{"id":7478,"date":"2020-02-10T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=7478"},"modified":"2020-02-03T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T23:30:13","slug":"mark-watches-monster-episode-48-the-scariest-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2020\/02\/mark-watches-monster-episode-48-the-scariest-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches ‘Monster’: Episode 48 – The Scariest Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the forty-eighth episode of Monster<\/i>, Lunge, Grimmer, Tenma, and Ranke get closer to the truth. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch Monster<\/i>.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M GONNA LOSE IT, JOHAN IS SO CREEPY.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Trigger Warning: For brief discussion of child abuse<\/b><\/p>\n

The Memory<\/b><\/p>\n

I know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a repeat of the end of the last episode, but I still can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get over Nina\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153memory.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear by the conclusion of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Scariest Thing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that the kids in Kinderheim 511 had their memories completely destroyed or altered, and now that we know that Franz Bonaparta was around BOTH the Libert twins\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I wonder. I WONDER, Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ALL. Did he<\/i> do something to them? Did he toy with their memories in some way, too? Why is it that Franz\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s picture book has such an intense hold over all these people?<\/p>\n

Detective Suk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mother<\/b><\/p>\n

Did we just witness Johan manipulating someone for information??? Of course, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a crucial cutaway for the bulk of what Johan does to Suk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mother, but y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M SO UNNERVED. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s frightening to see how easily he is able to win people over, and he knows that his charm disarms people. Here, though, he does something unexpected that has a positive affect on others, BUT IT STILL CREEPS ME OUT? Somehow, the conversation he has with Mrs. Suk makes her awareness improved?<\/i> I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand the mechanics of it, either; I just know what she is like after<\/i> Johan visits her.<\/p>\n

Of course, I assumed the worst of his visit, too! How could I not? I anticipated that he would steal the tape, since it felt obvious that he was erasing all ties to his past. So yeah, I was indeed confused when Mrs. Suk said the tape was still in the player. That\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 made no sense? Why would he leave it behind?\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Right. Because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s FUCKED UP. Also, does this episode imply that Johan recorded over the tape in the same room at Mrs. Suk<\/i>? Because he probably didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do it somewhere else! Regardless, Johan seems to be leaving yet another breadcrumb trail for Dr. Tenma, except this time he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s being utterly blatant about it. He knows Tenma is following him, and so it cannot be accidental or foolish for Johan to state that he knows exactly where to go next. He wants Tenma to be there as well! My first guess is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Kinderheim 511? Maybe? It seems to make the most sense, but I am not sure enough to commit to that. I suggest that place because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the source of Johan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lost\u00e2\u20ac\u009d memories. Again, this episode confirms that the boys in that orphanage were abused so badly that their memories were deliberately replaced and they knew<\/i> this was happening AS it was happening. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why Johan begs to keep his memories of his twin sister.<\/p>\n

But now what? Does he want to be reunited with her? Is he trying to regain these memories? I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T KNOW.<\/p>\n

Detective Lunge<\/b><\/p>\n

YES YES YES. I see this as a good sign, as possible hope that Johan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s deeds will finally catch up to him. The only reason I say that is because of Lunge\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s incredible ability to remember even the smallest of details. One of the many reasons that Johan has evaded capture is because of how complicated of a trail he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s left behind him. But who can actually categorize and organize all that complication? Lunge! Even better: he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not in Prague in any official capacity. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on vacation<\/i>. Which is brilliant the more I think about. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s able to gain access to spaces and people as a famed inspector, but he doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to do actual<\/i> work for any of these other members of law enforcement. He can pursue his suspicions at whatever pace he wants.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And he does shit that no one ever thought of. Like tracking down the publishing house that published Franz Bonaparta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s picture book! THAT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S SO SMART, GOOD JOB!!!! And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because of that trip that we get perhaps the best single clue as to what actually happened long ago. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not saying that the other pieces he put together aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t crucial, but y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. Those sketches. THOSE SKETCHES. So, Bonaparta knew the twins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 mother before the twins were born. He was in their lives after they came into this world, and somehow, his picture book is vital to their development and identity. Which is why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just gonna throw this out here because I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s possible: Franz Bonaparta is Johan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Nina\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father. Why else would he write a book about twins? Why would he put Johan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name in that book? Why was he around their parents? I have literally no other evidence, but I want to be dramatic and potentially deeply wrong, so here we are. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M THEORIZING. And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m nervous about it, but come on. Those sketches!!!<\/p>\n

The video for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Scariest Thing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can be downloaded here for $0.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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