Episode 11 – The Drill Speaks Eloquently of Love – そのドリルは雄弁に愛を語る(Sono Doriru wa Yuuben ni ai o Kataru)
We haven’t really gotten any sort of development for Grevil in this series so far, so this episode came as a rather surprise. Who would’ve guessed that there was actually a decent story behind Grevil’s hairstyle? As usual, the small time mysteries in this series are rather lacking, but the focus on the rather odd Grevil and Victorique relationship certainly was a rather interesting surprise. Not to mention, this episode explains why Grevil always solves mysteries by indirectly talking to the “squirrel” Kazuya. The darker backstory to the two siblings certainly is a point of interest, which all clues you back to the big overarching plot that this series has been hinting at for a while now.
The episode’s central focus is on how Grevil got his odd hairstyle, which surprisingly enough, was because of Victorique’s “price” for solving a mystery for him. The mystery ended up involving Grevil’s love interest, and seeing how his romance developed (and eventually turned into an unrequited one, or so it seems), did bring us some unexpected perspective upon Grevil’s seemingly nonchalant characterization. There is a layer of complexity to his character that we haven’t really seen up till this point, which made this episode more enjoyable to watch unfold.
As usual, though, the small mysteries in this series outright suck. The murder of the veterinarian was completely obvious to be a setup that framed Grevil’s love interest as the murderer. Honestly speaking, considering the time period, maybe (very sarcastic here) people would believe a stupid superstition that the dead vet came back to write upon the old lady’s arm. Either that, or just maybe, logically speaking, just maybe the old lady wrote the stuff on her arm herself. Using superstition to try and frame someone is utterly stupid, and definitely does not bode well for the mysteries in this series. If this was in more older times, say, before the scientific revolution, superstitious stuff like this might have fit better in the setting, but this story is happening in the time period after World War I (aka the Great War). There is no way in hell superstitious evidence should hold up in such a modern society.
Anyways, aside from my random ramblings on this episode, the backstory to both Victorique and Grevil was certainly an unexpected surprise. This all does vaguely tie back to Roscoe, Victorique’s mother, and the fact that Victorique was locked away in a tower, which definitely has got me more curious about the larger mystery that we’ve yet to see yet. Gosick excels when it comes to building up towards the large mystery that encompasses the entire cast, but the small mysteries in between are really lacking. I really hope Gosick continues to build up and focus on that larger mystery that this series has continuously been hinting at.
Overall Enjoyment: 3.7/5
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I actually give this episode 5/5, it was really enjoyable and it highlights the strength of this series which unfortunately is not mystery. Although I disagree with you regarding the case presented in this episode, to me it was not a central part of the story so I didn’t mind that it was this weak.
As for Grevil, I’m starting to like him even more now. I certainly hope that he develops a good relationship with Victorique.
Hehe, I actually enjoyed seeing the rather intriguing relationship between Grevil and Victorique, and I would’ve rated this episode higher if it weren’t for the poorly thought out mystery. I guess everybody has their own opinions, of course. I honestly hope this series keeps up with more interesting, main plot related stuff from here on out, because Gosick seems to excel at keeping those parts interesting.