One of the most egregious in my mind is that despite the impressive build-up, the invasion of Blu felt awfully sparse in comparison with its obvious progenitor. On the other hand, as good as it is to see AO break to an extent from the confines of its Evangelion influences, it’s hard not to see missed opportunities. The fact that Mama may have “defected” in order to ensure Ao and his friends would escape, coupled with the possibility that Elena has her own plans for the Allied Forces, additionally complicate things and ensure that we’re in for a wild next couple of episodes.
defected, Elena turned coat to the Allied Forces, Truth revealed itself as having possessed the mysterious IFO prototype and Japan opened its doors to the remnants of Generation Bleu as what will likely be the home base for the final battle. On the surface, plenty of things happened in this episode: Mama and co. The series feels to me as if it’s paced for twenty-four episodes, but with information scant and time running out it is difficult to know for sure. The ending that we receive will likely depend on how much time AO has left, despite Olympics-related scheduling mishaps. By the end of episode 20, our cast has evacuated the base, its deceased leader Cristophe has been revealed to be negotiating with the Secrets behind the scenes and it looks that while Naru has yet to make her move (Coralianstrumentality?) and Truth has become a wild card, Ao and his allies might not be as doomed as I previously assumed. What I did not expect was that it would be over so quickly. Wendeego: With the Allied Forces knocking on the door of Generation Blu, I expected that an extended homage to Anno’s seminal masterpiece/mindfuck End of Evangelion was inevitable. Whether two or four episodes of AO remain, it looks like it’s going to be a photo finish.
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