I thought this episode was great. Holland's being immature, Eureka finally going out and looking for Renton on her own, Charles' commentary. The Rainbow Sea was also a beautiful setting for this battle, just wish there was actually more of a battle...

There was one big drawback: Renton Thurston has entered the ranks of "I don't kill enemies, I just disable them from being able to fight." Kira Yamato in disguise for real... Have protagonists who are willing to admit that sometimes killing an enemy is necessary gone out of style in Japan? If I have to watch Renton disarm enemies for 24 straight episodes... How the hell is a LFO unit supposed to navigate the Trapar if its head (where I assume the sensory devices in the unit are) is gone? That's like saying"I'm not going to kill you. I'm just going to blind you while you're riding a great big surfboard thousands of meters above the ground. Good luck." How naive thinking like that is supposed to be the mark of a true hero I have no idea...

Charles: "To show compassion while flying around a battlefield... You're going to die, Renton... You're too soft." Now that man speaks the truth! *

* truth may not hold up in shoujo anime.

I can only hope that this show doesn't fall into the same crap fest of "A true hero never needs to kill anyone" that has plagued numerous mecha series. That is bullshit. A true hero won't kill unnecessarily, but he will do so when it's the right/best option on the table. Well, we'll just have to wait and see.

Don't get me wrong, I still think this show is pretty awesome. That is just one of the complaints I have with some of the popular mecha anime. I'm glad that Nanashi is getting episodes of this show out again.