Tytania

Maximum security:

Episode 18 - ANBU





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Somehow a really traditional episode. But then again, prison break plans always do carry some common resemblance. Though of couse we don't still know how exactly a doctor will get a prisoner out of there but seeing how easily a fake could get into a "maximum security" facility, it's probably nothing fancy. With the Tytanian fleet closing in, things could get interesting in any case.

Just watched this season´s last episode.
It kind of makes me angry, because the last 2 episodes have been really great, whereas most of the show just is too boring, too slow, too generic.
I hope we´ll get a second season, though i hope this will not end in a "one duke per seasons"-thingy.

The one thing i hate the most, though, is how since episode 1, everyone speaks of Hyulick as THE man....yet, he hasnt done really anything, except for that maneuver in episode one, and maybe one or two things later in the show.
I hope they make him do some more to prove his importance.

That's indeed a good point, and I agree, with one difference: It bothered me the show called Fan such a military genius. People can talk all they want, and they will for a few different reasons, like not knowing better or to create hope for themselves by having something higher to believe in. That's natural, and in fact in the real life most big names aren't solitary heroes either but people who inspired and commanded others, and history afterwards made them legends. However, the problem of this show was that it tried too many times to call Fan a big hero yet gave him next to zilch chances to prove that (partially due to his own damn laziness).

Edit: A strange typo.

it was a pretty good show. i liked that it was serious and tried to tell an epic story while focusing on individuals and their stories. i thought it was great how it took the death of a loved one to get Hyulick to finally stand up and accept his role in all this. i also loved some of the characters, particularly the infallible Jouslain and the ridiculously insane Mother.

i agree, Hyulick might be a genius, because he really did come up with some excellent plans (the Euria battle plan and shooting down the flagship Typhoon with a downed ship (even if that was at least 50% luck...)) But if there's one thing he's bad at, it's ground battles. He was a complete idiot when it came to fighting with guns, staying back, taking cover, escaping, everything. It didn't help that most of the show had Hyulick and his guys scurrying around on the ground when the main character's prowess is based on large scale fleet battles...

But, still, I enjoyed this show, even with some of its incredibly ridiculous moments (I hacked the prison satelite and "They're ROCKS, Zarlish! ROCKS!" stick out in my mind). And, just as MFauli said, once it started revving up to epic levels again, the thing just ends. We have zero closure on all fronts, and characters like Loli Princess and Bart who have done just about nothing for most of the show. We even got a full episode for Idris' backstory.

If there were more than 3 books done, and if the show hadn't been put out by an effort with the number of episodes in their name, I'd be okay. But as it is this entire series is a nice teaser, and a huge "what if?"

Then again... it did take them over 8 years to finish Legends of the Galactic Heroes...