-Kinzo's entrance could have been a bit more epic, instead of just cutting away from the recap footage to him standing there.
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KRAUSS HEADSMASH aww but he did it repeatedly in the preview, this wasn't as cool.
-Kinzo's talk to his children seemed pretty good, though the lack of music kinda downplayed the whole thing.
-Really liking 00's voice.
-First Twilight was
fantastic. They even kept in 00 slamming Krauss into the wall and Rosa's last stand. Wasn't expecting either of those to be kept. This might just be my favorite 'action' scene in the entire Anime so far.
-I saw the episode 22 preview a week ago, but it was still difficult to really judge Gaap just from what it showed. She seems to be unanimously the favorite redesign so far, and she definitely looks much better in the Anime. I'm kinda surprised that they're shying away from her 'gap' so much, considering the series' track record for inappropriate fanservice (guess appropriate fanservice is not as fun), but we'll have to see what happens next week on that. Her voice isn't quite what I pictured, but it fits perfectly.
-Everyone fell through one big hole. D: I would have liked it better if everyone got their own...and Kyrie got her chance to dodge.
-Lol Gohda Kumasawa "waaaaah!!"
-...is it bad that I can't take Goldsmith as seriously as I should seeing the same footage that I saw in that...that
preview...? ^^;
-Aw, no Gaap Meta scene? Hopefully they'll explain her relationship with Beato next week, and she doesn't become just another flat henchman.
-Transition from the Meta scene to Rosa's torture was a bit jarring...I kinda missed Sakutaro's appearance before Maria's, but this interperetation works well, too, placing it right after the Sakutaro destruction scene inside Maria's mind.
-Koshizumi and Horie did a great job here. Maria's faces weren't nearly as L5 as they were in previous episodes, and I think her expressions were justified here, so it's okay.
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MIRAGECOORDINATOR FUCK YES remix sounds awesome, wish it played for a little longer, though.
-Rosa's torture was a lot more gruesome than I was expecting. It didn't go on as...er...relentlessly as it did in the VN...but I think they did a good enough job with it that it's fine. Personally I'd have liked to see Rosa tortured more, though >.>
-Rosa's got the eagle on the pantleg of her civilian clothes? Srsly? I always pictured the eagle as something they just wore for formality at the conference...except Eva, since she's got it tattooed on her arm.
-Anyone else notice that Maria looks a lot like
Wrath in this episode...? Hmm, it's all starting to come together now... *ponders*
-Dungeon scene wasn't creepy enough. I remember the night I first played that part of the VN, I had goosebumps...though, the scene that came directly before it in the VN might have also had something to do with it.
-Jessica/Krauss scene was good. Looking forward to Krauss getting his character development, finally. Would have been nice to see his and Kyrie's discussion, though; both of them are sorely undeveloped in the Anime so far.
-They kept Shannon and Kanon's talk (well, just a part of it, but still)?! Didn't expect that one...could this be a hint?
-Goldsmith's mindfuck eyes = win
-They ended the episode sooner than I expected. That's a good thing, since it wasn't as rushed as I figured it would be, though.