That episode was fantastic. At first I wasnt sure if its okay to like it, since I was contemplating if Shinichi´s change in character was reasonable. But then I decided that it was. And man, that final scene when he rushes from the hospital to the beach. The music, the scene where he jumps, how he´s running with his right hand transformed into claws ready to slash away. That was masterfully done.

I dont watch previews, but that person he was about to face didn´t look like his mom from the little we could see (back of the head). Wonder if it really is.

Only complaint: That one girl from school is pretty much confirmed to be his love interest, so it sucks that Makiko-chan is destined to be a side-character. Totally like her, the typical "random strange girl from the countryside"-clichee :> Would prefer Shinichi to start hanging out with her. Instead, I guess she´ll die soon ...

And one final note: I stand by my earlier posting that Shinichi should sit down with Migi and clearly tell it what he really wants. Like, having his dad stay alive. His close friends. Stuff like that. Even if Migi is revealed to them. I feel that could be easily reasoned with, by pure logic.