Investigate the General Hospital / Decipher the Perplexing Code
In the Spy X Family episode “20”, Henderson announces to his class that they will be doing a social studies project on occupations. He provides many different options for the students to research and presents them with a report due date. ..
Anya asks Yor about her job, and Yor doesn’t know whether to tell her about her Clerk or Assassin job. Through their mental debacle, we learn more about Yor’s assassin’s work. She becomes an assassin to protect Yuri and receives opportunities from a Shopkeeper through phone calls. She receives intel from her client about the target. ..
Anya, a journalist, is investigating Loid’s work. She states that she studies her target’s photo carefully and must avoid killing the wrong person. She doesn’t mind killing people because it’s like she’s protecting humanity from evildoers. ..
Two days ago, Loid showed Anya his workplace at the hospital’s psychiatry department. In his head, Loid suggests it would’ve been better to fake being a general practitioner. However, he’s against the idea because many prominent figures frequent the hospital grounds. He says it’s better to follow his current plan as he can infiltrate social circles and swipe credible information.
Loid put on a lab coat and they head for his office. Anya asks Loid why he pursued this career. Loid says he wanted to help people defeat their illnesses and said it was a decision he made in college. However, Loid’s true intentions are for Desmond to get sick and enter his office seeking help. Anya meets Loid’s colleagues, and they tell her how happy they are to be working alongside him.
Loid says that while his job is difficult, it’s also very rewarding. He says that it’s important to be sociable and not stand out too much, but the most challenging part of his job is dealing with people’s hearts.
Loid says that he must carefully observe his patients and establish trust while also pondering how his psychiatrist occupation is like his spy career. After colleagues praise him, Loid admits that the most challenging part is balancing his mission and side career.
Loid takes Anya to the consultation room as a substitute for showing him speak with a patient. Anya touches the bookshelf, angering Loid. In thought, Loid says a secret escape passage is set up behind the shelf in case of an emergency related to his mission. Loid suggests calling Yor to pick Anya up, but Anya wants to monitor his work until completion. ..
Loid receives a knock from a possible WISE agent. He takes out a box of sand for Anya to play with and warns her not to touch anything. He departs, leaving Anya smirking in the consultation room. A WISE agent disguised as a co-worker hands Loid some documents. Meanwhile, Anya finds a lever that reveals the secret passageway behind the bookshelf.
Anya is exploring a hospital when she sees a montage of her exploration. A ceiling vent allows her to spy on a group of hospital workers discussing rumors about deadly ghosts in the hospital. Anya tries to leave but gets trapped under a pipe. She makes loud noises, startling the workers. She breaks free, returns to the consultation room, and pretends to be playing with the sandbox.
Loid walks into the sandbox and sees the pile of toys that have been injected with a substance. Loid assumes this means that Anya is under a lot of stress because of her time at the orphanage. Loid suggests that they go home and grabs Anya’s memo pad so she can take notes of the spy discussion he read in her mind. ..
Anya’s father’s psychiatric work has come under scrutiny from her classmates. Anya discusses her father’s work with them, but she also shares her concerns about the way he deals with his patients. Everyone in the class is shocked by Anya’s words, including Henderson. Loid discussed things thoroughly with the staff and disconfirmed any suspicions of him being abusive.
Handler: So, what are your thoughts on the Bondman TV show? Loid: I’ve never seen it, but I hear it’s pretty bad. Handler: Yeah, I don’t think anyone would enjoy that. But speaking of bad things, have you been able to figure out Anya’s handwriting yet? It’s really terrible. Loid: No, not yet. But I will eventually. And once I do, no one will be able to decipher her notes because they’ll be too difficult to read. Handler: That sounds like a good plan. Thanks for taking care of Anya while I go take care of my night shift. ..
Anya hands the coded document to numerous people, including Franky. At night, Anya sleeps and dreams. Meanwhile, Franky drops the document at his home. In his mind, he assumes that a beautiful woman told Anya to hand it to him after sniffing it. Franky heads to a nearby area the following day and awaits the woman’s arrival. He believes that the coded language in the document was some kind of love letter for him. ..
The episode concludes with Anya cuddling her pillow while whispering, “top secret.”
The Episode Review
The episode begins with our cast getting into hilarious mischief. They get into a fight with Yor’s assassin, and eventually figure out he’s using a disguise to avoid detection. They also learn about his assassin lifestyle and how he hides his identity. However, the episode feels like the show is trapped in a bubble. It delivers some intriguing intel but doesn’t pursue those concepts further. While the episode doesn’t offer much value, it had some highlights.
Loid’s hospital work was interesting, considering it’s where he established his façade. Viewers will enjoy the hilarious gimmicks he has set up at the place, like the secret passage behind the bookshelf and other WISE agents disguising themselves as workers. It was a pleasure receiving intel on how faking his role as a psychiatrist can lend him a helping hand in getting close to Desmond.
This week, the show paid attention to Yor’s other job - assassination. It was interesting to see how her skills related to Loid’s work, and it was rewarding to see her use her skills in an assassination mission. ..
Anya’s skills were not put to use in this episode as she was pondering about her assassin work because she didn’t know which job would best fit her assignment. Yor pondering this may seem odd to fans, but remember Yor and Loid are new parents and have quirky lifestyles. Apart from those highlights and some other funny bits, this episode didn’t offer anything too practical. ..
This week’s episode featured our characters participating in mundane activities like regular civilians. There were no fights, missions, or villains to defeat this week. Hopefully, the upcoming episodes can reignite Spy x Family’s tension and excitement with more plot developments and focus given to other cast members.
