#dm ep224

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I love how Yugi looks sad for just a split second there before smiling again as he looks up at the sky. And his whole last monologue is pretty touching. Yugi has plenty of adventures left ahead of him in life, and even though we may not be able to share them with him anymore we know that he’ll be fine.

And so this is how DM ends. And I honestly think that it was the best way that the show could have ended. Atem leaving is very painful, especially since he’s my favorite character, but it was also foreshadowed for so long. Since season 2 at the very least, and there have been so many references since then. I especially always remember what Atem himself said to Noah about how every soul has a home to return to. And it was made clear in the final episodes that Atem only had this one chance to be able to move on, and if he didn’t he would remained tied to the Puzzle and stuck in the present forever. That would mean he could stay with his friends, yes, but eventually they would all grow old and die while he never changed. He would be alone again, this time forever. And that’s simply a fate he doesn’t deserve.

I would have been very happy if there could have been some way he could become a real boy again and get to live out a full life for once, but there’s nothing in the story that indicates that could have ever been a possibility. I like the way Atem’s story ended, it’s bittersweet but also beautiful at the same time. He had a full character arc that came to a natural conclusion, as did Yugi. Both of them learned so much from each other and helped each other along the way and it was wonderful to see them share that journey together. And now Yugi has a journey to make on his own, but he’ll never truly be alone with his friends always by his side.

Anyway, thanks all for sticking around with me for the past two years I’ve been watching this show. I love DM, it was a great ride and I’m sad that I’ve reached the end of it now. But there’s always the other series to watch too! And of course DM isn’t actually going anywhere and I can always go back and watch it again any time I want to. :)

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Awww, it’s nice to see Mai enjoying dueling again! I’d love to know what brought her to this point of teaming up with Vivian against the Labyrinth Brothers though. Actually, she and Vivian would probably make a pretty good team. They certainly look like they’re having fun together. :)

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I don’t know why the brothers decided to challenge Ryota to a duel but it’s nice to see everyone again.

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Oh hey, it looks like Siegfried has decided to try for a partnership with Pegasus again. And apparently he and Leon are working together to make it happen, which is very sweet. It’s nice to see that they’re happy about whatever Pegasus told them. I’d really love to be able hear what their conversation was about.

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And one last look at these two jerks... I can’t help but wonder what the heck they’re arguing about now though.

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And Shizuka’s there too! She came to see her brother though, not you two dopes. ^^;

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Awww, that’s sweet that Rebecca and her grandfather would come out to the airport to welcome them back. Although it doesn’t look like the gang was expecting to see them so I guess no one called to tell them what flight they’d be coming in on. There probably isn’t a whole lot of demand for flights between Egypt and Japan, so it might not be hard to guess. ^^;

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Oh cool, I didn’t know the end credits would have special scenes! Looks like we’re not done quite yet.

I love how everyone is staring out the window at Kaiba and his dragon jet like “Good grief, he’s such a dork.” XD