Cydonia Festival is approaching and our girls want to go out with a bang. That’s like, the mentality of every rookie band in their first big gig. The intention fails miserably though, because 1) they’re not the type of flashy band to begin with and 2) before them, Etergun and Angela’s over the top performance completely blows the stadium away. Also happening this week, we have the conclusion of the Angela stalker subplot, Jerry’s attempt to bring Tao to his political side, and Tao acting cool for a change. Overall, this is another typical Carole & Tuesday episode: girls on their episodic quest with a strong performance (in fact, this is my favorite song of theirs), the conflict is raised and resolved a bit too quickly (the stalker’s subplot), and at the end of the day, as I’ve said since the beginning of its run, Carole & Tuesday the series doesn’t necessarily aim for complex narrative or to break any new ground, but it goes for accessibility and can work as an inspiration for those indies who want to break out to the bigger stage.
I suppose Tao earns “the man of the week” title here, as this episode points out many good characteristics about him. First, upon hearing Angela and Mama side, he immediately figures out that the stalker wired Angela’s personal AI devices. Then, when the entire police force is being fooled by the stalker’s plan (for me though it comes off more as clumsy than smart), he saves Angela in the nick of time, and encourages her to go on stage. It’s certainly out of his character, but it’s a welcome one. I still think he does all that more out of his curiosity, as oppose to really care about Angela, but it’s clear that his action gains her heart anyway. Finally, Jerry comes to “recruit” him, in which he flat-out decline. I wonder though how Carole & Tuesday goes with this plot development in the future.
As for the Cydonia festival, Carole encounters someone she knows from the past, whom I suppose comes from Earth refugee just like her. That explains his hostile reaction towards her, and if it’s the case, he’s gonna have a much bigger role when the “anti-immigration” bill comes to affect in the future. Elsewhere, Etergun once again becomes himself (still want to see more of his vulnerable side though) and rocks the stage with the vocal performance of Angela. Seeing how flashy that performance was, our Carole & Tuesday decided to go in the opposite direction: a stripped-down acoustic just like how they perform in their home sofa. The song is a delight, and it serves as a satisfying way to end the Cydonia festival, and the episode itself, on a high note.
