This episode started off quite nicely with Irie and Akasaka on the run. Although, I think we can all agree that it’s kind of hard to believe that that Yamainu operative was able to hit Irie’s car’s tire with one shot. I mean, he was using a handgun (which obviously has no scope) on a moving “platform” (the car) and he somehow managed to hit the tire of another moving car. Absolutely ridiculous. Is this the power to change fate at work?

Things got a little weird during the second half of the show after Shion and Kasai got caught. I swear, how many times do they need to mention the fact that fate can be changed or that miracles are real? I love how Rika tried to sic the blame on Hanyuu and subsequently got slapped for it. Things did get better at the end when we saw Akasaka kick some Yamainu ass.

I’m guessing that things will wrap up by the end of the next episode with some kind of an epilogue for the final episode. Whatever their battle plans may be, it surely can’t take two episodes to execute, right?

Well, contrary to what I had in mind, Takano and her men were pretty much getting destroyed in this episode. Everything has proceeded with what our protagonists had foreseen, leaving the Yamainu in complete disarray.

Thankfully, they did leave some room for humour in this episode despite its seriousness. Ooishi’s confrontation with Ootaka was particularly hilarious. With the important role that Ooishi has been playing, I couldn’t help but think how funny it would be if Ooishi was actually a bad person in this arc and how all this goodness is going to be for naught when the tables get turned around. :P

With three episodes to go, we still have a lot of time left for even more interesting developments. Besides Takano’s side, I’m curious as to whether our young heroes are going to be doing anything. Have they just been sitting at Mion’s house this whole time? Are all their screen time going to be cut short since it’s the last arc and all? Also, why isn’t Shion with them? I mean, she showed up in the last episode and all, but is she not going to partake in this charade?