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I was curious enough to read the synopsis. Doesn't sound completely terrible in concept (April suddenly becoming a full kunoichi after such a lapse in training is still a bit of a stretch), and more like it's kicking off a City at War-type arc rather than trying to cram it all into one episode (as I feared they would try to do). And if Shinigami doesn't immediately return or even acknowledge Mikey's infatuations, they can wisely avoid the kind of shallow fast romantic plot tumors that plagued the Renet and Y'gythgba characters.

However, still having not seen the episode (season 4 has made it really, really hard for me to watch a new episode again), I can't assess how the episode goes in the way of well-written character development, drama, affinity, etc. I heard someone say it reminds them more of seasons 1 and 2, but does that extend to the depth of drama and the cleverness of dialogue? If the dialogue is still wooden and one-dimensional, I wouldn't consider watching it for that reason alone.