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Originally Posted by catwhowalks

Well sorry you still don't like the reveal. It fits though, with the shape shifting Worms replacing people and the like. Still it seems pretty obvious that this was planned. You are for whatever reason, enjoying the things about this show that I dislike and disliking that things that I like. This show is just that weird I guess.

That does sound like me, yeah.

For the record, I never thought the reveal that Hiyori and Tendou were related was unplanned or a retcon. (I did think it was something that was just in the movie at first, though.) This show's way too smart and intricate to just suddenly decide something this major. I would not doubt for a second that it was in the initial pitch document or series bible.

What I'd argue is that it's an unnecessary element, and one that arrives later in the series than I'd enjoy. If this happened around episode 15 or 20, I'd be a little more receptive to it. Here, at 32, it feels like the relationships between the characters had progressed so much further than Secret Siblings as an idea, gotten so much deeper than Tendou Has To Kill Kagami To Protect Hiyori's Secret. (Which, I see what the show is going for emotionally with that, highlighting Tendou's unshackled commitment to Hiyori, but it comes off like Tendou hasn't listened to a word Kagami said for the last two episodes. Kagami was specifically the one who said that Not All Worms deserve to die. It's another moment in this one where I can't understand why people are behaving the way they are.) It... I think it flattens out the uniqueness of Tendou and Hiyori's bond, and that bums me out.

Also, I think my feelings about Tendou/Hiyori (do not like) are getting a little tangled up with Hiyori/Worm (pretty into, didn't love how the show handled the fallout) as far as how I'm communicating my feelings about this episode. There are two reveals, and it's really the Secret Siblings one that I regret the show pursuing.