i think subaru is just compatible enough with the cult for betelgueuse to take his body, he even thought he was one of them at first.
at the end of the ep i was like "ù^$ù!$m* next week already please !"
i really thought this would be the correct loop without death, it seem weird to fail off now. maybe they didn't kill him and just badly injured him to scare betelgueuse away from his body and emilia will come and save the day ?
if his really dead i really hope the backtracking wont be too long like before the white whale....
but i don't really know what else he could have done, they could have killed the infiltrated cult member before but would that prevent his body from beiing possessed ?
also what an useless spirit, running away at the first sign of trouble
