Bakemonogatari ‒ Episode 4 Review -ANN

At last, we've arrived at the heart of Mayoi Snail, an arc famed for its lack of basically all narrative action. This episode certainly lives up to its reputation – in the course of twenty-two minutes, it features Araragi and company wandering around the suburbs, deciding they're lost, and then calling on Oshino for help. It livens that total absence of “events” (which isn't necessarily a flaw) with rambling conversations between Araragi and Mayoi. It's essentially one long intake of breath between this arc's actual meaningful actions.