An unexpected direction in terms of story telling and character growth.

Instead of listening to the advice of his friends (Crusch, Ferris and Rem, etc.), Subaru decided to take matter into his own hands after his initial failure... By falling into another disaster...

One of the bleakest episodes in Re: Zero S1 and it really shows how the actions we choose indeed has consequnces in the world around us. Subaru's pride let to the death of his beloved Emilia, the villagers he swore to protect and his travelling companion, Otto.

But not only does the story go down a dark path, the ending music was replaced from the soft voice of Emilia telling listeners to "Stay Alive" to a grungy metal rock song about Tragedy.

Re: Zero does a unique way of telling a stroy since some episodes doesn't feature openings or endings and even sometime including a unique piece like in this episode's ending; Making it a truly an unforgettable experience worth watching, despite it's gory and violent moments.