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Review:
- Plot/Content: Carrying on with silly antics, I didn’t think this episode was going to etch further into the story, but to my surprise, I am wrong. Most of the episode was full of Felia’s childish amusements. The people around her seem to be growing more casual when it comes to her powers. In fact, the only person who seems to care about her exhortation of power is Moura. If you recall, Moura is the snake/lizard creature who happens to be able to transform into a robot fighting machine with a mission to protect Felia. Not only does everyone seem to be more nonchalant about Felia’s ability, they seem to also assume her to be able to fend for herself. She was left completely alone in the house, which I thought was completely stupid considering how naive she is about literally everything. As a result, she suffers a catastrophe that Sogo must work to resolve. Pressing questions kept flooding my mind as I watched the end of the episode: What could the government want with Felia? Are those people really part of a legally operating government faction? Why do they require the assistance of criminals? I was left on a cliff-hanger, which was nice because this show hasn’t really had any of those, so now the viewers can experience that antagonizing need to see what happens next.
- Character Developments: As I mentioned above, all the characters except for Moura became lax when it comes to Felia’s levitations. I’m not exactly sure why Moura is so strict on her. I assume her use of magic also acts as a beacon? Maybe the government can track her that way. Of course, she may also experience physical repercussions from overuse. Anyway, now that Felia has experienced letting her magic loose and partying with all her friends, she’s become stubborn and spoiled. All she wants to do now is have a party, but because she can’t have her way she pitches a hissy fit. It’s humorous because her childishness surpasses her good nature.
- Interactivity: The dynamic with the characters hasn’t changed too much, save for the fact that Felia’s power is generally being overlooked. However, I think this episode gave the viewer a little sneak peek into Sogo’s past. He’s got mommy problems. Kaon tries to talk with him about his conversations with his mom, only for his face to sink into an expressionless seriousness. Evidently, Sogo’s mom was probably persecuted for her adamance in suggesting the “red crystals” were real. I’m interested to know of her fate as she isn’t in Sogo’s life currently.
- Use of Time: Filled with dancing vegetables and other fun magic tricks of levitation, this episode didn’t make wise use of its air time. I get it. Creating a scene similar to Beauty and the Beast with inanimate objects floating and beep-bopping about is nostalgically entertaining. However, I feel that it distracted from the focal point of the plot. Plus, that stuff stopped being amusing in fifth grade. Maybe if they had been levitating giant robots it would have been a better use of time.
Episode Rating: C+ – I’m giving this episode a solid C+, not because it wasn’t enjoyable, but because it lacked impactfulness.
Aired on October 25, 2015
Level of adultiness: PG–This episode was exceptionally clean and relied on the element of surprise as its source of humour.
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