EPISODE CONTEXT

Sitting at the season's midpoint, episode 11 escalates the inter-hero tensions that surfaced in episode 10's 'In the Midst of Turmoil' by forcing all four Cardinal Heroes into a shared crisis where their differences become impossible to ignore. The Wave serves as a crucible that exposes each hero's true priorities, directly feeding into episode 12's 'The Raven Invader,' where the fallout from decisions made here begins to take shape. This is a pivotal turning point that transitions the season from its first-half character establishment into a more consequential, conflict-driven back half.