The only redeeming thing that came out of this episode was that if you had any favorites that lost their match, it’s good to know they have a shot at returning.

Rating: (1/5)

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Interviewing each remaining applicant was a well needed insight into the thought processes of the more underdeveloped candidates and hinted at the fighting brackets if you cared enough to list it out. Though in the end, it was pretty lopsided anyway with most answering that they had zero interest in ever fighting Hisoka. As for our group, Gon is clearly their inspiration and hope to have him to do great things. Only disappointed the show skipped over the reason each one was seeking a Hunter’s License except for Hisoka.

The last segment between Gon and Kurapika was nice. The two acknowledging they needed one another to get where they are but more importantly that each one has contributed to the group’s success.

Rating: (3/5)

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As for their unstoppable opponents, didn’t notice anything too quirky. Okay a ball that glows the colors of the rainbow is kind of odd, but seems to be a means of saying “hey this ball is fast” in its own special way.

As for other players, more weaklings were eliminated and petty melodrama happened no one cares about. Not much of a loss as there are plenty of interesting players left anyway.

Rating: (3.5/5)

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As for the rest of the episode it’s just lots of exploration scenery here and there, a setup for the next episode as our heroes are now trapped inside a killer snake cave with an ailing Leorio. Damn it Leorio stop screwing things up all the time!

We are finally coming up to the end of these tests and moving on to bigger and better things, the last test honestly simple but I hope as exciting as I had remembered it. That and it’s a tad later until I actually started to consider Hunter X Hunter as one of my top 10 anime, as so far the overarching story has been stale and frankly neglected as no one can proceed and start the real Hunter X Hunter plot lines without their Hunter licenses. Good things are coming up and I can’t wait to see if there are any major differences that will catch me by surprise.

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Watching our little hero progressing so much in such little time and actually succeeding to steal Hisoka’s plate was definitely a rush. The timing and pressure were intense and to only have that success robbed from him within a couple of minutes was infuriating. This episode was such an emotional drain.

Luckily or not so lucky as evident by Gon’s unthankful attitude, Hisoka was the classier of the two and gave Gon his number plate in the end anyway … and a punch to the face for being so ungrateful. What a nice guy! To think he just killed two men just moments ago and now he’s letting this young lad live in prospect he’ll grow stronger in the future to give him an entertaining fight. He’s not so crazy after all.

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Good thing Kurapika was watching over him out of sight all this time as Leorio would have failed the test then and there when he lost his number plate. Kurapika’s kick to Tonpa’s fat face was oh so satisfying. To think this is the end of Tonpa brings tears to the eyes! Time to celebrate!

Back to Gon, it really did get tense when Hisoka was headed toward his direction, thinking he finally had been caught hiding in the bushes. Mr. Spear guy coming out of the bushes right beside Gon was an unexpected turn of events. What a lucky break for our first time hunter. Now only if he had put up a better fight before getting killed by Hisoka’s secret friend. Oh well, at least there was some action.

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With that the training begins, but I was already expecting it would take an entire episode for Gon to formulate his strategy, but he’s already done by episode’s end. Gon sure as hell did not waste any time figuring out how in the world he’s going to snatch that placard from Hisoka.

I really did like how Gon eventually came to formulate his plan of attack, stuck out there by himself, learning from his surroundings through the birds, nature, and stuff, all nifty. Just glad it didn’t involve the stereotypical powering sessions of similar shonen shows. Just smarts playing it out, Gon learning as he goes.

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The tension during the last bit was golden, Kurapika freaking the hell out and figuring out what to do if Killua went on a murdering spree at the end there. If only right? Silly Tonpa got out alive too. It’s a miracle he is still able to stand, forget about how they cheesed the last bit of the tower by wall hacking, Tonpa has the favor of the gods with him.

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Killua’s little assassin step into casually removing his opponent’s heart was the turning point in which I realized Hunter X Hunter was a tad darker than its innocent exterior has been showing so far. In the original run Killua didn’t kill on the ship, so this was the first instance of real violence back then.

Killua’s unexpected display was hinted at an awful lot, so not surprising in the end, but still coming out of nowhere really as a viewer. It was satisfying nonetheless after a large period of talking beforehand. I did crack a bit when he gave back the heart so nonchalantly when asked for it.

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Thank goodness for the break in the middle for Hisoka’s fight with super excited-dagger-throwing guy. The animation was fluid, dynamic, and exciting. Now only if they had prolonged the entire sequence just a bit and shorten the “let’s guess if this guy is dead or not for 20 minutes” part and the episode wouldn’t have been such a snore fest. The off-screen decapitation was pretty snazzy too. Flop goes the head!

Anyway, Hisoka’s body is made out of what again? I don’t care for the regeneration non-sense, but what are those stupid purple tubes strapped around his abdomen. The sad thing is he still looks super anorexic with those things on.

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