[Fish Sandwich]

This episode seemed weirdly like something Toshiki Inoue would write to me (I think it's the combination of "musician + tragic event"), but I kind of mean that as a good thing. It's a solid standalone narrative that has a way of pulling you into its sometimes very heightened drama, and not only is it good on its own merits, it also feels especially appropriate to come at this exact point in the series. Like I said, that whole Garo VS Zero episode was sort of an indulgence compared to what the series was normally like, so to have the episode right after that put Rei more into the background to do something more like how the show started out again is reassuring in its own right. As cool as Rei is, I wouldn't want him dominating the entire plot right away, you know? We'd miss out on stories like this.