Lunamaria Hawke: I wanted to talk to Shinn about the Chairman’s Destiny Plan but Rey told me to get lost. I went to the hangar to mope and stare at the Gundams. I think I am turning into Athrun. Later the Great FAITH strategist and pilot Rey allowed me to have an audience with his co-FAITH member, my boyfriend. Shinn said that Rey was explaining important things about the Destiny Plan to him. I wanted to talk about that too. Why is Rey treating me like that? Later Vino told us that the Arzchael EA base had been destroyed by Requiem. Rey confirmed that ZAFT forces did it and that Shinn would have to destroy the next enemy, Archangel, to protect the world that he wished for.
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I’ve been enjoying Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid very much. Pity it’s only going to be 13 episodes. The main reason for my turn around on this series is that the Sousuke x Kaname relationship has developed a lot more depth in this series, moving beyond the tired old routine of ‘Sousuke overreacts to the innocuous, Kaname overreacts to his over-reaction by flattening him’ for cheap and dubious laughs.
In this episode, Sousuke is humiliated by Wraith, rubbing salt into the wound of already being distraught at his separation from Kaname. For Kaname, her Whispered senses alert her to the threat from the Xia sisters and suddenly Sousuke’s approach doesn’t seem so paranoid anymore. She then realises to her shock, that the protection that she found mostly chafing and only recently began to appreciate more, has now been stripped away. Excellent character development. Interesting plot developments as well.