[DreamSword]

I'm so happy right now...

And no I'm not just saying that because Anti showed up at the very end(although MAN did I lose it when he did).

This was actually a legit great episode for me! At long last we get a giant push on the character arcs for Yume and Koyomi. At long last, we get back to addressing Yomogi's' family life. At long last, we have an actual atmosphere!

Unlike the last few episodes, this one didn't waste any time. It's an episode all about harsh truths and synchronicity, as well as how the people we surround ourselves with play a major influence on how we grow. I was super into this one, which is a total first for this show!

I loved how this episode finally continues the sort of commentary that Gridman and SSSS.Gridman had; About how technology can be used for great good or great harm. The commentary on YouTube harassment videos? Very appropriate thing to bring up after the previous season's' talk about the distance between people the internet can create.

It even goes in a common trope for combining super robot shows: That being of the pilots needing to not just be in sync with one another, but to also be focused, of which Yume and Koyomi clearly can't be right now. It's not the best example of it I've seen, but the timing was good and it helped in creating the dread of the overall situation, ontop of keeping in line with the general atmosphere of the episode itself. From the animation to the voice acting, they nailed it.

Just... man, this post is gonna be a short one, and I'm sorry that I really don't have any sort of intricate analysis, but all I can really think to say is that this was a huge step up from the previous bunch for me, and almost made those last few episodes worth it. Episodes like these where almost every character gets the chance to shine make me very excited now to see where the show is gonna go from here!