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Monster Episode 8 - On the Run

Tenma's working at the hospital again, but he knows it can't really last, especially since Runge finds the tie he used to bind Nina's assailant in Heidelberg Castle and follows its trail back to Eva, who is now drunk and unhappy after three failed marriages. She covers up for Tenma, but then reveals everything when her attempts to patch up their relationship fail, and Tenma is forced to flee by the arrival of the police. We flash forward briefly by five months to see that Tenma's on Johan's trail once more - and this time, he has a gun.

Given the pace that I hope to catch up with Monster episodes I don't know if there's an awful lot I can say really. However, while watching this it made me think that, although I usually think of Monster as being slow, it certainly doesn't drag in the way that, say, Beck did - we had a ten minute scene of just Eva reminiscing, being drunk, talking to Runge and looking at photos, and it didn't feel in the least bit laboured. Considering that before this (out of boredom) I watched the last episode of Konomini and even THAT felt slow-paced in comparison, and I think I should revise my opinion on Monster's slothfulness (or rather lack of it!).