a new kingdom for herself in Meereen, complimenting her on reopening the fighting pits and her upcoming political marriage. She assures him that she will stay and help stabilize things, and make sure the slave trade stays broken, but Essos is not her \"home.\" Tyrion asks who will support her in Westeros to which Daenerys somewhat idealistically answers that the common people will support her. Tyrion generously assumes that this will happen (which it generally doesn't); Tyrion then asks Daenerys what ruling Meereen, with the support of only the common folk while not having the support of the rich, was like (Meereen has been in a state of chaos without the combined support of the Great Masters and the smallfolk), and extends this to Westeros and its Great Houses. He notes that Houses Targaryen and Stark are effectively dead due to the combined actions of their \"two terrible fathers\". Neither House Lannister nor House Baratheon of Dragonstone will ever support her claim in light of their histories with the Targaryens. Tyrion says that this leaves House Tyrell who might be willing to switch sides due to Cersei's recent schemes against them but that is still not enough. Daenerys stubbornly likens the Great Houses, including her own House Targaryen, to the spokes on a wheel, one on top and then others, and on and on, crushing the commoners beneath them in their struggle for supremacy. Tyrion sarcastically warns that others have dreamed of stopping the wheel, but Daenerys clarifies that she plans to break it. Arya assumes the identity of Lanna, a clam-seller, and shows Jaqen H'ghar she can convincingly become a different person, developing an elaborate and very believable backstory. The Faceless Man sends her, as Lanna, to the harbor where she observes someone referred to as \"the thin man\" refuse a contract to insure a man's boat, leaving the man in desperate circumstances. Jaqen explains the thin man's business is a sort of gamble yet he does not honor his agreements; when a ship captain dies at sea, he is supposed to make good on his promise and pay the family, but he often doesn't. Jaqen instructs her to kill him, and hands her a \"gift\" for the thin man — a vial of poison. The Waif is skeptical of Arya/Lanna's success. Septa Unella continues to demand Cersei to \"confess\" in return for her freedom. She remains defiant, despite being obliged to drink water from the floor out of sheer thirst. Qyburn visits her in her cell, and informs her that her trial will begin soon for the crimes of fornication, treason, incest, and Robert's murder, all of which Cersei furiously dismisses as \"lies.\" Qyburn tells her that Grand Maester Pycelle has summoned Kevan Lannister to serve as Hand of the King. Kevan has, at this point in time, already arrived, and he has refused to visit her in prison. Qyburn also tells her that Tommen has become reclusive, refusing to see anyone and refusing to eat in his emotional state. Before leaving, he tells her \"the work continues\" on their secret project. A bitter and determined Sansa confronts Reek about his latest betrayal. Reek apologetically affirms he was helping her and that there is no escaping Ramsay. He tells her that Theon Greyjoy tried to escape but Ramsay caught him and tortured him until there was no Theon left. Sansa coldly expresses approval and reminds Reek of the role he played in her family's downfall, and that if she could do to him what Ramsay did, she would. Reek shamefully admits he deserved his torture as he did terrible things, specifically killing \"those boys.\" Enraged by his dismissive reference seemingly to her brothers as \"those boys\" rather than Bran and Rickon, Sansa vehemently demands to know why they should be dead while he still breathes the air, forcing Reek to finally admit that they were not in fact Bran and Rickon, only two farm boys. Stunned by this admission, Sansa's anger towards Reek cools but when she presses him as to where they might have gone, calling him Theon again, he breaks down and runs out the room, crying, \"Not Theon! Reek!\" Roose Bolton maintains that his army must wait inside Winterfell, thus starving out Stannis' forces, as Winterfell had enough supplies to last 6 months under siege. Such conditions would cause a mutiny in the ranks of the Baratheon force and break them down. Ramsay, on the other hand, has a plan to defeat Stannis decisively and asks his father to lend him just \"20 good men.\" Gilly continues to tend Sam's wounds. Olly enters with some food, having heard what happened. Once Gilly leaves, Olly expresses concern at joining forces with the wildlings, particularly Tormund, who led the raid in which his parents were killed. Sam reassures Olly that Jon knows what he is doing, and that unless he is successful, neither the Night's Watch nor Westeros stands a chance against the White Walkers. Sam explains this is a hard choice Jon had to make, however unpopular, and then tells him not to worry, as Jon always comes back. Olly appears unconvinced. Jon Snow and Tormund, along with other members of the Night's Watch and the Free Folk, arrive at the wildling town Hardhome to convince the rest of the wildlings to join them in the upcoming war against the White Walkers and their armies of wights. Insisting on never being an ally with a Crow, The Lord of Bones insults Tormund for being at the side of an enemy like Jon Snow. Tormund seizes the Lord's staff and beats his former ally to death with it. The wildling elders decide to gather in the Townshall to hear out Jon's proposal; an alliance between the Free Folk and the Night's Watch in the face of their common enemy, the undead. Having not seen Mance Rayder since he was taken prisoner at The Wall, the Wildlings question his whereabouts. Snow reluctantly informs them that he is dead and that he shot him personally with an arrow. The group is infuriated, but as they move in to kill him, Tormund vouches for him, describing how Rayder was about to be burned at the stake as a warning from Stannis Baratheon, and how Snow defied Stannis by ending his life quickly instead of humiliating him and making him suffer in the flames. Some leaders are convinced, such as Karsi and the giant Wun Wun, but others like the Thenn warrior Loboda begin to leave. Jon offers them the dragonglass daggers, telling them that his friend had killed a White Walker with one. The Wildlings still seem unconvinced. While approximately five thousand Free Folk gather to set sail to the Wall, the Night's Watch starts gathering the dragonglass daggers in the tent. Edd approaches Wun Wun who holds one of the daggers, examining it curiously. The giant appears unwilling to hand it over and asks Edd \"The fuck you looking at?\" in the giants' rudimentary form of the Old Tongue. Edd walks away quietly, without collecting the arrowhead. Suddenly, dogs begin barking and the sounds of a storm are heard. Recognizing the sign of approaching White Walkers, Loboda orders the gates of Hardhome to be shut, abandoning many of the Free Folk on the other side to their fate. As the storm reaches the village, the screams of the people shut outside the walls of Hardhome quickly fall silent. A moment later, a large host of undead wights begin breaking through the gates and climbing over the walls. Jon, Tormund, Loboda and Karsi fight alongside others to give as many people as possible an opportunity to make it to their ships. Eddison Tollett, Wun Wun, and others are trapped inside the townhall, which is set upon by wights and catches fire – in the confusion, the bag of dragonglass weapons is lost. On top of a hill overlooking Hardhome, several White Walkers mounted on undead horses observe the battle, including the Night King. Noticing them, and realizing the need for dragonglass, Jon and Loboda go to the burning townhall, only to be confronted by a White Walker warrior. While Loboda faces the threat, Jon Snow goes for the dragonglass. Loboda is quickly killed after his axe shatters immediately upon contacting the White Walker's ice blade. Jon just manages to grab a dragonglass dagger but is tossed aside by the White Walker. Jon retrieves Longclaw and defends himself against the White Walker and both combatants are astonished to see the Valyrian steel remain intact after colliding with the White Walker's blade. Seizing the opportunity, Jon strikes the White Walker, shattering his body into fragments of ice, confirming that Valyrian steel is just as lethal to them as dragonglass. The Night King, watching the entire battle from a distance, seems at least mildly intrigued by this turn of events. Meanwhile, Karsi fights off multiple wights before being confronted by a pack of undead children. Frozen by the horror, she is unable to resist as she is mauled to death. The White Walkers deploy another large host of wights, letting them hurl themselves over the cliffs above Hardhome. Jon, Edd, Tormund and the remaining defenders flee for their lives. Shielded by Wun Wun, who throws several wights off himself and wields a burning log as a club before walking into the sea with them, they manage to get to the last remaining boat and quickly row out to a safe distance. As Jon and the others look on in horror, the Night King raises his arms triumphantly; all around it, the slain wildlings rise up as undead wights, including Karsi. The Night King and his army continue to stare in silence as they retreat." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 49, + "Jon Snow, Tormund, and the surviving few thousand wildlings from Hardhome arrive at the Wall, before the gates of Castle Black. For a tense moment Ser Alliser Thorne hesitates to let all of their old enemies through, but finally he gives the order to open the gate. Thousands of wildlings come through the Wall to Castle Black itself, including many women and children, and even the giant Wun Wun. Many men of the Night's Watch glare at them. Alliser coolly tells Jon that he has a good heart, but that it may end up getting them all killed . Jon reunites with Samwell Tarly, but is despondent, saying that the mission was a disaster and they only managed to save a small fraction of the wildlings at Hardhome. Sam points to different wildlings passing by and notes that each of them would have died if he had done nothing at all, so it wasn't a complete failure. During the night at Stannis Baratheon's army camp, Melisandre gazes intently into the flames of her tent's brazier hoping to receive visions from the Lord of Light. In the distance, several tents burst into flames, sending confused men shouting, and one horse screams as he runs away on fire. During the night, Ramsay Bolton and twenty men raided the camp, burning much of their food supplies and heavy siege weapons. Hundreds of horses also died in the fire. Davos notes that their situation is now dire: they don't have enough food to make the march back to Castle Black or to advance to Winterfell, and without their siege weapons they have little chance of storming the castle to take its food supplies anyway. Stannis asks how this could happen and Davos insists that the Boltons know the North's terrain better than they do so it was easy for a raiding party to sneak into camp. Stannis suggests that the watchmen were either collaborating with the enemy or simply not attentive enough at their posts to allow such a disaster - either way he orders them to be executed. Stannis says to slaughter the dead horses for their meat, which should at least buy them a little time. Stannis's demeanor becomes grave and half-stunned, as he believes there is only one course of action to take. He starts by ordering Davos to return to Castle Black to ask for more supplies from Jon Snow. Davos is confused given that even if Jon did decide to resupply them the provisions probably wouldn't reach them in time, and wonders why Stannis would send him instead of just a messenger. Stannis insists that it is because he needs his Hand of the King to engage in diplomacy to win Jon over - but in reality, Stannis sends Davos away so he wouldn't be around to stop what Stannis was planning on doing next. Davos visits the tent of Stannis's daughter Shireen Baratheon to say goodbye. She is enjoying reading a book. They share a laugh about how in the book a knight tried to kill the dragon Vhagar by sneaking up on it with a mirrored shield, but it didn't fool the dragon, who promptly roasted the knight. Davos gives her a wooden stag figurine he has been carving as a present. She asks why he has been so nice to her, and he explains that he felt bad that his son Matthos always insisted that his father learn to read and he never did. Matthos died in the war, and by teaching Davos to read Shireen helped him fulfill his son's wish. Some time after Davos leaves, Stannis himself visits Shireen, visibly shaken but trying to speak to her kindly. He asks about her reading, and she explains that \"The Dance of the Dragons\" was a great civil war between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother Aegon, each of whom thought they deserved to sit on the Iron Throne. The great lords of the Seven Kingdoms each declared for one or the other, dividing the realm in half, and tearing Westeros apart. It was a disaster for House Targaryen as well, who never truly recovered. Stannis asks who she would have chosen, Rhaenyra or Aegon, and she says she wouldn't have chosen either - it was all of the choosing sides that plunged Westeros into civil war. Stannis gravely responds that sometimes the world forces a man to choose even if he doesn't want to, but if he stays true to himself he knows what he must do. Shireen says it's all right and she wants to help him, though he responds that she doesn't even know what he wants. She doesn't care and asks if there is any way she can help, and he says that there is. Shireen insists that she wants to, because she is Princess Shireen of House Baratheon, his daughter. They hug and he embraces her tightly and Stannis whispers \"forgive me\". Later, Shireen exits her tent as well and sees all of the soldiers gathered around, and asks where her father is. Coming to the front of the assembly, she sees Melisandre in front of a wooden pyre with a large stake in the middle. She starts shouting to see her father, but is grabbed by soldiers who drag her to the pyre and tie her to the stake. Melisandre soothingly tries to calm her by saying that it will all be over soon. Shireen's cries ring out through the camp, but no one intervenes. Stannis and Shireen's mother Selyse then appear in the crowd. Shireen sees them and begs her mother and father to help, but they do nothing. Selyse insists aloud to herself that the sacrifice is what the Lord of Light wants. Melisandre begins praying and announces that they offer up the life of this girl to the Lord of Light, and sets the pyre on fire. As she explained to Stannis before, she believes that sacrificing Shireen's life - which contains the power of a king's blood - will gain the Lord of Light's favor, who in return will aid them in their time of need by lifting the blizzard. Stannis believes that if they do nothing, they will remain snowbound and all starve to death here. Shireen continues to repeatedly cry \"Mother, please!\" and \"Father, please!\" - eventually even Selyse, who only had a cold relationship with her daughter, suddenly rushes forward, begging that they can't go through with it. Soldiers restrain her, however, and she sinks to the ground crying in despair. Shireen's cries become even more frightened, but Stannis continues to watch even as Selyse sobs on the ground. As the flames begin to consume Shireen she wordlessly screams in pain and fear, and eventually even Stannis cannot bear to look anymore as she burns to death. Jaime Lannister is escorted into the main apartments of the Water Gardens by Areo Hotah, to be received by Prince Doran Martell in a luxurious solar, along with Ellaria Sand, Doran's son Trystane Martell, and Jaime's \"niece\" Myrcella Baratheon. They lounge on a circle of couches, Myrcella cuddling with Trystane. Jaime notes that Myrcella is wearing a revealing Dornish-style dress now, and she says that the warm climate of Dorne agrees with her. Coming to the point, Doran asks Jaime why he has snuck in to Dorne to abduct Myrcella back to King's Landing. He says he feared for her safety, but when Doran insists why he didn't just send a letter by messenger-raven, he explains that they received a threatening message: Myrcella's Lannister lion pendant jammed in the mouth of dead viper. Doran glares at Ellaria, while a confused Myrcella explains that her pendant was simply stolen from her room. Jaime asks if Doran intends to behead him, but he says that he will not because he wishes to avoid war. Doran has seen what war can do, and he will not lead his people into that. Ellaria bluntly asks what he will do, break bread with the Lannisters? However he says that is precisely what he will do, as wine is poured for Jaime, and he raises his own goblet and offers a toast to King Tommen. Jaime returns the toast but Ellaria deliberately pours out her wine onto the floor in disgust. Doran asks if Tommen indeed commands that his sister be returned to the capital, and Jaime politely says he does, to which Doran says he cannot disobey his king. She is upset for a moment, but then Doran explains his solution: his son Trystane will go along with them, to take over the seat on the small council which Tywin granted to Oberyn, but which was vacated by his death. Doran insists that for the alliance between the Iron Throne and Dorne to continue, the engagement of Trystane and Myrcella must stand, and Trystane will simply take his uncle Oberyn's place on the small council. Jaime finds Doran's request entirely reasonable, and Myrcella is ecstatic that she will not be separated from Trystane, so Jaime agrees. Ellaria gets up to leave and snaps that it is no wonder that Doran cannot stand, because he has no spine. As she walks out he grabs her by the arm and lowers his voice, saying that she is the mother of four of his nieces and for their sake he hopes she has a long and happy life but if she talks to him that way again, she will not. Jaime then asks what fate will befall Bronn, who is still imprisoned. Bronn punched out Trystane when they tried to take Myrcella, and Jaime is asked what the normal punishment is for striking a prince where he is from. Jaime politely insists that Bronn was only following orders and they can't punish him for simply following Jaime's commands. Trystane agrees, saying he has learned the value of mercy from his father, but that he has one \"condition\". In the prison cells, Nymeria and Tyene Sand spar out of boredom, as Obara tries to ignore them and get some sleep. The guards arrive and release Bronn, and Tyene mocks him as he leaves. Areo leads Bronn back to the solar where Doran, Jaime, and the rest remain. Bronn apologizes to Trystane when he sees him and says he didn't mean anything by hitting him before. Jaime then gladly informs Bronn that the Martells agreed to let Bronn go with Jaime, but on one condition: wordlessly, Areo then delivers it by striking Bronn in the face with his elbow, so hard that Bronn is knocked to the floor, as a payback for hitting Trystane. Later, in the courtyard, Areo brings Ellaria and the Sand Snakes before Prince Doran in his wheelchair. Doran gives Ellaria an ultimatum: she can either choose to swear allegiance to him, or she can choose death. Restraining tears, she kneels and kisses his hand. Doran says that he believes in second chances and she is forgiven - but sternly warns her that he does not believe in third chances. Ellaria then finds Jaime in a study writing a letter back to King's Landing informing of his return. He writes very poorly, given that he is using his non-dominant left hand, and Ellaria remarks that he writes like a seven year old. Ellaria notes how odd it is that she and Oberyn were looked down on for their sexuality in King's Landing, and Jaime is scorned for his incestuous love for Cersei - to which he remains silent and gives no acknowledgement - though a hundred years ago, if his name were Targaryen, no one would have blinked an eye at such a relationship. Cryptically, she then says that she knows \"your daughter\" Myrcella had no part in what befell Oberyn, and maybe even Jaime is innocent of that. She exits, and Jaime is left to ponder what seems to be her apology. Arya, in her \"Lanna\" persona, is once again pushing her cart through the canal streets of Braavos selling various types of shellfish. She passes the \"Thin man\" who sells insurance to sailors, having been given a mission by the Faceless Men to assassinate him with poisoned oysters. Just as she reaches him, however, she stops in her tracks and stares fixedly on a boat at the dock which has caught her full attention. Stepping out of the boat is Master of Coin Mace Tyrell - and the commander of his guards is none other than Ser Meryn Trant of the Kingsguard, one of the names on Arya's kill list which she recites as a daily prayer. Meryn helped betray her father and killed her water dancing trainer Syrio Forel. Mace was sent by Cersei Lannister to treat with the Iron Bank of Braavos, which has started calling in the crown's massive debts, and at least try to gain a little more time to deal with the problem from the bankers. Mace is greeted at the dock by the bank's representative, Tycho Nestoris. Mace addresses Tycho politely and amiably, though he doesn't realize that his jokes aren't really funny. All the while Arya remains frozen and staring at Ser Meryn, ignoring the Thin Man's requests for some of her oysters. Arya abandons her mission to assassinate the Thin Man, and instead follows Ser Meryn as he accompanies Mace. After visiting the Iron Bank building, Meryn and a few other Lannister guards depart from Mace at night and go to visit a local brothel. Arya sneaks into the brothel under the guise of simply selling her oysters and clams from a hand basket. The bouncer Brusco doesn't want her in at first but the prostitute Lhara, who is one of Arya's regular customers, tells him to let her stay, as oysters are held to be an aphrodisiac. Arya sells a few and then makes her way to the back chambers where she spies on Meryn from behind some shutters. Meryn catches a brief look at her at one point, and she seems vaguely familiar, but he just shrugs it off. The brothel's madam presents several girls in succession to Meryn, but he passes on each as too old. The madam slowly realizes that Meryn is perversely interested in young girls who are barely teenagers, so she brings out a very young girl who Meryn accepts gruffly, bluntly saying he expects another \"fresh\" one tomorrow. After he leaves the madam runs into Arya and shoos her out. Later, Arya returns to the House of Black and White empty-handed, having abandoned her first mission for the Faceless Men. When Jaqen H'ghar asks what happened, she lies to him and says that the Thin Man simply wasn't hungry today and didn't order any of her oysters. Jaqen quips that perhaps this is why he is a \"thin man\", and Arya promises that she will follow through on the assassination tomorrow. She departs, and while Jaqen seems to suspect that she was lying, he makes no outward reaction to it. Attended by Tyrion Lannister, Missandei, and Daario Naharis, Daenerys sits in the royal box at the Daznak's Pit. Hizdahr zo Loraq arrives late, claiming to have been putting the final touches on the arrangements for the event. When the first two combatants take the field, Hizdahr indicates that Daenerys is to start the fight with a clap of her hands. Daario verbally spars with Hizdahr for much of the first match, drawing Daenerys's attention from the spectacle in front of her. Her attention returns to the arena when Jorah Mormont gives the traditional dedication to her. In spite of Jorah's previous successes, he has decidedly mixed results in the grand melee he finds himself in. The grand melee begins with six fighters, with Jorah pairing up against a Norvosi long-axe fighter. The Norvosi is able to land several blows against Jorah, eventually knocking him to the ground, however Jorah is able to bring out his dagger and eventually bury it in the Norvosi's chest after a brief melee. Meanwhile, a Braavosi water dancer easily dispatches his Dothraki opponent, and then focuses his attention on Jorah. Jorah finds himself hopelessly outmatched by the water dancer and suffers many cuts from his opponent's rapier. During the fight, a Meerenese Pit Fighter is able to lance his opponent in the chest. The water dancer eventually knocks Jorah to the ground, and is about to deliver a killing blow, but fails to notice the pit fighter who kills him from behind. Jorah then battles the pit fighter and kills him and is the last fighter standing. Jorah stares for a few moments at Daenerys, then suddenly grabs and hurls a spear at the royal box – embedding itself in a Son of the Harpy sneaking up behind Daario. The Sons of the Harpy reveal themselves on every level of the arena and begin slaughtering collaborating Masters and freedmen alike – Hizdahr included. Jorah and Daario evacuate Daenerys from the royal box, while Tyrion rescues Missandei. Finding the exits blocked, the group makes a stand in the center of the Pit with remainder of the Unsullied defenders. Seeing they are hopelessly outnumbered, Daenerys takes Missandei's hand and closes her eyes, ready to face her death. At that moment, a draconic screech pierces the air, and Drogon descends upon the arena, flying out of a giant flame burst. Many of the Sons scatter in terror as Drogon bites, crushes and mercilessly burns the nearest ones to death. The Sons rally enough to attack Drogon with spears, embedding them in the dragon's tough hide. Daenerys hastily makes an effort to remove the spears, prompting Drogon to turn on her with a huge roar. He stops short of attacking her and becomes calm. Trying to get Drogon out of the Sons' range, Daenerys climbs atop his back and bids him to fly, becoming the first Targaryen dragonrider in over a century. The Sons of the Harpy routed for now, Daario, Jorah, Missandei and Tyrion look on in astonishment as Drogon soars away." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 50, + "As the snow begins to melt, Melisandre is elated. Still grieving, Stannis prepares to march on Winterfell. However, one of his generals informs him that nearly half of his men have deserted - mainly the sellswords, who have also run away with all their horses. Another soldier comes with more bad news: Selyse has hanged herself out of grief for her daughter. As he views her body, his general reports that Melisandre has fled. Marching across the fields with less than half the men he once had, Stannis has his men start preparing for the siege but is instead met in combat early by the Bolton army. The mounted Bolton army easily defeats Stannis's tired and mountless army. Wounded and exhausted, Stannis fights off two remaining soldiers in the aftermath of the carnage and collapses against a tree. Brienne of Tarth was warned by Podrick Payne of Stannis's arrival and leaves her watch for Sansa's signal. After the battle, she waits and finds a wounded Stannis. She declares who she is and that her king was killed by his brother's shadow that bore his face, before drawing her sword to slay him. Stannis, having lost everything, simply accepts his fate to die: he tells Brienne to do her \"duty\". After a moment's hesitation, Brienne swings her sword at him. Elsewhere, Ramsay finishes off the few remaining Baratheon soldiers and heads back to Winterfell. In Winterfell itself, Sansa uses a corkscrew she pocketed earlier to escape her room, and seeks out the tower to light her signal. After the candle is lit, she sees the Boltons clash with Stannis's army and sees this as a time to slip out of Winterfell. Desperately running across the ramparts, she is stopped by Myranda and Reek. Myranda threatens Sansa with a bow but Sansa, weary and realizing she can't escape a shot from a bow, tells her to kill her while there is still a part of the real her left. Myranda tells Sansa that Ramsay needs her to have an heir and for nothing more afterward - but says Ramsay does not need all of Sansa in one piece to accomplish that. Sansa braces herself for the worst as Myranda tenses her bow. However, Theon finally breaks the Boltons' hold on him and causes Myranda to misfire. He grabs and hurls Myranda over the ramparts and Myranda screams as she hurtles to her death, being killed instantly upon impact with the stone floor of the courtyard far below. Sansa and Theon run, but with Ramsay just returning from the battle, they find themselves with nowhere to go. Hoping to land in deep snow and survive the long fall, the two of them grasp their hands together and jump off the rampart. Ser Meryn Trant is looking upon three young girls in the Braavosi brothel. Of the three girls, two begin to cry and scream when they are whipped by Meryn, however the last girl has no reaction when whipped. Meryn sends the two weak girls away, and punches the last in the stomach. However, the last girl is revealed to be Arya Stark, wearing the face mask of Ghita, the sickly girl, who was earlier poisoned by Arya in the House of Black and White. After removing her face mask, Arya pulls out a knife and stabs Meryn in both eyes and chest repeatedly, and puts a gag in his mouth to silence his cries. She then reveals her identity and reminds Meryn of how he killed her dance master, Syrio Forel, before calling him 'no one' and slitting his throat. Arya then returns to the House of Black and White and returns the face that she used to hide her identity. However, Jaqen H'ghar and the Waif appear and say that Meryn's life was not hers to take, and that a debt must be paid. The Waif grabs Arya as Jaqen pulls out a vial, presumably containing some kind of poison. However, he drinks the poison himself and collapses, with Arya screaming for him to stay alive. Arya states that he was her friend, and hears Jaqen's voice behind her say 'he was no one'. She turns around to see that the Waif now has Jaqen's face. Arya asks who the person on the floor with Jaqen's face is. Jaqen, in the Waif's body, says that he is no one. Arya begins to remove multiple faces from the person on the floor, until she sees her own face. She then begins to lose her sight as her eyes turn white and screams for help. With Daenerys gone, her council is unsure of how they should continue. Tyrion addresses both Jorah and Daario's feelings for her, understanding all too well how one could love the wrong woman. The three argue about Jorah's betrayal, but they will not make any judgments without Daenerys first. Drogon was seen taking her north and that is where they need to search for their queen. Grey Worm, still recovering from his injuries, offers to go with Jorah and Daario, as does Tyrion. Daario firmly nixes both ideas. Grey Worm is needed to command the Unsullied in keeping the city under control, while Tyrion is the only one of them to have any actual political experience. Daario expresses confidence that with Missandei's help, the pair of them should be able to keep Meereen under control until they return with Daenerys. As Tyrion watches Daario and Jorah depart the city, Varys calmly walks up to Tyrion. Teasing Tyrion about abandoning him in Volantis, he is pleased to see Tyrion already settling into a role that suits him. He reminds Tyrion that he has experience running a city full of people trying to kill each other, and implies that he and his little birds are there to help. Meanwhile, Daenerys finds herself far away from Meereen, atop an impressive hill in a sea of green grass. Drogon is still recovering from the wounds he received from the arena in Meereen and is uninterested in flying back. Unfortunately, he's also not interested in finding them any food. Daenerys wanders away to find something for them, but is startled to see a trio of Dothraki bloodriders emerge. Within minutes, an entire khalasar has her surrounded. Understanding what might happen to her, she quickly removes a ring and drops it in the grass, determined to leave a trail. Jaime, Bronn, Myrcella, and Trystane say their farewells to the Martells to return to King's Landing. Upon saying goodbye, Ellaria Sand kisses Myrcella on the lips, while Tyene Sand flirts with Bronn. Aboard the ship, Myrcella and Jaime talk about Cersei. Jaime begins to come clean to Myrcella, awkwardly telling her that we cannot choose who we love. Myrcella then reveals that she knows that Jaime is her real father, and that she is glad that he is, and the two embrace. However, Myrcella's expression changes, the smile fades on her face and her nose starts to bleed. She collapses in Jaime's arms. Back in Dorne, Ellaria wipes the blood from her nose and takes the antidote for the poison coated on her lips. Septa Unella enters Cersei's cell and orders her to confess. Finally giving in, Cersei is brought before the High Sparrow to confess her sins. She confesses her adultery with Ser Lancel, but denies her incestuous relationship with her brother Jaime. Cersei begs to be allowed to go to the Red Keep to see her son Tommen. The High Sparrow grants her request but says that there will still be a trial to ascertain the truth behind the other charges that she still denies: incest and regicide. Cersei is brought to a cell where she is stripped naked and roughly washed before her hair is quickly cut short. She is brought outside where she is forced to walk naked through the streets of King's Landing from the Great Sept of Baelor to the Red Keep as punishment. She is accompanied by Septa Unella, who repeats the word \"shame\" three times and rings a bell every few steps, and six members of the Faith Militant. Cersei performs her walk of atonement amidst the leering crowds who immediately begin pelting her with filth and vicious insults, such as \"cunt\" and \"brother-fucker\". With bloody feet, Cersei eventually makes it to the Red Keep and bursts into tears. Upon entering the gates, Cersei finds her uncle Kevan Lannister, Grand Maester Pycelle and Qyburn waiting for her. Qyburn attempts to comfort her by covering her body with a cloak. Heavy footsteps are heard, and Qyburn introduces Cersei to the newest member of the Kingsguard: an 8 foot tall man in golden armor, who he says has sworn a vow of silence until all their foes are defeated. Qyburn suggests Cersei go inside where he can attend to her feet, which are badly injured, and the huge knight lifts her up and carries her away, as her expression already begins to harden. Jon Snow tells Sam what he witnessed at Hardhome. He hopes the White Walkers can't climb the Wall as there is not enough dragonglass or Valyrian steel in Westeros to combat them. Sam asks Jon if he can travel to Oldtown to study and replace Aemon as the new maester of the Watch. He feels there is no other way he can help them as he cannot fight. He is also afraid for Gilly and her child's safety, and wishes to take them along. Jon reminds him that the Citadel will also not allow Sam to be with women, but is humored to hear that it is already too late for that. Sam promises he will return, they toast to that and Jon sees his only friend off. Davos, having returned to Castle Black at Stannis's orders, urges Jon to convince the Wildlings for aid. Jon refuses him, saying that they wouldn't side with Stannis and this is not their fight. Both of them are shocked to see a speechless and despondent Melisandre return to the Wall. Ser Davos pressures Melisandre for news, specifically asking after Shireen, but Melisandre remains silent. After seeing the empty look in her eyes, Davos lets her leave. That night, Jon is reading messages when his steward Olly tells him that a wildling knows of the whereabouts of his long-missing uncle. Jon Snow quickly rushes with Thorne to a gathered group of Watchmen, only to see a placard with the word \"traitor\" written on it. He turns around to find his Brothers staring him down. Thorne makes the first move and stabs the Lord Commander. \"For the Watch\" Thorne says, as well as the others as they close in and continue stabbing him. One after another, Jon Snow is betrayed, \"For the Watch.\" Finally, a tearful Olly approaches last. After a moment of pause, Jon gasps, \"Olly,\" before Olly delivers the final blow, repeating the pledge. The brothers leave Jon to die alone in the snow." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 51, + "Ramsay and Maester Wolkan attend to the dead body of Myranda. Ramsay remembers the first time he met her, stating that while other people were afraid of him, including the maester, she wasn't. Wolkan asks if they should bury her or construct a funeral pyre; Ramsay orders to feed her to the hounds. Theon and Sansa, having survived the fall from Winterfell's wall, run through the Wolfswood realizing there are already men with hounds chasing them. Theon tries to hide their scent by crossing a river. Guiding a frightened Sansa, they make it across and hide by a fallen tree with Theon hugging Sansa to try to keep her warm. Hearing the dogs still after them, Theon tries to lead them away, telling Sansa to keep heading north for Castle Black and Jon. A group of Bolton men sent by Ramsay, with the bastard's girls, find them. Theon claims Sansa was hurt when they jumped and he left her to die, but the dogs find her. The leader mocks Theon over what Ramsay will do to him now and prepares to bring them back to Winterfell. Brienne and Podrick arrive and a fight begins. Brienne kills most of them while Podrick displays the techniques she taught him, managing to kill one. He is then attacked by another and briefly holds his own before being knocked down, but Theon grabs a sword and kills the Bolton man. Sansa accepts Brienne into her service. Where they go next is uncertain. Meanwhile, Roose Bolton meets with Ramsay and asks if preemptively assaulting the struggling army of Stannis Baratheon makes him feel like a \"winner\" now that they've lost Sansa. A Lannister army marching north could easily overwhelm the Bolton troops at Winterfell and the Dreadfort. Ramsay assures his father they will recapture Sansa as he's sent his best men to find her. Roose continues that they need her to rally the north against the Lannisters, if need be, and subtly warns Ramsay that if he fails to recapture her, his unborn brother will become his heir instead of Ramsay. Arya is blind and begs for money in the streets, when the Waif approaches her with two fighting sticks, giving her one of them. Arya explains that she can't fight because she's blind, but the Waif simply answers \"that's not my problem\" and starts beating her. Arya poorly tries to defend herself but fails miserably. The Waif stops and says that they'll meet again tomorrow. Varys and Tyrion are seen walking through the city of Meereen, dressed as merchants. After coming upon a starving woman and her baby, Tyrion offers a coin, saying the money is for the baby, to eat. His poor Valyrian frightens the woman, who thinks that he wants to buy her baby, to eat it. Varys intercedes, explaining to the woman the money is so the baby can eat. The relieved woman accepts Tyrion's generosity. As they continue their walk through the city, Tyrion states that they need to find the leader of the Sons of the Harpy in order to bring peace to Meereen. Varys explains that his spies have been sent all over the city, and that soon they will bring him information. Their conversation is interrupted by a crowd of screaming people running from a huge cloud of smoke. The two make their way towards the origin of the smoke: all the ships in the harbor have been set aflame. Tyrion comments they won't be sailing to Westeros in the near future. Daario and Jorah are looking for Daenerys, and come upon the remains of a ram charred by Drogon's fire. Knowing they are on the right track, they note numerous hoof prints in the proximity. While Jorah realizes that Dothraki have been here, he finds the ring that Daenerys intentionally dropped on the ground. Daenerys is shown walking with her hands bound, and two Dothraki take her to Khal Moro as a gift. The Khal wants to rape her, but she explains who she is, Khal Drogo's widow. The Khal unbinds her and promises her that she will not be harmed. When Daenerys asks to be escorted back to Meereen in exchange for the promise of one thousand horses for her safe return, Moro's wife tells her that she has to remain in the temple of Vaes Dothrak with the other Khals' widows for the remainder of her days and become a dosh khaleen. Ellaria helps Doran get to his wheelchair, as they both reminisce about Oberyn, with Doran stating how he envied his late brother for the adventurous life he led. Ellaria states that Doran would have made a bad adventurer, while Oberyn would have been a bad ruler. After Doran settles into his chair, Maester Caleotte brings him a message that Myrcella has died. Before Doran can react, Tyene stabs Areo Hotah in the back, killing him, while Ellaria stabs Doran in the chest. As he lies on the floor, his other guards do nothing, indicating they have sided with Ellaria. As she twists her knife into Doran, Ellaria angrily says he remained passive despite the brutal deaths of both his sister and brother, and that the people of Dorne are with her, now. As he is gasping, Doran begs Ellaria to spare Trystane, but she coldly scoffs at him. Doran then dies in a pool of his own blood. Cersei is sitting alone in her room, when a servant enters and announces that a ship from Dorne has arrived. Realizing that Myrcella has come home, Cersei joyfully runs down to the harbor – only to see a grim-faced Jaime alongside a shrouded body. She tearfully understands that her daughter has died. Later, in the Red Keep, Cersei asks Jaime when was the first time he saw a dead body, to which he replies it was their mother's. Cersei tells of her memory of the horror she felt after first seeing her mother's corpse, and wishes not to see it happen to Myrcella. She reveals Maggy's prophecy to Jaime, but he dismisses it as nonsense. Meanwhile, Margaery is still imprisoned by the Faith, and the High Sparrow comes to visit her. She asks about Loras, but the High Sparrow says that she has to confess first. When she admits that nobody is without sin, he tells her that she is on the right path but still has a long way to go. Obara and Nymeria arrive on Prince Trystane's ship, announcing their intention to kill him. Nymeria offers Trystane the choice of which one of the Sands he'd like to fight, and he chooses Nymeria, only to be killed when Obara impales him through the back of his head when he faces Nymeria. At the Wall, the mutineers have left Jon's body where he fell. Ghost is howling and scratching at the door in grief which gets the attention of several people, including Davos who leaves his room to investigate. Davos finds Jon's dead body just before Edd and some other brothers arrive. They take the body inside where Edd clears a table and angrily curses Thorne after closing Jon's eyes. Davos asks if Edd trusts any of his brothers, and he replies, \"the ones in this room.\" Davos convinces him to go bring Ghost in, deciding that they need all the help they can get. Melisandre arrives, stating she saw Jon in the flames, fighting in Winterfell. Davos and the black brothers doubt the now dead Lord Commander could do such a thing, and she returns to her room. Alliser Thorne, Othell Yarwyck, and Bowen Marsh hold a meeting with the remaining black brothers stationed at Castle Black and explain their reasoning for killing the Lord Commander. Most of the brothers come to understand them and side with the mutineers. Back inside the room, Davos notes Thorne is sure to have made his move by now. In response, Edd states he doesn't care because Jon was his friend and they butchered him and he rallies the loyal brothers to try and take out Thorne in revenge. Davos responds they are hopelessly outnumbered, stating Ghost isn't enough when Edd brings him up, before reminding them there are others nearby who owe Jon their lives. Realizing he means the wildlings, Edd instructs the others to bar the door and not let anyone in while he sneaks out to get help. Thorne and other senior members of the Night's Watch approach the room, with additional members in tow bearing arms. Thorne speaks to Davos through the locked door and promises full amnesty for the members of the Watch. He offers Davos a fresh horse and a safe passage to ride south or in any direction he wishes, and adds that Davos can take Melisandre with him. Davos mocks what he knows to be an insincere offer by requesting mutton. He tells Thorne he is a poor hunter and does not want to starve, so he needs some mutton for his trip. Thorne promises him food will be provided, and notes that the offer is available as long as everyone in the room surrenders by sundown. Alone in her bedroom, Melisandre appears crestfallen, looking as if she has been betrayed and led astray by the Lord of Light. There are various containers on a table next to her bed, among them small ones with potions and other liquids, and a mirror. She unbuttons the front of her dress, showing a young beautiful body. She then removes the dress completely and stands nude before the mirror. When she removes her large necklace, the gem loses its glow. In the mirror, Melisandre's reflection shows she has transformed, or morphed back to the 400 years old woman she has been said to be, a frail old woman with sagging breasts, leathery skin and thin, wispy white hair. Fully nude, with her head bowed down in a despondent manner, she slowly climbs into bed and pulls the fur blanket on top of her." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 52, + "Bran Stark continues his training under the Three-Eyed Raven at the tree. He is shown a scene from Winterfell, watching his father and uncle Benjen training in the yard as young boys. He also sees his aunt Lyanna, Old Nan, and Ser Rodrik Cassel. He also sees a stableboy that he realizes is a young Hodor - and is surprised that in his youth he was not a lackwit but was intellectually normal and could talk, and his real name is actually \"Wylis\". Though Bran wants to stay, he is dragged out of the vision by the Three-Eyed Raven, who warns him that it is dangerous to stay too long in such visions. Outside the tree, Bran finds Meera Reed, who still appears to be in mourning over her brother's death. Though Meera questions the point of her presence during Bran's training, Leaf states that Bran will need her when he leaves the tree. In a tavern, a man drunkenly boasts of having taunted Cersei during her walk of atonement to the great amusement of the other patrons. After he finishes his story, he leaves the tavern to urinate against a wall outside. As he is urinating, he is confronted by Ser Gregor Clegane, who kills him by smashing his head against the wall. Ser Gregor then returns to Cersei's side. Myrcella's funeral is held at the Great Sept of Baelor but Cersei cannot attend. Tommen has ordered that Cersei be confined to the Red Keep since he is concerned that the Faith Militant will re-arrest her if she steps inside the sept. In the sept, Jaime and Tommen talk about Myrcella and Prince Trystane. Tommen believes that Cersei is to blame for Prince Trystane's death but tells Jaime that he isn't upset with her. Jaime convinces Tommen to go see his mother and apologize to her as the High Sparrow enters the sept. After Tommen leaves, Jaime begins threatening the High Sparrow and asks him why Cersei is being punished for her sins but he isn't, considering he murdered the king he vowed to protect. As Jaime is about to kill the High Sparrow, the High Sparrow seems to be unafraid to die, which confuses Jaime. The High Sparrow explains that if Jaime chooses to kill him then many of the sparrows will die fighting him, but it wouldn't really matter since they have no names or individual power. He says that they mean nothing individually, but together they can overthrow an empire. Tommen visits Cersei in the Red Keep and apologizes for not being more assertive during her imprisonment. He regrets letting the High Sparrow lock her away and says that he should have torn the sept down with the High Sparrow inside of it. He tells her that he needs her help in being a strong ruler. Cersei remains uncharacteristically silent throughout the exchange, but when Tommen is done speaking, she embraces him. Missandei and Grey Worm tell Tyrion that Rhaegal and Viserion have not been eating ever since Daenerys left. Tyrion explains that dragons do not do well in captivity and they will probably start eating again if they are unchained. He also suggests that dragons are intelligent enough to remember their friends, and that they will probably not harm Missandei if they meet her again, since she spent so much time with them when they were little. Tyrion and Varys go down below the pyramid, with Tyrion advancing into the darkness alone. One of the dragons emerges from the shadows and Tyrion maintains eye contact. When the other emerges, Tyrion puts down his torch and gently advances. To calm them, Tyrion speaks gently, explaining that some say that dragons are more intelligent than humans; he tells that when he was little, one of his uncles asked him what he wanted for his nameday present, and he asked for a dragon – not even a large one, just a little one like him. They all laughed, then Tyrion's father told him dragons were extinct; Tyrion cried himself to sleep that night. He now marvels that he gets to see living ones up close. At this point, Tyrion is finally close enough to release the locking pin on the first dragon's collar. The other comes close, then gingerly turns his head to the side so Tyrion can free him as well. The dragons retreat and Tyrion hastily returns to Varys. Tyrion instructs Varys to punch him in the face if he ever suggests doing anything like that again. Still a beggar on the streets, Arya is again approached by the Waif, who asks her name. Arya says she is \"no one\", at which the Waif hits her. The Waif retorts that she doesn't believe that and neither does Arya. She tries to fight back, but the Waif vanishes, replaced with Jaqen H'ghar. He promises that if she says her name, Arya will sleep under a roof that night, that she will eat, and he will restore her eyes. Each time however Arya says she has no name. Satisfied, he tells Arya to follow him, and that she is a beggar no more. At Winterfell, Ramsay and Roose discuss with Harald Karstark what to do about Sansa and Jon. After Ramsay suggests storming Castle Black, Roose warns Ramsay that attacking the Night's Watch would turn the entire North against House Bolton, adding that if he does not act more sensibly he will be discarded. Maester Wolkan enters and announces that Roose's wife Walda has given birth to a baby boy. Roose tells Ramsay that he will always be remembered and treated as his firstborn child, but believing that the new son is a threat to his inheritance, Ramsay thanks him for saying so, and then stabs his father to death in front of Wolkan. In his position as the new Lord Bolton, Ramsay orders the maester to announce that Roose was poisoned by their enemies, then personally feeds Walda and his half-brother to the hounds. In the woods, Brienne fills Sansa in on her encounter with Arya, while Sansa is reluctant to talk about her experiences under Ramsay Bolton's tyranny at Winterfell. She admits that she ought to have accepted her help sooner. Theon, wracked with guilt over his betrayal of the Stark family, decides to leave the group and go home instead of joining the Night's Watch. He tells Sansa that Brienne and Pod will do a better job of looking after her, though he tearfully states that he would have gone with her all the way to Castle Black if necessary. He asks to take one of the horses with him, and the two embrace. At Pyke, it is a dark and stormy night. Yara Greyjoy reads a letter to King Balon Greyjoy about how the Glovers retook Deepwood Motte and killed all of the Ironborn who held the castle. Yara notes that their invasion is now a definite failure since Deepwood Motte was the last stronghold that the Ironborn held in the North. Balon tells her that they will continue fighting, but Yara argues that invading the North is pointless since they are unable to hold the strongholds they conquer against the mainland armies and the strongholds in the mainlands aren't really valuable to the Ironborn because they are so far away from the sea. Balon says that one of the reasons that the invasion wasn't successful was because Yara wasted men when she attempted to rescue Theon, which she says she will not apologize for. Yara continues to try to convince Balon to end the rebellion, saying the only reason they were able to take strongholds in the North in the first place was because the Northerners were in the south fighting a war, and now that war is over. She reminds Balon that the last time they provoked the Mainlanders too far they were crushed and her two oldest brothers were killed. Balon tells her that when she rules she can be content with their current standing, but for now she needs to obey his commands or he will make another heir who will. Balon starts walking on the swinging rope bridge that separates two of the towers of Pyke. Through the storm, he sees a man standing on the bridge who is blocking his way. He tells the man to get out of the way, but the man reveals himself to be Balon's younger brother, Euron Greyjoy. Balon tells him that he's surprised that he's still alive, and Euron mocks the Drowned God, telling Balon that he is the Drowned God. Balon inquires about a rumor that Euron lost his senses during a storm and his crew had to tie him to the mast of the ship to prevent him from jumping overboard. Euron doesn't deny the rumor, and explains to Balon that he cut the tongues out of all of his crew members because he wanted silence. Euron then says that Balon is too old to rule and that he's been ruling long enough and it's someone else's turn. Balon tells Euron that he isn't a true Ironborn because he lost his wits during a thunderstorm and tries to stab him, but Euron throws him off the rope bridge to his death. At Balon's funeral, Yara tells the priest, Aeron Greyjoy, Balon's youngest brother, that she will find the person who did this and feed them to sharks while they're still alive. She swears to do this upon the Salt Throne and Aeron explains to her that she isn't the ruler yet, because the law says that the Kingsmoot chooses the next ruler. Yara argues that her father wanted her to rule, but Aeron says that he doesn't make the law. At Castle Black, nightfall has arrived and the band of black brothers loyal to Jon have not yet surrendered. When Davos refuses a final ultimatum from Ser Alliser Thorne by drawing Longclaw while the others draw their swords, the acting Lord Commander orders the door to be battered down with a sledgehammer. Before the mutineers can break in, however, Edd returns with Tormund and an army of wildlings. Though Thorne demands that the watchmen stand and fight, only one of them is stupid enough to try it and is almost immediately cut down by Tormund, enabling an almost bloodless takeover. One archer foolishly looses a crossbow bolt into Wun Wun's back, which only results in the angry giant seizing him from his perch and dashing him against a stone wall before throwing the mangled body at Thorne's feet. The watchmen, seeing this, quickly throw down their arms and surrender. Thorne tries to attack while Olly angrily rushes Tormund with a sword, but Thorne is seized and Tormund easily disarms Olly and pushes him into waiting arms. No wildlings are hurt. Thorne, Olly and the officers who mutinied alongside him are led away to the Ice Cells. Edd brings Tormund to see Jon's corpse; noting the many wounds, Tormund quietly says that he'll have his men start gathering wood for pyres. Davos visits Melisandre, who has donned her normal glamor but is still gripped by a crisis of faith. When he asks her if reviving Jon is possible, she admits to having seen it done, but insists that she cannot do it, having lost faith in the Lord of Light due to the failure of her predictions regarding Stannis Baratheon to come true. After Davos implores her simply to try, she agrees. After washing Jon's wounds clean and burning his hair, she attempts to revive him using murmured High Valyrian incantations, but it seems they have no effect. After a moment Tormund leaves, and Melisandre offers a final \"please\" in the Common Tongue, but leaves the room despondent. Edd and finally Davos follow her a moment later. Once the room is empty however, Ghost, who had been sleeping underneath the table upon which Jon was lying, perks up, and Jon suddenly awakens, gasping for air." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 53, + "As Jon Snow awakens and gasps for air, he slowly sits up and scans the room. He then looks down and is horrified by his stab wounds, confirming that it's not a bad dream he had. Davos Seaworth, having returned to the room on hearing the noise, is shocked but relieved and quickly helps Jon as he struggles to walk. Davos asks Jon if he remembers anything. Jon, still shocked, says yes, he remembers getting stabbed by Olly and Alliser Thorne for bringing the Wildlings to Castle Black. Melisandre enters, shocked that the resurrection has worked. She then goes to Jon and asks him where he was after his death. Jon replies he saw nothing, much to Melisandre's disappointment. Seizing on whatever hope she still has, however, she says that the Lord of Light brought Jon back for a reason; that Stannis was not The Prince That Was Promised, but \"someone must be.\" Davos asks Melisandre to leave them alone so Jon can adjust to his revival. Davos grabs a stool and notes that Jon was dead and now he isn't, which is \"completely fucking mad\", but he can only imagine what Jon thinks of it. Jon laments that he tried to do what he thought was right, but got murdered for it and asks why he returned from the dead. Davos answers that they may never know, but it doesn't matter in the end, and the important thing is to fight and go on living for as long as possible. Jon thought he knew how to, but isn't sure anymore: he failed. \"Good,\" says Davos, \"and now go fail again.\" After he has recovered somewhat, Jon dons his Night's Watch armor and the Lord Commander's cape, and walks into the courtyard, seeing many of the Free Folk and his fellow Brothers arrive before him. Jon, still struggling to walk properly, comes down and greets the dumbfounded Tormund. Tormund jokes with the resurrected Lord Commander before hugging him tightly which slightly pains Jon due to his stab wounds. Jon then greets the relieved Eddison Tollett and they embrace. Jon thinks it's still himself in his body, not a wight, so he jokes to hold off on burning his body for the time being. Some time later, Jon oversees the public hanging of the traitors responsible for the Mutiny at Castle Black: Bowen Marsh, Othell Yarwyck, Alliser Thorne and Olly. Jon asks if any of the men have last words to say. Bowen says Jon shouldn't be alive, stating that it's not right. Jon coldly replies, \"Neither was killing me.\" Yarwyck pleads Jon to write his mother in White Harbor that he died honorably fighting the Wildlings. Alliser says he had a choice: to betray his Commander or the Night's Watch. He then says that Jon bringing the Wildlings was a dangerous problem and had to be stopped, and warns him that Jon will be fighting their battles forever. Jon gives his respect to him, in that Alliser would follow his convictions even if he knew this would be the result beforehand because he believed he was doing the right thing. Jon then moves on to Olly, who says nothing and glares furiously at Jon. Jon reluctantly cuts down the rope, killing all four traitors. Jon looks at Olly's lifeless body. Afterwards, Jon takes off his cloak and hands it to the confused Edd. Jon then says Edd can do whatever he wants with the cloak, unofficially designating Edd as the 999th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Jon then leaves the courtyards and declares his watch has ended, leaving the rest of the Brothers look on in shock. Samwell Tarly, Gilly, and her baby son Sam are sailing on a ship to Oldtown. Gilly and Sam have never been on a ship before. Samwell is seasick and begins throwing up into a chamber pot. Gilly assures Samwell that it won't be long and says that she can't wait to see Oldtown; the ship's captain told her that it's the most beautiful city in Westeros. While Samwell had originally planned to go and study at the Citadel, he adjusts his plans since he cannot bring Gilly and her child along as the Citadel only allows men within its walls. For their safety, Samwell decides to take Gilly and Sam to his ancestral home of Horn Hill. While he does not get on with his father Randyll Tarly, Samwell assures Gilly that his mother and sister are very kind. Samwell wants to do everything to protect Gilly and her child from harm. Despite some unease, Gilly promises to follow Samwell and let him decide what is best for them. Bran has a vision of the past again. He and the Three-Eyed Raven are at the Tower of Joy in Dorne, shortly after the end of Robert's Rebellion. The last two of the Targaryen Kingsguard stand before the Tower and block the way of a small party of Northmen led by Eddard Stark himself. The Three-Eyed Raven identified one of Ned's companions as Howland Reed, Meera's father. Eddard tells Ser Arthur Dayne and Lord Commander Gerold Hightower to stand down, and asks why they weren't at the Trident. Ser Arthur states that Rhaegar Targaryen ordered them here to guard the tower, so there they remained, even as Rhaegar and the Mad King both died. Eddard asks where his sister Lyanna is, but Dayne simply wishes Stark the best in the wars to come. The two Kingsguard draw their swords, with Ser Arthur saying, \"And now it begins,\" to which Eddard replies, \"No, now it ends.\" The two sides clash, with Dayne making short work of a few of Ned's northmen as he wields two swords, while Ser Gerold falls to Ned's blade. Eventually, Ser Arthur duels Eddard one-on-one. Bran expresses his shock at Ser Arthur's skills, with the Three-Eyed Raven confirming that the Sword of the Morning is better than Ned. Dayne easily gains the upper hand and kicks Ned's sword away from him, but is unprepared for Howland stabbing him through the back of the neck. Eddard seems visibly uncomfortable at winning this way, but unhesitatingly delivers the killing blow to the incapacitated Ser Arthur. Bran is shocked, as he had heard tales of this duel and never expected his father to stand for such things. Eddard runs towards the tower, having heard a woman's scream come from one of its windows towards the end of the duel. Bran runs to follow Eddard, calling out, but he is told it's time to go by the raven. Ned looks back for a second, seemingly hearing Bran, but then runs into the Tower. Bran tries to follow, but he is forced out of the past and back into the cave by the Three-Eyed Raven, saying he had already been in the past for too long. Bran is both angry and sad at this, but the raven asserts it was for his safety, and again sternly reminds him that the past cannot be changed. The raven further states that he's waited a thousand years for Bran to arrive, and that Bran will not share the raven's destiny. But before he can leave the cave, Bran must learn everything. Qyburn is in the company of the little birds, children who used to spy for Varys. Qyburn tries to win the favor of the children by attracting them with candied plums from Dorne. Shortly afterwards, Cersei, Jaime Lannister and the reanimated Ser Gregor Clegane enter. Cersei wants Qyburn to gather information from Dorne, Highgarden, the North and wherever people are trying to take advantage of their losses and plotting against them. At the small council meeting, Grand Maester Pycelle complains about Qyburn and his experiments. Ser Kevan Lannister, now Hand of the King - is heading the Council – which now consists of himself, Pycelle, and Lord Mace Tyrell – with Lady Olenna Tyrell in attendance to lobby for Margaery and Loras Tyrell's release. Cersei, Jaime and Ser Gregor enter the room, startling Pycelle and Mace. On being questioned about what they are doing at a small council meeting, Cersei replies that she is the Queen, only to be corrected by Olenna that the rightful queen is the one married to the king and that Margaery is the one who fits that description. Jaime then argues that he, as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, also has a right to attend. Pycelle admits that Ser Gerold Hightower once sat on the council, but dismisses this due to the Mad King's eccentricities. Cersei accuses Kevan of not caring for her daughter Myrcella, while Jaime appeals to the bigger picture and urges Kevan to take action against Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes who have taken over Dorne after eliminating House Martell. Displeased with the newcomers, Ser Kevan and the small council leave the hall. Meanwhile, an angry King Tommen Baratheon and his Kingsguard visits the High Sparrow to secure permission for Cersei to visit her daughter's resting place in the Great Sept of Baelor. The High Sparrow replies that Cersei cannot visit because she still has not been cleared for the other sins that she is accused of. Tommen criticizes the High Sparrow for his self-righteous treatment of Cersei after she had atoned for two of her crimes. Despite their differences, the High Sparrow claims admiration for the deep love that Cersei has for her son, Tommen, which he attributes to the divine love of the Mother. When Tommen asks the High Sparrow why he wants to put his mother through more trials, the Sparrow replies that he is merely carrying out the will of the Seven. He urges the young King to turn to the Seven for wisdom. Before Tommen leaves, less angry and more uncertain, the High Sparrow tells him that the Seven have worked through his grandfather and mother even though they may not acknowledge it. In the Great Pyramid, Varys holds court when the Unsullied bring in Vala, a prostitute who is in league with the Sons of the Harpy. She had seduced and murdered several members of the Second Sons and Unsullied. Vala is defiant and states that she opposes the new regime imposed by the Unsullied and Second Sons as illegitimate. She became a prostitute out of patriotic fervor for the old ways. Varys assures Vala he has no interest in torturing her and decides to strike a deal. In return for revealing who is funding the Sons of the Harpy, he offers her and her son safe passage on a ship bound for Pentos with a bag of silver to start a new life. Varys warns her that if she doesn't agree to the offer, she will be executed for her crimes, leaving her son orphaned. Meanwhile, Tyrion passes the time by engaging Missandei and Grey Worm in small talk. Tyrion offers to play games with the pair but they are not interested. Before Tyrion can embark on a drinking game, Varys returns and informs them that the Wise Masters of Yunkai, the Good Masters of Astapor, and the Free City of Volantis have been secretly funding the Sons of the Harpy. While Grey Worm advocates attacking the cities, Missandei advises against it since that would leave Meereen unprotected. Using this information, Tyrion asks Varys to use his little birds to send them a message. Daenerys Targaryen walks with the Dothraki towards Vaes Dothrak and is ushered into the the Temple of the Dosh Khaleen by Khal Moro's bloodriders. The high priestess of the dosh khaleen orders the bloodriders to leave and strips Daenerys naked, giving her a robe which the dosh khaleen wear. As Daenerys puts on her new clothes, she tells the high priestess that she will soon regret what she has done as she was the wife of a great khal, the Queen of Meereen, and the Mother of Dragons. The high priestess retorts that she herself was the wife of a previous Great Khal, Savo. Just as Daenerys thought she would conquer the world at Drogo's side, so did the high priestess think she would conquer the world at Savo's. But Savo was slain, and she joined the dosh khaleen. She is now content, just as Daenerys would be in time, if she is in fact allowed to join them. When Dany expressed confusion, the priestess points out that khaleesi are supposed to return to Vaes Dothrak immediately after their khal's death... but Daenerys went out into the world. She explains that all the khalasars have gathered to decide which cities will be sacked and which tribes will be enslaved, and now they will have to decide what to do with Daenerys for not coming to the dosh khaleen after Khal Drogo died - allowing her to join the dosh khaleen being the best outcome. A blind Arya Stark resumes her training with the Waif and Jaqen H'ghar, the former of whom beats her repeatedly when she lies. Meanwhile, Jaqen has her mixing potions blindly. During her training, Arya continues sparring with the Waif while answering questions about her family and the Hound. Arya admits to leaving the Hound to die instead of killing him, despite wanting his death. The Waif then interrogates Arya about the people on her list: Cersei, Gregor Clegane and Walder Frey. The Waif voices her disbelief that Arya's list is so short, but Arya counters by asking which name she wants added. When Arya insists that she is no one, the Waif does not believe her and tries to hit her. However, Arya is able to deflect her blow and leap out of the way, surprising the Waif. After confirming that Arya has mastered blind sparring, Jaqen approaches Arya and offers to give back her sight if she tells him her name. Arya replies that \"a girl has no name.\" Jaqen then leads Arya to the well where he scoops up a bowl of water, which he offers her. She is reluctant, as others have drunk from it and died, but he says that if she is truly \"no one\" there is nothing to fear. Arya drinks from the bowl and her sight is restored. When Jaqen asks Arya who she is, she replies that she is no one. The Umbers led by Smalljon Umber travel to Winterfell to meet Ramsay Bolton, the new Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. Smalljon and Ramsay chat about their experiences with their fathers. Smalljon mentions that his father Greatjon Umber is dead but admits that he would have killed him if the opportunity arose. Ramsay denies murdering the late Roose Bolton and claims that he was poisoned by his enemies, but Smalljon doesn't bother believing him. Smalljon has come to forge an alliance with the Boltons against Jon Snow and the Wildlings. However, he refuses to bow to Ramsay; citing the late Robb Stark's betrayal at the hands of Roose. Smalljon then reveals that he has a \"gift\" for Ramsay, who asks if it is a girl, hoping for Sansa Stark. Smalljon replies otherwise and Umber guards enter the room with two hooded figures. The first turns out to be Osha – the second is Rickon Stark, Ned Stark's youngest child. Osha and Rickon appear uncomfortable to find themselves in Ramsay's presence. When Ramsay asks Smalljon to verify Rickon's identity, an Umber retainer enters the room carrying the severed head of the direwolf Shaggydog, and Rickon's expression of dismay confirms this was his pet. Satisfied, a gleeful Ramsay sarcastically welcomes Rickon home." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 54, + "Underneath the Great Sept of Baelor, Septa Unella enters Queen Margaery Tyrell's cell and leads her to a private meeting with the High Sparrow. The High Sparrow asks Margaery what she would do if he allowed her to leave that day. Margaery replies that she wants to return to her family and her husband Tommen Baratheon. The High Sparrow respects her love for her family but tells her that attachment leads to sin, citing his experience as a cobbler. Margaery manages to impress the Sparrow with her knowledge of The Book of the Stranger, which she admits Septa Unella had read at her. The High Sparrow chuckles and agrees that Unella has a habit of reading at people instead of to them. The High Sparrow recounts how in his youth, he was a womanizer and drunkard. He underwent a conversion experience the morning after an orgy, as his drunken guests lay naked all around his house. Tired of what he was now perceiving as a meaningless existence, the High Sparrow turned his life around and became a devoted member of the Faith of the Seven. He then left his job as a cobbler and devoted his life to the poor and destitute. Believing he has found a way to reach Margaery, the Sparrow allows her to visit her brother Loras Tyrell. She finds a dejected Loras lying on the floor of his cell. Loras has lost the will to continue resisting but Margaery tells him to stay strong because he is the future of House Tyrell. Loras tells them that he only wants his imprisonment to end and pleads with her to help him. Margaery tells Loras that the Sparrow is trying to use them to break each other and again tells him to stay strong. At the Red Keep, Cersei Lannister walks in on Grand Maester Pycelle advising King Tommen to accommodate the High Sparrow and the Faith Militant. Cersei requests that Pycelle leave the room while she talks to her son alone under the pretext of meeting him for updates about the previous small council meetings. During their conversation, Tommen proposes that the Iron Throne not antagonize the Sparrows further in an effort to avoid endangering Margaery's life. Cersei reminds her son about the humiliation she endured at the Sparrows' hands and exploits Tommen's love for Margaery. She convinces her son that the High Sparrow has no respect for kings, queens, and society. Tommen then reveals a secret that the High Sparrow shared with him. Armed with this new information, Cersei barges into a small council meeting between Kevan Lannister, Olenna Tyrell, and Jaime Lannister. While Kevan and Olenna are initially hostile, Cersei convinces them to listen to her. She then informs the Council that the High Sparrow has planned to make Margaery do the walk of atonement. Olenna is horrified that the Sparrows plan to debase her granddaughter. Jaime then urges the Council to allow the Tyrells to march their army into King's Landing, crush the Faith Militant, and bring Margaery and Loras back to the Red Keep into Crown custody. Kevan says that Tommen expressly forbid him to use the Lannister army he commands at the city to make a move against the Great Sept, for fear that the Faith Militant will harm Margaery in retaliation. Jaime suggests that Olenna send House Tyrell's army to the city instead, and points out to his uncle that Tommen only forbade his army from making a move - but he never expressly told him to prevent anyone else from trying, so Kevan wouldn't be breaking any commands if his forces simply stand down when the Tyrell army arrives. The Tyrell army will surround the Great Sept, intimidating the Sparrows into releasing Margaery and Loras, without any blood actually being shed - and by the time Tommen finds out what they've done he will already be happy with the outcome. Kevan's interest is now turned, but he still expresses reluctance should they fail. Cersei is able to make him change his mind by exploiting his hatred towards the Sparrows for taking his last remaining son and heir Lancel Lannister. Olenna agrees that blood will be shed no matter what they do at this point, so it's better if it's the Sparrows' blood and not theirs. At Castle Black, Eddison Tollett watches Jon Snow pack up his things. Edd scolds Jon for leaving the Night's Watch after taking an oath, to which Jon replies that he gave his life for the Night's Watch and can't trust his Watch brothers after what happened. Edd reminds him they both saw what happened at Hardhome and that enemy is still coming for them. At that moment, the horns sound for the arrival of travellers. Sansa Stark, Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne ride through the gates and dismount in the courtyard. Jon rushes out to see his half-sister Sansa for the first time since their family left Winterfell and they embrace. Later that night, they converse and reminisce on their childhood. Sansa proposes they take Winterfell back from the Boltons but Jon says he's done fighting, especially after hanging Olly. Davos Seaworth asks whether Melisandre will stay at Castle Black and she replies she will do as Jon Snow, The Prince That Was Promised, commands. Davos asks what happened to Stannis and she replies he was defeated in battle. When he asks about Shireen, Melisandre is reluctant to speak. Their conversation is interrupted by Brienne, who recognizes Davos and Melisandre as Stannis' former entourage. Still bitter over the death of King Renly Baratheon, Brienne warns Melisandre that she does not forget or forgive. She also tells them that she executed Stannis after he admitted using blood magic to assassinate Renly. Some time later, Jon receives a letter from Ramsay Bolton stating that he has Rickon Stark at Winterfell and if Sansa is not returned, he will slaughter every Wildling at Castle Black, let his men rape Sansa, and feed Jon and Rickon to his dogs. Jon asks Tormund how many men he has available to fight and Tormund replies he has 2,000 able fighters, far less than the estimated 5,000 Ramsay has. Sansa says that they have to try to retake their home and rescue their brother and that the houses of the North will unite behind Jon as the son of Eddard Stark, the last and true Warden of the North. Jon agrees to take Ramsay down. At Runestone, Robin Arryn trains at his archery with Lord Yohn Royce. However, Robin is just as pitiful at archery as he is at swordsmanship. Petyr Baelish arrives with a retinue of Arryn guards and a pet falcon as a belated name-day gift for Robin, much to his delight. Royce reminds Baelish that Baelish told him that he was taking Robin's cousin Sansa with him to the Fingers, but Royce received word that she had been married to Ramsay Bolton. Baelish tells him that on the way to The Fingers, he and Sansa were set upon by a large force of Bolton men. A confrontation between Petyr and Royce ensues, in which Petyr accuses Royce of giving away the information regarding the location of Sansa Stark to House Bolton. When Royce accuses Baelish of slander, Petyr reminds him that Robin is the Lord of the Vale, and asks for his judgment. Robin then asks Baelish if they should throw Lord Royce from the Moon Door, which prompts the surrounding knights, including those loyal to Royce, to muster themselves. Royce swears his loyalty to Robin, and he is let off without punishment on Baelish's recommendation. Royce comes to the dark realization that Littlefinger has control over Robin. Petyr and Robin decide they have to muster the Vale knights to march North and aid Sansa. At Winterfell, Osha is brought before Ramsay Bolton, who says that while her fellow captive Rickon Stark has value to Ramsay, he is unsure of her worth. Osha denounces the Starks, saying that her servitude and loyalty to them were forced. She also attempts to seduce Ramsay, climbing onto his lap and kissing him, all the while trying to get the knife he had been using to peel apples. Ramsay seemingly falls for it, saying that it took much longer for him to get Theon Greyjoy over to his side but that Theon told him everything, including how Osha had seduced Theon in order to help Rickon and Bran Stark escape Winterfell. Osha realizes that she has been lured into a trap, and tries to stab Ramsay, only for him to slash her throat first. He resumes peeling his apple complacently as she dies on the floor. Theon Greyjoy returns home to Pyke, where he learns of the death of his father, Balon Greyjoy. His sister, Yara, is unhappy about his return and his earlier refusal to leave the Dreadfort when she made an attempt to rescue him from Ramsay Bolton. Theon explains that Ramsay \"broke him into a thousand pieces,\" which Yara affirms, \"Yes, he sent us one of those pieces,\" referring to the box containing Theon's penis that she and Balon Greyjoy received. Yara suspects that Theon has come back to declare himself King of the Iron Islands, but he insists that he does not want the crown. Instead, he wants for Yara to rule, and offers to help her in any way that he can. Tyrion Lannister along with Grey Worm, Missandei, and Varys meet with representatives of the Good Masters of Astapor, the Wise Masters of Yunkai, and the slave-trading city of Volantis; who have arrived by sea. As the diplomatic mission enters the harbor, Grey Worm advocates using military force. When Tyrion explains that he is able to empathize with slaves because he spent one day as a slave, Missandei counters that he has not truly experienced slavery. The emissaries are Tyrion's former slave master Yezzan zo Qaggaz, the Yunkai'i Wise Master Razdal mo Eraz and the Volantene triarch Belicho Paenymion. In their meeting chambers, Yezzan marvels that Tyrion has gone from being a nearly-worthless slave to the de facto ruler of Meereen. The slave-trading cities offer to give Daenerys Targaryen and her mercenaries a large pot of money if they sail away from Slaver's Bay. When Missandei defends Daenerys's actions in liberating slaves, Razdal contends that slavery has existed for centuries. Tyrion brings up that they do not require slaves in order to profit, noting that he matured with vast wealth to his Lannister name back in Westeros, where no slavery is sanctioned. Razdal and Belicho look at each other, insulted, while Yezzan merely looks away from Tyrion. He appears to be contemplating the dwarf's words of maintaining livelihood without the use of slaves. After hearing their offer, Tyrion proposes a counter-offer. He offers to give them a seven-year grace period to phase out slavery and to compensate slave owners that way, their eventual lost of slaves wuld not be so detrimental to them, however they must end all backing for the Sons of the Harpy. He then cautions them that they will not get a better offer. Tyrion then gives them time to consider his offer, though Grey Worm and Missandei insist on abolishing slavery. Tyrion and his entourage are later confronted by a crowd of former slaves in the Meereen throne room. A freedman demands to know when Daenerys will return while another is appalled at the idea of Tyrion negotiating with slave traders. Tyrion insists he is doing his best to rule the city in Daenerys's absence. The freedmen do not trust Tyrion, a foreigner and a newcomer, and look to Grey Worm and Missandei for reassurance. Despite their misgivings, they both publicly back Tyrion's diplomacy in front of the freedmen. In private, Grey Worm and Missandei warn Tyrion that the masters will outmaneuver him, despite his best efforts to do the same to them. Jorah Mormont and Daario Naharis approach the outskirts of Vaes Dothrak and discard their weapons, as drawing a blade in the city is considered sacrilege. Jorah estimates there are 100,000 Dothraki in the city. Within the city itself, Jorah and Daario run afoul of Aggo and Iggo who see through Jorah's claims to be a wine merchant. Daario takes care of Iggo while Aggo tackles Jorah. The knight is nearly undone, but Daario saves him at the last minute with the stiletto he smuggled in. As a precaution Daario smashes Aggo's skull with a rock to disguise his use of a bladed weapon. Meanwhile, the high priestess of the dosh khaleen gives Daenerys a commentary on the other crones. Some of them hate Daenerys, thinking the Dothraki should not interbreed with other races, but the high priestess dismisses them, saying that the Dothraki have always interbred and have never been concerned with blood purity. To illustrate her point, the high priestess indicates another of the khaleen, a Lhazareen girl (Ornela) taken from her village at the age of twelve. Daenerys asks to relieve herself, and the high priestess sends Ornela with her. As they walk, Daenerys learns that Ornela's khal died when she was only sixteen. The pair are interrupted by Jorah and Daario, who take the Lhazareen hostage. Daenerys, unsurprised to see them, cancels their plans for escape – they have a slim chance of leaving Vaes Dothrak, let alone getting back to Meereen – and tells them that she has a plan of her own. She asks Ornela if she is willing to help them, calling her Khaleesi (queen) instead of a khaleen (crone). The girl reluctantly agrees. During the Khalar vezhven, the khals argue about how to deal with Iggo and Aggo's deaths; Khal Moro defuses the situation by reminding them that Aggo was a member of his khalasar, and he does not care about finding the killer if he was stupid enough to get himself killed. Daenerys is then brought in by the two priestesses she befriended before. Moro feels she should join the dosh khaleen, but another khal expresses interest in making her his khaleesi, while another suggests giving her to the Wise Masters in exchange for ten thousand horses. Daenerys dismisses all of them. She reminds them that her husband, in the same temple in which they all now sit, declared that he would lead a Dothraki army across the Narrow Sea to retake the Iron Throne for his khaleesi, while all they have done since is raid and plunder nearby villages. She declares they are all petty and weak, and none of them are fit to lead the Dothraki - so she will lead them herself. After a pause, Moro and the khals burst into laughter. Disgusted with her insolence, Moro decrees that instead of joining the dosh khaleen, she will be raped by each of the khals, then by all of their bloodriders, and then, if she is still alive, by their horses. He mocks the notion that they would ever think of serving her. Throughout their scorn, Daenerys's smile has not faltered at all; in fact, she seems to relish the thought. She calmly reaches over and clamps her hand on the basket of a burning brazier; yet she doesn't flinch. The khals expressions turn to amazement and fear as they realise too late just whom they are dealing with. In a flat tone, Daenerys informs them they aren't going to serve; they're going to die. With these words she topples the brazier, setting the floor of the hut alight in seconds. The khals desperately attempt to escape the rapidly spreading fire, only to find the temple's single door barred, the bodies of the two men guarding it lying dead outside. Khal Moro is the only one left as he turns to face Daenerys, who pushes the last brazier over in his direction. Khal Moro is engulfed by flames and his screams don't last long. As the flames climb higher, the dosh khaleen and khalasars gather outside in confusion, watching their temple burn. Eventually, the doors collapse and Daenerys emerges, her clothes burnt off her body but otherwise untouched by the flames. The entire leadership present at Vaes Dothrak is now incinerated. Awed, horrified and fearful in equal measure, the crowd of thousands bow to Daenerys almost immediately, with the high priestess and the rest of the dosh khaleen following after a moment. Jorah and Daario move to the front of the crowd and bow as well. While Jorah has seen this once before, the normally unflappable Daario is utterly awestruck." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 55, + "Sansa Stark receives a message bearing the sigil of House Baelish, asking her to a meeting in Mole's Town. Accompanied by Brienne, Sansa furiously confronts Petyr Baelish, asking if he was aware what Ramsay Bolton was capable of. Baelish deflects, saying he has the knights of the Vale waiting at Moat Cailin to aid Sansa. She is mistrustful of him when he claims he had no idea of Ramsay's abusive treatment of her. Sansa describes her wedding night and what Ramsay did, Littlefinger looks on in silent horror and apologizes to her, offering to protect her now. She doubts Baelish's ability to protect her or even himself, threatening to have Brienne kill him. He says he'll do whatever she asks and Sansa tells him to leave and never come back for her. He obeys, but not before informing that her great-uncle Brynden Tully has recaptured Riverrun and recommending she seek him out and the remaining loyal Tully forces. Sansa says she already has an army, her brother Jon Snow's army of wildlings. \"Half-brother,\" Baelish clarifies as he walks away. At Castle Black, a war council is called, and is attended by Sansa, Brienne, Podrick, Jon, Davos, Melisandre, Tormund and Eddison Tollett, who discuss the need for more men to defend Castle Black, since the Karstarks and Umbers, two major Houses in the North, have declared for Ramsay. Jon points out that they can summon the rest of the minor Houses, such as the Mormonts, Glovers, Cerwyns, and Mazins, to rival their enemies. Sansa states that \"the North remembers\" - the people of the North are still loyal to the Starks and will risk everything for the name Stark. She reveals Brynden's successful retaking of Riverrun, though she claims she learned via one of Ramsay's ravens in order to stop Jon from pursuing Littlefinger. Sansa subsequently tasks Brienne and Podrick with securing Brynden's help while the rest of them leave Castle Black to start building their army. Before leaving Castle Black, Sansa presents Jon with a new cloak like their father's, carrying the Stark sigil. The Waif continues to drill Arya, mocking her high-born origins. Jaqen H'ghar explains that the Faceless Men were slaves in Valyria before establishing the Free City of Braavos and the House of Black and White. Handing Arya a vial, Jaqen tells her an actress, Lady Crane, will be the next to receive the Many-Faced God’s “gift.” Arya enjoys the spectacle of the actors re-enacting the War of the Five Kings, playing Baratheons and Lannisters, but her pleasure ceases when her father, and his execution, are inaccurately caricatured. Eddard is portrayed as a buffoon, and the actress who plays Sansa has her breasts bared to the audience. Arya sneaks into the dressing room after the play to observe her target – the actress playing Cersei – who appears to be a clever, decent woman. Arya later shares with Jaqen her plan to poison Lady Crane’s rum, which no one else in the troupe drinks. Arya suspects that a jealous younger actress, Bianca, has commissioned the kill. Jaqen cuts her off, reminding her a servant does not question. Daenerys is unsure of what to do with Jorah, having banished him twice, seeing him defiantly return twice, and him twice saving her life. Jorah finally confesses his love for Daenerys, but also reveals his spreading greyscale infection, and says that this time, he needs to leave for good. He starts to leave and states his plan to take his own life well before the greyscale envelops him, but Daenerys tearfully commands him to find a cure and come back to her side when she conquers Westeros. Jorah then departs while Daenerys and Daario Naharis lead the Dothraki horde back to Meereen. While the rulers of Meereen enjoy a tenuous peace, Tyrion reminds them of the need to convince the Meereenese that everything has been done with Daenerys's blessing, as the Masters could use Tyrion and Varys's foreign status against them to reclaim Slaver's Bay. To that end, Tyrion invites Kinvara, High Priestess of the Red Temple of Volantis, to negotiate spreading the word of Daenerys's accomplishments. To Tyrion's surprise, Kinvara appears to be highly accommodating in supporting Tyrion's goals, as she firmly believes that Daenerys is The Prince That Was Promised. Varys is more skeptical, being suspicious of any practitioners of magic, and points out that Melisandre had already declared Stannis Baratheon to be the Prince, only for him to be defeated twice. Kinvara says that while the Lord of Light has a plan, the humans following him do occasionally make errors. She then unnerves Varys by revealing that she knows Varys was emasculated by a \"second-rate sorcerer\" and offers to repeat the words he heard in the flames, and identify who it was that spoke. Varys is uncharacteristically unsettled by this revelation. Kinvara then assures Tyrion that she will send the preachers and priests best suited to the task at hand. As the Kingsmoot is held, Yara Greyjoy is the first to lay claim to the Salt Throne. Yara argues that raiding the mainland is not enough for their people, and that they need to use military force to teach the mainlanders a lesson. An Ironborn man challenges Yara's candidacy on the grounds that she is a woman and points out that her brother Theon Greyjoy has returned. Theon endorses his older sister and urges the gathering to do the same; stressing that she is a warrior, a reaver, and an Ironborn. Many shout for Yara to be their Queen. Before they can crown Yara, Euron Greyjoy joins the gathering to lay claim to the Salt Throne. He openly mocks Theon for his military failures and emasculation before deriding Yara as a woman. Yara in turn accuses Euron of killing their King and her father Balon. To her surprise, Euron admits killing Balon but then defends his actions on the grounds that Balon was leading them to defeat in the North. When Euron states that his only regret is not killing Balon years earlier, he is met by resounding cheers from the crowd. Theon then counters that Euron had spent years gallivanting overseas while Yara was commanding Ironborn ships and men. Yara then suggests building a massive fleet to attack and make their mark on Westeros. In response, Euron announces that he also supports expanding the Ironborn fleet. Revealing a trick up his sleeve, he then proposes to marry Daenerys Targaryen and then carry her army and dragons back to Westeros. The Ironborn support Euron's plan and declare him king. The Drowned Men priest Aeron Greyjoy then leads Euron down to the sea to be drowned and reborn, as is the custom. Knowing that Euron will kill them as soon as he is able, Yara, Theon, and many of their loyalists flee the Iron Islands during Euron's coronation, taking much of the Iron Fleet with them. After Euron revives himself, he is crowned by his brother Aeron. After learning that his niece and nephew have fled with their best ships, Euron calls on his followers to build their own ships so that he may pursue the pair and kill them. The Three-Eyed Raven shows Bran a vision of a heart tree amid spirals of standing stones in a lush green valley. His vision shows Leaf and other Children of the Forest talking amongst themselves, then looking eagerly at a captive bound to the tree. Leaf approaches and forces a Dragonglass dagger into the captive's chest. The captive screams, but does not die, instead becoming the first White Walker. Bran immediately confronts Leaf about creating the White Walkers. Leaf explains that they were at war with the First Men and were desperate. Later, Bran is the only one in the cave awake and is anxious to warg back into the Weirwood tree. Bran wargs into the tree by himself and sees the army of the dead. He slowly walks through the army until he comes to a space occupied by four White Walkers, including the Night King. As Bran becomes aware that the The Night King and the dead are now able to see him, the Night King grabs his arm. He breaks out of the vision with a scream waking the others. The Three-Eyed Raven tells Bran, Meera and Hodor that the Night King is now able to locate Bran, who is now marked on his right forearm, and able to bypass the powerful magic keeping the White Walkers and the wights out of the cave. As a result, they must leave immediately and Bran must \"become\" the Three-Eyed Raven. Bran asks whether he is ready, and the Raven says \"No\" at which point Bran's eyes whiten as he enters another vision. As Meera and Hodor are preparing to leave they notice the air is so cold their breath is visible, indicating the arrival of the army of the dead outside of the cave. The Night King and three White Walkers start marching towards the cave. The Children of the Forest try using magic projectiles to fend the Walkers off, but are overwhelmed. They light a fire around the entrance which prevents the wights from entering but the Walkers extinguish a pathway and walk through. The wights end up climbing over the Weirwood and dropping through roots at the top of the cave. Meera desperately tries to get Bran out of the vision and attempts to get the frightened Hodor to carry Bran away to no avail. Using a dragonglass-tipped spear, Meera kills the first White Walker that enters, and fights alongside the remaining Children of the Forest to try to fend off the wights until Bran wakes up. Wights begin to swarm the cave, killing all of the Children of the Forest except for Leaf, as Meera starts yelling at Bran to warg into Hodor. In the vision, Bran is at Winterfell watching his father say goodbye to his own father, Rickard Stark, before being sent to the Vale as a ward. While still in the vision, Bran hears Meera's cries to warg into Hodor and the Three-Eyed Raven tells him to listen to her. Bran wargs into both the present-day Hodor in the cave and Wylis, the young version of Hodor in his vision. The Hodor in the cave puts Bran's body on a sled and starts hauling him down a tunnel leading out of the cave with Leaf and Meera, as Bran's direwolf Summer is killed attacking the wights. As the wights are closing in on them, Leaf sacrifices herself, using magic to cause a huge explosion, buying the other three enough time to get to a door at the end of the tunnel. While the Three-Eyed Raven and Bran are still sharing a vision, the Night King kills the Three-Eyed Raven, and his figure within Bran's vision blows away as ashes and rags. With some difficulty Hodor pushes the door open and pulls Bran through, coming back to help Meera close the door just as the wights approach. Meera grabs Bran's sled and tells Hodor to bar the exit, shouting to \"Hold the door!\". Inside Bran's vision, Wylis notices Bran, who links the present Hodor to the past Wylis. Wylis begins to seize when he enters the mind of his future self. As Meera continues to yell \"Hold the door!\" to present-day Hodor, within Bran's vision Wylis falls to the ground convulsing and starts repeating this same sentence in the midst of his seizure. Eventually, \"hold the door\" slurs into \"Hodor,\" as his condition deteriorates and it becomes apparent this is the moment Hodor lost the ability to say any other words, and his destiny was fixed. Present-day Hodor braces himself against the door long enough for Meera to disappear into the snow with Bran's unconscious body on the sled. Inevitably, the wights break through parts of the wood and begin scratching and stabbing a visibly distressed Hodor. With no possibility of escape for him, all that is shown at the end is young Wylis in the past seizing and crying out \"Hodor.\"" + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 56, + "Meera pulls Bran through the snow as he remains in vision-state, but she is clearly getting tired. Bran experiences a rush of visions: King Aerys shouting \"Burn them all!\"; the Red Wedding, his family, wights in Hardhome, wildfire, dragons, Jaime Lannister and the Iron Throne. Pursuing wights are also seen. Meera cannot go on any further and tries to wake Bran, who comes out of his visions to say \"They've found us.\" She can hear wights approaching through the trees. With no more energy left to pull Bran, and barely enough to draw her sword, she apologises to Bran for failing him, as the wights come into sight. Just as all appears hopeless, a mysterious rider appears and attacks the wights with a sickle and a flaming flail. Once the wights in the immediate vicinity have been dealt with, he urges Meera and Bran to come with him because \"the dead don't rest,\" and they escape on horseback. Later, when they have reached relative safety and the rider is preparing a meal, Meera asks why he helped them. The rider reveals he was sent by the Three-Eyed Raven who \"lives again\" - just as he says this Bran wakes up. The rider reveals himself as a disfigured Benjen Stark, Bran's uncle, and explains that he was stabbed in the gut by a White Walker's sword and left to die, but the Children of the Forest rescued him and stopped the magic that would have turned him into a Wight. He explains that Bran must now be the Three-eyed Raven, and when the White Walkers come to the realms of men, Bran will be waiting for them. Sam and Gilly approach Horn Hill, the seat of House Tarly. Sam warns Gilly that they must claim Little Sam is Sam's son, and that Gilly should hide the fact that she is a wildling, since his father abhors wildlings. Sam introduces Gilly and Little Sam to his mother, Lady Melessa Tarly, and sister, Lady Talla Tarly. In spite of her rough appearance, both immediately notice Gilly's beauty, and Melessa is delighted to meet her first grandchild. Talla tries to tell Sam of her upcoming betrothal, but Melessa shushes her. Talla takes Gilly under her wing, offering her a dress and a spare bedroom. That evening, they all have dinner along with Sam's father, Lord Randyll Tarly, and brother, Dickon Tarly. Sam reveals his plans to become a maester and eventually return to Castle Black. Randyll criticises Sam for his weight and mocks his attempt to claim hunting and fighting skills, both of which Sam admits can actually be attributed to Gilly and Jon Snow, respectively. Talla is delighted to hear that Gilly can hunt for herself, and suggests that Randyll should be more like Gilly's father, a suggestion which makes Sam and Gilly wince. Gilly, defending Sam from Randyll's verbal assault, mentions Sam's heroism on three different occasions in which Sam proved himself to be a greater warrior than Randyll will ever be. But in doing so, she inadvertently reveals her origins from North of the Wall. So Randyll doesn't seem to take in her point about Sam's qualities but instead only hears that she is a wildling. Randyll reveals his prejudice towards wildlings and his contempt for Sam. Melessa, thoroughly angered by Randyll's behavior, declares that Sam isn't the one dishonoring House Tarly, Randyll is. She then storms out, taking Talla and Gilly with her. Randyll eventually agrees that Gilly and Little Sam can stay at Horn Hill; Gilly will work in the kitchens, and Little Sam will be acknowledged and raised as a bastard. However, this will be Sam's last night at Horn Hill, forever. Sam later apologises to Gilly for not standing up to his father and that he will be leaving at first light. However, he shortly returns to her, declaring that he has changed his mind, and says that they need to stay together as they belong with each other, and that they are all leaving right now. On the way out he takes Heartsbane - the family's Valyrian steel sword. Tommen is speaking with the High Sparrow about Margaery's Walk of Atonement, and the High Sparrow offers to let him see her. Tommen enters Margaery's cell and is surprised to find her speaking positively about the High Sparrow and contritely about her past sins, including her vanity about being seen to help the poor and needy. He finds himself agreeing with her feelings towards the High Sparrow. Later, Mace Tyrell leads an army through the streets of King's Landing to a waiting Jaime Lannister, before giving a rather pompous speech at which Jaime cringes. Together, they proceed to the Great Sept of Baelor, outside which the High Sparrow, Septa Unella, the Faith Militant and a large crowd of city folk are preparing for Margaery's Walk of Atonement. The army arrives, along with Olenna Tyrell in a litter, as the High Sparrow is speaking, and Jaime demands he release Margaery and Loras, before they can \"be on their way.\" The High Sparrow refuses and fends off Jaime's threats to kill all the Sparrows by saying each Sparrow yearns to die in the service of the Gods. After a tense few moments he proclaims it will not be necessary, as there will be no Walk of Atonement. Margaery has already atoned for her sins by bringing another into the faith. To Jaime's astonishment the doors of the Sept open and King Tommen emerges, escorted by his own guards, and walks down the steps to join the High Sparrow and Margaery in a demonstration of unity between the crown and the faith. The crowd burst into cheers after Tommen's speech, demonstrating that the High Sparrow now has the support of both the crown and the smallfolk. Baffled, Mace asks what is happening. Olenna replies in disgust that the High Sparrow has beaten them. At the same time, a furious Jaime seethes at the High Sparrow's triumphant expression. Later, in the throne room, Tommen strips Jaime of his position in the Kingsguard because \"an attack on the faith is an attack on the crown,\" but reveals that Jaime will not have to face imprisonment or humiliation; he can continue to serve his King and the Lannisters, just not in King's Landing. Jaime later complains to Cersei that he has been ordered to help Walder Frey recapture Riverrun, but instead he intends to have Bronn find as many hired killers as possible, then march into the Great Sept and kill the High Sparrow. Cersei says that he should go to Riverrun and show everyone how easily a Lannister can take a castle, as to attack the High Sparrow and his fanatics would probably result in Jaime's death and destroy everything they are working for. She does not need Jaime to be in the city for her trial, it will be a trial by combat and she has the unbeatable Mountain. She reassures Jaime they will still defeat all their enemies, and they kiss. Arya is watching the second half of the mummers' performance of The Bloody Hand in which the caricature version of Tyrion poisons his nephew and murders his father. She displays amusement at the rendition of Joffrey's painful death, while the crowd watches mournfully. She then seems moved by Lady Crane's performance as Cersei. She notices Bianca (the actress playing Sansa) mouthing Lady Crane's lines, possibly reinforcing Arya's hunch that Bianca is behind the Faceless Men's order for Lady Crane's death. As the play is finishing, she sneaks backstage and poisons Lady Crane's rum, hesitating before doing so. She is still backstage as the mummers come in, and Lady Crane recognises her as having been in the audience earlier. The two converse and Arya realises she has much in common with the actor. Arya suggests to Lady Crane that Cersei's final speech is out of character to the real Queen Mother – Cersei wouldn't be grief-stricken, she'd be outraged and out for vengeance. Impressed with Arya's insight, Lady Crane compliments her again and asks if she enjoys pretending to be someone else. Apparently uncomfortable at what she has done, or unsettled by the question, Arya makes an excuse that her father is waiting for her and she leaves. Lady Crane argues with Izembaro about improving the script and just as she is about to drink her rum, Arya reappears and knocks it from her hand. She points at Bianca and warns Lady Crane that Bianca wants her dead before running out. Unknown to Arya, the Waif witnesses this exchange and reports back to Jaqen, asking for permission to kill Arya. Jaqen reluctantly agrees, contemplating it is a shame as Arya had many gifts, and allows the Waif to proceed – but she is not allowed to let Arya suffer. Meanwhile, Arya retrieves Needle, apparently demonstrating she has forsaken her desire to become a Faceless Man and once more is embracing her destiny as Arya Stark. She hides in a small room, blows out her candle and waits in darkness for the retribution she knows is coming. At the Twins, Walder Frey receives word that Riverrun is lost, retaken by Brynden Tully. He is flabbergasted, blaming his sons for allowing the Blackfish to escape the Red Wedding. Despite having superior numbers, Lothar Frey and Walder Rivers inform their father that Houses Mallister and Blackwood have risen against House Frey and the Brotherhood Without Banners are rallying the smallfolk and raiding their supply lines and camps. Walder demands that the Tully stronghold be taken back, refusing to be humiliated for failing to hold a castle from rebels. He decides to use his trump card to force their surrender: Edmure Tully, held as a prisoner of the Freys since the Red Wedding. Walder brings him into his hall and jokingly tells his son-in-law to cheer up as he is going home. Daenerys Targaryen is riding with Daario Naharis and her newly acquired khalasar of 100,000. She asks Daario how long it will take to get back to Meereen and inquires how many ships would be needed to carry her army across the Narrow Sea. Daario replies that it will take a week to get back, and at least 1,000 ships to take her new khalasar across the sea. Pondering this, Daenerys tells the khalasar to halt as she rides on ahead on her white horse. After a while, Daario announces he will look for her, but is stopped by the distinctive shadow of a dragon passing overhead. After a moment, Drogon appears and slowly circles the khalasar before landing, revealing Daenerys on his back. Daenerys asks if the khalasar is willing to cross the Narrow Sea, defeat the armies of the Seven Kingdoms, and rip down the keeps of its lords, as Drogo had promised. When they shout their affirmation, Daenerys reminds them that every khal in history has selected three Bloodriders to ride at his side at the head of the khalasar. Daenerys, however, is not a khal and does not have to abide by their rules. Therefore, she declares the entire khalasar her bloodriders." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 57, + "Revealed to have survived his wounds from his battle with Brienne, Sandor Clegane lives with a band of villagers. Brother Ray, their leader, is a septon. He talks with Sandor, and recounts how he had saved Sandor's life after having mistaken him for a corpse. When Ray mentions Justice, Sandor remarks that if there was justice in the world, he should have been punished. Ray responds that perhaps he has been punished already. At a gathering, a trio of men from the Brotherhood Without Banners arrives and attempts to extort the group, but upon finding out that the group has no worthwhile possessions, they leave. Sandor warns the septon that the Brotherhood will return, and that Ray should defend himself from them. He tells Sandor that \"Violence is a disease—you don’t cure it by spreading it to more people.\" Sandor replies that you don't cure it by dying either. Later, while he goes out to the forest to chop wood, he returns to find all of the villagers murdered and the septon hanged. Angered, Sandor picks up an axe and heads off. Meanwhile, Jaime and Bronn lead the Lannister army to the gates of Riverrun, where the Freys attempt to coerce the Blackfish into surrendering the castle by threatening to execute Edmure Tully. The Blackfish calls their bluff and refuses to surrender. Disgusted with the Freys' incompetence, Jaime takes charge of the siege and attempts to parley with the Blackfish, warning him that the Lannisters will show no mercy to the Tullys, but if he surrenders, the lives of his men will be spared. The Blackfish rejects the offer and warns Jaime that he has two years worth of food in his stronghold, and that while hundreds of his own men may die defending, thousands of Lannister troops will perish as well. Queen Margaery is studying The Seven-Pointed Star at the Sept when the High Sparrow enters and they discuss the passage she's been reading, which is about the Mother's love and mercy. Margaery notes that in the past she pretended to love the poor when in fact she only really pitied them. The High Sparrow asks her why she hasn't joined King Tommen in the marriage bed, and Margaery explains that the desires that once drove her no longer do so. The High Sparrow assures her that desire is not necessary. She has a duty to produce an heir. The High Sparrow then makes a thinly veiled threat against Margaery's grandmother, Olenna Tyrell, stating that while she is a remarkable woman, she is also an unrepentant sinner. After Margaery returns to the Red Keep, Olenna meets with her under the supervision of Septa Unella. Olenna insults the septa until Margaery comes to Unella's defense. Olenna pulls Margaery into another room in an attempt to gain some privacy, but Unella simply follows them. Olenna threatens to have her guards come in, but Margaery again defends the septa. She states that Unella has been a true friend and teacher, to which Olenna asks with some horror what the Sparrows have done to her. Margaery replies that the gods could have punished Olenna and her allies for marching on the Great Sept, but instead they showed mercy. Olenna retorts that they marched on the Sept for Margaery and Loras' sake, and that Loras is still in prison. She then tries to convince Margaery to leave King's Landing and return to Highgarden. However, Margaery refuses, stating that her duty requires her to be at King Tommen's side. Margaery instead pleads for Olenna to return to Highgarden instead. As she emphatically tells her grandmother to return home, Margaery secretly slips a piece of paper into Olenna's hand. In doing so, she seems to have successfully communicated to Olenna that she doesn't quite mean what she's been saying in front of Septa Unella, and Olenna's expression changes, realizing this. She plays along and agrees to acquiesce, then walks away. As soon as she is clear of them, Olenna privately unfolds the piece of paper and finds that there is a rose drawn on it. She seems cheered by the silent message, as the use of the Tyrell sigil indicates that Margaery is merely tricking the Sparrows and that her true loyalty is still to House Tyrell. She also seems to understand that Margaery is urging her to leave for her own safety. Cersei later confronts Olenna about her plans to leave, telling her to remain for the sake of Margaery and Loras, who is still imprisoned. Olenna retorts that the reason all of this is happening is because of Cersei, as she was the one who allowed the Faith Militant to reform and allowed them to arrest Loras and Margaery. Cersei admits that she made a mistake with the Sparrows, but insists that an alliance between the Lannisters and Tyrells is more important now than it ever was. Olenna refuses her, noting that Cersei has neither influence nor support anymore and is surrounded by enemies. She tells Cersei that she (Olenna) will be leaving the city as soon as possible, and that Cersei's utter defeat is her only consolation. Jon, Sansa, and Davos begin searching for allies to retake Winterfell from Ramsay. First, with the help of Tormund and Wun Wun, they secure the allegiance of the wildlings and their elders led by Dim Dalba, who are still indebted to Jon for saving them at Hardhome and are aware that Ramsay and his allies will wipe them out if they do nothing. When the meeting disperses, Jon asks Tormund if he's sure that the Free Folk will join him, and Tormund responds: We’re not clever like you southerners. When we say we'll do something, we do it. Prior to traveling to Bear Island, Davos shows Jon and Sansa the letter sent by Lyanna Mormont rejecting Stannis Baratheon's plea for help. Jon, Sansa, and Davos travel to Bear Island, where they meet with Lyanna, the ten-year old head of House Mormont. Sansa and Jon try to flatter her with small talk about her mother Maege and uncle Jeor Mormont. However, Lyanna is unimpressed and aggressively brushes them off, demanding to know their business in Bear Island. Lyanna initially rejects their request for help and stresses that House Stark is dead and that she needs her forces to garrison Bear Island. She also remarks that Jon and Sansa cannot be considered Starks since the former is a bastard and the latter has been married twice into enemy houses. Lyanna is initially unconcerned about the threat of Ramsay. Before Lyanna can dismiss them, Davos intervenes. After briefly discussing his background, Davos manages to convince the young Lady Mormont by warning her about the dangers the White Walkers pose to the living. She agrees to contribute 62 men, which is all she can manage, but promises that each Mormont soldier fights with the strength of ten men. Davos remarks that if they are half as ferocious as their lady, the Boltons will be doomed. Later, Jon and Sansa travel to Deepwood Motte to secure the allegiance of House Glover. They receive a frosty reception from Robett Glover, who points out that the late King Robb failed to protect his home from the ironborn. Despite his being one of the Starks' most loyal bannermen, Robb did not come to his aid when the Ironborn invaded Deepwood Motte, imprisoned his wife and children, and brutalized his subjects (unaware that this was Robb's intention, but he was persuaded otherwise by Roose Bolton). When Sansa tries to highlight the fact that the Glovers had pledged fealty to House Stark, Robett responds that he received them out of respect for their father, but warns them that they have outstayed their welcome. In the end, Jon and Sansa manage to recruit only three minor houses (House Mormont, House Hornwood, and House Mazin), adding only 405 soldiers to their army. Lyanna and her men are seen among the Stark and wildling forces. Davos deals with a brawl among the wildlings and Northern soldiers. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Jon is adamant that they attack Winterfell as soon as possible before Ramsay rallies more forces and before the weather turns on them. Sansa disagrees, instead opting to try and recruit more houses (House Cerwyn). When Jon refuses to change his mind, Sansa begins writing a letter, later revealed to be sent by raven to Littlefinger, taking him up on the offer for troops she previously rejected. Theon and Yara take the Iron Fleet to Volantis to hide and rest. Inside a brothel, Theon sits despondently as Yara and the others carouse with naked and semi-naked prostitutes. Yara repeatedly tells Theon to drink some ale and he repeatedly refuses. Yara is persuading Theon to regain his former identity and self confidence, as she will need his assistance in getting justice and retaking the Iron Islands from their uncle Euron. When pressed, he says that if justice were served, he would be burnt for his crimes, so she responds, “Fuck justice then. Do it for revenge.” Eventually she convinces him to put his guilt aside and help her because she needs him. He drinks some ale and begins to gain some composure. She then reveals to Theon that she plans to take the Iron Fleet to Meereen and forge an alliance with Daenerys before Euron does. After the conversation, she goes to have sex with a female prostitute. Although we last saw Arya hiding in the dark with Needle in her hand, the scene opens with Arya walking openly through Braavos without Needle, with her hands behind her back. She approaches two Westerosi traders drinking at an outdoor table and negotiates passage to Westeros at dawn, through the use of large bags of money she shows them. We next see Arya standing on a bridge admiring a view of the Titan of Braavos when an old woman approaches her and reveals herself to be the Waif, who repeatedly stabs her in the gut, twisting the knife as she does. Arya escapes by leaping over the handrail and into the River. She is left stumbling through the streets of Braavos, leaving a trail of blood droplets and visibly afraid." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 58, + "The acting troupe are once again performing The Bloody Hand with Lady Crane, playing Cersei mourning the death of Joffrey. However, unlike the previous version, it is edited as Arya proposed, with Lady Crane's Cersei promising revenge. After the scene, Lady Crane walks off stage where she sees Arya, nursing her injuries at the hands of the Waif and seeking refuge with Lady Crane. Arya is then treated by Crane and they have a brief conversation about what they're going to do in the future (and remarking on the fate of her rival actress, Bianca). Lady Crane asks Arya to join the play company which is going to Pentos. Arya warns Lady Crane about dangers that will be coming to both of them. Finally, Lady Crane tries to give Arya the milk of the poppy which Arya first rejects but accepts after being told that sleep is the only way for the wound to heal. The following morning, Lady Crane is standing on a chair, fetching some medicine from a high shelf, when she sees a man in her room. Arya wakes up, startled by a crash. She finds Lady Crane brutally murdered, apparently impaled onto the legs of the chair she had been standing on. The man turns out to be the Waif, who rebukes Arya for not carrying out her mission so that Lady Crane could have died less violently, and now she has come to kill her. Arya leaps out the window and flees into the streets. She rolls under a wagon and flees into a bathhouse but is unable to outrun the Waif, who is closing in on her. Arya barely manages to stay ahead and rolls down a broad flight of stairs, overturning several baskets of vegetables in the process. Landing hard, Arya's wound reopens, and she flees into an alleyway. She uses her bloody hand to leave a trail to a doorway, luring the Waif into a darkened room that is only lit by a candle. The Waif soon catches up with her. Closing the heavy door, the Waif tells Arya that she can choose to die on her knees or on her feet. Arya rises to her feet, retrieving her sword Needle from its hiding place under a blanket. With one quick slice of Needle she slices the top of the candle off and the room is plunged into total darkness. Later, Jaqen H'ghar enters the Hall of Faces to find a trail of blood. He eventually finds that Arya has murdered and ripped off the Waif's face and stuck it into one of the shelves. Arya has also gouged out the Waif's eyes with her sword. Arya then confronts Jaqen who admits sending the Waif to kill her. He then tells Arya that she has finally become \"No One\" and has passed the test to join the Faceless Men. However, Arya corrects him that she is Arya Stark of Winterfell, and that she is going home. Jaqen responds with a nod and a barely perceptible smile, and Arya walks away. In the streets of Meereen, the Red Priestesses preach that Daenerys Targaryen has been sent by R'hllor to end slavery. Tyrion Lannister and Varys enter the market place where they debate the merits of Tyrion's hiring of \"fanatics\" to keep order on Meereen. Varys is leaving on a secret expedition because Daenerys needs friends in Westeros. He parts with Tyrion before reaching the docks as his expedition would not remain secret if he was seen with the most famous dwarf in the city. As he leaves Tyrion corrects him, \"The most famous dwarf in the world.\" Later, Tyrion meets up with his advisors Grey Worm and Missandei at the Great Pyramid. He offers to share drinks with them to celebrate the resurgence of the city. When they express a reluctance, Tyrion convinces them to do it in honor of their Queen. Grey Worm complains of the taste while Tyrion boasts of starting up his own vineyard once Daenerys has conquered the Seven Kingdoms. He asks Grey Worm and Missandei to tell jokes but they do not know how to. He makes a joke about Westeros Lords, but Grey Worm expresses puzzlement and it becomes clear he doesn't know what a joke is. Missandei explains, then realising she is enjoying the wine she tells her own joke about two translators. Tyrion feigns amusement but Grey Worm says that it was the worst joke he has ever heard. As the others react with confusion, he reveals he was making his own joke. Missandei laughs and Grey Worm himself smiles. Before Tyrion can tell another joke, they hear the sound of bombardment. Looking out the ramparts, they see a large fleet of ships from Astapor, Yunkai, and Volantis. Missandei tells Tyrion that the slavers have come to reclaim their property. By evening, the slavers' fleet are using trebuchets to bombard the city, causing much damage to Meereen. Admitting that diplomacy has failed, Tyrion lets Grey Worm take command of the battle. Grey Worm proposes defending the pyramid instead of fighting on the beach. At that point, they hear movement on the roofs. After venturing out onto the balcony, they discover that Dany has returned with her dragon Drogon. Qyburn informs Cersei that the Faith Militant have been permitted entry to the Red Keep and they demand to see Cersei. Among the Faith Militant is Lancel, who tells Cersei that the High Sparrow would like to speak to her in the Sept of Baelor. However, Cersei refuses, even when Lancel warns her that it was a command and not a request. Cersei retorts that the High Sparrow promised that she could stay in the Red Keep until her trial, to which Lancel replies that no such promise was made. When Ser Gregor Clegane threatens the Faith Militant, Lancel tells Cersei to order him aside or there would be violence. Cersei refuses to let the Kingsguard stand down. One of the Faith Militant proceeds to attack Gregor in the chest, penetrating his armor, but Gregor seems unharmed. In retaliation, the Kingsguard rips off his head, forcing Lancel and his men to stand down. Later on, Cersei, Qyburn and Ser Gregor enter the Great Hall to find a large crowd as there was a royal announcement. Cersei asks Kevan Lannister why she was not informed. Kevan bars her from standing beside her son and tells her that her place was in the gallery \"with the other ladies of the court.\" Cersei reluctantly takes her place there while the other women hurry aside, not wanting to be near her or Gregor. King Tommen Baratheon starts by saying that the Crown and the Faith are the two pillars that hold up this world, and should one collapse, so does the other. He also says that the Father judges them all, and if they break his laws, they shall be punished. He announces that Loras Tyrell and Cersei's trial will be held in the Sept of Baelor on the first day of the Festival of the Mother. After much prayer and reflection, he also announces, he has decided that trial by combat will be forbidden in the Seven Kingdoms, calling it a scheme made by those who want to escape true judgement from the Gods, and that Loras and Cersei would stand trial before seven septons as it was in the earlier days of the Faith. As the King leaves, Qyburn tells a shocked Cersei, who had been planning on calling for a trial by combat with Gregor as her champion, that his little birds have been investigating an old rumor that she had told him about, and that it was found to be much more than a rumor. Several men including Gatins and Morgan, members of the Brotherhood Without Banners who took part in the massacre of the villagers, are exchanging jokes over a campsite fire. While joking about sex, the four men are set upon by an axe-wielding Sandor Clegane, who has come to exact revenge for the murder of the villagers. He kills two of them before they can react and dispatches Morgan after a brief scuffle. Sandor then brings his axe up in a powerful swing and buries it in Gatins' groin, spilling his innards on the ground. Sandor demands to know where the one with the yellow cloak is and gets a \"Fuck you!\" in response. The Hound points out that those are terrible last words and gives him one chance to do better. After a moment's thought, Gatins calls him a \"cunt\" and Sandor remarks that Gatins is \"shit at dying\" before cutting him down. Later, Sandor stumbles upon a forest clearing where he finds that seven members of the Brotherhood, including their leaders, Beric Dondarrion and Thoros of Myr, are in the process of hanging Lem and other two renegades for their role in the unauthorized attack on the Riverlands village. As the three condemned men stand on blocks with nooses around their necks, Sandor explains they killed his friend and he therefore wants to kill the men himself. Sandor wants to inflict a harsher death upon them than hanging, but Beric stops him. Out of respect for Sandor's loss, Beric agrees to let him kill two of the men. However Thoros refuses to let him butcher them. Sandor complains, pointing out that in days gone by he would have killed all seven of them to get his way, but ultimately agrees to let them simply hang. Muttering that having them hanged is too quick, Sandor kicks the blocks from under the feet of two of the men including Lem, and takes Lem's boots for himself as the body is still twitching. Beric kicks out the block of the third man. After the executions, Sandor joins the Brotherhood for a meal by a creek. Beric suggests he should join up with the Brotherhood, that they are fighting for a greater cause and that \"cold winds are rising in the North.\" Sandor is skeptical of their chances of success and distrusts them due to his earlier acrimonious encounter with them. Beric recognizes that Sandor is a warrior and tells him that they are fighting against things that seek to destroy all life. He then tells Sandor that it is not too late to help. Meanwhile, Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne travel to Riverrun to deliver Sansa Stark's letter to Brynden Tully. Upon arriving, they discover that the Lannisters and Freys are besieging the castle. Soon, they are surrounded by several Lannister horsemen. Brienne tells them that she has come to see Ser Jaime Lannister and that she has come to return his sword, Oathkeeper. While Brienne speaks with Jaime, Podrick is waiting in the camp, when he is suddenly put in a choke-hold by an unseen figure, who is revealed to be Bronn. The sellsword is jubilant to see Podrick, and playfully ribs him about sex and his fighting skills before Bronn offers to give Podrick a lesson in dirty fighting -- the kind that he will really need, not the formal kind, that Brienne has been giving him for 2 hours a day. Jaime and Brienne meet discreetly in a tent. While Brienne has found Sansa, their situation is complicated by a bounty that Cersei Lannister has placed on Sansa's head. Brienne tells Jaime that she has come to secure Brynden's help in seeking reinforcements for her campaign to retake Winterfell from the Boltons. This is not possible because Jaime is laying siege to Riverrun. Brienne convinces Jaime to let her negotiate with the Blackfish so that Brynden and his men can leave the castle at night to travel to Winterfell. Jaime agrees to grant Brynden safe passage but says that he has to surrender by nightfall. Brienne also tries to return her sword, Oathkeeper, because the use it was lent to her for has been fulfilled. Instead, Jaime tells her to keep it because it is hers. She reminds him that, should she fail to get the Blackfish to surrender, her oath to Lady Catelyn Stark would compel her to fight against Jaime. Clearly moved by his admiration for her, Jaime replies, \"Let's hope it doesn't come to that.\" Brienne and Podrick enter Riverrun to negotiate with the Blackfish. However, Brynden refuses to relinquish his ancestral seat. Brienne then tells him of her oath to aid his grand-niece Sansa and shows him Sansa's letter. While sympathetic to his grand-niece, the Blackfish is unable to help. Brienne then tells Podrick to get a maester to fetch a raven and send a message to Sansa telling her that she failed to secure help from Brynden. Later, Jaime visits the captive Edmure Tully and apologizes for the conduct of the Freys. Edmure is still defiant and insists that his uncle will not surrender Riverrun. Jaime then informs Edmure that he had sired a son with Roslin Tully. If Edmure can convince the Blackfish and the garrison to surrender, he offers to allow Edmure and his family to live in a comfortable exile at Casterly Rock. He also offers to give Edmure's son a proper education and some lands when he comes of age. When Edmure denounces Jaime as an evil man, Jaime responds that he would let the gods decide. Edmure then asks Jaime how he sleeps at night after all the bad things he has done. Jaime then recounts his time as a captive of Lady Stark and how she struck him with a stone. Despite her hatred for him, he came to respect Catelyn for her undying love to her children. Jaime compares Catelyn's love for her children to Cersei Lannister's love for her own. He then reiterates that he loves Cersei so much that he would kill any Tully that stands in his way. Jaime then issues his final ultimatum to Edmure. If the Tullys do not surrender, he will catapult Edmure's son over the wall and kill every Tully who stands between him and Cersei. Jaime then leaves to let Edmure make up his mind. Edmure seemingly accepts Jaime's offer and walks back to the castle with a torch. He announces himself as their rightful lord and convinces the guards to lay down the draw bridge despite the protests of his uncle Brynden. The guards obey Edmure because they have sworn an oath of fealty to Hoster Tully and his son. The guards lower the drawbridge and Edmure enters the castle. Back at the Lannister and Frey lines, Lothar Frey criticizes Jaime for losing their most valuable hostage. Once inside, Edmure climbs the ramparts and orders the Tully garrison to lower the drawbridge and to surrender to the Lannisters and Freys. Jaime and the Lannister and Frey hosts then march into Riverrun and occupy the castle, draping the Lannister and Frey banners all over the walls. Edmure then orders his men to find and put the Blackfish in chains and hand him over to the Freys. However, the Blackfish has already escaped. At one of the castle's exits, he helps Brienne and Podrick into a boat. Brienne tries to convince Brynden to come along, but he insists on not running away from this fight. He tells Brienne to continue serving Sansa and assures her that she will do a better job of it than he has done. As Brienne and Podrick escape, the Blackfish stays behind for a final stand against several Lannister soldiers. On the ramparts, Jaime is informed of the Blackfish's death. He then sees Brienne and Podrick rowing away on their boat. He quietly waves goodbye, to which Brienne waves back." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 59, + "Daenerys and Tyrion discuss a plan to deal with the Slaver fleet as the pyramid is bombarded with flaming cannonballs. Dany wants to slaughter their army but Tyrion suggests talking to the masters about terms of surrender, reminding Daenerys about her father's plan to destroy King's Landing using Wildfire and the consequences when his brother Jaime Lannister killed the Mad King. Daenerys, Tyrion, Missandei, and Grey Worm meet with the masters: Razdal mo Eraz of Yunkai, Belicho Paenymion of Volantis, and Yezzan zo Qaggaz of Astapor. They tell Dany that they will let her and Tyrion leave the city if they hand over the Unsullied and Missandei to be resold into slavery, and allow her dragons to be slaughtered. She tells them that she had agreed to meet with them as she was offering them a chance to surrender as Drogon flies in to meet her. She rides Drogon into the bay as Rhaegal and Viserion break free from captivity beneath the Great Pyramid to join them and they begin to burn a few ships in the attacking fleet. Meanwhile, Daario arrives at Meereen with Daenerys's Dothraki horde and rout the Sons of the Harpy at the city gates. The Masters' soldiers abandon them at Grey Worm's invitation, and Tyrion gives an ultimatum that one of the three masters must die, as punishment for their disobedience. Yezzan, the lowest of the three, is immediately scapegoated by the other two for not being highborn. As Yezzan kneels on the ground and begs Grey Worm not to kill him, Grey Worm instead slits the throats of Razdal and Belicho with one slash of his dagger. Tyrion tells Yezzan to share what he had seen in Meereen and what Daenerys is capable of. In the aftermath, Dany and Tyrion meet with Theon and Yara who have arrived in the city. They offer Dany their fleet of a hundred manned ships if she will help them deal with Euron and support their claim to the Iron Islands. Tyrion is wary of Theon based on what he saw of him at Winterfell and of his crimes against the Starks, but Theon insists that he has paid for what he has done. Daenerys agrees to support an independent kingdom of the Iron Islands, on the condition that the Ironborn will cease all raiding, reaving, pillaging, and rape. Yara balks at the suggestion, but Daenerys says their fathers – Aerys, Tywin, and Balon – all left the world worse than they found it, but their alliance with Dany can leave it better than they found it. Swayed, Yara agrees. Daenerys and Yara seal their pact. Jon, Sansa, Tormund, Davos, Lyanna, and the other Northern lords that declared for House Stark have a parley with Ramsay, Harald Karstark, and Smalljon Umber before they commence battle. Ramsay offers surrender terms, saying he will pardon Jon for deserting the Night's Watch and the Northerners in Jon's forces for rebelling against him if Jon hands over Sansa. Jon refuses and offers Ramsay a chance to settle their dispute in one-on-one combat. Ramsay rejects a one-on-one combat with Jon, noting that he doubts he can best Jon in a duel but he is confident his numerically superior forces will triumph in battle. Jon counters that Ramsay's men may not want to fight for him if he will not fight for them. In response, Ramsay threatens Rickon. Jon and Sansa are wary of whether Ramsay actually has their brother to which Umber throws out Shaggydog's head as proof. Sansa refuses the terms of surrender and tells Ramsay he will die the following day before riding off.After a meeting where Jon discusses the battle plan with Tormund and Davos, Sansa admonishes Jon for attacking too early, insisting that they should have gathered more men. Jon retorts that this is the largest army they could possibly gather. Sansa, knowing Ramsay the best, warns Jon of his cunning and cruel nature, but Jon assures her that he has faced worse. In the end, he promises to protect Sansa from Ramsay, to which she cynically replies that no one can keep anyone safe. In the camp, Davos and Tormund discuss their time serving both Stannis and Mance respectively, with both acknowledging that they may have been serving the wrong king. After parting ways, Tormund goes to drink and Davos takes a walk. As the sun rises, he comes across the pyre on which Shireen Baratheon was sacrificed, and in the remains, finds the wooden stag he carved and gave to her the last time they were together. He finally realizes how she died. Meanwhile, Jon meets with Melisandre and orders her not to bring him back if he should fall in the battle. Melisandre contends that she will try anyway, and that it was not her gift that has brought Jon back but the Lord of Light's, and that only the Lord of Light can decide Jon's fate. Melisandre ponders that the Lord of Light may have brought Jon back to only die in the battle.The armies gather the following morning as Ramsay brings out Rickon. After menacingly raising a knife, he cuts Rickon's bonds and tells him that they are to play a game. The only rule is to run towards his brother. As he does so, Ramsay pulls out a bow and nocks an arrow, prompting Jon to urgently ride out on horseback to try to save Rickon as Ramsay fires arrows at him. Ramsay appears to have no intention of hitting Rickon with his first shots but, just as Jon approaches his brother, Rickon is struck in the back with an arrow and killed. Devastated and enraged over his brother's murder, Jon charges at Ramsay and the Bolton forces alone. Davos tells the Stark cavalry to charge. The Bolton archers fire at Jon and strike his horse. With Jon now defenseless in the middle of the battlefield, Ramsay orders the Bolton cavalry to charge at him. As Jon brandishes Longclaw and prepares to fight to the death, the Stark cavalry smashes into the Boltons, narrowly saving Jon from being trampled. In the rear, Davos belays his order to his archers to release arrows into the melee of infantry, as he announces that they would kill his men, engaged in close-quarter fighting, as well the enemy. He eventually sends the archers forward to be of more use in the middle of the battlefield. Ramsay, however, has no such compunction; he has twice the men to lose and little concern for killing his own. He repeatedly and purposefully orders arrow fusillades that kill all combatants in the middle of the field, apparently in an effort to create a strategic barrier of human death in the center of the battlefield. The Stark forces seem unaware of this strategy and developing trap. Bolton soldiers are ordered forward to create an impenetrable horseshoe formation of tall shields and spears (in a phalanx configuration) that surround three sides of the Stark forces against the death mound and progressively compresses them into a helpless and dysfunctional mass. Simultaneously, Smalljon Umber leads a group of soldiers across the mound of corpses to attack the beleaguered Stark infantry from behind and complete the deadly envelopment. While Wun Wun is able to kill a few Bolton soldiers, it is not enough to break their phalanx. Panic sets in and Tormund, sensing futility, urges his wildlings backward towards the pile and possible escape. Amidst all of this, Jon is trampled by his own forces, nearly suffocating under a group of men crawling on top of him, but is eventually able to get back to his feet. At this point, where the Stark forces face imminent destruction, a horn sounds out in the distance as Sansa and Littlefinger arrive with the Knights of the Vale, waving banners bearing the Arryn sigil. On horseback, they begin to cut down the Bolton soldiers from behind to disrupt the encirclement. Smalljon, momentarily distracted by the arrival of the Arryn forces, is caught off-guard by Tormund, who bites out his foe's throat and then kills the stricken northman, stabbing him multiple times in the face with a dagger. As Ramsay sees his soldiers being cut down, he decides to retreat inside Winterfell, but Jon, Wun Wun, and Tormund begin to give chase. His general insists the battle is lost but Ramsay assures him they still have Winterfell, and the Stark Army is too weak for a siege (despite the Vale reinforcements). Wun Wun, however, is able to break down Winterfell's gates, allowing wildling archers to pour into the castle; the last vestiges of the Bolton garrison are quickly overwhelmed and slaughtered. Despite his valiant effort, Wun Wun is still overwhelmed by arrows and finally killed when Ramsay shoots him through an eye. Despite the defeat of his army, he taunts Jon, saying he has reconsidered the option of one-on-one combat. As Jon approaches, Ramsay fires three arrows at him with his bow but Jon blocks them all with a Mormont shield that he picked up from the ground. Before Ramsay can fire the fourth arrow, Jon gets close enough and smacks the bow out of Ramsay's hands before striking him in the chest and knocking him to the ground. Before Ramsay can stand up, Jon pounces on him and proceeds to savagely beat him with his fists, while Ramsay uncharacteristically does not attempt to defend himself and fight back, merely grinning maniacally through the beating, convinced Jon won't kill him. The smile is soon wiped off his face however, as Jon continues brutally pounding the coward again and again, only stopping upon finally noticing Sansa, realizing she has as much right for revenge as he does, and subsequently orders Ramsay locked up as a prisoner. The Bolton banners on Winterfell are torn down and the Stark banners are raised in their place. Melisandre looks over the courtyard while Davos glares at her from below, clutching Shireen's burned stag. Jon orders Rickon's body to be buried next to his father in the crypts as Sansa demands Jon tell her where he is keeping Ramsay prisoner. That night, Sansa goes to Ramsay's kennels to confront her former tormentor, who is lashed to a chair within the common area of the kennels. Ramsay, belligerent and sadistic to the end, goads her by telling her how she will never be rid of him because he is \"part of [her] now.\" Sansa retorts that Ramsay's deeds and names will disappear from future memory. He then realizes that his hounds are slowly approaching him, Jon having deliberately left the kennel doors open to where Ramsay is bound, still covered in his own blood. At first, Ramsay denies his peril, claiming that his dogs are loyal to him. Sansa coolly reminds him that he'd been starving his dogs for a week. As they begin sniffing at him and licking their chops, Ramsay desperately orders them to heel, but they refuse to listen, and as Ramsay's smug overconfidence finally crumbles into panicking terror, the hounds attack and begin to tear him apart as Sansa walks away, smirking with dark satisfaction as the barking of the hounds mingles with Ramsay's screams." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 60, + "Jaime Lannister and Bronn arrive at the Twins to celebrate their victory at Riverrun and the alliance between the Freys and the Lannisters. Walder Frey tries to build rapport with Jaime, stating that they are both \"kingslayers.\" Insulted by the comparison, Jaime angrily asks him why the Lannisters need House Frey on their side when they cannot control the Riverlands and then leaves the feast and a dumbstruck Walder. Later, Walder Frey is seen eating dinner in his hall. When one of the servants serves him pie, he does not recognize this servant and immediately questions who she is, slapping her on the behind as he sarcastically wonders if she's one of his progeny. He goes on to gripe about the tardiness of his sons, Black Walder and Lothar Frey, to which the servant earnestly insists that they are already present, directing a confused Walder's attention to the pie. Walder opens the pie and reacts in horror: he has been served the flesh of his own sons, a fingertip with nail still attached visible in the stuffing. The servant removes her face, revealing that she is Arya Stark of Winterfell, come to remind Walder of his crimes and take revenge. Arya cheerfully tells him that the last thing he is ever going to see is a Stark smiling down at him as he dies. Lord Walder is shocked and tries to escape, but Arya seizes and holds him down, then slits his throat, watching with a satisfied smile as the man bleeds to death. In King's Landing, everyone is getting ready for the trial of Ser Loras Tyrell and Cersei Lannister. The smallfolk enter the Great Sept of Baelor, along with Queen Margaery Tyrell, Lord Mace Tyrell, and Ser Kevan Lannister. As Grand Maester Pycelle heads to the sept, a small child stops him and whispers something into his ear. The Sparrows of the Faith Militant bring Ser Loras in first. Instead of having a trial, Loras confesses to his crimes and tells the High Sparrow that he wishes to devote his life to the Faith. The High Sparrow tells him that this would mean that he renounces his family name and his future lordship of Highgarden, but Loras tearfully agrees. The Sparrows then seize Loras and carve a seven-pointed star into his forehead. Mace actually tries to fight his way through the crowd to stop them but Margaery, her voice trembling, holds him back. Shocked, Margaery protests to the High Sparrow for mutilating her brother but the High Sparrow replies that he only promised to allow him to leave after Cersei faces her trial. King Tommen prepares to depart the Red Keep for the trial of his mother but Ser Gregor Clegane prevents him from leaving his room. Lancel tells the High Sparrow that Cersei has yet to leave the Red Keep, so the High Sparrow asks him to go retrieve her. As Lancel is walking out, Arthur, one of Qyburn's \"little birds\", lures him away to the catacombs below the Sept. Meanwhile, Pycelle follows Frances, another little bird, into a room where Qyburn awaits him. Qyburn apologizes to Pycelle for the inconvenience, then multiple children surround Pycelle and begin stabbing him repeatedly to death. Margaery, realizing something is very wrong since Cersei and Tommen are still not at the Great Sept for the trial, confronts the High Sparrow. She tells him that it's a trap, but he does not listen. Below the Sept, Lancel continues to follow Arthur, who drops the torch that he was carrying. When Lancel goes to pick up the torch, the child stabs him in the spine and runs off. Paralyzed from the waist down, Lancel looks around where he is laying and discovers that there is a cache of wildfire about to be set off with three candles at the end of the hall. He desperately crawls toward it in an attempt to put the candles out. Margaery tells everyone in the Sept they need to leave immediately, but the Faith Militant block the doors, preventing anyone from exiting. Lancel does not make it to the candles before the wildfire ignites, flooding the tunnels with green flame. In the Sept, the gathered nobles hear the muffled explosions before the fire punches through the floor, burning the High Sparrow down to his bones where he stands, then building to such intensity that the Great Sept shatters and crumbles to rubble, flinging debris far and wide and levelling the city for a mile around. Cersei, looking out one of the windows in her room, smiles at the explosion. Meanwhile, from his own chambers, Tommen stares at the explosion in shock and disbelief. After being informed of the explosion and its casualties, including his beloved wife, Tommen takes his crown off his head, sets it down somewhere and then calmly steps out of the window to his death. Still feeling victorious, Cersei pays a visit to Septa Unella, who is unconscious and has been strapped to a table. Cersei awakens her by pouring a pitcher of wine on her face as she struggles. Cersei smugly goes down a list, \"confessing\" that she committed her crimes, including her incestuous relationship with Jaime, causing Robert's death, and the massacre of the people in the sept because it all felt good. Finally, Cersei reminds Unella of the promise she made that her face would be the last thing the septa saw before her death, to which Septa Unella stiffly declares that she is not afraid to die. Cersei gleefully assures her that she will not die right away and her torture will last many days and brings in Ser Gregor Clegane, who removes his helmet and begins his work. Walking away and closing the door, Cersei echoes the word \"shame\" three times, while the Septa screams in horror at her fate at Ser Gregor's hands. After Tommen's body is found, Cersei's triumph is greatly diminished. Standing by his covered remains with Qyburn, she insists on seeing her son's face one last time. Qyburn asks Cersei what she wants to do about funeral arrangements, since the Sept of Baelor is obviously no longer an option. She tells him to burn the body and bury the ashes where the Great Sept of Baelor once stood, so that Tommen may rest with his brother, sister, and grandfather. Jaime, Bronn and the Lannister army they are leading arrive back at King's Landing, but their looks of triumph turn to those of shock as they witness smoke rising from where the Great Sept and its surrounding districts once stood. Later, Cersei and her Kingsguard enter the throne room, the path to the Iron Throne flanked by Lannister guards. Cersei ascends the steps and stands before the throne. Qyburn, who is now her Hand, proclaims Cersei Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and all the associated titles. He places a crown on her head and she sits down on the throne. The crowd of nobles assembled to witness the coronation glare at her with undisguised hatred, but she has eyes only for Jaime, whose expression is stony. Sam, Gilly, and her son finally arrive at Oldtown, spotting the Hightower, with dozens of white ravens being released, signalling the arrival of winter. After arriving at a bureaucrat's desk in the Citadel, Sam informs the maester he has been sent by the Night's Watch's Lord Commander, Jon Snow, to be trained as a maester. The bureaucrat, maintaining a deadpan expression, is hesitant because Jeor Mormont and Aemon are recorded as Lord Commander and Maester of Castle Black. Sam awkwardly informs him that the two died before ravens could be sent out. While he arranges for Sam to meet with one of the Archmaesters, he allows him access to the Citadel's library, but sharply bars Gilly and her son from following. As Sam explores the library by himself, he is in awe of the vast collection of books and scrolls. Benjen drops Meera and Bran off at a grove with a weirwood heart tree in sight of the Wall, as he can go no farther. When Bran asks why, Benjen replies that the magic of the Wall prevents the dead from crossing, such as himself. He plans to do what he can to prepare for the coming war, as he still fights for the living. After thanking his uncle, who rides off on his horse, Bran turns his attention to the weirwood tree. Meera expresses doubts about his readiness, but Bran insists that he must be the Three-Eyed Raven, and places his hand on the face carved into the tree. He has another vision of the events at the Tower of Joy, right where he had left off before the old Three-Eyed Raven interrupted. Having learned his lesson, Bran does not call after his father, who still turns around briefly before rushing into the Tower. Inside, Ned - followed along by Bran - discovers his sister Lyanna Stark lying in bed with blood-stained sheets, being tended to by a few handmaidens. One of the handmaidens hands a newborn baby to Ned, who takes the child in his arms. A weakened Lyanna whispers to Ned of the baby's identity and the baby is revealed as her son. She begs Ned to promise he'll keep her child safe, as Robert would kill him should his identity be discovered. As Ned looks at his infant nephew, the child's eyes open up to reveal the dark-colored eyes of Jon Snow. Bran realizes Jon is Lyanna's son. Melisandre and Jon Snow are in Winterfell's main hall, where the latter is reminiscing, when Ser Davos Seaworth angrily strides in and tosses Princess Shireen's burned wooden stag to Melisandre, demanding that she explain herself. At first, she is silent, but as Davos loses his composure, she admits that she convinced King Stannis Baratheon to sacrifice his own daughter to the Lord of Light. She defends herself by saying that it needed to be done because Stannis's forces were stranded by the snows; and that Shireen's parents made the decision as well. Davos quickly dismisses this defense by pointing out they died anyway. He goes on to exclaim that her god is evil and tearfully admits that he loved Shireen Baratheon as his own daughter. Fighting back tears, Melisandre concedes that she made an earnest mistake in believing Stannis was the Lord's Chosen. Davos retorts that because of her mistake, not only did an innocent child die for a lost cause, so did many more good soldiers. Davos demands Jon's leave to execute Melisandre for her actions. Jon, upon learning of this, asks Melisandre if she has anything to say for herself. She replies that she only followed the Lord of Light and implies that he is also responsible for bringing Jon back to life and insists she can still be of use in the battles to come against the Night King. Still greatly displeased, Jon tells Melisandre to ride south, or he will hang her as a murderer; Davos adds that he will personally execute her if she ever shows up in the North again. As Jon and Sansa look on as Melisandre is leaving Winterfell, Jon tells Sansa that he has had Eddard and Catelyn's master bedroom prepared for her, though she insists that he should have it. Jon remarks that Sansa is the Lady of Winterfell and because of her they are alive and have Winterfell back. Sansa apologizes for not telling him about Littlefinger's Knights of the Vale. He asks Sansa if she trusts Littlefinger, which she firmly denies. With that, Jon tells her that they have to trust each other because the Starks have many enemies, and then gently kisses her on the forehead. Sansa informs Jon that a white raven arrived earlier; winter has finally arrived, just as Eddard has always promised. Later, in the godswood, Littlefinger approaches Sansa. She asks him what it is that he wants from her. He admits that he wants the Iron Throne, with her at his side. He moves in to kiss her but she stops him and walks away. Petyr states he has openly declared for House Stark. Sansa reminds him that he has declared for other houses in the past, which didn't stop him from serving himself. He contests that was the past, but he is looking towards the future, adding that she is the future of House Stark. Ever insidious, he asks her who the North should rally behind: a trueborn daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark, or a motherless bastard born in the south. Sansa considers his words but keeps walking without turning to look at him. Afterward, at the Great Hall of Winterfell, Lord Yohn Royce speaks against allying the Knights of the Vale with wildling invaders. Tormund counters that they were invited into the realm and thus are not invaders. Jon reminds the assembly that the Free Folk fought side by side with the Northmen and the Knights of the Vale and won, then adds that his father used to say true friends are found on the battlefield. Lord Cley Cerwyn argues that with the Boltons defeated, the war is over. He then proposes everyone to ride home and wait out the coming storms. Jon counters that the war is not over and the true enemy doesn't wait out the storm, he \"brings the storm.