Danmachi Season 4 Episode 6 Review No Spoilers

 

Danmachi Season 4 Episode 6 Review No Spoilers 

Episode 6 begins with Bell and Lilli starting off in what looks like a hotel on the 18th floor. It's scenes like this that make me wonder who exactly is the dungeon is it specifically made for adventurers? Is it somehow made to produce or perhaps find heroes and give them just enough breathing room? Maybe all the floors are to prepare a hero or heroes for what is at the bottom. 

Slice Of Life

The last few episodes have all been about growth and how much more reliable Bell has become this episode does a good job of grounding Bell's character. Lilli expresses the fear that with bell becoming stronger and after the Xenos incident he may be pulling away from them but that's not true. Season 4 has gone out of its way to make the relationship between Bell and Lilli special when he was attacked by the Iguazu Lilli seemed to sense it when Bell returned from the lower floors the first name he called was Lilli when he was dragged into the water Lilli tried to go after him and in this episode after Lilli's stalking they spoke until sunrise. Lilli was Bell's first comrade and she's also like an anchor his relationship with her is like proof he is who he was at the beginning because they've known each other the longest. 

Bell would never change enough to leave his comrades so if Freya were to influence him it may be by threatening them if he does not join her or even further her Familia.

Dormul and Luvis have promised to help Bell in the future if he needs them. For bell to free the Xenos not only must he be strong he must also be respected and to do that he needs a strong character, which he has. If Little Rookie or should I say Rabbit Foot say the Xenos are Ok then maybe they are.

Meeting of the Gods Denatus

 I like the name absolute shadow I think it suits Mikoto and her ninja/ kunoichi, does anyone else see think it's a good name?

The meeting of the gods was very short for the episode but I think it may be a crucial moment for season 4 and beyond. Bell has ranked up twice since he got the name little rookie and the gods are openly talking about it. mortals cannot lie to gods but gods can lie to gods, when Freya is asked if she recently took an interest in Little Rookie she tells a lie that we the audience know is a lie she claims to only have taken an interest in him since his fight with Asterius. The fight she prevented the Loki Familia from interfering in. 

Almost everything Freya has done for Bell up until now is a complete secret, she got a grimoire to him helped him level up and overcome his fear of minotaurs and did other things behind the scenes.

Freya suggesting the name Vanadis Odr (Husband Of Freya) is not just a joke it's her openly marking her territory, she is no longer concerned if the other gods are aware of her interest in Bell. I believe that Freya is likely to be more open about her interest in Bell this season. This is a big risk, in swords Oratoria I believe or maybe in season 1 of the main series or both Loki expressed she would be happy about Freya taking an interest in any of her children, especially Ais. The Freya Familia is powerful but if the other gods were to feat her taking a liking to any of their children they may all turn against her. Perhaps Freya is worried that others may take an interest in Bell like Appolo did so she is warning them off now.

In the meeting, the other gods noticed Freya was angry at their ridiculous names they know her well enough to know when she's angry when smiling and they know to pay attention to her anger to respect her anger somewhat. There are two or three ways for us anime only's to interpret this one, she is angry at any other suggestions for Bell's name other than her husband, two she is angry about the ridiculousness of the names because it means they are mocking Bell and her open feelings towards or three both.

Loki is a lot smarter than she seems and she is the trickster god I noticed that in the Orotoria anime and manga and Riveria states so.  Loki is the one who started challenging Freya's naming idea for Bell first. Why did she do that, was it simply to throw a spanner in the works for Freya even though she does not know exactly what she is up to?

It was the Freya Familia that stopped the Loki Familia from fighting Asterius so Loki already knew that Freya was interested in Bell and had been at the meeting they had with Ais and Ottar as escorts in season 1. 

When ottar held up the Loki Familia in season 1 to stop them from getting to Bell against the minotaur and again last season against the same minotaur the situations never resulted in extended violence. Finn's line in Oratoria to Ottar asking if his actions were the will of his god and if he wished to provoke an all out war between their Familia springs to mind, Ottar said no. Being the most powerful factions they run the risk of mutually assured destruction and they know it so the battle between the gods is far more subtle. Only Loki is powerful enough to anger Freya without risking getting wiped out look what happened to Ishtar. Perhaps Ais and Bell's relationship increases the odds of violence between the factions. Ais could not be seen to help Bell during the war games because of the danger of making enemies for her Familia so I doubt she'd do anything openly but Freya is the jealous type, she did have Ais attacked once but at that time Loki and Ais would not have been able to see the connection.

The name Loki suggested was Loizarus (Trickster's toy), something Loki can use to play with Freya and her emotions. that's exactly what she did in the meeting, Loki is very very smart.

Ryu Not Herself Literally?

The Ryu looking like a killer seemed very much like a trope the red in her eyes either means she's under mind control or it's some kind of an imitation. Ryu has shown herself to regret her past errors of seeking revenge for her comrades. I think her looking like a killer is her being framed if Revis can disguise herself so can others maybe it's some kind of magic item. Whoever did it know enough about Ryu to know when to time their actions so she has no alibi and knows who she is. We also don't hear her Ryu or not Ryu talk so we do not know if the voice is being imitated.  When the scene played of the man who said he saw Ryu the image was fuzzy like an old VHS, this could be evidence of memory manipulation.

The key point I took away was that the man that was killed was a trader, he must have dealt with some merchandise that his killer was interested in or the killer thought he had information on some merchandise she wants. I am seriously interested in what the man traded in.

Without giving away any spoiler feel free to way in maybe me thinking it's a trope is me falling for a double bluff.