Summary:
Liang and Cummings help Alphard escape, but to Liang’s tremendous displeasure, Alphard is much more interested in Cumming’s business reports than Liang’s gory schemes to capture and torture Canaan. Liang, however, sends the old guy and grandson from last episode to eliminate Maria, while a naked Alphard stares at an old letter (love letter?!) she received from Siam. In a flashback, Minoru asks Touyama-san about Maria’s past and finds that Maria was kidnapped and injected with the Ua virus in the Shibuya bio-terrorism incident 2 years ago, only to be saved by the anti-virus that her pharmaceutical researcher father, Kenji, came up with.
Of course Maria has mild amnesia and doesn’t remember the incident, and that’s where she originally met Canaan. The old guy (who seems like a child and is referred to as “older brother”) goes crazy chasing Maria, but Maria and Minoru flag down a super-aggressive taxi driver and get away. Canaan conveniently shows up to fight the old guy, and quickly tricks him into jumping into some wires; can’t let fighting bad guys get in the way of shopping, drinking tea, and making cat’s cradles.
Reaction:
The conversation with Liang and the angle made it seem as if Liang’s masked goons killed someone, but those guys were shown earlier masquerading as staff at Maria’s hotel. It seems like Maria is still a latent carrier (at least) of the Ua virus, and perhaps Snake was behind the Shibuya incident 2 years ago. There are no coincidences in fanservice, and I found it meaningful that Maria’s pan shot had her getting freaky with a huge snake. I also enjoyed Yuri jealously hoping that Canaan and Alphard will kill each other, just because Yuri has no friends and Canaan (probably) has no menstrual cycle.
The CIA should be ashamed of its lax standards. WTF is up with Alphard having her hands bound in front of her, and one guard napping with his rifle right next to Alphard while the other guard naps with his rifle on his lap? If Liang and Cummings hadn’t shown up, Alphard would have been able to escape by herself. Alphard was probably just waiting for Cummings to arrive so that she could read the TPS reports on the ride home! Finally, what is the deal with lingerie and nekomimi Hakkoo? Is it Halloween already? Is Santana aware of this development?
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I’m guessing if Alphard had had her hands bound behind her, the daring escape still would have been possible, just (slightly) harder to animate.
So far Canaan’s been educational, though: I’ve learned that I should really brush up on Japanese, because apparently taxi drivers, businessmen, and restauranteurs speak it everywhere! Even Shanghai! That’s pretty convenient.
Well that one guard that she shot in the back probably would have survived, like the gum-chewer did. And you know what they say about it being worth it if it can save even one life.
That one random guy in episode 1 spoke Chinese and Maria managed a well-intentioned 谢谢/xie xie/thank you.
otou-san: lol reality
One thing I find interesting that other people keep saying is that nothing’s started to come together yet, but they enjoy the show regardless. And I’m thinking why does this point about coming together seem to be applied to CANAAN so strongly.
It also seems as if the title character didn’t really get out and start enjoying what’s “normal” about life until she met Maria, but we’ll see.
I like how Canaan bragged to Natsume about having a friend, and Natsume went to the car in a huff and called Canaan a retard who will hopefully die. I guess friendship can be a hot button topic too!
The opening rescue (and the first episode) set my expectations too high. I fear that this show kind of pissed it all away via that ludicrous car chase.
Never mind plot coherence, it’s too early to be bothered about that. I’m bothered by the sudden shift to lulz that doesn’t quite work for me: from the cab driver (who must be on drugs) willing to take passengers being shot at. The building jump and the stupid “Now how to get this car down,” AND THE INFINITE AMMO ON THAT STUPID INGRAM MACH 10 SMG. Jesus Minci, after showing Canaan detailing her pistols I expected similar care re action sequences involving the guns firing.
I won’t even go to the CATGIRL END.
I’m the type of guy who likes to click on names when blog-bouncin’, and whenever I see you comment on other blogs, more not than often, or rather, more often than not, or rather, more blacker than dark and tear-ers than true, or rather, let me get to the point: I am lead to something like this. Explain yourself fine sir, or I’ll have to arrest you for drunk-typing =3
WHOOOPS. ._.;;
Thanks for pointing that out. OMG
Haha DS sea slug.
I think only Canaan has to follow rules, since they made a big point of her having to clean her gun and reload in battle. In return, she gets anti-camping hax eyes.
You’re saying that in one episode, the show gave you enough to believe what you thought how the world works, and you’re annoyed at episode two because it kinda gave that feeling away?
I do feel let down, not because I figured out how the world works, but because I was teased with what I felt was superlative awesomeness that now feels ordinary. So, it really is about my expectations (albeit based on first impressions) and not the “fault” of the show itself (so kindly take my ‘attack’ on the show with a grain of salt).
It took an episode and the beginning of the 2nd ep. The beginning of the 2nd ep was flat out amazing, which contrasted with the ludicrous car chase… I felt like I was watching different shows.
Just like last episode, I didn’t know what was really going on but as long as they continue shooting it out in public then i’ll be watching.
regarding third screen cap: At least they could have all picked better car-chase music…
I thought Nene’s song was pretty good!
You really love those pin-up shots huh? =3 (her lips were pretty fu-fu there, know what I’m sayin’?)
You know, I was really wondering where Canaan was taking that “What girls like to do” and I’m thinking “uhhh, get their hair did, hmmm, text message their boyfriends 24/7, lets see, I must be forgetting something…” and then we’re hit with “AND MAKE CAT’S CRADLES!!!”… =O wth?! Dude, like, for real, like, I’m for serieous about this, like, totali, I don’t know any girls who do that.. Heck, I’m not even sure what a cat cradle is!
Another funny part was that Darker than Black (not True-er than Tears.. just sayin’)… that woman who looks like that Darker Than Black detective character stated that Canaan hasn’t been through her period… is she really that young? If so, *fist pumps*! So we do have a legit loli in this show! =3
Also, good observation with the sleeping guards. These sleeping guards… must be Guarding their Sleep!… just sayin’
I was totally thrown off by that as well. I haven’t played cat’s cradle since I was very young, but maybe Canaan thinks cat’s cradle is the cat’s meow since she is immature. I’m not sure if maybe parts of her body age faster, since the old guy was acting like a little kid; can you be a loli at heart while more mature in body?
So sad that she has no friends or fans. Her name is Natsume.
Well, it was also said that Maria taught her cat’s cradle. I’m thinking that Canaan hasn’t really had many friends other than Maria, so she’s basing her knowledge on those interactions and those alone. And maybe what she might have glimpsed on TV.
Would Natsume have been more or less cross if Canaan said that she had a girlfriend?
Brave Maria and the taxi driver part was awesome. Good add.
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