Episode
The Eminence in Shadow: Sadism's Rewards
Overview
The mistake those with power always make is believing that they are the ones in control.
Details
- Series
- The Eminence in Shadow
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2022-10-26
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Sadism's Rewards is Episode 4 in Season 1 of The Eminence in Shadow. It aired on 2022-10-26. The runtime is 24 min.
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