Ah, what a wonderful conclusion to this already wonderful arc. It was perhaps not the most surprising episode, but it came with developments that we’ve been waiting for for ages. Nichi became even cuter than she already was with her return here, she’s just too adorable with Lag. Roda on the other hand met with a very interesting end (okay, end: we haven’t actually seen her death confirmed yet) that definitely gave an interesting twist to her character: she’s actually Roda.
The main act however was Gauche. This really promised to be the episode to return his heart to him, which in a way did happen. And yet the way in which he lost consciousness immediately afterwards makes it not as one-sided as it sounds. It’s also interesting how the first shot through Noir seemed to return his memories of Lag to him, yet not change his character back. Also, if Lag has nearly used up his heart at this point, what is he going to be doing in the rest of the series?
Next week is going to be a major one: the second Christmas episode. For the first series, this was the very first filler. After that episode, we can be sure whether Letter Bee is finished with its fillers, or whether the creators are going for the same format as one year ago. It can go either way though, especially considering the fact that a different guy has been behind the series composition this time.
Rating: ** (Excellent)
Using up heart isn’t a permanent condition, so long as you don’t lose all of it. You should recall Aria replenishing Lag’s heart with her ability during the first season.
The next episode from the preview looks like it’s from the manga, though they mangled this story to insert some content from between it and where it looks like they’re skipping to. I’d say they’re feeling rather pressed for time.
hmmm i wonder if they’ll follow the manga or make fillers from now on.. they still have a lot of material left to cover. and the latest manga chapter is such a tear jerking scene! ugh
I Called it a few episodes ago and looks like my guess is headed in the right direction!
“I speculate that Lag is the child of the light and the reason that years ago the world was plunged into darkness is because they had to change the old “light bulb” for that city. Lag’s mother is the “current light bulb” and during the time it took them to capture her to regain their artificial light using Lag’s mother’s powers,Lag somehow came into existence.
(LOL I called it if I’m right :P)
Comment by Tc2r — December 10, 2010 @ 17:28”
Haven’t seen the episode yet, so I’m not sure what to make of this: “Roda on the other hand met with a very interesting end […]: she’s actually Roda. “
unclear: oh, that’s a bit confusing, yeah. Just watch the episode and you’ll understand. 😉
Judging from the preview in this episode, the next episode is NOT a filler.
Awesome, no filler. That’s going to make this second season even better. 🙂
Is it just me or is Lag getting cuter every episode?