[PaperBag Sniper]

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Originally Posted by CybermanWorf

It is great to see you again Paperbagsniper, I quite missed talking to you

Yeah, I'm going to try to be less a stranger around here.

Just had a chance to watch Agito episodes 18-19 and I have to say I'm incredibly impressed. Not only did those episodes pull a really good bait and switch, but it gave me a little tidbit of wisdom to carry with me too.

I really like the motto Hojou's mentor used (and ultimately betrayed) "reject narrow views, use the truth to uncover more truth". Those two episodes really hammer that in and it's due to really good cinematography and writing.

Everything leading up to Hanamura's murder was really well crafted, showing Houjou leaving his car at the same time Hanamura was getting on his bike, and going straight into his death at the park had me convinced that Houjou had a grudge against this guy related to his mentor's sister's death.

I spent an entire episode waiting for some slipup or for someone to put some pressure on Houjou when he suddenly freaks out at the sandwich. I thought it was going to be one of those tell-tale heart moments but then he goes to examine the evidence and I start to get suspicious. Finally he confronts his mentor and accuses him of murder and I'm ready to call bullshit. No way was he going to shift the blame of this murder on his mentor, just like I assumed he tried to use the current Grongi's M.O. as a cover for his first crime.

The whole accusation, showing that Houjou may be an asshole, but he's still a detective made me think a little better about the guy. Just a little though, if I had a .gif of him getting punched into that car I'd loop it as my desktop background.

Agito continues to impress and I'll keep chunking out episodes as I get time. I think 2 episodes is usually a complete story following the format used in Kuuga.