We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.
This installment we cover Episode 29 “Keep On Movin'” and Episode 30 “Change of Life”
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Title font by Daeres
Show Notes
Intro: Gee is officially in mourning, and we’re scaling back a little after a hectic few episodes
05:21 – Episode 29 – “Keep On Movin'”
- Sadly this episode is not named after a 5ive song
- There is a very unexpected musical cameo involved however
- Has Dominic succumbed to yassification?
- The weather conditions and a possible plot inconsistency
- Bell Forest has changed since we were last here
- The most relatable character, grumpy old man Axel, is back
- Dominic is still a weenie and dresses like it too
- Are we the baddies?
- Renton and the viewer have grown a lot since we left this place
- More speculation on the content of Ray=out
- Renton and Eureka continue to actually talk to each other
- Cleaning as therapy
- Talho decides it’s time to get this plot going again
- Lots of discussion about the big reveals dropped on us here
- Some critique of the official subtitles
- Some of the philosophical and cultural roots of this story development
- Adroc Thurston fake ultimate hero
- Speculation on Eureka’s newly revealed nature and the questions it raises
- But she has a new hat!
56:25 – Episode 28 – “Change of Life”
- We’re off to see The Wizard
- Renton is a good boyfriend
- Even Talho has to admit Holland sucks
- Renton has matured so much over the course of the past dozen or so episodes.
- The prodigal robot returns
- Some enjoyable details about how the mechs in this world are created
- How morally responsible are we meant to believe these scientists are?
- We all love a good fake documentary
- Baby Eureka is even more inhuman than we’re used to
- Axel’s role and a quick debate on the timeline
- Giant 3D printer!
- Talho’s transformation, Gee’s entirely proportional reaction, and how this trope means well but has some dubious baggage
- Lamenting the temporary drought of Evil Women
- Eureka also has an important costume change
- Corporate-mandated rave party!
- Maurice is growing a little more independent
- Aqua and Zigg say ‘Maeter’ a few times here when they actually are talking about Linck
1:37:36 – Final thoughts on some episodes that find the show in transition, and a few
1:39:50 – Programming note – We’ll be taking a week off from the podcast due to cast members being on holiday, so Episode 16 will be posted on Monday 1st September
1:40:15 – Wrapup, plugs, and Aqua getting cut off in the middle of a cliche
The Glorio Blog 
Unfortunately, I think these were the weakest two episodes in the series. The lore dump felt incredibly awkward and forced, and the whole science base premise is ridiculous. You’re telling me no one among the hundreds of scientists and workers would be a military sympathizer and rat them out?
As to the music, when you said Soul 2 Soul it unlocked primal Yakitate JaPan memories…
I see where you’re coming from with the science base but on some level I think it’s kind of a necessary sacrifice to accommodate the juicy backstory stuff. I’d much rather they handwave the plausibility and get access to all these fun characters from the crew’s past than rigidly adhere to realism.