Rizel's manipulation was disturbing 🎭 Hearing Joshua is in pain and being lured into a trap was cruel. Rosette leaving Remington behind showed her desperation. The puppet metaphor fits this episode well.

usanggracious

3 mo

Verified

I don't know about this episode...kind of felt like a filler till the last scene where something important was revealed. Still a good watch regardless.

stevenodhiambo442

3 mo

Verified

This is the episode that shows just how fragile Rosette's resolve really is. She's tough, she's determined, but the second someone mentions Joshua, all her caution goes out the window. Rizel doesn't need to fight Rosette she just needs to point her in the right direction and let her own desperation do the rest. The spider demon is a fitting antagonist.

Episode Context

Sitting at the one-third mark of this 24-episode run, 'Puppets' follows the intense revelations of 'Devil' and pushes Rosette's personal stakes higher by introducing a dangerous new adversary in Rizelle. The episode serves as a critical bridge, deepening the supernatural conflict while setting the stage directly for 'Joshua,' which promises to bring Rosette's deeply personal quest into sharper, more emotionally charged focus. This stretch of episodes marks the transition from establishing the world and its rules to confronting the series' core emotional throughline.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateJan 20, 2004

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