The final mission officially started in this episode. They managed to provide answers for many of the questions from other episodes which allowed us to enjoy the episode without being left in the dark. It took a minute to let Shima’s real identity sink in since it was quite unexpected. Although many of the questions have been answered, we still don’t know everything about Shizuno. During the final briefing we get to see all the other captains of the other ships. I didn’t think there were that many of them around. Since they made them appear so insignificant, some of them, if not most of them, probably won’t survive. This is the first time that Kyo and Toga have met, but they acted like they knew each other. Their personalities are pretty similar. If Toga had been in the series more I think there would have been quite a few more interesting scenes. I have faith that they will do a good job with the remaining four episodes.