I'm not sure if there's enough blood in this show. They should add some more. /sarcasm All kidding aside, there was a crazy amount of blood in this episode, even for a show that has the word "blood" in its name. The majority of the episode was the monster going around eating all of the students except for Saya and the class president, although I'm not really sure how he's alive since one of the scenes made it look like he died too. Oh well, the point is despite Saya's "promise" to protect everyone, she fails miserably due to the fact that she can't defeat Elder Bairns unless she's in her red eyes rage mode. And also as expected, there were a plethora of censors in this episode as well. The show does seem to be a little strange about what and how it decides to censor, though. There was a scene where the Elder Bairn was already chopped up into little bits, yet there was a blur censor over everything, which struck me as odd, since it was still obvious what the objects were. Moving on however, there were some very slight progressions in the plot... which is to say that it's still dropping hints but not giving answers. At the very least, it's made clear in this episode that many viewer's suspicions about Saya are probably true; she's not who she thinks she is, rattling off "facts" about herself like a robot or a kid taking a state capital test and her "mother" might not exist at all. The obvious conspiracy surrounding who Saya really is becomes more obvious when Saya herself is pointing out inconsistencies when she talks to Tokizane; why was only their class called back to school? Where were the other teachers and students? And how long has she been going to that school anyway? These questions point towards larger ones that I've been wondering about myself, so maybe this is the way the show is telling its viewers that it will explain things soon. In any case, with only three more episodes to go the plot really needs to pick up its feet and provide something more concrete than theory fodder and a monster-of-the-week battle (although I've felt that way for the last few episodes). I kinda want a Waka-inu plushie now. Blood-C Censor Corner R.I.P. Images from NicoNico.com.
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