[DreamSword]

Episode XIV: Geste

This was a fun one.

Whereas last episode was all about Leon, this one focuses almost entirely on Alfonso and German, while having a small sidestory about two lovers too.

One question that immediately came to my mind that Alfonso took it upon himself to not only be the Prince, but also Valliante's' personal vigilante was "How does he even manage to balance that?"

The answer to that question is "Barely." In another logical step taken in the show's' writing, it's shown that the dude is basically starting to sleepwalk through his days. And who can blame him? The kingdom is still recovering from a crisis, and being a Makai Knight the rest of the time gives basically zero time for rest.

Alfonso's' sneaking out also showed that, while small, he does have a mischievous side to him, which I liked seeing. And later on when it comes to dealing with the bandits, I again loved the dynamic the show has going where Alfonso keeps being naive in thinking that German is some noble hero, and German, not wanting to disappoint is nephew is all "Yeah... you got it!"



That's not to say that Leon gets nothing though. I really liked the scene between him and Emma. Emma doesn't belittle him, or even make any jokes at his expense. She honestly congratulates Leon for being able to find a place he belongs. Also I know I said before that I don't like the Armors being the only CG thing in the show, and I still don't, but can I just real quick say that I love this show's' artstyle otherwise? It's very appealing to me.

This episode isn't perfect though. There are a few contrivances to keep the plot of it moving forward, the exposition is very blatant, the twist anyone could see coming a mile away, and I felt the ending was too abrupt. Not saying I hated this episode by any means though. I still had fun with it, and this being a blatant oneoff episode helps me to overlook its shortcomings. The characters and their interactions are the primary focus here, and I am all for that. So I guess I'll this one off a screenshot of true love:



Find you someone who'll jump off a building and get you saved by a mystical knight in shining armor, folks.