Raigerzero said: I absolutely loved this episode. So much happened and some nice pieces of information were given to us.
1) In the beginning of the episode, we get to see Naru and Truth and their discussion. Naru appears to still care about Ao, and has some Coral inside of her. Truth claims that he and she are the same- whether or not that has to do with them both "seeing the truth" or being Coralian (at least in a sense) seems unclear – and once again affirms that he wants Ao to see the truth. It is also "nice" to see the "kind" side of Truth in their discussion, although I'm sure the choice to display the dead bodies around them as the word "kind" hits the screen is no accident (not that I personally needed it, I have been complaining about the senseless killing every discussion).
It's quite surprising - Naru is just "smiling", despite all these dead people all over the place. She must truly believe that "this" world is a fake (or their death was unavoidable anyway).
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2) Nothing happens much with the Gazelle group, but it seems that they might actually be looking into the matter of quartz in their own independent manner. Perhaps they might discover something shocking in the next few episodes.
3) I found the discussion between Truth and the Japanese guy (whose name eludes me, even though I searched for a minute- lazy I know) to be extremely enlightening and of interest. First off, Truth displays professional hacking capabilities and hacks the Fire Cracker (which annoys me slightly as he is already formidable in battle, now he's a genius in technology as well? But that's my minor pet peeve.). Is the Fire Cracker the satellite that Truth hacked, or is it a larger object or cyber system (like access to all Japanese satellites or something)? The fact that he came to the Firecracker man (That is definitely his name...) just to report seems to suggest that the guy will serve a very important role for/along with Truth, strongly suggested to be involved with their talk of interplanetary war (shows that Truth can cooperate as well, which is a nice addition to his seemingly indestructible nature). The only other "planet" I can imagine being involved in the conflict is that of Eureka's original world.
It's probably more the scub-coral vs ao's world planet earth.
Raigerzero said:
4) J. Johansson's introduction was probably the second most important event in this episode. He appears to have "adopted" Truth, or possibly have been a "father", guide, or friend of Truth and is viewed by Rebecca as a quack scientist. Clearly, Truth and Johansson share the same view of the world - that the world is mistaken - and Truth seems to speak of him reverently, which adds to Johansson’s importance and gives a little insight to Truth’s past. Furthermore, Johansson's suicide perks my interest. I have a feeling that no such suicide occurred, and I am leaning towards either him being killed or reaching Eureka's world or merging with the Scub Coral. The fact that his book seems to be considered a "prophecy" by many suggests to me that he had some sort of special knowledge that others didn't- possibly relating to Scub Coral or Eureka's world or the elusive "truth" that many are seeking.
He was probably killed, or found a way to "reach" the scub (just like Renton's father). We haven't heard full prophecy - just something about burning the world.
Raigerzero said:
5) Team Harlequin's rumored reputation of not dying when others would confuses me. Does it mean that if the world was destroyed, they would be safe up in space or that they are somehow resilient to danger? Their seemingly advanced understanding of Ao's dilemma of not seeming trapar as usual raises flags for me. I cannot guess or speculate any more than that. Ivica seems to be wary of them wanting to take Ao away. Maybe they do “alien” research. Speaking of Ao's dilemma, I have some issues with it. First off, how could he not have known that it wasn't normal to see trapar. He never spoke of it? That would be like never mentioning the wind or rain. Furthermore, he should have noticed that no books or art ever depict trapar. Also, why does he care if he cannot see it? He needs it to pilot properly or something? I assume there normally isn't trapar in the ocean flowing like in the wind, yet he had no problem underwater.
If a planet like earth is being hit by a planetoid, you basically get the same effect. Psychical collision between Earth and Coral Scub? Trapar-seeing things is just simplification. It's just an anime, so it's safe to imply that Ao wasn't aware of his own uniqueness. Ivica is like a father, he "shields" his kids from the danger ...any (both psychical and mental). Even if it means avoiding the truth.
