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Yeah, this episode is definitely another highlight for me.

We get to see Kouga's father, Taiga (Rest in Peace Hiroyuki Watanabe), and even if it isn't for that long, it's still enough to tell a gripping story. I also like the cool detail of showcasing how both father and son have a small but distinct differing feature in their armor. While Kouga's eyes are green, Taiga's are red. It's a neat minor touch tbh.

There's also some cool sword in the stone kind of symbolism with how the Garo Sword is just sticking out from the ground with Kouga training hard to eventually pull it out. I also like how in the training sequence, there's a bunch of silhouettes of different Kouga's from different points in his training. And you can see just a clear side by side comparison of how he improves as he gets older. It's really nice.

Overall a solid episode and a standout for this season in particular.