[Kurona]

I appreciate the work that went into Xross Saber's suit, and that it wasn't simply a matter of 'easy recolour'... but this ain't it. I don't think it justifies that complex starry pattern that's giving every toy designer and suit painter trouble nor the 'base form again' thing, and I would have just preferred a new, streamlined suit. At the end of the day the design just comes off as lame to me.

Which is a great contrast to how EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT DEBUT WAS AMAZING!! I haven't enjoyed Saber this much in... uh... ever, actually! This was far and away the best episode between every single thing about the final form debut being amazing and bombastic in a way few final form debuts can match (and that is an exceedingly difficult category to compete in); how strong the character moments and resolutions were; the use of music and the nailing of dramatic moments; how so many elements in this episode were juggled in a way that so easily could have been a mess and yet were balanced -perfectly- to the point that everything feels like it got the right amount of time it needed yet the most important thing - Xross Saber - was still the absolute focus. I really enjoyed this one and I wish this is the level of quality Saber had been able to aspire to all along; it seriously feels like an entirely different show now!