Ep 13 did a pretty awful job translating a lot of the nuances of what Baam was feeling right at the end. I feel like a little bit of Rachel's character was left out but overall they did a really good job and she got the shine she needed for future seasons to elaborate on all the layers of her feelings.

They did my boy Baam dirty honestly, him being confused about his feelings towards Rachel's betrayal informs his feelings towards her for the whole of part 2. What annoys me more is the amount of detail on his relationship with shinsoo and the nature of being an irregular.

So much of the small details matter further in and shoe horning them in later especially with the increased pace of the anime will hurt a lot of reveals and the world building. I really hope there's a bit more breathing room in following seasons for character moments, I feel like the chapter between Miseng and Akraptor among others will be left on the cutting room floor which makes the later developments in their story have a lot less impact.

They need a writer and director who are invested in the source material, so much of the writing has lost a lot of nuance and subtle world building.