Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Episode 6: Adding too many toppings
Published on August 14, 2019
Well, I don't have too much to say about this episode. It's largely a side story, focusing on Gray, Luvia, and Reines. I think it's entertaining enough, but it largely felt like down time. It's interesting to see more of Luvia, I suppose. I didn't expect her to be a major character. The episode seems to end by setting up a larger story, so I'm curious to see where the series goes from here.
It's a minor point, but I really question how this story is structured. The episode starts out with the girls in the middle of their crisis, and then goes back to tell the story of how they got there. I feel like this technique is generally intended to make you wonder a bit, but I didn't get that sense while I was watching. I guess I question how much is really gained by doing it.
That being said, I did enjoy watching Reines, Gray, and Luvia interact with each other. Luvia and Reines seem to have fairly similar personalities, so they clash well. Meanwhile, Gray feels like she's stuck between them despite arguably being the strongest of the three.
It's also kind of nice to see Gray attempt to think like Waver in the situation. She doesn't get all the way to the answer, but I think that makes sense. The mystery becomes more of a collaborative effort.
Trim's outburst in this episode was surprisingly hilarious. I wasn't expecting her to be anything more than background noise. It's probably more hilarious than Luvia's sudden wrestling moves, which are funny in their own way.
I do like that the reasoning behind the incident is addressed in the end. It's a bit of a shaky conclusion, but I like that it fits with Gray's initial deduction. I'm just not sure how I feel about a security system deeming the three girls as treasures that shouldn't leave the store. I mean, it's Luvia's store, right? Why doesn't this happen to her more often?