Whoo~!!
I know, I know. This episode is WAY overdue and I won't make any excuses – I was too lazy to review any episodes. However, after the final episode came out two days ago, I've decided to see this through and review the remaining episodes.
So you can expect a lot of Gargantia episode reviews after this. But for now, here's:
Suisei no Gargantia Ep 8
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| Suisei no Gargantia |
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| Separation |
Alright, so where did the anime leave off the previous episode?
Oh right, Red decided to leave Earth and Captain Fairlock suddenly got a heart attack (or a stroke, I can't really tell).
Of course, Ridget and the other crew members are worried as hell, especially since it doesn't look good for the Captain.
And, as I had predicted, in the previous episode review, Fairlock really bit the dust.
T'was really hard on Ridget since he was like a second father to her after her own father, the previous Fleet Captain, passed on.
You gotta admit, it's not news, though.
After news spread that Captain Fairlock had kicked the bucket, everyone prepared themselves for his funeral.
Ridget was fussing about something, but I can't for the life of me remember what about.
All I know was that she wasn't prepared to say her goodbyes.
Back with Captain Flange, Ridget was trying to clarify his plans to follow Pinion on his crazy venture to explore the Hideous' base.
Flange was determined to do what was planned, although Ridget wasn't particularly pleased.
During the funeral, many gathered and shed tears for the fallen captain.
I'm just grasping at straws here but I'm gonna go with my idea that it's sand they're filling the coffin with?
I'm guessing it was customary to say a few things after they put their fill in the coffin.
Returning to Ridget, she was busy gazing at her black funeral robe as the funeral was proceeding.
Obviously she had issues with his sudden and abrupt death (although considering his medical condition and age, it's not really sudden and abrupt at all).
She then picked up a family picture of when she was younger. She looked really cute in her small dress.
Liked her hairstyle too :P
As you can imagine, Amy was bothered with Red's previous outburst that he wanted to leave Earth.
Hell, I would be too if a hunk like that was leaving me :P
Amy couldn't bring herself to approach him, though, so she just stared off into space as she absorbed everything.
I guess I forgot to mention that Melty, one of Amy's friends, was leaving with Flange because her grandpa was part of his crew.
Saaya suggested Amy follow them so she wouldn't be separated with Red but Amy declined, to Saaya's relief.
Meanwhile, Bellows was consoling Ridget.
When Amy went home, Bebel asked her if Red was really leaving.
The topic caught Amy off-guard and she started crying because she knew she couldn't possibly do anything to stop him from going.
Bebel was really upset too, though I'm not sure if it over Red leaving or the fact that it's causing his sister pain.
Shortly after, Bebel approached Red while he was carving flutes again, next to Chamber.
Obviously, it was going to be about whether he was going to leave Gargantia. Red decided that he would follow Pinion and his crew to salvage the home-base of the Hideous, since he couldn't leave Earth even if he wanted to.
Just as the people of Gargantia were going to push Fairlock's coffin into the ocean, Ridget finally came to her senses and rushed to meet him one last time.
She expressed her deep and heartfelt gratitude towards his constant care and then said goodbye.
After the coffin was released into the ocean, Ridget addressed the people of Gargantia as the new Fleet Captain.
Of course, this was all by Captain Fairlock's request. It's not like they decided overnight that she should be the captain.
With everyone's support, Ridget felt she could survive with the burden of being captain.
I also like her new hairstyle XD
The next day (I'm assuming), Amy is gazing outside her window when she sees Red approaching their house.
She welcomes him in, of course. Turns out Red just wanted to say his final goodbyes to Amy and Bebel before leaving with Pinion.
Red also gave Bebel one of the flutes he carved. You know, because Red carves about a dozen of those every day -.-
As they leave on Flange's ship, Amy watches from the deck of Gargantia with heavy feelings whilst Ridget does so with mixed ones.
And that's how everything went down that week :)
Honestly speaking, the reason I was too lazy to review this was probably because it was really slow-paced and boring. I won't say that it's not a breath of fresh air not to have everything smacked into your face as the show progresses, but it felt like this episode was being filled in with unnecessary attempts to make Red stay by Amy and Bebel.
Not to mention, it was really predictable that it would be the two of them that asked him not to leave. I was half-hoping Bellows would try to make Red see sense because she felt very strongly about Pinion messing with the Hideous' hideout.
And I have a few questions: Where did they get the sand? And if everybody was disposed of like how the captain was, does that mean piles of coffins with dead people in them are at the bottom of the sea?
Just saying, they might wanna think this through the next time they plan some fancy funeral for someone important.
:P
Yeah, I know, it's pweety, isn't it?
This episode doesn't raise many questions, and I guess I'm grateful for that. And the fact that I thought it was boring doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad episode. I will say, however, that I thought Amy was overdoing it with the "I'm-so-sad-Red's-leaving" expressions.
Though, naturally, I'm not complaining. I love the two of them :P
Guess that's it, then. I'm glad I don't have to say I can't wait for the next episode because I'VE ALREADY WATCHED IT!! :P
CIAO!!
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