No matter how many insults Bocchan flings Alice’s way or derides her mere presence, or tells her he flat out hates her, Alice does not bend, at least not in front of him we see a rare moment of her vulnerability after he leaves his room and sighs. That’s right: the kid who now kills anything he touches once essentially saved Alice’s life…with his touch. He certainly isn’t aware of just how momentous him taking her hand and helping her off the ground meant to her at that difficult time in her life. This is because, no doubt due in part to the trauma of suffering the witch’s curse, he doesn’t remember Alice. Bocchan was in a much darker, more nihilistic emotional place then, and his first instincts were to dismiss Alice and suspect she’s laughing at him on the inside. While Viola is charming, cute and fun to watch, the real meat of the episode comes in the final extended segment, during which both Bocchan and Alice play a game of chess during a snowy winter night and reminisce about a similar night years ago, when Alice was appointed Bocchan’s maid. Then she sits on Caph and ties her up by the fire, which is the scene Rob walks in on, much to Viola’s dismay. During her latest visit, she meets Caph, initially assumes she’s a burglar (not a bad instinct!) and attempts to tackle her, only to bounce off her bust. While her official stance is neutral, I imagine Viola prefers Bocchan to Walter, and hopes he’ll break the curse. At least Viola visits her big brother and treats him like a person! His goofy antics and physical comedy aside, Walter is not a good guy. He’s also got a complex about being called the secondborn son…even though that’s what he is. First and foremost, he’s a bit of an arrogant prick, already measuring the drapes for his ascension to head of the family. This week’s first segment introduces us to Bocchan’s younger brother Walter, and…he’s a lot.