Daily Archive for May 29th, 2006

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 9

Despite the cold and wet weather that predominated the episode, it left me with quite a warm and fuzzy feeling. All the boxes got ticked: Kyon sarcasm (small tick - though bonuses for the scenes when he seems to look at the viewer for support and affirmation of his exasperation like in a stage play), Mikuru moe (tick), Yuki poker face (tick), Haruhi tsundere (big tick). Continue reading ‘The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 9′

Black Lagoon 8

Lots of dialogue and little action as this episode sets up the pyrotechnics of maid vs Lagoon company in the next episode. Quite a few nice scenes so I was quite happy. Rock in charge of the handing/taking over of a shipment of guns to a Panama-flagged freighter. They get a new passenger, Garcia Lovelace, whom the crew is supposed to deliver to (??) the Colombian mafia After talking to the boy, Rock smells a fish and persuades Dutch to find out more. Big Bossman turns to Balalaika - my listening comprehension isn’t up to scratch so will need to wait for the subs to ascertain what’s the complication.. Meanwhile, the boy’s recollection about his meido is interspersed with the arrival of said meido Roberta to Roanapra. After an extremely conspicious search for underworld information, she arrives at the Yellow Page bar. A gang of Colombians, alerted to her search, come to confront her as the Lagoon crew arrives and witnesses how Roberta is no ordinary maid. Continue reading ‘Black Lagoon 8′




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