\" The assembled begin to argue amongst themselves. At this, Lyanna Mormont stands up and speaks to Lord Wyman Manderly about how his son was murdered at the Red Wedding, yet he recently refused the Stark summons. She then turns to Lord Robett Glover and reminds him how he swore an oath to House Stark, yet refused to aid them in their hour of greatest need. Finally, she confronts Lord Cley Cerwyn, and reminds him that his father was flayed alive by Ramsay Bolton, yet he also refused to aid the Starks. She then adds that both House Mormont and the North remember they have no king but the King in the North, whose name is Stark. She doesn't care that Jon Snow is a bastard, for he has the blood of Eddard Stark; thus he is her king until his death. The assembled begin to quietly discuss, until Lord Wyman stands up, admitting that Lady Mormont speaks harshly but truly. He bares his sword and kneels. Lord Robett is the next one to stand up, stating his regret for not fighting beside Jon and asking for forgiveness. Jon humbly says that there is nothing to forgive. Lord Glover turns to the rest of the lords, announcing there will be more fights to come, and that House Glover will stand behind House Stark as it had for a thousand years. He also bares his sword and kneels, hailing Jon as the King in the North. Inspired, the rest of the assembly- including the Lords of the Vale- stands up, following the example and hailing Jon as King in the North. Even Davos joins, declaring his allegiance. Pleased, Lady Mormont watches her elder, male counterparts and cheers. Jon stands up and shares a look with a smiling Sansa. However, Sansa's smile fades as Littlefinger looks at her in a sinister fashion. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes meet with Olenna Tyrell, who is now in mourning after the deaths of her son and grandchildren. After the Queen of Thorns shuts down the Sand Snakes' attempts to speak, Ellaria suggests that they must work together for survival, as Cersei has declared war on both of their factions. Despite expressing her distrust of Ellaria for orchestrating the deaths of Doran Martell and Trystane Martell, Olenna clarifies that her House's future has been taken from her; survival is not what she is after now. Ellaria then promises that an alliance with them will give Olenna her new heart's desire. When Olenna sardonically asks what that is, Ellaria states that it is \"justice and vengeance.\" At that moment, Varys reveals himself, and rephrases: \"Fire and Blood.\" Daario Naharis meets Queen Daenerys Targaryen, reporting that the fleet is nearly ready. He's eager to see how the Dothraki do on the open sea. Daenerys says that Daario won't be joining them, which Daario interprets to mean that he will go on to seize Casterly Rock to cut off the Lannister retreat. Dany clarifies that Daario is to stay in Meereen with the Second Sons, to keep the peace until the city can safely choose its own ruler. Furthermore, she cannot bring her lover to Westeros, as marriage is still her most valuable bargaining chip when considering new alliances. Daario begs her to take him, pointing out that kings have lovers on the side all the time, and queens should be no different, but Daenerys stands firm. Daario realizes that Tyrion Lannister convinced her to leave him behind but admits that it is politically a good move. Full of self-pity, he muses that no woman could ever compare to the Mother of Dragons, although she is sure he will have many more lovers. Daenerys assures him that she will leave specific instructions for him to follow in governing the renamed Bay of Dragons. Daario takes his leave. When he departs, she goes to see Tyrion, who unsuccessfully tries to console her. Dany thanks him, but admits that she is not upset about Daario; rather, she was frightened that she was able to dismiss someone who loves her so much so easily. Tyrion says that Daario wasn't the first man to love Daenerys, and won't be the last. Dany then turns the topic to Tyrion's rule of Meereen in her absence. After defending his actions, Tyrion says that he gave up on believing in himself or in anyone or anything else, but that he believes in her. Touched, Daenerys gives Tyrion a pin she had made for him: the brooch of the Hand of the Queen. Tyrion, struck with emotion, proceeds to kneel in front of her. Some time later, Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion fly over the assembled Dothraki, ironborn, Dornishmen, Reachmen, and Unsullied fleet of House Targaryen. Daenerys, clad in Targaryen black, stands on the deck of the flagship with Tyrion, Missandei, and Varys, looking ahead." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 61, + "At the Twins, Walder Frey presides over the second feast that he has organized in a fortnight. Lord Frey has summoned every Frey who took part in the Red Wedding under the pretext of revealing his plans. Walder orders the servants to serve them wine from the Arbor but harshly tells his latest wife Kitty Frey that he is not wasting any wine on \"a damn woman\". Walder thanks his family for helping him to slaughter the Starks and backhandedly compliments his brood for the violent deaths of King Robb Stark, his wife Talisa Stark, their unborn child, and Lady Catelyn Stark, much to the nervous laughter of his family. However, when the Freys begin to choke from poisoned wine, Walder chides them for not killing all the Starks. Walder remarks, \"Leave one wolf alive, and the sheep are never safe,\" as his family members die around him. \"Walder\" then reveals himself as a disguised Arya Stark, who has exacted vengeance on those who arranged the massacre of her mother and brother at the Red Wedding. Arya spares Walder's wife and the servants. She tells them, \"The North remembers. Tell them winter came for House Frey.\" Later, Arya, having acquired a horse, is riding south when she stumbles upon a group of Lannister soldiers who have been sent to the Twins to keep law and order. The soldiers are singing \"Hands of Gold\" and offer to share rabbit meat for dinner. When the soldiers ask why she is riding south, Arya tells them that she is traveling to King's Landing. Arya learns from the soldiers that the Great Sept of Baelor and its surroundings have been destroyed and that the Red Keep has been essentially sealed. The young soldiers insist that she join them around the campfire to eat and rest. When she asks about their adventures, the soldiers admit that they are homesick and once they left home they wished to return to their families. The young soldier offers her blackberry wine while his brother in arms asks why she is traveling south. Arya tells them that she is going to kill the Queen. Thinking that she is joking, they all burst out laughing. Arya smiles and laughs with them. Elsewhere, Sandor Clegane is riding north with the Brotherhood Without Banners, through thick snow. They decide to take shelter for the night at an abandoned home but Sandor, recognizing the house, declares it unsafe. Beric Dondarrion dismisses Sandor's unease and orders that they set up camp for the night. The men enter the house where they discover the corpses of the farmer and his daughter Sally, whom he and Arya Stark had encountered two years prior following the Red Wedding. It appears that the father killed his daughter and himself so that they would not starve to death. Sandor recalls seeing Beric at the tournament at King's Landing, and wonders aloud why Beric keeps getting resurrected, as there's nothing special about him. Beric confides that he does not know what R'hllor, the Lord of Light, is telling him. Sandor remarks that he does not believe in divine justice, citing the fate of the farmer and his daughter. Despite Sandor's fear of flames, Thoros tells him to look into the fire. He tells him that only the fire can show him what the Lord of Light wants him to see. At first, Sandor can only see burning logs, but then, to his own shock, he sees a Wall of Ice. He also sees a castle where the Wall meets the sea, a mountain that looks like an arrowhead, and thousands of the dead marching past. Beric asks Sandor if he now believes that they are here for a reason. Later, Thoros finds Sandor burying the dead farmer and his daughter Sally in the snow. Thoros deduces that Sandor knew the dead, but Sandor admits that he doesn't. The two of them bury the bodies together, and Sandor attempts to deliver an epitaph to the Seven, but can't remember the rest of the verse. Instead, he simply tells the dead that they deserve better. At Winterfell, the King in the North Jon Snow organizes the defense of the North against the Night King and his army of the dead. He asks that all maesters start searching for dragonglass, stressing it is now more valuable than gold due to its effectiveness against the White Walkers. Jon also requests that Tormund and his people man Eastwatch-by-the-Sea as Tormund and the other wildlings were present at Hardhome and have seen the Night King and Tormund agrees to defend this castle. Jon orders for all able-bodied men and boys aged 10 to 60 in his kingdom to be trained in combat in order to defend against the encroaching threat of the White Walkers. Because having only half of the population in the North fighting the White Walkers is not enough, he also orders that every woman and girl should also be trained and equipped as well. When Robett Glover balks at the idea of arming his young granddaughter, Lady Lyanna Mormont remarks that she certainly will not remain idle and volunteers to help, giving her assurance that every girl on Bear Island will be trained alongside the boys. The words of the young lady once more remind the older lords of their place and they agree. The next order of business is the possibility of the Walkers getting past the wall; if they do, Jon notes that the first obstacles they encounter will be the castles of Last Hearth and Karhold, the seats belonging to the two Northern houses that fought alongside the Boltons. Lord Yohn Royce opines that the castles should be demolished for their lords' treachery, but Sansa Stark interjects that Last Hearth and Karhold committed no crimes and urges her half-brother to instead strip the Umbers and Karstarks of their castles as punishment for turning against the Starks. However, Jon advocates forgiveness and insists that children will not be punished for the crimes of their fathers. Despite Sansa's continued insistence, Jon insists his decision is final and she reluctantly obliges. Jon then summons Ned Umber and Alys Karstark - both of whom are children who obviously played no part in their father's betrayal and are clearly terrified of what will happen to them. He asks them to reaffirm their loyalty to House Stark. They oblige and kneel before King Jon. Jon says that the mistakes of the past don't matter anymore. Petyr Baelish watches the proceedings with a smile. In private, Jon chides Sansa for questioning his decision-making in front of the other lords and ladies. He tells Sansa that while she is his sister and she can question his decisions, doing so when he is publicly addressing the Northern lords and ladies undermines his position with them. When Sansa responds that the late Joffrey Baratheon did not tolerate dissent, Jon reassures her that he is not Joffrey. Sansa tells Jon that she knows he is nothing like Joffrey and assures Jon that he is good at leadership, but she wants him to be wiser than their late father and brother. She confides that their father sought to protect her from the harshness of reality, including swearing. Maester Wolkan then delivers a message from the newly-crowned Queen Cersei Lannister; though she is apparently not opposed to House Stark reclaiming the North from House Bolton, she demands that they submit to her authority. While Jon is preoccupied with preparing to fight the Night King, Sansa warns him not to underestimate Cersei. Later, Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne spar with swords. Podrick is struggling and Tormund tells him that he has long to go. Petyr and Sansa are watching Brienne and Podrick sparring. Sansa dismisses Petyr's attempts to get under her skin by stating that she is safe at Winterfell and has Brienne as her sworn shield. She retorts that she only wants peace and quiet when he prods her that she looks unhappy. Brienne, having seen what is going on with Sansa and Petyr, moves over to intervene, and Baelish scurries off. When Brienne asks why Petyr is still at Winterfell, Sansa replies that the Knights of the Vale helped to turn the tide of the Battle of the Bastards. However, Sansa is confident that she knows what Petyr wants. Beyond the Wall, a column of White Walkers riding undead horses leads a horde of wights through a snowstorm. Their numbers include at least three undead Giants. Meanwhile, Bran Stark and Meera Reed reach the gate beneath Castle Black. They are greeted by the Acting Lord Commander Eddison Tollett and several armed Black Brothers. Edd asks if they are Wildlings, but Meera introduces herself and Bran. When Edd asks them to verify their identities, Bran responds by \"recognizing\" Edd from the conflicts at the Fist of the First Men and Hardhome, observing that he has seen the army of the dead. Edd decides to bring the two of them inside, glancing nervously at the increasingly hostile lands beyond the Wall. At King's Landing, Queen Cersei shows Jaime Lannister a giant map of Westeros she is having painted on a floor. Jaime has not spoken since his return due to his anger with Cersei over the death of their youngest son, the late King Tommen Baratheon. Cersei tells Jaime that their estranged brother Tyrion Lannister has returned with Queen Daenerys Targaryen at the head of an armada. Jaime thinks that Daenerys will land her forces at the fortress of Dragonstone: the Targaryen princess is likely to be drawn to her birthplace, the castle is unoccupied since Stannis Baratheon abandoned it for his doomed campaign in the north, and more importantly, the deep water around the island will allow her fleet to make anchor. Cersei notes that they have enemies in the south, west, and north: Dorne, the Tyrells and the Starks, respectively. While Cersei has dreams of ushering in a long dynasty, Jaime tells Cersei that they are losing the war, and with all their children dead, not to mention the deaths of Kevan and Lancel in the Great Sept explosion, there is no Lannister line to inherit the Iron Throne. When Jaime asks Cersei about Tommen, she responds angrily that he betrayed them. Cersei adds that they are the only living Lannisters who count. Jaime tells her that they need allies and reports that House Frey has been exterminated. Cersei angrily reminds him that she has been listening to their father's counsel for the past forty years and has learned some things. A large Ironborn fleet bearing the sigil of House Greyjoy sails into King's Landing. Cersei tells Jaime that she is planning to forge an alliance with Euron Greyjoy. Jaime criticizes her decision and points out that the Greyjoys are oath breakers and \"bitter killers.\" In the throne room, Queen Cersei and Jaime host Euron. Seeking revenge against Yara and Theon Greyjoy for running away with part of the fleet, Euron proposes that they join forces to murder their enemies, including Tyrion. When Jaime questions Euron's legitimacy and trustworthiness, Euron talks about the Greyjoy Rebellion and praises Jaime's swordsmanship, while subtly inferring to Cersei Jaime's loss of a hand makes him inadequate for the wars ahead. Euron adds that he went into exile because of the Greyjoy Rebellion and has returned a feared and experienced pirate captain, and boasts that the Iron Fleet is the greatest fleet that Westeros has ever seen and a military asset that would let the Lannisters reclaim control of the seas. Euron proposes to marry Cersei to seal a marriage pact. Cersei declines due to Euron's history of oath-breaking and his role in murdering his brother Balon Greyjoy. Neither fazed or disappointed, Euron promises that when he returns to King's Landing, he will deliver his \"finest gift\" to Cersei. At the Citadel in Oldtown, Samwell Tarly is assigned menial work. His duties include serving the maesters' meals, emptying their chamber pots, and shelving books. While browsing through the library, he stares at a book behind a locked grate in the restricted section. Later, Samwell helps Archmaester Ebrose to dissect a corpse. Samwell asks the Archmaester if he has read his proposition. In light of what he has seen in the North, Samwell asks for permission to read the restricted section. When Samwell says that he has truly seen the army of the dead, the Archmaester responds that Maesters are naturally critical. Still, he accepts Samwell's claim because the stories about the Long Night are corroborated in a number of sources. The Archmaester reminds him that Maesters are guardians of knowledge and history. Still, the Archmaester believes that the Wall will not fall because it has stood for millennia. He tells Sam to finish his job. Later that night, Samwell steals a Master's key and enters the forbidden section. While Samwell studies, Gilly entertains her young son Sam, who is now a toddler. Gilly asks him about the book he is studying, which is about the Long Night. Samwell mentions that Stannis Baratheon told him that dragonglass could be found on Dragonstone. To his surprise, the book reveals that Stannis was understating the situation: there is a veritable mountain of obsidian just outside the castle. Sam excitedly prepares a letter to Jon Snow relating the discovery. The next day, while gathering empty bowls from the cells of the Citadel sanitarium, Samwell is confronted by a shadowy figure whose arm is almost completely covered in greyscale. The figure asks if the Dragon Queen has arrived yet. Samwell sputters that he does not know, and the figure withdraws his arm. Meanwhile, Queen Daenerys Targaryen along with her closest advisers – Tyrion Lannister, Varys, Missandei, and Grey Worm – land at Dragonstone island, as all three of her dragons circle overhead. After landing, Daenerys kneels on the ground and touches Westerosi land for the first time since her birth. She and her entourage then climb the steps to Dragonstone castle. Accompanied by Grey Worm and other Unsullied guards, they silently enter the unguarded main gates and deserted courtyard. When they enter the castle itself, Daenerys briefly studies the fiery stag on one of Stannis's banners; after a moment, she rips it down with a firm tug. Daenerys enters the empty throne room and gazes upon the throne of the Targaryens, hewn from volcanic rock. When Grey Worm moves to stand beside her, Missandei holds him back, waiting for their queen. After a moment, Daenerys strides right past the throne and enters the Chamber of the Painted Table. Surveying the discarded markers from Stannis's last use of the Table, Daenerys turns to Tyrion and remarks \"Shall we begin?\"" + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 62, + "During a thunderstorm at Dragonstone, Tyrion Lannister, Varys, and Queen Daenerys Targaryen talk about the stormy circumstances of her birth. Varys informs Daenerys that Queen Cersei Lannister's position on Westeros is tenuous. Tyrion counsels her not to burn the Seven Kingdoms and proposes that she forge alliances with the other Houses not currently aligned with Cersei. Dany then questions Varys about his previous services to her father the Mad King and King Robert Baratheon. Varys confides that King Robert Baratheon had little interest in ruling but initially appeared to be a definite improvement over Aerys II. Dany then confronts Varys about his role in hiring the assassins to target her; Varys reminds her that his choices were limited to either feigning continuing loyalty to Robert by arranging the assassination, or refusing and losing his head for it. She distrusts Varys due to his track record of switching allegiances. Refusing to be intimidated, Varys points out that incompetent rulers do not deserve blind loyalty, then recounts his lowly origins as a castrated slave and tells her that his true loyalty lies with the oppressed masses. Varys tells Daenerys that if all she wants from him is blind loyalty, she may as well have him killed, but he is much more useful to her and to the Realm alive, and that he believes she is the last hope for the people. Dany accepts his fealty on the condition that he not conspire against her - instead, she has Varys swear that if he thinks she is failing the people, he'll tell her when she's wrong and be as honest with her as he has been today. Varys agrees. Seemingly satisfied, Daenerys also warns Varys that if he betrays her, she will burn him alive. Varys replies that he would expect nothing less from the \"Mother of Dragons.\" Daenerys is then visited by the Red Priestess Melisandre, who believes that Dany might be The Prince That Was Promised. Varys questions Melisandre about her previous service to the ill-fated King Stannis Baratheon. Melisandre believes the prophecy could refer to Daenerys or one other: Jon Snow. Tyrion vouches for Jon Snow and convinces Daenerys that he will make a good ally, given the crimes committed by the Lannisters against his family. Dany accepts Tyrion's advice, and tells him to extend an invitation for Jon to attend her at Dragonstone – where Jon must \"bend the knee.\" In the Chamber of the Painted Table, Yara Greyjoy and Ellaria Sand firmly advocate an immediate assault on King's Landing. Tyrion advises against this. When Ellaria belittles Tyrion for his lack of stomach for war, Tyrion retorts that Ellaria's sole accomplishment to the war effort has been to poison an innocent girl for the sake of petty vengeance against the Lannisters. Ellaria does not deny it and expresses regret that her lover Oberyn Martell died for the cause of Tyrion's freedom. Daenerys ends the argument with a rebuke for Ellaria to respect her Hand. Back to the matter of the invasion, Daenerys insists she doesn't wish to be known as the Queen of the Ashes, to which Olenna Tyrell sarcastically ponders if Daenerys will take the Iron Throne by asking politely. Olenna reminds Daenerys of her granddaughter Margaery Tyrell's fate. Tyrion proposes using a combination of Tyrell and Dornish forces to lay siege to King's Landing, much to the chagrin of Olenna and Ellaria, who balk at the thought of using their own soldiers. Tyrion, however, insists that using the Unsullied and Dothraki would arouse the patriotism of Westerosi bannermen, who would see them as foreign invaders and potentially close ranks behind Cersei. He proposes sending Grey Worm and the Unsullied to take Casterly Rock instead, cutting off Cersei's retreat and dealing a massive blow to the morale of the Western army. In the meantime, the Greyjoy fleet will escort Ellaria back to Sunspear to rally the Dornish forces and then ferry them up the coast to King's Landing, bypassing the Stormlands and allowing the siege to commence early. Daenerys accepts Tyrion's proposal and reminds the others on her council that she will not be attacking King's Landing, and requests consenting approval from everyone, which they give. Daenerys dismisses everyone except Lady Olenna. The Dragon Queen tells the Queen of Thorns she is aware that her motives are based on revenge for Cersei and not out of love for Daenerys. Daenerys insists that she will usher in an era of peace. Olenna, however, reflects that there was never a lasting peace under the Mad King, or any preceding Targaryen, for that matter. She tells Daenerys that Tyrion is a clever man but she herself has outlasted many clever men by not listening to their advice. Olenna says the lords of Westeros are sheep but Daenerys is not a sheep. She counsels Daenerys that if she's to rule Westeros, \"You're a dragon. Be a dragon.\" Later, Missandei visits Grey Worm to bid him farewell before his departure to Casterly Rock. Grey Worm confides that Missandei is his weakness, and when she expresses confusion, he tells her that the Good Masters of Astapor tortured the Unsullied by exposing them to their worst fears. For example, a fear of dogs led to being made to sleep with dogs, a fear of heights means climbing a cliff. If the young boy was afraid of drowning, he'd be thrown into the sea. If he drowns, it would be \"good\", and if he learns to swim, it would be \"good\" because only the fit survive. Grey Worm recalls that he was never the biggest/fastest/strongest but he was the most fearless warrior until he met Missandei. She replies that she also has to deal with fear and kisses him. Missandei strips naked and proceeds to undress Grey Worm. Grey Worm is reluctant to remove his trousers (presumably not wanting to horrify her with his castration scars) but eventually acquiesces to Missandei's wishes. The two of them then share an intimate sexual encounter. In the throne room of the Red Keep, Queen Cersei Lannister gives a speech urging several nobles from the Reach, including Lord Randyll Tarly, to reaffirm their allegiance to the Iron Throne and not follow House Tyrell in supporting Daenerys. Cersei warns that the Targaryen's Dothraki and Unsullied hordes would pillage their lands and homes, and rape their women. When Lord Tarly points out that Daenerys has three dragons, Maester Qyburn replies that he is \"at work on a solution\". Following the audience with Queen Cersei, Lord Tarly meets in private with Jaime Lannister, who wants to appoint him as his general. Tarly is unwilling to break his fealty to Lady Olenna Tyrell and is wary of the Lannisters, who \"cut [their rivals'] throats at weddings\". Jaime reminds Tarly that he also swore an oath to the Iron Throne, and tells him that Cersei is preferable to Daenerys and her foreign armies. Jaime also promises that Cersei will make Tarly the new Warden of the South. Later, Qyburn leads Cersei to the dragon skulls beneath the Red Keep. He tells Cersei that his spies have reported that one of Daenerys' dragons was wounded by a spear at Meereen, showing that the dragons are not invincible. Qyburn then displays a scorpion, a long-range artillery weapon, and reassures her that they can hurt dragons. He has her test the scorpion on the nearby skull of Balerion the Black Dread (the dragon of Aegon the Conqueror) and she is pleased when the bolt pierces through the massive, hard skull. At Winterfell, Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, and Davos Seaworth discuss the letter they received from Tyrion. Jon asks for Sansa's opinion and while Sansa remembers that Tyrion was kind to her and was unlike the rest of his family, she wonders if the message is truly from Tyrion. Jon confirms the letter's authenticity as it ends with the line \"For all dwarfs are bastards in their fathers' eyes,\" which is what Tyrion told Jon when they first met. Even so, Sansa worries it is too big a risk and Jon concedes that now is not the right time to go to Dragonstone. Davos opines that Dany will make a good ally in the war to come against the White Walkers; Jon himself told him that wights are killed by fire, and what creatures just happen to breathe fire? Some days later, Maester Wolkan brings Jon Snow a message from Samwell Tarly in the Citadel. Jon gathers the Northern lords in the main hall and announces that Sam's letter reveals there is a vein of dragonglass beneath Dragonstone. He adds that Lord Tyrion has invited him to Dragonstone to meet with Queen Daenerys and announces his decision to travel to Dragonstone to convince Daenerys to join their fight against the White Walkers, declaring that he plans to travel with Davos to White Harbor and sail to Dragonstone island. Lords Yohn Royce and Robett Glover voice their opinions that a Targaryen cannot be trusted, citing the atrocities committed by Daenerys's father. Lady Lyanna Mormont urges the King in the North to stay at home. Jon accepts that he is taking a risk but stresses that the fight against the White Walkers is more important, and they need Daenerys' aid if the North is to be saved. Jon emphasizes that the North is his home, it is part of him, and he will never stop fighting for it. Sansa reiterates her objection to Jon's leaving, and Jon tells Sansa that he is appointing her as ruler of the North in his absence as she is his sister, regent, and a Stark. Sansa accepts. In the catacombs beneath Winterfell, Petyr Baelish finds Jon Snow, who is visiting his father's tomb, and vouches that Tyrion can be trusted. Petyr tells Jon that while he and Eddard had their differences, they both loved Catelyn Stark. He notes Catelyn wasn't fond of Jon, and muses that perhaps Catelyn underestimated Jon's potential as Jon now stands as the North's best chance against the coming storm. When Jon, who clearly distrusts Baelish, says that Petyr shouldn't be there and that they have nothing to say to each other, Baelish replies that Jon should be grateful to him for saving him from death at the hands of Ramsay Bolton. Baelish insists he is not Jon's enemy. He tells Jon that he loves Sansa, as he loved Sansa's mother; a disgusted Jon, angered by this, lashes out and seizes Baelish by the throat, slamming him into a wall. He tells Baelish, \"Touch my sister and I'll kill you myself.\" Outside, Jon, Davos, and several horsemen then prepare to ride south to White Harbor while Sansa watches from the castle battlements. Before Jon leaves, he and Sansa bid each other farewell. Petyr, emerging from the catacombs, gazes at Sansa. Arya Stark encounters Hot Pie at the Inn at the Crossroads, accosting him to give her some pie and ale. Hot Pie tells her that he has become a seasoned pie-master, and Arya mentions that she has had some experience baking two pies (omitting the fact that she served Lothar Frey and Walder Rivers to their father, the late Lord Walder Frey). When Hot Pie asks Arya if the lady knight Brienne of Tarth had found her, Arya gives an affirmative answer. When Hot Pie asks where she is traveling to, Arya replies that she is traveling to King's Landing for the Queen. Hot Pie tells her that Queen Cersei has blown up the Great Sept of Baelor and wonders why she is not heading to Winterfell. Arya replies that the Boltons occupy the castle, but Hot Pie informs her that the Boltons are now dead, killed during the Battle of the Bastards by her half-brother Jon Snow, who has been named King in the North. Arya decides to head north, and Hot Pie tells her not to worry about paying for the cost of the meal since she is a friend. As she leaves, Hot Pie remarks that Arya is pretty for someone whom he thought was a boy. Arya rides her horse into the frost-covered forest. Later, as Arya prepares to set up camp in a snowy, forested area, her horse is startled by several wolves. Before the wolves can attack her, they are silenced by their pack leader, which turns out to be Arya's direwolf Nymeria. Nymeria is initially apprehensive towards Arya but soon recognizes her former mistress. Arya tells her direwolf that she is going home and invites her to come with her. However, Nymeria turns and leaves with the pack. Arya watches in sadness and remarks, \"That's not you.\" At the Citadel, Archmaester Ebrose and Samwell Tarly examine Jorah Mormont, whose greyscale has spread to his torso. The Archmaester tells Jorah that he should have cut off his lower arm instead of letting the infection spread. Ebrose states that Mormont is beyond saving. While it is customary for infected smallfolk to be sent to live with the Stone Men, Ebrose gives Mormont one more day, implying with a look at his sword that the anointed knight could choose to commit suicide instead. When Sam asks about sending condolences to Jorah's family at House Mormont, Jorah replies that he is estranged from his family. Later, the Archmaester lectures Tarly about the art of writing history. Sam refuses to give up on Jorah and mentions that a previous Maester, Pylos, successfully treated two cases of advanced greyscale. Ebrose responds that Pylos contracted the disease himself and died of it; because of the risk, the procedure was declared forbidden. Undaunted, Sam decides to treat Jorah and secretly visits his quarters after dark. He tells Jorah, \"You're not dying today,\" reveals himself to be a sworn brother of the Night's Watch, that he served under Jorah's father, the late Lord Commander Jeor Mormont and was present when he died. Sam gives Jorah rum to drink after taking a fortifying swig himself, telling him that the process will be painful. Sam also provides Jorah with a thick strip of leather as a mouthguard so he can focus on biting down on it to help muffle his screams, as he explains that he's performing the procedure without permission. Sam's plan involves using a scalpel to separate and cut away Jorah's infected skin and then applying a medicinal herbal ointment plaster to the exposed layer, though Jorah gives him a look that tells Sam he shouldn't bother trying to explain it to him. Despite experiencing the pain of having a large patch of greyscale skin debrided, Jorah nods his consent for Sam to continue the debridement. In Blackwater Bay, Yara Greyjoy and her brother Theon Greyjoy travel aboard their portion of the Iron Fleet with their Dornish allies Ellaria Sand, her daughter Tyene, and Tyene's half-sisters Obara and Nymeria Sand. In their quarters, the Sand Snakes are lying in bed and argue about killing Lannisters. Elsewhere, Ellaria drinks Ironborn liquor with Yara and Theon, which she compares unfavorably to Dornish wine. Ellaria asks Yara if she had ever been to Dorne, to which Yara responds that she has been there a few times. Ellaria responds that there is a boy in every port in Dorne and Yara tells her, \"A boy, a girl. Depends on the port.\" As they begin to flirt with one another and Ellaria motions for Theon to get her more wine, Yara explains Theon is not a servant but will be both her advisor and protector once she's killed her uncle. Yara puts her feet up on the table. Ellaria bends over Yara and spreads her legs apart across the table. Ellaria moves her hand up Yara's leg towards her crotch. Ellaria invites Theon to have a threesome with her and Yara, but Yara tells Ellaria, \"Leave him be.\" While Yara and Ellaria began kissing, Yara's ship is struck and lurches to the side. Moving topside, they discover that their fleet has been ambushed by Euron Greyjoy's portion of the Iron Fleet. Euron's flagship Silence rams Yara's ship and lands a boarding party, Euron at the forefront of the attack. Yara and her men fight fiercely but are overwhelmed by Euron's warriors. Tyene retreats below decks to protect her mother Ellaria on Yara's orders, while Obara and Nymeria fight against Euron's Ironborn. Obara fights Euron, who kills her by impaling her with her own spear. Nymeria attacks him with her whip but Euron strangles her to death with it. Though Tyene kills several Ironborn, she and Ellaria are overwhelmed. Ellaria tells the Ironborn to kill them quickly, but they are taken captive instead. Yara and Euron fight with axes as Yara's fleet burns in the night. Euron captures Yara and then goads \"little Theon\" to come save her. Theon is about to come to his sister's aid but panics when Euron's men begin mutilating the wounded sailors, reminding him of the tortures he suffered at Ramsay Bolton's hands. To Yara's dismay, Theon jumps overboard while Euron laughs with cruel glee. Theon clings to driftwood and sees Obara and Nymeria's corpses impaled on and hanged by the neck from the prow, respectively. Euron's fleet starts sailing towards King's Landing as Yara's fleet burns in the Narrow Sea, while Theon watches helplessly as the ship carrying his sister disappears into the night." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 63, + "Euron parades the captives Yara, Ellaria, and Tyene through the streets of King's Landing, reveling in his victory all the way to the Red Keep. The crowd pelt Yara, Ellaria, and Tyene with rotting fruit. Impressed with his \"gift\", Cersei agrees to an alliance with the Lord Reaper and praises him as a true friend to the Crown. Ellaria spits at Cersei's feet while Ser Gregor Clegane is present among the Queensguard. When Euron demands his \"reward\", Cersei responds that he will get it once the war is over. Cersei appoints Euron as the commander of her naval forces and her brother Jaime Lannister as commander of her armies. Despite the fanfare, Jaime is privately hostile towards Euron and tells the Lord Reaper of Pyke that his head belongs on a spike. Euron tells Jaime that he desires Cersei and asks for tips about her sexual tastes, much to Jaime's silent fury. Later, Cersei confronts Ellaria and Tyene in their cell, where both are gagged and chained to opposite walls. Accompanied by Ser Gregor Clegane and Qyburn, Cersei remembers Oberyn Martell's showdown with Ser Gregor during Tyrion's second trial by combat, sadistically recalling the Red Viper's savage death to Ellaria and how Ellaria screamed at the sight of it. She later provokes Ellaria's sorrow by recalling Oberyn's fearsome skill with a spear, and how that eventually didn't stop Gregor from killing him. She then remembers raising Myrcella, and the fact that Ellaria murdered her. Cersei goes on to praise Tyene's beauty to Ellaria and suggesting that she is Ellaria's favorite. She contemplates how she will execute Ellaria or Tyene, cruelly suggesting Ser Gregor kill them the way he killed Oberyn. However, opining that it would be too fast a death, she kisses Tyene with the Long Farewell poison, citing poetic justice for Myrcella's murder, and torments Ellaria by having Qyburn confirm the uncertainty of when the girl will die, but also the inevitability of it. Cersei tells Ellaria that she will be left alive to witness the event as well as to watch her daughter's \"beautiful face crumble into bone and dust\", and that she will be made to contemplate the things she has done, even to the point of being force-fed if she tries to starve herself to death. Before leaving, Cersei orders that torches be routinely replaced so that Ellaria doesn't miss a moment of Tyene's demise as Ellaria frantically struggles against her chains in a futile effort to reach her daughter. Later that evening, Jaime is drinking wine for supper when Cersei arrives and kisses him. He initially rebuffs her advances but ultimately consents to sex. The next morning, following an incestuous night with Jaime, Cersei answers the door for a servant who announces that a visitor from Braavos has arrived. Cersei acknowledges the message and requests fresh sheets. Cersei meets with Tycho Nestoris, a representative from the Iron Bank of Braavos, who offers his condolences for the loss of her son Tommen Baratheon. Tycho thanks Cersei for eradicating the Faith Militant, which he describes as superstition. Cersei tells Tycho that Lord Euron controls the sea and is an ally for the time being. Cersei convinces Nestoris to side with the Lannisters by denouncing Daenerys as a revolutionary rather than a monarch. She promises that the Lannisters will pay their debts unlike the Dothraki and former slaves. Cersei vows to pay the Crown's debts in full within a fortnight and invites Nestoris to stay in King's Landing. Nestoris is pleased and describes Cersei as her \"father's daughter\". At Winterfell, Sansa and Petyr Baelish learn from Maester Wolkan that they have about 4,000 bushels of wheat. Sansa realizes that they don't have enough food for the coming winter. She advocates building granaries to stockpile for a famine. Sansa also orders Yohn Royce to see that the armor made for their armies is outfitted with leather to keep warm. While walking, Baelish and Sansa talk about the threat of Cersei. Petyr urges her to fight every battle and to look for threats in every corner. They are then interrupted by a guard who tells Lady Stark that she has received a visitor, who turns out to be her younger brother Bran Stark, accompanied by Meera Reed. Following a tearful reunion, the two siblings retreat to the Godswood, where Sansa tells Bran how she wishes Jon were there with them at Winterfell. Bran agrees, noting that he needs to speak to Jon. When Sansa points out that Bran is the rightful Lord of Winterfell since he is the last remaining true-born son of Ned Stark, he refuses the position, stating that he is the Three-Eyed Raven and thus can't be any sort of Lord. Sansa begs for Bran to explain what that means, and Bran then demonstrates his newly-acquired power to a skeptical Sansa by recalling details from the night of her marriage to Ramsay Bolton. Startled, Sansa walks away in shock and tears. At the Citadel, Archmaester Ebrose examines Jorah Mormont's wounds and surmises that the infection is no longer active. Ebrose realizes that somebody treated Jorah, but Mormont claims the belief that rest and the climate healed him. Ebrose lets Jorah go but orders a private audience with Samwell Tarly later that evening; it's obvious to Jorah and Sam that he's in trouble, but Sam says he'll find out by just how much in the evening. Jorah tells Sam that he is returning to Daenerys because she gave him hope and a sense of purpose. Jorah thanks Sam for saving him, and Sam says it's the least he could do given everything that Jeor Mormont did for him. Jorah is clearly moved when he takes Sam's offered farewell handshake. In private, Ebrose chastises Sam for embarking on an illegal healing procedure due to the high risk of infection. Nevertheless, he praises Sam for his success, noting that it was an extraordinarily difficult operation, and asks for the secret of his success. Sam replies that he simply read the books and followed the instructions. Ebrose \"congratulates\" Sam by telling him to make fresh copies of several old manuscripts and scrolls so their knowledge can be preserved, explaining that Sam's reward is not being expelled from the Citadel. Jon and Davos arrive at Dragonstone, and are immediately greeted by Tyrion and Missandei. Upon meeting, Tyrion addresses Jon as the bastard of Winterfell, while Jon addresses him as the dwarf of Casterly Rock – the two share a friendly grin. Jon observes that Tyrion has picked up some scars. Jon also introduces Davos while Tyrion introduces Missandei, who requests that they surrender their weapons. Jon and his entourage hand over their weapons to Daenerys's Dothraki guards. On the walk to the castle, Missandei walks with Davos and tells him that she comes from the island of Naath. Davos remarks that it was a paradise full of palm trees. Jon and Tyrion talk about Sansa Stark's marriage to Tyrion. Tyrion assures Jon that it was a sham and was never consummated, and remarks that she is a lot smarter than she lets on, to which Jon agrees. While Jon is aware about the fate of the previous Starks who had met with the Mad King, Jon insists that he is not a Stark. Jon and Davos are startled at the sight of Drogon and Viserion flying low over the causeway and dive to the ground, while an amused Missandei and Tyrion retain their composure. Offering Jon a hand up, Tyrion says he wishes he could tell Jon he'll get used to the dragons – but no one is quite used to them except their mother, who is waiting for Jon within. On the cliffs overlooking the beach, Varys confronts Melisandre about her reluctance to see the King in the North. Melisandre responds to his prodding that she parted on bad terms with Jon and Davos Seaworth because of terrible mistakes she made. She says that now that she has \"brought ice and fire together\", she will end her previous habit of \"whispering in the ears of kings\" and indicates her intention to travel to Volantis. When Varys suggests that she should not return to Westeros, Melisandre replies that she will return one last time, \"as [she] is destined to die in Westeros... just like [Varys].\" In the throne room, Missandei introduces Daenerys by her many titles. At Jon's awkward prompting, a slightly amused Davos introduces Jon simply as King in the North. Daenerys thanks Jon for traveling so far but refers to him as a Lord. Davos begs to differ, but Daenerys responds that there has been no King in the North ever since Torrhen Stark bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror and adds that an oath lasts for perpetuity. Dany then reiterates her demand for Jon to bend the knee, but he refuses. When Dany accuses him of breaking faith with House Targaryen, Jon reminds her that the Mad King burnt his grandfather Rickard Stark and uncle Brandon. Daenerys apologizes for her father's actions and stresses that children should not be punished for the crimes of their parents. She then urges Jon to renew the historic allegiance between their two great houses. Jon expresses agreement with Daenerys's view that children should not be punished for the crimes of their parents, but argues that he is not beholden to his ancestors' oaths. Jon tells her that he has come because he needs her help--and she needs his. Dany reminds him that she has three dragons and Dothraki who have pledged themselves to her. Getting to the point of his trip, Jon likens the fighting between the Great Houses to children squabbling over a game. Jon points out that the army of the dead is their true enemy. Daenerys is skeptical, but Tyrion vouches for Jon. Daenerys asks if Jon knew if his father knew that his best friend had sent assassins to kill her as a baby. Dany recounts that she was targeted by assassins, enslaved, raped, and defiled but that her faith in herself rather the gods kept her going. Daenerys talks about the miracle of her dragons' hatching and the Dothraki crossing the Narrow Sea. When Daenerys reiterates that she is destined to rule the Seven Kingdoms, Jon retorts that she will be ruling over a graveyard if the Night King is not defeated. Tyrion says they cannot split their forces. Davos then speaks up for his liege lord and tells Dany that Jon won the support of the wildlings and fought the White Walkers, but Jon cuts him off when he tries to mention the true outcome of the Mutiny at Castle Black. When Jon disputes Daenerys's claims to queenship, Dany responds that he is in open rebellion since he has declared himself King in the North. Daenerys then receives a message from Varys. Dany orders Missandei to give Jon and his followers food and lodging, then ominously gives a series of clipped orders, in Dothraki, to Qhono. When Jon asks if he is a prisoner, she says \"not yet\". Varys tells her that the Targaryen fleet was ambushed by Euron Greyjoy's Iron Fleet in the Narrow Seas. He informs her that Yara Greyjoy, Ellaria Sand, and her daughter Tyene Sand were captured. In response to this grim news, Daenerys allows Jon and Davos to stay until they can reach a proper agreement. Later, Jon and Tyrion discuss his predicament. Jon is unhappy that he is a prisoner while the White Walkers and the Night King still pose a threat. Tyrion says he trusts the word of Jeor Mormont and Jon. Jon asks Tyrion how he can convince people about the existence of things which they don't believe exist. Tyrion encourages Jon not to give up. When Jon remarks that he is a fool for going south, Tyrion reassures him that the Mad King's daughter is not her father and has protected people from \"monsters,\" telling him to speak with her servants. Tyrion asks if there is something he can do to help Jon. After learning about the dragonglass beneath Dragonstone, Tyrion speaks with Dany about Jon's request to access the material. Dany is preoccupied with the loss of two allies. Tyrion convinces Dany to let Jon have the dragon glass in order to court his allegiance. Dany listens, but seems more preoccupied with what Davos was about to say about Jon in the throne room. While Dany is watching over her dragons, she is joined by Jon. Dany tells Jon that she named her dragons Rhaegal and Viserion after her brothers. Jon realizes that Tyrion has been petitioning her. Dany tells Jon she is determined to remove Cersei. She allows Jon to mine the dragon glass and agrees to provide men and equipment. Desperate for some validation, he asks if she believes in the Night King and White Walkers; she tells him to get to work. In the waters of the Narrow Sea near Dragonstone, Theon Greyjoy is fished aboard by one of the few surviving ships of Yara Greyjoy's fleet. When the Ironborn question him on what happened to Yara, Theon lies and mentions that he tried in vain to save her, leaving them unimpressed. One of the men replies that he wouldn't be here if he tried to save her. In the Chamber of Painted Table, Dany confers with her advisers Tyrion, Varys, and Missandei. Dany proposes going out with her dragons to hunt Euron Greyjoy's Iron Fleet, but Missandei and Tyrion argue against it: they have no idea where Euron is, and all it would take is for one stray arrow to kill Daenerys and the dragons would be uncontrollable. Tyrion thinks that the Lannisters will put up a fierce fight for Casterly Rock. Tyrion tells her that the gates and walls of Casterly Rock are impregnable to siege. However, his father Tywin assigned Tyrion to build the sewers in his youth. Tyrion tells them that he built a secret tunnel through a cove to bring in prostitutes. Tyrion's remarks are interspersed with scenes of the Unsullied trying to storm the fortress. In the Westerlands, Grey Worm and the Unsullied lay siege to the Lannister seat of Casterly Rock but face fierce resistance at the gates and walls. The Unsullied managed to sneak in through Tyrion's secret cove tunnel. Following fierce fighting, Grey Worm managed to overwhelm the garrison and capture the castle. Grey Worm quickly realizes that the Lannisters have only installed a skeletal garrison. Overlooking the battlements, Grey Worm questions a wounded Lannister soldier about where the main Lannister forces are and realizes that they have stumbled into a trap. Euron's Iron Fleet sneaks up on the Unsullied fleet from behind and unleashes projectiles, setting many Targaryen ships ablaze. Meanwhile in the Reach farther south, Jaime Lannister, Randyll Tarly, and Bronn lead the Lannister and rebel forces towards Highgarden. Olenna Tyrell looks out from a balcony and sees the impending army approaching the castle. The battle is swift, slaughtering the Tyrell soldiers in Highgarden. Jaime finds Olenna sitting alone in her study. He confirms that the battle is over, as Olenna admits that the Tyrell army wasn't known for their prowess. She informs Jaime that Tyrion and Daenerys planned to invade Casterly Rock and thought the main Lannister force would be defending it. Jaime, while pouring two glasses of wine, reveals it was a set-up, explaining that his ancestral home is now practically worthless, aside from childhood sentiment; a token garrison was left behind, and the Rock's stores were emptied before they fled. He also states Euron's Iron Fleet will destroy the attacking fleet, leaving the Unsullied trapped deep in Westeros at the mercy of Lannister forces. Meanwhile, the main Lannister army would be far away from the main attack, a strategic move Jaime learnt from Robb Stark's attack at the Whispering Wood. Olenna wonders why Tywin Lannister didn't just take Highgarden when Casterly Rock's mines first ran out of gold. Knowing her end is near, she remarks that she may ask Tywin himself soon enough. Olenna asks Jaime how he intends to kill her, speculating he will kill her with Widow's Wail, Joffrey Baratheon's old sword. Remarking on Joffrey's horrible nature, Olenna proudly admits that she enacted measures to protect her family at all costs, with no regrets, but reflects that her actions pale in comparison to the atrocities performed by Cersei. She tells Jaime that Cersei is a monster; a matter of opinion according to Jaime. While some may dread her, Jaime insists that none will care what she has done, so long as order is restored. Olenna observes that Jaime really does love his sister, and calls him a fool, claiming that she will be the end of him. Jaime considers this a moot point, of little value discussing with Olenna, although she points out that as an experienced person about to die, she is the perfect person to discuss his life with. Olenna again asks Jaime how he plans to kill her. Jaime tells her of Cersei’s idea of having her whipped and beheaded, or flayed alive and hanged, but he talked her out of those ideas. He then produces a small vial and empties its contents into one of the glasses of wine, giving it to Olenna who then drinks it after Jaime confirms that it will be a painless death. Olenna reflects on the horrible way that Joffrey died; she admits that part was unintentional on her part, as she had never seen the Strangler poison work in person before. Shocked into silence, Jaime stares at her, realizing at last who really killed his eldest son and let his brother take the blame. Satisfied at his horror, Olenna insists that he tell Cersei that she was the one who murdered her son." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 64, + "Cersei and Tycho discuss the Crown's debts to the Iron Bank. Littlefinger tries to get Bran to tell him of his experiences after fleeing Winterfell, and is disconcerted when Bran repeats Littlefinger's earlier remark to Varys that \"chaos is a ladder.\" Meera visits Bran to say farewell. Bran is indifferent to her departure, and Meera remarks that Bran died in the Three-Eyed Raven's cave. Arya arrives at Winterfell and Sansa takes her to see Bran in the godswood. Arya is taken aback to find that Bran saw her coming to Winterfell and knows of her kill list, and Bran gives her the Valyrian steel dagger. Podrick reassures Brienne that she has fulfilled her oath to Catelyn; Brienne insists she did almost nothing. Brienne and Podrick spar and Arya asks to train with Brienne. They fight to a draw as Sansa and Littlefinger watch. Jon shows Daenerys cave drawings depicting the Children and the First Men fighting together against the White Walkers. Daenerys vows to fight for the North, but only if Jon bends the knee. Jon remains resistant. Tyrion and Varys report the pyrrhic victory at Casterly Rock and the loss of Highgarden; Daenerys questions Tyrion's loyalties. Considering striking King's Landing with her dragons, she asks Jon for advice. He notes that her followers believe she can change the world, but if she destroys a city, she will be just another tyrant. The Ironborn survivors return to Dragonstone. Jon confronts Theon, declaring that his role in saving Sansa from Ramsay is the only reason he will not kill him for betraying Robb. Theon reveals that he has come for Daenerys' help in rescuing Yara, but Jon and Davos inform him that Daenerys has gone. The Lannister caravan approaches King's Landing after the Tyrell gold has been brought inside the city. Jaime gives Bronn a large satchel of gold, but Bronn still wants the castle he was promised. The Dothraki attack, led by Daenerys riding Drogon. Daenerys has Drogon destroy the supply train Jaime was transporting from Highgarden. Bronn wounds Drogon with Qyburn's scorpion weapon. As Daenerys dismounts to tend Drogon's wound, Tyrion is shocked to see Jaime charge at her. Drogon breathes fire at Jaime, but Bronn tackles him out of the flame's path and into the Blackwater Rush, where Jaime begins to sink under the weight of his armour." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 65, + "In the aftermath of the Battle of the Goldroad, Ser Bronn pulls Jaime Lannister from the depths of Blackwater Rush, and onto the shore. Bronn tells Jaime the only reason he rescued him is that nobody gets to kill Jaime until Bronn gets the reward he's due from the Lannisters. Jaime, shellshocked, remarks on the destructive power Drogon alone unleashed, and realizes they are in great peril if Daenerys deploys all three in future battles. Bronn assures that he won't be around for such an assault, as Jaime laments his duty to report what happened to Cersei. Bronn thinks it would be safer for him to jump back into the river than deal with Cersei's wrath. Meanwhile on the Goldroad, Tyrion Lannister grimly assesses the carnage of the battle, seeing the ashes of wagons, horses and Lannister soldiers. The prisoners of war are being herded by the Dothraki to Daenerys, with Drogon perched behind her. Daenerys appeals to them, bringing up the rumors spread about her by Queen Cersei. She assures she is not here to murder, but to destroy the wheel of power that rolls over the rich and poor alike, to no one's benefit but people like Cersei Lannister. She offers them a choice - bend the knee and join her in her quest to make the world a better place than ever before, or refuse and die. Tyrion looks at her apprehensively upon hearing this. Only a few kneel at first; Drogon, bellows at them and most quickly yield. However, Randyll Tarly, his son Dickon, and a handful of men refuse. Daenerys summons Randyll forward, where he insists he already has a Queen. Tyrion recalls he didn't pledge to Cersei until recently, and that she murdered the rightful Queen, destroying House Tyrell for good. He observes Randyll's allegiances are \"flexible\" to which Randyll answers there are no easy choices in war. He tells Tyrion that Cersei is at least a true Westerosi, and that Tyrion is a kinslayer bringing savages to their continent. Daenerys accepts Randyll's answer, and prepares to carry out a sentence, but Tyrion intervenes with the possibility of sending Randyll to the Wall instead of death. Randyll replies Daenerys cannot send him to the Wall as she is not his Queen. Daenerys signals for three Dothraki men to apprehend him, but Dickon suddenly speaks up insisting he will have to be killed too. Randyll, horrified, tries to silence his son. Tyrion reminds Dickon that he is the future of House Tarly and insists that he submit, reminding him what happened to House Tyrell. Randyll silently nods in agreement. Dickon refuses to relent on his decision. Tyrion proposes to Daenerys about having them committed to the cells for a time instead, but Daenerys does not wish to gain the reputation of putting traitors in chains, or many would take advantage. She resumes her sentencing for them both, as they hold hands. Drogon unleashes his dragonfire, burning Randyll and Dickon alive, killing them instantly. Terrified, the remaining soldiers instantly kneel as Tyrion reflects uneasily over the execution. At the Godswood in Winterfell, Bran Stark wargs into a flock of ravens to fly over the Wall into the Lands of Always Winter. Through the ravens, he sees the army of the dead led by the White Walkers and the Night King, traveling south towards Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. His reconnaissance continues until the Night King sees the ravens, at which Bran severs the connection. He tells Maester Wolkan that they need to send ravens at once. Later, in Winterfell's council chamber, Arya observes her sister presiding over a meeting of the Northern lords. Saying that the King in the North should stay in the north, Lord Robett Glover and Lord Yohn Royce of the Vale of Arryn imply they made a mistake in their choice of ruler and that she take over power in the absence of her half-brother Jon Snow. However, Sansa insists Jon Snow is their true ruler who is doing what he believes is right for their people and that she is his regent. Following the meeting, Sansa confides her frustration in the Northern lords with Arya, who calls Sansa out for diplomatically handling their concerns instead of shutting the lords down. Arya thinks that she should not let the lords get away with insulting Jon and hints at assassinating them. Sansa disagrees, at which Arya calls attention to the fact that Sansa is using their parents' chambers and that she still thinks she's better than anyone else. Disturbed at her younger sister's homicidal streak and hurt by the accusations, Sansa tells Arya that she has \"work to do.\" Much later, Arya stalks Littlefinger as he is walking through the grounds of Winterfell. Arya sees him speaking with a servant, then follows him to his personal quarters and sees him chatting at the door with Maester Wolkan. She eavesdrops on Petyr asking Wolkan if he is sure that \"this\" is the only copy. Assured that it is, Petyr replies that \"Lady Stark thanks him for his services.\" Petyr then briefly enters his room, and leaves once again. Arya enters Petyr's chamber and rummages through his study and furniture. Hidden under his mattress, she finds a scroll. This turns out to be the scroll that Sansa wrote long ago to Robb, urging him to yield to Joffrey. Arya looks horrified. She rolls up the scroll and sneaks out of the room, oblivious to a grinning Littlefinger watching from behind a wall. At the Citadel, a conclave of maesters read Bran Stark's message warning of the army of the dead but are dismissive of his account. Samwell Tarly vouches for Bran and tells the Maesters that Bran spent several years surviving in the wilds alone. One Maester mockingly tells Samwell to practice with inscribing instead of entertaining myths and fables. Sam counters that they should use their position as Maesters to warn the people to prepare for the coming Night. Archmaester Ebrose opines that Bran's message could be genuine, but could be disinformation spread by Queen Daenerys. The Maesters agree to send a letter to Winterfell to investigate Bran's claims further, but they are skeptical of his claims. After Sam leaves, one of the other Archmaesters asks if it's true that Sam's father and brother were recently burned alive. Ebrose confirms this, and admits that he hasn't had the heart to tell Sam yet. Later that night, Gilly reads High Septon Maynard's diary. Gilly tells Samwell the High Septon issued an annulment for \"Prince Ragger\" so that he could marry another woman in Dorne. This new marriage indicates that any children Rhaegar may have with this new wife are his trueborn children and not bastards. Samwell complains about having to inscribe the bodily functions of High Septon Maynard. In exasperation with his situation, Samwell stalks out of the room and goes to the library. He grabs several books and other items. After a contemplative look at the atrium of the room, he meets Gilly in the courtyard of the Citadel where she and Sam wait for him in a wagon. When Gilly asks if he is sure whether he wants to give up his studies, Samwell replies that he is \"tired of reading about the achievements of better men\", quoting his father. They ride off into the night. The King in the North Jon Snow is walking on the grounds of Dragonstone island when the Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryen arrives on the back of her dragon Drogon. Drogon roars at Jon at first and stretches out his head to face the King in the North. Drogon calms down, allowing him to stroke his snout, much to Dany's surprise. When Jon Snow agrees that the dragons are beautiful beasts, Dany responds that the dragons are her children. When Jon Snow observes that she was not gone for long, Daenerys curtly replies that no she wasn't, and she now has fewer enemies to deal with. Their conversation is interrupted by the return of a recently-healed Jorah Mormont. Daenerys introduces Jorah to Jon, who says he worked under Jorah's father in the Night's Watch. When Jorah reaffirms his allegiance to her, she accepts his offer of service and hugs him. Later, Tyrion and Varys talk about the deaths of Randyll and his son Dickon in the Reach. Varys tells Tyrion about how he distanced himself from the Mad King's role in killing Rickard Stark and his son Brandon Stark. Tyrion continues to insist that Daenerys is not her father, and Varys agrees up to a point. They discuss a sealed scroll containing Bran Stark's message from the North. Later, at the Chamber of the Painted Table, Jon tells Daenerys about the news of his half-brother Bran and half-sister Arya Stark's return to Winterfell. He wants to go home to Winterfell, concerned by Bran's vision which warns the army of the dead are getting closer and Jon is worried the undead army will make it past the Wall and advance on the North. Dany notes that Jon doesn't have enough men to fight the army of the dead and Jon asks her again to join him. However, Dany is worried that Cersei will take advantage and march in if she turns her focus to the army of the dead. Tyrion is present and proposes bringing a wight south to King's Landing in order to prove that the army of the dead is real and convince Queen Cersei Lannister, so they can come to a truce. Varys opines that it is suicide trying to appeal to Cersei but Tyrion argues that he can persuade his brother Jaime. Davos reluctantly agrees, but also thinks such a mission is risky even for a smuggler like him. Jorah volunteers to go north to help capture a Wight while Jon volunteers to lead the expedition. Daenerys responds that she did not give Jon permission to leave but Jon reminds her that he is the King in the North. He tells her she has the power of life and death over him but that he trusted her even though she was a stranger. He pleads with her to return the favor by trusting him. Later, Davos and Tyrion chat about smuggling before embarking on their mission to infiltrate King's Landing. Davos plans to find Gendry while Tyrion wants to secretly meet with Jaime to find a peaceful solution to the war. Davos and Tyrion return with Gendry to Dragonstone. At the dragonglass mines, they meet Jon Snow, who is supervising the diggings and excavations. Gendry remarks that Jon is a lot shorter than he expected – and immediately blurts out his true parentage. Gendry volunteers to accompany Jon on his mission. As Jon Snow and his party, including Jorah Mormont, prepare to depart on boats for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, Dany and her entourage arrive to bid them farewell. Dany quips to Jorah that they should be used to saying farewell to each other. Jon arrives at the beach as they are saying goodbye. Jon playfully quips to Daenerys that if their mission is unsuccessful and he doesn’t return she at least won’t have to deal with the King in the North anymore. Dany responds that she’s \"grown used to him\". Jon wishes her good fortune in the wars to come before he leaves. Dany and Tyrion watch as Jon Snow and his party depart on their boats for Eastwatch. Jaime returns to King's Landing to inform Cersei of the defeat. He flatly insists that the Lannisters have no chance of defeating Daenerys, even if Cersei were able to buy enough mercenaries to replace their huge losses. Cersei snidely asks Jaime if they are expected to surrender to a Queen whose throne Cersei occupies and whose father Jaime betrayed and murdered. Jaime reveals to Cersei that Tyrion is innocent of Joffrey's murder, telling her Olenna Tyrell confessed to it. Cersei is dismissive of Tyrion's innocence in all things as usual, so Jaime has to talk her through it. Effectively, Olenna would have become the true ruler of the Seven kingdoms behind the scenes - in the same way that their father Tywin Lannister became the true ruler of Westeros through his grandsons. Cersei can barely contain her fury as she laments listening to Jaime, saying Olenna ought to have died screaming. Jaime says she's dead, nonetheless, along with the rest of House Tyrell, and that they will go the same way unless they are careful. Cersei dismisses his protests, however, making it plain she intends to fight to the death rather than surrender her throne, and expects the same from Jaime and the rest of the Lannister military. Later, beneath the Red Keep, Bronn purports to lead Jaime to a sparring session amongst the skulls of the Targaryen dragons, only for him to discover it is really a secret meeting with his estranged brother Tyrion. Jaime is initially angry that Bronn has arranged the secret meeting. Tyrion compliments Jaime on shrewdly and unsentimentally abandoning the Lannister seat of Casterly Rock, while Jaime wishes him dead for killing their father Tywin. Snapping, an emotional Tyrion points out that their father knew he was innocent but still condemned him to death nonetheless, having hated him all his life for being born a dwarf. When Jaime demands to know what Tyrion wants, the dwarf responds that Jaime knows that Daenerys will win the war and tells him that Daenerys is willing to make peace with Cersei under certain conditions. He tells Jaime about Daenerys's terms. Meanwhile, Davos visits Flea Bottom and eventually finds Gendry in a smithy on the Street of Steel. Joking that he thought Gendry might still be rowing by then, Gendry confirms that no one has given him a second glance and realizes that Davos has come to bring him for something important. Having never been happy with serving the family who murdered his father and tried to kill him, Gendry explains that he's been preparing for such a moment and readily agrees to come with him. When Davos warns it will be dangerous and that he should take one of the swords in the shop, Gendry points out he was never taught to fight properly and is only good with a hammer... retrieving from the back of the shop a war hammer, a maul with a stag's head design on either side of the haft socket (likely forged himself and referencing his Baratheon roots). Later on the shores of Blackwater Bay, Davos and Gendry, having placed his hammer in Davos' boat, prepare to leave but are spotted by a pair of Gold Cloaks. Davos pretends to be a common smuggler and bribes the guards with coin. He strikes up a conversation with the guards and on being asked about his cargo, he shows them he is transporting fermented crab, an aphrodisiac that is popular with the city's brothels. He uncovers the crab while pulling the cloth aside to hide the war hammer and gives each guard a sample. The guards are satisfied, if slightly disgusted, with Davos's explanation and bribe and prepare to depart, but Tyrion arrives at that exact moment; realizing it's too late to turn back and not look suspicious, Tyrion walks past them to the boat while looking downward. However, one of the guards recognizes Tyrion by his scar and asks him to stop. They realize that he is indeed Tyrion Lannister, and immediately see through Davos' deception. With their backs to Gendry and the boat and before they can react, he kills them both by smashing their skulls in with his hammer. Davos, slightly exasperated, introduces Gendry to Tyrion, who wryly observes \"he'll do\". Later, at the Red Keep, Qyburn is visiting Cersei when Jaime enters her chambers. Jaime tells Cersei that he met with Tyrion. When Cersei asks if Daenerys wants to negotiate a surrender, Jaime tells her that Dany is seeking an armistice due to the threat posed by the army of the dead. Cersei knows that Bronn secretly organized the meeting between Tyrion and Jaime. Cersei says that perhaps an alliance with Daenerys may be a wiser move, but she still retains her determination to destroy any force that stands against her. She also asks if Jaime plans to punish Bronn for arranging the clandestine meeting with Tyrion. Cersei then reveals that she is pregnant with another of Jaime's children, and after reflecting on their late father's advice that \"the lion does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep\", Cersei hugs Jaime and whispers in his ear that he is never to betray her again. After landing at Eastwatch, Jon Snow and his band meet with the wildling Tormund, who thinks that Jon's plan is suicidal, and mockingly asks which of the two ferocious Queens is it they need to convince (Jon replies both). Davos volunteers to stay behind at Eastwatch because he regards himself as a liability, given his age and relative lack of fighting ability. They later learn that the Night's Watch has detained members of the Brotherhood Without Banners including Beric Dondarrion, Thoros and Sandor Clegane. Jon and his team meet with the prisoners in the icy cells beneath Eastwatch, where the entire group swiftly establishes their reasons for hating each other. Gendry opines that they should not trust Thoros because the Brotherhood sold him to the Red Witch, raising Davos and Jon's hackles. Thoros, in turn, is surprised to see Jorah, an old comrade and rival from the Siege of Pyke. While the Wildlings, Mormont, and the Brotherhood Without Banners distrust each other, they decide to put aside their differences to fight against the army of the dead. Sandor quips that the cells are freezing. After they are freed, Jon, Jorah, Tormund, Gendry, Sandor, Beric, and Thoros exit Eastwatch's gate and set out into the lands beyond the Wall on their dangerous mission to capture a Wight to bring to Daenerys and Cersei." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 66, + "At Winterfell, Arya Stark talks to her sister Sansa Stark about borrowing Bran Stark's bow and arrow. She tells Sansa that she practiced several times until she finally hit the bullseye. Arya recalls that their father Eddard Stark had been watching and clapped his hands in praise of her accomplishments. Arya reasons that their father knew that the rules were wrong but that his daughter was in the right. She then confronts Sansa about her alleged role in their father's death. Arya presents the letter that Sansa had written to their late brother Robb Stark urging him to come and bend the knee to King Joffrey Baratheon. Sansa replies that the Queen Mother Cersei Lannister forced her to do it under duress. Arya counters that she was not tortured and that she saw Sansa at Ned's execution; Sansa retorts that Arya did nothing to stop their father's execution either. Arya chastises Sansa for betraying their family but Sansa responds that they have only returned to Winterfell because of her, while Arya travelled the world in pursuit of her own agenda. Sansa adds that their half-brother Jon Snow was saved from defeat when Petyr Baelish and the Knights of the Vale came to their rescue and insists Arya would not have survived the torments she endured at the hands of Joffrey and Ramsay. Sansa demands to know where Arya found the letter and chides her younger sister that Cersei would be pleased to see them fighting but Arya is still bitter towards Sansa. She realizes that while Jon would understand the difficult circumstances Sansa was under when she wrote the letter, Sansa is afraid the Northern lords will discover it and turn on her, including Lyanna Mormont. Arya adds that Lyanna is younger than Sansa was when she wrote this letter but argues Lyanna wouldn't agree with Sansa's defense that she was a child at the time. While recognizing that Sansa wrote the letter out of fear, a bitter Arya says that she prefers to embrace anger over fear. Later, Sansa asks Petyr Baelish about where Arya got the letter from. Sansa tells Petyr that she is commanding 20,000 men who answer to Jon but not to her. Petyr tells Sansa that the men will trust her because she can rule. Sansa does not trust the loyalty of the Northern lords, citing their history of switching sides. She counters that the discovery of the letter will turn her liege lords and men against her. Sansa confides in Petyr about her strained relations with Arya. Petyr suggests that Sansa talk to Brienne of Tarth because she has sworn to protect both of Lady Catelyn Stark's daughters from harm's way. Trusting Baelish, Sansa accepts his advice. The following morning, Maester Wolkan informs Sansa that they have received a letter from Queen Cersei. Sansa meets with Brienne, who advises her not to leave Winterfell. Instead, Sansa decides to send Brienne as her representative since she could reason with Jaime Lannister. Brienne warns that it is too dangerous for her to leave Sansa alone at Winterfell with Petyr. Sansa insists that her guards and men are loyal to her but Brienne warns that Petyr might be bribing them behind her back. Brienne offers to leave her squire Podrick Payne, but Sansa insists that she can take care of herself. Following the events of the Wight Hunt, Sansa enters Arya's quarters and opens a leather case containing several \"faces\", including the literally late Walder Frey's face. Arya catches her sister pilfering through her personal effects. When Sansa tells Arya that her men are loyal to her, Arya mockingly retorts that they are not here. Arya tells Sansa that she obtained the faces from the Faceless Men of Braavos and admits she spent time training to be a Faceless Man. She forces Sansa to play the lying game and begins by asking if she thinks that Jon is the rightful King. Sansa demands that Arya tell her what the \"faces\" are. Arya replies that they always wanted to pretend to be other people. Sansa wanted to be a queen while Arya herself wanted to be a knight. Arya says that the faces allow her to become someone else. Arya approaches Sansa with her dagger and muses as the possibility of becoming the Lady of Winterfell. However, Arya relents and leaves a disturbed Sansa alone with the dagger. At Dragonstone, Queen Daenerys Targaryen and her Hand Tyrion Lannister chat in the Chamber of the Painted Table. Daenerys tells Tyrion that she appreciates the fact that he is not a hero because they have a tendency of risking their lives to do dangerous things. She compares Tyrion favorably to \"heroes\" such as Khal Drogo, Ser Jorah Mormont, Daario Naharis and Jon Snow, most of whom \"do stupid things, trying to outdo the others\". Tyrion, slightly amused, notes that all of those individuals fell in love with Daenerys, but she dismisses the obvious implication that Jon Snow is in love with her – to which Tyrion sarcastically quips that Jon must be staring so longingly at her because he is so eager for a military alliance. Daenerys remarks that Jon is too little for her tastes, but immediately apologizes when she realizes she's accidentally insulted Tyrion's height. Daenerys also recognizes that Tyrion is no coward. The two then turn their attention to the topic of their impending meeting with Queen Cersei in King's Landing. Tyrion admits that Cersei cannot be trusted and could be setting a trap for them, but that Daenerys will have the Unsullied, the Dothraki and her dragons at hand. Daenerys wonders whether, given that Cersei will almost certainly be attempting to double-cross them, they should be planning something similar. Tyrion is firmly against any deceit, counseling Daenerys that while she needs a healthy degree of fear to instill respect, she cannot rule through fear alone, as leaders who rule through fear alone like Cersei, Tywin, and Joffrey are hated by their people and forever vulnerable to being overthrown. Tyrion reminds Daenerys about her vision of creating a new society by \"breaking the wheel\" rather than merely imitating prior rulers like Aegon Targaryen, and cautions her about her temper and impulsiveness, citing the fiery executions of Lord Randyll Tarly and his son Dickon. Daenerys asserts that such an action was necessary, but Tyrion still believes she should have attempted more merciful means of dealing with the problem the Tarlys posed, or at least left them alive long enough to consider her other options rather than having them summarily executed. As Daenerys becomes increasingly agitated in the face of Tyrion's blunt but reasonable remarks, he reassures Daenerys that he supports her vision and ideals. Tyrion also proposes that Daenerys consider a succession plan in the event of a disaster, given that by her own admission, she believes she is incapable of bearing children. She refuses to consider this plan until she has donned the crown, also coldly blaming Tyrion's policy of caution for causing her the loss of Highgarden, Ellaria Sand, and Yara Greyjoy. Jon Snow and his ranging party travel through the lands beyond the wall on their mission to capture a wight. Tormund points out that the pride of the Northmen may cost them too many lives, citing Mance Rayder and the Wildlings as an example. While walking, Gendry also confronts the Brotherhood Without Banners about selling him off as a sacrifice to Melisandre. Sandor Clegane sneers that Gendry should be grateful that he is still alive and points out that Beric Dondarrion has been killed six times. While walking, Jon and Jorah Mormont also chat about their relationships with their fathers. They say that their fathers were good and honorable men and did not deserve their deaths. Jon tells Jorah about the brutal death of Jeor at the hands of the Mutineers and that Eddard was beheaded. Jon tries to return to Jorah his father's Valyrian sword Longclaw but Jorah tells him that he is not worthy to bear his father's sword, having forfeited any claim to it when he brought shame into his House. His father gave the sword to Jon, and gives his blessing for Jon and his future children to keep it. Beric and Jon talk about Eddard Stark and how they have both been resurrected by worshipers of the Lord of Light. Beric tells Jon that he is fighting for life because death is the first and last enemy. Sandor sees the mountain from his vision lying ahead and steers the group in that direction. While trudging through a snowstorm, Jon and his party sight a massive snow bear with blue eyes approaching them. The snow bear turns out to have been resurrected by a White Walker. The monstrous creature mauls and kills three of their company. Beric and Thoros manage to set the snow bear alight with his flaming sword but it continues to attack, forcing Thoros to get in its' way when it attacks Sandor, who is too terrified of the flames engulfing the beast even to defend himself. Thoros is unable to break free of its jaws until Jorah kills it with a dragonglass dagger. Beric cauterizes Thoros' wounds with his flaming sword. Jorah asks the wounded Thoros about his experience charging with a flaming sword during the Siege of Pyke, and commends his old comrade for his drunken bravery. While navigating through the mountain, they see a White Walker leading a column of Wights marching through the canyon below. The ranging party plants a fire and then ambushes them when the White Walker stops to investigate. Jon manages to kill the White Walker with Longclaw, causing most of the Wights associated with it to disintegrate, while the rest of the group manages to capture the only unaffected wight. The creature unexpectedly screeches for help; Sandor slaps his gloved hand over its mouth, but it wrenches its face away when its mouth skin tears off into the glove, to Sandor and Jorah's disgust. As Jorah pulls out a bag from his jacket and secures it over its head, Sandor and Tormund bind the creature with a coil of rope. In the middle of this, they realize their captive's howls have drawn the attention of a massive host of wights now heading their way, hastening their work. As the noise of the horde approaches, Jon sends Gendry, over his protest, back to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea to bring news to Daenerys as he's the fastest. Gendry gives his war hammer to Tormund, who hands it to Sandor who has the wight slung over his shoulder. The wights pursue the group over a lake of weak ice, as they flee toward a large stone island jutting out in the middle. One of the party trips and falls behind; a few of the horde tackles him, the combined weight breaks the ice, and they fall through. This causes a chain reaction of breaking ice all around the rock until the horde slows to a stop to avoid the water. Throughout the night, Jon and his comrades wait in the middle of the ice while encircled by the army of the undead. Meanwhile, Gendry reaches Eastwatch's outer gates but collapses from exhaustion. Davos Seaworth and several guards attend to him. When Davos asks what happened, Gendry tells him to prepare a raven; Davos orders to bring the maester. In the morning, Jon and his company awake to find that Thoros has died from his wounds. Beric and Sandor pay their last respects, with the former praying for the Lord of Light to guard them as the latter assures him freezing to death is said to be one of the better ways to die. At Jon's insistence, they burn the body with Beric's flaming sword so Thoros can't be reanimated. The wights watch while their captive Wight struggles under its hood and restraints. Jorah proposes killing the wight but Jon counters that they need to keep it as evidence. Beric suggests that Jon kill the Night King, who has just arrived on horseback; given that they've seen killing a Walker destroyed the wights it controlled, killing the Night King might destroy them all. He then adds that the Lord of Light has not resurrected Jon for no reason, but Sandor reminds him that they have just lost their priest, and Beric is now down to his last life. After receiving Gendry's message from Eastwatch, Tyrion implores Queen Daenerys not to leave for the North because it is too risky, insisting that Jon and his companions knew the risks of their mission and that if Daenerys dies beyond the Wall, everything they've done will be for nothing. Daenerys counters that he told her to do nothing before and she lost. Dany leaves with all three dragons to the lands beyond the Wall to aid Jon Snow and his ranging party. Bored, Sandor hurls two rocks at one of the undead minions, knocking its jaw off. The second however, skids across the ice, and both the party and the undead quickly realize the ice, which has hardened overnight, is strong enough to support their weight, and in ever-increasing numbers, the horde attacks the group's position. Sandor holds them back with Gendry's hammer while Jon and the other members of the ranging party join in, wielding weapons of fire, dragonglass or Valyrian steel. Beric manages to set several of the wights alight with his flaming sword. The ranging party hack and slash at the wights with their blades but are unable to stem the tide. With the group overwhelmed, Jon orders them to fall back to the highest part of the island. Tormund is overwhelmed by several wights and is nearly dragged under the ice, but is saved by Sandor, who drags him back onto the island. The group continues fighting against the wights. One of the Wildlings falls off a ledge and is ripped apart by the creatures, who begin to scramble up the ledge towards the living. When all seems lost, Queen Daenerys arrives with her dragons, who attack the wights with dragonfire. Hundreds of wights are burned to ashes while others collapse under the ice, which is melted by dragonfire. Jon and his party rush to Daenerys, dragging their captive wight with them, while Viserion and Rhaegal provide covering fire from above. Meanwhile, the Night King obtains an icy javelin from one of his lieutenants and hurls it at Viserion. Viserion is struck in the neck and plunges helplessly into freefall, shrieking in agony as blood and fire pour from the fatal wound. Drogon and Rhaegal cry out for their brother, but are powerless to help him as Daenerys watches in horror and sorrow. Viserion crashes onto the frozen lake, shattering the ice, and slowly sinks beneath it. As the Night King readies another spear, Jon hollers at Daenerys and company to leave with her remaining dragons before being dragged under the ice by two wights. Daenerys and the survivors of Jon's ranging expedition flee with Drogon and Rhaegal before the Night King can kill them. He hurls the second javelin, but Drogon narrowly dodges it. With the dragons gone, the Night King and his army leave the scene. Later, Jon Snow climbs out of the ice and regains Longclaw. Jon is quickly spotted and pursued by a large horde. Before the wights can finish the King in the North, his long-lost uncle Benjen Stark appears on horseback with his flaming flail. Benjen tells Jon to flee on his horse while he stays behind to buy time for Jon to escape. While riding away on horseback, Jon watches his uncle being overwhelmed by the undead. At Eastwatch, Sandor carries the struggling Wight into a boat. Tormund and Beric tell him they will meet again but Sandor retorts he hopes not. Daenerys sends Drogon and Rhaegal to scour the surrounding mountains for Jon. Jorah tells Daenerys that it is time to leave but she insists on waiting a bit longer. Before she can leave, they hear a horn blowing signaling a rider approaching. Looking down from the battlements, Dany sees a wounded Jon Snow approaching on horseback. Aboard their ship, Davos and Gendry remove the frozen-stiff garments and tend to Jon Snow, who has suffered severe hypothermia and several minor injuries. Daenerys also notes the massive scars on his chest from his previous fatal wounds. In the Narrow Sea, Jon Snow wakes to find Daenerys watching over him in his chambers. Jon apologizes for the disastrous ranging party and the fact it caused Viserion's death, but Daenerys tells him not to apologize because she now knows that the army of the dead is real. Overcome with emotion, she tells Jon that the dragons are the only children she will ever have, and vows that she and Jon will together destroy the Night King. Jon thanks her for her support, addressing her as \"Dany\", and Daenerys realizes that the last person to address her by that name was her older brother Viserys Targaryen, who Daenerys remembers as not being a good person. Jon apologizes and asks if \"My Queen\" would be more appropriate; realizing he is agreeing to bend the knee, Daenerys asks Jon what the Northern lords loyal to him will make of this. Jon assures her they will come to see her for the good person she is, as he already has. Touched by his statement, Daenerys gently takes Jon's hand in her own for a moment. They gaze into each other's eye for a moment – a long moment – but Daenerys suddenly pulls away and tells him to get some rest and leaves him alone. Later, hundreds of Wights use several large chains to drag Viserion's corpse out of the frozen lake as the Night King and one of his lieutenants watch. When the dragon's corpse is dragged far enough out of the lake, the Night King walks over and places his hand upon Viserion's snout. All is quiet for a moment... and then Viserion's eyes snap open, shining a depthless, icy blue." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 67, + "Cersei, Daenerys, and their entourages meet in the ruined Dragonpit, and Jon and the Hound present the captured wight to prove the existence of the White Walkers. Cersei pledges her assistance on the condition that Jon remains neutral between the queens, but retracts her support when Jon affirms he has already sworn himself to Daenerys and returns to the Red Keep. Brienne appeals to Jaime to make Cersei reconsider. Tyrion goes alone to confront Cersei. He explains to Cersei that Daenerys wanted to destroy King's Landing until Tyrion persuaded her not to. During their conversation, he realizes Cersei is pregnant. Cersei returns to the parley and agrees to send her entire army north to fight the White Walkers. Later, Jaime prepares to mobilize the army, but Cersei reveals that she lied and will not join Daenerys and Jon's cause. Euron, who had claimed to be fleeing the threat of the dead, is revealed to have actually gone to Essos to transport the Golden Company, with which Cersei will fight whoever prevails in the Long Night. Jaime is disgusted; Cersei threatens to have the Mountain kill him, but ultimately relents. Jaime departs King's Landing riding North alone as snow begins to fall on the city. Daenerys' allies make plans to travel to Winterfell. Daenerys decides to travel with Jon, in hopes of garnering popular support amongst the Northmen. Later, Theon seeks guidance from Jon, who declares they both preserve Ned's legacy. Theon decides to save Yara. Harrag, the leader of the remaining Ironborn, defies Theon and the two begin fighting. Despite taking a brutal beating, Theon ultimately prevails, rallying the Ironborn to his cause. Sansa and Littlefinger discuss Arya's actions. Littlefinger advises Sansa to always assume others have the worst possible motive. Sansa summons Arya before the lords of the North and Vale, then stuns Littlefinger by accusing him of murder and treason, which Bran corroborates. Littlefinger begs for mercy, but Arya executes him. Sam arrives at Winterfell with his family. Bran tells him that Jon's real parents were Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Sam reveals information from the High Septon's journal: in secret, Rhaegar's marriage to Elia Martell was annulled and he married Lyanna. Bran revisits the vision of Ned and Lyanna at the Tower of Joy and discovers that Jon's real name is Aegon Targaryen VI, making him Rhaegar's legitimate son and the true heir to the Iron Throne. Tyrion witnesses Jon Snow entering Daenerys' cabin. Jon and Daenerys give in to their feelings for each other and have sex. The undead army arrives at Eastwatch. When Viserion appears, ridden by the Night King and breathing blue fire, Tormund orders the Night's Watch to evacuate. Viserion destroys Eastwatch and breaches the Wall, finally allowing the White Walkers and the wights to invade the Seven Kingdoms." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 68, + "Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and the Targaryen army pass through the winter town outside Winterfell, as its inhabitants warily watch Daenerys's foreign army of Unsullied and Dothraki. Arya smiles when she spots Jon, appears confused and worried when she sees the Hound with them, but she brightens up again when she sees Gendry. Jon tells Daenerys he had warned her Northerners are wary of outsiders. When Daenerys's dragons fly above them, the people flee in fear while Arya looks up in awe and Daenerys smiles at her dragons overhead. Sansa warily watches from Winterfell's battlements as Drogon and Rhaegal circle above the castle. Once inside the walls of Winterfell, Jon sees his younger brother Bran, whom he last saw in a coma, and quickly dismounts. He kisses Bran's forehead. He embraces Sansa, who keeps a wary eye on his queen. Jon asks about Arya's whereabouts, Sansa replies that she's lurking. Jon introduces Daenerys and Sansa to one another. Sansa formally welcomes Daenerys to Winterfell and Daenerys thanks her, remarking that Jon told her about the beauty of the North and Sansa. Bran interrupts that there is no time for this and informs them that the Night King has Daenerys's dragon, Viserion and that the Army of the Dead has breached the Wall and is marching south. As Jon tries to organize the defense against the undead in the Great Hall, Lyanna Mormont voices the anger that many lords have toward Jon bending the knee to Daenerys since they named Jon their King in the North. Jon gravely answers that he said he would protect the North, and the only way they could do that is with allies. Tyrion speaks up to insist that they'd all be dead already without Jon - and that the remaining Lannister army will soon arrive to reinforce them as well, upon which the lords resume their objections. Tyrion insists they must fight together in the face of the onslaught of the White Walkers and their undead army. Sansa asks how they are meant to feed Daenerys's army, \"While I ensured our stores would last through winter, I didn't account for Dothraki, Unsullied and two full-grown dragons.\" She scoffs, \"What do dragons eat, anyway?\" to which Daenerys quips, \"Whatever they want\". Later, Jon visits Winterfell's godswood, and while standing in front of the heart tree, Arya appears seemingly out of nowhere and startles Jon. She says that he used to be taller (when she was younger). Jon turns and asks how she was able to sneak up on him, prompting Arya to ask how he survived a knife to the heart. Jon responds, \"I didn't\". Arya runs to Jon and they embrace, Jon lifting Arya in his arms. Jon remarks that Arya still has Needle and Arya unsheathes it. He asks if she's ever had to use it and Arya quietly responds, \"Once or twice.\" After a silence, Jon shows her Longclaw, facetiously asking her if she’s jealous. Arya smilingly admires it but remarks it's too heavy for her. Jon confides that he could have used her help with Sansa in the Great Hall and Arya surmises that Sansa doesn't like Daenerys. Jon says that Sansa thinks she's smarter than everyone but, to Jon's confusion, Arya defends her sister. She states Sansa is the smartest person she knows and is defending her family. Arya tells him not to forget he's family too and hugs him. Tyrion encounters Sansa in the courtyard, whom he hasn't seen since Joffrey's wedding, during which Joffrey was assassinated and she was whisked away by Littlefinger during the chaos. He notes that it made it look more incriminating for him that his wife, Sansa, fled right after the assassination. After discussing the soon to arrive Lannister Army, Sansa points out that she used to think he was the most clever man she'd ever met, but he is foolish to put his trust in his sister Cersei. Viewing Jon and Daenerys happily talking, Tyrion, Varys, and Davos observe them from a distance, remarking that a marriage-alliance might help cement their alliance. As Daenerys and Jon inspect Winterfell's defenses, they discuss Sansa. Daenerys mentions that Sansa doesn't like her but Jon assures Daenerys that Sansa just doesn't know her yet and Sansa used to dislike him while growing up. They are interrupted when Dothraki scouts ride up to tell Daenerys that her dragons are not eating much (compared to normal). Jon and Daenerys ride out to see them, and she says they are upset to be in the North. Daenerys mounts her black dragon Drogon, but then on a whim, asks Jon if he'd like to ride her green dragon, Rhaegal. Hesitant, Jon climbs on top and the dragon accepts him, ignorant of the fact that only members of the royal Targaryen bloodline can so easily bond with dragons. They go on a lengthy, romantic flight over the surrounding countryside, though Jon initially struggles to fly on Rhaegal. Jon and Daenerys land at a waterfall and share an intimate moment. Arya then visits the castle forge, where Gendry has finished making a new dragonglass-axe for Sandor. Arya and the Hound are surprised to see each other and exchange some gruff-but-toying insults before he departs on good terms. Arya then speaks with Gendry again, who she hadn't seen since she had been abducted by the Brotherhood Without Banners years ago. He is flustered by how she has grown up, and she says that it is good to see him. That evening, Sansa informs Jon that Lord Glover, rather than join the muster at Wintefell, has chosen to remain at his seat of Deepwood Motte and hold off the Army of the Dead there, in protest at Jon bending the knee to Daenerys. Jon is furious, but Sansa responds that Glover is angry over his decision to bend the knee and she shares this anger. Jon bluntly tells Sansa that defeating the Army of the Dead is impossible without allies and that Daenerys is not her father, she'll be a good queen for them all. Sansa questions Jon, \"Did you bend the knee to save the North, or because you love her?\" Meanwhile, Daenerys goes to the library with Jorah Mormont to thank Samwell Tarly for saving Jorah's life by treating his greyscale. Sam brings up that he stole his father's Valyrian steel sword Heartsbane, at which Daenerys awkwardly explains that she defeated his father in a battle, and when he refused to bend the knee, she executed him. Despite the way Randyll treated Sam his entire life, he has a mixed reaction at this, and says the sword would then pass to his younger brother Dickon, who is a good and honorable man - but Daenerys has to explain that Dickon refused to leave his father's side, so he was executed as well. Sam, stunned and devastated by this, rushes out of the room in tears. He stumbles into Bran Stark, who is waiting in the courtyard \"for an old friend\". Bran urges that he must tell Jon of his real parentage - as he trusts Sam more than anyone. Sam finds Jon in the crypts, where he is visiting the tomb of his father Eddard Stark. He tells Jon that Daenerys executed his father and brother. Jon symapathizes with Sam, but defends Daenerys's decision, explaining that he himself has also had to execute people who disobeyed him, and so must she as queen; Sam is not appeased. At this, Sam reveals that Jon is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, not Daenerys: Jon's mother was actually Eddard's sister Lyanna Stark, and his father was none other than Rhaegar Targaryen - crown prince and Daenerys's older brother. Jon is stunned and refuses to believe this: his \"father\" Eddard was the most honorable man he ever knew and wouldn't lie like this. Sam counters that Eddard (really, Jon's uncle) was honorable, he promised Lyanna that he would keep him safe and hide his identity, as if Robert Baratheon knew that Rhaegar's heir lived he would have killed him. Sam and Bran discovered that Jon should in fact be \"Aegon Targaryen, Sixth of his Name\" and the true ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Finally, a hooded stranger rides into the Winterfell courtyard - revealed to be none other than Jaime Lannister, fulfilling his promise to fight the White Walkers even though his sister decided to abandon her enemies to the mercy of the undead. Looking around, Jaime is surprised to see none other than Bran waiting for him - the boy he shoved out a window and crippled in this very castle years ago. Euron Greyjoy sails the Iron Fleet back to King's Landing, returning across the Narrow Sea from the Free Cities, and transporting the Golden Company - an elite sellsword company that functions as a small private army. Euron is still keeping his niece Yara Greyjoy as a prisoner on his own ship, taunting her. In the throne room, he presents Cersei Lannister with the Company's commander, Harry Strickland, who says that despite a few deaths on the long voyage (Euron apparently killed a few men who either cheated him at dice, or caught him cheating at dice), he has brought 20,000 men to King's Landing, along with 2,000 horses. Cersei is confused, saying she was told they would also be bringing elephants. Strickland reluctantly explains that while they are ferocious beasts they are not fit for long sea voyages. After Strickland leaves, Euron arrogantly propositions Cersei to have sex with him, as a reward for his successfully completed task. Cersei is not amused by his brashness and tells him as much, but as she badly needs her remaining allies, she accepts. Later that night, after they have finished, Cersei is still bitter about her lack of elephants. She sips at a glass of wine while Euron asks how he compared to her former husband King Robert Baratheon. Cersei says that despite all the whores he had sex with, Robert was only interested in his own pleasure, and did not know his way around a woman's body, while Euron was more adventurous. Euron then asks how he did compared to her own brother Jaime - which she refuses to dignify with a response, even though they both know about Cersei's incest. Euron leaves, boasting that he will soon impregnate Cersei with a prince (as Cersei apparently never told him she was pregnant with another child by Jaime). Taking advantage of Euron's absence, Theon Greyjoy and his small remaining crew stage a sneak attack on Euron's ship, the Silence. Using bows and arrows they silently pick off most of the guards, then Theon bursts into Yara's chamber with an axe and frees her. She headbutts him - for letting her get captured in the first place - then embraces him, and they flee. Some time later on their own ship, Yara says that she intends to sail back to the Iron Islands: with the bulk of the ironborn loyal to Euron concentrated in the east with his fleet, she has a chance to rally her remaining supporters to retake the home islands while he is away. She can tell that her brother wants her permission to leave, however, to help the Starks defend Winterfell against the White Walkers. Yara says that she will secure the Iron Islands as a fallback position for Daenerys - as wights can't swim - and grants his request to leave. They embrace and he departs. Back in the Red Keep, Bronn is getting ready to have sex with three prostitutes - Marei, Dirah, and Craya - but they can't stop gossiping to each other about how many Lannister men the Targaryen dragon burned alive in their last battle. Annoyed, Bronn points out that he actually managed to wound that very same dragon during the battle (using a scorpion-launcher), which Marei quips was \"brave\" before brusquely shoving him down and mounting him. The prostitutes continue to gossip, but before Bronn can get really started, Qyburn interrupts. He apologizes but says Cersei told him to hurry: she wants to re-hire Bronn for a new assassination: Qyburn points out that the promises to reward Bronn with gold, a castle, and a noble-born wife were all taken away, and Cersei wants to correct that mistake. Paying in advance, there is already a wagon laden with gold waiting outside for Bronn. As for the target, Qyburn then presents him with Joffrey Baratheon's former crossbow - the same one that Tyrion used to kill their father Tywin. Qyburn says Cersei has a sense for poetic justice and wants him to use it to kill Tyrion, as well as Jaime for abandoning her, in the event they survive the undead assault on the north. Tormund, Beric Dondarrion, and the survivors of the garrison at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea make their way south to Last Hearth, the seat of House Umber. They find the castle totally abandoned, with damage from a battle - but no bodies, only blood (implying that the White Walkers already raised them as undead wights). As they tensely investigate the castle, they stumble into and nearly fight Eddison Tollett - following Jon Snow's message, he is leading the remaining garrison from Castle Black down to Winterfell. Tormund and Beric ask if Edd found anyone, at which he leads them to the main hall, to show young Lord Ned Umber's corpse pinned to a wall, and surrounded by a spiral design made out of severed limbs. They realize that it is a warning from the Night King. Tormund and Beric worry that the White Walkers' army will reach Winterfell first, but the wights are slow moving and on foot, and Edd's men brought horses which they can ride to outpace them. As they discuss what to do, Umber re-animates as a wight, trying to grab Tormund but unable to free himself from the wall. Beric sets his sword on fire to kill the wight, which bursts into flame at its touch, also igniting the symbol of the spiral." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 69, + "Jaime stands still while Daenerys speaks. She begins by saying that when she was a child, her brother would tell her a bedtime story - about the man who murdered their father. He told her other stories as well, about all the things they would do to that man, once they took back the Seven Kingdoms and had him in their grasp. Daenerys remarks to him that Cersei had pledged to send her army north, but that all she sees is one man with one hand, and it appears Cersei lied. Jaime makes it clear that Cersei lied to him as well, and that she never had any intention of sending her army north. Jaime tells her that Cersei has Euron Greyjoy's fleet and 20,000 fresh troops in the form of the Golden Company. Even if they defeat the Army of the Dead, she'll have plenty of men to kill the survivors. When Daenerys asks why he came, Jaime states he promised to fight for the living and he intends to keep that promise. Tyrion tries to step in, but Daenerys quickly stops him because Tyrion was wrong about his sister too. Tyrion argues that the fact Jaime knew of the cold reception he'd get at Winterfell but came anyway surely has to mean something, but Daenerys suggests Jaime came north with the intention of worming his way into her confidence with Tyrion's help, and potentially assassinating her. Sansa surprisingly takes Daenerys's side, agreeing that they can't trust him. Jaime quickly retorts if it's an apology they are seeking, they won't get it. He says they were at war, and that everything he did, he did for his house and his family and would do it all again. When Daenerys again asks Jaime why he's abandoned House Lannister now, Jaime quotes something Brienne once said to him, \"This goes beyond loyalty. This is about survival\". Brienne stands and steps forward on Jaime's behalf. She tells Daenerys that Jaime is indeed a man of honor. She then looks to Sansa and adds that without Jaime, she wouldn't be alive; moreover, Jaime armed and armored her, and sent her to find Sansa and bring her home because he swore an oath to her mother. Sansa eventually agrees that they should let Jaime stay, without seeking approval for this from Daenerys first. Daenerys looks at Jon and asks his advice on the matter. Jon says they need every man they can get. Daenerys eventually acquiesces, and Tyrion sighs in relief. Grey Worm walks over and gives Jaime back his sword. Jaime thanks Daenerys. As Sansa leaves, Daenerys turns to face Jon, but Jon awkwardly avoids her. A confused Daenerys also leaves. When Daenerys, Tyrion, Jorah and Varys are walking down a corridor, Daenerys vents her anger about Cersei's betrayal. She says that Tyrion either knew Cersei was lying or allowed himself to be duped by her. Both Daenerys and Tyrion agree he was a fool in this matter. Once Daenerys is out of earshot, Tyrion drily opines to Jorah and Varys that one of them might be getting his position soon. At the Forge, the men are hard at work with the Dragonglass forging weapons. Gendry is busy working, not seeing Arya watching him at first. Gendry asks Arya if she has something better to do, for which she replies, \"Have you made my weapon yet?\" He remarks he'll get to it after he's done making a few 1,000 more arrowhead style weapons first. Arya says he needs to make hers first, and that it should be stronger than the weapon he's currently working on. Gendry says it'll be safer down in the crypt anyway. Arya asks if he'll be in the crypt, and he says no. She then questions, \"but you're a fighter?\". Gendry says he's done his share and even fought a few. He even describes the Army of the Dead as best as possible to Arya. He tells her that he knows she wants to fight, but that they are much different than rapers or murderers. Arya says coyly that she knows 'death', and lifts one of the dragonglass arrowhead weapons and throws it like a dagger, hitting a door frame in the near distance. She adds \"[death has] many faces\", before throwing another and have it landing right beside the first dagger she threw, surprising Gendry. Arya adds, \"I look forward to seeing this one,\" and throws the last dagger, it landing exactly beside the other two weapons. She walks past Gendry and asks one last time for her weapon, for which he hastily replies, \"I'll get right on it.\" Bran is in his wheelchair out in snow, just beneath the red leaves of the heart tree. Jaime slowly nears. The first thing Jaime says is that he is sorry for what he did to him. Bran replies, \"You weren't sorry then.\" He adds that he was protecting his family. Jaime says he isn't that person anymore. Bran states that he still would be if he hadn't pushed him out of that window, and that he'd still be Brandon Stark. Curious, Jaime simply asks, \"You're not?\" Bran replies that he isn't, and that he is something else now. Jaime is curious why Bran isn't angry at him, and Bran says he isn't angry at anyone. Jaime asks why Bran didn't tell anyone the truth. He replies that Jaime wouldn't have been able to help them in this war if they had been able to murder him first. When he asks about 'afterwards', Bran says, \"how do you know there is an afterwards?\". While Tyrion is walking about the castle grounds inspecting everything, Jaime approaches him. Up on a staircase, one of the Stark military men spits down near the Lannister brothers, where Tyrion replies \"and the masses rejoice\". Jaime asks Tyrion what they think of their new Queen Daenerys. After reminding Jaime that she's now his new queen as well, he remarks the people remember what happened the last time Targaryens brought dragons north. He also states they'll come around once they see Daenerys is different. Jaime asks his brother if he is sure about her, and Tyrion says yes. And when Jaime states that Daenerys didn't seem to be sure of his brother, Tyrion agreed saying he didn't blame her. During their conversation, Tyrion finds out through Jaime that Cersei's pregnancy wasn't a lie. Jaime says for Tyrion to not be too hard on himself, that Cersei fooled him more than anybody. Tyrion states that Cersei never fooled him, that Jaime always knew exactly what she was and he loved her anyway. Tyrion tells Jaime he never imagined he'd die at Winterfell. As Tyrion is talking, finding some black humor in the prospect that being killed by the undead will deny Cersei the satisfaction of having him killed, Jaime is distracted and walks away to look out in the distance at Brienne, who is overseeing sword practicing in the yard. Jaime walks out of the castle gate where moats of traps, catapults, and men, among them Podrick Payne, are practicing with their swords. He eventually reaches Brienne and they greet one another. Jaime tells her that he has been told she is commanding the left flank during battle. She states it is great ground and with the rise it would give good advantage. Quickly, she finally turns to him and asks what he's doing, knowing they've never had a conversation this long without him insulting her. He finally admits that he came to Winterfell because he's not the fighter he use to be, and that he'd be honored to serve under her command, if she'd have him. Elsewhere, back in the castle, Jorah enters to speak to Daenerys on Tyrion's behalf. He tells her she should give him a second chance and they both remark on why Jorah isn't Daenerys's Hand of the Queen. She remarks that if he hadn't gone away, he surely would've have taken on that role and not Tyrion. Jorah however, insists Daenerys made the right choice in naming Tyrion her Hand. In Winterfell's library, Daenerys finds Sansa conversing with Lord Royce. Daenerys requests a private audience with Sansa; once Royce is gone, Daenerys remarks on how she thought they were on the verge of agreeing in regards to Jaime, and asks Sansa why she changed her mind. Sansa replies that she trusts Brienne's judgement completely. Daenerys responds that she wishes she could have faith like that in her own advisors. Sansa tells Daenerys that Tyrion is a good man. Daenerys replies she chose Tyrion for her Hand not just because he was good, but also because he was intelligent and ruthless when necessary. Daenerys adds, \"He never should have trusted Cersei,\" to which Sansa replies, \"You never should have either.\" Wanting to clear the air and find common ground between them, Daenerys acknowledges she and Sansa have similar experiences. However, Daenerys notes that despite this, she can't help but feel they're still at odds with one another but then realizes, \"Your brother.\" Sansa admits she is wary of Daenerys because Jon clearly loves Daenerys, remarking that men do foolish things for the women they love, and their emotions can be manipulated to exploit them. Daenerys replies she's only known one goal all her life - the Iron Throne - but then she met Jon. Now, she's at the North, having brought her armies north to fight the Army of the Dead. Taken aback, Sansa responds she should have thanked Daenerys when she arrived and Daenerys confides she is here because she loves Sansa's brother and trusts him completely, \"He's only the second man in my life I can say that about.\" When Sansa asks about the first, Daenerys replies, \"Someone taller,\" making both Sansa and Daenerys laugh. However, Sansa has one sticking point that drives a wedge through her and Daenerys's new rapport: assuming they succeed in defeating the Night King and Cersei and Daenerys takes the Iron Throne, what happens to the North? After taking it back from the Boltons, Sansa vowed they'd never bow to another ruler. Before Daenerys and Sansa can talk that out, Maester Wolkan interrupts. Theon has arrived. In Winterfell's Great Hall, Theon waits with a detachment of Ironborn. He informs Daenerys of Yara's plans to reclaim the Iron Islands from Euron in her name, but he's come back to fight to defend Winterfell if Lady Stark will have him. Sansa embraces him emotionally. Elsewhere, Missandei finds herself on the receiving end of a lot of racial prejudice from the hostile Northerners, prompting Grey Worm to ask if she would want to stay once Daenerys has the Iron Throne. When Missandei admits she'd like to see the beaches of Naath again, Grey Worm promises he'll take her back there, and his fellow Unsullied will come to help protect the natives from the pirates and slavers who've long preyed on the peaceful Naathi. The sound of a horn blowing brings Jon out into the courtyard, where to his delight, he finds Edd, Beric and the rest of the Night's Watch dismounting from their horses. As he moves to greet them, he is unexpectedly tackled by Tormund, ecstatic to see his \"little crow\" again. Unfortunately, the new arrivals bring bad news: Last Hearth has fallen, the Umbers are now part of the army of the dead, as is anyone who has not reached Winterfell by now, and the undead will reach Winterfell before daybreak. As night falls, the defenders gather to make their plans for the battle to come. Jon notes that even with weapons of dragonglass and Valyrian steel, and the defenses they have laid, the army of the dead outnumbers the living too heavily for them to have a chance at winning a conventional battle. When Jaime asks what they can do, Jon suggests they make the Night King their primary target; given that he raised every monster in the army of the dead, if they can kill him, his army should die with him. Jaime predicts that the Night King, knowing this weakness, will never risk himself on the battlefield, but Bran interjects that the Night King will come for him, as he's tried to kill the Three-Eyed Raven many times before. When Sam asks why, Bran explains the Night King's ultimate desire is to erase all memory of the world of men, something which he, as the Three Eyed Raven, now possesses. Jon states they will place Bran in the crypts for his safety, but Bran refuses, declaring he'll wait in the godswood to lure the Night King out. Sansa and Arya balk at the prospect of Bran using himself as bait, but Theon declares he and his men will defend Bran, as atonement for his previous capture of Winterfell. When Tyrion questions how the Night King will know where to find him, Bran reveals the claw marks the Night King left on him during their last encounter allows the creature to track him wherever he is. Tyrion declares that he and Davos will signal Jon and Daenerys at the right time to ignite the trench around Winterfell, but Daenerys overrides him, declaring he will be in the crypts for his own safety; if the battle is won, she will need him. Davos suggests the dragons will be helpful on the battlefield, but Jon notes they need the dragons near the godswood to protect Bran; they'll hold the dragons back to keep the Night King from suspecting a trap, then when their enemy makes his move for Bran, they'll strike. Arya asks if dragonfire will stop the Night King, to which Bran can only reply he has no idea, as no one has ever tried that. After everyone leaves the meeting, Tyrion pulls up a chair next to Bran and they exchange stories. At the large fireplace in the main hall of Winterfell castle, Tyrion and Jaime are drinking and talking. Soon, Podrick, Brienne and walk in and begin to drink. Eventually Davos joins them to warm himself by the fire, as does Tormund who instantly hones in on Brienne, bragging how he killed a giant at the age of 10. Upon the upstairs rooftop's walkway, Arya approaches the Hound, and Beric eventually arrives to sit as well. After their short conversation, Arya begins to walk off. Arya begins target practicing with her bow and arrow instead, and while doing so, Gendry arrives with her new weapon he forged for her. They kiss and eventually have sex soon after. Back at the fireplace, the group of Brienne, Tormund, Davos, Pod, Jaime and Tyrion continue to drink and regale stories. Soon the subject turns to knighthood, and Tormund asks Brienne why she isn't one - she replies simply, \"tradition\". Jaime refills his drink and mentions aloud, that the tradition isn't necessarily true. He states that any knight can make a knight. At first, Brienne isn't sure what to do, but after looking at Pod, who gives her the faintest of smiles and a nod, she stands and moves away from the group so that she can kneel. Bringing his sword with him, Jaime gives Brienne her knighthood. While they are all clapping for her, she stands and gives a tearful smile to the small group in the room. Outside in the courtyard, Jorah is speaking to his cousin Lyanna. Jorah strongly advises her to remain in the crypt with the other women and children, as she is the future of House Mormont, but Lyanna stoutly refuses. She wants to fight along the rest of the men and women, and Jorah allows her to make up her own mind. Sam then approaches Jorah, giving his families sword 'Heartsbane', in honour of his late father Jeor, who was more of a father to Sam than his own. Jorah indeed says he will use it in his father's memory. Before leaving Sam adds \"I hope we win\". At the hearth and out of wine, Tyrion asks the small group if anyone can sing. With no one answering, Pod simply begins singing softly, Jenny of Oldstones. While he sings, we see various other characters on their last night before the coming of the battle. Samwell, Gilly, and Sam are lying in bed together. Sansa is in the castle courtyard eating a bowl of soup with Theon. Missandei gives Grey Worm one heavy and deep kiss goodbye, before he must leave with the rest of the Unsullied army. In the crypts, Jon is staring at a statue of Lyanna Stark. Daenerys finds him there and approaches. She wraps an arm around his waist as he holds her hand before Daenerys asks who the statue is of. He explains that she is Lyanna Stark, and Daenerys is quick to mention she can't believe her own brother Rhaegar, had raped her, knowing how much out of character that would've been for her brother. Jon turns to face Daenerys and tell her the truth. He says Rhaegar didn't rape Lyanna, but that he loved her and together they were secretly wed. He added that they had a son, and if Robert Baratheon had found out, the baby surely would've been killed. Eddard Stark took his sister's child and raised his nephew as his own child, pretending the child was a bastard. The last words spoken on Lyanna's birthing bed was the name of her son. It's then that Jon finally tells Daenerys that he is that child, and that his true name is Aegon Targaryen. Of course, Daenerys finds it nearly impossible to believe, especially that the truth came from two men so close to Jon. But as the pieces quickly fall into place, she realizes and even speaks out, that Jon is the last living male heir of the Targaryens. Before any other words are spoken or reactions can be reached, a horn is heard sounding in the distance. Jon and Daenerys run to the roof walkways and see the Army of the Dead standing in formation in the distance - having arrived and ready for battle." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 70, + "Night has fallen at Winterfell. Samwell Tarly is fearful and his nervous hands are filled with a pair of dragonglass daggers by an unseen benefactor; Tyrion Lannister takes several wine casks from the provisions to take with him to the crypts below, where the non-combatants are hiding. Bran Stark is wheeled to the Godswood to wait as bait, accompanied by Theon Greyjoy and his detachment of ironborn, as well as Alys Karstark. Sansa and Arya Stark oversee one section of the castle wall while Davos commands another. Lyanna Mormont commands defense of the main courtyard. Outside the gates, Brienne of Tarth commands the left flank, accompanied by Jaime Lannister. They are joined by Podrick Payne, Sandor Clegane, Gendry, Eddison Tollett, and Samwell Tarly. Grey Worm leads the formations of Unsullied, while Jorah Mormont and Qhono ride along with the Dothraki cavalry - accompanied by the direwolf Ghost. Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow ride their two dragons away from the castle, so as not to alert the enemy to their presence. Melisandre rides up to Jorah and asks him to command the Dothraki in their language to raise their arakhs. When they do, she starts praying to the Lord of Light in High Valyrian. The army's arakhs suddenly burst into flame, sweeping from one side of the field to the other. Melisandre withdraws within Winterfell; Davos is about to kill her for Shireen, but she tells him not to bother, as she expects to be dead before dawn anyway. Emboldened, the Dothraki cavalry charge ahead into the night until they crash into the seething undead horde of wights. The infantry around Winterfell can hear their shouts and watch as Dothraki war cries turn to screams of terror and the flames from their swords are quickly extinguished. A stray horse or rider manages to flee back toward the castle, one of them a haggard-looking Jorah. The Army of the Dead advances in earnest. The Unsullied form phalanxes, while catapults start shooting flaming barrels into the night. By the light of the fires, the true size of the undead horde can be seen. They rush down from the north and slam into the defenders around Winterfell. They are quickly overrun by the wights. Viewing the battle from the west, Daenerys is upset at the slaughter of her Dothraki and wants to strafe the wights. Jon tries to stop her because the plan is to locate the Night King, who is being lured by Bran into the godswood. Daenerys shakes off Jon's arm and she takes off on Drogon. Jon follows Daenerys on Rhaegal. The two dragon-riders make strafing runs on the undead army, just behind the faltering human forces. Thousands of wights are incinerated: for a short time this stems their tide, but more keep coming. The White Walkers themselves do not engage, instead staying in a mounted line far behind the front. Jon Snow sees the White Walkers and tries to make a bombing run at them. Before Jon can reach their line, however, the White Walkers have magically summoned a huge snowstorm. Both dragons can barely stay in the air. As Jon and Daenerys struggle to find one another in the storm, Jon calls Daenerys's name and they eventually reunite above the storm clouds. As they try to get their bearings, the Night King appears riding Viserion and pursues Daenerys and Drogon. Jon tries to follow them but is knocked out of the way while Daenerys manages to evade the attack. When Daenerys and Jon find each other again above the clouds, the Night King is gone. The Night King makes his way to Winterfell. The only infantry still holding up reasonably well by this point are the lockstep legions of the Unsullied. A full retreat into the castle is ordered, and Grey Worm commands the Unsullied to form up a rearguard to protect the withdrawal of their few remaining forces. Samwell Tarly is nearly killed in the retreat, but Dolorous Edd saves him - only to be stabbed from behind and killed. The Unsullied are on the verge of being overwhelmed, when the last of the main host gets back through the gates. Desperately, Grey Worm orders that the entrenchments around the castle be set on fire. Grey Worm himself is with the last remaining rearguard. Attempts by Arya and the other archers to shoot the pitch with flaming arrows are blown away by severe winds while the snowstorm prevents the dragonriders from seeing their signal to light it. Melisandre appears, laying her hands on the trenchworks and repeats her prayers to the Lord of Light, straining with the massive effort. At the last moment, the entire trench ringing Winterfell bursts into flames. Grey Worm and his few remaining men withdraw behind the castle gates, which close. Many wights burn, but then they all robotically halt. Seeing the fight approaching, Arya tells Sansa to flee to the crypts, as she'll only get killed if she remains but Sansa protests she can't abandon her people. Arya gives her sister a dragonglass dagger to defend herself with. In the crypts, Sansa meets other women, including Missandei, and children, as well as the infirm and non-combatants (Tyrion and Varys). Tyrion laments that he should at least be up on the battlements, even if he can't fight well. Sansa chides that witty remarks won't make a difference, and the bravest thing they can do now is \"look the truth in the face\". Tyrion is moved and quips that maybe they should have stayed married - to which Sansa responds, \"You were the best of them.\" Tyrion remarks that is a terrifying thought. Sansa continues a marriage wouldn't work out between them because of his loyalty to Daenerys. Missandei defends her queen, saying that without the Dragon Queen, they'd all be dead by now. In the godswood, Theon Greyjoy can also hear the approach of the undead army. He starts to apologize to Bran, but Bran politely cuts Theon off, saying that everything he did led him to where he is now: \"Home\". Theon is moved, but Bran must \"leave\" now - warging into flocks of ravens around Winterfell. Through the ravens' eyes, he sees the Night King on Viserion, and the Night King sees him through them. As Bran hoped, the Night King is spurred into pressing his attack. Instead of the hordes of wights rushing through the fiery trenches everywhere, the Night King psychically directs them into a concentrated charge across one spot: many hundreds burn, but eventually their sheer mass extinguishes the flames, breaching the outer defenses. Thousands of them start swarming around the base of Winterfell's great stone walls, then climb over each other in a mass, using their strength to grip into crevices in the stone. The Night King makes another run towards the godswood, but Jon and Daenerys predict where he was headed. Jon spots the Night King and pursues him. When the Night King approaches the castle walls directly and is just about to strafe Winterfell, Jon attacks him from atop Rhaegal. Rhaegal clashes with his undead brother. Despite having lost so many men out in the field, the defenders kill many more hundreds of wights as they reach the tops of the battlements. Even so, more keep coming, as the snowstorm reduces the castle to a whiteout amidst the flames. Jaime Lannister is nearly overwhelmed by a dozen wights, but Brienne carves her way to him using her Valyrian steel sword and saves him. Jorah Mormont, similarly, manages to save Samwell Tarly using Heartsbane. Arya manages to pick off many wights with flaming arrows. Sandor Clegane, with his severe fear of fire, is left frozen as Beric Dondarrion urges him to keep fighting. Sandor pleads that they can't beat death itself, to which Beric points to Arya and says, \"Tell her that.\" As Lyanna Mormont tries to organize the defense of the main courtyard, a large wight-giant bashes its way through the main gate of Winterfell. More wights flow in behind it, leading the advance, knocking Lyanna to the side and taking out any of her soldiers still standing. Recovering, young Lyanna grabs a dragonglass blade and charges the undead giant while letting out a battle cry. The wight-giant casually snatches her up in his hand, however, and holds her up to his one remaining blue eye. The wight-giant clenches his fist, crushing Lyanna's chest in as her bones snap. Yet her hand is still free, and with one last defiant cry, she stabs the dragonglass into the wight-giant's eye: it instantly dies and topples to the ground. Lyanna falls free of his grasp, but dies from her injuries. The entire courtyard is overrun as the wights spread to surround any remaining pockets of resistance here and there around the castle. Arya, who was knocked out against a stone wall, recovers some time later, stumbling into the Winterfell library. The fighting has moved away from this part of the castle, as wights shamble about looking for survivors to pick off. Arya slowly sneaks past all of them - only for the wights to burst through the door after her as soon as she leaves. She runs into Sandor and Beric, however, also fleeing wights, and help fight them off. The trio make a running retreat through the narrow hallways of the castle's interior. Eventually, Beric is stabbed multiple times and barely manages to drag himself after them into the great hall, whose heavy doors hold after they shut them. Once inside, Beric succumbs to his injuries, but in the hall, Arya and Sandor also find Melisandre, waiting; she remarks that in saving Arya, Beric has fulfilled the purpose the Lord of Light had for him. Arya recalls that they met before, and Melisandre said they would meet again. Melisandre reminds Arya that she said Arya would close many eyes forever, including \"blue\" ones, and asks Arya what they say to the god of Death. Arya responds, \"Not today.\" She departs, newly determined in her goal. Meanwhile, the dragons are locked in battle in the sky above Winterfell with Jon and the Night King fighting in fierce close quarters mid-air brawl on their dragons. Viserion badly claws Rhaegal's belly, while the Night King readies another one of his dragon-killing ice javelins - but the dragons are swirling around so chaotically he can't get a clear shot from his mount. Despite his wounds, Rhaegal manages to land a bite on the other dragon, and tears the left half of his face off - but this is not enough to stop him. It is, however, enough to significantly distract the Night King, who doesn't notice Daenerys's approach on Drogon: they collide with Viserion with such impact that the Night King is spilled from his mount, while Drogon tears into Viserion. Rhaegal, however, is badly wounded enough that he needs to make a forced landing, dropping Jon on the ground again before fleeing. Drogon sends the badly injured Viserion crashing into the castle while Jon regains himself on the ground, finding he is on the abandoned outer battlefield -- and not far from the Night King, who is proceeding on foot to the breach in the walls leading to the godswood and Bran. Daenerys reaches the Night King and has Drogon blast him with dragonfire. When the smoke dissipates, however, the Night King is completely undamaged. He still has one ice javelin left and as he readies to throw it at Drogon, Daenerys flees and manages to narrowly dodge the shot. Jon pursues the Night King but just as he is about to reach him, the Night King silently turns to him and raises his arms, resurrecting all of Winterfell's defenders who died in the battle up to this point (including Dolorous Edd, Lyanna Mormont, and Qhono) into wights. Jon finds himself surrounded again and struggles to fight off the new wights, as the Night King continues into the godswood. In the crypts, Sansa and the others can hear a handful of living men desperately pounding on the heavy doors to let them in, but they know they cannot risk a flood of wights passing the barricade. They hear the men's cries which are quickly silenced. The wights themselves cannot find a way in - but there are already plenty of dead bodies in the crypts for the White Walkers to reanimate. Suddenly, many of the interred corpses rise as wights and start clawing their way out of their tombs. They're fairly old and not in the best shape, but the women and children are totally unarmed, and many succumb to the wights. Sansa and Tyrion hide behind one tomb, contemplating on helping the women and children in the fight against the newly made wights in the crypt, with the dragon glass that they were given. As Jon fights off the surrounding wights, Daenerys appears with Drogon and burns them up from the air. Jon calls to Daenerys, planning to pursue the Night King, and Daenerys tells Jon to go. After Jon follows the Night King, Daenerys and Drogon land but stay on the ground for moments too long, finding Drogon being swarmed by dozens of wights. He just barely manages to fly away still covered in them, but Daenerys is knocked off his back in the process. However, Jorah appears and helps Daenerys fight off the wights. Daenerys picks up a dragonglass dagger from the ground as well, but they are both exhausted and more wights surround them again. Jon, meanwhile, fights his way back into the courtyard of the castle on foot - only to be pinned down by the grounded, but still very dangerous Viserion. A stab from Jon's Valyrian steel sword might kill the undead-dragon, but it is simply too volatile to approach: badly wounded beyond the point a living dragon would have expired, the huge rents in his body leak great bursts of fire, as it continues to crash around through the rubble. Jon is hastily forced to dive for cover, as Viserion catches sight of him and lets loose a torrent of fire, incinerating the courtyard which barely misses Jon. Facing certain death and with the battle seemingly lost, Jon emerges from his hiding place and, resolving to die with what courage he can muster, bellows defiance at Viserion as the undead dragon's jaws gape open, either to devour Jon or blast him with flame. Wights advance through Winterfell's godswood, and are picked off by Theon's archers. One by one each of the defenders is killed, including Alys Karstark, until only Theon is left, taking out a dozen more wights until he runs out of arrows. Suddenly the wights stop, forming a ring around the Weirwood tree - then step aside to make a path for the Night King himself, followed by all of the other White Walkers and a horde of wights, some of them temporarily halted by the Night King. Bran Stark turns to Theon and says \"You are a good man. Thank you.\" Finding redemption for his past crimes against Bran and Winterfell and no longer afraid of dying, Theon grabs a spear and courageously charges forward at the Night King. It is not enough, as the Night King easily blocks the blow, snaps the spear in half, and uses one piece to impale Theon, who slowly dies on the ground. With no one left to defend Bran, the Night King walks slowly towards him at the base of the tree. Bran looks up at his foe with pity, the Night King staring down at his age old nemesis the Three Eyed Raven in triumph. As the Night King draws the sword sheathed on his back for the killing blow, a sudden wisp of wind catches the attention of one of his lieutenants and Arya leaps at him from behind, her Valyrian steel dagger drawn. The Night King instantly reacts, spinning around to catch her by the throat in one hand, and her left wrist in the other. He only has a moment to leer at her before she drops the dagger out of her left hand and catches it with her still free right hand - and drives the blade into the center of his chest. The Valyrian steel makes contact with the ancient dragonglass shard empowering the Night King, and kills him - shattering him into icy shards. With the Night King destroyed, the other White Walkers shatter as well, and in turn, every wight falls. All around Winterfell, the few surviving and surrounded defenders see the wights suddenly drop and fall apart, the magic animating their dead flesh and sinews departing. The undead Viserion dies for the final time in the courtyard, saving Jon Snow. The wights attacking Jorah and Daenerys drop dead, but Jorah is fatally wounded defending Daenerys. He dies in the arms of the woman he loves as Daenerys cries while holding him. Drogon, who survived the wights, curls himself around them to comfort her as she mourns. The wights fall in the crypts as well, saving Tyrion, Sansa, and the others. The ancient threat of the White Walkers has been destroyed forever. Dawn finally breaks over the devastated castle. Melisandre walks out of the gates removing her cloak, and Davos follows, ready to kill her with his dagger. Melisandre, however, removes her magical choker and drops it on the ground, the glow from its gem fading out - and Davos is astonished to see from a distance that she is now a centuries-old woman (her glamored image of youth removed). Having used up all of her magical power summoning the fires to defend the castle, she takes a few more faltering steps, then collapses, and her body crumbles away into dust." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 71, + "Jon leads a mass funeral cremation for the dead. At a feast, Daenerys legitimizes Gendry as a Baratheon and makes him Lord of Storm's End, the ancestral home of House Baratheon. Gendry proposes to Arya, but she declines. Brienne leaves a drinking game in discomfort when Tyrion guesses she is a virgin. Jaime goes to Brienne's room and they have sex. Daenerys is uncomfortable at the acclaim the wildlings give Jon and, in private, begs him to never reveal his true parentage. Jon reassures Daenerys that he has renounced his claim for hers but insists he must tell Arya and Sansa the truth. Daenerys plans to immediately storm King's Landing, but Sansa argues the soldiers need rest. Ultimately, they agree Jon will lead the army on foot while Daenerys and her fleet will sail to Dragonstone. Afterwards, Arya and Sansa tell Jon that they distrust Daenerys but Jon defends her. After swearing Sansa and Arya to secrecy, Jon has Bran tell Arya and Sansa of his true parentage. Bronn arrives to kill Jaime and Tyrion, but accepts their offer of Highgarden in exchange for their lives. Arya and Sandor Clegane ride for King's Landing. Sansa reveals Jon's parentage to Tyrion, who then tells Varys. Jon gives Ghost to Tormund, who plans to return north of the Wall with the wildlings; Tormund suggests that Jon join them. Jon also bids farewell to Sam and a pregnant Gilly. Euron's Iron Fleet ambushes Daenerys's fleet and kills Rhaegal. Missandei is captured. Daenerys is convinced to talk to Cersei first instead of attacking King's Landing. Varys fears for Daenerys's mental stability and tells Tyrion he believes Jon would be a better ruler, but Tyrion stands by her. After learning of Cersei's capture of Missandei and Sansa suggesting Daenerys will execute Cersei for this, Jaime leaves for King's Landing during the night in hopes of saving her, despite Brienne's tearful plea that he stay with her. Euron reports his success to Cersei, who claims to be pregnant with his child. She orders the gates of the Red Keep remain open, making her subjects human shields to deter an all-out assault on the city. Daenerys and her army arrive at the walls of King's Landing. Cersei and Daenerys demand each other's surrender, with Cersei threatening to kill Missandei. Tyrion attempts to appeal to Cersei's humanity to get her to surrender. Cersei refuses and has Gregor Clegane behead Missandei, horrifying and enraging Grey Worm and Daenerys." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 72, + "Varys is writing letters pertaining to the truth about Jon Snow's heritage when one of his spies walks in and tells Varys that Daenerys has not eaten anything in days. Varys responds they'll try again at supper and Martha tells Varys that Daenerys's soldiers are constantly on alert. Varys assures her that the higher the risk, the greater the reward. She is sent back to the kitchen as Varys gets word of the arrival of Jon and his men. When Jon arrives, he briefs Varys on the Northern army's progress. Jon asks how Daenerys is doing, with Varys responding that Daenerys is refusing to eat or leave her chambers. Jon replies that Daenerys shouldn't be alone and Varys admires that Jon is worried for her. When Jon asks Varys if he isn't worried as well, Varys says he's worried for them all and speaks of Daenerys's mental state, \"They say that when a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin.\" Varys says that he knows not what side Daenerys's coin will land on, but that he knows which side Jon's will land on, implying that he wants Jon to take the Iron Throne over Daenerys. Jon vehemently refuses, to which Varys says that he has advised kings and rulers for many years, and knows how Daenerys will end up, given everything he has seen. Jon is still opposed to the idea, saying that Daenerys is his Queen now and forever. Tyrion meets with Daenerys in Dragonstone's war room, where she has been self-isolated for days. When she surmises to him that someone has betrayed her, her Hand confirms this and Daenerys names Jon Snow. However, Tyrion says that it was actually Varys and Daenerys confirms Varys knows the truth about Jon. She tells Tyrion that he told Varys, \"You learned from Sansa. And she learned from Jon, though I begged him not to tell her,\" and thus feels Jon has betrayed her. Tyrion says he needs to be aware of this information so that he and Varys can be prepared for anything Daenerys might face, but Daenerys is suspicious of Sansa's motives for telling Tyrion. Tyrion admits it was a mistake to tell Varys without Daenerys's permission and Sansa told Tyrion because she trusts him. Daenerys responds, \"She trusted you to spread secrets that could destroy your own queen. And you did not let her down.\" Tyrion asks for Daenerys's forgiveness, saying they want the better world she wants and their intentions were good, \"Varys as much as anyone. But it doesn't matter now.\" Daenerys replies, \"No. It doesn't matter now.\" Later that night, Varys is writing more letters when he hears the approach of guards. He burns the letter he is currently writing as Grey Worm and his men come into his room, shackles in hand. Varys knows what is about to occur. Without resistance, he is taken to the shores of Dragonstone, where Daenerys, Jon, and Tyrion are waiting for him. Tyrion tells Varys that it was him who sold his treachery out to Daenerys. Varys understands, and states that he hopes that he is wrong about everything he said about Daenerys. He bids one more farewell to Tyrion before Drogon burns him at Daenerys's command. Tyrion looks unhappy while Jon looks at Daenerys in concern. In their room later, Jon comes to see Daenerys. She asks him what she said would happen if Jon told his sister about her parentage and Jon replies he doesn't want the crown and this is what he said to Varys. Daenerys says Sansa betrayed Jon's trust, \"She killed Varys as much as I did. This was a victory for her. Now she knows what happens when people hear the truth about you.\" Daenerys confides that the people of Westeros love Jon more than her, that all she has here is fear, not love. Jon tells Daenerys, \"I love you,\" and says she will always be his Queen regardless of how others feel about her. Daenerys asks, \"Is that all I am to you? Your queen?\" She and Jon start to kiss. However, Jon breaks off the kiss, still unable to get over their blood ties. In response, Daenerys accepts this but solemnly says, \"Alright then. Let it be fear.\" In Dragonstone's throne room, Tyrion consults with Daenerys, the latter of whom is now ordering Grey Worm and the Unsullied to sack King's Landing. Tyrion is strongly against it, saying that the citizens of the city are not Daenerys's enemy and are innocent. Daenerys counters that the slaves in Meereen turned against their masters and liberated themselves. Tyrion responds that the smallfolk are afraid of Cersei because Cersei will punish any rebellious acts. Daenerys says they are hostages in a tyrant's grip, and Tyrion begs her not to burn the city, or thousands of children will die. Daenerys counters that Cersei is using mercy as a weakness against them but Cersei is wrong, mercy is their strength - her mercy for the future generations of Westeros, not those in the present. In a last ditch effort to get through to Daenerys, Tyrion bargains one last time: he will go talk to Cersei and convince her to surrender, \"Cersei's followers will abandon her if they know the war is lost. Give them that chance.\" When he does, he will ring the city's bells, indicating the full, unconditional surrender of Cersei and her army. He pleads with her not to attack unless he's done this deed. Reluctantly, Daenerys agrees. Before Tyrion leaves, she informs her Hand that Jaime was caught by her men trying to get past their lines. She warns him that the next time he fails her, it will be his very last. Ser Davos and his men are prepping for the siege outside King's Landing, when Jon and Tyrion arrive. Tyrion asks Davos if he can smuggle something specific for him. He gets past the guards surrounding Jaime's tent and enters to see his brother shackled to a post. Tyrion reveals that he smuggled the key to Jaime's shackles and unchains him, saying that he wants him to be the one to go to Cersei and convince her to surrender, saying it will be much easier for him than it would be for Tyrion himself. Tyrion has arranged with Davos a boat for Jaime and Cersei to escape to Pentos. Jaime agrees but argues that Daenerys will kill Tyrion for this, but Tyrion replies he considers his life a fair exchange if it allows Daenerys to take the city without slaughtering thousands. Tyrion thanks Jaime for everything he has ever done for him before the two brothers share a tearful goodbye for the last time. The next morning, the united army of the Unsullied, Dothraki, and Northmen are waiting outside the walls of King's Landing. Tyrion tells Jon that when they hear the bells, he has to call off his men. Meanwhile, a select few citizens of the city have been crowded in the Red Keep to protect them from the coming invasion. Cersei overlooks the city and sees her plan coming to fruition: she intends to keep a vast swath of innocent civilians in the path of the Red Keep, seeing if Daenerys will truly burn the city and all the inhabitants with it. In Blackwater Bay, the Iron Fleet waits in silence, when Daenerys, riding atop Drogon, ambushes them by diving directly out of the sun. The ironborn fire their scorpions, but are unable to land a hit, for their target is far too fast for them. With his flames, Drogon all but destroys the Iron Fleet, including the Silence, though Euron Greyjoy is barely able to escape by jumping into the sea. As the armies wait at the gates for the bells to ring, Daenerys and Drogon suddenly burst through the gates in a fiery blast, scattering the Golden Company. Grey Worm and the united army charge at the gate and take care of what remains of the Golden Company's men. In the mayhem, Grey Worm impales a fleeing Captain Strickland in the back with his spear, killing him. As the united army takes to the streets of King's Landing, taking out any and all enemy soldiers in their path, Daenerys and Drogon strafe the city walls, destroying the remaining scorpions. They then make their way to the gates of the innermost part of the city, where Lannister soldiers are waiting. The two opposing armies come to an intense standstill. Daenerys perches Drogon atop one of the walls. Realizing their chances of winning are dwindling fast, the Lannister soldiers throw down their weapons and surrender. Tyrion and Jon are visibly relieved as the battle is seemingly done. The citizens of the city cry out for the bells to be rung. After a long amount of time passes, the bells are finally rung, signaling what appears to be the end of the sack of the city. While the bells keep ringing, Daenerys gazes at the Red Keep with a look of pure hatred in her eyes and becomes more and more unstable, eventually succumbing to the infamous Targaryen Madness. Without uttering a single word, Daenerys takes Drogon to the skies, and in a terrifying display of rage, begins to burn the city, incinerating entire buildings and neighborhoods, killing both soldiers and innocent civilians alike. Following his queen's footsteps, Grey Worm takes his spear and throws it at the Lannister Captain, impaling him through the chest and killing him. With that, it becomes the call to arms as the Targaryen, Stark, and Arryn forces begin attacking and killing surrendered forces. Jon and Tyrion are horrified by what they witness. Jon orders his own men back and tries to get them to stop fighting. Unfortunately, the Northmen are in no mood to be merciful towards House Lannister, the house who are almost single-handedly responsible for every single atrocity the North has suffered over the years (Ned Stark's execution, the War of the Five Kings, the Red Wedding, the rule of Roose and Ramsay Bolton and their refusal to support them in the fight against the dead) and join their new allies in the slaughter. Chaos erupts as the Unsullied, Northmen, and Valemen alike charge into the innermost parts of the city, killing anyone, soldier or civilian, and raping women they come across. A horrified Jon is caught up in the disorder, deflecting attacks and shouting at his men to stop fighting while Davos tries to usher people to safety. An increasingly fearful and alarmed Cersei looks on from the Red Keep in shock as the carnage continues and fire comes down from above. On the ground, Jon finds one of his own men grabbing an innocent woman and intervenes to stop the soldier from raping her. Completely blinded by rage and vengeance, the soldier attacks Jon, who is forced to kill him. Meanwhile, in the air above, Daenerys begins destroying parts of the Red Keep, sending tons of debris falling to the ground below. Around this time, Jaime sneaks around the cliffs on which the Red Keep is situated and encounters Euron, who survived his brush with death. Jaime urges Euron to help him save Cersei, but the Ironborn king points out that the city and Cersei are lost. He and Jaime begin fighting, saying that he will personally deliver Jaime's severed head to Cersei so she can kiss it one last time. Although Euron stabs Jaime multiple times, the latter is able to overpower him and impales him through the stomach with his sword. He walks away, severely injured, as Euron utters his final words, smiling: \"I'm the man who killed Jaime Lannister.