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However, I like how they use 24-25 episodes per season format in this production as the story plot not tend to stray far from the main and manageable to watch without the audience lost in the mist of complex plot. Adding cliffhanger conclusion at the end series and significant time leap (in years) are a plus in which makes the audience wants more.

True. Because of the time gap between each season was marginally large (4 years), there is much more potential for plot development then if season one and two were not separated by any time gap.

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The Innovator begin to questions where Wang Liu Mei royalty lies and her intentions also 00-Raiser is a threat of their plan.

No i dont think so, i think its the other way round. When the Memento Mori was first fired she was the one which feared its power. Then not long after she gets hit by the innovator. Its not the innovator which fears her, it is Wang Liu Mei which fears them.

Probably true. Wang Liu Mei need the Innovator to achieve her hidden agenda and only reason why Ribbons let her to be his double agent so he/Innovator able manipulate particular intel that interest Celestial Being to lay a trap and in return Liu Mei share critical intel on Celestial Being. However, she doesn't divulge some of intel i.e. development of Twin Drive system in the purpose of her twisted taste of entertainment on war.

Sumeragi began to built back her confidence again as the Captain and the strategy analyst as she and the rest of Plotemaios crew manage to destroy the Memento Mori with unlikely help from Nena Trinity. She had play all her available cards well and made this episode is one of those intense moments in Gundam. As for Nena, it maybe her way to give a little payback to her employer of underestimate her ability.

In other hand, the destruction of Memento Mori could be a major setback of A-LAWS taking over Middle East. However, I have doubt Memento Mori is not the only high power orbital satellite in A-LAWS arsenal. There might be one on each orbital elevator station.

The second season episodes are not so good.
The new gundam bad than the old ones
I don't like Tieria now............

Lots of foreshadowing in the latest episode. did anyone else notice the sparkly things coming out of sarshes's gun after he shot setsuna? i do hope that doesn't mean what i think it means, but i'm probably right.

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As for Nena, it maybe her way to give a little payback to her employer of underestimate her ability.

I think that's pretty much the case. She was pretty ticked, and she hated the fact that Wang Liu Mei is working with Ali, who killed her brothers. I wonder though, what's her new plan? Or rather, what's her overall goal? Kill Wang and ensure severe losses to the Innovators? I dunno, but I'm curious.

Sumeragi is in biiig trouble. Both Kati and Bill want her and her comrades dead. Sucks that Sumeragi definitely isn't going to get a love interest though, of all of them, I think she deserves one the most. Her and Allelujah. But Allelujah got one, so no biggie.

Hmmm, do they have the resources to have more than one satellite weapon? 0-o But, how practical would that be since it probably wouldn't be able to reach the middle east and the rest of the world is united. 0-o Or most of it is at least.

Out from the frying pan and into the fire. Sestuna is having a tough day since he nearly defeat Ali on the last battle but have to fight Mr. Bushido in the next with his right shoulder still wounded in both battles. With a nasty surprise install in Mr.Bushido new suit, it ain't getting better either.

I think Billy have decipher the secret of Trans-Am and maybe even figure out how to build a true GN Drive from Professor Eifman's notes he obtained before he was killed by the Thrones pre-emptive assault. Imagine that if the A-LAWS/Innovators learn about it and for sure they will upgrade their GN Drive [T] to Trans-Am capable, if Billy is willing to share this knowledge. This could be the end of Celestial Being and also those who oppose Innovator's grand scheme. However, if Billy only manage to decode the Trans-Am and still unable to perfect the [T] Drive, using the new found capability will drain the power of the fake Drive even more and Trans-Am mode will last shorter than its counterpart.

If the African Orbital Station is not been taken over by Federation Union renegades, Celestial Being fate would be seal in the last episode. Now, Hercules renegade army have make their move, is now up to Kataron and Celestial Being to choose side.

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Sucks that Sumeragi definitely isn't going to get a love interest though, of all of them, I think she deserves one the most.

Not at all, she still got Billy if she habour any feelings toward him although Billy is bend to kill her because she's with the Celestial Being.

