The stage is set for the final battle in Railgun! And yes, Telestina is the baddie.
The episode opens with Telestina letting Haruue see Banri.
Meanwhile back at Judgement Branch, Misaka tells the other all about what happened with Kiyama and Telestina the previous night. This leads everyone to believe that the case is now closed. Uiharu also thinks that because of this, Haruue will be discharged from the MAR facility, so rushes home to prepare things to meet her. However, she decides to make a side trip to pay a visit to an old “friend”:
After talking things over with Kiyama, Uiharu convinces her to come with her to the MAR facility, where maybe the research Kiyama did can help the MAR people with their investigation.
After getting to MAR however, they discover that Telestina is moving the children to another facility, along with Haruue and they are unable to see them. She then begins mocking Uiharu and smashes the research data Kiyama brought.
It is then that they learn Telestinas full name:
Telestina Kihara Lifeline.
Kiyama becomes enraged when she learns that Telestina is involved in Kiharas Level 6 experiment, and attacks her. Telestina though dispatches her with ease.
Back at the Judgement branch office, a distraught Uiharu reveals Telestinas true colors, and they begin researching her. They discover a shocking secret:
Uiharu continues to weep profusely, thinking she is unable to do anything now for Haruue and the others. Kuroko however steps in to knock her back to her senses:
It is after all the commotion stops however that everyone realizes that Misaka is gone.
Misaka has gone off to confront Telestina herself, right as she’s transporting the children to a new facility.
Misaka becomes enraged at Telestinas true colors, however when she tries to use her power, her power is canceled out. It turns out that Telestina is using a large Capacity Down system, and that she is in fact the person who invented the system and gave it to Skill-Out. Misaka tries to hold her own against Telestina, but without her powers she is helpless and eventually is beaten.
As Misaka is about to be captured by MAR, help arrives in a surprising way:
After being rescued by Kongo, Misaka is taken to the hospital, where she is awaken by Kuroko and the others. She realizes what happened, and gets up to chase after Telestina, thinking that because she’s the one who essentially led Telestina to Kiyama and let Telestina take the kids, that it’s her sole responsibility to stop Telestina. However, Saten blocks her path:
Saten tells her to not go off on her own, and rely on her friends. Saten also gets Uiharu and Kuroko to make up, and tells them all they need to work as a team to get Haruue and the children back. With everyone “reunited”, they return to the Judgement branch office to track the MAR trucks, as well as implore AntiSkill for help.
As they are tracking the trucks, they notice a certain blue Lamborghini chasing them:
With Kiyama in hot pursuit, all the girls (including Konori!) prepare for the battle ahead.
Well, that was another good episode! As I’ve been suspecting ever since her character was shown at the end of the Level Upper arc, Telestina is in fact the person pulling the strings in the background. If you read my post last week, I theorized that Telestina may have be in cohorts with Kihara and the Level 6 experiment, and that her befriending Misaka and the others was simply a ploy to get to Kiyama. I was more or less right on the money (yay me!!), however the fact that Telestina is in fact the granddaughter of Kihara, and happens to be the First Sample Kiyama was referring to, was a bit of a shock to me.
I just hope the fact that Telestina is the first experiment test subject is the reason why she went so bat-shit crazy in the second half of the episode. She did a complete 180 as far as her character, and that was unexpected for me personally. As I said (bragged) before, I knew Telestina was the baddie, I just didn’t know she was the psycho type of baddie. I have to say she did a damn good job at covering her true face. I also got a kick out of her psycho expressions in the battle with Misaka, although I’m sorry to say I don’t find her attractive anymore. Sorry, psycho chicks = NO.
As for the whole Uiharu EMO thing, I’m just glad it’s over. And although I thought Saten would be the one to do it, I’m glad Kuroko SLAPPED some sense back into Uiharu. That was seriously one of the best scenes of the episode, and I found my self going “YEAH!” when she did it. Seriously, I didn’t understand why Uiharu was so distraught anyway. Hopefully she’s back to (MOE) normal.
I loved the small battle scene we had in this episode, but it left me wanting more. Fortunately, it looks like we get the big one next week, and I’m excited for it. As much as I bemoaned the second half of the season for not being able to top the first, I have to say that this is shaping up to be a better ending over the Level Upper arc. I also like the fact that Misaka isn’t the only who’s gonna be fighting, as all the other girls were shown “suiting” up for battle as well (although I question how effective Saten with a BAT is gonna be!). Hopefully we’re treated to a grand battle, and a great ending to the series next week. At least I hope they’ll make it worth skipping the Sisters arc…………nah, no way that’s happening!
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