An Unthinkable Present | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2

Ep 37: Subaru returns to the trial and is presented with an unthinkable present where he did not return from death! Watch Re:ZERO on Crunchyroll: got.cr/Watch-R...
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[@RTK-so2wf]

I swear the Beautrice one had to have been the most tragic. He literally said he was going to fix everything before plunging to his death.

[@EiSaeko]

yeah tbh I would feel the most guilt over that one

[@mysarla]

Yeah and what’s more horrible is Subaru’s loved ones and people he wants to protect most, he now has to face their horrible comments such as Ram in that one ‘there’s rlly no helping you’ and knowing Beatrice will probably be staying in that Library for many more ages T_T

[@SophiteSomewhere]

It's actually horrifying how this route goes wrong. Cause there are still a chance to Subaru decide not to rewind this time loop and stay with Beatrice to put her out of her misery. At least she have a chance to be saved, right? Wrong. Wrath IF is telling us what happens if Subaru willing to choose staying alive in this loop. It's disturbing and Beatrice had been not even a little happy with the choice she made.

[@mysarla]

Flayer_Pegasus she wasn’t happy? I remember it was inferring that Subaru had said that he was her ‘they’ before he killed her, but I don’t rlly remember anything about her being unhappy. Well that makes sense tho,,,

[@SophiteSomewhere]

@@mysarla I might not remember it correctly as well, but wasn't she scared of Subaru to the point of trebmbling? It sounds more like salvation from guilt, than the true happiness.

[@danbrown5736]

I wish they showed the time Emilia slapped Roswal after he told her the twins killed Subaru. Later she cut ties with the mansion

[@erenfokinyeetger9625]

Emilia should've killed Rem for that honestly

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

that would have broke pacing honestly, but i would have liked at least minimum showing her burying his corpse with rem, ram and roswaal pleading her not to go. something that shows it but quickly

[@anthonyargueta131]

she also walked out carrying Subarus body too

[@bryangarcia5207]

@@erenfokinyeetger9625 yeah but she's too much of pure soul(refering to Emilia) to do that

[@goosegoose5879]

wait was that still in the light novel? I know it was in the web novel but I heard it was cut from the ln

[@rydia8742]

"You are a true hero. And a hero is all you can be" So... Since he is so powerful, Reinhard's only purpose in life is to be a hero who fights for the sake of the world? That's kinda depressing.

[@hallofmemories816]

Well like puck said that is all he can do

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

that sounds exactly like Metroman's existential crisis on Megamind

[@jeremyarciaga3892]

actually it sounds like a certain hero of justice

[@invisibleking726]

No, he can only be a hero in that he can never prevent disaster, only save people from it. I believe he may have a curse that keeps him from being able to arrive to a dangerous situation on time, but I may be wrong there and it is just bad luck. Also in that single sword strike Reinhart both destroyed and saved the world simultaneously.

[@goosegoose5879]

yeah, he's basically cursed with his duty. He will always be distanced from the people he cares about, only able to swing his sword.

[@messengerfrom0]

Me: About to go to sleep My Brain: “Behold an unthinkable present” “Behold an unthinkable present” “Behold an unthinkable present” “Behold an unthinkable present”

[@hallofmemories816]

Welp okabe rintaro would gone through as much hell as subaru in this trial

[@Shahildabhi55]

What did you see in your trial

[@varan7859]

Ur comment is making my brain tremble

[@Pieruh]

Your comment is even funnier since you have an okabe pfp

[@samvritsrinath3506]

Getting some "aishteru" vibes

[@LOREWITHBLAZER]

I’m surprise Subaru hasn’t lost his mind completely yet

[@TheCube31]

He hasn't lost his mind yet for sheer luck, there are times where he is at millimeters of becoming crazy and shattering his soul but no, the world has other plans for you Subaru (And they involve even more despair)

[@nickkerr6068]

I'm surprised he doesn't have grey hairs yet lol

[@TheCube31]

@@nickkerr6068 Maybe he could have it but because he rewinds so often his hair doesn't have the chance to become grey

[@LeeBankai]

That one time Subaru was smacking his head on the floor of the temple a couple episodes back till he was bleeding was in fact a moment when his mind and soul like snapped 👀 it was crazy. If it wasn't for Echidna pulling him in for another Tea party, he would have straight up gone mad 😂.

[@Modie]

Then you know how good that "tea" has to be.

[@chickenpotbiebro202]

when julius said the he wanted to be friends with Subaru after he killed him really made me cry

[@Nin-Saber]

At least he managed to call him “My friend, Natsuki Subaru!” in this timeline.

