The ep starts with an anime og scene where Deku thinks of Ochako's speech and how he was able to return to UA. He does laundry here and thinks of his convo with Torino on whether he should save or k!ll.
Deku's development from "you all can't keep up" to this is well portrayed.
Another anime og scene showing Cathleen and her friends watching how Japan currently is and how they decided to leave on their own to help Japan.