[Layton13]

Yeah, the "movie" is short and to the point, but it works well enough. Also has some nice pieces of foreshadowing in it, and Bach feels solidly explored in his short time in it. Not much more to say.

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I don’t know if this is the official start of When Saber Gets Good, but it sure as hell felt like it. An entire A-plot that’s dedicated to things like how we use our own stories to fill in the blanks of the people we love, a B-plot that just wants to goof around, and a C-plot that starts to wind up the Book Club storyline, or at least let it do something of value? That is exactly the type of show I want to see more of, and it’s got me legitimately excited to see the next episode.

That is actually not where it gets good. It's still in the "I like this, but..." period of the show. That said, I really like this episode, especially with how Rintaro's secluded nature as a swordsman mixes with him, revealing more about his backstory. It really cements his place in the setting in a great way.

For when I started really getting to that pure enjoyment part, very, very end of arc 1, aka, when they pull things together again.