in the original msg mobile suits aren't just something you can afford to waste, char asking for three zakus was treated as a cumbersome request early on
white base is in no condition to fight at full capacity at the moment, breaking through the enemy lines and rushing to federation territory is one of their best options
the biggest downside to MSG is like it's SO smartly written i have to have like a couple hours where I don't need my brain for anything else to watch any of it
Bright treats everyone around him like machines that will do their mission no matter what and then gets angry when they remind him that they are, in fact, people
yeah, mirai, sayla, and fraw bow all feel distinct, have distinct, essential roles aboard, the ship, and are allowed to have actual interesting character writing moments
fraw bow being like, the representative about the civilians is SUCH a good, like.... it feels like they wanted to make her the Standard Girl Role of Supporting And Caring, but putting that role into an active war zone makes for something fucky.
I do like how fandom has taken the Bright Slap to be this "instant badass manning-up moment" and completely forget that when the Bright Slap happens, it not only doesn't work, it completely backfires.
i think mark put it best that the actual meaning of the Bright Slap is that it's how the stress of the situation and the horrors of war are turning both bright and amuro into the worst versions of themselves.
amuro who can't deploy without being sure of things being okay, who knows everything is on his shoulders but still refuses to move because of the trauma and bright, who has power, and uses that power to, well, strike a subordinate, because it's easier than dealing with emotions
another interesting development is that, like. char obviously highlighted a place for the white base to hide... but he was relying on them to be competent enough to have SOME kind of plan he could exploit to kill garma
I believe the compilation films trim down the Guntank significantly. Either it gets replaced at some point by a second Guncannon or it just always is a second Guncannon right from the start.
it's SO smartly written i have to have like a couple hours where I don't need my brain for anything else to watch any of it
everyone on white base trusts fraw bow and without that trust all of white base would be doomed
and bright, who has power, and uses that power to, well, strike a subordinate, because it's easier than dealing with emotions
[zeon occurs]