Jormungand - Episode 15

R.I.P. Renato

It's episodes like this that I expect from Jormungand—action-packed and not too one-sided. Although R's death was inevitable, it was still tough to see him go the way he did. However, in the end, it was nice to know that he was someone who stood by his own ideals instead of mindlessly following the orders of his superior, despite the fact that he had sworn loyalty to the very same individual just recently. In terms of the story, the death of an HCLI member (or any significant event, for that matter) would have been essential in drawing out a glimpse of Koko's true nature. Those bouts of insanity she displayed afterwards are just a fraction of the extent of her power—a scary thought indeed. Seeing her overkill Hex and her men so viciously and mercilessly proves the already well-accepted fact that Koko is loco.

And so, with both of Bookman's hands now gone, what the puppeteer's next move will be is now up in the air. I doubt that this is the last we'll see of him, although he might take a step back to reanalyze and recalculate given the utter failure of the operation. In the meantime, new characters look to make their appearance in the next episode. The only qualm I had about the episode was that it felt a bit too rushed, so I hope the second episode of the Undershaft arc will slow down the pace a little.