Monday, 7 May 2012

Anime Thoughts: Bodacious Space Pirates Episode 15 - Smuggling, Leaving Port, and a Big Jump

Summary
Marika didn’t tell Gruier and Grunhilde about the club’s plans because she’s reluctant to have them along on anything dangerous given their royal status, but they snuck on board the Odette II anyway. Grunhilde reminds her that neither of them is particularly interested in the latter and they’re useful to have around. They set the ship on autopilot and take the launch to the Bentenmaru.

At the hospital, Misa snoops around and finds out that the crew’s stay is being extended two weeks, which makes them worry about their licence. Then a monitoring camera on the ship picks up something and they discover that the Yacht Club isn’t going on that practice cruise Marika told them about. Misa calls Marika to mess with her a little but doesn’t trick her into admitting anything since she must have her reasons for not saying anything. Then they realize a bunch of amateurs are going to try and fly their tricked-out, heavily modified ship...

Show calls the Bentenmaru with the user manual he conveniently ‘found’ – secretly whipped up in a panic by the bridge crew – and they’re able to get the engines working. But now the Stellar Military is on the way to investigate their accidental firing of the ship’s cannons, and there’s nothing in the manual on how to do an FLT jump. Fortunately, they’re able to figure it out and get away on their own.

Chiaki, Gruier, and Grunhilde spot and destroy the camera on the bridge, agreeing not to tell Marika to avoid hurting her pride. Since Marika and the Club figured out how to do an FTL jump on their own, the bridge crew decides they’ll be fine.

Thoughts
Yeah, another set-up episode and I really don’t have much to say. It did have a few amusing moments (like Chiaki’s expression when the princesses brought out the sweets – if the others don’t bribe her with sweets, or something like a coupon for a free chocolate parfait, before the series is over, I’ll be very surprised), and I liked the expression on Grunhilde’s face when she and Gruier came up to the bridge – she was saying one thing, but her expression said ‘you’re not getting rid of us that easily.’ She’s sneakier than she looks, so in other words she’ll fit right in.

…Yeah, I think I’ll just move on.

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