McTaffy007

Episode was ok-ish, but not my favourite one. Maybe I set my expectations for it a little high and expected too much Anywho, a couple things I've noticed up until now: 1) Sheryl said she's never seen her mom, but she got a really cool pair of earrings from her though. We've already seen from previous episodes that SK and the others are really trying to tie this series with all previous Macross stories, so it's not that big a stretch if we assumed her mom was none other than the younger Nome sister (/can't remember her name) or descendent of hers. Why would I say that? -Firstly, her surname (ok, the obvious). That and she speaks French just like the Nomes did. -Secondly, the stones on the earrings that also seem to tie in with the stones on Brera's hair pin and on Birla's ring (/the similiarity between them has to be there for some reason). Most of everything on the island in M-Zero seemed to be protoculture in origin especially the floating boulders. These could have been the same boulders that were cut, polished and turned into jewellry for the Nome girl who eventually passed them onto her daughter before disappearing for one reason or another. 2) There is no way Ranka is human or part Meltran. Impossible. I could never accept it. Not now and definately not when Kawamori himself proves me wrong. Why? -The freakish red eyes: Ok, fine we'll put that down as anime physics (/any colour of the rainbow could be your hair and eye colour). -The short stature and lack of mammaries: Space babies probably don't need to be fed much, but we could always say this was just a case of delayed puberty. -The secret Ozma makes her keep: Who know's, maybe Ozma has a thing for the GAR-ish Bobby Margot. Who wouldn't after that display of uber-manliness that sent mine pining into a corner. -The moving hair: Okaaay...SK tried to explain that away although I'm not a believer (/calling his bluff). -All the freaky-dicky stuff that's going on when she sings, screams, shows up; along with all the attention the Vajra seem to be showing her: ...fine, I'll put that down to a mega-combo of bad luck, lousy timing and coincidence. -The glowing tummy, Sheryl's earrings and the, um, bulge down under: .... honestly now. She's protoculture or something we've never seen before. Maybe she's a Vajra hatchling or something and she's keeping a second pair of arms down there. 3) Brera is definately whatever Ranka is. The song, the pin, the harmonica....nuff said. Same goes for Birla. Maybe I'm trying to pick fish with rice paper, but methinks there's a reason for these small details.