So we got some confirmation from last episode that the eyes flashing bit is essentially breaking Alicia’s brother free from being charmed by Liz. It’s not really clear if this effect is due to some external magic, or the rules of the game world forcing it, but at least one of Alicia’s brothers and Duke are not under Liz’s charm any longer. On that note, Duke was a lot less creepy this episode, but I doubt he has actually reformed his means of courtship in any way.

Still not sure what Alicia’s plan with Rebecca in Roana might be, but at least Rebecca seems to be carrying out her part competently. It seems like this town is essentially a prison colony that has since been abandoned. They don’t even have any kangaroos or koalas to console themselves with.

I really liked the little mental chibi Alicia that was running all around the tea party table. It was a decent way of doing an extended internal monologue scene while still having some kind of animation happening on screen.

Finally, I loved her making her entrance to the tea party. Not only has she nailed the black/red Villainess color scheme, but she drops this line as an opener, helping set the tone right off the bat. She is not Liz’s friend, she is here to be combative every step of the way. A true devil’s advocate in order to help Liz become the best version of herself. It seems like only the ones that have broken free from Liz’s charm are able to see it though. @rikka@ani.social