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8th MS team episodes 9-12

Episode 9 was a pretty good episode for the beginning of the end. I like how Shiro finally has a resolve about killing people.

Episode 10 was pretty badass, the first half mainly being set up for character motivations for actions in the next episode and the second half having some epic fights between the RX-79s and that Blue Zaku. I love how even though the 8th team defeated the Zaku, the Zeon technically won from Shiro's perspective, as they destroyed all of the Guntanks.

Episode 11 was a pretty good finale. I like the scale of the damage the new Obsolis can do and its a huge threat. Although I felt like it played the fake out card way too much. It was also annoying how there was a lot of crossing on both sides. Granted, that's more like real war, but I felt like it got stupid when they still had the sniper trying to shoot down Shiro when he was trying to stop the Obsolis. He's doing your job for you, so why are you shooting at him instead of at the machine with the giant death beam? The new Obsolis reminds me of the more alien looking war of the worlds spaceships rather then.

Episode 12. Well that was a fucking waste of time. Its basically an episode where Kiki and Michel try to find Shiro and run into these random Zeon kids. As an episode of Gundam, it didn't even feature that much mobile suit fights. As a "reunion" episode of 8th MS team, it failed horribly, as not all of the characters are shown post-One year war. Even characters we do see like Kiki and Michel have their character so removed from the episode, that it really didn't matter that it was specifically them. As an anime episode it was dull, the kids weren't even that intriguing. Do not watch this episode, just watch episode 11 as your finale.

Overall, I like the 8th MS team. I don't think its my favorite Gundam thing ever like a lot of people say, but I do enjoy it. If you're going in for the mobile suit fights, then you're looking at the wrong series. While the mobile suit battles are well animated and directed, it takes up so little time in each episode and feels unsatisfying sometimes.