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Maybe not 26, 24 though, yeah. Honestly I'm just glad this show got the extra 13th episode since most 1 Cour stuff is usually only 12.

Anyway this is a pretty packed one with a lot of cool fights in it. I really love how the Sylvia fight ends with her catching Rouge off guard. I knew her staff extended but I never thought she'd go for a backwards extension to grab Rouge's ID like that. I also enjoyed Eden's and Grauphon's fight for how brief it was, though it certainly carried the weight and flash it needed. Fun stuff.

Speaking of fun stuff though, the scene where Naomi tries to put logic in front of her and detonate the black hole reactor only to rush back to Rouge was something I was waiting for. It's such a big scene for her and Rouge, and the VAs did a really good job nailing it.

Also let's talk about the Roy Junghardt reveal. When watching this the first time around and weekly, I completely forgot how Roy's voice sounded because he so scarcely shows up, especially when you watch weekly. Hell I don't think the original JP version put any filter on his voice in Cyan's head like the English Dub did. I only got the idea to play back certain scenes when a friend of mine noted that his voice was the one playing at that was his guess as to who the Puppetmaster really was.

That said I do find it interesting how each side basically has a similar structure with the main three of each one. You've got Gene and Roy, Rouge and Cyan, then finally Naomi and Opera.