Cardfight!! Vanguard Episode 188 + 189 [ To Defend A Promise ]

This episode begins with Ren cheerfully admitting they knew the truth. ADORABLE MOE FACES are made as it reveals how Ren knew before and didn’t want to seal Aichi away. As always I squeal like a fangirl at the sight of Ren and his. . .everything.

Rati is PISSED at Serra and I want to say that serves her right for pretending friendship doesn’t matter to her when she clearly feels loyalty to Aichi. Still, I find myself hating all the Quatre Knights less knowing that Serra is the real jerk here and knowing they’d all find themselves betrayed and actually caring, not betraying aichi too, is kind of nice. Still, YOU ERASED MISAKI’S MEMORIES BITCH

Rati was sad about Aichi but my real point here is…all Kourin did in this whole thing is kind of watch. That’s her purpose. There could’ve been five seals but he was like “no no you suck you can kind of watch me though..maybe use a swiffer on me sometimes when I get dusty” because Kourin sucks and even Aichi knows it. Isn’t he creeped out her job was a glorified longing stare for the rest of eternity??? Was he okay with the prospect of her like, sponge bathing him? And another question, WHY DID HE PICK A COAT THAT WENT SO WELL WITH THE LINK JOKER AURA? WAS HE TRYING TO LOOK FASHIONABLE FOR KAI??

All these episodes do for me is confirm one truth: Serra isn’t anything but a fucking idiot. That’s.. . the best description of him. He’s a fucking idiot. Rati actually got points back and I’m still bitter at her, so that’s how much of a jackass Serra is. Ooooooh I love villains and I fucking hate this guy. He ain’t no Ren. Serra declares final turn on Rati when she fails to draw a trigger that could save the game for her. Serra gives the typical spiel about YOU RELY ON FRIENDSHIP

OH MY GOD! IT’S A FUCKING CARD GAME! UNLESS YOUR FRIENDS ARE STACKING THE DECK YOU AREN’T RELYING ON THEM. HAVING SOMEONE TO SHOOT THE SHIT WITH IN BETWEEN ROUNDS IS NOT RELYING ON THEM. MY GOD. Serra wins and uses Rati’s judgement on her, breaking her seal. It’s too bad Kai and everybody decided to paint their nails instead of getting to Rati.

Aichi wakes up…AND HE IS PISSED!

Link Joker is freed and the base starts to collapse. Aichi is free and struggling to contain Link Joker in his body, but Serra wants it for himself. Aichi is howling in pain and all of the friends struggle to get to him before it’s too late, but what will they even do? THEY’RE ON THE FUCKING MOON! We finally see Kourin’s purpose is to help him contain the power of Link Joker. She manages to help him contain it until Serra shows up.

Serra is a blowhole of excess plot details I don’t like, but his shit basically pisses me off. He taunts Kourin, taunts a sleeping Aichi, shit I just want this guy to DIE. ER. LOSE. LOSE AND BE TRAPPED AWAY. OR WIN AND THEN BE TRAPPED AWAY FOREVER. THAT’D BE FINE. FUCK HIS ASS UGGHGHHGHGHGHGHG. Gaillard and the others come to save Aichi and it becomes Gaillard versus Serra, AW SHIT…I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT IT BUT HIS CARD SPECIFICALLY COUNTERS HIS? I DON’T KNOW MAN

This is becoming a proverbial pissing contest. YOU’RE CRAZY! NO YOU’RE CRAZY! Serra worships Link Joker’s power but doesn’t get admiring Aichi. IT’S CALLED BEING GAY YOU JACKASS. They’re tied for a bit but the power struggle only makes me feel like Serra will win. Gaillard is now more likable. . . hrm. . . I oddly want him to win but I sincerely doubt he can. If anything, him losing feels like the ‘right’ choice the show is going for so Aichi can wake up, win, go berserk and have his friends snap him out of it and also duel against a reversed Serra. In fact, I think it would make most sense to have Serra lose to Aichi and become reversed.

Serra is just…fucking stupid. He rubs in how Aichi trusted him..OH LOOK AT THIS GUY YOU IDOLIZE…HE TRUSTED ME…uhm…okay that just means he’s a good person it’s not all that surprising or some shit..IT DOESNT MAKE YOU SEEM COOL OR CUNNING IT MAKES YOU SEEM LIKE A DIRTBAG WHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE???

The episode ends with several of Gaillard’s rear guards being omega locked. . .and Serra declaring he’ll become the rightful owner of Link Joker and even stronger than Aichi. Can Gaillard win? Is he smart enough TO USE THE FUCKING LIBERATOR ALFRED THAT CAN FUCKING UNDO ALL OF THESE FUCKING EFFECTS BECAUSE IT’S LITERALLY A COUNTER? CAN HE? SHIT THE FUCK UP AND STRUT YOUR STUFF GAILLARD, BE A FUCKING GOLD PALADIN MAN!