Two Queers Play Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Chapter 2 Discussion
34Hello again! We hope your stay in Hinamizawa has been going well.
We've been away for a spell, but we couldn't move without a proper discussion, first. Eskay, again, has been spending a lot of time close-reading and theorizing about the events of this game, and with Vivian to guide the discussion, there'll be a lot of ground to cover.
We hope you'll enjoy this next installment of two queers talking about a visual novel for entirely too long without actually playing the damn game.
You can find the playlist for our playthrough of this chapter of Higurashi here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbw1lM7LEyCZcdCzdVE8s8R_OA5VG_SmN&si=In7b-YnbYz17XW1c
And you can find the playlist for the entirety of our Higurashi playthrough (in chronological order) here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbw1lM7LEyCbi4oEKqfJsNvX5ccWjb1XJ&si=RsBSKKY7-kloio4O
Thank you again to Lulu on the 8PR Discord for our lovely PNGtubers!
Chapters:
0:00 Introductions
2:42 What do you think was happening in chapter 2?
12:55 What is the point of divergence between each chapter?
15:01 What are the central, recurring themes in both chapters?
25:46 When and why did you suspect the culprit might be Shion?
29:10 How do you reconccile that theory with her sister's dialogue?
31:44 Does Shion's existence change your perspective on chapter 1?
35:09 What happened to the Five Demon Fire Fight?
36:45 What are your thoughts on the historical events and political themes in R07's works?
50:46 What will stay the same in future chapters?
59:14 What's up with Rika?
1:04:29 Why isn't Rena targeted in this chapter?
1:13:29 How are you handling Japanese wordplay?
1:17:05 What is life for the characters after each chapter?
1:20:33 What is the motive for killing Oryou Sonozaki and Mayor Kimiyoshi?
1:23:35 How much can we trust the narration and what is it actually saying?
1:24:30 How does Higurashi compare to expectations set by Umineko?
1:25:27 Who are your favorite characters now?
1:28:09 How does chapter 2 of the VN compare to the anime?
1:30:54 How have other non-R07 works influenced how you approach Higurashi?
1:37:33 Other fun observations
1:48:12 What's up with the culprit's confession?
1:50:57 What's up with the murder basement?
2:01:06 How much does Shion know about the Watanagashi annual murders?
2:03:35 What's up with Tomitake and Takano?
2:17:17 What's up with Satoko?
2:25:34 Is Keiichi still an unreliable narrator?
2:36:00 Anything we missed?
2:46:19 Conclusions
2:48:10 Umineko full-game spoilers discussion begins
3:13:56 Higurashi partial spoilers discussion begins
You can find the previous episode in this series here: https://youtu.be/0-A-3Ia7e_A
And you can find the complete playlist for this chapter of Higurashi here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbw1lM7LEyCZcdCzdVE8s8R_OA5VG_SmN&si=Z2fkP8O4UuRU-Rp0
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