The race against time created enough tension already, but the fact that Maka and the others had to deal with Mosquito put things over the top. It looked like everyone was in dire straits, but that moment when Soul plays the piano in the recital room of his consciousness to conduct Maka, Blackstar, and Kid into creating one massive soul resonance is just surreal and created such a tide shift that I almost fell out of my chair. It looked obvious on purpose, but the way Soul literally conducted the other meisters and weapons (Tsubaki and the Thompson sisters) into battle with such coordination, style, and over-the-top resonance attacks to finish Mosquito off was simply stunning. Hell, if the animation itself could paint a picture as to what was going on, it would be up there with the likes of Rembrandt.