[DreamSword]

Episode 10: Rebirth

This episode was a really nice surprise all around.

Like, I didn't actually expect an episode that focused so heavily on the relief efforts put forth after Knight tore the city apart.

But it makes sense, given that it provides a vehicle for Luke, the center character of the episode, to reflect upon his past as well as what exactly it is that motivates him to fight Horrors.

And really helping with that is how both the A plot and the B plot are equally engaging, especially given they both help to develop Luke's' character. Even his interactions with Mei Fong were rather nice, although I would liked to have seen more of them as kids, given Mei Fong's' claim of them being childhood friends.

Knight being Luke's' father makes alot of sense, and the reveal of just how exactly the murder of Luke's' mother played out adds a totally new layer to Luke's' behavior; mixing in an element of self-loathing to his rather seclusive attitude. And really, him learning to have more empathy through how good it feels to do good deeds was a nice arc to watch.

It's also in this episode that we finally learn the name of the city that the show has taken place in so far: Russell City. Which I suspect is in Texas? It's about all I can think of in terms of where exactly Vanishing Line is supposed to take place. If anyone has any definitives on that lemme know.

With all of that out of the way, Luke now also heads out west. Very curious to see if he meets up with Sword or if he ends up on his own adventure.