I'm running behind everyone else (slow connection, dang it), but I'm finally watching Ep5, and...
Okayyy... apparently, now that Fate and Nanoha aren't lolibait anymore, it's apprently been decided that they're fair game for naked twirly lightshow transformation sequences, complete with dissolving underwear and gainaxing. Not that I can *complain,* exactly, it's just... weird, to see that happen to girls I first 'met' when they were, what, 12?
Still, it could get old fast. Hopefully the producers will follow their previous pattern, and devote the screen time that most genre shows give to stock henshin sequences to plot development, instead.
Poor Carol. Her people must have had a bad experience some time in the past, otherwise they'd probably realize that they're crafting a self-fulfilling prophecy with this policy.
Is Hayate visiting Carim incognito, or is she just trying to fit in with the area's apparent social mores?
Personal flight is restricted in Mid airspace? Well, sod *that* -- if *I* could fly, I'd live someplace with unrestricted flight rules. Heck, you'd *never* get me out of the air.
Not sure if it means anything... but Carol and Tea seemed to be hitting it off real fast earlier, but it's Subaru who's washing Carol's hair in Ep4.
(And Erio, done washing up well before the girls, is sitting on the steps with Freid wondering what's taking them so long. Just proves there *are* some universal constants that just can't be broken...
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Fate's car has magically-stored and -deployed windows and cop lights, but can't drive itself home? Technological mismatches, hm. Either that, or it was going to take enough time to get flight clearance that she could afford to drive back to base. Either way, she made it to the battle at the same time as the rest of the team. Speaking of which -- Fate in high-speed flight mode? *BEAUTIFUL.*
Okay... why doesn't anybody transform *inside* the helicopter, before jumping out? I know, I know, drama. But *still*....
More Naked Twirly Lightshow henshins -- Subaru and Tea I can understand, but *Carol*? At least hers is much more understated.
OTOH, in a blatant display of sexism, Erio stays clothed the entire time. Not that I'm *complaining* about that....
(And can *someone* explain to me the rationale behind these combat outfits? *None* of them make any sense, from an armor standpoint. Heck, Carol's probably makes more sense, coverage-wise, than any of the others. Subaru's is the worst, but even Nanoha's and Fate's leave large chunks of their legs exposed (and why do you want leg armor to look like thigh-high stockings, anyway?), as does Erio's. Sigh... someday I'd like to see a mahou-armor series where the armor actually looks like it was designed by someone who knows what they're doing. Like Sylia Stingray, or Tony Stark....)
Subaru goes wall-blading...
SUBARU!!!! STOP TALKING TO YOUR AI IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT!!!!!!!!
Whoa. The Big Ball Gadget disperses Erio and Strada's magic, and Erio *still* manages to push it back by pure physical force? What have they been *feeding* this kid?
And... am I the only one who thinks he could almost pass for Signum's little brother? Not so much in looks as in 'tude and style.
Sooo... depending on how well she summons them, Carol's dragons have varying levels of intelligence? That's an interesting twist.
And does anyone else get a Mai/Kagutschei vibe from Carol/Big Fred?
Carol and Erio's styles and magic seem *awfully* complementary, don't they? And if Erio reminds me of Signum, Carol's incantations when boosting him seem an awful lot like Hayate's....
Project F? What's Project F? And is it only connected to Erio and Fate, or is Subaru part of it as well? ARRGH!!! MYSTERIES!!
Okayyy... apparently, now that Fate and Nanoha aren't lolibait anymore, it's apprently been decided that they're fair game for naked twirly lightshow transformation sequences, complete with dissolving underwear and gainaxing. Not that I can *complain,* exactly, it's just... weird, to see that happen to girls I first 'met' when they were, what, 12?
Still, it could get old fast. Hopefully the producers will follow their previous pattern, and devote the screen time that most genre shows give to stock henshin sequences to plot development, instead.
Poor Carol. Her people must have had a bad experience some time in the past, otherwise they'd probably realize that they're crafting a self-fulfilling prophecy with this policy.
Is Hayate visiting Carim incognito, or is she just trying to fit in with the area's apparent social mores?
Personal flight is restricted in Mid airspace? Well, sod *that* -- if *I* could fly, I'd live someplace with unrestricted flight rules. Heck, you'd *never* get me out of the air.
Not sure if it means anything... but Carol and Tea seemed to be hitting it off real fast earlier, but it's Subaru who's washing Carol's hair in Ep4.
(And Erio, done washing up well before the girls, is sitting on the steps with Freid wondering what's taking them so long. Just proves there *are* some universal constants that just can't be broken...
)Fate's car has magically-stored and -deployed windows and cop lights, but can't drive itself home? Technological mismatches, hm. Either that, or it was going to take enough time to get flight clearance that she could afford to drive back to base. Either way, she made it to the battle at the same time as the rest of the team. Speaking of which -- Fate in high-speed flight mode? *BEAUTIFUL.*
Okay... why doesn't anybody transform *inside* the helicopter, before jumping out? I know, I know, drama. But *still*....
More Naked Twirly Lightshow henshins -- Subaru and Tea I can understand, but *Carol*? At least hers is much more understated.
OTOH, in a blatant display of sexism, Erio stays clothed the entire time. Not that I'm *complaining* about that....
(And can *someone* explain to me the rationale behind these combat outfits? *None* of them make any sense, from an armor standpoint. Heck, Carol's probably makes more sense, coverage-wise, than any of the others. Subaru's is the worst, but even Nanoha's and Fate's leave large chunks of their legs exposed (and why do you want leg armor to look like thigh-high stockings, anyway?), as does Erio's. Sigh... someday I'd like to see a mahou-armor series where the armor actually looks like it was designed by someone who knows what they're doing. Like Sylia Stingray, or Tony Stark....)
Subaru goes wall-blading...
SUBARU!!!! STOP TALKING TO YOUR AI IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT!!!!!!!!
Whoa. The Big Ball Gadget disperses Erio and Strada's magic, and Erio *still* manages to push it back by pure physical force? What have they been *feeding* this kid?
And... am I the only one who thinks he could almost pass for Signum's little brother? Not so much in looks as in 'tude and style.
Sooo... depending on how well she summons them, Carol's dragons have varying levels of intelligence? That's an interesting twist.
And does anyone else get a Mai/Kagutschei vibe from Carol/Big Fred?
Carol and Erio's styles and magic seem *awfully* complementary, don't they? And if Erio reminds me of Signum, Carol's incantations when boosting him seem an awful lot like Hayate's....
Project F? What's Project F? And is it only connected to Erio and Fate, or is Subaru part of it as well? ARRGH!!! MYSTERIES!!