What They Say:
Favarro is a rogue bounty hunter by trade and is relentlessly pursued by his rival Kaisar. One day after completing a job he encounters a mysterious girl who is seeking out a location called Helheim. Favvaro claims to know where it is and after she ends up saving him, Favarro finds his life changed forever.
The Review:
Content(please note that portions of this review may contain spoilers):
So the opener last week proved itself to be one of the strongest for the season, and while things weren’t too likely to fall apart that quickly, there was still the question of whether or not the show could actually hold that level of momentum. Thankfully the answer to that question is pretty much a resounding yes, and it’s still standing strong. Visually speaking, the show still looks incredibly sharp for a TV production, and the opening and ending songs that both premiered for this episode sound great, though the ending song seems a bit more fitting for this kind of show that the opening one does(even if it sounds better).
On to the meat of the episode itself, things kick off with some of the gods being distressed over something known as the “God Key” having been stolen by a demon(of whom we’re pretty familiar with already). They decide to send out some of their holy knights to track down the thief, and we’re briefly introduced to Jeanne D’Arc who’ll likely end up being important later. Back on the Bahamut of the Caribbean side of things, Favvaro is still…reacting to his new found tail before the girl from before shows up to explain his situation. Turns out he did indeed get his kiss…but in exchange he’s been made into her servant (hence the tail) and can’t get the curse removed until he tells her where Helheim is. Of course since he doesn’t actually know where it is, he tries to find a way to get out of it, but he has to flee the scene when the locals assume he’s a demon and call for Kaiser to take care of him.
Meanwhile, the knights are still on the search for the girl and end up encountering Kaiser who offers assistance, but reject him since he just appears to be a “common” bounty hunter. It seems bounty hunters aren’t too well respected in this universe (though if most of them are anything like Favvaro , I wouldn’t trust them either) and Kaiser claims to be a former knight, though they don’t really buy into his story. It does offer a brief look into his past though and adds a bit more to his grudge against Favvaro, suggesting their history together may be more than the comic relief it looked to be.
After his initial escape, Favvaro decides the best way to get rid of the curse is to just kill the girl and he offers to guide her to Helheim while he waits for his opportunity to take her out. He does briefly rethink the decision though when he sees her powers again during another bounty hunting job and the two sort of bond for a little bit afterwards as Favvaro shows her a good time. She identifies herself as Amara and she’s apparently on the search for her lost mother…but of course Favvaro isn’t really interested in her story and sees what he thinks is his chance to kill her before Kaiser shows up again. He thinks that Favvaro’s kidnapped Amara and ends up falling for her on sight though Favvaro uses the distraction to knock him out and make another hasty retreat.
Favvaro laments that he still can’t seem to get rid of Amara, but thinks he’s finally found his chance when he finds out the knights are looking for and decides to sell her out. He does show one brief moment of regret over it but since she’s just a demon as far as he’s concerned, he just thinks her whole story was a hoax. However his plan ultimately backfires when he ends up inadvertently saving her, which while mostly not his own doing does suggest that much like his homage, Jack Sparrow, he may not all bad(though at least bad enough to make Amara leery of how honest he is). In the meantime Kaiser still plans to “rescue” Amara from Favvaro’s clutches, and some of the demons seem to have plans for them.
In Summary:
Bahamut’s second episode isn’t quite as high as the first but still fires all the right cylinders and proves that the show will still be plenty of fun. Favvaro’s underhandedness is on full display here, but it’ll be interesting to see how much he changes (if at all) and it’s good to have a bit more motivation for Kaiser’s pursuit of him, along with what’ll likely make the two team up. Looking forward to getting as much of this as possible, and with the kind of Hollywood inspired western sensibilities the show has, it has the potential to be a hit.
Grade: A-
Streamed By: Funimation, Hulu
