Kuroshitsuji 2 - Episode 6

Um.... this is a long post. It's a very important episode. So settle in and get friendly with the scroll bar.

The episode opens with the last scene of the first season: Sebastian is about to make Ciel his dinner. Then Ciel goes limp.

Alois' servants are trying to get Ciel for him. They attack with ... garden tools? The ladder is my personal favorite. They really take Sebastian too lightly. Sebastian talks to himself about how easy it was to carry Ciel around "back then" when he was like a doll. Anyway, Sebastian easily escapes with Ciel.

At the party, Hannah brings out a strange musical instrument and starts to play it. All the guests grab their heads in agony. They are all wondering what's going on. Lau and Ran-Mao have their ears plugged with wine bottle corks, so they are not affected. The guests' eyes start glowing blue and they attack Ciel's friends.

Sebastian hears the noise outside and has Ciel cover his ears. He fends off the triplets while he keeps his hands over Ciel's ears as well. Awesomeness. Ciel wants to return to the assembly hall. Sebastian reassures him, saying that one of his few friends is present. It's cool that Sebastian refers to Agni as a friend. ^_^

Agni hits pressure points on Ciel's party so that they are no longer affected by the instruments' sound. Everyone takes to the task of fending off the spellbound party-goers.

We get to see Maylene without her glasses again! They seem to be doing well, but the guests keep getting up.

Sebastian then appears and begins playing a tune on water-filled glasses, in his impossibly perfect manner. The music he plays fits with the music Hanna is making and produces a strangely calming melody. Agni says that it shows the pure hearts of the one performing. HA!

The guests are no longer entranced. The instrument breaks, obviously planned by Sebastian. Sebastian thanks Hannah for assisting in a wonderful performance. The instrument is apparently called an armonica, buried in the past as an instrument of the demon. Which makes it perfect for Sebastian.

Alois Trancy appears, acting pleased that everyone enjoyed the "entertainment". Sebastian asks to speak with Claude. Alois gives Claude 10 minutes to settle the matter with Sebastian or he will be punished. Ciel tells Sebastian to finish Claude off. Claude and Sebastian go to a pond outside to "talk".

Claude is trying to get Ciel simply because it was an order from Alois. Sebastian insists that Ciel is his master. Claude dismisses this possessiveness as a useless notion. Sebastian finds it disgusting to even think of anyone else touching Ciel. They begin fighting.

Flashback to the point where Sebastian was about to devour Ciel's soul. A spider is seen crawling over the raven which we saw flying away during the last episode of the first season. Sebastian has realized that Ciel's body is empty. It is useless to devour the body without the soul, or visa versa. He gets so pissed off that he destroys part of his little island place. We see him walking out of the rubble carrying Ciel's body.

Claude talks about when Sebastian came to the Trancy mansion and took back Ciel's soul. But his soul was incomplete. All of the memories, all the pain, all of the time Sebastian had spent "raising" him, was lost. Sebastian realized it as soon as he placed the ring back on Ciel's finger. What Sebastian wanted was a soul carrying out revenge, but Claude says that he feels the Sebastian has a strong attachment to Ciel's soul. Claude doesn't seem to have any sort of special attachment to Alois. Just the usual Imma-gonna-eatchya relationship. Claude doesn't believe there's any point to having Ciel get revenge a second time. Sebastian insists that Ciel is special. The problem is that there is no one to be the target of the revenge. Having Ciel taken from Sebastian would be a pain worse than death.  Sebastian proposes a trade.

At the party, Ciel tries the curry bread that was made for him. It doesn't stir any memories, but admits it tastes good, even though he dislikes spicy things.

In another room, Claude and Sebastian sit opposite each other at a table. In front of each of them is a white rose on a plate. They remove their gloves and slit their wrists, letting their blood drip on the rose in front of them. As the roses absorb the blood, they turn a deep red. The deal they make is this: "I will have you two become those my young Master will carry out his revenge against." "Under the condition that I will receive the soul of Ciel Phantomhive who has carried out his revenge." They exchange roses and drip their blood on the others' rose, affixing the seal. As the blood drips on the roses, they turn black.

Claude appears at Alois' side. Ciel is momentarily shocked, thinking that Sebastian had lost. Sebastian immediately appears in front of him, wearing the rose. Ciel is furious that Sebastian did not get rid of Claude, until Sebastian produces several documents.

They show that the Trancys were investigating him as well as his father. Alois is upset with Claude because he didn't kill Sebastian, until Claude points out that killing Sebastian was not one of his orders.

Alois insists on dancing with Elizabeth. Everyone is surprised when Ciel joins in. Claude and Sebastian exchange knowing glances across the room. Sebastian sniffs his rose and reiterates, "Young Master is mine."

The episode ends with Alois vowing to possess Ciel and Ciel vowing to kill Alois.

Awesome episode, but there are a few things that are bugging me.

In the first season, we learned that the closer the curse seal is to the eye, the stronger the bond is between the demon and his master. Since Ciel's is on his eye and Alois' seal is just on his tongue, that means that the bond isn't as strong, right? So does that mean that Claude can give up on Alois? Sebastian gave up on Ciel for a while there during the first season, as I understood it ...

The next thing that's bugging me is the deal that Sebastian made with Claude. How can this benefit Sebastian in any way? Sure, Ciel will get some sort of revenge, but then Sebastian won't be able to reap the benefits. I are confuzzled.

And then there's Ciel's father. Have you noticed how similar his appearance is to Sebastain's? They're almost twins! Did Sebastian assume this form so that he would remind Ciel of his father? Or is there some other connection? Was Ciel's father devoured by Sebastian? Are Ciel's father and Sebastian one and the same? There could be no connection at all, but it still piques my interest.