{"id":58847,"date":"2023-12-09T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=38201"},"modified":"2023-12-09T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T15:23:44","slug":"spy-x-family-episode-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/spy-x-family-episode-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy x Family \u2013 Episode 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am tossing and turning in the maelstrom winds of the apartment hunt process, which has understandably got my nerves a-frazzling. As such, I\u2019m feeling hungry for some animated comfort food, and fortunately the second season of Spy x Family has arrived just in time to wrap us all in a collective blanket of familial cheer. Spy x Family\u2019s first season was consistently funny, often surprisingly thrilling, and perpetually brimming with love for its awkward protagonists. Tatsuya Endo has proven to be an inventive sculptor of both spy and family drama, and the combined talents of Cloverworks and Wit Studio have made for a persistently generous animated adaptation. With last season having concluded on the fateful first encounter between Loid and his target Donovan Desmond, I\u2019m eager to see both the continuation of Operation Strix and the Forgers\u2019 further cohesion into something resembling a functional family. Let\u2019s get to it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 26<\/b><\/p>\n

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We open with an elevator pitch for anyone who\u2019s somehow just tuning in now, which serves as a reminder of just how robust this show\u2019s fundamental hook is. Great ideas aren\u2019t worth much on their own, but they\u2019re a solid place to start!<\/span><\/p>\n

And then this new OP, courtesy of the master Masaaki Yuasa himself. Having established Science Saru and run through a series of TV and film productions, Yuasa has now left the studio in the hands of the extraordinarily capable Eunyong Choi, and is once again on the freelance circuit<\/span><\/p>\n

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I can imagine how smaller freelance projects might appeal to Yuasa – he\u2019s an indomitable fan of expressive, loose animation and overall visual design, and there simply isn\u2019t that much room to pursue such interests within the risk-averse confines of a full-length production. You need an anthology project like Space Dandy or a smaller canvas like an OP or music video in order to really explore what animation can do these days, which is why we\u2019ve also seen irrepressibly creative directors like Rie Matsumoto also abandon TV animation<\/span><\/p>\n

From the very beginning, these goofy walk cycles harken back towards Yuasa\u2019s playful contortions of form and gleeful works of children\u2019s animation. It\u2019s actually an interesting combination – Yuasa\u2019s plays on perspective and bodily contortions are generally accompanied by freeform designs like those in Kaiba, but here they\u2019re being applied to the rigorously consistent character art of Spy x Family, making for an odd contrast of form and content<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oh man, and I love these outline-free splashes of color for Yor and Loid in battle. Having just the uniquely colored blasts of Loid\u2019s pistol momentarily spotlight his form is such a dynamic, exciting way to convey his abilities<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the followup sequence of Anya and Bond scurrying over word balloons evokes the same frenetic, busy digital look as something like the Eizouken OP. That OP was directed by Abel G\u00f3ngora, who\u2019ll soon be directing the Scott Pilgrim anime, which seems like a perfect evolution of his talents<\/span><\/p>\n

Even some impressive mechanical animation for these cars and planes! God, this is a preposterously generous OP<\/span><\/p>\n

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We open on the sound of a flurry of blows in near-total darkness, the lack of clear context immediately demanding the audience\u2019s total focus. The less there is for an audience to engage with, the more the audience focuses on whatever <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> available – whether it\u2019s visual compositions or sound design, smart artists will carefully employ minimalism to draw the audience\u2019s attention to what is important<\/span><\/p>\n

We soon see this violence was Yor completing her latest mission, with the minimalist preceding scene intended to convey one of Yor\u2019s missions as her targets perceive it<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently her targets were members of the \u201cRed Circus.\u201d Yor has always been Spy x Family\u2019s least defined central variable, both in terms of characterization and elaborating on the nature of her work. Part of this is presumably designed to soften her identity as an assassin in order to keep her sympathetic, but I\u2019m really hoping we get more of her perspective and history this season<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Red Circus is \u201can extremist group funded by foreign interests, who commit indiscriminate acts of terrorism.\u201d This could be one way to square the circle of Yor technically working for the \u201csame side\u201d as Desmond while remaining sympathetic – she quells violent extremism, but not opposition to the government more generally<\/span><\/p>\n

The animators take extra care for Anya\u2019s movements as she rushes to change the TV channel. One of this show\u2019s most consistent animated flourishes is the attention paid to the specific way young children command their bodies, how they move haphazardly and without full control, often seeming like they\u2019re flinging their bodies forward without full understanding of where they\u2019re going<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bondman\u2019s new mission is to tail a target, which will presumably inform Anya\u2019s own self-assigned mission<\/span><\/p>\n

