WARNING; METALLIC ROUGE EPISODE 10 SPOILERS AHEAD!
Metallic Rouge Episode 10 recap “Family Portrait” (⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Director: Takanori Yano, Ikuro Sato
Writer: Kimiko Ueno
Storyboard Artists: Akira Nishimori
One of the strengths of Metallic Rouge is the sisterly relationship between Rouge and Naomi Orthmann. As the present begins barreling in direction of its finale, Metallic Rouge takes a second to catch its breath.
“Family Portrait” provides up the motion of the earlier two episodes to permit Rouge and Naomi determine time with Cyan. The Immortal Nine spend the episode on Venus having, no joke, a household dinner reminiscing on happier instances. As Naomi says in this episode early, no going again now.
🎵Kid Sister, Kid Sister, Wherever I’m going, you’re gonna go!🎵
Naomi, Rouge, Investigator Ash, and a beleaguered Eden are on their solution to Venus. Everyone on the ship wonders how they’re going to beat the mixed powers of the Immortal Nine. Naomi feeling very assured brags in regards to the weapon she didn’t get to make use of final episode.
The crew get knowledgeable Cyan escaped and take it as a warning. Naomi goes to point out off her toy and opens her crate to search out Cyan sleeping inside comfortably. It seems like Naomi will nonetheless not get to make use of her large gun.
The Cyan that wakes up is a very totally different particular person than the one who we noticed the final two episodes. They’re a childlike particular person. She solely desires to play together with her huge sister Rouge. The 180 throws everybody off.
Naomi deduces a few issues about Cyan from her interactions with Rouge. This isn’t a Nean created by Dr. Eve Cristella like her “sister” or the opposite Alters in The Immortal Nine. She’s a reproduction created by The Puppermaster throughout Rouge’s time with him.
There’s additionally the chance that Cyan could be a sleeper agent underneath the Puppetmaster. Episode author Kimiko Ueno does a great job writing Cyan as a complete unknown.
At one level, Cyan talks about listening to a voice in her head. This voice, most certainly the Usurpers, commanded her to assault and kill Rouge. Given that Rouge’s recollections had been greater than possible tampered with by him, how a lot energy might the Usurpers have over Neans as soon as they do away with the Asimov Code?
Cyan could be extra childlike than when she went after Rouge however that provides its personal set of conflicts. If Cyan doesn’t get need she desires, and that could be a very frequent prevalence, she threatens to deform into her Gladiator mode.
This sort of turns into a working gag but it surely’s additionally terrifying. Here’s an entity with immense energy and a mercurial nature. Who is aware of when or if it might destroy them on the best way to Venus?
Metallic Rouge greatest moments have come from the connection between Rouge and Naomi. Thanks to their voice actresses Monica Flatley/Yume Miyamoto and Cassie Uluwu/Tomoyo Kurosawa, the sisterly interactions add a real human factor to point out that wants it. The moments from this present that hit the toughest are at all times between these two characters.
Unsurprisingly, this episode’s greatest moments come from the friction and stress of including Cyan into that relationship. There’s real jealously from Naomi who admits to Investigator Ash that in contrast to Rouge who has Gene and now Cyan, she has no household. When she overhears Rouge admits that Naomi is her greatest stranger (which is a good way to place it), the animators give her a real smile.
It’s all about household
The different half of this episode is in regards to the Immortal Nine. They meet up with The Puppetmaster on Venus. The Puppetmaster admits they’re a patron of the Usurpers to Gene. Gene deduces that he’s positively human.
So the query turns into who’s The Puppetmaster? Is it attainable Roy Junghardt faked his dying? Was Gene attempting to kill the Immortal Nine in order that Roy couldn’t use them for Code Eve? Plenty of questions encompass this character and none get answered right here.
Jill and the Immortal Nine carry Gene to eat “dinner” in a reproduction of the house all of them shared when he was youthful. This scene additional explores thought of household and the complicated, messy relationships of that phrase in this episode.
Gene is answerable for directing the deaths of 4 members of the Immortal Nine. The Immortal Nine clearly have animosity for him and different people for his or her enslavement.
But the dialog at this dinner facilities on a day that happened years in the past. The varied members of the Immortal Nine assume again on this afternoon speaking about boat rides, swimming, and the personalities of the members who’re now not with them. It’s a stunning second and reminder household isn’t essentially blood relations however the individuals you encompass your self with.
Brought up at dinner is what precisely an Id is for a Nean, type of. After Eden acquired his ripped out final episode, the others ponder how he’s doing. Aes/Alice assume he’s useless.
Gallion, as soon as once more proving he’s the worst, suspects he’s nonetheless alive however not for for much longer. Without his Id, his recollections will slowly fade away as he dies. Jill will not be pleased with this bleak flip in the dialog.
Ids principally include all the knowledge that Neans possess. This lastly explains why they had been so necessary. We additionally see the way it truly would have been attainable for Rouge would have been in a position to present her portion of Code Eve.
But since we all know the Puppetmaster already has it (and certain used it to create Cyan), it’s possible they by no means wanted Rouge in the primary place.
Final Verdict
“Family Portrait” is one other sturdy episode of Metallic Rouge. The power of this episode lies in its exploration of messy household dynamics. It’s an exploration of discovered household.
The picture of breaking the chocolate bar and sharing it takes on new that means right here. Also the query of what Ids are and why they’re so necessary is made clear so good job.
Metallic Rouge is at the moment streaming on Crunchyroll. New episodes air each Wednesday.
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