Overview:
Setsuna directs Towa and Moroha as they continue to sever Rion’s threads of fate. Each time a thread is severed, more of Rion’s true feelings are revealed. As Kirinmaru fights Sesshomaru, he realizes the real reason he lost Rion.
Our Take:
This episode’s title may give you the impression that it is about Kirinmaru and Rion. While that is true, it is also heavily about Sesshomaru and his two daughters. If he would have just killed Kirinmaru then he and Rion would not have been able to patch things up and his own daughters would be pained. He put his daughters before himself and I thought that was a different side of Sesshomaru.
As for Kirinamru and Rion, it was easy to relate to their relationship. I also had an estranged relationship with my father. Granted he didn’t want to kill all of mankind but still, it was tough and you still want what is best for them. So, I understood Rion’s pain, and seeing that come to a nice and beautiful conclusion was a good time.