A good episode. Very nice action indeed and lots of new toys. And a totally ruthless regime.

Who was the guy shown just before the ED, though? Other than that, since Ali was my favorite character of the first season, shouldn't he be fighting for the rebellion, against the Arrows? That would give as many chances for a risky fight as possible, which should be his motivation for living. It would also be kind of funny if Setsuna suddenly noticed Ali was his comrade. A lot better setting than have him fight for the boring federation just so that he could face Setsuna.