studiogek - .H. .X. .H. 100-101

Ikalgo besto Ant!

Rodrigo Figueroa

2024-01-19 19:29:54 +0000 UTC

agree to disagree

Jack McKee

2024-01-19 04:17:46 +0000 UTC

I'm just saying why i believe they'd be miserable. I grew up watching filler so trust me i have patience, but the stupid monologues and long drawn out yapping is something i will never defend. Still a goated arc though but the lows are LOWWW

Can’t touch this Stone

2024-01-18 23:19:15 +0000 UTC

Cuz y’all r used to jjk shibuya pacing that leaves no desire for suspense or buildup literally every week there was a new big bAd villain they had to get rid of and killing off characters like this pacing is not bad

celery

2024-01-18 05:39:37 +0000 UTC

Killua became more human once the Nen needle was removed. Gon, on the other hand, seems to have the needle of vengeance in his heart!

Shiro

2024-01-17 04:21:39 +0000 UTC

That is such a great point, hadn't thought of that! It was like a warm-up before the main event. Not to mention, their respective encounters have a huge bearing on the rest of the story.

Shiro

2024-01-17 04:20:49 +0000 UTC

Ok, here we go again! For clarification, I was definitely older than 12 when I watched this show, but yes this show holds an immense nostalgic/sentimental value for those of us who have seen this. If I may also reveal, my enjoyment while watching the Chimera ant arc was average, I, too had the same thoughts as others regarding pacing, etc. However, it was only when the entire show was over and the puzzle was complete that I could admire the value of each individual piece of the puzzle. Now re-watching (and I have rewatched this show so so many times) these episodes, I can truly appreciate every single episode. When it comes to Nen, nothing is certain. It is a highly specialized and individualistic power system. When encountering new enemies, victory cannot be guaranteed, one has to strategize, observe and learn. Moreover, if you notice, all the attacks on Killua were long range attacks (sniper bugs and darts) against which Killua is not very good at defending himself. This shows that even if you are super powerful, some abilities can still overwhelm you. Heck, even Morel and Knuckle couldn't capture Cheetu and requested for a Hunter with a more suitable ability to catch a fast target. I think this is a great way to showcase how truly dangerous these ants can be, so much that one of our MC's almost got killed by them. As for Killua and octopus, yes, Killua is a trained assassin from birth, but remember - HE REMOVED HIS NEN NEEDLE! This is bound to have a psychological impact on him as well. When he encounters an enemy with traits he deeply admires (loyalty), he chooses to save him. Also, an ally in enemy territory is a good investment strategically speaking (as proven when he saves him later). I think of it like this - these ants are following their orders to kill the humans who are their enemies, but their 'leaders' are so far away. From the octopus' point of view, the enemy in front of him is treating him in a more humane way than his own team, hence I can see him having a change of heart. I think of it as the finicky nature of the ants, they are behaving more like humans (selfish) than like ants following their queen/king, perhaps because they are regaining their human memories? And all these changes are coalescing to break old bonds and make new ones. I do not know how it was in the manga, but any more time spent on these characters and the fandom would not like that either...One of the reasons I like this arc is because Togashi incorporates the random elements so seamlessly in his story-telling. I would urge you to reconsider your opinion after you have watched it fully. Cheers!

Shiro

2024-01-17 04:16:32 +0000 UTC

And also the plot in general is so unpredictable. And not in a GOT kind of way like "I'm gonna write the most stupid shit just so nobody can predict it", but in a way that it still makes sense in the context of the story.

Gabriel Machuca Wegermann

2024-01-17 04:06:17 +0000 UTC

I have to say though, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show as unpredictable as HxH when it comes to the different types of powers. Like where is all that creativity coming from lmao

Elisa Kallai

2024-01-15 21:34:14 +0000 UTC

Honestly I respect your opinion and I can acknowledge the lows of this arc, but watch the show through and can comment on it. Hunter x Hunter isn't well liked for no reason.

idcjayyy

2024-01-14 20:20:50 +0000 UTC

So, your main criticism is basically that they present new characters? That's it? They shouldn't add more characters? And if they do, they should build it up several episodes for some reason? There are several valid criticisms to be made about HxH in general, but your points make no sense and I think I've never heard of another person even thinking of these things as "negative". Like, dude, Killua encountered enemies that we hadn't seen before, why is that inherently a bad thing? What am I missing here lol.

Gabriel Machuca Wegermann

2024-01-14 14:36:02 +0000 UTC

If someone thinks that these episodes were unnecessary, i feel like they were wrong. Actually, it will show how the characters improve and their chances on defeating the royal guards. It can't be done easily. There are missions, goals, problems to encounter. Meeting ants with emotions and memories also is not just about meeting them. You never know when will your enemies be your ally, right?

