[DreamSword]

Act 18

...Eh.

I really don't think I can say all that much about this episode, given that, despite being the second half of a two-parter, it's really just more of the same?

And by that I mean that despite concluding both plots of last episode, this episode doesn't really do anything new with them, let alone give them any sort of huge climax or development.

Darien has a girlfriend, and Serena ends up respecting that enough to stay away despite her heartbreak. Something already decided upon last episode. Mina and Raye still stay at odds with their philosophy despite Mina softening very very slightly towards Raye.

Really, the only sort of advancement made here is at the very end of the episode, with the mystery surrounding Venus' motives thickening and the end goal of the Dark Kingdom drawing closer. It really makes it feel like this episode could've been cut in almost its entirety and no one would miss anything of any real substance. But for what it is, it wasn't bad, I guess.

But hey, cool shot with the villains at the very end. That was neat.