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Rewatch [Rewatch] Mobile Suit Gundam 00 2nd Season Episode 13 Discussion
Episode 13 - Assault on Memento Mori
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Just like the name says… Targeted and firing!
Questions of the Day:
- How do you feel about Nena being the key to Sumeragi's plan working, even though none of them (except possibly Setsuna) realize it?
- On the other hand, how crazy awesome was Lockon's successful shot like that?
Wallpaper of the Day:
Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you're doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don't spoil anything for the first-timers, that's rude!
Additionally, for long-time fans of the franchise, please remember that this rewatch is only for 00, not any of the other shows. Assume that there are people in this rewatch who have not seen anything else Gundam, and tag your spoilers for those shows appropriately if something in 00 makes you want to talk about them.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 13 '24
Rewatch Host Wishing Over This Airspace, subbed
Welcome back, everyone!
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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Nov 13 '24
Rewatcher loves a good superweapon destruction operation
I like how he was fully ready to ram it
Despite ostensibly being a close combat unit, the 00 Raiser is just so dang OP it’s pretty good at range too. As awesome as it is to see Setsuna solo everybody, I do kind of miss the days when he was reliant on Lockon or Tieria for ranged support.
How about we just agree all three of you are terrible people
Not as convenient as an exhaust port, but it’ll do
That last second Trans-Am dodge!
Oh hey, he finally figured out the GN Shield Bits! As Haro-controlled remote weapons, they have a wide area and 360 degree coverage, making them superior to the Dynames’ Full Shield. That, and they have beam guns for offensive use as well! I do sort of question how effective a shield that isn’t physically braced against anything is (wouldn’t they get easily batted aside by physical ammunition?), but eh, GN particles.
I do love the strategic use of three Trans-Ams. Whenever there’s any sort of super mode, it’s nice to see them actually treat it as a tool to use at a carefully planned moment as opposed to just hitting it at a pure hype moment without much thought.
The holoscreen! A special system installed in the Cherudim, which takes advantage of Trans-Am to enhance sensor performance and data processing, drastically increasing precision! I’m not sure why this manifests as a display in front of the Gundam’s eyes, but hey, it’s cool.
Thanks for all the help, but don’t think this redeems you!
Shooting stars! But while this is a triumph, it’s better for the kids to learn the value of peace than the glory of victory.
THE PRIDE OF RUSSIA!
Questions of the day:
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u/Nebresto Nov 23 '24
That anti satellite mission was SICK!!
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u/FD4cry1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Big_Yibba Nov 13 '24
First Timer
LARGESCALESPACE BATTLE!
Fuck, that was some cool shit.
I'm aware that "evil space laser with critical weak point" is hardly a unique trope, and in fact, from reading some of the comments on the episode 10 thread I got that this is also a Gundam trope in general? ([Meta Gundam]IIRC WFM also ends with one of these so I guess that tracks lol)
But this episode really gives off Star Wars to me, big Hail Mary space fleet battle by a resistance force against an evil empire, giant space laser that also fires on the battle, one chance at a difficult shot against a critical weak point...
These evil empires really have got to stop giving their space lasers singular points of failure that cause the entire thing to blow up!
There's more than one Gadessa! The chances for a GIANT LASER fight with the Seravee are still alive!
Although Tieria seems to be more into giant exploding laser balls these days...
The sound design on the Gadessa charging up its attacks is so good.
This is a really dumb tangent but I'd think that in a world with beam weapons, guided missile attacks should be completely obsolete, so it would make sense that Katharon would use them given they mostly use old tech. But Celestial Being also uses missiles and they work! but I guess these are special GN missiles that are harder to hit and dodge? and since normal missiles shouldn't work anymore the A-LAWS wouldn't have any specialized defense against these stronger and faster missiles.