I think Anew doesn't realize (yet) that she have quantum brainwave implant that make her a passive beacon to locate Celestial Being whereabouts. I suspect that she is given a false personality and memory to convince Celestial Being that she is not a spy if they found out. Or she had received the implant without knowing it when Wang Liu Mei recruited her to be in Celestial Being.

As for red GN particle out that came out from the Ali's gun, I think it's some sort of new bullet that hinder organic cells regeneration.

Hmmm... I wonder why they left jackets lying around in the new ED...

Either that, or Anew has awesome drama skills to add to her already good arsenal.

Yeah, Setsuna's in trouble. Maybe he can get away with duking it with Graham without the 0-Riser equipped and Graham won't finish him out of pride.

I think Billy is actually just a step closer to creating a [T] GN Drive. Wasn't Professor Eifman dead already when Trans-Am was revealed? If that's the case, then how could Eifman have had notes on it? Unless it was some sort of prediction or theory. Yeah, they didn't get Trans-Am until ep. 22, I'm pretty sure Eifman was dead before that.

I think the Professor was in theory, figuring out how the GN Drive works before his demise and more importantly before Laguna sold the GN Drive secret to the UN force and supply the fake GN Drive to them. Using the late Professor paperwork investigation on the GN Drive, Billy maybe slightly improve the current GN Drive [T] and replicate the system that enables the Trans-Am function. However, as I said before, it's still a fake GN Drive and the Trans-Am still drain the GN Particle a lot faster than in normal operational. Still, there is a room for improvement and everything can happen in this last 10 episodes.

I'm not surprise when A-LAWS bring out another Memento Mori on the higher orbital tower ring. They're going to use scorched earth tactics; as they going to bring down the African Tower to Earth with the possibility of wiping out the civilians on linear train. I think they gonna detach the higher orbital tower from the lower orbital tower, assuming they rigged the Memento Mori on African Tower. If this true, Memento Mori will become a floating mobile fortress, since the upper part of the tower is where all the solar collector array are located. Similar to what Titans did in Zeta, they will use any means to eradicate any anti-Federation force and sympathizer in the pretence of terrorism.

On the side note, you did notice the new ED scenes involving Lockon, Tieria, Allelujah and Saji are the continuation of previous ED scenes, yes? The ED track has gone to lovely-dovey theme, which goes well with the character pairings in the scene (except for Tieria). It will make most of the fans feels warm and fuzzy inside.

I like the new ED it shows a side to gundams raarely seen with them all junked up.

Ditto. I'm second with your statement, kagetasan

Oh no, I think Ms. Soma persona will resurface in Marie in the upcoming episodes as hatred and revenge going to consume her in the death of her foster father. Nothing worst than a wrath of woman filled with flaming vendetta. Most likely both Andrei and Marie/Soma will duel to the death in the end of series. Now, if Allelujah/Hallelujah can do something about it...

Even though Setsuna manage to severely damage and destroy the second Memento Mori, it doesn't prevent it to fire at the tower. As the beams hit and damage the outer tiles of the tower, it initiate an auto-purge sequence (I think it's the Innovators doing) that jettison 70% of the outer tiles and let it caught in the Earth's gravity and fall to the ground. Everyone (enemy and ally alike) in the vicinity of the predicted fallout area participated in a messy, 3D version of Space Invaders, to protect the civilian settlement in the fallout area. It's rare to see mobilesuits from opposing side, putting their ideology aside, band together to save Earth, just like in the final scene in Char's Counterattack.

Ribbons Almark reminds me of Paptimus Scirocco, minus the NewType charm that lures the chicks to submit themselves to him. His ambition to see all the Aeolia's phases to be carried out make him quite similar to Scirocco. Now, his elitist number (or his creation) has down to 3 excluding Ali and Wang & Co., let see what he cook up to achieve his plan.

I actually haven't seen anything older than Gundam Wing...haha. I grew up with Gundam Wing, sooo, it was hard to go back into the classics. I'm trying to find a bunch now. So can't really follow the link to Scirocco...I just remember he had some chic assistant that sacrificed herself for him. (I only learned of this by playing DW: Gundam sadly)

Yeah, Soma is definitely going to resurface for vengeance. I can see a rocky road for Allelujah/Marie's relationship soon. Real soon. Unless Allelujah figures out that she can actually fight! D: Heaven forbid.

