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Just finished watching the new episode.

Spoiler for for ep. 6:

Loved this to bits. I actually like that Muginami wasn't motivated by the power of friendship as some speculated. She had her own personal reasons for going out despite Moid's very obvious manipulation attempt. That being said I hope she doesn't get too much flak for what she did at the end. Of course she's not going to turn against her "brother" overnight there's too much history there.

I'm glad that Lan herself is also puzzling over Villa's change. Madoka has been seeing things in very black and white terms I think. So having both Lan and Muginami with complicated connections to the enemy should help her to see things are little bit more grey.

But damn Villa, that weapon! I guess he really was serious about not wanting Mugi to pilot. Now I'm really expecting something to come out of this whole Vox legend if he thought that was a necessary evil.

And thank goodness, authority figure Tadokoro is back. Liked the way he dealt with Madoka. Loved his little side comment to Lan before she left the briefing room (cause you know Madoka probably thought they'd launch immediately again).

Character interactions continue to be the main draw of this show for me. Hiroshi watching over Mugi while telling a little story about his ex was a nice touch. And I had to laugh at Souta's grief about losing his chopsticks after his indirect kiss with Youko. Speaking of which, the one yaoi artist for this series on pixiv should have a field day with the Villagiulo/Kirius energy drink scene.

Not sure what to think about the blossoming at the end but it seems the girls come out no worse for wear. Looking forward to the flashback next episode.

Edit: Also seems we have confirmation on Villa's true identity.