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Originally Posted by Frontier

It definitely made it unique, though I won't miss that long shot of Baku just walking to the camera at the end.

Congratulations!

Oh yeah, that part does seem like they had no idea what to put there, for how long it drags on. I think it would've been cooler if they took advantage of that glitch effect in the background to have Zeztz teleport closer to the viewer, to show his lucid dreaming power. Maybe have him instantly change forms as well, going backwards chronologically from Wonder to Impact to Seven.

And thanks.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Even assuming he did, the very human way Baku freaks out there made it my favorite scene in the episode. It's sort of sweetly naive of Baku at first, how he's clearly thinking something along the lines of "Zero will know what's going on! I'd better ask him!", trusting that partnership they once had, only to end up having that instinctive reaction when Zero reaches for his Capsems, and realizing those days are just kinda gone at this point.

It's also just an interesting scene visually, for how it's the first time we've ever really seen ZEZTZ in-suit have body language that isn't all about the cool factor, and for the neat image of him then chaining off that door. If the room represents his subconscious mind, he's essentially kicking Zero out of his heart, which is pretty sad to think about! I miss the days when those two could chill around in there exchanging witty banter between missions!

Yeah, it was a tragic scene for sure, as Baku and Zero had such a strong camaraderie and last time they spoke, Zero promised to tell Baku what he wanted to know. I think it took courage for Zero to genuinely put his faith in Baku like that after his disappointment with the Shadow Nightmare incident, but in the real real world he hasn't been given a chance to get to that point yet, which makes their split even more heartbreaking. For him, this is their first meeting, he doesn't understand why Baku is pushing him away. I want these guys to be able to work it out, before either of them do something they can't take back.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Either that, or without a Nightmare actively fanning the flames of her fears, she just gets on that plane and realizes it's not as scary as she'd thought. I guess we'll see if the show feels the need to directly address any of those characters beyond having the Bomb Nightmare defeated before escaping into reality here, but yeah, it's interesting to imagine how things will go for some of those people now.

Hopefully both! Upon leaving the airport at their destination, Miyuki could confess her fear and her gladness for facing it. Two developments in one small scene. Could be a good way to show that people are able to make their good dreams come true without Zeztz, like how Baku doesn't need to rely on dreams to be Seven.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Boy that symbolism sure would've been even better had it not turned out that Baku was actually just asleep the entire time and it didn't apply to anyone else, since they weren't actually in those situations.

Even though it wasn't the real Zero, Nem, Fujimi and Nasuka, they were still real enough to help Baku complete his missions. And it was only through those missions that Baku was able to learn so much about his real mission and obtain the power to take it on. So those characters do exist in a way, even though the real ones don't know about it.