[FreshToku]

This episode in particular has always stuck out to me, I think. Even if you don't entirely agree with Shinji on going out of his way to save Asakura's life (which I'm pretty sure is everybody), you understand why it's important for him to do this. If he hadn't saved Asakura, regardless of whether you think it's right or wrong, it just wouldn't be Shinji.

That said, and this is not really relevant, I really wish dragon man could give snake man a beat-down. It's an action show after all, and I think at this point of the show when I was first watching, I was thinking to myself 'gosh, our main character has not really had a good showing against anyone who is not a mirror monster'.