It has been mentioned already in this anime how Flamme’s actual works are lost, and moreover, we have imitations of her work. Heiter brings up an excellent point: if all you see is fakes, then how do you know when the real thing is in front of you? When Frieren mentions she is the only one who remembers her face, we see a reaction from Himmel. As later in the episode, we have Himmel mentioning the biggest reason he is creating these statues is so that Frieren is not alone. As he wants people to remember them, they can look at the statues and realize Frieren was part of Himmel’s party. It gives Frieren a chance to socialize with others. Of course there is a bit of Himmel’s ego here as well.
In some fantasy works we see a deconstruction in how demons have a human side to them. However, here Frieren takes the idea of demons having a human side to them, but it is purposely used for evil, as we see in the flashback. One great aspect of this is shown because we see Himmel making a mistake. I think this is a great decision because Himmel is a great hero, but he is also human. For him to have that hesitation to kill the demon is natural because it would go with Himmel’s ideals to communicate with each other and understand each other. However, sadly, this was a mistake and learning experience on Himmel’s side. Plus, Frieren was detached from humans, so it makes sense just saying you will regret this and not pushing it more.
Though one thing that is curious is that the demon plans to give the couple the daughter she ate. Could that show the demons have a humane side to them? Well, the demon, after being killed by Frieren says the word mom to stop them from killing their kind. They are truly a manipulative species. We see it again in the scene with Lügner & Granat. Mentioning his father and admitting he doesn’t know what the word father means. Though it is clear to these demons now, Frieren is a threat.
This episode adapted chapters 13-14 as well as half of chapter 15. The use of music noticeably elevates the flashback with the demon girl. Interesting decision to stop in the midway point of chapter 15. I like it personally.