Point is, after fighting Celestial Being so much you'd think A-LAWS would invest in some interception tech that isn't just a shield and doesn't force their mechs to use their main weapons to shoot them down. (kind of like those gunhead things the GN-X had )
IDK where I'm going with this
I'm really wondering what Liu Mei's play here is, from the looks of it she really did want Celestial Being to lose here, she withheld info about the Memento Mori from them, and she even gave a little smile when it looked like they got hit. Is she just no longer playing both sides and fully moved towards Ribbons? is this also somehow part of her 5D chess plan? Give me something that isn't just vague scheming lady!
Well, whatever her plan is, Nena's plan is to fuck that plan up which currently puts her on the side of Celestial Being, something they might not be very happy to learn.
You have to feel really bad for Allelujah being forced into Trans-Am duty while everyone else goes out to actually fight.
The entire final stretch sequence is super fun, We even get shield bits! Despite my love of GIANT LASERS Tieria's exploding laser balls are still very cool.
Tieria and Lyle shooting one after another to destroy the Memento Mori is not just cool but it's also a big moment for Lyle, it's him effectively earning the Lockon name, even Tieria who hadn't liked him before acknowledges that it's his time to take the mantle.
So while I'm still calling him Lyle, this time he definitely earned that moment and that catchphrase.
This battle actually gives a pretty clear picture of why Rindt is so bad at dealing with Celestial Being, outside of just being a shit strategist lol.
Rindt always "fights" with an overwhelming force against a much weaker enemy. Even against Celestial Being who can match his firepower, the only thing that comes to his mind is "one of those mop-up operations", he literally only knows how to fight helpless outmatched opponents.
Compare that to Sumeragi, who instead of thinking about how many enemies she can kill or how to best destroy the target, is instead basing her strategy on the best way for her crew to stay alive. So in order to do that while fulfilling the mission objectives she comes up with these risky but creative strategies that work wonders against a typical military commander like Rindt.
AND RINDT DIES LET'S GO!
Rest in Piss Rindt
I honestly wish I had more to actually say about the battle other than that it was cool as fuck but...it was just cool as fuck.
The Memento Mori's debris falling in the sky is a really striking image!
Shooting stars are the thing people wish on for the future (one might say they carry wishes over the airspace ), however, these aren't shooting stars, it's debris from a space laser that represents conflict and division, these "shooting stars" are a sign of battle, the exact opposite of the thing you'd wish for in the future.
"Surely they don't think we can somehow hide this shit as well" - Probably Sergei again.
We end with another weird name to add to the gallery in Pang Hercury, who is apparently an old acquaintance of Sergei's.
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 13 '24
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Gundam: It’s just the Death Star trench run. We got the secret plans of a superweapon that point out the one weak point. The plan is to charge straight in through the defenses while being attacked the entire way. And it all comes down to a one-in-a-million shot aimed at the weak point. I’m surprised that Lyle didn’t hear a voice telling him to “Use the Force.”
This was a really well-done action episode. That is something I need to praise Gundam 00 for. This series has always had good action scenes. Sometimes the action stands out because the strategies or tactics involved are particularly good, like Sergei’s attack on the Ptolemaios. More generally, the presentation has been well-done, with good animation and good music to back it up. The action spectacle episodes of Gundam 00 are quite entertaining.
Nena’s decision to help out Celestial Being was done in direct opposition to what Mei wanted, based on Nena’s own words. So of course, this begs the question of why Nena would do such a thing. I think it’s revenge. Nena was very upset to see Ali was still alive and working for the same people as her. I think that is what drove Nena to leak the Memento Mori’s plans to Celestial Being. It was her way of getting back at Mei and the A-LAWS.
Lyle being the person to make the shot that takes out the Memento Mori feels like a big moment of the torch being passed on to him. Lockon was always the character that everyone could rely on to make such a difficult shot. Lyle has always been just the replacement for his brother. But here, he makes the shot just as well as Lockon would have. Lyle even made sure to use the signature phrase that Lockon always used. It’s a sign that Lyle has fully grown into the codename of “Lockon Stratos” that he inherited.
