#The Case of the Hungry Snake

[pippin-katz]

do you think about how charles looks at edwin first and so much sooner before their hug in the last episode because edwin's safety and freedom is far more important than his own on a daily basis or are you normal?

[fan-a-tink]

On rewatch no. 172 yesterday I noticed the adorable way Edwin swings his legs over on the edge of the rooftop, and I can't stop thinking about it. I don't know why, it's just looped in my brain now. I am doing fine, I promise.

[humanperspective]

E08 - The Case of the Hungry Snake

[shaylogic]

Cat King: I know my kingdom better than you. I'm proud of my duties towards my citizens. I hold responsibilities that are very impressive.

Edwin: You've forgotten yourself in your own lack of self-awareness and self-worth -- exactly proving my point.

[ticktockheartstop]

DBDA catch/theory time, are you ready?

First, let me remind you of the fact that Tragic Mick gave Niko the bear charm-thing because she listened to his story and tried to help. And then he tells her, “You never know when the good you do may come back around.”

*Big skip through much of the episode*

So. The Night Nurse’s supervisor showing up at the agency in the final episode kinda makes sense, right? The Night Nurse has clearly had a lot of trouble with Edwin and Charles and could use some back up. And the supervisor acts whole lot like the Night Nurse, telling the boys when they protest that she can’t just take them to the afterlife: “I can do anything I like!”

But then: She turns to their case file. And as she’s telling them some technical jargon about forms, she’s looking over the case file. Near the end of her sentence, she squints at something. But then she turns back to the boys and asks them if they have the form she’s talking about.

AND THEN she puts her glasses on, turns back to the case file, and asks about it. And as Charles is explaining, we switch to the supervisor’s POV as she is scanning over all the cases. Her gaze stops at the top and lingers on the file labeled “Niko Sasaki.” And then the camera switches back to show her face, and we see her begin to point at the Niko’s file. Her facial expression changes so that she’s frowning, almost looking sad, and she reaches a hand up to her neck/shirt collar.

That’s weird, right? But it gets weirder.

The supervisor behind listing all the people the boys have helped, and though she doesn’t say Niko’s name, her eyes linger on that file:

After this, she makes the decision that the boys will stay on Earth to keep doing what they’re doing, much to the surprise and horror of the Night Nurse. This isn’t what she asked for help for!

The supervisor turns to Edwin and Charles and says, “You never know how the souls you help, the marks you make — you never know when the good you do may come back around.”

And then she pauses and just looks at them like this:

Idk about you, but she seems emotional to me. So here’s my question: does she know Niko!?!? Because why would she change her mind when she saw Niko’s case file if she didn’t know her or wasn’t connected to her somehow?? And why would she give the boys the hint of using the exact same wording as Tragic Mick used with Niko if she wasn’t trying to tell them something!? She knows they’re detectives! So she’s giving them a clue to figure something out, is she not??

My brain hurts.

[lesbicosmos]

just had this thought. i'd like it to leave my head.

[cull3nblaze]

Edwin Payne - Dead Boy Detectives - The Case of the Hungry Snake (1x08)

[marril96]

Dead Boy Detectives 1.08 | The Case of the Hungry Snake

[melefim]

Swearing in Dead Boy Detectives: Episode 8- The Case of the Hungry Snake

Episode Overview:

58 total, 12 different words said by 12 characters.

Charles: 1 Bloody Hell

Crystal: 5 Fuck, 5 Shit, 2 Bitch, 7 God. 1 Jesus, 1 Prick

Jenny: 10 Fuck, 1 Shit, 1 Ass, 1 God, 1 Jesus, 1 Screw

Niko: 2 God

Esther: 3 Fuck, 4 God, 1 Screw

Cat King: 1 Fuck, 1 Dick

Kingham: 3 Fuck

Girl in Memory 1 (Cheating BF): 1 Damn

Crystal's Mom: 1 Damn

Crystal's Dad: 1 Jesus

Girl in Memory 2 (Club Fight): 1 Fuck, 1 Slut

Girl in Memory 3 (Traffic): 1 God

Curses Per Character:

Charles: 1

Crystal: 21

Jenny: 15

Niko: 2

Esther: 8

Cat King: 2

Kingham: 3

Girl in Memory 1 (Cheating BF): 1

Crystal's Mom: 1

Crystal's Dad: 1

Girl in Memory 2 (Club Fight): 2

Girl in Memory 3 (Traffic): 1

Uses Per Word:

Fuck: 23

Shit: 6

Bitch: 2

Ass: 1

Damn: 2

Bloody Hell: 1

God: 15

Jesus: 3

Dick: 1

Prick: 1

Slut: 1

Screw: 2

Lines:

Girl in Memory 1 (Cheating BF): Why are you being so goddamn mean?

Crystal: Am I ever wrong about this shit?

Crystal: My parents won't say shit, they don't even--

Crystal: Jesus Christ! You guys scared me.

Crystal: God, it's like being punched in the face and the stomach.

Crystal: Yeah, well blame my parents. Holy shit!

Esther: God, you're nosy.

Crystal: Mom? Oh my God. Mom is that--

Crystal’s Mom: They're wasting our goddamn time, Seth, go tell him!

Crystal’s Dad: This is Art, for Christ’s sake!

Girl in Memory 2 (Club Fight): Get your fucking hands off my boyfriend, you slut!

Girl in Memory 3 (Traffic): Oh my God, did you guys hear? James got hit by a car.

