First off, the episode starts with Lyuze apparently thinking about Casshern - which is one hell of a way to kick things off for a CxL shipper such as myself. I’ve anticipated this episode with the expectation that not only Lyuze is gonna be in it (therefore, interaction between her and the main character), but also, after two patience-trying "fillers", the main story would finally get rolling again; especially with the reappearance of Braiking Boss - to which I’m thankful, by the way, for clearing things up (in Lyuze’s presence) that the Ruin is actually his fault.

What’s interesting about this episode is that, while Lyuze continued to blame Casshern for the Ruin, and now also tried to discourage him from even attempting to find Luna (for no apparent reason), for a good part of the first half; come the latter, she finds out that it was Braiking Boss who gave the order to kill her (and why), and sees for herself how much control he still has over him.

The reason why she tried to discourage Casshern, I think, is because she’s somewhat concerned about him. To begin with, she was already thinking about him before he showed up. Then, she eventually asks him if he’s not afraid (to find out that she’s right). It seems that she’s afraid for him - worried that he might just end up disappointed…and hurt. I think that while Lyuze has always told Casshern (and herself) that everything is all his fault, deep inside, she’s really not so sure of that - which explains her affinity-of-sorts towards him, and their strange-in-its-own-right relationship.

Along the way, Casshern warns Lyuze of unstable ground which actually breaks off upon her step. What this tells me is that not only is he not predominantly harboring ill-feelings towards her, but that he cares about her as well. I also see the "unstable ground" and its collapse as symbollic of the conviction Lyuze has been holding on to, which was finally challenged later on in the episode.

The second half of the episode features a showcase of Lyuze’s "maternal instincts", which I think serves as a kind of segway to the talk about "robot reproduction". I don’t know if Casshern took notice, but I hope he did. If nothing else, it should have showed him another side of Lyuze that may be more in-tune with his lover-not-just-a-fighter side. But the main point of interest for CxL shippers in this part of the episode is the concerned manner by which Lyuze called out to Casshern when he started to recognize Braiking Boss and when he started having a headache. She is definitely someone who cares about him.

Apart from providing some insight as to how Casshern and Lyuze really feel towards each other, I guess the events in this episode also serves as a kind of turning point for their relationship. It would be interesting to see how they’ll get along now that Casshern’s, more or less, "in the clear" with regards to Luna’s death and the Ruin that it has caused.