Yor returns home with an impressively sour look on her face, having been shot in the butt during her last assassination<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure if I get a good night\u2019s sleep, it\u2019ll be better in the morning.\u201d Sure, I sleep off all my puncture wounds<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYor is in a terrible mood! Is it because I asked her to go shopping?\u201d An esper-starring show about spy theatrics will naturally brush on one of the prevailing truths of human nature: we tend to assume the feelings of others are responses to acts of our own, but most of what people feel is not actually about us<\/span><\/p>\n

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Incredibly good Yor face as she realizes you can\u2019t just sleep off a bullet wound<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to \u201capologize,\u201d Loid decides to take Yor on a date, which she of course understands to be a necessary aspect of a successful pretend marriage<\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly appreciating how off her game this injury has put Yor. She seems most relatable when she\u2019s in some sort of panic; the mask slips, and we see her very human anxieties<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very important mission to ensure we remain one happy family.\u201d Ah, it\u2019s good to be back with this preposterous show<\/span><\/p>\n

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More excellent faces as Yor considers the terrifying prospect of sitting her injured butt down<\/span><\/p>\n

Realistically, Yor should really be covered in knife and bullet scars from her assassin work. I suppose that would make it less realistic that Loid hasn\u2019t discovered her secret, but his obliviousness is already taken for granted, and I doubt the Yor fans in the audience would complain<\/span><\/p>\n

Franky agrees to Anya\u2019s request to tail her parents. He really does embody the perfect indulgent uncle archetype, always down to accompany Anya on her adventure tangents<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oh my god, I love their costumes. Franky\u2019s dressed up like some kind of grumpy plumber, and Anya\u2019s got that classic disguised noir heroine look – the angled shades, the shawl, the oversized coat, the whole ensemble. I appreciate how her hair cones still poke out through the shawl<\/span><\/p>\n

And of course she\u2019s got matching shades for all her field agents, from Bond to Penguin<\/span><\/p>\n

Loid, of course, spots them immediately<\/span><\/p>\n

Solid escalating gag of Yor refusing to sit down first at a movie, then a jazz club, then while riding in a rowboat. Sturdy combination of the comic rule of threes with an absurd visual punchline<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat exactly does Yor like!?\u201d Really hoping this pays off with an activity they can actually enjoy together; so far their relationship largely hangs on their mutual affection for Anya, so it\u2019d be nice to find new ways for them to enjoy each other\u2019s company<\/span><\/p>\n

Followed by a good gag of intentionally limited animation, as Yor slowly descends towards her dinner table seat. Limited frames and jerky cuts are always a fun way to convey overtly awkward movement<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the waiters recognizes Yor as the Thorn Princess. It seems this season is adopting a new visual marker of Anya\u2019s ability, with little sparks surrounding her whenever she receives a telepathic transmission. I suppose that does make it easier to follow Anya\u2019s understanding of a situation, rather than just assuming she hears all nearby thoughts constantly<\/span><\/p>\n

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The waiter attempts to kill Yor by serving her an entire glass of blowfish poison. Hah, an obvious ploy<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, Yor has already built up her immunity to poisons, so it actually just mitigates her butt pain<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIs she in a better mood? Is it because of the drink?\u201d Oh come on Loid, even I know Yor loves a good drink at this point<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Catherine. Please forgive me for being such a fool.\u201d I\u2019m always a sucker for this sort of gag, where someone bombastically introduces the name of some never-before and never-again mentioned character. It\u2019s a gag playing on our inherent assumptions regarding dramatic focus and coherency, and I unsurprisingly love jokes that make fun of our understanding of narrative structure<\/span><\/p>\n

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Followed by a gag that\u2019s all about what this medium does best, as our would-be assassin stumbles across the hall while emitting a delightful series of wailing noises. Funny animation is always its own reward<\/span><\/p>\n

Anya personally delivers the finishing blow with an actual bomb and a terrifying speech. She might be taking to this whole spy life <\/span>too<\/span><\/i> well<\/span><\/p>\n

And we conclude on an equally lovely new ED, with soft curves, variable line width, and generally minimalist linework offering some uniquely fluid and expressive character vignettes<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

Ah, it\u2019s good to be back with these friggin\u2019 Forgers. Starting with this date served as a perfect chance to reestablish the general dynamics across the family, as well as providing a natural balance of spy and domestic drama. Even if the precise circumstances were less than ideal, it was also nice to see both Loid and Yor pushed out of their comfort zones, and attempting to validate each other\u2019s feelings in spite of their collectively underdeveloped communication skills. Excellent comedic timing, lots of playful flourishes of animation, and a top notch OP-ED combo to boot – Spy x Family is as generous a production as ever, and I\u2019m eager to see what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0article\u00a0was\u00a0mad<\/a><\/em>e possible by reader support<\/a>. Thank you all for\u00a0all that you do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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