Castlevania - 2x7 For Love - Group Reaction

[@vicarsol9954]

Little cool fact(?): If you notice how vampires been fighting this show, they use their strength and speed to use their hands as blades and in the entire fight with Alucard and Dracula, through a few frames you see Dracula's sharpened hands curl to a fist to soften his blows against Alucard to subtly show his hesitation in killing his boy.

[@whitericeboi]

That's a great point. Early in the show he ended it pretty quickly using his claws. This time he was still holding back

[@nonuvurbeeznus795]

I don't buy that tbh, it's just a fighting choreography thing. Alucard has killing intent and also isn't using his claws.

[@zzzzzz9089]

@@nonuvurbeeznus795 cuz he has a sword and he got stakes

[@marcusadrielsalesramos9601]

​@@nonuvurbeeznus795bro alucard's sword is way stronger than his claws, that's why he didnt use them

[@gaiusx287]

@@nonuvurbeeznus795 does Alucard have claws?

[@Faction.Paradox]

Unyielding depression, boundless rage & an epiphany of true sadness: Graham Mctavish getting no recognition for the Incredible range he shows in eight episodes is an actual crime.

[@ManSeekingMeaning]

Agreed! I wish voice actors had more prominent rewards establishments in order to properly shine a light on their talent. The whole cast was wonderful, especially the likes of Isaac and Alucard's voice actors, but Dracula was next level.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

I'll always remember him as the voice of Dante from Dante's inferno

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

@@TupocalypseShakur BEATRICE!!

[@pkakira88]

Bloody *fucking* Tears. Also “You must be the Belmont”

[@madduxnagel6935]

Probably my favorite line in the show. “What kind of human is f*cking stupid enough to punch the immortal King of Vampires in the f- oh, right. Belmont.”

[@brucechmiel7964]

It’s really is a shame that they don’t get it.

[@xandostres]

Overly Sarcastic Productions perhaps?

[@Phasmania]

One of my favorite OST pieces of all time. It’s just… perfect

[@blanktip1]

9:55 Dracula watching a human punch him in the face knowing it won’t do anything and then going “Oh, you’re a Belmont for SURE.” will always make me laugh. He really said “Some of you are still kicking around?”

[@UltimateMorales2099]

"Now what family do I know would do something crazy as this? BELMONT HOW TF ARE YA!!"

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

"yes, you must definitely be Leon's descendant"

[@kentinson1670]

Fighting Alucard was depressing and emotionally draining while fighting a Belmont is literally shits and giggles for him. To Dracula, the Belmonts are like a past time for him.

[@ejr87r]

This show is storytelling 101, make the audience care about the characters first and then the big action set pieces. This show is a masterpiece not just a anime a incredible show.

[@nichescenes]

Yeah they finally get it. They seemed down on it and didn’t get what the show was doing. It’s not just mindless action to keep you awake. Your invested due to good storytelling. Same reason demon slayer season 2 was so hype. The action was telling a story. Season 3 does too but in a different way. Hence people like season 2 more sometimes. Action isn’t always less than character pieces like snobs say. Action tells a story.

[@Noxshade]

“I must already be dead.” ;_; Part of Castlevania’s lasting appeal is the amazing orchestral music by composer Michiru Yamane. We get almost none of it in the TV series, but at least we get the legendary song Bloody Tears during the fight with the generals. It’s the most famous song of the games, and it’s perfectly deployed here.

[@deshaunfortune912]

I truly hate that adaptations have to pay so much to use original music from the franchise they're adapting.

[@14s0cc3r14]

9:05 “I will not let you commit genocide” *immediately looks at the AOT Dub reactors*

[@shakira.rahman8786]

Yooooo i hadn't notice that..........omg that's funny😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyhudak9363]

I love that it only took a second to recognize a Belmont after one just started to punch him in the face with no effect

[@OhMyDarwen17]

A lot of people are confused when Dracula sends Issac to a desert to save him, but remember Issac lived in the desert when dracula came to meet him. In fact I'd wager dracula sent him to the same general location so Issac probably has a rough idea where he is, or at least as experience surviving in deserts

[@fourtwentysixtynine6968]

Yup people forget where Issac is from, he's perfectly fine

[@sakbromely]

Also it was the safest place for him if any of the vamps survive or want revenge. A place with no shade day or night. Few vampires would dare cross a desert.

