Have been tardy with watching this because I knew, via Omni, that Ep 3 was a cliffhanger and there’s only so much cliffhanging I can take while followning GSD. And Ep 3-4 is one story arc so it would still be quite neat to look at them with one pass. Also have been marathoning my Cardcaptor Sakura DVDs because I’ve been feeling so lousy lately even the alcohol isn’t helping anymore. Ah, CCS *is* the perfect antidote to angst.
The Mithril team goes on a rescue mission that turns into trap in an old Chinese tunnel complex. I rather liked the idea of the politics of a North vs South China because historically it’s happened before (e.g. latter Song Dynasty) and because North and South China are really quite different places in terms of geography, climate, language (dialects), food and the temperament of the people. Due to the elements of surprise and treachery, all looks lost but due to strong teamwork between ops and HQ, they turn the tables on their opponents.