[Guido]

I'm still at only seven episodes away to conclude Kanketsu-hen, but I'll continue to enjoy the ride while it lasts.

For episode 18, this was the first and only episode throughout Kanketsu-hen that takes Kagome back to their home at the present era, and she had to face the most dangerous enemy a middle-schooler of her age: the entrance exams.

Spoiler for Episode 19:

Magatsuhi takes possession of Kohaku's body due to the last and tainted Shikon shard.

Miroku overdid with the Kazaana, and he's at dead's end between getting sucked by the Kazaana now that all the limits have been breached or ending consumed by the poison.

Sango pleads for Kohaku to lend a bit of strength, which it turns enough to brave himself into a leap of faith, and I see this episode to come as the prelude for the last story arc.