How bad of a father do you have to be that when your daughter is informed you’re destroying universes her response is, “Yeah, that sounds like something he’d do”? Really? Does it, Emi? I know you two may not have a great relationship and you barely know him, but annihilating millions of lives is a pretty bold claim to jump the gun on. Don’t wanna fact check it first or anything? No? Okay.
Dammy is officially the master of surprise attacks. That was so unexpected and performed so eloquently that all I could do was laugh.
This entire episode actually was full of turns. Raja flipped sides so fast. From good to evil to good and then just went rogue. All they said was Emi didn’t want to kill her dad and halfway through the sentence Raja, riding his giraffe-elephant hybrid, goes nuts and starts trying to kill them. How is that even going to work? You already said it’s impossible to designate an owner for the case and that it’s impossible for you to beat Z on your own. Which, using simple logic, means killing them is a big no-no.
Despite that, the transition that Raja went through was very cool. Obviously, the duality of himself and Casshern is a superhero trope as old as time but seeing the episode time lapse at least introduced some minor twists into it. Genuinely, it was pretty believable that Raja might just be a misunderstood good guy who made a lapse in judgment. Unfortunately, as it turned out, his dream of a utopia meant maiming the quality of everything rather than trying to raise everything to the next level together. But even in his maliciousness, it’s hard not to sympathize at least a little bit. I mean, that sunset view was way too majestic for a faker, right? 
It looked like even he wasn’t aware of his malevolence as he previously tried to play off a neutral stance about the death of his father. Apparently, that may have been a biased view. Who could have guessed? Forced into the role of a savior before quickly turning into an object of hate, it’s not a stretch to imagine that he harbored bitter feelings about the experience. I hate when people chew too loudly or walk too slow, so being forced to merge with an alien lifeform to save my people and then slowly becoming ostracized because of that decision is probably just about on par with those other things I would think.
Ah, and yes, we got the glorious hero speech I’ve been waiting for. Didn’t expect Casshern to be the one to do it though. Not a complaint at all. It’s weird because his voice actor is one of those ones I can only recognize when they say a specific thing or use a specific tone. So the moment Casshern raised his voice I was like, “Oh. INCUUUUUURRRRRSSSSIIIIIOOOOO!!!!! (Akame ga Kill)”.
Overall, an excellent episode. This show seems incredibly consistent with resolving conflict while simultaneously introducing new ones so that there never really is a big break. Often times that can be overwhelming, but the balance looks pretty spot on. The times between the conflicts where they have dinner, casual conversations, and when Emi is drawing are like a refreshing salad appetizer before the main course. They are just as valuable to the show as the world-ending drama.
Now all that’s left is the confrontation between estranged father and daughter. That should be fun. I’m slightly confused by one thing Raja mentioned. That Emi’s friend disappearing wasn’t an accident. Was he saying that Emi’s dad specifically chose to make her life more miserable or was he just implying that a parent’s existence is generally going to distress their children? Ah well. Maybe it’ll be clarified later.