One thing about Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid – it doesn’t have a lot of peaks and valleys. There are exceptional episodes and some arcs are better than others, but in the main this series is extremely consistent. It does what it does with minimal fanfare (the budget makes sure of that), and makes the most out of every moment. That contributes to its generally unappreciated nature, I think. But that nature is also why it’s something of a miracle it’s getting three seasons, which makes it seem ungrateful to complain about the CGI and the episode count being just a bit short of what it ideally would be. Better to be grateful for what we have.
Sharon’s arrival has certainly shaken things up. That would happen just based on her bonkers personality, never mind the circumstances of her return. But you knew another shoe was going to drop there, and it has. She didn’t come back empty-handed. Rather, she’s kind of a Sade time bomb – full of clones to unleash in the future and do her bidding. One of them winds up in a cage with Rob calling it “Rob II“. One of them winds up dueling Walter in the hallway of the main mansion. And one heads off to Gemini to try and snag the witch of time, and winds up duking it out with Caph. And they’re all full of snark.
Sharon’s return proves perhaps most unsettling to Gerbera, who (again understandably) has a little trouble believing this is the real Sharon. She hasn’t aged a day in all the years she’s been gone (Gerbera is actually younger, which sheds some light on their relationship dynamic). She needs some time, she announces – so Sharon heads off for some bonding time with Viola and the other maids, which Walter is unable to horn in on even when he once again dons full battle attire.
There’s one more clone out there, and this one seeks out Daleth, who’s returned to the Underworld. The contrasting style of the two sisters could hardly be more apparent – it’s no wonder the underworld is seemingly a much happier place under the latter’s stewardship. For all Sade’s seeming misdeeds, none are more cruel than what she’s inflicted on Daleth – there seems something particularly venomous in actions towards her sister.
Rob II drops a pretty big bomb on Alice. She, as it turns out, was the reason why Sharon went to sleep in the first place. As we know she was a very sickly child, and as it turns out Sharon basically traded herself for her daughter. Sade kept her end of the bargain and got Alice out of her sick bed, and played the long game with Sharon. This news unsettles Alice considerably, which is certainly understandable.
Rob II does quite a job not just on Alice but the detached estate, too. For a change Bocchan’s curse comes in handy, as he puts an end to her. He comforts Alice with the piano, and gets to thinking about the implications of what’s happened. He could probably kill Sade himself with his curse. Which means that with both himself and Nico she seems to have levied curses which are to her own disadvantage, seemingly a very strange thing for anyone – much less a witch as powerful as Sade – to do.