\" Meanwhile, Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane have snuck into the Red Keep and reach the Map Room, the walls crumbling around them. Sandor urges Arya to go home, arguing that Cersei is as good as dead but Arya insists, \"I'm going to kill her.\" Sandor grabs Arya's arm and urges her to choose life over vengeance, saying that he himself has been seeking revenge his entire life and tells Arya to be better than someone like him, a living embodiment of the vengeance she is seeking and what it will do to her. When Arya tries to continue onward, Sandor warns her that if she goes with him she'll also die. As he goes to deal with his brother, Arya calls him by his name for the first time, and thanks him before they both go their separate ways. Having convinced Cersei that all is lost, Qyburn evacuates Cersei from the Red Keep, but they come across Sandor. The Hound effortlessly dispatches the Queensguard before he stands face to face with his brother. Cersei orders Gregor to protect her. When Gregor, ignores her, since he wanted to fight his brother, Qyburn repeats the order, but the Mountain smashes his head against a wall, killing him. Cersei flees as the Clegane brothers begin to duel each other to the death. Arya continues to escape through the city, nearly being trampled by civilians trying to escape Daenerys's wrath. As the Clegane brothers battle hand-to-hand, Sandor's attacks seem to have no effect on Gregor, with the latter even pulling his brother's sword clean from his chest with no signs of fatigue. After removing most of his own armor, Gregor beats down Sandor and lifts him up against the wall, preparing to gouge out his eyes. Just as Gregor does this, Sandor grabs a knife from his side and stabs his brother clean through his eye. Even this does nothing to stop Gregor, who begins pulling the knife from his eye. Knowing that none of his attacks will truly kill Gregor, Sandor knows what he must do. Mustering up enough courage to face his fears, Sandor finally tackles Gregor, shoving them both through the badly damaged wall behind, sending them plummeting hundreds of feet into the fiery remains of the city. Davos and Jon are reeling at the carnage and fire surrounding them as caches of wildfire explode while Daenerys and Drogon burn up the city. Davos and Jon share a look and Jon orders his forces to fall back. He and Davos rush people out of the city as fire rains down upon them from above. Cersei herself alone in the Red Keep when she sees Jaime, bloodied and badly wounded following his fight with Euron. The two of them go deep into the lower chambers of the Red Keep, where Tyrion had told Jaime to go where there would be a boat waiting for them on the beach to take them away from the city. However, they find their path has been blocked by rubble. A frightened Cersei begins to cry in fear, saying that she does not want to die. Jaime tells her not to look at the crumbling keep, \"Look at me, just look at me. Nothing else matters, nothing else matters, only us.\" Hearing the weakened structure above them caving in, the twins embrace for the last time as the ceiling caves in, crushing them. Meanwhile, Arya regains consciousness after she was left incapacitated by a concussive blast. She manages to get into a building full of women and children and convinces them to keep moving, lest they perish where they stand. They begin to escape, but most of them, save a mother and her young daughter, are killed by the roving Dothraki. The mother collapses and tells Arya to take her daughter to safety. She grabs the child and begins to run, but the girl refuses to leave her mother and goes to her side just as Daenerys and Drogon swoop down one last time and unleash another torrent of fire upon the innocent civilians. Arya awakes later and sees the devastation around her. She looks and sees that the mother and her daughter were burned alive. She stumbles around the city and sees the dead bodies of many innocent men, women, and children, all at the hands of her cousin's lover. She spots a white horse among the throes of the dead. She goes up to it and is able to calm it before mounting the horse, riding out of the city to an uncertain future, leaving the devastation of King's Landing behind her, in what has become an unrequited order fulfilled: the last words of the Mad King, \"Burn them all,\" coming to life at his daughter's hand as King's Landing burns." + ], + [ + "game_of_thrones", + 73, + "Jon and Davos survey the destruction that Daenerys brought on King's Landing. Tyrion finds the crushed corpses of Cersei and Jaime in the ruins of the Red Keep and mourns them. Grey Worm and his men are executing Lannister soldiers; when Jon attempts to intervene, he responds that he is acting on Daenerys' orders. Daenerys declares to the Unsullied and Dothraki that they \"liberated\" the people of King's Landing, and she will \"liberate\" the entire world. Tyrion publicly resigns as Daenerys' Hand in protest, and she has him arrested for treason. Arya warns Jon that Daenerys will kill him because his Targaryen heritage makes him a threat to her rule. Jon visits Tyrion in captivity, who tells Jon that despite the love they both have for Daenerys, it is Jon's duty to kill her for being the people's greatest threat. Tyrion also warns Jon that Arya and Sansa will not bend the knee to Daenerys, putting all of House Stark in danger. Jon confronts Daenerys in the destroyed throne room. Daenerys blames Cersei for the deaths of the civilians for using them as human shields, and refuses to forgive Tyrion or the Lannister prisoners, arguing that their executions – and a continued \"liberation\" campaign – are necessary to establish her vision of a good world. Unable to dissuade Daenerys, a conflicted Jon reaffirms his fealty to her, then fatally stabs her as they kiss. As Jon grieves, Drogon arrives. After discovering that Daenerys has been murdered, an anguished Drogon melts the Iron Throne, and then carries her body away to the east. Weeks later, the lords and ladies of the Seven Kingdoms convene to discuss the fates of Tyrion and Jon, still imprisoned by Grey Worm. Tyrion suggests that future monarchs be chosen by a council of lords and ladies, instead of inheriting the crown. This suggestion is agreed upon by the lords and ladies present, and Tyrion nominates Bran to be the new king of the Seven Kingdoms, dubbing him Bran the Broken. Everyone agrees with the nomination except for Sansa, who declares the North's independence from the Seven Kingdoms. Now King of the Six Kingdoms, Bran accepts the North's secession and appoints Tyrion as his Hand so that Tyrion can make amends for his various wrongs. Bran sentences Jon to rejoin the Night's Watch for life to appease Grey Worm. He and the Unsullied then depart with the Dothraki for Missandei's homeland of Naath. A short time later, Tyrion convenes a new Small Council consisting of Bronn (Master of Coin), Brienne (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard), Davos (Master of Ships), and Sam (Grand Maester). As they begin planning to rebuild King's Landing, Bran, attended by a newly knighted Podrick Payne, briefly meets with the council before departing whilst enquiring the whereabouts of Drogon. Brienne, in her duties as Lord Commander, completes Jaime's entry in the Book of Brothers, which greatly expands his accomplishments. Sam is working on completing a book begun by a previous maester after the death of King Robert Baratheon. The book will document everything that has happened over the previous few years, and is titled A Song of Ice and Fire. Arya decides to set sail and explore the uncharted Sunset Sea west of Westeros. Sansa returns to Winterfell and is crowned Queen in the North. Jon returns to Castle Black and reunites with Tormund, his direwolf Ghost, and the rest of the wildlings. Jon leads them to return to the lands beyond the Wall, as the millennia-long winter in that region finally begins to thaw." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 1, + "The narrator gives an explanation of the prestigious Shuchi'in Academy. How it's a school of high class and pedigree, allowing only the best of the best to attend it. The topic then changes, to introduce the two most important Student Council members, Vice President Kaguya and President Miyuki. As the two Student Council members head to the Student Council room, they're admired by the students Karen and Erika. Inside the council room, the President and Vice President discuss matters about a rumoring that circling about the two of them being in a relationship. Although Miyuki speaks contrary about the rumor in circulation about them, in truth he would start a relationship with Kaguya if she begged him. To his belief that it's only a matter of time until she asks to be her boyfriend. From Kaguya's perspective, she has no interest in starting a relationship with a \"commoner\". However, if perchance Miyuki prostrated himself in front of her and begged to be her boyfriend, only then would she accept. Half a year passes by and neither of the two has conceded to the other's \"affection\". Because of the lengthy period of no change between the two in the half-year that has past since the rumor. Their respective thoughts shift from not minding to date the other to they'll make the other confess to them. While this was going on between the two, their secretary Chika offers them two tickets to a romance movie that she won. Because of a rare opening, he had that weekend Miyuki was going to accept the offer and ask Kaguya to join him. This changes the moment Chika states a superstition of when two people see a romance movie, they become a couple. Shocked by the statement, Miyuki is then inquired by Kaguya if he was about to invite her to the movies with him. This would heavily insinuate that Miyuki would be asking her out on a date. Realizing the folly of his prior statement, Miyuki downplays the rumor. He then argues that Kagura clearly believes in it and invites her to watch the movie together. Kaguya cogitates how clever Miyuki was turning the tables on her as he did. It's revealed that Chika winning free tickets to the movies was a scheme plotted by her to entrap Miyuki. To combat her predicament, Kagura implements her \"Miss Innocent\" skill by requesting she be invited with more passion by Miyuki. This causes Miyuki's thoughts to be thrown in disarray. Reinforcing the statement, Kaguya grabs Miyuki's hand and claims that she's at that age where she'd like to try some romance. With the two sides trying to gain the comeuppance on the other, Chika offers a different set of movie tickets for them. The offer causes an internal meltdown between the two and thus they both required sugar to recharge. But because there was only one steamed bun in the office it was declared by the narrator, whoever manages to get the bun first, wins. Perhaps unintentionally, however, Chika takes the bun and heads off to her afternoon classes. The result of the battle between the two was a draw. Kaguya receives a love letter in her shoebox and reveals this to Chika and Miyuki in the Student Council room. While Chika believes the sender wants to take Kaguya out on a date, Miyuki chastises the notion of men seeking love and dates. When Chika inquires she Kaguya will accept the invitation, she answers yes, perturbing Miyuki. Following the urge that he should dissuade Kaguya from accepting the invitation, Miyuki then realizes that the results would be catastrophic. Miyuki would be acting as if he was confessing his feelings that he has for her. On the other hand, from Kaguya's perspective, her plan to accept the invitation was a bluff. Her astronomical prerequisites to have her accept going on a date. Thus a battle of the brains between the two commences. Starting things off, Miyuki uses his power as the Student Council President to not allow such illicit acts to take place and threatens to tattle on her. Caught off this, Kaguya rebounds by stating she'll still accept the offer even if it means her being expelled. Furthermore, she states that she's willing to pour her body and soul into this date, leaving Miyuki aghast. So Miyuki offers to confess his own love... for the sake of argument. This leads to a back and forth between the two questioning the authenticity of Kaguya's love for her admirer. Toward the end, becomes Chika flustered and emotional. Chika then embraces Kaguya all while confessing her own feelings and not wanting her to be expelled. The end result to the battle is Kaguya lost. Miyuki and Kaguya both witness a couple sitting on a bench having a moment with one another. This scene disconcerts Kaguya, as she calls it improper back in the Student Council room. Even so, Miyuki thinks nothing of it and pulls out his lunch. Although not only infatuated with the contents of Miyuki's lunch and wanting to try it herself, her pride would not allow it. At that moment, Chika compliments Miyuki's lunch and asks if she can try some, to which, he allows. Chika praises the delicious taste of Miyuki's lunch, gaining a scornful look from Kaguya which is noticed by Miyuki. He interprets the look as her disparaging his lunch. So, he then pours himself some miso soup for himself and allows Chika to try it with some of his rice. As Chika relishes the taste of the miso and rice, all while, Kaguya recalls all of the special times she had with her former \"friend\". In an act of \"revenge\", Kaguya brings her own luxurious lunch the following day. This was a ploy to have Kaguya trade lunches with Miyuki as a way to act magnanimously toward him. Her plan completely fails, as Miyuki becomes anxious about the aura exuding from Kaguya and finishes his lunch quickly and dashes off. Kaguya now mortified and defeated is consoled by Chika who gives her something from her lunch. This act of kindness buries the one-sided hatchet between Kaguya and Chika. The result of the battle was won by Kaguya as Miyuki \"surrendered\" by fleeing." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 2, + "Although a cheapskate, Miyuki finally breaks down and purchases a smartphone for himself. He exchanges IDs with Chika and hopes that Kaguya will follow suit, but she abstains. Perturbed by this, Miyuki cannot ask to exchange numbers with Kaguya as he would lose face doing so. Thereby reinforcing the rumors of romantic relationships between the two. Kaguya, on the other hand, is fully aware of Miyuki's motive. This incites a battle between the two on who asks who first for their respective number. With neither side wanting to concede to the other, Miyuki ups the ante by updating his profile picture with a picture of when he was a kid. Chika compliments how cute he looked, intriguing Kaguya's interest. Noting how embarrassing the picture is, Miyuki proclaims he'll change it in 3 minutes. In retaliation, Kaguya uses fake tears to manipulate Miyuki into showing the picture and it works. The outcome of the battle though is a draw as Chika mentions that Kaguya's phone is antiquated. The cold weather has Chika wishing it were summer prompts a reminder from Miyuki that spring is around the corner. Chika retorts that time flies too fast and that kind of careless thinking would mean that they'd accomplish nothing in the space in-between. The retort hurts Miyuki and Kaguya deeply and Chika then has an epiphany to go on a student council trip in the summer. Kaguya likes the idea and suggests an informal social gathering. Miyuki also favors the idea of feeling partial to the mountain area. Contrary to Miyuki's idea, Kaguya blatantly suggests they go to the sea. This incites a battle between choosing whether to go to the mountains or the sea over the summer. The two debate on the pros and cons of their choices and when it appears that Kaguya has won, Chika admits she needs a new swimsuit. She confesses that her old one doesn't fit her anymore due to her bigger bust size, hearing this mortifies Kaguya whose chest is \"flat\". To settle their follies and get the comeuppance on the other, the two let Chika choose the final destination. Chika ultimately decides on the mountains, but the mountain she chooses is macabre. The outcome of the battle ruined. A student named Tsubasa asks Miyuki for some romance advice. A proud Miyuki agrees to give Tsubasa advice, however, contrary to the rumors that he's a romance veteran, in reality he has 0%. Although terrified that if his secret were to come out that he's a virgin, Miyuki remains undeterred in going back on his offer. Kaguya also takes the chance to hear what Miyuki's thoughts on love. Tsubasa explains that he's in love with Nagisa and wants to confess his love to her. However, he fears rejection and wonders if they should just start out as friends. Learning that Tsubasa received chocolate from the girl, Miyuki conjects that Nagisa is in love with him. This is refuted as Tsubasa reveals there was a scene involving him, Nagisa, and her friends about how he's single. Seeing this whole situation in an antithetical fashion, Miyuki argues that Nagisa and her friends were all interested in him. They just didn't blatantly tell him that they were. Fearful that this could cause a rift between the friendship of the girls, Tsubasa is advised by Miyuki to simply confront Nagisa and ask her out. Elated by this advice, Tsubasa praises Miyuki as the only person able to \"conquer\" Kaguya. Immediately, Miyuki rejects the fact that he and Kaguya are in a relationship. Perplexed by this admission, as Tsubasa thought contrary. Miyuki then goes on a tangent of flaws and things that annoy him about Kaguya, who hears all of this and becomes aggravated by it all. But then out of nowhere, Miyuki claims all of the things the flaws and the annoying things about her are what he likes about her the most. This, however, was a blatant lie as he finally notices that Kaguya was eavesdropping on the conversation. Ultimately, Miyuki advises Tsubasa to be candid with his feelings, to which, he does and gains a girlfriend in the process. The outcome of the battle is a loss for Miyuki and Kaguya is strangely nicer toward him since he gave Tsubasa the love advice." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 3, + "A magazine confiscated by the headmaster intrigues Kaguya and after Chika reads a bit of it, she notes the lewdness of its content. A survey in the magazine reveals that approx. 34% of high school students have already \"done it\" in their life. This revelation has Chika in a tizzy and Miyuki curious to read the magazine himself. Upon Kaguya's inspection of the magazine, she reveals that the % is low compared to what she believes is correct. Furthermore, Kaguya floors Chika and Miyuki, when she openly admits that she's not a virgin. Seeking to exploit this newfound information, Kaguya tries to make Miyuki confess his love to her. She then instigates Miyuki by asking him if he has a girlfriend, to which, Miyuki answers not that time. This prompts, Kaguya to press him if he’s at least, “done it”. Bluffing that he has, this leaves Kaguya to believe that Miyuki has done it with his little sister often. As Miyuki is outraged by the comment, Kaguya claims that she’s done it to her newborn nephew and it was even videotaped. Mentally corned by Kaguya’s asinine logic, Miyuki asks her does she know what “first time” means. Whereas she answers that it’s “kissing”. It’s revealed that due to her upbringing her knowledge of sexual education is severely inadequate. Therefore, Chika educates Kaguya on the matters resulting in her loss. It’s evening time at the Student Council office and both Miyuki and Kaguya are working there. Two starts talking about how Kaguya has changed since the school year began and how Miyuki has a better understanding of her now. To test Miyuki’s knowledge about her, Kaguya challenges him to a game of 20 questions. He accepts the challenge and as the game progresses Miyuki deduces the answer maybe him, which is corroborated by the sequential answers to his questions. However, Miyuki knows her better and answers that it’s a dog, which is correct. With that, the two leave for the day and that day’s test was passed. Normally, Kaguya would be driven to school by her chauffeur, however, due to a cat getting caught in the engine, she decides to walk to school. Although her chauffeur tries to dissuade her, Ai, Kaguya’s personal valet vouches for her to walk to school alone. Recalling that Miyuki rides his bike to school, Kaguya plans on running into him the once he crosses the bridge. Her plan changes when she runs into a little girl named Mikiti. Scared to walk across the street alone, Kaguya walks cross the street with Mikiti and is roped into walking her to school. The two are acquainted with one another as they head to Mikiti’s school until they run into her friend named Ienaga. At that moment, Miyuki appears before Kaguya and chastises her for walking to school which would make her late. This would also set a bad example for the Student Council. So riding on the back of Miyuki’s bike, the two head to school. Days later, Kaguya once again is driven to school and on the way, sees Mikiti and Ienaga walk to school together." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 4, + "Because visitors from France are going to be arriving at the academy, it’s decided that a cosplay party will be held. For the occasion, Kaguya wears a pair of cat ears and Miyuki is notably exhilarated by this. To hide his infatuation with Kaguya’s appearance, Miyuki tries to look “Normal”, however, the look is so intense that it scares [Chika Fujiwara|Chika]]. To change things up, Kaguya puts a pair of cat ears on Miyuki and the results make her infatuated with him. Trying to hide her grin, Kaguya bites her tongue, but she still gives off a small grin, perplexing Miyuki. Kaguya claimed that, Miyuki looked, “very good” with the cat ears. Although, Miyuki believes that she was being sarcastic due to the look she gave when she said it. A photo of Miyuki wearing the cat ears for posterity is proposed by Kaguya, but Miyuki believes it’ll be used for extortion purposes down the line. Even though Miyuki declines, Chika insists and drags Kaguya into the photo shoot too. Because of the altercation that occurs because of the suggestions, Chika confiscates the cat ears. The results of the match is that Chika loses. With the welcome party on that coming Monday, Chika notes that they still need souvenir sweets for the event. Figuring that it will be a two person job to do, Miyuki internally hopes to do it with Kaguya. Who the people who will accomplish the task would be decided by a game of “Banned Word”. Once the game starts, Chika talks in free style rap, while for the start of the Kaguya remains tacit. Because Miyuki argues that it’s unfair that Kaguya remain silent for the entire game, she agrees to speak. Trying to gain the upper hand on Kaguya, Miyuki then inquires what Chika “hates”. Forlorn, Chika admits that she’s been told that she can’t read situations well, which has caused her trouble in the past. Showing sympathy for the forlorn Chika, Kaguya unknowingly says her banned word. Not wanting to lose his conviction, Miyuki proclaims that he’s going to get “serious”. This, however, causes him to lose too as that was his banned word. Chika the designated winner of the game, Kaguya and Miyuki are decided to be the ones to get the souvenir sweets. The results of the match is Kaguya lost. Kaguya and her personal valet Ai, talk discuss matters involving Miyuki contacting her. The discussion quickly escalates to how Kaguya loves Miyuki, but the later denies that notion, claiming she’s only interested in him. Ai soon proposes instead of texting Miyuki she should call him. So, Ai contacts Miyuki and gives the phone to Kaguya. The person who answers it wasn’t Miyuki, but his Papa who acts in a callus manner toward her. Finally after clarifying to whom she liked to speak with, Miyuki answers the phone… while in the bathtub. Miyuki schedules there meeting together for 11:00 am at Hachiko the following day and later go some place else. Thinking the conversation is over, Kaguya hangs up, but just as Miyuki was going to say something. Flustered by her mistake, Miyuki texts what he was going to say to her. The result of the match is Kaguya wins. However, the following day, it’s pouring rain so badly that Kaguya is forbidden by Ai to leave the house. So, Kaguya sends a text to Miyuki canceling their plans for that day, which takes her 30 minutes to write. On the other hand, Miyuki was waiting at the rendezvous and considers it a victory for him. The day of the welcoming party has arrived and it’s a success. The Student Council Body is congratulated by the Principal, Adolphe Pescarolo. During the party, Miyuki asks Kaguya if she speaks French, to which, she claims not that well. Kaguya then asks Miyuki if he speaks French and claims he does after reading a book on the language. A female French student approaches the two and while Miyuki is having trouble understanding her. Kaguya chimes in and speaks to her in French fluently, astounding Miyuki by this revelation. He’s further shocked by the fact that Chika can too as her mother was once a French diplomat. Realizing that he’s the only person there who doesn’t speak French. It’s then revealed that the Principal intentionally chose Miyuki for this reason in order to gauge his caliber. The principal then sends, a woman named Betsy to personally gauge him even if he’s made into mince meat. Betsy then confronts and makes invective tirade in French towards him, but Miyuki who doesn’t understand her simply agrees and smiles. So Betsy tries even harder against him, but is then accosted by Kaguya whom gives her a taste of her own medicine. This terrifies Besty who then flees in terror and is traumatized by the event. After the party is over, Miyuki thanks Kaguya for coming to his aid." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 5, + "Nagisa visits Kaguya for romance advice and she agrees to give it. The topic, however, perturbs her, as Nagisa hopes to break up with her boyfriend Tsubasa. Internally, Kaguya is conflicted on giving Nagisa any advice as she has no prior experience, but she still motivates herself to do so after Miyuki did it before. Nagisa explains that she became Tsubasa’s boyfriend because he confronted her, but since then they’ve keep their distance between them. To better grasp their relationship, Kaguya asks Nagisa the positive qualities of Tsubasa. She then gives her some examples of such qualities reminding her of Miyuki. Retracting on her thoughts and flustering comment that followed. Kaguya continues stating that focusing on the positive traits of your boyfriend help develop love for the person. Which was something she heard from an acquaintance totally not from her own experience. Bursting into the scene, love detective Chika joins the conversation. She then asks that Nagisa imagine Tsubasa with another woman, Kaguya does the same. Both of the girls reactions are gloomy and irritable respectively. Chika then proclaims that the deeper the emotional jealousy behind the thought, the greater the love for that person. Realizing her affection for Tsubasa, Kaguya to not be left out gives some advice called the “Romeo and Juliet effect”. This is when a person, place, or thing acts as an impediment to the two lovers. Having no such thing in her relationship with Tsubasa, Chika says society is their enemy. Chika corroborates the notion giving an axiom on the current state of society and empowered by this, Nagisa runs off to face against it with Tsubasa. Although disconcerted about the consequences of their actions, Chika reassures Kaguya all will be fine. This is proven true as Tsubasa and Nagisa accompanied by 3 kids collect donations in the city center. Miyuki also is shown helping them out with their endeavor. The match results is that, Kaguya loses. Alone in the gymnasium, Miyuki practices a volley ball spike and fails miserably. The narrator then reveals while Miyuki excels academically, he lacks coordination. Soon Chika approaches him astonishing Miyuki. As to why she’s there it’s because she left something behind in there. Scorned that his dirty secret may have been found out by Chika, he believes her opinion will have no harm on his reputation. Learning that Miyuki is there practicing volleyball Chika offers to help him and convinces him after an “Impressive” serve. Once that’s settled, Chika has Miyuki show off his serve and he tries several times failing each time. Witnessing such a perplexing and dejecting performance, Chika deduces that Miyuki serves with his eyes closed. The two then perform a 4 day long rigorous training routine where Miyuki practicing his serves and finally accomplishes it. Having finally accomplished that goal, his next goal on learning how to toss and receive is settled. A week later, Miyuki plays volleyball with exemplary skill, making Chika proud. The match ends with both Miyuki and Chika as the victors. It’s raining outside and the Student Council body are finished with their tasks for the day. Because of circumstances, Kaguya decides to walk home. After school, the two bluff with one another that they don’t have an umbrella on their person when in reality they do. Not wanting to have their own lie exposed, this turns into a match to expose the other person’s lie. In the back and forth between the two trying to expose one another in their lie. It’s revealed that Kaguya sabotaged her car ride to set up a carefully planned elaborate plot to gain the upper hand on Miyuki. And as Kaguya goes for the kill against Miyuki, Chika arrives and hands her an umbrella because she forgot hers. Mortified that her “infallible” has failed, Kaguya offers the umbrella to Miyuki. Initially he refuses, but the two compromise and hold the umbrella together. The outcome of the match is a tie." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 6, + "A brief introduction of the Student Council Treasurer, Yu is given and he announces to Miyuki, that he wishes to resign from his position. Contemplating on Yu’s resignation, Miyuki beseeches the treasurer to reconsider. Even so, Yu remains obstinate as the reason for his resignation is he believes he’s going to be murdered. By whom? He believes that it’ll be none other than Kaguya. Once Yu was “threatened” him for once unintentionally ruining a plot of hers. Another time when he tried to tell the president that Kaguya doesn’t have feelings for him resulted in an apprehensive manner. Furthermore, Yu believes that Chika is in far greater danger than he. This is because of the nasty stares he’s seen Kaguya gives and deduces that as she has no more than 2 months to live. Immediately Kaguya arrives in the Student Council Room covered in blood and wielding a knife. She demands to talk with Yu as they both act in an apprehensive manner. Although she was merely playing a prank on the two as she was merely helping the drama club, they remain unconvinced. Just then, Chika enters the room a bloody mess with a knife in her chest, horrifying the two. This too was a prank. Although Yu still thinks that this is just another trap set up by Kaguya; Miyuki reassures Yu and tells him to have faith in his comrades. Kaguya then speaks with Yu and thanks him for keeping her secret but threatens him not to resign. The outcome of the match is that Yu loses as he’s afraid of Kaguya. Chika does a personality test of Miyuki with a book she procured from the library, to which, has Kaguya interested as well. The first question reveals that Miyuki wants 9 kids. For the following question, Chika ropes Yu and Kaguya in as well. It’s also noted Kaguya knew that Chika would do something like this and has prepared herself for this kind of event. As the next question, to which Kaguya suspects is related to indicate who you’re in love with. Yu answers Kaguya whereas she interprets this as him having feelings for her, but she doesn’t reciprocate them. Miyuki’s answer to the question is his sister, which after the purpose of the question is revealed it’s claimed that he’s a sis-con. Disconcerted by the results of the question, Yu leaves for the day and plans to stop by a hospital before he goes home. Tired of the questions from the book, Chika does a brazen move outside of Kaguya’s calculations and gets one from the internet. The final question involves how much you love an individual by how much flowers you’d give your beloved. Kaguya answers a bouquet while Miyuki impetuously answers a truckload. The result of that day's match is Miyuki's loss. After seeing her friends off, Ai visits Kaguya in the Student Council Room. Kaguya chastises Ai’s for coming to the council room although the other members are gone and for her impertinent appearance. She, however, argues that it's a show of power because they're both high society people. Convinced by the argument and in hopes to impress the president, Kaguya has her nails done by Ai. The following day, Kaguya ponders if Miyuki will notice or even admire her nails. So once they're both in the Student Council room, she tries in earnest to grab his attention on her nails to have him notice them. Miyuki though acts ignorant, frustrating Kaguya, however, he did notice her nails and is internally shocked by her being \"fashionable\". As Miyuki fears if he'd say anything about Kaguya's it'd be considered sexual harassment. Yu notices that Chika has used a new conditioner in her hair noting the smell of it is like a baby. The comment creeps Chika out and tells Yu that whom mortified leaves for the day so he could \"die\". Disconcerted by how Yu was rejected so bluntly, Miyuki contemplates how he should proceed, realizes he's rather bashful. After school as Kaguya in a moody manner tries to walk out of the schoolyard, she's stopped by Miyuki. Flustered he tries to compliment her nails... but fails. The result of that day's match is that Kaguya wins." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 7, + "Once again Miyuki is asked by a frantic Tsubasa for relationship advice. Although reluctant because of his self-esteem and inadequate knowledge with relationships, Miyuki accepts. Like last time, Kaguya eavesdrops on the conversation. The reason for Tsubasa’s visit is he wishes to hold Nagisa’s hand. Relieved by this, as Miyuki believes holding hands is one of the easiest things to accomplish when it comes to relationships. The advice he gives to Tsubasa involves renting, however, the student doesn’t have that kind of money to do so. Therefore, Miyuki then suggests he get a part-time job, furthermore, he suggests renting a small cheap boat since it’d be cost-effective. Although ascertaining a small boat license would be difficult due to its price, Miyuki reinforces the notion of getting a job. The topic then changes to a problem revolving around Tsubasa’s sweaty hands. Miyuki diagnoses this as Palmar Hyperhidrosis and the cure for it is a surgery, that’s also quite expensive. Again, Miyuki circuitously enforces the need for a job and he suggests that he does one over the summer. But that’s not all, he too will help Tsubasa in his goal. Concerned that Miyuki’s summer vacation will be eaten up due to this working endeavor, love detective Chika comes to the rescue. The advice she gives is candid, just to go for her hand and grab it regardless of the consequences. A few days later, they do hold hands while on a date. The result of the match is Miyuki loses. Miyuki and Yu both talk about the school club activities. Yu goes on a morose tirade about club activities and the caste system in the school system. Diverting Yu from his pensive attitude, Miyuki backtracks him to the budget cuts needed to make to the school clubs. The proposed cuts by Yu are downright tyrannical as they heavily accentuate on clubs who mainly have girlfriends. So Miyuki proposes Yu join a club as well, he goes as far as to enlighten him of what his fellow Student Council body members belong too as well. Learning what club Kaguya belongs to he gives a pejorative remark about it and is punished by Chika and berated by Kaguya. Emotionally broken, Yu leaves for the day. With Yu out of the picture, Chika proposes a budget increase for her club. Miyuki denies it, but Chika tries to then coerce him to join her club. This leads to a minor altercation between Kaguya and Chika trying to dissuade and persuade respectively to join Chia’s club. The winner of the match was Miyuki, as he was wanted. Chika tells Kaguya a funny story about her dog Pes. While Kaguya finds it amusing, Chika notes that she’s changed since she was in middle school and since being in the student council. The subject then changes to Chika’s dog Pes again, mainly about his wiener. Doing several spit-takes because of the subject, Chika is ignorant as to why. Losing her composure as to hearing the word Weiner as it’s a dirty joke word to her, Kaguya tries in earnest to keep a straight face. However, she fails miserably after Chika learns that Kaguya can’t keep a straight face once she hears the word weiner. Soon, Miyuki arrives and while Chika promises to not say the “trigger word”, however, not through her mouth. Chika then tries to get Miyuki to say the word by asking him things associated with the word, but Kaguya stops her in every attempt. This makes Chika snap at Kaguya for ruining her fun and says the word herself. Astounded by the entire situation, Miyuki flees in terror thinking the two are nymphomaniacs. The winner of that match was Chika." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 8, + "Miyuki’s little sister Kei visits the Student Council room. Kaguya cordially welcomes her in and informs Kei that her brother is currently in a meeting involving the club leaders about the club budgets. Kei worries for her brother’s well being, but Kaguya reassures her that he’ll be fine. She also plans to make Kei call her, “Big Sister”. The reason for Kei’s visit is because she needs help reviewing paperwork related to her personal Student Council. So in order to gain favor with her, Kaguya volunteers to help her with them. Yu, however, intervenes and gives her good critique on the paperwork instead. Unperturbed by this Kaguya still plans to gain favor with Kei. It’s then Chika arrives and she and Kei do a special friendship pose together. The two know one another as Kei is friends with Chika’s sister Moeha. Unhinged by this revelation, Kaguya still tries to dissuade herself from thinking that this will hinder her plans. That is until Kei calls Chika “big sis”, that Kaguya becomes dejected. Furthermore, the two plan on going on a shopping trip together, making Kaguya vengeful towards Chika, but rebounds when she’s invited too. Afterschool, Kei informs her brother Miyuki about her day at the Student Council room and admits she felt uneasy around Kaguya. The result of the match is that Kei loses. School finals are coming soon and Miyuki, Kaguya, Chika, and Yu have different perspectives and actions towards them. Miyuki and Kaguya however, have a battle of the bluffs and deception on studying for the upcoming exams. In the end, Miyuki maintains his position as the top student in the school and wins the match. It’s revealed though that Yu was in trouble of being held back a year because of his grades. So a week before the exam, Kaguya forces Yu to study with her. This was in order for the Student Council to not lose face. Although Yu makes several attempts to escape they all end in failure. On the 5th day, the two have a heart to heart in the library and Yu develops a better opinion on Kaguya. That is until she snaps at him that he barely managed to pass the exam(His score was 42%, which is below average of 60%+). The result of the match is that Miyuki loses." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 9, + "The episode opens with a shot of thunder flashing followed with Chika freaking out that the God of Thunder will steal her belly button (This is referencing a Japanese folktale). After some antics between Chika, Kaguya, and Miyuki, he releases that the trains were all stopped because of the typhoon. Miyuki's family doesn't have a car and Kaguya realizes this is an opportunity to have a 'driving date' with Miyuki (Get in her limo and drive him home). This leads her to form her plan, get Miyuki to ask her to drive him. Chika nearly ruins the plan by nearly asking Miyuki if he wanted a lift with the taxi she called. Kaguya frightens Chika and escorts her out of the school. Kaguya assaults Miyuki by pointing out that missing his work shift would lower his status in society (Referencing how Japanese society is extremely strict regarding work). This puts pressure on Miyuki to ask Kaguya for a ride or pay a taxi fare (Kaguya says he is a cheapstake) so he goes off to the bathroom to think his decision over. However, when Miyuki is out in the hallway, Kaguya gets a notification that the trains had come back online. She improvises by replacing Miyuiki's phone battery with a dead one (He left his phone behind) (A dead battery is the first of seven anti-Shirogane tools). In under 1 minute Kaguya is able to replace the dead battery before Miyuki arrives. Kaguya waits outside the school as she gloats in her victory but Ai interrupts her daydreaming by asking her \"how will I return home if your plan works?\". Kaguya brushes off her concerns by answering \"By foot.\" Ai calls her a demon. Ai also predicts that karma is going to bite Kaguya in the ass. It does because it is revealed Miyuki had resolved to bike his way to work (He splashes Kaguya by accident). It is revealed Kaguya had already called a taxi for Ai. Kaguya got sick and acts like a baby, begging Ai to not leave her. The student council recieve the news (Miyuki bought a new battery for his phone), when Miyuki announces that someone will have to bring the handouts to Kaguya, Chika volunteers saying \"I visited her house before and she acts like a baby when sick\". Miyuki sees the opportunity (fantasizes about Kaguya asking him to wash her back and feed her porridge). Chika says they should all go however Yu counters, arguing that a crowd barging into a sick person would show a \"lack of common sense\" (In reality he's scared of Kaguya and doesn't want to go). Chika then offers a game of Concentration to decide who goes (They play without Jokers, since there are two Jokers in the deck, this is a hint of how Chika has two tricks prepared) Concentration First Round Miyuki wins the Rock/Paper/Scissors match (Unsure if Yu or Chika would go second as both had paper) and goes first. Before the game even begins Miyuki calls out Chika on a rule she created \"If your caught cheating then you lose 5 points\". This hints to Miyuki that Chika had already prepared a cheat, it turns out that the deck they're using were marked with symbols in their design. Chika planned to use the symbols to draw all the matching pairs (As the same cards would have the same symbol). Yu insults Chika for using such a shameful tactic but Miyuki points out that they did accept to play the game with Chika's rules afterall so the logical action would be to continue the game using a different deck with the penalty placed on Chika (Chika tries gloating how they fell into her trap but Miyuki counters with the fact she was caught cheating) Second Round In the first half of the game, the three students were able to memorize the positions of the cards and score many points with the total being: Miyuki: 10 Yu: 10 Chika: 8 24 cards where left It is to be noted that they're using a 1 point/card rule as mathematically it would be impossible for 1 pair = 1 point. Here is proof However it should be noted that the anime version of this scene creates a plothole when Miyuki takes a card he says \"Now I'm tied with you Ishigami\". However, this is a clear mistake as the narrator said that they already were tied (Miyuki's points didn't change from 10 the next time we see the point meter). Also it should be noted that the animators drew 14 cards when it said 12 were left. Miyuki drew cards that didn't match. The studio changed the manga scene where Yu commentates that Miyuki made a mistake in the game however the manga reveals Miyuki was using a strategy to increase his chances of success. The anime continues accurately by having Chika shuffle the cards around, however ironically the anime actually fixes a mistake of the manga by changes the number of cards left to their correct number. Manga says 8 cards left however mathematically that would be impossible. Miyuki: 10 Yu: 10 + 2 Chika: 8 + 10 Chika got 10 cards and Yu got 2, 24 (cards left) - 12 would equal 12. Miyuki is snapped out of his despair when Yu commentates how Kaguya got her cold in the first place. It turns out Miyuki does remember splashing someone but he didn't recognize it was Kaguya. Now realizing that Kaguya was waiting for him in the rain, Miyuki is driven to fix his mistake. Now driven he aims to use his head to win the match instead of thinking about silly fantasies. With his mind clear he notices that Chika picks the King card and places it in a certain position. Once Miyuki tests out his hypothesis, he regains his confidence and wins the game with the final total being: Miyuki: 18 Chika: 18(-5) Yu: 16 Miyuki reveals that you can put the cards on an angle like a clock to memorize them and that was the second trick Chika was using in her shuffle strategy. Yu calls out Chika for being a “dirty, sneaky, crooked, conniving con artist” and continues in asking “Have you no shame?!” in a humorous scene(which makes her red in the face until Yu asks “How much does it suck to have that happen?” which makes her cry) that ends with her saying Yu’s catchphrase: “I wanna die, I’m going home”. Shirogane's win! Miyuki thinks about how Kaguya wouldn't have fallen for Chika's trick but then realizes he needs to bring a gift to Kaguya and breaks down in a nervous sweat." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 10, + "Miyuki and Kaguya have a face-off against who will eat the last slice of strawberry shortcake. This was mainly caused not by Yu, but an altercation that occurred in the episode prior. The two both discontent and irritated by each other because of the event, projected an inevitable blowout between the two. Due to Principal Adolphe only giving the Student Council 2 slices cakes of cake, one of which was eaten by Yu. This leads to the present problem where Miyuki and Kaguya try to enforce the other to eat the last slice of cake. Because of the obstinance of the two over the cake, Yu heads out to find Chika to help mediate between the two. In Yu’s absence, the two continue circuitously argue on who should eat the cake, until Chika arrives and eats the cake herself. The result of the match is that Kaguya and Miyuki lose. Kaguya seeks advice on the opposite sex from Nagisa, specifically one you had a fight with. Elsewhere, Miyuki inquires Yu about the same sort of advice. Personally, Yu doesn’t have any romantic experience, but he’s ready plenty of romcom manga. After elucidating their stories to both Yu and Nagisa. They respectively inform Miyuki and Kaguya that none are really at fault and should feel guilty over the matter. Afterward, the two cross paths in the school hallway and in their own personal way, bury the hatchet with one another. The result of the match is that they both win. Summer vacation is happening the following day and the Student Council celebrates the fact. When Chika mentions going on summer vacation with everyone, Miyuki tries to elude it by having Chika invite him to a trip with her. His plan, however, fails due to her already having plans to go to Hawaii for a week. So, Miyuki tries to coax Chika into attending an event closer to home, but Chika remains obstinate. Yu then chimes in saying that he was interested in hanging out over the summer with Miyuki and he agrees. He then claims that he’ll attend the Summer Festival with him and Chika exclaims she’ll go too as will Kaguya. This changes for Chika as the date it’s happening on, she’ll be in Spain. Expecting everyone to not attend it because she’s not, Yu argues they should as it’s selfish of her to think that way. Chika then has a tantrum, chastises Yu, and then runs out of the Student Council room. Despondent over what he did, Yu tries to leave for the day but is stopped and thanked by Kaguya and Miyuki. The result of that day’s match was Everyone won, except Chika." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 11, + "Half a month has past since summer vacation has started and Miyuki is forlorn in his home. Kaguya finds this out from Ai when she reads his twitter account. While Kaguya looks up the definition of Twitter, Ai tries to enjoy her bath, but is interrupted by Kaguya who tells her the internet is broken. The truth to the matter, however, is Kaguya is having trouble creating a Twitter account. It’s also revealed that she’s technologically illiterate. So with Ai’s help, Kaguya creates a Twitter account and follows her fellow Student Council members. Ai also elucidates to Kaguya about protected accounts on Twitter. When all is thought to be settled with Kaguya, Ai is summoned once again to aid Kaguya with her Twitter problems. The results to that day’s match is none. Chika along with her sisters arrive back in Japan from their around the world trip. Meanwhile, a man known as Saburo Odajima introduces himself in his internal monologue. He visits a local ramen shop and orders the most inconspicuous ramen on the menu. In reality what he orders is the shop’s optimum combination. Soon and soon, Chika arrives in the shop and orders the very same thing, astonishing Saburo. Feeling that Chika could be cut from the same cloth as he, this is disproven by the type of noodles she wants. Served his bowl of noodles, Saburo scrutinizes the appearance and taste of the ramen. Looking over at Chika, he’s once again astonished how Chika eats her ramen, in a way called “Mini Ramen”. This makes Saburo have an epiphany that Chika intentionally ordered her bowl, knowing full well how to utilize its full taste potential. Believing that Chika could be on par with the four Ramen Emperors, this is proven to Saburo who watches how she finishes her bowl off. Inspired by Chika’s effervescent youth, Saburo congratulates her with a thumbs up, perplexing her. The result of that match is Chika wins. Miyuki laments of how dull his summer vacation has been thus far. In that time, he hasn’t been in contact whatsoever with Kaguya. On the other side, Kaguya is also facing same predicament. Although both sides want to contact one another, they’re reluctant to do so, because of their pride. Both of them frustrated with their predicaments they both go outside. Miyuki tells his sister Kei that he’s going grocery shopping for dinner, while Kaguya visits the School Council room. As Kaguya notes her desire to see Miyuki, he on the other hand, rushes into the room, but she’s nowhere in sight. Before Miyuki arrived, Kaguya left. The two, however, agree that they wish summer vacation didn’t last that long." + ], + [ + "kaguya_sama_love_is_war", + 12, + "Kaguya prepares herself for the summer festival. There, she'll meet up with Miyuki, Chika, and Yu. However, one of her guardians forbids her, because of her recent behavior. Because she’s unable to go to the festival, Kaguya posts her resentment on Twitter and Miyuki see this and heads to her by his bike. Meanwhile, Ai tries to console the resentful Kaguya and helps her escape her “confine”. As Kaguya takes a taxi to the site of the summer festival, Miyuki arrives at her house and see Ai as a stand-in for Kaguya. Understanding the situation, Miyuki heads off to the festival while, Yu separates from Chika to find Kaguya. Because of the traffic, Kagua’s Taxi Driver informs her that she’ll miss the fireworks. So Kaguya desides to go the rest of the way on foot. Still, however, she misses the fireworks. While sobbing over the fact, Miyuki finds her and reunites her with Chika and Yu. The quartet then take a taxi to Chiba where fireworks would be displayed because it was originally delayed by rain showers. They manage to make it there and watch the fireworks display from the taxi. On the day of the new school term, the Student Council body resume their duties. Kaguya, however, refuses to even acknowledge Miyuki’s presence. He figures that it’s because he was unable to show her the fireworks from up close she refuses to acknowledge him. That it’s because she feels self-conscious around him. The two try and initiate a conversation with each other, but fail. So they start cleaning around the Student Council room and try again to initiate a conversation but again fail to do so. Because of their missed chances to talk with one another, both Yu and Chika are expelled from the room. With them out of the picture, the two finally talk with one another, after they bump into each other. The conversation though is cut short due to Miyuki misinterpreting what Kaguya tried to convey to him. This causes Miyuki to leave the room in a flustered manner. The results of that match is Kauya wins with flying colors and she chases after Miyuki." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 27, + "Izuku meets Gran Torino at his house and is instantly thrown off by the old man's bizarre demeanor. Not only does he pretend to be dead after falling with a plate of sausages and ketchup, but he also constantly asks Izuku his name and forgets it immediately afterward. Concerned Gran Torino isn't the in the correct mental state to train him, Izuku tries to make a call to All Might, and then notices Gran Torino going through his new costume. Suddenly the old man's attitude changes completely to a more serious tone when he asks Izuku to try and hit him with a One For All Smash. Then he goes right back to his clueless state, prompting Izuku to try and excuse himself. Gran Torino doesn't allow Izuku to leave and uses his Quirk to jump around the room at high speed before challenging Izuku once again to try and use a smash on him. He comments that Izuku used his Quirk far too recklessly during the Sports Festival and All Might hasn't been teaching him well. Izuku realizes Torino was acting and makes the connection between Gran Torino's bizarre personality and All Might's, realizing that he is truly All Might's teacher. Gran Torino continues using his Quirk to move quickly around the room, often striking Izuku from behind. Izuku eventually reads his movements and attempts to punch him, but Gran Torino avoids it and pins Izuku to the ground, defeating him. Gran Torino tells Izuku that his admiration of All Might is holding him back and that his movements are far too stiff even though he understands the Quirk's fundamentals. He leaves Izuku behind to buy food as the young man ponders his advice. In Hosu City, Tenya has chosen to intern at Normal Hero: Manual's office. As they patrol the streets together, Tenya mulls about thoughts of the Hero Killer and attempting to find him in Hosu. Elsewhere, Stain meets with Tomura and Kurogiri to discuss joining their ranks. When he questions Tomura's convictions, he's disappointed to find out he's simply trying to destroy anyone he doesn't like. Kurogiri wishes to step in, but his master orders him to stand aside so that Tomura may learn from the experience. Back at Gran Torino's apartment, Izuku thinks over his new mentor's words until he comes to the realization that he needs to treat One For All as an extension of himself rather than just trying to summon it to use special moves. Eavesdropping from outside the door, Gran Torino muses about Izuku's potential. In the center of Tokyo, Katsuki arrives at Best Jeanist's Hero Agency. Best Jeanist admits that he isn't very fond of Katsuki because of his attitude despite being talented enough to take on as a sidekick. Katsuki is irritated by the Number 4 Hero's lecture and tries to approach him, forcing the Pro to restrain him using his Quirk. Best Jeanist continues, stating that he will transform Katsuki into an exemplary hero by the end of their time together. At Fourth Kind's Hero Agency, Eijiro and Tetsutetsu discover they have both chosen to study under the Chivalrous Hero: Fourth Kind. Uraraka learns from the Battle Hero: Gunhead, and Momo joins Itsuka in interning with the Snake Hero: Uwabami. Kyoka trains with Death Arms, Minoru is put to work by Mt. Lady and Tsuyu appears to be working with the Navy. Shoto chooses to intern with his father's agency and Endeavor tells him they're going out to the city to work. That night, Gran Torino falls asleep after getting food. Izuku ventures out into an alleyway to train himself to use One For All more fluently. He fails to scale the alley several times until eventually morning comes and Gran Torino finds him exhausted. Gran Torino tells his new protégé that All Might could use One For All from the start and only required combat training, so Izuku is being taught in a very different manner. He is also surprised to learn All Might hasn't told Izuku anything about the Seventh Holder of One for All. They receive a new microwave in the mail after breaking it in the previous day's training. Gran Torino instructs Izuku to heat up the food he bought, but Izuku messes it up by not allowing the food to rotate in the microwave while they cook. After Gran Torino berates him for fouling up the frozen pastries, Izuku makes the connection between the food and himself. He realizes that like the pastries, he needs to let the energy flow equally through all parts of himself evenly. Gran Torino watches closely as Izuku spreads One For All's power throughout his body continuously, impressed with how quickly he caught on to his symbolic lesson. Then he challenges Izuku to a rematch using his newly mastered ability: One For All: Full Cowl." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 28, + "Gran Torino tells Izuku that if he can move while having One For All coursing through his body, then he will be at a completely different level than he was during the Sports Festival. Then he gives him three minutes to try and land a smash in his new state. As soon as their mock battle begins Gran Torino stops the flow of One For All's power by striking Izuku from several angles. Unable to counter due to Gran Torino's speed, Izuku hides underneath a table to buy enough time to activate One For All: Full Cowl. Gran Torino moves to attack the couch, but Izuku sends it flying at him, giving him enough time to re-activate his new power. Izuku leaps into the air and nearly hits the old man, but Gran Torino is able to counter and get behind Izuku. Thanks to his newfound maneuverability, Izuku evades by jumping above Gran Torino and tries to use a smash on him. Once again Gran Torino proves to be too fast and just narrowly dodges the smash before headbutting Izuku into a wall. The old man informs Izuku that his three minutes are up and Izuku laments over his inability to maintain One For All Full Cowl. Gran Torino replies that Izuku has already improved since their bout the previous day. He thinks to himself about how Izuku may turn out to be amazing after actually managing to graze his cheek and force him to dodge seriously. They plan on continuing training after breakfast, but all of the food was spilled onto the ground, forcing Izuku to run out to get more. Meanwhile, Izuku's classmates continue interning at their respective agencies. Ochaco trains her body with Gunhead while Fourth Kind scolds Eijiro and Tetsutetsu for making lukewarm coffee. Katsuki regrets his decision as Best Jeanist styles his hair and lectures him about having the appearance of an elegant hero. Momo and Itsuka continue to shadow Uwabami, still trying to understand the bigger lesson in accompanying her to all of her side jobs. At U.A. High School, Detective Tsukauchi meets with All Might to discuss what he's learned about Nomu. The Police Force has deduced that Nomu was formerly a low level thug who's been bioengineered to hold multiple Quirks at once. His brain's processing power has been reduced because of this, making Nomu unable to think for himself. Naomasa explains that despite having multiple people's DNA, Nomu still shouldn't have various Quirks. He theorizes that someone else has the ability to grant other people Quirks. Astonished, All Might transforms into his hero form and states his concern that perhaps he is back again. Elsewhere, Stain has overpowered Tomura and Kurogiri at their hideout. He states that the League of Villains will always be aimless weaklings without convictions. Tomura tries to order Kurogiri to send Stain away, but he is unable to move due to Stain's Quirks. As Stain's knife draws closer to the palm on his face, Tomura gets angry and grabs the knife, disintegrating it. He states that if the world wants to worship All Might, then he'll crush the symbol of peace and then the entire world. Stain leaps back and agrees that they both desire to destroy the present and he will allow Tomura's warped convictions to grow. Tomura doesn't want Stain to join the league, but Kurogiri pleads for him to reconsider. Stain asks to be returned to Hosu City so that he can purge the remaining fake heroes there. In Hosu City, Tenya surmises that Stain will follow the pattern of attacking four heroes in every city he shows up in. He's only attacked Tensei in Hosu, so Tenya figures that he will appear again, and when he does Tenya plans on disposing of the Hero Killer himself. Back at Gran Torino's apartment, the retired hero decides to take Izuku out to fight real villains to avoid developing weird habits from training together. He plans on getting Izuku experience by fighting different types of villains and leads him to the train station to travel to Tokyo. Izuku notes that their train will pass Hosu City and plans to try and contact Tenya. Tenya continues to patrol the streets with Manual, and the Pro Hero asks him if he's actually pursuing the Hero Killer. He's surprised that Manual was able to figure it out. Then Manual lectures him that Pro Heroes must never use their Quirks for their own selfish desires. Tenya replies that he understands, but he mulls about his burning hatred. Tomura and Kurogiri follow Stain to the city. After they further discuss Stain's goal to destroy false heroes, Stain moves to attack more Pros. Kurogiri tries to explain that Stain's work has been effective, but Tomura refuses to join up with him and orders three new Nomu's to attack the city in order to destroy the Hero Killer. While passing through Hosu City, Gran Torino tells Izuku that it will be more fun arriving later in the night because there will be more fights breaking out. Izuku takes a moment to text Tenya, but doesn't receive a reply. Then suddenly one of the train passengers comments that a building as exploded and one of the Nomu's breaks into the train, having overpowered a Pro-Hero. Gran Torino leaps into action and tackles the Nomu out of the train and into the city. Izuku cries out his mentor's name just as he notices several areas of the city going up in flames. Manual and Tenya rush to try suppress the conflict, but Tenya notices the Hero Killer in an alleyway. Stain prepares to finish off the Pro Hero Native and Tenya saves him by drawing the villain's attention. Tenya tries to kick Stain, but he uses his katana to counter and knock Tenya's helmet off. He warns Tenya to leave because even children may become his targets. Tenya furiously replies that Stain is the criminal that attacked his older brother, and that he will defeat him in Ingenium's place as the successor to his sibling's moniker. Stain notices Tenya's vengeful intent, and tells the young man to prepare for death." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 29, + "In the aftermath of a sudden attack from a Nomu look-alike, Izuku exits the train and searches Hosu City for Gran Torino. He ponders whether this Nomu is related to the other, and uses his newly mastered abilities to navigate the city. Meanwhile, the aforementioned retired hero battles with Nomu. He is able to evade most of its attacks, claiming that its movements aren't anything special. The Nomu decides to indiscriminately attack nearby civilians. Gran Torino goes to stop him, but then Nomu is suddenly engulfed in flames. Endeavor appears, having been the one to scorch the creature. He tells the elderly hero that he will handle Nomu. When the civilians question Endeavor's appearance, he replies that he is there because he is a hero. Izuku eventually happens upon an ensuing battle between pro heroes and other Nomu's after hearing Manual cry out Tenya's name. Tenya is absent from the scene, and Izuku realizes that he must have went off in search of Hero Killer: Stain. A pro hero warns Izuku to move away from the battle and so he leaves to search for his friend. Watching from a nearby building, Tomura praises the Nomus for the chaos they have created. His master loaned him the Nomu's so that he could kill Stain, only because Tomura doesn't like him. Kurogiri asks if Tomura will join, but Tomura replies that he won't due to his injury. Concurrently, the Hero Killer tries to strike Tenya down, but is met with a high speed kick as a counter. Stain avoids it and kicks Tenya to the ground while stating he allowed Ingenium to live so that news of his own exploits would spread. Then he pins Tenya down and stabs him in the shoulder, claiming Tenya is weak just like Ingenium because they are false heroes. The vengeful brother rebukes Stain's claim and defends his brother's honor, saying that Tensei was a splendid hero. Tenya promises to kill Stain to avenge his brother but is shocked when Stain responds by telling him to save the injured pro hero, Native, first. Stain licks the blood from his blade, and suddenly Tenya is unable to move his body. Stain preaches that Tenya must act selflessly by rescuing others first, not selfishly brandishing his powers. Stain goes on to say that seeking revenge just to satisfy one's selfish desires is the furthest thing from what a hero should be, and that's why Tenya will die as an offering to a more just world. Tenya refuses Stain's words because he is the criminal who hurt his brother. During Izuku's search for Tenya, he surmises that the League of Villains and Stain must be connected somehow. Most of Stain's attacks on heroes have been in unpopulated areas. Using that information, Izuku decides to search all the alleyways close to Manual's Hero Office and eventually finds Stain just as he's about to finish Tenya. Izuku acts swiftly, using One For All's power to deliver a powerful smash to save his friend. He tells Tenya they need to move to a more open area so pro heroes can support them, but the former reveals he's unable to move ever since Stain cut him. Izuku surmises that perhaps Stain's Quirk activates by cutting his opponents, and then realizes that Native has been injured as well. Unable to carry both of them away, Izuku bravely decides to protect them both by holding off the hero killer on his own. Stain warns Izuku that it's his duty to kill Tenya, and if the young man gets in his way that the weaker of the two powers will be culled. Intimidated, Izuku realizes that Stain is a totally different breed of villain than those at the U.S.J. and decides to send out his location information. Tenya pleads for Izuku not to get involved because it has nothing to do with him but he refuses, re-stating words he had once heard from All Might: That the essence of being a hero is meddling where they don't have to. Stain takes notice of Izuku's words and recognizes him from the photo Tomura showed him earlier. Their duel begins as Izuku uses One For All: Full Cowl to swiftly close the distance between him and Stain, effectively negating the advantage of the former's longer reach. The hero killer tries to slash Izuku with a knife using his free hand, but the young hero slides through his legs. Stain moves to counter by swiping his katana behind him, but Izuku promptly evades by jumping above Stain. Then, Izuku uses a 5% Detroit Smash and delivers a powerful blow to his opponents head. Surprised by Izuku's feat, Tenya compares his movement's to Katsuki's. Unphased by Izuku's attack, Stain licks the blood from his knife and immobilizes him. Izuku realizes that Stain managed to graze him, and that blood is the key to activating his Quirk. Stain is impressed with Izuku's skill and conviction, and decides that Izuku is worth allowing to live because he is different from Tenya and Native. The Hero Killer prepares to take the lives of his next two victims, but is abruptly forced back when a stream of fire comes at him. Shoto appears suddenly, scolding Izuku for not explaining the urgency of the situation because he could have gotten there sooner. He explains that it took him a while to decode Izuku's message since he only sent his location. He sends a wave of ice at Stain to repel the villain while securing his injured allies. Shoto also notes that he realized Izuku must have needed help and not to worry because pro heroes are on the way. As he continues to push Stain back using both his ice and fire, Shoto warns the hero killer that he will not allow him to kill his friends. Izuku warns Shoto not to allow Stain to ingest his blood and Shoto decides to keep his distance. However, Stain quickly throws a knife at Shoto, who narrowly evades it and has his cheek cut open. Stain rushes Shoto and is blocked by a pillar of ice, howbeit he tossed his katana in the air at the same time to distract his foe. Abstracted, Shoto nearly allows Stain to lick the blood from his face but repels him using fire. Shoto counter attacks with waves of ice, but Stain grabs his katana to defend himself and commends Shoto for his strength. Tenya pleads for Shoto to stop because he's inherited Ingenium's name, and only he should stop the hero killer. Withal, Shoto replies that Ingenium never had the look of vengeance plastered on his face. He creates a giant wall of ice, but Stain slashes through it and tells Shoto that it's foolish to block his own view when his opponent is father then him. Then Stain stabs Shoto's left with two throwing knives and moves above him. Just as he's about to stab Shoto from above, Izuku unexpectedly grabs him and tackles him away. Shoto guesses that Stain's Quirk may have a time limit, but Native explains that Izuku was the last to suffer from it, so that cannot be the case. Izuku comes to the conclusion that Stain's power's effectiveness varies depending on blood type, to which the Hero Killer confirms. Izuku resolves to distract Stain while Shoto supports him from behind since the former has already shed so much blood. Although reluctant to the risk, Shoto agrees to protect Tenya and Native together with Izuku. He recalls worrying about Tenya ever since Ingenium was attacked because he recognizes someone who's acting on pent-up resentment. Shoto also knows too well how that negativity can cloud someone's judgment. Shoto recollects visiting his mother, and how visiting her cleared up his own perception. He told her everything that happened and so she apologized and forgave Shoto for not visiting her for a long time. She also encourages him to move forward in his life without anything holding him back, as that would be her salvation. That's why he decided to intern with Endeavor's agency, not because he has forgiven his father, but because he wishes to learn from the experience of the number two hero. Shoto realizes that everything could have been simpler for him, but never noticed until Izuku opened his eyes with just a few words. With the intensity increasing, Stain heightens his strength and overpowers Izuku. He cuts open his leg and licks the blood to paralyze him. Shoto supports him, but Tenya again pleads for them to stop. Shoto rejects his plea, tells Tenya to stand up and look properly at who he wants to become. Stain slashes through a wall of ice and goes to attack Shoto, who responds by releasing his fire. After Shoto tries to save Tenya like Izuku had done for him, Tenya reflects shamefully on himself and starts to move his hand." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 30, + "Shoto encourages Tenya to never forget the man who he wants to become. Ashamed to have caused his friend's injuries, Tenya recalls memories of years ago when Tensei became the motivation for him to become a Hero. Shoto continues to try and force Hero Killer: Stain back, prompting the villain to comment that the young man relies too heavily on his Quirk in combat. Tenya comes to the realization that Stain was correct in stating that he isn't a true hero and decides that he must stand up if he wants to truly become a aspiring hero like Tensei, Izuku and Shoto. Just before Stain slashes Shoto with his Katana, Tenya's Recipro Burst enhanced kick breaks it. Tenya apologizes for getting his friends involved, but Stain refutes this and states that Tenya will never reform into a true hero. Shoto tells Tenya not to listen to the villain's words, but Tenya agrees that he isn't a true hero. Nevertheless, Tenya believes he can't give up or else the name of Ingenium will die. Stain attacks again, but Shoto forces him back using his fire. Native urges Shoto to flee, but he refuses and says that Stain won't give him an opening. Although Shoto realizes that Stain's Quirk isn't especially effective in a battle against multiple opponents, he notes that Stain has only gotten more tenacious in his attempts to kill his targets. Tenya intercepts one of Stain's throwing knives targeting Shoto, then asks his classmate to freeze his radiators. Stain pins down Tenya using another knife and Izuku regains his mobility. Shoto does as Tenya asks, allowing him to unveil his new special move: Recipro Extend. Tenya and Izuku then rush Stain by using their Quirks to scale the alleyway and strike the Hero Killer simultaneously. Elsewhere in Hosu City, Endeavor and Gran Torino continue their bout with one of the Nomus. It was able to withstand Endeavor's Hellflame Quirk and absorb it before releasing it back out. Endeavor notices that his opponent still receives damage from his initial attack and states that its absorption and release Quirk is weak. Gran Torino adds that the Nomu has several Quirks and then promptly defeats the Nomu by slamming it into the road. He asks Endeavor to join him in supporting the other Pro Heroes fighting against the remaining Nomus. However, Endeavor recalls Shoto asking him to send support to a certain location and requests Gran Torino go there instead. Stain reels back from the students' teamwork and tries to slash Tenya. Tenya evades and kicks the villain higher into the air, where Shoto finally connects with a blast of fire. Then, he freezes a path for Izuku and Tenya to fall down while restraining Stain at the same time. After all the fighting, the three students notice that Stain has finally been defeated. Endeavor reaches the other Pro Heroes and stops a Nomu just before it crushes one of them. He takes note of its regenerative abilities and then incinerates Nomu's head so that the carbonized cells can't regenerate. The last remaining Nomu starts to flee and Endeavor urges the other Pro's to support Gran Torino while he pursues it. The Nomu carries an injured person with it so the number two hero is careful to strike its head using a flaming lance. The Nomu releases its grip on the Pro and Endeavor catches them. Shoto restrains the defeated Hero Killer using rope and Native carries an injured Izuku out to the street. Gran Torino meets them there and berates Izuku for leaving the train against his orders. The other Pros arrive to call an ambulance for the injured and the police to arrest the Hero Killer. Tenya takes a moment to apologize to his friends for getting them mixed up in the fight. Suddenly, the last Nomu swoops down from the sky and snares Izuku. Before it gets too far away, Stain recovers and uses his Quirk to stop it. He saves Izuku by grabbing him and stabbing Nomu's brain. In spite of being heavily injured, Stain states that the \"fake\" pro heroes and the pathetic criminals in society must be purged to create a more just society. Everyone is taken back by his actions and Endeavor arrives. Stain is enraged by Endeavor's arrival and challenges all the heroes to try and defeat him in battle. The bandages over his face fall off and Stain releases a malicious aura that paralyzes everyone with fear, making even Endeavor step back. The Hero Killer prepares to attack, but his perforated lungs cause him to lose consciousness. Even though he was incapable of fighting, Stain was the only one left standing to face his opponent." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 31, + "In the aftermath of the Nomu assault on Hosu City, two news reporters notice Tomura and Kurogiri overlooking the city. Tomura angrily decays his binoculars and Kurogiri questions if he's unsatisfied with the result. Tomura responds that it all depends on tomorrow. The next day arrives, Izuku, Shoto, and Tenya are all recuperating at Hosu General Hospital. Izuku concludes that Hero Killer: Stain allowed them to live, to which Shoto agrees. Shoto commends Tenya for his bravery but Tenya refutes the praise. Manual and Gran Torino enter the room and introduce the students to the Chief of the Hosu Police Force: Kenji Tsuragamae. The police chief informs them that Stain is being treated for serious injuries and that they must be punished for yesterday's incident because they are uncertified individuals using their Quirks for violence without superior permission. This upsets Shoto, who claims that if they had not acted then Native would have been killed. He prepares to lash out at Kenji, but Gran Torino instructs him to allow the police chief to finish. Kenji admits that this was his opinion as a member of the Police Force and reveals that they would have been punished had it been an official disclosure. Since there were not enough witnesses to report the incident regarding Stain the incident will remain undisclosed. However, as a result, Izuku, Shoto, and Tenya will not get any recognition for their valiant efforts. Shoto says that the chief should have lead the conversation with that, and the trio thank him for pardoning them. Kenji says that Izuku, Shoto, and Tenya have a promising future awaiting them and thanks them for their heroic actions. The news of Stain's arrest spreads through the country like wildfire, with Endeavor receiving all the credit. Tomura is upset that the Nomu didn't receive enough publicity in comparison to Stain, who he wished the world forgot about completely. The newspaper mainly publishes Stain's feats and that his name will go down in history while the news on the Nomu is undermined. Katsuki and Best Jeanist's sidekicks receive a lecture from the number four hero regarding their need to stay calm and ignore the chaos that arose in Hosu. Eijiro confirms that the location Izuku sent out earlier was an SOS, but he and Tetsutetsu are caught and punished by Fourth Kind for being late to the internship. Momo and Itsuka are finally able to go out on patrol with Uwabami after filming a commercial with her and Ochaco calls Izuku about the incident. Back at the hospital, Tenya tells Izuku that his hand has received serious damage. Although it can be healed through surgery, Tenya states that he won't get it healed until he's become a true hero and use it as a reminder of his foolish actions. Izuku can relate and says he will do the same with his crooked hand. They make a pact to become strong together, but Shoto feels guilty that they both hurt their hands in skirmishes involving him. Shoto claims he isn't joking, but Tenya and Izuku laugh in response. Gran Torino calls All Might and berates him because Izuku got his teaching license revoked and his pay docked. All Might apologizes and blames it on his own inadequate teaching. Then Gran Torino goes on to compare Stain's ideology and charisma to All Might's and states that it's likely that the Hero Killer will inspire others. All Might replies that heroes will rise to defeat them, but Gran Torino responds that the League of Villains will rally them under Stain's ideology since there has been a connection between them. Gran Torino hypothesizes that the old enemy, the villain who killed All Might's predecessor and gave Toshinori his scars, All For One has returned. Toshinori is shocked that \"All For One\" has returned, not wanting to believe it. Gran Torino advises Toshinori to reveal to Izuku everything about himself and One For All when the opportunity arises and ends the call. Two days later, a viral video of Stain's backstory and ideology has spread widely throughout Japan. Two men discuss it in a hostess bar after one of them claims he may retire because of the drop in crime due to All Might's presence. The man smoking the cigarette states that Stain's words before falling unconscious will inspire many criminals into uniting with the organization Stain was believed to be allied with; the League of Villains." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 32, + "Izuku remains at Hosu General Hospital on the fifth day of the internships. Tenya left on the day of his test results to be with his family. Shoto's injuries weren't as severe so he returned to his father's agency. As he departs, Shoto tells Izuku he hopes to shame his father since he helped defeat Stain and not Endeavor. After he leaves, Izuku ponders how everyone else's internships are going. Elsewhere, Katsuki and Best Jeanist patrol the streets. Best Jeanist asks Katsuki what the purpose of patrols are, to which he incorrectly answers is to beat up criminals on the spot. Best Jeanist is recognized by a group of fangirls and he replies that patrols give public peace of mind. Katsuki is recognized by a group of young boys who make fun of him for the Sludge Villain incident. Katsuki angrily yells at them, forcing Best Jeanist to reprimand him. Katsuki tries to speak with them more nicely, but ends up yelling and making them cry again. This makes Best Jeanist worry Katsuki's pride will ruin his potential to be a great pro. At Gunhead's agency, the Battle Hero teaches Ochaco the basics of fighting against someone wielding a knife. Itsuka and Momo accompany Uwabami through the public as she's surrounded by her fans. Fourth Kind takes Eijiro and Tetsutetsu to clean up a local park, and Death Arms leads Kyoka through a real rescue mission. On the Oki Mariner ship docked by the sea, Tsuyu interns with Selkie and his sidekick Sirius. After she finishes cleaning the deck, Tsuyu has a conversation with Sirius on the reality of being a hero. It doesn't appear to be so glamorous as most students would think, but Sirius claims that she learned what was actually important about being a hero through her internship with Selkie. Tsuyu asks what it was, but Sirius says she needs to find out on her own. Then, Selkie finds them both sitting down and scolds them for not doing work. Sirius corrects him, stating that Tsuyu finished her chores and is being supervised properly. Selkie apologizes, and then one of his crew members says they've received a mission from the coast guard. The Oki Mariner departs to investigate a trade ship that had its cargo stolen by stowaways. Selkie takes to the water himself to search for the ship while Tsuyu and Sirius search via radar during the night. Their search turns up empty, but the crew receives a message that a boat thought to belong to the stowaways is in their general area after escaping another pursuer. Selkie returns to the ship after confirming the location of the boat and they eventually happen upon it. Selkie boards the ship without Tsuyu, much to her dismay. Onboard the fishing boat, Selkie and a couple of his crewmates are trapped inside after being fooled. Using her Quirk, Sirius hears Selkie tell her this boat was a decoy and they must pursue the real stowaways. They find another boat hiding in the shadows of a large rock and board it. They are immediately attacked by the criminal ringleader: Innsmouth. Innsmouth wraps his tentacles around Sirius and threatens to crush her if Tsuyu doesn't tell her superiors to call off the search. Inspired by Sirius' words from earlier, Tsuyu gives away their location, angering Innsmouth. The villain attacks and Tsuyu jumps around to avoid his blows. She tries to use her tongue to secure Sirius, but Innsmouth grabs it and slams her into one of the rocks. He pins her down, but just as he prepares to finish her off, Selkie arrives to save the day. Innsmouth blinds him, but using his Quirk, he eco-locates and defeats the villain. Afterwards, Tsuyu tells Sirius she's discovered whats important about being a hero. The criminals are all arrested and the coast guard thanks Tsuyu for her involvement." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 33, + "Come to the end of the week, workplace training concludes and Izuku must bid farewell to Gran Torino. He thanks his new mentor for helping him gain more control over his Quirk. Gran Torino reminds Izuku to stay within his 5% limit and remember that he has a lot to learn. Before he leaves, Izuku asks Gran Torino why he's not famous despite being very strong and having trained the number one hero. The old man reveals that he never had any interest in being a Pro and only became certified to use his Quirk because he needed to use his Quirk freely at a certain point in his past. He goes on to say that All Might will explain the rest. As Izuku walks away, Gran Torino returns to his senile state and asks Izuku his name. At first Izuku is disconcerted by it, but he soon realizes what Gran Torino is truly asking for and replies \"Deku\". Pleased with Izuku's response, Gran Torino waves him off and they go their separate ways. With their internships concluded, Class 1-A returns to U.A. High School and talk to one another about their experience. Eijiro and Hanta laugh and poke fun at Katsuki's new hairstyle. Mina commends Tsuyu and Kyoka for confronting real villains during the week. The girls ask Ochaco how she spent her internship and she replies that it was very fruitful, as she poses and practices her fighting form. Denki comments that she changed a lot during the week, but Minoru corrects him and claims that he realized all women are evil after he interned with Mt. Lady. Then Denki points out that the students who went through the most during the internships were Izuku, Shoto and Tenya. Most of the class approaches them and asks what happened, but Shoto says that Endeavor saved them from the Hero Killer instead of the truth. Mashirao admits he fears what may have happened if Stain had come to the U.S.J. and Denki replies that the Hero Killer is kind of cool because of his personality. Izuku scolds Denki for this, prompting the latter to apologize. Tenya admits Stain could be looked at as \"kind of cool\" but goes on to criticize the villain for killing for his own ends. Inspired to walk the heroic path once again, Tenya returns to his old form and loudly asks the class to take their seats. Everyone is annoyed by Tenya's loud antics, but Izuku think's he's cool for returning to the path of heroism. At Class 1-A's Hero Basic Training Class, All Might announces their lesson will consist of a rescue training race through Field Gamma (a metal labyrinth densely packed with steel factories). He explains that the class will be broken up into five four-man groups and race one group at a time towards a distress signal sent by the Symbol of Peace somewhere inside. The first group consists of Izuku, Tenya, Mina, Hanta and Mashirao. Their peers count out Izuku almost immediately because they believe his lack of mobility and drawbacks of his Quirk put him at a disadvantage, while thinking others had a better chance at winning. When the race begins, Hanta gets out to an early lead only to be suddenly passed by Izuku. Using One For All: Full Cowl at 5%, Izuku easily maneuvers throughout the terrain by swiftly jumping from one area to another, while leaving his classmates behind. Izuku recalls his training and believes it could help him win the race. As All Might and his peers are greatly shocked and amazed by his newly improved skills and better control of his Quirk. Shoto and Ochaco notice that Izuku's movements are very similar to that of Katsuki's. This deeply irritates Katsuki, who realizes that Izuku was getting stronger during his field training while Katsuki was wasting time with Best Jeanist. As Izuku races ahead of his opponents, focusing on controlling his Quirk to 5% when he abruptly loses his footing and falls. Hanta ends up winning the race, while the injured Izuku comes in last. All Might commends the group for improving their abilities since the beginning of the school year and reminds them to prepare for the end of term test. Then he approaches Izuku and secretly tells him he's is impressed with his improvement and gives him a thumbs up. He also tells his protégé to find him after to class so he can tell him more about One For All. Hero Basic Training ends and Class 1-A return to the locker room to change. In the boys' locker room, Minoru tells Izuku that he found a hole in the wall. He is deeply excited by the idea of peeping into the girls' locker room. Tenya reprimands Minoru for his behavior, but Minoru decides to look through the hole anyway. However, Minoru's eye is stabbed by Kyoka's earphone plug. In the girls' locker room, Momo, Toru, and Mina are annoyed with Minoru's antics and thank Kyoka for stopping him. Kyoka notices that during Minoru's rave about all the girls, she was the only one he failed to mention, thus feels dejected. Afterwards, Izuku meets with All Might. All Might apologizes for not being near during the Hosu City incident. Izuku asks his mentor not to apologize and instead explain what he meant earlier about explaining more about One For All. All Might starts by making sure Izuku understands that although Stain got his blood, he cannot obtain One For All unless Izuku wishes it. One For All cannot be forcibly stolen, although it can be forcibly passed on. All Might tells Izuku that One For All is a special Quirk and begins telling Izuku One For All's origin. He goes on to explain that One For All is derived from a Quirk that has existed since the beginning. Long ago when the phenomenon of Quirks first appeared and society had not adapted to them, the world was trapped in an age of upheaval and chaos. From that chaos, a man who could steal Quirks rose up to lead all of the people and took over Japan. Izuku questions whether this is all actually a fabrication and asks how it relates to One For All. All Might responds by telling Izuku that the evil ruler had the ability to give out Quirks, but often put people in a catatonic state who could not handle their powers, not unlike the Nomu. The man and his Quirk are named All For One. All For One gave his younger brother a Quirk that could culminate power because he was Quirkless and would constantly resent him for his evil deeds. The brother was actually only thought to be Quirkless, and actually had the ability to pass on his Quirk to other people. His Quirk combined with the ability to stockpile power created the origin of One For All. All Might notes the irony that justice is born in the bowels of evil. Izuku says he understands how One For All came about, but questions why his mentor is bringing up a villain from so long ago. All Might believes that the man stole a Quirk that granted him immortality and his brother was never able to defeat him. Instead, the brother passed down this power to later generations, who cultivated the ability until finally, All Might was able to wield it and defeat the man. All Might believes he is now the leader of the League of Villains and it is likely that Izuku will end up facing him one day, to which Izuku promises to do his best because he can do anything with All Might by his side. All Might isn't able to bring himself to tell Izuku that he probably won't be by his side when the time comes, and thanks him instead. The next day during homeroom class, Shota tells his class they will be going to a forest lodge during the summer break. However, Shota warns his students that if any of them fail to pass the end of term test, then they will be stuck in remedial school. Elsewhere, a man is surprised that Hero Killer Stain was captured but is still happy that things are going as he has foreseen. He exclaims that Tomura's position is to supervise and unify the new villains who have come to join the League of Villains. The man's doctor expresses doubt if Tomura can do his job and says that if the man stepped in things would be proceeding faster. The man asks the doctor to patch him up faster. The man reveals himself to be Tomura's sensei (the man who possesses All For One) and says that he will let Tomura do all the hard work so that he may become his successor as Tomura was born to do so. Sensei tells All Might to rejoice in the \"transient\" peace while he still can." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 34, + "Live on television, Minoru is watching a talk show debating if sexiness is needed in a heroic workplace. The show features Mt. Lady and Midnight, and they debate on how Midnight ended up getting laws changed with her former costume. Before long they end up fighting over their ages, much to Minoru's pleasure. Only a week away from final exams, Shota warns Class 1-A to prepare their minds and their bodies for the written and practical sections of the exam. Taking their midterm grades into account, much of the class discusses getting ready for the end of the term. Denki and Mina, scoring the lowest grades of the class, admit they haven't studied at all because of the events that have been taking place throughout the semester. Fumikage agrees, and Rikido notes that the test will be even more difficult than the midterms. Minoru teases Mina and Denki, saying that only the practical will be difficult because he has high grades in class. Izuku and Tenya try to encourage them to do their best, but Shoto intervenes and says it should be easy if they just pay attention in class. Denki is discouraged, but Momo offers to help tutor him for the written test. Several others hear her proposal and asked to be tutored as well. Excited, Momo promises to prepare a study session at her home. Eijiro comments to Katsuki on his different standards from his peers, to which Katsuki angrily declares he will tutor Eijiro himself. Yuga says that it's too late to try and cram for exams, but Mezo replies that Yuga needs to do some cramming himself. At lunch, Izuku and his peers question the nature of the practical exam when Neito suddenly appears and bumps into Izuku's head. He sarcastically apologizes and starts to criticize Class 1-A for being involved with the Hero Killer because they seem to keep getting into trouble. He only stops berating them when Itsuka appears and knocks him out. She then tells everyone an upperclassman informed her the practical test will entail fighting against robotic villains. Neito insults her for helping their class rivals, but she knocks him out again and drags him away, claiming they're not detestable like he claims. Returning to their homeroom class, Mina and Denki are excited to know that the practical exam involves fighting against robots. Mezo assumes this is because they have a hard time controlling their Quirks against real people. This irritates Katsuki, who states that regardless of whether the enemies are human or robotic, they need to control their Quirks to fight in any case. Then he calls out Izuku for using his moves during the rescue race and says he will get a better score on the finals than both he and Shoto. He storms out of class and Shota overhears him, leading him to worry if Katsuki is improving his attitude or getting worse. Afterwards, the students spend their last week before finals studying. Denki, Mina, Mashirao, Kyoka, and Hanta meet Momo at her luxurious estate to study. Izuku, Ochaco, and Tenya study on their own while Katsuki aggressively tutors Eijiro. They all undergo three straight days of written tests and then the day of the practical test arrives. Kyoka notices that many teachers are present for the exam. Shota knows that without a doubt they have some knowledge on the exercise test, to which Mina and Denki exclaim that it will be fighting against robots. Principal Nezu jumps out of Shota's scarf and reveals to Class 1-A that they will not be having a battle simulation against robots for their practical exam. Nezu explains that the recent surge of villains has caused the school to increase the quality of their training methods in order to increase the students' battle experience. From now on, U.A. students will be having battle simulations similar to real-life battles and Class 1-A will be the first students who will have real-life battle simulations. He goes on to reveal that Class 1-A's practical exam will be forming pairs and facing one of U.A.'s teachers in combat, shocking the whole class. The pairs and the teachers they will fight have already been decided. Shoto and Momo will be paired together to face Shota and Izuku and Katsuki will be paired together, much to their shock, to face All Might. Taking a look back on a few days earlier, the U.A. faculty hold a meeting to discuss changing the final exams. They fear fighting robotic villains will not be enough to prepare them for the villainous resurgence that is bound to take place. Even so, Cementoss and Present Mic worry pitting them against teachers will be unfair. Snipe responds by saying the teachers will need a handicap. Nezu concludes by saying they must keep students out of danger by making them stronger. Shota moves on to the topic of pairings. He says he's pairing Shoto and Momo together because of their over-reliance on their Quirks, so he will erase them in their bout. He goes on to state that Katsuki and Izuku have been paired because of their negative relationship, and it should be up to All Might to face them. The remaining Class 1-A pairs are revealed: Nezu versus Denki and Mina, Thirteen versus Yuga and Ochaco, Present Mic versus Koji and Kyoka, Ectoplasm versus Fumikage and Tsuyu, Midnight versus Hanta and Minoru, Snipe versus Mezo and Toru, Cementoss versus Rikido and Eijiro and Power Loader versus Tenya and Mashirao. The students will have thirty minutes to handcuff their teachers or escape the facility. Students' efforts to escape will teach them that it's okay to run and get help when there's a large difference in strength. Shota comments that Izuku, Shoto, and Tenya likely know this well from their encounter with Stain. Shoto remembers that he refused to run, and Tenya promises to learn from that mistake. All Might clears any student anxiety over feeling that escaping is their only option by showing them that all the teachers will be wearing ultra compressed weights. The weights are designed as a handicap and were developed by Mei Hatsume. Katsuki claims that the teachers underestimate them by giving them the opportunity to consider fighting back. Once the explanation concludes, the exam begins with Eijiro and Rikido facing off with Cementoss. While some students prepare strategies together, Izuku and Ochaco watch the first test on the monitor since they don't communicate well with their partners. The battle begins with Rikido and Eijiro using their Quirks to take on Cementoss. Cementoss creates a number of cement walls to block their path to him, but they try to force their way through. Izuku notices that this strategy will not garner them victory because, unlike the students, Cementoss doesn't have a time limit to his Quirk. He surmises the practical exam is pitting students against teachers that will exploit their weaknesses, forcing them to compensate. Eijiro and Rikido fail to do this and are ultimately defeated. The next pair to take the practical exam consists of Fumikage and Tsuyu. Immediately their opponent, Ectoplasm, creates clones of himself that surround the students. He states that all of the U.A. teachers will not hold back and are doing their best to crush the students." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 35, + "Tsuyu and Fumikage's practical exam stage against Ectoplasm commences. As soon as the battle starts, Fumikage and Tsuyu use a combination move to get to higher ground. Fumikage throws Tsuyu in the air with his Dark Shadow, and she does the same to him using her tongue. Meanwhile in the monitoring room, Izuku says he can't see how Ectoplasm's Quirk will exploit his opponent's weaknesses. Recovery Girl replies that it's a bad matchup for Fumikage. The test continues as Fumikage and Tsuyu try to escape through the upper floors. Ectoplasm uses his Quirk to create multiple clones that overwhelm Fumikage, but Tsuyu's support helps them both escape into a higher level. Recovery Girl notes that Fumikage's strength is in the speed of his attacks, but his weakness lies in close range combat. Tsuyu on the other hand has no clear weaknesses and can provide great support. Izuku agrees, recalling how helpful Tsuyu was during their fight at the U.S.J. The duo reach the end of the labyrinth, where Ectoplasm's real body guards the escape gate. He commends them for getting past his other clones, but questions how they plan to deal with his next technique. Ectoplasm uses his Giant Bite Detention technique to create a giant clone of himself that attacks and immobilizes the students. Now trapped, Fumikage summons Dark Shadow to have it try and escape. Ectoplasm repels it, as Dark Shadow can't compete in a hand to hand fight with him. Tsuyu reveals she swallowed the handcuffs before the match started in case this happened. She coughs them up and gives them to Dark Shadow, who she believes can win because Fumikage is so strong. In their final clash, Ectoplasm defeats Dark Shadow, but his leg ends up cuffed in the exchange. Ectoplasm praises the duo for their cleverness, and they pass the practical exam. Their victory is announced, and Momo takes special notice and recalls how easily Fumikage defeated her in the U.A. Sports Festival. The third match between Tenya and Mashirao vs Power Loader begins next. Power Loader uses his Quirk to burrow underground and create pitfalls in the dirt field. The students decide to work together to try and quickly escape. Mashirao climbs on Tenya's back and the latter uses Recipro Burst to run across the area. The ground collapses slower than Tenya can run across it, but Power Loader intercepts them before they reach the exit. Tenya acts Quickly and jumps before the holes form beneath them, then he asks Mashirao to wrap his tail around his leg. He uses Recipro Extend to spin himself around and create enough momentum to fling Mashirao across the field in the air. Power Loader tries to stop him, but Mashirao repels the teacher and crosses through the escape gate. Power Loader congratulates them on passing, and Izuku watches proudly from the monitors room. Afterwards, the fourth match begins. Shoto and Momo run through an urban city-like area while Shota searches for them. Shoto comes up with the idea for Momo to create objects continuously so when Shota finds them, she'll know. Once that happens, Shoto instructs Momo to run while he distracts the teacher himself. Momo desires to say something, but holds it back and agrees with Shoto's plan. She decides to make matryoshka dolls and praises Shoto for his quick thinking. She says that even though they're both students who got into U.A. through recommendations, she hasn't done anything exceptional like he has. Shoto interrupts, noticing Momo has stopped producing the dolls. They look around frantically, but Shota suddenly appears from above them. Shoto tells Momo to run and tries to hold Shota off, only to be swiftly captured. Shoto claims he can escape the restraints instantly, but Aizawa hands him from a light pole and throws caltrops beneath him. Shota tells Shoto that it was unwise for his plan to burden himself so heavily, and should have communicated better with Momo. As Momo makes haste for the escape gate, she nervously ponders whether she's making the right choices or not. Shota chases her down and nearly restrains her, but she uses her Quirk to get out of the bonds. Then she runs back towards Shoto, making Shota realize that her lack of confidence has allowed her to rely too strongly on Shoto. Shota knows that Momo is still just a fifteen year old girl and would like to help her regain her confidence, but says that's not his job at the moment. Momo regroups with Shoto with Shota in hot pursuit, making Momo too nervous to make a quick decision. Shoto encourages her to execute her plan instead, recalling that she may have wanted to say something at the start of the battle. Although she believes her plan can't succeed if Shoto's didn't, he tells her to do it anyway because he believes she's better at it then him. He backs up his confidence in her by revealing that he voted her to be class president. Momo realizes how disgraceful she's been acting and makes her move. She warns Shoto to close his eyes and throws the dolls into the air. When Shota hits them away, they open to flash grenades inside. When the flash of light goes off, Momo uses the opening to free Shoto slowly to avoid the caltrops. She says she has a special plan just to defeat Shota that she's had since the beginning. Shota notes that Momo has noticed his weakened Quirk, which suffered from his defeat at the hands of Nomu. They run away to try get out of his field of vision, but he stays on their tails. Momo says that assuming they can't use their Quirks is a bad assumption and for Shoto to keep checking if he can use his ice. Shota closes in and nearly restrain Shoto, but is forced to blink, giving Shoto the opening to create a giant wall of ice between them. Shoto notices Momo creating a cloth similar to Shota's capture weapon. Momo says that it's similar, but has a special material woven into it. Then they agree on Momo's plan to capture Shota over escaping. They move from behind the ice, wearing robes to negate Shota's Quirk, but he pursues anyway. He wraps them both up, but they reveal that the robes were covering mannequins. Momo creates a catapult that tosses the cloth at Aizawa and Shoto heats them up using his fire. Momo says the cloth is nitinol shape memory alloy, which returns to it's original, tighter shape when heated up. It does just that, and restrains Shota completely. With Shota already restrained, the students handcuff him. Shoto questions whether the plan went too smoothly, and Momo says that she initially missed the catapult lever, giving Shota an opening to stop them. However, he claims that played into their hands by jumping back because Shoto was still a threat under his robe. Shoto thanks Momo for helping him pass the exam, and she is brought to tears. Recovery Girl says that at the end of it all, Shota is just a softie. Later on, the fifth match reaches its climax. Ochaco and Yuga are close to the escape gate, but Thirteen has them caught in her Black Hole Quirk. They hold on to a railing to avoid being sucked up, but Thirteen continues to get closer. Yuga tries to counterattack using his costume's ability to transmit his naval laser, but she sucks that up too. Ochaco tries to come up with a plan, but Yuga notices that and questions whether she was trying to think what Izuku would do. He then asks if she likes him." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 36, + "Thirteen has Ochaco and Yuga trapped, and walks ever closer to them using her Quirk. Yuga asks if Ochaco likes Izuku, embarrassing her to the point where she lets go of the rail they're both clinging to. She flies towards Thirteen, which forces the Pro to halt her Quirk so it doesn't kill the student. As soon as this happens Ochaco remembers her training with Gunhead and uses martial arts to pin down the rescue hero. Yuga jumps atop her as well, and they handcuff Thirteen to pass the exam. From the monitoring room, Izuku notes that Ochaco was smart to use an advantage at close range, but Tsuyu believes Yuga may have said something that made Ochaco drop her guard. Tenya and Momo enter the room and Izuku congratulates them both on passing. They all watch as the sixth match between Principal Nezu against Denki and Mina begins. At Field Gamma, Denki and Mina strategize to take out the principal using electricity because they believe he's small and weak. However, Nezu operates a crane at a safe distance from them and starts knocking down buildings. His Quirk gives him such high intelligence that he can predict the chain reactions of everything he destroys. Denki and Mina try to run for the escape gate, but the principal stays one step ahead of them the entire time. He destroys all of their paths to the escape gate except for one. Even so, Denki and Mina run out of time before they ever even realize what Nezu was doing. They fail the test and prove their weakness lies in facing intellectual villains. Ochaco enters the monitoring room and is disappointed to see that Mina failed. Tsuyu asks what Yuga said to her during their match, but Ochaco becomes embarrassed and doesn't give a clear answer. The conversation is interrupted by the start of the seventh match between Present Mic, Kyoka, and Koji. Kyoka decides that they should head for the escape gate, but they are stopped in their tracks by Present Mic's incredibly loud and potent Quirk. She pleads for Koji to use his Quirk to ask birds to attack their teacher, but Koji says that won't work. Kyoka admits to herself that Present Mic is simply a better version of her own power and he continues to barrage them with continuous sound wave attacks that echo through the entire forest they're fighting in. Kyoka notices an ant crawling around that's unaffected by the sound and asks Koji if he can control it. However, Koji is far too afraid of bugs and runs away in fear. Although Kyoka is able to cancel out one of the sound attacks, the waves keep coming and they're unable to advance towards Present Mic at all. She asks Koji again if he can control bugs, to which he confirms and she pleads for him to do so because there is no other way. Koji notices Kyoka bleeding from her ears and recalls passing the entrance exam. He blames himself for running away the entire fight and decides to embody what Plus Ultra means as a U.A. student. Facing his fears, Koji asks the bugs to attack Present Mic from underground where sound can't travel while Kyoka comments on him talking. They do so and overwhelm the hero allowing Koji and Kyoka to escape. The students in the monitoring room comment on how harsh an ending that was, while Recovery Girl is disappointed her colleague was defeated by insects. During the eighth match, Mezo and Toru are pinned down by Snipe. They face off in a large corridor filled with large pillars to hide behind. Snipe throws a smoke grenade to fill the area with gas and destroys the pillar the students are hiding behind. Mezo moves away but notices Toru has stripped off her clothes. Realizing her plan, Mezo draws Snipe's attention and gets caught. This gives Toru the opening to handcuff Snipe. The ninth match between Hanta, Minoru, and Midnight begins next. Ochaco comments that Izuku should prepare for his upcoming test against All Might, but he replies he wishes to see everyone fight till the end first. Then Izuku abruptly notices Minoru running away from Midnight screaming about how his matchup is totally unfair. Hanta has already been subdued by Midnight's Quirk after saving Minoru at the start of the battle. Recovery Girl mentions that U.A. might not be the right place for Minoru because he doesn't have any long time goals. Minoru eventually stops running and recalls wanting to become a hero to impress the ladies. Midnight pursues Minoru, forcing him to continue fleeing. He remembers realizing after the U.S.J attack that heroes are heroes because of their actions. Midnight believes she has Minoru cornered, but he reveals that he was a fan of her and knows a way to defeat her. He states he put on a scared act to draw her away from the escape gate and reveals himself with Hanta's tape wrapped around his face to nullify Midnight's Quirk. She tries to whip him into submission, but Minoru counters with his special move: Grape Rush. He uses his Quirk to stick Midnight and her whip to the ground far away from the escape gate as Midnight is impressed by his ingenuity. Recovery Girl admits she was wrong about Minoru, as the young hero drags an unconscious Hanta through the escape gate, ensuring their victory. Ochaco motions to tell Izuku it's his turn now, but he's already left the room. He arrives at the stage where his exam will take place, and finds Katsuki waiting there. They don't exchange any words as their battle against All Might approaches." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 37, + "The last match of the final exams practical begins between Izuku, Katsuki, and All Might. Izuku stems the nerve to try and formulate a plan for escaping, but Katsuki refuses him and claims that he will defeat their opponent himself. Izuku continues to try and plead for Katsuki to reconsider, but the latter strikes Izuku and demands he stop speaking. Their argument is interrupted by a Texas Smash all the way from the escape gate on the opposite side of the replica city. The wind pressure from his attack tears the street of the city apart and alerts the duo to his intimidating presence. All Might leaps into action, prompting Izuku to flee even though Katsuki stands firm. The latter uses his Stun Grenade technique to blind All Might and moves to attack, but All Might stops him by grabbing onto Katsuki's face. Rather than try and free himself of All Might's grip, Katsuki focuses on using his explosions rapidly to counterattack. The explosions aren't powerful enough to hurt All Might, so he slams Katsuki into the ground before swiftly moving behind Izuku. Reminded of the Hero Killer's charisma, Izuku instinctively retreats. However, Katsuki moves to attack at the same time and the two end up running into each other. From the monitoring room, Recovery Girl notes that Katsuki simply wants to win while Izuku is only thinking of fleeing. Katsuki recovers and walks back towards All Might despite Izuku pleading otherwise. Katsuki states that he will win because that's what it means to be a hero. These words make Izuku recall their childhood together and he pleads with Katsuki again. Katsuki refutes him and All Might suddenly pins Izuku down using a piece of a fence. Katsuki's too slow to react and is sent flying by All Might's subsequent punch which makes him vomit violently. As Izuku looks on, he remembers when he and Katsuki watched a video of All Might defeating villains four on one as young children. Katsuki was so excited and inspired because All Might always found a way to win no matter what. Izuku admits to himself that he's always admired Katsuki's will to win. All Might confronts Katsuki and deduces that he's been fighting so hastily because he's angry over Izuku's improvement. He tries to encourage Katsuki to realize his potential but Katsuki states he'd rather lose then work with Izuku. All Might decides to finish him off, but Izuku swiftly intervenes and punches Katsuki away. Izuku yells at Katsuki to never say he'd rather lose and then grabs him before retreating into a back alleyway. Katsuki makes Izuku put him down, and the latter pleads one last time for Katsuki not to give up because that's not who he is. Izuku recalls a time when as a first-grader, Katsuki defended himself against two older kids because he believed the most amazing hero always wins in the end. Although Katsuki is angered, he reluctantly agrees to work with Izuku to achieve victory. When All Might passes their alleyway, Katsuki jumps out and distracts him. This gives Izuku the opening to get behind All Might and use one of Katsuki's grenadier bracers to blast All Might with a large explosion. Then they flee at top speed towards the escape gate using their Quirks. All Might is impressed with their teamwork and understands that fixing the tandem relationship is still a long-term task. Even so, he's determined to use this exam as a starting point for them and promises to do his best to school them. As the boys run, Katsuki states he is aware the attack didn't faze the Symbol of Peace and declares he will blast him the next time. Overhearing this, All Might catches up to them in an instant and questions his next plan before he quickly breaks both of the grenadier bracers. He knees Katsuki into a nearby building and grabs onto Izuku. When Katsuki recovers and tries to rush All Might, the number one hero slams Izuku into him, before pinning them both down. Katsuki ponders All Might's overwhelming strength and admits that All Might is the world's most unstoppable force. In the face of this adversity, Katsuki realizes he must push himself to overcome this wall. He uses his explosions at maximum output to blow All Might away. Then Katsuki grabs Izuku and sends him flying towards the escape gate. All Might counters with a New Hampshire Smash that nearly breaks Izuku's back. Katsuki flies at All Might, admitting that he was foolish for believing he could fight the symbol of peace without taking any risks. He blasts All Might with more of his super explosions, constantly injuring himself in the process. Izuku moves slowly towards the escape gate due to his injury, knowing that All Might will have to stop him, giving Katsuki an opening. However, when Katsuki capitalizes, All Might is able to ultimately defeat him. Even so, Katsuki bites down on All Might's hand and refuses to accept that he can't win the way he has chosen even if he has to destroy himself. Inspired by Katsuki's resolve, Izuku leaps into action and hits All Might with a smash. He quickly grabs his partner and makes for the escape gate. All Might notes that Izuku could have escaped alone, but it's always been the part of his being to help those in need. He goes on to say that in those moments where Izuku is rescuing others, there isn't an obstacle hard enough to can stop him. Together Izuku and Katsuki pass through the gate and pass the exam. In Recovery Girl's office, she heals Izuku and Katsuki while berating All Might for hitting them too hard. All Might muses over the boys' performance, proud that they can both grow stronger because they smile in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, at the League of Villains' hideout, Kurogiri questions Tomura's interest in Izuku. Giran interrupts them and introduces Tomura to Dabi and Himiko Toga. Dabi tells Tomura he's much grosser looking in person, and Himiko is excited to join the League of Villains." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 38, + "Tomura demands Kurogiri to remove the new recruits from their hideout because one is a rude guy and the other a bratty young girl. Kurogiri pleads for him to reconsider because Giran brought them there to become members of the League of Villains. Giran says he doesn't care what happens as long as he gets his commission and asks that he at least introduce the recruits first. First, he introduces the young girl as a rogue criminal on the run from people investigating several deaths. She says her name is Himiko Toga and that she wishes to join the League of Villains to become like the Hero Killer: Stain. Next, Giran says that the man hasn't done any flashy crimes but holds true to Stain's ideology. Dabi admits he feels uneasy about the group's motivations and questions whether they'd really let someone as crazy as Himiko into their party. Tomura asks the man for his name, but he simply tells Tomura he goes by Dabi, and will only reveal his true name when the time is right. Dabi goes on to say that he will follow the Hero Killer's will, annoying Tomura. Tomura complains that everyone is too hung up on Stain and attacks the new recruits. They retaliate in self-defense but Kurogiri uses his Quirk to stop them from coming to blows. Kurogiri tells Tomura to calm down because the League of Villains needs new recruits and it's best to do so now because Stain put them in the spotlight. Angry, Tomura storms out of the hideout. Giran says that he's too young and his recruits add their complaints about him as well. Kurogiri asks that they wait for an answer at a later date because he believes thanks to All Might and the Hero Killer, Tomura will find his own answers soon. At U.A. High's Class 1-A homeroom, those who believe they failed the practical section of finals fear they won't be able to go to the training camp during summer vacation. Shota enters the room and reveals that everyone will be going regardless of their result in the final exams. He admits the teachers left the students a window for them to win and that all students must go to training camp to get stronger. He calls it a rational deception, upsetting many of the students who feel they were tricked. After class, the students look over the training camp brochure and many of them decide they need to buy more things to bring with them for the week-long trip. Toru suggests they all go to the mall together to shop which the class agrees to other than Katsuki and Shoto. Later on, Class 1-A meets up at the Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall and find themselves almost immediately recognized from the U.A. Sports Festival. They agree to separate and meet back in three hours, leaving only Izuku and Ochaco behind. Ochaco suddenly becomes flustered after thinking about Yuga's words from their finals and runs off. Now by himself, Izuku is approached by who he believes to be another fan from the Sports Festival. After exchanging a few words, Izuku looks up and realizes he's been confronted by Tomura Shigaraki. Tomura came to the mall looking for answers to the difference between himself and Stain. He sits with his hand pressed around Izuku's neck and threatens to kill him and many innocents if he resists. Tomura tells Izuku he's irritated that the Hero Killer has received all the attention that he desires for himself. Tomura states that Stain destroyed what he didn't like just as he has and asks Izuku what the difference is between the two villains. Meanwhile, Ochaco mulls over her poor decision to run from Izuku. She convinces herself that there's nothing romantic between them and decides to go back and apologize. Izuku admits that he doesn't agree with or understand Tomura. Although he didn't agree with Stain, he still understood the Hero Killer because they were both inspired by All Might. He also says that Stain never backed down on his conviction like Tomura did at the U.S.J. Tomura replies with a haunting smile and says that he believes he's made the connection between his hatred for Izuku and Stain. He believes he hates them both because of their connection with All Might and becomes excited. He tightens his grip around Izuku's neck while thanking him for opening his eyes. Ochaco arrives and tells the man unknown to her to release Izuku, but Izuku yells for Ochaco to get back. Tomura, not wanting to cause to much of a commotion now that he reached his goal, pretends to be a fan and prepares to leave, but Izuku exposes his identity to Ochaco. Izuku asks Tomura what All For One's plan is, but Tomura replies he doesn't know and proceeds to leave. As he walks back towards the hideout, Tomura decides that crushing All Might in connection with Stain's ideology will now become his conviction. Ochaco reports the incident and the mall is temporarily closed. Heroes and police are unable to find Tomura, and Izuku is brought to the station for a statement on the conflict. Izuku tells Detective Tsukauchi about the incident and gets dismissed. Outside the station, All Might checks up on Izuku. His protégé asks him if there are times when the number one hero can't save everyone, to which All Might replies that there are times like that every day. He goes on to say that gives more reason to stand and smile so that the light of the symbol of peace can remain lit in everyone's hearts. Izuku's mother arrives to take Izuku home and All Might discusses the possibility of U.A. students being targeted with the detective. They both agree that this time they will capture All for One properly. U.A. High's first semester comes to a close and summer vacation begins. At the same time, All For One tells his doctor that he's happy with Tomura's development. All for One plans to groom Tomura to replace him in the future." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 39, + "At the League of Villains hideout, Tomura and Kurogiri watch a summer broadcast on All Might. Kurogiri turns it off almost immediately. Tomura says that he has figured out why Izuku Midoriya and Hero Killer: Stain irritate him so much. All Might gives everyone a sense of hope because of his heroic deeds and the smile on his face. Tomura leaves the hideout. He thinks to himself, planning to make a world without All Might and show society how fragile justice really is. Following the end of the semester, Izuku continues to train in his apartment. It still feels surreal to him to have All Might's power coursing through him. He is interrupted when suddenly Denki Kaminari and Minoru Mineta arrive at his door and ask him to train at the pool before the training camp arrives. At U.A. High School, Shota and Vlad King review the Quirks of their respective students from Class 1-A and Class 1-B. Izuku, Denki, and Minoru arrive to ask if they can use the pool, which Shota confirms. Denki and Minoru overhead the girls talking in one of their last classes. Since Class 1-A is not permitted to go on vacations, the girls decided to use the school pool. Denki and Minoru only invited Izuku so they could get permission to see the girls in their bikinis. However, Izuku invites all the boys of Class 1-A to participate in endurance training. The girls are present but in school-issued swimsuits. While Denki is dismayed, Minoru is somewhat satisfied. While the girls play volleyball, the boys take a break from intense endurance training lead by Tenya Ida. During which, Izuku and Tenya remember their path to becoming friends with one another. Eijiro Kirishima and Katsuki Bakugo abruptly arrive and Katsuki challenges Izuku to a fight. Izuku refuses, but Tenya decides to hold a competition to see who can swim fifty meters the fastest. The boys go in groups, but most of them use their Quirks to reach the other end of the pool rather than swimming. Izuku swims and uses his Quirk to defeat even Tenya who uses his Recipro Burst technique. After finishing, they both notice Shoto Todoroki. All three of them once again vow to become the heroes they wish to be. All Might meets with Detective Tsukauchi to discuss the recent movements involving League of Villains. Meanwhile, the final race between Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto is about to begin. Before they can begin, though, Shota arrives and kick all the students out of the pool area. Katsuki and Eijiro walk home together. Katsuki claims he is angry Shota stopped their race because he will never allow Izuku and Shoto to beat him. Izuku returns to Takoba Municipal Beach Park, where he meets All Might. The number one hero reminds his protégé to train hard at forest lodge, as one day he may have to take his place as the Symbol of Peace. During the night, Shota and Vlad King discuss that the location of the training camp has been changed to protect the students. Tomura gives someone a call to tell them a \"new game\" will be starting soon." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 40, + "At the League of Villains' hideout, Tomura mentions to Kurogiri that their master has already figured out where the students are going for the summer. Their conversation is briefly interrupted when Giran arrives and announces the union has approved Tomura's request. Giran says they have high expectations for Tomura and the League because villains will soon follow their lead once they step into the spotlight. After Giran departs, Tomura says the games are about to begin. As the first semester at U.A. High School officially concludes, Shota informs his class their limits will be tested at training camp over the summer. Ochaco tells Izuku that she's very excited for camp, but remembers what Yuga said about her liking him. She nervously backs away from Izuku and chants about camping. Neito appears and taunts Class 1-A about failing the final exams. Itsuka knocks him out and leads Class 1-B onto their bus. Minoru is excited to know that the girls of Class 1-B will be attending the camp as well. Tenya has Class 1-A board their bus and they head off to the training camp in the forest. While on the way, Shota tries to tell his students to stay focused, but they're too busy fooling around on the bus. Class 1-A arrives on a mountain top around nine in the morning. They meet the pro-hero team that will train them: the Wild, Wild Pussycats. Izuku excitedly talks about them being great heroes for the last decade before Pixie-Bob grabs him by the head and says they are young at heart. Denki and Eijiro internally call her declaration sad. Mandalay shows the class that the forest lodge is at the base of the mountainside, and students will have to hurry and get there by noon if they are to receive lunch. The students try to rush back on to the bus to avoid this harsh training, but Pixie-Bob uses her quirk to spill them over the mountainside and into the Beast's Forest. Pixie-Bob uses her Quirk to create monsters made from the earth that the students mistake for real animals. One immediately tries to attack Minoru and Izuku jumps in to save him. Mandalay questions Shota's busy schedule that he's laid out for the students. He replies that they need to fit a second semester's worth of information into the training. The students will receive permits to use their Quirks, provisional hero licenses and most importantly they will learn to defend themselves. Izuku, Shoto, Tenya, and Katsuki work together to quickly destroy the beast. Despite more incoming, Class 1-A bands together to fight back and race towards the forest lodge. They work together and combine the power of their Quirks to destroy dirt monsters one after another. They reach the lodge well after their initial allotted time limit, arriving at some point during the evening. Class 1-A is severely worn out, but the pro-heroes congratulate them anyway. Pixie-Bob especially takes a liking to Izuku, Shoto, Tenya, and Katsuki. Izuku asks who the little boy accompanying them is. Mandalay explains that his name is Kota and he is her nephew. Izuku tries to introduce himself, but Kota hits him with a low blow and walks away. Katsuki likes his spunk, and Shoto compares them to each other. Katsuki retaliates, but Shota interrupts and tells the students to get their things off the bus and that they will all receive dinner afterward. At the aforementioned dinner service, Eijiro and Denki overzealously enjoys the wide variety of food. Denki says it's just as good as the food by Lunch Rush. Pixie-Bob explains that this is the only time the students will be well fed during the training, so they need to enjoy it. Following dinner, the students go to the hot springs. Minoru tries to scale the wall between the girls and the boys but Kota stops him. The girls thank Kota, and he turns around and accidentally sees them all naked. Shocked, Kota faints and falls over the wall himself. Izuku saves him and takes him to Mandalay. He asks her why Kota seems to disapprove of heroes despite being so young. Izuku has yet to encounter someone who dislikes heroes while living in a world filled to the brim with them. Mandalay explains that Kota's parents were pro-heroes who died in the line of duty. Kota dislikes heroes because he believes his parents left him, as they would not have perished had they not been heroes. The next morning, Shota explains to his students that their real training will begin now. He has Katsuki throw the ball similar to the Quirk apprehension test. To everyone's surprise, Katsuki only throws the ball four meters farther than he did at the beginning of the semester. Shota says that while the students' mental prowess and stamina have improved, their quirks have not. The training camp will push the students in order to greatly increase the strength of their superpowers. Meanwhile, the League of Villains' new recruits plot their next move in the shadows. Himiko says there's a shipment of supplies from Tomura, and that there's enough for everyone. Dabi states Tomura is starting to take charge. In line with Hero Killer: Stain's ideology, Dabi goes on to say the villains will send a warning shot that will tear down false heroes from their high horses and pave the way to a bright new future." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 41, + "On the morning of day two of the training camp, Class 1-B meets up in the forest. Vlad King tells his homeroom class that they will be training to enhance their Quirks capabilities. Class 1-A was in the spotlight the first semester, so Vlad King wants his students to step it up so they'll have their turn. The students want to know how specifically they will be training since they all have different Quirks. Vlad King explains that all Quirks need to be exercised in order to improve and the students need to go beyond their limits. They join Class 1-A, who've already begun training with their Quirks. Every student works on improving their Quirks differently with a different exercise. Itsuka questions how the teachers plan on maintaining forty students using their powers all at once. The full version of the Wild, Wild Pussycats introduces themselves and explains how their Quirks working together can keep an eye on everyone. Tiger asks that all strength type Quirks train at his boot camp. He's already begun training Izuku. Izuku tries to hit him with a 5% Detroit Smash, but Tiger easily evades and knocks him back. Shota confirms that because of their wide range of Quirks, the Pussycats were the ideal group to help train the students. Vlad King orders his students to get started. Evening arrives and the time comes for the students to eat dinner. Like Pixie-Bob explained the previous day, the Pussycats won't cook the food. Instead, they provide the students with the ingredients to make curry. Tenya urges his peers to band together and start cooking. They cook curry for themselves, but Izuku notices Kota missing from dinner. He brings a plate of curry out to Kota's secret hideout, which is a cave on a cliff. Kota tells Izuku to leave, and that it's stupid to improve his Quirk just so he can show it off. Izuku asks if Kota's parents were the late heroes \"Water Hose\". This angers Kota, who says he doesn't understand why crazy people call themselves heroes or villains just to kill each other. Izuku realizes that Kota's issue isn't just with heroes, it's with quirks and superhero society in general. Izuku tries to reach Kota with a story about his \"quirk-less friend\" to give a different perspective. Still angry, Kota refutes Izuku until he finally leaves. Meanwhile, the League of Villains newly formed Vanguard Action Squad awaits atop a mountain overlooking the camp. Himiko complains about the style of their new gear. Mustard argues that appearances don't matter as long as the equipment is functional. Magne, Moonfish, and Spinner arrive, and Dabi confirms that seven of their members are present. A masked villain wants to act quickly because he's so anxious, but Dabi tells all of them to shut up and wait for the remaining three villains. Dabi believes the league was foolish to attack with a bunch of thugs before, and that using a small group of elites is much better. Day three of training camp begins. The remedial group of students who failed finals had to stay up the previous night for extra lessons. Shota pushes them to stay awake and try harder. He also reminds Ochaco and Yuga's team that they need to work hard too since they barely passed finals. Izuku asks Shota if All Might will be joining the campers, but Shota says he won't be at all. Pixie-Bob announces both classes will compete in a test of courage after training. That evening, the students start cooking for themselves again. Shoto asks what Izuku needs All Might for. Izuku explains that he was unable to help Kota see heroes differently earlier and wanted to know what All Might would do. Shoto says that a stranger preaching to someone else can come off as annoying. Actions are what influences people to change their mind, not just strong words alone can do it every time. Izuku agrees with Shoto, but Shoto points out that Izuku may want to stay out of it. His habit of getting involved in delicate situations can be annoying to some. Later that night, Shota takes the remedial students to a classroom while everyone else participates in the Pussycats mini-game. Class 1-A walks around the forest in pairs while Class 1-B tries to scare them by using their Quirks. Izuku ends up by himself since there is only enough students in his class to form seven pairs. Tsuyu and Ochaco walk together through the forest, with the former being very afraid. Itsuka, Yui, and Juzo talk about how they've been scaring pairs including Shoto and Katsuki. They start to notice a burning smell and suddenly the forest fills with gas. The gas knocks Juzo unconscious and Itsuka grabs Yui with her Quirk while covering her own mouth. Itsuka realizes the gas is poisonous. The people by the cabin notice there's a fire raging on the mountain. Dabi is raging the blue flames using his Quirk, and he claims the games have begun. The Vanguard Action Squad moves throughout the forest, and Magne is even able to quickly subdue Pixie-Bob. Izuku remembers Kota is by himself. Kota is at his secret hideout overlooking the burning forest. Little does he know, a villain has already found him." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 42, + "At his secret hiding spot, Kota recalls Mandalay telling him that one day he'll understand why heroes exist. Kota refuses to believe that. He stands up and notices the mountainside burning. Shota brings Eijiro, Rikido, Mina, Hanta, and Denki with him for extra lessons. In class, Neito taunts them for failing finals even though he failed too. Before extra lessons begin, Mandalay uses her Quirk to contact everyone telepathically. The students start to comment on the strangeness of her Quirk, but Shota tells them to quiet down. Mandalay informs everyone that two villains have attacked and there are likely more coming. Shota tells Vlad King to protect the students and rushes out of the building. He fears that a full-scale attack from the villains will lead to big trouble. Just as he exits the building and sees the burning forest, Dabi suddenly attacks him with a burst of blue flames. In The Beast's Forest, Spinner introduces his team as the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains. Magne threatens to kill Pixie-Bob, but Spinner reminds her to abide by the principles left behind by the Hero Killer: Stain. He recognizes Tenya from Hosu City and unsheathes his sword as he claims to make Stain's dreams a reality. Tiger tells Spinner about Pixie-Bob's life and becomes enraged at the idea of Magne cutting it short. Deeper in the forest, Tetsutetsu runs into Itsuka and gives her a gas mask created by Momo's Quirk. Itsuka tells Tetsutetsu to retreat with her, but he refuses. Class 1-A has gotten so much stronger because of their fights with villains, Tetsutetsu believes this is the perfect opportunity to fight back and catch up with their peers. Meanwhile, Kota receives Mandalay's message but he's paralyzed with fear after being confronted by a masked villain. The villain removes his mask, and Kota recognizes him as the man who murdered both of his parents: Muscular. Just as Muscular goes to crush Kota, Izuku swoops in and saves him. He breaks his phone in the chaos, meaning he can't call for backup. Izuku fears that he may not be able to defeat Muscular and protect Kota at the same time. Despite his concerns, Izuku stands up to Muscular and promises Kota that everything will be okay. Shoto and Katsuki walk back towards base camp, but they run into the villain Moonfish. Moonfish has apparently attacked someone and severed their arm. Shoto fears it was either Fumikage or Mezo. Itching to fight, Katsuki questions Mandalay's orders. Mandalay and Tiger fight against Spinner and Magne. Mandalay distracts Spinner with her Quirk and attacks, but Magne uses his Quirk to attract metal suit her to him. Magne nearly strikes down Mandalay the same way she did Pixie-Bob, but Tiger saves her and attacks Magne with a flurry of punches. He recognizes Magne as a villain with many different counts of murder and attempted murder. Mandalay tells Tiger that something is wrong because Ragdoll still hasn't responded to her telepathic message. Magne alludes to the idea that perhaps Ragdoll has already been taken out. Muscular recognizes Izuku because he's on Tomura's radar. The villains have been ordered to kill him, but not before tormenting the young hero. Muscular attacks and knocks Izuku into a stone wall. He asks him where a child named \"Bakugo\" is. Izuku ponders why the League of Villains would want Katsuki. His lapse in focus allows Muscular to land another hard blow. Izuku slowly recovers and then attacks Muscular with a 5% smash, but it's completely ineffective. Muscular explains that his Quirk increases his muscle mass so much that his muscle fibers can't be contained by his skin. He continues to boast, saying that Izuku's power augmenting Quirk is inferior to his own. Izuku's speed alone isn't enough to evade Muscular and he's overwhelmed by the villain's brute strength. Muscular tells Izuku to live up to his words or they don't mean anything. As he prepares to finish Izuku off, he says that Izuku's no hero and he'll die without ever becoming one. Kota throws at a rock at Muscular and asks if he tormented his parents before they died. Muscular states that it must be fate that he's been confronted with the son of the heroes who destroyed his eye. Kota claims that it's the fault of crazy people like Muscular that the world is so twisted. Muscular responds that it was the actions of his parents that got them killed, not his own. Their deaths were the result of everyone involved doing their best, and the only real tragedy is when people don't deliver on promises they make. Izuku attacks Muscular and lodges his arm between his muscle fibers so he can't dodge the impending attack. Unimpressed, Muscular questions Izuku's next move and believes Izuku's weak Quirk can't possibly injure him. Izuku responds that it's not a matter of whether or not he can win, it is simply a hero's duty is to risk their lives to transform promises into reality. He charges One For All to 100% percent and lands a maxed out smash. The impact nearly knocks Kota off the cliff, but Izuku catches him with his teeth. Kota thanks Izuku for saving him. He's horrified by how much damage Izuku took just to protect someone he doesn't even know. Izuku tells Kota to return to camp with him, Suddenly Muscular recovers after having used his Quirk to severely dampen the impact of the smash. Muscular commends Izuku for his strength but adds that his attack was too predictable. Shocked and upset, Izuku panics while he tries to strategize. He tries to distract Muscular by asking the League of Villains motives. Muscular only replies that it doesn't matter to him and that he only joined up with the League of Villains so he could use his Quirk freely to hurt people. Muscular replaces his artificial eye and claims he's not holding back anymore. Muscular expands his Quirk to its limit, supercharging his power. Izuku carries Kota while avoiding the attacks until Muscular knocks them both down. He tries to think of a way to get Kota back to camp. He's too tired from the training earlier that day and fears that if he tries to run that they will both die. Izuku decides to stand his ground and protect Kota while he flees. Kota hears Izuku's plan and worries that Izuku won't survive the fight. Muscular covers himself in muscle and rushes Izuku. Izuku counters with a 100% Detroit Smash. Despite maxing out his power, Izuku is only able to hold Muscular back. He reminds Kota that everything will be okay and yells that he refuses to allow Muscular to get by him. Unimpressed, Muscular says that Izuku's smash is weaker than before quickly starts to overpower him. Muscular's Quirk allows him to nearly crush Izuku. Fearing the worst, Izuku apologizes to All Might and his mother for failing. Just before Izuku is completely crushed, Kota uses his Quirk to splash Muscular with water. He yells at Muscular, telling him to let Izuku go. Muscular's cockiness leads him to respond to Kota, distracting him just long enough for Izuku to counterattack. Inspired by Kota's bravery, Izuku charges One For All to 100%. He strikes Muscular with 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash and breaks through the villain's muscles, finally defeating him. Taken back by Izuku's actions, Kota recalls Mandalay's words again. He begins to cry as he realizes that Izuku is the person Mandalay knew Kota would meet. She said he would meet a person would save a life through sacrifice and become a hero. Kota says that Izuku is a hero, \"My Hero\"." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 43, + "At the League of Villains' hideout, Tomura and Kurogiri discuss the Vanguard Action Squad's mission. Tomura claims the villains can win without him because they're stronger than the villains from the U.S.J attack. Even if they don't win, Tomura believes their arrival will be enough to strike fear into a heroic society. After defeating Muscular, Izuku still has more work to do despite his injuries. He fears that if every villain may be as powerful as Muscular was, his peers are likely in grave danger. Izuku also knows that the villains are after some of the students. He is left with no choice but to act and askes for Kota to help him put out the forest fire. Kota gets on Izuku's back and the latter uses One For All on his legs to run back towards camp. Shota evades Dabi's fire attack and erases his quirk. He quickly takes Dabi down using his scarf and interrogates him by breaking his arms. Tenya, Koji, Mashirao, and Minoru arrive at the facility and momentarily distract Shota long enough for Dabi to pry himself free. Shota tries to restrain him again, but his capture weapon goes through Dabi's liquid form. The fire villain melts completely, but not before taunting Shota about the safety of the students. Meanwhile, Dabi's real body is occupied from maintaining the flames that burn the forest. Twice comically taunts Dabi about his defeat, but Dabi replies that the clone was too weak. Twice says the hero was just too strong and that it's important that they maintain their confidence. Dabi interrupts Twice and demands him to make another clone because he needs to occupy the pro-heroes and continue the mission. Izuku happens upon Shota in the forest. Shota immediately notices Izuku's gruesome injuries and notes Izuku is running on adrenaline. Izuku passes Kota onto his teacher and says he needs to pass a message onto Mandalay before anything else. Shota allows him to leave, but not before giving Izuku a message of his own for Mandalay. Izuku arrives in time to save Mandalay from Spinner's sword. Izuku and Shota agree that the students are the targets. Izuku tells Mandalay to relay a telepathic message that Katsuki is one of the villains' targets and that the students have permission from Shota to defend themselves. Shota is concerned about Izuku's injuries and believes not telling him to return to the facility was a mistake. Kota worries for Izuku as well and begins to cry. He regrets not apologizing for punching Izuku, and not thanking him for fighting Muscular. Shota reassures him that Izuku will be fine, and to put more emphasis on his appreciation when they meet again. Mandalay tells Izuku to return to base camp, but he refuses and rushes towards the forest. Magne realizes Muscular must have leaked their plan and tries to kill Izuku. Spinner stops him because Stain deemed him worthy and they begin to argue. Mandalay and Tiger capitalize and strike them both down. Mandalay relays Izuku's message telepathically, making Eijiro worry about Katsuki. Katsuki claims he can take care of himself and rushes Moonfish. Moonfish uses his Quirk to attack using his teeth. Shoto narrowly saves Katsuki by blocking Moonfish's attack with his ice. He warns Katsuki not to act recklessly since the villains are after him. Katsuki is irritated by the sudden change in commands from Mandalay because he figures Izuku is involved somehow. Katsuki replies he doesn't care what anyone has to say and tries to close in on Moonfish. The villain's blades keep Katsuki at a distance. Shoto keeps Moonfish at bay with his ice and the villain moves around the trees using his quirk. Shoto warns Katsuki to be careful about starting fires because they could spread, and his mulls over the villains plan to corner their targets. Tetsutetsu and Itsuka run through the area of the forest filled with poison gas. Itsuka deduces that there must be a villain at the center of it because the gas isn't spreading out beyond that certain area. Tetsutetsu decides to rush to the area where the gas is most condensed in order to find the gas user and Itsuka follows him. Tetsutetsu finds Mustard at the center of a gas typhoon, but the villain pulls a gun on him and shoots his mask off. Mustard recognizes Tetsutetsu from the U.A. Sports Festival. He Tetsutetsu's straightforward attack was foolish and a U.A. student should be smarter. Itsuka tries to attack from behind, but Mustard avoids it and informs her that he can detect movements from within the gas. Mustard continues to shoot Tetsutetsu and taunts him about the durability of his Quirk. He becomes slightly irritated as he monologues about how people fawn over U.A. students even when their powers aren't especially great. Tetsutetsu reaches his limit in both quirk durability and lung capacity. Itsuka rushes in to save him and strikes Mustard with her Quirk, forcing the villain to retreat into the gas. Itsuka uses her Quirk to enlarge her hands and swipes them back and forth to create enough wind pressure to thin the gas around them. This gives Tetsutetsu enough of an opening to land a powerful punch that destroys Mustard's helmet and knocks him out. The poison gas dissipates completely and Tetsutetsu confirms his victory, claiming that all the villains will pay for ruining camp. Izuku runs through the forest searching for Katsuki until he's suddenly attacked by Dark Shadow. Mezo saves him and scolds Izuku for running around with heavy injuries. Izuku notices one of Mezo's mutant limbs have been severed. Mezo explains he and Fumikage were ambushed, triggering Fumikage's Quirk. Izuku remembers that Fumikage's Quirk becomes fierce and uncontrollable in darkness. Fumikage warns them both to run away, fearing for their lives." