Gundam 00 — Episode 10
Eh. I think this is the kind of episode that most people would enjoy. It has some fighting (lame), character development (lame) and plot development (what plot?), all the jazz that people claim to watch Gundam for.
But I didn’t really like it. It’s boring and doesn’t really invoke any feelings. I almost fell asleep translating it. Give me episode 9 back!
Summary
Kyrios gets captured.
Texas chainsaw massacre
Virtue to the rescue!
Bondage
…Or not really.
Virtue gets bukkake’d
Virtue gets captured too.
It’s SEED mode all over again
But wait! It’s deus ex machina time!
Not pictured: Tieria pwning the enemies’ asses.
Virtue and Kyrios are fine. HRL goes home empty-handed. But everyone is crying.
T___T
T_______T
That pretty much sums it up.
Now to move on to the “highlight” of this episode… GN-004 Nadleeh! After being gang-banged by Sergei and company, Tieria is feeling a little sore. Pushed to the extreme edge of his limit, he does some kind of “awakening” sequence like SEED mode, except that it’s not as cool as when Kira did it.
GN-004 Nadleeh
His computer does a quick reboot and reveals its hidden operating system, GN-004 Nadleeh! OMG! What is “Nadleeh”? Well, a quick google gives us this:
Navajo origin stories embrace the idea of cross-gender identities. In some of these stories, men with feminine characteristics are known as “nadleeh” — they dressed like women and were considered important religious figures with a special role in ceremonies. They also shared in conventional female duties, such as cooking or caring for children.
Oh great. So we have Exia, Dynames, Kyrios and Virtue all coming from some variation of Greek mythologies, and suddenly out pops a Navajo transvestite? Sayonara consistency.
So yeah, even Sunrise acknowledges the fact that Tieria is transvestite/transsexual/whatever. I won’t be surprise if he starts having his period sometime in the next episode.
For further proof, this is how Nadleeh looks like:
The armour starts flying off Virtue like clothes off a cheap hooker and, before you know it, Virtue/Nadleeh bares it all! I guess it’s some kind of crappy analogy of Tieria’s gender duality. (Tough guy outside, little girl inside?)
I would like to make some witty remarks about its jarring crimson red “hair”, but I think the pictures speak for themselves.
In Turn A we had a Gundam with moustaches. Now we have a Gundam with hair. What’s next, Sunrise? Reproductive functions?
I hereby declare this entry to be the most sexually-charged G00 episode review to date.
On a final note…
MASS NAKED CHILD EVENT!
P.S. The second OP and ED for G00 are confirmed. The new OP will be “Ash Like Snow” by the brilliant green (booo) and the new ED will be “Friends” by Stephanie (yay!).
I just love Stephanie’s “Kimi ga Iru Kagiri”.
December 9th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
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December 10th, 2007 at 12:31 am
The decline in human intelligence in future? Gundam with hair? perhaps Tiger tank with whiskers, Ferrari with acnes?
Wong is my last hope and the sole motivation to keep up with this show. :p
December 10th, 2007 at 2:00 am
If you look closely, Tieria’s eyes have a computer chip’s “lines” across them, which means that he could be a cyborg, or maybe he is a hermaphrodite.
And I think Allelujah is something like Canard Pars, maybe a failed UberSoldat in which modifications resulted in his split personality disorder.
I think I will do a review after the subs come out. I don’t really understand what Allelujah is saying at the end.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:18 am
@Crusader: Well, you were half right, but everyone knows that Dynames is the pimp of the Gundam Squad.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/AmurosGhost1-X/1197131044311.jpg
Japan is really fast. This was found yesterday.
December 10th, 2007 at 9:10 am
darkMirage! I look forward in reading your hilarious yet eye opening comments! Seriously buddy, thanks for making my saturdays or sundays a little bit sweeter. Im an engineering student and I get so much homework that i spend most of my sundays infront of my computer.
