The couple of episodes of this arc have been amazing, but neither of them have been as good as "Five Pinkies", which is not only the best episode of the arc so far, but one of my favorite television episodes period. Everything about this episode is executed masterfully. The beautifully animated and coreographed fight scenes, great music, shocking revelations about Gintoki's character for the first time, great character interactions, emotional moments, a much darker tone than previous episodes, and somehow managing to include bits of comedy throughout. Gintama has been amazing for the first 258 episodes, but never have I seen something from the show quite like this. Absolutly incredible.
Perfect 10/10.