Ramennn

2024-01-14 13:00:09 +0000 UTC

Yo why tf am i wasting time arguing with a dyslexic toddler fml

Jack McKee

2024-01-14 06:08:08 +0000 UTC

Ken im ngl he has no reason to trust the process bc he genuinely wants to dislike this show, some HxH fan definitely pissed him off or some shit in the past

Jack McKee

2024-01-14 06:03:38 +0000 UTC

@Mysterious Figure You are unbelievably conceited. If a new character being introduced in a new episode of a show is bad writing to you, then every single show ever made is not for you. There are 10x the amount of short term one episode conflicts with new villains in shows like Naruto. If you genuinely believe that every single minor enemy in a shonen anime needs multiple episodes of build up ur just fucking ridiculous and clearly watching this show with every intent to find something to nitpick about. Short one episode villains are not a new concept buddy, its a trope present in every single shonen ever. Thats like saying the mantis thing Yuuji fought in Shibuya should have been built up more as a threat. You are treating everything as “cheap and lazy” when it really isn’t, you are watching the show with every intent to hate it. You didn’t even try to respond or refute anything that I said about the actual writing, you just used like 8 adjectives in a row to sound like ur making a point. Also they don’t have a perfect counter ability to kill Killua, it’s just a strong ability period. It would get the best of a lot of hunters less intelligent than Killua.

Jack McKee

2024-01-14 05:59:13 +0000 UTC

Chill, if your watching it for the first time, trust the process. The octopus will be fleshed out as a character as we go on. Any character that has its first appearance on screen can seem “random” at first

Ken

2024-01-14 04:55:56 +0000 UTC

@Jack McKee You are proving my point exactly with what you are saying. My point being that putting a convenient "plot device" - which is EXACTLY what those brother and sister duo are, and what that octopus guy is, is what is considered bad writing. To use an out of the box, non established characters with perfectly situationally convenient abilities to exactly counter what is required to "kill" Killua, AND also to circumvent him being able to detect the sister's tag ability... even being able to tag him so easily without him noticing is a stupid and lazy plot device, considering how previously next to nothing is able to dodge his senses. If you wanted to write this properly and have it be convincing, you would introduce these characters several episodes before, shown them in some previous situation where they would use some part of their ability to at least hint at their level of threat so you can establish what an actual threat they could be to Killua, so you could build tension and expectation for your audience... and then you elaborately do at least more than one episode to resolve their conflict if you wanted to have such an important character building moment for one of your main characters... but instead, the writer just did the sketch version of that I guess. Building tension between characters in a story and making it believable takes time. Doing it all in one episode, and having all those characters having a convenient response/ability/reaction for every situation is lazy writing. Another example is Killua conveniently having a suction cup from an octopus still lying around to use on his forehead. I just find explanations like these just plain stupid to be honest. What tends to happen in this show almost all the time is that every resolution of every critical seemingly unsolvable situation seems to be solved last second with a snap of a finger, and it just feels cheap, unearned, and lazy. It doesnt really feel smart, witty, complex, surprising, well thought out, or something that was set up from waaaay before. Thats how you can tell when a writer usually writes the story as they go.

Mysterious Figure

2024-01-14 03:47:19 +0000 UTC

You unironically believed that Kurapika not being in the show currently is "bad writing" you have zero comprehension on what good or bad writing is.

Jack McKee

2024-01-14 01:29:02 +0000 UTC

@Mysterious figure Funny that you choose to respond only to the comment that DOESN'T have criticism and prove everything you've said wrong. If you look back at your older comment (the one that you got flamed on) there are multiple (including me) people directly responding to the criticism you have written, and some aren't even insulting your intelligence. Like @shiro on 92x93 who doesn't insult you like I do, but refutes all of your points, yet you refused to actually respond and maybe learn something. Killua isn't "killed off" idk why you keep saying that. In what world is it "bad writing" to have a character lose to an enemy that has already been established to have overwhelming strength. When Gon and Killua were with Kite early in the arc, they wouldn't have stood a chance against these enemies. They barely fended off Rammot (who had NO nen) and all of these ants do have nen and are close to the same power level of Rammot. Killua fights off most of them but comes across an enemy with an extremely powerful nen ability that he barely survives. This shows how much progress they've made while also reestablishing how massive a force the chimera ants actually are. Having a newly established character help Killua isn't bad writing. That's silly. This is why I'm saying your criticisms aren't actually criticisms. You're just taking an "example" of something that happens in the episode and saying it's bad. How is that a criticism. "Character save your main character's life by motivating him to do so with a stupid plot device that should have been built up as a character growing arc in a proper satisfying way throughout the show" how exactly am I supposed to refute this? Like what are you even trying to type here? What plot device? "The awesome assassin Killua that notices, senses and dodges everything was basically surprised so easily and killed by the silly random fish dart brother/sister duo" He was surprised because they set up their nen ability to be extremely situational which, once again, is a concept that has previously been established in this show, you can make very powerful abilities by setting rules on your power. The sister tags the target in order for the brother to have any power at all. And that's all she can do, they need each other to function or fight anyone, therefore it is extremely situational and the sister wouldn't be capable of tagging Killua if they hadn't set a trap. But once the board is linked, the ability is extremely strong based on that condition because it is undodgeable. The darts materialize on his body once they hit the board. You keep saying "cheap and lazy" but...literally how. Explain. You are saying words for the sake of it, all of this makes sense within the power system of HXH. Killua choosing to spare Ikalgo is the result of Gon's influence on him as a character. Killua (like 10 eps ago) referred to Gon as "light" he views him as his own ideal, he strives to be more like him, and views him as a role model, the opposite of his own family upbringing. This is what is known as "Character Development" idk if you've heard of this term before, but it is a very big part of this arc. Gon also has character development, his development takes the opposite direction of Killua's as he starts to lose his "light". I won't get into spoilers but this is a big theme in the arc. Please for the love of god, never tell me I lack reading comprehension when you type like ur actually in elementary school.

