So just due to the sheer what-the-fuckery in this thread, I decided I'd give this show a shot.

...what. The. Fuck.

Seriously. I don't think I've seen something go from cute and bubbly to depressing as all hell so well. Love all of its qualities, but it's just so damn depressing... Especially at these recent episodes.

Holy fuck wow at the latest ep. Really, really emotionally powerful, and also a cool way to explain a lot of things. Also dig all the witches we see.

I like how, while the premise of this episode has been known randomly-mass-guessed since episode one, the particulars made it still engaging and entertaining.

Those particulars being Homura's adorable "glasses and braids" look, the explanation of her arsenal (and its humble beginnings as a 3-Wood), making bombs with instructions from the internet, Mami's 'Nam moment after they kill Octavia, and all the awesome witches and familiars. Or, basically, everything from frame one until they rolled the opening as the ending.

I can't beleive there's only 2 episodes left. I'm trying to figure out how the hell can they wrap this up in that time.

Also, I particularily liked the way Homura alluded to this being Madoka's maze as if she were already a witch at the end of the episode.

Well, considering how they've been unable to defeat the Walpurgis Night without getting Madoka into a contract, its a serious possibility she'll have to have Madoka defeat the Walpurgis and then kill her to prevent her transformation. Indicating that this may be Madoka's Maze in the sense that killing Madoka may be the only real way out.

ALSO I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT FUCKING CAT THING. Even from Episode 3 that seemed completely straight fucked up, then I go and catch up with the series and it just goes bananas.

This has been my background since shortly after episode three aired. It's the closest I've had to a classy background in a long time.