Raigerzero said:
6) The big one. First off, obviously surprised that the Gekko was inside that Scub Coral, which seems to confirm that the Coral is traveling from another world to this world. SUPER SURPRISED to see the original Nirvash typeZERO (Spec2 right? Physical difference between 1 and 2 seem small. 95% sure it is Spec2) come out of that hole (oh-ho silly Renton and his antics….this is his hole right?). Seeing both Nirvashs at the same time was amazing. The music playing and the scenery were absolutely incredible. Seeing Eureka again in person even more so. Now here is where I may diverge with some of your thoughts. I am tending to believe that no time paradox occurred and that this is the Eureka that gave birth to Ao.
Can't agree with that. Final few seconds of the video shows another Eureka (different outfit) flying above something in a strange "blue" glow (the place looks like GB bunker). These are not the same characters.
Raigerzero said:
Mainly for the following reasons which either suggest she and Ao get along (which wouldn’t happen if Ao claimed she was his mother and she denied it) or negate arguments made in favor of a time-paradox: 1) The episode preview doesn’t mention such a huge issue, only that she has “eccentricities” and that he “unexpectedly gets to spend time with his mother on the Gekko”.
That means she's not a fake copy created by Naru/Truth, but it doesn't mean it's the same Eureka. It's highly possible that "this" Eureka will play now a major role in the show, but I'm pretty sure we'll see "the right one" at the end of the series too.
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2) The aging argument seems to hold no sway, since it appears human-form Coralians don’t age (or at least as quickly or noticeably as regular humans).
3) She generally appears happy in the preview, which if she disagreed with Ao’s assertion of him being her son wouldn’t likely be the case, as she surely would show some distress for a kid holding her to such a mental image.
This Eureka appears to behave a bit more childish... then Ao's mother (but in typical for her way)
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4) Some people may think that her greeting to Ao shows she doesn’t know him. Many years have passed since they last saw each other and they have grown since then. It probably didn’t immediately click in her mind that she would meet him so soon, with blue hair and all grown up.
Mother not recognizing her son immediately...hmmm... nahh... and another child? Renton should really start buying condoms...
Raigerzero said:
5) She does appear to be pregnant. No reason she can’t have another kid. 6) Some have noted that she looks different. Perhaps she can change her appearance. In this episode, she doesn’t have wings, but in one scene of the preview, she does.
Gekko had these fancy fins around its head (3 at each side). These are not wings ;)
Raigerzero said:
Maybe it can be changed at will. 7) She doesn’t seem surprised that she spawned inside of a Scub Coral falling into the atmosphere at high speed and baffled that a machine almost identical to her Nirvash has appeared on the top of the Gekko. Which to me suggests she has “experience” with this and/or has been to this world before.
The key thing is that Nirvash MK1 is not really similar to Nivrash typeZero. They are very different :)...
Raigerzero said:
7) Mentioning the Gekko, I wonder if anyone is inside. The next episode preview doesn’t show it flying, so probably she is the only one in it (can’t fly a ship with only one person probably). Why does she have it? What purpose will it serve? It would be super awesome if Holland or Renton were in there (most likely not). What’s Gekkostate doing without the Gekko?
The hole in Gekko looks quite similar to what we've seen in the 1st series. However I'm pretty sure Eureka was the only passenger.
Raigerzero said:
8) I had a few lols or amusing moments during this episode. First was imagining Noah in space. Second was Ivica getting his in the face with coffee. Third was Truth feeling the need to destroy Firecracker man’s smoke ring. Fourth was Eureka’s Nirvash flipping over and dropping her in the recording. Fifth was the Ao’s Nirvash getting abruptly eaten by a space snake and sucking into a random geometric object in space. That seemed kind of weird. Speaking of that Secret, when he was inside (especially when the sides started flashing), I thought he was going to be teleported to Eureka’s world.
SUPER LONG POST: I had a lot to say. Sorry if it seems to jump around a lot, skim certain topics or just generally be confusing. It was a bit tiring to write, so my thoughts might not be as organized, clear, or detailed as I might have liked. I did a check for overt grammar mistakes, so sorry if I missed a few.
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