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Apr 23, 2012 7:39 PM
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Roloko said:
Am I the only one who didn't cry or feel anything? The deaths in this series lack emotion and therefore I can not feel anything especially since I can't get attached to anyone cause of their short screentime

Well continuing on

3/5 for this episode.


It's gotta be something about the way the medium was in 1979. I agree that everything seems a bit off to me, but I've grown into it a bit. I'm nowhere near as immersed as during a lot of modern stuff, though. I re-watched the last bit of the episode after the Medea went down, and it was somewhat powerful. They did a great job with the music.
Sep 2, 2012 12:33 PM

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The last preview spoiled it, but it was hard to believe it. And then... it happened. Poor Matilda, I liked her (more than Ryù).
Dec 25, 2012 2:35 AM

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That sucks. Matilda was cool, so yeah it sucked to see her die. They totally over blew the drama again at the end there. It was going fine until Amuro kept going "Matilda-san".
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Mar 4, 2013 3:29 AM

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Amuro was so funny in this episode from his pose in the photo to the ending where he kept screaming out her name in his head.

The action in this was spectacular with Amuro taking on the three tristar guys.
May 12, 2013 9:45 AM

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Another premature death.

I like how the preview's spoil the whole episode...
Aug 12, 2013 11:58 PM

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Yeah, I noticed that preview problem a long time ago and stopped watching them. Sometimes episode titles also have this problem but not this time.

Awww, Matilda died. I liked her. Her hair however looked horrible. Some details would have been great but now it was only red blob. Ah well older's anime problem.
Dec 20, 2013 9:40 AM
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MATILDA-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!

She was a great and brave person! I also had a crush on her 💘💔😭
Jan 14, 2014 12:34 PM
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Things that make the situation funny when it shouldn't be:
Amuro screaming/or echoing Matilda-saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! TWICE.


Anyway, Matilda was badass... what a shame
standJan 14, 2014 12:37 PM
Feb 10, 2014 1:59 AM

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Matilda's out... Too bad, she was such a boss.
Unlike Ryu, I felt genuinely sad when she died. But I couldn't help myself laughing at Amuro's "MATIRUDA-SAAAAAAN"s; so freaking out of place and funny.
And yeah, those damn previews...

At least Char will be back soon ! :D
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GuusWayne said:
there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
Feb 12, 2014 7:41 AM

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MATILDA-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN :(((((((((((
Mar 10, 2014 8:16 AM

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Noooo poor Matilda-san. I liked her a lot and Amuro was so into her it's very sad. Damn.

I find it funny how my they gave away in the preview hahah.
Mar 20, 2014 3:00 PM

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yeah i didnt really care for her to be honest, she never really did anything and her death could be seen coming from miles away, still amuro shouting her name at the end was funny

maturulda saaaaeeeeeeean

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Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Jun 19, 2014 1:54 AM

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Wow what a episode!!

So Kycilia is working with Char and they probably want Zeon for themselves.

I wonder if the leaders of Zeon has notice of their actions?

Hope to see Char soon!!

That Tri Blackstar team!! I knew Gundam Seed once again took another design from 079.

Love how Amuro springs to one of the enemies as he evade one of the attacks.

Man just as when Amuro was able to spend some time and even got her attention she suddenly dies :

Though Amuro wouldn't be able to survive that triple attack if she didn't interfered.

I'm seeing some spark in Amuro's head. I guess we're getting closer on what this is?? :D

Though it's pretty gutsy of her to live the ship without any help in the middle of battle.

Sayla was inexperience in this, but i don't blame her since this is a new type of weapon never before used in battle.

Seems Bright is now okay!

The way they say Matilda in Japanese is "Machiruda" so Amuro saying Maaachiruuudaaaaa-san! kinda sounds funny, but you still see the same hearing.

Though why did Mirai gasp when she remembered something? I wonder what that is?

I definitely won't be watching any previews anymore. They're spoiling it too much. Today it's fine, but man back then was definitely spoiler hell.

Can't wait for the next episode though! Char time please!!!!
Aug 8, 2014 5:46 AM

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Matilda-san T_T

Char returns!!! :D
Dec 12, 2014 7:53 PM

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Oh man :(
I normally don't get too into relationships in anime, but the Amuro x Matilda thing was great. Perhaps it's just because I'm usually into the young kid x older woman relationship, but I was really hoping for it to go somewhere... and then NOPE. :(
This show knows how to hit right where it hurts...
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Feb 26, 2015 4:53 AM
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Gotta say, Matilda's respect-paying scene was a lot easier to take seriously than that of Ryu... Well, at least until Amuro had to ruin the moment and start yelling.

