DARLING in the FRANKXX

[David75]

Somehow it's possible to interpret that old Hiro priority was piloting a Franxxx and flying.
His old self died in that ep and his new self priority is to be Zero-2 wings to fly with her.

[neflight86]

I'm all for the power of positive thinking, but it felt like he banished his cancer with friendship from Fairy Tale or something. Without proper explanation (which, I must admit has its work cut out for it) this was trope-y and unsatisfying.

Also, if this entire series is a metaphor for puberty and sex, what does the other uniform, plain unit stand for?

[shinta|hikari]

One word: Placebo.

[Kraco]

Episode 7



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A somewhat useless episode, unless you were looking forward to standard fanservice. Maybe the childbirth book will play some role later, but I don't think anything else here will have much of an impact. Zero Two even knew beforehand there are abandoned towns here and there, so I guess if they go around piloting Franxxx, they will see them sooner or later. Who knows what else she knows.

[David75]

Feels like it's a light break for darker developments to come. Eventhough it might not be that kind of show since we've not witness death on screen, only suggested.

[KrayZ33]

Pretty sure that the kind hearted long haired girl will go nuts at some point and kill someone or get killed. Probably while being pregnant

[David75]

Monster fights are ridiculous, even when we know their only purpose is character setting. And then even those side stories for side characters are generic and boring.
Only in Zero2 I trust

[Kraco]

Episode 9



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It's kind of hard to see how this jellyfish was so dangerous. Wouldn't a few incendiary rounds have destroyed it?

I guess it's good the others are getting development, lest they remain meaningless, but Hiro+Zero Two has been very static of late.

[KrayZ33]

02 has been a super boring character in the last few episodes....

You can't even tell whether she truely likes 016 or not, or whether she's truely happy having him as a partner or merely using him.

For me, she's basically been "absent" for ~2-3 episodes by now. Eveything she did after her meltdown/enrage moment was... for the lack of a better word: borish and looked fake

[Kraco]

Episode 10


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Lifeless is certainly an appropriate description for that city. I guess the actual citizens are mostly spending their time in the Matrix, while some specially crafted clones like the kids are doing the actual work. Assuming they are clones. They don't specifically need to be. It seems somewhat likely after this episode that they aren't meant to grow old and move into the city, though. I'm not sure why they are called infected, whether it's because they keep visiting the outside world or because they all have some klaxo in their veins, even if not as much as Zero Two. It's rather interesting the random citizens didn't mind meeting Zorome and even take care of him, nevertheless. I assumed the society was far too fascistic for such random acts.

Hiro should do something to cheer Zero Two up. It's dispiriting to see her act with so little spunk.

[NeoCybercoin]

Guess Zero Two is turning more into...something else than she did before. I mean she's really got long fangs now.

[Kraco]

Episode 11


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What a weak episode. I never even dreamed about Mitsuru's cold and antisocial behavior to be due such an idiotic reason. A childhood promise that would have been impossible to keep in the first place considering it takes a boy and a girl to drive a Franxx. Yet that uber drama queen still holds it against Hiro and, furthermore, uses it as an example why he can't trust anybody or even care about cooperation enough to save his own life, let alone someone else's. Jesus Christ.

But, as if that wasn't bad enough, the worst part of the episode was how it so blatantly artificially made Kokoro break a promise super conveniently, so that she could tell Mitsuru she can't keep her promises either.

At least we got a scene of Zero Two hugging Hiro and smiling. That's better than nothing.

[shinta|hikari]

Shit episode with more useless backstory for uninspired side characters. The lack of 02 and sheer repetitiveness of the episodic monster of the week format is ruining this show.

[NeoCybercoin]

The only interesting thing is that essentially all woman can pilot on their own in that little berserker mode.
But from the last preview for this episode I was thinking it would be like something took over and turned it into berserker against their will. Would have made it interesting.

[shinta|hikari]

Oh wait, did Mitsuru just come out this episode? That'd sorta redeem this.

[David75]

Oh wait, did Mitsuru just come out this episode? That'd sorta redeem this.

He did.
But we do not know if homosexuality is a replacement for your physical genre and can help two males pilot a Franxxx like the female test. They probably have enough test children that they do not need to test male homosexuality and compatibility...

[shinta|hikari]

I doubt it'd work, but at least we get why he was so deeply hurt by the broken promise.

[David75]

Yes, that's how I interpreted it too. That also explains why he behaves so coldly with his partner and why she is as cold towards him.

[Kraco]

Hmm... I guess that must be true. In the end these kids weren't exactly volunteers for the job, so maybe it makes sense someone would place an impossible childhood promise above the survival of the whole team and possibly their whole moving city, as honourless as it is. Nonetheless, he's a scumbag, no matter what his excuse is.

[shinta|hikari]

Isn't that the theme of this show? Endangering the lives of thousands over teenage romantic issues. He's just taking his turn.