[DreamSword]

Episode 10: Divide

"None of us have slept in days; We're not thinking straight!"

That single line put alot of things into perspective, and made me overall okay with the episode despite how often I was thinking "No, you fools!"

So lo and behold, being smack dab in the middle of the territory owned by an evil death cult isn't so hot of a situation. The Kaiju Sisters want Boy, and the argument continues over how to handle everything.

Hayley wants to go the idealistic route of fighting their way out, Taylor wants to just give up and hope for the best, and Mei has the most pragmatic route; Use Boy as a bargaining chip for their own safety. Mei ends up being the one ultimately proven "correct" in the end.

Gotta say though, great twist and hook at the end, with Mob Boss being the one to save the day and the reveal on who one of the Kaiju Sisters are. But, with what should be the biggest aspect of the episode, it wasn't the main draw for me? Maybe not surprising given what I've said before but, again, the thing I was into most was the internal conflict our main trip was going through.

I think it's rather telling how much these characters have grown on me when I am legit interested in hearing what each side has to say, and the fact that them talking/arguing is the thing to keep my engaged. I also gotta give props to whoever writes the dialogue for these sorts of scenes, and it always feels very true to character and never forced. And while I personally wish that Taylor hadn't been the one to win everyone over, I am still interested in seeing where the story is gonna go from here.