[@manofgreed7865]

After reading Arc 6 and hearing him say that now, it really makes you sad

[@awsomeness1214]

@@manofgreed7865 why? I dont mind spoilers

[@Nin-Saber]

@@awsomeness1214 Julius.... get's his name eaten the same way Crusch did.

[@awsomeness1214]

@@Nin-Saber oh. Oh no

[@lizor7]

Puck: *"i will freeze the world"* Reinhard: *"We don't do that here"*

[@donq4483]

This was one of the highlights of this episode, perfect "who would win?" scenario playing out

[@invidofinp1828]

@@donq4483 Reinhardt is so broken that his abilities put it where he can go toe to toe with joke characters like Saitama and win.

[@creatorrater2931]

@@invidofinp1828 Reinhardt? Broken??

[@pedrosantos1503]

@@invidofinp1828 1st yes, the power to be able to distinguish salt and sugar is broken. 2nd stop comparing saitama to every other op character, we will never see his true strenght. 3rd that's just my personal opinion, even if i haven't put much thought into i,t but i think it would be a draw, as saitama wouldn't be able to hit reinhardt due to his divine blessings (since saitama isn't a god that - might still be "possiblishy"?) and saitama, being just uncomprehensively powerful wouldn't be affected by reinhardt. Ps: now that i think about it, reinhardt doesn't have a divine blessing that stops shockwaves from punches so yeah, scratch last part

[@greas1233]

@@creatorrater2931 Reinhardt is pretty broken, the author said that if Reinhardt and Satella (somebody with the literal power to rewind time) fought it would be a stalemate.

[@mr.referencer8486]

*“Behold an unthinkable present”* Idk if it’s just me but I got chills when he said that.

[@EiSaeko]

in the light novel it says instead "Witness, a present that was not to be"

[@fjerez2591]

@@EiSaeko well i think it depends on the translation , but it was a bit vague, they dont really want to answer wether these scenarios really happened or are just posibilities.

[@baderbadreddine218]

I felt it smooth as well as creepy

[@EiSaeko]

@@fjerez2591 I mean both lines have the same context and meaning so I think it doesn't matter which one they use

[@jordancadet7950]

The voice of the person sounds like Subaru

[@Z30v]

Subaru going to meet Echidna to comfort himself Subaru: so anyways, I started suffering

[@laze_amvs424]

XD

[@liamia1060]

💀

[@drew3505]

He’s the mentally the strongest character in anime history

[@justarandomloser2642]

Webnovel*

[@superallstar3916]

That's why he's my favourite mc of all time, and the person I harbor most respect to.

[@melancholicthinker9291]

Not really he’s broken down many times and would have literally lost his cool many times over One especially note was after the Great Rabbit incident, his mind was so damaged, broken and traumatized he couldn’t function after that and left broken entirely. If it wasn’t for Echidna intervening that would be that no more Subaru he’d be a mess who could never recover. And even before that in the first tea party the fact he drank the tea saved him so much in terms of strengthening his resolve and fortitude up until the rabbits of course Subaru is by far has some of the highest mental strength out there, but he didn’t do it all alone. So much so if it wasn’t for actual divine intervention aka Echidna he’d never recover

[@kziila0244]

You do realize that Touma died over a billion times at the hands of Othinus and didn’t break until the last phase, right?

[@teslamid9923]

@@kziila0244 Touma is just built different so it isnt fair to compare them

[@goosegoose5879]

Pure, unfiltered suffering. It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.

[@uhhsky8]

lol

[@TheStandardBearer]

Sadly, true.

[@tonyli7752]

This is a slogan worthy a car!

[@MrIainNox]

This got better lol

[@nearen.]

a sufferu*

[@phoenixproductions3536]

Emilia: *Dies* Puck: "Ight... I'mma *Destroy* the world" Reinhardt: " *Let me stop you right there* "

[@hesuperpro6732]

Reinhardt: Right, we don't do that here.

[@fleetofhoof8809]

noT iF i DeStRoY iT fIrSt! 0w0

[@v0id627]

@@fleetofhoof8809 i feel disgusted by this comment 😶

[@holo6883]

Reinhardt: Creates an entirely new planet

[@nighty9003]

@@holo6883 litterally what he would do.

[@RTK-so2wf]

Puck: Sleep alongside my daughter. Reinhard: No u.

[@aldnoah3857]

The way I snorted!! 😂

[@joeymadrigal9432]

Looks like kingdom hearts with Sora asleep in to darkness 😱

[@i5m1thy]

Reinhard is so pog though. He's the one person strong enough to be a regular hero protagonist in the world of Re:zero.

[@invisibleking726]

@@i5m1thy He's actually TOO strong to be a hero protagonist as he cannot die, and can obtain every blessing simply by wishing for it, including the godly power of being able to tell granulated salt from sugar without tasting it. Oh, also author has said he would beat the sun in a fight.

