Gundam 00 S2 — Episode 07
What a sweet episode. Things seldom go so smoothly in a Gundam storyline full of misunderstandings and betrayals, at least not till the grand finale. Then again, this may just be a setup for the next emotional free fall. As one learns from experience, it’s never a good idea to invest your feelings and expectations in a fictional character. Well, except for the ones I love. They would never betray my feelings.
Summary and Thoughts
SPOILER! Harry Potter dies!
Allelujah and Soma get hitched in this episode. That’s about all you need to know about it. Oh the new insert song “Unlimited Sky” by Tommy heavenly6 is pretty good, although I strongly suggest they change their band name.
It’s always the girl who tries to kill the guy
Parallels can be drawn between this episode and various other memorable ones in Gundam history, such as when Aina and Shiro crashed into a deserted snowy mountain or when Cagalli and Athrun crashed onto a deserted island. It is a timeless plot technique used to bring former enemies together in a night of awkward passion that ends in a reluctant farewell.
She’s a big girl now
But instead of returning with Sergei, Soma/Marie chooses to stay with Allelujah, thus breaking with tradition and setting off into uncharted waters. This is rather surprising, since (assuming that Celestial Being doesn’t let her pilot Gundams too) it effectively transforms her role as the tragic heroine who might have unknowingly killed her childhood sweetheart (ala Louise) into a damsel in distress who waits at home for her hero’s return (ala Marina). And we are only at episode 7.
Sumeragi is sad because she wanted Allelujah for herself
I suppose the far more likely scenario is that after she spends a few episodes of quality time with Allelujah, an event of cataclysmic proportion puts the entire world in danger and she is either compelled to rejoin the Federation out of her loyalty and once again be forced to face Allelujah on the battlefield, or she somehow convinces Celestial Being to let her pilot a Gundam, in which case she will probably be forced to face Sergei.
Or maybe she just gets knocked up and stays at home for the rest of the series. Who would’ve thought that Allelujah would be the first one to get some tail. Setsuna is such a disappointing lead.
It’s like watching Oprah
Anyway this episode really goes to show that Gundam 00 is about as subtle as Homer J. Simpson. The main characters just love to explicitly spell out their motivations and inner thoughts to the audience.
Screencaps
Now that Louise is cool, he is the worst character in the show
Setsuna dies. Saji becomes a Meister
Tieria turning around to wave goodbye to Setsuna
Commuting from bed
“MARIE!”
“TEST SUBJECT E-0057!”
“Please be gentle”
It’s full moon. You can see her claws coming out
Her headache allows her hair to defy gravity
Allelujah forgot to zip the body bag
We should all bandage our heads when we have a headache
Draw a straight normal from Allelujah’s eyes
They should have cooler guns in the future
The Taliban flees to the Pakistani border
He’s basically the megane version of Osama bin Laden
Okay, who didn’t see this coming?
Sergei is huge
It wants a hug
Grace is still a little girl
The communicators only work when you leave the cockpit
I… don’t know what to feel
My exams are almost over! I have one short paper left. Woohoo! Also, I started playing World of Warcraft again.
