And just when you think things can’t get weirder, Ayame returns — noticeably with a few extra pounds after enjoying her captors’ cooking. Laughing Shino (Naruto Episode 186) ...

In Episode 19, its best filler episode, the guild discovers a power called Changeling. Of course, the guild members all end up switching bodies and magic.

Episode 5, ‘Central’ Extra-long episodes of dreary dramas are often a weepy slog, but “Central,” tipping the scales at an hour and 40 minutes, is gorgeous and knotty, filled to the brim.