I too liked that Kati seems to have defected as a result of Sergei's (a man she respected) death and the Federation turning around their own assault as playing the victim. Someone had to defect soon. I guess I was right last episode. I'm hoping that she joins Katharon honestly. Those dumbasses need all the help they can get apparently. If anyone can turn them around, it's someone like Kati.

I'm glad Soma is back. She's cold again to Al, but something definitely had to happen in their relationship. I'm half hoping that he has to turn into Hal (which should happen when Setsuna/Saji go into Innerspace or whatever again) to *cough* conquer her again, but I wouldn't really mind if he won her over as Soma too. They'll probably pull the, "I can be your family now" angle.

All is not well in the House of Almark either it seems. I suppose that Regene doesn't appreciate that Ribbons intends to rule over all of the Innovators as well as humanity. There will probably be a coup against him the same way he screwed over Alejandro last season.

The best part of the episode was right at the end, when Lasse commented that Lockon "sniped" Anew. With Feldt congratulating them though, who will she pair with now? It seems like a bit of a letdown to leave her out after the development she started to get last season and at the beginning of this one. She's even prominently featured in the OP.