Kuroshitsuji 2 - Episode 2

Episode 2: Solo Butler

You think that Kuroshitsuji is done giving away surprises? Well, you are completely wrong!

Many people don't like this episode because of the growing fanbase for Alois Trancy, but I will remain loyal to Ciel and Sebastian, so this episode is REALLY SWEET for me. :)

Again, screenshots are courtesy of Ayu :)

First things first, Episode 2 has a different OP video. If Episode 1 centered on both Alois and Claude, this time, let's indulge ourselves with Sebastian and Ciel love. ♥


So after the amazing OP video, we now get to welcome the old cast who returns for the new season of Kuroshitsuji

Finny, Bard, Meirin

Elizabeth

Tanaka-san

Lau and Ran Mao

Based from what I understand, this is the episode where Ciel woke up from his slumber and surprisingly, he is now off to do his job. I do not know if this is just a huge dream or a parallel universe of some sort but what is important to note is that Ciel has woken up and he is now doing his work with a certain dam. But really what bothers me is the opening line of Ciel as he wake up. He says:

Hearing the sound of the water
What my eyelids felt
This is summer's sunlight.
Am I dreaming?

And with this, Sebastian give a puzzling answer for me:

What the spring of the dream reflects is the continuation of the story,
Shining with the bright radiance of the afternoon. 

Ciel then says:

If I wake up from the dream, what will I see?

Sebastian smiles as if he knows everything then answers:

Then bocchan, open your eyes. 

Then Ciel is now awake.

Weird right? What makes it weirder is the fact that when Ciel woke up, Elizabeth is with him as well as Meirin, Bard and Finny. From what happened in the previous episode with the events of Episode 2, I am getting more and more confused on what is to happen.

Basically, this episode is all about Ciel and Elizabeth's relationship. According to Sebastian, a lot of people are waiting for Ciel and Elizabeth to break up so that they can take advantage. So Ciel has to put up a front act all day that he is happy and would like to be with Elizabeth.

Ciel, who just woke up already has a job to do, the construction of the dam in the area. At the same time, Elizabeth wants to search for the fabled white stag, that is believed to bring happiness to the one who finds it. Similar to before, Elizabeth wants to just make Ciel feel what it means to be happy.

Episode 2 is full of the usual crack of Sebastian partnered with Bard, Finny and Meirin's incompetence to be servants. Of course, Lau and Ran Mao are also there to give more color the episode. Being a gambler, Lau took the chance to let the people gamble if Ceil and Elizabeth can find the legendary stag or no. On the other hand, the three assistants of the house have been mistaking the stag to a duck, a horse and rabbit. They also had the guts to steal lunch, but unfortunately, Sebastian is there to save the day.

The episode ended with Ciel playing the hero this time. The weather has turned bad and Elizabeth is once again stubborn about finding the legend. She set sail even though the water is not calm. Ciel ended up with giving his order of holding the water on the dam while he saves Elizabeth. Sebastian destroyed the barrier, because according this his explanation, you can only control the water once you let it free.

In the end, Elizabeth and Ciel are safe, thanks to Sebastian who is always on the rescue. And as for the stag, they were able to find it. The stag is apparently a washout sea bed in the water that has been covered due to the water from the dam. But now that the dam has been returned to its original flow, the stag image is now visible for everyone to see.

Next episode shows the continuation of this dream as we again see the different characters coming back to life!