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 44, + "As Izuku and Mezo face off with berserk Dark Shadow, Izuku questions how it got out of control, to which Mezo replies that the villain Moonfish had ambushed them and cut off one of his dupli-arms, arms that he can simply regenerate; despite the fact that Mezo's injury can be easily healed, Fumikage was filled with anger and grief. These strong emotions caused Dark Shadow to rage and take over. It attacks indiscriminately at any noise and blocks the path to Katsuki. Mezo plans to lead Dark Shadow back to base camp so someone can create light and dispel it. He asks Izuku to choose between saving Katsuki from the villains or saving Fumikage from his own Quirk. Izuku refuses to make a choice, wanting to save both his friends, and comes up with a plan instead. Mezo uses his Dupli-Arms to create mouths that bait Dark Shadow as they run through the forest towards Katsuki, not stopping until they find him and Shoto, who are attempting to hold off Moonfish with damaging their surroundings. Mezo yells at Katsuki and Shoto to use their quirks against Dark Shadow. Moonfish tries to attack Dark Shadow, but it easily traps him beneath one of its arms. Shoto sets down Kosei and prepares to use his fire, but Katsuki tells him to wait until Dark Shadow completely defeats Moonfish. Dark Shadow breaks Moonfish's teeth and launches him through the forest. Katsuki and Shoto instantly react to the villains' defeat by using their Quirks to create light and weaken Dark Shadow back to its normal form. Fumikage thanks his peers for saving him and apologizes for allowing Dark Shadow to take over. Izuku tells the group that they need to protect Katsuki and get him back to camp. Katsuki gets angry and tells them he doesn't need protection, but he is blatantly ignored as they proceed to walk back towards camp as a group, Katsuki reluctantly following. Meanwhile, Ochaco has been cut by Himiko Toga. Because the blood she collected was not enough for the villain's objective, she continues to attack the two girls. Tsuyu tries to fling Ochaco away using her tongue and tells her to run back to camp. Himiko uses her knife, slashing Tsuyu's tongue, before pinning her to a tree by her hair. Himiko tells Tsuyu that they're friends now and she can call her \"Tsu\". Ochaco rushes back in to help Tsuyu. Himiko stabs at her, but Ochaco uses martial arts learned from Gunhead and restrains Himiko on the ground. Himiko recognizes Ochaco's scent and asks if Ochaco has a crush on someone. She goes on to say that Ochaco is probably trying to be just like the person she has feelings for. It distracts Ochaco long enough for Himiko to stab her with a needle and start to drain her blood. Ochaco is saved when Shoto and company stumble upon the scene, which forces Himiko to retreat due to her being outnumbered. Izuku asks the girls to join their group and help protect Katsuki. However, Katsuki and Fumikage have both mysteriously disappeared. Mr. Compress reveals himself and says he had taken them because they should be cast as villains rather than heroes. Shoto attacks him with his ice but the villain is too fast and jumps through the trees to escape. Mr. Compress contacts his allies and tells them he has Katsuki in custody and that they need to regroup at the escape point. Dabi and Twice head for the appointment point while discussing Mr. Compress' success. Yuga hides behind some bushes while looking after Toru and Kyoka's unconscious bodies. He ponders fighting back, but is stricken with fear when he makes eye contact with Dabi. Dabi begins to walk over, but, fortunately for Yuga, Twice reminds him to call back the Chainsaw Nomu they had let loose earlier. That Nomu chases Yosetsu Awase, who is carrying a heavily injured Momo, through the forest. The Nomu catches up to the duo but are saved when Dabi calls it back. Momo recognizes that the villains have likely captured Katsuki and creates a tracking device for Yosetsu to weld to the Nomu's back using his Quirk. Tiger and Mandalay manage to restrain Magne and Spinner. Spinner yells about Stain's will and Magne blames him for getting them captured when suddenly Kurogiri appears and suggests that it is time they leave. Shoto and the others continue to chase Mr. Compress. They realize that he is too fast for them to chase on foot, so Izuku devises a plan to launch them through the air combining Ochaco and Tsuyu's Quirks. Mezo guides them through the air using his arms as they quickly approach Mr. Compress, much to the villain's surprise. Himiko regroups with Dabi and Twice. She reveals she only got one person's blood, though she was meant to get three. Himiko and Twice begin to talk, but Dabi tells them to shut up, cutting their conversation short. He looks up and, without warning, Izuku, Shoto, and Mezo land on the ground, Mr. Compress having been trapped underneath the three. Twice declares his recognition of the kids, but his split personality immediately asks who they are." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 45, + "Eijiro furiously pleads with Vlad King for permission to leave camp in order to find Katsuki before the villains capture him. Vlad King refuses and explains that only the students in the woods have permission to fight with Quirks because they need to defend themselves. Suddenly, Dabi blasts off the classroom door. Vlad King quickly subdues him using his Blood Manipulation Quirk. He warns Dabi not to underestimate the heroes, but Dabi replies that the heroes have already lost. Dabi continues to taunt his opponents, saying that society will lose faith in both U.A. and All Might after discovering the school allowed a student to go missing. Shota arrives and destroys the clone of Dabi, saying to Vlad King that the villain is only aiming to distract the pro-heroes. Meanwhile, the Bakugo Escort Squad has subdued Mr. Compress. They tackle him out of the air and end up landing directly at the Vanguard Action Squad's rendezvous point. Mr. Compress transforms himself into a marble and Dabi throws a fireball at the students. Shoto evades while Izuku and Mezo's arms get partially burned. Twice attacks Shoto and Himiko tackles Izuku to the ground. Mezo knocks Himiko off of Izuku before she can cut him. Twice is able to evade Shoto's ice and Mr. Compress reverts to his normal form. Dabi tries to confirm that the theatric villain has captured Katsuki, but Mezo reveals he's taken the marbles Mr. Compress put in his pocket. Kurogiri arrives to transport the villains back to their hideout, but Dabi refuses to leave without Katsuki. Mr. Compress reveals that he fooled the students, as the marbles in his pocket only contained some of Shoto's ice, and kept the real marbles containing the two students inside his mouth the entire time. Mr. Compress finishes his monologuing with one last bow, giving Yuga an opening to blast his mask off with a navel laser, causing the villain to cough the marbles out of his mouth. Mezo manages to grab one of them, but Dabi grabs the other before Shoto can reach it. He orders Mr. Compress to undo his quirk and confirm he's captured Katsuki. Dabi drags Katsuki through the portal as Izuku runs and screams for his friend. Katsuki only replies for Izuku to stay back while disappearing into the warp-gate. Tsuyu and Ochaco catches up to Izuku too late. Izuku screams in agony and frustration because the villains were victorious in their mission. Following the assault on the training camp, Vlad King called in emergency services to put out the forest fires. Fifteen students were knocked unconscious because of Mustard's poison gas, eleven others received unrelated injuries, thirteen were physically unharmed and one was kidnapped. Pixie-Bob was in serious condition and Ragdoll was missing. Muscular, Moonfish, and Mustard were all arrested by the police. The next day, media hordes crowd U.A. High's entrance and demand a statement. Nezu, Midnight, Present Mic, Snipe, and All Might meet to discuss the attack. Nezu claims that U.A.'s name is being slandered by the media. Katsuki was targeted because of his violent tendencies and if he were to join the villains than U.A.'s reputation would be crushed. Present Mic states that U.A. High likely has a traitor, but Snipe and Midnight shoot him down because they don't want to destroy trust between faculty. All Might receives a phone call and interrupts the meeting. He takes a call from Detective Tsukauchi, who reveals they've located the League of Villains hideout. The villains restrain Katsuki Bakugo and enjoy all the negative publicity U.A. receives on television. Most of Class 1-A, save for Kyoka, Toru and Momo, visit Izuku at the hospital. Izuku reflects on his failure to save Katsuki and cries. Eijiro and Shoto suggest they still try and save him. The previous day, they both overhead Momo talking to All Might about the tracking device she put on Nomu. Tenya argues that they need to allow the Pro-Heroes to handle the situation. He and Eijiro argue, and the latter reaches out to Izuku for approval." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 46, + "After hearing Eijiro's pleas to save Katsuki from the League of Villains, the students from Class 1-A discuss Eijiro and Shoto's plan. Shoto explains that they need to rescue Katsuki soon because they don't know how long the villains will keep him alive. Yuga, Fumikage, and Tsuyu agree that the Pro-Heroes should take on the job of rescuing Katsuki. The students enter an awkward silence that's only broken by the arrival of a doctor seeking to speak with Izuku alone. Eijiro tells Izuku to meet him behind the hospital after dark. The doctor tells Izuku that he's done more damage to his body than ever before. The hysterical strength Izuku used to defeat Muscular has greatly degraded the structure of Izuku's bones, muscles, and ligaments. If Izuku sustains this type of injury again, his arms will become paralyzed. The hospital discharges Izuku so he can rehabilitate, but not before the doctor gives Izuku a thank you note from Kota. Izuku reads the note from Kota on the roof and then receives a phone call from his mother. Greatly concerned, Inko asks Izuku if he truly needs to return to U.A. High School after this incident. Detective Tsukauchi recruits heroes including Endeavor, Best Jeanist, Edgeshot, Gang Orca, Gran Torino, Tiger, Kamui Woods, and Mt. Lady. Together they hold a strategy meeting for their upcoming mission to take on the League of Villains. Shoto and Eijiro ask Momo to make a new receiver for the tracking device she had Yosetsu place on a Nomu. She and Izuku both meet them behind the hospital after dark. Tenya arrives as well and laments about how Shoto and Izuku are making the same mistakes he did in Hosu City. Tenya believes their thoughtless actions will further damage U.A.'s reputation. Izuku tries to convince him and ends up getting punched in the face by his friend. Tenya explains that he's worried about all his peers and not just Katsuki. Izuku's injuries reminded him of Tensei's and they could get hurt even worse trying to save Katsuki. Shoto responds by telling Tenya they plan to rescue Katsuki covertly rather than confronting the villains directly. Momo decides to join them as well. Izuku explains that as long as Katsuki is within reach, he can't help but try to save his friend. Tenya decides to join them and apologizes for hitting Izuku. Momo asks why Tenya had a sudden change of heart. Tenya explains that he's only there to prevent physical combat from breaking out. Momo agrees that she will share this role and is compromising because she understands the boy's feelings. She ponders their impractical plan and believes they will pull out after seeing how difficult rescuing Katsuki will be. They all board a bullet train to Camino Ward. Izuku asks about where the rest of Class 1-A stands. Everyone including Ochaco tried to talk them out of it. Even so, Izuku decides he won't turn back. They arrive in Camino Ward and Eijiro tries to go straight after the villains. Momo stops him and states that the villains can recognize them as they appear. To compensate, Momo and the boys buy disguises to change their appearances. Afterward, they notice a crowd forming around a broadcast of a press meeting featuring U.A. High. Shota, Nezu, and Vlad King represent U.A. and publicly apologize for allowing students to come to harm. The media asks them questions and Izuku surmises that they just want to make the school look bad. The crowd starts to bad mouth the school and Izuku notices that people are turning against the high school. Meanwhile, Tomura watches the same broadcast. He comments about the criticism Pro-Heroes are under currently. Spinner adds that real heroes don't exist in their current society. The League of Villain aims to make society question what makes a real hero. Tomura says once they've done that, then they've won and that Katsuki likes to win. He asks Dabi to remove Katsuki's restraints and Dabi replies that he knows Katsuki will attack. Tomura says a U.A. student is smarter than that and they need to treat Katsuki as an equal since they're recruiting him. Mr. Compress apologizes for forcefully kidnapping Katsuki. Dabi makes Twice release Katsuki and the tenacious student immediately gets up and blasts Tomura's mask off his face with an explosion. Katsuki says Tomura uses too many words to say the villains just want to start some trouble and they want him to join them. Katsuki likes to win but he wants to win like All Might and that will never change." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 47, + "At the press conference covering the recent villain attack, a well informed reporter questions Shota. He asks why Shota insisted on allowing the students to fight back against the villains. Shota replies that it was to avoid the worse possible outcome and the reporter asks if that's a positive for U.A. High. Nezu and Shota respond by explaining the situation could have gone much worse if it were not for the actions of students like Tetsutetsu and Itsuka. Then the reporter asks about Katsuki and points out his aggressive attitude while alluding to the villains could be brainwashing him. Vlad King silently worries the reporter might be getting to Shota. However, Shota apologizes for not taming Katsuki's violent behavior and explains that Katsuki's behavior is a result of his tenacious pursuit to be the best hero. At the League of Villains hideout, Katsuki comments on the broadcast. He says the teachers understand him better than he thought and he tells the villains he'll never join them. Katsuki surmises that he's too important for the villains to kill him and he needs to take some of them down before escaping. The villains discuss what to do until Tomura tells them not to touch him. He says he wishes Katsuki would listen and that he knows the villains don't have much time. So, he asks All For One to lend him his power. Momo leads Eijiro, Tenya, Shoto, and Izuku to what they believe to be the villain's hideout. None of them have effective stealth skills, so they ponder their next move. Izuku starts to mutter and Tenya thinks about how he needs to keep the group out of trouble. At the strategy meeting, Endeavor asks why he needs to be involved in the hideout raid. Irritated, Best Jeanist tells him that he's a U.A. Alumni and to stop complaining. Detective Tsukauchi explains that they can't use teachers from the school because of the media coverage. Best Jeanist comments that he knows Katsuki's personality because of their time together during his tenure at the Genius office. Tiger adds that this is a chance for him to save Ragdoll. Detective Tsukauchi explains that the police believe the villains have two separate hideouts and are splitting the team into two to arrest all the criminals at once. Principal Nezu acted clueless at the press conference to deceive the villains and they will likely not see an attack coming on the very same day. The Hideout Raid team arrives outside the villain's headquarters and prepares to attack. Izuku and company remain outside the second evil lair. They decide to go around the back and use Eijiro's night vision goggles to see through a window. Eijiro and Izuku scout the building and are frightened when they discover its a factory for breeding Nomu. Back at the League of Villains hideout, Tomura decides to have Kurogiri and Mr. Compress restrain Katsuki. They're interrupted by what at first seems to be a pizza delivery. Then suddenly All Might breaks through the opposite wall with a smash attack. Kurogiri tries to open a warp-gate, but Kamui Woods swoops in and restrains all the villains at once. Dabi tries to burn the restraints, but Gran Torino swoops in and knocks him out with a swift kick to the head. Edgeshot enters the room by slipping through the door and reveals the entire hideout is surrounded by the police. Endeavor angrily asks why Edgeshot gets to fight while he remains outside with the police. Naomasa explains that Endeavor will catch anyone if they manage to escape the building. Tomura orders Kurogiri to warp over all the Nomu. Little does he know that at the same time, Mt. Lady breaks open the Nomu factory. Best Jeanist and Gang Orca restrain all the Nomu, making it so Kurogiri can't transfer them. All Might tells the villains they've lost and Edgeshot knocks out Kurogiri with his Quirk. Gran Torino warns the villains not to underestimate the heroes and reveals most of the villain's true identities. The old man asks Tomura where All For One is, prompting him to recall when his master first found him. Mysterious portals suddenly open and transfer several Nomu through them. Edgeshot confirms this isn't Kurogiri's doing and then Katsuki gets swallowed up in one. Kamui Woods pleads for Endeavor's help, but he and the police are dealing with Nomu that have been transported to them as well. Naomasa tries to contact Best Jeanist, but there's no response. Mt. Lady comments that the raid was too easy but Best Jeanist tells her their role was important. Tiger manages to find Ragdoll although it appears that she has clearly been manipulated somehow. A shadowy figure explains that he needed to steal Ragdoll's Quirk because he hasn't been able to stock up on any in a while. Best Jeanist tries to restrain him and suddenly the man releases an explosion. Izuku and the others are stricken with fear by the appearance of none other than All For One himself." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 48, + "All For One manages to transport all the members of the League of Villains out of the hideout. Kamui Woods apologizes for allowing them to escape. Edgeshot says that there was nothing that could be done because this warping Quirk targeted certain individuals. All Might uses Oklahoma Smash to repel the remaining Nomu inside, while Endeavor incinerates the ones outside. Endeavor confirms he's got the situation under control and tells All Might to go after the League of Villains. All For One commends Best Jeanist for saving himself while protecting the other heroes from the explosion. Best Jeanist recognizes the masked man as the suspected ringleader of the League of Villains. The Pro-Hero attacks, but All For One easily defeats him with a blast of air. The villain recognizes that his strength comes from practice and experience and decides his Quirk doesn't need to be taken. Izuku, Shoto, Momo, and Tenya are stricken with fear while hiding behind a wall. All For One transports the villains to him and tells Tomura that it's time for his game to be reset. Izuku wants to try and move from behind the wall, but Tenya stops him. Before All For One notices the students, All Might suddenly arrives and confronts him. Katsuki notices All For One's raw strength and notes that he must be the strongest villain. All Might tells his ultimate rival he will defeat him and lock him up for the rest of his life. All Might rushes him, but All For One repels him with an enhanced Quirk combo attack. All For One tells Tomura to get Katsuki and flee the battlefield. Then he reaches Kurogiri's body and forcibly activates his Quirk to create a Warp-Gate. All Might returns and clashes with the masked ringleader while the remaining villains surround Katsuki. All Might can't get past All For One to rescue Katsuki. The student uses his explosions to keep the villains at bay while keeping his distance. Izuku worries that Katsuki won't be able to evade them for long. He mulls over the fact that heroes in training can't fight the villains until he realizes there's another way to rescue Katsuki. All Might continues to scuffle with his nemesis while holding back to protect Katsuki from potential shockwaves. Katsuki knows that All Might can't go all out because of his presence. Izuku puts his plan in motion while Katsuki has some distance between him and his enemies. Izuku and Tenya grab onto Eijiro and use their Quirks to quickly break through the wall with Eijiro's hardening. Shoto creates an ice ramp for them to charge upward off of and into the air. All For One tries to interfere, but All Might is there to attack him. After clearing the battlefield at a great distance from the ground, Eijiro calls out to his friend. Izuku knows that Katsuki is too stubborn to listen to anyone besides Eijiro. Katsuki listens to his friend and uses a giant explosion to propel himself through the air and grabs onto Eijiro's hand. Using her Quirk, Magne tries to propel Mr. Compress at the group of fleeing kids. Mt. Lady uses her Titan Cliff technique to grow in size and impede his path. Magne tries to do it again, but Gran Torino arrives and knocks them all out. Gran Torino points out Izuku's actions and compares him to Toshinori. All Might tells All For One he's finished holding back. Gran Torino prepares to fight Tomura and Himiko. All For One forcibly activates Magne's Quirk and magnetizes all the male villains to Himiko, pushing them all through the gate at once. Alone to fight, All For One repels All Might's next attack by warping Gran Torino in front of it. All Might recovers and grabs Gran Torino before he unleashes a Detroit Smash to counter All For One's spring-like limbs Quirk. All For One points out that All Might is still holding back because of the bystanders nearby. All Might angrily declares that he will not let All For One's disrespect of the common man continue and crushes his helmet with a powerful strike. However, All For One survives the attack. All Might begins to partially revert to his weak form and All For One says All Might's declaration is similar to his predecessors: Nana Shimura." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 49, + "During All Might's adolescence, he spoke with Nana Shimura about his desire to become a pillar of hope that people could latch on to. In the current age, Shoto Todoroki and Momo Yaoyorozu escape safely from the battle zone and Shoto speaks on the phone with Izuku Midoriya. Katsuki Bakugo refutes the idea that he was rescued and points out that he only escaped with his peers so he could get out of All Might's way. Izuku ponders if they were correct to leave the fight to All Might alone. All For One taunts All Might about being too similar to his weak predecessor. He provokes All Might into striking with anger and then uses an opening to blast the hero away with an air cannon blast. All Might nearly crashes into a media helicopter but Gran Torino swoops in to rescue him. Gran Torino reminds All Might that All For One's taunting is what distracted All Might the last time they fought. Ochaco Uraraka, Yuga Aoyama, Fumikage Tokoyami, Tsuyu Asui, Minoru Mineta, Vlad King, and Shota Aizawa among others watch the horrifying broadcast of All Might's bout. All For One says that he feels conflicted about landing the finishing blow to hero society after his protégé worked so hard to ruin it. He goes on to say that he despises All Might because he ruined everything the villain has built up since the beginning of his reign. All For One charges up another attack. Gran Torino orders All Might to evade, but the villain aims for a nearby civilian trapped underneath debris. All Might defends the civilian by taking the brunt of All For One's air cannon. All Might's body reverts completely back to its weak form, revealing this body to the public for the first time. All For One claims he'll destroy All Might's reputation by exposing his weakness. All Might replies that in spite of his body's weakness, he remains the Symbol of Peace within his heart. In an effort to break All Might's will, All For One reveals that Tomura Shigaraki is actually Nana Shimura's grandson. All Might struggles to believe it and All For One taunts him about smiling all the time. All Might thinks back to when Nana taught him that the strongest people are always smiling, but he begins to break down after thinking about if Nana could see Tomura's evil. All Might begins to despair, but the civilian he saved earlier encourages him to win. Everyone watching the battle begins to worry about All Might's chances of victory. Desperate, citizens cheer for All Might. Even Izuku and Katsuki scream for All Might to win. With his confidence restored, All Might charges One For All into his arm and tells his nemesis that heroes have too much to protect and that's why he won't lose. All Might thinks back again to some of his master's advice. She tells him to remember his origin and by doing so he can go beyond his limits. Gran Torino watches from a distance. He worries that enduring so many of All For One's powerful attacks has taken too much of a toll on his body and his Quirk. All For One levitates above All Might and prepares to blast him. Endeavor and Edgeshot rush in to back up their ally. Endeavor is enraged by the site of All Might's weak form. All For One is impressed that the Flame Hero was able to do away with all the Nomu. Endeavor yells at All Might, demanding that the Number One Hero show why he's the best. All For One tries to attack Endeavor and Edgeshot rushes in to stop him. Kamui Woods arrives and rescues the injured Pro-Heroes. He commends Mt. Lady for her efforts. Tiger recovers and encourages All Might to win because no matter his appearance, All Might is still everyone's Number One Hero. Gran Torino recalls speaking to Nana about Toshinori's desire to become the pillar of justice and peace. He thinks to himself, knowing that All Might has become that pillar. Everyone watching this scene still believes that All Might can win and they continue to pray for his victory. Annoyed with the heroes' resistance, All For One blows Edgeshot and Endeavor away. Then he uses his ultimate combination of Quirks to create a powerful arm he plans to crush All Might with. The villain reveals that he knows All Might has passed One For All to Izuku, and that he is only utilizing the embers of One For All. All For One attacks and All Might matches him with his enhanced arm. The villain says that All Might has no control over his student and will die full of regrets. All For One uses Impact Recoil to push All Might back until the hero replies that he must live to reprimand Izuku and do for his student as Nana did for him. All Might focuses One For All in the opposite arm and allows his enemy to injure his right arm so that he can close the distance between them. The Symbol of Peace punches his nemesis and breaks off more of All For One's mask. All For One states that tricks like that aren't normally in All Might's arsenal and that's why his attack was weak. All Might refutes that and explains his back simply wasn't in it. The Symbol of Peace concentrates the remaining embers of One For All into his fist while remembering the time Nana officially passed the torch to him. All Might finishes All For One with one final epic technique: United States of Smash! All Might triumphantly raises his fist in victory. Onlookers cheer with excitement and repeat the name of their favorite hero. All Might bids farewell to One For All and enters his muscular form one last time. Edgeshot says All Might shouldn't push himself, but Gran Torino explains that his job isn't over. As the Symbol of Peace and Justice, All Might must reaffirm the faith in heroes for the common people. Afterward, heroes arrive and conduct rescue operations. All For One is arrested and All Might points to the camera and delivers one last message. He says that it's \"your turn next\". The average person believes this a warning to criminals. However, Izuku knows that All Might can't use One For All anymore and his legacy is left to his protégé." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 50, + "The Police Force investigators hold a meeting regarding the current state of their pursuit of the League of Villains, recapping the incident that had occurred just recently to begin with. All For One may have been defeated, but the world lost the Symbol of Peace as a result, and the investigators imagine that it will only worsen their current situation. They conclude that Tomura Shigaraki, who was previously thought to be \"childish and prone to tantrums\", has suddenly had his focus drawn to altering society, and that they must approach his capture differently, keeping in mind his sudden change of strategy. Naomasa and Gran Torino visit All Might in the hospital, where the former Symbol of Peace is recovering from his injuries. He tells his friends that the last embers of One For All no longer dwell within him. Even so, All Might comes to the resolve that he must go after Tomura Shigaraki, his view on the villain altered having learnt of his relation to Nana Shimura, All Might's predecessor. Gran Torino is surprised to learn that Tomura is Nana Shimura's grandson. Naomasa asks if either of them has had any contact with Nana's family, Gran Torino explains that, when Nana's husband was killed, she put her only son in foster care to keep him safe from her dangerous life. Nana also requested that Toshinori and Gran Torino have no contact with her family. Gran Torino tells All Might his judgment is too clouded to pursue Tomura. Toshinori is unable to look at Nana's relative as a criminal and Gran Torino fears he will hesitate the next time they encounter. Gran Torino declares that he and Naomasa will lead the investigation for now, telling All Might to remain at U.A. and continue nurturing his students. Izuku, Eijiro, Tenya and Katsuki regroup with Shoto and Momo, and turn Katsuki into the police. they're all released to go home half a day later. Shoto returns to his home where he is greeted by his sister. Their conversation is interrupted by a loud bang sounding from down the hall, and his sister informs him that it is Endeavour, telling him that he is free to see their father if he wishes. Shoto peeks inside the training room and sees Endeavor enraged about his new title of No.1 hero, the role given to him a consequence of All Might's failure. Endeavor lights most of the room on fire, angrily expressing that he refuses to accept a position that he did not earn. Izuku returns home and falls asleep after reading reports on All Might's retirement. He wakes up to a message from All Might and he rushes to Dagobah Municipal Park. He meets All Might on the beach and his mentor punches him for coming to the front lines during the Hideout Raid. All Might tells Izuku that he's officially retired and can't keep his muscular form for very long at all, not before scolding his protégé for going against his wishes and rushing into the battlefield once again. Suddenly, All Might's tone lifts, and the man hugs Izuku, letting him know that he's proud of his young successor for escaping uninjured; he makes a promise to spend his life aiding Izuku in his path to become the next symbol of peace. The next day, All Might meets with Nezu alongside Vlad King and Eraser Head. Nezu thanks All Might for saving Japan, before going on to talk about the speculation that All Might should not return to U.A. because he is weak and therefore an easy target for villains. Nezu sends All Might and Shota on home visits to introduce his plan to transform U.A. into a boarding school. First, they visit the Jiro household. Kyotoku Jiro disapproves of U.A.'s all dorm system because he doesn't believe it will protect his daughter, her injury having fueled his doubt. Shota asks that Jiro's parents allow U.A. to raise Kyoka to be a fine hero. Kyoka enters the room and reveals that her family had already agreed to the proposal. In fact, Kyotoku is a huge fan of All Might and was inspired by his heroic victory over All For One. They leave and head to the Bakugo Household. On the way, Shota offers to buy All Might a drink, because the former hero was the reason they didn't face more criticism from the Jiros. Mitsuki Bakugo immediately agrees with the all-dorm system, proving All Might's previous statement of, \"the next family probably won't be so easy\", very wrong indeed. Katsuki's mother smacks her son over his head and blames him for all U.A.'s troubles, caused by him being 'weak'. They start arguing with each other, Masaru's attempts to break it up being futile, and All Might is surprised by the strange dynamic displayed by the Bakugo family. After calming down, Mitsuki explains that that she is grateful for U.A.'s dorm system because dealing with Katsuki's attitude is causing her trouble. His pride and arrogance have become a problem for her, which is the reason why she appreciates Shota's words to the media about how these traits were a result of Katsuki's desire to be the best. The Bakugo family bows, entrusting the teachers to help mold Katsuki into a hero. All Might nudges Shota and whispers that he will buy him a drink. Katsuki follows All Might outside when the teachers leave. He confronts his mentor inquires about the relationship between All Might and Izuku. All Might only tells Katsuki that Izuku is just another student. However, Katsuki doesn't believe him and walks away. All Might thinks silently, regretting his inability to tell Katsuki the truth. All Might visits the Midoriya family apartment alone. Inko and Izuku are nervous about allowing Izuku's idol into their home. All Might even notices all the collectibles Izuku has of him inside his room. They sit down and have tea together. Inko reveals that she's against the dorm system and wants to pull Izuku out of U.A. High School altogether. She explains that she's worried because Izuku has gotten severely injured several times since enrolling at U.A. High. Izuku looks up to All Might and Inko is worried this will lead him down the same blood filled path. Izuku is shocked by his mother's revelation and rushes to his room. He realizes this is the consequence for ignoring his mother's feelings up to this point. Izuku returns with the letter Kota penned to him for saving his life. Izuku explains that it doesn't matter what hero course he attends because he's a hero for saving Kota. All Might transforms into his muscular form and bows before Inko and Izuku. He apologizes for allowing harm to come to Izuku and then reveals that he believes Izuku should become the new symbol of peace. All Might returns to his weak form and expresses his desire to raise Izuku to prevent him from walking down a blood-stained path to heroism. He asks that Inko look beyond the current U.A. and look to a future U.A. that's trying to change for its students. Finally, All Might asks that she allow him to pour his all into Izuku, and even states he would give his life to do so. Inko is shocked by All Might's actions and falls to her knees. She asks All Might to live properly and raise her son. If All Might promises her that, she will allow Izuku to attend U.A. High again. All Might promises to do so and Inko asks that he take good care of her son. Izuku promises to not make his mother worry any longer. At the special prison for villains named Tartarus, All For One is being transferred to his cell. He thinks about All Might's mistake, the fact that he didn't allow himself to die. Now that All Might's defeated Tomura Shigaraki's teacher, Tomura's hatred grows stronger and now he must become a leader. He has comrades now and he knows how to increase his party's ranks. All For One believes that Tomura will be fine and says that it's his turn now." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 51, + "Inko Midoriya grants her son permission to move into U.A. High School's new dorms. Izuku and the rest of Class 1-A prepare to start their new lives at the new Heights Alliance dormitory. Nezu overlooks the new dorm buildings. They are not only for student safety, but they allow the teachers to investigate if the students are involved in the leak of information. Shota Aizawa meets with his students outside of the building. He states they must start preparing to get provisional hero licenses like they had planned to during the training camp. Then he points out the group that went to save Katsuki and says he would've expelled the entire class other than Toru, Kyoka, and Katsuki because no one stopped them. Katsuki grabs Denki and forces him into his dumb state to distract the class. He then pays Eijiro back for using his allowance on night vision goggles. Eijiro promises to make it up to the class by buying them dinner later that night. Shota shows his students around the dorms and they all get settled in. The girls decide to have a dorm presentation contest. They invade Izuku's room and notice it's filled to the brim with All Might collectibles. Mina and Toru force their way into Fumikage's room. Fumikage is annoyed when his peers enter his dark and gloomy setup room. To everyone's expectations, Yuga's room is the complete opposite. No one wants to go to Minoru's room. Mashirao and Tenya's room are relatively normal. The boys become disappointed with their room presentation and Minoru pressures the girls to enter the contest. They check out Eijiro's manly room, then Mezo's empty room before they reach Hanta's well decorated Asian-style dorm. The girls are excited to see Shoto's room, and they're surprised when his room is styled completely differently than everyone else's. Shoto reveals he worked hard to replace the flooring because he can't get comfortable on it. They finish the boy's rooms by visiting Rikido's. His room is fairly normal but he has sweets prepared and the ladies love them. Kyoka's room is the first of the girls that they visit. She punishes Yuga and Denki when they say it's un-ladylike. They visit Toru and Mina's very girly rooms next. Tsuyu isn't feeling well so they skip her room and enter Momo's cramped room. Her room is stuffed with large furniture from her mansion. The class votes for the \"Room King\" and Rikido ends up winning because the girls enjoyed his cake, so they all voted for him, much to Rikido's surprised and Denki and Minoru’s dismay. Shoto tries to leave, but Ochaco brings him, Izuku, Momo, Eijiro, and Tenya outside to meet with Tsuyu. Tsuyu admits that she was disappointed that they went off to save Katsuki despite her pleas. She says that she couldn't laugh with everyone because she had such a bad feeling after Shota talked to them that morning about it. Tsuyu wants to talk with them and share her feelings so that she can go back to having fun with her friends. Ochaco says Tsuyu isn't the only one who felt that way. The Room King contest was a way to dissolve that tension. Ochaco wishes to start having fun again with everyone in the class. Izuku and everyone apologizes to Tsuyu as they try hard to make everything normal again." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 52, + "Izuku dreams about when he met with All Might at the beach, where All Might reaffirmed his dedication to Izuku's training and growth. He wakes with a start, momentarily forgetting he is now living in the Heights Alliance dorms and heads to the bathroom to brush his teeth. There, he starts his morning alongside Tenya, Shoto, and some other classmates. Afterward, Class 1-A enjoys breakfast in the dining area and Izuku reflects on the past few days being in the dorms. During homeroom, Shota Aizawa talks to the class about their next challenge - obtaining their provisional hero licenses. He mentions the difficulty of the exam - it has a roughly 50% passing rate - and thus why the class will be spending time developing ultimate moves. Cementoss, Ectoplasm and Midnight enter the classroom and elaborate more on the importance of ultimate moves. Class 1-A changes into their hero costumes and meets at Gym Gamma to begin their training. At Gym Gamma, Shota mentions another name for the gym, \"Training Dining Land\" or \"TDL\", much to the confusion of the class. Cementoss explains that he envisioned the TDL, as he is able to manipulate the concrete floor of the gym using his Quirk, thus allowing it to be used for many different environments and scenarios. In this way the gym \"caters\" for each student - hence the \"Dining\" in \"TDL\". Tenya abruptly asks why the class must have ultimate moves for the Provisional Hero License Exam, Shota replies by stating that the exam tests many facets of being a Hero, and Midnight points out the particular importance of fighting ability, of which ultimate moves are an integral part. Ectoplasm brings up Tenya's Recipro Burst as an example of an ultimate move, claiming that it poses enough threat to be classified as one, much to Tenya's delight. Shota tells the class that they will spend the remainder of the summer perfecting ultimate moves and that they should also think about costume upgrades. With that said, the class begins training by fighting against Ectoplasm clones. Mashirao uses his tail to fight, but the Ectoplasm clone claims that he is being too predictable, and fighting exactly how someone with a tail would be expected to fight. Mina tries shooting a jet of acid from her palms, but the jet does not travel more than a few feet. The Ectoplasm clone suggests for her to make a nozzle with her fingers, increasing the velocity of her acid jet and allowing it to shoot farther. An Ectoplasm clone challenges Momo to create two items at once, which she does easily. Izuku stares at the rest of his classmates, and tells his Ectoplasm clone that he isn't sure how an ultimate move would work, as his arms are vulnerable to damage if he pushes his Quirk too far. The clone tells Izuku to simply work on developing his Quirk for the day. All Might appears at the entrance to the gym, having come by because he doesn't have anything else to do. He focuses immediately on Izuku, noticing he is having trouble coming up with an ultimate move. Katsuki on the other hand explosively defeats his clone and demands Ectoplasm make another. Ochaco, who is practicing self-levitation, Rikido, who is powering up with cake, and Toru remark on Katsuki's impressive ability and power. All Might appears next to Izuku, telling him that he is trying too hard to imitate All Might, before moving on to give advice to Eijiro. After the first day of training, Izuku heads to the Development Studio for a costume upgrade. Tenya and Ochaco accompany him, with Tenya looking for an upgrade to his radiator to help keep his engines cool and Ochaco looking to add a function that reduces her nausea. Suddenly, Izuku gets blown away by an explosion from within the Development Studio, and when the dust clears, Izuku finds Mei lying on top of him. He and Ochaco are both shocked and embarrassed by her exposed cleavage getting close to the former's face. Mei apologizes for the explosion, and greets the students, though she does not remember their names. Izuku coyly introduces himself, while Tenya angrily reminds Mei that she used him for her product advertisement in the U.A. Sports Festival. As Mei walks away to continue developing her babies, Izuku mentions their desire for costume upgrades, which greatly excites Mei. Power Loader invites the three into the Development Studio, and as Izuku explains what he wishes for his upgrade, Mei forces him to try out a powered suit she made. The suit twists Izuku's body around as its operating limits were not programmed correctly. Mei continues to cause trouble for the three students as she gives Tenya arm engines, sending him into the ceiling. Mei's argument in favor of this baby is that Tenya can run with his arms while his legs cool off. This suggestion sparks Izuku into realizing he can use his legs for combat if his arms are so vulnerable to excessive use of One For All. Power Loader apologizes for Mei's self-centered temperament but also explains to the three students that she is an especially talented engineer who will likely help them in their later Pro Hero careers. Power Loader's praise of Mei's thinking-outside-the-box further prompts Izuku to reconsider his combat style. Ochaco mentions she would like a costume upgrade to better control nausea caused by her Quirk, but not before Mei can cause another explosion with another one of her inventions. Four days later, Minoru and Izuku discuss the upgrades made to Izuku's suit. Minoru mentions that he could have used the opportunity to make a cosmetic change. Izuku replies that he doesn't wish to change the base too much because his mother designed it for him. Back in Gym Gamma, Fumikage shows off his ultimate move to Midnight, which involves Dark Shadow enveloping him like armor to compensate for his weaknesses in close range combat. Katsuki also shows off his new ultimate move, AP Shot, in which he focuses his explosive power on a smaller surface area, allowing it to penetrate a thick concrete wall. A piece of the wall Katsuki just broke through crumbles off and falls towards All Might. Katsuki and Shota warn All Might, but Izuku jumps out with One For All: Full Cowl activated. Izuku destroys the falling wall with a single kick, showing off a new move, which he names \"One For All: Full Cowl - Shoot Style\". As Katsuki and Shota look on in surprise, All Might smiles at Izuku in approval." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 53, + "Mei Hatsume is excited by the idea of helping Izuku establish a fighting style centered around kicking. Mei says she'll whip up new leg parts for Izuku and he reminds her that he doesn't want major changes to his costume's basic design. Mei remains excited by the challenge and gets permission from Power Loader to proceed. As Izuku and Mei continue talking about his style change, Ochaco watches with a dejected expression. Four days later at Gym Gamma, Izuku breaks apart the falling rock that threatens to hit All Might by showing off his new fighting style and costume upgrades. Denki and Eijiro commend Izuku on his new moves and are surprised by his new fighting style. Izuku explains he got powerful new soles from Mei Hatsume and claims Shoot Style isn't quite a super move, but All Might argues that it's a big step in the right direction. Shota warns All Might to stay a safe distance away from the training session to avoid being injured. All Might apologizes to Katsuki, who storms off shortly after telling All Might to be more careful. This makes All Might realize that he's the one being protected now. Izuku notices that Denki and Eijiro both have new costume upgrades as well. Denki gets excited about his new style, but he's interrupted by the arrival of Vlad King and Class 1-B. Neito taunts Class 1-A as usual and gets stopped his tracks when Shota reveals that Class 1-A and Class 1-B will not compete against each other for the provisional hero license exam. Shota goes on to explain that most of the participants in the exam will not be first-year students either and will have more experience than Class 1-A. That night at Heights Alliance, the girls relax together in the common area. Mina, Toru, and Momo discuss how hard they have been working for the fast approaching exam. Momo says her body can't yet handle the ultimate move she has in mind while Tsuyu reveals that her new move is more frog-like than ever before. The group tries to get Ochaco's attention, but her mind is elsewhere. Tsuyu manages to get her attention and Ochaco reveals that her heart has been elsewhere recently. Mina believes that Ochaco is in love with either Tenya or Izuku. This embarrasses Ochaco and she uses her Quirk to float away. Ochaco catches sight of Izuku practicing his kicks outside the window and stares at him affectionately. On the morning of the Provisional Hero Licensing Exam, Class 1-A travels to the National Dagobah Arena. Minoru is nervous about getting his license and Shota encourages his student to do his best. Shota tells all his students that if they manage to get their licenses, they will have become semi-pros. Eijiro gets hyped up and initiates a Plus Ultra chant, but is interrupted when Inasa Yoarashi appears and chants it himself. Inasa's classmate, Seiji Shishikura, tells him that he shouldn't barge in like that. Inasa apologizes by slamming his head into the ground and loudly proclaims that he's sorry. Shota immediately recognizes the first-year student out of Shiketsu Highschool, the best hero course in western Japan. Inasa loudly claims he loves U.A. Highschool and wanted to say Plus Ultra just one time in his life. Shota tells his class that Inasa got the best scores of those admitted to U.A. through recommendations, but he turned down his acceptance. Izuku is surprised to learn that Inasa is a first-year who's abilities are supposedly above that of Shoto's. Much to his displeasure, Shota is approached by Emi Fukukado who emphatically calls out his hero name. She tries to make him laugh and flirts with him, but Shota shoots down all of her advances. Izuku happily explains that Emi is the Smile Hero: Ms. Joke and that her Quirk is named Outburst, which causes her victims to laugh uncontrollably. Ms. Joke introduces Class 2 from Ketsubutsu High School. Two of her students, Tatami Nakagame and Yo Shindo, excitedly greet Class 1-A. Yo introduces himself individually to some students, but Katsuki brushes him off, doubting Yo's sincerity in his words. Tatami asks Shoto for his autograph, having watched him perform at the U.A. Sports Festival. Shota tells his students to get ready for the exam, and Emi realizes Shota likely left out an important piece of information when explaining the exam to his students. The exam participants congregate in a large, rectangular room. Yokumiru Mera, a worker from the Hero Public Safety Commission addresses the students. He begins by telling the students how tired he is and how the Commission is understaffed. Yokumiru explains that the exam is a free for all. Heroes respond to crises extremely quickly nowadays, and as a result, the students will be tested on speed. To accomplish this, only the first 100 students out of the 1540 gathered to take the exam who complete the first test will move onto the next one. Each student has six red balls and three targets to attach to their body where they are visible to others. The students must hit other students' targets - once a student has all of their targets hit, they are out, and whoever attached the third ball claims the defeat. Participants need to eliminate two students to move on to the next phase of the exam. The rectangular room unfolds and reveals the large arena with varying environments. Yokumiru attributes his tiredness to the work spent on the elaborate terrain reveal. In the stands, Emi sits near Shota and jokes about his fly being down. She remarks about Shota having twenty students and that it is unusual he hasn't expelled anyone yet. Then Emi decides to bring up the piece of information that Shota did not tell his class yet. Izuku realizes that people will remain with students from their school and suggests that Class 1-A move as a unit. Katsuki immediately walks off and Eijiro chases after him. Shoto goes off on his own as well because it's difficult for him to use his Quirk in a large group. Izuku states that it's a poor idea to go off alone because of the U.A. Sports Festival since everyone already knows about Class 1-A's abilities. Emi says that although the test is always different, one tradition remains the same in every exam: the immediate hazing of U.A. students. Yo Shindo leads the attack as he and his peers throw their balls at Class 1-A. Izuku immediately counters with a Shoot Style kick and his peers defend themselves using their Quirks. Shota explains that he didn't tell his students because it wouldn't change the fact that they'd have to overcome obstacles like true heroes must do every day. He also says that Pro Heroes Quirks are also widely known and apologizes that his students are more advanced than hers. Izuku leads his classmates and encourages them to keep fighting." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 54, + "Ms. Joke talks to Shota about the reality of the first test for the hero licenses. Most students likely believe whoever attacks first will place in the first one hundred. In actuality, the first test is much more about teamwork and the ability to gather information. Shikkui and Itejiro from Ketsubutsu Academy use their Quirks to attack Class 1-A. Shikkui makes the balls hard with his Stiffening Quirk and Itejiro sends them at their rival students using his Boomerang Quirk. The balls travel underground so Kyoka uses her Heartbeat Distortion technique combined with her new Amplifier Jacks to break up the ground. The balls travel toward Minoru, but Mina uses her Acid Veil technique to put up a defensive wall that melts the projectiles. Ms. Joke is impressed the students have finished their Super Moves. Fumikage uses Black Abyss and Izuku notices the smooth name change. Fumikage uses another super move, Piercing Twilight Claws, to attack Tatami Nakagame, but she evades using her Telescopic Quirk. Impressed, Yo admits that Class 1-A has grown a lot since the U.A. Sports Festival. Yokumiru Mera announces that no one has passed the exam yet. Izuku deduces everyone is in a stalemate because they're waiting to see what their rivals can do. Ms. Joke warns Shota not to be so condescending about his students because they can have the tables turned on them at any moment. Yo uses his Super Move Tremoring Earth to break up the ground beneath Class 1-A. Other students notice the tremors, including Shoto. Inasa makes his presence known in the city-replica area and uses his Whirlwind Quirk to take the balls of the surrounding students. He says he's inspired by the other students' battles and wants to participate. After using his Quirk to take the balls from the other students, he reigns them down onto them. When the dust settles, Yokumiru announces that Inasa is not only the first student to pass, but he also eliminated 120 competitors alone. Izuku escapes from the debris caused by Yo's attack and he notices Ketsubutsu has managed to split up Class 1-A. He worries about being alone but gets excited by the idea of facing off against stronger students. He's taken by surprise when Camie from Shiketsu suddenly tags one of his weak points with a ball. Meanwhile, Ochaco has been separated from everyone as well. Camie talks to Izuku and he believes she's trying to distract him until her backup arrives. She throws two balls at Izuku and he evades. When Izuku moves to counterattack, Camie is suddenly gone. She reappears behind him and tries to tag him with a ball, he dodges but she disappears again. Camie gets behind Izuku and pins him down before revealing disappearing isn't a part of her Quirk, it's just one of her skills. She asks about Izuku's motives and then he breaks free from her hold. Itejiro and other students from Ketsubutsu arrive to ambush Izuku and Camie. Izuku dodges their incoming attacks and then Ochaco appears. The students try to take her out and Izuku rushes to her aid. He still has ill feelings about being unable to rescue Katsuki which in turn led to All Might facing All For One. Izuku manages to catch Ochaco after admitting to himself that he should've been stronger sooner than this point. The other students believe they have an opening, but Izuku uses a powerful kick to destroy their footing. He escapes thanks to the extra power packed by the Iron Soles on his shoes. The Ketsubutsu students lose track of Izuku and he hides behind some rubble with Ochaco. Ochaco tries to tag another one of his weak points and Izuku slaps away her ball. He reveals he knows she's probably from Shiketsu because Ochaco would have used her Quirk to save herself earlier. Camie reveals herself and attacks Izuku in the nude. Hanta and the real Ochaco arrive and force Camie to retreat after she tells Ochaco how much Izuku trusts her. Hanta wants to go after her but Izuku says her targets aren't visible because she's naked. Izuku tries to confirm both his classmates' identities by explaining that Camie had the ability to turn into Ochaco. They hide behind large rocks and discuss their strategy. Hanta and Ochaco say they regrouped when they saw a fight unfolding. Izuku tells them they need to move quickly because thirty people have already passed the exam. Shoto hides alone in a steel labyrinth-like area of the arena. He hears the announcer reveal that over fifty students have passed, forcing Shoto to act. Shoto is immediately targeted by a group of students from Seijin clad in a ninja garb. They ambush Shoto and he blocks their projectiles with a wall of ice before freezing them all in place. The student in red throws a bolt at Shoto and uses his Quirk to greatly increase its size. Shoto blocks with a shield but the ninja breaks through it by attacking with more weapons. Shoto tries to melt another projectile thrown at him but he's forced to dodge. The ninja reveals the weapons are made up of tungsten, a material resistant to super high temperatures. The ninjas free themselves and tell Shoto he's overconfident for acting on his own." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 55, + "Shoto Todoroki is surrounded by ten students from Seijin High School. Their red-clad leader calls Shoto overconfident for working alone. Shoto responds with a fire attack and two students negate his attack with their water-based Quirks. Then he defends with his ice but the students counter by throwing large items to break it. Their strategy is to negate both of Shoto's elements with their various Quirks. Shoto manages to get away after the engagement fills the area with steam. He realizes the labyrinth-like area their fighting in must have real features built into it. The Seijin students are drawn to a decoy flame and then Shoto uses his ice to break a tank above them. By using his fire on it as well, Shoto manages to create an explosion that incapacitates his rivals. Victorious, Shoto freezes them and then tags their weak points to pass the first test. Shoto walks away and ponders working on using both his elements at the same time because switching dulls his movements. The targets on his body tell him to go to the waiting room. Meanwhile, Saiko Intelli and her classmates set a trap for Class 1-A students entering their building. Shoto enters the waiting room and notices Inasa talking to someone about Stampman. He tries to recall Inasa at the entrance exam but doesn't remember him being there. Inasa notices Shoto and glares at him from across the room. Momo Yaoyorozu, Tsuyu Asui, Kyoka Jiro, and Mezo Shoji enter a building after failing to find the rest of their classmates. Kyoka hears people ascending the building from below until her ears are injured by a sudden blast of music. Saiko and her classmates enter the elevator after completing \"phase one\". Outside, another student uses a slingshot to crack the windows of the room Momo and company are in so that they can't see outside. Momo notices the enemy is sealing off Kyoka and Mezo's Quirks that are good for detecting people. She surmises that the enemy is trying to keep their group trapped inside the room and are likely right outside the door. Kyoka recklessly tries to attack and she's injured by the sniper outside the building. Then the air vents start pouring in cold air that forces Tsuyu to sleep. The enemy students weld the other escape door shut and force Momo to try and think of an escape plan. Saiko has used her IQ Quirk to outmaneuver Momo and her group up until now. She expects that Momo will overuse her Quirk in order to stop the cold air vents inside the room. Saiko's plan is to make her overuse Creation so they can defeat her group when all their Quirks have been nullified. She gains inspiration from Izuku's courage during their mission to rescue Katsuki from the League of Villains and realizes that she has to save her classmates. Momo asks her friends to endure the cold and produces headphones for them to wear. Then she produces a high powered amp. Saiko readies her allies to storm the room but is surprised when her rival students counter with a high-frequency sonic waves attack. All of the Seiai students except for Saiko are sleeping because of a large amp created by Momo to amplify Kyoka's Quirk. The Class 1-A students leave the room to find Momo's plan was successful. However, Saiko hides behind the door and then locks herself and Momo back inside the room. Saiko admits she's surprised Momo would go with such a high-risk tactic rather than the predictable route. Momo can't move as well from overusing her Quirk and Saiko tries to tag her targets to make her fail. Momo counters by handcuffing their arms together. She buys enough time for Mezo to break down the door. Tsuyu rushes in and uses her tongue to restrain Saiko's other arm. Saiko is shocked that Momo's allies came to her rescue because they could've passed without her. Kyoka, Tsuyu, and Mezo explain that they would never leave their friend behind and Momo follows up by saying that's just how Class 1-A is. Impressed by the U.A. students, Saiko admits defeat. Katsuki Bakugo, Eijiro Kirishima, and Denki Kaminari end up in a separate city-like district and are confronted by Seiji Shishikura. He attacks Katsuki with his Quirk but Eijiro jumps in the way and gets transformed into a lump of flesh. Katsuki challenges the Shiketsu student head on. Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka, and Hanta Sero talk about their situation and how rival students are starting to split up. Izuku decides to act as a decoy so Ochaco and Hanta can restrain their pursuers. Seiji tells Katsuki and Denki that Shiketsu students wear their hats out of obligation to properly represent their school. Katsuki gets annoyed with Seiji's talks about obligation and challenges him to fight. Seiji says that students like Katsuki ruin U.A.'s dignity and the two clash in battle. Izuku moves out and tries to draw his opponents close together. Emi asks Shota if he wants some trick gum and he refuses. Shota says it's annoying he can't tell who passes and fails the exam. Emi asks if he's worried and Shota explains that two of his students have a big effect on the rest of the class. They aren't leaders or the most popular, but Izuku and Katsuki's passion inspire everyone in the class and raises the standard for success. Izuku's distraction allows Hanta and Ochaco to restrain a few other students. Katsuki uses his new special move to counter Seiji's assault. Shota finishes by saying he's not worried about his students, and in fact, he's excited to see what they can do because they're Class 1-A." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 56, + "Yo Shindo and his Ketsubutsu classmates hide behind the destruction he caused as the 62nd person passes the exam. Yo recaps that he used his Quirk to split up the U.A. students and Class 2-2 has split into two groups to hunt them. A large number of other students jumped in to try and capitalize on that as well. As the first phase countdowns towards its finale, students have gotten impatient and begun chaotically fighting. Yo suggests that his team wait for students to use up their stamina as they try and eliminate U.A. students. Tatami calls him sneaky, but Yo explains that he's being tactful because its time to decide whether to rush or to make a plan. Everyone is trying to accomplish that goal and there is no right or wrong way of going about it. Katsuki confronts Seiji and their battle begins. Seiji plans to break Katsuki's pride and show him why dignity is more important. Katsuki ignores him and they exchange attacks with their Quirks. Denki gets involved but Katsuki demands Seiji focus on him. Seiji does in fact and turns Katsuki into a meatball by flanking his opponent with a piece of flesh. Before Katsuki transforms he throws a grenade to Denki. Seiji explains the licensing exam has a stricter vetting process because they want a selection of higher grade heroes. He plans to aid that process by eliminating those who are unworthy of becoming heroes rather than focus on passing it himself. Seiji attacks Denki again but the latter uses the grenade Katsuki gave him to keep Seiji off balance. Seiji moves in line with one of Denki's new projectiles. Denki shoots his electricity through his finger onto the projectile, sending a bolt of electricity shooting Seiji and electrocuting him. Denki recalls his new sharpshooting equipment created for him by Power Loader and Mei Hatsume. He tells Seiji that he's misjudged Katsuki and Eijiro based on what he's word when in reality they're working hard to become heroes. Seiji is greatly injured by the electricity and loses his hold on the meatballs he's created. Seiji angrily replies for Denki to focus on his own position and attacks. Eijiro and Katsuki recover their normal bodies and defeat Seiji with a combined attack. Eijiro thanks Denki and Katsuki but yells at him for taking too long. Seiji's other victims recover and the U.A. students face off with them following Seiji's defeat. Meanwhile, Shoto waits in the anteroom for his classmates. Just when he believes it may have been to hard for his classmates to have passed, Momo and her group walk in. They meet up and express that they hope their classmates can pass as well. Back at Class 1-A's battlefield, Izuku runs from pursuing students. Hanta catches up to him and asks him to carry them both into the air. When they reach a safe height above the ground, Ochaco releases debris attached to tape that traps their pursuers by sticking them to the ground. With the announcement that 76 people have passed, the trio decides to eliminate the trapped competition and pass the first phase. No one from U.A. has been eliminated yet, but the remaining students from Class 1-A are running out of time to pass. While searching for more of his classmates, Tenya happens upon Yuga hiding by himself. Tenya explains that he's already found some of Class 1-A and he's trying to have all of them regroup. Yuga proposes that they might have already passed while Tenya is searching. As the class president, Tenya would be happy for his classmates if that were the case. He asks that he and Yuga work together to pass. Katsuki, Eijiro, and Denki pass the exam and run into Izuku, Ochaco, and Eijiro heading to the anteroom. Ochaco, Hanta, Eijiro, and Denki celebrate passing together while Katsuki speaks to Izuku. Not only is it the first time since the Kamino Incident that Katsuki has acknowledged Izuku, but Katsuki even compliments his Quirk and says he expected nothing less with his borrowed power. This surprises Izuku at first and then he worries that Katsuki might have figured out the connection between him and All Might. They all meet up with Momo and everyone else inside the anteroom. 11 people from Class 1-A have now passed, leaving 9 members of Class 1-A left with only 18 spots available. Tenya keeps Yuga from being eliminated and the latter starts to give up because of their perilous situation. The other scattered members of the class also struggle with what to do next. Yo and his classmates are the next 8 to pass, leaving only 10 spots left. Inspired by Tenya's self-sacrifice, Yuga stops and shoots his navel laser into the air. He already has two of his targets lit up so he decides to use himself as bait to draw in the enemy so Tenya can hide and ambush them. Yuga explains that he's always wanted to be equal. Enemy students arrive, but just before they attack Tenya, a large flock of birds arrives and distracts everyone. Koji commands the birds and Fumikage uses Dark Shadow to attack the distracted students. Minoru lays down his sticky spheres on the ground and Mashirao uses his tail to knock opponents into them. Toru uses her Light Refraction Super Move to blind nearby students and eliminates them. Mashirao follows suit and passes while Yuga looks on. Confused, Yuga listens to Mina explain that Class 1-A was in a bad situation until they all gathered together thanks to Yuga's light beam. Mina, Fumikage, Minoru, Koji, Rikido, and Camie all pass one after another. Tenya and Yuga run to their targeted opponents and Tenya tells the latter that no matter who he wants to be an equal with, he's the beacon that allowed Class 1-A to succeed. They eliminate their last targets to fill the final two spots for the first phase. With that, Yokumiru announces the end of the first phase. Class 1-A celebrates all of its students passing the first phase. Inasa is upset that Seiji failed and Nagamasa Mora scolds Seiji, Inasa, and Camie for going off alone. Yokumiru directs everyone attention to the screen and they all watch as the arena is turned into a disaster zone. He announces the next and final phase of the exam will involve rescue operations. Izuku is excited by the prospect of saving people." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 57, + "The one hundred students who passed the first phase of the exam are tasked with rescuing members of the Help Us Company who are trapped in the disaster zone. They are a group of professionals who have trained to act as citizens in need of rescuing. They've dressed up as injured people and put themselves in situations for the students to rescue them. Izuku believes this scenario was inspired by the one during the Kamino Incident. Tenya says that there were many casualties while their group was focused on rescuing Katsuki. Izuku states they will need to do their best. Hanta tells Denki and Minoru that Izuku got to fight Camie while she was naked and they both get jealous. They confront Izuku about it and don't allow him to explain. Camie notices them and waves at Izuku, further strengthening the implications that Izuku has some kind of relationship with the girl. They're interrupted when the Shiketsu students approach them. Nagamasa Mora asks Katsuki if he met Seiji on the battlefield. Katsuki replies that he knocked him out and Nagamasa apologizes for Seiji's behavior. He wants to build a positive relationship between U.A. and Shiketsu. This confuses Shoto because Inasa glared at him strangely when he entered the anteroom earlier. Shoto asks Inasa if he has a problem. Inasa glares at Shoto and tells him that he hates both Shoto and Endeavor. He admits Shoto has changed but says his eyes are still passionless like Endeavors. Camie says goodbye to Izuku and the two boys jump on him again. Momo tells them to stop acting disgracefully. Ochaco watches Camie exit the building and struggles to come to terms with her feelings for Izuku. She tries to talk to him but the test suddenly begins. The scenario is that a villain terrorist attack has destroyed the city and there are many civilians in need of rescue. First responders have been delayed because of destroyed roadways and it's up to the heroes to save as many lives as they can. Izuku notices an injured boy crying by himself. He and many of his classmates approach the boy and Izuku says the situation is bad. The boy yells at Izuku and says he's lost points for not comforting the victim first. The Help Us Company workers score the students based on the efficiency of their rescue operations. Nagamasa clears an area for the first responders to land at and Yo creates a first aid station for the injured. When it comes to saving lives, experience allows the second year students to stand out. The boy explains to Class 1-A that they need to help prepare the situation so it goes smoothly when emergency responders arrive. Saying something like \"this is bad\" won't comfort the injured. Izuku realizes this is why All Might always smiles and says \"Hope has arrived because I am here!\" when he saves people. Frustrated with himself for knowing better, Izuku hits his head and puts on a brave smile before carrying the boy off to safety. Ochaco watches Izuku leave and decides to put her feelings away so she can focus on the task at hand. Ten minutes after the test starts, Yokumiru says everyone is doing well, but Gang Orca gets ready for his role in the test. Inasa introduces himself as the hero Gale Force and rescues civilians from debris by floating them using the wind. A man dressed as a baby is impressed by Inasa's control over his Quirk but deducts points from him anyway because it's a bit sloppy. Nagamasa tells Inasa he shouldn't move anything before checking on the condition of the injured. Inasa catches the two small men and apologizes. Seiji sits in the stands and comments that although Inasa is strong, he lacks patience and experience. The man sitting next to Seiji says he needs to reflect on himself rather than Inasa because he failed the first phase. He goes on to tell Seiji that he's been heavily influenced by Stain to reform the position of heroes. Hanta watches all the other students act professionally and sees the gap between first and second-year experience. Momo finds a man trapped beneath debris and Ochaco tries to float it. Momo stops her because there is an imbalance in the debris. Momo, Rikido, and Hanta build a support for the debris and then Ochaco rescues the man. The man thinks to himself that Class 1-A isn't doing poorly, but they need to be more efficient if they wish to pass. They need to divide the labor and avoid working alone to manage their time better. Class 1-A decides to move in smaller groups. Shoto goes with Tsuyu and Toru to the river. Koji leads Mina, Mashirao, and Fumikage to the mountains. Tenya, Minoru, and Mezo move to find more people in need. Tenya tells his classmates to work with other schools to help speed up rescue efforts. Yuga uses his navel laser to create light so other students can see into dark passageways. Katsuki, Eijiro, and Denki find two injured people in the mountains but Katsuki tells them to save themselves. They believe Katsuki knows they're low priority citizens but say his tone is inappropriate. Katsuki scares them and Eijiro carries them off to safety. Class 1-A continues rescue operations and Izuku reaches the first aid area. Gang Orca radios Yokumiru and finds out that the test is going well so far. The No. 10 hero makes his move and invades the arena. All students are now tasked with continuing rescue operations while suppressing Gang Orca and his men, who are acting as the terrorist villains. Shota comments that this situation would be difficult for real Pro Heroes. Gang Orca questions whether the students will protect or fight." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 58, + "Izuku and All Might appear in a special pre-show screening. Izuku states that Class 1-A is supposed to be in the middle of their licensing exam. All Might says to forget that for now because they have a special story about saving the world with love. At the end of July before training camp, All Might happens upon Midnight and Cementoss watching a special on TV. It's about All Might's training abroad in America during the infancy of his heroic career. All Might enjoys remembering those times and smiles at the mention of his friend David Shield. Shota teaches a special class given to only a few students at a time. This time the class includes, Izuku, Katsuki, Shoto, Tenya, Ochaco, and Tsuyu. It's supposed to be more difficult than a normal class and the students are tasked with capturing a hypothetical villain. They must investigate the scene of the crime and decide on how to deal with it properly. All Might, Cementoss, Midnight, and Present Mic also participate as special instructors. The students change into their hero costumes and meet Shota at Ground Beta. He explains that villains have attacked a jewelry store and are holding hostages. The number of villains and hostages is unknown and the Police Force have asked the hypothetical Pro Heroes to resolve the situation. Tenya tries to ask a question but Shota refuses to answer. He instructs his students to investigate and resolve the incident on their own. The capture training begins and Katsuki tells Ochaco to look through the building window to find out how many villains and hostages there are. Shoto calls inside to distract the villain being played by All Might. Ochaco floats herself up to a window and looks inside to see that Midnight, Cementoss, and Present Mic are playing three hostages. All Might moves by the glass doors and the students struggle to decide what to do next. Katsuki gets impatient and tells everyone to save the hostages while he attacks the villain. They charge in and are shocked to find that the villain has been murdered. They discover a murder weapon is a knife covered in blood and Tenya surmises that one of the hostages must have done it. Izuku suggests they interview the hostages before coming to a conclusion. Cementoss says he's the jewelry store clerk and got attacked by the villain. Present Mic was buying jewelry when the villain attacked and Midnight came in during the attack and was taken hostage. Izuku and Ochaco inspect their wallets and confirm they had enough money to buy jewelry. Katsuki gets impatient again and claims the hostages had to have killed the villain for the jewelry. Tsuyu argues that it's too reckless that one of them would kill the villain right in the store and Shoto adds the stolen jewelry hasn't moved. Tenya finishes inspecting the store and confirms that the villain was acting alone, meaning it had to be one of the hostages. Izuku is bothered by the fact that the villain barricaded himself. Cementoss says it's because the Police were called and Izuku surmises that Midnight called the Police because she came in the store last. He theorizes that Midnight knew the villain prior to the robbery and called the Police before he even got there. She wanted to stop him but had no motive to kill him. Izuku believes that the villain killed himself to stop the relationship between him and Midnight from being exposed. With the case solved, Shota enters the store and ends the training. He commends Izuku for his deductions... before awarding the students zero points, resulting in failing the task. They look over to where the villain's body is and notice its absence. All Might, maintaining his villain character, runs away to freedom, revealing that he was alive the whole time. Shota tells his students their biggest mistake was assuming the villain was a corpse and choosing not to tie him up. The students lament their failure but soon come to another realization: because the villain faked his death before finding an opportunity to escape, they believe that there was no love between the villain and Midnight after all. All Might returns to the main campus from his training and checks his email. He receives a message from Melissa Shield asking him to go to I-Island and reunite with David for a special expo event. All Might remembers telling David that he wanted to become the Symbol of Peace for everyone in the world. All Might finds Izuku on his way home and asks him to journey with him to I-Island. All Might and Izuku appear again in a special post-show screening. He asks if the special story was fun and if they saved the world with love. Izuku replies there was no love but what's important is that they're traveling to I-Island soon. All Might says they can only find out in the movie and the next episode will continue the provisional licensing exam." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 59, + "Three weeks prior to the licensing exam, a planning meeting was held by the Hero Public Safety Commission. They discussed how the exam need to focus on cooperation because of the gap in charisma left behind by All Might's absence can't easily be filled by a single person. Back at the exam, Gang Orca and the makeshift villains begin their attack on the arena. Yokumiru Mera explains that students are graded based on the mistakes they make for the second phase of the exam. Yo Shindo tells Izuku to evacuate the first aid station while he holds the villains back. Yo manages to keep the first wave back by creating tremors with his Quirk to break up the ground. Gang Orca surprise attacks him using his Orcinus Quirk to paralyze Yo with an ultrasonic wave attack. Before Gang Orca can attack Izuku and the other students trying to evacuate the first aid area, Shoto stops him with an ice wave. Mashirao, Mina, Fumikage, and other students arrive to help the evacuation effort. Gang Orca uses his sonic waves to destroy Shoto's ice attack while his men are frozen in place. Inasa arrives at the scene and uses his wind to blow the villains away. Shoto and Inasa are immediately irritated by the sight of each other. Proctors watching the exam are impressed the students prioritized the first aid station and agree that Shoto and Inasa are best suited to fighting the villains. Shoto tells Inasa to help evacuate but the latter refuses. Shoto tries to attack with a stream of fire but Inasa uses his wind at the same time and they both end up missing. Shoto tries to explain that Gang Orca blocked his ice but Inasa claims he's trying to hog the glory because he's the son of Endeavor. Shoto argues back and ends up lowering his guard long enough to get hit by one of Gang Orca's sidekicks' Cement Gun. Gang Orca states it's outrageous that the students would argue in this situation and his men attack with their cement guns. Shoto blocks the incoming attacks with ice while Inasa dodges them, but they continue to argue with each other. Inasa explains that heroes are supposed to be passionate but Shoto and his father have too much hate in their hearts and come off as cold rather than hot spirited. Inasa was once blown off by Endeavor for an autograph and then his son did the same thing at the U.A. Entrance Exam for recommended students. Shoto tries to ignore Inasa and focus on the test, but he realizes he still has some residual hate for his father despite reuniting with his mother and moving on past his grudge. Yokumiru, Gang Orca, and some of the proctors are clearly disappointed with the two top students' decision making. Inasa and Shoto once again use their Quirks at the same time and miss, only this time they put Yo in danger. Luckily, Izuku arrives in time to save him. Angry with his friend's lack of focus, Izuku sternly questions what Shoto thinks he is doing. Inasa recalls never disliking anything during his childhood. Not even bugs scared him, but Endeavor was the first person he ever disliked. During the U.A. Entrance Exam for recommended students, Inasa narrowly beat Shoto in the practical exam race. Inasa wanted to befriend Shoto, but the latter refuted him just like his father once did. Inasa describes the look in both their eyes like they're hating something ahead of them. Shoto finally realizes that Inasa was at the entrance exams and the only reason he didn't remember immediately is that he didn't even bother looking at him. This makes Shoto surmise that he can't simply bury and forget about his past because it's resurfacing right now. Gang Orca gets close to Shoto and then surprise attacks Inasa while he's dodging the cement guns. Then he grabs Shoto and paralyzes him with the same hypersonic wave attack. It doesn't have quite as strong of an effect on Inasa because it was used at long range, but its enough to immobilize him. The sidekicks rush to attack the evacuation effort. Inasa realizes that his hate has made him become the type of hero he dislikes. Shoto knows that his past mistakes have put him in this situation. Both of them decide they need to make up for their mistakes. Yo recovers and uses tremors to keep the villains back. He explains that his brain is used to being shaken because of his Quirk, so Gang Orca's earlier attack didn't have as much of an effect as it should have. Yo was planning to use that to surprise the No. 10 hero, but the first years got in the way. He tells Izuku to split up and help rescue the remaining evacuees. Gang Orca drops Shoto and goes to finish off Inasa. Shoto knows that he can't become a top hero competing with others in vain without teamwork. He stakes the battle on whether Inasa feels the same way and unleashes his flames at their full power. Inasa combines his wind with the fire and they manage to trap Gang Orca inside a spiral of fire. Gang Orca states that their combination attack won't make up for their foolishness, but admits their attack is a good one. He knows they're both trying to make up for their mistakes and commends them for it. His sidekicks know that he's weak to extreme heat and they attack Shoto while he's on the ground. Shoto is able to use his ice at the same time to defend himself because his body can't move. Izuku and Mashirao stop the sidekicks from helping Gang Orca. Mashirao confirms all the injured have been evacuated and reinforcements will arrive soon. Yokumiru states the students have just three H.U.C people to rescue before the exam ends. Nagamasa Mora, Fumikage, Mina, and Tsuyu arrive to help suppress the villains. Gang Orca commends Shoto and Inasa on their hot wind prison and claims a normal villain would submit. However, Gang Orca tells them they need to plan ahead after playing their hand. He uses water to cool himself off and then blasts apart the flaming twister using sonic waves. He asks what they have next and prepares to finish them off. Izuku tries to save them and delivers a powerful kick that nearly breaks Gang Orca's defense. Then the test suddenly ends after Denki and Eijiro rescue the last of the H.U.C employees. Yokumiru announces that everyone should have their injuries treated and change before the results are revealed. Gang Orca's sidekicks apologize and say the protectors make it difficult to move. Even without the restraints, Gang Orca believes he might have been defeated if the fight had gone on any longer. Everyone changes and gathers around a board where the results will be announced. Yokumiru explains the students were graded on how efficient they were and how few mistakes they made. The names of those who passed are displayed on the board and Izuku looks for his name." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 60, + "The Provisional Hero License Exam has come to an end. Yokumiru Mera presents the results to all the students with a list of the names of those who managed to pass. He explains the demerit system used to judge students on how few mistakes they made. Including Izuku, the majority of Class 1-A is able to find their names on the list. However, Katsuki and Shoto, Class 1-A's top two students fail the exam. Inasa fails the exam as well and he emphatically apologizes to Shoto for preventing him from getting a license by slamming his head onto the ground. Katsuki and Shoto's peers are surprised that they failed. Minoru tries to taunt them, but Tenya stops him. The commission officers hand out sheets detailing the students' performances. Yokumiru addresses the students who passed and says their new licenses will grant them permission to act as heroes in emergency situations. Then he addresses the students who failed and tells them they can still get their licenses by attending a three-month-long remedial course. Izuku receives a hard copy of his provisional license and cries tears of joy because it's proof that he's matured. Ms. Joke says goodbye to Shota and suggests their classes take part in a joint practice session. The Shiketsu students depart and Inasa tells Shoto he'll see him at the remedial course. He also reminds Shoto he still doesn't like him and apologizes for it. Izuku asks Nagamasa about Camie's disappearing techniques and the Shiketsu student representative replies that their students do not such kind of training. Camie apparently left the test early because she wasn't feeling well. Camie walks down a secluded alleyway and her disguise melts away. In reality, it has been Himiko Toga portraying Camie all along in an attempt to get Izuku's blood. Mr. Compress calls her on the phone and reminds her not to miss her check-ups. Himiko says she had a lot of fun and her prize will make Tomura happy. Just a few hours earlier, All Might meets with the League of Villains former leader at Tartarus Prison. All For One goads All Might about retiring and locking him up inside Tartarus. All Might asks about Tomura's location and All For One's motives, but the villain claims All Might is never going to be satisfied by his answers. All For One wishes to be the king of evil in the same way All Might wants to be the symbol of peace. He chose Tomura to be his successor because the No. 1 Hero destroyed everything he had. All For One surmises that society is uneasy about All Might's retirement. Villains will rise up to change society and ultimately end up fighting over control of everything while the heroes crumble. All Might replies that he will not allow All For One's twisted vision to be realized and he won't let himself be killed by Tomura. As Naomasa and All Might leave Tartarus, All Might received a photo message from Izuku about gaining his provisional license. That night, Class 1-A prepares to resume regular classes the next day. While most of the students get ready for bed, Katsuki confronts Izuku and tells him to meet out front. Once everyone is asleep, Katsuki leads Izuku to Ground Beta where they had their first combat training at U.A.. Katsuki has figured out that All Might and All For One both have the ability to pass on Quirks. Izuku already admitted to Katsuki that he got his Quirk from somewhere else. Katsuki ultimately surmises that Izuku has become All Might's successor because of his reaction to All Might's last message at the end of the Kamino Incident. Izuku doesn't deny it, in fact, he knew Katsuki would ask since he confronted him at the dorms. Seeing that All Might has acknowledged Izuku over him, Katsuki suggests they fight." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 61, + "Outside in the middle of the night at Ground Beta, Izuku tells Katsuki it's a bad idea to fight since they're already breaking the rules, and they should spar during a training session instead. Katsuki replies that the teachers wouldn't let them go all out and then he warns Izuku to put his guard up or else he might get hurt. Katsuki ignores Izuku's plea and lunges at him with an explosion. Katsuki winds up a right hook that Izuku believes is a feint but ends up getting narrowly hit by a straight-on explosion. A camera robot reports the fight to Shota and tells him to stop it. He gets up to go discipline the boys but All Might asks to let him handle it instead. Izuku continues to try and de-escalate the situation only for Katsuki to try and strike him with multiple explosions. Katsuki recalls their childhood and how no matter how much he beat Izuku he always right behind him. Katsuki demands Izuku fight and charges him again. This time Izuku counters and knocks Katsuki to the ground. Izuku tries to help him up and Katsuki refuses his kindness. Katsuki begins to get emotional and tells Izuku to stop resisting the fight. He asks why a small fry like Izuku got acknowledged by All Might while he puts himself at fought for All Might's retirement. This revelation deeply shocks Izuku because he hadn't realized Katsuki had been carrying this guilt since Kamino. Even though Izuku believes this fight is meaningless, he realizes that he's the only one who can accept Katsuki's feelings. He kicks Katsuki in the face and states that its good that he can test out Shoot Style on him. Izuku firmly claims that he won't hold back if they're going to continue to fight. Despite knowing each other for so long, this is the first time \"Deku\" and \"Kacchan\" have openly talked about their feelings to one another. Katsuki attacks Izuku again and this time he gets the better of him. This makes Izuku realize that he's reacting too slowly because he's overthinking every aspect of their fight. Even so, Izuku confirms he's gotten stronger. Katsuki continues his assault and tells Izuku that he can't stand how Izuku has always been on his back like he's looking down on him. Izuku reminds his childhood friend that he looks up to Katsuki because he wants to surpass him. Impassioned, Izuku claims that Katsuki was closer to All Might's level so he had to work hard to get stronger. Izuku's fiery emotions and stronger body raise his Quirk limit from 5% to 8%. He kicks through Katsuki's guard and passionately exclaims that he has always been chasing after him because he's amazing. Izuku's speed and strength receive a dramatic boost that keeps Katsuki on his toes. The duo exchange quick and powerful attacks. Izuku knows that he tends to spew insults during a fight and admits he got this from Katsuki because, to Izuku, he's the incarnation of victory. They collide in mid-air and Izuku takes Katsuki off guard by delivering a powerful punch to his face rather than using a kick. Izuku proudly says that he wants to beat the incarnation of victory so that he can live up to All Might's expectations. Katsuki suddenly counters Izuku's punch and flips him around before using a large explosion to crash them both into the ground. He pins Izuku to the ground and claims victory. He says that even with All Might's power Izuku still lost and asks why that happened. All Might appears and tells the boys to break it up. Katsuki asks why All Might chose Izuku and the retired hero explains despite being Quirkless Izuku was more heroic than anyone. Katsuki says he always wanted to be strong like All Might but ended up being the reason he retired. All Might comforts his student and tells him that he would've lost his powers eventually regardless. He embraces Katsuki and tells the young boys that they need to focus on both being a hero that wins and a hero that saves people. All Might believes that now that their feelings are out in the open, the boys can begin to understand one another. If they choose to recognize one another and make each other stronger, they can become the greatest heroes. Katsuki relaxes and tells Izuku not to lose if he has All Might's power and Izuku replies that he'll continue to get stronger. Katsuki asks All Might who else knows about their secret and promises to keep it between the three of them. After explaining the whole truth to Katsuki, the three of them leave Ground Beta. All Might reminds Katsuki that it wasn't his fault and Katsuki's resolve to surpass All Might is restored. Katsuki swears to surpass Izuku as well but the latter says that he'll keep trying to become No. 1 as well. All Might recognizes that the two have finally become proper rivals. Back at Heights Alliance, Shota restrains the tandem and punishes them for breaking the rules. All Might tries to calm him down but Shota gives them house arrest anyway. The next morning all classes resume and the rest of Class 1-A learns of Izuku and Katsuki's bout. They tease the boys about it before leaving. While vacuuming the main room, Izuku decides to ask Katsuki about his Shoot Style moves. To his pleasant surprise, Katsuki answers calmly and advises Izuku to try speeding up his kicking mechanics." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 62, + "Jin Bubaigawara stands in his messy hideout smoking a cigarette out the window. As he comments on passersby, noting their normalcy and good spirits, a distant voice begins to argue with him about what their normal lives entail. Twice is simply doing what he does every day - starting it off with a cigarette and people watching. Twice listens to Daikaku Miyagi discuss the future of Heroes' role in society, and expresses his approval of the newscaster, to which the voice disagrees. The man talks about the general unease surrounding All Might's successor, Endeavor, describing him as \"rough\", and thus having issues with his image as a result - a view shared by Miyagi. He stubs his cigarette out, puts on a shirt, and leaves his abode, with the voice continuing to argue with him. All Might's catchphrase brought reassurance to those living normal lives but it was a curse for those who did not. Twice walks by a shop and a villain finishes robbing it and bursts through the glass window carrying a countertop with a register attached to it. The shopkeeper runs out of the broken window and calls on a Hero for help. A Hero arrives on the scene but is hit on the back of the head by another villain. Victorious, four villains introduce themselves as Team Reservoir Dogs and escape in a small truck. Giran calls Twice to ask about Dabi's location. Struggling to keep his split personalities at bay, Twice can't hold a proper conversation. Giran tells Twice that Tomura wants to meet with everyone soon and hangs up while Twice is having a hard time. The League of Villains' members have scattered to get the police investigation off their tails and to recruit new members. Dabi happens upon a gang of criminals in an alleyway and deems them unworthy of recruitment. He burns them all alive and tells them that trash should at least become kindling for his flames. Before Twice's personalities tear his psyche apart, he takes out his mask and covers himself. He claims this helps him become one and goes on to explain his backstory. Twice's Quirk allows him to clone people. He cloned himself into a team of slaves that revolted against him. After a week and two days of fighting, Twice was the last one standing and he doesn't know for sure if he's the original version of himself. Heroes only save good people so Twice joined the League of Villains where he could belong. He's searching out for crazy people like himself. Twice happens upon a scene where Team Reservoir Dogs have been dismembered and merged with their burning truck. The group of villains responsible stand with their leader Overhaul. He's disappointed that a group of grown men would simply rob a store when a group of people should have bigger goals. Overhaul claims that people like them are sick and that they need a cure. Both Heroes and Villains are undergoing change because new generations are finding their place. Twice mentions once again that it's important that everyone knows themselves. Back at U.A. High School, Izuku lifts some weights in his room, noticing he is not feeling any pain in the arm injured during his fight with Muscular. Tenya organizes Class 1-A into a single file to walk towards the sports ground. On the way there, the class encounters Neito, who mocks how two students in 1-A failed the Provisional Hero License Exam, whereas everyone in Class 1-B passed. Shoto apologizes, but Eijiro says that 1-B are turning it into a fake competition. Pony Tsunotori tells Class 1-A that Vlad King told them that they will have classes together. Neito takes advantage of Pony's inarticulate Japanese to trick her into taunting Class 1-A. Hitoshi appears, asking for the bickering classes to move out of his class' way. Hanta and Kyoka comment on Hitoshi's improved physique since the U.A. Sports Festival. On the sports ground, Nezu addresses the student body. He discusses the importance of sleeping to one's fur and hair quality, and that disturbances in lifestyle are not healthy. He then discusses disturbances in people's lifestyle over the summer, and the increasing threat of chaos. With this in mind, he stresses the importance of U.A. students' future place in society and the importance of internships for the students in the Hero program. All Might recounts a meeting with Nezu about finding a successor for One For All at U.A., at the same time that Nezu offered him a teaching position at the school. Sekijiro introduces Hound Dog, who proceeds to growl and scream incoherently into the microphone. Sekijiro returns to the microphone to remind the students to live a life of moderation, mentioning a fight between two students the night before. On the way back to the classrooms, a blue-haired student taps on the back of her classmate, asking him if he knows who the two fighting students were. In the classroom, Shota tells his class that they must switch gears back into being students. Mina whispers to Tsuyu that Shota isn't talking about the internships Nezu mentioned. Shota catches her whispering, but Tsuyu directly asks him to tell the class more about the internships. Shota obliges, describing the internships as hero activities outside of school, closer to the real thing than the Hero Agency Internships after the Sports Festival. Ochaco expresses frustration at needing to work so hard to be recruited after the Sports Festival if they were to do internships anyway, but Shota explains further differences between the two activities. Shota says they will learn more details later, and introduces Present Mic to teach the first period, English. Back in Heights Alliance, Hanta and Minoru mock Katsuki by pointing out dust on a windowsill, and Katsuki proceeds to scold Izuku for not dusting properly. Izuku listens as his classmates describe their first day back in class, feeling left behind due to his house arrest punishment. Izuku tries to ask Tenya about the internships, but Tenya refuses to share any information, stating that the class was told to not tell Izuku or Katsuki anything. Izuku takes out the trash, and while walking encounters a face sticking out of the wall. The face gives Izuku instructions on where to put the trash, and then recedes into the wall. The face then appears in the ground, surprising Izuku again. Izuku asks the face what it is, to which the face expresses its own indecisiveness. The face tells Izuku that he will find out who he is soon, and falls into the ground before he can finish his sentence. After three days, Izuku hands in his written apology to Shota and resumes class. Izuku arrives, angrily apologizing to the whole class for his delinquency and to Tenya for disappointing him. Izuku tells him that he will catch up with everything, much to Eijiro's approval. Shota arrives, and says that they will now go into more detail about the internships. He brings in three students who have experience with internships, introducing them as the top three students in the Hero program - The Big 3." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 63, + "Shota Aizawa introduces his class to The Big 3: Mirio Togata, Tamaki Amajiki, and Nejire Hado. Many of Class 1-A's students recognize these three students as the strongest in the entire school. Izuku recognizes Mirio as the face he encountered while taking out the trash earlier. He recalls Mirio taking part in last year's Sports Festival. Despite being the Big 3, none of the students before Class 1-A ranked well at the aforementioned festival. Shota asks the third-year students to introduce themselves starting with Tamaki Amajiki. Tamaki looks at them, in what seems to be an intense glare, intimidating several students. However, in reality, Tamaki is timid by nature and his glare is actually an attempt to imagine the class as potatoes, due to stage fright. However, he still sees the rest of their bodies as human and succumbs to stage fright. He turns his back to the class and gloomily states that he wants to go home, surprising the first-year students. Nejire Hado introduces herself and Tamaki. She says her group is meant to speak to Class 1-A about Hero Work Studies. Suddenly, Nejire gets off topic and displays her endlessly curious personality. She rapidly questions all of the underclassmen without giving any of them enough time to answer. The class is endeared by her child-like demeanor but Shota quickly grows weary and frustrated of her actions. Mirio steps in and tries to break the ice with a joke, but No one in Class 1-A understands his joke and they start to wonder why such esteemed students have such strange personalities. Mirio insists that the best way for the first-year students to learn about work studies is in a training match against him. Everyone moves to Gym Gamma where Class 1-A (save for Shoto and Katsuki) all at once against the lone Mirio. Tamaki tells Mirio he shouldn't do it because words should be more than enough to explain. Nejire tells the class there was a U.A. student that nearly stopped trying to become a hero because of all sorts of problems. Fumikage and Eijiro suggest they don't need a handicap when they've fought against Pros and Villains alike. Mirio asks one of them to step up and Izuku accepts the challenge. Class 1-A's close combat team tries to surround Mirio, but everyone is taken by surprise when Mirio's clothes suddenly fall off his body. Izuku tries to exploit the openings in his opponent's defense but his kicks go clean through Mirio's physical form. The other students launch an ambush and Mirio swiftly appears behind everyone. The students believe he warped using his Quirk and Mirio attacks the long-range fighters. Tamaki comments that Mirio's Quirk isn't the power to envy, instead people should be jealous of Mirio's skill. After training with a certain Pro, Mirio was built up into the most powerful hero. Mirio effortlessly knocks out more than half of the students in Class 1-A. Shoto watches in shock from the sidelines next to Shota. Shota reveals that Mirio is the closest hero to being No. 1 while even including the Pro Heroes. Shota asks Shoto why he's not fighting and the student replies it's because he didn't earn a provisional license. The remaining conscious students discuss the nature of Mirio's Quirk whether it be the ability to phase through things or to warp. Izuku rallies his classmates and they take a stand to counter-attack. Mirio travels through the ground and appears behind his opponents. Izuku correctly predicts Mirio's tactics and delivers a swift kick to the head. Mirio phases through Izuku's body and defeats him with a super move called Blinder Touch Eyeball Crush. He proceeds to subdue the rest of Class 1-A and Tamaki says he needs to learn to hold back. Afterward, Mirio apologizes to the girls about being naked and asks the class if they have a better idea about work studies. The class wearily respond that they've learned nothing and just got beat up. Mirio asks the class if they think his Quirk is strong. They reply that his Quirk is too strong and ask to learn the nature of it. Nejire reveals his Quirk is called Permeation. If Mirio activates his Quirk throughout his entire body, his physical form can go through anything. This includes the floor and Mirio can repel himself out of the ground by deactivating his Quirk while he's falling. The students commend Mirio's strong Quirk but he claims it was only strong because he used it so. While his Quirk is active, he cannot use any of his senses because everything passes through his body. This major handicap put Mirio behind his peers for a long time. He had to learn to use his head to fight and predict his opponents' moves. Mirio gained these skills through experience during work studies with Pro Heroes. Mirio explains he fought Class 1-A so they could learn through experience as well. At Hero Work Studies, the students will be treated like sidekicks rather than guests and can go through some crazy events. Mirio encourages the first years to participate even if they're scared so that they can grow stronger. Class 1-A applauds Mirio's speech and they realize what the work-study could do for their skills. Shoto watches from the sidelines and worries he's being left behind. Shota instructs his class to thank the Big 3 before they depart. Nejire asks Mirio if any students stood out to him and he replies that Izuku would fit in well working with a hero he he knows by the name \"Sir\". At Heights Alliance, Katsuki remains on house arrest and collects the trash of his peers. The girls discuss the work-study and how they must wait for Shota to fine-tune their upcoming experience. Izuku decides to call Gran Torino and asks if he'll be taking him on for the Hero Work Studies. Gran Torino declines because he's working with the Police to track the League of Villains. Meanwhile, Bubble Girl reports to Sir Nighteye that Overhaul has made contact with the League of Villains. Twice brings Overhaul to an interview location with the other members of the league. Just as the Heroes were making strides to protect a changing society, villains were moving to surround it in chaos." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 64, + "A newspaper office, Juko News is trying to tell a story about All Might's retirement but the Editor-in-Chief wants a scoop since they are the last to write about the subject with regard to competition. The Freelance Journalist, Taneo Tokuda, arrives to help turn it into a good story. Analyzing the message of All Might after his fight against One For All, he thinks that it is not a warning to other villains, as everyone believes. He believes that All Might's last words are actually a message towards a student of the U.A. which he has chosen as his successor, telling him that it's his turn to take up his mantle. The Editor-in-Chief asks that he already have an idea of who that is. Taneo replies that at first, he thought it could be Mirio Togata of The Big 3. However, due to All Might and Sir Nighteye's partnership ending, Taneo believes his successor is actually someone in Class 1-A. The Editor-in-Chief assures Taneo that she will obtain him the permission to interview class 1-A, but in return, he will only provide the scoop to her paper. Taneo arrives in Heights Alliance to interview Class 1-A for the newspaper. Shota Aizawa explains to his students that Nezu granted permission for the interview thinking it would be good for their parents and guardians to see them all living happily in the dorms. Taneo introduces himself and tells them that he will basically take some photos of his daily life at school and ask some questions about them. He also reminds Shota that the principal gave him orders not to interfere with his reporting. Shota notices he might be up to something but allows him to continue anyway. He records Class 1-A's daily lives and reviews their Quirks. After he's finished, he narrows down the possible candidates for All Might's successor to just Izuku Midoriya. In the afternoon, while it was raining, All Might goes to the bedrooms of Class 1-A, bringing some snacks to share. He meets Izuku outside who is training on his own. Izuku asks how he is doing. All Might tells him that he was in hospital for a regular check up, and when he returned to the U.A. He decided to buy something to eat in a store. The storekeeper was so happy for his presence that he allowed him to take all the meat buns he wants and even gave him his umbrella to shelter from the rain. Then, they talk about his upcoming role to surpass the Symbol of Peace. All Might leaves promising that he will start training him tomorrow Taneo noticed them and when All Might leaves, he has a conversation with Izuku. He tells Izuku that he is a fan of All Might and that he will be forever grateful for everything he has done. He asks Izuku if he knows the bombing 18 years ago at an industrial complex. Izuku replies that yes, it was an event where All Might saved all the workers. Taneo tells him that one of them was his father and that he was present when All Might rescued him. He was so excited to see his dad safe that he accidentally took a picture of the scene. All Might not only saved his father but also inspired him to take pictures and write stories about heroes. Tenao confesses even he worries about the rising evil in the absence of the Symbol of Peace, but he thinks there is still hope and shows Izuku a snapshot of him talking to All Might a few minutes ago. Izuku is surprised because Taneo not only doesn't have a camera but he even printed it out. Taneo explains that his Quirk allows him to take pictures from a camera lens that spawns anywhere on his body. Taneo shares with Izuku on how he discovered Izuku was All Might's successor using various pieces of evidence. He even reveals that he talked to Kota Izumi. Despite correctly deducing that Izuku is All Might's successor, he decides not to write the story out of respect for Izuku and admiration for All Might. His real reason for being there that he didn't even tell his paper about was that he just wanted to know, himself, that there was hope for the future despite All Might's retirement, and thanks Izuku. Before leaving, he decides to take a selfie with Izuku, promising that he is going to keep it inside his body until he publishes his book about him. After the departure of Taneo, Ochaco Uraraka goes out to tell Deku that dinner is ready, and asks him what he was talking to the reporter, although she forgets the matter when she knows that All Might had brought meat buns to share with Class 1-A. Taneo returns to Juko TV and pretends that he hasn't discovered All Might's successor, apologizing to the Editor-in-Chief for jumping to the wrong conclusion. Even though he isn't able to give Juzo News the story he promised, he still gives them a different scoop they can run: All Might eating meat buns. Editor-in-Chief loves the idea. Later on, Twice is seen driving Overhaul to the League of Villains." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 65, + "Determined to participate in Hero Work-Studies, Izuku calls Gran Torino to see if he'll take him in. Gran Torino acts senile like he doesn't remember Izuku at first, and then calls him the useless successor. Izuku replies that he wants to be a useless successor who needs to live up to All Might. Gran Torino can't take him on because he's busy working with the police. He tells the young Izuku to ask All Might to introduce him to his old sidekick, Sir Nighteye. Meanwhile, Twice leads Overhaul to an abandoned factory to meet with the others. Overhaul claims he'll get sick from all the dust, but Twice reassures him everyone inside is sick. Tomura recognizes Overhaul as the young boss of the Shie Hassaikai, one of the yakuza that All For One showed him before. Himiko Toga asks how someone involved in organized crime is different from the League of Villains. Compress explains that the yakuza used to run the underworld before the age of heroes. Following the rise of All Might, the yakuza became nearly extinct and live under constant surveillance. Ashamed, even Overhaul is inclined to agree on the sorry state of the yakuza. Magne asks what Overhaul wants and asks if he's riding the high of All Might's retirement. However, Overhaul reveals quite the opposite, he wishes to become the emperor of darkness now that All For One has fallen. Their society is without a leader of light or darkness and asks who will lead now. Tomura claims that he will lead and is insulted by Overhaul's question because the yakuza knows full well who Tomura's master is. He claims the League of Villains with crush hero society, but Overhaul asks if they have a plan. Overhaul argues a goal with no plan is a delusion and says Tomura wasted first-class soldiers like Stain, Muscular, and Moonfish. Overhaul reveals that he has a plan and he's come here today to ask the League of Villains to join him, not vise versa. He needs money for his plan and needs the League of Villain's name to convince dark investors. Overhaul believes he'll be the next leader and Tomura demands he leave immediately. Irate, Magne refuses to serve under anyone and activates her Quirk on Overhaul. She reveals that she talked to a friend that inspired Big Sis to live on without ties or without being bonded to anything. Magne strikes Overhaul with her magnet pole, but he suddenly takes off his glove and swipes her arm with his finger. In a flash, Magne's upper body expands and explodes into a pool of blood, killing her in seconds. Compress tries to take out Overhaul with his Quirk, but he's struck with a mysterious bullet and his Quirk won't activate. Overhaul destroys Compress's arm and Tomura rushes him head-on. The next bullet misses Tomura and Overhaul calls a shield to protect him. One of Overhaul's followers suddenly appears and sacrifices himself to protect the young boss. More of the Shie Hassaikai bust through the warehouse wall to back him up. Twice was sure no one followed him but Tomura says it's probably someone's Quirk. Overhaul claims both sides have lost one man and they should call it even. He asks them to cool their heads to they can resume discussions another day. Twice and Toga want to murder the masked assailant, but Tomura wards them off. Overhaul leaves and asks Tomura to call him soon after leaving his card. Twice checks on Compress's condition and Himiko is furious over Magne's death. Tomura recalls All For One's advice and even considers Overhaul's words to formulate a plan. Next time they meet, Tomura will demand a lot of repayment. Back at Class 1-A, Shota Aizawa explains the Hero Work-Studies to his class. He adds that most teachers believe they shouldn't participate but will ultimately allow them to go to agencies with good reputations. After class, Izuku asks All Might to introduce him to Sir Nighteye. All Might refuses because he doesn't think Izuku necessarily needs to participate and he's not exactly on good terms with Sir Nighteye. Izuku asks All Might to reconsider but he still won't introduce him. Instead, All Might calls Mirio to his office. They announce it over the loudspeaker, and the Big 3 are surprised to hear. Mirio arrives and asks why All Might needs him to do it and All Might replies that he can't face Sir Nighteye right now. Mirio asks Izuku what kind of hero he wants to be and he says he wants to be the greatest hero who can win and save everyone. Mirio agrees to help Izuku and says he thinks Sir Nighteye would like him. While the two boys speak, All Might recalls Nezu telling him that Mirio would be his successor. That weekend, Katsuki and Shoto leave for Provisional Hero License training. Izuku rushes out of the dorms in a hurry and Mirio takes him to the Nighteye Agency an hour away from school. Mirio warns Izuku that Sir is very strict and he must do his best to try and make him laugh before the end of the day. Sir Nighteye holds humor in high regard and Izuku must impress him on his own without too much of Mirio's help. Bubble Girl reports to Sir Nighteye about the League of Villains recent skirmish. Sir interrupts her and claims there is no room for a society without humor. Izuku enters Nighteye's agency and is shocked to see Nighteye torturing Bubble Girl with his tickle machine for not making him laugh. Sir Nighteye glares at Izuku and he tries to calm the mood by making his face take on an expression akin to that of All Might's. Mirio is shocked by Izuku's one and only plan. Unimpressed, Sir Nighteye doesn't laugh and asks if Izuku is making fun of All Might." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 66, + "Sir Nighteye is ultimately unimpressed with Izuku's attempt to make him laugh by mimicking All Might's face. He asks if Izuku means to make fun of All Might and claims All Might's wrinkles are completely different. Sir Nighteye proves to be the ultimate All Might fanboy. All Might merchandise decorates every end of the office. Izuku is asked to leave, but he explains he imitated the face of All Might's following the Vinegar Riverbank Incident. They discuss the incident and All Might's interview and Nighteye asks if Izuku was testing him. Mirio releases Bubble Girl from the tickle machine and admits he's impressed with Izuku's first impression despite failing to make Sir Nighteye laugh. Sir Nighteye asks Izuku to present him with a contract and explains the difference between the Hero Work-Studies and the week-long internships. Izuku wants to participate so he can stand out but Sir Nighteye refuses to stamp his paper. He claims Izuku brings no benefit to his agency and asks how he plans to be useful. Sir Nighteye challenges Izuku to prove his worth using actions instead of words. Izuku has three minutes to take the stamp from Sir Nighteye so he can make the contract official using his own hands. Mirio and Bubble Girl are asked to leave. Mirio doesn't think Izuku has a chance against Sir Nighteye's all-seeing Quirk. Izuku activates Full Cowl and tries to grab Sir Nighteye's stamp, however, the Pro can see and avoid each and every one of Izuku's moves. After one minute Izuku fails to make any headway against Sir Nighteye's Quirk: Foresight. By locking eyes and touching someone, Sir Nighteye can see their future over the next hour. Sir Nighteye admits he's disappointed in All Might's successor and claims Mirio should have been the one to receive One For All. This revelation makes Izuku nervous and he begins to panic. Sir Nighteye tells Izuku he refuses to acknowledge him simply because there is someone else more worthy of One For All. Izuku remembers All Might's encouraging words and all his hard work. All Might chose him and Izuku regains his passion and determination to prove himself to Nighteye. Izuku propels himself around the room at high speeds and tries to outmaneuver Sir Nighteye. Sir Nighteye says that Izuku is a poor man's Gran Torino and he stands no chance of stamping the contract. The more this test goes on, the less impressed Sir Nighteye becomes with Izuku. The impassioned young hero tosses books around to create random occurrences that will test his foresight. However, this doesn't change what Nighteye sees and Izuku fails after three minutes have passed. Sir Nighteye believes Izuku only had one plan that failed miserably and failing made him clumsy. Izuku reveals that he was trying to avoid Sir Nighteye's valuable All Might poster that isn't even for sale on the market. Sir Nighteye appears impressed that Izuku didn't step on any of the All Might merchandise around the room despite his provocations. Mirio and Bubble Girl renter the rooms and Sir Nighteye reveals he will take in Izuku. Sir Nighteye claims he was always going to take Izuku in and knows he wasn't completely useless, still he hasn't accepted it. He takes on Izuku to make him realize who truly is the worthy successor of One For All by having him work alongside the pros. Despite this, Izuku thanks him and stamps the contract. Izuku returns to Heights Alliance and tells his friends that he was accepted into the Nighteye Agency to take part in the Work-Studies. His classmates congratulate him, although Izuku doesn’t tell them that the real reason why Sir Nighteye just took him is to make him give up One For All. Shoto tells Katsuki that the distance between them and Izuku has widened again, and need to catch him up as possible. Katsuki is bothered by this comment. Ochaco grumbles for not being able to do the Work-Studies with Gunhead. Tsuyu says that she has the same problem with Selkie, and a crestfallen Eijiro comments that Fourth Kind doesn't even take Work-Studies. Their classmates say that only Pro Heroes with great accomplishments can take in a trainee, since they will be directly involved in risky missions. Shota interrupts them by saying that it is a great responsibility for the heroes to be in charge of students. Shota notifies Fumikage that he has got an invitation from Hawks in Kyushu. His companions are surprised and congratulate Tokoyami that the No. 3 Hero is interested in him. Fumikage accepts the offer. Before leaving, Shota also informs that Tamaki wants to talk with Eijiro while Nejire wants the same with Ochaco and Tsuyu, and recommends them to talk to them tomorrow. Eijiro wonders why they want to talk about, and Tsuyu thinks it will be related to Work-Studies. Unable to wait until tomorrow, the three go to the third years' room to ask them. The next day, the first day of Work-Studies begins. At Sir Nighteye's agency, they begin patrolling while continuing their investigation of the Shie Hassaikai, lead by Kai Chisaki, known as Overhaul. They know that he recently came into contact with the League of Villains but cannot prove he's been involved in anything criminal. Eri, a young, frightened girl runs away from Chisaki down an alleyway. She runs into Izuku, who is confused by her condition. He looks up surprised, to find Kai Chisaki, the masked villain Overhaul, standing behind her. At this moment, the Hero Work-Studies truly begin." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 67, + "Izuku and Mirio go out on patrol for Sir Nighteye's agency. Mirio asks about Izuku's internship experience and the freshmen explains he wasn't able to do any basic patrols for certain reasons. Mirio claims Sir and Bubble Girl are watching the target so they should be able to have an easy patrol. Izuku ponders All Might's and Sir's relationship and Mirio interrupts to learn his hero name. Izuku says it's Deku and Mirio reveals his code name is \"Lemillion\" He wants to save a million people even though he can't save everyone. While walking down the street, a small girl runs out of an alleyway and crashes into Izuku. He tries to check on her, but she appears terrified and scared of his hands. Suddenly, the target of the agency himself, Overhaul appears from the shadows of the alley. He asks the young girl named Eri to return with him. Izuku is clearly nervous about Overhaul and it's written all over his face. Mirio puts Izuku's mask over his face to hide it. Overhaul apologizes for his daughter and Mirio covers for Izuku. Mirio confirms the masked man is with the Hassaikai by asking about his mouth. Overhaul claims he's sensitive to filth and ask what agency the heroes belong to. Mirio refuses to reveal Sir's name and claims they're just students working on their internships. Mirio tries to leave with Izuku but the girl clenches tightly to Izuku out of fear. Despite Mirio clearly trying to avoid creating more suspicion, Izuku refuses to simply leave the girl behind. Izuku believes it's even more suspicious for a hero to leave a trembling girl behind. Choosing to ignore Mirio, Izuku acts as a hero and demands to know what Overhaul has been doing to this girl. Overhaul says he will explain if they follow him down the alley. Eri responds to Overhaul's killing intent and runs back to him, leaving Izuku behind. Mirio reveals Eri's intent to Izuku and says they should ask Sir Nighteye what to do next. Meanwhile, Sir Nighteye and Bubble Girl watch the Shie Hassaikai Compound. Bubble Girl receives a call where Mirio tells them they made contact with Kai Chisaki. Inside the Compound, Overhaul returns and kills Eri's watcher and expresses how upset he with everyone on the outside becoming sick with hero syndrome. Sir Nighteye and Bubble Girl regroup with the students and Sir takes responsibility. He reveals that Overhaul's run-in with Team Reservoir Dogs actually ended with him restoring their bodies to cover their tracks. This is the event that caught the Nighteye Agency's attention. Mirio shares what they learned about Kai's daughter, Eri. Izuku expresses his desire to save her but Sir Nighteye tells him not to be arrogant. They can't rush to save anyone and need to go about it the correct way, without letting the villains know about their intention, or else they will most likely escape. He then tells Izuku that he is not special enough that he could save anybody whenever he wants. Nighteye leaves after telling Izuku and Mirio to return to the office. Back at the Shie Hassaikai's hideout, Overhaul takes Eri to his experimentation room. He tells her not to run away because she's the crux of his operation. Mimic interrupts to tell the Boss that he's getting a call from Tomura from the League of Villains. The next day in Class 1-A, everyone notices that Shoto and Katsuki are worn out from their recent Provisional License Training. Eijiro, Ochaco, and Tsuyu are absent to work at their newly found Work-Studies. Izuku feels the pressure about everything going on with the work-study and can't focus during his classes. He goes to find All Might and tracks him down while the retired hero is jogging. Izuku asks All Might why he didn't tell him about Nighteye and Mirio and their connection to One For All. As All Might's successor, he desires to know the full truth about everything. All Might doesn't believe Izuku needs to know but he agrees to tell him anyway. All Might shares that Nighteye was a big fan of his and even convinced the No. 1 Hero to take him on as a sidekick and the brains of his operation. Six years ago, All Might dissolve their partnership following his battle with All For One. Sir Nighteye asked All Might to retire but the No. 1 refused. Nighteye and Nezu believed he should find a successor, but All Might said there needs to be a symbol. Sir Nighteye revealed that he won't help All Might any further if he continues to put his life in danger. All Might realized that Nighteye used Foresight on him. All Might refused and Nighteye revealed that the Symbol of Peace will perish to a gruesome villain. Their partnership dissolved following that exchange and Nezu recommended Mirio as a successor. Before All Might ever met Mirio, he encountered young Izuku. He didn't want to share because Izuku is a fan of his just like Sir Nighteye. All Might continues jogging while Izuku mulls over the reality that All Might is going to die. All Might told Sir Nighteye about passing on his powers to Izuku, which generated more of a rift between them. Sir Nighteye decided to train Mirio as a much more suitable candidate. Izuku catches up to All Might and learns that foresight showed All Might dying this year or next year. Foresight has never been wrong, but even still, All Might accepted his fate. He believed his time had come during their battle with All For One. However, All Might has regained his will to live because he's been nurturing Izuku. He made a promise to Izuku's mother to live and claims that he will twist fate, refusing to die. Emotional, Izuku agrees to fight fate alongside his master. Izuku asks All Might to get Sir Nighteye to use foresight on him again but All Might still can't face him after all this time. Elsewhere, in the Shie Hassaikai Compound, Tomura Shigaraki arrives and a black communion begins." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 68, + "On Espa Way, two villains with Gigantification Quirks battle and create havoc. While the police reports the scene, Nejire Chan appears to take down the villains. She charges her Quirk to 30 Output and knocks both villains down with her Super Move: Nejire Wave! Next, Uravity and Froppy follow up with a joint Super Move: Meteor Fafrotskies! The No. 9 Hero, Ryukyu, congratulates her trainees on a job well done. She even says they might be able to get involved in a certain investigation headed by Sir Nighteye. Meanwhile, Tomura and Overhaul begin their black communion. Tomura complains of being lead underground for hours. Overhaul explains that the Yakuza need to take these precautions to avoid getting caught by the authorities. Mimic asks if Tomura is serious about joining them, but Tomura says there are a few conditions. The League of Villains refuse to be under anyone and Tomura wants to know all about Overhaul's plan. Tomura reaches into his pocket, apparently threatening Chronostasis and Mimic. Both of them hold Tomura down and threaten him, but Tomura isn't phased. He explains that one of the Yakuza meat shields simply isn't the same value as Big Sis Magne or Compress' arm. Overhaul calls off his followers and asks Tomura to continue. Tomura pulls out one of the mysterious bullets used to stop Compress's Quirk and claims the Yakuza's plan has a lot to do with this. In Esuha City, Fat Gum patrols with his trainees: Suneater and Red Riot. Eijiro thanks Fat Gum for taking him in and Tamaki recalls Eijiro begging him in the dorms. Mounted with too much pressure, Tamaki expresses his desire to go home after Fat Gum taunts him about his weak heart. A group of thieves runs from the scene of a crime but Fat Gum acts quickly to capture three of them at once after one slips away using a Quirk similar to Edgeshot's. He's quickly subdued by Suneater's Quirk: Manifest, which allows him to manifest the characteristics of any food he eats. Using octopus tentacles and a clam husk, he effortlessly knocks out the crook. The crowd cheers for Fat and Suneater, but Tamaki gets easily embarrassed. Another criminal hiding in the crowd shoots Tamaki with the same Quirk-cancelling bullet that was used on Mr. Compress. At Overhaul's meeting with Tomura, he admits that he wants to use these weapons to change the status quo. All For One ruled by stealing Quirks, Overhaul wishes to fine-tune his method. The villain shoots Eijiro as well, but it bounces off his rock hard skin. Eijiro goes to pursue the fleeing villain while Tamaki realizes his Quirk won't activate. Red Riot chases the fleeing criminal down an alleyway until the villain attacks using small blades on his arm. Eijiro's Quirk easily blocks this and he knocks the villain down using Red Counter! Eijiro checks on the villain's condition and is too naïve. He trusts the villain enough to help him up but the tables are quickly turned on him when the criminal uses a Quirk enhancing drug to create long powerful blades piercing through his body. While Tamaki regroups with the police, Eijiro struggles as his hardening is even pierced by the villain. He recalls talking to his classmates about how he's struggling to keep up using his one dimensional Quirk. However, Katsuki claimed that those who refuse to go down are the strongest heroes of all. As more blades rush toward him, Eijiro activates his maximum hardness using a new move: Red Riot Unbreakable! The villain tries to focus all his blades at one point, but Red Riot Unbreakable has the power to bulldoze straight through them. He finishes the villain off using another Super Move: Red Gauntlet! The effects of Red Riot Unbreakable and the Quirk-enhancing drug end. The battle concludes with Eijiro as the victor, but the villain goes back to his cowardly crying state. Once again, Eijiro's naivety allows the villain to gain a second wind. The criminal nearly escapes, but he's cut off by Fat Gum who effortlessly captures him using his Fat Absorption Quirk. Fat Gum reminds Eijiro that a hero can only win against villains by making them lose their will to fight back. Fat Gum and the citizens commend Eijiro on a spectacular debut. However, Eijiro recalls his cowardly past and realizes he has improved since then. Eijiro, Tamaki, and Fat Gum regroup with the police. Fat Gum prepares to take his trainees to the hospital, but he's very worried about drugs that can stop someone from using their Quirk. The next day at school, Eijiro's classmates congratulate his debut that's all over the news. Ochaco and Tsuyu are also featured on the news. While everyone else is carefree, Izuku can't help but feel Eri's weight on his shoulders." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 69, + "Izuku, Eijiro, Ochaco, Tsuyu leave school for their respective Hero Work-Studies. However, they're curious when they happen to be heading the exact same way. Eventually, they meet up with The Big 3 and everyone arrives at Nighteye's building. To their surprise, many Pro Heroes from Ryukyu, Fat Gum and Gran Torino to minor heroes like Rock Lock, Kesagiri Man and Mr. Brave. Even Eraser Head is present for a meeting between heroes hosted by Sir Nighteye. Nejire asks Ryukyu what's going on and the Dragoon Hero reminds her trainees that they've been included in a special case. Nighteye announces they will all be discussing the Yakuza organization, the Shie Hassaikai. The conference begins shortly and Nighteye's sidekicks explained how they ended up tailing the Yakuza following the Team Reservoir Dogs incident and the Hassaikai's fight against the League of Villains. It is revealed that Gran Torino is involved in investigating the League's involvement. The old man tells Izuku that he's gotten himself dragged into something ugly. Rock Lock interrupts to ask why kids are present since they're slower to understand situations like this. Fat Gum defends his trainees and reveals they're directly involved in the case. He announces that Tamaki was shot with a bullet that harms Quirks. Eraser Head explains his power can halt Quirks without damaging his target's Quirk Factor, however, these bullets do significant harm to the Quirk Factor. Tamaki was able to heal over time, meaning the bullets are likely still in a testing phase. Sir Nighteye claims that the Shie Hassaikai are involved in a large crime ring that has been distributing drugs including Quirk enhancers. One of the villains the Ryukyu Agency fought was using such an item as well. Fat Gum reveals that the Quirk Cancelling bullets contained blood and cell samples from a human. Sir Nighteye adds that Izuku and Mirio encountered Overhaul's daughter Eri, who had bandages running up and down her legs. This gives the conference a dark tone, as both boys realize what a mistake they've made by leaving the girl behind. Both of them get up and proclaim that next time they will save and protect the girl. Nighteye's plan is to use the heroes he's collected from all over Japan to investigate known Hassaikai properties. It is crucial that they find the location of the girl and obtain solid evidence before striking, or else the Yakuza will become wise to the investigation. Eraser Head asks Sir Nighteye to use his foresight to gain information, however, Nighteye refuses because he might view someone's imminent death. After a somber exchange, the meeting concludes with all the heroes agreeing to investigate. The U.A. students meet in the back, saddened by the state of the girl. Shota Aizawa arrives and encourages his students to keep fighting, truly believing they can save the girl next time. Sir Nighteye and Gran Torino meet to discuss Izuku, and Nighteye admits that the young boy reminds him a lot of All Might. Izuku regains his confidence and is determined to rescue Eri. Meanwhile, Eri's new caretaker tries to cheer her up. He worries that he will be killed by Overhaul if he fails to tend to her or if she attempts to run away again. She cries in bed and thinks about Izuku's warm embracing touch. She's never felt a hand so kind before and is suffering under Overhaul's watch." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 70, + "Izuku, Eijiro, Ochaco, and Tsuyu are in the midst of training. Deadly focused and somewhat brooding, the Work-Study students move with extra precision, garnering the attention of their classmates. Izuku recalls Shota Aizawa reminding them that they can choose not to participate in the upcoming fight against the Yakuza if they so choose. However, all four of them want very badly to rescue Eri and do whatever they can, even if their role is smaller than the Big 3's will be. At lunch, Izuku seems bothered by the situation with Eri, as well as Sir Nighteye's prediction about the inevitable death of All Might. Tenya notices his friend in need and reminds him if there anything Izuku needs to talk about, he can because they're friends. He uses the same words Izuku said to him back when he was in a dark place before their internships due to the Hero Killer. Tenya's kind gesture brings Izuku to tears until he stops and tells himself that heroes don't cry, and thanks Tenya for his support. Shoto argues that sometimes even Heroes must cry before he and Tenya share some of their food at Izuku, who gladly accepts. Meanwhile, Heroes from all across Japan continue to investigate all properties connected to the Shie Hassaikai, trying to find the place where they hold Eri. Meanwhile, Izuku, Ochaco, Eijiro, Tsuyu, and the Big 3 wait impatiently for any call that informs them that they have finally found her, especially Izuku and Mirio. Two days later, late at night, all of them receive messages from Sir Nighteye informing them that they finally know where Eri is and calls everyone to another conference to prepare for the impending rescue operation. Eraser Head comments that the heroes worked quickly. Izuku and Mirio vow that this time they are gonna save Eri. Once everyone is at the Nighteye Agency, Sir Nighteye reveals that Eri is being kept in the main hideout underground. When Fat Gum asks him how he discovered that, Sir Nighteye shows a toy intended for little girls and tells them that a member of Shie Hassaikai is buying a lot of toys like that. Fat Gum thinks that the person buying the doll was just some enthusiast, but Sir Nighteye corrects him by telling him that he used his Foresight Quirk on the suspect to see his future and discovered that he is Eri's cater, and thanks to that he knows how to get to her. The sidekicks of Sir Nighteye's state that they have a time frame of when they will be home and they got a warrant from the Police Force, so all they need to do is get in there. These good news makes Mirio recover part of his energetic personality, and tries to encourage Deku, which pleases him and the classmates of both. Seeing his apprentice, Sir Nighteye understands how much Mirio has suffered in recent days for having decided not to rescue Eri when he had the chance, prioritizing obtaining the best possible result of that entire operation, but he is sure that his past decisions do not will have been in vain once they have rescued the girl. The next morning at 8:00 AM, in front of the Police Station, Heroes partaking in the rescue operation have been given detailed information about the Shie Hassaikai's secret complex underground facility; including the shortest route to Eri's location as well as all the information available of Quirks registered of Hassaikai members. Class 1-A students are nervous and eager about the rescue operation. Izuku Midoriya wonders where Gran Torino is, and Nighteye and a police officer inform him that he is unable to attend the operation due to something coming up involving the League of Villains. Once everyone is ready, the operation is set in motion. Meanwhile, at Shie Hassaikai headquarters, after being informed that the latest movements of the authorities indicate that they are preparing to assault the mansion, Overhaul goes to one of the rooms, where he meets with an old man who he calls \"Pops\", who's in a coma, and apologizes to him because things might get a little noisy soon. At 8:30 AM, the Heroes and Police Force are outside the Shie Hassaikai's Headquarters and commence the operation. One of the police offices goes to press the intercom to read the warrant to the Shie Hassaikai when suddenly Rikiya Katsukame bursts through the gate, sending some Policemen flying, being quickly rescued by Eraser Head and Deku. Rock Lock wonders, surprised, if the Shie Hassaikai had anticipated his arrival. Rikiya demands to know the reason for their presence and prepares to punch them with his overgrown muscles. Ryukyu transforms into her Dragon form and intercepts the punch with her draconian claw, to quickly knock down Rikiya. Ryukyu assures her agency can deal with the villain and asks the other groups to rush to the hideout. The other Yakuza members don't back down and a battle ensues outside the hideout. While the minor heroes hold them off, Sir Nighteye leads the main charge to the entrance. Meanwhile, Overhaul and Chrono prepare the Eight Bullets to hold off the heroes until they can escape with Eri and their research." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 71, + "Back in middle school, Tamaki Amajiki transferred schools on the first day of the spring term. He messed up his introduction due to his shy nature and was sure no one would want to be friends with someone awkward like himself. However, the first boy to talk to him was none other than his future best friend, Mirio Togata. In the present day, during the start of the raid against the Hassaikai, Tamaki hopes he can shine as brightly as Mirio does. In the present, Mr. Brave, Kesagiri Man, and the other minor heroes help the police hold off the massive group of Yakuza thugs resisting them. Sir Nighteye leads the others inside the hideout and Eraser Head explains the extreme loyalty between members of the Yakuza. Sir Nighteye finds a hidden panel and uses his foresight to deduce the proper code, opening a pathway to the underground labyrinth. Suddenly, more Yakuza thugs appear from underground. Centipeder and Bubble Girl act quickly to subdue them, allowing Nighteye and the others to proceed. They quickly run into a blockade that impedes their path through the underground maze. Mirio uses his Quirk to slip through the wall and confirms it was a hastily created blockade made by Overhaul's Quirk. Deku and Red Riot use their Quirks to break down the wall, but they're impeded yet again. Mimic uses Trigger to enhance his Quirk and merges with the walls, contorting and twisting the walls to make the pathway difficult to navigate. Tamaki panics and believes they won't be able to move forward, but Mirio encourages him and goes on ahead by himself. Mimic's Quirk can do little to halt Mirio, so he leaves him be. Mimic creates a hole beneath the remaining heroes and drops them into another room. They come face to face with Toya Setsuno, Yu Hojo, and Soramitsu Tabe of the Eight Bullets. Fat Gum dares them to fight, but his protégé Suneater claims he can handle the three of them alone, as he's been inspired by Mirio's courage. Mimic deals with the Police upstairs and leaves the heroes to the Eight Bullets. Tamaki knows the criminals are just trying to buy time and suggests he deals with them alone while the others go on ahead. However, Eijiro says they should work together, and Toya baits them into attacking. The police panic against Toya's Quirk, which can allow him to steal their guns. Eraser Head deals with their Quirks, but then the trio pulls out weapons and threatens to attack. Before the situation escalates, Tamaki acts quickly and restrains them with his octopus tentacles. He crushes their weapons and demands Fat Gum take the others on ahead. Eraser Head takes away their Quirks and advises Tamaki acts quickly. The others leave, much to Eijiro's dismay. Fat Gum explains that Suneater is the strongest hero they have in the group currently and he believes in him. Tamaki's heart is weak but despite this, he became a member of the Big 3. If Tamaki says he can handle it, then Fat Gum believes in him. Tamaki tries to knock Toya out with a punch, but his tentacles are cut by a knife hidden in Toya's mask. Yu Hojo regains his Quirk and manifests crystals all over his body to break Tamaki's hold. Tamaki prepares a clamshell to counter, but Toya immediately steals it using his Larceny Quirk. The criminals claim even trash has pride and they prove it by engaging Suneater in battle. They plan to live up to the expectations placed in them by the Young Boss. Yu Hojo appears to land a punch on Tamaki, but he grabs the villain's fist with octopus muscles reinforced by crab shells. Tamaki recalls Mirio inspiring the name \"Suneater\" in middle school, and proudly proclaims that he is Suneater to the villains, someone who can even devour the sun. Tamaki begins his counterattack with his Ultimate Move, Vast Hybrid Chimera: Kraken! He swings giant tentacles reinforced with crab shells all across the room, quickly overwhelming Yu Hojo and Toya. They call for Soramitsu Tabe to wake up, announcing that its mealtime. Soramitsu awakens and uses his Food Quirk to devour Tamaki's tentacles. He has jaws that can devour anything and a stomach that instantly digests it. Tamaki tries to poison him but Toya rips away his remaining tentacles before Hojo capitalizes and attacks. Their teamwork overwhelms Tamaki, who gets pinned against the wall. The trio explains their origins and why their bond to Overhaul is so strong. He saved them and gave them purpose after being out casted by the world. Tamaki understands the strength of bonds and recalls the strength given to him by his bond with Mirio. Refusing to give in, Tamaki counterattacks by picking apart his opponent's teamwork. Tamaki shifts his foot into chicken claws and flicks a crystal piece into Toya's eye. Now that he can defend, Tamaki blocks Hojo's attack with his own crystals. Suneater ate one of the crystals and can now manifest them to increase his own power. He grabs Hojo with a giant chicken leg enhanced by octopus muscles and crystals. Suneater slams Hojo into the other two with incredible force, defeating them with this attack. Tamaki reveals that he understands their bonds even though he can't understand where they come from. He says that friends don't use each other because friends don't eat friends." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 72, + "Suneater defeats Toya Setsuno, Yu Hojo, and Soramitsu Tabe. He restrains them and poisons them with octopus neurotoxin to keep them immobile. Tamaki also takes their masks and notices that his fight took too long to complete. However, Tamaki received sufficient damage during the battle and collapses, unable to catch up with the others. Meanwhile, Deku and Red Riot worry about Tamaki. Fat Gum tells them to believe in Suneater and Eijiro decides he must keep trust in Tamaki. Eraser Head notes Mimic's lack of activity and theorizes that Mimic can only use his Quirk in one area at a time. Currently, he appears to be focused on the police upstairs. He checks on the status of the three Bullets and is surprised to see them defeated by a single hero. Back at the entrance to the hideout, Bubble Girl questions the Yakuza she captured earlier. They explain the origin of the Hassaikai under the boss and how Overhaul has changed it into a villain organization. All the Yakuza are resisting because they fear him more than the police. They believe he will escape because he's crazy and has no fear of the future. Underground, Mimic targets Eraser Head and strikes him using the wall. Fat Gum pushes Eraser out of the way in time and is trusted into a tunnel that leads to a dark room deeper underground. Red Riot suddenly appears and reveals he tried to save Eraser Head as well. They both ended up falling into this room together, but they're not alone. A masked villain appears and Eijiro immediately activates his Red Riot Unbreakable defense. The villain sends Eijiro flying with a single punch before laying down a hailstorm of bullet punches to Fat Gum's body. To both the heroes' surprise, Eijiro's ultimate defense was effortlessly compromised by the villain. The hardened skin on his arm breaks off and Eijiro is hurt bad. Kendo Rappa stands before the injured heroes and claims weapons don't belong in a fight because life or death should be determined by a man's own physical strength. Fat Gum tries to hit back, but a golden barrier appears to block his punch. Hekiji Tengai appears and notes both the heroes have defensive Quirks. Kendo unleashes another barrage on Fat Gum's body and even the hero is surprised how much shock his attacks produce. Fat Gum is able to stay on his feet and realizes these weren't on the listed Quirks given out by the police. Hekiji reveals that this a true battle between Spears and Shields. Kendo and Hekiji are a spear and a shield while Fat Gum and Red Riot are two shields. However, Eijiro is hurt and can hardly be considered in the fight. He begins to despair until Fat Gum reminds him to remain unbreakable. Kendo wants to get back to fighting and demands Hekiji stop using his barrier. Hekiji refuses and reminds Kendo that their Master Overhaul paired them because of their compatible abilities. Kendo tries to hit Hekiji, who protects himself and allows his partner to fight without protection. Kendo continues to rain bullet punches on Fat Gum, ho continues to analyze the dangerous situation he's in. Eijiro can only sit by and watch at Fat Gum challenges Kendo head-on. Eijiro despairs while Fat Gum appears to struggle against Kendo's endless punches. Hekiji can see the fear in Eijiro's eyes and claims he's already out of the fight. Eijiro recalls going to Mustafa Middle school and believing he could get by with a weak Quirk as long as he had a strong spirit. He failed to stop some bullies and then Mina Ashido, the star of the middle school, makes easy work of it. One day walking home from school, Eijiro notices some girls being harassed by a large man demanding to know where the Springer Hero Agency is. Eijiro freezes and doesn't help the girls, but once again Mina appears to calm down the situation. Afterward, Eijiro is disappointed with himself for being a coward. Eijiro gave up on his dreams of going to U.A. High School and was prepared to stop being chivalrous due to his true colors. However, a video of Eijiro's favorite hero, Crimson Riot plays and reminds him that all heroes are afraid. Crimson Riot fears danger, but he feared the dying look on someone's face far more. He believes in living a life with no regrets, something that inspires Eijiro to enroll at U.A. and become a student of their hero course. Mina also got into U.A. and noticed that Eijiro totally changed his hair to get a fresh start at a new school. Mina realizes what happened that day with the villain was hard on him and promises to keep his secret. Back in the present, Fat Gum continues to get pulverized by Kendo. However, Fat Gum's Quirk allows him to absorb the energy of his opponent's attacks by burning away his defensive fat. By building up enough energy, Fat Gum can forge a spear that can pierce any shield. Hekiji senses Fat Gum planning something that tells Kendo to finish him quickly. Fat Gum has lost more defensive fat than he expected and might not be able to utilize his energy just yet. Kendo's next attack threatens to defeat Fat Gum, but Red Riot appears at the last moment to protect his mentor. He's determined to live a life without regrets and hardens his body each time after it breaks. He bears Kendo's attacks, sacrificing his body to protect Fat Gum. He withstands Kendo's barrage, impressing the villain. Eijiro even tries to strike back, but Hekiji's barrier appears to protect Kendo. Hekiji claims Eijiro's efforts were in vain, but Fat Gum reappears to reveal that it was anything but. Now much skinnier, Fat Gum's fist is supercharged with energy and he claims to have forged the perfect spear thanks to Red Riot. He claims the villains lost this fight because they underestimated the chivalrous spirit of Red Riot. Fat Gum's punch shatters Hekiji's barrier and sends both villains flying into the wall, defeating them. In this battle of spears and shields, the heroes are victorious." