Probably 26, for me. That episode does the best job of summing up what I love about the show so much. Renton and Eureka are finally reunited (dontcha love emotional payoffs?), with him having matured quite a bit and her having started to realize her feelings for him in the meantime. Seeing her leave right as he was returning was a classic romantic movie moment, and it was great how her growth was reflected in running away whereas Renton's was reflected in coming back from having done so.
Holland also had some development, finally realizing his role (as a man, not a child) in this struggle and understanding the importance of the relationship between Renton and Eureka. In a way, so much early conclusion for him hurt the later episodes, but luckily the latter 20s and all of the 40s had enough other stuff going on that it didn't matter much.
Also, I think this was easily the best produced episode in the series. It even had those little cinematic touches that tie films together, like the door repeatedly closing on the pig doll (a metaphor for Holland being a pighead?), Talho blowing hair out of her face as she pilots the Gekko, and Ken-Goh whistling when Renton mans up to Holland. Everything just felt more alive and real here, with the colors popping vibrantly even by E7 standards.
And of course, the Beams were awesome, as always. As if that needed to be said.
It's just a shame I only got into this show on its last run, which means I missed out on some great discussions. If AS hadn't sentenced it to the 1:30 ghetto for all but the first few episodes, I might have been a fan much sooner. At least I didn't have to wait too long before Bones finally confirmed a big screen version was in the works.
Message Edited by Retardobuster on 05-19-2008 11:35 PM
Ted Turner's a jackass.
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#48 Ballet Mechanique.
