Toward the Terra is a sci-fi space opera series that went under a lot of people's radar for whatever reason, possibly because the first three episodes suck, but many who gave it a chance found it to be an overlooked gem. And by many I mean "me" of course.
So here's a Let's Watch, in which I make fun of low-resolution screenshots of the series and then review the episode in question, starting with episode 14 because that's when I got the idea. Grab some popcorn and get ready:
New Opening! The oddly named "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" to be precise. It's not as Rawk as the first one, but it has a more mature tone that goes with the increasingly dark and complex nature of the story from here on out (also: major spoilers.)
Blind chicks love genocidal maniacs.
I'll show you my Terra if you show me yours.
Jomy manages to trigger some sort of flashback in Keith. Prepare for confusing and ambigious plot hints.
Okay, seems fair enough-
Woah! Jesus, I thought I was just going to get detention or something!
Why do anime character designers think kids with fangs are cute?
Makka activates his glow in the dark contact lens just in time.
Tony goes on an adorable mission to retrieve his pet wombat thing murder a prisoner in cold blood.
I think we're supposed to be Shocked and Appaled at this, but I'm siding with Keith here- the kid did just try to blow him up after all. Not that that explains why Keith then decides to kidnap him.
Review:
Well that was fun. Less glurge and melodrama and more action and character development. This episode skirted around plot issues such as Keith's connection toPhysis, but it explored some interesting themes in more depth. The conversation between Keith and Jomy was interesting, as for once you don't get the feeling of a human hating the Mu just because they're different- Keith's only interaction with them up until this point has been a training accident that Jomy accidentally caused 12 years ago (which very nearly resulted in his and several other student's deaths) and what happened to Sam. He clearly considers them to be dangerous, and frankly, given the information he has at the time, he's pretty justified in that view. It probably didn't help his open-mindedness when a toddler wandered into his cell and started trying to kill him with his mind.
At the same time we see some cracks develop in Keith's asshole facade, as despite his ruthless nature he seems horrified at watching an innocent girl being shot (and who was that, anyway?).
Episode rating- 8/10
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