What They Say:
“Why Do Lips That Profess Love Hide Fangs?”
Prax will stop at nothing to kill anyone who knows Princess Fine’s secret. In Rekka, Emperor Zetsu puts on a show and makes a surprising declaration.
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
The truth about Sola is revealed and it comes with some bizarre questions. He was part of the Lutoh royalty and Prax’s brother and close friend to Princess Fine. There was an occasion where Prax and Fine were paragliding and he shoots them down. His excuse is that he thought that they were a bird. I’m just shaking my head at this excuse. What kind of brother shoots down his sister and princess because he thought they were a bird? Surely someone would tell him that Fine and his sister would be paragliding and their route. There has to be something more to this story. Because otherwise, it would be extremely ridiculous with his excuse. It was discouraging to see that the cause of Fine mad personality is because of this incident. Lutoh had been seen performing inhumane experiments on some of its people so it would be intriguing if her problems were because of the experiments.
One aspect that this show has been lacking in is excitement and this episode delivers a buffet of it. The royalty of Rekka and Lutoh make an impressive stand as they set the stage for war. The emperor of Rekka, Zetsu, gathers the high-ranking officers in his nation to put on quite a show. He is about to execute a soldier from a subjugated land for all to see. A simple execution isn’t fitting for his style and gives this man a chance to live with a bind warper. Zetsu is going to face a briheight without any briheight of his own. After beating this man on unequal terms, he declares that Rekka is going to war on Lutoh. If you’re going to war, you need to have your blood pumping alongside your nation. His spirit shakes Kai to his core and resolves his inner stride.
Fine was a sweet princess but being the mad princess of Lutoh suits her better as war is declared on Lutoh. If she was in her sweet naive mode, then Lutoh would be beyond saving. But with her transformation, then Lutoh stands a chance of survival. Her aura is a perfect match for Zetsu. They both have an outer layer that makes them seem weak to everyone. But peeling deeper is an inner layer that will create endless destruction in their paths.
There is never going to be any peace for the citizens of Edger Village. So far, their misfortune is the only chance to have an emotional link to the common man. Hope appears for a second and is quickly grasped away from them. The loss of their hope is depressing but needed to make this world feel more realistic. Elsha is buckling over the pressure of having to lead the village during these unsettling times. Atlee wants to be by Back Arrow side but she is Elsha’s pillar in her time of distress. The villagers get jailed and their misery continues as they come with the realization of the harsh truth that their place in the world is gone.
In Summary
It took a while but the upcoming war is shaking things up and creates some much-needed commotion to Back Arrow. The two antagonists, Zetsu and Mad Princess Fine are heating things up and dragging everyone down with them. Science has gone out the window and this victor is going to be who has the most guts. Back Arrow continues his descent as more and more people wipe the floor with him.
Grade: B+
Streamed By: Funimation
