Angel's Friends S1 E44

## Plot

We finally see a photo of Raf's adoptive parents, and baby Raf looks so cute! Raf reluctantly sits down to hear Reina's story, and finally meets Malachia when Reina orders him to throw more wood on the fire. Raf knows who he is from what Arkhan and Temptel told everyone, but she still doesn't know what he looks like, because his face is covered again. Reina tells Raf that her mother and father were fatally injured in a tragic accident. They were a king and a queen, which makes Raf a princess. They were the heads of a vast empire, and their decisions influenced millions of people. Because of this, angels and devils fought especially hard to influence them. Because they exerted such influence, it was their fault that Raf became an orphan. They caused the accident that killed her parents. It happened during a challenge. Without realizing it, angels and devils fought amongst the humans. But they're intangible when they're in their normal forms. Reina tells Raf that it happens more often than she might think. The eternal struggle between angels and devils has always caused unforeseen tragedies. The Tall Spheres decided to adopt Raf. It was their way of trying to make up for what she had suffered. She asks Reina for proof. Reina asks her if she wants to see her parents. They're dead, but their images are still here. Their portraits are in the Room of Portraits at the Golden School. But new people are born all the time. Why wouldn't the angels and devils remove dead people's portraits, even if they were important? Does the room just expand all the time for the ever increasing human population? Also, seeing a portrait of a king and queen doesn't mean that they're Raf's parents. How would she even know who they are if she doesn't know what they look like? Would she just look at them and know? Reina seems to think so. Raf says that interns are forbidden to enter the portrait room. Reina says that the only way to see her parents is to go inside that room. She gets back, and Uri asks her where she was. They briefly fight about what happened earlier, but Uri apologizes and they hug. Raf can't sleep, and heads to the Room of Portraits. Meanwhile, Malachia is looking at a door to a room of the mansion that he's not allowed to enter. He thinks about going in, but can't bring himself to disobey Reina. He wonders if Raf is the reason why he's feeling so guilty. She looked at him in a very strange way. She knows that she could never go inside the portrait room without help from a devil. She tries to go back to sleep. Arkhan tells Miki to get busy. He's assigned her Helen and Julia, since Raf is back to looking after Andrew. Matthew asks Helen and Julia out, and they accept, but both girls want him all to themselves. Miki and Gas go bowling. Gas gets a spare, but Miki says he cheated. Um, you guys have always been allowed to use your powers. But every time they win or get an advantage with them, the other person always whines "You cheated!" Ugh, no wonder Raf is starting to agree with Reina about the neverending conflict between angels and devils. The only actual cheating would be if they violated the V.E.T.O, which *has* happened, like that one time when Cabiria obstructed Sweet, but unlike Raf and Sulfus, she was never punished for it with physical pain, which is what normally happens when angels and devils touch each other in their natural forms. And Raf and Sulfus got their powers taken away and were almost expelled because they committed a sacrilege, not because they broke the V.E.T.O. Then again, I guess kissing each other counts as touching. Anyways, Miki and Gas have another challenge where they compare their strength, and they tie, just like they did during bowling. They try boxing, but before they can finish, the simulation ends. Raf and Sulfus inform them that while they were busy competing, Helen and Julia came down with the flu, so neither one of them can go out with Matthew. Raf tells them that they should guard their humans against their own bad behavior, not get caught up in fighting. She finally decides to break into the Room of Portraits. Reina tells Malachite's portrait that it will no longer be the only one on the wall. Soon, she'll have all of humanity under her control.

## Review

I just realized something. Reina stole Malachia's portrait so that he'd love her, but instead, he became her slave. What made her stop loving him? Assuming this takes place sometime near present day, or at least when the show was being produced, that means she's only been imprisoned for a little over a century. That doesn't seem like enough time to drive an immortal being crazy. How did Malachia not age? How did he get into Limbo? He's clearly capable of getting in and out. That place needs better security. So, yeah, in case it wasn't obvious, everything Reina told Raf was a lie to manipulate her into opening the Room of Portraits so she could steal them all for herself. See? Paintings are not proof! She should just tell her friends and confront Arkhan with what she knows. Sure, if he finds out that Reina told her, he'll probably just deny everything, but still, the proof that she used to be human is right there on her skin.