It was The Prior's Pit the whole time! That's why he deleted himself in it! Couldn't have been my pit! ...crud, forgot about the trophy closet. Burn that!
Isaac shows his enhanced physicality by outmaneuvering and even overpowering full vampires in fights Hector shows his enhanced physicality compared to vampires in...other ways.
People treat it like it's nothing, but whoever enchanted Trevor's whip and the Morning Star so that they can never get tangled up must be the most powerful mage ever. Seriously - I leave two extension cords to sit completely still in a drawer for a week and they somehow come out in a twisted mess of a knot. Trevor, on the other hand, swings two whips around furiously and somehow not one single tangle. It literally _must_ be magic.
Well they are magically enchanted to be especially potent vs unholy enemies and some magicks give a small degree of sentience to the weapon - a wand choosing the wizard and all that. Not too far of a reach to figure that weapons designed to fight evil who tend to be choosy about their wielder (if going by the game lore) would also be enchanted to always be battle ready and not tangle. Otherwise they can't fulfill their purpose.
Slight spoiler for a 20+ years old game. The Vampire Killer is a whip created by an alchemist who used to live in a vampire infested zone, for the purpose of killing vampires. It's SO powerful because Leon Belmont (The one of season 2) had to kill his fiance while she was being turned with the whip and made it into the BANE of unholy creatures, with the help of said alchemist.
Yeah, I was so pissed at the siblings. I went back to verify and they hadn't even been there 5 days and expected him to be able to share EVERYTHING he knows? He had been helping them, teaching them, feeding them, and giving them shelter. Like that was insane to me. Poor Alucard.
It's also really weird because the guy said in a previous episode how Alucard is lonely and wants company. If they felt he was holding things back they could have just been more upfront, Alucard never gave them reason to think he would attack them if they tried to learn more than he was initially teaching them.
Maybe it was desperation? I mean, if i remember correctly they needed to return home as soon as possible because vampires were ruling the place, so they went to learn how to kill them but Alucard took too much time for their liking teaching them and so they decided to speed things up, yeah it was aweful what they did but i understand why they did it.
I love how some of the Demons that come through the Hell portal actually look like Fallen Angels Also you can see at the end how Alucard starts to slowly become like his father, isolated, alone and fear/hateful to people, even putting them on spikes just like Dracula used to, as warnings to leave him alone
Aside from Trevor getting the chance to really shine as the monster slaying badass he is as well as seeing his and Sypha's relationship, this season is GRIM! The town being completely destroyed despite their best efforts, the judge revealed to be a serial killer who targeted and got off on killing children, Alucard being betrayed by people he trusted enough to let into his life and becoming as jaded as his father, Hector basically being reduced to a pet, its just DARK. But, at the end of the day, I understand why the season is the way it is. The show had alredy shown that the world of Castlevania was *facked up* long before Dracula decided to end humanity now its just *reminding us* of it. Its like Trevor said, this is how HIS life has been before Sypha and Alucard showed up, a life of actually experiencing the world for how it is.
@magne7771 meanwhile the world's potential biggest threat is having heartfelt talks and discussing with himself the idea of rebuilding what's destroyed.
We have another reference to the throwing axe, in this episode; this time, it's used the way it is in the game. 4:35-4:49 This eldritch horror is Malachi, a powerful enemy that's appeared in a few games; it even used it's attack from the games. As you probably guessed, it's design is inspired by Cthulhu. And we finally see Sypha's lightning spell, by far her most powerful spell in the game. I'm not joking, you can easily take down Dracula with this spell, which is why it's the most difficult one to find; and hanging on to it long enough to face him with it is even more difficult. And the Sword Familiar comes into play, yet again. In game, it can be wielded as a weapon, or float around independently to kill your enemies; as was the case here. They're are pitfall traps in several of the games, some have spikes like the one here, and some just cause you to fall to your death. In some games, it's a crumbling floor (like it is here), in others the floor flips over and drops you into the hazard below.
