As expected, your analysis was both thorough and accurate once again. I definitely think that Spark was the best episode of the volume so far, perhaps even one of the best (or at least most enjoyable) episodes of the whole show. Bravo, Eddy Rivas!





Seeing the entire Team FNKI was one of the best parts of the episode for sure. Too bad the two "new" members didn't get any focus on themselves, nor did we learn their full names. At least we know that presumably their first names are Cobalt (Kobalt?) and Ivy. I must assume that Neon is either bisexual or just a huge tease, because she's flirted with both Yang and Oscar now. Either way, I don't think she's very serious about her flirting, it's just something she does. What do you think, will Team FNKI show up again in a bigger role later? I certainly hope so. If nothing else, I expect them to show up to defend their school and kingdom when things go south. (I still can't believe Sun didn't let his team know about the attack on Haven.)





I couldn't agree more with what you said about Penny. I was sad, but not surprised, to hear that now that her secret is out, she's not allowed to be in a team anymore. Poor baby. I remember her saying that she doesn't have a lot of friends and that Ciel Soleil only spent time with her because she was ordered to, so I doubt her former teammates actually miss her all that much, though. Penny is extremely lucky to have a friend like Ruby. I hope to see them get to spend as much time together as possible.





Robyn Hill and her Happy Huntresses certainly don't appear to be very happy with Ironwood and his secrets, and I can't say I blame them. I'm glad this confrontation didn't end in violence, but it's only a matter of time. I can't wait to see how Robyn will react to ol' Jackass Schnee's terrible attempt at getting votes from people. Seriously, what a dick move. I wouldn't be surprised if the people of Mantle will have driven every Atlesian soldier out of their city by the next episode, and I bet that's exactly what the bad guys are counting on. I hope Robyn will prove herself to be a level-headed leader and get her city under control before anything drastic happens.





You're right, Cinder and Neo might be closer to catching up than I expected. Still, they weren't seen in the intro, and Watts and Tyrian still haven't played their final cards, so I actually might not mind if the two villainesses only show up at the very end of the volume, possibly right after Watts and Tyrian have either been defeated or escaped. Also, we can't forget about Salem's army of flying monkeys. I mean, I assume they're for attacking Atlas, since Grimm need wings to get there. Perhaps it would be best to save some villains for the next volume, am I right?





I admit that I didn't expect Ironwood to be grooming Winter to be the next Winter Maiden. I mean, yes, I did have a feeling that she would be one of the most likely candidates to inherit the power, so this was a pleasant surprise for me. I always like it when things are carefully planned in advance, so every victory doesn't feel like an asspull or a stroke of luck. That said, "Fria" does seem like she might have some connections to Nora. If Nora is her long-lost granddaughter or something, well, I think that would be very interesting indeed. I don't know HOW the two could possibly meet, since Fria is only allowed to see Winter, but if she's still thinking about Nora and wondering what happened to that poor lost child all those years ago... Yeesh, can you imagine Nora using magic? It would be chaos. XD





I'm running out of time to write this comment, so I'll just say that it's been fun getting to see your art and read your thoughts once again. A+, 10/10, etc.

