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Tower of God Season Two Episode 18 – Quick Summary
In Tower of God Season 2 episode 18, “The Mad Dog and the Lizard,” Prince, Hon Akraptor, and Wangnan Ja faced off against Miseng Yeo. The little girl was now one of Verdi’s puppets, soe her physical strength was terrifying. She easily swatted aside two powerful opponents. Now, she broke through Prince’s defense like it was nothing. Does Prince and friends stand a chance against the energized Miseng? Will anyone else realize that Viole is actually Bam? And just how popular is Bam, anyway?
Note: This post may include spoilers, so be cautious.
Favorite Quote from Tower of God Season Two Episode 18
Sorry, dude. That didn’t have the impact you hoped it would! Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
Prince has grown on me. When we first met him, I couldn’t wait for him to get off the screen. Now – let’s just say that I think Wangnan Ja’s attitude about life is rubbing off on him. Not only did he talk Miseng down (which was almost my favorite moment in the episode). He also tried to sound threatening to Viole.
Which didn’t work so well.
After saving Miseng and planting his flag, he walked off the field with his friends. He saw Viole watching from the gallery. Puffing himself up, he asked if Viole had seen what he had just done – that represented the new Prince!
“You’re next! You got that?” Prince said (10:28). Okay. Not a bad taunt. Not creative, but sold. But then he had to add my favorite quote.
“I grow every day!” he announced (10:32). “I’m a grower!”
He would have come off as way more menacing if he’d dropped the last two sentences.
Favorite Moment from Tower of God Season Two Episode 18
Bam was just trying to act according to his convictions. Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
Setup: Justice for Yihwa Yeon?
By the episode’s midpoint, I was sure I’d pick Prince saving Miseng with the power of friendship. Seriously. I enjoyed that part. It showed that Prince has been paying attention to his teammates, and it showed that Prince has grown as a person. Because I can’t imagine the Prince we met early in the season would have taken this approach.
Then I thought I might pick the scene with Quaetro Blitz and Yihwa Yeon – if it had developed the way I’d hoped it would. It showed Quaetro Blitz indiscriminately burning folks, with Yihwa Yeon objecting to his lack of precision. I thought that maybe, just maybe, we’d get to see that through sheer force of will and copious practicing, she had gotten her power under control.
In other words, I hoped she’d become more than a running joke about bad cooking.
I really wanted her to outclass the guy. Instead, it maintained the status quo where she’s more a joke than anything else. So, my hopes didn’t happen. But what did happen, later, was Bam showing once again why he’s one of the show’s heroes. It also showed that honesty and humility are praiseworthy, but not universally so.
If I can’t see Yihwa Yeon grow, I’d at least like to see her describe the difference between herself and Quaetro Blitz. Like in this meme. After all, she’s been the butt of too many jokes. And, huh. I guess I just contributed.
Bam walked out to take his turn in the fight. Several dudes said they’d cover for him – they worshiped him and wanted to help succeed. Some spectators knew they were fake worshippers. They just wanted it to seem they held him in high esteem so some of the fear others felt of Viole would run off on them. That’s an interesting social comment on why some people shout so loudly about their religion. At least, it seemed that way to me.
Delivery: Bam Rejects Claims of Divinity
Then we had Bam lose his temper with them. At the time, it was my favorite moment. He kicked all their asses and said (18:12), “I will advanced with my own strength, so do you mind not worshiping me?… I’m not some convenient god who will grant your wishes.”
That’s why Bam’s the hero. He’s honest. He’s humble. Sure, he’s wildly powerful, but he didn’t let that power warp his essential kindness. What’s not to love about that moment?
Bam tried to be as clear as possible. With his back to us. To save animation time, perhaps? It’s got to be tough being an animator on this series. Capture from the Crunchyroll stream.
What really made it for me, though, was how Xia Xia. We see her in the background yelling at Bam about something. We don’t know what. It’s only later that she comes up to him again and said (20:00), “Nobody needs a god who doesn’t grant wishes.” She was angry because she wanted to cultivate a certain public perception of Bam – because it helped her and it helped FUG.
Fake followers. An honest man trying to remain true to himself. And an organization trying to capitalize on the falsehoods. Remind you of anything? It struck me as an insightful commentary on organized religions who intentionally promote something other than the truth so they can achieve their own means. Which religions do I mean? Yeah, I’m not going to say. Let’s just say that if you understand early Christianity and know the role of Constantine’s embrace, you can figure it out.
What did you think of Anaak Jahad beginning to suspect Viole’s true identity? What were your favorite moments? Feel free to let me know in the comments!
Tower of God Season Two Episode 18: Other Posts
Other Anime Sites
- Reddit: Kami no Tou Season 2 • Tower of God Season 2 – Episode 18 discussion
- Anime Rants: Tower of God Season 2 Episode 18 Review – Berserk Miseng
This Site (Crow’s World of Anime!)
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 01: Last chance
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 02: The Strongest Regular
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 03: The Trustworthy Room
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 04: Ramen and the Great Big Sky
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 05: The Other Team
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 06: Zygaena’s Flower
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 07: Mazino Magic
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 08: Her Name is Emily
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 09: One-Winged Devil
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 10: The Hand of Arlen
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 11: A Thick and Distant Wall
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 12: A New Trial
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 13: Archimedes
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 14: Meeting the Traveler
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 15: The Promise of That Day
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 16: The 25th Bam
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 17: Funky!
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 18: The Mad Dog and the Lizard
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 19: ALL IN
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 20: Like a Flame in the Wind
- Tower of God Season 2 Episode 21: The Beginning of Dawn
Incidentally, there are a lot of churches and pastors in the US that worship Donald Trump instead of Jesus. It’s unbelievable that it has come to this.
That is, unfortunately, a fact.
I have a dual degree in English and Theology. My theological degree had three concentrations: moral systematic theology, Christology, and eschatology. Seeing what has happened to some “Christian” faiths in the US, starting as early as the 1950s, is dismaying.
Even though I can trace the development, I still have to agree with you when you call it “unbelievable.”
Put theology aside for a moment. I always thought, and I still think, that in the US, we understand we don’t want kings or aristocracy, or any class of “rulers.” We tried to create a system where we on one hand delegate power to do the work of government (common good), and on the other hand, put all the psychopaths attracted to power in one place where we can keep an eye on them.
Before the last decade, I honestly believed the system worked.
I am sorry to say I did not correctly account for the impact of social media or the power of obscene amounts of cash.
Jury’s still out on whether we’ll come out of this with the idea that “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” really are universal, or only reserved for the hyper rich.
I think you’re right about the way FUG resembles an organized religion. Maybe you can saythe same about the Jahad family, but I’m not sure.
You know, you bring up a good point. The Jahad family does seem to encourage worship.
I’d like the series to go into more world building, or at least give us some more to understand the various factions and why they’re at each other’s throats. It’s hard to know who to root for, faction wise.
Unless that’s the point!
I would also love more world-building and general information.