Update: I have now watched episode 9! I'm glad Yukine seems to have experienced some character growth, because while I thought the conflict between him and Yato was interesting it was also juuuuust starting to drag. I am ready for the Team to move onward with confronting external problems for a while, now that their internal ones have been addressed. (Also, man, was that a slashy moment between Yukine and Yato or what?)