the calm before the storm and it's got me nervous. kafka finally reaching out to his old squad and realizing they don't hate him, it was genuinely heartwarming. that's the found family energy i signed up for. isao's final resistance fading hit harder than expected, well dude held on long enough to see if the next generation was ready. and kikoru taking up number 4, her mom's old weapon, that's legacy weight done right. the kaiju disguised as a human killing people at the end? we're cooked.