[DreamSword]

Episode 46: The Fourth Target

The ending ruined it for me.

Like, at first, I was all for this episode where, surprisingly, Dr. Worm is actually the lead character. With the plot being about him trying to honor Rock Crimson.

And along the way, there are some events that really didn't sit too right with me, but I was willing to overlook them on account of the direction that I was hoping the episode would go.

But then in the end, despite all evidence pointing towards Dr. Worm having a turnaround, he instead goes back to the very people who betrayed him and have done nothing but treat him like dirt for the entire show. It's an incredibly frustrating reinforcement of the status quo and soured the whole experience.

Now, rather than Bloody and Gold acting paranoid over nothing being the point, they're justified in that it's what results in Worm returning to their side and them getting away with all the trouble they caused. Even dumber when they arrive and demand that Worm speak, all while the Caster Warriors are in earshot. And no one, not even Kenji, stops to think that something might be up.

Heck, Worm's' internal logic doesn't even check out here, as he himself notes during the funeral how admirable Kenji's' heart actually is. And, you know, Bloody outright tried to, ya know, kill him? The ending takes what could've been a really great story about just how strong the love of genuine friendship can be and instead makes it about self-preservation to the point of idiocy. And I don't think that was the intent either.

Did not jive with this one at all. No thanks.