Jack McKee

2024-01-14 01:12:18 +0000 UTC

@Jack McKee The reason why I (usually) dont respond is because like in the example of your comment, and most ppl responding, there is nothing to respond to, since most of them are just insults and they ignore everything Im saying about the characters/story and keep talking about me. It is funny that you say I havent given "actual" criticism, when this is exactly what I have done, with actual examples of why I am criticizing what I am criticizing in the first place (I will not repeat my first comment, go read it again or learn about reading comprehension). It is you that havent given any reasoning as to why you disagree with what I said because you havent even mentioned anything what I said in my comment, but you only talk about how Im "hate watching". Maybe try to give some counter points to show your point of view - that this IS actually good writing (which Im assuming you think it is) - to kill off your other main character by having them killed by a -no name-, -no consequence-, random characters, first ever introduced half way into a random episode, and then have another also -no name-, -first ever introduced- character save your main character's life by motivating him to do so with a stupid plot device that should have been built up as a character growing arc in a proper satisfying way throughout the show. Could you actually give your perspective on how the way this whole situation where the other main character, the awesome assassin Killua that notices, senses and dodges everything was basically surprised so easily and killed by the silly random fish dart brother/sister duo and then saved by the octopus "man/animal/ant/whatever"... and that Killua's whole quick decision to not kill him at the end because his actions reminded him of Gon... that whole thing was just so cheap and lazy, not to mention disrespectful to your own main character... and all of these fish characters were so lazily written into JUST one episode with such lazy setup and resolution.

Mysterious Figure

2024-01-14 00:53:21 +0000 UTC

Best boy ikalgo!

Emily Cox

2024-01-13 23:56:41 +0000 UTC

Also you type like a 12 year old

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 23:31:09 +0000 UTC

Mysterious Figure, are you really doing this shit again? You got absolutely flamed the last time you left one of these brainrot comments with zero actual criticism and responded to NONE of the people who criticized you. Ur literally tuning in every week to hate watch bc someone on twitter probably said HxH is better than Naruto and that made you upset. (Hxh is objectively better) you have listed zero actual criticisms in this comment and I won’t waste my time telling you why they aren’t criticisms bc you probably won’t respond again. Go do smth else.

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 23:30:43 +0000 UTC

if you dislike this show so much why are you still watching it bud

Northyee

2024-01-13 22:44:13 +0000 UTC

@SAMUEL Do you have something worthwhile to add besides your insults and your vulgar language? Maybe illustrate what great writing is on display in this episode by using actual examples with civil words. I'll hear you out. I'll try super hard.

Mysterious Figure

2024-01-13 21:23:30 +0000 UTC

Dude, you don't know shit about writting. Your commentary is so fucking dumb that I don't even feel likr to refute it.

Max__

2024-01-13 20:56:50 +0000 UTC

last time i waiting outside a gamestop for a game was Fallout 4. Also took a week off work to grind and play it with my homie.

Thtjustinguy

2024-01-13 19:54:34 +0000 UTC

I think its finally slowly sinking in for Carter and Cannon that most people here have watched this show when they were 12 years old and probably remember it more fondly because of nostalgia... while some of us that are watching it now for the first time (me included) can barely stomach this writing and so much randomness/inconsistencies/bad writing. Imagine if your writing capacity is to write an episode where one of your two main characters was killed by some random fish brother sister duo that just appeared out of nowhere in the middle of ONE episode... and they actually kill your main character by playing a nen dart game... and then your main character only gets saved by another completely random character you ALSO introduced for the first time in THAT same episode, where your main character ALSO spares it's life, BUT all of them are at WAR, and AFTER that character has already tried to kill your main character several times... AAAAND your main character is a trained assassin from birth that never hesitates and is trained to kill in cold blood... and please dont give me that crap that this is great writing because the writer is trying to show how Killua is changing because he saw a hint of Gon in that octopus guy and because Gon changed him, he decided to spare that octopus guy... if you actually wanted to write something like that... you would properly do it by introducing that octopus guy as a proper character, not some throwaway silly random middle of the episode 2 second backstory surface level crap character developed garbage. What this show at least does well is that it shows how NOT to write good fiction.

