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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ah, poor Kai. Everyone has to lose someone on this show. I thought the whole spy plot was mishandled and made Kai either look like a traitor or a bufoon, but still it was nice to see him get some development. |
"I'm starting to think mal is run by Xinil generating electricity on a bicycle." - idklol |
| Another one bites the dust. So many people dying in this show xD, but yeah it was good to see more out of Kai, since up till now he's basically just been an a-hole. |
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| The series's creator is nicknamed "Kill em All Tomino" @_@ Feel sympathetic for Kai, but he was way too lenient with a known traitor. He let her give away Whito Base's destination for christ's sake. |
JuicyBuddhaNov 21, 2009 10:24 AM
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| I kind of wanted Miharu to join the White Base, but she died.. Monkey_D_Luffy said: I agree.but yeah it was good to see more out of Kai, since up till now he's basically just been an a-hole. |
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| I thought Kai was joking around with her at first, but wow. I knew that she was gonna get killed off anyho. And it's pretty ballsy to go out in a huge battlefield with just a Gunparry. |
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| This episode gets 5/5 simply for making me actually feel sorry for Kai. Up until the last episode, I really disliked him (I still liked him more than Amuro though, aha) I actually like him now. Miharu was a really admirable character too. |
| 頭脳は子供、見た目は大人！ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ |
| I saw this coming but I hoped that it wouldn't happen. I feel so sorry for Kai, I kind of like him now, he got a lot of development in the last couple of episodes~ Poor Miharu, she was indeed and admirable character, I also hoped that she'll join the WB... |
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| Aww :( Poor Kai... He's definitely a more likeable character now anyway. I wonder what will become of the children? |
| Awww. I'm pretty sure everyone saw that coming from a mile away. Still sad. |
| What exactly happened to Miharu?! Did the missile exhaust blow her away? |
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| I felt so bad for Kai near the end when he was broken down. Stark contrast to when Ryu died where everyone was crying. I mean Bright was on all fours balling his eyes out. It seemed he developed feelings for Miharu when he shouted out "Why did you leave me?!" Wonder what will come of the kids. |
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| Miharu's death was handled well. Kai was not too smart to cover up a spy. It's better to have her arrested than dead. |
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| The best death so far, I'd have to say. Tomino definitely earns his nickname in this series. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Oh, Kai. How obvious does a spy have to be for you to notice? He was pretty awesome while defending Miharu, though. This is the first death to effect me so far. (I must admit taking screens of Bright crying and Bright on his knees crying while surrounding with the remaining cast after Ryo's death while laughing a lil'. :s Poor kiddies.) I bet Kai's going to grow up a bit as a result of this episode. :( |
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| Miharus death was done so much better in the movie, still I like how it was handled here too. |
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| Saw it coming but it still hurt. Kai is becoming one of my favorites. |
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| The deaths in this series are way too horrible. Poor Miharu fell off the fucking plane man. I feel sorry for Kai ): |
| Wow just wow O___O Amazing episode!! Definitely one of the best for sure!! Though i'm surprise how Bright didn't felt weird on how a random fisherman plane just came in out of nowhere for some refueling. Still damn these Zeon spies. How the hell do they get in here in the first place? Remember the general when Amuro followed? Then Miharu and now those two pilot planes. Lol that general said he wants to Gogg to attack the white base, but he really wanted to avenge his fallen brothers. Guess Miharu couldn't bear seeing her actions getting the White Base in danger. Especially how her sister and brothers are safe for now. She basically got careless. Especially how she was laughing just because she was able to get to the handle computer. If only she knew the risk, she could have at least held onto something. Though her death was really foreshadowed when she tries to go into battle just to repay for what she did. Never seen Kai cry like that. Not even Ryu's death made him like that. Do like the 80s portrait art when he sits alone as they talk. Yeah that's Tomino "Kill em all" for you :P I heard Zeta is even more worse as well as Gundam Victory or so i heard. Can't wait for next episode!! More Char please!!! |
| Kai almost scores one... Miharu! Nooooo! She was the best girl so far... here's hoping for a Sunrise-resurrection. I actually care that she "died". |
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| Stop with the flashbacks and the screaming already, those things completely break the mood > ~ < At least this time the flashbacks were original content, but still... Kai is still one of the best characters in the show - I wonder how this will affect him in following episodes. |
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| I'm not sure how should I feel about Kai. He betrayed his comrades twice and put White Base in danger by telling informations to Miharu. I'm disappointed he didn't admit that Miharu was a spy and he sold informations about White Base . I don't feel sorry for him. I'm sad for Miharu's death because she have two siblings waiting for her. But I don't really care that she's gone. |
| I'm not sure how should I feel about Kai. He betrayed his comrades twice and put White Base in danger by telling informations to Miharu. I'm disappointed he didn't admit that Miharu was a spy and he sold informations about White Base . I don't feel sorry for him. I'm sad for Miharu's death because she have two siblings waiting for her. But I don't really care that she's gone. |