When I first saw Taka and Sumi, I thought their arc would end by revealing that they were the ancestors of a character named Mina Hakuba. During Aria of Sorrow, set in the distant year of 2035 (the game came out in 2003), you learn that Dracula was defeated for the final time in 1999, and his castle and powers were sealed within an eclipse, with the help of a priest from Mina's family. Obviously, Taka and Sumi's arc didn't go the way I thought it would; and given what they did, I glad it didn't...
Alucard's little "dead old dad" was because Dracula was originally based on Vlad the Impaler, a real nobleman who was known for staking people as a method of torture/execution, just like Alucard did here
I mean, in the first episode, Lisa walks past a bunch of impaled corpses and tells Dracula she could help him "tolerate humans, or at least, stop putting them on sticks". It's not just a reference to the real historical figure, it's something Castlevania's Dracula was doing as well.
You may disapprove of what Lenore did to Hector, but the truth is, she literally gave him everything he said he wanted and asked for on his end and more, even more than what he accepted and wanted from Dracula. The ring is really just a way to make sure he can't betray them. But the truth is, everything Hector said he ever wanted, she's providing him and then some, even if she did ultimately trap/coerce him into accepting her deal. And yes, he is more or less her prisoner, but she treats him like a real person rather than a slave.
I've always found Lindenfell's storyline writing beautiful. It sounds like one of those dark little stories from Eastern European folklore. That part and Lenore's diplomatic skills make this third season the one I've enjoyed by far the most so far.
The thing is Lenore tried multiple times to negotiate with him and all he could ask for is shoes . She cant betray the sisters for a guy she meet a week ago and its medieval times . This was the best chance she could have given him, the alternative would be torture from Carmila day and night
The Saint-Germain character is an allusion to the real-world Comte de Saint-Germain, who travelled around various European courts in the 18th Century presenting himself as an alchemist an philosopher. He claimed to be several centuries old and I believe there is a New Orleans legend that he turned up there in the early 20th Century as a vampire. So I think his story in Castlevania was intended as a sort of origin story for the historical figure.
18:34 I feel like they were so used to being and getting hurt by others that they didn't even see the people that actually were trying to help them anymore.
The discussion at the end of this episode, and thus season was exceedingly interesting. Regarding the twins, their perception was not unlike those who had escaped slavery. These two twins, who had been held captive for likely the entirety if their lives and watched as those in power treated them less than human, less than even an animal has long since warped their perception of reality. Bethany was spot on regarding how their self written narrative ended up which their end, however you cannot help but feel sympathetic to their cause. Slaves were quite literally treated like property, and as a result of that treatment they no longer could trust others. Their perception of reality being skewed by circumstances outside of their control, and it’s sad. They never asked to be slaves, especially to literal super vampires. When living in a world where trusting someone could mean the literal end of your existence, do you truly have a choice in changing the narrative? What if it gets you killed? What if it gets your brother/sister killer? All because you decided to question: “What if”? Maybe things could have turned out differently, but at what cost? Perhaps if they met Alucard at a different time, before their trauma broke them things could have turned out better. And poor Alucard is on the other end of the spectrum. He did ask “what if”, and it forced him to kill the only human contact he’s had in months. He’s “living Trevor’s life” as it is. Now he’s doing old Dad proud, humans can’t be trusted. You let them in, and all they do is take away from you. To an extent, Dracula had a point - and that’s the sad thing. Belmont and Belnades are also living the dream. They let humans in, and it resulted in *a whole town burning to the ground.* Trevor has supposedly been living like this for 20+ years, and he knows it. He’s seen it too many times, the only reason he didn’t let people into his life because for 20 years everyone he lets in is just an arsehole. Can you imagine that? Every major human experience you have for your entire life up to your late twenties to early thirties being someone who abuses your trust, attempts to kill you, perhaps sell your organs for food or see drugs? It would change you, you wouldn’t be human anymore - at least not in the mental sense. Kinda like Issac. One do this shows’ major themes is “To what extent are we truly human”? Or rather _“what does it mean to be human”?_ Is this all we are? Sprinkles of good only to encounter nothing less than shite from someone we attempt to trust? What do we do after that? What do we do when those we open ourselves to destroy what little faith we may have - religious faith or otherwise. Such an amazing series.
