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Originally Posted by Androzani84

I saw a lot of cut content from this episode yesterday. Including a scene where Nago denies feeling anything for Maya, Yuri stops believing he’s from the future when he tells her that her daughter is in prison, Present!Jiro revealing that this time travel gambit is part of a promise to Otoya and we see that in the new timeline, Tanahashi gave up art and became Aozora’s main bankroller (making me wonder how they were getting funded originally). And parts of the collection I watched features a scene from an earlier episode (I assume 25) where it turns out Nago actually gives better romantic advice than Megumi.

I'm not surprised to hear that there are scenes cut from this episode, given how so much of it feels incomplete. I still read a lot of the X-Men comics and this episode reminds me of what's probably my least favorite book in the current line-up: Excalibur (I feel like I may have made this comparison in another one of the KRD Watches... threads, so if this sounds familiar just skip to the next paragraph). Part of that is subject matter, as the comic deals with what is easily the dumbest and most uninteresting part of the current status quo, but mostly it's a structure thing. Most issues of that comic feel like they have panels missing, meaning it often feels like we skip over important moments that would better connect the narrative. I got a lot of those vibes from this episode, with Nago getting his butt kicked by Yuri ending with him kidnapping her being the worst example.

Honestly, my biggest issue with this one is that I don't really like Nago very much and while it's fun to see him get smacked around by far more interesting characters, it doesn't make for the most compelling story. The stuff with Maya, Otoya, and Yuri is pretty good, though. The show does a much better job of selling Maya as a partner for Otoya than it ever did with Yuri (mostly because their relationship isn't built on a foundation of worn-down resistance).

And respect to everyone involved in that final scene, especially Saki Kagami. It's a big risk to just let a naked baby hang out on your fancy set, much less to pick him up and hold him. I wouldn't do that without at least a drop cloth and probably a poncho.