Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Palms ‒ Episode 4

Wow, this journey changed into as soon as a busy episode, with barely a 2nd to breathe between scenes. We jump from intense mech battles to unhinged high college comedy to creepy mind-withhold an eye on mechs to sudden deep lore drops and DID THEY JUST MURDER SOMEONE? Mecha-Ude Episode 4 is A Lot, but I deem it will get away with the breakneck tempo attributable to the total thing is so grand stress-free. (Aside from the smash phase. That changed into as soon as unhappy.)

I’m undecided if the writers are fleshy-tilt hurtling by means of a longer script written for a indicate double the twelve-episode length of this series, but already Hikaru and his derized Mecha-Ude Alma are out on missions when at the same time as much as final episode the replacement Mecha-Ude customers disparaged Hikaru as a “spare phase.” I in fact feel we now hold overlooked some connective tissue right here. Presumably Hikaru’s most up-to-date kick-ass fiery-keep transformation has earned some recognize? What’s up with that anyway?

We’re introduced to a singular Mecha-Ude, the frog-love Kerex, and he appears stress-free. Optimistically, he’ll stick around- oh. The murderer I discussed earlier is our unique froggy buddy, and he’ll be sorely overlooked after the total minute or so of display veil veil time he appeared in. Whereas Mecha-Ude is a gleaming, comic, frigid motion indicate, it appears’s all a front. Presumably below the lustrous, sparkly surface beats a sad coronary heart of mechanical base? We hold already met antagonists who don’t look like above enslaving sentient beings, plus now we rep out about with out issues frigid twin-Mecha-Ude-wielding Aki’s tragic backstory. It appears she misplaced both her of us to the mysterious worm-love Mecha-Ude, which explains her obsession with its bearer over the final couple of episodes. Going by the after-credits scene, Aki is no longer ready for the reality…

I wonder if this apparently early display veil of the worm-bearer is a model that we can continue to run by means of the placement, or whether or no longer it’s miles a spurious-out. At this level, I’m undecided what Mecha-Ude desires to achieve or enlighten, however it appears to hold an intricately constructed backstory, namely fascinated about the dense lore dump that comprises the final third of the episode. The Mecha-Ude (Transformers) are mechanical existence-kinds from one other dimension (Cybertron), who’re decided to recover the offer of existence “Ordela” (Allspark), and the amnesiac Alma (Optimus Prime) is the key. Hmmmm…

Despite the total overstuffed situation issues, I aloof in fact enjoyed this episode, namely the big-daft college hijinks with the dementedly love-crazed Meru dragging a barely coherent Hikaru off to be a “romantic” prize in a (hallucinated by Meru) love battle between Aki and returning green-haired dude Jun. (Jun changed into as soon as final episode’s antagonist, now… fellow student and reluctant ally?) Alma dragging Hikaru up and doing and partially undressing him, actual for Aki to smash by means of the bedroom window changed into as soon as additionally hilarious.

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Mechanical musings:

• We hold by now viewed several varied partnerships between people and Mecha-Ude: Equal partnerships the put both occasions withhold their autonomy; unequal partnerships the put people dominate and enslave their Mecha-Ude; and a stressful unique model the put Mecha-Ude forcibly derize to human beings and enslave their minds. I wonder what additional variations would possibly well per chance appear.

• What occurs to the human aspect of a partnership when their Mecha-Ude dies? Kind they favor to be paired with a singular Mecha-Ude? Kind they withhold leaking Arbitrium? Are derized companions journey together for existence, or can or no longer it’s reversed? How precisely are Hikaru and Alma varied, fascinated about Alma is derized to his hoodie? (Does this additionally suggest that Hikaru’s hoodie is now basically his superhero outfit?)

• Aki is now Foghorn Leghorn. Or Pepe le Pew. Or every other Looney Tunes character that is no longer doable to flee from attributable to they withhold doping up in unique locations whenever any individual tries to run a long way from them. Bad Hikaru.

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