I thought I'd be bored given how the first few minutes didn't really live up to the tension and pace built from the previous eps. I even thought seeing the Echizen siblings' backstory would be the saving grace of this episode. But holy peak, I was wrong. The play between Tokugawa and Byodoin was the absolute highlight of this episode. It now also makes sense to me why Tokugawa was on the OVA's cover with Ryoma. Tokugawa's resolve as well as his 'sacrifice' was definitely not lost in this ep. Byodoin, on the other hand, is such a jerk even though I kinda understand the logic to his actions. It was thrilling; I was surprised the episode was ending before I even noticed it, lol.