Shin Sekai Yori

[Buffalobiian]

UTW - Episode 07



--------------------------


<<Obligatory "great episode!" comment be here>>

I'm once again impressed by Satoru's ability to think things through here. Saki helped him out as far as strategy goes against the catapults, but his doubts about the queerats and initiative to lead their escape were much needed for group survival (even if you argue that his doubts were ultimately "misplaced" since Kiroumaru ultimately helped them).

I'm not sure if Squealer's guidance to the lake was all part of the plan, or whether Kiroumaru simply tracked him there and decided to help out. I find it strange that Shun and the others would be conveniently waiting at the exact same spot when Saki and Satoru went through so much more trouble to get there. It would seem more likely that they received Kiroumaru's help somehow.

There seems to be great variance between all these queerats, from the lowly Robber Flys, bandit-like Ground Spiders.. and now the seemingly most advanced, war-worthy Giant Hornets. One would even describe Kiroumaru as being handsome. I'd say his decision to help them (and defy the Ethics Council) was based on the word spreading about Saki saving queerrats from before.

The preview for the next episode suggests that our group is starting to go rogue after having the magic of hypnosis lifted from them.. but the whole remove-bad-children system should still be active, which suggests they've all be conscious of how adults perceive them ever since and adjusted their image accordingly.