[@NarutoUzumaki-ko2te]

Reinhard smoking the puck pack 💨🍃

[@Be_Nice1200]

Puck really did Reinhard dirty like that "and a Hero is all you can be"

[@hallofmemories816]

Only re:zero can make the word hero sound like a genuine curse word

[@NarutoUzumaki-ko2te]

Reinhard: A hero who’s adding you the blunt 💨🍃

[@OmegaDarkMage]

Reinhard isn't allowed to be anything else, he's the Kingdoms Ultimate Weapon. It's really sad to be him having to meet such high expectations.

[@barbatosmcmurderton4209]

@@hallofmemories816 You've clearly never seen Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works.

[@hallofmemories816]

Barbatos mcmurderton I’ve seen it

[@JustSomeGuyWithInfinity]

Reinhardt: Breaths Puck: I don’t feel so good

[@BUTTERSKY11]

World: I don't feel so good....

[@capitalists1526]

Arc 5: Regulus: Breathes *Splat*

[@nathanchao-lam8849]

@@capitalists1526 fax lol

[@CultivatorCaier]

@@capitalists1526 XD

[@niklasw6725]

Puck: „I shall now destroy the world in accordance with my pact“ Reinhard: „I will never get salt and sugar mixed up“ Puck: „You are too powerful i give up“

[@slix567]

Sad boi reinhard just wanted to make a meal

[@reth213]

This needs more likes

[@sonkokun6824]

I would also give up puck only did the most reasonable thing i mean do you want to fight someone that never gets salt and sugar mixed up i sure dont

[@syco9154]

This is a test the characters wouldn't say that Felix-"forcing all the sorrow on us" its to test subaru, he actually goes back in time

[@agentkevin8445]

*Man, imo this trial is even more tortorous than his first. Since he had to see how every alternate timeline would continue after he died, and the guilt and horror of seeing everyone around him affected by that especially Emilia must be really horrible.*

[@victorogoigbe1792]

The name please

[@mysarla]

Yeah cuz for normal people I think it would’ve just been facing one unthinkable present but Subaru kept failing and going into the trial over and over since he has multiple ‘presents’

[@joaocbcneto]

Subaru lucked out in the first trial, now he s getting the real Echidna trial experience.

[@adamtobolat3225]

what is "imo"

[@mysarla]

joao neto nah he didn’t ‘luck out’ he just already had reached a solid conclusion with the help of Rem and Emilia for his past. Now the second trial... Well he hasn’t reached a conclusion yet and it doesn’t help in the least that Subaru keeps undergoing the trial over and over because of his RBD and many possible presents... ._.

[@luh_darrow401]

Puck: I will destroy everything since Emilia's dead Reinhard: U must forgot that the Creator made me op?

[@Joel-wx7zk]

Yeah but Puck won, it's not shone in the anime, but Reinhard destroys the world with his attack.

[@ziggytheassassin5835]

@@Joel-wx7zk his attack is so op that it destroys the world and rebuilds it.

[@gaffdemon4366]

@@ziggytheassassin5835 the worst is he do something similar

[@justarandomguywithachainsa8878]

Everyone: Can he beat Puck? Reinhard: *Blessings go Brr*

[@bonalalie]

well Basicly they did put it in the novel that he kinda Litteraly ended the world and started the world again with that one attack

[@quangnguyen-qe9co]

he has divine end of the world protection

[@JamesJJSMilton]

Reinhardt can only ne defeated by Subaru's special talent: Losing So Hard You Pity Him Into Victory.

[@manofgreed7865]

@@JamesJJSMilton why do i see this actually working?

[@JamesJJSMilton]

@@manofgreed7865 because it's the only way this show moves forward goddamnit. The day Subaru manages to carve out a victory through *actual* victory is the day the Roman Empire reforms and the Taiwanese reconquer the mainland

[@SignumEternis]

"Behold an unthinkable present" = 2020 in a nutshell.

[@TheStandardBearer]

So true. 😕

[@EpicGamer1.]

Underrated comment.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@TheStandardBearer very true.

[@justarandomloser2642]

Re zero:all you have to do is get through the 1st part without getting any spoilers Me:*Behold an unthinkable present*

No true

[@psychicsoba2562]

I think people don’t understand truly why this was more mentally draining then any other death subaru faced. Because despite all the torture he went through, he always had a mindset that he was helping the ones he loved, and now he realised that he wasn’t helping anyone and only hurting them, that is truly traumatic

[@jackmayor3574]

Well you're mostly right, but think of it like this. If Subaru is jumping between worlds after each death, that means the previous worlds are abandoned and left to rot. In other words, there's a chance that the only thing being saved is Subaru's own mind, nothing else.

