[DreamSword]

Episode 16: Reunion

Urobochi returns as head writer for this episode.

And I... actually didn't mind this one, really. Like, yeah it still has issues, but overall it was a step up from the standard.

Unlike alot of other episodes, this one not only has a proper grip on atmosphere, but it's one of the few character focused episodes. While there's the typical eye-rolling with certain scenes, it mostly worked!

The scenario is that Hermann is alive, having been saved and converted into an Amalgam by Beatrice. He infiltrates the Zwolf headquarters in order to try and rescue Amanda, but things go south once Hermann eventually realizes what exactly happened to him.

The conversation between Hermann and Amanda really is the highlight here, with Amanda trying to tell Hermann that there's more going on than what he's aware of, Hermann insisting that there's no reason to be involved with any of this, and the eventual sanity slippage he goes through once his body begins to shift about and regenerate.

In other words, Hermann has become the new Gerd, and Amanda has become the new Hermann.

It's an interesting dynamic shift that I feel could really work in the show going forward, but unfortunately, I am all too aware of what show this is, and thus I'm not exactly getting my hopes up.

There's also Beatrice's' forces using Hermann as a distraction in order to launch an assault on Zwolf, but who cares about that, really.

Oh, and the song choir kicking in right as Hermann steals a new Super Bike from Zwolf was hilarious, even if the show didn't intend for it to be.