#there is not a single bad scene that involves sayaka's magical girl journey

[deltaruiner]

just absolutely love the way they enter oktavia's labyrinth in episode 9??? like this is a small random nitpick but the transition from a quiet lonely atmosphere, to being pulled through the doors, and into one of the most overwhelming and completely loud spaces not just in music, but likely to the characters inside as well???? signifying both sayaka's isolation from those closest to her yet also the irrepresible despair dominating her deepest core?????? she doesn't even have real familiers that aren't just her own, musical echos! like!!

And being pulled as mentioned earlier rather than the simple opening animation from previous witches demonstrating her siren song theme to us, and then soothing it into all of the concert hall, showing even if you are not being hit physically, you are still feeling and hurting from her despair, just like she is even without witches - after all she passed - luring you under the water to drown (which happens to kyouko during this fight!! (metaphorically))!!!

my poor mermaid. my beloved blue daughter. you could not stay on land nor return to the seaaaaaaa 😭😭😭😭