[Guido]

Originally Posted by Shinji103

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Hmm, looks like we'll have episode 12 to have the final fight (maybe stretching into episode 13), and have at least half of episode 13 to have a "whay happened to everybody" (or rather, what happens to who's left ) segment.

I can't see this final fight lasting more than an episode with just the Libertad Strains vs. Ralph and his Tumors. And I definitely don't see huge Union and Deague forces poping up out of nowhere to support they're respective allies, unless something new or unexpected is thrown in the mix.

I don't think we should expect to big a death count on the good guy side, since it's just Ralph on the bad guy side and a bunch of Tumors. Although they come en masse, so they could end up taking some of the good guys with them. But as it stands, it's highly unlikely that we'll have a full cast kill-off or anything.

Of course, this may not be an actual final encounter possibly. It could be like Black Lagoon and Mahoromatic, where they have this half of the series, then later they make the second half.

I have to hold on an in-depth review for this episode, until the sub is released.

Like Kaoru Chujo posted, this episode was almost full conversation. Strangely, I liked be left on suspense to what they were saying.

I praise the staff for their right choices of music tracks. At times were inspiring and at others announced the gravity of suspense to advent the start of the final showdown.

The episode confirmed again the origin of the Emily and gave away such other tidbits like how Ralph got his scar.

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Basically, Ralph and Sara's stories have been fully told and are intertwining to return back to the beginning; their last confrontation.

I think the only detail left is both Emily's current account of their meeting with them.

In addition, I have not been this excited for a sci-fi story to make preparations for a final clash between space ships since a long time.

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The mood and timing reminds me to Vandread Second Stage when in the eleventh episode the Pirates were joined by the combined forces of Tarak, Mejele, the race of telepaths that Hibiki encountered, the people of the planet who were tarjeted for their skins, and the Rabat fleet to oppos the massive fleet of the Earth's Harvesters.

It was nice to see the Reasoners and Gambee pilots setting aside their differences to fight Ralph's threat, and a nice touch that the late Isabella's group of henchgirls mended their scars to keep focused in the coming battle.

It was good also to see that after the exchange they had about their brothers, Sara and Lottie's friendship rekindled and grew-up. Lottie sees now Sara as a comrade in arms, who she can entrust her life to.
As well it was inspiring to watch Lottie saying to her subordinate Reasoners that Sara's their most precious comrade of them all, regardless if she (Sara) is Ralph's sister. She acted a true leader would to dispel any resentments among the ranks to foster trust so as the other Reasoners and Gambee pilots would come to accept Sara as their fighting comrade, forgetting their previous prejudices on her.

What I could understand from what Sara said for the preview is that she no longer sees the current Ralph as the brother of her childhood.

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Now her face says it all. She's going all the way to the end to stop Ralph and has no regrets with killing him if that takes to stop the endless wave of killings.

Do you know what ending I'm rooting for?

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For Sara to deliver both Emily to their homeworld and staying by their side there.

Because if I understood somewhat this episode, then both Emily are the only remaining survivors left.