Raphtalia has been a likable character and I knew that her character's past was very complex but it was still unknown. When Naofumi bought her from the slave trader, it was visible in her eyes that she had seen things that no one should have ever seen. This episode explores her past with flashbacks as well but what I like is it isn't a complete flashback episode but a same place different time story. What I mean by that is, the story still progresses in the current timeline but things happening are very much connected to the past which develop Raphtalia's both current and previous character. She became a much more significant character in this episode and for me even she became more complex than Shield Hero, she almost became the protagonist. We know more about her than Naofumi and while Naofumi is the Shield Hero still for me Raphtalia's character is more complex and more interesting. The episode again ended on a cliffhanger which I thought was a great because this episode needed to be only about Raphtalia and gladly it was. My favorite episode so far even though it features almost no action.
Review of Raphtalia
