A battle on the dance floor.
Summary:
- The ballroom dance was the best part of 7th Time Loop Episode 3.
- It looked more like a battle of wills than an actual dance.
- Both Arnold and Rishe showed their strong personalities.
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy is another romance that’s been warming our hearts this season. Each new episode of the anime gives us dozens of things to talk about. This time the ballroom dance of Rishe and Arnold caught our attention, so let’s look at it closely.
Let’s start with the most obvious thing about the dance: it was stunning. The art style and character design of 7th Time Loop have been really incredible, and we can’t help but keep admiring the beauty on our screens. Still, the visuals are not the only thing that the dance could offer.
Battle of personalities
As weird as it may sound, but the dance was a wonderful parallel to a battle. Rishe herself keeps remembering her fight with Arnold in her previous life during the scene. And it just adds to the atmosphere of resistance.
Rishe has already shown herself to be a strong lead. She might have been a typical princess in her first life, but years of being reborn and gaining new skills turned her into a fighter. She’s not just a victim ready to be conquered, she has personality, strong will and incredible wits.
Strong leads
Rishe and Arnold’s dance resembles the one from Mr. and Mrs. Smith in a way: it’s not just a dance, it’s a battle of powers. They are fighting for the right to lead and to show who’s the strongest, while trying to keep their face and composure. Rishe, unfortunately, loses, as Arnold can counter her every move.
This parallel is nothing new in various types of movies and series, but it’s still extremely beautiful and says a lot about the characters involved in the scene. It shows that Rishe is not ready to submit to Arnold, no matter how dangerous he might be.
Let’s not forget that he was the one to start a war that killed Rishe in her previous lives. The woman keeps fighting no matter what, and it’s important for her to show Arnold that.
But Arnold is not a weakling, either. He cannot let Rishe take the helm. He’s being a gentleman about it and trying to be as careful and smart as he can, but he still wants to tell her “I know what you’re doing, and two can play this game.”