Rumbling
The test of the new weapon goes horribly wrong. It is made from gauna parts and starts to act like a gauna. They can't shut it down. It starts to affect all of Sidonia. Surveillance for the area where the weapon's test was conducted is restricted. Yuahta send out garde units to investigate because it is the only way to get eyes on the disturbance.
Yure Shinatose tries unsuccessfully to manually disconnect the gauna from the power source and loses an eye while trying to do so. The distrubance ends when the gauna parts explode, blowing a hole in Sidona and obliterating itself. Captain Kobayashi considers the experiment to be a success and wants Yure to continue work on perfecting control over the weapon.
Samari, Nagate and a few other pilots are shown a new experimental rig that will help the gardes to link up more closely. The unstated intention seems to be make the garde quartets into suicide bombers.
Samari tries hitting on Nagate but he passes out from drinking too much wine. Izana's body changes and becomes less boyish and more womanly. Yuhata stops by the house. Izana tries asking her for advice but her look just makes Yuhata feel inadequate.
The episode ends with the colonists getting attacked by a gauna.
Thoughts
There is a fair amount of female nudity in this episode. Four of Nagate's fellow pilots appear naked to one degree or another.
The first half of this episode is focused on the malfunctioning weapon. The second half is to a large degree focused on Nagate and some of the women with whom he works.
I don't understand Captain Kobayashi's motivations for wanting to continue work on the experimental weapon. What makes her so reckless?
I think my expectations have dropped quite a bit since I watched Season 1. I expect to be disappointed now. I know that there are going to be moments that don't make a lot of sense given what has come before. I'm watching the show now mostly because I want to see where they leave it at the end of the season and because I own it on DVD.
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