This is the first time i felt anxiety watching a Madness Combat episode
Unlike Hank who has all kinds of superskills and multiple variants to be revived or Deimos who's now half rocks, Sanford only relies on his skills as a super trained grunt and that's it, there were multiple points in the episode where he could have died, making the viewer root for Sanford's life and safety. I did not expect those kind of feelings from a Madness Combat episode, the vibe, tone and setting is completely different than the rest of the episodes and that deserves high praise
For a long time MC8 was my favorite episode, but now it's a struggle choosing between 8 and 12, so i'll just do the "Both? Both. Both is good" meme