I also loved Yuna Roma getting decked, and Cagalli FINALLY did something right!!! She no longer is the dumbest female politician in Gundam history as far as I'm concerned...

The opening scene with Shinn's dream and Rey trying to comfort him (or, well Rey is an emotional fucktard, so I guess that was his best attempt at comfort...) was really great. I really am interested to find out more about Rey, what his outlook on life and the military are and all those things. I still find it weird that I relate to the "bad guys" more than anyone else.... And it should be interesting, whatever Talia wants to do in regards to Dullindal's claim that Athrun and Meyrin deserted and betrayed them...

Oh, and who noticed Rey taking charge over Capt. Gladys? "Shinn made the decision with the authority that Dullindal has given him. And I have acknowledged it. You should acknowledge it too Captain." Thats a boy! Slowly slowly working his way up to be the arch-villain!

But otherwise, wasn't this a pretty lack-luster episode? Yet another new Gundam rolled out, more harping on Uzumi Atha's "will" and ORB's 'ideals' yadda yadda yadda...

I believe that Cagalli's Golden Gundam is the ugliest thing I've ever ever ever witnessed in a serious Gundam show. It seriously should be Aztec Gundam from G Gundam or something like that, or the Alaskan Gold Rush. Is that where all ORB's tax dollars go? Cuz they have the same shitty defense line that failed at Onogoro from last war... (oh wait, thats just repeated footage from the previous series, oh yeh, can't get enough of that in Destiny can we?)