I did not think I would be saddened by a steampunk rendition of the old movie 7 Samurai in anime form, but that last scene, especially with Kanbei and Komachi definitely hurt. Again, I don't think I would praise how subtle, but very prominent the characters are in this anime, and this episode definitely highlighted Kikuchiyo, from the prison scene, to what he said after, and that ending, all allude to the fact that he does want to help. And we're still on episode 6 and I already feel the tension. Props to the writer.