March 15, 2006

Ergo Proxy - 03

Filed under: Finished Series:/Ergo Proxy



This episode, again, takes its time in telling the story, ending in a very satisfying climax. The scenes are more focused around one place then in the previous two episodes, this finally gives for some neat opportunities to get to know the characters. This is especially the case for Vincent and Pino, as they finally get a good amount of screentime.

So many questions arose after watching this. Like, what were they both doing there? Why is Vincent involved in all this? Why does his eyes change color at times? What was that dream he had? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I found myself liking this episode very much. Especially Pino made a very good impression of both cuteness and seriousness. The climax really made me thirsty for more, as I doubt that everything will just end after this.

This also was the first episode of Ergo Proxy featuring an OP. Apparently, I was right about the three main characters, and Iggy seems to be playing a big role as well. The bad guys also made sense, although there was a bunch of guys I didn’t recognize. These will probably arrive at the next couple of episodes.

Bleach - 72

Filed under: Series which were Dropped/Bleach



Today, Ichigo&co fight off a bunch of gigantic blue slime blobs. Yes, I refuse to believe that that was actually water. The viscosity was just way too high, and not to mention very badly animated. Anyway, the way the creators introduced these blobs was very creative. After all, you don’t suspect a leaking faucet for being evil. It’s a neat trick that the creators managed to perform: start with something totally common, and then mess it up enough so it becomes totally uncommon. The contrast created by this gives a nice effect.

These fights also prove that the Bleach-cast is as dumb as a pig’s behind. After all, the cores of the dolls are clearly visible. It’s obvious that without these, the dolls would be nothing, otherwise they wouldn’t be there. What do Ichigo and the others do? Right, they try to cut the water, in an attempt to stop it. Not once, not twice, not trice, but they just keep going and going, attacking it without the slightest use of their head…

I did like Ichigo’s idea with the lighter and the tube filled with gas. Even before you see the results, you can already predict that something’s about to go horribly wrong. The creators managed to assimilate this very neatly into the story.

The bad guys themselves are just horribly boring. Nothing but two-dimensional characters, brought in for the sake of being brought in.