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Average 4.6
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Omg, they were just a decoy? Hate that ugly bastard :/ |
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| Wow, they actually slaughtered the immigrants, how stupid of them. This is probably going to play some part later in the series, especially since this was probably what Gouda wanted from the start. |
| That slaughter started with Goda casually making a joke about a refugee girl killing a member of the GSDA then culminated with Goda telling that same soldier that some guy holding a steel pipe was holding a gun. Already spooked beforehand, the soldier had no choice but to open fire. Man, I just love that bastard. He's too damn good at getting under people's skin. |
supermario23 said: That slaughter started with Goda casually making a joke about a refugee girl killing a member of the GSDA then culminated with Goda telling that same soldier that some guy holding a steel pipe was holding a gun. Already spooked beforehand, the soldier had no choice but to open fire. Man, I just love that bastard. He's too damn good at getting under people's skin. That's what sets Gouda apart from other villains, he never gets his hands dirty. He effortlessly makes others do the dirty work for him. Not your typical bad guy I would say. |
| "We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer" |
| Is it me or has the animation quality dropped a notch this episode? |
Gilboron said: Is it me or has the animation quality dropped a notch this episode? Yup, story wise it was good but the animation is really below par! The way Motoko and the others looked (forgive the irony)is so animeish! And what's with the refugees' clothing style? They look like they're mutants from an episode of X-men or leftover extras from Mad Max 3 Beyond Thunder Dome. |
| "We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer" |
| I liked this one. And I'm really starting to hate that ugly faced bastard Gouda. Section 9 can do anything they want without idiots like him getting in the way. |
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| That sneaky Gouda...I can tell this is going to turn into something big later on. |
| Man ... Gouda is sure to mess things up @_@ I mean not only provocation but just his attitude ... |
| ARGH dam that UGLY B**CH! Poor refugees... Anyways this episode was pretty cool for some reason for me it felt like a FPS game from where they dropped off the helicopter o_o |
| What's with the drop in Animation...? The characters look deformed sometimes, I like season one better |
aero said: Omg, they were just a decoy? Hate that ugly bastard :/ Yeah, I agree, I hate that bastard! Being used as a decoy is ridiculous, that guy is pretty manipulative as well, I wonder what other crap he's gonna pull? |
| Another good episode, but yeah I hate that guy as well! |
| Objection! Goda isn't a bastarda....... HE IS AN ASSHOLE! U_U |
My mission: Save the world! My weapons: a controller, a bunch of friends and lots of Anime! |
| Section 9 is being played, this episode was not pretty. Great stuff |
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| I find the refugee idea interesting. Does anyone know what episode it started in? |
| lol Gouda reminded me of Gene(Viper) from Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. he manipulates people through words and doesn't care if he uses his own people. heck the way he acts and treats others, using information as a deadly weapon. even his Aura is almost the same as him. such a shame the guy got scared and loss of senses he started killing everyone despite them being only refugee. also the scene reminded me of Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops where Gene was giving a speech then suddenly started telling everyone from the audience that there was a spy. just throwing the knife at one soldier and convincing the audience that another soldier from the crowd killed him started everyone to panic and killing each other. @6:40 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AErL1r3fvzQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJJrydAJQck the awesome thing is that Batou's JPN VA Akio Ohtsuka is the voice of Snake in the JPN version:P amazing stuff :P sure he can be a bastard, but you can't deny how good of a bastard he is :P though he seems scared of heights XD Section 9 got outplayed, as much as i hate it that was well played on him. the music was superb especially the part where Section 9 got toyed by gouda :P amazing "Dual" episode, i want more of these!!!!! |
SomaHeirJan 13, 2012 4:53 PM
pit_bull said: I find the refugee idea interesting. Does anyone know what episode it started in? it was during the episode where the Prime Minister was sent a letter by the "Individual Eleven" group probably last episode or 2. |
PrinceHeir said: pit_bull said: I find the refugee idea interesting. Does anyone know what episode it started in? it was during the episode where the Prime Minister was sent a letter by the "Individual Eleven" group probably last episode or 2. Thank you. I Didn't get notified of your reply for some reason. Does MAL send out notifications? I'll have to check the FAQ. I'm rewatching this a 2nd time, I may have to rewatch it a 3rd time. It really makes a difference to discuss it as you're watching it. |
| Animation quality dropped heavily this episode, but the actual content made up for it. Gouda is a cunning bastard and it looks like he finally got under Section 9's skin. They looked pretty pissed off at the end there. |
