[NGW]

Really bummed to see the gate falling into despair at the end of last week's episode really was just a throwaway gag. Words honestly kinda fail me right now..it just makes the whole thing feel like a joke, we've never had a gate fall into despair, yet there are plenty of phantoms around (maybe Wiseman should reconsider throwing away the ones he has to try and make more if he REALLY needs such a large number in order to hold the Sabbat again), and when was the last time Haruto actually went in and killed a gate's inner phantom? It's almost like the series just kinda gave up on that whole schtick.

That said, this episode is definitely one of the better in the series so far. Nice getting some real backstory for Haruto, even if it is so late in the series, and he's really coming into his own as an actual character. I liked his interaction with Shunpei at the start, just them having fun. Also enjoyed the conversations between Sora and Wise and Sora and Medusa.

As for the White Wizard's request. Well the stone was purple, something tells me it's for Witch.