Despite the first half of the episode being remarkably boring, the second half for sure made it more bearable to watch. We just sat around a table chit-chatting and getting to know one another for a good twelve minutes where, yes, okay, we got to know some information about Kuribayashi and gave Ashito something to chew on, but it really was just talking at the end of the day. I think all of us are here to see our main characters use their skillsets to continue evolving and work on themselves to progress and gain the respect of their peers. Thankfully, there doesn't look like there'll be much time for talking next episode, and Ashito is likely going to be finally put to the test to see how well he handles the A team, so that'll be exciting.