English Dub Review: Dead Mount Death Play “The Corpse”

Overview (Spoilers Below):
Fortune telling for a reporter is interrupted by a police raid on Polka’s building, and the necromancer could find himself on the wrong end of a frame-up. Does he have a new enemy, or is he caught in the crossfire between underworld power brokers?

Our Take:
If you think things couldn’t get any worse for the Corpse God, this episode would prove otherwise. Not only does Polka have to deal with being the center of attention due to his powers, but he also has to contend with a reporter seeking the scoop of the century. Thankfully for them, she’s only here to have a man’s fortune read. However, that doesn’t appear to last as long as it should, thanks to the arrival of the detectives and the police.
Amid Polka’s fortune-telling ritual, the episode further showcases the outside forces lurking beyond the building, which is no longer a secret hiding place. We see more of Momoya and even his partner, who’s equally as deadly and mental as he was in the previous episode. Besides his partner killing the thugs, they don’t do much else besides watching the action from a safe distance. Although, based on how they looked at Misaki, it seems we might get some more action from the menacing duo sooner or later. There’s also Iwanome and Arase attempting to continue the Solitaire case, with Polka remaining their prime suspect.
In other words, it’s another build-up episode that offers more insight into the supporting characters and the new adversaries besides Polka and his friends, especially Taipei, who has a history with Shuya. It’s also not without an interesting yet convoluted fortune-telling scenario involving the headless corpse of Mishita, the former employee of Clarissa’s secret agency. The other good thing about this moment is that Polka communicates with Osorogi through their thoughts instead of writing, unlike the previous episodes. Considering that I watched the episode without the subtitles, I would consider this a win. However, regarding the additional secrets that were just uncovered, I wish I could say the same about the reincarnated necromancer.