It’s funny, but the one character in this series that still does absolutely nothing for me is the one whose name is in the title. I enjoyed this episode quite a bit – in fact I’d rank it as the second best after episode three (which for me stands far […] Read more

Psychopathic, eyepatch-wearing commanders aside, I’m still wondering how seriously we should take the threat of an empire that has eight ships stolen by a little girl so easily that the thefts didn’t even make it onto the screen… I tend to find the scenes inside the bowels of the Ades […] Read more

We’re five episodes in, and Last Exile is starting to settle into a comfort zone. It might not be exactly what I’d like it to be, given the choice, but at least the series is establishing a clear (if somewhat bipolar) identity. It’s worth noting that the fifth episode is […] Read more

The fourth episode of Last Exile: Fam tries awfully hard to please. I think it would be well served to try a little less hard as it develops. As certain of my concerns are being addressed, one by one, my anxiety about where this series is going is decreasing, but […] Read more

You’ll have to forgive me if I begin this post with a “Danger: Hazardous Curves Ahead” sign after last week… I’m in a no-win position with “Fam” in some ways, because if I say I like an episode some people are going to think I’m caving and playing to the […] Read more

  After two episodes, I really have no idea what Gonzo is trying to accomplish with this continuation of the Last Exile saga. My sincere hope is that they do. This is an odd series, and it’s inspiring some oddly ambivalent feelings in me. There were some encouraging signs this […] Read more