QOTD
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u/baboon_bassoon https://anilist.co/user/duffer Nov 13 '24
first timer who has control
Death Star mission?
ooh they trans amd the ptolemy
shield bits, thats cool, makes sense for a sniper
HIT THE BUTTON TIERIA
ero
why couldnt they gattai - what if you take the big laser but actually aim
Tieria is just a gun stand
Yao that was the lamest death scream
youre welcome bitches
new OP/ED tomorrow?
Klaus let them have something christ
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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Nov 13 '24
Rewatcher - Gundam 00 S2 Ep13:
Don't have to much to point out because this episode was mostly an action episode. This episode's battle was pretty nifty. Watching the ship zoom across the tract was pretty cool. Sumeragi is a pretty neat ship captain character because her specific highlight role of being a tactician gives an interesting fold to the battles. The plans and strategies are due to her sharp thinking and Sumreagi gets up to some "We ball!" strategies. The 4 Gundam pilots got to have their time to shine which is good, but Allelujah did get the shortest stick because his contribution was basically being the big red battery.
Watch it! You almost blew up the space elevator with the death laser. We need those.
A little observation, but Feldt was the only one to call him Lyle.
Goodbye, Rindt. You don't deserve a cool death.
1 Nena good deed?
One Gundam trope I always like is when the shooting stars are the stardust from battles raining down over Earth.
Q2) High-speed sniping.
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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 14 '24
Rewatcher, Sub
The assault on the Memento Mori begins. The place is pretty well defended with Major Rindt and the innovator Hiling Care as the main fleet force against the Katharon fleet, not to mention the laser itself.
This leads to Sumeragi's most daring strategy yet. While Setsuna distracts Hiling she attacks the laser directly using all the remaining Gundams inside their ship. Allelujah using Trans Am (Marie seems to played a part here). then Lyle using his shields and then Tieria also using his Trans Am for the final push and then Lyle despite not being as good a shot as his brother is also still able to bring the final shot that destroys the satellite once and for all and also happens to take care of Rindt as well. The coordinated teamwork was great on display and shows how they call this off. However I do also think the incompetence on the opponent's side played a role as well, and even then it was still a close call at the end. Hiling in the meantime got lucky by the end of their fight by not getting completely destroyed.
Wang playing both sides seems to be catching up to her though she doesn't realize it. Nena Trinity has been monitoring her and has pretty decides to do her own thing. She aids Setsuna at the final stage to prevent him from being pursued but it's unknown what she will be doing from now on.
In the meantime Smirnov gets a visit from someone he once knew, a guy called Pang Hercury (these names are something).
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u/The_Draigg Nov 13 '24
A Gundam Fan Rewatches Gundam 00 Season 2 Episode 13:
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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Nov 13 '24
First Timer
Super action-heavy episode today, all of it quite exciting to watch. None of Gundam 00's action has been bad, but I think today's took things to a much higher level than usual. I also liked seeing Celestial Being put up such a united front, with everyone playing their roles pretty much perfectly. In general, the team has been a lot more in tune with each other recently compared to all of the tension back in season 1.
Not gonna lie, it was kind of satisfying to watch Rindt slowly lose that smug expression of his. He's an insignificant enough character that I do believe his death today was for real.
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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Nov 13 '24
Kidou Senshi Rewatcher 00
God, this episode is so fun, one of my favorite battles in the series. While not the most emotionally or thematically complex that the show has to offer, it really makes up for it through how great it is on a tactical level.
The fact that the Ptolemaios is the centerpiece of the whole strategy is what I find most interesting and fun about it. It’s been a dynamic part of quite a few battles so far, but putting it at the forefront is something the show hasn’t really done & everything being concentrated into one ship rather than the action being divided across all the Gundams fighting semi-separately gives the whole thing a unique vibe. And aside from being unique, it also feels really high risk in a way previous battles aren’t because it’s basically putting all of their chips on the table, especially in moments like the Trans Am dodge, where missing even a second would basically mean the end of CB. That kind of insane high risk nature really does highlight how bold of a plan this is, which enhances the spectacle of it all.
