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Yeah this was a fairly alright two-parter, and again as I mentioned earlier, Terui alongside our guest this time, Nagi, were very much carrying the entirety of this two-parter on their shoulders. Whether it was the revelation that Terui's necklace was a gift from his sister, the fact that he utterly fails and yet his presence is enough to stall out the worst case scenario, or even Nagi's desperate hope that Terui will manage to actually beat the sicko who has made her life a living hell.

Real good stuff.

I've already said my piece on Isaka, and this two-parter didn't really give me any actual nicer things to say about him as a character. Will say I forgot we got a "dream-sequence" of him using the Dopant's wings. That was a silly image I entirely forgot about.

And while I don't really care much for the Sonozaki stuff this time around... there was one bit I really loved. That was where we get a clear shot of only Saeko and Isaka alone as she's shaving him, following Saeko only to pan over with her again and suddenly Ryubei is there despite no signs of him being in or entering the room seconds earlier. It's such a horror movie-esque choice to do and I honestly loved that little shot as a result.

Accel Trial's debut is still as fun as I remember it being. It's a simplistic form but it's effective in how it's portrayed and I'm sure the suit actor appreciates the lighter armor on his upper body.

Also Shroud continues to be amusing to watch, mostly in her consistent repetition of the word "hate", reminds me of another guy actually...

Anyway, I love the little touches with her. Mostly in the scene where Akiko's excited that Terui's going to get a better time and she's flailing around. And she actually touches Shroud who simply shrugs off the touch and actively backs away like "No, stop that".