[DreamSword]

I ended up not being a fan of this two-parter.

I think, when it gets right down to it, I feel like these episodes tried to juggle too much at once?

Hot take I know, but I feel as though it should've focused alot less on Geiz and Sogo. Because the thing is, those two coming to terms was a given to begin with, and the show trying to pull a platonic "will-they-won't-they" falls incredibly flat when they were clearly already Have, as evidence by a ton of episodes before this point. This easily could've all been done and dealt with in a single dedicated episode.

Meanwhile, all of the other things these episodes have to offer, of which I found way more interesting, end up taking a backseat due to this. Tsukuyomi, Woz, and yes, even Hiryu, were all things that I was way more invested in here.

And then there is of course the matter of Tsukasa. My distaste for him aside, he felt incredibly pointless; His only reason for even being a part of this being a way to get Tsukuyomi back to the present faster, which even then really didn't feel needed. Heck, even Tsukuyomi's' part in the plot ends up not mattering much in the grand scheme of things.

A few episodes ago I called Hiryu "Alister" and to fill those who might not get what I mean, the character of Alister in Yu-Gi-Oh actually has an incredibly similar backstory to that of Hiryu here, and unfortunately, he also ended up suffering the same fate that Alister did: Incredibly underdeveloped despite having a ton of great potential. It's a damn shame, and I really did not like how his arc appears to be resolved with Sogo simply going up to him and going "Hey, yeah, sorry, but let's just get over it, I guess."

Alot of potential in these four episodes, but none of it landed for me.