[JusticeMagnum]

I really liked this episode a lot and hey it looks like we did get the pay off to what the producer said in that interview back in November about Baku's bad luck being a core part of the plot/mystery. Also the reveal of Zero being Baku's father puts a lot of things into perspective, It makes a lot sense why in the premonition Zero was relatively kind to Baku and treated him with kid gloves/gave him a lot of leeway compared to the way 3 treated him(presumably the rest of CODE would've as well). It also explains why he's been so hesitant to take aggressive actions against Baku like 3 wants. It does also make me think back to episode 16 where he promised to tell Baku CODEs secrets if he completed his mission by the book, yeah 3 says that it's one of Zero's jokes but now I'm beginning to wonder if that was actually the case and perhaps he was being sincere (of course if Nox hadn't destroyed the Zeroider). Like sure maybe if it was any other agent he probably would've been lying but since it was Baku I feel like there's a somewhat decent chance he would have told him at least a few secrets.

I also like Zero's actors performance here as well where you can see some hesitation when he tries to put his hand on Baku's shoulder. I feel like he's really torn between his duty/mission for CODE and his affection for Baku. Don't get me wrong this revelation doesn't absolve Zero of his questionable actions (like even if he does have some affection toward Baku he still let him die in the premonition) but I feel like there's definitely some nuance here and I'm interested in seeing where it goes.

Also fun fact, the Zeztz Darkness Nightmare is voiced by the VA who does the sounds/lines in the Zeztz Driver.