13 July 2018

Hellsing Ultimate: episode 3 review

  • This whole episode is humor-packed from beginning to end. I watched it in DUB because, it's soooo good!
  • We are given a deeper glimpse into Alucard-Integra relationship in this episode: The way Alucard jumps to Integra's defense when the other guy insults her: take note, that's not an average normal master-servant bond. And the way Integra lets him roam free, ride an airplane, stay in a penthouse and drink wine: I doubt his previous Masters allowed him such luxury and freedom. And then, how Walter reminds Integra that she "seems to forget" that Alucard is a vampire.
  • Do you FEEL the horror of being trapped and shot in an elevator? Wondering if anyone has developed a fear of being in an elevator with strangers yet? LOL
  • TBH, I am annoyed by Seras going shoujo like, 'OMG these guys [ heavily armed, who came to shoot 100 rounds at you ] are humans, why did you kill them?' Given Seras' childhood, I think she should be the one who understands it better. Those guys are no different from the murderers back then, who shot to kill without knowing that their target is immortal. One can argue that if a 5-year-old shot at you, you could assume innocence and ignorance in the child because he didn't know any better, and choose to forgive him. However, the assumption of innocence does not apply to adult humans who are supposed to be the most superior species on Earth capable of logic and reasoning. Therefore, in unprovoked circumstance - as long as they're adults, they're capable of understanding that it's fair game. I agree with Alucard here. "When someone fires at you, it doesn't matter if they're humans or not". And that is an interesting point in the series: there's no clear line between good and evil. Looking human doesn't translate to being humane. And being a human doesn't automatically qualify you for leniency. (So, what if you weren't a human but committed the same offense as a human does? Would you only deserve leniency if you were a human? Should you deserve a harsher punishment than a human? Why?). Alucard does have a lot of respect for humanity, but he also knows that there're a lot of shitty humans out there.
  • And this is the first point where you see a little bit of Alucard's humanity. He sees how innocent and naive Seras is and hence his anger (and part of his anger comes from seeing a guy commit suicide in front of him).
  • Does Alucard's speech at the end ("We killed our enemies, killed our allies, even ourselves... And it will never be enough") give you a clue about his identity yet?

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