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| Gooley (left) and Calico (right). The only two recurring male characters in the show. |
This second episode is more typical than the first one. A ship is facing imminent danger, the owners suspect of a rival company. Kei and Yuri are sent to protect it but they are really only enlisted because as ladies they can go into places the main male agent, Mr. Nova Grave, cant.
The girls are at first very antagonistic and they don't want to partner with the guy. Kei even dislikes him because he might have chest hair or something... I don't know. It's a very weird thing that becomes recurrent in the episode. The writers were always adding these odd things that they think women might find attractive or relatable but most of the time they come off as tone deaf and weird.
The episode moves quickly between its enjoyable comedy, exposition and talky sequences and its action scenes, very swiftly setting the later ones into motion as soon as there's a small call for it. A stand out sequence involves Kei getting in an astronaut suit and beating bad guys in outer space. Laser gunfighting ensues.
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| Silly Kei teasing some kids in the ship. |
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| The Lovely Angels helping civilians. |
The climax involves the girls defusing the bomb and fixing the ship but having a lot of trouble landing it, while the guy agent just sits there (kind of aiding them to pilot the thing) and witnesses them working. They manage to crashland the ship (ala Revenge of the Sith), saving themselves and the passengers. At the end, they realize the guy isn't really that bad, they kiss him and he shows them his shaved chest... yeah it's a comedic callback. Whatever.
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| Someone just saw a naked chest. |
It's a good episode, odd things aside. Entertaining and memorable. Moves fast and never overstays its welcome. Funny moments and cool battles with the Dirty Pair. A good time.
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| They approve. |
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