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View Poll Results: Critique of Episode 04
10: Amazing... 33 37.50%
9 out of 10: Excellent... 23 26.14%
8 out of 10: Very Good... 17 19.32%
7 out of 10: Good... 10 11.36%
6 out of 10: Average... 1 1.14%
5 out of 10: Below Average... 4 4.55%
4 out of 10: Poor... 0 0%
3 out of 10: Bad... 0 0%
2 out of 10: Very Bad... 0 0%
1 out of 10: Torturous... 0 0%
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Old 2011-11-13, 16:22   Link #21
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I guess Zeon hasn't really learned much since 0083. Way to use the same strategy with the same mobile suits! Too bad Torrington didn't have any nuke equipped Mobile suits to steal
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Old 2011-11-13, 16:52   Link #22
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Yeah, Kirks was a cool character, but I was sad when he died though. I wished the Jestas would have just let him killed himself.
the reason they didn't let him blow himself up was because he was going to blow the reactor, and cause a reaction similar to what Marida caused in episode one with the Rezel commander's reactor
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Old 2011-11-13, 17:42   Link #23
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I guess Zeon hasn't really learned much since 0083. Way to use the same strategy with the same mobile suits! Too bad Torrington didn't have any nuke equipped Mobile suits to steal
Well, they were doing a good job destroying most of the Federation's mobile suits, tanks, jets, etc. lol. It would be really cool if it was Kou Uraki in the Byalant like fans have said before.

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the reason they didn't let him blow himself up was because he was going to blow the reactor, and cause a reaction similar to what Marida caused in episode one with the Rezel commander's reactor
Oh, I see. I thought the Zaku Sniper's backpack was just an ammo storage though?
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Old 2011-11-13, 17:52   Link #24
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Well, they were doing a good job destroying most of the Federation's mobile suits, tanks, jets, etc. lol.
In the end, it is still a serious net-loss for the Earth-based Zekes who should not be able to replace most of their losses, unlike the EFF.
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Old 2011-11-13, 18:12   Link #25
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In the end, it is still a serious net-loss for the Earth-based Zekes who should not be able to replace most of their losses, unlike the EFF.
Wasn't that all of the Zeon Remnants that massed up for the Torrington base attack? I would assume it is since it has been many years and the amount of mobile suits they had was pretty realistic in supply, sort of.
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Old 2011-11-13, 19:24   Link #26
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Wasn't that all of the Zeon Remnants that massed up for the Torrington base attack? I would assume it is since it has been many years and the amount of mobile suits they had was pretty realistic in supply, sort of.
i belive so.

then again, there is a unlimited supply of zeon remnants used for sidestories and such, so you never know
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Old 2011-11-14, 05:12   Link #27
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Wasn't that all of the Zeon Remnants that massed up for the Torrington base attack? I would assume it is since it has been many years and the amount of mobile suits they had was pretty realistic in supply, sort of.
I guess there are many that didn't make it in time to Torrington base. Seems like the scenes showed places like Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Australian desert? Maybe Zeon remnants elsewhere didn't make it.
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Old 2011-11-14, 18:52   Link #28
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i am a bit desapointed with Episode 4

Banager turned emo , battle was awesome but the rest? pure failure
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Old 2011-11-14, 20:59   Link #29
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So Sieg Zeon has become the self destruct code for Zeon MS?
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Old 2011-11-14, 21:37   Link #30
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So Sieg Zeon has become the self destruct code for Zeon MS?
They say that Kamikaze pilots in WW2 were trained to yell "long live the emperor" before they do their dive, and I'm sure it's been depicted in Japanese entertainment culture too many times for that "final battle cry" that it has become a standard method in Gundam/anime of showing a suicide attack.

It's a double edge sword, some people like to look at it as an honorable last stand type of battle cry, to me it represents people being brainwashed and dying in the name of political ideology, which is why every time I hear Sieg Zeon (either in the show or some rabid fans calling it) I only get a cold chill down my spine. It makes you think sometimes.
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Old 2011-11-14, 22:01   Link #31
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I guess Zeon hasn't really learned much since 0083. Way to use the same strategy with the same mobile suits! Too bad Torrington didn't have any nuke equipped Mobile suits to steal
Operation Stardust was a success though, so why wouldn't they use the same strategy?
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Old 2011-11-14, 23:19   Link #32
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I guess there are many that didn't make it in time to Torrington base. Seems like the scenes showed places like Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Australian desert? Maybe Zeon remnants elsewhere didn't make it.

