Exploring a treasure cave shouldn't feel so... pedestrian. The lush vegetation and intact architecture of this submerged island immediately gave me pause as it rose. Its was a pretty scene, but mist dissipating to reveal it rather than rising from the briny deep would have less burdened my suspension of disbelief.

The rest of the character banter carried the episode as they traveled, but it felt kind of... hollow? I suppose that, up until now, as they have been at odds with pursuers, that the excitement and tension sidelined the lackluster 'do your job' characters, which is a shame because only Fena and Yukimaru get substantial screen time and dialogue to begin forming character. As a matter of fact, I think an earlier episode even made a meta joke about how little screen time the others get. That's all coming to roost now that we are decidedly in a lull.