[@ManSeekingMeaning]

This episode's finale broke my heart. "I'm killing our boy." As someone who lost his father a few years ago and have since become a father myself, I don't know... it hit hard. Grief and rage are powerful sides of the same coin and capable of wondrous destruction, especially between those you hold most dear.

[@jacobjorgensen729]

If you notice, Dracula bounces back and forth emotionally between a few things before ultimately surrendering to Alucard's perspective. He's in denial, full of hate and revenge, when it comes to Alucard and how they differ over Lisa's death. He's annoyed by Sypha's pesky magic. He's amused and sporting when it comes to Trevor. You can hear the smile on his face when he says "you must be the Belmont". So during the fight, he enjoys part of it, hates part of it, and is annoyed by part of it, showing his emotional range and volatility. In the end, he's confronted with the truth, and he finally accepts it. One of the best villains, fr.

[@mamaslillele]

I just love this show’s fight scenes their are always so creative and badass. Also Sypha is such a breath of fresh air. Seeing a mage out think her opponents on every level and being able to adapt to each fight is amazing to watch. Just love how Sypha incinerates the last vampire and walks away like it was nothing.

[@HuebertEllowit-LOL]

This show portrays vampires as they should be. The fight between dracula and alucard, how fluid and elegant they were, their speed, their power, how intimidating dradula was when he yelled out his name in anger. Just everything about it, easily the best portrayal of vampires to date

[@Miroku2235]

This show did an astounding job of making you care for Dracula in Ep 1. Like, this entire time I've been, "Dracula may be out of line...but he aint wrong though."

[@himenyx153]

Exactly like…that was *our* wife.

[@Volkrad]

Fun fact: the music playing during the fight with the generals is called Bloody Tears and is one if not the most iconic track from the games.

[@weirddeck4193]

also the on who got frozen wasn't a ghost or smoke, she turns into mist and that's why she could be frozen. I don't know about the other games but in symphony of the night you play as Alucard and he can turn into mist so I think its just an ability that vampires can learn in the show.

[@AuspexAO]

Symphony of the Night borrows from vampire folklore. In lore, Vampires can assume the shape of creatures of the night (such as bats and wolves) as well as fog or mist.

[@raphael_2d878]

Bloody Tears is the ultimate Castlevania hype anthem. I hope they get to use more soundtrack from the games in Castlevania Nocturne.

[@desmodius205]

They used Divine Bloodlines in episode 6😆

[@chaosdavid8084]

"You must be the Belmont"

[@madduxnagel6935]

“Who would be cosmically stupid enough to punch me in the- ah.”

[@dredyoung1]

The rage may have been out of his eyes but the mourning was still in his heart. He wasn't gonna stop. Humanity was still in danger. As sad as it was Dracula had to go.

[@Akatsukileader9]

6:51 Vampires can turn into mist (not just in Castlevania, but ever since the novel), which really is just gaseous water, so Sypha can freeze her.

[@Jerome616]

As a fan of the games, you have no idea how cool this episode was to us. This dropped the beat hard.

[@saltyk9869]

An easy 10/10 episode. The opening battle, the battle with Dracula, and all the character moments in-between. And Dracula was fantastic. Everything from "You must be the Belmont" to "I'm killing our boy" just hit perfect. This is how you adapt a series.

[@Lolo-ji9xs]

Sucks Dameran isn't there for this really important episode and he seemed the most into the show lol

[@noooname]

Yeah agreed, he also seems to be an OG fan of the games too so I found his perspective really interesting.

[@k1988smith]

I too was way more sad than I expected to be. I feel like Dracula could have been defeated but someone else would have died too. Rana is forever me, I wanted that throuple so bad!!

