End Of The Line 😭 | CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS | Reaction Episode 6

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

This episode has been such a pivot point in the story. Seeing Maine lose it was so sad to watch. He cared so much for everyone around him, it's a tragedy he ended up hurting them. But it was sweet how he was able to get it together while talking to David.

[@menelikiii5004]

Yeah this story works so well as parallel to people with addictions, especially the Gymbro steroid types, cause steroid usage does literally make a lot of guys way more violent and aggressive.

[@twinslive.]

@@menelikiii5004 uh....okay lmao

[@vincentevanbrussel3962]

Absolutrly pivotal. This is where the show pivoted from being a fun lighthearted show about a bunch of delinquents in a big city, into a dark, gritty, sad story about the end of a group of delinquents in a big city, just trying to survive how they can. Show is so beautiful. Nothing really changed, and yet, EVERYTHING changed. Wild.

[@NidhCthon]

Brutal to watch him die in slow motion, too

[@Heroo01]

He cared about David so much that David was able to break through Maine's psychosis and into his hallucination. Powerful stuff. David saw him as a dad just as much as Maine saw David as a son.

[@beren082]

When Netrunners plug into the net, they basically become human process servers, their body heat spikes to dangerous levels. Thus the ice baths to prevent overheating and flatlining.

[@insertopinion5967]

This is one of the best episodes of any anime. The visuals, sound, and pacing are all impeccably done and deliver a very emotional episode.

[@slapdatbutton8931]

The animation reminds me of the animated Matrix shorts pretty much. Fantastic style and visualization.

[@insertopinion5967]

​@@slapdatbutton8931 yes absolutely! This episode in particular reminded me so much of the ending of thr first Matrix where the job goes south and the crew starts dropping one by one.

[@lightyagami5972]

that last shot of david is honestly my favorite moment in the entire series, there's no rage, he's not bawling his eyes out, it's quiet except for the car, and david only lets one tear out after seeing his father figure die.

[@EMOzUkA17]

That scene with the explosion, why it was weird with the close up was David's sandevistan kicked in when the explosion started, so he saw Maine and Dorio just evaporate in super slow motion. Hence why he started freaking out there.

[@revivalofnutrient]

Maines face when he asks “is this mess my fault” when he’s cyberpsycho is scary.

[@RexTheFella]

I'm happy you guys keep choosing the best shows to react to.

[@Nuggetyinsides]

12:32 "What was that??" So far in this incredible show we've seen David's average, everyday trauma..... That was *Advanced Trauma*

[@treefingers6572]

Yeah I see a lot of react channels get confused at this part for some reason. The perspective is a little confusing at first, but I think it becomes clear: David is running from the explosion in sandy time (this is probably the fastest and hardest he's ever had to push himself with it, outrunning an explosion is no joke). He's pushing his body to the absolute brink to grab Maine's arms and get the hell out of there, the explosion literally nipping at his heels. The heat at his back intensifying, and the pain of loss settling in, he tries to scream from the sheer horror of it all, but it's such a strenuous, traumatizing experience that the scream catches in his throat, and he can barely let out a strained cry. It's like a nightmare where you try to scream, but nothing comes out, and you feel like you're being suffocated. I think it's a beautiful representation of the absolute terror of that moment and how it tested David's physical and mental limits, almost breaking them entirely. This episode has a lot of abstract ideas and moments like this; even the way characters are drawn and animated in this episode stands out from the rest of the series. It's expressionistic and dreamlike. It's easily the most artistically profound episode of the series, and therefore my favorite one. Also I love that the Apogee Sandevistan in the game (the one closest to what David has) can make you fast enough to outrun small explosions too. I've had moments where I'm standing next to an enemy and a gas tank, and instead of shooting the enemy and trying to wear down their health with a bunch of shots, I just shoot the tank, dash away, and watch it engulf their body. Cyberpunk probably has the most fun and crazy time-slowing mechanic, just behind Dishonored, which allows you to literally stop time and quicksilver a room of bad guys.

[@TheJerbol]

My favourite episode. The theme that plays during the final scene is so chilling

[@hiddenInsight486]

This episode shows emotion of a psychotic break, and trauma in an amazing way, one of the best episodes in a series

[@YukoValis]

♪But there's no happy endings, Not here and not now. ♪This tale is all sorrows and woes. ♪You dream that justice and peace win the day. ♪But that's not how the story goes.

