English Dub Review: Sugar Apple Fairy Tale “Wanting Even a Cat’s Help”

Overview

The silver sugar has hardened due to the heavy rains. Anne and the others come up with a plan of action, but they’re short on time and manpower. Anne and Elliott decide to ask for Kat’s help, but will the maverick artisan agree?


Our Take

With time running short and the artisans needing to replenish their supply of silver sugar, Anne comes up with the idea to ask Kat to help out. Anne goes to Kat’s workshop to ask for assistance, but he refuses opting to prioritize his customers instead. However, Anne remembers that Kat lost a bet with Hugh when Anne refused Hugh’s help to get Challe back from Bridget in which Hugh gets to ask one favor out of Kat. Anne returns to Holly Leaf and challenges Hugh to a confection-making contest for the right to make that request, and Hugh accepts with the winner being the one making the confection that Noah eats.

In looking for ideas as to what to make that Noah would approve of, Anne decides on something that reminds Noah of Herbert. As she stares at a portrait of Herbert with his head ripped off, Gladus approaches Anne telling her that Challe refuses to open up to him and almost says why he and Challe are close to each other. After Gladus leaves with Bridget, Challe comes in telling Anne about something she cannot see, and that gives Anne the idea to look behind Herbert’s portrait. Anne sees the only House Chamber crest remaining in the castle there, and she decides to make a confection of it.

Overall a new story-arch begins in terms of a new goal for Anne and Challe to face and gives purpose to bringing back a supporting character thereby giving a proper payoff from past episodes. It also tries to kill two birds with one stone, successfully feeding Noah while also receiving Kat’s help. I’m quite sure Hugh will make that game board for Noah, which will be a nice nostalgic trip to Noah but won’t exactly drive the point across what his master wants: for Noah to simply leave and be free. I’m not sure how presenting the crest will make either of those a reality, but I suppose we just have to wait for next week’s episode…