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| What an interesting episode! Looking forward to the next! =D |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
| Yeah, the animation was not of the highest quality in this one but regardless it was still a damn good episode. |
| Gosh.. i feel like punching that ugly guy in the face. |
| Hate Gouda and his face. Can't wait for somebody to get rid of him. The episode itself was rather interesting. |
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| It's a shame but it looks like they did get played. |
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maje90 said: can somebody help me? what is the name of the music track - song that start when the tall guy dressed in purple begin to beat off the police? its almost at 9:10 of the episode thanks in advice... (and sorry bad english) You're thinking of episode 7 from the first season (this is the section for 2nd Gig). It's the first track on here from the beginning to about 1:28, no title and it's unreleased. There's a link to download it and all the other unreleased SAC music in the video description. |
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| More research, was decent not really amusing to watch... |
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| Slimey Goda. I can see S9 aren't going to have anymore of it |
| Wow, that's a first. Section 9 got manipulated by that snakey bastard! Yeah, something was up with Motoko's eyes this episode, but nevertheless still really good. |
| Powerful eyebrows. |
| very good episode! but the quality was weird... |
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| This was the episode that made S9 hit their breaking point. Gouda seemed suspicious from the start, not by his looks but because of how he seems to know everything when everybody else doesn't. Sneaky, sneaky. |
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| They where used as a decoy and the unarmed refuges where killed. This might turn ugly soon. |
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| Loved this episode. I thought that disfigured man was a good guy, but nope he's a slimey bastard! (Since disfigured characters are normally good) Cant wait to see Section 9 get back at him!!! Batou especially is gonna blow up one of these days from anger xD |
| Good ep. Man, I hate that dude... He's SOO annoying... Ugh... |
| Words aren't the only way to tell someone how you feel.- Tifa lockhart Which is it? A memory or us? -Tifa lockhart |
| That shit face guy want a revolt. Why? Two things : he intentionally created a shooting on refugees. Also, the guys that putted the Eleven Individual card in the helicopter pilot of the episode 4 look almost the same as the one that opened the cases. What I'm getting at is that there is probably an organisation that is named the Eleven Individual, but that guy from the ministry want a war between the army and the refugees by raising the tension. I don't know why he want that though, he must be someone subordinate. I also understand why the refugees are angry. They are pretty much treated like shit. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| 5/5 So far it seems that every episode is disconnected or not, put a piece of its history to form a unique and intricate intrigue behind Section 9. Plot increasingly engaging, anxiety-provoking narrative. Great the way the story has been told. It seems that come out in the first series, has been detrimental to the team of the Major Motoko. |
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| oh Gouda, that sneaky bastard. Don't know whats gonna happen next but I'm sure it'll be good. loved the end of this episode. |
| "But you're to follow our instructions while we're in the field." Yeah that kinda went out the window, I really don't like Gouda. He either is a really really obvious boring bad guy or the writers just genuinely want us to dislike him until he does something 'for the greater good' and saves a lot of people xD |
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| I don't understand the drop of quality people are talking about. I wish you all were more specific. I've been loving the animation and the background pieces are still beautiful to look at. It was a different pace episode to begin with. |
| Motoko's face looked rather off this episode... Anyway I need to see this Gouda dude get shot in his smug, fucked-up face. |
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| Did you notice that Gouda is also a name of a popular cheese? Ok seriously, I don't think he is THE bad guy in this series. He is just a villainous person with his own motives. It's like he is a villain on the same side as section 9. I can see him having the intention of bringing section 9 under his control. |
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| Gouda is so fucking scary, he would make a good villain. Great Episode. |
| What a effin bastard :o |
I really want to punch that two-face guy :D |
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| It sure isn't by coincidence that Gouda looks like a dick-head afterall LOL |
 Just this once, I'll fulfill whatever your wish is. |
| Thrill elements have never been on the front burner like this episode before. I just realised that im afraid of anything can happen to sector 9 in a bad way thus i would say that they did an excellent job while binding audience with characters which quite few animes would be able to achieve that kind of relation. |
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