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Well, that’s extremely annoying! Migi & Dali double down on the neonatal routine as our master manipulators hope a convincing performance will convince Reiko Ichijō and get her to reveal the family secret. Reiko proves to be an unbreakable force in that regard, but she is inexplicably completely committed to Migi’s upbringing.
Migi was in complete control of his abilities the entire time, but it’s not only implied that Reiko made him wet the bed and seriously changed him (gagging, vomiting, jerking off), give him a bottle and re-teach him how to walk. The mission quickly turns to pleasing Ichijō’s family so Migi and Dali can go home. The older twins became more and more emaciated, surviving on leftovers and dog food.
Migi tries to act like a child to gain freedom, but the twins’ last night at home reveals the most about what might have happened to their mother. Doing their best spooky routine, Migi appears as his mother in front of the Ichijo family members to see their unsuspecting reactions. First is Akira Ichijō’s father, who never heard that the old butler had passed away. Judging by his reaction, it seemed like he had a romance with their mother. The twins might even be his sons, an outcome I didn’t predict but seemed all too obvious once everything was revealed. The most important clue is her name, Metry.
I’m sure this is a play on words that I don’t understand, similar to Migi & Dali’s names. However, up to this point, neither boy knew their mother’s name, so this should help in their search for information. While Metry’s image causes chaos throughout the Ichijō household (and reveals Reiko’s murderous impulses), the most suspicious resident is Eiji. Metry was found with a nightgown button in his hand and he was the only family member whose reaction revealed that he knew about her death. I suspect that Eiji was directly involved in her death; At the very least, he could have been a witness to an accident.
After the night’s excitement, the boys return home, and Migi even helps Dali become a solider by staging a switch so that his emaciated brother is left to eat some cake.
Visually, Migi & Dali relies not only on time but also on awe-inspiring animation sequences. Its snappy writing and whimsy sustain it. The characters always look sharp, even though the interior environments sometimes look barren.
I didn’t like this entire episode; baby stuff is a little too weird for me. It’s also not as smart in its setup as we’ve seen before. There was a lot of hand-waving (how did they get their mother’s wig at this point? Where did the dress come from? Disappeared in plain sight) by the audience. The tricks also lack humor to force the audience to ignore them. I hope the boys will start working on Eiji next as they get closer to the truth.
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Migi & Dali is now streaming on Crunchyroll.
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