HOLY.......yeah, I almost have no words for this. Just....woah. What a wham episode.
-The Guardian and his unique time portal which Jack was destined to use have both been destroyed. No doubt Aku even found his portal and trashed the Guardian, too.
-Aku finally returns to face Jack (even if because he was given outdated information that was believed to still be true).
-Ashi is revealed to be a
literal daughter of Aku.
And Aku discovers that his will overrides her own, transforming her into a shadowy entity that Jack refuses to fight, not wanting to have to take the life of the woman he's truly fallen in love with,
especially after everything else he's had to suffer during all these years. He even gives up his sword again because of it, and now Aku has it.
We didn't even see any preview clips from the finale next week, unfortunately. But I think it's safe to bet the Scotsman is gonna show up and save Jack's skin in the nick of time, and he might even be the one who gets Jack motivated to stand up yet again. The Scotsman would probably be very supportive of his buddy upon learning he's found love (that's now in very deep danger, albeit one that's also a danger to Jack h imself) after all these years, too, so that'd be really nice.
Hopefully Jack will be able to save Ashi, somehow....in any case, I'm hoping for a huge showdown before the conclusion, whether Jack still somehow finds one last way to return to the past or truly does have to remain in the future, if at least a finally Aku-free one.
Also, it's a shame a certain supporting villain had to go so early.....but I saw it coming. There's no way Aku would have spared him unless he immediately found out about Ashi, which he didn't. I was honestly hoping he'd partake in the final battle.