[@TheDragonCat99]

@@jackmayor3574 Saying his mind is “saved” is even a stretch.

[@seldogrif9732]

@@TheDragonCat99 I mean technically he is not wrong. Even though his biggest mental breakdown was not animated, in general each time Subaru was either about to go insane or literally goes insane it is always thanks to the people around him, that he is able pull himself back.

[@RodanX220]

@@seldogrif9732 when you say biggest mindbreak are you referring to arc 6 by any chance?

[@seldogrif9732]

@@RodanX220 yep, the 2nd part of arc 6.

[@randomtrainerx.3424]

Author: hey Subaru, wanna see what probably happened after you died in past loops Subaru: wait, what? Author: I take that as a yes

[@chrisb9143]

Subaru : Am I going to suffer this time ? Author : You bet

[@matthewhelland9258]

At least Echidna confirmed those were just illusions, and she doesn't actually know what happens when he uses RBD.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

They're STILL eating him?! How! There shouldn't be anything left! IT'S BEEN HOURS!

[@RblastonYT]

Lol the bunnies leave NOTHING left

[@creamychicken6144]

I didn’t even notice that. That’s tragic.

[@creativeyoutubename3175]

Remember when there were only the villagers clothes left? The bunnies don’t leave anything behind. Not bones, guts, or blood

[@smashikeryu1881]

Yep nothing left . So there's no point to show a scene after Subaru died from being devoured piece by piece. Also they just simply reuse that Rabbit scene

[@BlackOctoberFox]

Well yes but it's been more than a few hours since he launched himself off the cliff at the mansion, or Rem killed him, or he died from the Mabeast curse. Probably just shows the moments shortly after he died in each loop. Most likely he died before they finished eating him and this whole trial is just a highlight reel.

[@xxdarkslayerlord1922]

Subaru: *wants to meet Echidna again* Also Subaru: *it's rewind time!*

[@alliesecr3tvid3olivenow--81]

🖤💟💘

[@EvanyMO]

Anyone else notice Reinhardt was able to wield his legendary sword this time around. Goes to show what kind of threat is required for the sword to allow itself to be unsheathed.

[@Oboreru493]

I mean Reinhard still could have easily won without his Blessings or Dragon Sword Reid... Reid was more used for a bit of “landscaping” rather than actually killing Puck

[@fbiuzz]

@@Oboreru493 Yeah. It's not shown in the anime (but subtly hinted by the fact Puck is missing a tooth), but Reinhard beat up Puck with a single kick, and only use the sword to reverse the damage Puck did.

[@dariusmcknight3558]

@@fbiuzz seriously?! He's more broken then I thought

[@urekmazino6800]

Everyone's saying he destroyed the world with that attack and rebuilt it at the same time lol

[@Oboreru493]

Urek Mazino because he did

[@LReezy1992]

Puck: "I shall now destroy the world in accordance with my pact." Reinhard: "Well yes but actually no."

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

he already did though and the sword strike fractured the planets core, scouring it of all life

[@inquisitorsteve1429]

have some sauce 298939

[@jaquanmurphy4431]

@@inquisitorsteve1429 is it good sauce?

[@ocrgmsfyv8819]

@@Dmitrisnikioff where does it say that?

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

@@ocrgmsfyv8819 in the light novel

[@appleclark8923]

This is me in the shower thinking about all the arguments I could've won

[@howdypartner8326]

More like all the arguments you could've lost (since the bad outcome is being presented here) but aight.

[@aaronking2020]

Apple Clark lives in the "unthinkable present" timeline

[@yamiyu]

*a new year starts* "Behold an unthinkable present"

[@lordtouchme3397]

It's 2020-12-32 *Something ain't right*

[@fastrace8195]

@@lordtouchme3397 Somewhere the 32 is the month and not the day...

[@lordtouchme3397]

@@fastrace8195 shhhh

[@lazarpetronijevic1085]

Puck: I will freeze this world solid Reinhardt: Bet.

[@BUTTERSKY11]

Well Reinhardt destroyed the world due to the move he used with the dragon sword

[@lazarpetronijevic1085]

@@BUTTERSKY11 really?

[@BUTTERSKY11]

@@lazarpetronijevic1085 Yep, In the light novel, it explains it shattered the planet due to the shear power of the move with the legendary dragon sword, and the planet heals due to the excess mana but not the people lost

[@Joel-wx7zk]

@@lazarpetronijevic1085 Puck isn't called the Beast of the End for nothing. He has already frozen the world, Reinhardt just brings things to an end by using all his strength, shattering the planet.

[@holo6883]

@@BUTTERSKY11 Wait does Reinhardt die in that moment though?

