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Originally Posted by IXRollOutIX

Did you miss the parts about how Alan was manipulating the whole situation to turn the school-ground into something greater for the Ganma while the place was vacated? And how because the mom was hurt, Specter tipped the kid about the temple so that it would lure Takeru into the area as well?

Instead of just providing a setting for the events to take place, it also built things up toward the future. The plot threads weren't self contained in this episode, but that doesn't make them pointless. I'm sure it'll lead somewhere later down the line and I'd much prefer that over "a random Ganma attack."

I saw them, but again, I don't think they were needed. They could have easily done it in another episode that wasn't focused on introducing a new character. They could have easily had Takeru and Spectre meet some other way. Yes it may lead somewhere, but it provides too much here because, again, this is an episode that is the introduction to another main character. I'd rather in this case they have focused more on Spectre than "Okay here's Spectre, wait we need a Ganma attack/plan. Ummm attack vacant school and civilians for reason that won't come up for a while."