odadune
Since: Apr, 2012
09/27/2012 00:00:00
You do a really good job of explaining what worked and what didn't for you about this ep.
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Alibi: Two Heterodynes Attack Tokyo
We open up on an interview with Shirota regarding the previous episode, who reveals hes not happy with what happened. Escaping from the now-boring office environment, Aoyama goes to visit Akagi at the hosptial. Blocked by Ooyama, he spends time with his bedridden mother, who wonders why he isn't at work. According to her, it turns out Aoyama HAS started to enjoy his time there.
Meanwhile, Kokubogar springs into action, making short work of a Heterodyne with his recently "acquired" Knot Buster. Instead of finishing it off, he brings it in for an ill-fated experiment attempt. We jump to the hospital, where Ibuki for whatever reason is unable to visit Akagi, and is instead intercepted by his cousin Kamimura. She tells Ibuki about Akagi's sense of justice and how does the right thing without waiting.
Another Heterodyne suddenly appears, and to make matters worse, Kokubogar is ambushed and consumed by the first one, with iizuka still inside. Barely able to buy enough time for him, Shirota turns to Public Relations for help in his friend's rescue, offering to act as the main pilot. But before they are able to subdue one Heterodyne, the other shows up. They merge together, closing out the episode on a cliffhanger.
Lets get the bad out of the way; this episode has another missed opportunity when it comes to Akagi, only this time he's COMPLETELY out of the picture. The writers go out of their way to make sure nobody interacts with him, and instead keep reminding us of how cliched he is through OTHER characters, making sure that he remains nothing but a static character with tendencies towards Marty Stu-dom.
For what its worth, this episode for the most part did its best to follow up with the previous. The revelation of Aoyama's ever-changing feelings towards his job is a great bit of growth (though sadly this is as far as it goes for the series). We also see the first REAL instance where Shirota's ideals clashes with that of his superiors, so much that he openly rebels against them, and though it is never brought to light again, his friendship with Iizuka causing him to seek help with the not-so-different Civilian workers.
Up next - Shinjuku at Night: Big Battle.