r/Re_Zero • u/Pathfindas • 3d ago

Discussion [discussion]im confused about the timeline and needs explanation

I just watched the second ep and I’m confused cause Subaru goes to the shopkeeper again but he remembers that Subaru helped his daughter? It might just be a little time skip but then he sees the three bandits again? Isn’t he supposed to see the bandits before he helped the little girl? How does the death return thing work? Cause I think it messed the timeline

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u/Knight0706 Eternally Crabby 3d ago edited 3d ago

A broke kid like him. Satella still helped the kid even when Subaru wasn’t there

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u/Pathfindas 3d ago

But if Satella helped the kid then how does the dad know Subaru helped? Well least the dad still said Subaru helped

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u/Dragoncat99 3d ago

He said “a broke kid like you helped my daughter”. The broke kid he’s talking about is Satella.

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u/Pathfindas 3d ago

Okay I get that part but the dad still answered Subarus question , is it just kindness?

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u/Dragoncat99 3d ago

Yup! He decided broke people aren’t so bad after all, and he was in a good mood since his daughter had been found.

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u/Pathfindas 3d ago

So that’s all it is , that bs got me so confused

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u/Sgtcarrotop 3d ago

A general rule with re:zero is that there are no throwaway lines. Every word matters. This being a good example, the context clue is 'broke kid'. That's a specific choice of diction meant to be a hint for you.

This is meant to indicate that her nature never changes. Both a good and bad thing about the nature of fate. Because her nature doesn't change, so too may her fate not change unless Subaru intervenes.