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 73, + "Overhaul and Chrono with Eri make their slow-paced escape while the young boss complains about all the noise echoing through the hideout. Chrono believes this is the end of the Shie Hassaikai, but Overhaul claims they will survive as long as he's around. He claims that his finished product will be enough to reinstate the Yakuza using money from newly interested investors. In order to make sure this happens he orders the temp squad of Himiko Toga and Twice to get to work. Meanwhile, Red Riot regains consciousness, and Fat Gum is reminded of the time he first met young Red at his agency. Eijiro desired to become someone other than the energy guy, he wants to become a hero who can protect people. Fat Gum is moved by Eijiro's bravery but gets interrupted when Kendo Rappa reaches his feat despite his injuries. Rappa asks Fat Gum to treat Eijiro's injuries so he can fight that \"man\" again. Tengai tells his battle-hungry partner not to act on his own, but Kendo crushes Hekiji under his foot and demands he be silent. Kendo admits his arms are broken, but even still, he wishes to fight to the death because of his MMA past. Kendo tells Fat Gum that he lives for the thrill of the fight and admits he enjoyed their battle. He even claims that Eijiro was the best time to fight before declaring the battle a draw. Fat Gum takes Eijiro to be treated and reminds him that he's been acknowledged as a man even by the enemy. Nighteye's group runs into Mimic's twisting walls again while Fat treats Eijiro's injuries. Fat asks why Kendo would be stuck in the Yakuza, and he admits it's only because Overhaul was able to defeat him not once but five times. This makes Fat realize that Overhaul can deal with Kendo's insane strength and speed. Fat asks what Overhaul's goal is, and to Hekiji's surprise, Kendo reveals that he wants to reinstate the Yakuza and his plan is in its final stages. Meanwhile in the Nighteye's group, seeing that the corridor starts to twist again because of Mimic, Rock Lock uses his Deadbolt super move to lock down the area around them in order to avoid being crushed by Mimic. Irinaka continues to send stone walls at the heroes, but Deku fights back by crushing the walls using his Quirk. Mimic realizes he has reinforcements and decides to separate all the heroes into using the walls. Deku and Eraser Head are together, Nighteye is with the police, and Rock Lock is alone. Rock Lock is ambushed by Himiko and quickly dispatched after he's distracted by a double of her. Himiko stabs the hero and reveals that she's Himiko the gangster now, and not with the League of Villains. Eraser Head notices the noise from the other side of the wall and Deku kicks it down. Himiko transforms herself into Rock Lock, but Shota quickly sees through her ruse before she can attack Izuku. Eraser uses his Erasure to destroy Himiko's disguise but she still attempts to attack Izuku. Eraser Head stops her with his scarf, but she counters and stabs him in the back before escaping thanks to another wall from Mimic. Shota is surprised to see the League of Villains working with the Shie Hassaikai and Izuku realizes it was actually Himiko he was fighting during the Provisional Hero License Exam. Several days ago, during the Black Communion between Tomura and Overhaul, the young boss introduce Tomura to Shogi, since he can learn something important. He explains that Shogi is an interesting game because they can use the pieces they take from their opponent. Using the board game as an example, Kai asks for Twice and Himiko or Kurogiri. Tomura initially refuses, but Overhaul asks for there to be trust between the two factions. Back in the present, Twice and a double of Kendo confront Nighteye and the police. To Twice's surprise, Nighteye effortlessly dispatches Rappa's double using his High Density Seals. Nighteye admits he's surprised to see the peerless League of Villains working with Yakuza. Seeing Kendo's clone has been easily defeated, Twice rants that the yakuza are all useless. While he rants, Sir Nighteye strikes Twice with the seals and rips off a part of his mask. Twice retreats behind another wall and complains to Mimic for nearly crushing him with the formed wall. With his mask torn, Twice nearly splits in two. However, Himiko appears to wrap him up and complains about the useless Yakuza. A few days earlier, Tomura told Twice and Himiko they would have to join the Yakuza. Both are very unhappy with the decision and Twice even takes off his mask to remind Tomura that he's a human with feelings. Twice feels terrible for allowing Magne to die and Mr. Compress lost his arm, asking Himiko to speak up. To everyone's surprise, Himiko threatens Tomura with a knife and demands to know why she has to do something she doesn't like. Tomura takes off his mask and admits its for his sake and all of theirs. Tomura says he trusts both of them to infiltrate the yakuza and take them down from the inside allowing Twice to take responsibility. Twice and Himiko are inspired by Tomura and decide to act on their own against the Yakuza, enraging Mimic. Mimic snaps and drags everyone deeper underground as he tries to crush both heroes and villains using his ability." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 74, + "Some time ago, Overhaul and Chrono met to discuss the fruits of their labor. They finished the Quirk Erasing Bullets, which can completely annihilate anyone's Quirk. Overhaul knew this is the time to act, now that All For One is gone. After recruiting Twice and Himiko into their ranks, the Shie Hassaikai met to discuss how they can all work together. Overhaul apologizes for what happened with Magne in hopes of building trust between them. Twice and Himiko were quite difficult at first, still angry with Overhaul and his group. Mimic was displeased with their attitude and Shin Nemoto used his Quirk to force both of them to explain the details of their powers. Shin also asked them if Tomura plans on betraying the Yakuza, but the duo claimed he isn't. Overhaul exits the meeting after ordering both members of the Temp Squad to remain within the underground facility. With pride and anger, Mimic told both League of Villains to respect the Yakuza because they're going to rise up again. In the present, Himiko taunts Mimic and gets him riled up. He screams out with frustration, giving his location away to Deku and the other heroes. They try to pinpoint it while avoiding Mimic's rage-induced attacks. Toga baits Mimic into letting out a loud scream after she insults the Yakuza once again. Deku uses One For All: Full Cowl - Shoot Style to break the roof open, revealing Mimic's body. Eraser Head nullifies Mimic's Quirk, forcing him to fall down. Sir Nighteye knocks him unconscious by throwing one of his Hyper-Density Seals and Izuku catches him before he crashes into the ground. Sir Nighteye realizes the League betrayed Mimic and says that the heroes have been used. Meanwhile, Lemillion has managed to catch up to Overhaul, Chronostasis, and Eri. The young boss is surprised that Mirio was able to catch up so quickly. Overhaul claims Eri doesn't want to be rescued because Mirio is no hero. Annoyed, Overhaul tells Mirio to die and he's suddenly effected by a Quirk that disrupts his equilibrium. This power belongs to the drunken Deidoro Sakaki of the Eight Bullets. Deidoro is joined by Shin Nemoto, who tries to shoot Lemillion with a gun. Mirio avoids it and allows the bullets to pass through him. Shin asks Mirio what is Quirk is, using his own power to force the hero into it. Mirio realizes Shin's power and learns that he's the only one allowed to follower Overhaul's ambitions. The young hero claims those ambitions are corrupt because Overhaul is abusing his own daughter. Shin uses his power to try and break Lemillion's spirit. He makes Mirio reveal he let Eri go the first time to make things go more smoothly. Shin claims Mirio is just trying to rescue the girl to make himself feel better. He fires off more shots, in hopes of crushing Mirio so he can continue walking beside the young boss. However, Mirio avoids the incoming attacks and strikes both villains with his Ultimate Move: Phantom Menace! Despite still being under the effects of Sakaki's Quirk, Mirio can move because he's always off balance using his Permeation power. He fights on because Eri is a kind girl who would rather return to pain then see others get hurt. Lemillion cannot waver, he cannot allow Eri to go on without smiling any longer. With overwhelming strength, Mirio defeats both villains and goes straight after the young boss and his aide. Overhaul dodges Mirio's punch, but the hero phases his leg through Eri's face to kick Chrono away. Lemillion catches Eri and promises to become her hero. Overhaul demands Eri return to his side, calling her diseased and claims she breaks people. Lemillion refuses to let her go and asks how Overhaul could be so cruel to his own child. The young boss takes a moment and realizes that's the excuse he used for Eri when he first met Mirio. Overhaul removes his gloves and reveals that he has no children. Overhaul uses his Quirk to break the ground apart and reshape it into stone spikes. Mirio keeps Eri out of harm's way and realizes his enemy is willing to break her as well. Overhaul claims he can always restore Eri, and she knows the feeling first hand, enraging Lemillion. The masked villain asks what Mirio plans to do if Eri gets hurt since he's sealed off any escape route. Chronostasis gets back up and aims his gun at Mirio under orders to shoot the arm carrying Eri. Overhaul destroys all the spikes so his aide can get a clean shot, but Mirio hides behind his cape to force the villain into missing. Mirio slips through the ground and nearly takes Chronostasis by surprise. Overhaul tries to go after Eri since she's alone, but Mirio strikes him down. He claims hero's wear capes to wrap up little girls in pain. He admits Overhaul is strong but overpowers him with and reveals that he's even stronger. Mirio uses Overhaul's real name, Kai. Kai recalls being found by the Hassaikai's boss and how he eventually refused his plan to reinstate the yakuza. The boss refused because he knows no one will follow a demon with no heart and doesn't want the yakuza's chivalry to end. Shin reappears beaten and battered, but ready to support his master. Overhaul throws him the Quirk-Destryoing Bullets and orders him to shoot Mirio. He knows he can't waste a shot and that Mirio will be able to avoid it. Instead, he shoots the bullet at Eri. She prepares to take the pain as she always has, but Mirio is determined to rescue her from that despair. He won't allow her to be sad anymore, and with a smile, allows himself to be shot to protect her. Mirio loses his Quirk and recalls the first time his father told him about it. Overhaul taunts Mirio for being a diseased man with foolish dreams that are lost now. He prepares to attack, but Mirio throws Chrono's body at him and breaks his arm with a single punch. Despite Mirio being under Sakaki's Quirk, in spite of losing his own Quirk, Lemillion fights on to protect the girl. For one-third of their bout, Lemillion protected Eri from Overhaul without the use of his powers, proving he's a true hero! A battered Overhaul has managed to back Lemillion into a corner. He declares that he will fix diseased men like Mirio. Before they engage each other again, Deku breaks through the wall to join the battle!" + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 75, + "Nighteye's team successfully works with the police to restrain Mimic. The chief demands Joi return the walls to their normal form. However, Eraser Head deduces Fat Gum was correct in believing Mimic increased his power using a drug that has since worn off. The police also worry about the League of Villains members lurking about. Sir Nighteye asks Mimic where the other League members are. Enraged. Mimic says he wishes he knew so he could destroy them himself. Sir Nighteye understands that this means there aren't any more Leaguers other than Twice and Himiko. Despite his injuries, Rock Lock pushes everyone to move along and finish the mission. Everyone else has been fighting to clear the path to save Eri, Rock Lock tells everyone to make one final push to save the girl. Nighteye's team leaves Mimic under Rock Lock's watch. The Pro Hero admits he's just been worried about the young heroes all this time and that they've been stronger heroes than any of the adults. Rock Lock places his faith in Deku and Sir Nighteye. Meanwhile, Himiko and Twice sneak away above the heroes. Himiko expresses that she wants to see Izuku beat up, but would like to see Overhaul cry even more. Twice shares a plan with his partner that will satisfy even Tomura. Himiko believes Izuku's last push toward the Yakuza will be the deciding battle between the Heroes and the Shie Hassaikai. Deku kicks through a solid wall and immediately goes after Overhaul. He punches Overhaul's arm and sends him flying away. Eraser Head seals Overhaul's quirk and asks Nighteye to see to the wounded. Nighteye realizes that Mirio has defeated nearly half the Eight Bullets and injured Overhaul all by himself. He embraces his protégé and commends him for a job well done while securing Eri as well. With his Quirk erased, Overhaul is pushed into a corner and yells for Chrono to wake up. Chronostasis actives his Quirk of the same name and cuts Eraser Head's arm. The hero was trying to save his student, but now his body moves slower as a result of Chrono's power. Overhaul managed to heal Hari during their fight with Mirio. The aide to the young boss meant to skewer both heroes at once, but Eraser is able to push Deku away at the last moment. Forced to blink, Eraser's power wears off on Overhaul. The masked villain creates a fissure of spikes that fill the battleground. Irate, Overhaul refuses to allow his plans to end here. He sacrifices Shin Nemoto to heal his wounds and assumes a monstrous new form. He admits that Lemillion was the stronger man, however, it was all for nothing. Armed with four new arms, Overhaul demands the heroes return Eri! Overhaul's assault allowed Chronostasis to escape underground with Eraser Head. He uses the small hand of his hair Quirk to slow Shota even more. Chrono deems Eraser's power worth studying and therefore the hero is worth keeping alive. Hari tells the Pro that the heroes will never stop Overhaul, he's a man who would use the old boss's granddaughter for his own selfish ends. Deku is shocked that Overhaul destroyed himself and his underling in order to fuse them both together. The villain admits the process was grueling, but he feels much stronger now than he did before. Deku notices that Chrono and Eraser Head are gone, while Lemillion and Eri are being cared for by Nighteye. Overhaul taunts Lemillion once again for losing his heroic dreams for trying to save Eri. Deku and Sir Nighteye are shocked to learn that Mirio has been lost forever. Deku tries to take Overhaul himself but the villain sees through Izuku's power and speed, proclaiming he is not impressed. Before he can attack Deku, he is hit in one of his arms by one of the Hyper-Density Seals that Nighteye has thrown at him, pushing him back. Nighteye steps up to fight Overhaul and orders Deku to take Lemillion and Eri away while he faces the villain. Sir Nighteye demands to know where Shota Aizawa is, to which Chisaki replies that since he is interested in Shota's Erasure Quirk, he is currently being escorted to the VIP room, causing Nighteye to wonder if Chisaki is afraid of having his own Quirk destroyed. Then he claims Overhaul must have been very afraid of Lemillion if he was willing to spend one of his precious perfected bullets on him. Overhaul uses his Quirk to repair his arm and attacks Nighteye, but he manages to dodge. While fighting Overhaul, Sir Nighteye thinks back to the lessons he taught Mirio about fighting by predicting the opponent's movements, even without the use of a Quirk like Foresight. Sir Nighteye is proud that Mirio took his teachings to heart, and in return, he is going to keep him and Eri out of harm's way. Then, Nighteye recalls when he broke his partnership with All Might after predicting his death, and a subsequent conversation he had with Gran Torino about it. Nighteye expressed his frustration and helplessness for not being able to help prevent All Might's death because every future he sees with his Foresight is destined to be fulfilled no matter how much he does to avoid it. Because that, Nighteye decided not to use his Foresight again to see into a person's far future. Nighteye continues to fight Overhaul, dodging his attacks by using his Quirk in one-second intervals. Meanwhile, Deku tries to lead Eri and Mirio away, but seeing Mirio seriously injured and losing blood, Eri is stricken by Overhaul's mental abuse. Crying, she wants the fighting to end and apologizes for all the pain she causes. Suddenly, Izuku and Mirio look back at the fight and horrified they see Sir Nighteye being pierced by Overhaul's spiked assault. Sir Nighteye did everything in his power during the battle to deny Kai the victory. Unfortunately, Sir Nighteye reached the end of his perceived future and was impaled by Overhaul. Having touched him, a seriously injured Nighteye sees into his future, trying to spot a future where Eri is saved and Mirio and the others are safe. However, a good future doesn't exist and he can only see himself and Deku dying at the hands of Overhaul. Deku re-engages Overhaul using power far beyond what he was using before. His body is in pain and it feels like its breaking apart, but Deku can still move. He pushes One For All: Full Cowl to 20% and says he'll twist the future and save Eri. Deku is narrowly able to avoid Overhaul and tries to deal a blow so devastating that the villain won't be able to recover from it. Aimed to be one blow to the top of the head, Deku unleashes Manchester Smash. However, Deku's powerful ax-kick narrowly misses. Overhaul claims that compared to the Lemillion and Nighteye, Izuku is easy to predict. Izuku tries jumping out of harm's way but is hit by Kai's spikes attack. Meanwhile, Mirio tries to bring Eri to safety, but he's haunted by his failure and Nighteye's injuries. Fatigued and injured, Mirio can no longer stand. Back at the battle, Overhaul complains that despite his Quirk allows him to repair his injuries and fractures, it is still a painful process. Izuku has survived Overhaul's counterattack, albeit with piercing injuries, impaled by small stone pieces in his right arm and left leg. Deku is glad that he smashed the ground before since it reduced Kai's firepower. Tired of Deku's persistence, a mouth appears on one Chisaki's hand and uses Nemoto's Quirk to call out Eri, asking her if she wants people to die because of her. Haunted by her past with Overhaul, she goes back to the battlefield and says she doesn't want anyone to die. Overhaul forces Eri to admit she doesn't think Deku can win on his own. Eri believes she should go back so nobody else has to die and Overhaul says the faint hope created by Lemillion is gone. He tells Deku that Eri doesn't want to be saved. Even a barely conscious Nighteye believes that he can't win because the future dictates that he will be killed by Overhaul. Despite the future showing Nighteye that Overhaul wins, in spite of Eri's desire to sacrifice herself and not to be saved, Deku refuses to let anyone die and claims he'll save Eri no matter what, reinforcing his determination by pulling out one of the spikes and smashing it. Suddenly, Ryukyu's team crashes through the roof with Rikiya Katsukame in tow." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 76, + "While Nighteye's group is encountering Overhaul, Ryukyu's team and the police manage to restrain Rikiya Katsukame. However, a Quirk boosting drug given to him by Mimic allows Rikiya to inhale the girl's stamina and wear them out. The villain breaks free from his restraints and re-engages the Dragoon Hero. Froppy and Uravity have had their stamina drained and can't stand. Ryukyu and Nejire fight on using their abilities together until the drug wears out. Suddenly, Deku appears to tell Uravity exactly where the enemy is beneath them. Ryukyu drags Rikiya into the air after Uravity floats him. Froppy helps guide her mentor and Nejire prepares to help because regardless of their low stamina, the girls know they must go Plus Ultra! Nejire blasts everyone into the underground labyrinth, surprising Deku underground. In reality, Himiko disguised herself as Izuku to lead Ryukyu's group to Overhaul. Twice and Himiko used a double of Mr. Compress to dig them up to street level and they order the double to secure Eri alone. Ryukyu notices the League of Villains but the girls are more concerned with Nighteye's critical condition. While they look after Sir Nighteye, Deku goes after Overhaul in an attempt to rescue Eri. Overhaul creates stone pillars with his Quirk that rapidly raise him to the surface with Eri. Eri notices Lemillion's cape flying through the air and is reminded of everyone's desire to save her. She realizes they won't give up even if it costs them their lives and decides she must do her best to help them so no one gets hurt. She reaches out for Lemillion's cape and her powers awaken, with her horn glowing bright gold. In the past, Kai Chisaki learned from the Boss that Eri's mutation erased her father and made her mother abandon her. The Boss asked Kai to study Eri's power because he thought they were similar. However, Eri's curse is something entirely different. Kai discovered that this ability is a Quirk that rewinds. Eri rewinds Overhaul back to his normal form before he fused with Shin Nemoto. She grabs onto Lemillion's cape and jumps out to embrace Deku. Determined to rescue Eri, Deku jumps through the air and reaches out to her until she finally leaps into his kind arms. He promises to never let her go again. Overhaul tries to attack them, surprised that Eri was able to unleash her power without her knowing how it works. Attempting to counterattack, Deku loses control of his power and breaks apart Overhaul's pillars using a massive shockwave that sends Deku and Eri high into the air. Confused, Izuku realizes that he accidentally went overboard and launched himself into the air. However, he's not injured despite using 100% of One For All. Obsessed with seeing his plan through until the end, Overhaul heals his injuries and merges his own body with Rikiya Katsukame's. Nighteye claims he will go after Izuku and kill him to get Eri back as his Foresight has dictated. Despite her exhaustion as well as the horrible revelation, Ochaco still wishes to try and help Izuku. Nighteye asks Froppy to help Mirio while Ryukyu and Uravity help him to the surface. Meanwhile, Izuku lands and figures out that Eri's power is what healed his injuries before he ever knew they happened. Overhaul appears before them in an even more monstrous form than before. He tells Izuku that Eri's Quirk will annihilate him if he continues to hold onto her and demands he hand her over. Deku refuses and claims Eri's Quirk is an incredibly kind one, one that healed him. He understands how Eri's Quirk affects his body and believes if he accumulates injuries at an even greater speed, then he won't be rewound out of existence. Instead, Eri's Quirk allows Deku to access One For All 100% indefinitely. Overhaul recalls studying and understanding Eri's Quirk. He used it to create bullets that could destroy hero society and restore the natural order. He believes himself to be the only one to understand Eri's value and demands her back. Overhaul tries to use his new form to overwhelm Izuku, but at 100% full power, Deku sends the monstrous villain reeling into the air with a single kick. Underground, Ryukyu deals with Mr. Compress' clone and allows Uravity to float Sir Nighteye up to the street. While soaring through the air with his newfound power, he notices Eri's power growing stronger. She can't control it, much like Izuku when he first used One For All. As Overhaul reels back from Izuku's attack, he recalls the Boss's constant disapproval of his plans. Kai wanted to restore the Yakuza using the Quirk Killing Bullets to create a monopoly on Quirks themselves. He wishes to repay the Boss, but even so, he's refused at every turn. Left with no other choice, Overhaul took on a villain's life and decided to force the old man to \"sit back and relax\". No matter the cost, Kai is determined to restore the Yakuza to power. Overhaul believes that people like the Boss and Izuku never see the larger picture. He demands Izuku stay out of the way and tries to attack again, but Deku is far too fast. Deku asks how he can call himself a hero if he can't save one small girl right in front of him. Without giving Overhaul a chance to heal himself, Deku unleashes a barrage of blows and finishes off his opponent with a powerful smash at 100%. Nighteye and Uravity reach the surface, surprised to see Deku victorious. Sir Nighteye realizes the future he saw is gone, and Deku has a truly twisted fate." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 77, + "Deku successfully defeats Overhaul above ground by slamming his large, unconscious body into the pavement. Hari Kurono, lying in wait within the compound, notices that Overhaul is taking too long. Wondering if he failed, Hari recalls Kai's intense desire to never lose in order to preserve the Yakuza's dignity. Hari prepares to kill Eraser Head in order to get away with the finished drug. However, Suneater and the police arrive to arrest him. Tamaki uses his Manifest Quirk to create a swordfish arm and stabs Hari's arm. Due to the conditions of his Quirk, Hari cannot move and use his power at the same time. Froppy arrives to check on Tamaki, who's also carrying Lemillion. Above ground, Eri's Rewind spirals out of control, putting a powerful strain on Deku. Kai recalls getting in trouble as a child for fighting another child for calling the Yakuza villains. On their way home in the rain, the old boss told Kai not to raise a hand against civilians. Even so, he thanked young Kai for trying to preserve the Yakuza's honor. Impassioned by the memory of his beloved boss, Kai's seemingly unconscious body moves on its own and attacks in desperation. Eri's power rewinds Overhaul back to normal, negating his monstrous form. Uravity arrests and restrains Overhaul before updating Ryukyu on the situation. Eri's power is spiraling out of control and she's afraid that she may kill Deku. Eraser Head uses his Erasure just in time to shut off Eri's Quirk, saving Izuku. Ryukyu orders the police to call ambulances for the injured and asks them to search for the League of Villains as well. Himiko and Twice manage to escape while all eleven members of the Shie Hassaikai are arrested. The injured Heroes and Eri are taken to the hospital following the end of the mission. Sir Nighteye is in especially bad shape. Despite this, he takes a moment to tell young Izuku that he managed to twist the future. The energy given off by all the young heroes was able to change the future Sir Nighteye foresaw with his Foresight Quirk. Izuku tells Sir Nighteye to keep fighting as he's carried off to the hospital. Ryukyu also takes a moment to thank Izuku for his incredible bravery. With that, the rescue mission completed at 9:15 AM. The police convoy transporting villains to the hospital are confronted by the remaining members of the League of Villains. Tomura mentions that the way to achieve victory in Shogi is by taking the opponent's king. Dabi explains that Shogi isn't that simple while Mr. Compress speaks on the phone with Himiko, thanking her and Twice for giving the League the Yakuza's location. Himiko and Twice decided to inform the others of Overhaul's condition and this intel allowed them to confront the convoy directly. Dabi tells Spinner to stop weaving the van while the lizard-like villain laments over attacking the police in the name of Stain. Tomura tells him it's a necessary evil and Dabi prepares their preemptive strike. Dabi unleashes a spiraling wave of blue flames at the transportation vehicle. However, the police car intercepts the flames and the Sand Hero Snatch uses his Quirk to defend the convoy. Tomura confronts Snatch directly, distracting him long enough for Compress to uncompress a boulder beneath the car, causing it to flip. Tomura gets into the front of the transport vehicle and causes it to crash as well. Snatch manages to save the driver but he's confronted by Dabi from behind. The Sand Hero recognizes Dabi as the culprit behind multiple murders where the corpses were severely burned. He attacks Dabi and asks if he's ever considered the feelings of those left behind. Dabi counters with a burst of flames and Mr. Compress manages to get behind Snatch and compresses him. Only able to transform the top half of his body into sand, Snatch is compressed with the flames and dies as a result. Tomura confronts the restrained and defeated Overhaul. Kai asks if Tomura has come to kill him, but the double-crosser reveals he's going to do something Overhaul would hate even more. Tomura says he hates Kai because he's way too cocky. Compress takes one of Kai's arms and says he hates Overhaul as well, showing off his new prosthetic one. Tomura reveals he has taken the Quirk-Killer bullets and touches Kai's arm, decaying it. Tomura cuts it off before his Quirk spreads and then taunts his rival for being Quirkless and helpless. Tomura claims Overhaul's hard work for his own. Spinner tells his allies they need to leave quickly while Kai begins to panic after realizing he won't ever be able to heal the boss now. Kai breaks out into hives and screams out in agony as the League of Villains walk away victorious. The heroes in the residential area surrounding the Hassaikai's hideout check the damage. Hardly any civilians were injured and the damage was kept to a minimum thanks to Deku's efforts. Nejire Chan tells the heroes and the police that he did an incredible job despite Overhaul's massive size. Meanwhile, those injured in the fight are being treated at the hospital. Deku is checked out without any injuries and he meets up with Eraser to check up on everyone else. Red Riot, Suneater, and Fat Gum all received moderate injuries but nothing life-threatening. Rock Lock was also able to avoid any serious injuries. Eri remains feverish and asleep while being quarantined in the hospital, due to the danger of her Quirk. Deku and Eraser Head meet up with All Might and Nighteye's sidekicks. Recovery Girl and the Doctor's reveal that Nighteye will likely die before the next day comes. All Might and his former sidekick finally reunite on his death bed. All Might apologizes and Deku begs him to live. Nighteye reveals he doesn't resent either of them and hopes All Might can continue to be happy. Nighteye reveals that Izuku was able to change the future thanks to everyone's heroic actions. His mind has been changed about Izuku and about how the future can be saved. Despite his own injuries, Mirio storms into the room in order to speak with Sir Nighteye. Crying, Mirio begs his mentor not to die and says he was only able to because of Nighteye's teachings that he became so strong. Sir originally only recruited Mirio in order for him to gain One For All. Before long, Lemillion became his pride. He uses his Quirk one last time to look into Mirio's future. He sees that Mirio will become a finer hero than anyone else. He tells everyone to smile because a society without hope and humor cannot have a bright future. Sir Nighteye flatlines and everyone is forced to say goodnight to their beloved Sir." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 78, + "Up in the mountains, Gran Torino travels with Naomasa Tsukauchi and the Police Force tasked with hunting down the League of Villains. They move through the mountains using a police car after receiving word that Kurogiri has been moving throughout the area. They park their vehicle and receive word that the suspect has been located. Gran Torino uses his Quirk to soar through the trees and apprehends Kurogiri swiftly. He believes that if the police can capture the Warp Villain, the other members will fall into their lap in time. Detective Tsukauchi warns Gran Torino to be careful and adds that he will be difficult to restrain. Kurogiri tells Gran Torino that he has business with a wild man appearing in the mountains. He's garnered too much attention, which also led the police here. Even so, Kurogiri was determined to meet with this wild man. Suddenly, the entire area shakes with fierce vibrations. Kurogiri claims All For One is always looking toward the future and that Tomura Shigaraki wasn't his only underling. All For One told Kurogiri that if he should ever feel uneasy about protecting Tomura, he should rely on that man. A giant appears and Kurogiri identifies him as All For One's ally, Gigantomachia. The giant claims everything he does is for his master and lays waste to the mountainside. At the hospital, Izuku learns of the news that the League of Villains attacked the Shie Hassaikai transport. Shota tells him not to feel responsible and explains that all students other than Mirio are to return to school. Eri will also remain behind despite Izuku's misgivings about leaving her. Izuku leaves to visit Mirio before returning to school. He finds Mirio spinning his legs with cheerful energy. He's trying to smile because that's what Sir Nighteye would want from him. He tells Izuku that he should try and smile for Eri as well. Izuku feels tremendous guilt for allowing Nighteye to die and for allowing Mirio to lose his abilities. He knows that Mirio did more than anyone during the raid and believes that if he had One For All, Mirio could've saved his master. Izuku asks Mirio if he would like his Quirk, but Mirio interrupts him and says he doesn't need it. He reminds Deku that he's the hero and says that one day Eri can use her power to rewind him and fix his abilities. Mirio claims he's fine and urges Izuku to continue on with a strong heart. All Might hears the exchange from the hallway. After being discharged, Izuku meets Eijiro at the doors of the hospital. Then, the police appear to ask them to accompany them to the station to answer some questions about the Shie Hassaikai raid. Meanwhile, Shoto and Katsuki leave for their provisional license training course. Shoto urges them along but Katsuki ignores him and demands that Shoto walk behind. The Work-Study group returns to Heights Alliance and reunites with the rest of Class 1-A. The classmates swarm Izuku, Ochaco, Tsuyu, and Eijiro. Tenya reminds everyone to be considerate of their exhaustion, but Izuku says that it's okay. Ochaco recalls talking to Shota about being unable to save Sir Nighteye. She resolves to help save people in the future. While everyone else spends time with the Work-Study group, Katsuki and Shoto both head to bed early. In the morning, Shoto and Katsuki head off to their training, this time guided by All Might and Present Mic. While Present Mic explains why he's in place for Eraser, All Might adds that its a measure to consider the League of Villains. All Might learned directly from Gran Torino about the incident with Gigantomachia. Despite capturing Kurogiri, Gran Torino feels it was a loss to let someone so dangerous go free. At the training facility, Endeavor confronts All Might and says he wishes to speak with him. As Shoto walks through the hallways, he hopes Endeavor and All Might don't cross paths. He also wishes he didn't have to cross paths with Inasa. Inasa arrives with Camie close behind. Seiji also joins to scold them about being too friendly with their U.A. rivals. He and Katsuki clash personalities while Gang Orca and Yokumiru Mera watch from another room. They plan on putting the students through their toughest trial yet." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 79, + "After changing into their Hero costumes, Shoto and Inasa head towards the training ground. Trying to make friends with Shoto, Inasa starts a conversation asking him about the foods he likes. Shoto replies that he likes cold Soba, while Inasa says he prefers hot. Although they have different tastes, Inasa thinks they have something in common. Shoto advises him not to try to force a friendship between them. Katsuki feels upset about their interactions. Once in the training ground, Yokumiru Mera introduces himself to the students telling them that he will be in charge today. He explains that they have rented out the general sports center for the training, and also that they will be joined by a new student. All Might, Endeavor, and Present Mic arrive at the bleaches. All Might prefers not to stand out so he suggests finding a spot to watch the lesson where they won't attract attention. Endeavor immediately starts shouting to Shoto to encourage him, drawing attention to him except, precisely, Shoto's, who prefers to ignore his father. Students are surprised to see the new Number One Hero present, but soon they recognize that the one who is next to him is All Might and they start gushing about the former number one hero being there. Yokumiru calms down the excited students and introduces them to their new teammate: Camie Utsushimi. Yokumiru explains that Camie is a special case because, although like them she \"made it\" to the second exam and fulfilled the requirements to take the supplementary classes, she seems to suffer from memory loss because she doesn't remember participating in the Provisional Hero License Exam. The bubbly Camie thanks the examiners for allowing her to participate. From the bleachers, Seiji Shishikura and his teacher watch Camie and talks to about the fact that she was supplanted during the License Exam by the League of Villains. Seiji blames himself for not realizing this deception sooner and the teacher is worried because the Shiketsu High School is also in the League of Villains' sights. Yokumiru decides to start with the training and Gang Orca arrives on the scene. He immediately yells at the students, disappointed by their performance during the supplementary classes. He is especially critical of Katsuki, Shoto, and Inasa. He recognizes that they have enough combat abilities, but their behavior and lack of teamwork costed them dearly. He tells them that they need \"heart\" which is why Gang Orca plans to make them, along with Camie, learn how to connect to people, and so he’s devised a rigorous life-or-death battle for them. The gymnasium doors begin to open and the four students prepare to face the challenge... which turns out to be a huge class of elementary school kids from Masegaki Primary School. The students from Masegaki are especially misbehaved, lacking any sort of discipline or respect, even their teacher, Komari Ikoma, had lost control. The children start hitting, mocking, and making fun of Katsuki, Shoto, and Inasa. Camie asks why she is also part of the group and Gang Orca clarifies that because she did not participate in the exam. Camie doesn't seem to mind as she likes kids, and hugged one of the kids between her breasts. In response, a girl pinches her butt and the others start to ignore her. Komari apologizes for her class unruly and rebellious behavior but Gang Orca believes that they can change her class for the better. Before heading to supervise the training of the other students, Gang Orca tasks Katsuki, Shoto, Inasa, and Camie to work together and “win over the hearts” of the rowdy school children. After a while observing, Present Mic decides to act as a commentator on the exam. Meanwhile, Endeavor and All Might start talking to each other. Despite his efforts, Endeavor admits crime rates continue to rise. Without All Might, the current peaceful society starts to crumbling away. Endeavor seeks advice from the former Number One Hero about what it means to be the Symbol of Peace. Present Mic comments on how students are failing to win the hearts of the Masegaki children. Komari comments that the school's role is to provide counseling to the children but that has its limits and the children have closed their hearts to everyone, but she hopes that in that exam they will open it again. Inasa believes the task at hand is to make friends with the children but Katsuki prefers a more direct method to finish as soon as possible. He figured out that the core issue is that the teachers have failed to take a leadership role for the students, and one of them takes the position as the ring-leader. His plan is to find the “leader” and make an example of him. Thus, Katsuki asks the strongest child to fight him but his plan fails Inasa goes with his own plan and tries to befriend to unruly children. He tells them that it's not heroic to make trouble for adults. One of them immediately turns it around by saying that he cannot become a Hero because he's making trouble for adults by forcing them to oversee his remedial training. Inasa can't deny this and apologizes, slamming his head on the floor. Because of how twisted children are, Katsuki says that violence is necessary to put the kids in their place, but Shoto verbally rejects Katsuki’s methods and decides to handle the children without violence. Meanwhile, Endeavor continues his discussion with All Might. He became the Number Two Hero at the age of 20 but immediately knew he would never beat All Might, which is why he entrusted everything to Shoto. Responding to what is the symbol of peace, All Might says he simply does not know how to answer. He states that he always believed that the country needed a symbol to be their beacon of light, and in doing so he ignored the people around him, such as his former sidekick. All Might tells Endeavor that he knows his struggle of filling in his spot as the Number One Hero and tells him that he can’t expect to be the same symbol as he was. Endeavor has to find his own way to become a symbol for the people. Shoto steps forward and straightforward self-introduce to the kids, but gets depressed after the kids find him boring, and Inasa tries to comfort him. Seeing that Katsuki, Shoto, and Inasa have failed, Camie suggests that they should stop trying to connect with the kids normally and try to win the kids over by showing off their Quirks. The kids, during this, think back to how their parents and the Tv have doubts about the current heroes and activate their Quirks in response and announce that they believe their generation is stronger than the previous one. Katsuki and the rest prepare themselves to face their challenge. Present Mic privately wondering how they could possibly be having such a rough time with a bunch of grade school kids. He is surprised when Seiji Shishikura suddenly appears at his side. Seiji responds by saying that fighting power with power is the epitome of foolishness because by doing so will only breed ill will in the heart of the kids. Komari notes that chatting to the children won't work now as they truly believe that their Quirks are superior." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 80, + "The children of Masegaki Municipal Elementary School attack Katsuki, Inasa, Shoto, and Camie with a variety of Quirks. Present Mic is impressed, saying that at their age he didn't have as much power as they did. Seiji Shishikura suggests that the reason for their power is possibly due to the “Quirk Singularity doomsday theory”. He explains that Quirks are mixing more and more as the generations pass and that each generation is producing stronger and more complex Quirks, reaching a point where they can be too hard to control. Komari apologizes, but before she can do anything, she is stopped by Present Mic telling her that now it's their turn. Students who train with Gang Orca also notice the disaster and ask if they should help but Gang Orca denies their request, believing that the student group in charge of the children will invigorate their spirits. Despite the rough attack, Katsuki, Shoto, and Inasa used their Quirks to defend themselves and are unscathed. The children are surprised that they are not scared of their Quirks, but after a few words from the smart introverted child that acts as the ringleader, they try again. A female student attacks Shoto with her Queen Beam Quirk. He entrances the girl, who falls in love. It turns out that “Shoto” is nothing more than an illusion created by Camie with her Quirk, Glamour. The illusion manages to get a laugh out of Katsuki who imitates the illusion. The smart child starts to get nervous when he realizes that the situation is not in his class's favor. He is unable to accept it because he sees himself as superior to all of the adults around him and, that compared to them, he and his classmates should be the ones truly entrusted with power. Inasa believes that it is time to implement the plan they had devised. Using his Whirlwind Quirk, Inasa carries the children up the ice slide that Shoto created with his Quirk using the projectiles the kids threw before. Camie also collaborates and uses her Glamour to create a dreamlike setting similar to an aurora borealis inside the building. The students planned to win over the kids by using their Quirks to make them look cool. However, they understood they shouldn't make the students feel bad by defeating them, but that they should try to broaden their perspectives. By deepening their interactions without breaking the children's spirits, the Heroes in training win the students over. Katsuki goes over to their ringleader and orders him to join in the fun, advising him that if he looks down on people he won't be able to recognize his own weaknesses. Inasa lifts the child onto the ice slide and is impressed with Katsuki's advice. Seeing the children have stopped being unruly and that they pay attention to their elders, professor Ikoma can barely contain her excitement of seeing what the students have achieved. Present Mic tells her that now it is her turn to guide them properly. Seeing the success the students have had with the children, All Might tells Endeavor that the reason to be strong is very simple, and he is sure he knows the answer. Enji listens to these words while watching Shoto's contentment with the children. The trial ends and Gang Orca congratulates the students for winning the hearts of the children despite his vague instructions to achieve it. They change back into their student uniforms and exit the gym. Once they are outside, they find All Might and Present Mic talking with the Shiketsu High School teacher alongside Seiji and Endeavor. When Camie asks what's going on, Seiji gets angry since they're talking about her, and their teacher explains that U.A. High School and Shiketsu High School are starting to work together in order to stop the League of Villains. Endeavor approaches Shoto outside and comments on how much he has changed. He tries putting his hand on his son but he rejects him. Despite this, Endeavor says he's proud of him and he will become a hero he can be proud of as well. Shoto awkwardly tells Endeavor to do what he wants. Seeing that Endeavor's eyes are no longer full of hatred and that he is trying to change for the better, Inasa punches himself in the face to build up the nerve to talk to Endeavor, telling him that he'll be cheering him on. Endeavor thanks him for the compliment. Afterwards, they all return to their schools. The days pass, and the month of October begins. Those who were Work Studies students get permission to attend Sir Nighteye's funeral accompanied by All Might, Shota Aizawa, director Nezu, and the Heroes with whom they did the Work Studies. Work studies are postponed, and Centipeder takes over the Nighteye Agency, and he and Bubble Girl await for Mirio's return. Eri has also woken up at the hospital, but since she is not yet emotionally stable, no one can visit her. Furthermore, it was discovered that the horn on her head where her Rewind Quirk originates has shrunk when the fever went down. Back in Class 1-A, after a difficult math class with Ectoplasm, Ochaco and Tenya invite Izuku to eat with them at the Lunch Rush Cafeteria. Suddenly, Yuga appears and puts cheese in Izuku's mouth which scared him. Tenya asks if he wants to eat with them, but Yuga declines the invitation because he prefers to eat on his own. That night, Yuga approaches Izuku's room from the balcony, watching him creepily while he sleeps before returning to his own room. Izuku wakes up nervous, aware that Yuga was spying on him, and when he looks outside the balcony he sees that Yuga has left him a message written with cheese saying “I know.” Izuku is freaked out. The following day, Izuku continues with the school routine, still nervous about Yuga's strange behavior. After class, some of his classmates talk about Hero team-ups like Mt. Lady, Edgeshot, and Kamui Woods. Mina suggests that she, Ochaco, Hanta, Kyoka, Koji, and Mezo should form a team together after graduation. Later, in Gym Gamma, students prepare to work on their Ultimate Move. Eijiro activates his Hardening and asks Izuku, Rikido, and Katsuki to train with him, but Izuku declines because he wants to train alone. Katsuki asks him if he has made some progress but Izuku states he has not. Katsuki berates him for his lack of initiative as he leaves to train with Eijiro. Then Yuga calls out to Izuku and shows him his new move Navel Buffet☆Laser as well as his mastery with his Quirk. It causes him severe stomach problems and Izuku asks for permission for Yuga to rest. When they are alone, Izuku asks Yuga about his cryptic message. Yuga explains that he’s aware that Izuku’s Quirk isn’t suited for his body and reveals that he has a similar problem. Yuga goes on to explain that he has a birth defect which makes it hard for him to control his navel laser. This is why since he was little he has had to wear a special belt all the time to prevent his powers from leaking out. He then tells Izuku that he is not alone in hardships as it's better to face them together or they won't excel. Izuku is happy that Yuga wanted to encourage him and thanks him for his support before Yuga suffers from another stomach problem. After this, Yuga and Izuku become good friends with Mina noting Yuga's more cheerful attitude." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 81, + "In Class 1-A, Mina Ashido shows her classmates her dance skills, impressing them all. As Izuku notices, it has an effect on her agility, as she puts her whole body into her movements. Interested, he decides to learn some dance moves from her, to which Yuga joins despite his small resentment towards her. Mina accepts and gives them the first lessons about how to dance. Seeing Mina, Denki says it's nice to be able to apply their own hobbies to hero work to make oneself stronger. This reminds him that Kyoka also has a great love for music. Kyoka shyly asks Denki to stop commenting on it, threatening him with her Earphone Jack. Denki doesn't understand why she got angry. Later, Shota arrives at class and announces that U.A. High School will be having a school festival. Everybody gets excited, but Eijiro questions if it's a good idea to hold a festival when there’s been an exceptional amount of villain activity as of late. Shota even acknowledges the validity of Eijiro’s frustration and that he agrees with him, but he explains the importance of the school festival in relation to U.A. High’s other curriculum streams, like the business and support courses. Since class 1-A also has to participate, Shota orders them to pick out a program to perform at the festival. Momo writes down all of the suggestions and those that cannot be done for various reasons are progressively eliminated. Students discuss but fail to reach an agreement before the bell rings. Class 1-A’s inability to make a decision becomes even direr when Shota gives them the ultimatum that if they can’t reach a consensus then they’ll get saddled with a “public lecture” as their contribution to the festival. At night, at Heights Alliance, with the exception of the interns and Katsuki, students continue to discuss what to do for the festival. Tenya considers that their contribution should be something that gives the other students pleasure and relieves stress. His classmates agree but still do not find the right option. Mina had suggested a dance, and to her surprise Shoto supports her. He agrees with the idea that it should be something where people can come to blow off steam and have fun, and with the laptop, he searches on a video-sharing platform a music performance to emphasize the suggestion. Everyone seems to agree, but Hanta still has doubts about the idea of dancing. Mina offers to teach her classmates how to dance. Then Minoru remembers that for dance, music is also needed, and everyone looks at Kyoka. All of Class 1-A considers her suitable for the task, but Kyoka believes that her musical talent is not a big deal, just a hobby. Denki finds it really awesome that she can play so many instruments, which makes her blush. Then, Koji tells her that her music can help put smiles on people's faces. Encouraged by her peers, Kyoka decides to help Class 1-A with music. All of them agreeing that Class 1-A's school festival program will be a grand musical performance. Without anyone noticing, the auto play of the video-sharing platform plays a video that features a mysterious individual. The next day, Izuku and Mirio pay Eri a visit to see how she’s been doing. Back in the supplementary lessons room, Shota tells Izuku that Eri has requested to see him and Mirio. As both students enter Eri's room, a nurse is concerned that Eri may lose control of her Quirk if something makes her remember the incident, but the doctor assures her that with Eri's current status it is unlikely that this will happen. Eri starts the conversation asking Izuku because he doesn't know him despite having saved her. Izuku informs her of both his real and hero names. Then, Eri blames herself for all the trouble that they and Sir Nighteye - who she is unaware that he has passed away - went through in their battle against Overhaul. Mirio reassures her it's not her fault, and they just wanted to see her smile again. Eri tries to smile, but it turns out that she can't even force herself to do it. Izuku is aware that even though Eri has been freed from Overhaul's clutches, she still sustained a lot of psychological damage. Thinking about the way she can smile again, he remembers Yuga Aoyama's words about surprises and then asks Shota if it would be possible for Eri to attend the U.A. School Festival. When Eri asks what a festival is, Mirio explains that it is a place full of fun and joy, where she can eat delicious things like candy apples, which catches Eri's attention. Shota agrees with Izuku’s idea and phones to talk it over with the principal. Meanwhile, at the Police Force office, the chief Kenji Tsuragamae is informed that a villain has uploaded another online video. Kenji orders his subordinates to investigate where the post comes from. The video shows a villain committing a robbery at a convenience store, kindly asking the terrified store clerk to put cash in the briefcase before the heroes come. As expected, a pair of heroes arrive to stop him, and a female voice warns the villain about their presence. He tells his partner La Brava that they don't have to worry since he claims he can take both of them on... before more heroes come to the scene for support. The villain then tells La Brava to stop filming, only to have her start again later with all the heroes defeated and the shop wiggling like a jelly. The villain is walking away without even taking his cash, revealing that his goal is that his name goes down in history. The villain then introduces himself to viewers as Gentle Criminal and says goodbye to them until the next video. Seeing that pantomime, Chief Kenji doesn't know if Gentle Criminal is serious or not. On a rooftop, La Brava informs Gentle that their latest video isn’t getting a lot of views. Gentle sees that he will have to accomplish an even greater feat than just a robbery. While pouring tea, Gentle tells La Brava that he is searching for something that will make him more magnificent. Once he ends his monologue, Gentle ends up spilling hot tea all over himself and La Brava due to the breezy wind." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 82, + "La Brava begins watching an online video where Gentle Criminal is narrating how some Heroes – like All Might – and Villains – like All For One, Destro, and Oji Harima - have left their mark on the annals of history. The video continues with Gentle giving a bit of a history lesson: back before the legislative system of superhuman society became established, the line between hero and villain was still vague. Things were chaotic at that time, but in that chaos there was freedom. That was a time with which he feels associated with. Then Gentle appears and introduces himself to the viewers. As she gets too excited about the video, Gentle enters the room and asks La Brava if the video has been uploaded. La Brava says yes, even though the account has been deleted again and she has been uploading everything, starting with his debut video. Gentle thanks her for everything she has done and says they shall go to today's shoot after finishing off his cup of tea. The duo begins recording their next video. It begins as Gentle introduces himself as the man who uploads videos of what are called criminal actions, but he ensures that he doesn't commit crimes at random. For example, the convenience store that he robbed the other day belongs to one of the largest chains in Japan and has come under fire for some shady business tactics, like hiding expiration dates of Plump Pudding. Despite this, the company feigned ignorance and the situation seemed to be about to end without a clear resolution. This is why Gentle, who labels himself as a modern-day gentleman thief, punish those who behave in an ungentlemanly way. The video is uploaded, and La Brava shows frustration because the video has not gotten many views, as it seems the online community is not interested in Gentle’s actions. Gentle tries to downplay it, but La Brava is enraged because, despite the fact that he has been a villain in online videos for six years, Stain's biographical video steals all the glory from them as well as the people only remembering the League of Villains when they think of villains due to their wicked actions. Gentle agrees with that, explaining that this is because people, in general, feel a greater interest in violent acts, a behavior that does not match with his style of villainy. As they jump to a rooftop, Gentle acknowledges that Stain and the League are more popular than him, and his videos have a big dislike ratio. However, Gentle is not discouraged about these facts because his next plan will surpass even theirs and place him in the limelight. La Brava asks what his plan is... Back at U.A. High School, while walking outside, Katsuki Bakugo overhears the conversation between two students from the General Department, being condescending toward the Hero Course and their decision to hold a live show to lift the rest of the school's spirits, blaming Class 1-A for the damage being caused by the recent villain attacks against the U.A. Back in Heights Alliance, Class 1-A is deciding their roles for the upcoming Cultural Festival. First, they're deciding who should play which instruments, and Kyoka notes that she mostly plays guitar, and doesn't really have the time to teach someone. She asks if anyone can play the drums since the drummer's job is to provide the beat to support the other instruments. Denki points out Katsuki was forced to play when he was younger. Katsuki refuses to do, but Hanta teases him which makes the former display his prowess in playing drums. Everyone is impressed by his performance and they want him to be the drummer, but he doesn’t want to due to the fact the other departments are mad at them and their attempts to please will only look like self-satisfaction from 1-A and they will not accept it. This leads Toru to get cross with Katsuki, Tenya admits he has a point and Shoto says he should not speak ill of them if he has not even partaken in the conversation. However, Katsuki counters on saying there is no point in trying to play nice with departments if they are going to do a band and dance performance, they should do it for the sake of it and not for pleasing or helping people. Katsuki announces that he will blow everyone away in U.A. with his sound. Some of Class 1-A are surprised by Katsuki's willingness to participate, being fired up by his words, as Kyoka says she will do her best. Shoto realizes that his attitude is due to the heavy burden he has been carrying since he was kidnapped by the League of Villains. Back to Gentle, he finally explains to La Brava that his plan is to infiltrate the U.A. during the School Festival, given how it’s the symbol of heroism having increased their security due to recent attacks. Gentle is convinced that if he achieves his goal, he will become the center of attention. At Height Alliance, students continue to discuss positions. Momo offers to be the pianist since she received piano lessons as a child. Kyoka accepts and says that she will be the bass player, and the only thing missing are the guitarists and vocals. Everyone else will dance, but Mina quickly goes on to discuss the staging, as they need effects to set the mood, and suggest Shoto and Eijiro will make ice dust while Yuga will be the disco ball – an idea that Yuga himself likes. Izuku, Ochaco, Tsuyu, and Eijiro arrive at the dorm after they finally made up all their classes, and join the discussion. Looking for a singer for their band, Eijiro, and Yuga try out for the position. As it turns out, Eijiro can't get the right genre, Yuga is a falsetto, and Minoru just yells noises. Then, Ochaco and Toru nominate Kyoka as they know she has a great voice. Kyoka is at first reluctant to be the singer but when she sings... she belts out an absolutely stunning song that blows away her classmates, and they immediately make her the Class 1-A's vocalist. As for the guitarist positions, Denki and Minoru try out; the former being able to perform well while the latter laments his inability to reach around a guitar. While the rest of the students decide whether to dance or take care of the effects, Fumikage picks up the guitar left by Minoru, showing himself to be a good guitarist, although he states that he has a hard time with the F chord. Everyone accepts him as the second guitarist, although Minoru is depressed and spiteful for having failed, Mina manages to encourage him by promising him a solo harem part if he joins the dance group. And so on, at 1 A.M., everything is set: The band team, the effects team, and the Dance Team. The next day in U.A's break room, Izuku tells All Might what they are doing for the festival, but they quickly move on to another subject. Izuku had arranged that meeting with him because he is still hung up about his performance in the fight with Overhaul. During the fight, he was able to use the One For All at 20%, but it took a toll on his body and he could only use it for a short period of time and admits that he only won against Overhaul thanks to Eri. Not only that, but he could not do much against Overhaul's long-distance attacks. All Might advises him that then he should start developing his own ranged attacks. He and All Might step outside and go to the school grounds forested area. Once there, All Might asks him to activate his Full Cowling at 20%. Izuku reminds him that OFA at that percentage starts to harm his body, but All Might insists that he do so and that then, remaining in position, unleash an attack. Izuku obeys and kicks, releasing a wind pressure that shakes the trees. Toshinori was going to teach Izuku to properly unleash wind pressure after he passed 15%, but Izuku already has some experience in doing this in his battle with Overhaul but did not realize this because it was such a desperate battle. Toshinori affirms that Izuku can unleash wind pressure without his body breaking. All Might goes on to recap his training and progress in six stages: first, he was able to use One For All at 100% with one part of his body. Then, he learned how to control a percentage of this power he used on one part of his body. At the third stage, Izuku learned how to control a percentage of his power across his entire body. The next stage saw Izuku shift to his Shoot Style, which uses his legs rather than his arms. Fifth, Izuku raised his overall level from 5 percent to 8 percent. Now his sixth stage means Izuku can concentrate and draw out 20 percent of his power for a short time. Thanks to his exposition, Izuku understands that what he has to do is not using One For All at his max power all the time, but learn how to shift seamlessly between full-body power and concentrated points of attack. In other words, using his max power on a single point in his body for a single moment in order to releases a decent amount of power without risking damage to his body. Toshinori advises Izuku that he needs to be even more delicate than he had been until now. He decides to focus on training his fingers as he can move them with the most precision in that space of time. He manages to launch a small air burst with this move once, and although after the shot he feels pain, and an encouraged Izuku is willing to start his training. In front of U.A., Mirio Togata welcomes Eri to their school. Meanwhile, Gentle Criminal uploads another video where he reveals that before and after a job, he always chooses the brand based on the size of the job, and on that occasion, he is enjoying a Royal Flush, although the reason for this will be revealed in his next video." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 83, + "It's Saturday so everyone in Class 1-A is rehearsing on their day off. The Band team plays the instruments, the Stage team discusses the effects they should use for the performance, and the Dance team practices the choreography in front of the Class 1-A rooms under Mina's supervision. Mirio Togata and Shota Aizawa arrive to introduce Eri to the class, although first Mirio prepares a \"grand entrance\" to surprise Class 1-A, Izuku Midoriya notices his presence. Although his surprise is ruined, Mirio still does the \"entrance\", which is popping out his butt from a bunch of bushes. No one pays attention to him. Izuku, Ochaco, and Tsuyu are glad to see Eri again. Shota informs Izuku that principal Nezu has given permission for Eri to attend the festival, although he advised him that he should bring Eri to the U.A. very early so she could adapt, since due to her being separated from society for years, suddenly thrusting her into a big social event like a school festival might be a bit too much for her. After some of the students introduce themselves to Eri, Mirio states that he is showing Eri around U.A. and invites Izuku to join them. Izuku accepts and Mina suggests taking a break. Mirio and Izuku give Eri a tour of the school, where she meets other students and sees how they work hard, preparing for the school festival. They accidentally come across Tetsutetsu, Neito, and Yosetsu while transporting a dragon model. Neito boasts about Class 1-B’s play and rants arrogantly against Class 1-A’s concert until he is knocked out by Yosetsu, who apologizes for Neito’s behavior. Yosetsu clarifies that it is generally Itsuka who punishes Neito, but at that time she is too busy with the beauty pageant. Mirio apologizes to Eri for showing her U.A.'s bad parts. Izuku wonders why Shota didn’t say anything about a beauty pageant, which reminds Mirio that Nejire, who was last year's beauty pageant runner-up, participates in said contest, and takes them to the equipment room, where at the moment she tries on dresses and participates in a photo shoot, assisted by Tamaki and her friend Yuyu. Once there, Nejire is wearing a sexy dress, causing Izuku to become awed by her \"body proportions\" during her shoot. Nejire is determined to win the beauty pageant. She hopes to beat Bibimi Kenranzaki, who won the previous pageants since this is her last year at U.A. Next, Izuku, Mirio, and Eri go and see U.A.'s Development Studio, where they meet Mei Hatsume, who is working hard building a giant combat suit, and refuses to waste time bathing. Izuku and Mirio are impressed by her dedication, and Mei clarifies that it is because the School Festival offers a greater opportunity to highlight for the Hero Department during the U.A. Sports Festival. Mei asks Izuku if the Iron Soles she created work out for him, but before he can reply, the combat suit explodes, to Mei's surprise and annoyance of the Development Studio’s members. Izuku hurries Eri to their next destination. The three continue with the tour, seeing other students working hard on their respective projects for the festival until they decide to go to the Lunch Rush Cafeteria. Mirio and Izuku ask Eri her opinion and she says she's motivated by the school's determination and she wishes to see how it ends. Izuku and Mirio are happy that Eri is feeling excited. Principal Nezu and Midnight, who were eating in the cafeteria, join their conversation. The principal is also exited at seeing the festival, although Midnight shows his concern due to the Police Force's issues with the event. Nezu tries not to give it any importance, and a memory of him shows the chief of police warning Nezu to cancel the festival due to the increase in crime and that the U.A. is usually targeted by villains thanks to its prominence, but Nezu refuses to do it, arguing that it is precisely in difficult times when students need the festival. Midnight comments that Nezu managed to convince the chief of police to agree, assuring him that they have reinforced security and agree to suspend all activities if the alarms sound, even if it is a false alarm. Midnight leaves after wishing Izuku his best at Class 1-A's performance. When Eri asks about it, he tells her that Class 1-A will be doing a dance party with live music performance and promises Eri that she'll have a great time at the festival, before he returns to his class. A week passes and Mina tells Izuku that he is fired from the dance team. Izuku is shocked, but fortunately, Mina is just tricking him and clarifies that he has been asked to join the effects team instead since they're worried that people will eventually get bored of Yuga being the disco ball and Koji suggested the idea of the Aoyama-ball moving in all directions, so Izuku is requested to maneuver Yuga during the performance. Eijiro apologizes to Izuku for doing this; Izuku decides to go along with their new plan, as long as he can keep his promise to Eri about dancing during it at some point. The next morning, at 6:30, Izuku is training under the supervision of All Might to shoot wind pressure attacks with his fingers. Izuku is struggling with successive movements when using more power and asks All Might if he knows any tricks to help him. All Might doesn't have any helpful suggestions since he was able to master One For All almost immediately. The only advice he can give him is the same one he gave at the beginning: create an image in his head. Suddenly, Toshinori hears a noise behind him and catch a flying ball that was flying at him and Deku from behind without turning around. It turns out to be one of Mei's inventions, who is testing her machines out in the woods. Mei apologizes and when she sees Izuku, she informs him that the support item he requested is similar to one of her inventions and is customizing it for his use, to which he thanks her, and it might be available before the culture festival. As Mei leaves, Izuku explains to All Might that he requested an item to help him with his new move. All Might surprises Izuku by revealing that once he also used support equipment, but since it wasn't effective for him, he chose to fight relying on his own body. All Might tells Izuku he approves the usage of items, as long as he doesn't rely too much on them, and return to training. In Heights Alliance, Class 1-A is having a night off. Momo praises Kyoka for being able to improve Denki's ability to play the guitar in just one week. Kyoka mentions that the tea she is preparing smells very good and Momo reveals that she has received special tea from her mother \"Gold Tips Imperial\", and prepares some of it for her classmates to try. Ochaco asks Izuku if he wants some tea, but she is surprised to see Izuku obsessively searching online with his phone to find images or videos of All Might wearing the items. Izuku accidentally clicks on a video about tea starring Gentle Criminal, where he announces that his next video will be about society receiving a wake-up call. Izuku notes that Gentle is a villain famous for his online videos who has managed to avoid being arrested for it, and wonders what he’s planning next. Meanwhile, Gentle works hard planning for his attack on U.A. This worries La Brava because he hasn't even paused for a tea break in a week. As La Brava goes to fetch some tea, Gentle comments that there is a growing discontent towards heroes among the people because they lack situational awareness. La Brava is concerned with the idea and asks what about the students. Gentle reassures her by telling her that with the infiltration, they will become stronger thanks to said infiltration. La Brava gets goosebumps from Gentle's response. Gentle decides to check on his computer the route they will take on. Gentle goes through a long spiel about the way to get to a lonesome house that is actually a café where he can enjoy 90-minutes of teatime, drinking \"Imperial Golden Tips\" tea. He vows that they will infiltrate the U.A. To achieve this they must rub themselves with dirt and leaves to mark their scent and thus avoid being detected by Hound Dog, who will be responsible for patrolling the perimeter. And to surpass the U.A,'s Barrier, La Brava will use her hacking skills to infiltrate the U.A.'s internal network and disable the sensors. Gentle is glad to have a partner like her and remembers when he started his criminal activity. At first, he struggled with using social media and his video only had few visits, all of them being harsh comments, until one day she came to his place after hacking his account to get his address, proclaiming to be his fan and eager to help him carve his name into history. Gentle says that at first, he was afraid of that situation, but thanks to her help and computer skills his popularity increased. Gentle ensures La Brava that he will make the U.A. infiltration a success to not only secure the future of the world but as a response to her feelings. Crying tears of joy, La Brava hugs Gentle, proclaiming her love for him, to which Gentle replies he loves her too, and vows to succeed in the infiltration." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 84, + "In the gymnasium, Class 1-A is making their final preparations for their musical performance before the day of the school festival, with Mina working hard to have the dance choreograph precisely. The practice is cut short when Hound Dog arrives to tell them it's 9:00 PM and they must return to their rooms. In Heights Alliance, some of the students cannot sleep from how nervous and excited they are. Izuku and Yuga are checking the stuff for when Yuga plays the mirror ball. Izuku realizes that the rope is frayed from being overused during practice. Denki advises him to ask Momo to create another rope but Mina tells him that she is sleeping right now and reproaches him for treating her as a handy tool. Izuku says that since tomorrow morning he has to go out to buy several things, he will take the opportunity to buy a new rope. Before all going to sleep, Class 1-A vows to make their School Festival event a success. The day of the festival has arrived. At 6:30 AM, Izuku is training with Toshinori Yagi when a scruffy Mei shows up and gives him the support equipment he requested: a pair of gloves. She also made sure the design went with Izuku’s hero costume. Izuku thanks her for making the gloves, and Toshinori is impressed by how compact they are. Before leaving, Mei gives Izuku the gloves manual, and Toshinori asks him to test them, with which Izuku agrees. Izuku was practicing to get used to it until he was almost out of time. At 7:50 AM, Izuku rushes to buy the things he needs while still wearing the gloves. At 8:30 AM, Izuku hurries back to the U.A., after buying everything he needed, when he suddenly runs into a disguised Gentle Criminal and La Brava. Izuku apologizes while Gentle tells him to be careful because he has been about to ruin him the aftertaste of the Golden Tips Imperial. Then, Gentle and La Brava attempt to leave wanting to avoid further contact. Upon hearing that variety of tea mentioned, Izuku notes that the house next to the store is some kind of café, which grabs Gentle's attention, who cannot help praising him for being so knowledgeable about tea despite his youth. Izuku admits that this is because a friend of his made some for him. From that conversation, the disguised Gentle realizes that Izuku is a U.A. student, and after realizing that he made a blunder for talking too long, He and La Brava try to leave. However, after hearing his passion for tea and recognizing his voice, Izuku manages to deduce that he is the villain in the video he saw several days ago: Gentle Criminal. Knowing fully well that if the alarms sound, the festival for which everyone has worked so hard on and with which he wants to make Eri smile will be canceled, Izuku drops his groceries and he tells Gentle to not do anything to the U.A. Being aware that his cover has been blown, Gentle asks La Brava to start recording. It is 8:32 AM, half an hour until the School Festival begins. Izuku can’t expect any backup: there are no people on the streets being a Saturday morning, there are no hero agencies in the vicinity, and the option of going for help is ruled out. With no choice but to stop Gentle by himself, Deku activates the One For All: Full Cowl at 8%. Gentle informs La Brava that there is a change of plans, and tells her to continue filming, whatever happens. She obeys, puzzled that he intends to fight. With a flourishing movement, Gentle takes off his overcoat and hat and tells his listeners to bear witness to his dazzling ambitions. Although his plan has been altered, he still intends to infiltrate the U.A. Gentle has the courtesy to pull an intro on himself for the camera while Deku is about to get ready to fight. Izuku charges at Gentle but suddenly an elastic sheet stops him. Gentle reveals that when he removed his disguise, he activated his Quirk, Elasticity, which allows him to give elastic properties to everything he touches, and that includes the air itself. Gentle uses Gently Rebound, which repels Deku, knocking him backwards. Gentle says he doesn't like using violence to solve his problems. La Brava comments that his attack has been quite violent, to which Gentle surmises that Izuku possesses considerable speed and power despite his appearance, making his Elasticity do so. Gentle and La Brava run away as Izuku recovers and chases after them. Gentle uses his Quirk on the ground to make it elastic, bouncing Izuku high into the air with Gently Trampoline. Gentle is aware of Izuku's feelings and desires to protect the school festival. When he was a student he also worked hard to put on events, but he does not intend to allow those feelings to get in his way of infiltrating the U.A. and becoming a legend. Gentle Criminal bids farewell to Izuku while he and La Brava bounce away in the air. La Brava recognized Izuku as the crazy boy who broke his fingers fighting in the U.A. Sports Festival. Fearing Izuku's insanity, Gentle changes the mission to a timed attack on the school. Gentle wishes to not be further involved with him and tells the listeners that their infiltration operation has become a race against the clock. They have to quickly infiltrate U.A. before Izuku can warn them. As Deku recovers from Gentle's attack in midair, he recalls everything that's riding on the School Festival. He remembers Eri looking forward to Deku’s work at the festival; nearly pulling a complete smile. He also recalls a conversation he had with Kyoka Jiro, when she showed Izuku all the advice she wrote to all the members in her notebook, proving that she is putting in her all for the school festival. Izuku prepares to shoot a wind pressure attack. He thinks he needs to land after he remembers All Might telling him that he's having trouble using air blasts while he is moving, but after recalling one of Mina's lessons where she advises him that he must focus his attention for an instant as he moves, and when he asked Mei to build him special gloves, Deku clears his head of all doubts and shoots a Delaware Smash Air Force, hitting Gentle right in the back mid-air. Despite being hit, Gentle Criminal refuses to give up. Izuku lunges off a telephone post and charges at Gentle, culminating into a full-on brawl between Gentle and Izuku as the two crash into a construction site, as La Brava cries out. The crash to the construction site attracted the attention of an old man. La Brava tries to convince him that they are filming and to pass it on to his neighbors, hoping to buy some time for Gentle to retreat. Izuku has landed on the construction site and recovers quickly, thanking Mei Hatsume for building the gloves in time to stop Gentle as well as Mina for balancing his stance with her dance lessons. On the other hand, Gentle ends up stuck by his jacket onto a girder, hanging him in mid-air. Despite his situation, Gentle intends to continue with his infiltration plan. As La Brava runs to where they are, Izuku asks about Gentle's objective. Gentle tells him that he prefers not to be lumped as being the same as the League of Villains, because he has no intention of stealing or harming anyone since all he wants is to sneak into the school festival. As La Brava reaches them, Gentle pleads with Izuku to let him go, which shocks her. Izuku tells him that he cannot allow him to do that, because if the alarms sound, the festival will be canceled. Gentle assures him that he does not have to worry because his partner in crime La Brava will disable the alarm system, in this way his plan can succeed and they don’t have to suspend the Festival, a win-win situation for both. Izuku quickly refutes his argument saying that it will make an even bigger problem, and Gentle can’t deny that Izuku is right, which shocks La Brava again. Deku tries to bluff Gentle with a false report that the police are on their way to arrest him. Sadly for Deku, Gentle wants to accomplish his goal, so the battle resumes. Izuku charges at Gentle, but Gentle uses his Quirk again, bouncing around the construction site by causing all the girders to become elastic, and causing Izuku to simply be unable to calculate or predict Gentle's movements due to all the bounciness of the girders, as well as causing the air to be bouncy. Izuku shoots Gentle, but he uses his Quirk to make the attack rebound, hitting Deku himself. As Izuku stumbles, La Brava suggests retreating but Gentle plans on dealing with Izuku first. Gentle plucked out the rivets holding together one of the beams due to them being turned into elastic and he starts bouncing the steel beam like rubber. Gentle tells Izuku that he can't really remove the elasticity from an object and must wait for it to resume its own inertia. Izuku makes note of the old civilian with whom La Brava met before, who just happens to be standing by the construction site because of the commotion that was causing their fight. Gentle jumps from the collapsing construction beam, distracting Izuku by forcing him to jump in the way of the steel beam to catch it and keep it from crushing the bystander underneath him. Izuku is angered because Gentle tried to harm a civilian, but Gentle retorts that he had no intention of dropping the beam on the old man but rather delay him, as he expected Izuku to avert that incident, assuring him that he was going to bounce the beam away from the civilian if Izuku didn't move. As the civilian runs away, Gentle uses his Quirk and turns a crane's hook into elastic, planning to use it as a slingshot to launch himself and La Brava towards the U.A. It is 8:45 AM and Class 1-A have finished preparing for their live dance performance. Everyone is getting their places ready as well as their dresses. Shoto Todoroki notices that Izuku is not there and wonders what is taking him so long, to which Yuga Aoyama concurs, stating that he went out to buy rope. There are 15 minutes remaining until the start of the festival. At the construction site, Gentle and La Brava launch themselves and are flying towards U.A. Gentle tells his partner that he is confident that his infiltration will succeed and then his name will become even more well-known as a man who accomplished a great feat. With no intention of letting them continue, Izuku uses his enhanced strength to lift up the beam with one hand, while using the other to unleash another Delaware Smash Air Force from a great distance at the pair of villains. Gentle manages to dodge Izuku's flick of pressured air in the nick of time and notes Izuku's tenacity. As Izuku drops the construction beam, La Brava notes that they might have no choice but to use her Quirk." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 85, + "At U.A., everyone is ready for the School Festival. Itsuka, Nejire, and Bibimi prepare for the beauty pageant, each thinking they are going to win the competition. On the highway, Mirio, Eri, and Shota are on their way to the festival. At the Development Studio, Power Loader tells Mei Hatsume to fix herself before the event. Meanwhile, Midnight greets All Might before noticing Izuku's permission slip to leave the grounds. All Might explains that Izuku needed to buy a few things for the festival and Midnight wonders whether Izuku will make it back to the school in time. For the time being, at the construction yard where Izuku and Gentle Criminal fought, Izuku puts down the steel beam that he was holding and chases the villains, using the same elasticized crane's hook that Gentle and La Brava used to slingshot himself in their direction. He also notices that the invisible barriers Gentle leaves behind don't disappear immediately but stick around for a while and he needs to remember where he placed them. Holding La Brava, Gentle uses his Elasticity Quirk to create invisible trampolines to control his fall and land safely in the forest area that surrounds the school. Seeing that Izuku is on their tail, La Brava advises Gentle to use her Quirk, otherwise, he will fail in his mission. Gentle looks up and is surprised to see Izuku approaching from the sky at full speed, ready to shoot another air blast, so he raises an elastic invisible barrier in front of him and La Brava. Remembering the positions of the elastic aerial trampolines Gentle created, Izuku bounces on them to navigate through the trees and get behind Gentle and his barrier, ready to shoot. The villain quickly covers himself with another barrier to intercept the blast, but Deku aims precisely to shoot at his barriers to ricochet his attack right at Gentle. La Brava goes to help Gentle, but Izuku apprehends both of them, ordering them to surrender. Despite his efforts, Danjuro cannot break free of Izuku's grasp. Seeing this, Manami begins to remember her past. In middle school, she wrote a love letter to a boy she had admired from afar. However, that boy mocked her and ridiculed her as a stalker. After that, she couldn’t believe in anyone or anything, and became a reclusive adolescent with no goals or aspirations, gluing herself to her computer all day long, even contemplating suicide. That was when she found Gentle's video about him on the web. It was his words about changing the world together that inspired her to see a new light in her life. With Gentle as her new hope, Manami found the place where he lived, eager to help him. After spending time with him, Manami became attracted to him. She thought Gentle would say something about the dark rings under her eyes but he didn't. In fact, when he realized her concerns, he uses a permanent marker to give himself dark circles around his eyes so they could match hers. He accepted her for who she was, and when he decided to team up with her he gave her the name of La Brava. Back to the present, La Brava whispers \"I love you\" to Gentle, activating her Quirk: Love, which gives Gentle a massive power boost, giving him enough strength to throw Deku off of them, landing a chop to the back of Izuku's neck. Believing they have defeated Izuku, Gentle and La Brava begin to walk away, but he doesn't lose consciousness. Izuku tells Gentle that he has fought stronger and faster people that him and he hasn't lost yet and prepares to attack. It's 9:00 AM, and Present Mic announces the start of the U.A. School Festival. Gentle dodges Deku's air blast, shocked to see the young hero continuing to fight despite La Brava giving him a massive power boost with the Lover Mode. Deku and Gentle clash ferociously, with Izuku pleading with Gentle to stop his attack on U.A. while a sobbing La Brava apologizes to Gentle saying her love wasn't enough but, as he landed on a tree, Gentle replies to her that no one can say her feelings weren't enough. Izuku attacks Gentle again, but he launches a Gently Sandwich, creating numerous elastic aerial barriers and stacking them on top of his opponent. Deku is pinned underneath the attack while Gentle explains he still intends to invade U.A. no matter what. Gentle begins to think of his past and explains to the young hero why he must continue: his dream is no longer just his own. Izuku manages to pull himself away from the Gently Sandwich and attacks Gentle, asking him if he understands that U.A.'s students have dreams as well, why he would choose to trample on everyone’s hopes. Gentle replies this is how it is, and he will do whatever it takes to make his dream come true. Danjuro recalls his past when he was an idealistic young man who dreamed of becoming a famous hero. He is with his mother in the principal's office of his high school. The principal urged Danjuro to drop out of his endeavor since he couldn't make the grade and he kept failing the provisional license exams no matter how hard he tried. Despite his harsh words, Danjuro told his mom that he will continue to work for his dream of becoming a hero no matter what. As he prepared to leave, he saw his classmate Takeshita, who already has his license with many Hero agencies asking for him. One day, while he was enjoying a cup of tea in a coffeehouse, he heard screams for help. Upon reaching the place where the screaming came from, he saw a man falling from a window cleaning rig. He went to save the man and used his Quirk to create an air trampoline to save him. Unfortunately, the trampoline got in the way of a pro hero who was already on the scene. As a result, the victim hit the ground and needed six months to recover. The police give Gentle a strike for obstructing justice. His parents ended up deep in debt paying reparations to the victim and fines for hindering a hero and unlicensed use of a Quirk. During this time, he was finally expelled from school, which caused his parents to disown him and violently throw him out of the house. Four years later, Danjuro had already forgotten his dream and was barely making a living off part-time jobs. One day, he sees his old classmate Takeshita, who had made it as an independent pro hero. Danjuro runs into him to congratulate him, but he found that his classmate didn't even remember his name. Anguished by the fact that someone he knew had already accomplished his dream while he lives a miserable life, Danjuro went to his house and picks up a book about the history of supervillains, setting him on that dark path. If he could never become a famous hero, then he would make a name for himself as a villain. Back to the fight, Gentle continues his assault towards Izuku, with La Brava observing the combat with concern at the fact that Gentle uses the Lover Mode to fight for the sake of his dream instead of retreat. Gentle yells at Izuku that he doesn't care if he mocks him. When they clash once more, Izuku blocks Gentle's enhanced punch. Izuku replies that he is not laughing at him. La Brava cheers for Gentle, boosting the Lover Mode even more, to the point that Gentle starts to overpower Izuku. As they struggle, Gentle asks him why does he want to be a hero. Izuku replies that he is like him. His dream is no longer his own anymore and he will achieve it for the sake of those who believed in him, and proclaims that he wants to be the one who shows them all a bright future. Gentle smiles smile at Izuku's reply and tosses him away. La Brava pulls out her laptop to deactivate U.A.’s security system but realizes she is out of range. With tears in her eyes and sheer desperation to help him, La Brava runs off into the woods. Gentle wants to stop her because it’s too risky to go alone, but first, he has to deal with Deku. Gentle attacks Izuku when he was preparing to chase La Brava, telling him that if he really thinks that he is not as strong as those he has faced before, then he will abandon all notions of shame, honor, and dignity in order to defeat him, as a sign of respect for the man Izuku has proven to be. Gentle creates several aerial elastic barriers and jumps from them all over the vicinity ready to attack Izuku. Elsewhere, La Brava continues to run through the woods in order to hack into U.A.'s mainframe with her laptop, until she isn't able to proceed further when she notices Ryo Inui and several clones of Ectoplasm close by. On the battlefield, Gentle lunges at Izuku, who responds by shooting four Delaware Smash Air Force moves at once. Gentle manages to evade most of them but one of them strikes him in the leg, throwing him off balance in mid-air. Using this opportunity, Izuku sneaks up on him and ends up taking down Gentle with a St. Louis Smash. Izuku apprehends Gentle and tells the villain that this is the toughest battle he’s fought so far. La Brava runs back to the fight and sees Gentle defeated. Tearing up, La Brava runs at Izuku to tell him to get off and that Gentle put everything into their plan today. She asks Izuku where her bright future is when Gentle is the only light she has in the world, and that he can’t steal him from her. Gentle thinks back to when he first met La Brava and how she always wanted to go out with him on their capers instead of staying back to do the hacking. Gentle didn’t want her to become an accomplice to his misdeeds but he eventually caved in to her demands. The villain thinks to himself how she won’t run away now, but if she stays security will learn she helped him in battle and she will be an accomplice. With the last ounce of energy of the Lover Mode, Gentle uses his quirk to launch Izuku into the air so they can pretend the battle never happened. Gentle hugs La Brava as he tells Izuku to fly away for the sake of Manami's bright future, thinking to himself that Izuku should be proud of his victory, protecting everything he stood for. Security arrives and Gentle Criminal, clenching La Brava in his arms, declares his surrender." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 86, + "Hound Dog and Ectoplasm surround Gentle Criminal and La Brava as the villain surrenders. Ectoplasm recognizes Gentle from his online videos, but Dog becomes angry because he senses a third person is involved. Seeing him dirty and scratched Hound asks Gentle what happened, he replies that he just tripped and fell, but Dog doesn't buy it as he smells one of U.A.'s students. Soon after, Izuku arrives at the place. Gentle asks Dog and Ectoplasm to pardon La Brava as he claims to have brainwashed her into working with him. The teachers ask Izuku if he fought Gentle. The young hero replies that Gentle was trying to pull a prank on U.A and they just had a small disagreement but that everything is fine now. Snipe calls in asking for a status update. Hound Dog, though suspicious, reports back that there is no threat to U.A. and the Cultural Festival can continue without issue. Then, the teachers take Gentle and La Brava to the police station. While being escorted, Gentle tells Izuku that he used to be enrolled in the Hero Course and became a villain when he dropped out of the course. After remembering the words Izuku said to him during their fight, he hopes that Izuku's feelings can reach others. Ectoplasm warns Izuku that All Might is worried about him and there is less than an hour left for Class 1-A's performance to start. Izuku panics after remembering he left his bag of items for the festival back in town. Ectoplasm goes with Izuku to find them as the young hero thinks about how Gentle was his toughest opponent so far, as he could have strayed from his path like Gentle did because they share similar thoughts and feelings. Along the way, he recovers the camera of La Brava. Back at U.A., the students are concerned that Izuku won't get back in time, even Eri is worried about the possibility that Izuku is not going to dance, although Mirio reassures her. Thankfully, he arrives at 9:50 AM, and Yuga Aoyama, who was waiting for him at the entrance, gives him his suit for the performance. Ectoplasm also suggests that Izuku should clean up before the show. Many people have gathered to see and enjoy Class 1-A's show, although some of them, like Tsutsutaka and Chikuchi, are skeptical over how a musical performance can really be that good and worthy of so much focus. The show begins promptly at 10:00 AM as the curtains open to show Class-A. Eri and Mirio are in the audience and see Izuku on stage. After a flashy introduction, Class 1-A begins their musical performance and manages to pump the audience with their singing and dancing. Everyone is pleasantly surprised by the electrifying show, even the U.A. upperclassmen who showed up simply to criticize them are unable to hide their enjoyment and start cheering and dancing with everyone else. As the rest of the audience cheer on, Kyoka thinks back to when she told her parents that she wants to be a hero instead of pursuing music full-time like them. Her parents were very accepting of her decision and told her to just do what she wants. The performance is so lively that it finally made Eri smile. Slowly, Overhaul's grip on Eri's psyche fades from her consciousness as she enjoys the musical. Mirio cries tears of joy to see Eri finally being able to smile. The show ends with applause and a great ovation from the audience. U.A.'s School Festival continues with Class 1-B putting on its stage play with the audience enjoying it despite being a mishmash of several famous works. Izuku is reprimanded by All Might for having forgotten the calls on his cellphone. Toshinori is well aware of the situation from Hound Dog and Ectoplasm. Then, Izuku is scolded by Hound Dog for his recklessness during Gentle Criminal's intrusion before he is told to cheer up and have fun. All Might thanks Hound Dog who gets angry and shakes him. Izuku returns with his classmates to help them clean up the stage after their performance. Once there, he meets up with Eri and Mirio Togata. Eri excitedly recounts her impressions of the concert to Izuku, who can barely contain his tears of joy at seeing her so happy. Their conversation is interrupted when Minoru aggressively orders Izuku to help them. As Class 1-A cleans up, some of the audience praise Class 1-A's performance. Tsutsutaka and Chikuchi, in particular, apologize towards Class 1-A as they had attended their performance with the intention of criticizing them. Katsuki smirks as he revels in his \"victory\" over the U.A. upperclassmen. Thanks to word of mouth, even some of the students who didn't personally see the concert received the feelings that the class had poured into their act. Class 1-A students thank them for their praise. Minoru tells them not to waste time and finish cleaning everything as soon as possible because the beauty pageant is about to start. At the beauty pageant, the participants battle it out for the title: Itsuka shows her fighting skills, Bibimi parades in a vehicle modeled after her, and Nejire uses her Quirk to dance elegantly and gracefully in mid-air. After the presentations, the presenter will begin voting, and the results will be announced at the closing event. Until then, students in class 1-A are dedicated to enjoying the other events and attractions of the festival. At the agreed time, Nejire takes the victory after gaining the most votes, with Bibimi humbly accepting her defeat. Eventually, it is time for Eri to leave. she is a little sad that everything is over, but Izuku manages to cheer her up by giving her a candy apple that he had cooked himself, much to Eri's glee. Shota Aizawa and Mirio escort Eri back to the hospital as Izuku waves goodbye to them. Meanwhile, at the Police Station, the investigators interrogate Manami Aiba and Danjuro Tobita. With the first, they are impressed by Manami’s computer skills and wonder if she would be interested in using her skills for the sake of the world, to which she replies that she only does it for Gentle's sake. In another room, Danjuro is being interrogated by a gorilla-looking investigator. Danjuro tries to minimize Manami's sentence, by blaming himself for all the crimes, but the investigator, after reviewing Danjuro's record, notes that it's a good thing Gentle was arrested before he committed a really serious crime, offering him a chance to turn his life around. Danjuro can't help but cry at his words. The investigator asks him if he wants some tea and Danjuro requests Earl Grey tea but the investigator angrily states that he gets whatever they have." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 87, + "As November comes to a close, Izuku, Ochaco, Tsuyu and Eijiro meet with Shota, Eri, and the Big 3 in the lounge. Shota informs them that Eri is transferring to U.A. since she cannot stay in the hospital, and he goes outside with the students while Nejire is taking care of Eri. Shota and Mirio explain the reason for that decision: Eri’s mother abandoned her and her grandfather, the Yakuza leader, is still in a coma. Also, Mirio reveals that Eri's horn is the source of her Rewind Quirk, and has started to grow a bit. To prevent her power from going out of control again, Eri will be monitored by Shota in the teacher’s lounge, with Mirio will also assist in her care, and welcomes Class 1-A to visit her once in a while. Tamaki gives some hope that one day, once Eri controls her power, Mirio will get his Quirk back. After this, Shota orders his students to return to their rooms because they have visitors. At Class 1-A's dormitory, the students are relaxing. Fumikage suddenly sneezes which Denki believes that he has been mentioned in a conversation and assumes that a fan mentioned him. Ochaco believes that Fumikage would have some fans because he interned under the Number 3 Hero: Hawks, Fumikage doubts this because he believes that it is still too early for him to have fans. Suddenly, the visitors Shota mentioned arrive, it is the Wild, Wild Pussycats, which makes everyone happy. Izuku notices that Kota is also there, and greets him, mentioning that he still keeps the letter that he wrote to him. Mandalay shows Izuku the new shoes Kota bought which are the exact same kind of red shoes he wears, much to Kota's embarrassment. When Rikido asks them the reason for their visit, the Pussycats announce that they’re coming off their hiatus. Ragdoll is going back to work, although as an office lady of sorts, since her Quirk was stolen by All For One. The Pussycats received a message from Tartarus regarding the villain. All For One talked about how he has a little bad habit of taking up any good quirk and hoarding it for himself. Mockingly, the villain claims that he would like to return them, although for that he would have to use his Quirk. It is under investigation to uncover the quirks he has taken. Momo asks why they have decided to return now, and they say it is because of the Hero Billboard Chart JP. Due to their period of inactivity, they have dropped a lot of positions in the ranking but still have fans who are waiting for their return. By mentioning the Billboard Chart, students are eager to watch it, as it will be presenting the new official rankings – the first without All Might – shortly. It is time for the broadcast of the JP Hero Billboard Chart, this announcement is being held at Kamino for its importance. The announcement of the top ten Heroes begin: Ryukyu is ranked number 10 after dropped a rank. The Equipped Hero: Yoroi Musha is number 9. Number 8 is the Laundry Hero: Wash. Kamui Woods is ranked 7. Shield Hero: Crust is ranked 6. Number 5 is the rabbit hero, Mirko. At Number 4 is the Ninja Hero Edgeshot. Number 3 is Best Jeanist, despite his absence due his injures after his fight with All For One. Number 2 is the winged hero, Hawks. Lastly, the number 1 hero is Endeavor, now sporting a new version of his costume. After the introduction of the top ten, the Public Safety Commission President says that it is a critical moment now that it has been approximately 3 months since All Might retired, and therefore there are rumors that the society lacks an icon of peace, which is why they've gathered together the ten best heroes to carry on society's peace. As the president speaks, Hawks tries to whisper to Endeavor about the feel of being number one, but the flaming hero just glares at him. The top ten Heroes give their comments one by one: Ryukyu honestly says she does not feel worthy to be in the top ten, because there are lives she could not save and promises to strive and become a hero worthy of her rank. Her words move the hero Crust, who tries to cheer her up. Yoroi Musha says their mission has not changed, Wash just shouts their name. Kamui teamed up with Edgeshot and intends to continue to doing his best. Crust regrets not being at Kamino to help All Might. Mirko warns anyone who is wrongly scheming that she is coming for them. Edgeshot says that he is not here for fame and that he will continue working to keep the peace. Hawks feels annoyance by the generic phrases and speeches of the other heroes and interrupts Edgeshot’s speech, questioning the other heroes if they think they will make someone happy with their speeches. His controversial comments silences the stadium. Hawks takes the microphone and flies above the podium. He gives a speech about how the approval rating system is the most important of all and questions why the Heroes who are less accomplished that him are playing safe with their words instead of saying something more heroic-like. Some of the Heroes in the stadium agree with Hawks' comment and the Number 2 Hero passes the microphone to Endeavor. Remembering what All Might advised him, Endeavor says one thing: \"Just watch me\". This surprises everyone in the stadium while Hawks is the only one who claps. Backstage, Endeavor is mad at Hawks who says he just wanted to shake things up and provide a bit of impact, and he was actually trying to help him. Hawks reveals that he was never a fan of All Might but even he was surprised to see him retire when he did. He believes that having a symbol of justice is important, so they need a new leader. Wondering if Hawks is serious or mocking him, Endeavor asks him why he doesn't become this leader, to which Hawks admits that he preferred to be in a lower rank to have more freedom. After hearing his reply, Endeavor bluntly states his displeasure for Hawks and ends their conversation, telling him to apologize to everyone else as he walks away. Then Hawks tells Endeavor the reason he wanted to talk to him is because he wants to team up with Endeavor, since there are apparently Nomu activities in his home area. This catches Endeavor's attention. Somewhere, in an unknown building, Dabi enters a warehouse where there is a huge Nomu, referring to the creature as High-End and saying that he has high hopes for it. In Kyushu district, a man called Teruo Hazukashi plans to get revenge on the company where he was working for three years. He complains about dealing with his surroundings that forced him to be sensitive, but after being spurred on by a copy of Destro's autobiography book, he wants to liberate himself. He strips down naked to trigger his Quirk Shame, which increases his power as he becomes more embarrassed. He’s taken out in a breeze by Hawks as he is casually walking and chatting with Endeavor. Hawks is telling Endeavor about a restaurant to eat at so that they can discuss business. As they walk, Hawks uses his feathers to assist and rescue. He saves a dog from being run over and and helps an old lady to climb the stairs. These actions turn out to be very popular, since many people approach him to ask for autographs or to take photos with him. Endeavor overhears a fan of his being too scared to approach him for an autograph, so he heads over and offers it. It turns out the be a hardcore fan that dislikes his new persona because the \"real Endeavor isn't supposed to give fanservice\", thus, he is heartbroken and runs off claiming that he changed. Later, while eating lunch at Yakitori restaurant on the top of a building, Hawks laughs at Endeavor's experience. He also mentions Shoto, as he wanted to offer him to intern with his brand. But after what happened, he’s glad that he got Fumikage instead since Shoto failed the provisional exam. Otherwise, his brand would be damaged. His carefree attitude starts to anger Endeavor, who demands that he tell him about the rumors of the Nomu. Endeavor surmises that he must have some proof about there being other Nomus for him to take such an interest in. Hawks casually replies that all he's got are rumors, and Endeavor angrily starts shouting for the staff to bring the check. Hawks asks Endeavor to calm down, and explains the situation to him. Hawks has been working with the police to discover the origin of these rumors, and although they have not yet discovered anything, the rumors do not stop spreading around the country instilling fear in the civilians, and it will cause everyone to lose their minds. Hawks uses the random villain he defeated before as it reflects that notion. He basically asks Endeavor, as the Number 1 hero, to verify the rumors and show the citizens that there is nothing to fear. Hawks wants to create a world where Heroes have more time on their hands than they know what to do with. Suddenly, they notice a dark figure in the sky approaching at full speed towards where they are. The waitress arrives to bring them tea but Hawks immediately pulls her away, just as the High-End's head crashes through the glass windows, asking who is the strongest. Endeavor orders Hawks to evacuate everyone as he deals with the Nomu. He attacks with Jet Burn to punch the monster back outside. Then, he goes outside and uses flame jets to float in the air, challenging the creature to face him." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 88, + "Fuyumi and Natsuo Todoroki visit their mother Rei at Fujiya Hospital to check that she is fine, and to give her clothes as the days begin to get colder. Rei is glad to see her children, and Fuyumi complains that Natsuo is never at home and he probably has a girlfriend, to his embarrassment. Natsuo says their mom is looking very good. Rei comments that their brother Shoto regularly keeps in touch with her, sending her letters about his life at school and his friends. Then, Natsuo abruptly says that yesterday, “he” officially became number one. Fuyumi tries to stop him since she does not want to talk about a sensitive issue in front of their mother, but Rei allows him to continue. Natsuo comments on how the outside world is unaware of the negligence and abandonment to which his father Enji Todoroki subjected his children, commenting that for him his father is a complete stranger, nor his mistreatment of her and Shoto. He can't stand that everyone behaves as if nothing had happened. Natsuo says that after ten years, Rei has still never received an apology from him, acting like he is leaving the past and his blood relatives behind. However, Rei says that’s not true and Natsuo asks why she’s defending him. Rei reveals that their father has actually visited many times, which surprises Fuyumi. Rei says that on each visit he always brings Rei her favorite flowers. She says she told him one time, around when they first met, that she liked this type of flower. However, they still haven’t met face to face because she’s still too afraid of him and the doctors also said it is not a good idea. Despite everything, Rei believes he’s trying to face his past and his family head-on. Meanwhile, back at Kyushu, Endeavor prepares to face High-End in midair. Hawks is surprised to see that Endeavor can fly, although he corrects him that he simply uses his Quirk to avoid falling. Their conversation is shortly interrupted when High-End regenerates his burns and taunts Endeavor if he really thought that he could beat him with that attack. Endeavor thinks back to the Nomu he had previously encountered and realizing that there are differences between the types of Nomu, with the black Nomus having the ability to regenerate their wounds. He’s thinking that if that’s the case, this one is special even within that group because it can talk, so he wants to capture it alive to get information out of it. He heats up the fingers of his left hand to attack the Nomu with Hell Spider, but the creature manages to dodge Endeavor's attack and grab Endeavor with an elastic grasp, and immediately he slams Endeavor through the entire building, sending him to the other side of it. Endeavor frees himself from the grasp of High-End by releasing a great flare of fire that incinerates his arm, but the creature quickly regenerates the lost limb and wraps Endeavor up from the sides. Then, he proceeds to fling Endeavor through the entire building, cutting several of the top floors. Endeavor gets a hold of himself and admits that the Nomu is stronger and faster than him. The top of the building has been so damaged by the Nomu attack that it begins to come off. Fortunately, Hawks uses his Quirk, Fierce Wings, to manipulate his feathers and evacuate all the people from the damaged part, depositing them in a safe place, to immediately assist Endeavor in battle. Endeavor attacks the Nomu again with a more powerful version of Hell Spider and strikes High-End with multiple fire streams that not only cut the Nomu in pieces but also turn the collapsing top half of the building into rubble. In spite of everything, the Nomu is not destroyed, and the part of the body that contains the head manages to move away to begin regenerating. Hawks uses his feathers to hold part of the debris and complains to Endeavor for cutting the building too roughly. Endeavor yells at him to stop complaining and reserve his strength for combat. Hawks replies that having used too many feathers, he now has trouble flying. High-End continues to regenerate his body but some heroes who had come to back up Endeavor begin to attack him. Annoyed by their interference, High-End releases several minor Nomu through the streets of the city to take care of them. Endeavor begins to worry about the situation. The Nomu has just shown to own one more Quirk, and last but not least his body begins to overheat due to the heat generated by his own Quirk. As High-End continues to regenerate his entire body, Endeavor analyzes the situation. He realizes that the Nomu is only interested in fighting the strongest opponent – in that case, him -, and is thinking rationally enough to disperse reinforcements so no one can interfere in their fight. A pair of white Nomu pounce on civilians in the area, but Hawks uses long feathers as blades and cuts through the Nomu, saving the civilians in the process, whom he immediately drives away using his smallest feathers. He tells everyone to keep evacuating, as he says to himself that power types enemies aren’t his “forte”. In the sky, High-End is asking Endeavor if he's done shooting heat rays because he isn't able to do it anymore due to a limitation. Begrudgingly, Endeavor accepts High-End's intuition about his Flashfire Fist’s major drawback: the technique compresses and contains flames under extremely hot temperatures and releases them in a single-blow ultimate move. If he uses it recklessly, his body overheats and his bodily functions deteriorate. But Endeavor also knows that he can't hold back against this incredibly strong monster. Endeavor started a family for his Quirk's major drawback. High-End attacks again with its transforming arms. Endeavor evades and charges up his flames into a single brilliant heat ray. The flame hero attacks with his ultimate move: Prominence Burn, burning Nomu's body to ash. The High-End appears to have been defeated. However, Endeavor realizes too late that he wasn’t able to disintegrate the whole Nomu because the creature tore his head off to avoid completely being incinerated. The Nomu mocks Endeavor for not killing him, and while regenerating, he attacks Endeavor with elastic bone-blades which strike him in the face, potentially destroying his left eye. Everyone is horrified to see Endeavor being overwhelmed by the Nomu. Inside a taxi, Fuyumi and Natsuo watch in horror their father being defeated. At U.A. High School, several teachers and students are watching the broadcast of the battle. Toshinori grips at his stomach wound, worried for Endeavor. At Heights Alliance, some of Class 1-A are also watching the battle. Shoto is watching his dad being defeated on live television, and grits his teeth in frustration that his father is losing, remembering that his father promised to become the greatest Hero of them all. At the battlefield, High-End stands over the defeated and injured Endeavor, saying he finds the battle boring and wonders if there are any stronger Heroes for it to face. A helicopter above reports the battle; that several Pro Heroes are fighting Nomu while the new Number One Hero, Endeavor, is lying on the ground after being severely beaten by the leading Nomu and the overall scene is similar to the one in Kamino Ward three months ago. Suddenly, a barely conscious Endeavor leaps at High-End and launches another fire attack at him, but the Nomu dodges and says Endeavor was too slow before he grabs him and plows him trough several buildings. After getting rid of Endeavor, High-End shouts demanding stronger opponents. Fuyumi and Natsuo watch Endeavor struggling to get up as he coughs up blood. Natsuo doesn't understand why his father continues fighting instead of fall back and wait for reinforcements, especially knowing that he can’t be like All Might. That is the reason why he gave up on trying to become better than him and started a family. However, Fuyumi tell him that their father has always been ridiculously stubborn about giving up. The panic spreads among the citizens, who desperately try to escape, pushing and shoving in their panic to get away, while the security forces and various heroes try unsuccessfully to reassure them. The panic increases when High-End approaches them. As the news broadcast shows the civilians in hysteria, the reporter laments that all this is the result of not having a symbol. At U.A. High School, Shota comes running into the Heights Alliance dorms to find Shoto already watching the battle along with the other 1-A students, still surprised that his father is losing the battle so easily. Suddenly, they hear someone on TV is screaming at the camera person to stop running their mouth. It turn out that the Endeavor fan from earlier interrupts the reporter as his friends try to restrain him. He calls out the TV crew for giving up on Endeavor, pointing out that his flames are still burning and telling the viewers to look as Endeavor is risking his life for them right now. High-End heads toward the evacuation area but Endeavor propels himself through the air toward him. The Nomu is looking back at Endeavor in surprise and asks if he has regeneration abilities too but Endeavor reminds himself that his body is already at its limit. High-End attacks him, stabbing his body, but the Flame Hero says that he's grateful as the pain that High-End inflicted on him is stopping him from losing his consciousness. Endeavor is aware that capturing the Nomu is impossible, so he sets out to eliminate him by destroying his head, as the creature always tries to protect it. As both of them duel in the sky, Endeavor tells High-End that he won't go down until he turns the Nomu's \"ugly mug\" to ash. Hawks steps in to lend an assist, surprising the Nomu who tries to get rid of him. The Number 2 Hero remembers watching Endeavor being the only hero who is trying to surpass All Might. High-End attacks Hawks again, succeeding in striking him, but not before he managed to send a few of his feathers to boost the new Number 1’s speed, that catch his flames alight and burn, making Endeavor look like he has flaming wings, and propel him to the final clash. With the help of Hawks' feathers, Endeavor manages to punch through the High-End's teeth with his flame fist and tries to burn it from the inside out. However, High-End is still able to regenerate all of the damage Endeavor is causing, and propel himself to crush him into a building. Hawks is concerned because his feathers are almost burned and the Nomu seems to be resisting Endeavor's flames, but the Number 1 Hero calls on him to use what he has left to push him and High-End into the sky, while he holds on tight to the monster's body. Hawks obeys Endeavor's order. The battle creates a massive gust of wind which buffets the civilians. The reporter nervously details how Endeavor is still fighting even after all his struggling. As Enji's children watch him continue to fight, Shoto becomes more determined towards Endeavor's success as he thinks of Hiroshi's words on the news, clenching his fiery side's fist with the flames he inherited from him. Hawks tells Endeavor that his feathers have been burned up and he can't help anymore, but the Hero says it’s enough. With a final blast, Endeavor propels himself and High-End into the sky. Hawks understands what Endeavor intends to do: ascend into the sky where he can unleash his full power without having to worry about hurting anyone in the vicinity. Endeavor lapses into thought as he carries High-End up into the air. Then he addresses the Nomu that reminds him of himself from the past or, perhaps, from a distant future, but its time to him to burn up and be put to rest. After remembering how much he hated his school motto, Endeavor uses his special move, \"PLUS ULTRA Prominence Burn\" to go beyond with his powers to burn away Nomu. Everyone, witnesses and spectators, watch the intense fireball with suspense until Endeavor and High-End fall from it and crash down onto the ground with a fiery impact. When the flames and Smoke disperse, the Nomu is thoroughly incinerated and Endeavor stands up with one arm held high, striking a victorious pose. The civilians react with joy at Endeavor's victory, as Hiroshi yells that Endeavor is standing, and it is a sign of his start. Toshinori Yagi, who was watching from the teacher's lounge, stares at the TV in disbelief. Shoto, surrounded by his classmates and homeroom teacher, squats down in relief. Izuku turns towards the television as he narrates that heroes cannot stop moving forward, and with All Might retired, the new generation of heroes must carry his will. In the episode's stinger, Izuku is sleeping in his bed wearing his sports uniform. He has a dream in which he sees the previous users of One For All, as well the memory of the man who would be known as All For One facing his younger brother, the first user, and the creation of One For All. Izuku tries to reach them. The first user interacts with him, acknowledging him as the ninth user of One For All, and grabs his hand. Izuku suddenly wakes up to see he's activated One for All in his sleep and damaged his room." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 89, + "The day after Endeavor's fight with High-End, Class 1-A is reminiscing about the event and the aforementioned hero's finishing blow on the Nomu. Shoto walks into the classroom and Izuku asks about his father's condition, to which the former says he is fine. Minoru remarks that Shoto should be proud of his father's efforts, to which Shoto offhandedly agrees. Eraser Head enters the classroom and is taken aback by the fact that everyone is properly seated before being asked. He starts off class by reminding his students that while their hero licenses are provisional, they still have to act like heroes in an official capacity. He intends to push them harder to reflect that responsibility. As he goes on, an emergency alarm blares throughout the classroom. A robotic voice alerts the class of an emergency drill and says that hypothetical villains infiltrated the school through Ground Beta. The voice asks Class 1-A to put on their costumes and to head towards the location. The class arrives at Ground Beta and notices that there is smoke billowing in the distance. Anima, Earphone Jack, and Tentacole use their Quirks to assess the area. Tentacole reports that a building is ablaze and collapsed by the river. Ingenium, Shoto, Tsukuyomi, Sugarman and Can't Stop Twinkling form a team to extinguish the fire. Anima notices that there is a civilian being swept away by the river. Froppy and Grape Juice form a rescue squad to rescue the civilian. Creati makes a cart to transport both squads, and Ingenium takes off towards the designated area, towing the cart full of heroes simultaneously. Deku, Pinky, Creati, Invisible Girl, Tailman, Cellophane, and Uravity follow behind on foot. Katsuki heads in the other direction, dragging a drowsy Chargebolt along with him. Red Riot follows Katsuki and asks why he is not cooperating, to which the latter replies they are looking for villains. The group of three head towards a deserted car. Earphone Jack, Anima, and Tentacole stay behind to relay new information to the teams. The extinguishing and rescue squads arrive at the building, and Shoto quickly extinguishes the fire with his ice. By the river, Froppy alerts the team that she found the civilian (Mirio Togata) being swept away. To prevent Mirio from being crushed by an upcoming collapsing bridge, Grape Juice and Froppy are thrown towards the bridge by Dark Shadow and a powered-up Sugarman respectively. Grape Juice stops the falling rubble with Grape Rush, and Froppy grabs Mirio with her tongue. After the rescue, a second explosion goes off by the building. To prevent the fire from spreading, Uravity touches Pinky to allow the latter to float, and Cellophane snags Pinky with his tape, launching her towards the fire. Pinky uses her acid to melt a ditch around the fire, and Can't Stop Twinkling shoots the building, causing it to collapse on the fire and deprive the flames of oxygen. Shoto creates a larger structure of ice to fully snuff out the fire. Earphone Jack alerts the ground team of a villain in the nearby area. Deku's team is hit by a blast of energy and a floating Pinky is snagged by her tape by Nejire Chan, who is playing a villain. On the opposite end is Suneater playing another villain. Despite the role he was given, Suneater gets nervous and starts to walk away. Nejire Chan reminds him that he needs to play his role property. Shoto, Ingenium, and Tsukoyomi run over and tries to retrieve Pinky, but Nejire Chan blasts them with her Nejire Wave, with Shoto shielding the group at the last minute with a wall of ice. The ground shakes, and Mirio \"accidentally\" falls back into the water. Froppy, Grape Juice, Ingenium, Shoto, and Tsukoyomi head towards the river to rescue him. Suneater, in order to not disappoint Miro and Nejire, engages in combat with the remaining students, and sprouts wings, chicken feet, tentacles, and a clam shell. Uravity presses her fingertips together and removes Pinky's weightlessness, causing Nejire Chan to be dragged down in the process. Nejire Chan notices that Invisible Girl jumped down at the same time, and the hero uses Warp Refraction to blind the villains. Cellophane binds Nejire Chan with tape and Creati pins her down using a net gun. Pinky is saved at the last minute by Invisible Girl. Tailman tries to fight Suneater on his own, but is grabbed by the villain's tentacles. Tailman signals Deku to attack, and the One For All user powers up for Smash, but then deliberately misses Suneater at the last moment, and asks him to surrender. When asked why, Deku replies he could not bring himself to hurt him. Suneater pushes Deku back and lunges to attack him. In the distance, a speeding car, powered by Chargebolt with Red Riot on the hood heads towards the group. Red Riot is blasted forward and headbutts Suneater in the back with a hardened skull. From the distance, Katsuki launches himself from the car, blasts himself forward, and quickly pins down a spooked Suneater with an explosion. Although the drill is over, Katsuki angrily blasts Suneater with a large explosion for being a villain, knocking out everyone in the surrounding area. A disgruntled Eraser Head asks a Mini Transport Robot to take Katsuki to the faculty lounge. At night, Enji lies in the hospital at night, dreaming about the events after his fight. During that time, Hawks catches him when the hero stumbles after flashing his victory pose, and Dabi approaches from the surrounding smoke. That same night, in an unknown warehouse, Dabi and Hawks meet up to discuss some unknown business." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 90, + "At night in the hospital, Enji lies awake and reminisces about his encounter with Dabi. When Dabi emerged from the cloud of smoke, he surrounds both Endeavor and Hawks with a wall of blue fire. Endeavor recognizes Dabi as the man who murdered Snatch. Dabi, not recognizing Snatch, asks Endeavor if they can talk, as well as if he can pick up the High-End Nomu. Endeavor tries to walk, but stumbles over from exhaustion. Dabi then produces fire around his arm, and lunges towards the pair of heroes. Suddenly from above, Mirko dives down, kicking and shattering the ground between the two groups. Dabi then calls for Ujiko and starts to warp away, but not before telling Endeavor not to die, hoping he'll meet the No. 1 Hero again. In the present-day, that same night, Dabi and Hawks meet up at a warehouse. Hawks brandishes a feather against Dabi's neck, asking the villain why he didn't tell him about High-End's unfathomable strength prior to their plan to release it out into the public to test its abilities. Dabi responds by asking why Hawks brought the No. 1 Hero instead of someone less significant. Hawks justifies his actions by mentioning Endeavor's severe injuries. Dabi justifies his by saying he doesn't trust the No. 2 Hero just yet, and further asks why the hero allied with the League of Villains if civilian casualties were kept to a minimum during the fight. Hawks says he still needs to maintain his public reputation. Both individuals part ways on a sour note, with Dabi saying they'll keep in touch. After their meeting, Hawks remembers the Hero Public Safety Commission's request to make him an associate of the League of Villains in the first place. The commission came up with the idea after assessing the Kamino Incident, noting that the situation became as dangerous as it did due to the lack of intel on the League. They requested Hawks to carry out the mission due to his skills in espionage, as well as his emotional indifference to the League's activities. Back in the present-day, Hawks visits Endeavor in the hospital and silently apologizes to him. Dabi is standing out by the warehouse and suddenly remembers Snatch. He wipes away some blood leaking out of his cheek scab, saying he's so far gone that he forgot about the hero. The next day, Endeavor checks out of the hospital, with Hawks tagging along. Hawks tries to cheer up Endeavor about his injuries, though the latter brushes it off and says his injuries are his own responsibility. Endeavor shifts the topic to High-End, and wonders why it came after the pair of Heroes so suddenly. Hawks covers himself and says their status must've been a lure for the bioengineered human, and \"theorizes\" that the Nomu are used as bait to catch Heroes. Hawks decides to contact the search party investigating the League of Villains to try and investigate his theory, though Endeavor warns him of the potential dangers. Both heroes eventually reach a train station, to which they say their goodbyes and go their separate ways. Hawks once again thinks back to his meeting with commission. The hero asked if the undercover spy plan is necessary, to which the president responded it is to cut of any of the League's potential escape routes. After thinking about how he was scouted by the government as a child for his then heroic actions, Hawks accepted the mission, saying he'll get his hands dirty if it'll make other people comfortable. Later that same night, Enji makes it back home, while Fuyumi, Natsuo and Shoto, who is visiting from school, were having dinner. While Fuyumi is excited to see her father, Natsuo and Shoto act cold towards his return. Fuyumi nervously tells her brothers to be nicer, but Natsuo angrily thanks his sister for the food and starts to leave. Enji stops Natsuo before he leaves, and asks his son to say what's on his mind. Natsuo questions why Enji suddenly cares after everything he did to his family over the years. Natsuo leaves, and Fuyumi starts to tear up after thinking that her family's situation was finally starting to get better. On TV, a recap of Enji's fight against High-End is playing, with the broadcast focusing on the hero's efforts and current public perception. Shoto says that while the hero part of Endeavor is being looked upon favorably, the father part of him needs work. While he agrees with his brother for not forgiving him right away, Shoto decides to keep an open mind, knowing from personal experience how a small action can change a person. Enji reflects on his conservation with Toshinori about becoming a suitable symbol as the No. 1 Hero, and decides he's not gonna push his family for forgiveness. The hero decides to take small steps to improve his familial relationship, even if he feels its too late. Enji apologizes to Fuyumi, and goes outside to talk to Natsuo. At U.A. High School, Izuku collapses in bed after a hard day of Quirk training. In his dream, he wakes up in a void next to Nana Shimura and a line of unknown individuals. He thinks back to a similar vision during the Sports Festival, and instantly recognizes them as the rest of the One For All vestiges. He then notices that most of his body is covered in a fog, and he's unable to speak and feel his legs. The vestiges disappear, and Izuku is suddenly in the presence of a confrontation between All For One and his younger brother: the first user of One For All. The first user is trying to talk his older brother out of his criminals actions from giving and taking other people's Quirks. All For One mocks his brother, and says that his actions are necessary in the growing Quirk society. To demonstrate this, he materializes two individuals. One has a fang Quirk that made him ugly and disowned by his family, and the other is Quirkless, who was attacked by a gang of Quirk users with no ability to defend himself. Against the first user's wishes, both ask All For One to do his work. The villain touches both of their heads, making the fang user Quirkless, and giving the Quirkless user an ability that made him grow root-like spikes out of his body. Both civilians thank All For One, and say they will help him if asked as a way of repaying for the villain's services. The first user tries to attack him for adding two more pawns to his collection, before an unknown bodyguard pins the former down. All For One tries to coax his little brother into aiding his efforts, saying that all he's doing is evening the playing field between those with and without Quirks. The villain says he will continue his plans and cultivating his following, and forcefully gives his brother a Quirk despite his objections. Izuku then gets sucks into a white void. The first user approaches him and says that he wants to show Izuku more of the past, but notes he isn't strong enough to handle it. Izuku and the first user reach out and touch hands, with the latter telling him it will be fine, and that he's not alone. Izuku then wakes up in a cold sweat to the glass on his sliding door cracked, and a rush of One For All's energy traveling through his hand." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 91, + "Due to the cryptic dream he had, in which he saw the origins of One For All and was able to interact with the first user, Izuku wakes up when he activates his Quirk involuntarily. He is unable to fall asleep again, so he decides to go for a jog, yet he continues thinking about the dream, which concluded with all of his predecessors looking at him with kind expressions. In a flashback, we can see Yuga worried about the mess in Izuku dorms due to One For All. The next morning, Izuku meets with All Might in private, telling him everything that happened, leaving him surprised by the revelation. Izuku asks him if he had also seen the vestiges in his youth, to which he answers that he had and that his teacher had already explained what it was, but he had never experienced this phenomenon nor did he think it possible that they could be interacted with, which likely makes Izuku the first One For All user to unlock the ability to interact with the predecessors of the Quirk. These revelations make All Might recall a conversation he had with his master Nana years ago about the vestiges of the Quirk, in which she speculated that the One for All accumulates the essence and presence of its bearers. A young All Might found it quite gloomy, but Nana thought otherwise, because that means if they die, they will meet again within One For All. Back to the present, All Might asks Izuku if he is hurt from accidentally activating his Quirk, to which he replies that he's fine. All Might then tells him that he doesn't understand what happened to him, being confused what the first user meant by the \"singularity\". Izuku wonders if he has something to do with the Quirk Singularity Doomsday Theory, according to which Quirks become more powerful with each generation, until they reach a point where they will be uncontrollable. When All Might asks him if there was anything else, Izuku replies that he could see his still incorporeal vestige, and next to him were the vestiges of two predecessors that he couldn't see. All Might apologizes because he doesn't understand what is going on either, but assures Izuku that this power is his ally, and they will investigate this phenomenon together. Izuku agrees and before leaving, he tells All Might he saw Nana Shimura and she was very beautiful, of which All Might cheerfully agrees. As Izuku and All Might walk through the halls, they come across Eraser Head, who greets them by sarcastically commenting on how well they get along, which makes All Might very uncomfortable. Then Hitoshi Shinso appears beside Eraser Head, and Izuku excitedly greets him, mentioning that he saw them together before. Hitoshi greets him back before Eraser Head tells Izuku to immediately head to his next class. Later, Class 1-A students gather at Ground Gamma. Many are eager to start training and several of them are wearing winter versions of their hero costumes. Izuku comments on Katsuki's, to which he asks annoyed if he has any problems with it. Izuku then begins to praise how his new hero costume benefit his Explosion Quirk, which annoys Katsuki even more, demanding Izuku to stop. Mashirao comments that Izuku is the one who has made the most modifications to his costume, bringing up the glove upgrade that Mei made for him before the U.A. School Festival. As Deku talks about the upgrades to his gloves, Ochaco recalls when Mei fell on top of Izuku in an embarrassing position. This memory makes Ochaco blush and immediately punchers herself in order to force it out of her head, to Mashirao’s shock. At that moment, Class 1-B arrives at Ground Gamma, with Neito Monoma announcing their presence loudly, proclaiming that they will surpass Class 1-A. He taunts them by showing a questionnaire according to which, by two votes, the students who attended the school festival preferred the Class B's play over Class A's Musical Performance. While Neito is bragging about this \"achievement\", Itsuka walks towards him to smack him in order to stop his gloating, but Eraser Head is faster and chokes Neito with his cloth straps to silence him. Eraser Head and Vlad King ask the students to behave as they have a special participant for the exercise. Eraser Head explains he is a student who wants to be transferred to the hero course: Hitoshi Shinso from the General Department Class 1-C. Izuku is glad to see him again. Some students comment that he is wearing binding cloths similar to Eraser Head, as well as his mask. Yuga comments on Hitoshi's Brainwash Quirk, with Mashirao saying how troublesome it is in a first encounter. Mineta remarks that Izuku managed to escape the Brainwash during the sport festival tournament, although he says it was just pure luck. Still, Izuku remembers that when Hitoshi brainwashed him was when he saw the OFA vestiges for the first time, and with the dream he had that night, he wonders if there is any connection. Eraser Head asks Hitoshi to say a few words to Classes A and B, and Hitoshi formally introduces himself to them, telling them that he wants to transfer to the Hero course to become one. And being so far behind everyone else, all of them are now obstacles that he must overcome to achieve that goal, as such he's not here to make friends. Everyone applauds Hitoshi’s speech. Vlad King begins to explain that the exercise will consist of four-member team battles between classes A and B, with Hitoshi participating twice in one team from each class. Some students comment that this will be a slight advantage for the team that has him, as they will have one more member. Vlad King counters that it may actually be more of a handicap since Hitoshi lacks experience. He also clarifies that to obtain victory in each game, at least four members of the opposing team must be locked up in prison within 20 minutes. If the time ends before that, the team that has captured the most opponents wins. Katsuki comments that with the victory's conditions, Hitoshi will be a dead weight for his lack of combat experience. Denki berates Katsuki for his comment, but Hitoshi says that Katsuki is right. Eraser Head and Vlad King then have the students draw lots to create the teams, of which the results are: After which Hitoshi draws to find out which teams he will be a part of, with the result being he will participate in the first match as a member of 1-A team, and in the fifth match as a member of 1-B’s, Ochaco points out that this will be a rematch between Izuku and Hitoshi, something that Izuku is looking forward to. All Might and Midnight arrive to watch the competition. Midnight asks him who he thinks will win, and All Might reveals that although 1-A has more experience, 1-B has actually improved a lot more, due to them staying out of trouble and steadily improving their skills. Vlad decides to be the commentator and the first round begins. Team 1-A advances across the battle ground, with Tsuyu activating her camouflage to go ahead without being spotted. Denki asks if he should go separately so he can use his Quirk without putting them at risk, but Eijiro advises against him as he would be on his own in case of trouble. Denki then shows concern about Ibara because her Vine Quirk is powerful and can counteract his electricity. Hitoshi points out that they should try to neutralize the heavy hitters like Ibara's first. Denki commends Hitoshi but He replies that action would be obvious to anyone, and Tsuyu clarifies that Team B are probably also thinking of doing the same with Denki or Hitoshi. Some pigeons arrive and inform Koda that Ibara is ahead alone, spreading her vines to feel out her surroundings. Team 1-A decides to go after her, but at that moment they are ambushed by Jurota with his Quirk activated, and he takes down Tsuyu and Eijiro with his Roaring Rage Ultimate Move, surprising the rest of the team members. Jurota explains that they had foreseen their plan, so they had used Ibara as bait in order to attack them by surprise. Kosei Tsuburaba, who was riding on the back of his teammate, then uses his Quirk to capture Koji in a soundproof Air Prison. Things are looking bad for Group 1-A, until Jurota hears \"Kosei\" cheering him on, and he responds, falling to Hitoshi's brainwashing. It turns out that Hitoshi's support mask had mimicked Kosei's voice, allowing him to use his new special move: \"Persona Chords\"." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 92, + "Before the start of the first match, Hitoshi gave his teammates an explanation on how his Brainwashing Quirk works, and its pro and cons: He needs to speak to his target and if that target responds back, the brainwashing will be complete, however it's easy to avoid his Quirk by just remaining silent. Denki pointed out that it would be difficult for him once the details of his Quirk become more and more known. Hitoshi explained for that reason he has the Artificial Vocal Cords, which allows him to change his voice to deceive his targets. Just as Hitoshi finished his exposition, Vlad King announced the start of the first round. The 1-A team members regret not having enough time to devise a plan for the match. Back to the present, Hitoshi gets Jurota with Persona Chords, believing his teammate Kosei was talking to him. Kosei is surprised to learn that Hitoshi managed to imitate his voice thanks to the mask he wears. Taking advantage of Jurota's brainwashing, Hitoshi tries to restrain him with his Capturing Weapon, but Kosei intervenes, not only trapping Hitoshi with his Air Prison, but also breaking his control over Jurota by smacking his teammate's head. Kosei recalls that Ibara already warned them about Hitoshi's Quirk and how to avoid it, although he didn't know anything about his voice changer. With his Quirk activated, Denki charges at Jurota, who grabs him only to experience a powerful electric shock. Still, with his augmented strength, Jurota is able to violently throw Denki away, which surprises him. Kosei jumped off Jurota's back to avoid getting zapped by Denki. only for Tsuyu to capture him with her tongue, wrapping it around his mouth to avoid his Quirk, and taking him back to the jail to eliminate him from the match. Denki congratulates her on her swift action, but his joy turns into unpleasant surprise when he sees that Jurota has recovered from the electrocution and started chasing Tsuyu. Outside of Ground Gamma, the teachers and remaining students watch the battle on a large screen. Some comments on how strong Jurota is. Ochaco worries about Tsuyu, but Izuku reassures her saying that Class 1-A team still has Eijiro. On the battlefield, Eijiro recovers from Jurota's initial attack, and transforms into his Red Riot Unbreakable form to free Koda from the Air Prison. Seeing Tsuyu being chased by Jurota, the two students block his path in order to protect her, but Jurota uses his Re-Beast Super Move to transform back to a human to avoid their attacks and quickly reverts to his beast form, grabbing the two of them. Jurota figures that Eijiro is the bigger threat in a head-to-head fight thanks to his hardening so he throws him at where Ibara is and grabs Koji's face to prevent any calling. Ibara easily captures Eijiro with her Vines Quirk. Outside the field, Ochaco is surprised that Eijiro was captured, although Tenya reports that Tsuyu also eliminated Kosei from the match. Shoto comments both teams are even, although Katsuki doubts it. Koji unsuccessfully tries to free himself from Jurota's grip, which muffles his ability to speak. Thanks to his sense of smell, Jurota detects that Tsuyu and Denki are approaching him from different directions to attack him, which allows him to anticipate and avoid them, he decides to withdraw taking Koji with him. Soon, Koji joins Eijiro in the 1-B team jail, the first skirmish ends with a two-to-one win for Class 1-B, and Vlad King doesn't hesitate to praise his students excessively to the detriment of Class 1-A's, which generates protests from several of them demanding fair commentary. For their part, both Shota and Izuku are aware that Hitoshi is still quite inexperienced in battle. With the use of metal pipes, Denki and Tsuyu manage to free Hitoshi from the Air Prison, while commending Class 1-B improvement. Hitoshi blames himself for not being fast enough to capture Kosei and Jurota, but Tsuyu takes it instead, assuring it was her fault because she should've come up with a better plan to keep him off the front lines. Denki, on the other hand, assures him that he was helpful, as he prevented Jurota from defeating them all with his ambush, and although he said he doesn't want to make friends, he likes him and that he's rooting for him to become a great hero someday. Tsuyu comes up with a plan. While secreting slime down her arm, she asks Denki to look at his pointer, as during the fight earlier he used his support item on Jurota, and one of the pointers stuck onto him and can thus pinpoint him with ease with his visor. The remaining members of Team 1-B are discussing a plan to defeat Class 1-A, when suddenly Jurota detects with his nose that three \"Tsuyus\" are hearing their way. As Ibara ready herself for the incoming attack, Hiryu is surprised that the opposing team has found a way to confuse his teammate's sense of smell. Outside of Ground Gamma, the students make no sense of Jurota's words, except for two people: Minoru and Izuku. They recall that during the U.S.J. Incident, Tsuyu had told them about the capabilities of her Frog Quirk, realizing that Tsuyu had used her slime on Hitoshi and Denki to mask their scents and confuse Jurota. As Team 1-A runs to where the opposing team is, they discuss their course of action. Since Jurota can locate them thanks to his nose, they decided to use that against him by covering themselves with Tsuyu's slime so the three of them would smell the same, this way it would be impossible for Jurota to know who's where. Thanks to the fact that Jurota still has not realized that he has one of Denki's pointers stuck on him, they can know his location. Hitoshi is somewhat worried because they don't know where Hiryu and Ibara are, but Denki asserts that they must defeat Jurota first as he poses a large threat. On team 1-B side, Ibara uses her Via Dolorosa to spread her vines across the battlefield, while asking Jurota for Team 1-A's current bearing. Hiryu wonders how the rival team can know where they are, until he notices Denki's pointer on Jurota. Ibara tells her teammates she has grabbed a hold of a target and is dragging them out. Hiryu suggests to Jurota to stay back as they don't know who it might be, saying the worst possible choice is Denki and sure enough, it's him. Denki is about to attack all of them with his lightning, but Ibara quickly traps him with her Crucifixion while protecting herself with Faith's Shield, ensuring that her vines have sealed of the electricity, but Denki isn't done yet. The pointer stuck on Jurota allows him to send his electricity from the inside; as long as he has an open gap and is within the ten meter range to send. Denki attempts to shock Jurota, but Hiryu react in time to foil the plan by shooting his scales to knock the pointer off if his ally's leg, saving him. Ibara then completely encloses Denki within the vine sphere. With Denki's plan failed and everything seemingly to be on Team B's favor. Hiryu asks Ibara to unfold her Vines again, Ibara responds to this and suddenly becomes Brainwashed, revealing that it was actually Hitoshi who spoke to her imitating Hiryu's voice. It turns out that this whole skirmish was all a ploy by Denki, who purposely allowed himself to be captured to serve as a distraction to allow Tsuyu and Hitoshi to get close enough to 1-B team. Hiryu is nervous, as he cannot determine where the voice came from due to the echo from the surroundings, so he asks Jurota for their opponent's locations. Unfortunately, Jurota, too cautious of Hitoshi's brainwashing, doesn't say anything and just vaguely points one direction as he heads to another. Hiryu tries to make his teammate see reason but to no avail, so he decides to wake up Ibara himself by shooting her with his scales, but Tsuyu moves her out of his range before he gets a chance. Hiryu then attacks Tsuyu, but she manages to avoid the shots and hides in the surroundings. Frustrated, Hiryu asks Jurota for help, but his paranoid teammate ignores him and wanders into a pipe complex to locate Hitoshi. Hiryu realizes that Class 1-A's strategy has broken down his team's communication, and thus, disjointed their teamwork. All of this distracts Hiryu, who barely manages to defend himself from Tsuyu's surprise attack. Meanwhile, Jurota destroys everything on his way to Hitoshi after having deduced his position. He regrets that he did not take seriously the threat posed by the Class 1-C student from the beginning. When he finds him, there is a small standoff between them, which Hitoshi breaks when he speaks in Hiryu's voice and Jurota attacks him thinking he won't fall for that. Hitoshi employs the fighting style he learned from Eraser Head to drag a large pipe with his capturing weapon and lands it on Jurota's head. Jurota endures the impact and prepares to attack Hitoshi again. He then hears Hiryu yelling at him to dodge, but Jurota ignores him, thinking it is Hitoshi's trick. Unfortunately, he realizes too late that it was the real Hiryu who spoke. Tsuyu had defeated him and thrown him at Jurota like a projectile. The consequent result is a double knock out after Hiryu and Jurota's heads get bonked together. Class 1-A students outside the battlefield celebrate their team's victory. Minoru comments that Hitoshi has turned out to be a more serious threat than originally believed, and Izuku points out that this is because Tsuyu and Denki were able to make use of Hitoshi's abilities and skills. Izuku is happy about Hitoshi's remarkable improvement. Hitoshi, Tsuyu and Denki lock Jurota, Ibara and Hiryu together with Kosei in their jail. Tsuyu tells Hitoshi that he is not behind the hero course' students and he is stronger than he thinks. Hitoshi replies that he can't let others carrying him and needs to become a strong enough hero on his own. To his chagrin, Vlad King announces the victory of Class 1-A in the first round." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 93, + "With the first round concluded, Eraser Head asks his team to comment on what they learned or need to improve on. Eijiro says that outside is combat, his Quirk has very little application. Koji wishes to give more detailed instructions to his insects. Denki is happily jumping in the air lamenting about how good he was. Tsuyu wishes Koji and Eijiro weren't captured so early to preserve their coordination. Hitoshi is frustrated about his inexperience using the Binding Cloth fighting style. Shota tells Hitoshi to carry that frustration with him for improvement, as the former took six years to fully master the fighting style. Yuga notices that Tsuyu and Eijiro took their flaws the hardest because of their participation in the Shie Hassaikai Raid, with Hanta agreeing. Kyoka laughs at Denki for how chaotic his actions were by comparison. Shota recommends that Eijiro try to set up his opponent for a one-on-one fight, and agrees with Koji's self-criticism, as well as adding that he should focus on exploiting an enemy's weakness. Shota scolds Denki for not taking the match seriously until his teammates started getting captured, and tells Tsuyu to focus on making up for her mistakes rather than dwelling on them. While Hitoshi is reflecting on his match, Midnight writhes in pleasure at the thought of Hitoshi not being downtrodden in his failure. All Might looks at her with mild disturbance. Vlad King, meanwhile, is scolding his team for splitting up their members as part of their plan, blaming their loss on a lack of cooperation. Jurota, downtrodden, believes that their splitting up allowed the opposing team to strategize as a group, and apologizes to Ibara for leaving her out in the open as part of the plan. Neito, after calmly agreeing with the sentiment, obsessively rushes over to Hitoshi to devise a plan for their match. Izuku and Minoru notice this and start to formulate a plan with their team. Tenya's team follows suit, and Katsuki's team tries the same, but not before he screams for his team not to get in his way. Midnight, once again, squeals with glee at seeing the students work together. All Might looks at his class proudly and notices how their demeanor has changed since all the major events that took place over the year. Vlad King asks All Might what he thinks of Hitoshi's performance, to which the retired Pro Hero notes how much he's open to learning and improving, and expects to him to be much more proactive in his next match. Shota tells All Might to treat this as Hitoshi's test to make it in to the hero course. Vlad King then shouts for the Round Two teams to take their positions. The Preparation for the second round starts, As both teams make way to their starting positions, Itsuka asks Momo why she didn't participate in the U.A. School Festival's beauty pageant. Momo says that her teacher didn't inform her class about the event, possibly due to deeming it unnecessary, and wouldn't have been able to since she was participating in Class 1-A's band for the concert. Itsuka says she asked because of their involvement in the commercial during their internship with Uwabami, thinking both girls were put into the same box by other people. Toru likens it to idol worship in a J-pop group, and remembers all the people that were cheering for Momo and Itsuka during their respective events. Itsuka says she doesn't enjoy that type of comparative mindset, and personally treats Momo as a rival due to her superior Quirk and academic prowess. Because of this, she exclaims her excitement for finally being able to fight Momo in a battle. Momo expresses the same sentiment and accepts Itsuka's challenge. Similarly, Shihai strikes a rivalry with Fumikage due to their shared interest in dark paraphernalia. Fumikage takes notice of this, and mentions Shihai's Quirk, Black, which allows him to slip and move through darkness. The second round starts, and both teams start moving. Back in the viewing area, Hanta asks Tetsutetsu what's Itsuka's role in the class. The other students yells (to Hanta's annoyance) that she's the class representative of Class 1-B, and goes on about how smart, brave, and level-headed she is. He even goes as far to treat her as his class's big sister. Offhandedly, Shoto wonders if Momo's \"Operation\" would work well in her match. Back at Ground Gamma, Momo instructs Fumikage to scout for the opposing team as planned. Fumikage complies, and tells Dark Shadow, who can now move at an increased range, to not return until he pinpoint's the other team's location. On the other side, Itsuka's team decided to wait and watch for their opponents from afar in order to scout out their new techniques. Just then, Dark Shadow manages to find the team next to a cluster of nearby chimneys, with Fumikage relaying the information back to his team. Dark Shadow then tries to lunge at the opposing team to try and capture a member. Itsuka says to split up for now and let Shihai handle Dark Shadow on his own. With a boost from Manga, he phases into a wall and jumps down from an overhead pipe and over Dark Shadow's \"umbilical cord\". Class 1-A's team sees Dark Shadow return, and Fumikage notices him acting strangely. Fumikage warns his teammates to step back before being punched and sent flying by Dark Shadow. Dark Shadow, while struggling, manages to take back control for a moment, explaining to Momo's team that Shihai has taken control of it. Momo instructs Toru to use Warp Refraction, weakening Dark Shadow and allowing Fumikage to recall him. Shihai is forced out of Dark Shadow, and tries to make an escape. Momo creates and throws nets to try and restrain him. Shihai gets pinned down on to a pipe by one of them, but simply merges with the pipe's shadow and appears from above, laughing with glee. Shihai diverts his attention towards Fumikage, saying he'll defeat him out of their shared destiny. Fumikage, accepting his challenge, takes off his cloak and declares he'll use his new Ultimate Move: Black Fallen Angel. Shihai tenses up at the name. As Shihai glides around the pipes, Momo instructs the remaining teammates to stay close, and tells Fumikage to stay alert, believing him to be Shihai's target. However, Shihai's true target turns out to be Yuga, as his Quirk is a threat to him, and he snatches up Yuga, dragging him through a maze of pipes, snickering to himself that no one will be able to catch up with him. Suddenly, Shihai looks behind him in shock, to see Fumikage soaring up at him, with his cloak over Dark Shadow, who's claws are stretched out like wings. Seeing this on the screen, Yosetsu, Setsuna, and Togaru yell out in bewilderment, while Mina asks Izuku how it works. Izuku explains that since Dark Shadow floats, if it is given enough power, it can allow Fumikage to fly by simply holding him a loft. The other students are slightly confused by Izuku's explanation. Fumikage grabs Yuga back, and instructs him to fire his Navel Buffet☆Laser, lighting up the area, while Fumikage files around, preparing to intercept Shihai when he exits the shadows. Shihai jumps out and onto the pavement., and Momo yells for Toru to follow him. The two eventually corner Shihai, where Momo proclaims they are ready for any plan that Class-1B might come up with. Shihai sneers at them and tells them not be so sure of themselves. When Momo is about to retort, a mushroom suddenly appears on her nose, and several appear on Toru, effectively removing her stealth. Shihai uses the distraction to slip away. Meanwhile, on the other end, Itsuka and Manga wait in hiding. Elsewhere, Kinoko smiles and praises how Itsuka managed to predict their opponents moves. Kinoko then repeats to herself what Itsuka said to her: if the enemy team's area lights up, that means Plan A involving Shihai has failed, giving Kinoko the signal to activate Plan B. Kinoko grins saying that she'll cover everything with her mushrooms, as more of them begin to appear around her." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 94, + "The second round continues, as Class 1-A's team is struck by a surprise infestation of mushrooms created by Kinoko. Momo and Toru struggle to pluck off the ones sprouting on their bodies, and the latter gets frustrated that they expose her silhouette, getting rid of her stealth. In the air, Fumikage and Yuga lost sight of Shihai due to the sea of mushrooms. Kinoko starts using her spray bottles to make the air humid, increasing the rate at which the mushrooms sprout. Back at the viewing area, Minoru is scared by the fact that mushrooms can even grow on people's bodies, comparing it to a horror movie. Yosetsu says the mushrooms would disappear in about two to three hours, and due to large window of time, Kinoko tends to let them grow everywhere. The other students at the viewing area are surprised at the large amount of them, with some shivering at how disgusting it looks. Unknown to Momo and Toru, Shihai took shelter nearby by phasing into the body of a black mushroom. Shihai laughs and thinks back to the details of Itsuka's plan. Itsuka came up with Plan A using Shihai due to Dark Shadow being a Quirk with low risks and high rewards in combat, and capitalizing on the fact that the other team isn't aware of Shihai's new ability to control dark objects. Due to Yuga's Navel Laser being a direct counter to Shihai's Quirk, Plan B was developed using Kinoko's Quirk. Shihai decides to retreat as Plan B starts to take effect. Toru starts getting frustrated at the mushrooms she scraped off growing back. Momo, silently praising Itsuka's foresight and planning, tells everyone to calm down, and asks the team to focus on regrouping. Suddenly, further in the depths of the pipe maze, Manga is shouting out various sound effects, with the action being followed by a gigantic structure of materialized onomatopoeia barreling through Ground Gamma, and taking the opposing team off guard and splitting them up. Class 1-A's team struggles to regroup, and Yuga's attempts to cut through the text using his laser is futile. Vlad King cheers for his team's effort in turning the battle on its head, which annoys some of the members of Class 1-A. Manga then starts whispering more sound effects in Toru's direction. Toru freaks out as she realize they're humidifiers, causing the mushrooms to grow faster and larger. Itsuka takes the opportunity to ambush Momo, capitalizing on the fact that the opposing team lost their tactician. Momo tries to block her opening attack by creating a tungsten shield, but Itsuka easily crushes it and knocks back Momo using her enlarged fist. Itsuka's plan is to keep rushing Momo with brute strength, in order to not give her time to strategize, as well as forcing her to use up all of her lipids to cut off her options for counterattacking. At the viewing area, Tetsutetsu pumps his fist and cheers on Itsuka for finding a way to turn the tables so easily. Shoto questions the effectiveness of splitting Momo from the group, saying that if Itsuka's team was worried about Momo, they should've focused on defeating her quickly instead of backing her into a corner. As Itsuka knocks away Momo's last shield, she is stunned as Momo confidently sprouts a large cannon out of her abdomen. As Fumikage and Yuga fly around looking for their other teammates, Shihai pops out from above and starts dragging away Yuga again. Fumikage gives chase, but is blinded by Kinoko's mushrooms sprouting on his face, and is knocked into the ground by Manga's onomatopoeia. Fumikage gets up and is startled by Toru, covered from head to toe by mushrooms. Fumikage, as he's brushing away the mushrooms off his teammate, deduces that Itsuka's team is keeping them all isolated using stealth and sneak attacks. He says that if his team can't find Kinoko, Manga, and Shihai, they'll lose. Itsuka jumps back as Momo points at her using the cannon. Anticipating Momo is going to break open Manga's wall, Itsuka lunges at her opponent. Momo quickly shifts her aim to the right, faking out Itsuka. Itsuka uses her Double Jumbo Fist to try and stop Momo from firing the weapon, only for Momo fire her ammunition over the wall at the moment of impact. Itsuka, shocked at the misdirection, reels back as Momo's chest starts glowing again. From the air, a pink cloth sack marked Yaoyorozu's Lucky Bag falls in Fumikage's location, which he catches using Dark Shadow (while carrying Toru). Fumikage wonders what's packed in the bag. Shihai meets up with Kinoko, and bashfully tells her that he's captured Yuga. As Kinoko keeps using her spray bottles, he wonders if anyone from Class 1-A knows their current location. Off in the distance, Fumikage is flying straight in their direction, wearing custom-made infrared goggles. The goggles came from the bag produced by Momo, along with three cans of ethanol spray, a common antifungal substance. Manga notices Fumikage flying past him towards his teammates location, and gets cornered by Toru, completely rid of mushrooms due to the spray, who starts punching and kicking him. During her assault, she figures out that Class 1-B were unaffected by the mushrooms due to being sprayed with fungicide prior to the match. Kinoko and Shihai see Fumikage, but its too late before they are quickly blind-sided by another new move invented by Fumikage: Black Abyss: Sabbath. Fumikage traps Shihai in his cloak, and Dark Shadow restrains Kinoko. Before Fumikage can ask Dark Shadow to send the students to the prison, he starts coughing and reeling over. Kinoko smiles, as she says she sprouted a split gill mushroom in Fumikage's lungs, asphyxiating him. Toru continues to wail on Manga, and starts speeding up her attacks in order to knock the boy out. Suddenly, she is grabbed and restrained by Itsuka, who is ensnared by ropes sprouting out of Momo, who is clinging to her cannon and slowly slipping out of consciousness. Itsuka, while successfully restraining her opponents, says she didn't felt like won against Momo due to her foresight. Kinoko unfurls Fumikage's cloth to free Shihai, and the boy quietly thanks her. Itsuka is surprised Kinoko did that to Fumikage, and the other girl said that the team would've lost if she didn't. As the match comes to an end, Tetsutetsu cheers for his class's victory, and Shoto hopes that Momo doesn't get discouraged from her loss like her battle in the U.A. Sports Festival. Izuku and All Might, despite their loss, commend their team for their improvements over the school year. Midnight gushes from afar at Momo's new leadership skills. Vlad King shakes with pride as he announces Class 1-B's victory, much to the annoyance of the other class." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 95, + "In the aftermath of Round 2, Kinoko offers Fumikage a cough drop for his sore throat. Fumikage refuses help, and the girl tells him to go see Recovery Girl at the very least. Itsuka is walking with Momo, who is unconscious and being carried on a chair by two robots. The rest of the match members are sitting by the cage. At the viewing area, Hitoshi notices that the damage is much worse compared to the previous match. Eraser Head tells him that this what he should expect from the hero course, though the Pro Hero admits that this is a little overboard. Vlad King tells Manga and Itsuka over the microphone to keep damage to a minimum, followed by a nervous apology from both students. Due to Kinoko's mushrooms having another two hours until they disappear, Shota tells Vlad King that everyone should take a break for now. Neito takes advantage of the victory to show off and boast about Class B to Izuku's team, which ends with Itsuka hitting him to shut him up, apologizing to Izuku and his teammates as she dragged Neito away. Both Minoru and Mina wonder why Neito always behaves like this if he knows that she is going to hit him. Except for this unpleasant moment, the students are relaxing and complimenting others for their improvements during the break. Izuku updates his Hero notebook, commenting on how everyone's mental growth has made their Quirks stronger as well. Ochaco tells him that he has improved too, and Izuku hopes so. All Might approaches them and asks Izuku to accompany him for a moment, as he must talk to him. As they walk away, Mina and Minoru comment that they have been spending a lot of time together lately, and Ochaco says it's because All Might has been helping Izuku with his Quirk. Mina teases Ochaco that she knows many deets about Izuku, which makes Ochaco nervous and accidentally causes Mina to float in the air by touching her with her Zero Gravity Quirk activated. In a quieter corner, All Might asks Izuku if he has felt something strange with One For All again, to which he replies that he hasn't. All Might comments that his master Nana had never mentioned to him that the Quirk could be activated spontaneously, so he has thought about calling Gran Torino to ask if he knows anything about it. He also asks Izuku to be careful in the 5th match because he will face Hitoshi, who triggered the vestiges during their battle at the U.A. Sports Festival. Suddenly, Katsuki appears behind Izuku, scaring him. Katsuki scolds them because even though they must keep the OFA a secret, they behave in such an obvious way that someone will end up suspecting that they are hiding something. Then Katsuki asks them if something happens to the OFA and Izuku tells him that it activated on it's own in the early morning. Katsuki doesn't know if that means Izuku improves or worsens in his control over the Quirk, but demands that he master it. Izuku assures him with what he is doing. All Might wonders if Katsuki is being considerate on his own way, but seeing him aggressively yelling at Izuku he thinks he could be wrong. All Might ponders the matter, and thinks the fact that Izuku saw the vestiges again and that he is going to face Hitoshi, the one who triggered that, must be connected in some way. He wonders what the previous users are trying to do. In the infirmary, Recovery Girl tells Momo that she will soon recover after having used her Quirk on her, while in Ground Gamma, Vlad King informs there is already another arena ready for the third match. Izuku comments that Tenya's team is balanced, and Minoru is sure that they will get an easy victory since Shoto is a powerhouse. As the 1-A team heads out into the arena, Fumikage stops Shoto to to apologize for his poor performance in the previous, and the rest is up to him. Shoto is confused and asks why him, and Fumikage comments because they carry the weight of Endeavor and Hawks, the No. 1 and No. 2 heroes. This makes Shoto to remember the harsh training session from his childhood, when his father trained him very hard to learn a new technique, to the point of making him cry. Enji yelled at a young Shoto to get up and stop pretending to be weak. Enji mentions that Shoto's brother, Toya, possessed a firepower greater than his own, unfortunately he inherited the weak constitution of his mother Rei, so he was not suitable for learning his techniques it, but he tells Shoto that he is, and he will fulfill his ambitions. Tenya calls out to Shoto as he thinks of this, asking if there is something wrong, as he looks puzzled. Shoto thanks him for caring and ensures him that everything is okay. Mashirao is a bit surprised that Tenya was able to notice something in Shoto, considering his face expressions rarely changes. Tenya says that as Class 1-A rep, he must help his classmate when they are troubled. Mezo notices he is feeling more upbeat than usual, which Tenya attributes to his brother Tensei is making progress in his recovery. He then gets ready to show his team what he is made of, both as the class president of 1-A and as Ingenium's successor. On the B-team side, Tetsutetsu tells his teammates that even though people often think he is dumb, he managed to get into U.A., so he's not someone who doesn't think about what he does. Confused, Sen asks what's gotten into him all of a sudden. Tetsutetsu says that they don't have anyone good at scouting on the team, so they have only one option to deal with Class A team. Sen is about to remind him that they had already talked about it when suddenly Tetsutetsu begins tearing through entire structures in his search for the other team while proclaiming that the only possible option is to have a head-on fight. A shocked Sen proclaims that his plan is stupid, and outside the battlefield. Vlad regrets that Tetsutetsu has completely ignored his directions. The destruction caused reveals their location to the Tenya’s team. Sen tried to warn Tetsutetsu that he is being too reckless, reminding him that they have Shoto as an adversary, and Pony also does not agree with what he does, but Juzo considers that Tetsutetsu's approach is not that bad, in fact, it can work with their strengths. Sen calls him flexible because of this. On Class 1-A side, knowing where their adversaries are, Tenya and his teammates head to their position to face them. Meanwhile, in the city, Endeavor and his sidekicks are chasing a wheeler villain down a highway. Trying to evade Endeavor, the villain turns off the road and heads into a harbor to escape. There, he sees three children playing and decides to go for one of them to use as a hostage, but is intercepted by Endeavor before he does. The wheeler villain tries to resist, but Endeavor begins to burn him with his fire, so he finally gives up and surrenders. After the villain was arrested and taken away by the police, Kido and Onima congratulate Endeavor that the plan to divert the villain to a sparsely populated area has worked. The three children approach Endeavor and thank him for saving them. The hero asks them to be careful on their way home. Then Onima informs him that they are received another requests for team-up, and Endeavor orders him to compile to list of the request, being more interested checking his messaging app, trying to get in touch with Shoto. Internally, Endeavor gives his thanks to Fuyumi for helping him to register Shoto's account, as he wants to tell him something about the technique he tried to teach him years ago, although his son has ignored all his messages so far despite his efforts to change from his past self. Frustrated for no getting any replies, Endeavor yells Shoto's name while engulfed in flames. Onima suggests that Shoto is probably in class at the time, while Kido express concern about the mental state of Endeavor. Back at the Ground Gamma, Shoto suddenly sneezes, surprising Tenya at the idea that he had caught a cold. A Team run towards their opponents and they decide to spread out when they are close enough. Tetsutetsu continues to knock down structures, while Pony tells him that his plan to attract the rival team is not going to work because it is too obvious, but Juzo, who has been touching different areas with his hand, is sure that Team 1-A will perform a direct attack on them using Shoto for it. Before Juzo can finish his sentence, as he has expected, Shoto captures all four of them with a giant ice wall. Outside the battlefield, the students are impressed by Shoto's power, with Mineta complaining about how unfairly strong he is, and Ochako noting that his control over his ice power has improved. The restrained members of team B try to find out where the members of the rival team are hiding, but it is impossible for them because of the ice. Hidden in the maze of pipes, Tenya and Mashirao are sure that Shoto's attack slows down Class B movements and makes it impossible for Juzo to use his Quirk. Determined to capture them as soon as possible, Tenya uses his Recipro Burst and runs towards them. But then he stops when he feels the ice soften as Tetsutetsu yells welcoming the challenge. The members of Class 1-A are surprised to see that Juzo has managed to soften the ice with his Softening Quirk , allowing his teammates to break free and counterattack. Upon verifying that the plan had failed, Mashirao tries to retreat, but loses his balance when stepping on a pipe that Juzo had previously softened, revealing his position. Sen activates his Gyrate Quirk and decides to personally defeat Mashirao, who can barely defend himself using his tail. Tenya tries to come to his aid, but also loses his balance when he steps on another area altered by Juzo and falls on the softened ice, sinking into it. Juzo tells him that it is hard to deal with him, so he decides to leave him trapped there. Shoto is concerned about how Team B has managed to turn the tables, and can't go help his teammates so they don't leave Mezo alone. To his surprise, some flying horns effortlessly overcame his icy defense and take Mezo away. Pony was sure Shoto was protecting Mezo, so she used her Horn Canon Quirk to separate them. Then she helps Tetsutetsu to barrels his way through the ice barrier and knocks Shoto down. With Tetsutetsu facing Shoto, Pony pinning Mezo with her horns, Sen constantly attacking Mashirao, and Juzo canceling his Quirk to solidify the ice and keep Tenya imprisoned, the Class 1-A team is quickly overrun by their Class 1-B opponents. Tenya curses that situation, and Juzo reproaches him for using his Recipro Burst so early in the match considering it has a short time limit for being used. As Juzo leaves to go help Tetsutetsu, Tenya claims it was foolish for him to considers that he still has such time limit to use his Engine Quirk since the last time he saw it, and to prove this, he activates an upgrade version: Recipro Turbo! With this new technique, Tenya manages to break free from the ice and heads towards the shocked Juzo. As he moves, Tenya recalls a conversation he had with his brother Tensei, who tells him about a unique technique that the Ida family developed to improve their quirk and to make them more powerful: by removing their current mufflers and then train harder, so a new set of mufflers will grow, allowing for increased performance. Tenya proclaims that raising the horsepower of Recipro and lowering the fuel consumption to the minimum he is now unstoppable in terms of speed for ten minutes." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 96, + "With his Recipro Turbo technique activated, Tenya blitzes across the ice-encrusted battlefield with blinding speed. Tenya says that this will continue for ten minutes, but he has a hard time controlling his movements. Juzo, realizing he's no match for Tenya, sinks into the slushed ice and swims through the mud underneath. He decides to dedicate the rest of the match to backing up the rest of his teammates. Tenya stops and notices the ice is solidifying again. Back at the viewing area, Izuku notices that Tenya's new move is even faster than Gran Torino's Jet Quirk. Minoru thinks Tenya improved his speed as a competitive response to Izuku's Shoot Style, which used Tenya's fighting style as a base. Mina tells them to pay attention to Mashirao, who is currently brawling with Sen. Kyoka remarks how plain Mashirao's fighting style is, somehow causing the boy to get a twinge in his chest from the out-of-earshot insult. Sen continues his assault, with his spiraling limbs repelling Mashirao's attacks and chipping away at his guard. Sen punches and loosens a pipe Mashirao was clinging to with his tail, and prepares to pierce the 1-A student in the back. Suddenly, from the depths of the pipe maze, Tenya rushes through and grabs Sen, saying he'll take the 1-B student to jail. Mashirao thanks him, and notices Tenya's increase in physical speed also sped up his speech. Sen tries to spin free, but to no avail as Tenya sends him to jail. Meanwhile, Tetsutetsu and Shoto are brawling on the ice. Shoto launches a wave of ice at his opponent, but Tetsutetsu easily shatters it and lands a blow on Shoto's stomach with his Steel Fist. Now realizing that ice isn't going to work, Shoto lights up his fire and sends a Wall of Flames towards Tetsutetsu. Pony runs away from the fire, and Shoto asks Mezo to pursue her. To his bewilderment, Tetsutetsu walks through the fire, with his steel skin absorbing the heat, a skill he developed by using his Quirk while in a heated stove. Tetsutetsu starts beating Shoto with his red-hot fists, and mocks Shoto for his Quirk being useless in this situation. Shoto, suddenly thinks back to the brutal training his father subjected him to as a child, where Enji angrily tells him to raise the temperature of his fire to the absolute limit. To his dismay, Shoto realizes he has to do just that in his fight in order to win, as he did with his previous fight with Izuku. Shoto increases his firepower exponentially, burning his skin, melting the surrounding ice, and causing some of the security cameras to explode. At this point, most of Ground Gamma is engulfed in a sea of fire. Tetsutetsu, whose body is completely surrounded by fire, grabs a hold of Shoto and starts kneeing him in the stomach, saying endurance matches are his specialty. Shoto warns him about the fire, but the other boy stands strong, saying that limits are meant to be broken in times like this. Far away from the fire, Mezo pursues Pony, who is surfing on her horns. Pony reaches a clearing where she attacks Mezo with her Thunder Horn, with Mezo countering with his Octoblow. Suddenly, Mashirao jumps from above and restrains Pony with his Tornado Tail Dance, stopping her from firing more horns. Juzo then pops from the ground and melts it away, making the other students' lose their footing. Juzo swims underneath and tries to release Pony from Mashirao's grasp, but the tailed student counters with his Swamp Smack Spin attack, which loosens the ground and sends Juzo and Mezo flying. Mezo grabs Mashirao and Pony and tries to pull them up. From the melted steel, more of Pony's horns emerge and stab Mashirao's tail, carrying him and sending him flying into the jail cell. Due to heatstroke setting in, Shoto's movements starts slowing down, as do Tetsutetsu's from the fire eating away at his stamina. To try and finish the other student off, Shoto recompresses all of the flames in the area into his fist and prepares to punch Tetsutetsu. Juzo appears and softens the ground once more, making the Half-Cold Half-Hot user lose his balance, and the melted ground causes the surrounding structures to loosen. A pipe falls on Shoto's back, making the boy pass out. Juzo prepares to harden the ground again, but is intercepted by a kick to the face by Tenya, which also breaks half of his helmet. Thinking back to his battle with Stain and his mission in Kamino Ward, Tenya grabs Shoto and focuses on bringing him to safety. Tetsutetsu is too injured to move, and Juzo starts slipping out of consciousness. Not wanting Class 1-A to get the upper hand like the last match, Juzo touches a nearby industrial tank asks Tetsutetsu to headbutt it. The latter activates his Quirk, and stumbles toward it before headbutting the object. The tank then falls on both Tenya and Shoto, the resulting action knocking out Shoto, Juzo, and Tetsutetsu, and pinning down Tenya. This leaves Mezo and Pony to decide the ultimate outcome of the match. Pony rushes in and uses her horns to pick up Shoto, Juzo, and Tetsutetsu, and carries herself and the students into the air. Mezo, unfortunately, can't reach them. With no way to continue fight, the timer runs out, making the third match end in a draw. Denki and Eijiro whine about how unsatisfying the outcome is, though Jurota reminds them that running away and seeking help is a viable strategy. Shoto awakes to being kissed in Recovery Girl's office, with Tenya sitting next time, relieved that he's okay. Recovery Girl offers him a calorie bar, saying that Mashirao ate his and went back to the viewing area. A healed Tetsutetsu leaves the infirmary, but not before telling Shoto the matched ended in a draw, and that he was interesting in fighting him again. Tenya is downtrodden for being too slow to win, and notes that he wasn't good at managing Juzo's flexible fighting style. Shoto says that he played the biggest part in their loss, saying that his opening ice attack crippled his team in the long run. Juzo appears from the behind the curtain, saying he needs to work on dealing with intense Quirks like Tenya's and Shoto's. Juzo asks if they can fight again in the future, to which both boys agree. Recovery Girl tells them to hurry back to Ground Gamma. Neito screams in glee that both classes are tied in wins, to the other students' annoyance. The boy says he's been looking forward to the fourth match because Setsuna is in it, thinking she's a perfect foil to Katsuki. Both teams make their way to their starting positions. Kyoka and Rikido are surprised at Katsuki for an unknown reason, to which the latter tells them to be quiet. Katsuki grins maniacally, silently telling Izuku to watch him. Izuku watches from the viewing area, doing just that." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 97, + "With the fourth round starting, both teams start making their moves. On Class 1-B's side, everyone expresses worry about how well-balanced their opponent's team is. Due to this, they decide to rush the opposing team as quickly as possible. Back at the viewing area, Vlad King, once again, props up his class by saying that Class 1-A's win in the first round was mostly because of Hitoshi, and by that extension, 1-B had a better overall performance. Most of the class calls him out again, and even Midnight agrees that it's starting to get excessive. Eraser Head tells his class to pipe down, saying that 1-B overall had better countermeasures and his class's whining isn't very professional, overall agreeing with Vlad. Vlad and Neito laugh at the other class's scolding, with the latter receiving a neck chop by Itsuka. Midnight asks All Might if he has favoritism over a certain class like Vlad, to which the retired hero says he's rooting for everyone. Secretly, he's focusing on what Katsuki will do in his match. Katsuki rockets forward and tells the rest of his team to keep up. Rikido and Hanta say he hasn't changed since the Sports Festival, and Kyoka is just relieved he's cooperating at all, as the Explosion user's plan is to take the lead and have the rest of his classmates support him. Despite the others members suggestion to scout out the other team and wait for an opening, Katsuki shoots it down in preference of creating his own opening. Before the match, he hands each of his teammates one of his makeshift grenades. Up ahead, Katsuki spots something fly by and stops his flight path. He tells Kyoka to use her earlobes to listen for the enemy. Her concentration is disrupted by multiple fragments bouncing and crawling on the pipes, making Kyoka unable to make out her opponents' positions. A toothy smile pops up behind Katsuki, revealing it to be the work of Setsuna and her Quirk: Lizard Tail Splitter. With her detached eye surveying the battlefield, Setsuna sends pieces of herself hurling at Katsuki, who struggles to evade her. Hanta sets up a barricade around himself, Rikido, and Kyoka as protection. It's futile, however, as Kojiro sloshes adhesive all over the area, cutting off an easy way for 1-A to escape. Togaru dives from above and slashes all the pipes around him, causing them to fall and start to form a sticky wall of rubble to bury Class 1-A. Rikido stretches his arms out in front of a pipe to protect Kyoka and Hanta, but Katsuki, still being barraged by body parts, intercepts the metallic structure with an explosion. With no one covering her, Togaru moves in to attack Kyoka. Katsuki steps in and sends the 1-B student flying with an even larger explosion. Kyoka thanks him, but Katsuki tells her to keep quiet and start scouting again, as 1-B fell back during the confrontation. Katsuki proudly says he'll win the match as a 4-0 sweep with no injuries. At the viewing area, Neito is flabbergasted at how Katsuki is now looking out for and supporting others. Eijiro and Denki show similar surprise, with the former saying this is the first time he saw his friend put himself on the line. With Katsuki on the offense, the opposing team decides to retreat, though Setsuna still keeps herself split and mobile to prevent Kyoka from figuring out their location. The girl tries to focus on drawing away Katsuki and tiring out the opposing team. However, Kyoka concentrates, becoming able to detect the other students, deduce that the team is moving away, and discovering that there are less detached pieces of Setsuna's body scattered about. Once the report goes out, Katsuki blasts forward, but is instantly Welded down using a structure made by Yosetsu . Rikido rushes and breaks the metal away using his Sugar Rush Ultimate Move, allowing Katsuki to pursue Yosetsu. The 1-B student turns around and brings up a welding shield to confront Katsuki, but is caught off guard by Hanta swinging from above and carrying Kyoka. Katsuki turns his attention to Kojiro, while Kyoka hits Yosetsu with her Heartbeat Surround, which shatters the boy's shield and immobilizes him. Setsuna severs more pieces of herself and sends them after Katsuki, who quickly takes down Kojiro with a barrage of explosions, due to his body finally warming up and fully expanding his sweat glands. Rikido and Kyoka quickly capture Kojiro and Yosetsu respectively. Hanta and Togaru are engaging in combat, but Katsuki quickly grabs the latter and defeats him with an Explode-A-Pult. Hanta wraps Togaru with tape, but notices Setsuna's pieces flying in the opposite direction. Hanta notices that the body parts Setsuna detaches die after a while and start to regenerate on her main body. He believes that her regeneration could be finite due to exhaustion, and thinks of a plan while staring at a body part he pinned down using his tape. Hanta believes that Setsuna is slowly returning her detached body parts to make up for the slower regeneration time, and sticks Katsuki's makeshift grenade to one of them. With his prediction correct, Setsuna is instantly caught in the grenade going off. The girl barely moves out of the way, but is intercepted by Katsuki, who holds his hands out right up in her face. With a flash of light from his Point-Blank Stun Grenade, Setsuna is seen passed out on the ground, with Class 1-A taking the sweeping victory. With the match over, Eraser Head commends his team for their support skills, quick capturing time, and keeping collateral damage to a minimum. Vlad King tells his team that their plan was great, but it needed to be more flexible, like Juzo's was. A dejected Setsuna apologizes for letting her team down, but Togaru tells everyone to keep their chins up. Walking back from Ground Gamma, Katsuki is confronted by All Might and Izuku who congratulate him. Katsuki brushes them away, and tells Izuku that he's moving forward to prevent him from catching up. Izuku simply says he'll try even harder to pass him. Neito quietly admits to his dismay that Katsuki was great during his match. Setsuna apologizes to Neito for losing, though the boy tells her to cheer up, and tries to tell his class to focus on their individual growth rather than the competition. Neito then focuses on planning for the fifth match. Nirengeki suggests coming up with plan similar to Setsuna's, as his team consists of people with technical quirks, making close combat useless. Reiko tells her team to pay specific attention to Izuku, due to his drastic improvement in Quirk handling and combat abilities over the year, saying he's just as strong, if not better, than Katsuki. Agreeing with her, Hitoshi declares that the team should focus their efforts on Izuku, and accounting for Neito being able to copy his Brainwashing, he thinks they'll be able to manage the 1-A student. Neito, however, warns that he might not be able to copy and use his Quirk. Regardless, he puts his faith in Hitoshi's abilities to make the plan work. Both Round 5 teams make their way to their starting positions. Minoru suggests targeting Hitoshi, though is fearful of being brainwashed. He, along with Mina, and Ochaco, are worried about their opponents' Quirks being more technical. Predicting that 1-B will be on guard about him, Izuku offers to be bait to lure them out. Mina asks if he's sure since he mentioned is Quirk is acting up, but he says it's fine since everything seems normal. Everyone then takes off as the fifth and final match begins." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 98, + "At Tartarus prison, the guards notice how one of the prisoners has become more active since the following day. One guard states he wishes they would hurry up with their sentencing, while the other reminds him of Gigantomachia's recent appearances, as well as the still in-hiding League of Villains, not knowing how many sympathizers of his there are, and not wanting to cause any unnecessary provocation. The prisoner, All For One, suddenly starts to speak, shocking them, apologizing as recent memories started to make his body ache, stating that he can hear his little brother's voice. Back in the training ground, just as Round 5 is about to begin, All Might receives a phone call, which he anxiously takes realizing it's Gran Torino. Getting right down to business, Gran Torino tells him about a time shortly after Nana Shimura first received One For All, when she had a dream where a dark, fuzzy shadow appeared before her and told her \"the time has not yet come.\" He thanks Gran Torino for the info before going back to watch the match, thinking about when \"that time\" will be, and what it means. As the Class 1-A team make their way forward, Izuku thinks about how with Hitoshi on Class 1-B's team, they won't be able to talk much once they engage, while also still being uneasy about what happened with One For All, wanting to be careful to avoid Hitoshi's Brainwashing. Over with Class 1-B's team, Neito talks to Hitoshi about how when he was little, people told him he couldn't be a Hero with a Quirk like his, and how just like him, they have to be able to do both good and bad to succeed. He tells him they are very much alike, but Hitoshi says he doesn't like it. After asking how he managed to brainwash Izuku during the Sports Festival, which he answers by saying he insulted his classmate, Neito adds that in order to become Heroes, they can't always act like Heroes, or else they won't stand a chance against people with greater power. He continues saying how it feels like their hopes and dreams from when they were younger have slowly became a burden, like a curse. At the viewing area, Tenya notes how Izuku's team's formation is similar to Katsuki's team from Round 4, while Hanta notes that they don't have a \"Kyoka\" (or scout) on their team so they'll need to be more careful. Izuku plans to become a target, going on ahead and doing flashy moves to draw them toward him, so that once they determine their location they can work together to capture them. He's suddenly attacked by a barrel, which he believes came from Reiko's Poltergeist, only to seemingly hear Ochaco's scream in the distance. Looking around, he notices Neito on pipes below him and starts to shoot several Air Force shots at him, causing him to dodge. Neito explains how after Katsuki's performance, they knew to be wary of Izuku, taunting him by claiming their best move wouldn't be to take out the strongest opponent first, but to instead prioritize the other three so he doesn't have any backup. Izuku can tell that he's purposefully egging him on to respond, as he potentially could've copied Hitoshi's Brainwashing, as he continues to disorient Izuku, questioning whether that scream was just Hitoshi trying to lure him out. Izuku refuses to budge and give into his taunts, firing more blasts at him, while he uses Poltergeist to attack him with bolts and screws. With the rest of the Class 1-A team, Ochaco, Minoru, and Mina note how that scream was probably from Hitoshi, with Mina laughing at the idea of seeing him mimic a girly scream like that. Just then, Minoru notices something through his makeshift rope connected to his Pop Off balls around the arena, when they are attacked by screws and bolts controlled by Reiko's Poltergeist, which Mina attempts to stop using her Acid Veil. At the same time, as Reiko controls the objects, Yui uses her Quirk, Size, to make several of the objects smaller, and then bigger. Ochaco uses her Quirk to stop them all and keep them in the air, however, Nirengeki, whose being trying to locate them, uses his Twin Impact to send the objects barreling toward their opponents. The three attempt to run realizing Izuku wasn't able to lure them away, while Ochaco wonders how he's holding up. Izuku continues his barrage on Neito, as he taunts him once more, asking how Katsuki is able to smile so easily knowing that by getting captured by the villains, he brought an end to All Might. This infuriates Izuku as he prepares to shoot him with another blast. However, instead a series of black tendrils suddenly emerge from his arm, shocking and confusing Eraser Head, Katsuki, and All Might, who nervously thinks again what \"that time\" means. Izuku is scared and confused as the black tendrils are unable to be stopped as they erupt more out of control. He screams at Neito to run, as he uses Poltergeist on some bolts to fly out of the way, while he crashes into a nearby building. The distressed Izuku ends up directly in front of Hitoshi, desperately trying to hold back the power and telling him to run, while he reacts fearfully. The black tendrils blast their way up into the sky, which both the 1-A and 1-B team notice, as it causes destruction across the entire arena, carrying Izuku and being knocked into buildings. He continues to cry why it's happening as the pain gets to him. At the viewing area, Hanta wonders if Izuku has developed a new move, while All Might quickly approaches Eraser Head and Vlad King, telling them they should stop the match. Izuku reflects on how after he first got One For All, he kept hurting himself because he didn't know how to use it, but eventually he was able to get it under control, but now that the power is wreaking havoc and he is unable to do anything, he becomes increasingly upset as he doesn't want anyone else to worry about him. While the tendrils continue to rampage, Ochaco suddenly appears, grabbing ahold of Izuku, telling him to calm down. Ochaco thinks back to her childhood, how her parents always looked tired, and how when she first saw a Hero in action, her eyes were drawn to the expressions of the bystanders; how happy everyone including her parents looked. She thought about how she always felt it was normal to help people in trouble, but after watching Izuku act and seeing how hard he pushed himself to help others, she starts to wonder, who protects Heroes when they are hurting? Back in the present, Ochaco tries to help Izuku still grabbing ahold of him as the black tendrils continue to spiral all around, realizing it is out of control. She spots Hitoshi nearby, and screams at him to use his Brainwashing on Izuku. Hitoshi wonders what he should say to him, and thinking about their fight at the Sports Festival, how excited he was to have a rematch with him, and wanting to show off what kind of Hero he wants to be, he takes off his Artificial Vocal Cords and yells at Izuku to \"Fight me\" which he just barely responds to. Entranced by his Brainwashing, the black tendrils return to inside Izuku, as he re-emerges back in the vestige dream world of One For All. He is then suddenly approached by a tall, buff man in goggles, which he recognizes as one of the previous users of One For All. The man yells at him, telling him he's not alone and that this power isn't something he can use without thinking anymore. As he continues to shout advice, Izuku realizes he can't respond due to not having a mouth, as well as realizing the users aren't simply vestiges, but fully conscious beings living within One For All. The user, realizing he's starting to fade away, reveals the black tendrils are actually his Quirk, Blackwhip. He states that the previous users' Quirk Factors mixed in with the original core of One For All, and that it has started to grow. He adds that the reason it emerged was because Izuku thought about wanting to capture Neito, and his Quirk works the best for that function. He says that it is good his was the first one that appeared, while also warning him that it has grown much stronger since thanks to One For All's enhancements. He tells him that if he uses the power in anger, it will react to that, and that it's important to control his heart. He ends by telling him he will be receiving the six Quirks of the previous users, and that he'll be the one to complete One For All. Back in the real world, Ochaco slaps Izuku awake from the Brainwashing, asking if he's alright. Landing on the ground, Izuku realizes Ochaco's been hurt by the Blackwhip, but before anything else can happen, Neito rushes to swipe at Izuku, forcing him to jump out of the way, while Ochaco uses her Gunhead Martial Arts to force him to jump away. Yui and Nirengeki soon arrive, using their Quirks to keep the two contained, as they lament how the black tendrils ruined their plans. Mina and Minoru soon arrive as they do battle with the two, plus Reiko. Izuku thinks back on the user's words about controlling his anger, when Hitoshi attempts to use his Capturing Weapon to attack Ochaco, which he stops by grabbing ahold of. Nearby in the arena, Eraser Head and Vlad King are keeping watch, as All Might asks what they should do. Eraser Head decides to continue the match, to All Might's surprise, as Hitoshi and Izuku prepare to face off once again." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 99, + "After Vlad King voices his worries about continuing the match after Izuku’s outburst, Eraser Head says if it happens again he will stop it, as since it was stopped by Hitoshi’s Brainwashing, he knows he can handle it too. He also states he can tell that they are all still determined, Izuku, Hitoshi, and everyone in 1-A and 1-B, to win and wants to keep it going. Vlad King comments how Eraser Head is nicer than he looks, which he reluctantly agrees with. Back in the fight, Hitoshi pulls his Capturing Weapon Izuku had grabbed ahold of, knocking him off the platform, to Ochaco’s surprise that he was stronger than Izuku. He clarifies that he wasn’t using his Quirk due to being worried about putting everyone in danger again, and when she suggests withdrawing, he denies this as with Hitoshi in their sights it’s their chance to win. After she asks if this means he’ll be fighting Quirkless, he turns and asks her for a favor. Mina continues to fire Acid Shots toward her 1-B opponents, as Nirengeki throws a Twin Impact shot directly at her. Just then, Minoru uses his Grape Buckler technique to bounce off all of his Pop Off balls he laid around the arena like a trampoline in order to deflect the attack, which he proceeds to use to “accidentally” knock himself into Mina’s chest. Irritated at his antics once again, Mina uses her Acid Layback to create their “Grape-Pinky Combo”, tossing Minoru’s body all over the arena across the Pop Off balls, forcing the 1-B team to be stuck in place. In the viewing area, Eijiro and Denki praise Mina and Minoru’s skills, while Jurota and Kosei note how Yui and Reiko are bad for close combat so have to rely on Nirengeki. Kyoka then wonders what happened regarding the teachers and Izuku, while Katsuki watches on. Neito suddenly appears before Izuku and Ochaco, thinking to himself how despite not being \"the protagonist\", due to only being able to Copy Quirks, he doesn’t resent the body he was born with, because he knows that there are also always supporting characters who outshine the protagonist. As his body starts to glow, Izuku quickly realizes he copied One For All, and remembering All Might’s words how an unprepared body when exposed to the power could explode, Izuku screams at Neito to try and warn him, but he refuses to listen. Instead, however, Ochaco uses her Gunhead Martial Arts to knock Neito to the ground, telling Izuku it was a bluff, while he’s annoyed at himself that it turned out to be a “blank”. Hitoshi tries to use his Capturing Weapon to rescue Neito, but Izuku, using Ochaco’s Zero Gravity to make him weightless, floats up to take him head-on. At the same time, Eraser Head thinks back to his training with Hitoshi, in which he had trouble controlling the Capturing Weapon and wondered if he’ll be able to properly use it since it took Eraser Head six years to learn. He reminds him it took him six years all on his own, and that all he needs to do is practice, since for people like them, that’s the matter of life and death. Declaring himself to be different from before, Hitoshi uses the Capturing Weapon to pull several pipes from above him directly towards Izuku. Reacting to this, Izuku thinks about how he no longer has any worries about his power, thanks to how the aura of the One For All user he spoke to reminded him of All Might. Controlling his heart, he manages to get Blackwhip to re-emerge, grabbing ahold of the two pipes and keeping them in place. Seeing the black stuff return, Eraser Head and Vlad King prepare to act, but All Might stops them as he notices it being different than before, while he wonders what happened in the past few minutes. Hitoshi berates Izuku, asking if going out of control was just a bluff, only for Izuku's body to ache and Blackwhip to suddenly disappear. He realizes that, after how much stronger it has gotten thanks to One For All, his 20% body capacity can’t properly handle it, so he won’t be able to use it for a while. Not wanting to risk going out of control with Air Force, Izuku sticks to just One For All at 8%, as he gives chase to a fleeing Hitoshi. Ochaco proceeds to drag the captured Neito to their prison. She thinks to herself how it’s already been five minutes, while he says outloud that he’s extended his Quirk capacities to ten minutes. He then asks how many Quirks he can copy, which she, silently, responds with three, due to how many clocks he has on him, but he coyly reveals that he can actually copy four Quirks now. He continues that while he can only use one at a time, the after effects, like Yui’s Size, still remain, implying that he did something toward Izuku. After dropping him off, she prepares to rush over to help Izuku, but then she remembers his favor, which is to go and help Mina and Minoru and leave Hitoshi to him, as she agrees to trust in him. Hitoshi uses his Capturing Weapon to swing across the arena, but Izuku manages to quickly catch up thanks to One For All. Just then, Neito utilizes Twin Impact, causing Izuku to get a stronger punch to the face, due to Neito grazing him from earlier. Neito apologizes to Hitoshi for getting caught first, and hopes this last resort creates an opening for him. Nirengeki manages to grab ahold of Minoru, while Reiko uses her Poltergeist to shoot nuts and bolts at Mina, only for Ochaco to appear and knock Reiko out with a chop to the back of her neck. Before Yui can retaliate, Ochaco pushes her toward a pipe with several Pop Off balls on it, forcing her stuck to it. Mina then appears to rescue Minoru by punching Nirengeki out. Izuku, meanwhile, manages to quickly recover from the attack, and grabs onto Hitoshi’s Capturing Weapon, using it to push himself forward and directly ontop of Hitoshi. Finally defeated, Hitoshi thinks about how he was looking forward to showing Izuku a different side of him, while also noting just how truly great the Hero students really are and how hard they’ve been working. With Midnight in charge of commentary (which Kyoka and Toru are happy about), she announces the conclusion of the match with Class 1-A winning 4-0, restating the results for each of the matches, resulting in Class 1-A being the overall winners, which they applaud themselves for. Hitoshi then approaches Eraser Head, telling him he wasn’t strong enough, and recognizing that this was meant to be his entrance exam. In the aftermath during the critique portion, Eraser Head asks Izuku what was going on with him, with Fumikage, Shihai, and Eijiro also being intrigued. Trying to find the best way to explain it, Izuku tells them he wasn’t sure either, just that he was overflowing with power and couldn’t control it. He continues that he was scared, but it was thanks to Ochaco and Hitoshi’s intervention that saved him, also telling Hitoshi it really wasn’t a bluff, while Hitoshi silently states he was just trying to get him to talk to Brainwash him and knew he wasn’t faking it, not realizing that had worried him. Midnight proceeds to gleefully praise Ochaco’s swift response in jumping towards Izuku, while Mina teasingly points out how hard Ochaco hugged him, causing her to become flustered and beet red. She responds that she jumped without thinking, and that it was better than not doing anything and regretting later, as Eraser Head compliments her on how much she’s matured. Hitoshi then claims he didn’t do what he did for Izuku’s sake, and only that he knew that the black stuff was attacking Neito and his teammates, and needed to stop it anyway. He continues that he wanted to fight and beat Izuku, and as he starts to say all he was doing was taking care of himself, Eraser Head squeezes him with his Capturing Weapon to everyone's shock. He tells him that everyone has been training since day 1 to become a great Hero, and that he can’t hope to reach that level right away. He tells him that despite his critiques toward himself, everything he’s done has earned him a passing grade, to his surprise. Hitoshi responds saying he still has a long way to go, and that he won’t be satisfied just passing, to aim higher, with Eraser Head’s encouragement to go that Plus Ultra." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 100, + "Izuku praises Hitoshi on his skills in their battle, how much like Eraser Head he was with the Capturing Weapon, and how when it comes to improving, he’s the one who still has a way to go. Eraser Head agrees with the assessment, as Vlad King jumps in saying that while they still have some more to review, it is almost certain that Hitoshi will be joining the Hero Course next year, to everyone’s excitement. Several students ask whether he’ll be in Class A or B, but they say the time will come for that. Mina then asks Eraser Head to reprimand Minoru for his “lucky accident”, while he defends himself about it. Meanwhile, Neito chuckles out loud, musing about how despite them losing, now that he knows that Izuku’s Quirk is a “blank”, he could better prepare and taunts them about potentially losing if they were to go another round, but Vlad King quickly shuts that down. Izuku thinks to himself, realizing Neito did actually copy One For All, but is confused why he didn’t explode and why he calls it a “blank”. Eraser Head then turns to Neito and asks him to visit Eri the following day, to his and Izuku’s surprise. At this same time, Mirio goes to visit Eri who is writing letters in the Teacher’s Lounge. She tells him that she really likes writing and is writing some for him and Deku, since she is bad at saying things out loud so is putting all of her thanks to them in the letters. Later that night in the training room, Katsuki throws Explosions at Izuku to try and provoke him into unleashing Blackwhip, as he desperately tries to avoid, while All Might yells at him to stop as their plan was to make sure it doesn’t go wild again. Calming down, Izuku realizes that the Quirk has been locked away and won’t emerge. Earlier, All Might invited Izuku and Katsuki to their private room to talk about what happened. Izuku is surprised to see Katsuki there, which All Might states since he knows the truth about One For All now, he should be involved too. All Might is surprised to learn about One For All growing and the existence of the other Quirks within, as well as the “bald headed” predecessor, aware that his master’s predecessor had “black hair”. and is sure even she didn’t know about the other Quirks. Katsuki asks what triggered its awakening, while Izuku repeats their words telling him “the time” was right, and believing there to be some external connection, with Katsuki guessing has something to do with All For One. He states that since he basically created One For All, as well as also possessing multiple Quirks, it’s the same as him, to Izuku and All Might’s slight discomfort at the thought. Back in the training ground, Katsuki yells at Izuku that he’ll keep beating him up until he unleashes Blackwhip, and then beat him while he’s using it too. Izuku starts to mumble to himself how since the power is connected to his feelings, and he had decided that Blackwhip was too powerful to handle right now, he had mentally locked it away and can’t access it currently. Annoyed at his ramblings, Katsuki leaves, while Izuku thinks about the implications of “All For One’s power”. In Heights Alliance, Tetsutetsu berates Eijiro for whining over his loss, telling him that while he can withstand heat he has a limit, while Eijiro gets harder the more he’s hit, so he shouldn’t look down on himself compared to him; this gets his spirits back up. Izuku arrives to be greeted by Tenya, as he notices many members of Class 1-B also there to mingle and talk about their training. Izuku is approached by Shoto, who questions him about supposedly also having two Quirks, and wondering why he told him to go at him with his full power at the Sports Festival if he was hiding his. Izuku quickly covers for himself, calling it just a “variant” of his Quirk and that this was the first time it happened, which Shoto apologizes for. An eavesdropping Katsuki badmouths Shoto for being both sharp and dull at the same time. Izuku proceeds to praise Shoto over his improved skills with his flames, but he admits he still has a lot to learn. Elsewhere, while apprehending a criminal, Endeavor gets a reply from Shoto asking to learn about “Flashfire Fist”, much to his delight. The next day, the teachers review the training exercises as Nezu states that he’ll take care of all the paperwork. Afterwards, Present Mic pokes at Eraser Head wondering if he sees anything in himself in Hitoshi, or if it has anything to do with “Oboro”, though stops when he questions what his point is. Izuku arrives in front of the teacher’s dorms to find Eri scared and hiding behind Mirio at the appearance of Neito, who Mirio had told her was part of the “bad side of U.A.”, which Neito flamboyantly defends himself for. Eraser Head then arrives, telling them he wanted Izuku and Mirio to accompany Eri and Neito due to how different their personalities are, which Neito laughs off. Inside, Neito uses Copy on Eri’s Rewind, but finds out it’s a blank, apologizing to Eraser Head. Izuku asks what he means by a “blank”, where he reveals that when he copies a Quirk that stockpiles power, he only copies the main essence of the Quirk, and not what needs to be accumulated. As an example, Izuku thinks about how Fat Gum’s Quirk requires him to stockpile fat, so none of the fat would carry over if Neito copied it. He then thinks about what a relief that was or else Neito would’ve exploded. Asking why he wanted Neito to Copy her Quirk, Eraser Head tells them that since there’s a chance it might go haywire again, they wanted to see if Neito could Copy it and teach her how to use it directly. Eri then apologizes to everyone for how much trouble she is giving them all, wishing she didn’t have that power. Izuku, however, reminds her that her power managed to save him, equating it to something like a knife, even though it's dangerous it can still make delicious food, telling her her power’s wonderful. Cheering her up, Eri tells him that she’ll do her best, as he thinks about how despite One For All’s questionable origins, he’ll do his best to master it too. As it starts to snow, the members of Class 1-A celebrate and react in their own ways. They also talk about how Katsuki and Shoto are currently at their final day of supplemental classes for the provisional license, and once they come back all of 1-A will finally be licensed heroes; meanwhile at the arena, Gang Orca prepares to have them take their final trial. Denki muses how getting his license first was the only thing he ever beat those two at, which the rest of the class poke fun at. That night, a group of criminals using water Quirks storm the streets as they proceed to steal everyone’s purses and wallets. In a nearby taxi, All Might notices the chaos as Katsuki tells him they’ll handle it while he deals with evacuation. He exasperates that they’ve only had their licenses for 30 minutes, while the two make their grand entrance halting the criminals’ path, with Katsuki declaring how long it must be till they can be heroes. While All Might tries to lead the civilians away, Shoto freezes their leader solid. However, he manages to escape, berating them for ruining their plans as they spent an entire month to set up this operation, as Katsuki yells at them to get a job. Using his carbonation Quirk, him alongside the gang prepare to make their escape, but Katsuki uses his Explosions to knock them all down with ease. Going after the leader, he uses a support item to shoot streams of water directly at Katsuki, which starts to go out of control. A nearby woman starts to film the events on her phone, leading All Might to jump in and rescue her when a lightpost is about to fall on her. Katsuki also appears to blow the lightpost out of the way. The leader regains control of his support item, causing destruction in the plaza, as Shoto brings out a “Flashfreeze Heatwave”, causing the carbonated water to go flat and knocking the leader out. Katsuki angrily realizes that was the same attack he used against Izuku in the Sports Festival. All Might soon arrives with another Hero, Slidin’ Go, who recognizes them from the Sports Festival, and congratulates the two on defeating all the villains and recovering the stolen goods, calling them future Heroes. They then notice the gauntlets on the leader suddenly explode, which Slidin’ Go notes is because they were from the black market. All Might proceeds to congratulate the two as well as they prepare to head back. Arriving back at Heights Alliance, Katsuki and Shoto are surprised by the rest of their Class congratulating them all for passing their exam. Izuku excitingly states that now they can do hero work together, causing Katsuki to rage telling him not to look down on him." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 101, + "In Deika City, cracks from a unknown source start spreading and destroying the area. Not long after, the city collapses into ruin and is engulfed in dust. In the center of the city stands Tomura Shigaraki, who is bruised, bloodied, and whose hair has now changed from light blue to a ghostly white. Tomura simply smiles and manically laughs. Sometime later, Katsuki and Shoto are being interviewed in their dorms after their takedown of the group of villains. The reporter asks if they get along, leading Shoto to mention they’re friends, and causing Katsuki to erupt in annoyance as he argues with everything he says. Nearing the end of December, Class 1-A react to Shoto and Katsuki’s interviews, with Hanta and Denki laughing at the fact that Katsuki's part was removed from it, to his further irritation. At the same time, Izuku is watching a news broadcast which mentions the tragedy in Deika City that occurred 9 days ago. They talk about how just 20 people drove the city to destruction in about 50 minutes, and believing this is a ploy on the villains to lower the public’s trust in Heroes; Tenya comments how the destruction was seemingly worse than Kamino, however with fewer casualties. The broadcast proceeds to interview several civilians, who comment on giving the Heroes some slack and wanting them to do their best. Their Hero critic, Aorio Kuraishisu, discusses how in the past, an incident like this would result in all the Heroes being blamed, but now they’re at a point in time when criticism is turning into encouragement. Ochaco and Mina mention how this is thanks to the “Look! See” boy who helped people to encourage Endeavor who’s been working hard. Midnight and Mt. Lady enter the room, declaring to the students that while Heroes have always been about showbiz, now people want to see Heroes in the real sense of the word. Eraser Head appears to tell the students since they’ve started getting more exposure, they’ve asked the two to talk to them about the process. After Minoru points out how Mt. Lady is the most “showbiz” of them all here, she tells them she will inform them how a Hero should behave, to Eijiro’s excitement. The class is revealed to be Hero Interview training, allowing the students to practice presenting themselves in front of the media. Shoto starts off, as Mt. Lady asks him questions, to his slight confusion. He tells her he wants to be a Hero that can make everyone feel safe, and then misunderstanding when she says the answer made her heart race. He proceeds to show off his Ultimate Move: Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall, as well as mentioning his Flashfreeze Heatwave. The other classmates bring up Endeavor’s Flashfire Fist move he utilized in the battle against Class 1-B, however he mentions he’s not at that level yet. Mt. Lady concludes saying he should try to smile and that he’ll slay the ladies with it, which he once again misunderstands. As some of the students question showing off their moves, Mt. Lady explains how since not everyone knows who they are, their ultimate moves are an expression of themselves and lets people know what you can do. She continues that these are all important in team-ups, warning villains, and helping others feel safe. Minoru is surprised by her change in attitude, as Eraser Head notes that all the Heroes have started making moves to improve themselves, thanks to Endeavor’s presence as the new Number 1 Hero. Mt. Lady continues through each of the students, as Tenya, Momo, Ochaco, Fumikage, Eijiro, Mina, Denki, and more all introduce themselves to her delight. Katsuki then takes his turn, leading Mt. Lady to comment that he’s not as bad an interview by himself, and just doesn’t jell well with the rest of humanity. Shoto apologizes for getting in the way in the previous interviews, resulting in him arguing again. Midnight suggests he should just avoid the media like Eraser Head, but he believes he should learn from someone else. Izuku takes the stage next, completely anxious and unable to answer properly; Eijiro comments how he’s hardened like his Quirk, and Tsuyu mentions how nervous he is in these situations. Mt. Lady brings up how most of his moves are based on All Might’s, breaking him out of his funk and starting to endlessly mutter over how his moves were inspired by him. Midnight asks about his Quirk going out of control the other day, wondering if he’s made any progress. Izuku proceeds to think about how, in the past two weeks since Blackwhip emerged, he’s been practicing visualizing it every day, and imagines a locked door through which the Quirk is behind. Just like how he was able to master the percentages of One For All, he prepares to re-emerge Blackwhip, to everyone’s anticipation, only for a tiny wisp of the Blackwhip to appear. While Izuku is happy about this development, everyone else is completely dumbfounded. Meanwhile, Nezu goes to visit All Might who has been hard at work creating a notebook containing information on the Quirks of the Past Wielders of One For All. Nezu then informs All Might that they will be restarting the Hero Work-Studies soon, to his surprise. The U.A. Staff discuss the sudden decision from the Hero Public Safety Commission to start up the work-studies again, requesting all the Hero course students to get more training. Midnight suggests this is their way of informing them they are short-handed, even when they are already saturated with Heroes. Ectoplasm believes it has something to do with what happened in Deika City, with Snipe adding that the League of Villains must be involved too. Nezu tells them that since they are being so vague, they must have learned something they are trying to keep secret. He tells the teachers that it is important for Heroes to prepare for anything and to inform their students, before turning to Eraser Head to mention the Commission’s other program. By the end of the month, Nezu calls All Might, who is busy researching with Naomasa, to tell him that after the four months since the dormitory system has been installed, there has been no suspicious activity, meaning none of the students are probably spies for the League of Villains, to All Might’s relief. Nezu then asks if he will be coming back the day, leading him to ask if anything happened to Izuku, as Nezu reminds him what day it is. All of Class 1-A celebrate Christmas with a giant feast in their dorm common room. When the topic of the Work-Studies comes up, Kyoka asks Ochaco and Tsuyu if they will be returning to Ryukyu’s agency, which they say yes. Tenya asks Izuku if he will be going back to the Nighteye Agency, with Eijiro mentioning how Centipeder has taken over, however Izuku tells them he can’t due to how much work they have to do so they don’t have the time to take on anyone. He adds that since Gran Torino is busy too, he’s stuck in limbo so will have to wait to be assigned someone, since this Work-Study is mandatory. Eijiro asks Katsuki if he will be going back to Best Jeanist’s, however, after he remembers reading about him supposedly going missing, he just says he hasn’t decided yet. He then thinks back to his time during their internship, when Best Jeanist questioned his lack of a Hero name, with Katsuki barking back that they were all rejected. After calling them all childish, he tells him that a Hero name demonstrates how you want to be or how you should be, and that once he gets his provisional license, he wants to see him again and tell him his name. Eijiro brings up how thanks to all the offers from the Sports Festival, he could go with anyone, but Katsuki isn’t interested in learning from any of them. Minoru complains for them all talking about school stuff, and Rikido arrives with more food. Eraser Head soon enters, accompanied by Eri in a Santa outfit, to the classmates delight, she proceeds to get several of the holiday customs mixed up. He informs them that Mirio is with his class and tells Eri to go have fun, as she goes with the girls. Izuku notices how her horn has gotten bigger, with Eraser Head telling him she’s taken what he told her to heart, to his happiness. Class 1-A, plus Eri, proceed to enjoy their feast and have fun. They end with a gift exchange, putting their presents in a pile and each choosing one at random. Izuku gets Ochaco’s gift of sticky cut mocha, and she gets his gift of an All Might keychain; Eri gets Fumikage’s buster sword. Izuku then thinks about how even though their future is uncertain, he hopes they can all have this much fun next Christmas. Later that night, as all the students are cleaning up, Shoto approaches Izuku and Katsuki, asking them if they’d like to accompany him for their work-study with Endeavor." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 102, + "A few weeks ago in Kyushu, Hawks talks to Dabi on the phone, who apologizes over how the recent incident went down, while the former tells him if he knew in advance he would’ve been more efficient. Hawks continues to try and convince him that he’s on their side against the Heroes, while being aware that Dabi calling him means he’s useful to them too. Dabi proceeds to give him one more chance to prove himself, and that he must target another Hero other than the Number 1. He proceeds to contact the Hero Public Safety Commission, informing them that since they’re still suspicious of him, they’ll need to communicate through code until he finds the location of the Nomu. Hawks then goes to visit the home of Best Jeanist, who has been recovering since the attack from All For One. He asks why he didn’t go see Recovery Girl for help, as Best Jeanist tells him she can’t restore what’s already lost, and that he can still survive without his lung. He reveals that he plans to return to his hero work soon as many people are waiting for him, however Hawks proceeds to pull out a long feather sword, telling him it’s too bad. Sometime later, Dabi fails to rendezvous with Hawks at their preposed meet-up, and gets worried when he’s unable to find any notifications of League of Villains spottings on the Hero Network. Carrying a large duffel bag, Hawks flies off wondering what is going on with them. On New Year’s Eve, Izuku returns home to visit his mother, as U.A. has allowed all the students to go home for the day with Pro Hero escorts. He tells her about the events of the Joint Training Exercise, and how Ochaco and Hitoshi saved him, causing her to nearly pass out in exasperation. He then shows her Eri’s letter thanking him for everything, causing her to cry loudly. She reminisces over how much Izuku has grown, and how relieved she is to see him like this now; the two explode in crying. The next day, as the New Year starts, Inko sees Izuku off as he gets on the bus to Endeavor's agency. Meanwhile, Hawks appears at a mansion where he’s approached by Slidin’ Go, questioning his whereabouts, as he claims he was just getting coffee. Slidin’ Go attempts to lecture Hawks for going off on his own, but then a mysterious man with a laptop berates Slidin’ Go for trying to act superior, as thanks to Hawks' status and connections, he has far more useful information for them to use. He continues that with the micro devices implanted in Hawks’ wings, they’ll be able to expose so much about the Heroes. Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto arrive at their location where they meet up with Endeavor, who’s seemingly happy to see them, but quickly changes his face to irritation, as he only begrudgingly accepted their offer cause he just wanted to work with Shoto. Katsuki says he always thought of Endeavor as being “cringey”, but he can let that slide if it means learning how the Number 1 Hero operates, causing Endeavor to shout at Shoto for not choosing his friends better. Izuku then jumps in and thanks him for letting them do their work study with him; he thinks back to his initial impression of him from the Sports Festival and how much different he feels now. Shortly before this, Izuku and Katsuki met up with All Might to discuss the work-study, which he wholeheartedly approved of. Izuku asks about his One For All training, and after confirming no other Quirks have appeared since, All Might tells him that as long as he has his locking technique down, it won’t go out of control again. He then tells Katsuki that this is also good for him as he and Endeavor are similar in many ways, and it’ll be good for him to see current Endeavor up close. Back in the present, as Izuku reiterates their drive to learn from the Number 1 Hero, Endeavor recalls back to their encounter from the Sports Festival, remembering Izuku’s words that “Shoto’s not him”, which he repeats outloud. He suddenly starts running away, transforming into his Hero costume and yelling at the students he has no intention on training them and to watch from the back, as they quickly suit up and follow along without hesitation. In the city, a crazed madman known as Starservant, uses his Glass Manipulation Quirk to control all the available glass from the cars and buildings into bubbles, all the while raving that he’s received a “divine message”. Also in the area is Hawks, who notices the commotion going on, as he’s reading a book. As Endeavor gives chase, and the three students continue following, Izuku thinks back to how Endeavor acted even before the sound of the impact reached them. Starservant continues to preach from the sky, using his Quirk to remove all the glass from the buildings, which he transforms into a giant ball of glass and prepares his Ultimate Move: Enlightened Fallen King. Right as he sends it into the ground, Endeavor uses a Flashfire Fist attack to completely destroy it. Confronting the villain, Starservant quickly retreats into an alleyway, while Endeavor gives chase. At the end of the alleyway, a group of thugs are there to corner Endeavor, however their rope is destroyed by Shoto’s ice, and right as Izuku and Katsuki are about to attack the thugs, Hawks arrives and disposes of them. As Starservant and his minions are being arrested, he cries out that Endeavor’s the “source of darkness”. The police then thank him for all the work he’s done for the city. Once they leave, Hawks approaches the four, as Izuku excitingly introduces himself, who Hawks recognizes from the Sports Festival, and mentions that Fumikage told him about him too. Izuku wonders where he is, since he thought he was doing his work-study at Hawks’ Agency, however he reveals that he’s just working with his sidekicks as he’s too busy. Endeavor questions what Hawks wants, as he pulls out the book he was reading, the “Meta Liberation War”. He talks about how much it’s grown in popularity, how its leader, Destro, wanted a society completed by personal responsibility, and recommends the book to Endeavor, including adding highlighted parts for him; silently he apologizes for having to be roundabout about his messaging due to being watched. Endeavor, meanwhile, recalls Hawks’ previous words about a world where “heroes have too much free time”, and in conjunction with the determined look on his face, is confused regarding what he could be meaning. Handing the book to Endeavor, Hawks hears Izuku muttering about also wanting to check out the book if it has any tips about Hawks’ speed, causing him to quickly jump at the opportunity and hands the three students several copies of the book. Before flying off, he once again recommends Endeavor check out the highlighted sections, and specifically the “second part”. Izuku, Shoto, and Katsuki marvel at Hawks’ approach to everything, especially since he’s 22, only a few years older than them. Arriving at the Endeavor Agency, the students are introduced to Burnin and the Flaming Sidekickers, who reveal that due to how busy they work and with over 30 sidekicks, they’ll have to do a lot to keep up with them. Kido explains to them how they usually handle over a hundred requests a day, leading Katsuki to demand they get to work already, but he tells them to remain on standby until they hear from Endeavor. In his office, Endeavor is reading over the Meta Liberation War, as the contradicting tones and messages from Hawks’ words continue to bother him. He figures out that due to the unnatural way he was speaking to him, there must be something he was trying to let him know but couldn’t say. Examining the highlighted parts, he realizes that the second words in each part form together to make a sentence. Elsewhere, Hawks thinks to himself how the Commission was able to receive his code, but wonders if Endeavor will be able to decipher it, thinking about how gross it was of him to try and make him read his expression. Endeavor frantically finishes decoding the message as he learns: “The enemy is the liberation army. They number over a hundred thousand. In four months, to action.”" + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 103, + "Hawks makes his way into a mansion, entering a room facing a board of people, which include the League of Villains’ Dabi, Himiko Toga, Twice, and Spinner, as he explains the work he has been doing in spreading the word of the Meta Liberation War. One of the men praise Hawks for understanding the words of Destro, while Twice pipes in saying he doesn’t get it, asking Hawks to teach him, which he happily agrees to. As he continues to tell them the Commission has been focusing on connecting the League to the Deika City incident, and how they’ve started training the next generation, Himiko gleefully reacts to seeing Izuku in the footage from their recent fight. Dabi comments how they don’t appear to have grown much, which he points out that they’re still just students, as he is dismissed. Standing outside the room, Hawks secretly leaves one of his feathers in the doorway to continue listening in on their conversation. As Spinner mentions they will continue to keep morale for the troops up, Himiko adds that in four months, everything will be destroyed by Tomura. Hawks attempts to investigate how many heroes are part of the Liberation Army and what Tomura is planning, with some trouble due to the enhanced security in the building. He surmises that storming the mansion now wouldn’t be of use, and that he needs to determine the locations and numbers all throughout Japan as fast as possible, so they can make a move in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, Endeavor manages to decode the message: “The enemy is the liberation army. They number over a hundred thousand. In four months, to action. Before that, I’ll send a signal. In case of failure, more manpower.” He recalls a conversation with the Public Safety Commission President, who requested his assistance in helping the students gain more experience, figuring out that Hawks and the Commission are working behind closed doors to confront the enemy, and that is the purpose of the work-studies. Outside the office, Burnin states that since Endeavor wanted to work with Shoto, the other two will probably have to work with the Flaming Sidekickers, which enrages Katsuki, forcing Izuku to try and calm him down. Shoto doesn’t agree and prepares to talk with him, until Endeavor arrives, facing the three interns and telling them he will look after them. Hawks reflects on everything, unsure about using the students as a fail-safe, and remembering Dabi underestimating the students, which he is happy for, knowing that they would’ve easily handled it if he wasn’t there. He thinks back to his internship with Fumikage and how he was initially uninterested in training the next generation, but seeing them all work hard has made him change his mind, cheering them on to get stronger, faster, as all the Hero students each start their work studies. In the agency’s gym, Endeavor asks Izuku and Katsuki to tell him what they want to work on. Izuku starts, saying he wants to control his power at the fullest. Endeavor recalls how he has super strength that also hurts him, with Izuku adding that he found a way control it, however that it has recently started manifesting in a different way, struggling to explain it while Katsuki looks on irritated. Endeavor asks to see it, so Izuku unleashes a small wisp of Blackwhip, which is the most he can release without it going out of control. When Endeavor asks what he wants to do with it, Izuku proceeds to go on a lengthy rambling explanation on how he wants to use it as a whip, just like how he uses Air Force as a long-distance attack, however since both abilities require more intense focus due to the strain on his body they give him, since he currently handle about 10-15% power and they require at least 20%, he wants to find a way to easily go back and forth between them. Burnin, Katsuki, and Shoto are unable to follow along, however to Burnin’s surprise, Endeavor is able to understand and responds to his concerns. Endeavor recalls his conversation with Izuku at the Sports Festival, comparing his power to All Might’s, turning to him and saying he’s had trouble with his Quirk so he’s “one of us”, to Izuku’s slight confusion. Endeavor then asks Katsuki, who replies that he wants to learn what he cannot do. He states that with Explosion he’s already been able to do everything he’s wanted, but since then he’s learned he needs more than power if he wants to achieve his goals of surpassing the No. 1 Hero. Endeavor concludes the presentations, only to be stopped by Shoto asking to go next. He annoyingly responds that he knows he wants to master Flashfire Fist, but Shoto instead talks about how he had put all of his training into his right side and spent so much time with pointless hatred toward him. However, since spending time with everyone at U.A., he has started to go down the path he wanted him to do. But, he reminds him that it was All Might who’s the one who inspired him, and that he has come to the Agency as a fledgling Hero wanting to learn how to be a worthy Hero, not as his son. Endeavor recalls Shoto’s words how “Endeavor the Hero” was amazing, but that he still can’t forgive him and wants to see where his father goes from here, leading him to feel depressed, thinking that he was starting to open up to him a little, but that he was mistaken. Accepting the situation, he turns and tells the three they will start their training. Outside, he informs the three about how “Rescue, Evacuation, and Fighting” are the three fundamentals most Hero Agencies follow, and that while most agencies focus on one or the other, his does all three. He explains how he knows the ins and outs of his jurisdiction and immediately acts for any incident or accident he detects, using fire to keep any stray civilians away; referring to it as his “parallel processing”, which catches Izuku’s attention. He proceeds to tell them that over this winter, to capture a villain faster than him just once. He receives a notification through his earpiece, rushing into action, with Katsuki, Izuku, and Shoto chasing behind. Izuku thinks back to his experience with One For All, how he’s been slowly starting to catch up with everyone, and how he had to practice with Full Cowling to keep it all under control. He then remembers the Fifth One For All user’s words, and that he needs to hurry up so he can master the six other Quirks. Endeavor continues chase toward a hit-and-runner riding a motorcycle trying to make an escape, who he stops before he slips through an alleyway. While the Sidekickers arrest the villain, the trainees arrive too late, with Katsuki saying that it takes longer for him to get warmed up in the winter. Shoto tells Katsuki that he noticed the reason Endeavor is so fast is because he shoots fire from below his feet to propel himself and blast off, recognizing it since it is similar to his abilities, which Katsuki claims to have already noticed being similar to how he uses his Explosions. Endeavor then adds that the street above was an intersection, meaning he was able to determine which path the culprit was most likely to take. While the Sidekickers deal with the villain, Endeavor blasts off again, with the students following suit. Shoto attempts to use his fire to help propel him faster on his ice slide. Izuku asks about leaving the sidekicks behind, with Endeavor responding that while he worked with Hawks in Kyushu, Heroes need to be able to do everything on their own. He praises Katsuki for his skill in his abilities, however reminding him he is still far behind for him. Katsuki tries to make the same reasoning about the winter, but Endeavor tells him he can’t keep making excuses, as in these kinds of situations, everything is life and death, as he effortlessly stops a truck from running into a woman. While Izuku helps out the civilians, Endeavor gives Shoto and Katsuki the same assignment, to learn how to store up and condense their powers, to be able to release it at maximum impact until they can do it without thinking. Izuku excitingly relates it to Katsuki’s AP Shot, which he angrily yells back at. Endeavor adds that since Shoto is at the pont where he can control the shape of his ice to try and do it with his fire. During a break, Endeavor asks Izuku if he can control his maximum output without thinking, which he says yes with Full Cowling, however he still needs to think for Air Force. Endeavor tells him to focus on controlling Air Force first and worry about the “secondary ability” for later. When he asks about parallel processing, Endeavor talks about how everyone uses parallel processing subconsciously, using the example of a driver who through practice was able to do everything without thinking. He tells him that first he needs to learn how to do two things at once without thinking, and once he succeeds, to throw in another thing. Endeavor concludes telling them to take everything they learned in school and apply it to real experience, stating that they can practice and fail as much as they want, as it won’t have any effect on his work. Izuku thinks about how much he has grown and gained thanks to All Might, yet still has so much to learn, and that he will go beyond, one thing at a time." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 104, + "As Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto's first day of their Hero Work-Studies comes to a close, Izuku wonders how Ochaco's study at Ryukyu's agency is going. At said agency, Ochaco shows off her new hero costume to Ryukyu, Tsuyu, Nejire, as well as Ryukyu's sidekicks. Nejire asks Ochaco about why she chose to upgrade her costume, Ochaco thinks back to her latching on to an out-of-control Izuku during her Joint Training match, then proceeds to blush and dodge the question. Ryukyu hosts a small welcoming party to celebrate the students' first day back. The next morning, the girls are watching a news report about a forest fire in Kaflin caused by an explosion from an illegal Trigger factory. One of Ryukyu's sidekicks says that the chemicals used to make the drug were missing from the fire, and it's believed the factory explosion was a way to destroy evidence and move the materials out. Out in the Pacific Ocean, the Oki Mariner Crew is pursuing a suspicious ship carrying some obscured cargo. One of the ship members jumps out in front of the ship, and in combination with a dose of Trigger, creates a massive smokescreen to escape. Sirius believes the ship is hiding somewhere in the Verize Islands. Due to the enemy crew having access to Trigger and the islands being difficult to navigate, Selkie decides to schedule a team up with the Ryukyu agency. Ryukyu, Tsuyu, Ochaco, and Nejire meet up with the crew at a harbor in the Verize Islands. Tsuyu expresses appreciation to Selkie and Sirius for mentoring her at her internship, and the two congratulate the student for getting her Provisional Hero License. Before the mission officially begins, Selkie tells everyone to relax and enjoy the beach. Ryukyu asks Selkie why they didn't go straight to work. Selkie says he wanted to boost the girls' morale from the constant stress brought on by hero work, and mentioned that the smuggling ship wouldn't make a move until it was dark anyway. Elsewhere, the rogue ship crew is hiding out in a cave. One of the crew members suggests calling their client for help since the heroes and coast guard are on high alert, but another advises against it to assume that any communication could be secretly monitored. The crew decides to stick to plan, and make a move once the sun starts setting. As the sun sets, Uravity and Froppy join Selkie and his crew on the Oki Mariner, while Ryukyu and Nejire Chan patrol the skies. Once out to sea, Selkie heads into the water to search for the boat, with Froppy on his back, while Sirius remains in contact with Ryukyu. The smugglers head out from their hiding spot as Selkie and Froppy track them down still under water, whose location Selkie delivers to Sirius using his echo location in morse code. Ryukyu and Nejire Chan follow suit from above, leading the smugglers to notice them and the boat, so one of the crew member once again injects himself with Trigger and executes his smokescreen attack to hide themselves. Selkie and Froppy use this opportunity to board the ship, as the Pro Hero takes out the smuggler with ease. He tells Froppy to stay put while he takes back control of the ship. However, the heroes are surprised when they notice a cargo plane carrying the chemicals, that was secretly stowed away, starts to take off. Froppy attempts to latch herself onto the plane, but her tongue isn't long enough to reach. Ryukyu tries to give chase, but the plane proves to be too fast. Selkie is worried they'll lose them, but Sirius reminds him not to give up too soon, as she fires a harpoon carrying Uravity, using her Quirk on herself to make her weightless. As she aims herself toward the plane, Uravity thinks about how she can't rush in without thinking, like what happened during the Joint Training exercise. She shoots out a rope which attaches itself to the plane, allowing her to get on board. The smuggler is confused but before he can act, Uravity executes her Gunhead Martial Arts: Gravity Plus, knocking the man out. Uravity attempts to gain control over the ship, however finds it difficult when one of the propellers starts to stall. Froppy tells her to evacuate, but Uravity says if she does, the cargo will leak into the ocean when the plane crashes. When Ryukyu tells her to make the plane weightless, she is initially unsure if it is too heavy for her, but she gives her the motivation not to give up. Ryukyu fires several wind tornados to propel Nejire Chan forward, who then uses her Nejire Wave to slow the plane down. Uravity then uses her Quirk on the plane, stopping it in the air, and allowing Ryukyu to grab and safely land it. Uravity recuperates after going over her limit, as the heroes congratulate themselves on their success, discovering they were right about the chemicals being made for illegal drugs. While the girls once again relax on the beach, Ryukyu and Selkie talk about how the smugglers turned out to be just couriers who had no idea about the intention for the drugs, and that the person who ordered used a fake name. He states that they were heading for Otheon, a country in Europe, but everything should be fine now since they managed to halt their plans. Meanwhile, in a cathedral, a mysterious man hears about the news of the heroes disrupting the cargo delivery. However, he declares it's fine since they already have the amount they need for their plan, as they prepare for the \"salvation of humanity\"." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 105, + "One week after starting their Work-Studies at the Endeavor Agency, Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto continue to try and catch villains before Endeavor, but every time the Pro Hero manages to beat them to the punch. He tells them to head back to the Agency for the night, while he’ll stay out a bit longer for patrol. Izuku thinks back to his advice, and how even though he’s a long way away from reaching him, he’s still working at it little by little. Back at the Agency, Endeavor heads into his office for a break, where he looks at the Meta Liberation War book and thinks back to Hawks’ warning. He then gets a call from Fuyumi, who had heard about Shoto and his friends interning under him, and since they’ll be starting school back up soon, he should bring them to dinner for the following night. Endeavor proceeds to reflect on everything that’s happened regarding his family. He thinks about a recurring dream he’s been having lately, seeing Shoto, Fuyumi, Natsuo, and Rei having dinner and fun all together, with him nowhere there. He thinks about pushing Shoto away from his siblings, pushing his wife to her breaking point, resulting in the accident and Shoto’s complete disdain for him. He thinks back to a moment sometime previously when he first heard from Fuyumi about Shoto visiting Rei in the hospital. She tells him how they’ve started slowly talking and that on days when he’s busy, he’s gonna start writing letters to her. Fuyumi then says how she hopes that one day her whole family could be together again. He then remembers Natsuo’s hard hitting critiques, Shoto’s own current opinions, and All Might’s advice on knowing what reason he has to be strong. He then receives an emergency aid from the Flaming Sidekickers, and heads out. The following morning, Izuku awakens, as he and his fellow internees had been lodging in the Agency alongside the Sidekickers. Burnin greets him and a tired Katsuki, goading them for not having accomplished their goal yet, while Shoto arrives confidently determining today will be their day. As the three discuss their strategies, Burnin notices all the bruises they have from all their hard work, thinking about how she doesn’t need to fire them up at all. The three spend the day patrolling the city and solving any cases they come across, with Endeavor still accomplishing the tasks first at every moment, all the while continuing to giving them advice on how to improve. As the sun sets, Endeavor thinks back on Fuyumi words, and brings them all back home with him, to Katsuki’s annoyance. Fuyumi welcomes them all in, with Izuku nervously introducing himself, and apologizing for hurting Shoto after she mentions watching their fight during the Sports Festival. Shoto mentions seeing Natsuo’s shoes out front, with Fuyumi revealing she invited him over too. At the dinner table, Fuyumi once again formally introduces herself and Natsuo, while Shoto introduces his friends. Izuku notes the uncomfortable atmosphere between Natsuo and Endeavor. Izuku starts to overly praise and analyze the food, to Katsuki’s irritation, leading Natsuo to mention how Fuyumi has been doing all the cooking since their caretaker retired. Fuyumi also brings up how Natsuo cooked some of the food, to Shoto’s surprise, as Natsuo responds that Endeavor probably didn’t let him eat any of it, to the guests awkward reaction. When Endeavor tries to say he didn’t realize and wants to try some of his cooking, Natsuo gets up and leaves. After dinner, Izuku and Katsuki help with the plates while Endeavor cleans. Izuku asks if Katsuki knew about the family situation already, which he reveals he had overheard their conversation back during the Sports Festival. The two then overhear Shoto and Fuyumi talking about everything, where Shoto says how he can’t forgive him so easily for what he did to their mother, however he knows all that she is doing to overcome it all, thinking back to a letter he got recently where she tells him she’ll be discharged soon, and she hopes to once again live with him, Fuyumi, and Natsuo, unsure of how he wants to feel. Katsuki barges his way in, yelling at them not to talk about sensitive subjects in front of guests, leading Izuku to apologize and tell her they knew about everything already. Picking up the remaining plates, Izuku says to Shoto he believes he’s getting ready to forgive him. He tells him that it is fine to not be able to forgive him if he wants, but since he knows Shoto is a kind person, he’s waiting for the right moment; Natsuo and Endeavor overhear this discussion. Endeavor thinks about what he can do for his family after all this time, lighting up their batsudan and praying at the altar, thinking about his dream again and wishing that Toya could’ve been with them too. A few days ago, a hooded man is released from prison and walks around a Christmas-decorated bazaar, when he comes across a television playing Endeavor’s battle against the High-End, causing him to gleefully smile." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 106, + "Several years ago, Endeavor captured a villain named Takami and sent him into custody. He angrily wonders out loud if the officer thought about All Might capturing him faster, before warning them about the criminal. As he's approached by the media, a person known as \"Ending\" also witnesses Endeavor, and becomes immediately entranced by his ferocity. Seven years prior, he was captured by Endeavor alive, annoyed at having \"missed his chance\", and after being released from custody, discovers the location of the Todoroki Abode, intent on making Endeavor finally \"end things\". He jacks himself up with Trigger, following Natsuo who had just left the house. Izuku and Katsuki sit in the dining room with Shoto and Fuyumi, who explain about their other brother, Toya. Fuyumi talks about how close he and Natsuo were, and how he died soon after their mother was hospitalized, worsening her condition even more, to the point that Shoto couldn't even see her. However, even with Shoto and Rei starting to reconcile, Natsuo still can't let go of his hostility toward their father, blaming him for Toya's death. She apologizes for bringing it up, as Endeavor arrives to bring them back to school. Izuku thanks Fuyumi for the meal, Katsuki asks to send him her tofu recipe, and Endeavor thanks her for setting it all up. She takes Izuku's hand and thanks him for being Shoto's friend. Meanwhile, Natsuo calls up his girlfriend, apologizing for bailing on their plans and setting up something for the following day, when he's suddenly attacked by Whitelines. On the road, Endeavor tells them that alongside weekends they'll be working at least two days during the school week. Izuku thinks about how they also have to prepare for finals, asking Shoto to help him in English, while Katsuki is annoyed at how small the car is. Endeavor's driver, Untenmaru Kurumada, fires back in response, surprised at Endeavor taking kids along for the ride. Just then, the car is attacked by the Whitelines, controlled by Ending, as everyone notices Natsuo covered up by them swinging in the air. As the car crashes, Endeavor blasts out of it and confronts the villain. Ending asks if he remembers him, which he does, causing him to gleefully react to. Ending continues that he always respected Endeavor for having things he would never have, and that he desires for Endeavor to kill him. He knows that heroes aren't supposed to kill at all, however, he points out that Endeavor killed the Nomu, and that he considers him to be the same as it, so should just burn him with ease. Katsuki, Shoto, and Izuku bust their way out of the car, as Untenmaru sends out their Hero Equipment, which Izuku throws to his classmates. Ending sends his Whitelines to distract the three, but they are easily able to deal with them, thanks to thinking about Endeavor's lessons. Irritated by their appearance, Ending starts to back away, leading Endeavor to try and give chase. However, seeing Natsuo's scared face causes him to stop and hesitate, unsure of what to do. The trainees run ahead of him, with Shoto storing up his power, ready to attack Ending. In response, he uses his Whitelines to pick up nearby cars with people inside, throwing them into the air, while simultaneously putting Natsuo in front of a moving train. Katsuki uses his power to blast fast enough to grab and save Natsuo, while Izuku jumps into the air, and concentrating, successfully unleashes Blackwhip to grab all the cars, declaring that no one is dying today. Shoto attacks Ending with a fiery punch, trapping him in ice, while Izuku lets the cars down safely, as the civilians thank him for saving them. All the while, Endeavor looks on amazed at how fast the students have grown in just one week. Endeavor runs up to Katsuki and Natsuo, hugging them both, before Katsuki breaks free. After confirming Ending is secured and the civilians are saved, Katsuki gloats to Endeavor that they managed to beat a villain faster than him, which he thanks them for covering for his mistake, disappointing Katsuki he wasn't angrier. After Natsuo breaks free as well, Endeavor apologizes to him, believing if he rescued him he wouldn't speak to him ever again. He continues that he never intended on shunning them, but ran away from the responsibility, admitting he might as well have killed Toya. Natsuo fires back that he has no intention of ever forgiving him, since he's not kind like Shoto, while Endeavor points out that he still continues to show up for Fuyumi and Rei's sakes, and making an effort to help Fuyumi bring back a sense of family. He tells him that he is kind, and that it's okay if he doesn't forgive him, since he just wants to atone. Natsuo starts to tear up, still thinking about all that's happened, wondering why he has to change, and what his father could do to atone, which Endeavor already has an idea for. At the same time, Ending breaks down in tears over seeing Endeavor in his current state, and that the dazzling light he believed in has given out. The police arrive to take Ending away, noting that his Quirk was boosted by the drug. Untenmaru warns Endeavor to be careful since it's the second time he's been targeted this week, noting how darkness never seems to go away, while Endeavor looks toward his trainees, saying how the light won't go away either. To the side, Natsuo thanks the three for saving him, asking about Katsuki's Hero name. Izuku believes it's just \"Bakugo\", but when he points out that's wrong, he excitedly asks him to tell him his Hero name, which he angrily refuses to, towards he or Shoto, wanting to tell someone else first. Endeavor thinks about how Hawks really does have a good eye, while elsewhere, he wonders if Endeavor is thinking about him. After dropping the three off at U.A., Endeavor and Natsuo return back to their home, where Fuyumi is exasperated to learn he was captured by a villain and rescued by Shoto and his friends. Endeavor then tells her that he knows she's been doing all the work making a home they can bring their mom back into, and that they plan to build a new house for the two of them to move into that they can welcome Rei into as well. When Fuyumi asks about Endeavor, he thinks about his dream where his family is enjoying themselves without him, and wondering what he can do for them, decides the best thing is to stay at home by himself." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 107, + "With the first week of their Work-Studies completed, Class 1-A returns back to U.A. to start their third term, with just three months of their first year remaining. Tenya and Momo welcome their class back and inform them they’ll be heading outside for a practical briefing to demonstrate what they’ve learned during their winter break. Shota arrives to find them all ready to go, to his surprise. Denki compliments Tenya on his current attitude, which he says is thanks to his work-study with Manual helping him learn how to be “gentler.” Shota is about to follow the class until he hears an announcement from Nezu, requesting him to come to the staff room. In the girls’ locker room, they all compliment Ochaco on her costume redesign, with Kyoka noticing how heavy her \"Urarakawrist\" is. Mina takes a look at her belt, when a little All Might doll falls out of it, which Ochaco quickly leaps in to retrieve while the girls react in surprise. Mina remembers it as the Christmas gift she got from Izuku, causing her to excitedly leap for joy, while Ochaco, flustered, denies it meaning anything, and just wants to keep it close. Meanwhile in the boys’ locker room, they compliment Izuku after hearing that he’s managed to control Blackwhip, while he says even though he can only use it for about an instant currently, it’s strong. Katsuki proceeds to throw a part of his costume directly at Izuku’s head in irritation, causing him to be knocked out. All Might is outside, there to greet Class 1-A with cotton candy and puns, but they pay it no mind. They ask what happened with Shota, which he responds that something came up. Shota and Hizashi make their way to Tartarus, feeling incredibly disturbed over the supposed news they have just heard. They meet up with Naomasa and Gran Torino, who inform them about how Nomu are human corpses that have been bioengineered to withstand multiple Quirks, and who supposedly have no will of their own, but now are starting to think otherwise. Shota annoyingly asks them to get to the point, with Hizashi trying to calm him down. Naomasa and Gran Torino take the two to see Kurogiri, who they have been trying to get information out of regarding the League of Villains, but every-time they try to he seemingly “shuts down.” They reveal that after looking into him, they’ve realized that his Warp Gate is the result of multiple factors being combined into a single new Quirk, and the base factor is the Quirk of someone who supposedly died many years ago: Shota and Hizashi’s old high school friend, Oboro Shirakumo. Shota thinks back to his high school days, when Oboro proposed the three of them start a hero agency when they graduate, and how together they can handle anything. He then recalls how Oboro had died during their work-study together, crushed under rubble. Hizashi angrily reacts how it doesn’t make sense why Oboro would be turned into a Nomu, leading Gran Torino to recall All For One’s words about how outstanding Quirks always appear around U.A., equating it to “scrounging for scraps”, and telling Hizashi not look for any meaning behind it other than pure malice. Shota questions why they brought the two here, stating that hoping for a miracle due to their connection is unreasonable, but Gran Torino is willing to try and see. He talks about how the Nomu Endeavor fought in Kyushu had a distinct personality and a fixation on fighting strong people, and that analysis revealed the original body was from a hoodlum that made a living as an underground street fighter. Shota still doesn’t believe it’ll work, as he had already faced Kurogiri during the U.S.J. Incident, and nothing happened there, while Gran Torino believes that was all part of a test. Sitting in front of Kurogiri, Naomasa once again asks Shota and Hizashi to try and reawaken Oboro’s attachments so that they can gain any new information regarding the League. Hizashi finds the idea laughable, and when Naomasa mentions they will contact his family if the two of them fail, Shota activates his Erasure, declaring he’ll never let his parents find out about this mess. Kurogiri awakens, surprised to see Shota and Hizashi, with Hizashi noticing that even with Erasure, Kurogiri’s mist doesn’t disappear, meaning it is a part of his body. Kurogiri asks about Tomura Shigaraki and how he’s doing, and when Shota asks if he’s worried about Tomura, Kurogiri says he is because it is his duty. While Hizashi blows this off, his tone strikes Shota, especially as Kurogiri continues to say that he’s not the type to neglect someone, causing him to hold back his tears. Shota begins to reminisce about Oboro, and how he was someone who’d rescue a kitten that he had ignored. Kurogiri is confused by his words, but Shota continues how he was always half-hearted about everything, and it was Oboro’s friendliness that always pulled him along, not worrying about the consequences or future. He tells him about how he and Hizashi are teachers now, and how strict he is with his students. Gran Torino adds in how he typically expels them too, but Hizashi replies with “on paper”, to his surprise. Meanwhile at U.A., Class 2-A reacts to briefly seeing Shota’s face right after getting the initial announcement, saying it looked as bad as when he expelled them. While the class neglects about how painful that experience was, one of the students mentions how it was thanks to that they were able to grow more, even if the rest of the class disagrees. As it turns out, Shota had requested permission from Nezu with the ability to expel and reenroll students, as he wants to be able to teach them the difference between laying down one’s life and self-sacrifice, so that he can give them a “death” that they can strive to overcome; Nezu agrees to the decision. He tells Kurogiri how he didn’t want the students to turn out like him, not a hero who devalues his own life for the sake of justice, but a hero who can motivate others like he was. Tears coming down his eyes, he cries out to Oboro, telling him that they can still become heroes. Kurogiri’s brain waves start to go haywire, leading them all to ask where the Nomu are created and who messed with him. Kurogiri continues to resist as his smoke starts to become more disturbed with Shota and Hizashi calling out to Oboro. He seemingly regains control, stating that he is “Kurogiri”, when suddenly the face of Oboro starts to form out of Kurogiri’s smoke. Oboro desperately tries to call out to Shota, and recalling some of his memories, manages to get out the word “Hospital” before disappearing as Kurogiri falls back asleep. Hizashi asks Shota how his eyes are doing, with him responding they’re unbearably dry. Shota apologizes for not getting more concrete information, but Naomasa insists they did more than enough. Gran Torino apologizes for making them bring up painful stuff and promises to make it up to them. Shota asks what the point of making a “Nomu” really is, as he remembers All For One’s words of wanting to enjoy the taste of Quirks just like a fine wine. He declares to do everything in their power to make sure there are no more victims. Naomasa reports the “Hospital” tip to the Hero Public Safety Commission President, who then passes the message along to Hawks in code through the form of a hero request. He is at that moment teaching Twice the ideology of the Liberation Army. As he heads out to get a drink, he gleefully thinks about how the pieces are falling into place. Meanwhile, in a laboratory, a mysterious doctor talks to himself about how a human with complete control and infinite power is the masterpiece he and All For One have sought, as he cheers on Tomura from a lookout room, who is in the middle of an extremely painful operation." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 108, + "As Tomura Shigaraki continues his painful experimentation, he remembers back to the events that led to this point. He first recalls Kurogiri’s words to him, prior to his capture, about seeking out a “power” All For One left behind for him, that he went to go retrieve. He then thinks back to about 2 months ago, in October, when the League of Villains encounter said power, Gigantomachia. Gigantomachia proceeds to rampage around, crying to his \"Master\" about how weak Tomura is. A voice on a nearby radio, which Tomura recognizes as All For One’s Doctor, tells them that he used to be All For One’s bodyguard, and thanks to his extraordinary stamina, is able to handle multiple Quirks without modification. He says how shortly after All For One took Tomura in, he hid Gigantomachia away, believing he’d soon be defeated by All Might. Dabi questions his usefulness, with the Doctor proclaiming that his loyalty is so strong, he’s in despair when faced with Tomura in comparison. Dabi shoots a wave of fire toward Gigantomachia, but he simply charges straight through it, completely unaffected by it. Hearing All For One’s recorded voice coming out of the radio causes him to halt and start caressing it. Tomura states he doesn’t want him, with the Doctor laughing at how spoiled he’s become. The League are then suddenly engulfed in black ooze coming from their mouth, which they recognize as the Warping Quirk All For One used in Kamino, with the Doctor telling them to have a talk with him. The League re-emerge in an underground laboratory, where they find themselves amongst tanks filled with large Nomu. The Doctor, sitting in front of a computer at the end of the lab, refers to them as “High-End Nomu”, powerful Super Nomu that are even closer to his desired masterpiece. Tomura asks if he’d be able to duplicate something, while the Doctor asks how Tomura’s “father” and everyone are doing. He explains that he secretly transported the League to keep his location hidden, introducing himself as an aide to All For One: Daruma Ujiko, an admitted alias. Daruma states that everything he has worked towards has been for the sake of All For One, and that he’s only been giving Tomura bits and pieces of his resources because he wants to see if he is worthy of his full devotion, questioning what it is that he has to show him. Tomura mentions how he doesn’t remember anything since before meeting All For One and Daruma, yet when he puts his hands on himself, he starts to swell up with rage. He recalls his earliest memory as a young Tenko Shimura, alone and scared in an alley, when he’s approached and comforted by All For One, taking him in his arms, dismissing all the people who abandoned and refused to help, stating he is there for him now. Tenko is taken a room, where All For One says he will be his “Master.” When Tenko asks what he will teach him, Daruma arrives with the hands of his family members, their last remains after he had murdered them. This causes Tenko to receive a violent shock to his emotional state, seeing fragmented glimpses of old memories of his family, before vomiting. Daruma asks if All For One will tinker with him, but All For One decides not, so that the feelings of hatred will linger within Tenko, as he will teach him where to direct his irritation. In the present, Tomura states that when he has his family’s hands on him, it makes him feel both sick, but also calm in a way. Despite the fragmented images that remain in his empty mind, no matter what he fills it with, anger comes gushing out of it endlessly. He continues that even if hero society collapsed and he were to rule from the shadows, that hatred will never go away, so if he must hate everything, he will destroy everything, proclaiming to Daruma he will do everything to make this a reality. Daruma laughs in response to Tomura’s tenacity, accepting to assist him. Himiko Toga asks Tomura if he will also destroy the things she loves, which he says there is always room for his comrade’s wishes, so they can live how they see fit. Daruma tells him that he always planned to help him from the start, and has more power for him, however he can’t hand it over yet since the League are too weak. He tells them that if they can get Gigantomachia to submit to them, he will offer his full support. Dabi refuses to help out, which Himiko jokes is because his fire was ineffective, while he claims he has found a good ally and wants to focus on that, with Tomura looking forward to seeing the results. Daruma proceeds to request Dabi’s help with a test for one of the High-Ends, even though he’s still less than interested. Tomura asks for them to be sent back, as Daruma gives them ear pieces to stay in contact. He then has his little Nomu, Johnny, warp them back to the ruins. Facing Gigantomachia again, Tomura happily states that the “future king” has returned. By December, the League has continued their assault on Gigantomachia. Spinner thinks about how even after a month and a half of fighting, he still has yet to accept Tomura. He mentions how he attacks for over 48 hours without breaks, sleeps for about 3 hours, before attacking again. He notes that even with Tomura getting barely any sleep and constantly being attacked, he’s still able to smile. Since Tomura is his only true target, the rest of the League take turns to rest themselves. With the small amount of money given to them by Daruma, Himiko buys a duffel coat for herself. Spinner asks Himiko, since she initially joined the League because of Stain, why she is still there when there’s no longer any trace of him. Himiko gleefully states that she loves Stain, Izuku, and Ochaco, and just loves becoming the ones she loves, which Spinner brushes off. The two re-connect with Twice, Mr. Compress, and Tomura, who notes how much slower Gigantomachia has gotten since they’ve started. Twice suddenly gets a call from Giran, who Mr. Compress has been trying to get in contact with to no avail. Twice loudly answers the phone, until he hears a disguised voice coming out of the phone instead, addressing him. The voice asks them to look up the news, where they find a broadcast showing fingers that have been placed in front of the Shie Hassaikai Compound, Hosu City, the Chuo Expressway, Kamino Ward, and Fukuoka, which the League recognizes as all places they have been to. The voice introduces himself as Re-Destro, the leader of the Meta Liberation Army, who Tomura recognizes as having sold some books lately. Twice angrily asks what happened to Giran, who he says is still alive, currently tied up next to him. He declares the Liberation Army’s objective to liberate meta powers and rebuild the world where people can freely use their abilities. Just like with the Shie Hassaikai, the League believe the Meta Liberation Army just wants to use their name, with Tomura telling them to release Giran and asking to call back later once they’re finished their current plans. However, Re-Destro states Giran is their hostage, and that even though he managed to delete his client list and keep silent even after his fingers were cut off, they managed to restore the data anywhere. Re-Destro continues that the Liberation Army has been planning for this moment, with over 110,000 warriors to the cause throughout the nation. Spinner thinks they’re bluffing, until he reveals the League’s location, having pinpointed them with their satellite cameras, threatening to inform the Pro Heroes of their location. He says that the Liberation Army must be ruled by a “Destro”, and that the League of Villains have gotten too big, so they will crush them personally, signalling the revival of the Army. He tells them to come to Deika City within the hour, and to decide whether to die by their hands or at the hands of the Heroes. The League question what their next move should be, while Twice remains adament that they go to rescue Giran, the one who gave him a purpose when he was lost. Himiko wonders if he’s even still alive, but Twice still insists on going to save him, even without a plan. Tomura then pulls of Twice’s mask, causing him to calm down/freak out, with Tomura saying he has a plan. Contacting Daruma and confirming the current status of Gigantomachia and Dabi, Tomura asks for him to warp them to Deika. Spinner questions how to deal with their supposed 110,000 army, with Tomura revealing that he knows Gigantomachia isn’t invincible, he just has too much “HP”, and since he will come after him no matter where he is, he’ll lure the beast to the Liberation Army and let them fight each other, which will finally wear him out. Daruma laughs at his sneakiness, while also wondering if it turns out to be a bluff, with Tomura brushing it off meaning they’ll just easily die. Putting Twice’s mask on him, Tomura looks off confidently stating he will crush them all." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 109, + "Among the chaos after superpowers first appeared in the world, a popular ideology started to spread among the metahumans: the freedom to use their meta abilities rather than suppress them. A man known as Destro brought many people who followed this ideology together and formed the Meta Liberation Army. After a couple of years, the group were defeated by the government, with most of the members being arrested and the Army dissolved. While in prison, Destro wrote the Meta Liberation War book, before committing suicide. Unknown to even him, Destro had bared a child, Rikiya Yotsubashi. Sometime prior to their capture of Giran, Re-Destro meets up with the current members of the Meta Liberation Army, who reveal they have found someone with connections to the League of Villains. Re-Destro happily declares that they are the Liberation Army's enemy, and if the government won't do anything about them, they will. The League of Villains arrive in Deika City, surprised at the size of it, with Mr. Compress noting they have about an hour and forty minutes until Gigantomachia wakes up. Dabi is annoyed he has to be involved, which Twice counters back since Giran introduced him to the League as well. They are then approached by Slidin' Go, who escorts them into the city to meet the Liberation Army's leaders. Entering Deika, which is seemingly empty, they are faced against Trumpet, leader of the Hearts And Mind Party, who declares that 90% of the city is comprised of liberation warriors, and that the League are the guests of honor for the Meta Liberation Army's Revival Party. Just then, several liberation warriors appear and start to attack the League. Twice asks wheres Giran is, who Trumpet replies is waiting in the tower alongside Re-Destro, irritating Twice for them lying. Likening him to a miniboss, Tomura kills several subordinates with Decay before heading for the tower. Following after them, the ground under Himiko Toga suddenly explodes, as she's confronted by reporter Curious, who asks Himiko if she will let her interview her. In the tower, Giran tries to taunt Re-Destro by asking what will happen if the League send more Nomu to attack the city. However, Re-Destro remains confident that the League won't release any Nomu, due to them not making any appearances with the League since the Kamino Incident, how the small Nomu released by the High-End Nomu were significantly weaker, and Dabi's attempt to reclaim the High-End's body means they must not have any more available. He concludes stating that the Nomu are thanks to All For One and without him, they are limited, making them all no more than a club of hoodlums. The League struggle to defend against the liberation warriors, who Curious brags are ones who train every day for their cause. Cornered by a group of warriors, Curious states that while she has no interest in the League, she is interested in Himiko's story, and wants to write about it. Himiko is able to use a distraction to disappear out of sight, prepared to slice her from above, only for the warriors to all step in to defend her, blasting Himiko into a nearby building. Pulling out a recorder, Curious once again asks to learn about Himiko's life, warning her to be careful in the building, which also suddenly explodes. As it turns out, her Meta Ability, Landmine, allows her to turn anything she touches into a bomb. Several more liberation warriors come at Himiko, so she uses a special syringe which hits each of them, as blood comes sucking out of each of them. Curious is able to recognize that her Meta Ability lets her ingest blood to Transform, and she's ingesting several at once so they won't know who she'll turn into, all the while remaining incredibly fascinated by how Himiko's learned all these skills. Just then, the blood she ingests suddenly explodes, followed by the liberation warriors themselves, as it turns out they had become suicide bombers, with Himiko forced to try and escape, constantly exploding from the inside. Curious continues to explain Himiko's history, being the oldest daughter of the Toga family, and missing since her middle school graduation, asking if she's watched the interviews of her family and classmates after the incident. Ending up back in front of the warriors, Curious continues to push Himiko, stating that she understands what led her down this path but wants to hear it from her, remembering back to advice from Re-Destro to interview her subjects, as an article to guide public opinion must contain human heart. Himiko finally responds, asking what is a normal life, and that she loves the world the Liberation Army wants to create, so she will achieve her normal, all the while surprising Curious with her doll-like smile. A news broadcast discusses the tragedy after Himiko had cut her classmate, injuring him badly, and how she had since gone on the run. It is followed by interview testimonies from classmates who talk about how she used to be so nice, with one of them having seen her put a straw into the boy, Saito's, wound and started sucking up the blood, all with a face of ecstasy. This is followed by an interview with her parents, who apologize and refer to her as a demon child. Himiko gives in to her internal bleeding, as Curious approaches her, saying that she is the embodiment of their superhero society. That she had attempted to kill who she was through her suppression of her meta abilities, and due to its nature had become infatuated with blood, creating a combination that society would never accept, and so had to put on a mask to hide that part of herself. Himiko remembers back to sucking the blood from a dead bird, only to be scolded by her parents, asking her to just be normal without a creepy face. Himiko tries to fight back and stab Curious, but she retaliates with a Detnerat \"Chain Ring\", followed by her Curious Flattener, blowing up Himiko's face. She declares that since they both share the same \"normal\", her sacrifice will serve as the pillar for the Liberation Army's ideals. Himiko tries to run away again, thinking about how she's not unfortunate and just wants to truly smile, ingesting some blood of someone she loves, transforming into Ochaco. Curious remains overjoyed at Himiko's actions, while she continues to be attacked by the liberation warriors. She thinks about how Ochaco's blood was the last she had on hand, about how close she and Izuku are, and wanting to get close to someone she loves too. As Curious prepares to attack again, Himiko screams out in defiance, wanting to be just like Ochaco, touching Curious only for her to start floating in the air. She proceeds to quickly speed around the area, touching all the liberation warriors, as they all start floating in the air, realizing she's able to use Ochaco's Zero Gravity Quirk. Curious is shocked since she assumed she could only transform her appearance, only to realize she must have gotten a sudden power-up. Himiko declares she will love, live, and die normally, and will become like who she loves, which Curious comments would make the perfect headline, as her and all the warriors are released from the Quirk, crushing on the ground in a huge splash of blood. Elsewhere, Spinner comments on how hard the warriors are to kill, Dabi responds he hasn't killed anyone yet while burning a group of them, while Twice anxiously wonders where Himiko is. She meanwhile manages to end up in a nearby shed, passing out from exhaustion, thinking about how she's just like Izuku now, and even though she knew it would've been better if she hadn't killed them just now, she knows everything they hate must be destroyed. Tomura has started to become sleepy and tired through the endless fighting, as more warriors chase after him. The overwhelming sensation suddenly causes him to flashback and recall seeing an image of a little boy alongside an older woman dressed like a hero, while a little girl says she is rooting for Tenko. Tomura annoyingly wishes he could just see the entire thing beyond just broken images. Tomura goes after the warriors following him, touching the face of one of them, only for all of them to immediately Decay as well. While he recovers, Spinner looks on in awe, realizing that his Decay had spread to things he didn't touch. Seeing Tomura killing people, Dabi decides to openly join in when he's confronted by a large icicle, and a hooded figure controlling it. While creating a tower of ice, the warrior, Geten, asks Dabi why he doesn't use his flames right away, wondering if there's something wrong with his Meta Ability. Dabi mockingly claims that ice melts, as he burns it all away, however Geten simply summons all the ice from the nearby area, stating that since he's been training his ability for as long as he can remember, he can manipulate ice on a much grander scale. As the two do battle, Mr. Compress realizes that everyone has been split up and tries to figure out where they are. Twice manages to locate Himiko unconscious in the shed, trying to figure out what happened, all the while trying to keep himself from not freaking out too much. Arguing with himself, he tries to patch up and protect Himiko as much as possible, as several men approach them from behind. Up in the tower, Skeptic surveys the two from the cameras, stating they must kill Himiko to avenge Curious, while also giving special attention to Twice. He notes how using his Meta Ability, Double, on himself, Twice had gone insane and lost his true sense of self, liberating his meta abilities only to end up wounding his soul. It is revealed that the men are puppets resembling Twice's face, controlled by Skeptic using his Meta Ability, Anthropomorph, who proceed to surround Twice, as he declares their intention to use his Double to be able to bring back Re-Destro if something were to ever happen to him, forcing him into the Liberation Army." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 110, + "Twice is assaulted by Skeptic’s \"Twice\" puppets, which are being controlled by him in the tower through his Meta Ability. Twice struggles as two of the puppets restrain him, while the others attempt to kill the unconscious Himiko. In the tower, Giran is surprised to learn that Twice is there, as Re-Destro and Skeptic explain that they are taking advantage of his psychological trauma in order to break him. With his mask ripped off, Twice continues to freak out as he worries about splitting, as well as seeing \"himself\" trying to snap Himiko’s neck. Jin thinks back to his past, recalling a moment when he was sixteen where he accidentally ran over a man with his motorcycle, resulting in them getting a broken arm. Even though Jin was going the speed limit, the officer informs him he may get a criminal record because of this, but also tells him that he can pick himself back up after this stumble. However, it turns out the man he ran over was an executive with one of the clients at Jin’s workplace, causing him to be berated by his boss and fired. Due to his parents dying when he was in middle school, and never being close to any of his relatives, Jin was truly alone. The only ones he could talk to were his Doubles, who comment on his natural bad luck, while he just wanted to be with someone he could trust and who trusted him. He decided to indulge, creating more Doubles of himself, having fun committing all sorts of crimes, until it reached his biggest mistake, when his Doubles turned on him leaving him alone once again, unable to trust himself. Having gone insane because of the incident, a bag-headed Twice meets with Giran, and explains how his Doubles tend to disappear if they receive damage requivalent to that of a broken bone. Giran notes that all of his crimes have put him on the national wanted list, and that his Quirk could potentially take down a country if used properly. Looking for some purpose, Giran informs him of a new group starting up, one that could use him. Back in the present, Twice breaks free of the puppets, running toward Himiko, only to be punched and restrained once again. Skeptic orders the puppets to break his arms, and to go harder on Himiko who is slowly starting to wake up. However, Twice realizes that even with his arms hurting, he’s not disappearing, meaning he is the original, crying tears of joy. Declaring he’ll save Himiko, he knocks the puppets out of the way, as Doubles of himself begin to sprout from around him, telling the Meta Liberation Army to fear his Quirk. Twice explains how his Quirk lets him make two things out of one, that he can make two at once, the more he makes the more fragile they become, and can’t make more until the first one disappears. He recalls attempting to duplicate the Quirk-Destroying Drug, but due to not knowing the exact data of how it’s produced, he couldn't replicate it. Now that he’s gotten over his trauma and wanting to make it up to the League who accepted him, Twice watches over Himiko, while sending out his Doubles, who proceed to make more and more Doubles of themselves, storming the streets in a Sad Man's Parade. From above the tower, Re-Destro sees the hoard of Twices, surprised he’s overcome his psychological trauma, noting it as a rare failure for Skeptic. He, however, disgustingly responds that he’s only ever failed once and he’s just preparing for his next move, heading down the tower. Giran laughs at this as now they no longer have the superiority in numbers, while a black spot on Re-Destro’s head starts to grow bigger, stating they will persevere in quality. Dabi and Geten continue to battle, while Mr. Compress runs from the Liberation soldiers seeking help, only for them to see the streets now all covered in Twice Doubles. Mr. Compress is baffled by Twice overcoming his trauma, which he explains was overcome through \"love and courage\", something that Mr. Compress jokes as being the origin of a hero story, even though Twice is a villain; the Double asks anyway if it’s weird for a villain to want to save their friends. While fighting the soldiers, the Twice Double declares that he’ll make more Doubles of his friends too, enough to have a whole \"Villain Prefecture\", though Mr. Compress reminds him to tone it down and leave some of the Liberation soldiers for when Gigantomachia arrives, who’s not set to arrive for another hour. The Doubles are then destroyed by an ice wall by Geten, leaving Dabi to wonder how much ice is in the city. Geten clarifies that he doesn’t just control ice, but can control the temperature of all water into ice, declaring that in the Meta Liberation Army’s world, the power of your Meta Ability will be linked to your social status, summoning large icicles all over the city which destroy many Twice Doubles. Dabi laughs off Geten’s proclaimation, while he notes how his body looks and smells burnt, and is able to figure out that Dabi’s been burning his skin anytime he uses his Quirk, meaning he won’t be able to fight for long. Seeing how strong he is, Mr. Compress figures he would be good to throw Gigantomachia at. Meanwhile, Doctor Ujiko, who has been listening in on the fight, notes that it would be sad for All For One for them to die here, so prematurely awakens Gigantomachia, who begins speeding toward their location. Tomura and Spinner continue running toward the tower, only to be cornered by more Liberation soldiers. As they start to attack, the two are saved by more Twice Doubles, with Tomura asking them to help clear a path to the tower, since the boss and Giran are supposedly up there. The Doubles start attacking and making their way over, with Tomura noting while they need to leave some soldiers for Gigantomachia, they need to kill the boss, lamenting he can’t forgive them for playing with people’s hearts. Trumpet suddenly appears in a political van, proclaiming to the Army how they must show how to use their Meta Abilities to surpass evil and defeat the League of Villains. The civilians suddenly become more energetic, blasting away the Twice Doubles. Spinner notices that anytime he speaks the civilians get more energetic, wondering what they can do so as not to tire Tomura anymore. Meanwhile, one of the Twice Doubles manages to reach the top of the tower, threatening Re-Destro as he creates Doubles of Tomura, Dabi, and Mr. Compress to fight; Re-Destro is impressed he made it given how many soldiers there were stationed. The Double reminds the rest that they are just clones, before running toward Re-Destro and is immediately destroyed by the latter’s finger. As the black splotches become more prominent on his face, Re-Destro tells Twice to not make anymore Doubles or he’ll kill Giran. The League Doubles go to fight in his stead, only for Re-Destro to suddenly enlarge his hand, swatting all the Doubles away. One of the Twice Doubles manages to quickly duplicate himself before vanishing, who goes to help Giran, mourning over seeing his fingers have truly been cut off, while Giran apologizes for failing to protect them. Re-Destro prepares to kill the two, only to be attacked by the Tomura Double, who survived the previous attack. While he enlarges himself and starts to fight, Re-Destro tells the Tomura Double a story of a woman who gave birth to a child with a Meta Ability, back when the world was still in turmoil, resulting in her and the child being faced with tremendous abuse. At one point the woman declared that her child just had a \"Quirk\" and wanted a world where they could live freely, and was promptly killed by those who opposed Meta Abilities. The Tomura Double recognizes the story as the Mother behind the term \"Quirks\", and Re-Destro continues that as heroes and vigilantes became more prominent in society, the government looked for ways to rectify their situation, using the mother’s pleas as a baseline, to promote the diversity of Quirks. However, all it resulted in was the suppression of people’s abilities, and the mother’s son, Destro, believed it wasn’t true freedom, so started the Meta Liberation Army so Meta Abilities could truly be called \"Quirks.\" Re-Destro declares that as Destro’s descendant, he will make his dream a reality, and that a group of thugs won’t be able to stand in his way. The Tomura Double turns to the Twice Double and tells him to watch out for Giran, as when he was initially swatted, he spotted the real Tomura making his way to the tower, and being also him, knows what he’s about to do next. Sure enough, Tomura touches the tower, decaying it instantly as it all comes crumbling down. Out of the rubble, an enlarged Re-Destro survives, as Tomura faces him down, asking if he is the boss." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 111, + "Shortly after dealing with Skeptic’s puppets, Twice and several of his Doubles attempt to help the unconscious Himiko. Due to having grown since the Shie Hassaikai Raid, Twice re-measures her so he can create a Double of Himiko which he can extract blood from. The Doubles start to argue amongst each other, leading the original to yell at them to stay focused, declaring that he’ll keep her alive. While Tomura was heading toward the main tower, Shuichi Iguchi stays behind to deal with Trumpet and the Liberation warriors in order to keep them busy. Trumpet brings out his Sevens Loud device, which he uses to greatly amplify his Meta Ability, Incite, which allows his voice to raise the morale of those who trust him, boosting their physical and mental abilities. Spinner and the Twice Doubles find themselves bombarded by the enhanced Liberation warriors. Trumpet notes that all Spinner’s Meta Ability, Gecko, lets him do is stick to walls, surmising that what led him to being here now is that he was a bullied shut-in, and that he’s someone who he doesn’t see can accomplish anything. Just then, they see the tower crumble away in the distance, while Spinner is attacked by more warriors. Landing in the middle of the crowd, Spinner declares that even though there isn’t anything he particuarly wants to do, he wants to believe in Tomura’s future, and that he’d just be a worthless nobody if he didn’t do this. In the rubble of the destroyed tower, Giran manages to survive thanks to landing on the Twice Doubles. Tomura confronts Re-Destro, mocking him for leaving everything up to his followers and how it feels for everything to fall down. Giran and a Twice Double flee as Tomura shoots his Decay toward Re-Destro, only for him to leap out of the way. Re-Destro states that of course he’s angry because he’s the type of person who stores away his anger, enlarging himself even more thanks to his Meta Ability, Stress, and grabbing ahold of Tomura’s left hand. Tomura tries to resist but his other hand is also grabbed. Re-Destro talks about how even though they were taught at a young age not to judge someone by their Quirk, due to the link between Quirks and personality, someone like Tomura with a Quirk that destroys and only wants to destroy, asks what can he add to the world without creating anything. Tomura looks to the ground to see “Hana”’s hands, causing him to remember All For One initially giving him his mother, grandmother, grandfather, and father’s hands, and how he told him to keep them close so that his anger and sadness would never fade away. He then recalls memories of his older sister, Hana, comforting him. As Re-Destro breaks several fingers on Tomura's left hand, he manages to touch Re-Destro’s enlarged finger with two of his, causing them to crack and forcing him to throw him away. Re-Destro’s surprised, as he believed his Quirk wouldn’t activate unless all five fingers touched, only to realize that Tomura is actually going through an Awakening. Tomura meanwhile begins to scream in pain as more memories from his past start rushing back to him. Tomura boosts his way forward to Re-Destro at incredible speeds, making him wonder why he didn’t act this way during the Kamino Incident, until he realizes this new physical prowess is the result of some incredibly intense training. Thinking about how he shouldn’t have looked at him as an inferior, Re-Destro pushes himself to 80% Liberation of Stress, shooting a giant ball of energy called Stress Output Burden directly at Tomura, while he's experiencing more memories from his past. As he starts to realize what he wanted his family to say to him, Re-Destro gets a call from Skeptic, warning him that the League had a secret weapon they were hiding, as Gigantomachia rampages his way through the city. Re-Destro is surprised Tomura somehow managed to survive his Burden attack, which he’s been training since childhood, and realizes that at the moment of impact, Tomura managed to touch one of his fingers to help negate it, putting aside his defensive instincts just to destroy. With everything becoming clearer in his memories, Tomura agrees that he doesn’t want to create anything, and isn’t thinking about the future, he just wants to destroy, as Re-Destro bulks up ready to fight again. At 5 years old, Tenko Shimura is scolded by his father, Kotaro, for playing hero, while his mother, Nao, tries to protest, as in their house they had one rule enforced by his father: never talk about heroes. Tenko is left outside alone without food, with Nao and his grandparents, Chizuo and Mako, questioning Kotaro's actions. Nao notes how his allergies have gotten worse, while Kotaro mentions how he hasn’t manifested a Quirk yet, so he’s doing this to prevent Tenko from more suffering. Nao comforts Tenko, who continues to scratch his face, unaware of what is causing his allergies. Tenko talks about he joined two of his friends, Mikkun and Tomo, playing heroes, which they were really happy about because no one else wanted to, with them saying he should be All Might. He asks if his dad hates him, with Nao saying he doesn’t, just that it’s hard to be a hero. Despite his mother and grandparents attempts to console him, his father continued to scold him. One day, Hana snuck him into Kotaro’s room to show him a picture of their dad as a kid with their grandmother, who was a hero. Hana tells her brother she’s cheering him on to be a hero, causing him to be elated by her words, and the familial revelation. While playing with their dog, Mon, he suddenly notices a twinge in his right hand, as unbeknownst to him, a part of the ball he tossed crumbles off. He’s then confronted by Kotaro, furious that he saw the picture in his study, while Hana cries claiming he wanted her to show him. Kotaro grabs ahold of Tenko, as his itching gets worse, stating that the woman he saw is not his grandmother, but someone who abandoned her child. Tenko cries out for one of his family members to help him, but all they can do is cry and watch on in horror. Kotaro declares that heroes are people who save strangers only to hurt their families, slapping Tenko. Kotaro looks over an old letter from his mother, Nana, apologizing for having to leave because she needs to fight some really bad guys, and that she must leave to protect him from them. She apologizes for being unable to do anything motherly, and that even if he grows to hate her, she’ll always love him, hoping that he can still find a way to be happy. Nao, Chizuo, and Mako approach Kotaro, telling him they won’t abide by his rules anymore if he continues like that, as he thinks about how it would’ve been better if his mother did hate him, realizing he went too far. Holding onto Mon, Tenko continues anxiously scratching himself, thinking about how he can’t take anymore of the abuse, and how much he hates everyone. Just as he scratches Mon, the dog suddenly decays into a pile of blood, causing Tenko to freak out in fear. At this moment, Hana approaches him, apologizing for what she said earlier, all the while he attempts to tell her about Mon, despite being unable to speak. Hana notices Mon’s remains causing her to run away in horror, and Tenko fearfully chasing after her, believing it to be the cause of a villain. As he grabs Hana asking for her help, she too suddenly crumbles and dies. This breaks Tenko as he goes into shock, pulling on his face, while Nao and his grandparents look on in horror. Thinking about how they never did anything to protect him from his father, Tenko touches the ground, causing everything in the backyard to Decay around them. As she starts to crumble away, Nao rushes toward Tenko still crying for help, as she decays in his embrace. Kotaro goes outside absolutely horrified to see the bloody aftermath of Tenko’s actions. Calling out for his father's help as the Decay gets worse, Tenko runs to him but Kotaro grabs a nearby rod and smacks Tenko with it, holding out his hand telling him to stop. At that moment, Tenko becomes enraged jumps onto his father, grabbing his face all the while laughing maniacally with the intent to kill him. As the entire house comes crumbling down, Tenko emerges from the devastation, as a pleasure starts to fill within his heart, realizing he doesn’t have an itch anymore." