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Re: Zero Season 4, Episode 3 - Spoiler Warning I'm opting to try not give too many spoilers this season with my posts, unless there's specific popular demand to make it more detailed. But, man, I really can't contain myself with a little reaction for this episode so I will make a small exception. JUST. OH MY GOD. WHAT DID I JUST WATCH. LIKE SERIOUSLY. WHAT DID I JUST WATCH. PURE. UTTER. CINEMA. PURE. KINO. I really, really just can't believe it man. The hellcave adaptation was sublime. Utterly sublime. The crescendo that built to match the effects of the miasma, the sheer horror complemented by some exquisite sound direction, wow. And then, the Anastasia scene, just, WOW. I really think it's something best watched first time by everyone, but oh my god, it was just so, so good. The blue filter (that we've seen in official material) was a stroke of genius for the scene, and there's a little visual surprise that I absolutely adored too. The gore was absolutely on point. Just unbelievably good. Not just the gore, but the expressions, the boards, the direction, everything man. The rest of the episode was really, really damn good too, but the highlight was definitely the hellcave. With that out of the way, the episode is normal length. And it has both the opening and the ending, with visuals. It ends at Shaula arriving. Title: The Keeper of the Watch Tower Also, regarding the ending visuals, in my opinion (and understandably) they are far more conservative than the opening. They are rich in symbolism, though I'm admittedly a teensy bit disappointed with some of the boarding, especially a nearly ~30 second portion that is just a slow pan up a (cool) key-visual like image. Overall, they are fine, I think the opening set the bar high which is why I felt that way. There are some really cool easter eggs you can spot when you watch! Overall man, for me, this episode is EASILY the best of Season 3 and 4 so far.