first off...

it's good to have Mwu back. for me, that nearly makes the series complete... and especially since it happened exactly the way i said it would. as soon as they assigned Neo as the pilot of Akatsuki, i knew he'd be saving the bridge of the Archangel again with his beam-deflecting armor. great scene, since we've all known, no matter what you say, since the first time Neo launched in Exus, that he was Mwu. and yes, Akatsuki is a fuckin badass suit... looks pretty damn stylish too, especially with it's DRAGOON pack... anyone know if there's been an Akatsuki model released yet? perhaps with interchangable packs, etc?

and secondly...

as for the clips from Phase 50... that doesn't so much look like Destiny's hand cannons as it looks like Destiny's built-in left arm shield. and really, let's be honest with ourselves... for Shinn to have that cathartic end of the series "change of heart", we'd need a situation similar to, say... Kira/Flay in the end of SEED... i'd wager Rey shoots down Luna, and the shot we're seeing in that preview clip is Shinn rushing to try to block the shot that takes her down, which he will inevitably be a split-second to late to deflect.

and also, i'm a bit anxious to see Rey fight Kira, since that last shot of Rey, overlaid with La Creuset, really makes me think he's out to exact some revenge for the murder of his dear old dad...especially since he says something about Kira specifically...