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 112, + "After the deaths of his family, Tenko ends up wandering the streets alone. He hoped that someone would stop and help him, but nobody pays him any mind. One woman stopped to talk to him, but after seeing his disturbing face, she tells him that a hero or the police should arrive soon to help, before leaving. He believes nobody helping was his punishment for killing his family, and wonders if his itch would’ve stopped if someone had reached their hand out to him. Eventually, All For One found and extended that hand to him, taking him in. He tells him the reason for his itch is his innate desire to want to destroy, and that he should embrace it. Later, Tenko is assaulted by two hoodlums in the street, he nearly fights back but ends up stopping. The itch continues to get worse, leading All For One to tell him not to worry about anything and just let his heart do what it wants. The increasingly anxious Tenko says that he doesn’t know why he feels this way, but he wants to kill the two men, accidentally destroying one of his father’s hands as he goes to grab the rest of them. That night, Tenko, now clad in the hands of his family, confronts the two hoodlums and promptly kills them with his Decay. Doctor Ujiko asks All For One about Tenko’s lost memories, with the latter staying they still remain within him, and that he’s become unstable with them locked away, with even Decay being subconsciously held back from its true power. However, All For One is fine with that, as the next “Symbol of Fear” has taken its first big step forward. In the aftermath of killing the men, Tenko thinks about how he feels both sick, and at peace. All For One congratulates Tenko on his job well done, granting him as a present the four hands of the men he killed, and a bonus to make up for the one he destroyed. With all the hands equipped, All For One christens Tenko’s rebirth with the name “Tomura Shigaraki.” Asking what it means, All For One explains “Tomura” comes from “tomurau” the verb for “mourn”, as he will become someone who brings about mourning, and that \"Shigaraki\" is his last name. Back in the present, Tomura remembers everything about his past, and how much more peaceful he felt after killing his family. He declares that he doesn’t need a future and the League can do what they desire, destroying the remaining hand of his father. Re-Destro comes at him with Stress: 100%, which Tomura easily rebuffs, Decaying away the Stress energy around them. Tomura tells him that destroying whatever he wants is fun, as Re-Destro responds that his power has only one purpose, to liberate the people, however, he finds himself with an unusual pulsing feeling in his head when he sees Tomura; that his Stress is somehow receding. Recalling moments from his past as the members of the Meta Liberation Army tell him his purpose is to carry out Destro’s will, he presses a button, releasing several armor pieces that attach to him: the Burden-Amplifying Steel Pressure Mechanism: Claustro, allowing him to push his Stress output to 150%. Meanwhile, Gigantomachia continues his rush toward Tomura. Seeing the beast heading for Re-Destro’s location, Geten leaves his fight with Dabi to follow it. Elsewhere, Twice and several of his Doubles are running, carrying Himiko and her Double, trying to meet up with everyone. Mr. Compress realizes how dangerous Gigantomachia is right now for them, calling up the Doctor to warp them out of there. Ujiko claims that using Warping too much gives Johnny tonsillitis, adding that it is too risky to warp the League away now since the Meta Liberation Army could still track their location. Mr. Compress asks if he’s okay with letting “All For One’s successor” die now, which Ujiko responds saying that he must be driven into a corner. Following Gigantomachia, Geten thinks back to Re-Destro’s words to be wary of Dabi’s flames, apologizing for making him worry, sending out his ice dragons toward Gigantomachia, which are almost immediately destroyed, with him also knocked away. Trumpet and Skeptic each rush their way to Re-Destro’s location, while a Twice Double and Giran flee. Re-Destro in the Claustro suit comes at Tomura with a punch, but he simply Decays it, forcing him to leap backward. Repeating the motto of the Liberation Army, and the desire for free use of Meta Abilities, Re-Destro looks back to Tomura and realizes that he is a man who has been liberated from everything. Putting his hand to the ground, Tomura starts to Decay, which effects the leg of the Claustro suit, forcing Re-Destro up into the air. Thinking back to All For One’s words of encouragement, Tomura continues Decaying, as the damage spreads further and further around the city, declaring all will be destroyed, as his hair becomes pure white. The Claustro suit is destroyed, with Re-Destro forced to escape on the fleeing debris, as Tomura continues to manically laugh over all the destruction around him. As the dust clears within the crater Tomura has left behind, Gigantomachia stands still in awe, while Re-Destro has managed to survive. Tomura approaches him, realizing he had landed during the Decay and cut off his legs to prevent it from spreading, taunting him that he was the one who came looking for a fight. Trumpet and the remaining Liberation soldiers arrive to the crater, as Trumpet calls on them to save their grand commander, only for one menacing stare from Tomura completely negating his Incite and causing them to be frozen with fear. Re-Destro tells Trumpet and the warriors to stand down, once again thinking about Destro’s will, and realizing if someone is to lead them to liberation, it should be the man who laughed off the weight that was restricting him. Bowing to Tomura, Re-Destro tells him the Meta Liberation Army is his to command if he so desires. Gigantomachia starts to tear up, seeing Tomura reminding him of All For One, accepting him as his Master’s successor. Hearing Re-Destro’s proposal, Tomura recalls Mr. Compress’ words regarding their financial trouble, and remembering he is the CEO of Detnerat, meaning he must have money to spend. One week later, as the events of Deika City is spread throughout the news, the story, manipulated in part thanks to Skeptic, becomes that the citizens were faced against a threat of 20 members of a criminal group, and that the residents put their lives on the line to defend their city with no heroes present. While some believe that the Quirk use of untrained civilians made the damage worse, others couldn’t stop talking about the heroism of the residents. In the aftermath, the League of Villains have been recuperating at the Meta Liberation Army’s home base, dining on sushi. Dabi points out how Mr. Compress didn’t do anything during the scuffle, which he rebuffs by saying he was great at running away. Twice crazily mourns over the death of the Himiko Double, which the real Himiko tells him is creepy, as he continues to overreact. Dabi wonders what happened if he supposedly got over his trauma, which Spinner notes the forced treatment might have made it worse. Skeptic and Trumpet arrive to take the League to their basement. Skeptic argues with Twice since they paid for their food, medical treatment, and doctoring the footage, while Twice reminds them its thanks to them Re-Destro is here and not in a hospital. Trumpet tells him to stop, since Re-Destro still chose them, and any word from him is as good as word from Destro. The group enters the underground chambers, where Re-Destro and Tomura are providing a speech to the Liberation warriors present. The League notice that Tomura has one of his hands still on his face, which Himiko believed all of them had been destroyed, as it turns out one somehow survived. Re-Destro states that while he believed the League was an obstacle, he has now realized that are the new form of liberation that they should follow, formally introducing Tomura as the new Grand Commander of the Army for its rebirth. He declares that the Meta Liberation Army and League of Villains will unite under a new name, which he and Spinner came up with, which Tomura announces: the Paranormal Liberation Front. As his 9 new lieutenants arrive on stage alongside him, he clarifies that while the new name pushes aside the name of “villain”, and allows the “meta framework” to be interpreted more broadly, ultimately the message is the same, and they’ll do what they want. After the speech, Re-Destro overly graciously applauds Tomura for his efforts, before being dismissed, to Trumpet’s slight disgust. Tomura falls down in exhaustion, as the League members check up on him. Doctor Ujiko responds on the earpiece, having heard everything and congratulating him on the new name. Tomura responds that he got Gigantomachia to listen to him, with Ujiko saying that now that his memories and Quirk have returned to him, as promised, he will grant him power." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 113, + "During the conference announcing the formation of the Paranormal Liberation Front, and Tomura Shigaraki as the Grand Commander, Hawks is among the celebrating crowd, realizing he is too late. Shortly before entering, he met with Dabi where he tried to pry him regarding what happened in Deika City. Dabi unzips Hawks’ duffel bag, revealing the body of Best Jeanist, smiling about how even if it’s not him, Hawks definitely killed someone, accepting him into the group. Hawks laments how if he was fast enough he could’ve prevented all the deaths from occurring. He thinks about now with the backing of the Liberation soldiers willing to die for their cause, Feel Good Inc.’s control over the news networks, Detnerat’s resources and connection to the hero industry, as well as the potential of more High-End Nomus in reserve, Tomura now possesses as much, if not greater power to that of the Heroes. While conversing with some of the Liberation warriors, Dabi approaches Hawks to chat some more, while the Winged Hero thinks about he must get to the bottom of who the mysterious backer is, and inform Endeavor and the rest of the heroes, to prevent the end of Japan. Sometime later, Tomura meets with Doctor Ujiko who talks about how his Quirk had evolved in the fight, allowing him to Decay not just what he touches, but what’s connected to it. He asks why he wants more power, which Tomura states is not just because the Doctor said he would, but also because of the damage done to his arm just from one full-out attack. He declares he won’t underestimate the heroes anymore and wants anything he can get to bring their world down. As Tomura gets into his seat, Doctor Ujiko explains how he was originally conducting research for All For One, since Quirks grew more complex and stronger as the generations went on, with the “hardware” not evolving fast enough to keep up. He had called it the “Quirk Singularity”, and that no one but All For One took him seriously, recognizing the need for body modifications to keep up with the memory of the enhancing Quirks. Tomura asks how long it will take, which the Doctor responds the procedure will be four months of hellish pain, but once it’s complete, he will have everything in the palm of his hand, including “One For All”, the one power All For One could never make his own, intriguing Tomura. Back in the present, Class 1-A are outside showing off all the improvements they’ve achieved during their Work-Studies. Yuga destroys several robots with his new Navel Saber, Toru warps Yuga’s light to destroy more, and Mina arrives covered in Acid, which she dubs “Acidman”. The three had interned with Equipped Hero: Yoroi Musha, and how they had to come up with new combos and moves to keep up with their offense and defense. Mina goes to Eijiro, telling him her Acidman is inspired by his Red Riot Unbreakable, which he’s happy about. The rest of the class continue to show off what they had learned. Rikido and Mashirao learned about reading ahead with Shishido. Mezo and Kyoka improved their search skills with Gang Orca. Minoru, Hanta, and Denki learned quick and efficient teamwork with The Lurkers. Tenya learned manners from Manual. Koji learned communication skills from Wash. Fumikage learned overall improvement from Hawks Agency. Eijiro learned how to make the opponent lose the will to fight with Fat Gum. Ochaco and Tsuyu learned teamwork and decisiveness with Ryukyu. Momo learned prediction and efficiency with Majestic. Lastly, Katsuki and Shoto learned to level up their abilities and increase their speed with Endeavor. As Izuku prepares to show off, Toshinori Yagi thinks about how long it's been, and how he doesn’t look back to him anymore, smiling and cheering him on, as Izuku successfully unleashes a wide array of Blackwhip. After the showcase, Katsuki, Shoto, and Izuku are each approached by their classmates congratulating them on how much they’ve improved. Izuku goes to see Ochaco, telling her he can now use Blackwhip and thanking her once again for what she did when it first emerged. Ochaco laughs it off, adding that the incident was what inspired her to add ropes to her arsenal, and even if she can’t use it like Hanta’s Tape, she feels like they both have improved, as the two happily fist bump. In the teacher’s dorms, Eraser Head and Present Mic recover after the Oboro Shirakumo revelation. Eraser Head states that with everything going on, the Hero Public Safety Commission knows something, before asking Present Mic what he would do if he found out who made the Nomu, which he gives a sarcastic response to. They’re then approached by Mirio and Tamaki, who inform him that Eri's horn has started to act up again. They see her currently being cared for by Nejire, where Eraser Head uses his Erasure to calm her down, reassuring her it'll be alright. Izuku, Katsuki, and Toshinori meet up in their conference room, where the latter congratulates the two on their vast improvements, before handing them a notebook containing information on the past successors of One For All. He states that he collected as many details as he could possibly get, but was unable to get anything from the second and third users, presumably due to the time period they came from. Izuku says that currently he can only use Blackwhip for about a second, so while it’s not as useful as what Hanta and Eraser Head can do, it’s a useful support Quirk, as well as adding that he hasn’t had contact with the past users since the Joint Training Battle. Katsuki looks in the book where he learns the Blackwhip user is the fifth user, Daigoro Banjo, aka Lariat, who used the Quirk for capture and midair maneuvers. He notes that he and none of the other users appear to have strong Quirks, which Izuku tries to deny, leading Katsuki to bark back that he thinks all Quirks are amazing. Toshinori agrees with Katsuki, as All For One was someone who targeted anyone with strong abilities. The One For All users were ones who, in their dying moments, entrusted the power to the future; they weren’t “chosen ones”, but rather ones who were entrusted by those who were trusted. Katsuki says that makes sense, especially since they all died young. Katsuki asks which Quirk Izuku is going to learn next, which Toshinori reveals will be the Quirk of his master, Nana Shimura: Float. Katsuki hysterically laughs at this revelation, to the shock of the others, saying that since he can already float with his Explosions, Izuku will be wasting time on learning this while he continues to get stronger at their work-study, meaning he’ll get ahead of him and “win”. Izuku anxiously replies that he’ll just have to improve faster, as the two once again argue amongst each other, with Toshinori smiling over. Izuku and Katsuki return to Heights Alliance where the rest of their class is busy setting up a Hot Pot session. With all the food prepared, Class 1-A sit together enjoying and conversing with each other. They talk about how soon they’ll be second years, and getting new underclassmen, with Tenya reminding them that since there are still three months left, they’ll have finals to prepare for too, which Minoru yells at him for bringing up. Izuku thinks about how blessed he is to remember that he is actually here at U.A., with Toshinori as his teacher, and even being able to kind of talk normally with Katsuki. Outside, Eraser Head approaches Toshinori, sitting on the bench, informing him that Naomasa Tsukauchi has told him to postpone his meeting with Stain for now. He then says that he will begin training Eri this week, which Toshinori says he will help. Toshinori tells him that he has decided to live, though the feeling of being powerless has started to well up inside him, especially with how much he sees the students improving. Eraser Head says that it is due to him being a workaholic for so long, and doing so much on his own, but that just by living and being here for them can spur on and inspire them. Toshinori thinks back to Nighteye's last words, and thanks him. Meanwhile, Hawks continues to try and investigate Tomura’s mysterious backer, using the keyword “Hospital.” Elsewhere, at Jaku General Hospital, Doctor Ujiko greets a nurse, telling her that his “research” is going well and is just waiting for the finishing touches. Hawks thinks about how he’ll continue to gather information as he waits for the heroes to mature and prepare, greeting Twice and the League of Villains. As Spring Break is about to conclude, Class 1-A learn that all of their Work Studies are about to do an expeditionary operation, all at the same place and same day. On that day, Burnin tells the interns that the heroes are at the foot of the mountain, and they’ll be evacuating the residents, as Izuku thinks about how the war with the Paranormal Liberation Front, that will shake all of superhuman society, is about to begin." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 114, + "One month prior to the events of the incoming War, Hawks continued his duty as a double agent infiltrating the newly formed Paranormal Liberation Front for the Hero Public Safety Commission, having just recently received the tip of \"hospital\". While speaking with members of the \"Carmine Regiment\", he is approached by Twice asking for advice. Due to Spinner and Mr. Compress being busy with meetings with Re-Destro's group, Dabi and Giran not caring, and Himiko being too cute for him to ask, he wants to know what he should say in regards to their \"credo\". He mentions being lectured by Sanctum about how there are many in the Liberation Army who still don't trust the League of Villains and want to hear the \"credo\" directly from them, so desperately asks Hawks for help. Hawks thinks about how the Paranormal Liberation Front has been split up into regiments with League and Liberation Army members each assigned as the leaders to individual units. Twice leads the \"Black Regiment\", Dabi and Geten the \"Violet Regiment\", Himiko and Skeptic the \"Carmine Regiment\", and Spinner and Mr. Compress the \"Brown Regiment\". He continues that the numbers and power these groups possess outclass most of the Pro Heroes, and that if they were to attack, they would win. Due to being constantly surveyed by the microchips in his wings, he has only been able to learn as much as he has due to his negotiation skills taught to him by the Commission. He was able to learn the hostility the members had toward the current system, and that their ultimate goal is the destruction of Heroes. They plan to attack all the cities in the country at once, preventing them from functioning, allowing Re-Destro and the Hearts and Mind Party to take control on the political side, distributing weapons and promoting self-defense, creating a world of chaos with Tomura Shigaraki at the top; the second coming of All For One. Hawks tells Twice to simply speak about individual's freedom and more current system's to be destroyed, as well as mentioning devotion to Re-Destro since it was his bloodline that initially brought everyone together. As he walks off, Twice turns to Hawks thanking him for always being nice to him, calling him a good guy. Hawks continues to think about how when he heard that Twice had overcome his trauma, he feared the worse, as now thanks to the potential of his Double Quirk, he became the one to fear more than anyone else. He recalls back to sometime shortly before when he was tutoring Twice on what to know about the Liberation Army. He asks why he knows so much about it if he's a Hero, leading him to explain that he relates to it due to feeling so restricted and wanting to fly freely. Twice laments on wanting Hawks to see Tomura, with him asking why he hasn't been able to see him yet, leading Twice to tell him that he's busy getting stronger in the mountains in Kyoto over the next four months. Twice knows the information is supposed to be off the record, with Skeptic still surveilling Hawks, but he doesn't consider it a problem due to how hard he's working to help them, believing that no one working to help their buddies is a bad guy. Hawks smiles back, happy for Twice's good naturedness. In the present, a group of Pro Heroes meet at the Police Force HQ, and profile Doctor Kyudai Garaki, a Quirkless man and founder of the Jaku General Hospital, renowned for his Quirk-based medical care, philanthropic work, and running various orphanages and nursing homes throughout the country. However secretly, he was actually All For One's right-hand man and the creator of the Nomu. The Heroes ask how they know it's him, as Naomasa Tsukauchi explains they had an operative go undercover after receiving a tip from the Safety Commission, discovering a restricted area only he can access, and managing to take a picture of him with a tiny Nomu. They mention how it wouldn't be hard to arrest Kyudai, however if they act too rashly, the Paranormal Liberation Front will retaliate, which will result in destruction and devastation they want to avoid after the Hosu and Kamino Incidents. To combat this, they will be deploying all of their forces. They plan to split the Heroes up into two primary teams, Team Endeavor which will secure Kyudai at the Jaku Hospital, and Team Edgeshot, which will storm the Gunga Mountain Villa, the Front's hideout, and have them happen simultaneously. In addition, they intend to deploy U.A. High School students as logistical support in the rear guard for both teams. Even despite the resistance they expect to face, they declare they'll take the Paranormal Liberation Front out in one sweep. At the Gunga Mountain Villa, Team Edgeshot awaits in the distance for their orders, aware the Front are currently holding their meeting. They know that one of their operatives possesses a Warping ability, and that they're at the hospital, so they intend to remove them from play to prevent them from escaping. Shemage wonders if it's okay for them to be there, considering the League's history with attacking U.A., leading Midnight to explain that they've become too big, and they've reached the point where everyone will be in danger. She holds Shemage's hands, telling her not to worry as they only want their help at the beginning and will send them to the rear right after. At the same time, Chargebolt exclaims to himself why he is at the front, yelling that he misses everyone. At the rear guard, Creati explains to the Class 1-A and 1-B students how Chargebolt, Tsukuyomi, Shemage, and Mudman all have Quirks that are good for wide-range attacks, meaning they sent them to the front to help decrease their numbers as much as possible in their surprise attack. Grape Juice wonders if they'll be okay, while Pinky and Invisible Girl declare they're great Heroes and will be fine. At the Police HQ, Endeavor asks if \"he\" was the one who narrowed down the right hospital, and what he's doing, but Naomasa simply says it's classified. Endeavor thinks about how he prepared just as Hawks told him to, as they prepare to head out. Sometime later, a group of civilians wonder why there aren't any Heroes around, when they spot Slidin' Go patrolling the area, wondering the same thing. He's suddenly captured by Death Arms, gleefully telling the Liberation traitor that they were the only ones who didn't know the truth. On the outskirts of Jaku City with the rear guard of Team Endeavor, Bakugo complains about being in the back, arguing with Shoto and Ingenium, while Deku talks to his classmates about needing to focus on their missions for coordination. Burnin receives word that the front line has started to move, commanding the rest of the Heroes to head out into the City to evacuate the civilians. At the Jaku General Hospital, the Pro Heroes storm the building to everyone's confusion. Endeavor tells Mirko to head to the morgue, while Mandalay uses her Quirk to tell all the civilians to evacuate. Kyudai meanwhile gleefully thinks to himself that progress on Tomura is going smoothly and that he will be complete in a little over a month. Suddenly, he's confronted by Endeavor and the Pro Heroes, causing him to scream out in fear as he tells the \"pawn of the Devil\" to accept his fate. Elsewhere, Fuyumi and Natsuo Todoroki head out as the former mentions how their father contacted her to say he won't be able to talk for a while due to work. Natsuo thinks back to Endeavor's battle in Fukuoka, hoping things don't turn out like that. Kyudai attempts to flee but is restrained by Eraser Head's Capturing Weapon. He proceeds to use his Erasure on him, causing his body to rapidly de-age and grow more decrypted. The Heroes realize that Kyudai in fact had a Quirk the entire time, with Naomasa realizing that it is the secret to All For One's long life. He further theorizes that since the Super Regeneration that the black Nomu are equipped with is a rare Quirk it is one that he managed to reproduce and artificially create, and offered the technology to All For One. Present Mic confronts the Doctor, demanding to know why he used his brilliant science for such terrible actions, thinking about what he did to Oboro. A group of doctors appear to try and defend Kyudai but they are escorted out by Naomasa. Eraser Head confronts Kyudai next, telling him the Heroes are evacuating the civilians in preparation for fighting the Nomu, aware they only respond under certain instructions and are just corpses without them. Thinking about Oboro, Eraser Head declares that just as he toyed with and took from other people, it's their turn to take from him. Meanwhile, at the Police HQ Message Control Center, they report in that Team Endeavor has infiltrated the Hospital and have captured Kyudai and that Team Edgeshot are approaching the Villa. While Kyudai begs the Heroes for forgiveness, Mirko busts her way through toward the morgue, warning Endeavor as she comes across a hoard of Nomu in her path. Just then, a drill Nomu suddenly emerges from the floor, stabbing itself directly into Kyudai, revealing him to merely be a Twice Double. As he fades away, he comments that knowing Doubles don't disappear when Erasure is used on them is good to know, mocking the Heroes by saying they should've been wary if they knew about his duplication. The drill Nomu proceeds to attack the Heroes but Endeavor stops it with his fire, all the while more Nomu begin to appear in the hospital. Below the hospital, the real Kyudai comments how he has been so absorbed in Tomura's process he left everything to his Double, but now that the Heroes have found them he needs to take action. He doesn't want to abandon the hospital, due to his vast array of Quirk duplicates he has been able to cultivate, his collection of High-End Nomu, and all the memories he shared with All For One, but is left with no choice. Grabbing several containers, he runs toward Johnny, telling him to Warp him and Tomura immediately, however Mirko, who had just effortlessly busted through the Nomu in her way, breaks into the laboratory, completely crushing Johnny and destroying several canisters. Kyudai screams out in fear as Mirko asks if he is the real one." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 115, + "Immediately after Mirko's arrival into his laboratory, and the death of Johnny, Doctor Kyudai Garaki laments over the creature's death, reminding himself of when he first showed All For One his Nomu creation, followed by screaming out in agony upon her continued destruction of several pods containing High-Ends. Meanwhile outside Jaku General Hospital, Mandalay continues with the evacuation of the civilians alongside the other Heroes when they notice the windows shattering, realizing the fighting has begun. Mirko calls in to inform the others she has located Kyudai, and that she'll give him a kick to see if he's the real one and not a Double. Endeavor tells her to capture him and that they'll be there to back her up once they've dealt with the Nomu in their way. The drill Nomu goes to attack the Heroes, but Eraser Head uses his Erasure to stop the drills, allowing Endeavor to easily incinerate it with a Flashfire Fist: Jet Burn. After Mandalay informs everyone the evacuation has finished, a group of Heroes including Rock Lock, Crust, and X-Less enter a secret passage in the wall to follow Mirko to the lab. Eraser Head and Endeavor prevent more Nomu from following them with another Erasure and Jet Burn combination, burning them up. Endeavor compliments Eraser Head's Quirk, telling him it's not too late to become his Sidekick, with Eraser Head replying he needs to take care of his students; Endeavor smiles in response as more Nomu approach. In Jaku City, Deku and Uravity notice the ambulances carrying the evacuated civilians as Burnin reports in to the rest of the Evacuation Team that the Heroes have started fighting and to begin escorting the rest of the civilians. Bakugo grumbles at having to help with the evacuation, wanting to fight the Villains too, but still proceeds to ring the nearest doorbell, telling the people to move it. Deku and Ingenium go in one direction to locate people while Uravity and Shoto head in another. Crust's group continues running through the passageway, passing by various Nomu hangars, until they come across more Nomu in their path. The No. 6 Hero activates his Quirk, Shield, apologizing to the Nomu that he'll swiftly defeat them. Back in the main lab, Mirko prepares herself to kick Kyudai, despite his crying pleas that he is the real one. He recalls back to before Tomura's experimentation, showing him his other High-End Nomus and saying how it was a shame Dabi couldn't retrieve Hood's body, as the rest are still in their testing phase. He thinks about how with All For One gone they are harder to produce, and that they need at least ten hours to fully stabilize, just as he pulls a device from his lab coat. Right as Mirko's about to kick him, suddenly she is knocked away by another tiny Nomu, only barely scraping off part of Kyudai's coat. Mirko turns to \"Mocha\", who begins to use Twice's Double Quirk, starting to create a Kyudai Double that she quickly takes care of, also killing the small Nomu in the process. However, that extra time proved beneficial to the Doctor, stating how its a miracle they were able to use their Quirk without orders in order to protect him. He is able to activate the device, unleashing his five remaining High-End Nomu, commanding them to trample the Heroes, as they grab Mirko and throw her upwards into the scaffolding. The High-Ends start to regain consciousness, declaring that they will go wild and kill the Heroes. Crust rushes into the lab to aid Mirko, only to be attacked by a chunky Nomu that charges toward him. The Nomu recognizes him as Crust, as the two clash, pushing him back out of the lab. Kyudai uses this opportunity to escape into the depths of his lab, apologizing to the High-Ends for not giving them more time, while Mirko, tangled in the pipes above, states she's just getting warmed up. Crust continues to try and deal with the chunky Nomu, using his Shields to attempt to cut through it, but it uses its great size to block the path and prevent them from going forward. Elsewhere, Kyudai thinks about how the Nomu are corpses bioengineered to use multiple Quirks, having no will and only follow what they're programmed to do. Based on their strength and amount of Quirks they possess they are split into \"Lower, Middle, and Upper Tiers\", with the Upper Tiers, alongside their Quirks, possessing the strength of ten times that of a normal person. Above them are the High-End Nomu, more powerful Upper Tiers that are also capable of independent thought based on their personality when they were alive. It is because of this that the High-Ends are consisted of former Villains with a penchant for fighting. He continues that artificially moving Quirks is an advanced procedure, and that it takes three months alone for the stabilization process of said Quirk to stick, so without All For One's power, it's harder to mass produce them. With Johnny and Mocha dead (again), they've lost their means of escape, so he must rely on his five remaining High-Ends, including Woman, to give their lives to give Kyudai time to finish his \"masterpiece\", as he desperately works away at completing Tomura, now at 71%. Mirko uses her ears to hear Kyudai, realizing he's still there and not trying to escape. The High-Ends are shocked to see she is still alive, as she responds she cancelled the impact using her legs, thanks to her Rabbit Quirk, allowing her to do anything a rabbit can do, but better. Using her speed, she jumps over the High-Ends, intending to go after Kyudai first, but the High-Ends retaliate, pushing her back into a corner. Two of them try to attack her from front and back, but she counters with her Luna Ring Ultimate Move, knocking them down. She proceeds to go after the other High-End that tried to contain her, but at this time, the metal-headed High-End uses its Spatial Distortion Quirk to completely twist her left arm. Despite the pain, she refuses to give up, crushing the protective High-End with her Luna Fall, and rushes back to the metal-headed one. With her legs wrapped around its head, knowing that guys who attack from a distance are weak in close combat, the High-End attempts to retaliate with its laser eyes, but Mirko simply dodges, stating that she will die when its her time, ripping off its head with Luna Tijeras, killing it. Wrapping up her damaged arm, she turns toward the other three, now regenerated, High-Ends, stating that since she knows she can stop them by crushing their heads, then they're easier to deal with than normal villains. She declares that she lives her life every day with no regrets, and that no mere zombies will be able to kill her. Elsewhere at the Police HQ, they report in about the fake Kyudai, Mirko's encounter with the real Kyudai, Team Endeavor's battle with the Nomu, and the High-Ends appearance. They then proceed to report about Team Edgeshot ready to begin their attack on the Gunga Mountain Villa. At the Rear Guard, Cellophane tells Grape Juice to be prepared, despite his claims that he shouldn't need to. As Earphone Jack listens in to the Heroes' movements, the Pro Hero watching over the 1-A and 1-B students tells them to be on guard, as this is an enemy so strong they had to gather so many Heroes. Earphone Jack thinks about how Tsukuyomi will be fine, but wonders how Chargebolt will be. At this moment, just as the Heroes emerge from the forest, Chargebolt cries out that he wants to be with everyone else. Midnight tries to reassure him, telling him they need his power and to think of it as helping out the \"useless adults\", which doesn't help. Tsukuyomi jumps in, telling him how during the School Festival when they were practicing guitar, he thought he was amazing, but Chargebolt thinks he's just talking about his playing skills. Reaching the Villa, Cementoss unleashes his Cement Quirk, ready to forcefully open the front. Meanwhile, Skeptic begins to panic running around while on his laptop, realizing the enemy attack, and blaming Twice for it. He recalls back to Twice spilling Tomura's location to Hawks, and how he's been keeping a close eye on him since, never once noticing him slip up; even though he states he was tricked, he still says it's Twice's fault. He cries out that the Heroes are coming, just as the front of the Villa is ripped open. The Paranormal Liberation Front members rush around in the chaos, while Skeptic tries to call out to the Regiments to fight and inform the assembly hall of the attack. Cementoss completely opens up the rest of the Villa, with Himiko, Spinner, and Mr. Compress surprised by the rumbling, Geten rushing off to join the fight, while Dabi proceeds to go in the opposite direction. Outside, Edgeshot yells out to the rest of the Heroes not to let a single Liberation member escape as they will put their lives on the line for their cause. Midnight then tells Chargebolt not to get overwhelmed, and if it's too much trouble to think about \"protecting someone, somewhere\", then to think about what is most important in his heart. Chargebolt turns back toward with him, thinking about Earphone Jack in the Rear Guard, who is telling him to do his best. One of the Vice Commanders of the Paranormal Liberation Front heads to the front lines, stating that this happened because they were waiting for Tomura, so they should begin their battle now. Electrifying himself with his taser, he begins to use his Amplivolt Quirk, in order to send out a wide-range attack to take out the Heroes. At this moment, Chargebolt sprints his way forward, as Tsukuyomi thinks back to their guitar practices, how much he continued to work at it to help Earphone Jack as much as he can, and how he's someone who truly thinks of his friends. The Vice Commander releases his Supreme Discharge: Thundernet, however instead all of his electricity is absorbed into a single point. Using his Electrification as a lighting rod, Chargebolt declares that in order to keep his friends from worrying, they will finish everything up quickly." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 116, + "The Police HQ reports in on Team Edgeshot's advance on the Gunga Mountain Villa, while several groups of Heroes seal up the North, Southeast, and West exits of the Villa, with only the front entrance remaining. In the underground hall, Re-Destro wonders where Skeptic's regiment is when a Liberation soldier approaches them to warn that the Heroes have started to attack and have them surrounded, immediately flaring up Re-Destro's Stress levels. Outside the Villa, the Vice Commander recognizes Chargebolt's Quirk as Electrification, and intends to try and overload him with another million volts. But before he can, Edgeshot uses his Foldabody Quirk to execute his Ninpo: Thousand Sheet Pierce, stabbing into him and several Liberation soldiers, piercing a hole in their lungs, cautioning them not to move. Midnight then uses her Somnambulist Quirk to put several soldiers to sleep, with Kamui Woods following this up with his Lacquered Chain Prison to snatch several of them up. Several more find themselves sinking into the ground, courtesy of Mudman's Softening Quirk, and are covered in Mushrooms thanks to Shemage's Quirk. Gang Orca praises the Class 1-B students on their good work as he and more Heroes charge toward the Villa's entrance. Meanwhile, inside one of the rooms, Twice is confused as he's cornered by Hawks, using his feathers to keep him pinned down. He mentions how he was able to successfully communicate his information to the Hero Public Safety Commission through code, destroying the spying devices, which an annoyed Skeptic reacts to. Hawks continues that the plan was to overwhelm the Paranormal Liberation Front with numbers in order to not give Twice any extra time to use his Double Quirk. Twice tries to speak up but Hawks cuts him off, telling him it all appeared natural to keep an eye on him while reviewing liberation ideology, and asks not to put up a fight, intending to apprehend him to the police. Twice begins to break down, remembering back to introducing Overhaul to the League of Villains, which resulted in Magne's death and the loss of Mr. Compress' arm, and that once again, everything has fallen apart because he brought someone in that he trusted. Twice cries out that he related to him which is why he thought he could trust him and it'd be sad if he didn't. Hawks thanks him for this, telling him he was just unlucky, and that if he can atone for his crimes, he'll help him start over, believing him to be a good person. However, Twice yells out in retaliation, getting up to try and fight back, with Hawks claiming he doesn't want to fight him. Using his Double, Twice proceeds to unleash his Sad Man's Parade, declaring that his life is just for the sake of everyone else's happiness. Back outside, Fat Gum calls out to Tsukuyomi, telling him he'll assist him and Suneater. He informs him how they have already sealed off the exits to the underground hall from outside, so all that's left is to seal off the ones inside the Villa. A group of Liberation soldiers attempt to defend the passageway, but are quickly taken out by Suneater using his Vast Hybrid: Chimera Centaur; Fat Gum compliments him on his cool line after defeating them which just embarrasses him. With Fat Gum blocking the dark passageway, Tsukuyomi enters it, unleashing Dark Shadow at full power using Ragnarök, sending it spiralling downwards. Dark Shadow ends up colliding with Re-Destro, who combats it in his Stress: 100% form, however, Re-Destro's prosthetic leg is broken off, sending him off balance and allowing Dark Shadow to throw him back into the underground hall, and destroying the hidden passageway. Dark Shadow then senses an ominous aura and returns back to Tsukuyomi, warning him about what he saw. Tsukuyomi believes he's talking about Re-Destro until Dark Shadow clarifies it to be an actual monster. Fat Gum says not to worry about it, since according to their reports, it won't move unless it receives a call from its master, who's currently asleep. As Fat Gum tells Tsukuyomi to jump into his stomach to take him back to the rear guard, he reveals they know all of this information because of Hawks, to his surprise. After stating Hawks to be somewhere in the battlefield, Tsukuyomi thinks back to Hawks' words during their Work Study, and that he will continue to keep getting stronger, and hoping he will watch out for him. In the Villa, Twice declares he will take responsibility with his onslaught of Doubles, which are all promptly mowed down by Hawks' feathers. He's impressed by how fast they're being created, but also notes how less durable they are when they are doubled by Doubles. Twice laments on how fast the attacks are, while Hawks declares he won't let his emotions let him make a mistake now. He claims he did like Twice, irritating him to cry out that the League are his only friends, and attempts to make his way over to him. Hawks states that from experience, the ones who don't give up are the most dangerous for Heroes, so the only option left is to kill, slicing Twice up with his feather blade and standing over him. Twice cries out that they don't deserve to be called \"Heroes\", since they always just abandon the down-and-out. He also tells him how Himiko would comfort him by wrapping him up in her handkerchief, and that this is the second time he's made a mistake like this, so believes she won't do it again. Despite this, he's fine with it cause he just wants to protect their happiness, trying to create another Double to protect him, while Hawks, ready to kill, says he will let them know. But then, Hawks is blown away by an array of Blueflames, as Dabi's foot steps on his head, laughing that he did let his emotions get to him, unable to notice his sneak attack. He then turns to Twice, telling him he didn't do anything wrong, and that Heroes are always the ones in the wrong. Dabi attempts to burn Hawks with another fire blast, but he's able to quickly jump out of the way, protecting Twice from the fire as well. Hawks tells Dabi that he was about to burn Twice too, but he claims it's fine since he knows Heroes are known for being able to save lives in an instant. Hawks is surprised that Dabi was able to figure out his betrayal, asking how he knew, but Dabi simply states he never trusted him from the beginning. Hawks laments to himself how he has the worst matchup currently, against a fire-user with already burnt wings, and in a cramped space, and decides his primary goal is to quickly apprehend Twice and get out of the Villa. However, despite the damage done to Twice's body, he is able to create more Doubles to halt Hawks, allowing him to run off and giving Dabi an opening to blast more fire at the Winged Hero. Dabi declares that with just Twice he can destroy all the Heroes, telling him to go wild, high fiving as they pass by. But then, Hawks appears in front of the door ready to attack, causing Dabi to realize he used the flames as a diversion to escape outside and fly back around. Knowing he's too fast, Dabi calls out Hawks' real name, \"Keigo Takami\", which leads him to hesitate for a brief moment, but still allow him to avoid Dabi's fire; he wonders how he knows his name and who he really is. On the balcony outside the room, Twice tries to recover, noticing all the Villains fighting and Himiko and Mr. Compress being chased by a Hero, and that he needs to protect his friends. But just as he creates his last Doubles, Hawks appears and is able to skewer him right in the back. Himiko and Mr. Compress end up being captured by a Hero, due to being unable to use Himiko's detection evading techniques around the Hero's Quirk. The Hero declares that no matter their intentions, he won't allow them to wrong society, when Twice suddenly appears, stabbing the Hero in the head with a knife. Himiko and Mr. Compress are about to escape, telling Twice to Double to his heart's content, but \"Twice\" apologizes, as his body begins to crumble. He reveals himself to just be a Double, doing everything in his strength to hold his shape, due to being dropped onto the concrete, while his real self lies on the balcony, dead. He tells them the Heroes' attack is because of Hawks' deception, and his own fault, apologizing to them, and attempting to give Himiko her handkerchief back. As he starts to melt away, he continues to apologize, while thinking of all the friends he made even despite the hardships in his life. Himiko embraces Twice, thanking him for saving her, while he lambasts Hawks for claiming that he was unlucky, and how he was truly happy to be there." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 117, + "Tsukuyomi thinks about his mentor, Hawks, and how his Quirk, Fierce Wings, allows him to control the feathers on his back to freely fly, use them as weapons, aid in evacuation, and sense vibrations through them; his flight also becomes more unstable the more feathers he loses, but they regrow within a few days. Among most Pro Heroes, his Quirk is a jack of all trades in regards to speed, power, precision, and information gathering, however, he recalls him mentioning what his main weakness is: fire, due to how easily his wings can burn up, and his only counter is to defeat the enemy before they can use it. At this time, the U.A. students are being carried by Fat Gum, as a \"Fataxi\", back to the rear guard using his Quirk. They wonder if it is okay to leave so soon as they can still fight, but Fat Gum says they got what they needed out of them with their wide-range attacks to divide the Paranormal Liberation Front soldiers, and with the Pros now focusing on enclosing the space, said wide-range attacks could have potential casualties. As he says to leave the rest to them, they notice Blueflames erupting out of the Villa, and a figure blasting out of it, which Tsukuyomi recognizes as Hawks. In the aftermath of Twice's death, Dabi lambasts Hawks for murdering him, overpowering him with his fire and burning up his remaining feathers. Stepping on him, Dabi asks how could he have killed him, but Hawks just stares up to see Dabi eerily grinning, asking how that could be the face of someone whose friend just died. Dabi simply states that his tear glands have burned up so he can't cry, and with Twice's Double Quirk, it could've made his dream a reality, so that's why he's sad. Hawks tells Dabi he looked into the backgrounds of the League of Villains, but found nothing in regards to Dabi and Tomura Shigaraki, wondering how he was able to know his real name. He recalls back to when he was first brought in by the Hero Public Safety Commission, telling him he will say goodbye to his name \"Keigo\" so that he may become a special hero. The young Keigo is willing to go along with the program, looking at his Endeavor doll and asking if he will be able to become a Hero who beats up the bad guys like him, which they say he will. In response to Hawks demanding to know who Dabi is, he tells him, stunning the Winged Hero into silence. He declares that even more than Twice or the League, he should've been the one most on his radar. He never cared about Tomura or the League from the beginning, only about being able to use his single obsession to change the world. He declares that there is no such thing as real heroes, and he will kill the fakes as the one to carry out Stain's will. Hawks fearly recalls back to the words and proclamations of the Hero Killer, just as Dabi prepares to finish Hawks off, who tells him he doesn't care whether he lives or dies. Meanwhile, the Liberation soldiers in the underground assembly hall await for the Heroes to arrive, while Gigantomachia continues to stare at his radio for a response. At the Police HQ, they report in on Team Edgeshot having successfully closed off the Villa's escape routes, Team Endeavor engaging the Nomu at the Hospital, and Mirko's continued battle with the High-Ends in the research lab. Endeavor rushes over to assist Mirko when he comes across Crust still dealing with the chubby Nomu, who has been unable to make him budge due to his Super Regeneration. Eraser Head then catches up, using Erasure to stop the Quirk. Crust releases more of his Shields to push it back, and Endeavor goes at it with a Flashfire Fist: Jet Burn, as Crust tells him to leave it to them and go to help Mirko. Meanwhile, Mirko continues her battle against the other three High-Ends, as they remain at a stalemate with each evading the other's attacks. Mirko is aware that she isn't getting weaker, but what is actually happening is the High-Ends have started to awaken, and are reaching their full power and capabilities. Knowing there's no other option, she rushes as fast as she can past the High-Ends toward her main goal, stopping the Doctor and Tomura. One of them commands her not to escape, as the other two High-Ends grab her by the hair and leg, but she simply rips them away and continues running, even despite the pain. She thinks to herself that if she is going to die, it'll be after she has accomplished her goal. Mirko reaches Tomura's capsule, with Kyudai crying out in fear, as she is about to smash it with her leg, but is suddenly stopped by the elongated Nomu, stabbing its antennae into her leg and preparing to pull her back. At this moment, Endeavor manages to overpower the chubby Nomu, breezing past the other High-Ends, and pushing the elongated one down, giving Mirko the chance to rip herself out of the grasp, ready to slam into the containment pod. Present Mic further attacks the High-Ends with his Voice, and Eraser Head calls out to Endeavor to finish it, which he attempts to with his flaming fist. As Mirko pushes herself, she thinks about how the moment she saw Tomura, she instinctively knew, thanks to her rabbit instinct, that he absolutely can not be released, hitting her leg on the pod. Evading the incoming Heroes, Woman realizes she can't use her Quirks anymore and analyzes her opponents, recognizing the Voice, Shield, Laser, Physical Enhancement, and Saber users, and figuring Erasure to be the cause. Using her brainpower, she is quickly able to determine that his eyes are what activates the Quirks, due to his goggles hiding them, and that she just needs to evade his line of sight. X-Less tries to use his Lasers at her, but she is effortlessly able to dodge and recover from every attack. Regaining her Quirks, Woman unleashes an onslaught of blasts on the battlefield, forcing the Heroes to defend themselves. The High-End Endeavor is holding down is able to use this to its advantage, reactivating its Quirk to pierce Mirko's leg and arm once again to pull her away. With as much force as she can muster, Mirko unleashes her Luna Arc, successfully destroying Tomura's capsule, as she is dragged away by the Nomu. As water leaks out from the pod, and the computer system destroyed at 75% completion, Kyudai laments the failure. Endeavor manages to catch Mirko, seeing the damage to her body, and quickly starts cauterizing her wounds, telling her he still owes her for what happened in Kyushu and now owes her again, just as Woman confronts the two of them. As the other Heroes keep the other High-Ends busy, Mirko weakly is able to report in that Tomura is in a capsule like the Nomu were, that they are activated when hit with electricity, and that he must not be awakened at all costs. Eraser Head is aware that reinforcements will be there in seconds, but that is still a long time for them to fight back on their own, and he can't risk undoing his Erasure on the two High-Ends to help them. He tells Present Mic and X-Less to go on ahead and stop the Doctor, while he and Crust stay behind. Kyudai looks upon the damage and realizes that despite it being destroyed, the data is still intact, so he needs to activate Tomura before things get worse. He doesn't want to awaken his and All For One's dream unfinished, but figures he has no choice, ready to awaken him. Before he can however, Present Mic unleashes his Voice Quirk, completely destroying the containment pod and all the accompanying equipment, as Tomura's lifeless body collapses on the floor. Rushing toward the mad Doctor, Present Mic thinks back to right before the raid when Eraser Head told him that he would go if he went too, and thinking about Oboro, he attacks him with a DJ Punch, confirming him to be the real deal, and declaring it's for making his friend cry. X-Less checks to see Tomura's pulse has stopped, with the Doctor stating he was put in suspended animation to reduce burden on the body during the transfer. He proceeds to cry out that his and the Demon Lord's dream is over, while Mic forcefully takes him back with him so that he can command the Nomu to stop fighting. He tells X-Less to look over Tomura, just as the hero notices a mysterious machine tucked away in the corner. Kyudai proceeds to ramble about how seventy years ago he created the Quirk Singularity theory, but it was discarded and was ridiculed over it, with no one wanting to think about something that hinted at their future demise. Present Mic notes that the one who developed said theory went missing and supposedly died, and would be over 120 years today, realizing it is him. He continues that All For One was the only one who reached out to him in his time of need, who he considered a god in human form. He explains his Quirk, Life Force, lets someone live twice as long as a normal person, in exchange for athletic ability, and that he offered it up to All For One, creating a duplicate which currently resides within him. He then calls him \"Kurogiri's friend\", admitting that back then, their intention was the claim Erasure. Present Mic can only think about how absolutely disgusted he is by the man and how truly revolting he is. Meanwhile, Tomura finds himself in a dreamscape of crumbling buildings and hands. He sees visions of his sister Hana, apologizing for showing him the picture of their grandmother and telling their dad, which he says he doesn't care about anymore. He then sees a vision of his mother, asking if he still wants to be a hero, as he reverts back to Tenko, telling her he's fine now. His father then appears, yelling at him and sticking his hand toward him, which Tomura gleefully destroys with his Decay. He then sees a visage of All For One, who Tomura says looks like Kurogiri now, beckoning him into the darkness. As Kyudai reveals, anticipating his defeat, All For One left everything to his successor, keeping a duplicate of his own Quirk for himself, and passing on the original to Tomura. Before he can enter, Tomura is stopped by his family members, each grabbing a part of his body, while his father emerges from within All For One grabbing his face. Nana Shimura then appears, grabbing his head and telling him not to forget, but Tomura decays them all away, reiterating for them not to reject him anymore, entering All For One. In the real world, a spark of electricity jolts Tomura, awakening him." + ], + [ + "my_hero_academia", + 118, + "The Police Force HQ reports in on the continued battles Team Endeavor are facing at the Jaku General Hospital. They state that with the evacuation completed, the rest of the Heroes have returned to assist in defeating the low-level Nomu, and are about to assist in take on the High-Ends underground. They talk about how they are probably on the same level as the Nomu in Kyushu, which took two top level Pros to deal with, worrying about there being more of them. Meanwhile, right after Present Mic told X-Less to watch over Tomura Shigaraki, he notices a still working machine tucked away in the back, using his Laser to destroy it. Shortly after, the electric jolt awakens Tomura. At this moment, Crust faces down the Eleph Nomu with his Shoot Shield, which they still struggle to deal with even with Eraser Head's Erasure. Eraser Head thinks about how he has to remain focused on the three High-Ends, wondering if Endeavor can lure the fourth over. He is busy dealing with Woman, defending the injured Mirko and unleashing a Hell Spider at the Nomu. She is able to effortlessly dodge the attacks, but before she can reach them, she is kicked away by Gran Torino, who is joined by more arriving Heroes. They manage to take them all down, allowing Eraser Head to dry his eyes, just as Present Mic arrives with the Doctor. Meanwhile, X-Less is shocked to see Tomura awake, but before he can shoot him with his Laser, Tomura grabs his face, Decaying him, before taking his cape to cover up his cold. Three minutes earlier at the Gunga Mountain Villa, right after Tsukuyomi spots Hawks, he successfully is able to force himself out of Fat Gum's fat, telling his classmates that Hawks is in trouble. Fat Gum is shocked he was strong enough to break out of his fat, dropping the rest of the students off to head back to the rear guard, while he gives chase to Tsukuyomi. Just as Dabi is about to kill Hawks, Tsukuyomi arrives to smack the villain away, covering Hawks in his cloak; Dark Shadow worryingly tells Tsukuyomi that Hawks' feathers are all gone. Dabi recognizes Tsukuyomi from U.A., surprised the Heroes were desperate to drag students into the fight, and points to Twice's corpse, telling him Hawks stabbed him in the back. He continues to ask why he's trying to help him, when the Pros in actuality are just as dirty as they are. He proceeds to shoot his Blueflames at the birds, with Tsukuyomi only barely able to avoid due to the cramped space, and the bright fire hindering Dark Shadow. Tsukuyomi tries to think of a way to escape to treat Hawks' injuries, just as the Winged Hero manages to say that Dabi is still talking. As the villain continues to monologue, Hawks whispers in Tsukuyomi's ears that he's doing the same thing as he did before with his conversation, figuring that he is stalling for time to charge up his fire. On his command, Tsukuyomi sends Dark Shadow to knock Dabi away, allowing them to jump off the balcony, as Dark Shadow grabs the railings. They manage to make it on a lower floor, but Hawks ends up knocked unconscious by their landing. At this moment, Mt. Lady is in the front entrance of the Villa, ready to block the underground entrance. Just as Tsukuyomi is about to fly Hawks out of the building with Black Fallen Angel, Dabi re-appears, using his flames on his feet to descend, declaring he purposefully made his last attacks weak, about to blast them for good. But suddenly, a large pillar of ice emerges from between them, giving Tsukuyomi the chance to escape and fly away. Mt. Lady is sent flying backwards by the force of the ice, nearly squishing Fat Gum. Geten stands above the ice, declaring to the Liberation soldiers to not fight randomly and not to let the Heroes round them up. Elsewhere, Dabi recovers from the attack, thinking to himself that he'll start early. Tsukuyomi continues flying away, crying to Hawks that he isn't dirty and they believe in him so he can't die. In the underground assembly hall, Re-Destro calls out for someone to give him his spare legs, as the other members point him toward Gigantomachia, who has now stood up, smelling that his master is awake. In Jaku City the evacuation continues to go smoothly with Burnin reporting in to everyone. The U.A. students each do their part, with Bakugo yelling at an old woman who wants to give him a chocolate bun, Ingenium telling a civilian they will protect his manuscript, Anima escorting the animals, and Nejire Chan reporting from above. Deku joins in calling out to everyone when he suddenly hears a voice inside of his head, which he recognizes as the first user of One For All. Deku is sent into shock, since he's never interfered until now, staring up in fear at the hospital as he is warned that \"he\" has awakened. Just as the Heroes are continuing with clean-up on the Nomu, suddenly the entire lab begins to break apart. Gran Torino rushes to push Present Mic and Kyudai out of the way, realizing it is Tomura's Decay, and that it is decaying everything it comes into contact with. He yells at everyone to avoid the cracks or else they'll die, as they all rush out of the Hospital as fast as they can. Eraser Head uses his Capturing Weapon to grab onto the flying Ryukyu, but is held back when one of the High-Ends grabs his legs. Just as the High-End is being consumed by the Decay, Crust shoots out a Shield, saving Eraser Head but succumbing to the Decay himself; Eraser Head cries out in horror, while Crust just gives a thumbs up and smile as he disintegrates. The Heroes desperately flee the incoming chaos, as the decay begins to spread out the hospital and into the city, destroying all the surrounding buildings and area. A group of Heroes are killed by the Decay, while Pixie-Bob uses her Quirk to try and stop the spreading; this proves ineffective, and she is saved by Tiger. While flying in the air with Gran Torino and Mic, Kyudai gloats that even though they were beaten and the Heroes prepared for today, a \"Plus Ultra\" Tomura has awakened, and everything of theirs will collapse. As the spread approaches the evacuation team, Deku charges at the destruction wave, unleashing One For All: Full Cowl at 45% with St. Louis Smash Air Force, kicking a large amount of air toward it, unfortunately being ineffective. Seeing everything turning to dust, Deku recalls Tomura's words to him about how his Decay works, recognizing that this is his doing. Shoto attempts to hold it off with a Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall, but even that starts to break apart. As everyone escapes, with each of the students grabbing onto as many civilians as they can to carry them away, Burnin attempts to call out to Endeavor or any of the other Heores, but receives absolutely no response, sending her into a panic. Meanwhile, several security cameras in the Police HQ begins to distort and be destroyed, as they wonder what could be happening now. In the remaining crater left behind of the Hospital, Tomura stands there looking over his destruction. He opens up the machine that X-Less had destroyed, which was being used to create replicas of the Quirk-Destroying Drug, which have almost all been destroyed, lamenting that Overhaul would be disappointed if he were to learn of this. Just then, he receives a tingling in his head, as a voice calls out to him. Turning to a communication device, he thinks about how good it is he can choose what he wants to Decay now, speaking to Gigantomachia that now is the time that he will destroy everything; the beast proceeds to spark up in excitement." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 1, + "On November 6th, 1983, in Hawkins, Indiana, a scientist flees down a hallway in Hawkins National Laboratory from an unseen force. He gets in an elevator, only to realize the force is inside with him and hanging on the ceiling, he is killed as the doors close. Middle schoolers and best friends Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclar, and Will Byers play Dungeons & Dragons in Mike's basement. Their party is fighting a powerful creature known as a Demogorgon. Will, the party's cleric, is pressured by Dustin and Lucas to choose between a safer protective spell or an offensive (but more dangerous) fireball. Will chooses a fireball, but knocks the dice off the table in his excitement. Mike's mother Karen interrupts, telling Mike that it is time for his friends to go home, since it is a school night. Dustin tries to offer the boys' leftover pizza to Mike's older sister Nancy, who ignores him. He comments to the group that she used to be cooler until she started dating \"that douchebag\" Steve Harrington. The others (except Mike) agree. Before they leave, Will tells Mike that he rolled too low and the Demogorgon got him. The lights in Mike's garage flicker as his friends leave. Riding in the dark past the laboratory, the light on Will's bike briefly flickers out. When it comes back on, a tall, faceless figure appears before him. Will swerves off the road and crashes his bike in the woods. He then runs home as the figure pursues him. He finds his house empty. Will dials 9-1-1 but only hears garbled static on the phone. He sees a dark shadow moving on his front porch. His locked front door seemingly opens by itself from the inside, causing Will to flee to a backyard shed. He grabs a rifle inside and loads it, aiming it at the door as the lights above him flicker. The figure rises up behind him and Will turns to face it, the lights brightening before going back to normal, both Will and the figure now gone. The next morning, police chief Jim Hopper awakens in his trailer. As he showers, a newscast reports power outages across the county. Hopper smokes, pops a pill, and drinks some beer, then dresses before leaving for work. Meanwhile, Will's mother Joyce and his older brother Jonathan realize he did not come home last night. Joyce calls Karen Wheeler to ask if Will stayed the night, but Karen confirms Will left a little after 8:00 the night before. Arriving at Hawkins Middle School, the other three boys also wonder where Will is, but are interrupted by bullies Troy Walsh and James Dante. At Hawkins High, Nancy's best friend Barb Holland asks about whether or not she and Steve or dating, which Nancy denies. She finds a note in her locker from Steve asking to meet her in the bathroom, to which Barb smugly smiles. Nancy and Steve make out in the bathroom, and they make plans to meet to study that night. Joyce goes to the police station and begs Hopper to find Will. Hopper is not very concerned, since 99% of the time a missing child will be with a parent or relative. Hopper's first instinct is to contact Joyce' ex-husband Lonnie, despite Joyce's insistence that he is not involved. A group of suited men led by Dr. Martin Brenner enter Hawkins Lab, dressing in hazmat suits and descending into the lab's basement, where the air is now filled with strange flecks and the walls are covered in black marks. They see a large hole in the wall infested with a grey substance that seems to breathe. One of the men asks Brenner if the hole is where \"it\" came from, and asks about \"the girl.\" Brenner says that she could not have gone far. A young girl in a hospital gown with a shaved head wanders barefoot through the woods, coming across a diner called Benny's Burgers. She enters the back of the restaurant. Owner Benny Hammond catches her stealing food. At school, the boys approach science teacher Scott Clarke and learn that a powerful radio for their A.V. club has been delivered. Before they can use it, they are called to the office to talk to Hopper and deputy Phil Callahan. The boys describe Will's route home, and states he goes down \"Mirkwood\", the Hobbit-based nickname they gave a road that Will uses to go home. When they offer to help look for Will, Hopper adamantly refuses, ordering them to stay home. As Joyce and Jonathan search for Will around his fort in the woods, Castle Byers, she remembers visiting him there to surprise him with tickets to Poltergeist. Benny Hammond makes burgers for the girl and tries to talk to her, but she remains silent. He notices a tattoo reading \"011\" on her left forearm, and she seems to identify it as her name by pointing to herself. Assuming she is an abuse victim, Benny calls Social Services. While he does, the girl stops an irritating, noisy fan just by looking at it. Hopper, Callahan, and deputy Calvin Powell search Mirkwood and find Will's abandoned bike. At Hawkins Lab, several workers listen to various nearby phone calls, one of them being Joyce desperately trying to call Lonnie and being stopped by his girlfriend Cynthia. Hopper approaches the Byers house with Will's bike and starts looking through the house. He notices the Byers' dog barking at the shed, which he investigates. The lights in the shed go out until Hopper is interrupted by Callahan. Hopper tells him they need to organize a search party. Over dinner, Mike begs his mother to let him search for Will, and Nancy asks to go and meet \"Barb\" to study, Karen vetoes both requests. As Nancy and Mike argue, he reveals to their parents that she is dating Steve. This causes Nancy to storm off. Believing he is the only one in the family that cares about Will, Mike also angrily leaves the table. Karen chastises her husband Ted for his lack of help in dealing with her two older children. Clarke and Hopper discuss Will while participating in the search party, and Hopper mentions that he has a daughter who lives with her mother. A bystander informs Clarke that Hopper's daughter actually died several years ago. Mike calls Lucas on his Supercom. Mike tells Lucas that Will chose to put himself in danger during t he game by casting a fireball instead of playing it safe by choosing the protection spell. Understanding what Mike is saying, Lucas says they should meet in ten minutes. Mike sneaks out on his bike, seeing Steve trying to climb through Nancy's window. They have an awkward moment before Mike shrugs and rides off. Hammond gets Eleven to smile before Social Services representative knocks on the door. The woman at the door, Connie Frazier, identifies herself as being from Social Services but then shoots and kills Hammond. Eleven runs out to the back door but meets two armed agents there. Dr. Brenner, entering the front of the restaurant, hears a commotion at the back entrance. Brenner finds the two armed agents who tried to stop Eleven are dead, and that Eleven has fled out the back of the restaurant. Steve tries to seduce Nancy while he helps her study, but ultimately ends up helping her work. As it starts to storm, Joyce and Jonathan go through family photos so they can choose a picture to put on missing posters. Jonathan, having worked late the previous night, admits he blames himself for Will's disappearance. Joyce tells him it is not his fault. The phone rings and Joyce answers, at first hearing breathing she identifies as Will before hearing animalistic growling. The phone shocks her with a light electric current. The three boys are in the woods searching for Will. Dustin tries to convince the others to turn back due to the storm, and since they are going to the place where Will disappeared but they have no weapons. They hear a rustling sound near them and turn to see Eleven." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 2, + "Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, and Mike Wheeler bring the girl to Mike's house after finding her in the woods. They find that she has a strange understanding of social norms, not bothering to go somewhere private to change clothes when Mike gives her something to wear, the boys stopping her before she can undress. Mike shows her to a bathroom, where she insists on not closing the door fully. Lucas is mistrustful, theorizing she could be an escapee from a nearby asylum. He and Dustin want to tell Karen Wheeler, but Mike reminds them they were not supposed to be out after dark and that they will all get in trouble. He plans to have her pose as a missing child that stumbled upon the house for his mother, who will call Social Services. After Lucas and Dustin leave, Mike sets up a blanket fort for her to sleep in, and she shows him her tattoo that reads \"011\" when he asks for her name. When he mentions his name is short for Michael, he decides to call her \"El\", short for \"Eleven\". They say good night to each other, and Eleven falls asleep, despite the storm. The next morning, Jim Hopper arrives at the Byers house to inform Joyce Byers they have not yet found her son. She shows him her fried phone, which Hopper attributes to the storm, despite Joyce's insistence that Will was on the other end. Having not heard from her ex-husband, Hopper decides to go and talk to him himself. Jonathan offers to go in Hopper's place, but Hopper orders him to stay and support his mother. Mike takes an extra Eggo waffle for Eleven for breakfast, and tells her about his plan to get her back home safely. Eleven refuses, insisting that \"bad\" people are looking for her that are willing to kill him. Martin Brenner listens to a recording of Joyce calling the police, insisting that Will was on the other end. The manhunt for Will continues, and Hopper tells Calvin Powell off when he cracks a joke about Joyce's eccentricity. Phil Callahan jokingly asks if she and Hopper have had relations before, and Powell smirks knowingly. Steve Harrington invites Nancy Wheeler to a small party at his house that night, his popular and crude friends Tommy Hagan and Carol Perkins in attendance. They notice Jonathan putting up missing posters for Will, which all but Nancy are jocular about. She awkwardly offers him her condolences. Lucas and Dustin notice Mike is late for class. Mike has actually ditched school, waiting for his mother to leave before doubling back to watch over Eleven. Mike shows her his TV, pictures of his family, (Eleven refers to Nancy as \"pretty\") and his father's recliner. While he drives to Lonnie's, Jonathan listens to The Clash's \"Should I Stay or Should I Go\", which makes him think about a time he and Will listened to the song in his room while Joyce argued with Lonnie over the phone. Joyce goes to her job at Melvald's General Store to buy a new phone, getting an advance from a sympathetic Donald Melvald. A repairman checks to see if the Byers are home before signaling to a van, from which Brenner and several scientists, all in suits, emerge. Using a scanner, Brenner finds a surge of power coming from the shed, and notices a dark liquid running down a plank of wood. Mike shows Eleven around his room, and she notices a photo of his friends. Mystified, she points to Will, shocking Mike. Before he can get information out of her, Karen returns home. Terrified that Mike will tell Karen about her, Mike calms Eleven by explaining the concept of a promise as \"something that you can't break\" and promises not to tell her. He hides her inside his closet, closing the door fully. Inside, Eleven has a flashback to Brenner (who she calls \"papa\") ordering her thrown inside a small, dark cell. She begs for him to open the door before giving up. Mike tries to lie that he is sick, but Karen assumes he is distressed about Will, and tells him that he can always talk to her. Mike finds Eleven in tears when he opens the closet, but she promises that she is alright. Searching Sattler Quarry, Hopper warns Callahan not to get too close to the edge of the cliff, as the fall would mean certain death. He gets a call from secretary Florence, informing him of a situation at Benny's Burgers. The police arrive to find Benny Hammond dead, his body staged as a suicide. Powell remarks that the influx of situations must remind Hopper of his time as a city cop, but he responds that he did not know most of the people he investigated, and Hammond was his friend. After school, Lucas and Dustin go to Mike's, the former incredulous that Eleven is still there. Mike tells them about her identifying Will, and asks if it is a coincidence that they found her where Will disappeared. When he repeats her worries about the \"bad men,\" Lucas tries to leave the room to tell Karen, but when he tries to open the door, it slams shut on its own. The boys turn around to see Eleven with her nose bleeding. Jonathan does not find Will at Lonnie's, who insists that Jonathan come live with him, which he is vehemently opposed to. He leaves Lonnie with one of Will's posters, \"in case you forgot what he looks like.\" Hopper interviews a friend and patron of Hammond's named Earl, who insists that Hammond was acting normal as of late. He mentions Eleven, who he mistook for a boy. Hopper shows Earl a picture of Will and asks if the \"boy\" could have been him with a buzz cut, and Earl murmurs that it may have been. Over dinner, Nancy convinces Karen to let her go to Steve's party, pretending she is going to an assembly for Will. Dustin sees Eleven descending the stairs, and awkwardly distracts everyone by \"spazing\" and banging the table. Searching the area around Benny's Burgers, Scott Clarke finds a drainage pipe with a torn piece of cloth from a hospital gown nearby. The search party follows the pipe to see it leads to Hawkins Lab. The boys bring Eleven leftovers for dinner, and Dustin and Lucas apologize for their rude behavior, Lucas still a little mistrustful. They explain the concept of a friend when she asks. Hopper wonders aloud to a woman he is sleeping with if he is cursed, as there has not been a suicide in Hawkins for twenty years and a missing person in sixty. Sitting at Mike's Dungeons & Dragons board, Eleven picks up the cleric figure, identifying it as Will. She flips the board upside down and places the cleric on it, saying he is \"hiding.\" When Mike asks what from, she places the figure of the Demogorgon next to the cleric. Searching for Will, Jonathan snaps pictures of the places in Mirkwood where his bike was found. He hears a scream, but realizes it is just Steve's party when he hurries to it. Barb Holland, who Nancy has brought along and is clearly out of place, cuts her hand when trying to open a beer. Jonathan takes pictures of the party from afar. Joyce, having been waiting by the phone for hours, receives another call. Will's voice says \"mom?\" and the lights flicker, before the phone shocks her and fries itself again. The flickering lights lead her to Jonathan's room, where \"Should I Stay or Should I Go\" is playing. The lights and music abruptly cut and the wallpaper begins to distort in the shape of a humanoid, causing Joyce to flee the house. The power comes back on and Joyce goes back into the house. As Nancy goes upstairs with Steve, Barb tries to stop her and tells her that this \"isn't you.\" Nancy ignores her and tells her to go home. Nancy and Steve end up having sex, which Jonathan takes a few pictures of before focusing on Barb, sitting dejected over Steve's pool. Blood from her cut splashes into the water and the lights flicker, before a monstrous figure appears behind her and they both vanish." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 3, + "While Nancy Wheeler loses her virginity to Steve Harrington, Barb Holland awakens in a waterless, dark version of Steve's pool, every surface covered in fleshy black vines. The figure that took her there pursues her as she tries to climb out, calling Nancy's name (which Nancy believes she hears momentarily) before being pulled back into the pool and going silent. Nancy leaves Steve asleep and goes home, where an anxious Karen Wheeler confronts her. Nancy tries to play it off, despite Karen noticing her wearing Steve's sweatshirt. Jonathan Byers awakens to find Joyce talking to Will in his room, but realizes she is talking to an assortment of lights, making Jonathan watch as she asks Will to flicker one for her, which it does. Jonathan insists it is the erratic electricity and begs her to get some sleep before leaving. Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair discuss \"Operation Mirkwood\", a plan to find Will and save him from the Demogorgon. Lucas has brought his father's army supplies from Vietnam and a Wrist Rocket slingshot, and Dustin has brought food. Dustin and Lucas argue over the validity of a nearby Eleven's powers, and Dustin tries to get her to make Mike's Millennium Falcon toy float with no success. Before leaving for school, Mike tells Eleven to meet the boys by a set of nearby power lines at 3:15. Not understanding the concept of telling time, Eleven is given Mike's watch to help. At Hawkins High, Nancy notices people are staring at her in the hall, but Steve insists he did not tell anyone about the previous night. She also notices Barb is missing from class. Home alone, Eleven levitates the Falcon before wandering around Mike's house, ending up in front of the TV. As she flips through the channels, she comes across a Coca-Cola commercial and has a flashback to Martin Brenner ordering her to crush a can with her mind, which she does to his approval. Joyce buys several strings of Christmas lights from Donald Melvald and rigs her house up with them, hoping Will will communicate with her through them. Jim Hopper is granted permission to examine Hawkins National Laboratory, checking out the other end of the drainage pipe found in the woods. The security footage of the night Will disappeared shows nothing out of the ordinary, but Hopper remembers it rained that night and there was no rain present on the footage, concluding that he is being lied to. In the lower levels of the lab, Brenner watches as his men install a pulley system in front of the fissure. Eleven explores Nancy's room and stares at her mirror, adorned with pictures of herself and Barb. At lunch, Nancy asks Steve if he saw Barb leave, which he did not. She and Jonathan lock eyes briefly. As the boys collect rocks for the Wrist Rocket, Lucas teases Mike about his apparent crush on Eleven until they are interrupted by Troy Walsh and James Dante. They taunt Will and make insulting assumptions about his sexuality, and trip Mike when they leave, making him hit his chin on a rock. Developing the photos he took, Jonathan's photo of Nancy in her bra is noticed by a classmate in the photo lab. Hopper and Calvin Powell comb the library's archives for articles on Hawkins Lab, finding several about alleged human experimentation, Project MKUltra, and Brenner's connection with a woman named Terry Ives, claiming Brenner took her daughter. Karen visits Joyce with her toddler daughter Holly to check in on her. The Christmas lights flicker and Holly follows them to Will's room. Just as the wall starts to contort again, Joyce pulls her out of the room, and frantically asks Holly what happened when she references having seen something. Karen and Holly leave, the former off put by Joyce's behavior. Nancy calls Barb's mother and finds that Barb is not home. Steve, Nicole, Tommy Hagan, and Carol Perkins confront Jonathan over the pictures. As Nancy arrives, Carol shows her the pictures before Steve tears them up and breaks Jonathan's camera. Nancy notices a picture of Barb on the ground and hastily grabs the torn-up pieces before leaving. As Eleven waits by the power lines, she notices a cat. She flashes back to Brenner ordering her to kill a cat with her powers. She refuses, and Brenner orders her locked in her cell again. She kills the two guards carrying her before they can shut her in and collapses, and Brenner praises her before carrying her away. The boys arrive, and she rides double on Mike's bike away. In the woods, she notices Mike's chin, and tells him that \"friends don't lie\" when he tries to pass it off. He explains Troy and James, not wanting Eleven to think he is a loser, but she insists that she understands. Nancy searches around Steve's backyard for any clues that may lead to Barb, and is stalked by a shadowy figure that causes her to flee in terror. She confesses to Karen that she is worried about Barb, and that she thinks she is in danger. The Christmas lights begin to blink and leads Joyce to a large string of them. When she asks if they are Will and he is present, they light up. Will confirms through the lights that he is alive, but not safe. Realizing she cannot communicate with him beyond yes or no questions, she paints the alphabet on a wall and sets up the lights so Will can spell out words. Hopper and Powell debate the validity of the articles, and Hopper theorizes that Will may have seen something related to the Lab that he should not have. He gets a call on his radio that causes the two to drive off quickly. Eleven leads the boys to the Byers house, explaining that Will is hiding in the area. Enraged, Lucas and Mike argue until Dustin notices several police cars speeding by. Will tells Joyce through the lights that he is \"right here\" before suddenly telling her to run as the lights start to blink. The wall distorts again and the Demogorgon bursts out of it, a giant humanoid creature with no face and grey skin. The boys and Eleven follow the police to Sattler Quarry, where they watch in horror as Will's body is pulled out of the water. Enraged that Eleven claimed he was alive, Mike shouts at her before biking off. Mike returns home in tears and hugs his mother, unable to say what is wrong. Fleeing the house, Joyce comes across a returning Jonathan, and she embraces him as police sirens speed towards them." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 4, + "Jim Hopper explains to Joyce Byers that her son fell into Sattler Quarry by accident and drowned after finding his body, but Joyce is adamant that he is alive. Joyce tries to explain Will communicating with her through her lights and the Demogorgon emerging from the wall, but there is no evidence to support this. Trying to calm her, Hopper tells her that after the death of his daughter Sara, he often saw her and heard her voice. He encourages her to look at Will's body at the morgue the next day. After he leaves, Joyce grabs an ax from the shed and sits on her couch, staring at the wall and waiting for the Demogorgon to return. Mike Wheeler sits despondent in his basement while Eleven fiddles with his Supercom. He again lambasts her for convincing him that Will was alive until Will's voice, singing \"Should I Stay or Should I Go\" comes through the radio and Eleven's nose bleeds. Mike convinces his mother to let him stay home and contacts Lucas Sinclair, ordering him to come over and bring Dustin Henderson. Jonathan Byers wakes his sleeping mother (who she initially sees as Will) to take her to the morgue. Hopper is told the usual morgue worker was stopped from doing Will's autopsy, and that a state worker did it for him. Jonathan and Hopper discuss Joyce's mental state, both believing she will tough her way through it as Joyce storms out, insisting that the body on the table is not her son. Jonathan argues with her in public, where she insists that he is still alive. Nancy Wheeler tells Steve Harrington about her findings in his backyard, but he is more concerned about getting in trouble with his parents, to her disgust. Using her powers again, Eleven broadcasts Will's frightened crying in front of the boys. Mike and Dustin believe her, but Lucas is adamant that Will is dead. Mike and Dustin realize they may be able to talk to Will if they use Hawkins Middle's A.V. club radio, and they put Eleven in a wig and one of Nancy's old dresses, which a stunned Mike blurts out that she looks \"pretty\" in. A soldier named Shepard is led into Hawkins National Laboratory's lower levels, where Martin Brenner watches as he steps through the fissure on the wall. Nancy is called to sit with Karen and talk to Phil Callahan and Calvin Powell about Barb Holland's disappearance. She recounts the events of the evening minus the part where she and Steve had sex. Hopper interrogates local coroner Gary, who explains that several state workers forced him out while they brought in Will's body. As the kids converge on the A.V. room, Scott Clarke stops them, confused as to why they are not attending Will's memorial service in the gym and curious about Eleven. The boys pass her off as \"Eleanor\", a relative of Mike's, and Clarke takes the four to the gym. Nancy and Karen argue over her lying to the police, and she storms up to her room. Taking out Jonathan's picture of Barb, she reassembles it and notices a dark figure standing behind her. Inside the fissure, Shepard describes his surroundings as \"eroded\" and \"covered in blood\" before realizing there is something stalking him. As he screams to be pulled out, his line suddenly goes slack, and the scientists reel in his empty, bloody connector. Mike notices Troy Walsh and James Dante mocking Will during the service and publicly confronts them. When Troy makes another comment about Will's sexuality, Mike shoves him to the ground. Eleven stops Troy from attacking Mike by freezing him in place and making him wet his pants in front of the crowd. Nancy approaches Jonathan while he examines coffins for Will. She shows him the reassembled picture and he recounts seeing Barb vanish, as well as his mother's account of the Demogorgon in the wall. Hopper follows David O'Bannon, the state trooper that found Will's body, to a bar. When O'Bannon becomes annoyed with Hopper's questioning and leaves, Hopper beats him behind the bar and gets him to confess that finding the body was staged. Hopper notices a car watching them and O'Bannon warns him that he will get them both killed. The car and O'Bannon both flee. Joyce attempts to get Will to communicate with her by playing \"Should I Stay or Should I Go\" on repeat. As Eleven sits down at the A.V. radio, she has a flashback to Brenner running a test in which she has to locate a nearby man with her powers and repeat the phrases he is reading, but she instead broadcasts his speech through a nearby loudspeaker, leaving Brenner impressed. As Joyce hears Will calling out for her, the boys hear it on the radio as well. Joyce tears open her wallpaper to see Will behind a fleshy membrane, warning her that \"it's coming\", and that where he is is \"like home, but so dark and empty.\" The membrane turns back into stone wall and closes up, and Joyce axes through it to find there is nothing inside it, to her confusion. The radio catches fire and the boys carry a drained Eleven out of the school. Jonathan and Nancy brighten and enlarge the photo in Hawkins High's photo lab. While they wait, Nancy notes that Jonathan likes to observe people rather than talk to them, and he states that people often don't say what they mean and taking a picture at the right moment can capture what they try to communicate. Nancy asks what she was saying in the picture of her about to have sex. Before he can answer, the photo develops and they very clearly see the Demogorgon. Hopper breaks into the morgue and cuts into Will's body, finding that it is filled with stuffing. Lonnie Byers arrives to find Joyce distraught, and she embraces him. Hopper drives to the edge of Hawkins Lab and prepares to open the fence with bolt cutters." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 5, + "Jim Hopper sneaks into Hawkins National Laboratory and is caught by two guards when trying to enter the quarantined lower level. He incapacitates them both and descends. Lonnie and Joyce Byers have a drink together, and he tries to convince her to get counseling following the death of their son. Hopper finds a child's bedroom with a drawing of a child being forced by their father to do something to a cat hanging on the wall. Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair discuss what they heard Will say about where he was, and Eleven murmurs \"upside down.\" Mike recalls Eleven flipping their Dungeons & Dragons board over to explain Will's location to them and claiming Will was inside his own house, and theorizes that Will may be in the \"Upside Down\". Dustin equates it to the concept of the \"Vale of Shadows\" from Dungeons & Dragons. As he describes it as a \"dark reflection of our world, a place of decay and death, right next to you and you don't even see it,\" Hopper comes across the fissure. Before he can step into it, the guards knock him out. Jonathan Byers returns home, mortified to see his father. He demands Lonnie leave, but Lonnie insists he is here to help them. As the Byers' dog lies down in Castle Byers and whimpers, the residents of Hawkins attend Will's funeral. Joyce recalls watching Will draw his Dungeons & Dragons character, Will the Wise. Hopper wakes up in his trailer, his table covered in pills and alcohol. He tears his trailer apart and finds a bug in his overheard light. Martin Brenner listens to a recording of the boys listening to Will and realizes Eleven was with them. Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan decide to hunt down and kill the Demogorgon that took Will and Barb Holland. The lab-employed repairman checks the destroyed radio at the school and reports his findings back to his superiors. The boys approach Scott Clarke at Will's wake and ask him how to travel to another dimension. He illustrates on a paper plate the theoretical concept of a tightrope that separates two dimensions, an acrobat being able to inhabit one but a flea being able to duck under the tightrope and inhabit either. He concludes that to get under the tightrope, they would need an inhuman amount of energy. When Mike mentions the possibility of a \"gate\" already existing, Clarke explains it would change the magnetic fields surrounding it. Phil Callahan and Calvin Powell visit Hopper and report two people going missing in the woods. They also note that they found Barb's car, state troopers having found it at a bus station. Lonnie muses to Joyce that they should make the Sattler Company pay somehow for Will's death. She later finds an advertisement for a lawyer specializing in accidental deaths in his bag. Mike explains the plate analogy to Eleven. Dustin realizes all their compasses are not pointing north, and remembers Clarke saying the gate would disrupt magnetic fields. He concludes that if they follow the compass needles, they will find the gate, which quietly distresses Eleven. Steve Harrington approaches Nancy and apologizes for his dismissal of Barb, asking to take on her a date to take her mind off things, but she rebuffs him. Joyce confronts Lonnie over the flyer and only coming back to get money out of his son's death, insisting that she will never give up looking for Will as long as she believes he is still alive and ordering him out. Jonathan practices shooting with moderate success, telling Nancy a story of his father making him hunt and kill a rabbit as she arrives. Nancy perfectly hits a practice target with a shot as she rambles about her parents' loveless marriage. Hopper calls his ex-wife Diane. Initially hesitant and believing he has been drinking, she soon becomes concerned just as he hangs up. The phone rings again and Hopper ignores it. Following their compasses, Lucas notes to Dustin that Eleven is quieter than usual. In a flashback, Martin Brenner has Eleven placed in \"the bath,\" a giant sensory deprivation tank that amplifies her abilities. In the present, she tries to get Mike to turn back, to no avail. Nancy asks Jonathan what he thought she was saying in her picture, and he tells her he saw \"this girl trying to be someone else\" and that she believed she was alone in that moment. Annoyed by this, Nancy starts to argue with Jonathan over Steve breaking his camera and Jonathan taking her picture in the first place. Hopper sweeps the Byers' place for bugs and finds nothing, explaining Will's fake body to Joyce. Lucas realizes by the blood from her nose on her sleeve that Eleven has been tampering with their compasses and leading them in a circle. Eleven insists that the gate is not safe. Enraged, Lucas, suggests that she is the real monster, and Mike attacks him. Eleven uses her powers to break up the fight, throwing Lucas into a junked car. As Mike and Dustin run to him and Mike shouts at her, she flashes back to using the bathtub and awakening in a dark void. She finds the Russian man Brenner instructed her to find and broadcasts his voice through the speakers. Something growls, forcing Eleven to wake up and scream to be pulled out of the tank. In the present, Lucas awakens and leaves, and Eleven vanishes. Nancy and Jonathan find a heavily injured deer in the woods. Jonathan takes the gun to put it down, but it is dragged away before he can. They split up while following its tracks, and Nancy finds a gate in the base of a tree. She crawls through it into the Upside Down, where she sees the Demogorgon feeding on the deer. She accidentally alerts it to her presence, and it turns around and roars at her, making its face open to reveal rows of teeth. She screams, and as Jonathan hears it across dimensions and starts to frantically look for her, the gate begins to seal itself up." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 6, + "Trapped in the Upside Down with the Demogorgon, Nancy Wheeler barely escapes by following Jonathan Byers' voice to a nearby gate and being pulled through it by him, the two watching in horror as the gate seals itself up. Concerned about Nancy's strange behavior from earlier, Steve Harrington takes Tommy Hagan and Carol Perkins with him to check on her, which they mock him for. He sees Jonathan holding Nancy in her bedroom. Jim Hopper recounts to Joyce Byers seeing a child's room in Hawkins National Laboratory. Joyce realizes it was not Will's room when comparing his more detailed drawings to the childlike one Hopper saw on the wall. Hopper recalls accounts of a child being seen with Benny Hammond the night he died, and theorizes that it could be Terry Ives' abducted daughter, Jane. A traumatized Nancy asks Jonathan to sleep in her bed with her, not wanting to be alone. Jonathan tries to comfort her by remarking the monster cannot get them in her house, but Nancy responds that \"we don't know that.\" Mike Wheeler tears apart Eleven's blanket fort in anger. The next morning, Nancy tells Jonathan they need to save Will and Barb Holland from the Demogorgon. They conclude that it is a predator drawn to blood, and that they can lure it to an advantageous spot and kill it. As Karen Wheeler informs Nancy that breakfast is ready, Jonathan realizes he and Nancy are holding hands before they leave out her window. Connie Frazier visits Scott Clarke under the guise of recruiting children for the \"Indiana A.V. Club\", getting Mike's, Dustin Henderson's, and Lucas Sinclair's names. Dustin visits Mike in his basement, who is angry at himself for shouting at Eleven and blames Lucas for their predicament. Dustin states that they both broke their group's code and need to reconcile. Lucas will only accept Mike's apology if Eleven is banished from the group, which Mike does not concede to. Lucas decides to find Will on his own. He gears up and leaves as the repairman watches him. Eleven wanders into a nearby supermarket and has a flashback to Martin Brenner placing her into the \"bathtub\" to find the Demogorgon. She steals several boxes of Eggos from the store and uses her powers to stop the manager from pursuing her. Joyce and Hopper track down Ives and are shown by her sister Becky that she is catatonic. She explains that Ives was part of the MKUltra project when she was pregnant with Jane, but Ives miscarried her. When Ives was lucid, she insisted that Jane had been born and had \"abilities.\" While buying hunting supplies, Nancy and Jonathan notice the local theater has been defaced with graffiti insulting her, and find Steve, Tommy, Carol and Nicole spraying more nearby. Steve dismisses her when she confronts him and provokes Jonathan into a fight in which he beats Steve severely. Jonathan is arrested when he accidentally injures an arriving Phil Callahan.Unable to get into the lab because of its fenced off perimeter, Lucas climbs a tree and stakes it out with binoculars. Mike and Dustin comes across Troy Walsh and James Dante in the woods while looking for Eleven, who chase them to Sattler Quarry and corner them at the edge of a cliff. Troy orders Mike to jump off it or else he will cut out Dustin's teeth. Mike jumps, but is caught in midair by Eleven's powers, who had heard them looking for her and followed their voices. She lifts Mike back to safety and breaks Troy's arm with her mind, forcing the bullies to flee. She has a flashback to encountering the Demogorgon in the void, their combined powers accidentally opening the lab's gate and freeing it into the lab. Eleven tearfully admits that she opened the gate, but Mike and Dustin insist that she is their friend and the three embrace. As they return home, the repairman calls in their location and Lucas watches soldiers leave the lab." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 7, + "Mike Wheeler and Eleven share an intimate moment in which they almost kiss, before being interrupted by a panicked Dustin Henderson, having received a frantic call from Lucas Sinclair, warning them that the \"bad men\" are coming. Seeing the repairman outside, Mike asks his mother if she scheduled any repairs, which she did not. The kids flee on their bikes as Martin Brenner watches them from the front lawn. Lucas joins them as vans pursues them, another van turning in front of them and blocking them in. Eleven uses her powers to make it flip over them, blocking the other vans from pursuing. After they escape, Lucas earnestly apologizes to her for his behavior, and Eleven apologizes for misleading the group. Mike and Lucas reconcile over their fight. Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper find her son in custody, and find his and Nancy Wheeler's hunting equipment in his trunk. The teens explain to the adults what happened in the woods, leaving Joyce upset that Jonathan risked his and Nancy's lives. Hopper leaves the group briefly to deal with Troy Walsh's mother, shouting at Phil Callahan and Calvin Powell for ridiculing her son's story of how his arm was broken. Hopper believes Troy when he mentions Eleven's powers and asks who she hangs around with when Troy mentions \"those losers.\" Karen finds a strand of hair from Eleven's wig just as Brenner, Connie Frazier, and a group of Hawkins National Laboratory soldiers come to the door and search the place. Brenner finds the Benny's Burgers shirt Eleven wore when the boys found her and claims to Karen and Ted Wheeler that Mike is in danger. Dustin notices a helicopter searching for the kids, and they hide their bikes under an abandoned bus before hiding in it themselves. Steve Harrington nurses his injured face and argues with Tommy Hagan and Carol Perkins. He almost fights Tommy before leaving abruptly and cleans the graffiti he left off the movie theater out of guilt. The teens and adults watch the soldiers take suspect items out of the Wheeler house. Worried about Mike, Nancy wonders how to find him, and Jonathan gets the idea to grab Will Byers' Supercom and contact the kids on it. Mike hears the call from Nancy but initially does not answer, worried that the men from the lab may be tricking them. He picks up when Hopper calls them. Several armed lab men arrive at the bus and find the bikes. Before they can get on the bus and find the kids, Hopper arrives and incapacitates them. They all meet at the Byers house, and the boys explain the gate is inside Hawkins Lab, and Hopper recalls seeing it when he broke in. Joyce and Nancy ask Eleven to find Will and Barb Holland, but she is not powerful enough to locate them. Washing herself up in the Byers' bathroom, she notices their bathtub and gets the idea to build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank. Dustin calls Scott Clarke and learns how to make one, learning he needs a large quantity of salt, and the group drives to Hawkins Middle. As Nancy and Mike grab the hose for the Byers' kiddie pool, Nancy has Mike promise her to stop keeping secrets from each other. When they ask each other, they both deny their respective attractions to Eleven and Jonathan. Joyce sets up a makeshift blindfold for Eleven and thanks her profusely for helping them, promising her she will be there if Eleven gets scared. The group fills the pool with salt from the school's kitchen and Eleven gets in it, entering the void. She finds Barb's dead body and Will in a decaying version of Castle Byers. She relays a message from Joyce, and Will tells them to hurry. As Joyce and Hopper leave to enter the lab's gate, Nancy and Jonathan agree to lure the Demogorgon away to keep them safe in the Upside Down. Joyce and Hopper are almost immediately caught in the lab. As Will sings \"Should I Stay or Should I Go\" to himself, the Demogorgon rips the fort apart and attacks him." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 8, + "In Hawkins National Laboratory, Martin Brenner sits down with an enraged Joyce Byers, who wants retribution for the faking of her son's death. Jim Hopper is repeatedly tasered and interrogated by Connie Frazier, who threatens to kill him and make it look like a drug overdose. Hopper tries to deal for their freedom to venture into the Upside Down and find Will in exchange for forgetting the lab's illegal activities. Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler set up several traps for the Demogorgon in the Byers house, and Jonathan creates a weapon by hammering several nails through a baseball bat. Brenner agrees to Hopper's deal on the condition that he gives up Eleven, and Hopper agrees so long as Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair are not harmed. As the soldiers and scientists leave for Hawkins Middle, Frazier wonders what will happen if they find Will, which Brenner assures will not happen. Hopper and Joyce suit up and go through the lab's gate. As Joyce begins to panic once in the Upside Down, Hopper tries to calm her and remembers doing the same thing for his daughter Sara when she had trouble breathing, the first sign of her cancer. Nancy and Jonathan slit their palms and end up holding hands. Before they can say anything, Steve Harrington knocks on Jonathan's door, wanting to apologize for fighting him. Noticing Nancy's slit palm and the house's state, Steve becomes confused and Nancy points her gun at him to get him to leave just as the lights flicker. The Demogorgon bursts out of the ceiling and they run to Will's room, where they have set up a signal to alert them to it getting caught in a set bear trap. The lights go back to normal and they realize it has vanished. Hopper and Joyce find a broken egg and the ruins of Castle Byers. As Hopper looks at a stuffed animal among the planks of wood, he remembers Sara having the same toy in the hospital. Steve flees the house, but notices the lights flickering from outside and decides to go back in to help. The Demogorgon leaps on Jonathan, but is attacked by Steve with the nail bat. He beats it into the bear trap and Jonathan lights it on fire, causing it to flee, badly wounded, to the Upside Down. Inside the Upside Down version of her house, Joyce hears Jonathan's voice and Jonathan hears hers, her presence signified by the lights.Mike invites Eleven to live with his family when Will is found. When she asks if he will be like her brother, Mike disagrees. He invites her to a school dance known as the \"Snow Ball\" and tries to explain the concept of a crush to her, failing and instead kissing her, leaving her stunned as he goes to investigate a car pulling up outside. He sees the lab's agents emerge and runs back inside. Frazier and several agents corner the kids, but Eleven kills them by telekinetically collapsing their brains. The effort makes her pass out. Eleven awakens to Brenner standing over her and her friends being restrained, and asks to go with them instead of him. Drawn by the blood from the dead agents, the Demogorgon bursts out of the wall and kills the agents, attacking Brenner as the kids flee. Hopper and Joyce follow a trail of blood to the library where the bodies of several people and Will with a tentacle down his throat are. They pull it out and Hopper shoots the moving tentacle dead. Will is not breathing, so Hopper instructs Joyce on CPR, having her breathe into his mouth while he performs chest compressions. As he does, he remembers doctors unsuccessfully trying to resuscitate Sara, pushing him to try harder until Will breathes again. Mike promises a weakened Eleven that they will go to the Snow Ball together as the Demogorgon kills the rest of the soldiers. The Demogorgon enters the classroom and attacks the boys, but Eleven pins it to a wall with her powers and tears it apart, tearfully saying goodbye to Mike before the force of her power vaporizes them both. As Karen Wheeler arrives on the scene just as the police do, a distraught Mike hugs her. Will awakens in the hospital to his mother and brother at his side, the latter having brought him a new mixtape. Hopper, Karen, Steve and Nancy all wait outside, along with an asleep Ted Wheeler, Lucas, and Dustin, the boys sleeping on each other. Mike sits awake, deep in thought, until the boys are approved to see Will. They excitedly tell him of the events of the past several days while Nancy leaves the room, quietly distraught over Barb Holland. Outside the hospital, a car pulls up and Hopper gets inside. On Christmas Eve, the boys have another Dungeons & Dragons campaign in which they fight a thessalhydra and win thanks to Will's fireball spell. As Jonathan picks Will up, Mike looks over at Eleven's untouched blanket fort sadly. On the way out, Nancy gives Jonathan a Christmas present: a new camera, actually from Steve, who she is back together with. Hopper drives out to Mirkwood and places an Eggo in a lockbox. At dinner with his family, Will goes to the bathroom and vomits up a slug that slides down the drain before seeing a brief flash of the Upside Down. He goes back out and continues the dinner, seemingly unfazed." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 9, + "In Chicago, October 29th, 1984, a group of masked individuals flee an apartment building in a van as the police pursue them. As the police pursue them towards a tunnel, the lead squad car's driver sees the tunnel collapse in front of them and swerves to stop, blocking the rest off. When he gets out of the car, he realizes he imagined it. As the van drives away, a girl identified as \"Kali\" wipes blood streaming from her nose on her sleeve, revealing the number \"008\" tattooed on her forearm.Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair all pool their change (Mike's haul stolen from his sister Nancy) and meet Will Byers at the Palace Arcade, where his mother Joyce is shown expressing overprotection of him. The boys watch Dustin play Dragon's Lair and be killed by the titular dragon before he can grab the magic sword needed to slay it, Lucas smugly professing his superiority at the game and love of the game's princess, Daphne. Arcade employee Keith informs Dustin that his Centipede and Dig Dug high scores have been beaten, and Dustin confirms this when he sees someone named \"MADMAX\" now holds the highest Dig Dug score by 100,000 points. Keith offers to inform on their identity if Mike can set him up on a date with Nancy, which Mike is vehemently opposed to but Dustin and Lucas are all for. As they argue, Will notices what appears to be snow falling outside and finds everyone in the arcade gone. The setting flashes into the Upside Down, and Will steps outside to see storm clouds approaching, flashing red lightning. He is snapped out of it by Mike, who has not noticed anything. Jim Hopper is approached by ex-journalist conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman who has questions about Eleven, hearing reports of her being a Russian experiment with psionic abilities, referencing a story of her shattering a glass door with her mind and a report of her living in the Wheelers' basement. Wanting to find out what happened to Barb Holland, he tells Hopper his theory that Barb came across Eleven but was taken by her Russian handlers. Hopper dismisses him and goes to work on another case. Nancy revises Steve Harrington's college essay and they discuss the future of their relationship post-graduation as two new students, a high school boy and a middle school skateboarder girl, arrive in the same car, the former being ogled by girls as he walks by. Will finds a defaced clipping of the article about his mysterious reappearance on top of his locker with \"ZOMBIE BOY\" written on it. In class, Scott Clarke discusses the complexity of the human brain before the skateboarder enters his class, introduced as Maxine \"Max\" Mayfield. As she sits down in the back of the class, the boys stare at her, making the connection between her nickname and MADMAX. Joyce is visited at work by her new boyfriend, kindly RadioShack worker and high school acquaintance Bob Newby, becoming intimate in the back room and confirming their plans for a movie night. Hopper arrives at Merrill Wright's pumpkin patch, who believes his crop's sudden rot to be the work of his neighbor, despite having no evidence. Hopper hears something in a nearby cornfield, but it turns out to be a crow. Nancy receives two invitations to a Halloween party and gives one to Jonathan Byers, wanting him to come out of his shell. He refuses, and they are interrupted by Steve, who shares a public moment of affection with Nancy, during which Jonathan walks off quietly. Watching Max on the blacktop, Lucas and Dustin believe she is MADMAX, while Will and Mike do not. As she heads inside, she writes a note and drops it in a trashcan. The boys fish it out, only to find that it reads \"Stop spying on me CREEPS!\" Will is called away for a regularly scheduled appointment and his friends watch him go, Mike noting that he is quieter than usual. Will, Joyce, and Hopper (posing as Will's father) meet with Dr. Sam Owens, the affable new head of Hawkins National Laboratory, for some routine medical tests. After getting weighted, measured, blood work and blood pressure done, he is hooked up to a machine that measures his brainwaves while he describes his episode from the day before, and is unknowingly monitored by lab staff. The more he describes of it, the more intense his neural activity becomes. He describes feeling an evil presence that wanted to kill everyone but him. Owens talks to Joyce and Hopper privately about the \"anniversary effect,\" in which victims of trauma often undergo temporary personality changes around the anniversary of their incident. Owens recommends to continue treating him normally. Joyce later tells Hopper that she dislikes Owens, but he insists that she trust him. He states that he is happy she is comfortable in her relationship with Bob, but reminds her to call him immediately if things go south. Owens watches Hopper leave before overseeing a lab worker attempt to incinerate the gate in the still quarantined lower level of the lab. Outside the arcade, Dustin and Lucas watch Max be dropped off by the high schooler, the two loudly arguing before he drives off. Watching her skillful playing of Dig Dug, they confirm she is MADMAX. As punishment for stealing from Nancy, Mike is being forced to give up two full boxes of toys in a yard sale. Karen Wheeler notes his recent behavioral problems. Mike boxes up his toys in the basement, keeping the ones he attaches memories of Eleven to. He sits in her still preserved blanket fort and tries to contact her on his Supercom for the 352nd consecutive day since her disappearance to no avail. He hears her voice say his name over the speaker, only to be cut off by Dustin revealing their discovery, which he is not interested in. Nancy and Steve have their weekly dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Holland, who are selling the house to pay Bauman for his investigation of their daughter. Quietly distraught, Nancy excuses herself to the bathroom and weeps as she thinks about her and Barb's last words. Dustin returns home and hears banging and animal noises on his front porch, dismissing it as his cat. His trash can rattles as he leaves. Jonathan finds Will in his room, drawing a \"Zombie Boy\" version of himself. Will expresses anger at his friends and mother treating him like he is too fragile to do anything and that it makes him feel like a freak. Jonathan professes that he would rather be friends with Zombie Boy than someone boring. While they, Bob and Joyce watch a movie together, the phone rings, and Joyce gets impulsive anxiety from it until Bob calms her. Later that night, the lab's machinery goes haywire. Will gets up to use the bathroom and hears a noise outside, opening the front door to see the Upside Down. The storm clouds from before are in full effect, the lighting illuminating a large, spider-like creature looming overhead, causing the skin on the back of Will's neck to flare up. Hopper avoids a tripwire set in the woods to reach a cabin, the door unlocking itself when he knocks on it with a specific pattern. He sees an Eggo on the dinner table and reminds an unseen party to eat dinner first, as per their rules. As the party reprimands him for being late, they sit down and reveals themself to be Eleven. The two eat dinner together." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 10, + "Awakening in the Upside Down after destroying the Demogorgon, a disoriented Eleven screams for Mike Wheeler until she finds a gate created by the Demogorgon. After the soldiers she sees patrolling the other side of it leave, she uses her powers to widen the gate and slip through into Hawkins Middle. She hurries to the Wheeler house, only to find it swarming with agents from Hawkins National Laboratory, telling the Wheelers that Eleven is dangerous. Eleven watches through a window as Mike remains adamant that he would never give her up. When he spots her through the window, the agents give chase and she hides in the woods, distraught. In the present day, she asks Jim Hopper if she can go out on Halloween as a ghost, as she would not be recognized with a sheet over her. Hopper refuses, but offers to take the evening off and spend it eating candy and watching horror movies together. He explains the concept of a \"compromise\" to her, and she accepts. Joyce Byers expresses a brief moment of panic when she wakes up and find Will not in his bed, but realizes he is just using the bathroom. She notices a drawing of the creature from his visions on his desk. Will denies having another episode. Will, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair all suit up in their Ghostbusters Halloween costumes, Will as Egon Spengler, Dustin as Ray Stantz, and Lucas as Peter Venkman. Their mothers enthusiastically take pictures of the ecstatic boys, Lucas' sister Erica mocking him the whole time. Mike, also Venkman, is less enthusiastic. The boys arrive at school and Lucas and Mike argue over their assigned roles, Lucas believing Mike is trying to make him be Winston Zeddemore because of his race. They soon realize they are the only ones who have dressed up for Halloween, to their embarrassment. Dustin and Lucas debate asking Max Mayfield to join the group, but cannot work up the courage to. Joyce shows Hopper that the setting of Will's drawing perfectly matches their front yard, concluding that he lied about not having an episode. Hopper agrees with Sam Owens' theory about the anniversary effect, and regretfully tells her that their situation will not go back to the way it was, but it can get better. They reminisce about their time in high school together before Joyce expresses that she wants it all to be over. In the bowels of the lab, a soldier steps through the gate following the power surge and is guided by Owens to a generator built in the Upside Down, repairing it and putting their connection systems back online. Owens listens to the recording of Will's most recent session, contemplating. Nancy Wheeler sees a girl in Hawkins High's library that resembles Barb Holland, spacing out until Steve Harrington notices and pulls her aside. She tells him that she is tired of pretending that she does not know what happened to Barb, but Steve reminds her that they will be arrested should they leak any information. He encourages her to go to the Halloween party so they can \"pretend like we're stupid teenagers.\" Dustin and Lucas approach Max, who seems to rebuff their invitation to go trick or treating with them. Eleven watches a romance movie in the cabin and repeats several lines before noticing a squirrel outside. She remembers killing one with her powers and cooking it while hiding out in the woods, and hurling the flaming squirrel at a hunter who approaches her, stealing his coat and hat. Pumpkin farmer Eugene McCorkle shows up at the Hawkins Police Station with his crop severely rotted, believing it to be the work of the accusatory Merrill Wright. He reports all his neighbor farmers experiencing similar problems. Max is berated by her aggressive stepbrother Billy Hargrove for her lateness as he drives her home. As he disparages Hawkins as a whole, he reminds her that he blames her for having to move there. Wanting her to admit her apparent culpability, he speeds up when he notices Mike, Dustin and Lucas biking in the road, narrowly stopped from hitting them by Max grabbing the wheel. The boys recognize her as the car shoots by. Hopper arrives at the McCorkle farm and tracks the rot, finding it spreading to trees in the form of a grey, mucousy substance. He orders Phil Callahan and Calvin Powell to start marking the rot, worried it could be poisonous. As Jonathan drives Will to meet up with his friends, he feels bad for him when Will bemoans having Jonathan chaperone. He lets Will go with his friends alone on the condition that he stays in the neighborhood and be back in by nine, giving him Bob Newby's loaned video camera to document the evening. At the Halloween party, Billy breaks Steve's keg stand record as Nancy begins drinking excessively to forget her problems. Joyce and Bob dance together and she mentions her anxiety about Will being away from her. He reassures her that he cares for her and her sons, and posits the idea of moving out of Hawkins to help leave the family's traumatic experiences behind. Max, dressed as Michael Myers, joins the boys uninvited. Hopper tracks the rot through the woods, hearing strange noises, until McCorkle's grandson interrupts him and he remembers his promise to Eleven. He pays the boy for some of his candy and speeds home. He signals to her on their morse code radio that he will be late, and she remembers coming across his lockbox. As Dustin and Lucas try to impress Max, Mike expresses annoyance at them inviting her into the group without consulting him and Will. Will is approached by older boys who taunt him, calling him \"Zombie Boy\" and making him fall to the ground, seemingly sending him into the Upside Down. Confused, Will calls for Mike until the spider creature, floating, unfurls in front of him and begins to pursue him. Mike finds Will hiding behind a house and snaps him out of it, taking him home and telling the rest of the group to continue without them. Arriving at the party, Jonathan awkwardly flirts with a classmate before being distracted by an altercation between Nancy and Steve, in which she is accidentally splashed with alcohol. While being cleaned up in the bathroom, she tells Steve that he and their love is \"bullshit,\" and he leaves. Jonathan notices Steve leaving the party and drives Nancy home, tucking her in before leaving as she murmurs his name. Will explains his episode to Mike as being stuck between their world and the Upside Down, as well as describing the massive creature. He is unsure if the episode was a hallucination or real, and begs him not to tell the others. Mike remarks that Eleven would have understood and admits that he sometimes hears and sees her, feeling as though he is losing their mind. He promises Will that if they both go crazy, they will go \"crazy together.\" Hopper returns to find Eleven irate and locked in her room with the television inside. Despite his apologies, she stays inside. She switches the TV to static to block out her hearing and blindfolds herself, slipping into the void and revealing she has been listening in on Mike's calls to her. Mike asks her to give him a sign if she is still alive and seems to sense her presence when she kneels before him and says his name. He closes the Supercom before she can touch him, leaving her distraught. Dustin arrives home to hear something rattling around in his garbage can. He draws his costume's photon blaster and creeps towards it, and utters \"holy shit\" when he sees what is inside." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 11, + "Dustin Henderson stashes the thing he found in his garbage can in the trap of his Ghostbusters costume, sneaking it past his mother into his room. He drops the thing into his turtle tank, revealing a small, round, bipedal amphibious creature with no facial features save for a mouth, which he names d'Artagnan, or \"Dart\" for short. He feeds it Three Musketeers and finds that it avoids the tank's heat lamp. Dustin falls asleep reading about reptiles, and Dart shudders in his tank before letting out an unearthly hiss. Eleven is found by Jim Hopper when she searches his lockbox for food. In the present day, she forgives him for his absence on Halloween when he makes her a breakfast from Eggos and candy. Eleven wants to see Mike Wheeler, having concluded from his most recent call that he needs her, Hopper swears she will see him soon, but Eleven reminds him that he has often promised her that with no results. She smashes a plate across his chest with her powers and storms off to her room. Dustin stops at the library and checks out several books on reptiles. Bob Newby drives Will Byers to school and mentions him staying up late. He tells Will a childhood story of being terrified of a clown at a local carnival and having it appear in his dreams for months, but it went away when he stood up to it. At school, Lucas Sinclair tells Max Mayfield a fictionalized version of what happened to Will in 1983. Scott Clarke tells his students the story of Phineas Gage, a man who had a tamping rod shot through his brain and survived, but his personality changed severely. Dustin comes in late and orders the boys and Max to meet him in the A.V. room at lunch, and Dart is shown rattling around in his Ghostbusters trap. Phil Callahan and Calvin Powell show Hopper their marked locations of the rot spreading throughout the town's rural areas, and Hopper identifies the specific area it comes from. Restless, Eleven considers trying to contact Mike again but decides against it. She remembers Hopper first bringing her into the cabin, which belonged to his grandfather and is mainly used for storage. Over a period of time, the two fix up the cabin to be livable, set up the morse code radio, and rig it with tripwire. In the present, Eleven violates all three of Hopper's set rules about her safety and leaves the cabin. Billy Hargrove taunts Steve Harrington as they play basketball before Nancy Wheeler pulls Steve aside. He recounts the things she said to him on Halloween, and when she is unable to tell him she loves him, he tells her that \"I think that you're bullshit\" and leaves. Dustin shows the group Dart, unsure if he is even a reptile. Will recognizes it by its noises as a creature from the Upside Down. Over lunch, Bob mentions to Joyce that his video camera had slight dings on it, and noticed Will being harassed on Halloween when he watched the tape. He admires Joyce's willingness to defend her son when she reacts with anger. Hopper shows Sam Owens the patterns he charted stemming from Hawkins National Laboratory. Owens reluctantly agrees to look into it. Jonathan Byers claims to Nancy that Steve asked him to take her home, actually covering for him. Nancy expresses worry that she may have meant what she said to him and is tired of pretending everything is normal, and Jonathan empathizes with her. He expresses his idle worry over Will not being the same, musing that things can never truly go back to the way they were. Nancy notices a nearby student playing a tape and gets an idea to take down the lab, asking Jonathan to skip the rest of class with her. Eleven wanders into a backyard, coming across a mother and her toddler daughter and remembers Hopper claiming her mother is dead. She uses her powers to distract them when noticed. Joyce watches the tape from Halloween and notices the camera starts to fizzle when Will experiences his episode. She notices a dark shape highlighted by the TV static when she pauses it, and finds that when she traces it and compares it to Will's drawing of the creature in their yard that they bear a striking resemblance. As Billy leaves the school with a female classmate, she refers to Max as Billy's sister, which he firmly tells her to not do. Dustin, Lucas and Max are stopped short from showing Dart to Clarke when Will tells Mike his realization about the creature and they stop the trio. The boys reconvene in the A.V. room (with Max excluded) and Mike theorizes that Will's episodes may be real glimpses into the Upside Down. Lucas and Mike want to take the creature to Hopper, but Dustin knows Dart will be killed. They let Dart out of the trap to test his behavior and he sprouts two more legs from his side. Mike attacks it and is stopped by Dustin, and Dart escapes into the school when Max, annoyed at being left out, picks the lock on the door and opens it just as he flees. Nancy and Jonathan set a meeting with Mrs. Holland over the phone to talk about Barb while Hawkins Lab staff listen in. Hopper and Owens watch as his men take samples of the infected soil and pumpkins, the latter telling the former to think of a cover story to tell the town and keep the area clear. Hopper gets a call from Powell, who is at the scene where Eleven used her powers in front of the mother. He leaves quickly. Eleven arrives at Hawkins Middle, smiling as she sees Mike's bike. The boys split up and search the school, Mike encountering Max also searching for Dart in the gym. She asks why he clearly does not want her around, and he tells her the group does not need a new member, accidentally referencing Eleven and inadvertently revealing he does not want a new girl replacing her. As she skates circles around Mike on her board and he briefly warms to her, Eleven follows his voice to the door of the gym and sees the situation with no context. Enraged, she trips Max using her powers and becomes heartbroken when Mike helps her up. Realizing Eleven might be nearby, Mike hurries out of the gym to where she just was, but does not see anyone. Joyce calls to talk to Clarke, and drives to the school when she hears he is not in. Will finds Dart in the toilets, whose noises force another episode. A wave of shadow pursues him and he flees outside. Dustin finds Dart and hides him under his hat when he hears Mike and Lucas approaching. Remembering Bob's advice, Will turns around to face the shadow, a tendril of the monster, and screams at it to go away as it reaches for him. Undeterred, the monster's tendril touches him, inserting bits of itself into his eyes, nose, and mouth." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 12, + "While the shadow monster's tendrils take root inside of him, Will Byers is found motionless by Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Max Mayfield, and Lucas Sinclair outside Hawkins Middle while his mother tries to wake him up, only doing so when the monster finishes injecting its material into him. As Joyce leads him away, the boys observe that his episodes are getting more frequent and refuse to disclose their true nature to Max. At home, Will cannot remember what happened to him during his episode. When she shows him his picture of the shadow monster, he becomes tearful and describes it as more like a feeling, and that he does not know what it wants. Joyce promises that she will protect him from it. Eleven returns to the cabin to find an enraged Jim Hopper waiting out front. He lambasts her for being spotted and jeopardizing their safety. Hopper grounds her for a week and attempts to take the TV, but she holds it in place with her powers. He ends up pulling out the TV cables altogether. She angrily compares him to Martin Brenner, and locks herself in her room, tearing the cabin apart mentally while Hopper shouts at her to grow up. Jonathan Byers returns home to find his mother and brother asleep in Will's bed. As he leaves them be, Will's eyelids flutter in his sleep. Nancy Wheeler makes up a bogus excuse to be unsupervised for the day and meets up with Jonathan. Joyce calls the Hawkins police, but cannot get in touch with Hopper. She takes Will's temperature and finds he is a few degrees under average. Dustin continues to shelter and feed a growing d'Artagnan as he goes to school, finding his friends still looking for the creature. As Scott Clarke teaches a lesson on all species' biological state of fear, Will becomes visibly nervous at the hot bath Joyce has drawn for him, and the skin on the back of his neck flares up while visions of Upside Down tunnels flash through his mind. When a perplexed Joyce insists that they need to raise his body temperature, Will states that \"he likes it cold.\" Hopper considers apologizing to Eleven, but instead orders her to clean the cabin up and leaves. Billy Hargrove again taunts Steve Harrington while they square off in basketball, telling him his problem is that he is not planting his feet after knocking him down. In the showers, Billy and Tommy Hagan smugly taunt him over Nancy skipping school with Jonathan the day before. While at the park and waiting to meet with Mrs. Holland, Nancy notices a man murmuring to himself. As they notice several more people watching them, they leave the park, but are stopped at their car by a man telling them to come with him. Hopper arrives at the house to find it freezing and Will clad only in his boxers. Will confirms the \"he\" he spoke of is the shadow monster, and describes the visions he is having as distant memories that aren't his, dubbing them \"now-memories.\" Will describes something in his now-memories as \"growing and spreading,\" but is unable to say what he means. Joyce tells him to draw what he means instead, and he begins to draw dozens of thick blue lines shaded by a black background.Mike calls the Byers house but gets no answer, and tells Lucas and Dustin about Will's episode on Halloween. They trade theories on what is happening with him and the shadow monster, and agree to split up, Mike going to Will's house to check on him and Lucas and Dustin continuing to look for Dart. As Eleven cleans up the cabin, she finds several boxes hidden under the floorboards, and pulls out the one labeled \"HAWKINS LAB\". At the lab itself, Sam Owens shows Nancy and Jonathan around, insisting those responsible for the lab's mistakes are gone. He takes them to the basement and shows them the gate being burned, explaining they are unable to destroy it, but are able to stop it from spreading its tendrils. He affirms that no one else can know about it, as the gate could easily be used by enemies of the United States as a weapon. Will produces dozens of the blue lines, Hopper and Joyce initially thinking they are meaningless scribbles until Joyce realizes two of the drawings connect. They begin mapping out the connecting drawings, taping them all over the walls and floor to form an interconnected series of blue lines. Hopper realizes he is drawing vines and leaves hurriedly. Annoyed that Mike clearly does not like her and the boys are keeping secrets from her, Max confronts Lucas about it and leaves in a huff when he does not reveal any information. Watching her talk to Lucas, Billy warns her not to hang around that \"certain type of people.\" Eleven sees an article about Terry Ives, as well as photograph of Ives and Martin Brenner. Eleven enters the void and finds Ives in her rocking chair, still catatonic but now murmuring the same phrases repeatedly. She suddenly stops and identifies Eleven as Jane, her daughter, and Eleven recognizes her as her mother. Ives vanishes when she tries to touch her, leaving her distraught. Nancy and Jonathan are let go, and she reveals in the car that she had recorded Owens' monologue. She affirms she still wants to destroy the lab when Jonathan asks her.Mike arrives at the Byers house and tells Joyce he knows about the shadow monster. Dustin returns home to find his mother looking for their cat. He finds the glass of Dart's tank shattered with what appears to be shed skin left inside. He follows a trail of blood to a bigger Dart feasting on his dead cat. It turns around and screeches at him, its head opening up like that of a demogorgon. Hopper digs down in an infected pumpkin patch until he hits grey, organic matter. He chips at it until it retracts and reveals a hole. When he drops down into it, he finds himself in a long, dark tunnel." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 13, + "As Joyce Byers finishes putting together her son's maze of drawings, Will explains to Mike Wheeler that he can see everything the shadow monster is doing, both in the Upside Down and Hawkins. He expresses fear over this, but Mike states that it may be a good thing, as now Will can be their \"spy\" against the monster. Will asks what happens if it spies back, but Mike assures that they will not let him. In the tunnels, Jim Hopper hears screeching before being sprayed by a growth in the wall with spores that make him cough severely. As he collapses, the way out above him begins closing itself up with vines. Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler get a motel room together and compare their scars from last year. Nancy asks why he became distant after that, and he mentions Will and his family. She insists that she waited for him before deciding to get back with Steve Harrington, but he points out she only waited a month, to her annoyance. Will awakens in a panic and tells Joyce he saw Hopper in mortal danger. Hopper awakens in the tunnels and vomits, realizing the air is making him sick. He fashions a makeshift facemask out of his uniform and begins walking, leaving cigarettes to mark his trail. A tendril slithers after him. Lucas Sinclair asks his father for advice on what to do when one upsets a girl. He tells him to apologize, then do what she wants. He leaves and bikes past Claudia Henderson, looking for her (deceased) cat. Dustin lures her away from the house by claiming the cat was spotted somewhere outside of town. When she leaves, Dustin armors himself in hockey gear and leaves a trail of salami slices that lead to his storm cellar. He opens the door to his room, where he has locked d'Artagnan inside, and hides in the shed in his yard. Dustin hits Dart into the cellar with a hockey stick when he takes the bait and locks him inside. Eleven hitchhikes to the Ives house, and Becky Ives recognizes her as Jane when she opens the front door with her mind. She finds Terry still in her chair, murmuring the phrases \"rainbow,\" \"three to the right, four to the left,\" \"breathe,\" \"sunflower,\" and \"four-fifty\"\" repeatedly. Nancy and Jonathan drive to Murray Bauman's bunker in Illinois. He shows them his conspiracy board regarding the events of 1983, which Nancy immediately begins to poke holes in. Lucas bribes Keith to label the Palace Arcade's Dig Dug machine as out of order so he can get Max Mayfield alone in the back office. He promises to tell her the truth about what happened the previous year, but only if she accepts the risks of the knowledge that comes with it, which she sarcastically does. Will draws the place where he saw Hopper in his vision, but it is just another blue line. As Joyce and Mike find its place in the drawn maze, Bob Newby arrives to check on Will. Realizing his love of puzzle solving can help them, Joyce invites him in on the grounds that he asks no questions. Bob pulls her aside, concerned for both her and Will, but trails off when he recognizes a heart shape in the drawings that outlines a distinct lake in Hawkins. He realizes the lines are pathways that do not go over water, and that Will has charted out the entirety of the town. Hopper stumbles across an open area full of bones and dead animals. When he pulls out his lighter, he realizes the vines around him retract from the heat. He fashions a torch out of a bone and his jacket and begins to cut at the vines, trying to find a way out. Dustin buries his cat and calls on his Supercom for his friends to come help him, only coming across Lucas' sarcastic sister Erica, who hangs up on him. Eleven ignores Becky's questions and sadly notes that Ives will not recover from her catatonia. Becky shows her the room that Ives had set up in case Eleven ever came home, and Becky offers to have her live with her for the time being, which Eleven accepts. The lights flicker, leading Eleven to Ives, whose nose is bleeding. The TV channels flip until they change to static, and Eleven realizes her mother wants to speak to her. Bob charts Hopper's area by marking a map of Hawkins and comparing it to the distance between landmarks on Will's map. Dustin visits the Wheeler house to find Mike, but is only met by his unhelpful father. As he leaves, Steve arrives, looking to make amends with Nancy. Dustin stops Steve and asks if he still has the nail bat, telling Steve to drive him back to his house. The tendrils take advantage of Hopper's exhaustion to trap his legs, pulling him down to the ground and constricting him. Max completely doubts Lucas' explanation until she sees that he is genuinely fearful of the consequences of telling her, asking him to prove it. Billy Hargrove arrives to pick her up, and Max warns Lucas (while grabbing his hand) not to follow her out. Billy notices him regardless, and again warns her not to talk to him. Nancy and Jonathan finish explaining the definitive story to Bauman with the recording of Sam Owens talking about lying to the public. Nancy and Bauman discuss what to do with the information, and together conclude the true story is too outlandish and exposing for the general populace to hear, but a more acceptable yet still damning story of a chemical leak would work. At Hawkins National Laboratory, a scientist shows Owens something strange about the infected soil samples they took: it floats away from the source when exposed to heat, as do all the other samples in the vicinity. Eleven enters the void using a blindfold cut from a tablecloth. When she approaches Ives and tells her that she is home, Ives grabs her hand and simply says \"no.\" She sees a younger Ives having a painful labor, before learning her story: Ives had a C-section while giving birth to Eleven and had her baby taken from her by Martin Brenner, everyone but her and the people involved being told that she miscarried. She brings a gun to the lab and finds Eleven and a young girl with dark skin playing in a room, but is dragged away by security before she can grab her daughter. Brenner puts her in her catatonic state by having his men give her electroshock therapy on maximum intensity, and her memories start to repeat out of sequence and on a loop, the phrases she utters revealed to be components of the memories themselves. Eleven awakens from the void stunned. Joyce, Bob, Mike and Will drive out to the spot Bob marked, and Will receives more visions of Hopper as they get closer. His directions lead them to Hopper's car and dig site. Joyce gets the vines to move by hitting them with a shovel, and she and Bob descend into the tunnels. They follow Hopper's cigarette trail and find him being choked by the tendrils. Joyce cuts him free just as lab soldiers in hazmat suits arrive to guide them out. As they torch the vines, Will suddenly screams and begins convulsing." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 14, + "A convulsing Will Byers is brought to Hawkins National Laboratory with his mother, Bob Newby, and Mike Wheeler following, where the doctors conclude that he believes he is burning and sedate him. Jim Hopper is power-washed with a hose and scrub brushes following his sojourn in the tunnels. Dustin Henderson explains the situation with d'Artagnan to a disbelieving Steve Harrington. Steve arms himself with his nail bat and descends into the storm cellar where Dart is locked, only to find that he has shed his skin again and tunneled out through a wall. Lab agents enter the Byers household, photographing the drawing-covered walls and Will's drawing of the shadow monster. Joyce explains Will's episode at the school and his \"now-memories\" to Sam Owens and a group of scientists, but none of them are able to offer a solution as to what is wrong with him. Jonathan Byers, Nancy Wheeler and Murray Bauman make copies of Owens' confession tape and package them to be sent to several big newspapers. As they celebrate with alcohol, Bauman insists they stay the night, and Jonathan asks if he can sleep on the couch to avoid sharing a bed with Nancy. Bauman points out that Nancy and Jonathan have clear romantic chemistry and psychoanalyzes them both easily before going off to bed, satisfied. Later that night, Nancy and Jonathan lay awake in their separate beds, contemplating Bauman's words. They meet up and initially dismiss him as drunk and out of line, but quickly kiss and end up having sex. Erica Sinclair tells Lucas about Dustin's repeated emergency calls. When he calls him back, Dustin tells him to gear up and meet him at the junkyard. Owens clears Hopper to be released from quarantine and shows him the extent to which the gate has grown, having burrowed dozens of feet underground to the point where the lab crew excavated a pit to view it. Owens explains that the gate is responsible for the tunnels and rot spreading. Joyce explains the events of 1983 to Bob, and he again suggests moving away, which she seems more open to. Over breakfast, Bauman teases Nancy and Jonathan with repeated innuendos, and the two leave for Hawkins. Lucas goes to Max Mayfield's house to prove that his story was real and almost encounters Billy Hargrove, but narrowly avoids him and leaves with her. Will awakens but is unable to remember Bob, Owens, and Hopper, and needs a moment to remember Mike's name. He recalls the soldiers burning the tendrils hurt him, and that \"they upset him\" by doing so, \"him\" identified as his drawing of the shadow monster. Owens brings in a severed tendril from the tunnels and burns it, which causes Will to have an intense, pained reaction. Owens compares Will's condition to a virus that can possibly be cured, and is unable to answer when Joyce asks what happens to Will when he loses all of himself. Steve gives Dustin advice on wooing Max while they throw meat around in hopes of luring Dart. He explains that Dustin should act aloof in her presence and reluctantly explains how he styles his \"perfect\" hair. They walk by one of Hopper's infected trees. Hopper calls Eleven on his morse code radio and apologizes for their fight. The scientists become impatient with Owens, unable to stop the gate's spread by burning because it will kill Will. He contemplates what to do as Joyce tries to meet with him, to no avail. Will stares at a soldier's gun and thinks about being burned, before abruptly telling Mike he knows how to beat the monster. Jonathan and Nancy return to the Byers house to find it empty and covered in drawings, and they find a polaroid cartridge from the agents. Using his map, reassembled through the pictures taken of it, Will identifies a large, open space that the monster does not want him to see. As the soldiers prep to go underground and are guided by a technician looking at the map, Steve and the kids barricade the abandoned bus in the junkyard and pour a trail of gasoline on the bait meat.As Dustin adopts Steve's approach to women around Max, she joins Lucas on the roof. She tells him about her parents' divorce, and how Billy has become more aggressive since moving from California. She worries that her sarcastic nature is her becoming more like him, but Lucas assures her that she is very different from him. Before the moment can progress further, something roars in the fog and Dart emerges. Not taking the bait, Steve realizes he prefers living food and grabs the nail bat, giving Dustin his lighter as he goes to confront it. As he and Dart approach each other, Lucas sees three more juvenile demogorgons appear to Steve's right. He fights off all four of them at once long enough to get inside the bus. Before one can get in through the sunroof, something calls it away, and Lucas and Max realize they have been holding hands. Watching on the cameras, Hopper realizes the soldiers have been sent to the place in the tunnels littered with human and animal remains. The soldiers hear a low growling as fog starts to roll in. A distressed Will apologizes to no one and says that \"he made me do it\" because \"they upset him.\" Mike has a moment of realization and murmurs \"the spy\" before running out of the room, desperately trying to get into the control room to warn the soldiers they are walking into a trap. Dozens of signatures start to appear on the radar, all moving towards the soldiers. They are revealed to be juvenile demogorgons, who kill off the soldiers quickly. Hopper checks the radar, and realizes that all of the Demodogs are moving down one tunnel. Will tells his mother \"you should go now. They're almost here.\" As Hopper looks over the edge of the pit, a juvenile demogorgon climbs to the edge and roars in challenge." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 15, + "Eleven explains to Becky Ives what she saw in her mother's visions, specifically the dark-skinned girl that she was shown repeatedly. Flipping through Ives' files on other experimental children, Eleven identifies the girl through a photograph as Kali Prasad, a young girl abducted from England. Eleven sees a vision of an older Kali standing over a fire in the void, and finds Becky trying to get in touch with Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers over the phone when she goes to tell her. Eleven takes money from Becky's wallet and leaves, now knowing Kali's location. As Ives sits in front of the TV, the channel changes to \"Action News 8\". On the bus, Eleven has more intense visions of where Kali is hiding. She arrives in Chicago and finds the place she saw in her visions, an abandoned warehouse. She finds four people sitting around the same fire from her vision, Kali not among them. A suspicious man confronts her and threatens her with a knife, until he sees spiders crawling on his hand and drops it in a panic. Kali appears and Eleven gives her her picture, as well as demonstrates her powers by taking the man's knife with her mind. Eleven introduces herself as Jane, and Kali takes their wrists to show their numbers tattooed there. They recognize each other as sisters and embrace. Eleven explains her situation to Kali, who says that Hopper is being naive if he thinks he can bargain with the men from Hawkins National Laboratory, as Eleven will always be a monster to them. She refers to their powers as \"gifts,\" and explains that hers is the ability to manipulate minds and make them see illusions of her choice. Kali confesses that she feels more complete with Eleven there, and that her new home could be with her, which Eleven seems open to. Kali explains to her group that Eleven was able to find her with just a picture, which will be able to help them in their endeavors that seems to involve murder. Eleven has a vision of Hopper apologizing to her through the radio, Kali wakes her up before she can react. She introduces Eleven to her group, the man who threatened her being named Axel, as well as the young Dottie, the defensive strategist Mick, and the sensitive fighter Funshine. Kali shows her their collection of identities, all of people who worked at the lab, who they hunt down and kill in retribution. She explains that Eleven needs to confront the pain instilled on her by the lab so she can heal from it and become stronger. She has Eleven pull a train car to them with her powers, encouraging her by telling her to think of things that anger her. She thinks of Max Mayfield interacting with Mike Wheeler, Hopper claiming her mother is dead and her fight with him, and the various injustices done to her by the lab. She manages to pull the train with intense effort. Eleven identifies Ray Carroll, one of the men who put her mother in her catatonic state. She locates him and the group gears up, as well as giving Eleven a more punk look that Dottie refers to as \"bitchin',\" a phrase Eleven adopts. A police officer stares at their van as it drives by. Eleven uses her powers to help them rob a convenience store as they drive to Carroll. They break into Carroll's apartment wearing masks and restrain him. Kali and Eleven take their masks off, and Carroll recognizes them when Kali makes him see them as children. Carroll begs for his life and claims that Martin Brenner is still alive, and that he can take them to him. Knowing that Eleven can find him anyway now that they know he is alive, Kali tells Eleven to kill him. She starts to strangle him just as Axel and Dottie find his daughters in their room, phoning the police. Unable to kill him knowing he has children, Eleven lets Carroll live and stops Kali from shooting him. They drive off, and Kali warns Eleven to never take away her mercy. Back at the warehouse, Kali tells a troubled Eleven that she was once opposed to killing as well and had a family like her and Hopper, but they were unable to help Kali, so she left. She insists that Eleven needs to face Brenner, and when Eleven firmly states that he is dead, she makes Brenner appear to her. He tells her that she has a wound born from her pain that will eventually kill her if she does not confront it. She leaves Eleven with the choice to return to her friends or stay with her and avenge her mother. She remembers Mike nicknaming her, defending him and Dustin Henderson from bullies, and helping Hopper set up the cabin. She enters the void and sees Hopper nervously watching the lab's control panel as well as Mike trying to get into the control room to warn them of the trap. Realizing they are in danger, Eleven decides to go back just as the police raid the warehouse. As Kali's group gets in a shootout with the police and Kali stalls them using her powers, Eleven says goodbye to her and flees as Kali calls after her. On a bus, an old woman notices Eleven's distress and sits with her, asking where she is headed. As the bus enters Indiana, Eleven tells the woman she is going to her friends." