Tenshi was soooo awesome!!!

Massacre was awesome too

but the end was not only bad... it was just piece of crap, imo

who the hell are they going to engage next week?

until the hug otonashi gave to Naoi, it was just off

First half, SSS goes to class. We got some insights regarding Kanade, her and Otonashi getting locked up for eating at the cafeteria during class, and then breaking out of prison using a combination of Hand Sonic versions.

We got some Naoi backstory (yes, he's human), and the massacre at the second half.

No new ED pic this week (reused Ep04 one), so here's a few shots depicting Kanade's life in the afterlife so far:

Naoi was scary the first half, it kind of surprised me to see him beating the crap out of people. The massacre scene was done really well too. Also very good insight on Kanade too.

prison part when they escaped

Truly, Yuri certainly deserved to see her whole squad brutally killed (with some satisfaction from Naoi as it can be seen), herself being beaten to death, then being mind raped, because of a lost meal ticket that was wasted by accident and some public humiliation /sarcasm.
Overexaggeration much, but I think intent and circumstances are the key here.
By the way, while Kanade was certainly portrayed as "sad" after losing the ticket, one thing to remember is that... the "very sad" mood was set by Otonashi's narration (it obviously bears a good chunk of truth, but to conclude that Kanade went 100% depressed is quite a big conjuncture).

More seriously, that aftermath was obviously not what Yuri or kanade expected, not wanted. That being said, it was a result that SSS should have seen coming with their armed interventions, but totally unrelated to what happened in Episode 5 anyway.

I just hope there will be less "character goggled"/personal type of comment, because it is rather meaningless to point "fault" to a certain character or side, when the whole mess is basically no one's fault so to speak.
Ironically, I think the reponse to this would have been the reversed way if it was first the onslaught, then Kanade losing her ticket. *shrugs*

Wait, how did Naoi know about Iwasawa's past, and did he actually disappear in the end? It seems like his only wish is to get acknowledged as Ayato, the younger brother, and Otonashi fulfilled that wish for him. Using various methods. :uhoh:

So an episode light on comedy and totally stacking up on the drama. There is another round of development for Tenshi emphasizing her loneliness, which was working pretty well for me until Otonashi blew the whole thing out of proportions with his creepy laughs. As for Naoi, his story was pretty sad, and I guess it fits nicely with the whole "fake memory" thing he's using.