@@Frostbite08 I know, I just refer to them as “twins” in a literary sense. They came together, betrayed together, and died together. Not to mention they play off of each other like siblings.
@@goldenaries0860 That's fair, but I've seen a lot of people who literally think they're twins. Which... is real bad in the context of their last scene.
I gotta Being up an Argument in Relation to Sumi and Taka’s slavery. I Saw No ONE Bitching about these two compared to When People Bitched About Annette in Season 5 Castlevania Nocturne!
16:03 THAT LOOK! Look in Hector’s Eyes in the Milliseconds before the scene changes. There is a Mix of Sadness and Anger that is Burning deep within. By Next Season. He decides to take back his freedom. And I love how he does it!
Again, Taka and Sumi are not siblings. 🥲 Also another thing to note, Isaac is the only character in this season to actually come out pretty successful.
There's potentially another aspect of the Judge's "you are the better judge" line: the Judge utterly failed to see the danger Sala and his followers represented. Contrariwise, Sala murdered the Judge, and while I'm still unclear on Sala's reasons for doing it, I think one could make the case that the Judge knew himself to be a monster and that, ultimately, Sala did the right thing by killing him. "A better judge", indeed.
I agree with Ken, Lennore did her thing. My favorite scene was when she was speaking with her sisters and Hector tried to interrupt; and she dismissively said to him "Shhh, shhh. The REAL people are talking."😂🤣
Quite an ending, our protagonists going through their own hell, Alucard being forced to kill the only other human interaction he's had and in turn becoming his father to an extent forcing himself to isolation and impaling them in stakes as a warning, meanwhile Belmont and Sypha seeing the evils of hell and more impactful the evils of man, with Sypha experiencing it for the first time but for Belmont he's returning to the life he already knew
Castlevania is when you treat your animation seriously. That whole series is amazingly adult and I don't mean the graphic (even tho you would expect more sex in the world of vammpires but we had it) I mean the whole story telling is amazingly done. No hand holding. No sugar coating.
The Alucard storyline was the weakest among the three imo, Isaac was the best, Trevor and Sypha was close second. Next season, the final season, is going to be awesome.
another season was not a sure thing at the time, and season 4 itself was a bit of a mess due to being originally planned as two seasons that got mashed together because Netflix wanted to split with the showrunner after a scandal
This show had always shown that humanity sucks. This season introduced what we thought were good people in the Judge and Sumi and Taka, but we find out at the end of the season that they weren’t good people either. What a downer.
@@matthew3353-t3o I sure hope so, I just started watching it with my brothers. We're only three episodes in, and we were already thoroughly annoyed to the point of ranting about it.
Agreed, season 3 is great, but it is definitely the weakest of the four the seasons. Season 4 finishes strong and gives us all what we have been wanting since the end of season 2.
![Christopher Nolan's *THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)* [MOVIE REACTION] Was The End To A Great Trilogy!](/img/n.gif)
the Judge dying is like "Delete my browser history"
"Make sure to destroy the PC and the hard drive too! And Don't send it to a recycling center."
It was The Prior's Pit the whole time! That's why he deleted himself in it! Couldn't have been my pit! ...crud, forgot about the trophy closet. Burn that!
@@indigowellsi understood that reference
Honestly. A Vampire complimenting a human for being good at sex has to be a really good flex.
Isaac shows his enhanced physicality by outmaneuvering and even overpowering full vampires in fights
Hector shows his enhanced physicality compared to vampires in...other ways.
Sypha spending her unspent skill points on branching into the lighting tree and Trevor duel wielding his whips are peak for this series.
agreed
People treat it like it's nothing, but whoever enchanted Trevor's whip and the Morning Star so that they can never get tangled up must be the most powerful mage ever. Seriously - I leave two extension cords to sit completely still in a drawer for a week and they somehow come out in a twisted mess of a knot. Trevor, on the other hand, swings two whips around furiously and somehow not one single tangle. It literally _must_ be magic.
