Such an eventful episode for this series. I must say that I’m pleasantly surprised by it. The screenplay in this series could have been better, but to make up for it, the creators have managed to tell a great story up till now. The question is now: how are the creators planning to fill in the rest of this series, now that the introduction-arc is over?
In this episode, Allison and Will head to the nearest military base of the enemy, in which the old man has apparently been taken to. We also get introduced to Treize, who’ll probably play the large part in the second half of this series. It turns out that he and Allison were acquaintances when they were young as well, probably when they were trainees for the military.
This episode also really showed that this will be an adventure anime, when Allison and Will try to break out the old man. This old man also turns out to be a war-veteran, and he encountered the treasure during one of his missions. Allison cleverly chose a rookie to guide her around the base, and she seems to have understood pretty well that the one thing that you need to be when under cover is to be self-assured, and make it seems like you know what you’re talking about.
The thing I like best about this series is the characterization, though. Allison gives a very interesting dimension to “the strong female”. She’s young and naive, but when she’s in her element, she really shines. Then something goes wrong, and Will takes up the role of “strong person”. In addition, even the small side-characters feel more than cardboard boxes.
Thanks for blogging this series~ I’m a fan of the books, so I’m enjoying seeing how the adaptation turns out. (They changed a lot this episode, btw.)
Just one note – the suave enemy pilot’s name is Benedict, and he met Alison at a binational meeting and asked her out. Treize will probably appear only around episode 13 or so.
Treize is there? That’s odd . . . I think he’s not supposed to be born yet in this early episodes ^^;
thanks for blogging, this is turning out to be, a very enjoyable ride for me. hopefully this anime will do some justice to the novels XD.
I’m sure that Benedict has a important part in this first half as we can see him on the opening along with another girl. I guess a new opening will be made for the second half, starring Lillia and Treize. =)
About this episode, even with a expected final, the sacrifice of the old man, this episode was amazing. Surely this series has catch me. =)
*confused*
I’m pretty sure that the ‘new guy’ is Carr Benedict, who met Allison briefly during that get-together for soldiers from both countries, and asked if he could write to her (Episode 1). And as Papilo said, we see him in the ending with another girl, who probably isn’t Lillia. It would be a little bit worrying if Allison and Wil’s daughter ended up with Carr who’s older than both her parents…