Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima

A slightly extended episode with the purpose of giving us one of the most cinematic and hyped moment of the series.

Gyomei seems like a really cool and strong guy. His backstory wasn't as emotionally resonant as others, but I do really appreciate how he treated Tanjirou in their moment together. And there seems to be a familiar face among the lineup of orphans...

I'm also very intrigued to find out what's going on with Zenitsu. He seems to have become completely determined and focused on completing the training after receiving that letter. Whatever was in that letter must have really shocked him back into a serious tone.

There's a really nice comradery between our main characters: Tanjirou, Inosuke, and Genya here. Also seeing Tanjirou more with Giyuu and their shared social ineptitude was really cute.

We end the episode with one of the most dramatic and theatrical scenes ever to grace this series. This event will set the tone for the rest of the series, and I'm glad for this major shift.