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I am quite disappointed with this show, and I really dislike writing full summaries for shows I don’t especially like, which is why I stopped with this show a few episodes ago. However, since it’s the last two episodes of the series, I guess I should illustrate the important points…at least. Note the following list of events is not necessarily in the order it happens the episodes.

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Popularity: 12% [?]

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These two episodes were definitely better than the last two, with a more interesting series of events taking place. There was also a dash of romance at the end of episode 10, when Mister saved Angelica, who in turn felt obliged to stay with him on Graceland. The one problem I have with this series still remains. I still don’t like Mister anymore than the other factions (well, since Mister and Angelica have kind of joined forces, there are only two main sides now). The dialogue in episode 9 was pretty good, which is why I got to like both Swamp and Bishop better. It was also good how they were able to work together in the end (well, sort of). Franca’s also better for her cute ‘desho?’ and several other similar times. Octo, Nove and Dece has gotten my liking just because of their sheer cuteness. But seriously, do androids age? I’m liking May more now, as she remained faithful to her new friends, Angelica and Chelsea, and helped them out when they were escaping. I was expecting her directions to be a trap. So after that, I still don’t like Mister any better. Firstly, he smokes, and I hate that. It’s probably meant to make him look tougher and such, but that combined with his attitude just makes him seem more like the antagonist. I can’t help but think that May will have to choose between killing Angelica and remaining faithful to Marciano sometime in the later episodes. That’d be good though; makes everything that much more dramatic.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

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I have lost almost all my interest in this series. What started off as a show with heaps of promise turned out to be a below standard show where it isn’t even clear who the protagonist it. Mister would seem to be the main good guy, but personally I like his side least out of the three (Mister, Marciano and Angelica). With Maricano’s side, it’s the 12 Sisters I like, not Marciano herself. Those androids are showing more of their feminine side – no, human side – of themselves, which is pretty cute. I’m beginning to like Angelica and Chelsea more too, as they are just more interesting than any of Mister’s group. And May, the one with only a head held captive by Angelica – she makes Angelica’s side so much better. It’d be cool if May had to go up against the other sisters (how with only a head? Don’t ask me…) Mister hasn’t really done anything to make him a hero or anything relatively interesting. Katana and Bishop are easygoing but aren’t fun at all. They just don’t do anything. Sigh… only four more episodes. How will things turn out? I wonder…

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Popularity: 7% [?]

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That episode was total bullshit. It was the worst chase/fight scene I’ve ever see, and I don’t mean the visuals. They were nice, all the guns blazing, explosions and destruction … BUT! Everything else was crap! Ah … it’s been a day since I watched the episode and I’m not quite sure what I’m angry about now, but I’ll try to remember. Let’s see … First of all, the few mecha elements thrown into the show: the shots of Mister holding Franca in one of the enemy planes, that was a joke! The same angle and shot type were used the whole time. Mister and Franca did not even move, and as if you can pilot, manoeuvre and shoot with one hand on the joystick! They could have at least made the scenes more dynamic. And before that, when Mister and Franca had hijacked the plane. Firstly, how’d they get that rope attached to the plane, and how did they climb up without getting noticed by the other planes, in a relatively short amount of time, while the aircraft was going at high speeds, with the wind in their faces, not to mention the height that even someone is not afraid of heights would cringe to see.

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Popularity: 13% [?]

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Looks like the second half of that video from the pendant will have to wait until later. This episode was alright in terms of the things that happened, but the animation and character design was slightly worse. The whole scheme to get to the warp gate was interesting to watch, but the infiltration was too easy. I really didn’t like the neko lips Franca had when they were exchanging the Persia – it so does not suit her! Sure, they’re meant to make characters cute, but it just doesn’t work with sunglasses that make their eyes seem smaller. I’m not all that interested this show anymore, so its priority has gotten down. You should’ve been able to tell as this is way behind. I don’t dislike the show. If I did, I’d stop watching right away, so I’ll keep going and see how it goes.

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Popularity: 6% [?]

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Eh, I accidentally deleted some important file and can’t start Microsoft Word anymore until I reinstall it, which I haven’t gotten round to doing yet. I’m using WordPad, which doesn’t have spell check, so there are probably quite a few spelling mistakes and such. Anyway, I found this episode to be better than the last three. Although there wasn’t any fighting, the robbery of Central Bank was very interesting and entertaining. I wish Bruce hadn’t died and would reappear later on in the series, but that’s not gonna happen. I wonder what kind of relationship Bruce had with Mister and how he ends up giving him the assets. Swamp is much less tough in Bruce’s time and I find it highly unlikely Bruce would have given him the assets even if they were close partners/friends. What’s with Mister saying that Swamp is of the same skill as Bruce last episode? And what happened to D Bonny and the other two? Did they die or are they still alive. Maybe they’ll make an appearance sometime. How many episodes are there again? I wonder how they’re going to fill the episodes. It’s only episode five and they seem pretty close to the treasure/ Will the whole storyline focus on obtaining the treasure and fighting off Maricano within the two days, or will it drag on to after that span of time? Once again, Angelica’s importance in the show still remains unknown. She seems to have nothing to do with the original robbery and confrontation with Marciano, so I don’t think she’ll make an appearance in the rest of the video.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

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I’m starting to like this show less now. It’s going quite slow, but hopefully things will get interesting now, as Mister is finally going to Graceland. The Sisters are also becoming a bit impractical – worrying about clothes and putting on makeup? What kind of android does that? It also seems to me that the 12 Sisters are losing their touch. September was not able to kill Swamp or Mister when she engaged them (of course, neither Swamp nor Mister are allowed to die yet). If the people who created the Sisters were smart enough to implement such humanistic qualities, why weren’t they able to make them more efficient in combat? We’ve seen that October, November and December have superhuman strength, so I assume the others have as well. They can all survive bullets and their reflexes have to be better than humans, so why did September suck so bad? This goes for the rest of the Sisters too. They are not meant to lose so easily and frequently. They are meant to put up a fight; give the protagonists a challenge. Things better get better soon, or… (I was about to say stop watching the show, but I know that’s not gonna happen, even if the show does become crap – which I highly doubt it will. It’s only the third episode out!)

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Popularity: 11% [?]

Episode 2: The Girl of the Pirate Hideout

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The second episode was pretty good, but I think the first one was better. The first episode presented a far more interesting story (and more bloodshed!) I’m also quite disappointed at the Marciano’s Sisters’ performance this episode. I hope it’s not one of those shows where the antagonist shows up every episode and loses each time. It’s probably too early to say such things, so I’ll see what happens in the next few episodes. I’ve also noticed that the Sisters act far more like humans than cyborgs. The shock, surprise, anger and other emotions displayed are a sign of excellent engineering – technology must have advanced a lot. The way they move and recoil is also very human. But then again, it depends on what you like to determine whether this is a good or bad thing. Personally, I like it how they are very human – makes me forget they’re cyborgs. The last part, how Mister is saved, is far too convenient. A larger struggle between the Mister’s ship and the 12 Sisters would have done the job – Katana and Bishop exchanging fire more as Mister is falling, maybe some rockets…

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Popularity: 8% [?]