Trigger Warning:This episode included a depiction of sexual assault.
Viewer and reader discretion is advised.
This episode expertly and utterly destroys what little order and normalcy existed previously.
Immediately after Tokios dream.
Mimihime & Co.s normal lunch by what looks like a concerted cyber and physical attack on the facility.
The walls of this incubator of gifted children are finally crumbling from an outside theyve never seen.
Heaven has been breached, and will never be the same.
And at first, our duo is elated.
Proper civilization at last!
And then Kiruko learns Inazaki Robin is in that town, and schedules a meeting.
From that point onward, Maru notices a change in Kiruko; theyre talking to themself more.
Kiruko has to go see Robin, and apparently they have to go alone.
The moment Kiruko and Maru separated, I knew things were going to take a turn.
Robins face confirmed it.
But once the little ones are safe, they investigate the hole in the wall.
Kirukos reunion with Robin is lit beautifully just as Kiruko was upon laying eyes on Robin.
When Robin offers use of a bath to Kiruko, it seems oddly timed.
I was so young and innocent when he first offered it, too.
They break down with relief in the tub as the shower ticks their back with tiny droplets.
They were so scared, for so long, but now everything is going to be okay.
The imagery of this entire episode is stunning in its thematic resonance.
For a moment, Mimihime is afraid of falling up, so unaccustomed is she to being outdoors.
In hindsight, the warning signs and red flags were all there.
I was even aware of them as things started to get dark.
Well, Inazaki Robin is a monster far more terrifying than the deadliest Hiruko.
I simply dont know where anyone goes from here, or what comes next.
All the walls have crumbled and fallen.
