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Spy x Family episode 15 – Family Reunion

Irina

Guess who just spent 25 minutes or so snivelling and tearing up with a huge smile on their face. C’mon, I’ll give you three guesses.

Nope! It was me!!! You would never have guessed that I know. Just wanted to surprise you there.

Yes, I did know everything that was going to happen in this episode. But it didn’t change how it made me feel. I guess I’m just not a person who minds spoilers in general. A good story is a good story and it doesn’t need to surprise you all the time. Like I did in my opening paragraph!

I think many of you guessed that Loid didn’t actually kill the dog in the closing shot of the last episode. It would have been difficult to make your leading man a dog killer I guess. And Spy x Family hasn’t been a cruel show so far. That’s why it’s difficult to see Loid as very scary. Yor, sure. She can be terrifying in an adorable and endearing kind of way. But not Loid, he puts on a calm front but really he’s a dork, right?

Seeing those eyes glint out of the fog reminded me that this man is not to be trifled with. I mean, he would have to be formidable to stand his ground with Yor and Anya, wouldn’t he?

Speaking of which, did Yor just kick a moving car out of the way. In most shows that would make me roll my eyes but Spy x Family has done the very smart thing of always allowing for a bit of ridiculousness in the story. It makes little scenes like this just fit right in and come across as fun instead of stupid. Or maybe I’m just really into the show and it can do no wrong. I bet it’s a bit of both.

Isn’t Bond blushing just the cutest thing? There is a right answer here!

So by this point in the episode, the family is back together and I feel this unexpected sense of relief. It was fun seeing them all to their own thing but there’s just this comfort at seeing them all together, n a sense for the first time because Mr. Dog is here. I’m also already a little giddy because the dog from the opening scene is ok and no one got hurt. I’m smiling.

And then they hit me with the rollercoaster. The family all clearly so happy to see each other. Sniff. Loid getting all protective dad angry because Anya went off on her own in a dangerous situation while also blaming himself for not having been able to prevent the incident sooner and having it affect Yor and Anya. Awww double sniff. Loid thanking Mr. Dog for protecting his daughter. My Heart! Anya throwing a fit to keep Mr. Dog! You go girl, my eyes are stinging a little. Handler telling Anya that she should take good care of the dog because he probably has had a hard life. I should probably get a kleenex. Handler off-handedly mentioning that she “had” a daughter Anya’s age. Ok, I’m gonna need the box!

And let’s face it, seeing Bond get used to having a loving family after all he has been through just made me go through that kleenex box even more. So sweet. I would like to point out that although this is not the first time we see Loid’s moral dilemma about using his family for his mission, it was insisted upon more in this episode. It’s an important conflict and a difficult one to resolve. I’m impressed that Spy x Family is confronting it head-on like this.

Thankfully, the last act of Anya going back to school and trying to find a good name for Mr. Dog was back to the more careless fun of the series so my heart got a little break. I almost put the tissues aside. I needed to pick them up again when Bond officially got his name and bow tie. but it was worth it.

What am I saying, the whole episode was worth it. It was tender and touching and great. And the preview for next episode looks amazing!

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