[@rubvillaz]

I just binged you guys watching this show, and I am so happy to see how y’all appreciate and love everything about it as much as I did the first time I watched! New sub! Can’t wait to see how you react to the rest of the series : D Visuals and music is just as stunning as it is in the game, highly recommend!

[@lizzbethgaming8103]

Love this episode. Also, They get in bath tubs to keep their bodies cool while theyre "hacking".

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

So, part of the lore of Cyberpunk is that you have 2 kinds of vision in addition to your actual eyes. AR and VR. AR is being able to see the actual world but see avatars for like advertisement. VR is what Lucy was doing this episode. VR is much like what we know VR to be, but this is something you use while you're hacking. (Its fantasy, remember!) But anyways, while hacking, you are literally going into the metaverse and interacting with the firewalls and ICE (ICE is a protective service, it can take forms of VR drones and whatnot, things that will literally attack you.) I haven't played the Cyberpunk game, but this is a lot of what they took from other shows and media. Most notably Shadowrun and whatnot. The medicine that they are using is called baloperidol. It is a (obviously) fictional drug that is to treat cyberpsychosis, but there is no cure. Once you start, you're basically up a creek w/ no paddle. It's very dangerous. In Shadowrun, it's the same, but what ends up happening when your cyberware takes hold of you is they consider you to be a cyberzombie. In that game, you have a humanity stat and if you have too much gear, your humanity stat goes to 0 and you become a zombie. You're still able to move and whatnot, but there is no brain function. Super aggressive. In the game, from what I'm told, you don't even come close to cyberpsycho from having as many implants as in this show, so I don't know how accurate or what the specifics are for this show. There's just so many really cool things in the cyberpunk universe. Ghosts and whatnot, ghouls. Depends on your source of media, they all do things differently, but most of them are pretty close to the same thing.

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

Oh. Good example of AR is when they are texting each other. It's a neural link to your phone. They are literally texting exactly how you see them texting. So that's why when Faraday is messaging Maine, you can see some irritation. It takes up some of his actual vision. That and the crazy

[@MichaelTranoid]

Extremely late reply. Cyberpsychosis is a thing in Cyberpunk 2077. There are many Psychos loose, and it touches on PTSD, and how it may warp your perception of the world. V, the main character, is unable to go into Cyberpsychosis. There are many theories why they are unaffected. There are two prevalent theories from the community. One, V is already a Cyberpsycho, but they are a high functioning Psycho like Adam Smasher. V is always in a state of psychosis. Two, Johnny Silverhand's personality engram is giving more processing power compared to anyone else. Instead of the processing power of just one person, V has the power of two. Making V nearly impossible to truly overload their nervous system. V's brain is also being constantly healed by the nanomachines that are rewriting their brain, which makes them less susceptible to software corruption.

[@jorgepinilla544]

the netrunners with low butget in nightcity have to cool his bodies in bathtubs to navigate in the net, otherwise the hardware and bioware will overheat killing them while "diving" in the system

[@B3RyL]

"Low-budget" is putting it bluntly, but yes, expensive netrunning suits can achieve the same effect as an ice bath. Still, some oldschool runners prefer ice baths or refrigerators.

[@murraylewers5945]

Small detail at 11:25 maine shoots beside david and causes a cut on his cheek from the bullet

[@truec0re193]

The last scene of David and Maine, was essentially David activating his Sandevistan. In order to get out of the building, he had to use it, but his pure shock essentially stopped him from bugging the hell out, leading to him watching his new role model figure get blown apart in slow motion.

[@MrSporkster]

Kiss: 'I have arthritis.' Haylo: 'Press X to doubt.'

[@LockeNarshe]

You'd think downgrading would be an easy choice, but we all know Night City is all about power and money--and downgrading for a merc accomplishes neither. The irony that Maine didn't want to become weaker in order to be able to look out for his crew, leading to Dorio having to sacrifice herself just to hit him with another round of immunoblockers one more time... really makes that scene hit so much harder.

[@defiante1]

That's the trap though, downgrading achieves a lot of power and money because you need to be alive to attain both, and clear minded. Its a psychological trap only. The problem is Cyber Punks aren't that different from corpo's at the end of the day, both want money and power they just go through different means to get it.

