Okay, so the creators did not plan some big climax for episode 26, and instead just introduce a new arc. This begs the question: what the heck are the creators planning for the final 26 episodes of this series?
At the start of this episode, we see how Porfy rides the freight train of the previous episode. He soon falls asleep, and doesn’t notice that the train boards a ship, heading for Sicily. He figures that now that he’s on the island anyway, he might as well check whether somebody saw Mina. At a local market, Porfy sees a lot of fish shops and he asks a fish-selling boy whether it’s hard to catch a fish. The boy then says that it’s quite easy, and Porfy rushes to the shore to catch himself some fish, without having to pay for it.
At the shore, Porfy located a big one, and when he’s about to catch it, he gets help from a boy of his age that suddenly popped up, named Michael. Te two of them manage to catch this fish, and bring it back to the boy, mentioned above. The local mafia, however, are quick to catch him, and they bring him to their mansion. Basically because it’s not allowed to catch any fish without their consent.
The mafia-boss that speaks to them turns out to be a rash man, who apparently knows this Michael. Of course, only one fish can be overlooked, but Michael turns out to be a member of a rivalling mafia-family, which rather complicates things. Porfy tries to take the blame for catching the fish, but the guy doesn’t want to listen. They get saved by Monica, the guy’s sister, who apparently isn’t that worried with the rivalry between the two families.
She called for Michael’s brother (father?) to come and pick them up. While they’re waiting for them, Porfy tells Michael and Monica about Mina, and he shows them Apollo. Then Jack (the brother) comes in a cool sports car, and he nearly starts fighting with Andre (the angry guy) if it wasn’t for Monica.
Porfy then eats dinner at the Michael and Jack’s family, and Porfy meets Jack’s father. Apparently, he’s an American merchant who trades in olive oil. Afterwards, Porfy spends a bit of time alone with Michael, who explains him the apparent meaning of a family. That evening, Porfy helps fix Jack’s car a bit, and he heads off to what I guess is Monica’s house to see her. I suspect that both of them are in love.
At the moment, there are so many possibilities in which this series can go. I’m personally hoping that from now on, the stories will get darker as the series progresses, but let’s see what the creators have in mind.
What caught my attention was the huge amount of Americans with blond hair. If I recall correctly, then only one American in this series didn’t have blond hair. Interesting, how with the huge amount of realism in this series, this one detail remains a bit inaccurate.