Also, yay, another bitchslap! I should have counted these from the beginning of the show - I'm pretty sure there's one every other episode.

Maybe I'm watching this show for the wrong reasons. Haha.

May 5, 2015 2:32 AM

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That bitchslap at the beginning :D
RIP Matilda I liked her a lot T_T
May 6, 2015 12:01 AM

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insan3Inquisitor said:
That sucks. Matilda was cool, so yeah it sucked to see her die. They totally over blew the drama again at the end there. It was going fine until Amuro kept going "Matilda-san".

I'll be honest. I started laughing when Amuro kept yelling her name. It completely killed the mood.

She was pretty nice, though I think I miss Ramba Ral more than Ryu or Matilda. The only characters that are "important" to me are Amuro, Bright, Sayla, Char, and (to an extent thanks to recent developments) Mirai.

These Black Tri-Stars have interesting mobile suits, and they seem much better at teamwork than the previous opponents.
May 6, 2015 12:23 AM

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TripleSRank said:
insan3Inquisitor said:
That sucks. Matilda was cool, so yeah it sucked to see her die. They totally over blew the drama again at the end there. It was going fine until Amuro kept going "Matilda-san".

I'll be honest. I started laughing when Amuro kept yelling her name. It completely killed the mood.

She was pretty nice, though I think I miss Ramba Ral more than Ryu or Matilda. The only characters that are "important" to me are Amuro, Bright, Sayla, Char, and (to an extent thanks to recent developments) Mirai.

These Black Tri-Stars have interesting mobile suits, and they seem much better at teamwork than the previous opponents.


No shit, Ramba was the man.
Nov 22, 2015 11:33 PM

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Well now Amuro is back being the strongest female character around.
Dec 28, 2015 10:38 AM
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Much better than last episode. I loved the photo taking scene, it was really cute! The Doms were awesome in action but I'm still not sold on the G-fighter/armor, seems less than amazing.

Of course, poor Matilda. Amuro's first crush got crushed...
Jan 4, 2016 7:57 AM

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Joe1991 said:
"matilda-san dies"

THAT WAS REAL BULLSHIT
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May 24, 2016 6:27 AM

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well........FUCK!
Jun 2, 2016 5:52 AM

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Perhaps too hastily, abandons us the character of Matilda, if he had spent a little time in history, his departure would affect more on the viewer, what a pity!
Narratively it is very exciting result once again the battle, characters increasingly growing, another page of history is being written, with it also the infamous scheming against the Federation are discovered.
Jul 24, 2016 8:11 AM

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Damn another tragic loss :( Matilda sure was a great character, sad to see her being cut! That said this episode sure was intense as hell! Let's see what's next.
Oct 5, 2016 12:03 AM

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I feel like her death would have made a bigger impact on me if it hadn't been spoiled by last episodes preview! Nonetheless great episode, with a lot of spotlight on Sayla, so that made me happy at least.
Oct 12, 2016 10:46 PM

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Don't know what Matilda expected to achieve in her transport ship against some of the newest mobile suits around, but it was sad to see her go. It's nice to see this attack is finally going to happen because they have been talking about it for a long time now.

Amuro Ray Kill Count:
1 Dom kill this episode
28 kills total.
Jul 14, 2017 7:17 PM

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The upbeat battle music continuing as normal during the scene Matilda died as... a weird choice.
Jul 28, 2017 5:40 PM

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What an episode! It did have its flaws, but I'll let them pass.

I'm watching the dub, so seeing Matilda pass was shocking. I do concur that it did seem rushed and I thought there would be more build up to her death. Maybe next episode Amuro will commiserate about her passing.

Also the battle scenes rocked! And what a great name "The Black Tri-Stars."
Jul 30, 2017 11:11 PM
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Really not affected by Matilda death, even if it wasn't spoiled by the preview. Not that she was a bad character but we only saw brief scenes with her up till now. I thought we were going to see why that was. But she was here just to be killed off.

Shame, she seemed like a good character. I was thinking she was going to be the one who exposed the spy's or better yet be one. That would have been a decent twist.
Sep 13, 2017 5:49 AM
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Matilda really went out with a smash hit. She was cool, with her lovely scent of a woman and all.

Now I guess everyone is getting new mobile suits. They get bigger weapons, so we get bigger weapons. Can't wait for the next episode.
Sep 20, 2017 3:03 AM

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Matilda's funeral was way classier than Ryu's -- at least everybody saluted her, and only Sayla, having a solid reason to, actually cried.