[@Z30v]

My man Puck went to the grocery store and never came back to his daughter until she died.

[@kaenryuuart543]

Puck went to subaru's world

[@xnortheast1106]

​@@kaenryuuart543no

[@AnimeOT]

Anyone else think before seeing this that Reinhard vs Puck would at least be a tiny bit closer

[@hallofmemories816]

Nah the moment the author said Reinhard can beat the sun in a fight I know. That puck is nothing to him

[@BossFlicksGaming]

@@hallofmemories816 A the same time, Puck could destroy the world.

[@i5m1thy]

@@hallofmemories816 Yep Reinhard is basically Saitama in terms of power scaling in this universe

[@hallofmemories816]

BossFlicks well the sun vs the earth there’s a big difference in size here

[@anthonyargueta131]

@@BossFlicksGaming Puck can only drain the mana of the world so not rlly destroy it all but more like surface wipe it

[@AdamusUmbra]

Me after season 1: "Man itd be cool if we could see if the timelines he left behind still went on without him and what theyd be like!". Me now: "WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING!?".

[@Pikwii]

I think I had the exact same thought during season 1 of “I wonder if RBD is time travel or not?” and was then showed (imo) the most horrifying scene in Re:Zero

[@LOREWITHBLAZER]

I love how we get see what *PUCKS* face look like in season 2

[@Sami.DPassionMangas]

we saw his face in the oav frozen bonds

[@bryantguevara183]

E

[@janogabor7697]

We saw his face in episode 18 already.

[@SurfsUpDewd]

My man Subaru cannot catch a break

[@goosegoose5879]

Subaru is a synonym with suffering

[@therandompizaguy]

Seeing Puck get one-shot was the most satisfying thing I've seen in a while.

[@thedoctorizer8427]

“No thanks, i’d rather not” - Subaru

[@goosegoose5879]

Tappei: *too bad*

[@thecouncilofnine4692]

"If you must resent someone, please, resent me." This line always hits deep. Reinhard is a hero and the strongest being of world, but what's the point of all this power if you can't save your friends, stop people from suffering, and only help after the damage is done? That's a perfect foil to Subaru.

[@thatrabidpotato8800]

And that's the true point of Reinhard's character, and it's why he can be such an OP Gary Stu yet still be awesome.

[@dragonnsv9710]

1:37 Just a little excerpt from the web novel describing Reinhardt's attack because I dont think this does it justice. Reinhard lifted his sword over his head, and in a single flash of his Swordsmanship―― from the glint of his blade’s edge an intense heat shot out. Cleaving through the air, piercing the atmosphere and shattering the earth, the maelstrom of up-swept mana severed everything along the line of the swung-out blade―― and, as the light settled, the world parted before Subaru’s disembodied eyes. At the close of the torrential sword-slash, the world that was covered in the white, encompassing cold was born anew. The parted world was mended, as the spiral of mana faded into a ring, returning to the atmosphere. From the shattered earth, flowers budded and bloomed. The pierced-through air was imbued with warmth, as sunlight peered from the severed sky. *The Sword-Saint’s strike simultaneously brought about the world’s end as well as its rebirth.* ――While the colossal beast that was rent by that strike vanished without a trace. Indisputably present only moments ago, the enormous body was gone, and no indication of its destruction remained

[@mxtty5633]

1:40 this gives me chills everytime I see this. The way Reinhard’s power passes through the clouds and obliterates puck as the music makes a slow fall then instantly cuts to black, then cuts to Subaru and Emilia laying on the floor in the darkness. Amazing

[@manofgreed7865]

In the Novels it is explained that the strike formed cracks on the sky, like he shattered reality.

[@Artixes]

I know this is pretty sad for Subaru but seeing reinhard one shot puck was cool

[@Oboreru493]

Not only did he one shot Puck he completely shattered and rebirthed Re:Zero’s entire world and he wasn’t even trying...

[@Oboreru493]

jano Gabor No he quite literally rebirths the world, most of the world was already destroyed and had no life left

[@janogabor7697]

@@Oboreru493 No, as I said it's just a poetic way of saying "he blew away the blizzard ending the frozen world and returning the landscape to how it was". They adapted exactly that in the anime.

[@Oboreru493]

jano Gabor no it’s not, the landscape was dead, it literally describes how there were brand new flowers appearing because of it

[@Oboreru493]

jano Gabor it also describes how he literally shattered the world with that strike, it’s not poetic that’s just the power of Dragon Sword Reid

[@Epicfail90001]

Stupid, scared Garf: "You don't know what pain and suffering is like!!" Sad-Boi Barusu: "Hold my sanity"

[@chrisb9143]

Subaru : "and you don't know about rabbits"

[@smurf7665]

this trial was never meant to be this challenging. Subaru's unique circumstance ramped up the difficulty by several hundred times as his worst potential present is limitless.

