Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20170531105724/@comment-734582-20170531134257

RikishiJohnsonXVX wrote: I don't know... I guess it was a good episode, but I think it's getting a little repetitive with the shadow possessing yet another random person. Well, it's better than constant "i heard someone was possessed" / "number of possessed is increasing". They're actually showing people being possessed, so it's an ongoing thing and it's even increasing in frequency, now that Boruto is spotting random people on the street being possessed rather than possessed actively seeking people out. RikishiJohnsonXVX wrote: But then today's episode didn't really advance much, other than "confirming" that his eye's not a Byakugan, which is something I'm guessing almost everyone was aware of by now. It confirmed Himawari's Byakugan and that she hasn't used it since. It confirmed that Boruto is leagues above his father in fighting skills (at the same age), it told us a bunch about the byakugan (IE battles can be used to force the dojutsu to show itself, since the user will instinctively activate it), about Boruto's thoughts and doubts, about Hanabi being a fucking great character.

It also showed Naruto's attitude to Boruto (which has been fairly rare until now), showing that Naruto isn't really sure how to handle Boruto himself. It confirmed that the current world is heavily influenced by Naruto (Kagemasa is basically Kakashi with Naruto's ideals and morals), it shows that Boruto is in fact maturing and becoming more of a shinobi.

I think it was a really good episode overall.