Quite a straightforward episode, which is all about Allelujah, trying to take care of his past by destroying the research-faculty where he grew up. Sure, Hallelujah is still there, but I think that now, he’ll be a little less worried about his own kind. I’m suspecting that Setsuna and Lockon will also get episodes like this one in the future. And regarding Tieria, we still hardly know anything about him. This episode does show that he considers himself to be something different from a human being. His yellow eyes are also just like the Third Eye of The Third in The Third: they can log on to any computer.
It also seems that Allelujah and Hallelujah were two different persons at one time, though Hallelujah went on a killing rampage one time. When Allelujah (who apparently was close friends with Hallelujah) was forced to shoot him, Hallelujah’s consciousness was probably transferred through quantum-brainwaves to Allelujah, creating this strange schizophrenic being.
One thing I liked about the past few episodes is how Setsuna took a step back to allow Allelujah and Tieria to develop a bit. It’s a shame that I know that he’ll probably take up the role of main character again somewhere in the future, though. I really hope he’ll get better soon. And seriously, why are Louise and Saji even in this series? All I can think of is that they’re going to be important somewhere in the future, but I think that giving them a scene for every episode is a bit too much at this point.]]>
Gundam 00 – 11
It also seems that Allelujah and Hallelujah were two different persons at one time, though Hallelujah went on a killing rampage one time.
Uhm, no. That scene was metaphorical. In the first flashback we saw that Hal was shooting one of his comrades. In the second scene, Al pictured himself in the kid’s place.
I know I’m not supposed to be rooting for the other side, but I’ve turned into a hopeless Sergei fan. xD He’s highly competent, he’s clearly got an excellent grasp of strategy, and he isn’t annoyingly emo like almost all the Gundam Meisters. Plus his almost fatherly attitude toward Soma is definitely intriguing.
Son: Ack, my mistake. That does make more sense, yeah.
Irene: I agree somewhat. Sergei is refreshingly different from the rest of the cast. It’s probably no coincidence that he’s the oldest member of the cast, and probably the only one old enough to really belong in such a major world-deciding conflict.
Hah. Yeah, Al and Hal are part of the same. They’ll probably merge back together before the end.
A lot of people are really liking Sergei. (Me too.) Well, a lot of people (or at least girls) like Graham too… I think it’s the competence without the crazy that does it.
I’m surprised that everyone sees this episode as a kind of resolution for Alleluia. Maybe he blew up a building, but the real problem was always Soma, who is still out there are ready for a fight, with her protective suit. Also, it’s not like he fixed his own crazy bits and, in the end, he couldn’t even really pull the trigger.
Alleluia seems set up to become the Meister with the most conscience issues. He noted about “becoming a murderer” and how he likes missions that don’t involve fighting the best (when he was firebombing the narcotics fields). Presumably, he’s going to want to back out of a mission at some point because it’ll seem to extreme, but his other side will take over or goad him into it.
That’s pretty much what happened here. Hal appearing like that toward the end was pretty ominous to me. (The drinking didn’t help.) Al doesn’t seem to be handling things well at all.