I’m not really sure why Yuuji and Megumi are joining Fight Club, or why Panda is there

I believe they are in a mini crew-assembly arc (like in heist movie) to get more strong players on their side in the upcoming culling game. Kinji is one such key person and the Itadori gang are willing to jump through hoops to recruit him. It looked like they Panda infiltrated first, with Yuuji and Megumi following up to seal the deal.

The bit about cursed corpses was interesting, but again, the story leading up to that felt random and insufficiently explained.

I thought the cursed corpse part drew some parallel to the Maki rampage in the previous episode. It’s more politicking again, this time by the Kyoto principal’s side to maintain / expand their power.

If you think about it, even without Gojo Satoru, the Tokyo students should have been safe from Jujutsu society because of their school. This flashback showed how their principal was dealt with, removing the last bit of protection for these students.

Anyway, I am starting to recognise the trend:

some ramblings

members of the Tokyo JJK are all outcasts, ostracised by the rest of Jujutsu society. It’s not just the students like Yuuji, Megumi, Panda, Maki and Yuta; it’s the staff too, especially Satoru and Yaga. The school is never about actually educating the next generation of students. It’s for keeping potential political opponents in one place, to monitor them, ensuring their power is never threatened.

Regarding Yaga’s backstory, it seems that he was likely placed on a deferred sentence for his powers just like Yuta and Yuuji (if not explicitly, then implicitly; they would come for his life the moment he no longer serve a purpose to them).

He would have been careful not to make any missteps that warrant them coming after him, but they managed to use the personal angle - his family - against him. With Panda as bait to draw him out, and his cursed corpse required to be left behind, he made for an easy picking.