Episode 35
(No screenshots as I forgot to take them.
Too engrossed in the episode.)This episode starts with Gintoki, Otae, and Kagura arguing on how to make a proper recap of what is going on with Shinpachi. The rest of the story ends within 8 minutes in this episode.
The Shinsengumi superior was interrogated by Hijikata and Sougo. He was called a molester being without his police notebook and wallet for his identification. The two laugh at him when they read a card left by the cat-eared girl who took his belongings and calls herself “Mysterious Thief Cat’s Ear.” Shinpachi became a target of that thief as well. Since Gintoki and the two girls waited outside for Shinpachi and this thief, they noticed that the thief left Shinpachi. They chased after her and attacked her. They also find out that she loves to play with men’s feelings. Shinpachi saved her from her sister and Kagura, but he attacked her too.
The next story in this episode is about Kuriko, the daughter of the Shinsengumi superior (Matsudaira), who has a gangster-looking boyfriend. He wants to obliterate him because he doesn’t look good enough for his daughter. He comments on the guy’s piercings. He says that humans have a lot of holes already and there’s no need to add more. Matsudaira, Sougo, and Kondo follow the couple around a theme park. Hijikata is there too, but to keep an eye on the three. They were about to attack the guy to prevent the couple from kissing during their ferris wheel ride. Sougo had influenced the other two on this when he said that ferris wheel and kissing go together. Hijikata, suddenly calling himself Mayora 13, saves the guy from their attack. Kuriko develops a liking to him seeing how ‘cool’ he is.
The Shinsengumi guys never fails to amuse me.
Sougo is just awesome while Kondo is so… Gullible. Episode 36
A girl named Hanako works where Otae does although she’s been skipping work. Otae and another co-worker saw her on a bridge. Hanako was about to jump off the bridge. Otae tells her that she should be at a shallow part of the river if she wants to catch crayfish.
Anyway, Otae kicks her to save her. Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura are busy at the Shimura dojo making hot pot. They were able to buy the ingredients they need since they finally got money. But the hot pot they made looks inedible.
Kagura even adds Otae’s favorite Bargain Dash ice cream. Her way of ‘neutralizing’ the awful taste of the hot pot they made. Eventually, Gintoki and Shinpachi got beat up.Hanako explains the situation over their awful hot pot meal. She joined this group of Dream Catcher worshipers. Their leader grants them their wishes. Hanako wanted to be a dancer and, out of desperatin, she uses the money she saved to buy a mole that will help her get her wish. Otae punishes her to put some sense in her head. The worshipers were easily fooled by their ‘leader’ by showing them the Dream Catcher stance much like Goku of Dragon Ball’s hame hame wave (or is it kame hame wave? *shrugs*) that will give them their wish. The better they do this, the bigger chances of getting their wish. It’s obviously a scam, but desperate people are easily swayed. Gintoki and Kagura joins in, but later admits they did that to be able to know more about the group leader’s motives and tricks.
They discover that the leader is paying a ninja to help with the wish-granting trick. Of course, they can only give those who wish for material things. Gintoki and the rest prove to the members the real motive of their leader and show the trick to them. The people were so mad that they demanded their money back and they either beat up or killed their former leader.
In real life, there are scams that people join in because they are led to believe that they will receive a huge sum of money. These scams are usually slightly-easy work. Much like those internet sites that offer payment when you click ads. I read others didn’t get their checks/cheques after they have done their part. Be wary of the things you do. You never know where or what you’ll end up.