[AkibaSilver]

Yeah, I can't help but echo what others have said. Visually, this episode is fantastically well put together, and Greeza is suitably unnerving and terrifying as a foe. Bellial Sword is also pretty neat, even if Haruki trying to introduce himself manages to grind the action to a complete halt, which I'm not really sure works as well as intended?

But the actual process of getting the upgrade? Juggler just drives Haruki to the medal - and while Juggler is kinda cool, I don't think I care for him nearly as much as anyone else in the thread - while Celebro continues to be a pretty nothing villain outside of that one episode where he decided to be proactive. Also, after having his big moral resoution last episode, Haruki and Z don't really go through any personal anything to achieve their final form. They get the Bellial medal, they got stronger, and Geed was also here for a little bit. Maybe Z helping Haruki slot the medal in would make me feel more if they'd interacted more, cause it doesn't feel like a world shaking reaffirmation of bonds, it feels more like Z just realised he can do that! With the sidelining of the Z original characters in favour of returning ones, it just feels like a let down, especially after last week.

I don't mean to sound too negative, this is still a very slick and well made episode, and I had a lot of fun watching it. But it's very much all style (and it's very stylish style, don't get me wrong! Whoever did the CG on Greeza deserves some big recognition!) and little substance.