Kurozuka

[digitalrurouni]

Like he said.

Still dont see anything wrong

[KitKat]

Episode 4

I was a little disgruntled at the beginning of this episode when they flung us into yet another time period, with little point of reference to deduce exactly when. However, I forgave them by the end when they tied it into the immediate story, and incorporated that crazy flashback Kuro had in the bar last episode. I had a lot of questions that came up when watching this episde. What exactly is wrong with Kuro's memory? Even though he doesn't die, does sustaining serious injuries have an affect on his memory? And why would the soldiers take away Kuromitsu, but leave Kuro? From what I understand, someone made her immortal in the past, and she made Kuro immortal the same way, therefore his blood should be just as valuable to them as hers.

I loved the matrix-type scene where he slows down time and cuts the bullets out of the air. The assassin made me laugh, because he was so rotund and silly looking, and yet remarkably agile. It looks like Kuro can't use his time-slowing ability on demand though, since he was owned by those soldiers shortly after. I'm actually pretty confused because the current leader of this group was wearing that logo on his suit when he took Kuromitsu, and yet I'd thought that was the logo worn by the opposing army since the dudes attacking them in the last episode were wearing it. And wasn't that symbol also worn by the soldiers in the far past who attacked Kuro? Maybe I'm misremembering here....but I know it's significant, and I can't make the connection yet.

[Kraco]

I was a little disgruntled at the beginning of this episode when they flung us into yet another time period, with little point of reference to deduce exactly when.

Actually the time period was very readily available with that fleet of B-17s, but I was nonetheless annoyed, because I don't particularly enjoy flashbacks, feeling they will take time away from developing the actual current setting.

I'm actually pretty confused because the current leader of this group was wearing that logo on his suit when he took Kuromitsu, and yet I'd thought that was the logo worn by the opposing army since the dudes attacking them in the last episode were wearing it. And wasn't that symbol also worn by the soldiers in the far past who attacked Kuro? Maybe I'm misremembering here....but I know it's significant, and I can't make the connection yet.

The dudes who picked up Kuromitsu didn't carry that symbol, though, from what I could see. The ones who shot them up there did, though, so they could be from different factions, or perhaps in the 20 years something happened to break those two groups apart into separate ones. Like the ones down in the ruins were scientists who were ordered to study Kuromitsu, but eventually didn't like it and fled to fight against those murderous bastards. Who knows.

[KitKat]

Oh, you're totally right. I'd somehow just made the assumption that the soldiers above and the soldiers below were part of the same group. Now that I go back and look at it again, they have different armor, and those below don't sport the mysterious symbol. Awfully convenient though that they were ready to collect Kuromitsu right after she'd been gunned down by the soldiers above....