Sayonara Eri; Witch from Mercury episode 23 impression
The episode doesnt give any warm up with Aerial instantly attacks suletta who rides the calibarn. Yes.. Inside the data storm area, Aerial moves in auto pilot while Prospera and Mr Godoy is inside the Quiet Zero. Aerial attacks suletta in a Bombardment and its clear that Erict really wants to support her mother's wish. this is really a one sided battle with Calibarn can only move in a defensive mode and Aerial's Gundbit sprays suletta with beam laser. I am kind of conflicted with Erict's decision to continue supporting her mother; Prospera. I am thinking that she was throwing Suletta out because she wants her to live.. But to my surprise, she is 100 percentage support her mother's grandiose scheme; in which includes devastating an entire fleet of a SAL and making both the life on earth as well as the Asticassia like a living hell. She doesn't listen to Suletta and proceed to attack her for real. At one point of the battle, There is a slight disturbance in the data storm. One of the person /being inside the data storm tries to stop Aerial / Erict by sending a data storm disturbance... Making it stop for a few second.. The soul of Erict asks the one behind the data storm disturbance about why s/he tries to break Prospera's master plan. Nevertheless, the anime doesn't show us about the identity of the soul who ruins thebmasterplan. Is it Notrette soul? Or someone else.. For now it's still unclear.
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| The fact that Scwarzette is ride by a clown despite of how good it's armament is ironic |
While Suletta is trying to hold on Aerial's attack, Lauda in Gundam Scwarzette tries to attack the spaceship in which the earth house are boarding. His sudden attack makes Guel must hold Lauda's off with his old Dilanza (after all, Darilbalde is heavily damaged during his fight with Shaddiq). Guel is conflicted knowing that Lauda is really planning to kill Miorine and may potentially ruined their plan. On the other hand, he is the only family that he had left and as an older brother, he had to protect him. I personally think that sooner or later Guel will sacrifice himself to make Lauda realize about his foolishness.. And my guess is right because when they are both dealing the final blow, Guel turn off his unit saber; allowing Scwarzette to thrust Dilanza chest and making it close to exploding. The way the writer tells a quick story of Lauda and Guel first meeting makes us thinking that Guel's life is about to over only for Felsi rollo to save the day by spewing white-like liquid that solidifies Guel's unit; making it safe from being exploded. I think we are being trolled hard by the Mr Oikuchi himself.. By making a sad scene then cut it short with an anti climax scene..thus adding unexpected plot armor for Guel. The good thing is the conclusion between Guel and Lauda doesn't end with tragedy or more accurately doesn't follow the standard procedure of the usual Gundam's thrope with adding a bit of twist on it. Guel gets Lauda back on his sad without anyone dying makes a big win for the Jeturk house. And it's also thanks to Felsi's decision to step and interfere with their battle aftermath.
This episode is really the one with high octane as both Suletta, Guel, and even the earth house who get inside the quiet zero must survive on their own. Suletta tries to hold Aerial and all of the gundvolva to creates path for Miorine, Ms Belmeria, Mr Kenanji, Elan5, and even Martin enter the Quiet Zero. Even inside, they have to survive the attack of the heavily armed autonomous *Haro*
security inside the Quiet Zero. Interestingly, this episode also develop Ms Belmeria as she finally learns to stop running away and has courage to start shooting at the Haro's. Its nice that even for a supporting character, the anime actually gives her a chance to redeem herself by actually pulling the trigger and face the problem head on. In fact, she is also the one who instantly tries to cover Miorine when Prospera is about to shoot her. this indicate that Ms. Belmeria is no longer afraid to lose her life and prepares to do what she must do to protect someone else.
The sudden appearance of a colony laser makes the plot is kinda forced in order to create a conclusion to Aerial's state as the last boss. After all, Suletta can't take down her former mobile suit due to it's overpowering stats. The colony laser blasting the high density mega laser to the Quiet Zero makes the Aerial does the last gambit to protect "her" Mother and sister truly puts the Gundam (along with all of Erict's clones) to its permanent demise; making it possible to fasten the tempo and finish the series faster. In addition, Peil four C.E.Os and the original Elan also shows up with the leader of S.A.I; becoming the real big bad of the series as they purposely obliterate the Quiet Zero using a mass destruction weapon. Just staying true to its prologue's nature, Erict or Gundam plays a sacrificial lamb as it tries to protect lady Prospera and everyone inside it's shooting range by summoning bunch of Gundvolvas to hold the laser head on. Aerial which also tries to take the blast is damaged to the point of being irreparable.
I know this episode is very-very rushed and even so there is still quite a lot to cover for the last episode. The four peil and the leader of SAL along with the original Elan is still available as the last boss.. Makes me wondering how they can cram everything inside a less than 25 minutes (not including the ending). Somehow I wish that they will make a special epilogue so we can at least get a complete closure to this anime. nevertheless, I enjoy this episode .. It's tense and full with action.. Although the plot can get too convenient at times (like how Miorine can crack the code and overide the entire system quite easily) . The fan favorite Guel is alive despite on how close he is from the death door. I think he is alive not because the writer doesn't have the ball to kill him but more because killing him is just too obvious at that point). So he adds a twist to make the fans wasted their tear LMAO. Elan5 also receives a good action sequence in this episode, capable of becoming the action hero; destroying the security *haro* bots, (funny how he is pictured more like the sly and mischievous type when being introduced) and stun Prospera by shooting her mask helmet. I know I can't complain much.. After all this is the penultimate episode and it gives plenty of action down the line. I just hope the best for all of them and we get the ending that we deserved.
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