[Fish Sandwich]

This is an episode of this show I think about a lot. Not just because of that beautiful bookend that allowed Die to cheekily glue the screencaps together in a way that might trick someone into thinking both are from one scene instead of two (which is key to the beauty of it!), but because of the huge range of emotional tones between those mirrored conversations.

Toku plots about monsters who don't fit the normal weekly antagonist role quite right are generally favorites of mine, and I like how this one starts so relaxed before eventually escalating into something very intense, all connected by a vague sense of melancholic listlessness that sort of shrouds that whole side of the plot. There are plenty of fun and goofy moments in there, but a lot of them come from the show's actual villains taking a day off, making their side of things the one that's easier to feel cozy watching, which is itself another thing that's sort of backwards and not quite right if you let yourself stop to think about it too hard. I guess that's it, really? I like how the episode itself lets the viewer empathize with Yomogi by kind of baking the same messiness of the feelings he has throughout this one right into the actual viewing experience. Lots of questions, but very few clear answers.