Well they are magically enchanted to be especially potent vs unholy enemies and some magicks give a small degree of sentience to the weapon - a wand choosing the wizard and all that.
Not too far of a reach to figure that weapons designed to fight evil who tend to be choosy about their wielder (if going by the game lore) would also be enchanted to always be battle ready and not tangle. Otherwise they can't fulfill their purpose.
Slight spoiler for a 20+ years old game.
The Vampire Killer is a whip created by an alchemist who used to live in a vampire infested zone, for the purpose of killing vampires.
It's SO powerful because Leon Belmont (The one of season 2) had to kill his fiance while she was being turned with the whip and made it into the BANE of unholy creatures, with the help of said alchemist.
Yeah, I was so pissed at the siblings. I went back to verify and they hadn't even been there 5 days and expected him to be able to share EVERYTHING he knows? He had been helping them, teaching them, feeding them, and giving them shelter. Like that was insane to me. Poor Alucard.
It's also really weird because the guy said in a previous episode how Alucard is lonely and wants company. If they felt he was holding things back they could have just been more upfront, Alucard never gave them reason to think he would attack them if they tried to learn more than he was initially teaching them.
Maybe it was desperation? I mean, if i remember correctly they needed to return home as soon as possible because vampires were ruling the place, so they went to learn how to kill them but Alucard took too much time for their liking teaching them and so they decided to speed things up, yeah it was aweful what they did but i understand why they did it.
I love how some of the Demons that come through the Hell portal actually look like Fallen Angels
Also you can see at the end how Alucard starts to slowly become like his father, isolated, alone and fear/hateful to people, even putting them on spikes just like Dracula used to, as warnings to leave him alone
Sypha finally leveled up enough to unlock the lightning skill tree.
Aside from Trevor getting the chance to really shine as the monster slaying badass he is as well as seeing his and Sypha's relationship, this season is GRIM!
The town being completely destroyed despite their best efforts, the judge revealed to be a serial killer who targeted and got off on killing children, Alucard being betrayed by people he trusted enough to let into his life and becoming as jaded as his father, Hector basically being reduced to a pet, its just DARK.
But, at the end of the day, I understand why the season is the way it is. The show had alredy shown that the world of Castlevania was *facked up* long before Dracula decided to end humanity now its just *reminding us* of it.
Its like Trevor said, this is how HIS life has been before Sypha and Alucard showed up, a life of actually experiencing the world for how it is.
Meanwhile Isaac, the self-flagellating madman is out there somewhere havin' a snack and a laugh.
@magne7771 meanwhile the world's potential biggest threat is having heartfelt talks and discussing with himself the idea of rebuilding what's destroyed.
We have another reference to the throwing axe, in this episode; this time, it's used the way it is in the game.
4:35-4:49 This eldritch horror is Malachi, a powerful enemy that's appeared in a few games; it even used it's attack from the games. As you probably guessed, it's design is inspired by Cthulhu.
And we finally see Sypha's lightning spell, by far her most powerful spell in the game. I'm not joking, you can easily take down Dracula with this spell, which is why it's the most difficult one to find; and hanging on to it long enough to face him with it is even more difficult.
And the Sword Familiar comes into play, yet again. In game, it can be wielded as a weapon, or float around independently to kill your enemies; as was the case here.
They're are pitfall traps in several of the games, some have spikes like the one here, and some just cause you to fall to your death. In some games, it's a crumbling floor (like it is here), in others the floor flips over and drops you into the hazard below.
When I first saw Taka and Sumi, I thought their arc would end by revealing that they were the ancestors of a character named Mina Hakuba. During Aria of Sorrow, set in the distant year of 2035 (the game came out in 2003), you learn that Dracula was defeated for the final time in 1999, and his castle and powers were sealed within an eclipse, with the help of a priest from Mina's family.
Obviously, Taka and Sumi's arc didn't go the way I thought it would; and given what they did, I glad it didn't...
Alucard's little "dead old dad" was because Dracula was originally based on Vlad the Impaler, a real nobleman who was known for staking people as a method of torture/execution, just like Alucard did here
I mean, in the first episode, Lisa walks past a bunch of impaled corpses and tells Dracula she could help him "tolerate humans, or at least, stop putting them on sticks". It's not just a reference to the real historical figure, it's something Castlevania's Dracula was doing as well.