Mysterious Figure

2024-01-13 19:45:41 +0000 UTC

Yeah I was more commenting on how I love the show’s writing for bringing out comments like this from the Gek guys, while subtly developing the characters in the show episode by episode

MissJodles

2024-01-13 17:39:34 +0000 UTC

GOATed comment! HxH is NOT a show about stagnant characters that stay the same from start to finish. Gon and Killua are 12 years old; think how much we change as people from that age to adulthood. Children always change, learn and grow extremely quickly, and the author is aware of that. Plus the deeper themes that begin to come to light as the characters develop is the absolute best part of the writing in this show!

MissJodles

2024-01-13 17:30:54 +0000 UTC

He killed the armadillo ant like 20 eps ago tbh

ssj4rit

2024-01-13 17:27:38 +0000 UTC

"I thought Gon didn't kill people" I love HxH's writing :D

MissJodles

2024-01-13 16:56:27 +0000 UTC

It's weird that Carter calls Killua OP minutes after seeing him literally in the process of dying in a pool of his own blood after struggling vs opponents that weren't even that powerful (they just had useful abilities for that situation). If it wasn't for Ikalgo he would've been dead for sure.

Gabriel Machuca Wegermann

2024-01-13 15:45:51 +0000 UTC

Also, it's just a dart game, plenty of people play darts and are familiarized witht the rules since they are kids. It's not like Killua conveniently was a master at differential calculus.

Gabriel Machuca Wegermann

2024-01-13 15:39:28 +0000 UTC

what? these are one of the best episodes of the arc. And the pacing is perfect too. many ppl dont rrealize cause they get anxious but if it was too fast ppl would complain that everything is too fast... I definitely rather slow and steady that the rushed-the-shit-out-Shibuya arc from Jujutsu

Izaya

2024-01-13 13:34:13 +0000 UTC

i think there is too much hate in yall's heart. is it really that unconceivable that Killua would spare an Ant? Its not unthinkable considering his trajectory since the beginning of the show. If anything, Gon is the one i expect to be merciless and ruthless. Ever since he got cockoo in the head because of Kite im more afraid of him the Killua .

Izaya

2024-01-13 13:30:16 +0000 UTC

This is along form anime. I get the complaints. But this is a long form anime.

BennLimos

2024-01-13 09:49:17 +0000 UTC

@Gianni Calling it plot convenience is a bit of a stretch. As Jack said, he really only needed to be aware of the game of darts to have this scene make sense. To lay groundwork for that knowledge seems entirely unnecessary. It’s like questioning how he knows how to yo-yo.

Michael H

2024-01-13 09:38:30 +0000 UTC

Glad Jack brought up how Killua is probably highly educated and knows a vast array of subjects as part of his training

Michael H

2024-01-13 09:17:46 +0000 UTC

Yeah, that kind of threw me off too. None of them seemed to be really digging these episodes, but I thought they were really good. Everyone seemed to dislike Ikalgo too, which is totally wild to me. Maybe they just weren’t feeling it this night.

Michael H

2024-01-13 09:11:18 +0000 UTC

Yea I love how real they are with reactions but I also don't understand how you can treat that like an asspull. It's really not very unrealistic for the Zoldyck family as they were established earlier in the show.

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 08:56:10 +0000 UTC

Like I understand having the mindset of "some crazy shit should happen every episode" when ur used to a series that is very condensed like JJK. But that's just not how this show is. It tells the entire story exactly the way Togashi wanted it to come across, all of these episodes matter.

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 08:53:40 +0000 UTC

Yea, it's not a 24 episode seasonal anime that cuts out a lot of content in order to convey everything in a short time frame, but that's the advantage of the long running shonen style. There's a reason Yorknew and Heaven's Arena are way quicker in terms of pacing. The chimera ant arc is 13 volumes long in the manga, and gives an insanely complex story that develops its main characters the most and also a bunch of side characters. Literally both of the side characters Gon and Killua meet in these episodes matter a lot and these episodes serve to show their mindset at this point in the arc and show how far Gon and Killua have come.

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 08:50:10 +0000 UTC

these might be my fav episodes in the entire series

Nick

2024-01-13 08:20:14 +0000 UTC

I like this arc but I understand that this isn’t 2014 anymore. Pacing in shoes these days get to the meat and potatoes much quicker and this arc does drag the suitcase a lot more than it should. Villain of the week ahh fights

Can’t touch this Stone

2024-01-13 07:50:25 +0000 UTC

It’s getting cold from not turning the damn stove on. I love this arc but the pacing is outright ass at times

Can’t touch this Stone

2024-01-13 07:47:03 +0000 UTC

Guys this is my favorite arc too, but it has pacing problems and these episodes aren't great. It's fine to love something and acknowledge its flaws

Shpitz

2024-01-13 07:30:37 +0000 UTC

the oct my favorite ant 🥺🥰

Kyle

2024-01-13 07:22:28 +0000 UTC

The dart fish ability is what inspired Hanami’s domain expansion ability in JJK. We all have done something in our lives that we sometimes think is out of our own character but it ends up saving us one way or another. Don’t judge the author so harshly when he employs real life parallels. After all, Killua would be dead there and we all riot as there is no other way to save him where he was going. What Killua did there eventually saved him. Let the show cook.

