The episode was intense, but I can't help but feel that the impact of Takatora's betrayal has been watered down by all the turns of events and Ryoma's minimal screen presence in the past few episodes. I wonder how they'll work that dynamic back in. I don't think it'll be easy to let go of being almost murdered and left for dead by ex colleagues.

This episode was just....wow! And the preview gave me goosebumps about next episode, especially Takatora's line at the end.

Well I need to DL this episode tonight

I get the feeling that Ryouma/Duke won't be the main final villain of the series, but will be the final opponent for Takatora and/or Kaito leaving Gaim to take on Roshuo one on one.

I love the little things that you learn about the series as a whole.

In an earlier representation of "The Seven Deadly Sins", this was the list that was written:

Kind of fits, don't it? :)

I love that Zangetsu Shin is, far and away, a representation of evil. As soon as Takatora chose to discard his Project Ark plan, he ends up being betrayed and losing the suit. Looking back, it's full of symbolism. He denounces his plans, admits Kouta (seen as the savior) is correct. Immediately after doing so, he is betrayed and loses the Melon Energy Lockseed and Genesis Driver.

Who picks it up?

Micchy. Who has become straight up evil now, making deals with the devil to save himself and those he thinks are worthy. And every time he uses the suit, he becomes more and more evil.

And now we have the final part of Takatora's arch - destroying the suit, thus forever destroying the evil he followed and believed in.

I LOVE THIS SHOW.

Everyone started on Hope and I kept looking for Wizard to show up "Someone call me?!" "No, no one called you. Go away."

So finally Kouta sees Micchy's BS and hopefully gets curbstomped the next episode. By Takatora and that beautiful Melon Arms.

This episode was okay to say the least. This revels has taken to long and my only interest for next week is the brawl.

The man is in complete and utter despair. His civilization is in ruins, his people are mockeries of what they once were, and his love is long dead. He doesn't know what to believe. Meanwhile, Ryug- I mean, Redyue comes along and tells him she can resurrect his queen by sacrificing however many humans. He doesn't really see us as a species at that point, just... fodder. Fuel. He only needs however many alive as Redyue tells him.

Of course in all likelihood Redyue is just selling him on snake oil and this either won't work in the first place, or it will somehow serve to weaken Roshuo immensely, but that's besides the point right now.

Man Kouta got graped hard this episode :lol

I just love how delusional Micchy has become. In his mind everything he did was for the greater good. All he did was just a necessary sacrifice to lead humanity into a new and brighter future.

I got a different take on that. Maybe I need to rewatch the episode to get straightened out, but it sort of seemed to me that he figured humanity was going down anyway and he might as well jettison the rest of it to save himself and those he felt worthy.