[@weirddeck4193]

dracula is the best character up until now for me, than Isaac takes it for me.

[@ThoraxetheImpaile100]

You say Sypha is flexing, but to those who know her, she's just hitting her stride.

[@Wuffskers]

Before Invincible and "You Dad, I'd still have you", we had Castlevania and "I'm killing our boy"

[@Garvant_]

I love the syncronized gut wrenching when dracula says "im killing my boy"

[@perryb2617]

The craziest yet saddest episode so far 🔥Can't wait for season 3

[@amarlene94]

This episode always makes me cry and watching it with you guys made me cry again. Dracula's last moments were so sad 😭❤

[@Humstuck]

Im with you Navi. When he realise and say "im killing our boy", its gut wrenching.

[@too_many_hobbies]

Many people miss the little bit at the beginning of the fight when Trevor is laying out their plan. "I terrify them.." isn't a flex. Did you see how the vampires all stopped fighting when they entered the doorway. That's because Trevor is a Belmont. The Belmonts are rumored to have traces of holy based magic in their blood. The vampires can sense this and immediately afraid of it. It's what gives the Belmonts an edge in fighting unholy creatures. The rest of the plan is self explanatory.

[@TheeKorovaMilkBar]

I just want to point out that Godbrand mentioned that he didn't think Dracula had fed since his wife's death. This wasn't even him at his fullest and he was still an unstoppable vampire sorcerer that *_allowed_* Alucard to put him out of his misery. I've heard a lot of complaints of people saying that Dracula was horribly nerfed for this series. And while I would've loved to see how Warren Ellis interpreted one of his many "One Winged Angel" forms, there's just no way he wouldn't have broke the story and I actually thought it was kind of genius at how they provided an explanation as to why Dracula hadn't gone full demigod on the Human race.

[@faintduch6630]

7:06 well... Now we know Sypha was not bluffing or exaggerating when she told Alucard that she'd incinerate him before his fangs could reach Trevor's neck when they first met. Jesus Christ she is incredible

[@adampatterson2195]

Also, the death of Dracula replicates Bram Stoker's instruction on vampire killing: Stake the heart. Cut off the head. Burn the corpse.

[@brunopmcosta]

Dracula tanked everything they threw at him with ease. If they didnt land on Adrian's room, nobody could stop him. He was absolutely unstoppable. Also, the "You must be the Belmont" as Trevor fully laid hands on thim. That is a nightmare foe to have

[@Thee0therkingjames]

Navi lookin like a snack

[@Crause88fin]

Like, this is still one of the most intense episodes in recent television - especially considering their budget and how well they used every single dollar! Castlevania is such a bloody gem, right there with Arcane as a forerunner of modern animation as well as video game adaptations.

[@nowknowthis]

What’s amazing about this show is the writer had never played a single Castlevania game and just spent hours looking at the Wiki articles for all the games. And put together his own story using elements from those wikis. Man did his homework and doesn’t even like video games and made a great show.

[@Eden.-.]

I do agree that Dracula was the soul of the show up until now. In that regard i see not wanting to kill him. But it honestly woundnt make sense for any of the characters to just talk to him. And in terms of narrative im glad alucard didnt hesitate. Death to dracula was a mercy at this point Alucard knew this and Dracula realized that too in the end. Dracula just walking away after a father/son moment would feel anticlamatic.

[@jhughes4707]

On the rewatch you can see multiple times when Dracula decides to just punch or backhand instead of using his claws. He was never going to kill him

[@iamnerd223]

Remember earlier in the season Dracula had to use his claws to write on the mirror, I think those were coordinates or something to tell it were to open. That’s why he sent Isaac to the desert, he didn’t have time to put in new coordinates.

[@axel9473]

I never thought about that and always thought it was weird that he sends Isaac to a desert in the middle of nowhere. Good point.

[@bloodyynox2033]

@@axel9473 We did saw a flashback of Isaac and Dracula talking in a house in the desert so maybe Dracula was trying to send him nearthat house

[@barbaros99]

I love how I knew exactly what scene you were reacting to in the opening just based on your comments/movements. :)

[@mannynacho94]

In the end humanity was the end of Dracula, it just happened to be his own.

