The Mausoleum of the Sphinx
Harlock goes to see Mayu only to find out that Commender Kiruta has taken her to Egypt. Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia follow Kiruta and Mayu to the airport in Cairo. Kiruta left instructions for them there. Harlock is to proceed on his own. Harlock, despite being warned by the crew, chooses to follow the instructions. He is taken first by airplane, then by car, and finally he is given a horse with which to cross the desert.
The horse eventually collapses. Harlock puts it out of its misery and keeps going on foot. He has almost caught up to Kiruta and Mayu when he collapses. He is found by Mayu while she is going to get water. Commander Kiruta was stung by a scorpion which was about to bite Mayu. Harlock and Mayu nurse Kiruta back to health. He tells them about his sister who is buried nearby, next to the Sphinx.
Kiruta turns on Harlock and Mayu. He activates a secret opening in the chest of the Sphinx which reveals a Mazone weapon. Kiruta uses it to bury the Arcadia, which is parked 120 miles away in the Valley of the Dead, in a pile of rubble. The crew don't know what to do but the ship comes back to life and extricates them from the rubble. They find the Sphinx and destroy it and rescue Harlock and Mayu. They leave Commander Kiruta behind.
I am now exactly 1/3 of the way through this series.
Kiruta slaps Mayu when she refuses to drink water when they are in the desert. This isn't the first time that Mayu has been slapped around on this show. I don't recall if it was Kiruta who did the slapping last time.
This was an okay episode. I know not to expect too much from this show and yet I continue to watch, hoping against hope that it will somehow redeem itself.
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