[@lordgeneralmilitantdeezy7550]

This is heartbreaking, the fact that he’s sacrificed himself in order to make things better and the possibility he’s caused suffering everytime instead of resetting the time.

[@Mehmet-no6cz]

This scene turned his deaths from weightless and mere learning experiences to deaths that had real weight to them.

[@mitchelburns5549]

The unthinkable present scenes made my jaw drop and cemented this anime as a favorite of mine.

[@brandonhughes4076]

The one they don’t show in this, where Subaru slits his own throat, has to be the worst of them. He just told Emilia he loves her and wants to be by her side forever, and she finds him dead by suicide next to the body of a girl she doesn’t recognise mere hours later. It must have killed her.

[@realkingofantarctica]

I was praying that Return by Death acted like a time-machine and not like a universe change, so this scene nearly made my head implode.

[@warrickdmuller811]

Well it's not been confirmed that this is the case and that in a way makes it worse as has no way of knowing if which is it every tine he dies...truly torturous

[@claudioestrella1160]

@@warrickdmuller811 no RBD is not universe change. that was just an artificial world made by Subaru's memories and all of echidna's knowledge.

[@warrickdmuller811]

@@claudioestrella1160 I think you replied to the wrong person never said it was that was op

[@claudioestrella1160]

@@warrickdmuller811 oh

[@claudioestrella1160]

@@warrickdmuller811 oops

[@iamhungey12345]

Subaru: *runs and jumps off the cliff as an epic insert song plays* I WILL SAVE YOU ALL! Ram: You idiot, did you seriously think anybody would be impressed by this?

[@luisazanza7393]

Trial 1: Confront Your Past Trail 2: The Present Time Trail 3: The Future Get Ready Anime Only’s For One HELL Of A Ride Of Darkness And Despair.

[@Oboreru493]

Well no one actually takes the 3rd trial so umm...

[@luisazanza7393]

Garfiel Tinsel Too Far?????

[@kuronotheavenger100]

@@Oboreru493 pretty sure emilia does.

[@John-Stark]

Oh LORD that 3rd one sounds like it'll be a doozy

[@doomdude3034]

Actually, from here on out things start looking up. At least, assuming it's not too much different from the WN.

[@MysteryGhost02]

Well, Reinhard is like one punch man with a sword

[@cyechan50]

What worse than dying? See what happens after you die.

[@jacobdominey2133]

But once you die it's not your problem anymore

[@WilliamDoheny]

jacob dominey But for Subaru who probably thought that his Return By Death meant each timeline he died in was erased, it becomes a heavy burden of guilt to think that those timelines have to go on without him into whatever horrible thing that awaits it.

[@Mincraftianbros]

William Doheny I don’t know if you read the novels yet but from the web novel it’s mentioned that they don’t actually know if alternate timelines are created by the authority, these scenarios were constructed by the trial so even echidna doesn’t know

[@korayk1999]

@@WilliamDoheny why he didnt asked Satella in the teaparty? Does it trigger the witch on envy or why? Hmm

[@DatLeo47]

"Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z'

[@Jackeljoe]

My friends: isekai protagonists are so lucky. Me: *Re zero flashbacks*

[@shiroko6333]

2:10 Appa Man was trying to help him after he was stubbed 😥

[@markh7822]

Me at the end of Season 1: I like Rem, I hope she plays a big role in Season 2. Season 2: *Behold an unthinkable present.*

[@prettyspectrum6371]

When you think the suffering can't get worse. They hurt you on a whole different way

[@snowflake1227]

Puck: “I will destroy the world.” Reinhardt: “I won’t let you do this. I will defeat you.” *Proceeds to destroy the world with one strike.*

[@feenickstv4209]

Puck: I will destroy everything since Emilia's dead Reinhard: Stop it. Get some help.

[@shutoutvideos3986]

Don’t let this make you forget that bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum

[@AntVaz7]

Ah yes... the universal fact

[@giancarlodiaz204]

XD

[@hallofmemories816]

Can we stop with this bungee gum joke is getting really annoying right now

[@Futohy]

@@hallofmemories816 It might stop one day but dont let it make you forget that bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum

[@potaterjim]

@@hallofmemories816 it might be annoying, but bungee gum has the properties of both rubber _and_ gum.

