スノウボールアース

It's Yukio vs Hercules! Yukio may be down an arm and damaged, but Tetsuo's incredible piloting skill can almost make up the difference. But I can't believe Sagami actually has his Kajiu using his "Bach" catchphrase! Was the Colonel flashing his pecks necessary? His fangirls certainly think so. I guess credit where credit is due, the plan is pretty ingenious to attack the Mall at the exact time where Ao is out and just having fun with her team...and Land of Men does NOTHING without her asking him too. Leaving Mishima Mall utterly defenseless. Aw, Yukio had a chair installed in case Tetsuo ever brought home a girl...I mean, a friend into the cockpit to hang out! Actually, Yukio was designed around having a full on party and BBQ in his cockpit! They really thought ahead! And Tetsuo's dad finally did something right. They landed a hit! Aaaaand took damage. Yeah, this isn't going to be an easy fight one way or another. This is a massive crisis situation and a critical one for Tetsuo, so all he can think to do is...communicate and try to make sense of what the Colonel is doing. I mean, he's gone through so many experiences, he's grown from his experience in the Mall, maybe he can take that and actually legitimately communicate with someone? It's just too bad the first person he goes out of his way to communicate with is a deranged lunatic who only cares about glory and wanting Tetsuo dead. Having someone hate him so much...want to kill him so much...does heavy emotional damage to Tetsuo. Not to mention being unable to beat a Kaiju in a fight, the one thing he's supposed to be good at, hurts even more. Sometimes your Mecha best friend needs to take back control and just tackle a Kaiju to help you get away when you're in no state to pilot. But while Yukio can't find the words to comfort Tetsuo, what with blaming himself for Tetsuo's solitude, Hagane is there to relate to the fear and pain he's going through. The power of a human connection is strong! Wait, someone communicating that the Mall is under attack!? I mean, that's bad, but how would someone have access to a communication system that can reach Yukio?

Things are looking really bad, Tetsuo was genuinely about to make progress by attempting to talk but Solidus Snake/Sagami just had to be a jerk about it, Tetsuo always had Yukio with him but he also needed Hagane in that moment to relate with him, this was making me tear up a lil too. Yukio reaching his hand out too was wholesome, but who is calling them? Could it be his dad or some other survivors? I thought Hagane was gonna be a 2nd pilot maybe we can get that next ep, i think they'd make a great team. Let's hope they're not too late