[@votedbestjustin]

Almost everything is straight from the game on this one. From Alucard's wolf and mist forms, the music (bloody tears is timeless and was literally written as an 8 bit chip tune theme) to that last shot of them looking at the castle over the sunset. That's the image on screen when the NES game credits roll. Each game is hundreds of years apart and it's really cool they started with this fan favorite OLD 1989 NES game (Castlevania 3) in the timeline for this show.

[@JairBPena]

11:11 "ALRIGHT I GOT IT!"

[@TheRunningJoker]

You are not dealing with an average vampire, I have become a super sanguine

[@radamanthy]

Text, animation, characters, construction. All beautiful and well contained.

[@Siddhartha92]

This episode hurt like no other. I cried for awhile trying to process the emotions alucard and dracula were feeling. Utterly devastating conclusion to this season. But believe it or not, the show only continues to get better

[@fue9o1]

When he said "I'm killing our boy" all the happy memories he made with lisa along with their hopes and dreams for little adrian rush through his head. As a father that realization hit me pretty hard. 😢 Bloody Tears and all those game references are 🔥.

[@Hutchino46]

The one liners in this show are just pure EPIC. just wait till the final season battle!

[@pete-treedish4363]

Leave it to the normies to not understand that Dracula wanted Isaac to live HIS life not lay it down for him because Dracula truly cared for him and would rather he live and carve his own destiny out over him staying and dying

[@officiallyjan8596]

...And to think Carmilla expected to beat Dracula just because she got rid of his army. xD

[@mormacil]

She underestimates old men after all.

[@revy_kath6587]

Well it would have been interesting to see a fight between her and Dracula. She didn’t went down easily

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

@@revy_kath6587 Dracula would have broken her like a toothpick.

[@coadacatalin4510]

Yeah, no. Dracula was THE vampire.

[@RognornYT]

Pat reminds me of Rob from RTTV, always siding with the villain and being ride or die with them! Haha

[@acidrain92]

They’re virtually identical, except Rob is even more of a charisma pit lol

[@benjaminhartsock3281]

I know others have said it, but watching it go from a cool anime fight to an uncomfortable violent domestic dispute was phenomenal.

[@41tinman41]

Lisa wasn't Dracula's first major loss. Back when he was Mathias Cronqvist, a friend to Leon Belmont during the 11th century, he had a wife that fell ill and died while he was on an expedition for the Church. That was when Dracula came to be after disavowing God and used alchemy to turn himself into a creature of the night. That was also the time when the Belmont clan vowed to chase Dracula to the ends of the Earth to rid it of his evil. Dracula was right to be pissed at the Church once more after giving them another chance after the events during the 11th century. Once more, the supposed holy men had betrayed him and it cost him his wife Lisa. He's such a tragic villain, and the fact that he would later on be used to further other people's desire for power and conquest by resurrecting him just paints him further as a victim more than a villain.

[@JJMomoida]

The scene with the trio storming the castle has got to be one of my favorites in the series and with Bloody Tears in the background, of course!

[@thedernboy]

issac was sent to desert cause dracula knows he can survive anything especially the dessert n if he sent him somewhere close he would have races back to the castle n sacrifice Dracula’s one final good deed

[@wildkatarn7141]

4:39 And everyone who ever played CASTLEVANIA as a child wept with joy as "Bloody Tears" begins to play.

[@DXDragon38]

Probably the best episode up to this point (Season 2). Looking forward to what you all think of Season 3 and 4!

[@Aqua1515]

Season 3 episode 9 hype has started 😂

[@Wuffskers]

It's okay, we still have Isaac the GOAT

[@coreyburgh5831]

16:25 : "This is probably the best episode of the whole series" I think I may make a trend of timestamping anytime anyone says this phrase again. Cause I feel like I'll be doing it a few more times lmao

[@lordkiesor22]

Broo! That line right there “I'm killing our boy!” broke me. He developed a heart when it came to his late wife, even though he got it back at the last minute there was someone there.

