This episode actually had a lot more development and surprises than I expected!
Firstly, we are heading back to Paldea. Obviously, I want Paldea to get proper screen-time, but I would also like to visit some other regions soon. We've basically spent most of the series in Galar, weirdly. It'd just be a little weird for all six heroes to be within the boundaries of Paldea and Galar.
Terastalization got a lot more emphasis suddenly. We're heading to Paldea because of it, Gurumin's video was about it, Hamber is revealed to have it, and Amethio was given a Tera Orb. I was expecting Diana to gift Liko a Tera Orb after all of that, lol.
Iono making an appearance was a pleasant surprise, and so was the amount of Dot and Quaxly screen-time. I wonder how she will think about Iono said, how her life has changed since becoming an actual trainer, because it seems like more of the same to her.
They let Wattrel out of whatever dungeon they were keeping them in for this episode!
We get to hear more of Gibeon and he refers to Rakua as "my paradise". Very curious about his motivation and the Explorers connection to Lucius.
Spinel and Agate seem to be forming a partnership, interestingly. I wouldn't expect Spinel to be the type to do that, but we don't know that much about Agate and I suppose the two of them were absent from the Galar mission because they were off doing something else together, so they have some sort of connection.
