Free at last!
So it ends with Eia mounting a rescue operation with Ryuuou and everybody else who has not been enslaved by the SCM, and they went overboard blowing up the place in order to limit what Takio can do with his Judgment SCM. And because Eia hasn't lost a duel that the Judgment SCM doesn't work on her, so she challenges Takio to a duel where the loser begs for their life. No matter what Takio does to her, she kept her cool, all while Kiyo makes one last appearance to turn the tide. And thus, the slaves are all freed by Eia's orders, and that's the end of the SCM games. Pretty much, it ended the way it had to after spending so much time developing 23 characters, and with the way the buildup went, that led to an underwhelming way to end this. At least it got a proper ending, but it was a bumpy ride getting there given the ambitious story concept.
Overall, this is a show that had a great concept, but terrible execution. The show has some great drama and while the characters are hit-or-miss, the ones that hit really stood out and made the show worthwhile. That said, the show's story is just poorly constructed due to the overly ambitious concept as with 23 characters needing substantial attention, that led to a rushed plot and problems galore with cohesion. Doing all this in just 12 episodes just isn't possible. So in all, it's worthwhile because of the drama, but the way the show was put together definitely leaves something to be desired.
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