2012-12-12, 08:02 | Link #982 |
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I believe the idea of Jor plan is to disable all communication all around the world.
At least for example,country A cannot get land resource(petroleum etc) from country B if they didn't have enough information about it.The war will also shrink in scale,no bombing from over the sea.Soldier which cannot get backup form their home country have no choice but surrender when in enemy territory. But the bad things is the communication between human will disappear,the racist problem will accelerate due to lack of communication.The technology's advance will become slower multiple times... The meeting between humans surely causes some argument and may escalate into war. So,Koko just split them up,dividing them so that the countries would never argue between them selves anymore... |
2012-12-12, 08:10 | Link #983 | |
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Also, looking at the escort team for Rabbitfoot, the camo pattern looks to be the Navy's AOR I instead of the Marine Corps' MARPAT, which would suggest that these are Navy Shore Patrol or Masters at Arms, rather than Marines (also IIRC marines don't use that particular type of shirt).
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2012-12-12, 08:43 | Link #984 |
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Jormungand Season II is defintely a step better than Season I. We finally know the scope of Koko's plan, and it didn't disappoint. She is really loco!
However her plan is full of holes IMHO. It's not like humanity didn't fight wars before 1910. The lack of fighter planes won't stop the African civil wars, for instance. And if she pulls that stunt, she will instantly become public enemy number one. They know she in South Africa. Does she think that she can fight all of the world's military? I expected Jonah to oppose Koko's plan. There was some foreshadowing that he will betray her (Kasper asking him to work under him, etc.). From the preview it looks like he won't pull the trigger, but will he stay with Koko or will he become her enemy? Next week can't come soon enough.
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2012-12-12, 08:47 | Link #985 |
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Y'know, it was implied throughout Season One that Jonah was to serve as a substitute conscience for Koko - IIRC she all but stated out loud that he was her morality chain.
Well, Koko, it looks like your conscience just spoke, and is so horrified at what you are doing that he just pulled a gun on you - irony of ironies, the same gun you gave him, that was intended for him to protect you with. Except now he's using it to threaten you. Also I wonder how the next episode will play out - we will still need to see what role those Flankers will play. Also, a bit of trivia: The drone Koko uses is the SAGEM Sperwer, equipped with Spike antitank guided missiles. IRL, the Sperwer served with the Canadian forces from 2003 to 2009, before being retired, which is probably where Koko got hers; currently the only operators are the French and Greek armies.
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2012-12-12, 10:16 | Link #987 |
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The lyrics to the Koko theme song never fitted better
her plan for world peace is just beyond ridiculous, how on earth is limiting technology going to solve all the conflicts driven by territory, race or religion /facepalm |
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Admittedly, if that secrecy is compromised, then whatever light forces available can be overwhelmed by an attacker who knows exactly what she is facing, and has planned accordingly. Which is exactly what happened here. From what I have been told by my friends who are in the military, and from what reading I have done, having a company-sized unit to escort a single person is overkill, particularly given that the package is moving inside a US Navy base, and that any attackers would first need to penetrate the base's security cordon. (Yes, yes, I am quite aware that a skilled special forces team can infiltrate secured facilities like Camp No; cf Red Cell, and that Lehm-tachi did exactly that.) Quote:
Also, Night Nine's CO may have wanted to have some distance between his platoon, the friendlies, and Koko's team, so as not to get friendlies in the crossfire. SEALs as a general rule view other members of the US Armed Forces as relatives - you may not like them very much, but you'd rather not they get shot. The most likely reason, however, is just plain physics/drama - it took that long for Night Nine to reach the attack site, and then to pursue Koko's team. Quote:
Also, you need the right tools for the right job. Delta specialise in surgical strikes, hit and fade raids and blending into the locals: notice how Koko's team performs two outta three, thanks to Lehm's influence. Green Berets are oriented towards hearts and minds, teaching and mentoring: a Green Beret is a warrior teacher, who works with locals to train them to fight the enemy; he can do direct action, but it's not his specialty. Rangers are just light infantry with a bit of SF lite skillset. The SEALs are the best option for this situation, being a force specialised for direct action in all theaters, and trained to react quickly to changes and adapt to an ever-changing situation. (The fact that the Navy gets to handle this in-house, without involving the Army, is a further bonus). The problem with this is that the SEALs are always in demand; while theoretically the 8 active SEAL Teams have their own Area of Responsibility, in practice they're being parceled out wherever they're needed. No SEAL Team has, as far as I know, deployed as a single team in recent history, but as platoons to designated AORs. It's not unheard of for a SEAL platoon to be split even further to handle AORs on opposite ends of the earth. From what reading I've done, it's rare for more than one SEAL platoon to be in one AOR in the first place. Only SEAL Team Six, as far as I know, has deployed in large numbers, for Operation Neptune Spear. And even that was an unusual case. Quote:
Secondly, given the extremely bad weather - a tropical storm with high winds, and rain so strong it throws off aim - I personally doubt that a helicopter would be able to take off. Note how Lehm has them exfil on foot, instead of the Little Birds they used for the Baburin job. Also, note that when the Predator is shot down, they can't launch the backup Reaper due to the weather. Quote:
Remember, Night Nine came within inches of killing Koko's team, despite the loss of the Predator's intel, GPS being jammed and the tactical datalink being hacked. They outgunned, outnumbered and outmatched Koko's team, and it was only her cheating that saved her team. Of course, as they say in special forces, if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
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2012-12-12, 12:47 | Link #990 | |
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So one megalomaniacal arms dealer has a quantum computer that can hack into any network. Are all the goverments in the world gonna make people stop using the internet, stop using land phones and cellphones? Are people trying to make massive uprisings or wars gonna go back to use smoke signals and secret reunions in basements? In the real world this might sound absurd and flawed, but we're watching an anime with a ficticious story with some underlaying critic undertones about our world and war. Another thing is all this discussion about Night Nine being late an all. But you've all been missing the reason. If you watched the end of the previous episode and the prologue of this one the NSA and CIA have very different agendas for Koko and HCLI. Whereas Palme from the NSA wanted to stop them. Bookman wanted a piece of the pie named Jormungand. In the prologue you can see that Fatman was using his contacts in the goverment to screw with Palme or delay Night Nine. It's like Bookman is really trying to play with fire by letting Koko get Rabbit Foot and see the potential of Jormungand. All pointing that because of his hubris it's all gonna bite him back. Last edited by Kamui04; 2012-12-12 at 13:07. |
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2012-12-12, 12:52 | Link #991 |
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Another great episode. The plan may be flaky, but it's still fascinating. Of course Jonah is right. Great to have scenes from both ends of their relationship: from the bath/kiss to the gun. Good stuff. And fascinating to realize that Koko and Minami are just about equally crazy -- and Rabbitfoot makes three, lol.
