Originally posted by: Vandermillion
Anyone find it a little odd how Shinn smiled as he patted Lunamaria's shoulder towards after the battle? O_o; first time he isn't whining about losing or about anything. Or maybe he's reassuring her that Meyrin could/might/probably is okay. Ah, who cares, like everyone, Lacus is getting to be a pain in the backside, but I liked it how she and Kira left the room. Wished it were some other characters, even Yzak and Shino would do, a little tired of Kira and Lacus, not that I hate them, I'm just a little weary of seeing them forever and ever amen >_<;
I did not think it was odd. I mean if you have ever been taken by complete surprise as Shinn was, it is easy to understand his reactions. Shinn was in shock after that battle with all that happened, it is more like a "I cannot believe what just happened" smile. If you want to see a similar reaction just watch the Bulls playoff game where Jordan plays when he is sick against the Jazz. Karl Malone gives a similar smile as if in disbelief.

Also, I noticed some people that have said Shinn would have shot down Kira if Athuran didn't save him. I agree, but the same can be said of Rey saving shinn when SF was going to disable Destiny (it happens after SF kicks Destiny's hand out of the way). If Rey wouldn't have interferred it is safe to say that SF would have taken off a few limbs from Destiny. If people argue otherwise, keep in mind that Destiny had its back to SF after that hit it took, so Rey saved Shinn!

On another note, it is good to see Kira and Athuran back in action. However, I wish they would get rid of their "no kill" policy.

I loved Shinn's expression after Justice took of Destiny's hand. I just find it hard to believe that Destiny was still able to protect itself from the explosion with its shield when Shinn was in such a state of shock. Usually when your in shock, you cannot move your body.

I believe Athuran is the best pilot out of the four (Kira, Shinn, Rey and Athuran). This is clearly evident in this episode as Athuran quickly damaged Destiny in SEED mode. If there are those that disagree and feel Shinn was not focused and all that good stuff, I will point out a couple of things. Shinn is very focused, as when he took down Freedom and his other enemies, he was all fired up (and even thought about Stella). He was aiming to kill Athuran, no doubts or remorse on his mind at that point. Even before, Shinn was calling Athuran a traitor, so Shinn was giving it his all in order to do what he felt was right. That is why he went through all those memories, it gives him strength to go through with what he must do. Now this has a lot to do with Athuran being the best pilot, since Athuran was under a severe handicap. He was probably around 70% healthy. The dude was not in the physical shape to battle, yet he quickly and effectively disables his opponent. This argument could develop further, but I'll leave it as this for now.

I wish Kira would have more balls and disable his enemies quicker, instead of dicking around. It seems that SF was mostly evading attacks. What the heck is he holding back for? I think he's scared of losing SF, and Lacus probably gave him a serious talk about damaging the new suit. It might still not be insured by State Farm Insurance yet [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img].