Yeah, but there was a scene with a castle that looked European. It was where the wall broke and a Gouf stepped out.
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Old 2011-11-14, 23:33   Link #33
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Where those Aqua GMs at the Torrington base that were getting crushed at the final battle there?
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Old 2011-11-14, 23:34   Link #34
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Oh wow now that was an action-packed episode.

I kinda dislike how the fights are so damn one-sided. First the Zeon Remants using old suits dominate the Federation and then once the Byalant comes out then it's completely reversed.

Why can't they just make it more evened out and more of a team work? On that matter it was interesting to see the Federation using the same anti-MS weapons they used from MS Igloo.

That and Banagher's emo was hard to swallow.

It's like, "Ok kid, you want to save her fine...but your in no fact concerned about the people that will get caught in the crossfire?" I know I'll get flamed for that comment but I just find it hard to take in whenever gundam shows these scenes.
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Old 2011-11-15, 00:56   Link #35
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As I watched this in English, all I could think about was "OMG Suzaku killed Kallen!" Lol, but yeah, Banagher was kinda annoying to an extent, but it wasn't that bad, at least not Kira-emo bad IMO.

This episode made it clear why Zeon lost the war. Zeon captains get the crap beat out of them by emo teenagers, the Federation captains are much better at disciplining their emo pilots. I can only hope Bright gives Banagher some disciplining, in fact if he doesn't slap him I will boycott Unicorn (ok not really)
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Old 2011-11-15, 00:57   Link #36
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Where those Aqua GMs at the Torrington base that were getting crushed at the final battle there?
Yup. They were also present when the Shamblo and the Zee Zulu's attacked the submarine.


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Oh wow now that was an action-packed episode.

I kinda dislike how the fights are so damn one-sided. First the Zeon Remants using old suits dominate the Federation and then once the Byalant comes out then it's completely reversed.

Why can't they just make it more evened out and more of a team work? On that matter it was interesting to see the Federation using the same anti-MS weapons they used from MS Igloo.

That and Banagher's emo was hard to swallow.

It's like, "Ok kid, you want to save her fine...but your in no fact concerned about the people that will get caught in the crossfire?" I know I'll get flamed for that comment but I just find it hard to take in whenever gundam shows these scenes.

The way I see it is that the Federation were completely off guard, hence the whole "Giving the Feddies the shock of their lives" message to the Zeon Remnants. There is also the chance that most of the mobile suits pilots stationed were rookies that had little combat experience since there hasn't been a full scale war for a couple of years. As for the teamwork aspect you mentioned, yeah, they could have done that. I see it as they were panicking and trying to scramble all available things (I.E. tanks, jets, etc).
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Old 2011-11-15, 01:37   Link #37
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Operation Stardust was a success though, so why wouldn't they use the same strategy?
Militarily Yes. Ideologically? No
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Old 2011-11-15, 01:46   Link #38
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This episode was just....I can't pick one word that best describes how fantastic this episode was. The mecha action in particular was by far the best the series has pulled. This is the Saving Private Ryan of Gundam. The action, story, and character interaction hits ya deep in the heart.
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Old 2011-11-15, 03:06   Link #39
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Pretty disappointed lost this might be caused of different mixed unit from other country not getting communicating each other and no high rank officer available to give summon each unit to take ambush position for the feddie reinforcement. I wonder what the hell they give the Shamblo role to take out the H.Q. instead destroying strong points or strong opponents?
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Old 2011-11-15, 03:25   Link #40
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So are Minovsky Particles still in play in the UC timeline?

How is it that the Federation could pick up Char's Mobile Suit in space, but their radar and sonar couldn't pick up all those "outdated" mobile suits and ships approaching the base on Earth?

I just found the whole sneak-attack aspect implausible.


I gotta say, I'm pretty disappointed with this episode. It doesn't feel like much happened outside of that one Neo-Zeon attack. For being 50 minutes long, much of it felt like filler without much buildup.

This series has only 2 episodes left to go and it doesn't seem to be heading anywhere in particular.

Sorry, I'm venting. This whole "war is bad" Gundam/anime trope has really worn thin. the whole franchise is based on giant robots destroying stuff, so I don't get why everyone has to whine about it.

Banagher and Mineva have also seemed to get character down-grades this episode. They're becoming more and more simple character archetypes as the series goes on.

I still don't get what Neo-Zeon is trying to accomplish? Are they trying to defeat the Federation government militarily? Why don't they just Secede and be done with it?
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