Well, well. Celestial Being took the first step from being a terrorist organization to a meddlesome private army of no boundaries. Tieria, of course, didn't seem too delighted. I have a suspicion he's afraid that if CB becomes something else people expect him to also do something else than slaughter as many enemies and bystanders as he can within the mission time limits.

The previous preview gave me an impression Setsuna would somehow crack in this episode but that certainly didn't happen. It looked more like an instant motivation and spirit boost.

Other than that, the deus ex gundams certainly ruled the battlefields again. Setsuna fared a lot better against his archenemy in his indestructible mecha (I wonder why the meisters ever bother to evade any enemy fire since nothing can penetrate their armor, obviously). That fight was a bit disappointing, for sure. I have a feeling AEU let Al-Sarches steal the mecha so that they could with impunity see how it fares in wars. But I wonder if that under the table deal could possible give him spare parts like hands...