The rise of the King; The Witch from Mercury episode 15 impression
It's been a while since we last spotting our best boy Guel Jeturk on this anime and this episode really gives him a chance to shine in the spotlight. In the retrospect, this anime really changes him the most in term of personal growth compared to the other characters making us surprised with how much change he undergoes from a prideful jerk from the first episode into a man who understand the feeling of losing the most. Aside from Guel's development, this episode is full of actions and war; definitely the one that purists and "warmongers" will love from the Gundam series. Compared to the first "tamer" season, this one put more lives at stakes and the idea of named characters died is high. You can expect more war casualties from here and now.
The episode starts in the earth; in the place where the Dawn of fold have their base on. Few second later, Olcott is introduced to the scene. By the way, he is the guy who works together with Sophie and Norea during their attack to plant Quetta. In the earlier episodes, Olcott is barely getting a time screen and happens to be a stand in character with a few line with him. Now, his character has been fleshed out in order to stretch a "certain character" development further. Inside one of the long abandoned hospital building, a man has been taking as captive by the Dawn of fold. He had lost his will of live and still hasn't take a single bite after being taken as prisoner. The man is the ex-sucessor of the Benerit Group known as Guel " Bob" Jeturk. Olcott knows about the man's identity and how he can be used as a bartering tools; an insurance if the thing gets rough. Therefore, he force-feed him to avoid him dying from starvation.
Today episode really backseated Suletta as she doesn't appear at all in this one. Meanwhile, Miorine is heading to Mr Rajan Zahi (his father's trusted aid) to confirm directly about the origin of project quiet zero. The good thing about Miorine is she is cautious, smart, and more importantly, doesn't take Prospera's words blindly like Suletta. In order to know thoroughly about the nature of the project, she analizes the project from the other source of information. Mr Rajan; while is a sub character with a very few appearance, proves that he is a better parental substitute than most parents in this series as he gives Miorine what her father's lacking...a freedom to choose the path that she like. Instead of asking Miorine to follow Notrette's (her mother) legacy, he asks her to follow her own heart about deciding whether to continue the project or not.
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| The Gundam's vision " war is bad"..it's watcher " Hell Yeah!!! War crime!!Gundam is back!!😂😂😂" |
My impression toward this episode is mostly positive. The episode slowly reveals Shaddiq's intention which is balancing the power between earthian and the spacian.he supplies the earth faction with mobile suits and information while weakening the corporations from within; leaving Benerit in shambles (incidentally killing it's leader no less), making the Asticassia's Director (Delling) bed ridden, and kidnapping his own foster father, who is also Grasley's leader. No matter how good his real intention is, he is technically speed up the war and creates the turmoil. In another aspect, the amount of action and mobile suit shooting is tight and engaging. Characters like the Eartians guerilla warfighters were as quickly introduced as they disappears before the episode end. Even at the slightest glance, it is obvious that they are not going to make it due to their abundant dead flags and the episode delivers their fall as good as it can. The way the anime doesn't even bat an eye when it sacrifices a minor ; Sethicia, really makes a greater impact as it portrays the war as closely as it's get. Guel; in a hijacked mobile suit, tries to save the comatose child (even though she tried to harm him before) yet in the battle-ridded warzone, he can not get her to infirmary/hospital right away; ending her succumbed from a heavy blood lost. It's really tragic and impactful scenario and I am pretty sure that the amount of casualties will get bigger than even the Code Geass did.
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| Remember who u re..you re my son, the king...you must take back your place in the pride rock 😂😂😂 |
Guel and Olcott are the real stars behind this episode..Guel has killed his father recently and what he remembered about him is vanishing when Olcott told him about the Jeturk group's situation (near to it's bankruptcy). He needs to take immediate action to regain the throne that is supposed to be his as well as the only thing that bind him to his father; the position of the leader of the Jeturk Group. Meanwhile, Olcott; who has lose his hope to live after losing his only son from the previous "accident" on earth, finds out that Guel's situation is similar to him to a certain degree..Losing a kin due to the harsh reality of war. I really love how they somehow complete each other as the men who lost their precious family member; Guel lose his father while Olcott lose his son. In the end, Guel's mans up and decides to get to the space once again and we are very happy for his further development which makes him look heroic and has serious personal growth. Meanwhile, Suletta; as the real protagonist, has gone further to her mother's grasp. However, I have a great hope about Suletta's development too because it's still at the third episode in the second season; making it possible to her to get even more complete character's growths. Great episode once again 9/10
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