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So the beginning of the ep shows a zaku and recon ginn checking out the shuttle that lacus and andy used to get into space. Its floating adrift in space. The soldiers reporting to the chairman that Lacus isn't aboard and there doesn't seem to be any sign of where they went or are. We find out that Lacus has returned to the Eternal which has been hiding away in made up asteroid at the remains of a former battle.
It seems we finally get to see the chairmans true colors this ep. He isn't pleased from the tone of his voice one bit that Lacus returned to space. But also by the end of all the talking we hear him mention Kira Yamato.
Seems the memory erasing procedure has been preformed on the Sting and Aeul. They don't seem to miss Stellar at all. Well Aeul seems to have doubts and questions things at launch later in the ep. Stellar's condition is also worsening onboard the minerva. While this is happening Neo and Yuna with two of the orb officers go over the battle plan to attack and hopefully finally sink the Minerva..
The minerva leaves and we finally get to see Lunamaria report her spying of Athrun to the captain. But she seems to have doubts about stuff. At the very end she seems to even hold of from telling the captain about the chairmans fake lacus. Later the alarms sound and we get to see another battle. I love the missile attack. But with the recent discussion about Shinn rarely using the blast pack for impulse. Heres a relief we get to see it used. But its an ocean battle. Guess what. It can hover on water. Its like it water skiies. Fricken hot.
In archangel land they are at the ocean floor as Kira bring Mirallia back aboard the Archangel and they find out that there is once again a battle that is going to occur between the EA/Orb forces and Minerva. After some debating they once again head off to stop the battle. Cagalli and Kira launch to end the battle.
So a decent character development ep and a cool battle segment showing off the rarely used pack, with next ep offering more good stuff. Oh yea Destroy blueprints are shown during a conversation between Neo and Jibril.