After Loid’s heavy-hitting backstory, we’re back to one-off stories that can be wrapped up in about half an episode, i.e. this is normally what we’ve come to expect from SPY x FAMILY. For now, this is fine; the show is giving viewers a bit of a breather, especially if last week’s episode hit you in the feels. It certainly did for me. But now that we know the heights that the show can achieve — deeply personal drama in the flashback or pure hilarity in the movie — it would be disappointing if another major chapter doesn’t surface soon. For instance, I think the second season suffered from waiting too long before giving us the arc on the cruise ship. It also had nothing follow up Yor’s intense mission, so the last few episodes fell flat. In any case, it helps that this week’s first one-off story gives Sylvia an opportunity to reflect back on her experience training Loid. In a way, we’re getting a very minor, light-hearted extension to his backstory.
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