I have some comments/questions myself…
Didn’t Setsuna activate his seed mode in the episode were he fought his ex molester? that guy with the tattoes with the black mobile suit?
What the hell is up with that guy and his double personalities? cool psycho vs. lame pussy…
Are we going to see more softcore hentai from the ship’s women crew?
When is Setsuna going to go in television and tell the entire world he is with Celestial being? He seems to not give a hoot about secrecy.
When can we see a gundam shooting louise? What is the point of having that bitch in the series? I dont understand japanese, but her voice is like someone scratching a blackboard with their nails.
Unless louise is not Lacus like gundam seed or every sex hungry fray, then… why.. why is she still alive? Everytime I see her on an episode I yell at my computer “Why!.. why did u have to ruin the episode!?”
Anyways, hope to see more smart ass comments from you guys, I am waiting for the sub version of episode 10 so I can finally know exactly what they are saying… maybe we should come out with soem sort of Louise blocker for the videos? that would be a nice Christmas present…
December 10th, 2007 at 9:10 am
i havnt seen the episode translated yet but im wondering, was their a point for virtues armour flying off????
December 10th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Yeesh. Watch the version you can understand, then ask questions.
As for “softcore hentai”, ill just note that there are some people here who obviously are very nervous around women and leave it at that.
December 10th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Hahaha, I agree with Guner, let me know if you need the links for the torrents with subs, they keep up pretty nicely. Once you see the subs, you can understand the plot better, and its not as bad as Gundam W.
I want to see more fighting, less crying. That picture that Amuro1X posted is hilarious! LOL! I think next episode is going to be a blah blah blah episode… :(
December 10th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Latin Kira:
My guess is that Louise will DIE and Saji will become the super villain and make homoerotic approaches on Setsuna. Yup.
durnt:
Well it was being restrained by the tethering lines and the gel, so technically ejecting the armour let it break free. But it’s just stupid.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:29 am
This is a bad pun but, I’ve just got to say it…
Virtue loses his virtue!!
December 10th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Kyrios’ gun isn’t weak, he just powered it down and was fucking with Soma, basically taunting her by saying that he knows exactly where she’s moving and can blow her up anytime.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Now I’m confused… what could lao fu possibly stand for? 老夫 - old man? It doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the way that tiger does.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Japanese doesn’t differentiate between “fu” and “hu”, so it gets mixed up in romaji transliterations sometimes. It’s most likely a mistake on Sunrise’s part, but we have decided to go along with it for now.
December 10th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I really like your blog and especially the witty remarks/ comments. Keep it up
December 10th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Subs are finally out. Not much to add having seen it.
This episode was obviously a plot device for the next step of the show, the flaws of the Meisters. I expect the next several episodes will be about char development.
I doubt Allelujah would have been captured if it wasnt for his headache. They just need to fix that.
For once Setsuna was not the one who messed up.
It bothers me that Lockon had so much trouble shooting them down. Its not like him and i dont accept a missing leg as a suitable excuse.
No comment on Virtue. Except this: He should not have been able to shed his armor and he was REALLY lucky he wasnt just blown to bits. Oh and those of you who think he is some sort of cyborg or whatever, hes not. His eyes are just way the hell over the top acting.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
i’m always 2 days late.. damn! when can i get the subbed versions a day after the airing of gundam 00?
December 10th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
This episode did seem to be more cohesive again, like 9 and unlike 8 (which was hopefully the nadir of the seris). Still finding it hard to empathise with the cast, though.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:16 am
Louise should just die. I am starting to hate her and her mom. Why doesn’t she just bed Saji, have a child, and Setsuna causes her to have a miscarriage?
This would be the best anti-hero storyline ever.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Sorry if this ruins anyones illusions, but Louise and her girlfriend represent the normal person. They are important to the story no matter how annoying they are.
December 11th, 2007 at 6:22 am
Kyrios was still in plane mode after he was captured. He didn’t magically transform, that’s just how he looks on the underside. You can see him transform when he’s getting up.