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Like I figured: after last week's set-up this was pretty much wall-to-wall action. We got sword fights, we got an armored fight (with Rei's horse and Goro-chan riding what looked like a kirin with rocket orbs in its talons), and some actors vs. CGI doo-dads fights. I'm not sure where this one ranks overall in terms of Garo action scenes, but I'd say it ends up fairly high on the list.

Oh, and Alice did a stupid thing again. Because of course she did.

The episode's ending really surprised me. I don't believe that Goro-chan is really dead; I'm sure he'll be back for the finale. I'm really surprised that they killed off Kagome. I wasn't necessarily expecting her to be a major character in future shows or movies but I was definitely not expecting her to die halfway through this series. It's a pity, as I feel like there was a lot of potential that we'll never get to see fulfilled now.

Anyway, looks like we're back to the more episodic MotW adventures next week.