Comments on: Spice and Wolf, season 2, episode 2 – When Lawrence is away, Horo will play

By: MostlyHarmless

MostlyHarmless — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:07:05 +0000

Well, we watch Lawrence act like a love-struck idiot for the episode. Seriously.. for Lawrence to be this over-the-top oblivious implies that he’s not far from a revelation. Everyone else sees it, and now that there are third parties like Mark, I’m sure he’ll finally have 2 and 2 put together for him.

I wonder if Horo understands just how far gone he is? I mean, he obviously just missed something big with the fool’s gold (it was clever to have him call her “tawake” when he’s still the one that was the fool). He’s clearly not himself, and not quite rational. It was very “Lawrence” to think that leaving Horo lonely all day was a good way to make up for making her feel lonely the night before… but giving her away to Amati? He ain’t right.

In the end, though, Horo apparently tops it all by telling another idiot that’s smitten with her that she, a nun, is basically Lawrence’s slave. Way to go, Horo, now the whole town will think Lawrence is an evil jerk. I’m sure *that* will turn out well. If I had to guess, that’s why Lawrence was running out of the inn like that :S

Two idiots, one willing to use others, and one willing to be used..

By: RP

RP — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:33:29 +0000

Hmm, I wonder if Lawrence thought there was something strange or special about the fortune teller. Because he instantly knows that the pyrite isn’t worth anything, but he seemed surprised that Amati would join in on the frenzy.

By: Catalina

Catalina — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:38:08 +0000

For no rational reason, I want to think Amati is evil… I think Horo x Lawrence has poisoned my bloodstream.
Actually what really interested me was when the fortune teller was clearly ripping people off, Lawrence holds up the iron pyrite and muses (I’m paraphrasing) “Maybe I can make some money off this…” I hope, for his sake, that he was talking about exploiting their fakery into profit somehow, and not joining forces with them, because my bad idea radar was going crazy. And then of course the kid showed up and got an eyeful.