BennLimos

2024-01-13 07:18:33 +0000 UTC

Also Carter, you heard correctly, he couldn't see the darts as they're coming (but he can obv see the fish on his body), but they still have to penetrate his skin/muscle/bone. So that's why the reaction time thing was such a big deal; because he caught the dart right as it began penetrating his skull, if you get what I mean

Josh

2024-01-13 04:08:19 +0000 UTC

Imo an assassin-prodigy that has been groomed as such having a vast array of skills and talents doesn't call for much suspension of disbelief. I think it might've especially felt that way this time though since the enemy had such a specific power. In any case though, I really appreciate how you guys are genuine and will talk about your grievances, instead of just acting how you think viewers want you to, like some reactors do. It's much more interesting and authentic this way

Josh

2024-01-13 04:01:46 +0000 UTC

Let’s goooooo

Chiefzys

2024-01-13 03:54:28 +0000 UTC

The last time I’ve been fond of an octopus was on my Assassination Classroom watch. Now, we have Ikalgo who is likewise a splendid character. There are just so many amazing side characters in hxh that I’m always extra happy to see them on a rewatch.

C E.

2024-01-13 03:33:19 +0000 UTC

Chimera ant: Fart💨 McKay: That guy has cool power 💀💀

BipolarKitten

2024-01-13 03:01:13 +0000 UTC

Brig, as you are the only one to have finished hxh, it would be really great if you could watch the videos of "aleczandxr", I said it in another video but he does superb analyzes of hxh in general. Here, it would be ideal for you to look at the analyzes on killua and its evolution. This would already allow you to better understand his mental evolution, but in addition you could explain little by little while the others watch, why the characters act in a particular way, as well as their depth. Otherwise we in the comments we can always explain.

devakira

2024-01-13 02:38:49 +0000 UTC

You guys have to remember that Gon and Killua before now had literally little to no experience fighting ants that could use Nen. With Kite they only fought ants with no nen, and after that Killua fought only Rammon and Gon no one, so how do you expect them to go and literally fight not only the strongest nen-ants, but probably the strongest nen users period, when they still have almost no experience fighting strong ants at all? These fights might seem unncessary or filler for you, but they are essential for Gon and Killua's development. I understand you guys are anxious for the juicier parts of the story, but plot-wise it wouldn't make sense to send these two boys on such a dangerous mission without them doing some ground work first.

Gabriel Machuca Wegermann

2024-01-13 02:12:34 +0000 UTC

Notice how gon is slightly becoming coldhearted about killing like old killua vs killua becoming more human by sparing lives like old gon

snoobcat

2024-01-13 01:39:43 +0000 UTC

How exactly is this plot convenience? Knowing the game of darts isn’t exactly an extraordinary trait, his use of nen to program his arm to stop the dart is what’s far more impressive about this scene.

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 01:33:20 +0000 UTC

The biggest plot hole of HxH: Killua was ready to forfeit his match in the prison during the Hunter Exam if it involved mental math.

Michael H

2024-01-13 01:32:11 +0000 UTC

I appreciate it when writers tie things together and are more thoughtful with their process. Togashi has been amazing at this for this past decade and that's what makes me love his writing so much! So instances of plot convenience like this kinda take me out of it. But I totally get how this scene makes sense and is not an annoyance to you.

Gianni

2024-01-13 01:30:30 +0000 UTC

Choosing to kill yourself over betraying someone on your team is a huge testament of character. Very few people would be able to do that. Killua respected that choice.

Michael H

2024-01-13 01:24:10 +0000 UTC

right cause that happened to me on 1st watch i wasn’t paying attention like that and missed out on alot of small details

kai

2024-01-13 01:06:34 +0000 UTC

idk why Carter looks so miserable watching these episodes, like they all have really creative fights and characters and helps show the current power scale of Gon and Killua compared to where they were with Kite. All these episodes serve their purpose, and they never felt like a chore to get through, obviously I was hyped for the main conflict to start but this is an important part of that build up in gathering comrades that will be incrediby important later in the arc.

Jack McKee

2024-01-13 00:51:49 +0000 UTC

Killuas character development you know.. And without illumis needle I think he's learned to not kill just to kill.. If you can watch Alexandr character analysis of killua and light is so good, he's a YouTuber

Pam

2024-01-13 00:49:12 +0000 UTC

Eh, I don’t think it’s necessary. Mastering a game that involves precision throwing of sharp objects seems pretty on point (ba dum dum) for an assassin kid.

