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Originally Posted by Benigmatica
Even so, I'm skeptical about it as there's a little chance that Count Mazuurek might double-cross Inaho after all!
On the other hand, shouldn't Inaho and Rayet subjected to court-martial since they help a fugitive escape? I mean, Inko is the only one who witnessed it.
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Mazuurek seems to be a pretty up and front guy, so I think that it's pretty low chance that he'll double-cross Inaho, at least knowingly.
And interestingly, Inko reminds me of Shirley in CG, she's the friend who likes Inaho and now knows too much and she doesn't know what she's going to do with that information. I'm honestly not sure what she's going to do.
Though, I'm not sure, but Darzana might suspect from the way her face looked when they said the prisoner escaped. Also, with Inaho now an officer, he can get in a whole lot of trouble for this.
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Originally Posted by Kurohane
Inaho and Slaine will never work together. In order for that to happen, they have to introduce a foe greater than the both of them, and it's too late for that to happen. Inaho declared Slaine as his enemy in the first season, and any chance of cooperation ended with that, as reflected in the finale. Also, Slaine's latest targeting of Inaho is more personal than how much of a threat he is.
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I have to disagree with that. That whole "enemy" thing happened right after we saw that the two working extremely well together. Also, a lot happened between them and now, and I think they'll find that their two goal actually have parts that coincide.
And Inaho's targeting is a lot more personal than Slaine's, he's the one who mentions him all the time and actively goes looking for him in battle. Slaine might have originally set up the trap for Inaho, but that was because he is the most dangerous obstacle on the battlefield and should be taken out first. It wasn't personal. In fact, the fact that he changed that plan to target Saazbaum after the man named him his heir, shows that his mind is on his own plans and the endgame, not some kind of personal grudge or anything.
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I get Slaine teaching Eddelrutio, but why does it have to be in Asseylum's chamber? It gives off unfortunate implications, especially with the caged bird reference. I ponder whether the coma was from injuries (despite nothing of her injuries indicating that she could fall into one. The head injury looked to be just a graze.), or it's medically induced. It's related to Lemrina posing as her as well. They could have just as easily roused up the cause by saying she was hospitalized, and in a coma. They didn't need to go to the trouble of using an imposter, especially when the risk of the real one waking up is so unpredictable. The problems that surface when she does are significant. It makes more sense if she's in a controlled state of sleep. The major reason I want that machine turned off is to find out.
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He teaches and talks to her in that room, because one, Eddelrittuo is supposed to always be with Lemrina, and will get in trouble if caught there, so he's stays there to cover for her, knowing the girl wants to visit the princess ( this was shown in ep 14), and also, because that's the only place he can be alone and himself. Everyday he has to put on a facade, a mask, as he talks to his men, the princess, other nobles. Even his office and room probably is a problem because as the the seem to look for him everywhere. You saw that later in the episode, the soldier said they couldn't find Slaine because they were looking for him everywhere. It wouldn't look good for his position if he was found teaching Earth things to Eddelrittuo, especially seeing how tenuous it is. So, he did it in a room where no one would look for him and nobody knows he is other than Harklight. It makes a lot of sense.
As for the coma, we don't know how hurt she was, but it was obviously very life-threatening, almost to the point of death since the Aldnoah drive in the Duecalion shut off again. Her slipping into a coma, considering the initial injury and the fact later brain damage could come in just them trying to get her to the moonbase, is very likely. And once you're in one and totally unresponsive, it's unknown when you'll wake up. And Slaine has already displayed and stated his heartfelt desire for her to awaken. If he didn't want that, he would be making excuses as to why she should stay sleeping.
As for the use of Lemrina, it makes some sense on a lot of levels if you consider what Saazbaum was trying to do. He needed to save face after having lost the battle, his kat, and his castle to the Terrans. How to do this? Say that he sacrificed it all to save the surprisingly-alive Princess Asseylum. But he can't show the real one since she's been horribly injured and shot with a Martian gun, if the bullets are still in her, an analysis could tell that the bullets came from Vers. Also it wouldn't look good that he didn't protect her to the point of her being on her deathbed. So, instead he uses Lemrina as a double. It works in two ways, since he saves face, and has a mouthpiece that can order the men to do what he wants. Also, when the Emperor dies, he can replace him with Lemrina, who he can control.
After Saaz's death though, Slaine just can't get rid of Lemrina since everyone already thinks the princess is alive and has thought so for more than a year. So, he's kind of stuck with her, unless he has another plan in which we are not aware.
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I liked the cooperation of Inaho and Rayet this episode. It shows the closeness between them, with Rayet really exposing herself around Inaho. Normally, she's so straitlaced. Also, Inaho having unconditional trust in her. The best thing IMO is that it doesn't have to be interpreted in "that" way. They just have a solid friendship.
Also, gaining a Martian ally is invaluable. The parting scene between Inaho and Mazuurek was very well done, highlighting the mutual respect between the two, though they've only known each other for hours at most. Hopefully, he'll uncover Seylum's whereabouts, and discover what Slaine's plans are, and the major ramifications such plans will cause.
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I really liked Inaho and Rayet working together in this episode too. The two have a cute chemistry. I like that they showed that even after all this time, Rayet still carries to guilt of what her family had done. She still is full of self-loathing. And unfortunately, what Mazuurek said about her father was right. The man made the choice to commit regicide and start a war and knew what the consequences and risks would be. Even Rayet herself seemed totally okay with it until her father was killed and it became personal. I'm glad she's getting it out again.
As for Mazuurek, I'm sure he'll be pretty important for both Inaho and Slaine. He's touched upon parts of both their goals during the interrogation, and he's on a mission to find out what Slaine is up to. The only issue is, I'm not sure how good the guy is with subterfuge. He doesn't seem to have much guile to him, especially to someone who's become experience with it like Slaine. We'll have to see how he does after Slaine wipes the floor with that idiot, Marylcian.
). But to me it sounded as if from what he said and Eddelrittuo's question of her never being able to wake up, that her prognosis isn't good, and that Slaine is really holding out hope for the both of them. We'll have to see as the show goes on and we'll probably get a full explanation when Mazuurek gets there.
