１．I was surprised by how much stronger the love potion was than I expected. Maybe it had a bigger effect because she already had feelings for him, but that stuff is seriously dangerous.
２．Why did he ask her to drink it as a test when he himself stated it’s more like a curse? I guess he just really likes her and wanted it to work, but at the same time, does it not matter if it’s real?
３．The way Rose started nibbling on Harij’s hand holy hell.
ロゼがハリージュの手を甘噛みし始めたところ、あれは本当にすごかったな。
４．I am so confused. Why are they testing the love potion on Rose with Harij’s bodily fluids to see if it works? Wouldn’t that make her fall in love with Harij if she isn’t already? And according to her, the feelings are supposed to last a lifetime, not just the 30 minutes, even with a smaller dose.
５．I’m glad Rose finally knows the potion isn’t for him. the scene where she took the sample was very intense, but I expected it to play out differently. I’m surprised Harij went in for the kiss at all and I expected him to be the one to stop himself since she was under the effect of the potion and can’t really consent. Sure we know she’s loved him for 4 years, but he doesn’t know that.
１．Potion’s not the only reason, though, right? They are in vastly different social classes, and you could argue that they have “incompatible careers”. Plus there’s this whole social antagonism towards witches, which seems pretty deeply ingrained. If even the commoner kids assumed zero-repercussions for attacking her, would the nobility (or the royals!) be any better? Rose’s whole deal is self-preservation, even when she’s not actively thinking about it in those terms. She may be willfully not seeing a future-path here – you don’t look for what you don’t want to find.
２．Rose has mastered the art of conveying the truth in a way that helps her obfuscate the real truth.
ロゼは本当のことを話しながら、肝心な真実を隠す技術をすっかり身につけているな。
３．I’m so conflicted with this episode. I don’t know if their relationship progressed or regressed. Harij seems like he has feelings for Rose but is unsure of what those are. Rose seems bent on shutting down her feelings to protect her heart from suffering, but that also makes Harij even more confused about his feelings.
４．With the witch’s truth curse they could clear up the lingering miscommunication at any time, but somebody needs to think of asking the right questions first.
５．Ngl, so far, what we’ve learned of witches is that they are essentially like modern witches today. It’s mainly about creating remedies from natural ingredients, which witches in our world have done from the earliest moments in time until now, whether it was considered witchcraft or not (depends on the region). It could be argued she practices folk magic. The love potion so far has been the most “supernatural” aspect of her work and even that mainly looked like an aphrodisiac to me (which is why it makes sense that sexual desire could be a side effect). I really like this, ngl. I don’t remember if we’ve seen actual magic in the show so far but it all seems mostly based on rumor (at least on the witchcraft part). The whole having to mix in bodily fluids surprisingly doesn’t make me doubt it any less considering there’s people who practice blood magic and the like to this day. It’s more about intention, belief, and the properties of the ingredients themselves that lead to specific results. Placebo effect also might come into effect at least half the time as well.
１．When it’s Rose who drank the love potion but it was Harij who experienced the cursed ache of yearning afterwards. I hope these two yearners realize how down bad they are for one another soon.
２．Mikako Komatsu did an amazing job conveying the agony in Rose’s heart. Torn between being consumed by the love she already had and nearly breaking over thinking that there was no point in giving in to it…but the sheer joy when she finally did.
３．I love how the baker lady knows she’s got an easy mark in Harij. She’s the stealth MVP of this relationship for calling her his girlfriend and making sure he has all the sweets Rose could want.
４．Liking the pacing of this so far. Not fast, not too slow – it’s just a good amount of slow burn for the yearning build up and already having a tension filled moment between them at the halfway point.
５．Rose blocking the kiss already felt heavy by itself but interpreting the moment in the OP as how she chose to remember it after deciding Harij’s business with her was done for good makes it sting even harder.
８．The simple premise is that Rose understands her feelings, but hers alone, and she sees herself as way out of status. She sees their lives as complete incompatible which is why she instead decides to reject her own feelings. Rose is one of the most relatable characters for me because I 100% understand that lack of confidence and rejecting things that would make me happy because I didn’t believe better things were optional or there was no other choice.
Potion’s not the only reason, though, right? They are in vastly different social classes, and you could argue that they have “incompatible careers”. Plus there’s this whole social antagonism towards witches, which seems pretty deeply ingrained. If even the commoner kids assumed zero-repercussions for attacking her, would the nobility (or the royals!) be any better? Rose’s whole deal is self-preservation, even when she’s not actively thinking about it in those terms. She may be willfully not seeing a future-path here – you don’t look for what you don’t want to find.
参考哲学者・思想家 ・ジャン＝ポール・サルトル（Jean-Paul Sartre）（1905～1980） 「フランスの哲学者・作家。『存在と無』（1943年）で、人間の自由、事実性と超越、自己欺瞞などを論じた。人間を固定された社会的な役割だけでは捉えられない存在として考察した。」 原典：Jean-Paul Sartre, L’Être et le néant（1943） 原典参照URL：フランス国立図書館『存在と無』初版書誌情報 参考資料：スタンフォード哲学百科事典「真正性」自己欺瞞に関する解説
「魔法の正体は信念と意図」レヴィ＝ストロースの呪術論
Ngl, so far, what we’ve learned of witches is that they are essentially like modern witches today. It’s mainly about creating remedies from natural ingredients, which witches in our world have done from the earliest moments in time until now, whether it was considered witchcraft or not (depends on the region). It could be argued she practices folk magic. The love potion so far has been the most “supernatural” aspect of her work and even that mainly looked like an aphrodisiac to me (which is why it makes sense that sexual desire could be a side effect). I really like this, ngl. I don’t remember if we’ve seen actual magic in the show so far but it all seems mostly based on rumor (at least on the witchcraft part). The whole having to mix in bodily fluids surprisingly doesn’t make me doubt it any less considering there’s people who practice blood magic and the like to this day. It’s more about intention, belief, and the properties of the ingredients themselves that lead to specific results. Placebo effect also might come into effect at least half the time as well.
参考哲学者・思想家 ・クロード・レヴィ＝ストロース（Claude Lévi-Strauss）（1908～2009） 「フランスの文化人類学者。構造人類学を代表する研究者。1949年の論文『呪術師とその呪術』で、呪術師・対象者・共同体の三つの信念が、呪術の効力に関係することを論じた。」 原典：Claude Lévi-Strauss, Le sorcier et sa magie（1949） 原典収録：Anthropologie structurale（1958） 原典参照URL：『呪術師とその呪術』フランス語原文掲載資料 書誌情報：ペルセー・レヴィ＝ストロース著作目録
「幸せを望むことを諦める」ヤン・エルスターの適応的選好形成
The simple premise is that Rose understands her feelings, but hers alone, and she sees herself as way out of status. She sees their lives as complete incompatible which is why she instead decides to reject her own feelings. Rose is one of the most relatable characters for me because I 100% understand that lack of confidence and rejecting things that would make me happy because I didn’t believe better things were optional or there was no other choice.
