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What is Tanya's deal with the doll / nutcracker? Is it a reference to something in season 1?
By the way, there's a post-credit scene; don't miss it.
In the past God used the nutcracker to talk to Tanya, so I guess it brings back some unpleasant memories
In episode 3, Being-X is talking to her in the form of this Nutcracker sitting on the nightstand in a house they are occupying. Ever since then, Being-X has been showing up as this Nutcracker. The more interesting question is, whether or not this is the very same Nutcracker from back then since Viktoriya specifically mentioned that it's from a house they used to occupy. That line makes me think that Being-X is fucking around with probabilities again to "keep in touch". (Or it's an anime original Easter egg. If the LN wasn't so god-awful we can never know.)