I think the auto-purge is a safety mechanism actually. From what I figure, I think the anchor system they had implemented was to make the tower be able to divide if such a thing were to happen. It's designed to jettison if it were to threaten falling. However, they'd need to get rid of the tiles if it were to jettison properly (notice that the tower didn't actually fall, but it was indeed missing?) they'd need to purge the tiles, which would be both weighing it back down and keeping it connected to the rest of the tower. If the auto purge were of Ribbons' doing, how would the Federation and the A-Laws been able to predict where it would fall and moved their troops to the opposite side? So they definitely saw it coming. I doubt Ribbons would've given them a heads up on that.

On a side note, I love the new ED. Warm fuzzy feelings for the win!

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The ultimate spoiler EVAR:

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Saji: Louise
Louise: Saji
Andrei: Kaasan
Souma/Marie: Taisa
Allelujah: Marie
Lockon: Anew
Tieria: Veda
Setsuna: Gundammu
Sumeragi: MISSHON SUTATO!

I LOLz

I say episode 18, is one of the corniest episodes I've watch in 00. It includes the bed "scene" precede from Gundam SEED, Lyle blurted out his feeling to Anew during launch and Andrei comfort Louise feelings to kill Saji. Speaking of Anew, I've a strong feeling she's what some of you guys think: an Innovator. I think she specially manufactured by Ribbons for the purpose of tagging the Celestial Beings. Just like Tieria, she unaware she is one of them and she just a Ribbons tool to destroy the Celestial Beings.

I think Lyle know there is something wrong with Anew and he might figure out she the tag. When he does, he might tell the rest of the crew with the risk of exposing his little secret to them.

Indeed, the trauma watching Sergei died in front of her eyes, makes Souma personality revert back into Marie. Thus, her heart turns cold at Allelujah and make her despise every time he called her Marie. It seems affected their relationship but with the help Dr. Love aka Lyle, maybe there another chance for them to get along.

The African Tower tragedy with the effects of information blackout and media manipulation, has bring forward A-LAWS into the eyes of the Federation citizen as their defender against insurgency from anti-Federation forces. This consolidate their power to eliminate those who oppose and putting Ribbons's plan in the right track. I think Ribbons wants to make the Innovators as Prophet for human to guide them and mediate them with God or sort of Ribbons wants to the human to believe at.

Let see if they manage to capture one of the Innovators to ask the location of Veda mainframe and in the process revealing Anew dark secret.

By this point, Anew being an Innovator couldn't be more obvious if they put a giant label indicating that on her forehead. And judging by his facial expression after her reaction during their kiss, I'd wager he already knows, and his parting comment before launching shows precisely what he intends to do with the situation. Remember that he has never been completely open with the rest of CB either, as far as his Kataron connections.

So, finally Ribbons awaken Anew true personality in order to get his hand on 00. This gonna be interesting as how Lyle gonna convince her not to return to her creator even though Lyle beforehand knew she's an Innovator. He really needs all his charms to win her back.

As for Nena, she'd kill Wang Liu Mei either under Ribbons order or for the sake of hating Wang's guts. I think she took the opportunity when Wang and her brother aboard the Trinity spaceship to give Veda coordinate to the Celestial Being. So, that's where Nena keeping her Throne Drei all along. I'd wonder where she got the GN Drive [T] from.

On other note, let me get this straight:
1) Hilling Care is a clone of Ribbons
2) Tieria Erde and Regena Regetta are similar clone
3) Same as Revival Revive and Anew Returner
4) Divine Nova and Bring Stability are also a similar clone
5) The so called 00's light has an unique effect towards Superhuman solider with dual personality programming and you read and convey your thoughts and feelings in this strange GN Particle phenomenon (sort like 00 attempts to use the NewType telepathic ability idea)

I think is hard to make Revival to disclose the Veda mainframe location and with Anew commandeering the Ptolemaiose towards Ribbons rendezvous point and bridge drama began to unfold, I guessing the conclusion of it gonna be ugly.