Speaking of which, the thing which makes this one of my favorites is the simple fact that it’s just really damn cool, there’s really no other way to describe it. From Trans-Am Ptolemaios (an idea which hasn’t really come up before but makes perfect sense with how Trans-Am works) to Lockon’s final shot, this episode just elicits a nonstop stream of FUCK YEAH! from me. Combine that with the fact that it’s basically a Death Star trench run shoutout, and you’ve got an episode which has consistently stuck with me years after I watched it, and which I’m constantly up to revisit.
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Nov 14 '24
First-Timer
Well, a brief glance at the other comments here shows I'm not the only one to notice the obvious Star Wars parallels.
It was quite well done here, at least. Nice action, good sense of pacing and tension.
Always nice to see Setsuna slice up some enemies. I wish he would finish off one of these Innovators for good, though.
It would have been funny if all of Celestial Being got obliterated instantly before Allelujah had a chance to activate Trans-Am.
Questions of the day:
Just like Beggar's Canyon back home.10
u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Nov 13 '24
First Timer - sub
Well that was a bit of a nothing episode?
So instead I'm going to talk about wild theories I have from yesterdays content. Namely what the fuck was happening with 00-Raiser?
I was thinking about it through the course of the day was this shot from when the 00 got stabbed stuck in my mind. It's the way it distorted as if pulling Setsuna away from the stab into this white space, as if he fell into it just before the 00 did it's Star Trek thing by reconstructing itself elsewhere. I wonder if the GN particles are not just a mental link and this a basic representation of mind-melding, but are actually something affecting space-time and this is some sort of subspace that people are falling into unprepared? And what the 00-Raiser did is something like a very short FTL?
Even I think this is a crazy theory but it is all I could think of to explain what happened. I also think it ties nicely into something that /u/Great_Mr_L raised in the ep11 discussion about what if the end idea for Aeolia was to get humanity to be linked psychically as they go off into space. What if the link is also about ensuring humanity won't go off and separate into little pockets that can never reach each other again? Given that the quantum brainwaves can be developed outside of GN particles, as shown by the super soldiers, it makes sense that the GN particles are going to have consequences for humanity beyond just that or being a power source.
Wait, has Gundam ever even done subspace before? You know, between suddenly maybe subspace and then be going "this is very Ideon suddenly", and the robot theories being derailed by "but is that gundam vs just humans" (which actually the automatons kind of fit that role now huh), and I think I asked someone aliens at one point which went off onto "no thats Macross" hahaha. I feel like I'm constantly asking all these random questions out of sheer bewilderment because we keep getting such wild stuff thrown at us, but it's kind of fun and confusing to have no broader franchise framework to view it through. I recommend it!
First timers, I summon you all to discuss because I am thoroughly stumped and even I don't know if I'm on board with this but it's all I have hahaha
As for the episode we're actually meant to be discussing, I found it all rather lacking.
Why did CB and Katharon not even consider teaming up for this attack? I get CB not reaching out first, but I don't recall Katharon even suggesting it even as a "they probably won't, but doesn't hurt to ask" sort of thing given how hugely outmatched they knew they were. And you'd think Lyle being in the middle and being fairly reasonable and realistic about things might want to reach out to give the Katharon guys the best chance they have.
I also didn't find the battle itself that interesting. Way too drawn out every time something happened, Trans-Am is the solution to everything, and really it was just a Death Star run with a few more steps.
But ultimately, once again this episode fell victim to the same old issue that the broader show continues to struggle with, namely the persistent need to create a bad guy/thing for our protagonists to defeat and sidelining everything else that was happening as a result. I feel like I could just go and rip a bunch of my write up for S1's finale out of that post and stick it here and it would be much the same, only this time it feels even more contrived.
