Recap
Hazama is invited into Alien Flamenco’s ship, where they talk about AF’s plans for humanity. With logic about as sharp as a cudgel to the face, Hazama obviously refuses, and… well… it’s Samurai Flamenco. I think you know the drill by now.
The crazy train is still rolling folks. After the most unsubtle transformation of all time, Alien Flamenco shows up in force, trying to persuade Hazama to join his side. What then transpires is some of the dumbest dialogue I have heard in a long time. It really is in character for Hazama to just go his own way not because he knows he’s right, but just because he feels it. He’s a dumb guy. He doesn’t use his brain for pretty much anything, and that brand of stubbornness shines in this episode. What follows is probably the most awesome fight we’ve seen so far, as Hazama steals the Alien’s power and becomes Kaiju Flamenco. There is nothing that can’t be improved by a fight on the moon
There are some times when I feel like I could say “A crazy stupid thing happens.” and walk away after watching an episode of Samurai Flamenco, but this week was a little different. It was so crazy that I’m not even sure the word crazy is good enough to describe how utterly bonkers this plot has gotten. So from what I can gather, Hazama is actually Haruhi, and by using the name Flamenco he somehow tapped into the magic of the universe and was able to bend it to his will. Also, apparently the Will of the Universe is a real thing, explaining this all to him quietly over a cup of tea. I suppose they had to get him off the moon somehow but personally I found this all to be too ridiculous.
If you think about it, this is actually some pretty horrifying stuff. All of the beheaded police officers, the immolated bystanders, everyone that has ever suffered from a sentai villain attack since they came to be are Hazama’s fault. Honestly I’m not confident that the show will go that way, but I hope he at least ponders for a second all of the damage he’s done with his crazy world bending powers. With this revelation, I have to wonder what will pop up next. Is he going to become bored of a mundane life, and start abusing his power to fulfill selfish desires? This new revelation certainly opens up a lot of possibilities as we reach the home stretch.
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I’m actually really surprised that Hazama didn’t have a sudden existential crisis at the knowledge that he was basically the sole cause of nearly every single thing that’s happened so far; clearly he cares about people a lot, so I have to wonder why he took the news so calmly, even cheerfully, by the end of the episode. Since this episode felt so much like a conclusion though, I think it’s a reasonable bet that while the real action might be over, the remaining time will be spent with Hazama trying to come to terms with everything and deal with the psychological aftermath of what he’s done. Which would be quite fitting actually, since then the anime will have more or less come full circle.
That would be a nice change of pace from the constant craziness. It is strange for someone so moral to not be even the least bit phased by any of this. One can only hope that’ll happen soon, but I know better than to let my guard down around Samurai Flamenco.