User blog comment:XGlass Reflection/Episode 5 Review~ DON'T HEADBUTT A LADY!!/@comment-5149736-20130505110253/@comment-151.143.49.235-20130506183825

The preview for the next episode is a donkey punch though compared to the ending. You have this massive buildup for an actual fight and it is a total let down (outside of the collosal titan sparring showing a similar parity to shadow of collossus). I'm not a fan of the life flashing before your eyes style flashback trying to make people care about a character while halting the story going forward ala bleach, DBZ, fairy tail, etc. It is also disjointed jumping from where the action is to someone on the sidelines (or more specifically rear guard) and get all introspective all of a sudden. If two characters are directly interacting and this triggers a memory, so be it, but it feels more like filler in the way it is being presented.