[@angelis5157]

3:30 Lol there will never be a season where Sypha doesn't pull a new badass move with a magic power, thats just who she is

[@dominicscreativefilms]

Definitely one of the best episodes of the series and a hell of a final battle. The way they resolve it though really is what completes it.

[@darknessunknown4384]

Here we go. Other people have already brought this up, but that epic track that playing, during the equally epic battle with the vampires, is Bloody Tears; that, alongside Vampire Killer, are the game series most iconic tracks. In Symphony of The Night, Alucard can transform into a wolf, a bat, and mist. That massive ball of magma, Dracula launched at our heroes, is called Dark Inferno; an attack Dracula's used in several games. And finally, most Castlevania games end with the protagonist staring at the ruins of Dracula's castle as "the morning sun has vanquished the horrible night"; except in this case they're staring at the Belmont estate.

[@rexamillion8446]

Bloody Tears (the song that was playing in the fight in the entrywway) is one of if not thebest audio for the Castlevania games. It never fails to hit!

[@trevorbelmont8265]

you guys are about to get into a journey that you will never forget, its going to get better and better trust me....

[@kitasukirimi988]

27:19 Belmont, Sypha and Alucard felt like they should’ve been a throuple for real, trust me you’re in no way alone in that thought process Navi. But unfortunately someone on the castlevania team was a COWARD 😑

[@alecLogan]

Yyyyeah, “throuple” isn’t the answer to “I wasn’t ready and was only able to _help_ my dad commit suicide.” Ya boy needed therapy, or the closest thing he could get, before that would have come back to the table.

[@kitasukirimi988]

@@alecLogan​ Obviously, but ‘the closest thing he could get’ as you said, would’ve been his friends! It would’ve been nice to see all three of them together just being them with Alucard having an emotional support system. Then when he’s emotionally stable and ready (and if he was willing) they could consider having a relationship together.

[@alecLogan]

@@kitasukirimi988 Not to harp on it, but I still don’ know about that. Case in point, Lisa was doing that exactly for Dracula, softening his edges, and losing her did _this_ to him. Never mind that we’ve seen the “average folk” be exceedingly ready to be rid of the last known Belmont and a group of Speakers (with the _one_ among this group an easy mark to consider a ‘witch’ by those that don’t care to learn), and Alucard himself is a vampire in a country recently besieged by vampires and demons. Speaking of, those are definitely still just _out and about_ , so even if they had stuck together (furthermore as a throuple), Alucard’s recovery would have taken (even) more of a backseat. TL;DR being, not that there’s no chemistry, but tactically, they had to split.

[@kitasukirimi988]

@@alecLoganThere was no ‘tactical’ reason, they split up because they had defeated the imminent threat and Sypha wanted to go joyriding through the country with her romantic partner. Also, you’re forgetting the fact that Dracula was a mass murderer for centuries and not just some dude who lost his wife. He himself said “that woman was the only reason for me to tolerate human life”, Lisa may have kept him happy and placid but he was always a disaster waiting to happen. Now in our hypothetical throuple scenario, we agreed that a relationship should only happen with an emotionally healthy and mentally well Alucard. So with that in mind, there would be no reason for him to snap if Trevor and Sypha were to die. He’d be devastated of course but he’d grieve normally and not just start slaughtering everyone in a nearby radius. Remember also that even when his mother got killed, he said “I grieve with you but I won’t let you commit genocide”. PS. Sypha and Trevor are very tough people, Alucard wouldn’t have to worry much about them getting killed in the first place. The three of them have bested armies and army generals alike, Dracula, and the literal personification of death. Sypha, Alucard and Trevor are together an unbelievable force to be reckoned with, as long as they had each other they could’ve handled whatever came their way. Also if we’re talking about them just passing away naturally, I’m sure Alucard would’ve already made peace with the fact that he would outlive them eventually.