Michael H

2024-01-13 00:47:45 +0000 UTC

Patreon didn't notify me about the uploads smh

Ale

2024-01-13 00:39:44 +0000 UTC

I do agree with your points though that Killua is a master at too many things at a random and it gets quite convenient for the plot. It would've been nice if the writer had tied in with a mention of his dart skills during the early arcs. When Kurapika is not around, Killua kinda takes in the role of the extremely calculated and wise character

Gianni

2024-01-13 00:20:50 +0000 UTC

Gon has killed before, his first kill was that armadillo ant (Baro) when he was with Kite

Nrock23

2024-01-13 00:12:19 +0000 UTC

exactly! it's the role reversal, we see how much Killua is becoming like Gon and shining a light on other people. He is now the one giving hope to people and making them feel worth of beings friends with

Gianni

2024-01-13 00:11:12 +0000 UTC

Now I don't know if this is true or if he said it out loud even but if he did when ikalgo was talking about wanted to be born into a different life as a squid killua maybe thought to give hime a second chance and now with illumis needle gone he probably doesn't see enemies the same anymore and looks at them more like gon does side note gon has had such crazy character development for killua

Pressure

2024-01-12 23:56:29 +0000 UTC

Love the destiny 2 talk such a good game

Ajax

2024-01-12 23:20:06 +0000 UTC

Wait 100 meters is a small distance? isn't that like 325 feet I would say that's a pretty good range 😂😂

Pressure

2024-01-12 23:05:02 +0000 UTC

and oh, the "Miriam" torture FINALLY stopped 😅

Gianni

2024-01-12 23:01:47 +0000 UTC

4 episodes all in one day? we are getting spoiled

Gianni

2024-01-12 22:57:37 +0000 UTC

Completely off-topic but I like it when you guys talk about Destiny since that was a game I dove into on Xbox. Such great memories of meeting my raid team and my trial runs to the lighthouse.

LuvStarburst

2024-01-12 22:56:54 +0000 UTC

Killua saved Ikalgo because Ikalgo refused to tell about his buddy's power. Killua liked that loyalty, because he feels the same way about Gon. Since the beginning the show is telling us that Killua values friendship the most, because it was his friendship with Gon that changed his internal world, his beliefs, his behaviors. Saying that saving Ikalgo is out of character is crazy. Another cool detail, did you notice that Killua said to Ikalgo he's a cool guy without any shame? That's proposital, since the beginning Killua was always embarrassed when Gon said positive things about him. Now he openly saying that he likes Ikalgo is to show that he's changing, developing. Besides the cool fights and shit, Hunter x Hunter is specially about character development, but the show is subtle, you have to pay attention to the details to notice.

Max__

2024-01-12 22:50:53 +0000 UTC

killua saw himself in ikalgo when he chose to die rather than give up informations about his people even tho they're everything but nice to him, that's probably why he spared him + gon's influence over the time they spent together

Rektyu

2024-01-12 22:48:52 +0000 UTC

leol is the lion/tiger. the dragonfly is flutter

YourGuy

2024-01-12 22:48:17 +0000 UTC

this part is like a "training arc", they're getting more experience at fighting and like learning more about the ants. But it's all worth it you'll see 😶‍🌫️

Kite

2024-01-12 22:42:14 +0000 UTC

Well' I guess some people in the couch missed the part when the octopus said "I would never betray a friend", Killua spared him because he has a similar perspective with Gon. Also, the promised with his dad to "never betray your friends". Don't look away from the screen too long little details are easy to miss, even Jackson had to point that out.

Pitou

2024-01-12 22:37:52 +0000 UTC

I can see the anime haters rekindle their fire lol. The exposition/explanation/monologue from Killua is peak Shonen anime trope.

Maximum Homerdrive

2024-01-12 22:33:00 +0000 UTC

Btw Naruto has 427 canon episodes. 130 from OG Naruto and 297 from Naruto Shippuden.

BigManSirob

2024-01-12 22:29:41 +0000 UTC

1 more episode and i can finally say KO.... completely Dont mind me folks 🤣 i always get excited at the next episode in particular 🤣 ♟️

corLeonis

2024-01-12 22:18:50 +0000 UTC

TRIPLE DIGITS BABYY

Jyle

2024-01-12 22:17:09 +0000 UTC

If you need help going flawless or doing any raids or dungeons I'm down to help. I'm not a scrub 🤣 top 4% pvp and I can solo flawless dungeons and carry hard in most raids. But would be dope to play with yall lol

TheHollanLegacy

2024-01-12 22:15:22 +0000 UTC

i second this

leah

2024-01-12 21:56:32 +0000 UTC

you’re coming up on one of the greatest anime arcs of all time and i could not be more excited for yall 😭😭

leah

2024-01-12 21:56:00 +0000 UTC

It literally didn’t matter if Killua moved. He was moving when he got hit the first time. He needed to devise a plan and figure out what was happening, moving would’ve only made him tired

Antique-Item

2024-01-12 21:34:07 +0000 UTC

Destiny 2 has too many exotics and they arent fun to use sometimes. The story missions are way worse imo. Pvp is legit buns in D2. Plus the whole fiasco of year one D2 is still a salty wound in my mind. Not having a special weapon slot was crazy. Luckily they fixed that with Forsaken but still not as a good as D1🤷‍♂️ I will say the combat is more fun plus the weapons and armor design are more interesting. Just sucks that Bungie ruined a lot of things by trying to change so much rather than sticking to what D1 had going for it☹️

Jed

2024-01-12 21:32:35 +0000 UTC

Oh my we are literally so close to the PEAK

McKay Carter

2024-01-12 21:29:46 +0000 UTC

Destiny 1 maps were a hell of alot better than D2 maps. i feel like there are too many USELESS exotics in D2 and even the new ones they release are either broken and get nerfed into the ground or just god awful and need to be buffed.