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 16, + "Jim Hopper is confronted by a juvenile demogorgon, the two separated by glass that Sam Owens claims it will not be able to break. Several more join it and the glass begins to crack, causing everyone in the room to flee. Owens puts Hawkins National Laboratory on lockdown and takes the stairs with Hopper, while the rest of the scientists take the elevator and are slaughtered by the demogorgons, who use the elevator to break into the lab's upper floors. Mike Wheeler insists that Will Byers be sedated, as the shadow monster can figure out where they are using him. Will violently protests, but Joyce Byers sedates him when he hesitates when acknowledging who she is. Hopper and Owens arrive just as the demogorgons break in, and the group flees to a security room. The power goes out in the lab, sealing everyone inside. Susan Hargrove returns home to find her daughter, Max, missing. She and her husband Neil ask her stepson Billy where she went, and Neil becomes violent when he dismisses them and decries Max as his sister, despite Susan's protests. He orders Billy to find her and leaves. Steve Harrington accidentally reveals to Max and Lucas Sinclair that Dustin Henderson kept d'Artagnan, leaving Lucas furious. As they argue over whether or not Lucas also broke the law of their group by telling Max the truth, Steve hears the screech of demogorgons and they all head towards the sound, identifying it as coming from the lab. Owens explains that someone needs to reboot the computer system to unlock the doors, and Bob Newby, the only one who knows BASIC, volunteers to go. Bob and Hopper take the ID and radio off a dead guard and Hopper gives him his gun, ordering him to come back to them if anything goes wrong. Bob tells him not to wait for him if he gets the doors open. Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers arrive at the lab to find the gate locked, and they meet up with Steve and the kids. Bob successfully reboots the system, allowing the group outside to get in. A demogorgon starts descending the stairs near where Bob is, but Bob, guided by Owens, lures it away by turning on a nearby sprinkler system and leaves without Hopper's gun. Feeling responsible, Owens stays behind to guide everyone to safety, and the rest of the group hurries for the exit. Bob has a near miss with a demogorgon and hides in a closet to escape it, but alerts it when he knocks a mop over. He makes it to the exit just in time to find the rest of the group, and stops to smile at Joyce. The demogorgon bursts through the door and attacks him, and Hopper, respecting his last wish, drags a horrified Joyce out of the building and escapes, taking the group outside with. Bob's body is feasted on by several demogorgons. Back at the Byers house, Hopper uselessly tries to call for backup before sitting with a miserable Joyce in silence. Mike notices one of the puzzle games Bob brought over and shows it to the kids, telling them that Bob was the founder of the Hawkins Middle A.V. club and that they need to avenge him. When an exasperated Dustin states that they cannot because of the army of demogorgons (which he has dubbed as \"demodogs\" in their juvenile state) the shadow monster has, Mike realizes that they are all intrinsically linked to him, and that defeating the monster will defeat the demodogs. Dustin compares the shadow monster's hive mind consciousness to a Dungeons & Dragons creature known as the \"mind flayer,\" a being from another dimension that enslaves species with its psychic powers because of its own perceived superiority. Joyce emerges from the bedroom and agrees that they have to kill it to save Will and avenge Bob. Mike realizes Will can tell them how to stop it, and that they can safely get answers if they obscure his location. The group clears out the Byers' shed and covers the walls. Nancy thanks Steve for protecting the kids, while Dustin apologizes to Lucas for keeping Dart and Mike insists Max knowing the truth does not mean she is part of the group. They tie Will to a chair in the shed and shine bright lights in his face to obscure his vision, and Hopper wakes him up while Joyce, Jonathan and Mike watch. Max asks what happens if the Mind Flayer finds out where they are, and Lucas says it will be \"judgement day.\" Will reacts violently when he wakes up and makes the lights flicker until Hopper restrains him into exhaustion. Now somewhat calm, Will listens as Joyce tells him the story of her hanging up a drawing he made on his eighth birthday at her workplace, Jonathan telling him about the day their father left when they built Castle Byers together in the rain, and Mike telling him about when they first met in kindergarten. Will still insists on being let go, but Hopper notices he is tapping morse code into the chair with his finger. They continue to regale Will with stories that are personal to them involving him, and the morse code is translated into \"CLOSEGATE\". The house phone rings and Will realizes where they are. They sedate him again and the group arms themselves as they hear demodogs approaching, but suddenly hear the dogs being killed off. One is thrown through the window, and the front door opens by itself, revealing Eleven. She and Mike look at each other, both of them becoming emotional." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 17, + "Eleven and Mike Wheeler embrace, reunited after almost a year. He tells her that he called every night, and she admits that she knew, Jim Hopper explaining that he had been hiding her the whole time. She and Hopper hug until Mike, enraged, confronts him over hiding her. Mike shouts at him in a back bedroom, venting his rage until he calms, understanding why Hopper hid her. Eleven hugs Dustin Henderson and Lucas Sinclair, and coldly brushes off Max Mayfield when she tries to greet her. She also hugs Joyce Byers and looks at the unconscious Will, and confirms that she is capable of closing the gate. Billy Hargrove goes to the Wheeler house looking for Max and casually flirts with Karen Wheeler, who informs him that the kids are likely at the Byers'. The group lays out their plan: Eleven and Hopper will go to the gate to close it, but only after Joyce, Jonathan Byers, and Nancy Wheeler extract the Mind Flayer from Will, as closing the gate could kill him while the Mind Flayer is connected to him. Joyce remembers Will saying the Mind Flayer \"likes it cold,\" and concludes that they need to overheat him to get it out. Hopper tells them to use his cabin so Will cannot draw the demodogs to them by recognizing where he is. Steve Harrington accepts that he and Nancy are no longer together and stays behind to guard the kids, while Eleven promises Mike that she will come back, but is interrupted by Hopper before they can kiss. Eleven explains to Hopper that she saw Terry Ives, and Hopper apologizes to her for lying about her mother. He expresses that he feels like a black hole that destroys everything it gets close to, and that is what he feels happened to his daughter. Eleven takes his hand, and they both acknowledge they have acted irresponsibly. He compliments her new look, which Eleven refers to as \"bitchin',\" and he agrees. Wanting to preserve the demodog's body for science, Dustin has Steve clear out the Byers' fridge and place its body inside. A restless Mike demands that they distract the demodogs, worried that they will swarm Eleven and Hopper. Mike suggests they go to the tunnel system's graveyard and start a fire to lure them away, which Steve vehemently objects to. Billy arrives outside looking for Max and shoves Steve aside when he notices her in the window, taunting him by reminding him to plant his feet. He bursts inside and attacks Lucas, stopped from hurting him by Steve. In the ensuing fight, Billy breaks a plate over Steve's head and pins him to the ground, stopped from doing serious damage by Max, who injects him with the rest of Will's sedative. She threatens him with the nail bat to leave her and her friends alone, and she leaves him on the floor and takes his keys.Joyce, Jonathan and Nancy arrive at the cabin and tie Will to a bed, rigging the cabin with a lit fire and several heaters, while Hopper and a troubled Eleven arrive at Hawkins National Laboratory. As Will wakes up and begins shrieking in pain, Joyce considers untying him until she thinks about Bob Newby. Max drives Billy's car to Hopper's dig site as a protesting Steve comes to, and Dustin convinces him to come into the tunnels with them. Hopper finds Sam Owens injured in the lab and dresses his wound, explaining that he has been hiding Eleven for the past year and asks if he can help her live a normal life if they survive, which Owens agrees to. The kids arrive at the graveyard and begin dousing it in gasoline.Will's veins blacken and he rips free of his bindings, strangling Joyce until Nancy burns him with a fire poker while Steve ignites the graveyard. The Mind Flayer exits his body as a cloud of black smoke and flies off into the night. Will awakens, cured. Jonathan calls Hopper and clears him to close the gate, and he and Eleven descend into the pit, the demodogs distracted by the graveyard burning. Eleven lets go of Hopper's hand as they face the gate and begins to use her powers while the Mind Flayer's physical form appears to her behind it. Mike trips and is almost taken by a tendril while the group flees the tunnels, but is rescued by his friends. They are confronted by d'Artagnan, but Dustin removes his face mask and gives him some Three Musketeers, invoking their bond to let them pass.Eleven remembers Kali Prasad telling her to use her anger to boost her powers and thinks about her mistreatment at the hands of Martin Brenner. The gate starts to close and the demodogs converge on it as the kids arrive at their escape rope. Steve and Dustin prepare to sacrifice themselves for the rest of the group only for the demodogs to run past them, more concerned about stopping Eleven. Hopper shoots away the dogs that try to attack them while Eleven remembers opening the gate and Kali's illusion of Brenner. The Mind Flayer reaches a tendril out for her, and her powers become so intense that she starts to levitate. The lights across Hawkins begin to glow and Eleven pushes the Mind Flayer back through the gate before closing it completely, killing the demodogs. Hopper cradles an exhausted Eleven, telling her she did well. One month later, the lab is shut down as a smug Murray Bauman watches, while Barb Holland is given a proper funeral. Hopper meets a recovering Owens in a restaurant, giving him a faked birth certificate that legally makes Eleven his daughter. He tells Hopper to wait a year for things to cool down, and Hopper agrees on the condition that she is allowed to go out on one specific night. The boys are photographed by their mothers as they prepare to go to the Snow Ball, Will's drawing of Bob as a superhero hung on the Byers fridge. Lucas practices asking Max to dance while Erica Sinclair teases him. Dustin's mother has gotten a new kitten, while Susan Hargrove does Max's hair. Max glares at a passing Billy, and he leaves without comment.Dustin has done his hair using Steve's routine, who is driving him to the dance and hypes him up. As Dustin enters, Steve stares at a chaperoning Nancy before driving away, content. Nancy shares a smile with Jonathan, who is photographing the dance. As \"Time After Time\" starts playing, Lucas awkwardly fails to ask Max to dance, but she accepts regardless. Will is invited to dance with a female classmate. Dustin fails to get a dance, and Nancy, feeling bad for him, tells him he was always her favorite of Mike's friends and dances with him. Joyce and Hopper share a smoke outside. He promises her that dealing with Bob's death will get easier every day and puts his arm around her. As \"Every Breath You Take\" plays, Eleven enters the dance wearing Hopper's bracelet made from Sara's hairband around her wrist.Mike invites her to dance, and agrees when she says she does not know how. She accepts when he asks if she wants to figure it out with him. As the boys dance with their respective partners, a shot of Hawkins Middle goes through the ground and comes out in the Upside Down, where red lightning illuminates the Mind Flayer." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 18, + "In 1984, two scientists power up a large cannon-like machine as a group of government officials watch. The machine shoots a beam of electricity into a wall, starting to open up a gate until it malfunctions and explodes, melting the scientists near it. The general in attendance has the lead scientist killed by a large man for his failure, and orders the second scientist (in Russian) to complete the machine within a year. The general and large man leave by helicopter, revealing their location to be Russia. On June 28, 1985, Eleven and Mike Wheeler make out on her bed, interrupted by an annoyed Jim Hopper, Eleven having violated his \"three inch minimum\" rule of keeping her door open. Mike promises to see her tomorrow and bikes late to the newly opened Starcourt Mall, meeting up with Max Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair, and Will Byers. They go to Steve Harrington's new place of employment at an ice cream shop and he sneaks them into the movie theater through a back door so they can watch Day of the Dead for free. The power in the mall and surrounding areas cuts out, and across town at an abandoned steel mill, the dust particles start to swirl as a cloud of black smoke forms and begins chasing the rats nearby. The power comes back on and the skin on the back of Will's neck flares up, which he recognizes as a sign of the Mind Flayer's presence. He assures Mike that nothing is wrong when he asks. Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers wake up in his bed together to find his clock reset during the power outage, and they hurry to their jobs at the Hawkins Post. Joyce Byers notices the magnets on her fridge have fallen, and looks at Will's drawing of Bob Newby before hanging it back up. Dustin Henderson returns from a month long science camp to seemingly no reception. Eleven manipulates his toys into leading him to his living room where his friends wait to surprise him, but they scare him into spraying Lucas in the eyes with his hair spray. At the Hawkins Community Pool, Karen Wheeler and her fellow mothers ogle Billy Hargrove, now working a lifeguard job, and he compliments Karen as he passes. Hopper visits Joyce at work to complain about Eleven and Mike's interactions with him and decides to break them up, but Joyce instead encourages him to talk to them like adults, and tells him that for it to work, he must stay calm when talking to them no matter what.Nancy delivers food to the Hawkins Post workers and suggests to the all-male writers that they run a story on the mall outcompeting local businesses, but is laughed off. Dustin shows his most complicated camp invention to his friends, a powerful radio tower dubbed \"Cerebro\". He claims its primary purpose is to talk to his long-distance girlfriend Suzie, this revelation shocking his friends, and they leave to go set it up and talk to her. Steve, forced to work at the ice cream shop by his father after not getting into college, fails to secure a date with a female customer, and this is tallied by his sarcastic coworker Robin Buckley on a board that tracks his repeated, failed attempts at flirtation. He removes the company outfit's hat and tries again to flirt, failing again. Hopper writes a speech for Mike and Eleven with Joyce's help, and he asks her out on a date, which she politely declines. The kids hike up a hill to establish the strongest signal possible, and Mike and Eleven leave together so he can get her home in time, which the boys observe is a lie while Max finds it cute. Will's neck flares again and dozens of rats run by him, hundreds converging on the mill. They scamper down to the basement where they convulse and explode into blobs of fleshy goo. Billy stares at Karen while she swims and stops her when she gets out, inviting her to take \"swimming lessons\" with him at a nearby motel that night, and she accepts despite being flustered. Joyce eats home alone while watching Cheers, and remembers watching it with Bob. The magnets on her fridge fall again. Cleaning the office after hours, Nancy gets a call from a woman named Doris Driscoll about a story involving disease and rats. Mike and Eleven again make out on her bed and Hopper calmly asks to enter, giving them time to pretend like they were not kissing before coming in. He tries to read to them his prepared speech, but is interrupted by Mike's sarcastic remarks. Irate, he abruptly claims he got a call from Karen telling Mike to come home as his grandmother is sick, and takes Mike to his police cruiser. Inside, he prepares to give Mike an angrier, less considerate version of his speech and that he will possibly \"continue to allow you to date my daughter\" by the end and drives off. Suzie does not answer Dustin's calls, leading Lucas and Max to conclude she does not exist. The kids leave Dustin alone and a voice speaking Russian sounds through the radio, repeatedly reading the message \"the silver cat feeds when blue meets yellow in the west/a trip to China sounds nice if you tread lightly/the week is long.\" The scientist from the opening walks through the base where the message is being broadcast from and watches something being built, which one of his coworkers refers to as beautiful. Karen prepares for her encounter with Billy by dressing up and removing her wedding ring. She looks at a snoring Ted Wheeler curled up with their daughter Holly and reconsiders. As Billy drives while he practices lines to use on Karen, something smashes the windshield of his car and sends him careening into the side of the mill. As he finds a strange liquid on the windshield, a fleshy tendril drags him by his ankle into the basement." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 19, + "Billy Hargrove flees from the basement of Brimborn Steel Works after being attacked and drives to the nearest phone booth. He calls the police, but remembers the fleshy tendril that took him attaching itself to his mouth and suddenly flashes into the Upside Down. A shadowy group of people approach and he shouts at them, asking them what they want. One figure walks up to him, and he sees it is a cleaner, not injured version of himself. Eleven calls Mike Wheeler to ask why he has not called her yet, and he repeats Jim Hopper's lie about his sick grandmother to get out of seeing her so as not to cross Hopper. Hopper observes this call and drives into town overjoyed. He turns up to Joyce Byers' work claiming he successfully talked to Mike and Eleven and convinces her to have dinner with him. He gets a call from Calvin Powell, needing him to deal with the people outside city hall protesting Starcourt Mall's overtaking of local businesses. As he leaves, a set of fridge magnets fall to the floor and do not stick when put back up, perplexing Joyce. At the Hawkins Post, Nancy Wheeler is taunted by her obnoxious superior Bruce Lowe before serving coffee to boss Tom Holloway. She asks for lunch off for medical reasons, but actually takes Jonathan Byers to investigate the story given to her by Doris Driscoll. Jonathan warns her that they will be fired if things do not work out, but she insists the quality of the story will make up for it. Steve Harrington and Dustin Henderson ecstatically reunite at the ice cream parlor, where Dustin fills him in on his new girlfriend. He tells Steve about the Russian message he recorded, and how they could be considered heroes if they decode it. He asks Steve to help him translate it. Eleven approaches Max Mayfield with worries that Mike is lying to her, which Max confirms. She tells Eleven to freeze Mike out until he apologizes, and to dump him otherwise. At the same time, Mike vents his worries to Lucas Sinclair, telling him that Hopper threatened him. Lucas takes Mike to Starcourt to help make things up to Eleven, while Max takes her there to have fun. At the pool, the mothers express annoyance over the pretty lifeguard Heather Holloway, while Karen Wheeler notices an exceptionally sweaty Billy coming in and privately apologizes to him for standing him up, unable to go through with it because of her family. Billy has an intense vision of attacking her, but instead keeps his back to her and remains silent. He tells her to stay away from him and leaves, the heat and light disorienting him. As Erica Sinclair annoys Robin Buckley by taking an inordinate amount of free samples, Steve and Dustin attempt to make headway on the code, having only written out the Russian alphabet translated to English. Steve recognizes the music at the end of the recording from somewhere, but not much else. Robin comes in, ordering Steve to work, and offers to translate the Russian herself, (as she is fluent in four languages) having heard everything because of how loud they were talking. Nancy and Jonathan meet Driscoll, an elderly woman who lives on her own. She shows them bags of fertilizer in her basement torn open and eaten, blaming it on rabid rats. Nancy is skeptical until Driscoll shows them one of the rats she caught. Hopper waits outside mayor Larry Kline's office to talk with him as a large man dressed in motorcycle gear exits. Kline explains to Hopper that the protestors have not obtained a permit to protest, and as such, he tells Hopper to clear them out. Hopper warns him that suppressing the protest would hurt his chances for reelection, but Kline insists the Fourth of July carnival he has planned will sway them back. Eleven and Max arrive at Starcourt. Eleven expresses anxiety at breaking Hopper's rules by being around so many people, but Max encourages her to let go of her fears and enjoy herself. As they go shopping, Mike, Lucas, and a reluctant Will Byers shop for an apology gift for Eleven. Jonathan attempts to photograph the frantically running rat while Nancy calls local farms for information about rabid rats, finding nothing. The rat stops running and starts convulsing, but Nancy drags Jonathan away before he can investigate. As he leaves, the lights flicker and it explodes into flesh, which oozes through the bars of its cage and scampers away. As Billy watches over the pool, he remembers the vision of himself telling him to \"build what you see.\" The heat gets to him and he stumbles into the showers, the veins on his left arm blackening under the water. A vision of the Mind Flayer causes him increased distress, and when Heather approaches to check on him, he hallucinates her instructing him to \"take me to him\" and attacks her. As Max helps Eleven get a new look, Mike and Lucas find no luck and reject Will's request to give up and play Dungeons & Dragons. Robin and Dustin translate the first sentence of the Russian code: \"The week is long.\" Steve serves ice cream to Eleven and Max, who flee laughing when Steve asks if Eleven is allowed to be out. They encounter the boys outside the mall, and Eleven confronts Mike over lying to her and dumps him, to Max's delight. Hopper gets a new shirt for his dinner with Joyce, but she stands him up. She is busy with Scott Clarke, having gone to him to figure out the problem with the town's magnets. He explains there must be an electromagnetic field in Hawkins, but it would take an immeasurable amount of energy to sustain. Dustin, Steve and Robin have so far translated \"The week is long, the silver cat feeds when blue meets yellow in the west.\" As Dustin and Robin take a liking to each other's discovery-minded personalities, Steve passes by a mechanical horse after closing up shop and realizes the music coming from it is the music he heard on the tape, confirming that the message came from the mall itself. Annoyed at being stood up, Hopper gets drunk on the restaurant's wine and bumps into the same man from Kline's office on the way out, revealed to be the man who had killed the Russian scientist the previous year. Billy drives to the mill and removes a tied up and unconscious Heather from his trunk. He takes her to the basement and ungags her, telling her to stay very still. Something growls and approaches her and she screams while BIlly watches." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 20, + "Eleven and Max Mayfield hang out in Eleven's bedroom, where she expresses mild regret about breaking up with Mike Wheeler. Max assures her that Mike will come to her begging for forgiveness soon enough, and they decide to use Eleven's powers to spy on him. Eleven enters the void to see him and Lucas Sinclair discussing the situation with a bored Will Byers nearby. Lucas insists that he did nothing wrong, claiming women act on \"emotion and not logic,\" and the two again reject Will's request to ignore the girls and play Dungeons & Dragons. Jim Hopper returns drunk, happy to learn that Mike is not there and he no longer has to worry about keeping the door open. They decide from a list of names to spy on Billy Hargrove next, and she sees him taking Heather Holloway to the basement of the Brimborn Steel Works. Billy senses her presence and she snaps back to reality, terrified. Mike and Lucas awaken to Will in his \"Will the Wise\" Dungeons & Dragons character declaring \"a day of free of girls\" for them to play a campaign. Hopper sobers up and finds a note from Eleven saying she and Max left early, and Joyce Byers turns up to tell him about her findings. He is more annoyed with being stood up and that she spent the night with Scott Clarke instead of him. He only stops when Joyce asks if it could be Hawkins National Laboratory starting up again and he agrees to go, if only to prove her wrong. As he gets dressed, Hopper claims she invented the magnet connection to get out of the date. Max and Eleven walk to her house where she awkwardly tries to explain why a girl would be screaming for a good reason (in reference to sex) before they arrive, finding Billy not there. They check his room and find his bath full of melted ice and a bloody lifeguard pouch and whistle in the bathroom trash. Nancy Wheeler presents Jonathan Byers' pictures of the crazed rat to the journalists at the Hawkins Post, explaining that people all over Hawkins have reported rats eating their chemical products. They laugh her off. As Robin Buckley continues to translate the Russian code at work, Erica Sinclair interrupts her to get more free samples. Steve Harrington and Dustin Henderson stake out the mall for suspicious characters, and Dustin suggests Steve ask out Robin, which he is opposed to. Mike and Lucas unenthusiastically participate in the campaign until the phone rings, thinking it may be the girls. Fed up, Mike and Lucas kill themselves in the game, to Will's chagrin. Mike stops him in his garage, and Will claims he is ruining their group because of his obsession with Eleven. Mike tells him \"it's not my fault you don't like girls\" and asks him if he really thought they were never going to mature. Will bikes off in the rain. Eleven and Max visit the pool and has a pool worker identify the items they found as Heather's, who is off duty. Eleven steals a picture of Heather off the employee board and she and Max sneak into the showers, where she enters the void in an attempt to find her. She enters a house with a red door and finds Heather submerged in an ice bath. She rises up and begs Eleven to help her before falling through the floor, seemingly floating down through a body of water. Hopper and Joyce break into the long-abandoned lab. As Hopper looks around, Joyce stares forlornly at the spot where Bob Newby died. As they walk past a dead security camera, their presence seems to activate it. Steve and Dustin follow a suspicious man, but he turns out to just be a Jazzercise instructor. Robin completes the code with \"a trip to China sounds nice if you tread lightly,\" unable to figure out what it means. A Starcourt Mall worker arrives to give her a shipment of ice cream, and she notices he works for Lynx Transportation, the logo of which features the silver lynx. She realizes \"a trip to China\" references a Chinese food restaurant in the mall, \"if you tread lightly\" refers to a shoe store, and \"blue and yellow\" are the blue and yellow hands of a massive clock in the mall, the hands \"meeting in the west\" at 9:45. She triumphantly tells Steve and Dustin that she cracked the code. As Bruce Lowe continues to taunt Nancy, she tells Jonathan they should catch the sick rat caught by Doris Driscoll for proof that the story is legitimate. Jonathan expresses concern over their jobs, but she convinces him to go regardless. Joyce and Hopper check the site of the gate, finding it sealed up. Joyce and Hopper both express continued feelings of paranoia from the events of the past two years, and Hopper promises that he is keeping a close eye on things, wanting her to feel safe in Hawkins, knowing she is trying to sell her house. Hopper empathizes, remembering how he moved away when his daughter died, but he assures her that she has people who understand and care for her. The moment is interrupted by a noise from somewhere in the lab, and Hopper goes to investigate. Mike and Lucas look for Will at his house, who is out at Castle Byers. He looks through old photographs of the boys playing Dungeons & Dragons and dressing up as Ghostbusters for Halloween, tearfully declaring it \"stupid\" and tearing the fort apart. Jonathan and Nancy find Driscoll eating fertilizer in her basement. Dustin, Steve and Robin observe Lynx Transportation's loading dock at 9:45 from a rooftop and observe the Chinese restaurant and shoe store boxes are being loaded into a guarded room. A Russian-speaking guard hears them and sweeps the roof armed as they hurry away. Hopper is attacked and easily defeated by the man from Larry Kline's office. Joyce finds him dazed and watches the man drive away on a motorcycle. Eleven and Max visit Heather's house (noticing it has a red door) only to find her, her parents, and Billy having a civilized dinner. Billy casually and politely introduces Max as his sister. When Max asks why Heather did not come to work, Billy explains she was feeling unwell. They leave as Billy watches, somehow recognizing Eleven as the one who closed the gate. The skin on the back of Will's neck flares up again as Mike and Lucas find him, and he tells them \"he's back.\" Heather's mother passes out and her father collapses, Billy having drugged them. Heather promises her father \"it will all be over soon\" and subdues him with chloroform." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 21, + "As Eleven brushes her teeth at Max Mayfield's house, she mulls over her ominous visions of and encounters with Billy Hargrove and Heather Holloway. Max assures her that everything is alright, despite Eleven's confusion over their behavior. As Max shows her a Wonder Woman comic, a hysterical Doris Driscoll is restrained by paramedics while Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers watch. She continues to insist that she \"has to go back\" and desperately reaches for the Brimborn Steel Works as the ambulance drives by it. Tom and Janet Holloway awaken tied up in the basement of the mill. Heather and Billy ungag them. Heather tells her father that \"there's no stopping it,\" and Billy tells them not to move. They leave as the Mind Flayer, now in physical form, attaches tendrils to the Holloways' faces. Jim Hopper awakens in his cabin being tended to by Joyce Byers, recuperating from the injuries inflicted upon him by the Russian. The two theorize about his origins and motive, and Joyce reveals she wrote down the man's license plate, but only half of it is accurate. Joyce mentions he was driving a motorcycle, and Hopper remembers a man in motorcycle gear emerging from Larry Kline's office. Max ignores Lucas Sinclair's frantic radio calls until Mike Wheeler calls her house phone and tells her to meet them at his place. Lucas tries to contact Dustin Henderson, who is busy staking out Lynx Transportation's covert operations. He formulates a plan with Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley to get inside their shipping room. Steve offers to fight the armed guard, but Dustin reminds him of his poor track record of losing fights. Robin gets an idea and grabs cash from the tip jar, running off. At the Hawkins Post, an exceptionally angry and sweaty Tom berates Nancy and Jonathan for disobeying his orders and encouraging Driscoll, who turns out to be a paranoid schizophrenic. Under threat of a lawsuit from her family, he fires them both. The kids converge and Will Byers explains his recent premonitions of the Mind Flayer's return. Eleven insists she closed the gate, but Will remembers the piece of the creature that exited him and theorizes that Eleven locked it in their world with them. He realizes it would want a new host, and the group agrees to find out who. Hopper tries to get answers out of Kline about the man who attacked him and threatens to expose his corruptions, but Kline reminds him that he knows of Hopper's previous illegal pill usage. Hopper beats Kline and threatens to cut off his finger until he explains he is working with the man, who works for the owners of Starcourt Mall. Kline raised property taxes to allow Starcourt to outcompete local businesses. Kline tells him the records of these dealings are at his mansion, but warns him the Starcourt people are extremely dangerous. Hopper drags Kline out with Joyce in tow. Driving home, Nancy rants about the strange nature of their firing, but Jonathan insists she is convincing herself she is in the right. He berates her for devaluing the importance of his job, as she leaves in a wealthy family while he does not. She fires back that he does not understand how humiliating her job was, and they both conclude that they do not understand each other anymore. Nancy returns home in tears. Robin returns with Starcourt blueprints, which shows air ducts that lead from the ice cream parlor to the shipping room. The three are initially excited, but realize none of them can fit in the vents. Erica Sinclair arrives demanding more free samples, and Robin looks at her and gets an idea. The kids observe Billy at the pool, who has covered the unshaded parts of his body. Mike remembers the Mind Flayer's avoidance of heat, and Will explains that the Mind Flayer is keeping Billy dormant until it needs him. Deciding they cannot risk him activating and attacking more people, the boys head into the locker room and formulate a plan to trap Billy in the pool's sauna after hours. Erica checks the vents, confirming she is able to fit but demanding compensation. The group bribes her with \"free ice cream for life\" at her request, and she agrees to cooperate. Kline shows Joyce and Hopper the financial records and again warns them that the Starcourt men are dangerous. Joyce notices a correlation with the bought properties: they are all close to the power plant. Hopper finds Kline trying to escape through his window and handcuffs him to his bed. When his wife later comes home, he shouts at her to bring him a phone. Karen Wheeler listens to Nancy explain what happened, and tells Nancy she understands why she did not want to be wrong: because then she will be perceived as what most people already see her as. Nancy insists she gets her determination from her mother, and Karen tells her she is proud of her and that she should finish the story. The kids prepare to trap Billy. Lucas tries to talk to Will about the previous day, but Will brushes him off, while Mike explains Hopper's interference in their relationship to Eleven in hopes of making up with her. Eleven muses that Hopper may be right that they are spending too much time together and quotes something Mike said while she spied on him in the void, shocking him. Max keeps watch over Billy, hoping he is not the host. Erica crawls through the vents of Starcourt and opens the Lynx Transportation door, and her group comes down from the roof to join her.Mike lures Billy to the sauna using his voice and a CPR dummy and Eleven stuns him by throwing him against the wall. The kids lock the door with a pipe and chain. Billy and Max lock eyes for a moment and he silently pleads with her, and Max orders the group to turn the sauna on, which they do. Nancy sneaks into Driscoll's hospital room and looks at her medical chart, finding something that catches her attention. Driscoll's heart rate suddenly spikes and she begins breathing heavily, implied to be a result of Billy's predicament. The Starcourt group extracts a green liquid in a canister from the marked boxes. Before they can examine it, the room shudders and when they attempt to operate the control panel to open the door, it plunges downwards, revealing it to be an elevator. Billy aggressively demands to be let out as the sauna reaches maximum temperature. He begins to weep, apologizing to Max for the things he has done and insisting that the \"giant shadow\" made him do them. As Max tries to comfort Billy through the door, he subtly grabs a piece of broken tile and the skin on the back of Will's neck flares up. Mike screams for her to get away from the door just as Billy shatters the glass on it, trying to stab her. He removes the pipe blocking the door and Lucas shoots him in the head with his Wrist Rocket. The lights start to flicker and Billy's veins blacken, and the lights in the hospital and Driscoll do the same. Billy breaks open the door and Eleven pins him to the wall with a barbell. He overpowers her and begins to strangle her until Mike attacks him with the pipe, breaking his concentration long enough for Eleven to throw him through the wall. Mike briefly holds her, and the kids watch in astonishment as Billy runs away. In the basement of the mill, Billy confirms to Heather that \"the girl\" was the one who attacked and nearly killed him, and his identity as the Mind Flayer's host is now compromised. Heather calmly tells him that Eleven cannot kill all of them, revealing a dozen people standing before the Mind Flayer." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 22, + "The elevator carrying Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Dustin Henderson and Erica Sinclair below Starcourt Mall lands and will not go back up or open. As Robin concludes that they need a keycard to operate it, Erica warns them she needs to be home for a family event the next day or her mother will come looking for her. Steve and Dustin try to climb out, but find the elevator is deep underground. Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers arrive at the abandoned Hess Farm to look for strange activity, and they find the lights glowing and a hidden bunker under the bed. They find two Russians working on a machine and Hopper holds them at gunpoint until Joyce hears footsteps from upstairs. The Russian enters the bunker with an assault rifle to find the Russians tied up, and Hopper holds him at gunpoint. He taunts Hopper in English, claiming he will not shoot him because cops have rules, and the two fight each other until Hopper gets the upper hand, frees one of the scientists, the man in charge of the operation under Starcourt, and flees with Joyce as the Russian shoots after them. Jonathan Byers is awakened to a call from Nancy Wheeler, asking to talk to Will after the incident with Doris Driscoll. As Hopper tries to fix his car's damaged engine out in the woods, Joyce explains her magnet predicament to the handcuffed scientist, (identifying himself as Alexei) who partially understands her explanation until Hopper tells them to quiet down, annoyed with their talking. He tries to start the car despite Alexei's warnings, and it explodes. The trio walk through the woods as Joyce and Hopper argue over his plan to take Alexei to Murray Bauman. Eleven watches them from the void, relaying to her friends that they are going to Illinois. As Max Mayfield examines the bruise Billy Hargrove left on Eleven's throat, Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair and Will agree that they have to focus on stopping the Mind Flayer instead of Billy. Mike notes that the girls have been in the bathroom for a long time, theorizing that they are conspiring against him, which they hear and laugh at. Nancy and Jonathan arrive at the basement to talk to the kids. Dustin radioes for help to no avail as Steve joins him on top of the elevator to urinate. Dustin again suggests Robin as a possible girlfriend for him, which he rejects. Erica tries to open a canister of green liquid, and she and Robin argue over whether or not it is drinkable. Robin hears a cart approach and the group hides on top of the car, watching Russians unload the boxes. Steve uses the canister to prop open the door as it closes and they slip under it, the canister cracking under the door's pressure and melting the floor. They begin to walk down the long hallway ahead of them. The teens and kids swap their reports of the recent days, and they discover their time of the sauna test and Driscoll's episode match. They conclude that Billy and Driscoll, as well as Tom and Heather Holloway are under the Mind Flayer's control, Mike dubbing them as \"flayed.\" They all get in Nancy's car and drive off. The Russian finds Hopper's exploded car and begins following their tracks. Hopper and Joyce argue over her aborted date again as Alexei flees. Hopper pursues him, only to find he had noticed a nearby 7/11 and wanted to go inside. Alexei develops a liking for Slurpees as Joyce and Hopper stock up on food and drink. Hopper notices a car pull up outside and fabricates a story of him and Joyce being detectives and Alexei a serial killer, commandeering the car with his authority. The group in the Russian base debate over what its purpose is, and Dustin and Steve privately theorize it could have to do with the gate. Dustin's Supercom picks up the Russian code and they realize they are close to the broadcast point, hoping to send an SOS to the surface when they get there. The kids find Heather's house empty and Eleven opens the door with her powers. Inside, they find a dozen chemical cans sitting on the table. They realize the Flayed are using the chemicals to make a substance inside themselves, and Nancy finds signs of a struggle and deduces Tom was attacked, dragged to his garage, and driven somewhere. She concludes the Mind Flayer is operating from a specific location, remembering Driscoll's insistence on going back somewhere. Mike concludes that they should let Driscoll return to the source to find it. The Russian tracks the adults to the 7/11, where he notices the man whose car was stolen complaining to the police. He interrogates the worker there and gets the car's plates and description. The adults meet up with Bauman, who keeps Alexei held at gunpoint while he searches him with a metal detector. When he refers to Joyce and Hopper's arguing as a \"lovers' quarrel,\" she shouts at him until he concedes to help. The base group make it to the heart of the area, swarming with guards and scientists. Erica notices the comms room, and they sneak in only to be confronted by the man broadcasting the code. Robin awkwardly tries to calm him by conversing with him in limited Russian, and Steve attacks and defeats him when he tries to draw his gun. They notice blue light coming from another room and watch as the Russians use their machine to hold the gate open. At the hospital, Nancy and Jonathan go to see Driscoll together, and they reconcile over their argument on the way up. Eleven silently helps Mike unstick a vending machine, which Lucas notes is his opening and pushes him to talk to her. Mike compliments her new look. Jonathan and Nancy find Driscoll gone as the lights start to flicker and are confronted by Tom, who Jonathan hits with a vase. Bruce Lowe, also flayed, waits for them outside, having also felt the hit. They flee past several dead bodies and lock themselves in an operating room. Bruce incapacitates Jonathan when he breaks in and is stabbed by Nancy, who runs as he chases her. Tom beats and prepares to kill Jonathan until Nancy hits Bruce with a fire extinguisher, affecting Tom with the same blow. Jonathan takes the opportunity to stab him in the throat, and Nancy crushes Bruce's skull. Their bodies dissolve into fleshy mounds that ooze towards each other, and the teens watch as they form a large, fleshy monster that roars at Nancy." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 23, + "Under Starcourt Mall, Steve Harrington, Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley and Erica Sinclair watch the Russians holding the gate open before moving to leave. They realize the guard Steve beat up is gone just as alarms start to blare and the guards find them. They are chased through the base and barricade themselves in a room, Dustin and Erica escaping into the ducts while Steve and Robin are captured. At the hospital, the skin on the back of Will Byers' neck flares up as Nancy Wheeler flees from the monster made of Tom Holloway and Bruce Lowe's bodies. She barricades herself in a room, but it dissolves itself into ooze and slides under the door. Before it can kill her, Eleven arrives and throws it out a window. The group hurries outside to find its remains sliding down a sewer grate, where it rejoins the Mind Flayer. A watching Billy Hargrove tells Heather Holloway \"it's time.\" Larry Kline meets with the Russian at the assembling Fourth of July Fun Fair and the Russian berates him for not taking care of Jim Hopper. Kline insults the Russian's abilities and is attacked, being reminded that Hopper is his problem, and that he will be killed the next day if he does not find Hopper. Hopper brings Alexei the meal he requested, but he turns it down when he finds Hopper got him the wrong flavor of Slurpee. Communicating through Murray Bauman, Alexei adamantly refuses to talk, and Hopper throws him outside with the keys to their car and his handcuffs. As Joyce Byers and Bauman stare at him in shock, he explains that Alexei understands the Russian will kill him for presumed betrayal and he therefore has no better options. Hopper turns out to be right despite Alexei unlocking himself and getting in the car, and Alexei agrees to talk. Dustin explains to Erica the events of the past two years and why the gate being reopened is so dangerous. Erica accepts everything, save for the idea that Lucas would be competent enough to save the world. As Erica does the math on how long it will take them to walk back to the elevator, Dustin smugly proclaims her a nerd, which she attempts to deny. Steve is violently interrogated by a Russian colonel, who does not believe his story of accidentally ending up in the base. Robin is tied together with an unconscious Steve. At the cabin, Eleven searches for the Flayed in the void. Mike Wheeler expresses anxiety at her being under for so long and Max Mayfield argues with him about Eleven's limitations. Nancy calls the places that complained about rats to see if any more of their chemicals have gone missing, but finds nothing. Mike and Max's argument grows, she and Eleven spying on the boys coming up, (to Lucas' horror) climaxing when Mike blurts out that he dislikes the plan because it puts Eleven in danger, and he loves her and cannot bear to lose her again. Eleven emerges a moment later, having missed the conversation and informing the group she has found Billy Hargrove. Alexei identifies the Russian machine as \"the Key,\" and the properties bought up by the Russians are located near transformers used to steal electricity. The Russians are in Hawkins specifically to harness the power of the gate, which is slowly opening. Joyce hurries to the phone to call the kids, and Alexei notes that two people are needed to shut the machine down and that the base holding it is impenetrable. Dustin and Erica pop out in a room full of canisters of the green liquid and steal a Russian loading car. Erica notices a cage large enough to hold a demogorgon and steals a cattle prod. Steve groggily awakens, and he and Robin try to shimmy over to a nearby table to cut their ropes. They fall over on their sides. Robin laughs at the absurdity of the situation, reminiscing about how she shared a history class and was obsessed with Steve, and he was not even aware that she existed. The Russians arrive with a doctor, Zharkov, who injects them with a truth serum. Eleven finds Billy sitting alone in his room, and they conclude it is a trap to lure them. Eleven remembers seeing her mother's memories and realizes she can do the same with Billy to find the Mind Flayer's source. Eleven assures Mike she will be safe and enters the void. Billy shows her the townsfolk's possessions and the Mind Flayer with a physical form before she falls into a memory of a young Billy on a beach in California with his mother. A storm flashing red lightning rolls in and Eleven walks towards it. Hopper calls the men from Hawkins National Laboratory warning them about the Russians and telling them to contact Sam Owens for backup, giving them Bauman's number at the end, which horrifies him. Annoyed at Hopper's lack of urgency, Joyce calls back and intimidates Hopper's contact into moving things along, before ordering the adults back to Hawkins. The truth serum is botched and only gets Steve and Robin high, but she confesses to finding the code when Zharkov almost removes Steve's fingernail. Steve taunts the colonel (revealing Dustin's name in the process) and Dustin himself distracts the guards by dropping the green fluid through the floor, damaging several layers of wiring. He and Erica burst in and electrocute Zharkov to death, freeing Steve and Robin. In the storm, Eleven sees memories of Neil Hargrove berating Billy for his weaknesses and abusing his wife, causing her to leave him and Billy. A now teenaged Billy beats up other children and is introduced to a young Max. Eleven hears Billy shouting in the storm and stumbles upon Brimborn Steel Works in the eye of the storm, which she relays to her friends. She leaves the void to find the cabin empty, and the lights flicker as the Mind Flayer appears to her in Billy's body, revealing she is still in the void. As he tells her that he can now see her, the Flayed, now made up of dozens of people, activate amid the Fourth of July celebrations and converge on the mill. The Mind Flayer tells Eleven that she let it in, and now she must let it stay. He tells her that he has been building something for her, and that they are going to \"end it,\" which includes her and everyone she loves. She throws him away and exits the void for good, breaking down in Mike's arms. The Flayed descend to the mill's basement, where they melt into flesh and add themselves to the Mind Flayer's body. Now fully formed, it bursts out of the basement and roars." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 24, + "On the Fourth of July, Larry Kline gives an excited speech at the Hawkins Fun Fair while Ted, Karen and Holly Wheeler go up on the ferris wheel to watch the fireworks. As the fireworks begin, Holly notices something moving in the trees out towards the woods. Eleven explains to her friends what the Mind Flayer told her and they hear a distant roar. Nancy Wheeler realizes the Mind Flayer remembers the cabin as Will Byers' neck flares up, and the group hurries outside to see it thundering towards them from a distance. Dustin Henderson and Erica Sinclair drive a drugged Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley through the Russian base as the latter two, still high on the truth serum, argue over the naming of the Indy 500. They take the elevator back up (which Steve and Robin find deeply engaging) and Steve realizes the Russians took his car keys, leaving them with no easy way out of Starcourt Mall. As they emerge from the elevator, the armed guards spot and chase them, causing them to flee into the mall.Nancy arms herself with a shotgun and Jonathan Byers with an ax, and the kids barricade the cabin before they group up inside and wait for the Mind Flayer to arrive. The cabin shakes and goes still for a moment before a tendril bursts through a window, targeting Eleven until Jonathan strikes it with the ax. It disarms and attacks him until Nancy unloads on it with the shotgun, stunning it long enough for Eleven to tear it apart. Two more tendrils follow it, and Eleven struggles to hold them both at bay. She tears them apart as well and the Mind Flayer itself destroys the roof, a tendril coming straight from its mouth wrapping around Eleven's ankle. Mike Wheeler grabs her, followed by the rest of her friends as they try to keep her with them. Nancy shoots it while Lucas Sinclair severs the tendril with the ax. The piece of tendril left embeds itself in her leg and Mike rips it out, and it scuttles out the window to rejoin the body. Eleven tears its head in half and the group flees in Nancy's car. Dustin hides the group in a densely packed premiere of Back to the Future and orders Erica to keep watch over the still drugged teens before going to find a ride out of the mall. On their way back in to Indiana, Alexei explains to Murray Bauman that the Key can only be turned off by two keys in a safe, the code being a famous number known as Planck's constant, which Bauman relays to Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers. Annoyed with their arguing over whether or not the kids are safe, Bauman tells them to cut the constant shouting and admit their sexual attraction to each other. Bauman again psychoanalyzes the two easily and tells them to either quit arguing or finally have sex. When Alexei asks what he said, he tells him \"I told them they should have sex,\" leaving Alexei shocked that they had not already as they arrive back in Hawkins. The kids break into Bradley's Big Buy to find medical supplies for Eleven's leg wound. Max Mayfield takes over cleaning it and instructs everyone to split up and get her supplies. Nancy correctly guesses to Jonathan that the Mind Flayer's physical form is made of the dissolved bodies of the Flayed, and Lucas finds fireworks that he hopes to use against the Mind Flayer. Mike apologizes to Eleven for his possessive behavior, happy that she and Max are friends. He tries to explain the term \"love makes you crazy\" while leaving the \"love\" out, but is interrupted by Dustin calling him on his Supercom. Dustin tries to communicate his need for transportation, but the batteries on his radio die. As he asks Erica for some, he notices Steve and Robin have run off. Outside the theater, Robin tries to explain the logistics of Marty McFly being the same age as his mother to Steve, and they become distracted by the lights on the mall ceiling, their intense pattern causing the two to run to the restroom and vomit. Hopper and Joyce look for the kids at the fair and walk past Kline, who hurries to call the Russians. Mike, Lucas and Max argue over Lucas' love of New Coke while Eleven locates Dustin using the void. As the group leaves to go get him, the blood removed from Eleven's leg begins to move. The drugs wearing off, Robin asks Steve if he has ever been in love, and he admits he was with Nancy. He states that he is no longer in love with her and has moved on, confessing to Robin that he has developed feelings for her, which she responds to with a distressed look and silence. Steve joins her in her stall and asks what her thoughts are, and she tells him the drugs are clouding his mind and she has things about her that Steve would be repulsed by. When he insists that he is thinking clearly, she reminds him of telling him about her obsession with him, not stemming from a crush, but from the fact that he was so emotionally unappealing and yet a student in their class named Tammy Thompson still was infatuated with him. Steve realizes Tammy is a girl and Robin is coming out to him as a lesbian, and immediately starts cracking jokes about her apparent poor taste in women, causing them both to laugh as Dustin and Erica find them. Billy Hargrove enters the supermarket and dips his fingers in the living blood, using it to track Eleven.Alexei warns Bauman to avoid the Key when it explodes and asks for American citizenship if the plan works. Bauman decides to take him to the fair, where Alexei is enamored by the food and games. Hopper and Joyce see the Wheelers getting on a centrifuge ride and follow them in, unable to get the kids' location out of them. The ride starts without warning and Hopper and Joyce instinctively hold hands. The Starcourt group tries to blend into the crowd as the film ends, but realize the Russian guards are individually searching people at the exits and flee from them when noticed. Alexei wins a prize at a dart throwing game and goes to show Bauman, but the Russian emerges from the crowd in front of him and uses the fair's noise and silencer on his pistol to shoot Alexei in the chest, calling him a traitor in Russian as he passes. A horrified Bauman drags Alexei aside and gives him his shirt to put pressure on the wound with. As he locates and frantically shouts at Hopper and Joyce, the former notices the Russian and several goons moving in on them and gives Joyce his keys, telling her to find Bauman and pull the car around the back of the fair before fleeing into a funhouse. Joyce regroups with Bauman to find Alexei dead and punches Kline as they leave. Hopper beats one goon and takes his gun and radio, and the Russian follows him into the mirror maze. Hopper gets the jump on him and shoots him several times before fleeing as the other goons arrive, the Russian saved by his bulletproof vest. Hopper exits the funhouse to find his car waiting for him, and the three drive off. Murray overhears a message on the Russian's radio that they have found \"the children\" in the mall. The guards almost find the Starcourt group, but are killed when the kids arrive and Eleven throws a model car at them. As the two groups reunite and start sharing the events of the past two days with each other, Eleven collapses, her leg wound pulsing and seemingly moving." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 25, + "As Joyce Byers, Murray Bauman and Jim Hopper drive to Starcourt Mall to find the kids, Eleven screams in pain as the piece of the Mind Flayer in her leg starts to move. Jonathan Byers grabs a knife from a nearby restaurant to cut open her wound with. Unable to take the pain of him trying to pull it out of her leg, Eleven rips the piece out with her powers, and an arriving Hopper smashes it under his boot. The kids who fought the Mind Flayer update the adults and the Starcourt group on recent events, and they agree they need to close the gate again to kill it. Bauman shows the group Alexei's blueprints of the Russian base, but Erica Sinclair sarcastically warns him of the dozens of armed guards down below. Dustin Henderson recommends they use the ventilation ducts and offers to come with them to navigate, and instead offers to use Cerebro to help when Hopper refuses to take him back into the base. Dustin reconciles with Mike Wheeler, Will Byers and Lucas Sinclair over their recent distance from each other, and the Starcourt group takes Hopper's stolen car to Cerebro. Joyce says goodbye to Will and Hopper to Eleven, making her swear she will stay safe. He stops Mike as he leaves, telling him to be careful. As the adults descend into the base, Nancy finds that her car has been tampered with, and the group sees Billy Hargrove has tracked them down and is waiting for them across the parking lot in his car. They hurry back inside. Guards are waiting for the adults as the elevator arrives, and Bauman distracts them with his fluency in Russian, allowing Hopper to gun them down. The car stops on the way up the hill, forcing them to hike the rest of the way. Mike attempts to call them, relaying their emergency of being trapped inside the mall. Jonathan notices the car model Eleven killed the Russians with, and realizes it may have the part they need to get Nancy's car working. Eleven attempts to flip it with her mind to no avail. The adults disguise themselves as Russians and Bauman slides into the ducts, guided by Dustin and Erica, who have reached Cerebro. The kids flip the car and Jonathan and Nancy search it while Eleven tries and fails to crush a can of New Coke. Will's neck flares up and Max Mayfield sees the Mind Flayer walking on top of the mall's glass roof. It crashes into the mall just as Jonathan finds the car part. The Russian enters the base as Hopper expresses anxiety over the kids' safety. Joyce reminisces with him over their recent adventure, and expresses doubt when he mentions her plan to move. She invites him to dinner with her at the place he was stood up at should they survive. As Dustin and Erica continue to guide Bauman, Steve Harrington notices the lights at the mall going haywire. Dustin frantically calls the others, only for Mike's Supercom to be tossed aside by the Mind Flayer as the group hides from it. Dustin gives Steve and Robin Buckley his Supercom and the teens leave to go rescue the mall group. Max, Mike and Eleven try to escape through a back entrance, but the Mind Flayer hears them and gives chase. Lucas saves them from being caught by distracting it with his Wrist Rocket, and Lucas, Nancy, Will and Jonathan lure it out of the mall and away from the trio. Bauman arrives at his destination and distracts the Russians by remotely disarming the Key. Joyce and Hopper arrive at the safe that holds the shutdown keys, but finds Alexei's code does not work. As Dustin listens to them argue over Planck's constant, the number needed to unlock the safe, he suddenly begins changing stations on Cerebro's controls. As Jonathan tries to start the car and Billy drives towards them at a high speed, Nancy tries to shoot him. Steve saves them by ramming his car into Billy's. The Mind Flayer follows the group outside, and Steve and Robin flee with the rest. In Salt Lake City, Utah, Dustin's girlfriend Suzie receives his call. He asks her about Planck's constant, but not understanding the direness of the situation, she is more concerned with him not calling her for a week. Needing to satisfy her, Dustin reluctantly duets the theme from The Neverending Story with her as his friends listen in, and she gives him the number, which unlocks the safe. Billy stumbles out of his burning car and notices Mike, Max and Eleven trying to leave the mall, chasing them back inside. Realizing Eleven is not with the others, the Mind Flayer turns around and heads back towards Starcourt.Billy corners the kids and Max tries to bring him back to himself with personal details, which fails. He swiftly knocks out the kids and carries Eleven back to the food court. He tells her to \"try and stay very still,\" the same thing he told other Flayed before they were turned. The Mind Flayer returns to the mall and prepares to turn Eleven, but is stopped by Lucas' fireworks, thrown by the returning kids. The Russian attacks Hopper and Joyce before they can turn the keys, and Hopper fights back, their brawl going outside the safety of the control room and next to the Key, where Hopper kills him by throwing him into the machinery. Meanwhile, Max and Mike come to and catch up with Billy and Eleven. To bring Billy back, Eleven reminds him of memories she saw of him with his mother. He sacrifices himself to keep her alive, letting the Mind Flayer impale him with its tendrils. The machine malfunctions because of the Russian's body, trapping Hopper with it as Joyce uses a scrap of cloth to rig the keys and pull them at the same time. She stares desperately at Hopper, and he nods for her to destroy the Key. She reluctantly does, closing the gate while squeezing her eyes shut. When she opens them again, Hopper has vanished. The Mind Flayer collapses and dies. Billy apologizes to Max and dies from his injuries. Bauman and a distraught Joyce flee into the ducts as more Russians arrive, and Dustin and Erica watch in awe as military helicopters converge on Hawkins. Sam Owens leads dozens of soldiers into Starcourt, and they rescue Joyce and Bauman. Joyce and Will reunite in front of the burning mall, and she weeps when she locks eyes with Eleven, who realizes Hopper is dead. Three months later, the burning of Starcourt becomes a national sensation, and the deaths of the Flayed are blamed on it, as well as Hopper, who is decorated as a hero. Larry Kline is arrested for his various abuses of power. Steve and Robin gets jobs at a Family Video store under Keith. The Byers family and Eleven, now living with them, are finishing packing up their things with the help of their friends to move to California. Max and Lucas tease Dustin by incessantly singing the theme from The Neverending Story while Will donates his Dungeons & Dragons board, insisting to Mike that he could never join another group's party. Dustin and Lucas give Erica her own board. Jonathan and Nancy tearfully prepare to end their relationship while Eleven again attempts to use her powers. She and Mike make plans to meet at Thanksgiving, and she reveals she heard him say he loves her at the cabin, telling him she loves him too before they kiss. Joyce folds up Hopper's police coat and finds his speech for Eleven and Mike inside, which she gives to Eleven. In the speech, he thanks her for helping him love again and reminisces about the days when it was just them, but acknowledges that she is older and more mature, and finishes by referring to himself as her father and asking her to keep the door open three inches. A sobbing Eleven tells Joyce she is ready to leave as she finishes the letter, and the group says goodbye to each other before the Byers family and Eleven drive away. Mike takes one last look at the house before biking off with his friends. In a mid-credit scene at a base in Kamchatka, Russia, a guard is stopped by his coworker from taking \"the American\" out of his cell. They instead take another prisoner out and lock him in a cage, where he is fed to a fully grown demogorgon." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 26, + "On September 8, 1979, Dr. Martin Brenner prepares for work at Hawkins National Laboratory. At the lab, he entered the Rainbow Room, where a number of children were playing. He approached Ten, who was playing with a Magic 8 Ball, and asked if Ten was ready for more lessons. Ten shook the ball and showed Brenner \"All signs point to yes.\" In the hallway, they passed a woman named Dr. Ellis along with another test subject named Six. Brenner and Ten began their experiments. Brenner had Ten use his precognitive abilities to see what Brenner was drawing on his pad. Brenner then asked if they could do something more challenging by seeing what Dr. Ellis and Six were doing in the other room. Ten sees Dr. Ellis and Six doing an experiment, but he suddenly begins to hyperventilate, and says that something was wrong as all of a sudden, the lab's alarm goes off. Brenner uses the intercom to ask what was happening. Ten tells him that Six and Dr. Ellis were dead. Brenner slowly headed to the door to Ten's room as he hears screams and impacts outside the door. The door bursts off its hinges and hit Brenner, knocking him unconscious. When he awoke, he was horrified and upset to find Ten dead. As Brenner limped outside, he saw test subjects, security guards and fellow doctors dead and bloodied. In the Rainbow Room, he finds about a dozen dead children. One child was standing near the broken mirror, breathing heavily. Brenner angrily asked the test subject what they had done. The child turns around slowly to face Brenner. It was a young Eleven, whose eyes, nose, and ears were dripping with blood.By March 21, 1986, five months after the Byers' departure from Hawkins, the family and Eleven - who now goes by \"Jane Hopper\" publicly - reside in the small town of Lenora Hills, California. Eleven writes to Mike a letter discussing how she and the Byers are adjusting to their new lives. El has been assigned a school project to make a diorama of a hero, choosing her \"late\" father, Hopper, and recreating the cabin they use to live together. Joyce now works from home as a telemarketer selling encyclopedias. Joyce claims to \"love the freedom\", but she is secretly frustrated by how her customers constantly hang up on her. Will has been painting a lot, particularly on a secret piece he won't show anyone; El hypothesizes that it's possibly for a girl that he likes, since he's been acting \"weird\". Jonathan has also been acting odd, beginning to smoke \"smelly plants\" alongside his new best friend, Argyle, since he's been stressed waiting for his college acceptance letter for Emerson College in Massachusetts, where Nancy has been accepted to. Since Jonathan's car has broken down, the Byers trio carpools to school in Argyle's van Surfer Boy Pizza delivery van. El continues to say she's doing great in school, making plenty of new friends and doing well in classes. This proves to be false as she receives poor test scores from rude teachers and is the victim of bullying from Angela, a popular mean girl, and her boyfriend Jake. El concludes her letter by saying she cannot wait to see Mike for their Spring Break, ending her letter with \"Love, El\". Back in Hawkins, most of the crew has been preoccupied with events at Hawkins High School. Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Max are now freshmen. Mike, Dustin, and Lucas have joined the school's D&D club, the Hellfire Club, which is often under scrutiny due to the rising Satanic panic across America. Though Mike and Dustin are endlessly devoted to the club, Lucas has become preoccupied with the school's basketball team. Dustin continues to date Suzie, who uses her hacking skills to change his poor grade in Latin through her computer, despite it going against her religious beliefs. Steve carpools Robin to school for the basketball pep rally, discussing their lack of love lives; Steve struggles to find the right girl for him since most of them don't go past anything sexual. Robin, meanwhile, has become infatuated with a fellow bandmate of hers, Vickie, but is afraid that professing said feelings will result in her being ostracized. Steve tells her she should take her own advice on being confident since it's working great for him, while also telling her that Vickie \"definitely likes boobies\". At school, Max is told by the new guidance counselor, Ms. Kelley, to see her after the pep rally. As Mike, Dustin, and Max sit together, they watch as Lucas trots in alongside the basketball team and their captain, popular jock Jason Carver. Jason gives an eulogy speech for the lives that were lost during the \"Starcourt Mall's fire\" including Heather Holloway, Jim Hopper and Billy Hargrove. He uses it as momentum to inspire his players to win the championship basketball game which will take place that night. Surprised to hear the game will take place that night, Mike and Dustin attempt to persuade Lucas to join Eddie's campaign which takes place at the same time. However, Lucas insists that he can't miss the championship game and asks them to tell Eddie to move the campaign to the next night and come to his game instead. Although annoyed with their friend, Mike and Dustin reluctantly agree.In California, Joyce receives a package from Russia and opens it to discover that it contains a doll. Fearing that the KGB might be targeting her for closing the Gate, Joyce contacts Murray and asks for help. Inspecting the doll closer, Joyce finds cracks that have been seemingly glued shut. Murray fears that it may contain a bomb and tells Joyce to smash the doll using rope and a heavy object as a safety precaution. Having successfully smashes the doll outside, Joyce becomes shocked and ecstatic to find a note stating that Hopper is alive. At Lenora Hills High School, Eleven is called up to present her visual aid, with Will attempting to be her supporter. A girl next to Will attempts to play footsie with him, but he uncomfortably recoils. El's presentation is mocked by Jake and the class while Angela raises her hand and purposely critiques that the project was about someone historical, and her father being in the \"local paper\" didn't count. Eleven, fighting back tears, said that her father died saving people in a mall fire and was a hero to her, causing the class to become uncomfortable and Angela, to save face, apologize and say she just wanted clarification for the assignment's rules. After class, El leaves in tears as Will fails to comfort her. At woodshop class, Argyle attempts to cheer up a mopey Jonathan since Nancy is unavailable to visit him during their Spring Break due to her working for the school's newspaper. Meanwhile, Nancy is pestered by her confidant, Fred Benson, on why Jonathan isn't visiting since he has to take of his family while also waiting for his acceptance letter. Argyle pokes holes in Jonathan's points since getting accepted would put him huge financial debt and is also not what he wants, while Fred pokes holes in Nancy's points since Jonathan isn't very communicative with her. Jonathan and Nancy defend each other, saying that their relationship is perfect at that they love each other. At the end of the day, El walks across campus but is tripped by Angela, making her drop her diorama. Will, walking outside, watches in shock as the bullies purposely taunt El as they step on her diorama. El, enraged, calls out to Angela and screams as she attempts to use her powers, but it fails. Angela and the bullies laugh at how ridiculous she looks as the crowd that circled around her join in. Ms. Gracey, El's teacher, stops everything and asks El if someone ruined her project. El lies and says she trips, but an annoyed Ms. Gracey sees Angela and her cronies avoiding eye contact. Ms. Gracey then takes Angela to the principal's office, causing Angela to lie and ask El to say she wasn't responsible, but El is too upset to speak. As the crowd dissolves, Will rushes in and tells El they can fix the project, but El only sits in tears as she picks up a figure of Hopper that has been broken in half.On her way to the Hawkins school counselor's office, Max notices Chrissy Cunningham leaving the room, seemingly distressed. In her office, Max has been revealed to be suffering from low grades, as a result of changes in her life both familial and mentally. Her stepdad has left her and Max's mother following Billy's death, leaving them with little money. As a result, Susan and Max have moved into the Forest Hills Trailer Park, where Susan has picked up two jobs and has began to drink heavily. Max, meanwhile, has been suffering from headaches and nightmares featuring Billy's gruesome death. Max, however, refuses to open up to Ms. Kelley about her trauma, saying that she's getting better. Lucas catches Max in the hall afterwards and attempts to help her open up by inviting her to his basketball game. He comments on how she doesn't even seem to be present anymore since they've broken up. Hurt, Max rejects his offer and coldly tells Lucas that people just change. She enters the girl's restroom and notices a seemingly sick Chrissy in one of the stalls. She offers to help, but Chrissy refuses aid. After Max leaves her alone in the restroom, Chrissy sees a horrific hallucination involving her mother screaming and trying to enter the toilet stall. As she watches, monstrous feet appear under the stall's door. Suddenly, the hallucination ends, and Chrissy runs out of the restroom. In the cafeteria, Mike and Dustin inform Eddie of Lucas' inability to play Dungeons and Dragons that night. They ask him to postpone the game, but Eddie insists the game will be played and tells Mike and Dustin to find a substitute. The pair scouts the high school for a substitute but fails to find one. Dustin realizes that they do not have to restrict their search to the high school, and instead find Erica at Hawkins Middle School, who agrees to play. Meanwhile, Chrissy walks across the school football field and into the woods behind the school. She sees a grandfather clock seemingly appear within a tree-trunk and is horrified when black widow spiders pour from the face of the clock. The vision vanishes, however, when Eddie arrives. Chrissy meets with the young drug dealer, and their conversation turns to their history in middle school. Eddie offers to sell Chrissy marijuana, but Chrissy asks for something stronger.At the championship game, Lucas takes notice of Max's absence and is disappointed by the outcome, with Hawkins Tigers gaining score steadily against their opponent. During the game, the team's opponent intentionally injures one of their players, which causes a benched Lucas to replace his position. Fearing they will lose the victory, Jason becomes determined to score them a point but misses the hoop, but Lucas takes the ball and scores the winning shot during a buzzer beater, securing their team the win. At the same time, Mike, Dustin and Erica arrives for the campaign with Eddie expressing skepticism regarding Erica's ability to play Dungeons & Dragons but is swayed over by her skills and charm and welcomes her to Hellfire. In the middle of the campaign, the group faces off against Vecna who is thought to have died from Kas's killing attempt and is met with difficulties over the choice of either retreating or stand their ground and fight, but the group ultimately decides on the latter. At the climax of the campaign, Dustin and Erica are the only 2 players left alive with the group considering retreating option once more, but the 2 players are determined to kill Vecna. Dustin attempts to attack and misses the shot, but Erica successfully vanquished the boss with a critical hit. Both teams relish the joy of winning their respective games, but Lucas takes notice of his sister Erica celebrating their victory with other members of the Hellfire Club and is saddened at this fact.Max is in her trailer with her mother, who is asleep (and apparently drunk). Max hears the dog barking for food, gathers the leftovers and goes to his pen to feed him. She sees Eddie and Chrissy going into Eddie's trailer. In the Munson trailer, Eddie searches for a drug known as \"Special K\" to sell to Chrissy. While Chrissy is waiting, she hears the distorted chimes of the grandfather clock, and goes to look for Eddie. Chrissy opens a door and sees her mother's distorted image. Chrissy appears to be reliving her traumatic memories and to be in her own home, and not in Eddie's trailer. She sees her father with eyes and mouth sewn shut. Back at the trailer park, Eddie finds the drug, but is surprised to find Chrissy standing motionless and unresponsive, in a trance like state. The lights start flickering as a panicked Eddie attempts to wake Chrissy up. In her trance, Chrissy is being chased by an unknown entity who beckons for her. She is cornered by the entity. Back in the trailer, Eddie is left to watch in horror as Chrissy's body begins to levitate before slamming up against the ceiling. As her joints bend in horrifying angles, her jaw cracks sideways, and her eyes gouge out, Eddie screams as the episode ends." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 27, + "After the destruction of The Key, Jim Hopper awakens in a similarly destroyed lab with another Key, also destroyed. Max Mayfield awakens and takes another Tylenol as the police arrive to investigate Wayne Munson's report of Chrissy Cunningham's mutilated corpse in his and his nephew's trailer. Max catches a glimpse of her body before being ordered away by the officers while government workers listen to chief Calvin Powell's call reporting the body. In California, Mike Wheeler and Eleven joyfully reunite, while the former notices Will Byers' concealed painting, which Will refuses to show. Mike brings her flowers, which Eleven notices are signed \"From, Mike\" instead of her signature of \"Love\", to her slight disappointment. As Eleven walks and plans out the day with Mike, she references Angela as her friend, much to Will's confusion. They unknowingly pass by Murray Bauman, who has come to California to speak with Joyce Byers. As Robin Buckley excitedly recounts her interaction with Vickie to Steve Harrington at their job at Family Video, a report about Chrissy's death comes on the TV, her name redacted. Hung over after a night of partying in the now abandoned Benny's Burgers, Lucas Sinclair vomits in a toilet while Jason Carver reassures him. He watches the report about Chrissy's death on the TV with his teammates, unaware that she is the one being reported on, as the police arrive outside. Nancy Wheeler and her peers at the school newspaper watch the report, and she invites Fred Benson to go along with her to investigate after Barb Holland's name is mentioned. As Chrissy's body is taken away, the reporter muses that the once-safe Hawkins has been plagued by one tragedy after another, and wonders if it can be saved. As Dustin Henderson watches the report with his mother, Max comes to his house to informs him that the body was Chrissy and that she saw her with Eddie, who has seemingly vanished. Dustin is adamant that Eddie would never hurt anyone, but Max is skeptical. She admits that she hasn't gone to the police with her account of seeing Eddie because the lights in her trailer went haywire when Chrissy was killed and she saw Eddie flee the scene in terror. Dustin realizes they need to find Eddie to get his account. Bauman reads the note Joyce received, where it requests that she call a number to \"make reservation\" and not involve the government. It is signed by an \"Enzo\", which Joyce has concluded is code, \"Enzo's\" being the name of the restaurant Hopper asked her to a date at. Bauman is adamant that Hopper is dead, and even if he was alive and in Russia, it is more likely that the Russians tortured information out of him and faked a ransom note in hopes of luring Joyce and Bauman to them. Refusing to write Hopper off as dead, Joyce convinces Bauman to let her call the number on an encrypted signal. In 1985, Hopper is met by Russian guards in the burning lab, The imprison and beat him to try and get Joyce's name, having a security picture of her, but he refuses to give her up even when they torture him by suffocation. Mike, Eleven and Will go to a roller rink, where she continues to pretend she has a good social life. Will privately asks her why she keeps lying to Mike, which Eleven tries to ignore. Mike and Eleven skate together, while Will, visibly dejected, skates behind them. Angela, angry with Eleven for inadvertently getting her in trouble, arrives and formulates a plan when she sees her and Mike. As the basketball team waits for the police to interview them individually, Lucas' teammate Patrick McKinney assures him that it is probably over nothing. Powell and Phil Callahan interview Jason over Chrissy's whereabouts the previous night and if she had ever interacted with Eddie. Jason realizes that the dead student being reported on the news is Chrissy and leaves Benny's, ignoring his teammates and briefly breaking down in the woods. Max and Dustin go to Family Video and get behind the counter, much to Steve and Robin's protests, so they can comb the store's records and find the contact information of Eddie's friends. While Dustin searches, Max explains what she saw to them. Nancy and Fred drive to Eddie's trailer park, where she pretends to be visiting Max to try and get past a police officer. The police officer suddenly becomes aggressive towards Fred, reminding him of an incident the previous year where he got into a car crash that killed a peer and did not call the police, causing the scars on Fred's face. As the officer's face begins to distort, he accuses Fred of being a murderer, and his scar re-opens and starts to bleed. The real officer snaps him out of it, revealing it to be a hallucination, and Nancy convinces him to let them through. Jonathan Byers and Argyle discuss the former's woes over not being able to see Nancy. Jonathan reveals that he did not apply to Emerson like he and Nancy planned, unwilling to leave his family behind, but also unwilling to tell her, not wanting her to risk her own dreams to be with him. Angela approaches Eleven and plays into the idea that they are friends, taking her out on the rink. Will notices one of Angela's friends filming them and realizes something is happening, informing Mike of Eleven's lying. The rink's DJ changes the song, dedicating it to \"the local snitch\" and Angela's friends circle Eleven, taunting her. As Mike tries to stop the DJ, the song climaxes, and Angela's friend throws a milkshake on Eleven, making her fall over. She flees the rink in tears. Bauman reroutes Joyce's call to another state, warning her to make the call quick and demand proof that Hopper is alive. The call goes to a Russian phone booth, where \"Enzo\", who demands she brings forty thousand dollars to \"Yuri's Fish and Fly\" in Nome, Alaska in two days if she wants to trade Hopper for the money. She demands to speak to Hopper, but Enzo states that Hopper is \"stuck\" while a woman outside yells at him in Russian. He hangs up, leaving Joyce and Bauman to wonder what just happened. Unable to get any information out of Hopper, the Russians send him to the Kamchatka prison camp, where he has been for nine months. They shave his head and face and warn him that he will be killed if he tries to escape. Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan arrives in Indiana to look at Chrissy's mangled body, while Jason rallies the basketball team against Eddie and the Hellfire Club. Lucas insists that Hellfire is just a Dungeons & Dragons club, (passing off his knowledge as his sister being part of it when asked) but Jason insists that Eddie is insane and that they need to avenge Chrissy and burns a Hellfire poster while Lucas looks on nervously. Robin, Dustin and Max call around for Eddie's whereabouts, Max discovering he buys his drugs from a man named \"Reefer Rick\". Steve suggests going to the police to find Rick's identity while also telling them Max's story. As he and Dustin argue, Robin realizes they can put Rick's first name into the store's system and hopefully pick him out by his movie taste. They discover a \"Rick Lipton\" has checked out several Cheech and Chong movies, and finds his address is out by a lake in the middle of nowhere. The group leaves to go investigate. Having no luck with Eddie's neighbors, Nancy goes directly to Wayne, asking that she speak to him directly and promising not to twist his words. He insists that Eddie could not have hurt anyone, but he remembers a series of murders when he was a child done by a man named Victor Creel, who killed his own family in a manner that left them identical to Chrissy. Creel has been institutionalized since, but Wayne hypothesizes that he may have broken out. As he talks, Fred is lured into the woods by the sound of a grandfather clock, finding it in a clearing just as Nancy realizes he is gone. Fred sees a family in funeral attire standing before him, whose faces and hands distort, accusing him again of being a murderer. He flees deeper into the woods. Relistening to the recorded call, Joyce notices the woman shouting in the background and replays it over Jonathan's speaker system so Murray can hear it better. He realizes the woman is using Russian slang to call Enzo an angry word for cop, and they realizes that Enzo is a prison guard. Joyce leaves to withdraw the money from Hopper's trust fund for Eleven. As Mike searches for Eleven, he accuses Will of being a bad friend by not telling him of her situation, only for Will to point out that Mike has forced him to third wheel all day, which he hates. Mike brushes him off, and Will points out that Mike seems mad at him, having not called him at all and pointing out that they used to be best friends, which Mike again deflects. Eleven, hiding in an employees only closet, overhears Angela laughing at her. She emerges and confronts her, only for Angela to taunt her about Hopper, prompting an enraged Eleven to hit her in the face with her skate. The hit cuts her face between her eyebrows, and the scene attracts the attention of the entire rink as Angela cries in distress and pain. A shocked Mike asks her \"what did you do?\", prompting a repressed flashback of Martin Brenner and the corpses of the dead test subjects. Arriving at Rick's cabin, the group finds the house locked, but Max notices a light on in the boathouse. Waiting inside, Eddie attacks Steve, but Dustin convinces him to let him go and tell them about what he saw. After he starts to tells them, he expresses worry that they will not believe him about how Chrissy died, so Dustin reluctantly reveals to him the existence of the Upside Down. As Nancy informs the police of Fred's disappearance, he stumbles out onto the road where he got into the accident, seeing a vision of the flaming wreckage and the victim crawling towards him, begging for help. Fred stumbles backwards into a grave where the victim's corpse is waiting, covered in black widow spiders. As Eddie describes Chrissy's death, the figure that killed her stalks towards Fred and asks him to \"join me.\" In the real world, he starts to rise into the air. As Dustin describes Chrissy's trance as \"Vecna's curse\", and the figure touches Fred, causing his bones to break and his eyes to explode in the same manner as Chrissy. Vecna awakens in a room in the Upside Down, suspended in the air by tendrils and lowering himself to the ground. He is revealed to be in a large house, where dozens of bat-like creatures swarm around outside." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 28, + "Jack Sullivan visits Sam Owens, who has been fired from his job following the events of 1985, in his home in Ruth, Nevada. Sullivan shows Owens images of Chrissy Cunningham's corpse and explaining the circumstances. Sullivan states his belief that Eleven, who Owens insists is dead, has gone rogue and is testing her powers to remotely assassinate people in Hawkins. Owens refuses to surrender information, so Sullivan leaves, ordering his men to track down any of Owens' contacts in hopes of finding Eleven.Jonathan Byers and Argyle, both clearly high, drive Eleven, Mike Wheeler, and Will Byers back from the roller rink after Eleven injured Angela. They return to find Murray Bauman making dinner for them, where Joyce Byers explains she needs to go on a \"business trip\" to Alaska the next day. Argyle mentions the incident at the rink, and Eleven excuses herself to her room when Mike makes an offhanded comment about Angela, laying down on her bed and experiencing intense flashbacks of the mass murder at Hawkins National Laboratory. In the Upside Down, Vecna reconnects himself to his tendrils and rises into the air.Lucas Sinclair wakes up in Benny's Burgers, where he goes outside to find Jason Carver, Patrick McKinney and Andy preparing to hunt Eddie Munson. Jason grants him permission to leave if he does not feel up to it, but Lucas insists he is fine. Steve Harrington, Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley and Max Mayfield visit Eddie, still hiding out in Rick Lipton's boathouse, to inform him that the police are looking for him but his name has not been released publicly. Dustin plans to kill Vecna to prove Eddie's innocence, which Eddie points out sounds like an impossible task. They notice the police speed by outside. The police have found Fred Benson's body and are interrogating Nancy Wheeler on when she last saw him. She brings up Wayne Munson's Victor Creel theory, which Calvin Powell ignores. Dustin's group arrives on the scene, and Nancy looks at them, realizing the Upside Down is involved in the murders.Mike sits with Eleven in her room, incredulous that she did not tell him the truth as he has been bullied his whole life, but Eleven insists that she does not belong, and people believe she is a \"monster.\" She points out that, after seeing Mike's reaction to her hitting Angela, that he thinks she is a monster as well, noting that he does not say \"I love you\" to her anymore. He insists that she cannot let the opinions of other people ruin her relationship and that she is a \"superhero,\" but she sighs \"not anymore.\" The police come to detain Eleven for hitting Angela, and Mike insists as she is taken away that he will find a way to help her. As her plane to Alaska prepares for takeoff, Joyce expresses regret over lying to her children, but Bauman, knowing their tendency to get involved, claims she did the right thing. She claims she is \"seeing an old friend\" when a flight attendant asks, and expresses mild disgust when the attendant assumes Bauman is her husband. In Kamchatka, Jim Hopper provokes \"Enzo\" actually a guard named Dmitri Antonov, into a fight so they can talk in private. Antonov informs Hopper that Joyce and Bauman are going to Alaska, and that he is sending them to Yuri Ismaylov, a reputable smuggler. Antonov warns Hopper to escape in time to be on the plane the next day. Antonov punches Hopper in the face to keep up appearances The Hawkins group updates Nancy on what they know, and they try to find a correlation between Fred and Chrissy's actions before their deaths. Max remembers seeing Chrissy leave Ms. Kelley's office and realizes she may have been confiding in her about her visions, and so the group decides to find out if Fred was also seeing her. Nancy splits off from the group to check something out and Steve tries to go with her, but eventually has Robin go with Nancy when he realizes he is the only other person who can legally drive. Inside Eddie's trailer, a fissure forms on the ceiling where Chrissy hit it. In the Upside Down, Vecna descends into a mental plane where he can see and hear the innermost darkness of Hawkins residents, eventually selecting Patrick after hearing his father berating him. Patrick, in the car with the basketball team, experiences a brief headache and his nose starts to bleed, which he ignores. The team arrives at the a house where the band Corroded Coffin is practicing. The band members question Lucas as to why he is with the team, but Lucas again pretends they know who he is through his sister. Jason violently interrogates one of the members of the van until he says that Dustin may know where Eddie is, much to Lucas' discomfort. In California, Eleven is questioned by the police about the incident, but she does not explain why she hit Angela and again experiences flashbacks of the incident at the lab. As the Byers brothers and Mike talk to the police to figure out how to free her, she is taken away in a prison transport van while they watch. As Eleven continues to have flashbacks, the van is intercepted in a remote area by Owens and several federal agents.Hopper approaches a burly inmate and trades his meal in exchange for the inmate breaking his chain during the next work period. During work, Hopper waits for the guards to be distracted and gives the inmate the signal, biting down on his sleeve while the inmate hits his chain with a sledgehammer, breaking his foot in the process. That night, he barely disguises his damaged chain and sets his foot when alone in his cell. Max goes to Ms. Kelley's house under the guise of wanting to talk to her. Dustin and Steve wait outside, where the former points out how he seemed eager to go with Nancy until the latter tells him to be quiet. Ms. Kelley tries to get Max to talk about Billy Hargrove's death, but she instead tries to talk to her about Chrissy. Ms. Kelley refuses to violate Chrissy's privacy, and so Max asks to go to the bathroom, using it as an excuse to steal her keys to the school. As Jason, Patrick and Andy investigate the outside of Dustin's house, Lucas slips into his bedroom through a window and calls him on his radio. Not knowing who he is with, Dustin reveals Eddie's location and Max tells him to meet them at the school, but Lucas is interrupted by the team before he can warn them. To avoid suspicion, he gives them Eddie's location, but intentionally misleads them. They arm themselves and go to the provided area, only for Lucas to slip away from the group when he has the chance.Nancy and Robin go to the Hawkins Public Library, to investigate Victor Creel. Their research take them all day, and Nancy becomes increasingly annoyed with Robin, especially when she points out that she and Steve are not dating for seemingly no reason. They resort to checking archived tabloids, finding a headline that says Creel claimed a demon killed his family. It claims that Creel thought his house was haunted by a demon and hired a priest to exorcise it, which failed, and it killed his family and spared him as punishment. Owens takes Eleven to a diner and promises to take care of the rink incident, then explains why he tracked her down: Hawkins is in danger because of Vecna's influence, and they need her to stop him. She reminds him that her powers are gone, but he tells her there is a way to bring them back stronger than before if he comes with her. He warns her that a faction of the government believes she is a threat, but he believes she can save them all. He reassures her that this is her choice, but her friends in Hawkins are in danger and she may be the only one who can save them. She agrees to go with him, and agents are dispatched to the Byers house to inform them of her disappearance.Robin radios Dustin with her findings, who is busy breaking into the school with Max and Steve. Max finds that Ms. Kelley was seeing both Fred and Chrissy, and that they were both suffering from headaches, nosebleeds and nightmares. Just as she realizes these line up with her recent behavior, she hears Vecna calling to her. She heads out into the hallway to see a grandfather clock embedded in the wall. Vecna calls her name again, and, in the Upside Down, his eyes open." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 29, + "In Lenora Hills, Sam Owens' trio of agents, Agent Stinson, Agent Wallace, and Agent Harmon, explain to Mike Wheeler, Will Byers, and Jonathan Byers the recent killings plaguing Hawkins and how Eleven is training to regain her powers. The boys want to get to Hawkins to protect their friends and family, but Stinson tells them that factions within the U.S. government are hunting for Eleven, and them finding her will endanger both them and their loved ones, hence why Agents Harmon and Wallace were to make sure they stayed in hiding at the Byers home. Stinson gives Mike a letter from Eleven, and when Mikes reads it alone in El's bedroom, it reads \"Dear Mike, I have gone to become a superhero again. From, El\", leaving Mike hurt. In Hawkins, Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley arrive at Hawkins High. Max Mayfield explains to them, Dustin Henderson, and Steve Harrington the vision of the grandfather clock she saw from Vecna. In Ms. Kelly's office, she explains to her friends that Vecna's previous victims, Chrissy Cunningham and Fred Benson, were also seeing Ms. Kelly and were experiencing symptoms that Max has - nosebleeds, headaches, and traumatic visions from their pasts - before their untimely deaths. Realizing that they both died a week after their symptoms and within a day of their first hallucinations, Max concludes that she is Vecna's next target and her death will be within a day. Hearing noise outside, Steve instructs the group to stay as he uses a floor lamp as protection. As the group file out to the hallway, they find a frantic Lucas Sinclair speeding towards them, who informs Dustin that Jason Carver, Patrick McKinney, and Andy are looking for him since they believe he knows where Eddie Munson is. Dustin tells him that they have bigger things to worry about, and Lucas suddenly realizes that Max is in trouble. The next morning, an annoyed Erica Sinclair is questioned by Jason at the Sinclair doorstep on Lucas and Dustin's whereabouts, but Erica only insults him before slamming the door, leading Jason, Andy, and Patrick to continue their search for Lucas. In the Wheeler basement, Dustin, Lucas, and Steve struggle to piece together Vecna's origin and why he's suddenly appeared after murdering Victor Creel's family in 1959. They notice Max sitting at a desk writing letters, staying up all night. Nancy and Robin arrive and explain a plan to talk to Victor at Pennhurst Mental Hospital; through Nancy's friends at the Weekly Streak, Nancy - who uses the false alias \"Ruth\" - and Robin - who uses the false alias \"Rose\" - are pretending to be psychology students from the University of Notre Dame requesting to meet the warden, Anthony Hatch, to use Victor for their thesis on paranoid schizophrenics. Steve is apprehensive to babysit the kids once again, but Nancy is adamant that Max is in danger and needs someone to look after her. When Steve questions if Robin gives off an \"academic-scholar\" vibe, Nancy puts together a formal outfit for Robin, much to Robin's reluctance. In Alaska, Joyce Byers attempts to check on her kids at a local hotel, but Murray Bauman is adamant that they arrive to meet Yuri Ismaylov on time. In Kamchatka, Dmitri Antonov instructs Jim Hopper to hide at the local church after escaping, while also referring to Joyce as Hopper's \"sexy woman\", though he says that Hopper's chances of escaping are slim. Dmitri ends the conversation by hitting Hopper in front of guards in order to not be suspicious. In Lenora Hills, Jonathan grows annoyed over how lazy Harmon and Wallace are, watching T.V. instead of being the protectors Stinson said that they're supposed to be. While getting a Coke from the fridge, Jonathan looks at a picture of him and Nancy sadly, but hatches an idea when he sees a Surfer Boy Pizza coupon next to it. In Jonathan's bedroom, Will rants about how flawed the agents plans since they can't do anything without Eleven's help and how his mother is probably panicking over how she can't get in contact with them. He stops when he notices Mike sulking over Eleven's letter, and tells him it's not going to change if he keeps staring at it. Mike agrees and tosses it into the wastebasket, before explaining to Will about the fight that he and El had before she was arrested. Mike says that maybe if he had told her what he wanted to say to her, then maybe El would want him to be with her getting her powers back. Will comforts him and says that she'll be fine, and that they need to worry about Hawkins, since the agents haven't able to protect him and his family in the past, telling Mike that it was him and their friends that saved him. As they chuckle, Mike and Will say that it's up to them to save Hawkins, and Jonathan tells them that's why they can't stay here. Jonathan tells the boys that since they can't call their friends since it would put El in danger, they need to drive their instead by sneaking past the sluggish agents. Will questions how they'll do it since they don't have money or a car, and Jonathan, holding the pizza coupon, tells the boys that they'll hail a cheap ride from Argyle. Will and Mike tell the agents that they're hungry and give Harmon the coupon to call Surfer Boy Pizza, and Harmon is confused when he's greeted by an overly-enthusiastic Argyle on the phone. In Hawkins, Max completes her letters, giving a personalized one to Dustin, Steve, and Lucas, while also writing ones to El, Mike, and Will. She tells them only to open them in the event of her death. Getting an idea, Max asks if the radio they have will reach East Hawkins, and threatens Steve to take her where she needs to go. After Steve reluctantly gives in, Max hears the chimes of a grandfather clock as she climbs into the car. At Pennhurst, a dressed-up Nancy and Robin arrive, though Robin complains about her itchy dress, her shoes hurting her feet, and her bra pinching her boobs. Nancy frustratingly tells Robin that she'll do all the talking in Hatch's office. There, after inspecting their transcripts, Hatch is shown to be rather unmoved and rude to Nancy since they were rejected from seeing Victor a previous time. Robin, using her improv skills, stands up for Nancy and improves a backstory about how she was inspired to be like Hatch when she first heard of the Creel family massacre back at \"summer camp\". Hatch, flattered, grants the girls access, causing Nancy and Robin to secretly high-five each other. Joyce and Murray arrive at Yuri's Fish and Fly, with Murray mentioning to Joyce that if anything goes sideways that he's a black belt in karate. They soon meet the eccentric, high-energy, and greedy Yuri, who decides to personally count the $40,000 Joyce and Murray have and offering them coffee. In Kamchatka, Hopper breaks off the handle of his sledgehammer during a work period and asks a guard for a replacement, following him into a weapons shed and beating him with the handle. Hopper removes his chains and is confronted by another guard, who he fights, but they attract the attention of the rest of the guards when his firearm goes off. He blocks the door, rigs the shack to explode, and escapes through the roof, stealing a snowmobile and fleeing into the woods. The prisoners cheer as Dmitri is smug about Hopper succeeding. In Hawkins, Max is driven to Forrest Hills Trailer Park, where she leaves letters for her grandmother, uncle, father, and mother inside her house. Noticing her mother hanging laundry outside, Max walks out and instructs her to deliver them. Susan grows concerned when Max attempts to explain that she wrote them out of fear that something will happen to her. As the mother and daughter hug, Susan gently tells Max that nothing will happen to her, before she distortedly says that nothing will happen \"that she doesn't deserve\". Max, noticing dark clouds looming over her, is horrified as Susan transforms into Vecna, who tells her that her letters won't make things right since has \"broken everything\" and that \"her time is almost at an end\". Max breaks away from his grip and falls to the ground, arriving back to reality and realizing that her mother wasn't even there. She walks back to Steve's car and tells the boys that they need to go. At Pennhurst, Robin and Nancy are given a tour of Pennhurst by Hatch, noting the lack of fencing since Hatch says that the patients like Pennhurst and have no desire to escape. Hatch then shows them the music hall by saying that music can touch parts of the brain that word can't, but he says that patients like Victor are far from repair. As they prepare to enter Victor's wing, Robin and Nancy nervously yet successfully ask Hatch if they could speak to Victor alone. Hatch leaves, saying that he has something to check on, and allows the girls to continue onward. Inside the wing, after the security guard tells instructs Robin and Nancy not to touch or give Victor anything, he brings them to his cell, where Victor is turned away at a table. Nancy and Robin introduce themselves and tell an apprehensive Victor that whatever had killed his family is back to kill their friend, and that they need his help. The girls are horrified when Victor turns around and reveals that his eyes have been gouged out. In Lenora Hills, Argyle zooms through the neighborhood to deliver pizzas at the Byers. Will is almost done with packing when Mike arrives in his bedroom to thank him for knocking some sense into him regarding El's letter. Much to Will's surprise and happiness, Mike apologizes for the way he's been treating Will, saying that he's begun to notice how Hawkins doesn't feel the same without him, and that they should work together as a team, or \"best friends\", in order to find El. Hearing a car pull into the driveway, Jonathan arrives into the bedroom as the trio prepare to climb out Will's window, with Will secretly putting the painting he made for Mike in his pack. As Wallace opens the door, a military office shoots him in the chest and knocks him out. Hearing gunshots, Jonathan climbs up the stairs and sees Wallace shooting down agents. The boys run upstairs as officers break through the glass in Will's window, and duck for cover as the Byers house becomes a shootout. Harmon instructs the boys to run as he shoots, but gets shot in the process. Argyle, pulling onto the street, initially thinks all the military cars are for a party Jonathan was having that he wasn't invited to, but is surprised when Jonathan runs up to the window and tells him to stop the car. The boys help a wounded Harmon climb into the van and scream at a confused Argyle to drive as an armed officer approached them. Argyle obeys and slams the gas pedal as the van drives off. In Kamchatka, Hopper escapes to Yuri's hideout, an empty church full of weapons and food, and tearfully enjoys a jar of Jif Peanut Butter and a bed. In Alaska, after Yuri finishes counting his money, he calls Antonov to confirm that Hopper is alive, but is actually calling him to inform him that he has sold both him and Hopper out, and plans to turn Joyce and Bauman over to the Russians for a reward. Guards arrive at the church and beat down Hopper, Dmitri is detained by his former comrades on the phone, and Joyce and Murray fall unconscious after it's revealed that the coffee they were consuming was drugged. At Pennhurst, Victor slowly opens up to Robin and Nancy after they explain their encounters with Vecna the past few days. In 1959, Victor's wife, Virginia, inherited a fortune from her late uncle and used it to buy a nice house in Hawkins, which she, Victor, and their daughter, Alice, fell in love with. Only his son, Henry, felt that there was something wrong. After a month, mutilated animals started to appear on the property, and the family was tormented by nightmarish visions, including that of black widow spiders. One night, the \"demon\" Creel suspected was haunting the house killed his wife at the dinner table by breaking her bones and popping her eyes out, and when he tried to escape with his children, he was trapped in a vision of when he accidentally killed a family during the second World War. He claims an \"angel\" pulled him out of the vision, only to find his daughter dead and his son in a coma, dying a week later. He tried to commit suicide multiple times in the asylum, destroying his eyes in the process, but Hatch stopped him from dying. As Victor becomes catatonic and humming Ella Fitzgerald's Dream A Little Dream of Me (the song playing during the massacre), Nancy asks him who the \"angel\" was, only to be interrupted an enraged Hatch, who had checked their credentials and found them to be fake. As they're escorted out to wait for the police, Robin passes through the music ward and has a revelation. She tells Nancy how Victor made a specific mention of music the night of the attack and Ella Fitzgerald, \"the voice of an angel\". She further reminds Nancy how Hatch said that music can reach the brain the way that words can't, so music could be a lifeline back to reality and save Max. The girls then make a run for it, ditching their heels as they drive off in Nancy's car.Max has Steve take her the town's cemetery. As Max steps out, Lucas catches up to her and begs him to listen to her. He tells Max that he knows something happened between her and her mother, and asks if it was Vecna's doing, though Max lies and says that's fine. Lucas says that she knows that she can talk to him, and asks why she pushed him away. Pulling out her letter, Lucas says that he doesn't need or want it, begging her to just talk to him and her friends since they're right here for her. But Max, keeping composure, just tells Lucas to wait in the car with Steve and Dustin. At Billy Hargrove's grave, Max begins to read the letter and explain her predicament; his father, Neil, left Susan and Max, with Max believing that Neil couldn't stand to be in Hawkins without Billy. She says that everything has become a complete disaster since death, and laments how she can't tell anyone how she saved her and El's lives. Max says that she imagined what life could be like if they had a better relationship, but admits how guilty she feels for watching him get murdered and profusely apologizes, saying that \"a small part of her died that day\". She expresses hope that Billy can hear her, only for Vecna, appearing in the guise of a bloodied Billy, to appear to her, claiming she wanted him to die and reveals that she wishes she could \"follow\" him. He sheds his Billy disguise and begins to pursue her through the cemetery, while Lucas and Steve, having realized something is wrong, desperately try to awaken her from her trance while Dustin calls Nancy and Robin, who relay their findings to him. Max screams for Lucas and Dustin to help her, but soon finds Vecna's lair, a mindscape covered in red mist, built on the remains of a destroyed house. A grandfather clock floats through the air, black widow eggs line the floor, and Chrissy and Fred's mangled bodies are embedded in fleshy pillars rising out of the ground. Vecna arrives and asks Max if she would like to join them, pinning Max against a pillar with his tendrils just as Lucas finds Max's favorite song, Kate Bush's \"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)\", and plays it for her on a Walkman. The song opens a portal in her mind where she can clearly see herself and her friends, and she starts to levitate in the real world as Vecna reaches for her. In Vecna's grasp, Max begins to envision her happiest moments with the Party, most of them involving Lucas and Eleven, and gains the strength to pull out one of Vecna's tentacles. She runs to the portal, hearing her friends scream for her name, as Vecna tries to stop her by sending debris flying towards her, but she escapes and arrives back to reality. Falling back to the ground, Lucas wraps his arms around a hyperventilating Max as Steve and Dustin hug them, all while Max reaffirms that she's still here with them." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 30, + "After escaping Jack Sullivan's men, Mike Wheeler and Will and Jonathan Byers attempt to save Harmon from his gunshot wound. He insists that they need to warn Sam Owens and that Eleven is in danger, uttering \"Nina\" before dying. Will notices a car following them and shouts for Argyle to get off the main road. Sullivan and his men search the Byers household, and he finds Eleven's note for Mike, and he orders the wounded Wallace to give up her location. Twelve hours earlier, Owens and Eleven are dropped off at a door in the middle of a desert, which turns out to lead to an underground missile silo made to house \"NINA\", a large machine. To Eleven's horror, she is approached by a scarred Martin Brenner, having survived the demogorgon's attack. He promises to help get her powers back, but Eleven, overwhelmed by her memories of his abuse, tries to run and is sedated. Brenner promises that \"everything's going to be alright\" as she passes out. Having been returned to Kamchatka, Jim Hopper is beaten by guards for escaping and dragged through an arena with a blood-soaked weapon on the ground. He is thrown in a cell with Dmitri Antonov and several other prisoners. Antonov explains that he was sold out by Yuri Ismaylov and convinces Hopper not to kill him. Defeated, Hopper asks after Joyce Byers. A restless Eddie Munson calls Dustin Henderson's supercom to ask for beer, and Nancy Wheeler picks up, ignoring him when she notices Max Mayfield has vanished from the basement. She and Dustin go upstairs to find her eating breakfast at the table, listening to \"Running Up That Hill\" and drawing what she saw in Vecna's lair. As she wonders how she got into his mind, Dustin muses that hiding from him for so long granted her access to his mind, and that the key to defeating him may lie in the drawings. Nancy realizes that Max is drawing the Creel house. Eleven awakens with a shaved head in Hawkins National Laboratory, much to her horror. She traverses the halls and finds herself back in the Rainbow Room, with all of the children still alive and a younger version of herself in the mirror. Disoriented, she runs into a strange orderly who reminds her not to be late for lessons. She runs through another door, only to end up back in the Rainbow Room with the orderly again. Eleven is revealed to be inside NINA, which is a powerful sensory deprivation tank. Owens expresses worry that she may die, but Brenner insists she will survive. The California group buries Harmon's body in a junkyard while Argyle expresses horror at the situation until Jonathan tells him to go smoke. Mike again expresses regret to Will about how he handled his and Eleven's fight, Will agreeing that it is tough to \"say how you really feel,\" \"because what if they don't like the truth?\" Argyle tries to make a headstone with Harmon's pen, only for Mike to realize it does not work because it is a container for something, finding a phone number inside. As Russian guards clean out human remains from the arena, Antonov tries to get Hopper to help him bribe a guard, only to find him unresponsive. Hopper recounts his experiences mixing vats of Agent Orange in the Vietnam war, musing that its effects on children of those affected marked Sara Hopper for death, but he had her anyway. After meeting Eleven and Joyce, he realized that he needed them, but by asking for Joyce to save him, he has marked her for death as well. He concludes that \"I wasn't cursed, I am the curse.\" Antonov listens as a demogorgon snarls from a gate behind the arena. Owens' men search Wayne Munson's trailer, noting a strong signal of energy coming from the fissure in the ceiling. They order him to leave the area. At Chrissy Cunningham's funeral, Patrick McKinney hallucinates a grandfather clock. Jason Carver pulls photos of the Hellfire Club from the school yearbook, proving Lucas Sinclair's involvement with them and concluding that they are hiding Eddie. Jason gives the group a list of all the locations the members have been seen at, and a teammate notes that he should add Rick Lipton's house, as two fishermen spotted someone inside despite Rick supposedly being in jail. Joyce and Murray Bauman have been tied up in Yuri's plane, who explains he is selling them out to provide for his mother. During the flight, Bauman repeatedly requests to go to the bathroom, and Joyce realizes Yuri cannot hear them over the sound of the engine. She kicks a box of peanut butter jars until they shatter, and Bauman grabs a shard of broken jar with his foot to cut their binds with. Eleven continually tries to escape, but always ends up back in the Rainbow Room with the orderly. Brenner contacts her over the intercom, explaining that the name of NINA is based on an opera of the same name, about a woman whose lover was killed, so traumatized by the incident that she buried it in her memories. Eleven realizes she is in her own repressed memory and asks to be let out, but Brenner tells her she must find her own way. The orderly again approaches her, and this time, Eleven succumbs to the memory instead of running, allowing it to progress. Her memory of Brenner enters the room, and she and the other children follow him out. In the real world, Owens warns Brenner that Sullivan is closing in on them. The California group calls the number, only to find that it leads to a dial-up tone. Mike realizes they are calling a computer, and they decide to seek help from Suzie Bingham to figure out where they are calling. Jason, Patrick and Andy investigate Rick's house, forcing Eddie to hide out in the boathouse and frantically call Dustin for help. The Hawkins group breaks into the Creel house. Max finds the grandfather clock from her visions. As the group explores the house in duos, the lights on the ceiling flicker. Steve Harrington finds mummified black widow spiders under the floorboards, only to get spooked by a live one. He and Nancy share a moment together, as do Lucas and Max. The latter two notice the lights flickering in a pattern and begin following them throughout the house. In Eleven's memory, Brenner tests the psychic abilities of Two with a machine that lights up when energy is put into it. Eleven goes next but fails despite her best efforts, and realizes her hands are covered in blood. Everybody in the room vanishes, and she walks down the hallway, now the day of the massacre. In the real world, Eleven has a seizure inside NINA. Yuri catches a freed Joyce trying to cut Bauman's rope, and Bauman frees his hands and fights him while Joyce gets his gun. Bauman knocks him out, leaving no one able to fly the plane, and it crashes in the woods. The Hawkins group regroups and conclude that Vecna's presence is signified by the lights, turning off their flashlights so they will turn on automatically when he is near and track his presence. They follow him up to the attic, despite Dustin's protests. They find Vecna stationary under a lightbulb, revealed to be the spot in the Upside Down where he connects to his tendrils and stalks the minds of people. As Jason notices the boathouse light, Eddie decides to go out on the water in hopes of escaping. Patrick hears the clock again, but is interrupted by Jason, and they catch Eddie trying to start a boat's motor. As they start to swim towards him, Eddie resorts to rowing away. Just before they can catch up to him, Patrick freezes and is pulled underwater by Vecna, before shooting back into the air and being killed. The flashlights and lightbulb explode as he dies, and his body plunges into the water as Jason and Eddie watch. Eleven is resuscitated and immediately tries to run, stopped again by the guards. She incapacitates them with her returned powers. Brenner praises her for her progress as the door behind her opens, but, wanting to regain her powers in full, she chooses to stay. Brenner addresses her as \"daughter\" and she nods, taking his hand and walking back towards NINA." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 31, + "Hawkins police arrive on the scene of Patrick McKinney's death, his mangled body pulled out of the water by Jason Carver. Calvin Powell and Phil Callahan question him, pointing out the impossibility of Eddie Munson killing Patrick, but Jason insists he is secretly a vessel for Satan, which gives him evil powers. In the depth's of Lover's Lake, a fish is grabbed by something unseen and pulled downwards. Wallace is tortured in a government facility by Jack Sullivan's men. Sullivan again asks him for Eleven's location, which Wallace claims not to know. Sullivan remains firm that Eleven is responsible for Vecna's killings and Martin Brenner is helping her. Wallace again states he does not know where she is, and so Sullivan has him locked inside an overheated metal box. Brenner compares the loss of Eleven's powers to a stroke victim's brain, believing the parts of her memories she is repressing are what holds the key to getting her powers back. Eleven tells him of her memory of the massacre, and Brenner warns her that she must stick to one memory at a time so she does not overstrain her mind. Eleven is placed inside NINA, which has screens installed on the ceiling playing video clips from her repressed memories, and sinks into her mind. The Hawkins group goes to tell Eddie Munson about their findings about Vecna, only to find Rick Lipton's cabin swarming with police because of Patrick's death. Powell publicly releases Eddie's name as the primary suspect and sets an open forum at town hall. Eddie calls the group on a stolen walkie and tells them to meet him in the woods. Joyce Byers and Murray Bauman, stranded in the Russian woods, try to get Yuri Ismaylov, tied to a tree, to help them. He initially refuses unless paid, but gives in when they threaten to leave him and points them towards his safe house. He leads Joyce them to it, where they arm themselves. Remembering his plan to turn them over to Kamchatka's warden, Bauman disguises Yuri as himself and himself as Yuri so they can break inside. Jim Hopper, Dmitri Antonov and the other prisoners are led to a large feast. Only Hopper refuses to partake. One prisoner points out that the guards are letting them regain their strength so they can fight whatever lives next to the arena, as he had seen other prisoners be given the same feast, only for all of them to be killed by it. He insists that they must band together to fight it instead of scattering like the other group did, but Hopper interrupts, explaining the monster is there to hunt them and that the food is to fatten them up. In her memories, the orderly gives Eleven advice and claims she reminds her of the mythical number One, who Brenner tells the children does not exist. The orderly insists that One was real and he spent years working with him, and that he gave One advice to tap into his most traumatic memories. He reveals that Brenner had lied to her about her mother's death. Brenner leads the children away for another test. Outside NINA, Owens sighs that they should have told her the truth about something, to which Brenner responds \"and risk everything?\" As the Hawkins group walk to Eddie's location, Lucas Sinclair expresses guilt to Max Mayfield over witnessing signs of Patrick being abused but not doing anything about it. He realizes that all of Vecna's victims are linked by darkness in their life, and apologizes to Max for not trying harder to help her. Max insists that it was her fault for pulling away, and they resolve their distance. Nancy Wheeler admits the toll distance has taken on her relationship with Jonathan Byers to Robin Buckley, and the two become friends. Despite Dustin Henderson's compass being off, Steve Harrington finds Eddie's location, and the group meets up with him. As Powell fails to quell the crowd at town hall, Jason takes control of the situation, blaming all of the deaths caused by the Upside Down in the past years on the Hellfire Club and rallying the town against Eddie. As the police try to stop the townspeople, Karen Wheeler, Claudia Henderson, and Sue Sinclair all appear deeply discomforted. The families converge on the Wheeler house to find the kids gone, and Karen calls the police. Nancy checks Eddie's broken watch and realizes Patrick's death matches the lights exploding in the Creel house, meaning that Vecna needs to attack from the attic. As the group wonders how they can get to the Upside Down to kill him, Dustin realizes his compass is off, and he and Lucas realize from their past experiences that there must be a gate nearby. The group agrees to follow Dustin's compass. Brenner arranges a test/game for the children where two of them will stand in opposite circles and try to knock each other over using their psychic abilities. Bully Two easily dominates the competition, leaving Eleven the last one standing. During the fight, Eleven follows the orderly's advice and taps into the memory of her mother being taken away from her, using it to win to Brenner's approval. While being led through the arena, Hopper provokes Antonov into a staged fight, and Hopper tries and fails to get the upper hand on the guards. Antonov assumes Hopper's attempt was worthless, only for him to reveal that he fought them so he could steal a lighter in hopes of killing the demogoron with fire. The California group arrives at Suzie Bingham's house, overrun her many young, eccentric siblings. Argyle is instantly smitten with her older sister Eden, and they find Suzie on the roof of her house, her computer taken away for changing Dustin's grade. After providing a fake cover story as to why they need to track the phone number, Suzie has her siblings distract her father while she and the California group breaks into his office and uses the computer to trace its location to Nevada. She prints out a map of the coordinates and sends them on their way, only for them to find Eden getting high with Argyle in the van. As Powell and Phil Callahan argue about their current situation, they get a call from an officer having found the Hawkins group's car up by Eddie's hideout. Knowing that Lover's Lake is close by, the two head for it. Dustin's compass leads the group to Lover's Lake, and Nancy remembers that the demogorgon would create smaller gates wherever it attacked, wondering if Vecna does the same thing. The older teens take Dustin's compass and take a boat out on the lake. While spending her extra hour in the Rainbow Room, won by winning the competition, Eleven overhears screaming and comes across Brenner having the orderly tortured. She watches in horror as they drag him away and returns to the Rainbow Room to find Two and three of his accomplices waiting for her, having cut the power to the security cameras, and they attack her for winning. Two promises to kill her if she reports on him to Brenner. When Eleven looks in the mirror, she again sees her younger self, but the room and her clothes are in the same condition they were during the massacre. She uncovers a new memory—her bloodstained self-exerting her powers during the massacre and screaming. Her memory of Brenner again asks, \"what have you done?\" and she wakes up outside NINA. A horrified Eleven concludes that she killed the children in retribution for the attack. Dustin's compass goes haywire, and the teens realize they are right on top of the gate. Steve, having the most swimming experience, offers to look for it. As he takes his shirt off, Robin notices Nancy watching him and smirks. Steve dives to the bottom of the lake, finding several fish skeletons, and notices a red light in the distance. As the younger teens observe the situation, the police arrive, forcing them to hide. Steve finds the gate sealed up and touches it, causing a tendril to press up from the other side. As he surfaces and confirms to his friends that he found the gate, the younger teens lures the police away from them. The tendril floats up to the surface and wraps around Steve's leg, dragging him into the Upside Down. Nancy immediately goes after him, and, after a moment of deliberation, so do Robin and Eddie. As the police catch Dustin, Max and Lucas, Steve is attacked by bat creatures. One of them strangles him with its tail, holding him down, and the others start to bite into his flesh." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 32, + "Trapped in the Upside Down, Steve Harrington is saved from being eaten by bat creatures by Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley and Eddie Munson. As they fight the bats off with oars, Steve brutally and fatally bashes the one that was choking him. More bats start to converge on the group, blocking off the \"watergate\" (as dubbed by Dustin Henderson) and the group flees into the nearby woods. Jack Sullivan releases Wallace from his heat torture, and this time Wallace agrees to give up Eleven's location, but begs Sullivan not to kill her. Eleven tries to crumple a can of Coke, but is again haunted by memories of the massacre and cannot do it. Watching her, Sam Owens berates Martin Brenner for pushing her too hard, believing their efforts to be in vain. Brenner privately talks to Eleven, encouraging her to keep pushing through her memories despite her believing she killed the other psychic children. As Eleven prepares to go back inside NINA, Brenner pulls the security tape from 1979, the day of the massacre, and allows it to play on NINA's screens as Eleven slips back into her memories. Max Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair and Dustin Henderson awkwardly try to lie to Calvin Powell about why they were at Lover's Lake. They claim not to know where Eddie is, which Erica Sinclair points out is a lie. As the parents start to argue, Powell gets them all in line and decides to interview the kids individually, starting with Max. Nancy dresses Steve's wounds and Robin suggests finding weapons. Nancy reveals that she keeps two guns in her bedroom and the Upside Down hopefully has versions of them there, and so they make their way to her house. The Upside Down is briefly rocked by a tremor. As Jim Hopper and Dmitri Antonov mentally prep themselves to fight the demogorgon, they reminisce about the legacies they will leave behind for their children. Hopper expresses hope that Eleven is growing up alright without him. He muses that he believed he was sent to Kamchatka to pay for his supposed crimes, but realizes that he may have instead put there to destroy the monster and help Eleven. Murray Bauman, disguised as Yuri Ismaylov, infiltrates the base with Joyce Byers and Yuri (disguised as Bauman and gagged) as his captives. In Eleven's memories, Brenner does a medical examination after her attack by Two. Remembering his threat of death, she pretends she does not remember what happened. Knowing she must have been attacked by one of the children, Brenner lines them all up and deduces that Two is responsible and tortures him with an electric collar until he confesses while Eleven watches, horrified. As the group walks through the Upside Down, Steve is quietly delighted when Eddie tells him that Dustin thinks highly of him. He admits he is jealous of Steve's bravery and impressed by his character, tired of always being the one who runs away or stays behind, and that he only went in after Steve because Nancy and Robin went too. He points out that Nancy went after him without a moment of hesitation and suggests he try to get her back. Before Steve can think on this, another tremor occurs. Dustin frantically radioes the older teens for help while pretending to use the bathroom, to no success. Erica blackmails Lucas into explaining the situation to her. Dustin realizes that Vecna is creating gates wherever he kills and hypothesizes that he is an underling of the Mind Flayer trying to weaken the barrier between dimensions. At the Wheelers' window, lights flash outside, revealed to be the older teens in the Upside Down, having made it to the house. Nancy leads them to her bedroom, but finds that her bedroom is mysteriously stuck in 1983, the day the Hawkins National Laboratory gate opened, and her guns are not there. The group realizes that they can hear Dustin faintly across dimensions and realize they can see electrical energy while in the Upside Down, which illuminates in the real world when touched, using them to attract the attention of the kids. Eleven notices Two's friends watching her. The orderly pulls her aside and warns her that Two is planning to kill her, and that Brenner will let it happen because Eleven's power scares him, having been the one responsible for her attack. He claims that he tried to interfere, leading to Brenner having him tortured. Eleven asks why he continues to help her, and he insists that \"I believe in you.\" He slips her a keycard under the table. The kids swipe Holly Wheeler's Lite-Brite toy and plug it in, allowing the teens to give them more detailed answers to their questions. They explain that they are stuck in the Upside Down. Dustin explains his theory that a gate has been created at every murder site, and the teens decide to go to Eddie's trailer where Chrissy Cunningham was killed, taking bikes out of Nancy's garage. At the same time, Max is released from her interview, and she escapes with her friends on their bikes, Erica cutting the police cars' tires. A bat spots the teens biking through the Upside Down, alerting Vecna. On the day of the massacre, Eleven waits for Brenner and Ten to leave the room before faking sick to another orderly and slipping away from him. She uses the keycard to get into the basement and meets the orderly, who shows her to a pipe to escape the lab in. She notices that he will not be able to fit, and he explains that he cannot escape, as Brenner has implanted a chip in his neck that tracks and weakens him. Feeling guilty after all the help he has given her, Eleven offers to remove it with her powers, and he allows her to. The guards find them before they can leave and trap them in a hallway, only for the orderly to kill them, revealing he has psychic abilities. He reveals to a stunned Eleven that he is actually One, and tells her to wait in a closet until he can find the way out. Bauman's ruse works, and the warden takes him and his captives to the balcony of the arena so they can watch the prisoners fight the demogorgon. Joyce sees Hopper, relieved at the confirmation that he is alive. The prisoners arm themselves with the weapons provided by the guard, and Hopper attempts to create a flaming spear by wrapping a torn piece of his shirt around a normal one and lighting it, only to find that the lighter is low on fluid. The warden moves to stop him, forcing Bauman to secretly take out a gun and put it to his back, blowing his cover. The gate opens, and a silver demogorgon attacks the prisoners, killing most of them and disrupting their strategy. Hopper manages to light the spear, using it to keep the demogorgon away from him and Antonov, forcing it to start picking off the rest who try to run. As the flame starts to die, Joyce and Bauman force their way into the control room, opening the arena door and allowing Hopper and Antonov to slip through. The demogorgon almost gets through, but Hopper stabs it in the face, allowing the doors to shut. Joyce and Hopper reunite, and he smiles genuinely as he holds her. The teens arrive at Eddie's trailer just as the kids break open the gate with a broom handle from the other side. They tie bedsheets together to make a rope for the teens to climb. Robin and Eddie make it through, only for Vecna to pull Nancy into a vision of Steve's pool and confront her with Barb Holland's rotting corpse. He accuses her of allowing Barb to die and forgetting about her, and blood starts spilling into the pool while Steve desperately tries to rouse her in the real world. Eleven emerges from the closet when alarms start to blare to find much of the facility slaughtered and Brenner unconscious. She makes her way to the Rainbow Room and finds One killing Two in a manner identical to Vecna. He asks her why she is upset when she had been mistreated constantly by the staff and children, but promises that he understands her. Nancy finds herself in Vecna's lair, who reveals that he knows she talked to Victor Creel. He shows Nancy what One is explaining to Eleven: One is actually Henry Creel, Victor's son. His parents moved to Hawkins in hopes of a new environment curing his odd behavior, but after developing a fascination with a family of black widows he found in the house, he began to see himself as the human equivalent of one—someone who exists to purge the weakness from humanity. After discovering his abilities, he first experimented by killing animals, then by tormenting his family with psychic visions for their perceived weaknesses. After his mother suspected him and tried to have him institutionalized, he killed her and his sister, but his attempt to kill his father overexerted him, putting him in a coma and leaving his father to be blamed for the murders. He awoke under the care of Brenner, who, when his attempts to control One failed, began to create other psychic children and numbered them. As he tells her that he holds on to his victim's souls, Eleven realizes he has been manipulating her. He invites her to join forces with him, but she rejects him and the two duel. She tries to overpower him using his own advice about traumatic memories but he gains the upper hand, so she instead uses her happiest: her mother telling her at birth that she loves her. Eleven throws One through the mirror and pins him to the wall, and in the real world, the lights in the facility go haywire and blood streams out of both her nostrils. In her memory, she tears One apart, creating the first gate with her power, and throws him through it. The atmosphere of the unformed Upside Down strips the flesh from his body. In the present day, Vecna stands still in the Upside Down Creel attic, and a close-up of his left forearm reveals \"001\" tattooed into it." + ], + [ + "stranger_things", + 33, + "In 1979, a young Eleven uses the last of her powers to close the gate to the alternate dimension she banished One to. After Dr. Martin Brenner enters the Rainbow Room and sees the carnage inside, he asks Eleven what she had done, but Eleven faints from overexertion. Back in 1986, Nancy Wheeler, trapped in Vecna's curse, observes a younger Brenner tattoo One, and is shocked when he acknowledges her presence. Exiting, she finds herself in the halls of Hawkins Lab the day the massacre occurred, dead bodies and screaming littering the hallway as she attempts to flee. In reality, Steve Harrington yells for the crew to hurry and find some form of music to play for Nancy, but they can't find anything. Nancy finds a door covered in boards, and desperately breaks them off slowly as Vecna begins to approach her, saying he wants to show her where he is going. When Nancy finally breaks through, Dr. Brenner tells her to take a seat as the lights go out. When they come back on, Nancy finds herself strapped down to the tattoo chair as Vecna approaches her. Looming over Nancy, Vecna says he wants her to tell Eleven everything she sees. Using his abilities, he forces Nancy to see a psychic vision of Hawkins being destroyed by the Upside Down's invasion, much to Nancy's horror. Vecna finally releases her back to reality, causing Nancy to fall into Steve's arms, shaken and out of breath. In the gulag in Kamchatka, the Russian Demogorgon becomes rogue and attacks the arena while the guards attempt to fight it. In the security room, Murray Bauman forces guards at gunpoint to tell the guards outside by radio that everything is under control, while Dmitri Antonov interrogates a doctor on how to escape, and Yuri Ismaylov remains tied up. Meanwhile, Joyce Byers dresses a cut on Jim Hopper's arm as she tells him he is the hero of Hawkins, and that Eleven misses him dearly. Murray cuts off their conversation and alerts them that the demogorgon has climbed out of the area and has begun killing more guards. The group hear noises from another room and slowly approach it, discovering a vivisected Demodog tied to a gurney, trashing around and screeching in agony. Hopper puts it out of its misery with a gunshot to the head, but the group notices there is more to the room; inside, several demodogs are preserved in tanks, and Joyce, Hopper, and Murray recognize a piece of the Mind Flayer trapped inside a large box. Dmitri alerts the group that he has found a vent that can lead them out of the prison, and the group slowly file in. In Nevada, Eleven is resuscitated after her experience of what happened in Hawkins National Laboratory, inside the Nina Project's sensory deprivation tank, having a brief vision of her mother Terry Ives before fully regaining consciousness. Ignoring Brenner and Dr. Sam Owens, she wordlessly lifts the NINA tank off its hinges before lowering it back down to the ground, finally regaining her powers and earning an approving look from Brenner. Right outside Las Vegas, Jonathan Byers, Argyle, Mike Wheeler, and Will Byers continue their search for Eleven in the Surfer Boy Pizza van. Mike expresses concern that Eleven won't need him anymore once she regains her powers, and Will expresses sympathy. He hands Mike a painting he was intending to give him at the airport - a mural of Mike, Will, Dustin and Lucas in D&D regalia fighting a large dragon. Impressed, Mike asked if he painted it, and Will said he did for Eleven since she commissioned it (this was a lie, since Will refused to show the painting to anyone). Jonathan, driving and noticing the lie, eavesdrops as Will points to Mike's character on the painting having a heart. He tells Mike that he is the \"heart\" of the Party, and without it, they'd fall apart, especially Eleven. He begins to say that \"El\" has been so lost without Mike, and that it's hard for her to make friends since she's \"different\" and feels like \"a mistake\". But he says Mike gives \"El\" hope, and if she was pushing him away, it was because she was scared of losing him. Will finishes his analogy and says that El will and always will need him, easing Mike and cheering him up. Will, however, turns away to window and sobs silently into his hand, heartbroken he can't express his true feelings. Jonathan, disheartened, continues to drive silently. At NINA, Brenner explains to El that like One, the overexertion of her powers caused El to fall in a coma. When she awoke, all of her memories prior to the event were erased and her powers were weakened. Brenner, who pieced together what happened when looking through security cameras, said he searched the Upside Down when El opened it because he believed One was still out there. Owens approaches and shows El autopsy reports of three victims Vecna has taken in Hawkins - Chrissy Cunningham, Fred Benson, and Patrick McKinney - while also saying that her friends are safe for now. But Brenner warns El that Vecna is through every kill, he's weakening the barrier between worlds, and Hawkins will be destroyed once Vecna fully breaks through. Eleven leaves to her room, overwhelmed, as Owens expresses distaste for Brenner's brutal honesty. In her room, El turns on her sink and uses her powers to enter the Void. Back in Hawkins, in Max Mayfield's trailer, Nancy tells her friends the vision Vecna showed her. In it, she saw downtown on fire, a large creature with a gaping mouth (which Dustin, Lucas, and Max piece together as the Mind Flayer), dead soldiers, and an army of monsters invading her family and friends homes, tearfully telling them she saw her mother Karen Wheeler, Mike, and her little sister Holly Wheeler dead. Steve attempts to comfort her and say that Vecna is just trying to scare her since it hasn't happened, but Nancy corrects him by saying it hasn't happened yet. Nancy then adds that the last thing she saw were four gates, with one of them being the gate that formed in Eddie Munson's trailer following Chrissy's death. Max realizes that Vecna has a motif of working in fours, with his clock always chiming four times. She and Lucas Sinclair realize that Vecna has been telling him his plans the whole time; four murders will cause four gates and the destruction of the world, with Dustin Henderson realizing that he's only one kill away from succeeding. Max dials the Byers' phone number once more, but she receives nothing more than a busy signal. Nancy says that whatever is happening in Lenora Hills to their friends is connected to the Upside Down, and in order to protect them, they need to go back to the Upside Down, much to everyone's protest. Robin Buckley and Steve say that Vecna is too powerful and it wouldn't be a fair fight, but Dustin notes that since Vecna is a number like Eleven, he must share her weaknesses, one of them being that their physical bodies are open to attack when they travel through the Void. Since Vecna always travels in people's minds through the Upside Down version of the Creel House, they could attack him while he is in another person's mind. Robin says that even if that worked, they don't know who Vecna is going to attack next, but Max says that she still is Vecna's target even after escaping, and if she ditches her Walkman, she can draw back his attention. Lucas tells Max that Vecna will kill her, but Max said she can survive again as long as the group can find a way to permanently kill Vecna before he can land the final blow. Eleven, witnessing this in the Void, realizes that her friends are in danger. Eddie shows the group that there is a weapon store in Hawkins named the War Zone that has all the battle gear they need for Vecna, and the location is far enough to avoid cops and \"angry hicks\". Erica Sinclair is hesitant since she believes a place like the War Zone is the epicenter for angry hicks, but Nancy says they need the weapons. When they realize biking to the War Zone would take too long, Eddie comes up with a suggestion. Using Max's Michael Myers mask to hide his face, Eddie leads the group into a couple's motorized RV, hotwiring it and having Steve drive off with it. In Nevada, Eleven angrily confronts Owens that her friends aren't safe, and they're planning on killing One. Owens calms her down and tells her he has agents who will go and protect Max and her friends, but Eleven tells him to send her instead. Brenner interjects and tells Eleven that neither she nor her friends are prepared for this fight. Brenner says that One's absence has resulted in him growing stronger, while Owens insists that it is Eleven's choice to leave. Owens reminds Eleven that she has the choice to leave at any time, and she walks away from Brenner, deciding to return to Hawkins. The Kamchatka group crawl out of the vents outside the base, and drive through the gates in a stolen van. Antonov warns the group that the guards will do anything to track them down, and so they go to Yuri's warehouse in hopes of him having another plane. All he has is a helicopter that he is unsure can fly the distance between Russia and America, and so Joyce suggests calling Owens in hopes of getting help. Antonov places the call, but warns them that the KGB will be monitoring them if anyone picks up. On the way to the War Zone, Nancy sits in the passenger seat as she listens to Steve reminisce of his dream of having a large family and doing a cross-country road trip in an R.V. to California. Nancy notes that the idea is nice, except for how many kids Steve desires to have, but Steve points out the \"practice\" he has with the younger kids. In the back, Lucas approaches Max with a plan to go back to Hawkins High to look through Ms. Kelley's files and see if there is another patient experiencing Vecna's curse, but Max stops him and tells him that they would be putting a stranger at risk who would have no idea what they were up against, unlike her. Instead, her plan is to lure Vecna in her mind, and instead of wallowing in her traumatic memories, she instead will hide in a good memory while her friends kill him in reality. Lucas flirtatiously asks if the memory she had in mind featured him, and Max smugly tells him that he may have been there. The two promise that once Max levitates, Lucas will play Kate Bush on her Walkman. At the War Zone, Max, Nancy, Steve, Robin, and Erica stock up on weapons and battle outfits. Robin notices Vickie roaming the store and begins to approach her after encouragement from Steve, only to stop when Vickie's boyfriend, Dan, approaches and kiss her, causing Robin to run away in embarrassment. At the gun counter, Nancy runs into a paranoid Jason Carver, who's purchasing a revolver. She attempts to give Jason sympathy for Chrissy's death, but after Jason forcefully asks if Mike or his friends from the Hellfire Club are with her, Nancy sternly tells him to step away. The group leaves the store in a hurry, and Jason watches the RV drive away. The California group arrive at Suzie Bingham's coordinates, but find nothing until Argyle notices military tire tracks in the dirt. As they start to follow them, Lt. Col. Jack Sullivan's men, farther up the path, converge on the bunker. Owens schedules Eleven's trip to Hawkins and asks his contact to check on Max, but is cut off at the last part and approached and detained by several guards. Brenner locks Eleven in NINA's room and warns her that his men will kill Owens if she tries to save him. As Brenner orders that El will stay with him until he decides that she's ready to return to Hawkins, El begins to question if he really makes the right choices, bringing up how he forced her mother to become brain dead through electric shock therapy. Brenner defends his actions by saying Terry killed a man with a gun at the \"hospital\", but El angrily corrects him by calling Hawkins Lab a \"prison\", and asks him if putting One alone with the other child experiments was a right choice. Brenner attempts to manipulate El and turn his actions on her, saying that El let One out of the Upside Down in 1983, but an enraged El tells him off for what he has done; opening the Gate, releasing the Mind Flayer, traumatizing her friends, killing so many innocent people, all because he was too selfish to let One go, causing Brenner to tear up in shame. El concludes that he originally agreed to come to NINA to see if she truly a monster, but instead it is Brenner. She sternly tells him she's leaving with Dr. Owens, and will kill Brenner if he attempts to stop her. She forces open the door, but Brenner injects her with sedative. Enraged, she pins him against the tank and almost kills him, but passes out before she can. The Party group preps their weapons in a field. Max helps Nancy cut off the barrel of her gun, despite both of them realizing it's a felony. Eddie and Dustin bond when making shields out of garbage cans, with Eddie making Dustin promise to never change after making a corny joke. Erica and Lucas bond when making spears, with Erica admitting that even if Lucas is a \"bench-riding loser\", he is still her brother and wants to support him. As Steve and Robin prepare molotov cocktails, Steve questions Vickie and Dan's relationship, but Robin dismisses it, becoming worried that their battle might not work out like previous times. Steve and Robin talk about how though not everything has a happy ending and their friend group is a \"lot of fools\", they're the only ones willing to stop Vecna. The two clink their cocktails together and toast to killing Vecna/Henry/One. Eleven awakens with an electric collar around her neck just as Sullivan's men arrive and break into the bunker. Sullivan's men easily mow down Brenner's as he evacuates with Eleven. Sullivan finds a handcuffed Owens just as Brenner escapes onto the surface, only to be shot multiple times by a sniper in a helicopter. The sniper asks for authorization to kill Eleven, and as Owens begs Sullivan not to, but he goes ahead. The sniper is distracted by Argyle's van arriving on the scene, giving Eleven time to get up and use her powers to crash the helicopter right on the entrance to the bunker. The group arrives, and she, Mike and Will embrace. A dying Brenner deactivates the collar. Eleven approaches him and lets him touch her face, and he tells her that she is his daughter, he is proud of her, and he only wanted to help her. Eleven looks at her friends, back at Brenner, and then lets go of his hand and says \"goodbye, papa,\" leaving with her friends. Sullivan emerges from the bunker, and both he and Brenner watch as the van drives away. Eleven warns her friends that they need to find a way to Hawkins or their friends are all going to die. Max, Lucas and Erica are dropped off at the Creel House and enter." + ] +] \ No newline at end of file