It's great to see Frieren recognizing that she has changed since the last time she fought one of those monsters and illusory Himmel was such a bro to make it easy for her to blast him. I think it is a bit unfair to criticize Fern for freezing up fighting a monster when she did just fine against Qual when he was unsealed. Looking forward to seeing the party fully assembled and some action next episode.

Also, the OP has grown on me a bit since last week. It's not my favorite ever, but it is pretty good, especially paired with great visuals. The ED is amazing though.

When I read the manga in russian (my third language) some nuanced plot points got over my head so I am very much enjoying discovering motivations behind the behaviours of characters.

So frieren had changed in time that she thought was insignificant. Fern on the other hand had spend half her life with the elf and I think it had bad influence on her emotional growth.

As always animation is gorgeous.

Cowardice might be a flaw, but it's easier to work with than recklessness.

Turns out I really like fantasy without levels, skills, cheats, isekai protagonists or plot structure. I have almost forgotten what's it's like. Himmel is a bro.

Pretty good

This is so good, can't wait to watch this episode

I just caught up from episode 1 and I love this anime. It's genuinely so chill, pretty, and it has this sort of slightly melancholic, strongly nostalgic vibe weaved throughout each episode. I saw someone mention there's 11 volumes of the manga, so I'd guess that means the entire thing will be adapted in 2 cours. I'm excited to see how the show progresses.