I expected more of this episode. I mean, it was one of those episodes that make me wonder why they were included in such a short series: the incredibly risky build-up episodes. They’re understandable for character and world building in the long running series, but we’re talking about eleven episodes here!
So, basically everything that happens here is that Clain does a number of chores and Nessa takes over the flying ship of the rebels and makes everything hot. The only really new thing that we learn is Phryne’s reasons for taking away Nessa, which could have easily been done in one fourth of that time. the major problem is that I don’t know whether the characters in this series are solid enough to actually make use of the time this episode spent on fleshing them out. Especially when this was supposed to be an interesting adventure series, and this episode entirely broke that flow and didn’t really contribute anything to this.
The way in which this episode was brought also was a bit lazy. There was a lot of expendable dialogue and characters trying to be funny while they weren’t. Oh, and unfunny underwear jokes. One examples of these kinds of scenes done partly right is with the currently airing Star Driver, which blends in random antics that are genuinely fun to watch, because they’re well delivered, are mixed in with interesting and well explored characters and despite the lack of balance it is consistently fun to watch. I’m really missing that with Fractale. We’re five episodes in already and it really doesn’t have time anymore to goof off.
This episode indeed showed some of the daily lives of the rebels; it did that right, but the way in which it showed this could have been done much better, especially when it gets in the way of a lot of other things in this series. Priorities, people!
Rating: – (Disappointing)
Damn, it seems the creators still haven’t realized the only saving grace of this show is its setting.
Disappointing episode, huh? Damn, and I was looking forward to it. 🙁
Yeah I was disappointed with the episode too. The perverted jokes are getting old. Also, I just want to slap some sense to the annoying girl because she always kicks Clain when he thinks about Phyrne or Nessa. Just deal with it and accept it girl!
This is unfortunate, but I can’t say I’m surprised. It felt like this series was going off a cliff last episode (right after they scaled the mountain of episode 3 and gave us a great view). Quite a shame that they are choosing to jump off so quickly though.
Huh. Really, I had fun with the episode. ESPECIALLY the underwear joke :)) I guess it’s a matter of choice but it did answer a few things with us like who Nessa is and Phyrne, and what will come soon afterwards.
yes, I also think that this episode sucked and the jokes are so stupid… That Henri girl has serious problems accepting sexuality!