A really powerful episode, and the only glitch was indeed the way Archibald fell so easily to the trap. He had just priorly cheated a command spell out of Kirei's old man and shot him right after, so having the same befall to himself was kind of dodgy. Not that I'd yet be willing to believe Risei is dead for good, but Kayneth no doubt is. I guess he lost his cool completely, with Sola-Ui in enemy hands and Lancer never behaving like he wanted.

This war really highlights how amateurish the next one will be. Only Kirei and Zouken are any good in the fifth war, and both of them are too twisted shadow lurkers to really fight like this.

Lancer's fate in this and the next war almost makes me think the whole class is cursed.