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*just finished watching Witch From Mercury episode 19*

Well suddenly the credits make a lot more sense.

And y’all were saying the last episode was a gut punch.

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The Sculptor's Chamber, Kilian Eng

*Spoilers follow for Witch from Mercury up to episode 17*

Huh, just realised that with Elan Five moving away from the company like his predecessor, we might actually find out what the deal is with the original Elan.

Y’know, this guy.

(And I’m suddenly realising that that picture has the number 2 prominently featured on it, which miiiight be a thing?)

Because other than them building the Pharact and attempting to crush/steal Aerial, Peil Technologies is kinda a cipher among the companies.

Like Jeturk Heavy Machinery was at the whims of Vim Jeturk (trying to crush the Aerial, trying to kill Delling) up until his death, when Lauda took over and then things went downhill. And now we’re seeing Guel move back into the fold. We know about Jeturk, because we know about lots of the characters involved in it (Lauda’s a little lacking, but other than that).

Grassley Defence Systems is essentially turning into Shaddiq’s personal fiefdom. It’s less clear what’s going on in there than Jeturk Heavy Machinery, but with the increased focus on Shaddiq and the reveal that he’s got his fingers in a lot of pies - he’s at the very least got connections in Dawn of Fold, if not directly financing them for use as a personal hitsquad and he was able to get both the Lfrith Pilots (Sophie and Norea) and Nika Nanaura into Asticassia using falsified information (or perhaps in Nika’s case he just provided the funding) -we’re slowly building an insight into the company, moreso that he seems primed to be making some more overt moves as of late (IE. Kidnapping his father).

But Peil Technologies? They’re building Gundams and creating “Enhanced Humans” (say what you will about the Cosmic Era, but “Extended, “Biological CPU” and “Carbon Humans” do roll a little easier off the tongue) and that’s about it. They have an interest in capturing Aerial, but so does pretty much everyone. We’ve also seen very little of the CEO’s other than them killing off Elan four. So are they gonna send in another Elan (six)? Or are they just going to look at the situation and try something else?

Things to ponder.

Though admittedly looking at the situation as things are now, I really don’t see things ending well for Shaddiq in this show. Partially because he seems to be being set up as a Char, and partially because he’s the first to move. It really feels like he’s gonna get outmanoeuvred by Peil or Prospera at some point, or betrayed because he isn’t as smart as he thinks he is.

*spoilers for Witch From Mercury Episode 20*

So a lot happened this week, but the aspect I most want to focus on is Belmeria with the Space Assembly League. Specifically, Feng Jun being (presumably) gunned down by Godoy (Prospera’s bodyguard) as Belmeria is hurried away by Guston.

Because I saw that, and immediately though of the scene in the prologue, where Ochs Earth is being raided, and Nyla shoves Wendy away just before she’s shot. So it’s interesting that from being the victim in that situation, Prospera’s moved to being the instigator. She’s actively carrying out and perpetuating the actions that were done to her, in the name of her own vengeance.

It feels like a good angle, especially for a series that tends to put weight on the cycle of hatred that leads to war, and how that needs to be actively rejected for the violence to end.