As expected from “ARIA”, this was yet another good episode. We get a better understanding of the responsibilities as well as the ugly side that comes with being an Undine. It was funny to watch Aika, Akari, and Alice try and come up with nicknames for one another. I would have liked to hear them suggest more names for each other. It does make me wonder what nicknames would be appropriate for them. Unsurprisingly, I thought Akira, Athena, and Alicia’s nicknames were really fitting for their characters. This may not have been the first time their nicknames have been mentioned, but it must have been quite a while ago if they had been mentioned previously. We knew from before that Aika has a lot of respect for Akira even if she didn’t outwardly show it, but we get to see just how much she respects her in this episode. They could have pulled this episode off as the last episode of the season with the way they set it up. I felt like it would have been a suitable ending. Of course, I’m glad there are still two more episodes to go though.