[@B3RyL]

Kiss: "He needs to lighten the load, go lightspec" It's preem how you catch on to the Cyberpunk lingo, chooms :)

[@hockeytown54]

This episode was crazy! Great reaction, as always. Can't wait for more, guys!

[@JS-og8oj]

"He's going psycho sis" = psychosis!

[@beanmclean7959]

This episode is incredibly poignant. What is it that David wants? He just wants to help people. He wants to help Maine. When told to his face by everyone around him that’s not possible and that he can’t do it or shouldn’t, David breaks. Can you blame him for being naive? Maine was his father figure. He lost his mom (and only parental figure) at the start of the story. He’s 17.

[@gustavolora8883]

This is the point of no return you can stop watching at this point for your mental health 😂 love ya

[@clove2490]

"girl on fire? probably not a good thing." "flashbacks, not a good thing" good, shes learning "hopefully!? Right?!" oh dear, shes not

[@TK-hw2ph]

The spiral has begun! 😂

[@userhasdied2704]

the whole episode depicts cyberpschosis a bit like a mixture of dementia and derealization. Really fucking scary shit.

[@zac0918]

they have to be in a ice bath because the cyberware they have overheats when they deep hack. its like keeping your cpu cool

[@sebastianfontanez1081]

This episode is pretty much "I was happy a whole day ago"

[@pulverize3]

The last soft slap 😭

[@hockeytown54]

Great content, as always. Keep up the good work, guys!

[@YannGriffin]

You should watch the anime ''Made in Abyss'' when you're done with cyberpunk ;)

[@Radiatron18]

Rebecca is the mvp in this whole series

[@exessen1684]

I mean.. I agree, but why comment this on one of the few episodes she's not even in💀💀

[@xxJacket]

He sees his death in slow motion, extremely messed up

[@robertfishburn8545]

Im so ready for the time jump, its all downhill from here.

[@thisisscorpio6024]

I've been looking forward to these reactions. Never saw this show, though I play the game.

[@Deathyy550]

R.I.P M and D

[@daviddecoteau9670]

Wait I’m confused is cyberpunk an animation before it was a video game? Or did this come after the video game came out?

[@fritsmeneer]

1st there was the tabletop rpg 2nd was the video game 3rd came the anime

[@daviddecoteau9670]

@@fritsmeneer oh ok cool thank you for telling me what’s up lol

[@scottlette]

The 1990s is back, baby!

[@Vladuslav619]

7:34 you forget his age. You sympathize with the main character that he always has to overcome obstacles in front of him. But what percentage of adults were able to do this with the same background?

[@Skurian_krotesk]

This show is so fast pace sad. Which makes it so raw and relatable but damn. They could have made it a bit less sad.

[@unwantedstick]

Love the reactions! If you haven't seen it Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a great anime. Most people agree it has great English voice acting too. It would be a good one to react to.

[@ptsteelers]

Still hoping you guys get to Mike Flanagan's stuff. I know, I know, not really "up your alley", but Haunting of Hill House was so grand I truly think you guys would love it!!!

[@DaveRybicka-ts8ub]

🍓 "you are great and wonderful.." :⁠-⁠) 🍄 TIP.. "The Legend of Vox Machina"

[@cyberdude4330]

Paine 😭

[@zerog2562]

Love the community

[@TamagoSenshi]

Thrilling intro So, in the lore, at least in the 2020s, cyberpsychosis could be reversed by therapy and replacing more extreme cyberware, like Maine's. There's a humanity stat in the tabletop game that diminishes with increased cyberware load and letting that stat get too low causes cyberpsychosis. It seems like the increased corporatisation of Night City has long since deprived most people of the means to recover though, as the game refers to that treatment as theoretical

[@exysa2798]

😭

[@arjhunvianflaviano1261]

Please react to the anime oshi noko

[@nick6743]

The Japanese sub makes the show better in my opinion. There's more emotion in their voices, especially in this ep where Maine loses it. No disrespect to the dub version.

[@macrochelys]

by the end of the show you'll cry like Gulf of Mexico oil spill

[@Misaki_Mei504]

Dub 🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@Purtle]

What? The dubs literally the best version of the show, save your muscles from trying to spread negativity 😭