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Old 2013-03-21, 21:41   Link #65
creb
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I'm actually kind of happy it ended the way it did, and had a strong suspicion it would not have an earth-shattering ending, based on the pacing over this last arc.

Any decisive one way or the other would have felt very forced, imo.

Yayoi sleeping with Shion cracked me up and caught me totally unaware. I was just thinking as the epilogue started rolling, what in the world was the point of Yayoi as a character, and did she even make it out of that factory or what? Then...scene as Akane ends her scene wondering about Kogami, and my first reaction was, "wait, he did end up hooking up with Shion?", and then it turned out to be Yayoi, and I just loled. Oh well. Not every character needs a major purpose. Flavor set pieces are fine.

Did I miss a connection somewhere in regards to their new recruit? I feel like I'm missing something as to why it was stressed she's a minor, and it was "their" fault, so it couldn't be helped (I'm bad with Japanese names, harhar, so if the recruit's name was supposed to ring a bell, it didn't).

In the end, I have to say I really liked Sybil. I see a lot of Kyube in it, and I'm wondering if that's the type of discussions Gen has when out drinking with the guys and shooting the breeze, as it's becoming a recurring theme at this rate.

I also have to say that I liked Akane. It was a delicate tightrope she walked as a character, but watching her grow into who she became at the end, while showing aspects of character beyond her "work" face was very nice. Loved her quip about Ginoza's glasses at the end. Shows need more characters with realistic (for a fictional sci-fi series at least) outlooks on life, and less of the save the <insert noun> at all cost types.
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