The Judge pulled a sneaky one.
Though Salah being hellishly naive was his biggest hubris.
To be fair, Salah was insane.
The animation when Sypha finally harnesses lighting for the first time is incredible.
You may disapprove of what Lenore did to Hector, but the truth is, she literally gave him everything he said he wanted and asked for on his end and more, even more than what he accepted and wanted from Dracula. The ring is really just a way to make sure he can't betray them. But the truth is, everything Hector said he ever wanted, she's providing him and then some, even if she did ultimately trap/coerce him into accepting her deal. And yes, he is more or less her prisoner, but she treats him like a real person rather than a slave.
he's still a slave
Aaand it happened. Poor Alucard.
I've always found Lindenfell's storyline writing beautiful. It sounds like one of those dark little stories from Eastern European folklore. That part and Lenore's diplomatic skills make this third season the one I've enjoyed by far the most so far.
Oh COOL, I think I noticed hints of the Gargoyles theme added into the Castlevania Boss Music in this episode.
The judge in original Castlevania games was an image of the Reaper. Like, actual Grim Reaper. So, I won't surprised he has a "little" secret.
The thing is Lenore tried multiple times to negotiate with him and all he could ask for is shoes .
She cant betray the sisters for a guy she meet a week ago and its medieval times .
This was the best chance she could have given him, the alternative would be torture from Carmila day and night
The Saint-Germain character is an allusion to the real-world Comte de Saint-Germain, who travelled around various European courts in the 18th Century presenting himself as an alchemist an philosopher. He claimed to be several centuries old and I believe there is a New Orleans legend that he turned up there in the early 20th Century as a vampire. So I think his story in Castlevania was intended as a sort of origin story for the historical figure.
Such a crazy story
Lets just say your going to be getting into the best part of this entire show....enjoy Season 4 ^^
18:34 I feel like they were so used to being and getting hurt by others that they didn't even see the people that actually were trying to help them anymore.
The discussion at the end of this episode, and thus season was exceedingly interesting.
Regarding the twins, their perception was not unlike those who had escaped slavery. These two twins, who had been held captive for likely the entirety if their lives and watched as those in power treated them less than human, less than even an animal has long since warped their perception of reality. Bethany was spot on regarding how their self written narrative ended up which their end, however you cannot help but feel sympathetic to their cause.
Slaves were quite literally treated like property, and as a result of that treatment they no longer could trust others. Their perception of reality being skewed by circumstances outside of their control, and it’s sad. They never asked to be slaves, especially to literal super vampires. When living in a world where trusting someone could mean the literal end of your existence, do you truly have a choice in changing the narrative? What if it gets you killed? What if it gets your brother/sister killer? All because you decided to question: “What if”? Maybe things could have turned out differently, but at what cost? Perhaps if they met Alucard at a different time, before their trauma broke them things could have turned out better.
And poor Alucard is on the other end of the spectrum. He did ask “what if”, and it forced him to kill the only human contact he’s had in months. He’s “living Trevor’s life” as it is. Now he’s doing old Dad proud, humans can’t be trusted. You let them in, and all they do is take away from you. To an extent, Dracula had a point - and that’s the sad thing.
Belmont and Belnades are also living the dream. They let humans in, and it resulted in *a whole town burning to the ground.* Trevor has supposedly been living like this for 20+ years, and he knows it. He’s seen it too many times, the only reason he didn’t let people into his life because for 20 years everyone he lets in is just an arsehole. Can you imagine that? Every major human experience you have for your entire life up to your late twenties to early thirties being someone who abuses your trust, attempts to kill you, perhaps sell your organs for food or see drugs? It would change you, you wouldn’t be human anymore - at least not in the mental sense. Kinda like Issac.
One do this shows’ major themes is “To what extent are we truly human”? Or rather _“what does it mean to be human”?_ Is this all we are? Sprinkles of good only to encounter nothing less than shite from someone we attempt to trust? What do we do after that? What do we do when those we open ourselves to destroy what little faith we may have - religious faith or otherwise.
