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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Well, this episode will be especially enjoyable for those who believe in Christmas miracles. While in the previous episode it seemed like everything was going to be the worst possible way, here the heroes overcome all the difficulties. Kuon makes peace with his brother and turns into a power-up.

Reminds me of how Nada became a power-up for Koh, albeit tragically, not a living one. Hoeru's childhood Christmas wish finally came true, but maybe he's regretting that now that Kuon has turned crazy.

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Divine robots also find common ground and become a family. Moreover, Tega Sword admits for the first time that he was wrong, too.

I appreciate how Tega Sword finally acknowledged his son's name. While Goode Burn hasn't had much focus throughout the show, it's sweet how the idealistic open-minded child reached the hearts of his feuding parents and brought a peaceful conclusion to the conflict between Gozyuger and Bridan.

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Fire Candle also doesn't like this ending and wants to continue the fight.

While Fire Candle has been pretty chill with the Gozyugers, I think his reaction here makes sense. After all, they've been murdering his friends for nearly a year, so while he probably doesn't care too much about being personally betrayed, he clearly takes offense to the betrayal of his friends who fought and died for a cause that Tega June would abandon so abruptly. Now that Kuon's arc is dealt with, I would like to see the classic Hoeru and Fire Candle rivalry return to the foreground.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

If there's one thing I'd criticize about this episode, it's that it needs a scene of Sumino at Oto's bedside. Even if it's only for a second, I think it's a necessary touch.

Maybe there was a scene filmed for that, but containing Imamori footage. I was certainly a little caught off guard by the casual dark note that Sumino would spend Christmas with her comatose sister, while everybody else besides Fire Candle gets to have fun.