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2012-12-12, 12:57 | Link #992 |
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To me this was probably the best ep of the series. Everything comes together beautifully and that's before considering the music used during the fighting scenes. My god. I had a hunch that it would come to this sort of of confrontation, but still.
I need new pants.
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2012-12-12, 13:32 | Link #993 |
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I saw that last scene coming. Koko is unstable. The only reason why her entourage even stays by her side is because they want to be on the winning side. When Koko's brother wanted Jonah to work for him again, it was most likely just for this reason
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2012-12-12, 14:06 | Link #994 |
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Some serious action this time.
It was about time for it too. Koko really had a great plan. She thought it through really well. Bath time looked nice. That Jonah sure has some privileges. OMG has she finally gotten off the rails? Anyway, it's going to be really interesting seeing that plan work. Jonah's reaction to that was pretty normal. Everyone else being silent was kinda off.
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2012-12-12, 16:16 | Link #995 |
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"Of course" is entirely dependent on your moral outlook.
Koko is obviously dealing with issues raised from her rather unique upbringing, and her specific plan is a rather loony extension of that, but the broader idea of whether it's ok or not to sacrifice something for the greater good will always be a fun argument to have. I'm fairly certain at this point that I know where this is all headed (and I'm going to be doing some serious eyerolling when we get there), but it would be amusing for the dvds/blurays to be published with alternative outtakes in the extras section, with one where Koko simply responds in a deadpan manner to Jonah's outburst with a double tap to his forehead.
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2012-12-12, 16:21 | Link #996 |
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I really don't see how her plan will bring world peace, though. People are still going to want to kill each other. On foot and with their bare hands if they need to, but it won't come to that, no matter what her magic computer can do.
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2012-12-12, 16:28 | Link #997 |
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This episode had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. And that ending, while predictable, was incredibly intense. Koko is either seriously loco or doesn't understand Jonah at all. Or maybe a bit of both. She should have known he would never accept that plan. He's not the kind of person willing to sacrifice innocent people for the greater good. Not to mention, her plan is seriously flawed. There is no way this is going to lead to world peace, in fact it will probably only make things worse since it will end the era of nuclear deterrence. She's completely delusional.
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2012-12-12, 18:02 | Link #999 | |
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While this won't stop conflict entirely, over the long term it will reduce lives lost. It's difficult to have mass murders or genocides if overwhelming firepower is reduced. With Jormungand able to deny any shipping they don't like and Hek-GG able to ship anything, anywhere, anytime, they decide winners. Don't like Syria's Assad? Jam all his tactical movement and coordination and supply the rebels. Don't like the rebels afterwards? Deny them trade completely after they win. If people can't fight without knowing that someone's going to swoop in and deny you while helping the enemy, they're a lot less likely to start things. That being said, Jormungand alone can't do it all. North Korea could decimate South Korea with their already in place artillery. Anything low tech or already in place isn't going to be badly hurt by Jormungand. Local conflicts like Hutus and Tutsis would still go strong, although slower with no more bullets and only improvised weapons. You'd still need someone benevolent to guard against the aggressor. I suspect Koko probably has some sort of follow up to prevent smaller scale conflicts. Manipulate UN peacekeeping forces maybe? Jormungand would definitely allow you to strong-arm any military forces on the planet into assisting you. Hell, Hek-GG could provide all the world-wide force allocation that used to be the sole privilege of the US. A combination of Jormungand with an intervention force guaranteed to have better supplies, training, technology, and size could guarantee world peace. |
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2012-12-12, 18:37 | Link #1000 |
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Wow. Truly wow. At the end of the episode I was literally on the edge of my seat.
Koko in her hotel room directing her drone to take out the US drone was really something. When she misdirected the SEALS to the border, that was top stuff. But her speech at the end was truly epic. Why isn't it next Wednesday yet? |
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