Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf episode 5 review
So! (Sajak style) Lawrence spends about 10 minutes of this episode talking economics. Which are great and all, except when your future wife has been captured. After he finally comes to an agreement on how to rescue her, he and his pals pull off one of the easiest rescue missions I have ever seen in an anime. It was about as seamless as Luke Skywalker dropping down into the Millennium Falcon where Lando Calrissian was waiting. There was no drama, no excitement, just a quick rescue.
And perhaps because it was so easy, Holo wasn’t grateful in the least bit to Lawrence. Which shouldn’t be surprising given that her character has been anything but “wise,” but still is surprising because she should have been at least a little bit thankful. Anyway, life goes on, and now we find out what next will happen in our little romance between a man and a wolf.
Not the best of episodes, but surely not the worst, either.
Best girl of the episode: Holo until someone else shows up
Episode rating: 6/10
Tommy A. Phillips 