Confirmed, masterpiece, in a nutshell. Alice seems to see Uthena beyond an older sister. Azul seems to be taking her role as a heroine seriously. And the new ones seem like the real bad ones. I can't wait for another chapter.
Utena is the litmus test for her beloved magical girls, she is the oven that they are supposed to forge. Of course she expected to see them forged by fire, not submissive to the forces of evil.