That was one of the weirdest scenes I have ever seen in anything.

I really hope that episode 11 gets us back to Reinhard and Co. At this point I don't think the Alliance stuff is ever going to interest me.

I accidentally skipped an episode, apparently. I thought this was episode 9 when I started watching it, and didn't realize my mistake until I was most of the way through. I guess the actual episode 9 must have been fairly uneventful, since this one seems like it picks up right where I left off last time, but still, I do need to go back and watch it.

Empire-focused episodes seem to be head and shoulders better than FPA ones so far.

Did they really not know this? HOW could they have really not known this?

Oh well spoil the resolution right there in the fucking episode title why don't you.

This cluster of episodes had higher highs than the first couple, but also lower lows.

Tactful as always, Yang.

It seems to me that this story is much better at doing character work and political drama than action or military thrills. This is kind of bizarre, because Legend of the Galactic Heroes is usually described/recommended as "two brilliant space admirals developing camaraderie in their repeated battles." A description that puts way too much emphasis on the war aspects (which so far seem to be so-so at best) and not nearly enough on the characters' social contexts and relationships.