This second Bubblegum Crisis episode explores the relationship between Linna and Irene. Irene's boyfriend was murdered for his knowledge of GENOM's Boomer conspiracy.
Meanwhile, Priss continues to get closer to Leon, who is useful for inside information of the AD Police. However, Irene's life is in danger as her decision to uncover GENOM's secrets becomes deadly when assassin androids are sent after her, only the Knight Sabers can fight them.
Here we have a very emotional and even gut wrenching episode. Irene is a very tragic character who we really feel bad for, despite having very little screen time, this is because of the writers' solid grasp on economic storytelling and their ability to summarize everything you need to know about a character and their emotional struggles in very short scenes.
Another thing I liked was how we get to see the girls in their typical jobs once more, we can witness how their operation works and what every one of them brings to the team. For example, Linna's chats with Irene take place in her aerobics class. We also see their normal lives a bit more.
The lady Boomers are a needed addition, I love their designs and their highly intimidating demeanor, being able to overpower Priss at the start of the episode. They are established as dangerous enemies and the climactic battle confirms their skills and powers, the final battle delivers the first class action we might expect from the show at this point.
It's a pleasing second episode that goes further than the first OVA and adds more pathos than before, expands the lore and makes the plot develop properly.
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