Reset - episode 5
The chemistry, the ACTING, the emotions conveyed - all gripped me this episode. Every moment is palpable. The pain and sense of loss Armin is forced to relive this episode floored me.
I keep debating in my head if I should just declare the 10 right now for those ending scenes (Armin's apology and confession.) When Armin found out that Tada is TD I had goosebumps. My mind keeps telling me to hold off on declaring a 10 because something bigger is coming in future episodes, so for that reason alone I am not declaring a 10 tonight. I am glad that this series met my halfway mark requirements - it did so in style.
When Armin said, "I am yours Tada", "#Armin'sLover.", "You are everything I have Tada.", "Knowing that you are TD made me fall in love with TD like a lover." The self restraint I am exercising tonight to not call a 10 is crushing. The way Pond delivered these lines had me hanging on to every detail of the scenes.
There is a very important lesson in this episode. When Armin pushed Tada away and he left it conveyed a strong message. The message is that revenge can be blinding where you are so focused on it that you ignore the happiness in life that is desperate for you to embrace it. Sometimes people end up losing that happiness permanently, and are unfortunate to only realise it when it is too late.
There is a song by Passenger that says, "But you only need the light when it's burning low, Only miss the sun when it starts to snow, ...Only know you've been high when you're feeling low, Only hate the road when you're missing home...", this perfectly sums up the message as well as how Armin felt after Tada left; he saw him and felt him in every moment even though he was not there. Now that is love.
This right here has my heart and will be on my profile in due time:

I look forward to the next episode.