I must give credit to the show that it keeps doing the unexpected with its narrative. Bols dying was a given, but adding emphasis on the musical score along with not only his family playing a role in his mourning but Jaegar as well was quite touching. However, Chelsea dying surprised me, to say the least. I was completely under the impression she held the "No death card" and would serve as a prominent character for quite a while, and considering how little she had in terms of development and portrayal, I was expecting more out of her. Quite a shame really.'Tis saddens me. I am rather pleased that Kurome survived. Had she died I would have been quite disappointed of her as a character, since I feel the show has only scratched the surface of her and her relationship with Akame, which i wish will be explored further (along with her as a character as a whole as well).
Well it goes without saying that this particular episode was quite a poignant in terms of artistic perspective. It's musical undertone along with its visual appearance and layout concerning both death scenes were quite astute and it certainly helped shape the scenes into giving them an emotional tone. Considering how little interaction they both had in the show, I cared more about their deaths then characters in other fiction who have had considerable more screen time and whose deaths I could give a rat's ass about.
Quite conflicted about the amount of death for major characters. It is an intriguing mechanic to keep the viewer edged on the seat everytime one watches the show (an aspect I love) but considering the rather few level of episodes and large cast of primary characters, it is a fear that many won't be developed to their full extent as characters and even once that do, filling the gap they leave with other characters is always a problem. Do wonder how long this anime will run its coarse, since I get the feeling that it may be quite short, which is a shame since I could personally be more satisfied for it to be a longer one.