The Law of Ueki – 49

Ugh… I guess I had my hopes up too high. I was expecting the side-characters to at least do some damage to Anon. Well, I was wrong. Anon’s still uberpowerful and nothing in this episode changed that. I also hate the cliffhanger in this episode. It was exactly like the OP had been hinting at. Mori falls, Ueki comes just in time to rescue her, accompanied with wings.

This episode also had some awesome moments, though. The first one is when Mori encounters Kilnorton, of all people left behind in the last episode, Kilnorton is the first one to reappear. One down, two to go. Then it appears that he has an actual background, which the creators managed to slip in right at this point in the series. Just as with the other characters, I really enjoyed this. Another thing I really liked is a bit of cheating on the creator’s bit. Both Sano as the two other members from the Ballow-team still have one final attack. We hear their names, but what they look like will forever remain a mystery. Some people may find this dull, I found it brilliant.

We get to see another lazy-creator moment when Kilnorton arrives at the battlefield. Everything is ready for the ultimate-Ballow-attack, with the three members combining their power into one giant attack. Again, we never know what this might be, as Anon knocks Kilnorton out before he has the chance to use his powers. This brings up some interesting issues. Anon KNEW that that attack would be dangerous. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to stop it in such an extreme way. I hope this gets used in the next episodes.

The thing I really liked about this episode, was right before the ‘climax’, when Anon finishes everyone except Mori off. The look she gets on her face was just brilliantly done. Of course, afterwards, everything just gets predictable as hell. Sigh. Anyway, I hope that the last two episodes will be worthwile. There are just three things left that need to be solved: Why did Anon finish Kilnorton off so quickly? Where’s Ballow? And where’s Hideyoshi?!!