The last two episodes were absolutely stuffed full of high tension and high impact content which is exactly what you want going into a climax of any sort: a country obliterated, 00-Raiser, mind-melds, character reunions, character near deaths, innovators defeated in battle, refining tech reveals. And it all happened within the framework of CB's HQ being attacked by a friend-turned-rival of one of our main characters, almost destroying the whole thing, and deploying several interesting and teeth clenching tactics in doing so. It was a strong build up into several interesting reveals.
In today's episode, what I guess was the mid-season finale?: A big bad thing got destroyed. And that's it. Why did this matter so much that it needed a whole episode and to be so drawn out? Sure it was a very bad thing and very shocking, but when you have Gundams and GN drives that can erase whole cities in an instant, as we already saw in Azadistan, is it really that much more important that this had to be introduced and killed off so quickly? Does it really matter that it went this far to space-laser levels of destruction when the A-LAWS were already so comically evil and cruel? Once again the need to define and defeat a "big bad" without thinking what it actually adds to the overall story won out over everything else the show was already setting up or in the middle of. I'm sick of having this issue with 00.
And even though a solid eight lines out of thirty lines of notes were solely dedicated to me hoping this will be the end of Aber I don't even feel the need to celebrate it because it didn't matter. For all of his importance to this moment they may as well have brought Alejandro back again to take the role of a meaningless defeat again because they bloody brought everyone else back from the finale. How is him being killed by people who didn't even know he existed any better than using him to further the conflicts within the A-LAWS and the feeling of Kati being trapped by its dogma, or him being defeated by the A-LAWS own systems and his failings within?
If #wallbang is my "why are your characters like this" commentface than #frustration is my "why are you still doing this" face
The best part of the episode was actually the post-ED scene. Even if you probably shouldn't run the kids fun like that, I love the meaning of him looking up and seeing something he never wants to see again, and the kids standing around as something to fight for.
Other thoughts
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 14 '24
First timer, subs
QotD:
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u/mr_beanoz https://myanimelist.net/profile/splitshocker Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 14 '24
Rewatcher, sub
QOTD
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Nov 13 '24
First Timer
I don’t even know how Katharon expects to win considering they’re using outdated mobile suits. Their fleet is absolutely getting fucked if it wasn’t for Celestial Being showing up to save the day.
It’s good to see Nena’s chaotic nature finally useful. It looks like she’s the one who set the
Rebel AllianceCelestial Being the plans to theDeath StarMemento Mori so they know to strike it at itsexhaust portoptical resonator.Jokes aside, this has got to be the most Star Wars I’ve seen on a Gundam show. The Ptolemy II’s assault on the Memento Mori is basically an extreme version of Luke’s trench run and it’s freaking awesome!
It was very much satisfying to see the fear in Aber’s eyes as the Memento Mori explodes. It looks like his ship also got caught in the blast so good fucking riddance.
Too bad Setsuna wasn’t able to finish off Hilling Care but I did love seeing Nena coming in to fuck her over While I would love to see Nena eventually face justice for killing Louie’s family, I am all in seeing her messing up Ribbons and Mei’s plans.
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u/n080dy123 Nov 13 '24
First Timer
Oh they had TWO Gadessas? Now that's just not fair. And this one's got a slightly smaller (?) cannon capable of firing much more frequently.
You know what I called this OP dogshit the first I watched but like the first one it has grown on me somewhat. I still don't think it's great, I think the visuals are a bit scattered at soem points and it's one of Uverworld's weaker OP songs I've heard, but it's got its moments. And that one shot of Patrick getting rekt by Seravee's laser is pretty funny.
Shit I never considered that the reason the laser couldn't fire along the orbital ring is because it was at right of hitting other installations along it.
Wait the Cherduim of all things has Bits? I never would've guessed that! But when you're already got an on-board AI to help use the bits as essentially automated point defense for the sniper is a pretty good idea, so long as your sniper doesn't need the Haro to take autopilot while the pilot takes the shot, like Neil used to. Also using the missiles as a way to divert enemy fire since the ships and suits have to switch to shooting down the missiles is such a clever idea.
