Was that actually even a mystery...?
Last time, I joked about how there were only three suspects at that kite-running sabotage. The deduction and resolution might've felt a little quick, but hey, it had at least 45 minutes of breathing room. This one outdoes it, somehow - - not even affording 22 minutes to a murder case. It literally is like some Little Orphan Annie episode. You can figure out whodunit before you've finished drinking your ovaltine.
Out of all the aspects here that I might chuckle about, I found the total lack of set-up to be the most amusing. We open, and Conan and the kids are just at this ski lodge when the sororal drama begins. We aren't shown how they got there. We aren't told if they know anybody. They're just... there.
== TEASER ==
And that's fine. This reminds me of an old school comic strip than a modern anime, and that's an enjoyable novelty. It's just tweaking such serious sensory memories for me, doing that. I can smell the newsprint.
The living silhouette has returned to protect the girl's identity, so I'm getting a feel for how the show conducts its business over 700+ episodes. Now, I'm mainly curious if it ever goes longer than a two-parter? Some of you lunatics have mentioned that a certain criminal society pops up every season. Does Conan ever deal with full-out, saga-length, epic mystery then? These short cases are fun and all, but I can't imagine the show holding anybody's interest for this long if it's always small potatoes.
Watch this episode and decide for yourself, then read my thoughts on the previous episode.
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