[@Volkrad]

Dracula: What kind of maniac goes to throw hands at the prince of darkness... oh right you gotta be the Belmont

[@YungandRekless545]

Castlevania is fucking amazing. But does anybody else feel like when people get killed in this show, they're strangley quiet. Like they barely make a gasp after loosing a limb 😂

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! What an episode! Dracula's death always makes me sad!

[@seandeviller1464]

The one and only (sadly) time in the show we hear Bloody Tears and i still love it!!!

[@TricameralPerspective]

Awesome finale lol! I had forgotten just how epic this episode was, I might do a rewatch soon. Definitely the best episode so far.

[@Run1tBackTV]

I think the over arching message though... Genocide is never the answer

[@Omnimegas]

this is also kinda the point in the show where I started noticing that for everything that this show has, it does NOT have a budget for voice actors who aren't any of the primary characters of the season or people who talk to them and forward the plot.

[@kingovmyself]

The moment I was waiting for. Yall enjoy!😊

[@kenzalethomas1891]

This was fun to watch. Ya'll are going to enjoy the next two seasons and I can't wait for the reactions.

[@allbutperfect]

Your outfits and looks overall ate this episode ✨

[@hahaimout1693]

Dracula: What kind of lunatic goes to throw hands at the prince of darkness? Oh wait, you're the Belmont

[@dragonstouch1042]

Also Dracula: yup, definitely one of Leon’s kin

[@info-hub457]

Death of dracula was so freakin sad

[@adamfowler350]

Dude when bloody tears started, i freaked out

[@theinspiredgamer1949]

When Bloody Tears starts playing, you know shit’s about to GO DOWN.

[@joselegaspi2549]

Got so excited when i first heard Bloody Tears in this episode i jumped with joy. I love Cadstlevania!.

[@Majin_Lee]

4:54 the bgm Bloody Tears makes this way more epic 🤘🏻

[@paulo843]

Dracula's death in season 2 may seem anti-climactic and too soon, but it's necessary for what comes next 🔥

[@ChristopherStLouis-xl1hk]

I swear, the first time I saw this and this version of Bloddy Tears came on? Let me tell y'all, I WEPT!!

[@EchanteDante]

Suraj has pigtails lmfao I love him…doesn’t look bad with the glasses.

[@colttownley6795]

Sypha gets the most kills, and makes each kill look awesome in all her fights

[@kylewilzon8612]

Suraj you are hilarious my bro the best with accents and impersonation.

[@dannybob42]

And now, Bloody Tears. Our trio got a fantastic fight scene before facing the big man himself, Sypha 'Fatality' Belnades earning her name especially showing off her magic as she tears through vampire lords effortlessly. Alas poor Isaac, he was willing to die for Dracula and even though Dracula gave him mercy, he also threw him back to square one; alone and angry in the burning sun. But Dracula himself is a different level of beast, the trio struggling even in his weakened state and not really winning either because he lets them kill him - though there is a lot of fun with Trevor punching him and Dracula being 'there's only one family alive stupid enough to fistfight me...' completely unflinching. The end is truly heartbreaking though, Dracula dying after a brief reclamation of humanity...and then Trevor with the kill steal XD in the end though Vlad Tepes got what he wanted: it's over, one way or the other.

[@parktaekookdanity6379]

LOL I want Suraj to do the intro in that voice for the rest of the episodes!!

[@parkermaisterra8532]

The fact that this was released on KZbin the day after Fathers day is so messed up

[@ashtonturner2862]

Definitely in my top 10 favorite action sequences in anime.

[@TheJerbol]

Next seasons of the show are epic

[@shakira.rahman8786]

"But i am no ordinary vampire........I AM VLAD DRACULA TEPES AND I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!"🔥🔥🔥 GODDD!!!.............Goosebumps everytime. Peak voice acting❤

[@Seiyol]

"Why is there a whole asteroid in the hallway tho" Castlevania in a nutshell

[@mohammadmohammadi6368]

Pat is like Garo from one punch man. He likes the villains( in a sense fallen heroes). I feel really bad about how sad he became at the end.

[@br1mtr1x]

Oh you are in for a surprise for season 3