The Forgers’ marital problems continue, because the first thing Yor worries about in the morning is how she embarrassed herself last night in front of Loid. I get it, but hey, if you can’t be silly and vulnerable around your spouse, then what’s the point? If anything, this should at least endear herself to Loid even more. His problem is that he’s always worried about “the mission.” As such, he’s always worried that maybe Yor is lying to him. You can’t fake what she did last night, though.

The first thing we see is Eden College handing out those precious Stellas. I get why Anya, Becky, and Damian got one, but why Bill? Eh, I guess we do give out participation awards. Love it for Damian, though. The kid will always remember this achievement as the “I’m Gonna Crap My Pants” Stella. Why don’t I like Damian? ‘Cause c’mon, he makes it so easy. But on a more positive note, Anya’s easily the MVP and Becky is hella underrated. She had to transcribe her bestie’s chicken scratch into something legible, after all.

When we last left off, it looked like the SSS was more than willing to sacrifice a school bus full of children just to send a message — just to maintain Ostania’s image of a strong, unflappable nation. But now that the second bus full of hostages have been found — thanks to the combined efforts of WISE and Yuri working his connections — we now learn that the SSS is not as unified as it seems. Yes, yes, what a shocker: it turns out not everyone wants to kill children.

When we last left off, Red Circus terrorists hijacked two Eden College buses full of students. Their demands? Freedom for their captured comrades and safe passage to another country. Eden College has informed the police of the situation, but not the kids’ parents or guardians. I honestly would not know how to handle a situation like this. On the one hand, it feels like the parents have a right to know. It’s their damn kids we’re talking about! But on the other hand, the ensuing panic might do more harm than good. Rash, desperate parents would certainly do something that triggers the terrorists and thus endanger the kids even more than they already are.