Soul Eater 08: Medusa the Witch! The One Who Possesses Souls

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DESPERATION: Maka and Soul find themselves in a pinch during the battle with Chrona. With Soul severely injured, just how will the duo get out of this mess?

Extra thoughts: A new super villain from the shadows reveals herself in this episode, and more is explained about evil weapons that feed on normal human souls as well. The episode also shows the reunion of Stein and Death Scythe in the field, which was subtly foreshadowed in the previous episode.

As far as plot devices go, this episode serves as the classic hero-faces-adversity twist, which ultimately leads to an increased resolve for gaining strength. Then there's also the "uncertainty" twist where the hero is inflicted by a dangerous condition that could consume him (e.g. Bleach's Kurosaki Ichigo's "Hollow" powers, for example).

This episode manages to offer a nice mix of action, comedy and even some touching moments. The scene at the clinic with Black Star and Death Scythe is quite a hoot. Death Scythe's complete lack of confidence when talking to her daughter is kind of sweet, too, if not understandable. One moment you're the hero of your child and can do no wrong. Then the child reaches the teen years and things do a 180. This seems to be especially the case in Japan with fathers and daughters. It makes even a lot more sense when you think how girls view cool young guys as opposed to "ossan" -- which dads basically are. Yep, that's a no win situation right there.