A present for a warrior who has tried their best. What a way to end of the episode. I didn’t think I would be writing another post on Frieren so soon but here I am. Not only did his brother treat Stark as family, he also acknowledged his efforts and told Stark to run because he wanted him to live. The realization that his brother didn’t view him as a failure but someone who was trying his best changed the way he remembered running away from his hometown.

Frieren’s battle with Aura was an example of how a strong setup can make for an amazing payoff. At the end of the day, all the fight came down to was the single instance when Aura decided to use the scales and ended in a couple of minutes. Instead of jumping straight into it and ending the episode there, half of the episode was spent justifying why the demons didn’t know how strong Frieren was, and another half hyping up the eventual reveal.