[Dr Kain]

We finally watched episodes 39-44 tonight and oh my lord, Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

Why, god, why?

I'm surprised it took this long for Naze and Amida to die, but I did not expect Lafter to die like THAT! That was cruel and awesome at the same time. Loved the way the other dude went out too.

Sadly though, this series is becoming quite predictable. The identity of the masked man was so freaking obvious that I'm surprised they waited this long to reveal him. I do like the stuff they are doing with McGillis, as this is what I bet things would have been like had Char taken over Zeon during the original show, but again, some of it has been quite obvious.

The battle scenes have been outstanding though and the music is getting really superb these last few episodes. I'm liking this fourth incarnation of the Barbatos (although I still think the original form is the best). Can't wait to see where it goes. Now my only decision is do I wait until the final episode is up on Crunchyroll on Sunday to watch 45-49 or do I watch it before then? Ugh, first world problems!