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Here's an idea I want to throw out there, just for consideration.

I think that most of us, maybe even all of us, thinks that the Crow is just BSing around, and that the Alones are just destructive, harmful predators on an almost cosmic scale. And maybe there's some truth to that.

But this episode included a short bit of background information for Kenjiro Isshiki that I think might end up being pretty important.

With this in mind, let me draw a possible analogy between this show and Gurren Lagann.

Spoiler for Gurren Lagann:

What if Dr. Isshiki somehow tapped into this universe's equivalent to "spiral energy"? That's what enables the almost magical Manifestation Engine and Vivid System to work. It's the ultimate synthesis of technology and magic in the form of an incredibly powerful energy with seemingly magical potentiality.

Now, let's say that this Crow and these Alones are like the Anti-Spirals of Gurren Lagann. They fear that humans can't handle this energy, and will misuse it/overuse it to ends that will threaten the universe itself. Perhaps they saw how Rei's people, who are very similar to the humans of Akane's world, failed to properly use this "spiral energy", which led to the destruction of their world.

It's possible that this narrative will be pretty clear-cut when it's all said and done. But I think it's also still possible that they could go in a different direction that will really challenge Akane, and somewhat vindicate Rei.

I'm fine with them going either way, but as "mean" and ominous as the Crow seems, and as inexplicably destructive as the Alones seem, I don't think we should rule out the possibility that the story may yet offer an intriguing twist or two.