Romelia War Chronicle

The flashback with Henri valuing her advice hurt worse than the actual betrayal. He wasn't a monster back then and that makes what he did so much more cruel

Came in expecting a boring retreat episode and got a whole ambush instead. The lure them in by collapsing like corpses trick was nasty and I mean that as praise

I was fully ready to drop this show after last week and now I feel foolish. Al and Ray holding that demon leader off while barely standing was the kind of desperate ugly fighting I wanted from the start. Ray trembling at his post and then actually showing up when it counted got me

That humming during the climax gave me chills and not the good kind. Every time Elisabeth opens her mouth something about it feels off and now she's humming the ending song? I don't trust her at all

Romelia forcing those healing herbs down her soldiers throats while they're all bleeding out said more about her than any big speech could. She memorized every single one of their names too. Thats a commander

Ray trembling at the front before the ambush then Romelia touching his shoulder to steady him. small beat but it landed for me. these are kids being asked to hold a line

that narrow pass setup with the stones on the ground. she turned the terrain into a weapon and you can see the whole unit buy into it. this is how you write a leader without combat powers

Al volunteering to be the decoy while bleeding out is the most best friend move of the season. The man knows exactly what the plan needs and just does it

I could not stop thinking about the flashback with Henri. That man genuinely valued her mind and now he just lets the Church walk all over him. Tragic puppet or coward? Still deciding but it hurt either way

Elizabeth showing up all humble when her dad sent her to steal the prince. Romelia being kind to her face made my stomach turn. Well written villainy right there

Ray charging in and getting Al wrecked was the most frustrating thing this show has done. Courage without a brain is just a way to get your friends hurt. Guy needs to sit down and listen

Only 2 out of 20 soldiers have magic and one of them is Ray. The show basically handed us a sign saying he's been fighting the wrong fight this whole time. Reclass him into a wind mage already

Romelia shouting the retreat order with her hands shaking and then still holding the shield line together is the kind of thing that keeps me watching. She doesn't get a powerup. She just gets louder and colder while everything falls apart

I couldn't stop thinking about the lizardman talking. A monster that mocks you in full sentences changes everything about how this show treats its threats. That ambush wasn't bad luck it was deliberate and Selvec's little grin when he heard about the bear told you everything. I actually felt sick when the rest of them stepped out of the trees

Ray running in alone again after being told to fall back is exactly why nobody trusts him with anything. The horse dying is on him. Al getting axe'd in the ribs saving Romelia is on him too. Two episodes of this and I'm done defending the guy

Romelia refusing to just torch the lizardmen and instead ordering a shield wall retreat while Al bleeds out behind her. She is not a fighter and she knows it and she still held that line together with shaking hands. Need the next episode now

Look the boar hunt was fun and all but you can tell the budget went somewhere else this week. Lots of still frames and slow pans during the charge. The ambush at the end looked better at least

Al taking the axe for Romelia just felt inevitable in the worst way. He keeps volunteering as the decoy every single mission so of course the ambush would find him first. Her scream broke the whole tone of the episode for me

That village send-off got me. The kids thanking Ray for the window instead of the boar kills. Small thing but it lands harder than any speech could

The magic paint test was such a Fire Emblem move and I am here for it. Al's red pillar then Ray's little green vortex. That tiny hopeful smile on Ray's face is what makes the whole rest of the episode hurt