Such an amazing series.
Sumi and Taka aren't related, FYI. They just both grew up as slaves of Chō.
They suck anyways
@@Frostbite08
I know, I just refer to them as “twins” in a literary sense.
They came together, betrayed together, and died together. Not to mention they play off of each other like siblings.
@@goldenaries0860 That's fair, but I've seen a lot of people who literally think they're twins. Which... is real bad in the context of their last scene.
I gotta Being up an Argument in Relation to Sumi and Taka’s slavery. I Saw No ONE Bitching about these two compared to When People Bitched About Annette in Season 5 Castlevania Nocturne!
16:03
THAT LOOK! Look in Hector’s Eyes in the Milliseconds before the scene changes. There is a Mix of Sadness and Anger that is Burning deep within.
By Next Season. He decides to take back his freedom. And I love how he does it!
7:23 Trevor’s second phase starts
Again, Taka and Sumi are not siblings. 🥲
Also another thing to note, Isaac is the only character in this season to actually come out pretty successful.
There's potentially another aspect of the Judge's "you are the better judge" line: the Judge utterly failed to see the danger Sala and his followers represented. Contrariwise, Sala murdered the Judge, and while I'm still unclear on Sala's reasons for doing it, I think one could make the case that the Judge knew himself to be a monster and that, ultimately, Sala did the right thing by killing him. "A better judge", indeed.
Watching some castelvania with my favorite reactors, while playing some elden ring. Been a good start to the weekend so far
I agree with Ken, Lennore did her thing. My favorite scene was when she was speaking with her sisters and Hector tried to interrupt; and she dismissively said to him "Shhh, shhh. The REAL people are talking."😂🤣
Quite an ending, our protagonists going through their own hell, Alucard being forced to kill the only other human interaction he's had and in turn becoming his father to an extent forcing himself to isolation and impaling them in stakes as a warning, meanwhile Belmont and Sypha seeing the evils of hell and more impactful the evils of man, with Sypha experiencing it for the first time but for Belmont he's returning to the life he already knew
Castlevania is when you treat your animation seriously. That whole series is amazingly adult and I don't mean the graphic (even tho you would expect more sex in the world of vammpires but we had it) I mean the whole story telling is amazingly done. No hand holding. No sugar coating.
The Alucard storyline was the weakest among the three imo, Isaac was the best, Trevor and Sypha was close second. Next season, the final season, is going to be awesome.
Yeah it really went nowhere and he goes back to helping people pretty quickly in season 4
What About Hector’s portion of the Story Being enslaved by the Vampire Bitches?
If Hector doesn't want it, I'll take his place
This was as far as I had gotten. Now I need to watch the next season before next week
Keep the captions on 😂
you guys was talking about how strangely certain things wrapped up as if theres no season 4 lol but i get it tho.
another season was not a sure thing at the time, and season 4 itself was a bit of a mess due to being originally planned as two seasons that got mashed together because Netflix wanted to split with the showrunner after a scandal
Could you guys check out solo leveling its fun I promise
This show had always shown that humanity sucks. This season introduced what we thought were good people in the Judge and Sumi and Taka, but we find out at the end of the season that they weren’t good people either. What a downer.
Sumi and Taka are not brother and sister actually, they not blood related
look up St. Germaine in real life.
DON'T WATCH "castlevania nocturne" !!!
ignore
it's a good show
@@lokhunt4329 eh.. it kind of sucks. Nowhere near the quality of the original series, but maybe they can coarse correct in season 2
@@matthew3353-t3o I sure hope so, I just started watching it with my brothers. We're only three episodes in, and we were already thoroughly annoyed to the point of ranting about it.
@@darknessunknown4384 The only good thing that came out of Nocturne was this review lol
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Season 3 is the weakest season, but I hope you like the conclusion to season 4.
Agreed, season 3 is great, but it is definitely the weakest of the four the seasons. Season 4 finishes strong and gives us all what we have been wanting since the end of season 2.