Things start out badly for Shana as Wilhelmina busts out a full-sized vacuum (wtf…) and cleans Shana’s real apartment. As Wilhelmina meets all the other characters in Shana’s life, she begins to realize what’s wrong with Shana; it’s the corruption of love! Now that Balle Masque has discovered the location of Reiji Meigo, Wilhelmina and Tiamat want to destroy Yuuji, since the Hougu will randomly translocate once the containing Mistes is destroyed. Still bitter about how that whole Merihim-PESnU thing worked out, Wilhelmina ambushes Yuuji and tells him that Shana wants him dead.
Across town, Kazumi rightly fears that Yuuji wants to leave town. He’s not the only one either, as Marjorie finally finishes drinking all the alcohol in Misaka City and leaves Satou and Tanaka with just Blutsauger and her lipstick. The worst part is that she canceled their cellphone-bookmark plan! Satou cries in frustration, and Tanaka can’t watch and closes his eyes (but no one can tell the difference).
Where do Flame Hazes get all their cash from? It seems like being a Flame Haze pays pretty well, in spite of all the work hazards. The final cliffhanger was nice, and I can’t wait to see how it pans out. While I expect that Shana will snap to her senses, realize that Wilhelmina is just bitter about not boning Shiro, and come to save Yuuji, I see an even better resolution that will up the angst level sky-high. What I’m hoping for is for Shana to run to save Yuuji, only to see that Kazumi has already arrived on the scene, armed with Raging Heart. Then after Kazumi has defeated Wilhelmina, Shana is left to deal with the triple whammy of Kazumi winning, Wilhelmina being vanquished, and Yuuji deciding to stay in the city. Starlight Breaker!!!
I didn’t like Wilhelmina too much this episode. Her jealousy of Chigusa was rather ugly, and her method of drinking was strange. Also, I’m not sure Wilhelmina’s plan makes sense, since there’s no guarantee that Reiji Meigo wouldn’t just translocate into Balle Masque’s mailman. The one cool moment (besides the vacuum) was when she and Tiamat were scolding Alastor and all he could say was “Mmmmmm”. We all know he was secretly thinking “STFU at least I have chicken,” though.
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Kabitzin – who has written 1970 posts on Sea Slugs! Anime Blog.
One of the founders of Sea Slugs, I handle most of the blog admin tasks while wearing my I AM BOSS shirt. I like my action series well choreographed, and my romance series extra trashy. I also have a soft spot for puns.
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OMG I love your triple whammy scenario. Even though in the end I would prefer Yuji to end up with Shana, I think this scenario could potentially be more interesting.
>>boning Shiro
My God, stop with the puns!
Btw, what was up with Wilhelmina not finishing the drink and putting the coaster on top of it?
yeah, “that’s going to leave a stain on the table” is all I could think the whole time
>I think Shana’s trying to kill me
She just wants to make you a deal you can’t refuse. Note the severed horse head in your bed.
> realize that Wilhelmina is just bitter about not boning Shiro
I can hardly blame Wilhelmina for being bitter. I mean the man disappears his own meat to make sure she’ll get no chance to bone him despite hundreds of years of cohabitation.
*Argh, Kabitzinius Punninglitis is infectious!!*
At least I didn’t say anything about Wilhelmina sucking.
>yeah, “that’s going to leave a stain on the table” is all I could think the whole time
I’m glad I wasn’t the only who was transfixed in horror as the un-bottom-coastered drink touched the table. It probably took all of Chigusa’s willpower not to leap over and choke Wilhelmina right there.
It reminds me of all the sneaky upper-class underhanded ways you can get back at your livals while you giggle in glee behind your open fan.
I think I know why Wilhelmina put the coaster on top of her glass. She’s been wandering in the desert for god knows how long and it would be a good way to keep blowing sand/grit out of your drink. Force of habit maybe?
Maybe she just didn’t want Shana-tan’s drivel in her drink? Don’t drink and drivel!
But the worst part is that she didn’t even finish her drink! You’d think that after wandering in the desert for so long, she’d be thirsty as heck.
Do you know what the bumps of a camel are good for? Go figure!
Hmm, I thought she was wandering through the desert on foot. Is there a camel in the manga version?
Ender, I’m afraid you didn’t catch my drift. Bend over, grab ankles, here it comes:
Tz, who was talking about camels?
Ouch, I stand corrected!
orz
You know, Kazumi busting out the RAGING HEART and Divine Bustering Shana and Wilhelmina would probably be the awesomest plot twist ever.
about the coaster that wilhelmina used to cover the drink was a bit obvious that if u want to keep a drink cool u place the coaster on top of the glass so cold air will be kept in to keep the drink cold
I like some of the explanations for why Wilhelmina put the coaster on top of her drink. It will keep her drink cold, keep dust and grit out of it, and if you are worried about evaporation you have it taken care of. Plus, if you put the coaster on top of your drink no one can spike your drink.