[@spasghetti8776]

RE:ZERO be like: Subaru: *today is a beautiful day* Portal: *Okay get in*

[@therealfeelz8036]

Puck: "As per our contract, I will freeze this world solid." Reinhard: "Lol, sword go brrrrrrrr"

[@eddypsnation]

I swear I heard this "go brrrrrrrr" before 😂😂

[@EiSaeko]

I really love the 8D audio they did when it said "Behold an Unthinkable present"

[@Username-or9nr]

Honestly this is one of the best scenes in anime

[@marrs00]

This is so sad, like if you have committed 3 warcrimes 😭😭😭

[@saartajalam1892]

baby numbers , I committed 10 😈

[@andrijamilojevic4568]

🥵🥵

[@Fertile_Program]

@@saartajalam1892 im on my 2567th

[@zepherixs]

This is by far the best anime scene I've ever watched. Hands down, no debate about it.

[@erenfokinyeetger9625]

'' Behold an unthinkable present''... Chills everytime. Seeing Subaru getting forced back into the trial before recovering just hits different

[@omransaeed1988]

"Behold an unthinkable present." Gives me the chills

[@hts9060]

My brain: This next episode can't be THAT bad. Re:Zero: *Behold an unthinkable present.*

[@gargantuam8711]

"Behold an unthinkable present." Having no Covid 19, right...?

[@hallofmemories816]

Is no longer that unthinkable at this point

[@chunkymilk1288]

Puck: I will destroy the world Reinhard: *lol no*

[@ex-creaturecoby4643]

This gave me “the arcana is the means by which all is revealed” vibes.

[@andrewholmes2552]

Please no more NYX

[@andrewholmes2552]

@Enrique Casaverde ah here we go again time to spend half of the show in the velvet sanctuary

[@BasedBuffet]

Subaru: It’s rewind time Everyone else: we don’t do that here

[@Lakanus]

Puck: "I will destroy the world." Reinhardt: "You die here." Puck: "I die here."

[@shonenjumpboy6772]

I figured this was the case after Subaru dies in one worldline/timeline, it continues forward without him...leaving those behind to suffer afterward. Of course, he saved them in the new timeline, however, the others are still suffering without him in the old ones.

[@actualbliss]

no, thats not true, these are fabricated because its a trial hence why it says "behold an *unthinkable* present

[@samvritsrinath3506]

You got to feel bad after this, imagine seekng the bleak future after your death, over and over, and over again. My man subaru is suffering, I feel so bad for him.

[@Lucid874]

I did not expect Reinhard to one shot Puck like that, damn

[@manofgreed7865]

Anime only i guess? Well Reinhard IS the strongest character of the series afterall. Anyway the anime nerfed Reinhard when he killed Puck, here is how it played out in the Novels: The next instant, Reinhard raised the Dragon Blade above his head, and there was a single flash of light-the sky split, cracks running through the very air; the ground crumbled; mana swirled in a vortex; and along the arc of his slash, the world…slid. The moment after that cascading slash settled down, the white, cold air covering the world…recovered. The slide in the world was repaired, the parts that had become a swirling vortex of mana reverted to their proper forms, flowers budded forth from the shattered ground, and peace spread through the cracked air. From the sky, dazzling sunrays poured down. The slash of the Sword Saint had both ended the world and simultaneously brought about its re-creation- And the enormous beast that had been bathed in that slash had been annihilated from the world without a trace. There were not even side effects of destruction to be seen; that a battle had even taken place seemed like nothing but a dream. -With a rasping sound, Reinhard sheathed the Dragon Sword within its white scabbard once more.

[@Lucid874]

@@manofgreed7865 Yup, i only watch the anime

[@highoctanesynx7950]

This isn't even a one shot, reinhard didn't even swing his sword

[@Roler42]

While the very concept and possibility of Subaru leaving behind doomed universes where the world kept going without him, this trial is doing something much more horrifying, more cruel: It's forcing Subaru to face a reality he's been trying to avoid since the moment he realized he could return by death. The reality that his life and death are in fact having a bigger impact on others than he himself would admit, he already had a glimpse of that reality in the loop where Garfiel goes on a rampage, and helplessly watches in horror as his friends and the villagers keep sacrificing themselves for his sake, his life is not disposable, he is not disposable. We are often amazed at how Subaru hasn't become mentally broken by all of this, but the reality is... Part of him might already be dead inside, that's why he goes from fearing his own death, to actively accepting it, even seeking it whenever a timeline goes south. This arc very much destroys Subaru's self-inflicted notion that he should just keep throwing his own corpse at problems until he stumbles upon a solution, to face that suicidal side of himself, and realize that, even with Return by Death, he can't keep needlessly burdening himself like that.

[@SMmania123]

" *Behold an unthinkable present.* " It's so chilling, it gives me such a unnerving feeling...