| While I do think letting her be is pretty stupid from a logical standpoint, emotionally speaking I can understand why Kai would sympathize. I can't say Miharu's death had a big impact on me, but it was better handled than some of the previous ones. |
| Why the fuck are these suits such a deathtrap. It seems that even if you get a scratch these things go A-bomb and there's no way to pilot escape. |
| Wow Kai got some sympathy points from me...bravo show bravo. |
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| Episode that is literally flew, I wanted something more in terms of history, but also so enough is enough. Sad events narrated, was not quite clear at the beginning, but as a harbinger of doom hovered on the character of Miharu, how sad to see her die, but the thing that makes me angry is the lightness of Kai in dealing with the war, as well as the Bright's inexperience in the military, Zeon subtly penetrates the White Base, but also fools them, do not understand the deception. It will be the good time that Kai, change the way he put himself in front of the war? I hope so. Great the battle, was engrossing. |
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| Damn another death :/ and even though she was a spy she seemed quite a fun character, I'm sorry for the brother and sister she left behind! |
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| Aww, poor Miharu and Poor Kai, tbh her death has affected me a lot more than the others since Kai's reaction seemed much more genuine and not super forced. |
| I don't like how willing Kai was in helping a spy, but it was sad to see him lose someone. Amuro Ray Kill Count: 1 Mobile Armor kill this episode 35 kills total |
| Oh cool, maybe Kai will finally stop being such a prick all the time now that he's lost someone he cared about. |
| You could see see it coming,but I was still shouting out loud"Oh Shit" when it happened. Pretty sad end..poor Kai and poor siblings. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Zeons have their own accent? I never noticed since I'm not familiar enough with Japanese...I wonder if that was a trait they had since the beginning or if it was just brought up for the first time this episode? |
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| and then another is dead and i was just starting to like Miharu to but as soon as she realized what she was doing and wanted to help i knew it was to good to be true not to mention it was pretty much building up to her getting killed would have been nice for her and her brother and sister to join the group but damn sad to see what happened to her |
| "one step at a time" |
| What a strange episode... Firstly the Gundam launching with 2 shields, and now Kai suddenly becoming a likeable character? Wowee |
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| I think this was the best emotional payoff in the series. A part of me didn't think we would get episodes like this, that there would always be an air of clumsiness to Gundam. But the way we explored and spent time with Kai and Miharu, fleshing them out, made for a hard episode to stomach. I think at the core of what we saw here, there was compassion between humans. The side they were working for did not matter. Kai knew she was a spy, yet he saw what she was working for. He sheltered her. And when Miharu saw the destruction she was helping cause, and the kids she was endangering, she supported Kai. A Federation soldier sheltering a Zeon spy and a Zeon spy helping a Federation soldier. This painted a picture of humans struggling and supporting each other, the enemy being the situation, magnificently. And go back to my first paragraph, I think this was well executed. Kai has become one of my favorite characters in the anime without a doubt. Through these two episodes we got to see how much he really cares about the people around him; perhaps to a fault, we saw his softer side, his compassion, as well as his intelligence. He acts cynical but he is quick at picking up what's going on. Miharu on the other hand had that heartfelt goodbye to her siblings last episode, a death flag for sure. Like Kai, she had a huge heart, and she used her cunning to support her family. The two are similar in the fact that the mask they need to wear is a lot tougher than they actually are. So we painted that whole picture, Kai got to meet her brother and sister and sympathized with her struggle, and Miharu joined him in combat. And although it was not a shock that she would die, the way she did was horrifying. There is no solace in this, she flies off of the ship, and Kai unknowingly celebrates. It's a death which feels real, people disappear, especially in war, I'd imagine. One look away and someone's life could be gone, something you only learn about later. We are frail. To have Kai become so vulnerable and open as he breaks down, coming from such a cynical character, felt heavy. It all creates a crushing weight, an image of the brother and sister waiting at home to never see Miharu again. The image that all of the compassion and teamwork in the world couldn't amount to anything, life is frail, and war is cruel. That is why I found it the best episode yet. Kai is really, really good. |
| I like the development of Kai as a character, it was obvious that Miharu was going to die and the way she died was quite consistent. |
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| Miharu's death was kind of weird (why would there be no security on that plane [or maybe there should be and she just didn't know?]), but I really liked seeing Kai's development and Miharu's harsh choices about supporting her family. |
| I really wanted to believe Kai would intentionally give false information to a freaking spy instead of literally telling her military secrets, but nope, the mad lad didn't care at all. Miharu's turnaround was pretty cool though and her death wasn't in vain. Amuro's fight in this episode was lame as hell. He just won because his enemy was distracted for a sec and he just insta-killed him with a beam saber stab. Meh. |
| i like how these last couple of episodes have been about kai. good stuff. |
| Kai initially either had compassion for Miharu caring for her brother and sister or he just wanted some girl action. I feel SO terrible for her and her situation but it shows all the more how great this show is at revealing war and the lengths people will go to for survival, care of their loved ones and the atrocities of war. Hopefully Kai's grief will finally lead to some character development for him. |
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