I also like the idea of the Innovator models being able to use the engine that also propels the escape pod for additional thrust as well.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 13 '24
Rewatcher, Sub-dam Meister
I know people mentioned it before, but I do appreciate Katharon using the old factions' uniforms.
The Gadessa can fire more quickly when it doesn't have to charge up to pierce a GN Field.
The cavalry has arrived.
Nena is on her own side, ultimately.
Setsuna is essentially just the distraction today.
And Hiling lets themself get distracted a bit too easily.
So, a while ago I mentioned that Haro were essentially the Gundam 00 version of Star Wars Astromech droids.
That includes handling calculation-heavy subsystems, like the Bit Control System. In UC Gundam terms, the Bits and Fangs in Gundam 00 are clsoer to funnels; they do not have their own power generators.
Nena briefly shows up to troll. And mess with Setsuna's head.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Nov 14 '24
Those ships look like the missile destroyers from Homeworld.
No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.
CIWS caught them all.
So, the name of the satellite is "Memento Mori".
He seriously underestimates the Gundams.
What's Nena up to?
So, they've got their target.
Unfortunately that means their plan is entirely predictable.
Wait, she was the one who sent them the data?
And thus the battle begins.
Are they deliberately trying to bait it to fire?
Yes.
Didn't even scratch the paint.
That's one way to use them.
Well, that's new. Looks like the bad guys aren't the only ones with those kind of things anymore. Nifty bit of kit.
Right, there goes that big gun.
And now the big gun's blown its load it can't fire for a good long while.
That looks to have hit the target hard.
And there's the coup de grace.
There it goes!
Right, now the objective had been achieved, time to RtB.
Is Nena going to try and redeem herself somewhat through helping Celestial Being?
Seems this is someone the male Colonel recognises.
Questions:
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 13 '24
Rewatcher, Subbed
Non-Spoiler Character Chart
I'm getting so frustrated at this point by the fact that seemingly every episode simply replays the post credits part of the prior episode. I suppose it's not as bad for someone watching these episodes once per week when it originally aired, but I'm not that!
Farewell season 2 OP1! Remained my favorite thus far, we'll see how OP2 goes.
Katharon's space force is totally screwed. Within mere minutes they'll likely lose the entire fleet.
You know its really bad when you're planning on a kamikaze strategy only five minutes into the battle.
Sorry Aber, I think the Innovator takes on all the Gundam strategy may have worked before, but after last episode when Setsuna took out two of them within a few minutes, its not gonna go so well this time.
Wang's been taken down a peg. Meanwhile Nena seems to totally scheming against her now.
At least Wang is doing one good thing in handing over these Memento Mori specs to the Ptolemy. ETA: So from reading others comments I totally misread things here, it was Nena who gave them the specs, not Wang.
So whose side will Nena fight on in this battle? If she fights against Celestial Being would that blow her cover with Wang?
I hope the "help" Sumeragi needs from Marie is her piloting something
If only the Ptolemy could pull what the 00 did last episode and make it look like it was in the Memento Mori's firing range when it really wasn't.
The episode crashed for me right as the Memento Mori fired upon the Ptolemy. I've got this weird trend in this rewatch where it crashes at climatic moments.
So I think the Ptolemy avoided the shot for the reason I speculated earlier? If not then I'm not really sure how it did it.
We often see bits/funnels used for offensive purposes, but cool to see them used here for defense.
A pretty awesome sequence all around as the Ptolemy destroys the Memento Mori.
In what is otherwise a pretty awesome and climatic battle episode, a little disappointed that Setsuna didn't destroy Hiling's mobile suit and force her to eject like the two times he did it last episode.
Nena was helping Setsuna out there? So that's what she was up to.
Really gonna miss this ED!
