{"id":1,"date":"2022-02-06T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetripfiles.com\/contains-spoilers\/?p=1"},"modified":"2022-02-24T20:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T02:48:32","slug":"inuyasha-s2e22-kohakus-lost-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetripfiles.com\/contains-spoilers\/2022\/02\/06\/inuyasha-s2e22-kohakus-lost-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Inuyasha (S2E22): Kohaku’s Lost Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sango’s brother Kohaku has escaped from Naraku’s castle, but he can’t remember anything. Is this another of Naraku’s tricks?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Original Air Date: 5 Nov 2001, Streamed on: Hulu<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m going for the running start here. The odds of my rewatching the 48 episodes that came before this one are approximately zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The episode starts with the gang flying through the air on Miroku’s shape-shifting friend. He has taken the form of a giant dog toy knock-off of Falkor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are soon treated to a flashback of Kohaku murdering his village’s top demon slayers, including his father, and attempting to murder his older sister Sango. As far as first missions go, getting possessed by a ruthless demon and slaughtering your friends and family has to be an all-time fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the time Kohaku stops juggling wood for a nice old couple, he runs off to fight a demon. Remembering only his name and that Naraku discarded him like french fries that got too cold, he squares off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kagome senses Kohaku’s jewel shard, and the gang races Naraku’s bees to the demon fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sango shows up with her giant boomerang. She must be an arachnophobe because she instantly wastes the demon and leaves doubt about its fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sango
Sango leaving no doubt. A cheap shot that no one is going to complain about.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kohaku doesn’t recognize his sister. Sango is worried. Miroku and Inuyasha are suspicious. Kilala is now the size of a squirrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During an argument between Inuyasha and Sango, Kohaku sneaks off. Hundreds of flying eel demons show up along with more of Naraku bees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The bees keep showing up specifically to prevent Miroku from using the wind tunnel curse in his right hand. It’s a necessary literary device to keep him from being too effective in battle, but it plays<\/em> like a running gag.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sango again rescues Kohaku, this time by killing a bunch of bees, then rides off on Kilala straight into the floating cloud of bad news. Kagome runs out of arrows defending Kohaku, so they decide to hide in a hole. Classic horror movie mistake. Let’s see how it plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re having a heart-to-heart conversation about Kohaku’s lost memory in the hole, which is really more of a cave. I’m ready for the demons to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kohaku flashes back to Naraku telling him to “kill her” and raises his kama threateningly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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