Episode reviews for the second season Options

[Dr. Casey]

I'm going to order MKR Season 2 for my birthday coming up, so I'll give my thoughts on the episodes after watching them like I did with the first season.

[Dr. Casey]

Episode 37: Revive, Hikaru's Sword!

Alright, so I lied about the "tomorrow" bit, but... close enough. This episode starts off with Aska getting a bit violent and using her magic to make about twenty swords fly at Fuu. Fuu responds by suspending Aska in midair via one of her spells. You know you're being an unreasonable bitch when you put Fuu on the offensive. Aska and Fuu have a conversation concerning the pillar; Aska says that she wants to be beautiful to impress Sang Yung (which was pretty surprising, but it's good news. Go Sang Yung), but becomes distraught when she learns that the Pillar can't think about her own needs or fall in love or anything. Silly emotionally frail shoujo anime girls. Realizing that Aska has had the fight drained from her, she lets her down and goes on her merry way.

Before she leaves, though, Ferio breaks in and starts kicking some ass. Fuu doesn't really need protection like she did back in the third episode, but she sits back and watches anyway since it's been too long since she's seen Ferio beat the crap out of someone. After she leaves, Fuu and Ferio have a nice romantic moment. "How do you think I'd have felt if you had been hurt?" she says, temporarily forgoing logic and thus turning into your typical girl. Ferio throws her logic back at her in a very smooth way. This scene shows very strongly the reason why Fuu and Ferio are probably my favorite couple in the show; they're perfectly comfortable and natural around each other. No awkwardness, no BS, no games. Just a couple of mature kids who seem like they've spent a lot more time together than they really have.

We then switch back to Hikaru. She's still being overpowered by Nova, but Presea intervenes and reminds Hikaru of why she promised to revive her sword no matter what. She then begins to turn the tide against Nova in one amazing scene. Hikaru, having revived her sword (I think), comes to in Cephiro Castle. She says to Lantis, "Can I... love..." before passing out. Well. I bet he thinks those were some interesting words. It'll definitely give him something to obssess about for a while.

After that is a return to Umi's battle with the genies. Ascot passes out in order to make sure that something interesting actually happens during this scene. Thanks, Ascot. Most of the following scenes were muted because Lady Debonair wouldn't STFU, although I don't think I actually missed anything. Oh, and I forgot to mention... this episode really fleshed out Lady Aska. Both her sensitive and serious sides were displayed, and I now think she's a much better character because of it.

Rating for Episode 37: Good

Badass Scene of the Episode Award: Absolutely no contest at all. Hikaru's second wind wins it for this episode. I thought it was pretty cool from the moment she started giving off a red aura because I knew she was going to kick some ass, but everything that followed - the way Hikaru wasn't fazed by Nova's attacks, her serious expression and posture, and the way she ignored her hand when it was cut - make this the coolest scene in the entire series thus far.