As always good to see this show having the balls to kill its characters off quite steadily. For a second I thought even Bright would succumb to that fever.
Mar 24, 2018 12:43 PM

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Can't say that I cared much for Matilda,but whatever,obligatory R.I.P

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Mar 25, 2018 11:12 AM

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MACHIRUDA SAAAAAAAAAAAAAN X 2

I lold

Nowhere as tragic as Ryu's death in my opinion.
Mar 12, 2019 8:09 AM

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Amuro's reaction to Matilda's blown kiss was hilarious.
Sep 3, 2019 5:37 PM

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really sucks i really liked Matilda but also just like ryu i had a feeling it was coming but damn i wanted her to live

great ep but sucks Matilda is gone now
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Mar 2, 2020 10:04 AM

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sayonara Matilda-san, even though we were all notified about this in the previous episode.
Sep 21, 2020 3:46 PM

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NOoooo! Damint! Why??? :(

i really liked Matilda *weeping*

and damn are these previews annoying, showin up immediately after episode end

Oct 11, 2020 6:59 PM

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Our allies are falling, so soon after Ryu too. Not that she was a permanent member of the crew, but she made a lasting impression on them. War has taken away Amuro's first love, and it makes me worried for who will drop in the upcoming episodes.

Death makes the happier moments of an episode stand out far more. The photograph was cute and seeing Amuro continue to mentor Sayla was as well. I love how we get to see Amuro and Sayla get along. It feels really organic.

Not to mention that combat, fighting against Hillbillies in a forest (dub), especially those three-on-one slow-mo cuts, yeah it was rad. Super rad. But like with Ryu, perhaps as a way to differentiate the coolness from the anti-war message, we immediately snap out of super cool combat into the loss of life. It will still sell toys, but it will also make us reflect on the ramifications of violence! Or, something.
Oct 30, 2020 9:32 PM

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I have to admit that Matilda's funeral was treated more seriously than Ryu a few episodes ago, ofc until Amuro kept yelling her name lol. One Black Tri-Stars pilot is dead!
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Nov 1, 2020 6:40 PM

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This was amazing.

What the absolute fuck is wrong with these previews???? They fucking spoil the big thing for next episode in a second, I'm never letting a single one of these shitty previews ruin an episode for me, it's been more than once, what the hell were they thinking????
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Dec 21, 2020 9:42 AM

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It was fun to watch Matilda interact with the boys on White Base. I liked how she was kind of playful with them but not accepting weird advances either. It was sad to see her go. It also felt like her passing was sort of sped up a bit. The episode didn't really give enough screentime to her fate with it happening in the blink of an eye.
Jan 23, 2021 1:56 PM

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Joe1991 said:
Poor Matilda-san :(

Whats really annoying is just how much they give away in the episode previews, like the first line of the one before was "matilda-san dies", need to be quicker on the pause button
yeah that fkin spoiled the future for me hhahhah
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Jan 26, 2021 2:51 AM

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There were some interesting moments with Mirai here. The way she looked at Matilda and got scared out of nowhere seemed like a kind of premonition...?

The preview in this episode also spoiled something pretty big for next episode, so that’s cool. I wish the ending song played first so I had time to turn on my controller and skip to the next episode...
Feb 3, 2021 4:20 PM

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Poor Matilda. The White Base crew keep blaming themselves for these deaths so hopefully they keep taking this war seriously
Feb 28, 2021 2:43 AM
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Sayla didn't even fire one shot from that super powered flying double beam gun. She's had more than enough chances. Whether it's a handgun she's holding or a gundam she's not fired so many times when she's had the chance to.

She doesn't want to really take command on the bridge unless it's for a one off thing. Her character is as flaky as Mirai's.

Bright is the best named character in this show.

Jul 30, 2021 1:16 AM

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Well, this didn't hit me at all since it was already spoiled the episode before. Matilda was likable but like most of the characters that die in this show they don't really get enough spotlight to make the viewer care too much about it. They are just wasting characters in my opinion.

The Tristar guys had some good dodging skills but the battle didn't feel all that engaging to me. Guess the repetitive nature of the show starts to grate on me. It's just battle after battle at the moment. Hoping for a larger scale battle with M'quve soon.
Jul 12, 2022 1:27 AM

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Give Amuro a break guys. Matilda was his first wet dream. Let him mourn
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Oct 31, 2022 2:24 AM

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So much love for Lt. Matilda this was unexpected and devastating.
Dec 1, 2022 3:15 PM
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insane conclusion to the odessa arc
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