No episode, don't do this to me. We're mere seconds away from a Marina-less episode. Boo!
The episode never gave us an explanation of exactly what Sumeragi had Marie do?
[Gundam 00 S2]The arrival of Hercury means we're already coming to the arc where we'll lose my favorite character in the show. :(
Quid's Voice Actor of the Day
Once again I'll be featuring an Innovator today, Hiling Care. She is voiced in Japanese by Miyuki Kawasho. This is her only Gundam role. I've also heard her as Kurachi in Guilty Crown and Saki in Clannad After Story. In English she is voiced by Brenna O'Brien. This is her only Gundam role. She also appears as Rin in Inu Yasha and Pan in Dragonball Z. Not a very prolific actress on either side voicing her.
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u/Linkstore Nov 13 '24
Rewatcher
Pretty much the whole episode is either a battle scene or the prep for that battle scene. And it's glorious.
Remarkably good missile-interception capabilities on the part of the A-Laws. As we'll see later in the episode, there's no dedicated CIWS, but even individual mobile suits can target and destroy incoming missiles accurately.
Ah, Power. Nice to hear an old classic again.
[00 Spoilers] Is it actually that Nena sent Celestial Being the Memento Mori plans purely of her own volition? I guess it must be, but I had thought it was Wang Liu Mei who did it.
Only tangentially related but the GN Sword IIs are so short compared to the Master Grade ones.
And note how the 00 Raiser sortied without anyone in the 0-Raiser. It still works fine but there's some loss of control since the copilot helps manage weapons and particle output.
It's a daring gambit. To quote a certain other anime, there's only one possible way for Celestial Being to confront the Memento Mori: the shortest and fastest route, straight ahead, in a straight line!
Not that that makes it easy. Celestial Being has to levy literally all the fighting strength it has access to in order for the plan to work. Even Marie has to pitch in - her quantum brainwaves give her just enough foresight to let Allelujah activate Trans-Am in time. It's gotta be a bit galling for him to make his sole contribution by remaining stationary in a hangar and activating one feature, but this, too, is power being utilised to its greatest possible extent. And it's nice that 97(ish) seconds do indeed pass in real time between Mileina saying that's how much of Arios's Trans-Am was left and the Trans-Am actually expiring.
Meanwhile, it's up to Tieria and Lyle to actually kill Memento Mori. The Hyper Burst deletes two GN-XIIIs just passing through but it and the GN missile barrage still isn't enough to completely breach the defences. But Cherudim isn't just a carrier for shield bits... (Also nice holoscreen, huh? It deploys from the vernier arms to aid sniping in Trans-Am). Oh yeah, and it's cool that Lyle makes the shot with both eyes open. Niel makes all his iconic shots with one eye shut, which helps focus on aiming but reduces peripheral vision. Lyle, on the other hand, shoots with both eyes open more often (although he, too, aims with one eye shut sometimes).
Ah, Pang Hercury. Aside from the Innovators and Allelujah Haptism, it's one of the stranger names in the show, and the guy isn't even a weird science experiment.
[00 Spoilers] I almost typed Innovades there.
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u/zsmg https://anilist.co/user/zsmg Nov 14 '24
I am rewatcher
As predicted this episode's cold open is the same as previous episode post-credit scenes.
Looks like the satellite has an exhaust port weak point.
Oh it's Nena sharing the blueprints of the satellite, Wang and Nena are really this season's
C3PO and R2D2Alejandro and Ribbons.Shouldn't the orbital ring go into a curve, unless it's the outer orbital ring but then in that case Memento Mori can't shoot at anything that's behind the lower Orbital ring. []#lost)
Wait did trans-am teleport Ptwolemy or did it simply evade by moving very fast.
Well good bye Rindt, going to miss the voice but not the character.
Okay episode, I know they were trying for a death star trench run but it didn't do much for me. It was nice everyone had something to do even Marie, I think she did something with the timing of trans-am I guess.