Not quite a turning point yet, but still a fairly interesting episode. Since the crow is talking about the destruction of Rei's world thanks to the Manifestation Engine it seems she is actually a time diver or something similar. And the number of Alones may not be fixed or related to her feathers after all because one already was destroyed without being powered up.
And in the next week: The sea. The sand. Swimsuits. Himawari