Philbo

2024-01-12 21:28:09 +0000 UTC

Please watch Hells paradise bc it's only 13 episodes. You've watched chainsaw and Jjk and it's the 3rd in the trio. It's really interesting and the colors and soundtrack are really incredible. Also Carter's reaction to it would be worth it in itself

TheHollanLegacy

2024-01-12 21:26:16 +0000 UTC

PITOU FRIDAYS

Maximum Homerdrive

2024-01-12 21:26:04 +0000 UTC

I can’t believe we’re at episode 100, crazy! Can’t wait to watch

Merielle

2024-01-12 21:25:41 +0000 UTC

So close

Nrock23

2024-01-12 21:25:38 +0000 UTC

just refreshed

Maximum Homerdrive

2024-01-12 21:25:21 +0000 UTC

yesssss

Maximum Homerdrive

2024-01-12 21:25:13 +0000 UTC

GASSSSSS

JayPierlis

2024-01-12 21:25:01 +0000 UTC

PEAK FRIDAYS

Laura 🦋

2024-01-12 21:24:52 +0000 UTC

MORE PEAK

Empyral

2024-01-12 21:24:45 +0000 UTC

LETS GOOOO

Laura 🦋

2024-01-12 21:24:44 +0000 UTC

LETS GO

Cookie

2024-01-12 21:24:39 +0000 UTC

S

Cookie

2024-01-12 21:24:35 +0000 UTC

YESYE

Cookie

2024-01-12 21:24:34 +0000 UTC

YES

Cookie

2024-01-12 21:24:32 +0000 UTC

.H. .X. .H. 100-101

Comments

Ikalgo besto Ant!

agree to disagree

I'm just saying why i believe they'd be miserable. I grew up watching filler so trust me i have patience, but the stupid monologues and long drawn out yapping is something i will never defend. Still a goated arc though but the lows are LOWWW

Cuz y’all r used to jjk shibuya pacing that leaves no desire for suspense or buildup literally every week there was a new big bAd villain they had to get rid of and killing off characters like this pacing is not bad

Killua became more human once the Nen needle was removed. Gon, on the other hand, seems to have the needle of vengeance in his heart!

That is such a great point, hadn't thought of that! It was like a warm-up before the main event. Not to mention, their respective encounters have a huge bearing on the rest of the story.

And also the plot in general is so unpredictable. And not in a GOT kind of way like "I'm gonna write the most stupid shit just so nobody can predict it", but in a way that it still makes sense in the context of the story.

I have to say though, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show as unpredictable as HxH when it comes to the different types of powers. Like where is all that creativity coming from lmao

Honestly I respect your opinion and I can acknowledge the lows of this arc, but watch the show through and can comment on it. Hunter x Hunter isn't well liked for no reason.

Yo why tf am i wasting time arguing with a dyslexic toddler fml

Ken im ngl he has no reason to trust the process bc he genuinely wants to dislike this show, some HxH fan definitely pissed him off or some shit in the past

Chill, if your watching it for the first time, trust the process. The octopus will be fleshed out as a character as we go on. Any character that has its first appearance on screen can seem “random” at first

You unironically believed that Kurapika not being in the show currently is "bad writing" you have zero comprehension on what good or bad writing is.

Best boy ikalgo!

Also you type like a 12 year old

if you dislike this show so much why are you still watching it bud

@SAMUEL Do you have something worthwhile to add besides your insults and your vulgar language? Maybe illustrate what great writing is on display in this episode by using actual examples with civil words. I'll hear you out. I'll try super hard.

Dude, you don't know shit about writting. Your commentary is so fucking dumb that I don't even feel likr to refute it.

last time i waiting outside a gamestop for a game was Fallout 4. Also took a week off work to grind and play it with my homie.

Yeah I was more commenting on how I love the show’s writing for bringing out comments like this from the Gek guys, while subtly developing the characters in the show episode by episode

He killed the armadillo ant like 20 eps ago tbh

"I thought Gon didn't kill people" I love HxH's writing :D

It's weird that Carter calls Killua OP minutes after seeing him literally in the process of dying in a pool of his own blood after struggling vs opponents that weren't even that powerful (they just had useful abilities for that situation). If it wasn't for Ikalgo he would've been dead for sure.

Also, it's just a dart game, plenty of people play darts and are familiarized witht the rules since they are kids. It's not like Killua conveniently was a master at differential calculus.

what? these are one of the best episodes of the arc. And the pacing is perfect too. many ppl dont rrealize cause they get anxious but if it was too fast ppl would complain that everything is too fast... I definitely rather slow and steady that the rushed-the-shit-out-Shibuya arc from Jujutsu

This is along form anime. I get the complaints. But this is a long form anime.

@Gianni Calling it plot convenience is a bit of a stretch. As Jack said, he really only needed to be aware of the game of darts to have this scene make sense. To lay groundwork for that knowledge seems entirely unnecessary. It’s like questioning how he knows how to yo-yo.

