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Hunters ARE Evil - Hunter x Hunter ep. 116-118: Media Club Plus S01E37

🕑 Added 2025-02-12 09:40:49 +0000 UTC

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Moli Liu

Ep 116 is maybe the most intense episode of TV I've ever seen, and I really appreciate your analysis of it. I keep thinking about this thoroughline: In Yorknew, Gon says to Killua, "It's my job to be reckless, and it's your job to stop me." Killua has stopped him twice previously in Chimera Ant, (1) knocking out Gon when Pitou attacks Kite, and (2) his hand on Gon's shoulder when Gon, thinking about Pitou, is about to kill Morel. Both times, Gon's first words are to thank Killua, and Gon goes on to radiate light and goofy hope. All the more heartbreaking that Gon responds here by completely cutting Killua off. Luckily, Killua feels a comforting and calming hand on his shoulder from Meleoron. As a first-time watcher, I have no idea how Gon (or Killua) can come back from this place, and I'm looking forward to finding out!

TrueLily

I think Pitou's dialogue in 116 plays really interestingly with the scene back when the King asked the guards what his name is. At the time, Pitou's response of "You should pick a name that you think sounds nice," feels very in line with Pitou's general vibe of being down for whatever, but seeing the way they describe the king as "Someone I care a lot about," and how they don't want this version of him to stop existing, the idea of wanting the king to choose his own name suddenly feels much more like them actively wanting the king to experience self-discovery and self-actualization, from a place of love. Compared to Pouf's insistence on the King only being the King, and thus being opposed to him having any name at all. The additional context of this episode makes that contrast a LOT sharper, when before it sort of felt like Pitou just being a little quirky, and I think that's SUPER important.

Albedo12

The time dilation thing is weird to think about. I'm guessing from the fighters' perspective, Ikalgo probably hasn't even made it to the bottom of the lift yet, let alone driven a truck and talked to a bunch of women.

Friends at the Table

this explains why i thought it ended after Yorknew but then saw a bunch of greed island stuff

JJMilez

So I’m pretty sure I found the same site Keith’s using for music; the secret music track’s title is INSANE and I can’t wait for that reveal now

Friends at the Table

thanks, just fixed this

motheta

beautiful timing for this podcast episode because hxh ep 116 aired 11 years ago today

scarlet

I learned the other day that the 99 show actually ended partway thru the Spider's arc and continued up thru Greed Island in OVAs. So there's at least a minuscule possibility that the continued manga chapters could be adapted by the same team! Just saying cause the future chapters of the manga are chock full of topics that you all would love and I'D love to hear what kinda music Harano would make for the future arcs.

R

I think you have the ep numbers wrong for next episode of mc+ , it says 116-118 again. Not a big deal since the titles are diff but figured I'd mention it