[DreamSword]

Episode 21: Resonance

This episode is all about Raiko freeing Seimei of her curse.

The way he does so is by entering into her very soul to pull her free from Rudra's' control, but in exchange, Haruaki(Seimei's' grandpa) must become the vessel.

It's an episode full of many a touching moment. From Raiko's' resolute devotion to Seimei to Haruaki's' last words to his grand daughter, to Kintoki's' stand against Xehanort, there's alot of big stuff here.

And that's all well and good, but the thing that surprised me the absolute most, and based on what I've been the told the thing that will probably off put alot of long time Garo fans, is how members of the Watchdog Center themselves get directly involved in the fight this time around.

It's such a stark turnaround from how they were portrayed in the first anime; Being almost completely amoral assholes who didn't care what happened as long as it meant they got to keep killing Horrors. Here though, they directly interfere, going so far as to knock Xehanort out with a spell of their own before leaving. For sure did not see that coming!

Overall I liked this episode, despite my mixed feelings on the twist with the Watchdog Center. But, we still have three more episodes to go, meaning Xehanort isn't down for the count just yet.