Crystal: Maybe karma is just a bitch.

Crystal: Oh, my God. Oh, I'm a fucking awful person. Oh, God, I'm the worst.

Crystal: God, I was a bad person before him.

Crystal: Because if you did, God, you'd hate me.

Jenny: What the actual fuck?

Jenny: And why the ever-loving fuck is my hair braided?

Jenny: Fuck that! That is bullshit!

Jenny: No fucking way.

Kingham: "No fucking way" to you. "No fucking way" to that side braid. What the fuck is that?"

Jenny: Fucking fuck!

Jenny: Screw it. I'd rather know my own life, no matter how fucked up.

Jenny: Jesus, fuck!

Crystal: Oh my God, Jenny are you OK?

Crystal: Shit (digging Niko out of rubble)

Niko: Oh my God. Am I dead?

Niko: Oh my God. Is that why the magic eight ball kept saying "outlook not so good"?

Jenny: Esther's a witch? I thought she was just an asshole.

Crystal: Fuck! (Realizes Esther has the boys)

Jenny: I figure a meat cleaver can cut up a witch, but what the fuck do I know anymore?

Crystal: Because whatever fucked-up little thing you have going on with Edwin, you must care about him a little.

Cat King: So was her wayward husband. A real swinging dick.

Cat King: Fuck me. Did you even listen to my story?

Crystal: She probably put a, like, kill-you-instantly spell or some witchy shit on the door.

Esther: Don't ever trust a goddess to grant your wishes, because she'll definitely screw you over good.

Esther: Oh, God! Oh, God, no, my face… Is fine.

Esther: Oh my God, my own sacrificial knife? I'm impressed. But I'm not fucking around that you're also gonna patch that wall before you die too.

Crystal: I am so sorry he was a colossal prick.

Esther: Who the fuck are you?

Esther: What the fuck? Hey hey hey no! What did you just do?

Crystal: Hubris is a bitch, am I right?

Jenny: God, that sounds so fucking procedural.

Crystal: I don't have to give up my new fucked-up life while I'm trying to sort out my old fucked-up life.

Charles: Oh, bloody hell. And you're always just popping up. Where do you even come from?

Notes:

Previously on Dead Boy Detectives…

Shown in this episode’s recap but not counted above:

David: I can’t, you stupid bitch! (Episode 7)

Bonus:

Esther: Oh, shoot. Or as the French say, merde.

‘Merde’ is French for ‘shit’

Updates:

-Added ‘slut’, updating charts and counts.

-Added bonus quote from Esther

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[marbienl13]

Enjoying a rewatch of the series and noticed that in "The Case of the Hungry Snake", as Crystal and Esther here have their match of wits, besides the "No's" and "Please" Edwin cries out to Crystal that it hurts.

Doesn't seem to be a distraction tactic, because that would've pulled Esther's attention towards him and could have revealed what was going on below the table... and he definitely wouldn't have wanted that...

[shaylogic]

[idontknowwhatimdoing-13]

Esther may be awful but her philosophy of “the past is just that, its the past” for dealing with mistakes that you can’t anything more to fix is actually really healthy. Gonna start implementing it in my daily life.

Of course she was wrong because Crystal then used her memories of the past to summon a goddess to destroy her, but given that my mistakes are more in the called someone the wrong name vicinity than the was tricked was a goddess while trying to make a deal for immortality one I think I'll be safe.

[lesbicosmos]

the white streak in the principal's hair <333

it's so obvious now we know she's niko, even just in her costuming

even her rings are similar to ones niko wears throughout the show, and i think one might be the same as one from ep7

[cull3nblaze]

Niko was quite an amazing person.

Edwin & Niko - Dead Boy Detectives - The Case of the Hungry Snake (1x08)

[reinanova]

dead boy detectives ep 8 live blogging reactions

last episode 👀👀 low key scared of how it’s gonna end

hey hey edwin i have a great idea—you should tell niko about your love for charles. she would totally ship it

niko and edwin have such a lovely friendship

ah HELL YEAH jenny can see ghosts now!!!

NO. STOP THAT. NO KISS KISS BETWEEN HUMANS AND GHOSTS

the cat king is such a drama queen. now that edwin isn’t trapped by him, he’s starting to grow on me

mick so wants them to kill the witch (he was ready and waiting with that black salt)

damn holy shit edwin is taking immense torture without a sound. he really has been through some shit in hell

seriously crystal? you couldn’t slide the backpack any closer to charles?

monty!! also charles being fully aware of tropes. monty so deserves a redemption arc

i love that the cricket bat is charles’s weapon of choice—ope it got destroyed as i was typing

NIKO NO

what a fucking flip charles

YES LILITH GET HER ASS

is jenny gonna join the gang?? she totally should

also i’m fully expecting niko to still be around. bcuz she had a good luck charm, that has to mean something right?? please let that mean something. she can’t be dead dead

oh? OH?? is the supervisor person gonna let them stay on earth solving cases??? PLEASE???

goddamn rowena the night nurse has been taking credit for the dead boy detectives cases?? that bitch (affectionate)

YASS THEYRE OFFICIAL EMPLOYEES OF THE AFTERLIFE

HA SUCK IT NIGHT NURSE

hug it out hug it out. now KISS

IS NIKO TRAPPED IN A SNOW GLOBE????

ahem WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

okay this show was seriously amazing i understand the hype completely

netflix you better fucking renew this show for season 2. otherwise when i catch you netflix. netflix WHEN I CATCH YOU