2012-08-20, 13:13 | Link #501 | |
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They might even go to America and live in that nice community. YES, she gonna murder him!
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2012-09-02, 02:11 | Link #509 |
...Is that so?
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Central Queensland, Australia
Age: 43
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I was actually kind of worried that the show would prolong the mystery of who the last astronaut was for another week, but happily that wasn't the case.
I was surprised at the revelation that Spoiler for revelations:
This week certainly was one where we see that bonds are important, both with the Pod A team and at Houston with Hibito's crewmates. The fairly realistic relationships are one of this show's biggest strengths, and that came through string this week. I've always enjoyed the whole mutta eclipse bit in the OP, but I only just noticed that the "Sun" is in the shape of Hibito's hair in contrast. Funny the things you miss, yeah? |
2012-09-02, 02:25 | Link #510 |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Age: 38
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Eh, I'm getting a bit weary of this "who gets to go to Houston" sub-arc. The next episode will most likely focus on Kenji and how he's cool with Mutta going there instead of him. I think we understand their feelings quite well by now, they don't need to take a whole episode to explain. All in all, they could've wrapped up the third exam arc a bit faster.
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2012-09-02, 06:12 | Link #511 |
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So we finally found out the 2 winners of the trip to Houston.
Nitta and Serika were the lucky ones. I was kinda expecting Mutta to be one of them, but...oh, well. It was a nice reunion. Seeing Hibito again was nice too. It's been a while. I'm glad they added another invite for Mutta. It's about time he finally becomes an astronaut.
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2012-09-02, 08:28 | Link #512 |
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Orange Road
Age: 34
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darn, I really wish Mutta and Kenji will go to Houston together instead of that cocky bastard from group B
Serika's expression in this episode is so sweet not to forget her joyful self in the next episode preview
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2012-09-02, 09:52 | Link #514 | |
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I am sure there is more to his character than we've seen so far. At least I hope.
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2012-09-02, 12:08 | Link #515 |
Guess what time it is?
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Age: 38
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Yeah. I thought at first, for example, that Fukuda was a plant by JAXA just to be shit-disturber, but look how he turned out. I'm sure we'll see more of the others now that it's physically possible for Mutta to encounter them.
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2012-09-02, 13:14 | Link #517 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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I am going to miss Kenji, Fukuda, and Furuya: 3 characters I've really grown to care about.
It seems they will no longer be in the story but of course we don't know if that is true. They might all play a role in the story later.
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2012-09-02, 15:49 | Link #519 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
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Various random thoughts on this episode:
I wonder how many of the men who were passed over thought it was all due to "affirmative action" or public relations? When Mutta was sitting at the playground and wondering what he should be doing, I couldn't help but yell at him to ask Serika out already! This episode helps explain why Serika looked so sad when they left the pod two episodes ago. She was probably having the same sense of regret for her teammates that were passed over as she did in the restaurant. What the hell is Spanish yakisoba? Is this some dish invented by Japanese expats living in places like Peru? Mutta's characterization of himself and Fukuda as unemployed seemed rather a writer's ploy considering that Mutta knew he had been selected. Maybe Kenji will end up piloting that commercial ship that Fukuda will be designing. Every time I watch the OP I'm reminded of the time I saw a near-total solar eclipse in 1970. It was quite a weird and extraordinary event to witness. The light and color of everything changed, and the birds and animals got quite nervous. It was worth the couple hours drive to the outer shores of Cape Cod where the eclipse reached 99% of totality. Earlier today I read Tom Friedman's column in the New York Times where he spins his usual concerns about America's uncertain technological future. He wrote wistfully about the Apollo program and decried the absence of vision among America's current political leaders. I thought about that column again while watching this episode. The Japanese have hardly had the most robust of economies over the past decade or so, yet here they are still running television programs about the excitement of space travel. While we have the occasional Star Trek, shows like those are set so far into the future that they are simply fantasies. What we do not have, at least as I far as I can see, are more realistic shows about actual space flight like this one. But then half our populace chooses magical thinking over science, so that probably limits the appeal of shows like Uchuu Kyoudai.
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2012-09-02, 18:30 | Link #520 | |
Math Ninja
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Location: Ventura County CA
Age: 59
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I've explored this point in talks I've given about one of my books. I last gave this talk - which I call "Literary Resources for Teaching Math and Science" - about a month ago during a conference at Cal State Los Angeles, and Space Brothers was one of the examples I used. |
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