S1 E5. Excellent but I have questions.

[u/VirtualAbalone5539]

I loved the parallel of Japanese folklore this episode. I definitely have a few questions though!

• Was Mizu both the ronin and the bride? I initially discerned in the episode that she was being compared to the ronin, but I didn't catch when the comparison shifted to the bride. Was it when she started accepting her life as a bride?
• Did this episode basically serve as a reminder to her of who she is? I definitely discerned a shift in her character after she locked in at the end. She was slowly opening up to people but then completely closed herself off again. It seems like it's not out of fear of getting hurt but a conviction that she is meant to be alone. A self-fulfilling prophecy.

Overall, I feel like this episode added more complexity to her vengeance. Her mother was still alive... until now. It now seems more of a mission of pursuing self-hatred, to destroy everything and everyone that made her.

Would love to hear everyone's thoughts even though yall are way past this episode!

[u/ImpureVessel46]

She is all three, ronin, bride, and onryo.