*spoilers in case you're not caught up*





Amazingly, I can't find myself hating Maria anymore. She definitely matured after she killed Reina (such a sad scene too, finally realizing she felt good protecting her daughter). More importantly, now that Maria apparently understands Father's goal, she's seemed to be as disgusted with him as the audience should be. With any luck, she'll be the one killing him.

One thing I don't understand is why they think the real Witchblade would kill Masamune the same way the Cloneblades do. She stabbed that one sister only once to make her lose it and turn into dust. Masane has been stabbed, slashed, or cut countless times by the other Sisters and she's been fine so far.

Rihoko is probably in more danger now that the bitch doctor knows she's the true inheritor of the Witchblade. She also knows that Riko is Reina's daughter and that Masane has custody of her again.



*end spoilers*