Xebek’s Blog

Luca informs everyone of a plan to destroy the Vajra using Ranka’s singing as bait.

Impressions:

Wow, taking off from the HUGE episode they had last time, we have another huge episode. I was really blown away. This episode wasn’t huge in the same way though. The last episode was big because of the big events like the Vajra attacking and so on, however I think the biggest part of this episode was the end, involving Ranka leaving. They’ve been continuously building up this connection she has to the Vajra, yet beyond showing her being in some pain when they are destroyed, nothing really came of it until now. This REALLY changes the situation. The reason this episode is so big is because it changes the whole dynamic of the struggle they have. It’s no longer a clear cut war against these monsters. However things are more complicated now with Ranka understanding them and some realization that they may not be this horrible species they are made out to be. With Ranka with them now, things have drastically changed.

I’m really almost bothered by the change in relationship between Altoh and Ranka when she left. Her phrase, I loved you, as in past tense, rally got to me. It’s obviously Ranka loved Altoh, and her admitting that is big, but the way she said it means she doesn’t love him anymore. THAT is huge. For a character that has bee interested in Altoh the entire series, and her motivation being doing things for him, to no longer love him is big. I really want a Ranka ending and I had a lot of hope for it until the past tense part of loved hit. There’s still a chance, but things are, again, very different from before.