The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride

The most striking episode of the series. It will satisfy you incredibly and raise the bar in cinematic terms.

I think you will feel great pleasure in finding yourself in a completely different story, because it is impossible not to be like that. Mizu's character becomes completely ours, you understand her and you connect much more.

While instilling this in us, you will also be dragged between intertwined stories in this episode.

This series will be highly valued and you will tell people about this episode in the future. You will wonder what that fifth episode was and you will want to watch it again. Have a good time in advance.

The title pretty much sums it up, this 1 episode may be as close to perfect as you can get. Its story telling is phenominal in the way it intertwines the past, present and future whilst also using the theatre play in the future as a metaphore for both the present and past.

This show is also a perfect example on how to write women well in tv/film which unfortunately feels as if it has been lacking in hollywood as of late.

It almost impossible to describe just how amazing this episode (and show as a whole) is without feeling like you've given it a diservice.

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Please, if you haven't already... go watch it.

My first review.

This is an episode that stands alongside the best in episodes in History, the feeling I got when watching that episode in Breaking Bad, the best of Game of Thrones or the recent one from Succesion that are all 10/10 episodes all deserve to have this episode alongside those.

I don't want to spoil this episode it had me thinking how amazing the dialogue fits in with the pace and the action and the scenes and how everything is interwoven together is quite literally breathtaking.

I am sat here open mouthed, heart beating a little faster unsure to whether I should cry now because its going to be such a while before I See anything as this good for the first time.

It's so good I want to rewatch it again while it is still raw. Greatness.

MY GOD... I am speechless! It is rare to see a TV episode that makes you feel so much in so little time! This was legendary! A combination of beauty and horror! Love and hate!

This episode combined a beautifull and tragic lovestory with nervewracking action! And to top it off, its all wraped around "The tale of The Ronin and The Bride" in this one big Crescendo! Who came up with this? This was unreal!

By the end my heart was in pieces, poisened by hate and betrayal! At first I cried, but then i was in shock.. cold! The character of Mizu makes sense and the origin of her bloodlust was painfull!

This episode deserves its place among one of the GREATEST of 2023! Please go watch this if you haven't!

This is a tale i will always remember.. and never forget!

The storylines in this episode weave into each-other beautifully, creating a tense atmosphere as you wait to find out what happened in the others. Many heartbreaking scenes as it touches on Mizu's backstory further. The puppet show is a beautiful idea and was also quite entertaining just on its own.

The fights are beautiful, though. Showing how she learns from her past, and showing the multi-purpose use of her attire. Mizu is badass in this episode and the pacing is amazing too.

All in all a beautiful episode i adore watching whenever i rewatch the show. It is difficult to describe how much i enjoyed the show and this episode.