Glad Jack brought up how Killua is probably highly educated and knows a vast array of subjects as part of his training

Yeah, that kind of threw me off too. None of them seemed to be really digging these episodes, but I thought they were really good. Everyone seemed to dislike Ikalgo too, which is totally wild to me. Maybe they just weren’t feeling it this night.

Yea I love how real they are with reactions but I also don't understand how you can treat that like an asspull. It's really not very unrealistic for the Zoldyck family as they were established earlier in the show.

Like I understand having the mindset of "some crazy shit should happen every episode" when ur used to a series that is very condensed like JJK. But that's just not how this show is. It tells the entire story exactly the way Togashi wanted it to come across, all of these episodes matter.

these might be my fav episodes in the entire series

I like this arc but I understand that this isn’t 2014 anymore. Pacing in shoes these days get to the meat and potatoes much quicker and this arc does drag the suitcase a lot more than it should. Villain of the week ahh fights

It’s getting cold from not turning the damn stove on. I love this arc but the pacing is outright ass at times

Guys this is my favorite arc too, but it has pacing problems and these episodes aren't great. It's fine to love something and acknowledge its flaws

the oct my favorite ant 🥺🥰

Let’s goooooo

The last time I’ve been fond of an octopus was on my Assassination Classroom watch. Now, we have Ikalgo who is likewise a splendid character. There are just so many amazing side characters in hxh that I’m always extra happy to see them on a rewatch.

Chimera ant: Fart💨 McKay: That guy has cool power 💀💀

Notice how gon is slightly becoming coldhearted about killing like old killua vs killua becoming more human by sparing lives like old gon

How exactly is this plot convenience? Knowing the game of darts isn’t exactly an extraordinary trait, his use of nen to program his arm to stop the dart is what’s far more impressive about this scene.

The biggest plot hole of HxH: Killua was ready to forfeit his match in the prison during the Hunter Exam if it involved mental math.

Choosing to kill yourself over betraying someone on your team is a huge testament of character. Very few people would be able to do that. Killua respected that choice.

right cause that happened to me on 1st watch i wasn’t paying attention like that and missed out on alot of small details

Killuas character development you know.. And without illumis needle I think he's learned to not kill just to kill.. If you can watch Alexandr character analysis of killua and light is so good, he's a YouTuber

Eh, I don’t think it’s necessary. Mastering a game that involves precision throwing of sharp objects seems pretty on point (ba dum dum) for an assassin kid.

Patreon didn't notify me about the uploads smh

Gon has killed before, his first kill was that armadillo ant (Baro) when he was with Kite

exactly! it's the role reversal, we see how much Killua is becoming like Gon and shining a light on other people. He is now the one giving hope to people and making them feel worth of beings friends with

Love the destiny 2 talk such a good game

Wait 100 meters is a small distance? isn't that like 325 feet I would say that's a pretty good range 😂😂

and oh, the "Miriam" torture FINALLY stopped 😅

4 episodes all in one day? we are getting spoiled

Completely off-topic but I like it when you guys talk about Destiny since that was a game I dove into on Xbox. Such great memories of meeting my raid team and my trial runs to the lighthouse.

killua saw himself in ikalgo when he chose to die rather than give up informations about his people even tho they're everything but nice to him, that's probably why he spared him + gon's influence over the time they spent together

leol is the lion/tiger. the dragonfly is flutter

this part is like a "training arc", they're getting more experience at fighting and like learning more about the ants. But it's all worth it you'll see 😶‍🌫️

I can see the anime haters rekindle their fire lol. The exposition/explanation/monologue from Killua is peak Shonen anime trope.

Btw Naruto has 427 canon episodes. 130 from OG Naruto and 297 from Naruto Shippuden.

1 more episode and i can finally say KO.... completely Dont mind me folks 🤣 i always get excited at the next episode in particular 🤣 ♟️

TRIPLE DIGITS BABYY

If you need help going flawless or doing any raids or dungeons I'm down to help. I'm not a scrub 🤣 top 4% pvp and I can solo flawless dungeons and carry hard in most raids. But would be dope to play with yall lol

i second this

you’re coming up on one of the greatest anime arcs of all time and i could not be more excited for yall 😭😭

It literally didn’t matter if Killua moved. He was moving when he got hit the first time. He needed to devise a plan and figure out what was happening, moving would’ve only made him tired

Oh my we are literally so close to the PEAK

Destiny 1 maps were a hell of alot better than D2 maps. i feel like there are too many USELESS exotics in D2 and even the new ones they release are either broken and get nerfed into the ground or just god awful and need to be buffed.

Please watch Hells paradise bc it's only 13 episodes. You've watched chainsaw and Jjk and it's the 3rd in the trio. It's really interesting and the colors and soundtrack are really incredible. Also Carter's reaction to it would be worth it in itself

PITOU FRIDAYS

I can’t believe we’re at episode 100, crazy! Can’t wait to watch

So close

just refreshed

yesssss

GASSSSSS

PEAK FRIDAYS

MORE PEAK

LETS GOOOO

LETS GO