[@domhyrule]

Reinhard slaying Puck in the head cut off one actually makes the Sloth IF still work

[@ultimatepronoob7320]

I love how subaru's just lying there at the end like: *I just wanted some groceries...JUST SOME F*CKING GROCERIES*

[@EsseCaraAiNaCapaMesmo]

THIS ANIME IS INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIZING, it can make you despair wathing this

[@AbdullahFarhanLife]

This was the worst mentally on Subaru

[@thatguyoddly4610]

Subaru may not exactly be physically strong but his mental strength is something to behold and if a normal person were to go through what he has they would have gone insane

[@Brendanj101]

"Behold an unthinkable present, a Jar of Salt mixed with Sugar. Now you can never sweeten your tea!" Reinhardt: Don't worry guys, I got this.

[@BOS_C.O.]

This whole part was just PAIN, I always wondered whether the world resets or he goes to another timeline hopefully for Subaru's sake it resets because that would be too much for the poor guy.

[@KallenScarlet]

As far as I know, the world resets. Otherwise he would be accomplishing very little, in all honesty. The trial just showed him a likely recreation of what happened in every loop he died in.

[@smashikeryu1881]

@@KallenScarlet Except for the bunny scene we didn't see the world in that loop after Subaru horrifically perished

[@KallenScarlet]

@@smashikeryu1881 Well, we saw what he was experiencing. Which was his body still being eaten by the white rabbit.

[@smashikeryu1881]

@@KallenScarlet oh ok . Maybe I said it all wrong. I was just thinking something like the rabbits were traveling all over the Re Zero world finding more people after Subaru's body was completely eaten and there was no trace of him.

[@KallenScarlet]

@@smashikeryu1881 It was definitely easy to misunderstand, no biggie. I felt bad for him when I saw that, though XD like damn, they're still digging in, huh?

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

I love the implications about how he apparenrly also relived even the fresh deaths. Like the last one where last he saw was a crazy emilia kissing his corpse before she was most likely gonna be rabbit food. Alos the one where elsa killed him in front of beatrice. Light and web novel readers, did that also happened as in "they described it in detail" or only left it vaguely implied?

[@fbiuzz]

Vaguely implies. After all writing out scenes for every death would probably full up half a light novel.

[@reverseqt]

This is my favorite anime ep just because of this and the music.

[@bras7855]

When your parents call you by your first and last name

[@walkastray007]

I just realized that this was the second trial subaru faced without even realizing it.

[@matthewdopler8997]

You known the enemy has lost the fight already when Reinhard is allowed to use the Dragon Sword, a sword that can’t be used if the opponent isn’t worthy.

[@chloesantos8637]

This was so cool and depressing to watch, I’ve always wondered about the alternate scenarios

[@kylewilkins919]

*Behold an unthinkable present*

[@user-sp7cp7lo6q]

The ram scene gave me chills down my neck

[@Ikeyy]

Hello and welcome to part 2 of our Reinhard showcase. Today's test subject is Uber Puck. Wait, he's dead? Uh, we're experiencing *technical difficulties...*

[@Miner_Experting]

*Starts throwing tomatoes from audience*

[@alessandrotorton5448]

*tomatoes*

[@micazdimm4202]

The thing that fcked up Subaru the most during this trial, was him realizing that it's possible that the world continues after his death (that he is just changing timelines, not reseting the world). That his death hurts the people that are left behind to mourn him, and that at every one of his deaths trying to reach the "best" ending, he leaves that many worlds with his precious friends mourning and dying. In his attempts to create a world where they all survive, he creates that many worlds where they all died

[@invisibleking726]

Well, we've seen before, including in this season, that he refuses to leave a world unless he's sure he's done everything he can or justify dying.

[@KuroDaGawd]

It took me three years to understand that these are just continuations of when he died every time.

[@dreammirrorbrony1240]

"Your life AND your death have consequences. People whose lives you touch are affected by your choices more than you know Subara. " -Satella

[@teji7723]

at 0:11 those rocks look like satella

[@jolly3257]

After you listen to it over and over, it kind of sounds like a rhythm

[@conradfinos6840]

This show does a good job at showing you how he is always so close to insanity.

[@Twili_Ova]

God the line that Puck delivered to Reinhard is so devastating, basically dehumanizing him and I would like the writer to explore Reinhard more, there is so much potential as what they could do with him.

[@manofgreed7865]

Season 3 will have him be one of the main characters. Also the Re:Zero EX 4 Light Novel released a weak ago which has Reinhard, Felix and Julius as the main characters on a mission to another Nation. It takes place 6 months before Subaru got transported, so if you read Novels give it a try.

[@janogabor7697]

Season 3 is centered around Reinhard so you will love season 3 for sure.

[@EtherealUriel]

idk why but i just like the voice that says "behold a unthinkable present" it sounds kinda badass lol

[@coenrover5158]

Its Subaru's VA