#Nisemonogatari ep5: I can't imagine that Araragi's in a playful mood right now. Is this about revenge or solving the problem? #anime 

What an inconvenient solution. I'm sorry, but I'd have to let my
sister keep the fever.

This episode definitely knocked me out of my playful mood. Seeing
what that Kaiki dude did just sent me into an internal rage. I don't
care if that was my sister or not, Araragi can't be completely cool
underneath. For now though, it feels like he's doing the right
thing... sort of. He's at least trying to address her pain and health
before getting some payback.

Maybe it was because of my anger towards Kaiki that I was a little
shorter tempered towards the show this week. I wasn't in the mood for
the playful art direction and editing, nor the ecchi fanservice the
show seems to wallow in week to week. It also doesn't help that I
have personal distaste for siscon (which I know the show isn't
pointing towards, but they sure do tease it).

I'm getting the feeling that either his anger is either obviously
misdirected, or Araragi's anger is obviously misdirected BECAUSE he
can't get his hands on Kaiki. The guy who afflicted his sister did
pass right by him that day. I don't doubt that Kaiki knew exactly who
Araragi was when they crossed paths.

There's a fine line I have between a villain I admire, and one I
despise. Right now Kaiki seems to be hiding behind a belief that
whatever he does to people justifies his goals. He lives in it, he
revels in it. And there's something more despicable about it because
he does it to kids.

He's a test for Araragi. A test to see how far he's come since Oshino
has passed on that much I'm certain of. Everything else, well for the
moment I seem to be blinded to it by my anger at this guy.