I found Hush's backstory kinda meh. At least I get why he has such a chip in his shoulder. We also finally get to see what happens if the Alaya-Vijnana surgery didn't work out and it's certainly not pretty. I just hope Hush doesn't end up like Ein and get swallowed by whatever obsession he has.
Looks like Fareed still hasn't cut ties with Tekkadan and are still using each other but with no pretense this time. It's obviously a strained and paper-thin alliance. IBO is trying something new with its Char clone. I'd give the show that.
And speaking of Char clone, we get another glimpse of the masked guy. I still think its Gali-Gali but a friend also pointed out that there's a possibility that it might be Ein. Just as with Gali Gali, there was no confirmation of his death. If he really is Ein then he'll probably be 90 percent cyborg by now.
Looks like next episode will be full action. If that's the case I hope we'll finally get to see this new
mobile suit in action. IBO S2 has some interesting new suit designs and once again it's all thanks to Ippei Gyobou. Seriously. They should have made him the main mechanical designer.